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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 11444:
- Don't Need Censorship (Times of India, Mahesh Bhatt, Sep 02, 2006)
There comes a moment in the life of a nation when it has to decide whether it is going to be led by fears of alarmists or by the values of its founding fathers, who fought and died for its most prized value — that of free speech.
- Flights To Leh Being Increased To Promote Tourism: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Trying to put the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the international tourism map, the State Government is taking slew of measures to develop the connectivity and infrastructure to the untapped scenic region of mountain passes.
- Feeble Response To Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
Accidents of history often become intrinsic to the culture and thinking of a people. India secured its freedom through a process of non-violent confrontation with the British, and this has enormously encouraged a popular psyche that tends to . . .
- The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad Attitude (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
"No promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of his disability... "
- Iran Sanctions Next Month, Says Us (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The United Nations Security Council could approve initial sanctions against Iran by the end of this month because of Tehran’s failure to meet an international deadline, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday.
- Cbi Assures 'No Political Pressure' In J&k Sex Scam (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The CBI on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was facing “no political pressure“ while investigating the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal.
- Politics Without Vision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
The controversy triggered by the People's Democratic Party's decision to demand the sacking of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzzaffer Hussain Beigh might turn out to be a storm in a teacup.
- Supreme Court Upholds Death For Two Killer Sisters (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Sep 01, 2006)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty to two sisters who killed nine of 13 children they kidnapped during 1990-96. The court described the duo as a menace to society.
- Is Peacekeeping Good For India? (Indian Express, Ramesh Thakur, Sep 01, 2006)
The big question: will we stay and even expand our contribution to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, or will we pull out? More importantly, on what basis should we make such a decision?
- Telangana Issue: Heated Exchanges In Assembly (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Congress and BJP on Thursday blamed each other for adopting 'double standards' on the Telangana issue.
- Dealing With Tainted Mps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2006)
Dedicated leaders who framed the Constitution gave us a sovereign, democratic republic enabling every citizen of the country to uphold the noble ideas that inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- Pm For Reform Of Criminal Justice System (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the legal fraternity to ponder upon certain important questions raised by noted lawyer Fali Nariman in his latest book on various malaise of the Indian legal system, particularly the criminal justice in . . .
- Death For Child-Smash Sisters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Two sisters who kidnapped children and killed them by smashing their heads against walls or electricity poles could become the first women to be hanged in Independent India.
- Pm Prod For Judicial Rejig (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today asked the country’s legal and judicial fraternity to reflect if judicial interference in administrative actions was “too frequent” and the law of contempt was “an impediment to judicial reform.”
- The Beginning Of The Beginning (Business Standard, Jamal Mecklai, Sep 01, 2006)
The astounding success of the public campaign to prevent the government from emasculating the Right to Information Act is an inspiration.
- Asian Heroes Saluted (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The applause was deafening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today when the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court said that it took a taxman from India to show the world that one need not be either a lawyer or a judge to render justice.
- When Politics Strikes At Forest Roots (Business Line, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
The primary cause for the destruction of forests is encroachment, and, ironically, such illegal occupation is often because of some policy decision of the State or Central government.
- The Grey Shade Of Life (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Can brands and advertising dare explore this side.
- Terror In Twilight (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 01, 2006)
Is the Hizbul Mujahideen preparing to come to the negotiating table?
- Urdu & Secularism (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 01, 2006)
A clutch of new books focus on the progressive nationalist tradition of Urdu poetry.
- Fire In Balochistan (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 01, 2006)
The escalation of violence in Pakistan following the death of Nawab Bugti could become a source of worry for India as well
- Aids Treatment: Court Pulls Up Health Ministry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
It has failed to achieve target to provide ART to HIV positive patients'
- ‘Disappearances Rise With War On Terror’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Several hundred people in Pakistan have disappeared, apparently taken into detention in connection with the war on terrorism, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
- Freedom Of Speech — And Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Speakers at a Karachi University seminar on promoting the “culture of discussion” were of the opinion that freedom of speech is a basic requisite of a democratic society.
- Reviving Economic Boycott (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
TO counter the onslaught of a giant gone berserk, the prospect of a revival of the Arab Boycott, however logical, is unrealistic, but equally so is reliance on an extraordinary but still very small guerilla group.
- Need For A Healing Touch (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The JUI component of the MMA has been soft pedalling the opposition compared with the Jamaat-e-Islami and the ARD that have now come out in the open to launch a country wide movement against the president and his military-led government.
- Mr Clean Emerges Cleaner (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 31, 2006)
Opposition's no-trust motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz fell through on the floor of the National Assembly after intense day long debate on Tuesday.
- Darrell Hair And South Asian Solidarity (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 31, 2006)
The bottom line of the South Asian approach is that the law is to be obeyed according to our convenience. This fashionable disdain can only beget disorder and lawlessness.
- Imperfect Sympathy (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 31, 2006)
The ban on child labour in eateries and households may not become effective in the absence of adequate rehabilitation mechanisms.
- Cairo Walks (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Aug 31, 2006)
The advice for us armchair travellers wanting to know Egypt has been unerringly consistent. Read Naguib Mahfouz, Cairenes said. Read him, and then think about venturing into Cairo’s historic centre to understand the country.
- Starving Childhoods In Sheopur (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Hunger-related deaths among children continue to afflict the tribal population of Sheopur.
- His Father’S Son: Karnataka Struggles On (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Aug 31, 2006)
Fed up with seventeen months of complete inaction from a Congress – Janata Dal (Secular) government, the people of Karnataka heaved a sigh of relief when JD (S) leader H.D. Deve Gowda’s son H.D. Kumaraswamy and his young turks broke away to take . . .
- Sc Pulls Up Judges Who Won't Budge (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
It is a day of shame for the judiciary, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday on learning that even senior judicial officers, apart from ministers, politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, journalists and NGOs, are facing eviction proceedings for . . .
- Iaea Verdict Today, Iran Faces Action (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Iran faces the risk of sanctions when the UN nuclear watchdog delivers its verdict on Thursday about whether Tehran has met a deadline to suspend an atomic fuel programme that Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
- Hub Of Research (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 31, 2006)
Bangalore has emerged as one of modern India's most important centres of higher education and research.
- Sumith Nakandala, Former Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 31, 2006)
Interview with Sumith Nakandala, former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka.
- Dilawar, Jugal Among 9 Ministers Inducted; (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today administered oath of office and secrecy to 10 Ministers as Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad inducted nine new faces into his Council of Ministers and elevated Minister of State for R&B, Thakur . . .
- Trouble In The Neighbourhood (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 30, 2006)
Sandwiched between conflict zones in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, India has to achieve the right balance in neighbourly priorities — deciding how far to go in dealing with the Tamil Tigers while . . .
- The Real Question Is Of Relevance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 30, 2006)
The Planning Commission has neither control over, nor responsibility for, the outcomes of its key prescriptions for ‘faster economic growth’
- Bismillah Khan (Frontline, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Aug 30, 2006)
Peerless shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan leaves behind a repertoire of sublime music.
- Law In Race With Science (Business Standard, M J Antony, Aug 30, 2006)
Technology is moving so fast these days that the words and phrases used in statutes become outdated very soon. Law-makers have always been found to be decades behind science.
- Uzbekistan's Tryst With Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Aug 30, 2006)
Uzbekistan is replacing death sentence with penalties like life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment for various crimes.
- No-Confidence Against Pm Fails (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 30, 2006)
The No-Confidence Motion moved by the Combined Opposition against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly has fizzled out.
- Three More Charged In Uk Jetliner Bomb Plot (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
British anti-terrorist police charged three more people late Tuesday with conspiring to commit murder in the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners.
- Deport Ulfa Rebel: Bsf (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 30, 2006)
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday asked its Bangladeshi counterpart to deport Anup Chetia, the general secretary of the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
- Dr Singh’S Ruling Code (Indian Express, Dilip Cherian, Aug 30, 2006)
Even as The Indian Express broke into the Code that will soon follow the proposed Public Services Bill 2006, it is clear that in Dr Manmohan Singh we have a prime minister who actually wants to leave his mark strongly on governance rather than . . .
- Rot In The Roti (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2006)
In a damning indictment of the FCI, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found that in some cases 85 per cent of the rice procured during 2000-05 in Punjab and Haryana was unfit for human use.
- The Other Questions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 30, 2006)
The parliamentary and public debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal has, predictably, focussed on two questions.
- Maharashtra Contests Centre’S Stand In Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Maharashtra on Tuesday contested the Central Government’s stand that its special leave petition in the Supreme Court on the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary issue has become time-barred and hence liable to be rejected, by claiming that it chose the . . .
- "There Cannot Be A Black To White Evolution In Nepal" (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Aug 30, 2006)
The country faces the twin challenges of bringing into the political mainstream the left-wing Maoists and keeping in check a right-wing monarch, according toKanak Mani Dixit, Editor ofHimal, who was in the forefront of the pro-democracy struggle.
- Ayodhya: Centre For Consensus On Bulletproof Structure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Court adjourns proceedings by six weeks
- ‘The Middle Way Is A Pragmatic Approach’ (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 30, 2006)
Beijing can no longer afford to ignore the issue of Tibet. We are confident that it will be resolved, if not in this decade, maybe in the next few decades.
- Withering Lives (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Aug 30, 2006)
The agrarian crisis bankrupts whole communities and drives hundreds of farmers to suicide across Maharashtra.
- Judicial Rap (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Aug 30, 2006)
The Bombay High Court directs the State government to take more responsibility regarding farmers' suicides.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2006)
It is a disappointing judgment, although the Supreme Court has taken five months to finalise it. Probably, the word ‘perverse’ is more apt because the five-judge bench has opposed what is wanted, reasonable or required.
- India: The Siege Within (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Aug 29, 2006)
Senior citizens who lived through the traumatic days of partition must be feeling a sense of déjà vu when they hear Muslim clerics launching a shrill attack on our National Song Vande Mataram, 56 years after India became a secular, democratic republic.
- The Sikandar-Jinnah 'Understanding' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
The year 1926-27 was a continuous period of communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. Towards the end of 1926 Muslim leaders of Punjab decided to unite on one platform and reconstitute the Punjab Provincial Muslim League, which was headed by . . .
- Being Aiims President No Basis For Disqualification: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Tells EC he holds position in ex-officio capacity as Minister
Post of president of AIIMS is not office of profit
Covered by provisions of Section 3 of Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act .
- Sex Scam: Notice To J&k Government, Cbi (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Aug 29, 2006)
13 accused seek transfer of trial outside State; counsel's charge against CBI
- Net Result (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
More Indians are accessing the Internet than ever before, but the nation is way down the list in the number of users internationally. The US is the leader by far, followed by China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Korea.
- Ratification Of Treaties (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s insistence on maintaining executive privilege in dealing with the Indo-US nuclear deal raises two kinds of questions.
- Beyond Merit And Quota (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 29, 2006)
The very base in which we target to alleviate the discrimination through implementing affirmative action policies have been questioned at different levels in our times overlooking its wider impact on creating social capital among the underprivileged . . .
- Flying To Skardu (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
Our national flag carrier has the singular distinction of flying a Boing 737 aircraft to Skardu -- the gateway to what international tourists call the 'throne room of mountain gods'. On paper it is a daily 45 minute flight from Islamabad to Skardu . . .
- Salute To Professor, Governor Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It was a rare show of public grief. Life in the ancient temple town Ujjain came to a standstill today with the ruling BJP supporting the Congress call for a bandh to mourn the death of Professor H.S. Sabharwal in Madhav College during the . . .
- Terror Turn In J&k Sex Case (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The politicians, bureaucrats and police officials, facing trial in the J&K sex scandal, gave a new twist to the story by pleading before the Supreme Court on Monday that most of them were "implicated" in the case for their role in fighting . . .
- Nris Get Lifer For Murder Of 8-Year-Old (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Two Dubai-based NRI brothers were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering the eight-year-old son of a city businessman in 1992.
- Nice Laurels He Has Got (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 29, 2006)
The prime minister’s Independence Day address had about 5,329 listeners at Red Fort. Of them, 3,000 were schoolchildren.
- Historic Turn (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
It is almost the end of history for Nepal’s monarchy; only the future will tell if it is also the beginning of a new age for the Himalayan nation. The draft of a new constitution for Nepal has all the makings of history.
- Spoiling The Beauty (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
Why did India go wrong with urban planning?
- J&k Sex Scandal Accused Move Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 29, 2006)
In a new development in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal, almost all main accused, including some politicians and top-ranking officers, today moved the Supreme Court for the transfer their cases from Srinagar to Jammu on the grounds that the . . .
- Historic Investigation Of An Assassination (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 29, 2006)
It is now more than 15 years since Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated under very tragic and dastardly circumstances at Sriperambudur, about 40 km from Chennai.
- Maintain Sanctity Of Contracts: Chidambaram (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Aug 29, 2006)
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the sanctity of contracts and strict enforcement of laws were the need of the hour to make India a global leader.
- The Balochistan Cause Gets A Martyr (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 29, 2006)
The killing of Akbar Khan Bugti has angered Balochistan. It has also sent shock waves through political circles in Pakistan.
- Get The Local Flavour (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 28, 2006)
Since India is a federation of states, many of which have come up after the Constitution came into force, we will not trot out a knee-jerking response to the demand for a separate state in Telengana.
- Cutting Through The Spin On Sin (Indian Express, ANURADHA MASCARENHAS, Aug 28, 2006)
Mussa ‘Queen’ Njoko is a jazz artist and one of the first women to disclose her HIV status in South Africa. She has been living positively with HIV for seven years and all the challenges that the virus brought into her life have not stopped her . . .
- Sez Appeal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 28, 2006)
If one were to use response as the yardstick to judge the success of a policy initiative, then the government's move to adopt China's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) model as a growth catalyst has already hit gold. Less than six months after the . . .
- Cag Report Creates Stir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The report of Comptroller General of India (CAG) about the misuse of crores of rupees by the Punjab Government has created a stir among political circles. The Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal and its alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party have . . .
- 'Oh, These Are Muslims!' (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 28, 2006)
How the reactions changed when the identity of the 12 was not known, to when it was finally confirmed. Notice the divergence between the reaction from Indian passengers and from others? Or take the response from the government spokespersons....
- On Ways To De-Clog The Ombudsman’S Office (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 28, 2006)
The Finance Minister has now asked politicians, particularly Amar Singh, to complain to the Banking Ombudsman about foreign banks who refuse to give loans and credit cards to politicians, lawyers and the police.
- Copying Script To Success (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 28, 2006)
The unabashed and blatant use of unfair means, both during examinations and in marking, is a shocking reminder of the fact that our educational and examination system has decayed.
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