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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 11444:
- Hidden Abuses (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In the last week or two, the will-he-stay, will-he-go question hanging over the head of the British prime minister has metamorphosed into the will-he-play Wayne Rooney drama.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- J&k Ex-Advocate-Gen Surrenders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
After dodging the CBI for about two weeks in connection with the Srinagar sex scandal, Anil Sethi, a former Advocate-General of Jammu and Kashmir, surrendered in a court here today.
- ‘If I Don’T Discharge My Duties, Who Will?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Pointing out that the Governor has been made the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board by the state, Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha says it is his job now to facilitate the yatra. The controversy was an unnecessary one, created by politicians, but it is . . .
- This Pilgrimage Knows No Regress (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Jun 22, 2006)
A fierce controversy is raging at present over the formation of the Ice Shivalingam in the Holy Cave of Amarnath in the Himalayas.
- Jet-Sahara Deal Fails To Take Off; Now Daggers Are Drawn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The knives are out. Even before the expiry of the Jet-Sahara share-purchase agreement, the two high-profile corporates were knocking on the doors of courts, confirming that a no-holds-barred battle is in the offing.
- Will The General Retreat? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 22, 2006)
With Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif making common cause in opposing Pervez Musharraf, democracy is back in reckoning in Pakistan------- Will democracy return to Pakistan?
- Pay Homage To Catalonia (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 22, 2006)
The vote for devolution in Spain reveals a mature attitude to democracy.
- Shameful Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
By rapidly unravelling the crime of forcing 43 young Kashmiri women, some of them teenaged girls, into prostitution for the perverse pleasure of senior politicians, bureaucrats . . .
- America Is Changing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
The second Bush Administration is far more diplomatic, consultative and conciliatory. Alec Russell reports from Washington.
- Thank God For Arab Investment! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz inaugurated the Pak-Kuwait Investment Conference in Islamabad Tuesday and invited “all investors in the world to take full advantage of liberal economic and investment-friendly . . .
- Who Are We? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
The Mahajans and individual responsibility
Pramod Mahajan, like the proverbial Harvard MBA student, always had some answer, right or wrong, to give to any question.
- Opposition’S Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
There is considerable food for thought for the military-led government in the decision announced by the opposition on Tuesday to launch a mass movement against it.
- Death Of A Soldier (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Sir, ~ Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide reveals that even 60 years after independence, all is not well in the army ~ not even for women. Brigadier KK Chopra of the Northern Command is reported to have told a press conference that “she had . . .
- Balochistan Rejects Population-Based Nfc Awa (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Jun 22, 2006)
Balochistan Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah has regretted that despite so many lengthy meetings, the provinces and the Centre had not been able to reach a consensus on any of the formula for distribution of the divisible resources in the NFC award.
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Us Seeks Early Iran Response: Reply To N-Offer By Aug 22: Tehran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work, and urged it to reply within weeks.
- Middle India Under Siege (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jun 21, 2006)
Middle India is under siege along a long-neglected, exploited, underserved, ill-governed, poorly connected poverty belt of forest and hill country covering contiguous areas in nine states “from Pashupati to Tirupati”.
- Half Realisation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
There appears to be dispassionate rethinking in Pakistan on many fronts. Not very long ago some of the neighbouring country's retired army and air force officers had made bold disclosures about myopic vision of their rulers.
- Sc Comes To Amorous Colonel's Rescue (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 21, 2006)
...says love letter does not amount to sexual harassment ---- Sending love letters is romantic.
- Cbi Arrests Two Former Ministers In J&k Sex Scam Case (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 21, 2006)
The CBI finally laid its hands on politicians allegedly involved in the high-profile sex racket in Kashmir. On Tuesday, two former ministers - Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Raman Mattoo - were arrested for their alleged involvement in the sex abuse scam.
- A World In The Thrall Of Violence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 21, 2006)
Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal... are all caught in violence that shows no signs of abating. Ironically, the more powerful a few nations become and the more power their leaders wield in geo-politics, the more unsafe they are making the world . . .
- Pakistan, India’S Positions On Kashmir Unchanged (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan’s official position on Kashmir, as that of India, remains unchanged more than two years after the composite dialogue between the two countries got underway, according to the International Crisis Group’s (ICG) Dr Samina . . .
- Japan’S Return To Prewar ‘Virtues’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
As the conservatives are back in power in Japan, moves are underway to change its pacifist education system
- Mumbai The Rudest City, Ny The Most Courteous (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Mumbai is the rudest city in the world, where door-holding, paper-picking and thanking the retail customer is not part of the culture.
- Court Quashes Poll Notification For Local Bodies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
In a judgement with far-reaching Constitutional and political consequences, Justice P. S. Narayana of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the notification for the ongoing panchayat raj elections on June 10 after declaring that there was . . .
- Japan To Withdraw All Soldiers From Iraq (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 21, 2006)
Troop pullout likely to be completed in about two months
- Army Commander Says Waziristan Under Control (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Pakistan Army has put militants in Waziristan “on the defensive” and the situation in the Waziristan tribal areas has “cooled down tremendously”, Commander 11 Corps Lt Gen Mohammed Hamid Khan has said. Others disagree.
- Kashmir-American Conference On July 20 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Kashmiri-American Council will hold its annual conference on Kashmir on July 20 in Washington.
- How To End A Nightmare (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
The image of a resurgent Bengal is incompatible with the mindset of its political leadership and the functioning of its slothful administrative machinery, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- “Aaj Ka Mla” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
Politicians are rightly called the government’s sons-in-law. They are fed, pampered and spoiled at state expense. The public gives money to the state exchequer; they empty it.
- Trophy Wives (Deccan Herald, Mohinder Singh Jamwal, Jun 20, 2006)
Men prefer to marry career women & also want them to be less aggressive at home.....
- Tipton Three Treated Worse Than Animals At Guantanamo (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 20, 2006)
Three young British Muslims, Ruhal Ahmed and his two friends — Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul — were arrested by US troops in Afghanistan in 2001.
- Pakistan Steel Mills Privatisation (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the agreement on privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Karachi, is silent about the inclusion of an offshore company in the final agreement that did not participate in the bidding process at all.
- Contractual Collisions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Systemic lack mars Mysore-B’lore expressway
- Nepal Peace Deal Ignites Fresh Debate Over King's Role (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
In the heat of Nepal's pro-democracy protests, in a swirl of smoke from burning tyres, demonstrators hung a rat from electricity wires and dangled a banner from its body declaring that King Gyanendra was dead.
- The Importance Of Regional Parties (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 20, 2006)
The emergence of regional parties has raised many eyebrows, some in anxiety and some in eager expectation.
- Army Continues Fire-Fighting On Gender Bias (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Army today continued its fire-fighting exercise in the wake of reported remarks of its Vice-Chief, Lt Gen S. Pattabhiraman, that forces could do without women and insisted today that there was no gender bias in the forces while pointing out . . .
- Nepal Supreme Court To Review Sobhraj Case (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 20, 2006)
Says lower courts did not adequately investigate murder charges against him
- Nepal's Top Court To Hear Appeal By "Bikini Killer" Sobhraj (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Nepal's Supreme Court will hear an appeal by "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj against his life sentence for killing an American backpacker more than 30 years ago, a court official said on Monday.
- If Only Looks Could Kill (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2006)
The trend of judging people based on complexion is inexplicable. Many commercials seem to celebrate the fact that being a fair skinned individual is a social benchmark for success
- Nepal Sc Orders Sobhraj Case Re-Opening (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Languishing in Nepal's most fortified prison cell with two courts upholding a life sentence, notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj has now been given fresh hopes as the country's top court has ordered his case to be re-opened next month.
- Green Alarm In Nilgiris; Sc Panel Finds Evidence (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jun 20, 2006)
The lush green canopy on the Nilgiris in Nilambur, a bio-diversity hotspot on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, was the starting point of environmental litigation in India. In 1996, it was on a petition by TN Godavarman Thirumulpad, a descendant of the . . .
- Safety Commission: Another Stunt (News International, Dr Farzana Bari, Jun 20, 2006)
The long-due constitution of the National Safety Commission (NPSC), as envisaged in the Police Order of 2002, has finally been announced by the interior minister.
- Siachen Peace Park (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
The writer is a development consultant and analyst from Gilgit-Baltistan. He is also the elected representative from the Asia Pacific region on the 'Board of Directors of the Mountain Forum'.
- The Mask Slips, The Real Cm Revealed (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
After all the hype about H D Kumaraswamy being a 'people's CM', his original face is slowly becoming visible
- Sc Notice To Up Minister In Corruption Case (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to a sitting Uttar Pradesh Minister on a petition alleging that he extorted money from local contractors threatening them with dire consequences.
- Samajwadi Party To Announce Its Stance On Bmic Project Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
It will be announced after going through the documents, says Bangarappa
- Bjp Not For Takeover Of Entire Bmic Project: Venkaiah Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Party wants excess land returned to farmers
Controversy won't affect stability of government: Naidu Coordination committee to discuss the subject NICE advised not to politicise issue
- In Tribal Pakistan, A Tide Of Militancy (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Jun 20, 2006)
Influence of Taliban Said to Be Spreading Beyond Border Areas Near Afghanistan
- Maoists In The Mainstream (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
This must be a rare instance of the triumph of both hope and experience.
- Poverty Lurks In The Shadows Of Indian Economic Boom (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 19, 2006)
“The obstacles hampering India’s progress, poor infrastructure, weak government, searing inequality, corruption and crime-converge in Bombay,” according to a cover story in Time magazine’s new issue.
- When Life Becomes Difficult... (Pioneer, Vishvjit P Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
Since it isn't very difficult to declare a healthy person terminally ill, Government needs to tread carefully before legalising euthanasia, says Vishvjit P Singh
- 'Lyrics Today Aren't Poetry, Just Bad Prose' (OutLook, SAIBAL CHATTERJEE, Jun 19, 2006)
One of Bollywood's last active links with its golden era, the veteran lyricist shares his unique musical insight and sense of history in a freewheeling conversation.
- Beginnings (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2006)
Only Trotskyites deceive themselves with the utopia of permanent revolutions.
- Falling Standard Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Jun 19, 2006)
As most of the people in Education know that the word ‘Education' has been derived from the word ‘Educe' which means to draw out all the best that is there in a child.
- Kathmandu Experiment (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 19, 2006)
The Nepal government’s decision to dissolve the country’s Parliament and form an interim government with the Maoists is the best news to come out of the Himalayan nation in some years.
- Nepal Peace Deal Hinges On Trust, Maoist Guns (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 19, 2006)
The pace of change has been as breathtaking as the Himalayan scenery. In just a few short weeks, Nepal has rediscovered democracy and brought 10 years of civil war tantalisingly close to an end.
- Third Time Unlucky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 19, 2006)
What kind of country would hold a census in which the enumerator recorded your sex but not your religion, your age but not your ethnicity?
- Session: Coalition Faces Nice Rage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
It is not going to be a “nice” time for the ruling JD (S)-BJP combine in the legislature session commencing on Monday. The Opposition Congress is all set to exploit the differences between.....
- It’S A Jungle Out There (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Jun 19, 2006)
This week the Cabinet will probably consider the tribal bill. A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) has worked on it.
- Towards Bankruptcy (Pioneer, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, Jun 19, 2006)
Hamas's cloak-and-dagger gambit is unlikely to extricate it from the grave financial mess it finds itself in, writes Amy Teibel
- Beyond The Drama, The Real Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
That was something of a record — more than 25 messages pointing out one error.
- India And The U.N. Human Rights Council (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jun 19, 2006)
If India is to establish its credibility as a country genuinely interested in the protection and promotion of human rights, it has to accept the jurisdiction of committees under the international system.
- To Save Government, Gowda, Son Back Off (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 19, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular), coalition partners of the BJP in the Karnataka government, has backed down on its move to push through legislation for government takeover of the Bangalore Myore Infrastructure Corridor Project, the country’s first private . . .
- Is Iraq A Running Sore? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2006)
The answer to the insurgent torn country is a broadening of the coalition by involving the United Nations.
- A Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Maoist chief Prachanda has agreed to join interim govt
- Manipuris Observe `Great June Uprising' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Thousands pay tribute to those who died fighting for protection of Manipur territory
- Bmic: Jd(s), Bjp Stick To Their Guns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
While the JD (S) is pushing for legislation, the BJP is against the takeover of the project
- Party Grounds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 19, 2006)
In announcing a new land allotment policy for political parties to build offices in Delhi, the Union Government has messed up a good idea by imposing irrational criteria. Acting on a Supreme Court directive to get political parties, national and . . .
- Pwd Ordered To Provide Land For Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Allocation will be in accordance with the framework agreement
State seeks the cooperation of NICE in implementing the project
Land for the expressway to be allotted first and for the five townships thereafter
- Nepalese Hail Landmark Deal Between Govt, Rebels (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepalese people today welcomed the landmark deal between the government and Maoists to set up an interim administration, saying it would usher in lasting peace and revive the economy of the Himalayan country torn by a decade-long insurgency.
- Redefining Accountability (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jun 18, 2006)
Soon, you will be paying more for your TV sets because the government wants to keep DD afloat.
- Government To Clarify Its Stand On Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Facts will be placed before the public: Cheluvaraya Swamy Facts will be made public: Cheluvaraya Swamy
Charges
Framework agreement was changed by Krishna government
Agreement has been grossly violated
This has caused injustice to farmers
- Sex, Drugs And Militancy (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 18, 2006)
By an ironic twist of events, Kashmir has been in the news for the last few weeks for reasons other than what it has been traditionally known for and hailed the world over as ‘‘paradise on earth’’.
- The Patriarch (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Jun 18, 2006)
THE cabinet of the seventh Left Front government has excess baggage of 14 if the prescribed norm of 10 per cent of the 294-strong state legislature is taken into account.
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for admission to its Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme for the January 2007 session.
- Pak Props Up Muslim League In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jun 18, 2006)
The Election Commission of occupied Kashmir has routinely rejected the nomination papers of Kashmiri nationalists for the July 11 elections to the 48-member assembly.
- New Cec Has Strong Passion For Astrology (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 18, 2006)
India will be a sham democracy if the very foundation of a democratic polity, namely free and fair elections, are missing from the scene”.
- Facing Up To The Indian Challenge (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jun 18, 2006)
Coping with the challenge of India on several fronts — strategic, economic, cultural, psychological and more recently technological .
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