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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 11444:
- Freedom To Be Safe (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 21, 2006)
Despite the change of regime, Bihar’s law and order situation continues to be grim, with no decrease in the number of routine kidnappings, murders and dacoity.
- Palar Issue: Government To Move Supreme Court After Ascertaining Facts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Five Opposition parties express dissatisfaction over State stand, stage walkout
Reports of Andhra officials conducting a survey
Letter to neighbouring State written on January 5
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Bjp Irked That ‘Its Man’ Gives Dharam 8 Days (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 20, 2006)
Et tu Brutus! was the BJP’s cry today, with party leaders not quite getting over the fact that their ‘‘own man’’ — Karnataka governor T.N. Chaturvedi — had let the side down and given the beleaguered Dharam Singh government as many as eight days . . .
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- India Whining: Dirt In Parliament (Hindustan Times, Aloke Tikku, Jan 20, 2006)
After assessing governance and development in India, an independent group reports that there is hardly any good news. It says, India is whining and not shining.
- Cong-Jds Govt Fate To Be Decided On Jan 27 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The beleaguered Congress-JDS coalition Ministry in Karnataka, pushed to the brink by JD(S) rebels, today got a breather with Governor T N Chaturvedi giving a week’s time to Chief Minister Dharam Singh, who decided to prove his majority in the . . .
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- Gambols And Gambits In Kashmir (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jan 20, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has slowed down since the earthquake that devastated parts of J&K last year.
- 8-Day Life Support For Congress Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress-led government in Karnataka received time until January 27 to prove its majority in the House as the toppling-game routine began to be played out by quarantining the group of rebel MLAs in a resort.
- Tragicomedy In Karnataka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2006)
The political drama being played out in Karnataka does no credit to any of the three principal actors — the Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- A Dismal Rights Record (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
No country has been spared by the New York-based Human Rights Watch in its annual report for 2005 on human rights abuses across the globe. South Asia finds notable mention in the report, with Pakistan’s dismal record also coming under scrutiny.
- Towards Peace In West Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2006)
Sharon’s incapacitation gives India and other countries an opportunity to work for peace through the UN
- A Visit Best Avoided (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2006)
Bush’s diminishing popularity and cultural boorishness have raised questions about the necessity of his visit
- ‘Fluid’ Nepal Situation Has India Worried (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jan 19, 2006)
India has expressed concern regarding situation in Nepal where Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies by political parties have been banned.
- Mining Mania In Haryana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 19, 2006)
If illegal mining continues in Haryana despite a change in the government, the frequent interventions by the Supreme Court and a relentless campaign by the media and eminent personalities like Swami Agnivesh, it only shows how influential the mafia . . .
- Russia’S ‘Oil-For-Knowledge’ Scheme (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
In the strange new world of today, the modern and the pre-modern depend on each other. Thus, Russians trade oil for the products of knowledge. Imported technologies are cheap if you convert their prices into barrels of oil, so the country produces . . .
- Don't Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency convenes an emergency meeting of its Board of Governors in the next few weeks, India must not allow itself to be dragooned into joining the Washington-led nuclear lynch mob against Iran.
- Us Court Upholds Assisted Suicide Law (Tribune, Charles Lane, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s law on physician-assisted suicide on Tuesday, ruling that the Justice Department may not punish doctors who help terminally ill patients end their lives.
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- Polavaram Irrigation Project Proposal For Wildlife Board (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Environment and Forests Ministry sends proposal for clearance
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
- Preventing Power Losses (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 19, 2006)
Talk to a Japanese official and he invariably comes up with a reply that Pakistan is potentially a very rich country with large natural resources, unlike Japan with its narrow strip of hilly land. All we have to do, he says, is to develop those . . .
- Welcome Visitors (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 19, 2006)
The Election Commission of India’s team of 19 observers, including the indomitable Mr KJ Rao, have fanned out to as many districts with the express aim of “flushing out all bogus voters from the electoral rolls”.
- Protection Of Forests (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Jan 19, 2006)
Like varieties of culture, custom and creed, India is vested with a variety of forests extending from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari in North South and from Assam to the desert of Rajasthan in the East-West. These forests occur in different . . .
- The Illusive Us Arms Bazaar (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 19, 2006)
Two roadblocks await the forward move in the Indo-US bilateral relations early in 2006.
- Pm For Pro-Active Approach To Tackle Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested a pro-active approach to tackle terrorism in view of the various tactics adopted by terrorists often with assistance of State-sponsors, an apparent reference to Pakistan.
- Clemenceau: Egypt Didn't Consult India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 18, 2006)
No effort made to get fresh certificates that would have highlighted the present situation
Old certificates issued by the Indian authorities and sent by a tugboat company relied upon
- Gang Wars (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 18, 2006)
Is history repeating itself as farce? In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency.
- 'Indian And Pakistani Punjabs Can Help Agriculture Together’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
* Agriculture universities of Faisalabad and Ludhiana to sign MoU
* Cheque for Rs 0.3m for earthquake victims
- Parliament And A Tale Of Two Scandals (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Jan 18, 2006)
There is a wrong impression that Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is heading for a confrontation with the judiciary over the expulsion of MPs. In such cases, Parliament is the sole authority under Article 105 of the Constitution and the Supreme Court . . .
- Bofors Investigation Fiasco (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 18, 2006)
Human memory is proverbially short. Does any one remember what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once said on the floor of the Upper House that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The utterance was befitting for a former academic who was universally ...
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- Fair Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Lowering the bar for women
If the spirit is willing the flesh can overcome any challenge. This is borne out by two
women graduates in hotel management, among others, successfully suing to win the right for the female of the species to work as bartender
- ``Caste An Imperfect Indicator For Quota'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Suggests merit scholarship system
Public sector educational institutions have failed to emerge as centres of excellence
Calls for a more "invasive and inquisitive" democratic culture
- Decongesting Mumbai (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 18, 2006)
Subash Saha looks barely 18 though he claims to be 24 years old. He has been driving an autorickshaw in Mumbai during night hours for the past six years. Which means he could have started driving either at 12 or 18. In all probability, . . .
- Asbestos, A Demon Of The Past (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 17, 2006)
With the Supreme Court laying down that the ship cannot enter Indian waters until the court considers a report by a team of environment experts, it’s time to consider just what is at stake in the Clemenceau controversy.
- Given Our Resources, We’Ve To Adopt A Lifestyle That Leaves A Smaller Footprint On Nature Than West’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 17, 2006)
The greatest threat to our and future generations is not terrorism—it’s climate change. Dr R K Pachauri runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, yes, he’s a fellow Indian.
- Action On Quattrocchi Taken By Cbi, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Under attack by the Opposition over defreezing of the bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said action in this regard was taken by the CBI, which also asserted that the . . .
- Law Officer Sent To London To Explain Legal Position, Says Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Crown Prosecution requested clarifications on High Court judgments
CPS also wanted to know why Malaysian courts refused to extradite Quattrocchi
No question of Law Ministry, DoPT interfering with CBI jurisdiction
- I’M A Victim: Quattrocchi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Breaking his silence, Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi on Monday said that it would be in India’s interest to bring the case against him over Bofors payoffs to an end since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found no proof to link . . .
- "Original Swiss Papers Absent" (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 17, 2006)
Bofors and `Q' saga get curiouser
was not a fit case for filing an SLP
Prosecution failed to get Quattrocchi extradited
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- Mini-Vietnam Syndrome (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
Iran to gain as US plans Iraqi withdrawal
AS if by instinct, events are moving towards an era of inevitability in Iraq, the Bush administration having dramatically scaled down its bar for a “victory”.
- A Voice Called Arundhati Roy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 17, 2006)
Arundhati Roy’s turning down of Sahitya Akademi award should not surprise many. She has already denied to be a doll in the hands of those who reward their pets, reject their rivals.
- Door-To-Door Survey Of Tamil Manuscripts From February 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Union Ministry of Culture had granted Rs.20 lakh for tracing them: Bharathidasan University Vice-Chancellor
- Making Education More Important Than A Meal (Deccan Herald, D Rajasekhar, Jan 17, 2006)
Primary education and dropouts in Karnataka: distance, infrastructure, poverty, migration and subject matter need to be addressed urgently.
- El-Baradei Says Iran Only Months Away From N-Bomb (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The United States and its European allies pressed Russia and China on Monday to support bringing Iran before the UN Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- Perils Of Unchecked Power (Dawn, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Jan 17, 2006)
The recent controversy over warrantless national security telephone taps, coupled with Martin Luther King’s birthday, remind me of my time in the Department of Justice in the 1960s.
- The Balochistan Crisis (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 17, 2006)
The long simmering ethnic passion that resurfaced in Balochistan in 2004 and has recently resumed with greater intensity is a source of great anxiety to the people of Pakistan. The security forces are currently engaged in quelling the insurgency-like ...
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Self- Rule For Jammu And Kashmir....? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's proposal of 'self-governance' and 'demilitarization', to resolve the Kashmir issue, is ill-conceived, unintelligible and intended at balkanization of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
- Defining Demilitarization (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
In an effort to comprehend ‘demilitarization and self-governance’ that has during the last two years, become Pakistan’s substitute for the Kashmiri right of self-determination, my last article (Dawn, January 9) was largely devoted to the process . . .
- Employing Technology For Language Learning (Daily Excelsior, V K Srivastava, Jan 16, 2006)
A large number of private sector companies including one prominent foreign company is developing and launching Hindi and other Indian languages softwares for the Indian market.
- Women Behind Bars! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The Delhi High Court has struck one blow for equality, and one for tradition, in permitting women to serve liquor in bars.
- Egypt Approves Transit For French Warship Through Suez Canal (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 16, 2006)
It is unclear if India's agreement for dismantling is still valid
Egypt appears to have accepted the French claim that the Clemenceau was a warship
French Defence Ministry confirms the deadlock had been broken
- Heritage Conservation Goes The Outsourcing Way (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
ASI, Wakf Board rope in outside experts for upkeep of Capital's monuments
- If Jinnah Were To Return (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 15, 2006)
Jinnah might conclude that Pakistan had failed not because the leaders who followed him were weak, but because there were weaknesses in the original design.
- Cracking Venice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
This book, with its myriad characters and many intrigues is very like the city it is set in, layered and subtle.
- The Quattrocchi Coup (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Jan 15, 2006)
Ottavio Quattrocchi is a genius for evading the law. In a case regarding his prosecution for non-appearance before a magistrate the Delhi High Court decided against him.
- River Linking Risks (Statesman, SUSHIL KUMAR MUKHERJEE, Jan 15, 2006)
Planners who try to redistribute surplus water into deficit areas by river linking forget that in the dictionary of Nature, there is no word like ‘deficit’ or ‘surplus’
- Iran Threatens To End N-Cooperation (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Iran threatened on Friday to end surprise inspections and other cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog if it was referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, and the president vowed his country wouldn’t be intimidated by sanctions.
- The Blood Of Innocents (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 14, 2006)
Piggeries occupied the part of Singapore where we used to live until a stroke of the executive pen banished pigs and pig farmers to another island to make way for a blissful estate of neat bungalows in their own gardens.
- Al-Qaeda Claims To Have Killed 10 Us Soldiers In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Sri Lanka Mine Blast Kills Two Navy Sailors (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Us-Afghan Troops Kill Six Militants (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Rendition For Dawood Ibrahim? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jan 14, 2006)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush
- Europe Still The Odd One Out (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 14, 2006)
IF the past year were judged by headlines alone it looks like a bit of an economic disaster.
- Will The Taxman Read First Chapter In History Of Medicine? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 14, 2006)
THIS story is on saffron confusion. Not what a political party may chronically be suffering from, but about what brought Khosala Kesharwala (KK) to Bombay High Court recently.
- Value Opportunities Lie At The Edges (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 14, 2006)
Companies that "find themselves walking a fine line between significant value creation and commensurate value destruction"
- Sappho Wasn’T Indian (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2006)
Most startlingly, at least one of the Shiv Sena in Uttar Pradesh seems to know his Sappho.
- Is There Such A Thing As Kashmiri Nationalism? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 14, 2006)
As long as one believes that the Kashmir dispute is about religion or territory, then the only use for Kashmiriyat is as a propaganda tool to promote artificial constructs..
- French Ship Detained En Route To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Greenepace activists on Thursday intercepted and boarded the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau in a bid to prevent its journey to India as the Egyptian government sought details about the vessel before allowing it to sail through the Suez Canal.
- Iim-B: Sibal Raps Hrd Ministry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday criticised the Human Resource Development Ministry for turning down a request from Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), to open a campus in Singapore, saying it went against . . .
- Unaccountable Delhi (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jan 13, 2006)
The Speaker does not like the fact the High Court has issued notices questioning the procedure he followed in expelling MPs from Parliament.
- Sibal Flays Govt’S Iim-B Say (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Science and technology minister Mr Kapil Sibal today criticised the HRD ministry for turning down a request from Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), to open a campus in Singapore, saying it went against the objective of “releasing the genius
- `Launch Crusade Against Female Foeticide' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Establish novel tradition of celebrating birth of girl child: Gen. Rodrigues
Need to project positive image of girl child
Investments needed in education, health, food and labour.
- A New Mumbai, Still Born (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 12, 2006)
MR Wadhwa lives in a little city of joy—Ulhasnagar—a young 13.5 sq kms township. ‘‘It was a jungle, chori day and night, no place to stay,’’ the 80-year-old garment trader recalls a time in 1948 when he left Pakistan forever, making his way . . .
- Hail The Chief (Censor) (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 12, 2006)
Now, film criticism from three of the most senior officers of the armed forces
- Thanks For The Memoirs, But I Remember It A Little Differently (Indian Express, LINELL SMITH, Jan 12, 2006)
Exactly what standards of accuracy is a writer of memoir required to observe? That question is at the centre of a storm now blowing around James Frey, author of the best-selling, Oprah-endorsed A Million Little Pieces, which purports to be about . . .
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