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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 11444:
- Bulldozing Or Dozing? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
Three days into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s most ambitious demolition drive, political dissembling is writ large on the wall. Congress MLAs have gone into feverish huddles.
- Wrong Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2005)
The govt’s direct recruitment of tahsildars is not justifiable
- Paving The Way For Islamistan (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 20, 2005)
It is time ulemas got rid of their obsolete ideas and accepted ijtehad which was permitted in early Islamic tradition, says Prafull Goradia
- President Calls For Updating The History Of India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
We must enable our people to come out of the past, he says
- Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture (New York Times, Carlotta Gall, Dec 19, 2005)
Eight men at the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay have separately given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004, Human Rights Watch, a group based in New York,..
- Populism And Democracy (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a recent seminar on "Democracy, development and social inclusion" held in New Delhi on December 8, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh provided an economist's perspective of governance. Democracy, he said, was based on the notion of a popular mandate, . . .
- Chennai Stampede Kills 42 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two people were killed, 19 of them women, in a stampede at a flood relief distribution centre here in the early hours of Sunday, prompting the government to order a judicial enquiry and the Opposition to demand the resignation of Chief Minister ....
- ‘Cheney Must Explain Afghan Rights Abuses’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
A leading rights group called on Sunday for President Hamid Karzai to press visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney about secret detention centres in Afghanistan and rights abuses by US troops.
- State Of Human Rights (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 19, 2005)
The Karachi chapter of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan was inaugurated over 40 years ago, presumably to further the spread of English. But for some inexplicable reason it ended up as the outdoor relief department of the foreign diplomatic corps.
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 19, 2005)
Full 34 years ago, the month of December witnessed the bloody death of a state that was to provide a shared homeland at least to the Muslim majority areas of a vast subcontinent.
- Water Tribunal Inactive, State Approaches Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Karnataka has filed a petition in the Supreme Court drawing its attention to the non-functioning of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal for the past 18 months and Andhra Pradesh going ahead with construction of large scale projects illegally.
- Dowry And Related Evils (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 18, 2005)
A report in an Indian newspaper (November 21) spoke of Daljit Kaur, who jumped to her death from the top floor of a house in Delhi, because her in-laws had been harassing her unceasingly about the inadequacy of the dowry she had brought upon . . .
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- River Existed (Pioneer, Arabinda Ghose, Dec 17, 2005)
The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its 91st report on the functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has described the Saraswati river as a "purely mythological one" and has . . .
- More Power To Women's Elbows (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 17, 2005)
THE RATIO OF women in managerial positions has come up for discussion once again.
- An Unnecessary "Army" In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2005)
Nothing like an election season to give fresh life to old causes. The approaching Assembly election in Assam has spurred the All Assam Students'
- There Is A Way Out (Greater Kashmir, Syed Ali Safvi, Dec 17, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.” Twenty years on and the so-called paradise on earth is still craving for an eternal peace. How many years more!.. Has any body got the answer?
- India's Strategic Periphery (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 17, 2005)
Among the many recent events in our part of the world three have potential for grave consequences in the future - the supply of truckloads of weapons by China to Nepal;
- Transparency Or Morality? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
In the context of the bribes for questions in Parliament scandal let me tell you a modern Indian fairy story.
- Make It Fast And Final (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Supreme Court must follow its pragmatic interim order on the Mumbai NTC mills case with as speedy a decision as possible on the contested issues. The order makes sense:
- The Engine To Drive India’S Future Growth (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Dec 16, 2005)
Incremental kicker to our growth rates will come from manufacturing and infrastructure development
- Violence In Bangladesh (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 16, 2005)
The cause of democracy in Bangladesh has been hurt by extended boycotts of parliament by opposition parties. Failure to participate in the next election as threatened occasionally by some of them may inflict irreparable damage on this cause.
- As Bangladesh Works Out Its Destiny (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Dec 16, 2005)
Time, they say, is the best of healers. This certainly seems to be the case between Pakistan and Bangladesh as the two countries have, to a large extent, moved on from the bitter memories of the civil war of 1971. Celebrated as Victory Day . . .
- Release Suu Kyi, Begin Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's frank interaction with his Myanmar counterpart on the need to release the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and move towards "national reconciliation" may be the first categorical statement . . .
- Landmark Event (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 16, 2005)
The frightening spectre of more than three crore cases pending in India's courts refuses to go away despite all the declarations of determined attack on it.
- No Question Is So Difficult To Answer As That To Which The Answer Is Obvious (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 16, 2005)
Voltaire said, "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." But we are helpless spectators of a sordid drama where elected representatives indulge in judging questions by the munificence that came along, rather than by their relevance to the...
- Missing Coalition Culture (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 16, 2005)
Yet again the country is facing the painful paradox that while coalitions have become absolutely unavoidable, there is an absolute lack of coalition culture. To expect the necessary culture to evolve in the foreseeable future would be a classic . . .
- Tragedy Of Urban India (Tribune, Jagmohan , Dec 16, 2005)
Unfortunately, a culture of apathy has penetrated so deeply into our society that citizens have virtually lost all sensitivities and become oblivious of their civic obligations and also of their responsibility to the future generations.
- Catching The Small Fry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 16, 2005)
Even as late as last week, if someone of some consequence had dared to suggest either in print or on TV that parliament was full of crooks, he would have been promptly slapped with a privilege notice by indignant custodians of democratic values.
- Unrest In Northern Areas (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Dec 16, 2005)
It has taken the world more than 58 years to wake up to the atrocities the people of Gilgit and Baltistan, popularly known as the Northern Areas of Pakistan, have been suffering. But, as they say, better late than never.
- Rampaging Nepalese Soldier Guns Down 12 (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 16, 2005)
A religious fair in Nagarkot, a famed tourist town 32 km east of Kathmandu, turned into a massacre site Wednesday night as 12 people died in a hail of bullets blamed on a rampaging soldier.
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, PRIYA DUTT, Dec 16, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Chandy, Agriculture Department Working At Cross-Purposes? (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Dec 16, 2005)
Committee observes no link between pesticide and health problems at Padre
- Sacrificing Ideology (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 15, 2005)
It was bewildering to see socialist leaders, who have only contempt for Hindu ceremonies, attend blood-letting rituals at Kamakhya temple, writes Anuradha Dutt
- Water And India's Constitution (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Water has to be given an important place in the Constitution to guide and empower the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive to regulate its use.
- Towards An Upheaval In Jammu & Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 15, 2005)
Unnoticed, the pressures on the troubled State's political system are building. A seismic reordering of its structures seems inevitable in the not-too-distant future.
- Mps On Sale! (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Dec 15, 2005)
The sensational cash-on camera expose showing 11 MPs - six from the BJP and the rest from the BSP, the Congress and the RJD - taking bribes has stunned the political establishment in the country.
- Pm To Constitute National Panel To Check Illegal Mining, Pilferage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has proposed to constitute a National Committee comprising representatives of the coal industry to check pilferage and illegal mining which has often been the cause of accidents in mines.
- Nepal Army Fires On Villagers, 11 Dead - Witnesses (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Nepali soldiers opened fire on a group of people near a temple just outside Kathmandu, killing at least 11 people overnight, officials and witnesses said on Thursday.
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Cabinet Nod For Feasibility Report On Budget Airline (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for starting a budget airline in the joint sector.
- Karnataka High Court Pulls Up Government Over Factory Revival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
`The bureaucrats appointed to save NGEF steered it towards disaster'
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Identifying Problem Is Not The Solution (Pioneer, Uday Singh, Dec 14, 2005)
I have had the privilege of listening to Congress president Sonia Gandhi speak on various issues in Parliament. However, it was a surprise to hear an extremely expressive and candid Ms Gandhi speak at the "Leadership Summit" in New Delhi recently.
- Recalling A Great Man (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 14, 2005)
SOME time ago there was something of a controversy in the newspapers on the post-partition politics of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister from September 1956 to October 1957, in the context of unity between east and west Pakistan.
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Cash-Laden Queries (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2005)
The MPs who took bribes to ask questions do not deserve to be in Parliament
- Equal Access To Education: The Last Chance (Hindu, D. Raja, Dec 14, 2005)
The amendment to ensure admission to educationally and socially backward classes in all educational institutions is a revolutionary step.
- "Fight Terrorism, But Be Mindful Of Human Rights" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 14, 2005)
A.S. Anand, Chief Justice of India between October 1998 and November 2001, became Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in February 2003. In an interview, Mr. Anand spoke on a range of subjects including terrorism and the death penalty.
- 'End Trade-Distorting Subsidies':annan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan has urged wealthy countries to set an unambiguous date to end "trade-distorting subsidies" and take other steps to give market access to developing countries, especially in agriculture to allow trade to . . .
- Volcker Disclosures (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Dec 14, 2005)
Decades ago, much before he became Prime Minister, some news reporters interacted with Mr Chandrashekhar.
- Financial Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 14, 2005)
Soon after Mr Nitish Kumar was crowned as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar on November 24, his initial remarks were “khajana khali hai” (exchequer is empty).
- Archaic Prescriptions For Agriculture (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 14, 2005)
The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, must be congratulated on his candidness.
- There Will Be No Indigenous Population Except Seagulls’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Former truck driver Norbert L’Emclume, 65, sits in a shabby courtyard in Cassis, a shanty town in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius.
- Clean The Core (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 14, 2005)
The alacrity with which political parties have acted to suspend MPs caught in the cash-for-questions scam reveals that the political system still retains some sensitivity to public opinion. More cynically, it has not quite lost its healthy instinct . . .
- The Indian Scheme Of Things (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 14, 2005)
It has been apparent for some time now that since the dialogue process recommenced between Pakistan and India, the latter has adopted a devious and indirect approach — the line of least resistance on the part of Pakistan, as Liddell Hart would have put it
- Abu Salem Aides Sent To Police Custody Till January 3 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The TADA court here today remanded Naeem Khan and Riaz Siddiqui, aides of extradited gangster Abu Salem, to police custody till January 3 in the Pradip Jain murder case.
- India Still Sees Role For King As Saran Meets Gyanendra Today (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Dec 13, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will be meeting Nepal’s King Gyanendra on Tuesday, amidst speculation that India wants the king to play an expansive and positive role in taking forward the understanding between the Maoists and Nepal’s . . .
- Asean Moves Toward Charter, Human Rights On Agenda (Reuters, Michelle Nichols, Dec 13, 2005)
Southeast Asia's regional grouping agreed on Monday to draft its first constitution, a document that could enshrine human rights and democracy in a region where both have come under critical scrutiny.
- Convert J&k Into A Federation (Daily Excelsior, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 13, 2005)
Natural calamities do not recognize the artificial lines drawn upon the earth. Yet the human sufferings, wherever caused, are identical and the feelings of pain similar.
- India To Consider Pio Univeristy: Pm (Press Trust of India, K R Sudhaman, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Miniter Manmohan Singh today said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- Annan Lauds Asean For Urging Myanmar To Expedite Reforms (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has commended the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) for urging Myanmar to "expedite" both its political reform efforts and release its political detainees, including democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
- New Policy For India? (Deccan Herald, Maj Gen (R) Dipankar Banerjee, Dec 13, 2005)
India’s direct role in stabilising Nepal is limited and it should support intervention of the UN instead
- Monica's Handwriting Samples Obtained (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Monica Bedi, companion of underworld don Abu Salem, was made to give samples of her handwriting and signatures in the court on Monday to facilitate further investigation into the charges of possessing a fake passport.
- Karthigai Deepam Speaks The Language Of Love (Hindu, T.RANGA REDDY, Dec 13, 2005)
The focus of this day is to have a memorable spiritual experience in Tiruvannamalai by all pilgrims providing equal opportunity to all.
- Varsity For Pio? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- Pakistan’S ‘No-Borders-Plus’ Kashmir Solution (News International, Nasim Zehra, Dec 13, 2005)
It has been a gradual coming out of the closet. For Pakistan’s ‘no-borders-plus’ solution for Kashmir, it is exposÈ time.
- No One To Weep For Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Dec 12, 2005)
First came the flood, then pestilence. And now, that ultimate biblical folly: betrayal. Mumbai is slowly dying, ravaged by civic cancer, crucified by callous officials, and forsaken by 12 million citizens who feed like maggots off its malingering corpse.
- The Red Herrings Of Infrastructure And Democracy (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 12, 2005)
The Edsa is a main artery that runs through Metro Manila. But the six-lane highway, at several points along its path, and at several times during the day, may well resemble a parking lot.
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- An Instrument Of Oppression (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 12, 2005)
Last Tuesday all progressive and enlightened elements in this country, even those who preach enlightened moderation, should have flown their flags at half mast, after the National Assembly demonstrated once again that when it comes to repression and . . .
- Living Up To The Legacy Of Nuremberg (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 12, 2005)
With 100 countries on board, the International Criminal Court is slowly negotiating the hurdle of universality. But with countries like the United States (and India) outside its purview, how effective will it be in dealing with war crimes, aggression, ...
- Getting Ready For Hong Kong Summit (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Dec 12, 2005)
Meet will decide progress of Doha development round
It is unlikely that any trade minister will admit to outright failure of the negotiations.
- Some Glaring Contrasts (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
The Pakistan High Commission is out to dampen the spirit of people-to-people ties by denying visas
- One Too Many Power Centre (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 12, 2005)
Former Minister for External Affairs Natwar Singh has finally resigned from the Union Cabinet. Despite his exit, chaos prevails within the Congress because of the existence of dual power centres. With Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi...
- Bilateralism And Beyond (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A fair and logical inference from the July 18 Indo-US nuclear agreement would be that India, having preferred it over a multilaterally negotiated pact on civilian nuclear commerce, should also break rank with other members of G-4 - Germany, . . .
- Learning The Art Of Behaviour (Pioneer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dec 12, 2005)
My master always used to remind me: "Learn to behave." He repeated this advice so often that I wondered if he were not overcautious about human behaviour. Since that time I have met numerous people of different walks of life and I realise how . . .
- Us Rights Body Pleads For Indian’S Pardon (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Terming the “eye-for-an-eye” sentence given to an Indian in Saudi Arabia as “torture masquerading as justice”, the Human Rights Watch today said King Abdullah “must prevent” the implementation of the punishment which was in violation of the country’s....
- Judiciary A Partner In National Development, Says Kalam (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Dec 11, 2005)
Golden Jubilee celebrations of Punjab and Haryana High Court inaugurated
Emphasis on delivering speedy justice
"Disputes should be resolved through human touch at grassroots level"
Creation of `Judiciary Programme Management Group' suggested
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