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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 11444:
- Urban Reforms—can We Stay The Course? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister’s speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues not all of which have been . . .
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Shaukat Consolidates Pml Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that PML President Ch Shujaat Hussain is leading the party effectively and that he has the support of ‘all of us’ in this connection. Talking to newsmen in Islamabad on Friday, he said that the affairs of the party....
- New Police Act Must Protect, Not Impede, Freedom (Tribune, Mandeep Tiwana, Dec 11, 2005)
At the passing out parade of the 57th Batch of IPS probationers at Sardar Vallabhbai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad recently, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil announced that a new Police Act was on the way.
- Courts Should Ensure Speedy Justice: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Holding that the “dynamism and innovativeness” of the judicial system is vital for the country’s development, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday asked the courts to ensure speedy delivery of justice.
- Forward Bloc Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Dissidence within political parties is not a phenomenon peculiar to Pakistan. It is more common here and based more on personal grievances than principles because of the unrepresentative and undemocratic way in which the country has been governed . . .
- Kalam For Speedy Justice (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Dec 11, 2005)
The dream of the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that common Indians must get “cheap and speedy justice” found an echo at the function organised today to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- ‘Saudi Should Spare Indian’S Eye’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Terming the “eye-for-an-eye” sentence given to an Indian national in Saudi Arabia as “torture masquerading as justice,” the Human Rights Watch on Saturday said King Abdullah “must prevent” the implementation of the punishment, . . .
- Supreme Court To Streamline Appointment Of Judges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
It will frame guidelines to fill vacancies as and when they arise
Minister has called for recommendations
"Time frame not being adhered to"
- Dual Power Centres (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Dec 10, 2005)
Natwar Singh has resigned but look at all the pain and suffering over the last forty days as confusion and chaos prevails between the dual power center's = PM who has no power to 'act' and another power center [Sonia Gandhi] who runs away from
- Can We Stay The Course On Urban Reforms? (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Dec 10, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister's speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues, not all of which have been . . .
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 10, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Achieves Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- Hurdles In Way Of Growth (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 10, 2005)
Whatever constraints (to growth) are there, are internal: constraints imposed by our polity, our social structures, our regional imbalances, our ability to handle inequity and our ability to take hard but essential decisions.'
- Democracy Undermined (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The Cabinet's decision on a Constitutional amendment to explicitly provide for quotas in educational institutions not receiving aid from the government is an example of the populism that political parties are nothing loath to adopt, never mind . . .
- An `Unbalanced' Fuel Tax On The `Keepers Of The Fire' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 10, 2005)
WE THE Prairie Band Potawatomi people known as the `Keepers of the Fire' shall: Maintain, protect, and nurture our culture and spiritual and historic values through the celebration of its unique traditions, language, and sovereignty."
- Human Rights Day (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 10, 2005)
December 10 passes like any other day in the Valley. Of course, some organizations organize debates and conferences to mark the occasion but the International Human Rights Day does not make any difference to the people of Kashmir.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Resolving Iran’S N-Issue (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 10, 2005)
Some new steps in dealing with the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear issue offer a flicker of hope that the harsh realities may induce some flexibility in Washington and Tehran, leading to a peaceful resolution of the current crisis.
- Realising Fundamental Home Truths (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Dec 10, 2005)
Across regions of violence in India, a peculiar mindset has taken root: A constant harping on grievances - some real, but many imagined, or at least imagined to be uniquely afflicting a specific people or community - combined with a beggar's mentality . .
- Inside Al-Qaeda (Mid East Web, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Al-Qaeda (or Al Qaida) means "the base." It has been described as many different things, and it includes a "federation" of different Islamic groups, all dedicated to mayhem against the West, Christians, Jews and Muslim regimes that do not conform . . .
- Protecting Human Rights (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
December 10 is the Human Rights Day. Human Rights are those rights which are inherent in every human being by virtue of being a member of the human family. These are nothing but what had been traditionally known as natural rights.
- Blast Rocks Bangladesh (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Dec 09, 2005)
At least eight persons were killed and more than 100 were injured, many of them seriously, when a series of powerful bombs exploded by a group of suicide bombers in a northeastern town on Thursday.
- A Case Of Peace Talks Through The Press? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2005)
Pakistan has time and again gone public with new proposals for a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir even as negotiations were going on with India.
- Setting The Priority Right (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The change in fortune is of course on account of the stunning outcome of the Bihar poll: it has recreated the opening the BJP had, in its mode of despondency, feared had closed for ever.
- Wahhabi Islam: A M I Snomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 09, 2005)
A rebel with acause, amission and amessage - V
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinc
- Hubris Of The Humanities (Indian Express, Nicholas D. Kristof, Dec 09, 2005)
The best argument against “intelligent design” has always been humanity itself. At a time when only 40 per cent of Americans believe in evolution, and only 13 per cent know what a molecule is, we’re an argument at best for “mediocre design”.
- Of Captors And Their Captives (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 09, 2005)
India must remain watchful of American designs in South Asia in the guise of friendship, says Anuradha Dutt.
- World Can't Watch Dhaka Fall (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 09, 2005)
As the region's biggest power, "larger than all the rest combined" as Junius R Jayewardene reminded the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation's inaugural conference in Dhaka 20 years ago, India might expect to enjoy the same . . .
- Democracy Calling (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 09, 2005)
The latent desire for democracy that exists in mainland China and Hong Kong remains undiminished though daunting memories of the Tiananmen Square massacre are yet to fade from public memory.
- Bangladesh Suicide Bombers Kill 8 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Two suicide bombs killed at least eight people in Bangladesh and wounded more than 50 on Thursday in the latest in a series of deadly blasts blamed on militants seeking Islamic rule in the country.
- Despite Domestic Waves, Iran Will Keep Its President (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Dec 09, 2005)
Tehran and Iranian opposition websites in recent weeks are rife with rumors that the regime is about to replace ultraconservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- Victims Treated Like Criminals (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Dec 08, 2005)
It Is easy to feel hopeless when you consider the extent of sexual violence against women in Britain.
- Audit Routines, Gas Pipes, Chickens And Lawyers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2005)
"JUST as it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue, so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit, of the King's wealth."
- Centre Clears 850-Cr. Health Sector Project Under Dfid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Funds likely to be released over a period of five years
- Afghan Court Gives Indian Suspended Sentence For Illegal Arms (Indian Express, Reuters, Dec 08, 2005)
An Afghan court gave an Indian and two Britons two-year suspended jail sentences on Wednesday after convicting them of illegally possessing firearms, but acquitted an American who stood trial with them.
- The Queen’S English (Tribune, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 08, 2005)
BBC News online has a story about an author Adam Jacot de Boinod who after pouring over 280 dictionaries and 140 websites has prepared an impressive collection of words and phrases from around the world.
- Party Must End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 08, 2005)
When will we learn something better?
- Nonalignment Today (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
One unintended outcome of the Volcker report is the debate it has sparked off on whether, in the 21st century, India should continue to define its foreign policy as a nonalignment country.
- Indian ‘Arms Dealer’ Gets Suspended Term (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
An Afghan court convicted an Indian and two Britons of gun smuggling and gave them two-year suspended sentences today, following a one-day trial one of the men called a “circus.”
- Poverty And Inflation (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 08, 2005)
Pakistan's economic future is bright despite the setback caused by the October 8 earthquake, says a senior IMF official. In saying that he rhymes with the optimistic predictions of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, which have made intense
- Who Cares About The Litigant? (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Dec 08, 2005)
The statement of the chief justice of India about there being 27 million pending cases has set off alarm bells. First, about what society expects from lawyers and from judges, and next, about the so-far-neglected plight of litigants.
- Sc Said No But Govt To Bring Law For Quotas In Pvt Colleges (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Dec 08, 2005)
Despite a clear verdict from the Supreme Court that the state had no authority to reserve quotas in private unaided institutions, the UPA government is set to bring a law in the ongoing session of Parliament to reserve seats for backward classes . .
- Monica Charms Bhopal Police (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Dec 08, 2005)
She is too innocent to be involved with gangsters, said one. Another vouched for her “virtuous” character. They all agreed Monica Bedi must have been “duped”.
- That Soft, Steady Glow Of Democracy (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 08, 2005)
What could be the link between a constitutional referendum in Kenya, the arrest of a former military dictator in Chile and the electoral defeat of a flawed populist in India’s Bihar state?
- The Odd Couple (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 08, 2005)
Nothing succeeds like success, however simulated, and at the moment two persons — President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz — are savouring their own personal brand of success.
- A New Urban Lifestyle Lures India's Rural Poor (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 08, 2005)
This western city has at least 300 slum pockets, with grimy industry, factory-fouled air and a spiraling crime rate. A 1994 epidemic - reported as pneumonic plague - that originated here caused national panic.
- Politics All Around (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Dec 08, 2005)
In an article that appeared in this paper recently, I argued that a crippling contradiction in Indian society is between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians.
- Bangladesh Scene: Cause For Concern (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 07, 2005)
Anam Khan who is the Defence and Strategic Affairs editor of the Dhaka daily, The Daily Star, says it is time to come to grips with 'the frightening prospect of combating an ideologically motivated group, prepared to kill themselves for the sake . . .
- Of Aesthetics And Truth (Greater Kashmir, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Dec 07, 2005)
The life of a person is shaped in his adulthood. The environment he grows in, the lineage that he has, the influences that orient him
- Opposition In No Mood To Relent (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 07, 2005)
Parliamentary proceedings will be stalled until Natwar's resignation comes through
- Khushboo: A Larger Question (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 07, 2005)
After Ms. Jayalalithaa, no actress of Tamil cinema has provoked so much political discussion as Khushboo has done. And, strangely, it is the lesser of the two stars, who raises a larger political question, though it has not figured so far in the furore
- Psu Ceos To Evaluate Govt Directors — A Rather Worrisome Proposal (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Dec 07, 2005)
Media reports talk of a proposal by the Bureau for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) to let the chief executive officer (CEO) of a public sector undertaking (PSU) evaluate the performance of government directors.
- Threat To Iraq’S Integrity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 07, 2005)
The speech President Bush made at the naval academy in Annapolis on November 30 had been billed as the first of a series of speeches he intended to deliver in order to convince the American people that the situation in Iraq was not one that should . . .
- Release Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 07, 2005)
The coalition government promised release of all political prisoners immediately after it assumed office on November 2002.
- Goodbye To Ground Zero (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Dec 07, 2005)
Many years ago, a friend and mentor introduced me to an old Chinese proverb: when the finger points to the moon, the idiot points to the finger. Given the punditry that has followed Uma Bharati’s expulsion from the BJP, the wisdom in that one-liner seems
- In Ayodhya, Babri Demolition Anniversary Passes Off Peacefully (Indian Express, ARSHAD AFZAL KHAN, Dec 07, 2005)
The thirteenth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya passed of peacefully. There was complete normalcy in the temple town despite the heavy media presence, deployment of security personnel and searching of vehicles.
- Vajpayee Shuts Door In Uma’S Face (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Breaking his silence on the Uma Bharati episode, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today denied her charges that the BJP was ‘‘anti-OBC’’ or that it had been ‘‘hijacked’’ by certain leaders for their own benefit, giving a clear indication . . .
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Dec 07, 2005)
It is an extraordinary presumption that concession and compromise can defeat terrorism. Yet, this is precisely the implied rationale underlying New Delhi's policy towards terrorism. After each act of mass murder, politicians of all hues clamour . . .
- Cong Mishandled Situation: Jagat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Embroiled in a controversy over his role in the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scam, Union Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat Singh on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate has not summoned him for questioning and blamed the Congress for "mishandling" . . .
- Bjp Boots Out 'Anti-Party' Uma (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Uma Bharti’s stint with the BJP came to an abrupt end today with the party expelling her indefinitely for “indiscipline and anti-party activities”.
- Wahhabi Islam : A Misnomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 06, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
- Supreme Court Admits Sebi's Appeal On Ubs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay that portion of the order passed by the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, reversing an order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India banning trading activities by UBS Securities Asia . . .
- Court Stays Waqf’S Order On Taj Mahal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the controversial order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board declaring Taj Mahal as waqf property, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asserting that the right of bestowing a “title” on the . . .
- Socio-Legal Perspectives Of Adoption (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 06, 2005)
Investigation of adoption in India from a child rights perspective
- Can Clinical Trials Ever Be Truly Ethical? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 06, 2005)
Unless the rights of those who participate in clinical trials and their ability to get the best treatment in case of injury or infection are guaranteed, the trials will not be fair even if they yield useful scientific results.
- The Legacy Blair Will Leave Behind (Dawn, Max Hastings, Dec 06, 2005)
Tony Blair is working overtime to reform education, commission nuclear power stations, bring stable government to Northern Ireland, impose a new vision on Europe, create stability in Iraq, all within the span of two or three years before he quits the . .
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Get Rid Of Criminals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2005)
As many as 532 cases have been registered against policemen in Punjab in the last five years, indicating growing criminalisation of the force. Quite often policemen get away with their criminal activities and no case is registered by their . . .
- Foreign Contributions And Congress (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Sc Forms Committee For Rehabilitation In Taj Corridor (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court today constituted a high-level Committee to look into the removal of debris and rehabilitation of the affected people in the area due to construction of the controversial Rs 175 crore Taj Heritage Corridor, which has now been stopped.
- B. R. Ambedkar, The Economist (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 06, 2005)
As the nation observers his 49th death anniversary today (December 6), it may surprise many to know that Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, celebrated as the "Father of Indian Constitution," found economics closest to his heart and got his doctorate for a thesis . . .
- Our Limpet Obsession (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh does not believe that the mention of his name in the Volcker report is sufficient reason for him to go gently into the night. “Why should I resign?” he queries belligerently.
- Trend And Progress Of Banking In India 2005-05 — Towards Greater Stability And Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 05, 2005)
The RBI's latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India describes, with greater clarity than its previous editions, the achievements and weaknesses in the banking system.
- Human Rights And Wrongs (Tribune, Justice A.S. Anand (retd), Dec 05, 2005)
The notion of human rights is a recognition of the essential worth of a human being. Terrorism and human rights are natural enemies with no possibility of their co-existence.
- Wto Ministerial: A Nuanced Discourse (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 05, 2005)
In the Odyssey, Odysseus goes on a specialised kind of discourse almost every time he speaks, in which he sets out a pair of opposing possibilities for the situation at hand, and then selects the one which seems best, and then puts that into action.
- Countdown To Wto Meet In Hong Kong (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Dec 05, 2005)
Divergent positions of negotiators slow progress
At this stage the best thing going for the Hong Kong ministerial meet is that all 148 countries are willing to continue their negotiations despite their differences.
- Anger And Red Faces In Europe Over Cia Flights (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 05, 2005)
The Blair Government especially is under pressure over allegations that it allowed CIA covert flights to ferry suspected terrorists to secret interrogation centres.
- Chandy For Dissolution Of Palakkad Municipal Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Legal status of Cardamom Hill Reserve will be examined'
- The Samurai Returns (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 05, 2005)
If I were a Chinese strategic analyst of a moderately paranoid disposition, I would be twitching uncontrollably by now.
- Consult Farmers: V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
To launch `Kisan Jagran Yatra' on December 7
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