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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 20008:
- Cong To Decide On Future Of Coalition: Dharam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
With reports of the Congress leading in panchayat polls coming in, Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said that the party would discuss the results in detail to decide whether to go in for a snap poll or not.
- Islamabad Asks Delhi To Mind Its Own Business (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of vitiating the atmosphere of improved relations by issuing provocative statements directed against Islamabad’s internal matters and asked New Delhi to refrain from interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
- India Fails To Provide Data On Baglihar Project (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan will not be able to submit answers to technical questions about the controversial 450MW Baglihar hydropower project to World Bank-appointed neutral expert Prof Raymond Lafitte by December 31 following a delay in the provision of certain . . .
- Fo Alert Against Secret India-Nepal Extradition Treaty (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Foreign Office has warned the government that India and Nepal were in the process of finalising a "secret extradition treaty" that might endanger safety of Pakistanis there as agreement would give full power to New Delhi to get hold of any . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Comment On Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Foreign Office on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about events in Balochistan as “unwarranted and baseless”, APP reports.
- Pakistan Asks India To Mind Own Business (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday accused India of vitiating the atmosphere of improved relations by issuing provocative statements directed against Islamabad's internal matters and asked New Delhi to refrain from interfering in the country's internal affairs.
- Four Soldiers Wounded In Landmine Blasts In Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A land mine exploded near an army pickup truck on a road in a tribal region in South Waziristan, injuring three soldiers, a government official said on Tuesday.
- Army Resumes Development Work In N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
After the surrender of some most-wanted persons by major tribes, the Army has resumed development works in North Waziristan Agency, which was halted due to terrorist activities and deteriorating law and order situation there.
- It’S Good Of Shahbaz Sharif (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
Former Punjab Chief Minister and PML(N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has said that he supports Kalabagh Dam, because water reservoirs is imperative need of the country. In a telephonic address to a gathering of PML(N) USA chapter in New Jersey, . . .
- What, Balochistan Again? (News International, M B NAQVI, Dec 28, 2005)
For the fifth time since 1947, Islamabad is using military force against Baloch nationalists. Indeed, the soldiers have to unavoidably target ordinary Baloch as well.
- Kashmir Solidarity Day Preparations Reviewed (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
To observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 in a befitting manner, a high level meeting was held here Tuesday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat.
- Changing Scenario In Far-East (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 27, 2005)
Japan has decided to develop, in collaboration with the United States, next generation missile shield arguing that it will help the country secure a capability to deal with the future threat of ballistic missiles in the current global environment.
- Ministers Washing Dirty Linen In Public (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 27, 2005)
Advisor to Prime Minister on Women Development Nilofar Bakhtiar has described the Hudood Ordinance as black law. In a statement she called for its amendment.
- Balochistan: Need For Political Dialogue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 27, 2005)
According to reports from Balochistan, a bomb was exploded outside Police Station at Mastoi, railway track linking Pakistan with Iran through Zahidan was blown up, a military convoy was ambushed at Baker and rockets fired by miscreants landed near . . .
- As The Issue Spirals Out Of Control (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 27, 2005)
This has been a bad week for the president. He has suddenly discovered, for the first time in his six-year rule, that in his hard-sell campaign on the Kalabagh Dam he has hit a major hidden reef that will take considerably more than negotiation and . . .
- Indian Politicians Learn Fast From Western Nations - Mps Move Into Caution Mode, Shun Unknown Visitors (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 27, 2005)
You can be stung once and the next time you are careful. Indian politicians are learning fast from Western nations how to maintain ‘corruption mode’ without getting caught red handed like the one that happened recently.
- Hong Kong’S Shaky Outcome (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 27, 2005)
The Doha round of negotiations had an inauspicious beginning. The first attempt to begin the dialogue in 1991 ran into stiff resistance setup by a variety of non-governmental groups.
- Madressah Registration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
The registration of madressahs in Pakistan is proving to be a more challenging job than had been anticipated.
- As Memories Drown Nagapattinam, Life Floats On Prayers, Tattered Saree (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Dec 27, 2005)
Six-year-old Brinda pottered around the ruins of what once used to be her hut. Some distance away, an argument broke out as to where her house could have been.
- Of Human Bonds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Mushrooming old age homes, increasing divorces, parents working long hours and joint families breaking down into nuclear families have all contributed to the contamination of human values, of love and of human bonds, discovers R Venkatesh.
- Reasons For Hope (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Don Bosco Yuvakara Grama in Magadi has been rescuing and rehabilitating street children. The boys are provided a home, good food, education and later with a job, writes Pamela Antic
- Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
It was a year that saw politics overshadow public good, say Asha Krishnaswamy and Vijesh Kamath as they sift through the archives. Politicians spewed venom and a former prime minister wrote letters even as the common man was left to deal with an . . .
- Come December (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Dec 27, 2005)
Like migrating birds they come in December and many stay till January and you immediately remember what George Mikes said so many years ago in his essay, ‘How to Avoid Travelling’: if your purpose of travelling is meeting friends, stay home in London ....
- A Tsunami Of Emotions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Candlelight marches, prayers and floral tributes on Monday marked the first anniversary of the tsunami disaster as tearful memories of the thousands who met with watery deaths flooded back along the shores of Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands . . .
- "Tsunami-Hit Still Need Counselling" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
"WHO has spent $1.5 million for health care services in South India"
75,000 people were provided psychosocial support by 5,000 community level workers trained by WHO
- Dark At Noon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2005)
The London fog was part of the atmosphere that added to the lure of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Jubilee Jingle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
As the coordination committee of state employees tightens its fist in celebration of its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has of late been singing a jubilee jingle that chimes oddly with his image of an investor-friendly and ....
- After A Month (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
Nitish doesn’t need PR exercises
It is strange that Nitish Kumar should need a public relations officer to talk about his “achievements’’ at the end of his first month in office. Even confirmed supporters would not accept that the chief minister . . .
- Permanent Houses Handed Over To Tsunami Victims At Mandapathur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Lakhera opens footbridge across the Arasalar, plants saplings
- Air Defence Penetrated (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 27, 2005)
The theft of magnetrons from an Army air defence regiment depot in Bhuj, Gujarat, coming in the wake of, ad nauseum, thefts/losses of computers/laptops, war-room secrets and everything else foreign powers would be interested in, underscore . . .
- Catch The New Love Police (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 27, 2005)
How terrible and lout-like it was to see police officers slap, hit and pull the hair of innocent citizens who were together, romancing and being kind and loving to each other.
- Home Is Where Talent Is (Business Line, K. V. Ramesh, Dec 27, 2005)
As time goes, the world is opening up with global opportunities for everyone. It is very difficult to tie people for long at one place unless they see it as home. Here, a few thoughts that may make professionals feel at home.
- Re-Designing India's Manufacturing (Business Line, V. Sumantran , Dec 27, 2005)
As consumers across product segments favour more variety — just look at the profusion of mobile phone models — India's manufacturing sector will have to make a paradigm shift in its approach. Exploiting its large pool of IT resources, . . .
- Airport Revamp Project Hijacked (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 27, 2005)
All is not well with the bidding process for modernisation and part-privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports.
- Tourists Back At Manginapudi Beach (Hindu, K. Srimali, Dec 27, 2005)
Couples, children and office employees frequenting the place
34 picnic revellers were swallowed by the gigantic waves
Open-air amphitheatre, change rooms fully renovated
Plans to have a jetty for water sports, says Vemana
- A.P. Deputes Engineers' Team To Babli Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Move follows reports on resumption of work at the project site
- Mass Mourning For Tsunami Victims By The Sea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Candlelight prayers, silent processions and religious rituals marked first anniversary of the disaster
- Towards Universal Guidelines On Water Use (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a need for fundamental and holistic re-thinking about water at the international level and the adoption of a basic Water Declaration or Convention.
- `No Dispute With Andhra Pradesh On River Waters' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N.Dharam Singh has made it clear that there was no serious dispute over the sharing of river waters with Andhra Pradesh, and for that matter, with any other riparian State. "Such trivial differences could be sorted out . . .
- Hung Up On Remedies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 26, 2005)
We had initially planned to comment on the latest news about hangover remedies in our December 25 edition.
- Where We Stand One Year After The Tsunami (Deccan Herald, William Jefferson Clinton, Dec 26, 2005)
Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery feels that the effort of rehabilitation will take years and the world must see it through
- Unseen Corruption (Statesman, NB GRANT, Dec 26, 2005)
Whenever we talk of corruption, we only envisage big financial deals like those of Harshad Mehta, Rajan Pillay, the kickbacks involved in the purchase of Bofors, submarines and helicopters, and the recent names mentioned in the stamp and Tahelka scams. Al
- Darkness At Dawn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2005)
Like agriculture, power too is dependent on weather in this part of the country. This is what those in charge of supplying electricity would like everyone to believe. Friday’s disruption of electricity supply brought trains to a halt in North India.
- Of Passion Fruit And Vegetables (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time, I did not know that bandycoots would run relay races on its roof all night. Also tha
- Push Infrastructure Reforms (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
In 1972, we were posted to Imphal. Offered the choice of three houses, I selected a cottage with a thatched roof, enraptured by its picture postcard garden. At that time...
- One Year On (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 26, 2005)
It is a year since the tsunami tore through the Indian Ocean obliterating thousands of coastal villages in at least a dozen countries killing some 216,000 people.
- Capitalising On Human Skills (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Dec 26, 2005)
India has to compete through the quality of its human capital, its innovation and its research and development.
- What Is The Mplad Scheme? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 26, 2005)
It was introduced by the the Narasimha Rao government to help MPs execute small works of a local nature to meet the urgent needs of their constituents. It began with an initial annual grant of Rs 50 lakh per MP.
- Bharat Nirman: Foundation In Rural India (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 26, 2005)
The ambitious Bharat Nirman project can succeed only if large industries are induced to distribute themselves in villages. For rural location imposes no serious financial liability on large industries but small ones cannot prosper in villages . . .
- Notes From The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Jack Anderson’s journalism comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable. Inderjit Badhwar remembers his days with a scam-busting colleague
- Tsunami Thoughts: Fighting Fit On Boxing Day (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
Exactly a year ago, on Boxing Day, the tsunami devastated India’s eastern coast. Over 10,000 people lost their lives and close to 2 million livelihoods were wiped out
- Acts Of Divine Grace (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Even the Vedas, which are the ultimate scriptural authority of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), reiterate that it is not possible to fathom the nature and glory of the Supreme Being, the reason being that He is beyond the ken of the human senses and the mind.
- A Musical Mission (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
Christmas Carols owe their popularity to institutions taking them to the public
- From Children To Corporates, Singapore Education Suits All (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Attracts students who wish to pursue higher education of international quality
- Security Forces, Ltte Trade Blame (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 26, 2005)
A blame game is on between Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) over the assassination of Joseph Pararajasingham, an MP from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
- Jesus Is Love, Love Is Jesus (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Dec 26, 2005)
Love is the most sought after, but least expressed mysteries of life. We try to express love in so many ways, still it remains a mystery; it’s rarely expressed in its fullness, in its totality.
- At Land’S End, As Black Sunday Anniversary Rolls In, India Rolls On (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 26, 2005)
“Ee kaa hai (what is this)?’’ asks Babu Lal Soni of Jharkhand curiously, peering between the thatch covering of a 16-ft high steel statue of two giant hands, one holding back the waves, another cupped to cradle a lamp of hope.
- Rs.10 Crores For Development Of Tourist Spots (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
The Government has allotted Rs.10 crores for the development of tourist spots in Kanyakumari district...
- Aids Bill To Stamp Out Discrimination (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Dec 25, 2005)
Prevention of discrimination towards HIV-positive people is the focus of The HIV/AIDS Bill 2005 which awaits a go-ahead from the Health Ministry.
- Fair Treatment Sought On N-Technology Access (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its quest for being treated on a par with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which controls developing countries’ access to nuclear technology.
- Judiciary And Fair Elections (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 25, 2005)
The judiciary and the legal fraternity of the country have come into focus once again for a variety of unrelated reasons like the new-found judicial activism and bar elections.
- Reflections On Two Military Presidents (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Dec 25, 2005)
I count Ayub Khan among the tragic heroes of Pakistan. Much good and some bad happened in his time.
- Musharraf Pins Hope In Youth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf focused the importance of major water reservoirs to the Sindh’s future and sought Sindhi youth’s support to avert the impending disaster.
- Mist Covered Hills, Cloud-Kissed Forests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Ameen Ahmed is seduced and saddened by the spectacular wilderness of the Kodagu forests, one of the few pristine areas of the Ghats.
- White House Plans To Prevent Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Hoping to protect US shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House has directed federal agencies to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.
- ‘Huge Pollution Pool Over Bihar’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Attributing the pollution to inefficient burning of biofuel in the state, NASA says that the health of nearly 100 million people may be at stake.
- Nation Will Go ‘Renewable’ In Big Way By 2020 (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 25, 2005)
Green Oscar award winner Dr Shanti Pada Gonchoudhuri of Tripura, is in the forefront of the nation’s drive to tap solar power in its efforts to popularise cost effective, eco-friendly non-conventional sources of energy.
- A Journey To The Heart Of Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Baban Ingole, Dec 25, 2005)
It was a scientific expedition unlike any other. The journey to the epicentre of the tsunami that devastated large parts of Asia on December 26, 2004, allowed us to plumb the depths ....
- Pm To Visit Tsunami-Hit Areas To Review Work (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said he planned to revisit tsunami-hit regions to review the rehabilitation work.
- Halcyon Days At Kovalam (Hindu, INDIRA VARMA, Dec 25, 2005)
Kovalam is now a tourist paradise but what was it like before travellers' found it?
"Another source of excitement was the sight of ships passing by, often near enough for us to see the passengers thronging the decks."
- Hope In The Heart Of Darkness (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Black can be the colour of hope,creativity and celebration of human resilience, finds Ranjita Biswas as she spends time with Blind Opera, a theatre group of the visually challenged in Kolkata.
- Counselling Contributes To Academic Excellence (Hindu, S.N. SOUNDARA RAJAN , Dec 25, 2005)
Encouraging words go a long way in changing the mindset of students
- Contaminated French Warship To Leave For Gujarat Yard Shortly (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 25, 2005)
Decommissioned Clemenceau is laden with highly toxic asbestos
- An Unusual Epic (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Dec 25, 2005)
As the daughter of a diplomat, Samhita Arni's schooldays involved constant moving. Since this made making friends tough, she took refuge in books. By the time she was eight, she had begun writing her version of the Mahabharata.
- A Divine Beach Along The Coast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
What Sets Ganpatipule, a charming little town along the Konkan coast in Maharashtra, apart from the numerous other coastal towns in India’s seashores, are its unbelievably beautiful beaches.
- Can Women Ever Be Safe? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 25, 2005)
A young reader reacts to the murder of a BPO employee in Bangalore recently.
- Merry Christmas In God’S Own Tsunami Country (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 25, 2005)
The bumpy single-lane road is lined with coconut palms, scattered with quaint, little concrete houses with newly planted marigold and posies. There is a bakery, net cafes, white sand, smiling locals and a sculptor at work on an exquisite 6-foot-high . . .
- Cold, Fog Disrupt Life In North (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Four more persons fell prey to the killer cold in Uttar Pradesh taking the toll in north India to 69 as fog delayed flights and trains and led to traffic snarls.
- Asi Renovating Big Temple Gopuram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Alternative entry provided
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has taken up renovation of the Kerlandhagan gopuram, first entrance to Big Temple at Thanjavur.
- What’S So Festive About This Season? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It is true that our political class is venal and contemptible. It is true that the nature of the Indian state is more colonial than democratic but rarely has there been a week in political history when these ugly truths have been more self-evident.
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