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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 9735:
- Take A Hint (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 15, 2006)
It is never too late to accept a positive suggestion. Now that the State is in the grip of four Assembly by-elections it may well be inspired by developments in far-off Assam which has already gone to the polls.
- Rival Armed Factions Seizing Pieces Of Gaza (Christian Science Monitor, Joshua Mitnick, Apr 15, 2006)
Fatah and Hamas militias train in old Israeli settlements as anxiety grows over instability.
- Wahhabism Rejects Al Qaeda Violence, Says Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 15, 2006)
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has said that Wahhabism rejects the type of violence advocated by Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network.
- Nepal King's Call For Dialogue Does Not Go Far Enough: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Observing that Nepal King Gyanendra's call for a dialogue with political parties does not go "far enough", the US has said that he should act immediately to restore democracy in the Kingdom and take a number of steps to engage political parties "in . . .
- Cynical Politics Of Quota (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister and inveterate intriguer Arjun Singh has added a new ingredient to his toxic cocktail of 'secular' education by pushing for a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes in institutions of higher learning,
- Red Alert In Temple Town Of Varanasi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
A red alert was sounded and security was beefed up on Friday around the vital installations and religious shrines, including the sensitive Kashi Vishvanath and Sankat Mochan temples, in the wake of the explosions in Jama Masjid in New Delhi,
- Satellite To Take A Closer Look At Nalanda (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Apr 15, 2006)
Research shows that ancient university spread over a wider area
- India On High Alert After Jama Masjid Twin Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The twin blasts in New Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday triggered high alert across the country, including Varanasi rocked by terror attacks only a little over a month ago, with security tightened in and around key shrines and vital installations.
- Remembering Pudumaippithan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 15, 2006)
In his birth centenary year, Tamil literature lovers all over the world celebrate the master of the short story.
- R.K. Raghavan: An American Model (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 15, 2006)
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, which serves the law enforcement community effectively, has a lot to offer to the Indian Police.
- Chamba Is 1000 Years Old; Weeklong Festivities Begin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni inaugurates weeklong celebrations
- Q&a: 'Ramanujan's Story Is That You Can't Imprison The Mind' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 15, 2006)
Writer-director Dev Benegal, 45, has never walked the easy line. His debut feature English August (1994) was a wry look at bureaucracy. His second movie, Split Wide Open (1999), scraped the jagged edges of globalisation from below. Now, Benegal i . . .
- The British Sleepwalk Into A Police State (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 15, 2006)
What is being implemented is a calculated, meticulous, and ruthless project to criminalise legitimate political dissent.
- Ring A Bell? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Ruchi Sharma waits for the day cellphones stop interrupting . . .
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Chase Your Passion, Not Pension' (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 14, 2006)
Last week, a big bank remained closed, because its employees struck work to press for pension hike. The showdown happened on Sunday, with the Government yielding to the demands. And the protest was called off.
- Muslims Must Pursue Modern Education' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 14, 2006)
"Unless we develop a modern outlook skewed towards scientific education, there is no future for us."
- Worst-Ever Violence Witnessed In Bangalore In The Past Ten (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Apr 14, 2006)
The number of vehicles damaged and policemen injured in mob attacks was unprecedented
Most of those who indulged in violence were drunk and anti-social elements went on the rampage, say police
- Clans Do Not Make India (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 14, 2006)
It is a hard choice between feudalism and sectarianism
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- Rajasthan To Entrust Heritage Buildings To Private Trusts (Times of India, G N LAKSHMI, Apr 14, 2006)
The government handing over custody of common heritage sites to private indivi-duals and trusts is tantamount to admitting its inability to justify its very existence. What good is a government that cannot govern?
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Get The Real Picture (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Apr 14, 2006)
On 1 October 1949, a fifty-six-year-old fat, balding peasant named Mao Zedong proclaimed the foundation of the People’s Republic of China from a building in the forbidden city. Mao not only became the ruler of the world’s most populous . . .
- Seminar On Ragas (Hindu, M. SURYA PRASAD, Apr 14, 2006)
An interesting symposium was held on the melakarta ragas at the Indian Institute of World Culture recently.
- Brief Case: Perfect Setting (Times of India, G K GUPTA, Apr 14, 2006)
Though living in Kolkata for years, we had hardly moved out. "How will our children grow unless they get good exposure?"moaned Sarla, my wife.
- Students Told To Work For Country's Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Madhavan Nair receives award from D. Hanumanna The Government had opened Centres for Science Education at Kolkata and Pune to attract youths to follow a five-year course in basic sciences
- Connecting India' Summit Ends (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 14, 2006)
Delegates note deficiencies in agreement
The Singapore business community would prefer the choice of `enhancing the reality'
A consortium of private-sector Singapore firms planned to catalyse investment flows into India's real estate sector
- Leader Article: Day Of Reckoning (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Apr 14, 2006)
Kathmandu is like any capital built on the tragic paradox of a glorious few enjoying the benefits achieved through subjection of many. Maybe the subjected lot here is even more naive than normal with a historically tested patience to let the few . . .
- Rs. 57.74 Cr. For Supply Of Electricity To Poor In Srikakulam District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Under the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme (RGREP), Srikakulam district will get a special grant of Rs.57.74 crores for provision of electricity to the houses of the poor in the rural areas.
- Annual Car Festival Of Narasimha Swamy Temple Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Special poojas performed for presiding deities
- Islamabad Annoyed Over Ajk Lawmakers’ Visit Abroad (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Apr 13, 2006)
The federal government has taken strong exception to a recent visit by AJK lawmakers and officials to several foreign countries, Dawn learnt on good authority here on Wednesday.
- History Lesson (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
It's heartening to note that a Japanese association has offered to rebuild the ancient university of Nalanda, now lying in ruins, into a global institute of learning and a centre of excellence.
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- Farewell,annavre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Deccan Herald regrets to announce that Karnataka’s illustrious son and its greatest thespian Rajkumar is no more.
- Law Of Karma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The action done by a person follows him like a shadow and is infallible in giving result. This is the basis of the law of Karma, from which no one can escape.
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Apr 13, 2006)
India The gray light of dawn broke over the bamboo forest as the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army prepared for a . . .
- The Marxist Sleight Of Hand (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 13, 2006)
Enter the land of world famous Baluchari sarees, Dokra art and teracotta temples, all that has given Bankura district its present name and fame
- State All For Reviving Rural Economy, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Indiramma, Praja Patham implementation drive in full swing
White ration cards to all beneficiaries
Irrigation to 25,000 acres in Tekkali area
Prompt pension payments to the eligible
- Veerappan's Widow To Contest Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Forest brigand Veerappan's widow Muthulakshmi will contest Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu from the Pennagaram constituency as an independent candidate.
- Nengti’S Wedding (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
On the second day of Sumitra Tudu’s wedding, most of her peers in the village of Gobindopur-Johoratola had to get up early and write their English and Mathematics exams. That mango grove — around which they lived and went to school, in which they played,
- End Of Story: Israel Triumphant (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
In Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, virtually everyone in the town knows that Santiago Nasar is going to be murdered. Yet nobody can or will do anything to prevent it.
- The Great Transformation (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 12, 2006)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Stalin Launches His Re-Election Campaign In Thousand Lights (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 12, 2006)
Urges electorate to ensure victory of all DPA candidates
- Navalpat Panchayat President Rajaram Hacked To Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A special team has been formed to nab the gang which attacked the DMK leader He was attacked indiscriminately while returning home after taking part in a temple festival
- Clean Is Healthy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 12, 2006)
One should feel satisfied that one has not yet developed cynicism about the need for keeping environment clean and healthy.
- How Serious Is Baluch Trouble? (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Apr 12, 2006)
Baluchistan is on the boil which has external dimensions linked to Iran and US
- Market And Mayhem In Meerut (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Apr 12, 2006)
The footage on TV and pictures in papers brought me head on with a past I had left 16 years behind.
- While Facilitating Access To High-Quality Institutions, Quality Itself Must Not Suffer’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 12, 2006)
Ten days before Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh revealed a plan for 27 per cent reservation in higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken in detail about the need to balance social equity with a commitment to excellence
- Will Congress Survive As Fiefdom Of Gandhi Dynasty? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 12, 2006)
On the last day of his life Mahatama Gandhi wrote a will wanting the Congress to be dissolved. In his view it was a movement not a political outfit to govern the country. Alive, he would have destroyed it.
- Nepal Conflict Casts A Shadow On India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2006)
It is India’s responsibility to safeguard its own interests by studying the implications of the situation in Nepal
- Beginning Of The End? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 12, 2006)
The tsunami of protest in Nepal against the brutally unconstitutional rule of King Gyanendra is virtually a rerun of the People's Movement of 1990 — with an important difference.
- Restore Democracy, U.S. Tells Gyanendra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
"As a friend of Nepal, we must state that King Gyanendra's decision to impose direct Palace rule in Nepal 14 months ago has failed in every regard," the United States said in a scathing attack on the Monarch's ways.
- Bliss Of God's Name (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
The bliss of chanting the Divine name has to be experienced to appreciate its adulation by saints and mystics.
- Siddaramaiah Warns Of Power Shortage In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
`Yediyurappa failed to allocate adequate funds to core sectors such as power'
AIPJD leader says
Karnataka has the potential to generate 8,000 mega watts of hydro-electric power
The installed capacity can produce only 4,000 mega watts of . . .
- Dalits `Attacked' For Taking Part In Drive Against Untouchability (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Apr 12, 2006)
Five dalits, including four women, were allegedly attacked by caste Hindus in Barawad in Bantaram mandal, even as the Samajika Chaitanya cycle yatra launched by CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu against untouchability entered the 10th day on Tuesday.
- 6 Nba Activists End Fast; Patkar Continues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Six out of 11 Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists today called off their fast following an appeal by their leader, Medha Patkar, who asked them late last night to “end their fast and plan for an intensified struggle”.
- From Doubt To Mistrust To Anger (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 12, 2006)
Last summer after Nepal’s King Gyanendra engineered a bloodless coup and seized absolute power, royalists washed his feet with “holy water” to express allegiance.
- 50 Injured As Nepal Simmers (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 12, 2006)
Intensifying their agitation, tens of thousands of Opposition activists in Nepal today defied a curfew to protest against King Gyanendra's rule as the police fired on protestors leaving over 50 of them injured and also arrested 10 journalists from . . .
- Maoists Rule The Roost In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 11, 2006)
The two leaders said their banned party would also prevent payment of taxes and other government dues and take action against administration officials and people supporting them.
- Deal With Iron Fist (Pioneer, RN Chawla, Apr 11, 2006)
The recent bomb blasts in Varanasi is largely understood to be an act of terrorism.
- India Through Dalit Paradigm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
Jagjivan Ram's birth centenary year gives us an opportunity to debate how best to take education and progress to marginalised sections, says . . .
- Meerut Fair Fire: 50 Dead, Toll Rising (Pioneer, Aloke Sharma, Apr 11, 2006)
In one of the worst tragedies to have hit this part of the country, at least 50 people were charred to death in a fire, which engulfed a trade fair at the Victoria Grounds here on Monday evening. More deaths are feared.
- 50 Charred To Death In Meerut (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
At least 50 persons, including women and children, were feared charred to death and over 100 injured as a major fire brought down three grand pandals like a pack of cards at a jam-packed consumer fair hours before it was to close in Meerut this evening.
- Hindu Temple Vandalised In Us (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
A Hindu temple, that was to be inaugurated in June, was vandalised in the city of Maple Grove leaving its idols damaged and the 20,000 strong Indian American community in the state of Minnesota "outraged".
- The Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 11, 2006)
A reader has shown concern on this page recently by drawing attention to the menace of begging in this city.
- Who Goofs Up? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 11, 2006)
On the flip side perhaps the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States can't be faulted.
- Pressure Mounts On Nepal King, Protests To Continue (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 11, 2006)
Pro-democracy campaigners in Nepal vowed to defy curfews and launch a sixth day of mass protests on Tuesday against the king's absolute rule as the monarch came under global pressure to end his crackdown.
- Fire Kills Over 100 At Indian Trade Fair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
150 injured, death toll expected to rise
* Compensation of $4,500 for families of victims
- The King In His Palace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2006)
THE stringent rules and regulations, including the imposition of a curfew and banning of public gatherings in Nepal, have failed to dampen the spirits of the anti-King forces there.
- Quick-Fix At Narmada (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 11, 2006)
As Medha Patkar languishes at the intensive care unit of AIIMS, the government may take credit for having rescued her just when she had started sinking.
- Sewa Award Goes To Us Museum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
To mark Baisakhi this year, the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation has conferred the Sewa Award 2006 to the Smithsonian Institution and the Sikh Heritage Foundation for creating a permanent exhibit on ''Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab'' at the Museum of . . .
- Confusing Signals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2006)
India appears to be pursuing an incoherent policy towards Nepal, now in the midst of political turmoil.
- Minister Gives It City A ‘Health’ Tag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The State Government is committed to provide telemedicine facility in all 27 districts of the State, said Health Minister R Ashok.
- Congress And Coalition Realpolitik (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 11, 2006)
The outcome of the Assembly elections may have no direct impact on the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre, but the emerging situation has accentuated the pressure on the Congress.
- Us Asks Nepal King To Restore Democracy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The United States has asked Nepal's King Gyanendra to restore democracy immediately, describing his decision to impose direct palace rule in the Himalayan Kingdom a complete failure.
- A Subtle Change In Style And Strategy (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Apr 11, 2006)
Carefully avoiding personal attacks on her rivals, Jayalalithaa has chosen to dwell on the `positives'
- Fiction Anthology (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Apr 11, 2006)
Disguises: Indira Parthasarathi; Kalaignan Pathippagam, 19, Kannadasan Salai, T. Nagar, Chennai- 600017. Rs. 75.
- Nepal Beyond The Monarchy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 11, 2006)
After years of upheaval, Nepal is on the brink of a major political change. What will a country of citizens — and not subjects — look like? Three books provide some answers
- A Different Historical Trajectory (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 11, 2006)
This concluding part of the review focusses on Sanjay Subrahmanyam's main contributions to a better understanding of the complex historical processes
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