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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 18611:
- Sc Moves J&k Sex Case To Chandigarh, Slams The Bar (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Sep 05, 2006)
In a stinging indictment of the J&K Bar Association which had passed a resolution denying any legal aid to the accused in the Srinagar sex scandal, the Supreme Court today ordered that trial of 14 of the 18 accused be shifted from Srinagar to Chandigarh.
- Sc Shifts Trial Of 14 Accused To Chandigarh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
With no lawyer in Srinagar willing to defend the 14 accused persons, including two former Ministers and some senior police officers and bureaucrats, in Srinagar sex scandal, the Supreme Court today while pulling up Kashmir Bar Association for . . .
- Floods Toll Rises In Indian Kashmir As Thousands Cut Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Floodwaters started receding after heavy monsoon rains claimed at least eight lives over the past three days in India’s part of Kashmir and cut off more than 200 villages inhabited by thousands of people, officials said Monday.
- Delight Or Despair? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
Four flood-related photographs in this newspaper on Monday tell the same tale but in its varied dimensions. One is of "Har ki Pauri" --- a replica of much-revered ancient place of worship of the same name in Haridwar --- at the foothills of . . .
- Pakistan On The Road To Disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 05, 2006)
There is said to be a seven-and-a-half year cycle in the affairs of men - commonly known in Hindi as sadhe saati. Something similar has happened to Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Authorities Struggle To Get Relief To Flood Victims (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Authorities in Orissa are struggling to get relief to hundreds of thousands of people who have been stranded after floods submerged their homes, officials said on Monday.
- Centre Sanctions Rs 89 Cr Relief For Flood Hit J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Centre today reviewed the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan and assured all possible assistance including financial and logistic support, to the affected States.
- J&k Sex Racket Cases Shifted To Chandigarh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
In view of the hostile atmosphere against sex racket accused in valley, the Supreme Court today transferred the cases of 14 persons, including two former ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, from a Srinagar Sessions court to District and Sessions . . .
- Marriage Season Washed Out In J&k (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Sep 05, 2006)
Abdul Ahad Wani of Shivpora in Civil Lines had grand plans for the wedding of his son and daughter on September 4 and 5, but the weather poured cold water on all his dreams — literally.
- Blot On Lawyers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 05, 2006)
It was an unprecedented situation that demanded an unprecedented response. The Supreme Court had no alternative but to shift the trial of the 14 accused in the Jammu and Kashmir sex abuse scandal from a Srinagar sessions court to one in . . .
- J&k Bar Association Pulled Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
"Keep the judiciary away from politics"
Press release threatened "to show the real face of India in Kashmir"
"Make allegations with a sense of responsibility" .
- Kashmir Valley Still Cut Off Though Rain Abates (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 05, 2006)
Two killed in south Kashmir; Jhelum still flowing above the danger mark
- J&k Sex Scam: Trial Shifted To Chandigarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
In the interests of justice to transfer cases: Bench
Order passed on transfer petitions filed by accused
CBI has no objection to transfer case outside State
Free trial impossible in charged atmosphere: petitioners' counsel.
- Sex Scam: Sc Pulls Up J&k Bar For Statement (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today took a serious view of a press statement of the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association in the sex scandal case for its separatist tone and tenor.
- Balochistan Shadow Over India-Pakistan Ties (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 05, 2006)
Escalating conflict in Balochistan could push President Pervez Musharraf to adopt an aggressive position against India.
- Why Blame Britain? (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Sep 05, 2006)
No provocation is big enough to justify killings and whoever supports the slaying of innocents is a coward. The theory of retribution is humbug, says Asad Amin
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2006)
By quitting as Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Muzaffar Hussain Beig, the man in the eye of the Congress-PDP storm, may have saved the alliance from immediate danger but the episode has raised vital questions about the dynamics of . . .
- Floods Leave 1.5 Mln Homeless In Orissa; Alert In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Flooding triggered by monsoon rains in the past few days has left 1.5 million people homeless and damaged thousands of acres of paddy crop in Orissa, officials said on Sunday.
- Keep It Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 04, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, his predecessor Farooq Abdullah, moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik have been seen together at . . .
- How We Deny Sectarianism And Then Pay For It (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 04, 2006)
Eleven Pakistani pilgrims to Karbala have been brutally murdered by sectarian thugs in Iraq.
- Continuing In Nda After Gujarat Riots Was A Mistake: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Admitting that continuing in the BJP-led NDA after the 2002 Gujarat riots was a "mistake", National Conference patron and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said he should have quit the alliance then.
- Floods Leave 1.5 Million Indians Homeless (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Flooding triggered by monsoon rains in the past few days has left 1.5 million people homeless and damaged thousands of acres of paddy crop in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials said on Sunday.
- J&k Now Rain-Battered (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Following unbated rains in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since 1980, the state government has declared a red alert and mobilised emergency services.
- Govt Deputes Ministers In Flood Hit Areas, (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four persons including three members of a family were killed and two others were injured when their houses collapsed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in Jammu region while the Government today sounded an alert on flood threat with Chenab . . .
- Terror Spreading To New Areas, Rise In Infiltration: Centre (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 04, 2006)
Ahead of the Tuesday conclave of Chief Ministers on internal security, the Centre has presented a grim picture by admitting that cross-border terrorism has spread to the hinterland and infiltration, in comparison to the same period last year, has trebled.
- 6 Dead As Flood, Snowfall Hits J-K (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Sep 04, 2006)
Kashmir is facing its worst ever flood crisis in two decades with hundreds of villages and even parts of Srinagar completely marooned after three days of incessant rains.
- Flood Situation Grim In J&k (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 04, 2006)
Water level in all rivers and streams crosses the danger mark; schools, colleges closed
- "Hashim's Claim Yet To Be Verified" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Police on Sunday said they were yet to verify Lashker-e-Taiba operative Akmal Hashim's claim in a media interview that 17 terrorists were involved in the July 11 bomb blasts on commuter trains here.
- War Memorial Coming Up At Jammu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
A special war memorial for martyrs who died after Independence in battles and counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir is being built at Jammu. The memorial will be dedicated to the three services as well as paramilitary forces.
- Cms’ Meeting On Internal Security Tomorrow (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Sep 04, 2006)
The Chief Ministers’ conference on internal security to be held in Delhi on September 5 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is expected to send “a clear and loud message to the Naxals that unless they give up . . .
- Redressing Balochistan’S Grievances (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Sep 04, 2006)
“I have spilt blood? I had to; I shall perhaps shed more, but without anger, and quite simply, because blood-letting is a component of (my) political medicine...I am not a man like other men and the laws of morality or custom cannot be applied to me.
- In Search Of Balance And Fairness (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2006)
The comment in a recent column that critics outnumber admirers in the messages I get has been revalidated by the experience since these words appeared in print.
- Living With Floods And Drought (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 02, 2006)
Just a month or so there was a lot of debate in Pakistan on the issue of water conservation and storage. And now the situation has changed so much that there is now too much water. Torrential rains and heavy flooding have not stopped yet and some . . .
- Tackling Terrorism (Tribune, Prakash Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
Let those who want to hurt us by inflicting a thousand cuts remember - no one can break our will or unity. No one can make India kneel.”
- No Political Meddling In Sex Scam Probe: Cbi (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Sep 02, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has proceeded against the high and mighty found involved in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal case and that there had been no political pressure on it to act in a . . .
- Mansarovar Yatra Will Soon Be Smoother (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Sep 02, 2006)
The Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra will be smoother for pilgrims from 2009 as the government has initiated an ambitious project to construct 75 km of motorable roads till Gunji outpost along the Indo-China border. At present, the pilgrims have to . . .
- Reap What You Sow (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2006)
Prem Kumar, son of my Dahi Bhalla friend, the late Kishen Lall, founder-proprietor of Hotel Rajdoot, is a very fat man.
- Flights To Leh Being Increased To Promote Tourism: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Trying to put the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the international tourism map, the State Government is taking slew of measures to develop the connectivity and infrastructure to the untapped scenic region of mountain passes.
- Crises All Around (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 02, 2006)
There is hardly any country that at some time in its existence has not been entangled in a crisis of one kind or the other. Such a crisis could be political, economic or security-related in nature. The afflicted country either tries to resolve . . . .
- Terror Concern To Dominate Manmohan-Musharraf Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
India’s concerns on cross-border terrorism and all aspects of Indo-Pak ties may dominate talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of NAM summit to be held in the Cuban capital of Havana . . .
- Response To Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 02, 2006)
It will be wrong to find fault with the judiciary in Pakistan for having set Jamaatud Dawa (Pakistan) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed at liberty. Like elsewhere the judges in Pakistan also tend to go by the credibility of the material produced before . . .
- ‘‘Chalta Hai’’ Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Sep 02, 2006)
There are almost daily revelations that India's security apparatus has been penetrated at several different levels by US and Pakistani agents. Two ISI agents arrested in West Bengal in connection with the Mumbai blasts have disclosed that there are . . .
- Ind's Concerns On Terror To Dominate Singh-Musharraf Talks (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Sep 02, 2006)
India's concerns on cross-border terrorism and all aspects of Indo-Pak ties may dominate talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of NAM summit to be held in the Cuban capital of Havana . . .
- Aicc On Damage Control Mission (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 02, 2006)
A day after the Congress-PDP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir plunged into a crisis over the chief minister, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad’s reported dismissal of the PDP’s demand to strip its deputy chief minister, Mr Muzzaffar Hussein Beig,
- Azad May Ask Deputy To Quit (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Sep 02, 2006)
With the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leadership refusing to budge and options for chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad becoming dry, Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussein Beigh seems to have been left down on his luck.
- Why Alienate If You Can Garner Support (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
By promoting racial profiling, Governments are planting seeds of more terrorist modules. They are only alienating a whole mass of people who would only be glad to participate in the war against terrorism
- Grab In The Name Of God (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
This kind of grab in the name of God is not limited to any one community.
- Daggers Drawn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
In a way, coalitions are marriages of convenience, which remain stable only until such time as all parties are committed to keep them going. Jammu and Kashmir is no exception.
- Four Terrorists Among Eight Killed In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Four terrorists, including three Pakistan nationals, and three security personnel were among eight people killed in Jammu and Kashmir since Wednesday evening, an official spokesman said on Thursday.
- Cbi Assures 'No Political Pressure' In J&k Sex Scam (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The CBI on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was facing “no political pressure“ while investigating the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal.
- A Very Beig Problem (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 02, 2006)
The Congress party’s tryst with its alliance partner in J&K may have reached its end game. The recent stand off with the People’s Democratic Party was ostensibly triggered after Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad set aside the PDP’s decision to seek . . .
- Tale Of Two Ghulams (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 02, 2006)
The kerfuffle in Srinagar, which grew into a full-blown crisis, appears to have been defused for now.
- Brinda Karat Seeks V.B. Singh's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
"Help solve problems of workers of the Chamera III hydro-electric project in Chamba"
- Politics Without Vision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
The controversy triggered by the People's Democratic Party's decision to demand the sacking of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzzaffer Hussain Beigh might turn out to be a storm in a teacup.
- Crime And Astonishment (Indian Express, KAVITA CHOWDHURY, Sep 01, 2006)
Crime in India 2005 of the National Crime Records Bureau brings us the country’s latest and most credible crime statistics. And throws up some numbers which tell surprisingly unexpected stories.
- J&k: Pdp Tells Azad Fire Our Man, Your No 2 (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 01, 2006)
The Congress-PDP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir plunged into crisis today when the PDP removed Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussein Beig as leader of its legislature party and asked Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to drop him from the . . .
- Heathen Under Every Bed (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 01, 2006)
We have, seemingly, already arrived at that situation. The Western world, led by the United States of America, has chosen.
- Allies Fight Over Deputy Cm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir’s Congress-led coalition government was in turmoil today after junior partner People’s Democratic Party recalled its deputy chief minister who had apparently got too close to chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- Baig Removed, Zargar Appointed Pdp Lp Chief (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Sep 01, 2006)
Controversy over the portfolios of two Ministers of PDP---Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Tariq Hameed Qarra---took a dramatic turn today when Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad allocated Finance and Planning to the Deputy Chief Minister but Mufti Mohammad . . .
- Intelligence To Counter Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 01, 2006)
The serial blasts in Mumbai that resulted in the death of nearly 200 train passengers has been ascribed to an intelligence failure.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Keep Bad Guys Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
Something is happening at a regular frequency these days that should bother us. More police parties from other states have started visiting our State in recent times than ever before.
- Pak Militants In Uk Are Biggest Threat’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 01, 2006)
UK-based Pakistani extremists pose a bigger threat to America than their counterparts in Iraq, Iraq or Afghanistan, according to US-based experts on Islamic extremism.
- Terror In Twilight (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 01, 2006)
Is the Hizbul Mujahideen preparing to come to the negotiating table?
- Crisis Hits Congress-Pdp Alliance In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir's coalition Government was rocked on Thursday by rumblings within the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which summarily removed Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baigh from the post of its Legislature Party Leader with a view . . .
- Fire In Balochistan (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 01, 2006)
The escalation of violence in Pakistan following the death of Nawab Bugti could become a source of worry for India as well
- Crying Wolf Over 'Terror' (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 01, 2006)
Drastic security curbs around Independence Day and the claim of Al Qaeda's arrival in India put a question mark over the country's `anti-terrorism' strategy.
- Aids Treatment: Court Pulls Up Health Ministry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
It has failed to achieve target to provide ART to HIV positive patients'
- London Given A Kashmir Label (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 31, 2006)
London, which is already called “Londonistan” in some circles, could also be disparagingly nicknamed “Kashmir on the Thames”, it was suggested by a writer who was given airtime on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme.
- Omar Heckled By Pdp Workers, Azad Intervenes (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah was today booed at a function here, calling for Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s intervention.
- Nc For Early Resolution Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Favouring early resolution of Kashmir issue, opposition National Conference today appealed to the Centre and Pakistan to address the long-standing problem without delay to "relieve" the people of Jammu and Kashmir from "sufferings".
- Al Qaeda's Presence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
It seems just a coincidence that two important persons in different corners of the country have discussed on the same day Al Qaeda's possible links with Jammu and Kashmir.
- Thrall Of Terror (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Aug 31, 2006)
A diabolical plot to blow up the trans-Atlantic airliners thwarted just in time by M-15 in the UK earlier this month caused much fear and despair.
- Kashmir Cm To Address European Parliament (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is expected to be the first chief executive of any state in India to make a speech to the European Parliament. Officials in Srinagar said Azad has received an invitation and is most likely to accept the rare honour.
- ‘Disappearances Rise With War On Terror’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Several hundred people in Pakistan have disappeared, apparently taken into detention in connection with the war on terrorism, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
- Kashmiris Hold Protest For Missing Kin (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Dozens of Kashmiris staged a sit-in protest on Wednesday to mark the International Day of the Disappeared and appealed to authorities to provide information about missing relatives.
- Let: New Masters Of Al-Qaeda ? (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Aug 31, 2006)
The developments in the last 15 months, from London bomb blasts of July, 2005 to the last week's ‘Operation Overt’, the plan to blow up ten Trans Atlantic flights from Heathrow Airport, have two common factors. First, all the people involved in . . .
- Darrell Hair And South Asian Solidarity (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 31, 2006)
The bottom line of the South Asian approach is that the law is to be obeyed according to our convenience. This fashionable disdain can only beget disorder and lawlessness.
- Militants Behind Cops’ Killings Arrested (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
JK Police claimed to have arrested the militants behind the killings of several officials of CRPF, BSF and the police. Seven security force personnel were shot dead by the militants at point blank range in the past few weeks.
- Azad Ready For Talks With Hizb, Not Lashkar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 31, 2006)
Chief MinisterGhulam Nabi Azadsays it will take a lot of time to rescue Jammu and Kashmir from the vested interests that have become entrenched. Excerpts from an interview:
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