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Articles 2721 through 2820 of 18611:
- 147 Dead, 439 Injured As Blasts Rock Mumbai Trains (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
At least 147 people were killed and 439 injured in a string of seven terror blasts that tore through first class compartments of suburban trains around 6 pm during the peak hour traffic here today.
- Hasten With Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 12, 2006)
It is heartening to note that a Union Government expert panel is quite convinced after an on-the-spot study about the existence of necessary infrastructure for setting up a super-specialty hospital in this city.
- J & K Government And Common Man's Self-Determination (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 12, 2006)
Ghulam Nabi Azad sat patient as per the power-sharing agreement reached between the PDP and the Congress after the Assembly polls in 2002.
- Will They Make It? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 12, 2006)
Believers in democracy in the sub-continent should feel encouraged by reports that opposition parties in Pakistan have stepped up their offensive for the restoration of popular rule.
- 8 Killed, 43 Injured In 5 Grenade Attacks In Srinagar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jul 12, 2006)
Eight persons died and 43 sustained injuries when suspected militants carried out a series of grenade attacks, targeting domestic tourists in Dalgate and Lalchowk areas of Civil Lines in this capital city today.
- Facing Extinction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 12, 2006)
Despite being home to one of the most celebrated sanctuaries, Uttaranchal's efforts to protect wildlife are proving inadequate, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- India: Bombed But Unbowed (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jul 12, 2006)
Mumbai, like london, IS A bustling center of finance and culture that looms larger in its countrymen's imaginations than any other city.
- World Leaders Condemn Mumbai Explosions (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Terming the bomb blasts in Mumbai's trains that killed over 100 people as a "despicable act of terrorism", Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have condemned the attacks. "Pakistan strongly condemns the series of bomb . . .
- Pak Terror, Chinese Grenades, Indian Victims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The frequent grenade attacks in Jammu and Kashmir may be carried out by cross-border terrorists, but they have a distinct 'Made in China' tag, say top counter-insurgency experts.
- Never Again, Say Tourists From Kolkata (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jul 12, 2006)
Six people were killed and 35 injured in the attacks that followed the one at Dal Lake in Srinagar on Tuesday.
- India, Pak In $25-M Quake Aid Pact (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) setting out the modalities of releasing $25 million from India to assist Pakistan's earthquake victims to source reconstruction material from India.
- J&k Blasts: Chinese Grenades, Indian Victims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The frequent grenade attacks in Jammu and Kashmir may be carried out by cross-border terrorists, but they have a distinct 'Made in China' tag, say top counter-insurgency experts.
- It Cannot Be Work Of Sane Kashmiris: Tourism Sector (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Saying that the grenade attacks on tourists in Srinagar couldn’t be the work of any ‘‘sane Kashmiri’’, the tourism industry in the Valley today demanded a probe into the incidents.
- 163 Killed In Mumbai Train Bombings (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Seven explosions ripped through packed commuter trains during rush hour on Tuesday in India's commercial capital, killing at least 163 people and injuring over 460 in what officials said was a well-coordinated bomb attack by terrorists.
- A Worrying Domestic Situation (News International, M B NAQVI, Jul 12, 2006)
These were two or three incidents that were quite unrelated to each other. They were symptomatic. In the first, a posse of ISI officials picked up a retired brigadier, his daughter-in-law and his grandsons from their Islamabad home and took them to . . .
- Diamer-Basha Dam Royalty Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
While addressing a public meeting in Gilgit on July 4, President Pervez Musharraf said that the Northern Areas (NA) would get royalty from the Diamer-Basha Dam.
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's death has deprived the country of a true intellectual. An outstanding poet, columnist, journalist, literary critic and short story and drama writer, he wrote over 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art.
- India Could Use Airforce Against Kashmiri Militants (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 12, 2006)
The Indian government is considering using the air force to launch a counter-insurgency offensive in held Kashmir following increased militant activity and a series of blasts in Srinagar.
- World Leaders Slam ‘Senseless Acts Of Violen (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
World leaders condemned blasts, which ripped through rush-hour trains in Mumbai on Tuesday as “senseless acts of violence” which could not be justified.
- 7 Serial Blasts Rock Mumbai Killing 142 (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Seven bombs hit Bombay’s commuter rail network during rush hour Tuesday evening, killing 142 people and wounding more than 300 in what authorities called a well-coordinated terrorist attack.
- Widening The Gulf Of Mexico (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 12, 2006)
Last week’s presidential election in Mexico had for months been touted as a crucial stage in the phenomenon whereby Latin America has democratically been drifting leftwards during the past decade.
- Changing ‘Pre-Emption’? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 12, 2006)
Call intervention by any name, it remains intervention. On Monday, the White House spokesman said “pre-emption” did not necessarily mean war.
- Singh Vows To Defeat Forces Of Terrorism (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jul 12, 2006)
The deadly blasts in Mumbai followed a spate of grenade attacks by suspected militants in Srinagar on Tuesday in which at least six people, described as Indian tourists, were killed.
- Fight The Tigers, Arm Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 12, 2006)
The story of the Government's firefighting action in Nepal is instructive. While the crisis was brewing, BJP leader Jaswant Singh was invited to Kathmandu by King Gyanendra.
- Rice Urges Congress To Vote N-Deal Before August (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 12, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged both Houses of the US Congress to vote on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation before the month-long summer recess in August.
- India, Pak Sign Mou For $ 25m Quake Aid (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
India and Pakistan today signed a memorandum of understanding specifying modalities for the release of reconstruction material worth $ 25 million to Islamabad for affected areas of the Pakistan occupied Kashmir devastated by a powerful earthquake . . .
- Buddha Contradicts Basu On Tourists (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 12, 2006)
Contradicting his predecessor Jyoti Basu, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Tuesday he would not advise tourists against visiting Jammu and Kashmir despite the death of five persons from the State in a militant attack at Srinagar.
- Mumbai Train Blasts Senseless Tragedy: Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday condemned blasts, which ripped through rush-hour trains in Mumbai as "senseless acts of violence" and bemoaned a "terrible tragedy" for the people of India.
- 6 Tourists Among 8 Killed; 37 Hurt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In yet another series of explosions, eight persons, including six tourists, were killed and over 40 others, were injured in six grenade explosions that rocked the uptown areas from Dalgate to the Central Lal Chowk area here today.
- Blasts: Bid To Scare Tourists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The serial grenade explosions in Srinagar are being visualised as an attempt of terrorists to cripple the economy of those connected with tourism by scaring away tourists.
- J&k Leads In Job Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
Despite being in the grip of militancy for more than a decade, Jammu and Kashmir has registered the highest rate of growth in total employment at 6.82 per cent in the country, according to the Economic Census 2005 conducted by the Central . . .
- Pak Rakes Up Kashmir Issue At Saarc Meet (Tribune, K J M Varma, Jul 12, 2006)
Pakistan today raked up the Kashmir issue at the SAARC Finance Ministers' meeting here with India hitting back by voicing concerns on terrorism and stressing the need to remove "double standards" in mounting a collective challenge to "eliminate the . . .
- World Leaders Condemn Mumbai Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The United States, Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Africa tonight voiced outrage and condemnation of the Mumbai bomb blasts saying they were terrorist acts designed to strike at innocent people.
- Ruling Pok Party Set To Form Govt Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The ruling Muslim Conference party in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), headed by former President Sardar Qayyum Khan, is all set to form government again as it has won simple majority in the just-concluded Assembly elections, according to unofficial . . .
- 7 Bombs, 10 Minutes, 160 Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Thousands of commuters fled the carnage into the monsoon rains while others helped the injured and mutilated to hospitals.
- A Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 11, 2006)
Resurgent Islamists have used the prostitution scandal to subvert democratic institutions and processes.
- R.K. Raghavan: Remembering F.V. Arul (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Jul 11, 2006)
Frederick Victor Arul's firmness was not politically expedient, but he had the courage to withstand its consequences.
- Hizb Loses 3rd 'Distt Commdr' In A Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A day after claiming to have identified the masterminds of the grenade blast that killed 5 persons and left 42 others injured in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir Police has claimed to have eliminated one of Hizbul Mujahideen's seniormost commanders in south . .
- Why Afghanistan Remains A Dust Bowl Of Violence (Hindu, Peter Preston, Jul 11, 2006)
Afghanistan has never been a `successful' state, and we can't create a new civil society at gunpoint.
The particular difficulty with Afghanistan is that there is no structure in place to build on
Democracy has no roots on Afghan soil
Kabul, . . .
- Listless Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Blaming BJP makes no sense ---- The Congress, whenever it has been in power at the Centre, has found it expedient to indulge in name-calling and blaming the Opposition to deflect attention from its non-performance or flawed policy decisions.
- 45 Killed In Pak Plane Crash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a field shortly after takeoff from Multan on Monday, killing all 45 people on board, including two senior army officers and two judges of the Lahore High court.
- 45 Die In Fokker Crash Near Multan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines’ Fokker passenger plane crashed into a field shortly after take-off on Monday, killing all 45 passengers and crew, near Suraj Miani on the outskirts of Multan about four-five kilometres away from the . . .
- ‘Saarc Countries Must Work Together’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Chenkyab Dorji on Monday asked the member countries to work together and initiate joint projects.
- Kashmiri Ultra Gets A Doctorate From Prison (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 11, 2006)
A top Kashmiri militant serving a life sentence in the Srinagar Central Jail has been awarded a doctorate in Islamic Studies by the Kashmir University.
- Goswami Sorts Out Conclave Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mr Brindabon Goswami has worked out a way to keep his predecessor and now-expelled Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta away from the regional forces’ conclave to be organised by the party next month.
- All’S Well, Says Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
With speculation rife about widening cracks in the party-government relationship and within the UPA, the Congress today mounted a major damage-control exercise.
- Mexico Leftist Leader Seeks Vote Recount (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
President Vicente Fox won’t meet with either of the two candidates who claim to have won Mexico’s Presidential race until the nation’s top electoral court has declared a victor, his spokesman said today.
- Manmohan Firm On Bulletproofing Ayodhya Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Delegation plans to pressure Government to reverse the decision
"Construction will give legitimacy to existing temple"
BJP comes down on demand
Supreme Court directive will be adhered to
- Economic Liberalisation Not Put On Hold, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Aim to ensure the support of all United Progressive Alliance constituents
Government to discuss specific cases with allies
Liberalisation policy to continue
- No Transfer Of F-16 Technology, Says Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 11, 2006)
`Willing to give an appropriately-worded assurance to the U.S. Congress'
Safety included into such agreements, it says
Delivery of F-16s within two years, Pakistan told
- Aiims Registrar Back In Office (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Jul 11, 2006)
Health Ministry says Venugopal's order cannot take effect
Governing Body must approve his removal
Gupta will have to explain salary release issue
- How ‘Azad’ These Kashmir Polls? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The election for the eighth ‘Azad’ Jammu and Kashmir National (‘A’JK) Assembly are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
- Japan May Postpone N Korea Resolution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Militar Yaction: Nation’s Constitution bars warfare for settling disputes, but cites self defence
- Bjp Meet Sets Agenda For Tomorrow's Big One (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP is in the fine-tuning mode. Party president Rajnath Singh on Monday met the general secretaries to chalk out the agenda for the July 12 meeting of the central office-bearers.
- 45 Die In Pak Plane Crash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 persons, including two senior army officers and two High Court judges , on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft were killed today when the Lahore-bound Fokker plane burst into flames and crashed three minutes after taking . . .
- Have Terrorists Declared War On India? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
Muslim President, Sikh Prime Minister, Hindu Thugs and Criminals likes of Lalloo Prasad as MPs, An Italian Au Pair Girl as the POWER PIVOT, these are the people in charge.
- Despite Differences, Jd(u) Backs Ramadoss Over Aiims ...Urges Centre To Maintain Status . . . (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Despite differences within the party, the Janata Dal (U) on Monday came out in open support of the Union Health Minister A Ramadoss in the controversy over the AIIMS director's removal and the stay granted by the Delhi High Court and called all . . .
- Saddam, His Lawyers Boycott Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of a defence team.
- Hamas Ties Israeli's Fate To Exchange Of Prisoners (International Herald Tribune, Greg Myre, Jul 11, 2006)
In dueling press conferences, the top Hamas leader said Monday that a captured Israeli soldier would not be freed without the release of Palestinian prisoners, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel ruled out negotiations with the radical Islamic . . .
- Disinvestment Rocks The Indian Boat (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 11, 2006)
Every lie must be denied; otherwise it becomes an attachment to the truth. I am not equally sure that rumours deserve similar attention, because a denial tends to live in the same haze as the rumour.
- Israel's Rejection (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
Israel's swift rejection of Hamas's call for a ceasefire and for negotiations to discuss the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit comes as a confirmation of suspicions that the government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is only using the June . . .
- Hampi Monuments Off Endangered List (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Unesco's World Heritage Committee on Monday decided to remove a group of monuments in Hampi and Cologne’s famed cathedral from a list of endangered sites after conditions there had improved.
- Taliban Dissatisfied With Govt Response (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Tribal militants in North Waziristan said on Monday that the government’s response to their month-long unilateral ceasefire had been “unsatisfactory”, and urged it to step up its efforts to make the offer sustainable.
- Not By Force Alone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 11, 2006)
Contrary to the impression given by the government, the situation in Balochistan, especially in the Dera Bugti area, does not seem to show any signs of improvement.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- Experiments With Terror (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 10, 2006)
The peace process resembles nothing so much as an arch without its keystone – in this case, an end to killing. Now as before, though, the keystone is stored in Islamabad, not New Delhi or Srinagar.
- Child Dies, 6 Hurt In 2 Grenade Explosions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
A child died and six others were injured in two separate mysterious explosions in Kulgam and Sopore today, while as police claimed that it identified the militants, responsible for yesterday's grenade attack on National Conference rally in Kulgam.
- Pokhran-Ii Led To ‘Surrenders’: Bhagwat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Terming the 1998 Pokhran nuclear blasts as a “push-button” affair for the previous NDA government, the then Navy Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, has said the atomic tests led to a “series of surrenders in every sector of the national polity, economy . . .
- Siberia Crash Kills At Least 120 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
A Russian passenger plane burst into flames after it crashed on landing in the Siberian city of Irkutsk early Sunday killing at least 120 people. Russian news agencies said the death toll could be close to 150.
- 23 Killed In Dera Bugti Operation (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Jul 10, 2006)
Security Forces claimed on Sunday to have killed 23 militants of the Bugti tribe and injured 12 others in Sangsilla and Bhambhoor areas of the Dera Bugti district.
- Sino-Indian Ties Warming Up India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 10, 2006)
Asia’s largest powers, India and China, smoothened another wrinkle in their burgeoning relationship last week when they threw open the snowy wastes of Nathu La, a pass that had remained frozen in time and attitude since their war in 1962.
- Not The End Of Reforms (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 10, 2006)
Given the numbers in the Lok Sabha, there is no other option for the Government than to make twists and turns in policy within the general reform format if it is to remain in office.
- Musharraf Urges People To Stand Against Extremism, Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 10, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday expressed his firm commitment to the economic development and promotion of tourism in Chitral and Northern Areas and called upon the masses to make proactive efforts in staving off extremism and terrorism . . .
- Us Congress To Question Pakistan F-16 Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say.
- Pak Military Regime Does Not Want Kashmir Solution: Benazir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dismissed as "ridiculous" the perception that only a military regime could solve the Kashmir issue, saying the problem "allows them to live a luxurious life as the emperors of Rome did".
- Bangladesh Says Hard To Accept $3b Tata Deal (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 10, 2006)
Bangladesh's Industries Minister said on Sunday an election due in January made it difficult to accept a $3 billion investment proposal by Indian conglomerate Tata, even though the deal would be good for the country.
- Goswami Sorts Out Conclave Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
The president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mr Brindabon Goswami has worked out a way to keep his predecessor and now-expelled Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta away from the regional forces’ conclave to be organised by the party next month.
- Kashmiri Ultra Gets A Doctorate From Prison (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 10, 2006)
A top Kashmiri militant serving a life sentence in the Srinagar Central Jail has been awarded a doctorate in Islamic Studies by the Kashmir University.
- Sainiks Shut Down Maharashtra (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 10, 2006)
Widespread protests after Meenatai statue desecrated ---- Angry Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage after unidentified miscreants desecrated the statue of Sena chief Bal Thackeray's late wife Meenatai at Shivaji Park in north-central Mumbai early on . . .
- Vanishing Advantage (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jul 10, 2006)
Foreign media and financial analysts usually speak of two great advantages for India in the world economy: the vast pool of science and technology graduates and the millions who can wield the English language.
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