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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 18611:
- Let Down By India? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 17, 2006)
After its initial expression of concern over the military operations, the Balochs are disappointed at Indian silence on the continuing suppression by the Pakistani military establishment.
- Sea Battle Kills 24 In Sri Lanka (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
At least four Sri Lankan naval troops and 20 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in a major sea battle off the island's northwestern coast on Saturday, the defence ministry
said.
- Caught Up In Circles (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 17, 2006)
Circles in Bangalore look similar and cause confusion to a newcomer
- Its Past The Boiling Point (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
On June 12, 1992, the US in Rio de Janeiro, signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention set the goal of averting “dangerous” human interference with the climate system.
- Bjp, Jd(s) Clash On Mysore Highway Takes A Caste Turn (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 17, 2006)
JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda’s efforts to get the BJP national leadership to convince its Karnataka unit to toe his party’s line on the takeover of the country’s first private roadway project, the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor . . .
- Aiims Row Gets Uglier, Minister Overrides Director's Decision (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The AIIMS versus Ramadoss row is escalating. In a move bound to fuel hostilities, health ministry on Friday deliberately overrode AIIMS director Dr P Venugopal's appointment of Dr T Dogra as acting head and placed its own . . .
- No Progress On The Ground (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad have to change their mindsets towards each other for promotion of peaceful relations
- From 'India Shining' To 'India Snorting' (News International, Praful Bidwai, Jun 17, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Sack Ramadoss (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
He is a risk to India's health sector ---- Ever since taking charge as Union Health Minister with the advent of the UPA Government, Mr Anbumani Ramadoss, whose credentials as a medical practitioner do not merit comment, has been going about . . .
- Fuel Prices: What's Going On? (Rediff on the Net, T V R Shenoy, Jun 17, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has asked every state government to follow the Maharashtra model, and cut sales tax rates on petrol and diesel. Alas for the harassed minister, his cherished Maharashtra model is falling apart.
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 17, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi ----
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 17, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Hamas Militia Disowns Govt’S Ceasefire Offer To Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Hamas militants distanced themselves on Friday from a ceasefire offer that the Palestinian government led by the Islamist group made to Israel.
- Army May Pitch In For Wildlife (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Faced with the increasing menace of poaching and inadequate surveillance, the Centre may offer a pro-active role to the armed forces for keeping an eye on the smuggling of wildlife products and curb illegal killing of animals in reserve forests.
- Lash & Push For Aiims Director (Telegraph, CHARU SUDAN KASTURI, Jun 17, 2006)
Senior faculty members at AIIMS today wrote a letter to the Prime Minister complaining against director P. Venugopal, whom they described as “autocratic”, and blaming him for the hospital’s deterioration.
- Swarajists At The Savoy (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 17, 2006)
In Paris, during the students’ riots of the late Sixties, a pretty young Indian girl, now high in the Communist hierarchy, smoked foul-smelling French Gauloise cigarettes because they reminded her of Char Minars.
- Jessica Case: Hc Rejects Another Bail Plea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
For the second time in as many days, the Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant anticipatory bail to Chandigarh-based medical practitioner J S Bedi charged with issuing false medical certificates to Vikas Gill one of the accused in the Jessica Lal..
- Indian Army Sees First Suicide Of Lady Officer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The Indian army saw the first suicide of a female officer, who shot herself at her camp in the troubled region of Kashmir, police and army officers said on Friday.
- Lanka Forces Pound Ltte Targets (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jun 17, 2006)
Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic fighter jets on Friday continued its aerial bombardment on “known LTTE targets” in the rebel-held Wanni region for the second day after the massacre .....
- U.S. Declines Comment On Tharoor's Nomination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Disagrees Asia has sole right to field candidate for top U.N. job
- Govt, Maoist Reach Pact (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 17, 2006)
The last time he was seen in Kathmandu was nearly 11 years ago when he came to visit his ailing mother.
- "Heroin Being Manufactured In The Valley" (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Jun 17, 2006)
Delhi police are probing if the case has a narco-terrorism angle to it
"Poppy cultivation has become a lucrative business in and around Pulwama"
"Initial examination reveal that heroin's quality does not match with the one smuggled in from Afghanistan
- No Secrecy, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 16, 2006)
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission, headed by Mr M. Veerappa Moily, has rightly recommended the repeal of the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923.
- Drama In Real Life (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 16, 2006)
How genuine was the terrorist attack on the RSS Head Quarters in Nagpur?
- 64 Killed In Anuradhapura Blast (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is no iota of doubt that it is the LTTE, says Colombo; LTTE denies hand
LTTE denies involvement, blames Government for attack
Worst massacre of civilians since February 2002 ceasefire agreement
- Tharoor India’S Candidate For Un Top Job (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India has thrown its weight behind the candidature of Shashi Tharoor for the post of UN Secretary- General.
- Female Army Lt, Cop End Life (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Possibly for the first time, a female Army Lieutenant committed suicide by shooting herself with a rifle inside an Army camp near here.
- Politics Above Law (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent goings-on in the country remind me of a saying in the United States, popular during the prohibition era there, “The administration’s folly makes you feel like crying into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into”.
- Art 370 Root Cause Of All Problems: Joshi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Terming the Special Constitutional position a root cause of present crisis in Jammu and Kashmir State, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union HRD Minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi today said that this was the reason that his . . .
- Darn Dangerous (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 16, 2006)
There is black irony in Mr George W. Bush waiting for a Supreme Court decision before deciding what to do about Guantanámo.
- A Look Into The Anatomy Of Faith And Its Dictates (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 16, 2006)
Kiran Nagarkar’s God’s Little Soldier reflects the author’s bewilderment at cataclysmic episodes of violence and their frequent origins in religious bigotry.
- National Test For Ites-Bpo Industry (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) may not remain buzz words for the haloed few any longer.
- Rahul Bajaj Elected To Rajya Sabha (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Riding on the support of the NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena, industrialist Rahul Bajaj was today elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra securing 195 ballots while Congress leader Choudhary Mohammad Aslam bagged the seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Militant's Kin Among 3 Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants, have killed three civilians in Kashmir valley since last evening.
- A Silver Lining? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
It is a commentary on our times that the mere act of members of the Muslim majority organising and attending the funeral of a Kashmiri Pandit is enough to make news.
- Nepal Rebel Chief To King: Abdicate Or Face Execution (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 16, 2006)
A ceremonial monarchy will never work in Nepal and if the king does not abdicate he could end up facing trial and even execution, the Himalayan nation's powerful Maoist rebel chief said on Thursday.
- Rich States Hold Key To Wto Industry Deal - India (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Jun 16, 2006)
Rich nations hold the key to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) deal on industrial goods, India's lead negotiator said on Thursday, rejecting calls for the developing states to move first.
- Cong Bags Lone Rajya Sabha Seat From J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Senior Congress leader Choudhary Mohammad Aslam was on Thursday elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir defeating his rival National Conference candidate by a margin of 33 votes, officials said.
- Right Fuel Pricing Is The Only Way To Efficiency' (Business Line, R. Balaji, Jun 16, 2006)
Though India has not been as gluttonous in fuel as some developed countries, our energy efficiency is far from satisfactory. Because of political pressure, by not pricing fuel correctly, our efficiencies have suffered.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 16, 2006)
A time now tv report says it all. The madhya pradesh government has decided to scrap ye olde nursery rhymes in all state-run schools and replace them with stuff penned by those living in 21st century Bharat. Not everyone is amused.
- Pakistan-China Bus Service Inaugurated (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Federal Communications Minister Shamim Haider Siddiqui on Thursday inaugurated a bus service between Gilgit and Kashgher, China. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, the minister said the bus service would help increase trade between the two . . .
- Pakistan Proposes Outline Of Counter-Terrori (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed an outline for a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy that includes short-, medium- and long-term measures to be taken by UN member states to combat the scourge.
- Kashgar Bus Service (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 16, 2006)
The introduction of a bus service between Gilgit in the Northern Areas and Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region could help reverse the sharp decline in international tourism in the country.
- Forty Insurgents Killed In Afghanistan: Coalition (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Coalition troops in Afghanistan killed 40 insurgents, the US-led force announced after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a bus bombing that killed 10 people, the reports said.
- Militants On The Rampage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on Thursday killed a man and injured 13 others, chopping off the noses and ears of two of them, during an attack on a village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
- 46 Bombs Rattle Thailand, 2 Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Suspected Muslim insurgents exploded at least 46 bombs in attacks on government offices and other targets across Thailand's restive south, killing at least two people, as the deputy prime minister visited the region, officials said on Thursday.
- India Lodges Protest Over Lahore Temple Demolition (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India has lodged a formal protest against the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore which has agitated political parties and religious groups here.
- Aiims Docs Take On Health Minister (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Turbulent times seem to have hit AIIMS in its golden jubilee year. The battle lines have been drawn between the institute's director, P Venugopal, and its president, Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
- Strange Bedfellows Of Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 16, 2006)
CPM's alliance with TDP in Andhra Pradesh could destabilise the UPA if the experiment succeeds in the panchayat election, says Kalyani Shankar
- India Roots For Tharoor At Un (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 16, 2006)
India on Thursday officially named Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the post of UN secretary-general based on 'his impeccable credentials', saying it would be a 'matter of pride' for an Indian to be occupying the office.
- Bus Explosion Kills 64 In Lanka, Triggers Army Bombs In Tiger Areas (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
A powerful land mine ripped through a packed bus in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday, killing at least 64 people in the worst act of violence since the 2002 cease-fire, the Army said.
- Bomber Cleric Walks Free (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
Out of prison, Bashir is back at his madarsa famous for producing Islamist radicals. This could mean bad news. Robin McDowell in Solo, Indonesia, explains why.
- Musharraf Hails China's Saarc Status (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 16, 2006)
"Its role will provide more security"
Pakistan seeking full membership status in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation
Pakistan's geo-strategic location highlighted
China invited to transport oil from West Asia through Pakistan
- Dindigul Gets Rs.1.57 Cr. For Development Schemes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Meant for the welfare of Adi Dravidars, especially self-help groups
- Bus Blast Kills 64 In Sri Lanka (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
A landmine which ripped through a bus has killed 64 passengers and injured 39 in the deadliest attack on civilians in Sri Lanka since a 2002 truce, sparking military strikes on Tamil rebel positions.
- Sco Pledges To Fight Terror, Extremism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members issued a joint communique here Thursday, saying that the fight against the “three evil forces” remains the organization’s top priority.
- Us Military Identifies Zarqawi Successor, Releases Photo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The US military today released pictures of the man it said was the successor of slain Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi.
- India-Kuwait Pacts On Taxation, Culture (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Thursday signed three agreements with India besides stressing the need for greater cooperation on labour front.
- Politics And World Cup: An Unbridgeable Divide? (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jun 16, 2006)
I was in Europe the morning the newspapers headlined “US strike kills Zarqawi” and the general populace woke in eager anticipation of the commencement of the football World Cup.
- Hymns For Salvation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, a collection of the sacred hymns of the Azhwars, contains the essence of the esoteric truths of the Vedas.
- Delhi Names Great Indian Novelist For Top Un Job (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 16, 2006)
He left his motherland back in 1978 but Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the UN Secretary General's post, prefers to be called an NRI with a difference, one in the "Never Relinquished India" category, since he, unlike most expatriates . . .
- Aiims Rises To Defend Autonomy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Director, faculty protest Minister's meddling ---- The doyen of cardiac care could not have been more humiliated in the twilight of his illustrious career. On Thursday, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that the Director of the . . .
- Earth At The Tipping Point (Hindu, Robin McKie, Jun 16, 2006)
Strange days have reached Ny-Alesund, Europe's northernmost research station.
- India As A Rising Global Player (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 16, 2006)
Interest in India was evident at the recent Asia Security Conference in Singapore.
- A Government And A Party In Combat Mode (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jun 16, 2006)
Two years after Sonia Gandhi famously declined the crown, the man to whom she handed power remains the outsider in a party congenitally attached to the first family and unable and unwilling to accept the work division between a non-Gandhi Prime . . .
- Kashmiris Should Be Involved In Talks: Icg (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India and Pakistan can earn Kashmiris goodwill if they involve them in talks because their participation would make the peace process meaningful, particularly in Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).
- Late News: Differing Perceptions Stymie India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is an asymmetry of perceptions and expectations between India and Pakistan, which could become the stumbling block in their bilateral dialogue, according to a new report.
- Joshi Opposes Talks With Pak Till Terrorist Camps Are Closed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has stressed that no talks be held with Pakistan till it does not close all the terrorist camps on its soil as well as Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- Freedom On Screen (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jun 15, 2006)
People here are both surprised and dismayed at the ban on The Da Vinci Code.
- Foul Play Suspected In City Student's Death In Us (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Body found in apartment swimming pool
- Care For Health (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 15, 2006)
The report of more than 100 people falling sick after consuming ice-cream at the outskirts of this city must have turned many stomachs upside down.
- Love Or Revolt? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 15, 2006)
The youth rebellion is famous. So it seems is the youth love. In fact in our traditional society we will find that the love is considered almost a revolt --- a statement of anger against the caring but misunderstood parents and elderly relatives.
- Over 4000 Pilgrims Leave Pahalgam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Pilgrimage to holy shrine of Baba Amarnath resumed today from Pahalgam route after three days of suspension with over 4000 pilgrims leaving Nunwan base camp for the cave. Yatra from shorter Baltal route, however, remained suspended for fourth day today.
- Koirala Advocates Ceremonial Monarchy (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said the King should be given a ceremonial role.
- Sri Lanka Army Says 58 Dead In Bus Attack (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The death toll in a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel ambush on a civilian bus on Thursday has risen to 58 dead with 45 injured, by far the worst incident since a 2002 ceasefire, the army said.
- Foul Play Suspected In Death Of Hyderabad Student In U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Ajmaluddin was said to have drowned in a swimming pool on June 9
It is a clear case of murder as he does not know swimming, says his mother
His father alleges that some persons known to Ajmaluddin must have killed him
- Musharraf Wants Ipi Gas Line Extended To China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Says Sino-Pak agreement on free trade will be finalised this year
- Left Plans To Go On Offensive At Today's Upa Coordination Meet (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 15, 2006)
The Left-UPA coordination committee will meet on Thursday to discuss a range of issues, including oil price hike and internal security.
- Protest Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser on the fuel price hike has already made headlines. Entitled “Protest, but honestly” it slams the UPA government’s decision to hike petrol and diesel prices for the seventh time in two years.
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