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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 18611:
- Pm Sets Up Group To Discuss Autonomy For J&k (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the state and declared the government's readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
- India, Pakistan Studying Survey Report On Sir Creek (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Thursday opened discussions on resolving their differences over Sir Creek, with officials considering a joint survey report.
- Rehabilitation Important: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a significant development, the Prime Minister said that in the context of Thursday's round table and the voices heard "it is important that in our efforts at nation-building, we win back as our own the destitute families of those terrorists who . . .
- 5 Working Groups For Jammu & Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 26, 2006)
The fifth group will study matters relating to the State's special status within the Indian Union
The groups will deal with improving the condition of people affected by militancy
- India Keen To Resolve All Issues With Pakistan: Manmohan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 26, 2006)
Emphasizing upon more people-to-people bonhomie, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said his government was committed to resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including Kashmir.
- Ready To Talk To Militants If They Shun Arms, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 26, 2006)
Reduction in troops could be considered if terrorist violence comes down
- `We Are Happy But Not Complacent' (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 26, 2006)
I am extremely happy that we have got a two-thirds majority, with more votes and more seats.
- Golden Heritage Of Myanmar (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, May 26, 2006)
Myanmar, though one of the most backward countries of the region, is incredibly beautiful and the people are exceptionally warm.
- Mobiles Racing Past The Hundred Million Mark (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, May 26, 2006)
Eleven years after the first mobile rang here, they are rapidly bridging the digital divide.
- Gujarat: Breeding Ground (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 26, 2006)
Investigators shut down terror cells tasked with executing strikes in Gujarat, but the threat remains.
- Idyllic City, With Visions Of Progress (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , May 26, 2006)
Architecture is a spatial treatment of time — a distribution of space which can accommodate heterogeneous time-patterns within the same structure or in the same site.
- Pm Says Autonomy To Be Discussed (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said today that the issue of autonomy and self-rule will be discussed by one of the five groups to be constituted to deal with various aspects of the problems of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Germany’S World Cup Dilemma: Should Ahmadinejad Get The Red Card? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
German security forces are ready to deal with hooligans, right-wing protesters, and even suicide bombers. But the possibility of Iran’s president making a surprise appearance at next month’s World Cup is giving the country’s leadership a . . .
- Sign No-War Pact, Ex Pak Ministers Tells India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Former Pakistan Finance Minister Mubashir Hasan on Thursday said India and Pakistan should enter into a separate treaty that they would not wage a war or prepare for a war "in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir".
- Glacial ‘No-Go’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 26, 2006)
That the defence minister opted to personally report the lack of progress at the discussions to resolve the Siachen stand-off articulates reality more emphatically than the diplomatically-worded statement issued thereafter.
- India Serious About Resolving Kashmir Issue, Says Fazl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the Indian government supported a solution to the Kashmir issue in accord with options floated by Pakistan.
- Iran Ready To Stop Enrichment: Iaea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Foreign ministers to meet next week: US
* We don’t want conflict with Iran: Blair
* Nejad accuses ‘enemies’ of plotting ethnic tensions
- World Powers Meet In London On Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Six world powers searched for common ground on Wednesday on rewarding Iran if it gives up uranium enrichment, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Tehran to “lift the cloud of uncertainty” about its nuclear program.
- Apolitical Nominees? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 25, 2006)
Norms not followed in nominations to Council
- Manmohan Singh Tells Security Forces To Be Firm But Humane (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 25, 2006)
Message to personnel deployed in Jammu and Kashmir
Presides over a comprehensive review of the Unified Command
Reviews progress of reconstruction plan announced by him in 2004
Calls for a thrust in power and road sectors
Directs sanction . . .
- Q&a: 'There's Lack Of Knowledge About Muslims In Uk' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 25, 2006)
Lahore-born Rabia Malik works as Minority Ethnic Services consultant in a National Health Service clinic in London. A trained social psychologist, she also works on cultural and religious therapeutic interventions. Rabia spoke to Narayani Ganesh when . .
- Let's Build A Prosperous J&k: Manmohan (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 25, 2006)
Government reviewing cases of all detainees, including those who crossed over after violating laws
- 38 Injured In Series Of Grenade Attacks In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Notwithstanding the tight security in the Valley, militants carried out six grenade attacks injuring at least 38 people, including 14 security personnel.
- Distorting Facts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
This has reference to the article, "Politics of Muslim identity" (May 20), by Mr Ejaz Ahmed Aslam.
- Congress Criticises Bjp For Targeting Speaker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
It adopted "obstructionist tactics"
- Quake-Hit Kashmiris Face Poor Crop, Bad Diet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Kashmiri villager Jamal Din Chaudry lost his dairy cow and his bullocks in last year's earthquake, and now can only count his blessings as he prepares to sow maize on the terraced mountainside.
- Aiims Faculty To Go On Mass Casual Leave Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
The AIIMS Faculty Association has decided to go on mass casual leave on Thursday to support the anti-quota agitation by medicos, but without disrupting the healthcare services.
- Selling Surveillance To Anxious Parents (Deccan Herald, Matt Richtel, May 25, 2006)
Newer mobile technologies are helping parents, allowing them to keep a tab on their children. However these technologies do raise potential ethical issues for users.
- Second Day Of Roundtable Conference Resumes (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
The roundtable conference of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resumed here for the second day today during which the participants would further deliberate on the suggestions put before the conference in the opening session, official sources said.
- Siachen Ceasefire To Continue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 25, 2006)
India and Pakistan today yet again failed to reach a breakthrough on resolving the Siachen dispute but, on the brighter side, they decided to continue with the ceasefire, which has been holding since November, 2003.
- Cpm For Smaller Quota In Bengal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Bengal will have an Other Backward Classes quota in higher education, but it’s likely to be less than 27 per cent, the CPM said today.
- Pm Calls For Army And Civilian Reforms In Valley (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 25, 2006)
Zero tolerance for custody deaths, PM tells Unified Command; will announce seven sub-groups today on politics, governance
- Bird Flu: Human To Human Jump Under Scan (Indian Express, DONALD G MCNEIL JR, May 25, 2006)
Reacting to the death on Monday of an Indonesian man, the World Health Organisation said yesterday that the case appeared to be the first example of the avian flu jumping from human to human to human.
- Reservation Blues (Indian Express, COLIN NICKERSON, May 25, 2006)
In his column in the May 28 issue of Organiser, M.V. Kamath has argued strongly against Arjun Singh proposal for OBC quotas.
- Pm Meets Kashmir Groups In Shadow Of Violence (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to end his two-day peace roundtable in Kashmir on Thursday, a day after appealing to militants to come home and telling his own troops to be more humane.
- Human Flu Infection Alarm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Limited human-to-human transmission of bird flu might have occurred in an Indonesian family and health experts are tracing anyone who might have had contact with them, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
- Tareq Testifies In Defence Of Saddam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz took the witness stand today to defend Saddam Hussein and his associates in a case involving the killing of Shiite civilians from Dujail in the 1980s.
- Mind After Knee-Jerk (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
So the political class has spoken. The 27% OBC quota in Central institutions is now only a couple of months and a Bill away—a Bill to which no one in Parliament will object.
- Afghanistan, Pakistan Seek To Defuse Rising Tension (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 25, 2006)
Kabul envoy meets senior Pakistan officials over Taliban issue
- Pm Suggests 5 Point Programme To Build A New Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Talking tough, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that attempts by "some elements" within Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt peace process would be firmly thwarted and proposed focus on a five-point programme to build a new Kashmir.
- With Zero Attendance, Manmohan Sings Come-All Tune (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spelt out his vision of a transformed Jammu and Kashmir expecting every individual of the State, irrespective of religion and region, to lead a life of dignity free from oppression, poverty and fear.
- Easing Of Fdi Norms To Help India’ ‘Easing Of Fdi Norms To Help India’ (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, May 25, 2006)
Liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy would help India to attract more investment from the US, feels Mr Franklin L Lavin, the US under secretary for international trade.
- Cases Of Kashmiri Militants In Pok To Be Reviewed: Pm (Press Trust of India, Sumir Kaul, May 25, 2006)
In a major peace initiative, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to encourage Kashmiri militants who had crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to return saying that their cases would be reviewed and promised "zero tolerance" to . . .
- Quota: Bjp Against Dilution In Excellence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
While favouring reservation for OBCs in institutions of higher education, the main Opposition party, the BJP, today drew the UPA government’s attention towards the constitutional amendment related to reservation, which was passed during the last . . .
- Pranab Blames Pak For Failure Of Siachen Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Persisting differences over authentication of positions held by their respective armed forces in Siachen glacier on Wednesday prevented defence secretaries of India and Pakistan from making any breakthrough.
- Hurriyet’S No To Rtc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 25, 2006)
One can understand why the All Parties’ Hurriyet Conference has decided to boycott the “roundtable conference” called by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in Srinagar.
- Mystery Of May (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 25, 2006)
Normally the month of May is considered very significant for the Kashmir region. It is during this period that most of the tourists start coming in.
- Higher Education Among Women (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 25, 2006)
Higher education is the main instrument for human resource development. Through this we can seek the trans formation of India into a Developed Nation by 2020.
- Maintenance Of The Power System (Daily Excelsior, Vikram Gour, May 25, 2006)
Recently when a 50 MVA, 132/33 KV power transformer got damaged at Grid station Janipura during a thunder storm in Jammu plunging half of the north western area of the city into darkness.
- In Reverse Gear (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 24, 2006)
The decision of the moderate Hurriyat Conference to keep off the second roundtable also has come as a big surprise. To use a sports terminology it is against the run of play.
- Good Response (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 24, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that the chief ministers of 11 states have been quick to respond to their Jammu and Kashmir counterpart's plea to take effective measures for preventing harassment of innocent citizens of the State in their respective territories.
- Manmohan Hints At Oil Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Government not transparent, says Jaswant Singh
Manmohan Singh says UPA government's functioning has been transparent
`30 Bills with far reaching socio-economic importance were discussed'
Re-election of Rehman Khan as Deputy Chairman welcomed
- Round Table, And The Road Home? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 24, 2006)
Two families of top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operatives hope that the second round table on Kashmir will help their loved ones return home.
- Never Bitten, Twice Shy (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, May 24, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh should streamline their division of responsibilities
- Honk, Honk (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 24, 2006)
Sarojini Naidu once poked fun at Gandhiji when he took his goat by ship to the London roundtable conference.
- Oh, She’S So Wonderful, That Ms Roy! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 24, 2006)
In her wildly entertaining essay The End of Imagination, Arundhati Roy wrote, “If protesting against having a nuclear bomb implanted in my brain is anti-Hindu and anti-national, then I secede.
- War Or Peace? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 24, 2006)
The dispute between Iran and the United States is progressing along a predicted course.
- Pm Arrives In Srinagar For Roundtable On Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew
in here this morning for a two-day visit to the Kashmir valley
amidst stringent security measures.
- China Acknowledges 'Peaceful' Nuclear Tech Coop With Iran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
China today acknowledged assisting Iran's pursuit of "peaceful" nuclear energy needs under IAEA safeguards but rejected Western criticism of aiding Tehran's alleged atomic weapons programme.
- Car Bomb Attack In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 24, 2006)
Despite tight security on the eve of the round table here on Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide bomber on Tuesday rammed an explosive-laden car into a bus carrying Border Security Force personnel. The bomber was killed and 25 BSF men were injured, four . . .
- Margin Is A Leverage That Cuts Both Ways (Business Line, D. Murali , May 24, 2006)
Henry David Thoreau writes, "A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book."
- Sindh Tensions Are Inevitable (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 24, 2006)
The yearlong simmering differences between Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and his major coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), have finally surfaced, with the MQM boycotting the provincial assembly session and Dr Rahim thundering
- Difficult Relations (Pioneer, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, May 24, 2006)
Ehud Olmert's first meeting with George Bush is unlikely to produce any dramatic results on Israeli pullout from West Bank, says Amy Teibel
- U.S. Says World Could Handle Loss Of Iran Oil (Reuters, Tom Doggett, May 24, 2006)
Iran's dispute with the West over its nuclear program will probably not lead Tehran to cut off its oil exports, but if it did, the world could handle the lost supply, U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Tuesday.
- Hungry Children Waste Away In India's Economic Boom (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, May 24, 2006)
Four-year-old Kamini Tumda lies in a hospital bed writhing in agony as a nurse gently washes her, removing flakes of tender skin that hang from her body.
- Troops On Alert For Pm's Kashmir Conclave (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 24, 2006)
Hundreds of troops sealed off Srinagar on Wednesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived for a peace meeting which Islamist militants have threatened to disrupt.
- Prime Minister Lands In Srinagar For Roundtable (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew in Srinagar on Wednesday morning for a two-day visit to the Kashmir valley amidst stringent security measures.
- Wake-Up Call (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 24, 2006)
Though negotiations are being held with agitating medicos, the latter’s protests have been dismissed as unwarranted by Mr Arjun Singh.
- Table Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
The peace process in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be floundering once again.
- Agriculture Cannot Wait (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, May 24, 2006)
The Indian tragedy of extensive poverty and deprivation persisting under conditions of impressive progress in the industrial and services sectors will continue so long as we refuse to place faces before figures.
- Hurriyat In True Colours (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 24, 2006)
Though not unexpected, the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has thrown a spanner in the works by refusing to participate in tomorrow’s roundtable conference in Srinagar, aimed at finding a negotiated solution to the Kashmir problem.
- The Appalling State Of Indian Muslims (Hindu, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 24, 2006)
Muslims in India are falling behind in every conceivable growth indicator
- To Be Or Not (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 24, 2006)
A second wedding anniversary is traditionally associated with paper. Mr Manmohan Singh might well want to link the second anniversary of his government with something even more fragile than paper.
- Israel-India Radar Deal 'Cleared' (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, May 23, 2006)
The United States says it has lifted its objections to the sale of an advanced airborne radar system by Israel to India
- Global Blows And Govt-Inspired Desi Rescue Act (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
The second anniversary was almost as bad as the debut for the Manmohan Singh government.
- Two Many (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 23, 2006)
It may well be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth.
- Peace Process With Pak To Continue: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said country’s peace process with Pakistan will continue even though militant attacks are continuing in Kashmir from across the border.
- Upa’S Birthday Gift: Petrol, Diesel Price Hike Soon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Strongly indicating an increase in the price of petrol and diesel as “we cannot continue to subsidise energy consumption on this scale” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said here tonight that his UPA government had significantly . . .
- Troop Deployment By Pak Illegal, Say Pok Leaders (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 23, 2006)
Leaders of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, who are here for the first time after participating in a seminar, have sought to turn the spotlight on Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, and blamed both India and Pakistan for the continued neglect of the region.
- Coalition Troops Kill 80 Taliban (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
US-led forces in Afghanistan killed around 80 Taliban fighters in attacks on their strongholds in the south today, the governor of Kandahar province said.
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