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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 18611:
- Goa Government Invites Eoi For Oceanarium Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Goa Government has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for consultancy for its proposed Oceanarium project, which is to be set up on a Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.
- 'Cpi-M Not Out To Destabilise Upa' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Brinda Karat, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Rajya Sabha member and Politburo member, spoke exclusively to rediff.com Managing Editor (National Affairs) Sheela Bhatt on the verdict in West Bengal and Kerala, and the party's relations with the . . .
- Jaya Out, Mk May Opt For Coalition (Deccan Herald, S Murari, May 12, 2006)
Talking to reporters at DMK headquarters, which was the scene of celebrations and jubilation, party president Karunanidhi said on Thursday that a decision on a coalition government would be taken by his party in consultation with its allies.
- Kalam Promises Steps To Ensure Return Of Pandits To Valley (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Delegation attributes Doda massacre to the lopsided policy of the Central and State Governments
Village defence committees should be given advanced training
Government should create political space for Pandits till peace returns to Valley
Demand for
- Delhi Demolitions Rock Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Proceedings of both houses of Parliament were adjourned as the demolition drive in the capital rocked Parliament on Thursday.
- Bush Denies Spying Infringing On Americans' Privacy (Reuters, Matt Spetalnick, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was "trolling through" Americans' personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
- Left In The Centre (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , May 12, 2006)
The elections have thrown up expected results. Watch for unexpected consequences
- Charge Sheet Filed Against Army Officials In Pathribal Killings (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 12, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today stole the show of high profile policing in Kashmir as it took over the investigation of the explosive 'sex scandal' and filed charge sheet against five Army officials, including an officer of the rank of . . .
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Several Ssps, Dcs Among 59 Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The State cabinet today ordered promotions of six DIGs as IGPs in the super time scale and ordered transfers and postings of 34 police officers including SSPs of Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri, Kathua and Jammu Border. SSPs of Kupwara and Baramulla have . . .
- Well, A Start (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
One can very well understand the propaganda that has accompanied the State Vigilance Organisation's move to attach the property of an executive engineer accused of corruption.
- Beyond Quotas (Times of India, Gail Omvedt , May 12, 2006)
The debate on reservations, affirmative action and diversity is back, but with a difference. As never before, it seems that some form of compensatory discrimination for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the corporate sector is on the agenda.
- Brand Buddha Is A Complete Sellout (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
There are turning points in the lives of politicians when they are transformed from mere leaders into symbols of a larger radical change. This election was one such turning point for Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee — today the 62-year-old West Bengal CM has . . .
- Karunanidhi Ends Jaya’S Reign (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 12, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Democratic Progresive Alliance (DPA) swept the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections routing the ruling All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and its allies today.
- The Babu And The Jawan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
The reasons for the young men of today shunning a career in the armed forces are not far to seek.
- Cbi Chargesheets 5 Army Officers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Over six years after the incident, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here today filed charge-sheets in the fake encounter case against Army personnel for the alleged killing of five civilians at Pathribal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Indian Obduracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
DESPITE much flexibility having been displayed by General Musharraf on Kashmir, Islamabad has not succeeded in making a dent in Indian obduracy.
- Get Cracking (Pioneer, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
In announcing an increase in troop mobilisation in Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has only accepted that the UPA Government's wishy-washy approach to terrorism has been a failure.
- Bbc's Coverage Comes Under Fire (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 11, 2006)
FOR YEARS, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been accused by the Israeli Government, its diplomats in Britain, and by Jewish groups of displaying an anti-Israeli "bias" in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the height of the . . .
- Over The Moon (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, May 11, 2006)
While some uncertainty continues to dog the future of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Indo-US space agreement does not suffer from similar constraints.
- Pm Meets Nkc, Keeps Mum On Quota (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Confronted with an anti-quota verdict by his chosen think-tank, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose to remain mum over the issue of reservation in central universities and institutions.
- Retirement Blues (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 11, 2006)
There're always some plans waiting for a man expecting retirement
- India May Soon Get Oz Uranium (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Australia would consider selling uranium to India and may change its rules banning such exports to countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a media report said here on Thursday.
- Australia Denies Plan To Lift Uranium Ban On India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Australia on Thursday denied it had plans to lift a ban on selling uranium to India even if nuclear-armed New Delhi refused to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Nepal Maoists Form Team For Talks (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 11, 2006)
Less than a week after Maoist supremo Prachanda aka Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed newly appointed prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s announcement of a ceasefire and call for beginning talks, Nepal’s Communist guerrillas moved swiftly, forming a . . .
- Right Initiative (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
President Ahmedinejad’s letter to President Bush, debunked by the US as “a rambling18-page document” containing “nothing new” should, in fact, lead to a breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear impasse, if taken seriously.
- Army Jawan Shot Dead In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Militants shot dead an army jawan and injured a government teacher in separate attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday.
- India To Make U.N. Rights Council A Strong Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The election is a recognition of the country's "diplomatic standing," says the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson
The council has 47 members
India's solidarity with G-77, NAM key to garnering votes
Council's first meeting to be held on . . .
- Indian Navy Seeks Approval For More Stealth Ships (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Indian Navy, racing to acquire the latest military hardware, is seeking cabinet clearance to buy three Russian stealth frigates worth $665 million, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- Indian Flip-Flop (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The Indian government managed to retain some credibility by going with popular sentiments despite its slipshod initial reaction.
- 'Shut Down Projects, Leave Afghanistan' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The new Taliban spokesmen peddle their version, claim that K. Suryanarayana confessed during interrogation that he was an American spy.
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Jihadi Groups Term Talks With India Futile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
An alliance of guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule over the divided region of Kashmir on Monday termed talks with India futile and warned the moderate All-Parties Hurriyat Conference that “fruitless talks” with India would spoil Kashmiris’ sacrifices.
- Tv Channels Off Air In Kashmir After Rebel Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Four leading English-language television channels have been taken off the air in Indian-held Kashmir after a little-known militant group accused cable stations of spreading obscenity, sources said.
- Chill-Out Time On Gulmarg Heights (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 11, 2006)
Year-old cable car service turns a big tourist draw
- No Pullout, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Terrorism must end before troops can be withdrawn
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- This Day, That Year (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 11, 2006)
May is very hot in the plains of India and, by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence it is deeply associated with India's nuclear narrative.
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- India Elected To New Un Rights Body (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
India has been elected to the newly constituted UN Human Rights Council, securing the highest votes in the Asian category, in the largest ever election conducted in the UN history.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- Pm Takes To Bjp Road (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Within days of the BJP winding up its Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked young men and women to hold nationwide yatras to mark the 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 uprising, an event he cited as an example of . . .
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- Livelihood A Major Issue For Quake Survivors In Uri (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 10, 2006)
URI (Kashmir): Life will, perhaps, never be the same for the hundreds of families affected in the earthquake that shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8 last year. For over 260 families, now living at the Bela Camp in Uri, there is nothing . . .
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Liberalism Has Failed, Ahmadinejad Writes To Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Iran’s President declared in a letter to Mr George W. Bush that liberalism and democracy had failed, criticising the USA, among other things, for invading Iraq and supporting Israel.
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Nepal Scraps Some Royal Decrees, Eases Media Curbs (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 10, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet scrapped several royal decrees on Tuesday, including easing media curbs that were imposed by King Gyanendra after he sacked the government and seized absolute power last year.
- Who Needs America? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 10, 2006)
Last fortnight an Indian engineer in Afghanistan was beheaded by the Taliban. This followed a demand that India quit Afghanistan. The Indian government firmly stated that it would not withdraw from Afghanistan.
- Latin America’S Turn To The Left (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 10, 2006)
Towards the end of last month, Fidel Castro played host to a pair of neighbours, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, with whom he signed a pact titled the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
- Varanasi Blast ‘Brain’ Shot In J&k Was Up Madarsa Teacher (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
At a sprawling madarsa in Tanda, in western UP’s Baghpat, the students were waiting for their teacher, Mohammad Zubair, gone missing since April 4.
- Another War Will Be Mad (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 10, 2006)
The “generals' revolt” may have sent a warning to America's military establishment to beware of reckless political leadership.”
- Troops Kill Suspect In Varanasi Bombings (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian soldiers in Kashmir on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Muslim militant, who police said was behind bomb blasts in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in March that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
- The Rising And Emerging India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, May 10, 2006)
Right goes the saying that every body stands by the side of strong and superior, so gets reflected in context to India.
- Killer Waves (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 10, 2006)
Long ago a boat filled to capacity with pilgrims from Akhnoor to the Jhiri fair capsized on the way in the Chinab River.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- No Demilitarisation In J&k: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today categorically ruled out any de-militarisation in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the main demand of moderate Hurriyat Conference, saying number of the troops will not be reduced in the State.
- Dam Must Go On (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
Now that the Supreme Court has declined Narmada Bachao Andolan’s plea to stop the ongoing construction work to raise the height of Sardar sarovar Dam from the existing 110 metres to 121.92 metres at this stage, the NBA should not put any more . . .
- Office Of Profit Issue: More Posts May Be Exempted (Independent Inquiry Committee, P. Sunderarajan , May 10, 2006)
Dasmunsi: no amendment to Constitution, only changes in disqualification law
- Intra-Kashmiri Dialogue To Resolve Kashmir Issue (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, May 10, 2006)
A two-day Intra-Jammu and Kashmir conference held in Jammu on April 12 and 13, whose proceedings have become available to Daily Times, has come up with a wide range of proposals aimed at resolving the dispute on terms that all three parties can live with.
- Us Terror Label An Indian Plot: Saeed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
* No direct quarrel or confrontation with US
* Dawa not involved in terrorism
- Key Suspect In Varanasi Blast Shot In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A top militant of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia and one of the main brains behind the twin blasts that rocked Varanasi recently was shot dead in a gunbattle in the Handwara area today.
- Nasa Denies Talks With Japan On Supersonic Jet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Nasa and US aeronautics giant Boeing denied on Tuesday holding talks with Japan's space agency to develop a supersonic jet to succeed the defunct Anglo-French Concorde.
- Blair Hints At 2007 Summer Quit Date (Telegraph, GEORGE JONES AND BRENDAN CARLIN, May 10, 2006)
Tony Blair abandoned his election promise to serve a full third term last night, indicating that he could stand down next summer.
- Ahmadinejad Writes To Bush (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 10, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows why the world is how it is today. But in his historic letter to American President George W Bush he goes beyond that and suggests ways and means to turn international polity into what it should be.
- Indian Forces Killed 733 Kashmiris In 2004: Us State Department (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian security forces have killed 733 civilians in so-called counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir during 2004, said a US State Department report on human rights violations.
- Party Divided (Telegraph, PARTY DIVIDED, May 10, 2006)
The Congress is in an ideological flux. One immediate evidence of this is the letter Ms Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress, has written to the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the subject of the free trade agreement between India and Asean.
- Arrested Militants Had Planned To Target Kandla (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 10, 2006)
Huge cache of explosives seized; the militants had planned to attack Mumbai film awards ceremonies
- Varanasi Blasts Suspect Shot Dead In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 10, 2006)
Police-Army operation ends in elimination of Bhagpat-based cleric Mohammad Zubair
He had overall command of Varanasi bombings, believe investigators
Was trained in bomb-making, urban terrorism in Pakistan
- ‘Enlightened Citizens Can Help Deal With Terrorist Situations’ (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, May 10, 2006)
I would like to share with you the cruel incident which took place in Afghanistan and has resulted in the loss of a precious engineer, Suryanarayana, resulting in the loss of smiles on the faces of his family including his three small children.
- Indian Police Kill Muslim Militant In New Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Indian policemen killed an Islamist militant on Monday after a gun-battle in the heart of New Delhi, police said.
- U.S. Makes A Return To Cold War Rhetoric (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , May 09, 2006)
Washington's change of heart has been largely provoked by Moscow's increasingly assertive foreign policy and determined upholding of national interests.
- Dmk Front Headed For A Big Win In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, May 09, 2006)
The HinduCNN-IBN Exit Poll finds 10 % point lead, predicts 157-167 seats for DPA; coalition government likely
- Marketing Jammu Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, May 09, 2006)
Jammu the land of the Dogras, offers a wide variety of cultural mix which is unparalleled among all the three regions of J&K. The only missing link is the marketing! Over the successive tourism plans, the major focus has always remained - 'Kashmir'.
- Another Exhibition (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
An encounter with truth" is the name of the photo exhibition currently in progress in the national capital. It has been organised by the Ajay Chrangoo faction of Panun Kashmir focussing on "expulsion of Hindus" from the Kashmir region.
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