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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 18611:
- Fiction As Fact (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stay order on Thursday, putting on hold further demolition of illegal structures described as "places of worship", may have fetched a temporary reprieve for fanatics in Vadodara who have nothing but contempt for authority.
- India Briefs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The body of Shakrullah Ansari, an Indian hanged in Kuwait, will be buried in that country in keeping with the decision of his family here as it was unable to bear the cost of bringing the body back home. PTI
- Sri Lanka Army Says Kills 7, Talks Remain Deadlocked (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said it killed seven suspected Tamil Tigers after an attack on a checkpoint on Thursday, while the rebels raised new objections to a government plan aimed at ending the deadlock over peace talks.
- Another Futile Cbm (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed on another Confidence Building Measure (CBM). This time it relates to launching of a truck service between Azad and Occupied Kashmir to promote trade between the two parts.
- Mr Toraichi Kono And The Tramp (Deccan Herald, Bruce Wallace, May 05, 2006)
Kono and Chaplin. Kono, an aide to Chaplin for years, was forgotten until crates of his papers came to light.
- Vote Dpa To Power For A Better Tn: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu to vote the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance to power so it could work in tandem with the Centre and make it a leading state in the country.
- ‘Singh Wants Kashmir Issue Settled By 2008’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 05, 2006)
Indian PM tells Kashmir interlocutors he doesn’t want indefinite talks
* APHC, New Delhi to remain in touch through committees
- Threats Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
We report facts. Those who fear the truth in the Srinagar sex abuse case must know this
- Seeking Progress On All Fronts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The people of Darfur need much more than aid. They need protection on the ground and they need peace, not just on paper but implemented and enforced throughout each and every village across the region.
- Kargil And Questions Of War (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 05, 2006)
Was the Kargil war the outcome of just intelligence failure?
- Dangers Of Saltoro Pull-Back (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 05, 2006)
There are indications that New Delhi is negotiating with Pakistan to pull back Indian forces from the strategic heights of Saltoro Range and establish an extensive demilitarised zone. But there should be no question of a pull-back from positions . . .
- Cbi Raids On Chautala Premises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Property estimated at Rs. 1,467 crore
Three plots in Gurgaon Phase V worth Rs. 150 crore
A hotel and restaurant worth Rs. 150 crore, a shopping mall (Rs. 180 crore) and a plot (Rs. 55 crore) in Karol Bagh
A plot on Ring Road worth Rs. 120 crore
- Arjun Calls On Ec, Clarifies Stand (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With less than a week left for the model code of conduct to get over, HRD minister Arjun Singh came calling on the full Election Commission on Thursday.
- Washington Still Needs Islamabad (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2006)
When america's world changed after 9/11, President Pervez Musharraf adapted faster than most. He severed Pakistan's official links with the Taliban, backed the U.S. war on terror, and set about taming lawless tribal areas abutting the Afghan border. Gen.
- Singh Wants Kashmir Issue Settled By 2008’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 05, 2006)
Indian PM tells Kashmir interlocutors he doesn’t want indefinite talks
APHC, New Delhi to remain in touch through committees
- Sabre-Rattling Against Iran Unlikely To Succeed (Hindu, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Ringed by nuclear states, Teheran's atomic programme is scarcely unreasonable. So why has Washington manufactured this crisis?
- A Man Of The Modern World (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 04, 2006)
There was no job in the BJP that Pramod Mahajan did not handle — and handle with some finesse. Whether he was in the party or the government, he took every job seriously, working out every detail.
- Nepal's Monarchy At A Crossroads (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 04, 2006)
Nepal's reinstated House of Representative passed a unanimous resolution on Sunday to go for constituent assembly elections to draft a new constitution. Will ballot power overthrow the 237-year old monarchy?
- Armenian Plane Crashes Off Black Sea Coast, Killing 113 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
An Armenian passenger plane carrying 113 people crashed in stormy weather early Wednesday off Russia's Black Sea coast as it was headed in to land, killing everyone on board, emergency officials said.
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Teheran Gives Out Mixed Signals On Nuclear Issue (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 04, 2006)
Gulf nations mull plans to cope with radiation hazard
- Rocket-Rattling Over Iran (Deccan Herald, Tariq Ali, May 04, 2006)
Till now, what has prevented the crisis in Iraq from becoming a total debacle for the US has been the open collaboration of the Iranian clerics.
- Cbi To Probe J&k Sex Scandal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 04, 2006)
It allegedly involves politicians, bureaucrats and police officers
- Pressure In The Pipeline (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 04, 2006)
The low price of gas is given as the reason for Iran not wanting to go through with the deal, but is there more to it?
- India, Pak To Start New Bus Service (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Sustaining the process of peace and confidence-building along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan on Wednesday decided to start a second cross-LoC bus service from June 19.
- Rest In Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 04, 2006)
Whenever he was buffeted by a political storm, and there were many in the two-and-a-half decades that Pramod Mahajan spent in the BJP, he would resolutely battle on, refusing to accept defeat.
- We Need More Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, May 04, 2006)
The primacy of the HRD Ministry in attracting media attention remains unchallenged. Moving ahead from 27.5 per cent reservation for OBCs, it has embarked upon 100 per cent teacher recruitment in the institutions of higher learning.
- The Saltoro Range (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI- sponsored terrorism.
- Pramod Mahajan Dies 11 Days After Shooting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan, a top leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died on Wednesday, 11 days after his younger brother allegedly shot him over personal disputes, his party and hospital authorities said.
- Dth Row: Bjp Asks Manmohan To Speak To Ratan Tata (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must speak to industrialist Ratan Tata informally on the Direct-to-Home controversy surrounding Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran and take appropriate action, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman and former Minister . . .
- Never Too Late (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 04, 2006)
The Bush administration's recent decision to place Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) in the Specially Designated Global Terrorist Designation (SDGT) category has not come too soon.
- Pm, Hurriyat Agree To Evolve Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held the second rounds of talks with the moderate Hurriyat Conference during which both the sides discussed "sensitive and important" issues and agreed to evolve a mechanism to resolve Kashmir issue amicably . . .
- Nepal Announces Indefinite Ceasefire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Nepal’s new government announced today an indefinite truce to match a ceasefire declared by Maoist insurgents and said it would seek the withdrawal of Interpol arrest warrants against rebel leaders.
- Manmohan Urges Hurriyat To Propose Mechanism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night asked the Hurriyat Conference to suggest mechanism to address intractable issue of Kashmir.
- Bus Crash Kills 19 In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
At least 19 people were killed and 26 injured when their bus plunged over a bridge into a dry riverbed in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday, police said.
- A Fitting Finale And The Beginning Of A New Life (Times of India, Aruna Jethwani, May 04, 2006)
Believe it or not, Jamnagar's cremation ground is a popular picnic spot. Its entrance gate is colourful, its passages decorated with frescoes and relief paintings. The sprawling woods around have some amazing dioramas, depicting incidents from mythology.
- Pm Wants Kashmir Roadmap (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference to come out with a mechanism to carry forward the dialogue process in order to address internal and external dimensions of the Kashmir issue.
- Centre-Hurriyat To Evolve Dialogue Mechanism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Meeting of minds augurs well for the future of Jammu and Kashmir, the people of India and the region: Manmohan
- Chapter Closed (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 04, 2006)
Pakistan has closed the chapter on the Dr A Q Khan. At the same time, it made clear on Tuesday that it is for its own government to determine the status of a Pakistani religious organisation. "As far as we are concerned this chapter is closed,"
- India, Pakistan To Launch Kashmir Transport Links (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 04, 2006)
Truck service on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road in first half of July
* Bus service between Poonch, Rawalakot on June 19
- Mahajan To Get State Funeral (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan, who passed away at 4.10 pm on Wednesday, will be cremated on Thursday at Shivaji Park crematorium in central Mumbai, Nitin Gadkari, state BJP president.
- Another Step Forward (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2006)
After a lull, there is some forward movement on the India-Pakistan diplomatic front. At the end of two days of official-level talks, the two countries have decided to take some more confidence-building measures (CBM).
- A Pill A Day... (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 04, 2006)
Invent a disease, and invest in worry
- Iran And The Us Share Goals In Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, May 04, 2006)
The owner of this plumbing shop in Herat, Afghanistan, says his business would be crippled if Iran stopped exporting its products.
- To Succeed One Must Be Authentic? (Deccan Herald, Sarfraz Manzoor, May 04, 2006)
This is the story of two books. Foxy-T was published three years ago. Set in the heart of east London, its characters’ dialogue was rendered in ‘Banglish’, a thick mix of English, Cockney and Bangladeshi spoken by the children of Bangladeshi immigrants.
- Junk Food, Violent Behaviour (Dawn, George Monbiot, May 04, 2006)
DOES television cause crime? The idea that people copy the violence they watch is debated endlessly by criminologists. But this column concerns an odder and perhaps more interesting idea: if crime leaps out of the box, it is not the programmes that . . .
- Dangers Of Saltor Demilitarisation (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI sponsored terrorism.
- Army Deployed In Vadodara (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 04, 2006)
Centre moves swiftly to check violence
Violence erupted on Monday killing six people
Decision taken to deploy Army after Modi briefs Centre
No relaxation in indefinite curfew
- Kaavya's Deal Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
More allegations of plagiarism surface
- Hurriyat Sits Down With Pm Today, Wants ‘Specifics’ To Take Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 03, 2006)
When Hurriyat Conference leaders sit with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow for direct talks, the stakes are high for both sides: this round will determine the future of the Centre’s ambitious Kashmir all-party roundtables, its relationship . . .
- Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 03, 2006)
The American Connection And More
- "Dmk And Aiadmk Have Ruined Democratic Fabric" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Former Union Minister and spokesperson of the BJP, Sushma Swaraj today lashed out at the DMK and AIADMK, charging them with ruining the democratic fabric of the country.
- Violence Overshadows Pm's Kashmir Peace Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kashmiri separatists will try to revive a faltering peace process on Wednesday in talks overshadowed by this week's massacre of Hindus and resurgent violence in the disputed region.
- In Search Of A Solution (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 03, 2006)
Next to cricket legend Brian Lara, Norwegian peace negotiator in Sri Lanka Erik Solheim is the best known name there. He is in Kathmandu today instead of Kilinochchi where he might have been counselling LTTE to rejoin the on and off Geneva peace talks.
- 'Pakistan Needs To Do More To Curb Cross-Border Terrorism' (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, May 03, 2006)
In the wake of the massacre of Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, India today asserted that "more remains to be done" by Pakistan to curb cross-border terrorism and said last year's quake saw the "public rehabilitation" of terrorist organisations and their . .
- Sonia Gandhi's Word Final, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Congress president yet to reveal her mind on the issue
- Stand Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 03, 2006)
It is time for all men of courage having faith in communal harmony to stand up and be counted.
- Balloon In Air (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 03, 2006)
About two years ago a group of Indian journalists had an interesting inter-action with "Azad" Kashmir "Prime Minister" Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan in Muzaffarabad, the Capital of the occupied territory.
- Vadodara Clashes: Centre Dispatches 500 Personnel (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
As violence did not show signs of ebbing in Vadodara, the Centre on Wednesday dispatched five companies of 500 personnel belonging to paramilitary forces to assist the Gujarat police in containing the situation.
- Time For A Hard Look (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 03, 2006)
It is time for the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to sit up and take a long, hard look at India’s foreign policy, of which he has been directly in charge now for six months. He must do it quickly for his own protection because depth and insight are . . .
- War In Waziristan (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, May 03, 2006)
THE situation in Pakistan’s tribal badlands of Waziristan is fast spiralling out of control.
- Hurriyat Leaders Arrive For Talks With Pm (Tribune, Prashant Sood, May 03, 2006)
The All Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, which will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow for second round of talks, is likely to put forward concrete proposals for structured dialogue on the Kashmir problem.
- J&k Peace Process Will Roll On: Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
`Jammu attacks no deterrent'
- Advani Says Siachen Pull-Out Would Be A Sell-Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The BJP today said any “ill-conceived” pull out from Siachen would be a “sell-out”.
- Indo-Pak Officials Hold Talks On Cbms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
A bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is likely to be launched next month while a truck service is expected to be introduced on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route in July.
- Curb Terrorism, Pakistan Told (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 03, 2006)
"It is an enemy of civilised societies everywhere," says Shivshankar Menon
Training, communications for terrorism unabated, says Menon
Pakistan's insistence on primacy of Kashmir issue extreme
"Unfortunate acts of terrorism," says Pakistan
- As Jhelum Courses Down (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, May 03, 2006)
Four seats of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly were contested and won on April 24, 2006. Of these, all apart from the Bhaderwah seat, won handsomely by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Congress, fall in the Kashmir region. So what, the reader will ask
- Pakistan In World’S Top 10 Failed States, The Region In Top 25 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan is among the among the world’s top 10 most vulnerable states and India is the only exception in the South Asian region where as many as five countries rank in the bottom 25 of 146 nations surveyed.
- Nepal Pm Lines Up Team Amid Protests (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 03, 2006)
It took God seven days to create the world. And it took Nepal’s new Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala the same to announce a mini cabinet of seven members after a long week filled with bickering among allies, warnings by an enraged public and even . .
- What Doda Derails (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2006)
The targeted killing of 32 Hindus in Doda district of Jammu by suspected terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba threatens to undermine two important foundations of India’s current Kashmir policy — engaging the moderates and dissidents of J&K . . .
- Three-Nation Military Exercises Begin (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Afghan, Pakistani and US troops began two days of joint military exercises on Tuesday aimed at better coordinating the hunt for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants, officials said.
- Bush Assures Karzai Of Support (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
US President George W Bush telephoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday and assured Afghanistan of American support in the fight against terrorism and for its reconstruction, a spokesman for the Afghan president said.
- End The Killings Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2006)
Sunday night's carnage in the mountains of Doda and Udhampur has demonstrated how surreal the idea of peace remains for ordinary people in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Nasa Chief To Visit India After 3 Decades (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
After almost three decades, the Chief of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would be visiting India next week to sign an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Bangalore.
- Ngos Building Homes For Aids-Hit Children To Get Land Free Of Cost (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Chief Minister's call to make Andhra Pradesh AIDS-free State
Chief Minister launches Aasha-II
Many had visited testing and counselling centres after Aasha-I
The State has 5.65 lakh AIDS patients
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- Give Us Weapons Or We Will Migrate, Say Doda Survivors (Hindu, Luv Puri , May 03, 2006)
"We do not want to live here with a permanent scare and a feeling of insecurity."
- Fencing, Mines On Afghan Side Of Border Proposed (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed to Afghanistan and coalition forces to fence and mine their side of the border to prevent cross-border movement.
- Bush Presses Sudan On Darfur Talks (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Khartoum, Sudan President George W. Bush telephoned President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan Tuesday, urging him to send a senior representative back to peace talks in Nigeria that are intended to end the carnage in Darfur, as international pressure mounted . .
- Social Groups, Rights Activists Condemn Kashmir Killings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Centre must examine issues of minorities in different parts of the country
Terror acts aimed at dividing people
Government should conduct public hearings in the State
- Murder In Kashmir: Don’T Get Derailed! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 03, 2006)
Gunmen dressed in combat fatigues shot dead 23 Hindus in two remote villages of Doda district in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir late Sunday night.
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