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Articles 6621 through 6720 of 18611:
- Azad Hopes Separatists Will Come Forward For Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Hoping that separatist groups would come forward for the second roundtable conference, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the peace moves initiated by New Delhi in the state.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Us, British Hostages Freed In Nigeria (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Three foreign oil workers, two Americans and a Briton, were freed today by Nigerian militants who had held them hostage for five weeks, officials said.
- Rights Approach To Empowerment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) is a Dehra Dun-based NGO working with Van Gujjars and other hill communities for four decades. Avdesh Kaushal, founder of RLEK, speaks to V J Thomas:
- Omnibus Offer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
A symbolic moment can become more striking when the intricate ironies of history are turned around towards a positive future.
- How To Spot A Sacrifice (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Mar 28, 2006)
There have been many political and journalistic opinions about Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from the Lok Sabha. Writers have debated the timing and/or the magnanimity of her sacrifice.
- Development Ethics (Hindu, V. K. Natraj , Mar 28, 2006)
Looks at how equating development with economic growth has been challenged
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Contractors Held For Massive Theft Of Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
BSES has cancelled their licences and imposed penalties on them
Such theft is responsible for unscheduled power cuts in the city'
BSES has decided to eliminate the menace of power theft
One of the biggest cases of power theft in Delhi
- Rare Artefacts Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 28, 2006)
Plaque belonging to 2nd century A.D. depicts `kuravai koothu'
Several artefacts have been unearthed from the ruins of a Muruga temple that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been excavating since July 2005 on the beach at Salavankuppam . . .
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Fleeting Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Office Of Profit’ Controversy Gains Momentum In India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 28, 2006)
A clear political divide emerged here on Monday as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi completed consultations with the political parties for tabling a legislation in the parliament that would decide the fate . . .
- Indo-Pak Trade Linked To Settling Disputes: Humayun (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Increased trade between India and Pakistan will need parallel progress in resolving political disputes, Pakistani Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said on Monday as officials from both sides began three days of talks.
- Mirwaiz For Grasping (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has described 2006 as the ‘make or break’ year for the Kashmir issue. Addressing a Press conference in Karachi on Sunday, he said that if the fleeting opportunity is not captured to resolve the Kashmir issue, . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- Warm Pool' To Buoy Wet Session (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Mar 28, 2006)
Thunderstorms, hailstorms in the next few days
Small showers
The Bay islands have been brought under a spell of intermittent heavy showers.
The wet session would extend to coastal Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well.
- Mobiles Used To Cheat In Exams (Statesman, Richard Garner, Mar 28, 2006)
The number of youngsters caught cheating in GCSE and A-level exams rose by 27 per cent last summer.
- China Acts Tough On Illegal Organ Transplants (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China, a major provider of cheap human organ transplants, has issued a temporary regulation explicitly banning the sale of organs and introducing a set of medical standards in an effort to guarantee medical safety and the health of patients.
- Uk's Blair Says May Be Mistake To Rule Out 4th Term (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing media calls to resign over a ''cash-for-favours'' controversy, said today it may have been a mistake to rule out a fourth term.
- Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 28, 2006)
It is interesting that any political party in "Azad" Kashmir (as the Pakistan-occupied territory is locally known) should be resisting the extension of a Pakistani organisation into the region.
- Treaty Possible After Kashmir Settlement: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Mar 28, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday expressed optimism that Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s offer of a ‘friendship treaty’ would give impetus to the sluggish peace process between the two countries.
- Central Grant For Construction Of Sanitation Complexes In Haryana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Union Rural Development Minister addresses State-level Panchayati Raj meeting
- Hamas To Seek Economic Accord (Joshua Mitnick) (Washington Times, Joshua Mitnick, Mar 27, 2006)
West Bank -- Hamas' nominee for Palestinian finance minister, Omar Abdel Razeq, said yesterday that he hopes to negotiate a new economic treaty with Israel, even though he supports the Islamic militant party's refusal to recognize the Jewish . . .
- Afghan Man Saved From Execution (Washington Times, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court yesterday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 27, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Kashmiris' Inclusion In Talks Urged (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders on Sunday while speaking in a seminar at World Social Forum moot at City Sports Complex demanded participation of Kashmiris in the peace process between India and Pakistan.
- 3 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Four persons, including three militants, were killed and three security personnel injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday.
- Yasin Wants Referendum On Both Sides Of Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
A permanent solution to the longstanding Kashmir conflict can only be achieved if the people of the disputed valley are equally engaged in the peace process as the leadership of Pakistan and India, senior Kashmiri leaders said on Sunday.
- Mirwaiz Urges Unity For Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has called upon all political and religious parties and liberation movements in both parts of Kashmir to raise voice for an immediate and just solution of the Kashmir
- Govt Striving To Project Soft Image Of Pakistan: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Inauguration of Mangla View Resort will prove to be a milestone in promotion of domestic and international tourism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Consensus Emerging On Amending Law (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 27, 2006)
A consensus appears to be fast emerging among various political parties on bringing a Bill in the reconvened Budget session of Parliament for a clear definition of an “office of profit”.
- Seize The Moment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh's call for a peace treaty between India and Pakistan could provide fresh impetus to the efforts to improve bilateral ties.
- Host Of Experts For Seminar On Indo-Pak Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, a two-day mini-conclave is being held here to discuss various aspects of the peace process between India and Pakistan and internal dimensions.
- Hizb Chief Salahuddin Appears In Public (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Sayed Salahuddin, the leader of Pakistan-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen who was reportedly detained early this month by the Pakistani authorities, has appeared in public in the country's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).
- Stage Set For Shrill Campaign In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With the ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK fronts identifying seats to be contested by them and their allies for the election to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 8, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred campaign.
- `I Am Focussing On Structural Issues In Specific Sectors' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 27, 2006)
There are serious problems in exports of tea, coffee, rubber, spices, marine products and leather industry and they have to be addressed. — Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Commerce
- Dangerous Offer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
It has become as customary for India's political leaders to make grand gestures of goodwill towards Pakistan as it has for 'secular', English-speaking society in Delhi to patronise Sufi singers and musicians.
- Most Parties For Change In Legislation (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Mar 27, 2006)
Consultations on office of profit almost complete: Dasmunsi
Bring forward a Bill: Sharad Yadav
Government not for ordinance: Pranab
Left favours comprehensive Bill
- Wage Unending War On Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Mar 27, 2006)
Terrorism is an invisible enemy which has plagued India since 1980s in one form or the other.
- Afghan Court Drops Trial Of Convert (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
An Afghan court on Sunday dropped its case against a Christian who faces execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul’s top prosecutor for a final decision, an official said.
- "Gandhi's Thinking Matched Vivekananda's Philosophy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Mahatma Gandhi's study and understanding of Indian culture were deep and his approach and analysis of India's problems and possible solutions was close to the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda.
- No Mfn Status To India, Pak Links It To Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Ahead of their crucial trade talks here tomorrow, Pakistan has stuck to its stance of linking the issues of Most Favoured Nation status for India and transit facilities for its goods with progress in resolution of political issues including Kashmir.
- Afghan Court Drops Case Against Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
* Official says the case was dismissed due to ‘a lack of information and legal loopholes’
- Musharraf’S ‘True Democracy’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 27, 2006)
In a country where democracy has always been difficult to define under the best of circumstances President Pervez Musharraf has laid claim to “true democracy” under his rule.
- Straight Talk (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has once again done well to place the entire scenario in the sub-continent including this State in correct perspective for Pakistan to understand and appreciate.
- Terror Proliferation (Daily Excelsior, Anil Bhat, Mar 27, 2006)
The terrorist attacks in Varanasi, followed by the killing of Ghulam Yazdani and Kajol - both Bangladeshis in New Delhi and one more in Lucknow as well as the capture of Siddiqul Islam, alias Banglabhai, boss of Jagrata Muslim Janata . . .
- Kashmiris In Fear In Goa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Ahead of their crucial trade talks here tomorrow, Pakistan has stuck to its stance of linking the issues of Most Favoured Nation status for India and transit facilities for its goods with progress in resolution of political issues including Kashmir.
- Peace Initiative (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 27, 2006)
PM has focused on Kashmir for progress on peace process
- Saddam Letter Urges Arab Support For Insurgency (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Saddam Hussein urged Arab leaders to support Iraqi insurgents, warning that an "American-Israeli conspiracy" aims to split Iraq into pieces, according to a letter the former Iraqi leader purportedly wrote that appeared on Sunday on the Internet.
- A Sensible Offer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 27, 2006)
Competition, it seems, can be beneficial for relations between two long-bickering countries.
- Diplomacy Takes A High Road (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Mar 27, 2006)
India might be pleased with the success of its bus diplomacy in Punjab — but China, as always, is a couple of steps ahead when it comes to promoting trans-border connectivity as part of its grand strategy towards the Subcontinent.
- Afghan Court Drops Christian Convert Case (US News & World Report, Daniel Cooney, Mar 27, 2006)
A court on Sunday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
- Sangh Sings Sonia Praise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
New Delhi, March 26: Sonia Gandhi has won admirers in the unlikeliest of political and geographical corners with her twin resignations — in the Sangh and in Pakistan.
- Indo-French Joint Air Exercise From Today (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Mar 27, 2006)
In August 1999, Indian MiG-21 fighters shot down a Pakistani Atlantique-I submarine hunter aircraft in the North Arabian Sea after it penetrated the international border.
- Of Power And Pelf (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 27, 2006)
History informs us that the law-makers will make laws to nullify any law that snatches away their benefits
- Rss Pat For Sonia, Says She Has Shown Political Maturity (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Mar 27, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from the Lok Sabha and from the National Advisory Council has received praise from a very unlikely quarter.
- Alliances: Rhetoric And Reality (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 27, 2006)
There is a growing tendency in the world to describe a friendly relationship as a “strategic alliance”.
- The India Tilt In Us Policy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Mar 27, 2006)
The Bush administration now recognises the true importance of India
- No Ordinance On Office Of Profit: Govt (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Mar 27, 2006)
As a prelude to the legislation defining an office of profit, the government has begun collating suggestions offered by political parties during their meetings with parliamentary affairs minister P R Dasmunsi.
- Kids Are Just Mad About ‘Manga’ (Deccan Herald, Elizabeth Large, Mar 27, 2006)
Manga, black-and-white comics translated from Japanese, are all the rage now
- Pak Terror Infrastructure Alive And Kicking: Book (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The ‘’Islamic Jihad’’ the civilised world is grappling with today, was born and nurtured in South Asia by the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Bangladesh triumverate, and what is being witnessed in West Asia, particularly after the US-led war in . . .
- Lashkar Militant Gunned Down In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Army troops shot dead a self-styled Tehsil commander of the banned militant outfit Lashker-e-Toiba in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunitions from him, official sources said here on Monday.
- The Gods Play Again (Hindu, PREMA MANMADHAN , Mar 26, 2006)
Years ago in a `clean-up operation', the 16th and 17th Century murals in Madurai's Meenakshi Temple were painted over. Today, Vinod T. and his team are restoring them panel by panel.
- Eclectic Culture (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , Mar 26, 2006)
A comprehensive book on a little known region.
- India Offers To Redesign Baglihar Dam (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 26, 2006)
India is prepared to review and redesign the controversial Baglihar dam provided Pakistan assures that it will withdraw the case it has submitted to the World Bank against India for violating the Indus Basin Waters Treaty.
- Focus To Remain On Kashmir Issue: Kasuri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said Pakistan has no inhibitions about resolving other issues, including Siachen and Sir Creek, with India but the focus is to remain on the core issue of Kashmir.
- India Plans Meeting Of Azad, Sikandar (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 26, 2006)
The Indian establishment is working on arranging the first-ever bilateral meeting of the heads of government of Indian and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.
- Pakistan Links Mfn Status To India With Kashmir Solution (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 26, 2006)
A 15-member Indian delegation led by SN Menon, secretary commerce, arrived in Islamabad on Saturday night for participation in the plenary session of second meeting of Pakistan-India Joint Study Group on March 27 and third round of Composite . . .
- Misplaced Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2006)
All this talk of Muslims and the mainstream recalls a Bihar minister who, visiting Telco’s office in Jamshedpur, asked General Shiv Verma, who had a post-retirement job there, how many Biharis he employed. Shooting his immaculate cuffs and with . . .
- Bond’Ed Warehouse (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 25, 2006)
Old soldiers never die, they merely fade away,” General Douglas MacArthur once quipped.
- Balochistan Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Mar 25, 2006)
Since its creation in August 1947, courtesy the divide and rule policy of the British departing from (undivided) India, Pakistan has been trying to wrest Kashmir from India by launching military attacks against India and extending all manner of . . .
- Pm To Pak: Begin Talks With People Of Pok, Northern Areas (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sent out a veiled message to Islamabad to provide a say in governance to residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Northern Areas as he said the two countries should "begin a dialogue" with the people . . .
- Outcry Rises Over Afghan Christian Convert (Reuters, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Mar 25, 2006)
Growing international pressure on Afghanistan to respect the religious freedom of a Christian convert was met in Afghanistan on Friday by calls for the man to be executed for denying Islam.
- Pakistan, India Launch New Bus Amid Emotional Scenes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The annual Sikh pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan took on special significance this year with the first bus service linking the birthplace of the religion's founder with Amritsar in India.
- Mrs Gandhi's Course (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There is a lot to be appreciated in the way Mrs Sonia Gandhi practices politics.
- Warnings And Promises (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
Speaking at the PML convention on Thursday, General Musharraf warned the foreign militants and their local supporters in tribal areas to quit Pakistan or be eliminated.
- Lame Ducks Can Still Bite Back (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Mar 25, 2006)
Teaching the history of revolutions has been easy at Harvard this semester. As if to illustrate exactly how these strange historical upheavals work, the university has obligingly staged a revolution of its own.
- Pm Flags Off Peace Offer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
THE Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday has come as an answer to a long-held yearning of the Punjabis.
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