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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 18611:
- Bird Flu Scare Sends Royal Ravens Indoors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The ravens at the Tower of London have been moved indoors to protect them from the threat of bird flu, the man in charge of the royal birds has said.
- Bird Flu Spreads Further, Thousands Tested In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The H5N1 strain of bird flu was confirmed in Hungary and Croatia on Tuesday as the deadly virus spread around the globe, while EU officials considered measures to vaccinate millions of birds in France and the Netherlands.
- Ignoring A Noble Soul (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 22, 2006)
JP’s secretary Sachchidanand, who helped many a politician, died without proper medical care
- Missing Elegance (Deccan Herald, Amrutha G, Feb 22, 2006)
Any beautiful art comes with an exorbitant price tag. So it’s a luxury, not a need
- Where Is Upa’S Homework On J&k? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 22, 2006)
When you invite a speaker or a panelist to a meeting, you confirm his or her participation before the cards are sent out.
- Get Serious About Wetlands (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2006)
Wetlands, which cover seven million hectares in the country, are rightly described as the "kidneys of the ecosystem."
- Is Breeder Needed For Strategic Purposes? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 22, 2006)
In effect, a breeder reactor functions as a "laundry" for dirty plutonium. This assumes importance in the effort for parity with Pakistan vis-à-vis a minimum credible deterrent.
- Musharraf Rakes Up Kashmir Issue In China (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 22, 2006)
Raking up the Kashmir issue in China, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf today said not much progress has been made on "conflict resolution" with India although Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) were going ahead.
- North Korea Nuclear Talks Sought In March, April - Source (Reuters, Jack Kim, Feb 22, 2006)
The six countries trying to end North Korea's nuclear programmes are discussing possibly resuming talks in March or April, an unnamed South Korean official said on Tuesday.
- A Quantum Leap (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 22, 2006)
Not many realize the significance of Chirac’s visit to India
The Elysee Palace, it would seem, has no faith in astrology. If its present occupant, Jacques Chirac, had faith in soothsayers — like politicians in India and elsewhere in the Orient
- Getting Mushy In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 22, 2006)
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s five-day visit to China would not have been remarkable weren’t it for the fact that it comes on the eve of US President George W. Bush’s visit early next month.
- Who Sees Continuing Human Risk From Bird Flu (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
No human cases of avian flu have been found in India, Egypt or Nigeria but transmission risks remain as long as the virus is present in birds, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
- India Needs More Fortune 500 Companies, Says President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Spells out the mantra, identifying ``righteousness in life'' and ``possessing an indomitable'' spirit as the ingredients for making it big
- State To Press For Classical Language Status For Telugu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Government to table resolution in Assembly today
A resolution appealing to the Centre to accord classical language status for Telugu would be introduced in the State Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy said.
- French Perfume (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2006)
Make it last long
France has long pushed for a relaxation of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) guidelines to facilitate supply of nuclear fuel and technology to India.
- Recalcitrant Hurriyat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2006)
The talks must continue
Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq’s refusal to participate in the February 25 round-table talks is clearly an attempt to derail the efforts aimed at involving all shades of opinion in ending the Kashmir imbroglio.
- Maoists’ Charm Offensive (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Feb 22, 2006)
During the past couple of weeks, Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda has given three significant interviews.
- Battle For Un Budget (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 22, 2006)
The UN is one place where those who pay the piper do not always call the tune. The one-country-one vote formula in the General Assembly and cold-war divisions in the Security Council had enabled the weaker states to determine the agenda and even shape ...
- Nuclear U-Boat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 22, 2006)
Time the project surfaces
Now that it has received the endorsement of the President, both Supreme Commander of the Defence Services and the country’s most successful defence scientist,
- Patil Says Infiltration On Decline (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Union home minister Mr Shivraj Patil today claimed a decline in infiltration by Pakistan-based militants into Jammu and Kashmir.
- Wipro Tech To Deploy Sun System For Gm (Business Standard, Rajesh S Kurup, Feb 22, 2006)
Wipro Technologies will deploy Sun Microsystems’ Java Enterprise System (Java ES) for General Motors’ (GM) IT network across the world, as part of a recent $27-million contract received from the global auto major.
- India Admits Decline In Kashmir Violence, Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2006)
India on Tuesday admitted the incidents of violence and infiltration have gone down in Jammu and Kashmri considerably. India’s junior minister for home affairs S Ragupathy told Lok Sabha here during question hour that against the press reports . . .
- China Urges Iran To Suspend Enrichment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Germany does not rule out economic sanctions against Iran
- Cooperation With China (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 22, 2006)
Friendship between Pakistan and China has always been a positive factor in the South Asian region and has served to advance the cause of peace and stability.
- Is This The Infamous Clash? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 22, 2006)
Are we witnessing today the clash of civilizations predicted by Samuel Huntington after the Cold War ended?
- Collateral Damage In War On Quails (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Feb 22, 2006)
At least it is out in the open. Everyone now knows what the vice-president of the United States enjoys doing for rest and recreation. He likes to shoot defenceless little birds. And sometimes, just sometimes.
- Us Won't Mediate On Kashmir: Expert (Hindustan Times, Meenakshi Iyer, Feb 21, 2006)
The US has consistently turned down Pakistan's call for mediation on the Kashmir issue and it will continue to do so, says an American expert on South Asian affairs.
- Brief Flirtation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 21, 2006)
Tradition scores over the post-modern
Six months ago, the state was on the threshold of what seemed a latter-day industrial revolution.
- New Peace Bridge Opens In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The chief minister of the occupied Kashmir on Monday opened a ‘peace bridge’ linking the Indian-held Kashmir with Azad Jammu and Kashmir, replacing a narrow footbridge that was severely damaged by a devastating earthquake last year.
- The Many Myths Of Jhandewalan (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 21, 2006)
In the space of three weeks, the RSS has journeyed from decrying shortsighted alliances through proposing precisely such an alliance between the BJP and the Congress to advocating a broad alliance of disparate elements, Mulayam Singh's party included.
- Power, Profit And The Politics Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 21, 2006)
Power struggles, religious clash escalated the bitter winter violence in Ladakh
- Road Link To Pok To Be Used For Goods Traffic Soon, Says Azad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Movement of people on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road has been poor, he says
- Pakistan, China To Boost Strategic Ties: Hu Calls For Negotiated Settlement Of Kashmir Dispute (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan and China on Monday vowed to reinforce and deepen their strategic partnership through increased cooperation in political, diplomatic and economic fields and the Chinese president supported the peace dialogue between Pakistan and India . . .
- Pakistan Bans Imports (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan is banning poultry imports from India, Iran and France as a precautionary measure following reports of avian flu, Food and Agricultural Ministry official Rana Muhammad Akhlaq said on Monday.
- Iran, Upa ‘Minorityism’ Targeted In Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 21, 2006)
The BJP signalled a return to full-fledged Hindutva while the Samajwadi Party and the CPI(M) sharply criticised the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies in course of the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address that began . . .
- Nepal Oppn Plans To Step Up Protests Against Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Nepal's main opposition parties have threatened to step up protests against the Royal Government and seek freedom for hundreds of pro-democracy activists that have been detained.
- Civilian N-Deal: Pak Seeks Parity With India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday urged the world community to treat it at par with India in civilian nuclear cooperation.
- Mdmk Will Continue In Dpa, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Karunanidhi welcomes the statement
Will ensure the victory of the alliance in the elections
MDMK is an "open book" and all its actions are in the public domain
Will not compromise on principles
- Daya Nayak Surrenders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
One month after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided his house and revealed details of disproportionate assets, "encounter specialist" Daya Nayak and co-accused Rajendra Padte surrendered before the Session's Court here on Monday.
- Slow Pace Of Culling Chickens, No Fresh Human Case (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Inadequate infrastructure and refusal by contract workers to work in stink today slowed the pace of culling of chickens in this bird flu hit area of Maharashtra even as health officials carried out door-to-door check looking for people . . .
- India Throws Open Rebuilt Kashmir "Peace Bridge" (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Feb 21, 2006)
A reconstructed bridge which links the Indian and Pakistani parts of Kashmir across a Himalayan stream was thrown open on Monday.
- Renegade S.Lanka Rebels Won't Disarm Yet (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Feb 21, 2006)
A breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader, whose feuding with the Tamil Tigers is threatening a fragile ceasefire and is central to peace talks this week, said on Monday his forces would only disarm if the main group does.
- Pak, Lanka, Nepal, Some Gulf Nations Ban Indian Poultry Import (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal and some Gulf countries today banned the import of poultry and its products from India in the wake of outbreak of the deadly bird flu in Maharashtra.
- Resistance Groups Reject Kashmir Conference (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Practically everyone from Kashmir’s frontline resistance groups has backed out from a round table conference called by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here this week to hear out as many views as he could on the dispute, their representatives said on
- Restrictions On Import Of Poultry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Poultry stock, eggs to be allowed only through designated check-posts
- Virus Shuts Out Indian Poultry (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and UAE today banned poultry imports from India after reports of the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra.
- Mittal Steel Bid For Arcelor — A Lesson In Economic Globalisation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Feb 21, 2006)
The Mittal Steel bid for Arcelor has elicited differing views from the companies, observers and politicians. With the Arcelor brass appearing to change tack from the initial opposition to the bid, it may be best for politicians to keep off, . . .
- Safta Needs A Patron (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 21, 2006)
I Need to revisit the subject of Safta. My last article on the subject appeared on January 24, less than a month ago.
- Hurriyat Turns Down Pm's Roundtable Invite (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
So-called moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference has finally turned down Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's invitation and decided to stay away from his roundtable conference on Jammu & Kashmir. It is now abundantly clear that none . . .
- The Round Table (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Feb 21, 2006)
The Government should not permit any person or group to exercise a veto on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Neighbours Ban Poultry Import From India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
India’s neighbouring countries — Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka — and the Gulf countries have banned the import of poultry and poultry products from India in the wake of reports of outbreak of bird flu there.
- Disturbing Event (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 21, 2006)
A report in this newspaper that 22 members of a larger family of eight brothers have migrated from the higher reaches in Ramban tehsil to the plains makes a disquieting reading. They have come under threat from Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
- Bitter Harvests Of Zionism (Dawn, Paul Oestreicher, Feb 21, 2006)
The chief rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, is right. His reaction to the Anglican synod’s call for sanctions against Israel is understandable. Hatred of Judaism — now commonly called anti-Semitism — is a virus that has infected Christendom for two millennia.
- Peace Can Gain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 20, 2006)
Has anything concrete emerged from Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi?
- Kashmir Separatists May Not Attend Pm's Roundtable (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
None of the 20-odd Kashmiri separatist leaders, who had been formally or informally invited by the Centre, is likely to attend Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir on February 25 next. Indications are . . .
- Azad To Inaugurate Peace Bridge Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will tomorrow inaugurate the re-erected Kaman Aman Setu (Peace Bridge), which connects Uri with Muzaffarabad, along the Line of Control (LoC).
- Right Answer! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 20, 2006)
Not very long ago Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had sought the United States' support to resolve the Kashmir "dispute".
- Stop Communalising (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Feb 20, 2006)
As Julius Caesar was walking towards the Capitol in Rome on the fateful day of his assassination, one of the well-wishers is said to have insistently pressed him to read a petition which, he said, touched the Emperor the most. Caesar scornfully . . .
- King Offers Talks, Parties Unmoved (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra made his first formal approach to the country’s estranged political parties today, urging them to join talks and try to put democracy back on track.
- Feel The Curves (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Feb 20, 2006)
We may not follow the rules of road safety but we are good at framing slogans
- Hurriyat Faction To Skip Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference may not join the round table conference convened by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on February 25.
- Nepal Parties Reject Reconciliation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
King Gyanendra's appeal for democratic process is meaningless, say leaders
- Iran Issue: Jd (U) To Back Sp On No-Trust Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Says it had taken an independent view even in the matter of the "cash-for-question" case
- Time For A Moratorium (Dawn, Aitzaz Ahsan, Feb 20, 2006)
The sense of outrage over the cartoons (which none had seen) was over-powering and all-pervasive as I entered the National Assembly Hall on February 13.
- Does Safta Have A Future? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 20, 2006)
The signs are not at all propitious for the South Asia Free Trade Area agreement to deliver the goods. The key to successful implementation of SAFTA lies in the hands of Islamabad and, going by the hints dropped by the Musharraf regime, . . .
- Olive Green Carries The United Colours Of India (Indian Express, N.N. Vohra, Feb 20, 2006)
Let the destinies of the men and women of the armed forces, of whatever creed, remain the responsibility of the chiefs of staff, says N.N. VOHRA
- ‘Retired’ Atal In Seat Watch (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have announced his “retirement” but signals from the BJP suggest the party veteran has not really called it quits.
- Love And Self (Indian Express, RACHNA ABROL, Feb 20, 2006)
Nishidi and I were talking about relationships when she said, “It is very easy to love and very difficult to care. She said love is about you and how you feel about the other person but care is what you give, how much the other person feels loved and . .
- 'Karunanidhi Is Chief Of Dpa. He Will Be Chief Minister When We Win Elections’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
‘Karunanidhi is chief of DPA. He will be chief minister when we win elections’
- The Utopian Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Feb 19, 2006)
Will the rainbow coalition called the third front take a shape once again? If the past experience is any guide the CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat's plan of cobbling the third front is a pipe dream.
- Promoting A Clean And Green Environment (Hindu, K. Shankar, Feb 19, 2006)
He has more than two decades of experience in industrial capital equipment (sales and marketing) such as machine tools, meteorology equipment, power plant machinery and plastic processing machinery.
- Nuclear Energy Tops Musharraf Agenda (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 19, 2006)
Five-day China visit from Sunday
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf arrives in Beijing on Sunday for a five-day visit to China, with nuclear energy on top of his agenda.
- Us And India: Time To Think (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Feb 19, 2006)
By now it is a cliché to say that the United States is the only super power in the world and everybody knows it. But it is behaving like one with India in a manner that can only be described as crude. If India does not bare its teeth now, . . .
- Thar Express Completes Journey Four Decades In The Making (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The Thar Express returned with Indian passengers after a historic journey to India on Saturday, marking the reopening of a rail link between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan that was closed for four decades.
- Thar Express Completes First Run (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
A military band played traditional tunes and hundreds of people cheered as a train linking India and Pakistan rolled into a small desert town in western India on Sunday, marking the restoration of a rail link cut off four decades ago.
- Hamas Dominated Parliament Sworn In (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 19, 2006)
Islamic group rejects Abbas' call, reiterates commitment to resistance
- Aphc For Kashmir Talks Beyond Indian Constitution (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Feb 19, 2006)
The APHC, AJK/Pakistan chapter, in its emergency meeting at its central office here on Saturday reiterated its stand for the settlement of Kashmir dispute through negotiations but made it clear that the process of negotiations must be outside the . . .
- Bush Visit Will Give A Boost To Indo-Us Ties: Inderfurth (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 19, 2006)
The Indo-US relations have been marked by reciprocal visits to New Delhi and Washington by the leaders of both nations. President George W. Bush will visit India in March.
- Gowda Cracks The Whip (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) national President H D Deve Gowda on Saturday finally initiated action against rebel party MLAs of Karnataka by suspending 40 of them including his son and State Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for “acting against . . .
- Goan Story Retold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The book takes one back to when the Portuguese ruled Goa and reveals among other things the customs of yore, some of which continue till today.
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