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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 18611:
- Longest Surviving Hizbul Ultra Surrenders In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
One of the longest surviving militant of Hizbul Mujahideen today surrendered before Doda police and Army while another ultra of the same outfit was gunned down in inter-gang rivalry by the LeT activists.
- Cong Asks Pak To Dismantle Terrorist Infrastructure (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today asked Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure completely to fulfil the solemn commitment given by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in January 2004 that he would not allow his...
- Militant Killed, 4 Hurt In Srinagar Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
While one militant got killed in a gunbattle in Zakoora area, four persons, including two CRPF soldiers, sustained injuries in a grenade explosion at Nowhatta here today.
- Security Beefed-Up In Srinagar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
In an effort to ensure a trouble free Republic Day, the city has been put under one of the tightest security regimens ever with the Bakshi stadium, the main venue of the celebrations, resembling a virtual fortress
- Safta Does Not Entail Granting Mfn Status To India: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The draft South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) has no clause that requires Pakistan to give the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India and Islamabad will not grant any preferential tariffs for New Delhi, a senior official has said.
- Congress Seeks To Pressure Pakistan On Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the country's arch rival Pakistan and urged the government to pressure Islamabad to curb anti-Indian Islamist militants.
- Sog Men Worked For Harkat, Bank Officials For Lashkar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 23, 2006)
Days after Police unearthed the "coalition of terror" involving two councilors of the PDP and Congress parties in Srinagar, a deadlier Police-militant nexus has surfaced in Shopian area of south Kashmir.
- Every Day, Another Life Is Less Private (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 23, 2006)
Two popular names for girls, so common we don’t give them a second thought.
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- Trade With India Sans Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
PRESIDENT of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Chaudhry Mohammad Saeed has said that political relations are hindering progress in the economic collaboration between Pakistan and India.
- "Globalisation Does Not Mean You Have No Political Choices" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jan 23, 2006)
Sir Howard Davies, Director, the London School of Economics and Political Science, believes that, despite all its imperfections, globalisation is the "least bad" way to organise economic life.
- Revenue Adalats Benefit Over Two Lakh People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Revenue adalats held at village level all over the State have benefited 2,11,087 petitioners who had been running from pillar to post seeking resolution to a horde of issues such as title deeds, possession certificates and other mandatory documents
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- 26 Killed As Rebels, Troops Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
New rebel violence killed at least 26 persons in Nepal on Sunday, while political parties continued to defy a Government crackdown on protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule over the Himalayan kingdom
- Reaching Out To Save A Blue Baby (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jan 23, 2006)
Fifteen-month-old Maxwell, born to Qayyum and Aster, was a blue baby, whose condition worsened as he grew. "He turned blue three or four times in a day," recalls Aster.
- Gowda To Meet Sonia On January 25 (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 23, 2006)
A last-ditch effort to save the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka will possibly come on January 25, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda..
- No Major Changes In Economic Policy (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
Hemmed in by the Left parties and its own commitment to the “garib and aam admi”, the Congress party’s economic resolution today...
- Three Soldiers Killed In Sri Lanka Landmine Blast (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 23, 2006)
Three Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and three were injured in a claymore mine blast set off by the LTTE at Oorani on the Batticaloa-Valachenai road early on Monday, military spokesman Brig Prasad Samarasinghe said.
- Crpf Gets Un Request For Women’S Troops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A section of the battalion is likely to be put to use in the coming West Bengal assembly elections, particularly in the troubled districts of Purulia and West Midnapore, which have a sizeable presence of Left extremists.
- Woman Militant Among 3 Arrested (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A woman militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and her two associates were arrested while two militants killed and five top commanders of the Hizbul Mujahideen..
- Maoist Rebels, Nepal Security Clash Leaves 20 Dead (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A weekend clash between Maoist rebels and Nepalese security forces has left 14 rebels, five soldiers and one police officer dead, the army said on Sunday.
- Aziz Urges Flexibility, Courage On Kashmir (Dawn, Masood Haider, Jan 23, 2006)
Reaffirming his belief that ‘courage, magnanimity, flexibility and a passion for peace’ were essential for resolving the Kashmir
- Oic: Saudi King Hopes Pakistan Will Sponsor India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC even as he called on the two countries to resolve their differences.
- Iran Says Not Worried About Un Referral (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 23, 2006)
Iran on Sunday denounced next month’s emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog as “political” but said it was not worried if the crisis over its disputed atomic drive ended up at the Security Council.
- We Want Peaceful Relations With India But Kashmir Issue Impacted The Atmosphere (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 23, 2006)
Declaring that Pakistan will always maintain minimum nuclear deterrence, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is an anchor of peace and stability in South Asian region, has no aggressive designs but it won’t be bullied by anyone.
- Anti-Globalisation Protestors Gather In Mali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A total of 150 journalists were killed last year in wars, assassinations, natural disasters and accidents while on duty, the International Federation of Journalists
- Across Loc, A Home Away From Home (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Jan 22, 2006)
Sajad Khan of Muzaffarabad is perhaps the youngest infiltrator into the Valley and the first intruder to receive a warm welcome from the police.
- He Is My True Son: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to sources, Mr Gowda is unlikely to change his stand of not supporting Mr Kumaraswamy as the party’s senior leaders are also not in favour of going against party’s ideology.
- We Must Move Towards Resolving Kashmir: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Says the "core" issue must be resolved to allow both nations to progress on other fronts
Says any solution of the issue must reflect the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris
Stresses need for opening all five points along LoC every day
- D For Decision But In Govt It Stands For Dither, Delay, Defer, Dispute... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 22, 2006)
D for decision but in govt it stands for dither, delay, defer, dispute...
...be it clearing a movie (the entire Defence top brass troop in to watch) to modernising our airports (where goalposts change every night), why the Govt loves not making . . .
- Let Us Go Beyond Cbms: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence-building measures to "substantive dispute resolution" of the Kashmir issue to achieve "sustainable peace" in South Asia.
- Dharam Singh Against J&k Model Of Power Sharing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Party high command in touch with Deve Gowda
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Saturday said that he is against the Jammu and Kashmir model of sharing power with the Janata Dal (Secular) to resolve the political impasse in the State.
- Sonia To Meet Gowda (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 22, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to speak to Janata Dal (S) leader H.D.Deve Gowda after the ongoing AICC session in an effort to broker peace with the estranged coalition partner and save the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Science & Creative Thinking (Hindustan Times, Simon Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I visited India recently thanks to the British Council, who arranged for me to give science lectures at schools, colleges and universities. Over the course of a couple of weeks I spoke to budding scientists, retired professors, brilliant teachers and ....
- We Will Focus On Economic Agenda, Says Muzaffar (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jan 22, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, 59, is forthright in his views about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In his childhood, he had to trudge miles on foot to school.
- Vhp Issues Ultimatum On Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday gave a one-year ultimatum to the Centre to hand over the entire disputed area of 67 acres in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram Temple, failing which it threatened to launch a nation-wide “direct action” programme
- There’S Happiness In Living With The Poor (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 22, 2006)
“Urban life has become miserable and we should give it up. There is so much to do in rural India, especially by privileged urban women like ourselves.” - Asha Kachru
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Sonia To Meet Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
AICC general secretary Ambika Soni’s announcement means Ms Gandhi’s meeting with Mr Gowda could happen any day between January 24, the day after the session gets over here, and January 27, the date fixed for the vote of confidence for the Dharam Singh ...
- Cuba Solidarity Day On July 26 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
"Hands off Cuba'' will be an important slogan when Bush visits India: Karat
- ‘No J&k Model In State’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Asked whether Mr Gowda would succeed in his efforts to prevent his son Mr Kumaraswamy from aligning with the BJP, Mr Singh said, “It’s their party affair. I can’t comment. I am the last person to indulge in politicking.”
- Jd(s) Flies Mlas To Goa (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 22, 2006)
JD(S) group, BJP pile up pressure
Kumaraswamy resolute, confident
Dharam Singh looks to high command
Janata Dal(U) supports new grouping
- Aziz Calls For Progress On Kashmir Dispute (Dawn, Masood Haider, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said India and Pakistan should now move forward from confidence-building measures towards substantive dispute resolution.
- Imperative For India, Pak To Move Towards Conflict Resolution: Mushrraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The confidence building measures (CBMs) are important to further the Indo-Pak peace process but it is "imperative" to move forward towards conflict resolution, President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ...
- Pak Peace Offensive Forced India On The Defensive: Durrani (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has taken a number of bold initiatives through diplomatic channels and this peace offensive has forced India to go on the defensive, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani.
- Us Says Tehran Facing Growing Isolation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US State Department says ElBaradei should make a statement on IAEA efforts to obtain information on Iran’s nuclear activities
- Pakistanis May See Indian ‘Sohni Mahiwal’ On Big Screen (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Jan 22, 2006)
Federal Film Censor Board passes film despite a recent govt statement ruling out screening of Indian films in Pakistan until settlement of all political issues with India
- Burns Says Us To Continue To Provide All Possible Help (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US Under-secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, called on President General Pervez Musharraf here Saturday at the Army House and exchanged views on regional issues, bilateral relations and American assistance to Pakistan in relief ..
- Kashmiris, Pak, India Must Show Flexibility (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday stressed that India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence building measures to “substantive dispute resolution,” and resolve the Kashmir dispute for South Asia to achieve a “sustainable peace”.
- Pakistan Won’T Endorse N-Iran: Pm (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 22, 2006)
Vows to raise Bajaur bombing in tripartite commission meeting;
calls for moving beyond CBMs to settle Kashmir issue
- Cost Of Political Expediencies (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 22, 2006)
Be it the provision of relief for the victims of the earthquake or punishing defiant Baloch tribes, the only institution the president can call upon to help is the army. That amounts to terming a new political and administrative system, . . .
- There Is No Cal But Cal! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2006)
I went to Bangalore for the first time last month, around the new year.
- Call To Involve Tribes In Biodiversity Schemes (Hindu, R. Madhavan Nair, Jan 22, 2006)
NBA Chairman lauds State's response
"The success of biodiversity conservation measures envisaged under the Biological Diversity Act would depend a great deal on the extent to which tribes and local people are allowed to participate in these programmes,"
- Recovery Agents (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 22, 2006)
In terms of both the impact of disasters and post-disaster recovery, there are common threads that bind countries together regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the aims of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s current visit to the US is to seek American investment in Pakistan.
- Make Sikhs A Party To Parleys (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Jan 22, 2006)
Kashmir issue is a human problem and should be viewed as such people of J&K ( on either side of LoC) have suffered during the past 58 years as a result of communal clashes in 1947, three wars between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and during . . .
- Militancy And Economy (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Jan 22, 2006)
The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been in turmoil for over last one and half decades. The economic climate was disturbed at the start of this terrorist made catastrophe that led to large-scale migration causing a great vacuum in the infrastructure . . .
- Kashmir Issue Needs 'Substantive Dispute Resolution': Aziz (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jan 22, 2006)
Stressing that New Delhi and Islamabad must move beyond simple confidence-building measures to "substantive dispute resolution," Pakistan has asserted that the Kashmir issue must be settled for South Asia to achieve "sustainable peace."
- Hard Road To Reconciliation (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 22, 2006)
In the domain of public policy several of the major avenues are in disrepair and appear to be closed. More disconcerting is the probability that the policy makers do not know what it will take to fix them. We will focus today on an aspect of national . .
- A Leader And His Weight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 22, 2006)
Everything was said that could be said about Ariel Sharon last week as he lay in a coma except the one thing that crossed the mind of every viewer watching newsreel footage of the prime minister, which was, “How much does that man weigh?
- Indian Congress To Set Party Agenda At Upcoming Meet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Congress party-led coalition which has ruled India now for nearly two years should be named DNA for Do Nothing Alliance, one recent newspaper cartoon suggested.
- India Must Concentrate On Pure Research: Scientist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Universities have to create a situation to nourish researchers
To take up issue of collaboration with India with Fermilab director
Joint research activities on de-zero experiment on
MIPP experiment being done with participation of two Indians
- Book On Birds In Kannada To Be Released On Friday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The book contains information on 160 species of birds
Karnataka is home to 522 species of birds
The book contains a wealth of information on birds and their features
- ‘Dosti’ Returns Sans Indian Passengers (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jan 22, 2006)
The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) luxury inaugural coach, Dosti, today returned to Lahore without any Indian passengers on board as common passengers stayed away from the Amritsar-Lahore bus, thanks to irritating security concerns ...
- Bihar-Born Girl Is Us Attorney (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
If Sabita Singh is walking tall, she has reasons to do so. Appointed as the US Attorney by the Department of Justice, she is one of the few Bihar-born girls who has brought laurels to her state.
- Safeguards For Breeder Reactors A Key Obstacle (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 21, 2006)
U.S. unwilling to accept Indian stand
As India and the United States concluded their third round of technical talks on the planned separation and safeguarding of Indian civilian nuclear facilities this week, the status of the country's fast . . .
- Iims On A Leash (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 21, 2006)
The Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, has called a meeting of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in New Delhi, on February 1, "to discuss issues of autonomy and measures needed to further strengthen them".
- Energy-Efficient Vehicles "Will Reduce Pollution" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Students have to be hard working: Vice-Chancellor
Pollution does not recognise international boundaries, and the solution to reduce pollution and save the earth is through construction of energy-efficient buildings and vehicles and use of renewable ...
- Travel And Tourism Fair Begins In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The fair has over 100 participants from India, Egypt, Nepal
- Greenpeace Activists Meet French Officials (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 21, 2006)
Presidential advisers were "utterly amateurish, knew nothing"; Government "not interested"
- World Must Unite Against Iran's N-Programme: Italy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme is testing the resolve of the international community and the world needs a unified approach to the escalating diplomatic standoff, Italy's foreign minister said.
- Stop Processions (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
As usual, Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday. It was undoubtedly as great a spectacle as those in the years past: a mile-long file of men and women walking ten to twenty abreast.
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 21, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- India Must Engage, Not Sermonise (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jan 21, 2006)
Having slept through Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip last August, India was rather quick to recognise the unfolding drama in that country following the hospitalisation of Ariel Sharon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s quick message ....
- Maoists Attack Kills 4 Cops (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Maoist rebels attacked a security checkpoint in west Nepal today, killing four policemen and injuring four others, Radio Nepal said.
- Us Rejects Bin Laden Truce Offer (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Rebuffing Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's offer of a truce, the US has said it does not negotiate with terrorists and vowed to intensify efforts to track him down.
- Pakistan And India Launch New Peace Bus (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India launched a third cross-border bus service on Friday, the latest new transport link aimed at building confidence to spur their slow-moving peace process.
- Dharam Speaks Of 'Option To Exit';jd-S Rebels Stick To Guns (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
With the number game against him a week ahead of the trial of strength in the assembly on January 27, beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh today spoke of "option to exit" while JD(S) rebel faction ruled out reversing its decision . . .
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