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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 18611:
- U.N. Reports Sri Lankan Refugees Landing In India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
About 50 Sri Lankans have fled to southern India aboard fishing boats because of deteriorating security on the island, the United Nations said on Friday.
- Old Enemy, Older Friend (Daily Excelsior, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 21, 2006)
In a lifetime as a cricket fan, my most depressing experience was watching the World Cup quarter-final played between India and Pakistan in Bangalore in March 1996.
- 54 Colleges To Be Connected With Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Jan 21, 2006)
To provide quality education and meeting the teaching needs of the rural and backward areas of the State, 54 colleges of the State will be connected with EDUSAT—a satellite devoted exclusively to long distance learning—by next academic session.
- Stay Away From Talks: Pc To Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Bilal faction of the separatist Peoples Conference (PC) has taken strong exception to New Delhi's move of involving "pro-India men and organisations" with the Kashmir-specific peace process and it has clearly asked Hurriyat Conference to stay away . . .
- Rein In The Khaps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2006)
They cannot lay down the law
The decision of self-styled khap panchayatis of Bhiwani to expel two families from their respective villages for daring to marry their children despite the panchayat’s objections is shocking.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Road is still not smooth enough
It is not enough to just utter sweet nothings on the need for warming up India-Pakistan relations or roll out a ceremonial red carpet when the bus from Lahore arrives in Amritsar.
- Cultural Depletion Through Western Imports (Tribune, Rana Nayar, Jan 21, 2006)
During a literary meet I once attended, someone popped up this rather uneasy question in an equally unexpected manner: what is it that ails Punjabi literature? All kinds of plausible and implausible answers were put forth, ranging from the lack . . .
- Nepal Worries The World (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra’s government imposed a day-long curfew in Kathmandu Valley today and arrested nearly 600 people to prevent a protest rally by opposition parties, global concern began mounting, with UN secretary-general Mr Kofi Annan, the European Union,
- The Army Mindset (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Jan 21, 2006)
Janowitz, a management guru, once remarked: “The contemporary military establishment has for some time tended more and more to display characteristics typical of any large-scale non-military bureaucracy”.
- Presidential Blunder (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
At the behest of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci),
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Launched (News International, Ghulam Haider, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Friday launched the Lahore-Amritsar bus service, the latest new road link aimed at spurring the slow-moving peace process between the two nuclear rivals of South Asia.
- Royally Wrong (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 21, 2006)
The concern that New Delhi has expressed over the monarchy’s recent crackdown on pro-democracy forces in Nepal is very touching.
- Us Missile Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
It is hard to say how many people would have mourned Ayman al-Zawahiri if he had indeed been killed last week by the US missiles that hit a Pashtun area near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan.
- Annan Urges Iran To Resume Talks With Eu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
UN secretary general says Iran should stop fuel research
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday urged Iran to scrap its controversial decision to resume nuclear-fuel research, then return to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions.
- Defreezing Accounts (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 21, 2006)
First it was the Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj, not strictly a man of law given his past track record in other capacities. A lawyer he may have been but he has always been a loyal servant of the Gandhi parivar.
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Back To Realism? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
The National Conference's initial euphoria over the change of Chief Minister in the State is gradually fading.
- Al Qaeda Warning: United States Will Not Beef Up Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
No credible intelligence indicating a looming terrorist attack’
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- Dharam Offers To Resign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Friday sounded optimistic about saving the coalition with the support of Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda, but JD(S) working president H D Kumaraswamy ruled out any reversal of his plans to . . .
- Sustained Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Both countries must take each other’s concerns seriously
The third round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue has concluded with the two sides reiterating their commitment to dialogue as the means to resolve contentious issues.
- Bofors Ghost Returns (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
The question everyone is asking in Delhi is why Law Minister H R Bharadwaj resurrected Bofors just when everyone had forgotten that Santa Sonia of sacrifice, political Mother Teresa of the unemployed, was once linked to this squalid scandal.
- Floor Test By January 27 (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 20, 2006)
Dharam Singh confident; Deve Gowda swears by coalition; BJP questions time-frame
- Sri Lankan Parties For Resumption Of Talks (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 20, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday evening unanimously decided that steps should be taken to resume "immediate talks" between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Just Talking (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Quiet purpose defines Indo-Pak meets now. But beware of Pak noise on ‘ethnic self governance’
- Bjp Irked That ‘Its Man’ Gives Dharam 8 Days (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 20, 2006)
Et tu Brutus! was the BJP’s cry today, with party leaders not quite getting over the fact that their ‘‘own man’’ — Karnataka governor T.N. Chaturvedi — had let the side down and given the beleaguered Dharam Singh government as many as eight days . . .
- Cold Wave? They’Re Shivering In Siberia (Indian Express, KIM MURPHY, Jan 20, 2006)
In Russia, complaining about the cold in winter is like arguing with the sun for rising—an exercise for fools, not to mention wimps. So as the nation staggered in the grip of a fierce Arctic cold wave that stretched from Finland to Japan, . . .
- Delhi Raps Nepal King (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government on Thursday rapped King Gyanendra over his latest move to further curb political activity in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Congress May Offer Cm’S Post To Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress high command is said to be toying with the idea of offering the Chief Minister’s post to coalition partner Janata Dal (S) in a bid to prevent the faction led by H D Kumaraswamy from aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party....
- India’S ‘N-Violation?’ Us Puts Past Behind To Push For N-Deal (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Jan 20, 2006)
N-deal India’s new commitments under joint statement most productive approach, says US
- Tarigami Denied Tight Security Despite Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 20, 2006)
Intelligence warnings that he is among Lashkar's principal targets ignored by the Centre and Delhi police
- Brinda Karat Warns Against Postponing West Bengal Assembly Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Left will not keep quiet if the Government tried to go against the CMP
- A Govt’S Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The likely demise of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka may not cause much grief to the people of the state, just as the possibility of the formation of a new government, to be headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, with the BJP as a partner, cannot . . .
- New School Building Constructed By Ngo Declared Open (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Built at a cost of Rs.24 lakh as part of the tsunami relief project
- Nepal Imposes Curfew Ahead Of Anti-King Rally (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 20, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government said it would impose a curfew on Friday after seven political parties said they would defy a ban on protests and organise a rally against the king in the capital.
- Usual Rhetoric On Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and reaffirmed their commitment to keep the stuttering Pak-India peace process on track. A joint statement issued at the end of the two-day Foreign Secretaries’ ....
- Necessary? Is It? Who Says So? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 20, 2006)
There is "a theory of necessary noises" that is always at work in our State's politics.
- India Voices 'Grave Concern' Over Nepal Crackdown (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
As Nepal's royal government launched a crackdown on political leaders and activists ahead of tomorrow's anti-King rally, India today voiced "grave concern" over the developments.
- Tackling Musharraf (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
His ‘out of box’ cures are dangerous
The India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks in New Delhi ended with the composite dialogue process showing some forward movement despite terrorism continuing to pose a serious threat to it.
- Toppling Games (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
WEDNESDAY’S developments in Bangalore have cast a shadow on the stability of the 18-month-old Congress-led Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Gambols And Gambits In Kashmir (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jan 20, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has slowed down since the earthquake that devastated parts of J&K last year.
- Progress On Kashmir Imp For Success Of Dialogue, Says Aziz (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jan 20, 2006)
Pakistan has said "meaningful progress" towards a final settlement of Kashmir issue is "essential for the sustainability and eventual success" of the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- Away From Prying Eyes They Pray (Hindustan Times, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 20, 2006)
A year ago, the press and police milled around the two Kanchi Shankaracharyas; Nepalese wrestlers and prisoners in Coimbatore jail fasted for their release and the Ulema spoke up for them.
- Ragi Muddle? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 20, 2006)
With governor TN Chaturvedi giving nine days to the Dharam Singh government to prove its majority, politics in Karnataka has been prevented from coming to a boil for some time yet.
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- Computer Science Growing Into A Basic Science (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jan 20, 2006)
Computer science has evolved over many decades. While the early decades were dominated by mechanical calculating machines, today’s computers have evolved from the 1960s into a finite automaton that realises a Turning Machine, . . .
- Gowda Assures Cong On Saving Dharam Singh Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
- Weapons Expert Among Four Al-Qaeda Militants Killed (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An al-Qaida explosives and chemical weapons expert and a relative of the terror network’s No. 2 leader were among four top operatives believed killed in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan last week, Pakistani security officials said Thursday.
- Osama Threatens Attacks On Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States in an audiotape attributed to the Western world’s most wanted man, broadcast on Arabic television Thursday. But the voice on the tape, aired on Al-Jazeera a week . . .
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- Chattha Urges India To Reciprocate Cbms (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Chairman Special Committee of Parliament on Kashmir Hamid Nasir Chattha has urged India to bring down the level of forces in held Kashmir, saying that the presence of Indian troops is the main cause of militancy there. He made this call while . . .
- Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Amidst Rebel Attacks On Troops (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 20, 2006)
Norwegian Minister of International Development Solheim, who is also the Minister in-charge, Norway’s peace process in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 23.
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- Bjp Basks In Glow Of Southern Sonrise (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Two days before his formal ratification as party president, new BJP chief Rajnath Singh’s New Year gift to the party unleashed joy in the BJP ranks today, with leaders barely containing their glee over the great Karnataka coup.
- When Fear Takes Wing (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Jan 19, 2006)
The fear of bird flu has again gripped the Eurasian continent. It appears that the worst scenarios predicted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of human-to-human spread of the disease may become a reality, at least in parts of Turkey.
- `Q' Saga: Some Questions Remain (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 19, 2006)
Central Vigilance Commission asks CBI to give full facts of the case
Decision came after contradictory media reports and as CBI's stand remained unclear for some days, says CVC
A directive to the CBI has no effect on a U.K. court: Rondell
- Funds Going Waste (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
The army has underutilised budgetary allocations made to it last year
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has expressed his displeasure with the Army leadership for underutilisation of bugetary allocations and tardy clearance of weapons . . .
- Eu3 Opens Door To Iran Sanctions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The resolution “requests the director general (El-Baradei) to continue with his efforts to implement the agency’s safeguards agreement with Iran...
- ‘‘With The Resources It Has, Us Is Still Quite Ignorant Of Other Cultures’’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2006)
This March, the illustrious Asia Society, headquartered in New York, will open its first India centre in Mumbai. On the same day, March 18, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will give the keynote address at its 16th Asian Corporate Conference in the city.
- Irritants In Tripura (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress unity still a far cry
Instead of trying to forge unity in the Tripura Congress unit the central command seems to be encouraging factionalism,
- Iran Says Referral Chances Slim (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The chances of Iran being referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme are slim, Iranian foreign minister Mr Manouchehr Mottaki told state radio today.
- Hyderabad Plenary To ‘Galvanise’ Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The AICC plenary session, slated to be held between 21-23 January in Hyderabad, will seek to galvanise the Congress by projecting the party’s ruling status at the Centre and its “achievements.”
- Iaea To Hold Emergency Iran Meeting On Feb 2 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting on Iran's nuclear work on Feb. 2 at the request of European Union powers, an IAEA spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Iran Scorns Eu Trio's Draft Nuclear Resolution (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 19, 2006)
EU powers began circulating a draft resolution on Wednesday for a Feb. 2 meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog asking it to report Iran to the Security Council, but Russia was seeking moves that stopped short of a formal referral.
- More Bus Link After Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Taking a tough stand on terrorism, India told Pakistan bluntly today that continuance of acts of terror and violence would hit the peace process as the two countries agreed on a slew of measures including opening of new bus link and trade routes.
- General Reminds Him Of Invite To Talk J&k, Pm In No Hurry, Underlines Terror (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 19, 2006)
Reminding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of his earlier invite, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has conveyed through his Foreign Secretary that the time had come for the two leaders to meet and discuss the Kashmir issue.
- Cong Bangalored, Gowda Son Walks Into Bjp Arms (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 19, 2006)
Moving swiftly for the kill and catching a complacent Congress napping both in Bangalore and New Delhi, a majority faction of the Janata Dal (Secular), led by party president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s son, H D Kumaraswamy, . . .
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- In The Name Of Democracy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
The countdown has begun much earlier this year. Various security agencies are out on the roads to check vehicles and frisk the pedestrians. A good number of people have been taken into what the authorities call preventive detention.
- India, Pak Agree On Trans-Loc Trade (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed on early operationalisation of the bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot and a truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade.
- Delhi For Cbms, Pak For Solutions (Telegraph, GAUTAM DATT, Jan 19, 2006)
As the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries wound up their two-day talks, it was apparent at their separate news conferences what they had been grappling over.
- Eu3 Draft Wants Iran Reported To Un (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
A draft resolution to be submitted to the UN nuclear watchdog asks the agency to report Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council, according to the text dictated by an EU diplomat on Wednesday.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- Iran Confident Of Escaping Security Council Referral (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Says Europe should not take ‘hasty decisions’ on nuclear issue
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday there was only a ‘weak’ chance of his country being referred to the UN Security Council over its disputed nuclear programme.
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Make The Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal More Transparent (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 19, 2006)
If the civil-military separation plan is good enough to share with a foreign power, it is certainly good enough to share with the Indian public.
- Dialogue On Kashmir Issue To Continue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 19, 2006)
Commitment on bus service reiterated
Truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade in permitted goods
India wants Pakistan to do more to tackle terrorist activities
Manmohan says he is keen on visiting Islamabad
- Panel Tours Haveri To Review Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Panel comprised members of World Bank and European Commission
The members visited block resource centres and some schools in villages
Final review meeting in State to be held in Bangalore on January 20
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