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Articles 11221 through 11320 of 18611:
- Will Congress Do It Again? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 28, 2005)
An all important question that will be answered out in the due course of time, Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain comments
- Nepal's Top Communist Leader Has Urged People's Republic Of China Not To Provide Military Assistance To Nepal (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
A top communist leader has urged People's Republic of China not to provide military assistance to Nepal.
- Probe Disappearances (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 28, 2005)
The pain of the parents of disappeared persons has at last been felt in New Delhi.
- Left? Congress Couldn't Care Less (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- Afghan Troops Foil Bomb Attack In Capital (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Afghan troops foiled a bomb attack in the capital Kabul on Saturday with the arrest of six suspected militants and their explosives-packed vehicle, the Afghan Defence Ministry said.
- Kalam Promises Full Support To Kashmir After Quake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
President Abdul Kalam praised the people of Indian Kashmir on Saturday for their courage during the earthquake and promised them full government support during his first visit to the region since the disaster.
- Indian Consulate In Karachi To Start Working In Jan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The political counsellor of the Indian high commission in Islamabad, Gitesh Sharma, on Saturday said the office of Indian Consulate in Karachi would start functioning from January.
- Kalam Assures All Help To Quake-Hit In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, today assured the quake-affected people in Tangdhar near the Line of Control (LoC) of all help and assistance and expressed concern for the sufferers. He expressed sympathies with the residents of the area who had . . .
- Iraq Nears Its Second Tipping Point (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Nov 27, 2005)
Another major reason for the American defeat in Vietnam was that the war was fought without a clearly defined objective. Interviews revealed that 70 percent of the senior American officers in the field did not know the war’s objective.
- 7 Cross Over To Pok From Teetwal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The second batch of Kashmiris, comprising seven people, crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir today through the temporary bridge across Kishanganga river in Teetwal area of Jammu and Kashmir to visit their relatives in the quake-affected areas there.
- Nepal Army Will Continue To Get Arms From 'Friendly Nations' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Amid reports that it has received weapons from China, Nepal's Army has said it would continue getting arms and ammunition from "friendly nations" in the future.
- 7 Kashmiris Cross Loc To Meet Relatives (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The second batch of Kashmiris, comprising seven people, crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Saturday through the temporary bridge across Kishanganga river in Teetwal area of Jammu and Kashmir to visit their relatives in the quake-affected . . .
- Lee And Leadership (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Nov 27, 2005)
I hadn't expected him to be so tall. Or to stand so erect.
- Us Military Admits It Burnt Taliban Bodies (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The US military admitted on Saturday that its soldiers in Afghanistan had burned the bodies of two dead Taliban fighters and taunted the guerillas about it, but had not meant it as a desecration.
- The Post-Earthquake Challenges (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Nov 27, 2005)
The devastating earthquake of October 8 was sudden and colossal. Several thousand homes were flattened and a generation of school children was instantly buried under the debris of schools.
- Not A Time For Bickering (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 27, 2005)
The function of opposition parties in a democracy is to examine the government’s legislative proposals, its policies and programmes, show what, if anything, is wrong with them, and suggest improvements.
- India Apologises For Staffer’S Unauthorised Movement (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 27, 2005)
India has offered unconditional apology on unauthorised movement of its Indian origin staff stated to be working with the visa section of the Indian mission in Islamabad, Pardeep Gotum.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Ukraine’S Struggle For Law (Daily Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Nov 27, 2005)
We must not be tricked by the fact that those who gained economic power by looting state assets now employ lawyers, invoke free market nostrums, and claim to follow the letter of the law. For there is such a thing as a lawless legality.
- The Future World Order: A Vision (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Nov 27, 2005)
The year is 2018. The European countries comprising the EU are looking up to the power trio of China, India and Russia for economic succour as their dwindling economies and an aging population are adding to their woes.
- Left Denounces Centre's Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Congress should remember that it cannot run government without Left support: Bardhan
- Pak Mps’ Plan To Visit J&k Puts Govt In Quandary (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistani MPs’ planned visit to quake-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir through the newly-opened five points at LoC has put the Government here in a dilemma as it feared this would dent its claim that the crossings were exclusively meant for Kashmiris.
- Pak Army Submits List Of 240 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistan Army has submitted a list of 240 persons, who want to cross Line of Control (LoC) to meet their relatives from Tatta Pani in Balnoi area of Mendhar sector in Poonch district, which will be opened for the civilian movement on November 28.
- Entire Nation Is With You: Kalam Tells Quake Survivors (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
"When god is with you.... Who can be against," President A P J Abdul Kalam told the quake survivors of Tangdhar area and assured them that the entire nation is with them in this hour of crisis.
- Cm's Drive For ‘Work Culture’ (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
With the moving of ''Durbar'' to the winter capital, the civil Secretariate has started functioning in Jammu and so have the new Chief Minister and his council of ministers.
- Death Toll In Central China Quake Rises To 15 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Death toll in a strong earthquake rattled parts of central
China rose to 15, where more than 450 injured, and hundreds of buildings destroyed, the government said.
- How Sonia 'Shielded' Natwar (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 27, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Natwar Singh have been made in the particular context of the Volcker report. Their theme is the simplistic one that anyone found guilty will have to face the consequences. That is something with which few will quarrel. However,
- Quake In China Kills 14 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
At least 14 were killed and hundreds were injured, when an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit near a popular tourist spot in east China on Saturday, officials said.
- `Recycle Wastes To Protect Environment' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Intensive use of chemical fertilizers had undesirable effects on the environment and to counter this farm wastes should be recycled, speakers stressed during a day-long training programme conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Vamban, near here recently
- Kalam Lauds Quake-Hit Kashmiris, Assures Support (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Hailing the bravery and courage of the people of Kashmir during the recent earthquake, president A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday assured full support to the affected people from the government.
- Annan Hails Reopening Of Rafah Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has congratulated Palestinians on the re-opening of the Gaza Strip's key Rafah border with Egypt nearly three months after Israel closed it.
- Pakistan Rebuilding Terror Network After Quake - Terror Network Intact In Pak Despite Quake: Indian Army (India Daily, Anil Rane, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistan uses terror as means to fight against India. This is going on since sixties.
- Nepal Says Will Continue To Get Arms From ‘Friendly Nations’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Amid reports that it has received weapons from China, Nepal’s army has said it would continue getting arms and ammunition from “friendly nations.
- Thousands Want Information About Their Relatives In Pok (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 27, 2005)
Delay in permitting people causes anxiety
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- Volcker Report Debate On Monday Likely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The contentious Volcker Committee report on oil-for-food scam could be taken up for discussion on Monday, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today rejecting the Opposition-moved adjournment motion.
- 59 Killed In India As Buses Skid Off Bridges (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 30 went missing on Friday after two packed passenger buses skidded off flooded bridges in southern India.
- Kalam To Visit Last Loc Village In Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Adding yet another firsts to his cap, President A P J Abdul Kalam would be visiting Urusa, the last village on the Line of Control, in North Kashmir during his two-day visit to the state beginning on Saturday to assess the relief measures . . .
- Award For ‘Operation Green Kargil’ (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Nov 26, 2005)
The Army’s efforts to conserve the flora and fauna on the rocky heights of the Kargil, Dras and Batalik have borne fruit. Not only has the Army made the heights green but also honoured the personnel responsible for it.
- Is Blair Shrugging Off The Bush Poodle Tag? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 26, 2005)
A leaked document on a Blair-Bush conversation throws light on the British prime minister’s sound liberal instincts.
- Taliban’S Letter With The Body: India, Stop Work, We Fighting America (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 26, 2005)
Two days after Ramankutty Maniyappan’s body was found near Delaram in South-West Afghanistan, the government is increasingly convinced that the decision to murder the BRO staffer was a pre-meditated one aimed at sending a signal to India deeply . . .
- U.S. Will Have To Talk To Iraqi Resistance (Hindu, Zaki Chehab, Nov 26, 2005)
The Rate of suicide bombings in Iraq continues its relentless rise: some days there are more than five attacks.
- We're Committed To Improving Infrastructure: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The government’s desire to ‘raise an army of scientists’ to match China and South Korea in developing cutting-edge technologies is obviously welcome. The first step suggested is to push for enhanced remuneration for scientists, one that can have some . .
- A Word For Volunteers- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Scared Of Uniform (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Notwithstanding the massive PR (Public Relations) exercise undertaken by police officials and hired columnists to paint a rosy picture of an otherwise brutal force last month, the police yet again displayed their ruthlessness and arrogance
- Crisis Of System (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 26, 2005)
That the outcome of Bihar elections will be known by the time you get to read this-that is unless Bihari politicians, aided and abetted by the man for all seasons, Governor Buta Singh do not have another trick or two up their sleeves.
- Silent Village (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 26, 2005)
is good that myth has given way to science in Dhadkai village of remote Gandoh tehsil in Doda district.
- Consider Demilitarisation: Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq today said India should consider with "seriousness" the suggestion of demilitarisation and self-rule for Kashmir put forth by Pakistan for a lasting solution to the issue.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- Kalam On Kashmir Visit From Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will embark upon a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, beginning Saturday.
- Results A Signal For Secular Unity: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Congress president is disappointed at the outcome
Congress must gear up for next round of Assembly poll
"NDA bent on disrupting Parliament"
"We reject Mitrokhin disclosures outright"
"Terrorist attacks must stop"
- India’S Bastille (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The storming of Jehanabad jail on the night of November 13 reminded me of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which triggered off the French Revolution.
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 26, 2005)
The last word on the BJP-RSS tussle is yet to be heard. There has been intense speculation these last few weeks as to who will succeed L.K. Advani as the BJP chief after he demits office in December at Mumbai.
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Conspiring To Silence Unconventional Voices (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 26, 2005)
Intolerant, violent groups could pose as much of a threat to free speech as state action, and the silence of democratic opinion and the unwillingness of the state to provide protection to dissenters only serve to silence unconventional voices.
- Abu Salem’S Chicago Firm, Us Bank Accounts Under Cbi Scan (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 26, 2005)
Ariyan International Private Limited, a firm registered by Abu Salem in Chicago in 1998, has emerged as his flagship enterprise. A majority of real-estate properties he purchased in the US and bank accounts he opened there and in the UAE
- Dar In Court, Admits Pak Hand In Delhi Blasts (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Nov 26, 2005)
The admissions made by Tariq Ahmed Dar before a city court on Friday firmly points the finger of suspicion towards Pakistan's involvement in the October 29 blasts in the Capital.
- What Makes Tamils Angry? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
A volatile section of Tamil society is finding its traditional culture in a classic confrontation with the onrush of modernity, says K Venkataramanan
- Be Firm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
Minister for Forests Tariq Hamid Qarra is not the first to declare that timber smugglers will be dealt with an iron hand.
- Pakistan Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
If Joseph Goebbels was around he would have found a perfect rival in Pakistan.
- Fall Of Mirpur (Daily Excelsior, C P Gupta, Nov 25, 2005)
Mirpur, the erstwhile District Headquarter and Commercial Hub Center of Jammu and Kashmir State, now a part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), fell to the cruel hands of raiders on 25th November 1947.
- Mutual Death-Lock (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 25, 2005)
The antelope, part of the tiger’s food chain, helps sustain the big cat. Yet efforts to prevent the killing of one antelope could actually contribute to curbing the slaughter of the jungle’s threatened monarch.
- No Forex For Pakistan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 25, 2005)
Pakistan does not need a single dollar, pound, yen or euro in foreign exchange to cope with its earthquake.
- Together We Can, Together We Must (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 25, 2005)
Parents are no more and children feel a void. Children are not there and parents feel deprived. Who will pull us out of the social chaos we are steeped in, laments Oscia Jabeen
Let us understand that the present moment calls urgently for a good deed.
- Kalam Arriving On Nov 26 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will arrive here on a two-day visit to quake-hit areas of Uri and Tangdhar in Jammu and Kashmir on November 26, official sources said today.
- Blair Govt Wants To Keep Secret A Hot Leak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 25, 2005)
The Labour government of the world’s oldest democracy is looking distinctly uneasy this week after threatening to prosecute any British newspaper that publishes a document proving President George Bush planned to bomb the studios of TV station Al-Jazeera.
- Rajapakse’S Maiden Effort To Revive Peace Process (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Nov 25, 2005)
In his maiden bid to kick-start the stalled Norwegian-brokered peace process, Sri Lanka’s new President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday invited all political parties in parliament to start the process of discussion, with a view to arriving at a consensus,
- Kalam Arriving On Saturday (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam will arrive here on a two-day visit to quake-hit areas of Uri and Tangdhar on November 26, official sources said today.
President Kalam was earlier scheduled to visit the earthquake affected areas in the state on November 10
- Straight Out Of Bihar (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
Finally, Lalu Prasad is no longer the supremo of Bihar. The former chief minister is a great communicator, has a certain kind of charisma and a turn of phrase that goes across the footlights with ease, but has, over the years, . . .
- A Recipe That Failed Lalu This Time (The Financial Express, YASHWANT SINHA, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar has redeemed itself. By voting the way they did in the recently held elections, the people of Bihar have exploded many myths,
- Australian Police Raid Premises Of Ltte Operatives (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Nov 25, 2005)
Warrants executed, evidence gathered
Raids related to an investigation of a group suspected of providing assistance to LTTE
Seized items include computer hard drives and incriminating literature
- Execution Of An Indian (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 25, 2005)
The Taliban reportedly executed an Indian national kidnapped in Nimroz Province in southwestern Afghanistan last week. Maniappan R Kutty was working as driver with an Indian firm currently building the 213 kilometres Zaranj-Delaram road . . .
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Not Quite God’S Wrath (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Iraq And Lessons Of History (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Youth Join Mission To Rid Pir Panchal Of Militants (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 25, 2005)
83.9 km road to link Bafliaz to Shopian likely to be over in 3 years They are working to make the areas around the proposed Mughal Road militancy-free at an altitude of 11,500 feet.
- Rajapakse For Consensus On Peace Process (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 25, 2005)
Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapakse, will "immediately invite party leaders and parties represented in Parliament" as the initial step in its peace process, Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said on Thursday
- A Word For Volunteers - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, Nov 25, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Government To Consider Ragging Victim's Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The Government will soon take a decision on whether the nursing student who was allegedly sexually assaulted by her seniors at the School of Medical Education in Kottayam be granted admission in Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
- Sri Lanka President In New Bid To Salvage Peace Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Sri Lanka's new president Mahinda Rajapakse today invited political parties to hammer out a common position on reviving peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, a government spokesman said.
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