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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 18611:
- Indo-Norwegian Workshop On Geo-Hazards Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
It will help in sharing ideas on tsunami hazard evaluation
The workshop is being organised by the Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University
Problems of tsunami-hit areas in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, neighbouring nations discussed
- Nitish Kumar Takes Charge In Bihar But Rogue Elements Threaten To Continue Mafia Rule In Bihar (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar needs complete cleaning. Local mafia controls the economy, free market place,
- It Is Time To Take A Tough Stance On Kashmir, Aksai Chin And Northeast – India Must Get All Its Territory Back (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 25, 2005)
India is progressing in many fronts.
- What Made Him Talk Like That? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Nov 25, 2005)
Sudarshan's views on population control may be criticised, but what about the facts disclosed by the CPS study, asks S Gurumurthy
- Salem Told Me His Father Was In Navy’ (Indian Express, SMITA NAIR, Nov 25, 2005)
Sanjay Ansari, is what Abu Salem had told his name was to Monica’s father Prem Bedi in Lisbon. Bedi had gone visiting his daughter in Portugal three years ago.
- Polluted Water Reaches Harbin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
China alerts Russia as toxin arrives at city's water supply inlet
- Towards Change In Iran (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran has a regime wedded to violence and a society eager for peaceful change. The West must address both.
- The Philosophic Indian (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Nov 25, 2005)
Just as The Argumentative Indian is now a given, we have to get equally reconciled to The Philosophic Indian—our unique ability to hold forth with profundity over most trivial issues.
- Cannon Fodder For Conflict Zones (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Nov 25, 2005)
Ramankutty Maniappan from Kerala is a scalding reminder of the dangers that face hundreds of Indians who are forced to work in the world's regions of conflict.
- Mirwaiz, Others May Join Ajk Relief Efforts (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is likely to lead a 15-member delegation to Azad Kashmir in the coming days to undertake relief work in the quake-hit areas, Hurriyat sources said on Thursday.
- Aziz Wants Uplift Plan For Northern Areas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the chief secretary of the Northern Areas to submit a comprehensive plan for the region’s economic development.
- Save The Chiru (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
THE international craze for shawls made of Shahtoosh, “the wool of kings”, will make the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) extinct in a few years.
- Scientist Who Made Home Pregnancy Test Possible (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Nov 25, 2005)
Eminent American scientists gathered at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, recently, to pay tributes to Prof Om P. Bahl, who died earlier in the year, and recall his contribution to biological sciences.
- Nitish Sworn In Bihar Cm (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 25, 2005)
All roads in Patna today converged at the historic Gandhi Maidan where NDA leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar by Governor Buta Singh.
- ‘Drunken Consent To Sex Is Still Consent’ (Tribune, Genevieve Roberts, Nov 25, 2005)
Women cannot complain of being raped while they are too drunk to remember what happened, a British High Court judge ruled on Wednesday. Judge Roderick Evans said that “drunken consent is still consent” after the rape case of a student was thrown . . .
- Crocker Wants Kashmiris In Kashmir Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The US ambassador to Pakistan has called for the inclusion of the Kashmiris in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
- A Strong Rope Is Lifeline For Quake-Hit (Tribune, John M. Glionna, Nov 24, 2005)
Dressed in a white turban and flowing blue robe, Amraz Khan climbed into a small steel basket suspended 400 feet above the Jhelum River. As the basket swung in a stiff wind, he and another passenger pulled on a rope for a nail-biting ride to the river’s f
- Volcker: Nda Plans Adjournment Motion (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
To demand resignation of Sonia as UPA chairperson and that of Natwar Singh from Cabinet
- Sri Lankan Cabinet Sworn In (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 24, 2005)
Rajapakse retains the crucial portfolios of Finance and Defence
- Hurriyat Discusses Musharraf Proposal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 24, 2005)
Its proposed to visit quake-hit areas of PoK also discussed
- Bihar: The Road Ahead (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2005)
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firmly....
- Belgaum Merger: Flogging A Dead Horse (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Nov 24, 2005)
Has the Karnataka Government over-reacted by dismissing the Belgaum civic body?
- The Economics Of Natural Disasters (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Nov 24, 2005)
INDIA HAS been visited by natural disasters quite frequently in recent times — the latest being the earthquake in the Kashmir region that affected thousands of people, and the floods in different States over the last three months.
- Secessionist Blues (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
On the face of it Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has encountered yet another reverse with Mr Masrat Alam quitting his immediate company.
- The Team That Dravid Made (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 24, 2005)
Multan in Punjab’s south lays magnificent claims to being South Asia’s oldest city.
- A Faustian Bargain? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement on July 28, followed by India's vote in Vienna against Iran on September 20,
- Us And India Cautiously Welcomes Parties' Alliance With Maoists (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 24, 2005)
The United States has cautiously welcomed the agreement between the seven opposition parties and the Maoists.
- Blood On Road To Bypass Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
For Maniappan Raman Kutty’s family of five, his death means the loss of a son, husband, father and the sole breadwinner.
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Nitish To Be Sworn In As Cm, Modi Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar here tomorrow at the head of a coalition government with BJP...
- New Thinking On Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 24, 2005)
For the greater part of its history, Kashmir has maintained an independent existence.
- Forget Differences, Let’S Have A Joint Cause (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 24, 2005)
Arif Haleem talks to a veteran human rights activist R P Saraf about the recent earthquake and the measures taken to rehabilitate victims
Tragedy has struck the valley twice during the past one year.
- Senate Condemns Ajk Police (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Angry senators of both the ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday joined hands to condemn the Azad Jammu and Kashmir police for illegally entering the Punjab to "kidnap" three young college-going girls, their mother, . . .
- Pok-Based Jehad Council Rejects Surrender Offer (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council (UJC), an umbrella organisation of several militant groups operating in Jammu and Kashmir, has rejected Army Chief General J.J. Singh’s surrender offer to militants.
- Singh Wants Check On Rights Abuse In Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 24, 2005)
The US ambassador to Pakistan has called for the inclusion of the Kashmiris in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
- Musharraf’S Self-Governance Proposal Being Fine-Tuned (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 24, 2005)
Serious work is continuing within different centres of the government to fine-tune President Pervez Musharraf’s proposal of "self-governance" in Kashmir.
- Howard Holds Talks With Musharraf, Shaukat; (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Nov 23, 2005)
Australia has called for a peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue acceptable to both Pakistan and India and the Kashmiri people. This was stated by the Australian Prime Minister John Howard while addressing a joint news conference with Prime Minister Shauka
- Ilo Moots Work Place Norms For It, Bpo Sectors (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 23, 2005)
The ILO specialist lamented that while risks triggered by degradation of indoor environment were pronounced in the case of sectors such as mining, metals, foundries and agriculture, buildings, which may appear fancy from outside, could also fail to protec
- Is There A Law Governing Electronic Fund Transfers? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 23, 2005)
ON MONDAY, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced the live operation of the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT).
- More Funds For Quake-Affectees (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
THE Government has decided to provide additional funding of Rs 125,000 for each family affected by the earthquake in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division
- Nato May Extend Stay Beyond January 2006 (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Nov 23, 2005)
Karachi—NATO may extend its emergency mission in earthquake hit Pakistan beyond January 2006 as it faces extreme challenges and high costs in rushing humanitarian aid to devastated areas. But the alliance is quickly gaining experience and is starting talk
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Admires Pak Role In War Against Terror (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Nov 23, 2005)
Australia has called for a peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue acceptable to both Pakistan and India and the Kashmiri people.
- Emerging Security Challenges (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
CHAIRMAN Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Ehsan ul Haq has said that Pakistan cannot remain indifferent to the happenings around it. At a seminar on ‘New Security Perspective’ held in Islamabad on Monday, he said that Pakistan has suffered more than an
- India Rejects Pak Proposal Of Self-Governance In Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 23, 2005)
India Monday virtually rejected Pakistan’s idea of “self-governance” in Jammu and Kashmir claiming people of the state already enjoyed autonomy and popular democratic rights which residents of the state’s parts under Pakistan’s occupation were deprived of
- Indians, Pakistanis Join Hands For Common Cause (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
MEMBERS of the US Congress were pleasantly surprised recently by rare visits from Indian and Pakistani Americans working together for a common cause.
- Abducted Indian Shot Dead: Taliban (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
A Taliban spokesman claimed on Tuesday that Indian national Maniappan R Kutty, who was kidnapped by the outfit in Afghanistan on Saturday was killed on Tuesday evening.
- When Women Are Worst Sufferers (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 23, 2005)
FOUR days after the devastating earthquake in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP, the UNFPA released its annual report, State of the World Population 2005, which focused on gender equality. The earthquake was a compelling pointer to the drastic implications of a h
- Virtual War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
It was a good simulation of warlike conditions.
- A Milestone On The Road To Nowhere (News International, M B NAQVI, Nov 23, 2005)
The thirteenth annual summit of the twenty years old South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was held after two postponements on November 12 and 13.
- Three Brigades May Be Cut In Iraq Early In 2006 (Washington Post, Bradley Graham, Nov 23, 2005)
Barring any major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces
- An Irrelevant Loc Is Not The Real Issue (News International, Humera Niazi, Nov 23, 2005)
The recent effort to make the LoC irrelevant is acceptable but far from a logical solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Risky Funding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
GIVEN the fuss that some people have lately raised about poor oversight of homeland security, you would think
- Bland Man’S Bluff (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE row in Britain over the memoirs of a former ambassador to the United States would have made a little more sense had Sir Christopher Meyer’s book featured at least a few startling revelations.
- Ideas Of Demilitarisation In Kashmir Relevant: Pak (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Pakistan today said its "ideas" of demilitarisation and self governance towards resolution of the Kashmir issue remain "relevant" and it would be "regrettable" if India chooses to be "evasive" in responding to them.
- Not Enough Tents For Pakistan Quake Survivors - Iom (Reuters, Suzanna Koster, Nov 23, 2005)
NEELUM VALLEY, Pakistan (Reuters) - Aid workers in Pakistan's quake-hit mountains are trying to ensure everyone has shelter before snow falls, and with not enough tents for all, some will have to spend the winter under plastic
- Jolie, Pitt To Visit Quake-Hit Pakistan For U.N. (Reuters, Stephanie Nebehay, Nov 23, 2005)
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have been romantically linked, plan to visit quake survivors in northern Pakistan in coming days.
- Fate Of Abducted Driver Unknown (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
The Taliban in Afghanistan has claimed that it has killed the kidnapped Border Roads Organisation (BRO) driver, Ramankutty Maniappan, Reuters news agency said in a report from Kandahar on Tuesday night.
- Municipalities Told Not To Act Against State's Interests (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 23, 2005)
Dharam Singh defends Government's action in superseding Belgaum City Corporation
- Resounding Victory For Ldf In Bypoll (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Pannian Ravindran wins by 74,200 votes; poll debacle a lethal blow to both UDF and BJP
- Vigilance Identifies 12 Departments For Action (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
The Vigilance Organisation has identified about a dozen public dealing departments where a massive drive is being planned against corruption with the start of new year.
- Freed By Dna, Now Charged In New Crime (New York Times, MONICA DAVEY, Nov 23, 2005)
As three men sat nervously on a stage, preparing to recount their nightmarish journeys through a justice system that had sent them away for crimes they had not committed, the moderator had a plea for the crowd in an auditorium here.
- War Crimes And Phosphorus Clouds (Hindu, George Monbiot, Nov 23, 2005)
We now know the U.S. also used thermobaric weapons in its assault on Fallujah, where up to 50,000 civilians remained.
- Taliban Claim To Have Killed Kutty, Officials Say Not Confirmed Yet (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 23, 2005)
Uncertainty set in on the fate of Maniappan Raman Kutty, an Indian BRO driver abducted in Afghanistan on November 19, after the Reuters news agency reported this evening that a Taliban spokesperson had claimed Kutty was dead.
- ‘Life Is Tragic But Often Beautiful’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Nov 23, 2005)
Florian Gallenberger is somebody who would fit quite perfectly into the definition of a global citizen within the cinematic world.
- Poised To Create History (Hindu, Jonathan Franklin, Nov 23, 2005)
MICHELLE BACHELET was a 23-year-old medical student in Chile when a gang of military men broke into her house and kidnapped both her and her mother, Angela Jeria.
- Taliban Say They Killed Indian Hostage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Taliban Spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi said Kutty was shot dead on the orders of the Taliban’s High Council at 6 pm on Tuesday after the deadline for BRO to pull out of the country passed.
- Killing Judges (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
The recent killing of two senior district judges in Bangladesh’s Barisal district by a militant Islamic outfit is further proof that fundamentalists want to take the country where the Taliban took Afghanistan.
- Pakistan Regrets `Evasive Response' Of India (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 23, 2005)
"Repetition of reference to Gilgit and Baltistan is uncalled for"
- In Strong Terms, Rome Is To Ban Gays As Priests (New York Times, Ian Fisher, Nov 23, 2005)
A new Vatican document excludes from the priesthood most gay men, with few exceptions, banning in strong and specific language candidates "who are actively homosexual, have deep-seated homosexual tendencies, or support the so-called 'gay culture
- Nda Sweeps Bihar Poll (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 23, 2005)
Nitish Kumar made the most of the wave for a change in Bihar when he led the NDA combine to a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, ending the 15-year Lalu-Rabri reign this evening.
- Need To Build A Scientific Temper (Greater Kashmir, Showkat Rashid Wani, Nov 23, 2005)
The system of education we have available here is not adequately equipped to bring out the best from us. We need some radical changes to instill a spirit of inquisitiveness in the knowledge seekers.
- Bihar Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
There are times to lament the state of India’s institutions and times to celebrate them.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Borrowed Finery (Telegraph, Amaresh Bagchi, Nov 23, 2005)
The author was member of the Eleventh Finance Commission “For West Bengal Red denotes more than the colour of its ideology.
- Howard Hails Indo-Pak Efforts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
India and Pakistan have made progress in resolving the Kashmir issue as a result of engagements between the leaders of the two countries, visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard said here today.
- Taking On Militancy Will Be Tough For Azad: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Nov 23, 2005)
Welcoming the statement of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad about being tough towards the militancy in the State, former Chief Minister and patron of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah, however, is of the opinion that it would be a daunting task for th
- Rs 16.47 Lakh Looted From Jk Bank (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Special Correspondent, Nov 23, 2005)
Using the smokescreen of a grenade blast to make it appear as the handiwork of militants, unidentified looters today plundered cash worth Rs 16.47 lakh in a broad daylight drama from a downtown branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd (JKBL).
- Danger Signals From Us (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 23, 2005)
FOR those of us who walked the corridors of the Capitol in May 1998 in a bid to “sell” Pokhran II to the US Congress, the danger signals from there on the nuclear deal come as no surprise.
- Security Paradigm Global Threats, Local Responses (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Addressing the Combined Commanders Conference in Delhi on 20 October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said:
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