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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 18611:
- Jungle Raj In Bihar Will (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a "clear majority" for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L K Advani today claimed that these were the "last days" for RJD's "rule by proxy".
- Shrewd Indian Diplomacy By Manmohan Government May Have Made America Tilt ... (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 11, 2005)
Shrewd Indian diplomacy by Manmohan Government may have made America tilt on Indian side on the issue of Kashmir
- Supply Of Relief Across Loc Hailed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 11, 2005)
"Of great help in reaching cut-off areas"
Positive impact on international funding seen
Keeping open LoC points without time-frame is `positive'
Reports of working with militant outfits denied
- Jordan Bombs A Terrorist Master-Stroke (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 11, 2005)
In the deadly game of transnational terrorism, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has proved himself to be a formidable opponent.
- Introspection Time For Tony Blair (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 11, 2005)
He refused to see the writing on the wall and paid the price. British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday suffered his first defeat in Parliament when his party refused to back him on the issue of detaining terror suspects up to 90 days without charge.
- Quake Proof? Impossible. But Quake Resistant? Possible - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 11, 2005)
Scale of devastation caused by October, 8th earthquake has given us enough reasons to look out for some earthquake-resistant housing designs,
- Lokayukta To Get More Powers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Dharam Singh denies that the Government is shielding corrupt officials
- Delhi Blasts Case Arrest: Terror Plot Or Tall Tale? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 11, 2005)
Police, Intelligence Bureau challenge military intelligence account of suspect's role
Key elements of Mohiuddin's custodial account found to be incorrect by Delhi Police . . . .
- Feature - Stay Or Go; Pakistani Quake Villagers' Wintry Dilemma (Reuters, Simon Cameron, Nov 11, 2005)
Will they stay in the mountains or will they go down to Muzaffarabad, where water and sanitation problems are causing misery for many earthquake survivors?
- India Delays Quake Border Crossing; Disease Spreads (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Nov 11, 2005)
India postponed opening a third crossing between Pakistani and Indian Kashmir aimed at helping survivors of last month's earthquake, while the United Nations said sickness was spreading in tent camps.
- India To Host South Asia Disaster Management Centre (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
South Asian nations agreed on Thursday to set up a disaster management centre in India to help the region better handle calamities like tsunamis, earthquakes and floods that have ravaged it in the past year.
- India Says Abduction Was ‘Prank’ (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
India today conveyed to Pakistan that the alleged abduction of the son of an official of the Pakistan High Commission here was a ‘’prank” and the police had not found any evidence of kidnapping at the place and time mentioned.
- Opening Of Loc Will Have Positive Impact On Relief: Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indo-Pak decision to open five points along the LoC could play a key role in helping overcome the "logistical nightmare" being faced by relief agencies for distribution of aid in quake-hit areas of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, a top UN relief official h
- World Bank To The Rescue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of Rs 10 billion spread over three years to the education sector in Sindh. In view of its negative experience in the 1990s in Pakistan, the Bank has added the condition that the government must ensure . . .
- Opening Of Third Crossing At Loc Put Off (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
India has postponed opening of the third crossing point at the Line of Control till Saturday
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 11, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Opening Of Third Point On Loc Delayed (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Thursday announced to defer opening of the Tithwal-Nauseri crossing point on LoC – the third in the series of five—till Saturday on the grounds of “non-completion of a foot-bridge on the Neelum river”.
- Natwar’S Removal In Tune With Pro-Us Policy: Us Think Tank (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 11, 2005)
The dismissal this week of Mr K. Natwar Singh from the post of Foreign Minister reveals the growing steps by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to align New Delhi with Washington, according to a report by a US intelligence firm.
- Pak Rakes Up Kashmir Issue At Un (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Notwithstanding the ongoing Indo-Pak talks to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, Pakistan has once again spoken about the right of self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir under UN supervision.
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- Governor Plants Saplings At Raj Bhavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Nearly 1000 saplings will be planted in the next two months
- India, Pak Jointly “Can Restore” Stability In Nepal (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Nov 11, 2005)
With the subcontinent witnessing improvement in Indo-Pak bilateral relations on one hand and worsening situation in Nepal and Bangladesh on the other, former Foreign Secretary, Mr Jagat S. Mehta today suggested that India and Pakistan should join hands to
- Saarc At 20: Will The Future Be Different? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 11, 2005)
It is time for the grouping to move ahead with real economic integration.
- Al-Qaeda's Battle For Hearts And Minds (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 10, 2005)
No one can claim that al-Qaeda is not watching the twists and turns of the debates related to global terrorism that are currently being waged in the United States and the Muslim world.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- U.S. Forces End Husaybah Assault (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 10, 2005)
The U.S. military authorities are making arrangements for positioning Iraqi forces in Husaybah after announcing that a five-day assault on this town along the Syrian border had ended.
- U.S. Used White Phosphorous Against Iraqi Civilians, Charges Italian Tv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The shells of the weapon burn every living thing within 150 metres of impact
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times. Much more funds are required than what the donors are willing to offer for relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the earthquake of October 8.
- Volcker Probe Had Fatal Flaws: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Just days after requesting the United Nations to furnish all information related to the Volcker Committee’s mention of the Congress and its senior leader K Natwar Singh as “beneficiaries” in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme, the party on Wednesday tried t
- Terrorists Wear A Human Mask In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 10, 2005)
One cannot say for sure how many survivors of the October 8 temblor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will survive the impending onslaught of the freezing winter to get, if at all, rehabilitated in the near future.
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- They Can Have F-16s (Hindustan Times, PN Khera, Nov 10, 2005)
At the end of October, a meeting convened in Geneva to discuss earthquake relief for Pakistan succeeded in getting only 12 per cent of the target of $ 580 million
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- Loc Crumbles At Another Point (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Nov 10, 2005)
Notwithstanding the political and geographical boundaries, authorities from across the Line of Control (LoC) today exchanged relief material for the quake affected victims at Kaman post in Uri.
- A Salute To Citizen Narayanan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The life and times of Kocheril Raman Narayanan make for an extraordinary story — of struggle, high intelligence, will power, and courage.
- Continuing Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
The figures given by Maj-Gen V.K. Singh, Chief of Staff of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, about the continuing infiltration of militants from across the Line of Control even after the October 8 earthquake tell their own tale.
- Rehabilitation First, Then Arms Deal (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Nov 10, 2005)
The death toll of killer quake that hit Muzaffarabad area of PoK has reached, through non-government sources, about one lac. Pakistan government itself has confirmed that about seventy three thousand persons have lost their lives in this earth tremor.
- Terrorists Can't Be Freedom Fighters: Manmohan (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Nov 10, 2005)
Notwithstanding the political and geographical boundaries, authorities from across the Line of Control (LoC) today exchanged relief material for the quake affected victims at Kaman post in Uri. This is the second point on the ceasefire line between India
- India, Us Sign Pact On Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The US-India financial and economic forum today identified several areas of cooperation to be agreed upon, ahead of US President Mr George W Bush’s visit early next year.
- South Asia Summit Again Seems Mired In Politics (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 10, 2005)
Leaders of South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, gather in Bangladesh this weekend for a twice-postponed summit to push long-standing goals to reduce poverty, boost trade and fight terrorism.
- Pakistan, India Reopen Main Kashmir Crossing (Reuters, Zeeshan Haider and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan and India reopened the main border crossing in divided Kashmir on Wednesday to help survivors of October's devastating earthquake, but the frontier stayed closed to vital relief trucks and people.
- This November (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
November 6 has come and gone and November 25 is around the corner. These two days are written in blood in the 1947 history of our State.
- Indian Journos Cross Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and Pakistan did not allow any civilian to cross the Line of Control (LoC) at Aman Setu (Peace Bridge) on Wednesday with relief, but mediapersons, mostly cameramen, breached it to take pictures and exchange pleasantries with their brethren from PoK.
- Israel Agrees Not To Convert 'Lost Tribe' In India (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Israel has bowed to complaints from the Indian government and stopped trying to convert to Judaism thousands of people in India who believe they are a Biblical lost tribe, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Suspect In Delhi Blasts Case Held, Brought To City (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, who has claimed his involvement in Delhi's serial blasts, was brought here on Wednesday from Jammu for questioning to ascertain the veracity of his statement.
- Second Loc Post Opened Without Fanfare (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 10, 2005)
Termed "major step" by officials, a disappointment by civilians who were not allowed to cross over
Mild tremor as relief material was being exchanged
"A goodwill gesture on both sides"
A field hospital has been set up at the Kaman Post
- Manmohan For More Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Nov 10, 2005)
Saying that the destiny of South Asia was interlinked, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today called upon India’s immediate neighbours to learn to work together to deal with the challenges of poverty, disease, natural disasters and terrorism.
- Sonia Quit: Bjp; Cong 'Slips' Off (Express India, Volcker, Nov 10, 2005)
The Congress on Wednesday rejected BJP-led Opposition’s demand for resignation of Sonia Gandhi as chairperson of the National Advisory Council in the wake of the Volcker report.
- Kashmir Dialogue Process Has To Be Broad-Based, Says Azad (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 10, 2005)
The new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad, is aware of the challenges facing the State. In an interview, he calls for including all sections in the dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He also speaks in favour of administrative....
- Indo-Pak Diplomatic Row Erupts (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 10, 2005)
A teenaged son of a non-diplomatic staffer of Pakistan High Commission here was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons last evening — an incident which triggered diplomatic reverberations today.
- World Bank To The Rescue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
THE World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of Rs 10 billion spread over three years to the education sector in Sindh.
- Pm Moots Saarc Economic Bloc (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed here today the need for an economic union of member countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc).
- No Reason To Believe Fees Paid Were Illegal: Tatas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
"All contracts were approved by Iraqi Government, U.N. Committee"
- Justice Dept. Mulls Probe Into Cia Leak (Guardian (UK), KATHERINE SHRADER, Nov 09, 2005)
At the CIA's request, the Justice Department is weighing whether to open a criminal investigation into the leak of possibly classified information on secret prisons to The Washington Post.
- Indo-Pakistan Border Opening Urgent For Quake Aid - U.N. (Reuters, Robert Evans, Nov 09, 2005)
Roads crossing the Indo-Pakistan border must be opened rapidly to get vital aid to thousands of homeless survivors of the South Asian earthquake before winter sets in, the U.N. food aid agency WFP said on Tuesday.
- Manmohan Singh Says Govt Image Not Hurt By Volcker Storm (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the government's image was unmarred after his foreign minister stepped aside during an inquiry into claims he benefited from irregularities in the U.N. oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- Un Optimistic About Relief Efforts In Quake-Hit Areas (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 09, 2005)
The United Nations has expressed optimism over relief efforts for the first time since the October 8 earthquake as the world has started fulfilling its pledges.
- Let Loc Truly Melt (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 09, 2005)
When Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf spoke the other day about allowing the people of the undivided Jammu and Kashmir as it had existed in 1947 to cross the Line of Control at will he was clearly trying to score a point.
- Clearance Sale! Politicians Going Cheap (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 09, 2005)
The Mitrokhin Archives dealt with the Soviet period. The UN’s Independent Inquiry Committee Report investigating corruption in Iraq’s oil-for-food programme during President Saddam’s regime deals with recent events.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2005)
No job to do
But this cloud may have a silver lining
- Cm’S Promise? (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
The Chief Minister has assured due respect to human rights in the second phase of the coalition rule.
- Tough Challenges Before J And K’S New Cm (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Nov 09, 2005)
FOR the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took over in Srinagar on Wednesday, it is not going to be a cakewalk.
- Rain, Snow To Grip Survivors (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 09, 2005)
The Met Office has said that widespread rain and snow will hit the earthquake affected areas in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division for five days due to a strong westerly wave that is likely to grip Pakistan from Wednesday evening.
- An Uncalled For Controversy (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 09, 2005)
A language controversy has been brewing in Sindh for the last five weeks. It would have assumed the shape of a full-blown crisis had the earthquake of October 8 and its aftermath not diverted public attention.
- Softening Of The Border (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Nov 09, 2005)
UNLIKE individuals, nations can seldom afford mushy sentimentalism.
- More Relief Material Sent To Pok (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 09, 2005)
Pakistan Army out in full force to prevent attempts to cross over to the Indian side
15 trucks with Indian relief material given to PoK authorities
Unexpected meetings between families who had come to the LoC
- Mega Chemical Complex For Vizag (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
15,000 acres of land earmarked for the project, says Chief Minister
- Locked Approach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2005)
The symbolic opening at the Line of Control yesterday at Chakan da Bagh in the Poonch Sector, as part of Indo-Pak quake diplomacy, ended in security forces on the Pakistani side (Titrinote) firing tear gas shells on the large number of people who were ...
- Two More Loc Posts To Be Opened Soon (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday named the designated authorities from whom application forms could be obtained by people intending to cross the five points along the Line of Control (LoC).
- Convert Pledges Into Commitments (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 09, 2005)
Under-Secretary General of United Nations’ Humanitarian Assistance Programme Jan Egeland has made an urgent appeal to the UN member States to convert over one billion dollars of pledges into commitments and contribution in order to meet the ongoing . . .
- Pakistan And India: Pioneers In Global Disaster Response? (Christian Science Monitor, Mansoor Ijaz, Nov 08, 2005)
The terrorist bombs that rocked New Delhi recently must not be allowed to wreck a painstakingly crafted peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Loc Opened As India Sends Relief To Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 08, 2005)
Teargas shells fired to disperse crowds wanting to cross over the divide
- The Role Of Dissidents Is To Tell The Truth As They See It" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 08, 2005)
A special Indian edition of the outspoken Canadian writer and broadcasterIrshad Manji's controversial book,The Trouble with Islam Today, will be launched by imprintOne in New Delhi on November 10.
- Quake Relief Point Opened (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 08, 2005)
Pulling down the wall of animosity, India and Pakistan on Monday opened the first frontier post on the LoC for quake relief in Kashmir.......
- Kashmiris From Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Run In Mass Towards India For . . . (India Daily, Niraj Lakhsman, Nov 08, 2005)
Kashmiris from Pakistan occupied Kashmir run in mass towards India for relief and food along now open Line of Control as Pakistan stops them with tear gas and warning shots
- What The Delhi Blasts Portend (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Nov 08, 2005)
India needs to re-evaluate the peace process and insist on hard evidence that Pakistan is serious about dealing with terrorist organisations based within its territorry.
- For Those Who Love The Beauty Of Nature (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 08, 2005)
It’s a charming valley which need be explored, A R Bhat writes on the topography, history and the landscape of a lovely piece of land called Gurez
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