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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 43820:
- First All-Woman Commando Force On Cisf Anvil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
India will soon get its first all-woman elite commando force to protect high-profile women personalities, requiring the recruits to fire five bullets in five seconds. The trainers of the commando force, set up by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF),
- Pawar, Roshan Baig Feel Telgi Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The can of worms opened by the belated release of VCDs of fake stamp racket kingpin Abdul Kareem Telgi’s “confessions” during a narco analysis test three years ago, continued to rock the political and police establishment mainly in Maharashtra . . .
- Jharkhand Shadow Over Bjp's Meet (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 07, 2006)
Party may find it counter-productive to harp on Vande Mataram issue.
- U.S.-Led Havoc The World Over (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 07, 2006)
The British Prime Minister sealed his fate by signing up in full to a policy now recognised by most Americans as a disaster.
- A Controversy Defused (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2006)
All it takes sometimes to end a raging controversy is a resignation. In the face of an allegation of misbehaviour on a flight with a woman co-passenger, Kerala Public Works Minister P.J. Joseph resigned without making too much of a fuss.
- Resilient Munda Fights Back (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 07, 2006)
The political drama in Jharkhand is poised to go through many exciting twists and turns before September 15, the deadline fixed by Governor Syed Sibte Razi for Chief Minister Arjun Munda to prove his majority in the State Assembly.
- Telgi Admits To Bribing Top Politicians Including Pawar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Fake stamp paper scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi had reportedly confessed to having bribed top politicians including Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who, however, denied the allegation on Wednesday.
- China Wants Eu To End 17-Yr-Old Arms Embargo (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
China appealed European Union on Wednesday to lift the 17-year-old ban on arms sales to Beijing as Premier Wen Jiabao is prepared to attend the Europe-Asia summit next week in Finland.
- Bjp Demands Probe Into Telgi's Allegations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
"Release official results of narco-analysis test"
Telgi had made allegations against some top politicians
"Imported wheat will cost much more" .
- Ahmadinejad Calls For Purge Of Liberals (Hindu, Robert Tait and Ewen MacAskill, Sep 07, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired an ominous warning at the country's educated elites by calling for a purge of ``liberal and secular'' academics in the country's universities.
- Juh Asks Muslims Not To Sing National Song (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Legal action if recitation is mandatory
We cannot give India the exalted status of God: Madani
Students will not be advised to remain absent to avoid singing it.
- 'Goonda' Banks Make A Killing In Bihar (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
These are banks with a difference and probably unlikely to be robbed. Because these banks are run by criminals themselves across a swath of Bihar badlands and are known as ‘goonda’ banks.
- Us Report Warns Of Bangladesh Militancy (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The US Institute of Peace, created by Congress and partially funded by the US government, in a new report published by its Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, has raised concerns about the connections between rising terrorism in India and . . .
- More Stringent Laws Needed To Tackle Naxalism: Chauhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Tuesday demanded that the amount sanctioned under the National Backward District initiative should be trebled from the present Rs. 45 crore and laws made more stringent while dealing with naxalites.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue Likely To Get Boost In Havana (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will breathe new life into the peace process in Havana next week, with back channels active to work out a common meeting ground to give new impetus to the talks.
- Towards Synergy In Energy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 06, 2006)
India’s energy policies adopted so far have fostered inefficiencies in the production and use of energy. We pay the highest prices for energy, in purchasing power parity terms.
- Anthem To Mother India Exposes Centuries-Old Sectarian Wound (Daily Times, Pratap Chakravarty, Sep 06, 2006)
Muslims are as loyal to the nation as anyone else and we do not need a certificate for that from anyone’
- Political Process Should Be Given A Chance (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 06, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stern action will be taken against miscreants and sabotuers in Balochistan. At a high level meeting held in Islamabad on Monday, he said that there will be no compromise on the question of the State . . .
- Statespeak On Fisc (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 06, 2006)
These comments from various state governments on fiscal management (FE states analysis, Sep 4) speak for themselves: ‘Correction of macro-structural imbalances is increasing the fiscal space for development initiatives.’
- Govt-Local Taliban Sign Peace Accord (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Sep 06, 2006)
The peace and tranquillity is hoped to be returning fast to the violence-stricken Waziristan agencies as the much orchestrated peace accord between the government and the militants, oftenly dubbed as local Taliban by the Western . . .
- Afghanistan: No Ray Of Hope (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 06, 2006)
The main groups of ... conspiratorial paramilitary organisations are fighting against the Afghan people from bases and strongholds in Pakistan and Iran...”
- Wedding Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 06, 2006)
That people don’t learn from past events was proved rather tragically on Sunday when a young man died from bullet injuries received during aerial firing at a wedding in Karachi.
- Mr Bugti’S Killing Shows Fault-Lines In Political Opposition (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 06, 2006)
The general comment since Akbar Bugti’s death has focused on how the event has impacted the political scene in the country and how it might have served to bring the opposition political parties together.
- A Tale Of Two Rates Of Growth (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 06, 2006)
Reforms pepped up enterprise in the industrial and service sectors but not in agriculture and that explains the high rate of GDP growth and low rate of agricultural growth.
- Over-Blowing Anti-Punjabi Feelings (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 06, 2006)
We wonder what is the big rationale behind highlighting some of the sad incidents that are taking place in Quetta and some other parts of Balochistan following the extremely regrettable death of Nawab Akbar Bugti. According to these reports . . .
- Nitish’S Tight Rope Walk (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Sep 06, 2006)
On August 24 Nitish Kumar completed nine months as chief minister of Bihar. A day earlier, the HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) inaugurated its 44th branch in Patna; two days later, the tenders for building the roads of Patna were opened.
- Gunning For Ideas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) meeting at regular intervals to jointly monitor the spread of Naxalism, is a sound idea which must be promptly put to work.
- Oil’S Not Well (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
That the prime minister had to intervene and offer better salaries for oil PSU officers to call off their strike is not a solution but an indication of the problem.
- Rbi Probe Now On Uwb’S Loans To Shareholders (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Sep 06, 2006)
The RBI is now investigating how and why United Western Bank lent funds to wilfull defaulters, including to some prominent shareholders of the bank.
- Much Ado About Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 5) carries, prominently displayed on its front page, the director of Dar-Ul-Uloom (Deoband) Maulana Marghoob ur Rahman breaking his silence on Vande Mataram.
- Palestinians, Israel Reach Deal On Soldier (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Israel and the Palestinians have reached an agreement to swap the Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza with imprisoned Palestinians, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Tuesday as saying.
- A Lethal Triad (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2006)
A horrendous disaster has been averted in Siliguri and the involvement of two CID personnel - one has been released for lack of evidence ~ in planting explosives in a briefcase in a petrol pump should set alarm bells ringing.
- Terror: Pm For Closer Co-Op Between Centre And States (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
With intelligence warning further intensification of terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought closer cooperation between the Centre and states and asked Chief Ministers to personally monitor steps to improve intelligence generation . . .
- Pm Talks Tough On Terror (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
With Intelligence warning further intensification of terror attacks, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today sought closer cooperation between the Centre and states and asked chief ministers to personally monitor steps to improve intelligence . . .
- A Taste Of Its Own Medicine (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 06, 2006)
In eliminating Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Pakistan may have scored a tactical victory but it has, in the process, jeopardised its long-term interests.
- The Fall Of Sampor (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 06, 2006)
The capture of Sampor by Sri Lankan Security Forces (SLSF) marks the end of the current phase of the war in Sri Lanka. It is a big triumph for the Government and a defeat for the LTTE.
- Special For Whom? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 06, 2006)
The wide-ranging dissent that Special Economic Zones have generated of late has forced parties to sink their political differences to examine the socio-economic implications of promoting untrammelled capitalism in primarily agrarian societies.
- Transfer In Order (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court's order that the trial of the 14 people accused in the Srinagar sex scandal case be moved to Chandigarh is just and correct as it protects every citizen's right to a fair trial in a court of law.
- Bhutan Rehearses For Election 2008 (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Sep 06, 2006)
Bhutan is holding a three-day mock election on Thursday to prepare its officials and citizens ahead of the first general elections in 2008 when the Himalayan kingdom shifts from monarchy to parliamentary democracy.
- Bjp Warns Congress Against Destabilising Arjun Munda Govt (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 06, 2006)
The meeting of the BJP's core group on Tuesday evening discussed the political developments in Jharkhand at length, but not at the cost of crucial national executive meeting of the party in Dehradun on September 7-9.
- A Litany Of Disasters (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Sep 06, 2006)
If ever proof was required that military intelligence is a contradiction in terms, the Pakistan Government's handling of the Bugti killing should be sufficient
- Bugti's Death And Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Sep 06, 2006)
True to his own prediction (an NDTV interview in April), the 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti met his end, tragically, at the hands of the Pakistani military, which had launched a fierce attack, complete with heavy weapons and helicopters . . .
- Oops! Ramadoss Plea May Not Stand Legal Test (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 06, 2006)
The main thrust of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' defence before the Election Commission on a disqualification petition for holding an office of profit as president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) governing body may not . . .
- Jharkhand Re-Run, Munda Unfazed (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda Government was reduced to a minority Government on Tuesday after four rebel Ministers resigned from the Cabinet. In the 82-member House, the Munda Government has now the support of 39 legislators, including one nominated member and . . .
- Accept N-Deal, Don’T Keep Bomb’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Hailing New Delhi’s track record as a non-proliferator, former US secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Tuesday expressed support to the civil Nuclear deal but indicated her disapproval to India’s possessing Nuclear weapon capability.
- Pm Urged To Identify 'Mole' Stalling Developmental Projects (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), a Gujarat-based NGO in the forefront of opposing Medha Patkar-led campaign against the Sardar Sarovar dam, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to identify the "mole" allegedly planted by . . .
- Another Ill-Timed Move (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 06, 2006)
The waiver of duty on wheat imports undertaken by private parties, announced by the food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar even before the finance ministry could issue the notification, is another of the series of mis-timed moves by the . . .
- Train To Lhasa (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Sep 06, 2006)
China has adopted draconian security measures on the newly inaugurated Qinghai-Tibet railway, despite no cases of sabotage en route, says Claude Arpi.
- Bush, Quoting Bin Laden, Warns Of Iraqi Caliphate (Reuters, Steve Holland, Sep 06, 2006)
In a speech laced with quotes from Osama bin Laden, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, al Qaeda wants to set up a violent, radical Islamic caliphate based in Iraq and vowed he would . . .
- Blow For Justice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court has dealt a blow for justice by shifting the trial of 14 accused in Srinagar's high-profile "sex scandal" to Chandigarh. This will come as a major relief to those who feel that they have been wrongly implicated.
- Principled Stance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2006)
Could Baig be J&K’s future leader?
Mr Muzaffar Hussain Baig’s impromptu news conference on Saturday was a rare tour de force. How often have we seen a clear-headed, well-educated articulate leader anywhere in India spontaneously and coherently . . .
- Tory Leader’S Indian ‘Blogbuster’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
In a first of sorts, the visiting Conservative leader has started a blog to document his visit to India.
- Iraqi President Sees Uk Troops Gone By 2007 (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Sep 06, 2006)
Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday that British troops could go home by the end of next year but, on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum".
- Of Research And Plagiarism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2006)
“Advancement of Learning” is universally accepted as the insignia of university education. But this cannot be achieved unless there is proper coordination between teaching and research in our universities.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 06, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Iran's Delaying Diplomacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 06, 2006)
Tehran continues to toughen or soften its stand on the nuclear issue, depending on world response, without being serious about it
- Just Why Pns Attract Such Strong Views (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 06, 2006)
The S.S. Tarapore Committee has drawn a 5-year roadmap for capital account convertibility with wide ranging suggestions and recommendations. However, the issue of Participatory Notes (PNs) seems to have once again attracted strong views and two of . . .
- Raje Provoked Bjp Men To Disturb Sonia Visit: Gehlot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot has accused Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of provoking her party workers to create a scene during Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to flood-affected areas in Barmer district.
- Enforcement Wing For Rtc To Be Created (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
New set-up to check illicit plying of contract carriages ; corporation permited to close depots in losses
- Pakistan, Local Taliban Sign Peace Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday signed a deal with local Taliban militants in North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan aiming at ending years of unrest in the restive tribal belt.
- Anything For Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2006)
RIGHT from the start, the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal was unfolding in such a way that there were grave doubts whether a free and fair trial would be possible.
- Pm Cautions States Of More Fidayeen Attacks (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Sep 06, 2006)
Sounding a warning about the possibility of more fidayeen attacks and terror strikes on economic and religious targets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked Chief Ministers to personally monitor steps to improve intelligence gathering at the . . .
- The Forgotten Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 06, 2006)
When this government came to power the one thing I liked about its Common Minimum Programme was the promise of reforms with a ‘‘human face’’.
- Democracy Denied (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Sep 06, 2006)
Students in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh and other parts of the country will shortly elect their student bodies, in order to have a decisive say in the affairs of the academic institutions in which they are enrolled.
- Eyeless In Gaza (Times of India, GEORGE SOROS, Sep 06, 2006)
Israel's failure to subdue Hezbollah demonstrates the many weaknesses of the war-on-terror concept.
- Waziristan Taliban Sign Peace Deal With Government (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Sep 06, 2006)
Militants agree not to launch cross-border raids, shelter foreigners
Govt to remove checkpoints, free prisoners and return weapons.
- Imf Is Still The Rich World's Viceroy (Hindu, George Monbiot, Sep 06, 2006)
What will be passed off as a democratisation is, in fact, a way of ensuring the poor global majority continues to have no say.
- Sri Lankan Mps Seek Meeting With Manmohan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 06, 2006)
Want a more active Indian role in finding a solution to the ethnic problem
More MPs likely to join team once meeting is fixed
Delegation banking on political channels to fix interaction.
- Telangana: A Three-Decade Old Battle For Justice (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Sep 06, 2006)
The issue of statehood for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh came into national focus last week when two Union ministers of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, K Chandrashekhar Rao and A Narendra, resigned from the UPA Government accusing the Congress of . . .
- A Souvenir, Not An Emblem (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2006)
Vande Mataram, the `national song,' played a stirring, historic role in mobilising people in the freedom struggle.
- Legitimacy Issues In Electricity Regulation (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Sep 06, 2006)
The regulatory arena is an asymmetric forum wherein the utilities have all the advantages and the consumers none. And regulators themselves often remain aloof, making a virtue of equidistance from all stakeholders.
- Wither Nda? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
The Hindutva party is now looking at strengthening its position vis-a-vis the BJP.
- Lesser Known Tales (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, Sep 06, 2006)
A must read Partition memoir that focuses on women who bore the brunt of separation on both sides.
- Looking Back At Peyton Place (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Sep 06, 2006)
“It instructs the readers to discover their authentic selves.” George Orwell
- Nuclear Establishments, Army Camps Face Terror Threat: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Admitting that vital installations like nuclear establishments and army camps were facing grave threat from fidayeen, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for greater alertness by intelligence agencies and involving public in the war against . . .
- A Politician With Old World Charm (Tribune, Nandana Reddy, Sep 06, 2006)
Only a few people in one’s life leave an indelible mark, like a dye on fabric. M. S. Appa Rao, or MS to friends even 40 years younger, was one such.
- Disgraced Exit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
He should have resigned when the accusation was made.
- Pakistan Signs Peace Pact With Taliban (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Sep 06, 2006)
The political administration and local Taliban on Tuesday signed a peace agreement in Miran Shah, the agency headquarters of North Waziristan, to restore peace in the strife-torn tribal agency.
- India’S N-Power Status ‘Troubles’ Albright (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright on Tuesday expressed support for the Indo-US civil nuclear energy cooperation deal despite being troubled by India’s de facto nuclear power status.
- Telgi ‘Deposits Rs 2,000 Cr With Police’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Abdul Kareem Telgi, the kingpin of the infamous stamp racket, has disclosed in a narco-analysis test, that he had “deposited Rs 2,000 crore with the Bangalore police.”
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