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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 43820:
- Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 20, 2006)
Well done, says Saddam Hussein sarcastically; court adjourned till July 10
- All For Bomber Madani (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 20, 2006)
It's bewildering to see so many political personalities sympathising with a man who has been charged with serial bomb blasts ---- The world is being divided into two uneven camps
- Pdf Can't Solve Muslim Problems (Pioneer, M Yusuf Khan, Jun 20, 2006)
The formation of the People's Democratic Front in Uttar Pradesh is not a good idea contrary to the opinion expressed in the article, "Politics of Muslim identity" (May 20), by Ejaz Ahmad Aslam, Editor, Radiance.
- Listen To The President (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jun 20, 2006)
Ever since the disqualification of Ms Jaya Bachchan by the Election Commission, the office of profit issue has snowballed into a major politico-legal problem with the potential to unsettle many governments in the states.
- Fire In The Western Ghats (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jun 20, 2006)
How long will our politicians hardsell 'development' projects at the cost of the ecology and human subsistence, wonders Sudhirendar Sharma
- National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau To Be Set Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The government today decided to set up a National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along the lines of the Narcotics Control Bureau that would have powers to investigate crime related to wildlife.
- Green Alarm In Nilgiris; Sc Panel Finds Evidence (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jun 20, 2006)
The lush green canopy on the Nilgiris in Nilambur, a bio-diversity hotspot on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, was the starting point of environmental litigation in India. In 1996, it was on a petition by TN Godavarman Thirumulpad, a descendant of the . . .
- Indo-China Ties On A New High (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jun 20, 2006)
It's been 44 years since last of the carts laden with Tibetan goods had rumbled down the Nathu La pass.
- Nepal Top Court Gives Sobhraj One Last Chance (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Imprisoned in Nepal since 2003 for a murder committed nearly three decades ago, yesteryear’s “Bikini Killer” Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj has been given his final chance to make his last bid for freedom with the Supreme Court admitting his appeal . . .
- A Second Peace Bus For Kashmir Today (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 20, 2006)
All is set for the launch of a second trans-Kashmir bus service between the border towns of Poonch on the Indian side and Rawalakote in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir tomorrow.
- Strikes: Handing The Baton? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
The Left-led all-India protests against the fuel price hike makes the headlines in the latest issue of People’s Democracy.
- Bjp Wants National Plan On Naxalism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today demanded formulation of a comprehensive national plan of action to deal with the “Naxalite threat” in various parts of the country.
- Congress’S Summer Of 42 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Jun 20, 2006)
There was one figure that was lost in the cheerful cacophony of Sonia Gandhi’s unprecedented victory gathering in Rae Bareli last month, and it is this figure that conveys the realistic facts of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh.
- "There's Going To Be No Effective U.N. Without The U.S." (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks about his chances and his plans.
- Us Asks Myanmar's Military Generals To Redress "Injustices" (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The United States called on Myanmar's military generals to correct their "injustices" by freeing Aung San Suu Kyi and forging national reconciliation, as the pro-democracy leader spent her third consecutive birthday under detention, sources learnt today..
- Nwfp Budget (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
Following in the footsteps of the other federating units, the NWFP has also come out with a budget that is purported to be tax-free.
- Safety Commission: Another Stunt (News International, Dr Farzana Bari, Jun 20, 2006)
The long-due constitution of the National Safety Commission (NPSC), as envisaged in the Police Order of 2002, has finally been announced by the interior minister.
- Focus On Afghanistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
One can count on the Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid to write forthrightly for Western publications about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.
- Call For New Constitution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 20, 2006)
Vice Chairman of the Peoples Party Makhdoom Amin Fahim has a point in rejecting outright the demand for a new constitution.
- Siachen Peace Park (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
The writer is a development consultant and analyst from Gilgit-Baltistan. He is also the elected representative from the Asia Pacific region on the 'Board of Directors of the Mountain Forum'.
- Journalists Observe Black Day (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 20, 2006)
The journalist community observed Black Day on Monday throughout the country to protest against the gruesome killing of tribal newsman Hayatullah Khan.
- Looking For A Better Consumer Price Index (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 20, 2006)
It needs to be weekly, have a good quality methodological foundation and be transparent
- Uma Bharti's Party To Have Reservation For Women, Dalits And Obcs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janashakti president Uma Bharti said here on Monday that she had formed the party to provide "alternative politics" since the main parties like the Congress, the BJP and the Left had not only failed to solve people's problems but . . .
- Bjp Fires 'Salwa Judum' Salvo At Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fired the 'Salwa Judum' salvo at the Left , accusing them of adopting double standards on the issue of Maoists.
- Kcf Terrorist Kulbeera Extradited From The Us (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A dreaded terrorist of the KhalistanCommando Force (KCF) Kulbir Singh Kulbeera alias Barapind was arrested and brought to India by a Punjab Police team on Sunday night, after he was extradited from the United States.
- Halfway House: Ramadoss Sets Up Aiims Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Accused of trying to arm-twist the faculty and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to follow his agenda, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday set up a committee to look into the functioning of the . . .
- Labour Reform Pains (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
The Planning Commission's proposal to radically overhaul India's antiquated labour law cannot but gladden industry and investors, not least because the Industrial . . .
- Deliver Us From Evil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
As pilgrims gather at the Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir and pay their respects to the natural Shivling that has formed there every summer since, well, recorded history, a disquieting and downright dangerous frenzy is being sought to be created . . .
- Unrealistic & Absurd (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Going by the frequency with which statements demanding a new constitution are made in Pakistan, it would appear as if making or unmaking the basic law is child’s play.
- Imprisoned In Chaos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Nearly five years into a war between the United States and Islamic extremists, US policies and practices for arresting, holding, interrogating and trying enemy militants are in a state of disarray, unprecedented in modern American history.
- Ptv’S Extremely Controversial Telethon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 20, 2006)
PTV has invited scores of Indian artistes for its telethon to be held on the eve of release of Indian movie “Mughl-e-Azam’ in Pakistan.
- Living Through Horror (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Each communal attack only worsens the poverty and marginalisation of Muslims... A nuanced narrative from the heart of the ghettos
- Issues Of Corporate Governance In Pses (Hindu, M. S. S.Varadan, Jun 20, 2006)
Corporate governance has fast moved into the centrestage in recent times in the wake of corporate scandals which drew attention to the dire need for good practices.
- New Un Human Rights Council Makes Debut (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 20, 2006)
The “historic” Human Rights Council came into existence on Monday with the convening of its first session.
- Sobhraj Gets His Last Chance In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 20, 2006)
Imprisoned in Nepal since 2003 for a murder committed nearly three decades ago, yesteryear’s ‘Bikini Killer’ Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj has been given his final chance to make his last bid for freedom ....
- Where Statistics On Indian Elections Speak (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jun 20, 2006)
For students of politics, elections are always important events.
- Bjp Not For Takeover Of Entire Bmic Project: Venkaiah Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Party wants excess land returned to farmers
Controversy won't affect stability of government: Naidu Coordination committee to discuss the subject NICE advised not to politicise issue
- Revived Taliban Waging 'Full-Blown Insurgency' (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
- Pakistan-Born Guilty In Jihad Plot (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A Pakistan-born architect accused of plotting a jihad bombing campaign in Australia was convicted on three terrorism-related charges on Monday and could face life in jail.
- In Tribal Pakistan, A Tide Of Militancy (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Jun 20, 2006)
Influence of Taliban Said to Be Spreading Beyond Border Areas Near Afghanistan
- ‘Govt In Secret Talks For Waziristan Peace’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The government is holding secret talks with “various stakeholders” in North Waziristan to reach a peace deal that would then be ratified by a tribal jirga, said NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on Monday.
- Maoists In The Mainstream (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
This must be a rare instance of the triumph of both hope and experience.
- Resolution Of Kashmir, Siachen Disputes: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that no progress has been made so far with the Indian government on the resolution of Siachen, Kashmir and other vital issues, but hoped that outstanding issues will be resolved soon if the dialogue between the . . .
- Free And Unstable (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Eviction Time (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
Lutyen’s Delhi will undergo quite a change if the political parties are evicted out of their offices and asked to move to RK Puram, Mehrauli, Badarpur or wherever.
- Gandhara Name Proposed For Pak Airport (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Pakistan may name a new airport to be built in the capital after Gandhara, the ancient province known as the cradle of Buddhism in the sub-continent, apparently seeking to shed its image as a hardline Islamic country.
- Guns Fall Silent In Somalia’S Capital (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
The thugs manning the roadblocks are gone. The warlords are on the run. And the guns in a city long regarded as among the world’s most heavily armed have fallen silent. Most, in fact, have disappeared from view.
- Msp Should Be The Distress Price (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2006)
The government’s proposal to buy food grain at market rates for its PDS when the procurement is low, as with wheat this year, is welcome.
- When Life Becomes Difficult... (Pioneer, Vishvjit P Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
Since it isn't very difficult to declare a healthy person terminally ill, Government needs to tread carefully before legalising euthanasia, says Vishvjit P Singh
- Profit Taking In Early Trades Likely (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Following a near 1000-point surge in the last two trading sessions. The Sensex is likely to witness some profit taking in early trades this morning.
- Ships Of The Old Block (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2006)
The recent appointment of Roshan Goonatilleke as Sri Lanka’s airforce chief is the first instance in world aviation history of a son following in his father’s career flight path, even though it has been a while since Harry Goonatilleke commanded . . .
- Nepal: Peace In The Offing? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
The agreement reached between the Nepalese government and the rebel Maoists on Friday would have been unimaginable a few months ago when the people had yet to take to the streets against the country’s autocratic monarchy.
- Many A Slip (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2006)
There is an old joke that defines mixed feelings as seeing one’s mother-in-law driving one’s new BMW over a cliff.
- Pakistan Fine With Indo-Us N-Deal But… (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent nuclear deal between the United States and India is a bilateral arrangement but Pakistan should be treated on equal basis for maintaining geo-strategic balance in the region.
- No Us Pressure On Ipi Gas Line Project: Pm (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jun 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday set aside the impression about involvement or pressure of a third country in negotiations and discussions on the gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- Lessons Of Sri Lankan War (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 19, 2006)
At least 52 people were killed as heavy sea and land battles erupted in Sri Lanka on Saturday between Tamil Tigers and military.
- Vigil Up In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 19, 2006)
Talaimannar situation under control, says Army
"Clearing operations almost over"
Three policemen killed in Claymore attack
- Beginnings (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2006)
Only Trotskyites deceive themselves with the utopia of permanent revolutions.
- Falling Standard Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Jun 19, 2006)
As most of the people in Education know that the word ‘Education' has been derived from the word ‘Educe' which means to draw out all the best that is there in a child.
- Smooth Sailing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
Whenever one discusses Mendhar-born Congress leader Choudhry Mohammad Aslam one always gets the impression as if he has never got his due.
- Incidents Of Hr Abuses Vitiating Atmosphere: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s pledge regarding zero tolerance for human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir should be translated into action . . .
- Kathmandu Experiment (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 19, 2006)
The Nepal government’s decision to dissolve the country’s Parliament and form an interim government with the Maoists is the best news to come out of the Himalayan nation in some years.
- Medha Patkar Alleges Conspiracy To Crush Nba (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 19, 2006)
"Time has come for political parties to take a position on equitable development" "If you get power from big dams, but have no farm land how would you feed growing population?"
"World Bank now wants land-for-land policy to be finished"
Shunglu . . .
- China, India Agree To Reopen Historic Trade Route (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
China and India have agreed to reopen border trade at the historic Nathu-la pass after more than 40 years, a symbol of rapprochement between Asian giants who fought a Himalayan war in 1962.
- Nepal Peace Deal Hinges On Trust, Maoist Guns (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 19, 2006)
The pace of change has been as breathtaking as the Himalayan scenery. In just a few short weeks, Nepal has rediscovered democracy and brought 10 years of civil war tantalisingly close to an end.
- Learn From Left, Says Atal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee wants the men and women in his party to learn from the communists — about how to climb back to power.
- Sri Lanka's Overseas Tamils Fill Rebel Tiger Coffers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jun 19, 2006)
It's thanks to Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils -- people like engineer S. Vijayadeva or accountant Kana Naheerathan -- that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) can afford to keep up its insurgency.
- Sonia Asks Party To Gear Up For Up Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged party workers in Uttar Pradesh to prepare for next year's Assembly elections by making a firm resolve to ensure that their opponents were "wiped out".
- America’S War For Hearts And Minds (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
It seems unfair to single out the hapless Colleen Graffy.
- Congressmen Back Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The US-Indo nuclear deal has won critical support from two key Congressmen heading foreign relations committees of the two Houses of the US Congress days before it comes up for review before the lower House panel.
- Pranab For More Women In Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The defence minister and the army today praised the role of women officers and personnel and said one Susmita Chakraborthy’s death shouldn’t deter women from joining the armed forces.
- Third Time Unlucky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 19, 2006)
What kind of country would hold a census in which the enumerator recorded your sex but not your religion, your age but not your ethnicity?
- Politics` Amitabh (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 19, 2006)
Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi, the Congress MP from Bhiwani in Haryana, is a great movie buff. Of all the Hollywood and Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachchan remains his all-time favourite. The 38-year-old wouldn’t admit it, but yesterday’s angry young man . . .
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 19, 2006)
The return to power by the Left parties in the recent state elections has come in for a praise from veteran BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who while pointing to the success of the Communists has asked his party to . . .
- Making History (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2006)
After the initial euphoria over the toppling of King Gyanendra had subsided there were fears that Nepal might slip back into anarchy. There were doubts whether the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) would be able to work with Maoists in drawing up a road . . .
- Sonia Asks Partymen To Gear Up For Up Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi virtually swung into election mode today, urging party workers in her constituency to replicate her record win and wipe out opponents.
- Corpn Blames Centre For Rae Bareli’S Power Crisis (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
If Rae Bareli is not getting enough power, it is the fault of the Centre and not because it is being given stepmotherly treatment by the state government, clarified the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) today.
- From Nepal, New Hope (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
The interim government in Kathmandu must work for the permanent end to Maoist violence
- Market Musings In These Volatile Times (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 19, 2006)
After the roller-coaster ride in the capital market last week, only the very bold or extremely foolish would dare to predict what the coming week will bring. In the last fortnight, the Indian market has bounced up three times with a dazzling . . .
- Lasting Peace Is Not A Party (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jun 19, 2006)
Nepal is upbeat over the government’s dialogue with the Maoists. But don’t start celebrating just yet
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