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Articles 19421 through 19520 of 43820:
- ‘All’S Well In J&k’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Alluding to a decision by India and Pakistan to allow merchandise-laden lorries on Jhelum Valley Road, the Governor, Lt-Gen. (retired) SK Sinha, today said it would boost Jammu and Kashmir’s economy significantly.
- Fake Ration Cards (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Feb 28, 2006)
On coming to power in 1977, the CPI-M hit a gold mine through Bangladeshi infiltration. Many of the Hindus that sought refuge in West Bengal during East Bengal’s fight for independence stayed back.
- Corruption And The Present Society (Daily Excelsior, B M Kohli, Feb 28, 2006)
As the well known saying goes that the corruption and immorality exist together.
- Thousands To Protect Bush On First India Visit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
About 5,000 personnel including snipers, commandos and U.S. marines using helicopters, bomb detectors and electronic jammers will protect President George W. Bush during his visit to India this week, officials said on Monday.
- Bush India Trip To Spur Undertapped Business Ties (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 28, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush will share the spotlight on his trip to India this week with corporate moguls from both countries who will try to cut India's red tape and intensify the country's economic reforms.
- Aiadmk Ropes In Dalit Outfit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Dalit Panthers of India on Monday forged an alliance with the ruling AIADMK under which it will contest nine seats in the coming elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. The deal was clinched when DPI leader T Thirumavalavan . . .
- Critical Elements Missing In Kashmir Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 28, 2006)
There is much ballyhoo these days about the future of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Breeding Trust (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 28, 2006)
Don’t forget, this is ultimately about building a strong Indo-US strategic partnership
- Bush Told To Avoid Nuclear Compromises With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 28, 2006)
A leading US newspaper on Monday asked US President George Bush to avoid compromises that would let Indian continue to mix its military and civilian nuclear programmes.
- Jessica And Nitish: That Fatal Touch Of Class (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Feb 28, 2006)
What do the murder of Jessica Lall and the acquittal of her murderers have in common with the ongoing but probably equally fruitless trial of Nitish Katara? And other such cases where the rich and powerful get away, literally, with murder?
- India And Us To Finalise Deal Before Bush Visit (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 28, 2006)
US Ambassador to India David C Mulford has said that he hopes to finalise the US-India nuclear deal before the arrival of President George W Bush tomorrow (Wednesday).
- Bias Takes A Nasty Turn (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 28, 2006)
There can be no doubt about this. Growing prejudice in the United States against the Muslim world took a nasty turn as a result of the stance taken by a number of prominent politicians to challenge President Bush over his administration’s . . .
- Manmohan Singh Gets His Second (And Related) Moment In History (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
India’s rising stock, three years of 8% growth, a secular democracy, minority anger assuaged by Verdict 2004 — the nation can’t afford to lose this strategic opportunity
- Master Of His Survey (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 28, 2006)
A fine opportunity for the FM to do small things to get a big payoff
- Poll Proposals: More Unrest In Bangladesh (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 28, 2006)
Bangladesh’s fragile parliament has again become tumultuous since Sheikh Hasina’s Opposition Awami League party returned to House on February 12 ending 16 months of boycott, but it may not last long, as Prime Minister Khaleda Zia . . .
- Don’T Be Afraid, For Now (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Feb 28, 2006)
The Economic Survey shows why our fears can be small, why FM’s chance is big
- Optimism All Round (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 28, 2006)
The Economic Survey is a balanced document this time
The Economic Survey, the customary economic report card announced one day before the presentation of the Union Budget, is a balanced document from the UPA Government.
- India Is Not Law-Governed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 28, 2006)
In the murder case, it was very necessary for the judge to recall and cross-examine the shifty witnesses
- Finding A Passage To India This Time (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Feb 27, 2006)
The US has tried to cozy up to India ever since the end of the cold war, and President Bush's trip there this week has the potential to cement an alliance with the world's largest democracy. But Mr. Bush may not have all his diplomatic ducks in order.
- In Chittisinghpora, Guns & Closed Doors (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Feb 27, 2006)
The name of the US President fills this picturesque Sikh village in the shadow of Pahalgam with a sense of deja vu and dread.
- India, Out Of Step (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Feb 27, 2006)
As the two growing powers of Asia sort out their places in their continent and the world, India has a comparative advantage over China that it doesn't always exploit: its status as the globe's largest democracy.
- Geneva Talks A Victory For Peace, Says Colombo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 27, 2006)
Ultimate beneficiaries are people of Sri Lanka; April talks to resolve outstanding issues
- A Tortuous Quest For Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 27, 2006)
Justice, at last. After four years of tortuous twists and turns, what is most striking about the Best Bakery case is not the conviction of nine of the 17 accused brought to trial, but the effort that went into securing the ends of justice.
- From "China Fear" To "China Fever" (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 27, 2006)
China's deft diplomacy is drawing other nations to it: as a model for development, a source and destination for investment, and a trading partner.
- With An Eye On Elections, Chidambaram May Go In For Please-All Budget (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Feb 27, 2006)
Comprehensive farm package to give a push to agriculture and lessen indebtedness of farmers is on the cards
Mantra likely to be growth with consolidation
More simplification in taxation structure
Exemption limit for salaried class may be hiked
- "Move On J&k Will Encourage Secession" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should have "dismissed outright'' the idea of self-rule and autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir instead of trying to evolve a "common understanding'' on these issues
- Paying Back In Kind (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 27, 2006)
Most people are ambivalent about ‘brain drain.’ On one hand, it’s hard to blame young doctors or teachers or engineers from poor countries for moving to rich countries where the pay is higher, the working conditions are better, and . . .
- Implosions In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 27, 2006)
Is Iraq heading towards civil war? More than a hundred people have been killed in what seems to be revenge attacks after the bombing of a key Shia shrine last week. Scores of bullet-riddled bodies were reportedly found in Baghdad alone,
- Agreement Reached During Tour Of N-Plant (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hours before Iranian nuclear chief Gholamraza Aghazadeh announced that his country had reached a ‘‘basic agreement’’ with Russia on establishing a joint venture to enrich uranium, Russia’s top atomic official, Sergei Kiriyenko, . . .
- Protest Against Denial Of Special Status To Hyderabad-Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Protesters burn effigy of Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil
- India-Us Nuclear Deal: What’S The Echo In Washington (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
India-US Nuclear Deal: What’s the echo in Washington
- Pak Police Arrests Opp Lawmakers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 25,000 people took to the streets to protest against Prophet Mohammad’s cartoons in Karachi as Opposition leaders,
- U.S.-India Warmth Follows Indian-American Successes (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Feb 27, 2006)
When U.S. President George W. Bush heads to India on Tuesday, few people in the United States will be paying closer attention to the trip than the nearly 2 million Americans of Indian origin.
- Polluted Services (Statesman, DILIP KUMAR GUHA, Feb 27, 2006)
At the time of Independence, the civil services of India had a fair reputation for efficiency, integrity and discipline.
- Mittal Expects To Convince All In Arcelor Deal - Paper (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Mittal Steel, which is making a $23 billion hostile takeover bid for rival Arcelor, is confident of convincing all the stakeholders involved in the deal and wants to discuss cooperation with Arcelor management, the Observer said.
- Bangladesh Pm Vows To Crush Islamist Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia said on Sunday her government was bringing Islamist militants to justice in the wake of bomb attacks that have killed at least 30 people including two judges and wounded 150.
- Cartoon Row: Imran, Others Held (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Feb 27, 2006)
The Pakistan government on Sunday foiled an attempt by the Opposition to take out a large procession in the heart of the city of Lahore against the blasphemous cartoons published in Denmark.....
- Maurya Sheraton Under Thick Security Blanket (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Feb 27, 2006)
Bush is scheduled to stay at the hotel
With just two days left for the arrival of the U.S. President George W. Bush here, a three-layer security cordon is in place in and around Maurya Sheraton where he is scheduled to stay.
- Left-Government Gap Widens: Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
"Stability of the Government hinges on adherence to common minimum programme"
Government toeing the line of NDA in foreign policy
CPI would pin the government to its commitment
Would oppose FDI in retail sector
- Demand For Declaring Hyderabad A Free Zone Unfair, Says Girglani (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Feb 27, 2006)
State leadership asked to clear the air on contentious GO 610
Free zone will adversely affect job prospects of locals
Implementation authority should be formed and it should have the backing of all political parties
- Only Lord Neelkanth Knows Why (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 27, 2006)
Pardon our shortcomings on matters socio-cultural, but isn’t Lord Shiva supposed to be one God who revels in what a French poet once called “the derangement of the senses”? If the popular perception of Shiva a.k.a Neelkanth a.k.a. Nataraja . . .
- Thousands Rally, Others Barred In Pakistan Protest (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Feb 27, 2006)
Thousands of Islamists rallied in southern Pakistan on Sunday against cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, but police quickly snuffed out a protest in Lahore, where two people died in earlier unrest.
- Manmohan Singh To Allay Fears Over Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 27, 2006)
To tell Parliament that there will be no cap on country's nuclear military programme
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Make It A Habit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 27, 2006)
The first-ever roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the national capital last weekend has gone off smoothly.
- Mirwaiz, Mehbooba, Omar To Take Part In Kashmir Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference president Omar Abdullah and head of moderate Hurriyat Mirwaiz Umer Farooq are expected to take part in a two-day meet to be held here next month to discuss ideas to resolve Kashmir
- Over 350 Sena Activists Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 350 Shiv Sena activists were arrested from different parts of the city on Sunday as they proceeded towards the Kashi Vishwanath temple to offer `jalabhishek' en masse on the occasion of Shivratri, police said.
- "Something Is Rotten…." (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 27, 2006)
The violence characterizing protests by Muslims the world over against publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, first, by a Danish newspaper and subsequently by the media in some more European countries cannot be condoned.
- Poison Pills Are No Answer (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 27, 2006)
With cross-border mergers and acquisitions becoming the flavour of the season, it is natural that poison pills (that ward off acquirers by making the target company unattractive) and ‘golden shares’ (that give the holder veto rights) should follow.
- The Causes Of A Malady (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Shaky Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2006)
Separatists should attend the next round table
- Why Nobody Is Talking Of A Dream Budget... (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 27, 2006)
Although finance minister P Chidambaram would like to appear cool to how the stock market reacts to his Budget and his policy initiatives, big market players think otherwise.
- For Chidambaram's Balancing Act (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 27, 2006)
The challenge is to get resources flowing through reform policies that do not raise the hackles of the Left or the Opposition even while ensuring growth with equity.
- Pakistan Supporting Jokers In Kashmir, Says Jkchr (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Feb 27, 2006)
The representative of a Kashmiri non-governmental organisation (NGO) has said that Pakistan and India have “privatised” the Kashmir issue, and has accused the Pakistan government of supporting “a group of jokers” claiming to represent the Kashmiris.
- Chickening Over Flu (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 27, 2006)
Bird flu fear is all over Maharashtra, with banner headlines in the media and scary visuals on the mass culling of chickens. As an exception, a five-star hotel in Mumbai did serve chicken at a conference last week.
- After A Kashmir Winter, Some Thaw (Indian Express, ANAND K. SAHAY, Feb 27, 2006)
The roundtable conference on Kashmir, held at the prime minister’s behest last Saturday, is a breath of fresh air.
- Pakistan Alliance Firm On Strike (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 27, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), alliance of religious parties in Pakistan, on Sunday announced that it would go ahead with the nationwide strike on March 3 in protest against publication of offensive cartoons against Prophet Muhammed though . . .
- Railway In The Red (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
India's Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav told the Lok Sabha on Friday that Indian Railways, on the brink of bankruptcy just five years ago, had achieved a miraculous turnaround earning a record profit of 2.47 billion dollars.
- Lanka Peace Back On Track? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
Contrary to what many people had feared, the latest round of talks between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Tamil Tigers ended on a positive note in Geneva last Thursday, with both sides pledging to uphold the 2002 ceasefire agreement and . . .
- World Social Forum (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
A Victim of neglect and political violence, Karachi will regain some of its lost eminence when it plays host to the World Social Forum next month — a six-day event that is expected to attract several thousand delegates and activists from around the world.
- Europe Divided Over Caricatures (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
As angry protests over publication of the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) continue in Pakistan and many other Muslim countries, public opinion in Europe remains divided on just how far governments and media organizations should . . .
- Afghan War: The Way Out (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 27, 2006)
In a crisp editorial published on February 23, the New York Times expressed the view that “the Pakistani army has been losing the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwestern frontier” because “Pakistan’s military ruler, . . .
- A Spring Of Discontent (Dawn, Syeda Abida Hussain, Feb 27, 2006)
Ashura 2006 will stand out in memory as the Ashura when ‘nazar’ and ‘niaz’ shifted from ‘halwas’ and ‘kheers’ to ‘channa pulao’. With the price of sugar crossing Rs 45 for a kilo this was perhaps inevitable.
- Holocaust And The Free Speech (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 27, 2006)
Many were appalled to know that David Irving, a far-right British historian and researcher of the Second World War, had been jailed in Austria for three years for denying the existence of the Holocaust.
- Jessica Probe Returns To Haunt Cops (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Several police officers involved in the Jessica Lal controversy could come under Delhi High Court’s scanner following recent revelations that the police brass suspected the investigation was being sabotaged.
- Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
With escalation in killing of civilians by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, fears are growing that the Chattisinghpura incident might be repeated ahead of President George W Bush’s arrival in India.
- Chandy Protests Against Rail Allocation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Kerala Government will send an all-party team to Delhi to convey the State’s strong protest against the raw deal meted out to it in the railway budget.
- Marine Chief Axed By Arroyo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The chief of the Philippines’ marines was relieved of his command on Sunday as the government tightened a net around politicians and military brass it accuses of plotting to overthrow President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Iraq Bus Station Bomb Kills Five (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A bomb killed five people at a bus station in Hilla, south of Baghdad, on Sunday, despite Iraqi and US leaders’ appeals for an end to days of sectarian bloodshed that have pitched Iraq toward civil war........
- Geneva Talks Victory For Peace: Lanka (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Feb 27, 2006)
Returning to the country after the conclusion of talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels in Geneva, the chief negotiator of the government delegation, Minister Nimal Sripala de Silva, said here on Sunday that agreement reached at the talks . . .
- ‘India Doesn’T Need Us Help To Become World Power’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 27, 2006)
Mr Richard Celeste served as the U.S. Ambassador in New Delhi at the time of President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March, 2000. The trip, the first by a U.S. President in over two decades, marked an upswing in U.S.-India relations.
- Lankan Peace-Meal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 27, 2006)
JAW-JAW is better than war-war. This seems to be the only principle upheld by the two-day talks, in Geneva, between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
- Troubled Valley (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 27, 2006)
Fight terrorists, protect innocents
The killing of four innocent boys at Chak Dudipora in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, allegedly by Army personnel, has created an embarrassing situation for the security forces.
- Iaea’S Final Report To Be Discussed On (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 27, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh Government is keeping a close tab on the issue of Iran’s nuclear energy programme which is bound to come centre-stage in international politics next week.
- Imams Slam Politicising Cartoons (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Feb 27, 2006)
Prayer leaders in Islamabad’s registered mosques urged the people not to allow politicians to exploit their sentiments over the publication of caricatures of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
- Iran Reaches ‘Basic’ Agreement With Russia On Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Iran and Russia have reached a “basic” agreement aimed at easing fears that the Islamic republic could acquire nuclear weapons, and negotiations will continue in the coming days in Moscow, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday.
- Mysteries Of Budget-Making (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 27, 2006)
While Budget analysts concentrate mainly on the tax proposals, they would do well to linger a while on other aspects, such as the composition of resources raised, including extra budgetary resources of PSUs. Indeed, given the months . . .
- State Of The Fiscal Union (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 27, 2006)
How significant are the numbers and policy statements that will bind the finance minister’s budget speech this week? After all, this year the “budget buzz” is almost missing, as no major tax reform is expected.
- Payback Time (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
BJP’s see-no-evil stance on Gujarat undermines it. Just as Cong amnesia on ’84 diminished it
- Uncertainties Dog Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 27, 2006)
Barely three days before the visit of President George. W Bush there is no certainty about the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Although both sides still see the agreement as the centrepiece of the visit, new difficulties . . .
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