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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 26855:
- Nepal To Probe King Role In Protest Deaths (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
An inquiry panel will question Nepal’s king about his role in the killing of pro-democracy activists in April, an official said today, an unprecedented move in a nation which once revered its monarch.
- Mind Over Marshals (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
On December 5, I was traveling to Bucharest via Frankfurt to take up an assignment as our country’s Ambassador in Romania. The Air India flight to Frankfurt from Delhi was delayed; I was to connect with a Lufthansa flight to Bucharest but missed it . . .
- Tactical Gain, Strategic Blunder (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Aug 30, 2006)
The killing of the Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti by the Pakistani military on August 26 looks like a tactical victory for Islamabad.
- Militaries Plan For Larger Un Force In Lebanon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Military experts huddled behind closed doors here to finalise plans for deploying a beefed-up UN force to bolster a fragile truce in Lebanon between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in the wake of 34 days of bitter fighting. Planners from the . . .
- `India Has To Sustain Pace Of Development' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Former Union Minister and journalist Arun Shourie said here on Tuesday that the pace of development in the country had to be sustained for the next 20 years if India was to move along with the fast changing world.
- V.P. Singh Favours Quota For Backward Classes Among Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
"Relief should be given to people victimised on basis of birth and religion"
- Violence Continues To Rock Balochistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 30, 2006)
Family, supporters take part in funeral prayers conducted in Quetta; four killed in bomb blast
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Fighting Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran must have been driven by circumstances to state publicly that India is not receiving the necessary cooperation from the countries like the US and Britain to fight terrorism.
- Consensus Is The Way (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Aug 30, 2006)
No democracy can be run without providing plenty of space for dissent and debate on vital issues of the day.
- Pak’S Double Game (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 30, 2006)
ISLAMABAD – For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent . . .
- Ecological Havoc In The Kasauli Hills (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 30, 2006)
The Kasauli hills are at present threatened with ecological havoc. Big ticket colonisers and property developers, alongwith a network of real-estate agents, are acquiring thousands of bighas of land from peasants and farmers to put up multistorey . . .
- Mystery Over Whereabouts Of Bugti’S Body (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The whereabouts of Baloch leader Akbar Khan Bugti’s body continue to remain a mystery, with neither the Pakistan Government nor the Bugti tribe coming out clearly with a statement on the issue.
- ‘The Middle Way Is A Pragmatic Approach’ (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 30, 2006)
Beijing can no longer afford to ignore the issue of Tibet. We are confident that it will be resolved, if not in this decade, maybe in the next few decades.
- I Say, Three Cheers For Ayaan (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Muslim by birth, is a daring woman. She has dared to raise questions despite knowing that a Mussalman is prohibited from raising any question on Islam.
- Speaking Of Urdu (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Excluded from school curricula, Urdu’s growth as a functional language ceased.
- Withering Lives (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Aug 30, 2006)
The agrarian crisis bankrupts whole communities and drives hundreds of farmers to suicide across Maharashtra.
- India Violates All Norms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has deplored Indian Government’s statement on Akbar Bugti’s demise and said that it’s not only against the well-established norms of interstate relations but also a blatant interference in the internal . . .
- India Rules Out Talks Until Support For Mili (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The peace process between India and Pakistan will not go forward until Islamabad ends its support for terrorist groups, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in remarks broadcast on Tuesday.
- Balochi Uprising (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
The targeted killing of 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Balochistan's most prominent and charismatic leader since Pakistan came into being in 1947, along with two grandsons and associates by Gen Pervez . . .
- India: The Siege Within (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Aug 29, 2006)
Senior citizens who lived through the traumatic days of partition must be feeling a sense of déjà vu when they hear Muslim clerics launching a shrill attack on our National Song Vande Mataram, 56 years after India became a secular, democratic republic.
- Pakistan Won't Stop Terror (Pioneer, Hari Om, Aug 29, 2006)
The UPA Government is insisting on "strengthening relations across the Line of Control".
- Ddt Still Weapon Of Choice Against Malaria (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2006)
Men in blue coveralls and white surgical masks began their annual trek into the countryside here last week. Methodically, they sprayed one home after another with a chemical that is poised for a big expansion in the developing world: DDT.
- Talks After Pak Tackles Terror: Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said peace talks between India and Pakistan can’t proceed unless Islamabad shows its commitment to dismantling terrorist camps on its soil.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Moscow's Pessimism About West Asia (Pioneer, Marianna Belenkaya, Aug 29, 2006)
Although neither Israel nor Hizbullah is interested in resuming hostilities any time soon, peace remains fragile in West Asia, says Marianna Belenkaya
- Projects Worth Rs. 62,864 Cr. Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
They will provide employment to 6.31 lakh people in the State
- Turmoil In Baluchistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2006)
Gen Pervez Musharraf’s army has done what was feared. It has killed the most popular leader of Baluchistan, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, little realising that its pre-planned operation will deepen the crisis in the already troubled and biggest province . . .
- Baloch Leader's Killing A Tragic Loss: India (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 29, 2006)
A "blatant interference" in internal affairs, says Pakistan
India terms killing "unfortunate"
India's concern ill-advised: Pakistan.
- What Happened In Lebanon And Why (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Aug 29, 2006)
Lebanon was pulverised and innocents were massacred. It is rare that such unbridled violence goes unchecked, rarer still that it is not even admonished. What deep depravity it is to see evil being justified and to hear a chorus of support for it.
- Flying To Skardu (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
Our national flag carrier has the singular distinction of flying a Boing 737 aircraft to Skardu -- the gateway to what international tourists call the 'throne room of mountain gods'. On paper it is a daily 45 minute flight from Islamabad to Skardu . . .
- Bugti’S Borderlands (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 29, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti might be a bigger threat to Pakistan after being killed by the Pakistan army in an encounter last week. That insightful comment from General Asad Durrani, a former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, sums up an . . .
- Youth Arrested For Mumbai Blast Claim Hoax (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Aug 29, 2006)
India began a clampdown on selected internet websites and blogs on Wednesday amid fears of growing censorship following the devastating Mumbai blasts on July 11.
- Pak Should Sternly Deal With Cross Border Terrorism: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the peace process with Pakistan could not go forward unless Islamabad sternly dealt with cross-border terrorism.
- Force Not The Solution, Says India As Baloch Fires Spread (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
With the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti fanning flames across Pakistan and threatening to become a domestic political flashpoint in Islamabad, New Delhi today underlined that “peaceful dialogue,” not military operations was the . . .
- India Must Not Lose Interest (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 29, 2006)
India’s disinterest has created fear in Pakistan. Peace process must continue even if it is limping.
- The Sikandar-Jinnah 'Understanding' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
The year 1926-27 was a continuous period of communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. Towards the end of 1926 Muslim leaders of Punjab decided to unite on one platform and reconstitute the Punjab Provincial Muslim League, which was headed by . . .
- Bugti: Making Of A Martyr (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
By meeting a violent end Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti may now become a martyr for the Baloch nationalist movement.
- Feeding A Monster Called Monopoly (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Aug 29, 2006)
It happened at 2 a.m. on Independence Day, just as the source had said it would. Through the inky darkness on the Line of Control at Machhil, near Kupwara, nine infiltrating Lashkar-e-Toiba militants crept towards the border fence, barely a hundred . . .
- Pak Papers Blast Govt Over Bugti Killing (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 29, 2006)
Pakistan’s frontline daily newspapers have blasted the federal government for the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti; one paper going to the extent of describing the event as “the biggest blunder committed by the military since the . . .
- Meet With Musharraf Not Ruled Out: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight did not rule out the possibility of meeting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sideline of NAM summit in Havana next month.
- Let Tempers Cool (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 29, 2006)
It is time to let tempers cool. The one-man judicial commission consisting of Justice (retd) K.K. Gupta has given its verdict on alleged tempering of the Shiva Lingam in the Amarnath cave.
- Balochistan Crippled By Strike, Violence (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Aug 29, 2006)
A complete strike on Monday paralysed Quetta and other cities and towns of Balochistan and reports of more incidents of rioting and arson were received from different parts of the province.
- Body Taken To Islamabad, Says Mazari: ‘Let Me Bury My . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Veteran politician Sherbaz Khan Mazari has refuted government claims about killing Nawab Akbar Bugti in a mountain cave and said that the tribal chieftain was actually killed following a bitter shoot-out in the open.
- Let Peace Not Be Hijacked (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that stalling of the ongoing Pak-India peace process due to the Mumbai terrorist acts will be tantamount to playing into the terrorists’ hands.
- Dangerous Neighbour (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, mouthpiece of Baluchi aspirations, by Pakistani armed forces in the Marri tribal area takes the country one more step towards becoming a failed state.
- Dhaka Concerned On 'Terrorist Acts From India' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Even as India and Bangladesh on Sunday agreed to explore the possibility of a joint working mechanism to combat terror, an eleventh-hour bid by the latter to get New Delhi to “acknowledge” its claims that Indian territory was being used for . . .
- No Segmentation In War Against Terror (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The government, which reiterated there was a close association between the Al-Qaeda and Pakistan-based jehadi outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday asked the international community not to resort to any ‘segmentation’ in the war against . . .
- Ceos Working To Build A Better World (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
CEO philanthropy on a grand scale is something that we’re used to seeing in the West. Business leaders such as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have taken generosity and charity to a whole new level.
- Tension Along Indo-Bangla Border (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Aug 29, 2006)
It was not one of those usual tensions arising out of cattle smuggling or exchange of fire along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
- Pak Media Flays Second Biggest Military Blunder (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
That the Pakistani military may have committed a serious error of judgment in killing veteran Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was evident in the Pakistani media on Monday with the targeted killing being termed the second biggest military blunder. . .
- Discordant Note On Song (Telegraph, R. KRISHNA DAS, Aug 29, 2006)
Chhattisgarh’s BJP government today stoked the raging controversy over Vande Mataram further by making its singing compulsory at every educational institution in the state, including madarsas, on September 7 to mark the national song’s centenary.
- Detoxify Yourself During Festival Of Paryushana (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
Paryushana is a major 10-day Jain festival celebrated during the month of Bhadrapada. In this period, participants practise self-purification, self-criticism and self-control in order to achieve self-improvement.
- Iran Not Concerned About Un Deadline Over N-Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iran said on Monday it is not concerned about this week's United Nation deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.
- Nris Get Lifer For Murder Of 8-Year-Old (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Two Dubai-based NRI brothers were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering the eight-year-old son of a city businessman in 1992.
- Riots Continue Across Balochistan, Karachi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Punjabi barber killed in Naushki, eight protesters injured in Pasni
Sindh-Balochistan highway blocked
10 injured in violence in Karachi
- Musharraf’S Misplaced Concreteness About The ‘Writ Of The State’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that the government would “take every step to ensure its writ in Balochistan and other parts of the country”.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- India And The Data Exclusivity Trap (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Aug 29, 2006)
In a coda to the Patents Act, fresh attempts are under way to inhibit the growth of India's vibrant generic industry by altering the laws that govern drug registration. This could further consolidate power in the hands of the drug majors and result . . .
- Saga Of Oppression (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Aug 29, 2006)
This novel deals with the history of the pathetically downtrodden Pulayas of north Malabar.
- Pakistan Vs Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 29, 2006)
The needless death of 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a multiple tragedy - for his family, Balochistan and Pakistan.
- A Salutary Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks at a conference on terrorism organised last week by Muslim clerics in the capital addressed their immediate apprehensions against the grisly background of the Mumbai bomb explosions.
- Salute To Professor, Governor Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It was a rare show of public grief. Life in the ancient temple town Ujjain came to a standstill today with the ruling BJP supporting the Congress call for a bandh to mourn the death of Professor H.S. Sabharwal in Madhav College during the . . .
- The Baloch Blunder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The missile attack launched by the Pakistan army on Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti has given a fresh lease of life to Balochistan’s long simmering insurgency and put further strain on Pakistan’s fragile nation state.
- Birth Of A Definition (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 29, 2006)
M.R. Venkatesh looks at how the concept of ‘caste’ evolved in the South, where the first OBC movement had originated.
- Clipped Wings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The failure of the West Bengal government to evict CITU, the CPM trade union, from its occupation of a building within the precincts of Kolkata international airport reveals much that is wrong with the party.
- Making The Headlines At The Frontlines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
When Olaf Wiig and Steve Centanni were picked up on August 14 in Gaza City, they were only the latest examples of journalists carrying on their trade in increasingly hostile conditions.
- We Must Understand That People See Different Truths (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 29, 2006)
Religion recognises that there can be coherence in apparently contradictory narratives. The same applies to global politics.
- Surrender To God (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Surrender to God (Saranagati, Prapatti) with faith in His grace, expressing one's inability to adopt the other means to liberation, is unique to Srivaishnava theology.
- India Stands By Baloch People (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Armed with yet another opportunity to give Pakistan a dose of its own medicine, India on Monday said the killing of veteran Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was "unfortunate" and that it underlined the "need for peaceful dialogue to address the . ..
- Mou Delay May Hit Rajiv Gandhi Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Kerala recalls file relating to Centre's offer to take over the biotech institute
- Historic Turn (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
It is almost the end of history for Nepal’s monarchy; only the future will tell if it is also the beginning of a new age for the Himalayan nation. The draft of a new constitution for Nepal has all the makings of history.
- 28 Killed In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 29, 2006)
Thousands of displaced persons in the east of Sri Lanka, lodged in schools and colleges of Trincomalee district, are facing yet another displacement with the educational institutions scheduled for reopening. In the east alone, there are over . . .
- Govt Still Defiant On Rti: File Notings Can't Be Disclosed (Times of India, Manoj Mitta, Aug 28, 2006)
When it was trying to reduce access to file notings, the government famously claimed that the proposal would actually "promote even greater transparency".
- Insurgent Leader Bugti Killed In Pak (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, one of Pakistan's top insurgents, was killed in a massive military operation in which around 60 other guerrillas were also gunned down.
- Hezbollah Regrets Capture Of Israeli Soldiers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said in a TV interview aired on Sunday that he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he had known it would lead to such a war.
- Bugti: A Violent End (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
The death of Nawab Akbar Bugti during a military operation in the hills near Kohlu late on Saturday is tragic and could well be a defining moment in Pakistan’s chequered history.
- Fountain For The Poor, Beaches For The Rich (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Aug 28, 2006)
The federal minister for ports and shipping, Babar Khan Ghouri, like all his fellow ministers and ministers of state and the illustrious citizens of this country with the status of minister (the combined number of which is so astronomical you . . .
- Plutonic Heaven (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2006)
In the event, the unfortunate fate that befell Pluto - the distant member of the solar family who has now been left in the eternal cold - is reminiscent of our own Trishanku who dared to show similar ambition as the 'erstwhile' ninth planet.
- Time To Profile Passengers (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 28, 2006)
The debate over profiling airline passengers revived after the thwarted Islamist plot to bomb 10 airplanes in London on August 10.
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