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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 26855:
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 26, 2006)
No rage, no bullying tone here. Instead this iconoclast explores the pathological reasons for Dalit phobia.
- Indo-Pak Move To ‘Save’ Dialogue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Two top diplomats of India and Pakistan, Satinder K. Lambah and Tariq Aziz, are meeting back channel in Abu Dhabi to "save" the bilateral composite dialogue process, a prominent Pakistani newspaper said.
- Emergency Button (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraq needs time, not Allied pull-backs ---- In declaring a state of emergency and imposing curfew in parts of the national capital, the Iraqi Government has upped the ante in its struggle against Islamist insurgency.
- Dealing With Human Traffickers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 26, 2006)
It is difficult to understand why the police in Islamabad did not register a case against the truck drivers who were apprehended bringing 60 children from Sargodha to Islamabad last week for trafficking.
- India, China Begin Eighth Round Of Boundary Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks here today to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- India Says No To Demilitarisation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India’s defence minister on Sunday rejected a call by Pakistan for troop cuts in Kashmir to push forward a slow-moving peace process, citing a recent spiral of violence in the region.
- Reliant Milk (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 26, 2006)
Hope yet for one of life’s essentials
Even detractors of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s industrialisation policy must readily concede that the “almost final” decision to hand over the state-run
- ‘Us Not Addressing Roots Of Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Experts say failure to improve infrastructure and rise in drug trade helping Taliban to regain strength
- Arrest Altaf, Dismiss Sindh Govt: Apc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Qazi says MQM ‘biggest land mafia in country’
- Over 75 Per Cent Polling In Civic Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Villagers enthusiastically throng polling booths
- Iraqi Sunni Leader Detained (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Sunni groups today complained that the US troops detained a top Sunni religious leader in Tikrit, while a US soldier was killed in a bomb blast during a foot patrol in Baghdad at the end of a particularly deadly week for the US forces in Iraq.
- To Fund Welfare, Nalco, Neyveli Could Show The Rs 48,000-Cr Way (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 25, 2006)
If the Cabinet followed its decision to sell 10 percent of shares in NALCO and Neyveli by selling 10 percent of the shares of other major PSUs, it could easily raise another Rs 48,192 crore.
- When Emergency Was Clamped (Tribune, K.K. Katyal, Jun 25, 2006)
On the morning of June 25, 1975, the telephone at my New Delhi residence rang earlier than usual.
- Civilian Nuclear Deal With Us (News International, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is in need of having a civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States and the matter would be raised in the Pak-US energy dialogue scheduled to be held in Washington tomorrow (June 26), Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim . . .
- A Standard For Interrogation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
IN the days and weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, senior Bush administration officials decided that harsh interrogation methods were necessary to prevent devastating attacks on the country — and that such methods could be carefully administered and . . .
- Azad Kashmir Finances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
THE Azad Jammu & Kashmir budget, passed by the state’s legislative assembly within two hours of its presentation on Thursday, has a total outlay of Rs19.93 billion, marginally up from the outgoing year’s Rs17.84 billion.
- Pakistan, India To Free Fishermen (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed to free fishermen of each country being held by the other by the end of June.
- Prisoners Of Their Inheritance (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2006)
Some books are interesting because of their sense of argument, the cogency of the evidence they give or the new interpretation they bring to light. Some books are not arguments but performances.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
It's showtime folks in "Azad" Kashmir:
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control.
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from Islamabad
- Sikh Body Draws Flak For Mixing Politics And History (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The pro-Congress Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Harvinder Singh Sarna's attempt to corner BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for her remarks on Guru Arjun Singh's martyrdom on Saturday evoked sharp reaction from community leaders and . . .
- Kumar Suresh Singh (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Kumar Suresh Singh's stewardship of the People of India project yielded an excellent anthropological profile of the country.
- R.K. Raghavan: Profiling Terrorists (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 25, 2006)
The life of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, who was killed in a U.S. attack in early June, is an index of the stuff of which terrorists are made.
- Face-Off Between U.P. Raj Bhavan And High Court (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Jun 25, 2006)
Governor seeks legal opinion as court cancels orders on his additional legal adviser
Rajeshwar sends senior officer to New Delhi
Governor conveys anguish to Mulayam
Principal Secretary summoned
- Army Captain, 2 Hizb Militants Killed In Pulwama Gunbattle (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 25, 2006)
Schoolboy dies in exchange of fire, Baramulla protesters set fire to police station
Probe into killing of schoolboy
Many houses damaged in Mirbagh encounter
- Attack On Mystic: Lashkar Man Identified (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 25, 2006)
Islamists here have long opposed the influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore, who quit his job and became a mystic
Nassar responsible for recent attacks in Sopore
Islamists oppose influence of Ahad Sa'ab Sopore
Sufi shrines targeted by terrorist groups
- Pak-Us Energy Dialogue On June 26 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan and the US would hold "energy dialogue" in Washington on June 26, it was officially announced here today.
- No Comic Relief Here (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The comic book is re-inventing itself with an imaginative plunge into the big, bad world of the adult.
- Knowledge That Does Not Filter (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, Jun 25, 2006)
The information in the book has been given by the Saptarshis themselves, which has been channelled by Krishnananda, founder of the above technique of meditation.
- Saudi Swoop Nets 42 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Saudi Arabia announced today the arrest of 42 suspected Islamist militants in raids across the kingdom, a day after police killed six men in a shootout in Riyadh.
- Bonalu Bonanza (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The century-old tradition of Bonalu is celebrated with colour, gaiety and devotional fervour in Telengana, claims S K Prasad Puttur
- I Want To Break Free (Times of India, BINDU CHAWLA, Jun 25, 2006)
It is the enfant terrible of all the arts. Whenever it emerges on the scene, abstract art, also called the avant garde, uncomfortably subverts all the styles of art preceding it
- A Secret Rebel Base Where Tigers Dare (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Past the minefield-line paved road, down a sandy track hemmed in by coconut palms and thatch huts, the gate appears, a metal boom bookended by log-and-sandbag bunkers.
- Will Location Have Impact On Development? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2006)
'It is not the place or the emotions that solve problems, it is the administrative skills and the government’s priorities"
- Art Of The Royals (Hindu, KAUSALYA SANTHANAM, Jun 25, 2006)
The palace of the former rulers of Ramanathapuram still displays vestiges of regal splendour.
- Of Tharoor & Collateral Damage (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 25, 2006)
For a civilisation that is yet to fully overcome the disabilities of prolonged servitude, the importance attached to international recognition can hardly be overstated. Rabindranath Tagore was widely regarded as an . . .
- Challenges Before A Public Broadcaster (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Interview with K.S. Sarma, Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati.
- Charity Beyond Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2006)
Charity hardly ever begins at home. Charity begins with the self. It is an extension of the ego:
- Devotion And Harmony By The Ganga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
In Haridwar, every shrine and temple is woven into a time-honoured mesh of legends and beliefs.
- The Heart Of Stillness (Hindu, S. RANGARAJAN, Jun 25, 2006)
The 16th and 17th centuries, dominated by Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, saw the emergence of a very different art form, the still life. How did this come about?
- Adviser’S Transfer Can Blow Up (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 25, 2006)
The matter of the transfer of a legal adviser to the Governor is threatening to snowball into a constitutional crisis.
- Discovering Polonnaruwa (Hindu, Shonar Joshi, Jun 25, 2006)
Though most of it is ruins, Polonnaruwa is very much alive with an all-pervasive sense of devotion.
- Bane Of Reservations (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, Jun 25, 2006)
The policy of reservation, as originally conceived by the founding fathers of the Constitution, was adopted as a singular strategy to dismantle social structure based on caste.
- Beauty In Stone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A visit to the French cathedrals leaves one wondering at the artistry and engineering skills that were pooled to create these spiritual abodes.
- Manmohan's Efforts Lauded (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 25, 2006)
Musharraf's remarks more positive
Claims that Pakistan is not trying to internationalise issue
"Comfortable" holding two offices
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- C.P.Chandrasekhar: Oil Price Politics (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jun 25, 2006)
The Centre's obsession with increasing its own revenues forces it to pass on the additional burden of increasing oil prices to consumers and State governments.
- One Killed, Nine Wounded In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Unidentified militants threw a grenade at a crowded crossing in the heart of Kashmir's main city on Saturday, killing one person and wounding nine, police said.
- Misreading Tehran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Tehran The mullah asked the Korean: "What's your idea about Iranians?"
- Iran On The Potomac (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Bush administration frets over Iran's nuclear program, Iranian dissidents are descending on Washington, seeking help in fostering regime change back home. Just one problem: The exiles can't agree on a strategy.
- Inside Iran's Fractured Regime (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
For weeks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted that there are no fissures in the Iranian regime.
- Iraqi Govt Declares State Of Emergency (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan claims to be a well wisher of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it has assumed the role of an advocate.
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- I Want To Break Free (Times of India, BINDU CHAWLA, Jun 24, 2006)
It is the enfant terrible of all the arts. Whenever it emerges on the scene, abstract art, also called the avant garde, uncomfortably subverts all the styles of art preceding it.
- India Rejects Oic Reference To J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India today rejected all references to Jammu and Kashmir made at a meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Baku, saying the State was an integral part of the country.
- Some Fun On The Rocks (Hindu, ROCHI JAMES, Jun 24, 2006)
Turahalli is a rock climber's delight, though it's only a shadow of the tough terrain it once was
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Uncertainty Over Indo-Pak Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Clouds of uncertainty hang over a scheduled Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level review meeting in Delhi next month as the third round of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue on eight issues of dispute concluded on Friday with talks on the Tulbul navigation . . .
- Vhp Blasts Sonia For Dole To Minorities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday blasted the Congress-led UPA government’s decision to reserve for the minorities 15 per cent of all funds disbursed by the Centre under various welfare schemes.
- Pm Sings Paeans To Basavanna (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Centre might institute a national award for communal harmony in the name of 12th Century social reformer Basavanna and set up an international study centre on his principles.
- Pak Lawmakers Don’T Love Notes In House (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The alleged “love note” by a male Pakistani legislator to a woman colleague has led to turmoil in the Sindh provincial Assembly and even disruption of proceedings and adjournment of the house.
- Flash Strike In Nalco As Unions Protest 10% Selloff Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Production of finished aluminium at Nalco's smelter plant in Orissa came to a grinding halt on Friday with employees going on a flash strike to protest the UPA Government's decision to divest 10 per cent stake in this public sector unit.
- Us Should Take Note Of Global Survey Findings (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 24, 2006)
The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project covering 13 Western and Muslim countries has some interesting findings for Pakistan, the most significant being that support for Osama Bin Laden in this country has significantly declined from 51 . . .
- Sale Critics Bring Nalco To A Halt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A token 24-hour strike against the planned divestment in Nalco today brought production to a halt at the aluminium major’s 950-tonne-a-day smelter plant.
- Consensus On Seats To Be Surrendered (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jun 24, 2006)
No single window system and rule of reservation for management quota seats
Minority colleges to surrender 50 per cent of sanctioned seats
Non-minority colleges to hand over 65 per cent of total seats
- Waziristan: A New Strategy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The news from Waziristan has in recent times been quite disturbing, given the fact that it has been the theatre of the war on terror since 2003.
- Guruvayur-Tanur Rail Line Project In Limbo (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Jun 24, 2006)
Stiff resistance from local people, delay in land acquisition hamper work
- Suspension Of Sindh Legislators (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 24, 2006)
Speaker of the Sindh Assembly has suspended membership of the PML lawmaker Eshwar Lal, who was at the centre of the controversy and trouble that the House has been witnessing during the last two days, for the whole session while membership of four . . .
- At Gun-Point, Crores For Hungry Villages (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The government today announced a Rs 50-crore special allocation for underdeveloped rural areas, many of which are now in the grip of Maoist extremists.
- Nalco Workers Plan To Give Govt Hard Time (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Aluminium production at public sector NALCO's plant at Angul in Orissa came to a halt today, as employees struck work demanding that the Centre drop a decision to sell 10 per cent stake in the company or else be prepared to face a hard time.
- Blast In Philippines Market Kills 6 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A bomb killed six people at a crowded public market in the southern Philippines today in an attack the police said was aimed at a powerful provincial governor allied with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- Follow Your Instincts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2006)
A middle-aged man and his wife, both of whom I have known for over 30 years, dropped in to see me. After preliminaries about how their three daughters and the rest of the joint family were doing, there was a lull in the conversation.
- Pak Exporting Terror: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 24, 2006)
India today decried the continuing export of terrorism by Pakistan and the presence of terrorist training camps on its territory while reaffirming New Delhi’s resolve to continue dialogue with Islamabad within the composite dialogue framework ...
- Cash Underpins Continuing Carnage In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 24, 2006)
Killing of Hizb commander casts new insight into terror group's extortion operations
Contractors, dependent on migrant labour, turn to Hizb for help
Junior commanders seek share in extortion earnings
- Bosnia Power Transfer By Month-End (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Bosnia’s international administrator said today he will close his office and hand over control of the country’s affairs to local authorities on 30 June, 2007.
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