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Articles 8421 through 8520 of 26855:
- Pakistan, Kuwait To Explore New Avenues Of Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait Tuesday while vowing to expand economic ties agreed to explore new avenues of cooperation with a focus on increasing investments and mutual trade flow.
- Cb-Cid Hopeful Of Tracing "Suspicious" Currency Notes (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jun 21, 2006)
Investigators seek query from nationalised bank
- Utilise New Tourism Scheme, Local Bodies Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Collector C.Vijayaraj Kumar holds meeting with officials
- Bjp For Immediate Rollback Of Hike In Petro Price (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Traffic on the busy Khairatabad-Raj Bhavan stretch goes haywire
Dattatreya urges Left parties to withdraw support to the UPA Government
Bangaru Laxman suggests rationalisation of sales, other taxes
- Hidden 'Enemies' (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
It is seldom that two events take place almost simultaneously pointing to hidden wars and enemies plaguing the social order at large.
- A Damascus Diary (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- Challenges In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Jun 21, 2006)
Power devolution to J&K and its regions is a logical step forward within constitution
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- Mines Ministry For Ploughing Back Divestment Proceeds From Nalco (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Ministry committed to expanding mining activity throughout the country: Subbarami Reddy
Public offer of over Rs. 6.44-crore equity shares likely
Ministry to expand mining activity by procuring global technology
- Siliguri Gets New Luxury Address (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The north Bengal trade hub will get its second five-star hotel by 2007.
A collaboration of Fortune Park Hotels, an ITC-Welcomgroup subsidiary, and Lipika Enterprise, a Darjeeling real estate firm with hotels there and in Gangtok, was announced . . .
- Twin Bidders Run For Bengal Business (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee gets two business houses interested in one property, Bengal appears to have arrived somewhere on India’s industrial map.
- Russia Calls For Release Of Diplomats (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 21, 2006)
Russia has called for the immediate release of four Russian diplomats abducted in Iraq as a group linked to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
- Army Commander Says Waziristan Under Control (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Pakistan Army has put militants in Waziristan “on the defensive” and the situation in the Waziristan tribal areas has “cooled down tremendously”, Commander 11 Corps Lt Gen Mohammed Hamid Khan has said. Others disagree.
- Not The Destination, Says Pok Leader (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 21, 2006)
56 cross the Line of Control from Rawalakot to Poonch by bus on Tuesday
"A bus service or a truck service cannot solve the problem of Kashmir"
Demand for inclusion of Kashmiri leaders in India-Pakistan talks.
- Pakistan, India Relations Prone To Deterioration’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri warned on Monday that history had shown that relations between Pakistan and India were prone to sudden deterioration.
- India Arrests 30 Pakistani Fishermen (Daily Times, Aayan Ali, Jun 20, 2006)
Indian security forces last week arrested 30 Pakistani fishermen after they violated India’s fishing zones, sources told Daily Times on Monday.
- Sc Notice To Delhi Govt, Police On Militant’S Plea Over Judicial Propriety (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sought replies from the Delhi Government and the Delhi police on a petition of Kashmiri militant Gulam Mohammad Dar, raising the question of judicial propriety while hearing his bail plea in a case of hatching a conspiracy . . .
- The Iraqi Mess (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
US Senator Patrick Moynihan once described the United Nations as the theatre of the absurd.
- It’S All About Obstruction (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
On Friday a fortnight ago, I was strolling around KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens, or the west’s shop). It is at Wittenbergplatz, a stone’s throw from the Gedächtniskirche, the bombed ruin of a church which is the symbol of West Berlin.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Real Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
A functional relationship between the government and the opposition is a crucial sign of a mature democracy.
- Tipton Three Treated Worse Than Animals At Guantanamo (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 20, 2006)
Three young British Muslims, Ruhal Ahmed and his two friends — Asif Iqbal and Shafiq Rasul — were arrested by US troops in Afghanistan in 2001.
- Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Terry Reis Kennedy, Jun 20, 2006)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said, "As long as human rights are violated, there can be no foundation for peace. How can peace exist in a society where some members oppress their brothers and sisters and knowingly violate their fundamental human rights?
- India, Pak To Write New Chapter Of Friendship Today (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 20, 2006)
Initiating one more step in the direction of further strengthening heart to heart relations on two sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan are all set to launch second Karvan-e-Aman bus service tomorrow.
- Kuwait To Set Up Refinery At Port Qasim: Musharraf, Sabah Hold Talks (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait on Monday signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding to enhance economic relations, including an MoU for setting up an oil refinery at Port Qasim.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Bjp Star (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2006)
No rhyme, no reason in Madhya Pradesh
- Will India Succeed In Getting Top Uno Job? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 20, 2006)
A curious thing about the United Nations is that it has existed for 61-years without a definite identity.
- Cm's Photo In Sanctum Sanctorum Removed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The police today removed a portrait of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi kept by a temple priest behind the idol of Lord Krishna in the sanctum sanctorum for daily worship.
- Beasts In Hills (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
American author and literary critic William Dean Howells readily comes to mind for his famous remark: "So far the beast in us has insisted upon having its full say."
- Sri Lanka's Tamils Turn To Smugglers To Flee Conflict (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jun 20, 2006)
Maduraweeran Kantharajah was so desperate to flee conflict between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels that he sold his furniture and wife's jewellery to pay smugglers to sail his family to India.
- Moscow Demands Release Of Hostages In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Moscow on Monday called for the immediate release of four Russian diplomats taken hostage in Iraq by a group linked to Al-Qaeda which has given the Russian government 48 hours to pull out of Chechnya and free Chechen prisoners.
- Nepal Peace Deal Ignites Fresh Debate Over King's Role (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
In the heat of Nepal's pro-democracy protests, in a swirl of smoke from burning tyres, demonstrators hung a rat from electricity wires and dangled a banner from its body declaring that King Gyanendra was dead.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 20, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- 'We'll Not Back A Party Exclusively For Muslims' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
The scent of electoral success pervades Badruddin Ajmal , president of Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a party he founded a few months before the assembly polls in the state. AUDF won 10 seats, and in the process stalled the Congress from . . .
- Is It Masri Or Muhajir? (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
As speculations on Zarqawi's successor are rife, Utpal Kumar finds that none of the contenders is homegrown
- Kashmir Had Below Normal Temp In Summers: Met » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Notwithstanding the claims of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board that the Shiva lingam at the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir has not formed this year due to global warming, weather officials on Monday said the temperature in Kashmir valley have . . .
- Musharraf Says Pak Wants To Be Treated At Par With India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Although the Indo-US nuclear deal was a bilateral arrangement, Pakistan would not like anyone to ‘‘treat it differently’’ from India as it ‘‘has the same status,’’ President Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Behind Ice Lies J&k Govt-Governor Chill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The roots of the controversy over the allegedly “man-made” lingam in the Amarnath cave to “compensate” for the lack of a “natural” one lie in the troubled political history of the Amarnath yatra ever since it came under the control of the Shrine . . .
- Medha Patkar, 100 Others Detained (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
"Almost the entire Delhi is under Section 144 CrPC. How canaam admiseek redress?"
Held outside Sonia's residence for violation of prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in VVIP area
- Rbi Rejigs Tac On Money Market (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reconstituted the technical advisory committee on money foreign and government securities markets under the chairmanship of RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cia Warned Uk Of July Bomber: Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
US intelligence officials had warned Britain as early as in 2003 that the alleged leader of the 7 July London bombings was a potential threat after they discovered his involvement in a plot to attack synagogues in the USA, a new book has claimed.
- Indian Officer In Trouble For Chauvinistic Remarks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Women’s rights activists and opposition party leaders demanded on Monday that a top army general be fired for his reported remarks that female officers have no place in India’s army.
- Un Top Job? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
There are reports that Pakistan is seriously considering making an official nomination for the post of UN secretary-general which is going to become vacant once Kofi Annan's term expires by the end of the year.
- Of Bad Artists (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
Why is it that in this country no bad or indifferent painter/artist is born? The only exception is Zubeida Agha, who at the inception of Pakistan shot out like a meteor. At the time she had had no formal training.
- 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.
- Peace Process On Track: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has told a Chinese television station that the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad was on track but the pace was below his expectations.
- Pakistan Options Open On U.N. Post (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
"Asia is divided and we are not responsible for that"
- Neha's Body Bore Marks Of Sexual Assault (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
The body of 19-year-old Jesus and Mary College student Neha Kakkar who fell to her death from the upper sixth floor of the District Centre in Janakpuri on Saturday evening bore telltale signs of sexual assault.
- 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 . . .
- Frontier Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
On the face of it, the NWFP finances for 2005-06 look much better than in previous years, having a record outlay of nearly Rs 96 billion and a development fund of Rs 26.63 billion.
- 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.
- Pakistan, Kuwait To Boost Bilateral Ties (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan and Kuwait have signed an agreement for economic and technical cooperation to impart fresh impetus to their multifaceted bilateral ties.
- Strong Candidate (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor has a tough contest ahead
- 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
- Freedom Fighters First (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jun 20, 2006)
The international communist movement viewed World War II as an imperialist conflict until the Soviet Union's entry transformed it into a "people's war" which all Communists were obliged to support.
- Sri Lankan Navy Burnt Boats, Say Tamil Refugees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Their number has come down after the crackdown on rebels at Mannar, Paysalai
"We were staying in a church and a school for the last 15 days to find boats to come to India"
The offensive of the Navy began on Friday night itself
A handful of Navy . .
- Rs.30 Lakh Not Cleared By Rbi Let Into Circulation? (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
IT officials lodge complaint; case transferred to CB-CID
- Central Bank Seeks Nod For Restructuring (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Central Bank of India (CBI) has approached the Union Finance Ministry for its approval on restructuring its capital base after which it plans to go for listing in the stock markets, CBI chairperson H A Daruwalla said here on Monday.
- A Palestinian Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2006)
As Israel tries to drum up international support for its plan to withdraw unilaterally from the occupied territories, the Palestinians have begun to rework their strategy.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- A ‘Save Lahore’ Initiative (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
It is heartening to note that a group of prominent citizens and a number of civil society organisations have joined hands to form a ‘Lahore Bachao’ (save Lahore) committee.
- Targeting Teachers (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 19, 2006)
The targeted killing of two teachers and their two children by unidentified gunmen in Orakzai Agency in the tribal areas could only be the handiwork of those extremists who do not want education and its associated benefits to be passed on to the . . .
- Poverty Lurks In The Shadows Of Indian Economic Boom (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 19, 2006)
“The obstacles hampering India’s progress, poor infrastructure, weak government, searing inequality, corruption and crime-converge in Bombay,” according to a cover story in Time magazine’s new issue.
- They Also Serve Who Stand And Wait (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 19, 2006)
A poignant story concerns two boys who grew up together.
- 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.
- Pro-Quota Body Seeks Removal Of Aiims Director (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Condemning the signature campaign for the removal of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss, a pro-reservation doctors’ association today sought the removal of AIIMS Director P. Venugopal and some senior doctors for allegedly being behind the . . .
- 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.
- Revisiting Syria’S History (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jun 19, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30 am. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- Prayers In The Military (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
The military has been making a good-faith effort to write rules on religious activities that preserve both the rights of free expression among service members and the separation of church and state.
- Woman’S Punch Shakes Up Police (Telegraph, Soumya Bhattacharya, Jun 19, 2006)
Where the chief minister’s repeated appeals have failed, a sportswoman today succeeded by using her fists on a policeman.
- 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.
- Beyond Redemption (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 19, 2006)
The war of and over religions has spilled into cyberspace. The Internet hosts some 2.8 billion pages of “god”, 487 million pages of “religion”. You get evangelists, you browse through individual seekers, you meet religious organisations.
- 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
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