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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 26855:
- Social Malaise That Needs Sensitive Coverage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2006)
It was a reader who alerted me to a significant news report buried in one of the inside pages ("Agrarian crisis, wheat import discussed", May 19, 2006): over one lakh farmers committed suicide in the six years from 1998.
- Indian-American Wins Long Beach Council Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Indian-American Suja Lowenthal has won the city council election for Long Beach in Los Angeles.
- Congress, Dmk Continue Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Aicc secretary coordinating the parleys
- The ‘Other’ Failure In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Pakistan Army helicopters bombed a militant hideout in a village in North Waziristan Saturday in a pre-dawn raid, killing up to 20 militants.
- Much Ado About Reservation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Social justice can be ensured by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race. This is the method adopted by JNU, where the underprivileged are allowed some grace marks while competing with others.
- Too Early To Celebrate In Iraq (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bush Administration may rejoice in the death of Zarqawi, but there is no indication that its nightmare of stabilising Iraq will be over soon------ The dramatic killing of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an American air-strike is being . .
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- The Cat Who Missed The Cream (OutLook, HARI MENON, Jun 12, 2006)
Wish she had brought her claws out. Instead the lady's intellectual baggage weighs her book down.
- No Decision Yet On Giving Freedom To Oil Firms On Prices: Deora (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 12, 2006)
"Increase in crude oil prices has hit developing nations"
Focus on New Exploration Licensing Policy
Three gas pipeline projects under consideration
- Court Order Will Not Be Dishonoured On Bmic Issue, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Former Prime Minister refuses to divulge Government's approach
- Militants Blow Up Railway Tracks In Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 12, 2006)
Strategy Group of the Unified Command to intensify counter insurgency operations
ULFA mount attacks for third consecutive day
Police party attacked in Tinsukia district
- Meira Hints At Hike In Quota For Scs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
In what might become another controversial issue, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar said she is considering favourably a proposal on raising reservation for Scheduled Castes from the existing 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent.
- Search For The Elusive Simple Tax Return (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Jun 12, 2006)
Task made difficult as the form has to provide for the numerous requirements and artificial provisions of a complex law
The cash flow statement now proposed is poorly designed and will not serve the purpose of reconciling net increase in cash flow . . .
- Make Kashmir Valley Of Fear For Outsiders (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 12, 2006)
Violence in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to escalate in the days to come as Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is proactively supplying funds and weapons to terrorist outfits. Their aim: Target outsiders.
- You Are The Sky Without Clouds (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Jun 12, 2006)
All of these things are changing, but you are that which is not changing. Wake up this very moment and see who you are. You are the unlimited spirit...
- Malaysia Focused On 2020 Vision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 12, 2006)
Just as importantly, it ensures that executives from the growing number of multinationals lured to Cyberjaya – Malaysia’s new hi-tech city on the outskirts of KL – do not miss any important deadlines.
- Bjp Swallows, Reward For Killing Terrorists In Defence (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
A day after BJP forced its leader Vinay Katiyar to retract his statement on rewarding civilians who killed terrorists, the party’ state president Dr Nirmal Singh here today reiterated the offer to civilians and Village Defence Committee members who . . .
- Hindus Say Temples In Malaysia Under Threat, Appeal To Un (Pioneer, Arun Anand, Jun 12, 2006)
Hindu groups in Malaysia allege that the Government is demolishing temples and have appealed to Indian rights groups and the UN to help protect their heritage.
- Congress Cuts Pak Aid, Bush Nose (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 12, 2006)
The US Congress and Bush administration may be parting ways over how to treat America's client state, Pakistan.
- Fuel Price Roll Back (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
Sonia loyalists do what UPA can't ---- The announcement by the Congress-NCP Government in Maharashtra, closely followed by similar declarations by Congress Governments in Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, that it would be forgoing possible . . .
- Secularism Under Attack (Times of India, Gurpreet Mahajan, Jun 12, 2006)
There has been a spectacular increase in the number of institutions seeking minority status in the recent past.
- Dead, But Not Gone (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 12, 2006)
There is a lesson for us all in the sudden, violent death of terrorist leader, Musab al-Zarqawi, in Iraq. It is this — never call a meeting.
- Qaida Threatens To Step Up Attacks In Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Al-Qaida in Iraq vowed on Sunday to carry out large-scale attacks that would "shake the enemy" after the killing of its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but did not name a successor.
- Growth Of Extremism (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 12, 2006)
A regrouping of the Taliban has been possible because of public resentment against American military operations.
- Bengal Orders Survey Of Minorities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
For the first time, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s government has commissioned a survey of the state’s minority communities with the aim of assessing their position in society.
- Pak Kills 20 Militants Near Afghan Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Pakistani security forces attacked a militant hideout near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing up to 20 people, an army spokesman said.
- Kuruvai Transplantation Going On In Full Swing In Cauvery Division (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Jun 12, 2006)
Efforts made to raise paddy crop on 34,000 hectares this year
Farmers in Vennar division awaiting Mettur water
Transplantation in Cauvery division to be over in a week
- Increase Quota For Scs: Meira Kumar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
In a move that may further fuel the quota controversy, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry is ``favourably'' considering raising reservations for Scheduled Castes from the existing 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent following the increase in . . .
- Govt Considering Hike In Sc Quota: Meira Kumar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
In a move that may further fuel the quota controversy, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry is "favourably" considering raising reservations for Scheduled Castes from the existing 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent following the increase in their . . .
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, PINHAS INBARI, Jun 12, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- Muslims Demand Share In Politics, Jobs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
"Reservation on basis of population"
Resolution to this effect passed at the Maharashtra Muslim Convention
Also demand reservation in the police, bureaucracy, local bodies and private institutions
- Snub To Cong In Hug For Desam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
The CPM today tied up with the Telugu Desam Party for the June 28 state panchayat polls over Congress protests, sending its central ally a stern signal amid the fuel price standoff.
- Cag Unveils Flaws In Mig-29 Maintenance (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
Serious shortcomings in the MiG-29 maintenance and overhaul process resulted in low serviceability of aircraft in squadrons and consequent shortfalls in operational tasks.
- Terrorists' New-Found Soft Target (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 12, 2006)
Terrorists in Kashmir have put the softest of soft target in their cross-hairs- tourists who have traveled thousands of miles to soak in the beauty of Chinar-lined lakes and snow-capped Pir Panjal- frustrated by the waning local support and huge . . .
- Jammu Lakes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
An article in this newspaper recently makes a thought-provoking reading. It refers to the fact that little has actually been achieved to suitably preserve a few lakes of the Jammu region.
- Govt Considering Hike In Sc Quota, Says Meira Kumar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
In a move that may further fuel the quota controversy, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry is "favourably" considering raising reservations for Scheduled Castes from the existing 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent following the increase in their . . .
- In Limbo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
Very recently a few visitors from the national capital were surprised to see the condition of the Mubarak Mandi complex of old palaces in this city.
- One Killed In Grenade Attack In Jammu (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
At least one person was killed and six wounded in Jammu on Monday when suspected Islamist militants threw a grenade at a crowded bus station, police said.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- One Killed As Army Opens Fire On Kupwara Demonstrators (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 11, 2006)
Residents protest against alleged desecration of Quran, mosque
18 persons, including 10 policemen, injured in pitched battles
Prohibitory orders in Kupwara district
- Palestinian Referendum Meaningless: Olmert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert dismissed a referendum on a Palestinian statehood proposal as "meaningless" in an interview with British newspapers published on Saturday.
- Tiger Land (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Situated in the lap of Agastiyarmalai, which is known as the super hotspot of biodiversity in Tamil Nadu, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is also a tourist hotspot.
- What About Infiltration From Afghanistan? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is taking a number of steps to stop illegal infiltration on the Pak-Afghan border.
- The Fundamentalist Challenge (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Jun 11, 2006)
The so-called war on terror has confused the real fundamentalist challenge.
- The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Most of the colours and emblems used in the robes, carpets and furniture made in Sikkim have a mystic significance and the medallions and thankas are said to ward off specific misfortunes or attract benevolent forces, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
- Meaning Of A Yatra (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
The pilgrimage to Amarnath satisfies the urge to experience spiritual passions of the highest order but extends to the larger issue of cultural unity and vision of India
- Have No Reservations About Quotas (The Economic Times, ASHUTOSH MISRA, Jun 11, 2006)
Reservations may seem to be a case of robbing Paul to pay Peter, but they hold some collateral gains for the country. One has only to shut out the casteist mudslinging to see the blessings in disguise.
- Iraq Offers To Mediate In Iran Nuclear Crisis (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Adel Abdel Mahdi, Iraqi vice president, has met Iran's nuclear negotiator in Tehran in a bid to help mediate an end to Iran's nuclear crisis, a source close to the Iraqi leader said on Saturday.
- Nepal Has Always Been A Secular State: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said the neighbouring Nepal had been a secular state all along even though the party president Rajanth Singh wanted it to retain its identity as the only Hindu state in the world.
- Container Insecurity (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 11, 2006)
The U.S. leads nations that are paranoid about the possibility of terrorists using containers to smuggle explosives and equipment.
- Hindus In Sindh Being Harassed: Bhutto (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Former Pakistan Premier and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto today alleged that several Hindu families supporting her Pakistan People's Party in Larkhana in southern Sindh province were being threatened to switch loyalities.
- Pro-Quota Activists Heckle Bajaj (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 11, 2006)
Ahead of the June 15 Rajya Sabha polls in which he is contesting, NCP-Shiv Sena-BJP sponsored Independent candidate, noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj faced protests from a group of pro-reservation activists at a function convened here on Saturday . . .
- Netaji Controversy Revived (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jun 11, 2006)
Once again the controversy surrounding the last days of Subhash Chandra Bose has been revived, thanks to the Mukherjee Commission declaring that there is no evidence that he had died in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945.
- Bukhari Launches Islamist Front (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Enthused by the electoral performance of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal's Assam United Democratic Front and in a renewed attempt to make a determined entry into politics, Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari of Delhi's Jama Masjid on Saturday launched the . . .
- Rising Tide Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
For long India has been under the self-delusion that Pakistan would stop cross-border terrorism and that we should continue to negotiate and treat our neighbour with kid gloves.
- Abbas Sets Date For Referendum Opposed By Hamas (Reuters, WAFA AMR, Jun 11, 2006)
President Mahmoud Abbas, stepping up his power struggle with the Hamas-led Palestinian government, on Saturday set a July 26 referendum on a statehood proposal that implicitly recognises Israel.
- Quotas & Ostracism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
As the curiously named Oversight Committee gears up to implement the quota proposal in institutions of higher learning, it may very well have lost sight of realities that are frighteningly reminiscent of 19th century India when the mindset was on . . .
- Pak Rights Record Prompts Us Aid Cut (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The USA has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to to do enough to improve democracy.
- Distance Redeems (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
Does undesirable activity become acceptable if conducted at some distance?
- One Killed, 25 Injured In Army's Firing On Mob (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 11, 2006)
Desecration of a mosque allegedly by troops at Zurhama village today evoked massive protests in Kupwara district as a mob turned violent and Army opened fire, killing a 25-year-old civilian.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Us Slashes About 350 Dollars Foreign Aid To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The US has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to do enough to improve democracy.
- The Quota Divide (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2006)
The reservation of seats in higher educational institutions has again opened up the quota divide.
- Indo-Pak Artistes To Perform In Valley (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
For the first time in the cultural history of India and Pakistan, artistes from both countries are coming together on a common platform in a series of events in the strife-torn Kashmir valley.
- Truce Torn After Blood On Beach (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Hamas today fired rockets at Israel, formally ending a 16-month-old truce, after seven Palestinians on a Gaza beach were killed by Israeli shelling.
- Irreplaceable Pioneer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 11, 2006)
Outside the arcane area of legal philosophy, the name of the Oxford scholar, H.L.A. Hart (1907-92), does not ring much of a bell now. Straying from philosophy into law, he happened to write the foundational text of his discipline, The Concept of . . .
- Iran Scripts N-Reply (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Iran may send its own nuclear package in response to proposed incentives agreed by six world powers that seek to persuade Tehran to stop its atomic fuel work, foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today.
- Keep Them Away (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 11, 2006)
Recently I visited Krishna Janmabhoomi complex in Mathura.
- Beginning Of End For Al-Qaida? (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jun 11, 2006)
Those of us who have believed all along that the Anglo-American coalition was strategically correct in moving into Iraq, but have been the victims of executional incompetence, insensitivity and bungling, may finally have some hope.
- Why This Village In Tamil Nadu Will Be Rooting For A Referee (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 11, 2006)
Kavalkaranpatty stumps even the most fertile mind: green patches are rare, only hardy maize grows here during the brief monsoon, and the soil is bare and dry the rest of the year.
- Solution To Conflict Should Be Based On "Right To Self-Determination": Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 11, 2006)
New communique omits references to "federal" model
Says it is the "sole interlocutor" of the "Tamil nation"
Reflects LTTE's disenchantment with international community's rejection of separatist option
- The Last Of The Pharaonic Sculptors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Ancient Egypt's art of carving now rests on the shoulders of one man.
- Icici Bank Moves Up Lending Rates By 50 Bps (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
ICICI Bank today raised lending rates, including those for home loans, by 50 basis points to protect its margins. The hike comes just a day after the Reserve Bank of India raised its repo and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points.
- Pols On The Run (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 11, 2006)
Political accountability is not the same as politicians' accountability.
- Be Liberal, Fix The Drug Problem (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Jun 11, 2006)
In that long-distant time when I was a teenager and petrol retailed at Rs 1.67 per litre, we held our evening addas in D N Mitra Square.
- Art Of Political Lying (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 11, 2006)
Words and phrases are often moulded and stated differently to leaven horrifying political acts.
- One Killed, 19 Injured In Assam Blasts (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 11, 2006)
ULFA denies its hand in the six blasts in which civilians were injured
- Hamas Ends Truce With Rocket Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Hamas launched rockets at Israel on Saturday, formally ending a 16-month-old truce, after seven Palestinians relaxing on a Gaza beach were killed during Israeli artillery shelling.
- Courts Must Advance Remedy While Interpreting Statutes: Apex Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Rule also known as "Rule of Purposive Construction or Mischief Rule"
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
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