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Articles 14221 through 14320 of 26855:
- Cartoon Minister Ruffles Clergy (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Feb 19, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh minister Haji Yaqoob Qureshi’s offer of a Rs 51-crore bounty on the head of the Danish cartoonist who made a caricature of the Prophet has upset the Muslim clergy.
- 27,000 Poultry Birds Died In Last 15 Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
India has two months' stock of vaccine imported from Europe
Poultry farms where the deaths took place are all located in a single taluka
Ring vaccine to be administered to farms within three to 10 km radius
- A Page Out Of A History Textbook (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
A single rock has been carved into a three-storeyed structure —a main mandap, two pillars and four sub-shrines. Rashmi Vasudeva writes of the Kailasa temple in Ellora, after her memorable trip to Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad.
- Karachi Emerges As City Of Peace (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
Contrary to Lahore and Peshawar, where violence and arson overtook the anti-blasphemous cartoon demonstrations, Karachi has certainly set an enviable example of staging a massive but peaceful and orderly protest despite the charged atmosphere.
- Goan Story Retold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The book takes one back to when the Portuguese ruled Goa and reveals among other things the customs of yore, some of which continue till today.
- Is Love Really In The Air? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 19, 2006)
In middle-class families, the young still don't have much of a choice when it comes to choosing their life partners.
- ‘Vhp To Create Hindu Vote Bank’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) would create a 15-crore “Hindu vote bank” in the country which would play a key role in the coming elections, its international president Ashok Singhal said here on Saturday.
- Bird Flu Hits India (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 19, 2006)
Specialists rushed to Maharashtra
H5N2 vaccine for birds and `tamiflu' tablets for humans kept ready
No case of human infection so far
- ‘What’ Of The Knot (Deccan Herald, Geetha Srinivasan, Feb 19, 2006)
This book explains the ritual part of Hindu marriage to enable the participants to fully understand the significance of the sacrament.
- Indian Minister Announces Rs 510m For Cartoonist’S Death (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2006)
Haji Yaqoob Qureshi, Indian minister from UP, has announced a bounty worth 510 million rupees on the head of the Danish cartoonist responsible for offensive caricatures and warned the United States of America of suicide plane attacks akin to 9/11.
- Hurriyat Constituents Don't Favour (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Feb 19, 2006)
Two constituents of the Executive Council of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's Hurriyat Conference have decided against participating in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's all-parties roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fuelling ‘Minority Complex’ Among Indian Muslims (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 19, 2006)
My good friend M J Akbar raises a question in his introduction to late Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s seminal book Indian Muslims: Where Have They Gone Wrong?
- Falling In Line (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Feb 19, 2006)
The BJP’s foreign policy has traditionally tilted towards America and the viewpoint of the Islamic world gets short shrift.
- The Communist Connection (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Feb 18, 2006)
The newspapers bristled with headlines like “Left”tells PM and Sonia its patience is wearing thin; slipping on secularism? “Left” tells the UPA it will have to do better against the BJP or as the Hindi daily Hindustan put it, . . .
- Afghanistan’S Involvement Denied In Balochistan: Karzai Condoles Wali’S Death (Dawn, Gulzar Ahmed Khan, Feb 18, 2006)
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has denied allegations that his country was involved in the tribal insurgency in Balochistan and vowed that Kabul would not allow its soil to be used for terrorism.
- ‘I’D Have Been A Communist’ (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 18, 2006)
“I WOULD have been in the Communist Party if there had been no partition,” says Atal Behari Vajpayee, former prime minister, who led the BJP coalition for six years at the centre.
- The Rage And Fury Over Cartoons (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 18, 2006)
After weeks of violence and much fraught soul-searching, European Union governments are hoping that Muslim outrage over the publication of the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) will soon die down. Muslims have now vented their fury over the insult,
- Moving Ahead With Safta (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Paksitana's Recent Ratification of the South Asian Free Trade Area agreement constitutes a big leap forward for the SAARC exercise.
- India Supports Iran Pipeline: Delhi To Join Turkmenistan Plan: Jadoon (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 18, 2006)
Petroleum ministers of Pakistan and India gave their unequivocal support on Friday to the proposed gas pipeline from Iran, saying neither fears about trouble in Balochistan nor the raising of international finances for the project were an issue.
- Let Founder Under House-Arrest (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Pakistan government today put under house-arrest founder leader of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toeba (LeT) and detained over 150 others for violating a ban on rallies as fresh protests broke out against publication of Prophet Mohammad’s cartoons ...
- India-Pakistan Train Link Sparks Reunion Hopes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Second rail link between Khokarapar and Munabao opened on Saturday, decades after it was severed.
- Cartoon Issue: One More Perspective— (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, Feb 18, 2006)
It seems the world is determined to drive home to students of sociology that while all other cultures might be areligious, the only religious culture that threatens the world is that of Islam
- On A Trip Of Friendship (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 18, 2006)
President Hamid Karzai’s three-day visit to Pakistan was the latest in a series of exchanges at the top government level the two countries have had in the post-9/11 period.
- Fresh Chance For Tea Exports (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 18, 2006)
After being thwacked all over the park over the last decade or so by the competition, India at last has a chance of getting a bit of its tea export market back, courtesy the drought in Kenya which could shrink that country’s ‘06 crop by 25% from .. .
- Two Cheers For Dr Reddy's (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Dr Reddy’s successful bid of $570 million for Betapharm of Germany is the latest of a string of Indian takeovers of foreign companies. Other recent big deals include Tata Steel’s takeover of Millennium Steel, VSNL’s takeover of Tyco Global and Mahindra’s
- On The Magic Of Being Work Sisters (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 18, 2006)
What began in 1972 as a lone mission to bring women together is today a 7-lakh-strong movement. Determined to organise women workers so that they could enjoy the same benefits that organised labour received, Ela R. Bhatt founded the Self-Employed Women's
- The Silence Of Liberal Muslims (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 18, 2006)
I am sorry if you feel you have had enough of the latest religion vs freedom of expression controversy: the fuss over the Danish cartoons that featured the Prophet Mohammed.
- Free, But Not Fair (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 18, 2006)
Islam is by no means the only religion which gives its founder greater respect than God. It is equally true of other religions as well.
- The Contrast In Treatment (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 18, 2006)
An interesting contrast between Indians and their rulers and Pakistanis and their dictators is the way they treat their creative artists — painters, poets, novelists and thinkers.
- 'Cartoons Misjudged, Islamists Misused Them' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
The Danish paper that first printed the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed misjudged how they would be read and Islamic extremists misinterpreted them, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media said in a report sent to AFP on Friday
- Centre Has Open Mind On Kashmir: Pm To Malik (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Seeking a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met separatist JKLF chief Yaseen Malik and assured him the Centre has an "open mind" and would like to involve a larger cross section of public opinion to . . .
- Undignified, But Not A Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2006)
The former Iraqi dictator’s shambolic trial can, and should, be salvaged
Winston Churchill wanted Hitler summarily executed. A fair trial would be a “farce”, he said.
- The General Is Here Again (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Feb 18, 2006)
Pakistan President General Musharraf is back at his favourite game of blowing hot and cold against India these days. At the Economic Meet in Davos, he replayed the Kashmir tune and pleaded for demilitarization of Kashmir and . . .
- Cartoons: Clinton & Chirac Say Publication A Mistake (Indian Express, Faisal Aziz, Feb 18, 2006)
Anger against cartoons of Prophet Muhammad flared anew in Asia on Friday in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- Musharraf’S Other Wars (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2006)
SELIG S. HARRISON on the armed struggles to defend Pakistan from within
- Hamas Stand Today Will Decide Curb Moves, Says Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to wait until after Hamas assumes control of the Palestinian Parliament before ordering any tough new restrictions on the Palestinians, officials said on Friday.
- Jayakumar, Shettar Among 20 New Ministers Sworn In (Hindu, T.S. Ranganna , Feb 18, 2006)
14 of them have become Ministers for the first time; 12 more posts vacant
Ministers were sworn in one by one
All of them have been given Cabinet rank
Function ended by 10.45 a.m. in view of the High Court sitting
- Hamas Faces Economic Stranglehold (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 18, 2006)
A collective punishment on the Palestinians: Islamic group "The world should realise that more pressure on the Palestinian people will create more tension and everyone is going to be a loser, including Israel."
- "They Are Buddhas" (Hindu, T. Satyamurthy, Feb 18, 2006)
This refers to the letter (Feb. 14) saying the two statues in the photograph accompanying the report "Buddha statues unearthed near Chennai" (Feb. 12) are not those of the Buddha.
- Creative Solutions, Sarkari Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 18, 2006)
The many ways in which officials in a region gripped by crisis try to deal with it can be intriguing. Even entertaining. From advising farmers to plant crops in line with zodiac signs to suggesting they bear arms against moneylenders — it's all happening
- The Nuclear Issue And Iran's Domestic Debate (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 18, 2006)
While there is a consensus in Iran on acquiring nuclear know-how, there are deep differences on whether to go in for weapons capability. But the threat of aggression by the U.S. or Israel could prove a rallying factor.
- Thar Express Starts Journey From Jodhpur (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
With over 200 passengers onboard, the Thar Express, an international linkage train between India and Pakistan through Rajasthan, began its maiden joureny from Jodhpur tonight and is scheduled to reach Munabao tomorrow.
- `Tiger Conservation Authority Planned' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see that 33 per cent quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Thar Express Flagged Off In Karachi Amid Fanfare (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 18, 2006)
First direct link between southern Pakistan and India
The Thar Express, linking Rajasthan with the Sindh province in Pakistan, was flagged off amid nostalgia and fanfare at the Cantonment station here on Friday night.
- Violence Breaks Out In Hyderabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Cartoon issue echo in old city; many hurt in stone-throwing
Tension gripped parts of the old city on Friday after violence broke out during a protest against the pictorial depiction of Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper.
- Bangladeshi Muslims Burn Danish Flags In Cartoon Protests (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Thousands of Bangladeshis joined a protest march and burnt Danish flags as fresh demonstrations erupted in the Islamic country over cartoons of prophet Mohammed.
- Abbas To Ask Hamas To Form Government, End Violence (Reuters, WAFA AMR, Feb 18, 2006)
The Palestinian parliament will be sworn in on Saturday with Hamas as its majority bloc, paving the way for the Islamist group to form a cabinet despite calls by major world powers to boycott it.
- Wb:muslims Decry Danish Cartoon On Prophet (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Hundreds of Muslims today joined a protest march after the Friday prayers expressing their anger at the publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammad in a Danish newspaper.
- Pak Shield For Iran N-Fire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
The Prime Minister kept America out of the picture as he defended his government’s vote on Iran today, focusing solely on the Tehran-Islamabad link and the threat it posed to India.
- Popular Art Bridges Divide (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 18, 2006)
Among the most vibrant examples of popular visual art found in India are religious posters and calendars depicting deities, saints and places of worship, sold at roadside stalls near temples, mosques and dargahs, to be adorned at walls inside homes,
- Khan Link Prompted Iran Vote: Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday strongly defended India’s recent vote against Iran at IAEA by articulating long-held proliferation concerns over Tehran’s links with rogue Pakistani scientist A Q Khan and pointing to Islamabad’s . . .
- Two More Rockets Fired From Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Two more rockets, fired by coalition troops in Afghanistan, fell in Pakistan’s Saidgai tribal town of North Waziristan tribal agency on Wednesday night.
- Killing Of Chinese Engineers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 17, 2006)
Three Chinese engineers and their drier were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Hub on Wednesday. A group calling itself the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on the Chinese engineers later in telephone calls to newspaper . . .
- Hamas Says It Has Russia Invite For Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has received an official invitation for talks in Russia, a leader of a faction said in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- Let Peace Prevail (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 17, 2006)
It is a good sign that normalcy has nearly returned to the Ladakh region after days of violence.
- Haniyeh Will Be Pm Of Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Hamas on Thursday chose Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader widely viewed by Palestinians as a pragmatist, to be the next Prime Minister, a senior official in the militant group said.
- Unabated Madness Of Violence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 17, 2006)
Violence overwhelmed the protest rallies against publication of blasphemous caricatures in European newspapers in Peshawar on Wednesday.
- 26 Die In Taliban Suicide Attacks (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Feb 17, 2006)
The issue of blasphemous cartoons dominated the National Assembly proceedings on Thursday with the opposition lawmakers asking the government to take ‘firm steps’ to force those responsible to tender an apology and assure that religious . . .
- Troops Kill Delhi Bombings Suspect (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Turkmenistan will provide sovereign guarantees to Pakistan to supply 3.2 billion cubic feet of gas per day (BCFD) for 30 years.
- India Rejects Bush Factor In Kashmir Talks (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 17, 2006)
India on Thursday brushed aside calls for US President George W Bush to use his influence in facilitating a more focused dialogue on Kashmir between Delhi and Islamabad during his visit to the region next month.
- India To Hold Talks With Kashmiris (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 17, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon arrived here on Thursday for talks with his new Indian counterpart Murli Deora that would include discussions on a possible trilateral meeting with Iran to push for the three-nation gas pipeline project.
- Full Trade Ties Hinge On Kashmir (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
Cabinet ratifies SAFTA, still import curbs will remain
No SAARC member can impose conditionalities
Pakistan will be hard put to defend itself if India raises dispute
- India, Pak Lodge Protests On Air, Sea Violations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Trading Charges New Delhi says Pakistan killed Indian fisherman, Pak claims airspace intrusion
- Indian Workers Plan Protests Over French Warship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian workers plan days of protests and hunger strikes over France’s recall of the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau amid claims the decision will devastate the country’s shipbreaking industry.
- Nepali Troops Who Abuse Should Be Barred From U.N. - Group (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
A top U.N. human rights panel said on Thursday that Nepali soldiers responsible for human rights violations should be banned from participating in international peacekeeping missions.
- Rs. 23,000 Crores Likely To Be Spent On Improving Power Infrastructure (Hindu, Chitra V. Ramani, Feb 17, 2006)
Rs. 8,000 crores will be spent on transmission and Rs. 15,000 crores on distribution
- Killing Of Chinese Engineers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
In yet another incident of terrorism, this time in the Balochistan town of Hub, three Chinese engineers were shot dead by assailants while driving home after work.
- History In Quran’S Light (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Feb 17, 2006)
History is a record of the rise and fall of nations. Through it we realize facts about nations that flourished, the goals they pursued and above all the values around which their culture and society was organized. It can help us assess values and . . .
- Pakistan Protests Airspace Violation By India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 17, 2006)
An uncalled-for provocation by India has prompted the government of Pakistan to lodge a protest with New Delhi through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for violation of its airspace and Exclusive Economic Zone by an Indian maritime aircraft and ...
- Our Advantages Help Us Bag Fab City: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Gives credit to Manmohan, Sonia, Maran
Concessions relating to land, power and water supply prove a clincher
Special purpose vehicle to be floated to secure clearances for the project
Senior officials of Advanced Micro Devices to visit Hyderabad soon
- This Bleak Business Of Religiosity (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Feb 17, 2006)
Great religious teachers often make rules which, while no doubt sounding helpful and high quality, often fail to impress their weight upon reality.
- Pakistan Signs Mou For Turkmenistan Gas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
As per a new deal Turkmenistan would supply 3.2 billion cubic feet gas per day to Pakistan for a period of 30 years.
- Bjp Finalises List Of Ten Probable Ministers (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Feb 17, 2006)
Choosing 10 from 79 MLAs proves to be a tough task for the party leadership
Top leaders hold daylong meetings to draw up list
Coalition partners keen to have full complement of ministers as soon as possible
- The Answer Is Boycott (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Feb 17, 2006)
Sequence and consequence do not always follow the same logic: the publication of the gratuitously offensive cartoons against the Prophet of Islam (you can translate that, literally, to the Prophet of Peace for Islam means peace) has already resonated ....
- 52 Bengal Mlas To Miss Poll Bus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Anticipating a tough fight in the coming assembly elections, the CPM in West Bengal released on Thursday the list of party candidates, dropping 52 sitting legislators including eight ministers and introducing 130 new faces.
- Tiger Conservation Authority Planned, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Thousands March In Pak Over Cartoons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Thousands of Muslims wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad on Thursday, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- Benefits Of Free Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
Thefederal cabinet ratified the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) agreement, drafted by the Islamabad Saarc Summit 2004, on Wednesday and decided that bilateral trade with India would continue under the positive list of 773 items.
- Cpm Attempts Facelift (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The CPM has decided to take on Mamata Banerjee in areas she considers her stronghold.
- Bangladesh Bans Entry Of Toxic Ship (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Bangladesh has taken a cue from India by banning the entry of the toxic-laden ship, SS Norway into its waters.
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