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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 26855:
- El-Baradei Says Iran Only Months Away From N-Bomb (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The United States and its European allies pressed Russia and China on Monday to support bringing Iran before the UN Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- Traffic Management In Capital (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Islamabad would have new traffic police from the first week of February next. The new force, as per reports, has been equipped with the first aid training, fast vehicles, radar system, modern equipment, wireless, road speed guns and various . . .
- Token Protests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 17, 2006)
The price of duplicity
There would be several factors underlying Pakistan’s muted protest over a clear violation of national sovereignty by the CIA-directed aerial strike against a suspected meeting of Al Qaeda leaders in the tribal-dominated border ...
- Court: Maintain Status Quo On Quattrocchi Accounts (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Did Government and CBI demand that accounts be de-freezed, asks Bench
Government, CBI to file affidavit
Follow proper procedure
Don't play to the gallery, petitioner told
- Beasts In Khaki (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2006)
Doctors have a taste of UP police brutality
Whenever the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) of UP is in the news, it is mostly for wrong reasons.
- February Date For Iran Fate (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Powerful members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany agreed today that Iran must fully suspend its nuclear program, Britain's Foreign Office said following a day long meeting in London.
- Israeli President Says Nuclear Iran Not Acceptable (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Israel will not allow ‘a totalitarian’ Iran which exports international terrorism to have a nuclear capability, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said in an interview published on Monday.
- General Will "Hit Balochis Hard" (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 17, 2006)
"I will hit them so hard they won't know what hit them", thundered the General in Islamabad.
- Curriculum Change Controversy (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
Curriculam revision seems to have become a very controversial issue in the country with not a month going by without some political or religious party objecting to a reported change in some textbooks or syllabus.
- Fencing Masters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Borders and boundaries are matters of a state’s security, but the people living on them may view things very differently.
- Perils Of Unchecked Power (Dawn, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Jan 17, 2006)
The recent controversy over warrantless national security telephone taps, coupled with Martin Luther King’s birthday, remind me of my time in the Department of Justice in the 1960s.
- The Balochistan Crisis (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 17, 2006)
The long simmering ethnic passion that resurfaced in Balochistan in 2004 and has recently resumed with greater intensity is a source of great anxiety to the people of Pakistan. The security forces are currently engaged in quelling the insurgency-like ...
- Balochistan War (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 17, 2006)
As the iron curtain around Pakistan is falling apart one comes face to face with a blood-stained war in the neighbouring country. It is being fought in its Balochistan (with another popular spelling of Baluchistan) province.
- Getting Bihar On The Path To Progress (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jan 17, 2006)
Where there is no bread, there is no law; where there is no law, there is no bread. The idea that a society's moral well-being depends on its economic well-being and vice versa is well settled.
- Time For Thought? (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2006)
In 2006, the BJP should reflect deeply on what went wrong
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- Self- Rule For Jammu And Kashmir....? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's proposal of 'self-governance' and 'demilitarization', to resolve the Kashmir issue, is ill-conceived, unintelligible and intended at balkanization of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
- Pattern In The Madness (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 16, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed last Tuesday that Iran had broken the seals on its nuclear research facility at Natanz, many people reacted as if the next step was the testing of an Iranian nuclear weapon.
- Help Or Hindrance? (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Jan 16, 2006)
Alok Ray reflects on why the World Bank’s World Development Report 2006 lays stress on equity as an instrument of economic growth
- Defining Demilitarization (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
In an effort to comprehend ‘demilitarization and self-governance’ that has during the last two years, become Pakistan’s substitute for the Kashmiri right of self-determination, my last article (Dawn, January 9) was largely devoted to the process . . .
- From Sublime To Ridiculous (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 16, 2006)
Over recent weeks, the airport modernisation project has descended from the sublime to the ridiculous.
- Neither Enlightened, Nor Moderate (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 16, 2006)
One doesn’t hear the phrase ‘enlightened moderation’ as much as one did a couple of years ago except, of course, in a negative sense.
- Al-Qaeda Forms Body To Coordinate Fight Against Us, Allies (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Al-Qaeda in Iraq and some other militant groups have set up an umbrella body to coordinate their fight against US-led forces and the Iraqi government, according to a Web statement posted on Sunday.
- Al Qaeda Sets Up Insurgent Umbrella Body In Iraq: Report (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Al Qaeda in Iraq and some other militant groups have set up an umbrella body to coordinate their fight against U.S.-led forces and the Iraqi government, according to a Web statement posted on Sunday.
- Nuclear Energy: A National Imperative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has reportedly decided to seek civil nuclear cooperation from the United States for installation of three to four nuclear power plants, each with 1000 MW capacity to meet its impending energy crisis in the coming years.
- Us Must Express Regret (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the United States over the rocket attack in Bajaur Agency killing eighteen innocent civilians including women and children last Friday. US envoy in Islamabad was summoned to the Foreign Office and was handed over
- Pm Wishes Musharraf Well, But Says “I Cannot Change Borders” (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has always been effusive and warm whenever I have discussed with him India-Pakistan relations. I have found him this time a bit distressed and disappointed. He is not as optimistic as before because he says he does not . . .
- Library Science In India: Vision For 2010 (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 16, 2006)
Dr. Abdul Majid Baba sums up the proceedings of the 25th All India Conference of the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) hosted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras from 16th to 29th December 2005 at Chennai
- Gypsy Song Of Wine (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Jan 16, 2006)
Ina nation which is not overtly fond of reading for pleasure and relaxation, it was surprising that among the first few public amenities that came up in Chandigarh was the State Library! Opened in 1956, it was temporarily housed in a government . . .
- Tribal Culture Threatened By Rss-Sponsored Kumbh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jan 16, 2006)
Gujarat continues to be the laboratory of Hindutva for the Sangh Parivar as the RSS begins its latest experiment in the tribal district of Dang where a three-day long “Shabri Kumbh” will begin on February 11.
- Travelling From Beauty To Beauty (Greater Kashmir, R. K. BHARATII, Jan 16, 2006)
Here you see the paradise on earth in light of ancient memoirs, records and travelogues, reviews
R. K. BHARATII
- Geelani Opposes Self-Rule (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj there, has opposed "self-rule" proposed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- Geelani Opposes Musharraf's Self-Rule (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj, has opposed "self-rule" propoosed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- India Still Shackled, Says Report (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 16, 2006)
People today speak of a sea-change in the Indian economic environment since the early 1990s. But the Economic Freedom Index tells us that, not only is India placed way down at the 121st position among 161 countries, there has been just an 11 per cent ....
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- Dubious Defreeze (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 16, 2006)
The Bofors scandal grows murkier and murkier as the CBI probe is undermined.
- Nepali Troops On High Alert After Rebel Raids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- Tap Gas Line: Islamabad, Kabul To Discuss Pipeline Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold minister-level talks in Islamabad today (Monday) on the multibillion dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline project.
- Nepal Firm On Civic Polls, Rebels Vow More Raids (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday threatened more attacks after a wave of blasts around the capital ahead of next month's civic polls, which the government vowed to hold on schedule.
- Iran Wants Diplomacy Not Threats In Nuclear Impasse (Reuters, Parinoosh Arami, Jan 16, 2006)
Iran said on Sunday that only diplomacy, not threats to refer it to the U.N. Security Council, could defuse a standoff over its nuclear work and warned any Western push for sanctions could force up world oil prices.
- It Wasn’T Fate Alone (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
If there’s anything more tragic than the terrible stampede that killed hundreds of pilgrims in Mina near Mecca on Thursday, it is the sense of déjà vu that it evokes.
- Kerry Signals Change Needed For Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Jan 16, 2006)
U.S. Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry said on Saturday that Pakistan ought eventually to have the same access as rival India to civilian nuclear technology, but indicated changes were needed first.
- Geelani Opposes Musharraf's Self-Rule, Snubs Salahuddin (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj there, has opposed "self-rule" propoosed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- The Bakr-Id Benefits (The Economic Times, VIKRAM DOCTOR, Jan 16, 2006)
In the couple of weeks till last Wednesday the children in the park opposite my apartment were having a blast with their goats.
- Nepal On High Alert After Rebel Raids (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepalese troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- Egypt Approves Transit For French Warship Through Suez Canal (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 16, 2006)
It is unclear if India's agreement for dismantling is still valid
Egypt appears to have accepted the French claim that the Clemenceau was a warship
French Defence Ministry confirms the deadlock had been broken
- Pakistan Protests U.S. Missile Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
In a rare display of anger Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. Ambassador to the country, Ryan C. Crocker and lodged a "strong protest" against the reported missile attack by American spy planes in a village in the . . .
- Pakistan Should Move Towards Democracy, Says John Kerry (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
To have a United States-India like civilian nuclear cooperation deal
Pakistan and U.S. should explore common ground for cooperation
Supports deal between India and U.S.
- No Move To Woo Karunakaran, Says Moily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
But Antony, Ramesh Chennithala, Vayalar Ravi put out feelers to Karunakaran
- Ongc Gets Extortion Notice (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 16, 2006)
Demand for Rs. 500 crores sent in the name of ULFA
Top officials ask Government to augment security for employees
ULFA rejects Chief Minister's `safe passage' offer
- Kashmir Valley Cut Off After Season's Second Snowfall (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 16, 2006)
Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed; all Srinagar-bound flights cancelled
Power supply not affected
Heavy rain between Batote and Ramban triggered mudslides
No shortage of essential items, LPG and kerosene
- Kerry For Equality Between India, Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Former US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry advocated that the US accord equal treatment to Pakistan and India in providing nuclear technology for civilian use, if Pakistan fulfils certain requirements.
- Manmohan Meets Sajjad Lone (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 15, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held on Saturday an hour-long meeting with a five-member delegation of a People’s Conference faction led by Sajjad Lone, the younger son of slain Kashmiri leader Abdul Gani Lone.
- China’S Word Of Advice To India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
China has urged India to resolve its disputes with Pakistan for the sake of peace and stability in South Asia. Commenting on the talks between the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawet, . . .
- State Funding Of Elections (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jan 15, 2006)
Will state funding of elections see the light of the day? This billion dollar question is making rounds in the political circles ever since the Government floated this idea again.
- Iran Says Not Scared Of Un Security Council (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Iran said Sunday it was "not scared" of being hauled before the UN Security Council and vowed to press on with its disputed nuclear programme regardless of mounting international pressure.
- Ahmadinejad Says Iran Does Not Want Nukes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Claims the western states are living in medieval times
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday his country had every right to possess nuclear technology but insisted it was not interested in acquiring nuclear weapons.
- More Light On The Siddhas (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jan 15, 2006)
Terrorism has an unlikely opponent — the philosophy of Tamil Siddhas, ancient ascetics of whom little of substance is known. A unique initiative aims at compiling their works, writes L Subramani.
- Tourism Can Destroy Archaeological Sites (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 15, 2006)
American archaeologist John M Fritz and Australian architect George Michell, co-directors of the Vijayanagara Research Project, spent 22 years extensively documenting the core area of the Vijayanagara site. Mapping in detail more than 25 sq km . . .
- Bloodshed In Baluchistan, Revolt Against Dam (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jan 15, 2006)
The tribal and feudal mindset that approves of honour killings also pervades political profession in Pakistan.
- Violation Of Pak Sovereignty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike inside Pakistan territory early Friday morning left at least 18 people martyred. According to reports carried by the American media, US predator drones fired about ten missiles at village Damadola in Bajaur Agency at the instance . . .
- 30 Feared Killed In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 15, 2006)
After 12 days of uneasy calm following the expiry of the Maoists’ four-month unilateral ceasefire, fresh violence on Saturday engulfed three districts, including...
- All For One And One For One (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The author shows with the help of figures that US consumption poses a threat to the rest of the world.
- Cracking Venice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
This book, with its myriad characters and many intrigues is very like the city it is set in, layered and subtle.
- Umrao Jan: Poet And Courtesan (Deccan Herald, S Nanda Kumar , Jan 15, 2006)
The book offers a glimpse into the world of the courtesan, a sort of parallel one that went side-by-side with the Great Indian Uprising of 1857.
- Al-Qaeda No 2 Was Target In Us Strike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, but it was unclear if he had been killed, US sources knowledgeable about the strike said in Washington.
- The Quattrocchi Coup (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Jan 15, 2006)
Ottavio Quattrocchi is a genius for evading the law. In a case regarding his prosecution for non-appearance before a magistrate the Delhi High Court decided against him.
- Kerry Backs Pak Quest For Civil N-Tech (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 15, 2006)
Former US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry has said his country and Pakistan could explore common grounds for cooperation in civil nuclear technology on the pattern of US-India agreement.
- Behind The Lore Of Lepakshi (Deccan Herald, L Ramachandra Rao, Jan 15, 2006)
Two red spots on the walls are believed to be the place where the builder threw his own eyeballs at. The Veerabhadra Swamy temple in Lepakshi is full of such legends, says L Ramachandra Rao.
- Bofors Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
And exposes all our politicians
The return of the Bofors deal to the front page must force the Indian political establishment, not just the ruling Congress party, to turn the spotlight on itself.
- Reservations Must In Private Sector (Tribune, Karam Singh, Jan 15, 2006)
It is said that only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. Extreme hope always takes birth from extreme miseries and back-breaking difficulties. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, one of the architects of the Constitution of India, belonged to a very poor section . . .
- Red Alert In W Bengal In View Of Bandh By Maoists (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Red alert has been sounded in the border areas of West Bengal and Jharkhand and police patrolling intensified in the three South Bengal districts of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapur in view of a 24-hour bandh called by CPI(Maoists) from 6 am on Monday.
- Rebel Raids Put Nepal On Alert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- `Adhere To Quota Norms For Disabled Persons' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Commissioner reviews progress in implementation of Disabilities Act
- Nepali Troops Clash With Maoists, 17 Killed: Army (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Sixteen Maoist rebels and a soldier were killed on Saturday, in the biggest battle in Nepal since a guerrilla ceasefire ended this month, the army said.
- `Indian Music Needs To Be Protected, Promoted' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
In the din and buzz of commercialisation, some kind of noise is understood as music today: Venkatachalaiah
- Target Plus Scheme Will Be Revamped: Kamal Nath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath on Friday said he was bullish on achieving the export target of $93 billion during 2005-06 and urged the Board of Trade to strategise for exceeding this target.
- India To Keep Troop Levels In Kashmir-Army Chief (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
India says it has no plans to cut troop levels in Kashmir, despite a call to do so by Islamabad, because separatist operations continued unabated from Paksitani territory.
- Wages Of The Us Fiasco (Deccan Herald, David Hirst, Jan 14, 2006)
The US occupation of Iraq has turned its neighbour into a regional power. But the contagion is likely to spread.
- Deconstructing The Mahamantra (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
Some weeks ago, I asked readers to enlighten me on the exact connotation of the word swaha which appears at the end of many mantras including the opening line of the Gayatri Mantra- “Om bhur bhuwa swaha”.
- Un Resolutions On Kashmir Not Viable: Terror Groups (Hindustan Times, PTI, Jan 14, 2006)
Ahead of commencement of third round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan,
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