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Articles 16021 through 16120 of 26855:
- India To Press For Prisoners' Release (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
India is expected to press for the release of 431 of its nationals who continue to languish in Pakistani prisons during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between the two countries in New Delhi next week.
- Mirwaiz Asks Delhi To Give Proposals On Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 12, 2006)
Chairman of moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today asked New Delhi to come forward with "a set of her own proposals" if the lately floated ideas of demilitarisation and self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- The Real Meaning And The Message Of Sacrifice (Greater Kashmir, Fahad Rasool, Jan 12, 2006)
Let’s pray that our sacrifice is accepted by Allah, the Almighty for Whom we offer it, writes
FAHAD RASOOL
- Offering Sacrifice (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 12, 2006)
When Allah the most exalted decided to create Ashraful Makhlookat (crown of creation), the angels raised their brows. “He will do bloodshed”, they opined. However, Allah the most gracious replied, “I am aware of what you do not know”.
- Chiefs Say Yes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
Confused notions of censorship could result in measures that look outrageous in a modern democracy.
- Vivekananda's Message And Governance (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Jan 12, 2006)
"You may make thousands of societies, twenty thousand political assemblages, fifty thousand institutions. There will be no use unless there is that sympathy, that love, that heart that thinks for all. But where is the heart to build upon ? . . .
- Official Tiger Census To Begin Next Month (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Jan 12, 2006)
It will cover national parks, wildlife sanctuaries
NGOs, educational institutions will also be involved
Capacity-building sessions being held for Forest department personnel
Both the Central and State Governments will fund the exercise
- India's Lost Daughters: Abortion Toll In Millions (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 12, 2006)
As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical journal.
- `Congress Ready For Polls In Karnataka' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Railway gate at Kankanady is closed for 612 minutes every day, causing traffic snarls'
Railway station situated between NH 48 and Bajal
About 30 passenger trains and 20 goods trains pass through the rail gate every day
- Islam Is Not Mere Sacrificing Animals (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 12, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Eid-ul-Azha today and is sacrificing animals to follow the spirit of Hazrat Ibrahim’s sunnah. Eid congregations were held this morning at millions of open spaces, Eidgahs and mosques across the country, where prayers for the ....
- Bharat Sarkar, All Ears (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2006)
Governments of all political hues have tapped phones in India, and got away
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- A Time To Give (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, Jan 11, 2006)
Eid Al Adha is called Baqreed in India. The word Baqreed evokes the sights, sounds and aroma of carefree celebrations of my childhood, full of goodwill and laughter.
- 7 Pakistan Soldiers Die In Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 11, 2006)
At least seven soldiers of Pakistan's paramilitary and 14 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday in the trouble torn Waziristan tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
- Funding Or Fiddling? (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Jan 11, 2006)
The scheme for state funding of poll expenses leaves the floodgates open for private funding.
- Police: Sikhs Recover 114 Rusted Hand Grenades From Their Holiest Shrine In Northern India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Sikh volunteers digging part of their holiest shrine in this northern Indian city on Tuesday found 114 rusted hand grenades, police said.
- India's Lost Daughters (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 11, 2006)
NEW DELHI As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical...
- Won't Submit To High Court, Says Somnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
"Even though I have full respect for the judiciary I, as Speaker of the Lok Sabha,
- No Religious Bias (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jan 11, 2006)
Allahabad HC: reservation will not be on religious basis.
- 'Pak Still The Hub Of Nuclear Black Market' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear black market involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist AQ Khan two years ago, a report said on Monday citing...
- The Point Of Power (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The invitation was unique and so was the topic. ‘Katha’, a ‘profit for all’ NGO, “working in the areas of language,
- Pm Invites Separatist Lone For Talks (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Jan 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited the People's Conference for talks in Delhi on January 14, even as the Hurriyat Conference waits for an invitation for a second round of talks with the Centre.
- Goodbye Peace Process? (News International, Ghani Jafar, Jan 11, 2006)
What on earth is New Delhi up to? There clearly is a method to the madness of its deliberately raising the pitch of hostility with Pakistan through the recent spate of unwarranted official pronouncements regarding the Balochistan situation.
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- Arms And The Men (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jan 11, 2006)
The Indian army regiments’ history is a subject with a beginning but without an end.
- Focus On N-Energy (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jan 11, 2006)
A BUDDING poet Nellickal Muralidharn Nair and I started a little monthly magazine called Naveenam (The New) in 1970.
- Musharraf’S Ideas (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 11, 2006)
Last weekend President Musharraf gave another peace proposal which was promptly rejected by our government.
- Vhp Lodges Protest With Malaysian Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
President of the International branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ashok Singhal has lodged a protest with the Malaysian Government over the body of a disabled Hindu Malaysian army officer being buried against the wishes of his widow.
- What Next In Balochistan? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 11, 2006)
THE situation in Balochistan is going from bad to worse. Every day the newspapers carry reports of rocket attacks by unknown people and shelling and firing by the security forces.
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Shocking Beyond Belief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 11, 2006)
THE news that researchers in Canada and India have found that a staggering 10 million female foetuses might have been selectively terminated following ultrasound tests in India
- Hurdles In The Way (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 11, 2006)
SEVERAL developments in recent weeks seem not to help in the process of normalization now underway in Indo-Pakistan relations.
- Golfing Buddha (The Financial Express, Golfing Buddha , Jan 11, 2006)
For a capitalist, what could be a better gift than an island with a do-it-yourself golf course?
- Pakistan: Haunted By Balochistan (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jan 11, 2006)
The Balochis, marginalised from the mainstream, are up in arms against the Pak army.
- Rise Of The Homegrown Terrorist (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 10, 2006)
The Bangalore police haven't yet released a picture of Abdul Rahman, the man suspected to be the mastermind of the attack at the Indian Institute of Science.
- On Muslims, Upa Has Bad Answers (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 10, 2006)
The UPA government’s approach to the well-being of Muslims is threatening to inject an insidious poison into Indian politics, whose ramifications for all Indian citizens are too dreadful to contemplate.
- South Asia In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
The big chill that has descended on North India has also begun to engulf India’s relations with her key neighbours. India’s emerging difficulties in the neighbourhood also threaten to mar the big bash that New Delhi is planning for President George Bush..
- One For Holy Shankranthi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
To visit a Shiva Temple on Makara Shankranthi and pay obeisance to the Shiva linga, it is believed, is an insurance for peace and happiness for the rest of the year. Head for the Kotilingeswara temple in Kammasandra this Shankranthi and . . .
- Caves Of Antiquity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Sanjay Biswas and Shubha Chacko are mesmerised by the ancient temples and sculptures of Aihole that silently speak of people who lived fifteen hundred years ago.
- Nepal’S Red Rag: China, Pak On India’S Border (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 10, 2006)
As King Gyanendra toys with a plan to let China and Pakistan open consulates on the sensitive Indo-Nepal border, the Government has communicated its strong displeasure to Kathmandu.
- Serious Threat-Ii (Statesman, PR DUBHASHI, Jan 10, 2006)
It has been stated on behalf of the BJP that they had no alternative but to boycott Parliament because all along they had been treated by the UPA government as an enemy rather than an adversary and were not even allowed to speak on the floor . . .
- Mqm ‘Ultimatum’ And After (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
There has been a major development over the weekend, and it is positive and political.
- 'Pakistan Continues To Be Hub Of Nuclear Blackmarket' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear blackmarket involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist A Q Khan two years ago, . . .
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- New Key (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
It is impossible to miss the irony in the change. Communists in India have always put the compulsions of mass politics above economic logic.
- Grow Up, General (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 10, 2006)
New Delhi has rightly rejected General Musharraf's offer to ensure peace in the Valley if three towns there are demilitarised.
- Lax Immigration Control Aids Militants: Indian Officials (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India’s border force said on Monday.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- China And India Hold Border Talks In Beijing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
China and India opened a second round of talks Monday aimed at ironing out difficulties over their disputed border and strengthening their strategic partnership, an Indian official said.
- It Could Be A Trying Time (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 10, 2006)
How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes How Pervez Musharraf handles India will determine if his seventh year in office will be a dream or a nightmare, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Nris Protest Award To ‘Modi Ally’ (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Jan 10, 2006)
The Gujarat riots cast a shadow on the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here when a doctor said to be close to Narendra Modi was honoured today.
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- It Stands For Indian Talent ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Jan 10, 2006)
One of the most important change in recent times is the perception about India. I was reading Times magazine recently. I browsed through the interview of Peter Mandelson, who is Tony Blair’s most valued adviser. I was struck by what I read.
- Pak-India Peace Process (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The reports that India is not ready to accept President Pervez Musharraf's invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan during the cricket series between the two countries indicates a palpable cooling down in bilateral ties.
- Pakistan Says India Peace Process "Not All Bleak" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan said on Monday the prospects for success in a two-year old peace dialogue with India were less gloomy than presumed, despite President Pervez Musharraf's disappointment at the slow progress so far.
- Graft Case Not To Be Dropped: Lok Ayukta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Lok Ayukta has made it clear that the case initiated on the basis of corruption charges against Health Minister K. K. Ramachandran's office will continue even if the Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) backed out of the complaint.
- Lax Watch Aids Islamist Militants--India Official (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India's border force said on Monday.
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today
- `Courts Have No Power To Intervene' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 10, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said the decision to expel 11 Members of Parliament following the "cash-for-query" scandal was "beyond the pale of judicial scrutiny."
- Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest With Allied Forces (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday announced that Islamabad has lodged a strong protest with Allied Forces for the killing of eight persons in Waziristan and is also looking into evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan and if needed it will be shared . . .
- Atheists Seem Ready To Believe Anything (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Jan 10, 2006)
Richard Dawkins's latest attack on religion is not worthy of a great scientist.
- Taliban Reject Karzai Offer (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
A deputy for fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on Monday rejected an offer from Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, to “get in touch” if he wanted peace.
- Not Bleak, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 10, 2006)
Pace of peace process disappointing but forecast is not bleak
"Unilateral demilitarisation possible only if New Delhi agrees to it"
Information on Balochistan being processed
Categorically denies charge of cross-border infiltration
- France: Asbestos On Ship Negligible (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 10, 2006)
Technopure alleges 500 tonnes of material on board
This new method of calculation appears to be aimed at getting around the question of the real quantities of asbestos involved.
- Bones Of Contention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The dictates of reason suggest that the key question in l'affaire Swami Ramdev is whether the ayurvedic `herbal' medicines manufactured by his Divya Yoga Pharmacy meet the requirements of law and public health.
- Soul's Welfare (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Integral to the quest for liberation is the need to gain Atma Jnana, the knowledge of the soul. Initially this involves an understanding of the soul's relationship with the body
- Pak Says No Unilateral Withdrawal Of Troops (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 10, 2006)
Islamabad today ruled out any unilateral withdrawal of troops from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, even as it denied that the future of the Indo-Pak dialogue process was ‘‘bleak’’ despite India’s rejection of its suggestion to pull out troops . . .
- Terror Suspect Had Visited A Few Places In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Investigation into the terrorist strike on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.)
- Ongc Donates Rs. 60 Lakh To Ramakrishna Mission (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Jan 10, 2006)
The Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy received its single largest donation of Rs. 60 lakh on Monday from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), which donated the money for purchasing an imported computerised braille printing machine.
- Suburbs Move Closer To Implementing New Water Schemes (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jan 10, 2006)
Local bodies hope for temporary increase in Siruvani supply
More regional news on Page 6 Tenders called for Kavundampalayam and Vadavalli (with River Bhavani as the source) scheme Bids to be finalised in February A time frame of 18 months has been . . .
- South Zone Cultural Centre To Preserve Dravidian Art Forms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to participate in Tamil University's silver jubilee celebrations
- Sharon’S Legacy Of Brutality (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 10, 2006)
The exit of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from Israeli political scene has removed the last colossus that bestrode Middle East politics.
- Behind Bangalore: The Long Jihad Today (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The second and concluding part of an investigation into the Lashkar-e-Taiba networks that operate across India.
- A Widening Chasm (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 10, 2006)
Americans, more than most people, treat the passing of one year and the dawn of another as a moment of deep reflection. Many questions get asked. Among them the most frequent ones raised this year are those related to the way the country has . . .
- Two Years After The Saarc Declaration (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jan 10, 2006)
Two years have passed since President Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee, taking advantage of their participation in the Saarc summit, held official talks that led to the Islamabad Declaration of January 6, 2004. Since then, the two sides have met . .
- ‘India’S Reaction Is Disappointing’ (Indian Express, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Jan 10, 2006)
Back from Pakistan, the Hurriyat Conference has expressed ‘‘disappointment’’ at New Delhi’s reaction to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks on the demilitarisation of Kashmir.
- Persons Of Indian Origin Honoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards presented by President Abdul Kalam
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