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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 26855:
- Pakistani, Indian Peace Caravans March To Border (Daily Times, Hashim Shar, Dec 25, 2005)
Hundreds of people, including women, representatives of NGOs, journalists, doctors, advocates, retired judges and notables, from different parts of the country took a peace caravan to the Pakistan-India Khokhrapar-Monabao border on Friday evening.
- A Storyteller On A Mission (Hindu, K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN , Dec 25, 2005)
Parvathy Baul, a talented young exponent of Baul from West Bengal, talks about her little known musical tradition.
- Creeping Fanaticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
GREATER notice needs to be taken in the region of the creeping inroads being made by fanaticism in Bangladesh.
- Seeking Alien Interference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
IT is a cliché to say that Pakistanis do not learn from history. But on Friday the Alliance for the Restoration Democracy decided to appeal to “western democratic forces” to “stop” the Pakistan government from using force in Balochistan.
- Thinking Of The Quaid (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 25, 2005)
"You are free, you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan.” This is the assurance the founder of our country, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, our Quaid-i-Azam, gave all of us ...
- Kalam, Pm Extend X’Mas Greetings (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday greeted the people on the eve of Christmas. In his message, the President asked the people to see all around them and light up the homes which “are dark as Christmas . . .
- Halcyon Days At Kovalam (Hindu, INDIRA VARMA, Dec 25, 2005)
Kovalam is now a tourist paradise but what was it like before travellers' found it?
"Another source of excitement was the sight of ships passing by, often near enough for us to see the passengers thronging the decks."
- Ahmadiyyas In Bangladesh Fear Attacks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The Ahmadiyya community said on Saturday it was worried about more violence against its adherents in Bangladesh in the wake of recent violent attacks that left dozens injured.
- Hope In The Heart Of Darkness (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Black can be the colour of hope,creativity and celebration of human resilience, finds Ranjita Biswas as she spends time with Blind Opera, a theatre group of the visually challenged in Kolkata.
- Contaminated French Warship To Leave For Gujarat Yard Shortly (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 25, 2005)
Decommissioned Clemenceau is laden with highly toxic asbestos
- Tension In Bidar District After Poll-Related Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
AIPJD workers lay siege to jail; Minister's car stoned
Tension prevailed in a few areas in Bidar on Saturday after violent incidents occurred during Friday's elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats.
- A Divine Beach Along The Coast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
What Sets Ganpatipule, a charming little town along the Konkan coast in Maharashtra, apart from the numerous other coastal towns in India’s seashores, are its unbelievably beautiful beaches.
- Fighting Aids, Hiv With A Cutting Edge (Hindu, G.V. Prasada Sarma, Dec 25, 2005)
Project to train barbers begins
Hyderabad-based NGO takes initiative in making barbers peer educators
Some 1,000 barbers are being trained by a team of 12 doctors
What is AIDS, how it spreads and the means to prevent it are explained
- Naxal Activities Under Control: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Saturday said that the naxalite activities in the State were under control.
- Can Women Ever Be Safe? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 25, 2005)
A young reader reacts to the murder of a BPO employee in Bangalore recently.
- Not Even Christmas Can Draw Them Here This Time (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Dec 25, 2005)
This little pilgrim town, which normally burst at its seams at this time of the year, appears emaciated. The stalls are back on the road leading from the centuries old Shrine Basilica to the sea. The lodges, known to pack up to a dozen pilgrims . . .
- Merry Christmas In God’S Own Tsunami Country (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 25, 2005)
The bumpy single-lane road is lined with coconut palms, scattered with quaint, little concrete houses with newly planted marigold and posies. There is a bakery, net cafes, white sand, smiling locals and a sculptor at work on an exquisite 6-foot-high . . .
- Merry Christmas To Mary Christmas (Tribune, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2005)
This Christmas season it is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ much more than the Holy Babe himself who fills my mind. This is not because I am a Catholic. I am not, but all my life I have endeavoured to be Catholic in my outlook, . . .
- Asi Renovating Big Temple Gopuram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Alternative entry provided
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has taken up renovation of the Kerlandhagan gopuram, first entrance to Big Temple at Thanjavur.
- Sting Operations Must Be In Public Interest, Says Justice Ray (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Dec 25, 2005)
Justice G.N. Ray, Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), enjoys the challenging task of keeping a watch on more than 13,000 publications to ensure that the Fourth Estate adheres to its code of ethics.
- Unravelling The ‘City Beloved’ (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Dec 25, 2005)
This anthology brings together writings of people who have had a close relationship with Lahore, the cultural soul of Pakistan.
- Master Of The Game (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Dec 25, 2005)
The autobiography concentrates on the days Sidney Sheldon spent in Hollywood and dwells less on his success as best-selling novelist.
- Merry X’Mas. No, Sorry, Merry Winterval! (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 25, 2005)
There are 196 families in the highrise building in which I live in central Mumbai, and none of them is Christian. Yet, when December arrived, the housing society put up a banner inviting families to participate in upcoming Christmas celebrations.
- In Company Of Spiritual Seeker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
In the present times of violence and turmoil, Mumtaz Ali’s ideas acquire special significance. Proficient in Hindu scriptures and a spiritual guide to many, he tells Bala Chauhan that his aim is to spread the message of communal harmony.
- A Christmas Beyond Santa Claus (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Merry Christmas. Christmas carols, goodies from Santa Claus, sumptuous dinners, interminable shopping, keeping up with the Jones in exchange of customary gifts have become the hallmark of Christmas celebrations.
- Ayman Zawahri Praises Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Al Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri praised the Taliban, saying the Islamic movement still controlled large parts of Afghanistan, according to an audiotape aired by Al Arabiya television on Saturday.
- Violence In Sri Lanka: Patrol Intensified Along Coast (Hindu, C. Jaishankar, Dec 25, 2005)
Following directive from Home and Defence Ministries
- The Need For Vedic Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2005)
Before setting off for this journey, I wondered what you would have asked yourselves the moment we would have met.
- Indians Behind "Amazing Invention" (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Dec 25, 2005)
A huge success in the U.S., "Slingbox" lets you watch home TV, movies, anywhere on earth
Bangalore-based engineers readying next version for pocket PCs
- We, They And The Idea Of India (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, in his book The Argumentative Indian, has underlined the significance of India’s heterodox past and pluralist present and the critical role played by our rich and long tradition of dialogue and discussion . . .
- Poor Majnu (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 25, 2005)
Majnu in immortal love story Laila-Majnu is an all-time tragedy hero. He dies on learning that her beloved has starved herself to death for his sake.
- Rajnath Tipped To Be Next Bjp Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and party general secretary Rajnath Singh widely tipped to be the next BJP president though no formal announcement was made today apparently not to divert focus from its Mumbai Silver Jubilee Jamboree beginning Monday.
- Chidambaram's 2006-07 Budget (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Dec 25, 2005)
Our ministers and parliamentarians take bribe. Naturally bureaucrats can't be behind.
- Stop Wasting Money Over Earthquake Trips ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It has been over two months since one of the worst ever earthquakes rocked the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Focusing On The Urban Poor (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Dec 25, 2005)
An increasing share of our population now lives in urban India, notwithstanding the fact that India by and large still lives in villages. About 65 million persons were added to our urban population in the decade of the ‘90s alone.
- Image And Imprint Of The Father-Lord Jesus Christ (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K Joseph Dhar, Dec 25, 2005)
JUDAISM, independently of its priesthood, had three kinds of mediators: the prophets, the angels, and Moses.
- Unlearn To Learn (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Dec 24, 2005)
Behavioural pattern and attitude of individuals are formed not necessarily on the considerations of morality, ethics or propriety, but on what an individual rightly or wrongly perceives as being in conformity with one’s interests.
- A Christmas Beyond Santa Claus (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 24, 2005)
Merry Christmas! Christmas carols, goodies from Santa Claus, sumptuous dinners, interminable shopping and keeping up with the Joneses in the exchange of customary gifts have become the hallmark of Christmas celebrations.
- The Great Bubble Of World Economics (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
Consumerist excesses have made the US the great bubble of the world of economics. As the book Empire of Debt rues, running an empire is a disastrously expensive business — "You pay in cash. You pay in blood. And you pay with your own so ul."
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 24, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink. Abundance of it means life in full bloom, absence turns the whole world into a big wasteland.
- Nepal Courts Buddha (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 24, 2005)
His comrades have thrown their weight behind the Opposition parties of Nepal. But West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is being wooed by Nepal’s royal government.
- Task Before Sri Lankan President (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 24, 2005)
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse is coming to India a day after the Christmas in his first overseas visit. During his four-day state visit, he will take up the threads of discussions his foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera had . . .
- Measures Needed To Check Cruelty Towards Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Is Kerala becoming routinely cruel to animals? Recently a camel, brought from afar, died in captivity, while a crocodile in a pond faced a shoot-to-kill order. Elephants are regular fixtures when it comes to the ill-treatment tab.
- `Festival Of Democracy' Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Thousands from underprivileged sections show enthusiasm for panchayat elections
- European Arrest Warrants For Cia Agents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
A judge has issued European arrest warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in 2003, a prosecutor said on Friday.
- Better Awareness (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 24, 2005)
One will appreciate quite a few voices that have emanated from a meeting on "Resolving the Kashmir dispute: Options for Pakistan" organised recently in Islamabad, the Capital city of the neighbouring country.
- Linking Islam With Terror (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has debunked Western propaganda against Islam telling the world community that Islam is a religion of peace and harmony and nothing to do with the terrorism. Speaking at ‘Altaf Gauhar Memorial Lecture’ and later at the . . .
- Can There Be Understatement Of Income From Property? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Dec 24, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses recent decisions that went into this question
- Discretion Is Key To Levying Penalty (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 24, 2005)
If a statute invests a public officer with the authority to do an act in a specified set of circumstances, it is imperative for him to exercise the authority in a manner appropriate to the facts and circumstances of the case.
- India Reports Progress On Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Delhi sees significant advances in India-US relations in coming months
- King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Pakistan, India And China (Pakistan Observer, Dr. Jassim Taqui , Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is to visit Pakistan , India and China, said the Saudi envoy Ali Asseri in a press conference he held here. Asseri was clarifying reports in the media to the effect that King Abdullah would visit India.
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Resolution: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Pakistan would not grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India till the resolution of the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri has said.
- Who’S Afraid Of The Bulldozer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2005)
So now we know what exactly it takes for our politicians to make common cause, sinking their differences, prejudices, competitive instinct, everything. No, it is not cricket (who’d say that after the Bengali revolt over Sourav Ganguly, anyway?) or war.
- Cash-For-Query: Jd(u) Differs With Bjp On Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The message was not to be missed as JD(U) came out of BJP’s shadow during today’s Lok Sabha debate over the members’ expulsion involved in the cash-for-query scam.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- On Israel, Still In Denial (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 24, 2005)
The OIC has to come to terms with the Jewish state, says Sudheendra Kulkarni
Eloquent silence over democracy and secularism
- I Have My Heroes, Therefore I’M Bengali (Indian Express, VICTOR BANERJEE, Dec 24, 2005)
Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about.
- Excellence Incarnate (Hindu, Francis Sunderaraj, Dec 24, 2005)
The word `excellence' has become very popular and it is a powerful word. We value it and desire to have it. We must set high standards for ourselves and strive to attain it. But, as someone rightly asked,
- Passage Of Quota Bill: Bjp Hold On Nda Weakens (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 24, 2005)
The smooth passage of the Constitution (104th Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday and in the Rajya Sabha a day later was not just a victory for the UPA government but marked the growing disintegration of the once-powerful entity called . . .
- Taliban Still Operating In Pakistan: U.S. Report (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 24, 2005)
The 9/11 Commission of the United States has said that Taliban forces still operate freely in the Pakistani tribal areas and terrorists from Pakistan carry out operations in Kashmir. It has urged the Bush Administration to pressure Islamabad to shut down.
- Christmas A New Beginning (Deccan Herald, Rev Valson Thampu, Dec 24, 2005)
Why is it easier for camels to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God?
- Christmas Tidbits (Deccan Herald, J K Rex, Dec 24, 2005)
December 25 has been chosen to concur with other events marked in the west such as the winter solstice, the Roman feasting week, Saturnalia etc.
- 2005 — The Year That Was (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
As it is often said when it rains it pours. The adage proved tragically true with the onset of the monsoon in July.
- The First Crush (Tribune, Sarvjit Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
The family arrived at the nani’s house in Dehradun, after a tiring five hour bus journey, followed by a soothing 10-minute tonga ride, …and then there was the knock at the door.
- The Evolving Confrontation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
The writ of Judge John E Jones III runs only within the state of Pennsylvania. Yet his judgment this week in the case of Kitzmiller v Dover Area School District is the proverbial shot heard round the world.
- Ghost Of Christmas Past (Indian Express, GEORGE N. NETTO, Dec 24, 2005)
Memories of childhood Christmases in Munnar in the ’50s always make me nostalgic.
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- No Let-Up In Feudal Attitude (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 24, 2005)
A Fringe of liberals is emerging in Pakistan. They need to be supported by India through unilateral steps in the way of liberalizing visas and reducing tariffs on products from across the border.
- Permanent Shelters Ready For Tsunami Hit (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Dec 24, 2005)
Slum Clearance Board has completed construction of 5,000 houses at Chemmenjery
- 13 Sailors Killed As Ltte Blows Up Convoy (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 24, 2005)
In its biggest ambush since the February 2002 ceasefire agreement, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels on Friday blew up a convoy in the northern Mannar district, killing at least 13 sailors and injuring several others.
- Congress Open To Electoral Tie-Up With Trinamool (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Wants Mamata Banerjee to sever all ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Archaeological Survey Of India Reproduces Chola Paintings (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Dec 24, 2005)
Reproducing old paintings, that too the over 1,000-year old Chola paintings, is an onerous task, something the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has achieved.
- Delivering Mail Across The Indo-China Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Tamang awarded Dak Sevak Award
"He is the only postman to have the authority to enter Chinese territory without a passport"
- Negotiations On Between India And Pakistan For Gas Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
For the on-going negotiations between India and Pakistan on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan, Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee for the 7.2 billion dollar project, . . .
- Archbishop Joins Row On Christmas (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 24, 2005)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has joined the growing criticism of what is seen as "new'' political correctness that makes Christians in Britain feel "embarrassed'' about celebrating Christmas for fear of "offending'' people of other faiths.
- Three Maoists Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Two deputy commanders of the Chennur-Sirpur dalam among the victims
- 65 Per Cent Cast Votes In Second Phase Of Panchayat Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Minor incidents of violence reported in Bidar, Raichur, Kolar, Chitradurga districts
Re-polling ordered in 32 polling stations
It will be held on Monday
Re-polling will also be held in Bembalur in Kodagu district where polling was held on December 19
- Madrassa Students Kill Three Bandits In North Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
At least three suspected bandits were killed in a clash with students of Madrassas in the Shawal valley of North Waziristan tribal agency.
- Why Exempt Minority Institutions? (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 23, 2005)
The 104th Constitution Amendment could prove a curse if turned into an alibi for unbridled profiteering and commercialisation in education.
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