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Articles 17621 through 17720 of 26855:
- Removal Of Us Troops From Uzbekistan Good Omen: Hekmatyar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Former Afghan prime minister Gulbaddin Hekmatyar, who is wanted by the US, has said Uzbekistan’s decision to remove American troops from its Khanabad airbase would herald the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and Iraq.
- What's Cooking On J&k? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
APPARENTLY, A US TRANSLATION OF AZAADI------ Is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which little is known in India right now? It would seem so from reports emanating from Pakistan and Mecca where the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) . . .
- Discriminatory Law (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 11, 2005)
The proposed amendment to the Constitution, to ensure reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students in private unaided professional institutions, does enjoy support cross-party support in Parliament.
- Protests, Hunger Strikes Mark Human Rights Day In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Rallies to submit memoranda at the United Nations office in Srinagar
- New Quota Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2005)
THE Union Cabinet’s clearance of a proposal to amend Article 15 of the Constitution and restore reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and socially and educationally backward classes in unaided private professional educational institutions
- Good Bye Teacher (Greater Kashmir, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan, Dec 10, 2005)
It’s good you bid them a farewell and remember the contributions of those who have taught you, Dr Bashir Ahmad Khan writes
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Rhetorics And Reality Of Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
''Instruments of political oppression still threaten many thousands of people. The number believed to be incarcerated without a fair trial is quite high in some countries. In many cases oppressive states use the police and military to repress people . . .
- Flying Indian (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The word ‘airlines’ smells of primeval dust. In one of their mini-seconds of dazzled illumination, the wise men in government who run Indian Airlines — the organization, not the aeroplanes
- Iraqi Sunnis Reverse Policy, To Join Poll (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 10, 2005)
Leaders urge kidnappers to free foreign hostages; disavow Al-Zarqawi's actions
- Lack Of Planning, Corruption Have Destroyed Natural Drainage System (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Construction on what used to be lakes did not take place overnight but was the result of years of indifference and corruption. Our readers say strict building laws should be enacted for CMC areas, instead of hastily merging these municipalities with . . .
- Kodagu Bsnl To Set Up 20 More Towers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Cellphone connections to go up by 12,000; improvement in efficiency promised
There 15 working mobile stations now
Cellphone connections number 14,600
CDMA-enabled WLL technology commissioned
Over 100 applications received for Broadband connections
- Buddhadeb Calls For Land Reforms Across India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Second International Congress on Kerala Studies begins in Thiruvananthapuram
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Pm Faces Tough Diplomatic Task At East Asia Summit (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 10, 2005)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Malaysia on December 11 to be with leaders from 16 countries to attend the high-sounding First East Asia Summit, he will be hoping to build a free trade area extending from Mumbai to New Zealand’s . . .
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 10, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Achieves Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- Terror Suspect Draws Government Pay (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2005)
Jan's case, among others, being scrutinised by Chief Minister's staff "Whoever is responsible for this is mocking the martyrdom of men in uniform," says widow of Army Major
- Falling In Love With Bapu (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
The more I ponder over the lives of great men in world’s history, the more I feel compelled to conclude that Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi was perhaps the greatest of them all.
- India Asks Saudi Arabia To Review A Court's Decision That An Indian Worker's Eye Is Gouged Out After He Accidentally Blinded A Saudi National In One Eye During A Scuffle Two Years Ago (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
India has asked Saudi Arabia to review a court's decision that an Indian worker's eye be gouged out after he accidentally blinded a Saudi national in one eye during a scuffle two years ago, an official said Friday.
- Democracy Undermined (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The Cabinet's decision on a Constitutional amendment to explicitly provide for quotas in educational institutions not receiving aid from the government is an example of the populism that political parties are nothing loath to adopt, never mind . . .
- Sc Rejects Salem’S Plea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court order lifting the restrictions on interrogation of underworld don Abu Salem by two officers .........
- Generation Ex (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 10, 2005)
Geriatrics are becoming history Left and Right. What are they doing in the Congress, at the expense of young talent?
- Egypt's New Dilemma (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 10, 2005)
Hidden agenda of social intolerance, repression of women suspected
Brotherhood says it wants political reform
- India Detains Suspect For Triple Bombing In Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indian police have detained a Kashmiri militant who allegedly planted an explosive on a bus during the triple bombings that killed 60 people in New Delhi two months ago, a newspaper reported Friday.
- Ringing In Rituals (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Dec 10, 2005)
It was a most sombre occasion, our father’s first death anniversary. We had all gathered for the three-day rituals. The family sastrigal (pundit) had given us a detailed account of the ceremonies.
- Surging Indian Air Traffic Weighs On Security (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Dec 10, 2005)
India's airports are leading targets for militant attacks and a surge in air traffic spurred by new, low-cost airlines has added enormous pressure on security forces guarding them, a senior official said on Friday.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 10, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Leaders Pray, But Action Is Needed (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
Muslim leaders participating in the extraordinary OIC Summit in Makkah offered ‘Nawafil inside Khana Kaaba along with Khadim-e-Harmain Sharifain Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and prayed for the glory and salvation of the Ummah.
- Controlling Population Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
One of the participants at a workshop in Peshawar held to increase awareness about family planning estimated that at its current growth rate the country’s population could touch 1.04 billion by 2060.
- A Forgotten Kashmiri Leader (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 10, 2005)
Sheikh Abdullah, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this month, has not been given his due in India, much less in Kashmir from where he hailed.
- Makkah Declaration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
Unlike the declarations issued in the past by Islamic summit conferences, the joint communique released by the summit at Makkah on Thursday is focussed on a reform of the Muslim world.
- Musharraf Backs New Initiatives, Claims Mirwaiz (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 10, 2005)
All Parties’ Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that President Gen Pervez Mushrraf had assured him of Islamabad’s support for the idea of ‘united states of Kashmir’ as part of efforts to resolve the dispute with India.
- Oic: Road-Map For Ummah (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
The OIC Extraordinary Summit has adopted Makkah Declaration and Ten-Year Programme of Action envisaging road-map for Ummah to face the challenges of 21st century.
- Karzai Makes Parliamentary Appointments (Washington Post, AMIR SHAH, Dec 10, 2005)
President Hamid Karzai has made his appointments to the upper house of Afghanistan's parliament, set to convene this month for the first time in over 30 years, officials said Friday
- Oic Backs Pak’S Stance On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Toeing Pakistan’s line, the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has “extended” its support to the “inalienable right” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for “self-determination” in accordance with the UN resolutions.
- How Downer And Dfat Failed To Act On Ona And Asio Warnings Prior To The Bali Bombings (Tonykevin, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Where is our Australian Richard Clarke when we need him ?
I reproduce below the Sydney Morning Herald page 2 news report of 19 June 2003, "I don't remember seeing Bali warning: Downer" , Tom Allard - together with the accompanying illuminating SMH
- Islamists Threaten To Kill Bangladeshi Women Not Wearing Hijab (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Banned militant group tends to make seclusion compulsory for women from the first day of Zilhaj
* Orders female students at Dhaka University not to step out after sunset
- Myths And Prejudices (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Dec 10, 2005)
Mr KR Phanda thrives on controversies and his recent article, "Root cause of riots" (November 14) is no exception. Unfortunately, some of his remarks concerning the two-nation theory and riots demand further debate.
- Discriminatory Law (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 10, 2005)
The proposed amendment to the Constitution, to ensure reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students in private unaided professional institutions, does enjoy support cross-party support in Parliament.
- Positions Are Being Treated As Private Property (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Dec 10, 2005)
The number of positions—ministerial, professional, managerial or civil service—is always very few compared to the multitude of aspirants. But once occupied most of such positions become monopolies and properties on lease.
- Protecting Human Rights (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
December 10 is the Human Rights Day. Human Rights are those rights which are inherent in every human being by virtue of being a member of the human family. These are nothing but what had been traditionally known as natural rights.
- Economics Of Ipr (Pioneer, BC Dutta, Dec 10, 2005)
The idea of protection for Intellectual Property Rights emanated from the Uruguay Round of talks, which also gave birth to World Trade Organisation. The concept behind intellectual property rights is that the individual, who by the dint of his . . .
- Taj Is India’S (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 10, 2005)
SC reaffirms govt as muttawali
In less than five months, the Supreme Court (coram: Ruma Pal, Sinha and Kapadia, JJ) has shot down the utterly preposterous claim of the UP Sunni Central Wakf Board over Taj Mahal. History has been protected from the tangl
- Pakistan And India Agree To Open Ports (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Shipping experts from Pakistan and India have agreed to allow shipping companies under flags of these two countries to transport cargo to any third country using each other’s port facilities
- The Other Face Of The Evil That Is Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Ejaz Butt's extraordinary story illuminates the lives of the foot soldiers of the organisation'sjihadin Jammu and Kashmir.
- Changing The Hudood Laws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 09, 2005)
It should have come as no surprise, least of all to the MQM, that a bill one of its MNAs submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday, seeking an amendment to the Hudood Ordinances, would be rejected. Any legislation aimed at ending gender biases. . . .
- Blast Rocks Bangladesh (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Dec 09, 2005)
At least eight persons were killed and more than 100 were injured, many of them seriously, when a series of powerful bombs exploded by a group of suicide bombers in a northeastern town on Thursday.
- Historic Treasure A Click Away (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Dec 09, 2005)
The dark caves of Ajanta will now come to life at the click of a button. Experimenting with "reel" for the first time, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) recently released a CD-ROM that gives people a virtual walk-through of the . . .
- Iraq Bus Blast Claims 30 Lives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
U.S. soldier killed in attack on convoy
- A Case Of Peace Talks Through The Press? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2005)
Pakistan has time and again gone public with new proposals for a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir even as negotiations were going on with India.
- Governance Of Stock Exchanges (Dawn, Dr Tariq Hassan, Dec 09, 2005)
On November 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued directives to the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges directing them to amend their constituting and governing documents to ensure that the chairperson . . .
- You May Say They Were Dreamers (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 09, 2005)
I wonder if the bead counting mendicants on the other side of Lakshman Jhoola in Rishikesh have any recollection (on the 25th anniversary of John Lennon’s death) of how their peace was shattered by the arrival of the Beatles in the spring of 1968, . . .
- Bmw Picks Chennai For Its Car Plant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
German automobile major BMW on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Government to establish its car assembly plant at an investment of Rs 180 crore in five years. The MoU was signed between the government and the BMW Gro
- Sectarianism Opposed By Manmohan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today called for “more professionals in our legislatures who recognise the danger of dividing our people on the basis of religion or caste”.
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- Illumining Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Human beings are unable to perceive God and comprehend the extent of His glory because their perception and knowledge are circumscribed by the senses and the mind, which serve them well only as far as worldly matters are concerned.
- Liberhan Panel Sets Deadline For Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
"Last chance to express its view on masjid demolition" "... Who is the author of the [demolition] movement — BJP, RSS, VHP or the Shiv Sena? Let the Centre come out clear on its perception of those responsible for the incident"
- New Metro Line All Ready And Waiting For Green Signal (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Dec 09, 2005)
Having begun full trials on the new Barakhamba-Dwarka section of Delhi Metro's Line III on November 26, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is now eagerly awaiting clearance by the Commissioner of Railway Safety to throw the line open to the public . . .
- Bmw Settles For Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Car assembly plant to come up in Mahindra City at Maraimalai Nagar
BMW rates Chennai the best location
Group to invest Rs. 180 crores in five years
- India-China Relations Set To Scale New Heights In 2006 (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 09, 2005)
Visits by Chinese President Hu Jintao to India and by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to China are in the works for 2006, diplomatic sources have told The Hindu. Already, the two sides have designated 2006 as the "year of India-China friendship" and . . .
- Garbage Menace Grips Jammu (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Dec 09, 2005)
The problem of growing garbage in Jammu city is highlighted in regular columns of dailies, weeklies and other print media.
- Mirwaiz Meets Musharraf In Mecca (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary two-day summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, . . .
- 12 Killed In Pak Bomb Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded today in a market in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
- Killing Iblees (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Dec 09, 2005)
For three consecutive days, Hajies have to throw pebbles on Ibless (Satan) at Mina. The Ibless tried to mislead Prophet Ibrahiem (AS) and His revered son Ismaiel (AS) when the two were on their way to the altar. Prophet Ibrahiem (AS) threw stones . . .
- All For Votes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
The tribal world of Jharkhand, it seems, is up for grabs. The sangh parivar and the left are competing for the soul — some would say, the votes — of the state’s tribal population.
- Ghisingh Wins Again (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 09, 2005)
Subash Ghisingh wanted three things from a new tripartite agreement — and on Tuesday he managed to get all three. The first was more funds by virtually blackmailing the Centre and the state into agreeing to bring the Council under the Sixth Schedule . . .
- Society To Oversee Textbook Supply To Schoolchildren (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Students will get textbooks without delay
- Terror Groups Targeting J&k's Political System (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Interrogation shows evidence of Lashkar efforts to plant operatives Using cash, coercion and common political interests, terrorists have sought to build affiliations to protect their overground sympathisers
- Saarc: No Reservations About China, Japan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Obligations, rights to be settled at ministerial meet: Manmohan
No proposal to admit Myanmar Afghanistan going through a rough patch
- India Doesn’T Object To China, Japan As Saarc Observers: Singh (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India had no reservations about China and Japan joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as observers. He said this issue would be settled at the next . . .
- Oic Can Help Resolve Kashmir, Palestine Issues: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Calls Mecca Summit a ‘historic moment’
Indian response to de-militarisation proposal ‘not positive so far
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Trials On 11th And 13th (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan will conduct trial runs of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service on December 11 and December 13 respectively, said Navtej Sarna, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman on Thursday.
- Musharraf’S Call To Muslim Leaders (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 09, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged the Muslim leaders to work out a strategy for Islamic revival and renaissance,recommend mandatory contribution for scientific and technological advancement, and ask extremists to shun violence. In a wide-ranging ..
- Launching Edusat In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Dr Renu Nanda, Dec 09, 2005)
Due to globalisation, the world is going through rapid changes where national boundaries of production and distribution and the quality of life are giving way to global trends and standards.
- Violence Simmers In Sri Lanka's Multi-Ethnic East (Reuters, Peter Apps, Dec 09, 2005)
Ethnic tension between Sri Lanka's minority Tamil and Muslim communities is rising in the island's east after a November grenade attack on a mosque killed seven and as observers fear the island's 2002 truce is falling apart.
- Buddha Denounces Strikes, Says Time To Rectify Mistakes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Intelligent people do not participate in strikes and the CPI(M) is trying to rectify mistakes on labour issues made in the past: this was Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s message to the captains of the IT industry and presumably, . . .
- 'United States Of Kashmir’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Washington has reportedly urged India and Pakistan to find solution to the core issue of Kashmir within the parameters of APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s proposal for ‘the United States of Kashmir’.
- Amristar Bus Trial Next Week (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service will take place on Sunday by the Indian operator and on Tuesday by the Pakistani operator. The trial run had earlier been scheduled for last October but was postponed due to the earthquake,
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 09, 2005)
Uma throws a tantrum and all’s well with India
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