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Articles 19421 through 19520 of 26855:
- In Search Of Tents & Medicines (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 04, 2005)
Reports suggest that a significant proportion of the tents, especially those locally made, put up in the ‘tent cities’ are not only inadequate in terms of numbers but will not be able to stand up to the severe winter just round the corner.
- Two Anniversaries (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 04, 2005)
By a remarkable coincidence the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi and the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel fall on the last day of October.
- Merit Of Fasting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Says the Holy Quran: "O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed before ye, that you may ward off evil." (2:183) Fasting is pre-Islamic.
- Forgotten Children Of The French Republic" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 04, 2005)
The bubbling cauldron of discontent in Paris' run-down, high-rise suburban slums, home to the dispossessed, has finally overflowed.
- Raising More Funds For Reconstruction (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 03, 2005)
DONORS at the UN-sponsored international conference in Geneva held last week have pledged far less funds for providing relief and shelter to the October 8 earthquake victims than what Pakistan had expected.
- Live And Let Die (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2005)
The aftermath of the bomb blasts in the heart of India’s capital has followed a contradictory if disturbing pattern.
- Pak Asks India To Share Evidence In Blasts’ Probe (Pakistan Observer, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Nov 03, 2005)
Islamabad—Pakistan has once again asked India to share evidence, if any, about Pakistan’s involvement in Delhi bomb blasts and it will take action against those found responsible.
- Global Response To The Call (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 03, 2005)
THE devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake has no parallel in the history of our country.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 03, 2005)
Dr. Rouf Mohi-ud-din explains in detail the subject of an institutionalized system of charity called Zakat
- Isolate This Virus (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 03, 2005)
Names have ceased to matter in this case. Nobody should, therefore, be surprised that an unknown organisation has made a telephone call to a news agency in Srinagar owning the latest serial blasts in the national capital.
- It’S Us V Us & Buddha’S Backing Off (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
With the CPI-M firing salvos against the UPA government for toeing Uncle Sam on Iran and holding joint exercises in Bengal between the IAF and the US Air Force, the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee, has put his FDI-hunting mission to the USA earl
- India Is Considering Demilitarisation: Fo (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 03, 2005)
Pakistan is optimistic that India is willing to consider Islamabad’s proposal for the demilitarisation of Kashmir, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
- Darkness In The East (Telegraph, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 03, 2005)
China has held its own amidst Western economic pressure, but failed to correct imbalances within its own society, writes Sunanda Sen
- Art Of Korea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2005)
If South and North Korea can, why can’t India and Pakistan? The two Koreas have chosen to bridge the great ideological and political divide with the world of sports.
- Monstrous Absurdity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2005)
IT is an extraordinary statement that seems to scuttle the very basis of all peace plans and “processes” that have been launched over the years to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Pak Seeks Evidence On Delhi Blasts (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
With Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh pointing to the possible involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in Saturday’s Delhi blasts, Islamabad today asked India to share evidence in this regard and promised to take action against those involved.
- Give Evidence On Blasts: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2005)
Rejoinder to Manmohan hinting at Pakistani links to Delhi blasts
- Pakistan Earthquake Toll Put At 73,000 (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The toll in Pakistan's earthquake jumped to over 73,000 dead and 69,000 injured even as Islamabad on Wednesday discounted reports that a U.S. chopper was shot at in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir while carrying relief material.
- Feature - Indian Writers Open A New Page In Europe (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 03, 2005)
The Empire Writes Back. That's what the world said when a host of Indian authors writing in English burst upon the global literary scene more than a decade ago.
- 'Demilitarisation Of Kashmir Can't Be Unilateral' (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 03, 2005)
India on Tuesday reacted cautiously to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion of demilitarising both sides of Kashmir, asserting that it can’t be done “unilaterally”.
- U.S. To Resume Kashmir Relief Flights Despite Attack (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Nov 03, 2005)
The U.S. military said it was resuming helicopter relief flights in Pakistan's earthquake zone on Wednesday, even though it believed a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at one of the aircraft the previous day.
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Pakistan Assures India Of Action Over Blasts (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Pakistan has assured India it would act against any of its nationals found involved in the weekend bomb blasts in New Delhi that killed 59 people, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
- India On Alert Ahead Of Eid (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
India tightened security on Thursday ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr amid fears of religious tensions after the worst militant attack on the nation's capital last week.
- Indian Oil Firms Cut Jet Fuel Prices 2-4 Pct (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Indian state refiners have cut jet fuel prices by 2-4 percent for November in line with market trends, a spokesman for Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said on Wednesday.
- Us Working Closely With India Against Terrorism: State Dept (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 03, 2005)
The United States is working closely with India and other countries to fight terrorism, a global scourge which transcends borders and religions, the State Department has said
- The Lashkar-E-Taiba, In Theory And Practice (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 03, 2005)
Last week's bombings in New Delhi necessitate a clear understanding of what the terrorist group wants — and what it will do to achieve its ends.
- Mumbai's Invisible People (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 03, 2005)
Surveys have established a significant incidence of malnutrition in some Mumbai slums. But the several families living there are not even a blip on the radar of policy-makers.
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 03, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- Craig Pruess: An Indian Musician In English Skin (Press Trust of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Sitar in a Harry Potter film and 'Swarmandala' in a Johny Depp movie? Hold on...
- Help Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
Eid-ul-Fitr shall be celebrated after a couple of days with fervour. Notwithstanding the appeals of various social organizations not to resort to ostentation, the people, by and large, will spend lavishly.
- My First Roza (Deccan Herald, Shahida Khan, Nov 02, 2005)
The first time I fasted I learnt a valuable lesson — that fasting requires absolute commitment
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2005)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule. Growth itself seemed a matter of high ambition.
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 02, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- 'Demilitarisation Of Kashmir Can't Be Unilateral' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
India on Tuesday reacted cautiously to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion of demilitarising both sides of Kashmir, asserting that it can’t be done “unilaterally”.
- A Volunteer Corps (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
By pledging to prove “cynics and rejectionists” wrong, President Pervez Musharraf has taken up a challenge for himself and for his administration.
- A Grisly Act Of Violence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
Saturday's beheading of three Christian schoolgirls by unknown assailants in Poso, a district in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, is a grisly reminder of the tensions between the Muslims and Christians in the area.
- India Back To Blame Game (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 02, 2005)
India has put out a report claiming that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked President Musharraf to act against terrorism directed against India during their telephonic conversation on Monday.
- So What Should We Do? (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 02, 2005)
One marvels at the brazen audacity with which our twice-deposed prime ministers,
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- What Is In A Brand? Everything. Say Economists (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 01, 2005)
In Kashmir the concept of branding must gain roots to ensure a vibrant economy.
- Trials As Political Action (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Nov 01, 2005)
Lessons from the legal legacy of the freedom struggle focussing on the important political trials
- Rectify Wrongs (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 01, 2005)
The accusation that Srinagar receives lesser funds as compared to other cities and towns of the state are not totally unfounded.
- Bring The Past To Life (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 01, 2005)
Rather than fight for custody of the past, those who frame syllabi would do better to look at conditions in the classroom, writes Janaki Nair
- Threat To Peace Process (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2005)
Terrorists have done it again, and in the nation’s Capital. They took the lives of 62 persons in serial bomb blasts on Saturday at a time and place of their choosing. The little-known outfit,
- Willing To Join Probe Into Delhi Blast, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 01, 2005)
Ready to provide total and unequivocal support in investigation
- Sri Lanka: Elections And The Tsunami (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 01, 2005)
Tsunami relief has not emerged as a major, island-wide issue with the potential to sway the electorate. It now jostles for space with other local issues.
- It’S Pay-Back Time (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Nov 01, 2005)
Old sins, Agatha Christie once wrote, have long shadows. And the sins of omission of every Pakistan government since our own independence in 1947 and the facsimile independence we have allowed Azad Kashmir since then are returning to haunt us.
- Saving The Survivors (Dawn, Naeem Sarfraz, Nov 01, 2005)
An immense amount of goodwill has surfaced for the victims of the earthquake in northern Pakistan. An entire nation has rallied. But there is a fatal flaw in the ongoing relief operations.
- Azad's Crown Of Thorns (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 01, 2005)
If Ghulam Nabi Azad manages to stay focussed on the day-to-day problems of Kashmiris, it will constitute a welcome break with the State's unhappy past.
- Carnage And Consequences (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
New Delhi's half-empty markets are evidence of just how much impact terrorism can have on audiences increasingly accustomed to images of carnage.
- Alternative Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Nov 01, 2005)
A blend of the ancient with the modern to suit today's architecture
- Poetess Who Was A Yogi (Hindu, R.GOPALAKRISHNAN, Nov 01, 2005)
THE YOGA OF SIDDHA AVVAI: S. N. Kandaswamy; Pub. by Babaji's Kriya Yoga and Publications Inc. Canada and distributed by Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust, P.O.Box 5608, Malleswaram West, Bangalore-560055. Rs. 350.
- Objection Overruled (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 01, 2005)
Pakistan's objection to India's concern over the developing situation in Gilgit is entirely unjustified. The neighbouring country has reacted to New Delhi's advice to "act with the utmost restraint and observe international human rights standards"
- Safta & The Dhaka Summit (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 01, 2005)
I am writing this article in New Delhi. The purpose of the column is to bring to the attention of the officials preparing for the Dhaka summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) some of the apparent shortcomings in both . . .
- Meeting At The Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Every cloud has a silver lining, so goes the proverb. The tragedy of the earthquake in Kashmir has provided an opportunity for India and Pakistan to join hands to provide relief to the Kashmiris and in the process strengthen peace and stability in South
- Merkel To Transform Relationship With U.S. (Hindu, Luke Harding , Nov 01, 2005)
The next Chancellor plans a "fresh start" with Washington and to loosen ties with Paris.
- A Chance To Further The Peace Process (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
THE LANDMARK pact between India and Pakistan on opening up the Line of Control (LoC) to enable people on both sides to take part in the relief work in the earthquake-affected areas, is perhaps the best news in the region since October 8 when disaster....
- Dastardly Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2005)
The government needs to watch out for any outbreak of communal violence
- Shamrao Khatale Breaks His Appointment (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 31, 2005)
The National Commission on Farmers team, the public at large, and even sections of the media have signalled the crisis, its causes and its appalling human toll. Failure to intervene in Vidharbha now has no excuses at all.
- No Super Power's Stooge (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Oct 31, 2005)
Indira Gandhi, the two time Prime Minister of India and the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 19, eightyeight years ago in Allahabad in 1917.
- Hassles At The Airport (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 31, 2005)
In the prehistoric days of P-forms and foreign exchange restrictions, getting out of the country wasn’t loaded with so much political innuendo.
- Tragedy In The Mountains (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 31, 2005)
Watching the disaster in Pakistan, it is heartrending to see so many ordinary people, whose suffer distress and poverty in their everyday lives now crushed into a state of unimaginable misery by the cruel power of nature.
- Enigmatic Blasts In New Delhi (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2005)
At least 65 persons were killed and about 150 injured in a series of bomb blasts in crowded markets in New Delhi on Saturday. Official sources in the Indian capital said that it’s too early to speculate about those responsible for the explosions.
- A British Gandhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2005)
Non-violent defiance against Iraq war
- Loc Crumbles (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 31, 2005)
Fifty-eight years of continuous efforts both by the locals as well as the International Community could not achieve what nature did in 50 seconds! In Holy Quran the creation by Almighty is described as “Be and it was!” The same thing almighty did in . . .
- Is Shouting Back The Way To Tackle Religion? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2005)
The problem with debates on religion is that they turn into an "us-versus-them" affair with all secularists branded as unreconstructed atheists and enemies of the faith, and all believers as irrational and fanatical.
- Stay The Course On Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 31, 2005)
These are testing times for Indian policy towards Nepal.
- The Message From The Delhi Blasts (Rediff on the Net, Editorial, rediff.com, Oct 30, 2005)
Only the Sikh terrorists, Al Qaeda and the International Islamic Front, of which Al Qaeda, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad are amongst the members, have the capability for organising the kind of three well co-ordinated blasts which . . .
- History Or His Story? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Oct 30, 2005)
Was Jinnah the cause of partition or did the British think of the idea first?
- The Capital Story (Hindustan Times, Suhel Seth, Oct 30, 2005)
If Calcutta had remained the capital, what would Delhi be all about today?
- Pakistan, India Agree To Open Quake-Hit Border (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 30, 2005)
Rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Sunday to open the border dividing earthquake-hit Kashmir to allow survivors and relief supplies to cross.
- Iran Softens Stand On Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2005)
Within days of issuing its controversial call for having Israel "wiped off the map," Iran has softened its stance, saying that it had no intention to attack its long-time adversary.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Talks Between India, Pakistan On Opening Up Loc Continue (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 30, 2005)
Talks between India and Pakistan here on Saturday, to firm up the agreement for "opening" of the Line of Control (LoC) to enable Kashmiris on both sides of the divide to cross over to help the earthquake victims, continued late in the night.
- Indian Identity With A Global Mindset (Tribune, Randeep Wadehra, Oct 30, 2005)
INDIA'S ongoing economic restructuring is aimed at integrating it with the emerging international economic order. Driven by its success in the IT industry, our economy’s traditional primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are perking up too.
- Rosa Parks Given An Unprecedented Honour (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 30, 2005)
The late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, will be the first woman to lie in honour in the United States Capitol Rotunda — a tribute formerly reserved for Presidents, soldiers and prominent politicians.
- Relatively A Greater Experience (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
There is a reason he preferred philosophy to politics, Jameel Qadiri describes a genius called Einstein and sums up a lecture series delivered by Prof. Naresh Dadich on physics at the University of Kashmir
- Growing Opposition To Nato Forces (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has rejected the apprehensions being expressed by certain quarters about NATO forces’ presence in Pakistan saying that they will take part only in the relief operations in the earthquake-hit areas.
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 30, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure. The projections are dire and compelling.
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