|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 14121 through 14220 of 21907:
- A Taste Of India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Your tea break was never so exotic.
- Pml Plans Pak-India Peace Conference (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League will host a Pakistan-India peace conference in the near future for demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, self-governance and solving the Kashmir dispute through dialogue.
- Clinton Hopes Peace Efforts Will Prevail In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 30, 2005)
Warns against the dangers of civil conflict
- Pakistan-India Bus Trial On December 11 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Pakistan and India have agreed to run a trial bus on December 11 Lahore and Amritsar, said Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam on Tuesday.
- `Marketing Policy' For Retail Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Domestic players oppose foreign investment
Retail sector provides jobs to over four crore people
Govt. evaluating experiences of China and Thailand
- No Longer Backstage (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 30, 2005)
Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan was the grand setting for two coronations on Thursday last. Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar’s new chief minister was the story of the day. But intimations of the second crowning were drowned in the extravaganza . . .
- Divide And Lose (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 30, 2005)
While sections within two of India’s most ideologically driven and, as a result, sectarian parties — the BJP and the CPM — have recently woken up to the perils of their divisive politics, a third, the RJD of Mr Lalu Yadav, has been taught the . . .
- Manmohan Singh Targets 10 Per Cent Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
FDI in retail to be explored; power sector to be set right
Likely to average 7.5 per cent growth in next four years
Big growth in agriculture, more investment in infrastructure required
- 5 Cross Over From Pakistani Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Five people from Pakistani Kashmir have crossed the heavily militarised LoC into this side of Kashmir today. It was the first time that people from Pakistani Kashmir had crossed into this side after the October 8 earthquake, said S.D.S Jamwal, . . .
- Golden Palanquin Arrives From India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Borders won’t ruin friendship and vice versa, says Elahi
* Amritsar-Nankana bus service to begin soon
- China Arms Shadow Over Indo-Nepal Treaty (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 30, 2005)
Nepal: Delhi will tell Kathmandu that treaty may come under review if security concern not addressed
- City Ignored (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 30, 2005)
November 2, 2002 created history. For the first time a non-Srinagarian became the Chief Minister of the state. The worst fears of the people of this historic city came true when ministers (mostly hailing from rural areas) started discriminating against th
- Mountain Lines (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
Package them for tourists
The minister of state for railways was moving down a siding when suggesting that the Tamil Nadu government promote a “Nilgiris Mountain Odyssey”,
- Vaccines For Hajis (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 30, 2005)
They have a tough journey ahead which means great rigor and exercise. For that what is needed is good health and wellbeing. Apt medication and timely vaccination are necessary to keep disease away from a pilgrim.
- The Disaster Can’T Be Undone, But Managed Nevertheless (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 30, 2005)
Besides the damage earthquake causes at the moment it strikes, it comes with a lot more problems in the days to come. So the need is to learn the way we can alleviate the plight of those fate bitten people who have no option but to bear it, . . .
- When Armed With The Right To Know, You Have The Right To Question The Govt (Indian Express, SHEILA DIKSHIT, Nov 30, 2005)
As a student, I had often wondered what is the true meaning of our democracy. What does democracy mean to the high-flying businessman, the trader or the daily wage earner? ....
- National Alternative (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
The Volcker Report demolished the government’s credibility. The Bihar elections destroyed its authority. The Supreme Court judgment eroded its legality.
- Psgpc Chief To Call Sarbat Khalsa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (PSGPC) President Mastan Singh categorically stated that Sarbat Khalsa would be called for deciding the final place for the golden palanquin (Palki Sahib) brought to Nankana Sahib Gurdwara by the Delhi Sikh . .
- Palki Crosses Over To Pak (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Nov 30, 2005)
History of sorts was scripted when the bedecked special vehicle, carrying Guru Granth Sahib in the golden palanquin, was given the guard of honour by the BSF and Pakistani Rangers on both sides of the Wagah joint checkpost, respectively,
- Globalising The Indian Village (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Nov 30, 2005)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a lawyer by profession. But the economic model that he offered still has the potential to address rural woes. Gandhiji wanted people to lead a healthy, simple and contented life close to nature and preserve their . . .
- The Us Dilemma In Iraq — Exiting Without Foul-Up (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 30, 2005)
Many in the US administration are no doubt distressed by the loss of American lives in Iraq and the drain on the exchequer. But they must also be painfully conscious that all this would turn out to an egregious waste if they do not make sure that . . .
- Germany: Much Hinges On The `New Management' (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Nov 30, 2005)
The Germans played their own version of KBC, only it was `Kaun Banega Chancellor?'. The frenetic activity, both overt and behind the scenes, began a la Indian coalition politics,
- Pml Plans Pak-India Peace Conference (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League will host a Pakistan-India peace conference in the near future for demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, self-governance and solving the Kashmir dispute through dialogue.
- Memories From Muzaffarabad (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Nov 30, 2005)
Five Sikhs and three Hindus were also permitted from Jammu for the first time to go to Muzaffarabad to see their seperated near and dear ones, who travelled alongwith their Muslim brethren by Carvan-e-Aman Bus in the first week of October.
- Blood-Bath In Iraq (Daily Excelsior, B. K. Karkra, Nov 30, 2005)
One wonders whether the profiles of the present problem in Iraq are getting properly projected.
- Think It Over (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 30, 2005)
Lahore's Avari Hotel will stir sentimental chord of many a media person in the State.
- Overpriced Or Much Ado About Nothing? (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Nov 30, 2005)
Almost everyone seems to be suggesting that issuers are walking away with investors’ money with high offer prices. This subject is again in hot discussion because some IPOs of the recent past, despite the bull run, are quoting at a discount to . . .
- Kashmir Militant Groups Funded From Across The Border: Patil (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said though number of infiltrators into the country has gone down, infiltration continues in a calibrated manner with terrorist organisations in Kashmir being "funded from the other side of the border".
- Tender Souls Tortured (Greater Kashmir, PROF. AB RASHID DAR, Nov 29, 2005)
By burdening them too much, we are only crushing their innocence. Parents must act and save their children from the disaster they are being pushed towards, suggests
PROF. AB RASHID DAR
- Pak Nominates Consul General (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Pakistan today named senior diplomat Jauhar Saleem as Consul General of its Mumbai Consulate, paving the way for the re-opening of the Consulates in Karachi and Mumbai in January next after a gap of 13 years.
- Hurriyat Leaders Apply For Travel Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Leaders of the Hurriyat Conference moderate faction today submitted application forms to travel across the Line of Control to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in mid-December for relief efforts in the quake-hit areas there.
- Taste Of Dhaka (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 29, 2005)
By all indications, Saarc countries do not seem to have taken Manmohan Singh’s railing against ‘failed states’ seriously, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Towards Soap-Box Politics (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Nov 29, 2005)
Why do politicians prefer TV studios to Parliament when engaging in national debates, asks CP Bhambhri
- A Conflict Between Science And God (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Nov 29, 2005)
A new exhibition in New York on Charles Darwin's life and work is a defiant gesture against U.S. biblical literalism.
- Narmada: They Have Little To Cheer About (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 29, 2005)
Complaints abound about the resettlement sites in Gujarat for those displaced by the Narmada project.
- The Road To An East Asian Community (Hindu, Toshio Yamamoto, Nov 29, 2005)
The Japan-India relationship if strengthened could provide a model for integration of an East Asian community.
- Left Parties Oppose Move To Privatise Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
In a letter to Manmohan Singh, leaders call for modernisation of "profit-making" PSU
Privatisation move a violation of CMP
Airport Authority of India has been consistently earning profits
- Don't Demean Divine Radha (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Nov 29, 2005)
In north India, particularly in the Mathura region, Krishna is worshipped as the Lord of Radha, and "Radhe Radhe" is the common civilian greeting in this part of the country. Krishna is also revered as Radha-Ramana (Beloved of Radha), and as Radha-Krishna
- Tribal People And Preserving Prime Forests (Hindu, Vikram Soni, Nov 29, 2005)
The proposed Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Land Rights) Bill 2005 could sound the death-knell for prime forests. This could also result in the end of the tribal people's identity, which derives from the forests.
- Sikhs Throng The Highway To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
A massive procession, carrying the holy Guru Granth Sahib in a golden palanquin, to reach Attari today
- Court Hears First Testimony As Saddam Trial Resumes (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 29, 2005)
Case adjourned till December 5; Ramsey Clark joins defence team
- Ec's Next Battle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 29, 2005)
That democracy has prevailed in Bihar at the end of a bitter year of discord is more important than who won or lost after two rounds of elections and an interregnum marked by anarchy. The Election Commission deserves to be commended for preserving . . .
- Apostle Of Sri Ramakrishna (Hindu, C. S. Ramakrishnan, Nov 29, 2005)
Coffee-table book depicting how Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's message was brought to the South
- Uma Bharti Walks Out Of Meet (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Nov 29, 2005)
Begins march from Bhopal to Ayodhya saying it is for the cause of "Ram androti"
- Story Of Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 29, 2005)
India can shine, stall or slide. So, can we stop worrying about ‘poor’ Americans?
- Indian Planters Get Taste For Tea Tourism (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Nov 29, 2005)
Your tea break was never so exotic.
- Bulldozer Rolls On (Deccan Herald, Aluf Benn, Nov 29, 2005)
Sharon believes that losing the support of his party is a price worth paying for reshaping Israel’s borders.
- India, Us Partners In Non-Proliferation: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
India and the US on Monday repeated their resolve to be partners in global efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and agreed to join hands to promote a more stable Asia.
- ‘M’Rashtra Releasing Water At Whim’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Government of Karnataka has informed the Centre of the “indiscriminate release” without notice of water by Maharashtra from its reservoirs, causing floods in the villages on the banks of the Krishna and Bhima rivers.
- All Proposals Backed By Kashmiris: Fo: Hr Violations By Israel, India Deplored (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 29, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday declared that all proposals and ideas floated by it for the final settlement of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, including demilitarization and self-governance, have the backing of Kashmiri leadership on both sides of the Line of Control
- Window On The World Of Modern South Indian Art (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Nov 29, 2005)
Showcases the works of artists from the Southern States of India reflecting their distinctive visual language
- Tale Of Two Big Brothers (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 29, 2005)
The irony could not have been greater. The venue for the 13th SAARC Summit was the newly constructed Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Dhaka.
- Fundamentalism In America (Dawn, Naeem ul Haque, Nov 29, 2005)
Although Islamic fundamentalism is blamed by many in the West for being responsible for all the chaos prevailing in the world today, a close look at Christian fundamentalism in America leads one to conclude that this powerful movement has become . . .
- First Crossings Made From Ajk Into Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Five people from Azad Kashmir on Monday crossed the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC) into held Kashmir, police said.
- Hindu Mythology (Hindu, V. N. VEDANTA DESIKAN, Nov 29, 2005)
EXPLAINING THE UNEXPLAINED — Myths, Miracles and Mysticism in Hinduism: Anbil Ramaswamy; Pub. by Sri Ramanuja Mission, U.S., copies can be had from 25, Second East Park Street, Pritivipakkam, Ambattur, Chennai-600053. Rs. 75.
- Temple Of Modern India (The Week, Ajay Uprety, Nov 29, 2005)
The Ganga is many things to many people. It is, in Jawaharlal Nehru’s words, the "symbol of India’s age-old civilisation". In the Hindu ethos, it is more than a river—a goddess. The river, brought down from heaven by King Bhagiratha, fell into Shiva’s ...
- Reforms Driving Indo-Us Ties: Saran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Indo-US partnership is indispensable in the globalised environment, foreign secretary Shyam Saran pointed out today. Addressing a session on India and the US at the India Economic Summit, Saran was of the view that the end of the cold war coupled....
- The Indian Feckless Service (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 29, 2005)
Ramakutty Maniyappan, a driver of the Border Roads Organisation who was killed by his abductors in Afghanistan, got all the state honours when his body arrived in the capital last week.
- Nepal: Democracy In Thin Air (International Herald Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Nepal's Maoist rebels and a coalition of opposition parties agreed on a program to try to end direct rule by King Gyanendra.
- Bring Back The Raj (Daily Times, Syed Mansoor Hussain, Nov 28, 2005)
Under the present quasi-military government it seems that we have the worst of both worlds.
- Hurriyat Leaders To Submit Forms For Pok Travel Today (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 28, 2005)
A 15-member high-profile Hurriyat delegation led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will tomorrow submit the application forms for permission to visit quake-ravaged Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with relief material, amalgam sources said today.
- Earthquake Melts Boundaries In Kashmir (Tribune, Mannika Chopra, Nov 28, 2005)
Two adjacent villages separated by history, and a river, are now sadly united by a sense of grief and loss.
- Abheek Barua: Current Account Deficit - Any Worries? (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Nov 28, 2005)
I see a number of reports these days that express concern about the sharp rise in India’s current account deficit (the summary of trade flows of goods and services including remittances from Indian migrant workers abroad).
- Murderous Subsidies (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 28, 2005)
Cross-subsidies are one of the most favoured notions in socialist thinking: you charge the rich more than the poor for the same product (or similar class of product), and the rich therefore subsidise the poor.
- Rising Above Desire (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Nov 28, 2005)
The Carnatic classical singer from Mysore, sitting next to me on a Delhi-Mumbai flight, speaks as much with his soulful eyes as with his resonant voice.
- It’S India’S Turn Now. Really (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Marketing, to paraphrase Chairman Mao, is war by other means. And as such, the promos of a market leader tend to be tinged occasionally with overtones of aggression.
- Tackling Imbalances In Global Economy (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Nov 28, 2005)
Abrupt and sharp currency adjustments will affect emerging market economies
- Sena Fight In Open As Raj Quits Posts, Slams Uddhav (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Nov 28, 2005)
Plunging the Shiv Sena into its worst crisis, Raj Thackeray today quit as Leader and chief of its students’ arm Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena but not the party and accused cousin Uddhav Thackeray, executive president and son of Bal Thackeray, of destroying the
- Education Debate-I (Statesman, MADAN BHATIA, Nov 28, 2005)
The sharp reaction by political parties against the judgment of the Supreme Court in Inamdar’s case relating to reservation of seats by the states in private professional educational institutions, the mode of admission of students and their fee structures
- Sino-Indian Boundary Impasse (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 28, 2005)
The atmospherics between India and China have certainly improved. During the meetings of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the border or the Special Representative (SR) talks, the environment is relaxed. Even when there is no forward movement, the two side
- Strengthening Bonds With Indonesia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to India has provided another opportunity to upgrade bilateral relations and strengthen what is a historic relationship.
- Call To Save Heritage Buildings (Tribune, Rashmi Talwar, Nov 28, 2005)
The decaying heritage buildings virtually served as a wake-up call for all to save the rich architecture of the historic city as the “Heritage Walk” proceeded to unfold the past as part of the Heritage Festival here this morning.
- One Down, Six More To Go (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Nov 28, 2005)
In the last six months, I have written consistently about the Third Front. My writings were based on the assumption that both the Congress and the BJP would weaken which would result in realignment of political forces.
- Indian Workers In Afghanistan To Get Extra Security (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 28, 2005)
Stands by statement that Pakistan may have had hand in Maniappan's killing
- Raj Thackeray Resigns From Shiv Sena Posts (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
Says he will not join any party and will always respect his uncle
- Economy Will Make Russia Fight For Immigrants (Business Line, Zhanna Zainchkovskaya, Nov 28, 2005)
Russia will not be able to develop the vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East without immigrant workforce. Even the optimistic UN forecast predicts the Russian population will drop to 138 million by 2025.
- Breaking The City-Planning Myths (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 28, 2005)
Lack of urban space, high population densities, rising land costs, and poor facilities outside cities... These are arguments that will not wash. What Indian cities lack is proper urban planning and, to address this, both the city administration and the bu
- Art In Life (Deccan Herald, Marta Jakimowicz, Nov 28, 2005)
The whole of the previous week (Nov 14 to 20) Bangalore became the centre for an unusual series of events that critically probed the impact of the information technology, business on the life and the soul of the place.
- Why Al Jazeera Was A Target (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Nov 28, 2005)
ON April 4, 2003, I was standing on the roof of Al Jazeera’s office in Baghdad. The horizon was a towering epic of oil fires and burning buildings. Anti-aircraft guns in a public park close to the bureau were pumping shells into the sky and the howl of je
- It's Elementary, Education Matters (The Economic Times, Rohini Nilekani, Nov 28, 2005)
Apparently, Indians have begun to believe in themselves. We all think we belong to a country with a future. For 50 years we were not quite sure. All our actions demonstrated that uncertainty.
Previous 100 Tourism Articles | Next 100 Tourism Articles
Home
Page
|
|
