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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 23107:
- Sonia, Gowda To Meet In Patch-Up Attempt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Four days to go : Deve Gowda openly supports Kumaraswamy’s action. * Gowda remains mum on son’s decision to align with BJP. * Gowda still says he is ready to meet Sonia. * Says he will tell her who tried to destabilise Dharam govt. * Kumaraswamy meets fa
- Make Minorities Partners: Congress (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 24, 2006)
`Ponder the role of the private sector in affirmative action programmes'
Congress the only hope for minorities and backward classes
Use legislative and administrative support
No direct mention of reservation
- Criminals Who Got Away (Dawn, Ljiljana Smajlovic, Jan 24, 2006)
The West blames the East, the East blames circumstances. Meanwhile, Europe’s two most-wanted men — indicted Bosnian Serb war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic — have for the last 10 years freely roamed impoverished Bosnia-Herzegovina and . . .
- No Alternative To Dialogue (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The guns reportedly fell silent in Balochistan on Sunday. Given the fact that no truce has been agreed upon formally by the two sides, one cannot be sure that the fighting will not start again.
- Penalizing Road Offenders (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
For once, Karachi’s traffic and district police are to be commended for applying the rules in an impartial manner and not exempting well-connected road offenders from penalties for breaking the law.
- Congress' Hypocrisy Exposed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday attacked the Congress for its "Mission Help Quattrocchi" and "display of hypocrisy, sycophancy and duplicity" at its plenary in Hyderabad.
- Communist History (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jan 24, 2006)
In 2002 the Communist Party of India (Marxist) set up a commission with six of its stalwarts as members to prepare a history of the Indian communist movement to help familiarise the new generation with its traditions.
- Deputation Of Deve Gowda's Kin Quashed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the deputation and absorption of Parushurame Gowda, a relative of the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, as Executive Engineer of the Karnataka State Slum Clearance Board (KSSCB).
- Namakkal Intensifies Aids Awareness Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Training programme for SHG members begins
District ranks third after Theni and Karur in the number of incidences Women role in preventing the disease stressed
- Collectors Told Not To Evict Forest Encroachers (Hindu, P. Venugopal, Jan 24, 2006)
Directive applies to lake, road encroachments also
The State Government has given instructions to District Collectors not to evict encroachers who had taken illegal possession of forest land prior to October 2005.
- Youth, Confidence, Creativity To The Fore At `Bridging Cultures' (Hindu, Sudhish Kamath, Jan 24, 2006)
Films on subjects ranging from puppets to female infanticide were screened at the daylong film festival Short films and documentaries were screened at the film festival
- Congress Upbeat On ‘New India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that the party was on the verge of creating a “new India”, while party president Sonia Gandhi called upon the members to adopt a new morality, abjuring money and muscle power.
- Congress On Its Knees, Mom Watching, The Son Says Wait, I Am Learning (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 24, 2006)
Don’t wait for The Son, work hard. That’s the message Congressmen and women, who went down on their knees to get Rahul Gandhi turn their tide, took home from the 82nd session of the AICC today.
- Hijack Plot By ‘Pregnant’ Woman Worries Police (Hindustan Times, Sobhana K., Jan 24, 2006)
Look what the Delhi Police have as specific leads on terror attacks on Republic Day: Female suicide bombers planning an attack and one ‘pregnant’ woman plotting to hijack a plane.
- Centre Sets Date For Ulfa Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Even as ULFA has upped the violence in Assam in recent days, the Centre has decided to hold a second round of talks with the People’s Consultative Group chosen by the banned outfit on February 7.
- Less Talk About The Cess The Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 24, 2006)
If there’s any initiative that the government can count on all citizens to give it their whole-hearted support, it is for education projects.
- Quattrocchi 'Can't Be Brought To Trial' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Admitting that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi could not be brought for trial, the Indian government said on Monday that this had prompted the green signal for reviving his London accounts into which the bribes were said to have been deposited.
- Quattrocchi Didn’T Wait For Sc Order (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Centre today disclosed that money in the two London bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi was withdrawn on the same day the Supreme Court ordered to ensure that money was not released from the account.
- Volcker Panel Seeks Help (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Justice Mr RS Pathak inquiry authority today issued a public notice seeking assistance from all persons having knowledge of facts and circumstances relating to Volcker committee report naming former external affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh and . . .
- Osama Endorsement Helps Make Best-Seller (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Oprah Winfrey’s book club has boosted the careers of many an author, but in Osama bin-Laden she may have an unlikely new rival. A book by an obscure American historian has shot into US best-seller lists after the elusive leader of Al Qaida . . .
- Teheran To Go The Whole Nuke Hog If Referred (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Iran will immediately retaliate if referred to the UN security council next week by forging ahead with developing a full-scale uranium enrichment programme, Teheran’s senior envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh,
- Pak House Wants Us Envoy Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A provincial Assembly in Pakistan today passed an unanimous resolution demanding the expulsion of the US ambassador in the country, in a sign of mounting anti-US sentiment, a week after the deadly American air strike in the country’s tribal . . .
- Abductions Continue In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 24, 2006)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was literally fumbling for words when a mate of the recently abducted Don Bosco sudent, Nirmalendu alias Bunty, put a straightforward question before him: “Sir will it be the last abduction of a school student in Bihar ?”.
- Amar Singh Moves Sc Against Telephone Tapping (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, has moved a fresh petition in the Supreme Court on the phone tapping issue by including four private operators apart from Reliance Infocomm as parties, while persisting with the blame against Congress President . . .
- ‘Help Quattrocchi Mission’ Under Sonia: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The BJP today charged the UPA government with scripting the "help Quattrocchi mission" under the directions of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Cong Committed To 33 Pc Quota For Women In Parliament: Pm (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress party has once again committed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- Quattrocchi Can't Be Brought To Trial: Cbi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Admitting that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, charged in the Bofors scandal, could not be brought here for trial, the Indian government said on Monday this had prompted the green signal for reviving his London . . .
- Desi Surgery For A Western Beauty Ideal (Tribune, Arifa Akbar, Jan 24, 2006)
They are a growing breed of well-educated, British-born Asian women in their 20s who visit family in Pakistan every year. They are increasingly combining their annual trip back home for weddings and family reunions with some low priced cosmetic surgery.
- Unrepresentative Lists (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 24, 2006)
Ganamukti Parishad, an election watchdog based in West Bengal, would have been happy to be proved wrong. As it is, it stands vindicated.
- Geelani, Sharif Disappointed By Musharraf’S ‘Kashmir Deviation’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 24, 2006)
Deposed Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif hosted a reception for hardline Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani in Mecca a few days ago. The Indian government had allowed Geelani to perform Haj this year after 10 years.
- The Revolution And Its Children (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Given the political insouciance of Nepal’s political leaders, Jyoti Malhotra wonders if there is anything they could learn from India’s example
- Pak Ministry For Mfn Status To India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Notwithstanding the Pakistan Commerce Ministry’s objections to signing SAFTA which would entail free trade with India, the Ministry of Industries has recommended granting of MFN status to New Delhi, saying liberalisation of trade would benefit Islamabad.
- Sonia Naz’S Children Kidnapped, Recovered (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
As if a ravaged Sonia Naz had not seen enough of turmoil and trauma in the last six months, her two kids were kidnapped and later recovered in Lahore on Sunday evening in a bid to force her to withdraw cases against SP Khalid Abdullah and others.
- First Indian Bus Arrives From Amritsar Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The first Indian bus operating on the new Lahore-Amritsar route will arrive here today, carrying 40 passengers including the speaker of the Indian Punjab Assembly, four other parliamentarians and a nine-member trade delegation from Amritsar.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Don’T Allow Gains Of Peace Process To Go Waste: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Hailing the bold initiatives taken by both India and Pakistan to work out a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue, former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, extra caution needs . . .
- Lahore Bus To Be Flagged Off Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
After the ‘Dosti’ bus from Pakistan last Friday, the ‘Panj Aab’ bus will be flagged off for Lahore by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from this holy town tomorrow.
- Let Militants Kill Hizbul Ultra In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
In yet another case of inter-outfit rivalry, Lashker-e-Toiba militants killed a self-styled local commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
- Will Hm Learn? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
If we still feel for Hizbul Mujahideen it is because some of its visible faces are those of "boys" belonging to the State.
- Difficult Peace (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
To the militants in the North-east, violence is both the message and the medium.
- Ch'garh: Maoists Could Target Urban Areas, Jails, Says Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Chhattisgarh government today expressed apprehension that the Maoists could target the urban areas and jails of the state and said the police force was ready to meet any challenges.
- Ohio Jury Recommends Life Without Parole For Indian (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A jury in Ohio has recommended life in prison for a former Indian-American graduate, born in Kolkata,..
- New Sri Lanka Attack Ahead Of Last-Ditch Peace Bid (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jan 23, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ambushed and killed three soldiers in Sri Lanka's restive east on Monday, just as a Norwegian peace broker flew in to begin a last-ditch peace bid to avert a slide back into civil war.
- Legislate Genocide Act, Ngos Urge Centre (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Citizens Initiative on Communal Violence Bill (CICVB), a conglomeration of several social NGOs,.
- Iran Warns West Over U.N. Nuclear Referral - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Iran will resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if it is referred to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear standoff with the West, a senior Iranian official was quoted on Monday as saying.
- Congress Seeks To Pressure Pakistan On Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the country's arch rival Pakistan and urged the government to pressure Islamabad to curb anti-Indian Islamist militants.
- Is History Repeating Itself In Nepal? (Indian Express, RHODERICK CHALMERS, Jan 23, 2006)
There is still space and time to accommodate the Maoists, political parties and monarchy in a workable solution,
- Compulsory Registration Of Marriages Under Consideration (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
There is no dearth of well-meaning progressives who correctly diagnose India's social problems, but mistakenly come up with some piece of bureaucratic legislation as the answer.
- Hugged, Not Mugged (Deccan Herald, K J S Chatrath , Jan 23, 2006)
Prepare for the worst, and you will get a surprise as pleasant as a friendly hug
- Pakistan Lifts Ban On Films (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Bollywood films officially banned for decades in Pakistan but still watched by millions there have become legal, a news report said on Sunday.
- Avoiding A Constitutional Standoff (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 23, 2006)
In an era where courts are asserting their jurisdiction and powers as never before, the decision of the all-party conference that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha need not respond to the Supreme Court..
- Point Of Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
Parliament needn’t assert its authority by giving up good form. Or a good chance
- Rebel Violence Kills 21 In Nepal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
New rebel violence killed at least 21 people in Nepal on Sunday, while political parties continued to defy a government crackdown on protests against King Gyanendra’s direct rule over the Himalayan kingdom.
- Speaker Has No Other Choice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The overwhelming opinion at Friday’s all-party meeting that Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee should neither accept the Supreme Court’s notice nor appear before it on the issue of expulsion of tainted MPs was expected.
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Major Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
All hearts will go to the victims of one of the worst road accidents in the State on the Darhal-Rajouri road last week-end.
- Royal Mess (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
In February, it will be a year since King Gyanendra seized absolute power in Nepal. Going by events in Kathmandu on Friday, the king is in no hurry to relinquish power.
- Study Circles, A Beacon Of Hope To Youth (Hindu, R. Sundaram , Jan 23, 2006)
Youth and unemployed avail themselves of books for competitive examinations
- Spread Message Of Peace, Non-Violence: President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The hills of Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri in the ancient town of Shravanabelagola resounded with chants of "Bhagawan Bahubali ki jai" as President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- Cong Resolution Lauds Arjun, Patil (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
If the political resolution adopted at the AICC plenary session is any indication, then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have no reason to worry about losing their jobs in the UPA government.
- Irrelevance Of The King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The slogan, “Gyane Chor, Desh Chhod” (Gyanendra thief, leave the country), shows the distance the Nepalese people have travelled from venerating their monarch as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Never before have they stood up to monarchy like this.
- Justice Is Reconciliation (Times of India, DESMOND TUTU, Jan 23, 2006)
In South Africa, indeed around the world, we are raised on a strict diet of justice as retribution.
- Panic Grips Assam After Serial Blasts (Hindustan Times, Syed Zarir Hussain, Jan 23, 2006)
There is panic in Assam with militant attacks killing two people and severely hitting oil and gas supplies ahead of this week's Republic Day, officials on Monday said.
- It’S The Italian Blood That Mattered, Says Sushma (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said her party’s opposition to the Congress president becoming ...
- Crpf Gets Un Request For Women’S Troops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A section of the battalion is likely to be put to use in the coming West Bengal assembly elections, particularly in the troubled districts of Purulia and West Midnapore, which have a sizeable presence of Left extremists.
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — Why Rich And Powerful Come To Davos (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jan 23, 2006)
ANCIENT philosophers believed there was value in making knowledge difficult to acquire.
- 10 Civilians To Cross Loc Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Ten civilians are expected to cross Line of Control (LoC) when Tata Pani point in Balnoi area of Mendhar sector opens for movement of the civilians tomorrow.
- China Delays Release Of Geisha’S Memoirs (Statesman, David Eimer, Jan 23, 2006)
Memoirs of a Geisha, the hit film based on a best-selling book, has run into trouble in China, home to its leading actresses.
- Time To Strike (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
Perhaps never before such optimistic scenario has emerged on the ruling political spectrum in the State as one sees these days.
- Don’T Play Into Iran’S Hands (The Economic Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jan 23, 2006)
Short-sighted penal steps against Iran will prove counterproductive, strengthening the mullah regime there and provoking it to use its oil weapon and walk out of the NPT regime
- Iran Threatens To Start Enrichment On Industrial Scale (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Iran would carry out uranium enrichment on an industrial scale if it was hauled up before the UN Security Council, Tehran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani warned in an on interview Monday in the British news paper.
- Oic: Saudi King Hopes Pakistan Will Sponsor India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC even as he called on the two countries to resolve their differences.
- Don't Blame The Weather (Times of India, Chirdeep S Bagga, Jan 23, 2006)
The weather had its say in the Lahore Test, with less than two and a half days of play possible in all.
- Indian Congress Urges Pressure On Pakistan: Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
India’s ruling Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the Pakistan and urged the government to put pressure on Islamabad to curb anti-Indian militants.
- How Playboy Can Score In India (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jan 22, 2006)
Despite strict obscenity laws, stricter religious mores and a fanatical element that regularly pickets and threatens to blow up movie theaters running risque movies, Playboy Enterprises is considering an Indian version of its magazine.
- Bangalore Cops In Kashmir On Iisc Terror Trail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
A special Bangalore police team investigating the December 28 attack on the Indian Institute of Science has arrived in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Director-General of Police Gopal Sharma, however, said that no links in the state had been established so far.
- Iranian Gas Critical For Tackling Poverty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Rapid progress being made with Iran
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that access to Iranian gas is a critical component for eradication of poverty and hopes that the U.S. will be "sensitive to our . . .
- Delegates Dazzled By Plenary Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to estimates, cost of decking up twin cities itself comes to Rs. 1.5 crores
- Keeping Barter Trade Alive (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 22, 2006)
An ancient system is sustained by the Tiwas of Assam
- Nuclear Deal With U.S.: Change Of Mood Seen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
"More work needs to be done before it can be implemented"
We need to discuss this in greater detail in the coming days: Saran
Foreign Secretary was upbeat after second round of talks with Mr. Burns
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