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Articles 15921 through 16020 of 23107:
- Get Started On Fixing City Roads, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Review meeting on infrastructure held
BMP asked to complete tender and other processes by March 31
Contractors reluctant to participate in tender process
BMP proposes reintroduction of octroi to shore up revenue
- Gang Wars (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 18, 2006)
Is history repeating itself as farce? In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency.
- ‘Quattrocchi Accounts Defrozen’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of Britain has informed the CBI that the accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, having nearly Rs 21 crore, have been defrozen...
- Let Man Hid In Mehbooba Mufti's House (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Abdul Wahid Dar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, had hatched a plan to kill former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
- Iran Plea For More Nuke Talks Gets Cool Response (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Iran urged EU today to resume talks on its nuclear dispute with the West, drawing a chilly response from Britain and Russia. An Iranian source in Vienna said Iran had written to the EU trio proposing that talks restart immediately and saying . . .
- Ril Price Discovery Session Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Reliance scrip carries the second highest weight in Sensex after Infosys
Reliance Industries' name will go down in the history of Indian stock markets on Wednesday as the only company for which a special trading session will be held to discover . . .
- 100 Days After The Quake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
One hopes that after visiting the quake-hit areas and seeing firsthand the extensive damage and human misery prevalent there, former US president and UN Special Envoy for Pakistan Earthquake Relief, Mr George Bush, will press the international . . .
- Accounts Of Quattrocchi Defreezed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
We can only make a request to the British authorities: Pranab
Two London bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in the Rs. 64-crore Bofors payoffs case, have been defreezed.
- Bush Sr. Hopes Air Strike Will Not Hit Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 18, 2006)
Ex-U.S. President in Pakistan to review quake relief operations
- Teheran Warns Against U.N. Referral (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 18, 2006)
Iran has warned that it would resume uranium enrichment and stop tough inspections of its nuclear facilities by the United Nations if its case was referred to the U.N. Security council.
- Bhardwaj Must Go (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2006)
A good scapegoat, the cynical saying goes, is almost as good as the solution to the problem. Exposed for the brazen conspiracy to facilitate the defreezing of the bank accounts of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Central Government has laid . . .
- France's First Woman President? (Hindu, Jon Henley, Jan 18, 2006)
Segolene Royal is suddenly looking like the obvious Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential poll.
- Race Science Heading For Rehabilitation (Hindu, Marek Kohn, Jan 18, 2006)
As taboos fall away, there's a danger that denial of racial difference will be replaced with uncritical acceptance.
- Courts Have No Jurisdiction On Mps' Expulsion: Somnath (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
In a development that has the potential to create confrontation between Legislature and Judiciary, the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is firm on his stand that the courts have no jurisdiction on expulsion of MPs from Parliament.
- United States Of Jammu & Kashmir And Self Rule (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jan 18, 2006)
Readers may recall that around third week of November 2004 an article titled "United States of Jammu & Kashmir; A resolution" written by me was published in these columns. The idea of a unified federal J&K was mooted for the first time in this paper.
- U.K. Awaiting Fresh Request (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 18, 2006)
British authorities are awaiting a fresh request from the Government of India to "refreeze" the bank accounts of Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman accused of receiving kickbacks in the Bofors gun deal.
- Demolitions, Suspensions On Eve Of Hearing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
MCD acts against engineers for failure to check illegal constructions
A day before the crucial Delhi High Court hearing on illegal and unauthorised constructions in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday suspended eight assistant ...
- Snowfall Continues In Himachal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Mercury shows a rising trend in North; Kashmir Valley, Punjab and Haryana receive rain
- Eighty Plus Club (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 18, 2006)
Some time back we had referred in these columns to quite a few veterans above the age of 80 years who are still active in public life and continue to enrich our environment especially in this region. Many younger people have telephoned us to convey their
- Kalam For "Syllabus Of Entrepreneurship" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
To create a higher education system that would generate employment opportunities
Research and teaching should be linked
Adopt multi-pronged approach for tele-education
- Gun Fires Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 18, 2006)
Old soldiers, lore has it, fade away. But the controversy over the Bofors gun refuses to do that.
- Mah: 3 Dy Sps Seek Anticipatory Bail In Mpsc Scam Case (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Sunil Lohar, Manoj Lohar and Nitin Lohar, posted as Deputy Superintendents of Police in various parts of Maharashtra, today pleaded for anticipatory bail in a court saying they feared arrest in a case filed by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission ...
- No Cumbersome Security Vetting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- Two Let Men, 5 Others Convicted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were among seven men convicted by a Delhi Court today in connection with bomb blasts which rocked various north Indian cities in 1997 killing 17 persons and injuring nearly 300 others.
- Al-Qaeda Threat To Un Offices (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
threatening phone call that forced the United Nations to temporarily close offices in southwestern Pakistan said Al-Qaeda would attack the world body’s offices there, the top UN official in Pakistan said today.
- 2 Pakistanis Convicted For ’97 Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
A Delhi court today convicted seven persons, including two Pakistanis, in connection with a string of blasts across north India in 1997 in which 17 persons were killed and nearly 300 injured.
- No Confrontation, Please! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Both Parliament and judiciary have to protect Constitution
The Supreme Court’s decision to refer the matter of expulsion of 11 MPs to a
Constitution Bench may trigger an avoidable confrontation between Parliament and the judiciary.
- Fair Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Lowering the bar for women
If the spirit is willing the flesh can overcome any challenge. This is borne out by two
women graduates in hotel management, among others, successfully suing to win the right for the female of the species to work as bartender
- No One Has A Right To Obstruct Justice: Delhi Hc Document (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
The Delhi High Court met on January 10 to consider the situation created by the striking lawyers of the Delhi Bar Association. The following are excerpts from a resolution passed by the full court:
- Good Press Is A Legitimate Weapon (Tribune, Michael Schrage, Jan 18, 2006)
Precision-guided munitions and night vision are terrific military technologies, and no one would deny them to our soldiers in Iraq.
- Bjp Stages Demonstration (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress letting Ottavio Quattrocchi off the hook, says Arun Jaitley
- King Abdullah, Republic Day Chief Guest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Saudi King Abdullah will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. His four-day visit "would substantially strengthen bilateral ties and raise them to a new height," an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.
- Cbi's Credibility A Casualty: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"Find out where Quattrocchi funds are"
Rajnath expected to announce new office-bearers after January 20
Replacement for Sanjay Joshi not clear
- Arrested Imam Was In Touch With Lashkar-E-Taiba, Say Police (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"Arrest based on solid evidence"
Imam's origins being traced in West Bengal, say police
He was arrested under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
Kashmir police expected to take custody of three suspected terrorists
- 'Court Has No Say In Mps' Expulsion' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
In a development that has the potential to create confrontation between Legislature and Judiciary, the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is firm on his stand that the courts have no jurisdiction on expulsion of MPs from Parliament.
- Sri Lanka Military Ambushed As Envoys Visit Rebels (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jan 18, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tigers ambushed military vehicles in north and east Sri Lanka on Tuesday, the army said, killing one soldier as Nordic envoys visited the rebels ahead of key peace meetings next week.
- Govt Was Unaware Of Cbi Decision, Sonia Tells Yechury (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has told the Left Front that the government had no advance knowledge of the CBI decision to allow defreezing of Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London bank accounts.
- Bofors Is Dead (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 18, 2006)
Bofors, the prosecution, is stone dead. But Bofors, as symbol of political corruption, lives on. And well it should. It’s time we made a clear distinction between the two. In India, we have grown accustomed to court cases dragging on endlessly and ...
- Envoy To Nepal Meets Patil, Saran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee met Home Minister Shivraj Patil and held talks with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today during his first visit for consultations after the Maoist ceasefire ended.
- What The Constitution Really Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
While I'm here in the opposite hemisphere, The Debate is going to be a little more free form. Today, we have a thought-provoking post from Guest Blogger Jason Scorse, a professor who decided to take a closer look at the document that provides the. . . . .
- Another Push For Sri Lankan Peace (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 17, 2006)
Three Tamil women shot dead in Jaffna
Sri Lanka will receive three high-profile visitors soon as part of the continued international efforts to restart the peace process.
- "U.K. Banks Not Bound By Indian Court Direction" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Monday that banks in the country were not bound by the Indian Supreme Court's direction to the Indian Government and the CBI to ensure that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in . . .
- The Wheels Of History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2006)
The wheels of history are turning in Jammu and Kashmir, excruciatingly slowly perhaps, but revolving nonetheless.
- Terrorism, Human Rights, And Development (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jan 17, 2006)
Responses to terrorism ought to be based on a holistic understanding of security, within the human rights and rule of law framework.
- A National Aptitude Test Is The Answer (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre must fulfil its obligation of bringing in a law on professional courses.
- Chile Elects Its First Woman President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Chile elected socialist Michelle Bachelet to be its first woman president on Sunday, making her only the second woman elected to head a South American state as Latin America cements a shift to the left.
- Parliament Within Its Rights (Deccan Herald, P P Rao, Jan 17, 2006)
When it’s a question of betrayal of trust of the people, expulsion from Parliament is considered appropriate
- India-Finland To Increase Bilateral Trade Levels (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Buoyed by good growth registered in first five months of 2005-06 fiscal, India and Finland today agreed to work towards further increasing the levels of bilateral trade.
- Sc Refers Expulsion Of Mps Controversy To Constitution Bench (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
In a significant development, the Supreme Court today decided to examine the powers of Lok Sabha to expel its members from the House and referred the issue to the Constitution Bench.
- In The Hush After The Bombing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2006)
The US must face up to it: in Pakistan the quarry escaped and innocents died, again
- Architect Of Delhi Serial Blasts Killed (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 17, 2006)
Abu Huzaifa, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who ordered the October 2005 serial bombings in New Delhi, was shot dead on Monday morning in an encounter near the frontier town of Baramulla.
- Reliance Plans To Triple Stem Cell Units (Business Standard, C H Unnikrishnan, Jan 17, 2006)
Company intends to set up 30,000 cell units in 3-4 years.
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Life Sciences plans to almost treble the capacity of its stem-cell enriched cord blood repository to close to 10,000 cell units in this calendar year.
- Indian Police Arrest Bangalore Suspect (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Indian police said Monday they arrested a man in connection with last month’s shooting at a prestigious science institute in the country’s technology hub, Bangalore.
- Putin Urges World Leaders To Observe Caution On Iran Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin today urged world leaders to observe utmost caution on the Iran nuclear issue and expressed Moscow's willingness to cooperate with Washington and European partners.
- J&k: Let Militant Involved In Delhi Blasts Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Four militants, including a self-styled commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and mastermind in last year's Delhi blasts, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
- Law Of The Land (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 17, 2006)
The National Archives of India has a good collection of personal correspondence of important freedom fighters. But a researcher can get only individual letters — not the entire file.
- On The Brink Of Division (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Jan 17, 2006)
Had the Shia parties decided to give up their power struggles to resist the occupation, it would have been over long ago.
- Sc Bars Clemenceau From Indian Waters (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday barred the entry of controversial decommissioned French warship Le Clemenceau carrying toxic wastes into India and said it would not allow the vessel to be scrapped on the Gujarat coast till the Customs department clarifies its
- Mastermind Behind Delhi Blasts Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Said to be one of the brains behind the 2005 serial blasts in Delhi, Abu Huzefa alias Abdullah Wahi was shot dead in an encounter with a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles, J&K Police and Delhi Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- Project To Be Launched Soon To Tackle Trafficking In Women And Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
UN programme to be implemented with help of AIDS Control Society, NGOs
The project will be implemented in nine districts
AIDS awareness to be enhanced
Economic, social and political status of women to be improved
- India's Potential `Demographic Dividend' (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 17, 2006)
India is and will remain for some time one of the youngest countries in the world. This "demographic dividend" is seen as offering a window of opportunity to accelerate the country's rate of growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chand rasekhar . . .
- Reliance To Pick Up 25% Equity In Yemen Refinery (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 17, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd will be picking up 25 per cent equity stake in a greenfield refinery in Yemen. Reliance is expected to invest $33.78 million (about Rs 149 crore) in the $450-million refinery project.
- Caste Cocktail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre's proposal to allow state governments to divide Dalits into sub-categories, depending on how much they have gained from reservations, stems from the widespread sentiment that some groups have cornered a disproportionate amount of benefits.
- Violence Hits Manipur Border Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Tension mounts; traders and tourists are not able to move around
Bomb blasts at Namphalong hotels Junta seals off border Combing operations launched but no one is arrested
- Delhi Blasts: Let Man Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
A militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, believed to be behind the Delhi blasts in October last year, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pattan area of Baramula district in north Kashmir today. Another militant reportedly holed-up . . .
- Freeze Quattrocchi’S Accounts In London: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Taking cognizance of a petition highlighting government’s communication to the Crown Prosecution Service in London that it had no objection to the “defreezing” two bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi,
- Sc Notice To Speaker (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jan 17, 2006)
Ahead of the all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to discuss the issue of court’s “intervention” in the expulsion of MPs “involved” in the cash-for-query scam in the wake of the notice issued to him by the Delhi High Court, ...
- The Audience Behind Real Consequences (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 17, 2006)
Why is it so difficult to have the courage to stand by our convictions, even though it means that by not doing so we often let misdeeds pass without lifting a finger?
- Police Brutality In Orissa (Times of India, Suhas Chakma, Jan 17, 2006)
The paddy fields and homestead lands of Kalinganagar of Orissa, where Tatas earmarked land for their steel plant, have become political playfields following the killing of 11 Adivasis on January 6. The state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- 'Al Qaeda In Pakistan Can't Be Dealt With Lightly' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
With protests growing in Pakistan against an alleged US attack on a Pakistani village, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged it was a "difficult" time for the Pakistani government.
- Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed: Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Rallies around Pakistan continued on Sunday to protest the United States airstrike on a Pakistani village that was intended to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, the No 2 leader of al-Qaeda, but instead killed at least 18 civilians, The New York Times reports.
- Delhi Blast Suspect Killed In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
In a major breakthrough in the Delhi blasts case, security forces on Monday shot dead a top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, allegedly involved in the October 29 explosions, in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
- The End Of The Road (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crimes
- Demise Of A Caring Brother (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 17, 2006)
Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah died and was later laid to rest on Sunday marking the end of his quarter of a century of rule over the oil rich Kuwait State. Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah has succeeded him.
- Court: Maintain Status Quo On Quattrocchi Accounts (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Did Government and CBI demand that accounts be de-freezed, asks Bench
Government, CBI to file affidavit
Follow proper procedure
Don't play to the gallery, petitioner told
- Are Mps Worth Stinging? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 17, 2006)
England’s football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been the target of a sting operation. This only indicates that, in the land where it all began, MPs are no longer considered worth stinging, it being assumed that politicians do not quite match . . .
- Mps Expulsion: Court Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Matter should be placed before a five-judge Constitution Bench, it says
Notice issued to Election Commission, Centre, Attorney-General
Petitioner's plea to restrain EC from holding election to vacant seat declined
- Israeli President Says Nuclear Iran Not Acceptable (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Israel will not allow ‘a totalitarian’ Iran which exports international terrorism to have a nuclear capability, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said in an interview published on Monday.
- Ulfa Demands Rs 500 Crore From Ongc (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The threat came after the company announced an investment of Rs 3,300 cr in the state.
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