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Articles 16621 through 16720 of 23107:
- Out Of Saudi Comfort (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 03, 2006)
The story was apocryphal once but has acquired the patina of fact. It pertained to a remark by the American millionaire Mr J. J. Astor, who on seeing the shards of the fatal iceberg strewn on the decks of the Titanic, muttered: ‘I had ordered ice, . . .
- Aphc Not Part Of Track-Ii On Kashmir: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooque has categorically stated that the APHC was not a part of Track-II diplomacy on Kashmir. Despite opening of five intra-Kashmir contact points along the Line of Control there was no ....
- Khaddam Falls To West (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 03, 2006)
Syria's ruling Baath Party has expelled former Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam following an immature and dangerous statement by him that President Bashar Al-Assad had threatened Rafik al Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister,
- Varsity Plans Ph.D. Programme For Practising Lawyers, Serving Judges (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Jan 03, 2006)
Chief Justice open to the idea; keen on forging the varsity-judicial academy link
- Kashmir Valley Cut Off (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 03, 2006)
Snowfall forces closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway
Met. office warns of further snowfall
Tourists stranded in Gulmarg
Officials alerted to face situation
- Disinvestment In Profitable Psus Opposed (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 03, 2006)
Left parties plan widespread campaigns against U.S. policies when George Bush visits next month
Left to organise campaign against U.S. policies to coincide with the visit of Bush next month
`Privatisation of pension funds not acceptable'
- Notice To Cbi On Plea For Probe Into Mahajan's "Patronage" To Reliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
He favoured Reliance Infocomm to launch WLL service: Citizen's Forum
- India, Pakistan Miss Deadlines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Consulates reopening and rail link restoration delayed
India and Pakistan have missed deadlines for reopening the Karachi and Mumbai consulates by the end of 2005 and restoring the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link between Rajasthan and Sindh . . .
- Cbi Told To File Progress Report In Monica Bedi Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Special Court extends judicial remand only till January 12
- Bsnl Likely To Cut Ild Rates From March (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
International long distance (ILD) telephony call rates of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are likely to fall by up to 20 per cent after March as the telecom monolith is all set to install its own long distance infrastructure in the four metros and....
- Right To Information Act Yet To Catch Public Imagination (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Jan 03, 2006)
Poor awareness about legislation blamed
Those seeking information should apply in a prescribed form available at head post offices for Rs. 10
HPOs will forward applications to the departments by registered post with acknowledgement due
- 12 Chief Ministers To Attend Pravasi Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Rajasekhara Reddy reviews arrangements for the event
Chief Ministers of 12 States will attend the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at the state-of-art Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) here from January 7 to 9.
- Terrorist Outfit Funds Mujeeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Mujeeb Ahmed, who was arrested recently by Hyderabad police on charge of planning terrorist attacks, had received Rs. 3 lakhs from the terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen he was working, the police said. This amount was meant to be spent . . .
- Rethinking Strategy (Hindu, M. S. S. Varadan, Jan 03, 2006)
This book is painted on a very broad canvas, trying to map out an agenda for a new approach to strategy, necessitated by the failures of the current strategies to create a world with peace and prosperity.
- Modern Notions Of Culture And Self (Hindu, Partho Datta, Jan 03, 2006)
A peep into what is happening in India today in culture and what concerns move its most articulate citizens
- Stung Mp Challenges Expulsion From Ls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The Pawan Kumar Bansal Committee had gone into the sting operation exposing 11 MPs in the scam. Of the 10 MPs from Lok Sabha, five belonged to BJP, three to BSP and one each to Congress and RJD.
- Un Team Wants To Meet Assad Over Hariri Killing (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jan 03, 2006)
The Syrian government has repeatedly denied any Syrian involvement in the assassination and, following the adoption in October of a Security Council resolution threatening sanctions, pledged to cooperate fully with the UN team.
- Reliance Wll Under Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The petitioner alleged that the RIC allotted one crore shares of the company at Re one each to Ashish Deora, a family friend of Mr Mahajan through Delhi-based front companies Fairever Consultants Pvt Ltd and Prerna Auto Pvt Ltd.
- Waiting To Be Gm! (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Jan 03, 2006)
As they get older, mothers start reliving those first unforgettable years of motherhood
- Keeping Traditions Alive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The Seal of Excellence for Handicraft Products encourages craft-workers to use traditional skills and materials to ensure the perpetuation of traditional knowledge and skills, writes Geetha Rao.
- Bangladeshi National Detained, Local Let Network Worries Cops (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 03, 2006)
The Bangalore Police, based on information provided by their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh, have detained a Bangladeshi national, who they suspect could be involved in the December 28 terror attack.
- Tame The Tanneries (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Off and on media reports do highlight the contamination of drinking water sources, rivers and other water bodies by the discharge of industrial effluents and the authorities do take some action, but then the issue is soon forgotten.
- Hurriyat Team Leaves For Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
A three-member Hurriyat conference delegation today left for Lahore on their way to Islamabad for a week-long visit, during which they are to meet Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, with whom they will discuss de-militarisation and self-rule for the re
- India To Launch Italian Satellite (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
India would take Italian satellite "Agile" to outer space aboard PSLV C-8 in April-May in the country's first fully commercial satellite launch, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said Monday [2 January].
- Hopes Rise After Stem Cell Breakthrough (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
All of the concerns about contaminating proteins in existing stem cell lines can essentially be removed using this medium
- Mind Your Own Business: Islamabad (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 03, 2006)
Balochistan isuue our internal affair
Criticising India for expressing concern on the Balochistan situation, Pakistan on Monday said such statements from New Delhi "betrayed the psyche of a bully."
- Delhi: Dikshit Meets Pm On Demolition Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the ongoing demolition drive in the capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the situation arising out of the clean-up action.
- Mixed Fare (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2006)
What 2005 meant to the North-east
No North-eastern state suffered political tsunamis in the year just ended, thanks to the anti-defection law and downsizing of ministries that checked characteristic toppling games and horse-trading so common to Meghalay
- Education At Doorstep (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
Distance education in an- emerging concept of modern education and has proved an effective alternative to formal education,
- Russian Reliability Questioned On Gas Crisis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Europeans once feared Russian warheads; now they’re wary of Russian gas taps and wonder about Russia’s viability as a strategic partner.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Jan 03, 2006)
Yes, consciously or otherwise, one does feel the withdrawal symptoms in the New Year. These may be of different kinds with different people. Yet, a feeling of correcting some wrong, of which one is habitual for the past some time, takes the better of him,
- Commercials Dumb Down Tv Viewers (Tribune, Paul Farhi, Jan 03, 2006)
Not so long ago, commercials tailored to guys pushed a few predictable buttons—sex, certainly, but also a kind of aggressive and crude frat-house humor. Bud Light—to pick another prominent marketer to the football-watching demographic—ran a series . . .
- Sc Notice To Centre, Cbi And Cvc Over Reliance Infocomm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- Delay In Safta Ratification Not Due To India: Pak (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- Rising Inequality In China (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 03, 2006)
Spectacular economic growth in China has been accompanied by growing inequalities of income and wealth distribution. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine recent patterns of inequality in Chin a.
- Reliance Cap Okays 5:100 Ventures Swap (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The Reliance Capital board today approved a 5:100 swap ratio for merger of Reliance Capital Ventures with itself. It means shareholders of Reliance Capital Ventures will get 5 shares of Reliance Capital for every 100 shares held.
- A Vital Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The government finally has had the good sense to revive the Council of Common Interests.
- 'If We Move To Delhi, Militants Will Become Active' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 03, 2006)
A month after he stepped down as Jammu & Kashmir chief minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is tipped to join the Union cabinet. Having been Union home minister in the National Front government in 1989, the Mufti is keen on a ministry befitting his stature.
- Nine ‘Criminal Camps’ Destroyed In Balochistan: Sherpao (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Monday that the government had destroyed nine camps belonging to criminals in Balochistan and that evidence showed that criminals and proclaimed offenders (POs) from the Punjab and Sindh were residing . . .
- India Kills Most-Wanted Militant (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Indian troops on Sunday shot dead a most-wanted Islamic guerrilla during a gun battle in Kashmir, Indian police said.
- Will The Hr Profession Please Speak Up? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Jan 02, 2006)
The security departments, transport departments, the police, the taxi drivers, the CEOs, Nasscom, the various labour unions, the public at large — they all had something to say. As for the HR (human resource) community,
- Indian Troops Kill Harkat Leader (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Indian troops on Sunday shot dead a most-wanted militant during a gunbattle in occupied Kashmir, police here said.
- Sir, Are You Listening? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 02, 2006)
The phone rang horribly late at night but, for reasons I cannot fathom, I responded in an attentive mood. Normally the hour and tone of the conversation would undoubtedly have put me off.
- Shaukat’S Democratic Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has decided to revive the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which the Federal Cabinet has endorsed unanimously. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid told newsmen after the Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Saturday that the CCI is
- Fresh Snowfall In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Jan 02, 2006)
The vehicular traffic movement on the road came to a standstill due to the fresh snow. Keran sector on the LoC also recorded three feet snow. The number one tourist spot – Gulmarg – is covered with a three-feet thick blanket of snow.
- New Path For Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 02, 2006)
Darling of the World Bank Chandra Babu Naidu paid for his love by losing power. Nitish Kumar appears to be moving in the same self-destruct mode. A World Bank team has already visited Bihar.
- Snowfall In Kashmir, Drizzle In Jammu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Upper reaches in the Kashmir valley experienced heavy snowfall since early this morning while plains had light rains, ending the long dry season which has resulted in cold related diseases. In Jammu, the people woke up to a cloudy weather . . .
- Us Rues Russia's Decision To Cut Off Gas To Ukraine (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The United States on Sunday expressed regret over the Russian decision to cut off gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine, saying it created "insecurity" in the region's energy sector.
- You Are Being Watched (Tribune, Steve Connor, Jan 02, 2006)
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the road are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least for at least two years.
- Not Just A Second (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 02, 2006)
“….three, two, one!” Revellers ringing in the New Year may not have noticed it, but their countdown to 2006 at midnight last Saturday was off by one full second.
- Russia Cuts Ukraine Gas Supplies (Statesman, Andrew Osborn , Jan 02, 2006)
Russian relations with Ukraine’s “Orange” government sunk to a new low today after Moscow first stopped deliveries of natural gas to Kiev indefinitely because of a bitter price row and later accused Ukraine of stealing its gas.
- Dangerous Mix (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 02, 2006)
To blur the distinction between science and religion is wrong.
- Cpi(m)'s March Begins From Manjeswaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Achuthanandan says Kerala March will expose UDF Government's failures
- Tackling Corruption (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 02, 2006)
State funding of elections will not make politicians straight so long as policemen and law officers are crooked.
- Joint Statement Biased, Says Vaiko (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
He said the MDMK, which supports the UPA Government from outside, had its own views on issues like Lanka, just as Left parties had their own perceptions on fuel price hike, etc. That did not mean there were cracks in the UPA. “The UPA is intact”.
- Mi6 Agents Were Present: Officials (Hindu, Peter Beaumount, Jan 02, 2006)
British officials have admitted MI6 (British intelligence) officers were present during the allegedly brutal interrogation of 28 Pakistanis in Greece, despite apparent denials by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
- Heavy Fighting Erupts Near Dera Bugti: Four Killed In Kharan Blast (Dawn, Amanullah Kasi, Jan 02, 2006)
Heavy fighting erupted between security forces and tribesmen on the Dera Bugti-Sui Road on Saturday afternoon. A government official said a militiaman was injured during the exchange of fire. Separately, four persons were killed and three others . . .
- Karachi: Apc Calls For Immediate Halt To Army Operation: Talks On Balochistan Urged (Dawn, Latif Baloch, Jan 02, 2006)
The All-parties Conference on Balochistan held here on Sunday condemned the ongoing military operation in that province and termed it “a conspiracy to harm the country’s integrity. It called upon the government to withdraw troops from . . .
- Patil To Inspect India-Bangladesh Border (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 02, 2006)
He will also review status of implementation of the Assam accord
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil is scheduled to arrive here on a day's visit to Assam on Monday for a joint inspection of the India-Bangladesh border along with Chief Minister . . .
- Gender Budgeting To Help Women (Tribune, V.P. Prabhakar, Jan 02, 2006)
The Government has announced its intention to gradually introduce the concept of “gender budgeting” in line with the basic principles of governance to which the Central Government is committed under the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), . . .
- The Me-Too Television Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 02, 2006)
Rajdeep Sardesai — CNN-IBN — Friday, December 30, 9.30 pm: A mystery in an enigma, Mrs Gandhi is a very private....
- Small-Scale Unit Fabricates Component For Nuclear Reactor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Rs. 3,492 crore project is likely to start generating electricity by end of the decade
- Snowfall Brings Cheer To Tourists In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 02, 2006)
Srinagar and adjoining areas witness snowy winds
Meteorological department issues heavy snowfall warning
Road connecting Gulmarg with Srinagar closed
In Uri and Tangdhar normal life disrupted
- Social Trends In The New Year (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 02, 2006)
An important feature of 2005’s economic growth was that it put more disposal income into the hands of younger people. BPOs, aviation, hotels, tourism and the food and beverage industries expanded rapidly as did jobs in manufacturing, management and media.
- Gogoi’S Offer To Ulfa: Safe Passage (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jan 02, 2006)
All ULFA cadres desirous of visiting the state on Bhogali Bihu, the harvest festival of Assam, will get a 14-day safe passage period beginning January 7, announced Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi here today.
- Call For Making Nalc More Effective (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The Northern Areas Legislative Council members should be conferred the right to move no-confidence motion against the region’s deputy chief executive and formation of opposition benches in the council, PML-N’s provincial chief organiser and member of the
- Jain Mathaji Favours Sustained Fight Against Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Stresses on imparting education and teaching dharmic values to women
- 2005 — Not A Good Year For Human Rights (Daily Times, Mohammad Kamran, Jan 02, 2006)
Gross violations of human rights were recorded in the year 2005 and a record number of 706 people committed suicide due to adverse circumstances, while 209 women were killed in the name of ‘honour,’ out of a total of 393 women killed in the past year.
- The Attributes Of A Successful Teacher (Hindu, Purnendu Ghosh, Jan 01, 2006)
I have received more from my students than I could give them
- Judicial Activism & Restraint (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Ever since assumption of the office of Pakistan’s Chief Justice, Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has displayed an element of judicial activism through suo motu notice of various crimes and violation of country’s laws. Cases of new Murree city, . . .
- Sir, Are You Listening? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 01, 2006)
The phone rang horribly late at night but, for reasons I cannot fathom, I responded in an attentive mood. Normally the hour and tone of the conversation would undoubtedly have put me off.
- Only Foreigners (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 01, 2006)
Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj told a Mumbai daily last week, ‘‘Our government somehow listened to foreign businessmen more than Indian businessmen’’.
- Self-Governance In Jammu And Kashmir: (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 01, 2006)
Delhi hopes 2006 will bring improvement in India-Pakistan relations
- Pakistan And India To Exchange N-Lists Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India will exchange a list of nuclear installations on Sunday (today) under an agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities, sources said on Saturday.
- Unilateral Flexibility On Kashmir Ruled Out (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Minister for Foreign Affairs Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has ruled out any unilateral flexibility on the Kashmir issue.
- Mirwaiz For Consensus On Kashmir Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Seeking a “solid and strong beginning” towards a final settlement of the Kashmir issue, the Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, here today demanded demilitarisation on either side of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. He urged the need . . .
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- Stem Cells, Singing Mice Herald New Era In Genetics (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 01, 2006)
Highlights of an eventful year for scientists who probed deeper into space and unravelled the secrets of DNA For the first time humans managed to hit asteroids. It happens with ease in Hollywood films but doing it is tricky in real life but scientists . .
- Rail Linking Sindh, Rajasthan By Mid-January (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 01, 2006)
The Munabao-Khokrapar route will reduce travel time for many
Beneficial to people wanting to travel to or from south Pakistan
Opening of Indian and Pakistani consulates in Karachi and Mumbai delayed
- Two Security Personnel Among 3 Killed In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Militants killed three persons, including two security force personnel and injured five in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday night, an official spokesman said.
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