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Articles 17121 through 17220 of 23107:
- Unjust Oil Pricing System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
The controversy over the oil pricing mechanism created by the opposition is embarrassing for the government.
- Bangladesh The New Gateway For Fake Notes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Fake Indian currency seems to have found a new way to enter the country.
- Tough Task (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 22, 2005)
Chilla-e-Kalan, the big cold has already made a flying start by adding a degree of chill to an already chilly weather. That makes one more concerned about the needs of the winter to follow.
- Meerut Madness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2005)
It is entirely possible that the police who went on the rampage in Meerut’s Company Gardens on Monday, beating up couples and dragging them to police stations, believed that they were doing the right thing. Their rampage, which even had a codename, . . .
- To Silence Bjp, Arjun Refers To Advani’S Jinnah Remark (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
BJP benches plunged into an embarrassed silence and their leader was left red-faced when Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, in one pithy rejoinder, revisited L K Advani’s ‘‘Jinnah is secular’’ thesis in the Lok Sabha this evening.
- Bjp Rolls Back Dissent, Quota Bill Clears Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
The UPA government’s first Constitution amendment bill, a landmark legislation to ensure reservations for SCs/STs and OBCs in private unaided educational institutions had a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha this evening after the BJP went back on its
- Bridge, Women And Champagne (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Dec 22, 2005)
K R Narayanan did not become the President because he was a Dalit, but in spite of it.
- Road Travel Nod Delayed, Hurriyat Team To Fly To Pak (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Dec 22, 2005)
Tired of waiting for the permit to take the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to visit the earthquake-hit, Hurriyat team led by chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will leave Srinagar for New Delhi on December 25, from where they will fly to Islamabad.
- Lok Sabha Passes Quota Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Reservation in private unaided educational institutions
Of 381 members present, 379 vote in favour
BJP amendment rejected
- India, Pakistan To Launch Amritsar-Lahore Bus Service 20 January (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan have decided to launch the bus service between Amritsar and Lahore from 20 January next year.
- Infiltration From Pakistan Down: Centre (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Cross-border infiltration from Pakistan and militant activities in J-K in the last eight months have come down considerably, Rajya Sabha was informed.
- Most Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed, Says Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 22, 2005)
More than two-thirds of Al-Qaeda leaders have been killed or detained by the secret services of the anti-terrorist coalition, Russia's spy chief has said.
- Court Admits Channel Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Government's guidelines on telecasting the India-Pakistan matches challenged
Ten Sports' agreement with PCB finalised before guidelines
It cannot have a retrospective effect, says Ten Sports counsel
- Karnataka To Seek Increase In Plan Size (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
'Local firms and MNCs in country bound by Indian labour laws'
- More Illegal Properties Demolished In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
MCD ignores Assembly resolution calling for suspension of the ongoing demolition drive
- Volcker Committee Report Has Not Led To Friction: Saran (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India has brushed aside the notion that the Volcker committee report on the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, which led to the resignation of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, has created "friction" with the United States.
- India-Bangla Border Fencing To Be Completed By Dec 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Work on the 3286 kms of fencing along the India-Bangladesh border is expected to be completed by December, 2006, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
- India, Pak Yet To Decide Modalities Regarding Second Rail Link (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Even as January one, the day the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link between Indian and Pakistan is to be resumed, is fast approaching, the two sides are yet to decide modalities with regard to the train's operations and visa and custom formalities.
- Meerut: Police Action Against Couples In Park Triggers Controversy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The beating up of young couples by women police personnel in a park here snowballed into a major controversy today with scores of students taking to streets in protest and a case being filed in a local court against the errant officials.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus From Jan 20 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Taking yet another step to enhance people-to-people contact, India and Pakistan today decided to launch the long-awaited Amritsar-Lahore bus service from January 20 and Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus link by February 27.
- Meerut Police Turn ‘Moral’ Hooligans (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
“Operation Majnu”, purportedly a drive in Meerut against indecency and eve-teasing in public wherein police assaulted young couples in a park on Tuesday in the full glare of TV ....
- Quota Bill Sails Through (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Constitution (104 Amendment) Bill providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions sailed smoothly after the Lok Sabha debated it for more than five hours on Wednesday.
- Pakistan Won’T Recognise Israel, Says Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan has no plans to recognise Israel and will continue its support to Palestinians till the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
- Al-Qaeda Deputy Praises Taliban In New Tape (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Al-Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has praised Taliban leader Mullah Omar for winning back control of large regions of Afghanistan and urged Muslims to wage holy war against the West, according to a tape that surfaced on Sunday.
- Indo-Pak Technical-Level Talks On Sir Creek End (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The technical-level talks between India and Pakistan on Sir Creek ended here today with both sides stating that the outcome of the discussions would be reported to the respective governments.
- When Citizens Are Hauled Up... (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
When the police takes upon itself the task to assign motives to activities such as ‘studying in community parks’, it is clear that the rot within the force is getting cancerous.
- Delhi Demolitions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 22, 2005)
The wages of sin
It should make no sense. Huge amounts of money and effort expended to tear down what were raised by expending huge amounts of money and effort.
- Formal Pact On Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Today (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 21, 2005)
The third bus service to be launched as part of the peace process
Pakistan and India are expected to formalise on Wednesday an agreement for operationalisation of the Lahore-Amritsar bus service as officials of both sides commenced talks in Lahore . . .
- Heady Computer (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
In one of the episodes during the ongoing "Kaun Banega Crorepati-2" a woman soon after taking the hot seat folded her hands before the computer in front of her.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- India, Pak Hold Talks On Sir Creek (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India and Pakistan began their technical-level talks on demarcation of Sir Creek, a strip of marshland on the Western border between the two countries, here today to decide the terms of reference for a joint survey.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 21, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
- Nankana-Amritsar Bus Service Likely From Feb (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 21, 2005)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service is likely to start in mid-February next year as the technical-level talks between Pakistan and India got underway to launch the fourth bus service as part of the peace process.
- More Indian Mps Caught In Tv Bribe Sting (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Seven more Indian MPs have been caught on television asking for cash, hot on the heels of a similar scandal involving parliamentarians earlier this month, Star News TV said on Tuesday.
- Dons, Celebraties And Their Women (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The other woman, in life has always been a fascination. Right from time immemorial sex has been the guiding factor in the life of kings, and commoners.
- Of Politicians Who Crack Mirrors (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 21, 2005)
Another sting operation reveals more of the seamy side of Indian politics. In the US, President Bush's ratings are at an all-time low. And it is perhaps through Harold Pinter's mirror that one can begin to understand how politicians operate with . . .
- Be Humane, Vvips! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 21, 2005)
Recently, on behalf of a civil society organisation devoted to clean politics and good governance, I happened to write to the Chief Secretary of a State on the unconscionable delay, in violation of a High Court directive, . . .
- Royal Takeover Not Intended To Damage Ties With India: Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Nepal government today said it wanted to develop good friendly relations with India and asserted that the assumption of absolute power by King Gyanendra was not intended to damage the bilateral ties.
- Education For A Livelihood (Hindu, Xavier Alphonse, S.J., Dec 21, 2005)
The alternative system of community colleges aims at helping the disadvantaged find employment in collaboration with the local community and industry.
- Surgery Rekindles Hope For Indian Tsunami Mothers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Dec 21, 2005)
It's the most unlikely setting for hope -- a dingy shack filled haphazardly with pots and pans, surrounded by puddles of filthy water, overflowing drains and rain-soaked furniture.
- Tsunami Survivors Live In Sub-Standard Conditions - U.N. (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A year after the Indian Ocean tsunami, many survivors still live in "substandard conditions" that fail to meet international criteria for adequate housing, United Nations human rights investigators said.
- Cong Accuses Bjp Of Playing Partisan Politics On Reservation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Congress today accused BJP of playing partisan politics on the Constitutional amendment bill providing reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions and requested all parties to support . . .
- An Election That Resolves Little (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2005)
Believe it or not, President George W. Bush claims the United States-led occupation forces are on their way to victory in Iraq. By way of proof, he points to the significant turnout in the December 15 parliamentary election.
- Reservation Bill Tabled In Lok Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Slated for discussion today
BJP voices protest
We are opposed to Bill on a constitutional point: CPI (M)
- Fight Them On The Beaches? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 21, 2005)
Last week, the day after Sydney witnessed some of its worst racial violence in living memory, a woman in the affected suburb answered her doorbell only to find a pair of men, of “Middle Eastern appearance”, wishing to be let in.
- Bush And Iraq Elections (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 21, 2005)
The much-awaited Iraqi elections are over. The Iraqi administration and the Americans can take satisfaction from the fact that there was a large turnout in the Sunni majority provinces and that the insurgents lived up to the expectations created . . .
- Of Unholy Marriages (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 21, 2005)
The wedding season has again started and people are anxious to marry off their daughters and find rich brides for their sons before the onset of summer.
- ‘Decency’ Standards (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
Buckling to pressure from Washington, America’s leading cable TV companies agreed last week to limit the amount of crude, suggestive and violent programming beamed into their customers’ homes.
- Ji Hind Dispatches 10, 800 Gi Sheets To Quake-Hit Districts (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Dec 21, 2005)
Indian chapter of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has dispatched 10,800 GI sheets via Wahga border for construction of 480 houses in the quake-hit districts of NWFP.
- Salem's Lawyers' Plea On Confession Statement Adjourned (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A special TADA court today adjourned till January 3, the hearing on an application moved by lawyers of extradited gangster Abu Salem, demanding a copy of the confessional statement of the accused in regard to his alleged role in the 1993 serial bomb....
- Mirwaiz Leaving For Lahore On Dec 26 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Accusing Indian government of sabotaging their visit to Pakistan-administered Kashmir to express solidarity with the quake-hit people in other Kashmir, leaders of Hurriyat Conference (Mirwaiz faction) have now decided to travel on passports instead . . .
- Solve Problem, Money Packages Won’T Do: Omar To New Delhi (Greater Kashmir, ARIF HALEEM, Dec 21, 2005)
Opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah continued his diatribe against Central Government, Hurriyat Conference and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the second day Tuesday.
- Musharraf For More Contact Across Loc (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Showing further move on confidence building measures (CBM) with India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has called for more people-to-people contact among Kashmiris on both the sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
- Mojadidi To Head Upper House (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A day after the inauguration of Afghanistan’s first parliament in decades, lawmakers on Tuesday picked an ex-president to head the upper house, but squabbled over how to choose the influential leader of the lower house.
- India, Pak Discuss Modalities For Joint Survey Of Sir Creek (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
With the aim of reaching a common understanding, Indian and Pakistani officials today discussed modalities for a joint survey of Sir Creek boundary on the first day of the two-day talks here.
- Wto And Watch (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 21, 2005)
Squeezing something productive out of a jamboree of posturing is not easy. The World Trade Organisation ministerial in Hong Kong can claim it has, but only just. Leaders are flashing one accomplishment in capital letters:
- Greater Autonomy Only Solution: Omar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Reiterating that greater autonomy was the only solution of vexed Kashmir problem, newly elected president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Omar Abdullah today claimed that proposals coined by different groups were by and large same as already
- Grooming Lawyers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
Needed a law varsity in the North
The Punjab Government’s proposal to set up a law university near Chandigarh is most welcome.
- Bangalore Gears Up For Women’S Safety (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The recent rape and murder of a woman BPO employee by a pick-up driver has exposed just how fragile the foundations of this edifice really are.
- Cheney Meets Musharraf, Expresses Solidarity (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Visiting US Vice-President Dick Cheney today met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and expressed grief over loss of lives in the massive October-8 earthquake and the destruction caused by it.
- Gogoi For Direct Dialogue, Safe Passage To Ulfa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today called upon ULFA leaders to come forward to hold direct talks with New Delhi, adding that in such a situation, his government would consider granting them safe passage in the state.
- Agreement On Lahore-Amritsar Bus Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The first day of the India-Pakistan technical level talks on the Lahore-Amritsar and Nankana-Amritsar bus services ended on Tuesday with both sides indicating progress on the issue.
- India To Get Lng From Iran By ’09 (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Iran has assured India it will honour its commitment to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG), India’s oil minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, said on Tuesday. Iran had signed a deal with India in June to export 5 million tonnes of LNG annually for 25 years . . .
- Indian Girl Seeking Pak Nationality Allowed To Amend Petition (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday allowed an Indian girl to amend her writ petition filed for visa extension to get Pakistani nationality.
- Cub Versus Tiger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2005)
For long years, Raj Thackeray was the presumptive heir to the Shiv Sena throne. Bal Thackeray's nephew lived and breathed the Sena's street politics in a way his less demonstrative and more sophisticated son never could.
- Afghans Pick Upper House Leader, Undecided On Lower (Indian Express, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Dec 21, 2005)
A day after the inauguration of Afghanistan’s first Parliament in decades, lawmakers today picked an ex-President to head the Upper House, but squabbled over how to choose the influential leader of the Lower House.
- Participatory Politics Is The Solution (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2005)
Indians at large do not tire of celebrating India’s status as the world’s largest democracy. But this democracy is also a bundle of institutional failures.
- Bangladesh To Release Forest Officials (Indian Express, SUDHI RANJAN SEN, Dec 21, 2005)
Days after India issued a note verbale and expressed extreme displeasure at three forest officers of Meghalaya being taken hostage by the Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh has decided to drop cases against the trio and release them.
- Lads Unmake Mps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2005)
Scrap it. MPLADS undermines political integrity and doesn’t create durable assets either
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Within 2 Weeks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Pakistan and India are expected to ink tomorrow an agreement on the bus service between Lahore and Amritsar which could start "within the next ten to twelve days," officials said today. "Bus service between Amritsar-Lahore could start within next . . .
- Mps Want Area Fund To Go, Cong Says No (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Black sheep can’t deprive good MPs of scheme, says Cong * Speaker to discuss pros and cons with leaders * BJP suspends its MP * Houses to launch probe * Panel to finalise report on probe into earlier scam today
- Sc Snub On Bihar: Kalam Says It’S Been A ‘Learning Experience’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Breaking his silence after the Supreme Court called his endorsement of Central rule in Bihar “unconstitutional,” President A P J Abdul Kalam today called it a “learning experience.”
- Pakistani Official On India Bus Link Talks For Sikh Holy Site (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Two-day technical-level meeting between Pakistan and India on the issue of Sir Creek began in New Delhi today.
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine To Arrive Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
- Correct Mistakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 21, 2005)
The TN govt should have taken safeguards to avoid a second stampede
- Afghanistan Becomes Democracy After 30 Years (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- Fatal Relief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2005)
The dilemma of the poor people of Tamil Nadu could not have been more harrowing. Even if they somehow manage to escape the jaws of recurring floods, they can fall a prey to relief operations.
- Small Investments, Big Difference (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2005)
Measles causes more than half a million deaths a year. Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus claim another half a million lives.
- Democracy D-Day In Kabul (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in today members of the first Afghan Parliament in over 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- History, Democracy And Iraq (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 20, 2005)
I saw two of my former students last week; one I taught at Cambridge, the other at Oxford. One of them has spent the better part of the last three years on her majesty’s service in southern Iraq.
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