Articles by Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Job market looking up for rural youth
According to conservative estimates prepared by the Planning Commission, FICCI and the CII 34.60 lakh rural youth are expected to be absorbed in 14 different sub-sectors, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Sep 23, 2008 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Valley makes dates with strikes & protests
Calendar of holidays or of exams is passe. The calendar of protests has arrived in Kashmir, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi. Valley makes dates with strikes & protests

Updated on Sep 11, 2008 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Now, NC wants polls delayed too
The opposition by two main regional parties has cast a shadow over the possibility of polls in Jammu and Kashmir before the expiry of Governor’s rule on January 10, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Sep 09, 2008 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
'Govt lied about state of embankments'
RJD accuses the Nitish Kumar administration of giving out 'misleading' information about the condition of embankments along the Kosi river, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Sep 04, 2008 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Centre nod for accord between Samiti, guv
The Centre has approved the draft agreement reached between the Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti and Governor NN Vohra’s four-member panel. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi reports.

Updated on Aug 26, 2008 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Shivpuri pays dead, govt officials under NREGA
In Madhya Pradesh, almost anyone can draw wages from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, as a national level monitor found out, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 24, 2008 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Rumour mills stoke anger
A mob gathered around Abhinav Theatre in Jammu, where top government functionaries were attending I-Day celebrations, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 21, 2008 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Proactive PM may talk to agitators
On the 60th day of the J&K crisis, it appears that the PM will intervene and talk directly to the protesting groups to restore peace in both the regions, writes Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 21, 2008 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
MPs want to jam your mobile calls. Here’s why
A 10-member parliamentary committee will spend considerable time studying public opinion on a matter they think is of great importance — restricting the use of mobile phones, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 19, 2008 12:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
‘Blame Centre for J&K mess’
The Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti held the Centre responsible for the prolonged crisis in J&K, and said the agitation would continue till the shrine board gets back the 100 acres of land, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 18, 2008 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
'Path of peace is complex, but pursue it'
President Pratibha Patil on Thursday appealed for calm in the country and stressed the need for resolving all the differences through dialogue and reconciliation.

Updated on Aug 15, 2008 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
No blockade, no reason for agitation, says Patil
Home Minister Shivraj Patil says there is no blockade on the highway linking Srinagar with Jammu and other parts of the country. There is no obstacle in the way of movement of products, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Solution: Do as Rajiv did in 1987, Mr PM
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is looking to douse the flames lit by the Amarnath shrine land row, all he needs to do is flip through the pages of history.

Updated on Aug 11, 2008 07:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Omar plans book on speech
Overwhelmed by the responses, Omar plans to pen down the sequence of events in the run up to his captivating speech in a book.

Updated on Jul 29, 2008 12:17 AM IST
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
History gives Congress a slight margin – 60:40
Of the eleven times a Prime Minister has chosen to seek a trust vote in the House, six times it proved lucky for the government side., reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jul 22, 2008 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
‘Earmark lean period to implement job plan’
The committee will be earmarking of lean periods during which NREGA work can be carried out without disturbing normal agricultural activities, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jul 17, 2008 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Haj pilgrims to pay more
Indian Muslims planning to undertake the Haj pilgrimage this year would have to pay more money for their accommodation at Makkah, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jul 17, 2008 01:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
'Chhattisgarh caught in three-way terror'
An international human rights organisation has charged security forces and members of Salwa Judum — a citizens group against Maoists — with killing and forcibly displacing people in anti-Naxalite operations in Chhattishgarh, report Ejaz Kaiser & Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jul 16, 2008 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Raipur/new Delhi
Ejaz Kaiser & Aurangzeb Naqshbandi‘Minor’ issue costs Azad his govt, Cong its future
The Amarnath land transfer order and the agitations for and against it as “unnecessary” — cost the Congress its coalition government, report A Joshi and A Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jul 08, 2008 02:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Jammu/new Delhi
Arun Joshi and Aurangzeb NaqshbandiHurriyat’s Pak trip just a media exercise?
As moderate Hurriyat leaders left for Pakistan to meet its new leadership, sceptics say the trip is another ‘media exercise’ by Islamabad.

Updated on Jun 22, 2008 02:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
BJP way ahead in cyberspace
While the Left parties show off the latest information on their websites and even BSP is constructing its own site, the Congress website opens with an outdated message, reports Aurangzeb Naqshbandi.

Updated on Jun 15, 2008 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Left threatens to pull the plug again
The CPI-M on Thursday warned that the Left parties would withdraw support to the UPA government if it “unilaterally” went ahead with the agreement.

Updated on Jun 13, 2008 01:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi
Everyone wants to join the poll party in J&K
The election scenario in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a significant change this time. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and Arun Joshi report.

Updated on Jun 10, 2008 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi/srinagar
Aurangzeb Naqshbandi and Arun JoshiAMU caught in security set-up row
A move to enhance the existing security system at Aligarh Muslim University has triggered a row between Vice-Chancellor PK Abdul Azis and the executive council members.

Updated on Jun 05, 2008 12:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aurangzeb Naqshbandi, New Delhi