2014

At a time when count-down has begun for elimination of terrorists in a country that gave birth to them, their extended progeny in Kashmir continues to enjoy the concessional loaves and soft-peddling by the weak kneed governments in New…
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 Harish Sharma Born on 22nd December, 1887 in the town of Erode in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujan was largely self -taught and emerged from  poverty to become one of the  most influential mathematicians of 20th century. He cultivated his love for…
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DR. RAJ SHREE DHAR A short, uncouth figure, stout, unshaven, with one conspicuous feature- shining eyes walked with a frayed note- book under his arm - Ramachander Rao, a Professor of Mathematics on describing the personality of a great…
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Another Sarpanch has been killed in Sopore. This killing comes at a time when the five-phase Assembly elections have come to end in Jammu and Kashmir. The Sarpanch killing is an old trick played by the militants outfits to stop people from…
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Prasenjit Chowdhury Now 10 years down the line, it's time for Modi as PM to walk the talk. To realise the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by a UN working group to be achieved by 2030, stabilising population is the important…
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Dear Editor, This has reference to the heinous crime of the rape of a young girl by a taxi driver. Even at the risk of earning the wrath of women activists, one must say that the women themselves are no less to blame for incidents like…
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There are 783 porous stretches along the Indo-Bangladesh border and 149 gaps along the Indo-Pakistan border through which militants try to enter the country, the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha recently. The…
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Dear Editor, Forests are being destroyed to build factories and houses without caring for the resultant disasters such as the floods seen in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Owing to depletion of jungles, the environment has been degraded,…
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Dear Editor, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, NGOs and other local bodies must come forward to eradicate bonded and child labour and coordinate with the authorities. In a judgement on 15th October, 2012, the Supreme Court Bench had asked the…
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Dear Editor, The menace of stray cattle can be checked if husbandry is made viable and stern action is initiated against wrongdoers. Cattle rehabilitation centres should be set up. Suram Singh Jammu
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