2016

Being in power, the PDP's silence over the fresh flag row in Jammu and Kashmir is perhaps understandable but National Conference has plunged into the political Akhara with full steam, saying all that which is not perhaps necessary. In this…
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BLUNT BUTCHER Jammu Railway Station is getting a face-lift on war-footing to impress the Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, who is scheduled to pay a visit to the most-thronged pilgrim destination of North India tomorrow to see for himself its…
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Mahesh Kaul Intolerance and communalism are interrelated .One breeds the other and these lead to the destruction of the original cultures that emerge after the interaction of the communities and societies with the bounties of nature…
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Rajesh Singh There should not be any doubt that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2015, reflected the sense of both Parliament and the country. As usual, it took Parliament a big public outcry (this…
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Dear Editor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan must be hailed as one of the most path-breaking initiatives to build trust with our unpredictable neighbour. The visit is significant in the context of changing ground realities…
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The recent exposes of several ISI-linked spy rings have brought to light that Pakistan's infamous intelligence agency is floating fake ex-servicemen organisations to lure former forces personnel to ferret "authentic" information about…
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Dear Editor, BJP leader Ram Madhav's idea of 'akhand Bharat' seems to be an off-the-cuff suggestion. Though the opposition parties have taken a dig at Madhav, his intent appears to be innocent. Given that the three countries - India,…
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The Union Government is set to roll out the 'free diagnostics' scheme in the New Year. The Health Ministry has written to all states asking them to start providing a basket of essential services for free to patients visiting public…
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Dear Editor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sudden visit to Lahore is sure to raise some eyebrows. Given the steady and raised levels of confrontation the BJP has maintained vis-à-vis Pakistan for long, when it was in the Opposition and now…
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Uttam Gupta In a brazen display of 'might is right' in the just concluded World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 10th ministerial meeting at Nairobi, Kenya between 15th-19th December, the developed countries led by the US and the EU literally…
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