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Not a spoilt child, but indeed a rogue nation
Joginder Singh
After the British left India on August 15, 1947, as a last pot-shot, they divided India into two parts - the predominant non-Muslims part was called India and the majority of Muslim-dominated areas were named Pakistan - the…
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Industrial policy
Announced in May last, the industrial policy aimed at attracting over Rs 2,000 crore investment every year for the next ten years to remain effective up to March 2026. To stimulate setting up of industry in Jammu and Kashmir, the government…
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Remembering 26/11
Eight years have passed since the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, but for those who saw it unfold in front of their eyes, the memories of that night remain etched in memory. On this day in 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists came to Mumbai via…
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Salvaging demonetisation mess
Priyadarshi Dutta
More than 15 billion pieces of Rs 500 notes and six billion pieces of Rs 1,000 (March 31, 2016 figures) got cancelled due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise demonetisation announcement on November 8. They…
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A homage to the matryrs of Kotli
Yuv Raj Gupta
Kotli Town the then Tehsil headquarter in Mirpur District with a population of 4,000 in 1947, had swelled many folds because of flow of Hindus and Sikhs from surrounding villages in the face of armed invasion by Pakistan…
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Consumption of Kandi Amla reduces Cancer risk
Dr. Vikas Sharma
Emblica officinalis commonly known as Indian gooseberry or amla / aonla, belonging to family Euphorbiaceae, originally native to India, is today found growing in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, China and…
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Game changer
If Prime Minister's 'mid-night' stroke of demonetisation has affected the common man across the board it looks for the time being it has also dented the flow of Hawala money to Kashmir Valley. This is evident from the sudden death of…
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Dried up jobs
Despite all the big talks of skill development and alternative employment the job creation remains at the lowest ebb of the Central government. And it looks government has no policy to even address the malady. Macro-economic parameters too…
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Now, let’s have surgical strike on bureaucracy
A Surya Prakash
More than the hoarders of black money, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's announcement on November 8 to demonetise high-value currency to strike at the root of illicit wealth, appears to have stunned his political opponents.…
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Swachh Bharat Mission and sanitation
Dr. Banarsi Lal
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014 with the objective to eradicate open defecation by 2019, the year that marks the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji,…
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