Editorial

The $250 mn World Bank aid for reviving flood ravage economy of Jammu and Kashmir appears to be a positive development but with lot of pit falls. The continuous spell of rains in September 2014 caused Jhelum, Chenab and Tawi Rivers,…
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The much talked 'New Recruitment Policy 2015' announced on 1st July had seen many ups and downs, even faced the rejection from the Governor's Office, which asked the government to review it and make it more people friendly. Not, only the…
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The Udhampur accident has once again brought to the fore the safety factor and concern for traffic rules in the State. This is not the first time that an accident claiming 11 lives has taken place. On an average five to ten people die at…
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The advent of mobile phones has changed the life of mankind and Indians are addicted to the growing dependency on smartphones and gadgets. They have an urge to remain connected all the time, and given a chance people would like to keep…
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Bhamy V Shenoy Initial media reporting on the conclusion of the Paris Summit was euphoric - a historic agreement, a tipping point in fighting climate change, unprecedented international cooperation among 195 nations, and 186 nations…
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Mahadeep Singh Jamwal The minds of the common people of Jammu and Kashmir State have been diluted with regard to the conflicts of Accession, Territorial Conflict and, Plebiscite. Majority of the people stand confused on these so called…
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Gwynne Dyer  If the Taliban were not so busy fighting the rival Islamic State jihadis who began operating in Afghanistan early this year, they might now be within reach of overthrowing the Afghan Government that the Western powers left…
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Prof. (Dr) R.D. Gupta The word Ladakh is derived from "La" which means "pass" and "dakh" stands for "Land". Thus Ladakh refers to the "Land of Passes". Fa-Hian while travelling through this country during 399 A.D called the Ladakh, the…
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Uninterrupted power supply which today is a luxury and if the Union Government's voluntary turnaround plan for discoms, which got off to a flying start with 15 major states coming on board turns out a reality then it will be a everyday…
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The change of guards in Jammu and Kashmir has never been smooth when it comes to coalition politics. The 2014 Assembly elections brought together two ideologically different parties for government formation and at that time Mufti Mohammad…
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