Editorial

The 'Accessible India' campaign to coincide with World Disability Day (December 3) could have come a day sooner. India fairs poorly in infrastructure that's sensitive of those with different needs. Hence, Accessible India's aim of making…
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A N Bharadwaj It is well known to the world that British India situated in South Asia was partitioned vide Indian Independence Act. of 1947, wherein Pakistan was carved out. Accordingly, these rulers started the process to merge their…
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Bisma Ashraf Zargar Food loss is defined as "the decrease in quantity or quality of food products intended for human consumption that are ultimately not eaten by people or that have incurred a reduction in quality reflected in their…
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R K SINHA It is unfortunate and sad to note that in the recent past decades, it has become a practice to ignore and forget those policemen and officers who die while performing their duty. Their martyrdom is not honoured and they are not…
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National security should not be politicised but when it comes to vote bank the situation is just opposite. All the governments have been adopting this path. A statement of such importance coming from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari last year…
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The outcome of two-phase Gujarat elections slated on Dec5 and 14, would have bearing not only in Gujarat but is likely to have a strong bearing on states such as Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where elections will be…
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Rajan Gandhi Recent tremors on Iran- Iraq border which caused quite a devastation and killed more than 400 people has once again shifted focus on our state which is a multi-hazard State falling in Seismic Zone-IV and Zone-V, with low lying…
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RAKESH AATHUR Central government had devised with some important schemes and policies to the states from time-to- time including Jammu & Kashmir. And states had also implemented these schemes and policies in a full-fledged manner. But…
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Sujinder Singh Sangha The recognition of Sikhs in Britain as a minority ethnic population and its monitoring, would provide a mechanism to analyse how Sikhs are faring in view of racial discrimination and hate crimes. Discrimination against…
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Special Court for hearing cases of law makers is the ultimate in justice deliverance where cases related to them have been lingering for years as the Supreme Court rightly noted. There has been an indifferent attitude among the political…
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