Editorial

The revised meteorological projection should  force the government  to step up  crisis management efforts and if the forecast is correct, it will be only the second case of  poor monsoon in 28 years. For two grain producers-Haryana and…
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Within 24 hours of Central Govt making its intention clear and asking Jammu and Kashmir Govt to activate the shutdown telecom towers under militants' threat is somewhat baffling. Over 1,000 towers have been activated. One fails to…
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Dr. Narinder Bhatial  Overview The well being of the humanity, the environment and the functioning of the economy, ultimately depend upon the responsible management of the planets natural resources. Evidence is building that people are…
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Abdul Hamid Mir Since its inception in 1973 the annual celebration of environment day on 5th June is observed in almost every corner of the world. The theme of the World Environment Day (WED) 2015 is : "Seven billion dreams, one planet;…
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Swapan Dasgupta  A curious but nonetheless interesting feature of the discourses on the first year of Narendra Modi's Government was the absence of foreign policy from the list of achievements or disappointments. True, there were the…
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India for the first time reacted against Pakistan announcing elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and sees it a move to legitimise its occupation over the territory. The Pakistan Government had announced last month that elections to the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed Israel and Pakistan visit once again will revive India's traditional relations with the two countries. But given Modi's out of box thinking to keep India on the global high one cannot rule out India…
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N Janardhan It was a summit to address disagreements and discontent between two longstanding partners - the US and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The headlines ahead of the talks were anything but positive - Saudi snub,…
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Tsewang Rigzin   The confrontation between Lieutenant Governor and the AAP Chief Minister in Delhi is a reminiscence of the times of conflicts between Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) and J and K State Government which we…
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SHIV KUMAR PADHA It is for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that we are having BJP as the coalition partner in the State Government under the able and dynamic leadership of Dr. Nirmal Singh Dy. Chief Minister of the…
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