Editorial

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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The region has been feeling smaller tremors which could be an indicator of the larger shocks coming and the recent Union Home Ministry's disaster management experts warned of a bigger catastrophe, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.2 or…
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Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, a leader committed deeply to democracy and liberalism, was also a patriot of steely resolve. He would be remembered as one of India's foremost nationalist leaders of the past half-century. Joining hands with an…
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M. M. Khajooria  A few days after I assumed the charge of the then Anatnag district comprising the entire South of Kashmir as District Superintendent of Police in the fag-end of 1963 the theft of Moi-i-Muqadis' shook the entire Kashmir…
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As the guns fell silent and sanitisation operations by security forces continue inside the Pathankot Air Base, the big question is should India continue with peace process with Pakistan? Islamabad's role in Pathankot terror strike has been…
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Rajiv Nayan  The fourth and presumably final Nuclear Security Summit is going to take place in the US from 31st March to 1st April, 2016. Expectedly, writings and views are being articulated to shape the agenda of the summit, much like it…
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Last December involving over 600 soldiers and para commandos scanning the remote forests and villages of Haihama in north Kashmir for over a month was considered to be longest search operation launched by the security forces for the…
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The ties between India and China though are looking very positive with likely visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to each other's country even as the relationship remains complex due to the unresolved…
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