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Dear Editor, Change in climatic conditions, unexpected rainfalls, drought or waterlogging have resulted in crop failures, affecting not only crop production but also soil quality. What adds to the woes of farmers is the decrease in the…
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Dear Editor, Awarding the Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a great statesman and democrat, will remain yet another act of tokenism if the present BJP and its government continue to work against the legacy of the former PM who valued…
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Dear Editor, That over a trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the world's oceans causing damage throughout the food chain is a shocking fact. Plastic bags cannot be banned outright but people can be made to pay more when they try to…
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Dear Editor, To reduce oil bills, along with properly constructed roads and well-maintained vehicles, we need to adopt cycling as a habit. The cycling routine helps check obesity, blood pressure and heart diseases. It tones the body. It…
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STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: The public sector banks' employees and officers expressed dissatisfaction on the casual attitude of Indian Banking Association (IBA) over the undue delay in settling the demands for wage revision. These employees…
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STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Even as the minimum temperature across Kashmir marked a slight increase providing relief to the denizens from bone-chilling cold, no major change in the dry weather has been forecast. Leh town in frontier region…
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AGENCY ISLAMABAD: Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was arrested on Tuesday for kidnapping a man six years ago, stalling his release a day after a Pakistani Court suspended his detention under a public security order drawing…
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AGENCY JAKARTA/SINGAPORE: After three days of intense search, at least 40 bloated bodies and debris of the missing AirAsia aircraft carrying 162 people were found on Tuesday in the Java Sea off Indonesia but mystery remained over the cause…
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STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: Alleging negligence and failure in handling the case of a pregnant woman who died on the way to GMC Hospital, family members of the lady and people on Tuesday staged a protest against the doctor in the premises of…
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DODA: The army on Tuesday averted a major fire incident in the remote village of Jangalwar in Doda district, a defence spokesman said. "A major fire incident in village at Jangalwar was averted by the Jangalwar-based Rashtriya Rifles…
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