Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

New Delhi: Contending that large volumes of liquid cash are a big source of corruption and black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to the people to "lead the change" towards cashless transactions to lay the strong…
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Sydney: FIFA President Gianni Infantino today postponed a trip to Australia so he can attend funeral services for the footballers killed in a plane crash in the Colombian mountains. The global football chief had been due in Sydney on…
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Washington: Islamic State group jihadists are making a "last stand" in their former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, where they now control only around two blocks, the Pentagon has said. The IS group had held all of the Mediterranean port city…
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Indianapolis: US President-elect Donald Trump has warned American firms wanting to relocate abroad that they will face punishment, as he announced a deal with air conditioning manufacturer Carrier to keep jobs in the country. "Companies…
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued to stay put at the state secretariat today protesting against army presence at toll plazas in several parts of the state and asked whether it was an "army coup". Army personnel,…
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Chennai: Cyclonic storm Nada has further weakened into a depression as predicted and is currently making land fall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, the MeT Department said today. "A large chunk of the depression has…
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Mumbai: Extending gains for the fourth session, the rupee appreciated by another 5 paise to 68.29 against the US dollar in early trade today on continued selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Forex dealers said the…
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Mumbai: Extending its losses for the second session, BSE benchmark Sensex dropped by nearly 200 points in early trade today on sustained selling by foreign funds and retail investors amid weak Asian cues. Investors turning cautious ahead…
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For refugees from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) it is a surprise and virtual gift from the blues after passage of 69 years. These persons displaced from PoK in 1947 and who took shelter in India post-partition. Why it was not given to…
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Post-demonetisation, December 1 is the first pay day and the pains have not gone for the salaried class with long queues and ATMs running dry of cash. Across the board employees who get salary on first of the month must be finding hardship.…
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