Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

New Delhi: People in large numbers started queuing up outside ATMs and banks since early morning today to withdraw valid currency notes from vending machines and exchange demonetised bills. While banks remained closed yesterday on account…
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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex crashed by over 344 points and the NSE Nifty dipped below 8,200-mark in early trade today as investors engaged in cutting down their bets amid rupee plunging by 42 paise. Moreoever, a mixed trend at other…
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The annual school board examinations in Kashmir Valley have begun on Monday after more than 100 days of unrest. Education has been the worst affected in the turmoil with no government directives to keep the institutions open or to provide…
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With States and Centre set to meet this week to chalk out jurisdiction over assessees under GST, a majority of States, including Kerala, West Bengal and Delhi, are sticking to their stand of sole control over entities with turnover below Rs…
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Murtaza Ahmed Alig Right to speech and expression is not only a right but a fundamental right provided by the Indian constitution. This right is Justiceable and most valuable provision mention in the constitution by the Chairman of drafting…
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SAMUEL BAID The country, which China did its worst to nip in the bud about four decades ago, has become economically and strategically very important to it. Chinese President Jinping, who was in Dhaka on October 14 - 15, told newsmen after…
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KHALIL AHMED MALIK "Was this the triumph of good over the evil or has the good to share the punishment along with the evil." The nation got its Diwali Bonanza with PM Modi announcing the "Jan Dhan Badlo Yojana" as it could be rightly said,…
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Dear Editor, The effort to tackle black money and corruption is being seen as the bright spot by even international institutions like the IMF, besides the common man. The evil trend of political parties to indulge in luring poor, ignorant…
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Dear Editor, Perhaps this is the reason that schools claiming to be English medium have sprung up not only in cities, but also in villages. But where is quality? Barring a few, students coming out of these 'Oxfords' neither have proper…
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Dear Editor, This refers to your article "Importance of Education" by Arun Bangotra (ST- Nov 12). The Supreme Court has held that the right to education is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution and that the state is…
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