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STATE TIMES NEWS Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday expressed concern over the plight of border residents and those living in the Valley who have been affected by the nearly four month-long unrest, and hoped peace returns,…
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 STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: Terming the mutilation of a soldier's body by terrorists as "atrocious", Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said human rights of soldiers should take precedence over anybody else's rights. "There can't be…
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The proposed strategic urban planning under the Smart City proposal containing area-based development and pan-city initiatives would no doubt give the capital cities the much needed breather in terms of expansion, traffic mobilization,…
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 AGENCY Beijing: National Secur-ity Advisors of India and China will meet next week to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties which are strained by differences over a host of issues including India's admission into NSG and Beijing's…
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The Goods and Services Tax, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha has been portrayed as the biggest tax reform in independent Indian history. But what will it actually mean for India's citizens? The GST, which subsumes all indirect taxes like…
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Vivek Shukla  If plants could speak, they would definitely beg cracker-lovers not to use crackers during Diwali. It is no secret that Diwali crackers play havoc with plants and gardens. According to JPS Dabas, senior agricultural scientist…
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ANKUSH SHARMA “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". This statement enshrines the mindset of many about power in our society. However, it may not be true because all powers can't be corrupt, some must have…
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STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Thousands of border residents are all set to celebrate 'dark' Diwali away from their homes. On Saturday, senior district authorities had communicated to the border residents not to stay in forward villages in…
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Manzoor Naik The group G20 was established in 1999 in response to the Asian financial crisis and held its inaugural summit in 2008 to tackle the global recession. After the Second World War, the whole world became hostage to bipolar power…
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Dear Editor, Things have, no doubt, changed in the Valley and there are many definitions of the Kashmir problem ('Sketches in the Kashmir sand' by Harish Khare, October 21). There is a drastic need to understand the changing ground…
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