Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

Alok Ray Though we take pride in being the biggest democracy in the world, there is widespread discontent over the way the Indian democracy works in practice. Why is this so? A useful starting point would be (according to Pranab Bardhan,…
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    Dr.Banarsi Lal, Dr.Shahid Ahamad Agriculture plays an immense role in ensuring food and livelihood security and it accounts for a significant share (14 per cent) of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It engages around two-thirds of…
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M Venkaiah Naidu  The ongoing speculation on the likelihood of a new political front in the wake of the spectacular showing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam and improvement in its vote share in other States, clearly indicate that…
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Dear Editor, It is a matter of concern that the World Health Organisation has found four of the world's 10 most polluted cities to be in India. Major contributors of air pollution in India are industries which have also indirectly…
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Dear Editor, It is the most arrogant, supercilious, self-serving exercise on part of a US Congressional body to pass a verdict on the alleged religious intolerance of other nations, including India. This venture seems to perpetuate a myth…
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Dear Editor, The only solution to have a robust banking system is to merge small public sector units with a large bank that is efficient, rather than recapitalising it. With the kind of non-performing assets we have in the banking system…
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Dear Editor, The India Meteorological Department predicts an above normal monsoon this year. But it is sad that even after 68 years of Independence, the country is still heavily dependent on the monsoon. It would be pertinent to observe…
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STATE TIMES NEWS SOPORE: Former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil said that despite status quo agreement of BJP with PDP on Article 370, Central Government on the instructions of RSS is hell bent to make Article 370 irrelevant and is coercing the…
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STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Eighteen persons were injured in different road accidents across the Valley. In Sopore, a Truck bearing registration number JK09-2834 hit and injured a pedestrian identified as Jan Mohammad Gogri resident of…
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 STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Alleging wholesale transfers of teaching staff by the Education Department in violation of the transfer policy, former Education Minister and Chairman JKNPP, Harsh Dev Singh sought the indulgence of the Chief…
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