Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

Swapan Dasgupta It did not take the defeated Mahinda Rajapaksa even the results of the Presidential election to be formally notified before moving out of Temple Trees, his official residence. And, by the evening of 9th January, barely 24…
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Dear Editor, Finally, the squad of 15 players is ready for the World Cup cricket tournament, commencing on February 14 in Australia and New Zealand. This led to the ritualised sarcastic comments of all sorts over the selection criteria.…
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Dear Editor, First of all a verse from the Yajura Veda 'Na Thashay Pratima Asthi' which means God has no idol form, in the Bhagvat Gita Lord Krishna said, 'God is formless'. But the  Hindu religion is the oldest religion of the world and it…
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state times news Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a six-hour-long gunbattle with security forces in Sopore town of north Kashmir Baramulla District, police said. An encounter broke out between security forces and…
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Agency New Delhi: Government may be all set to appoint Election Commissioner H S Brahma as the next Chief Election Commissioner in place of V S Sampath who demits office tomorrow. If Brahma is elevated, then it will be in keeping with the…
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state times news RAMBAN: With the arrest of two persons, the police has claimed to solve a seven-year-old murder case which remained shrouded under mystery in this mountainous district. On 30th July, 2007, Mohmmad Yousuf, a resident of…
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Agency Rampur(UP): Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was on Wednesday given a one-year jail term by a local Court after he was convicted of violating prohibitory orders during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. 57-year-old…
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 Agency Islamabad: For the eighth time, the Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court conducting the trial of seven Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was changed on Wednesday as the case was transferred to…
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state times news Jammu: A day after Governor NN Vohra ordered a probe into the shortage of kerosene oil in the Kashmir valley, the Union government on Wednesday increased the quota for the state by over 45 lakh litre. "The Union Ministry of…
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state times news Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above freezing point for the second consecutive night following rains and snowfall which ended a prolonged dry spell in the Valley. Nearly three inches of…
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