Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

Arvind Kumar Certain observations were made by the Finance Minister in his budget speech on 28 February 2015 regarding two premier social security schemes of the country, namely Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESI) and Employees'…
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Dear Editor, Colleges and universities are working with half the capacity of the faculty required. In this process, students are worst-affected. Temporary staff recruited every session on contractual basis, and on a meager salary, fails to…
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Dear Editor, I would say that of all the professions, the maximum uncertainty is in agriculture.  This is the only profession which faces more minuses and less pluses due to rains, hailstorms, draught, floods, diseases related to crops and…
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Dear Editor, Out of 700 universities and 36,000 affiliated colleges enrolling nearly 30 million students, even a single university does not figure in the top 200 universities in the world in terms of quality education. Even institutions of…
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Mumbai: The SUV used by social activist Aanna Hazare during various agitations, including the Jan Lokpal movement, will be auctioned at his native village Ralegan Siddhi. "Anna needs a new vehicle because he is suffering from back pain,…
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Srinagar: CRPF today said it is working on changing the strategy of deployment and patrolling in order to curb the incidents of weapon-snatching by militants in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the recent killing of two of its personnel in…
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Beirut: Islamic State jihadists battled Syrian troops near ancient Palmyra today, threatening the UNESCO world heritage site with the kind of destruction it has wreaked in Iraq, a monitoring group said. After a lightning advance across the…
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Beijing: The Ebola virus responsible for the outbreak in West Africa last year mutated at a normal rate, according to a new study which suggests the virus has not evolved to become more virulent or deadly. Researchers led by Wu-Chun Cao,…
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Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor has finished filming his upcoming thriller "Udta Punjab", which he considers as one of the challenging roles of his career. The 34-year-old actor is sporting a high-bun and coloured streaks in the film. "It's a…
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Jammu: Demanding permanent rehabilitation in the country, members of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) refugees today held a protest against the failure of the central and J&K governments to fulfil their demands. The members of the PoK…
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