Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

Dear Editor, Michelle Cliff's novel 'Abeng'set in post-British Jamaica, where the protagonist's mother recalls that the only thing she learnt at school was "a silly poem 'Daffodils'". I was quite surprised by these remarks, but on a second…
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Dear Editor, While India as whole develops in bulk some places don't even get a bit. Equality as we all talk of lacks its existence. Narh Balnoi a far flung Village in Tehsil Mendhar of District Poonch has no sign of development instead it…
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Dear Editor, With the type of politics the Congress has been playing on the 'terror boat' issue, Pakistan's Government does not need any better argument to rubbish the aborted terror plan. The Congress and its fellow-travellers are damaging…
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Berlin: Over 35,000 people holding "We are Charlie" placards have marched through the eastern German city of Dresden in a counter rally against the recent anti-Islam demonstrations, almost double the number that participated in the last…
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Washington: NASA's venerable Kepler space telescope's count of exoplanets has passed the magic 1,000 mark, including eight new planets and 544 candidate planets. Of more than 1,000 verified planets found, eight are less than twice…
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New York:  Just a cup of blueberries every day could help reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness, both of which are associated with heart disease. "Our findings suggest that regular consumption of blueberries could potentially delay…
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London:  A single skill can be learned faster if its follow-through motion is consistent, but multiple skills can be learned simultaneously if the follow-through motion is varied, new research has found. "Every movement we make is slightly…
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Washington: Facebook is the leader of social media, says a new survey, adding that the social networking site has also made inroads into becoming the popular choice among the elderly. The findings of a survey by a US-based global thinktank…
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Gandhinagar:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" programme is a win-win opportunity for the world, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday. Kerry told the 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit that began here that he considered it a…
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SRINAGAR: There was some respite from intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region as the minimum temperature rose by two to six degrees at various places. Kargil, in Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded…
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