Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

Dear Editor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to schools on Teachers Day was brilliant, but there was no point in making students sweat it out in cramped rooms for two hours. Listening to the address in real time could have been made…
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Dear Editor, It is a fact that communal violence is spreading. Although the Modi Government has rolled out a number of plans in these 100 days, most of the beneficiaries fall in the majoritarian group. It is 67 years since Independence, but…
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Even as the relief and rescue operations in Kashmir have entered into crucial phase, the politicians have resorted to their time tested game of seeking of denying the credit. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that he is not bothered who…
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The pseudo custodians of Kashmiriayat have been harping over military seizure of Kashmir by Indian forces for over half a century. Across party lines those in opposition have been ruing over the atrocities of the 'draconian' forces imposed…
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Reeling under one of the worst calamities Jammu and Kashmir is telling a story of large scale devastation nature can cause to man's greed. Poonch and Rajouri  in Jammu region were the first to face brunt of nature's fury. Already under…
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Ashwani Mahajan In his first speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, on 15th August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Planning Commission will become history very soon. He also said that the circumstances under which…
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Nadeem Khan The unprecedented havoc wrecked by the sudden floods in Jammu and Kashmir which has resulted in more than 200 people losing their lives and over 2600 villages being submerged is nothing less than the apocalypse. The speed and…
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Vir Sanghvi In the uproar that followed the publication of Natwar Singh's memoirs, one interesting chapter has been largely ignored. This deals with Singh's tenure as our high commissioner to Pakistan. Before leaving for Islamabad in 1980,…
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Dear Editor, Considering the fact that only 58 per cent of Indian households have access to banking services, the proclamation by the Prime Minister in the course of his Independence Day speech, envisioning the never-before-attempted task…
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Dear Editor, A UNICEF survey says that 60 per cent of the people in India still defecate in the open. And for women, this is not just an assault on their dignity but also their security. Secondly, the report by the RTI Forum shows lack of…
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