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Three days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the presence of ISIS flags in parts of Srinagar as handiwork of 'idiots', Pradesh Congress President Saif-ud-Din Soz described re-emergence of the banners of the dreaded outfit yet…
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The stand taken by the Election Commission on the conduct of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has set aside all speculations especially when the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the situation is not conducive. However, the…
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Harsh V Pant With the swearing in of Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank economist, Afghanistan now has a new President who has promised reform, development and an end to poverty and corruption. Last week, after months of tortuous…
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Rakesh Cross-border aggression in the shape of mortar shelling and machine- gun firing across whole of the International Border and Line of Control measuring about 192 km in length by the Pakistan Rangers had rendered the people along both…
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Shyam Saran Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US has created a surge of expectations about the likely trajectory of India-US relations. There is a danger that this may defer a more objective reckoning of the realistic…
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Dear Editor, The thought behind the 'Swachh Bharath' campaign is truly commendable. But it is not just the lack of civic sense but rather the lack of a proper garbage collection and disposal system even in the metropolitan cities that is…
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Dear Editor, I know a person who manages waste in an amazing manner. He keeps a small polythene bag to put items other than recyclables. He puts out the organic remains of vegetables to dry and then mixes them in the soil for fertilisation.…
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Dear Editor, Numerous factors ail our education system. While India might be en route its goal of universal access to elementary education, it can become a knowledge hub only if education imparted at all levels is truly world class. Post…
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At a time when India has trouble on the borders with Pakistan and China, though calm prevails for the time being, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to the armed forces to be prepared to fight invisible enemy is not without a…
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UDHAMPUR: To assess the pace and progress of relief and restoration works, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Yasha Mudgal convened a review meeting of district officers on Saturday. In the meeting, discussions were held upon the various issues…
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