Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

SPORTS REPORTER JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) has decided to hold the 23rd State Championship at Jammu from 29th December. As per a handout issued here on Saturday, all the departmental teams, registered with the…
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Sunita Vakil The news of the death of 13 women in Chhattisgarh after undergoing faulty surgical sterilisation procedures is shocking. The target centric mass sterilisation drive and the resultant tragedy is appalling and unimaginable in…
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Shiv Kumar Padha It is for the first time since independence that we have got Dr. Jitender Singh as Member Parliament from our own ilk that can raise the voice of those people who have never been represented properly in the Parliament. The…
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Dear Editor, Prasar Bharati should abolish the practice of giving free air-time to political parties on Doordarshan and All India Radio during the election season. The practice started in an era when only these two public broadcasters…
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Dear Editor, The HRD Ministry's decision to introduce Sanskrit instead of German in Kendriya Vidyalayas may lead to controversies in a multilingual country such as India, and with 22 scheduled languages. Moreover it might also pose problems…
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Dear Editor, When India voted for the BJP, the hope was that there would be good administration. The BJP has crossed the six-month mark as far as governance is concerned but there has been nothing but empty verbal assurances. The party…
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The freak incident claiming the life of young engineering student and another fighting for his life in hospital is grim reminder of the fact how ill-trained and unscientific is the Traffic Police in Jammu. Chasing in police jeep two youth…
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Dear Editor, It was indeed a bold decision by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to free five Indian fishermen who were on the death row. The development has handed Prime Minister Narendra Modi additional domestic and diplomatic victory…
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Whatever may be the differences on the surface, India getting Pakistan ink SAARC energy pact was a diplomatic win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Yes, one will have to wait for the energy agreement becoming a reality. The Indian Cabinet…
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Gurmeet Kanwal Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said recently that terrorists who do not threaten Pakistan's security should not be targeted. It is the clearest indication yet that Pakistan's quarter…
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