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The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's biggest tax reform initiative could see a staggered implementation, starting with a nationwide unified tax system for goods from April 2016 and extended to services later. At present, each state…
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 Kunal Bose The Global Burden of Disease report - a collaborative venture of the World Health Organization, Harvard, John Hopkins university and other institutions - has pronounced that Asian cities have become the epicentre of life…
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Dr. P P Singh Regional Autonomy: National Conference always pleaded and advocated regional autonomy for inter regional relation in Jammu and Kashmir State. Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah who was heading the State even went to the extent of…
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Swapan Dasgupta In a lecture last month, historian Romila Thapar, in a direct reference to the India under Narendra Modi, regretted "the narrowing of the liberal space". Whether she was observant or needlessly paranoid is dependant on how…
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Swapan Dasgupta In a lecture last month, historian Romila Thapar, in a direct reference to the India under Narendra Modi, regretted "the narrowing of the liberal space". Whether she was observant or needlessly paranoid is dependant on how…
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Dear Editor, The recent Pentagon report to the US Congress said that Pakistan has used Afghanistan-India-focussed militants to achieve its goals in the region. It also said that the attack on the Indian consulate in Herat earlier in the…
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Dear Editor, Instead of tackling the multiple economic and security problems it is faced with, Pakistan is bent upon escalating tension on its borders with Iran, Afghanistan and India. Even its allies such as China and the USA have…
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Dear Editor, The rising population in our country is responsible for our poor standard of living. It is the cause of many other problems too, including depleting resources, water levels and forests, overcrowding, shortage of housing and…
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Raj Babbar steals show STATE TIMES NEWS BANDIPORA: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Saif-ud-din Soz on Tuesday claimed that the party had an agenda to serve the people of the State but its coalition…
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STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said his party has a perennial bond of amity and mutual trust in the three regions of the State. "No political party has…
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