Statetimes - The Bold Voice of J&K

With trend among retired bureaucrats joining politics gaining momentum, a new political culture has developed in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years. For those failing to make post-retirement rehabilitation in the government or public sector…
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From 'Made in India' to 'Make in India', Prime Minister Narendra Modi's  campaign  to turn India into a global production hub with stress on quality aims at reviving the job-creating manufacturing sector - key to taking the economy on a…
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Lot of snow has fallen and melted away from Himalays since 1962 Sino-India border conflict when India was caught by surprise in an ill-prepared state of military operational readiness amidst a sagging political will to maintain a deterrent…
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Ravi Joshi The latest spate of bombings, last week, by the American air-force on a cluster of villages in Amerli, in northern Iraq to prevent the slaughter of a largely Shia population by the barbaric soldiers of the Islamic Caliphate, was…
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Brig Anil Gupta Jammu and Kashmir State is once again on the cusp of turmoil. The state has witnessed the worst ever disaster in the living memory of its residents. The ravaging floods coupled with devastating landslides have caused…
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Jairam Ramesh Before climate change became the most important global environmental concern, the depletion of the ozone layer dominated the discourse. This depletion was being caused by the use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) primarily in…
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Dear Editor, Radio has again proved the reach of its voice in difficult times. When other means of communication such as TV, internet, intercom failed during the calamity in J and K, this old gadget came to the rescue of flood-affected…
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Dear Editor, Everything is subject to wear and tear. The scientific explanation given in "The science and art of ageing" is neither intelligible nor conclusive. Writer Suresh Rattan says that hormesis (positive relationship between low…
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Dear Editor, The explosive situation has come in our society, despite the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique Act, 1994 to contain it. The Supreme Court has rightly criticised the medical fraternity for showing a lackadaisical…
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Dear Editor, This refers to the recent incursions by the Chinese troops at Chumar and Demchok. The Chinese policy has not changed since Mao's time, even as trade with India has increased. Blowing hot and cold, China's policy is intended to…
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