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Ashok K Mehta The last two weeks, I was fortunate to be in Nepal - Kathmandu, Pokhara and the villages around Pokhara - during the counting of local body elections held after 20 years and the process of transfer of power in Kathmandu. By…
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 Prakash Chawla India's macro picture drawn on the canvas of leading economic indicators, including those affecting day-to-day life of a common household, looks far brighter and importantly more focussed than it was three years back when…
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Dr. Banarsi Lal & Dr. P Sharma Pulses and oilseeds have emerged as the biggest challenge for successive governments in inflation management and forking out billions of dollars on imports. These two commodities disturb the kitchen budget…
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 Dr R Balashankar In three years the Narendra Modi government has secured India's position as the spring board of world economic growth. India is growing at 7.9 per cent when the world is growing at 3.1 per cent. The stock market is…
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 Ravinder Jalali The National Investigating Agency (NIA) raided some 32 locations of separatists and businessmen in Kashmir as well as in other parts of India and traced some lines between the separatists and their sponsors across border…
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 Amitabha Pande Never before in its history has the Indian Administrative Service witnessed a perversion of justice as terrifying as that evidenced in the conviction of HC Gupta (former Coal Secretary) for his role in the alleged coal scam.…
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Bipin Kumar It is Amarnath Ji Yatra time again and time to pack-up for arduous but spiritually satisfying journey to Baba's abode. Devotees from all over India throng this Cave Shrine; for some it is an annual routine while for most it is…
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Anupama Airy Ramping up its renewable and nuclear energy programmes tremendously over the past three years reflects the government's commitment to prioritise the use of clean power in India's energy mix. India has already made significant…
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 Dr Narinder Paul The district administration Udhampur has apparently been geared up for the upcoming three days annual Mela at the Holy Shrine of Sudhmahadev commencing from 8th June. This three days annual Mela is held at Sudhmahadev on…
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 Kushan Mitra It has been three years since the most dramatic of general elections in recent memory, and definitely the most significant election for a majority of young Indians. Narendra Modi's stunning victory was made possible thanks to…
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