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As the world prepares to usher in the New Year, the year that has gone would leave some bitter events in memory of the people recorded as far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned. The State saw on the last leg of the year one of the worst…
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Kalyani Shankar The results of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir prove that the BJP continues to be on the rise and has eclipsed other national parties in the country. The two Assembly verdicts are in contrast,…
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As suspense over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continued, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) floating the idea of forming a grand alliance with National Conference and Congress looks as if the whole exercise has come a full circle…
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The longest war in American history has come to a "responsible conclusion" with the withdrawal US and NATO combat forces from Afghanistan but still the country remains "a dangerous place". NATO's war in Afghanistan, fought for 13 years,…
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 Ravi Joshi The 16th December killings in Peshawar of over 130 school children was generally described as the 9/11 moment of Pakistan, a moment in which the Nation is shaken to its core and resolves to strike at the enemy with all its…
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By setting a target of over five per cent to vaccinate children every year the Union Health Ministry  is targeting  to cover all children who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine preventable diseases…
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Ashok Malik Tantalisingly hung, the newly-elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will be lucky to last its entire term of six years. In a sense, this is unfortunate because the State - India's most troubled and volatile - is poised for a new…
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Valmik Thapar After working for 40 years on issues concerning forests and wildlife right from the district to the state to the capital of India and with 20 years of association with the central and state governments, I am convinced that…
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World's largest Re-launched in 54 districts with a simplified mechanism on 15th November the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme  for LPG or Pahal would be the world's largest  social benefit drive. The scheme has already surpassed Brazil's…
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Even as the talks on government formation floundered between Bharatiya Janata Party and Peoples Democratic Party, the latter finding support from National Conference alongside a standing offer from Congress, looks like the whole gamut is…
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