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Global Disparities

BY SYED MUHAMMAD ALI It doesn’t take a poverty specialist to realise that the world in the 21st century remains plagued by disturbing disparities. Some...

Par panel suggests special assistance to citizens above 80

New Delhi: Observing that there is no right- based law in the country to address disabilities arising out of ageing, a parliamentary panel has...

Rajmohan Gandhi joins AAP

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a shot in the arm when Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, joined the party on...

Kashmiri youths make Kolkata winter home to sell woollens

By Pradipta Tapadar Kolkata: Driven by unemployment at home, hundreds of Kashmiri youths make Kolkata their winter abode selling a variety of woolens, mostly hand-woven,...

Big Money and Campaign Funding

BY JOHN SPRITZLER Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Constitutional scholar (like President Obama once was), is leading a march against corruption, by which he means the...

In Defence of the Offensive

BY VASUNDHARA SIRNATE In Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, the main protagonist, Guy Montag, is a “fireman” whose task is to burn all books. Set...

India slams Pak for allowing Masood Azhar to ‘spew venom’

New Delhi: India Friday  came down hard on Pakistan for allowing Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, blamed for the 2001 Parliament attack, to "spew...

SIT formed to trace kidnapped youth

Srinagar: Following days of protests and shutdown, police Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team(SIT)  to trace a youth kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his...

1988: India Rejects Pak’s ‘Kashmir First’ Line

The then Prime Minister of India, I. K. Gujral, hoped that the next round of Indo-Pak secretary level talks would start soon and cover...

‘KU allotted 17 hectares of forest land for Kupwara Campus’

Jammu: Kashmir University has been allotted 17 hectares of forest land for its campus at Wuyan in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the government said ...

‘Rs 4.33 crore spent on repairing govt vehicles’

Jammu:  An amount of Rs  4.33 crore has been incurred as expenditure on repairing  government vehicles from 2010 to 2013. The information was given by...

Central Jail inmate dies at hospital

Srinagar: An inmate of Central jail Srinagar died at the  SMHS Hospital here on Friday, police said. Mukhtar Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat of...

‘11 forces personnel killed in LoC firing in 2013’

Jammu: As many as 11 security forces personnel were killed while 24 others injured in 208 incidents of firing from across Lone of Control...

Tata Motors to cut vehicle prices by up to Rs 1.5 lakh

NEW DELHI: Auto major Tata Motors Friday announced cut in prices by up to Rs 1.5 lakh across its product portfolio following excise duty...

Govt to set up 7,679 food stores

Jammu: Aiming to streamline the public distribution system, the government  Friday said 7,679 new food stores are being set up in the state. "7,679 new...

‘185 religious places of KPs in dilapidated condition’

Jammu: Government Friday said that 185 places of worship of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) in Kashmir Valley are either damaged or in a dilapidated condition. The...

‘Work on Mubarak Mandi ropeway to begin soon’

Jammu: Government Friday said that the prestigious Mubarak Mandi ropeway project has been awarded to the Damodar Ropeway and Infrastructure Ltd, Kolkata, with the...

Bill introduced to streamline election process

Jammu: Government Friday introduced two Bills in the Legislative Assembly, one of which is aimed at bringing in amendments to streamline the election process...

JKFA hails Taj for securing hosting rights for mega soccer events

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association, the custodians of the sport in the state, have hailed Sports Minister Taj Mohidin, for putting efforts to...

BJP,NPP stage walkout

Jammu: Opposition BJP, JKNPP and JSM staged a walkout from Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today over the delay in Mubarak Mandi ropeway project and...

AirAsia India gets closer to getting flying permit

NEW DELHI: In a step forward for issuance of flying permit to AirAsia India, aviation regulator DGCA today disposed of the objections against the...

Ailing Air India hit by another huge fraud, writes to CBI for probe

NEW DELHI: Ailing Air India, which was recently hit by LTC scam, has stumbled upon another case of fraud involving crores of rupees in...

Bhadarwah traders demand medical college

BHADARWAH: Traders’ Assocation Mandir Bazar here while welcoming the decision taken by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to establish four Medical Colleges and...

India’s economy still stuck in a rut: HSBC

NEW DELHI:  India is "stuck in a rut" as weaker consumption and stalled investments prevent the economy from building any sort of momentum, HSBC...

Corridor through ‘Azad Kashmir’ no detriment to K-dispute: China

By K J M Varma Beijing: Defending a proposed Economic Corridor through Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PAK), China on Thursday said the multi-billion dollar project will have...

‘J&K situation stable but fragile’

New Delhi: The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "fragile" with Pakistan's "proxy war" continuing in the state amid a rise in incidents...

Afridi suffers minor injury

LAHORE: Pakistan’s flamboyant all-Rounder Shahid Khan Afridi suffered a minor injury after being hit with the ball on the face during practice match on...

SAC probing cases against Dy CM, others: Omar

Jammu: The State Accountability Commission is probing eight cases against some politicians including Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and three of his ministerial colleagues,...

GoI trying to malign us: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: The Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference Thursday  termed as "misleading" the reported statement of India’s Minister of State for Home Affairs R P...

GoI to set up equal opportunities commission for minorities

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian government on Thursday cleared a proposal for setting up the much- awaited Equal Opportunities...

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