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To understand the knockout punch delivered by the BJP to the PDP months ago, we must dig deep Siddiq Wahid The first business of politicians is to acquire power. Usually their second errand is to build an edifice to retain power. Their third and crucial task, often neglected, is to
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Arshad Ali (psychologist) Today’s children are growing up in a radio-frequency environment that never existed in human history before. The radiation emitted by mobile phones and mobile phone masts can have adverse effects on children. In our state the total population of children’s age group 6-16 is 23
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By Javeed Ali Internet has become an important part of our lives. It has made inroads in every sphere of our daily schedule. It has made the world a “Global Village” where everyone is connected to each other just a click away. It is a storehouse of information on all
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A woman should be known by her skills, conduct, intellect and personality. Her physical appearance is neither anybody's property nor an object of display. I am a Niqabi, and contrary to popular belief, I am not oppressed. I have a thrilling social life and love to watch Ronaldo
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Malik Asif Noor Health sector speaks volumes about the mental evolution of the people and if in any part of the world, this sector is put on the back seat, it has direct bearing on the social development of that land. As a nation we are suffering on every front
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Dr Sameer Kaul, MD It was a standard curse showered against each other during the legendary fights between boatwomen. But now this curse has come true in Valley Taking a trip down memory lane leads me to three decades ago, when I was one of a motley group of medical
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Nazir Ganaie Awareness and early detection is the key to fight this dreaded disease The dawn of October 8, 2014 continues to haunt my family, for it took the colours out of our lives. I lost my father on this day. The invincible Abdul Karim Ganaie lost his two year
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Barkha Dutt D-for Donald Trump; D-for Demonetisation and D for Disruption. The Alphabet of the year 2016 self-selected itself; as did the word. Disruptive ideas defined the year gone by, throwing up an unexpected American President and back home a decision that one politician (who wants to remain unnamed) calls
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Mr Modi, take responsibility for demonetisation and deaths in Kashmir If Iran and America, Pakistan and Russia, East Germany and West Germany, America and Cuba, could be friends, why can't India and Pakistan? With all due respect and regard to you, sir, I somehow find your expression of
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We hope we don''t lose more Basits to the terror on roads Javid Parsa Basit, that young, loving soul with a smile that lit up the room. Always brave, always strong, always standing by his friends, in happiness and in pain. Most happy on his bike, lost
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SEEMA MUSTAFA SRINAGAR: “You people are liars, you have been spreading lies, you have portrayed all of us as terrorists, you are responsible today for what is happening.” The ‘you’ is a reference to the media. The words said by a young Kashmiri entrepreneur in a cold, sober tone made
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SEEMA MUSTAFA SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, with the two factions led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani more united now than before along with JKLF’s Yasin Malik, have been feeling the pressure in Kashmir to one, keep themselves relevant and in control; and two,
