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PCB asks UAE not to host T20 league from October to March

PCB asks UAE not to host T20 league from October to March

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought a written assurance from Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) that it will not host any T20 league between October and March to protect commercial interests of Pakistan cricket. Talking to Geo.tv, a PCB official said the board has also made it clear to the ECB that it will […]

 Press Trust of india

  ‘2 govt teachers for 200 tribal students in JK’s Doda school’

   ‘2 govt teachers for 200 tribal students in JK’s Doda school’

  Doda, Apr 29 :A government middle school in a remote village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir is in dire need of attention as only two teachers are posted there for 200 tribal students. The school located in the hill village of Dhadkai, five kilometers from Gandoh town, has been facing the staff […]

 OPINION

Traumatizing  SSA Teachers

Traumatizing  SSA Teachers

By: Bilal Ahsan Dar In most societies at most times throughout history, teachers have been among the most respected members of their communities. Sadly, this isn’t the case anymore, atleast not in this part of the world. Teachers in J&K working under SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) are on the roads again, not for a different […]

 A FP

N Korea’s Kim willing to talk to Japan ‘any time’: Seoul

N Korea’s Kim willing to talk to Japan ‘any time’: Seoul

  Seoul, Apr 29 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ready for dialogue with Japan “any time”, Seoul’s presidential office said today, as concerns grow in Tokyo that it is being sidelined from the reconciliation drive with Pyongyang. Kim met South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a historic summit on Friday at the […]

 interalia

The elephant in the Patent Office

The elephant in the Patent Office

Patents for trivial improvements on drugs, though statutorily barred, are routinely granted

  By: Feroz Ali Roshan John Over the last few years the Indian Patent Office (IPO) has been focussing on granting patents expeditiously and reducing the backlog of pending applications. Newly recruited examiners have been sending in examination reports rapidly in a race to reduce the examination timeline and increase the grant rate. There needs […]

 Other View

The one-trick pony in Delhi

The one-trick pony in Delhi

As the price of crude oil rises, the government is clueless and floundering. The prognosis, therefore, is crushing taxes, higher prices and greater burden on the average consumer. Curse and bear it

By: P. Chidambaram The first Gulf War 1990 was fought on oil: which companies will control the oil fields of the Arabian region? Norway wisely built a Future Fund on oil revenues, strict control on its use and fiscal discipline. Latin American economies flourished or perished on their use of oil revenues. Venezuela is broke […]

 Reyaz Rashid

Agriculture backbone of state economy: Beigh

Agriculture backbone of state economy: Beigh

Inaugurates Seed Processing Centre

Baramulla, Apr 29: Member Parliament  Muzaffar Hussain Beigh today visited SKIMS’ Faculty of Agriculture at Wadura Sopore and inaugurated a Seed Processing Centre which has come up with the financial assistance of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He also laid foundation stone of three-storied Girls Hostel having capacity for 80 girls. Speaking on the occasion, […]

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Pakistan allots Rs 4.7bn for Suparco projects

Pakistan allots Rs 4.7bn for Suparco projects

ISLAMABAD, Apr 29: In a bid to reduce dependence on foreign satellites for civil and military purposes, Pakistan plans to launch an aggressive space programme during the next fiscal year by initiating several projects. The budget of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation (Suparco) for the upcoming fiscal year 2018-19 is Rs4.70 billion which […]

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PCPG meeting held at Police Station Nishat

PCPG meeting held at Police Station Nishat

Srinagar, Apr 29: A Police Community Partnership Group (PCPG) meeting was held at Police Station Nishat today, police said. In a statement here, police spokesman said “with an aim to strengthen the relations with public and also to establish first-hand contact with masses, Police Station Nishat convened a public interaction meeting in which a number […]

 Press Trust of india

Trump again criticises new US embassy in London

Trump again criticises new US embassy in London

London/Washington, Apr 29 : US President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy here, describing the south London location as “lousy” and “horrible”, three months after the mission was thrown open to public. In January, Trump cancelled a “working visit” to the UK planned to officially launch the new US embassy […]

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