In 1961, diamond-rich Botswana and Sierra Leone had approximately the same per capita income of about US$1,070, when both these countries in Africa adopted and experienced extremely different paths of...

Those who have read about the world’s political and economic history stand witness to the fact that power paradigms have been shifting continuously. What used to be seen as lever...

The weather patterns in from past one and a half month here have adversely impacted the crops. Frequent hail storms, incessant rains and dip in mercury have impacted the flowering...

A few years back, the J&K High Court asserted that it will no longer tolerate violation of its orders vis-à-vis putting an end to the constructions in arable agrarian land....

In these columns, the menace of drug abuse and drug trafficking has been discussed umpteenth times, even to the extent of sounding repetitive, but the crisis in the society is...

For any society to progress on all fronts, proper education to its children is the key. It is the education that helps a child to become a responsible, creative, innovative...

People in Kashmir Valley were expecting some sort of relief vis-à-vis power supply following the end of winters but their hopes have been shattered as the Kashmir Power Development Corporation...

Any society’s growth, progress and prosperity depends on how educated its members are. For any society to progress on all fronts, proper education to its children is the key. It...

While lots of things are being done by the administration to make Srinagar city more beautiful aesthetically and more liveable, one aspect that gets the least attention is that of...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s interactive programme, "LG’s Mulaqaat” has been generating tremendous response from the masses. The seriousness of the programme can be gauged by the very fact that people...