TALIBAN REACH KASHMIR By Zafar Iqbal The recent surge of violence in both parts of contentious state of Jammu and Kashmir has fuelled the concerns about the expansion of Taliban network in the Himalayan region. Despite the significant increase of terrorist operations in India and Pakistan during the last few years, Jammu and Kashmir remained […]
China’s Pessimism, skepticism and concern over Copenhagen
At the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference now into day 6 in Copenhagen, leaks of competing texts have been followed by Chinese delegates talking tough to representatives from the US to island nations such as Tuvalu, with a proposal from the latter for a Copenhagen Protocol to include stricter emission caps on larger developing nations. […]
What happens when prisoners complain about adverse reactions to ingredients in certain foods?
It all depends on an individual’s genetic response to a particular food. People should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but how can they be made affordable and safe from certain pesticides? What about sensitivities to candy, soy, milk, nuts, or other foods? What helps one person may be toxic to another person. For example, prisoners […]
Does eating candy in childhood lead to violence in adulthood, new study asks?
A new study raises more questions than it answers. Nutritionists want to know how sugar in candy fed to children ignite criminal acts when they reach adolescent or adulthood? The theory psychologists tell them is that when you give children candy regularly, it’s seen as a reward. The candy industry may probably direct parents to make sure their children eat sweets responsibly […]
NC denounced politics of strikes in Kashmir, PDP adding to victim family’s woes
Senior National Conference leader and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Ali Mohammad Sagar today strongly criticised PDP President Mehbooba Mufti for politicising the Shopian incident and behaving irresponsibly as a leader of the opposition. He said by giving political twist to unfortunate incident, she was accentuating the grief of the victim […]
Trinidad & Tobago: Where’s the Integrity?
Transparency and good governance have been popular topics in the Caribbean blogosphere of late, thanks to stories on financial impropriety, concerns over massive spending of taxpayers’ dollars and anxiety over freedom of the press. The latest debacle over integrity (or lack thereof?) comes from Trinidad and Tobago, where, in the last few weeks, a second […]
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