Written by Fred Petrossian A photo from the semi-official Iranian news agency FARS of a woman being reprimanded for her attire. In many places, summer means sun, sea and holidays. In Iran, summer means at least one more thing: crackdowns on improper or “un-Islamic” clothing. This year, traffic police in Iran have […]
New York City: Property Tax Haven
Andrew Cuomo announced in Pleasantville, five miles North of my home, as he signed the Property Tax Cap, that the “madness is over”. But Governor Cuomo should know better. The tax cap addresses the ‘top line’ of a problem, not its underlying inequities. The biggest problem with property taxes in New York State is that […]
Launch of generic drug for type two diabetes struggles with next clinical hurdles
Generic medications are the best and the reliable resources to deal with various health related conditions. The solutions are nothing but the super efficient replica of originals or brands. Recently a new generic medicine working on type 2 diabetes has been introduced. However the clinical trials emerged with certain hurdles and complications. Those obstacles created […]
J&K Speaker for face lifting of KP religious property at Sopore
Jammu, February 03 (Scoop News) – Speaker, Legislative Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone has asked the officers of revenue department to prepare detailed project report for fencing of cremation ground and temples and shrines of Kashmiri Pandits at Sopore for appropriate action after discussing the issue with the Chief Minister. He also asked them to initiate […]
Kashmir is not the personal property of Gillani : Leela Karan
Jammu, June 19 (Scoop News) – Former Convenior of Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti Leela Karan Sharma who headed 62 days historical Amarnath land Agitation today said Kashmir is the crown of mother India and not a personal propertey of Ali Shah Gillani and his supporters. He said Kashmir remained abode of Amar Rishi’s and Muneis Addressing […]
In Chile, A Proper Funeral for VÃctor Jara
Thirty-six years after his death, Chilean singer songwriter Víctor Jara had a proper funeral. A crowd of thousands of artists, public figures, fans and militants gathered on December 3 in Santiago [es] to pay homage to the musician, theatre director and activist who was murdered during Pinochet’s military coup. The funeral was attended also by […]
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