The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May 2013 will be: “Water and Biodiversity” The theme was chosen to coincide with the United Nations designation of 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation. UNESCO has […]
History Lessons in Armenia and Azerbaijan
Written by Hayhuki Barseghyan, In each country, school textbooks teach one version of history that sustains animosity towards the other. Schoolchildren in Armenia and Azerbaijan are too young to remember the Nagorny Karabakh conflict which created so much hostility between their countries. But their school textbooks feed them an unbalanced view of history that some […]
VC of Kashmir University conferred Padma Shri
Srinagar January 25 (Scoop News) – Vice Chancellor Kashmir University Prof Riyaz Punjabi has been conferred with this year’s Padma Shri award in the category of literature and education. Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. The award […]
J&K Finance Minister seeks central funding for various hydro-electric projects
Delhi/Jammu, January 19 (Scoop News) – Maintaining that exploitation of local hydel resources was imperative for meeting the future energy needs of the State, the J&K Minister for Finance, A.R. Rather today sought liberal financial support for various hydro-electric projects (HEPs) by suitable augmentation of the State plan. Speaking at the pre-budget conference […]
Kashmiri have not forgotten role of Mufti Sayed in martyring 200 persons in 1990:Dr Farooq
Srinagar, August 29 (Scoop News) – While lambasting on the role of opposition PDP party in the State, the Union Minister for Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdulla said that this party for the sake of power is actually orchestrating the present macabre situation of violence. Dr. Farooq Abdullah while in his interview to […]
NAIPAUL’S PIO STATUS BELITTLING INDIA
NAIPAUL’S PIO STATUS: BELITTLING INDIA Naipaul is once again in the news – this time for wrong reasons of his own; he wants PIO card from Indian government without any proof of being person of Indian origin. The government has asked the High Commission in UK for a status report after it was discovered […]
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