By Sabin Geyman In the wake of electronic innovations, we have enjoyed many conveniences. But I miss the time when I could answer the rotary phone that was attached to the wall and be confident that no one was listening to my calls. And I really miss the (pre-Kissinger) days when American industry was tops and […]
Armenian Villages Prone to Landslides
For landslip-threatened communities, resettlement seems the only viable option. By Christine Aghalaryan Voghjaberd is a village without much of a future. Sitting on an area subject to frequent land slippage, and at risk from rocks tumbling down from higher ground, the houses here seem destined to collapse sooner or later. It is just […]
Palestine: Remembering the Nakba
Written by Salah Almhamdi May 15 is Nakba Day [1], when Palestinians commemorate the displacement and dispossession that took place at the time of Israel’s establishment in 1948. In this post we look at how the day was marked by Palestinians on blogs and Twitter this year. “Nakba” means “catastrophe”, and refers to the […]
Enhancement in cash relief for Kashmiri migrants taken up with Centre
Jammu, March 10 (Scoop News) – Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla today informed the House that the issue of enhancement in cash relief to the Kashmiri migrants have been taken with the Union Home Ministry, adding that after receiving approval the enhancement in relief would be made. Replying to a question […]
Economic Myths: We Separate Fact From Fiction
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica With the recent Iowa straw poll [1] and President Obama’s bus tour [2], Americans are hearing a cacophony of arguments about the wobbly economy. The federal stimulus package passed in 2009 was either a deficit-busting failure full of wasteful projects or an unparalleled rescue that would have been more successful if […]
Two lakh pilgrims registered for Amaranth Ji Yatra so far
Pahalgam/Srinagar, June 01 (Scoop News) – In connection with Shri Amaranth Ji Yatra, a high level follow up review meeting was held here today under the Chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr.Asgar Samoon. Principal Secretary to Governor, R.K Goel was also present in the meeting. The meeting was informed that so far two lakh pilgrims […]
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