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    The farmer’s package

    Salman Rafi Sheikh While many had a sigh of relief when Pakistan’s Prime Minister announced, on September 15, the farmer’s relief package, many were still unsure whether it would succeed in stabilising the seriously declining agriculture...
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    Af-Pak border: A heaven for illegal trade & cross-border movement

    By Ali Raza According to the findings of an inquiry commission appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, undocumented revenue generated between Torkham border, Bara and hawala/hundi market of Chowk Yadgar—the main crossing point between Afghanistan...
    2015-10-07 2357 0
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    The lynching scandal

    By Aneesa Malik The lynching of Mohammed Ikhlaq in Bisada village, Uttar Pradesh has sent shockwaves across the country. Even as the UP state government has assured a swift and complete investigation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
    2015-10-07 3308 0
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    Yakub Hanged, Debates Alive

    By Mahuya Santra The hanging of Yakub Memon sparked many debates. With the arguments over the death penalty, India got engaged with fresh point of debate whether Yakub Menon who surrendered voluntarily through negotiation and provided...
    2015-08-06 2927 0
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    New strategies for India’s deadliest roads

    By Smriti Gopal When dangerous drivers drive into police officers directing road traffic and pedestrians, this scenario probably causes fear in the community of the country. Some people believe that India has the deadliest roads in...
    2015-08-05 3692 0
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    Dust pollution affects the farms in Bhutan

    By Smriti Gopal Just as Bhutan’s cultivation season begins to creep in around August/September 2015, farmers probably will be concerned about the dust falling onto their farms, from the nearby roads. It’s possible that some people...
    2015-08-05 4691 0
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    Beef or no beef?

    By Mahuya Santra Beef, or no beef? After 67 years of independence, India as a multi religious, multi lingual and multiracial country which set an example of communal harmony to the world is facing this brief...
    2015-06-10 3775 0
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    Remembering Srebrenica

    By Sarah Gilbert and Nozmul Hussain, Community Foundation UK DELEGATION VISIT BOSNIA TO LEARN ABOUT THE HORRORS OF GENOCIDE After the crimes of the Holocaust became internationally known, world leaders vowed it would never happen again,...
    2015-06-10 4098 0
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    Stand up for Rohingya

    By Aneesa Malik The British public needs to get on its feet and use their voices to make a stand against the atrocities taking place against the Rohingya people, says leading charity, Burma Campaign UK. If...
    2015-06-04 3814 0
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    Gypsies originated from India?

    You come across these people in many countries; they do not have a national territory or their own government. Legends describe their arrival from Egypt, but these are only fairytales.  They were called Wanderers, Vagrants, Bohemians,...
    2015-05-14 12511 0
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