VAT and Christmas Spending Explained -
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Jamie Lyons
It's the second week of December and ever growing throngs of people are dipping into their savings accounts in order to stock up on Christmas gifts. This is nothing new; the 'Christmas Rush' has been the busiest time for all manner of retailers for decades...
Gen -next losing interest in carpet weaving -
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Agence India Press
Gen -next losing interest in carpet weaving Waheed Yaseen Agence India Press December 11, 2010 Srinagar: The future of carpet industry in the valley seems to be not as bright as interest levels, over the years, in gen-next of carpet weaving families taking up the...
A Very Basic Question -
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Daniel James Wood
A Very Basic Question By the Grace of Government? You work hard every day, trying your best to earn a living and provide for your family. 40, 50, or 60 hours of your labor went into earning your salary, and at the end you...
Omar assures action against state health minister -
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Agence India Press
Omar assures action against state health minister Amit Khurana Agence India Press December 8, 2010 Jammu: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that appropriate action would be initiated against the state's health minister, Sham Lal Sharma, who said that the...
Army captain, militant killed in Kashmir -
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Agence India Press
Army captain, militant killed in Kashmir Nazir Ganaie Agence India Press December 8, 2010 Srinagar: One militant and an Army captain were killed in a fierce gunbattle in north Kashmir's Baramulla district of Kashmir, police said. Police said Army and police cordoned off Model...
ICRISAT launches a new strategy to help end poverty in the drylands -
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Agence India Press
ICRISAT launches a new strategy to help end poverty in the drylands Naveed Bazaz Agence India Press December 7, 2010 Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh: Poverty must be ended, not only alleviated. This is the goal of a strategy launched by the India- based International Crops Research...
Kangri-an expensive source in Kashmir -
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Agence India Press
Kangri-an expensive source in Kashmir Waheed Yaseen Agence India Press December 7, 2010 Srinagar: As temperature continues to decrease in the valley by every passing day, the sales of Kangri-a local parlance for an earthen pot encased in wicker- have picked up over last few...
For how long we will behead the minorities? -
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Farman Nawaz
The people, who support secularism, are of the opinion that religion is something personal and state should not impose its religion by declaring any religion as state religion because it is considered interference in some ones religion – which is considered a private matter. But...
ANDHRA CONGRESS COMMITTEE IN CATCH-22 POSITION -
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K.R.SURENDRAN
Andhra Pradesh, which helped win 33 seats a major chunk of seats from South India, is no more a Congress citadel ever since it lost its shining jewel Dr. Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy who lost his life in a helicopter crash about two years back. That fateful...
The Debt Reduction Diet -
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Scott F. Paradis
Copyright (c) 2010 Scott F Paradis Two thirds of American adults are overweight, nearly one third can be categorized as obese. Obesity among children and adolescents is reaching epidemic proportions. Arguably the only affliction growing faster than our girths is our accumulation of debt. The...
BSNL towers in Srinagar shuts function in nights -
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Agence India Press
BSNL towers in Srinagar shuts function in nights Bureau Report Agence India Press December 5, 2010 Srinagar: Subscribers of BSNL, state's only public telecom company, have complained that its towers catering to the Umar Colony- A and B in Lal Bazar area, don't run during...
Combating Corruption: Needs Zero Tolerance + 100% Unconditional Prosecution -
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Thesigan Nadarajan
BBC Africa News dated 3rd December 2010, reports about the admission of the Kenyan government that, "… it could be losing nearly one-third of the national budget to corruption." Is this corruption news really new news? No, it is old news, as old as the...
"CANCUN CAN" – RESOLUTE OPTIMISM -
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K.R.SURENDRAN
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) summit on climate change commenced as scheduled at Cancun, Mexico, with hopes, cautions, optimism and also pessimism. Mexico, which was devastated by prolonged droughts and a chain of hurricanes hosting the Summit this year is quite appropriate...
Belarus' CEC goes extra mile to keep ballot papers safe -
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BelTA
MINSK, 30 November (BelTA) – The Central Election Commission of Belarus has taken additional measures to keep ballot papers safe. The measures are laid down by an addendum to early voting guidelines. The addendum was approved at the session of the Central Election Commission of...
Leveraging The Bush Tax Cut Debate - Killling Multiple Birds With One Stone -
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Bruno Korschek
As the lame duck session of Congress convenes, I am sure we will here a lot about whether or not and how the Bush tax cuts should be handled since they expire at the end of this year. If nothing is done, every U.S. tax...
Congress President finds irregularities during surprise visit to Lucknow hospital -
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pressbrief in
Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi undertook a detour on her way to 3 day visit to Rae Bareli and went to visit poor patients at the Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital in Kaiserbagh area of Lucknow. On enquiring about the facilities being received by the patients,...
Three militants, Policeman killed in the Indian Kashmir -
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Agence India Press
Three militants, Policeman killed in the Indian Kashmir Nazir Bakhtawar Agence India Press November 29, 2010 Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have gunned down three militants on the outskirts of the summer capital in Indian Kashmir, one policeman was also killed in retaliation with...
Philippines' David Nugent Attacked by Deranged Jason Lowen -
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Racket Yan
In 2008, the career of highly successful David Nugent, who was Vice President of a Philippine conglomerate at the time, took a stumble after false cries of ill corporate governance by former friend Jason Lowen hit his company Metro Pacific. Poor fact-checking and background investigation...
The Waves of Hate in America Have to be Questioned Officially -
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hasan A. yahya
Hasan A. Yahya, a writer from Palestine This article about certain issues concerning the American public. The issue of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) Topeka, Kansas phenomenon of inciting hate through signs and pickets.According to journalistic reports, Michigan authorities recently have used a fence and a...
Personalities I admire: National Heroes of Norway -
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hasan A. yahya
Posted by: Hasan A. Yahya, a writer from Palestine Every nation's national heroes are accorded the greatest respect because of their selfless sacrifice and dedication to the freedom of the country and also taking the country to great heights in every other field. The national...
