The Nuclear politics

HORIZONS

Smart and extensive diplomacy seems the only way Iran could retain the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy. Making provocative statements will do the damage writes Rashid Raina

Ever since the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, many people have wondered about nuclear weapons and the risk they pose to the world. A host of countries have nuclear weapons, and the threat of a nuclear war brings fear to many. The concerns about the spread of such weapons date back More
Tryst with the masters

If you are a pilgrim in the world of books, you can't afford to miss this

REVISITING CLASSICS By Pradeep Sebastian

Like everyone in the room I lusted after these books, but was too shy to caress or even touch them. They were beautiful, rare, uncommon. And very expensive. $500 for a book was cheap here. The average price of most of the books I was looking at was $15,000. Several were half a million. Like the fourth More
  • Kashmir

METHANE EMITS FROM WULAR

It’s usual biological process: Dr Romshoo

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, June 6: A non-governmental organization has observed methane gas bubbles in Wular Lake here, 70 kms north of Srinagar.A team of engineers associated with Kashmir Social and Environment Protection More


  • Srinagar City

Passenger Sumos crave for stand

Authorities issued permits, forgot allotting stands to over 5000 cabs in summer capital

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, June 6: The authorities have failed to allot stands for the passenger Tata Sumo cabs operating from the City–irking travellers and the drivers alike –even as the vehicular traffic movement gets More



  • Jammu

Kheer Bhawani tenements develop cracks

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, June 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) has sought Rs 15 lakh from the state government to repair the tenements constructed by it at Kheer Bhawni  in Srinagar More


  • South Asia

Pak clashes: 25 killed in Khyber

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Peshawar, Jun 6 : Twenty-five people have died in fierce clashes between the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam militant groups in the restive Khyber tribal region in northwest Pakistan, sources said today.  More


  • Business

Fish production declines in Wular lake

*Total catch dips from 10,544- to 1476-MTs * Experts blame massive constructions, encroachments, army camps for creating pollution

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, June 6: Once famous for fish production, Asia’s largest freshwater lake, the Wular is fast losing this resource, courtesy the increasing scale of pollution due to mushroom growth of residential More


  • World

FLOTILLA ATTACK

Israel to deport 19 passengers, crew

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jerusalem, June 6: Israel will deport all 19 passengers and crew onboard the Rachel Corrie aid ship intercepted by its Navy while trying to breach the country’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. The aid More


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