‘166 kanals land lost, informers would be suitably rewarded!’
Region: IndiaJammu & Kashmir: In a bizarre incident that reflects upon the total lack of order in the Revenue department which has for long been harping on digitization of land records, a piece of land measuring 166 kanals under ... more
Views: 888Pak Taliban Kidnap two Swiss Tourists as Ransom for Aafia Siddiqui
Region: Pakistan
For the past four weeks two Swiss citizens, David O. and Daniela W., both active police personnel, on a private trip across Pakistan have found themselves in the limelight of the continuous feud involving Pakistan and the... more
Views: 1954Politics Depicts Your Average John Doe OR Your Fears Find Succour With Your Favourite Politician
Region: Switzerland
"Government of the people by the people shall not perish from the Earth" were the words of Abraham Lincoln. School children are made to ponder on this quote and many a school assignment has been garnished with a debate on ... more
Views: 1427OECD Questions Switzerland's Business Ownership Practices
Region: Switzerland
Switzerland's cloaking practices as a tax haven are well known, but there appear to be a couple of practices that the OECD still finds anathema to an open and transparent business environment. Both practices in themselves ... more
Views: 1267“Land Grabs” in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals
Region: EthiopiaThe trend of international land grabbing—when governments and private firms invest in or purchase large tracts of land in other countries for the purpose of agricultural production and export—can have serious e... more
Views: 815South Korean undercover police crack down on peaceful resistance to Jeju Island naval base construct
Region: Korea, Republic of
The South Korean government has ramped up its aggression in response to a tiny fishing village's peaceful resistance to the construction of a naval base there. This follows growing global attention to the residents’ ... more
Views: 2553Kashmir issue is politically settled : Panun Kashmir
Region: India
Jammu, June 08 (Scoop News) – Panun Kashmir today restate that Kashmir is a politically settled issue and the only pending issue that needs settlement is the reclamation of the POK territory... more
Views: 1400Panun Kashmir condemns statement of Agnivesh a self styled Swami
Region: India
Jammu, May 31 (Scoop News) – Panun Kashmir today rubbishes and treats as trash, the condemnable statement of one Agnivesh , self styled Swami and “social activist&rd... more
Views: 1731The Royal Wedding And Len Goodman's Birthday Table Dance
Region: United StatesIt appears to this boomer, that the British have progressively taken over the airwaves and television stations throughout this nation, and this past two weeks simply highlighted the degree to which Americans are now served... more
Views: 2297On This Day: Birth of the Irish Republic Declared in Easter Rising
Region: Ireland
On April 24, 1916, Irish nationalists proclaimed the formation of the Irish Republic in a doomed uprising that would galvanize the republican movement. Nationalists Read Proclamation of the Irish Republic In 1914, after... more
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