A MISSED CALL TO KNOW YOUR BANK BALANCE, LAST TRANSACTIONS

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A Missed Call To Know Your Bank Balance, Last TransactionsAbhay Datar  and  Yogesh Sapkale

            05 August 2016 

Often, we need to know the latest bank balance. For this we may log in through the net or go to the nearest ATM centre or call the branch. Some of us may be using phone-banking. But all these options are time-consuming, particularly, the phone-banking facility, where you have to press some numbers if you want to know something, and then another number for going to a particular menu and then giving PIN and then… and it continues! If you call the branch, the concerned staff member will ask you a few questions to know

PAKISTAN'S PROXY WAR IN KASHMIR PROVED by ASHALI VARMA

Dear Friends,

 I have written about Husain Haqqani's former Ambassador intv with Maroor Raza as well as what has been happening in Kashmir and across the border in Pakistan. If you like it please circulate.

 http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-free-lunch/pakistans-proxy-war-in-kashmir-proved/

 Best Regards,

Ashali

 Pakistan's proxy war in Kashmir proved

August 3, 2016, 7:15 PM IST Ashali Varma in No Free Lunch | India | TOI

Ashali Varma

Freelance journalist Ashali Varma has authored the biography of her father late Lt. Gen. PS Bhagat — 'The Victoria Cross: A Love Story'. She was executive producer with the International Commentary Service Inc, New York in 1990. She was the executive publisher of The Earth Times, New York (1992- 98). She has also worked as the editor of Choices Magazine, United Nations Development Programme. She writes on various issues including human rights, population and sustainable development.

Recent news on Times Now have brought out the extent of the game Pakistan and it's so called non-state actors, who are joined to the hip of the ISI, are playing in Kashmir. Perhaps the most damning aspect is that many of our journalists—Arnab calls them the Pakistan Apologist Group, actually help to fan the flames.

TIME FOR RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL IN BUREAUCRATIC ROLES

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 Time For Retired Military Personnel In Bureaucratic Roles?

Swarajya Staff - August 04, 2016,

   

SNAPSHOT

A bureaucrat who doesn't wish to be named writes on why the time is right for the Modi government to initiate a two-fold reform in bureaucracy. One, administrative positions should be made open to retired military officers and two, experts should be brought in via lateral entry

The stunning victory of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2014 rested on its promise of reforming India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly committed himself to this objective. 

FRREEDOM FROM FANATISM

Freedom from fanatism?

The 27th Arab League Summit opened on July 25th in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Founded in 1945 and comprises of 22 Arab states with several o The 27th Arab League Summit opened on July 25th in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Founded in 1945 and comprises of 22 Arab states with several observers. It is becoming an increasingly dysfunctional group with leaders of several members such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordon, Tunisia, Algeria, And Palestine skipping the summit.

STOP BEING DEFENSIVE ABOUT KASHMIR / BY VIKRAM SOOD

For a change a sane advice.  Indeed India must stand up for its right to J&K that acceded to India legally and is an integral part of India.  This dilly dallying is what causes confusion, and people like Chidrambaram start making nosensical statements.  Govt needs to put forth a straight policy to firmly state J&K is not a dispute and will not be treated as anything but integral part of India.  What is in dispute is the Pak Occupied portion of so called 'Azad kashmir' and Gilgit Baltistan.  Firner action is needed, not only to bring situation under control, but also to teach Pakistan a lesson.

Jai Hind

Stop being defensive about Kashmir

 By Vikram Sood

The writer is former chief of R&AW

Well-known facts are sometimes forgotten, conveniently overlooked or twisted to suit a particular narrative. So, it is necessary to restate some facts and bring the discourse back on rails.

Kashmir, all of it, belongs to India and it will stay like that. We have a document affirming the status of Kashmir and Pakistan has never observed the UNSC resolutions of April 1948 to solve the issue. In any case, Jammu and Kashmir is no longer listed by the UN as a dispute.