neighboring countries and internal terrorism emulates from religious or communal violence and Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. Terror activities involve either Indian or foreign citizens. The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[3] In
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hills and hence‚ they are not as fast flowing as the Himalayan rivers. The Himalayan Rivers The Indus River System Originates from Lake Mansarovar in Tibet and enters India through Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. The Zaskar‚ the Nubhra‚ the Shyok and the Hunza join the Indus in Kashmir. The Satluj‚ the Ravi‚ the Chenab‚ the Beas and the Jhelum together join Indus at Mithankot in Pakistan. Indus merges with the Arabian Sea near Karachi in Pakistan. Length is 2900 km. It is one of the
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There are now more than 150 disputes under way that involve territory‚ mostly in Africa‚ Asia‚ and the Pacific region‚ but also in Europe and the Americas. Some disputes are on the distant horizon (Antarctica)‚ some are long-simmering (Jammu and Kashmir)‚ and others—like Crimea—are at their boiling point. In this assignment I will going to explain different case studies‚ which includes certain types of disputes like border disputes which are notoriously difficult to resolve. International law does
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MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE‚ UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR CHANGE IN INDO-PAK RELATIONS POST 26/11 Role of Media Ashraf ul Hassan. 6/20/2012 The 2008 Mumbai attacks were 11 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai‚ India’s largest city‚ allegedly by terrorists who came from Pakistan. Immediately after the assault‚ extensive media coverage had created war hysteria as tempers were raised across the country to launch a war against the neighboring Pakistan. Class: M.A (3rd Semester)
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Barkha Dutt was born in India on 18th December 1971 and is a noted TV journalist in India and at present is working for the NDTV. She was born to S.P. Dutt and Prabha Dutt. While her father was an official in Air India‚ her mother was a Chief of Bureau of the Hindustan Times for quite some time. She had her childhood days in New Delhi and New York. Barkha is indebted for her journalism skills to her mother‚ Prabha‚ a pioneer among women journalists in India. But Prabha Dutt died in 1984‚ when she
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SCANDALS IN 2000S Named scandals Named scandals in India Scandal Year reported Scope Location Key players Summary 2012 Indian coal mining controversy 2012 185‚591.34 crore (US$33.78 billion) nation Comptroller and Auditor General of India‚ the coal ministry‚ many electricity boards and private companies coal blocks allotted‚ not auctioned‚ leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India [1][2][3] Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam 2012 200‚000 crore
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The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) 1-6 October‚ 2008 Goa‚ India Earthquake Risk Mitigation Strategies in India C. Ghosh National Institute of Disaster Management‚ New Delhi‚ India Keywords: Disaster Management‚ earthquake‚ mitigation‚ building codes‚ ABSTRACT: About 59% of India’s land area is under the threat of moderate to severe earthquake shaking intensity VII and higher. In the last 20 years‚ 8 major
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QUAID-E-AZAM’S LIFE AFTER THE INDEPENDENCE GOVERNOR-GENERAL: Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan and president of its constituent assembly. Inaugurating the assembly on August 11‚ 1947‚ Jinnah spoke of an inclusive and pluralist democracy promising equal rights for all citizens regardless of religion‚ caste or creed. This address is a cause of much debate in Pakistan as‚ on its basis‚ many claim that Jinnah wanted a secular state while supporters of Islamic Pakistan assert that
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MY INDIA India is my country and I am an Indian. It is the seventh largest country in the world and the second most populated country in the world. India is called by names Bharat and Hindustan. It is a peninsula‚ surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east‚ the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south. Tiger is the national animal of India and peacock the national bird. The lotus in all its uniqueness is India’s national flower. The mango is the national fruit‚ which is cultivated
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and Vishnu were born out of Lord Shiva and the three were separated into three different aspects of divinity. Shiva is the Destroyer God as he dissolves the universe for the next cycle of creation and destroys obstacles for his devotees. Today‚ Shaivism is a popular sect in Hinduism‚ predominantly in South India‚ where devotees believe Shiva is All and omnipresent. Lord Shiva is always portrayed with the same postures and symbols in various forms of media such as paintings and idols. Shiva is the
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