Has Nobel Prize lost its meaning?

On October 9 this year, the American President Barack Hussein Obama was awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for his so called contribution towards world peace. The noble committee in its statement said that Obama had shaped a new climate in international politics and worked towards nuclear disarmament More

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Important step

The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has taken a very important step to build two flyovers in Srinagar and Jammu. We hope the work on the projects starts soon as it will help in reducing traffic jam.Shah Nayeem shah.nayeem@yahoo.in More

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Revoke ban

The government of India’s move to ban prepaid mobile service in Kashmir is totally against the very constitution of India. It was the former Prime Minister Vajpayee who introduced the mobile service in Kashmir in 2000 despite facing stiff opposition from his own party leaders for the same reason of internal More

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Futile dialogues

India is making a mockery of the Kashmir issue by calling for futile dialogues for its resolution. What have these dialogues achieved so far? Nothing. That is precisely because India is not willing to solve the Kashmir dispute. Instead it is keeping people busy with these dialogues just to buy time. More

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Quality education

Commercialization of education is a world-wide phenomenon. In Europe and West, the concept is 200 years old, although in Asia it is still in its infancy. Privatization of education has yielded encouraging results wherever and whenever it was introduced. In private sector, the thrust happens to be on More

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Polythene ban

Polythene has been banned in Jammu and Kashmir for a simple reason that is pollutes our environment. It is an appreciable step which was widely and rightly hailed by people. However, before taking such an initiative, the government should have thought of those who are wholly and solely dependent on polythene More

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Constructing flyover

This refers to the recent approval to the construction of flyover from Jehangir Chowk to Natipora. The J&K government must handover the work to some competent agency which can complete the work in time. Muhammad Saleem QureshiQamarwariqureshi More

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Competitive environment

This refers to the recent debate regarding the issue of Jammu candidates excelling in various examinations. There is a prevalent notion that the recruitment agencies are biased toward Kashmirs. But I disagree. I think what we lack is the competitive environment in Kashmir. Ashraf WaniMore

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Why ban?

It is completely illogical to ban pre-paid connections in Kashmir. The issue points toward the discriminatory approach of the government of India toward Kashmir. The “security concern” is not specific to Kashmir alone, but almost entire India is grappling with the same? So why is Kashmir being targeted More

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