'Hire and fire’ policy must go

 Unemployment is mounting at a rapid pace in J & K. This problem compels the educated boys and girls to take their jobs in the private sector, especially in education. According to one estimate, more then two lakh educated boys and girls are working in various private schools on a very meager More

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Construct footbridge over Doodh Ganga Canal

This refers to a 100 kanal state land available at Wathoora Chadoora district Budgam. This piece of land is being utilized as a play ground by the youth of Chadoora tehsil for the past five decades. Not only people from Chadoora come to play cricket in this large ground but the cricket lovers of Srinagar More

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Ailing PSUs of J&K

 This refers to the Cabinet decision regarding non-implementation of the 6th Pay Panel report with regard to the PSUs running on loss (GK 30/10/2009). The news is indeed hurting. Except for few Corporations, all of them in J&K are running on loss. These Corporations are also beset with some More

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SRTC strike: who cares?

 This refers to the ongoing agitation of the SRTC employees. These employees are being treated badly by the police and government. The strike is causing immense inconvenience to school children who would go their schools in the SRTC buses. Besides the general public is also suffers. It is unfortunate More

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Appeal to KU authorities

 This refers to the date-sheet issued by University of Kashmir for BG 1st Year. There is no gap between Sericulture-A and English-A papers; there is only one day gap between English-A and English-B papers; and there is only one-day interval between Geography-A and Botany-B. Botany-B and Geography More

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Revoke ban

 This refers to the ban on Pre-Paid Mobile service in Kashmir. That is how we are made servants in our own motherland. The Government of India is trying to snatch the basic facility of communication from Kashmiris, without caring for the consequences. Today mobiles are very important and a part More

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Traffic ‘terror’ on Srinagar roads

 The daily mess of traffic on the city roads adds to the miseries of the people in general and students in particular. Many a time, a journey of a few minutes’ takes hours.  Once a vehicle takes a wrong-turn or stops on road, the whole traffic comes to halt. The worst suffers of the traffic More

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Appeal to Dir SKIMS

 This refers to the problem of inadequate transport facility for staff of the SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura. Its authorities had promised to provide transport facility near the residence of its staff members. But that had not been done. For example, staff from Pampore is dropped near Sonwar More

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Ignoring pensioners

 It is highly condemnable that pensioners of the State have not been given retirement benefits so far under the 6th Pay Commission. It appears that the State Government is uninterested in paying pensioners/retirees their dues and benefits which they are entitled to. What can a common person expect More

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