UN must play its role in conflict zones effectively

The Obama administration seems to have woken up to its long promise of reaching out to the Muslim world by showing its anger at Israel’ continuing with its settlement projects in and around East Jerusalem. The US envoy to West Asia recently cancelled his visit to the Jewish state as a mark of protest More

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Bill politics

While the opposition PDP terms the Inter district recruitment bill as a murder of Kashmiri interests, BJP at the same time, has called for Jammu Bandh, and described the Bill as antiJammu. The people in different districts are celebrating, dancing and beating victory drums. The separatist camp led by More

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Visual imagery

This refers to Syed Afshana’s article. It was a beautiful piece of visual imagery and poetic interludes. Among Kashmiri literati, I have rarely seen such a fictional story woven around by beautiful poetic pieces. The writer deserves kudos for creating a doubleimpact.One for the moving story about More

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Selective warning

This refers to the news item ''Government asks contractuals and ReTs to resume work or you will be fired out''. The statement by the Education Minister is in a completely bad taste. The minister should give this suggestion to the secretariat employees first who also joined the strike from Day 1. Why More

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Throwing chairs

This refers to the passing of the inter-district recruitment bill. For a while, let’s us not debate weather it had to be passed or not. But it was quite disheartening to watch our worthy ministers throwing chairs at each other. These are the people in whose hands we have given the reins of our state More

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Recruitment Bill

Finally, the Jammu and Kashmir Government passed the so-called recruitment bill. Should Er. Rashid be appreciated? Is this a moment for Kashmiris to celebrate? Here is the answer. According to the Census 2001, the Schedule caste population of Jammu and Kashmir is mainly concentrated in the Jammu division More

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Solving dispute

This refers to the article titled “Solving a dispute" by Zulfikar Majid. It is a hard fact that the solving a dispute like Kashmir is hardly possible. All unilateral, bilateral or trilateral talks have failed to yield any results so far. It is a myth that unless and until US and West intervenes seriously More

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Medicinal hub

For the last few weeks, articles pour in on Ginkgo with mixed opinion. Some say that female Ginkgo was sighted in 90’s and the authorities took it lightly as it carries no weight, while others are feel that “what is great in female Ginkgo.” Some believe that it is nuisance because its ovules are mal More

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