Priyanka's hijab was the demand of her film, not public pressure

This refers to the news report telecast on IBN 7 recently regarding shooting of the film "Saat Khoon Maaf" featuring Priyanka Chopra. The film unit had arrived in Kashmir to shoot some of the major scenes. Priyanka plays the main role in the film and she stayed in Kashmir for a very short period. More

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Forgotten past

 This refers to the story about Rajab Hamid, the great poet of Kashmir. Kudos to the GK writer who has rightly portrayed the image of The Forgotten Poet of Kashmir, Rajab Hamid. The Kashmiri song Afsoos Dunya has earned a name for Late Gulam Hassan sofi and brought many awards for him but its composer More

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Students suffer

 This refers to the news “Employees on warpath.” It is certainly a complicated situation for the students. The Jammu and Kashmir Government must find a resolution to this issue so that students don’t suffer. Irfan MalikHospital Lines Tralirfanmalik9980 More

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Green Belt

 Apropos Save Green Belt published on City Page (GK Wednesday). This is to inform you that no construction is taking place in the green belt areas of the Dal lake like Nishat, Shalimar, Ishber and Tailbal. The Green Belt is being very well maintained and there’s no need to increase the police patrol More

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Mood Swings

 This refers to the article titled “The mood swings of Kashmir politics” by Dr. Mirza Ashraf Beg. The author is right in saying that no doubt the political corruption got deeply engraved in the hierarchy, but it didn’t help combat the fundamental desire of  ‘hum kya chahtay azadi.’ In fact More

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Astrologer’s arrival

 This refers to advertisements announcing some astrologer’s arrival in Jammu and Kashmir who claims to solve problems relating to jobs, business, education etc. From times immemorial weakness of faith and superstition has done enough harm to mankind. Self-styled gurus have been exploiting the vulnerability More

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Interesting articles

 Recently two interesting articles appeared in Greater Kashmir. One tilted as “When stones and snakes rained” by Khalid Bashir and second “When stones rained’ by Muhammad Yousuf. Both the articles were similar but in the latter there was a point about Siberia, according to which stones which rained More

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Compulsory subject

 This refers to the decision of making Kashmiri a compulsory subject. This will help students learn more about their mother tongue. Sajid WaniGovt Degree College, Ganderbal More

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Sensationalising issue

 This refers to the engagement of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik with tennis player Sania Mirza. The Indian journalists are highlighting this issue round the clock. They are discussing that Sania is Indian but its heart beats for Pakistan and treating this as Indo Pak war. They are also discussing More

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Medicinal value

 This refers to Ginkgo which is in the news. Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species and its leaves are among the most extensively studied botanicals in use today. In Europe and the United States, Ginkgo supplements are among the best-selling herbal medications. It consistently ranks More

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