Who moved the idea of Independent Kashmir first?

This refers to  Prof. Fida Muhammad Hassnain`s letter (GK 7th Aug) wherein   he has mentioned that Pt. Ram Chander Kak had advised Maharaja Hari Singh to  remain independent. No doubt  the Administrative Head of the State  had advised the Maharaja for the same but the latter More

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Why celebrate?

This refers to the recent calendar put forward by Hurriyat Conference. We are asked to celebrate 14 August i.e. Pakistani Independence Day as ‘yawm-i-istiqlal’. It is high time our leaders decide what they want. Freedom or Pakistan. The innocent people who died in this on-going movement gave up their More

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Can't accept

This refers to the item "students suffer". No doubt students at this crucial juncture suffer a lot but how can we forget what has been done to us in the past two months. I myself am a student and i know the consequences, but just think 51 boys have been killed. We can't take that lying down.
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NC manifesto

It seems that National Conference has made a manifesto of killing more and more Kashmiri people. Since National Conference came in power they announced curfew just for 20 days. But in next term they may extend it for all the 365 days. NC has booked only 500 Kashmiri youths, Political Leaders , separatists More

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No sell-out

India is trying every means to break our resolve. We have scarified one lac people for our cherished goal of freedom. No political party NC or Congress or PDP or PDF can be allowed to sell the blood of Kashmiris. Ruqaya Akbar ‪<waniruqaya@gmail More

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GMC mess

This refers to the crisis the most prestigious college of the valley is going through. There is no batch of under graduates studying there. Two batches are waiting for appearing in exams and the rest go without any guidelines. It is a complete mess which GMC must be pulled out from.Sohail Malik More

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PM speech

India state has always remained in denial mode as far as Kashmir is concerned. Prime Minister of India broke his silence after his brutal forces killed 51 unarmed protesters in valley and talked about political package and an arrangement within Indian constitution. While addressing the problem, he spoke More

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Grievance Cell

The CM   grievance redressal cell has itself become a subject of grievance now. There is hardly any government department that accepts this cell as a credible source of addressing peoples' grievances.  There are a number of complaints lodged in Jan-2010 and even before that, which are More

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Save forests

It is really sad that the unrest in Kashmir has fueled timber smuggling in forests. We are losing this precious resource just because the authorities are unable to curb the problem of timber smuggling. We have very high hopes from the Minister of Forests, Mian Altaf, who has promised many initiatives More

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Child care

This refers to the role of parents in child care. It is well said that ‘nurse the baby, protect the child and free the adult’ .  A newly born child remains on the mercy of his parents. Parents fulfill his needs. They nurse him with proper care and attention. The first five years of the life of a More

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