CM Speech: contradictions eveywhere

This refers to CM's Bakshi Stadiun speech reported by your esteemed newspaper (16th August).Strange, while on one hand  Mr Omar being the Chairman of the Unified Command and also the Home Minister as well as the Chief Minister of J&K is responsible for the killings of innocent and unarmed More

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Education vital

Kashmir situation has evoked different responses from different quarters. But does anyone pay heed to what the educated youth of the valley want. The cycle of violence in Kashmir will only end when things are left as they are. Today, world is just changing like anything, modernizing on all fronts More

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All aspects

This refers to the article "Thank you Thapars, Roys & Vardharajans" (GK 13 Aug 2010) by Basim Amin Bazaz. The writer has nicely thrown light on all aspects of history and the present situation in Kashmir. He has also stated that “we welcome those whose conscience pricks them to raise their voices More

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Take steps

For the past two months, 60 innocent lives have been lost and thousands were injured. Economically also we received a huge setback. There are certain things essential for survival of any system. But when there is symptom in any organ of the system, it affects the entire system. The Jammu and Kashmir More

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Arresting students

The news that 14 Kashmiri students have been sent on police remand in Jammu for raising pro-freedom slogans is a matter of grave concern. What does the government want to do prove by arresting the students? This is just adding fuel to the fire. Such an imperialistic approach is not going to solve the More

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Release them

The arrest of 14 students, mainly medicos by the Jammu police for holding peaceful protests is a matter of grave concern. Similar protests have been held in other parts of India but they haven't been victimized like this. The behavior and attitude of Jammu lawyers and police is condemnable. The students More

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Just hoax

The much hyped Employment Policy is just a hoax. It is unfortunate on part of the Jammu and Kashmir government that it is just fooling people by coming up with such futile schemes. It is better if the government creates more vacancies within the government sector rather than mooting the proposals like More

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Valley hospitals

Due to prevailing unrest, hospitals in Kashmir are flooded with patients. I happened to attend a trauma patient at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura. But the trauma care there is not up to the mark. The facilities there are just inadequate. The Union Minister for Health, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and More

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Redundant therapy

India has been giving a redundant therapy to Kashmir problem. This way the issue can’t be resolved. We can only resolve it if the leadership in India, Pakistan and Kashmir is ready to shun difference and come on table with a concrete agenda. India has always shown stubbornness while attempting to More

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Targeting teachers

Time and again government is targeting  teaching fraternity in Kashmir. It is highly condemnable. Declaring education as an essential service is against the ethics and labour laws. In many countries, there legislations have been passed which make it specific that education can’t be an essential More

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