When coaching centers run in cold, why can't schools

Kashmir valley is known for its cold weather during the winter season and as a routine the schools and colleges remain closed from 15th of December till the end of February every year. However the authorities have since long been thinking upon the idea of keeping  the educational institutions open More

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Vets calling

We the unemployed vets of Jammu & Kashmir find ourselves nowhere. Now the things have come to an unbearable pass. We request the minister for Forest and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed to come to our rescue. Had we opted for entrepreneurship we would have been better off. What use our professional More

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Kashmir suffers

I am an MA Student at the Konstanz Universität, Germany, coming originally from Romania. I studied as exchange student at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in the Monsoon Semester 2010. During my stay in India I wanted to travel to Kashmir. This was only possible at the end of my stay in India More

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Be careful

This refers to the news titled “Government apathy eats away Kalai” (GK Dec 13). The reporter has mentioned that the Kalai built by Mughals provided protection to the Fort atop the Koh-e-Maran hill at that time. He has not realized the fact that the Fort atop the Koh-e-Maran hill was built much later More

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Think again

Government is overemphasizing the need to conduct winter schooling in Kashmir. The move is undesirable for the teaching community since most of our teachers are not ready to take pains, not to speak of undertaking challenges. One cannot expect fruitful results when both the learner and teacher are made More

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Nothing wrong

This refers to the news “CRPF men go berserk at Islamia College” (GK-Dec 12, 2010). It is a highly condemnable act. The students took to streets against arrest of a teacher on charges of setting an “anti establishment question paper.” We need to look at the issue in an objective manner. In case of English More

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Good views

This refers to the article “The engineering recipe” by Beenish Habib. The write-up carried a strong message. The way the chef (I mean the author) has blended the different ingredients (electronic components) was excellent. The issue is worth a debate. Certainly we lack proper implementation of practical More

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