Nothing changes as road killers go unpunished

This refers to box letter by by Rais Ul Haq about the recent airport accident. He is completely right in saying that those who are involved in such are ‘influential people’, no action is initiated against them. The point is that we have to think about those who are losing their lives on the road for More

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Shocking revelations

The recent torture expose by WikiLeaks has sent shock waves across the world. India has been accused of condoning torture in Kashmir. I was surprised to hear the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s response to the issue. He said the WikiLeaks cable is of 2005 when the PDP led government ruled the state. For More

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Bizarre decision

This refers to the decision of continuing with schooling from 8th to 12th classes. It is a bizarre decision, to say the least. I am a resident of Uri and see the students here shivering in absence of schools, which the killer quake of 2005 devastated. Instead of reconstructing the schools, the government More

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Revoke ban

This refers to the revocation of the ban on postpaid mobiles. I wonder how the state government can discriminate between the prepaid and postpaid when both services are offered by same companies. Then why they kept the ban imposed on prepaid connections. It is completely illogical to lift the ban on More

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Valid assertions

This refers to the Samajwadi party leader, Azam Khan’s statement that Kashmir is debatable. I completely agree with his assertions. Even the New Delhi appointed interlocutors have said that Kashmir was a problem which needs to be resolved. It is encouraging to see the Indian civil society and its parliamentarians More

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Communal harmony

This refers to the news “mainstream politicians spreading hatred: Geelani’. The veteran leader is right in saying that. We Kashmiris, both Shias and Sunnis have been living in completely harmony for years together. Even the minorities have never felt insecure in Kashmir. The safe conclusion of the annual More

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Messy PDD

Despite the chief minister Omar Abdullah assurances on power curtailment, the Power Development Department has miserably failed to alleviate the sufferings of people due to power crisis. This time the PDD has no schedule. Why? If people in metered areas don’t resort of power pilferage, why punish them More

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Review it

This refers to the news regarding the amendments to be made in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. While I appreciate the central government’s decision to amend the act, it would have been better to review the Public Saftey Act simultaneously. Many youth have been so far booked under the PSA in Jammu More

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