Winter Schooling versus Coaching Centers
This refers to the recent decision of government to keep schools open during winter months. This has been done to compensate the academic loss suffered by the student community during the 2010 unrest. This move, at large, is taken as a punishment to the students because it is favored by very few and More
PDD failure
As the chill gets biting so does it bite into power supply! It is 2010 and we are in the 21st century with everything at our finger tips: internet, mobile phones and what not. But there is no electricity. Every year the government of the day makes tall promises of improving the power scenario but it More
Unnecessary criticism
This refers to the article titled "The moral dilemma " by Junaid Azim Mattu. He has unnecessarily criticized stone pelters for the present mess. I want to suggest Mr Junaid that writing articles from foreign country is easy, but living in Kashmir is different. In short, he tried his best to  blame More
Consumer rights
The private and other dairy plants in the valley have unilaterally increased rates of the pouch milk by Rs 2.00 per litre which is totally unbearable by a consumer. Without any notification from the government, how can dairy plants  themselves increase the rates of milk since it comes under essential More
Impractical move
Winter schooling is an impractical move. For centuries the valley has remained closed during the winter days especially with the start of chilaikalan. Because with the start of chilaikalan the temperature falls down to -8 and even -11and such temperature is harmful for one and all. In government schools More
Which Azaadi?
This refers to Dr. Wasim Ahmed's article Meaning Of Azadi (GK Dec 17). I totally agree with his assertions regarding our illusions about "Azaadi". At the outset we have to free ourselves from rampant corruption, social evils and political anarchy. The unjust and dishonest practices have reduced our nostalgic More
  • Kashmir

Unabated constructions pose threat to Pahalgam ecology

‘Big babus,influential make hay while the sun shines’

KHALID GUL

Pahalgam, Dec 26: Despite the Supreme Court ruling clearly prohibiting any construction in wildlife sanctuaries, people with strong political connections and “big babus” are carrying out constructions More


  • Srinagar City

KU film on global warming wins national award

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 26: In a significant development, Kashmir University’s Educational Multimedia Research Centre ( EMMRC) made educational television film Global Warming –The Catastrophe In Making, has won More



  • Jammu

BJP furthering narrow political interests: Sadhotra

ABROGATION OF ARTICLE-370

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 26: Lashing out at Bharatiya Janata Party for advocating abrogation of Article-370, Member Legislative Council and National Conference senior leader, Ajay Sadhotra on Sunday said the More


  • News in Brief

Chaharum of Imam-e-Hai Bandipora on Tuesday

Srinagar, Dec 26: The Chaharum of Imam-e-Hai Bandipora, Peer Ghulam Muhammad Naqashbandi, who passed away on Friday, is being observed at Bandipora on Tuesday (December 28).Naqashbandi (85) who was known More


  • Business

Onion prices stay sweet in JK

Inflows from Pakistani side of Kashmir help balance demand-supply

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Dec 26: Where outside J&K it has left the aam aadmi perturbed, the onion price in the state has remained fairly stable; courtesy, the huge commodity inflows from Pakistan side of Kashmir More


  • News

World may recognise Palestine soon: minister

Tel Aviv, Dec 26: With peace talks stalled, the ‘entire world’ could recognise a Palestinian state within a year, a dovish Israeli cabinet minister warned Sunday, urging the resumption of negotiations More


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