When state wrongs its own people

Corruption, injustice and persecution – the elements that make our system at present

GUEST COLUMN By Seema Mustafa

What happens when a state becomes intolerant of its own people? It becomes intolerant of democracy. And this seems to be happening to the ruling elite as the government becomes for the rich and breaks links with the poor who are seen as an impediment in India’s growth. The stink that has burst through More
Is SKIMS a failed dream?

RESPONSE

Before finding faults, we must find out the truth Dr Rumana Makhdoomi

This refers to a couple of write-ups by Dr.Khuroo regarding SKIMS which appeared in Greater Kashmir. The writer sees SKIMS as a failed dream, calls its performance as a number game, sees its proposed expansion as non-essential and snubs at its academics and research. The write-ups were loaded with, criticism More
Freedom from whom?

ASPIRATIONS

The meaning of Azadi differs from people to people, writes Shafiq Mir

Majority voice in Kashmir valley is in favor of total freedom from Indian system. It has been observed by the Kashmir study panel constituted by Prime Minister of India which comprises three members, prominent journalist Dilip Padgawnker, noted  academic, Prof Rahda Kumar and senior economist M 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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