Mehbooba is right. It is Police Raaj!

It is very hard to digest what pro-India politicians speak or promise in Kashmir. Yet, sometimes you can’t help but agree with them, willingly or unwillingly. I can’t help but completely endorse the views of the Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti, that Jammu and Kashmir is under “Police More

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Blackout Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti’s grouse that Indian media was not giving any coverage of daily mayhem in Kashmir is factually correct, but somehow illogical. We often accuse the Indian media of being biased toward Kashmir. Many a time, we write or speak against this bias. But what is the end result? They again blackout More

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Sheep Husbandry

This refers to series of stories, news reports, articles and editorials in GK regarding the ailing Sheep Husbandry Department. Everybody has rightly pointed out the weaknesses in the department, which is the biggest employment generating sector of the agrarian region of the state. The department lacks More

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High drama

This refers to the article titled "The high drama?" by Khurshid Mir. The author has nicely brought the drama at New Delhi Conference before the people of Jammu and Kashmir. As a state, J&K came into existence by virtue of the Treaty of Amritsar signed between Maharaja Gulab Singh {founder of the More

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Bloody January

This refers to the news titled “Bloody January; Another life lost.” It is really shocking to see Kashmiri children being killed this way. Zahid’s killing is sixth since the beginning of 2010. Forces are killing the innocent civilians without any reason. One wonders when this bloodshed will end. The first More

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Fish poisoning

This refers to news report in GK “Fish Poisoning Continues in Ganderbal.” It is a matter of grave concern that certain selfish people have started killing fishes by using different chemicals. Why is the Fisheries Department silent over the issue? Killing fishes by these non-traditional methods is no More

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Laptop legislature

This refers to the recently announced austerity measures by the state government. Barley few days after the decision, the government has decided to spend Rs 60 lakhs on laptops for legislators .I believe that the legislators earn enough and can easily afford a laptop for their use. Handing over laptops More

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Ridiculous this

This refers to the threats by Shiv Sena to Shahrukh and Amir Khan for expressing their views that Pakistani players should have been included in the IPL. It is not only Khans who had expressed the same view but many intellectuals in India have been of the same opinion that Pak players should have been More

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Unemployment problem

This refers to the burning issue of unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir. In the past, many promises were made with the unemployed youth that they will be accommodated and adjusted in different departments in Jammu and Kashmir. But nothing has been done so far. The interviews and selections made by the More

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