As if people don't matter

Omar Abdullah has succumbed to the status quo and decided to follow the herd, away from his people

GK EXCLUSIVE By Seema Mustafa

 Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah was in Delhi recently to meet the top leadership of the UPA government and the Congress party. The information given to the media spoke at length of the law and order measures that were being taken to make administration easier for him, but there More

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How long shall we suffer?

KASHMIR CRISIS

Kashmir has suffered a great deal and the situation shows no signs of improvement. We are losing lives and with it we are imperiling our future. This is a matter of concern for everyone of us, writes Tanveen Kawoosa

Every time the innocent blood spills over the roads Kashmir hogs the limelight. A closer look in to the subject exposes unsavory realities. In particular, it is the overarching loss of human security reinforced by the massive presence of forces and the laid-back attitude of New Delhi that keeps this More

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Curfewed Night

MUSINGS

Books have a relationship with the facts around and that is my experience with a night that had all darkness to offer, narrates Fayaz Bhat

The birds have stopped singing and music of the air is coming to my ears. The night is slowly and gradually engulfing the whole town. People have stopped thinking and are relaxing their minds after the full day work. I am trying to read a few pages from the book “The World is Flat”. For me reading a More

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