Shooting an unarmed protestor is a simple murder

I am deeply saddened to learn about the death of more than 8 youth in Kashmir in the past few weeks. I extend my heartfelt condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones due to the government staged terrorism. I don't agree with the Chief Minister's statement of calling it a 'battle of More

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Police reforms

Your editorial on 26th June is an eye opener for the civil society who need to start a campaign not only for the police reforms but also the annulment of draconian laws and acts prevalent in the Jammu and Kashmir. A number of commissions and committees were appointed during the last fifty years but no More

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Drug abuse

This refers to Dr Tabish’s article (GK, 26-06-10) regarding Drug Abuse and Dependence. A good and informative article, but it would have been useful had he mentioned data about substance abuse in the valley rather than global figures. That would have given us a better insight about the scale of the problem More

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Only statements

This refers to the article titled ''As the death dances'' by Manzoor Ahmad Ganai.( GK June 30).The writer is absolutely right in saying that there is nobody to stop bloodbath in Kashmir. The state government is only issuing statements that human rights violations won’t be tolerated. But on ground More

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Changing stand

This refers to news "Omar talks tough"(GK June 30). State government put the entire blame on protesters and did not say anything about the killings of innocents by the CRPF men. The press conference was a U-turn by the state government. A day before the Law Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar went on record More

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Killings continue

On one hand, the government of India is saying that they have deployed forces in Kashmir for the protection of people, but on the other, the same forces are involved in gruesome killing of civilians. Innocent people are being killed and then dubbed “anti-nationals.” There is no one to question the government More

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Highly condemnable

Kashmir has been witnessing bloodbath for many weeks now. The whole Kashmiri civil society is condemning these incidents. People have been protesting but causing damage to the public and private property is highly condemnable. A group of youth caused damage to a pharmacy shop of a local private hospital More

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Unfortunate this

This refers to Islamabad killings. It is unfortunate that Government of India gives a clean chit to the CRPF. What does it mean? And here is India's Home Minister P. Chadambaram: ''I endorse every word of Omar Abdullah,” but “we will probe the alleged CRPF killings.''   I am typing these More

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Not them

This refers to the article titled “where are the people’s representatives” by Abdul Salam Mir. I want to know what wrong our representatives have done. They were elected for better roads, drinking water, jobs etc. The safety of people is not the part of their job. The safety and honour of Kashmiri people More

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