Do something for the people of Kashmir

It is very disturbing to hear about the plight of people in Kashmiris. The only medium of information available for us outside J&K state is your esteemed paper which we access from our laptops otherwise the biased Indian media is giving a distinctly different picture. Highlighting fewer episodes More

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2008 uprising

 Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has blamed people for spoiling the 2008 uprising by taking part in the elections. We did play into the hands of murky politics and those who wanted to show to the world that people of the conflict-ridden J&K are rather comfortable with the Indian system More

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Eve’s daughter

 This refers to the article “eve’s daughter breaks her silence!” by Khurram Saba (GK July 01). The author has tried to explore the plight of the women folk. She has gone beyond the reality, relied more on imagination. The author has posed some hypothetical  questions and answered them artistically More

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Tragic tale

Killings of teenagers in Kashmir almost every day is a great worry. More worrying is the fact that victim is being blamed for the aggression launched on him. Indian media always remains hesitant to show the reality. Home Minister, to justify all police action, blames Lashkar. CM is indifferent. That More

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Hospital sanitation

This refers to the condition of our hospitals. Almost all hospitals in the Valley are in a shambles. One of the major areas of concern is their sanitation. It is important for the health of patients. But unfortunately the sanitation condition in our hospitals like GB Panth, Lala Ded is not fine. The More

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Misleading children

On Saturday, some of the private schools made an announcement through media that the schools shall remain open on Sunday. But the schools were not open. This is just misleading students. Hundreds of students were put to immense trouble. The government should take a note of such a situation and take More

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Take action

  Central Reserve Police Force has committed a series of serious crimes in total disregard of all the values in Kashmir. The use of force was not only inappropriate, but also disproportionate. International law dictates that even in wartime, civilians are not to be attacked or harmed. The doctrine More

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It pains

My heart bleeds to see what is happening in Kashmir. We are ruining our youth and our education system is getting damaged beyond repair. I condemn the killings of young chaps also and I appeal to parents to discipline their children. More painful is the statement of Union Home Secretary GK Pillai who More

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Sand mining

 This refers to the news “Fishermen, Sanding not Fishing” in GK Plus (20th June 2010). It is astonishing to see the picture indicating how fishermen are depleting the fish resource through sanding process. Sand mining is one of the main factors for depletion of fish diversity besides their over More

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