A nuisance called English speaking beggars

I agree with the story "English speaking beggars on prowl in valley" (GK 7th June). These beggars are not new visitors to valley but they are visiting valley for many years now. I have a personal experience when one such group encountered with me in 2004 near bypass Baghi Mehtab area. The group consisted More

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Save water

This refers to a news item published in G.K. entitled “Muslim body ropes in mosques for water conservation campaign” (GK 7th June, 2010). Such moves need to be appreciated.  Actually these are basic teachings of Islam.  Our beloved Prophet (SAW) laid great emphasis on preservation of natural More

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Rumor mongers

This refers to editorial titled 'Foul play'. It is evident that some elements are hell bent upon creating disturbance in Kashmir, giving a blow to large section of our society who earn their livelihood by working round the clock. We should be patient and think before acting. Need of the hour is to avoid More

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Transfer policy

This refers to the new transfer policy for teachers in Higher Education Department. The policy sounds good and a timely step in the right direction. However, it will be very interesting to see how effectively it is implemented on the ground. The experience makes you pessimistic because bureaucratic influence More

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Nuclear politics

I read the article “Nuclear politics” by Rashid Raina. To some extent I agree with the author that both the Untied States and Iran must act responsibly. But I think for a balance in power it is imperative that Iran too goes nuclear. Otherwise the country is highly susceptible to an Americo-Israeli attack More

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Towards disaster

This refers to the article titled "Towards disaster" by Fida Iqbal. The author has rightly stated that every soul on this land is aware of environmental destruction. But materialism and greed have blinded us to the extent that we are unable to foresee the arriving ecological disaster and obliteration More

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Celebrating days

We celebrate the days like world environment day and world no tobacco day. But we are perhaps not serious and sincere about all these celebrations, for, such celebrations don’t yield any positive results at individual or collective levels. What is the outcome of World Environment Day celebration in Kashmir More

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Human resource

Healthy human resource is backbone of any nation for development and progress. Health care facilities in every government hospital need be upgraded so that the people do not need to go to private hospitals and clinics. At every Tehsil and district headquarter child care, dental, orthopedic and especially More

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Kashmiri language

This refers to the future of Kashmiri language. Kashmir is unique in all its dimensions. Starting from politics to language, we boast of many things. The preservation of Kashmiri as language is the hot topic. However beyond lip service we do nothing. It isn’t that we fail in the test but, actually, we More

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Awareness must

Day in and day out reports and messages are seen regarding preservation and protection of natural resources viz. Glaciers, Rivers, Springs and Lakes. Government plans and finances the schemes. It spends whole heartedly on these projects. In fact Media also plays its role in highlighting these issues More

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Stop this

This refers to a few letters about fire cracking menace. I am thankful to those who have woken up to this problem that is assuming some alarming proportions especially in this season. I also suggest that government must take some measures to stop this nuisance. After all we are a descent people and we More

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