Why do we always blame the system?

UNDER AN UNRULY CANOPY

Whenever there is a problem, we have an option next door to shift the blame on, Dr. Nazir A. Bhat comments on the public behaviour in view of the recent strike by state employees

Every morning, when I struggle to pull out my car from the heavy traffic jam, I blame the system- be it the traffic police, PWD or the agencies which fail to check encroachments on roads. When the transformer in my street goes down with a bang, the old lady next door curses the power department. When More
Time to wake up

WATER CONSERVATION

There has to be an ecologically sound water conservation policy if we are to save this precious resource for posterity, writes Foziah Hamid

Water in today’s world is becoming an extremely scarce resource for domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. The resource is finite in nature and there is a lack of an efficient and ecologically sound water conservation and management policy. At the time of independence, the annual availability More
Evil in the bud

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Delinquency Prevention is the need of the hour to ensure prosperity of individual and nation on the whole, writes Iqra Sheikh

Juvenile Delinquency is a term given to those children who act against the law. They are aged between 15 and 25. Crime committed by young people has risen since the mid twentieth century. The level and types of youth crime is used as an indicator of the general state of morality and law and order More
  • Kashmir

CBI unearths Rs 50 lakh scam in PO Bandipora

2 OFFICIALS ISSUED FORGED KVPS, IVPS

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 30: The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched an inquiry into the “bungling” of Rs 50 lakh by two officials of the Department of Posts, Bandipora, who allegedly issued fraudulent Kisan More


  • Srinagar City

Acquaint people about Islam’s social justice system: Prof Punjabi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, April 30: The Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Reyaz Punjabi today said Islam has a well-known tradition of social justice system about which the world should be educated. "Islam More



  • Jammu

Urdu-illiterates join as Naib Tehsildars

Finance Dept issues order after ‘one time exemption’ by Cabinet

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Apr 30: As many as 29 candidates, who were selected despite lacking the basic qualification of Urdu, joined as Naib Tehsildar following an order issued by the State Finance Department here on Friday More


  • South Asia

Pak agrees to change in format for future talks

Islamabad, Apr 30: Pakistan agreed to a change in the format for future talks with India in return for New Delhi’s consent to resume broad-based engagement with it, diplomatic sources said Friday.  More


  • GK Business

India asks Pakistan to clear cross-LoC tele-link proposal

‘MORE ITEMS, DAYS FOR TRADE, BANKING MECHANISM, TRUCK SCANNERS ON ANVIL’

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Apr 30: The Union home secretary G K Pillai Friday said India has asked Pakistan to expeditiously clear the proposal for establishment of communication links between the two sides of Jammu and More


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