Providing backward status to villages is just unfortunate!

This refers to the government’s recent decision of providing backward status to a number of villages in the state. It is really surprising to see that in this technology-driven age we are not moving on the track of progress. It is unfortunate that some villages which were not hitherto backward are being More

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Common cause

This refers to the letter about the Inter district recruitment bill by Mr Rouf. The writer is wrong when he states that 8% reservation is not in favour of Kashmir, but in favour of Kupwara. The writer must learn to sacrifice an individual concern for the common cause. We should broaden our thinking and More

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Quiet diplomacy

This refers to the ongoing talks between India and Pakistan in the form of Quiet Diplomacy. Such talks are futile and cannot yield anything substantial unless and until the two nuclear powers show sincerity in resolving the Kashmir issue. The involvement of the people of Kashmir in the talks’ process More

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No plans

It feels so sad to see about the approach of the government towards the road development. It has no plans to widen the roads. The charming trees are cut down and the most beautiful green tunnel is no more. Waseem Hassan AkhoonDubai, UAEakhoonwaseem More

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AI visit

This refers the visit of Amnesty International to Kashmir to investigate the human rights violations. It is a goodwill gesture shown by Indian government to grant them permission. The organization deserves appreciation for visiting the Valley to take a stock of the situation. Sajad Ahmad Najjar
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Wakf Board

The change in Muslim Auqaf Trust to Muslim Wakf Board has done more harm than good to this prime institution. It has become simply the political entity and most political workers get jobs which they don't perform. Hence this organization has been ruined. The state of affairs is such that despite huge More

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Traffic mess

This refers to M Hyderi’s news story regarding the traffic jam. It is a perpetual agony to see Babus and Mantris to leave for lunch and add to the miseries of the common masses, who get stuck up in the traffic jam. It is better to put an end to this practice. Dr. Khalid BashirLal Bazar, Srinagar More

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Accountability must

The write article “Srinagar -the dirtiest city” by Shahid Kar (GK 19 May). It was a lucid article where the author’s central argument was the poor provision of civic facilities to people of Kashmir. I agree that the government alone cannot do everything. But they can at least impose the laws and rules More

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Who’s behind?

Mehbooba Mufti's statement that "NC has created fake stone pelters to defame stone pelters" needs to be viewed in a broader perspective. It should not be taken as a statement that normally opposition parties make against the ruling party. Does this statement mean that there are real stone pelters who More

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Autonomy parameters

This refers to the statement by Ajay Maken in Rajya Sabha that the working group on centre state relation headed by Justice Saghir has not recommended or mentioned the parameters of autonomy. One wonders why centre is playing such a game with Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier New Delhi was committed for ''anything More

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Coalition politics

This refers to the coalition government or politics in Jammu and Kashmir. Here it is a very different form of government. In the past eight years the concept of coalition creates confusion in the minds of people. The segments of the coalition government are working in accordance to what can be called More

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