No meaningless criticism against Geelani please!

I was glad to see the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, exhibiting maturity and changing the protest programme. Better late than never, Geelani has shown the true leadership qualities by giving a programme wherein there are just one or two strike calls in 15 days. There are people More

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Adding credibility

I believe the civil society awareness for Kashmiri Pandits is beginning to dawn slowly in the Valley, and Greater Kashmir should be commended for taking the lead. A number of commentaries written by M/S Saraf, Razdan, Bharati, and others have been published by the paper recently. On November 12 Mr. Aima More

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Kashmir dispute

 This refers to the news “Kashmir dispute longstanding: Obama.” Kashmir is indeed a dispute. But what is the international community, particularly the United States, doing to resolve it. Other than saying that it was willing to intervene in Kashmir if India and Pakistan wished so, the US has not More

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UNSC issue

 This refers to the news “India gets obligated support for UNSC seat.” The United Nations must bear in mind what India is doing in Kashmir. Before India is considered for a permanent place in the UN Security Council, it is imperative for the world body to get the human rights violations in Kashmir More

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PDD failure

 This refers to the news “Power situation worsens.” There is no problem if the Power Development Department sticks to the scheduled curtailment programme. But what is happening on ground is that frequent power cuts take place. The power cuts have badly affected the students who are appearing in More

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Lift siege

 This refers to the news “Clerics admonish Govt on Jamia Masjid siege.” I think Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is right when he says that the state government’s interference in the religious affairs of people can’t be tolerated anymore. Government must lift curbs on prayers in Jamia Masjid so that the people More

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Investigate it

 The paper-leak scam in class 8th examination is simply shocking. The accused officials must be punished. The State Institute of Education has eroded the sanctity of the examinations. Government must thoroughly probe the matter. Police has already filed FIR in the case. They must investigate the More

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Act now

 This refers to the news “SPCB busts hospital waste racket.” It is indeed encouraging to see the State Pollution Control Board acting against the hospitals who don’t dump the waste scientifically. In developed countries, such a thing is considered to be a crime which merits severe punishment. However More

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Interlocutors again

 This refers to the second visit of the interlocutors to Kashmir. Talking to cross section of the society in J&K would give them a fair idea about the problems that people are facing. But I think that should not be their mandate. They must stick to the resolution of the Kashmir issue for which More

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Moral responsibility

 This refers to the letter titled “After all it’s the question of her honor” by Bisma Khursheed. No doubt it came as a surprise to Aijaz Aslam, a renowned Islamic scholar and Peace TV orator, on his first visit to Kashmir that Muslim women have abandoned Hijab in this Muslim majority state and have More

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