Why criticize when you don't have an alternative?

It is in response to Ajaz ul Haque`s Write Hand "We the sick" (GK.20 Nov.2010). It has become a routine for him  to criticize  the pro-movement leadership on the grounds that their way of politics cause heavy human and material loss to Kashmiris. He generally holds the pro-movement leadership More

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Too slow

This refers to the poor service provided by BSNL EVDO. Through this newspaper we have many times informed the concerned authorities about the problem but unfortunately it's worsening with every passing day. We experienced a better speed (Maximum of1.4 Mps )  only on 5 days of the last week, and More

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Know facts

This refers to an article by Amit Kushari published in Greater Kashmir. I will remind you of the fact that when India was fighting for independence from British, there were many Indians who were working for British. And you can easily call them "traitors". So is the case in our country - Kashmir. More

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Preserve it

This has reference to the process of vandalizing Gulmarg. Your newspaper is doing a commendable job by highlighting the problems of a grave magnitude. It's a pity that Kashmir is being looted by those who claim to preserve its beauty. We all have to join hands and find out a way so that our pristine More

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Whose Kashmir

If India and Pakistan are staking their claims on Kashmir, but the basic question remains unsolved. Whose Kashmir they are talking about. Have Kashmiris ever been given an option as to what do they themselves want. Till Kashmiris are made a part of the dialogue process, no solution is going to work. < More

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Intellectuals' responsibility

Our nation has produced a good crop of intellectuals, but the tragedy is that they lack a voice. We must always respect them for the contributions they are making, but they too have a duty to make their voice a credibility. Let's strengthen ourselves so that we can't be taken for granted by our adversaries More

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Kashmir Dispute

This refers to the recent news that UN has removed Kashmir from the list of disputes. What then? Even if the whole world says Kashmir is not a dispute, but it will continue to be a dispute and no one can deny that. Actually UN is nothing but a handmaiden of the super powers predominantly America. More

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Education system

This is in response to the decision taken up by the Jammu and Kashmir government to introduce a new uniform for the sate-run schools from the next session. I am sure this would be the decision taken up by the authorities themselves without consulting anybody from the academic circle because no one More

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Release them

This refers to the news “Eid doesn’t enthuse Nowhatta family” (GK Nov 17). It is unfortunate that the state government has detained the youth on charges of stone pelting. This way it can’t strangulate the public sentiment. The youth who took to streets and raised pro-freedom slogans had a reason to do More

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