We must encourage creativity and innovation

Though the contemporary world is enriched with the treasures of knowledge and information, yet what we witness is a lack of standards in education, business, employment and governance. Exploitation of information technology is at its peak. The method of copy-paste has become a trend among some so-called More

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Omar’s statement

This refers to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s speech in the Legislative Assembly wherein he said that Kashmir is an international issue and needs to be resolved soon. It is a welcome statement. Omar deserves credit for having made some of the bold statements on Kashmir. But at the same time, I fail to More

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Kashmir dispute

This refers to the latest happenings in Kashmir. It seems that normalcy is slowly returning. Now, Kashmir is not making headlines in the Delhi-based news channels and newspapers. This is a big problem with New Delhi that whenever something good happens in Kashmir, they take a long sleep and think More

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None listening

Recently the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, requested private schools, doctors and lab clinics to slash down their rates by 50 percent. But when it comes to ground, no one implements it. When as a parent we asked a private school that will the institute not follow Geelani’s call More

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Illogical argument

This refers to the letter by Vijay Sazawal in which he responded to an article by Zargar. I completely fail to understand what Mr Sazwal means when he says "number of minorities declining in Kashmir.” He should understand there is no role of majority in declining the number of minorities. They have their More

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Humble boy

This refers to the news “With Iqbal lies his dream buried.” Indeed Iqbal was a humble boy. We studied together. He was Hafiz-ul-Qur’an. Greater Kashmir has done a commendable job by highlighting his story.Arshid BhatManglora Tangmargbhat.arshid553 More

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One error

This refers to the article titled “Indian writers and the art of misleading people” by Altaf Khan. It was an eye-opener for all. The author has made a factual error which I humbly want to point out. When Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh visited Kashmir to address people who were hired from different places More

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Just puppets

This refers to your front-page news titled “We are not puppets: CM.” There is no denying the fact that the state government is dancing to the tunes of New Delhi. The anti-people policies are framed at Delhi and executed by the Jammu and Kashmir in the state. It is devoid of any powers or authority. What More

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UN response

UN response to the situation in Kashmir is heartening. But we must not forget that it's is a trilateral issue involving the people of Kashmir too. For the past four months, we are going through tough times. We have sacrificed 110 lives in four months. We should not let these sacrifices go waste. Let More

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Historic speech

Omar Abdullah's speech in the assembly was historic for the fact that someone after such a long time could speak the truth while in office. Kashmir politics is full of the instances where people have said and done something in the power and something else when out of it. Omar's sincerity will be judged More

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Problem persists

This refers to reopening of schools in Kashmir. The government is just giving hype to the issue, as if the schools have opened after the ‘war’ has ended. Ironically the government is silent on the 110 killings that have taken place in Kashmir in the past four months. What about justice to the affected More

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International dispute

This refers to chief minister’s speech in state assembly and the hue and cry over it. Omar Abdullah’s speech was in accordance with the historical facts which some nationalists are unable to bear. In fact the Home Minister of India P Chidambaram was referring to the same historical fact when he said More

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