Why let these tender souls suffer?
 Whatever is happening in the valley particularly in Srinagar now is not hidden from anyone.  The question arises as to who are at the receiving end of this Azadi Movement. Commercial transporters, shopkeepers of uptown and midtown areas except Rajbagh, Jawahar Nagar, Alangari Bazar, our More

Bank posts
 We are the aspirants for the Banking Associates posts recently advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. We are unemployed for the past many years, even as we have completed our graduation. We request the J&K Bank chairman to relax the upper-age limit fixed for the posts so that we are More

Don’t disturb
 This refers to the present unrest Kashmir where education sector has suffered immensely for the past five months. Kids, who should have been in the schools during the peak academic session, were either protesting on the roads or somewhere else. The unrest has hit the children psychologically. It More

Misleading information
 This refers to the article regarding Muhammad Yousuf Taing and the revelations about Tipu Sultan Shaheed and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Both the personalities have nothing to do with Kashmir. Our historians tend to make new assessments every now and then, without looking into facts. Sir Syed Ahmad More

Right question
 This refers to the article titled 'The Facts we need to know.” The author has rightly highlighted the historical background of Kashmir’s accession to India. India's stand of status quo on Kashmir has been rightly questioned. Such debates have really renewed the forgotten story of Kashmir dispute More

Protect nature
 This refers to Rahul Koul's letter "Punish them" (GK Oct 12). No doubt Dal Lake has become infamous for growth of toxic weeds and encroachments from all sides. The world renowned lake is fast dying as a major tourist attraction. We cannot blame a single person or a single department for its present More

Just politics
 This refers to the recent decision of setting up two Muslim universities in Kashmir: The Transworld Muslim University and Sheikh-ul-Alam Research University. But according to BJP's Ashok Khajuria, these universities will only breed extremism. I think the BJP has become habitual of criticizing More

Reconcile now
 The Allahabad High Court split verdict has legitimized and legalized the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. The perpetrators not only struck against a place of worship, but also the principles of secularism, democracy and the rule of law. In a shameful move, a few thousand people More

Education must
 The article Need to ponder (GK, 10th Oct) was a delightful read. I fully agree with the writer on his views regarding education, receiving of which has been made obligatory by Prophet Muhammad (SAW). What has been made obligatory by Allah and His Messengers can not be made unimportant by anyone More

Relax limit
 This refers to the advertisement which appeared in various dailies of J&K with regard to the recruitment in J&K Bank for the positions of Banking Associate, in which the age group has been set between 18-30 years. In the recently published Job advertisement in J&K Grameen Bank, the More

  • Kashmir

‘Probe unmarked, mass graves in Valley’

GEELANI URGES UN, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 14: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday urged the International Court of Justice and United Nations War Crimes Tribunal to initiate a probe into the More



  • Srinagar City

Schooling goes behind the bars

POLICE LOCKUP OFFERS TUITION CLASSES TO ACCUSED STONE PELTERS

M HYDERI

SCHOOLING is no more a business for educational institutions alone. For now, it has infiltrated into police lockups with a City Thana hosting a Paathshaala where the SHO plays Masterji before the taught More




  • Jammu

NPP to seek Guv’s permission to prosecute CM

Jammu: National Panthers Party would seek Governor, N N Vohra’s permission to “prosecute” the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah for his remarks in Legislative Assembly on J&K’s accession with India.  More



  • Business

Govt makes VRS more palatable

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Oct 14: To make it more palatable to the employees, the government has amended certain provisions of Golden Handshake Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS).  Even as the VRS was introduced three More



  • News

Computer knowledge must for judges: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 14: Judges should have basic computer knowledge at the time of appointment and a candidate who fails to fulfil the requirement can be denied employment, the Supreme Court has ruled.  More



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