As if Obama will pull off a miracle for us

This refers to the US President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi in November. All of a sudden our leaders make us believe that Obama is going to resolve the Kashmir. And while thinking so, they are just intending to intensify the agitation which has already made us suffer a lot. A recent statement by More

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Teacher's role

I am a regular reader and a fan of Prof. G R Malik's Friday Focus. This refers to his recently published column Teacher's Role. Of course we must educate ourselves about the role of a teacher.  An engineer's blunder gets dumped under the rubble; a doctor's error gets buried in a grave, but a poor More

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Safe passage

This refers to the upcoming Board and Kashmir University examinations. The students should be provided adequate transport facility on various routes so that they reach their examination centres in time. At the same time, the state government must ensure that the police or CRPF doesn’t harass the students More

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No appearance

This refers to the news “Omar’s public appearance in Srinagar.” I was a witness to the commissioning of the Jawahar Nagar receiving station from a distance. Except the National Conference workers, nobody participated in the function, which has been shockingly described as the “public appearance by Omar More

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Targeting Kashmir

This refers to the news “Advani demands Omar’s resignation.” Why is BJP making a hue and cry over Kashmir? It has no mandate to speak on the issues in Kashmir. Recently it vehemently opposed the bills pertaining to establishment of two Muslim universities in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier it spoke against More

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Another problem

This refers to the frequent shutdowns and curfews in Kashmir. They have shattered the economy of the state. Hundreds of youth have been laid off in the private sector. While the state government is engaging youth as daily-wagers. It is heading toward another problem in the private sector. There are More

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Strategy must

This refers to the news “US angling for Kashmir: RSS” (GK Oct 18). It would be good if the United States president, Barrack Obama, urges India to resolve the Kashmir dispute, once and for all. There is all probability that Obama may discuss Kashmir during his upcoming visit to New Delhi in November More

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Get serious

This refers to the news “Advani seeks Omar’s resignation.” Bhartiya Janata Party is just playing politics. Omar’s resignation is not the solution. Kashmir is not about governance. People are not demanding Omar Abdullah’s resignation. They want freedom. In the Legislative Assembly, Omar Abdullah didn More

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Make reforms

This refers to the news “Omar enlists peoples’ support for peace.” The Chief Minister is right when he seeks people support to restore normalcy in Kashmir. But he must keep in mind that we can’t clap with one hand. He must ask the security forces to ensure that they don’t kill peaceful protesters with More

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Shocking news

This refers to the shocking news titled “Planting bombs for booty” (GK Oct 18). The accused Special Police Officer has made some startling revelations against Army. Getting bombs planted against people and organizations is highly condemnable. It is really a blot on the face of the Indian democracy which More

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