A crowd throngs the market. Yours tragically!

The holy month of Ramzan has come to an end. It is Eid now. I as a Non Muslim Kashmiri felt pained and agonized to see the commercial areas and markets of Srinagar on Thursday. How people were thronging markets for meat, poultry, bakery, shopping for clothes etc. In my opinion this Eid is not a day More

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How long?

On Monday, the Valley was soaked in blood again. Police killed four more civilians in Pattan areas of north Kashmir. It seems that the trigger-happy cops are yet to learn a lesson even after killing 69 civilians in the past two months. Where it the government? Does it have any say? Is anybody listening More

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Pattan tragedy

It pained me to see the photograph of a mother who lost her child in police action in Pattan. Forces have really gone out of control. They kill anyone at will. Is this the democracy that India is talking about? People have lost faith in police, which ideally is an institution meant to protect the citizens More

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Revoke it

This refers to the news story “Common minimum demands”. I think it is high time for India to revoke the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act and withdraw its troops from the civilian areas. There is no justification for keeping the forces in civilians areas given the fact that they enter into More

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Who provokes?

The Palhalan killings were completely unprovoked. I wonder why cops open fire on unarmed civilians. Now only God knows what will happen to Kashmir and Kashmiris. People have been brutalized. Police is provoking them to take to streets by killing civilians day in and day out. Situation across the Kashmir More

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Dubious channels

Greater Kashmir has done a commendable job by highlighting the issue of dubious channels operating in Kashmir. It is a matter of grave concern which must be thoroughly probed by police. The SSP Srinagar must himself oversee the probe and ensure that all such channels are banned which are running without More

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Cholera hit

This refers to the news “Cholera hit Budgam faces major threat” by Muddasir Ali. I wonder how the cholera spread in Kashmir this year. I think the Public Health Engineering Department is mainly responsible for this. They don’t supply clean water to people. In several localities, murky water flows from More

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Not needed

This refers to the news 'JK to have first Open School after Eid' (GK 06-09-10). There is a mushroom growth of schools in every part of the state but desired goals are not achieved due to lack of dedication on the part of teachers and poor infrastructure of schools. Instead of opening new ones for reserved More

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Police bullets

 This refers to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that New Delhi was examining Geelani’s proposal. How long will it take New Delhi to come up with a decision in this regard? Civilians are falling to police bullets every day. Security forces have unleashed a reign of terror across the Valley More

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Violating SOP

This refers to opening of fire by Army in Varmul recently. The Army has clearly violated the Standing Operating Procedures by barging into the domain of law and order. It is better if the Army remains away from the current situation. Let police and paramilitary forces do their job. Shahbaz More

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Kashmir Unrest

 This refers to the unrest kashmir. India's  approach  towards Kashmir issue was always  contrary to Gandhiji's principles - both in theory and in practice. Regarding democracy M K Gandhi says, “to strengthen the roots of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the More

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