Good that CM too realizes what AFSPA means for us?

The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has finally acknowledged that the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act was a draconian law which has outlived its importance in Kashmir. Earlier the chief minister would issue contradictory statements about the issue. But now it seems that the National Conference More

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Rights violations

More than 100 people have lost their lives in Kashmir in the past four months. The human rights organizations must launch an inquiry into all the civilian deaths in the state at the hands of security forces. The guilty cops must be punished. Justice is must.Muneer FarooqSrinagar More

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Not possible

Through different media the State government authorities are asking parents to send their children to schools. In the next breath they impose curfew in the entire valley. How will the teachers and students reach schools when forces in uniform disallow movement far and near? From yesterday they are playing More

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APD visit

This refers to the all party delegation visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative was solely intended to divert the attention of the world from the actual crisis in Jammu and Kashmir. In the past, Kashmir has seen so similar visits, but they have failed to yield any results. Pro-freedom slogans greeted More

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Take note

This refers to the news “DUJ condemns media gag, asks PCI to intervene.” It is highly condemnable that the government is imposing unofficial ban on media organizations in Kashmir. Why is government attacking the Fourth Estate? The Press Council of India must take a note of this and ensure that journalists More

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Don’t complicate

When the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani says there won’t be any curfew on a particular day, the state government responds with curfew to foil the open call. Does the government believe that it is going to solve the crisis? If they think so, they are living in fool’s paradise. Such More

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Stringent curfew

The Jammu and Kashmir government is oppressing people by imposing stringent curfew across the Kashmir Valley. It has caused hardships for the people. Patients are not able to reach hospitals. Medicos face humiliation at the hands of police and CRPF. Is there a war going on in Kashmir? A doctor recently More

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Probe it

This refers to the violence on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. Government must probe the matter or else take responsibility of whatever happened that day. A report in The Indian Express said a National Conference activist was spearheading protests in Tangmarg and he has been booked. The government must tell More

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Take steps

This refers to the news “Journey to find solution for Kashmir has begun: Congress.” So far the UPA government has failed to take any concrete initiative to diffuse the Kashmir crisis. They have been watching the situation for the past four months. Even the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has not gone More

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UN watching

I was surprised to read the news story “UN calls for restraint in Kashmir.” The United Nations seems to have lost its credibility among the people of Kashmir. Last time it withdrew its statement on Kashmir even as it had rattled the Indian leadership. Now after over 100 civilian killings, the organization More

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Pak acts

Pakistan has rightly sought intervention by the international organizations over Kashmir crisis. This time the people of Kashmir need diplomatic support of the country. After all, Pakistan is an important part in the resolution of Kashmir issue. At the same time, the world community must independently More

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