Mr. Khan or Dr. Drabu. Who outshines whom?

This has reference to recent developments and controversies related to JK Bank. One wonders as to what facts are and who has outshone whom, performance wise. Knowing a great deal about the state government, performance and efficiency is never any criterion for selection and appointments. This fact More

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Opening fire

This refers to the news “Troops open fire in Varmul, 6 injured” (GK, Sep 4). It is really unfortunate that troops continue to fire on peaceful protesters even after 65 civilian killings in Kashmir. The Prime Minister’s assertion that “non lethal crowd control measures are required in the Valley” seems More

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Review it

This time I don’t agree with Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s protest calendar. He has just confined people to their houses even on the days of Eid-ul-Firt, which is unfortunate. What if Eid is observed on Saturday, it means people would have just one day to celebrate and the next day they would have to face More

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Disgusting move

 This refers to the news regarding closure of all JK Bank branches on Friday and Sunday. It was saddening to see people facing a great inconvenience because of this. The move to close the bank on a day when a gate-crashing crowd of people was waiting to get their matters settled is, to say the least More

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Open branches

We were dismayed to see all JK Bank branches closed on Friday and Sunday. It put people to a great trouble. Bank authorities know the kind of trouble people are through and ours is a Muslim dominated place where Eid is a grand festival to be celebrated. In view of all that when you decide to close your More

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How long?

We have got a new protest calendar, but how long we are going to suffer. We lost so many lives and still counting. Our leaders need to look for a good strategy. It is high time they do it now. Neither Omar nor the center have been able to look for an option that can stop these protests. Three months More

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Offering lives

The freedom scourge in kashmir has now become completely volatile.It has spread just like a wild fire, haunting Omar Abdullah and his administration.This time the agitation appears to be bloodier with serious ramifications for law and order agencies. How many of our children have died. They are sacrificing More

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Closing Bank

This refers to the ongoing crisis which show no signs of relief. People are suffering on all counts. At a time when even schools and colleges have opted to remain open on a hartal-less day, JK Bank authorities chose to close the bank on Friday and Sunday which is really very deplorable. We know working More

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Kashmir crisis

This refers to the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. The situation is just worsening with each passing day. The killing of civilians at the hands of security forces continues unabated. At the same time, protests, clashes and stone pelting is on. How long will all this continue? The state and central government More

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RTI Act

 This refers to the article “Rather Sahab’s RTI” (GK Aug 30). I congratulate GK for carrying this article. It exposes the tall claims of the Government of being transparent and accountable before people under the Right to Information Act.  It was painful to read about the harassment faced by More

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No coherence

 This refers to the article titled ''Whose plight needs attention?'' by Nayeema Ahamad Mehjoor (GK 02-09-2010). The article lacked coherence. I failed to understand what the writer wanted to convey? She has discussed some irrelevant issues and then compared them with Kashmir.Khalid Bashir More

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