SKUAST scandal: No backdoor entries please

This refers to news item titled “Backdoor open at SKUAST-K” (GK March 30, 2011). I congratulate GK for exposing the admission scandal in SKUAST-K. This anomaly has denied hundreds of young agriculture, veterinary, horticulture, forestry, fisheries graduates their right of admission to M.Sc courses More

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Revoke PSA

This refers to news “Ready to do away with PSPSA: Omar.” We have been hearing this for the past many months now. If the state government is really serious in addressing the issue, it should revoke the Public Safety Act without any delay. Mere words break no bones.Wasim ParvezTangmarg
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Poor performance

This refers to India-Pakistan cricket match in Mohali. I was disappointed to see Pakistan cricket team performing so miserably. They were expected to play better. Team India played well and was best at fielding. The players didn’t allow Pakistanis to score freely. It was a huge disappointment for the More

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Dog menace

This refers to the rising menace of dogs in Kashmir. There are two practical ways of dealing with it. First, poison all the dogs. If the state government is unable to do it, let Mohalla committees perform the job. How can we allow dogs to kill our children? If the so-called animal rights activists are More

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Panchayat polls

This refers to the news “2800 in fray for first phase.” Every second person is this time after the Panchayat elections. Wish they succeed and help in addressing the problems that people face at the ground level. People must vote for competent candidates rather than ordinary ones. And they must at the More

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Japan disaster

The earthquake, tsunami and a nuclear emergency in Japan recently is shocking and extremely sad, to say the least. The direct, indirect and side effects of this economic and non-economic shock can take place anywhere in the world as the economy of Japan is 3rd largest with 8.7 percent of the world GDP More

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Work culture

The article titled ‘Of work culture and government offices’ by Hassan Mukhtar (GK March 30) made an interesting reading. I would like to add something more. It is not only the government institutions where merit is not honoured, but private sector too is toeing the same line. Sycophancy works there also More

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Mohali match

This refers to India Pakistan match in Mohali. It was a great game of cricket. However I believe Pakistan needs to improve a lot in fielding and batting areas to emerge as winners in future games. Pakistan played well but they couldn’t sustain it. They tumbled one by one. They need some experienced players More

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Don’t neglect

This refers to news “Don’t neglect Kashmir in cricket diplomacy: Geelani.” The Hurriyat chief has rightly called upon India and Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute. I think cricket diplomacy is one way of doing it. The people of the two countries must build peaceful relations so that it becomes easy More

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Come closer

This refers to the news ‘India, Pakistan to cooperate on Mumbai, Samjhauta probe.’ How long will it take the two countries to settle the issues that often bring them at loggerheads with each other? Cricket diplomacy is not enough to address the issues that India and Pakistan are confronting. It may bring More

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