It is painful to see our doctors humiliated
It was really painful to read about raids on medicos. The way medicos were treated was humiliating. Nobody is above the law but there should be a proper way to implement laws. There are black sheep in every community so is true with medical fraternity but treating all the professionals same way can not More
Act prudently
Doctors are considered to be the noble professionals and particularly Kashmiri doctors have won laurels all over the world for their competence and dedication. The recent crackdown on doctors for doing private practice is just victimizing them. If teachers and other professionals are free to do other More
Fix fee
Recently, Government has raided many private clinics and has lodged case against the doctors who are indulging in private practice. Doctors are doing private practice and helping the society but there are few doctors who have defamed the image of reputed doctors by charging hefty amounts from the patients More
CBMs needed
This refers to the news “Fingers kept crossed for summer unrest: PM.” Politicians, in New Delhi or Jammu and Kashmir, should not play up the issue and keep commenting on possibility of summer unrest in the Valley. We must acknowledge the fact that such unrests are not good for the society and ultimately More
End corruption
This refers to the debate in Greater Kashmir about corruption. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has recently warned action against the corrupt officials. Now the state government is also setting up the State Vigilance Commission on the pattern of Central Vigilance Commission. It seems that the state More
End favouritism
This refers to the news “Sufarish rules the roost in Health Department.” It has not only plagued the Health Department but almost all departments in Jammu and Kashmir. Like corruption, favouritism has become a norm in the Kashmir society now. The recent selection of Veterinary Surgeons is a case in point More
New roadmap
This refers to the news “Roadmap in two weeks: interlocutors.” Lot of hype has been created around the interlocutors’ roadmap for Kashmir. But given the past experience, we have no reason to feel happy. In the past, several initiatives have been taken with regard to resolution of Kashmir issue. But they More
  • Kashmir

Will never project Kashmir negatively: Imtiyaz Ali

BOLLYWOOD RETURNS TO VALLEY

KHALID GUL

Pahalgam, Feb 27: Unlike other film makers, who still relate Kashmir with the militancy in their movies, the young Bollywood director, Imtiyaz Ali, says that he would never make such a film that only portrays More


  • Srinagar City

City produces youngest Rock group

While this band of five teenagers has rocked the audience at various shows and even youtube, lack of sponsors is feared to take this Sign The Signature Of Music away from homeland

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

THOUGH all of them happen to be teenagers, this Rock group from Batamaloo area in the City, has shown maturity at shows across north India; be it in Srinagar, Jammu or even New Delhi. Every time they performed More



  • Jammu

PM TO VISIT JAMMU ON MARCH 4

Jammu, Feb 27: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, would address the convocation of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences at Technology (SKUAST) Jammu on March 4, official sources told More


  • News in Brief

BEACON workers rescue 175 passengers

Srinagar, Feb 27: The workers of BEACON rescued 175 stranded passengers at Shaitani Nala on Srinagar-Jammu Highway on Friday evening.  In a communiqué BEACON said, “Despite our warning regarding snowfall More


  • Business

Valley traders rue govt policies

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 27:  Traders on Sunday rued policies adopted by successive governments in Kashmir over decades. The traders, who assembled at an oath taking ceremony of the newly elected representatives More


  • News

PaK Council polls expose opposition tug of war

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Feb 27: The recent election to the four vacant seats of the Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) Council may have earned four additional votes from official camp to the main opposition Peoples More


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