KAS exam: Whether you like or not, weather matters

Conducting civil service exams on regular basis is a welcome trend but at the same time the PSC should keep the harsh weather conditions in the Valley in mind while scheduling the examinations. As far as the mains examination of the Kashmir Administrative Service 2010 is concerned, we the aspirants don More

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Grade system

It seems the State Board of School Education has introduced the grading system in the class 10th results without thinking about its repercussions on the quality of education. Thanks to the new system: 10 percent marks are even equal to 1 percent. As an example, most of the candidates securing 71 to More

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Highway trouble

This refers to the news “Traffic terror on Srinagar-Jammu highway.” I am an unfortunate victim of this traffic mess and it took me 8 hours to cross 10 kilometers distance on the highway recently. Actually the problem is that Traffic Department itself. Its cops fail to regulate traffic on the highway More

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On ground

This refers to the news “Implement announcements on ground: Pakistan.” Pakistan is right in urging India to reduce the forces from the ground and not just talk about the issue. The pessimism among the people of Kashmir on the issue is not baseless. History has it that such announcements have never been More

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Quality drugs

This refers to Sajjad Bazaz’s column on drug prescription. I liked his frank expression of facts. Many popular doctors have won the hearts of millions by not accepting any consultation fee, but the poor patient does not know that they are earning ten times through incentives and sales at their clinics More

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Forces cut

This refers to the news “Centre planning forces cut in J&K.” For the past few months, the Indian leadership has been making such comments of and on. Sometimes they say that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is being reviewed and sometimes they contemplate review of the Disturbed Areas Act. But More

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Army objects

This refers to Army’s objection to forces cut in Jammu and Kashmir. Is Army running a parallel government? Time and again, the Army confronts the political leadership. The Home Secretary had just called for forces cut and Army swung into action and opposed it. Why is New Delhi fooling Kashmiris? There More

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SSB fuss

This refers to the recent clarification by the Service Selection Board regarding the 'use of pen instead of pencil' while filling the application forms. The SSB has made a mockery of the entire issue. With the result, students are suffering for none of their fault. What about those who have already filled More

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