Good decision to appoint G R Sofi as CIC

This refers to the appointment of first Chief Information Commissioner for Jammu and Kashmir.  There was complete consensus between the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti over the name of GR Sofi as CIC. It is great to see a Kashmiri officer assuming the coveted post More

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Imposing curbs

This refers to the news “Cellular jam on R-Day.” We have been witnessing such curbs for the past six decades now. There is no government which has brought relief to people on this front. In this 21stcentury, one can hardly imagine life without a cell phone or internet. But since human life has no value More

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Flag drama

This refers to the end of the flag hoisting drama. It is encouraging to see how the people of Kashmir Valley and Jammu defeated the designs of the Bhartiya Janata Party which wanted to set the state on fire. It is cheap politics. People however showed maturity and remained calm despite high drama at More

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Arresting leaders

This refers to the news “Malik, Shahid, Lone arrested.” The separatist leaders in Kashmir should change their strategy and take a cue from Yasin Malik’s march to Lal Chowk. The march didn’t end up in any confrontation between the police and JKLF supporters and instead culminated in a peaceful manner More

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No intervention

This refers to statements and counter statements on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir Bank. I think it is unfortunate that the state government has given the overdraft role to the Reserve Bank of India. In the long run, such a step would certainly prove to be a dent in the financial autonomy of Jammu and More

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Communal mindset

This refers to the news that a minister’s vehicle was attacked in Jammu recently by the BJP activists which caused damage to the state flag hosted on the vehicle. The incident has exposed the communal mindset of the BJP activists, who are hell bent upon disrupting peace in the state. These activists More

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Big fishes

This refers to the State Vigilance Organization’s statement that it has filed over 100 cases in two years. This is by no stretch of imagination an achievement. Actually the SVO is booking small fishes while letting the sharks free. If my memory supports me, some ministers in the sitting coalition government More

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State resources

This refers to the former deputy chief minister, Muzaffar Baig’s statement that dropping JK Bank was a brazen sell-out. I completely agree with him. The J&K Bank has lost a big customer in the form of State Government which would now be taking the overdraft facility from the Reserve Bank of India More

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