Panchayat elections: Power devolution is needed

This refers to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that local self governance is answer to all questions on the development front. No doubt powerful Panchayats would act as agents of socio-economic change, but the question is when will this change take place. The state government is only making More

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Road mess

We are increasingly facing a problem on roads. This is a problem which needs to be dealt with so meticulously. We have to have such engineers who can think of a better town planing. Wider roads can solve the problem a great deal. Moreover, we need to educate traffic authorities so that they can function More

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Whose duty

It's heartening to know that despite provocations, India and Pakistan are getting maturer in their response towards terror. In the wake of blasts, there was an apprehension that a blame game may be started, but that didn't happen. There can't be a better news than this.G N MirPulwama More

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Dogs everywhere

There is no doubt city is going to dogs. Despite your best efforts, nothing worthwhile is happened. You played a great role in highlighting the issue, but people at the helm are unmoved. We hope better sense prevails and things change for better. Mushtaq Ahmad MirSrinagar More

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Instrumental leadership

I was highly impressed with the article, "Looking for Instrumental Leadership", by Z.G. Muhammad. It was a scholarly piece of writing in which author had very beautifully brought trauma of Kashmir nation. Highlighting the role played by Kashmir leadership and the lack of vision, he had analysed how More

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Kashmir dispute

The Indo-Pak dialogue has been welcomed by the various leaders of both the countries of india and Pakistan besides the leaders of Kashmir. The government of India has responded positively. Although some leaders pointed their fingers towards the neighboring country Pakistan but responsible personalities More

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Tourist map

This refers to the news “Government yet to bring Sinthan Top on tourist map.” Famous resorts like Gulmarg and Pahalgam happen to be too overcrowded by ever increasing rush of tourists. So the government can easily bring some more beautiful places like Daksum, Sinthan Top and other scenic resorts in south More

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Mumbai attacks

The recent attack in Mumbai should be condemned in strongest possible word. 20 innocent civilians have been killed in the blasts at three crowded districts of Mumbai. At the same time we must condemn the death of Fayaz Usmani (35) who died in police custody after the attacks. Reports said Fayaz was taken More

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