Separating GMCs of J&K State is counterproductive

Bifurcation of the two Government Medical Colleges of the J & K State was unfortunate. It happened in 2006 irrespective of the fact that J & K Medical Education Department was a single department as per Medical Education Gazzette. This step was bound to show its repercussions in the form of More

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Panchayat elections

This refers to the Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. People in far-flung areas don’t know about the role of Panchs and Sarpanchs. The Government has failed to raise awareness on local rural bodies, their functions and responsibilities. Recently the government issued a statement that it has earmarked More

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Road safety

This refers to the news “No helmet, no fuel.” If this experiment proves successful, it would be a good step to ensure that motorcyclists wear helmet and save themselves from accidents. In many countries, surveys have proven that many motorcyclists die of accidents because of not wearing a crash helmet More

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Special squad

This refers to misbehavior by some soldiers with tourists at Pahalgam. Such things can dent the image of Kashmir as a hospitable tourist destination. Authorities have rightly against the erring personnel. We must not tolerate such actions which harm the image of the Valley. Kashmiris are peace loving More

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Dual policy

This refers to the news "JK Govt atrocious than Nazi regime: Jethmalani". On his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Jethmalani, who is also senior leader of BJP and MP lashed out at Omar Abdullah led Coalition government and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. One wonders whether More

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Kashmir ignored

This refers to the article titled 'Delhi is Delhi, Kashmir Kashmir.” The views expressed by the writer are highly appreciable. It is a fact that New Delhi based news channels leave no stone unturned to ensure that they don’t miss a single move of Baba Ramdev. In Kashmir, however, ruthless force is applied More

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Job policy

This refers to the proposed new job policy which the state government is formulating. Employing people of this trouble-torn state on stipendiary mode for many years before regularization is nothing but an insult to their employment and skills. There are over 4 lakh unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir More

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