IUST and its depleting human resources

This refers to the opinion piece published in Greater Kashmir’s, March 15th 2011– Ensure Quality by Tariq Ahmad Safapuri. The write-up attempted at showing the path to a better educational system.  But alas, Mr. Safapuri, in spite of being a witness to the deterioration of standards at IUST, More

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Exempt us

With transition to every new financial year, it is a routine to observe a good deal of calculation and documentation inside public offices, involving income tax transactions. Everybody wants to prevent his skin from the income tax. However, when one comes to the frontier region of Leh Ladakh, the concept More

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Empty talk

This refers to Brinda Karat’s recent statement that the 8-point package announced by New Delhi for Kashmir was empty talk. I completely agree with her. So far none of the recommendations in the package has been translated into reality in Kashmir. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act continues. There is More

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Ban it

This refers to the debate on private practice. I fail to understand why doctors are justifying illegal actions. They take the non-practicing allowances, yet go for private practice. While I urge the government to come down heavily on doctors resorting to private practice, the administration must ensure More

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Publicity stunt

This refers to resumption of post by the Deputy Speaker from the Peoples' Democratic Party. It has proved that there was a high drama enacted by the PDP just to gain publicity. This has been a big problem with the Opposition that they play dirty politics. They are not concerned about the people’s issues More

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Difficult task

This refers to the announcement of the dates for Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. I wonder if holding such polls would make any difference. The systems in the state, particularly with regard to governance and administration, have turned so bad that nothing is going to bring them back on track More

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Tragic death

This refers to the tragic death of a small child by drowning due to dog scare at Zaina Kadal. It is an example of bad governance. Maneka Ghandi should now start caring about humans. I feel ashamed to live in a place where killing of a dog is a crime and but killing of humans goes unnoticed.Umar More

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Good move

This refers to the crackdown on Private B.Ed Colleges by the University of Kashmir. I appreciate the move. However, the exercise must be a serious one and all the colleges should be inspected so that the exploitation of lecturers ends, once and for all. Such inspections would ensure quality control in More

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