We need a quality healthcare system in JK

This refers to debate on private practice. Almost everyone seems to disagree with the recent videos showing raids on clinics of doctors indulging in the unlawful private practice. Very rightly so. But some writers seem to suggest that the raids should not be conducted, which is a biased view. If the More

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New Colleges

This refers to the news “State cabinet approves 22 new colleges for J&K.” It is a welcome step towards providing higher education in far-flung areas of the state. It would certainly multiply the career avenues for the youth besides paving way for them to pursue higher education and research. It is More

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PDP drama

This refers to the Peoples Democratic Party’s drama over the allegations leveled against the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The PDP leader Nizam ud Din Bhat has apologized and blamed wrong information for leveling grave charges against the CM. Did it take months together to Nizam-ud-Din to verify the More

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Not politics

This refers to news that schools and health facilities have been upgraded selectively in the constituencies of two sitting ministers. It is really shameful that the state government is playing politics in everything. Normally such things should have been allotted on the basis of need and requirement More

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Dog menace

Recently there was an appeal published in your newspaper titled “Human V/s Dogs.” It was issued by a business establishment.  The advertisement has given a detailed account of the number of dog bites in Srinagar city in the past 5 years, which has raised an alarm over the increasing treat of canines More

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Good article

The article "crisis of moderates" by Riyaz Ahmed ( GK March 23) deserves compliments for exposing the double standards of the Hurriyat G Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, on the issue of human right violations. Your paper also deserves praise for upholding journalistic ethics of reporting in an unbiased manner More

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AI report

This refers to Amnesty International’s report on Public Safety Act. The report has rightly called the law as a “lawless law.” The youth in Kashmir are being arrested on flimsy grounds. And this is what is actually adding fuel to the fire. On one hand New Delhi is talking a lot about getting separatist More

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