Srinagar: welcome to the ugly city

The refers to the reported remarks of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that Srinagar city is the face of J&K. His remarks have come in the wake of his chairing Development Council meeting where he has exhorted the concerned agencies to accelerate the pace of development works in Srinagar. It goes without More

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Ensure transparency

This refers to the article “Any reasons to feel dejected?” (GK May 13). I fail to understand why the interview sessions can’t be video recorded to make the selection process more transparent. We should make use of the available technology and it will not cost much as the same can be done with a few More

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Hang them

This refers to the news "Sameera's family want accused to be hanged" (GK 17 May, 2011). This is a heinous crime on the part of her husband and her in-laws. Despite "The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005"  and other similar acts being in force, the valley still is under the More

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Change attitude

My heart cries when I read about the traffic accidents in J&K. The only reason for these accidents is our attitude and the solution lies in changing it. Believe it or not, wider roads and pavements is a distant dream in Kashmir and would never happen.Could you please dedicate a single sentence More

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Just tragic

I refer to a heart-rending incident of a a female teacher who, after receiving a torrent of insults from the School Authorities, committed suicide. Needless to mention that the suicidal act, is certainly not justifiable. But what happened is ghastly. How cheaply a private school teacher is treated in More

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Headless institutions

This refers to the news on headless institutions in the state. This phenomenon is unique to Kashmir. Nowhere are the institutions allowed to suffer for want of heads. In Jammu and Kashmir there is no dearth of good officers, but unfortunately they are not given a chance to prove their mettle. Only the More

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Decency varies

This refers to the article titled "Secular fanaticism" by Naila Neelofar. I completely agree with the author’s argument on hijab that a girl without hijab too is decent. But then decency varies from country to country depending upon the surroundings. Certain Muslim countries feel that looking at woman More

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Traffic mess

Every day people visiting to and from North Kashmir have to bear the brunt of traffic jam near Shaltang. This is due to the negligence of the concerned authorities. The Traffic Department must wake up to address the mess to let people heave a sigh of relief.Pervaiz WathlooMore

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Grand feat

This refers to the Ovessa Iqbal's grand achievement in the All India Civil Services Examination. It's a remarkable feat by Ovessa. She deserves applaud and praise for doing a commendable job. Hailing from Chachoot village of Leh which remains cut-off from the rest of the state for more than four months More

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