Why don't we have trauma care in the valley

This refers to the tragic death of Sajid Iqbal Khanday. Sad news of another young life succumbing to trauma, raising a fundamental question: Is it potentially preventable? Most of the times, it is. This is happening consistently in our state in general and the valley in particular. Trauma due to ballistics More

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Mughal Gardens

This refers to the international seminar on Mughal gardens in the University of Kashmir. Preserving our gardens and heritage is the need of the hour. The condition of heritage sites in Kashmir is very bad. The state government needs to give adequate attention to the issue rather than declaring more heritage More

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Blame game

This refers to the news “Pak should shun ‘India main enemy’ syndrome: Sharif.” It is time for India and Pakistan to build strong relationship to resolves the issues facing the two countries. After the Mumbai attacks of 2008, the relations between India and Pakistan got strained. It is after three years More

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Lopsided comments

This refers to the article "Merit must matter" by Muhammad Kamran (GK May 19). It goes without saying that meritocracy is the order of the day in exams, admissions to the professional courses or jobs. The author makes lopsided comments as far as the urban and rural issues are concerned. Candidates from More

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Financial irregularities

This refers to the news “Financial irregularities at SDH Shopian.” The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has taken a right step by ordering a time-bound inquiry into the issue. We the people of Shopian have been raising the issue of unnecessary referrals and lack of facilities in the Sub-District More

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Road accidents

This refers to the tragic death of Sajid Iqbal, the lone son of senior bureaucrat Iqbal Khanday. Road accidents are on rise and the state government is not able to do much about it for unknown reasons. The Srinagar-Islamabad (Anantnag) highway turned into a death trap. Thousands of vehicles ply on the More

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Civil airport

This refers to the news about the demand for civil airport in Srinagar. The state government, aviation authorities and experts should look into the issue and also facilitate start of direct flights to Dubai, even if it is only two flights per month. Earlier the Indian Airlines would operate direct Srinagar More

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