Verinag encroachment: Time to feel concerned

This refers to the news item  ( GK 5-5-2011) about the pollution and encroachment in Verinag. It is very sad to know that another prestigious water body is heading towards its untimely death. Growing rate of pollution and encroachments near the water bodies has become the order of the day. This More

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RTI Act

When the Right to Information Act was introduced in Jammu and Kashmir, its application on central government offices working within the state was not made clear to the stakeholders. As per the definition of ‘Public Authority’ mentioned in the RTI Act, the central government offices working within the More

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Suffering silently

This refers to the article titled "Eve's daughters suffering silently" by Salman Nizami (GK May 4).It was a nice piece of writing. The author has lucidly described the trauma and psychological morbidity Kashmiri women have faced during the past two decades of conflict. Indeed they have been at the receiving More

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Administrative crisis

This refers to the news “Administrative crisis in the making.” Unfortunately people in Jammu and Kashmir don’t take much interest in civil services. And that is why we see the declining number of Indian Administrative Service officers in the state. The youth of the state need to take serious interest More

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Baby delivered

This refers to the news “Dead baby delivered in LD hospital compound.” The state government must inquire the matter as to why the security guards delayed entry of the patient to the hospital. In Kashmir, the biggest tragedy is that the healthcare professionals don’t have the training to handle patients More

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Sheer Plagiarism

This is in reference to the article “Faith: what does it mean? By Suhaib Ahmad Bandh (GK 19/04/2011) I want to thank the author for writing something which concerns our conscience and appeals our spiritual values, but the learned scholar has completely forgotten to mention the name of the real author More

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Help him

This refers to the news regarding Amir Nabi of Baramulla who is waiting for the Chief Minsiter’s help. The state government must help the youth who has been injured in last year’s summer unrest in the Valley. That time even the CPIM leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami wrote a letter to the Chief Minister More

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Apt statement

This refers to the news “No stone pelting: Geelani.” I appreciate the leader who has realized that stone pelting has proved counter-productive. It is a great statement by Geelani.Imtiyaz LoneTakanwaripora Srinagar loneimtiyaz1591@yahoo.comMore

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