Quantifying IWT losses: let it be a serious exercise

This refers to the news titled “JK to quantify IWT losses” (GK May 5). In 1998 the then Chief Minister and also the Power Minister Dr.Farooq Abdullah got the losses—suffered by the state in the power and irrigation sectors due to restrictions imposed in the IWT—worked out by a committee comprising Secretary More

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Traffic mess

This refers to the frequent traffic jam in Srinagar and elsewhere. I happened to visit Barahmulla from Srinagar recently and I was stuck up in traffic jam on the highway for two hours. The patch near HMT has become a nuisance. Shockingly I saw an ambulance stuck up in the traffic jam which is just criminal More

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Unwise move

This refers to  Syed Ali Geelani’s move to offer funeral prayers in absentia for the Al-Qaeda Chief, Osama Bin Laden. I believe Geelani should not have called for such prayers at this juncture. This time the state government easily allowed him to offer the prayers because it served its interest More

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Illegal clinics

This refers to the news “Drive against illegal USG clinics continues” (GK May 4th). This is a very good move by the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir but the question arises regarding USG being undertaken at District, Sub-District and new type PHC's across Jammu and Kashmir where there are hardly More

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Osama issue

This refers to the news “UN calls for full disclosure on Osama issue.” The United Nations is right in asking the United States to divulge all the details about the killing of Osama Bin Laden before the people. While there are no two opinions that the Al Qaeda leader has been killed, that too in Pakistan More

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Losing soil

This refers to the article “Losing the ground beneath our feet” by Shakeel Ahmad Mir. The author is right in saying that J&K losses millions of tones of soil through erosion by wind. All this happens because of excessive deforestation. It is roots of trees and plants that keep the soil intact. When More

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Stay home

This refers to the article "Call it a day "by Neelofar Shair (GK 29 April). I agree with the views of the author. I don’t understand why people are not happy with their retirement. When we go in search of a job, it is only retired people who are seen working in the field. Why don’t they call it a day More

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Mothers' Day

This refers to Mothers' Day observed recently. This day should remind us of our responsibilities towards our mothers. We must understand the importance of a mother in the light of Islamic teachings and the teachings by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Imtiyaz AshrafIslamabad (Anantnag) More

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