Incorrect usage

This refers to the most precious saying of the saint, Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA), which nowadays appears in distorted forms. It is factually incorrect to write, “an posh teli yeli wan posh.” It was in the year 1957 when I as a forest officer and Nazir Ahmad Masoodi (now Retd. Chief Conservator of Forests) collected More

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Prompt settlement

This refers to the measures taken by the Accountant General for prompt settlement of pension cases. Among other measures, nobody is allowed to enter the AG's office premises to enquire about his case. Instead, PRO has been entrusted with the task of providing information to pensioners, without disturbing More

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Forced careers

This refers to the Article 'Defining Life' by Syed Mehvish Andrabi (GK,April 19). She has rightly depicted how a student's life is made miserable right from his or her childhood, only in pursuit of marks. Freedom is taken away by dragging him or her into a field which his parent’s like. His talent More

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No freedom

This refers to the news about the arrest of university students for expressing their sentiments on social media networks. India claims to be a democratic country, but that is the case only on history books. It contradicts Indian law when they summon the youth in Kashmir for expressing their views.  More

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NREGA story

This refers to 'MGNREGA Story' by Director Rural Development Kashmir. The job card holders are actually accompanied by the head mate or sarpanch posing as contractor and the amount is taken by them. It happens in case of all the NREGA works and at every block. Actually the NREGA work is done by contractor More

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