Two photographs

I was going through your website & came across two photographs by Habib Naqash. One caption read, "Heritage buildings on the banks of river Jhelum in Srinagar" and the other read "Tourism Department is reconstructing the heritage building of erstwhile Lal Ded Memorial School on the banks of river More

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Air fares

This refers to the news about rising air fares. Private companies have become selfish by raising the fares during the ongoing tourist season. This has decreased the tourist rush to the valley. The fares should be moderate so that everyone can visit the valley.Tufail BandayEmail More

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Backward certificates

Backward certificate is issued to underdeveloped areas or places that are not developed at all. But majority of backward areas have come on the map of development from the past ten years. There is no village or area, where they do not have their schools, be it private or government. People from far flung More

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Cyber crimes

This refers to the growing incidents of internet related crimes in the valley. The cyber police station should not be used only to trace the militant activities. The cyber police station should also keep a vigil on internet crimes that are unrelated to militancy.Zeeshan Ahmad MirStudent More

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Power cuts

We the residents of Chadoora and its adjoining villages are facing too many power cuts at a time when streams and rivers are full of water. Summer is approaching but the PDD is yet to change the curtailment schedule. Rouf Ahmad DarPorwara, Chadura. More

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Undue delay

This refers to undue delay in short listing of junior assistant posts advertised by the University of Kashmir in March last year. More than one year has passed and till date there is no information from the university officials regarding the said posts. Unemployed candidates More

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Increased vehicles

Every month Kashmir valley is witnessing increase in the number of vehicles. But the width of roads remains the same, with the result traffic jams and road accidents are common. If action is not taken, we may see complete collapse of vehicular movement in near future.Fida Mushtaq ShahNoorpora More

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Privatizing education

This refers to the insightful article, “privatizing education” by G H Talib. The students are forced to study in private schools due to negligence by teachers of government schools. The lack of honest teachers and infrastructure in government schools is the main reason for privatizing education.< More

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