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Why shouldn't separatists talk about dogs?

Write Hand By Ajaz ul Haque

Dogs are enjoying a greater publicity than all politicians in Kashmir put together. The dog debate is hogging the whole space of newspapers and why not? This week it was dogs going berserk perhaps conscious of the fact that they are being written against. Hundreds have fallen to this canine terror More

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Fur Boot Makers

Nostalgia By ZGM

I don’t believe, I am that old. Nevertheless, since my toddling days, so much has changed that sometimes when I look back, I feel epochs far-off from my roots- from my immediate past.  While walking through somber bazaars with stories of pain dripping  from the ruinous surroundings- taking More

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Policing the Police

Supreme Court directives must guide the police reforms

LAW AND ORDER By Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

Since last couple of years the local press has been reporting on the issues related to Police Reforms in Jammu & Kashmir. In fact the Government is optimistic to introduce a new Police Act which would ensure incorporation of the seven directives proposed by the Supreme Court of India in 2006 after More

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Street Dog Mutiny

Freeze FRAME By Syeda Afshana

‘Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies’-Sigmund Freud said. Taking this, it is then another kind of war happening on streets of Kashmir between people and dogs. And it seems to be a virtual dog-fight where no one knows who is going to be a topdog!  However, as of now, it is the tail More

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Restoring the lost link

The Kargil-Skardu route can change the politics and the economy of the region

CONNECTIVITY By Zainab Akhter

The “Northern Areas” is the only region of South Asia to share a border with five countries - China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In terms of water security and because of the Karakoram Highway which links Gwadar with China, GB (Gilgit-Baltistan) is strategically important for Pakistan More

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