First August

This has reference to a militant attack launched exactly 12 years back at Pahalgam on a security camp. I lost my friend Arsheed who was working as a constable in the JKP and was posted  in Pahalgam at some VIP huts near hotel Heaven along  with  some  other  colleagues. Years More

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Load assessment

I went to the PDD office and under the guidance of noble clerk there filled in the prescribed connected load form. Since we have no AC but only one geyser, our connected load came to around 3.5 K Wats. I put a footnote that after 40% of promised rebate our electricity load be revised from 1.5 K watts More

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Mistreating women

The recent manhandling of women protesters by JK police in Batamaloo area of Srinagar is a shame on police department. The recent pictures that appeared in the leading newspapers of the state were sickening. Is the police department running short of women constables or they are doing such acts deliberately More

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Historically incorrect

This refers to the interview with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who said, among other things, that “Yatra has been going on for centuries ….” This is historically incorrect. Yatra was started by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1860 A.D. as part of his Hindu legitimacy to rule Kashmir. Mirwaiz should issue a corrective More

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AFSPA removal

This refers to the removal of AFSPA from Kashmir. Removing AFSPA from the valley alone will not help since Kashmir police has been involved in fake encounters as well. Let a commission of judicial powers be formed to investigate all cases of disappearance, fake encounters, and other issues.Dar More

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• Kashmir

• Srinagar City

• Jammu

• Islamabad