‘Appointments And Dismissals’

Dams are not raised to stem the flow of muddy waters

Z.G. Muhammad

 I have no incisive study of the governance in the state. The state administration has not been what in journalistic parlance is termed as ‘my beat’.  If the state is governed badly or very badly or governance in the state is conspicuous by its absence, I cannot say with absolute authority More

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The humane issue of refugees

It has to be resolved with a human touch

Anil Anand

   Nothing could be more unfortunate than being displaced from one’s home and hearth. And nothing could be more unfortunate than being left untended for decades-on by the powers that be. A bigger tragedy than that is the sordid tale of displaced persons or refugees to some getting enmeshed More

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The Azolla impact

It is Azolla cristata and not Azolla filiculoides that has invaded some Kashmir Himalayan lakes

Burhan Ahad

This is in response to a report published in Greater Kashmir on 01/8/2012 highlighting the occurrence, incidence and impact of Azolla on water bodies of the Kashmir Valley. Keeping in view the widespread occurrence of Azolla in the freshwater ecosystems of the Kashmir Valley, an in-depth study was More

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Towards resolution

Let people live with dignity

Dr. Abdul Majid Siraj

Kashmir is a legitimate unit of international community and violation of its borders by its neighbors is in violation of customary as well as international laws.  There are a few landmarks in the genesis of Kashmir issue that I have listed. And although they have been debated before, but may More

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