CM tweets

This refers to Omar Abdullah's twitter message on the PDP protest. “Well done PDP. If your “protests” were meant to scare us then brrrrrr we are terrified”.Protests, in a liberal democracy are not meant to terrify the ruling party but to highlight basic issues concerning the people. Protesters More

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Shocking incident

This refers to the shocking incident of the gutting of Dastgeer Sahib Shrine at Khanyar. The government must involve a special team of CID to ascertain the cause of fire. It must also start reconstructing the shrine in its original shape and architecture to heal the wounds of people who have been visiting More

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Too long

This refers to the announcement by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahab would be reconstructed within within 24 months. It is indeed very sad that the authorities have decided to take so long to reconstruct the shrine. Restoration of the shrine should be an immediate More

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Failing healthcare

This refers to the news  "three operation tables for 60 patients at LD Hospital ". The valley lacks a good healthcare system. Recently GB Pant and SMHS hospitals showed the reality of health care system available in the valley. The union government  should probe into the failing healthcare More

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Detaining innocents

This refers to the news item regarding the detainees under Public Safety Act (PSA) in various districts of the valley. It is estimated that 3400 have been detained under this controversial act so far, but it is not a correct estimation. Not less than 20,000 people are the victims of this draconian More

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Check properly

This refers to the government’s decision of enhancing power tariffs for both metered and non metered areas. But in our state most of the areas are not getting electricity as per the schedule. The government should first properly check if non metered areas, mostly in the villages, are getting the electricity More

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