Battle within

This refers to the column “The battle within Hurriyat M,” (GK May 14).The dispute is there and will remain till an acceptable solution is arrived at. These leaders need to take lessons from history. Even Sheikh Abdullah was not spared by the people, so much so that his grave continues to be guarded by More

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Deteriorating standards

The health ministry did not bother to assess the deteriorating situation of our hospitals.  The State is already spending millions on every ministry, which seems to be going down the drain when there is no accountability.  The Health Minister should own the responsibility and step down and More

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Medical negligence

This refers to the negligence of the present government and the negligence of our doctors who are busy in running their clinics and have no time to attend to the patients in the hospitals. For any government healthcare must be the utmost priority. The death of infants in GB Pant is worrying, and immediate More

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Probe deaths

This refers to the death of infants in GB Panth hospital. GK is the first paper that highlighted this issue. Hope the concerned authorities will now probe this negligence, otherwise this serous issue of children dying in our hospitals will be forgotten like other big tragedies of Kashmir.Sahil More

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Library facility

We the students of Government Degree College, Bemina are not allowed to avail the library facility even at the peak of current academic session. Also, there should be strict enforcement of law and order in the college and complete ban on the use of cell phones inside the campus. We request the principal More

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Respect women

It’s ironic that even in the 21st century women are considered inferior than men. Women are leading the nation in every field be it politics or in education. Indira Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto are prime examples. They stood for their nation and earned respect. A woman has a right to live with dignity and More

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Tourism hype

This refers to the hype given by the government on twenty lakh tourists visiting the valley this year. People in the tourism industry embraced the slogan in the same breath and keep beating the drums as if tourists would relieve the sufferings inflicted by the government on Kashmiris during the sixty More

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