JK’s Blessed Corrupt

Official accountability part, sleaze in the state doesn’t even generate adequate sense of outrage

RIYAZ AHMAD

BJP president Nitin Gadkari's alleged corrupt deals are roiling the political landscape in India. So are those of Robert Vadra and to a lesser extent that of Salman Khurshid. Arvind Kejriwal who broke away from Team Anna to float his own political party has managed to put corruption at the centre More

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Fighting corruption

Untimely death of a Peoples’ Movement

Arun Srivastava

What could have been a peoples’ crusade against corruption has unfortunately transformed into a purely NGO pursuit. Despite having a person of the stature of Anna Hazare on its board, it is a matter of serious conjecture why Indian Against Corruption could not provide a definite character and dimension More

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Unjust System

Reservation and the future of meritorious candidates

Syed Maajid Rashid Andrabi

This refers to the article “Meritorious Candidate Fails” by Dr. Azmat Alam Khan (GK, Oct 22). The author has beautifully explained how the reservation system helps one  get undue advantages even though he may not be a deserving candidate.The right to education is universal. Education helps More

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Of Consumer Affairs

The whole system seems to be paralyzed

FIDA IQBAL

Erstwhile food and supplies department, now Consumer’s Affairs & Public Distribution Department (CAPD) has proved disastrous in providing assistance and protection to consumers; particularly in Kashmir valley it has failed miserably. In accordance to its job chart the departments is responsible More

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• Kashmir

• Srinagar City

• Jammu

• Bandipora