Category: Kashmir Problems
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Once called Sun city
Srinagar is now caught in utter darkness! Once a splendid city, lying on the banks of river Jhelum Srinagar city was known for its beautiful gardens, rich culture, distinctive architecture and clarity in almost all fields of life. This city has a long history; some historians have documented it as Surya Nagar meaning ‘Sun City’…
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An open letter to Mehbooba Mufti
Now that you are about to take charge, you have some grave issue to address! After more than two months of being in denial mode you are about to take charge of state government as its first woman Chief Minister. We all know you are under tremendous pressure both at your own party and coalition…
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Politics of favors!
We need to clean the system of all this mess. Politics is as old as civilization. The literary meaning of politics is ‘making of a common decision for a group of people’. It is a social service that channelises and articulates the aspiration of people. Most of the Kashmir political canvas for the last more…
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The menace spreads…
Of coaching centers of Jammu and Kashmir. No one can deny the contribution of coaching centers in the field of competitive education in Jammu And Kashmir State. For the last more than two decades there is a paradigm shift in imparting specialised education to younger generation, making them very much capable for sitting in competitive…
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Traffic Terror !!!!
A lot is happening, a lot more need be done… Earlier I had written two write-ups in these columns on April 26th, 2015 and June 17th, 2015, both titled ‘Traffic Terror’ and this third one in the series touches different aspects of traffic nuisance in Kashmir valley and Srinagar city in particular. After much noise…
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Land to Mafia!
We need to have stringent laws to counter any underhand, illegal deals… Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah’s revolutionary ‘land to tiller’ law in 1950 was a historic step in getting the poor peasants of Kashmir out from the cruel clutches of Jagirdars and Chakdars. Big Landed Estates Abolition Act was a watershed in restoring semblance and sense…
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A brutalised society.
Marriages made in heaven and celebrated in Kashmir end at the burn ward! The demon of materialism has many faces, but its ugliest face is dowry related domestic violence and victimization of women. Oppression of womenfolk in Kashmir has a long history, but brutality for satisfying the materialistic wishes and greed has added a new…
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Srinagar — The city of joy!
A lot need be done to restore it the beauty… In late eighties a friend of mine gifted me a book titled ‘The City of Joy’ written by Dominique Lapierre. Treating it as another work of fiction, I did not even turn the pages of this book for months as I am not used to…
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Vandalism of saffron fields
What type of Kashmir are we leaving behind us? Expressing your ideas and articulating ones views is not a cakewalk. You invite both friends and foes, but at the end of the day the sense of satisfaction and contentment neutralizes all negative vibes. Few days back in response to my recent article one of my friends and…
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Fate of my FIR
There has to be some law of the land that must prevail! There is no second opinion about abysmal working condition of police force in India. Much of police force in the whole subcontinent is not only overburdened but extremely stressed. In India police reforms are overdue for long. Police reforms are urgently required to address…