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They must shun their egoes and unite… Another split in Hurriyat! Since its formation, facing many vertical and horizontal splits Hurriyat is so battered that present cracks appear a routine affair within once vibrant conglomerate of political and social resistance in Kashmir. King size ego of Hurriyat leaders, narcissism and individual political interest of its…

What makes our administrative setup collapse in harsh winters… Preparedness and effectiveness of administrations is judged correctly only at times of disasters, and emergencies. Only a forceful administration and its competent supervisors are able to manage situations of distress with much ease and efficiency. Since ages winters have exposed people of Kashmir to vagaries of…

What are these coaching centers doing except this…??? I remember the time when matriculation results of Jammu and Kashmir state board of education were read out from Srinagar station of ‘Radio Kashmir’; a time when access to education was mostly restricted to urban areas and within the reach of few affluent people in countryside. Hardly…

Whatever the facts, but doubts have crept in! Spurious medicines, substandard pesticides and now adulterated food products! This is how Kashmir is marching towards modernization. Adulteration of food is a serious issue and a heinous crime against mankind as it involves collective wellbeing of public. Food adulteration in Kashmir is not new as during my…

Of CM’s speech and a neglected land called Sopore….. From embattled (I mean political embattlement only), neglected and discriminated Sopore  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah accused separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani of daydreaming and exploiting people in the name of freedom and self-determination. After a pretty long period Mr. Abdullah bothered to visit Sopore to…

AAP ushered a new political era and has changed the political landscape of India…. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a social uprising metamorphosed into political blitz has hit Indian National Congress very hard in ‘Dili’—the heart of India and the real seat of power. Within a period of one year the rise of AAP to the…

US in search of new alliance in Middle East with far reaching results! In a much expected nuclear deal with Iran in the context of complete withdrawal from Iraq, prospective pull out from Afghanistan and its failure to checkmate the Jihadi forces US and its western allies are playing a chessboard game in Middle East…

The story of shame and an opportunity to introspect…. We should sympathise with the probable aspirants who suffered on account of this scam, but personally I have more than ‘all sympathies’ with the former chairman Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE)  Mushtaq Ahmad Peer alleged to be the mastermind behind this scam. Why so much…

Several decades earlier horticulture, handicrafts and tourism were the only established activities of commerce in Kashmir. Alongwith traditional farming these sectors were the backbone of our economy. However, during the  last two decades these traditional sectors of economy got severe setback and it was only horticulture that could sustain our economic activity even under most…

Of spurious pesticides and chemical fertilizers…. Several decades earlier horticulture, handicrafts and tourism were the only established activities of commerce in Kashmir. Alongwith traditional farming these sectors were the backbone of our economy. However, during the  last two decades these traditional sectors of economy got severe setback and it was only horticulture that could sustain…