Category: Articles
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The employees’ unrest
Whatever the situation, government employees are the ultimate victims! Present unrest in Kashmir has now been completely overtaken by ego and stubbornness on all sides. There seems to be no breakthrough at any level and stake holders are engaged in exploring the ‘fatigue factor’. And in this experimentation of testing each other’s nerves only common-man…
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Kashmir—The over exploited paradise.
Three months unrest smeared with blood and unabated mayhem is a huge tragedy. Kashmir is bruised beyond recognition! Its beautiful scenery, economic health and its people have suffered a lot. How Kashmir and its people are sustaining this cruel situation of hardships, only Divinity can decode the secret? This despairing period of three months has…
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Talks, how and with whom?
When we talk beyond borders the contours of conflict and its resolution invite international ramifications It is almost two months now; Kashmir and its people are caught in a quagmire of turbulence and unabated violence. People are dying of bullets and pellets and if the situation won’t change, people may die of starvation and disease.…
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Kashmir: Graveyard of Peace
Current Kashmir unrest must be read in context of a complete failure of world powers in Afghanistan resulting in fluid political and military situation in the region. Killing of many young Kashmiris and more than six weeks of siege is not less tragic and unfortunate for millions of Kashmiri people. Hundreds of maimed and scores…
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Kashmir- Back to bloodshed!
How long shall we be losing precious lives? Death of a young, charismatic man in his early twenties with a certain extreme ideology triggered a trail of killings! Scores of people who lost their lives after his death were less than thirty years. Aren’t these tragic killings an eye-opener for all stake-holders related to Kashmir…
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Kashmir politics at the crossroads!
It”s all about power at any cost. Kashmir has a long political history of intrigues, exploitation and suppression. No doubt Kashmiri people have also experienced glory and justice but that was always short lived. After 1947 when most of the subcontinent was free from the clutches of autocracy, Kashmir and its people got torn between two…
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It’s all about money
Deceptive healthcare system and fleecing insurance companies! With sweeping impact of materialism the old saying ‘health is wealth’ seems to have gone wrong now. If you don’t have enough money (read wealth) you are unable to keep your health in order. Almost in all parts of the subcontinent health sector has turned one of the…
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Right people for right job
This rampant adhocracy does not augur well for us. This write-up should not be interpreted as special liking for any particular section of administration or discriminatory attitude towards others. An efficient system of governance always runs in line with time tested traditions, set rules, procedures and a job chart prescribed for every designated entity within…
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Footpath mafia!
We need a strong administration to address the issue. Few days back a walk through the city center Lal Chowk and adjoining areas was not only soothing but interesting as well. Overnight, almost all roadside vendors have vanished from this historic place and most of its adjoining areas. Clear roads, cleaner streets and enough space…
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Sick society, distressed minds
Where lies the solution to the problem? A survey by the medical humanitarian organization ‘Medecins sans Frontieres’ (Doctors without Borders) in collaboration with department of psychology university of Kashmir and the institute of mental health and neurosciences Kerala has concluded into a very grim state of our society. The survey conveys that 1.8 million Kashmiri…