LETTERS TO EDITOR

Bas jee rahay hain samjh lo kamal kar rahay hain

Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling since our independence. At all levels of bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector, Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position […]

PDP in a fix

“Sometimes we need to forget certain people from our past because of one simple reason: they just do not belong in our future”.  This statement reminds me of the uncertain future of our state as well as the People’s Democratic Party. The delay in government formation makes it obvious that all is not well within […]

Solidarity with JNU and Conversations on Kashmir

Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) expresses its solidarity with the striking students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. We have watched with a sense of horror and dismay, the violent criminalizing of student democracy and dissent, not just at Jawaharlal Nehru University but across Indian campuses in the recent past. Having […]

Save Khrew Forests

The outskirts of the town? Khrew is surrounded by forests. Illegal loggers set such precious forests ablaze destroying about half an acre of rainforest every day which is reduced to ashes. The main cause of setting such forests ablaze is timber theft. It is the home of thousands of species of wildlife which are getting […]

Agenda of Alliance and PDP

After Kashmir accession instrument with India on certain conditions, a document crafted by Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his party colleagues called ‘Agenda of Alliance’ is a historical and path changing in nature provided it is implemented in letter and spirit. Perhaps this is the reason some of the PDP leaders like Naeem Akhter call […]

Haya Day:Call of Islam

Haya,  which is   translated as modesty, diffidence, timidity, bashfulness, shame or inhibition  is actually much more than that. It is an unquestionable positive quality that stems from a strong sense of self-respect and Taqwa (consciousness/acute awareness of Allah ) . It enables one to shy away from the very idea of doing a deed […]

Govt must allay fears of people living on Hajin Embankments

This refers to the news published in various newspapers about Hajin Sonawari. The news pertains to  the  sliding of river embankments there. Natural epidemics and disasters like earthquakes, floods,etc are naturally occurring phenomena. Hence we can’t stop these phenomena but we can prevent and control lot of damage by following precautionary measures and well planned […]

Why Kashmir Mourns

India is of course celebrating its 67th Republic Day to honor its Constitution that became enforceable on January 26 in 1950.But the world’s largest “democracy” had no such democratic intentions for Kashmir.It was just two years earlier that the United Nations Security Council had been adopted, creating the Ceasefire Line, which was to end the […]

Govt and Society should focus on girl education

Recent 10th and 12th class results of Kashmir division once again proved empowerment of women. The girl students are taking lead in each and every field of education and technology. Today girls are challenging boys and are proceeding side by side touching shoulders with the boys. But for their education and development, state as well […]

An Open Letter to Mehbooba Mufti

Ms.Mehbooba mufti, President, Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party, Srinagar Dear Ms. Mufti: First of all I extend my most sincere condolences to you for the irreparable loss of your father. I understand that at this juncture, you must be going through a very intense emotional journey, however, the fate of the entire state is […]

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