Please restore our roads
People of Kashmir should seriously start thinking about not paying the road tax. The reason is simple: government does not deserve it. Instead it is the government which should actually be paying people for the damages suffered by their vehicles while moving on the broken roads here. Such is the condition of the roads and […]
Beyond militarism
Unabated violence in Kashmir is indicative of the unfortunate reality that all is not just as fine here as people otherwise are expected to believe it is. With certain sections in the political establishment seemingly believing that they can resolve Kashmir at the back of its military onslaught on the militants, as could be made […]
Refusing consent
“The tyrant and his subjects are in somewhat symmetrical positions. They can deny him most of what he wants – they can, that is, if they have the disciplined organization to refuse collaboration. And he can deny them just about everything they want – he can deny it by using force at his command. They […]
Don’t divide people
Past week Mela Khir Bhawani once again saw Kashmiri Muslims and Hindus mingling together at Tulmul – the way they have always been for centuries. While thousands of Kashmiri Hindus (Pandits) converged at Tulmul for yearly religious pilgrimage, there were Muslims welcoming them with open arms. With wet eyes and warm hearts, the two sects, […]
Opportunism
Any idea why people of Kashmir have generally lost it with the politics, and with the word ‘democracy’ – the kind of democracy they have witnessed all along? The answer lies partly in the latest snap-shot of the ‘democracy’ they have seen at work in the rumblings within the ruling coalition of PDP and BJP […]
Lal Singh should be booked
Former minister and BJP’s sitting MLA, Lal Singh’s warning to Kashmir media to ‘behave or face the fate of Shujaat Bukhari” has attracted wide criticism and condemnation from almost all media organization from Kashmir ad also rest of India. However, the authorities have, as usual, decided to play blind and mute by not taking any […]
Tackling corruption
That rampant corruption is the main cause of concern and major irritant for the common masses here is known to all. But thus far besides the verbal assurances about ridding the state of the dangerous menace, successive governments have done precious little to tackle corruption. This is indeed why Jammu and Kashmir has maintained the […]
Carelessness
Nineteenth century, Ludwig Boltzman once wrote will be remembered as the century of Darwin, in much the same way as the twentieth century is remembered as the one belonging to Einstein. The humankind’s burgeoning understanding about the biological sciences along with their co-relation with other spheres of physics and allied sciences have altered the landscape […]
Wasting precious land
The J&K High Court has made it clear on several occasions that it will not tolerate violation of its orders vis-à-vis constructions in arable agrarian land. The court had also said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir would be held personally responsible for any violations in this regard. But not withstanding these directions, conversion of agricultural land […]
Watery desert!
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is lavishly bestowed with abundant water resources which have immense potential to change the life-standard of the inhabitants of the whole state provided they are exploited judiciously. However, what meets the eye is a soaring picture that if not rectified could lead to an entirely different conclusion which is […]
