Going public with half truths
Governor Satya Pal Malik while interacting with reporters on Wednesday in Jammu said that not everything some J&K Bank officials told him about irregularities in recruitments was the gospel truth. The governor revealed that some youth and bank officials came to meet me at Raj Bhawan and told him about the irregularities in the recruitment […]
A welcome step
What the previous governments could not achieve, the bureaucracy headed by the Governor Satya Pal Malik is trying to achieve. No wonder then that we as a society need to appreciate these measures and provide our positive response to such developments. The governors administration is actively pursuing a new legislation in Jammu and Kashmir that […]
CBI controversy is a mere beginning…
Much has been written about the CBI controversy as the agency itself has made headlines during the past two weeks. The tussle between the two top bosses at the prime intelligence agency has once again reflected the fact that the agency has not been able to laminate itself from the political influences. The CBI has […]
Show some magnanimity
Two statements have come from two different quarters- but both the statements carry lot of meaning vis-a-vis governments approach in dealing with the situation in Kashmir. First a statement was issued by the army chief Bipin Rawat wherein he equated stone pelters with Over Ground Workers (OGW’s) of the militants and openly said that they […]
Not words, but action needed
The government is all set to roll out the Jammu and Kashmir Right of Persons with Disabilities bill, 2018. The bill which will come into existence after some formalities presents a rosy picture of what the specially abled people in Jammu and Kashmir are entitled to and whet benefits these people can avail. Being a […]
Don’t wait for the worse
Like the cold violence has been gripping the Kashmir Valley with severity. The month of October has witnessed violence as never before. So far 41 deaths have been reported during the month and the list is swelling.October turned out to be one of the bloodiest months. At least 41 lives including two top scholars-turned-militants were […]
The menace of corruption
Tackling corruption has been one of the key concerns of the present day governments, but how successful they have been in this endeavor is a different story altogether. The state of Jammu and Kashmir too is not alien to corruption. In fact the practice of corruption has been so deep rooted in our social fabric […]
Step by step approach needed
The seven decade old history of relationships between India and Pakistan is full of confrontation, violence and animosity. And while people in both the countries have been adversely affected by these strained relationships, people of Jammu and Kashmir have been the worst hit. The strained relations between these two arch rivals not only means more […]
Communalizing education
The present world is emerging with every passing day. However, what has helped the world to come out of darkness to light is the will of the human race to seek knowledge. In today’s world knowledge more or less is acquired through education as education is the ability to think, apply it in the world […]
Admit the reality of Kashmir
The blood spill in south Kashmir needs to stop and that too immediately. Every day we get to hear about killings in this part of Kashmir region and the way things have been moving forward it seems that no party- irrespective of the fact that which line of thinking they belong to- is willing to […]
