Valley of tragedies
The pellet injury in the eye of 20-month-old baby from Batagund Shopian speaks volumes about the prevailing situation in Kashmir Valley and the excessive use of force while trying to control the protests. By no means can either government or the police and security forces justify such use of force while dealing with protests in […]
Doval doctrine on Kashmir
Central Government and the State Governor have started taking lot of steps to enhance the possibility of normalcy and peace, by trying to provide opportunities and justice to the youth of Valley. At the same time the Central Government is trying to shrink the support of Hurriyat and militants in entire Kashmir in order to […]
BJP claims
In the recent past Central and State BJP leaders have claiming that they have made lot of inroads in Kashmir Valley. They have also criticized National Conference and PDP for boycotting the Civic and Panchayat elections. BJP General Secretary and Kashmir in-charge Ram Madhav during his latest visit to J&K State has asked the party […]
Copying menace
Copying menace is more in Jammu region than in Kashmir Valley, feel the parents of the students. They have aired their concerns many times in the past, but the successive governments decided to ignore their complaints. Valley based parents have been complaining that while copying in Kashmir was being magnified by media and authorities, while […]
Election challenge
As all the regional parties who have powerful base in Kashmir Valley have decided to boycott the coming Urban Body and Panchayat polls, it is becoming a visible challenge for the administration to hold these polls in absence of these parties. Both National Conference and PDP have linked these polls with the fate of special […]
Polls in J&K
Congress has come under attack from National Conference and PDP for its decision to participate in the current Municipal and Panchayat elections. PDP has said that Congress by its decision has virtually bailed out BJP in the State. PDP also reminded Congress of its past mistakes and its attacks on the special status of J&K […]
Road accidents
The roads are becoming death traps for the common people in entire Jammu and Kashmir State especially in Chenab Valley region. The recent accident of high magnitude in which 17 civilians were killed brought focus back on the condition of the roads in Kishtiwar and Doda districts. Hundreds of people have been killed in the […]
Looking back
J&K Government and Government of Punjab way back in 1979 agreed for water sharing and for compensating each other on the sharing of waters from river Ravi. According to that agreement, Kathua and Samba districts by this time should have been on the forefront for the green revolution. After some years due to the criminal […]
Local body polls
It is a virtual show down between the State Administration and all the important political parties in J&K State. While the State Administration is adamant to hold Panchayat and Local Body elections in the coming months of October to December, most of the political parties including National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have […]
Fear grips Valley
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead Geelani-led Hurriyat activist and a student in two different incidents in Kashmir Valley, sending fresh fears on the streets that government gunmen were given free hand. Another civilian of Kupwara district was shot dead in Srinagar by unidentified gunmen, sending shock waves among the people as they fear that government […]
