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Given its flavour and taste, this medieval feast is eternal

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As the middle-class affluence has grown here like in the rest of country, the list of guests has also become larger than manageable. Sheikh Qayoom To beat the deadline before the fasting month of Ramadan begins, marriage season has hit the peak in Kashmir as the traditional local cuisine, the ‘wazwan’, beckons guests to ‘baraats’ and receptions. “I had to wait for four hours for my wife to finish her food at a marriage party yesterday. It was 6.30 p.m. and the females had still not eaten their lunch,” said…

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‘Kashmir Business’ our TV is fast losing originality

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Nissar Bhat This time around it was no less a person than chief minister Mehbooba Mufti slamming the national electronic news channels for “negative portrayal of Kashmir.” The strong views that the chief minister expressed against the electronic media in the country, though indisputable, would change the things for better seems highly improbable. With apparently no code of conduct being applied on them, “negative news” on almost all the matters— Kashmir not the alone — has become forte with a large section of electronic news media in the country. One…

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Health Services Scenario in Kashmir

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It is the duty of every health professional to ensure not only the best health care possible, but a comfortable stay at the hospital Dr. Mehreen Riyaz Kokiloo Scottish medical missionaries were the first to establish modern medical health services in Kashmir. The first dispensary for women was started way back in 1864 by Reverend Robert Clark and his wife, which is now the site of the Government College for Women, Nawakadal. Later, a Scottish doctor, William Jackson Elmslie, opened his dispensary on 9 May 1865. Dr Theodore Maxwell succeeded…

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Harnessing the potential

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Hydropower Development in India and in J&K – An overview Iftikhar A Drabu Recently a very senior retired bureaucrat of our state commented that India was viable as a state only after stealing our hydro power. I thought it is time to share some statistics about hydro power in India and in Kashmir to put things in a perspective. While it is a fact that J&K is blessed with abundant hydro power potential it is also a fact that some other states in India have a much larger hydro power…

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Who after Syed Ali Shah Geelani?

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Rashid Ahmed analyses politics of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and who may be his political successor. Some time in 2004, Mangat Ram Sharma, the then deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, spoke at a public meeting in the Ganderbal area of the Kashmir valley. Sharma, ever the man to cause political sensation with his all too candid and at times impolitic remarks, predicted that the Kashmir issue would live until the time Syed Ali Geelani was alive and that it would cease to be an issue after his death.…

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Sainik Settlements – tell us the truth

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Both NC and PDP owe and explanation to the people of Kashmir “It is a well-known fact that we always recognize our homeland when we are about to lose it.” Albert Camus National Conference and Peoples’ Democratic Party are presently on war of words ever since Omar Abdullah tweeted an order copy which talks about the allotment of 350 Kanals of land for the proposed “Sainak Colony” in Srinagar and Budgam, as he believes the same could be a ruse to settle non-state subjects in Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti while speaking…

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Controversies refuse to die down around Mehbooba

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Aaliya Ahmed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is besieged with multiple problems and controversies after she assumed power. Encounters are becoming a routine followed by massive protests and use of force by police and armed forces. Though in Kashmir situation this is nothing unusual, but given the promise by Mehbooba Mufti that she will not tolerate such ugly situations, it is becoming a problem for her commitment to the youth of Kashmir. She recently reiterated her commitment to the youth of Kashmir by promising to heal their wounds during her tenure…

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Kashmir Fisheries: A wakeup call

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Dr. Mansoor Rather Kashmir being bestowed with the richest water resources with huge fisheries potential is now highly dependent on outside state fish supply to meet the market demands. The small village and field springs (locally known as Naag) which once used to be the main source of drinking water all over Kashmir with a huge aesthetic and spiritual value also inhabited a number of fish varieties has almost vanished now. The traditional fisherman community remains the worst hit, due to the fast dwindling of this highly valuable natural resource,…

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From Hazratbal to Rajouri, Educational Institutions under threat in J&K

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Aaliya Ahmad National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar unrest, followed by chain reaction in other educational Institutions in Kashmir Valley including at University of Kashmir has given a new turn to the environment of studies within the campus. The reaction has found a new place at Rajouri where violent clashes erupted at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU). These clashes between two groups of students were one of the worst incidents of violence witnessed within a University campus in J&K State. What is the reason behind such unrest and levels…

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Darbar Move: An Invisible Elephant

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Anachronistic practice of Darbar Move needs to be reviewed keeping in view the aspirations of both the regions Dr Sirfaraz Ahmed Dar The practice of Darbar Move is a unique administrative arrangement of Jammu Kashmir Government and a symbol of its feudal past whereby the central administrative establishment is shifted twice a year. The move critics say it causes a huge burden on the poor economy of Jammu Kashmir and incur huge inconvenience to the citizens of Jammu Kashmir. Darbar Move is the name given to the bi-annual exercise of…

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