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How corruption changes fate of students

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Hope government strictly following the norms and the procedure is foolproof Every place is inhabited by both the upright as well as the corrupt humans. Kashmir is not an exception. I always believed being the Muslim dominated land ours would be much better than the rest of the world. But, then I learned corruption engulfs every religion equally. There is no discrimination. A corrupt person irrespective of any religion, creed, caste or sex is a deceitful one. A person who is in power, if perfidious, shall always find its ways…

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Young & restless; new breed of militants in Kashmir are eager to change the status quo

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Rising militancy Towns in south Kashmir are fast becoming established spots for militancy In 2015 alone there were 62 new recruits Many youngsters have been easily drawn in. More have died The fallout Every time militants are killed there’s a shutdown Security in south Kashmir is walking a dicey rope The militants draw strength locally and the problem is not foreign More in the story Why are youngsters drawn to pick up the gun? How have politicians failed them? Soon after the eruption of a popular anti-India armed rebellion in…

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Why Article 370

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If the Article is abrogated by unconstitutional means the result would be constitutional crisis The first question to be understood by all of us is why Article 370. Article 370 accords Special Status to Jammu Kashmir as a federating unit of Indian union. This constitutional position and special status available to Jammu Kashmir is somewhat different from other states. To understand as to how and why Jammu Kashmir was accords a special status or why there is different constitutional arrangement with the state of Jammu Kashmir. One has to move…

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Suspense over PDP-BJP government formation is turning funny

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Majid Hyderi Last year, rumors had been flying thick and fast when Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) tied knot with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); the marriage was fixed in Nagpur and celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir. For BJP, it was maiden opportunity to rule the state, where founder of Hindutva ideology, Shayama Prasad Mukherjee was jailed to mysterious-death by National Conference founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. For PDP, it was yet another chance to cash the peoples’ mandate of keeping the Abdullahs away from the throne. After the oath taking on March…

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Lost Heritage

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South Kashmir is replete with Mughal Sarais, the campsites used by the erstwhile rulers on their travel to Kashmir. But these heritage sites have now been turned into ruins Javid U Salam The Mughal-era heritage sites across South Kashmir have been left in ruins as government has failed to check their massive vandalism. The heritage sites have been neglected by Authorities. The monuments lying in dilapidated condition include Omoh Sarai, Shadimarg Sarai and Aliabad Sarai in Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian districts here. Nearly one and half kilometer from famous Verinag,…

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No hope for a Kashmiri

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Middle East couldn”t be our savior – thanks to official apathy! Dr. Rumana Makhdoomi As you land in Saudi Arabia right from the airport, you are greeted by Urdu/Hindi speaking people who happily help you carry your luggage or guide you to the nearest ‘Gate’.  You pay them a little sum and they give you a warm smile.  When you hire a cab to your destination, the driver invariably turns out to be a ‘Pathan’ speaking fluent ‘Pushtu’ or a very accented ‘Urdu’.  And, if you don’t encounter a ‘Pathan’,…

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Jamaal Kak, Ahad Kak and a tale of Cricket

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By Rameez Bhat Cricket is a win or lose game. And quite a lot of people are admirers of this majestic game. This game is also meant for heartbreak and last minute tilts. I still remember the South Africa vs New Zealand match in a previous world cup. Till the final moment nobody could predict the winning team. What a game that was! Supporters of respective countries always support their team, but when we talk about Kashmiris, whom should they support? For Indians, that team should be India. But if…

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Climate Change: A siren for J&K

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Malik Zahra Khalid Warm winters is a new phenomenon in Kashmir valley. In February the temperature rise has been ten degrees more than normal according to meteorological department. After 76 years, Kashmir is witnessing such rise in temperatures during winter months. The warmth has rushed the spring and in the month of February there are almond blossoms. There is also activity in Badamvaer, the small grove that J&K Bank could save from Afghan Governor Waris Khan’s orchard of almonds in the foot hills of Kohi Maran. Temperature hike in the…

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PDP suffers from ‘paralysis of analysis’

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Gowhar Geelani Jammu and Kashmir’s former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed breathed his last on January 7. Nearly two months after Sayeed’s demise, his party led by daughter Mehbooba Mufti is yet to take a stand on the government formation. What does this inexcusable delay in either restitching the partnership with the ideologically antithetical Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or divorcing the right-wing Hindu nationalist party entail? Saying that PDP is in serious leadership crisis and facing paralysis of analysis would be stating the obvious. It is indeed facing a precarious…

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Kashmir and Afzal Guru: Patriotism and sedition!

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Students in India seem increasingly lose their right to dissent as the BJP ruled India’s Hindutva central government is readily intolerant more as a pure political gimmick than a real setting. The Modi government backs all “Hindutva steps” but PM Modi himself does not talk about it openly. Today, the RSS-BJP duo has an important agenda to take care of. It wants the Modi government to return to power again after the next parliamentary poll unlike Vajpayee team that failed to come back to power after the term. Saffronization of…

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