Moral degradation
This refers to acid attack on a teacher by a youth. Why is it happening. I think moral degradation is the main cause.Lateef Waza lateefwaza@yahoo.in MorePolice silent
Bikers at Parraypora Baghat are proving a huge nuisance and a threat to pedestrians. Police is not taking any step even if the spot is known where these stunts are being performed on the roadside. Junaid Ahmadsjunaid077@gmail.com> MoreGuarantee Act
Law minister blames people for not reporting complaints under Public Service Guarantee Act. For its effective implementation government should issue orders and circulars to all the government departments regarding this law and press them to act accordingly.Khursheed AhmadMoreReducing punishment
This refers to the draft bill presented by Congress to the Verma committee for enhancement of punishment for rape. The Congress in its bill has proposed to increase the punishment upto 30 years. It is very strange that Section 376 of Indian Penal Code which prescribes punishment itself empowers the MorePlacement cell
This refers to the news regarding university without a placement cell. It should be part of every institution to have a placement cell so that students after completing their degrees get a chance to serve the respective departments to their best capacity.Siraj YousufAsstt. Prof BotanyMore
Job policy
This refers to recently announced exploitative job policy by the state Jammu & Kashmir for the present and the successive generations of youth. According to the new job policy appointees have to work just for the meagre stipends for the very first 5 years of the service they are going to provide MoreWildlife tourism
Wildlife tourism in and around Protected Areas (PAs) of India, have hardly benefited to wildlife as well as to the local communities. Emphasis should be on integrating ecotourism into a broader array of sustainable livelihoods, both inside and outside PAs. Thus there is a need for urgent and innovative More- Kashmir
PDD to outsource power distribution in JK
Move Aimed To ‘Arrest T&D Losses, Curb Power Theft’
MUKEET AKMALI
Srinagar, Jan 7: After failing to bring down Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses in the State, the Power Development Department has decided to outsource distribution of electricity across Jammu More
- Srinagar City
Drainage system breaks down at Bonpora Batamaloo
Inhabitants suffer, authorities in slumber
SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI
Srinagar, Jan 7: Inhabitants of Bonpora Batamaloo here are facing immense inconvenience due to defunct drainage system and dilapidated roads. The aggrieved inhabitants said the lanes More
- Jammu
More deaths due to road mishaps than militancy in JK: DGP
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Jan 7: Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed more deaths in traffic accidents than due to militancy in the last one decade, state Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad said Monday. “Traffic More
- South Asia
Pak lodges protest with Indian HC
LOC FIRING
REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI
Islamabad, Jan 7: Pakistan today lodged a protest over what it described as an "unprovoked Indian attack" on one of its military posts along the Line of Control, a claim which the Indian Army has rejected More
- World
China asks India-Pak to talk
AGENCIES
Beijing, Jan 7: China on Monday said it hopes India and Pakistan will hold talks and solve their differences in a calm and proper manner following a firing incident in Kashmir. As a neighbour and More
- Baramulla
Baramulla demands traffic signals, dividers
‘OPEN COURT ROAD FOR VEHICULAR MOVEMENT’
Baramulla, Jan 7: Residents of this north Kashmir town have urged the authorities to install traffic signals and road dividers to curb the frequent traffic jams in the area. "The need of the hour More


