Udhampur, July 02 (Scoop News)-Expressing dismay over inadequate utilization of funds, the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for expeditious and effective usage of allocated money to get the desired results on the ground. “Unfortunately, the track record of the State in utilizing the allocated funds has not been up to the mark resulting […]
KASHMIR MILITANCY- WHEN OUR OWN HARM US, IT REALLY HURTS!
Last Saturday, a grenade attack by suspected militants in the busy Shopian market left at least fourteen civilians (including women and children) injured. Surprisingly, despite the inordinately high number of civilians being injured, this incident still did not make newspaper headlines. The report on the incident too was very sketchy – all one could gather […]
The Destruction of a Disabled Man in Colorado
In my sleep, I still see all the handguns pointed at me, the flash of light from the sniper’s scope, and the tank. — My wife and I moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, in October 2008. Having visited the town on several occasions, we fell in love with the lifestyle that defines Fort Collins: rather […]
INDO-PAK DIALOGUE AND THE KASHMIR ISSUE
New Delhi and Islamabad may be holding diametrically opposite and conflicting views on Kashmir. However, after seeing their slumbering pace and perfunctory attempts to resolve this long outstanding issue, it seems that they both share the common belief that this is not a matter of great urgency. So, on those rare occasions when the Kashmir […]
Central Government doing nothing to defuse border tension: Vakil
Former Minister and Vice President JKPCC Abdul Gani Vakil addressing at Achabal Rafiabad[/caption Rafiabad,October 11, (Scoop News)- Commenting on the present Border skirmish, Former Minister and Vice President JKPCC Abdul Gani Vakil today said that dialogue, unambiguously is the only way and platform to move ahead to resolve all vexed issues. He said present Central […]
GAZA CRISIS – DOING OUR BIT!
That it took nearly 700 Palestinian deaths in Gaza for the United Nations to finally consider an independent inquiry into “purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,” just goes to illustrate how cheap human life is. Kyung-Wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN […]