Jaibans Singh Rumours have a tendency to spread like wildfire in Kashmir, most of these have a negative connotation and are designed to create insecurity among the people. The insecurity soon converts into a panic situation. This malaise has become all the more prominent with the advent of social media where fake and twisted news gains prominence. Such a scenario is … [Read more...] about Kashmir: Tendency to be swayed by rumours should be curbed
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Parliamentary elections can usher the change Kashmir is looking for
Mehtab Karan Singh The one good take away from election campaigns is that the truth with the attendant skeletons starts tumbling out of the closet. In Kashmir, this happens at a much higher degree in view of the negativity on which the campaigns are based. Engineer Rashid, patron of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party and fighting the election from the Baramulla … [Read more...] about Parliamentary elections can usher the change Kashmir is looking for
Jammu and Kashmir is ready and poised for polls
Jaibans Singh Parliamentary elections in India generate a lot of excitement; there are fierce debates and commentaries with predictions of the result being made by one and all. The entire exercise has a festive sheen! Social media has added yet another dimension to the process. Elections throw up a unique and challenging situation in Jammu and Kashmir. While the discussion … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir is ready and poised for polls
J&K Panchayat elections: The proof of the pudding lies in the eating
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir have culminated successfully! Media has not given much attention to the same except for carrying the official press release before and after every phase. One reason for the lack of media interest was the attention being paid to assembly elections in five states across the country. A bigger reason, however, was the peaceful … [Read more...] about J&K Panchayat elections: The proof of the pudding lies in the eating
The politics of Panchayat elections in J&K
Jaibans Singh The time is closing in for holding of the Panchayat and local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir! It is a Key Result Area for newly appointed Governor, Satya Pal Malik, who has been given a specific mandate to revive the political process in the trouble torn state. Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir have always been controversial and politically … [Read more...] about The politics of Panchayat elections in J&K