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Sunday, June 07, 2026

Opinion- Page 214

The Kashmir Monitor opinions section features opinion articles, editorial opinions, today's opinion, analysis and columnist & opinion stories.

The Crime and the CoverUp

The first was the brutal gang rape of an eight year girl in Kathua district of Jammu. The minor girl belonged to the nomadic Bakerwal community of Jammu and Kashmir. The second
Apr. 17, 2018

Prevalence of piles

Piles or Haemorrhoids has become a common disease in Kashmir now with majority of the patients complaining about the issue. On an average scores of the patients visit to the Out Patients
Apr. 17, 2018
New Delhi: Women and children druing a dharna aganist rape incidents at Rajghat in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo (PTI4_13_2018_000116B)

When Kathua and Unnao Became Just ‘Incidents’

It is not a good day for a country when its Prime Minister dismisses two heinous incidents of rape and murder as casual “incidents” being “discussed since the past two days.” The
Apr. 16, 2018

Death penalty for rapists

Rape is one of the most heinous crimes that happen on this planet. And when the victim is a child, the act becomes more atrocious in its nature. The latest victim of
Apr. 16, 2018

Why did India wake up so late?

A bright looking eight-year old girl belonging to a Muslim nomadic tribe in Kashmir goes missing in the new year. On 17 January, her battered body is recovered from a forest in
Apr. 16, 2018

India’s counter revolution

In his incomplete work Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India, Dr BR Ambedkar credits Buddha and his teachings for laying the foundation of a revolution more than two millenniums ago. Buddha (died
Apr. 16, 2018

With or without Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif has been here before, most famously in 1999, when his government was overthrown by military dictator Pervez Musharraf and he was charged with attempted murder and the hijacking of a
Apr. 16, 2018

In Pakistan an Army raj without coup

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has had an ominous relationship with all six Chiefs of Army Staff that he has tenured with, including the four that he “handpicked” by superseding senior
Apr. 16, 2018

Modi & ‘fake news’

ON April 2, India’s minister for information and broadcasting, Smriti Irani, announced measures to curb ‘fake news’. Based on a complaint of its dissemination, a journalist’s accreditation would be “suspended” pending the
Apr. 14, 2018

Disfiguring Ambedkar’s vision

Today the nation celebrates the birth anniversary of one of her greatest sons, B R Ambedkar. At the same time, atrocities against Dalits are rising, there is widespread agrarian distress, the rights
Apr. 14, 2018
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