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Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

Greater Kashmir

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We Can’t Demand Good Governance and Stay Away from Elections

Over the past few years, the health of democracy has declined significantly in many nations. The concept of electoral democracy, also called...

16.04.2024 2

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Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

Faecal waste polluting our drinking water sources ?

Here is my response to Water Works Division Srinagar. On April 8th 2024 the Water Works Division, Srinagar which works under Public Health...

14.04.2024 9

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Riverbeds Over Exposed in J&K, A Catastrophic Precedent 

The Rule 4.3 of  Jammu & Kashmir Minor Mineral Concession, Storage, Transportation of Minerals and Prevention of Illegal Mining Rules, 2016 also...

10.04.2024 30

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An Accidental Vlogger

As internet service became better during the last 3 to 4 years in Kashmir with no-more “internet blockades” many young people turned towards...

05.04.2024 9

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Srinagar Uptown and Budgam Get Unclean Doodh Ganga Water 

The J&K Pollution Control Committee (PCC) recently submitted a detailed water analysis report of Doodh Ganga before the National Green Tribunal-NGT....

03.04.2024 2

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BDOs Must Hold Gram Sabhas to Decide FRA Cases  

As the 5 year term of Halqa Panchayats in Jammu & Kashmir came to an end on January 9th this year, the Government appointed Block Development Officers...

26.03.2024 3

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Iconic Poplars Axed to Death?

At a time when International Day of Forests was being commemorated in Srinagar’s SKICC on March 21st 2024, with Chief Secretary and Principal...

25.03.2024 9

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Why Isn’t Climate Crisis an Election Agenda in India?

Jammu & Kashmir has been facing a severe climate crisis for the last many years. The choking of our wetlands, destruction of rivers, lakes and streams...

19.03.2024 4

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Green investments are essential for our survival!

The 2024-25 Union Interim Budget has provided for a huge budgetary allocation of Rs 10,000 crores in Solar Energy. This is a more than 110% increase...

17.03.2024 9

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Landless Peasants have no say in Farmers’ Agitation

41% of India’s total grain is produced from small farms which includes 49% of rice, 40% of wheat, 29% of coarse cereals and 27% of pulses and over...

12.03.2024 5

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New Railway Lines Would Severely Impact Kashmir’s Apple Industry 

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Banihal-Sangaldan Railway Line in J&K. He flagged off the first electric train in the...

12.03.2024 4

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Modi Must Push for Green Investments in J&K

With an aim to encourage people to install solar panels on their rooftops, the 2024-25 Interim Budget has provided for a budgetary allocation of Rs...

06.03.2024 3

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1200 online services in J&K but RTI bypassed ?

For more than 5 years I along with the activists of Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement have been rigorously campaigning for an online RTI platform in J&K....

29.02.2024 9

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Farmers Agitation Not Focused on Landless Peasants 

The farmers’ agitation seems like an unending affair. The agitating farmers, most of whom are from Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan, and are...

27.02.2024 5

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Casteist Society, Casteist Comments 

Not only untouchability but differentiating on the basis of caste or profession is a social killer. We might have heard and read about discrimination...

20.02.2024 8

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Paying Rs 400 per lecture to college teachers is unjust?

When students see their teachers protesting on roads and police chasing them, and some of them crying,  what kind of impact this will have on the...

18.02.2024 6

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Why Isn’t J&K Tapping Into Its Wind Energy Potential?

During my recent visit to  Gujarat, especially the Kutch region, I went to the remotest villages of Banni area near Rann of Kutch. I found that a...

13.02.2024 8

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DDC Members be made Panchayat Administrators?

As the term of Halqa Panchayats in Jammu & Kashmir came to an end on January 9th this year the Government appointed Block Development Officers (BDOs)...

09.02.2024 7

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Design Thinking and Good Governance 

Whosoever has heard about the word “Design Thinking” for the first time might think that one is referring to a house designer or an architect....

06.02.2024 4

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Community Policing in J&K

The Director General of J&K Police (DGP) R R Swain soon after assuming his charge few months back announced that he will hold two-hour public...

02.02.2024 7

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Right to Information: Sidelined and Out of Reach

For  many years now, I along with my colleagues have been rigorously campaigning for allowing residents of Jammu & Kashmir to access information...

30.01.2024 6

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J&K DGP’s Public Grievance Redressal Programme   

Soon after assuming charge of the Director General of J&K Police (DGP) R R Swain announced that he will hold two-hour public grievance meetings twice...

28.01.2024 6

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Jhelum Flood Mitigation funds still unspent?

2014 floods caused massive destruction across Kashmir and some parts of Jammu division as well. The Govt of India provided huge funding to J&K for...

26.01.2024 8

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No snowfall in Chilaikalan & its consequences!

People in Jammu are shivering with cold as the day temperature was recorded around 8 degree Celsius a few days back (January 13th 2024). 12...

19.01.2024 4

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No Snow in Sight: Local Mismanagement, Grave Consequences 

Chilai Kalan, which in Kashmir refers to the time between 21st December to 30th of January, is considered the harshest month of winter here. It is...

17.01.2024 10

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Forest Governance needs better Community Involvement

Community participation in ensuring better forest governance by effective management of natural resources not only plays a vital role in forest...

12.01.2024 3

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Community Participation in Sustainable Forest Management  

For better resource management, effective community participation is highly recommended in every sector. The United Nations has passed several...

09.01.2024 4

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Exposing the fake

Recently the Crime Branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police produced a charge sheet against a fake Unani Doctor from Ganderbal who had obtained class 12th...

05.01.2024 8

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Misinterpreting 3rd Party Info under RTI Law

For a pretty long time I have been planning to write a detailed piece on third party information which is a provision in the Right to Information Act...

02.01.2024 6

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Incomplete Justice: The Case of a Unani Doctor Who Lost His Job to a Fraudster

Recently, the Crime Branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police produced a charge sheet against a Ganderbal resident who had obtained a fake class 12th  marks...

26.12.2023 5

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Rehabilitation Therapy in Government Hospitals

Before the enactment of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act -RPWD Act in 2016, the Persons with Disabilities Act (PWD Act 1995) was in operation...

26.12.2023 7

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Land allocated under FRA in J&K?

Mohammad Siddiq Chopan, 65, is a homeless man who belongs to a pastoralist community called Chopans. Siddiq’s family has been living in Zilsidara...

22.12.2023 8

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Gulmarg Needs Sustainable & Responsible Tourism  

At a time when governments and tourism players across the world are striving hard to strengthen the tourism industry, we need to understand that...

19.12.2023 4

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Visually Challenged youth translate their vision into reality!

The International Day for Persons with Disabilities was celebrated across the world on December 3rd. I along with my colleagues had decided to...

16.12.2023 10

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Persons with Disabilities and their Visionary Feats  

A few days back, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities was celebrated across the world. This day is commemorated every year on the 3rd...

12.12.2023 3

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Mission Ehsaas has concluded: The show must go on!

When Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation-NLCO headed by noted businessman and social worker Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo began cleaning the Gilsar and...

08.12.2023 9

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Ailing SKIMS Needs a Helping Hand 

India is a Welfare State wherein the Government is supposed to play a key role in the protection and promotion of economic and social well-being of...

07.12.2023 10

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Challenges before Atal Dulloo

It is always a dream for an IAS officer to become Chief Secretary in a state / UT or be posted as Secretary to Govt before retirement. Not all are...

01.12.2023 4

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Garbage is Choking Wullar Around Bandipora

It has been more than a year now since a matter related to unscientific waste disposal into Wullar lake by Municipal Council Bandipora was taken up in...

28.11.2023 6

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Govt must financially support low budget private schools

Memories fade with time, and lessons are forgotten, but experiences shape a human being and leave a lasting mark. Teachers are the persons who have a...

25.11.2023 10

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Legal & Environment Awareness using Folk Theatre

Rayees, 29, belongs to the Kashmiri Bhand community and has been actively creating awareness on various social issues through his plays. In the past,...

18.11.2023 20

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Private School Teachers Deserve Decent Salary

Teachers are the heart of any educational process. A teacher makes the world a better place by guiding them through the way and helping them learn...

14.11.2023 3

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Strengthen Preventive & Participative Vigilance!

Vigilance means keeping a watchful eye on the activities of the personnel and taking prompt action to promote transparency, fair practices and ensure...

10.11.2023 4

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Face To Face With Chief Secretary

Last weekend, we got a chance to interact with Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta in Srinagar. This meeting was organised by the Govt...

07.11.2023 3

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Vocational Training in Govt Schools

For last many years there has been a debate about implementing skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many are hoping for a...

04.11.2023 7

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Vocational Training in Govt Schools

For last many years there has been a debate about implementing skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many are hoping for a...

03.11.2023 7

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Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat

Vigilance Awareness Week: Moving Beyond the Integrity Pledge 

Every year, the Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) is celebrated between October 30th to November 5th. This coincides with the birthday of Sardar...

31.10.2023 3

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Scrutinising Skill-Based School Education in J&K

For quite some time now there has been a pedagogical debate about implementing a skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many...

24.10.2023 4

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Why no Pollution Clearance for Segregation Sheds!

Recently I read a Kashmiri slogan written on a newly constructed waste segregation shed at Utterpora Beerwah in district Budgam: “Kath Boz Kan...

20.10.2023 9

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‘Protect Your Environment’, Right Back at You! 

On Monday evening, on my way back from a wedding reception in the Beerwah area of District Budgam I saw a catchy slogan painted in blue on a newly...

17.10.2023 4

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