Can we afford the change?
Over the past one decade Kashmir region has been witnessing huge changes in its environment and subsequently the weather patterns. This phenomenon has touched almost all aspects of life, however one sector which is bearing the brunt of this change is the agriculture sector. Kashmir as we all know is an agrarian economy where the […]
US close to making trade deal with India: Trump
New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the US is close to making a trade deal with India, as his administration started sending letters detailing the levies that Washington will impose on products from those countries entering America. “Now, we’ve made a deal with the United Kingdom, we’ve made a deal with China…We’re close […]
Media has forgotten the kids
By: Priyanka Saurabh It was a Sunday morning. I felt like holding my son in my lap and we both should read an interesting story from the newspaper – so that he could enjoy the sweetness of words even in the modern screen age. Butto our regret, we found that there was not a single […]
No need to stick to stereotypes
By: Tawheed Parvaiz Bhat The effects of global warming are clear worldwide, and Kashmir is no exception. Rising temperatures and changing seasonal patterns are no longer rare; they are the new normal. Since 1850, Earth’s average temperature has increased by about 0.11°F (0.06°C) per decade, totalling around 2°F. Alarmingly, this rate has tripled since 1982, […]
Lt Guv reviews progress of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation and progress of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Secretary, Health and […]
Darbagh Shopian residents demand bridge over Nallah Tongri
Shopian: The residents of Darbagh Watchi area in Zainapora subdivision of South Kashmir’s Shopian district have appealed to the authorities for the construction of a much-needed bridge over Nallah Tongri—a key connectivity point that has remained in a dilapidated state since the 2014 floods. Locals said the existing structure, damaged during the devastating floods over […]
