Road accident victims fund was overdue
There are certain critical issues which the State Administrative Council (SAC) is handling with utmost diligence and timeliness. One such decision that the SAC took was approving notification of the ëRoad Accident Victims Fundí along with scheme for realization and disbursal of amount. The objective of the fund is to provide immediate relief to the […]
Promoting education
The need to have good institutions of higher learning in the state is felt very badly. This is evident from the fact that every year almost 12,000 students from Kashmir valley end up joining various professional colleges outside the state to seek education in those streams which are not available here. The movement of such […]
The looser PSUís
The state of affairs in Public Sector Undertakings in Jammu and Kashmir is no hidden secret. Most of them are running in red as the various governments that have managed the state of affairs over the years have used these PSUís to dump their blue eyed workers and officials without considering the effect it will […]
No respite to soaring airfares
Summer season is at its peak and the tourist arrivals to Kashmir too have shown an upward trend. Besides, the locals including students and tradesmen are also heading back to the valley for vacations but the soaring airfares are spoiling the party. The airfares on Srinagar-Delhi-Jammu circuit are showing no decline despite many private airlines […]
Ensure better academic activity
Establishing institutions of higher learning in any area is a positive development as the contributions of educational institutions cannot be ignored vis-à-vis shaping the future of our posterity. Same holds true for the state of Jammu and Kashmir which is highly deficient in providing institutions of higher learning including colleges that too in far off […]
When will the govt act?
Just during a span of five days around four dozen people lost their lives to road mishaps in the difficult hilly terrain of the state. 11 lives were lost to the bad roads and difficult terrain on Thursday last while as more than 30 people died in Sirgawari Keshwan village in Kishtwar district on Monday […]
The crumbling act
The hazards of smoking (active as well as passive) are known to all. Smoking cigarettes is a known health hazard however, for obvious reasons the governments both at the federal or the state level have failed to act against it. But when it comes to a place like Jammu and Kashmir cigarettes have proved to […]
The govt needs to wakeup
11 more lives were lost to the bad roads and difficult terrain on Thursday as a bus carrying students plunged into a gorge in south Kashmir Shopian area. The fresh road mishap is once again a grim reminder that blood continues to be spilled on the killer roads and nobody is doing anything about it. […]
Batting for a win
The ongoing cricket world cup should have brought good news for those associated with manufacturing various equipments needed in the sport. One such inseparable part of the game is the bat and Kashmir produces it in abundance. Kashmir is one of the most backward regions of the world which is lacking industrial growth with a […]
No headway
Tourism trade in Kashmir has been on the receiving end. Not only have the tourist footfall decreased tremendously over the past three years but the government’s attitude in helping out the trade and the people associated with it, too have been pathetic. It is beyond any doubt that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime […]