Skilling the youth
Skills in today’s world act as a passport for our youth to secure jobs as Industry norms across the world have changed drastically. Skills needed to secure jobs across various sectors keep on updating and the new generation has to remain abreast with such changes and keep on improvising on their skills. It is lack […]
Snow is essential for Kashmir
We are amidst Chilla-i-Kalan, the harshest phase of Kashmir’s winter but ironically we are again witnessing a quiet January marked by intense cold and an unsettling absence of snow. Traditionally known for heavy snowfall and frequent western disturbances, this year’s Chillai-Kalan is unfolding under largely clear skies, turning January into one of the driest mid-winter […]
Strides in healthcare
Healthcare remains the top parameters for any region to gauge its development and progress. Though, Jammu and Kashmir did not have much to boast about its improvement in healthcare services and infrastructure during the past, but the recent years have witnessed a tremendous growth and movement forward on this front. The UT is quietly but […]
Need to utilise winter vacations for students benefit
Mohammad Iqbal Khandy Education can change lives, communities and nations even. Unlike the material ammunition that brings damage, education builds peace, growth and hope. In every community, history reveals that people rise through the power of knowledge. So, we say education is power. The term ‘Education’ is defined by the educationists in different ways. Some […]
We cannot survive without water
The unusual change in the weather patterns in Kashmir has caused concerns among environmentalists as the region’s water systems are facing severe stress. Kashmir’s lifeline, the River Jhelum is delivering a stark and unsettling signal. At Sangam in south Kashmir — the river’s most critical hydrological gauge — the Jhelum was flowing at minus 0.71 […]
Use technological advancements for betterment
We have misused technology badly. Though, people across the globe have been doing so, but when it comes to a place like Kashmir the consequences of misuse of technology seem to be much greater. In present times one such tool that has been misused to the hilt is internet. Today connectivity is no longer a […]
Justice delayed is justice denied
Just the other day the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh closed the proceedings of a case which was registered 46 years ago and set free the woman, now 70 years of age, who was convicted on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. While issuing the order, Justice Parihar said the […]
Nail the corrupt
For any society to thrive and progress, its justice system needs to be timely and effective. This is the reason that the nations who do not compromise on ensuring justice to the weak and the poor have progressed and set an example for others as well. Have we ever wondered that why do the corrupt […]
Citizen centric measures
In today’s world governance and availability of key services for the citizens is a key concern for all governments. This is the reason that citizen-centricity would remain a key thrust area of government’s work to ensure ease of governance for one and all. The year 2025 saw significant strides by the union and state governments […]
Let us be sensitive towards our environs
The change in weather patterns has made us to realise that Kashmir’s environment is facing an existential threat due to several reasons which include deforestation, pollution, and playing rough shod with the regions natural environs and of course unplanned urbanisation. If immediate measures are not taken, the region’s fragile ecosystem may suffer irreversible damage. A […]