Prioritizing health during winter months
Staying healthy during extreme weather conditions is important. Our experience that we have gained fighting the tough winter months tells us that winter season brings lot of health issues with itself. Not only do people fight various infections and other related diseases during the winter, but various fatal diseases too increase our concerns during the […]
Elders are our treasure
Our elders are our treasure trove. But over the years our so called modernised thinking and materialistic outlook has made us to ignore them. Elders in most of the households are ignored and not taken care of. Even the decision making process in most of the households is being taken up by the youngsters and […]
Air quality needs to improve
Come winter and the Air Quality Index (AQI) becomes a cause of concern in most parts of the country. Though Jammu and Kashmir had so far been able to stay away from the list of cities that witnessed poor air quality, but now the situation has changed. In the present times we have almost got […]
A historic moment
Kashmir has for decades together battled the issue of road connectivity. The issue had turned so grave that despite huge strides of development reported across the country, Kashmir remained backward in terms of industrial growth and overall trade. Though the NH44, the only road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country was developed […]
Protect the prized handicrafts
Over the past few months Kashmir’s handicrafts sector and the craftsmen associated with the trade are making headlines. Not only are the artisans bagging several national level awards but the government too is not letting any stone unturned to promote the crafts known since centuries. The efforts of the government and the life put in […]
Making rural areas environmentally ambient
Quite often we highlight the poor state or rural sanitation in our news columns and the people too have been forthright in bringing these issues to the fore front. Be it lack of dumping sites or waste collection points in rural areas or lack of staff and vehicles used in clearing and collection of waste […]
Safeguarding the forest cover
The dry winter months in Kashmir region are bringing in various troubles and the environment itself bears the brunt of this change in weather pattern. One of the causalities that is reported due to dry winter months is the forest fires which have been increasing during the past decade or so. Forest fires and its […]
Sinking legacy
Kashmir tourism’s crown, the house boats have brought recognition to this tourist destination since decades now. The houseboats which are wooden floating lodges that have been part of the valley’s culture since the late 19th century have mesmerised domestic as well as foreign visitors. The houseboats introduced in Kashmir in the nineteenth century were originally built for […]
Advance planning needed
As Kashmir is facing one of its driest early winters in recent times, the impact seems quite huge as the regions glaciers have witnessed shrinkage. The higher reaches that normally receive early snow in November and December remain bare, and experts say this absence of snow is causing direct harm to the Valley’s fragile glacier […]
End dependence on fast foods
Maintaining good health has been a serious concern in Kashmir Valley. Quite often we hear about various studies and news reports that life threatening ailments are consuming the people here. These life threatening diseases not only are increasing in numbers every year but the treatments and other costs related to these diseases are also increasing […]