Encouraging the artisans
Just few days back the administration honoured 38 outstanding craftsmen and artisans with the UT-Level Artisan and Weaver Awards–2024 for their exemplary contribution to preserving and innovating Jammu and Kashmir’s celebrated handicraft traditions. The awards conferred by Handicrafts and Handloom Department were presented at a grand ceremony headed by Deputy Chief Minister. The decision to […]
Air pollution is killing us
A recent report ‘India Satellite Data Assessment Part 1’ has highlighted a serious crisis at hand in Jammu and Kashmir. The report says that J&K is among several northern Indian states (including Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand), where annual PM2.5 concentrations on average surpass the NAAQS limit of 40 micrograms […]
Ensuring efficiency, better transportation
Safe and efficient vehicles are being ensured across the country so that a better transport system is put in place and pollution levels across the regions too are brought down to acceptable levels. In Jammu and Kashmir too efforts are being put in to ensure that old and unfit vehicles are replaced in a phased […]
Need regulations on fee fixation
Fee fixation in schools has been quite a daunting task for the authorities here as many private schools have been increasing the fee without taking the major stakeholders-that is the parents on board. Though the issue of fee and other charges fixation by private schools remains always in discussions, but as of now the school […]
Elders command respect, not abuse
People irrespective of their age, sex, race religion or background can face abuse at any point of time. However, physical and mental abuse of the elderly is becoming quite common during the present times. Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. This mistreatment is […]
Aroma of success
Mushkibudji, Kashmir’s very own rice brand is making headlines once again. Once on the verge of getting extinct, this aromatic variety of rice grown exclusively in Kashmir now commands a price band of Rs 25,000 per quintal and is winning praise at international markets also. Mushkibudji isn’t just a rice—it’s a fragrant piece of Kashmir’s […]
Winter demands better health management
Now that winters are here people, especially above 40 years of age get to suffer from sudden stroke. Stroke which is a medical emergency has become so rampant in the country that every 40 seconds, someone somewhere suffers a stroke, and every four minutes, someone loses his life to it. Stroke is emerging as a […]
Need solutions for joblessness
Job creation for the youth is proving to be a major concern for the governments today. Across the globe not only the government but the private and corporate sector too is finding it hard to create more and more jobs. When it comes to Jammu and Kashmir the overall unemployment rate stands at a whopping […]
Batting for success
Industrial activity in Kashmir region has always been under a scanner. Most of the units in whatsoever sector which had undertaken manufacturing activity are reporting least growth, loses and an unfavourable conditions to survive and meet industry standards. However, amidst all this despair some hope is being reflected in the bat industry which is presently […]
Natural disasters need to be tackled
The past few decades have witnessed an increase in climate disasters and India too has not remained untouched to this phenomenon. Experts and studies have pointed out that climate change is proving to be a big driver behind these alterations. We have become used to witness hotter oceans besides a warmer atmosphere cranks up the […]