Online services ensure transparency, improve governance
The governments world over have been pushing hard to bring in more efficiency and reforms in offering various services to the people. Be it the developed world or a region like ours which is still in a developing stage, the importance of seamless governance becomes all the more important. Recently a major step towards achieving […]
Opening new vistas
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing some major milestones over the past few years. Many sectors have seen tremendous developments that have the capacity to open new vistas in many important sectors that can contribute to the regions overall growth and sustainable development. Since Jammu and Kashmir is an agrarian region whose dependence on agricultural […]
Helping save lives
Humans have the tendency to help each other. This spirit of brotherhood often leads us to offer a helping hand to those who are in need both in terms of material or otherwise. One such human characteristic is offering either a body part or even ones blood to help save another person’s life during illness […]
Eat right
We are faced with a complex issue of ill health particularly among the younger generation. The young people across Kashmir Valley have been getting addicted to junk or fast food which is creating lot of health concerns among them. Medicos have been warning parents that most of the kids in today’s world are putting up […]
Needed a comprehensive afforestation plan
Like many other parts of the country Jammu and Kashmir too is witnessing a spike in temperatures and as a result a heat wave is being felt in this part of the world as well. The region which was otherwise known as the most serene and cool place across India is witnessing a huge change […]
Not again
The past few years have relatively witnessed an ease on the Covid-19 front as most of the nations across the globe did not report enough cases that could give birth to fears that the dreaded virus is here again. Though some odd cases were reported in most of the Southeast Asian countries over the years […]
Reach out was important
The union government’s decision to send all-party parliamentary delegations to several countries has come at a right time. The delegation comprising of parliamentarians from all major political parties representing various regions of the country have a huge task at hand. It is an all-party effort and the government is just putting the right people together […]
Be prepared
Kashmir has been known for its varied and fresh water sources. These water sources are helping to preserve the fauna and flora of the region besides, providing for the substance of agricultural activity and in turn helping people survive in this geographically difficult area. However, a major concern has gained ground since many years now […]
The much needed POCSO courts
With an aim to ensure speedy Justice and ensure that child rights abuse cases are taken to logical conclusion, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to set up dedicated POCSO courts on top priority. The apex court suggested that these courts will exclusively deal with cases of sexual offences against children. Interestingly, while majority […]
Pollution is affecting our heart health
The past several years have been quite bad on the environment front in Jammu and Kashmir. The data provided by various agencies which are monitoring quality of air and other pollution factors have been raising alarms about the bad air quality and increased pollution elsewhere. Kashmir valley in particular is facing a severe air pollution […]