Ensuring safety of hospitals
As the covid pandemic wrecked havoc during the second wave in most of the states the need for hospitalization of people has increased tremendously putting a huge burden on the healthcare infrastructure. The overload exposed various loopholes and one such was the compromises made over the fire safety in various hospitals that have emerged as […]
Nagging traffic mess
How bad is our traffic management can be witnessed on various roads once the unlock is announced and vehicles are allowed to ply on the roads. Past two days have been a harrowing experience for commuters as various traffic jams became a routine on city and other major roads in various areas across Kashmir. The […]
Vaccine hesitancy
The second wave of covid-19 was a dreaded one. States across India witnessed harrowing experiences as young and the old struggled hard to keep the virus spread at bay and fight the infection. Though the situation has improved quite considerably, the covid-19 worries are far from over. We still have a third wave knocking on […]
Work on other options
On Friday Jammu-Srinagar national highway witnessed yet another closure. The highway got blocked due to a landslide at Seri Ramban. Though Jammu and Kashmir is presently witnessing hot weather conditions and no rainfall activity has been recorded since the past two weeks now. Despite dry weather conditions the highway has witnessed a closure that too […]
Hope for Uyghurs
The atrocities against the Uyghurs have been going on for long now. The largely Muslim ethnic group has been at the receiving end and the world bodies too had failed to provide some relief for them. However, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for these traumatized lot as a group […]
The lost treasure
Just a decade back students, scholars and even the commoners would dedicate long hours in discussing books, their relevance and impact. All these discussions would centre around the written word and what they hold in store for the civilization. These discussions not only generated a keen interest among the youngsters but also got them attracted […]
Vaccine trials for kids
On Monday Prime Minister Modi announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly. This announcement comes barely hours after AIIMS New Delhi claimed that the screening of children for trial […]
Decision taken in haste
Jammu and Kashmir Education Chamber (JKEC) an organization of various educational bodies working in Jammu and Kashmir demanded a roll back of the fresh government order regarding the online classes and claimed that the education policies cannot be changed based on a viral video. The amalgam had many reasons to disagree with the government as […]
Creating smart city needs plans
Creating twin smart cities in Jammu and Srinagar is an ambitious project. The project needs lot of planning and investment as well so that an infrastructure is created that is long lasting and keeps in mind all future threats to the twin cities. One such threat is avoiding flooding of the twin cities as Srinagar […]
Palestine peace deal
More than 250 deaths and devastation all around there is some positivity in the air as Egypt monitored ceasefire between Palestine and Israel is taking shape. On Sunday a major development was reported after Egypt and Israel held high-level talks in both countries to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant […]
