Hope the situation improves
Now that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a thrust on improving the infrastructure besides some key facilities, the planners here need to lay thrust on improving the infrastructure in almost all sectors. Besides it also needs to be ensured that the quality of the raised infrastructure is maintained as well. This has become all the […]
Encouraging sports
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing turmoil for almost three decades now. During this period one of the key causalities that has taken its toll on the youth across the region is that they could not get themselves associated with various sports activities. Since the youth here is quite outgoing and forward looking their involvement […]
Vaccinating adolescents
Covid-19 has hit almost all the facets of life. Be it economy, travel, health or any other sector including education, all spheres of human activity have been touched deeply. However, in case of education the pandemic has meant loses that are hard to compensate or cover as the students community has lost almost two years […]
Make agriculture more remunerative
Kashmir valley is dependent on its supplies from various parts of India as the area has proven itself to be a consuming region rather than a producing one. For our daily needs like fruits and vegetables and other eatables we have left ourselves on the mercy of outside states as the imports to Valley cross […]
Set an example
A murderous assault rather worse than murderous assault, was reported on Tuesday when some rowdy, unruly and inhuman persons attacked a young woman in old city area of Srinagar by throwing acid on her face. The incident sent shock waves among the people here as the incident has left the young women completely devastated for […]
Reduced restrictions
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced a seven-hour relaxation in the restriction on non-essential movement amid concerns raised by traders over the 64-hour long weekend Covid lockdown hampering their businesses. Notably, about a fortnight ago, the administration had imposed complete a restriction on non-essential movement from Fridays 2 pm to Mondays 6 am to […]
E-buses, we need to see them everywhere
Few weeks back the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated a fleet of e-buses that are to be provided to the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC). Even in July 2019 few e-buses buses were provided to the corporation and these buses were set to run on various routes in the city and other areas. […]
Amplifying options
The more educational institutions of higher learning we can have in Jammu and Kashmir, the better will be the outcome. Since the need to have good institutions is governed by the need that more than 15000 students end up joining various professional colleges outside the UT to seek education in those streams which are not […]
Winter woes
Winter in Kashmir is fading as the 40-day-long Chilai-Kalan, the harshest period is about to end. Though this year’s Chilai-Kalan was not as harsh so far but the miseries winter season brings with itself did cause lot of troubles to a common man. Chilai-Kalan begins annually on December 21 and the average minimum temperatures during […]
Don’t isolate the poor nations
Even though a third wave of covid-19 is right now ripping through most of the countries across the globe, experts have expressed hope that the new variant Omicron may spell an end or turn the pandemic into an endemic. However, public health officials have also warned that it may be highly unlikely that COVID-19 will […]