Craft Safari, a unique idea
Kashmir Valley is known for its arts and crafts world over. And this special talent of the people has not received the name and fame it deserves. Since Srinagar city has been recognized in the UNESCO creative city network in the field of Craft and Folk Art the showcasing of our art and craft becomes […]
Ensuring food safety
The use of Trans-Fatty Acid (TFA) in manufacturing/ processing of food products has been witnessing an upswing. Manufacturers of oil, bakery, namkeen and sweets have been using the TFA without sticking to the permissible limits. Though this issue has come-up for discussion many times but no action has been taken against those who are violating […]
Achieving self reliance
Since our agricultural output is not so impressive most of our needs are met by the supplies from outside states. For our daily needs like fruits and vegetables and other eatables we have left ourselves on the mercy of outside states as Kashmir valley imports around three lakh metric ton vegetables alone every year. The […]
Road connectivity
Jammu and Kashmir is one such region which has been witnessing least development on infrastructure which includes increase in the road length. The region being a hily one and prone to snowfall and vagaries of weather has witnessed least investment on roads during the past several decades now. The situation is as such that many […]
Road mishaps are a real worry
Jammu and Kashmir is a hilly region with many areas still falling in remote zones where road accessibility has always been an issue. Besides, the reckless and rash driving in most of the urban and semi-urban areas by the youngsters is also leading to many road mishaps and loss of human lives besides rendering many […]
Raising the bar
One of the key tasks that the administration needs to take up in Jammu and Kashmir is improving the infrastructure in almost all sectors and also ensure that the quality is maintained while upgrading or creating new infrastructure. This has become all the more important as various works carried out by the government agencies using […]
Need for a booster dose
It has been almost 20 months since the world is grappling to fight the covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has not only affected our way of life but has also redefined our outlook about various important facets of life. Since the arrival of vaccine to nail the pandemic was announced some hope did emerge that the […]
Omicron threat
When it seemed that the covid-19 pandemic is waning fast, a fresh wave has swept across many nations across the globe with a new variant Omicron spelling fresh trouble. Though we have witnessed very few cases of the new variant across various cities in India but the threat the new variant holds is quite serious […]
Help Lebanon
Lebanon is undergoing a severe stress as not only has its economy collapsed but a political turmoil too has taken its toll on the region. Even the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who visited the region on Sunday said that the international community has not done enough to support Lebanon, grappling with a dire economic […]
Everyone should get benefited
Kashmir has surprised many experts the way it has managed to survive and even grow over the past three decades primarily because of the turbulent times and now the covid-19 pandemic since the past two years. Some sectors of the economy that have really held it high and helped it maintain the growth trajectory include […]