A scientific traffic management system needed

The twin cities Jammu and Srinagar besides, major towns and other places across the UT are witnessing the menace of traffic jams particularly during peak rush hours of morning and evening. The issue of traffic jams has become so complex that commuters have to waste hours together to snake though the roads and streets on […]
Forest fires are proving a real threat

As the temperature continues to soar across Jammu and Kashmir the risk of forest cover getting destroyed owing to uncontrolled forest fire is increasing with every passing day. The situation gets more complex as the region is already witnessing no or very little rainfall during the past two weeks. The threat to forest cover in […]
Why take so much of time

We live at a place where we face challenges almost on daily basis. Challenges to manage our day to day affairs, challenges to manage the education of our children and challenges to survive through the hard realities of life every hour and every minute. We have however, also managed to survive these challenges because we […]
Solid waste management should be a priority

Jammu and Srinagar cities have witnessed tremendous change in almost all sectors as the twin cities have put special emphasis on up-gradation of infrastructure and betterment of services provided to the people. The twin smart city projects implemented here not only stresses on improving the infrastructure in every part of the city but it also […]
No lessons learnt

As we celebrated Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifices, we again missed out on several important issues that we are made aware of before the beginning of the festival and yet we tend to repeat the mistakes every year. Every year on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha health and environmental experts raise serious concerns over the improper […]
A historical moment

What else could have Kashmir Valley got as an Eid gift from no other than the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an all season rail connectivity to the region promising new avenues for growth and development became a reality. . Considered as one of the modern wonders the 272 Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project constructed […]
Need for cleaner environs

We all are aware about the need to have safe and clean environs for ensuring a healthy lifestyle for the people. However, given the ever increasing use of machines and continuing industrial activity the pollution levels have been witnessing huge growth raising concerns among health experts. Recent studies and practical knowledge attained by the specialists […]
A dream comes true

It is almost after a wait for eight long decades that the Jammu-Srinagar rail link will turn into a reality and this dream project will help resolve the connectivity issue Kashmir, Ladakh and other regions falling on this side of the Banihal range experienced. Kashmir has since ages been deprived of its share of development […]
Make the exercise meaningful

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has instructed all central government-run hospitals not to permit medical representatives in the hospital premises. The decision has been taken with a view to prevent Medical representatives from meeting doctors in central government hospitals to safeguard patients’ interests and maintain ethical standards. The meetings between medical representatives and […]
Smoking capital of India

Just last week we observed the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ with much fanfare and loud commitments to get rid of tobacco use, and halt its ill impact on the health of the citizens here. However, the ground reports and data suggests that mere observance of the day and loud shouts will not serve the purpose […]