Stressed sector
Kashmir valley has been largely dependent on its agricultural produce, mainly fruits. The revenue generated through this sector has been acting as a major cushion for the economy of the region. The fruits produced here not only bring cash revenues but also keep a large chunk of population involved in the sector for the entire […]
Why raise fuel prices?
With the global crude oil prices regaining lost ground and demand reviving in the Indian economy, oil retailers are passing on the impact of last month’s excise duty hike on consumers. This is evident from the price rises that are being witnessed over the past several days now. Petrol price on Monday was hiked by […]
Fighting a common enemy
India and Pakistan have been at logger heads for many decades now. Presently, the situation is so grave that both the countries have terminated all contacts including the diplomatic ones as they have been reduced to a bare minimum. The two countries almost reached the brink of a war last year and it was after […]
The changed world
As the covid-19 pandemic crumbles economies across the globe the world it seems is headed for tough days. Though various governments have been initiating various measures to control and check recession and loss of jobs, the solutions seem not to be working so far. Reports and analysis by renowned economists and market specialists indicate that […]
Opening health care services
Covid-19 has left an indelible mark on human race that too across the globe. The dreaded virus hit all parts of the globe and those regions which boasted of good healthcare infrastructure were the hardest hit. Healthcare facilities and infrastructure in countries like Italy, Spain, US and England almost crumbled owing to the huge number […]
No sweetening effect
Kashmir’s cash crop economy which includes produce from the horticulture and allied sectors has gone for a toss since the past several years now. While most of the produce from Kashmir failed the growers and the farmers to even secure the basic costs involved, the government too has not been able to pitch in and […]
Are health facilities safe, capable
The day Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, people in Kashmir were a terrified lot. The reason for being so was that Kashmir is one of the most underdeveloped places in the world when it comes to healthcare facilities. Official figures and hyperboles aside, the authorities in Kashmir has always been indifferent towards developing or improving […]
Silence of the lambs
Though being an oldest political party in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference has failed to fulfill its role, both while being in power and out of it. The party which should have set out a role for itself for both the situations is directionless with no clear cut policy statements coming from the top […]
Opening of offices
Jammu and Kashmir like the rest of the regions in India is facing an extended lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, as the lockdown 4.0 was nearing its end in other parts, the government though it apt to restore the business and other activities as the economy started to crumble owing to a continuous […]
Failure to flatten the curve
The fight against Coronavirus is taking us nowhere. The failure to flatten the ever expanding curve, both in terms of fatalities and positive cases has pointed out that there are grave irregularities being followed in the procedures that are to be implemented to bring in some change at the ground level. As on Friday Jammu […]
