Creating alternates
It was during the past week that a ray of hope was visible regarding the opening of all important Mughal road. The Mechanical Engineering Department put in some efforts and managed to clear the road for one way traffic by working overtime and clearing the road of accumulated snow. However, as the weather turned bad […]
Exercise restrain
The lockdown and the subsequent closer of all sectors for months together is still fresh in our minds. For closed economies like that of Jammu and Kashmir such measures come with a heavy price. Not only did our tourism sector suffer a severe dent but all other sources of livelihood and revenue witnessed such a […]
Vaccination holds the key
Covid-19 is again cornering people. Be it Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, Gujrat, West Bengal or our very own Jammu and Kashmir, the cases are witnessing a surge. During the first week of April last year Jammu and Kashmir recorded below hundred cases per day and at that time a strict lockdown was in place to contain […]
Need for caution
It has been barely few weeks that the educational institutions have been allowed to operate in Jammu and Kashmir following the improvement in Covid-19 situation after nine months of closure and lockdowns. However, the past few days have witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of covid cases which includes students and teachers as well. […]
Curbing discrimination
Discrimination against the fairer sex has been witnessing a surge despite various tall claims by the incumbent government and the measures taken over the years. The hard fact is that mere statements have not worked as the action on ground was reported missing. Due to this reason India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th […]
A pleasant surprise
K S S Pillai Lying awake at night, half-listening to the chorus of insects, I often think of those who had been my friends at different times. Like the seven-year-old boy who had frantically cut his new pencil into two with a rusted blade and given me the portion with an eraser at the end. […]
Corona making a comeback
During the peak lockdown period last year Jammu and Kashmir used to report around 400 cases per day. This figure was reported despite every sector witnessing a closure and the entire healthcare setup was put to control the deadly virus from spreading. It was however, after almost a year long lockdown that all the sectors […]
Address CAG’s concerns
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pointed out several deficiencies in the implementation of various programmes and internal-control measures in selected departments in Jammu and Kashmir. The CAH which has made its audit report public has asked the Union Territory administration to look into the matter and revamp the system to ensure […]
Work out a solution
The ever increasing fuel prices are hitting us hard. Every sector of the economy has been facing tough days the moment fuel prices started an upswing and continue to do so for more than four months now. Since then in most of the states petrol prices are touching almost close to 100 Rupees a litre […]
Collective failure
The issue of drug abuse is turning monstrous with every passing day. Everyday police reports arrest of drug peddlers and recoveries of drugs and alcohol. Not a day passes when newspaper columns do not figure drug peddlers being caught and the issue goes on without making us realize where to are we headed as a […]