Providing healthcare facilities
Providing healthcare facilities for the poor have been always a point of discussion in a place like Jammu and Kashmir. The state has a major chunk of population that cannot afford to spend money on availing healthcare facilities. People living in cities as well as those living in far off areas have been demanding for […]
Surprising, but a welcome move
Pakistan made a surprising announcement on Tuesday after it announced opining its airspace for all civilian traffic effectively removing the ban on Indian and other flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since the escalation of hostilities and the Balakot air strikes in February this year. The move was quite surprising […]
Reducing infant mortality, but how?
The State Government has formulated a comprehensive action plan to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to a single digit by the year 2020 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This decision was announced some months back but as of now the situation on infant mortality is alarming. In a place like Kashmir where […]
Kartarpur, the road to peace
The relations between Pakistan and Indi one believes are headed for good as both the nations agreed on the draft agreement and operationalisation of the landmark Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will […]
Problems galore for tourism
The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) expressed concern over the meager number of tourist arrivals in Jammu and Kashmir especially Kashmir valley as compared to the other states. The trade body said that out of the 73 lakhs tourists, who visited Jammu and Kashmir during 2017-18, only 13.1 lakh tourists had visited Kashmir […]
A ray of hope
India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads for too long now. The hostility between the two nations is telling upon the people of both the nations and people of Kashmir have been the worse hit. With many peace overtures failing to take off on both the sides now it is the Pakistan premier’s US visit […]
Travelling woes
As the Jammu-Srinagar national highway is witnessing all sorts of trouble owing to the rough terrain and crumbling mountains, travel to and fro Kashmir has become a big challenge. Not only has the bad shape of highway meant less usage by tourists but trade and other operations have taken a hit as well. People have […]
Need to shun our greed
The ever increasing flood threat in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir is a reality as even experts have opined that the state is the third most flood prone state in India. Since the Himalayan Region is one of the most vulnerable mountain systems in the world any sudden downpour has and can in future […]
Whither education
The challenges for the Union and the state governments on the educational front are tremendous. Not only is the downfall in academics a great concern in government schools but the dwindling child population and school dropout rate too is emerging as a grave challenge. Though various measures were from time to time adopted by the […]
Ensuring robust trade
The state of the Jammu and Kashmir and especially, Kashmir region is dependent for its earnings on few sectors only. One such key sector is the horticulture and related activities. However, this sector is witnessing mounting losses over the years as the produce achieved in the agricultural sector including horticulture is not able to reach […]
