Infant mortality, a concern
In a place like Kashmir health care facilities have always been making news. The non-availability of quality healthcare has made the lives of people miserable especially in remote areas. Even in city centres and towns the healthcare facilities are insufficient and the most affected sector is the child and mother care. No wonder then that […]
A welcome step
The State of Jammu and Kashmir is lacking on various fronts and one such core sector which has seen no progress is the lack of interest among investors to setup various units and contribute in improving the infrastructure here. The lack of interest among the investors is engrossed in various knitty-gritties that have over a […]
Tourism is dying
Tourism in Kashmir is in a very bad shape. The reasons are many however, the situation in Kashmir that is being reflected by the media outside and the inept response by the state administration is making things worse. Hotels across Kashmir are witnessing the lowest occupancy during the past few years now. During the current […]
Admin gear up
There seems to be no end to the steep price hike in essential commodities in Kashmir valley. The spiraling of the prices started with the advent of the holy month of Ramadhan and as the month nears its end the situation has not changed a bit but has even worsened. The price hike across the […]
Circulars to create confusion
The present government and its key officials have mastered the art of creating confusion among the people of the state. Every order or circular issued during the last few months has been testing the peoples nerves with the government forced to issue corrigendum’s and clarifications after the circulars and orders are issued. The latest order […]
Making inroads
The BJP should be more than happy to get through the 2019 general elections with a comfortable margin as it has achieved this feat by making its presence felt in most of the states spread across the regions. Be it South, East or the West, the BJP has made its presence felt that too with […]
Will PM Modi walk towards Pak
Prime Minister Narinder Modi has created history. He has become the only BJP leader to have returned back as Prime Minister with a thumping majority for his second term. This feat was earlier achieved by Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, both from the Congress. Modi’s second term has established him as the tallest Indian […]
Public transport is in disarray
The public transport system in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is pathetic. Given the number of road mishaps and the trouble people face while utilizing this transport system for their travel in an indicator that the system needs a massive overhaul. Primarily, there are two ills that are affecting the transport sector in the […]
Consensus on lunar calendar
A panel of experts set up by the Pakistan government has prepared a scientific lunar calendar to end the controversy over moon-sighting. This move has been initiated so that the confusion and controversies that are created ahead of various Muslim festivals are done away with and Muslims in Pakistan and across the globe can rely […]
New approach needed
We are into midsummer and the tourist inflow to Kashmir has been abysmally low. The reasons are many but the way the tourism sector is being handled has signaled alarm bells for those associated with the tourism trade. One of the key tasks for the government is to promote tourism in the state. But given […]
