Think about the commoners
As the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been giving passengers a tough time and air travel getting out of the reach of even the upper class, the clamor for having an airlines services for Jammu and Srinagar seems to be the need of the hour. Technically speaking the highway has remained closed for most of the […]
Increased suicides a concern
The past two weeks have once again witnessed increased suicides in Jammu and Kashmir raising serious concerns among the society members at large. Reports said that during the past two weeks nearly 15 suicide cases were reported in Jammu division alone while Kashmir valley also witnessed a surge in cases. Suicides is emerging as one […]
Take care
Our young generation is faced with many issues and one among them which of course should be of prime concern is the use of tobacco products. The use of tobacco products among the youth is growing with every passing day. One of the prime reasons for its increased use is that the government at present […]
Covid effects
During the times of pandemic the handicrafts sector has been one of the worse hit as the demand for products, not only in India but worldwide decreased to an all time low. This resulted into loses worth crores and joblessness for thousands of artisan, craftsmen and small time traders. The situation not only gave rise […]
Water scarcity
Every now and then we write in our columns about the lack of basic facilities in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The two main issues that have still been left unresolved are providing safe drinking water to the people and helping them achieve a good network of roads. Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water […]
Highway troubles
Half of the January month is over and if one is truthful about the Jammu-Srinagar highway one can say it with ease that the highway remained motorable for three of four days. This has been happening for quite long now and now that a portion of the highway has caved in near Ramban the authorities […]
No room for complacency
It has been almost ten months now that the entire world is fighting the deadly Covid-19 virus which not only consumed lakhs of people but crippled the entire world. Not only are businesses and other sectors hit but millions of people are facing threat to their livelihood and basic survival. Since the advent of vaccine […]
Treating corona waste
One of the concerns that have cropped up during the aftermath of covid-19 is the huge amount of medical waste that has been generated and the ways the waste has been treated. Reports have suggested that India generated more than 18,600 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the […]
Ensure connectivity
Imagine being dependent on one road link for remaining connected to the rest of the world and that road link getting blocked for days together. And this phenomenon becoming a routine over the years and years now, with no end in sight. The dependence on one road link for all the needs-be it transportation, travel […]
Fame and shame
United States of America made all of us to look towards itself when it came to respecting and promoting democracy. In all our discussion and debated we used to vie for the democratic values the country held and the way it presented itself before the world. But as they say that one moment of shame […]