Can’t go easy on Covid-19
Most of the states across India are witnessing a fresh spurt in Coronavirus cases and that too when winter season is already here. The number of fresh cases in the most populated states including the national capital of Delhi is a grim reminder that the measures that should be taken to control the spread need […]
Education sector needs impetus
The need to have good institutions of higher learning in Jammu and Kashmir is felt very badly. This is evident from the fact that every year almost 12,000 students from Kashmir valley end up joining various professional colleges outside the state to seek education in those streams which are not available here. The movement of […]
The dark secrets
The Roshini land scam is proving to be the mother of all scams. Given the open and brazen loot of state resources, the organized land grab had been legalized and the political class in Jammu and Kashmir has proven to be the major gainers. Now that the case has already been transferred to CBI and […]
Parking woes
Kashmir region has been experiencing nagging traffic jams across its length and breadth that too during peak hours of public mobility. The crisis has become so alarming that people have started to avoid travelling during the morning and evening peak hours when the roads get crammed with vehicles making it impossible to move ahead. Even […]
The second wave
The Covid-19 threat is far from over. Experts have now warned of a much severe second wave as the regions that have witnessed spur in covid infections have already felt the severity. Even as states with relatively smaller caseloads have been reporting a spurt in Covid cases, the crisis like situation in Delhi is proving […]
Don’t ignore the crisis
Kashmir has been facing a serious threat from the stray dog menace and more so the situation is turning worse with every passing day. Reports’ pouring from various surveys point out that Srinagar city alone has a population of more than 40,000 stray dogs. The dog menace has resulted in several issues which should have […]
Highway lows
We are faced with yet another long winter season and the issues that have been affecting us over the past few years remain unchanged. The prime issue which the people in Kashmir face is the road connectivity that gets disturbed once winter sets in. Though roads and highways are mean for connectivity, development and progress, […]
Positivity at last
Two good developments have surfaced over the past two days. The Russian sputnik Covid-19 vaccine and the one developed by global drug makers Pfizer and BioNTech have proven their efficacy in dealing with the novel coronavirus. Particularly, the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech claims to have achei3eved 95% success during the third and final […]
Let this be the beginning
It is after a pretty long time that some positive news has come from the administration vis-à-vis the education sector. The development has come to the fore in the form of the government’s decision to transform around 180 government schools with owned buildings in Srinagar district on modern lines equipping them with smart facilities and […]
Ray of hope
Be it the coronavirus pandemic or the situation arising post August 5, 2019 when the special provisions under article 370 were withdrawn for Jammu and Kashmir, the tourism trade has witnessed the worst of times. Not only have the nearly four lakh people associated with the trade been jobless since then but the entire chain […]