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 […]
Road accident victims fund was overdue
There are certain critical issues which the State Administrative Council (SAC) is handling with utmost diligence and timeliness. One such decision that the SAC took was approving notification of the ëRoad Accident Victims Fundí along with scheme for realization and disbursal of amount. The objective of the fund is to provide immediate relief to the […]
Promoting education
The need to have good institutions of higher learning in the state 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 such […]
The looser PSUís
The state of affairs in Public Sector Undertakings in Jammu and Kashmir is no hidden secret. Most of them are running in red as the various governments that have managed the state of affairs over the years have used these PSUís to dump their blue eyed workers and officials without considering the effect it will […]
No respite to soaring airfares
Summer season is at its peak and the tourist arrivals to Kashmir too have shown an upward trend. Besides, the locals including students and tradesmen are also heading back to the valley for vacations but the soaring airfares are spoiling the party. The airfares on Srinagar-Delhi-Jammu circuit are showing no decline despite many private airlines […]
Ensure better academic activity
Establishing institutions of higher learning in any area is a positive development as the contributions of educational institutions cannot be ignored vis-à-vis shaping the future of our posterity. Same holds true for the state of Jammu and Kashmir which is highly deficient in providing institutions of higher learning including colleges that too in far off […]
When will the govt act?
Just during a span of five days around four dozen people lost their lives to road mishaps in the difficult hilly terrain of the state. 11 lives were lost to the bad roads and difficult terrain on Thursday last while as more than 30 people died in Sirgawari Keshwan village in Kishtwar district on Monday […]
