Wakeup call
The government has forgot to arrange for a follow up on COTPA act as no mechanism has been put in place to curtail the use of tobacco especially among the younger generation. The hazards of smoking are known to all. Smoking cigarettes is a known health hazard however, for obvious reasons the governments both at […]
Hope this will be over soon
Almost a year has passed since the Covid-19 made its presence felt. The pandemic has changed our lives to an extent that we are yet to comprehend that we are faced with a new reality. We do not accept that we have to adapt to the situation that has risen out of it. Given the […]
Winter means more caution
As the winter season is here the task ahead of us to control the spread of covid-19 has become all the more difficult and necessary as well. We are fast approaching one lakh mark on positive cases and the deaths due to covid-19 too are a reality. Since the numbers are pretty high given our […]
Impetus needed
On Saturday Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced to end the unemployment issue in Jammu and Kashmir within five years. This assurance has come from the head of the government here saying that an employment policy is being framed by the administration to tide over the unemployment crisis. Since the timeline has been fixed for five […]
Missing seriousness
The government announced the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for the apple crop this week with this objective that the growers and traders can fins easy a ready market for the apple produce. But the scheme was announced at a time when most of the apple crop is either harvested or sold out by the traders […]
Twisted facts
Coronavirus has made our lives miserable to the extent that fear looms large on all our activities. Be it education, businesses, trade, social, religious and other gatherings, life has not remained the same. Every sphere has been hit and even the economy is witnessing such a slowdown that it will take years to set things […]
Skills can improve employability
Post covid-19 pandemic the only concern that has been concerning the youth is lack of job creation. The problem has touched its peak with the economy still not gaining the required momentum. Since no or fewer jobs are being created for the youth the only formula to seek employment among them can be addressed by […]
Tourism needs attention
It has been almost 14 months now that the tourism trade in Kashmir has witnessed zero activity. Since August 2019 Kashmir valley has been craving to welcome tourist but the footfall has been abysmally low creating a scare among the tourism players. First it was the centre’s decision to abrogate the article 370 that kept […]
Easing out the situation
Now that the winter is approaching the administration here needs to prepare itself well in advance so that the harsh winter phase passes without troubling the already stressed populace in Kashmir division. The biggest worry that the people face here during the winters is the halt in continuous supplies and non-availability of power that too […]
Seek self reliance
Kashmir valley is dependent on its supplies from various parts of the country as the area has proven itself to be a consumer region rather than a producing one. For our daily needs like fruits and vegetables and other eatables we have left ourselves on the mercy of outside states as Kashmir valley imports around […]