Improving grievance redressal mechanism
Every other day the government issues statements about the number of complaints received by various departmental heads and grievance sections set up by the government against various government departments. We also get the number of complaints resolved and an impression is given that the grievance redressal mechanism is working with utmost perfection and commitment. But […]
Wake up to JK’s needs
It was after several days of disruption that the vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was partially restored on Sunday. One-way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar was allowed in view of the improvement in the weather and after clearing the […]
More vivacious attitude needed
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has claimed that if separatists in Kashmir had agreed to talk to an all-party delegation that went to meet them last year, perhaps a way could have found some to resolve the stalemate in the Valley. The statement of the Union Home Minister has come at a time when […]
Poonh-Rajouri rail line, a welcome project
The government of India has agreed to construction of Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch rail line and will be keeping budgetary provision for Rs 2370 crore in the upcoming railway budget to give national project the final shape. The project of connecting Poonch-Rajouri to Jammu via a rail line was pending since the past several years now. The Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch […]
Backlash in Shimla
Kashmir trade has been once again targeted by the fanatic populace that is being dumb driven by some zealots who wish to derive political mileage out of every hate mongering activity. This time around some shop owners hailing from Kashmir who have setup shops in Shimla were targeted by a frenzied mob who broke open […]
New Year of hope and peace
Jammu and Kashmir is one place which always attracts attention and most of the times it is for the wrong reasons. Year 2018 too was one such period when the state earned lot of attention and grabbed headlines for almost the entire year. The past year was the deadliest in the last decade with 586 […]
Visible loopholes
Sunday yet again provided a grim reminder to the security establishment, especially the police that it has miserably failed to check the loopholes that have been affecting it as a malaise since the past few years. Two incidents within a short span of 100 days have left the police establishment baffled as two similar incidents […]
The bill’s intent is criminal
The BJP led government it seems is leaving no stone unturned to criminalize instant divorce among Muslims. Though the Muslims in India described the Triple Talaq bill right from the day it was conceived as an attempt to persecute Muslims. The LokSabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) bill, 2018 despite vociferous […]
Leadership needs to stand up
The two arch rivals, India and Pakistan seem to be in no mood to improve the trained relations that have been taking a heavy toll on both the countries and the people of Kashmir ion particular. The two nations are the main players in South Asian politics, as the two constitute 86% of its population […]
Braving the winter chill
The winter chill has been ferocious this year. On Thursday, the 28 year old record was broken as the temperature in Srinagar slipped to minus 7.6 degree Celsius. This is probably after December 7, 1990, when the minimum temperature had dropped to minus 8.8 degree Celsius. Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season […]
