The looming threat
This summer was yet again a grim reminder for all of us here in Kashmir valley about the looming threat of floods and the failure of the administration to take up effective and remedial measures post the September 2014 deluge. This summer the downpour was below normal however, the below normal downpour also sounded us […]
Removing the deadwood
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has started a process of removing the deadwood from the administration and some steps were initiated in this regard some years back. However, the move met a dead end as the process to bring in reforms and transparency in the administration could not move further. Jammu and Kashmir is […]
The dreadful highway
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is once again in news and once again for wrong reasons. The highway is giving sleepless nights to the commuters and the trade fraternity in the Kashmir valley, so much so the valley traders have either called to stage protests or call off their business activity. On the one hand, the […]
The missing libraries
The reading habit among the students community is waning fast and we as a society are to be blamed for this collectively. Students have been pushed to the use social media and modern gadgetry which is killing their instincts to approach the world of knowledge through books or the printed word. Most of the time […]
Cutting down on supplies
The Highway blockade is presenting a new set of problems with every passing day. Now those associated with various trades like fruit, vegetables and mutton have raised their concerns and have threatened to go on an indefinite strike. The fruit and mutton traders in Kashmir have been alleging that the highway blockade is costing them […]
Mehbooba’s uphill task
The three phase poll in south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency began today with poll observers keeping a keen eye on this constituency for multiple reasons. One being that the entire south Kashmir belt has been on the fore front of anti government protests during the past few years and the second all important reason being that […]
Bad omen for tourism
The spring season is almost heading to an end in Kashmir and summer is approaching fast with the day time temperatures also touching nearly 27 Degrees Celsius. However, tourism activity is not picking up to the expectations that the industry in particular and the people in general have. This year we have had to witness […]
Protecting the workforce
Industrial mishaps are a reality post the industrial revolution. No wonder then that the United Nations warned that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year. However, despite these alarmingly high figures of human loses no country especially the developing world is taking due precautions and safety measures to curtail the […]
Who needs CBM’s
Another low in the Indo-Pak relations was witnessed on Thursday when Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats were going to polls. The Union government announced the suspension of cross LoC trade with Pakistan from both the routes Salamabad and Chakkan-da-Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir. India claimed that the route was being misused by elements from […]
The NEET deceit
As the date for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) approaches the students in Kashmir valley have once again faced deceit and betrayal by the authorities who conduct the examination. The authorities have once again despite assurances and promises by the state government officials and political bigwigs assigned outside state exam centres for many […]
