Preserving water bodies
Apart from Kashmir’s scenic beauty the main attraction for tourists and other visitors has been the water bodies which are scattered all over the place here. Though the condition of these water bodies may not be good enough to generate positive reviews, but the government it seems has embarked on a path to help their […]
Education suffers
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. All major activities have come to a grinding halt which includes education also. Education has witnessed major disruptions owing to the pandemic as all the schools and colleges have been closed down across the globe. Though some measures have been undertaken to reduce the damage […]
Justice delayed is justice denied
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that the common people who resorted to courts to get their issues resolved will have to wait endlessly to get their cases listed for hearings. Not only have the functioning in the courts like other offices been affected but the virtual mode that is being adopted to hear cases of […]
A changed world order
The dependence of various world powers on each other for trade, commerce and support in times of political and other needs has made the present world order highly complex. We are witnessing increased involvement of nations with each other-overtly or covertly-on various issues including elections when various powers have been known to support a particular […]
Digitizing land records a must
Getting revenue extracts from the government officials has always been a daunting task for the people here. The reasons have been many but the major concern for the people remained the over dependence on the revenue officials to provide them the details. The revenue extracts are not only provided shabbily but the entire record remains […]
The lying machines
Truth becomes the first causality in any conflict. This is what we were told when we were acquiring the skills to be future journalists. And since then numerous examples came our way when we experienced the hard fact of how truth is suppressed and made to be a causality. But witnessing truth to become more […]
Infant mortality, still a concern
The Government had formulated a comprehensive action plan to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to a single digit by the year 2020 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This decision was announced two years back but as of now the situation on infant mortality is alarming. In a place like Kashmir where healthcare […]
Shortage of drugs
While the medicos and the general populace in Kashmir is fighting the deadly coronavirus since the past many months now, the fight is getting tougher with every passing day as the number of deaths have not only crossed 410 mark but the active positive case too stand at a staggering 22K mark. The fight is […]
Will India, Pak hostility ever end
The two arch rivals, India and Pakistan seem to be in no mood to improve the strained relations that have been taking a heavy toll on both the countries and the people of Kashmir in particular. The two nations are the main players in South Asian politics, as the two constitute 86% of its population […]
Thinking differently
The Covid pandemic has turned the world upside down for us. Every sector has been badly hit and the advent of the deadly disease has meant that we have to think of moving ahead with a totally different mindset. Take for an example the education sector. The sector has been one of the most affected […]