Fighting swine flu
This winter the swine flu H1N1 claimed near about two dozen lives in Kashmir. Though medicos argue that the number is far less compared to the severity of winter conditions and the population but still it can be said that the administration was caught napping. Given the way the cases were handled, it showed that […]
Easing out air travel
As the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been giving the passengers a tough time and air travel getting out of the reach of even the upper class, the clamor for having an airlines operating with cheaper rates is growing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The skyrocketing airfares that are being witnessed by passengers travelling […]
No end to highway troubles
IT is mid march and Kashmir is all set to welcome the spring season. However, the Valley is yet to recover from the pain and sufferings that the Jammu-Srinagar highway has caused to them during this winter. This winter the highway has witnessed innumerable closures that too for longer periods of time. The situation turned […]
Turn the page
India and Pakistan have been living with hostilities towards each other since the day the two nations were carved out of a single entity. The countries have since then fought many wars and have been acting as die hard enemies, causing a loss to the people living in both the countries. It has been more […]
Assessing the housing needs
The ever expanding and growing population in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has given rise to many issues that are very basic to the survival of the society. One such need is the providing and arranging for the shelter for this growing population. The state has been witnessing an outward growth in terms of […]
Relations settling down
After a brush with military intrusions, India and Pakistan seem to have accepted the fact that peace is the only option between the two neighbours. This being the reason that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday accepted that Pakistan is sending its envoy back to India and is ready to engage with New Delhi […]
Clamor for polls
The Election Commission of India concluded its two day visit to the state. On its final day of the tour in Jammu the commission admitted that almost all political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed full faith in the ECI and batted for holding state assembly polls simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. The […]
Failure yet again
A failure is staring on the face of the civil administration in Kashmir yet again, but the officials at the helm do not bother to admit it. In fact they are browbeating about everything being normal and are even claiming credit for it. This time around the failure of the administration has been exposed quite […]
Improving infrastructure in govt schools
The facilities available in various government schools spread across the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been debated a lot. Not only the basic facilities but the very buildings that house the schools spread across the state are in an appalling state giving us an insight about the real picture that depicts lack of infrastructure […]
Move that needs to be reciprocated
After a little war hiatus Islamabad on Thursday announced to release the captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from its custody. Though the war mongering news channels in Delhi claimed that the IAF fighter pilot was released due to the stand adopted by India, but given how such acts progress and lead […]
