It really is a calamity
The damages that the untimely snowfall wreaked last week across the valley is huge. Not only was the horticulture and agriculture sector on the receiving end but the infrastructure too suffered a massive dent. In various areas of south Kashmir dozens of villages are still reeling under total darkness as the power sector has suffered […]
Education is no money minting
The way private education institutions are functioning in Kashmir have raised many eyebrows over the past one month. Such has been the reportage on this issue that the government in several case had to intervene and issue directions and guidelines as well. The latest controversy has been generated by the fact that various private schools […]
A welcome move
The state government has decided to seek centre’s help in providing relief to the agriculturists from Kashmir valley who have suffered huge losses owing to the untimely snowfall last week. Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has urged the Government of India to depute a team to Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damages/losses to the agriculture […]
The highway betrays again
How crucial the only surface link, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is for the two regions-Kashmir and Ladakh can be gauged from the fact that once the highway witnesses a closure, the two regions suffer the most. Though during this part of the season the highway used to be open but this year due to untimely […]
Save the horticulture sector
The untimely snowfall across Kashmir valley has put several question marks on the functioning of the government and its capability to plan things well in advance. The situation turned chaotic across the valley owing to failure of the administration to deliver or make available the services that a commoner expected from the government. With the […]
Gear up for winter months
This year the weather Gods have smiled on us quite early. Kashmir witnessed a phenomenon that we had forgot over the period of time. This year we had an early snowfall unlike the trend that was witnessed over the past decade or so, making us to believe that we need to prepare well in time […]
NC looking out for a role
Though being an oldest political party in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference has failed to fulfill its role, both while being in power and out of it. The party which should have set out a role for itself for both the situations is directionless with no clear cut policy statements coming from the top […]
Going public with half truths
Governor Satya Pal Malik while interacting with reporters on Wednesday in Jammu said that not everything some J&K Bank officials told him about irregularities in recruitments was the gospel truth. The governor revealed that some youth and bank officials came to meet me at Raj Bhawan and told him about the irregularities in the recruitment […]
A welcome step
What the previous governments could not achieve, the bureaucracy headed by the Governor Satya Pal Malik is trying to achieve. No wonder then that we as a society need to appreciate these measures and provide our positive response to such developments. The governors administration is actively pursuing a new legislation in Jammu and Kashmir that […]
CBI controversy is a mere beginning…
Much has been written about the CBI controversy as the agency itself has made headlines during the past two weeks. The tussle between the two top bosses at the prime intelligence agency has once again reflected the fact that the agency has not been able to laminate itself from the political influences. The CBI has […]
