The AMU crisis
Aligarh Muslim University is considered a destination of choice for Kashmiri students when it comes to pursuing professional courses and higher education studies. At present nearly 1300 students from Kashmir are studying in the varsity who have been feeling harassed over the past few days now. The harassment of Kashmiri students at the University has […]
Dearth of skilled labour
Skilled labour forms the backbone of various developing economies in the world. The skilled labour not only contributes in the growth of the nation but also increases employment avenues for others. However, in a place like Kashmir which is known for higher number of unemployment rates, lack of skilled hands is making things worse. Youth […]
Powerless winter
This year the month of October has been relatively cooler compared to the previous years. The data obtained from the MeT office also points out that the night temperature in the present month has witnessed a downslide and is below normal owing to the fact that many hilly areas across Jammu and Kashmir have witnessed […]
Only courts can save Gulmarg
The encroachments and violations of all rules and regulations by some people who claim to be highly connected have done lot of damage to the Valley’s prime tourist destination Gulmarg. Gulmarg has suffered lot of damage to its fragile environs as the place has witnessed massive vandalism by those who have been exploiting the place […]
JTFRP needs a serious follow up
Though the season that is known to be causing floods in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is over but the worries about any major disaster happening again owing to rising water level in two major rivers of the state continue to rise with every passing day. The reason being that the field agencies have […]
More impetus needed
Kashmir has got a High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in Sonamarg that is bound to provide better and timely treatment to livestock in hilly areas. This facility is the first of its kind in the region. The facility in the Sonamarg will provide timely and better treatment to the livestock which graze in the meadows […]
Government needs to act
On Saturday last the killer roads in Jammu and Kashmir consumed another 21 lives as an overcrowded mini-bus fell into a 200-ft-deep gorge at Kela Morh near Maroof in Ramban. While 15 persons died on-the-spot, six others succumbed to injuries at different hospitals including one at Army hospital where he was admitted after being airlifted […]
Road block to Ladakh
Ladakh is one of the most underdeveloped regions of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in terms of infrastructure and connectivity. Though the biggest division in terms of the geographical area it occupies, the region is faced with difficult terrain and an unbearable weather conditions. Though various initiatives have been taken by the government ( […]
Empowering local bodies
Jammu and Kashmir is presently witnessing local body polls as the first phase of elections is scheduled for Monday next. Though the entire process of elections have come under sharp criticism over the way these elections are being conducted as the elections have witnessed least participation and no funfair at all. However, the union government […]
Miles to go……
Pakistan’s economic worries are no hidden secret at all. The country’s new leadership had to raise money by selling the fleet of cars used by the former Prime Ministers besides some non usable choppers to raise around 400 million rupees. These measures are part of a long list of other restrictive announcements on spending that […]
