Seemingly serious
The government seems to have learned some lessons from the past, as this time over, it is seriously contemplating to implement the already submitted healthcare policy-2018, apparently, in a form which will not see any hurdles when it comes to the implementation of the same. The state has witnessed several policy changes in the past, […]
Governor acted in haste
Now that the assembly in Jammu and Kashmir stands dissolved, the reaction that followed suggests that the governor Satya Pal Malik acted in haste. Given the mandate PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti had claimed in her letter addressed to the Governor it seems that he should have given a chance to the PDP-led alliance to prove […]
BJP was cornered
A high voltage political drama saw the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday when the turn of events was so fast that the Governor or the central leadership in Delhi could not comprehend what actually was happening. The development came after both PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and PC chief Sajjad Gani Lone, through […]
No end in sight
The fact that many youth spread in various districts of Kashmir Valley, especially south Kashmir are falling to the menace of drug abuse is a harsh reality. The menace of drug abuse is assuming massive proportions and the authorities and people as a society have failed to come out with a solution. The drug peddlers […]
Addressing development concerns
Development has been the key word which the centre as well Governor Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik has been promising to the people of the state. No wonder then that the focus of the administration should have been to check the various loopholes and lacunas that have hit the various important schemes and projects […]
The ailing SKIMS
Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences is making news though for wrong reasons always. The ills and the inordinate bureaucratic setup that has been hindering almost all major improvements in this healthcare institution are proving a bane for it. Authorities in SKIMS are almost sitting on all the files which have either to clear proposals to […]
Changing weather patterns
Kashmir has been witnessing an unprecedented weather patterns over the past several years now. This change in the weather patterns have led to various concerns among experts and the common masses here. January this year did not witnessed any rain or snowfall, the first time since 1980, which raised concern about the availability of water […]
Addressing student concerns
Kashmir is witnessing disturbed situation since the past three decades now. Since the situation is no better than it was in 1990 when it took a turn for the worse, most of the parents here preferred to send their wards to institutions spread across various states to seek education and other professional degrees. This trend […]
Boost to health sector needed
The state of affairs in the newly approved medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir, which are five in number finally seems to have got the governments attention. The new medical colleges will be made fully functional as the state government has called for expeditious completion of all necessary infrastructural and other facilities to ensure that […]
The shrinking wetlands
Last week when the newly elected mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation put forth his views on the development of the City during a media interaction, one thing came out clearly-the city and its outskirts are going to witness a change, whether for good or bad only time can tell.But one thing is for sure which […]
