Focusing on dairy farming
Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council has approved the transfer of another 47 Kanals and 13 Marlas of land at Chadoora, Budgam to the Animal and Sheep Husbandry department for establishment of milk processing infrastructure. As rightly pointed out by the Administration, the establishment of milk processing infrastructure shall bring multifaceted benefits that encompass economic development, […]
Dealing with corruption
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday reiterated that his administration has zero tolerance for corruption and thanked the citizens and civil society members for their participation in “Bhrashtachar-Mukt J&K” campaign to make the Union territory free of corruption. He asserted that the J&K administration has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption. It is […]
Kashmir Sports Cadre: Great initiatives by UT Admin
The Union Territory administration has approved creation of Jammu and Kashmir Sports Cadre while creating235 posts including 10 gazetted ones for appointment ofoutstanding sports persons. The decision has been hailed by all particularly by the ones who have chosen sports as their career. The initiative has every potential to give a flip to the sports […]
Talking Tourism
Following improvement in situation, the tourism industry is back on rails. From past sometime Kashmir has started receiving record number of tourists. The Union Territory administration too has been working tirelessly to attract more and more tourists. Besides, it has started developing hitherto unexplored tourist resorts within the Valley. However, developing tourism infrastructure in Kashmir […]
Tackling drug menace
The drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir is a significant challenge that requires a comprehensive and sustained effort from both the government and civil society to mitigate its adverse effects on the region. It is a complex issue that has serious social, economic and security implications for the region. Jammu and Kashmir shares its borders […]
Drugs Abuse & Kashmir – It is frightening
A national daily, The Indian Express has published a report regarding the drug abuse in Kashmir. The well researched report is alarming as well as disturbing. As per the report, since March 2022 to March 2023, 41,110 patients have visited SMHS Hospital’s Drug De-addiction Centre. Numbers are frightening. These suggest that the Centre receives one […]
Tourism and environment
Kashmir has once again emerged as a favourite destination on the tourism map of the country and following the successful conclusion of G20 working group meeting here, people are hopeful of witnessing a huge increase in tourist footfall and are genuinely thrilled. By conducting a successful G20 event in Srinagar, the UT administration has earned […]
Focussing on health sector
Like elsewhere in the country all the laws exist in Jammu and Kashmir as well, but unlike anywhere else, nobody bothers to heed these laws as there is no mechanism for their implementation as well. All one has to do is to open a ‘shop’, and start minting money by preying upon the gullible. Here […]
15th August – Kashmir has spoken loudly
On this day, every year, citizens of the country celebrate the Independence Day with patriotic zeal and enthusiasm. While official functions are held all over the country with country’s Prime Minister unfurling the National Flag at historic Lal Qilla, the citizenry too joins the celebrations on its own. This has been happening during past 76 […]
Listening to the people
The main difference between democracy, monarchy and dictatorship is that in democratic set-ups, the common people are free to raise their voices and they are listened to. ‘LG’s Mulaqat’, and ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ the initiatives launched by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha are based on this basic concept of democracy and that is why Sinha, in […]
