Back to Village
Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration is all set to launch fourth phase of the Back to Village (B2V4) programme wherein the focus would be to get public feedback about the working of government offices in the local areas besides creating awareness among masses about all the online portals and services offered by the government. […]
LTC extension, a welcome step
In a welcome decision, the Union Government has extended by two more years, till September 25, 2024, the facility that allows its employees to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and northeast while availing leave travel concession (LTC). The eligible central government employees get reimbursement of tickets for to and fro journeys, […]
Please tame other white elephants too!
Disinvestment of JKCL
In a landmark decision the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration has approved a proposal for disinvestment of Jammu and Kashmir Cements Limited. The decision was made in the highest decision making body – Administrative Council chaired by Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha. The decision was made as the government owned company was not able to […]
Let society speak up against drug abuse and trafficking
The other day a video clip had gone viral on social media wherein some Kashmiri youth were seen injecting some substances into their veins. The social media was flooded with reactions – angry, upset, disturbing and of all kinds. Police identified the youth and ensured that they get admitted in drug de-addiction centre. Police action […]
Heritage and pilgrim tourism
Though the tourism sector, during past few years, has taken too much beating given to some unavoidable circumstances including the spread of Covid-19 all over, the industry is gradually limping back on the rails. Kashmir has re-emerged on the tourism map with full force as the Union Territory has seen tremendous footfall during past few […]
Home Minister’s Visit
From stone-pelting; deafening bangs of grenades and bombs; strikes and shutdowns; pro-Pak and pro-Azadi slogans to Bharat Matta Ki Jai slogans in a massive rally held by Union Home Minister, Amit Shah in the heart of north Kashmir’s Baramulla, Kashmir seems to have moved ahead. As rightly pointed out by Shah during his address, the […]
Involving citizens in fight against corruption
While asserting to end the culture of corruption in Jammu and Kashmir, the UT government, the other day called for “discouraging the culture of anonymous or pseudonymous complaints” and issued a slew of instructions for lodging and disposal of the complaints against a public servant. In a circular issued about the subject, the government said […]
Tourism and environment
While from past several months Kashmir has been witnessing very good foot-fall of tourists thus giving a boost to an otherwise dying industry, it is scary to see how little attention is being paid to environment related issues. Take, for instance, Gulmarg, all the trash and garbage is thrown in the forest areas along out […]
Gandhi and his message
October 02, the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu, was observed worldwide as the International Day of non-violence to pay tributes to the great leader who amid violent wars of that age promoted and practiced the non-violent struggle to achieve political and economical rights. Born on October 2, 1869, […]
Focusing on rural economy
Agriculture and horticulture are the two main sectors that run J&K’s economy. Though tourism and handicrafts too have been important factors of the economy here but post-1990, these two sectors were hit badly. As guns started roaring in Kashmir Valley, tourism sector collapsed in a jiffy. Tourism is a peace time activity and in an […]
