‘Nasha Mukt J&K’ Campaign
During the month of September this year, the Union Territory (UT) administration launched a campaign again drug trafficking and drug abuse and special awareness camps were held across J&K with a special focus on the youth. This campaign was the need of the day as not a single day passes when the local media doesn’t […]
Save agricultural land
The agricultural land in Kashmir is shrinking with every passing day and a concrete jungle is emerging on huge patches of paddy fields in almost every part of the Valley. Once a promising food bowl, Kashmir is losing its arable agrarian land on an alarming pace. Despite standing court directions in this regard, conversion of […]
Taking care of food safety
It is the responsibility of the government and its concerned agencies to ensure semblance of law everywhere within the territorial parameters of its jurisdiction. Besides the big political and developmental issues, even everything mundane, if it concerns people, too is within the government’s mandate, enjoining upon it to ensure that masses are not troubled. This […]
Listen to apple growers
Despite the assurances made by the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir the other day regarding the smooth ferrying of apple-laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu highway, apple growers of Valley are protesting all over alleging that there has been no improvement in the situation on the ground as these trucks are made to halt for days […]
Fighting corruption
Corruption, in any society, breeds injustice and injustices triggers unrest which in no way is good for any healthy society. This menace, unfortunately, is wide-spread all over the country and Jammu and Kashmir is no exception. Lt Governor-led UT administration has been making claims of curbing this menace and in this backdrop, it has decided […]
Focusing on education
The decision of J&K School Education Department (SED) to establish Virtual Reality Lab (VRL) in each district of Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed by one and all. With new education policy, India is heading towards an educational system that, on one hand, would help make students more creative and innovative and on the hand […]
Cinema in Kashmir
Kashmir – once the favourite destination of Bollywood film makers – got disconnected from the film world when in early 90’s, armed groups backed by some religious organizations forced shutting of cinema halls in the length and breadth of Valley. After almost nine years, in 1999, then government headed by Farooq Abdullah attempted to reopen […]
Harvesting rain water
While reviewing the progress of developmental works in district Doda, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha took stock of the interventions for enhancing farmers’ income and encouraged the use of modern agriculture technologies among the farming community. He asked the concerned officials to encourage farmers for diversification and avail the benefits of schemes of UT government for […]
Road safety needs attention
On Wednesday eleven people, including four women, died and 29 more were injured when an overcrowded mini-bus plunged into a deep gorge in Poonch district. The bus was on its way to Poonch from Gali Maidan when it met with the accident near Brari Nallah in the border belt of Sawjian. From President of India […]
When wild animals roam in cities!!!
The other day, a she bear was seen roaming in Srinagar’s posh Rajbagh area. It also mauled one person in Lal Mandi area. The very presence of wild animals in the heart of city created scare all over and special announcements were made from the public address systems of local mosques asking people to stay […]
