Enquiring Shopian Killing
The government’s decision to hold a magisterial enquiry into the killing of a youth at Turkawangam in district Shopian is apt as well as prompt. The decision should be appreciated by one and all. As reported by the media one Shoib Ah Ganie S/O Gh Mohd R/O Turkwangam, Shopian was critically injured in a firing […]
Shrinking agricultural land
Kashmir Valley, once a promising food bowl, is loosing its arable agrarian land on an alarming pace. Despite standing court directions in this regard, conversion of agricultural land into concrete jungles (commercial and residential complexes) is going on unabated and the Revenue and Civic authorities are only being silent spectators to all this. Though, besides […]
Killers should not go unpunished
The murder of a Kashmiri Pandit government employee, Rahul Bhat at Chadoora has shocked on and all. While Bhat crestfallen family was busy in his cremation in Jammu, another Kashmiri fell to the bullets of terrorists in Pulwama. Constable Reyaz Ahmad Thokar was shot at his residence in Gudroo, Pulwama on Friday. He was rushed […]
Academia-industry collaboration
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges that Jammu and Kashmir is face to face with. The number of educated youth with academic degrees is increasing with every passing day but there are no job opportunities. In Jammu and Kashmir, the government is the only employing agency and it can in no way accommodate the […]
The decision has rekindled hopes
Age relaxation in JKCCE
Following the growing demand by aspirants and civil society groups, the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Tuesday approved age relaxation in the upper age limit for the ensuing Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive Examination (JKCCE). The Lt Governor approved age relaxation in the upper age limit of JKCCE candidates in all three categories. Now, the […]
Food safety
It goes without saying that 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 […]
Say no to drugs
Not a single day passes when the local media doesn’t report about arrest of some drug peddlers somewhere in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The frequent reportage indicates that the menace is wide spread and though the daily reports may not be attracting public eye but it undoubtedly speaks volumes about the rot […]
Restructuring agriculture production department
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has restructured the agriculture production department with the aim of doubling income of farmers, orchardists and people dependent on animal, sheep husbandry and fisheries for their livelihood. The restructuring is undoubtedly going to give a boost to the income of the farming class and if necessary steps are taken by […]
Of dogs and dog bites
A few days back, the stray dogs were in the news again as more than a dozen people including some tourists were bitten on the banks of Dal. The ever increasing population of stray dogs in Kashmir Valley, particularly in Srinagar city is a great challenge the population here is face to face with. The […]
Now go for election
The delimitation commission has finalized its delimitation order and has reserved nine seats for the ST’s. It has also ensured that all the five parliamentary seats of the UT have equal number of assembly constituencies and has increased six assembly seats in Jammu and one in Kashmir division thus taking the total number of seats […]