Destination Dubai
In a bid to introduce and promote Kashmir-based vegetables, spices and other agriculture commodities on the global marketing platform, the UT government recently sent the fourth consignment of Kashmir-specific vegetables, spices, cereals including the Kale, Turnip, Carrot, Radish, Broccoli, Lotus root and G.I tagged Saffron to Sharjah, Dubai. The initiative has been taken with the […]
Power Pangs – Who is Responsible?
While commenting on the chronic electricity power crisis of Jammu and Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sina recently admitted the inadequacy in the infrastructure capacity building saying that his administration wanted to purchase more power to meet the demand in the current cold winter but the UT’s transmission and distribution systems have a limited capacity […]
Vaccination drive for children
Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Christmas Day last year, the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15-18 was launched today all over the country. In Jammu and Kashmir, the drive was launched by the Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha. With the new variant of Covid-19 Omicron emerging as a fresh […]
Ensuring safe food
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 […]
Covid appropriate behavior is a must
In the emerging threat of Omicron…
While the entire world is bracing up to tackle the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which World Health Organisation has designated as a Variant of Concern, that indicates it is quite likely to be extremely transmissible and potentially replace the dominant Delta variant, and India too has reported more than 30 such cases, Union Territory of […]
Wake up people, fight drug trafficking
Yet another huge consignment of heroin seized…
In yet another alarming incident, Police have seized a truck at Jhajharkotli on way from Srinagar to Punjab and recovered 52 kgs of heroin. The driver of the truck, hailing from Kurukshetra, Haryana gave Police a slip, however, his co-driver was arrested. As per Police estimates, the seized consignment has a market value of Rs. […]
Better roads arteries of development
While laying foundation of 25 National Highway projects in J&K worth Rs 11,721 Croresat the Sports Stadium, Doda on Wednesday, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkariasserted that the UT of J&K has a huge tourism potential which will finally reap the benefits of upcoming modern road infrastructure projects and these projects will […]
CMIE report and government response
Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory government is looking into the reasons behind sudden jump in unemployment rate of J&K, as projected in recently released report of CMIE with the Lt Governor pointing out that there could be a “lapse on behalf of J&K administration in providing accurate and updated data in this connection.”Centre for Monitoring […]
Tackling issue of power supply
Though the Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long period of extreme cold, is yet to come, the Kashmir Valley is already shivering with mercury dipping below zero all over. Add to the miseries are the frequent power cuts which are worst in rural areas. Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has already announced a curtailment schedule across the […]
Helping industrial unit holders
The Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Policy 2021-30 has come into effect on April 1, 2021. Though the new policy is yet to show its dividends, the authorities are of the opinion that it will give boast to industrial sector and subsequently to the economy besides generating employment. They assert that the policy is aimed at […]
