The change of guard
Manoj Sinha was sworn in on Friday as the second Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Sinha’s appointment has been hailed by many for the reason that he is a senior politician and may be playing a crucial role in putting the political process in J&K back on tracks. Post August […]
Restart political process
It has been one year since the government of India did away with the Article 370 of Indian Constitution, that gave a special status to then Jammu and Kashmir state among the rest of the states. The state was bifurcated into two union territories – Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. However, Jammu and Kashmir was […]
Sordid shortages
Like so many other places in the world, and the rest of India, COVID-19 is staring Kashmir in the face. If the increased incidence of infections in the Valley, and the summer capital Srinagar in particular, is anything to go by, then it goes without saying that the virus is very much there in the […]
Respect lockdown; restrict movement
Waking up to the dangerous spike in the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 and also in deaths related to the infection, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered a strict lockdown till July 28 morning. The fresh lockdown had become necessary as most of the people were not heeding the official warnings and […]
Migrant labourers: Govt need to answer questions
Following severe criticism from various quarters of the society regarding the inflow of migrant labourers into Kashmir, the administration of Monday came up with a clarification suggesting that the incoming labourers are being tested for Covid-19 at Qazigund toll post. There has been a huge rush of labourers from other parts of the country to […]
Arresting the dangerous trend
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Sunday, in a video message appealed to the people to strictly follow COVID-19 guidelines like wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing to slow the spread of the disease. While acknowledging that the first lockdown had dented the spread of the deadly virus, he noted that […]
Focus on the real issues
From past few days, the Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has been visiting different district headquarters of Kashmir Valley as part of his “Public Outreach Programme” where he interacts with different delegations, reviews developmental scenario with district administrations and inaugurates different projects or lays foundation stones for such projects. During all these meetings, the Lt […]
Wake up to looming danger
As many as 493 new cases of the contagious COVID-19 disease were detected in J&K in the 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Eleven persons, who were COVID-19 positive, also died during this period, taking the death toll due to coronavirus in the union territory to 208 — of which 188 deceased are from […]
Bettering the power scenario
Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday e-inaugurated 10 power projects worth Rs 19.51 cr for Srinagar, Shopian, Anantnag, Budgam and Kulgam district and laid foundation stones for seven others costing Rs 30.35 cr for Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag and Baramulla districts of Kashmir. While inaugurating these projects, Lt Governor said that with the commissioning of […]
Involve health experts in decision making
Now that the Lt. Governor’s administration has woken up to the challenges thrown by the growing spread of Covid-19 and has decided to re-impose restrictions in declared containment zones, the people to need to sense and smell the threat to their lives and cooperate in implementing the restrictions.With an alarming spike in fresh cases of […]
