Covid-19 Spread: Unimaginative administration; irresponsible citizenry
As the reports indicate, the Jammu and Kashmir administration is seriously thinking of re-imposing lockdown as necessitated by the alarming increase in Covid-19 positive cases and deaths related to the infection. On Saturday even, 11 Covid related deaths were reported (9 in Kashmir and 2 in Jammu region) besides the number of infected people in […]
It’s an unwise decision
Opening of parks & gardens
The decision of Jammu and Kashmir administration regarding opening of all parks and gardens in the union territory has come as a surprise and also as a shock for everyone having an eye on the spread of Covid-19 pandemic here. Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan made the announcement regarding the opening of […]
Covid-19: No laxity, please!
Learning to live with Covid-19
Now that the Lockdown-2 has been announced by the government, the challenges to fight the spread of Coronavirus too have become manifold. True that the entire populace can’t be expected to remain locked-down for eternity as they have to move out to work, work to earn and earn to live but at the same time […]
Concentrate on development
As the Covid-19 has impacted every sphere of life in Kashmir like rest of the world, the developmental process too has come to a halt here. Kashmir’s economy was already shattered following the lockdown post August 2019, Covid-19 spread added further to the troubles of the masses. First there were restrictions and disturbances post August […]
National Doctors Day & Covid-19
As India celebrates National Doctor’s Day on July 1, Wednesday, people have to recognize the services of doctors and other medical and para-medical people who are on the fore-front of the war against Covid-19. The National Doctor’s Day is celebrated in the memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, a former Chief Minister of West Bengal […]
Save yourself, save others
With an alarming spike in fresh cases of Covid-19 and subsequent increase in the death toll due to the novel coronavirus, the situation in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has turned quite worrisome. A permanent lockdown is no answer to the crisis and that is why countries including India have been easing restrictions. People […]
Sidelining local business people
It is for the first time ever that non-local companies have bagged a majority of contracts for the extraction of minerals from the rivers and other water bodies of Kashmir. As the bidding processes has been completed in seven of the ten districts in Kashmir, the lions share has gone to the non-local bidders. More […]
Creating controversies
Thankfully the UT administration has clarified that it was not considering any move to open liquor vends across Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier reports suggested that Excise Department has moved a proposal to open liquor shops in various districts of Jammu and Kashmir triggering a controversy. Religious and political organisations in Kashmir opposed the move prompting […]
Running out of time
As the Covid-19 has impacted every sphere of life in Kashmir like rest of the world, the developmental process too has come to a halt here. Kashmir’s economy was already shattered following the lockdown post August 2019, Covid-19 spread added further to the troubles of the masses. First there were restrictions and strikes post August […]
Covid-19: Challenges Ahead
Now that the restrictions imposed to check the spread of Covid-19 have been eased in Jammu and Kashmir like other parts of the country, both the people and the state administration have to be extra vigilant and confront the situation in such a way that would ensure that the deadly virus is not provided a […]
