Focusing on youth
From past several decades, the youth of J&K, particularly from the Kashmir Valley, have been constantly on the receiving end. They have been exploited to the core costing them not only their livelihood but even the lives too. The youth here is second to none when it comes to academic excellence, entrepreneurship skills, research, scientific […]
Modernizing Agri sector
While addressing the Kisan Mela at SKAUST, Jammu, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that his administration is determined to transform subsistence agriculture into a sustainable commercial agriculture economy with emphasis on ecosystem services and restoration and sustainable utilization of biodiversity. On national level too, the Narendra Modi-led government has been taking steps to strengthen […]
Education is the key
For any society to progress on all fronts, proper education to its children is the key. It is the education that helps a child to become a responsible, creative, innovative and productive citizen who can lead her/his society and nation to a better future. The schools are a perfect medium to ignite the engine of […]
Say no to drugs
Sometime back, a video clip had gone viral on social media wherein some Kashmiri youth were seen injecting some substances into their veins. The social media was flooded with reactions – angry, upset, disturbing and of all kinds. Police identified the youth and ensured that they get admitted in drug de-addiction centre. Police action is […]
Paying attention to road safety
Three officials of Roads & Buildings Department were killed while as another senior official was critically injured in a road accident in Doda district on Monday. The vehicle was carrying a team of the officials of Roads and Buildings (R&B) department when it met with the accident near Assar on the Batote-Kishtwar national highway. It […]
Power curtailment schedule
Days after the Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta told the Power Distribution Companies (DisComs) that unscheduled power cuts were unacceptable, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation (KPDC)Ltd has come up with a fresh power curtailment schedule for district Srinagar with effect from Nov 15, 2022 both for metered and non-metered areas. As per the schedule, the […]
Attacks on migrant workers
Two migrant workers were shot at by terrorists in Rakh Momin area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district late Saturday evening. late evening, police said here. Both sustained injuries and were rushed to hospital for treatment. The attacks on migrant workers have become too frequent during past several months. These workers come to Kashmir to earn […]
Prioritize agriculture and allied sectors
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has repeatedly been saying that a sustained focus on modernized agriculture, animal husbandry, and food processing has every potential to make the country self-sufficient and will reduce the dependence on imports.Agriculture and related sectors are the back bone of India’s economy and its modernization is key to India’s becoming a global […]
Reaching to the roots
As fourth phase of Back to Village (B2V) programme is going on in full swing across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the initiative, one may hope, will help bring governance to the grass roots level and thus ensure the upliftment of J&K’s rural populace. The basic concept of the B2V programme is to […]
Tackling the issue of power supply
Though the winter is still knocking at the doors, Kashmir Valley is already shivering with mercury dipping below and below. Add to the miseries are the frequent power cuts which are worst in rural areas. From past few weeks, entire Valley is facing acute power shortage and unscheduled power cuts. In this backdrop, Kashmir Power […]
