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 […]
Alarming increase in Covid positive cases
Despite the vaccination drive is full swing, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly Kashmir province, of late, has been reporting increased number of Covid-19 positive cases. The concerned district authorities have repeatedly been asking people to follow the SOPs in letter and spirit to contain the spread of the deadly virus. However, unfortunately some […]
Hyderpora shoot-out should be probed
The encounter at Hyderpora area in the outskirts of Srinagar city wherein Police said that one Pakistani militant, his associate and an OGW besides the building owner were killed, has raised many an eye brows here as the family of the building owner and the one whom Police claims to be an ‘OGW’ have disputed […]
Valley gropes in darkness
Despite the claims made by the UT administration regarding ensuring hassle-free power supply in the winter months, Kashmir Valley is already groping in darkness. Though still in early days of November, the power supply scenario has turned ugly in the length and breadth of the Valley. Almost all the localities in capital city of Srinagar […]
Impact of pandemic on children
The pandemic has claimed millions of lives world over and destroyed the economy of individuals as well as States. It has changed the entire life pattern and forced people to accept a new way of living, a way that is not much comforting or likeable. Humans are known as social animals but the spread of […]
Hassle-free power supply is the challenge
Come Winter, Kashmir’s power woes begin and this winter too people are skeptical about the supply of electricity. Though still we are in early days of November, coming days have started casting their shadows and people in the length and breadth of Valley have started witnessing frequent scheduled and unscheduled power cuts. However the administration […]
Fighting the spread of Covid-19
The Srinagar administration has once again imposed Covid-19 related restrictions in some area following increase in the number of infected persons. The concerned district authorities have repeatedly been asking people to follow the SOPs in letter and spirit to contain the spread of the deadly virus. However, unfortunately some people, of late, have been ignoring […]
Wake up SKIMS authorities
Kashmir has a long history of man-animal conflict and as per official data as many as 118 people were killed and 1877 wounded in attacks by wild animals in the Valley during the past 10 years (from 2011). In the year 2020 alone, as many as 10 deaths and 141 injuries by the wild animals […]
Tackling the drug abuse and trafficking
The data revealed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) suggests that as 1222 cases were registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act -1985 in Jammu & Kashmir during the last year. According to the NCRB data, of the 1222 cases registered in J&K, 289 were lodged for possession of drugs for personnel use/consumption […]
