Forward Looking
History bears witness that nations have evolved from nadir to zenith by sheer diligence and collective grit of their people. Nations are not born great, collective will of people help them achieve greatness and makes them great. Similarly, the societies are never inherently desolate; ideological voids, vices, preference to individual comfort over collective good and […]
Drug Trafficking and National Security
During the regional conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ organised in New Delhi, more than 1.40 lakh kg of narcotics worth Rs 2378 crore were destroyed in presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in different parts of the country, a record for a single day. While addressing the conference, Shah said that […]
Roof over everyone’s head
In a landmark decision, Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration has decided to provide land to the landless people to enable to have a roof of their own over their heads and also provide them a chance to earn some livelihood. As per the administration’s decision, 1360 sq.ft (five marlas) of land will be provided […]
Health sector needs attention
Kashmir is really a gold mine, and everybody is busy milking the society and its systems to the best possible advantage and that too without any hassles. Although like elsewhere laws are here as well, but unlike anywhere else, nobody bothers to heed these laws as there is no mechanism for their implementation as well. […]
Something about tourism development authorities
Having Tourism Development Authorities (TDAs) for promotion of tourism in picturesque areas of the Union Territory with immense tourism potential could do wonders. At least on paper, the basic aim of such nodal agencies is not only the speedy development of basic infrastructure at a particular tourist spot — road connectivity, creating facilities for comfortable […]
Forest & forest produces
In 1961, diamond-rich Botswana and Sierra Leone had approximately the same per capita income of about US$1,070, when both these countries in Africa adopted and experienced extremely different paths of economic development. While diamonds caused an economic miracle in Botswana, the same diamonds led to a total state collapse in Sierra Leone. In Botswana the […]
Education is key to progress & prosperity
Those who have read about the world’s political and economic history stand witness to the fact that power paradigms have been shifting continuously. What used to be seen as lever of absolute power, steadily lost this leverage to something else as the world evolved toward higher degrees of civilization. Drawing from the Hindi cinema, for […]
Waking up to environmental challenges
The weather patterns in from past one and a half month here have adversely impacted the crops. Frequent hail storms, incessant rains and dip in mercury have impacted the flowering of cherry, apple and other horticulture produce, vegetables and even the paddy saplings. Those involved with horticulture and agriculture sector are disturbed having no idea […]
Save the precious land
A few years back, the J&K High Court asserted that it will no longer tolerate violation of its orders vis-à-vis putting an end to the constructions in arable agrarian land. The court also said that henceforth the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir would be held personally responsible for any violations in this regard. These directions came in […]
Drug Menace: Wakeup before it’s too late
In these columns, the menace of drug abuse and drug trafficking has been discussed umpteenth times, even to the extent of sounding repetitive, but the crisis in the society is so serious that it needs this repetitiveness. It is satisfactory to note that the government is working on the issue seriously and JK Police too […]
