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Festivity With Responsibility

Srinagar, March 30 -- Such festivity is an integral part of the day. On this day, whatever our individual circumstances, joy is guaranteed. This is not the joy in the routine sense but one which is sp... Read More


Thawing Permafrost

Srinagar, March 27 -- Significantly, permafrost covers nearly 65% of J&K and Ladakh. Over a quarter of this is continuously frozen, providing stability to glaciers, river systems, and even entire sett... Read More


Tourism Needs Diversification

Srinagar, March 26 -- Advisor to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Nasir Aslam, on the other hand, rightly called for developing almond and cherry blossoms as well as diversifying tourism products and dest... Read More


Valley's Changing Course

Srinagar, March 25 -- The home minister attributed this to the prime minister "Narendra Modi's vision of building a developed, peaceful and unified Bharat." Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the home minister ... Read More


Bollywood's Return To J&K

Srinagar, March 24 -- A big reason for the increasing number of Bollywood shoots is the 2021 film policy, which has made it easier for filmmakers to shoot in J&K. The policy offered incentives, simpli... Read More


Rationalizing Reservation

Srinagar, March 20 -- The figures tabled in the Assembly showed all Scheduled Caste (SC) beneficiaries from Jammu, and not a single recipient from Kashmir. Similarly, 85.3% of those benefiting under t... Read More


Strengthen Food Safety

Srinagar, March 19 -- Food safety should not be a privilege but a fundamental right of every citizen. However, going by some recent events, it remains one of the most neglected areas of public health ... Read More


India's Strategic Vision

Srinagar, March 18 -- The PM has more or less elaborated the central government's policy towards Islamabad since 2014 when the BJP government took power. Although there have been efforts to kickstart ... Read More


Declining Militant Numbers

Srinagar, March 17 -- The drastically reduced number of militants has, in turn, resulted in a corresponding drop in the levels of violence, much more so in the plains. True, there have been occasional... Read More


Ramazan Gridlock Woes

Srinagar, March 13 -- However, the traffic snarls in the city are not Ramazan-specific, only timing may have changed. It has become increasingly difficult to travel through the city due to rising volu... Read More