Can authorities retrieve Dal?
Governor Satya Pal Malik has worked very hard in the recent past to complete many projects in Kashmir Valley. In this direction has given strict instructions to his administration to complete these projects without any further delay. One of the delayed projects is the Dal Conservation Project. It has been going on without any visible […]
Army in focus
There have been lot of interesting developments in the Ladakh region and now army has come into focus as the district election officer, wrote a letter to the GOC 14 asking him to check the allegations about how officers have been intimidating the jawans on the voting preferences. It has created a huge controversy and […]
Price rise
With frequent closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway, the market prices of all essential commodities have gone up in this holy month of Ramadan. Although administration is trying its best to control the prices, but the curbs and closure of highway is becoming the main factor the price rise in Kashmir Valley. Freight charges have gone up […]
Industrial growth
Governor’s administration has taken slew of measures to boost the culture of employment in the private sector and in this direction Industries and Commerce Department has been on the forefront for the prompt industrial growth in Kashmir Valley. Recently a high level official meeting was held in which different wings of the government participated […]
Assembly elections
J&K State was expecting that the authorities will hold assembly and parliamentary elections together. Their optimism was because of the fact that Union Home Ministry dispatched lot of additional paramilitary forces for holding of parliamentary elections. It was expected by mainstream political parties especially National Conference that the Central Government will hold the assembly elections […]
Traders of Kashmir
Series of decisions taken by governor’s administration has not gone well with the business community of Kashmir Valley. Already the levels of alienation are very high in the rural areas and now in Srinagar city there is lot of anger against the administration for not keeping the prices under check. Jammu and Kashmir Socio Economic […]
Fleecing public
In this month of Ramzan, the markets are completely out of hands of the State administration and there is no uniform rate in all the essential commodities being sold in the markets. The rates of mutton have gone up as the wholesalers are blaming the highway ban and the various check posts created to stop […]
Official apathy
Sonamarg Development Authority along with other wings of the government like Tourism Department has only tried to blame each other for the present mess in this tourist resort. Dozens of hotels with rooms more than approved on the files are already in business. There are dozens of construction works going on the more hotels within […]
Thajiwas Glacier and Wildlife
Thajiwas glacier has almost received a fresh life because of heavy snowfall. Today it looks at majestic as it was in the past. But the reality is Thajiwas glacier has receded to great extend in the past one decade and the authorities have played with this ecological asset of the area. It has shrunk […]
Polythene in Kashmir
Years have passed, but polythene is coming to Kashmir Valley despite ban and other assurances by authorities that they will save the environment here. Polythene bags are being used for all purposes in Kashmir Valley and largely people are responsible for its promotion as unlike Ladakh, they have not refused to use polythene bags for […]
