Development scenario
Administration in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has taken lot of decisions in the recent past to accelerate the developmental projects and also sanctioned hundreds of new projects to get better connectivity for the overall development and promotion. Recently under the direction LG Murmu, Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKIDFC) a newly created Government […]
Discouraging signals
Recently some media reports quoted figures from Union Tourist Ministry about the dismal performance of tourism sector in Kashmir valley. In the run-up to the decision of the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre issued an advisory asking tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to immediately leave the region. This advisory resulted in huge losses to the […]
Tourism on decline
Since the abrogation of article 370, on August 5, 2019, there has been virtually no tourism in Jammu and Kashmir. Tourism has been on decline not only in Kashmir valley but the impact is visible even in Jammu region. The clampdown of the government post abrogation of article 370 along with ban on internet resulted […]
New Farming
Jammu and Kashmir is far behind in the latest techniques of productive farming especially integrated farming and different government wings responsible for bringing such revolution on ground are still acting in the old bureaucratic manner. In such scenario few awareness camps in some villages will not bring the change which is the need of hour […]
Hope in Air
People of Jammu and Kashmir are looking for a bright spring after a long haul of winter. Economy is totally out and down. There are no signs of any activity on the ground and most of the borrowers of different financial institutions have not been able to repay their debts. Tourism sector is in a […]
Responsive administration
In the back drop of recent public complaints about the problems they faced in the severe winter, government has responded by establishing public grievance camps. Initially, the public grievance camp was established in Srinagar and many officers listened to the public grievances and many delegations appraised them about day to day problems being faced by […]
Highway of disruption
Srinagar Jammu highway has become a highway of problems and disruptions as in these winter days hundreds of vehicles along with people and essential commodities remained all along the road for days together without any intervention from the government. Especially during the winter day’s people now avoid to move to Jammu through this road as […]
Focus on development
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu recently asked all the District Magistrates (District Development Commissioners) of Kashmir Divisions for concerted efforts public outreach and public service. He said that it was the priority of the government to redress the grievances of general public especially in the rural areas. In a recent high level meeting attended by […]
Kashmir in focus
According to the reports, central government is going to arrange the visit of dozens of diplomats especially from Europe to Jammu and Kashmir in the coming weeks. This would be second round of the visit of diplomats to Kashmir as in the recent past the government has been maintaining Kashmir has improved and peace […]
New political equations
With main faces of mainstream political parties still behind the bars, many former ministers and lawmakers in the recent past have showing their willingness to participate in the political activities in Kashmir valley. According to media reports published recently, this new group led by Altaf Bukhari is likely to meet Prime Minister and Home Minister […]