PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE
Recently JK administration has decided to start work for the preservation of heritage Mughal Gardens and in this direction they have decided to even get the experts in order to save the heritage value while going for renovation of these gardens. The restoration work should be in line with the UNESCO standards. The archives department […]
SERIOUS BUSINESS
New LG has proved that providing financial relief to the business community in Kashmir valley is a serious business for him and not some time pass as being perceived in the past. Recently he not only constituted a committee but asked his administration to submit the report within the timeline to be forwarded to the […]
MOUNTING LOSSES
Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) recently released a comprehensive report giving the break up of mounting losses to different sectors in Kashmir valley due to the clampdown of August 5, last year followed by lockdown of over 5 months for the Covid pandemic. All these months have only resulted in more economic losses and also job […]
UPGRADING SCHOOLS
It is surprising that despite schools closed for the past 13 months, JK Government has decided to spend over Rs 350 crore for improvement of infrastructure and purchase of textbooks and uniforms for children in government schools across the Union Territory. Government should have waited a little and should have conducted a lot of consultations […]
LG MEETS KCCI
Reacting to recent media reports, quoting Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that government was responsible for devastating economy in Kashmir and questioned the wisdom of administration especially in Srinagar keeping a lockdown of Covid-19 for five long months, new LG Manoj Sinha responded positively and met the delegation of KCCI assuring them of […]
DAL LAKE CONSERVATION
When BJP pulled out its support to the Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake preservation project was picking pace and the process was going on. When then Governor N.N Vohra started governing from Raj Bhawan he took keen interest in the preservation and cleaning of Dal Lake and held several meetings of […]
COVID HOSPITALS
With fresh guidelines from health authorities that all those patients who have the symptoms not very visible can stay at their respective homes for the quarantine period and should avoid coming to the hospitals. These measures have been taken by the administration of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the growing number of patients testing […]
HANDLING THE CRISIS
Jammu and Kashmir especially the valley has seen a spike in the Covid-19 cases despite the fact that the government has imposed strict lockdown and fined and jailed hundreds of violators in Srinagar and other parts. What has gone wrong? Has the administration failed to go for rapid testing and instead of combating the crisis […]
WILL LG INTERVENE?
There have been a lot of questions asked by the trade bodies to the decisions of administration and have appealed to the new LG of Jammu and Kashmir not only to review these decisions but also fix the responsibility for such decisions as it has resulted in at least 20 thousand crore losses because of […]
NO END TO SUFFERINGS
Every limb of life has suffered in Jammu and Kashmir, education, business, health, tourism and industries. In the past thirteen months we have remained mostly indoors courtesy government announcements. No stimulus package or financial intervention so far may force us to come on streets. Government imposed a lockdown in Kashmir in the past five months […]