NO EFFORTS
J&K Tourism Department has taken no tangible steps for the tourist industry in Jammu and Kashmir as this main economic plank of Kashmir is facing severe financial crisis. Recently in the media it was reported that the department is planning about programmes it may conduct once tourists head back to Kashmir. Officials of tourism in […]
FRESH CLAIMS
Chinese embassy official based in Pakistan in a recent tweet has linked the present Ladakh standoff with the article 370, abrogation and to the present status of Kashmir and Ladakh. “India’s actions of unilaterally changing the status quo of Kashmir and continuing to exacerbate regional tensions have posed a challenge to the sovereignty of China […]
WAITING FOR VERDICT
The petitioners for the restoration of 4G services have now in a fresh writ petition asked the Supreme Court to go for contempt against the senior officers of Union Government for not making the committee functional which would finally decide about the high speed internet in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The petitioner through […]
ANOTHER PETITION
Fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, for their alleged “wilful disobedience” in complying with the supreme court’s order for setting up a “special committee” to consider restoration of 4G […]
HIT BY STORM
Government has not intervened to help the families connected with fruit business and farmers. The sector was hit first by the clampdown of the central government after the abrogation of article 370, as many varieties of fresh fruits including peach and grapes could not be transported out because of the clampdown. It was followed by […]
RESTRICTIONS IN SRINAGAR
Srinagar administration was forced to re-impose restrictions on public movement and non-essential activities as ordered on May 31 will continue to remain enforced till further orders. Such drastic measures were taken after a high level meeting as in a single day over 600 people were tested positive due to corona virus. Administration has asked the […]
LAKE OF CONFLICT
It was Amir Khan Movie of Three Idiots, which gave fame to Pangong Lake and it became one of the famous tourist spots of Ladakh region. Every year thousands of people would come to this blue lake as a reminder of their romance with this lake after the Amir Khan movie. This time the lake […]
KARGIL IN FOCUS
Kargil villages all along the LAC touching Pakistan have been living in tension as army troops have been moving during night hours to many hilly posts in the villages. Villagers have been quoted by media as saying that they are feeling the heat of the situation while as Covid-19 pandemic has already made their lives […]
MEDIA IN FOCUS
Recently a UT administration has drafted a new media policy aimed at creating a better coordination between journalists and government. In this direction it pointed out that “finally the policy attempts to thwart misinformation, fake news and develop a mechanism that will raise alarm against any attempt to use media to vitiate public peace, sovereignty […]
Questions surface
After the recent bod decision by National Conference not to be the part of delimitation commission of Jammu and Kashmir, there are fresh questions coming to surface about the future leadership of National Conference and their new policy to remain politically relevant in Kashmir. After the ten months long silence, National Conference finally decided to […]