Opinion

 Crescent Kashmir

Sand and pebbles

Sand and pebbles

There are no visible signs of the government in the rural areas of Kashmir especially after the clampdown started by the authorities post abrogation of article 370 on August 5, 2019. It has resulted huge damage to the environment and to the delicate balance which was being maintained in the snow fed streams in entire […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Development scenario

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Discouraging signals

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Tourism on decline

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

New Farming

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Hope in Air

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Responsive administration

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Highway of disruption

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Kashmir in focus

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 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Sub zero temperatures

  As we have left behind the harsh period of winter known as Chalia Kallan, but in the month of February, sub zero temperatures are prevailing both in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region. The temperature continued to trend downward in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as Drass remained the coldest place in […]