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Friday, April 19, 2024
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Public Affairs

Wounded Roads

The major drainage and road construction projects have left the city roads in disarray causing frequent traffic snarls however, some people say that are...

Travelling ordeal

Everyday commuters in Srinagar lose precious time travelling through buses, which make frequent stops and are ill-maintained. The unregulated traffic system, recurring traffic jams...

Scavenging livelihood

pickers from outside Kashmir find Kashmir a good place to work in, where they earn enough to feed themselves and send some money home. Faisal Rashid reports.

Failing The Society

The government-run schools have been performing poorly over the years despite highly qualified teachers and a better teacher-student ratio leading to a decline in...

Functional illiterates

Very few people in Kashmir read books and fewer use the public libraries. Faisal Rashid reports.Reading books is not-so-popular in the valley as very...

Mutton-less valley

The disappearance of mutton from markets has forced Kashmiris go without their favourite food for weeks. Abdul Mohamin reports.A rate row prompted by the...

Suspect age

A young boy went through hard times after being detained under PSA. His release came only after two months and, intervention by AI and...

Killer herb

Tobacco use has grown in the valley over the years leading to an increase in related diseases. Shazia Yousuf meets some tobacco dealers in...

A better home

A township for migrant Pandits in Jammu will provide them with a reasonable accommodation and a better option especially to the ones living in...

Generally different

GOC 15 corps Gen Syed Ata Hasnain says that he is working towards reaching out to the people and putting a balm on their...

Unsafe in the university

Even after announcing to convert Naseem Bagh into a heritage park, the university authorities have constructed buildings in the area and cut down 22...

A drive to uncertainty

Ferrying patients to the hospitals may be a tough job in conflict ridden Kashmir some ambulance drivers are paid peanuts, putting the future of...

A year after

It is a year since a series of teenage killings that stirred 2010 began. Ikhlaq Qadri meets a few victim families and finds them...

No child’s play

The government run child care centres in Kashmir are failing to realise their objective of combating child hunger and malnutrition, and, caring for pregnant...

Future At Stake

Six years after the University of Kashmir introduced a specialised course in finance studies, Master of Finance and Control (MFC), the state recruiting agencies...