Shams Irfan
A journalist with seven years of working experience in Kashmir.
Industries
Trade and Industry have a very crucial role to play in our economy. Their present contribution to GSDP is 28.29%. The government intends to...
Good Governance
The Coalition government is committed to provide good governance to the citizens of the State. The government shall endeavour to provide hassle free public...
The challenges Ahead
We must recognize that the biggest challenge before us is to boost our economic activities to catch up with national growth rate and per...
Economic Scenario
I have already laid the economic survey report on the table of the House. Hon’ble Members may have noted that GSDP of the State...
Budgetary parameters and plan 2009-10
The current year’s total receipts have been estimated at Rs. 22,739 crore in comparison to last year’s figure of Rs.19,077 crore. In the current...
Budget 2009-10
Kashmir Life reproduces the J&K Budget 2009-10 presented in the legislative assembly by the finance minister Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday, 10 August 2009....
Newsmakers
APPOINTED: Kashmir University appointed Nilofer Khan as its Dean Students Welfare, the first woman to hold this post. A doctorate in Home Sciences, Khan...
THE STORY SO FAR
Ahanger’s wife, Nelofar, 22 and sister Asiya, 17, had gone to their orchard in Shopian periphery on May 29. They did not return, and...
The Shade grows
Through the most turbulent times in Kashmir, certain organisations took it unto themselves to serve the destitute, mainly the victims of conflict. Haroon Mirani’s...
Back on global radar
A buyer seller meet has brought international buyers for Kashmir handicrafts direct to Srinagar, building links between Kashmiri traders and the buyers. Haroon Mirani...
Flux of the Flu
Arshid MalikThe Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, made a specific reference in a broken accent to the slow paced...
Come Clean On Shopian
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has admitted that the government made mistakes in the handling of Shopian twin rape and murder case. It is welcome...
Making Srinagar the heritage city
Tarique A BhatWe may not belong to our own tremendous past, but certainly that belongs to us. We take our enviable heritage wherever we...
Mohammad Akber Lone
People who watched Muhammad Akbar Lone conduct the House in the last government as Deputy Speaker were surprised that he was a changed man....
Choosing your second optional
ZUBAIR AHMAD
The result of KAS Prelims Examination is out. As expected some 11,000 candidates have qualified for Main. Now the immediate challenge for aspirants...
