The Jail In Neighbourhood
As the UT administration shifted the detained political class from a Boulevard Hotel to the Lawmakers’ Hostel, apparently for the winters, their families were...
SARFAESI Sales
Properties acquired by wilfully bank defaulters were always auctioned through protracted judicial processes, a system that SARFAESI law simplified. As Jammu and Kashmir is...
Government Initiatives February 14-20, 2021
Industrialising Jammu and Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir government last week handed over a cheque of Rs 250 crore to Jammu and Kashmir Bank as...
A Jinxed Palace?
Overlooking the Dal Lake, a Gothic monster has proven to be inauspicious for everyone — from its builders to those interested in it post-partition. After...
A stumbling block
Re-organization of J&K into 22 districts left the block levels unchanged. With Community Development blocks getting more importance in wake of thrust on specific...
Probing A Secret
For the first time in decades, the federal investigators are probing the secret fund, triggering discussions across Jammu and Kashmir, reports Tahir Bhat
After remaining...
Cleaning Up Registration
After a series of reforms, the stamp duty and the registration process have paved way for better returns to the exchequer. Now the reformed...
Consolidating The Empire
As Kashmir is witnessing unprecedented load shedding, the NHPC is consolidating its empire in the state. With the Uri-II in operation, the hydropower giant’s...
Saving Dal Lake
Over the years, people in general and Kashmir media in particular have debated the future of Dal lake thread bare. The regulating authority however...
The Legend Of Jamia Masjid
The history of Jamia Masjid is a reflection of the history of Kashmir. A monument of resistance politics, the mosque has been witness to...
Bitter Harvest
The political turmoil of the past eighteen months has hit Kashmir’s apple industry hard. The entry of the NAFED and the import of duty-free...
Guns In The Government
As the gun battles were in focus in the last 30 years, a section of bureaucracy was arming the deep-pocketed criminals. Now the CBI...
Government Initiatives April 4-10, 2021
Half Budget Released
Lt Gov Manoj Sinha has approved the release of half of the revenue and capital outlay on the budget for fiscal 2021-22...
Wanting Change
It was because of his efforts that Tosmaidan came into the limelight before the state could have given a nod for the next hundred...
Covid Priority
It is vital to have Covid19 appropriate behaviour. But it is more important to retain Covid19 as the key priority in the governance policymaking....