The ‘Atonement’
When Delhi announced the return and rehabilitation policy for the youth who once crossed LoC to become fighters against India, it was a master...
Bleeding Coffers
Cell phone operators making more than Rs 1300 crore a year from J&K have skipped paying service tax by taking recourse to litigation. Officials...
Road To The World
Fifty thousand people living in a God-forsaken area in J&K may get a chance to access small amenities, hitherto a luxury for them as...
Shaking em Up!
With the executive implementing the court orders on day to day affairs, people in democratic J&K have started imagining severity of life and inertia...
MANAGING ECONOMY
Public finances comprise major part of Kashmir’s economy, leaving government as the main employer, spender and the policy maker. As Finance Ministry is rushing...
Countering Anti Incumbency
As J&K’s opposition parties are hoping the anti-incumbency against the ruling coalition and a possible Modi factor will help them become powerful, NC and...
Safe Passage
With new tunnels ready for use and many others in the pipeline, Kashmir is heading towards an era when Srinagar will be accessible round...
Wall Mounted Peace
An “eternally hopeful” PM Manmohan Singh once famously said the natural resources of the region will jointly be used by people from both sides...
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...
The Last Speech
After a hectic 3-day event of travel bloggers and journalists, when a senior officer delivered his “last speech”, it undid the costly effort in...
Government Initiatives January 24-30, 2021
Parliamentarians In Kashmir
Finally, the members of the parliament of India were permitted to have 3-day Kashmir visit to review the status of the highways...
Democracy’s Kings
Everybody in J&K politics aspires to be the Chief Minister. It is not only because it is the ultimate what the politics can offer...
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...
A Model Wasted
Deep down south, the government invested heavily in creating a model health centre. As it is waiting for inauguration, part of the precious equipment...
Changed Concerns
The battle against the virus triggered pandemic has pushed everything else to the back-burner in the private and public sector reports Tasavur Mushtaq
Said to be...