Infrastructure

It has been 5 years since SDA threw open valley’s first mega sized mall in Srinagar. But rather than becoming a must-visit place for...

Kashmir train service has proved economic for commuters when local transport fares are surging, but lack of facilities and proper connectivity to stations makes the travel long and cumbersome.
To 1500 passengers who use this train daily from Islamabad station to Srinagar and back, the journey gets upsetting once they step out of the train.
A ten rupee ticket for 50-kilometres seems a trifle but add five rupees from Islamabad station to main town and six rupees from Nowgam to Srinagar, it equals the bus fare for the journey. The buses, at least drop commuters in the city.

The Tata’s small car is luring people at the lowest ebb of middle class, but concerns are growing whether infrastructure and environment in Kashmir...

The number of vehicles in Srinagar has increased five times in the last twenty years while road lengths saw negligible growth. Kashmir Life takes...

With Zero Bridge renovated at a sluggish pace in traditional Kashmiri architecture, it is almost a replica of Zaina Kadal of eighteenth century. Riyaz...

As the government in Srinagar is gung-ho over a new highway that will traverse the foothills and connect a vast catchment, the crisis on...

With the engineering marvel of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla track about to permit the chugging of trains into Kashmir, the land-locked valley will witness a series...

The ambitious Banihal-Qazigund tunnel, which is part of the 342-km-long Jammu - Baramulla railway line has changed the economic landscape on either sides of...

Naeem Akhter in his new avatar as state’s works minister details the crisis, the challenges and his idea of correction in the ‘developmental narrative”...

After remaining invincible and impregnable for centuries, the mighty Pir Panchal is witnessing enormous developmental activity for a new expressway, a challenging railway line...

The 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri tunnel will cut travel time between Srinagar and Jammu by two hours bypassing major hiccups like Patnitop and Batote...

As Railways blasts through the Pir Panchal mountain range to create India’s longest tunnel, Banihal will be accessible to Baramulla in less than 90...

What it is like being a female engineer in Kashmir? From being idolized in the peripheries to jeering city crowds Insha Zargar has experienced...

(Enter into Jawahar Tunnel: KL Image Bilal Bahadur) It was once an alternate cart road to main all-weather access routes to Kashmir. A new modern...

The only connection between Kashmiris living on the other side of the Banihal tunnel with valley is a treacherous road link that has annihilated...