Editorial - Page 27

April 20, 2024

Educating Adults

As part of efforts to enhance education and infrastructure in the union territory, the Jammu and Kashmir government is aiming to educate 3.5 lakh adults through New India Literacy Programme in 2024-25.
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April 18, 2024

Game Changer

High-density plantation has emerged as a game-changer in the realm of fruit cultivation, particularly in regions like Kashmir, renowned for its apple orchards. This modern agricultural practice offers a plethora of benefits,
April 17, 2024

Textbooks Shortage

The New Education Policy (NEP) was introduced with an aim to transform the educational system in the country. In this regard, the J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) is supposed to prepare

Nature’s warning

The catastrophe that unfolded in Uttarakhand is a stark reminder of how fragile the environment is, and the sooner people understand it, the better. Till Monday afternoon, a total of 14 bodies
February 9, 2021

HOPE 2021

The central government on Tuesday said the tourist arrivals in Jammu and Kashmir have declined since the revocation of the erstwhile state’s special status. In a written reply to a query in
February 4, 2021

Book reading

There was a time when a student’s ability in academics was determined by his or her love for books, the time spent in a library, and how many were on the study
February 3, 2021
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Lesson learned

Kashmir is grappling with one of the worst winters in recent decades. The temperatures are plummeting several degrees below normal. People are suffering due to frozen and burst water pipes. Nothing is
February 2, 2021

Prepare please!

In a pleasing development, the authorities last week announced that schools in Jammu and Kashmir will finally open after nearly a year long closure due to COVID-19, the pandemic that rattled the
January 28, 2021

Hope sanity prevails!

At least one person was killed on Tuesday after his tractor overturned during protests at ITO in New Delhi as thousands of farmers entered the national capital to carry out their proposed
January 27, 2021

More power

Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gave its approval to 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district. It was
January 23, 2021

Cyber crimes

The menace of cyber crimes has spread its tentacles across the globe and Kashmir too is falling prey to it. Every other day reports of people being duped of their hard-earned money
January 21, 2021

Food adulteration

Almost 3000 food samples have failed the quality parameters in Jammu and Kashmir till early 2020. This shows how alarming an issue food adulteration is turning into. The increasing number of food
January 20, 2021
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Safety first

Several incidents of fire have been reported in Srinagar and other districts in the last few weeks. Most of these blazes, as per reports and eyewitnesses, were triggered by heating appliances kept
January 19, 2021
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