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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Editorial- Page 10

A silent killer

World Hypertension Day was observed across the globe on May 17. This year, the theme was `Controlling Hypertension Together: check your blood pressure regularly, defeat the silent killer’. Hypertension or high blood
May. 20, 2026

Census 2027 begins

Self-enumeration under Census 2027 began in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gujarat, and Puducherry on Sunday. It will be followed by housing listing and housing census field operations from June 1 to June 30. Self-enumeration is also currently underway in Uttar Pradesh. Houselisting
May. 19, 2026

Achan project

People’s voice has finally been heard. The Council of Ministers has approved the 800 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management

Train to Kashmir

Train to Kashmir Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express Services has become a lifeline for people in the

Deluge Trail

Jammu and Kashmir recorded its sixth wettest August since 1901, with rainfall levels reaching 319.3 mm against the normal 184.9 mm, a surplus of 73 percent. As per media reports, the scale
Sep. 3, 2025

Stolen Childhoods

Child labour remains one of the most distressing realities confronting societies across the world. According to UNICEF, an estimated 160 million children were subjected to child labour at the beginning of 2020,
Sep. 2, 2025

Street Threat

Kashmir is grappling with a worsening crisis of stray dogs. With more than 55,000 reported dog bite cases in 2025 alone, the problem has reached a scale that can no longer be
Sep. 1, 2025

Network Freeze

The recent floods and landslides across Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have exposed the fragility of communication systems during disasters. In times when lives depend on swift rescue and accurate
Aug. 30, 2025

Disaster Lessons

The immediate flood threat to the Kashmir Valley may have passed for now, but the recent heavy rains once again revived the haunting memories of the September 2014 deluge. Several residential and
Aug. 29, 2025

Human Cost

Human trafficking remains one of the gravest crimes confronting the world today. Described as modern-day slavery, it involves the illegal recruitment, transportation or exploitation of people through coercion, fraud or abuse of
Aug. 23, 2025

Public Accountability

The surfacing of the scandal involving rotten meat and chicken has exposed deep vulnerabilities in food safety regulation and consumer protection. In the wake of public outrage, the government has issued a
Aug. 22, 2025

Sports Splash

Three-day-long Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to start on Thursday at Dal Lake. With more than 800 athletes and officials from across 28 states and Union Territories participating, the
Aug. 21, 2025

Shady Networks

Kashmir has been gripped by a food scandal that continues to dominate public debate. Wherever people gather, the conversation turns to the discovery of rotten and unlabelled meat in the markets. The
Aug. 20, 2025
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