Flash-floods and landslides have caused damage to property and livestock in several parts of Kashmir valley. While parts of Jammu division have been hit too, few villages in Ramban and Mandi Poonch…
Man-animal conflicts have always posed major challenges in Jammu and Kashmir and caused panic among residents. These conflicts often result in property damage, livestock depredation and even loss of human lives, underscoring…
Land sinking, or land subsidence, has emerged as another environmental challenge in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The recent incident in the Ramban district, where over 58 houses were completely…
Pandemic has changed the contours of education across the world. From blackboard to mobile screens, from physical classes to online learning, the education system has undergone a paradigm shift. Initially, online classes were…
Post-Unlock 2.0, tourism has started picking up across Jammu and Kashmir. Tourism players are over the moon as bookings for the autumn season have surged by more than 30 percent. Since the festive…
Tourism is again picking up in Kashmir after back to back jolts to the sector in the last two years. The most recent one being the second wave of the pandemic which…
The authorities have once again extended the ongoing closure of schools in J&K. It has been over two years now that educational institutes have been closed in the valley. First due to…
The situation in Afghanistan is terrible to say the least. Multiple bombing attacks near Kabul airport on Thursday have killed over a 100 people including 13 US troopers. The country is once…
The season of marriages has more or less begun in Kashmir with the upcoming month expected to be the busiest one. The last two years have been more or less subdued in…
It is great to see more and more youth riding bicycles these days. It is one of the few positives that have been observed in Kashmir recently and it points out that…
Self-awareness is important since it involves knowledge of different characteristics of one’s self including the behaviour, how one feels, and what qualities does on have. It is a psychological state in which…
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes sub-scheme – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of…
The National Commission for Women, taking cognisance of a media report which highlights low uptake of COVID-19 jabs among women, has written to Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs urging them to take…