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April 27, 2024

Canine Trouble

An alarming 8,652 individuals, who were victims of dog bites, have sought treatment at Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital’s Anti-Rabies Clinic over the past year. The Anti-Rabies Clinic at SMHS reported a total of…
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April 25, 2024

Digital Hygiene

In today’s interconnected world, where digital transactions and online interactions have become ubiquitous, the threat of cyber fraud looms larger than ever. The Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar has investigated a…
April 24, 2024

Record Breaking

The largest Tulip garden in Asia has experienced an unprecedented surge in visitors this season, with over 4.2 lakh people, including nearly 3,000 foreign tourists, flocking to witness the breathtaking display of…

Spike and schools

Dozens of school students have tested positive for coronavirus in the last few days rattling the parents who are now baffled whether or not to send their kids to attend physical classes.…
April 3, 2021
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Covid and labourers

As spring arrives in Kashmir, thousands of migrant workers are heading to the valley in search of work. Their relatively pleasant past experiences make them come here again and again. Both the…
April 1, 2021

Stop public gatherings

The recent resurgence of coronavirus cases across India including Jammu and Kashmir has rung alarm bells within the administration here. The surge in cases has been exponential to the point that many…
March 30, 2021

Crimes against women

Kashmir is seeing a tremendous rise in cases of crimes against women. In the last few days, a heart wrenching video of a woman with 90% burn injuries speaking of the horrific…
March 27, 2021

Tourist infrastructure

This spring, Kashmir expects a bumper tourism season with several hotels fully occupied until April end. The COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions on international air travel has made Kashmir a sought-after destination for…
March 25, 2021

Employable education

Jammu and Kashmir is facing a major unemployment crisis which has been aggravated due to the pandemic in the last one year. According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Jammu…
March 24, 2021

Dilapidated roads

Majority of roads in Kashmir lie in a dilapidated condition, even as the authorities claim that the non-availability of construction material is hampering the macadamization drive. From south to north and from…
March 23, 2021

Concrete Jungle

Construction on a frenzied war-like basis has made Srinagar and most townships in Kashmir a concrete jungle. In Srinagar, many feel a choke, lack of space to live. Commercial constructions mushrooming in…
March 18, 2021
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Fighting hard

It has been a hard year. Last year, around this time, the crisis of COVID-19 began in Kashmir when the first few cases were detected here throwing the entire valley into a…
March 17, 2021

Welcome change

From government employment to entrepreneurship, highly educated youth are trying start-ups to earn their living in Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 64 new start-ups were registered by Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI)…
March 16, 2021
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