Monday, June 9, 2025

Editorial - Page 48

Kashmir Connected

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Chenab Rail Bridge and launch train services to Kashmir on Friday. The Chenab Bridge, known as the world’s highest railway bridge, towers 359
Jun. 5, 2025

Health Hazard

Globally, tobacco kills more than seven million people every year, and over a million of those deaths occur in India. According to recent data, the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir ranks sixth in the country in terms of tobacco
Jun. 4, 2025

Pet Neglect

In recent times, the conversation around animal bites in Kashmir valley has largely centred on stray

Forward Together

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s decision to hold a cabinet meeting in Pahalgam was a clear reaction

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
Feb. 1, 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
Jan. 27, 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 22, 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
Jan. 20, 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
Jan. 19, 2021

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
Jan. 18, 2021

Will and determination

Generally, life is tougher these days. But when your plate is full and more and more is pounding on, seemingly breaking your spirit, and cornering to push you down the abyss, a
Jan. 17, 2021

Proactive approach

The recent snowfall and its aftermath have brought to the fore several issues in Kashmir. It has happened for the first time in recent history that the valley is in the grip
Jan. 15, 2021

Held hostage

The Srinagar-Jammu highway has once against held the people of Kashmir hostage during the most difficult period of the year. Earlier this week, an entire bridge collapsed at Kela Morh, in Ramban
Jan. 13, 2021
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