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Dr Raja Muzaffar BhatGreater Kashmir |
As the 5 year term of Halqa Panchayats in Jammu & Kashmir came to an end on January 9th this year, the Government appointed Block Development Officers...
At a time when International Day of Forests was being commemorated in Srinagar’s SKICC on March 21st 2024, with Chief Secretary and Principal...
Jammu & Kashmir has been facing a severe climate crisis for the last many years. The choking of our wetlands, destruction of rivers, lakes and streams...
The 2024-25 Union Interim Budget has provided for a huge budgetary allocation of Rs 10,000 crores in Solar Energy. This is a more than 110% increase...
41% of India’s total grain is produced from small farms which includes 49% of rice, 40% of wheat, 29% of coarse cereals and 27% of pulses and over...
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Banihal-Sangaldan Railway Line in J&K. He flagged off the first electric train in the...
With an aim to encourage people to install solar panels on their rooftops, the 2024-25 Interim Budget has provided for a budgetary allocation of Rs...
For more than 5 years I along with the activists of Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement have been rigorously campaigning for an online RTI platform in J&K....
The farmers’ agitation seems like an unending affair. The agitating farmers, most of whom are from Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan, and are...
Not only untouchability but differentiating on the basis of caste or profession is a social killer. We might have heard and read about discrimination...
When students see their teachers protesting on roads and police chasing them, and some of them crying, what kind of impact this will have on the...
During my recent visit to Gujarat, especially the Kutch region, I went to the remotest villages of Banni area near Rann of Kutch. I found that a...
As the term of Halqa Panchayats in Jammu & Kashmir came to an end on January 9th this year the Government appointed Block Development Officers (BDOs)...
Whosoever has heard about the word “Design Thinking” for the first time might think that one is referring to a house designer or an architect....
The Director General of J&K Police (DGP) R R Swain soon after assuming his charge few months back announced that he will hold two-hour public...
For many years now, I along with my colleagues have been rigorously campaigning for allowing residents of Jammu & Kashmir to access information...
Soon after assuming charge of the Director General of J&K Police (DGP) R R Swain announced that he will hold two-hour public grievance meetings twice...
2014 floods caused massive destruction across Kashmir and some parts of Jammu division as well. The Govt of India provided huge funding to J&K for...
People in Jammu are shivering with cold as the day temperature was recorded around 8 degree Celsius a few days back (January 13th 2024). 12...
Chilai Kalan, which in Kashmir refers to the time between 21st December to 30th of January, is considered the harshest month of winter here. It is...
Community participation in ensuring better forest governance by effective management of natural resources not only plays a vital role in forest...
For better resource management, effective community participation is highly recommended in every sector. The United Nations has passed several...
Recently the Crime Branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police produced a charge sheet against a fake Unani Doctor from Ganderbal who had obtained class 12th...
For a pretty long time I have been planning to write a detailed piece on third party information which is a provision in the Right to Information Act...
Recently, the Crime Branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police produced a charge sheet against a Ganderbal resident who had obtained a fake class 12th marks...
Before the enactment of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act -RPWD Act in 2016, the Persons with Disabilities Act (PWD Act 1995) was in operation...
Mohammad Siddiq Chopan, 65, is a homeless man who belongs to a pastoralist community called Chopans. Siddiq’s family has been living in Zilsidara...
At a time when governments and tourism players across the world are striving hard to strengthen the tourism industry, we need to understand that...
The International Day for Persons with Disabilities was celebrated across the world on December 3rd. I along with my colleagues had decided to...
A few days back, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities was celebrated across the world. This day is commemorated every year on the 3rd...
When Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation-NLCO headed by noted businessman and social worker Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo began cleaning the Gilsar and...
India is a Welfare State wherein the Government is supposed to play a key role in the protection and promotion of economic and social well-being of...
It is always a dream for an IAS officer to become Chief Secretary in a state / UT or be posted as Secretary to Govt before retirement. Not all are...
It has been more than a year now since a matter related to unscientific waste disposal into Wullar lake by Municipal Council Bandipora was taken up in...
Memories fade with time, and lessons are forgotten, but experiences shape a human being and leave a lasting mark. Teachers are the persons who have a...
Rayees, 29, belongs to the Kashmiri Bhand community and has been actively creating awareness on various social issues through his plays. In the past,...
Teachers are the heart of any educational process. A teacher makes the world a better place by guiding them through the way and helping them learn...
Vigilance means keeping a watchful eye on the activities of the personnel and taking prompt action to promote transparency, fair practices and ensure...
Last weekend, we got a chance to interact with Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta in Srinagar. This meeting was organised by the Govt...
For last many years there has been a debate about implementing skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many are hoping for a...
For last many years there has been a debate about implementing skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many are hoping for a...
Every year, the Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) is celebrated between October 30th to November 5th. This coincides with the birthday of Sardar...
For quite some time now there has been a pedagogical debate about implementing a skill-based approach to learning among school children. Though many...
Recently I read a Kashmiri slogan written on a newly constructed waste segregation shed at Utterpora Beerwah in district Budgam: “Kath Boz Kan...
On Monday evening, on my way back from a wedding reception in the Beerwah area of District Budgam I saw a catchy slogan painted in blue on a newly...
The real estate business has seen a huge growth in the last couple of decades. This is the reason people have preferred to invest in real estate...
The real estate sector in India saw a huge growth in the last 20 years. The returns from investments in this sector have been huge as compared to...
The Swachh Bharat Mission-SBM also known as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan-SBA is the most remarkable sanitation campaign initiated by the Government of India...
PM Modi during his address to the nation from New Delhi’s Rajpath on October 2nd 2014 said that clean India would be the best tribute Indian people...
I have been observing for the last one year that many roads which were blacktopped by PWD (R&B) in J&K have been damaged this summer to lay drinking...