Category: Kashmir Facilities
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Of private tuition centers!
Let private sector flourish, but not as a money-minting industry. It has to be a mission to teach and learn These statements of the honorable education minister in the context of existing monstrous tuition scenario in the state has opened a whole new debate and made the task of streamlining the existing education set-up more…
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A grave concern
Is our healthcare system crumbling? In the absence of proper facilities most of our doctors avoid working in rural areas and for last seven decades, we are unable to provide a conducive working atmosphere for doctors and health workers in places other than big hospitals. Last month I skipped a routine appointment with cardiology department…
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Heritage week and conservation
Join hands to guard the precious capital The present condition of these two structures is a best case study to assess our negligence levels towards our heritage. World Heritage Week was celebrated from 19th to 25th November to increase the awareness and inspire the people about the conservation and protection of the cultural heritage and…
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A looming threat
Is Srinagar waiting patiently for another flood? The whole Kashmir valley particularly the Srinagar basin with main water carrying (draining) structures passing through its middle is sitting on a ticking ‘flood bomb’ that can explode any time with no or very little warning time. Srinagar and flood management are the two inseparable subjects and the…
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J&K Bank: A bank with a mission
The Bank is not just a department that deals with money, it’s a socio-economic institution At present it is is one of the prominent banks in the country with huge deposits and investments and has diversified beyond traditional banking operations The Jammu and Kashmir Bank founded by late Maharaja Hari Singh in 1938 was a…
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The road rage
Deadly driving machines and killer roads! Our traffic system is not in good and sound shape and mainly four reasons are squarely responsible for gridlocks and never-ending death on roads. I don’t know what made us so heartless; filming painful death of a budding soul in a traffic accident and uploading it on social media…
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Horticulture university row!
We need to perceive the issue logically Providing just a peep into the history of Horticulture in Kashmir and a glimpse of the metamorphosis of present day advanced Horticulture sector we should firmly believe that people of Sopore and adjoining areas have a solid case with logic to plead for hosting the proposed Horticulture university.…
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Making sun city brighter
Draft Srinagar Master Plan (2015-2035) We have to have a holistic approach and plan that can accommodate its culture, heritage and specified patches of its unique olericulture and micro-horticulture activities within and on the peripheries of the city. Last week I had a chance to attend a function at The Institute of Engineers (Srinagar Chapter)…
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A double tragedy
Hospital with an agenda and a barber with a mission! Over the period of time, health and education establishments in private sector have grown rapidly in Kashmir. And with very little exceptions, to a great extent, both sectors have grown for wrong (exploitative) reasons. No one would oppose resourceful and authentic infrastructure development in health…
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A crowded city!
Srinagar stands hijacked by vendors and vehicles. In the first week of June 2016, I was pleased to write in these columns about Srinagar freed from roadside vendors and illegal parking. The administration had done wonders by restraining ever-growing roadside vendors and reining unruly vehicles. That time it was a wonderful and comforting sight and…