Kashmir’s Tourism mania

Tourism definitely is an important economic activity but unfortunately in Kashmir its espousal to the level of a mania is becoming detrimental to our environment and other sectors of the economy

MY TAKE BY M ASHRAF

One of the most common fallacies used by one and all in Kashmir is that the Tourism is the back bone of Kashmir’s economy. There are no two opinions that Kashmir is one of the best year round tourism destinations. The potential for the development of all types of tourism activities is immense. However More

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Insecure Government

Disempowered Panchayats, Delayed Municipal Polls

‘HOPE’ By Junaid Azim Mattu

Destiny has been a brilliant illusionist when it comes to Kashmiris. From the Late Sheikh Sahab’s Plebiscite Front to the hyped allure of a young Chief Minister’s dynamism – we have been served one irony after the other, expected to adapt to the most unreasonable consequences of our State, its subjects More

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The legal angle

The Legal Complications of RTI vis-à-vis The Commissions under the Act

RTI By Arsalan Mubashir Mushtaq

Since the Right to Information is being recognised as the Watch Dog Legislation, paradoxically the commission executing it is still a paper tiger and works ultra virus while dealing with the RTI cases in country in general and in the state of J&K in particular. RTI Act-2009 was enacted in state More

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Inspiring success stories

Such stories have a lesson for those who want to learn

SERICULTURE By Dr. Inayat Fazili

The reduction of rural poverty continues to be a paramount goal of the developing countries like India as the majority of the poor population still resides in the countryside. The World Bank, for example, estimates that more than 70 % of the world’s poor live in rural areas. So far, various strategies More

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