Farming the natural way

What is Kashmir doing in the field of organic farming? Nothing!

Maneka Gandhi

Every month Harish Joshi comes to see me. He gives me a catalogue with pictures of products, prices and farmers’ names. I choose my grains, spices, rajma and lentils. They cost me as much as any food on the normal market but they are organic. I am not scared of poisoning myself or destroying the world More
Planning the City

Here are some suggestions to make the city beautiful

G. N. Wadoo

Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) has invited suggestions from general public regarding the growth of Srinagar city under a new Master Plan review 2001-2021. It is a pleasure that SDA has sought this public participation for Srinagar development planning. In fact the condition of Srinagar city More
Unplugging Campus

Most of foreign universities and research institutions have setup their own independent FM Radio Stations and Internet Radios

Owais Charag

Keeping in view of benefits of technology, Government of India, vide announcement made in December, 2002 has opened up vistas for educational institutions and organizations to have their own small power FM Radio Stations. Government has relaxed spectrum norms to community based organizations including More
  • Kashmir

When’ll Valley get its Engineering College?

Civil Society Cry Goes Unheard As Government Looks The Other Way

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 1: While the J&K Government is boasting of “taking education to the doorsteps of students in remote areas”, it is doing little to even open a window of education to Kashmir’s thousands More


  • Srinagar City

Eidgah beautification project reduced to annual dewatering drill!

Gear up levelling, sanitation: Mubarak Gul tells admin

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 1: The much delayed Eidgah beautification project worth millions seems to have been reduced to meagre annual dewatering and sanitation drill. This is what one could infer from the official More



  • Jammu

Traffic lights to be operational in Jammu from August 3

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 1: The much awaited electric traffic signals in the winter capital of the state will finally be operational from August 3. “The process for the installation and testing of these lights More


  • South Asia

Mumbai evidence not admissible in its court: Pak tells India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Aug 1: The Pakistan government has formally informed India that evidence provided by New Delhi in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case is not admissible in a Pakistani court as defence lawyers were More


  • World

‘Missile deployment plan in Arunachal cause of concern’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing, Aug 1: India's plans to deploy BrahMos supersonic missiles in Arunachal Pradesh along the border with China is a matter of "concern", a state-run daily here said today. Referring to the successful More


  • Health

Childhood obesity could erode fertility later

Washington, Aug 1: A sharp spike in childhood obesity may more than damage overall health -- it could be disrupting the onset of puberty and erode the ability to reproduce, especially in females, according More


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For those who want to write for Greater Kashmir

Our contributors are our capital. We honor each word we receive from them. They add variety to our opinion pages. An ever widening canvas of our writers including students, teachers, civil servants, technocrats More


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