Unacceptable Aviation Paralysis

India witnessed an unprecedented aviation meltdown on Friday as IndiGo-by far the country’s largest carrier-cancelled all its departing domestic flights from Delhi airport until midnight, triggering chaos across terminals already buckling under the rush. With…

Jammu’s Oceanarium Crisis

The incomplete Oceanarium at Bagh-e-Bahu now stands as the latest symbol of Jammu’s chronic project mismanagement-a Rs 19-crore structure nearing civil completion but without the very marine life that defines its purpose. It is difficult…

New Era of Indo-Russian Ties

The 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi was far more than a diplomatic routine. It was a reaffirmation of a time-tested friendship that has weathered wars, shifting global alliances, ideological differences, and a rapidly…

Long Ignored Rohingya Crisis

The Supreme Court’s sharp questions on the legal status of Rohingyas living in India have once again thrust into national focus an issue that has lingered far too long without resolution. What began years ago…

Kashmir’s Buddhist Legacy

The large-scale excavation at Zehanpora in Baramulla has opened a remarkable and unexpected chapter in Kashmir’s civilisational history. The discovery of a Kushan-era Buddhist complex-comprising a stupa, structural walls, pottery and copper artefacts-is far from…

Off Track Nasha Mukt Mission

Nearly two years after J&K notified a detailed SOP to declare Panchayats and ULB wards as Nasha Mukt, the situation on the ground remains alarming and deeply unsettling. Out of over 4,000 Panchayats, barely 1,000…

Restore Historic Qila Darhal

Qila Darhal is not merely an architectural relic tucked away in the rugged folds of the Pir Panjal-it is a living manuscript of Jammu and Kashmir’s composite heritage, strategic geography and indomitable courage. Built in…

Special Courts for Illegal Mining

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir’s decision to designate 20 District and Sessions Courts as Special Courts for the speedy trial of illegal mining offences marks a watershed moment in the Union Territory’s battle against…

Surge In Women Scientists

The remarkable doubling of women scientists supported by Government schemes since 2014 is not a statistical fluke-it is the outcome of sustained, targeted, and visionary policy interventions over the past decade. The dramatic rise in…

No Headway For Pvt Univs

Nearly nine months after the J&K Government announced its intention to invite renowned private universities to set up satellite campuses in the Union Territory, the proposal remains frozen in place-without a draft policy, without a…