The non-release of the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for 2024-25 raises troubling questions about the state of transparency and administrative accountability in Jammu and Kashmir. Conceived as a flagship reform initiative, the DGGI was…
The debate in the Assembly over the bifurcation of ration cards and the distribution of fair price shops has once again brought into focus the everyday hardships faced by thousands of genuine beneficiaries under the…
The disclosure that nearly 13,000 teaching posts are lying vacant in Jammu and Kashmir’s School Education Department, as informed by the Education Minister in the Legislative Assembly, is deeply alarming. With nearly 8,000 posts in…
The drug menace in J&K has reached an alarming and deeply disturbing stage. What was once perceived as a sporadic social problem has now evolved into a full-blown public health emergency, steadily tightening its grip…
The latest debate in the assembly has once again brought into sharp focus the deepening crisis confronting Pampore’s saffron fields. Once celebrated as the saffron bowl of the Valley, Pampore symbolised both heritage and economic…
The fact that 219 ventilators are lying defunct across GMCs and premier institutions in J&K has exposed a deeply troubling reality in the UT’s public healthcare system. That translates into roughly 25 per cent of…
The prolonged failure to clear encroached land at Balolenullah in the Bari Brahmana industrial belt has become a troubling symbol of administrative paralysis. Nearly a decade after 522 kanals were earmarked for industrial expansion, barely…
The continued absence of a clear roadmap for the new hydropower policy underscores a deeper structural problem in governance and execution in Jammu and Kashmir. The initial announcement by Government last year had generated expectations…
The financial health of PSUs in J&K reflects a deeper structural crisis that goes far beyond balance sheets. The fact that a majority of these Government-owned enterprises continue to operate at losses year after year…
The announcements by LG to construct a temple dedicated to Adi Shankaracharya indicates a substantial change in the approach toward managing and enriching one of India’s most prominent pilgrimage destinations. The focus appears to be…
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