Again in limelight

18/08/2019
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. Jammu and Kashmir Bank is in limelight again but not for any good reason. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a fresh case in the loan fraud worth over Rs 350 crore in Jammu and Kashmir Bank and conducted searches at different places in Bengaluru. This is the third cas...

Missing another deadline

17/08/2019
Missing many deadlines, the famous River Tawi Gated Barrage Project have always remained in news for missing deadlines and this time the project is in news for another reason and that is several financial and other irregularities have been noticed in the execution of the Project during the special audit conducted by a team of officers on the directions of the Government. Moreover, it has come to the fore that existing structure is continuously suffering damages in the absence of proper protecti...

Empowering Panchayats, Municipalities

15/08/2019
Independence must begin at the bottom. Thus, every village will be a republic or Panchayat having full powers. It follows, therefore, that every village has to be self-sustained and capable of managing its affairs even to the extent of defending itself against the whole world. It will be trained and prepared to perish in the attempt to defend itself against any onslaught from without. Thus, ultimately, it is the individual who is the unit. The best, quickest and most efficient way is to build u...

Attracting Business opportunities

14/08/2019
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Seeking to attract businesses to Jammu and Kashmir, the state administration has announced a three-day global investors summit to be held in Srinagar from October 12. This meet will provide an opportunity to showcase ts strengths, strategies and potential. It will also help allay fears and apprehensions in the minds of trade and business community outside the state, he added. The announcement comes a week aft...

Missing festive buzz

13/08/2019
Eid al-Adha or Eid Qurban, also called the ‘Festival of the Sacrifice’, is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command. Barring stray protests, Eid-al-Adha prayers on Monday morning at various mosques in Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully, but the festive buzz was missing with curfew-like restrictions in place across the state People...

Special laws to remain in force

12/08/2019
We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns. In J&K several special laws, which were enacted by the State from time to time keeping in view the security aspect and to check movement of anti-national elements and their agents, will continue to remain in force in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. These laws have not been touched by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 wh...