So Much For Transparency and Accountability

Fayyaz reports that Kashmir’s CIC is frustrated by the indifference shown by the State Government towards implementing the Right to Information (RT) Act. So what is new?(Mr. Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, 48, was born in Bodina, Budgam, and received his primary and secondary...

2011- Year of Adventure Tourism

Yusuf advocates for a celebration both in letter and spirit(Mr. Mohammad Yusuf, 57, was born in the Dalgate area of Srinagar. He attended Government Schools in Drugjan, Sonawar, and Batwara, all in Srinagar, and completed his college studies at the Sri Partap College,...

What Paradise?

Ecologically, Kashmir has been going downhill ever since green areas protected since the Mughal era were taken over to build government buildings in 1950’s. Morally and spiritually, it entered “Kalyug” since early 1990’sParadise in TroubleM...

Saving Hokersar

One of Kashmir’s jewels, Hokersar Wetland located West of Srinagar, is under seige from land mafias and local villagers encroaching on its land. That is before one begins to worry about deteriorating environmentWetland Conservation in KashmirSrinagar: In the...

Wildlife Safari in Kashmir

Dachigam National Park adds a new featureWildlife Safaris in Dachigam new Attraction for TouristsSana Altaf (Kashmir Times)Srinagar: The commencement of wildlife safaris in Kashmir’sDachigam National Park has become a new attraction for the locals andthe visitors...