The News Behind the News
Kashmir defies analysis, prognostication and prediction. It is as enigmatic and mind twisting as it is mystifying. Kashmir Observer takes upon itself to unravel the mystery and mystique of Kashmir.
With an experience of over two decades in print and online journalism and drawing upon its expertise and insights, KO launches Observer TV (OTV), Kashmir’s first online television to bring you the news and views behind the news.
OTV will be featuring videos of events, peoples’ views, conversations with eminence grises and experts and analyses that go beyond the obvious and the apparent. We aim to educate, inform, analyze and inspire.
Keep tuned and watch Kashmir unravel on OTV.
This week’s INKISHAF is about the Rural Development Department’s move of setting up garbage dump sites and waste segregation sheds near water-bodies and roads, thus threatening human lives and violating the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974.
The Srinagar Smart City project is making significant progress in redevelopment efforts across tourist areas, including Residency Road, MA Road, Jhelum riverfront, and interconnections like Polo View, Regal, Jehangir Chowk, and Tsoenth Kul. Despite facing challenging weather conditions, work is in full swing and on track to meet deadlines. The project, with a budget of Rs 3000 crore, includes IT-related interventions, improving urban mobility, upgrading public transport facilities, building cycle tracks, laying jogger’s paths, and restoring old canals. The transformation is drawing tourists, boosting the local economy, and bringing lost jobs back, creating a peaceful and modern Srinagar.
This week’s INKISHAF is on Jammu and Kashmir’s 90-year-old Land Acquisition Act which is still being applied to acquire land for Highway Projects in the region despite the Article 370 abrogation rendering it redundant. The affected people now approach the Union Road Transport Minister to seek benefits of the National Highway Act.
Kashmir’s biggest lake is witnessing a sightseeing change creating hope and excitement in the local community. Kashmir Observer’s correspondent visited the iconic water body in North Kashmir’s Bandipora to capture the ground mood.
The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills in Srinagar opened for the public on Sunday.
This week’s INKISHAF is on the free-flow of pesticides into the drinking water in Kashmir. Many farms located near drinking water sources – streams, canals and ponds – are posing a big health threat to public health.
Blossoming of almond trees at Badamwaer marks the arrival of spring in Kashmir. Spread over 300 kanals of land, the place has become an important tourist attractions of Kashmir over the time.
Architect Hakim Sameer Hamdani’s book release function Saturday saw participation of who’s who in Srinagar. The event witnessed reviews and expert talks on the subject and it’s significance in Kashmir history.
This week’s INKISHAF is on the unhindered movement of leopards in Srinagar outskirts. The situation is giving sleepless nights to residents and prompting many to believe that the posh urban pockets have now become new habitat for the wild cat.
Kashmir’s biggest lake is witnessing a sightseeing change creating hope and excitement in the local community. Kashmir Observer’s correspondent visited the iconic water body in North Kashmir’s Bandipora to capture the ground mood.
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