Tapping Shivalik Hills’ potential

While the administration is focused on promoting tourism in the Kashmir valley, the hidden beauty of the serene Shivalik Hills in the Jammu region continues to face neglect. While crores are being spent on advertising a few places of J&K, the ancient Shivalik Hills remain unexplored. These mountains don’t need much money for development, but only require a well-dedicated promotional campaign. A help desk in the Tourism Department could help tourists explore the beauty and uncharted territory of the hills. Sumit Hakhoo

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GCW mourns student’s death

For students of the Government College for Women (GCW) Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, especially hostellers, Friday (April 6) was full of grief as college student Nashra fell unconscious outside the college gate and died while being taken to a hospital. Scores of Nashra’s hostel mates and classmates cried inconsolably and stayed at the hospital till Nashra’s parents reached there in the evening and took the body. Amir Tantray

BJP changes strategy

Worried over mounting anger against the failure of BJP ministers to assert themselves before the coalition ally PDP, the saffron party has authorised its spokespersons to counter the government on controversial issues. The BJP leadership has realised that defending the contentious decisions of the coalition government could prove disastrous for the party in the elections so it has asked its spokespersons to challenge these wherever required. On Saturday morning, all spokespersons but one, jointly addressed a press conference to raise various issues to deliver a message to its cadre. Chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi addressed the press conference which was attended by Brig (retd) Anil Gupta, Arun Gupta and SS Bijral, all spokespersons of the party. Dinesh Manhotra

Dietary supplements in demand

Like metros and other big cities across the country, youth in Jammu hailing from both upper and middle class are searching for supplements offering balanced nutrition. A majority of them are gym-enthusiasts. Youth can be seen discussing ways to increase their physical strength with the dieticians at gyms. “The dietary supplements are sold in many forms, such as tablets, capsules, powders and liquids. These are accessible to consumers. In fact, online stores have made it easier to buy various supplements,” said Shubham Sharma, a gym trainer. Vikas Sharma