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  Celebrating International Worker’s Day No More Exploitation! Fair Pay & Job Policy for Everyone. Peerzada Mohsin Shafi On May 1st, countries around the world, including India observe International Worker’s Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the efforts, sacrifices and importance of the working class. This day carries with it the spirit of defiance and resilience rooted in the labour movements of the late 19th century. At the heart of this history lies the Haymarket Affair of 1886 in Chicago, where a peaceful protest for an eight-hour workday turned tragic. Although the demonstration ended in violence, it sparked a global movement that placed worker’s rights at the forefront of labour laws, making May 1st a symbol of resistance against exploitation and a powerful call for the dignity and rights of all workers. India joined this global chorus in 1923 when the first Labour Day celebration was organized in Chennai by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan under the leadership of Si...

  Engineering Flaws or Unforgiving Terrain? What’s Behind NH-44’s Collapse in the Ramban Section? Peerzada Mohsin Shafi M.Tech Infrastructure Development & Management,  Researcher, Planning & Contracts Member ASCE, IAENG & IIQS S rinagar Jammu National Highway (NH-44), the only road connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India, has long been seen as a strategic lifeline, essential for trade, transport, tourism, and security. However, despite ambitious plans and significant financial investments to transform it into an all-weather, four-lane expressway, the highway today stands as a symbol of engineering failures, environmental neglect, and policy oversight. Initially, like many regional roads, NH-44 served its purpose when traffic volumes were lower and demand on the infrastructure was modest. Recognizing the growing pressure on the route and the strategic need for year-round connectivity, the Government of India undertook a major highway upgradation projec...

  Promises Buried  Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev Dranga Tunnels Stuck in Red Tape Peerzada Mohsin Shafi M.Tech Infrastructure Development & Management,  Researcher, Planning & Contracts  Member ASCE, IAENG & IIQS Nearly nine years after they were first sanctioned, two of Jammu and Kashmir’s most critical infrastructure projects—the Singhpora-Vailoo Tunnel and the Sudhmahadev-Dranga Tunnel—continue to remain entangled in a web of delays, policy shifts, and bureaucratic hurdles, dashing public hopes once again. Sanctioned in 2017 under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, these tunnels were envisioned as lifelines that would establish all-weather connectivity between South Kashmir and the Chenab region by bypassing the dangerous Sinthan Top Road, a mountainous route notorious for its accident-prone curves and months-long closures due to heavy snowfall. Despite being tendered first in 2023, both projects suffered an unexpected blow when the tenders were cancelled i...