In a recent episode of @yatrauncutwithiffyexplorer, Niharika delves into the rich and complex history of Jammu and Kashmir through a captivating conversation with Major General Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, AVSM MLC (Retd.). This podcast is a treasure trove of historical insights and personal anecdotes from a decorated military veteran whose career has been both illustrious and … Read more
Scripts are fascinating, as they are systems of written symbols representing spoken language sounds. When we came across an account on Quora describing the relationship between Gurmukhi, Takri, Lande, and Dogra Akkhar, we knew we had to share it with you. Here is what Kanwalpal Singh Flora writes about the relationship between Gurmukhi, Takri, Lande, … Read more
In order to ensure free movement of Amarnath yatra vehicles on the National Highway, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued directions to all concerned officers that the toll tax which is collected at Chachikoot Toll Plaza, will be exempted for all kinds of vehicles during the yatra period from July 1 to August … Read more
Recently, Governor Satya Pal Malik has given his assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2014, providing reservation to the persons belonging to the Pahari community, clan or tribe having distinct cultural, ethnic and linguistic identity, in government jobs. Still, a lot needs to be done as the methodology and authority for the … Read more
Bhaderwah is a region of fairs and festivals in Jammu . Its fairs and festivals have profoundly enriched the culture of the people. Mela Patt is a famous festival of Bhaderwah. During these days people, irrespective of caste, creed participate in it in large numbers.
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Mela Patt is an annual fair which is celebrated in memory of memorable meeting of King Akbar with Raja Nagpal of Bhadarwah.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has withdrawn from the coalition it had formed with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was announced by party general secretary Ram Madhav after BJP’s J&K lawmakers had a meeting with Amit Shah in Delhi. Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has submitted her letter of resignation … Read more
There is a grave dearth of doctors in our state. But how few are they? Let’s examine: According to standards set by the World Health Organisation, WHO, the doctor patient ratio should be 1:500 In many western countries, the ratio is a little generous being 1:1000. But in our Jammu & Kashmir, the ratio is … Read more
Baba Buddha Amarnath shrine is one of the oldest shrines of Jammu region. The splendid and holy temple of Baba Buddha Amarnath is located in the village of Rajpura in tehsil Mandi of Poonch district. This temple is also known as “Chattani Baba Amarnath temple” which stands erect at 290 km in the North-West directionof Poonch. This … Read more
A fresh petition has reached the Supreme Court against Article 35A of the Constitution that gives special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Added to the Constitution through a Presidential Order in 1954, Article 35A gives special rights and privileges to permanent residents of J&K and debars the rest of Indians … Read more
In the process of digitising the system, the Transport Department of Jammu and Kashmir has made it more complicated for the public to register their vehicles as it take more visits to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to complete the online process. The department, which has started digitising the system, has made almost everything online … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated that Article 370 of the Constitution is not a temporary provision. Article 370 grants special, autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. “The issue concerned is covered by the judgement of this court in the 2017 SARFAESI [ Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest] matter, … Read more
J&K government finally had to give up its reluctance towards forming a State Minority Commission. According to a response to the Supreme Court, Attorney General KK Venugopal has said “The state government of Jammu and Kashmir has, in principle, given indication that (it) will consider and examine the need and feasibility of setting up of … Read more
J&K is losing its “food independence” at an alarming rate, all thanks to ill management of land and willful conversion of farm lands to other purposes. It means that we are no longer producing enough food to feed our people. Here is some data according to the economic survey 2017: -Jammu and Kashmir imported, the highest … Read more
Terming the misuse of social media a “time bomb” and a challenge for security agencies, a senior Army commander said on Wednesday that local Kashmiri youths were being engaged via the medium from across the border on a minute-to-minute basis. General-Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen D Anbu said that this in addition to the coming … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power has said the government has set a target of electrifying all un-electrified villages in the state by the end of 2018-19.
According to the 2011 census, there are 102 unelectrified villages in the state. Out of these 26 are in Kashmir, 58 in Jammu and 18 in Ladakh.
Although, according to her, the Centre has approved an amount of Rs 616. 59 crore for electrifying 10 districts of Jammu, 9 districts of Kashmir and 2 districts of Ladakh region; yet it is not uncommon of the masses being sceptic of such promises being fulfilled in time.
Just in case you are not amused, watch video of a team who set on electrifying remote villages of the state:
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today told the Legislative Assembly that the state had spent around Rs 11 crore on the security and transportation fuel of Hurriyat Conference leaders in the past 10 years. Mehbooba, while responding to a cut motion moved by Independent MLA from Udhampur Pawan Gupta in the Assembly, shared the details of … Read more
J&K features in the 5 most corrupt states of the country. A survey by the Centre for Media Studies shows that J&K is the 5th most corrupt state of India and the most corrupt in North India. Since J&K is corrupt, one is bound to wonder as to who exactly contributes to this “achievement”. As … Read more
Depicting Jammu and Kashmir’s numismatic culture through the coinages which were prevalent in the state during the ancient period, the state government recently unveiled the first ‘Heritage Calendar- 2018’ of the Department of Culture depicting the ‘JK’s Numismatic Heritage’ through the coinages which were prevalent in the state during the ancient period. Here are the … Read more
By Kiki Mathawan As a second part of my series on the state of Jammu and Kashmir and its complex geography / history. I wont get into the history of Kashmir Valley as it is usually well known. Please note that what I write below is from an Indian POV of the history of the region. … Read more
The Economic Survey Jammu & Kashmir 2017 brought out eight interesting facts about our state. State Economy: The Economy of the State is expected to register a growth of 8.49 per cent (Advanced) in 2017-18 at constant prices of 2011-12 as compared to the growth rate of 3.29 per cent during 2016- 17. Net State … Read more