Jammu and Kashmir, which ranks 18th in terms of population, recorded the highest gun licences per lakh population followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Punjab. While UP with a population of 19.98 crore had over 12.88 lakh gun licences, making it 644 licences per lakh population, J&K had the second-highest number of licensed weapons where … Read more
The fact that Mansar and Surinsar lakes of Jammu region are facing existential threat due to lack of funds and proper implementation of conservation plans, official agencies are investing lakhs in buying luxurious battery-operated cars. Many eyebrows have already risen due to the move. Here is why: It is said that the wildlife department and … Read more
The Rohingya intruders are settled at as many as 39 locations, mostly in Jammu and Samba. Their number is increasing by the day. According to one estimate, “20 to 25 Rohingyas are coming to Jammu by trains and buses and they are being absorbed in the localities where Rohingyas have been putting up for more … Read more
11.86 MGD water deficit in twin cities Jammu and Srinagar cities require 116.22 millions of gallons per day (MGD) water. The installed capacity is 104.36 MGD, leaving a deficit of 11.86 MGD The urban centres require 74.80 MGD water. The installed capacity is 33.78 MGD, leaving a deficit of 41.02 MGD The rural areas require … Read more
Every now and then, the LoC and the International Borders along J&K become victim of Pakistani firing. Although the armed forces assure of sufficient retaliation, tit for tat, and governments make promises of peace and resolution, yet nothing seems to suffice a common border dweller. It is always the border dweller’s child whose school is … Read more
IGP Basant Rath may have fixed J&K’s traffic woes to a certain level, but he is definitely not enough to solve every problem faced by the traffic policemen. The problem is that of absence of toilets at public places. Doing duty for almost 14 hours at a stretch daily, our traffic policemen have no access … 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
Apart from Government’s apathy towards developing the Mansar lake of Jammu region another critical element is eroding the borders of the lake. This erosion poses great threat to surrounding buildings. On one hand, water level has reduced in the lake while on the other hand locals are constantly apprehensive of erosion damaging their buildings, according … Read more
When local administration in Jammu ordered restriction of Internet services beginning from April 17th afternoon, it was the 75th such instance when Jammu & Kashmir n government had shut down Internet in last four years. 35 in a year is the highest number of Internet shutdowns ordered by a state in year 2017 and lowest … Read more
People have locked their houses and taken shelter under the shade of a banyan tree. Ahead of harvest season, their crops have already been destroyed by stray cattle. They go back to their houses during morning only to return back to the tree in a couple of hours. Many of their women have not eaten … Read more
Written By: Anmol Gupta As per the Census of India, 2011, the country had 640 districts. The number of districts has since increased to 707 with more new districts being created across several states. It is generally believed that the level of governance and the delivery of service will improve once the size and population … Read more
Even in this age when the world is becoming a small village in itself, still there are villages in J&K which don’t have a road leading to them. One such village is Mata of Tehsil Pauni of Jammu region reported by Jagran.com. Here are some facts about the village which will put ‘development’ to shame … Read more
Recently, SPO Muhammad Yousuf Cheche was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kupwara. He used to get mere Rs 3000 per month as consolidated salary. It is not difficult to guess the condition of his family after his demise. Ironically, the Jammu and Kashmir government is paying more incentives to these terrorists than the … 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
There have been 3 detectable earthquakes in the state within the last 10 days. The quakes which measured 4.5, 5.4 and 4.6 are not something to be ignored. 11% of the state’s area comes under Seismic Zone V and the rest under Seismic Zone IV which make it one of the most vulnerable to devastation. … Read more
Special interlocutor of Central Government in talks over Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma has termed his visit “very fruitful”. He also said that all Indian citizens are stakeholders in these peace talks. He also promised future visits to the state. Dineshwar also accepted that he has not yet been successful in holding any meeting with … Read more
Sanitation in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is among the worst in India, with around 59 percent of households without a toilet. According to the data available on Swachh Bharat Mission dashboard, over 2 lakh (2,02,238) individual household toilets were constructed in rural J&K after the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in 2014. In the last … Read more
Katra is one of the major tourist destination of Jammu & Kashmir. Beginning with Navratras, a nine-day Navratra festival has also started there. Although Katra will observe heavy influx of tourists and pilgrims during this period, yet it has found no mention in any of J&K Tourism Department’s social media accounts. As the posts on … Read more
While voices are being raised asking for a separate Jammu state and abrogation of the Article 35A (which helps identify Permanent Residents of the state), a more suitable and less drastic solution, which is acceptable to all the political parties of the state, is not brought to light. The solution lies in giving regional autonomy … Read more
This is not the first time the Article 35A is in headlines, some refugees of West Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir have moved to Supreme Court challenging Article 35A relating to special rights and privileges of permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The petition claimed that since 1947, the refugees had been given repeated assurances … Read more