The security situation in the State has witnessed an improvement in the first half of this year over the corresponding period of 2018. Net infiltration has reduced by 43% and local recruitment has declined by 40%. Terrorist initiated incidents have declined by 28%. Actions initiated by the security forces witnessed an increase of 59% and … Read more
The staggering number of ‘unemployed’ postgraduates in conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir has exposed the gravity of the situation as more than 1.2 lakh youths have registered themselves with the district employment and counselling centres in only 10 days. According to the state employment department, which started the process of registering the unemployed postgraduates, over 1.2 … Read more
The latest figures of the J&K Police show an increase in domestic violence and matrimonial disputes in Jammu. As many as 2,402 complaints related to domestic violence have been reported in Jammu in the past one-and-a-half years. In a majority of the cases, mental and physical harassment is the main reason attributed by the complainant. … Read more
As piped water supply in rural areas continues to remain in a poor state, the shortage of laboratories, infrastructure and equipment for water-quality testing has made the situation even worse. J&K is among the seven states which are yet to establish state-level laboratories under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme to check the quality of … Read more
Women in Jammu and Kashmir constitute a meagre 19.11% of the state’s overall workforce, a recently published report revealed. The report, “Women and Men in India- 2017” issued by ministry of statistics and programme implementation, contains analysis of demographic data collected from administrative sources, surveys, and census conducted by the central and the state governments. … Read more
The disputes and reasons for violence in Kashmir date back to 1947, right from the formation of Pakistan after India’s independence. Under the partition plan, Kashmir was free to accede to any of the two countries. Kashmir, which was then ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh, chose India and the region then saw a two-year war … Read more
Jammu & Kashmir is the most privileged state in the country. New Delhi has always been very generous towards, particularly towards Kashmir to keep the Kashmiri leadership in a good humour and on its right side. The official statistics, which are now in public domain, are both revealing and astonishing. These have also the potential … Read more
An official survey conducted on the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has confirmed that there are over 6000 Rohingyas immigrants putting up at various places in Jammu district. Besides Jammu, the other cities where Rohingyas have lived are Karnal in Haryana, Delhi and Hyderabad. There are an estimated 40,000 Rohingyas Muslims in … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir, which has been struggling with poor sanitation coverage, now lags behind in the number of households having toilet facility, especially in rural areas. This has been revealed in the Swachh Bharat Survey, a nationwide survey on Swachhta conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). The NSSO conducted the survey in two … Read more
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
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe has revealed that in the last three years over 40 terrorists were pushed by Pakistan into India through the international border in Jammu, and then transported deep into the Kashmir Valley to carry out targeted strikes, said multiple government, intelligence and security officials familiar with the matter. NIA has … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, popularly known as the Roshni Act was repealed last week, by the State Administrative Council headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik last week. It was done as it had “failed to realise the desired objectives and there were also reports of misuse … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir is “completely” safe for visitors and tensions in the border areas have “little effect” on its tourism circuit, a senior official of the northern state said in Kolkata on Friday. Describing the last year’s attack on Amarnath yatris as an “isolated incident to scare away visitors”, the director of the tourism department … Read more
According to a scientific research, there is a strong possibility of the presence of gas and petroleum in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir. Here are some quick facts about the study: The study was published under the title, ‘Petroleum systems and hydrocarbon potential of the North-West Himalayas of India and Pakistan’, by an Italian oil … Read more