Category : Erstwhile J&K

Talking about the abrogation of Article 370, the Prime Minister said that a new Jammu Kashmir is coming into being as the biggest hurdle to its development was removed and the region is moving in the direction of balanced development. He also mentioned the upcoming film on Article 370. BY Web Desk Prime Minister, Narendra […]Read More

Maharaja had to be very careful about the steps he intended to take. Before the Radcliffe Award for Gurdaspur, he refused to commit publicly on accession. Secondly, he kept Pakistan guessing about his choice of accession. He played some deft diplomacy. By Dr. Ramesh Tamiri History has been unjust to Maharaja Hari Singh. Even after […]Read More

The Railway project can play an essential role in fast industrialisation, movement of raw materials and finished products from and to J&K By Col B S Nagial India is undertaking one of its most formidable railway projects by establishing a rail-link with the Kashmir Valley from the Himalayan Foothills. The Kashmir Railway Project (KRP) is […]Read More

Soon after the scrapping of the contentious Article in August 2019, the government shifted its focus to preserving the natural resources and beauty of the Himalayan region. To begin with, the Jammu and Kashmir administration approached the Centre to seek amendments to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 to include the provision of booking forest smugglers […]Read More

BY ANI FEATURE The front portion of the tableau showcased the world-famous Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan located at Katra in the Trikuta Mountains of the Jammu Division, while the rear portion depicted the Indian Institute of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, AIIMS and International Airport The tableau of Jammu and Kashmir at the Republic Day […]Read More

BY: RAMNEEK MANHAS Four things are necessary for the progress of any nation, viz. electricity, water, transport and most importantly road infrastructure. To give more prominence to road infrastructure, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari along with Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, L.G. Manoj Sinha and M.P. Jugal Kishore Sharma on November […]Read More

BY: SANT KUMAR SHARMA Hurriyat faction leader SAS Geelani’s death on Tuesday evening marks the end of a gory chapter in the history of Kashmir. Mobile services were disrupted and cut off by the government on Wednesday, apparently to ward off any trouble. In his life also, he had given innumerable calls for hartals, evoking […]Read More

BY: MOHAMMAD JALAL-UD-DIN PUBLISHED ON JUNE 13, 2021 Whereas cruelty to animals including dogs is protected through Act/Board, prevention of cruelty by wild animals and dogs is not so guaranteed to the people. There are about 80 Rural/Urban Local Bodies (RULBs) comprising two Municipal Corporations, one each at Srinagar and Jammu, six Municipal Councils, three […]Read More

BY: SYED RIZWAN  GEELANI PUBLISHED ON APRIL 11, 2021 Out of 14 lakh students in age group of 18-23 years, only 5 lakh are enrolled in colleges with GER of only 31 percent The newly announced National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) to 50 percent by 2035 in […]Read More