With AAP in fray, pressure on BJP, 89000 to cast their vote in LAHDC Leh poll
In the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections which are scheduled on 22 October, around 89,000 people will cast their vote. According to the...
Property tax to be collected soon in Jammu and Kashmir
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has permitted the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to impose property tax in the union territory. The property tax...
Narco-terrorism becomes cause of concern for Jammu and Kashmir, police on alert
Pakistan is always known for its ill-activities and this time the country’s intelligence agency ISI has made into the headlines for drug smuggling through the...
Fuel pumps in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh may go dry due to farmer protests
The ongoing protest and disruption of train services by farmers in Punjab has caused a fuel crisis in the Union Territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh....
Gilgit-Baltistan protests Pakistan’s move to declare region its 5th province
After Pakistan’s move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as its fifth province, protestors demonstrations have erupted across the region highlighting the intentions of Pakistani. Pakistan decided...
Melting glaciers can have major impact on economy of J&K and Ladakh
Between 2000 and 2012 a study was conducted along the Line Of Control (LOC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) and a total of 12,243...
How the intelligence failure of Indian side has benefited China in Ladakh
The Indo-China engagement which started in May has not ended yet and many senior retired officials believe that if the engagement continues it could lead...
Enjoy the rope-way service in Jammu from Bahu Fort to Mahamaya Temple
The commercial operations on much-awaited ropeway service from Bahu Fort temple to Mahamaya temple that became a reality in July this year have started. The...
Covid-19 dealt a death blow to tourism sector in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
The tourism sector, which is considered as a major contributor to the economy of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, has been the worst hit this year...
Muslim Gujjars, the formidable herders of J&K trusted by Indian army
Muslim Gujjars have traditionally remained a help to the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir working against terrorists in hostile conditions. Migratory Gujjars have to...
Major reshuffle in administration in Jammu and Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir government issued orders of transfer of 35 Kashmir Administrative Services officers on Sunday. According to an order, Hashmat Ali Khan, Special...
‘Rape’ of Dalit woman in Hathras politicized; tapes of media conversation leaked
Uttar Pradesh has made its name in the most unsafe states of India. The rate of rape is increasing at such a pace that some...
No end to the misery of refugee Kashmiri Pandits who left valley 30 years ago
19 January 1990 was the day marked as the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir valley. The day was the worst nightmare for many Kashmiri...
The incessant lock-down of Kashmir’s democracy
In 1947, when Britishers left the India then it was just a collection of hundreds of princely states with no sense of nationalism or unity...
The caste hierarchy in Kashmiri Muslim society – An open secret
The political conflict in Kashmir has always taken a center stage to such an extent that several other socio-economic issues have been buried under its...
Did the jobs promised to Jammu and Kashmir go invisible?
Last year when the Union Government of India abolished Article 370 that preserved special status for Jammu and Kashmir and divided the state into two...
‘unique’ stone horses of Pir Panjal in Jammu that are unknown to many
The Pir Panjal mountain range got famous because of its clear views from Srinagar when the lockdown was imposed in the country due to the...
Motor Vehicle Act Changed: You need to carry this while driving in J&K
Some major changes have been made the Motor Vehicle Act, 1989 which will come in effect from October 1, 2020. According to the amendment, you...
The ‘myth’ of Uttar Pradesh being on bottom of law and order index
If Uttar Pradesh were a country then it would be world’s fifth most populated nation and it’s land area would be roughly around that of...
Why caste based discrimination against Dalit Sikhs is unending in Punjab?
Punjab is known for a high population of Sikh people but few know that caste based discrimination against Dalit Sikhs in the state has taken...