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Jammu and Kashmir [b] is a region administered by India as a union territory [1] and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. [3] .
3 days ago · Jammu and Kashmir, union territory of India (until October 31, 2019, a state), located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent centered on the plains around Jammu to the south and the Vale of Kashmir to the north.
Aug 5, 2019 · The area was once a princely state called Jammu and Kashmir, but it joined India in 1947 soon after the sub-continent was divided up at the end of British rule. India and Pakistan subsequently...
Jul 1, 2024 · The Muslim period lasted nearly five centuries, ending when Kashmir was annexed to the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab in 1819 and then to the Dogra kingdom of Jammu in 1846. Thus, the Kashmir region in its contemporary form dates from 1846, when, by the treaties of Lahore and Amritsar at the conclusion of the First Sikh War, Raja Gulab Singh, the ...
Aug 8, 2019 · India's parliament has now passed a bill splitting Indian-administered Kashmir into two territories governed directly by Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir, and remote, mountainous Ladakh.
Dec 19, 2023 · The population of historic Kashmir is divided into about 10 million people in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir and 4.5 million in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
3 days ago · Jammu and Kashmir - People, Culture, Religion: The cultural, ethnic, and linguistic composition of Jammu and Kashmir varies across the region. About two-thirds of the population adheres to Islam, a greater proportion than in any other Indian state or union territory apart from Lakshadweep; Hindus constitute most of the remaining third.
In 1986 some members of the JKLF crossed over to Pakistan to receive arms training but the Jamaat Islami Jammu Kashmir, which saw Kashmiri nationalism as contradicting Islamic universalism and its own desire for merging with Pakistan, did not support the JKLF movement.
Mar 2, 2019 · March 2, 2019. • 5 min read. Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been locked in conflict over Kashmir, a majority-Muslim region in the northernmost part of India. The mountainous,...
Aug 21, 2022 · As India marks 75 years of independence this month, many in Jammu and Kashmir may feel there's little to celebrate. Kashmir, claimed by India and Pakistan, has seen decades of separatist...
Aug 7, 2019 · The India-controlled part, which makes up about 45 percent of Kashmir, has been officially recognized by New Delhi as the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Home to more than twelve million people,...
1 day ago · June 12, Doda: Another encounter, fourth encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, over the last three days, broke out at Kota Top in the Gandoh sub-division of the Doda district. Special Operations Group ...
Jammu and Kashmir [a] was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century.
Dec 11, 2023 · One of the repealed laws, the Jammu and Kashmir Alienation of Land Act of 1938, barred the transfer of land to anyone who was not a state subject, according to Indian Express. Advertisement. State subject referred to permanent resident certificate holders of J&K. After the 2019 abrogation, J&K does not have a separate flag, Constitution, or anthem.
Jul 3, 2024 · Unlike the rest of the states, which are bound by the Indian constitution, Jammu and Kashmir followed a modified version of that constitution—as delineated in the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954—which affirmed the integrity of the state within the Republic of India.
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Kashmir has seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule since 1989, but violence has waned in recent years. Monday afternoon's attack in Jammu marks a month of increasing violence in the region.
Culture of Jammu and Kashmir is a comprehensive mingling of customs and practices of its two distinct regions, Kashmir and Jammu. Apart from its demographical variations… Read More
1 day ago · JKBOSE 11th Results 2024 Live: When released, the Jammu and Kashmir Class 11 marks can be checked by candidates on the official website of JKBOSE at jk bose.nic.in.
Jun 9, 2024 · Ten people were killed and 33 others were injured after suspected terrorists fired upon a bus carrying pilgrims from a shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday, police and officials said. The bus rolled down a gorge following the attack.
Jammu-Kashmir News: TOI brings the latest Jammu-Kashmir news headlines about Jammu-Kashmir crime, Jammu-Kashmir politics and Live Updates on Jammu-Kashmir from Times of India
Top Things to Do in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir. Places to Visit in Kashmir. Explore popular experiences. See what other travellers like to do, based on ratings and number of bookings. See All. Private Sightseeing Tours (69) Cultural Tours (31) Ski & Snowboard Areas (9) Photography Tours (5) Multi-day Tours (56) Valleys (15) Historical Tours (33)
2 days ago · On June 26, three terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. The terrorists were killed amid an intensified search and cordon operation by the police along with the Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) following twin terrorist attacks in the hilly district on ...
Formerly a princely state, Jammu and Kashmir became an Indian state in 1947, even as India and Pakistan were fighting for control of the entire Kashmir region. In 2019 it was downgraded to a union territory, and the eastern Ladakh region became a separate union territory.
Dec 24, 2019 · Why was 2019 so unnerving for the region? This year started with an attack linked to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant group.
Dec 10, 2023 · The first piece of legislation — Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — seeks to amend the term ‘weak and under-privileged classes (social castes)’ in the Jammu and Kashmir...
1 day ago · In August 2019, the Centre bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories and abrogated the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution which accorded special status to the erstwhile state. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019 and passed the same day. The Lok Sabha cleared it the next day. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI) ...
Welcome to official website of Raj Bhawan. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir came into existence on 31-10-2019 in terms of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019.
