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Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in northern India. It comprises two major regions: Jammu and the Kashmir Valley. A third region, Ladakh, along with Jammu and Kashmir, was a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir until 2019. After the abrogation of Article 370, the state was broken into two: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The region is known for breathtaking landscapes with a history going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, with evidence of various empires — Gandhara, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta, Mughal, and Dogra — ruling the area. 


The region has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since its 1947 accession to India. The two countries fought a war that resulted in the establishment of the Line of Control (LoC) and divided the region into Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Both Pakistan and China claim portions of Indian-administered Kashmir and Ladakh regions. It has been marred with violent incidents of militancy, which gained momentum in the 1980s and 1990s. The situation, fuelled by various grievances including political alienation, human rights abuses, and economic disparities, has resulted in prolonged conflict and counterinsurgency operations by security forces.

Shopian ‘encounter’ staged, Army capt, 2 others planted illegal weapons on bodies — J&K Police

Azaan Javaid -
In a statement Sunday, J&K Police said the weapons were planted on the dead bodies of slain youths to designate them 'hardcore terrorists'.

J&K voted for development, Article 370 is a false narrative — Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari

Azaan Javaid -
Apni Party claims it will have at least six DDC chairpersons, setting it up as a formidable political contender to the Gupkar Alliance which won the most seats.

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in J&K to extend health insurance coverage

PTI -
The scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all residents.

DDC polls have written new chapter in Jammu and Kashmir, says PM Modi

PTI -
Launching a scheme to extend benefits of Ayushman Bharat to J&K, Modi said those who were in power for decades made the mistake of ignoring its development but his government has rectified this.

J&K govt extends 4G internet ban till 8 January, exempts Ganderbal, Udhampur

ANI -
Adding curbs on high-speed internet has helped check attempts by terrorists trying to infiltrate from across the border, the order said.

Lahore graduate, 45-yr-old mother of 3 — 2 PoK candidates waiting for counting in DDC poll seats

Azaan Javaid -
Somiya Sadaf and Shazia Aslam, both from Muzaffarabad, had fought the first DDC polls in J&K. Both of them said they have voted multiple times and their names figure in the voter list.

Engineer, political science postgraduate, law student — BJP’s three new faces in Kashmir

Azaan Javaid -
The BJP managed to score three victories in the maiden DDC elections in the Kashmir region. Its other 72 wins came from Jammu.

This 71-yr-old leader is reason no one’s surprised by Left’s good show in Kashmir DDC polls

Azaan Javaid -
CPI(M) fielded eight candidates in the Jammu & Kashmir DDC polls. While it lost the two seats it contested in Jammu, it won five of six in Kashmir.

Win for democracy & development, says Shahnawaz Hussain who helped BJP open account in Kashmir

Shanker Arnimesh -
Shahnawaz Hussain camped in Kashmir for 33 days to oversee BJP’s campaign for the J&K DDC polls, in which it won three seats in the Valley for the first time.

Modi govt doing everything to restore grassroots democracy in J&K — Amit Shah on DDC polls

PTI -
In a series of tweets, Home Minister Shah said the mass participation in the DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir reflects people's faith in democracy.
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