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Governance

The state craft has evolved differently in Jammu and Kashmir over the years. This section offers narratives about the various facets of the governance in between various elected governments and the governors.

The JKSRTC Turnaround

Barely a few years after Jammu and Kashmir’s public transporter, the JKSRTC got a new fleet of trucks and buses, and the turnaround started....

Jammu Kashmir Energy Generation 2022-23

With chilling nights getting darker in water-abundant Srinagar, due to the inadequate supply of energy and massive load shedding, the politicians have raked up...
Article 370

Article 370: The Verdict

Four years after political parties and concerned citizens flocked to the Supreme Court challenging the reading down of Article 370, and the bifurcation of...

New Nominations, More Reservations

Lok Sabha passed two bills last week that took the nominated seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to five and included a new...

The Last Lot?

Jammu Kashmir history’s most financially empowered Panchayat, elected in a challenging situation in 2018 amid boycott and threats, is completing its term in early...

A Warm Business

With power load shedding a routine in water-abundant Kashmir, the people still require alternatives to keep their homes well-lit and warm. This is offering...

A Sinking SKIMS?

Within less than 50 years of its operations, SKIMS – the tertiary care teaching hospital and a deemed university that sits over the healthcare...

Poll Perplexity

Within days after the pollster started working towards holding the local body polls later this year, credible reports suggest the exercise may not take...

The Jammu Widdershins?

As flash floods devastated a 12-year-old bridge on the highway, commuters faced a crippling crisis. Already angry over smart metering, they sought the closure...
Forum For Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir

August 5: Fourth Anniversary

Days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the undoing of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, various opposition leaders participated in the formal release of...

A Downsized Government?

With joblessness at its peak and the markets in a slump, frustration is soaring in Jammu and Kashmir’s youth bulge which has nearly eight...

The Bill Ballgame?

Four new bills introduced in the Lok Sabha change the assembly shareholding and the privileges that SCs, STs and the OBC’s enjoy in Jammu...

Half A Decade

Jammu and Kashmir completed 1825 days (five years) without an elected government on June 19, 2023. With impressive tourist footfall, minimal militancy and not...

Kashmir’s Ration Crisis

As the government adjusts the food policies in vogue by reducing the per capita ration eligibility, Kashmiri families are facing a food shortage. Now,...

Adopted Parenthood

With fertility going down and the number of childless couples increasing, Kashmir is witnessing a demand-supply gap in child adoptions. Post-2019, a new system...