1.Also,Cashmere.a region in SW Asia, in N India: sovereignty in dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. 2.Official name,Jammu and Kashmir.the part of this region occupied by India, forming a state in the Indian union. 7,718,700; ab. 53,500 sq. mi. (138,000 sq. km).Cap...
This chapter, based on a study in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which has been the site of insurgent political violence since 1989, examines the potential for psychosocial programming to bring about social change. The study used semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion to ...
A part of Jammu and Kashmir is controlled by the government of Pakistan. Natural features. The territory of Jammu and Kashmir is crossed from northwest to southeast by high mountain ridges that are part of the Karakoram Range and the western Himalayas. There are glaciers, and on the slopes ...
UNITED NATIONS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice. According to reports, at least 26 tourists were killed...
THE Indian army destroyed a suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) hideout and seized a large arms cache in the Sanai forest area\nof Surankote unit in Poonch district in India's Jammu and Kashmir state on 23 June, Daily Excelsior reported.Jane's Terrorism Watch Report...
Explore Vishnu Sar and Kishan Sar Twin Lakes Ready to start with your monsoon trekking that is considered as one of the prettiest treks in India? Ah, then you surely have to visit Jammu & Kashmir. Not on every trekking expedition you are going to get the chance to see five beautiful alpi...
SRINAGAR (PTI):Indian and Chinese armies held a border personnel meeting in eastern Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Major General Arvind Kapoor from the Fire and Fury Corps, while the Chinese delegation was led by ...
The Indian Himalayan Region spreads through 10 states of India namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and hill regions of Assam and West Bengal.
Jammu and Kashmir is India’s only Muslim-majority state and has been beset by separatist violence for decades. The wider Kashmir region was divided between India and Pakistan when the two countries won independence from Britain in 1947 but both claim the Himalayan region in full. ...
Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Mailk said many of the drivers were untrained and he had ordered state officials to cancel their licenses. "Most of the accidents take place due to careless and untrained drivers who drive without any regard for rules and regulations," a state gover...