"In truth everything and everyone
Is a shadow of the Beloved,
And our seeking is His seeking
And our words are His words...
We search for Him here and there,
while looking right at Him.
Sitting by His side, we ask:
'O Beloved, where is the Beloved?'"

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

13 Test Positive In Jammu & Kashmir

Date: 27 March 2020
A total of 13 people have tested positive for coronavirus till now in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory administration said on Thursday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration, in a media bulletin, said that till date 5,482 travellers and persons in contact with suspected or positive cases have been put under surveillance in the UT.
[courtesy: Reuters]

2020 News Archives

Coronavirus Helpline Numbers

Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory - 0191-2549676
Jammu Division: 01912520982, 01912674444, 01912674115
Kashmir Division: 01942440283, 01942430581
Email: ncov2019@gmail.com

Key Issues in Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh

New Delhi's Normalisation Game-plan

As the first month of the new year enters its second half, a discernible strategy in New Delhi's plan to restore normalcy in the Kashmir Valley is becoming apparent. There will be no automatic concessions; people in the Valley, leaders included, will have to earn freedoms. Sounds drastic but looks like that is the way it will be. Full article...

Bifurcation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir on 31 October 2019

On 5 August 2019, the Government of India announced that it was abrogating articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution that accorded special status and rights to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The announcement also added that the state would be bifurcated into two union territories - one called Jammu & Kashmir and the other Ladakh, which would include the Kargil district. Full Article

What is Article 35A of the Indian Constitution?