Why Kashmir’s activists are turning to the National Green Tribunal to save its forests and wetlands
From sharply reprimanding the government to fining construction companies, the green court has backed conservation efforts in the Union territory.
#kashmir #environment #NGT #mining #forests #wetlands #EnvironmentalImpact #UnionGovt #JKGovt #india
Instead Of Making Life Easier For Pensioners, Widows, Transgenders, A J&K Govt Online Process Has Led To Misery
In September 2022, the Jammu & Kashmir government began online verification to make welfare doles for pensioners, the differently abled, widows, and transgenders more efficient. Instead, reflecting similar glitches in other states, hundreds have been denied monthly income for seven to eight months due to lack of documents, system glitches and biometric mismatches, despite several trips to offices meant to help them.
#kashmir #JKGovt #aadhaar #biometrics #pension #security #WelfareSchemes #UIDAI #india
In September 2022, the Jammu & Kashmir government began online verification to make welfare doles for pensioners, the differently abled, widows, and transgenders more efficient. Instead, reflecting similar glitches in other states, hundreds have been denied monthly income for seven to eight months due to lack of documents, system glitches and biometric mismatches, despite several trips to offices meant to help them.
Lecturer suspended in Kashmir for ‘marrying again’ without government permission
The Jammu Kashmir admin has suspended a lecturer from Budgam for marrying for the second time without obtaining the permission of the Government.
The Jammu Kashmir admin has suspended a lecturer from Budgam for marrying for the second time without obtaining the permission of the Government. Showkat Ahmad Rather, posted as Lecturer of Persian at Government Higher Secondary School Wagar Khansahib Budgam, has been suspended from his position in violation of Rule 22(i) of the Jammu Kashmir Government […]
J&K administration revokes suspension order of lecturer who argued against abrogation of Article 370
Zahoor Bhat was suspended after he told the Supreme Court that the abolition of the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir was against the Constitution.
#kashmir #article370case #article370 #article370abrogation #constitution #JKGovt #TusharMehta #india
In Kashmir, A Woman Was Paid Rs 25 A Month For 20 Years To Sweep A Govt School. Then, Her Wages Stopped, But She Keeps Sweeping
Nisara Begum, 67, is among thousands of sweepers, guards and cooks of the school education department demanding minimum wage and regular employment. They have protested since 2017, but not paid, despite promises and a high court order.
#kashmir #bandipora #labour #labor #CPWs #wages #poverty #JKGovt #PDP #BJP #india
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Years After a Pellet Bomb Blinded Her, Insha Mushtaq Has Little Tolerance for Empty Gestures
The 23-year-old woman, who was blinded during the 2016 Kashmir protests, has been in focus over her admirable score in the Class 12 board exams. Having surmounted odds, she has little time for grandiose gestures or repetitive questions.
#kashmir #shopian #PelletBombs #IndianArmedForces #HumanRights #JKGovt #india
https://thewire.in/rights/insha-mushtaq-class-12-kashmir-pellet-bomb-blinding
The 23-year-old woman, who was blinded during the 2016 Kashmir protests, has been in focus over her admirable score in the Class 12 board exams. Having surmounted odds, she has little time for grandiose gestures or repetitive questions.
Why some say Jammu and Kashmir’s compensation process for civilian victims of violence is arbitrary
Questions are being raised as some families have got generous relief amounts and jobs, while others are yet to get anything.
#kashmir #terrorism #JKgovt #KashmiriPandits #muslims #panchayat #JKPC #militancy #militarisation #hindutva #BJP #india
Night prayers at Jammu and Kashmir mosque
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday night allowed congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid for the first time since the scrapping of the region’s special status in 2019, with next month’s proposed G20 meetings possibly forcing the change.
The government faced tough questions last week after disallowing Jumat ul Vida prayers, marking the last Friday of Ramazan, at Jamia Masjid.
#kashmir #srinagar #JamiaMasjid #ramzan #JumatUlVida #JKgovt #g20 #repression #militarisation #rights #ReligiousFreedom #muslims #india
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/nod-to-night-prayers-at-jammu-and-kashmir-mosque/cid/1930636
At A Time Of Economic Distress, J&K Land Eviction Drive Imperils Livelihoods
Traders. Scrap dealerships. Apple farmers. Hoteliers. Hundreds in diverse professions have seen their land—from high, rural pastures to city shopping complexes—seized and properties demolished, after Jammu and Kashmir was reduced to a union territory in August 2019. The rights to many of these lands were provided by previous state governments, some were gifted by erstwhile monarchy, others were encroached.
#kashmir #jammu #LandEviction #evictions #demolitions #displacement #LandGrab #SriNagar #anantnag #SMC #JKgovt #JKpolice #muslims #article370abrogation #HumanRights #CivilRights #india
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