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Thursday, November 08, 2007



   

 

The state lies in the extreme north of the country and is bounded on the north by China, on the east by Tibet and on the south by Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Pakistan.  The official language is Urdu.

Agriculture is the mainstay of the State’s economy.  The major crops are paddy, wheat, maize, barley, bajra, jowar, and gram. Kashmir handicrafts have always been a byword for excellence.  This sector provides employment to about 200 thousand people.  Kashmir carpets earn substantial foreign exchange.

The world’s highest observatory has been set up at Hanle, Ladakh.  The 300 km long Srinagar-Jammu national highway is the only surface link between Kashmir Valley and the rest of the country.

Kashmir is considered by many as the paradise for tourists both international and domestic.  Main centers of attraction are Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, etc.  Among places of pilgrim interest are Amarnath and Vaisnno Devi.  The tourist industry in the state had registered phenomenal growth during the past decades.  Tourist arrivals rose to the record level of 1 million by the end of the 1980s.  Ladakh, the meeting point of Indo-Tibetan and Central Asian cultures has the potential to be developed as a great tourist destination.  Leh has an airport.

 

 

 

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 Hizb ‘Commander’ Killed

 J&K Autonomy Working Group DoA?

Official

 State Government

 Divisional Commissioner

 High Court

Constitution, Law

• Article 370

• Human Rights Protection Act

Dispute

• Chronology of Events 

• Tashkent Declaration 1966 

• Lahore Summit 1999 

• UN Resolution on Kashmir 

Human Rights

 National Human Rights Commission

• Kashmir International Relief Fund 

• Kashmir Council for Human Rights 

Indian Muslim Relief Committee 

Documentation

• Kashmir Virtual Library

• Kashmir Stamps

• Mirwaiz of Kashmir

Wars

• India Today on Kargil 

Tourism

• Jammu and Kashmir Tourism 

• Government Arts Emporium 

• Waterways Development Authority 

English Papers

• Kashmir Herald 

• Kashmir Observer 

• Kashmir Times 

• Daily Excelsior

• List of English, Urdu papers  

Organizations

• Association of British Kashmiris 

• J & K Shia Association 

• Kashmir University Alumni

 

 

Warning that terrorism could trigger disasters across borders, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that the modern societies must prepare to come together to deal with manmade disasters, be they industrial disasters or disasters caused by terrori (Pm: Terror Threat Can Trigger Disasters, Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

That children of uneducated parents are likely to remain illiterate is a self-evident truth. (Missing Link, Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2007)

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today agreed that human rights violations were rampant in the Kashmir valley and custodial disappearances were also prevalent before the Congress took over the reins from the PDP two years ago. (Human Rights Violations Have Declined, Claims Azad , Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Nov 08, 2007)

China is well on track to launch its own space station by 2020, the state-run newspaper said on Wednesday. (China Space Station By 2020 , Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

It would not have been quite cricket. This seems to have been the Indian security establishment’s thinking when it advised against a visa to Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed for the cricket match at Mohali on Thursday. (Emergency, ‘Terror Camp’ Behind Denial Of Visa To Pak Minister, Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

The decision whether to send central forces to Nandigram rests with the Prime Minister’s Office. (Force File With Pmo, Telegraph, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Nov 08, 2007)

Inspiration and motivation, undoubtedly increases effectiveness and efficiency. (Print Pick, Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

Branding terrorism as a "man-made" disaster, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the scourge was looming large over Asian countries and could trigger disasters across the borders. (Pm Says Terrorism Is A Man-Made Disaster, New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

China is well on track to launching its own space station by 2020, according to a top rocket expert. (China To Launch Its First Space Station By 2020 , Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2007)

Maoists are exploring newer ways to intensify the people's war by increasing their mass base across the country. (Indian Maoists: Changing Tactics , Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2007)

Six Vaishno Devi pilgrims had a miraculous escape when a private helicopter they were flying by, crashed while making an emergency landing at Serli village, 3 km from here. All six passengers,members of two families of Noida, Delhi, received injuries. (Chopper Crashlands, Six Injured , Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)

The two mainstream political parties, the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have left little space for the All-Party Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir valley. (Nc, Pdp Leave Little Space For Hurriyat , Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)

In view of the Assembly elections in the state due next year, political parties active in the Jammu region have again raised the issue of statehood for Jammu. (Jsm Seeks Statehood For Jammu , Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Nov 07, 2007)

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik here alleged that he was prevented by the administration from launching the second phase of Safar-e-Azadi from Doda in the Jammu region yesterday. (Jklf Not Allowed To Launch Phase Ii Of Safar-E-Azadi , Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)

Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose Emergency in Pakistan looks like his last desperate effort to restore a semblance of order in a nuclear-armed, jihad-supporting nation propped up by an imagined identity and foreign aid (General's Last Gambit, Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 07, 2007)

The Indian government, relieved that for the first time it is not being perceived or blamed as a part of the problem during an internal crisis in Pakistan, is hoping for the process of ‘democratisation’ to begin as it closely monitors the evolving . . . . (India Seeks Peace, Stability In Pakistan, Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)

Is Pakistan’s sickness terminal? To determine this one needs to diagnose. And what does a diagnosis reveal? Consider, first, the Pakistan army. (Special Article, Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 07, 2007)

At the end of two years in office, President Mahinda Rajapaksa remains far from meeting his promise of solving the ethnic conflict. (Resting On Laurels, Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 07, 2007)

The report of the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), released in the second week of October, has immense significance for policymakers in health, nutrition, education and gender issues. (Plight Of Women And Children, Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Nov 07, 2007)

With around 1,500 militants "active" in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army is closely watching whether General Pervez Musharraf will counter-balance his crackdown on jehadis on Pakistan's western front by boosting support to militancy in India. (Army Keeps Watch On Fallout Of Pak Emergency In J&k, Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)

 

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