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Jammu and Kashmir

Administration
Full nameJammu and Kashmir
Native nameجموں اور کشمیر
जम्मू और कश्मीर
 
CountryIndia
Established1947-10-26
Government
Capital* Jammu (winter) * Srinagar (summer)
GovernorNarinder Nath Vohra
Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah
LegislatureBicameral (89 + 36 seats)
Geography
Total Area85783.1 sq mi (222236 km2)
Area rank6th
Demography
Total Population12548926 (18th) (2011)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 codeIN-JK
HDI(+) 0.601 (medium)
HDI rank17th (2005)
Literacy66.7% (21st)
Official languagesUrdu, Kashmiri, Dogri

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Jammu and Kashmir (Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर, Ladakhi: , ) is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, to the west and northwest respectively.

Formerly a part of the erstwhile Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, which governed the larger historic region of Kashmir, this territory is disputed among China, India and Pakistan.

Jammu and Kashmir consists of three regions: Jammu, the Kashmir valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the summer capital, and Jammu is the winter capital. While the Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape, Jammu's numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Ladakh, also known as "Little Tibet", is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture.

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1.15 min. | 4.44 user rating		 Muzaffarabad the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), lies 80 km north-east of Pakistani capital Islamabad in foothills of the southern Karakorum Range and just 22 km east of the control line separating it from the Kashmir valley. The Neelam river, a tributary of the Kashmir valley's Jhelum river, meanders through Muzaffarabad until it reaches its confluence in the city's heartland at Domel. Before heading out of the town, the merged river forms a spectacular U-bend around Chattar area. Two further tributaries join the river before it flows into a 97.7 sq. miles reservoir for the Mangla Dam in Mirpur district. Although its majestic mountainous scenery leaves you breathless, Muzaffarabad's mountains are dwarfed by Karakorum's famous giants like the K(Karakorum)2 (8611m), Broad Peak (8047 m) and Rakaposhi (7788 m). These are found in northern fringes of the region making up the greatest concentration of high mountains in the world with longest and the largest glaciers outside the polar regions. The town is located at an altitude of approximately 700m and most of its surrounding hills and mountains range in height from 1000 to 1600 m. However, Pir Chinasi (3110 m) reaches height that lies well above this range. Other notable mountains and peaks in its vicinity include Pir Hasimar (2632 m approx.), Pir Chela (2860 m approx.) and Makra peak (3586 m). In 2005 the city was struck by a catastrophic earthquake with widespread destruction and enormous loss of life. The <b>...</b>
8.00 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, is as beautiful as it is politically unstable. Close to the line of control, a tenuously drawn border between India and Pakistan, this is one of the most fascinating areas we've seen. Muslim-controlled Srinagar is famous for many things. Follow along as we visit wooden mosques in the old city, explore the many waterways, taste some delicious Kashmiri food, and stroll through colorful Mughal gardens.
7.00 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Welcome to another edition of THE LEADERS. I am Yuli Ismartono from AsiaViews, here in New Delhi, India--an emerging power house in Asia-- for an exchange of views with a number of prominent leaders. Today we will meet Mr. Omar Abdullah, a member of the Lok Sabha--the Indian lower House in parliament. Mr. Abdullah represents the Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir province in northern India. He represents modern India, energetic, articulate and a strong nationalist.
8.85 min. | 4.65 user rating		 NewsX's National affairs editor Seema Mustafa met Mushaal Yasin Malik, wife of Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik.
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Asaduddin Owaisi speaking about the Muslims of Jammu & Kashmir in Parliament Aug 29 2010
8.57 min. | 4.59 user rating		 Hizb ul Mujahideen training in Jammu and Kashmir حزب اÙÙجا ÛدÛ٠ٹرÛÙÙÚ¯ ÙÛ Ú©Ø´ÙÛر Hizb ul Mujahideen is the group of Mujahideen which are fighting against the terrorism of India in Kashmir. Syed Salahuddin is the leader of Hizb ul Mujahideen. Hizb ul Mujahideen is fighting for the peace in the region of Jammu and Kashmir to protect the Muslim Ummah under the barbarity of Hindu Zionists. Some of other organizations, Jaish e Muhamad, Lashker taiba, Jamat uddawa, harkatul Mujahideen, albadr mujahideen and jammiat ul Mujahideen, are also helping the Muslims of Kashmir.
10.77 min. | 3.96 user rating		 In the Kashmir valley, a missing person's report lead to the Jammu and Kashmir police exhuming bodies till then believed to be of terrorists killed by the army. Protests have broken out in north Kashmir since the news spread that the bodies were of locals. The Indian army is desperate to fight off another accusation of human rights violation.
14.70 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Clash between PDP-NC supporters over 2006 sex scandal case in Jammu and Kashmir
4.55 min. | 0 user rating		 The PDP accused the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Omar Abdullah, of being involved in the infamous Srinagar sex scandal. Omar, disturbed and perturbed, put in a conditional resignation as chief minister. Where does it leave the politics in J&K.
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Farooq Abdullah re-elected as JKCA president - NDTV.com Tweet this news
NDTV.com--PTI Srinagar: Union Minister Farooq Abdullah was on Thursday re-elected as president of the -Jammu and Kashmir- Cricket Association (JKCA) amidst protest by a section of members, alleging the polls were not fair. Abdullah, who has been president - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:10:10 GMT+00:00
Hindu groups to view route to Amarnath pilgrimage - TwoCircles.net Tweet this news
TwoCircles.net--By IANS, Jammu, June 12 (IANS) Hindu groups will be given an aerial view of the snowbound trek to the Amarnath cave in -Jammu and Kashmir- in a bid to make them realize that the pilgrimage cannot start now. The Baba Amarnath Yatra Niyas (B - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:57:47 GMT+00:00
Govt committed to resolve issues confronting Sikhs: Abdullah - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI | 01:06 PM,Jun 12,2011 Srinagar, Jun 12 (PTI) -Jammu and Kashmir- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has assured the Sikh community of the state that his government will take all steps to resolve the issues it faces on economic and other fronts - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:15:07 GMT+00:00
Finland envoy discusses socio-economic development with CM - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI | 08:06 PM,Jun 12,2011 Srinagar, Jun 12 (PTI) Finland Ambassador to India Terhi Hakala today called on -Jammu and Kashmir- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here and discussed various matters relating to the socio-economic development in the s - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:14:57 GMT+00:00
JKNPP condemns police action, demands Chidmambaram''s removal - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 08,2011 Jammu, June 8 (PTI) The -Jammu and Kashmir- National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today strongly condemned the police action at Ram Lila ground and held home minister P Chidambaram and HRD minister Kapil Sibal directly re - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:15:01 GMT+00:00
Militancy drastically down in JK: DGP - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express--Although militancy has been drastically brought down in the state, security forces need to be constantly vigilant, -Jammu and Kashmir- Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda has said. “Although the militancy graph has been brought to a - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:46:36 GMT+00:00
AJK CEC dismisses appeal of electoral candidate Ch. Rukhsar Ahmed - Associated Press of Pakistan Tweet this news
Associated Press of Pakistan--MIRPUR (AJK): June 8 (APP): The Chief Election Commissioner of Azad -Jammu- & -Kashmir- Justice (Retd) Khawaja Muhammad Saeed Wednesday dismissed the appeal of Ch. Rukhsar Ahmed, a candidate for scheduled June 26 AJK - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:32:11 GMT+00:00
JKPM calls for kashmir settlement through talks - Associated Press of Pakistan Tweet this news
Associated Press of Pakistan--ISLAMABAD, Jun 5 (APP): -Jammu and Kashmir- Peoples Movement (JKPM), a constituent of All Parties Hurriyet Conference has called upon India to create conducive atmosphere for tripartite dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute - Date : Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:05:16 GMT+00:00
Army action illegal: Omar - GreaterKashmir.com (press release) Tweet this news
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)--Leh and Kargil, Omar said, were the only two districts in entire -Jammu and Kashmir- where the AFSPA was not in force. “In any other part of the state, they would have recourse to cover under AFSPA. That is exactly wh - Date : Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:36:31 GMT+00:00
Solution to K-issue not at cost of altering geographical position: Jethmalani - Kashmir Watch Tweet this news
Kashmir Watch--Srinagar, (KNS): Noted jurist and head of Kashmir Committee, Ram Jethmalani, Friday, said that solution to Kashmir issue should not be achieved at the cost of altering the geographical position of -Jammu and Kashmir-. While hoping for bette - Date : Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:17:48 GMT+00:00

Jammu region
    Kashmir Valley region
    Ladakh region

Claimed districts :
Division Population % Muslim % Hindu % Sikh % Buddhist/Other
Kashmir (53.9%) 5,476,970 97.16% 1.84% 0.88% 0.11%
Jammu (43.7%) 4,430,191 30.69% 65.23% 3.57% 0.51%
Ladakh (2.3%) 236,539 47.40% 6.22% � 45.87%
Jammu & Kashmir 10,143,700 66.97% 29.63% 2.03% 1.36%
Statistics calculated from the Profiles
There are roughly 1.5 million refugees from Indian Administered Kashmir in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. An estimated 50 � 100,000 Kashmiri Muslims and 150 � 300,000 Kashmiri Pandits have been internally displaced due to militancy.

Claimed districts :
Year Gross State Domestic Product (in million INR)
1980 11,860
1985 22,560
1990 36,140
1995 80,970
2000 147,500
2006 539,850

Jammu and Kashmir topics

HistoryHistory of Kashmir * Kashyapa * Dynasties of ancient Kashmir * Kambojas * Lalitaditya Muktapida * Didda * Islamic invasions of India * Zain-ul-Abidin * Sayyid Dynasty * Durrani Empire * Dogra Empire * Sikh Empire * Mughal dynasty * British East India Company * Gulab Singh * Zorawar Singh * Jamwal * Indian rebellion of 1857 * British Raj * Indian independence movement * Kashmir Committee * Partition of India * Hari Singh * Kashmir conflict * Indo-Pakistani wars * Violence in Kashmir
Government
and politics		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference * Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party * Instrument of Accession * Article 370 * All Parties Hurriyat Conference * 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord * Simla Agreement * Sheikh Abdullah * Karan Singh * Omar Abdullah * Syed Ali Shah Geelani * Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Culture and
places		Kashmiriyat * Music * Cuisine * Wazwan * Kanger * Shikara * Pashmina * Basohli Paintings * Hinduism * Kaśmir Śaivism * Sikhism * Islam
Alchi * Bardan * Basgo * Chemrey * Diskit * Hanle * Hemis * Hundur * Korzok * Karsha * Lamayuru * Likir * Lingshed * Mashro * Matho * Mulbekh * Namgyal Tsemo * Phugtal * Phyang * Rangdum * Rizong * Sani * Sankar * Saspul * Shey Monastery * Spituk * Stakna * Stok * Stongdey * Takthok * Thikse * Tonde * Wanla * Zangla * Zongkul * Vaishno Devi * Amarnath * Gulmarg * Pahalgam * Zanskar * Forts * National parks * Lakes
DistrictsAnantnag * Bandipora * Baramulla * Badgam * Doda * Ganderbal * Jammu * Kargil * Kathua * Kishtwar * Kulgam * Kupwara * Leh * Poonch * Pulwama * Rajouri * Ramban * Reasi * Samba * Shopian * Srinagar * Udhampur
Main cities
and towns		Anantnag * Baramulla * Doda * Jammu * Kargil * Kathua * Kupwara * Ladakh * Poonch * Pulwama * Rajauri * Srinagar * Udhampur
RegionsJammu * Kashmir * Ladakh
Other topicsKashmir Railway * Mughal Road * Leh-Manali Highway * Karakoram Highway * Line of Control * Tourism * United Nations in Kashmir



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