Is Kashmir a dispute of India's own making? How did a region that lawfully acceded to India become a pawn in the hands of world powers? On Gravitas Plus, Palki Sharma deconstructs the genesis of the Kashmir saga.

Gravitas Plus: The genesis of Kashmir issue

Located only a stone's throw away from Dal Lake in Srinagar, lies this cafe Winterfell. It's inspired by a television fantasy drama. The interior sport a medieval era brick and wood theme. Watch this video to know more.

Jammu And Kashmir: A cafe inspired by a television fantasy drama near Dal Lake

People living in the rural areas of Jammu-Kashmir will be provided with the same medical facilities that are available in cities. Government is constructing 30 new oxygen plants in these far-flung areas and also providing high standard medical equipment to these primary health hospitals.

India: Health infrastructure upgraded in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government has established a special initiative for the first time for the youth of the union territory. The initiative called ''Mission Youth'' will benefit more than 50,000 youngsters in different streams.

Mission Youth: 50,000 youth to be engaged in JK for employment opportunities

In the Kashmir Valley, J&K government is planning to revive river transport. Three bus boats have been brought from New Zealand to ply on river Jhelum in Srinagar.

India: Jhelum water transport set to make a comeback

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Alamdar Colony, Danmar region of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir Police IG Vijay Kumar said that the terrorists were locals and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter with security forces

The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to revive river transport in the Kashmir Valley. Three bus boats have been brought from New Zealand to ply on river Jhelum in Srinagar.

Revival of water transport in Kashmir, bus boats bought from New Zealand

The houseboats in Kashmir valley are famous all around the world but they have been dying a slow death. The numbers have gone down from 5,000 houseboats to 900. And at this speed, it seems they might become history soon.

How Kashmir is losing its houseboat heritage

Srinagar's downtown area has always been in news for wrong reasons. However, it has something positive to showcase now. To revive the legacy of football in the old city of Srinagar, a group of people have come forward and made a football club called "Downtown Heroes FC" The old city of Srinagar was known for producing top-class footballers who even went on to represent Jammu & Kashmir at the national and International level.

Downtown Srinagar is now buzzing with footballers

The Jammu and Kashmir police have started a recruitment rally for the women of Kashmir valley. A three day-long rally was held in RTC Ground in Humhama in Budgam District where hundreds of women participated in this recruitment rally.

J&K police hold recruitment rally for women in Kashmir to fill 1,300 posts

In a surprise move, the Jammu and Kashmir government today cancelled the residential accommodation of "Darbar Move" employees in Jammu and Srinagar depending on their location.

J&K government cancels government accommodation for 'Darbar Move' employees

The delimitation commission will visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6-9 and interact with political parties, public representatives and officials of the Union Territory to gather "first hand" information of the mega exercise to carve out new constituencies, the EC said on Wednesday.

Delimitation commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6-9

A case of alleged conversion and inter-religious marriage is snowballing into a big controversy in the Kashmir valley. Three girls from the Sikh community had gone missing after they eloped with Muslim men.

Alleged conversion snowballing into a controversy in Kashmir valley

A new all-weather tunnel between Qazi Gund and Banihal is soon going be opened to public in a few days. The new 8.5 km long tunnel is going to facilitate increase in connectivity to Jammu and Kashmir which is often hit in winters due to snowfall and landslides.

8.5 km all-weather Qazi Gund-Banihal tunnel to open for public in days

While Covid has wreaked havoc across the world, it has also pushed innovators to come up with new technology. One such case is in Srinagar's Buchpora area, where two engineers Sajid and Jehangir have come up with a low-cost ventilator.

Innovators from Kashmir urge government to help produce their low-cost ventilator

With the Covid cases rising in the union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, the State government has established Covid care facilities at every panchayat of the UT.

Covid care centres established at every panchayat in Jammu and Kashmir 

The pandemic has hit almost all sections of the society in ways more than one. Scores have been left jobless and many have been left to fend for themselves as lockdowns have prolonged.

Group of volunteers helps transgender community in Kashmir with food kits amid Covid

In an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, three terrorists belonging to LeT were neutralised after a six-hour gun battle.

Three terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir

Indian Army has set-up a 20-bedded High Dependency Unit (HDU) hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla. The hospital will be run in collaboration with civil administration of Baramulla district.

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army sets up 20-bed Covid hospital in Baramulla

Two militants have been killed in North Kashmir’s Sopore area in a gunfight between militants and security forces. A Foreign militant who was involved in killing of two councillors and a cop is among the two militants killed.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two militants killed in Sopore encounter

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan Malhotra passed away at the age of 94 after a brief illness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoled the death of the veteran leader and said his demise is a monumental loss for our nation.

Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan passes away in Delhi

The third phase of vaccination has begun for people above the age of 18 years in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir today. The government said that it has received around 75,000 new doses of Covaxin from Hyderabad.

Third phase of coronavirus vaccination begins in Jammu and Kashmir

The two-day meeting between India and Pakistan wrapped up on Wednesday, in which New Delhi justified its stand on the two hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

India, Pakistan meeting on Indus river concludes, New Delhi justifies developing hydropower projects in J&K

Last week saw India taking a batch of 24 foreign envoys to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. British High Commissioner Alexander Ellis was not one of them.

Absent during current visit, UK working closely for envoy Alexander Eliis' Jammu and Kashmir visit

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