More than 1.10 lakh private trees of Apple, Chinar, Walnut, Mullberry among other species valued at Rs 13.76 crore have been chopped down by the NHAI to lay down the Srinagar Ring Road, an RTI reply has revealed. The response received by RTI activist Raman Sharma from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on his queries said over 1,200 more private trees which form the lush green cover of the Valley will be chopped down in the coming days to build the new tarmac around Srinagar. The NHAI did…
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J&K tops list of unmarried youth in country
The percentage of unmarried youth is on rise in India with J&K topping the list, reveals a report issued by Ministry of statistics and programme implementation. As per the National Youth Policy 2014, persons between the age group 15-29 years are classified as youth. “The percentage of the youth population (15-29 years) who are never married has shown an increasing trend in male population from 20.8 percent in 2011 to 26.1 percent in 2019. Similar trend has been observed in the case of the female population. In 2019, highest percentage…
Read MoreJ&K People’s Movement announces merger with Aam Aadmi Party
The president and other office-bearers of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement, a political outfit floated by IAS officer Shah Faesal in 2019, joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) has merged with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with “almost” all of its office-bearers joining the ranks with the Arvind Kejriwal-led party. The JKPM leaders joined the AAP in the presence of the party national convenor and Delhi Chief…
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