Akshay Azad

https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/javed-rahi-with-jammu-and-kashmir-state-land-shrinking-nomad-gujjar-and-bakarwal-have-nowhere-to-go Akshay Azad The gruesome gangrape and murder of 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir has brought the spotlight on deepening existential crisis of twin nomadic tribes in the state which form the third largest ethnic group, Gujjars and Bakarwals. The barbaric crime incident soon snowballed into a major controversy in the aftermath of alleged directives of the state government to police and civil administration not to carry out anti-encroachment drives against tribal population without prior approval of the Tribal Affairs Department and nor harass them when they transport cattle.At a time when nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals are being viewed as a threat to the demography of the region, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has suggested a dialogue between the community members and civil society representatives in Jammu. General secretary o...

https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-bakarwals-kathua-pastoral-nomads Members of at least four Bakarwal families have set up their tents near a hill in village Sayara, which is 240 kilometres from the winter capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Their caravan was supposed to leave this morning but due to rains last night, they had to stop for the weather to clear.As the summer has set in, their caravan is on its way to the panoramic Marwah Valley of Kishtwar district.  They will return to Kathua before the first snowflake begins to fall in the Valley in the winters.A group of Bakarwal women is having their morning namkeen sabz chai (green tea with milk and salt). Ropes made out of goat’s wool and sickles are lying nearby. Smoke billows from a dug-up earthen chulha (stove).Haji Saab, 70 years old and head of the caravan, has a flowing white beard, neatly trimmed moustaches and kohl-laced eyes. He is puffing on his hookah, gazing at t...

Transfer industry churns unabated in Higher Education Department  Asstt Professors 'buy' convenient city postings Akshay Azad JAMMU, Mar 15: In brazen violation of State transfer policy, nearly 20 percent of Assistant professors out of total 101 who were transferred recently in Higher Education Department, have secured their postings within city limits, either through their close allegiance with higher ups or by offering huge money. In-spite of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's open declaration before public to curb the unabated growth of transfer industry, same is minting huge money for higher ups of the department and for Government representatives. According to the recently transferred Assistant professors of colleges, on March 12, 2013 under Government order 120-HE of 2013, out of total 101, 20 have secured their posting within city limits, while out of total 60 professors of Jammu region, 13 have secured their postings within 20 kilometers of city, dependin...

Where is State Pollution Control Board? Scores of Industrial-units sit over heaps of hazardous waste; none bothers Akshay Azad JAMMU, Mar 11: In brazen violation of environment related norms, several industrial units falling in yellow and red category in Jammu and Kashmir are storing more than 20,000 metric tonnes of hazardous waste annually inside their own premises, since their establishment in state. The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) gives only permission of 90 days to these industrial units for storing the hazardous waste, but in absence of any disposal facility the permission is being extended since last many years, inviting threats of tragedy in industrial areas. Sources in SPCB informed Early Time Plus that as per the last inventory submitted by State Pollution control Board (PCB) to Central Pollution Control Board in the year 2007, 194 industrial units were producing 16958.16 metric tonnes of hazardous waste annually. "In the last five years, more ...

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