Tribal leaders and activists say that despite the FRA now being applicable in Jammu and Kashmir, they are yet to receive any relief from “persecution and a sense of insecurity.”

The government has repeatedly declared that it is creating land-banks for inviting investors from outside to set up businesses and industries in Kashmir.

Apple farmers, the backbone of the horticulture industry in the region, say they are facing a tough time since the government imposed a security clampdown in the Valley.

Good management practices have helped sheep farmers ensure a quality lineage of Kashmir Merino, boosting local production of wool and meat.

Extreme weather events such as untimely snowfall and heavy floods have harmed the apple crop in Kashmir; one way to reduce losses is to properly implement a crop insurance scheme.

Ladakhis were told by BJP leaders to vote for the party for getting Union territory status. Also key leaders in the region had pinned hopes on a dialogue on the Kashmir issue.

The kangri, or kanger as it is locally known, is filled with embers and held against the body under a pheran, an overgarment unique to Kashmir, for providing warmth.

Lacking piped water supply, young girls and women in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir spend hours walking long distances to get water far from their homes and waiting for their turn at the source.

With the water bodies shrinking in size due to encroachment and in depth due to siltation, Kashmiri livelihoods are at stake.

The Jammu & Kashmir state government has been working quietly on a huge project to save one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia.

Worldwide, hydropower projects are running into problems and being scaled back, but India is doing the opposite in what appears to be a determination to maximise the benefits of the Indus Waters Treaty.

A programme to 'recharge' springs has ensured that parts of the state now get water all year round.

Going against RBI guidelines, the SBI branch told the officer that government offices were not allowed more than Rs 24,000 a week in cash.

The former union minister discusses his motives for leading a civil society delegation to the Valley and how peace can be achieved.