Jammu & Kashmir
Impact Story
IMPACT | VV Correspondent Ensures Biometric Scan Suspension for Ration Disbursement in Kashmir
Locals from Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir were forced to scan their fingerprints for ration despite a suspension order from the government.
Community Survey
Finally, A Well Functioning Quarantine Centre – In Pulwama District, Kashmir
Our community correspondent reports on the state of facilities at a quarantine centre in Pulwama, Kashmir.
Hit By Dual Lockdowns, Kashmiri Hawkers In A State of Crisis
India’s Kashmir valley has been in a state of lockdown, much before the COVID-19 imposed lockdown in the rest of India, since August 5, 2019. It has hit street vendors, hawkers and daily wagers the hardest. 27 year old Suhail Ahmad, a resident of Shopian used to sell different commodities...
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Wife Murdered | Rise In Domestic Violence During The Pandemic | COVID 19 | Jammu...
In Poonch district of Jammu, Zaitoon Bi allegedly succumbed to her husband’s violence. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the risk of intimate partner violence is likely to increase during the lockdown. Sadly, this is coming true in many parts of the country. Helpline numbers are of big...
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Youth in Shopian Reach Food Supplies to 500 Families | COVID 19 | Jammu &...
Community correspondent Basharat Amin met with Owais Mushtaq and his friends who have taken the initiative to reach food supplies to needy families in far off mountain villages. Shopian district in South Kashmir has more than 50 positive cases of COVID 19. The lockdown may be imperative in controlling the...
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Hit by Lockdown, Migrant Labours are on Foot to Reach Home
Chaos ensued the lockdown declared on 24th March. The haunting images of thousands of people marching back home went viral. This long march continues till date. Here’s a group of people who are on a 150KM journey back home from one part of Jammu to the other. They have walked...
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Internet Blockade Messes with Education in Kashmir
48, 000 High school students in Kashmir appear for examination amidst complete internet blockage in the region.
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Ground Reports: On Kashmir Lockdown
It is 60 days into lockdown in Kashmir since the internet and communication were blocked off. Basharat Amin, gave us ground reports from Shopian, Kashmir.