With an unemployment rate of 23.1% in March this year, Jammu and Kashmir featured on the third spot of the unemployment graph as per CMIE. As a consequence, many individuals in Kashmir face underemployment, where they are unable to secure full-time positions or work in fields that match their qualifications.
The year-wise National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports reveal that the number of registered cases of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) in Jammu and Kashmir has shown an increase over the years.
The data from the National Family Health Survey for 2019-21 reveals that 8% of foetuses are lost due to abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth, whereas 92 percent of pregnancies result in a live birth in Jammu and Kashmir.
“It is the month of June, but the weather feels like winter,” almost everyone can be heard saying the same in Kashmir. But what could be causing such an unusual weather pattern, with temperatures much lower than expected for this time of the year?
Early marriage among the tribal community is a tradition which is very familiar in J&K’s Gujjar-Bakerwal tribe. Many girls from these communities of Kashmir still face this customary practice, robbing them of their education.
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