IAS, KAS Jammu Kashmir | Kashmir Administrative Services

India is a diverse country with multi facet cultures, languages, arts and religions, all these features leaded to a composite culture and invaluable arts and crafts, in south India, miniature paintings, folk paintings. lets have quick glance on Indian Folk Paintings- 1-  Madhubani:-       Also known as Mithla Painting, is a folk painting on Bihar and adjoining Nepal.      It is Given GI tag also.      Mostly Regional Motifs are drawn in it, with 2-D features and Double Lines on Border.      Painted with Hands, Sticks etc.      Jagdamba Devi was awarded in it art. 2- Pattchitar:-      A Oriya painting style, used in depiction of lord Shiva and pencil is not used, only brush are used.     if drawn on palm leaf, its called "TalaPatcharita". 3-  Patua :-      Folk Painting of Bengal region.     Vaishanav Theme, some time Shiv and ...

Prime minister of India Narender Modi awarded Seoul Peace award 2018. About Seoul Award:-  its a biennial award ( given in 2 years) , by South Korea. Seoul is the capital pf south Korea in Korean peninsula. Was established in 1990 to commemorate 1988 Summer Olympics games, south Korea. - it reflects, Korean people aspiration, wish and ardent desire for world peace, specially when South Korea and North Korea both remains highly volatile. Procedure of selecting:- 300 Korean Nationals 800 experts from world, select a awardee. Why MODI? 14th recipient. For " ACT EAST" policy. For " MODI DOCTRINE' of foreign policy. For " ModiNomics"  all of the above helped Modi to alleviate many poor out of poverty, and for reducing inequality. Earlier awrdee:-  1)- Md. Yonous in 2006 from Bangladesh (Grameen Bank). 2)- Abdul sattar edhi in 2008 from Pakistan.  3)- Ban ki Moon in 2012 (UN Chief). 4)- Angela markel of Germany too.

IDA was constituted in 2017 for holistic development of Indian islands, by ensuring no disturbance to Bio diversity and Ecological balance in islands. as these islands are strategically vital for Indian security and defense, can be assist Indian hegemony on Indian ocean. India has 615 islands/islets. Majority of them, around 572 islands/islets are located in the Bay of Bengal and remaining 43 islands/islets are located in the Arabian Sea. Apart from these, there are some coral islands in the Gulf of Mannar and Khambat regions and there are some offshore islands along the mouth of Ganga river. and provide great potential to tourism industry. IDA is chaired by Home Minister  of India. Members are- Cabinet secretary Home secretary Environment secretary tourism secretary tribal affair secretary till now under it 10 island are recognized 5 in Andman and Nicobar 5 in Lakshdeep

Part of Wazirabad-sialkot- Jammu Route , it was broad gauge line, which was opened in 1890. this rail line was a rail link between princely state of kashmir with british punjab, till 1947. after tragic partition, the line was never used. before it, it was 2 hours ride from Jammu to Sialkot. People traveled through this rail in large number and goods were imported from here, it was a crucial link for jammu kashir princely state economy. according to many historians link was used to carry sugar canes to british punjab to its mills. there were two services of trains 1- Wazirabad-sailkot- jammu Rail. 87 km 2- Sialkot-jammu Rail. 45km HPS, NRM WP 7200, B-26 Engines were used.  old photo of train  OLD R S Pora station  OLD station Ja,mmu  Sialkot Junction