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Jammu - Sialkot Rail line

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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  

Prarthna Samaj

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This was founded in Bombay by Atma Ram Pandurang in year 1867 . under the guidence of Keshab Chandar Sen. R G Bhandarkar was its active member. In year 1870, justice Govind Ranade joined this group, he was very active and that phase became very active in the whole history of Pararthna Samaj, he started "Purity Movement" to reform Indian marriages, which were often lavish and costly, in all this he was helped by Dhondu Karve and Vishnu Shastri. He wrote "a theist confession of faith" worked for women empowerment and for widow remarriage .  They even started widow home association. In south the movement was carried by Veersalingam and this movement was very profound in th e Maharashtra and adjoining areas.                                       WAS INFLUENCED BY                               ...

National Medical Commission Bill, 2017.

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National Medical Commission Bill, 2017. This bill was presented by the union health minister J P N adda in parliament, which leaded to widespread protest by doctors in throughout India . Bill tends to modify the old, Indian medical council act 1956. This is now obsolete and leaded to corruption in health isitute. ~Current situation 1- Lack of ethics in health sector in India , declining respect and ethos for customer and duty toward them, due rise of commercial interests . 2- Rampant corruption in medical colle ges and intuition , for treatment ad seats, its now very costly for a poor an to afford study in the field of the medical. ~ Making of bill Earlier, a committee headed by Ranjit R oy choudhary was given task to study the old council act, and recommend changes, if needed and the committee gave bunch of recommendations. Than , the bill was made by drafting committee, which had four members and headed by the vice chairman of the NITI Ayog and the bill was pres...

Dogra Sadar Sabha

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Dogra Sadar Sabha ( डोगरा सदर सभा )  Dogra Sadar S abha was first secular and people oriented association formed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir which was under the Dogra rulers of the j ammu . It was formed in 1904 in J ammu. Dogra word is used to denote the race or ethnic group of jammu plains and lesser hill who speak Dogri and some time P ahadi , they inhabitant in jammu H im a chal and in Pakistan Punjab north east. But in this Dogra Sadra S abha opposite to its name, it was comprised of may ethnic community and linguistic groups who lived under the dogra rulers in jammu Kashmir nati on or kingdom.  It had Hindus, M uslims and Sikhs. The members were neo educated and inspired by the principles of democracy and secularism. Secularism was an dominant feature of the association which is very vital in its functioning. Nature It was socio economic in nature and very limited in political sphere initially and in later stages it became more and more engaged...

Drainage system of Jammu and Kashmir : explained

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Drainage system of Jammu Kashmir In Jammu and Kashmir, there is abundance of rivers and many rivulets, some are perennial while some are not. Due mountain and snowfall, here in jammu Kashmir, there are many rivers, which are fed by rain in summer and than by accumulated snows of high reaches. Just like Tawi, which have origin in Kailash Kund in upper ranges and the Jhelum which originated from the Panjal ranges or precisely the Verinag or Veth Vatru. These all rivers travel from east toward the south west and most of them end up in Pakistan and later reaches their main river or sea. What is drainage system? Drainage system in geomorphology simply means the river system. There are many pattern are formed by the rivers, rivulets and lakes, which are effected by the soft or hard rocks, which actually determine the course of the river. Drainage roughly means, under it the water is carried by the river or the rivulets toward the sea or some lake and in some case to the ponds. -Some f...

Iron & Steel Industry and it's distribution in World

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World distribution of iron and steel industries Iron and steel industry I regarded as the basis of the industries and mark of human development it is an basic need for the industries. For agriculture or textile industry all machinery and implement are made of iron or steel.  Every developing nation must have iron and steel industry to support its developmental programs. In past England, USA, and now china are progressing , their  development is fuelled by iron and steel industry.  Currently the main producer of iron and steel in the world are chin , Europe, Japan, Germany, India, Russia, USA, and many other nations. The basic requirement for iron and steel industries are 1- Iron ore and other minerals 2- Coal 3 -Water 4 -Capital 5 -Transport and communication 6 -market 7- Labor 8- Port facilities PRODUCTION Before 1970s, most of the steel and iron was produced in USA and Western Europe but now Asia is the power house, especially the Asian tigers (china, Jap...

KVS Recruitment 2018

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Jobs in Kendriya Vidyalya Sangthan 2018 KVS, released notification for the recruitment of the Lower clerks, upper division clerk, librarian and non teaching staff. There are 1017 posts under this notification. The application started on 21-12-2017 and will be ended by 11 of January 2018, so hurry up and apply. No. of post Lower division clerk – 561 Librarian- 214 Upper division clerk- 146 Stenographer- 38 And many more like assistant, finance officers, Hindi translator etc. Qualification For the lower level clerks, you need to be just 12th pass from recognized board like JKbose or CBSE.  and have a typing speed of 35WPM in English and 30 WPM in Hindi and below 35 year of  age. For the post of librarian, you have to be below 35 year of age. Candidate Should have, degree in library science or 1 year graduate diploma in library science   Upper division clerk, Aged should be, less than 35 year old. You should be graduate in any discipline like art or sc...

KAS Result declared!

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Jkpsc after long gap declared 2014 KAS Result by issuing merit list. Ajum Bashir of Surankote emerged as the topper. Most of the selected candidate are from Jammu Region, followed by Kashmir and Laddakh.

Tribes of India

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Tribes of India  India is   a diverse country with ,   many languages, ethnicities , creeds , castes   , religions .   india is a prime example of unity and diversity . in idndia we can see various   tribes from   different parts of the country   in different states . in india tribes are called as schedule tribes they are the aboriginals or indigineous people of this land , they usually live in isolation mostly in the   upper reaches of mountains or in accessible parts of the   dense forests . they are least exposed to morden or outer society , they have their own   set of   ethinic groups ,   with different religious   beliefs , diverse racial features   and languages .   In india they constitute    8.6% of total population of 1.25 billion . acc to 1961 census at that time there were   about 360 tribes in india but   now   acc to new survey of 2011 it raised to   425 i...

Qatar Crisis Explained!

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Qatar Crisis Explained .. Ever you got confused about the whole issue of Qatar and Saudi led nations? The Diplomatic standoff between Qatar and about six nations is depicting huge gulf in between gulf nations and middle East. It all rises due to Geo-politics of Arabian peninsula. ● During a speech in  military school,the Shaikh Tamim gave some statements, which were apparently in support of Hammas, Muslim Brother Hood and even Iran. When this news was reported this leaded to more widening of chasm between Qatar and Saudi. ● Qatar state run Al Jazeera also reported that, there is a link between UAE and Israel's Think Tank, immediately after this Saudi and UAE , suspended relations with Qatar . Al Jazeera was also banned . ● all roads connecting Qatar with others, were blocked and air services were also suspended. ● Qatari citizens were given 2 weeks to leave Saudi and other nations, and Qatari diplomats were given 2 days to exit. All this was done to exert pressure on Qat...