How Article 35A hurt the people of Jammu and Kashmir?

by Arun Jaitely

The seven-decade history of the State of Jammu & Kashmir confronts changing India with several questions.  Was the Nehruvian course, which the State had embarked, a historical blunder or was it the correct course to follow?  Most Indians today believe that it is the former.  Does our policy today have to be guided by that erroneous vision or an out of box thinking which is in consonance with ground reality?

The Article 35A misadventure

Article 35A was surreptitiously included by a Presidential Notification in the Constitution in 1954.  It was neither a part of the original Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly nor did it come as a Constitutional Amendment under Article 368 of the Constitution which requires approval by two-thirds majority of both Houses of Parliament.  It came as a Presidential Notification and is a surreptitious executive insertion in the Constitution.

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Growing ginkgo Trees for Profit

The Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre, was established under the  Fruit & Medicinal plants Development Project during the year 2020-2011.  The infrastructure, existing as on date, was created over a period of 5-10 years.  The Ginkgo plantation was started during the year 2001-2004.  The main thrust of the programme was to develop Ginkgo plantation of  improved cultivars. 

Cultivars/Varieties

'Autumn Gold' (perhaps Autumn Gold™) - This male (non-fruiting) selection is common in the trade and notable for its symmetrical crown that is broad and rounded. The mature size is 50' tall with a 30' spread and fall color is an excellent deep yellow.

'Jade Butterfly' - An unusual dwarf, slow-growing form, this plant has bright green leaves and a mature height that is less than half that of standard forms. It's an introduction out of New Zealand that is gaining popularity.

'Magyar' - An introduction that is gaining momentum in the trade, this plant is a non-fruiting male with upright, ascending branching to 60' tall and half as wide. It is well-suited to urban planting as a street tree.

'Pendula' (also listed as f. pendula) - Plants listed under this name are quite variable, with few expressing a strong weeping habit. Most bear branches that are horizontal or droop slightly

'PNI 2720' (Princeton Sentry®) - A very popular non-fruiting male form, this form assumes an upright habit that tapers to the point. It reaches 60' tall, but only 25' wide.

'Saratoga' - Commonly offered, this plant has a strong central leader and an upright, narrow habit (40' tall and 30' tall).

'Variegata' - Many different clones are offered under this name, but most feature leaves that are irregularly streaked with yellow.

Contact:-
Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre
POB 667 GPO Srinagar SGR J&K 190001
Mob: 09858986794/09419966983
Ph: 01933-223705
e-mail: jkmpic@gmail.com
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The Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Nambalbal Pampore

Address: Address: Shaheed-e-Azemat Road, Nambalbal, Pampore 192121
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR
District: PULWAMA 
Branch: NAMBAL BAL PAMPORE, PULWAMA
Contact: 951933223931
IFSC Code: JAKA0ENAMBL (used for RTGS, IMPS and NEFT transactions)
Branch Code: Last six characters of IFSC Code represent Branch code.
MICR Code: 190051048

Dr. Mohammad Yousuf

Dr. Mohammad Yousuf
Shaheed-e-Azemat Road, Nambalbal, Pampore PPR J&K 192121