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  2. Roshni Act controversy - Wikipedia

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    Roshni Act controversy, also referred to as Roshni Act scam or Roshni land scam, is an alleged scam in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, involving the illegal transfer of 20,46,436 kanals [a] (approx. 1,03,520 hectares) of state land, [1] valued at approximately ₹25,000 crore (approx. 3 billion USD) to 400 beneficiaries, whose legal status or claims remain contested, under the ...

  3. Roshni Act - Wikipedia

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    Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to Occupants) Act, 2001 commonly known as Roshni Act was promulgated during chief ministership of Farooq Abdullah in 2001. The law granted ownership of Jammu and Kashmir state lands to unauthorised occupants of those lands with the aim of raising money for power projects upon payment of a sum ...

  4. Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir) - Wikipedia

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    The Jammu and Kashmir Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Parties

  5. Jammu and Kashmir (state) - Wikipedia

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    Jammu and Kashmir was the only Indian state to have its own official state flag, along with India's national flag, [97] in addition to a separate constitution. Designed by the then ruling National Conference, the flag of Jammu and Kashmir featured a plough on a red background symbolising labour; it replaced the Maharaja's state flag. The three ...

  6. Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) - Wikipedia

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    Jammu [b] and Kashmir [c] (abbreviated J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory [1] and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. [3]

  7. History of Kashmir - Wikipedia

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    According to folk etymology, the name "Kashmir" means "desiccated land" (from the Sanskrit: ka = water and shimīra = desiccate). [2] In the Rajatarangini, a history of Kashmir written by Kalhana in the mid-12th century, it is stated that the valley of Kashmir was formerly a lake.

  8. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 - Wikipedia

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    Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave Jammu and Kashmir special status. In contrast to other states of India, Jammu and Kashmir had its own constitution and a substantially higher degree of administrative autonomy. [3] In particular, Indian citizens from other states could not purchase land or property in Jammu and Kashmir. [4]

  9. Land reform in India - Wikipedia

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    Another successful land reform program was launched in Jammu and Kashmir after 1947. All in all, land reforms have been successful only in pockets of the country, as people have often found loopholes in the laws that set limits on the maximum area of land that is allowed to be held by any one person. [6] [10] [11] [12]