Superstition keeps Kashmir s tribal women from accessing birth control
Women in Kashmir s nomadic tribal communities are often married as teenagers and end up having multiple children they can t support, as their husbands forbid access to birth control.
Research has shown that tribal women in Kashmir are more prone to high-risk pregnancies
Rukaiya Jan, a woman from the Gujjar tribal community in Kashmir, was married at 15 years old, a common practice among Kashmir s nomadic herders.
Now 35, Jan has six children. The birth of her seventh baby, a girl, ended in tragedy, as the newborn died near a hospital gate several miles away from her home. Jan was unable to reach the hospital in time.
Local poll results show NC losing ground in Srinagar
Thu, Dec 24 2020 13:51 IST |
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Local poll results show NC losing ground in Srinagar district. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 24 : While Farooq Abdullahs Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) has bagged the largest number of seats overall in the J&K District Development Council (DDC) polls, it has suffered a setback in its fortress of Srinagar as it has bagged only one out of the 14 seats in the summer capital district. On the other hand, NCs arch rival, the BJP, has retained control of over 11 seats and lost not more than 3 in the winter capital district of Jammu.