While Hindus are 66 per cent of the population in the Jammu division, the two Muslim-majority sub-regions account for six of its 10 districts and make up about two-thirds of the division by area. ADVERTISEMENTProtesters in Jammu’s Hindu-majority “Dogra heartland” — consisting of the districts of Jammu, Udhampur, Samba and Kathua — had initially wanted to wrest the proposed NLU from the Valley. However, influential voices in Pir Panjal and the Chenab Valley are now calling for the varsity to be set up in their own areas. Peoples Conference president and legislator Sajad Lone on Wednesday sought an “amicable divorce” between the Kashmir and Jammu regions following the NLU controversy. Overall, 2,381 of the police posts advertised are for the Jammu division and 1,097 for Kashmir, sources said.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 06:34 UTC