India, Dec. 12 -- A new field report by the Concerned Citizens' Group (CCG) has warned of a sharp rise in public anger across Jammu and Kashmir over the new reservation policy, continuing curbs on media, and deep economic distress in tourism and horticulture.

The four-member team-former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Kapil Kak, veteran journalist Bharat Bhushan and activist Sushobha Barve-visited the region between October 28-31 and said the situation is "much further from the truth than the one presented by the Government of India or its media in Delhi."

The report finds widespread unrest over the new reservation policy, particularly among students who accuse the administration of ignoring their concerns. It no...