Omar Abdullah Under Fire as NC’s Poll Promises Stall, FAT School Takeover Fuels Kashmir Anger By: Javid Amin | 24 Aug 2025 From Hope to Reckoning When Omar Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) returned to power in 2024, after five turbulent years of central rule, it was billed as a new dawn for Jammu & Kashmir’s politics. Riding high on the promise of restoring dignity, rights, and autonomy, the NC campaigned on an ambitious manifesto—the “12 Guarantees.” But as Omar completes one year in office, disillusionment has begun to creep in.…
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Hydropower Drive Gains Pace in Jammu & Kashmir: Clean Energy, Complex Trade-Offs & the Question of Control
Power Surge or Power Surrender? Unpacking whether J&K’s hydropower boom empowers the region — or centralizes control By: Javid Amin | 23 Aug 2025 J&K’s New Energy Moment Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has long carried the stigma of being energy-starved despite being water-rich. The region, endowed with some of India’s most powerful rivers — the Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus tributaries — has the natural potential to become a clean energy hub. Yet, for decades, its citizens have suffered chronic electricity shortages, winter blackouts, and costly dependence on external power supplies.…
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