October 2025 | Kashmir POST

High-Tech Trap, Young Hostages and a Deadly Face-Off: How the Mumbai Studio Standoff Unfolded

October 31, 2025 Editor

Mumbai hostage-taker’s high-tech trap: Motion sensors, cameras & failed face-off with police By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2025 On an ordinary Thursday afternoon in Mumbai, a routine audition call took a horrifying turn. A man named Rohit Arya — aged about 50 — lured 17 children (aged roughly 10-15) and two adults into a studio in the Powai area of the city. Inside, he revealed a deadly plan: he had rigged the premises with motion sensors and cameras, threatened to burn the place down, and held them hostage for…

J&K Assembly Storm: Speaker Disallows Flood-Rehab Discussion, BJP MLAs Stage Walkout | Governance & Disaster Response

October 31, 2025 Editor

During the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly’s autumn session on October 30, 2025, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather disallowed an adjournment motion on flood rehabilitation, prompting BJP MLAs to stage a walkout in protest. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 On October 30, 2025, during the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar, tensions mounted sharply when the Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, declined to admit an adjournment motion by BJP MLAs pressing for a discussion on the August floods that hit the Jammu region. The BJP legislators,…

Scheduled Power Shutdowns Across Kashmir in Early November 2025 – What Residents Must Know

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Editor

KPDCL has announced scheduled power shutdowns across multiple districts in Kashmir during early November 2025, citing essential maintenance and upgrades on key transmission lines. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 Electricity supply is a critical part of everyday life, especially in regions with extreme weather swings and challenging terrain. In early November 2025, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced a series of scheduled power shutdowns in multiple areas of the Kashmir Valley. These shutdowns are being carried out to perform essential maintenance, upgrades and strengthening of…

Mehbooba Mufti Seeks Repatriation of J&K Under-trial Prisoners from Outside Jails | Rights, Justice & Institutional Reform

October 31, 2025 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Jammu & Kashmir High Court seeking the repatriation of undertrial prisoners from jails outside the Union Territory back to J&K. She argues this prolonged detention violates their constitutional rights. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 In a significant legal move that touches at the intersection of criminal justice, human rights, and institutional reform in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), former Chief Minister and opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in…

J&K Crackdown: Two Teachers Dismissed Under Article 311 for Terror Links | Jammu & Kashmir Zero-Tolerance Policy

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Editor

A Broad Stroke in a Wider War By: Javid Amin | 30 Ootober 2025 In a significant move reflecting the deepening security imperatives in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the administration headed by Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor, has dismissed two government school teachers for alleged terror links. This decision, taken under the constitutional provision of Article 311(2)(c) of the Indian Constitution, underscores a zero‐tolerance approach toward any infiltration of terror-support networks into the state’s institutions. On October 30, 2025, official sources confirmed that the two teachers—Ghulam…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Urges GoI to Release Ailing Separatist Leaders on Humanitarian Grounds

October 30, 2025 Editor

Hurriyat Chief Calls for Compassionate Approach Amid Rising Health Concerns By: Javid Amin | 29 October 2025 Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has appealed to the Central government to release ailing separatist leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah and Mohammad Yasin Malik on humanitarian grounds, citing their worsening health conditions and the moral responsibility of the state to uphold human dignity. In a public statement issued from Srinagar, Mirwaiz stressed that the appeal is not rooted in political considerations but in basic human compassion. “Humanity should come before politics. We are…

Jammu & Kashmir’s Economy Under Acute Stress in 2025

October 30, 2025 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir Economy 2025 | Tourism, Transport, Horticulture in Crisis By: Javid Amin | 29 October 2025 A Region in Economic Freefall The union territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is experiencing what can only be described as a deepening economic crisis in 2025. Once heralded as the “Paradise on Earth” with a booming tourist economy, vibrant horticulture (especially apples) and a thriving informal trade network, the region now finds many of its key sectors reeling from a cascade of shocks.From air and road transport disruptions to landslides, from…

No Title for Trespass: J&K CM Blocks Land Regularisation Bill

October 29, 2025 Editor

Landlines and Lifelines: Who Owns Kashmir’s Shelter Rights? By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2025 In the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (J&K LA), a private member’s bill stirred a vortex of legal, political and human-rights issues. Moved by Waheed ur Rehman Para of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the legislation sought to grant ownership rights to residents who have built homes on government land—State land, ‘kacharai’ land, common land and ‘shamilat’ land.But the bill was rejected by the ruling coalition in the Assembly, led by…

The Push for Hindi: How Jammu & Kashmir’s Language Policy is Redrawing Cultural Lines

October 29, 2025 Editor

The Policy Shift By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2025 The Jammu & Kashmir government is taking firm steps to increase the use of Hindi in official correspondence and administration, signaling a new linguistic direction in the Union Territory’s governance framework. This move aligns with the Jammu & Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020, which recognizes Hindi as one of the five official languages alongside Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, and English. While officials describe it as a push for inclusivity and modernization, linguists and cultural observers warn that the growing preference for…

Free Power Only After Rooftop Solar Panel Installation in J&K – Why Linking the Two Makes Sense

October 29, 2025 Editor

In a bold policy move, the administration of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region has announced that the promised 200 units of free electricity for the poorest households will be delivered only after rooftop solar panel installation on those homes. According to official responses in the local Assembly, the benefit will apply exclusively to families under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) category—some 2.22 lakh such families. The installation will be under the national scheme PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG) via its Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA)/RESCO model. On the face…