October 10, 2025 | Kashmir POST

Sawalkote Hydropower Project Revival: A Game-Changer for J&K’s Energy Future

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Editor

Sawalkote Hydropower Project Revival: A Game-Changer for J&K’s Energy Future After decades of delays, the central government has cleared the Sawalkote Hydropower Project — a 1,856-MW (or in some proposals 2,185 MW) hydroelectric scheme on the Chenab in Ramban. The move aims not only to energize the region but to reshape its economic, environmental, and geopolitical trajectories. By: Javid Amin | 09 October 2025 Why Sawalkote Matters Now For many years, Sawalkote was a promise on paper — repeatedly postponed, mired in regulatory and diplomatic complexity. Now, with recent clearances…

Budgam Bypoll 2025: Litmus Test for Omar Abdullah’s Year-Old Government

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Editor

When Budgam votes again, it may deliver more than a single MLA—it could deliver a verdict. By: Javid Amin | 09 October 2025 As the autumn political calendar advances, all eyes are turning to Budgam. Once considered a relatively safe seat for the National Conference (NC), the upcoming by-election has been recast as a referendum on the performance of the Omar Abdullah government, which recently crossed its first anniversary in office. Scheduled for November 11, 2025 (with polling for Budgam and Nagrota announced jointly) the Budgam contest—or more surgically, how…

Tragedy in Kashmir: Para-Commando Found Dead in Kokernag After Anti-Terror Mission Amid Snowstorm

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Editor

Tragedy in Kashmir: Para-Commando Found Dead in Kokernag During Anti-Terror Operation By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2025 In a dark and sorrowful development from South Kashmir, the Indian Army has recovered the body of one of two elite para commandos who vanished during a high-altitude anti-terror operation in the forested regions of Kokernag, Anantnag district. The mission, launched on October 6, was already complicated by extreme weather, treacherous terrain, and heavy snowfall. While the body of one missing soldier was found intact—alongside his rucksack and weapon—the search continues amid…