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Inflation in Kashmir: Why Everyday Life Is Getting Harder for Common Families

September 24, 2026 Editor

Inflation in Kashmir: The Silent Squeeze on Food, Jobs and Family Budgets

Inflation: The Silent Virus Making Everyday Life a Struggle for Common Kashmiris By: News Desk | 23 September 2026 Rising food prices, transport costs, education expenses and uneven incomes are quietly squeezing household budgets across the Kashmir Valley Srinagar: At first glance, the monthly household budget may not look dramatically different. The same grocery shop. The same school. The same bus route. The same electricity meter. The same salary arriving at the end of the month. Yet somewhere between the first week and the last, the money disappears faster. A…

‘If People Lose Faith in Elections, What Is Left of Democracy?’ Omar Abdullah Seeks Corrective Action

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 Editor

Election Commission Row: Omar Abdullah Warns Public Trust in Polls Must Be Protected

‘If People Lose Faith in Elections, What Is Left of Democracy?’ Omar Abdullah Seeks Corrective Action By: News Desk | 23 September 2026 Srinagar, September 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for “corrective action” in the functioning of the Election Commission of India, saying that any sustained erosion of public confidence in the electoral process could have serious consequences for democratic participation. Omar’s remarks came after a report by The Indian Express detailed repeated objections allegedly recorded by two of the Election Commission’s three members over…

Hari Singh vs Sheikh Abdullah Holiday Row Rocks J&K Assembly

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 Editor

NC-BJP Clash in J&K Assembly Over Hari Singh, Sheikh Abdullah Holidays By: News Desk | 22 September 2026 Srinagar: History returned to the floor of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, and it did not arrive quietly. A debate over government holidays marking the anniversaries of two of the most consequential figures in Jammu and Kashmir’s modern history, Maharaja Hari Singh and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, triggered noisy scenes, competing slogans and eventually a walkout by BJP legislators. The immediate dispute began when National Conference MLA Abdul Majeed Larmi…

Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US

September 23, 2026 Editor

Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States Enter a New Era of Strategic Uncertainty By: Javid Amin | 22 September 2026 The old Middle East was shaped by oil, ideology and military alliances. The emerging one is being defined by deterrence, economic survival, strategic autonomy and control of critical trade routes. At the centre of that transformation are Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The Middle East Has Entered a Different Strategic Era For decades, the Middle East was explained through familiar rivalries: Iran…

J&K Govt Bars Renewal of Expired State, Nazool Land Leases: What Rule 12 Says

September 23, 2026 Editor

J&K Govt Bars Renewal of Expired State, Nazool Land Leases: What the Assembly Disclosure Means By: News Desk | 22 September 2026 Srinagar: A seemingly technical land question in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has opened up a much larger issue over who can continue occupying government land, what happens when an old lease expires and whether long-standing commercial properties can simply be renewed under the new legal framework. The Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Assembly that expired State and Nazool land leases cannot be renewed under…

Mahr to Mortgage: How Kashmiri Weddings Turned Into Family Debt

September 22, 2026 Editor

The EMI That Outlives the Wedding: Inside Kashmir’s Silent Debt Trap for Poor Fathers By: Javid Amin | 22 September 2026 A father mortgages his one piece of land. The wedding lasts three days. The loan follows him for the rest of his life — and sometimes gets handed down to his children. A look at how Kashmir’s wedding economy turned a father’s blessing into a decades-long liability, and the government scheme quietly trying to break the cycle. Kashmir Valley — There is a particular kind of arithmetic that plays…

Srinagar Security Grid Gets a Review: IGP Orders Naka Realignment to Ease Traffic

September 22, 2026 Editor

Kashmir IGP Orders Security Checkpoint Realignment in Srinagar to Ease Traffic, Strengthen Surveillance By: News Desk | 21 September 2026 Sujit Kumar asks police and security agencies to reposition naka points, reinforce city entry and exit posts and use technology for faster coordination Srinagar, September 22, 2026: Jammu and Kashmir Police have begun a review of the security grid in Srinagar, with Kashmir Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar directing officials to realign security checkpoints in locations where they can maintain security coverage while reducing traffic congestion. The directions came…

When Education Is Already on the Ventilator, Why Reduce Its Oxygen?

September 22, 2026 Editor

Saturday Off May Sound Like Relief, But Can We Afford to Lose More Learning Time? By: Aubaid Ahmad Akhoon “In this age, education is the remedy for the ailments of the nation.” These are the words of wisdom said by Allama Muhammad Iqbal that continue to resonate with the same relevance and significance today as they did decades ago. Hakeem-ul-Ummat Allama Iqbal was a man of foresight who recognized the importance of knowledge, intellect, and awakening for the survival and prosperity of the nation. Allama Iqbal was not only…

J&K Assembly Session 2026: Omar Govt Faces Heat Over Statehood, Jobs, Reservation

September 21, 2026 Editor

J&K Assembly Session Begins: Omar Abdullah Government Faces Heat Over Statehood, Jobs, Reservation and Power Tariffs By: News Desk | 20 September 2026 Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly enters its latest session with the Omar Abdullah government facing a familiar but increasingly complicated political test: how to defend its record on governance while managing disagreements with its own alliance partner and a fragmented opposition. The autumn session begins on Monday, September 21, and is scheduled to continue until September 30. The official Assembly portal lists it as the…

Who Cast the Evil Eye on my Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Editor

Who Cast the Evil Eye on Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

Kashmir Social Fabric Under Pressure: Who Cast the Evil Eye on the Valley? By: Javid Amin | 20 September 2026 From extravagant weddings and family-court battles to unemployment, trafficking and mental-health concerns, Kashmir is confronting a difficult question: what is happening to the social fabric of the Valley? There is a question increasingly being whispered across Kashmir, sometimes in drawing rooms, sometimes over tea, sometimes after a family dispute and sometimes after another troubling story appears on a mobile phone. What happened to us? The question is not really about…