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National Green Tribunal Seeks Detailed Status Report on Achan Landfill: Can Srinagar Finally End Its Legacy Waste Crisis?

July 29, 2026 Editor

NGT Seeks Detailed Status Report on Achan Landfill: Can Srinagar Finally End Its Legacy Waste Crisis?

NGT Seeks Status Report on Achan Landfill Legacy Waste as Srinagar Faces Mounting Environmental Crisis By: News Desk | 28 July 2026 NGT Tightens Oversight as Srinagar’s Achan Landfill Faces Fresh Environmental Scrutiny More than three decades after it began receiving municipal waste, Srinagar’s Achan landfill has once again come under judicial scrutiny. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu & Kashmir administration to submit a comprehensive status report on the handling of legacy waste at the landfill, signalling growing concern over delays in waste remediation and the…

Mehbooba Mufti Apologises After Protest Remarks Trigger Political Storm in Kashmir; PDP Chief Calls Statement a ‘Slip of the Tongue’

July 29, 2026 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Apologises Over Kashmir Protest Remarks After Backlash | PDP Chief Faces Political Heat By: Javid Amin | 28 July 2026 Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has issued a public apology after facing intense criticism over remarks that appeared to justify the use of force against protesters in Kashmir. The controversy erupted following her speech at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, where she condemned police action against protesters in the national capital but drew a comparison with Kashmir, saying that…

Supreme Court on CJP Protest Crackdown: “Whoever Committed Excesses Should Be Taken to Task”

July 28, 2026 Editor

Supreme Court on CJP Protest Crackdown: “Whoever Committed Excesses Should Be Taken to Task” By: News Desk | 28 July 2026 The Supreme Court has sent a strong message on accountability amid allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests, making it clear that the right to maintain public order cannot become a licence for unlawful use of force. During a hearing on Tuesday, July 28, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said that “whosoever committed excesses, took law in their hands should be taken…

Unregistered Agreement Cannot Transfer Ownership: J&K High Court Upholds Eviction from Migrant Property in Verinag

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026 Editor

Unregistered Agreement Cannot Confer Ownership Rights: J&K High Court Upholds Eviction from Migrant Property in Verinag By: News Desk | 27 July 2026 In a significant judgment reinforcing the sanctity of registered property transactions, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that an unregistered agreement to sell cannot create ownership rights over immovable property. The ruling came while deciding a dispute over a protected migrant property in Verinag, Anantnag district, where an occupant had claimed ownership solely on the basis of an unregistered sale agreement. The High Court dismissed…

Inside the Fake Satellite Internet Racket: How a ₹199 “Offer” Is Quietly Hijacking Indian Phones

July 27, 2026 Editor

The Satellite That Isn’t There: Inside the Fake Internet Scheme Quietly Hijacking Phones Across India By: Javid Amin | 27 July 2026 There is a particular kind of confidence trick that works precisely because it promises to solve a problem everyone actually has. Millions of Indian households, especially outside major cities, genuinely struggle with slow, patchy, or non-existent broadband. So when an advertisement appears showing a satellite dish perched on a picture-perfect hillside home, promising internet “anywhere in India — from cities to villages,” with no fiber and no cable…

National Conference Demands Mehbooba Mufti’s Apology Over Protest Remarks, Fresh Political Row Erupts in Jammu & Kashmir

July 27, 2026 Editor

NC Demands Mehbooba Mufti’s Apology Over Protest Remarks, Fresh Political Row Erupts in Jammu & Kashmir

NC Demands Public Apology from Mehbooba Mufti Over Protest Remarks, Deepening Political Rift in Jammu & Kashmir By: News Desk | 26 July 2026 National Conference accuses the PDP chief of contradicting her own human rights narrative after comments on security forces and protests trigger a fresh political controversy A fresh political confrontation has erupted between the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after senior NC leaders demanded a public apology from PDP president Mehbooba Mufti over her recent remarks on the use of force during protests…

Kashmir Flood Alert: Jhelum Above Flood Declaration Mark as Fresh Rains Revive 2014 Memories; ₹2,021 Crore Plan Faces Delays

July 26, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Flood Alert: Fresh Rains Revive 2014 Memories as Jhelum Crosses Flood Declaration Mark By: News Desk | 26 July 2026 Officials Say No Immediate Flood Threat, But Rising River Levels and Another Wet Spell Keep Valley on High Alert Fresh rainfall across Kashmir has once again brought the Jhelum River and the Valley’s flood vulnerability into sharp focus, reviving painful memories of the devastating September 2014 floods. The latest spell of rain has continued for several days, causing water levels to rise in the Jhelum and some of its…

Anantnag Cop Killing Triggers Kashmir Crackdown: 3,500 Detained, Houses Demolished; Omar Abdullah Warns Against Collective Punishment

July 25, 2026 Editor

Anantnag Cop Killing Triggers Massive Kashmir Crackdown: Thousands Detained, Houses Demolished as Omar Abdullah Warns Against ‘Collective Punishment’ By: Javid Amin | 25 July 2026 Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi was killed in a targeted attack in Anantnag; security agencies launch sweeping operations while political leaders warn against alienating civilians The killing of a Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable in a targeted attack in Anantnag has triggered one of the most extensive security crackdowns in Kashmir in recent months, with thousands of people reportedly detained for questioning and the…

US-Iran War 2026: Inside the 13-Night Bombing Campaign Choking the Strait of Hormuz and Sending Oil Past $100

July 25, 2026 Editor

US-Iran War 2026: 13 Nights of Fire, a Strangled Strait of Hormuz, and an Oil Market on the Edge By: Javid Amin | 25 July 2026 A fragile ceasefire has collapsed into one of the most dangerous chapters of the Iran conflict yet — with Gulf allies under fire, thousands of sailors trapped at sea, and crude oil flirting with triple digits. There’s a particular kind of dread that settles over energy markets and Gulf capitals when the words “Strait of Hormuz” and “closed” start appearing in the same sentence.…

Death Toll Climbs to 11 as Flash Floods Devastate Rajouri and Poonch; Several Missing, Vehicles Swept Away

July 19, 2026 Editor

J&K Flash Flood Disaster: Death Toll Rises to 11 in Rajouri–Poonch as Rescue Teams Search for Missing By: News Desk | 19 July 2026 Massive Rain-Triggered Disaster Leaves Trail of Destruction Across Jammu Region The flash flood and landslide disaster triggered by torrential rain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts has turned deadlier, with the confirmed death toll rising to 11, while several people remain missing as rescue teams continue search operations in rain-hit areas. The worst devastation has been reported from Surankote tehsil in Poonch and parts…