Year: 2026

National Highway Disruptions Raise Apple Growers’ Fears as Harvest Season Approaches

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National Highway 44 Kashmir Disruptions Raise Apple Growers’ Fears as Harvest Season Approaches

NH-44 Disruptions Raise Fresh Fears for Kashmir’s Apple Growers as Harvest Season Approaches By: News Desk | 08 Aug 2026 For Kashmir’s fruit growers, the road from an orchard to a distant market can be as important as the crop itself. As the 2026 apple harvest and dispatch season approaches, that journey is once again becoming a source of anxiety. The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44)—the principal road corridor connecting the Kashmir Valley with markets and supply chains outside the region—has witnessed repeated disruptions this year, particularly across vulnerable stretches of…

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Jammu–Reasi–Poonch Rail Line: Final Survey Approved as Jammu–Katra Gets Additional Line Push

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Jammu–Reasi–Poonch Rail Line: Final Survey Approved as Jammu–Katra Gets Additional Line Push

Jammu–Reasi–Poonch Rail Line Moves Ahead With Final Survey; Jammu–Katra Gets Additional Line Push By: News Desk | 07 Aug 2026 A new chapter is taking shape in Jammu and Kashmir’s railway expansion, with two important connectivity proposals moving through the planning process. The Reasi–Poonch railway line has received approval for a Final Location Survey (FLS), a crucial technical step towards determining whether and how the proposed line can be built. Separately, Indian Railways had already sanctioned a Final Location Survey for an additional Jammu–Katra railway line, aimed at increasing capacity…

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July Rainfall Surplus in J&K and Ladakh: A Wet Month Exposes the Himalayan Region’s Growing Climate Risks

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July Rainfall Surplus in J&K and Ladakh: A Wet Month Exposes the Himalayan Region’s Growing Climate Risks

July Rainfall Surplus in J&K & Ladakh: 35% Excess in J&K, 71% in Kashmir and 297% in Ladakh By: News Desk | 07 Aug 2026 July Rainfall Surplus in J&K & Ladakh: When a Wet Month Becomes a Warning July 2026 has delivered an unusual rainfall pattern across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. According to the rainfall figures supplied for this analysis, Jammu & Kashmir recorded a 35% surplus during July, while the Kashmir Division received 89.9 mm against a normal 52.5 mm—71% above normal. The most striking anomaly came…

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Mehbooba Mufti Vows PDP Will Continue Article 370 Fight Even If She and Iltija Go to Jail; Omar Calls FIR a ‘Fixed Match’

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Mehbooba Mufti Vows PDP Will Continue Article 370 Fight Even If She and Iltija Go to Jail; Omar Calls FIR a ‘Fixed Match’

Mehbooba Defies FIR, Tells PDP Workers to Stay the Course on Article 370; Omar Calls Iltija Row a ‘Fixed Match’ By: Javid Amin | 07 Aug 2026 Srinagar: The political confrontation between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the administration over the August 5 Article 370 protests has taken another turn, with PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urging party workers to remain committed to the political path laid down by the party’s founder even if she and her daughter, PDP leader Iltija Mufti, are jailed. The message came a day after…

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Farooq, Omar Abdullah Vow to Continue J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Revives Political Battle

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Farooq, Omar Abdullah Vow to Continue J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Revives Political Battle

Farooq & Omar Abdullah Renew J&K Statehood Fight as Article 370 Anniversary Reopens Political Battle By News Desk | 06 Aug 2026 The National Conference has renewed its campaign for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, with party president Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah insisting that the demand will remain on the political agenda until the Union Territory is restored to full statehood. Their renewed push came around the seventh anniversary of the August 5, 2019 constitutional changes, when Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status and…

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Blinkit Faces Backlash in Kashmir Over Alleged Pork Listings: Why the Srinagar Controversy Matters

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Blinkit Faces Backlash in Kashmir Over Alleged Pork Listings: Why the Srinagar Controversy Matters

Blinkit Faces Kashmir Backlash Over Alleged Pork Listings in Srinagar By News Desk | 06 Aug 2026 Blinkit Faces Backlash in Kashmir Over Alleged Pork Listings; Cultural Sensitivity Becomes New Test for Quick-Commerce Expansion The rapid expansion of quick-commerce platforms into new markets often comes with a deceptively difficult challenge: understanding the local market beyond its geography. That issue has come into focus in Srinagar, where online claims about alleged pork products appearing on Blinkit’s platform have triggered criticism on social media and renewed debate over how national e-commerce companies…

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Imran Khan’s Supporters Rally Across Pakistan as Three Years in Jail Fuel Fresh Political Tensions

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Imran Khan’s Supporters Rally Across Pakistan as Three Years in Jail Fuel Fresh Political Tensions

Imran Khan Supporters Protest Across Pakistan as PTI Marks Three Years in Jail; Over 100 Detained By: Javid Amin | 05 Aug 2026 Over 100 PTI Workers Detained During Nationwide Protests; Allegations Over Khan’s Prison Conditions Add to Political Pressure Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s third anniversary in prison triggered fresh political unrest across Pakistan on Tuesday, as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) staged demonstrations in several major cities demanding his release. Police detained more than 100 PTI activists during the protests, while clashes between demonstrators and security…

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Seven Years After Article 370, Kashmir’s Political Divide Shows No Signs of Fading

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Seven Years After Article 370, Kashmir’s Political Divide Shows No Signs of Fading

Seven Years After Article 370 Abrogation, Kashmir’s Political Fault Line Remains Unchanged By: Javid Amin | 05 Aug 2026 Seven years after the abrogation of Article 370, the constitutional decision continues to shape every major political debate in Jammu & Kashmir. Although the Union Territory has witnessed administrative reforms, infrastructure projects, elections, and renewed discussions on statehood, the question of Article 370 remains at the heart of the region’s politics. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the August 5, 2019 decision represents a landmark constitutional reform that integrated Jammu &…

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Iran and Oman Explore Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Gulf Tensions

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Iran and Oman Explore Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Gulf Tensions

Proposed Maritime Arrangement Could Restore Global Shipping While Preserving Iran’s Strategic Role By: Javid Amin | 05 Aug 2025 Iran and Oman Reportedly Discuss Framework to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman are reportedly working on a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors, as regional tensions continue to threaten global energy supplies. According to regional officials cited by the Associated Press, the two countries are discussing a framework that would establish separate maritime corridors for vessels entering and leaving…

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Mehbooba Mufti’s Protest Takes Controversial Turn as Upside-Down National Flag Triggers Political Storm

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Mehbooba Mufti's Protest Takes Controversial Turn as Upside-Down National Flag Triggers Political Storm

Mehbooba Mufti’s Upside-Down Tricolour Sparks Fresh Row on August 5; Authorities Examine Legal Action By: News Desk | 05 Aug 2025 Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has found herself at the centre of a fresh political controversy after she was photographed holding the Indian National Flag in an inverted position during a candlelight sit-in held on August 5, the anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. The incident, which quickly went viral across social media platforms, has intensified an already…

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