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US-Iran War at a Crossroads: Trump Threatens Strikes While Hormuz Talks Continue

October 1, 2026 Editor

Trump Warns Iran: “Make a Deal or Blow Them Up” as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Trump Threatens Fresh Iran Strikes as Hormuz Diplomacy Hangs in Balance By: Javid Amin | 30 September 2026 “Make a Deal or Blow Them Up”: Trump Raises the Stakes as US-Iran War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase Washington: The seven-month US-Iran conflict has reached another precarious moment, with President Donald Trump warning that Washington may soon have to choose between a negotiated settlement with Tehran and renewed military action. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the United States would either “make a deal” with Iran or “blow…

Auqib Nabi Makes History: Baramulla Pacer Becomes Third J&K Cricketer to Play ODI for India

October 1, 2026 Editor

‘Baramulla Express’ Reaches Team India: Auqib Nabi Makes ODI Debut Against West Indies By: Javid Amin | 30 September 2026 Guwahati: For years, Jammu and Kashmir cricket has produced promising names who have come close to the Indian dressing room. On Wednesday, one of them finally stepped onto the international stage. Baramulla-born fast bowler Auqib Nabi made his India ODI debut against the West Indies at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, becoming only the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India in One-Day Internationals, after Parvez Rasool…

From Seven Dishes to 25: How Wedding Showmanship Is Reshaping Kashmir’s Social Fabric

October 1, 2026 Editor

When Wazwan Became a Status Symbol: The Hidden Cost of Kashmir's Big-Fat Weddings

From Wazwan to Wedding Debt: How Showmanship Is Reshaping Kashmir’s Social Fabric By: Javid Amin | 30 September 2026 Wazwan was once a celebration of Kashmiri hospitality. But when seven dishes became 20, 25 or more, and weddings became competitions in meat, gold and display, the question changed: are we preserving culture, or pricing ordinary families out of marriage? Srinagar: There was a time when a Kashmiri wedding could be remembered for the warmth of the people rather than the weight of the meat. A wedding feast was generous, but…

LPU Violence: Lessons for J&K Students on Rumours, Social Media and Campus Protests

September 30, 2026 Editor

LPU Violence Is a Lesson for Every Student: Verify Before You React, Think Before You Follow

The controversy involving Kashmir-origin student influencer Farhat Dev is still under investigation. But the larger lesson is already clear: one unverified claim, one emotional reaction and one reckless decision can put a student’s education, reputation and future at risk. By: Javid Amin | 29 Aug 2026 Srinagar: A university campus is supposed to be a place where young people learn, question, debate and prepare themselves for the future. It should not become a place where rumours replace facts, anger replaces judgment and a protest turns into vandalism. The recent unrest…

J&K Statehood Row: Bureaucrats vs Assembly as Omar Abdullah Resolution Triggers Institutional Clash

September 29, 2026 Editor

Statehood Resolution Exposes Unusual Institutional Fault Line By: Javid Amin | 28 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood debate took an extraordinary institutional turn this week when the Union Territory’s top bureaucracy reportedly approached the Legislative Assembly Secretariat seeking to prevent the House from taking up a resolution demanding restoration of full statehood. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and Law Secretary Achal Sethi reportedly sent separate communications to the Assembly Secretariat, arguing that the statehood question was sub judice and should therefore not be debated by the House. The letters…

Seven Dead in Kupwara and Kathua: Why J&K’s Mountain Roads Remain a Road-Safety Challenge

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Editor

Two Tragedies, One Question: How Safe Are J&K's Mountain Roads?

J&K’s Mountain Roads: When an Ordinary Journey Turns Into a Fight for Life By: News Desk | 28 September 2026 Five killed in Kupwara, two in Kathua as separate crashes bring the region’s road-safety challenge back into focus Srinagar: For the families involved, there was nothing unusual about the journeys that ended in tragedy. People were travelling from one place to another. Vehicles were moving along roads that thousands of residents use every day. Then, within hours, ordinary journeys turned into fatal crashes. In Kupwara’s Karnah area, five people were…

J&K Assembly Passes Statehood Resolution Amid BJP Protests; Omar Pushes Centre for Immediate Restoration

September 29, 2026 Editor

J&K Assembly Passes Omar Abdullah’s Statehood Resolution After BJP Walkout

Omar Abdullah’s resolution seeks immediate restoration of full statehood; BJP walks out after opposing autonomy references By: News Desk | 28 September 2026 Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, bringing the elected House’s latest demand directly before the Government of India. The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, was adopted by voice vote after several hours of heated debate, protests and disruptions. BJP legislators, who had opposed the resolution…

J&K Reservation Row: What Does an Open-Merit Student Actually Get?

September 28, 2026 Editor

PDP, BJP and other opposition voices are demanding debate and disclosure of the reservation review report. But beneath the political confrontation is a more basic question for thousands of young people: how many opportunities are actually open to an unreserved candidate? By: News Desk | 27 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s reservation policy has once again moved to the centre of political debate, with opposition parties pressing the Omar Abdullah-led government for a discussion in the Assembly and for the public release of the report prepared by the Cabinet…

Mehbooba-Mirwaiz Meeting Brings Kashmir’s Social and Political Concerns Into One Conversation

September 28, 2026 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Meets Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar: Drug Crisis, Youth Concerns and Kashmir’s Political Conversation By: News Desk | 27 September 2026 First formal interaction in years brings two influential Kashmir voices together as concern grows over substance abuse and other social challenges facing young people Srinagar, Sept 28: The meeting between Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at the latter’s Srinagar residence has brought two influential but historically distinct voices in Kashmir’s public life into the same conversation, with drug abuse…

Ashok Koul Completes 12-Year Tenure as J&K BJP Organisational General Secretary

September 27, 2026 Editor

Veteran BJP Organiser Relinquishes Charge After Nearly 12 Years; Leadership Transition Comes Amid Wider Party Restructuring By: News Desk | 26 September 2026 Srinagar: Senior BJP leader Ashok Koul has relinquished charge as the party’s General Secretary (Organisation) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh after nearly 12 years in the influential organisational post, bringing an end to one of the longest tenures in the BJP’s J&K organisational structure. The BJP has clarified that Koul’s departure should be understood as the completion of his tenure, rather than a resignation or removal.…