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Online Gaming Bill 2025: Ban on Real-Money Games, Heavy Penalties & Warrant-less Searches

August 21, 2025 Editor

Online Gaming Bill 2025: Real-Money Games Banned, Warrant-less Searches, Heavy Penalties By: Javid Amin | 21 Aug 2025 In one of the most sweeping crackdowns on the digital economy, the Indian Parliament has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The legislation bans all forms of real-money online gaming, introduces heavy financial and criminal penalties, and grants warrant-less search and seizure powers to authorities — a move being justified on the grounds of national security, addiction prevention, and financial integrity. The bill, introduced and passed in the…

Govt Schools Won’t Improve Till Ministers, MLAs, Bureaucrats Send Kids There: CM’s Bold Remark Sparks Debate

August 20, 2025 Editor

Govt Schools Won’t Improve Until Ministers, MLAs, Bureaucrats Send Kids There: CM’s Candid Remark By: Javid Amin | 19 Aug 2025 In a rare moment of candor that has struck a chord across India, a Chief Minister recently stated that government schools will never improve until ministers, MLAs, and bureaucrats start sending their own children there. “Let their children study there — only then will change come,” the CM declared, exposing a truth most citizens know but few leaders admit: the political and bureaucratic elite design education policy for the…

From Ghazipur to Srinagar: Rotten Meat Scandal Exposes Kashmir’s Food Safety Crisis

August 20, 2025 Editor

FDA’s stance: No guilt without lab proof — but public trust hangs in the balance By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2025 A chilling exposé titled “From Ghazipur to Srinagar: How substandard meat floods Kashmir’s markets” has shaken public confidence in food safety across the Valley. The investigation, published by Greater Kashmir and Kashmir InFocus, reveals how unfit and often rotten meat makes its way from Delhi’s Ghazipur slaughterhouse hub into Kashmir — slipping past weak regulatory checks, corrupt networks, and unaccountable systems. What emerges is not just a case…

Flash Floods in Pir Panjal: Rajouri Youth, Poonch Girl Swept Away; Roads Blocked, Schools Shut

August 19, 2025 Editor

Flash Floods in Pir Panjal: Rajouri Man, Poonch Girl Swept Away; Schools Shut, Roads Blocked By: Javid Amin | 19 Aug 2025 The Pir Panjal region of Jammu & Kashmir is facing the brunt of relentless rainfall, with flash floods and landslides wreaking havoc across Rajouri, Poonch, and Reasi districts. The downpour has already claimed lives, damaged infrastructure, and brought traffic to a grinding halt. Tragedy Strikes Rajouri and Poonch In Rajouri’s Mubarakpur area, tragedy unfolded when 20-year-old Sayeed Atif Shah was swept away while trying to cross a swollen…

Quota Review in Jammu & Kashmir: Why Open Merit Students Are Launching a Digital Signature Campaign

August 19, 2025 Editor

The reservation debate in Jammu & Kashmir has taken a new turn, with open merit students launching a digital signature campaign demanding a review of the existing quota system By: Javid Amin | 19 Aug 2025 A Debate That Refuses to Fade The reservation debate in Jammu & Kashmir is not new, but 2024 has given it a fresh spark. At the heart of the controversy lies the approval of 10% reservation for the Pahari community, a move that has reignited deep questions about fairness, equality, and the shrinking space…

Omar Abdullah’s Statehood Signature Campaign: Symbolism, Strategy, or Political Hypocrisy?

August 16, 2025 Editor

Why the New Campaign Has Stirred More Questions Than Answers in Jammu & Kashmir By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 16 Aug 2025 The Promise and the Protest “We will launch a massive signature campaign across Jammu & Kashmir. Over the next eight weeks, we will reach all 90 Assembly Constituencies, gathering signatures in support of restoring J&K’s statehood,” announced Honourable CM Omar Abdullah, standing before party leaders, legislators, and a charged crowd of supporters. It was meant to sound like a battle cry—a show of defiance, a mobilization of…

Kishtwar Cloudburst 2025: 60 Dead, 69 Missing, and the Himalayan Wake-Up Call

August 16, 2025 Editor

Kishtwar Cloudburst 2025: 60 Dead, 69 Missing, Machail Mata Yatra Suspended After Flash Floods By: Javid Amin | 16 Aug 2025 The August 14, 2025, Kishtwar cloudburst will be remembered as one of the darkest days in the recent history of Jammu and Kashmir. A sudden, violent downpour struck Chosoti village along the sacred Machail Mata Yatra route, unleashing a torrent of flash floods, boulders, and mudslides that buried everything in its path. By the time the skies cleared and rescue teams began clawing through the debris, the grim tally…

J&K at the Crossroads: Statehood, Assembly Powers, and the Fight for Democratic Space

August 15, 2025 Editor

Two Landmark Cases Could Reshape Post-Article 370 Governance in Jammu & Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 14 Aug 2025 Jammu & Kashmir’s political and legal landscape is witnessing an unprecedented convergence of court battles and political manoeuvring, with two critical cases unfolding simultaneously: The Supreme Court hearing on a petition demanding time-bound restoration of statehood The J&K High Court challenge to the Lieutenant Governor’s nomination of five MLAs These cases — while legally distinct — are deeply connected in their implications for democratic representation, federalism, and constitutional balance in the…

Why the MHA Says J&K L-G Can Nominate MLAs Without Government Advice – A Deep Dive

August 12, 2025 Editor

MHA Tells High Court That L-G Can Nominate MLAs Without Elected Government’s Advice By: Javid Amin | 11 Aug 2025 In a move that has ignited a fresh round of political and constitutional debate in Jammu & Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently told the Jammu & Kashmir High Court that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) holds statutory authority to nominate five members to the J&K Legislative Assembly without the aid and advice of the elected government. This assertion is rooted in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019…

Delhi High Court Seeks Yasin Malik’s Reply on NIA Plea for Death Penalty in Terror Funding Case

August 12, 2025 Editor

Delhi HC Seeks Yasin Malik’s Reply on NIA Death Penalty Plea in Terror Funding Case By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 11 Aug 2025 The Delhi High Court has asked Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), to file his response within four weeks to a National Investigation Agency (NIA) plea seeking enhancement of his sentence from life imprisonment to the death penalty in a 2017 terror funding case. Key Hearing Details Bench: Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Shalinder Kaur Current Status: Malik is…