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Sonam Wangchuk Says CJP Leaders Are ‘No Saints’: Why His Remarks on Political Ambition Matter

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Sonam Wangchuk Says CJP Leaders Are ‘No Saints’: Why His Remarks on Political Ambition Matter

Sonam Wangchuk on CJP Leaders: ‘No Saints’ and Political Ambitions Behind Student Movements By: Javid Amin | 30 August 2026 Activist says political aspirations are not inherently wrong—but insists student movements must remain neutral and free from party agendas Political ambition is often treated as a dirty word when it appears inside a protest movement. Activists are expected to be selfless. Student leaders are expected to remain idealistic. Public movements are often judged by how far they appear from electoral politics. Sonam Wangchuk has now challenged that assumption. The Ladakh-based…

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J&K Police Overhaul: 14 Officers Transferred as Kashmir, Jammu Get New IGs

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J&K Police Overhaul: 14 Officers Transferred as Kashmir, Jammu Get New IGs

J&K Police Gets a Major Leadership Reset: Sujit Kumar Takes Kashmir, Tejinder Singh Gets Jammu By: News Desk | 27 Aug 2026 A significant reshuffle in the Jammu & Kashmir Police has changed the leadership of both the Kashmir and Jammu zones, while also moving key officers responsible for intelligence, security, railway policing and anti-corruption. The Jammu & Kashmir Home Department on August 27 ordered the transfer and posting of 14 police officers — 11 IPS and three JKPS officers — with immediate effect. The move is therefore broader than…

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

Sajad Lone vs Rahul Gandhi: Kashmir Pellet Victims and the Politics of Selective Outrage By: Javid Amin | 23 Aug 2026 Sajad Lone’s Question to Rahul Gandhi Is Uncomfortable — Precisely Because the Numbers Are Real There is a peculiar irony in Indian politics this week. A 19-year-old student in Delhi suffered pellet injuries during a protest. His complaint initially struggled to get an FIR registered. Rahul Gandhi went personally to the Parliament Street police station, sat through a prolonged dharna and demanded that the police register a case. Eventually,…

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Aga Ruhullah’s ‘Political Character’ Message Puts Fresh Spotlight on the Growing Rift Inside National Conference

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Aga Ruhullah’s ‘Political Character’ Message Puts Fresh Spotlight on the Growing Rift Inside National Conference

Aga Ruhullah on Political Character: Why His Message Deepens the NC Rift in J&K By: News Desk | 22 Aug 2026 ‘Political Character’ Is Ruhullah’s Newest Weapon in an Old Fight In Jammu and Kashmir politics, words often carry a second meaning. A statement about “principles” can be an attack on compromise. A reference to “dignity” can be a criticism of political surrender. And when a leader talks about “political character,” the question naturally follows: Whose character is being questioned? That is what makes Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi’s latest messaging…

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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

Mehbooba Mufti vs Sergio Gor: Why a US Ambassador’s Kashmir Visit Has Triggered a Fresh Political Debate By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2026 Srinagar: A diplomatic visit that Washington could plausibly describe as an economic and tourism engagement has quickly turned into another argument over one of South Asia’s most sensitive political questions: who gets to speak about Kashmir, and on whose terms? US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Jammu & Kashmir on August 19, meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar before travelling onward to Ladakh. During…

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Sat Sharma Vows to Expose NC Government’s ‘Betrayal of Mandate’ as BJP Intensifies J&K Campaign

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Sat Sharma Vows to Expose NC Government’s ‘Betrayal of Mandate’ as BJP Intensifies J&K Campaign

Sat Sharma Targets Omar Abdullah Government Over ‘Betrayal of Mandate’ in J&K By: News Desk | 20 Aug 2026 Sat Sharma Escalates BJP Attack on NC Government: “Betrayal of Mandate” Becomes Political Battle Cry The political confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir is entering a more aggressive phase. J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma has accused the Omar Abdullah government of betraying the public mandate, arguing that the National Conference has failed to deliver on promises made to…

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GoI Gives District Collectors More Citizenship Powers: What the New Border-State Move Really Means for J&K, Ladakh and CAA

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GoI Gives District Collectors More Citizenship Powers: What the New Border-State Move Really Means for J&K, Ladakh and CAA

India Citizenship Rules 2026: What District Collector Powers Mean for J&K, Ladakh and CAA By: News Desk | 19 Aug 2026 India’s Citizenship System Is Moving Closer to the Border A new move by the Union government to put more citizenship decisions in the hands of district-level authorities is likely to attract attention far beyond the administrative circles where it originated. The reason is simple: citizenship is one of the most sensitive powers of the Indian state. It determines who legally belongs to the Republic, who can access the full…

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Mehbooba Mufti Says “Dimagi Naxal” Over Article 370: What Her Remark Means for Kashmir

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Mehbooba Mufti Says “Dimagi Naxal” Over Article 370: What Her Remark Means for Kashmir

Mehbooba Mufti Says She Is a “Dimagi Naxal” Over Article 370 Stand, Escalating Kashmir Political Row By: News Desk | 17 Aug 2026 Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has embraced the controversial “dimagi Naxal” label after Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the term in his Independence Day address, saying she will continue to support Article 370 despite criticism and political attacks. Her remark has added a fresh layer to the already intense debate over Article 370, dissent, Kashmir’s political identity and the limits of…

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BJP Intensifies Anti-NC Agitation in J&K as Jammu Becomes Key Political Battleground

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BJP Intensifies Anti-NC Agitation in J&K as Jammu Becomes Key Political Battleground

  BJP Turns Up Heat on Omar Abdullah Government as Political Battle Moves to the Streets By: News Desk | 17 Aug 2026 The political contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir is moving into a more confrontational phase. The BJP has announced a mass agitation against the Omar Abdullah government, accusing the ruling party of failing to meet election commitments and falling short on governance, employment, public services and development. The campaign is not being confined to Assembly debates or press…

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Jalandhar–Pathankot Highway Crash: 3 Killed, Including 2 Srinagar Residents, Near Cholang

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Jalandhar–Pathankot Highway Crash: 3 Killed, Including 2 Srinagar Residents, Near Cholang

Jalandhar–Pathankot Highway Accident: 3 Killed, Including 2 Srinagar Residents, Near Cholang Toll Plaza By: News Desk | 17 Aug 2026 Three people, including two residents of Srinagar, were killed and three others injured after a Jammu & Kashmir-registered Toyota Fronx crashed near the Cholang Toll Plaza on the Jalandhar–Pathankot National Highway on August 16. Police have begun an investigation into the fatal road accident. Jalandhar, August 17, 2026: A tragic road accident on the Jalandhar–Pathankot National Highway has claimed three lives, including those of two Srinagar residents, after a Toyota…

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