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Congress Rules Out Joining J&K Cabinet: Demands Statehood and Population-Based Representation

November 5, 2025 Editor

Congress Rules Out Joining J&K Cabinet Until Statehood Restored Party Demands Proportional Representation and Calls for Inclusive Governance By: Javid Amin | 05 November 2025 Congress Stands Firm: No Cabinet Role Without Statehood In a significant political development amid talks of cabinet expansion in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress Party has categorically ruled out joining the council of ministers, asserting that its participation hinges on the restoration of full statehood. The statement, made by Tariq Hamid Karra, President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), underscores the party’s…

Kashmir Marathon 2.0: Revival of Sport, Tourism & Unity in the Valley

November 3, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Marathon 2.0: “We Are Back in a Big Way,” Says Suniel Shetty By: Javid Amin | 02 November 2025 The early morning mist hovered over the hills of Srinagar as the warning horn sounded, the runners took off—and with them came a strong message: the valley is open, vibrant and ready. The recent edition of the Kashmir Marathon 2.0 emerged not just as a sporting event, but as a canvas where fitness, tourism revival and social harmony met in the heart of the Valley. Flag off by Bollywood star…

Choked Streets, Blocked Crossings: How Srinagar’s Traffic Jams Are Crippling Daily Life

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 Editor

Choked Streets, Silent Lights — Why Srinagar’s Traffic Jams Are Getting Worse (Analysis & Solutions) By: Javid Amin | 02 November 2025 Every morning and evening, Srinagar — the summer capital that pours itself along the Jhelum — locks up. Commuters inch along tightly packed lanes, schoolchildren arrive late, shop owners lose customers, ambulances crawl at critical moments, and tempers fray. The causes are many: an explosion in vehicle numbers, narrow historic streets, repeated failures of signal infrastructure, chronic encroachments and intermittent manual traffic controls at major junctions. This article…

Sustained Engagement in J&K: CCG’s Visit to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the Path to Reconciliation

November 2, 2025 Editor

Sustained Engagement and Reconciliation in Jammu & Kashmir: The Delegation Visit of the Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq By: Javid Amin | 01 November 2025 On November 1, 2025, a significant civil-society engagement took place in Srinagar: a delegation from the Delhi-based Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG), led by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, met with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), at his residence in Nigeen. What makes this meeting noteworthy is not only its participants or its backdrop, but the themes…

Statehood Standoff in Jammu & Kashmir: A Fresh Political Flashpoint

November 2, 2025 Editor

Statehood Debate in Jammu & Kashmir: Sinha vs Choudhary and the Governance Divide By: Javid Amin | 01 November 2025 The region of Jammu & Kashmir has once again become a crucible of political discourse, this time centred on the question of statehood and the division of powers between the elected government and the Union Territory administration. This confrontation has been brought to the fore by a pointed intervention from the Lieutenant Governor and an equally pointed response from his elected deputy. In short: Manoj Sinha, serving as Lieutenant Governor…

Autumn Session 2025: Unpacking the Land Grants Rules and the Alleged Regional Bias in Jammu & Kashmir

November 1, 2025 Editor

Jammu & Kashmir autumn session 2025 – Bias in Land Grants Rules 2022 | Detailed Analysis By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2025 The autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2025 witnessed a sharp political flash-point over the implementation of the Jammu & Kashmir Land Grants Rules, 2022. Speaking on the floor of the House and subsequently on social media, NC spokesperson and MLA Tanvir Sadiq raised strong allegations that the Rules were being applied selectively — harshly in Kashmir, leniently in Jammu — thereby undermining…

631 Non-Residents Bought 386 Kanals in J&K Since 2019 — ₹130 Crore; What It Means

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Editor

Land Allotment in Jammu & Kashmir: 378 Non-Residents Acquire Property Since Article 370 Abrogation

Post-Article 370 Land Transactions: Jammu Leads in Non-Resident Allotments, Kashmir Trails By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2025 In a significant shift in land-ownership patterns in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), government data shows that 631 non-residents—i.e., persons not originally domiciled in J&K—have acquired land totaling over ₹130 crore since the abrogation of Article 370 and the region’s re-organisation in 2019. Of this figure, 378 non-residents purchased land in the Jammu region (212 kanal, 13 marla, 128 sq ft; valued at ~₹90.48 crore), and 253 non-residents in…

J&K Statehood Showdown — Omar Abdullah Vs Manoj Sinha: Fault-Lines in the Union Territory’s Governance

November 1, 2025 Editor

J&K Statehood Clash | Omar Abdullah vs Manoj Sinha | Jammu & Kashmir Governance Rift By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2025 In the political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), a growing and increasingly public rift has emerged between two of the region’s most significant figures: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. What might once have been a behind-the-scenes disagreement has now moved into full view, centred on one of the region’s most charged issues — the restoration of full statehood. On the occasion of the…

J&K Assembly Storm: Speaker Disallows Flood-Rehab Discussion, BJP MLAs Stage Walkout | Governance & Disaster Response

October 31, 2025 Editor

During the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly’s autumn session on October 30, 2025, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather disallowed an adjournment motion on flood rehabilitation, prompting BJP MLAs to stage a walkout in protest. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 On October 30, 2025, during the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar, tensions mounted sharply when the Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, declined to admit an adjournment motion by BJP MLAs pressing for a discussion on the August floods that hit the Jammu region. The BJP legislators,…

Mehbooba Mufti Seeks Repatriation of J&K Under-trial Prisoners from Outside Jails | Rights, Justice & Institutional Reform

October 31, 2025 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Jammu & Kashmir High Court seeking the repatriation of undertrial prisoners from jails outside the Union Territory back to J&K. She argues this prolonged detention violates their constitutional rights. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 In a significant legal move that touches at the intersection of criminal justice, human rights, and institutional reform in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), former Chief Minister and opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in…