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Doda Erupts: AAP MLA Mehraj Malik Arrested Under PSA Sparks Protests Across Jammu & Kashmir

September 10, 2025 Editor

Doda Protests Erupt After AAP MLA Mehraj Malik Arrested Under PSA By: Javid Amin | 09 September 2025 The Arrest That Shook Doda On September 7, 2025, Jammu & Kashmir witnessed an unprecedented political move: Mehraj Malik, the lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Doda, was arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The PSA allows detention without trial for up to two years. By invoking it against an elected MLA, authorities have triggered a storm of protests, raising questions about democracy, dissent, and state power in Kashmir. Malik…

Jammu Rail Division Restores Services After Monsoon Havoc | Resilience Amid Crisis

September 2, 2025 Editor

Jammu Rail Division shows grit as partial services restored By: Javid Amin | 01 Sep 2025 Tracks of Tenacity In the wake of record-breaking monsoon rains that lashed Jammu & Kashmir in late August 2025, the Jammu Rail Division faced one of its most severe operational crises in decades. Landslides, flash floods, and damaged power lines brought rail traffic to a grinding halt, stranding thousands of passengers—including pilgrims en route to the Vaishno Devi shrine. Yet, within days, the division began restoring partial services, launching emergency shuttle routes and mobilizing…

Ravaged Jammu Stares at a Relentless Monsoon Onslaught

September 1, 2025 Editor

Jammu in the Eye of the Storm By: Javid Amin | 31 Aug 2025 The Jammu division, often described as the cultural and economic gateway of Jammu & Kashmir, is facing one of its darkest monsoon seasons in decades. Already reeling from a series of floods, cloudbursts, and deadly landslides since mid-August, the region has been placed under another red alert. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across multiple districts on September 2, extending the crisis well into early September. This isn’t just…

Reasi Tragedy: Family of Seven, Including Five Children, Killed After Landslide Hits Home

August 30, 2025 Editor

Buried in Silence: Cloudburst Tragedy Claims Seven Lives in Reasi By: Javid Amin | 30 Aug 2025 In a heartbreaking incident, seven members of a single family, including five children, lost their lives when their house collapsed under the impact of a landslide triggered by a cloudburst in Mahore subdivision of Reasi district. The tragedy occurred around 3 a.m. on Saturday, when torrential rains loosened soil on a nearby slope, sending mud and debris crashing onto the modest home. The family, asleep at the time, was buried under layers of…

Over 5,000 People Evacuated as Floods Ravage Jammu Region – Rescue, Relief & Restoration Efforts Underway

August 28, 2025 Editor

Jammu Floods 2025: 5,000 Evacuated, Record Rainfall, Rescue & Relief Operations Continue By: Javid Amin | 27 Aug 2025 Record-Breaking Rainfall Turns Jammu Into a Disaster Zone The Jammu region has been battered by unprecedented rainfall, causing devastating flash floods across multiple districts. According to officials, Jammu recorded 380 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours, the highest single-day rainfall since records began in 1910. This record-breaking deluge triggered floods that inundated low-lying areas, riverside settlements, and parts of urban Jammu, forcing thousands of people to abandon their homes. Experts…

20 Structures Razed, 110 Kanals of Land Retrieved in Jammu: JDA Intensifies Anti-Encroachment Drive

August 23, 2025 Editor

20 structures razed to retrieve 110 kanal of land in Jammu By: Javid Amin | 22 Aug 2025 A Bold Push Against Encroachment in Jammu Land in Jammu is not just real estate—it is a scarce resource, a livelihood, and often, a symbol of identity and belonging. However, the rapid pace of urbanization has led to rampant land-grabbing and illegal constructions, creating challenges for governance, planning, and justice. In a major anti-encroachment drive, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), with support from the district administration, dismantled 20 illegal structures and reclaimed…

Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage Tragedy: 1 Dead, 40 Injured in Samba Bus Accident

August 22, 2025 Editor

Samba Bus Accident 2025: Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Injured After Bus Falls into Gorge on Jammu-Pathankot Highway By: Javid Amin | 21 Aug 2025 A pilgrimage turned tragic on August 21st, 2025, when a bus carrying Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims met with a devastating accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. The vehicle, en route to Katra—the base camp for the revered shrine—skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway near Jatwal and plunged into a gorge. Casualties and Injuries One pilgrim, identified as Kripal alias Iqbal (31), a resident of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh,…

Kishtwar Cloudburst Disaster Day 3: Death Toll Rises to 65, Families of 70 Missing Fear the Worst

August 17, 2025 Editor

Kishtwar Cloudburst Day 3: Death Toll at 65, 70 Still Missing as Rescue Operations Continue in J&K By: Javid Amin | 16 Aug 2025 A Humanitarian and Environmental Crisis in the Heart of Jammu & Kashmir Hopes Fading Amid the Rubble On the third day after the devastating cloudburst in Chosoti village, Kishtwar district, the official death toll has climbed to 65. While 50 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families, the fate of nearly 70 missing persons—many of them pilgrims of the Machail Mata Yatra—remains uncertain.…

Pir Panjal Weather Crisis 2025: Torrential Rains, Landslides, and Survival in the Mountains

August 13, 2025 Editor

A Region at the Mercy of the Mountains By: Javid Amin | 12 Aug 2025 The Pir Panjal range, a majestic mountain chain in Jammu & Kashmir, is often celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, lush meadows, and the life-giving rivers that carve their way through valleys. But this week, the same geography that attracts tourists and sustains local communities has turned hostile. Relentless rainfall and early snow have unleashed a chain of disasters — landslides, flash floods, and transport paralysis — leaving thousands stranded and vulnerable. For three consecutive days,…

Massive Seizure of Expired Meat in Jammu Sparks Public Health Alarm

August 10, 2025 Editor

Jammu Food Safety Crackdown: 27 Quintals of Expired Meat & Rotten Fish Seized By: Javid Amin | Jammu | 09 July 2025 A Wake-Up Call for Jammu In a decisive move to protect public health, Jammu authorities have carried out a large-scale seizure of 2,700 kg of expired chicken meat and 100 kg of rotten fish from a cold storage unit in the bustling Gummat area. The operation was jointly led by the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) and the Food Safety Department, marking one of the biggest food safety crackdowns…