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Why the Lawaypora–HMT Highway Is Turning Deadly: Inside the Crashes, Causes, and Urgent Fixes Needed

December 17, 2025 Editor

Lawaypora–HMT Highway Accidents: Facts, Causes, and Safety Fixes After Rising Crashes By: Javid Amin | 16 December 2025 A Corridor Under Scrutiny The Lawaypora–HMT highway stretch in Srinagar has quietly become one of the city’s most troubling traffic corridors. Over the past year, a series of serious crashes—some fatal—have raised alarms among residents, commuters, and road safety observers. What was once seen as an ordinary urban highway is now being openly discussed in local media as a potential accident cluster zone, with repeated incidents sharing disturbing similarities. The turning point…

Kashmir Freezes Deeper: Pulwama at –5.5°C as Cold Wave Intensifies Across the Valley

December 13, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Cold Wave Deepens | Pulwama at –5.5°C, Srinagar –3.6°C Amid Power Crisis By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 Winter Tightens Its Grip Earlier and Harder Kashmir is sinking deeper into an unforgiving winter as an intensifying cold wave pushes night temperatures sharply below freezing across the Valley. What makes this phase particularly concerning is not just the severity of the cold, but its timing, persistence, and overlap with a prolonged dry spell and power crisis. On the latest night, Pulwama emerged as the coldest place in the Valley…

Winter Tightens Its Grip on Kashmir: Sub-Zero Temperatures, Power Crunch & Frosty Lives

December 11, 2025 Editor

Biting Cold Wave Grips Kashmir in December 2025 | Sub-Zero Temps, Power Crisis & Frosty Daily Life By: Javid Amin | 10 December 2025 Kashmir Under a Winter Hammer As December 2025 advances, the snow-clad mountains and tranquil valleys of Kashmir are witnessing another, more ruthless manifestation of winter: a biting cold wave accompanied by sub-zero temperatures across much of the region. In towns, villages and tourist hotspots alike, thermometers have fallen sharply — bringing frost, snow, and a host of new challenges for residents already reeling from a protracted…

Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 Editor

Rotten Meat Scandal in Kashmir: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Demands Transparency, Accountability & Urgent Food Safety Reforms By: Javid Amin | 05 December 2025 A governance lapse becomes a moral crisis as Kashmir’s top religious leader amplifies public anger and calls for decisive action. A Scandal That Shook Public Trust Kashmir has weathered countless challenges—political, economic, environmental—but few issues strike as close to home as something as basic and universal as food safety. When the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) uncovered tonnes of rotten, unlabelled, and potentially unlawful meat being sold…

Massive Crackdown in Kashmir: Police & CRPF Launch Raids on Jamaat-e-Islami Networks Amid Fears of Revival

November 28, 2025 Editor

Police, CRPF Conduct Statewide Raids on Banned Jamaat-e-Islami in Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 27 November 2025 A Sweeping Security Operation Signals a New Phase of Crackdown In one of the largest coordinated operations conducted this year, the Jammu & Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out dozens of simultaneous raids on properties linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) across the Kashmir Valley.The searches spanned at least six districts—Pulwama, Anantnag, Budgam, Kulgam, Kupwara, and Srinagar—and included residences, madrassas, bookshops, mosques, and educational institutions. The broad sweep…

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Issues Ultimatum: Kashmir’s Reservation Crisis Nears Flashpoint as December Deadline Looms

November 26, 2025 Editor

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s December Deadline Puts Kashmir’s Reservation Controversy on the Boil By: Javid Amin | 25 November 2025 In a sharp escalation of Kashmir’s ongoing debate over reservation reforms, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has delivered a strict ultimatum to the Jammu & Kashmir government: resolve the reservation controversy before the Winter Session of Parliament ends on December 19–20, 2025, or brace for renewed student-led protests. Speaking with an unusual mix of urgency and defiance, Mehdi warned that he is prepared to sit in protest again—this time for much…

Electricity Could Become Costlier in Mornings & Evenings in Kashmir Valley: KPDCL Proposes 20% Surcharge on Peak-Hours Consumption

November 21, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Valley to See 20% Peak-Hour Power Surcharge: KPDCL Submits Proposal to JERC By: Javid Amin | 20 November 2025 What the Proposal Says The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has submitted to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) a proposal to impose a 20 % surcharge on electricity consumption during defined “peak hours” in the Kashmir Valley. The peak windows proposed are 6:00 AM–10:00 AM (morning) and 6:00 PM–10:00 PM (evening). According to KPDCL, the objective is to manage load, deter excessive use during high-demand intervals, and thereby…

‘Winter Brings a Power Shock’: Kashmir’s Growing Energy Crisis

November 17, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Winter Power Shock: Demand Surges to 1850 MW as Supply Collapses By: Javid Amin | 16 November 2025 A Valley in the Dark As winter tightens its grip on Kashmir, the valley is facing more than just freezing temperatures—residents are grappling with a worsening electricity crisis. Demand has spiked sharply to around 1,850 megawatts (MW), while supply has plunged, creating a widening chasm that leaves homes, hospitals, and businesses in prolonged darkness. Power cuts of up to 16 hours a day are now a hard reality in some areas,…

Kashmir Under Siege: 600+ Detained as Post–Delhi Blast Crackdown Triggers Fury and Fear | Security vs Civil Liberties in the Valley

November 14, 2025 Editor

Kashmir Under Siege: 600+ Detained in Post–Delhi Blast Crackdown Javid Amin | Srinagar | November 13, 2025 Kashmir is witnessing one of the largest security crackdowns in recent years after the November 10 Red Fort blast in Delhi that killed 13 people and left the nation shaken. More than 600 individuals have been detained and over 500 coordinated raids have been conducted across South and Central Kashmir—an operation officials say is aimed at dismantling a dangerous “white-collar terror module.” But the scope and nature of the crackdown have ignited intense…

Pulwama House of Delhi Blast Accused Dr. Umar Nabi Razed by Security Forces | Explosives Recovered, DNA Confirms Identity

November 14, 2025 Editor

House of Delhi Blast Accused Dr. Umar Nabi Razed by Security Forces Javid Amin | Srinagar | November 13, 2025 In a major escalation in the ongoing Delhi blast investigation, security forces have demolished the Pulwama residence of Dr. Umar Nabi, the man identified as the driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 that detonated near Red Fort on November 10. The demolition was carried out after the recovery of explosives from his home and DNA profiling results confirmed his direct role in the attack. DNA Profiling Confirms Dr. Umar Nabi’s…