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Post-Article 370: The Role and Powers of J&K’s Elected Government

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 Editor

Understanding the Powers of the Elected Government in Jammu & Kashmir Post-Article 370 By: Javid Amin Since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has undergone a significant political transformation. The revocation of the state’s special status, combined with the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019, not only bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (UTs) but also redefined the governance structure. As the region prepares for its first Assembly elections post-reorganization, there is widespread curiosity about the scope of authority the newly elected government…

J&K Schools Stay Open Amid Scorching Temperatures

July 27, 2024 Editor

Div Com Rejects Calls for Extended Summer Vacation in J&K Srinagar, July 26: A relentless heatwave continued to grip both Kashmir and Jammu regions with the main cities of the two regions – Srinagar and Jammu city recording identical maximum temperatures of 35.2 degrees Celsius on Friday. This marks an unusual weather pattern, as both cities typically experience distinct climatic conditions. The Meteorological Department (MeT) has forecast thunderstorms at isolated places in Kashmir over the next 24 hours. The maximum temperature recorded on Friday in Srinagar was 35.2 degrees Celsius,…

A Day of Mourning: 21 Pilgrims Perish in Akhnoor Bus Crash En Route to Shiv Khori

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Editor

21 killed, more than 40 hurt as bus skids into a gorge in Jammu’s Akhnoor. The bus was carrying passengers from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. They were travelling from Jammu to Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi district. At least 21 passengers were killed and around 47 others injured after a bus rolled down a deep gorge in Jammu’s Akhnoor area on Thursday afternoon. The J&K Police said the bodies of 21 deceased passengers had been shifted to the Sub District Hospital (SDH), Akhnoor. “Seven injured were admitted to the SDH, Akhnoor…

From Smart City Dreams to Darkness: Kashmir’s Power Crisis Ignities Frustration

April 30, 2024 Editor

Lights Out, Lies Out: Kashmir Demands Answers for Crippling Power Cuts Srinagar: The power crisis in Kashmir has reached alarming levels, with the valley facing the worst-ever electricity shortage this spring season. The residents are being subjected to prolonged outages ranging from 10 to 14 hours per day as the allocated power supply has dipped to a mere 1000 megawatts (MW). According to a senior official from the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Kashmir requires a minimum of 1800 MWs to meet the demand as per the curtailment schedule…

Political Earthquake in Kashmir: Can the National Conference Bridge the Chasm with BJP?

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024 Editor

Political Earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir: Abdullah’s Spark Controversy with Alleged BJP Ties By: Javid Amin Srinagar: The crisp mountain air of Srinagar hangs heavy with a sense of political uncertainty. The National Conference (NC), a party synonymous with Kashmir’s fight for autonomy and its staunch opposition to the BJP, has ignited a firestorm with their recent pronouncements. With murmurs of a possible alliance with the BJP, the party leadership, spearheaded by the Abdullah’s, Farooq and Omar, finds itself at the center of a political earthquake, sending shockwaves through the…

Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik…Two Million Hajjis pray for world peace, Unity of Ummah

September 1, 2017 Editor

Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik… Chanting “Labbaik Allahumma labbaik (Here I am, O Lord here I am!) around two million Hajj pilgrims entered the plain of Arafat Thursday morning to cry and supplicate for the atonement of their sins and hoping for the acceptance of their Hajj pilgrimage. All eyes were watery and all lips parched beseeching Almighty Allah to forgive all their sins, asking favors and bounties from Allah for a disunited and incoherent Ummah. Standing on Arafat is the climax of Hajj rituals and the pilgrims will now proceed to…

Union Minister flags of ‘Tiranga Yatra’, to hoist tricolour at Lalchowk

August 11, 2017 Editor

Union Urban Development Minister CP Singh Friday flagged off “Tiranga Samman Yatra” organised by “Jharkhand Federation of Working Journalists (JFWJ)” from Morhabadi in Ranchi to hoist the tricolour in Srinagar on August 15, media reports said. Government officials and journalists present on the occasion vowed to hoist the Tricolour on Indian Independence Day at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in Kashmir, The Pioneer reported. According to the report, the Yatra will also be flagged off from Amar Jawan Jyoti (India Gate) in New Delhi on August 13 by Home Minister Rajnath Singh,…

Clashes across Valley, Youths protest use of force against Students

April 22, 2017 Editor

Protests and clashes took place between agitating youth and security personnel at various places in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Valley after the Friday prayers over the alleged use of force against students recently. The police lobbed teargas shells to dispel the protesters in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar, where youths took to the streets after the congregational Friday prayers, prompting a shutdown in the area. Even as the separatists had given no shutdown call today, spontaneous protest demonstrations were witnessed in various parts of the Valley. There were reports…

Student protests continue to swell & spread even as colleges remained shut

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 Editor

Hr Sec institutes to remain closed today Students took to streets again to protest against the police action at Pulwama degree college in which over 50 students were injured even as the colleges across the valley remained closed for third consecutive day Thursday. Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan said teaching work in all the higher secondary institutions of Kashmir Division will remain suspended on April 21 (Friday) as a precautionary measure. The separatists had called for protests after Friday prayers. Clashes erupted between students and government forces in…

18 Daesh terrorists killed in Turkey’s operations in northern Syria

January 30, 2017 Editor

Turkish forces have killed 18 Daesh terrorists during operations in northern Syria over the past 24 hours. According to a statement released by the Turkish army on Sunday, some 130 terrorist targets, including hideouts, defense positions, headquarters, weapons and vehicles were also shelled in the operations. Turkish fighter planes also carried out raids against various terrorist-held positions in al-Bab, destroying ammunition depots, checkpoints, tunnels and nine buildings. Earlier in the month, Russia announced that Turkish jets had joined the anti-Daesh operations in Syria’s al-Bab. The statement noted that the US-led…