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Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Slams ‘File with LG’ Claim as Government’s ‘Escape Route’ in Kashmir Reservation Row

December 29, 2025 Editor

‘Escape Route for You?’: Ruhullah’s Stark Rebuttal to J&K Government Over ‘File with LG’ Claim in Reservation Row By: Javid Amin | 28 December 2025 In a sharp escalation of the ongoing controversy over reservation policy and quota rationalisation in Jammu & Kashmir, National Conference (NC) MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has publicly denounced the administration’s explanation that the reservation file is “with the Lieutenant Governor (LG).” Mehdi branded the claim an “escape route” — a bureaucratic dodge aimed at deflecting responsibility rather than addressing the legitimate concerns of students…

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Removes Hurriyat Chairman Title from X Bio After Pressure from Authorities

December 27, 2025 Editor

Mirwaiz Removes ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ Title from X Bio After Authorities’ Pressure: A Symbol of Fading Separatist Space in Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 26 December 2025 A Small Digital Edit with Deep Political Meaning In Kashmir’s complex political landscape, even a single line in a social-media bio can carry the weight of history, identity, and unresolved conflict. This week, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq—one of the Valley’s most influential religious figures and long-standing separatist leader—removed the title “Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference” from his X (formerly Twitter) profile. The change came, he…

JK Reservation Row: MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Warns Government – ‘I Will Join Student Protest if Dialogue Not Initiated by Dec 27’

December 26, 2025 Editor

National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has warned that he will join protesting students if the J&K government fails to engage with them over the ongoing reservation row by December 27, 2025. By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | December 25, 2025 National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has placed the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) government on notice in the rapidly intensifying reservation row, urging them to engage with protesting students by December 27, 2025. Mehdi, a senior leader from the Valley, warned that if the government fails to…

Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan Presses Centre for Timeline on Return of Power Projects to Jammu & Kashmir

December 16, 2025 Editor

Chowdhary Ramzan Seeks Timeline on Return of Hydropower Projects to J&K | Parliament Debate By: Javid Amin | 15 December 2025 An Old Question Returns to Parliament The long-standing debate over ownership, control, and revenue rights of Jammu & Kashmir’s hydropower projects returned to the national spotlight after Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan sought a clear and time-bound commitment from the Central Government on when these projects would be handed back to the Union Territory. Raising the issue in the Upper House of Parliament, Ramzan questioned whether…

Adulteration Everywhere, Authorities in Hibernation: How a Toxic Egg Scare Unveiled a Food Safety Crisis in Jammu & Kashmir

December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 Editor

Toxic Eggs in Jammu & Kashmir Market | Govt Probe after MLA Sadiq Alarm By: Javid Amin | 12 December 2025 The Egg That Cracked Open a Food Safety Crisis In early December 2025, alarm bells began to ring across the kitchens, marketplaces, and legislative corridors of Jammu & Kashmir. Reports swirled that eggs being sold in local markets contained carcinogenic and toxic drug residues, previously believed to be strictly prohibited in food-producing animals. What seemed like an isolated claim quickly snowballed into a public health scare, a political flashpoint,…

Mehbooba Mufti Strikes Back: PDP Launches Grassroots Offensive as She Declares J&K Government Has ‘Failed on All Fronts’

December 4, 2025 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Slams J&K Govt: PDP Rolls Out Grassroots Strategy Ahead of Urban Local Body Polls By: Javid Amin | 03 December 2025 A Sharpening Political Battlefield in Kashmir When Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti declared that the Jammu & Kashmir government has “failed on all fronts,” she did more than criticise the administration — she reset her party’s political posture. As the region gears up for Urban Local Body (ULB) elections, Mehbooba’s message was not just a critique but a strategic call to arms: PDP must go…

Srinagar Traffic Revamp: Government Launches Comprehensive Traffic Decongestion Plan Led by Div Com Kashmir

November 30, 2025 Editor

A City at a Crossroads: Why Srinagar’s Traffic Revamp Matters More Than Ever By: Javid Amin | 29 November 2025 Srinagar, with its breathtaking landscapes, bustling markets, and rapidly growing urban footprint, stands at a crucial moment in its infrastructural journey. The latest traffic revamp plan is not just a bureaucratic exercise—it is a foundational restructuring of how the city moves, breathes, and grows. For decades, the city has struggled with a familiar list of urban ailments: narrow arterial roads, ad-hoc public transport practices, haphazard parking, and unregulated pedestrian activity.…

Demolition in Jammu & Kashmir Sparks Political Firestorm: Omar Abdullah Accuses LG-Appointed Officials of Overreach

November 29, 2025 Editor

When Bulldozers Speak, Democracy Watches By: Javid Amin | 28 November 2025 In the early hours of a chilly November morning in 2025, bulldozers rolled into the quiet lanes of Transport Nagar, Jammu — not to build, but to destroy. What followed was a demolition operation that didn’t just raze a house; it ignited a political conflagration. The house belonged to the family of local journalist Arafaz Ahmad Daing. The razing of a decades-old home — built by his father nearly forty years ago — has invoked sharp allegations from…

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Accuses National Conference of Abandoning Mandate, Ignoring Core Election Promises

November 28, 2025 Editor

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi vs National Conference: Inside the Growing Rift Over Mandate, Ideology, and Kashmir’s Political Future By: Javid Amin | 27 November 2025 A Storm Within the National Conference The National Conference (NC), one of Jammu & Kashmir’s oldest and most influential political parties, is confronting an emerging internal challenge. Member of Parliament from Srinagar and influential Kashmiri Shia cleric-politician Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has launched a pointed critique of his own party’s top leadership — accusing them of abandoning the 2024 mandate, shifting from core ideological commitments, and failing…

‘Where Will the Constitution Go?’: Omar Abdullah Slams Religion-Based Admission Demands Amid Vaishno Devi Medical College Row

November 27, 2025 Editor

Omar Abdullah Rejects Religion-Based Admissions in Vaishno Devi Medical College Row By: Javid Amin | 26 November 2025 A Controversy at the Crossroads of Merit, Religion, and Politics A fresh political storm has engulfed Jammu & Kashmir after demands surfaced for religion-based admissions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, a newly established medical institution funded by the shrine board. What began as a student admission dispute soon escalated into a constitutional and communal debate—fuelled by political parties, religious outfits, and public sentiments across Jammu and Kashmir.…