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Kargil Political Realignment: Jaffer Akhoon Joins BJP as Raza Abbasi and Fida Hussain Enter Congress Ahead of Ladakh Polls

November 1, 2026 Editor

Kargil Political Churn: Jaffer Akhoon Joins BJP as Congress Gains Two New Leaders

Former LAHDC-Kargil chief’s switch gives BJP a prominent local figure, while Congress recruits two new faces; November 21 elections will test whether party changes translate into voter support By: Javid Amin | 31 October 2026 Kargil: A fresh political realignment is taking shape in Kargil ahead of Ladakh’s November 21 local body elections. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, a former Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, and an expelled National Conference leader, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. At the same time, former senior government officer…

J&K Cabinet Imbalance: BJP’s Charge, 2024 Election Results and the Ground Reality

October 28, 2026 Editor

J&K Cabinet’s Regional Imbalance: What the Numbers Show—and What They Don’t By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2026 The BJP’s criticism has a verifiable factual basis on regional representation, but the wider question is more complicated: does an uneven cabinet automatically mean the government is ignoring Jammu, or does it partly reflect how voters distributed Assembly seats in 2024? The key distinction is between electoral representation, cabinet representation and fair governance. They are related, but they are not the same thing. As of October 28, 2026, reporting from The Tribune,…

Farooq Abdullah’s Pakistan Remarks Trigger Wider Political Row as Azad and Congress Respond

October 26, 2026 Editor

Azad Rejects Farooq Abdullah’s Kashmir Statement, BJP Demands Apology

“I Respect Farooq Sahab, But His Remarks Were Wrong”: Azad’s Response Deepens Row Over Kashmir Comments By: Javid Amin| 25 October 2026 Former Chief Minister says Pakistan is an enemy of India and J&K; BJP demands action, while Congress distances itself from NC chief’s remarks Srinagar, October 26: A political controversy over National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s remarks on Pakistan and Kashmir has widened, with former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad publicly rejecting Abdullah’s assessment and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding an apology and action against…

Aga Ruhullah Accuses BJP of Creating Hostile Atmosphere for Kashmiris Since 2019

October 21, 2026 Editor

‘Polarised, Not Normalised’: Aga Ruhullah Questions Kashmir’s Post-2019 Reality

‘Polarised, Not Normalised’: Aga Ruhullah Accuses BJP of Creating Hostile Atmosphere for Kashmiris By: News Desk | 20 October 2026 Srinagar: Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of creating an increasingly hostile environment for Kashmiris both within Jammu and Kashmir and in other parts of the country, arguing that the political changes introduced in August 2019 have failed to deliver the normalcy and public confidence promised by the ruling party. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on Tuesday, the National Conference MP…

Kashmiri ‘Modi Fan’ Beaten in Delhi: Political Stunt, Publicity Battle or a Test of Democratic Tolerance?

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 Editor

From Srinagar to Connaught Place: The Background Behind the Faheem Nazir Controversy

Faheem Nazir’s Connaught Place Confrontation Raises Questions About Political Provocation, Viral Videos and the Ground Reality Behind Competing Claims By: News Desk | Srinagar / Delhi | October 8, 2026 A video showing a young Kashmiri man being surrounded, pushed, dragged and hit by a group of people at Delhi’s Connaught Place has triggered a political controversy at a time when opposition parties are protesting against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The man, identified in media reports as Faheem Nazir, says he supports Prime Minister…

Farooq Abdullah Revives Article 370 Debate, Says Those Who Facilitated Abrogation Must Answer

October 5, 2026October 9, 2026 Editor

Who Helped Abrogate Article 370? Farooq Abdullah Puts J&K Politicians on Notice

Those Who Facilitated Article 370 Abrogation Must Answer to People By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 NC chief revives debate over who enabled the 2019 constitutional changes as Article 370, statehood and J&K’s political future remain central issues Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has renewed his criticism of the 2019 abrogation of Article 370, saying the move was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political agenda and arguing that those who allegedly helped or facilitated it from within Jammu and Kashmir must also answer to the people. Abdullah’s…

J&K Assembly Passes Statehood Resolution Amid BJP Protests; Omar Pushes Centre for Immediate Restoration

September 29, 2026 Editor

J&K Assembly Passes Omar Abdullah’s Statehood Resolution After BJP Walkout

Omar Abdullah’s resolution seeks immediate restoration of full statehood; BJP walks out after opposing autonomy references By: News Desk | 28 September 2026 Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, bringing the elected House’s latest demand directly before the Government of India. The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, was adopted by voice vote after several hours of heated debate, protests and disruptions. BJP legislators, who had opposed the resolution…

Ashok Koul Completes 12-Year Tenure as J&K BJP Organisational General Secretary

September 27, 2026 Editor

Veteran BJP Organiser Relinquishes Charge After Nearly 12 Years; Leadership Transition Comes Amid Wider Party Restructuring By: News Desk | 26 September 2026 Srinagar: Senior BJP leader Ashok Koul has relinquished charge as the party’s General Secretary (Organisation) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh after nearly 12 years in the influential organisational post, bringing an end to one of the longest tenures in the BJP’s J&K organisational structure. The BJP has clarified that Koul’s departure should be understood as the completion of his tenure, rather than a resignation or removal.…

Hari Singh vs Sheikh Abdullah Holiday Row Rocks J&K Assembly

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 Editor

NC-BJP Clash in J&K Assembly Over Hari Singh, Sheikh Abdullah Holidays By: News Desk | 22 September 2026 Srinagar: History returned to the floor of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, and it did not arrive quietly. A debate over government holidays marking the anniversaries of two of the most consequential figures in Jammu and Kashmir’s modern history, Maharaja Hari Singh and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, triggered noisy scenes, competing slogans and eventually a walkout by BJP legislators. The immediate dispute began when National Conference MLA Abdul Majeed Larmi…

J&K Statehood Debate Deepens as Sunil Sharma Targets NC Government Over Governance

September 17, 2026 Editor

J&K Statehood Debate Deepens as Sunil Sharma Targets NC Government Over Governance By: Javid Amin | 16 September 2026 Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir’s political debate over restoration of statehood has entered another sharper phase, with Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma arguing that the demand for statehood cannot become a substitute for answering questions about governance. Speaking to reporters in Baramulla on Wednesday, Sharma, a senior BJP leader and the Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly, accused the National Conference-led government of failing to make effective use of the…