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Omar Abdullah Cabinet Expansion: BJP Alleges Jammu’s Interests Have Been Hurt

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Omar Abdullah Cabinet Expansion: BJP Alleges Jammu’s Interests Have Been Hurt

CM Omar Hurts Jammu’s Cause in Cabinet Expansion, Turns NC Back to Muslim Conference: BJP By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2026 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of weakening Jammu’s representation in the government following the recent cabinet expansion, arguing that the induction of four ministers from the Kashmir Valley has deepened regional and community-based concerns. BJP chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi alleged that the reshuffle had disadvantaged Jammu, particularly the plains, and questioned the decision to remove independent MLA Satish Sharma from the…

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Kashmir Turns White as Temperatures Plunge: Fresh Snowfall Hits Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Gurez

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Kashmir Weather Today: Rain in Srinagar, Snowfall in Higher Reaches; Dry Spell Expected From October 16

Kashmir Snowfall Update: Zojila, Razdan Pass and Gulmarg Receive Fresh Snow By: News Desk | 14 October 2026 Srinagar: Kashmir has experienced an unmistakable shift towards winter, as a fresh spell of rain across the plains and snowfall over the higher reaches brought a noticeable chill to the region on Wednesday. An active Western Disturbance has transformed parts of the mountainous landscape, with fresh snow reported around Zojila Pass, Sonamarg, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Razdan Pass and the Gurez Valley. While the higher elevations have begun wearing their first significant white cover…

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India’s Economic and Political Challenges: Beyond the Headlines

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Delhi Cannot Stop? What Is Really Happening Across India

From electoral protests in the capital to housing costs in Mumbai, job anxiety in Bengaluru and economic uncertainty in Kashmir, India’s deeper challenge is turning growth into everyday security By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2026 New Delhi: India’s public mood cannot be understood through political rallies and television debates alone. Beneath the daily headlines, a wider set of questions is shaping conversations among families, students, salaried employees, small business owners and young jobseekers: Are incomes keeping pace with expenses? Are good jobs becoming easier to find? Can ordinary households…

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National Conference Joins INDIA Bloc Protest Over SIR, Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation

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NC Joins INDIA Bloc Protest Over SIR, Demands Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation

National Conference backs opposition campaign over SIR as Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders face detention during march to Election Commission By: Javid Amin | 06 October 2026 New Delhi/Srinagar: The political confrontation over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls intensified on Tuesday as National Conference (NC) joined the INDIA bloc’s protest in New Delhi, backing the opposition’s demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest brought together leaders from several opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, National…

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Punjabi in Jammu and Kashmir: Sikh Community Revives Language Rights Debate, Seeks Place in Schools and Official Status

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Punjabi in J&K Schools: Why Sikh Community Has Revived Its Language Rights Demand

Jammu’s Punjabi Language Protest: Education, Official Status and the Bigger J&K Language Debate By: News Desk | 05 October 2026 Jammu: A language question that has remained largely outside the centre of Jammu and Kashmir’s political debate has returned to the streets of Jammu. Members of the Sikh community, under the banner of the Jammu Punjabi Morcha, have launched a peaceful agitation demanding the restoration and promotion of Punjabi in the school education system and seeking its recognition as an official language of the Union Territory. The protest has brought…

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EWS Divide in J&K: Sajad Lone Questions Poverty Criteria, Flags 91:9 Certificate Gap

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J&K EWS Row: Sajad Lone Questions Why Jammu Gets 91% of Certificates

92% of EWS Certificates Issued in Jammu, Only 8% in Kashmir: Sajad Lone Questions Poverty Criteria By: Javid Amin | 05 October 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference chairman and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone has raised fresh questions over the Union Territory’s definition of economic disadvantage, pointing to a striking regional disparity in the issuance of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates and asking whether the existing criteria accurately reflect the distribution of poverty across Jammu and Kashmir. Lone’s intervention comes after government figures placed before the J&K Assembly…

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Jammu Halal Certification Row: Hindu Group Seeks Ban in J&K, But India’s Regulatory Framework Tells a More Complicated Story

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Halal Certification Debate Reaches Jammu: What Jan Jagran Manch Is Demanding and What the Rules Say

Jammu Halal Certification Row: Hindu Group Seeks Ban in J&K, Demands FSSAI Oversight By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 Jammu: A street protest in Jammu has opened a fresh and potentially contentious debate over halal certification in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Jammu-based Jan Jagran Manch demanding that the Union Territory prohibit halal certification for products sold within J&K, while allowing it only where certification is required for exports. The organisation staged its protest on Saturday, October 3, arguing that halal certification has moved beyond its traditional association with…

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

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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…

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J&K Land Row: Altaf Bukhari Seeks Probe Into Alleged Non-Domicile Land Purchase Near Srinagar

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J&K Land Row: Altaf Bukhari Seeks Probe Into Alleged Non-Domicile Land Purchase Near Srinagar

Apni Party chief questions revenue approvals over alleged hotel project at Saedpora; government disputes allegations, putting land records and permissions under scrutiny By: News Desk | 03 October 2026 Srinagar: A fresh political controversy over land ownership in Jammu and Kashmir has erupted after Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari demanded a transparent inquiry into an alleged land purchase near Srinagar involving a non-domicile and a proposed hotel project. Bukhari has questioned how the transaction was processed, who handled the revenue records and whether the necessary legal permissions were…

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J&K Statehood Row: Bureaucrats vs Assembly as Omar Abdullah Resolution Triggers Institutional Clash

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J&K Statehood Row: Bureaucrats vs Assembly as Omar Abdullah Resolution Triggers Institutional Clash

Statehood Resolution Exposes Unusual Institutional Fault Line By: Javid Amin | 28 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood debate took an extraordinary institutional turn this week when the Union Territory’s top bureaucracy reportedly approached the Legislative Assembly Secretariat seeking to prevent the House from taking up a resolution demanding restoration of full statehood. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and Law Secretary Achal Sethi reportedly sent separate communications to the Assembly Secretariat, arguing that the statehood question was sub judice and should therefore not be debated by the House. The letters…

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