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70,000 Substance Users in Kashmir, 50,000 Addicted to Heroin: A Deepening Crisis

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70,000 Substance Users in Kashmir, 50,000 Addicted to Heroin: A Deepening Crisis

Kashmir Drug Crisis: 70,000 Substance Users, 50,000 Heroin Addicts Raise Public Health Alarm By: Javid Amin | 20 February 2026  The scale of drug abuse in Kashmir has reached a disturbing threshold. Official data tabled in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly this week revealed that nearly 70,000 individuals across the region are substance users, with approximately 50,000 addicted to heroin. The figures mark one of the most serious public health disclosures in recent years, confirming what doctors, law enforcement agencies, and families have long feared: heroin addiction is no…

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J&K Assembly Disrupted After LoP Sunil Sharma’s Pir Panjal Remark, Lawmakers Demand Apology

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J&K Assembly Disrupted After LoP Sunil Sharma’s Pir Panjal Remark, Lawmakers Demand Apology

J&K Assembly Disrupted Over LoP’s ‘No Official Pir Panjal Region’ Remark | Lawmakers Demand Apology By: Javid Amin | 04 February 2026 Uproar in the House Over Regional Identity Remarks Proceedings of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly were thrown into disarray on Wednesday after Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma sparked a political storm by stating that there is “no official Pir Panjal region” in Jammu and Kashmir. The comment triggered protests from lawmakers representing the Pir Panjal belt, especially from Rajouri and Poonch, prompting demands for a formal…

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Tense Second Day in J&K Assembly: NLU Stand-Off, Statehood Demand & Harassment of Kashmiris Take Centre Stage

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Tense Second Day in J&K Assembly: NLU Stand-Off, Statehood Demand & Harassment of Kashmiris Take Centre Stage

Second Day of J&K Assembly Budget Session Dominated by NLU Debate, Statehood Demands & Kashmiri Harassment Concerns By: Javid Amin | 03 February 2026 Political Heat Surges in Budget Session On February 3, 2026, the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly’s Budget Session turned sharply political, marked by uproarious debates over the proposed National Law University (NLU), renewed calls for restoration of statehood, and intense condemnation of harassment of Kashmiris outside the Union Territory. Lawmakers from ruling and opposition benches engaged in noisy exchanges that reflected broader political divides within J&K’s…

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