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Omar Abdullah’s Sharp Rebuke to Supreme Court’s Pahalgam Remark: Statehood, Security, and the Battle for J&K’s Future

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Omar Abdullah’s Sharp Rebuke to Supreme Court’s Pahalgam Remark: Statehood, Security, and the Battle for J&K’s Future

When Hope Turns to Caution By: Javid Amin | 15 Aug 2025 Just 24 hours before India celebrated Independence Day with patriotic fervor, Omar Abdullah—the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir—was preparing to address his people at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. Hopes were high. The air was filled with speculation that this might be the year when the Centre finally announced the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood—a promise made repeatedly since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. But instead of celebratory announcements, Omar Abdullah’s tone was one of…

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Why the MHA Says J&K L-G Can Nominate MLAs Without Government Advice – A Deep Dive

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Why the MHA Says J&K L-G Can Nominate MLAs Without Government Advice – A Deep Dive

MHA Tells High Court That L-G Can Nominate MLAs Without Elected Government’s Advice By: Javid Amin | 11 Aug 2025 In a move that has ignited a fresh round of political and constitutional debate in Jammu & Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently told the Jammu & Kashmir High Court that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) holds statutory authority to nominate five members to the J&K Legislative Assembly without the aid and advice of the elected government. This assertion is rooted in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019…

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PDP under pressure from GoI to quit Gupkar Alliance: Iltija Mufti

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PDP under pressure from GoI to quit Gupkar Alliance: Iltija Mufti

In an interview with news agency PTI, Iltija alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might rewrite the Constitution if it gets another term at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Iltija Mufti, the media advisor and daughter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, has claimed that her party is under tremendous pressure from the Centre to quit the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), formed in 2019 to fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In an interview with news agency PTI,…

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