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J&K Assembly Resolution Seeks Review of NMC Decision on Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College

January 18, 2026 Editor

Resolution Seeks Review of NMC Decision on Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College By: Javid Amin | 17 January 2025 Private Member’s resolution in J&K Assembly urges Centre, National Medical Commission to reconsider revocation of MBBS permission amid student anxiety and political controversy Assembly Steps In as Medical College Faces Uncertainty The controversy surrounding the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) has formally entered the legislative domain, with a Private Member’s resolution being submitted in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly seeking a review of the National Medical Commission’s…

J&K Assembly Storm: Speaker Disallows Flood-Rehab Discussion, BJP MLAs Stage Walkout | Governance & Disaster Response

October 31, 2025 Editor

During the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly’s autumn session on October 30, 2025, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather disallowed an adjournment motion on flood rehabilitation, prompting BJP MLAs to stage a walkout in protest. By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2025 On October 30, 2025, during the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar, tensions mounted sharply when the Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, declined to admit an adjournment motion by BJP MLAs pressing for a discussion on the August floods that hit the Jammu region. The BJP legislators,…

Mehbooba Mufti: PDP Offers Full Support to NC Government to Protect J&K’s Land, Jobs, and Resources

October 11, 2025 Editor

A New Political Equation: PDP Extends Support to NC Government By: Javid Amin | 10 October 2025 In what could mark the beginning of a new phase in Jammu and Kashmir’s evolving political landscape, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has publicly declared her party’s readiness to support the National Conference (NC)-led government in safeguarding the region’s land, jobs, and natural resources.Her remarks, delivered at a press conference in Srinagar, come at a time when the region continues to grapple with uncertainty over restoration of full statehood and autonomy…

Gupkar Alliance at Crossroads: Towards Cooperation or Dissolution?

January 6, 2024 Editor

On August 4, 2019, a day before the abrogation of Article 370, regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir met at the residence of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Gupkar Road in Srinagar, forming the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), also known as the Gupkar Alliance. They vowed to defend Article 370 and warned the BJP against proceeding with the move. But, the BJP went ahead and abrogated Article 370 the next day, dividing Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories—Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Many political leaders, including…