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Expensive Books, Costly Uniforms: Why Kashmir Parents Want Accountability from Private Schools

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New Academic Session, Rising School Costs: Are Parents Paying the Price for Weak Regulation?

New Academic Session, Rising School Costs: Are Parents Paying the Price for Weak Regulation in Jammu & Kashmir? Education | Jammu & Kashmir | Private Schools | Parents’ Concerns Srinagar 30 October 2026: Books, uniforms, transport charges and disputed fee demands are once again putting household budgets under pressure. But behind the growing frustration lies a bigger question: why do parents continue to struggle when Jammu & Kashmir already has regulations governing private school fees and purchases? SRINAGAR: For thousands of families across Jammu & Kashmir, the beginning of a…

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From Sufi Saints to Modern Clerics: How Religious Leadership Evolved in Kashmir

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Who Speaks for Kashmiri Muslims? Understanding the Valley’s Diverse Religious Leadership

Who Speaks for Kashmiri Muslims? A History of Religious Authority, Shrines and Competing Traditions From Sufi saints and the Mirwaiz institution to Ahl-e-Hadith scholars, Jamaat-e-Islami and Shia clerical families, Kashmir’s religious leadership has never belonged to a single authority By: News Desk | 29 October 2026 Srinagar: Who speaks for Kashmiri Muslims? The question frequently returns during political controversies, religious disputes and major public events. It is often directed at prominent clerics, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir, religious organisations or influential Shia leaders. Yet Kashmir’s history offers no simple answer. For…

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KPSS Seeks Fair Investigation After Rakesh Handoo’s Arrest in Threat Case

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KPSS Seeks Fair Investigation After Rakesh Handoo’s Arrest in Threat Case

KPSS Demands Impartial Probe Into Threat Allegations Against Kashmiri Pandit Activist By: News Desk | 29 October 2026 Srinagar: The Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) has called for an impartial and comprehensive investigation into allegations involving online threats against members of the Kashmiri Pandit community, cautioning against media trials and premature conclusions in a case that has raised fresh concerns over the safety of Prime Minister’s Package employees in the Kashmir Valley. The organisation’s demand follows the arrest of Kashmiri Pandit activist Rakesh Handoo from Faridabad, Haryana, in connection with…

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

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‘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…

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Chinar Trees vs Road Widening: Why Kashmir’s Ganderbal Project Has Sparked a Political Row

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Kashmir’s Living Heritage at Risk? The Debate Over Chinar Trees and Road Development

Kashmir’s Chinar Trees at the Crossroads: Mehbooba Mufti Challenges Omar Abdullah Over Ganderbal Road-Widening Plan By: Javid Amin | 19 October 2026 Srinagar: A road may be widened in months. A tree that has stood through generations of Kashmir’s history cannot be replaced in the same time. That is the question at the heart of a growing controversy in Jammu and Kashmir, where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks about removing mature Chinar trees along road corridors in Ganderbal have drawn sharp criticism from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti.…

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Attack on Kashmir-Bound Bus Raises Safety Concerns for Kashmiri Travellers and Drivers

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Kashmiri Passenger Injured as Stones, Bricks Hit Delhi–Srinagar Bus in Haryana

Delhi–Srinagar Bus Attacked With Stones in Haryana; Elderly Kashmiri Man Injured By: News Desk | 18 October 2026 Jammu and Kashmir Government takes up incident with Haryana; authorities assure action as the attack raises fresh concerns over the safety of Kashmiri passengers and transport workers travelling outside the Union Territory. An elderly Kashmiri passenger was injured after a Jammu and Kashmir-registered sleeper bus travelling from Delhi to Srinagar was allegedly attacked with stones and bricks in Haryana late Saturday night, leaving its windows damaged and passengers shaken. The bus, operated…

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From London’s Hyde Park to Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and Srinagar’s Ghanta Ghar: The Global Story of Protest Spaces

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From Astronomical Observatory to Protest Landmark: Jantar Mantar’s Place in the Global History of Dissent

As Delhi removes Jantar Mantar from its list of designated protest venues, a wider debate returns: should democracy keep dissent visible near centres of power, or move demonstrations to controlled spaces on the urban periphery? By: Javid Amin | 13 October 2026 Srinagar / Delhi: A public square can be a marketplace in the morning, a transport hub in the afternoon and the centre of a political storm by evening. Across the world, certain streets, parks and open grounds have acquired a more enduring role: they have become places where…

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Brari Nambal Lagoon on the Brink: Sewage, Encroachments and Years of Failed Restoration in Srinagar

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Brari Nambal Under Threat: NGT Findings Expose Srinagar's Wetland Crisis

NGT warnings, pollution-control findings and fresh reports of incomplete landfilling removal raise serious questions about the future of one of Srinagar’s vital urban water bodies. By: News Desk | 11 October 11 2026 Srinagar: Srinagar’s Brari Nambal lagoon is facing an environmental crisis that can no longer be explained away as a seasonal problem or a temporary failure of maintenance. Official records point to a combination of untreated sewage, deteriorating water quality, pressure on the water body’s boundaries and restoration work that has yet to resolve the underlying problems. The…

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Delhi Protest Fallout: 245 Trains Cancelled, Jammu Rajdhani and Sampoorna Kranti Affected

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Jammu to Delhi Train Cancelled? Rajdhani and Katra Services Hit on October 10

Delhi Protest Disrupts Rail Travel: Jammu Rajdhani, Tejas Rajdhani and Sampoorna Kranti Among Trains Cancelled By: Javid Amin | Jammu & Kashmir | October 10, 202 The disruption has spread far beyond Jammu, affecting long-distance passengers, daily commuters and travellers heading to the national capital from several parts of India. More than 250 train services have been reported cancelled or affected in connection with the restrictions imposed around Delhi on October 10. However, the headline figure needs context: the latest reporting distinguishes between 75 long-distance mail and express trains and…

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

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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…

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