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Electricity Gets Costlier at Peak Hours in J&K: Who Pays More and Who Gets a Rebate?

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Electricity Gets Costlier at Peak Hours in J&K: Who Pays More and Who Gets a Rebate?

J&K Electricity Bills Now Follow the Clock: New Time-of-Day Tariff Begins, Peak-Hour Power Gets Costlier By: News Desk | 03 September 2026 Electricity tariff in Jammu and Kashmir has entered a new phase from September 1, with a 6.83% average increase and Time-of-Day billing for eligible high-load consumers. Peak-hour consumption will attract a surcharge, while electricity used during solar hours can qualify for a rebate. Srinagar: For years, an electricity bill in Jammu and Kashmir was largely a question of how much power was consumed. Now, for a significant category…

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Dal Lake Filling Allegation: Why EPG Wants Satellite Mapping and Ground Verification

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Dal Lake Filling Allegation: Why EPG Wants Satellite Mapping and Ground Verification

Dal Lake Filling Row: EPG Seeks Probe Into Alleged Reclamation Near Miskeen Bagh By: News Desk | 31 August 2026 Dal Lake Under Pressure: EPG Seeks Probe Into Alleged Filling Near Miskeen Bagh Srinagar: A fresh environmental controversy has emerged around Kashmir’s iconic Dal Lake after the Environmental Policy Group (EPG) urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to order an on-ground investigation into a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows filling or reclamation activity near the Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) office at Miskeen Bagh. At this stage,…

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Nepal’s Catastrophic Flash Floods Are a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: The Himalayan Threat We Can No Longer Ignore

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Nepal’s Catastrophic Flash Floods Are a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: The Himalayan Threat We Can No Longer Ignore

Nepal Flash Flood Disaster a Wake-Up Call for Kashmir: Why GLOF and Glacier Collapse Risks Can No Longer Be Ignored By: Javid Amin | 30 August 2026 What happened along the Nepal-Tibet border was not simply another mountain disaster. It was a warning from a rapidly changing Himalaya — and Kashmir has reason to listen carefully. The Himalayas have always been unpredictable. Landslides, avalanches, cloudbursts and flash floods are woven into the geography of the world’s youngest mountain range. But the catastrophe unfolding after the August 26 disaster along the…

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

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Sajad Lone Challenges Rahul Gandhi Over Kashmir Pellet Victims: Is India’s Outrage Selective?

Sajad Lone vs Rahul Gandhi: Kashmir Pellet Victims and the Politics of Selective Outrage By: Javid Amin | 23 Aug 2026 Sajad Lone’s Question to Rahul Gandhi Is Uncomfortable — Precisely Because the Numbers Are Real There is a peculiar irony in Indian politics this week. A 19-year-old student in Delhi suffered pellet injuries during a protest. His complaint initially struggled to get an FIR registered. Rahul Gandhi went personally to the Parliament Street police station, sat through a prolonged dharna and demanded that the police register a case. Eventually,…

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“200 Units Free” to Higher Bills: Why J&K’s 6.83% Power Hike Has Triggered a Political Storm

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“200 Units Free” to Higher Bills: Why J&K’s 6.83% Power Hike Has Triggered a Political Storm

J&K Power Tariff Hike Sparks Political Storm: Opposition Calls It a “Betrayal” of 200-Unit Free Electricity Promise By: Javid Amin | 22 Aug 2026 J&K power tariff hike | 6.83% electricity tariff increase | 200 units free electricity | Omar Abdullah government | JERC tariff 2026 The electricity bill in Jammu and Kashmir has suddenly become a political bill as well. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has approved an average 6.83% increase in electricity tariffs, with the revised rates applying to consumption from September 1, 2026. The decision has…

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A Bitter Truth About Kashmir’s Work Culture: Are We Really Taking Our Jobs Too Lightly?

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A Bitter Truth About Kashmir’s Work Culture: Are We Really Taking Our Jobs Too Lightly?

What if Kashmir’s biggest workplace problem isn’t a lack of talent—but a lack of accountability? A candid look at discipline, professionalism, unemployment and the uncomfortable habits we may need to change. A Bitter Truth About Kashmir’s Work Culture: Are We Holding Ourselves Back? By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2026 There are some conversations we avoid because they are uncomfortable. And then there are conversations we avoid for so long that they eventually become impossible to ignore. This is one of them. I know this article may invite criticism. Some…

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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

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Mehbooba Mufti Rejects US Role in Kashmir: What Her “No Need to Take the US Seriously” Remark Really Means

Mehbooba Mufti vs Sergio Gor: Why a US Ambassador’s Kashmir Visit Has Triggered a Fresh Political Debate By: Javid Amin | 20 Aug 2026 Srinagar: A diplomatic visit that Washington could plausibly describe as an economic and tourism engagement has quickly turned into another argument over one of South Asia’s most sensitive political questions: who gets to speak about Kashmir, and on whose terms? US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Jammu & Kashmir on August 19, meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar before travelling onward to Ladakh. During…

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Sergio Gor in Kashmir: Why the US Ambassador’s First J&K Visit Matters More Than a Courtesy Call

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Sergio Gor in Kashmir: Why the US Ambassador’s First J&K Visit Matters More Than a Courtesy Call

Sergio Gor Kashmir Visit: Why the US Ambassador Is in J&K and What It Means for India-US Ties By: Javid Amin | 19 Aug 2026 There is a temptation to read US Ambassador Sergio Gor’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir as either a routine diplomatic tour or a coded American intervention in the Kashmir question. Neither interpretation fully captures what is happening. The timing, the itinerary and Gor’s position make the visit significant. But the available evidence also points to something more practical: Washington is expanding its engagement with…

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Khwaja Digar in Kashmir: The Centuries-Old Naqshbandi Tradition That Brings Srinagar Together

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Khwaja Digar in Kashmir: The Centuries-Old Naqshbandi Tradition That Brings Srinagar Together

Khwaja Digar: When Centuries of Kashmir’s Sufi Heritage Come Alive in Srinagar By: Javid Amin | 16 Aug 2026 Srinagar: Every year, as devotees make their way towards Khwaja Bazar in Srinagar’s Nowhatta, the narrow lanes around the historic Naqshband Sahib shrine take on a distinctly spiritual character. Prayer mats appear outside the shrine. Devotees arrive from different parts of the Valley. Religious scholars speak about the life and teachings of Hazrat Khwaja Baha-ud-Din Naqshband. And, at the heart of the observance, thousands gather for the traditional congregational prayer known…

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Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir in Delhi, Cites UN Resolutions: What It Means

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Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir in Delhi, Cites UN Resolutions: What It Means

Pakistan Envoy Raises Kashmir at Independence Day Event in Delhi, Citing UN Resolutions: What It Means for India-Pakistan Relations By: Javid Amin | 14 Aug 2026 Pakistan has once again put Kashmir at the centre of its diplomatic messaging toward India, with its Chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi invoking United Nations resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris during Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations. The remarks by Saad Ahmad Warraich on August 14 were not simply another restatement of Islamabad’s long-standing position. They came at a particularly sensitive moment for India-Pakistan relations,…

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