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Jammu Halal Certification Row: Hindu Group Seeks Ban in J&K, But India’s Regulatory Framework Tells a More Complicated Story

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 Editor

Halal Certification Debate Reaches Jammu: What Jan Jagran Manch Is Demanding and What the Rules Say

Jammu Halal Certification Row: Hindu Group Seeks Ban in J&K, Demands FSSAI Oversight By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 Jammu: A street protest in Jammu has opened a fresh and potentially contentious debate over halal certification in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Jammu-based Jan Jagran Manch demanding that the Union Territory prohibit halal certification for products sold within J&K, while allowing it only where certification is required for exports. The organisation staged its protest on Saturday, October 3, arguing that halal certification has moved beyond its traditional association with…

Inflation in Kashmir: Why Everyday Life Is Getting Harder for Common Families

September 24, 2026 Editor

Inflation in Kashmir: The Silent Squeeze on Food, Jobs and Family Budgets

Inflation: The Silent Virus Making Everyday Life a Struggle for Common Kashmiris By: News Desk | 23 September 2026 Rising food prices, transport costs, education expenses and uneven incomes are quietly squeezing household budgets across the Kashmir Valley Srinagar: At first glance, the monthly household budget may not look dramatically different. The same grocery shop. The same school. The same bus route. The same electricity meter. The same salary arriving at the end of the month. Yet somewhere between the first week and the last, the money disappears faster. A…

J&K Govt Bars Renewal of Expired State, Nazool Land Leases: What Rule 12 Says

September 23, 2026 Editor

J&K Govt Bars Renewal of Expired State, Nazool Land Leases: What the Assembly Disclosure Means By: News Desk | 22 September 2026 Srinagar: A seemingly technical land question in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has opened up a much larger issue over who can continue occupying government land, what happens when an old lease expires and whether long-standing commercial properties can simply be renewed under the new legal framework. The Jammu and Kashmir government has told the Assembly that expired State and Nazool land leases cannot be renewed under…

Srinagar Security Grid Gets a Review: IGP Orders Naka Realignment to Ease Traffic

September 22, 2026 Editor

Kashmir IGP Orders Security Checkpoint Realignment in Srinagar to Ease Traffic, Strengthen Surveillance By: News Desk | 21 September 2026 Sujit Kumar asks police and security agencies to reposition naka points, reinforce city entry and exit posts and use technology for faster coordination Srinagar, September 22, 2026: Jammu and Kashmir Police have begun a review of the security grid in Srinagar, with Kashmir Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar directing officials to realign security checkpoints in locations where they can maintain security coverage while reducing traffic congestion. The directions came…

Who Cast the Evil Eye on my Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Editor

Who Cast the Evil Eye on Kashmir? Inside a Valley Wrestling With Family Crisis, Unemployment and Social Change

Kashmir Social Fabric Under Pressure: Who Cast the Evil Eye on the Valley? By: Javid Amin | 20 September 2026 From extravagant weddings and family-court battles to unemployment, trafficking and mental-health concerns, Kashmir is confronting a difficult question: what is happening to the social fabric of the Valley? There is a question increasingly being whispered across Kashmir, sometimes in drawing rooms, sometimes over tea, sometimes after a family dispute and sometimes after another troubling story appears on a mobile phone. What happened to us? The question is not really about…

Srinagar Smart City Bus Stops: SSCL Gets October 31 Deadline for 72 Stops as Traffic Management Plan Accelerates

September 20, 2026 Editor

Srinagar Smart City: 72 Bus Stops to Be Completed by October 31 By: News Desk | 19 September 2026 Srinagar: Srinagar is set to get another push toward a more structured public transport system, with Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) directed to complete 72 bus stops under Module-A by October 31, 2026. The deadline was fixed by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg during a high-level meeting of the Multidisciplinary Committee and Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on September 19, where officials reviewed a series of measures aimed at easing traffic congestion…

Ladakh Leadership Split After MHA Talks: Why Chhewang and Wangchuk Disagree on What Comes Next

September 13, 2026 Editor

Ladakh Talks Split Leadership: Thupstan Chhewang Says Progress Made, Wangchuk Calls It a Disappointment By: News Desk | 12 September 2026 Leh/New Delhi: A fresh political divide has emerged within Ladakh’s civil society movement after former BJP MP Thupstan Chhewang defended the September 9 talks with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, describing the meeting as fruitful and accusing sections of the leadership, including activist Sonam Wangchuk, of failing to present the positive developments discussed with the Centre. Chhewang’s assessment directly contradicts the public reaction of the Leh Apex Body…

Mirwaiz Meets Iran President in Delhi: Why the Kashmir-Iran Connection Is Back in Focus

September 12, 2026 Editor

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Meets Iran President Pezeshkian in Delhi: What the Kashmir-Iran Link Means

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Two Kashmiri Shia Leaders Attend Iran-Hosted Event in Delhi, Meet Pezeshkian By: News Desk | 11 September 2026 New Delhi/Srinagar, Sept 12: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, accompanied by prominent Shia leaders Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al Safavi and Imran Reza Ansari, attended an event hosted by the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi on Friday, bringing Kashmiri religious leadership into a high-profile diplomatic setting involving Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The gathering took place as Pezeshkian was in the Indian capital for the BRICS summit. According to…

‘Do You Want Kashmiris in Jail?’: Omar Abdullah’s Vande Mataram Rebuke Exposes Fresh NC-Congress Rift

September 11, 2026 Editor

Omar Abdullah vs Congress Over Vande Mataram: ‘Do You Want Kashmiris in Jail?’ By: News Desk | 11 September 2026 A national song, an old political fault line and a new fight between allies A dispute over how much of Vande Mataram should be sung at official functions has quickly turned into something much larger in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has hit back at his Congress allies after the party objected to the rendition of the complete version of the national song, asking a pointed question: “Does…

Kashmiri Pandit Employees Under Threat: Jobs Were Meant to Enable Return, but Security Fears Return to the Fore

September 10, 2026 Editor

From Jobs to Fear: Why Fresh Threats Have Put Kashmir’s Pandit Rehabilitation Effort Under Scrutiny By: News Desk | 09 September 2026 Nearly 5,900 appointments have been issued under the PM Package, but fresh militant-linked threats are reviving an old question in Kashmir: can rehabilitation succeed when employees still fear for their lives? Srinagar: A government job was supposed to be more than a salary slip for thousands of Kashmiri Pandit families. It was meant to be a bridge back. The Prime Minister’s employment package for Kashmiri migrants was conceived…