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Precautionary Curbs Continue Across Kashmir After Protests: Internet Restricted, Schools Closed Till March 7

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Precautionary Curbs Continue Across Kashmir After Protests: Internet Restricted, Schools Closed Till March 7

Precautionary Curbs Continue Across Kashmir After Protests: Internet Restricted, Schools Closed Till March 7 By: Javid Amin | 04 March 2026 Authorities in Kashmir have extended precautionary restrictions across the Valley until Thursday amid heightened security concerns following widespread protests in several districts. The curbs include limitations on mobile internet speeds, suspension of certain phone services, and the closure of schools that were scheduled to reopen after the winter break. Officials say the measures are intended to prevent unrest and maintain public order while the administration closely monitors the evolving…

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14 Injured in Kashmir Protests Over Reported Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader; Lal Chowk Barricaded, Restrictions Continue

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14 Injured in Kashmir Protests Over Reported Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader; Lal Chowk Barricaded, Restrictions Continue

14 Injured in Kashmir Protests Over Khamenei Killing | Lal Chowk Barricaded, Restrictions Continue Across J&K By: Javid Amin | 02 March 2026 14 Injured as Protests Rock Kashmir After Reports of Khamenei’s Killing At least 14 people were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces across parts of Kashmir on Sunday following reports of the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Demonstrations intensified in Srinagar, particularly around the iconic Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk, which was swiftly barricaded by authorities to prevent mass gatherings. Restrictions on movement…

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Shifts and Shocks: How the Reported Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Rattling South Asia and the Middle East

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Shifts and Shocks: How the Reported Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Rattling South Asia and the Middle East

A Sudden Geopolitical Shockwave By: Javid Amin | 01 March 2026 In an unexpected and dramatic turn of events reported over the last 48 hours, state media in Iran and multiple credible international news outlets have confirmed that Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was killed in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli air and missile strike on Tehran. The announcement has triggered widespread political, social, and security upheaval across South Asia and the Middle East. The repercussions are unfolding on multiple fronts — from violent…

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Jammu & Kashmir Under Strain: House Arrests of Political Leaders and a Looming Student Stir Over Reservation Policy

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Jammu & Kashmir Under Strain: House Arrests of Political Leaders and a Looming Student Stir Over Reservation Policy

Jammu & Kashmir House Arrests: Opposition Leaders Confined Amid Looming Student Reservation Protests By: Javid Amin | 28 December 2025 Jammu & Kashmir is witnessing rising political tension as authorities placed several opposition leaders under house arrest on Sunday, effectively stalling their participation in what was planned to be a major student protest over the reservation policy. The targeted detentions—including that of National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para, and former Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu—reflect deepening fault lines between the government and sections…

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Protests Mark Sixth Anniversary of Article 370 Revocation in Kashmir — Statehood Demand Intensifies While BJP Celebrates Integration

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Protests Mark Sixth Anniversary of Article 370 Revocation in Kashmir

Statehood Demand Intensifies as PDP, NC, Congress Accuse Centre of Betrayal; BJP Celebrates ‘Integration and Development’ By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 06 Aug 2025 Six years have passed since the Indian Parliament revoked Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcating it into two Union Territories. On this sixth anniversary, the region stands as a divided landscape of celebration and dissent, where competing narratives clash on the ground and in public memory. The anniversary sparked widespread protests across the Valley and Jammu, with opposition parties…

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