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National Conference’s Ramzan Says Aga Ruhullah and Omar Abdullah Differ in Approach, Not Objective: On-Ground Analysis

December 31, 2025 Editor

National Conference’s Ramzan Says Aga Ruhullah and CM Omar Differ in Approach, Not Objective — Explained By: Javid Amin | 30 December 2025 Amid heightened political scrutiny following the foiled reservation protest and contrasting public postures from leaders, National Conference (NC) stalwart Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan stepped forward to clarify the party’s internal dynamics. He emphasised that Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may differ in their approach to policy and public engagement, but they share the same core objective within the NC framework. Ramzan’s remarks aim to…

JK Reservation Row: MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Warns Government – ‘I Will Join Student Protest if Dialogue Not Initiated by Dec 27’

December 26, 2025 Editor

National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has warned that he will join protesting students if the J&K government fails to engage with them over the ongoing reservation row by December 27, 2025. By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | December 25, 2025 National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has placed the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) government on notice in the rapidly intensifying reservation row, urging them to engage with protesting students by December 27, 2025. Mehdi, a senior leader from the Valley, warned that if the government fails to…

Omar Abdullah on Dhurandhar and The Kashmir Files: Are the People of Kashmir Accepting These Films?

December 19, 2025 Editor

Omar Abdullah Questions Hyper-Nationalist Films Like Dhurandhar and The Kashmir Files: Do They Reflect Kashmiri Reality? By: Javid Amin | 18 December 2025 Cinema, Politics, and the Kashmir Question Cinema in India has never been merely entertainment. It has long functioned as a powerful political, cultural, and emotional medium—shaping public opinion, reinforcing ideologies, and influencing national conversations. Nowhere is this more evident than in films dealing with Kashmir, a region burdened by history, conflict, displacement, and contested narratives. Against this backdrop, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference…

PDP Takes to Streets in Jammu, Demands Omar Abdullah’s Resignation: A Political Showdown Exposing Governance Fault Lines in J&K

December 18, 2025 Editor

PDP Protests in Jammu Against NC Government, Demands Omar Abdullah’s Resignation Over “Failure on All Fronts” By: Javid Amin | 17 December 2025 Streets of Jammu Turn Political Battleground The streets of Jammu witnessed renewed political heat as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) launched a sharp offensive against the National Conference (NC) government, accusing it of “complete failure on all fronts” and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Led by PDP’s Jammu General Secretary Rajinder Singh Manhas, the protest unfolded outside the party headquarters, with workers raising slogans,…

‘Keep Politics Out of Education and Sports’: J&K CM Omar Abdullah’s Clarion Call for Merit, Fairness and Institutional Trust

December 16, 2025 Editor

Why Meritocracy Matters, How Controversies Spark Reform, and What It Means for Jammu & Kashmir’s Future By: Javid Amin | 15 December 2025 A Clear Directive Amid Rising Institutional Tension On December 15, 2025, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah issued a strong public statement urging that politics must be kept out of education and sports in the Union Territory. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official function in Srinagar, he lamented the escalation of political rhetoric into sectors traditionally grounded in merit, fairness, and equal opportunity.…

KAS Row Sparks Political Firestorm: Sajad Lone Accuses Omar Abdullah of ‘Demolishing Careers’ of Aspirants

December 8, 2025 Editor

“He Has Demolished Their Careers”: How the KAS Row Turned Into Kashmir’s New Political Flashpoint By: Javid Amin | 07 December 2025 The political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir has always been layered, complex, and emotionally charged. But every few years, an issue arises that cuts beyond party lines and ideological identities—touching the deepest nerve in Kashmiri society: youth futures. The latest flashpoint is the Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) recruitment row, a controversy that has pushed thousands of aspirants into uncertainty and provoked widespread public anger. What began as allegations…

Names Don’t Rule – Governance Does: Why Omar Abdullah Says Renaming Raj Bhavan to Lok Bhavan Means Little Without Real Delivery

December 5, 2025 Editor

Omar Abdullah dismissed the renaming of Raj Bhavan as mere symbolism, quoting Shakespeare’s famous line “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” to stress that governance matters more than nomenclature. By: Javid Amin | 04 December 2025 When Names Change, But Will Governance? Across India, governor residences once known as “Raj Bhavan” are being rechristened “Lok Bhavan.” The shift, directed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is presented as part of a larger push towards a more “people-centric” and post-colonial sensibility…

Open Merit Surge or Quota Retrenchment? How J&K’s December 3 Cabinet Session Could Redefine Reservation Politics

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Editor

J&K’s Reservation Crossroads: What the December 3 Cabinet Meeting Could Redraw — A Deep Dive By: Javid Amin | 03 November 2025 At the Edge of Change — Why Today’s Meeting Matters On December 3, 2025, all eyes in Jammu & Kashmir rest on the Civil Secretariat in Jammu, where the regional Cabinet — led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah — convenes its first full session after the annual Durbar Move back to the winter capital. The agenda has drawn more attention than routine administrative items: at its heart lies…

Sajad Lone Warns Reservation Changes Could Hurt Kashmiri-Speaking Communities, Seeks Transparency From Govt

December 2, 2025 Editor

Sajad Lone Warns Reservation Changes Could Hurt Kashmiri-Speaking Communities, Calls Move “Threat to Rights” By: Javid Amin | 01 December 2025 Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone has issued a sharp warning over proposed changes to Jammu & Kashmir’s reservation framework, saying the reported overhaul could undermine decades-old protections for Kashmiri-speaking communities. His remarks come at a politically sensitive moment, with the Omar Abdullah-led government reviewing reservation categories, including the critical Reserved Backward Area (RBA) quota. Proposed Reservation Changes Trigger Alarm Reports suggest that the government’s ongoing review may alter…

J&K’s Future in Focus: Political Storm After Lone Criticises Omar’s Statehood Position

November 30, 2025 Editor

Sajad Lone Vs Omar Abdullah: Why J&K’s Statehood Debate Has Entered a Fierce New Phase By: Javid Amin | 29 November 2025 A Political Storm Over Statehood Jammu & Kashmir’s demand for the restoration of full statehood—stripped in the aftermath of the August 5, 2019 decision—is no longer a monolithic political consensus. Instead, it has fractured into competing interpretations, rival narratives, and conflicting claims of legitimacy. The latest flashpoint arrived when Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone launched a sharp and highly public attack on National Conference leader and…