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Sunday, July 20, 2025
TopicJammu and Kashmir government

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir government

Why Congress is inclined to stay out of J&K cabinet led by INDIA partner Omar Abdullah

Newly sworn-in CM Omar Abdullah however maintains that his National Conference and the Congress are still in talks.

‘Witness’ to ‘suspect’: Why CBI raided J&K ex-governor Satyapal Malik’s premises

CBI suspects Malik benefited from kickbacks for Rs 2,200 crore contract award in Jammu, it is learnt. In 2021, he said he had refused a Rs 300 crore bribe, prompting probe.

‘My idealism let me down’ says former J&K IAS officer Shah Faesal, hints at possible return

Faesal, 1st UPSC topper from J&K, resigned in 2019 citing 'rising intolerance' in India. According to sources in administration his re-induction process has started, but he is yet to get post.

Massive contact-tracing on in UT as J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina tests positive for Covid

BJP minister Dr Jitendra Singh and gen secy Ram Madhav in self-quarantine as they had gone to Bandipora last week with J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina.

Damaged tree threatening to fall on Farooq Abdullah’s house, govt seeks ownership details

Detained former CM Farooq Abdullah’s security team wrote to the forest department to cut the pine tree, but it has to follow procedure before felling it.

Why Kashmir’s separatists were given security cover & what it has cost the state

The J&K govt last year said Rs 10.88 crore had been spent on providing security cover to separatist leaders.

Ramzan ceasefire can’t succeed if people of Kashmir aren’t on board

The announcement of the ceasefire could be an acknowledgement that NSA Doval’s strategy to allow security agencies to be proactive in Kashmir may have failed.

Ousted J&K minister Lal Singh says will fight to restore Dogra pride after Kathua horror

Singh says the Dogra community has been portrayed as ‘rapists’ by the Kashmiri and Delhi media, while the Jammu media has been ignored.

Fired, ex-BJP minister Lal Singh ups the ante against J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

The former forest minister said the chief minister had failed to understand the popular sentiment and was yet to seek a CBI probe into the Kathua rape-murder.

Two BJP ministers of J&K who backed Kathua rape accused resign

The rape and murder of the 8-year-old girl, who belonged to the nomadic Bakerwal community, has sparked national outrage

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.