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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicJammu & Kashmir

Topic: Jammu & Kashmir

Two LeT terrorists encircled in Anantnag, says J&K Police

Anantnag district is the place where three officers, two from the Army and one from the police, were killed in an encounter yesterday.

From tunnels to highest airfield — nearly 90 infra projects inaugurated along borders

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was time to move forward with the mantra of ‘minimum environment degradation, maximum national security, maximum welfare’.

‘Atmosphere of trust has been restored’ — Urdu press hails Independence Day celebrations in Kashmir

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

2 seats for Kashmiri migrants, 1 for PoJK refugees— all about J&K Reorganisation Bill 2023

The bill, tabled in Lok Sabha Wednesday, proposes amendments to J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 so as to provide legislative quotas for nominated members of displaced communities.

As G20 delegates pour in, a look at J&K’s past guestlist — from Khrushchev to George Harrison

Over the years, J&K has received many prominent figures from various parts of the world. These include a former US vice-president, Imam of Mecca, and a group of Pakistani journalists.

‘Cleared 99% passport verifications since 2020’: J&K Police deny Iltija Mufti’s ‘adverse inputs’ allegation

Mufti, daughter of former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, has alleged she was denied a passport after an ‘adverse report’ by J&K Police’s CID department.

‘Bulletproof car, PMO visiting card, US PhD’: How Gujarat ‘conman’ duped J&K officials for 4 months

Claiming to be 'additional director' in PMO, Kiran Patel allegedly visited sensitive areas near LoC with Z-plus security. He was arrested in Srinagar while on his 4th visit since Nov 2022.

With PSA detentions getting quashed & revoked, how J&K cops are trying to make ‘tighter’ cases

J&K police in 2021 started training personnel in drafting dossiers to ensure there are no 'weak grounds or copy-pasting', so that detentions under Public Safety Act could be upheld & extended.

SC order dismissing challenge to J&K delimitation — ‘presumption of constitutionality of laws’

Bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & A.S. Oka held Monday that there was nothing 'illegal' about delimitation exercise to redraw legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in J&K.

An old ‘panther’ at the helm, how AAP’s expanding and going all out against BJP in J&K

Under charge of ex-chairman of Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party Harsh Dev Singh & a Delhi team, AAP’s ranks in J&K have swelled in past few months, with rallies ‘every 2-3 days’.

On Camera

Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.