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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicJammu & Kashmir

Topic: Jammu & Kashmir

Congress activists protest against Ghulam Nabi Azad in Jammu, demand expulsion from party

In the first-of-its-kind protest against the former J&K CM, the Congress unit accused Azad of conspiracy against the party on the behest of BJP after he praised PM Modi.

PDP demanding restoration of pre-August 2019 status for J&K, says Mehbooba Mufti

The PDP chief also called for resumption of dialogue for the resolution of the Kashmir issue and said that there was 'jungle raj' in the country.

NC leader Hilal Lone arrested under UAPA for ‘hate speech’ in 2020, police say

National Conference leader Hilal Lone was arrested Monday in a case related to a speech he delivered while campaigning in the DDC polls in Hajin, a senior police official said.

31 years on, 19 January still a dark day for Kashmiri Pandits as they wait for exile to end

'Visthapna Diwas' marks the day Kashmiri Hindus fled their homes in J&K back in 1990. While they wait to return, Modi govt is working to ensure a safe & economically viable life for them.

J&K de-empanels 34 newspapers, suspends ads for 13, issues notice to 17 for ‘malpractice’

The decision, taken in December 2020, cites plagiarism and poor content, and is based on a four-month-long investigation into complaints received from media fraternity.

8th phase of district development polls in J&K begins amid freezing weather

Against the 13 District Development Council constituencies of Kashmir division going to polls, there are 83 candidates in fray, including 31 women.

This is what triggered J&K U-turn on high court scrapping Roshni Act

J&K administration last week asked the HC to review its ruling that scrapped the Roshni Act, under which encroachments on state land were regularised.

Gujjar, Bakerwal communities peaceful, govt ‘pushing them to the wall’, Mehbooba Mufti says

PDP chief & J&K ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti interacted with Gujjars and Bakerwals whose houses were dismantled during a recent govt drive to vacate forestland.

Gupkar Alliance to contest local body elections, the first polls in J&K since it become a UT

The District Development Council elections are scheduled to take place between 28 November and 22 December, and will cover 280 constituencies.

Hurriyat shutdown against new land laws disrupts normal life in Kashmir

Most shops, petrol pumps & other business establishments were shut in Srinagar Saturday to protest against the Modi govt's new land laws, along with public transport as well.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.