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Army vs police in Kishtwar: What does it tell us about civil-military balance?

Nothing like a narrow mountain road in a remote district of Jammu and Kashmir to test India’s civil-military relations. Reams have been written on why the supremacy of civilian institutions in India makes it so different from – and need it be said, so much better than – Pakistan. But…

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8th Pay Commission latest news: J&K employee bodies seek fitment factor of 2.86–3.68, Rs 51,480 minimum basic pay

Employee bodies from Jammu & Kashmir have urged the 8th Pay Commission to adopt a fitment factor between 2.86 and 3.68, which could raise the minimum basic pay from Rs 18,000 to Rs 51,480–Rs 66,240. They also sought pension parity, DA merger, improved HRA, healthcare, tax relief, career progression, and…

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‘Told to sign bond, reporter does not’: Express confronts police action against reporter in Kashmir

Days after journalists from national publications were summoned by the Jammu and Kashmir police, The Indian Express publicly backed its Srinagar-based reporter Bashaarat Masood, detailing the police action against him in a front-page report.

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‘Systematic harassment’: J&K Police seizes phone from The Wire journalist

Last evening, officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Police seized The Wire’s Jehangir Ali’s phone from his home in Charar-i-Sharief town in Budgam district. The Wire called this action an “attempt by the Jammu and Kashmir police and administration to intimidate its correspondent, which is emblematic of the systematic harassment…

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After Sindoor, a new threat emerges: How ‘educated terror’ slipped past India’s security grid

A week after the Red Fort car blast, investigators are still piecing together an alleged white-collar terror module – one that has revived fears of “home-grown” radicalisation after years of security focus on Pakistan-based jihadi tanzeems. With several doctors among those arrested, some linked to Faridabad’s Al Falah University, the…

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Modi govt spent Rs 70 cr on print ads in Kashmir: Tracking the front pages of top recipients

The story of the death of the free press in Kashmir has been extensively reported on by Newslaundry. One major tool of control? Government advertising. But for the first time, we now have a clearer sense of the money being spent.

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One month on, Pahalgam terrorists remain missing. So do answers to J&K security challenge

One month after the Pahalgam attack claimed 26 lives and brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, the manhunt for the perpetrators remains frustratingly inconclusive. Operation Sindoor may have delivered tactical victories elsewhere, but in the scenic valleys where tourists usually felt safe, a different reality seems to…

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Omar Abdullah supports Rahul Gandhi's dissent note on CEC appointment

J&K CM Omar Abdullah emphasized that as the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi has every right to express his dissent and provide an alternative perspective. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Skipper Paras Dogra keeps J&K ahead after Kerala rally in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal

NEW DELHI: Jammu Kashmir's captain Paras Dogra played a crucial innings of 73 not out, guiding his team to 180 for three and establishing a significant overall advantage after Kerala mounted a comeback on day three of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal in Pune on Monday.

The Times of India

J-K: Rajouri police conducts searches across 25 locations in terror investigation

Rajouri Police, acting on a warrant issued by the National Investigation Agency : Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Shivam Dube replaces injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in India squad for England T20Is

MUMBAI: All-rounder Shivam Dube has replaced Nitish Kumar Reddy in the Indian squad with the latter ruled out of the ongoing home T20I series against England due to a side strain injury.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy: Shardul Thakur show rescues Mumbai again on Day 2 against J&K

MUMBAI: The moment he completed his scintillating, gritty 105-ball century, sweeping Abid Mushtaq for a single, an ecstatic Shardul Thakur seemed to have forgotten that he had been affected by severe cramps which required treatment multiple times on the field.

The Times of India

Ravindra Jadeja shines with the ball on his Ranji Trophy return

India's star players made their return to elite domestic first-class competition, the Ranji Trophy, on Thursday; and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja marked his comeback with a five-wicket show for Saurashtra against Delhi in Rajkot.

The Times of India

Water crisis worsens in PoJK as natural springs dry up

The water crisis in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has reached alarming levels as natural springs, once a crucial source of water for the community, have completely dried up. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J&K: Uproar in Assembly as PDP submits resolution to restore Article 370

An uproar erupted in the Assembly when PDP leader Waheed Para introduced a resolution against the revocation of Article 370 and to restore the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J&K: Omar Abdullah to take oath as CM on October 16

Omar Abdullah on Monday received a letter from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, inviting him to form the next government in the union territory.

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Here’s how the Haryana and J&K verdicts will play out for BJP’s national plans

Whenever the outcome of an election is declared, there’s always the risk of reading too much between the lines, of overdoing the drill of identifying takeaways. But with the recent assembly polls in Haryana, it can safely be said that the face-off between the two national parties, especially following the…

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‘Post-240 booster shot for BJP, nettled crown in J&K’: What papers said on poll results

Contrary to exit polls, the BJP retained power in Haryana while the National Conference and Congress managed to get a clear majority in Jammu and Kashmir. A resurgent Congress was projected to win more seats, but it was the BJP which received a boost just months after its poor show…

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Exit polls lose again: BJP hat-trick in Haryana, NC-Cong win J&K

The exit polls were wildly off the mark once again.

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‘BJP opened a new front of terrorism in Jammu’: Omar Abdullah on shift in J&K politics, polls

Omar Abdullah, chairperson of the National Conference, has served as the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and even Union minister. In the recent Lok Sabha polls, Abdullah conceded defeat in the Baramulla constituency in North Kashmir against independent candidate Engineer Rashid. Now his party is in the fray…

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‘Things have deteriorated’: Kashmiri youth on political stability, jobs, Article 370

In the decade since the last assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the region’s political landscape has undergone a major shift – marked by the abrogation of Article 370, the bifurcation of Ladakh and JK, extensive lockdown, the house arrest of its heavyweight leaders, and the emergence of a new…

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J&K: First phase Assembly polls for 24 seats on Wednesday

This is the first time Assembly election is being held in the J&K since the abboration of Article 370 and the conversion of the state into UT. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Promises hollow, not sure how surveillance will change’: Journalists on J&K polls and manifestos

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In Kashmir, parties offer little hope for journalists in run-up to polls

There is little that parties in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir are offering for journalists despite increased challenges to press freedom over the last five years in the erstwhile state.

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi In Srinagar: J&K people, their statehood most important

Rahul Gandhi said that the representation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and their statehood is the most important thing. Read further on Dynamite News:

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