Dinesh Manhotra

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Manoj Sinha

NC claims credit after LG Sinha hands job letter to slain Ponywalla's wife

After J&K LG Manoj Sinha handed over a government job appointment letter to the widow of Adil Shah, a Ponywalla killed in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, the ruling NC claimed credit for the move, asserting that the order had already been prepared under the previous elected government. Jun 15, 2025
BJYM

Row over Urdu requirement in Naib Tehsildar recruitment deepens regional divide in J&K

The JKSSB decision to mandate working knowledge of Urdu for Naib Tehsildar recruitment has sparked a major political and regional controversy. While the NC and PDP have defended the move, calling Urdu a historical and unifying administrative language of J&K, the BJP and its youth wing, BJYM, have opposed the requirement, terming it discriminatory against Jammu-based aspirants. Jun 13, 2025
Poonch town

J&K's Poonch Bleeds in Silence: A Month of Pain, Fear, Resilience

Exactly one month after the Pakistani Army launched a devastating artillery attack on the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, fear and trauma still haunt its residents. The shelling on May 7, 2025, claimed 14 civilian lives and left behind a town scarred by destruction, grief, and insecurity. Jun 7, 2025
Omar Abdullah

Omar jokes about 'demotion'; hopes for statehood restoration from PM Modi

Amid mounting pressure from political rivals in Kashmir over the statehood issue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah humorously raised the matter before Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally in Katra. Omar referred to his "demotion" from a state CM to a Union Territory CM and expressed confidence that normalcy and full statehood would return soon. Jun 7, 2025
NIA

NIA raids 32 locations in J&K; targets hybrid terrorists, OGWs linked to LeT, JeM

In a major counter-terror operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 32 locations across Jammu and Kashmir to dismantle the Pakistan-backed terror ecosystem. The raids targeted the residences of hybrid terrorists and overground workers associated with offshoots of proscribed outfits. Jun 6, 2025
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