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Broken promises and a long march: Kashmir’s unresolved 38-point charter

The lights went out in the conference hall just...

Kashmir’s Bloody Betrayal: Minister Shakes Hands With Accused Killer

The streets of Muzaffarabad still remember. On 29 September,...

Neelum Valley on Edge Following Confrontation Between Locals and Administration

Neelum Valley (Pakistan administered Kashmir): Tensions have emerged in...

SCOM Packages 2026: The Complete Guide to Internet, Call, and SIM Bundles in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir

SCOM stands for the Special Communications Organization, a state-run...
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Ranbir Penal Code: The Kashmir Law That Survived 87 Years — And Why It Still Matters

The Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) was the criminal law of Jammu and Kashmir for nearly nine decades — from 1932 until its repeal in...

The $25 Billion Question: America’s Hidden War Bill and the Human Cost of the Iran Conflict

In a nondescript hearing room on Capitol Hill, a Pentagon official named Jules Hurst did something that rarely happens in the fog of war....

High Court Quashes PSA Detention of Doda MLA: Mehraj Malik Walks Free After Seven Months

Doda, Indian Administered Kashmir: The narrow lanes of Kahra village in Doda district have not seen drums and firecrackers for a long time. For...

 Shabir Shah Back in Kashmir Custody: Seven Years Later, An Old Case Haunts a Kashmiri Leader

The last time Shabir Shah saw the soil of the Kashmir valley as a free man, dial-up internet was still a novelty and the Line...

Five New Districts in Ladakh: A Historic Shift or a Promise Left Unfinished?

A cold wind was whipping through the narrow lanes of Drass—the second coldest inhabited place on earth—when Mohammad Hussain, a middle-aged hotelier, heard the...

Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom: Anatomy of a UAPA Ban in Indian-Administered Kashmir

SHOPIAN, Indian-Administered Kashmir — The heavy iron gates of Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom were locked from the outside on the morning of April 28, 2026....