Category: IOK – Indian Occupied Kashmir

Hundreds of protesters, led by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, gathered in New Delhi on Monday to demand the restoration of statehood to the region, nearly seven years after it was revoked. The demonstration, organized by the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC), took place at Jantar Mantar but was soon disrupted after […]

Political activity in Jammu and Kashmir will continue despite personal loss, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday, confirming that the National Conference (NC) will go ahead with its planned protest in New Delhi on July 20. The announcement came shortly after the death of senior party leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Omar Abdullah’s uncle, whose […]

Kashmir Tunnel Breakthrough Marks New Era for Ladakh Connectivity Indian Kashmir marked a major engineering milestone on Tuesday as the final breakthrough of the Zojila Tunnel was completed, bringing new hope for year-round travel between Kashmir and Ladakh, according to GK News. Indian Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari triggered the final […]

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday sharply criticized the Union Territory system with a legislative assembly, calling it the “worst model of governance” and saying it limits the power of elected governments, according to GK News. Speaking at the Zee J&K Ladakh and Salaam TV Business Conclave 2026 in Srinagar, Abdullah said […]

Recent talks between Ladakh representatives and the central government have offered a sense of relief, but trust in the region remains fragile, activist Sonam Wangchuk said after meeting officials in New Delhi, according to GK News. Speaking after discussions with a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sub-committee, Wangchuk described the meeting as a “positive step,” […]

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday renewed his demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, saying India must clearly explain when this long-promised step will finally be taken, according to Greater Kashmir News. Addressing a public rally in Nowshera, Rajouri, Abdullah reminded people that the return of statehood was a key promise made […]

Life Behind Bars for Andrabi: Kashmir’s Daughters Pay the Price for Dreaming of Azadi In the hushed corridors of a Delhi courtroom on Tuesday, a verdict landed like a quiet storm across the Kashmir Valley. Prominent Kashmiri activist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi was sentenced to life imprisonment, while her two close associates, Sofi Fehmeeda […]

There is a word that keeps surfacing in the corridors of New Delhi and Jerusalem model. Not a model of democracy, nor of peace, but of control. Of how to hold a people down quietly, legally, and efficiently with bulldozers, spyware, and the steady hum of military boots on occupied ground, according to Al Jazeera […]

Blood on the Mountains: Kishtwar’s Latest Encounter and Kashmir’s Unfinished Story Deep in the rugged, snow laced forests of Kishtwar, where the mountains have long swallowed the echoes of gunfire, another chapter in Kashmir’s decades long tragedy was written on Sunday. Three militants were killed by Indian security forces in a fierce encounter in the […]