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Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

By David Devadas August 5, 2025 Akhnoor alienation antagonism bhaderwah BJP leader centre Chenab basin chief ministership communal distrust conflict-generating processes constitutional amendments coordinating council cultural diversity dangerous demographic diversity district development boards Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Doda Dogra dynasty elections foreign forces fragmentation geographic diversity hill development council Hindus JAMMU AND KASHMIR kargil Kathua Kavinder Gupta Kishtwar Ladakh Leh Lieutenant Governor minority multi-layered administrative system Muslims neglect new assembly Omar Abdullah Pahalgam massacre Pakistan Panchayats peace peaceable institution polarisation poonch President's rule propaganda rajouri ramban Ramnagar Reasi restore statehood ruling party rumours sacrifices separatism stability Supreme Court town councils Union Territories Unity victimhood

Just a few days after the Pahalgam massacre in late April, I first heard in Srinagar that the ruling party was looking for arguments with…

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India’s Moment of Truth

By TNI Team April 25, 2025 1947 1962 War 1965 War Article 370 Asim Munir baluchistan Bhutto blockade BSF buzdil cross-border firing CRPF defense education defense studies denial strategy Fortress India Ghazwa-e-hind Gwadar india Indian Army Indian universities insurgency intelligence failure internal betrayal JAMMU AND KASHMIR Judiciary Karachi kargil KASHMIR loc military historian modi government Mujahideen national response National Security Op Topac Pahalgam Pakistan Police Pulwama security grid Shiv Kunal Verma SIACHEN Strategic Foresight Strategic Planning terror attack The Long Road to Siachen war criminal Zia-ul-Haq

NEW DELHI: Pahalgam is a watershed event in the lives of the new generation that is coming of age and now needs to man the…

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Ladakh Reels Under Unseasonal Snowfall Disruption

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 21, 2025 Abdul Wahid Additional Deputy Commissioner apple cultivation apricot blossom apricot cultivation April 19 April 21 to 23 avalanches Badgam border roads organisation bro Chanigund Chief Education Officer damage report Deputy Commissioner dewatering pumps Disaster Management disruption Education electricity outage emergency healthcare emergency meeting essential services fallen trees falling rocks financial losses Flash Floods forest fragile infrastructure Hardass Health heavy snow Horticulture IMD India Meteorological Department kargil Kargil town Kargil-Zanskar road Karkitchoo Ladakh LAHDC Lamayuru landslides Mechanical Department Meteorological Department Muhammad Haneefa Jan Muhammad Jaffer Akhoon NHIDCL on-ground assessment orange warning orchards power restoration Public Works rainfall red-level alert risk advisory school closure SDMs Shakar Chiktan snow-clearance Srinagar -Leh National Highway stranded tourists Sub-Divisional Magistrate unseasonal snowfall

SRINAGAR: A sudden and intense snowfall blanketed large parts of Ladakh on Sunday, plunging daily life into disarray—particularly in Kargil district—at a time when the…

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Five dead, two injured in devastating crash in Kargil

By Emaad Makhdoomi January 15, 2025 accident investigation Crash fatality Five dead heavy-duty vehicle kargil Kargil district Kargil Police Ladakh medical care rescue operation ROAD ACCIDENT serious injuries Shilikchey SUV tragedy two injured in devastating crash in Kargil

KARGIL: A fatal road mishap claimed the lives of five individuals and left two others seriously injured in Ladakh’s Kargil district on Tuesday. The…

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Indian Army to open historic battlefields for tourism

By Aman Kumar Himanshu January 13, 2025 Army Day Bharat Rannbhoomi Darshan border areas border security force border tourism BSF Employment opportunities galwan valley General Upendra Dwivedi gujarat historic battlefields historical narratives Indian Army infrastructural development kargil memorials military history Nadabet Seema Darshan Project Siachen Glacier tourist destinations valor valor and sacrifice virtual tours Wagah of Gujarat world’s highest battlefield

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is transforming historic battlefields and border areas into accessible tourist destinations. This endeavor allows citizens to explore sites where soldiers…

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Ladakh to get five new districts, announces Amit Shah

By Emaad Makhdoomi August 26, 2024 AMIT SHAH Drass Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 kargil leh ladakh Nubra Valley Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union territory zanskar

LEH, LADAKH: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Monday announced that the central administration will establish five additional districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh.…

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25th Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM Modi to launch Shinkun La Tunnel Project

By TNI Team July 25, 2024 Army BRO projects kargil Kargil Vijay Diwas MODI Prime Minister road Shikun La Tunnel soldiers tunnel

In addition to commemorating Kargil Vijay Diwas, PM Modi will virtually carry out the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project which will provide all-weather connectivity to Leh, enhancing both civilian and military logistics in the region.

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Radico Khaitan honours Kargil heroes with new whiskey

By TNI Team February 7, 2024 kargil malt whisky Radico Khaitan Spirit of Victory Victory Lemon Dash

Radico Khaitan, one of India’s leading liquor companies, has launched a new product as a tribute to the brave soldiers who fought in the Kargil War of 1999.

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Ladakh shuts down as thousands plead for statehood

By Emaad Makhdoomi February 5, 2024 kargil Ladakh Leh Chalo Andolan Nityanand Rai

Ladakh witnessed a shutdown with thousands marching to advocate for statehood and constitutional protections under the sixth schedule for the Union Territory.

Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance has won a landslide victory in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council elections in Kargil.

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How Congress-NC swept Ladakh’s first post- 370 poll

By Emaad Makhdoomi October 9, 2023 #congress #rahulgandhi Article 370 kargil Ladakh Major election in Kargil

All 13 Muslims candidates fielded by the BJP lost the election

Around 95,388 eligible voters are anticipated to cast their votes.

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INDIA bloc faces litmus test in Ladakh’s first post- 370 council polls

By Emaad Makhdoomi October 4, 2023 article 370 abrogation BJP kargil Ladakh Hill Council National Conference

The national political party Congress and Kashmir’s heavyweight the National Conference, which have traditionally been allies in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, are now contesting this election in a coalition to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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TNI Editorial | Musharraf doesn’t deserve India’s misty-eyed goodbyes

By TNI Team February 6, 2023 kargil Pervez Musharraf shashi tharoor taliban

Taliban was quietly allowed to regenerate in Pakistan, and it happened right under Musharraf’s watch.

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Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

India’s Moment of Truth

Ladakh Reels Under Unseasonal Snowfall Disruption

Five dead, two injured in devastating crash in Kargil

Indian Army to open historic battlefields for tourism

Ladakh to get five new districts, announces Amit Shah

25th Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM Modi to launch Shinkun La Tunnel Project

Radico Khaitan honours Kargil heroes with new whiskey

Ladakh shuts down as thousands plead for statehood

How Congress-NC swept Ladakh’s first post- 370 poll

INDIA bloc faces litmus test in Ladakh’s first post- 370 council polls

TNI Editorial | Musharraf doesn’t deserve India’s misty-eyed goodbyes

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