Zulfikar Majid

Anti-drug campaign: Thousands joined J&K LG Manoj Sinha's padyatra in Kulgam as the administration's Nasha Mukht campaign gathered momentum. Students, traders and residents backed awareness efforts, rehabilitation measures and action against narcotics.

The PDP chief also appeared to acknowledge the limited gains made by regional political parties through years of confrontation and mutual recrimination.

Jammu and Kashmir: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the anti-drug campaign is a public movement open to all, while linking narcotics trafficking to terrorism. In a DH interview, he outlined enforcement, rehabilitation and awareness efforts.

Wangchuk, who has spent decades working on education reform and innovation, said his concerns are rooted in long-standing dissatisfaction with systemic outcomes.

The extended disruption is expected to hit Kashmir's peak autumn tourism season and affect patients who depend on air connectivity for treatment in cities outside the Valley.

Jammu and Kashmir: Counter Intelligence Kashmir conducted searches at eight locations across six districts as part of a probe into alleged terror networks, radicalisation, recruitment modules and militant facilitation. Forensic analysis continues.

As rumours swirled over the purpose of Wednesday's meeting, opposition leaders and social media users linked it to everything from a cabinet expansion and government reshuffle to possible political developments, including Omar government resigning.

The meeting, attended by NC legislators and allies, was convened by Abdullah to review the government's performance and discuss political and governance issues.

The move comes amid signs of a more assertive political posture by Abdullah on the statehood issue.

The transformation is subtle. It cannot always be measured through electoral statistics or government claims. It is visible instead in booming tourist destinations, expanding coaching centres, rising property prices, packed cafés and online businesses and a generation increasingly obsessed with careers, mobility and financial stability.