Jammu and Kashmir Justice and Development Front (JDF), backed by Jamaat-e-Islami, has inaugurated an office in Baramulla and rejected claims about its activities being “misconceptions in Delhi.” The group said it plans to participate in upcoming elections under the Constitution of India, even amid a ban on Jamaat-e-Islami. It also sought to clarify its intent and role in politics.
Jammu and Kashmir Police have intensified anti-narco-terrorism operations, bulldozing alleged traffickers’ homes, uprooting opium fields, and stripping offenders. Officials say the campaign targets drug networks that allegedly bankroll terrorism through cross-border links. The crackdown is framed as both disrupting supply chains and cutting off financing, with police expanding actions beyond raids to seize the infrastructure and crops tied to trafficking.
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Protests erupted at Jammu’s Lok Bhawan as Hindu groups, led by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, burned an effigy of LG Manoj Sinha. The anger stems from allegations over the composition of the first MBBS batch at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, with protesters demanding cancellation of admissions after many selected candidates, they claim, were drawn disproportionately from a particular group.
On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam attack, politicians, tourists and locals gathered at the Baisaran memorial to pay tribute to 26 victims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and LG Manoj Sinha reiterated India’s resolve against terrorism, as the attack on April 22, 2025 claimed 25 tourists and a local ponywala. Organizers stressed the country remains united against terror.
Ahead of the first anniversary of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army recalled Operation Sindoor. The terrorist strike, backed by Pakistan, killed 26 civilians as attackers entered a village near the tourist spot. The Army urged terrorists not to cross India’s boundaries, tying the remembrance to an unmistakable deterrent message.
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