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Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha launches major anti-drug crackdown, passports of over 100 smugglers to be cancelled

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

Addressing people during the padyatra, Sinha said drug trafficking was directly linked to terrorism in the region and warned of strict action against anyone connected to such networks.

Government and Policy

Take over of banned Jamaat-e-Islami’s Falah-e-Aam Trust-run schools completed by J&K govt: Read how the campaign began in 2022

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2026

In 2022, the government took over administrative authority of the 22 initial FAT schools, initiating the action.

News Reports

Madrasa in Kashmir linked to terrorists locked under UAPA: Read how Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom was connected to the Pulwama attack and other activities

Divya Bharti - 29 April, 2026

The J&K administration sealed Shopian’s Siraj-ul-Uloom seminary for its involvement in terrorist activities.

News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Security officials find satellite phones in 2 US citizens’ luggage at Srinagar Airport, detained

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2026

Use of satellite phones is banned without government permission due to security risks, with past cases involving foreign nationals, while DGCA has directed airlines to inform passengers about restrictions through announcements, offices and onboard publications.

News Reports

J&K police bust inter-state terror network of Lashkar-e-Taiba, arrest 5 including Pakistani terrorists Abu Hureira, Usman

OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2026

According to officials, the LeT module was busted after searching about 19 places in J&K, Rajasthan and Haryana.

News Reports

‘Thank you, India’ to ‘Thank you, Kashmiris’: How Iran buckled on Kashmir to appease anti-India voices after seeking donations from Indians

Shraddha Pandey - 24 March, 2026

Thanking India was diplomatically, factually and logically correct, yet, instead of standing its ground, the Iranian embassy in India, soon caved in and deleted the “Thank you, India” post and has since published on separate, narrowed thanks specifically to “the kind people of Kashmir”, in a deliberate extrication of any reference that acknowledges Kashmir as part of India.

Crime

Jammu: Man opens fire on former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, wanted to kill him for the past 20 years

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

Kamal Singh Jamwal told the police that he had been planning to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last 20 years.

News Reports

Muslims across the country protest after Iran confirms that Khamenei was killed in Israel–US strikes

OpIndia Staff - 1 March, 2026

Protests erupted across Jammu and Kashmir after Iran confirmed Khamenei’s death in Israel–US strikes, with mourners carrying his images, political figures denouncing the attack and the regional administration appealing for peace as demonstrations continued.

Crime