Mehbooba Mufti Criticises Centre After Delhi Red Fort Blast

By BPN News Desk November 17, 2025

National

Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and leader of the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP), reacted strongly to the car-bomb explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi that killed 13 people and injured more than 20. Addressing a meeting in Srinagar, she

North India State News

J&K Police Station Blast Kills Nine, Injures Dozens

By BPN News Desk November 16, 2025

A late-night explosion at the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar on Friday killed nine people and injured more than 27, according to updated official assessments. Police and forensic teams were examining explosives that had been seized earlier from a terror-linked case in Faridabad, when the material accidentally detonated. How the Blast Occurred Investigators confirmed

Entertainment Reviews

Baramulla Review: Haunting Shadows Over the Valley

By BPN News Desk November 10, 2025

Aditya Dhar’s Baramulla, directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, unfolds as a chilling yet poetic narrative that transforms the snow-laden silence of Kashmir into a canvas of grief and guilt. The film isn’t merely a supernatural thriller; it’s a meditation on trauma, exile, and the ghosts that linger not in houses, but in memories. Set in […]

Defence National

2 Terrorists Killed In Kupwara Encounter

By BPN News Desk November 8, 2025

Two militants were killed by Indian security forces during an operation in the Keran sector of the Kupwara district early on Saturday, according to official sources. The encounter was part of an anti-infiltration drive codenamed “Operation Pimple”. Encounter Details Acting on precise intelligence inputs about an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control, the Indian

National

PM Modi Claims Sardar Patel Could Not Unite Entire Kashmir due to Jawaharlal Nehru

By BPN News Desk October 31, 2025

On his 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that Patel aimed to integrate the entire Kashmir region into the Indian Union. He claimed that although Patel had succeeded in merging over 550 princely states, the aspiration to bring all of Kashmir into […]

International

Taliban Backs India on Kashmir, Pak Protests

By BPN News Desk October 13, 2025

Following a meeting between India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban expressed support for “India’s sovereignty over Jammu & Kashmir.” Pakistan’s Reaction Pakistan strongly rejected the Taliban’s backing of India’s claim over Kashmir. The Pakistani government termed the move as interference in its

Op-Eds Opinion

Begging Bowls and Boastful Speeches: Pakistan’s UNGA Hypocrisy

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

Shehbaz Sharif’s performance at the UN General Assembly this year was a textbook example of Pakistan’s foreign policy in action — loud, theatrical, and hollow. Standing at the world’s most important diplomatic forum, the Prime Minister of a debt-strangled country declared that Pakistan had downed seven Indian jets, glorified Operation Sindoor, thanked China, Turkey, Iran

International

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Raises Kashmir at UN, Calls for Dialogue

By BPN News Desk September 24, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used his address at the UN General Assembly to raise the Kashmir issue, urging India and Pakistan to resolve it through dialogue based on United Nations resolutions. Reference to Ceasefire Erdoğan expressed satisfaction over the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, which followed a serious escalation last April. He said […]

Editorials Opinion

Faith or Separatism? The Hazratbal Emblem Attack

By BPN News Desk September 8, 2025

The image of the Ashoka emblem, India’s national symbol of sovereignty, lying defaced at the Hazratbal shrine is more than just vandalism. It is a question that cuts deep into the uneasy intersection of faith and separatist politics in Kashmir. Was this truly about religious sensitivity, or was it another chapter in the long saga […]

North India State News

Schools, Colleges Closed in Kashmir Due to Bad Weather

By BPN News Desk September 3, 2025

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, confirmed that all schools and colleges across the Kashmir division will remain closed on September 3, 2025. The order was issued as a precautionary measure following heavy rainfall in the region. Weather Alerts and Risks The Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous rainfall, raising concerns over waterlogging, landslides,