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    Ashiq Hussain

    A senior correspondent with Hindustan Times, Ashiq Hussain has reported from Kashmir since the year 2008. He has been writing extensively on politics, militancy, environment and developmental issues in J&K. He has reported for the paper during one of the transformative periods in J&K’s history. Besides HT, he has also reported and edited for local news dailies and weeklies in Kashmir. He has a master's degree in mass communication and journalism from Kashmir University.Picture link: https://x.com/aashiqbhatt/photo, X handle: @aashiqbhatt, mail:ashiq.hussain@htlive.com

    Articles by Ashiq Hussain

    Omar Abdullah welcomes SC scrutiny of voter deletions, questions UCC implementation

    Omar also questioned the implementation of UCC saying BJP didn’t have the courage to debate the issue in the Parliament. (PTI)
    india news
    Updated on Oct 7, 2026 05:48 IST

    Srinagar: Farooq slams SIR, says EC ‘not autonomous’

    Farooq Abdullah (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 4, 2026 16:40 IST

    Central University of Kashmir chemistry HoD faces sexual harassment probe

    Protests were held at CUK’s Nunar campus in Ganderbal after students accused the faculty member of making inappropriate and objectionable remarks.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 06:24 IST

    J&K: Sajad Lone questions ‘regional disparity’ in EWS certificates

    “How does the government identify the poor? What is the definition of a poor person? We need a uniform definition of poor and poverty,” Lone said in a post on X (HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 02:00 IST

    Omar withdraws bills on legislators’ salary hike

    Jammu and Kashmir assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather conducts the proceedings during the ongoing Autumn Session of the assembly, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 02:24 IST

    Statehood resolution to widen Delhi-J&K gulf, says LoP Sharma

    Jammu and Kashmir assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather amid a protest staged by opposition MLAs during the autumn session of the UT’s Assembly, in Srinagar, Tuesday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 02:24 IST

    Officers’ letters against J&K statehood resolution spark row

    Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks in the assembly during the ongoing autumn session, in Srinagar on Tuesday. (ANI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 02:19 IST

    Amid uproar, J&K House passes resolution for statehood restoration

    BJP MLAs being restrained during a protest in J&K assembly in Srinagar on Monday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 02:28 IST

    J&K passes statehood resolution with Article 370 reference, BJP walks out

    The BJP eventually staged a walkout from the Assembly before the resolution was passed.
    india news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 08:46 IST

    BJP calls for speaker's removal amid chaos in Jammu and Kashmir assembly

    Chaos marred Day 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly autumn session on Monday as BJP legislators submitted a formal motion seeking the removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather.The BJP MLAs said the assembly was exceeding its constitutional jurisdiction by deliberating on resolutions concerning special status and greater autonomy. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 05:21 IST

    Statehood resolution: Day 5 of J&K assembly session set to be stormy

    Chaos erupted in Friday’s assembly session after CM Omar Abdullah moved the statehood resolution with references to autonomy resolution passed in the year 2000 and special status resolution passed in 2024. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 02:05 IST

    Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba meets Mirwaiz

    According to PDP sources, Mehbooba expressed her desire to meet Mirwaiz after both the had expressed their displeasure publicly over the Tantra event (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 02:03 IST

    Autumn session: Nearly 13 lakh farmers covered under crop insurance, says J&K govt

    The sector contributes approximately 10% to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the UT and generates an estimated annual income of around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12,000 crore. (ANI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 02:36 IST

    Census puts Kashmir Chinar count at over 30,000 amid conservation concerns

    Chinar, also known as the Oriental Plane or Platanus orientalis, is found across Kashmir. Called Chinar or Chenar in Asia and Boueen in Kashmir, the tree grows up to 30 metres and, with a ground-level girth of 10 to 15 metres, takes around 150 years to reach full size.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:32 IST

    Autumn session: NC, BJP spar in J&K House over state holidays

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para also supported the demand of restoration of December 5 holiday (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:35 IST

    J&K statehood, Rajouri floods and more on agenda as house opens for session

    BJP legislators during their protest in J&K assembly in Srinagar on Monday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 07:45 IST

    Prioritise public concerns: NC to MLAs at J&K session strategy meet

    National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and J&K CM Omar Abdullah preside over a meeting with party legislators in Srinagar on Sunday. (HT Photo)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 02:10 IST

    J&K may witness warmer winters this year: MeT

    A man rows his boat carrying vegetables through a polluted area of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar on May 14, 2026. Kashmiri artisans are turning weeds pulled from Srinagar's famous Dal Lake into a new ingredient for the centuries-old craft of papier-mache, one of Kashmir's best-known traditional art forms. (AFP)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 16, 2026 02:01 IST

    Ladakh announces ₹15-lakh aid to kin of those killed in Sept 24 violence

    The violence on September 24, 2025, left four dead and several injured in Ladakh.
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 13, 2026 17:33 IST

    Film festival concludes: J&K has more to offer than landscapes, says CM Omar Abdullah

    Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali presents an award during the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of J-K in Srinagar Thursday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 17:19 IST

    International festival puts Kashmir back on filmmakers’ map

    A view of a floating cinema on the waters of Dal Lake, in Srinagar on Wednesday. (ANI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 02:00 IST

    International Film Festival in J&K: Students flock to SKICC for film screenings, expert classes

    A movie is being screened on a floating cinema at the Dal Lake during the first International Film Festival in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 02:02 IST

    Jammu and Kashmir international film fest kicks off to a musical start

    Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with Bollywood directors and filmmakers during the opening ceremony of the International Film Festival in Srinagar on Monday. (PTI)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 02:18 IST

    Anchored in tradition: Dal Lake’s iconic floating post office defies the digital age

    A tourist takes a selfie near the Floating Post Office on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 02:17 IST

    Srinagar MP accuses J&K govt of coercing interns to end stir

    MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 6, 2026 16:52 IST

    J&K int’l film fest to screen 135 movies from 40 countries

    J&K int’l film fest to screen 135 movies from 40 countries
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 6, 2026 16:46 IST

    Nearly 5 lakh pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra despite weather vagaries

    As many as 4.8 lakh people performed the annual Amarnath Yatra to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas this year as against over 4.14 lakh pilgrims last year, officials said. (ANI File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 02:37 IST

    J&K medical interns seek stipend increase, threaten to go on strike

    The MBBS interns working in various government hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir have announced to go for an indefinite strike from August 31 if government doesn’t increase their monthly stipends which the doctors say are the ‘lowest in the country’. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 31, 2026 02:50 IST

    Power hike trigger protests in Kashmir, Omar says tariff increase a compulsion

    Leaders and activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party protest against electricity tariffs in Srinagar on Monday. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 25, 2026 03:01 IST

    ‘Tariff shock’: Anger across J&K after 7% increase approved in power tariffs

    Not only the opposition, but even NC’s own Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, lashed out at the Omar Abdullah government. (HT File)
    chandigarh news
    Updated on Aug 23, 2026 02:56 IST
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