Srinagar, Nov. 8 -- Shahid Shafi RatherA year after the National Conference (NC) regained power in Jammu and Kashmir, the initial wave of optimism has faded into disappointment. Across cities and remote villages, from traders to students, and farmers to government employees, more people now believe that the Central Lieutenant Governor (LG) administration was more honest, fair, and disciplined than the current local government. The NC came to power with promises of restoring the people's voice, boosting development, and ensuring lasting stability in Jammu and Kashmir. However, twelve months later, these promises are mostly unfulfilled. Development projects are moving slowly, welfare programs get stuck in red tape, and ordinary citizens fee...