Leaders never asked for ‘security’ says Hurriyat (M) over Gov’t decision to withdraw police cover
Srinagar: Soon after the government decided to withdraw the security of the Mirwaiz and four other separatist leaders, Hurriyat (M) said they the leaders had never asked for security from the government. “Hurriyat leaders had never asked for security and that it was the government that insisted on keeping the personnel based on their threat […]
Pulwama attack: MNS asks music companies to drop Pak singers
Mumbai,(PTI) Following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Saturday asked music label companies to stop working with Pakistani singers. “We have verbally communicated to Indian music companies like T-Series, Sony Music, Venus, Tips Music etc to not work with Pakistani singers. These […]
J&K adminstration withdraws security of 5 Hurriyat leaders
Srinagar, Feb 17 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration Sunday issued orders to withdraw security of five Hurriyat leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, officials said. Besides the Mirwaiz, the security cover for Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Shah has been withdrawn, they said. However, there is no mention of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed […]
ICJ to hold public hearings in Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Feb 18
The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Monday at The Hague during which India and Pakistan will present their arguments before the top UN court, which was set up after World War II to resolve international disputes. Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by […]
Kashmir shuts against harassment of Kashmiris in Jammu, elsewhere
Srinagar, (PTI) Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Sunday due to a valley-wide bandh called by trade bodies here against the alleged harassment and attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside the state, officials said. The Kashmir bandh call was supported by major trade bodies like the Kashmir Economic Alliance and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers […]
Pulwama attack fallout: Kashmiri students in Delhi fear for their security
New Delhi,(PTI) Several Kashmiri students here said they were in a state of fear after reports of alleged harassment of Kashmiris following the Pulwama terror attack, even as police asserted that security had been enhanced in the national capital and they would ensure the safety of all citizens. According to media reports, several Kashmiris living outside […]
Army man injured on Nowshera LoC
Rajouri: In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, an army man got injured on Saturday on Line of Control in Kalal area of Nowshera. Details with KNO said that Army man was deployed on LoC in Baba Khori Kalal where he got injured. Reportedly, the army has sustained a bullet injury.(KNO)
Drug smuggler held in J-K’s Reasi
Jammu,(PTI) A “notorious” drug peddler was arrested Saturday and ‘charas’ (cannabis) was seized from his possession in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Kesar Ram, a resident of Bhaga village, was noticed moving suspiciously in Saldi village by a police patrolling party and was stopped for checking, a police spokesman said. He said […]
Terror attack should not be an excuse to persecute or harass people from J-K: Mehbooba
Srinagar, (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday cautioned that mischievous elements must not be allowed to use the Pulwama terror attack as “an excuse to persecute or harass people” from the state, saying the pain of the killings of CRPF personnel must not fuel “such diabolical plans”. “Understand the pain & (and) […]
Delhi HC grants interim protection from arrest to activist in FIR filed in J&K
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to activist-journalist Sushil Pandit, who has been booked for allegedly tweeting fake news related to the “death” of five CRPF personnel in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pampore area in May last year. The court noted that he has already […]