UN Chief Urges Myanmar to Give Muslims Legal Status
Voicing concern over the violence that has forced nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today called for the Muslims of Rakhine state to be given either nationality or legal status. “I have condemned the recent attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. But now we are receiving constant […]
JRL dares NIA to arrest them
In an interesting turnaround of things, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Wednesday dared the National Investigation Agency to arrest them. In a joint statement issued by the JRL, JKLF chief Yaseen Malik said that he along with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani will voluntarily go to NIA headquarters on September 9. “Keep […]
Joint Resistance Leadership to hold protest in New Delhi
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Media persons protest in Pulwama against detention of their colleague
South Kashmir journalists on Wednesday held a peaceful protest outside DC office Pulwama against the detention of a local photojournalist, Kamran Yousuf by National Investigation Agency (NIA). Media persons while holding banners demanded an immediate release of the detained journalist. Yesterday, the NIA had arrested two men from south Kashmir, Javaid Ahmed from Kulgam and […]
Cow vigilantism must stop: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the states to appoint nodal officers in each district to take steps to prevent incidences of cow vigilantism and act against the perpetrators. “This must stop. What action have you taken? It is not permissible. There has to be some kind of action,” a bench of Chief Justice Dipak […]
GDC Tral students protested against Muslim massacre in Burma
Hundreds of students including females of Government Degree College Tral staged a protest demonstration in Tral town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district against the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The students assembled at the main campus and marched towards bus stand Tral while shouting slogans in favour of Rohingya Muslims. They also demanded justice […]
AI India condemns murder of senior journalist
Amnesty International India today said that the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh by gunmen outside her residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday night raises alarms about the state of freedom of expression in the country. “Gauri Lankesh was never afraid of speaking truth to power. Her assassination must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice,” […]
NIA raids in Bemina, Umarabad Srinagar
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted fresh searches at 11 locations in Jammu and Kashmir and five locations in New Delhi as part of its probe into the ‘terror’ funding case. The searches, which the central agency termed as follow-up action, were going on across the several locations in Kashmir. The investigating agency […]
Editors Guild of India condemns murder of Gauri Lankesh
The Editors Guild of India has strongly condemned the brutal murder of senior journalist and editor Gauri Lankesh in Banguluru. “The Editors Guild of India is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the murder of Gauri Lankesh, senior journalist, and Editor, Lankesh Patrika. Gauri Lankesh was a known critic of the Central government on key issues […]
Cordon and search operation launched in parts of Downtown Srinagar
A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO ) has been launched by the government forces on Wednesday in parts of Downtown Srinagar. Forces after receiving inputs about the presence of militants, sealed off areas like Rajouri Kadal and Safa Kadal. Search operation was going on when the last reports came in. More details are awaited.