Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead
Senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh has been shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwari Naga on Tuesday. Reportedly, she was shot by three unidentified gunmen. Lankesh was the editor of the Gauri Lankesh Patrike, a magazine described as an ‘anti-establishment’ publication. Last year in November she was convicted of defamation and was […]
NIA conducts fresh searches at 11 places in J-K ‘terror funding’ case
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 agency has […]
Guv greets Medal Winners of South Asian Tong IL Moo-Do Championship
Governor N.N. Vohra met the young players from J&K who won medals at the South Asian Tong IL Moo-Do Championship which was held at Bhutan, at a reception hosted for the winners and their coaches at the Raj Bhavan here today. Governor interacted with 16 medallists and enquired about their current training schedules and the […]
Untying knots, NIA permeates WhatsApp groups in Kashmir
National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the ‘terror funding’ case, has identified 117 suspects who allegedly led stone-pelting groups of youths, using WhatsApp groups to spread instructions in Kashmir, media reports said. Meanwhile, the NIA claimed to have arrested two people from South Kashmir for allegedly fanning protests using social media. Investigators have […]
Lawyers protest summoning of Bar Prez by NIA
Lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest in Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley against the summoning of High Court Bar Association president, Mian Abdul Qayoom for questioning by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Bar President has been summoned in a case related to funding of ‘subversive activities in the restive valley. […]
Forces launch search operation in South Kashmir
A massive search operation was launched on Tuesday morning by government forces in several villages of Shopian district, however after searching half a dozen villages, forces had to return empty handed. According to police officials on a specific input about the presence of militants in the area a search operation was launched in half a […]
Centre blocks Twitter accounts, tweets over ‘Kashmir content’
In a bid to shrink the space that Kashmir and issues related to Kashmir are getting on social media, the government has directed micro-blogging network to block and withhold dozens of twitter handles and tweets. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked Twitter to block 19 accounts, most of these with tweets about Kashmir. On […]
South Kashmir simmers against killing of Rohingya Muslims
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Cop resigns from service, posts video on social media
A constable of Jammu and Kashmir resigned from his services citing the ‘continuous bloodshed’ as a reason to leave his job. The cop posted a video on the social media which is going viral on the internet. The constable Rayess who identified himself with his first name only says that his consciousness does not allow […]
Article 35A under attack: Three WP refugees move apex court, seek domicile rights
As the dust raised over the proposed ‘abrogation’ of Article 35A fails to die down, three West Pakistan refugees have moved the Supreme Court against the Article. The refugees are seeking permanent domicile rights. The petition filed by the refugees said the provision discriminated against them and forced them to live a life of destitute, […]