SC notice to J&K on plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday on a plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the Public Safety Act. A bench, comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee, said it would hear on […]
Trump visit: US senators raise HR abuse in Kashmir, religious freedom issues
Washington: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India, four influential US senators, who described themselves as “longtime friends of India”, have sought an assessment of the human rights situation in Kashmir and religious freedom in the country, saying hundreds of Kashmiris remain in “preventive detention”. The bipartisan group of senators, in their letter […]
Fresh batch of 25 envoys in JK on 2-day govt-facilitated trip
Srinagar/New Delhi: A second batch of 25 foreign envoys arrived here on Wednesday as part of a union government-facilitated trip to help them have a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a region which faced months of harsh restrictions after its special status was stripped of in August. The envoys arrived at […]
SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice M M Shantanagoudar recused himself on Wednesday from hearing the plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the JK Public Safety Act. Pilot’s plea came up for hearing before a three-judge bench comprising justices N V Ramana, […]
Notify JK as central jail; AAP win ‘light’ in ‘regime of darkness’: Tarigami
New Delhi: CPI(M) senior leader from Kashmir Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday took a dig at the Centre, asking it to notify Jammu and Kashmir as a “central jail” so that it no longer has to enforce draconian laws like the Public Safety Act on its citizens. Welcoming the AAP’s victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, […]
25 envoys to arrive in Kashmir today
Srinagar: A group of around 25 envoys mostly from European Union will visit start their visit from Baramulla on February 12 before arriving in Srinagar for an overnight stay, officials said Tuesday. The two day visit of the envoys which is likely to begin on February 12 is being conducted by Army as were the […]
