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Mirwaiz says anti-drug crackdown welcome, warns against 'law and order prism'Mirwaiz Umar Farooq supports the administration's drug abuse crackdown. He stresses a broader approach is needed, not just arrests. He high...
Airline loses bag with sacred items; Indian passenger to get Rs 1.19 lakh compensationAn Indian airline has been ordered to pay Rs 1.19 lakh to passengers for losing checked-in baggage containing sacred items and costly cloth...
Mirwaiz says coercive policy of authorities cannot build viable peace in KashmirMirwaiz said that the reports of cases, chargesheets and arrests of Kashmiris by "multiple agencies operating here - SIA , CIK , cyber cell...
Mirwaiz says Jama Masjid in Kashmir locked on the lines of Masjid Al Aqsa on Youm-e-QudsAuthorities prevented prayers at Srinagar's Jama Masjid on Jumat-ul-Vida. Hundreds marched across Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh for Youm-e-Qud...
J&K: Curbs on movement, assembly remain in force in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei's killingKashmir faces disruptions for a fifth day as restrictions continue. Protests erupted after Iran's supreme leader was killed. Chief Minister...
Auqaf says authorities denied Shab-e-Barat prayer permission at Jama Masjid in KashmirAuthorities have denied permission for Shab-e-Barat prayers at Srinagar's historic Jama Masjid. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's movement has also bee...
Eid prayers held at Eidgah and Jama Masjid of Kashmir during peak militancy, why restrictions in times of 'normalcy', asks Mirwaiz Umar FarooqHurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemned the authorities for disallowing Eid prayers at Eidgah and Jama Masjid in Srinagar, questionin...
Hurriyat chief placed under house arrest, barred from congregational Friday prayersMirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's chief cleric, was placed under house arrest on Friday and barred from leading prayers at Jamia Masjid in Sri...
Kashmir admin bars Shab-e-Qadr, Juma-ul-Vida prayers at Jama Masjid; political parties protestThe administration and police officials led by a magistrate informed the Anjuman Auqaf of Jamia Masjid on Thursday night that authorities h...
J&K administration imposes stricter Covid-19 restrictions ahead of EidThe Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed stricter restrictions ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the month of Ramzan, by reitera...
Ahead of Trump's visit, US Senators seeks assessment of human rights and religious freedom situation in IndiaThe bipartisan group of Senators, in their letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dated February 12, said that India has now imposed the ...
Pramila Jayapal added to list of US lawmakers to meet S Jaishankar without Eliot Engel's approval: SourcesEngel, the Democratic lawmaker from New York, who along with Ranking Member Michael McCaul, were initially scheduled to meet Jaishankar on ...
US Congressional Commission's hearing on Kashmir nearly fizzles out"India is not just a 70-year-old nation that you see. India is a 5,000-year-old civilisation. There is no Kashmir without India. There is n...
Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq warns preachers, imams spreading sectarian hatred in KashmirWhile referring to muslims across India, Mirwaiz said they are facing an ‘identity threat’ and are being killed on issues like cow vigilant...
Religious tolerance deteriorated in India in 2016: USCIRF"In 2016, religious tolerance and religious freedom conditions continued to deteriorate in India," the report said.
Kashmir conflict on verge of merging with IS war: Muzaffar Hussain BaigBaig said the conflict, which arose out of the "direct legacy" of Partition and Jinnah's two-nation theory , has changed for the worse.
Panun Kashmir slams calls for repealing beef ban law in KashmirPanun Kashmir, an outfit claiming to represent displaced Kashmir Pandits, said the call for repealing beef ban law in Kashmir was akin to r...
No change in schedule of Amarnath Yatra, says Union home ministryUnion minister of home affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday that religious route cannot be regulated by political dictate.
- As anti-film protests peaks in neighbourhood, J&K manages contiguity spillover
No strike has happened in J&K against the film that mocks at Islam. But the happenings in Pak have convinced authorities that a similar sit...
- Curfew in Kashmir after civilian death
Security forces enforced a strict curfew in Kashmir on Friday after a 55-year-old man died of injuries his family claims were sustained dur...