Fearing protests, authorities on Sunday disallowed gatherings of the faithful at the Hazratbal Mosque in Srinagar on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad.
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In sixty-one years as a citizen of this republic, few events have affected me as deeply as the abrogation of Article 370. This action of my government disturbed me because of its harshness, and because of how widely it was welcomed among the public at large.
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It was late afternoon on September 13 when Indian soldiers from a stationed camp patrolled down to Chandgam, a village in Pulwama district 57-km south of Srinagar, the main city of Indian administered Kashmir.
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In a series of tweets, Gopinathan came down heavily on the home ministry and said that he wished he could influence union minister Amit Shah over the Kashmir issue.
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“Transparency of the situation is better as, otherwise, all kinds of rumours and reports are floating around,” says Pekka Haavisto
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The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) joined other concerned parties today in strongly protesting India’s formal inclusion of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan as part of Indian territory.
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A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told that even after 90 days, communication services — data, internet, pre-paid mobiles and SMS — were not operational in the Kashmir Valley, affecting the working of the media. Advocate Vrinda Grover sai…
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On October 29, the Indian government ushered 27 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) into the Kashmir Valley, which has been in a state of lockdown since its constitutionally-guaranteed partial autonomy was revoked on August 5. An obvious attempt at building bridges with sections of the international community
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The Khwaja Naqshband Sahib shrine in the old city area is visited by thousands for annual congregational prayers called Khoja Digar. These prayers were to be held on Friday.
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In video recorded interviews, the victims allege that the Indian army subjected them to immense physical pain and psychological pressure.
“What if they circulate the video and the video goes viral?” This fear often drives Abid Khan to suicidal thoughts, and for a month now, he has been resisting his family’s insistence on a comprehensive medical and psychiatric check-up.