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Omar Abdullah to contest from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, party chief Farooq Abdullah announced on Friday.

Admin bans prayer in Srinagar’s Jama Masjid on Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr

The Jammu and Kashmir administration authorities closed the gates of Srinagar's Jama Masjid stopping the worshippers from attending...

BJP minister Jitendra Singh’s wealth doubled in 10 years: Data

Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is fighting his third Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from...

Interview: Kashmiri historian Hafsa Kanjwal accuses India of memoricide, repression

Human rights groups and United Nations experts have repeatedly warned against India's crackdown on the civil liberties of...

Electoral bonds: UP company gave Rs 10 crore to BJP four weeks after bagging contract for Kashmir tunnel

In December 2019, months after Kashmir had been stripped of its special status under the Constitution and statehood, Lucknow-based infrastructure firm Apco Infratech Private Limited secured a contract in the Kashmir Valley to build a tunnel, and less than four weeks after receiving the go-ahead for the project, the firm donated 10 crores to the BJP through electoral bonds.

Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah booked under UAPA for second time

Jailed Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah who was booked under draconian UAPA a month ago, has been booked under the same draconian act for the second time, his counsel Umair Ronga said on Friday.

Video | I’m here as a warning of what can happen: Omar Abdullah at MK Stalin’s book launch

“I’m here not as a victim but also as a warning of what can happen”, said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah speaking on the occasion.
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Kashmir: Journalist Fahad Shah ‘re-arrested’ hours after court granted bail

Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah, editor of the news portal ‘Kashmir Walla’ who was granted interim bail by a local court on Saturday in a UAPA case, was “re-arrested” in another case in south Kashmir.

Kashmir: Fahad Shah gets interim bail

A special NIA court in Jammu and Kashmir granted interim bail to Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah on Saturday.
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CPJ, rights groups, publications call for release of Fahad Shah

Committee to Protect Journalists along with 58 other press freedom organisations on Monday wrote a letter to the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir asking for the immediate release...

UAPA: Kashmiri journalist moves Delhi HC, challenging trial court order extending remand

24-year-old photojournalist in Kashmir, Manan Gulzar Dar who has been in jail since October 2021, moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order extending his judicial remand in a case registered under draconian UAPA.
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Pulwama Encounter: Inayat’s family plea to return body

On January 3rd, the Government forces claimed to have neutralised five militants in twin encounters in Central Kashmir's Budgam, and South Kashmir's Pulwama Naira. In Naira, Pulwama, one of...

“Arrested for doing his job”: Colleagues, family demand Fahad Shah’s release

It has been three days since Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir walla has been arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police.
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Global press body demands release of Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah

The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Jammu and Kashmir authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Fahad Shah, drop any investigation into his work, and cease detaining members of the press.

Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah arrested for social media posts

Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah was arrested on Friday by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly posting "anti-national content". Shah is the editor-in-charge of The Kashmir Walla, an independent...
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90 days in jail, for cheering cricket

After the Indian cricket team lost in the T20 World Cup match to Pakistan last October,  three Kashmiri students in Agra were arrested under sedition for celebrating the win of the Pakistan cricket team. The trio is still in UP jail.

British police asked to probe role of Amit Shah in ‘war crimes in Kashmir’

A London-based law firm filed an application with British police Tuesday seeking the arrest of India’s Army Chief and Home Minister over their alleged roles in war crimes in Kashmir, AP reported.
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