India
Kashmir: Eid prayers not allowed at Jama Masjid, Eidgah in Srinagar
Authorities have disallowed Eid al Adha prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid as well as the Eidgah in Srinagar, said the managing body of the mosque.
India
Kashmir: Armymen enter mosque, force Muslims to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Mehbooba, Omar seek probe
Armymen entered a mosque at Zadoora village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and forced Muslims to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during pre-dawn prayers on Saturday, alleged the locals.
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India
Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah completes 500 days in prison
Fahad Shah, a prominent Kashmiri journalist, on Sunday, completed 500 days of incarceration under draconian charges.
Features
Dal Lake in distress: Fish deaths, invasive species raise alarm
Dal Lake, a picturesque water body in Srinagar, Kashmir, has once again made headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Recent incidents of fish deaths in the lake have...
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India
UN body demands immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez
United Nations (UN) human rights experts have demanded the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez by Indian authorities.
India
Kashmir turned into Guantanamo: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the BJP government of turning Kashmir into the infamous American military prison, Guantanamo, ahead of the G20 meeting.
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Features
Kashmir’s Farhat Siddique, trailblazing female theatre artist, seeks support amidst struggles
Farhat Siddique, one of the pioneering female theatre artists of Kashmir, defied societal norms and joined the public broadcasting service Doordarshan in 1990, during the height of militancy in Kashmir.
India
Valley of Injustice: Contradictions of upcoming G20 meetings in Kashmir
“Wake up and smell the coffee – Article 370 is history, the sooner people realize it, the better”, said Indian foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...
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India
G20 meeting in Kashmir: Facade of normalcy during massive human rights violations, says UN Special Rapporteur
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes on Monday issued a statement criticising India's plan to hold G20 meetings in Jammu and Kashmir, terming it a...
India
Kashmiri Muslim students attacked by fellow students in Jammu college over criticism against ‘The Kerala Story’
Kashmiri Muslim students studying at Government Medical College, Jammu, were subjected to physical assaults by fellow students holding Hindutva ideologies and people outside campus following a dispute regarding the Hindutva film "The Kerala Story," directed by Sudipto Sen.
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Film and TV
West Bengal bans Hindutva propaganda movie “The Kerala Story” to ‘maintain peace’
The West Bengal government on Monday announced its decision to ban Hindutva propaganda movie 'The Kerala Story'.
India
Delhi court grants bail to Kashmiri youth in UAPA case
A Delhi Court has granted bail to a 22-year-old Kashmiri Youth, Mateen Ahmed Bhatt, in a UAPA case, observing that there was no evidence of handling of arms or joining of any classes for radical teaching on religious lines by him.
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