New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) three weeks’ time to file its response on the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror-funding case. The matter will now be heard on February 10.Seeking additional time, the NIA told the apex court that new facts had emerged in the case and that it would file a detailed reply to Shah’s rejoinder affidavit. The court accepted the request.Shabir Shah, 74, has sough…
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Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of Kashmir said on Friday that authorities had placed him under house arrest, thereby denying him the opportunity to join congregational prayers seeking rain and snow for Jammu and Kashmir.Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on X, “Another Friday, and once again authorities denied me permission to go to Jama Masjid. It is deeply saddening that I could not lead the faithful in collective ‘dua (prayer)’ for rain and snow during this unusually dry…
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief priest of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Friday that he was pressured by authorities to drop the title of ‘Hurriyat Chairman’ from his profile on X and the “circumstances gave him a Hobson’s choice”.Mirwaiz Umar said on X, “For some time now, I was being pressed by the authorities to make changes to my X (formerly Twitter) handle as Hurriyat chairman, as all constituents of Hurriyat Conference, including the Awami Action Co…