Srinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) A young Kashmiri shawl seller has suffered multiple fractures and injuries in an alleged mob attack in Uttarakhand.Jammu Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Thursday expressed deep shock and anguish over the brutal assault on an 18-year-old Kashmiri selling shawls along with his family in the Vikas Nagar area of Uttarakhand.In a statement, JKSA said the teenager was attacked by a group of fringe elements, beaten mercilessly and left with multiple bruises across his bod…
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New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), recently associated certain protests in Jammu with the decision made by the Muslim-majority region of J&K to join India in 1947.It was profoundly disheartening to witness one of the most outrageous remarks from a leader who has held a constitutional position. Referring to the Jammu groups as “right-wing Hindus”, she stated, “Recent developments champio…
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the recent actions of the Hindu groups have negated the decision of the people in the “Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir” to reject the two-nation theory of Mohammad Ali Jinnah by joining Mahatma Gandhi’s secular India.Addressing a press conference here, Mehbooba Mufti said the leadership of J&K joined the secular India represented by Gandhi, thereby rejecting the t…
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) Leaders of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti on Wednesday described the cancellation of MBBS admissions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College as a victory, expressing gratitude to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, while the PDP called it another action against minorities in the country.Addressing a press conference, the Samiti leadership said the remarks made against the L-G during the course of protests should not be taken otherwise, asserting that they were part of…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Spiritual guru Devkinandan Thakur has sparked a political debate after criticising Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and its co-owner, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, for purchasing a Bangladeshi player, Mustafizur Rahman, for the upcoming IPL season. His remarks have drawn mixed reactions from political leaders across parties, with most stressing that sports should be kept separate from political and diplomatic issues.Speaking to IANS, Dev…
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that since 2019, hundreds of Kashmiris have been languishing in jails.Addressing a press conference here, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti said, “Since 2019, hundreds of our youth have been languishing in jails. Many families have approached me regarding this matter.”She alleged that the entire country is reeling under intolerance, and lynching incidents are happening.”In 72 hours, three …
Srinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over their alleged silence on killings of minorities in Bangladesh.BJP J&K spokesperson, Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, expressed grave concern and anguish over the escalating violence against minorities in Bangladesh.Reacting to the horrific reports of brutal killings and lynchings of Hindus and other minorities, Bhat questioned t…