Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Friday that authorities have placed him under house arrest as restrictions continued across the Valley.Mirwaiz Umar said on X, “Restrictions in the valley continue and have been heightened on a Friday in the holy month of Ramzan. I have also been placed under house arrest, and in these greatly blessed days, when thousands come to the mosques seeking blessings and guidance the pulpit of Ja…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) The intensifying tensions in West Asia has impacted India’s export sector, with shipments of fruits, vegetables and fish products from Kerala coming to a near standstill. Exporters said the disruption has already caused losses worth several crores of rupees, as both air and sea cargo routes remain severely affected.With flight services to several Gulf destinations suspended, air cargo exports from Kerala’s airports have come to a complete halt.The situation has…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 3 (IANS) A massive fire broke out in Maharashtra’s Hina Nagar locality of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, affecting residents, who allege that delayed response from the Fire department worsened the situation. The blaze quickly engulfed several homes, destroying property and causing significant financial losses.”We have lost a lot. All three of our homes were set ablaze. If the Fire brigade had arrived on time, our homes wouldn’t have been burnt. They came lat…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday stated that a true leader does not “surrender”; instead, they stand firm during times of war, in reference to the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in strikes by the US and Israel on Iran.Uddhav Thackeray’s party said Khamenei bid farewell to the world without kneeling before any power to save his life.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, highlighted that Khamenei did not…
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday termed the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as an immoral and unlawful act.The Hyderabad MP, on behalf of his party, offered condolences to the Shia community, who consider Khamenei as their leader.He condemned the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel. The attacks are absolutely condemnable, especially when Iran-US talks were going on in Geneva,” he said.”(US President Donald) Trump and (Isra…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘love’ for Israel is based on ideology.The Hyderabad MP claimed that the ideology of both Zionists and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is based on hatred.Owaisi slammed the Prime Minister for his statement that India stands firmly with Israel and said his open support for the ‘genocidal regime’ of Israel is not in the national interest.The AIMIM chief was speaking at the Ja…
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) The J&K Students Association (JKSA) said on Friday that it has sought Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s intervention in the alleged harassment of Kashmiri students at a Kurnool nursing college.”The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Friday wrote to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, seeking urgent intervention over reported incidents of harassment, verbal abuse, denial of Ramzan (Sehri & Iftar) arrangements, hijab …
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) The Vice-Chancellor of CT University in Punjab’s Jagraon has been terminated from service after allegations of misbehaviour and threats against Kashmiri Muslim students who had sought special meal arrangements during Ramzan. Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain said the district administration, in coordination with the police and community leaders, intervened to defuse the situation and the agitation was called off after authorities ordered a probe and the univers…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday, ordered a probe into the alleged harassment of Kashmiri students at the CT University in Punjab’s Ludhiana. Omar Abdullah ordered the probe after reports that Kashmiri Muslim students at the CT University were forced to leave the campus following a dispute related to arrangements for ‘Sehri’ (predawn meal) and ‘Iftar’ (post dusk meal) during the holy month of Ramzan.Reacting to the controversy, the Chief Minister…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) The J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday sought the help of the Punjab chief minister on an alleged eviction threat to Kashmiri students over the Ramzan meal in CT University.A statement by JKSA said, “The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association today sought the intervention of the Punjab Chief Minister over alleged harassment and eviction threats faced by Muslim Kashmiri students at CT University, Punjab, after they requested basic arrangements for Sehri (Suho…