Mehraj was arrested by National Investigation Agency on March 20, 2023, under the UAPA and is currently being held in a jail in New Delhi. As Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has completed more than 1,000 days in jail, the Journalist Federation of Kashmir on Friday demanded for his immediate release. Mehraj, a Srinagar-based reporter known...
Police in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir seized the mobile phone of senior journalist Jehangir Ali from his home in Chrar-i-Sharief on Wednesday evening, The Wire, for which he reports from the region, said in a statement on Thursday. According to news outlet, police officers arrived at Ali’s residence on December 17 and took...
Manish Sahni, president of Shiv Sena UBT in Jammu and Kashmir, issued a 15-day ultimatum to Union Territory authorities to begin deportations of the Rohingya refugees Calls by Hindutva groups for the deportation of Rohingya Muslims in Jammu city have intensified following a crackdown on undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar in several Indian states,...
The agency detained Bilal Naseer Malla, a resident of Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, for allegedly harbouring and providing logistical support to Umar Nabi, the alleged bomber The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested another man in connection with last month’s car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station, bringing the total number of...
The journalist said he was bruised and detained with two brothers as police surrounded the Narwal site and barred him from filming while bulldozers tore down the 40-year-old structure.
The searches were described as part of efforts to dismantle what authorities call a “terror support ecosystem” and to prevent plots aimed at disrupting public order.
A shocking incident has come to light from Kathua district, where a group of tourists belonging to minority religion from Kerala were attacked by locals on suspicion of religious conversion, a claim refuted by the police, reported Jagran A disturbing video of the assault, which took place in Juthana village under the Jakhol police post,...
The ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir has secured three of the four Rajya Sabha seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the fourth, as results for the high-stakes elections were declared on Friday. These were the first Rajya Sabha elections held in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370...
Growing outrage has erupted in Kashmir ahead of Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s upcoming concert at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on 26 October, with many locals and social media users calling for a boycott of the event over his past remarks considered Islamophobic. The controversy stems from Nigam’s 2017 comments criticising the use of...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over recent missile attacks by India against Pakistan. “The Secretary-General is very concerned about the Indian military operations across the Line of Control and international border. He calls for maximum military restraint from both countries,” said his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric in a statement. The remarks followed India’s strikes...