The cases were filed over their political commentary on social media platforms. Mubeen Shah and Tony Ashai are based in the United States, while Rifat Wani is living in Germany. A court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Srinagar has ordered three men from Jammu and Kashmir who are currently living abroad to appear before...
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Kashmiri shawl hawkers seek protection after hate attacks in Himachal Pradesh
Kashmiri students group alleged that Hindutva groups had threatened the vendors, asked them to leave the state and prevented them from selling their goods. Kashmiri shawl hawkers working in Himachal Pradesh have appealed for protection after alleging harassment, threats and assaults in parts of the state, according to a statement by the Jammu and Kashmir...
Another Kashmiri shawl seller assaulted in Himachal Pradesh, JKSA alleges police pressure to avoid FIR
Jehangir Ahmad, sustained fractures and multiple injuries in the attack and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Himachal Pradesh A Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted in Dehra town of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district and later faced alleged pressure from local police not to pursue a formal complaint against the attackers, the Jammu and Kashmir...
Uttarakhand: FIR filed, Bajrang Dal leader arrested after attack on Kashmiri shawl seller
JK Students Association says Uttarakhand Police acted after intervention by senior officials; Kashmiri shawl seller was threatened and attacked A police case has been registered and all accused, including a Bajrang Dal leader, have been arrested in connection with the assault on a Kashmiri shawl seller in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association...
Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj completes 1,000 days in jail, press body renews release call
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...
Kashmir police seize The Wire journalist’s phone amid his corruption reporting on hydropower project
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...
Shiv Sena UBT demand Rohingya deportation in Jammu amid crackdown on undocumented migrants in Uttar Pradesh
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,...
Delhi blast: NIA arrests 8th suspect for allegedly sheltering alleged bomber
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...
Jammu journalist’s home demolished, triggering political outcry and claims of selective targeting
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.
Kashmir: In Srinagar police step up crackdown with searches at mosques, madrasas after Delhi blast
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.









