Kashmir

Profiling leads to fear among Kashmiri students in Karnataka

BENGALURU — Apparently after the ‘hijab row’, the Internal Security Division of Karnataka police have started profiling Kashmiri students studying in different colleges in India’s Southern State. Reports said that the police in Karnataka have directed all the colleges to profile Kashmiri students. They have been asked to collect the personal details of Kashmiri students […]

Jammu

AK Rifle, 2 Pistol recovered in Poonch

POONCH — Police and army recovered arms recovered an AK-47 rifle and two pistols along with ammunition in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Monday, officials said. They said that on basis of specific information Army along with Police’s SOG Mendhàr under the supervision of SDPO Mendhàr Sheezen Bhat and direction of SSP Poonch Rohit […]

Kashmir

Pulwama Attack Anniversary: Minor Kashmiri student arrested for posting ‘objectionable’ Whatsapp status in Madhya Pradesh

SRINAGAR — A minor Kashmiri student who is currently studying in Madhya Pradesh has been arrested by police for posting objectionable status on Whatsapp on the eve of third anniversary of Pulwama attack. Official sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a B.com Ist year student at Swami Vivekanand Govt college Neemuch, […]

Politics

‘Humiliating’, says Owaisi as teachers, students in Karnataka forced to remove hijab

HYDERABAD — AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party of humiliating the Muslim community by depriving hijabi Muslims of their “fundamental rights” by preventing them from wearing hijabs as part of their religious obligation. Owaisi’s comment comes after videos from a school in Karnataka surfaced on social media where students and […]