SRINAGAR — PDP leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed Para on Sunday accused the Centre of adopting double standards amid crackdown in Kashmir after a policeman’s killing, saying that compassion showed to protesting students at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar was being denied to the Kashmiri youths. The young leader from Pulwama was referring to mass clampdown on […]
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Mirwaiz raises concern over mass detentions after policeman’s killing
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Kashmir Umar Farooq on Friday expressed concern over the reported large-scale detention, questioning and harassment of youth across Kashmir following the recent killing of a policeman, urging authorities to ensure that innocent people are not subjected to collective punishment. Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, the Mirwaiz […]
Anantnag attack: Over 3,500 detained across Valley as manhunt intensifies
SRINAGAR — More than 3,500 persons have been detained across the Valley as police on Thursday intensified search operations to track down the assailant who shot dead a police official in Anantnag district a day earlier. “The anti-terror operations are in full swing and, so far, we have detained more than 3,500 suspects for questioning […]
Sajad Lone questions mass arrests based on ‘old OGW list’, Calls for review
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) president and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Thursday criticised the mass arrests following the recent terror attack in Anantnag district, questioning the detention of people based on their inclusion in the Over Ground Worker (OGW) list. In a statement, Lone said authorities cannot arrest thousands of […]



