Jammu

Army’s White Knight Corps celebrates 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’ across Jammu

JAMMU — The Army’s White Knight Corps on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, though its recital at various war memorials, schools and forward posts across the corps’ zone, a defence spokesman said. The celebration aimed to rekindle the patriotic fervour and remind the younger generation of the timeless message […]

Kashmir

‘Violation of Islamic Beliefs’: MMU urges J&K govt to withdraw ‘coercive order’ on Vande Mataram recitation in schools

SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of several religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday asked the government to immediately withdraw “coercive order” on recitation of Vande Matram in the schools in the Union territory as the national song contained parts which were against Islamic beliefs of monotheism. “The MMU, headed by Mirwaiz […]