Day: May 28, 2023

Hurriyat and Apni Party Oppose NIA’s Plea for death penalty to JKLF Chief Yasin Malik

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Hurriyat and Apni Party Oppose NIA's Plea for death penalty to JKLF Chief Yasin Malik

The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday called the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s plea seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik as “deeply disturbing” while Apni Party leader Altaf Bukhari termed the agency’s approach “hasty”. On Friday, the NIA approached the Delhi high court seeking death penalty for separatist leader and chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court in a terror funding case. A bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh will…

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Delhi University removes poet Mohd Iqbal, Writer of ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’, from BA Syllabus

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Delhi University removes poet Mohd Iqbal, Writer of 'Sare Jahan Se Acha', from BA Syllabus

Delhi University’s Academic Council (AC) on Friday cleared a number of syllabi changes, including the scrapping of poet Mohd Iqbal from the BA political science syllabus, officials aware of the matter said. They added that the council also approved proposals to set up new centres for Partition Studies, Hindu Studies and Tribal Studies. Iqbal who wrote the popular song “Sare jahan se acha Hindustan hamara” is one of the most prominent Urdu and Persian poets of the Indian subcontinent. He is often referred to by the honorific Allama and was…

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Kashmiri Politicians Stand Up for Peaceful Coexistence, Respond to NIA Plea against Yasin Malik

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Kashmiri Politicians Stand Up for Peaceful Coexistence, Respond to NIA Plea against Yasin Malik

A day after National Investigation Agency of India moved to the High Court with a plea seeking death penalty for Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik, politicians from Kashmir have strongly responded to the plea. The JKLF chairman is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted by a Delhi court in a militancy funding case in May ’23. Malik is currently lodged in the Tihar jail of New Delhi. NIA’s plea that the court has listed for May 29 has evoked strong response from political circles across…

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Mela Kheer Bhawani draws hundreds of devotees to Tulmulla Ganderbal

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Mela Kheer Bhawani draws hundreds of devotees to Tulmulla Ganderbal

Hundreds of devotees Saturday reached Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal where they would be joined by thousands of devotees to celebrate the annual festival of Mela Kheer Bhawani on Sunday. Nestled in the shade of mammoth Chinar trees, the temple witnessed a good rush of devotees, most of them Kashmiri Pandits. The locals and the administration welcomed the devotees. The devotees were enthusiastic and seemed happy to be visiting the place. “I am so happy to be here. I am glad to see young boys, both Muslims and Hindus, making arrangements…

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Tourists seek respite from scorching Summer Heat in Picturesque Kashmir

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Tourists seek respite from scorching Summer Heat in Picturesque Kashmir

While most parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions, tourists are enjoying the pleasant weather in Kashmir as the Valley has witnessed rains over the past few days, leading to a drop in the mercury. The maximum temperature in the Valley, over the last few days, hovered around 20 degrees Celsius and most of the days, the weather has remained cloudy while some areas witnessed rainfall. The pleasant weather has brought cheer to the tourists. “I feel very good, the weather here is very pleasant. We are feeling…

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