SC Directs Yasin Malik to Appear Virtually in Jammu Court on March 7 Srinagar, February 21, 2025 – The Supreme Court has directed Yasin Malik, the jailed chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), to appear in a Jammu court via video-conferencing from Tihar Jail on March 7. This decision was made by a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, who noted that the Jammu sessions court is well-equipped with the necessary video-conferencing system to facilitate the virtual examination. Background of the Case Yasin Malik…
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Hold LG Accountable for Civilian Killings, Not Us: Nasir Aslam Wani
Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani condemned the killings of civilians and said the LG’s administration should be made answerable for these killings Srinagar, Feb 6: Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani Thursday asked media persons to seek answers from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over the recent civilian killings. Talking to media persons, Wani condemned the killings of civilians and said the LG’s administration should be made answerable for these killings. “You all know that when there is any security review meeting or security-related matters, the elected government is…
Read MoreJammu: Magisterial Inquiry Ordered After Man Dies in Police Custody, Officers Suspended
Jammu and Kashmir Police suspended two officials on Friday, while the Station House Officer (SHO) Gandhi Nagar was attached to DPL following the mysterious death of an individual in custody in Jammu district. A police spokesperson in a statement said, “The incident of custodial death occurred on 31.01.2024 at P/S Gandhi Nagar. The deceased has been identified as Sahil Saini S/o Romesh Saini R/o Nagri, Kathua who was arrested in case FIR No. 20/2024 u/s 457/380 IPC of P/S Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 30.01.2024 and was on 04 days Police…
Read MoreCPI(M) Leader Tarigami Hints at Kashmir’s Next Move on Article 370: Supreme Court Appeal Likely
Senior CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday said that the former state of Jammu and Kashmir did not receive justice after the court upheld the Article 370 abrogation ruling. “I am an independent thinker and I strongly believe that justice was not served. As a result, we are still debating possibilities with the petitioners and stakeholders to obtain justice. We may even file an appeal with the Supreme Court of India, arguing that we should currently revisit the ruling that they just made a few weeks ago. We…
Read MoreHamas commander vows to end Israeli occupation in ‘Greatest Battle’
Palestinian fighters have launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas of southern Israel amid a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that killed at least one woman and injured 15 others, Israeli medical workers said according to Al Jazeera. The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at 06:30am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and continued for nearly half an hour, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported. Military commander, later announced the start of a military operation in a broadcast on Hamas…
Read MoreOverwhelmed with Support: Mirwaiz Welcomes Visitors After 4 Years of House Arrest
Every day there is a beeline of visitors outside the gate of Mirwaiz’s house in Nigeen – men, women, children, clerics, youth, elderly, neighbours, traders and the Mirwaiz family’s supporters. Some arrive from various parts of the city while others are from the countryside – south as well as north Kashmir. Mirwaiz was overwhelmed with the response of the people. Guests throng the residence of chief cleric and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq even after 10 days, after he was released from his house detention of over four years on…
Read MoreMehbooba accuses Army of Forced Labour in South Kashmir Village, Army Denies Charge
Mehbooba Mufti, in a post on X, said the residents of Kanslo Kanda area in Kulgam were being summoned and harassed by a camp of Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles Former J&K chief minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the army of forcing young men to do labour without payment in a south Kashmir village in Kulgam. However, the army has denied the allegations. Mehbooba Mufti, in a post on X, said the residents of Kanslo Kanda area in Kulgam were being summoned and harassed…
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