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Six Individuals Face Legal Action for Spreading Misinformation

December 2, 2023 Editor

A day after Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Ranjan Swain said that they have decided to bring a law to deal with misuse of social media for instigation, Police in Srinagar took cognisance and initiated legal action against six persons for propagation of false information on social media platforms. The Police appealed to the people to desist from posting any material that would lead to instigation and breach of peace. “Srinagar Police and Cyber Police Kashmir have taken cognisance against six persons for the propagation of false information, instigative…

Kashmir Universities Erupt in Protest Over Controversial Social Media Post

November 29, 2023 Editor

A senior official said NIT has rusticated the student for a year but protesting students want more stringent punishment and his arrest. A day after Srinagar’s National Institute of Technology saw protests over an alleged social media post on the Prophet by a student from outside Kashmir, protests spread to other colleges on Wednesday. NIT was, meanwhile, closed for all academic activity to prevent the protests from escalating, and police and paramilitary personnel were deployed on the premises. A senior official said “no outsider, student or even employees are allowed…