SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday has responded to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) regarding the distressing case of Faizan Rasool, a Kashmiri youth from Safakadal, Srinagar, who has been held hostage for ransom by human traffickers in Myanmar. In a statement issued here, National Convenor of Association Nasir Khuehami … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Sunday has written to Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, seeking immediate intervention in the case of Faizan Rasool, a 28-year-old youth from Safakadal, Srinagar, who has fallen victim to human trafficking and is currently being held hostage in Myanmar. In its letter to the External Affairs … Read more
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) As the Kashmiri Pandit community celebrates its holiest religious festival of Mahashivratri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on this auspicious occasion. PM Modi said on X, “Herath Poshte!” “This festival is closely associated with the vibrant culture of our Kashmiri Pandit sisters and brothers.” “On this auspicious occasion, … Read more
Vijayapura, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested five final-year MBBS students in connection with the alleged ragging of a first-year student from Kashmir, police sources said on Wednesday. The incident has taken place in the limits of the Vijayapura Rural Police Station in North Karnataka. The arrested individuals have been Idened as Mohammad Kaisar … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday said that the Muslims of Kashmir Valley want the Kashmiri Pandits to return, while emphasising that the issue is a humanitarian one and not political. During an interaction with IANS, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also spoke on several issues, including the long-standing Kashmir … Read more
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 on Friday will hear the views and suggestions of Kashmiri senior religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on the proposed Bill. A notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill cell said the parliamentary panel will … Read more
