Greater Kashmir

2022-02-25 06:47:37 Hindu Munnani opposes construction of mosque
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Chennai, February 25 (KMS): Tension continued to grip Sarkar Mandi street in Gandhi Road in Vellore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and a heavy police posse has been deployed after a group belonging to the Hindu Munnai opposed the construction of a mosque in the area. The Hindu Munnani workers alleged that … Open / Comment

2022-02-25 06:46:37 Hijab row surfaces in Bengaluru, Sikh girl asked to remove turban
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Bengaluru, February 25 (KMS): Amid crisis related to wearing of hijab in classrooms, an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked to remove her turban in the reputed Mount Carmel PU College here in accordance with the February 10 High Court’s interim order. Some parents of the college also complained of being targeted after their daughters … Open / Comment

2022-02-25 06:45:37 ‘Make them second class citizens’: BJP MLA demands withdrawal of voting rights of Muslims
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Patna, February 25 (KMS): Hari Bhushan Thakur, Bihar BJP MLA,  has demanded withdrawal of voting rights of members of Muslim community. He was reacting to a comment of AIMIM leader Akhtarul Imam who said that the government should give rights to Muslim community as per its population. “When our country had achieved Independence in 1947, … Open / Comment

2022-02-25 06:44:37 Priyanka Gandhi slams politics of hate, use of religion
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(Gaura, Uttar Pradesh, India), February 25 (KMS): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has hit out at the politics of hate and use of religion and caste in politics, saying the time has come to change the narrative. Talking to media while campaigning in Gaura Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, she said: “I am trying … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 18:48:57 AJK President leads All Parties Kashmir Rally in Islamabad
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Islamabad, February 24 (KMS): An All Parties Kashmir Rally, led by Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, was held in Islamabad, today, to condemn Indian atrocities and serious human rights violations by Indian troops in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The rally started from National Press Club Islamabad and ended at … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 15:31:23 President urges EU to take note of persecution of minorities by India
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Islamabad, February 24 (KMS): President Dr Arif Alvi has expressed concern over the human rights abuses by India against the minorities and particularly in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and urged the European Union to take note of the persecution of minorities by the Indian government. Dr Arif Alvi talking to the visiting European … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 15:30:10 Indian soldier dies after shed collapses in Srinagar
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Srinagar, February 24 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian soldier died after coming under a shed that collapsed due to snow in Srinagar city. The soldier identified as Altaf Ahmed, a resident of the Indian state of Karnataka, was standing beside a shed when its roof collapsed leaving him injured inside … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 15:28:58 APHC urges UN chief to take cognizance of IIOJK’s grim situation
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Srinagar, February 24 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has urged the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to take cognizance of grave situation prevailing in the territory where people are being killed, maimed, tortured, arrested and humiliated with impunity by Indian troops. The APHC spokesman in a statement … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 12:56:15 Justice remains elusive for Kunanposhpora rape victims: Speakers
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Islamabad, February 24 (KMS): Speakers at a webinar hosted by Kashmir Institute of Internationals (KIIR) have demanded the world human rights organizations to play their much-needed role to stop the vicious cycle of violence, abuse and sexual assaults being perpetuated by Indian forces’ personnel against women in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The webinar … Open / Comment

2022-02-24 12:55:14 Around 200 IIOJK students stranded in Ukraine: JKSA
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Srinagar, February 24 (KMS): As Russia announced military operations in Ukraine, at least 180 students from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir are stuck in Ukraine. Jammu and Students’ Association Spokesperson, Nasir Khuehami, told the media that 180 to 200 Kashmiri students studying in Ukraine in Colleges, Universities under professional and non-professional courses, are stuck … Open / Comment