Month: June 2021

Ummat e Islami Chairman, Qazi Ahmed Yasir on Monday said that Kashmiri Muslims and Sikhs and co-existed for decades and have always stood by each other through times and turbulence and agony. In a press release issued to press, Ummat e Islami said, Referring to the alleged of Forcible conversions in Srinagar, Ummat e Islami chairman said, "If any such forcible conversion has happened, it is not permitted in Islam. The Muslim Community stands against any forcible conversion." He said that the two communities have always existed in harmony and whenever any situation of need has arouse, Sikhs have always stood by their Muslim counterparts. "After the attacks on Kashmiri students in the aftermath of Pulwama attack in 2019, the Sikh community opened the doors of their Gurdwaras to prevent...

President of All Party Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) Jagmohan Singh Raina on Monday cautioned the people of the “Miscreants” who are disturbing the communal harmony over the forced “interfaith Marriage” of a Sikh girl. Sikh leader Jagmohan Raina while talking to CNS said, “The incident of the forced marriage of a Sikh girl with a Muslim boy was pre-planned and backed by some powerful people, who even didn’t allow her parents to go inside the court, where the girl was manipulated and forced to sign marriage papers”. He confirmed that only after the protests on Sunday, the administration handed over the girl to her family. Raina added that some people are disturbing the communal harmony and claimed that they are provoking people to foment trouble and blaze the peaceful environ...

Four days after the All Party Meeting (APM), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will hold a meeting tomorrow at conglomerate's President, Dr Farooq Abdullah's residence. Sources informed that the constituents of the conglomerate will hold a meeting tomorrow at Farooq Abdullah's residence and the meeting will start at 11:00 AM. They said that the meeting has been called to discuss the issues that emerged at the recently held All Party Meeting in Delhi on June 24. NC leader and Member of Parliament from South Kashmir, Hassnain Masoodi confirmed the meeting of PAGD tomorrow. However, he said that he is not aware of the agenda of tomorrow's meeting—(KNO)

Another family member of a cop, who was injured after unknown gunmen attacked the cop at his home in Hariparigam village of Awantipora in South kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday late evening, succumbed to their injuries. An official said that unknown gunmen attacked the cop, identified as Fayaz Ahmad at his home, and he died on the spot while his wife an daughter were critically injured in the attack. He said that the trio was rushed to a nearby healthcare facility, where cop was declared brought dead while as his wife and daughter were shifted to GMC Anantnag treatment. At GMC Anantnag, his wife identified as Raja Banoo(48) succumbed to her injuries while as his daughter identified as Rafia Jan (25) was shifted to SKIMS Srinagar for advanced treatment, official said. He add...

A policeman was killed while two of his family members were killed after unknown gunmen attacked him at his home in Hariparigam village of Awantipora in South kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday late evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that unknown gunmen attacked the cop identified as Fayaz Ahmad at his home, in which the cop received grievous injuries. He said that in the attack wife and daughter of the cop also got critically injured. The official said the injured trio were immediately rushed to a nearby health care facility, where cop was declared dead on arrival. He said that the area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers—(KNO) *Further details are awaited*