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Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu Kashmir, headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has deeply regretted the decision of Karnataka High Court to uphold band on hijab in educational institutions. MMU in a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that this is an interference in religious matters of Muslims and the Muslim personal law. It said that this one-sided decision of the court adversely affects the right to education of Muslim women who want to continue their studies while wearing the hijab or veil. “In this way so many of our daughters will be deprived of the fundamental right to education. The wearing of veil by these girls in no way undermines the rights of other students or causes them or the institution any inconvenience, so the issue in itself is a non ...

Stating that the north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has borne the brunt of violence over the past many decades, General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey Monday said that as of now and especially for the past few years, the district is militancy free and most peaceful area of the Valley. “Kupwara was the worst hit by militancy and violence. But today, and for the past few years, the district is peaceful and people are living in a peaceful atmosphere as they have rejected the violence. This area was once a hotbed of militancy but of late, people of this place are enjoying the peace,” Pandey told reporters during his visit to Kunan, Trehgam area of northern district of Kupwara after inaugurating a Computer Centre  and Nursing Home. He also int...

Night temperature dropped slightly at few places but settled above freezing point across Kashmir Valley on Sunday. A meteorological department told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 5.0°C against last night’s 5.1°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 3.7°C against 4.3°C on the previous night, he said. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of 4.8°C against 4.9°C on the previous night, the official said. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 02°C against minus 0.4°C last night, he said. Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.4°C against 1.0°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature was 4.7°C above normal for this time of the year in the famous resort, he said. Kupwara town in north Kashmi...

Jash-e-Mohammad Commander was among two militants killed in a gunfight in Chewaklan Pulwama where a one person also sustained injuries in right leg, officials said on Saturday. In all four militants were killed in overnight gunfights and two of them from Lashkere-Toiba were killed in Ganderbal and Kupwara districts, police said.buy paxil online buy paxil no prescription Also one militant has been arrested alive, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS. “Pakistani (militant) killed in Pulwama encounter has been identified as JeM commander Kamaal Bhai alias Jatt,” the IGP said. Jatt was active since 2018 in Pulwama-Shopian area and was involved in several cases, the IGP said. Sources said that one person Zahoor Ahamd Shergojri of Chewakalan Pulwama received bullet inj...

A Kashmiri woman has gone missing in New Delhi causing huge concern among her family members. Her daughter Nusrat Razaq took to Twitter on Thursday saying that her mother went missing from the Jamia Millia Islamia Metro station in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. https://twitter.com/NusratRazaq/status/1501767553210748928 "A patient of Alzheimer's, my mother had come for treatment to New Delhi from Kashmir," she wrote. The family has also filed a missing report at Zakir Nagar Police station in Delhi. "If anyone has any information on the missing woman, they can contact me on the phone number 7006701933," Nusrat said.

Says women coming to forefront again; they will prevent young boys from treading wrong path; situation peaceful on LoC, schooling, farming activities going on smoothly General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar based army's 15 corps lieutenant general D P Pandey Tuesday said that young men are being propagated to lob grenades at the busy places as militants have failed to carry out big strikes on security  forces. He also said that women of Kashmir have started coming on the forefront who otherwise were pushed to wall in the past and this development will help prevent boys from treading wrong path. Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a function organised  on the eve of world women's day here, GoC Pandey said that since militants are not able to carry out big strikes on sec...

As many as 12 Jaish-e-Mohammed militants have managed to infiltrate into Kashmir, according to the intelligence alert. A report by India Today quoting an official input said, Twelve foreign origins (FT) Jaish e Muhammad men have managed to enter the Kashmir valley on February 13-14 in two different batches via the jungles of Jumagund (Keran sector) in Kupwara. These militants who have possibly taken shelter in the Sopore and Bandipora areas of North Kashmir have satellite phones (Thuraya phones) as well as hand grenades with them. The intelligence agency, as per the report, has revealed that both Kaiser Ahmad Dar, a resident of Pulwama, and foreign Militant Abu Saad - who were based in Pulwama - reached the Sopore area on February 21.

A Pakistani drone carrying over 4 kgs of suspected contraband was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border in Punjab’s Ferozpur sector on Monday, an official said. The quadcopter was detected around 3 am after troops heard a humming sound. They illuminated the area with “para bombs” to aim at the drone, a BSF spokesperson said. He said a small green coloured bag was attached to the drone and it contained four packets in yellow wrappings and one small packet in a black wrapping. The gross weight of the suspected contraband item is about 4.17 kgs, with packing material, and the packet wrapped in black weighs about 250 grams, the spokesperson said. The drone’s model is DJI Matrice 300 RTX. (Agencies)

Authorities have removed security personnel from late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani’s house. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the security personnel present outside the house of the late leader was removed on late Thursday night. Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani had passed away at his Hyderpora residence on September 1, last year. Before and after the passing away of Syed Ali Geelani, security personnel used to remain present outside the house and road. Sources said that only family members and relatives were allowed to enter the house after the demise of the nonagenarian leader, however, the security has been lifted now completely. Sources added that the grave of late Syed Ali Geelani is still being guarded by the security personnel.buy hard on oral jelly...