News for 'Kashmiris'

6 months in lockdown, Kashmiris stare at uncertain future

6 months in lockdown, Kashmiris stare at uncertain future

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

Many political detainees have been released but former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who were whisked into custody in the early hours of August 5, 2019, are still in preventive detention.

Oppression cannot deter Kashmiris, says Pakistan on Wani's killing

Oppression cannot deter Kashmiris, says Pakistan on Wani's killing

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif came out with a Sunday night statement condemning the action of Indian security forces.

Huma, Saqib, Varun's Love Letters to Kashmir

Huma, Saqib, Varun's Love Letters to Kashmir

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

'From the time we landed to the time we left, we got so much love that I didn't feel like coming home.'

Bhumi's Royal Look

Bhumi's Royal Look

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

Nimrat gets a taste of Kashmir... Vaani attends a wedding... Laxmi amuses herself...

Only 1 Kashmiri Pandit family returned to Valley: Govt

Only 1 Kashmiri Pandit family returned to Valley: Govt

Rediff.com7 May 2013

Only one displaced Kashmiri Pandit family has returned to the Valley so far, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.

Sedition charge against Kashmiri students, who cheered for Pak, dropped

Sedition charge against Kashmiri students, who cheered for Pak, dropped

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

A group of Kashmiri students at a private university in Meerut were on Thursday booked for sedition after they allegedly cheered for the Pakistan team during a cricket match against India.

Violence is against Kashmiri culture: Vajpayee

Violence is against Kashmiri culture: Vajpayee

Rediff.com19 Apr 2003

Speaking at the Kashmir University, the prime minister said the people who support militancy in are against the basic ethos of Kashmiri culture and Sufi Islam.

Delhi LG okays Arundhati's Roy's prosecution in 'provocative speech' case

Delhi LG okays Arundhati's Roy's prosecution in 'provocative speech' case

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.

Rs 1,600 cr package for Kashmiri migrants sanctioned

Rs 1,600 cr package for Kashmiri migrants sanctioned

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said a Rs 1,600 crore financial package has been sanctioned for the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants.

Kashmiri pandits meet Advani

Kashmiri pandits meet Advani

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

BJP against withdrawal of sedition charges against Kashmiri students

BJP against withdrawal of sedition charges against Kashmiri students

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday criticised Uttar Pradesh government for withdrawing sedition charges against Kashmiri students studying at a private university, saying the Samajwadi Party government is only bothered about its vote bank.

3 Kashmiris detained in Mumbai

3 Kashmiris detained in Mumbai

Rediff.com29 Jul 2008

Three Kashmiri youths were detained for questioning by the police during search operations carried out in Mumbai, a senior police official said on Tuesday. Raids were carried out in multiple hotels and lodges across Mumbai as part of security measures following serial blasts in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, the official said.

Modi says J-K breathes freely after Art 370 abrogation; silent on polls

Modi says J-K breathes freely after Art 370 abrogation; silent on polls

Rediff.com7 Mar 2024

After inaugurating development projects worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore for boosting the agri-economy in the Union territory, Modi said he was "elated to be among the wonderful people of Srinagar".

No phone services, yet Kashmiris receive fat bills

No phone services, yet Kashmiris receive fat bills

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

The telecom companies have billed the subscribers for the period of communication blockade which began on August 5 when the Centre abrogated provisions of Article 370 and split Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories.

Sharif invites Kashmiri separatist Geelani to Pakistan

Sharif invites Kashmiri separatist Geelani to Pakistan

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

"Because of the political stature of Syed Ali Geelani, Prime Minister Sharif invited him to visit Pakistan and exchange views on the current situation in Kashmir," Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah told reporters in Islamabad.

Kashmiri researcher leaves BITS Pilani campus after threats

Kashmiri researcher leaves BITS Pilani campus after threats

Rediff.com24 Apr 2017

Hashim Sofi, who hails from Bandipora district of Kashmir, had told the hostel's chief warden that on Friday morning, he had found the door of his room and his clothes inked with threats and abuses, an official of the institute said.

Recipes: Make Your Own Ghar Ka Masalas

Recipes: Make Your Own Ghar Ka Masalas

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Homemade is best. Safe. Pure. Tasty.

Kashmiri separatist leader Fai radio tagged

Kashmiri separatist leader Fai radio tagged

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Kashmir-born US citizen, Fai, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) last week on charges of working for the Government of Pakistan, in particular its spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), to lobby at the Capitol Hill and the Administration on Kashmir.

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

ISI sponsors Kashmiri militant groups: FBI

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence sponsors terrorism in Kashmir and it oversees terrorist groups there, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said in the first-ever open acknowledgment by a United States agency that Islamabad is a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'.

Kashmiri, former Pak Major charged in Denmark plot

Kashmiri, former Pak Major charged in Denmark plot

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

Pakistani terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri belonging to the radical Harakat-ul Jihad Islami group has been indicted in a United States court for the first time in connection with a plot to target a Danish newspaper which had published offensive cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. Kashmiri was charged along with former Pakistani army major Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, who had conspired with David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussein Rana and planned to target Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

Ahead of NSA talks, Pakistan irks India with invite to Kashmiri separatists

Ahead of NSA talks, Pakistan irks India with invite to Kashmiri separatists

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

The Pakistan high commission has invited Kashmiri separatist leaders for consultations with Sartaj Aziz ahead of the National Security Advisor-level talks with India in New Delhi next week.

Love triumphs. IAS topper Tina Dabi marries Kashmiri batchmate

Love triumphs. IAS topper Tina Dabi marries Kashmiri batchmate

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

The two met during a training in Mussorie and it was love at first sight.

Centre gives more powers to JK L-G; Oppn slams move

Centre gives more powers to JK L-G; Oppn slams move

Rediff.com13 Jul 2024

The L-G will take decisions on police, officers of all-India services such as the IAS and the IPS, and giving sanction for prosecution in various cases.

Recipe: Aloo Dum Wai Wai

Recipe: Aloo Dum Wai Wai

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

It's a monsoon favourite from Darjeeling.

Kashmiri Pandits can return, but cannot stay in a ghetto: J&K CM

Kashmiri Pandits can return, but cannot stay in a ghetto: J&K CM

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

In a flip-flop, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Thursday told the assembly that his government has no plans to set up separate clusters for settlement of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.

Is Altaf Bukhari Playing BJP Game In J-K?

Is Altaf Bukhari Playing BJP Game In J-K?

Rediff.com7 May 2024

'The Congress backstabbed us and the BJP frontstabbed us.' 'This is the only difference between the two parties.'

Kashmiri girl develops Android app 'Dial Kashmir'

Kashmiri girl develops Android app 'Dial Kashmir'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

Mehvish Mushtaq is the first kashmiri ever to develop an application

Kashmiri girl develops Android app 'Dial Kashmir'

Kashmiri girl develops Android app 'Dial Kashmir'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

Mehvish Mushtaq is the first kashmiri ever to develop an application

Kerala's Basheer may replace Ilyas Kashmiri

Kerala's Basheer may replace Ilyas Kashmiri

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

The Indian intelligence agencies are in a sigh of relief mode over the killing of the head of the 313 Brigade Ilyas Kashmiri by a United States drone attack, given the fact that he was directly recruiting cadres from Kerala to be trained for terror in Kashmir.

Two Kashmiri Pandits get back to their roots via e-commerce

Two Kashmiri Pandits get back to their roots via e-commerce

Rediff.com27 Mar 2015

Pandits are missing Kashmir more than ever, and KashmirOneStop.com is their window to Kashmir.

Chinkara gazelle or Kashmiri Hindu?

Chinkara gazelle or Kashmiri Hindu?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Do you feel it is okay for government agencies to let terrorists roam free and be more concerned about Chinkara gazelles?

Kashmiri Pandits manhandle Mirwaiz at seminar

Kashmiri Pandits manhandle Mirwaiz at seminar

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

Hurriyat Conference leaders Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Bilal Lone were on Thursday manhandled allegedly by a group of Kashmiri Pandit activists who stormed a seminar being attended by them in Chandigarh.

How can govt let Sharif's advisor meet Kashmiri separatists: BJP

How can govt let Sharif's advisor meet Kashmiri separatists: BJP

Rediff.com10 Nov 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the United Progressive Alliance government had committed a 'diplomatic blunder' by allowing Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's advisor Sartaj Aziz to meet Kashmiri separatists on Indian soil and demanded that the talks be stopped.

Kashmiri Pandits 'neglected' by J&K, PoK

Kashmiri Pandits 'neglected' by J&K, PoK

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005

The statement was made by the Kashmiri Hindu conference chairperson.

Kashmiri girl held at IGIA amid bomb scare

Kashmiri girl held at IGIA amid bomb scare

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

The girl, a resident of Rajbagh in Srinagar city, was taken for questioning after the security staff at the airport informed the police.

Recipe: Bharwa Shimla Mirchi

Recipe: Bharwa Shimla Mirchi

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Make use of Shimla mirchis in the tastiest of ways.

There's Something Special About Sahiba!

There's Something Special About Sahiba!

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

She has mastered the art of chic dressing; be it sultry moments by the seaside or vacays in the hills.

The trauma of Kashmiri Pandits - III

The trauma of Kashmiri Pandits - III

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

'We are puppets. We have to go where the government takes us.' Archana Masih reports on Kashmiri Pandits facing a third migration after they fled their homeland in the late 1990s.

The tragedy of Kashmiri Pandits - IV

The tragedy of Kashmiri Pandits - IV

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

The Kashmiri Pandits have lost hope of returning to that place in the Kashmir valley they once called home and that is one of contemporary India's biggest tragedies. Archana Masih reports on a people callously termed as 'migrants' in their own land.