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PDP delegation to meet Mehbooba in Srinagar on Monday

PDP delegation to meet Mehbooba in Srinagar on Monday

Rediff.com6 Oct 2019

The announcement comes on a day a 15-member delegation of National Conference from Jammu met their detained party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah in Srinagar.

5 Jaish terrorists planning to strike on R Day nabbed

5 Jaish terrorists planning to strike on R Day nabbed

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

A huge cache of incriminating material and explosive substances, including gelatin sticks, explosives, detonators, arms, explosive body vests, batteries and nitric acid, were recovered following searches based on their disclosures.

'Pass resolution to commute Guru's death sentence'

'Pass resolution to commute Guru's death sentence'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2011

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has demanded the resignations of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father, union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah.

Omar refutes breakup talks in NC-Cong alliance

Omar refutes breakup talks in NC-Cong alliance

Rediff.com1 Feb 2014

Refuting speculations of split in the alliance between Congress and National Conference, Omar Abdullah said his party has no intention of leaving the alliance.

Geelani's son-in-law, 6 other separatists arrested for terror funding

Geelani's son-in-law, 6 other separatists arrested for terror funding

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Seven people including Altaf Ahmed Shah, the son-in-law of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, were arrested on Monday by the National Investigation Agency in connection with its probe into the funding of terror and subversive activities in the Kashmir Valley, officials said.

Maha building collapse: Death toll rises to 16

Maha building collapse: Death toll rises to 16

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

The five-storey building -- Tareq Garden -- in Mahad town, around 170 km from Mumbai, collapsed on Monday evening. According to a police official, the rescue operation was called off around 11.30 am on Wednesday.

Curfew imposed in Srinagar to foil separatist rally

Curfew imposed in Srinagar to foil separatist rally

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

Authorities imposed curfew-like-restrictions in old city areas of Srinagar to foil a rally by the separatist Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq on Friday.

No problem in NC-Congress coalition: Abdullah

No problem in NC-Congress coalition: Abdullah

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday ruled out any problems with ally Congress in Jammu and Kashmir.

'The attack will bring a bad name to Kashmir'

'The attack will bring a bad name to Kashmir'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

Kashmiris protest against the killing of Amarnath pilgrims.

Pak court rejects petition against temple construction

Pak court rejects petition against temple construction

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

A Pakistani court has dismissed three identical petitions challenging the construction of the first Hindu temple in the country's capital.

Mirwaiz: 'The potential threat to peace is not Afghanistan, it is Kashmir'

Mirwaiz: 'The potential threat to peace is not Afghanistan, it is Kashmir'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq declares that neither force nor intimidation can silence the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, in the concluding part of his interview with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.

'Cowards': Mani Shankar Aiyar slams govt's J-K outreach

'Cowards': Mani Shankar Aiyar slams govt's J-K outreach

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

'We are never going to get 303 seats again. Let us push through all the anti-Muslim legislation that we have in mind'

Security of 18 separatists, 155 political persons withdrawn

Security of 18 separatists, 155 political persons withdrawn

Rediff.com20 Feb 2019

This is in addition to the four separatists whose security was withdrawn on Sunday.

Army indicts Major Gogoi in Srinagar hotel case

Army indicts Major Gogoi in Srinagar hotel case

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

Gogoi was detained by police in May following an altercation when he was allegedly trying to enter a Srinagar hotel with an 18-year-old woman.

After SC order, PSA against 26 people in J-K revoked

After SC order, PSA against 26 people in J-K revoked

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The detenues are likely to be released on Saturday as some of them are lodged in prisons located outside the union territory in places like Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, they said.

Sonia's clarion call: Winning 2024 polls ultimate goal; time to rise above politics

Sonia's clarion call: Winning 2024 polls ultimate goal; time to rise above politics

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday urged top opposition leaders to rise above political compulsions to take on the BJP in the interest of the nation and start planning "systematically" to realise the "ultimate goal" of winning the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

ED files chargesheet against Hizbul chief, others

ED files chargesheet against Hizbul chief, others

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

The prosecution complaint, ED's equivalent to chargesheet, has urged the court for confiscating attached assets totalling to Rs 1.22 crore in the case, besides other punishment under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Do you support 'anti-national' views of NC, PDP: BJP to Cong

Do you support 'anti-national' views of NC, PDP: BJP to Cong

Rediff.com16 Nov 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday hit out at its rival parties in Jammu and Kashmir, saying their stand on a number of issues, including the demand for restoration of Article 370, is the same as that of countries like Pakistan, and asked the Congress if it agrees with the "anti-national" views of the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party over its support to them.

Ladakh MP's fiery speech on J-K earns him PM's praise

Ladakh MP's fiery speech on J-K earns him PM's praise

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

The young MP earned the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his speech. In a tweet, the prime minister said the Ladakh BJP MP coherently presented aspirations of people of the region in his speech.

Godhra train burning case: Lifer for convict Yakub Pataliya

Godhra train burning case: Lifer for convict Yakub Pataliya

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Pataliya was arrested by the Godhra Police in January 2018, nearly 16 years after being booked in connection with the incident in which 59 'karsevaks' were burnt alive in two coaches of the Sabarmati Express.

Opposition leaders vow to join hands to defeat BJP

Opposition leaders vow to join hands to defeat BJP

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Top opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday agreed to work together to prepare a common minimum programme.

Terror funding case: Ex-J-K MLA Rashid Engineer's bail plea dismissed

Terror funding case: Ex-J-K MLA Rashid Engineer's bail plea dismissed

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

Rashid was arrested on August 9 last year, since he was unable to give any convincing answers to the questions, the NIA said.

'PM said we are committed to restoring J-K's statehood'

'PM said we are committed to restoring J-K's statehood'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

What the leaders said after the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.

Hurriyat delegation holds talks with PoK leaders

Hurriyat delegation holds talks with PoK leaders

Rediff.com16 Dec 2012

A visiting delegation of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Sunday met leaders from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. The Hurriyat delegation, led by the group's chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, met the political leadership of PoK in Muzaffarabad.

Three 'ISIS sympathisers' taken into police custody in Hyderabad

Three 'ISIS sympathisers' taken into police custody in Hyderabad

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

Three city-based youths, who were arrested last month for allegedly planning to join jihadi terror groups such as ISIS, were taken into police custody on Tuesday.

Kashmir on edge as fresh orders trigger rumours on 35A

Kashmir on edge as fresh orders trigger rumours on 35A

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

The situation in the Valley is tense as the fresh order directing the zonal SPs to provide the list of mosques here and its management committees has added to speculation about some major decision in the offing regarding Jammu and Kashmir's special status.

Separatist funding: NIA raids Geelani aide in Jammu

Separatist funding: NIA raids Geelani aide in Jammu

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

Behal is also a member of the legal cell of the separatist amalgam led by Geelani and a 'close associate' of the Hurriyat hawk.

Bearded Omar fires up Twitter; Mamata calls it unfortunate

Bearded Omar fires up Twitter; Mamata calls it unfortunate

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

This is first picture of 49-year-old Omar to have appeared in public domain after five months of captivity. It showed him smiling in a snow covered jacket and sporting an unkempt greyish beard.

Want to resolve Kashmir row? Talk to Kashmiris: Mirwaiz

Want to resolve Kashmir row? Talk to Kashmiris: Mirwaiz

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

Talks to resolve the Kashmir issue should be held by India and Pakistan before modifying visa rules or trade policies, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq tells Tahir Ali

Hyderabad twin blasts case: 2 Indian Mujahideen operatives convicted

Hyderabad twin blasts case: 2 Indian Mujahideen operatives convicted

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

The quantum of sentence for the convicted Indian Mujahideen operatives, Aneeq Shafique Sayeed and Mohammed Akbar Ismail, will be announced next Monday.

Hafiz Saeed's outfits no longer in Pak's 'banned' list

Hafiz Saeed's outfits no longer in Pak's 'banned' list

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

JuD and FIF were proscribed under an ordinance that has been lapsed.

Mehbooba released after over a year in detention, PSA revoked

Mehbooba released after over a year in detention, PSA revoked

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

The development came barely two days before the Supreme Court was to hear the matter related to her detention. The Deputy Commissioner ordered that the PSA has been revoked with immediate effect. Her detention period had been extended for a period of three months on July 31 this year.

Govt to take envoys of 16 countries to J-K on Thursday

Govt to take envoys of 16 countries to J-K on Thursday

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

The envoys travelling on Thursday will meet civil society members and receive a briefing on the security situation from various agencies

Man injured in Jammu bus stand blast dies, toll rises to 2

Man injured in Jammu bus stand blast dies, toll rises to 2

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

Within hours of the incident, police arrested the accused and said he was tasked by terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen to carry out the attack.

4 injured in clashes, shutdown in Srinagar

4 injured in clashes, shutdown in Srinagar

Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

Normal life remained disrupted in Kashmir for the 86th day following abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories.

NIA conducts fresh raids in terror funding case

NIA conducts fresh raids in terror funding case

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

During the searches, a few thousand Pakistani rupees and currencies belonging to the UAE and Saudi Arabia as well as incriminating documents were found

Zardari, Hurriyat chief discuss Kashmir issue

Zardari, Hurriyat chief discuss Kashmir issue

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday met Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, who had also met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi earlier. Pakistani officials said that during the 30-minute meeting, Farooq briefed Zardari about the All Parties Hurriyat Conference's perspective of the ground realities in Kashmir.Earlier, the Pakistan foreign minister met Farooq, ahead of his meeting with his Indian counterpart S M Krishna on Monday.

'The Garhwal mountain range is perhaps the most fragile ecosystem'

'The Garhwal mountain range is perhaps the most fragile ecosystem'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

'We need an early warning system in India.'

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Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

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Let China, US mind their own business: Mufti on third-party intervention

Let China, US mind their own business: Mufti on third-party intervention

Rediff.com22 Jul 2017

See what they have made up of Syria, see the situation of Afghanistan and Iraq. God forbid, does Farooq (Abdullah) want our situation similar to them? Or he wants our state to prosper?" the chief minister asked.