Islamabad, February 10 (KMS): Pakistan has said that India’s baseless claims over Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir can neither change the facts of history nor the legal status of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. The Foreign Office Spokesperson, Asim Iftikhar, in a statement on Thursday said IIOJK never was …
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Shutdown in IIOJK on Maqbool Butt’s martyrdom day tomorrow
Srinagar, February 10 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed, tomorrow, to mark the 38th martyrdom anniversary of prominent Kashmiri leader, Muhammad Maqbool Butt. Call for the shutdown has been given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Masarrat Aalam Butt, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and …
Read More »‘UP can become Kashmir’, Yogi asks voters to support BJP
Lucknow, February 10 (KMS): Hindu extremist Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India, Yogi Adityanath has tried to exploit Jammu and Kashmir to get vote for Bharatiya Janata Party in the first phase of state elections beginning, today. In a 6-minute long video shared from his personal Twitter handle on the …
Read More »Mass protest in Jammu over merger of Suchetgarh constituency into RS Pura
Jammu, February 10 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, people of Suchetgarh and RS Pura constituencies in Jammu region held a mass protest at Gandhi Park in RS Pura over merger of Suchetgarh constituency into RS Pura in the Delimitation Commission draft report. The protest was held under …
Read More »‘Ladki hoon lar sakti hoon’, Priyanka says it is woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear
New Delhi, February 10 (KMS): Strongly reacting to the heckling of lone hijab-wearing Muslim girl by Hindu extremists in India’s Karnataka state, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has said it is a woman’s right to decide what she wants to wear. Priyanka Gandhi in a tweet said, “Whether it is a …
Read More »Students protest in Kolkata as furore over hijab ban spreads in India
#MuslimGirlConfrontsRSSGoons Kolkata, February 10 (KMS): The outrage and resentment over a ban on wearing of hijab at schools in an Indian state of Karnatka is spreading, not just in India itself but abroad as well. At least one Indian parliamentarian has objected to the ban as has a Nobel laureate. …
Read More »Article: Hindutva bigotry lies behind the attack on Hijab-clad students in Karnataka
(The Wire) It is not difficult to see that Muslim-ness is being criminalised and outlawed using the arguments of uniformity, a national way of life, public order, secularism and the like.
Read More »SOAS University of London demands release of its alum Fahad Shah
London, February 10 (KMS): SOAS University of London has raised its strong concern over the arrest of Fahad Shah, a prominent journalist based in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and editor of the independent news platform, The Kashmir Walla. Shah had pursued a master’s degree at SOAS in …
Read More »Feature: Hijab Row: Muskan’s daring act strikes a chord with people across the globe
(Clarion India) Videos of a student in Hijab being heckled by a group of saffron-clad students chanting slogans of “Jai Shree Ram” surfaced on social media. The confidence the young girl displayed while taking on the saffron goons, constantly heckling and jeering at her, was the real toast of the tale.
Read More »Hijab Row: Karnataka High Court refers matter to larger bench
Bengaluru, February 10 (KMS): Amid continuing tensions over wearing of hijab by a section of students in the Indian state of Karnatka, a single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court, hearing petitions in the matter, referred the case to a larger bench. “This is a fit case for inquiry by …
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