Kashmir Media Service Latest and Breaking News from Kashmir and India

September, 2021

• 18 September

  Delhi violence: Court criticises police for lackadaisical approach towards prosecution of cases

  

  New Delhi, September 18 (KMS): A Delhi court has castigated police for not taking proper steps for the prosecution of cases related to the Indian violence in the capital in February 2020. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said if the police do not ensure effective prosecution of the cases, …

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• 18 September

  IIOJK accounts for 36% UAPA cases registered in India

  

  Srinagar, September 18 (KMS): As many as 287 cases were registered under the black law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir during 2020. The data released by India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), shows that IIOJK topped the chart in terms of cases registered …

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• 18 September

  Rise in flow of counterfeit currency notes in India

  

  Tirupati, Sept 18 (KMS): The Indian states of Maharashtra, Bengal, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh reported fake currency seizures of the highest kind in the country last year as per data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Maharashtra topped the list with the seizure of 6,99,495 such notes, followed …

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• 18 September

  WHO emergency approval for Indian vaccine delayed till October 5

  

  New Delhi, Sept 18 (KMS): World Health Organisation’s (WHO) approval for the emergency use authorisation (EUA) to COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, has been delayed till October 5. As per WHO, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) will be meeting on October 5 …

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• 18 September

  Not afraid of Owaisi, will mark ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: Amit Shah

  

  Hyderabad, Sept 18 (KMS): Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), unlike the governing Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), was not afraid of Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and would commemorate the Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17 every year after it gets elected …

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• 18 September

  Shiromani Akali Dal leaders arrested as farmers protest in Delhi

  

  New Delhi, September 18 (KMS): Indian police arrested Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal as they led a protest march in New Delhi to mark the first anniversary of the passage of three contentious farm laws. The SAD, which walked out …

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• 17 September

  NZC’s decision unfortunate, Pakistan absolutely safe for international cricket

  

  Islamabad, September 17 (KMS): New Zealand cricket team called off their tour of Pakistan, today, minutes before the start of the 1st One Day International (ODI) at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, citing so-called security concerns. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed talking to media in Islamabad on Friday evening said Pakistan is …

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• 17 September

  Muslim man dies in police custody in Gujarat, family alleges torture, demands probe

  

  New Delhi, September 17 (KMS): The 32 year old Muslim youth, Qasim Abdullah Hayat, who was arrested on charges of transporting beef, was found dead inside the Godhra B Division police station lock-up in the Indian state of Gujarat,. The family of Qasim has said that he was tortured at …

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• 17 September

  Indian authorities using tax evasion charges to silence critics: HRW

  

  New York, September 17 (KMS): New York-based rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said that the Indian authorities are using politically motivated allegations of tax evasion and financial irregularities to silence human rights activists, journalists, and other critics of the government. The HRW in a statement posted on …

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• 17 September

  IIOJK authorities issue order to victimize employees for affiliation with freedom movement

  

  Srinagar, September 17 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have issued a new order to victimize the government employees for their affiliation with the ongoing freedom movement. As per the new order, a government employee will be terminated from the service and also become ineligible for …

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• 17 September

  Rich tributes paid to Syed Ali Gilani

  

  Islamabad, September 17 (KMS): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter held a condolence reference for the veteran Hurriyat leader and the icon of Kashmir freedom movement, Syed Ali Gilani shaheed, at its office in Islamabad, today. The reference was attended by Hurriyat AJK leaders, the …

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• 17 September

  Indian policeman shot dead in Kulgam

  

  Srinagar, September 17 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian policeman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, today. Unknown gunmen fired upon the Indian police constable, Bantu Sharma, in Wanpoh area of the district, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to …

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• 17 September

  A state in S. Asia systematically targeting minorities: Pak HC to UK

  

  London, September 17 (KMS): Pakistan’s High Commissioner in London, Moazzam Ahmad Khan has deplored that a state in South Asia continues to systemically target minorities, engineer illegal demographic change in a disputed territory and stoke regional tensions to secure electoral gains. Moazzam Ahmad Khan was speaking on behalf of Foreign …

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• 17 September

  Kashmir dispute needs political, peaceful settlement: Javaid Mir

  

  Srinagar, September 17 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat leader, Javaid Ahmad Mir, has said that Kashmir is long-pending dispute that needs to be settled through peaceful political means. Javaid Ahmad Mir addressing various condolence meetings in Srinagar said, the world knows that the unresolved Kashmir dispute …

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• 17 September

  APHC urges world to save Kashmiris from Modi’s onslaught

  

  Srinagar, September 17 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Vice Chairman, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar, has urged the international community to recognize the gravity of situation in the territory and show urgency in saving the Kashmiris from Modi-led fascist Indian government’s onslaught against them. …

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