Will impound separatist leader Yasin Malik's passport if requested, says govt
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 12, 2013
The External Affairs ministry says it would impound the passport of Kashmir's moderate separatist leader Yasin Malik, who shared the dais with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, if it receives a request.
Muharram clashes in Srinagar, four injured
Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2012
Three policemen and a woman were injured in sporadic clashes that broke out in parts of the city after security personnel tried to stop Shia mourners from taking out Muharram processions.
Protest against anti-Islam film: Bandh in Jammu and Kashmir affects normal life
Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2012
Normal life was disrupted in the Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by several organisations to protest against an anti-Islam film made in US which mocks the Prophet Mohammad and has enraged the Islamic world.
Strike called by Hurriyat Conference affects normal life in Kashmir
Press Trust of India | Saturday July 28, 2012
Normal life in the valley was affected today due to a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the killing of a youth in army firing on Tuesday.
Kashmiri separatists meet Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani, divided on dialogue
Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 3, 2012
Separatists from the Kashmir valley are divided on the dialogue process between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters after meeting the visiting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani in Delhi today, the moderates termed it as necessary fo...
Kashmir tense, a day after fire destroyed Dastgeer Sahib Sufi shrine
Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 26, 2012
Life across Kashmir has been disrupted today due to a strike called by separatists over gutting of the over 300-year-old Dastageer Sahib sufi shrine in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Schools, colleges, offices, shops and other commercial establishments h...
Conspiracy to defame me: Geelani on Lashkar terrorist visa controversy
Tanima Biswas | Friday March 2, 2012
Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that even if he recommended a visa for a suspected terrorist arrested in Delhi, he cannot be accused of any sort of link to the man.
Anna Hazare makes it into CIA's Factbook
Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 28, 2011
Anna Hazare and his organisation -India Against Corruption - has made it into the American spy agency CIA's World Factbook as a political pressure group in India, joining the league of RSS, Bajrang Dal, VHP and the Hurriyat Conference.
WikiLeaks: What moderate Hurriyat leader said about Afzal hanging
Press Trust of India | Monday September 5, 2011
Moderate Hurriyat Conference leaders were privately in favour of hanging Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru if he was guilty but felt that he did not get adequate representation during parts of his trial, leaked US diplomatic cables have claimed.
India's complete statement on Hina Rabbani's Hurriyat meet
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 27, 2011
India has candidly expressed its "concern" over Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's meeting with the separatist Hurriyat leadership from Kashmir on Tuesday ahead of her meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.
India expresses concern about Hina Rabbani meet with Hurriyat
NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday July 27, 2011
Krishna Hina presser: The Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan met this morning. 34-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar and SM Krishna, 45 years older than her, said they will soon release a joint statement. The Foreign Ministers will meet again in the fir...
Hina's meeting with Hurriyat leaders irks India
NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday July 27, 2011
The Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan have begun their talks in Delhi. 34-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar and SM Krishna, 45 years older than her, made brief statements before starting their discussions. Both struck a conciliatory note, but govern...
Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani placed under house arrest
Press Trust of India | Friday June 10, 2011
Authorities in Srinagar have put hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest as a preventive measure, officials said.Geelani was placed under house arrest since Thursday evening as there were apprehensions that he might lead protests after Friday prayers, the offic...
Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 21, 2011
Normal life across Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar was marred on Saturday because of separatists calling a shutdown and official restrictions being put in place ahead of a rally by separatist groups.Authorities have placed Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, und...
Srinagar: Normal life affected due to strike called by Geelani
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 14, 2011
Normal life was on Saturday partially affected in the Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, demanding release of all political prisoners in the state.While the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas remained closed, the strike ev...
