Nazir Masoodi

Days After Supreme Court Order, Kashmir's Internet Blackout Far From Lifted

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 15, 2020

The Supreme Court may have declared indefinite Internet blackouts impermissible, but the Jammu and Kashmir government seems to have found a way to circumvent the verdict and retain most restrictions in the Valley.

Arrested Cop's Role In Parliament Attack? J&K Police May Investigate

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Whether arrested Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh had any role in the 2001 parliament attack could be a part of the investigations against him, a top officer said on Wednesday. The case has reportedly been handed over to the National Investigation Agency

J&K Cop, Arrested With Hizbul Terrorists, Kept Them At His Home: Sources

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh -- who now stands suspended -- sheltered terrorists in his home in Srinagar, top sources said on Monday on the Deputy Superintendent of Police arrested on Saturday with three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists.

J&K Cop Caught With Hizbul Terrorists To Be Treated As Terrorist: Police

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday January 13, 2020

A day after Davinder Singh, a decorated Jammu and Kashmir police officer was arrested travelling with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, authorities have said he will be dealt with as a "terrorist"

Decorated J&K Cop Caught With Hizbul Terrorists On Way To Delhi

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday January 12, 2020

A Jammu and Kashmir police officer decorated with the President's medal for bravery was caught on Saturday with two terrorists, travelling in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. The terrorists were on their way to Delhi, police sources said.

Internet Back At Kashmir Children's Hospital, But No Access To Doctors

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday January 5, 2020

Five months after internet was axed in Jammu and Kashmir, wireline broadband internet has finally been restored at Srinagar's GB Pant hospital, the biggest children's hospital in Kashmir. On Thursday, the government said they have restored wireline broadband internet in 80 government hospitals.

"I Have Been Detained At Home", Says Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter, Cops Deny

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday January 2, 2020

Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has said she has been detained; her mother, and other politicians, including National Conference's Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah. have been detained since August 5

National Conference's Farooq Abdullah's Detention In Jammu And Kashmir Extended For 3 Months

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday December 14, 2019

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah's detention under the stringent Public Safety Act or PSA has been extended by three months. The three-term chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir will continue to remain at his house in Srinagar that has been declared a sub-jail.

Restore Internet And Save Lives, Say Kashmir Doctors Who Use WhatsApp

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday December 12, 2019

The internet shutdown in Kashmir may have led the loss of several lives, doctors treating cardiac patients in remote villages of the newly-formed Union Territory say

J&K Cops Respond After Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Tweets About Manhandling

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday November 17, 2019

Police have denied reports that three J&K leaders - Sajjad Lone, Shah Faisal and Waheed Para - were manhandled while being shifted to a detention centre in Srinagar, as per allegations by Itija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

1 Dead, 15 Injured In Grenade Attack In Srinagar, Third In J&K In 2 Weeks

India News | Reported By Nazir Masoodi, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday November 4, 2019

One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a grenade attack at a vegetable market in Srinagar this afternoon, police said. This is the third grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir in last two weeks.

EU Lawmakers In Kashmir Today As Opposition Questions Government

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 29, 2019

A group of European Union MPs, which met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Monday, arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid questions raised by the opposition on the visit at a time politicians at home have been barred from the state amid heavy restrictions for over two months.

At Ajit Doval's Lunch For European MPs, Seats For 3 Senior J&K Leaders

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday October 29, 2019

Three senior leaders from Jammu and Kashmir -- one of them from the PDP and one from the Congress -- were present at Monday's lunch for the lawmakers from European Union, hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Why Apple Growers In Kashmir Still Use Road Route Despite Terror Threat

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday October 27, 2019

Apple growers in Kashmir continue to use the traditional market supply chain to sell their produce despite the targeted killings of transporters by terrorists in the Valley. The practise is being carried out despite the Jammu and Kashmir administration's offer to purchase from them at attractive rates.

Army Chopper Force-Lands In J&K's Poonch, All Including Top General Safe

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday October 24, 2019

A helicopter of the Indian Army with the Northern Army commander on board had to make a force-landing in Jammu's Poonch district this afternoon after it reportedly developed a technical snag.