Public Safety Act

Miami Beach Declares State Of Emergency Over Uncontrollable Crowds

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 22, 2021

Throngs of revelers flocking to Miami Beach in Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities declared a state of emergency Saturday and imposed a curfew meant to quash the party.

40 Arrested After Protests Inside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Wednesday March 10, 2021

Around 40 people have been arrested for protesting inside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid last week. Fifteenof them will be charged under the Public Safety Act or PSA, police said. A person can be jailed for six months, under the stringent law, or extended period without a trial.

"Political Vendetta": National Conference On Farooq Abdullah Questioning

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 19, 2020

Senior politician Farooq Abdullah was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate today in connection with alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. His party National Conference linked the questioning to the recent move by Farooq Abdullah to bring together all J&K parties in a campaign for restoring special status.

How Long Can Mehbooba Mufti Be Detained, Supreme Court Asks J&K

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday September 29, 2020

"How long can Mehbooba Mufti be kept in custody", the Supreme Court asked the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration today as it heard her daughter's petition challenging the former Chief Minister's detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

Iltija Mufti Approaches Supreme Court To Amend Plea Seeking Mehbooba Mufti's Release

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to modify her petition challenging the detention of her mother under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

PDP Leader Naeem Akhtar Says Released From Detention After 407 Days

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 17, 2020

PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar today said he has been set free by Jammu and Kashmir authorities after 407 days in custody since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year.

J&K PDP Leaders Urge Authorities To Allow Them To Meet Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 1, 2020

Four senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders on Monday asked authorities to allow them to meet the party's incarcerated president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who was jailed under the Public Safety Act following the abrogation of Article 370 last year.

"Democracy Is Damaged": Rahul Gandhi Says Must Release Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 2, 2020

Congress's Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over the continued detention of People's Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti, tweeting that it "damaged" the Indian democracy. On Friday, a day before Eid and nearly a year after she was taken into custody, the detention of the PDP chief -- who was accused under the Public Safety Act -- was e...

"How's Mehbooba Mufti Threat To Safety?": P Chidambaram On Centre's Move

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 1, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has criticised the centre for extending the detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for three more months. This would make the duration of her detention longer than a year; she was detained for the first time on August 5 last year, the day t...

Mehbooba Mufti's Detention Under Public Safety Act Extended By 3 Months

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday July 31, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, under detention since August 5 last year, has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act for another three months.

J&K Leader Shah Faesal To Be Released, Stringent Public Safety Act Revoked

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday June 3, 2020

Shah Faesal, Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucrat-turned-leader may soon be released as the stringent Public Safety Act against him was revoked, officials said. One of the most vocal critics of the government's move to end Jammu and Kashmir's special status, the 2010 IAS topper was among a number of leaders detained in August.

Mehbooba Mufti's Detention Under Public Safety Act Extended By 3 Months

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Tuesday May 5, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, under detention since August 5 last year, has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act for another three months.

Mehbooba Mufti To Approach J&K Stakeholders "Once Free", Tweets Daughter Iltija

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 7, 2020

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will approach all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir to formulate a joint strategy for moving forward once she is released from detention under Public Safety Act (PSA), her daughter Iltija Mufti said on Tuesday.

Mehbooba Mufti Shifted To Her Residence, But Detention Continues

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 7, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, at present detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), was shifted from a make-shift jail to her residence, officials said in Srinagar today.

Farooq Abdullah Meets Son Omar After 7 Months In Detention

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday March 14, 2020

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, released yesterday after being detained for over seven months under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA), met his son, Omar Abdullah, today in a Srinagar sub-jail.