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Article 35-A: and the state’s Autonomy is in larger de...

Mohammad Iqbal Mir

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Accession to the Indian Union and its special status are two sides of same coin and if there is a debate on the Article, you will have to debate the accession itself:By Mohammad Iqbal Mir The 1927 Hereditary State Subject Order granted to the state subjects the right to government office as well as the ownership of land, which were not available to non-state subjects. It must be noted that the Princely states were “state subjects”, not British colonial subjects. The accession of Jammu...

Ehsass organized counselling session for aspiring students o...

Srinagar:Ehsaas International in collaboration with Muntaziraan and Chinar (A group of Kashmiri Students in TUMS) organized an interactive counselling sessions for successfully selected and aspiring candidates of Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS). In a statement to Wilayat Times the event was held at LRUC in Govt Polytechnic for Women Bemina Srinagar which was attended by a good number of people including students and parents. Session provided the required information and also answered...

Seminary must be truly scientific and able to produce though...

( Iran )

Tehran:The Islamic seminary must be social and attached to the body of society in order to realize popular demands. If our society is dealing with certain social issues, it’s the seminary’s duty to correctly address them.” Speaking at a farewell and inauguration ceremony for the head of Eastern Azerbaijan seminary which was held at Imam al-Asr (as) seminary school in Tabriz Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iranian seminaries and Vice Chancellor of Al-Mustafa (S) International University highlighted...

Propagation of mystic culture;a best tool to counter Extremi...

( India )

Karnataka:Representative of Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamanei for India Hojatul Islam Haaj Mehdi Mahadavipoor with his delegation visited the shrine and installed a tugra (Calligraphic monogram) prepared by Iranian artist carrying famous couplets of Khawaja Banda Nawaz which he wrote in the praise of Imam Ali (a.s.). The Sufi mystic personalities have played a vital role in developing the relations between India and Iran, said representative of Ayatollah Khamenai,...

Militants have only 2 options;return home or get killed:DGP...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:Unveiling what he called “operation all-out”, J&K’s director general of police SP Vaid on Thursday said youth who have picked up gun have only two options—either to return to their homes or get killed in gunfights. He also said the basic motive of the operation was to “end the menace of militancy and let peace prevail in Kashmir.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a ‘police durbar’ here, Vaid said the “operation all-out has been started to eradicate the menace...

Abrogating Article 35-A will create bigger revolt than Amarn...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah, who chaired the all parties Opposition meeting on Article 35-A warned that the scrapping of the article will “create a revolt far greater than Amarnath Land row”.
“It was very important to discuss the issue of Article 35-A and its implications on the state, and all its three regions-Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, so that people understand as to why we are against its abrogation, which gives us the basic right and scrapping it will take...

Aga Syed Yousuf Al-Moosvi Kashmiri:A sign of Unity & Ju...

Saif Ali Budgami

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Aga sahab was famous for his sense of justice. The landmark verdicts became so popular that Sunnis, Shias, Pandits and Sikhs would come with their cases to Aga sahib. There have been number of occasions when the District Court too followed the suit and sent some extremely complex cases to the court of Aga Syed Yousuf Mosavi. By: Saif Ali Budgami Kashmir valley has been the hub of great saints since centuries and Sufis visited the valley to preach Islam, and that aspect of the Kashmiri history and...

Lashkar-e-Toiba responsible for Amarnath Yatra attack:IGP Mu...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar:IG Kashmir Munir Khan said that the people who provided the militants logistical help in Amarnath yatra attack and acted as their guides have also been identified.
The Inspector General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Munir Ahmad Khan on Sunday that said militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Anantnag on July 10, The attack had left eightpilgrims dead.
Press Release issued during the Press Conference of IGP Kashmir Zone...