Srinagar, December 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a fresh report by Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) has revealed that as many as 662 persons were booked under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) in 2019, most of them after …
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JKCCS paints a grim picture of human rights situation in IOK
Srinagar, December 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), a local human rights group, has painted a grim picture of human rights situation in the territory. The JKCCS in a report documented 69 killings in occupied Kashmir since the revocation of the special …
Read More »2019 most brutal, agonizing for Kashmiris
Indian troops martyred 210, injured 2400 Srinagar, December 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, marred by killings, crackdowns, arrests, anti-India protests and prolonged military siege the year 2019 happened to be the most brutal and agonizing for the oppressed and hapless people of the territory. According to the data issued by …
Read More »100 Indian organizations unite to protest controversial Citizenship law
Mumbai, December 31 (KMS): Amid continuing India-wide protests, nearly 100 organizations from across the country have decided to fight against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as well as the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR) under a single banner: We the People of India. …
Read More »Indian troops martyred 210 Kashmiris in 2019
Srinagar, December 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred 210 innocent Kashmiris including three women and nine teenagers during the year 2019. According to a report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, said that the killings by the …
Read More »India orders ‘saffronisation’ of history textbooks in IOK
New Delhi, December 31 (KMS): In order to distort the history of Jammu and Kashmir, the Modi-led Indian government has decided to “revise” the curriculum followed in schools in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region. For this, the Indian Human Resources Development Ministry has directed the National Council of …
Read More »4 medium intensity earthquakes hit IOK
Srinagar, December 31 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, four medium intensity tremors with magnitudes ranging between 4.7 and 5.5 on Richter scale hit the territory. The first quake with a magnitude of 4.7 hit on Monday evening, followed by another one measuring 5.5 six minutes later in a span of less …
Read More »FM Qureshi warns of false flag operation by India in Kashmir
Islamabad, December 31 (KMS) : Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said Pakistan has once again drawn the attention of the world over Narendra Modi government’s intentions of staging a false flag operation to divert the world attention from the grave human rights violations in India and occupied Kashmir. …
Read More »Flag carrier Air India may shut down in six months: Officials
New Delhi, December 31 (KMS): Amid growing economic recession since Modi government assumed charge for the second term in India, the flag carrier Air India may shut down by June next year, media reports quoting senior airline officials said. The continuing uncertainty over the fate of the national carrier has …
Read More »General Rawat made India’s first defense staff chief
New Delhi, December 31 (KMS): Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India, the government has announced. General Bipin Rawat has been given an extension in service till the period he serves as CDS. Two days ago, the government had amended service …
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