India’s civic space rating downgraded Srinagar, December 05 (KMS): The Kashmir Valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu and Ladakh regions of occupied Kashmir continue to simmer with anger amid continued suspension of Internet services and military lockdown of the territory. Over eight million residents of the Valley are particularly …
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Swedish king speaks up for IOK during his India visit
Mumbai, December 05 (KMS): Swedish King Carl Gustaf has said that his country has been acting as an observer in occupied Kashmir for the past several years and will continue to do so. The king made the remarks while talking to a group of journalists in the Indian city of …
Read More »Indian govt admits arrest of over 5100 in IOK since August
New Delhi, December 05 (KMS): The Indian government has admitted that it arrested a total of 5,161 people in occupied Kashmir after August 5 when it scrapped special status of the territory. However, the tentative estimates show that over 13,000 Kashmiris including Hurriyat leaders, political workers and youth were arrested …
Read More »People continue to suffer in besieged Kashmir valley: Saghar
Islamabad, December 05 (KMS): Senior Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Mehmood Ahmed Saghar has said that millions of Kashmiris continue to suffer relentlessly in the besieged occupied Kashmir Valley at the hands of Indian forces. Mehmood Ahmed Saghar in a statement issued in Islamabad said, …
Read More »Majeed Malik urges un to implement its Kashmir resolutions
Islamabad, December 05 (KMS): Leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter and Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), Abdul Majeed Malik has said that the Indian forces are carrying out atrocities in occupied Kashmir. Abdul Majeed Malik in a statement issued …
Read More »Jammu Muslim delegation warmly received in Kishtwar
Jammu, December 05 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a delegation of Muslim leaders of Jammu, which is currently visiting big cities of Jammu, reached Kishtwar the other day, The delegation was warmly received by the Khateeb of Markazi Jamia Masjid, Farooq Ahmad Kachloo, Dilawar Baghban, Waseem-ul-Hassan Gandla, Irshad Ahmad Matoo, Vice …
Read More »WhatsApp accounts in IOK expire for being inactive for 120 days
Srinagar, December 05, 2019 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, WhatsApp accounts belonging to Kashmiris expired this week for remaining inactive for over 120 days due to the continued ban on internet services in the Valley since 5th of August. The WhatsApp accounts expired due to a policy of Facebook, which owns …
Read More »Indian solider kills five colleagues, shoots self in India
New Delhi, December 05 (KMS): An Indian solider killed Five of his colleagues before shooting himself in Chhattisgarh in India. An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) soldier opened fire at his colleagues, killing five and injuring two others before shooting self in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.
Read More »CIVICUS Monitor downgrades India’s civic space rating
Expresses concern over clampdown in occupied Kashmir Bangkok, December 05 (KMS): CIVICUS Monitor, an international alliance of civil society organisations, which rates and tracks respect for fundamental freedoms in 196 countries has downgraded India’s civic space rating from “obstructed” to “repressed”. CIVICUS Monitor, in its new People Power Under Attack …
Read More »IOK simmers with anger as lockdown continues on 123rd day
Srinagar, December 05 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Kashmir Valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu and Ladakh regions continue to simmer with anger as military lockdown has entered 123rd running day, today. Restrictions under section 144 remain enforced amid huge presence of Indian troops. Over eight million residents of …
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