RSF releases 2021 World Press Freedom Index Paris, April 21 (KMS): Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières – RSF) has said that India still remains a country that is “bad” for journalism and it ranks 142nd out of 180 countries, the same position it held last year. …
Read More »The metaphysics of India’s colonial project in Kashmir
Ahmed Bin Qasim The juridical apparatus of the Indian state is built to criminalise Kashmiri resistance and normalise their oppression. One of the oft-repeated assertions that one comes across concerning Kashmir is that it is marked by a condition of “lawlessness”. However, such an argument presupposes the possibility of a …
Read More »APHC denounces reign of terror in IIOJK
World asked to play role in Kashmir resolution Srinagar, April 20 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has strongly condemned the reign of terror unleashed by brutal Indian forces on Kashmiri men, women and children in nook and corner of the territory. The …
Read More »Farooq Rehmani condemns blocking of KMS website by India
Says drive against HR voices defeat of Modi regime Islamabad, April 20 (KMS): Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir People’s Freedom League has castigated Narendra Modi-led Indian fascist regime for blocking the website of Kashmir Media Service to strangulate the voices of the human rights of Kashmiris …
Read More »PAGD fully committed to its agenda, says Masoodi
Srinagar, April 16 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader, Hasnain Masoodi, has said that People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is fully committed to its agenda and the peace is not possible unless and until the decision taken by Modi government on 05 August 2019 …
Read More »Hindu extremist groups received COVID-19 relief funding in US
#FundingOfHinduExtremistGroupsInUS Islamabad, April 16 (KMS): The US federal agency ‘Small Business Administration’ has said that five US-based organisations linked to Hindu supremacist and religious groups have received COVID-19 relief funding amounting to $833,000. A report released by Kashmir Media Service, today, said that American activists and US-based civil rights organisations …
Read More »Delhi court grants bail to JNU former student Umar Khalid
New Delhi, April 16 (KMS): A Delhi court has granted bail to a former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, Umar Khalid in a case related to the communal violence in Delhi in February last year, saying he cannot be made to remain in jail for infinity. The court said, Umar …
Read More »‘BJP pushed youth towards identity crisis, job insecurity’
Jammu, April 16 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, regional political party National Conference has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party led Indian government has pushed youth towards identity and culture crisis as well as creating an atmosphere of insecurity among them regarding jobs and land after 5th …
Read More »Modi govt stopped Kashmiri students from returning to Pakistan
Srinagar, April 15 (KMS): The students from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, pursuing medical and engineering courses in various colleges in Pakistan, have said that the Indian immigration officials stopped them from returning to their colleges. Over 40 students had come for vacation to IIOJK in January and February …
Read More »‘China-India border tensions remain high’
Washington, April 15 (KMS): China-India border tensions remain high despite some force pullbacks this year, the US intelligence community has told Congress. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in its latest annual threat assessment report to the US Congress said, “China-India border tensions remain high, despite some …
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