Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): For three days without Internet or phone service this month, Mr Rouf Ahmad found himself cut off from his family in Indian occupied Kashmir while his mother was receiving treatment for the deadly coronavirus. The 23-year-old sociology student is under quarantine in a hospital in Srinagar, …
Read More »COVID ‘harassment’ against Muslims in India unfortunate: US
Washington, May 16 (KMS): A top American diplomat has said that the US has seen unfortunate reports of COVID-19 related “rhetoric and harassment” against the Muslim community in India. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, said this while briefing reporters during a conference call on the impact of COVID-19 …
Read More »Indian troops use brute force on protesters in IOK
Srinagar, May15 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops and police used brute force and fired teargas shells on protesters in Islamabad and Pulwama districts. Indian forces fired teargas shells after a massive anti-India protest was held in Hassanpora Tawila area of Islamabad district. People defied restrictions imposed by Indian troops …
Read More »India must restore internet access to Kashmir to fight coronavirus
Communications blackout has been depriving residents of vital information Srinagar, May 12 (KMS): In these extraordinary and challenging times, when access to information is vital for understanding and combating coronavirus, the government of India has yet again blocked internet services on mobile networks in Indian occupied Kashmir, which has been …
Read More »IOK people suffer due to ban on internet amid COVID-19
Srinagar, May 08 (KMS): While high-speed internet is helping people to guard against coronavirus across the world, ban on the service is preventing people from learning or sharing important information about the disease, says a report by Voice of America (VoA). As many people world over have come to depend …
Read More »2 BSF troops die of coronavirus, 41 new cases reported
New Delhi, May 08 (KMS): In India, two troops of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) succumbed to the coronavirus while the force has reported new cases of infection. Thousands of personnel of Indian forces are presently affected by the COVID-19 infections in India and occupied Kashmir. These are the first …
Read More »‘India wants to remove Kashmir from global agenda’
Muzaffarabad, May 07 (KMS): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that coupled with the occupational lockdown of August 5, the Covid-19 pandemic has imposed a twin lockdown on Kashmiris – “the first being more lethal than the latter”. “Under the cover of Covid-19, Indian …
Read More »Entire Kashmir Valley, 3 Jammu Districts declared as Coronavirus Red Zones
Jammu, May 05 (KMS): The authorities in Indian occupied Kashmir have declared the entire Kashmir valley and three districts of the Jammu region as “red zone” based on an overall assessment of the coronavirus situation and expected movement of stranded persons to the union territory. The classification of districts was …
Read More »COVID-19: 122 CRPF men from Delhi-based battalion test positive
New Delhi, May 02 (KMS): The number of coronavirus affected personnel in a New Delhi-based battalion of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has risen to 122. Reports said the men belong to the 31st battalion of the paramilitary, based in Mayur Vihar Phase-III area of the Indian capital …
Read More »Communications curbs violating fundamental rights in IOK: UN expert
United Nations, May 02 (KMS): A UN human rights expert has called the communications blockade imposed by India in occupied Kashmir as the “most prominent and long-term internet shutdown” in the world, saying it restricted expression and other fundamental rights, specially since the outbreak of coronavirus. “In 2019, the Government …
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