Srinagar: Authorities on Monday placed all senior Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest to maintain law and order during the congregational Eid prayers in Srinagar.
"These measures have been taken to ensure that nobody disturbs peace and tranquility in the city on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr," a police official said.
Those placed under house arrest include Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Shabir Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik and Muhammad Nayeem Khan among others.
Authorities have been preventing the separatists from addressing large public gatherings after the summer unrest of 2010 in which 107 people were killed in clashes between unruly mobs and security forces....
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09:59 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Srinagar: Days after a dress code controversy in Kashmir, separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has now demanded a ban on Israeli tourists in the valley. Calling Israel the biggest enemy of Islam, the Mirwaiz raised an objection to the tourism department's road shows in Israel promoting tourism. Kashmir has had five lakh tourists this year. Out of these, 17,000 have been foreign nationals. "Government should explain why it's encouraging Israelis...
10:30 AM, Jul 07, 2012
Srinagar: Some separatist groups on Sunday said they are not against talks with the Centre for resolution of the Kashmir issue but maintained that the government needs to take certain steps before resumption of the dialogue process. Moderate Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said his faction was not against dialogue and they were ready for a meaningful dialogue between India, Pakistan and leadership of Kashmir. "The talks should not...
04:10 PM, Jan 01, 2012
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the shocking attack on senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan, the question that arises is whether this is another example of how our society is getting even more intolerant. Many attempts have been made in the past to muzzle free speech. On November 26, 2010, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq held a press conference in Chandigarh. Within minutes, his presser was intruded...
09:19 PM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: The US embassy officials in New Delhi referred to top moderate separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as "four musketeers" as Washington maintained "no contact" with hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani since 2001 for his ties with "terrorist groups". Apart from Mirwaiz, former amalgam chairmen Abdul Gani Bhat and Maulvi Abbas Ansari, and Bilal Lone were the other three "musketeers", the cables from the US Embassy released by...
09:21 PM, Sep 03, 2011
Srinagar: The Centre's three interlocutors made their first contact with the moderate Hurriyat Conference in Jammu & Kashmir. The trio met the conglomerate's former chairman and Shia heavyweight Maulana Abbas Ansari. But whether or not Ansari had the endorsement of the current chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, he did take up the Hurriyat's four-point formula with the panel. Kashmir interlocutors head Dileep Padgoankar had commented, "We have met Maulana Abbas Ansari...
07:43 AM, Apr 21, 2011
Srinagar: The Centre's three interlocutors made their first contact with the moderate Hurriyat Conference in Jammu & Kashmir. The trio met the conglomerate's former chairman and Shia heavyweight Maulana Abbas Ansari. But whether or not Ansari had the endorsement of the current chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, he did take up the Hurriyat's four-point formula with the panel. Kashmir interlocutors head Dileep Padgoankar had commented, "We have met Maulana Abbas Ansari ...
07:43 AM, Apr 21, 2011
Chandigarh: J&K separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was heckled and roughed up at a Jammu & Kashmir seminar in Chandigrah on Thursday after he reportedly gave an anti-India speech. A group of Kashmiri pandits and Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) supporters, who were part of the audience, were allegedly behind the fracas. Reacting to the incident, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "I don't condone it. Don't have much to...
12:39 PM, Nov 25, 2010
Chandigarh: J&K separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was heckled and roughed up at a Jammu & Kashmir seminar in Chandigrah on Thursday after he reportedly gave an anti-India speech. A group of Kashmiri pandits and Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) supporters, who were part of the audience, were allegedly behind the fracas. Reacting to the incident, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "I don't condone it. Don't have much to...
12:39 PM, Nov 25, 2010
NEW DELHI:A two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir by members of all major political parties to assess the ground situation began on Monday as Home Minister P Chidambaram assured the people of the state their honour, dignity and future are secure as part of India. The visit by the all-party team, the first in two decades, hoped to help break the deadlock in the Valley, where violence has claimed over...
02:40 PM, Sep 20, 2010
An FIR was registered against moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for inciting violence on Sunday. ...
02:51 PM, Sep 12, 2010
Srinagar: Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Srinagar and other Jammu and Kashmir towns on Sunday, a day after the city saw widespread violent protests following Eid prayers. An FIR was registered against moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for inciting violence, officials said. A senior police official said imposition of curfew had become necessary in the wake of the massive violence that followed a separatist march in Srinagar Saturday...
10:03 AM, Sep 12, 2010
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front termed the talks offer "sheer hypocrisy" as "talks and killings can't go together". ...
07:19 PM, Aug 07, 2010
Mirwaiz said certain parts of Kashmir had been given by Pak to China. ...
12:50 AM, Nov 21, 2009
Farooq is likely to meet diplomats and administrators in Beijing. ...
09:55 AM, Nov 20, 2009
Any sign of peace talks may help reduce tension in the state. ...
10:28 AM, Nov 18, 2009
Earlier they said Hurriyat won't interfere in J-K elections. ...
07:27 PM, Apr 23, 2009
Masoodi was issued a deportation notice on October 4. ...
02:26 PM, Oct 18, 2008
Security forces opened fire on protestors in the Dal Gate area. ...
01:48 AM, Aug 25, 2008
Abdullah called on Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti to end protest. ...
02:38 AM, Aug 14, 2008
