Jammu and Kashmir's first girl band on Monday decided to quit following a fatwa against them. ...
06:52 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that full security will be provided to the members of the state's first girl band if they wanted to pursue their music career. "The decision to continue or not continue lies with the band. Jammu and Kashmir always had a musical history. The girls can continue their musical career. The state will provide security," said Omar, in an interview to...
06:29 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir's first girl band has decided to call it quits after a fatwa was issued against them by the valley's Grand Mufti. While issuing a fatwa, the Mufti had called for women to wear a veil at all times. ...
05:14 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Kashmir's first all girls music band facing a fatwa from Muslim clerics has found support in politicians and activists. The valley's Grand Mufti, while issuing the fatwa to the band, called for women in the country to wear a veil at all times. Mufti Maulana Bashir-U-Din went on to say that public performances by women are un-Islamic and obscene. ...
11:52 AM, Feb 04, 2013
After facing threats, Kashmir's first all girls music band is now facing a fatwa from Muslim clerics. Kashmir's Grand Mufti has condemned the rock band and issued a fatwa against them, saying music is bad for the society and women must be under a veil at all times. ...
09:11 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday ordered a probe into threats allegedly received by the first all-girls band in the state. The band, Pragaash, is made up of three Class 10 students. The band members said that they had to call it quits after they received online threats from conservatives. In fact, on their Facebook page, one of the band members wrote that their worried parents were...
04:19 PM, Feb 02, 2013
