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DEHRADUN: An elderly Muslim trader in Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal, was forced to change the name of his shop after nearly 40 Bajrang Dal members held a demonstration outside his premises on Saturday evening, claiming the shop’s name misled people into thinking it was owned by a Hindu. The incident, which led to the deployment of…
NEW DELHI: The US State Department released a compilation of gifts presented by PM Modi and other Indian government officials to US leaders. The Office of the Chief of Protocol, Department of State, submitted this comprehensive listing of “gifts received from foreign government sources” for the calendar year 2024. Under law, federal employees must file…
NC chief Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the alleged assaults on Kashmiri shawl sellers in different parts of the country and said the Jammu and Kashmir government would take up the issue with the state governments concerned.NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that some people want…
SRINAGAR: J&K Students Association (JKSA) has expressed outrage after a fresh incident in which a Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted in Himachal Pradesh, leaving him with fractures and multiple injuries.Jehangir Ahmad, who has been selling shawls in Dehra area of Kangra district for 15 years, was allegedly thrashed, threatened, abused and told to leave…
Kashmiri shawl seller assaulted in Uttarakhand (Credits: X/@MehboobaMufti) DEHRADUN: A 28-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar district, after they learnt he was from Kashmir and tried to force him to chant a slogan. The incident surfaced on Thursday after a video of the assault…
HUBBALI: Students at CG Bellad Govt First Grade College in Akkialur of Haveri district came to college in saffron shawls Thursday in protest against some girls coming to campus in hijabs.For the past month, students had been urging the principal to ban hijabs on campus and ensure adherence to the prescribed dress code. Unfiltered! Abhijit…
Srinagar: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah completed a year in office on Thursday, his tenure defined by “quiet shawl diplomacy” and joining marathons as he appeared to walk in lockstep with the Centre.Omar has kept his National Conference (NC) intact while sidelining Congress and now his father, NC president Farooq Abdullah, keeping him out of…
