The NIA has arrested four terror associates during searches at 16 locations in Jammu and Kashmir following registration of a case to unearth a conspiracy hatched by terror groups to carry out attacks in the Union Territory and other major cities
IOâs Request To Extend Detention Period Under UAPA Canât Substitute Public Prosecutorâs Report: HC
The J&K&L high court made this observation while setting aside a special NIA court order rejecting bail plea of two persons under the UAPA.
J&K high court. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (J&K&L) high court has held that the request of an investigating officer (IO) for extension of detention period beyond 90 days cannot be a substitute for the report of the public prosecutor under the provisions of section 43D (2)(b) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA),
The Tulip Hands
Umar Mukhtar
Artists performing during the Tulip Festival held in Tulip garden on the foothills of Zabarvan in Srinagar on Saturday, April 3, 2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
The sunken eyes, wrinkled face and rough hands tell the tale of the hard life of Abdus Salaam, 50, a ‘casual labour’ at Srinagar’s famous Tulip garden. It has emerged as a favourite haunt of the tourists to the extent that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweeted his invite to the tourists.
“Whenever you get the opportunity, do visit Jammu and Kashmir and witness the scenic Tulip festival. In addition to the tulips, you will experience the warm hospitality of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweeted. “Tomorrow, 25th March is special for Jammu and Kashmir. A majestic tulip garden on the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains will open for visitors. The garden will see over 15 lakh flowers of more than 64 varieties in bloom.”
Left to right: Mubeen Shah, Riffat Wani, Asif Dar | Facebook
On the morning of February 5, Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a 21-year-old man at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Deported from Qatar, he was identified as Muneeb Ahmad Sofi from Bijbehara area of Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police press release described him as an overground worker of the banned militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed – a charge his family denies.
Since 2017, many Kashmiris, believed to have been sympathisers of global terror group Islamic State or inclined towards joining it, have been deported to India. The National Investigation Agency arrested them and later handed them over to the Jammu and Kashmir police for further investigations.