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  Hurriyat Chief Geelani placed under house arrest in Srinagar

  India | August 23, 2015 16:53 IST

  Srinagar:  Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was placed under house arrest on Sunday morning shortly before his scheduled seminar in Srinagar.Four protesters were injured after police used water canon and tear gas to disperse

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  India responsible for stalling NSA talks with Pakistan: Hurriyat

  India | August 23, 2015 21:08 IST

  New Delhi: Hurriyat Conference has held India responsible for stalling the NSA-level talks with Pakistan, saying the sidelining of Kashmir issue will not be acceptable at any cost."Unfortunately, India put unnecessary conditions for the talks

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  Hurriyat's Bilal Lone, Shabir Shah and 2 others detained

  India | August 23, 2015 8:04 IST

  New Delhi:  As uncertainty loomed large over Indo-Pak NSA talks, moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Bilal Lone and Shabir Shah were among four separatist leaders detained today at Delhi airport to prevent them from meeting Pakistan's

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  Farooq Abdullah urges separatists not to meet Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz

  Politics | August 21, 2015 13:45 IST

  Srinagar :  NC leader Farooq Abdullah today urged separatist leaders not to meet Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz during his visit to India for talks with his Indian counterpart so that the two countries can find

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  PDP President Mehbooba Mufti behind release of Hurriyat leaders?

  Politics | August 20, 2015 16:37 IST

  New Delhi: It was Mehbooba Mufti, President of ruling PDP, who forced the release of Hurriyat leaders who were arrested this morning ahead of NSA talks between India and Pakistan, according to some media reports.If

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  All options open if Kashmiri separatists meet Sartaj Aziz: India

  India | August 19, 2015 17:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Government of India has taken a tough stand against proposed meeting between Kashmiri separatist leaders and  Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz who will be arriving here on Sunday for talks with his Indian

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  Government issues passport to Syed Ali Shah Geelani

  India | July 21, 2015 22:01 IST

  New Delhi:  Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today issued a passport by the Government that is valid for nine months, two months after his application was rejected on the grounds of

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  Will not tolerate anti-national activities in J&K: Deputy CM

  India | June 14, 2015 7:31 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh yesterday said the government will not allow Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to hold the controversial seminar as he warned separatists against any anti-national activities

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  Govt to consider Geelani's plea after he completes formalities

  Politics | May 22, 2015 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: Government today said it will consider the passport application of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani only after he completes the formalities and indicated that it was not averse to approving it.“If

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  Restrictions in some areas of Srinagar ahead of Hurriyat rally

  Politics | May 21, 2015 13:00 IST

  Srinagar: Authorities today imposed restrictions in six police station areas of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital to foil plans of moderate Hurriyat Conference to hold a rally on the death anniversary of its two leaders.Restrictions

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  Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz put under house arrest

  Politics | May 20, 2015 20:06 IST

  Srinagar: Authorities today place Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest to prevent him from attending a rally proposed for tomorrow to commemorate the death anniversary of his father, who was assassinated

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  Waiving of Pakistan flags is not criminal offence: Hurriyat

  India | May 03, 2015 20:55 IST

  Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat Conference on Sunday claimed that waving Pakistani flags did not constitute a criminal offence and termed as "sheer frustration" Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's statement about taking action over the incident."According to

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  J&K Deputy CM rubbishes Geelani's demand of restricting Amarnath Yatra

  India | May 02, 2015 16:17 IST

  Jammu: Slamming Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's demand for restricting Amarnath Yatra to 30 days, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said separatists had become “irrelevant” in the state and were

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  Amarnath yatra should be restricted to 30 days: Geelani

  India | May 02, 2015 14:24 IST

  Srinagar: Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today said the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas should be restricted to 30 days for "safety" of pilgrims and protection of environment. "We advise the government

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  PDP spokesperson Sameer Kaul resigns, accuses party of robbing Hurriyat of its agenda

  Politics | April 06, 2015 14:39 IST

  Srinagar: National spokesperson of ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Sameer Kaul has resigned from the party alleging that the regional party had compromised on its stated principles."I feel in some respects it doesn't match my

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  Gen. V.K. Singh should quit if disgusted: Congress

  Politics | March 24, 2015 12:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said that Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh (retd) should quit if he felt disgusted, referring to the tweets with the hashtag "Duty" and "Disgust" he

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  No place for third party in Indo-Pak talks: Govt on Hurriyat

  Politics | March 23, 2015 16:37 IST

  New Delhi: India today said there was "no scope for misunderstanding or misrepresenting" its position on the role of the so called Hurriyat in Indo-Pak ties, making it clear that there was no place for

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  Hurriyat leaders to attend Pakistan Day function in Delhi today

  India | March 23, 2015 11:10 IST

  New Delhi: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will today attend the Pakistan Day function at the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi.Mirwaiz, who arrived here yesterday, also met Pakistan's envoy Abdul Basit. Hardliner Syed

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  Pak envoy meets Hurriyat leader Geelani, discusses Kashmir, Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad

  India | March 09, 2015 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: Abdul Basit, Pakistan High Commissioner to India, met Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday and reportedly briefed him about the issues discussed between India and Pakistan during Foreign Secretary S

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  BJP Protests in Jammu against the release of Hurriyat Hardliner Masarat Alam by J&K Government

  Politics | March 08, 2015 12:25 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP's youth wing today held a protest in Jammu against the release of top Hurriyat hardliner Masarat Alam."The protest was led by the state general secretary of the