Offering Funeral Prayers for a Slain Militant Not Anti-National:J&K and Ladakh HC

Patna(CNA Media/Insaaf Times) The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court ruled that the public can offer funeral prayers for slain militants, and it cannot be termed ‘anti-national’ activity. This is denying them their personal liberty as guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.The J&K government has stopped handing over bodies of armed militants to their families citing COVID-19 concerns and burying them in remote locations. The year 2020 saw nearly 140 militants buried in such places, prominently in northern Kashmir.Umer Maqbool’s report from 2020 quotes villagers of Gantamulla stated they had ‘silently buried’ more than a 100 militants in a graveyard that was for unidentified and non-local militants. Security forces believe that funerals held in populated areas of Kashmir could incite law and order problems.Instances of police in the Valley booking attendees of militants’ funerals have also been reported.

Prashant Kishor should contest the Bankipur by-election; whether he wins or loses, Jan Suraaj will benefit: Captain Rajeev, Spokesperson, Jan Suraaj

These days, discussion around the Bankipur by-election is gaining momentum in Bihar politics, and the

Bihar Orders Inspection of Aided Madrasas; Report Sought Within 10 Days, Three-Member Committee in Every Block, Photography Mandatory

The Bihar government has decided to conduct an inspection of all non-government, recognized, grant-in-aid madrasas

JDU Claims Membership Crosses 10 Million, Calls Organizational Growth a Victory of Public Trust

The Janata Dal (United) [JDU] has claimed that the number of members in its party

Cockroach Janata Party to Hold Protest in Delhi on June 6; Students and Youth to Gather at Jantar Mantar Demanding Education Minister’s Resignation

The rapidly emerging social media movement, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), is now preparing to take

Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Gets New Leadership; Renowned Urdu Scholar and Researcher Prof. Zahidul Haque Appointed Director

Eminent Urdu scholar, poet and critic Prof. Zahidul Haque today assumed charge as the Director

Khalid Saifi & Tasleem Ahmed Released from Tihar After SC Grants 6-Month Bail in Delhi Riots Case

Both activists had been behind bars since February 2020 in the Delhi riots "larger conspiracy"

Maulana Azad National Urdu University Alumni Fraternity (MAF) Expresses Deep Concern Over Exclusion of Urdu in Bihar’s Newly Established Degree Colleges

The Maulana Azad National Urdu University Alumni Fraternity (MAF) has expressed deep concern and disappointment