Umar Farooq News

The initiative may be reciprocated by senior Hurriyat leaders, who believe that dialogue is the only way forwardThe preparations for the talks are also being made against the backdrop of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra

Separatists had called for a complete shutdown on Sunday to protest the killing of 3 militants in a gunfight with security forces, and a civilian during clashes in Srinagar

Separatists have called for a strike in the Kashmir valley against the recent anti-militancy operations conducted by security forces

J&K interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma does not rule out possibility of talks with any of the parties, says it's too premature to comment on what the Kashmir dialogue process will hold

Kashmiri separatist leaders said any effort to tinker with Article 35A by Supreme Court will create a 'Palestine-like situation' in Jammu and Kashmir

Separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik called for a strike in Kashmir to protest against the Rajnath Singh's visit

Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar in view of protests called by separatist groups against the alleged atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

The 7 people arrested by NIA in terror funding probe include Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Ahmed Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Shahid-ul-Islam, Nayeem Khan, Farooq Ahmed Dar

Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested 20 persons in connection with the mob lynching of DSP Mohd Ayub Pandith in Srinagar last month

Authorities impose curbs in parts of Srinagar to maintain law and order in view of separatists' call for a strike and march to the local office of the United Nations