jamaat-e-islami

Jamaat’s comeback disrupts Left’s hold in South Kashmir’s Kulgam

SRINAGAR: Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, once sidelined for over three decades due to its election boycotts and a ban under the UAPA, is now stepping into the political limelight. In a surprising shift, three former members of the organization are contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as independent candidates.   These candidates will vie […]

Time to reclaim our democratic, constitutional, institutional spaces: Waheed Parra

SRINAGAR: Hailing from Naira, a village in Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, a trusted associate of Mehbooba Mufti, began his education in local institutions before earning his Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies from the Islamic University of Science and Technology, located near Srinagar. As the second of three children, he comes from a well-established, […]

J&K HC orders private schools removed from encroached State land

SRINAGAR: In a significant ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the removal of all private schools, including those operated by Jamaat-e-Islami, that have been built on encroached state land. Over 200 schools, including 134 run by Jamaat-e-Islami since the early 1990s, had filed petitions challenging the validity of SO 177, a government […]

Hasina’s removal likely to destabilise Bangladesh

The recent overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s democratically elected Prime Minister, raises serious concerns about the future of democracy and stability in the country. Her resignation was coerced by weeks of violent protests, which resulted in approximately 300 fatalities. Though the protests were launched by students demanding changes to a controversial job quota system, they […]

Srinagar DM orders sealing of Geelani’s Barzulla house; 2 other JeI properties

The DM said that upon obtaining the report from concerned Tehsildar and after perusal of Revenue Record pertaining to the above properties, it was found that these properties are owned by and / are under possession of banned Jamaat-e-Islami association through their members.

J&K: SIA seizes dozens of properties of banned JeI

In an effort to dismantle terror networks, the J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) seized properties of the banned Jama’at-e-Islami.

Kashmir SIA Begins To Seal Jamaat-e-Islami’s Properties Worth Hundreds Of Crores

The action would uproot the menace of terror funding to a great extent in UT of J&K besides being a stepping stone in ensuring rule of law & a society without fear.

SIA Carries Searches At JeI Run Schools In Kashmir

Several schools affiliated with the Falah-e-Aam trust, an affiliate of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), were searched by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of J&K police in four districts of Kashmir on Tuesday.

J&K Bans Schools Run By Jamaat-e-Islami

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday ordered the banning of all schools run by banned Jamaat-e-Islami (Jel) in the union territory. The administration also asked the schools to facilitate the admission of students within a fortnight. The schools are being run in the name of Falah-e-Aam (Welfare for All), a trust set up […]

Kashmir: Fake Narratives On Security Situation

Recent incidents of targeted killing of a Kashmiri Hindu PM package employee, a TV artiste and a police cop in Srinagar have given enough ammunition to political dynasts, Muftis and Abdullahs, to claim that Kashmir is going back to the days of the 1990s. A fake narrative is being built that post-August 5, 2019 policies […]