Naveed Iqbal
Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express
Journalist @IndianExpress [email protected]
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6 days ago |
indianexpress.com | Naveed Iqbal
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday again restricted from leaving his residence to lead congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid. For over a year, the Mirwaiz has only occasionally been allowed to lead prayers at Jamia and has also approached the High Court of J&K and Ladakh against what he termed is an “arbitrary” detention. He has also accused authorities of “pressuring” him not to speak up.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Naveed Iqbal
Facing criticism from the Opposition over the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly not passing a resolution against the Waqf Act, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said legislators made an “error” in bringing an adjournment motion to discuss the issue, and had it been brought through some other provision, “it could then have been admitted”.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Naveed Iqbal
3 hours agoUttar Pradesh, India - April 13, 2025 [WARNING: violent content] A woman stormed into a toll plaza and slapped 7 slaps in 4 seconds to a booth employee when he requested toll payment, citing insufficient funds in her FASTag (online prepaid wallet that allows users to pay toll) account. The incident occurred at Chhijarsi toll plaza, in Hapur district, in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh, on April 13.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Naveed Iqbal
The Jammu and Kashmir government has prohibited a faculty member at the Government Medical College, Srinagar, from continuing his private practice stating that his engagement in private practice “significantly outweighs” his contribution to the government college. On April 9, the Health and Medical Education Department issued an order barring Dr Hanief Dar, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at GMC Srinagar, from private practice across the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
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1 week ago |
indianexpress.com | Naveed Iqbal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday announced that another organisation linked to the Hurriyat in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement, had “shunned” separatism and is now “resting trust in the constitution”. With this, the total number of Hurriyat linked organisations moving away from “secessionism” is up to 12, he said. In a post on X, Shah said, “Under the Modi govt the spirit of unity rules J&K.
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In J-K Assembly, shouting, shoving but no discussion on the Waqf Act https://t.co/blkxmlnIhp via @IndianExpress