PDP’s Akhtar booked under PSA in Valley
4 years, 11 months ago

PDP’s Akhtar booked under PSA in Valley

The Hindu  

Senior Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Minister Naeem Akhtar, 68, was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act on Saturday, and became the sixth mainstream leader to be booked under it. An official said Mr. Akhtar, considered a close confidante of party president Mehbooba Mufti, was shifted from the MLA Hostel sub-jail to M-5 government accommodation here on Saturday morning after the PSA notice was served on him. Detained on August 5, 2019 during the clampdown against the mainstream leaders in the wake of the revocation of J&K’s special status, the extension of detention of Mr. Akhtar under the PSA would mean he could be held behind the bars without a trial up to two years and his release depends on the charges levelled against him. The development comes just two days after four mainstream leaders including two former Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah also faced the PSA.

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4 years ago

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India TV News  

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News 18  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Firstpost  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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4 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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News 18  

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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The Quint  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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J&K: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal booked under PSA
4 years, 10 months ago

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India Today  

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Omar Abdullah's sister moves SC challenging his detention under PSA, says purpose of arrest to 'muzzle' Opposition
4 years, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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4 years, 11 months ago

Devastated: P Chidambaram on Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti being booked under PSA

India Today  

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Four J&K leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, in detention since August booked under PSA
4 years, 11 months ago

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Firstpost  

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4 years, 11 months ago

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India TV News  

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J&K: Sajjad Lone, Waheed Parra out from preventive detention, put under house arrest
4 years, 11 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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4 years, 11 months ago

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India TV News  

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5 years, 1 month ago

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India Today  

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Put Them under House Arrest, MLA Hostel Unlivable: Detained Kashmiri Leaders' Kin Seek Better Facilities
5 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti shifted to govt accommodation in Srinagar; move necessitated in view of approaching harsh winter season
5 years, 1 month ago

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti shifted to govt accommodation in Srinagar; move necessitated in view of approaching harsh winter season

Firstpost  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills of Zaberwan range, officials said Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills …

Congress slams govt over detention of leaders in J&K, asks if Farooq Abdullah will attend Parliament
5 years, 1 month ago

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India Today  

The Congress on Friday attacked the Modi government over the detention of mainstream political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, and asked whether sitting Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah will be allowed to attend Parliament from Monday. When Farooq Abdullah "sings 'Ram Bhajan' or says 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'", he does not think what the response of separatist forces …

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah detained under Public Safety Act: all you need to know about the 1978 Act
5 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Political lull leaves parties rudderless
5 years, 4 months ago

Political lull leaves parties rudderless

Deccan Chronicle  

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Yasin Malik detained under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail
5 years, 10 months ago

Yasin Malik detained under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail

The Quint  

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