Former UPA Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde inadvertently admitted that during the Congress-led UPA era, the fear of terrorism in the valley was such that even the country’s Home Minister was scared of visiting Srinagar’s Lal Chowk.
During the Muharram procession, mourners waved Palestinian flags and raised slogans in support of Gaza. Additionally, they also raised anti-US and anti-Israel slogans
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against a student of Government Medical College in Srinagar for allegedly uploading "blasphemous" content about Prophet Mohammad.
Arfa Khanum Sherwani spread misleading information about polling in Srinagar as J&K Government's order clearly mentioned that under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, paid holidays should be observed in the regions as per the polling schedule. For Srinagar, the order specifically mentioned the date of polling which was 13th May (Monday).
As the police took cognisance of the video on Saturday (6th April) and initiated an investigation into the matter, it found that Sandeep Kumar was “mentally manipulated” by Anayat Muntazir, a resident of Nowhatta and owner of the house where Sandeep was working as a domestic help.
The Prime Minister calling the said mountains Shankaracharya Hill holds immense significance given the past attempts at Islamising the place as ‘Takh-e-Suleman’. There have been countless efforts to erase the Hindu heritage across the country, but none at the scale seen in Jammu and Kashmir.