Hurriyat Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Hurriyat leaders Syed Geelani, Mirwaiz Farooq detained while trying to visit Aripanthan

The Hurriyat leaders had called for a march to Aripanthan area of Budgam for protesting against the killing of four persons in CRPF firing on 16 August.

Srinagar city voters bends to separatists' theat, rural areas defy it

The fear of venturing out on the streets was visible as the interiors of old city area of Srinagar wore a deserted look.

Geelani and other separatist leaders in J&K placed under house arrest

Authorities today placed under house arrest top separatist leaders, including chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who had called for a march to UN Military Observers Group office here to lodge protest against killing of five youths in Shopian