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Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai. (Photo- Twitter)

Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai, Jamaat members detained in Kashmir

The police action comes days after veteran separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani announced his complete disassociation from politics

12 Jul 2020 10:59 AM

Mehbooba Mufti has been in detention for more than eight months. (PTI)

Mehbooba Mufti shifted to her home; detention under PSA to continue

Former chief minister's residence designated as a subsidiary jail

07 Apr 2020 4:44 PM

PSA against Farooq Abdullah revoked, to be released soon

Abdullah was under preventive detention since August 5 last year, the day Centre abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir

13 Mar 2020 3:56 PM

PSA against MUfti, Omar: Devastated, says Chidambaram

Shocked and devastated by the cruel invocation of the Public Safety Act against Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others, said Ex- FM

07 Feb 2020 12:21 PM

The 82-year-old Abdullah, who became the first chief minister against whom the stringent public safety law was invoked, has a heart pacemaker implanted and had undergone a kidney transplant a few years ago. (Photo: File | ANI)

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah's detention extended by 3 months

Abdullah's house, located at Gupkar Road, has been declared a sub-jail by the the UT's Home Department.

14 Dec 2019 6:21 PM

On Tuesday, half a dozen women activists including the sister and daughter of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah were arrested during a protest against abrogation of provisions of Article 370. (Photo: AFP)

No protests in Jammu and Kashmir till all restrictions lifted: police chief

On Tuesday, half a dozen women activists including the sister and daughter of Farooq Abdullah were arrested during a protest.

19 Oct 2019 3:08 PM

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi refused to pass an order and observed that 'nothing survived in the matter' as Abdullah has already been detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA). (Photo: File | ANI)

SC refuses to pass order on Vaiko's habeas corpus plea on Farooq Abdullah

Vaiko, in his petition, asserted that Abdullah was to attend 111th birth anniversary celebration of former TN CM C N Annadurai.

30 Sep 2019 5:26 PM

Writing from Mehbooba Mufti's official Twitter account, Iltija wrote, 'I, Iltija emailed the Home Secretary of GOI & Home Secretary of J&K on 18th September seeking certain information for my mother, Ms Mufti. I am still awaiting a response.' (Photo: File)

J&K: On mother's behalf, Mufti's daughter seeks information on number of arrests

She has sent an email to the Home Secretary of Government of India.

20 Sep 2019 6:30 PM

Responding to a news report on Abdullah's arrest, his son and Congress MP Karti Chidambaram tweeted, saying, "Nazi Nazi Nazi." (Photo: File | ANI)

'Nazi, Nazi, Nazi': Chidambarams condemn Farooq Abullah's arrest under PSA

Abdullah, the 81-year-old patron of NC, was detained under the PSA on Sunday night.

18 Sep 2019 9:24 AM

Owaisi asked how the 80-year-old leader could be a threat when PM Modi met him just a day prior to the revocation of Article 370. He said by detaining Abdullah under PSA, the government is putting him under the same glare as separatist Masrat Alam. (Photo: ANI)

'PM met him last month, now Farooq Abdullah detained under PSA?' Owaisi asks Centre

Owaisi said contrary to the Centre's claim, there is no normalcy in Kashmir.

16 Sep 2019 8:02 PM

Mehbooba Mufti told the Assembly in January 2018 that 525 people had been detained under the PSA in 2016, and 201 in 2017. (Photo: File)

What is Public Safety Act all about?

The act was misused widely, and was repeatedly employed against political opponents by consecutive governments until 1990.

16 Sep 2019 5:15 PM

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