Pained to see ‘rising hatred’ against Kashmiris after Pahalgam attack, says Iltija Mufti

IANS | May 6, 2025 12:05 PM

New Delhi, May6 (IANS) Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the brewing ‘dislike and hatred’ against the Kashmiri locals in wake of Pahalgam terror attack and urged the Centre to take steps for addressing this divide. She also labelled the Waqf Act as a divisive legislation, brought by Modi government to treat the Muslim community as ‘second-class citizen’.

Not the time for finger-pointing on Pahalgam attack: Iltija Mufti

IANS | May 6, 2025 9:28 AM

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday said that the hearts of every Kashmiri are “broken at the moment” in view of the Pahalgam terror attack and cautioned against indulging in a blame game over the incident at this juncture.

Puri King urges authorities to desist from naming new Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham'

IANS | May 5, 2025 11:30 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 5 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the newly consecrated Jagannath Temple at Digha in West Bengal, King of Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, the "Adya-sevak" or First Servitor of Lord Jagannatha, on Monday urged the authorities of Digha Temple to desist from using ‘Jagannath Dham’ and honour the age-old traditions and heritage of Moola-peetha Shreemandira at Puri.