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‘A priest-king’: Kashmiri IAS & ex-politician Shah Faesal in b'day post for Modi

Shah Faesal, a doctor by training, entered the IAS after topping the exam 15 years ago.
Updated on Sept 18, 2025 03:00 pm IST

'Indian Muslims never supported violence': IAS officer on Israel-Hamas war

IAS officer Shah Faesal commented on the social media debate over Indian Muslims supporting Palestine.
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 10:18 pm IST

IAS officer Shah Faesal says 'I respect Gautam Adani' amid Hindenburg row

IAS officer Shah Faesal said he supports Gautam Adani.
Published on Feb 09, 2023 01:49 pm IST

Rishi Sunak's appointment surprise for Pak, says IAS officer; ‘Only in India…’

Shah Faesal said it's only possible in India that a Muslim can top the Indian Civil Service exam.
Updated on Oct 26, 2022 06:10 am IST

Omar Abdullah wishes Shah Faesal well, says he will serve same govt that…

Shah Faesal said he was chasing a chimera in his brief political stint.
Published on Apr 29, 2022 03:55 pm IST

My ‘innocuous dissent’ was seen as act of ‘treason’: Shah Faesal on quitting politics

Former IAS topper turned politician Shah Faesal with his family members at his residence, in Srinagar.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 04:03 pm IST

Shah Faesal ends ‘political gig’, resigns from party

In a statement on Monday, the Peoples Movement said Faesal had stepped down as party president and vice president Feroze Peerzada had been appointed to replace him:
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 02:47 am IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: What made Shah Faesal change his mind so abruptly, asks Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter and all the latest news

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti continues to be under detention
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 09:18 pm IST

What made Shah Faesal change his mind so abruptly, asks Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti continues to be under detention.
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 08:11 pm IST

Kashmir politician Shah Faesal is still IAS officer, erases Twitter timeline

Shah Faesal, who topped the IAS in 2010 and announced his exit from the government nine years later, has resigned as JK People’s Movement, the party he launched last year
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 06:37 pm IST

J&K politician Shah Faesal put under house arrest after revocation of PSA

Shah Faesal was detained on August 14 a few days after the abrogation of Article 370 granting special status to J&K.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 07:45 pm IST

Shah Faesal and two other senior J&K politicians’ detentions under NSA revoked

Shah Faesal, had launched his political party named Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement last year.
Updated on Jun 03, 2020 05:36 pm IST

Shah Faesal detained under PSA for anti government posts and alliance with former Langate MLA

Shah Faesal was first detained on August 14, 2019 at New Delhi airport.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 09:34 pm IST

J-K leader Shah Faesal booked under Public Safety Act

Shah Faesal
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 01:19 pm IST

‘Only tunnel of light’: Supreme Court to hear petition challenging abrogation of Article 370

Supreme Court has been hearing petitions against the abrogation of Article 370. The petitioners want the issue to be referred to a larger bench.
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 09:10 am IST

34 detainees shifted to Srinagar MLA hostel

So far, the leaders were lodged at the Centaur hotel at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on the banks of the Dal Lake.
Published on Nov 18, 2019 04:02 am IST

In polarised times, a Gandhi in Kashmir, a Gandhi for Kashmir, writes Barkha Dutt

Kashmir needs its own Gandhi — a new leader who can mobilise people without losing moral legitimacy in the eyes of other Indians. Only a Gandhi-like figure can bridge the gap, reconcile contradictions, process complexity, and carry warring sides into a truce
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 07:16 pm IST

Former J-K bureaucrat Shah Faesal detained after ‘instigating’ people, HC told

File photo of Shah Faesal, a formerJammu and Kashmir bureaucrat.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 08:22 am IST

Delhi HC refuses early hearing of Shah Faesal’s plea against detention

The Delhi high court on Friday refused to issue a formal notice on a plea of bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal against his detention.
Published on Aug 24, 2019 01:07 am IST

Was going to Harvard, Shah Faesal petitions court on detention at Delhi airport

Shah Faesal, the IAS topper who quit the civil services to launch his political party this year, moved to the Delhi High Court challenging his detention at the Delhi airport from where he was sent back to Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 08:06 am IST

Jammu and Kashmir high court seeks government reply on highway ban

The petitioners include J&K People’s Movement founder Shah Faesal, senior People’s Democratic Party leader Naem Akthar, and National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sager.
Updated on Apr 20, 2019 01:06 am IST

Highway closure takes political turn

The closure of the Kashmir highway NH 44 for civilian traffic by state government for two days a week to allow troop movement has become a poll issue in Jammu and Kashmir.
Published on Apr 06, 2019 12:09 am IST

Shah Faesal gets first prominent leader into his party fold in PDP’s Javaid Mustafa Mir

Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader Javaid Mustafa Mir on Wednesday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Movement (JKPM) led by bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal. (Photo by Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 28, 2019 12:17 am IST

Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal’s party not to contest Lok Sabha elections, urges people to vote

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. (Photo by Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 23, 2019 06:15 pm IST

‘Will pursue peaceful resolution of Kashmir problem,’ says ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal as he launches party

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal launched a new political party at an impressive public rally in Srinagar on Sunday.
Updated on Mar 17, 2019 07:10 pm IST

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal to launch political party in Srinagar today

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal
Updated on Mar 17, 2019 07:56 am IST

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal to launch political party in J&K tomorrow

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal is set to launch his political party in Jammu and Kashmir
Updated on Mar 16, 2019 06:55 pm IST

Spent the last 10 years in a jail, says ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal about his tenure

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal says he has decided to chart an independent political journey.
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 11:40 am IST

Centre responsible for escalation of violence in J&K said Shah Faesal at an event in Pune

Shah Faesal shared his thought about situation in Jammu and Kashmir at a press conference in the city on Thursday.
Updated on Feb 01, 2019 06:21 pm IST