Kanhaiya Kumar and others, including former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, were accused of raising anti-India slogans.
Separatist groups had maintained silence on the evolving political situation in the Valley ever since the Centre abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution.
Addressing reporters, Khoda said now that links Singh's links with terrorist groups have emerged and been established, his past has to be investigated.
Davinder Singh had a robust record in anti-militancy operations and had honoured with the gallantry award in 2017. Most recently, he was seen in government-released pictures, receiving foreign diplomates at Srinagar Airport.
Hurriyat Conference and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) called for a shutdown to press for their demand that Guru's mortal remains be returned for burial in Kashmir.
Kumar's plea, filed through advocate Tarannum Cheema, is listed for hearing on Wednesday before Justice Siddharth Mridul.
Lawyers have protested against the FIR, alleging that it is an open threat to them.
Ghalib Guru passed with distinction, scoring 88% marks, according to officials.
The former President also spoke about abolishing the capital punishemnt, insisting that it was for the lawmakers to amend the law and abolish capital punishment.
A look at the intense sloganeering that has become an inseparable part of Kashmir’s daily dissent
'... then there is something seriously wrong in the manner in which we are managing our external affairs,' said the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
'The entire State of Jammu & Kashmir including the territory under illegal occupation of Pakistan is and shall always be an integral part of India'
India is not a weak state. This is not about Politics but Justice. Justice must not only be strong but also seen to be strong.
Burying truths and hanging a man does not substitute for providing justice, and certainly does not increase the safety of this country.
It was not just 73 URLs relating to stories about IIPM that the DoT wanted blocked. But also others about Afzal Guru
In their competitive pre-poll mode, the government and the BJP seem to have overlooked the mitigating factors about Afzal Guru to establish their strong counter-terrorism credentials
We feel that in the land of Buddha and Gandhi, death penalty has no place.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.