SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a man in connection with a Rs 93 lakh land and property fraud case, officials said on Friday. They said the Economics Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Dar, a resident of Jawalapora, Samson Budgam, for his involvement in a major multi-lakh financial […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
SRINAGAR — HDFC Bank has refunded around Rs 4.50 crore to 13 depositors affected by a financial fraud unearthed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch at its branch in Shopian district, officials said. The refunds followed a “swift and time-bound” investigation and prompt action by the EOW Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers to pass it, instead of pushing it through individual states. “If you have the numbers, bring it to Parliament. Why are you doing it through different […]
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday said he will soon announce his political future after a “discussion with the people of Jammu and Kashmir”, weeks after he decided to part ways with the National Conference (NC) on “ideological grounds”. Mehdi had announced that he would quit the Lok Sabha and resign from […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-based handlers of the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and their alleged network of local Over Ground Workers (OGWs). The searches were conducted at locations in Kupwara, Kulgam, Bandipora, […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a Patwari after allegedly catching him red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant in Budgam district. The accused public servant has been identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar, Patwari Halqa Gund Ali Nayak, Waterrehal, Tehsil Khansahab, District Budgam. According to the ACB, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking and the financial networks of narcotics offenders, attaching and freezing immovable properties worth over ₹6.22 crore in six separate NDPS cases in Srinagar. The action was carried out by Police Stations Nigeen and Zakura, along with earlier attachment and freezing proceedings by […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has criticised his party for allegedly abandoning the fight against the Waqf Amendment Bill and the imposition of stanzas of Vande Mataram, saying Jammu and Kashmir needs to show greater sensitivity towards the concerns of minorities. In a post on X, Ruhullah said he had opposed the Waqf […]
SRINAGAR — Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para on Thursday accused the National Conference (NC) of allegedly turning the Islamic Kalima into a personality cult chant for party founder Sheikh Abdullah, describing the alleged act as “blasphemy, not devotion.” In a post on X, Para claimed that the NC had “rewrote the Kalima” in honour […]