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Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Ganderbal encounter following widespread concerns over the killing of a local youngster. While the army initially reported the neutralisation of a terrorist during Wednesday's joint operation at Arhama, the youth's family vehemently contested the claim, asserting he was a civilian. Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for a "transparent and time-bound" probe with public disclosure of fa ...Read More >
Srinagar: Political parties in Kashmir on Friday welcomed the magisterial probe into the Ganderbal encounter, and expressed hope that a transparent inquiry will be conducted into the incident and justice will prevail. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged terrorist was killed by security forces. The ruling National Conference said the party commends the prompt action taken by LG Sinha, ordering a time ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 3 (PTI) Political parties in Kashmir on Friday welcomed the magisterial probe into the Ganderbal encounter, and expressed hope that a transparent inquiry will be conducted into the incident and justice will prevail. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged terrorist was killed by security forces. The ruling National Conference said the party commends the prompt action take ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 3 (PTI) People's Conference chief Sajad Lone on Friday welcomed the magisterial probe into the Ganderbal encounter, and expressed hope that a transparent inquiry will be conducted into the incident and justice will prevail. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged terrorist was killed by security forces. "The ordering of a Magisterial enquiry by @OfficeOfLGJandK into the a ...Read More >
Omar Abdullah took to X saying that the family should be heard. "I believe the claim of the family should not be dismissed out of hand. At the very least this encounter needs a transparent and time bound probe with the facts made public. Any attempt to obfuscate or delay the announcement of a probe will only damage credibility & that is not in anyone's interest," Omar said. Army on Wednesday said that a joint search operation was launched by security forces in Arahama area of Ganderbal in which ...Read More >
Srinagar: The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who asked for a transparent and time-bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a "local terrorist" during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The family of the killed man, R ...Read More >
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for joint efforts by the government and the opposition to restore the dignity and authority of the Legislative Assembly. In her first visit to the Assembly since the fall of the BJP-PDP government in 2018, Mufti observed the proceedings as a visitor. Speaking to mediapersons outside the Assembly, she said, "Today I visited the Assembly and felt good. It especially reminded me of my father (Mufti Mohammad ...Read More >
JAMMU, Mar 30: Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for united efforts by the Government and opposition to restore the strength and dignity of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Mufti made the remark after watching the Assembly proceedings from the Speaker's gallery, her first appearance in the House after the fall of her BJP-supported Government in 2018. The PDP chief remained present for some time dur ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hit out at his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, calling his act of removing the veil of a Muslim woman in full public glare 'shameful', saying this incident shows Kumar's real face, who was once seen as a secular leader. He, however, blamed the former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti for setting the precedent of lifting the burqa of a woman in elections. "We have seen such incidents earlier as well here. During my ele ...Read More >
Mufti called the incident shocking and deeply disturbing. Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi came down heavily on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday over the controversial hijab incident. Mehbooba Mufti criticised Nitish Kumar sharply over a controversial incident in which he was seen pulling down the hijab of a young Muslim woman. Mufti called the incident shoc ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took a sharp dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a viral video purportedly showing him attempting to remove a woman's hijab, asserting that the Bihar Chief Minister was considered a secular leader but the true face of him is being revealed. The chief minister called the incident "unfortunate" and said such actions were unacceptable, recalling a similar incident during e ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) Politicians in Kashmir lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for pulling down the veil off a Muslim AYUSH doctor's face during a government event. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti questioned Kumar's continuation in office after the act. "Having personally known and admired Nitishji, I was shocked to see him pull down a young Muslim woman's naqaab. Does one attribute it to old age or the normalisation of humiliating Muslims publicly?" Muft ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday called Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's act of pulling down the veil off a Muslim woman's face as "shameful", saying he should step down with decency and dignity if his health was not good. "This is a shameful act. We respect Nitish ji because he is an old man. But, if you are that old that God forbid, you have become so much senile that on one hand you award her a degree and on the other you bring her veil ...Read More >
New Delhi, November 20 (ANI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four more prime accused involved in the November 10 deadly Delhi car blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six. The four accused are Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir), were take ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested four more prime accused in the November 10 Red Fort blast case -- including a Lucknow-based woman doctor and a Saharanpur-origin medical practitioner -- taking the total number of arrests to six. Those arrested have been identified as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather, a doctor in Saharanpur but native of Anantnag, Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian, the NIA said. All ...Read More >
New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday produced four accused arrested in the Red Fort blast case in a Delhi court. The four accused are Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. They were produced before the Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to seek their custodial interrogation. The Nationa ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four more prime accused involved in the November 10 blast outside the Red Fort in Delhi, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six. The four accused were remanded to 10-day NIA custody, following production orders issued by the Patiala House Court's District Sessions Judge. NIA has identified the accused as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Dr Shaheen ...Read More >
The probe into the Red Fort blast terror module reveals an organized network led by Dr Umar. The group used encrypted Signal chats for coordination, had a clear division of roles for financing and recruitment, and systematically moved weapons among members. Investigators probing the terror module allegedly linked to Dr Umar, whom security agencies identified as the one who drove the explosive-laden car which went up in flames in the blast on November 10 at Red Fort, have found evidence of an or ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The death toll in the Delhi car blast case has risen to 15 after two victims succumbed to injuries, officials confirmed on Monday. According to Delhi Police, the total number of deceased has reached 15, including three partial body parts. One of the victims succumbed to injuries yesterday, while another victim, named Vinay Pathak, died today. Investigators probing the terror module allegedly linked to Dr Umar Un Nabi, whom security agencies identified as t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Congress leader Husain Dalwai on November 17 backed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's criticism of the Centre who had said that the Delhi car bomb blast reflects the "injustice meted out in Kashmir." Earlier on Sunday, Mufti alleged that the November 10 Delhi car blast case reflects a deepening sense of insecurity across the country and a failure of the Centre's policies in Jammu & Kashmir. Coming back to Dalwai's statement, the Congress leader accused the centre of fostering an atmosphere of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti hit back at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's controversial remarks following the arrest of two accused after recovering 360 kgs of explosives in Faridabad. After Giriraj Singh said that the accused always belongs to one community, Mufti asked him about the murderers of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, indicating that those were non-Muslims. Addressing a press conference in ...Read More >
The petition has also sought directions to the Centre to "reimburse reasonable travel and accommodation for one family member per month to meet under-trial (prisoners) in out-of-state prisons". People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has moved the J&K High Court, seeking a direction to the Union Home Ministry for all undertrial prisoners from the UT, who are lodged in prisons in other states, to be moved back to J&K. The petition has also sought directions to the Centre to "re ...Read More >
Srinagar: PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has filed a petition before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, seeking directions for the immediate transfer of all undertrial prisoners from the Union territory who are currently lodged in jails outside J&K. The plea urges that such prisoners be brought back to local jails unless the authorities present case-specific, written reasons showing compelling necessity to keep them outside J&K, and that such cases be subjected to quarter ...Read More >
The Awami Ittehad Party MLA Sheikh Khursheed announced support for the National Conference in the Rajya Sabha elections. This move aims to prevent the BJP from securing a seat. Khursheed stated his party has significant political differences with the National Conference. However, the current situation compels them to vote against the BJP. The National Conference received a shot in the arm on the day of Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, as the lone Awami Ittehad Party MLA, Sh ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday announced that her party would support the National Conference (NC) for the third Rajya Sabha seat, but not the 4th seat. The PDP support was announced in a statement by Mufti that followed rounds of negotiations among opposition parties ahead of the October 24 Rajya Sabha voting. Mehbooba Mufti clarified that the PDP's three MLAs would vote for the NC candidate on the third seat in a show o ...Read More >
Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for its Rajya Sabha elections on Friday -- the first since the 2019 bifurcation of the erstwhile state into Union Territories -- the political landscape has been marked by calculated alliances, lingering rifts, and high-stakes negotiations. These long-overdue biennial polls, announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in September, aim to fill four vacant seats in the Upper House that have remained unoccupied since February 2021 following the reti ...Read More >
The Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against eight accused persons, including four government officials, in a major land fraud case here, the agency said on Friday. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) filed the chargesheet in connection with the land fraud case, a CBK spokesman said. The chargesheet has been submitted before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court in Srinagar against eight accused individuals, including four revenue officials -- three ret ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: A Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and four officials, were charge sheeted by the Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) today in a major land fraud case. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp In a statement issued here, the CBK said that a charge sheet in FIR No. 23/2019 was submitted before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar. The accused include four revenue officials - three retired and one serving - involved in the "fraudulen ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah reached out Thursday to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti ahead of Rajya Sabha (RS) elections in J&K next week, seeking support for the governing party's candidate for one of four seats that his ally Congress chose not to contest, terming it "weak". Mehbooba responded by asking NC to back some PDP-submitted bills in the assembly, including one against settlers' eviction."Farooq Sahib called me and asked for support. I told him we have submitted ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17 (ANI): Amid a political storm in Telangana over the attempt to arrest Minister Konda Surekha, Congress leader and MLA from Waradhanapet constituency KR Nagaraj said on Thursday that the government would act if any wrongdoing was found, asserting that the minister must cooperate with the authorities in the investigation. He stated that the minister should cooperate with the authorities in all police proceedings. Also Read | Who Is Dr Sivaranjani Santosh ...Read More >
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