Jammu, October 20: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail on Thursday appeared virtually before a special court in Jammu in connection with the Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case, in which he is an accused.
Malik appeared today in a TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act) court in connection with the 1989 kidnapping case, according to CBI lawyer Monika Kohli.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had issued directions restricting the movement of the founder of JKLF to appear in person before a special court in Jammu.
“Hearing was held in Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case. Yasin Malik was to be produced in court as per the production warrant by the court but due to the MHA order of restrictions on his movement, he was not produced and attended the hearing virtually,” the chief prosecutor Kohli said.
The lawyer said that Rubaiya has filed an exemption application, which was approved by the court so she did not appear in court. The next date for the hearing is November 24, Malik said.
Rubaiya Sayeed, the sister of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was abducted by JKLF militants on December 8, 1989.
Yasin Malik, who is serving life imprisonment in Tihar Jail in a terror funding case, is an accused in this case along with others.
Notably, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in May this year awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. It also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him.
Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment twice. The NIA had sought the death penalty for the separatist leader who was convicted on May 19 this year.
Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him. (Agencies)
Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case: Yasin Malik appears virtually in TADA court; next hearing on Nov 24
Man injured, 50 livestock perish as lightning strikes seasonal hut in J&K’s Rajouri
JAMMU, Oct 20: A man was injured while around fifty livestock perished after lightning struck a seasonal house in Thanamandi sub division area of Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday.
Police said that lightening struck a dhok (seasonal house) in Bari Behak area of Thanamandi in which three nomad families suffered loss as around fifty cattles of theirs got perished.
A local man identified as Mohd. Junaid son of Faiz Hussain resident of Gambhir Mughalan was injured in the incident. Police team led by SHO Thannamandi Shoket Hussain reached on the spot.
Vaishali Takkar Suicide Case: Ex-Boyfriend Rahul Navlani Arrested In Indore
Indore: Vaishali Takkar’s ex-boyfriend Rahul Navlani, who is the main accused in the actress’ suicide case, has been arrested from Indore.
The TV actress, known for her roles in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Sasural Simar Ka passed away on October 16 from suicide after she hung herself in her Indore home. She was aged 29.
Following this, the Madhya Pradesh police booked an accused couple, who are also neighbours of the victim. They have been identified as Rahul Navlani and his wife Disha Navlani. Now, Rahul, the prime accused in Takkar suicide case, was arrested near Indore on Wednesday. Also, efforts are on to nab his wife Disha.
Indore Commissioner of Police (CP), Harinarayan Chari Mishra said, “A reward of Rs 5000 and a lookout circular was issued against him at all the airports in view of the possibility of him running out of the country. Three teams of police were sent to different states to nab him. Today he was arrested near Indore”.
A suicide note was also recovered from the spot which suggested that she was stressed and harassed by her neighbour, businessman Rahul Navlani. In his suicide note, Vaishali had accused Rahul Navlani of torturing physically and mentally, in which Rahul’s wife Disha was also supporting him.
Rahul is married and has two children, but due to his closeness with Vaishali, he was not letting Vaishali get married. Rahul sent a personal photo of him with Vaishali to her fiancee Mitesh Gor to break the marriage which was planned to take place in Indore itself on October 20. Fed up with all this, the TV actress had ended her life.
Weather to improve gradually towards evening, no major forecast till Oct end: MeT
Srinagar, Oct 20: The weatherman on Thursday said that there will be gradual improvement in the weather towards evening and from tomorrow weather will be pleasant while there is no major forecast till October end.
Deputy Director Meteorological department Srinagar, Mukhtar Ahmad said that as predicted upper reaches in the valley received snowfall while rains lashed the plains, thereby bringing down the mercury.
Mukhtar said that the famous tourist ski-resort Gulmarg in northern Kashmir recorded season’s lowest temperature at minus 2 degrees. He said that in coming 3-4 hours weather will remain erratic and towards evening or late evening there will be gradual improvement in the weather conditions.
“From tomorrow weather will remain pleasant till ending October as there is no major disturbance in the weather system,” he said. He also said that farmers who have done their harvest should store it safely and they should not panic as there is no prediction of any major rain or snowfall for the next 10 days. (KNO)
Justice Gita Mittal leads table tennis to strife-torn Shopian in J&K
KOLKATA, Oct 20: Sports platforms provide the ideal launch pad of escape for young people, be it in a strife-torn region or country or in times of normalcy, bringing about social changes and giving refuge from a life of misery.
There are a plethora of examples around the globe, including India. The militancy-affected states like Jharkhand and Manipur saw a sea-change with women taking particular interests and excelling in hockey and weightlifting, making India proud in international meets.
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), in its bid to bring about a social order in society, especially among the young generation, will be taking the sport to the terrorism-affected district of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir. TTFI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA), consisting of Chetan Mittal, S.D. Mudgil and Chairperson Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, will be launching on Thursday.
A centre that will provide a complete solution to the sports ecosystem to the children of Shopian through sports education, the TTFI said on Wednesday.
Called Edutainment and Sportainment by TENVIC, in collaboration with Jadooz Cinema, Justice Gita Mittal will inaugurate the centre at the Shopian Municipal Council on October 20 on behalf of TTFI. The Shopian initiative is a prelude to 10 such centres by 2023.
“This will be the first such effort by any National Sports Federation, and Justice Gita Mittal at the helm of TTFI has made it possible,” said Vasant Bharadwaj, CEO of TENVIC.
The CoA chairperson, on her part, said, “Kashmir is close to my heart and, I am sure, given an opportunity to excel in sport, the youth of J&K will contribute greatly to sports in the nation.”
Citing the example of how sports have changed the lives of many even in war-torn countries, Justice Gita Mittal hoped that with the advent of sports centres, the wounds of J&K people would heal and alter the narratives soon.
Thanking Justice Mittal for taking up the challenge, Bharadwaj said TENVIC was honoured to participate in nation-building and roping in Jadooz as a partner to execute their processes.
Kanika Singal of Jadooz, too, felt happy to be associated with the initiative and said, “We are excited about making our zones the nerve centre of the sport and hope to achieve the target of setting up 10 centres in J&K by March 2023 to get young champions from J&K inspiring local and international diaspora.”
J&K: Mughal Road closed for vehicular traffic due to heavy snowfall
In Jammu and Kashmir, the historic Mughal Road, the alternate national highway connecting the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu division with Shopian district in Kashmir division has been closed for vehicular traffic due to heavy snowfall.
AIR Correspondent reports that the alternate national highway has been closed due to snowfall that occurred during the intervening night and at places, there is a considerable amount of snow, especially Pir Ki Gali where thickness is said to be around 2 feet. The road will be reopened once it is cleared of the snow. However, the commuters have been advised to contact Traffic Control Unit, Jammu for any update regarding the status of the Mughal Road.
Prime Minister to hold bilateral talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres in Kevadiya, Gujarat today. They will also pay floral tributes at the Statue of Unity. Antonio Guterres will join Prime Minister Modi at the launch of the Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) booklet, logo, and tagline at the same venue.
Yesterday, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Mr Guterres at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia. Dr Jaishankar said in a tweet that the two leaders exchanged views on pressing global concerns and challenges in multilateralism.
Mr Gutress, who is on a three-day official visit to India, reached Gujarat yesterday. He will participate in the 10th Heads of Missions Conference, at Kevadiya today and visit 24×7 Solar Powered Village ‘Modhera’ and the world-famous Sun Temple at Modhera in Mahesana. UN Secretary-General will also interact with locals at Modhera.
Mr Gutress is visiting India for the first time since he commenced his second term. On the first leg of his visit, he paid tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai yesterday. He also delivered an address at IIT Mumbai on India @75: UN-India Partnership: Strengthening South-South Cooperation.
Snowfall in J&K higher reaches, rain in plains
Srinagar, Oct 20: Rain in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir occurred during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Thursday that the same weather conditions were likely to continue.
“Light to moderate rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches of J&K is likely to occur during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said.
Hill stations of Gulmarg and Sonamarg received the season’s first snowfall.
The Mughal Road connecting the Valley with Poonch district of Jammu division was closed due to snowfall.
The Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar district also received light snowfall.
Minimum temperatures have dropped further due to the cold wind lashing into the plains from snow clad mountains.
People in the Valley have started wearing woollen clothes, including the thick tweed over garment called the ‘Pheran’.
Srinagar had 6.4, Pahalgam 3.2 and Gulmarg minus 2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Drass town in Ladakh region had minus 0.9, Kargil 0.2 and Leh minus 3 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 18.7, Katra 16.4, Batote 9.4, Banihal 8 and Bhaderwah 8.6 as the minimum temperature.
App fraud: Rs 1.6 cr cash, bitcoins worth Rs 7 cr recovered from Amir Khan’s aide
The Enforcement Directorate (ED has recovered cash worth Rs 1.6 crore and bitcoins worth Rs 7 crore from the residence of a close associate of Amir Khan, the mastermind and prime accused in the multi-crore mobile gaming app fraud, E-Nuggets.
The recovery was made from the residence of Rumen Agarwal at Ultadanga in Kolkata late Wednesday night.
Rumen Agarwal has been taken into custody by the ED sleuths, who have also seized a number of diaries and a laptop from his residence. Umesh Agarwal, another accused in the conspiracy is still absconding.
From the laptop and diaries seized, the ED sources said they have procured details of several contacts who are believed to be parts of this fraud.
With this fresh recovery, the total seizure by ED and Kolkata Police reached Rs 141.47 crore.
Investigation in the matter started on September 10 when the ED sleuths recovered Rs 17.32 core from the residence of the prime accused Amir Khan’s father Nasr Khan at Shahi Astabal Lane in Garden Reach area of south Kolata. Amir Khan was absconding then.
Later, the cops of Kolkata Police arrested Amir Khan from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. The city police also arrested five of his close associates.
Another close associate of Khan, Subhojeet Srimani is absconding and the city police have issued a look out notice against him. Srimani is believed to have taken shelter in Dubai recently.
Amir Khan had launched a mobile gaming application named E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public.
During the initial period, the users were rewarded with commission and the balance in the wallet could be withdrawn in a hassle-free manner, which provided initial confidence to them and they started investing bigger amounts for greater percentage of commission and a greater number of purchase orders.
After collecting handsome amounts from the public, all of a sudden withdrawal from the said app was stopped on one pretext or the other. Thereafter, all data, including profile information, was wiped out from the said app server.
GAMC Akhnoor Faculty and Students Attended workshop at Regional Ayurveda Research Institute Jammu
Under the guidance of our Principal Dr Shashi Sudan, Nodal Officer Dr Narinder Sharma and Administrative officer Seema Rani, Faculty and students of Government Ayurvedic Medical college Akhnoor today attended a workshop on Clinical Study Designs and Scientific Writing at Regional Ayurveda Research Institute Jammu today.
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