Neeta Sharma

Government Team To Visit Kerala Tomorrow, Assess Flood Damage

Kerala News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday September 19, 2018

An inter-ministerial team led by a special secretary of the Union Home Ministry will tour Kerala for five days, starting Thursday, to assess the damage caused by the recent floods.

BSF Soldier's Throat Slit By Pak Troops Near Jammu, India Complains

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Nidhi Razdan; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 19, 2018

A BSF soldier's throat was slit by Pakistani troops along the international border or IB near Jammu on Tuesday, in an incident that is likely to ratchet up tension between the neighbours at a low point in ties. Head constable Narendra Singh's mutilated body was found hours after he "crossed over inadvertently", said the BSF.

Christian Michel, AgustaWestland Middleman, To Be Extradited: Dubai Court

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Christian Michel, the British middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scandal, will be extradited, a court in Dubai has ruled. Mr Michel was arrested in the UAE last year and was facing extradition proceedings in the country. He is wanted in India for allegedly organising bribes in exchange for a contract for VVIP helicopters.

"Resign Or Die": Hizbul's Video Threat To Jammu And Kashmir Security Men

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 18, 2018

A day after an Army jawan was shot dead by Hizbul Mujahideen, the terror group has threatened security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir to either resign or get ready to be killed. The threat came through a video in which a man, possibly a local commander, can be heard speaking in Kashmiri language.

Didn't Think Vijay Mallya Was Flight Risk: CBI On Diluted Lookout Notice

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 13, 2018

A lookout notice against Vijay Mallya, calling for his detention on sight at airports, was diluted months before he left India for the UK in the middle of loan fraud investigations against him. After the fugitive businessman's sensational claim about meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving, questions have been raised about the notice a...

Cost of Delay In Jammu Kashmir Local Polls 4,500 crore: Officials

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday September 13, 2018

A delay in holding local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will lead to a loss of almost Rs 4,500 crore. This is the reason home ministry officials are citing for pushing ahead with the plans to hold urban local body elections in the state. A final decision, however, is pending.

Suspected Terrorists Open Fire Near Police Post On Jammu-Srinagar Highway

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Suspected terrorists travelling in a truck opened fire near a police post on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Udhampur this morning. The group escaped after the attack.

From Antigua Hideout, Mehul Choksi Frets About Employees, Shareholders

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 12, 2018

One of India's most wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore bank fraud case, Mehul Choksi, who fled the country in January, has blamed the government for the uncertain future he says his 6,000 employees and shareholders are facing. Speaking on camera for the second time from Antigua, where he has been living, Mehul Choksi said he had been living in "terror" ju...

For Jammu And Kashmir Local Bodies Polls, Officials Talk Proxy Candidates

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma, Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will proceed according to schedule, even though the two key political parties in the state - Mehbooba Mufti's PDP and the National Conference - have pulled out of the election, officials said on Monday.

Hours After Big Ticket Cop Transfer, Why Jammu And Kashmir Went to Court

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 7, 2018

Hours after transferring its top police officer, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that a new acting chief had been appointed. Police chief SP Vaid was abruptly removed late on Thursday and Dilbagh Singh, the Director General of Prisons, was asked to take over until a new Director General of Police is appointed.

SP Vaid Removed As Jammu And Kashmir Police Chief

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday September 7, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid was removed from his post late on Thursday - part of a reshuffle at the top level of the state police that came days after serious differences between the Governor's administration and the police chief after he was divested of crucial administrative powers. The release of a terrorist's father in exchange of ki...

Controversy Over Ajit Doval's Jammu and Kashmir Constitution Remark

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 5, 2018

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has landed in controversy with his remark that Jammu and Kashmir's separate constitution is an "aberration" as sovereignty "cannot be diluted and ill-defined". In the backdrop of the challenge to the Article 370 -- which grants special rights and privileges to the state -- in Supreme Court, livid lawmakers from ...

Tamil Nadu Minister, Top Cop Raided In Chennai In Gutka Scam: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Tamil Nadu's health minister and the state police chief are among the people raided by the CBI today in the gutka scam involving bribes given at the top to skirt a ban on chewing tobacco. CBI teams started searches around 7 am at nearly 40 places in Chennai, among them the homes of state Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar and the Director General of P...

After Kashmir's Kidnapping Fiasco, Changes In Police Top Order: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Days after the release of a terrorist's father in exchange for kidnapped family members of policemen, a top level police officer in Jammu and Kashmir has been transferred. Sources say state police chief SP Vaid is the next in line and the order is likely to come tomorrow. In nearly 20 years, the government has not negotiated with terrorists -- the ...

"Wipe-Off" Threat To Likely BJP Allies Reveals Lashkar Plans For Kashmir

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples' Democratic Party broken, the BJP is now struggling to form government in Jammu and Kashmir. The party's efforts are being foiled by terrorists, who are threatening anyone willing to ally with the BJP, sources said. Even holding local body elections is proving difficult. Political parties in Kashmir Valley...