Jammu & Kashmir
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has estimated Rs 25,000-crore land transfer scam under the much-hyped Roshni scheme, which is the biggest ever such controversy in state. The scheme, under the Jammu Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, was introduced to collect nearly Rs 25,448 crore [...] Continue Reading »
With a clear cut approach focusing on the development of social and physical infrastructure, the Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has hinted at revolutionary changes which mean residents of the state may have to pay tax on commercial and residential properties for the first time. Abdullah reportedly told the Planning Commission while briefing [...] Continue Reading »
The properties of two separatists in Srinagar were sealed by the Jammu & Kashmir police for allegedly acquiring them using hawala money and by funding revolutionary activities. Hurriyat leader Ghulam Mohammad Khan’s house at Channapora in Srinagar and two acre land and the house of Abdul Razaq Lone and his son, Abdul Hamid in Sopore are [...] Continue Reading »
