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Sub-divisional agriculture officer among 3 arrested by CBI in bribery case in J&K

Srinagar, Sep 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested a sub-divisional agriculture officer (SDAO) and two others in connection with a bribery case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. It is alleged that SDAO Rajan Sharma had demanded a bribe of Rs 35,000 from the complainant for releasing his subsidy under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) scheme. Rajan Sharma allegedly directed the subsidy-seeker to handover the bribe either to AEA (Agricultural Exten

20 Sep 2026 8:14 pm
Farooq calls for coordinated approach as NC, Congress MLAs meet ahead of session

Srinagar, Sep 20: A meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Legislature Party was held at the Banquet Hall here on Sunday under the chairmanship of party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, ahead of the autumn session of the J&K Legislative Assembly beginning tomorrow. JKNC vice president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah attended the meeting, while six Congress MLAs also joined the deliberations as part of preparations for the forthcoming session. The legislators discussed the legislative

20 Sep 2026 6:29 pm
7-day Autumn session to begin in J&K Assembly on Monday

Srinagar, Sep 20: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will meet here on Monday for a seven-sitting Autumn session as opposition parties, including the BJP and the PDP, plan to corner the Omar Abdullah government over issues such as jobs and failure to fulfil electoral promises. National Conference MLAs and supporting Independents will meet here later on Sunday to discuss the floor strategy of the treasury benches. NC president Farooq Abdullah, who is not an MLA, will chair the meeting of the

20 Sep 2026 4:50 pm