SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government has extended the ban on Yasin Malik’s outfit by declaring the ‘Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front’ as an “unlawful association” for a five-year duration with immediate effect under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act....

SRINAGAR: Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI, Tuesday declared Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF) as an unlawful association under UA(P)A for a period of five years with immediate effect.  Taking to microblogging site 'X', Home Minister Amit Shah, wrote, as per...

SRINAGAR: Police on Monday said that they attached properties in North Kashmir’s Bandipora in a militancy related case. In an official handout, police said that while continuing its crackdown on harbouring militants & providing logistic support to them, Police in Bandipora in presence of Executive Magistrate attached double storied residential houses of Abdul Majeed Reshi father of accused Aijaz Ahmad Reshi at Gundpora Rampura and Mohammad Jamal Malik father of accused Maqsood Ahmad Malik resident of Chitte Bandipora jurisdiction of Police Station Aragam Bandipora, under section 25 UAP Act. The spokesperson further stated that both the accused persons were militant associates and stands already arrested. Accordingly, process for attachment of property belonging to the above accused falling within the ambit proceeds of militancy was initiated u/s 25 of UA(P) Act by the order of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir vide order No. DIVCOM- ‘K’/Rtn/05/2023 dated 10-02-2023, they said. According to the notice, the owner of these houses has been restrained to 'transfer, lease out, dispose-off, change its nature or deal with the said property in any manner without the permission of designated authority. Any violation will attract penal provision of law, reads the statement. (GNS)