Srinagar: The multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association is getting murkier. The whistleblower of the scam has claimed that he has been receiving threats. "I am getting threats clearly by people who have been beneficiaries of the scam. I have also detected huge siphoning of money by the officials," whistleblower Manzoor Wazir said. This came even as an internal panel began its investigations in the case. Meanwhile,...
08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association members have demanded that the association chairman Aslam Goni, who is accused of embezzled BCCI funds, should be sacked and its members should seek re-election. The members held a closed door meeting with JKCA President Farooq Abdullah where they expressed their apprehension of Goni continuing as Chairman despite the allegations. Sources said that Abdullah assured JKCA members that the BCCI would audit JKCA accounts...
01:32 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Jammu: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not mince words and clearly convey India's concern on terrorism and the need to book the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks when he meets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Delhi on Sunday, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday. Abdullah said it is vital to bring to book those responsible for the terror attacks including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who is the...
06:18 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the chief ministers meeting on NCTC convened by the Centre, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday met union minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah over lunch. Abdullah who arrived in Bhubaneswar to attend a programme, was invited to Naveen Niwas, the residence of Patnaik for lunch. The media was not allowed inside Naveen Niwas. Patnaik's meeting with National Conference president came barely...
08:56 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Srinagar: The tainted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Aslam Goni has been promoted and named the manager of Team India for the South Africa tour. Aslam Goni was named in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam, in which officials allegedly embezzled crores of BCCI funds. Team India's tour of South Africa is a one-match tour and the T20 match will be played on Friday. The BCCI is yet...
09:10 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Jammu: Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said there was no need for Anna Hazare to go on fast to press for the passage of the Lokpal Bill as the legislation was likely to be passed in the ongoing session of Parliament in April. "There is no need (for Anna to go on fast once again). The government is keen on passing the legislation as early as possible," the NC...
10:12 PM, Mar 24, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's opposition People's Democratic Party on Monday demanded a CBI probe into the multi-crore rupee scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) headed by Union Minsiter Farooq Abdullah and registeration of a case against him. "We do not have trust in the probe here. The way CBI conducted inquiry against Suresh Kalmadi, a similar inquiry should be conducted by CBI against Farooq Abdullah (as head of...
03:08 AM, Mar 13, 2012
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11:26 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Farooq Abdullah is on the backfoot in the JKCA scam after CNN-IBN accessed a bank letter that exposed his claim that he had no knowledge of what was happening. ...
10:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012
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10:05 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Srinagar: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah is on the backfoot in the Jammu and Kashmir cricket scam after CNN-IBN accessed a bank letter that exposed his claim that he had no knowledge of what was happening. The opposition in Jammu and Kashmir is on the offensive too, alleging Farooq Abdullah was the main benefactor of the multi-crore scam. An indignant Abdullah has rubbished allegations that he is involved in the...
09:29 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Monday denied charges in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam. "The damage of my image was unfortunate. I have not taken a single peny from JKCA. When accounts sealed, association had to take loan of 1.91 crore interest free for work. This money has been paid back. Subject is clear. Resolution cleared, loan taken and paid back," he told CNN-IBN....
06:20 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Srinagar: The cricket scam in Jammu and Kashmir is getting murkier. CNN-IBN has accessed a letter from a bank that links Union Minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah to the scam. In the letter that has been written by a branch head of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Abdullah clearly recommends that a loan be advanced to his close aide and former state cricket association General Secretary Ahsan Mirza....
09:18 AM, Mar 12, 2012
Srinagar: A multi-crore rupee financial scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has left its President Farooq Abdullah on the backfoot. CNN-IBN has accessed documents that reveal how bogus accounts were opened to siphon off funds from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). According to rough estimates, the Indian cricket board had sent over Rs 30 crore in two years for promotions to the state association....
10:20 AM, Mar 10, 2012
Jammu: A multi-crore financial scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has left its president Farooq Abdullah red faced. CNN-IBN has accessed documents that reveal how bogus accounts were opened to siphon off funds from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Rough estimates suggest that the Indian cricket board had sent over Rs 30 crore in two years for promotions to the state association. Two JKCA...
07:36 AM, Mar 09, 2012
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