by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 10, 2026 | top-stories
PATNA: The Janata Dal (United) has expelled Arvind Kumar Singh alias Chhotu Singh, General Secretary of the Bihar State Citizens’ Council, from the party’s primary membership for six years, citing alleged anti-party activities. The disciplinary action was taken by JD-U State President Umesh Kushwaha, marking a significant organisational move within the ruling party.
According to the party, Chhotu Singh’s primary membership has been terminated, and he has been expelled for 6 years for anti-party conduct. The official announcement comes after reports of growing differences between Chhotu Singh and sections of the party leadership.
Sources within the party said Chhotu Singh had expressed dissatisfaction after being excluded from the newly constituted state executive team headed by Umesh Kushwaha. Reports also suggested that he had a heated exchange with JD-U National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha, following which disciplinary action appeared imminent.
Party sources further claimed that, in recent weeks, he had been barred from attending official party programmes and from participating in ministers’ public grievance hearings at the JD-U office. The party has not officially detailed the specific incidents that led to the disciplinary action beyond citing anti-party activities.
Chhotu Singh is regarded as a close associate of senior JD-U leader and minister Ashok Choudhary and was frequently seen participating in programmes attended by former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He has remained associated with the JD-U organisation for several years.
Last year, the Nitish Kumar-led government appointed Chhotu Singh as the General Secretary of the Bihar State Citizens’ Council. His association with the party has not been without differences. Around eight years ago, he had resigned from the state executive committee after reportedly being denied a Legislative Council (MLC) ticket. However, he later withdrew his resignation after being persuaded by the then JD-U State President, Vashishtha Narain Singh.
Following his expulsion, Chhotu Singh has not issued any public political statement regarding the party’s decision. Instead, he shared the news of his paternal uncle Shrikrishna Singh’s demise on social media, a former Head of Department at A.N. College, and posted photographs of himself attending the funeral rites.
The action comes shortly after JD-U State President Umesh Kushwaha announced a new state committee comprising 153 office-bearers, including 12 Vice-Presidents, 38 General Secretaries, 74 Secretaries, Heads of 15 party cells, and 9 spokespersons.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 9, 2026 | top-stories
In a major crackdown on the financial infrastructure of narcotics trafficking under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar and Kulgam police have attached the immovable properties of narcotics smugglers. Srinagar police attached two immovable properties worth approximately Rs 1.05 crore belonging to two notorious drug peddlers. The action was carried out by Police Station Rainawari under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, reaffirming the commitment of the Jammu and Kashmir Police to dismantle the drug network by targeting assets acquired through the illicit narcotics trade.
The attached properties belong to Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, son of the late Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, a resident of Tujgari Mohalla, Nowhatta, and Bilal Ahmad Kand, son of Ghulam Hyder Kand, a resident of Kand Mohalla, Dal, Rainawari.
An immovable property of Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, comprising a three-storied residential house constructed on 5 marlas of land situated at Tujgari Mohalla, Srinagar, with an estimated market value of approximately Rs 65 lakh, has been attached in connection with FIR No. 59/2019 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Rainawari. The accused is also involved in FIR No. 11/2018 (Section 8/20 NDPS Act) and FIR No. 41/2021 (Sections 8/20 NDPS Act and 48 Excise Act) registered at Police Station Nowhatta.
Another immovable property belonging to Bilal Ahmad Kand, comprising 5 marlas of land along with a single-storied temporary structure erected thereon at Kand Mohalla, Rainawari, with an estimated value of approximately ?40 lakh, has been attached in connection with FIR No. 36/2022 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Rainawari.
Both properties were attached under the provisions of Section 68-F of the NDPS Act after being identified as illegally acquired assets generated through the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and drug peddling.
In another significant action, police in Kulgam, in coordination with the Revenue Department, have attached an immovable property with an estimated market value of approximately Rs 1 crore in the Kulgam district as part of sustained efforts to curb unlawful activities and dismantle the infrastructure supporting such offenses.
The action was carried out by Police Station Yaripora under the directions of the SSP, Kulgam. The attached property comprises a residential house belonging to Tariq Ahmad, a resident of Tungdnoo, and was attached in accordance with the relevant provisions of law pursuant to the orders of the competent authority.
By targeting the economic backbone of drug traffickers, the Jammu and Kashmir Police are sending a strong message that illegally acquired assets will be traced and confiscated in accordance with the law.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 9, 2026 | top-stories
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 8, 2026 | top-stories
Police have detained and questioned the uncle of jailed accused Anukalp Mishra and a jeweller from Inayatnagar market in connection with the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft case, police sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, Ramendra Mishra, the uncle of Anukalp Mishra, and the jeweller were questioned as part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of temple donations.
Earlier in the day, a police team took three accused from the Ayodhya District Jail for custodial interrogation after a local court granted one day of police custody in the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.
The accused – Lavkush Mishra, Anukalp Mishra and Karunesh Pandey – were escorted from the district jail to the Ayodhya Police Lines as part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations received at the Ram Temple.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Ayodhya court allowed one-day police custody of the three accused after the police argued that their custodial interrogation was necessary to further the investigation. The Investigating Officer (IO) informed the court that questioning the accused in custody would help establish additional facts related to the case.
Police had initially sought seven days of custody for the three accused, who are currently lodged in jail.
The custody plea followed an earlier round of questioning conducted inside the jail on Sunday, when a police team interrogated five accused. Based on information that emerged during those interrogations, investigators approached the court seeking custody of three of them for further examination.
The alleged embezzlement case has drawn significant attention after a Special Investigation Team (SIT), in its preliminary report submitted to the Uttar Pradesh government, found prima facie evidence of theft and pilferage during the counting of donations at the Ram Temple.
Meanwhile, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has decided that Gopal Rao, also known as Gopal Nagarkatte, will no longer be invited to its meetings, Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, successor to Trust President Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, said on Tuesday following a recent high-level meeting of the Trust in Ayodhya.
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 7, 2026 | top-stories
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by Hansraj Agrawal | Jul 7, 2026 | top-stories
The annual Amarnath Yatra 2026 sees a massive influx with 85,779 pilgrims performing darshan in the first 4 days. Latest security and route updates here.
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