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SIA raids Kashmir Times office, seizes AK-47 cartridges in explosive probe
JAMMU: The State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir Police tore through the Jammu office of the Kashmir Times on Thursday, hauling out AK-47 cartridges, pistol rounds and hand-grenade pins in a search tied to allegations that the paper was pushing anti-India content.
Officials said SIA teams swept the premises, digging through computers and files as part of the widening probe. Promoters of the publication are expected to face questioning in the coming days.
Deputy chief minister Surinder Singh Choudhary urged restraint, warning that action must follow proof, not pressure. “If they have done something wrong, then action should be taken. If you do it only to build pressure, then that will be wrong,” he said.
Founded in 1954 by veteran journalist Ved Bhasin, the Kashmir Times has long carried a pro-separatist tag. After Bhasin’s death, his daughter Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal and her husband Prabodh Jamwal took charge of the paper’s management and editorial direction. Both are currently abroad. The print edition in Jammu has been defunct since 2021–22, though its online wing still ticks along. Bhasin’s name had earlier surfaced in the Ghulam Nabi Fai terror-seminar scandal.
With ammunition recovered, computers seized and questions piling up, the heat around the once-storied newsroom has suddenly turned blistering.
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SPNI promotes Tavishi Budhiraja to vice president for HR and DEI
Longtime HR leader steps up to drive revenue teams and inclusion agenda
GURUGRAM: Sony Pictures Networks India has elevated Tavishi Budhiraja to vice president, HR business partner for revenue functions and diversity and inclusion, strengthening its people leadership across key business verticals.
In her expanded role, Budhiraja will oversee HR strategy for revenue-facing teams including ad sales across linear and digital, distribution and international business, while continuing to lead the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Budhiraja has been with the network for over 15 years, rising through the ranks from HR business partner for ad sales to assistant vice president, where she also took on the diversity and inclusion mandate. Her elevation reflects both continuity and a sharper focus on aligning people strategy with business growth.
Prior to joining SPNI, she worked with Reliance Communications as deputy manager, gaining early experience in human resources.
Announcing the move, Budhiraja said she looks forward to deepening impact and strengthening people strategies across teams, while continuing to grow within the organisation.
The promotion comes as media companies increasingly invest in talent and workplace culture to support evolving revenue models and digital expansion, making HR leadership a critical lever for long-term growth.
