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| Campaign to bulldoze houses of terrorists likely to be intensified | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: The campaign to bulldoze houses of the dreaded terrorists will continue in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as part of the offensive against the anti-national elements.
On the one hand, the UT government is sealing houses for harbouring terrorists while on the other a fresh campaign has been initiated to demolish the houses of terrorists.
First-time, Jammu, and Kashmir on Saturday bulldozed the residence of the self-styled commander of the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad Ashiq Nengroo in the Pulwama district of the Union Territory.
Sources said that demolishing of Nengroo's house was a just beginning of the campaign more terrorists are likely to face similar action.
“As many as 20 houses have already been identified for demolisition because these houses of terrorists are built on encroached government land”, sources said and added previous regime in the erstwhile state of J&K could not muster guts to retrive the encroached government land from the terrorists due to political compulision.
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| MHA spent Rs 2,814 cr on J&K Police in 3 years | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has spent Rs 2,814 crore in the last three years on security-related expenditures on the police of Jammu & Kashmir.
Member of Parliament Rajmani Patel asked a question in Rajya Sabha whether it is a fact that a huge amount is spent on Jammu & Kashmir security every year and if so, what is the total amount spent on J-K security during the last three years, year-wise.
Responding to the question, Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs informed that there are various agencies/organisations which operate for the security of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The details of expenditure for the pur... | |
| | | | ST status to Paharis: Bill likely to be introduced in Parliament | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Long pending demand of Pahari speaking community to be fulfilled very soon as a bill to grant Scheduled Tribe status to this community is likely to be introduced in the ongoing session of the Parliament.
Although there is no official confirmation, reports said that a bill to grant Scheduled Tribe status to Pahari, Padri, Koli and Gada Brahmin communities in the Union Territory, and Scheduled Caste status to Valmikis, are likely to be introduced in the current session of the Parliament.
Ministries of law, home, tribal affairs and social justice and the J&K administration are in the midst of final deliberations for piloting the bills this session. Th... | |
| | | | Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 3.4 C | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 14: Srinagar witnesses seasons coldest night with temperature plummeting to minus 3.4 degree Celsius on Wednesday even as the Kashmir valley is in a grip of freezing temperature throwing the normal life out of gear.
The Meteorological Centre forecast is mainly clear with partly cloudy and dry weather to continue till December 21. There is no significant weather system till December 25.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, experienced the season's coldest night with temperature dipped to minus 3.4 degree Celsius on Wednesday which was minus 2.4 degree Celsius below normal during this period of the season.
This is for the second time duri... | |
| | | | School building gutted in blaze | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 14: A government middle school building was damaged in a massive fire in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday, Fire and Emergency Service officials said.
He said a fire broke out in the school building comprising three rooms at Turkanaadi Turkpora village at 5:50 am damaging the structure besides furniture and office records in the incident.
Reportedly the fire fighting engines could not reach the spot as the distance from the district headquarters to the Turkpora village was far away.
The cause of the fire is being ascertained, he added. ... | |
| | | | SIU carries raids in Anantnag | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 14: Jammu and Kashmir Police Special Investigation Unit (SUI) on Wednesday conducted raids at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir Anantnag district.
Police said the raids were conducted on two houses in the ongoing crackdown against "terror elements." A statement said the SIU Anantnag conducted raids after obtaining search warrants from Court for two different locations of district Anantnag viz residential houses of two accused involved in case FIR No. 137/2022 U/S 307 IPC, 7/27 Arms act, 16, 18, 20, 38, UA(P) Act registered in Police Station Bijbehara.
The search was conducted in the residential houses of Shahbaz Ahmad Thoker of Waghama Bijbehara an... | |
| | | | CB files chargesheet against 2 women for producing fake birth certificates | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 14: The Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir filed a chargesheet in the court of city Judge Srinagar against two accused women for producing fake birth certificates to join the department of handicrafts.
In a statement the Economic Offence Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir said that a chargesheet is filed in the court of city judge Srinagar against the two accused women identified as Hassina Bano and Shugufta, both residents of Srinagar.
“The instant case had been registered upon a written communication received from Director Handicrafts, Kashmir wherein it was alleged that Ex-Manager Massive Carpets Scheme, Handicrafts Department filed a writ pe... | |
| | | | Army rescues stranded passengers on Mughal Road | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Army troops have rescued passengers stranded on Mughal road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said here on Wednesday.
He said that late night on Tuesday, Indian Army received a distress call from civil administration seeking assistance for rescue of stranded passengers on Mughal road.
"A truck had slipped and blocked the road leading to traffic jam due too which approximately 15 vehicles and 30 passengers were stranded in sub zero temp conditions," he said.
He added that on receiving the information, a team of Indian Army immediately sprung into action, adding, "on reaching the site, the team quickly cleared the blockade and rescu... | |
| | | | 1,472 posts of IAS, 864 for IPS officers vacant: Centre in Lok Sabha | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 14: There is a vacancy of 1,472 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, 864 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 1,057 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The sanctioned strength of IAS officers was 6,789, 4,984 of IPS officers and 3,191 for IFS officers as on January 1, 2022, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.
Of these, 5,317 IAS officers, 4,120 IPS officers and 2,134 IFS officers, respectively, were in position, he said. “Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. It is the endeavour of the central government to fill up vacant posts expediti... | |
| | | | 7 JKAS officers transferred | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered transfer and posting of seven JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect.
According to a government order, Samir Ahmad Jan, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gulmarg, has been transferred and posted as General Manager, DIC, Kupwara, against an available vacancy. Naeem Ul Nisa, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Surankote, Poonch, holding additional charge of Sub Registrar, Poonch, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Poonch. Syed Altaf Hussain Musvi, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Bandipore, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Ma... | |
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