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| Central team, Gujarat ATS to question conman Kiren Patel in Srinagar | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: A high-level team of officials from New Delhi and the Anti Terror Squad of the Gujarat Police are likely to arrive in Srinagar soon for the questioning of the Gujarati conman, Kiren Patel, who faking to be a senior official had been enjoying VIP security and other benefits, during his multiple visits to Kashmir before being nabbed by police.
Sources said the team comprising senior officials from the MHA and those from the intelligence wings, apart from the Gujarat ATS are likely to question him in the coming days.
The sources said the Modi government has taken a serious note of the allegedly negligence on the part of some officials in the administration in Kashmir and that to get a “clear cut picture of the situation” the special teams were likely arrive in a day or two, most likely.
Sources said the case is being probed from all angles and that the “administrative breach” is not being ruled out.
“There are allegations against some officials but things will be cleared only after a thorough enquiry,” said a senior offic... | |
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| Alert sounded in Samba after leopard crosses LoC | | | |
Early Times Report
Samba/Jammu, Mar 19: An alert has been sounded in Ramgarh sector along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district after a leopard crossed over to the Indian side from Pakistan, a police official said on Sunday.
The leopard was caught on camera crossing the fencing near the Border Security Force (BSF) border outpost nursery on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
After getting information from the BSF unit concerned, all border police posts were alerted. They were directed to inform the residents about the presence of the leopard and ask them to take necessary precautions while moving around, especially during the night, the offic... | |
| | | | Govt starts process of eviction, sale of enemy properties | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, Mar 19: The Union Home Ministry has started the process for eviction and sale of enemy properties, the immovable assets left behind by people who have taken citizenship of Pakistan and China.
There are a total of 12,611 establishments called enemy property, roughly estimated to be worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, in the country.
The enemy properties are vested with the Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI), an authority created under the Enemy Property Act.
According to a Home ministry notification, the guidelines for disposal of the enemy properties have been changed under which the process for eviction of enemy properties now shall be initiated with the help ... | |
| | | | Awantipora accident: One more labourer from Bihar succumbs, toll mounts to 5 | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 19: Another labourer from Bihar, who was injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora sub district, succumbed to his injuries taking the toll to five, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Gulzar Ahmad Ansari son of Munib Ansari succumbed to his injuries at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in Srinagar on Sunday. Four labourers from Bihar died and over two dozen were injured after a bus turned turtle along the Jammu Srinagar highway near Barsoo Awantipora on Saturday resulting in injuries to 32 passengers.
The injured had been shifted to a medical facility in the vicinity and four of them had declared brought dead on arri... | |
| | | | CAT quashes appointment of Dr Narinder Singh as Supt GMC-Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 19: A Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal has quashed the appointment of Dr. Narinder Singh Bhutyal as Medical Superintendent, Govt Medical College Jammu.
The Bench comprising Suresh Kumar Monga, Member (J) and A K Dubey, Member (A) after hearing Sr Advocate Abhinav Sharma, assisted by Adv Abhimanyu Sharma for the petitioner Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sharma whereas AAG for respondent, observed that “The High Court has categorically directed that the State Government shall take steps for filling up the posts of Medical Superintendent existing in Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu and its associated teaching hospitals by following the procedure envisag... | |
| | | | Kashmir parts receive light rainfall, night temperature drops | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 19: Parts of Kashmir valley received light rain, resulting in a slight drop in night temperature on Sunday, officials said.
The Meteorological office predicts light rain with thunder at isolated to scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
Currently the weather is partly to generally cloudy with the chances of light rain with thunder at scattered places during the next 2 days, the MeT office said.
It said the weather will remain generally cloudy on March 21 and 22 while intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places may occur from March 23 to March 25, it said and added that from March 26 to March 28 the sky will remai... | |
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