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| Div Com Kashmir to conduct inquiry in providing VVIP treatment to conman | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: As the blunder of providing all protocols to the Gujarat-based fraudster has snowballed into a big political issue, the UT administration on Wednesday asked Divisional Commissioner Kashmir to conduct an inquiry into the “goof up”.
J&K administration has taken seriously how a fraudster managed to travel around the Union territory as a VVIP, with Z-plus-equivalent security cover. He was also provided access to some of the most strategically sensitive locations in J&K.
Opposition parties have been criticizing the authorities for providing all protocols including Z-Plus security to a conman of Gujarat who impersonated himself as a senior officer in the Pr... | |
| | | | HC stays SMC executive committee meeting | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 29: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the scheduled Executive Committee of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
The Coram of Justice Sindhu Sharma observed: “In the meanwhile, subject to objections and till next of hearing before the Bench, the Meeting Notice dated 24th March, 2023 is stayed.”
“The members of the executive committee were elected on 19th June, 2021 and their tenure has already expired, therefore, the vacancies had to be filled by holding of elections of councilors as per the Act,” the Court said.
The petitioners had challenged the meeting notice. “The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that... | |
| | | | Revision of electoral rolls won’t disturb schedule, conduct of polls in J&K: ECI | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 29: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t disturb schedule or conduct part of polls and the poll-body is aware that there is a vacuum in the Union Territory which needs to be filled.
Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, the CEC said that revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir doesn’t disturb schedule or conduct part of the polls. “It doesn’t disturb the schedule part/conduct part that depends on various other factors,” the CEC said.
The CEC said that they are aware that there is a vacuum in Jammu & Kashmir which needs to be filled.
On fresh revision of electora... | |
| | | | No charge on normal UPI payment; interchange fee applicable for PPI merchant transactions: NPCI | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 29: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in a statement. NPCI has permitted the PPI wallets to be part of interoperable UPI ecosystem and levied 1.1 per cent charge on unified payment interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000 while using PPI.
“The interchange charges introduced are only applicable for the PPI merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, and it i... | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandit’s killing case: SIA raids Pulwama village | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 29: The Jammu & Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday conducted raids in Achan village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama in connection with the killing of a Kashmir Pandit.
Quoting an official, that SIA is conducting raids at Achan in connection with the investigation of killing of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma.
He said the sleuths of the investigating agency assisted by the local police and CRPF are carrying out raids in the native village of Sharma.
Sanjay Sharma (40), who was working as a bank ATM guard, was killed by militants on February 26.... | |
| | | | High Court summer break from June 19 To July 7 | | | | Early Times Report0
JAMMU, Mar 29: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will observe summer vacations from June 19 this year till July 7, officials informed.
“The summer vacations shall now be observed from 19th of June 2023 to 7th of July 2023, both days inclusive,” said the registrar general Shahzad Azeem in an official order issued on Wednesday.... | |
| | | | India mother of democracy; home to idea of elected leaders much before rest of world: PM | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 29: Describing India as the mother of democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country has become the fastest-growing major economy despite many global challenges and this proves that the democracy can deliver. In a virtual address to the Summit for Democracy, 2023, Modi also said that every initiative of his government is powered by collective efforts of the citizens of India.
“India, despite the many global challenges, is the fastest growing major economy today.
This itself is the best advertisement for the democracy and the world. This itself says that democracy can deliver,” he said.
Modi was speaking at the second Summit for Democracy... | |
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