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J&K: Major administration reshuffle on cards | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 5: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is likely to go for a major reshuffle in the civil and the police administration soon.
Sources said it would be the first such major reshuffle of 2023 wherein some of the officials at key postings would be transferred.
The sources said a decision in this regard has been taken after a briefing from the Union government that there was “need for the reshuffle to uphold the deliverance of good governance.”
The sources privy to the development said a meeting in this regard was likely to be called soon whereby apart from the heads of the departments, the Senior Superintendents of Police of various districts and the District Development Commissioners would also be transferred.
The sources said the “transfers will pave way for more of reshuffle that would be done by the central government.”
Sources said last week some of the top officials from the Jammu and Kashmir administration had visited the national capital to “clarify on some issues that have surfaced in the Union Territory including the situation in ... | |
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Akbar Lone affirms oath to uphold Indian Constitution but avoids condemning terrorism | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 5: National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Mohammad Akbar Lone, who is the lead petitioner in the batch of petitions challenging the repeal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, on the direction of the Supreme Court, has filed an affidavit stating that he would preserve and uphold the provisions of the Constitution of India and protect the territorial integrity of the nation.
Mohammad Akbar Lone affirmed an oath to uphold Indian Constitution and protect its integrity but he avoided condemning Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, the Solicitor General expressed his dissatisfaction with the affidavit and urged that... | |
| | Teachers play key role in building our future, inspiring dreams: PM Modi | Teachers Day 2023 | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the role of teachers in building the future as he greeted them on Teachers’ Day on Tuesday.
On the occasion, he also paid tributes to noted educationist and former president S Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary, which is commemorated as Teachers’ Day.
Modi said on X, “Teachers play a key role in building our future and inspiring dreams. On Teachers Day, we salute them for their unwavering dedication and great impact. Tributes to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary.”
Modi also shared a video of his interaction on Monday with the winners of the National Teachers’ Award. He had urged them to celebrate the c... | |
| | Union leaders leave teachers, lecturers in lurch | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 5: Badly affected by the illogical and absurd mass transfers of teaching staff in Jammu province, disturbed teachers and lecturers felt cheated and ditched by their union leaders.
Lecturers and teachers felt that their union leaders failed to protect the interests of those teaching staff who had no approach to the administration and were solely depending upon their union leaders.
While hundreds of teachers and lecturers were thrown out in far-flung and remot... | |
| | Search operation extended in Reasi | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 5: Security forces today extended the search operation to adjoining villages to track down a terrorist who managed to escape from a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said.
While one terrorist was killed and two security personnel injured in the initial gunfight at Gali Sohab village in Tuli area today, the second terrorist slipped out from the cordoned house located on a slope, taking advantage of rough terrain, the officials said.
They said the security forces stormed the house early this morning amid intense firing but there was no trace of the second terrorist who was believed hiding inside.
However, the search parties co... | |
| | Defence Minister to inaugurate 90 BRO projects | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 5: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on September 12 inaugurate 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) including four airstrips and helipads built along the northern and western borders, a spokesperson of the ministry on Tuesday said.
The projects includes 21 roads, 64 bridges, one tunnel, two air strips, and two helipads, he said.
Singh will visit Samba district and inaugurate Devak bridge on Bishnah-Kaulpur-Phulpur road, he said. The bridge is a part of the 90 infrastructure projects of the BRO.
The Union minister will also likely take part in the northern tech event at IIT-Jammu during his visit, he said.... | |
| | 2 narcotics smugglers get 20-year jail sentence | | |
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Srinagar, Sept 5: A court in Jammu Kashmir’s Kupwara district awarded 20-year rigorous imprisonment to two narcotics smugglers on Tuesday.
In a landmark verdict , the Court of Additional Sessions Judge issued judgment against two individuals involved in a narcotics smuggling case, sentencing them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a rupees two lakh fine for each of the two accused.
The convicted individuals, Syed Ishfaq Shah and Khursheed Ahmad Gojar, both residents of Jabdi Karnah, were arrested in connection with FIR No.56/2019 at Police Station Karnah.
Their arrest followed the recovery of 15 kilograms of brown sugar, obtained from them after thei... | |
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