The anti-corruption bureau Thursday raided the houses of a former buracucate and a close relative of a siting DDC member from Srinagar. Sources in the ACB told RNA that searchs were conducted in the residential houses of both during the raid. A senior officer of the anti-graft body told RNA,That sleauths raided residential premises of Ghulam Mohammad Rather and Farooq Ahmad Renzu at Balhama, Nishat, Jawahar Nagar, Sidhra & Bathindi Jammu . Ghulam Mohammad Rather is father of a District Development Councillor from Srinagar & Farooq Ahmad Renzu is an Ex. Bureaucrat of erstwhile J &K State. Reportedly day long searches were conducted in connection with cases against them by ACB for possession of disproportionate assets. RNA
: A truck helper was killed after being hit by shooting stones at Digdool area of Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday morning.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a truck, which was stranded on highway came under shooting stone, resulting in on spot death of the helper.
SHO Police Station Ramban, Pardeep Sharma told KNO that the truck helper came under shooting stone and died on the spot. He identified the deceased as Junaid Ahmad Bhat.
Meanwhile, a traffic official said that people are advised to undertake journey on the highway after confirming the status from the traffic authorities—(KNO)
Asks DCs, SPs to hold grievance redressal interaction with people thrice a week
Instructs DCs, SPs to ensure hoisting of National Flag on all government buildings; making tangible efforts towards implementation of e-Office system
SNS KASHMIR
JAMMU, MARCH 25:
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held a meeting with the Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and Superintendents of Police through video-conferencing, here at Civil Secretariat.
The Lt Governor, in his interaction with the officers, set out the agenda of establishing a transparent, accountable, and citizen-centric governance system right from the tehsil/block level to the district level.
The Lt Governor exhorted them to be sensitive and responsive to the problems of citizens and put in their best efforts to mitigate the same.
“Your efforts should be to redress genuine grievances at the earliest. Hold grievance redressal interaction with people at least three days a week”, the Lt Governor asserted.
Terming Block Diwas as an important administrative intervention, the Lt Governor called upon the officers to use this platform optimally for service delivery and alleviating public grievances. He also instructed the visiting officers to chalk out rational plans for Block Diwas programs in big districts and audit the grievances received and settled.
In view of the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, the Lt Governor directed the Deputy Commissioners to construct fully functional toilet complexes at prominent places in all the districts through which the Yatra passes, within the next two months. He called for synergizing the inter-departmental efforts to provide the best in class facilities to the visiting yatri’s.
The Lt Governor, while reviewing the activities under the “Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’, asked the district officers to identify people from their areas who have played an important role in the freedom struggle and felicitate them in the ongoing celebrations. He also directed the officers to ensure the hoisting of the National Flag on all government buildings and establishments under their jurisdiction following proper protocols and laid down procedures.
Noting that use of technology is one of the fundamental aspects of good-governance, the Lt Governor reiterated that the websites of all government departments and agencies must be updated dynamically with important information for people in the most user-friendly way. The Lt Governor also instructed the district officers to make tangible efforts towards implementation of the e-Office system at the district level.
The Lt Governor directed the officers to fix the list of works identified under the Back to Village program, and those which have been completed at conspicuous places across all the Panchayats for the information of people.
Regarding One District One Product scheme, the Lt Governor noted that the onus is on the district officers to identify the relevant product from their areas so that the efforts for development of framework for value chain and alignment of support infrastructure can be taken up subsequently.
The Lt Governor also directed the district officers to lay specific thrust on development of playfields in Panchayats, identification of beneficiaries under the MUMKIN scheme, implementation of Forest Rights Act, developmental needs of border villages, implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission and removing illegal encroachments on the state land.
Meanwhile, during the review of COVID-19 management and control efforts in J&K, the Lt Governor directed the officers to ensure that COVID-19 appropriate precautions are taken by people in their respective jurisdictions. He also instructed the officers to achieve 100% coverage under the Ayushman Bharat -SEHAT scheme, besides making serious efforts to ramp up the vaccination in their respective districts.
Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Sh. Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor; Pandurang K. Pole, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir were present in the meeting.
The Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir has been silent for the first time in around five to six years as not a single shot was fired in March, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said on Thursday referring to the recent commitment by Indian and Pakistani militaries to observe ceasefire in the region.
The Army Chief, however, said the militant infrastructure including militant launch-pads on the Pakistani side remained intact, asserting that it cannot be business as usual unless the neighbouring country stops supporting militancy.
Speaking at the India Economic Conclave, Gen Naravane said he was optimistic that the ceasefire will hold as the Pakistan Army was on board.
‘I am glad to inform that in the whole month of March, we have not had a single shot fired at the Line of Control (LoC) barring an odd incident. It is for the first time in about five or six years that the LoC has been silent. That really bodes well for the future,’ he said.
Last month, the Indian and Pakistani armies recommitted themselves to the 2003 ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The return to the ceasefire was agreed upon by the director generals of military operations of the two countries.
‘Our core issue is that they have to stop support to militancy. Unless they stop that it cannot be business as usual,’ Gen Naravane said at the conclave organised by Times Network.
Asked what could have prompted Pakistan to suddenly agree to the ceasefire, Gen Naravane said the duels between the two sides had not resulted any forward movement and that Islamabad has its own internal problems.
‘I feel that they have their own problems internally and from time-to-time, you have to also see whether a strategy that you are following is actually paying any dividend,’ he said.
‘Over so many years, they would have also realised that it is time to make a change and that would have prompted them to extend this olive branch,’ he added.
To a question, the Army Chief said he was optimistic that the ceasefire will hold and even made an apparent reference to recent comments by Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
‘I would say we are very optimistic especially with the comments which have been made recently and the very important point is that the agreement is between the DGMOs of both the sides,’ Gen Naravane said.
‘So obviously the Pakistan Army is on board and if the Pakistan Army is on board then there is every reason to be quite optimistic of the outcome,’ he said.
On India-Pakistan ties, Bajwa recently said it is ‘time to bury the past’.
Gen Naranave also talked about militant infrastructure on the Pakistani side, saying India has intelligence inputs about them.
‘The militant infrastructure and launch pads remain in place. We have detailed intelligence of each of those camps, locations and likely strength of militants awaiting and who have undergone training and are present there, perhaps waiting for an opportunity to cross over,’ he said.
Asked whether Pakistan agreed to the ceasefire under compulsion, the Army Chief said, ‘Yes, that’s quite possible.’ ‘We will have to wait and see. Once the snow melts and passes open, if the situation still remains normal then there is a good prognosis for the future, we have to wait and see,’ he said.
When pressed further to explain the possible compulsions of Pakistan, Gen Naravane mentioned the situation in Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan as well as pressure on that country to comply with recommendations of the anti-militant watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
‘One is of course the situation on their western border with Afghanistan. Things are not very rosy there as far as they are concerned,’ he said.
‘The second is the threat of the FATF which hangs over their head. They are still in the grey list. Probably they would like to show that they are making some efforts to not support militancy and third of course is their domestic compulsions,’ he said. PTI
Branch Managers asked to install CCTV cameras, ensure round-the-clock security
SRINAGAR, MARCH 25 :
In a bid to prevent the bank robbery, Sopore police on Thursday held an emergency meeting with all Zonal Heads, Bank Managers of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Grameen Bank, Canara Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) Bank in the Conference Hall at PC Sopore.
The meeting was held in wake of the recent bank robbery in Grameen Bank on March 12 when the officials of the Bank at Ogmuna claimed that some masked pistol-borne men looted a cash amount of over Rs two lakh from the branch when most of the staff was out to offer congregational Friday prayers.
To avoid recurrence of such incidents, Police held an emergency meeting with all Zonal Heads and Bank Managers of various banks in the Conference Hall at PC Sopore.
Police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the meeting was chaired by Superintendent of Police (SP) Sopore Sudhanshu Verma besides, SDPO Sopore and SDPO Rafiabad were also present.
During the meeting, threadbare discussion were held with regard to the security of Bank branches and all the Bank Managers were advised to install CCTV cameras and also devise a proper security plan to ensure that each bank branch should have proper security round-the-clock, so that no such incident shall take place in future.
All the participants have given assurance that the security of all Bank Branches shall be taken on priority and no loophole shall be left in it, spokesman said, adding that the chairing officer exhorted all the participants to have good liaison with the concerned Police Stations, units and seek help from the nearest Police establishments in case of any emergency.
The meeting was concluded with vote of thanks—(KNO)
According to Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kupwara, it is notified for information of the general public that in order to redress the day to day grievances of Public, Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara shall hear the public on Monday and Saturday between 11:00 AM to 02:00 PM.
Besides, above two notified days, the areas specific grievance shall be heard at respective venues during Block Divas/ Public Darbars on all Wednesdays as scheduled.
The DGP was accompanied by ADGsP Shri A. K. Choudhary, Shri A. G. Mir, Shri T. Namgayal, IGsP Shri Mukesh Singh, Shri Danesh Rana, Shri Alok Kumar, AIsG Shri Javaid Mattoo & Shri Manoj Pandith.
The DGP was received by DIG Udhampur Reasi (UR) Range Shri Sujit Kumar, DIG Doda Kishtwar Ramban (DKR) Range Shri Abdul Jabbar, SSP Udhampur Ms Sargun Shukla, SSP Traffic NHW Shri J. S. Johar, SP Ramban P. D. Nitya, Xen Police Construction Division Shri Sajad Naqeeb and gazetted officers of Udhampur & Ramban.
Speaking to the media persons the DGP said that Jammu and Kashmir Police doesn’t have any transit accommodation facility for its officers in Patnitop and keeping in view to accommodate its officers and Jawans of J&K Police who on their journey on Jammu Srinagar National Highway get stuck, the transit camp has been made. Replying to another question about Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, the DGP said that all necessary measures regarding the security, infrastructure for security camps have begun and Jammu and Kashmir Police will be ready well in time for the yatra, he added.
Earlier, the DGP J&K along with the senior officers inspected the rooms/accommodation of the camp and passed on spot directions to the officers with regard to security and amenities. During the interaction the DGP directed the officers to give optimum focus on management of traffic on the national highway. He emphasizes on the officers to strengthen their nakas and make use of the technology to keep a check on the crimes on the highway and its peripheral areas. DIG UR Range and DIG DKR Range briefed the DGP and other senior officers regarding the Transit Camp and about crimes in their respective jurisdictions.
Two CRPF personnel including a Sub-Inspector were killed and as many others were injured in an attack by militants in Lawaypora in outskirts of Srinagar on Thursday afternoon, officials said. “Driver of the vehicle which was attacked upon succumbed to the injuries,” OPS Tiwari, a spokesman of CRPF, told GNS.
He identified the driver as Ashok Kumar, a resident of Chandigarh. Earlier, an ASI of the 73 battalion, identified as GD Manga Ram Dev Barman, was killed in the attack.
“The CRPF personnel from 73 battalion where discharging ROP duties when they were attacked by some militants at Dilshan hotel and Noora hospital area. Four of them were injured and one of them (ASI) succumbed later,” OPS Tiwari said. Sources said militants decamped with an Ak-47 rifle from the CRPF men during the attack.
Police in a tweet said that Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar and all ranks of police pay tributes to the duo and stand with their families at “this critical juncture”.
Meanwhile entire area was cordoned off immediately to nab the fleeing militants, official said. When this report was filed, no arrests were made, they added. (GNS)
Senior Superintendent of Police Mohammad Zahid on Thursday held an introductory meeting with the members of District Development Council.
Soon after taking charge as SSP Bandipora, Mohammad Zahid interacted with the members of the Council and discussed issues of public interest.
SSP Bandipora and Chairman DDC Abdul Gani Bhat called for closer coordination between the PRI members and the Police with regard to the eradication of Social Evils and other matters of social and public importance.
SSP Bandipora assured every possible support to the members of DDC for ensuring peaceful and crime free environment in the district.
Vice Chairperson DDC Bandipora Kounsar Shafeeq and other DDC members were also present on the occassion
In connection with the world poetry day, a multi linguistics poetry seminar was organised today on 25th of March, 2021at BHSS Uri.The poets and literary persons of Pahari, Gojri, Kashmiri and Urdu languages have participated in the function.The main poets who attended the seminar were Mr Raja Nazar Bonyari, Mr Attaullah Mumtaz, Mr Taj u Din Tak, Mr Shah Mohammad and other prominent poets and literary personalities of Sub Division Uri. The programme was started with the welcome adress presented by Bilal Ahmad Dar (Lecturer English) who highlighted the purpose and objectives in detailed ,of organising of the programme.Mr Raja Nazar Boniyari was the Chief Guest on the occasion who described the programme as a source of inspiration for the students and organising of such programmes will definitely boost the moral of our local poets who rarely find such platforms for presenting their work. He also thanked Mushtaq Sopori principal BHSS Uri for inviting him and his literary colleagues in the function and honour them. Mr Mushtaq Sopori under whose guidance and supervision the seminar was organised thanked all the participants who graced the occasion and spared their precious time to make the seminar successful. SDM Uri Mr Riyaz Ahmad Malik joined the programme at concluding stage because of his busiest schedule and in his speech he highlighted the contributions of poets and literary personalities in the society. He also recited some English translated verses from a Naat translated by Mr Tanveer Ahmad Andrabi Ex Principal of GDC Uri. The Programme was concluded with the vote of thanks presented by Asif Ahmad Wani (PEL).At last the prayers were offered for those poets and literary personalities who have passed away in recent past.
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