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| 16 Injured in Bomb Blast near BJP Office in Bangalore | | | | BANGALORE: In a terror strike, at least 16 people, including 11 policemen, were injured today in a bomb blast apparently targeting the Karnataka BJP city office buzzing with activity ahead of the May five Assembly polls.
The "incendiary bomb" planted in a motorbike parked between a van and a car went off around 10.30 AM, causing injuries to policemen on security duty as part of the bandobast arrangements for the polls.
Five civilians, including three women, were also injured in the blast, which was described as a "clear act of terror" by Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister R Ashok, saying it was targeted at the party workers and its leaders.
"It is a very clear act of terror... It is targeted at the BJP, our senior leaders and workers", Ashoka said. "100 per cent, it is targeted at BJP workers".
He said the injured persons were "out of danger."
The window panes of some buildings were shattered under the impact of the blast with a loud noise heard a long distance away, according to police and eyewitnesses.
He said since it was the election time, party leaders and thousands ... | |
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| Bangalore blast: Registration details of motorcycle, SIM card recovered | | | | Bangalore: Karnataka Home Minister R Ashok on Wednesday said that a mobile SIM card and details of the registration of the motorcycle found at the Bangalore blast site had been recovered. The minister again ruled out any political rivalry and said that the blast was purely a terror attack.
Meanwhile, a civil defence team will be doing a reccee of the Mantri mall in Malleshwaram as well as the railway station as a precautionary measure, sources said.
The capital of Karnataka once again faced a terror strike when a bomb exploded near the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Malleshwaram on Wednesday morning injuring at least 16 people including 11 police personnel. Two temples are also lo... | |
| | | | Sagar for speeding up convergence of MGNREGA | | | | JAMMU: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar today asked the officers to ensure that the convergence of the plantation aspect of MGNREGA is done at an earliest.
The Minister was addressing officers during a high level meeting convened to work out the modalities of convergence of plantation of MGNREGA with other line departments like agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, Forest etc.
Commissioner Secretary Rural Development
Department, Mr. Farooq Ahmed Peer, Commissioner Secretary Forests, Mr. Aijaz Iqbal, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Mr. Vinod Ranjan, Directors Rural Development, Jammu / Srinagar, Mr. Shafiq Ahmed Raina, Mir Altaf Ahm... | |
| | | | Lok Adalat to be held at Pattan, Bandipora | | | | PATTAN: According to the Chairman, Tehsil Legal Services Committee, Pattan is organizing a Lok Adalat on April 30, 2013 in Tehsil Court Complex, Pattan. The interested persons have been asked to approach the said Lok Adalat before April 28, 2013 to settle their cases amicably through negotiation and mediation. Meanwhile, the District Legal Services Authority, Bandipora, a Lok Adalat is being organized at District Court Complex, Bandipora on May 04, 2013.
The interested persons who want to get their disputes settled amicably through negotiation and mediation have been asked to approach the trial courts well in time.... | |
| | | | HC summer timings notified | | | | JAMMU: High Court (HC)of Jammu and Kashmir and Sub-ordinate courts shall function for the summer session 2013 from 1st May, 2013.
It has been notified that High Court Wing Srinagar shall function from 10 am to 5 p m while High Court Wing Jammu shall function from 8 a m to 2 p m.
Regarding court hours it is informed that High Court Wing Srinagar would function from 10.30 a m to 1 p m and 2 p m to 4.30 p m while High Court Wing Jammu would also function from 8.30 a m to 10.30 am and 11 a m to 1.30 p m.
The sub-ordinate courts of Jammu province would work from 8 a m to 1.30 p m
except courts located at Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Gandoh (Bhallesa), Batote and Banihal.
The subordinate courts of ... | |
| | | | Mian Altaf, Bhalla inaugurate Tawi Herbal Eco-Park | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 17: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad, in presence of Minister for Housing and Floriculture, Raman Bhalla, inaugurated Tawi Herbal Eco-Park, spread over 133 hectares at Bandi Khad near Bahu Fort.
Commissioner Secretary Forests, Sheikh Aijaz Iqbal, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Vinod Ranjan, Chief Conservator Forests, Ravi Kesar, MD, SFC, Abay Kumar, Additional PCCF, Suresh Chug, DFO, Urban Forestry, T. B. Singh, Chief Conservator Forests, L. K. Sharma and Conservator of Forests, Roshan Jagi and S. Gurmeet Singh from SAWAYRA were present on the occasion.
Mian Altaf said that need of the hour was to sensitize the new ... | |
| | | | 8 ASIs & 17 Head Constables promoted | | | | Early TImes Report
JAMMU, Apr 17: The Departmental Promotion Committee under the chairmanship of S. M. Sahai, Additional Director General of Police Armed, approved promotions of 17 Head Constables to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 08 ASIs to the rank of SIs, besides granted “In-situ” promotions to 18 officers/officials of J&K Armed Police.
The ADGP assured to convene DPC meetings in future for timely promotions in J&K Armed Police as and when vacancies are available, besides Grade Placements for next higher grades of followers of J&K Armed Police is also in queue. Sahai while congratulating the newly promoted officers and officials expressed hope that they will continue to work... | |
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