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| 2 KAS among 15 officers transferred | | | |
Srinagar, May 28
– The State Government today ordered transfers and postings of 15 officers including two KAS officers with immediate effect.
1. Mr. Hafizullah shah, KAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Shopian has been posted as Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Shopian against available vacancy.
2. Mr. Kewal Krishan sharma, KAS, Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Rajouri has been transferred and posted as General manager, district Industries Centre, Rajouri against available vacancy.
3. Mr. Bashir Ahmad Khan, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kulgam has been posted as Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Kulgam against available vacancy.
4. Mr. Bikram Singh Jamwal, Collector, Land Acquisition, J&K Housing Board, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Reasi against available vacancy.
5. Mr. Sudershan Kapoor, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bani has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Kathua against available vacancy.
6. Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Tehsildar, Kotranka has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner (Revenue),... | |
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| Bhim asks Congress to oust PDP from Government | | | |
Jammu May 28 —
Threatening to withdraw support to the coalition government in the state if Congress failed to oust PDP, the National Panthers Party Supremo Prof Bhim Singh charged PDP of ranking up such issues which are vital to the security and integrity of the country.
Welcoming Hari Chand Jalmaria, on his appointment as State Secretary of the party, Prof Singh charged both Congress and the PDP in failing to implement the promises made in the CMP.
Blaming PDP for creating hatred among the army and the people of the country, the NPP chief asked how a party within the coalition government can talk on the sensitive issues of the nations security by asking the centre Government to call... | |
| | | | NC’s allegation is baseless: Congress | | | |
Jammu | May 28
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has termed the utterances of National Conference leadership against the coalition regime in the State as a bundle of lies and baseless arguments devoid of any political force.
Referring to some utterances of National Conference leadership during recent days against the coalition regime in the state, PCC spokesperson has said that there is no truth in the allegations and these are devoid of any force. The people of the State in each region and part of the State acknowledge the landmark achievements on various fronts especially on development chart of the present regime.
The spokesman maintained that Rajouri-Poonch districts too... | |
| | | | India and China to hold joint Army exercises | | | |
New Delhi, May. 28
In a significant move, India and China have decided to hold first ever Joint Army exercises aimed at developing bilateral military to military level confidence building measures.
The decision to hold joint exercises comes as a follow up of two countries claiming "substantial and satisfactory" progress in discussions on Joint services issue during the just concluded visit to China by a high level tri-service delegation led by Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee General JJ Singh.
"The dates, details and scope of the first ever joint manoeuvres between the two armies is being worked out," an army release said here.
Though, an army spokesman did not not spell ... | |
| | | | Terror affects Indo-Pak ties: MEA | | | |
New Delhi, May 28
Noting that cross-border terrorism continued to affect Indo-Pak relations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said the dialogue process made some progress during last year but the ties remained "well short of potential" and are yet to be "fully normalised".
The Ministry maintained that the dialogue process hinges on January 6, 2004 commitment of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf not to permit any territory under Islamabad's control to be used to support terrorism against India.
"India seeks a cooperative and constructive relationship with Pakistan based on trust and confidence in an atmosphere free of violence," the MEA said in its annual report.
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| | | | Safe return of subedar assa singh | | Family organized prayer meeting ahead of journey to PAK | | |
Jammu, May 28,
Large number of close relatives and neighbours of Nirmal Kour, wife of Subedar Assa Singh, one of the 54 prisoners of war lodged in different Pakistani jails, today attended special prayer meeting at their residence in Nanak Nagar area where they collectively prayed for the safe return of her husband.
On Tuesday evening Nirmal Kour will be proceeding to New Delhi on her way to Pakistan along wth 12 other families of PoW.She is the only kin out of seven families of PoW from the state whose name has been cleared by the Pak authorities to undetake a visit to Pakistan in search of her husband.
Kins of six other PoW Gopal Dass,Jagdish Lal,Kishen Lal,Capt Par... | |
| | | | Another DoB tempering case surfaces in health department | | Tempering allegedly aimed at getting handsome pension benefits | | |
Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu May 28
Avaricious human approach has once again come to fore – this time from a health educator presently posted at Dacchan in Doda district who has landed in date of birth controversy. Sources said that the case being high sensitive in nature has been communicated to the secretary health and an inquiry committee has been initiated in this regard.
Sources in the health department revealed that by tampering the date of birth, one health educator aimed at getting service benefits for at least two years. He has allegedly tampered with his date of birth to be born in 1954 instead of the actual date of year of birth i.e.1952.
Sources within department informed that ... | |
| | | | Cong-PDP conflict enters crucial phase | | | |
Jammu, May 28,
The year-long confrontation between the Congress and the PDP, main partners in the ruling coalition, has entered a critical phase over outright rejection of PDP’s demand for withdrawal of troops from the valley.
The PDP leaders accuse the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, PCC President Peerzada Mohd Sayeed, and Party vice-president, Abdul Gani Vakil, of airing their strong views in public against withdrawal of troops when the committee, constituted by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was in the process of examining the issue.
Congress spokesman, Ravinder Sharma, said today “in the light of the security situation and on the basis of the intelligence inputs, sugge... | |
| | | | Strong nexus between ISI and Bangladesh's agencies | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, May 28: US intelligence service, Startfor, has let it be known that there exists a 'strong nexus' between Pakistan Inter Services Interlligence (ISI) and Bangladesh's intelligence agencies. According to the US intelligence service's report titled 'India: The Islamisation of the Northeast', the ISI is working with Bangladesh's intelligence agencies to facilitate cooperation betwen northeast militant groups like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other jihadi outfits in South Asia regions, besides Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka.
Stratfor has observed that there is a growing Islamisation in the region -- spurred by ISI, and instability in... | |
| | | | Islasmabad to raise pollution issue with Delhi today | | Pak Indus Water Commission unhappy with J&K Govt | | |
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NEW DELHI, May 28: "Water war" between Pakistan and India has taken a new turn, with Islamabad seriously objecting to the flow of pollutants into Pakistan through Kashmir's river Jhelum. This issue will figure at the bi-annual Indus Water Commission meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 29.
Pakistani team led by Syed Jammat Ali Shah, Pakistan Indus WaterCommissioner, will take up with Indian authorities the isue of water quality and increasing levels of pollutants in the western Himalayan rivers, which are the main source of water to Pakistan. Shah has already conveyed to his Indian interlocutors that he was perturbed to see the scale of pollution in the Jhelum river during hi... | |
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