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| Explore possibility of registering a case, file status report: HC to Katra Police | | Teenage girl found dead in hotel | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 12: The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has taken up a petition filed against the Katra Police regarding an alleged murder case of a teenage girl found hanging in a hotel in Katra on April 9, 2023.
Petitioner Basant Lal, father of the victim, has accused the police of failing to register a FIR and demanded an impartial investigation into the matter.
The petitioner alleged that his teenage daughter was murdered in Katra on April 9, 2023. However, despite their repeated pleas, the police had not taken any action or initiated an investigation into the case.
To seek justice for their daughter, who was working at the hotel where she was found dead, the petitioner approached the High Court for intervention.
In response to the petition, Justice MA Chowdhary presided over the case and ordered the respondents to explore the possibility of registration of case and file a status report.
The court issued notice to the respondents, including the Katra police, and granted two weeks to file their response. The court emphasized the importance of a detailed status re... | |
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| G20 Meet: Securing highways, biggest challenge for security forces | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 16: After closing all Army schools situated on the national highways till May 25 as a precautionary measure, security agencies on Tuesday reviewed security on the highly sensitive and strategic 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway ahead of the forthcoming G20 summit.
The meeting to review the security of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was held at Ramban in Jammu province as the strect between Ramban to Banihal is vulnerable.
Reports said a brigad... | |
| | | | Terrorists spit venom against India ahead of G20 meet | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 16: Notwithstanding efforts of the authorities to block several Twitter accounts some anti-national elements are still misusing social media accounts to instigate residents of Jammu and Kashmir against the country.
A Twitter account with the name Danish @Danish388463439 is tagging a video of pro-Khalistani terrorist and Sikh for Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in which Pannun was seen asking people to block Srinagar airport ahead of the forthcoming G... | |
| | | | SMC netas wash dirty linen in public, knock Raj Bhawan doors | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 16: Accusing each other of corruption, two politicians from rival political parties, both of whom are elected representatives and hold prominent positions at the Srinagar Municipal Corporation have been abusing each other in public gaze including the social media.
Interestingly both have sought the intervention of the Raj Bhawan seeking probe into allegations of corruption against each other.
Accusing his senior at the SMC of exploiting the civic body for personal gains, the deputy while sharing official documents has said about the opponent: ”His idea to defunct the actual committees which completed their tenure by 18-Jan-2022 are still the same as they d... | |
| | | | Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq’s killing: 2 accused arrested after 33 years | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two people who were involved in the killing of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq, 33 years after the then chief priest of the Valley fell to the bullets of Hizbul Mujahideen assassins, a senior police officer said here on Tuesday.
Special DG CID Jammu and Kashmir R R Swain said the State Investigation Agency (SIA) arrested Javed Bhat and Zahoor Bhat who had managed to escape along with two others after the killing of Mirwaiz Farooq at his residence on May 21, 1990.
Officials, however, did not divulge other details such as when and from where the accused were arrested.
Ayoub Dar, also an accused, was already arrested and ... | |
| | | | Farmers backbone of J&K’s economy, work tirelessly to ensure food security: LG Sinha | | Addresses Kisan Sampark Abhiyan at Budgam | | | Early Times Report
BUDGAM, May 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan today at Panchayat Hardapanzoo, Budgam.
During the event, the Lt Governor highlighted the orientation and training program aimed at facilitating the seamless implementation of 29 projects under the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP). He emphasized that this program will further strengthen the agriculture and allied sectors, contributing to the goal of inclusive growth.
Acknowledging the significant contribution of farmers to the progress of Jammu and Kashmir, the Lt Governor called upon society to honor the hard work of the 70% population dependent on agriculture. He reco... | |
| | | | Manoj Soni takes oath as UPSC chairman | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, May 16: Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Soni, who joined the Commission as member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022.
He was administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member in the Commission, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said.
The UPSC conducts civil services examination to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.
The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a max... | |
| | | | IAF’s C-17 aircraft gets stuck on Leh runway, flights cancelled | | | | Agencies
Leh, May 16: An Indian Air Force aircraft remained stuck on runway at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, disrupting all flights to and from one of the highest commercial airports in the world. “A C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft is facing serviceability issues and is on the runway at Leh,” IAF officials as saying. Flights by Indian carriers, including Air India, Vistara, SpiceJet and IndiGo either returned or were diverted to nearby Chandigarh and Srinagar due to closure of the airport.
“The issue is in the process of being rectified and the runway is expected to be made available for flying by tomorrow morning,” it added.
The Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh is situate... | |
| | | | Land-for-jobs scam: CBI conducts searches at 9 locations | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, May 16: The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of RJD MLA Kiran Devi and Rajya Sabha member Prem Chand Gupta at nine locations in multiple states in connection with the land-for-jobs scam, officials said. The searches were conducted after the alleged role of the two leaders emerged in the scam, they said. The searches were spread across Arrah and Patna in Bihar at the premises of Kiran Devi and her husband Arun Singh and in Gurugram, Rewari, Noida and Delhi at the premises of Gupta, they said. It is alleged that during RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s tenure as railway minister from 2004-2009, appointments were made in Central Railways in violation of norms an... | |
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