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| Prasad may take over as J&K DGP on Monday | | PM's son-in-law being appointed as IB chief in Kashmir | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, July 21: Awaiting his formal order of appointment since the day of Kuldeep Khoda's retirement on May 31st, Additional Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ashok Prasad, is likely to assume office as Director General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. His junior in the orgnanisation, Ashok Patnaik, is being appointed as the new Joint Director of IB in Kashmir.
Highly placed authoritative sources revealed to Early Times that decks were finally being cleared for Ashok Prasad's appointment and taking over as DGP of J&K on July 23rd. Following Khoda's retirement on May 31st this year, J&K cadre IPS officer of 1984 batch, K Rajendra Kumar, has been officiating as DGP. His substantive posting since 2010 is additional DGP Armed Police and Law and Order. Setting aside all speculations, Prasad is now expected to be relieved as Additional Director IB, New Delhi, on July 23rd. Sources said he was likely to fly to Srinagar on the same day and assume office as DGP at the Police Headquarters at 1400 hours.
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| Who scuttled K Rajendra's prospects for top post …? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: It is finally official. With rumours running high on certain names for the top post in the J&K Police Department , it is AK Prasad, at present Additional Director General IB , whose name has been 'cleared' from the quarters that matter in New Delhi. With this the speculations followed by some arguments and counter arguments over the name of K Rajendra , the Additional Director General , as a front runner for the DGP post have been put on rest. But questions still make rounds as to why and who actually scuttled the prospects of the man, yet again from outside, despite these having reached at a fruitful and acceptable stage at one point of time during th... | |
| | | | Coalition Coordination Committee meeting soon to discuss PSC nominations | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, July 21: The Coordination Committee of ruling National Conference and Congress is likely to meet soon here to discuss the nominations for filling up the vacancies in the state Public Service Commission.
Sources told Early Times that CCC under the chairmanship of Prof Saifuddin Soz will meet soon in Srinagar to discuss the number of issues including filling up of vacancies in State Public Service Commission.
"The meeting would primarily discuss the issues related to functioning of the coalition government in the state particularly in the aftermath of open war of words between chief spokesperson of National Conference Dr. Mustafa Kamaal and senior Congre... | |
| | | | NC swears by accession, demands autonomy | | `Before AFSA revocation, Omar must punish erring JKP Cops' | | | Srinagar: The National Conference started the Holy Month of Ramadhan by demanding restoration of autonomy and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act as a goodwill gesture to address mistrust.
"Honor instrument of accession and restore autonomy", Tanveer Said, the spokesman of NC said today. Which instrument of accession is Tanveer talking about by the way? His Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has challenged it totality repeatedly during the past three years.
The NC hits hard at the instrument of accession when it suits it and swears by it to safeguard its petty interests. His appeal to all shades of opinion to converge on a common platform to ensure restoration of autono... | |
| | | | Police arrests KU's journalism student | | | | Srinagar: Students of Kashmir University's Media Education Research Centre (MERC) today said that police illegally detained one of their colleagues on Wednesday.
The students from MERC who approached the media persons at Press Enclave here said that police was attempting to frame Peerzada Mohammad Iqbal, a 1st semester student, in some fictitious case.
"On July 18, Iqbal received a call from Ram Munshi Bagh Police station when he was in the classroom," a student of the department said. "The caller asked him to visit the police station the same day," he added.
The students said Iqbal informed his family and took his uncle along to the police station in the evening the same day.
"However,... | |
| | | | Amarnath, Vaishno Devi yatra touches record number | | | | Jammu: Following restrictions from separatists on foreign tourists for visiting Kashmir the flow of foreign holidayers and trekkers to the scenic Kashmir valley has touched a new level since last year when about 70,000 foriegners visited the valley.
As per rough estimates indicated that till the third week of July this season more than 50,000 foreigners have visited Kashmir and over 25,000 foreign tourists, most of them trekkers, are scheduled to visit the valley besides the heights in Kargil and Leh districts.
Official sources said that since 1974, when Ladakh was thrown open to foreigners, the 'land of lamas' has become a cherished spot for rest, recreation and trekking for these foreig... | |
| | | | Pak citizen arrested in Rajouri | | | | Jammu: Army has nabbed a Pak national from forward area in Rajouri district, last late evening and after questioning the same was handed over to local police, sources said.
According to the sources, the army jawans defending the forward posts noticed a person moving along the fence and they nabbed him when he sneaked into Indian territory at Laam area in Nowshera tehsil in Rajouri.
"the arrested has been identified as Azhar Ali son of Charag Din of Jandiawala Bahawalpur Punjab of Pakistan, sources said further adding he was later handed over to police for further investigation.
Sources said that person, on his arrest was unarmed but Rs 265 (Pakistani currency), a dairy, one driving lice... | |
| | | | GM HH Industries among two booked for 'child labour' | | | | KATHUA : Two persons including General Manager of H.H. Factory were booked U/S 3/14 Child labour Prohibition and regulation Act 1986 while a complaint has been filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kathua today.
Following that bizarre incident of blatant violation of child labour act at H H Industries Kathua, the contractor of the factory confessed on camera about the other branches of H H Industries Kathua too have engaged children on different types of works in respective units keeping in view the children as 'cheap labour.'
Contractor further added that he is only a small fry but the child labour at various industrial units in and around Kathua involves a huge nexus inv... | |
| | | | Will Washington stick to aid cut plan to Pakistan? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: Will the level of Islamabad's diplomatic,moral,logistic and material support given to terrorists register decrease following a new threat of major aid cut to Pakistan from Washington?Or will China come to the aid of Pakistan if the latter ignored pressure being mounted by Washington for playing a sincere ally to the US in the ongoing war against terror ?
These questions have assumed added importance after the law makers in Washington favoured a major aid cut to Pakistan as a punishment for playing the role of a deceitful ally in the ongoing war against terror.
In its latest blow at Pakistan, the US House of Representatives has unanimously voted to c... | |
| | | | Rift between Vakil, Taj to weaken Congress | | Advantage NC | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 21: The decision of state government to accord sanction to prosecute senior JKPCC functionary and former cabinet minister Abdul Gani Vakil for levelling "malicious, baseless and defamatory" allegations and charges of corruption against another Congress leader and PHE minister Taj Mhi-ud-Din will surely cause explosions in the Congress camp, which is already faction-ridden and not really popular by any standard. The government on Friday asked the public prosecutor, Jammu, to lodge a complaint against Vakil under section 500 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) before the Sessions Judge, Jammu. The Law Department through SRO-232 issued formal sanction to prosecute Vakil through ... | |
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