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Saturday, October 1, 2016 |
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| High alert over possible attacks by Pak-based terror groups | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 30: The Centre today issued a country- wide alert asking states to step up vigil to foil any attempt by Pakistan-based terror groups to avenge the surgical strike on their launch pads in PoK even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed security situation along the Indo-Pak border.
Security agencies were also apprehending stepped up action by militants currently operating in Jammu and Kashmir targeting security forces and civilians following yesterday's surgical strike by special forces of the Army on seven terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir(PoK).
Security was strengthened at vital installations across Punjab and a high alert has been sounded at all airbases across the state while evacuation of people residing in villages along the International Border continued.
During the hour-long meeting with the country's top security brass, Singh instructed the officials to ensure that the forces posted along the border remain on alert as the situation along the Indo-Pak border continues to be volatile, official sources said.
The Army, meanwhile, trashed reports in Pakistan about Indian casualties during the operation, saying one member of the special forces received minor injury during exfiltration but it was not due to any enemy or terrorist action.
The operation was a clinically planned one and the attack on the seven launch pads were carried out simult... |  |
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| Rajnath reviews security situation along Indo-Pak border | | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 30: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in the country, particular along the border with Pakistan in the wake of the surgical strikes by the Army on terror launch pads in PoK.
During the hour-long meeting, the top security brass of the country briefed the Home Minister about the situation along the border and steps being taken to foil any Pakistani design to attack BSF posts besides safety of civilian population living in forward areas.
The Home Minister instructed the officials to ensure that the forces posted along the border remain on alert as situation along the Indo-Pak border continues to be volatile after yesterday's surgical strike by A... |
| | CJI to visit Ramban on October 8 | | | | | JAMMU, Sep 30: Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur will visit Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8.
“Chief Justice of India is scheduled to arrive on October 8 for a stay in the district,” an official here said. He said the CJI, along with other dignitaries, will inaugurate Justice D D Thakur Memorial Library at District Court Ramban, Munsiff Court at Ukhral (Kunchi), Community Hall at Batroo, Ukhral and lay the foundation stone for Munsiff Court Complex at Ukhral (Hunga) besides gracing welcome and inaugural function at Government Higher Secondary School, Complex, Ukhral.
However, District Development Commissioner Ramban, Mohammad Aijaz today chaired a meeting to dis... |
| | Pak violates ceasefire again | | | | | JAMMU, Sep 30: Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistani troops opened fire from small arms along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor district.
This is the fifth ceasefire violation in the month of September and the third in the past 36 hours.
“There was small arms firing (from Pakistan on forward posts) along the LoC in Pallanwala, Chapriyal and Samnam areas of Jammu district during the night,” Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said.
He said the firing started at 0030 hours and ended at 0130 hours.
There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing, he said.
Yesterday, Pakistani troops had resorted to firing in Balnoie area of Mendhar sector without a... |
| | Pakistan postpones SAARC summit | | LANKA PULLS OUT OF 19TH SAARC SUMMIT IN PAKISTAN | | |
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: Pakistan today postponed the SAARC Summit to be held here next month after five member states of the grouping decided against attending the meet as India asserted that Islamabad was "compelled to recognise" the regional sentiment against terrorism.
"Pakistan deplores India's decision to impede the SAARC process by not attending the 19th SAARC Summit at Islamabad on 9-10 November 2016," the Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement.
It claimed that the spirit of the SAARC Charter is "violated" when a member state "casts the shadow" of its bilateral problems on the multilateral forum for regional cooperation.
Following Pakistan's announce-ment, Ministry of External... |
| | Parvez Ahmad to head J&K Bank from Oct 6 | | | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 30: Parvez Ahmad will take charge as the next Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank on October 6 after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved his appointment.
"RBI has approved the appointment of Parvez Ahmad as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of J&K Bank for a period of three years with effect from October 6, 2016," a spokesman of the bank said here.
He said the Jammu and Kashmir government, which controls more than 50 per cent of the shares of the bank, received the RBI affirmation in this regard today.
Parvez Ahmad, who will replace Mushtaq Ahmad, will be the first in-service and second in-house Chairman and CEO of the bank.
"Having ric... |
| | CJ directs CE PHE Srinagar to comply order or face cost of Rs 90,0000/- | | | | | JAMMU, Sep 30: In a contempt petition filed by Irshad Ahmad Mir for not implemting the court order dated 13.08.2007 in which it is clearly mentioned that the petitioner who was was engaged as daily-wager in the respondent-department in the year 1989 and completed 18 years continuous service in the year 2007 and his services have not been regularized under SRO 64 of 1994, and the petitioner is claiming parity with others similarly placed with him, granted regularization retrospectively from 1996.
Chief Justice of J&K High Court N Paul Vasanthakumar observed that Order of this court having not been implemented, the petitioner preferred the instant contempt petition and this Court by order... |
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