Members of Muslim community taking out a procession in Bhaderwah town on occasion of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi on Friday.
-Excelsior/Tilak
Members of Muslim community taking out a procession in Bhaderwah town on occasion of Eid-Milad-un-Nabi on Friday. -Excelsior/Tilak
Niti Aayog releases draft model Act on land titles
NEW DELHI: The Niti Aayog has released a draft model Act and rules for states on conclusive land titling with an aim to reduce litigations and ease the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects.
The model Act and rules will provide state governments power to order for establishment, administration and management of a system of title registration of immovable properties.
The aim of the draft model Act is to reduce a large number of land related litigations and also improve land acquisitions for the infrastructure projects.
Under the model Act, the land dispute resolution officer and land title appellate tribunal are one-shot institutions which will fade away as the work reduces. (AGENCIES)
Unidentified bike-borne terrorists lobbed a grenade on the camp of 43 battalion of CRPF
BUDGAM: Unidentified bike-borne terrorists lobbed a Chinese grenade on the camp of 43 battalion of CRPF at Namthiyal, Chadoora, Budgam. Grenade exploded near the gate; no loss/injury reported: Central Reserve Police Force
OBC reservation to be introduced in Sainik schools from 2021-22: Defence Secretary
NEW DELHI: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Friday said 27 per cent seats in Sainik schools will be reserved for other backward classes (OBCs) from the academic session of 2021-22.
The Sainik Schools Society, which works under the Ministry of Defence, manages 33 such residential schools in the country.
“OBC reservation to be introduced in Sainik Schools from the year 2021-22,” Kumar said on Twitter and posted images of an October 13 circular that was sent to principals of all Sainik schools across the country. (AGENCIES)
BJP MP gives Rs 2.5 lakh to Ladakh boy whose video of saluting soldiers went viral
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said he has given Rs 2.5 lakh to the parents of a young boy from Ladakh after a video clip of him giving a crisp salute to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel posted in the region went viral.
The video clip of Namgyal saluting a team of ITBP personnel has been widely shared online. It was tweeted by the border patrolling force from its official handle on October 11.
“Namgyal had won the love and respect of an entire nation when a video him giving a crisp salute to the ITBP personnel passing through Shushul in Ladakh emerged,” Chandrasekhar’s office said in a statement. (AGENCIES)
DM Jammu issues fresh order on night restriction
JAMMU: District Magistrate, Jammu, vide powers conferred upon under section 144 of CrPC read with relevant provisions under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, restrict the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities between 10 PM to 5 AM in the territorial limits of District Jammu w.e.f 30th October, 2020 upto 30th November, 2020.
Any violation of this order shall invite punitive action under section 188 of Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Lt Governor reviews winter preparedness & logistic arrangements of various departments
Lt Governor reviews winter preparedness & logistic arrangements of various departments
Asks Officers to be responsive and take comprehensive measures to minimize the difficulties of common people
Directs PDD to maintain buffer stock, Sets deadlines for replacement of transformers
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed the winter preparedness and logistic arrangements of various departments in a meeting here at Raj Bhavan.
The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to adopt a proactive approach to address the needs and requirements of the people; especially those living in far-flung and snow bound areas.
He asked them to be responsive and take comprehensive measures to minimize the difficulties of common people, work at grass roots level and reach out to the people to address their genuine concerns.
He also directed the officers to put committed efforts to ensure uninterrupted drinking water and power supply & timely restoration, availability of public utilities like firewood, ration, medicines and other basic amenities and essential supplies.
Necessary directions were passed to maintain sufficient stock of firewood, fuel, food grains, and medicines, especially in remote and difficult terrain areas.
The Lt Governor directed the Power Development Department to maintain the availability of buffer stock in District Head Quarters, besides ensuring proper functioning of existing transmission lines, transformers, electrical equipment, repair workshops, timely repairs and replacement of the damaged infrastructure and equipment.
After taking assessment from each DC, the Lt Governor set a deadline of 24 hours for urban areas and 48 hours for rural areas for replacement of the transformers barring difficult and inaccessible areas.
The Lt Governor stressed upon close monitoring of the functioning of the power distribution & transmission channels In order to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the harsh winter days.
While taking the preparedness review of Jal Shakti Department, the Lt Governor also set the deadline of the same day in urban areas and within the next day in rural areas for resolving the water supply and repair problems.
Laying special emphasis on ensuring uninterrupted road connectivity and proper Traffic management, the Lt Governor directed the officers to rationalize the deployment of snow clearing machinery and equipment for snow clearance from all the main and internal roads.
All the requisite arrangements must be made in advance for the stranded passengers on the national highway and other important district and town roads, besides putting a check on unnecessary and unruly movements on the national highway for smooth vehicular movement, he added.
The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to timely issue weather advisories and make every necessary emergency facility available to render critical help in any contingent situation.
He also passed directions for setting up of control rooms in every District Head Quarters and the DCs were directed to monitor and to resolve grievances of the people pertaining to power, water, essential supplies, health services, road connectivity, and emergency evacuation/rescue.
The Lt Governor asked the Head of Departments to closely monitor the winter preparations of their respective departments and directed all the departments to work in a synchronized manner and put in dedicated efforts to avoid any inconvenience to the people of J&K by putting in place a much comprehensive and viable winter preparedness mechanism.
The Lt Governor also took stock of the implementation of the directions passed in the previous meetings.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lt Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, and Information Department; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Pandurang K. Pole, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; M Raju, Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department; Simrandeep Singh, Special Secretary to the Government, Department of DMRR&R; Mohammad Aijaz, Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited; Deputy Commissioners; Chief Engineers and other senior officers participated in the meeting, in person and through virtual mode.
SJM Gillani, ADGP (Coordination) was also present during the meeting.
Lt Governor administers Oath to KK Sharma as State Election Commissioner
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today administered the oath to Kewal Kumar Sharma as State Election Commissioner.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated Kewal Kumar Sharma for his new appointment.
Kewal Kumar Sharma was serving as Advisor to the Lt Governor before being appointed as State Election Commissioner.
Farooq Khan, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar and Baseer Khan- Advisors to the Lt Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department; Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, and Information Department; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner/Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department; Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Election Department and Transport Department; Sheetal Nanda, Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and family members of Kewal Kumar Sharma were present on the occasion.
CBI chief calls for strengthening synergy among law enforcement agencies to combat corruption
NEW DELHI : CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla has underlined the need to strengthen synergy among law enforcement agencies within India to combat corruption, according to an official statement on Saturday.
He was speaking at the culmination of a three-day virtual national conference on vigilance and anti-corruption on Thursday, it said.
Shukla called for “sustained deterring action against corruption through speedy investigation and expeditious prosecution of cases”.
In his valedictory address, Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari stressed the need to recognise public servants serving with integrity and importance of honest leadership at the top of any organisation.
During the conference, participants of various central investigative agencies and states’ anti-corruption units held discussions on issues relating to tackling corruption, the statement said.
Various aspects of investigation including utilisation of various international networks for law enforcement cooperation, training and capacity building, technological interventions government e-market place (GEM), new trends in organised crime and modus operandi, money trail in criminal investigations and enabling seamless coordination among law enforcement agencies were discussed, it said.
Advances in forensic science, digital analysis and deductive process have added new dimensions for collection of evidence in criminal investigations were also discussed. (AGENCIES)
15th Finance Commission finalises report, to submit it to president on Nov 9
NEW DELHI : The 15th Finance Commission will submit its report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26 to President Ram Nath Kovind on November 9, an official statement said on Friday.
The commission under Chairman N K Singh on Friday concluded its deliberations on the report.
The report was signed by Singh and members of the commission — Ajay Narayan Jha, Anoop Singh, Ashok Lahiri and Ramesh Chand.
“?The commission had sought time to present its report to the Honourable President of India. It has now been communicated by the office of the president that the report submission will be on November 9, 2020,” the statement said.
The commission will also present a copy of the report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later next month.
The report, which contains recommendations pertaining to five financial years, 2021-22 to 2025-26, will be tabled in Parliament by the union finance minister along with an action taken report of the Government of India.
“The commission has finalised report after wide-ranging consultations with the Union and state governments, local governments at different tiers, chairmen and members of previous finance commissions, advisory council to the commission and other domain experts, academic institutions of eminence and multi-lateral institutions,” the statement added. (agencies)