DC Jammu reviews preparations for annual Jhiri Mela

Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for the annual Jhiri Mela. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Shishir Gupta, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Brijesh Kumar Sharma, Mela Officer and other concerned district officers from different departments. The Deputy Commissioner emphasised the need for seamless coordination…

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SC to consider hearing plea for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider listing a plea seeking time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for applicants, urged a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the plea needed an urgent hearing….

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Govt orders withdrawal of NSG commandos from VIP security, CRPF to take charge

The Union Government has ordered the complete withdrawal of the counter-terrorist commando force NSG from VIP security duties and handing over its nine “high-risk” VIPs to the CRPF by the next month, official sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also sanctioned a fresh battalion of specially trained personnel, recently withdrawn from…

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J&K Medical Paper Leak Scam: ED Attaches Rs 1.31 Crore Worth Properties

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached four immovable properties worth Rs 1.31 crore in the infamous medical question paper leak case in the  Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test 2012 (JKCET-2012). ED’s Srinagar zonal office attached these properties belonging to Sajad Hussain Bhat, Mohd. Amin Ganie, Suhail Ahmad Wani and Shabir Ahmad Dar at Srinagar…

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