JAMMU, September 1: Over 36 Congress leaders including leaders of the National Students’ Union of India, the youth wing of the Congress party, from various universities in Jammu have submitted their resignations in solidarity with Ghulam Nabi Azad’s who recently announced his exit from the grand old party.
Among those who resigned include State Vice President Anirudh Raina and State General Secretary Manik Sharma who stepped down from the basic membership of the NSUI.
The development comes just in the wake of mass resignations from the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
On Tuesday 64 senior Congress leaders, including former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, resigned from the party in support of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
According to sources, the leaders submitted their resignations to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi.
The General Secretary of NSUI-J&K unit, Manik Sharma in his resignation letter said, “I support resignation of Ghulam Nabi Azad from Congress party. I am fed up with the favouritism in the party. The work of ground-level workers doesn’t matter in the party. This is the reason why we failed in 90 per cent of the elections.”
Piyush Sharma-President NSUI GDC Bilawer, along with 19 other NSUI members, resigned and said, “I along with my team members resign in solidarity with our leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Manohar Sharma Ji.”
Azad resigned from all posts on Friday, directly blaming Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Immaturity’ and for destroying the consultative mechanism of the party.
In a hard-hitting, 5-page note to the interim party president, Sonia Gandhi, Azad claimed that a coterie runs a party and she was just a nominal head. all major decisions are taken by Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guards. (Agencies)
Over 36 Congress leaders, J-K NSUI leaders resign in solidarity with Ghulam Nabi Azad
NIA announces cash reward of Rs 25 Lakh on Dawood Ibrahim, Rs 20 Lakh on Chhota Shakeel
New Delhi, September 1: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday declared a cash reward of Rs 25,00,000/- against the fugitive ‘Global Terrorist’ Dawood Ibrahim and his close associates.
A press note that was released by NIA on August 18, 2022, said Dawood Ibrahim who has been
designated as a “Global Terrorist” by the United Nation under United Nations Security Resolution 1267 and also listed under the Fourth Schedule of the UAPA Act, 1967 runs an international terrorist network, namely D-Company.
The press note further stated, “Ibrahim and other associates of him are involved in various terrorism, and criminal activities such as arms smuggling, Narco terrorism, underworld criminal syndicate, money laundering, circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), unauthorized possession and acquisition of key assets for raising terror funds and is working in active collaboration with the international terrorist organization including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Al Qaeda (AQ).”
Meanwhile, NIA also named a total of five terrorists on whom cash rewards have been declared by the agency for passing on any kind of information pertaining to the absconding accused leading to their arrest. Which can be shared on the E-mail address; do.nia@gov. in and info.mum.nia@gov. in.
However, for security reasons agency will keep the identity of the informant hidden.
The amount of cash reward assigned to the close associates of Dawood Ibrahim who are also running an international terrorist network — D-Company are; Rs 20,00,000/- for Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel, Rs 15,00,000/- for Javed Patel alias Javed Chikhna, Rs 15,00,000/- for Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Memon alias Tiger Memon and Rs 15,00,000/- for Haji Anees alias Anees Ibrahim Shaikh.
Earlier on August 5, The National Investigation Agency arrested one Mohd Salim Mohd Iqbal Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Chhota Shakeel, said the officials on Thursday.
The arrest was made in a case relating to the activities of D Company. The case was filed suo moto on February 3 pertaining to terrorist or criminal activities.
“Salim Fruit, a close aide of D Company, played an active role in extorting huge amounts of money in the name of Chhota Shakeel via property dealings and dispute settlements for raising terror funds in furtherance of terrorist activities of D company,” said NIA. (Agencies)
Another Fatal road accident reported in Jammu
Jammu, 1 September, 2022: Another road accident has been reported from Purmandal area of Jammu in which a car fell from a cliff near the Purmandal bridge.
According to the report, the mishap occurred when a speeding car accidently fell from the Purmandal bridge at around 11pm in the night in Samba area of Jammu.
The local police has informed the media that a car carrying two passengers skidded off the bridge’s cliff when it lost its control and then after some time when the locals came to know about the incident they rescued the injured persons and shifted them to the GMC Jammu for the treatment.
BJP targets Nitish Kumar as Bihar law minister resigns
The BJP in Bihar targetted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after Law minister Kartikeya Singh, who was shifted out of the law ministry, resigned on Wednesday.
Taking a dig at the chief minister BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the Nitish Kumar government lost its first wicket and is set to lose more soon.
“The first wicket of Nitish Kumar government fell and more will tumble in future. Nitish Kumar was clean bowled in the first over,” Modi said.
Coming under fire for allowing a kidnap accused to continue as the law minister, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday swapped Kartikeya Singh’s portfolio with the sugarcane minister Shamim Ahmed. Soon after, Singh tendered his resignation which was accepted by the chief minister’s office and forwarded to Governor Phagu Chouhan.
Another MLA Niraj Kumar Bablu said: “There is an Ali Baba Chalis Chor government running in Bihar. Nitish Kumar changed the portfolio of his cabinet minister but everyone is tainted. It is a kind of Ali Baba Chalis Chor government.”
Alok Ranjan, the former minister and a BJP MLA said: “Nitish Kumar is politically so compulsive that he is offering minister posts to leaders having criminal backgrounds. Nitish Kumar left the NDA by saying that he disrespected saffron leaders. Now, I want to say that he would realise the disrespect while staying among tainted leaders within Mahagathbandhan in Bihar.”
Inquiry ordered against police officer on allegations of wrongful confinement, bribery
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: A fresh inquiry has been ordered a against a police officer of deputy superintendent rank into allegations of “wrongful confinement” and “bribery” charges against him during his posting in Arnas area of Reasi district by Jammu and Kashmir government.
“Dr. S.D. Singh Jamwal, ADGP (Security), J&K, is hereby appointed as Inquiry Officer to conduct a denovo inquiry into the charges framed against Zubair Mirza, I/c Dy.SP, and served to him vide O.M. No. Home/Gaz/PB-I/32/2018 dated 11.12.2018,” reads an order by Raj Kumar Goyal (IAS), Financial Commissioner/Additional Chief Secretary Home Department.
The order states that General Administration Department on 1 August 2018 forwarded a copy of communication dated 14 June 2018 of Vigilance Organization (Now Anti Corruption Bureau), for consideration of its recommendations and initiation of Regular Departmental Action (RDA) against the officer, Zubair Mirza, then SDPO Arnas, based on the written complaint of alleged wrongful confinement of the complainant and his family members and bribery charges.
Subsequently, the Home Department served a charge sheet upon Mirza on 11 December 2018.
“In response, the delinquent officer submitted his reply on 27.12.2018, which was found at variance with the charges served upon him,” the order reads.
Subsequently, the order said a departmental inquiry was ordered against on 23 April 2019 in terms of Rule 33 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services ( Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956. Senior police officer Garib Dass (IPS) was appointed as Inquiry Officer and he furnished a report on 9 February 2022, the order reads. “He has inter-alia concluded that inquiry conducted has not brought out any adverse inference on the basis of which it could be constituted that the delinquent officer (Mirza) had failed to maintain absolute honesty and integrity and acted in unprofessional manner in discharge of his official duty, unbecoming of a government servant,” the order reads.
However, it has been observed that the Inquiry Officer has not delved on the charges framed against the officer “satisfactorily,” the order noted.
“Therefore, the Competent Authority has desired to hold a denovo inquiry into the charges served upon Zubair Mirza, I/c Dy. SP, …on 11.12.2018,” the order said, adding, “Therefore, in terms of Rule 33 of the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal), 1956, Dr. S.D. Singh Jamwal, ADGP (Security), J&K, is hereby appointed as Inquiry Officer to conduct a denovo inquiry into the charges framed against Zubair Mirza, I/c Dy.SP.”
The Inquiry Officer has been asked to complete the enquiry and submit his report along with recommendations to the Home Department within a period of thirty days. (Agencies)
GST mop up rises 28 pc in Aug to Rs 1.43 lakh cr
New Delhi, Sep 1: Collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) rose 28 per cent to Rs 1.43 lakh crore in August, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
GST collection has remained over the Rs 1.4-lakh-crore mark for the sixth straight month in August.
Better reporting coupled with economic recovery has been having a positive impact on the GST revenues on a consistent basis,” the ministry said in a statement.
The gross GST revenue collected in August 2022 stood at Rs 1,43,612 crore of which Central GST is Rs 24,710 crore, State GST is Rs 30,951 crore, Integrated GST is Rs 77,782 crore (including Rs 42,067 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 10,168 crore (including Rs 1,018 crore collected on import of goods), the ministry said.
The revenues for the month of August 2022, registered 28 per cent increase than the GST revenues of Rs 1,12,020 crore collected in August 2021. (Agencies)
House, 3 shops gutted in Srinagar fire
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: A residential building and three shops were razed in a fire in Srinagar on Thursday. No one was injured, officials said.
Fire and Emergency service officials said it broke out in a shop at Barbarshah area in the city earlier in the day and engulfed two other provisional stores causing extensive damage to properties.
Fire tenders from the nearby stations rushed to the spot and doused the flames. The cause of the fire is believed to be due to electric short circuit. (AGENCIES)
Prices of commercial LPG slashed by Rs 91.5 per cylinder
NEW DELHI, Sep 1: Oil marketing companies have cut the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 91.50 per unit with immediate effect.
Now, a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder will cost Rs 1,885, instead of Rs 1,976 in Delhi.
On August 1, the prices were reduced by Rs 36. Prior to that, on July 6, rates for the 19-kg commercial cylinder were cut by Rs 8.5 per unit.
Prices of domestic cylinders remain unchanged.
On July 6, prices of domestic liquid petroleum gas cylinders weighing 14.2 kg were raised by Rs 50 per unit. Previously, the prices for domestic cylinders were revised on May 19, 2022.
In the national capital, it currently sells at Rs 1,053 per unit. Besides, in Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai, it sells at Rs 1,079, Rs 1,052.5, and Rs 1,068.5, respectively. (Agencies)
SpiceJet Delhi-Nashik flight returns midway due to ‘autopilot’ snag
NEW DELHI, Sep 1: A SpiceJet flight that took off for Nashik in Maharashtra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Thursday morning returned midway to the city due to an ‘autopilot’ snag, a DGCA official said.
The Boeing 737 aircraft landed safely, he said.
“SpiceJet B737 aircraft VT-SLP, operating flight SG-8363 (Delhi-Nashik) on Thursday was involved in an air turnback due to an autopilot snag,” the official said.
Facing financial turbulence amid high fuel prices and rupee depreciation, SpiceJet aircraft have been involved in a series of incidents in the past as well, following which the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had issued a show-cause notice to the airline.
On July 27, the aviation safety regulator had also ordered the airline to operate a maximum of 50% of its flights for eight weeks. (Agencies)
3-day workshop on ‘Scientists as Filmmakers and Science Communication’ concludes at NIT Srinagar
Srinagar: A three-day workshop ‘Scientists as Filmmakers and Science Communication’ organised by the Postgraduate Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar concluded here Wednesday.
A statement of the NIT Srinagar issued here said that the event was presided over by Director NIT Srinagar, Prof Rakesh Sehgal who was the chief guest for the valedictory section.
In his address, Prof Sehgal said that the primary objective of the workshop was the promotion of science communication skills among the students and its importance in context with modern research.
In his message, Institute’s Registrar Prof Syed Kaiser Bukhari said science film engages viewers visually and viscerally more so emotionally thereby potentially reaching wider audiences.
Welcoming the guests Head PG Department of Physics, M A Shah said that films were the most powerful tools for communicating science to the general public.
The coordinator of programme Prof S Rubab gave a brief outlook of the programme in context with the New Education Policy.
The concluding session was also attended by Dean Students Welfare Prof Abdul Liman and former HoD Mathematics Prof Niyaz Ahmad Sheikh.
On the occasion, independent filmmaker Jalaluddin Baba said whether it was the newly-published scientific research or promoting scientific awareness for conservation purposes, choosing a short film about the topic was a great way to get involved in outreach and education.
In the inaugural programme former Additional Director of AIR Srinagar Rafiq Masoodi advised students that new technologies could reach the public if the work was presented properly.