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Raj Kumar Goyal Moves To External Affairs Ministry

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Srinagar : Government on Monday relieved the Secretary Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JK:1990) to the Jammu and Kashmir government and appointed him as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, government of India.

“Upon his appointment as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JlC1990) is hereby relieved today on April 15 2019 (A.N.) to join his new place of posting,” a Government Order No.4754AD of 2019 issued by General administration department reads.

Karwan-e-Aman bus remains suspended for seventh week

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Srinagar : The weekly Karwan-e-Aman bus service operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad Pakistan remained suspended on Monday for the seventh consecutive week.


The Karwan-e-Aman bus service remained suspended for seven consecutive weeks due to repair work of the Kaman bridge, which connects Kashmir valley with Pakistan-administered-Kashmir, said an official.

An official said that repair work was still going on at the bridge, at Kaman post, the last Indian military post on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector.

“Once the repair work is completed and we receive green signal, the cross-LoC bus will be resumed,” he said.

He said that all the passengers who were scheduled to travel in the bus on Monday have been informed about the cancellation of the bus.

They will be now adjusted in the bus, next week, he added.

Indian MLA copied our song, says Pakistan

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Islamabad: The Pakistani Army on Sunday claimed that an Indian legislator had copied its anthem and dedicated it to the Indian armed forces.


Thakur Raja Singh Lodh, a BJP member of the Telangana Assembly representing the Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad, had tweeted: “My new song which will be released on 14th April at 11:45 AM on the occasion of #SriRamNavami is dedicated to our #IndianArmy forces.”


However, as Mr. Lodh shared a snippet of the song on social media, the Pakistani Army claimed that it was a copy of a song released by its media wing on March 23 for Pakistan Day. The song was written by Sahir Ali Bagga.


“Glad that you copied. But copy to speak the truth as well,” Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted.

Agencies

‘BJP creating fear psychosis under guise of national security to prepare for another Balakot-like strike’

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Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti Monday accused the BJP of creating a fear psychosis under the guise of national security to prepare for another Balakot-like strike in desperation to win Lok Sabha elections.

Mehbooba, who was an ally of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 to 2018, while taking to her Twitter handle said. “In its desperation to win this election, seems like misappropriation of our jawans sacrifices & polarising the electorate hasn’t helped BJP. Now they are creating fear psychosis by using national security as a guise to prepare ground for another Balakot-like strike,”

She was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to Pulwama attack and the consequent air strike inside Pakistani territory by India Air Force.

“When they made their second mistake in Pulwama, we entered their home and conducted airstrike. Udhar walon ko bhi samajh mein aa gaya hai ki agar teesri galti ki toh lene ke dene pad jaenge (They also know that if they commit another mistake, they will be in real trouble),” the Prime Minister said at a rally at Moradabad in UP.

Rahul’s lie on Rafale deal exposed by SC: BJP

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New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court has exposed Rahul Gandhi’s “lie” on the Rafale deal, the BJP said on Monday, claiming that people want the Congress president to apologise for “defaming” Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar hit out at Gandhi at a press conference after the apex court said it had made no such observations as allegedly attributed to it by the Congress chief.

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt case filed against Gandhi by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi after the Congress president reportedly said the apex court had accepted that there was corruption in the Rafale fighter jets deal and that Modi gave away Rs 30,000 crore to industrialist Anil Ambani.

“The Supreme Court has exposed Gandhi’s lie. He lies daily and one of those lies has been exposed…. People are demanding that he tender an apology,” Javadekar said.

He accused Gandhi of using the court to defame Modi and institutions, claiming that the Congress and the Gandhi family could not accept that Modi had run such an honest government while the UPA dispensation was mired in scams and scandals. 

Gandhi was responsible for taking Indian politics to a new low, the Union human resource development minister said.

Taking a dig at the Congress president, the BJP leader said people earlier believed that Gandhi used to make wrong statements due to his lack of understanding, but it was clear now that he was doing “deliberate mischiefs”.

3 Naxals, CRPF jawan killed in Jharkhand encounter

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Ranchi, Apr 15 (PTI) Three Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in an encounter in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Monday, officials said.

They said the encounter between the two sides took place around 6 am in the forests of Belbha Ghat area of the district when troops of the 7th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were undertaking an anti-Naxal operation. 

The district is about 185 kms from state capital Ranchi. 

Three bodies of Maoists along with an AK-47 Rifle, three magazines and four pipe bombs have been recovered from the encounter site till now, the officials said. 

CRPF constable Biswajit Chauhan was also killed in the encounter, they added. 

The constable hailed from Udalguri district of Assam.

The force is looking for more recoveries and a search is being conducted in the encounter area, they said.

Jharkhand will go to polls in the final four phases of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election.

Army Soldier Dies Of Cardiac Arrest In Poonch

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Poonch, April 15 : An army man died due to cardiac arrest in Mandi area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

A police official said Havaldar Vijay Hokash of 40 RR suffered cardiac arrest at Sawjiyan in Mandi along LoC while he was on duty.

He was immediately shifted to nearby health facility where doctors declared him dead on arrival, said the official. (GNS)

Heavy Firing On LoC In Jammu And Kashmir

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Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, a defence official said.

“At 8.15 a.m., the Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and firing of small arms in the Nowshera sector. Our troops retaliated effectively,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told the media.

Reports said that intermittent firing were still continuing in the area.(IANS)

Cluster University Srinagar postpones exams

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Srinagar, April 15 : Cluster Univeristy Srinagar has postponed the examination of “Engineering Graphics and Communication Skills” of B.Tech Semester-1st (Batch 2018) the university official said Monday.


In a issued statement which reads as It is notified for the information of B.Tech Semester-1st (Batch 2018) students that their examination of “Engineering Graphics and Communication Skills” scheduled to be held on 15-04-2019 and 17-04-2019 respectively is hereby postponed. However, all other papers scheduled from 20-04-2019 shall be conducted as per already notified date and time.

Australia World Cup squad: Steve Smith, David Warner make international comeback

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Steve Smith and David Warner are set to make a comeback in the international arena, as they were included in Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad. The defending champions on Monday announced their squad for the upcoming mega-event, which kicks off from May 30.

While Smith and Warner are making a comeback in the national side, seamer Josh Hazlewood and wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb have been left out from the 15-man squad. Australia chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns cited Hazlewood’s fitness as the reason for dropping him from the squad.

With Handscomb out, Alex Carey becomes the sole wicketkeeper in the squad. In the bowling department, tweakers Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa have made the cut, while the pace battery will be spearheaded by Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc. The other seamers that have been named in the squad are Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson and Jason Behrendorff.

A statement released by the Australia chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns said that while Hazlewood would miss out on the World Cup he would be a key member in the Ashes, which starts two weeks after the conclusion of the World Cup. Hazlewood, who is yet to recover completely from the back injury, has scalped 72 wickets in 44 ODI apperaences.“Having not played at the highest level for some time, we feel this will provide him with the best preparation to get some quality cricket under his belt,” Hohns said in a Cricket Australia media release.

“Our focus is to have Josh back bowling at his best for the commencement of a big Ashes Tour,” it added.
Happy with the return of Smith and Warner to the international circuit, Hons said, “Both are world class players and it has been pleasing to see them produce some good form in the IPL.”

Australia will kick-start their World Cup campaign on June 1 against minnows Afghanistan.

Squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa.