Morning news * Governor NN Vohra has directed top Army Commanders and heads of other security agencies to plug all infiltration routes along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) and beef up security in hinterland to check possibility of terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir. * The Government has adopted new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in case of natural calamities and disasters in the State. The new SOP has come into force with immediate effect. * Apprehending attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) on forward posts and patrol parties in the run up to Republic Day, Army has sounded an alert along the boundary with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. * Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have been examined by CBI in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco but neither he nor the agency was willing to confirm it. * Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah has said that declaring the candidates for the post of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister should be made mandatory for parties ahead of the elections to allow people have a say in the process. * The Election Commission (EC) has issued a showcause notice, the second in last three days, to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal for “prima facie” violation of the poll code by allegedly making a speech where he asked voters to take bribes from BJP and Congress but only vote for his party. * In the wake of the US and the UK asking Pakistan to hand over terror mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to India, the Government has said that good sense must prevail on the neighbouring country and it must get serious on terrorism. * BSF has foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Arnia sector amid a brief exchange of fire between troops on the two sides. * Supreme Court has said that it was more interested in getting the black money stashed abroad back to the country than the disclosure of names of illegal account holders in foreign banks. * Police has arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizbul Mujahideen from Tangmarg area of Baramulla and recovered grenades from their possession. * Government is planning to locate the beneficiaries through a nationwide campaign to give away an amount of about Rs 27,000 crore lying inoperative with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:45:29 +0000
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