Rajouri ,March 09:–Authorities here have detained a chronic narcotics smuggler for public safety under Jammu and Kashmir Preventions of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.

Accused detained is 27 years old Imtiaz Ahmed son of Ali Mohammad resident of Karyote Thanamandi of Rajouri district.

The accused has been found continuously active in drugs consumption and drugs trafficking in Thanamandi town and its adjoining areas and luring new generation into menace of drugs addiction.

The accused also stands booked in a case FIR 96/2017 under sections 8/20 NDPS Act of Police Station Surankote in Poonch district while for two times he was detained under 107, 151, 110 CrPC for involvement in unlawful activities while confidential reports of sister agencies also revealed about his involvement in unlawful activities especially narcotics peddling.

Along with this, he also stands booked in a case FIR 184/2013 under sections 379 RPC of Thanamandi police station and the challan of the case stands produced in the court of law

Keeping in view his above mentioned criminal activities, he has been detained on the orders of Divisional Commissioner Jammu after a dossier was submitted by Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri.

Senior superintendent of police, Yougal Manhas said that action against people involved in drugs and narcotics peddling is a top priority for police as the menace is a grave threat for youth of the district which has the potential to lead to several other crimes.

BY ADIL HAMDANI
Poonch March 08:–A Special Police Officer (SPO) was on Friday injured after India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy shelling took place along Line of Control in Poonch in Jammu region.

The heavy exchange of gunfire has resumed along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch after a lull for couple of days.

Official sources told that cross border firing and shelling started at about 06 PM on Friday evening and was going on when last reports were received.

Sources said that heavy artillery shelling is going on and a large number of artillery shells have landed and are still landing in civilian areas along LoC in Poonch sector.

Meanwhile, Army said that at about 06 PM onwards, Pak initiated unprovoked cease fire violation by heavy shelling with artillery and firing of small arms along LoC in Shahpur and Kirni sectors in district Poonch.

Army added that Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively.

Meanwhile, a special police officer identified as Sayeed Shah, son of Sadiq Shah got injured in mortar shelling and has been removed for treatment with splinter injury in middle part of body.

March 08,Rajouri :-Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday traced a missing girl within 48 hours of lodging of missing report.

On 6th March, a man resident of Kalakote reported about missing of his sister and on this missing report no.13 dated 6/3/19 was entered at police station Dharamshal.

Investigation was started and a team was constituted to probe the matter and finally police team succeeded in tracing the missing girl and recovered her from bus stand Jammu.

After legal formalities the girl has been handed over to the legal heirs.

Police team headed by SHO Dharamsal Amit Singh under the supervision of SDPO Nowshera Brijesh Sharma traced the missing girl.

Rajouri,March,08: Consequent upon the approval given by the home department for shifting of 1892 bunkers from PWD to RDD District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad today convened a meeting with the officers for finalising all the modalities for handover of bunkers from PWD to RDD.

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner,Rajouri Sher Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera,
Sukhdev Singh samayal, Additional Deputy Commissioner sunderbani,Vinod Bhel,ACR Rajouri ,ACD Rajouri Akhtar Qazi ,SE PWD,EXN REW,EXN PWD, CMO Rajouri,Concerned Tehsildars,Concerned BDOs, officers from health,Education and rural development department.

DDC asked the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Rajouri/Nowshera division to furnish the list of 1745 individual bunkers and 147 community bunkers which were to be shifted to Rural Development Department for construction, being constructed in 7 blocks along the 120 Km long stretch of Line of Control. These include Sunderbani, Qila Darhal, Nowshera, Doongi, Rajouri, Panjgrain and Manjakote.

It is pertinent to mention here that earlier the funds for construction of these individual as well as community bunkers were kept a the disposal of PWD department,but as such there was very poor response to the tenders.

During the visit of Worthy Chief secretary to border villages of Nowshera, public delegations apprised the worthy CS for delay in construction of the said number of bunkers .So on the instructions of CS, and approval accorded by the home department DDC finalised all the codal formalities for shifting of the construction of bunkers from PWD to RDD.

DDC directed the Rural Development Department to start the work on these individual bunkers at the same location from tomorrow and complete within a deadline on priority basis along with the construction of additional 200 bunkers,and asked the officer that there is an urgent need to pace up the work as people from the area are in dire need of bunkers amid intense border skirmishes,without any delay.

Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera was made nodal officer to look after the construction work.

Rajouri,March,08:To mark the International Women’s Day,department of Social welfare,Rajouri in collaboration with one stop center for women Rajouri and ICPS Rajouri today organised a programme in the conference hall of PWD Dakbanglow,Rajouri.
District Development Commissioner,Rajouri,Mohammad Aijaz Asad presided over the programme.

Speaking on the occasion, DDC described women’s status as most revered and respectful in the society, saying that woman is a mother, a sister, a wife and a daughter and every relation is wonderful and makes the society most beautiful. He said ,the womens’ stature is always great and shall remain as such as long as this universe exists.DDC also highlighted the role of the women in the society and said the women are contributing in every field at par with their male counterparts.

DDC also highlighted various central and state sponsored schemes exclusively launched for women,to empower them socially as well as economically to make them self-reliant so that they live a dignified life in the society. There are also programmes for the sustenance of destitute and widows in the Social Welfare Department and a large number of such women are availing the benefits.

DDC said OSC Rajouri is intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at the workplace and who have been referred to the OSC will be provided with specialised services.

During the occasion the prizes were also distributed among girl under Khelo India program that enhance their capabilities and confidence to perform better in their respective field.

Beside women and girls, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Rajouri Sher Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera,
Sukhdev Singh samayal, Additional Deputy Commissioner sunderbani,Vinod Bhel,ACR Rajouri Mohd. Ashraf,ACD Rajouri Akhtar Qazi, CMO Rajouri, District social welfare officer ,Mohd Naseeb, Administrator one stop centre for women Neetu Sharma , members and officers of ICPS and other officials of social welfare department were present on the occasion.

Rajouri,March 08:–Police in Rajouri district arrested a man for sharing sensitive comments on social media platform having the potential to disturb communal harmony in the district .

An information was received by police that one Rashid Azim, using whatsapp on his phone number 7051035116 with name as ‘Rashidmalix’, had shared sensitive messages on a whatsapp group hurting sentiments of the members of a particular community. It was also learnt that the members of the particular community were feeling annoyed with the post shared by the accused in the Whatsapp group.

During investigation it came to fore that the said man posted highly sensitive comments in a Whatsapp group having potential of spreading communal tension.

Taking strong note of it, police registered a case in FIR No. 101/2019 under section 153-A RPC in Police Station Rajouri against Rashid Azim son of Mohammad Azim resident of Chowkian Darhal.

He has been taken into custody .

Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas has appealed all the people not to misuse social media platforms in negetive manner and to spread hatred.