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Peace, equality driving new J&K after 2019: LG
Credits PM with ending discriminationSays long arm of justice will reach terror handlersSRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday handed over appointment letters to...
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CS chairs NCORD meeting
Reviews J&K's anti-narcotics strategySrinagar, Aug 05: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday chaired the 18th Union Territory-level meeting of the Narcotics Coordination (NCORD) Committee and undertook a comprehensive review of the strategy to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse through stringent enforcement of the NDPS Act, effective prosecution of offenders, disruption of organised narcotics networks, regulation of pharmaceutical drugs and expansion of treatment and rehabilitation facilities across the Union Territory.The meeting was attended by the Director General of Police, Director General, Prosecution, Principal Secretary, Home, ADGP, CID; Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu/Kashmir, IGP, Jammu/Kashmir; DIGs of Police; Representatives from the Army, Central Armed Police Forces, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and other senior civil and police...
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Railways rolls out single all-India license for operators to run container trains nationwide
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has simplified its licensing framework to allow container train operators (CTOs) to run container trains on all routes across the network under a single all-India license, with a uniform registration fee of Rs 25 crore, in a major reform to facilitate ease of doing business, with the earlier system of separate permissions and fees for different route categories is being done away with, an official statement issued on Wednesday said. The modifications in the model concession agreement (MCA) have been approved to roll out the new licensing system, and the changes will be notified through a gazette notification, the statement said. As part of the approved modifications, the existing route-wise...

