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Srinagar, Jan 1: Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Rishi Kumar Shukla Friday greeted the officers and staff of CBI on the occasion of New Year 2021 and stated that the investigation agency has performed well in the erstwhile year 2020 and disposed of about 800 cases despite the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
In a virtual address to the officers of CBI across India, Director, CBI underlined that COVID-19 related lockdown came as a challenge. In Spite of the best efforts taken CBI family lost few Officers and men. Director, CBI conveyed condolence to their family members and assured them for all possible assistance.
He stressed the need to continuously adhere to covid protocols as pandemic is still here. We should continue with periodic sanitization of our workplace and frequent testing, he added.
Director, CBI also informed that a large number of cases numbering around 800 were disposed of during the year gone by (2020) despite a huge challenges of COVID-19 pandemic which caused tremendous hurdles in the operations in various walks of life. “With your cooperation and efforts, we have been able to finalize an investigation of a substantial number of cases to achieve our targets. We need to work hard in the coming days,” Director, CBI said.
Shukla complemented the investigating officers and the supervisory officers in exhibiting the true nature of team CBI towards relentless by pursuing cases. He cited the example of a recently adjudicated case in Kerala in which conviction was pronounced despite the severely hampered and complicated case handed over to CBI.
Director, CBI also emphasised the need for officers and others at various levels in keeping themselves updated with the latest tools of investigation through sustained training. He pointed out that new and well innovated On-line/Virtual training modules are now available/ developed as a fall-out of restrictions caused by covid pandemic. (KNO)

Srinagar, Dec 31: At least five civilians were injured and several hours and a mosque were damaged after Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in the frontier district of Kupwara, official sources said on Thursday.
They said Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling, targeting civilian areas and forward security force posts at the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar and Karnah in Kupwara district Wednesday night.
Indian troops also retaliated and intermittent firing and shelling continued during the night, they said.
Sources said some of the Pak shells hit residential areas resulting in injuries to five civilians. A mosque and several other houses were also damaged, they said.
Further details are awaited, they said.
Senior Army and police officers said that Pakistani troops are violating ceasefire to help militants, waiting at launch pads near LoC, to infiltrate into this side. However, they said troops are already on high alert to foil any attempt by militants to infiltrate into this side.
They further said that despite below freezing temperature there will be lowering of guard and security forces will continue to keep a strict vigil.

“The results of the DDC polls have decided the future course of action of the PAGD. The amalgam leaders have declared that PAGD is there to stay and in coming days also all the polls will be contested jointly.”

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Jammu, Dec 31: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo, Thursday chaired an officers meeting to review preparedness for Covid -19 vaccination expected to be launched after January 15, 2021 besides taking stock of implementation of AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme in Jammu and Kashmir.
He also had detailed deliberation on functioning of Jan Aushadhi and Amrit stores, vital healthcare issues besides discussing handling of UK returnees.
A Power point Presentation was presented highlighting the broad contours of the plan and preparations being put in place for Covid vaccination in the Union Territory. The PPP focussed on several important issues regarding the subject which inter alia included key assumptions during COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination booths, vaccination rooms, observation rooms, inter sectoral convergence within departments, public and private health facilities mapped in CoWIN and related matters.
It was informed in the meeting that as part of phased introduction of Covid vaccination the first round would be covering the healthcare Workers, frontline workers and high risk population including those above 50 years of age and less than 50 years with associated co-morbid conditions. It was also informed that further phases may be planned based on vaccine availability and epidemiology besides high risk group will further be categorized as 50-60 years, 60-65 and above 65 years.
Dulloo while exhorting all the stakeholders to put in their best for making this vaccination programme a grand success, said that the goal of the department is to protect public health, minimize societal and economic impact by reducing Covid-19 mortality. He asked the officers for inclusion of Anganwari workers and employees of Revenue department in the first round of the vaccination in view of the nature of their services.
While taking stock of preparations regarding the vaccination, he was informed that the session site planning has been envisaged keeping in view the socio-economic, demographic and climatic considerations of the UT. Besides, great care is being taken to minimize chances of any adverse impact following the immunization.
Regarding the handling of UK returnees, Dulloo asked the officers to speed up the process of tracing out these travellers with the support from concerned district administrations.
He asked for keeping these returnees in the government quarantine centers after they are identified.
During the meeting, a toll free number 14555 was also given for registration of any complaint or related issues regarding the AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme.