Jammu Mar 20 PTI Farooq Khan an advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha submitted his resignation on Sunday evening officials said here Khan a retired IPS officer who was instrumental in curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s is being given important assignment in the BJP the officials said He is likely to be assigned the responsibility of preparing the party for assembly elections in the union territory He had earlier served as a national secretary of the BJP and held various posts in the partys minority cell Though the poll schedule has not been announced yet the officials expect that the elections will be held after October following completion of the ongoing delimitation exercise by May PTI SKL SMN SMN

Jammu Mar 20 PTI Farooq Khan an advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha submitted his resignation on Sunday evening officials said here A retired IPS officer who was instrumental in curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s Khan is set to be given an important assignment in the BJP the officials said He had earlier served as a national secretary of the BJP and held various posts in the partys minority cell Khan is likely to be assigned the responsibility of preparing the party for the first assembly elections in the union territory Though the poll schedule has not been announced yet the officials expect that the elections will be held after October following completion of the ongoing delimitation exercise by May The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into union territories and its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated in August 2019 In July 2019 Khan was appointed as advisor to then Lieutenant Governor Satya Pal Malik Prior to that he was the administrator of Lakshadweep Khan started his career in Jammu and Kashmir as a sub-inspector of police in 1984 and went on to become the inspector general of police He was promoted to the Indian Police Service IPS in 1994 He came into the limelight when he volunteered to head a special task force STF of the police in 1994 at a time when the morale of the force was low and security operations were being carried out by the Army and the BSF Belonging to Poonch in Jammu Khan was deputy inspector general of Jammu region and led crack teams to end a siege laid by militants at the famous Raghunath Temple in 2003 After his retirement in 2013 as an IGP and head of the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy in Udhampur Khan joined the BJP in 2014 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi A recipient of the presidents police medal for meritorious service and many commendations from the army and other security agencies Khans entry into the BJP was seen as a move to woo Muslim voters in Poonch and Rajouri areas His grandfather Colonel retired Peer Mohammad Khan who was in the army of Maharaja Hari Singh was the first state president of the Jammu and Kashmir Jana Sangh PTI SKL SMN SMN

Jammu Mar 20 PTI Farooq Khan an advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha submitted his resignation on Sunday evening and was set to be given an important assignment in the BJP ahead of the first assembly elections in the union territory officials said here A retired IPS officer who was instrumental in breaking the backbone of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s Khan had earlier served as a national secretary of the BJP and held various posts in the partys minority cell The 67-year-old is likely to be assigned the responsibility of preparing the party for the first assembly elections in the union territory Though the poll schedule has not been announced yet the officials expect that the elections will be held after October following completion of the ongoing delimitation exercise by May The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into union territories and its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution was abrogated in August 2019 In July 2019 Khan was appointed as advisor to then Lieutenant Governor Satya Pal Malik Prior to that he was the administrator of Lakshadweep Khan started his career in Jammu and Kashmir as a sub-inspector of police in 1984 and went on to become the inspector general of police He was promoted to the Indian Police Service IPS in 1994 He came into the limelight when he volunteered to head a special task force STF of the police in 1994 at a time when the morale of the force was low and security-related operations were being carried out by the Army and the BSF The STF was set up with personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir Police and acted a crack team in anti-militancy operations Belonging to Poonch in Jammu Khan was deputy inspector general of Jammu region and led crack teams to end a siege laid by militants at the famous Raghunath Temple in 2003 After his retirement in 2013 as an IGP and head of the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy in Udhampur Khan joined the BJP in 2014 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi A recipient of the presidents police medal for meritorious service and many commendations from the army and other security agencies Khans entry into the BJP was seen as a move to woo Muslim voters in Poonch and Rajouri areas His grandfather Colonel retired Peer Mohammad Khan who was in the army of Maharaja Hari Singh was the first state president of the Jammu and Kashmir Jana Sangh PTI SKL SMN SMN

Jammu Feb 28 PTI Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governors adviser Farooq Khan on Monday asked deputy commissioners to expedite the process of operationalisation of Eklavya Model Residential Schools EMRS before AprilHe said the government is committed to provide state-of-the-art facilities for tribal children through the EMRS wherein the best teaching staff and infrastructure would be available for these children residing in remote areasKhan made the remarks while chairing a meeting to consider and give approval for the establishment of new EMRS and the operationalisation of approved onesSenior officers of various departments including Tribal Affairs Secretary Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary and deputy commissioners of both divisions of Kashmir and Jammu attended the meeting an official spokesperson saidThe deputy commissioners gave suggestions with respect to the EMRS to be submitted for recommendation to the government of India in two phases 10 in phase-I and eight in phase-IIKhan asked the deputy commissioners to expedite the process of operationalisation of EMRS before April so that the facilities would be dedicated to the people in set timeHe also asked them to identify suitable chunks of land in districts for EMRS with easy access and scope for future expansions PTI TAS AB IJT

Jammu Feb 25 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday approved setting up of infrastructure for women battalions at several places in the union territory officials said The Administrative Council AC which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha accorded administrative approval for construction work for women battalions at Sopore Baramulla and Pargalta Jammu an official spokesman said Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar advisors to the Lt Governor Arun Kumar Mehta Chief Secretary and Nitishwar Kumar Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor attended the meeting he said The construction work will be carried out at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore at each battalion and it will include administration blocks residential accommodation and hostels and office building among others the spokesman said Earlier to check the rise in crime against women the administration had raised two women battalions by sanctioning 2014 posts for recruiting women officers and officials of various ranks he said The recruitment of these posts is underway he added PTI AB AQS AQS

Jammu Dec 16 PTI The Administrative Council AC has approved the change of land use from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes in Jammu and Kashmir an official spokesman said on Thursday The AC which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the regulations framed by the board of revenue for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes he said These regulations were necessitated after the legislative changes in the land revenue act post reorganisation of the erstwhile state the spokesman said Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar advisors to the Lt Governor Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Chief Secretary J-K and Nitishwar Kumar Principal Secretary to LG attended the meeting he said The new guidelines have been issued to regulate the uncontrolled conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes on the one hand and keep the developmental aspirations of the UT and the people on the other hand the spokesman said Under the new regulations the district collector has been empowered to grant permission to the change in land use from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes in accordance with the procedure as to be notified by the board of revenue he said The powers have been delegated to the district collector to grant permission for land up to 12 standard acres against a fee of five percent of the market value of the land notified under the stamps act he added However the regulations provide an exemption from seeking permission in cases of conversion of land for construction of residential houses or farm-related buildings and storages with a ceiling of 400 square metres the spokesman said The decision is aimed at ensuring production of sufficient quantity of food grains besides promoting orderly growth of industrial and services sector in the Union territory and creation of employment he said PTI AB AQS AQS

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 29 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday approved the renaming of public infrastructures like schools, roads and buildings after eminent persons under the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations, informed the Department of Infomation and Public relation, Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 29 (ANI): The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the naming of schools, roads and buildings after those who lost their lives for the nation and eminent personalities under the ongoing "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations.

Srinagar Oct 28 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday approved the renaming of public infrastructure after martyrs and eminent persons as part of the ongoing Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrationsThe Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav is an initiative of the Union government to mark 75 years of Indias IndependenceThe Administrative Council AC which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the naming of schools roads and buildings after martyrs and eminent persons under the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations a spokesperson saidHe said Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar advisors to the Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta and Nitishwar Kumar the principal secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meetingAs a mark of respect and acknowledgement of the exceptional contributions towards the security and development of the Union territory the identified infrastructure will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from Jammu and Kashmir the spokesperson said PTI MIJ NSD NSD

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 28 (ANI): For intensive and focussed development of the 44 most backward blocks of the Union territory, the Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the rollout of 'Aspirational Blocks Development Programme' on Wednesday.