Srinagar Jan 20 PTI National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Centres plan to appropriate powers of transferring IAS and IPS officers will be another nail in the coffin of the countrys federal structure He was reacting to media reports that the Union government is planning to acquire for itself overriding powers to transfer IAS and IPS officers through central deputation doing away with the requirement of taking the approval of the state governments This would be another nail in the coffin of Indias federal structure How would CM Modi react if PM Modi summarily removed his DG or CS JK lost all its powers of appointment in 2019 now it looks like the rest of Indias states will go the same way Abdullah tweeted PTI MIJ AQS AQS
Srinagar Jan 20 PTI Security forces on Thursday arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT militant in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized arms and ammunition from his possession police said A police official said security forces launched a search operation in the Chadoora area of Budgam in the morning after learning about the presence of an ultra there He said during the operation an active terrorist affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT was apprehended The official identified him as Jehangir Ahmad Naikoo a resident of Memandar in Shopian Incriminating material arms and ammunition including a pistol two pistol magazines and 16 pistol rounds was seized from his possession he said A case has been registered and further investigation initiated the official said PTI SSB MIJ AQS AQS