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Centre to spend Rs 11,000 cr on roads in Naxal-affected districts
Centre to spend Rs 11,000 cr on roads in Naxal-affected districts
The maximum districts are in Chattisgarh, where 25 personnel of the CRPF were killed by Naxals last month. File photo
New Delhi, May 14
The Centre will soon begin work on a Rs 11,000-crore project to provide road connectivity to 44 Naxal-affected districts, including Sukma in Chhattisgarh, which had recently witnessed one of the deadliest Maoist attacks.
Five per cent of the total project cost, i.e, Rs 550 crore, will be kept aside for administrative expenses, including for deployment of security forces at strategic locations, officials said.
To improve rural road connectivity in the Left-wing extremism affected districts, the Cabinet had last year approved the centrally-sponsored “Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas” scheme.
The project will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the districts that are critical from a security and communication point of view.
Under the project, there will be construction or upgradation of 5,411 kms of roads and 126 bridges. Work will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 11,724.53 crore in the above districts.
The project is likely to be started in the next few weeks and all necessary arrangements have been made for its launch, a top government official said.
Out of these 44 districts, the maximum are in Chattisgarh, where 25 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed by Naxals last month.
Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra are the other states that will be covered under the scheme. — PTI
This is how India treats Pak spy by sheltering
Sajeed Muneer has completed 12-year sentence. — ANI photo
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), April 12On one hand Kulbhushan Jadhav and Sarabjit Singh were tormented by Pakistan on a flimsy grounds that they were Indian spies, here the Bhopal Police have been feeding and sheltering a Pakistani spy for almost a year after his release from jail.Sajeed Muneer was jailed for 12 years for espionage, but after his release Pakistan did not respond to extradition requests by the Indian government.
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By default, he became the Bhopal Police’s responsibility and the District Special Branch (DSB) has been taking care of him for 10 months now.The DSB pays for his food and other necessities.Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Bhadoria said since the time of end of his conviction every angle related to the issue is being discussed but Pakistan is delaying the process of deportation.”On June 4 last year his sentence ended. In between the deportation process, he was kept in the detention centre, as those who are not from India they are kept in that centre,” he said.The SP added that police officials are in constant contact with the Pakistan High Commission and the process of consular access, where High Commissions of both the countries did the verification of Sajeed Muneer, has been done.“The Bhopal Police arrested him in May 2004 when he was collecting some official secret material from the army regiment. That time he was impersonating himself as an Indian national. He has been current put in Shahjahanabad police station’s detention centre,” Bhadoria said.Investigations revealed that Muneer was lured by the ISI while he had gone into hiding after a murder case.He had murdered a Karachi youth to avenge his brother’s killing. — ANI
Army: No word from China on exercise
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 12 The Indian Army today said there was no communication from the Chinese side to indicate the meeting to plan for the annual hand-in-hand exercise between the two countries had been “put on freeze”.Reacting to a report in The Tribune published on May 12, Army spokesperson Col Aman Anand said: “There is nothing to suggest that the meeting to plan for military exercises between the two nations has been put on freeze.”Though the meeting called the initial planning conference was scheduled this month, sources said there was no communication from China either on the dates of the meeting or its conduct.The final planning conference is slated for July and the exercise is to be hosted by China in October-November.
In death, ex-IAF man gives new lease of life to two Corneas to help another two in getting eyesight
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 8
The family of an ex-serviceman of the Indian Air Force, who was declared brain dead at the PGIMER here yesterday, today gave the consent to donate his organs, which saved the lives of two critical patients and will give vision to another two.Nirmaljit Kaur, wife of Manjit Singh (64), said, “My husband was a brave soldier. He lived saving others and even in his death, he has turned a saviour for four others.”The Kharar resident was admitted to a local hospital on March 26 following a brain stroke and remained in an extremely critical condition for almost 12 days. He was shifted to the PGIMER on April 6 where he was declared brain dead the next day.After his family’s consent, his kidneys and corneas have been harvested for transplantation.
Efiling of returns set to get simpler; all ITR forms to be made available online from this year Ashwini Kumar Sharma ashwini.s@livemint.com
All incometax assessees have to compulsorily efile their returnsIf all your documents are in place, you can now e-file your tax returns, as all the income-tax return (ITR) forms for assessment year (AY) 2017-18 are now available online at the income-tax department’s e-filing website www.incometaxefiling.gov.in. The I-T department has been uploading the various forms since April 1.
E-FILING IS COMPULSORY
All income-tax assessees have to compulsorily e-file their returns, except very senior citizens (individual above 80 years, at any time during the previous year) or an individual or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) having income of less than ₹5 lakh who have not claimed any refund in the return of income. These categories can also file their returns in physical forms.
RATIONALISED ITR FORMS
In order to simplify the filing of taxes, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made some amendments in the ITR forms. For the current assessment year, the number of forms have been reduced to seven from nine, because in place of three ITR forms— ITR-2, ITR-2A and ITR-3—a single ITR-2 has been notified.
Consequently, ITR-4 has been renumbered as ITR-3 and ITR-4S (Sugam) as ITR-4 (Sugam). Some more changes have been made in the design and format of the notified forms for the current assessment year.
According to the CBDT, “Various parts of ITR Form-1 (Sahaj) viz. parts relating to tax computation and deductions have been rationalized and simplified for easy compliance. This will reduce the compliance burden to a significant extent.
This initiative will benefit more than 2 crore taxpayers who will be eligible to file their return of income in this simplified form.”
WAYS OF E-FILING YOUR TAX RETURN
There are no changes in the e-filing process for the current year. There are two ways you can file the ITR. One is mostly online but partially offline, and the other is fully online.
In the partially offline process, you need to download the relevant ITR form. After you fill and save the form, you need to submit it by going online again.
If you don’t already have a user ID, you can generate it on the same website using your Permanent Account Number (PAN). After you login, select the relevant form from the left panel and click ‘Submit Return’. Browse to select the XML file that you had filled and saved on your computer, and ‘Upload’ it.
After you upload the file, acknowledgement details would be displayed on your screen.
In the fully online process, you don’t have to download any form. You fill it online, and submit it online, after you login to the e-filing website with your ID and password.
THE DUE DATE
The due date for filing ITRs for AY2017-18 is July 31, 2017. However, in case you file it after July 1, you will have to quote your Aadhaar number or the enrolment ID of Aadhaar application form.
HARYANA BRACKETS PARAMILITARY WITH ARMY
Arecent move by the Haryana Government to bracket paramilitary forces personnel with soldiers has gone virtually unnoticed. Apparently the charter of the state’s Sainik Welfare Department has been expanded to include the well being of central armed police forces like the BSF, CRPF and ITBP. Now, the reasoning for ex-servicemen’s welfare departments in states is because soldiers have abbreviated service tenures with vast majority, typically retiring between 35 and 40 years of age. Retiring at this young age with their children still studying, they need help in resettlement and getting access to the schemes put into motion for their welfare, necessitating extra efforts by the government.
AMARINDER SINGH’S NEW BOOK RELEASED
Captain Amarinder Singh’s latest book ‘The Samana Forts: The 36th Sikhs in the Tirah Campaign 1897-98’ was released at a glittering function last evening, attended by hundreds of veterans, serving soldiers and the region’s elite. The book is an account of the service of the battalion we now know as 4 Sikh in the Tirah Campaign on the North-West Frontier of India. It particularly focuses on one of the greatest last stands in military history, that of 22 men of the battalion at the signal link post of Saragarhi on 12th September 1897. With his usual meticulous research, Captain has demolished some of the myths that have grown up over the years about the battle, particularly the number of enemy combatants and the casualties.
COURT MARTIAL ON AT N AREA
A summary general court-martial is on at N Area, near the Chandigarh airbase, to try an officer and eight Other Ranks (ORs) of 168 Field Regiment on charges stemming from the alleged murder of a jawan in Ladakh in 2010. A member of a patrolling party died under mysterious circumstances with three bullet wounds on his body. A medical examination ruled out suicide.
While summary in nature, this court martial has a complete jury. All prosecution witnesses have deposed in the trial. The defence having entered a plea of ‘No Case’ the GCM has now adjourned. Evidence in the case is reported to be circumstantial in nature. A botched investigation has ensured that the all-important forensic evidence is missing. 168 Field Regiment distinguished itself at the Battle of Longewala in 1971. A sad affair.
NO DEFENCE MINISTER AGAIN!
For the second time in three years, we have no full-time defence minister. Speaks volumes for the lack of expertise on national security issues among our political class. This seems to cut across all parties with even the Opposition not cornering the ruling party on this vital issue. May God save this country! It’s politicians certainly won’t.
Avalanche kills 3 jawans, Valley reels under rain, snow
FLOODS IN SRINAGAR Education institutes closed for 3 days as Jhelum’s water level rises
J&K CM MEHBOOBA MUFTI, WHO HELD A REVIEW MEETING, ASKED OFFICIALS TO SET UP A UNIFIED CONTROL ROOM TO MONITOR THE SITUATION
From page 1 SRINAGAR: Three soldiers were missing after multiple avalanches tore through Kashmir’s Batalik sector on Thursday as the valley reeled under unprecedented rain and snow that swelled rivers and inundated vast areas over the past three days.
Two civilians are also missing after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded of the road and fell into a stream in Anantnag district. Five other passengers were rescued.
The administration declared floods in Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar where the Jhelum’s water level rose alarmingly and shut education institutions for three days, officials said.
The met office said the weather was likely to improve from Thursday as panic set in the valley which had seen death and devastation after torrential rain had triggered a deluge in 2014, the worst in many decades.
Kashmir experienced rare snowfall in April with vast areas blanketed in white due to the freak weather phenomemon.
An army spokesperson said the heavy snowfall triggered multiple avalanches, burying one post in the Batalik sector.
While two out of five trapped soldiers rescued were rescue, operations were on to trace the three others.
Specially trained and equipped avalanche rescue teams have been deployed for the operations in the area.
The administration also issued an avalanche warning for next the 24 hours in Kashmir valley and Kargil district.
In Srinagar, officials declared flood after the Jhelum’s water level crossed 18 feet in Ram Munshibagh area in the evening.
Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who held a review meeting, asked officials to set up a unified control room to monitor the situation. She also directed chalking out contingency plans for flood-prone areas and make available nearby buildings in case of emergency evacuations.
Kashmir divisional commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan asked deputy commissioners to arrange buses and boats for evacuation of people
Shaurya Chakra awarded to heroes of surgical strike
Major Rajat Chandra at the Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI
New Delhi, April 6
President Pranab Mukherjee today awarded Shaurya Chakra to the officers who took part in the surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) last year.He also awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Lt Col Niranjan Ek, who died while recovering IED from the bodies of Pathankot terrorists in January 2016.As per the citation against Shaurya Chakra awardees, Major Rajat Chandra killed two terrorists during the surgical strike, while Captain Ashutosh Kumar eliminated four terrorists. Both belong to 4 Para Special Forces, which took part in the surgical strike in September last year.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Major Deepak Upadhyay and Paratrooper Abdul Qayum, both of 9 Para Special Forces, were also awarded with Shaurya Chakra for their role in the surgical strike.Nineteen soldiers of the 4 and 9 Para — units of the special forces —,who undertook the cross-border surgical strike across the LoC, were awarded with gallantry medals, including a Kirti Chakra, on January 25, while their commanding officers have been given Yudh Sewa Medal.Shaurya Chakra was also posthumously awarded to Sanjewan Singh, head constable with the J&K Police, Naib Subedhar Kankara V Subba Reddy, Naik Pandurang Gawande, and Kirti Chakra to Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Resmi Magar of the Gorkha Rifles. All laid their lives fighting terrorists. Family members of Singh, Reddy, Gawande and Magar received the honour by the President.Lt Gen PM Hariz, one of the two senior most officers superseded by Chief of Army Staff Gen Bin Rawat, was awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal. Hariz is the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Command.Shaurya Chakra was also awarded to Atu Zumvu, Sub-Divisional Police Officer with the Nagaland Police, who shot down three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) outfit members, responsible for killing 81 people.Captain Elisen Y Jami of the 12th Batallion Parachute Regiment; Kukudapu Srinivasulu, police constable with the Telangana Police; Lt Col D Vinay Reddy of the Madras Regiment and Havildar Hanuman Ram Saran of the Rajputana Rifles were also awarded with Shaurya Chakra. — PTI
HEADLINES —04 APR 2017
INDIA ARMY KIDS ::VEDIO
WESTERN COMMAND CHIEF CALLS ON CAPT AMARINDER
FROM STRING OF PEARLS TO HEAD VICE: IS CHINA SQUEEZING A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE OVER INDIA? SYED ATA HASNAIN
LIGHT AT END OF J&K TUNNEL PM’S CATCHY SLOGANS INADEQUATE
ARMY JAWANS LEARN PARAGLIDING
J&K: TENSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE UNWANTED KIND BY LT GEN SYED ATA HASNAIN
PAKISTAN TARGETS INDIAN POSITIONS ON LOC IN RAJOURI DISTRICT
Court grants bail to jawan held with grenades at airport, hands him to army
KASHMIR ATTACK: MARTYR CREMATED
CHADOORA, A NEW KASHMIR TACK LT GEN (RETD) SYED ATA HASNAIN
NOD TO BARAK MISSILE FOR NAVY
ARMY LISTS RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT FOR JAWANS
NOW, LIVE BULLET FOUND IN SOLDIER’S BAG AT SRINAGAR AIRPORT
DALAI IN TAWANG: TEST OF INDIA’S WILL SYED ATA HASNAIN
PUNJAB HEADLINES 04 APR 2017
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