Skip to main content

Security for Amarnath Yatra CRPF, JK Police to deploy 40 Companies along NH-1

Security for Amarnath Yatra

CRPF, JK Police to deploy 40 Companies along NH-1
Nitesh Sangral
JAMMU, June 20: To ensure smooth conduct of Amarnath yatra, J&K Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has deployed 40 companies in along the National Highway to guard the pilgrims and thrawt attempts of militants to disrupt it.

Though since last nine days Pakistan troops targeted Indian posts by resorting to small arms firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, senior police officials said that state police is fully prepared to deal with any situation.

With annual pilgrimage to Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir set to begin from June 25, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will deploy about 5,000 personnel to ensure adequate security for a smooth Yatra.

“Despite a large number of attempts to infiltrate and disrupt the Yatra by anti national elements, security forces were able to ensure that it was not disturbed and that all the pilgrims were safe journey.

Official spokesman said that the force has made all the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Yatra. Additional security personnel will be deployed along the national highway to guard pilgrims. The forces will also provide necessary logistics help to the pilgrims visiting the Amarnath cave shrine.

"As many as 40 additional CRPF companies will be deployed for the security of Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir this year. The additional companies have been mobilised from reserve CRPF forces in the state and these are other than those deployed for other security duties in Jammu and Kashmir”, he added.

He further said that the CRPF and state police have played a key role in the multi-agency security grid for Amarnath Yatra for many years now.

When contacted Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone Dilbag Singh said the total number of 40 companies state police and CRPF will deploy in the Yatra. The State and CRPF police had finalised security arrangements and so far there was no intelligence report on any militant threat to the Yatra.

“The some anti elements always trying to disturb the Yatra but the security forces already ready the handle the every situation” he added.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

JEs with AMICE degrees denied promotions

Deptt says degree not valid for Govt jobs in State 1/14/2017  Nitesh Sangral   Early Times Report    Jammu, Jan 14: Number of Junior Engineers, having AMICE degrees, working in Public Health Engineering (PHE) Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Departments of Jammu and Kashmir State are running from pillar to post to get promotions since 2010 till date and files are pending for disposal of the same. However, Commissioner, Secretary of PHE Department Sanjeev Verma said department has already examined the said degree two times but both times the degree has been rejected. A group of JEs stated that the PWD (R&B) Department of J&K state have accepted the above said qualification and included the concerned Junior Engineers in the seniority list of JE (civil) degree holders and also have promoted vide Govt. order No. 362 PW(R&B) of 2014 Dated 14-08-2014 various junior engineers to the post of Assistant Engineers but PHE, I&FC Department...
Post a Comment
Read more

HSRP project: Vehicles registered outside J&K will not get these security plates

HSRP project: Vehicles registered outside J&K will not get these security plates Nitesh Sangral JAMMU, June 14: Jammu and Srinagar cities has begun fixing High Security Registration Number Plates (HSRP) on vehicles in line with an apex court order. But this is a bad news for the vehicles with their registration numbers outsider the state. The Transport department has no proposal for outside vehicles. They vehicles fixing there number their owner state. It is pertinent to mention here that, direction of apex court the transport department has begun the fixing of hi security numbers plates on vehicles. The proposal is going is casual way, nobody is serious about hi security number plates. Interestingly, the department was planned to fixing HSRP in the series way but due to some reason the department chancel and start applying process, firstly vehicles owner fill the form and apply for HSRP numbers dopiest in RTO office than RTO officials will verify his document and give rece...
Post a Comment
Read more

Docs seek closure of in-apt Medical Supplies Corporation, resent minister's attitude

1/3/2018 Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 3: In order to save his face from embarrassment after receiving criticism from everyone, Health Minister took first time meeting with Head of Departments (HoDs) at Super Speciality Hospital Jammu on Tuesday. It needs to be mentioned here that the officials of the department were facing resentment by the doctors against the working of the management of GMC Jammu as well as Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Cooperation which, according to them failed to deliver services timely. If sources are to be believed, since the new Minister took charge of Health Ministry, he didn't take a meeting with HoDs of the various departments and never tried to know about their problems which they were facing since last many years. "After receiving complaints and criticism regarding the poor working of the incumbent Ministry by the people and Politicians of the ruling parties, they took a meeting with the HoDs to discuss the issue of Kidney ...
1 comment
Read more