B.V.R. Subrahmanyam new J&K Chief Secretary
Srinagar, June 20: IAS officer B.V.R. Subrahmanyam was on Wednesday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, it was announced on Wednesday.
The Cabinet Committee on Appointments had earlier in the day placed the services of Subrahmanyam, presently posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Home, in Chhattisgarh, at the disposal of the state government.
It was not immediately clear then if he would be appointed as an advisor to Governor N.N. Vohra or as the Chief Secretary of the state, where Governor's Rule was imposed on Wednesday with President Ram Nath Kovind approving the measure after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led state government on Tuesday, leading to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti resigning.
A 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Subrahmanyam has served as Private Secretary of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2004-2008.
Outgoing Chief Secretary B.B.Vyas has been appointed as one of the advisors to Vohra, while retired Indian Police Service officer Vijay Kumar, presently serving as Senior Security Advisor in the Union Home Ministry, had also been appointed as an advisor.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
