IAS officer who issued notices against Muslim entry ban in villages after Nuh violence, transferred
Haryana: The Haryana government has recently executed a reshuffle of its Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, involving the transfer of 16 officials. Among them is Mohammad Imran Raza, who previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Rewari. Notably, Raza had gained attention for issuing showcause notices to numerous sarpanches and panchayat members in relation to the passing of resolutions that prohibited the entry of Muslims into their villages following a bout of violence in Nuh.
Mohammad Imran Raza, who assumed the role of Deputy Commissioner in Rewari this past April, has been reassigned as the Deputy Commissioner of Jind. Earlier, Raza had confirmed the issuance of showcause notices under Section 51 of the Haryana Gram Panchayati Raj Act. This section pertains to the suspension and removal of sarpanches or panchayat members.
According to official statements from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, these changes in assignments are part of routine transfer and postings of both IAS and Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officers.
As part of the reshuffle, Sushil Sarwan, an Indian Administrative Service officer, will assume the position of Deputy Commissioner in Panchkula, succeeding Priyanka Soni. Additionally, Sarwan will concurrently hold the role of Chief Administrator for the Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board in Panchkula.
Manoj Kumar, an IAS officer from the 2012 batch, will replace Rahul Hooda as the Deputy Commissioner of Yamunanagar. Rahul Hooda has been transferred to the role of Deputy Commissioner in Rewari. Further changes include Mandeep Kaur becoming the Deputy Commissioner of Charkhi Dadri, while Manoj Kumar, an IAS officer from the 2014 batch, will serve as the Deputy Commissioner of Sonepat. Lastly, Prashant Panwar will assume the role of Deputy Commissioner in Fatehabad.
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Suspected drones observed along IB in Jammu's Samba, being engaged: Army
Jammu, May 12 (PTI): Security forces are engaging suspected drones observed along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu region on Monday, an Army said.
This fresh incident of drone activity along the borderline comes barely hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to the nation following Operation Sindoor and the meeting of the DGMOs of India and Pakistan.
The Army, however, said there is no need to be alarmed.
“A small number of suspected drones have been observed near Samba in J&K. They are being engaged,” it said.
In the backdrop of the situation, several areas witnessed blackouts in Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Jammu.
Lights were switched off at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and along its track as a precautionary measure, sources said.
On Monday, talks between the DGMOs were held during which issues related to the continuing commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive or inimical action against each other were discussed, the Indian Army said.
It was also agreed that both sides would consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction along the borders and in forward areas, it added.
The situation remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir, with no incidents of ceasefire violation reported along the Indo-Pak border Sunday overnight — marking the first calm night after 18 days of hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people — mostly tourists — dead.
India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to cease all firing and military actions on land, air, and sea with immediate effect, following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries to the brink of full-scale war.
Eighteen days of intense hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, ended with a ceasefire that restored calm along the Line of Control, the International Border, and the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army thwarted Pakistan’s Hamas-style kamikaze drone attacks during the escalation.
Since the night of April 24, hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani troops repeatedly targeted Indian positions along the LoC — beginning in the Kashmir Valley and quickly expanding to the Jammu region.
The latest hostilities began in the northern districts of Kupwara and Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley, before spreading southwards to Rajouri, Poonch, Akhnoor, and the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu district. The firing affected five border districts — Baramulla, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri, and Jammu.
The recent round of cross-border firing further undermined the ceasefire agreement reached in February 2021, which has largely been seen as ineffective due to Pakistan’s frequent violations along the 740-km-long LoC.
The April 22 terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people — mostly tourists — in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, triggered a strong response from the central government.
The India-Pakistan border stretches over 3,300 kilometers, divided into three segments: the International Border (IB), spanning about 2,400 km from Gujarat to Akhnoor in Jammu; the 740-km-long Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir; and the 110-km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), which separates the Siachen Glacier region.
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A small numbers of suspected drones being observed near Samba in J&K. Being engaged . pic.twitter.com/jmGmRkmQ26
