Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 20: Naeem Akhtar, Minister for Public Works Department, called on Governor, N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan here today.
Governor and Akhtar discussed various matters relating to the restoration of peace and normalcy and rapid economic development of the State.
Zulfiquar Hassan, Inspector General of Police (Operations) CRPF also called on Governor.
Hassan briefed the Governor about certain issues relating to the CRPF’s role and responsibility and the outcomes achieved in the past year. Governor complimented Hassan, and all his officers and men, for the difficult tasks being handled by the CRPF, in close coordination with all other Security Forces. Governor reiterated his concern about the need for minimum force being used and care being taken to ensure against fatalities while controlling agitating crowds.
Prof. Nazeer Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir briefed the Governor about the progress achieved in the academic, research, extension and infrastructural development arenas in the past months. He also apprised him about the to-date outcome of the initiatives to rationalize available staff strength and the status of vacancies in the teaching and non-teaching positions in the University.