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Issuance of E-passports to be rolled out this year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

INDIA

Issuance of E-passports will be rolled out this year to enhance the convenience for citizens, announced Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament. Moreover, to facilitate faster movement of people and goods, the Union Finance Minister said that PM Gati Shakti Master Plan for Expressways will be formulated in 2022-23, adding that the national highways network will be expanded by 25,000 km in the current financial year and Rs 20,000 crores will be mobilized to complement public resources. Sitharaman further said, "PM Gati Shakti is driven by 7 engines: roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways, logistics infra. All 7 engines will pull forward the #Economy in unison Sup...

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JK gets Rs 35581 crore in Union Budget

BUSINESS

Rs 33923 crore to meet resources gap; Rs 273 crore for Dal—Nageen lake; Rs 500 crore support for capital expenditure The Government of India has allocated Rs 35581 crore for Jammu & Kashmir in the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Monday. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Rs 35581 has been allocated to Jammu & Kashmir for the next fiscal in the Union Budget. Of which, Rs 33923 crore has been allocated to meet revenue deficit gap/ resource gap of UT, Rs 279 crore grants as UT disaster response fund, Rs 273 crore as rehabilitation for Dal—Nageen lake, Rs 130 crore, Rs 476.44 crore grant towards equity contribution for 624 MW Kiru and Rs 500 crore support for capital expenditure—(KNO)

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ReT aspirants stage protest, demand issuance of appointment orders

EDUCATION

The empanelled Rehbar-e-Taleem aspirants held a protest demonstration in north Kashmir's Bandipora town on Monday demanding immediate issuance of their appointment orders which they have been waiting for many years. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the protesters assembled in Nishat Park at Bandipora and raised slogans in support of their demand and against the Government, particularly the Commissioner Secretary and Director Education of Kashmir. The protesters also alleged the government for halting appointment orders in favour of the aspirants, who were empanelled in 2015-16 as Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers. “Our protest is against the Government’s dilly dally tactics in issuing our appointment orders,” the protesting aspirants said, adding that they request the gov...

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SIA raids tehsil office in South Kashmir

SOUTH KASHMIR

In its second operation, the newly constituted State Intelligence Agency (SIA) raided a Tehsil office in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday, official sources said. They said that a team of newly formed probing agency raided the Tehsil office Bibjehara in connection with a case already registered at police station of SIA in Srinagar. An offical confirmed the raid to news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) and said searches were going on. Further details will be shared later, he said. (KDC)

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Kashmir continues to witness cold- Gulmarg freezes at Minus 9.0°C

REGIONAL

Barring Srinagar and Kupwara, the minimum temperature stayed below freezing point in Kashmir Valley with the famous tourist resort of Gulmarg recording a low of 9.0°C on Tuesday, officials said here. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of 1.8°C against last night’s minus 1.6°C on the previous night. While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter which started from December 21 has ended, Kashmir is under the grip of the 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ which would be followed by 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 9.0°C against minus 6.6°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature is 1.4°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in n...

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Against demand of 750 MWs, Sgr gets 550 MWs electricity during winters

REGIONAL

‘Improvement in power infra helps in reducing curtailment period’ With the improvement in the power infrastructure, the Kashmir Power Distribution Limited (KPDCL) Monday said that it has been able to provide over 70 per cent of the electricity to Srinagar consumers against the total requirement during winters. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that during the ongoing winters, the electricity requirement in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir is 750 MegaWatts. However, they said that with the improvement in power infrastructure, the department has been able to provide 550 MWs to the people living within the Srinagar district. The officials said that against the total requirement, the department is supplying 72 per cent electricity to Srinag...