Month: October 2022

The Directorate of School Education has terminated a government teacher in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district for producing fake and forged class 10th certificate to get the government job. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Neelofar Manzoor daughter of Manzoor Ahmad of Rohama was engaged as an Education Volunteer in 2005 on the basis of her 10th pass certificate by ZEO in district Baramulla. The order stated that after passing her 12th examination in UP in 2011, she was converted as ReT in 2018 and later CEO Baramulla submitted her case to DESK for regularisation of her services after completion of her 05 years as ReT. It reads that, however, after examination it was found that she has 10th class examination through JKBOSE...

Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo on Tuesday said that she was stopped at the Delhi airport's immigration counter and barred from traveling abroad. Sanna, a Srinagar-based photojournalist took to Twitter and said that she was on the way to New York to receive her Pulitzer prize. "I was on my way to receive the Pulitzer award (@Pulitzerprizes ) in New York but I was stopped at immigration at Delhi airport and barred from traveling internationally despite holding a valid US visa and ticket," Sanna wrote on her twitter. https://twitter.com/mattoosanna/status/1582402752579514368 She added," This is the second time I have been stopped without reason or cause. Despite reaching out to several officials after what happened a few months ago but I never received ay...

Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo toady chaired a meeting to review measures being taken up for controlling the spread of lumpy skin disease in Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, a power point presentation was presented highlighting district wise status of lumpy skin disease besides detailing controlling measures like vaccination, use of medicines, procurement of vaccines and sampling collection for testing. During the meeting threadbare discussions were held on the measures being taken up to stem the spread of disease in JK. It was given out in the meeting that awareness camps on Lumpy Skin Disease are being organised at different places in the UT to spread awareness among the masses. While chairing the meeting, Dulloo stre...

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu Kashmir conducted a raid at the house of a social media handler at Magam involved in the "publishing of criminal content" on social media at the behest of militants, and secessionist elements, officials said. In a statement, the SIA said, on reliable information, case FIR no. 18/2022 U/S 153-A,505,506 IPC and 13 UA(P) Act was registered in police station SIA Kashmir and an investigation was taken up. “During the investigation, it surfaced that the SM user was propagating anti-India and secessionist propaganda besides, profiling and intimidating specific individuals, especially those who are in support of peace, order, and a violence-free society, by issuing virtual threats,” the statement reads. “The suspected person has been glamorizi...

Seven people, including a pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand today, NDTV reported. The helicopter en route Guptkashi crashed right after the takeoff from the Kedarnath shrine at around 11.40 am. A total of seven people, including a pilot, were onboard the chopper." "All seven bodies have been recovered from the accident site," said C Ravi Shankar, CEO, Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority. Initial investigation suggests bad weather and poor visibility caused the crash. "The exact cause of the accident will be known after a proper investigation," Mr Shankar said. Aviation regulator sources said a loud noise was heard before the helicopter caught fire near Garud Chatti. "A Bell 407 helicopter VT-RPN belongi...

CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Monday said the electricity woes continue unabated in the region while the electricity tariffs have been hiked arbitrarily. In a statement, he said that the administration has hiked the electricity tariff at a time when the people in the region are facing a distressing economic situation due to continuous lockdowns and uncertainty. “Hike in electricity tariff will adversely impact poor domestic consumers, medium and small industries. At a time when the economy of the region is in the doldrums, such decisions will only be burdening the poor people,” Tarigami said. The CPI(M) leader urged upon the LG administration to revisit this issue for its immediate rollback.

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Tuesday said that two hybrid militants have been arrested in connection with the grenade lobbing incident at Harmain area of Shopian late last night and hunt for others is on. Talking to reporters at the site of incident, ADGP Kumar as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that one hybrid militant involved in the act of grenade throwing that led to the killing two labourers from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested late last night and early morning today, another one was arrested. “Two persons have been arrested so far and the main accused has confessed to the crime,” Kumar said, adding that a hunt for other members of the group is on and very soon they will be tracked down. Kumar said that during the course o...