Month: February 2023

Jammu Kashmir has been allocated Rs 35,581 crore in the Union budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The budget documents available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reveal that Jammu Kashmir has been allocated Rs 35,581 crore in the Union budget for 2023-24. According to the documents, there has been a massive hike in revised estimates for the current financial year. The revised estimates for UT have been hiked to Rs 44,538 against budget estimates of Rs 35581 crore—(KNO)

In the recently conducted exams for the post of Prosecution Officer (PO), at least 1500 aspirants Wednesday said that the standard of the prelims paper of General Studies (GS) was way advanced wherein not even 15 percent of the candidates could qualify it. The aspirants claim that in the syllabi, Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) have mentioned that the question paper will consist of questions of 10th standard. “However, the standard of paper was such that an expert even could not have been in position to solve it in just two hours.” Speaking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), one of the aspirants wishing anonymity said, “Despite the fact that in the previous PO exams in 2021, I got dropped by few points but contrary to it, this time in 2022, I couldn’t eve...

Bodies of two persons, from Karnah and Tangdhar, are lying in mortuary at District Hospital Handwara amid continuous blockade of roads in the aftermath of recent snowfall. GNS has learnt that two bodies of two elderly persons; Haji Qalandar Mir (65), son of Abdul Gaffar Mir, resident of Dildar Karnah and Alamdin Khattana (60), son of Abdulla Khattana, resident of Dragad Tangdhar lie at the hospital mortuary. While the body of Haji Qalandar, who passed away at Hamdania Colony, Bemina Srinagar, reached the hospital on January 30, 2023, the body of Alamdin Khattana reached on February 1, 2023. Meanwhile the bereaved family members on Wednesday sought the assistance of district administration to ferry back the bodies to respective native places. “We urge the district administration to...

Suhail Dar Former Legislator and DAP leader Mohammed Amin Bhat on Wednesday claimed that the administration was lying about the motive behind the ongoing eviction drives on state land. "Why do they not use the unoccupied state land for public works before they want to deprive people of the patches of state land they are using for residential, earing purposes," Mohammed Amin Bhat asked. He said that the admin was hiding behind the face of development to carry out such ill-intended drives. "They are lying that they will construct stadiums and hospitals. If they really want to use the state land for public works, over 70 per cent of the state land is unoccupied or maybe even more. Less than 20 per cent of the state land is being used by locals, Why do they not start by using the 70 p...

Authorities on Wednesday sealed more than 2 shops at Aftab market in Srinagar, stating that the land was illegally occupied. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 2.7 Kanals of land were illegally occupied, where more than 20 shops were built. "Authorities had received a complaint regarding the illegal occupation of land at Aftab Market where more than 20 shops were raised and eviction notices to illegal occupants were also served but they failed to vacate after which we started sealing the shop", the official said. Meanwhile, shopkeepers held a protest claiming that they have been paying rent to the Srinagar Municipal Corporation, however, authorities refuted same—(KNO)

Superintendent of Police Ramban put under suspension Station House Officer Ramban alongside two others over the trio’s alleged involvement in ‘service misconduct’, even as a time-bound departmental enquiry also ordered into the matter. “As communicated by Deputy Inspector General of Police, DKR Range, Headquarters Batote vide letter No. Estt/Enquiry/23/406-08 dated 28-01-2023, that a departmental action be taken against Inspector Sandeep Chark PID No. EXJ109566, SHO PS Ramban, PSI Mudasir Ahmed PID No. ARP-205789, of IRP-16Bn, presently deployed at PS Ramban on probation and Constable Mubeshar Ahmed No. 690/Rbn PID No. EXJ205465 for their alleged service misconduct”, reads an order, a copy of which lies with GNS. “It is ordered that Inspector Sandeep Chark PID No. EXJ109566, SHO PS R...

Two foreign tourists died while 21 others were rescued after a massive snow avalanche hit Afarwat peak at famous ski-resort in Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday. Sub-divisional officer Tangmarg, Javid Ahmad told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that an avalanche struck near Afarwat Peak this afternoon. He said following the incident a rescue operation was launched, during which two bodies of a foreign tourists were recovered. He also said 21 others, who were trapped there, have been rescued, while operation has been closed. SDPO said the tourists were from Poland and further medical and legal formalities were being conducted—(KNO)