Month: November 2023

Danishwar Hameed The Jammu Kashmir administration has disengaged the services of hundreds of part-time sweepers engaged in the Health department of the Kashmir valley. In an official communication, accessed by The Kashmiriyat, the health department has directed to disengage all part time sweepers who were engaged without any due/ proper procedure. The admin has also called for the identification of the officers/ officials who were responsible for the engaging the same so that disciplinary proceedings, as warranted under rules, shall be initiated against them for making such engagements without following proper procedure. The admin has directed the officials at the hospitals, Block Medical Officers to utilize the services of these part time sweepers henceforth in compliance to t...

Jammu Kashmir admin on Friday restricted employees from participating in any kind of demonstrations and strikes in favour of their demands and warned of strict action in case any employees is found involved in such demonstrations. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), it has come to fore that some employees are resorting to demonstrations and strikes in favour of certain demands. The government has invoked Rule 20(ii) of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971, which states that no government employee shall resort to or in any way abet any form of strike in connection with any matter pertaining to his service or the service of any other government employee. As Per the order the provision of law is not...

Kashmir is fast attracting investments in various sectors after the introduction of New Industrial Policy, as investments worth over Rs1200 crore have been realised by the Departments of Industries and Commerce till September 30 this year. Documents accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) suggest that Kashmir has been a focal point for investments this year as investments worth Rs 1285.6105 crore have been realised by the government this financial year. These investments generated jobs for 15131 persons. Jammu on the other hand received investments worth Rs 466.49 crores. Documents suggested that Rs290.792 crores investment has been realised for setting up of 50 units, which have also commenced production. As many as 1107 youth got employment in these 50 units. I...

The Jammu Kashmir High Court has acquitted a teacher from Shopian who was previously convicted of raping an 8th-class student, observing that it would be dangerous to hold the accused guilty on grounds of weak and shaky evidence. A court in south Kashmir’s Shopian district had previously, on October 17, awarded a 20-year jail sentence to Mohammad Maqbool Ganie, a resident of D.K Pora Shopian, and imposed a Rs 10 lakh fine on him, a week after convicting the accused for rape of a minor girl seven years ago. After finding the accused guilty of rape, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Shopian announced the quantum of punishment against the convict. However, High Court, in its ruling, deemed it dangerous to hold the accused guilty solely based on weak and shaky evidence. After ...

During the two-day Jashn-e-Zaffran programme in Dusoo Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, saffron growers voiced their concerns about the “declining” saffron production and called for the revival of the industry. Growers, speaking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said there is a need to focus on finding solutions to rejuvenate the saffron industry and increase production instead of celebrating the Jashn-e-Zaffran programme. They pointed out that celebrating is appropriate when production is on the rise, but given the current “decline” and “near-collapse” of the industry, there is little to celebrate. “Majority of the farmers haven't even tilled their saffron land as they no longer are interested in it due to the outcome,” they said, adding that a sig...