Month: July 2024

The Unemployed Agricultural Graduates Association of Jammu and Kashmir (UAGAJK) has expressed deep concern over the escalating unemployment crisis faced by agricultural graduates in the Jammu Kashmir. According to UAGAJK, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir introduced SRO-442 in the APD on October 23, 2017, which made draconian amendments to the recruitment process for Junior Agriculture Extension Officers (JAEO). The SRO-442 mandated that JAEO posts be filled 100% on a promotional basis, contrary to the earlier SRO-02 dated January 2, 2004, wherein these posts were filled on a 60:40 basis (60% by direct recruitment and 40% by promotional quota). These JAEO posts used to be the entry-level positions in the APD and the agricultural technocrats are suffering from psychological trauma...

Danishwar Hameed A traffic accident in the Qaimoh area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district injured at least four people on Wednesday evening official said. An official told The Kashmiriyat that four people were hurt when their vehicle skidded off the road near the GQ Public School Qaimoh. The injured have been identified as Nasrullah Hakeem of Qazibagh, Anantnag, Mushtaq Ahmad Padder of SK Colony, Ang, Irshad Hussain of Frisal, and Ahil Mukhtar of Reshi Bazar, Anantnag. "The injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital," the official said. Meanwhile, police have taken note of the occurrence.

In its latest cover story, the RSS-linked weekly "Organiser" has called for a national population policy, highlighting concerns about a "population imbalance" due to a rising Muslim population compared to Hindus and the potential disadvantage for western and southern states with lower birth rates during the upcoming delimitation process, reported Indian Express. With delimitation expected to take place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, the magazine’s focus on the southern states' disadvantage is notable, as redrawing electoral boundaries could benefit the BJP, which has a stronghold in north India. Prafulla Ketkar, the magazine's editor, emphasizes the need for a policy to ensure balanced population growth across religious communities and regions to avoid socio-econom...

One person was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a case registered under various sections of the Official Secrets Act, police said. The Channi Himmat police station in Jammu received information from reliable sources that a secret document issued by police headquarters, containing security details, was circulating in WhatsApp groups ‘The Sree Times’ and ‘Aasman Newspaper,’ managed by Tarun Behl, allegedly with the intention to spread misinformation, according to a police statement. Based on this information, an FIR was registered under sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act and sections 49 (punishment for abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and no express provision is made for its punishment) and 353 (statements conducive to public mischief) of the Bh...

The Jammu Kashmir administration has formed a seven-member panel to identify foreign nationals who have been illegally overstaying in Jammu Kashmir for the past 13 years, aiming to facilitate their deportation. The panel has been tasked with gathering biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants and maintaining an updated digital record regularly. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the re-constitution of the committee to identify foreign nationals illegally overstaying in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir since 2011”, Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Department, Chandraker Bharti said in an order. The administrative secretary of the home department will chair the panel. Other members include the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) of Punjab, the ...

The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar has issued a detailed weather forecast, predicting varying intensities of rain and thundershowers across Jammu and Kashmir over the coming week. Starting today, the 10th of July, many areas in the Jammu Division and scattered locations in the Kashmir Division are expected to experience spells of rain and thundershowers. This pattern is set to continue through tomorrow, bringing much-needed precipitation to these regions. "As we move into the 12th and 13th of July, the forecast indicates light to moderate rain and thundershowers at scattered to fairly widespread locations. Notably, heavy rainfall is anticipated in isolated spots within the Jammu Division on the 12th of July, which may lead to localized flooding and other weather-related disruption...