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Feb82023 by News DeskNo Comments

Government teachers deputed for maintaining law and order during shooting for Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan movie

REGIONAL

Authorities on Tuesday deployed seven government teachers as ‘Duty Magistrate’ in order to maintain law and order during the shooting of the movie ’Fighter’ at Pahalgam. According to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sub Divisional Magistrate Pahalgam has said, “In order to maintain law and order during the shooting of the film ‘Fighter’ at Pahalgam, seven officials are deployed as duty magistrates at different locations with effect from February-07 to February-11.” “The duty magistrates shall closely monitor the situation at the respective locations in coordination with their respective police counterparts and submit hourly reports to Tehsildar Pahalgam, who shall keep overall magisterial supervision of the situation during the shooting of the film,” it reads. Pertinently,...

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Below sub-zero temperature in Kashmir, wet spell likely from tomorrow

REGIONAL

The minimum temperature saw a fall at most places in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar and Qazigund too recording below sub-zero level on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against 2.7°C on the previous night. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was above normal by 0.3°C for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against minus 0.4°C °C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 7.6°C against minus 5.9°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against minus 0.7°C on the previous nig...

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5.5 lakh youth given financial assistance, training to start own businesses: Admin

REGIONAL

The Jammu Kashmir admin has empowered about five and half lakh youth with financial assistance and training to start their own business ventures through support from Mission Youth, Financial Institutions and Central and State Government Institutions, a spokesman said on Tuesday. As 'Yogyata se Rozgar' is the core mantra of present dispensation, concrete steps are being taken up to fully support young men and women in building a bright future for themselves. The beneficiaries are being extended very possible assistance and requisite expertise training enabling them start their own business units in manufacturing, services, retail, transport sector, handicraft, agri-allied and agri- infra sectors. J&K administration is committed to channelize energy of youth in a positive direction...

Feb72023 by News DeskNo Comments

JK to start ‘GPS based attendance’ of Teachers

EDUCATION, REGIONAL

With the launch of two applications today by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, JK became first in the country to take online monthly feedback from students of class 6th and above about the performance of their teachers and carry out the GPS based attendance of teachers on daily basis. The ceremony was attended by Principal Secretary Education; MD, Samagra Shiksha; Director School Education Kashmir/Jammu, Director Estates, Secretary JKBOSE and many other concerned officers. Dr Mehta complimented the department for developing these applications and called them the powerful tools to take the education sector towards much higher efficiency and accountability. He remarked that these applications would ensure that an authentic feedback comes from the grassroots level from the ones who...

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Prominent Kashmiri cleric suffers heart attack in Madina, hospitalised

REGIONAL

Sheikh Nadeem Mufti Sayyed Abdul Raheem al-Hassani, a well-known Islamic scholar and cleric, had a severe heart attack on Tuesday in Medina. He was subsequently hospitalised, and his condition is described as critical. According to reports, Mufti Abdul Raheem al-Hassani, a well-known Muslim scholar from the Baramulla region of North Kashmir, went on Umrah pilgrimage and was at Masjid al-Nabawi when he complained of heart trouble and subsequently suffered a massive heart attack. He was later transferred to a hospital, where it has been reported that he is in critical condition. "Mufti Sahab is a valuable resource for us, and we should all pray for his quick recovery" another scholar, who was travelling with him added. "Everyone is requested to perform Sadaqa, make Dua, and offer sp...

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Driver dies after being hit by iron rod near under-construction tunnel in Ganderbal

REGIONAL

A driver died after being hit by an iron road near an under construction tunnel in Sonamarg area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the driver was hit by an iron road while offloading iron from his truck near the under construction tunnel And Felt unconscious. He said soon after the incident he was taken to sub-district hospital Kangan where doctors declared him dead on arrival. He has been identified as Balvinder Singh Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have started further investigation—(KNO)

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Three SMC employees booked in Srinagar for breaking traffic booth, Assaulting traffic personnel: Police

REGIONAL

Police on Tuesday said that it has lodged FIR against three SMC employees for breaking a traffic booth as well as assaulting traffic personnel on duty in Srinagar. In a tweet, Srinagar police wrote, "An incident has come to notice wherein one SMC employee aggrieved by challan on not having HSRP, came back and broke a traffic booth with others, later assaulted traffic personnel on duty. In this regards, FIR has been registered in Shergari PS against 3 delinquent SMC employees, ".(GNS)

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‘State-Land’ evictions: Amnesty International demands halt on demolitions, compensation for those affected

REGIONAL

On Tuesday, responding to the Jammu Kashmir administration's anti-encroachment drive on 'state-land', Aakar Patel, chair of board for Amnesty International India demanded that the demolitions going on in Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag and Baramulla, ongoing since 4 February must halt. “The ongoing demolitions appear to be an extension of the brutal human rights violations the region of Jammu and Kashmir, the only Muslim majority region of India, has historically witnessed," said Aakar Patel, adding that these demolitions could amount to forced evictions which constitute a gross violation of human rights. “Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which India is a state party, everyone has the right to adequate housing which includes a prohibition on for...

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Kathua: Prisoner lodged in drug-peddling case dies, Family alleges ‘custodial death’

REGIONAL

On Monday, Sonu Kumar, 42, son of Jagdish Chander of Sakta Chak, Kathua, arrested in a drug peddling case and lodged at Police Post (PP) Nagri in Kathua died mysteriously in custody itself. After which, his body was shifted to GMC Kathua for postmortem, Daily Excelsior reported. Meanwhile, his family members have claimed that it was a custodial death as the deceased was physically fit when they met him some time prior to his death in the Police Post today. As per the Daily Excelsior report, the nephew of the deceased, Rahul Kumar said his uncle’s death is a mystery and it was purely a custodial death as there was no sign of any physically illness when the family members met him in the Police Post Nagri during the day. The deceased has left behind three minor children and a wife. H...

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Kashmiri activists stage protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against demolition drives

REGIONAL

Scores of Kashmiris joined by non-Kashmiri activists on Tuesday reached New Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding an immediate halt to the ongoing demolition drive launched across Jammu Kashmir. Several people led by Aadil Nazir Khan, Waqar H Bhatti Dr. Abdul Bari Naik & O.P. Shah ( Peace activist) against the "politically motivated anti-encroachment" drive in Jammu Kashmir, one of the activists at the sit-in told The Kashmiriyat, They said that the drive was politically motivated and had created a scare among people across the region. "It needs to be immediately stopped," the activists demanded. Pertinently, an eviction drive has been launched across Jammu Kashmir, which admin says, has been launched to remove "encroachments" from the state land.