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12th results fallout: School Edu Deptt asks CEOs to submit list of schools, lecturers with poor performance

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The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday asked the Chief Education Officers to submit the details of government schools that have a recorded poor performance in recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard. Top officials at Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said that the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) in this regard have been asked to submit the list of such schools and teaching staff that did not perform well in the exams. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that DSEK has said, “The annual regular result of Class 12th for session 2021-22 has been declared on February-08-2022 wherein it has been observed that some government schools have performed dismally.” “Even in some cases zero percent results have been reco...

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Hayan Gujjarpati village san potable drinking water, people suffer

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Residents of Hayan Gujjarpati village of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday castigated Jal Shakti department that their area is without potable drinking water for the last three months while the concern department is paying no attention towards sufferings. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the villagers said they receive water supply only 30 minutes per day and they approached the concerned department many times but all in vain. “We received assurance of getting the regular water supply soon but no step has been taken by them in this matter so far,” they said. The residents said that acute water scarcity has hit their village since the last four months while the officials are paying no heed towards their sufferings. Local villagers als...

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Tangath bridge in Bandipora continues to remain incomplete; locals suffer

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Residents of Tangath village and its adjoining areas of north Kashmir's Bandipora district are suffering due to the delay in completion of the vital bridge that connects Tangath village to the Pannar area. Locals while complaining about the grievance told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the bridge was sanctioned years ago by the government following which the work on it began last year but since then only pillars have been half raised. The villagers said that they are facing much difficulties in absence of this bridge as it is supposed to connect Tangath and other adjoining remote villages to the Pannar area. “For the past one year, the construction work on the bridge is going at a snail’s pace,” Mushtaq Ahmad, a local, said, adding that students face life threatenin...

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Demanding pending election payment, drivers stage protest in Pulwama

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The Taxi-Union owners Pulwama in South Kashmir Thursday appealed to the district administration to release the payment for the service availed by the administration during DDC & BDC elections held in November 2020. The Union alleged that district administration Pulwama has been resorting to dilly dally tactics in releasing the amount to the tune of Rs 13 lakh on account of fare charges of 34 maxi cabs employed by the authorities for the elections in 2020. “The district administration requisitioned 34 maxi cabs during the 2020 DDC & BDC elections and the authorities assured that the payment will be released soon after the conclusion of the elections. For the past over a year, we have been waiting for the payment but the administration seems to be in no mood to pay us our money...

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‘Jammu Kashmir has better standards of Living’- Omar Abdullah responds to Yogi’s Kashmir reference

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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for asking people to return the BJP to power or face the possibility of the state turning into a "Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal". "J&K has less poverty, better human development indices, less crime & generally better standards of living than U.P. What we lack is good governance over the last 3-4 years but that is a temporary phenomenon," Mr. Abdullah tweeted. He was reacting to Yogi Adityanath's remark that he made in a six-minute video message on Twitter, on the eve of Thursday's polling for the first phase of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The chief minister said he was concerned that rioters, whose activities were curbed by his government, are now feeling u...

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Man slips to death while returning home with firewood in Poonch

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A 25-year-old young man died after he slipped while returning home with firewood from a jungle nearby his residence in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that one Manzoor Hussain (25) of Ucchad Nabana who was carrying firewood from nearby jungle (forest) slipped and fell down, resulting in his on the spot death. A police police party of Mankote reached the spot and completed legal formalities. SHO Mendhàr Manzoor Kohli confirmed the incident to GNS and said that body is being handed over to the family for last rites.(GNS)

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Srinagar Court Asks Tyagi Previously Waseem Rizvi To Appear Before It

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A local court here has summoned Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi for his alleged statement against Islam and Holy Quran. “Prima facie case for issuance of process for the offences punishable under sections 153A, 295A, 505 of Indian Penal Code is made out against the accused (Tyagi). As such, in the first instance let a summons be issued to the accused calling upon him to appear before this Court and answer the allegations leveled against him in the instant complaint,” Second Additional Munsiff, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Srinagar, Shahber Ayaz, said in an order and put up the complaint for further proceedings on 25 March 2022. Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman, Tyagi last year converted to Hinduism. The complainant–Danish Hassan Dar, a resident of Srinagar, through his ...

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PDD lineman electrocuted in Baramulla village

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A lineman of Power Development Department (PDD) was on Thursday injured after he received an electric shock at Mukam village of Kreeri in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Official sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that a PDD lineman identified as Hilal Ahmed Lone son of Abdul Rahman Lone a resident of Kreeri while repairing an electric wire received an electric shock. He was rushed to SDH Kreeri where from doctors referred him to GMC Baramula for better treatment.(KNS)

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Supreme Court refuses to hear matter on Hijab row in Karnataka

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give a date for hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking transfer of the cases over the hijab row from the Karnataka High Court to itself. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said: “Let the High Court decide first, then we may see it." The Chief Justice, however, said: “Please wait. Let the Karnataka High Court decide the matter first as they are hearing the matter today.” Sibal said schools and colleges were closed in Karnataka and girls were being stoned. And so the Supreme Court must hear the case. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter and requested the apex court to list the matter urgently and said that what is happening in Karnataka was spreading in the entire country. UNI

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Police asks landlords in Srinagar to do tenant verification

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Representationa; Police on Thursday asked all those landlords in Srinagar who haven’t done tenant verification to do the same before giving any premises or room on rent. “In view of recent spurt in incidents of theft, assault and other crimes, all those landlords in Srinagar who haven’t done tenant verification are adviced to do it before giving any premises/ room on rent,” police said in a tweet as per GNS.buy Zyban generic buy Zyban generic “Responsibility may be fixed in case of any crime following non-compliance.” (GNS)