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Oct292021 by News DeskNo Comments

Indo-Pak match: Arrested under sedition charges, families of students plead for their release

INDIA, REGIONAL

The families of Kashmiri engineering students who were arrested under sedation charges in Uttar Pradesh's (UP) Agra on Wednesday for celebrating Pakistan's win against India in the T20 World Cup match, have appealed to the government to release them on humanitarian ground or otherwise their entire careers will be ruined. On last Tuesday Raja Balwant Singh Engineering Technical College in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh had suspended three Kashmir students identified as Arshad Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh and Shaukat Ahmed Ganai allegedly for taking to social media to celebrate Pakistan team's victory over India in the T20 World Cup match on Sunday. Soon after their suspension, Uttar Pradesh police booked and arrested the trio under sedition 124 (A) for allegedly celebrating Pakistan cricket...

Oct292021 by News DeskNo Comments

Teacher appointed under PM’s package suspended for producing fake qualification certificate

OTHERS

A teacher, who was appointed under the Prime Minister’s package, has been suspended for allegedly producing a fake qualification certificate. The Directorate in an order has said that the teacher has deceived the department and has withdrawn a huge salary fraudulently. In an order issued by the Director of School Education Kashmir, the department has said that a fake marks certificate was produced by a teacher appointed under PM's Package, who was posted at GHS Pantha Chowk under the District Cadre Srinagar. According to the order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the teacher was provisionally appointed in district Cadre Srinagar under PM’s Package and the appointee was subsequently posted in High School PanthaChowk by the Chief Education Officer...

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11 Persons Killed In Doda Minibus Accident

OTHERS

LG Visits Injured Airlifted To GMC Jammu, Announces Rs 3 Lakh Relief To NoKs Of Dead Eleven persons were killed and fourteen others injured when a minibus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Doda district on Thursday, officials said. They said that the minibus broke into pieces as it rolled down the mountainous slopes into the gorge near Sui Gowari area, leading to on the spot death of eight persons and injuries to several others. Later three others succumbed to their injuries, they said. The bus was on way to Thathri from Doda when it met with an accident. A police official confirmed to GNS that eleven persons died and fourteen others are injured. The deceased have been identified as Ghulam Hussain Shah (60) son of Maqbool Shah of...

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‘Why Did You Support Modi on 370 Abrogation, if you Want More Powers for States’- Farmers Grill Delhi CM

INDIA

Delhi chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has been demanding greater powers for the elected Government in Delhi was grilled by the farmers over his support to the abrogagion of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir by the Modi- led Government on August 05, 2019. The farmers who have been protesting against the controversial farm bills since months met the Delhi chief minister who has been vocally supporting that the three farm bills be rolled back- which millions of farmers throughout India belive are being imposed to give a free access to wealthy capitalists to India's agricultural product. https://twitter.com/punyaab/status/1453926903316844553?s=21 During their meeting with the Delhi chief Minister, the farmers called out the Delhi chief minister for his "dual standards". The farmers said...

Oct282021 by News DeskNo Comments

Deadwood: 4 JKAS Officers Among 8 Employees Terminated From Services Prematurely

REGIONAL

J&K government on Thursday terminated the services of eight of its employees including four JKAS officers and a doctor, against whom there were charges of corruption, as a part of the process to remove “deadwood” from the administration, officials sources said. They said that the government dispensed the services of the eight employees under Article 226 (2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations. The sources said that eight employees have been given a three-month notice allowance. They include Ravinder Kumar Bhat (JKAS)—Mission Director RUSA J&K; Mohammad Qasim Wani (JKAS)—regional Director Survey and Land Records Srinagar, Noor Alam (JKAS)—Deputy Secretary ARI & Training Department, Mohammad Mujib-ur-Rehman Ghassi (JKAS)—presently under suspension, Dr. Fayaz ...

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Public infrastructure to be renamed after Slain Soldiers and eminent persons

REGIONAL

The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the naming of schools, roads, and buildings after martyrs and eminent persons under the ongoing “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. As a mark of respect and acknowledgment of the exceptional contributions towards the security and development of the Union territory, the identified infrastructure will be renamed after the martyrs and living legends from Jammu and Kashmir. Pertinently, in Jammu province, the infrastructure will be renamed after Lt. Nb. ...

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Change in School Timings in Kashmir from November 1

EDUCATION

The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has issued an order with regard to change in school timings. As per an order issued by the DSEK in this regard, all government and recognised private schools within Srinagar Municipal limits would operate from 10 am to 3 pm from Monday while those located outside Srinagar municipal limits will remain functional from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. “The order shall be adhered to strictly by all the concerned government and private schools. Any deviation in this regard will be viewed very seriously,” the order reads.

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98 fresh cases reported, 326668 recovered so far across J&K

REGIONAL

The Government Bulletin on COVID today informs that 98 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 07 from Jammu division and 91 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 331963. Also, 01 COVID death has been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 72 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including15 from Jammu Division and 57 from Kashmir Division. The Bulletin informs that no new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed cases remains 49 here. On COVID vaccination, the Bulletin informs that72,446 doses of COVID vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours across the UT bringing the cumulative number of doses a...

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ACB traps and arrests manager and other employees of FCI Srinagar

REGIONAL

Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging therein that employees of FCI Depot Srinagar are unnecessarily delaying to unload the Truck and issuance of challan thereof. The complainant approached the ACB for taking legal action against Abdul Qayoom, Manager, and other employees of the FCI (Food Corporation of India), Shaheed Ganj Srinagar. It was revealed that more than 200 vehicles per month are unloaded at FCI Shaheed Gang Srinagar. Manager and other officials use delaying tactics for unloading of vehicles and demand bribe for issuance of challan. On receipt of the complaint Case, FIR No. 32/2021 U/S 7 PC Act 1988 & 120 IPC was registered in this Bureau and investigation taken up. During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted. The team laid a ...

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J&K Admin. Transfers 65.5 Acres Land To CRPF

REGIONAL

The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of the Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. The Administrative Council approved the transfer of land measuring 20 Kanal in favour of the Police Department for construction of SDPO Office /Police Station Litter in District Pulwama. Further, approval was given to transfer 524 Kanal 11 marla of land in favour of CRPF for establishing battalion camping sites at Village “Brah”, Tehsil Shangus, District Anantn...