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  • Lt Governor inaugurates newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees at Baramulla, Bandipora, Gande

    Lt Governor inaugurates newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees at Baramulla, Bandipora, Gande

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    BARAMULLA, APRIL 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated newly constructed 576 residential accommodations for PM Package Employees today at Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal & Shopian.

    “Today’s inauguration is a testimony to our commitment to create adequate facilities for a future of prosperity & dignity of Employees,” said the Lt Governor.

    The Lt Governor said the Government is sensitive to the issues of the Kashmiri migrant families. We understand their pain and working with the right intent to complete the construction of residential accommodations on priority.

    The administration has taken various initiatives to expedite the process of construction of housing units for PM Package employees and 2000 more flats will be completed by December 2023, he added.

    The Lt Governor highlighted the remarkable progress in various sectors including industries, empowerment of citizens and building competitive economy & inclusive society.

    “Our young generation is our greatest asset and they should take the lead to build a stronger, prosperous and a more dynamic J&K,” said the Lt Governor.

    Some vested interest spoiled the generations, separated your own brothers from you. Come forward and say that what had happened was wrong and now we won’t let it happen to anyone, he added.

    The Lt Governor also spoke on progressive reforms introduced to boost infrastructure, employment generation and ease of living in the UT.

    Today, the domestic and foreign companies are willing to invest in J&K. More than 1.25 lakh crore rupees worth highways and tunnel projects are going on in the UT. Increased flight operations in both Jammu & Srinagar airports, improved road and rail connectivity have brought J&K closer to the world, he added.

    The Lt Governor also shared the key initiatives taken to tap the growth potential of various priority sectors, extending handholding to budding entrepreneurs, creating large self-employment opportunities, and ensuring fast track & transparent recruitments.

    Ms. Safina Baig, DDC Chairperson, Baramulla, in her address, said the Transit Accommodations will give a boost to the communal harmony and brotherhood in Kashmir.

    Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary highlighted the efforts of the administration in the timely completion of the residential accommodations for PM Package Employees.

    Senior officers from Civil Administration & Police, PRI members and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Man Charged With Animal Cruelty For Dragging A Dog Tied To Scooty

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    SRINAGAR: In a shocking incident, a man tied a dog to his scooty and dragged him on the road. The video of the incident went viral on social media and caught attention of the police, who later arrested the man.

    Srinagar Police in a tweet said,“There is a viral video wherein a bike rider had tied a dog & was dragging this dog. FIR 31/2023 u/s 429 IPC & sec 11 of prevention of cruelty to animals act was registered at Nishat Police station.”

    The accused has been arrested and has been identified as Ab Rashid Dar son of Gh Rasool Dar of Gaw Marg Shalimar. The scooty of the accused has been seized.



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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK’s Tele MANAS Mental Health Helpline Receives Over 10,000 Calls

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    SRINAGAR: In a significant achievement towards providing quality mental healthcare for all, the UT level Tele-Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) cell, established at the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS) in Srinagar, has received more than 10,000 calls since its launch in Jammu and Kashmir on November 4, 2022.

    The first-of-its-kind mental health helpline is a three-tier system that has mental health counsellors, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists available for patients’ calls. Doctors at IMHANS informed that since its launch, they have received 10,000 calls related to stress, drug addiction, suicidal tendencies, and anxiety.

    Secretary of Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Bhupendra Kumar, elaborated on the significance of the Tele-MANAS cell in the UT, saying that telemedicine is a broader concept and teleconsultation is part of it. “People can call on the toll-free number and seek advice on mental health issues. Since its launch, the number of calls has increased, and the quality of calls has also. People who took the first consultation are calling for follow-ups also with psychologists and psychiatrists,” he said.

    The Secretary added that Tele-MANAS would also be linked to the e-Sehaj portal where doctors can prescribe medicine. “We want people to use this facility, and Tele-MANAS is the way forward. It is more important for remote and far-off places where there is a shortage of doctors and specialists,” he added.

    Mission Director, NHM J&K, Ayushi Sudan, said there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health issues and, with Tele-MANAS, people are coming forward with these issues. “The individual calls reach one or two hours, and it is available 24/7. A lot of mental health issues occur during nighttime. We have been able to cover a lot of people. It is accessible and free. We want to expand it in the future at the district level as well,” she said.

    Ayushi Sudan said the NHM J&K is also planning to expand mental health coverage across the districts to cover mental health issues, but the approach may be different from Tele-MANAS. “We will be having district mental health plans. Tele-MANAS is beginning in our initiative. We are also planning to integrate the suicide helpline,” she said.

    As an extension to the service delivery framework of the existing Tele-MANAS helpline, they have developed the Tele-MANAS Chatbot, the first of its kind in the entire country. It will enable users to chat directly about their basic mental health problems for a solution, and subsequently, patients can be referred to the Tele-MANAS cell.

    Dr. Qazi Haroon, State Program Manager Mental Health J&K, said Tele-MANAS is being linked to the District Mental health program across all the districts of JK UT. A comprehensive communication strategy/IEC formulated has actually helped us to reach so extensively to common people in such a short period.

    Pertinently, J&K stands at rank 2 in the whole country as far as daily calls received by Tele-MANAS Cells are concerned.(GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Six Injured In JK Road Accident

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    SRINAGAR: At least six persons were injured after a sumo vehicle collided with a school bus in Qalamabad village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district this afternoon.

    Reports said that a sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK05D 6636 collided with a school bus bearing number JK 09B 8018 at Mirpora Qalamabad, resulting in injuries to six persons.

    The injured persons identified as Ruqaya Begum (25), Mushtaq Ahmad Ahanger (42) – residents of Audoora, Mohammad Asif (22), resident of Lachh, Aaqib Ahmad (21) of Lawoosa, Reyaz Ahmad Wani (30) of Warpora and Sajjad Ahmad (28) of Yahama were evacuated from the site to NTPHC Qalamabad for immediate treatment. Two among the injured, Ruqaya Begum and Reyaz Ahmad Wani, were sent to District Hospital Handwara while four others were discharged after given first aid at the health facility.

    Confirming it, SHO Qalamabad Dr Anam Manhas said that all the persons injured in the accident are safe. “Four persons were discharged at NTPHC Qalamabad after first-aid while two, including a pregnant woman, are at District Hospital for preferential treatment to rule out chance of any complications’ caused in to the accident”, she said adding due cognizance has been taken into the incident. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK Traffic Dept Collects Nearly 100 Crore From Violators

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    SRINAGAR: The traffic department of Jammu and Kashmir collected nearly a hundred crore rupees from the alleged violators in the last 5 years.

    The highest number of penalties has been recovered by the Traffic Police City Jammu. The official data reveals that for the last 5 years from 2018 to 2022, Traffic Police National Highway Ramban has realized a fine to the tune of over Rs 15 crores.

    Traffic Police City Jammu over Rs 38 crores, Traffic Police Rural Jammu over Rs 16 crores, Traffic Police City South Srinagar nearly Rs 16 crores while Traffic Rural Kashmir has realized a fine of Rs over 5 crores in a single year in 2022.

    The Traffic Department has made the data public in reply to the queries raised by an applicant.

    The information provided to the applicant reveals that not a single ambulance is in possession of Traffic Police National Highway Ramban, Traffic Police City Jammu, Traffic Police Rural Jammu, Traffic Police City South Srinagar and Traffic Rural Kashmir.

    The manpower in Traffic Department regulating traffic has also been witnessing a nose dive. Traffic Police City South in Srinagar had strength of 527 traffic police personnel in 2018 which came down to 500 in 2019,492 in 2020, 488 in 2021, and 466 in the year 2022.

    The deployment of traffic personnel has also witnessed a fall in Traffic Police City Jammu 463, Traffic Police Rural Jammu 324 including 84 SPOs, and Traffic Rural Kashmir 365. [KNT]

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • CS Launches Three Online Initiatives Of Revenue Department

    CS Launches Three Online Initiatives Of Revenue Department

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    SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday launched 3 online services of the Revenue and Registration Departments.

    The services include Downloading of Registered Document, Aadhaar based authentication and online portal of Evacuee Property.

    The launch was attended by Financial Commissioner Revenue Shaleen Kabra, Commissioner Secretary IT Prerna Puri and Secretary Revenue Dr. Piyush Singla, IGR J&K Sheikh Arshad Ayub, Custodian General Rajesh Sharma and other officers of the Revenue Department.

    The feature of online downloading will enable citizens to have access to the copy of registered document immediately upon registration and thus, shall no longer have to visit the Sub Registrar Office on the next day to collect it. This shall save time and effort of the citizens as well as substantially reduce the burden on the official staff. This will further entail the change in PSGA timelines from 2 days to a single day.

    Aadhaar based authentication in document registration shall enable online identification of intending parties from the server of UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) and thereby eliminate the chances of fraud or impersonation and also rule out ‘benami’ transactions. In future, this will enable the department to dispense with the need of identifiers in registration and finally pave the way for e-registration.

    Chief Secretary was informed that the Registration portal namely NGDRS has already been integrated with key services such as PAN verification, Rapid Assessment System (RAS) and DigiLocker.

    While commending the Revenue Department on the achievement of important milestones, Chief Secretary stressed on strengthening the online portals so that citizens do not have to face any speed or connectivity related issues while uploading or downloading their documents. He further directed the Revenue Department to conduct a workshop for field functionaries of the Department and come up with a comprehensive roadmap for demystification of revenue terminology, so that it becomes accessible and understandable for the common man.

    He further directed the Department to expeditiously pursue the Scanning and Digitization of Legacy Registration data from the courts. He noted that online seeding of old registration data shall be a massive reform which shall hugely benefit the citizens in assurance of titles and can minimize the burden on the official machinery.

    Custodian General J&K gave a brief presentation on the launch of the Evacuee Property Portal jkcustodian.jk.gov.in which contains a database of all the evacuee property of the UT spread over 14 Lakh kanals, services such as e-auction of property, Issuance of NOCs, Change of use of property, Renewal of rent, transfer of allotment, etc.(GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Implement Multi-Pronged Strategy To Ensure Adequate Availability Of Power: LG Sinha To PDD

    Implement Multi-Pronged Strategy To Ensure Adequate Availability Of Power: LG Sinha To PDD

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a meeting of Power Development Department to review power situation during the upcoming summer months, on Wednesday at Civil Secretariat.

    The meeting discussed the various aspects to meet the high electricity demand and a multi-pronged strategy to ensure adequate availability of power.

    The Lt Governor directed the officers to strictly implement the decisions taken in the earlier meetings to meet any peak demand and proactive actions for robust power distribution & transmission system.

    The Lt Governor also directed to launch a campaign against theft of electricity. He said cases of theft should be tackled on priority since it is an important aspect to ensure energy security to all.

    Sinha sought a detailed report on the ongoing power sector projects and schemes such as installation of pre-paid meters. He directed the officers to analyse all the issues such as manpower augmentation & rationalisation to provide better power services to the people of J&K.

    He further instructed to complete the augmentation and upgradation work of Grid stations on a war footing.

    A PowerPoint presentation was given by Sh. H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department on actions taken on the directions during the previous review meeting.

    The Lt Governor also launched Real-Time Data acquisition system (RT-DAS). The system would provide real-time access to performance parameters pertaining to different feeders besides other benefits.

    Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh. H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department along with other senior officials attended the meeting.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Three ARTO Employees Disengaged From Services On Corruption Charges

    Three ARTO Employees Disengaged From Services On Corruption Charges

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    SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday ordered disengagement of three employees of ARTO Sopore on charges of corruption.

    An order issued by the Transport commissioner, read that In view of the recommendations made by the ARTO Baramulla conveyed by the RTO Kashmir vide No. RTOK/Estt/615-17dated 19-04-2023, the following consolidated workers are hereby disengaged with immediate effect.

    The employees were identified as Aijaz Ahmed Mir, Farooq Ahmed Wagay and Mohammad Ashraf Dar.

    Notably,three employees (consolidated) at ARTO office Sopore were arrested for taking bribe from the public visiting the office for obtaining Driving License, NOC, Registration of vehicles.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • India To Lead Global Efforts Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development: LG Sinha

    India To Lead Global Efforts Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development: LG Sinha

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the National Conference on ‘[email protected]’, today at the Convention Centre.

    The Conference was organized by IIM Jammu, IIT Jammu, AIIMS Jammu, in collaboration with Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DICCI) to deliberate upon priorities, prospects and way forward for creating an inclusive & sustainable society.

    “The aspirations of humanity can be fulfilled only in the conditions of peace. And, I strongly believe, ‘Ahimsa’ deeply rooted in our great civilization, is making the world realize the futility of conflict and utility of dialogue,” said the Lt Governor.

    During India’s G20 presidency, green, accelerated, inclusive & sustainable growth are top priorities and the world is looking at us with a hope to deal with the challenges of Covid, Climate Change and Conflict, observed the Lt Governor.

    “Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a new vision to the world that climate change cannot be fought from conference tables alone but It has to be fought from the dinner tables in every home. This will pave the way for sustainable & inclusive development,” the Lt Governor said.

    The Lt Governor stressed upon synergy between developmental activities and environment conservation to ensure global prosperity and better quality of life for all. He further observed that Ecological security will lead to economic security and strengthen our social development initiatives.

    “India will play the most important & constructive role for climate future and shape the action plan for mitigation, adaptation and environmental management systems. India will guide the world towards achieving the goal of environmentally sustainable development,” he said.

    The Lt Governor said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, India has given a new social model to the world for equitable development.

    Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, Make In India and Digital India have provided a robust framework for rapid and sustainable growth, he added.

    The Lt Governor also underscored the important role of premier institutions like IIM, IIT & AIIMS and the youth to provide future solutions to humanity.

    He further emphasized on exchange of best practices and increased cooperation between the countries for Digitally Empowered Society and Knowledge-based Economy.

    G20 represents 60% of the world population, accounts 85% of global GDP and 75% of global trade. I am confident that India’s G20 presidency will give new impetus to global relations and strengthen the spirit of “One Earth, One Family, One Future”, he added.

    Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary also shared his views and highlighted the efforts to fulfil India’s G20 goals.

    Dr Milind Kamble Chairman, BoG, IIM Jammu; Dr Sharad Saraf, Chairman, BoG, IIT Jammu; Prof YK Gupta, President AIIMs Jammu; Prof BS Sahay, Director IIM Jammu; Prof Shakti Gupta, Executive Director, AIIMS Jammu; Prof Manoj Singh Gaur, Director, IIT Jammu, besides delegates from across the country, prominent citizens and students were present.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Seven Shops, Residential House Gutted in Massive Fire Mishap

    Seven Shops, Residential House Gutted in Massive Fire Mishap

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    SRINAGAR: At least seven shops and a residential house were gutted in a massive fire incident in Qalamabad village in Handwara area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

    Reports said that a fire broke out in a residential house this afternoon. The raging flames soon after spread to a shopping complex in proximity near Jamia Masjid Qalamabad.

    Responding to the exigency, Handwara Police and locals swung into action to douse off the flames. After hours of strenuous efforts, the blaze was controlled but not before it gutted at least seven shops and a double-storeyed residential house. Among the gutted shops included four of merchandise (Kiryana), two of hardware and one of a tailor. The residential house and the shopping complex are said to belong to one Ghulam Ahmad Najar.

    The fire also caused minor damage to the attic portion of the Jamia Masjid Qalamabad.

    Two civilians and a cop during the rescue operation suffered contusions and were administered with first aid at the site.

    Chairman Jamia Masjid Qalamabad, Abdul Ghani Reshi while extending his gratitude to Handwara Police and local administration alongside Army’s 30 RR said that the timely action from them prevented the fire from spreading further. The mosque head however castigated the local unit of F&ES Department for failing to act on time, which according to him led to escalation of the blaze.

    “We are highly thankful to Handwara Police, the local administration alongside Army’s 30 RR for their timely help and preventing the spread of fire”, he said adding “We however are highly agonized by the pathetic approach of the local F&ES Department unit which despite at a stone’s throw distance failed to perform its duty as otherwise expected.” (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )