SRINAGAR: Director School Education, Jammu, Ashok Kumar Sharma on Saturday said that the transfer policy of teachers has been formulated after careful consideration of all the factors related to the transfer process and keeping the interest of the students at the center.
The DSEJ was speaking at an interactive session with the media fraternity which was attended by Dr Rajesh Kumar, Personnel Officer DSEJ, Mamata Sharma, Deputy Director(Planning) DSEJ, and the representatives from electronic, print, and social media.
The Director discussed the various provisions of the transfer policy of teachers with the media personnel and informed them that the objective of the policy is to ensure a fair and transparent transfer process for teaching staff in government schools.
The Director addressed various queries regarding the issues faced by the students studying in private schools and said that appropriate steps would be taken by the Directorate in accordance with the law, to address these issues.
He also urged the private schools to adhere to the guidelines set by the government for ensuring ethical practices and a justifiable fee structure.
The Director School Education Jammu also appreciated the efforts of the media fraternity for maintaining a constructive dialogue on matters related to the education sector.
The department remains committed to ensuring high-quality education for students in Jammu and Kashmir and looks forward to the continued support of the media in this endeavor, he said.
For any further information or queries regarding the new transfer policy for the teaching fraternity interested parties are welcome to contact the office of the Director School Education Jammu/CEOs in the District.
Wanted: an animal-loving billionaire who might consider buying 1,993 threatened white rhinos instead of a new superyacht or a Picasso, or a Picasso onboard a superyacht.
John Hume, a South African multimillionaire who started a rhino breeding project with about 200 animals 30 years ago, is selling all the rhinos and the 8,500-hectare (21,000 acres) conservation ranch where they live in what must rank as one of the most unusual ever online auctions.
Bids for the farm, 100 miles south-east of Johannesburg, start at $10m (£8m) and close at 5pm on Monday 1 May – international save the rhino day. Also included alongside the rhinos – which make up about 10% of the world’s total rhino population – are 213 buffaloes, five hippos, seven zebras and 11 giraffes.
Hume, 81, who made his fortune building timeshare resorts, said he was selling up after spending $150m on the project and he could no longer continue to support the rhinos.
John Hume, hotel magnate and owner of the Platinum Rhino Project. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images
“I’ve used all my life savings spending on that population of rhinos for 30 years. And I finally ran out of money,” he said. “I’m hoping that there is a billionaire that would rather save the population of rhinos from extinction than own a superyacht.”
His daughter-in-law Tammy Hume said Hume called an emergency family meeting last year when he realised he would soon no longer be able to meet the £8,000-a-day cost of securing and feeding the rhinos. The farm employs about 100 people, including vets, rangers and security guards to protect the animals from poachers. There is also a helicopter for air patrols.
Hume said selling the Platinum Rhino Project was the only option, after failing to overturn a global ban on selling rhino horn to fund the farm. The horn, which is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, is said to be more valuable, by weight, in the hidden economy than elephant ivory, cocaine or gold.
Veterinarian Michelle Otto stands with a sedated and blindfolded rhino after trimming its horn at the ranch of the breeder John Hume. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
The farm has a licence to trim rhino horns, which it claims helps protect them as it makes the animals less of a target for poachers. The Humes said the trimmed rhino horn is DNA-profiled, microchipped and kept in a secure location – and not sold.
Hume said he fell in love with rhinos after retiring to a small ranch in the countryside with a small crash of rhinos. “I’m sympathetic and emotional. Rhinos are underdogs. They stand the least chance of surviving poaching,” he told the Daily Maverick. “It’s impossible to say what these 2,000 rhinos have cost me. Billions. I was rich then. And now I’m not.”
Hume said his “ideal buyer is a person or foundation with a passion for conserving rhinos and the means to keep the breeding project going”.
He added: “With 200 rhinos born a year, the project has the power to make a significant difference and bolster declining rhino populations on the African continent.”
Tammy Hume said the family had spoken to several “high net worth individuals” who had expressed interest in buying the farm as a philanthropic gift to conservation efforts. They have also been in discussions with ecological foundations and zoos across the world.
She had hoped to fund future conservation work by releasing 100 of the rhinos into the wild but could not find a charity or philanthropist to fund the effort. “Trimming [horns], we understand that there is enormous concern about but it was just one idea of how to generate an income,” she said. “Another was to create a nature market from rewilding rhinos … but no one was willing to pay for it.”
A three-week-old rhino waits to be fed. Photograph: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images
As of Friday no bids had been placed but Hume said several people had registered for the auction and paid a 90,000 rand (£4,000) registration fee.
“We hope the auction has set off alarm bells around the world, that we can’t continue to look after the rhinos financially, and these animals need a new saviour.”
Almost all (98.8%) of the southern white rhinos occur in only four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. They were, according to the WWF, thought to be extinct in the late 19th century, but in 1895 a small population of fewer than 100 individuals was discovered in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. After more than a century of protection and management, they are now classified as “near threatened” and about 18,000 animals exist in protected areas and private game reserves. They are the only one of the five rhino species that are not endangered.
A spokesperson for the WWF said: “[We] are working with rhino conservation experts to better understand the current and future potential conservation contribution of the white rhino at Platinum Rhino and the role of captive breeding operations in white rhino conservation. Although the numbers of rhinos that have been bred at Platinum Rhino represent a notable percentage of white rhinos left in the world, it is unfortunately increasingly the case in rhino conservation that our challenge is not a shortage of rhinos but a shortage of conservation areas with safe suitable rhino habitat.”
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said on Friday that before granting further extension to a probe agency to complete investigation in a case lodged under the anti-terror law, a special court has to apply its mind to ascertain the reasonable time required and extend the period of custody of accused for a period up to 90 days.
The high court said the report of public prosecutor is not required to be provided to the accused at the stage of grant of extension of remand for continued investigation.
However, the “accused cannot be a silent spectator” and the special court would be required to take into consideration his submissions while examining the report regarding the progress of investigation and the reasons for seeking further detention for continued probe, it said.
“As regards the issue whenever a report of the public prosecutor is presented for seeking extension of time for investigation beyond 90 days, the special court will apply its mind to find out the reasonable time required to complete the investigation and extend the period of custody for such period upto 90 days…
“Subject to the right of the investigating agency to seek further extension of remand if remand for less than 90 days is granted, based on a fresh report of the public prosecutor, upto a maximum of 90 days,” a bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish Dayal said.
The high court said the special court would also be required to satisfy itself from the investigation carried out that there is sufficient material to form a reasonable belief that prima facie an offence under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is made out.
It said no reasons with regard to this will be required to be reflected in the order as the same would entail disclosure of the investigation carried out.
The bench in its 81-page judgement, dealt with the common issues raised in 10 appeals regarding the validity of extension of the period of detention beyond 90 days under Section 43D(2)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
In these cases, the period of detention of the accused and investigation was extended from 90 days to 180 days.
Section 43 D (2) of the anti-terror law grants 90 days to the investigating agency to complete its probe and file the charge sheet. It, however, states if it is not possible to complete the investigation within that period, the court concerned may extend the deadline up to 180 days.
The high court said the essential requirements to be seen by the special court while extending the remand of the accused to complete the investigation include reasons evidencing the personal satisfaction of the public prosecutor regarding the progress of investigation made.
The other two requirements are “reasons indicating why the investigation could not be completed within the period of 90 days and further investigation required to be carried out for which extended period of time is necessary”.
All these three essential ingredients must form part of the public prosecutor’s report, based on which the special court will arrive at the satisfaction to extend the period of remand, the bench said.
The high court dismissed several of the appeals including those of accused Zeeshan Qamar, Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa Haris who had challenged the special court’s orders granting extension of time for investigation and remand, leading to continued detention.
It, however, granted default bail to accused Mushab Anwar and Dr. Rahees Rasheed and directed that they be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.
The high court was informed that accused Mohd. Manan Dar has already been granted bail by the trial court.
