SRINAGAR: Sudden emissions of gas from a tube well in Bomai village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district created panic among locals.
Accusing the concerned department of carelessness, locals said that the well was dug to meet up water scarcity in Logripora village of Bomai, however, sudden gas emissions created panic. among villagers.
They accused Jal Shakti Department of carelessness stating that no official visited the site to look into the matter. “When we brought the matter before the concerned officials, they asked us to block the tube well with the help of JCB, but didn’t even bother to visit the village themselves,” the locals alleged.
Meanwhile, the locals have appealed to the higher authorities to look into the matter at an earliest. (KNO)
Jammu, Feb 28 (GNS): An unclaimed water bottle caused panic in Panja Chowk of Rajouri with police and paramilitary CRPF rushing to the area, suspecting it to be an IED, officials said.
They said at about 7:50 a.m., Police’s Special Operation Group along with Bomb Disposal Squad and CRPF cordoned off Panja Chowk after information that there was unclaimed object. Without taking any chances, they said, the object was thoroughly checked.
“After inspection, it turned out to be a water bottle,” a police officer told GNS. Asked about the panic due to it, he said, “Security establishment does not take any chances.” (GNS)
Astronomers have observed what might be the “perfect explosion”, a colossal and utterly spherical blast triggered by the merger of two very dense stellar remnants called neutron stars shortly before the combined entity collapsed to form a black hole.
Researchers on Wednesday described for the first time the contours of the type of explosion, called a kilonova, that occurs when neutron stars merge. The rapidly expanding fireball of luminous matter they detailed defied their expectations.
The two neutron stars, with a combined mass about 2.7 times that of our sun, had orbited each other for billions of years before colliding at high speeds and exploding. This unfolded in a galaxy called NGC 4993, about 140-150m light years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Hydra. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9tn miles (9.5tn km).
The existence of kilonova explosions was proposed in 1974 and confirmed in 2013, but what they looked like was unknown until this one was detected in 2017 and studied intensively.
“It is a perfect explosion in several ways. It is beautiful, both aesthetically, in the simplicity of the shape, and in its physical significance,” said astrophysicist Albert Sneppen of the Cosmic Dawn Center in Copenhagen, lead author of the research published in the journal Nature.
“Aesthetically, the colors the kilonova emits quite literally look like a sun – except, of course, being a few hundred million times larger in surface area. Physically, this spherical explosion contains the extraordinary physics at the heart of this merger,” Sneppen added.
The researchers had expected the explosion to perhaps look like a flattened disk – a colossal luminous cosmic pancake, possibly with a jet of material streaming out of it.
“To be honest, we are really going back to the drawing board with this,” Cosmic Dawn Center astrophysicist and study co-author Darach Watson said.
“Given the extreme nature of the physical conditions – far more extreme than a nuclear explosion, for example, with densities greater than an atomic nucleus, temperatures of billions of degrees and magnetic fields strong enough to distort the shapes of atoms – there may well be fundamental physics here that we don’t understand yet,” Watson added.
The kilonova was studied using the European Southern Observatory’s Chile-based Very Large Telescope.
The two neutron stars began their lives as massive normal stars in a two-star system called a binary. Each exploded and collapsed after running out of fuel, leaving behind a small and dense core about 12 miles (20km) in diameter but packing more mass than the sun.
Very gradually, they drew nearer to each other, orbiting at a speedy clip. Each were stretched out and pulled apart in the final seconds before the merger because of the power of the other’s gravitational field. Their inner parts collided at about 25% of the speed of light, creating the most intense magnetic fields in the universe. The explosion unleashed the luminosity of about a billion suns for a few days.
The two briefly formed a single massive neutron star that then collapsed to form a black hole, an even denser object with gravity so fierce that not even light can escape.
The outer parts of the neutron stars, meanwhile, were stretched into long streamers, with some material flung into space. During the process, the densities and temperatures were so intense that heavy elements were forged, including gold, platinum, arsenic, uranium and iodine.
The researchers offered some hypotheses to explain the spherical shape of the explosion, including energy released from the short-lived single neutron star’s enormous magnetic field or the role of enigmatic particles called neutrinos.
“This is fundamentally astonishing, and an exciting challenge for any theoreticians and numerical simulations,” Sneppen said. “The game is on.”
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Marmara, who made $224,618 last year with overtime, worked in Southeast Queens. During his three decades on the force, the Civilian Complaint Review Board substantiated three complaints against him, including one in 1996 related to use of force, according to public records.
His new office is tasked with helping city agencies “monitor and assess the delivery of services to the public and other key stakeholders to ensure that services are delivered in a professional, equitable, efficient and effective manner,” according to the executive order Adams signed Jan. 26.
It is expected to spot “deficiencies” in agencies and is empowered to conduct audits and direct commissioners on how to respond to community complaints. And it can monitor how effectively departments are correcting mistakes or poor performance related to “delivery of services,” the order reads.
The office affords Banks an expanded role beyond overseeing public safety, while taking on a politically relevant issue that Adams has deemed one of his priorities — improving government efficacy.
Until now, Banks’ job has been restricted to public safety agencies like the FDNY and Office of Emergency Management. From his office in a private building a few blocks from City Hall, he can keep an eye on the NYPD — where he served as chief of department before stepping down amid a federal corruption probe for which he was an unindicted co-conspirator. He was never charged.
Meanwhile the risk management office began operating last year but hadn’t been formally established until Adams signed the executive order in January.
As a candidate in 2021, Adams announced plans to create an office that would root out waste, fraud and abuse in city government. Run by former Deputy Comptroller Marjorie Landa, the office has six employees and a budget of $900,000, the spokesperson said.
Among the office’s tasks is auditing city agencies and troubleshooting independent audits conducted by city and state comptrollers. Adams is likely to come under increased scrutiny from City Comptroller Brad Lander as the passage of time weakens the standard tactic of blaming bad audits on the prior mayor.
Landa’s office is expected to track agency implementation of the comptrollers’ audit recommendations and report its own findings to the city’s Department of Investigation when necessary, according to the executive order.
“Making government work for everyday New Yorkers and ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely are at the heart of Mayor Adams’ vision for a more equitable city,” spokesperson Jonah Allon said, noting these offices are the first of their kind. “Under the mayor’s leadership, these offices will promote smart, data-driven solutions to ensure city agencies are fulfilling their core mandates and delivering better, more efficient services to New Yorkers.”
On Friday Adams announced the creation of the Mayor’s Office for Child Care and Early Childhood Education, to focus on connecting families with “equitable, high-quality and affordable early education and care.” It comes as Adams is scaling back a pre-kindergarten program for 3-year-olds, which he said is not reaching the families most in need of it.
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday issued orders for the creation of 13 new police stations, 11 police divisions and two new police zones in the Hyderabad city police limits.
The new law and order police stations are IS Sadan, Tolichowki, Gudimalkapur, Masab Tank, Filmnagar, Rahmathnagar, Borabanda, Warasiguda, Tadbun, Bandlaguda, Domalguda, Lake PS and Khairatabad. All of these fall under different zones of the Hyderabad city police.
The new police divisions of the Hyderabad police are: Saidabad, Golconda, Kulsumpura, Jubilee Hills, S R Nagar, Chatrinaka,Gandhinagar, Chilkalguda, Osmania University, Trimulgherry and Chandrayangutta. A police division is headed by an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) level officer, while a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) level cop heads a zone.
Until now, Hyderabad had five police had fives zones: North, south, west, east and central. Two new zones are south east, and south west. These have been created by the Telangana government for better policing and law and order maintenance.
The new police stations in Hyderabad were created after demarcation of areas from the existing police stations having bigger jurisdictions.
Senior police officials said that with the demarcation of police stations and creation of new police stations, there will be better maintaining of law and order. There will be more police personnel in stations and effective surveillance on anti-social elements in Hyderabad.
Srinagar, Jan 27(GNS): The J&K government on Friday ordered creation of 486 posts, 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted) for transfer to Ladakh. Besides, it ordered creation of 1083 posts of Teacher (Grade-II/III), in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Ladakh, with immediate effect. Cumulatively 1569 posts have been created by the government.
The order by the government is in with the apportionment of Assets, Liabilities and Posts of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir between the Union Territory of J&K and UT of Ladakh.
“S.O 339 dated 30.10.2020, provides for detailed listing of additional 325 Gazetted and 3000 Non-Gazetted posts from overall strength of the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir to the Union territory of Ladakh,” reads a government order issued here.
Vide Government order (No. 102-Edu of 2021) dated 22 April 2021, the government noted that the School Education Department transferred 1284 Non-Gazetted posts including 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade II & III, to Ladakh.
“After considering list of posts provided by Union territory of Ladakh vide communication No. UTL/GAD/22/2020(l) dated 14.12.2020, 1756 additional posts (221 Gazetted and 1535 Non-Gazetted) were transferred to Union Territory of Ladakh on 15.11.2022,” it said, adding, “The General Administration Department, Union Territory of Ladakh vide communication No. A/23/2021-GAD-SEC dated 04.02.2022 shared revised list of additional 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted posts for detailed listing and also requested to transfer regular 1083 Teacher Grade II/III posts instead of supernumerary posts.”
The GAD Ladakh order also intimated that if the posts are not available in a particular department, the posts from other departments with similar nomenclature and pay levels be considered and if no such posts are available, then posts of similar pay levels may be apportioned to Union Territory of Ladakh.
“In the High-level meeting held under the Chairmanship of Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India held on 16.11.2022, it was decided that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir shall get the remaining posts created including the 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade-II and III and list the same for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh,” the order by the government, a copy of which lies with GNS said, adding, “the Finance Department vide U.O. No. FD-Code/99/2021-03-Part(l)-1793 dated 20.12.2022 conveyed concurrence to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) for transfer/ listing in favour of the Union Territory of Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020.”
The Administrative Council vide its decision (No. 1/1/2023) dated 22 January this year approved creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) and 1083 substantive posts of Teachers for transfer to the Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020, the order said.
“Now therefore, sanction is hereby accorded to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) in the Pay Levels indicated below for transfer to the Union Territory of Ladakh,” it said, adding, “Further, sanction is also accorded to creation of 1083 posts of Teacher Grade-II/III in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh, with immediate effect.” (GNS)
SRINAGAR: The J&K government on Friday ordered creation of 486 posts, 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted) for transfer to Ladakh. Besides, it ordered creation of 1083 posts of Teacher (Grade-II/III), in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Ladakh, with immediate effect. Cumulatively 1569 posts have been created by the government.
The order by the government is in with the apportionment of Assets, Liabilities and Posts of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir between the Union Territory of J&K and UT of Ladakh.
“S.O 339 dated 30.10.2020, provides for detailed listing of additional 325 Gazetted and 3000 Non-Gazetted posts from overall strength of the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir to the Union territory of Ladakh,” reads a government order issued here.
Vide Government order (No. 102-Edu of 2021) dated 22 April 2021, the government noted that the School Education Department transferred 1284 Non-Gazetted posts including 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade II & III, to Ladakh.
“After considering list of posts provided by Union territory of Ladakh vide communication No. UTL/GAD/22/2020(l) dated 14.12.2020, 1756 additional posts (221 Gazetted and 1535 Non-Gazetted) were transferred to Union Territory of Ladakh on 15.11.2022,” it said, adding, “The General Administration Department, Union Territory of Ladakh vide communication No. A/23/2021-GAD-SEC dated 04.02.2022 shared revised list of additional 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted posts for detailed listing and also requested to transfer regular 1083 Teacher Grade II/III posts instead of supernumerary posts.”
The GAD Ladakh order also intimated that if the posts are not available in a particular department, the posts from other departments with similar nomenclature and pay levels be considered and if no such posts are available, then posts of similar pay levels may be apportioned to Union Territory of Ladakh.
“In the High-level meeting held under the Chairmanship of Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India held on 16.11.2022, it was decided that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir shall get the remaining posts created including the 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade-II and III and list the same for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh,” the order by the government, a copy of which lies with GNS said, adding, “the Finance Department vide U.O. No. FD-Code/99/2021-03-Part(l)-1793 dated 20.12.2022 conveyed concurrence to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) for transfer/ listing in favour of the Union Territory of Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020.”
The Administrative Council vide its decision (No. 1/1/2023) dated 22 January this year approved creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) and 1083 substantive posts of Teachers for transfer to the Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020, the order said.
“Now therefore, sanction is hereby accorded to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) in the Pay Levels indicated below for transfer to the Union Territory of Ladakh,” it said, adding, “Further, sanction is also accorded to creation of 1083 posts of Teacher Grade-II/III in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh, with immediate effect.”
Srinagar, Jan 27: The J&K government on Friday ordered creation of 486 posts, 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted) for transfer to Ladakh. Besides, it ordered creation of 1083 posts of Teacher (Grade-II/III), in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Ladakh, with immediate effect. Cumulatively 1569 posts have been created by the government.
The order by the government is in with the apportionment of Assets, Liabilities and Posts of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir between the Union Territory of J&K and UT of Ladakh.
“S.O 339 dated 30.10.2020, provides for detailed listing of additional 325 Gazetted and 3000 Non-Gazetted posts from overall strength of the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir to the Union territory of Ladakh,” reads a government order issued here.
Vide Government order (No. 102-Edu of 2021) dated 22 April 2021, the government noted that the School Education Department transferred 1284 Non-Gazetted posts including 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade II & III, to Ladakh.
“After considering list of posts provided by Union territory of Ladakh vide communication No. UTL/GAD/22/2020(l) dated 14.12.2020, 1756 additional posts (221 Gazetted and 1535 Non-Gazetted) were transferred to Union Territory of Ladakh on 15.11.2022,” it said, adding, “The General Administration Department, Union Territory of Ladakh vide communication No. A/23/2021-GAD-SEC dated 04.02.2022 shared revised list of additional 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted posts for detailed listing and also requested to transfer regular 1083 Teacher Grade II/III posts instead of supernumerary posts.”
The GAD Ladakh order also intimated that if the posts are not available in a particular department, the posts from other departments with similar nomenclature and pay levels be considered and if no such posts are available, then posts of similar pay levels may be apportioned to Union Territory of Ladakh.
“In the High-level meeting held under the Chairmanship of Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India held on 16.11.2022, it was decided that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir shall get the remaining posts created including the 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade-II and III and list the same for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh,” the order by the government, a copy of which lies with GNS said, adding, “the Finance Department vide U.O. No. FD-Code/99/2021-03-Part(l)-1793 dated 20.12.2022 conveyed concurrence to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) for transfer/ listing in favour of the Union Territory of Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020.”
The Administrative Council vide its decision (No. 1/1/2023) dated 22 January this year approved creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) and 1083 substantive posts of Teachers for transfer to the Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020, the order said.
“Now therefore, sanction is hereby accorded to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) in the Pay Levels indicated below for transfer to the Union Territory of Ladakh,” it said, adding, “Further, sanction is also accorded to creation of 1083 posts of Teacher Grade-II/III in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh, with immediate effect.” (GNS)
Srinagar, Jan 27: The J&K government on Friday ordered creation of 486 posts, 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted) for transfer to Ladakh. Besides, it ordered creation of 1083 posts of Teacher (Grade-II/III), in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Ladakh, with immediate effect. Cumulatively 1569 posts have been created by the government.
The order by the government is in with the apportionment of Assets, Liabilities and Posts of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir between the Union Territory of J&K and UT of Ladakh.
“S.O 339 dated 30.10.2020, provides for detailed listing of additional 325 Gazetted and 3000 Non-Gazetted posts from overall strength of the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir to the Union territory of Ladakh,” reads a government order issued here.
Vide Government order (No. 102-Edu of 2021) dated 22 April 2021, the government noted that the School Education Department transferred 1284 Non-Gazetted posts including 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade II & III, to Ladakh.
“After considering list of posts provided by Union territory of Ladakh vide communication No. UTL/GAD/22/2020(l) dated 14.12.2020, 1756 additional posts (221 Gazetted and 1535 Non-Gazetted) were transferred to Union Territory of Ladakh on 15.11.2022,” it said, adding, “The General Administration Department, Union Territory of Ladakh vide communication No. A/23/2021-GAD-SEC dated 04.02.2022 shared revised list of additional 104 Gazetted and 382 Non-Gazetted posts for detailed listing and also requested to transfer regular 1083 Teacher Grade II/III posts instead of supernumerary posts.”
The GAD Ladakh order also intimated that if the posts are not available in a particular department, the posts from other departments with similar nomenclature and pay levels be considered and if no such posts are available, then posts of similar pay levels may be apportioned to Union Territory of Ladakh.
“In the High-level meeting held under the Chairmanship of Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India held on 16.11.2022, it was decided that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir shall get the remaining posts created including the 1083 supernumerary posts of Teacher Grade-II and III and list the same for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh,” the order by the government, a copy of which lies with GNS said, adding, “the Finance Department vide U.O. No. FD-Code/99/2021-03-Part(l)-1793 dated 20.12.2022 conveyed concurrence to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) for transfer/ listing in favour of the Union Territory of Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020.”
The Administrative Council vide its decision (No. 1/1/2023) dated 22 January this year approved creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) and 1083 substantive posts of Teachers for transfer to the Ladakh in terms of S.O. 339 dated 30.10.2020, the order said.
“Now therefore, sanction is hereby accorded to the creation of 486 posts (104 Gazetted and 382 Non Gazetted) in the Pay Levels indicated below for transfer to the Union Territory of Ladakh,” it said, adding, “Further, sanction is also accorded to creation of 1083 posts of Teacher Grade-II/III in applicable Pay Levels as per the relevant Recruitment Rules for transfer to Union Territory of Ladakh, with immediate effect.” (GNS)
SRINAGAR: The Government on Wednesday created 20 posts in different categories for establishment of Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a government order, they include one post of Senior Superintendent of Police, six posts each of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspectors and Head Constables besides one post of follower.
The TMC was ordered to be constituted by the Ministry Of Home Affairs, Government of India, in early 2019.
The group, comprising of eight members, has Additional DGPCID of J&K Police as its Chairman. It also has IGP of J&K Police,representatives from Intelligence Bureau (IB), National Investigation Agency (NIA),Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), as its members.
The terms of reference of the TMG include, “taking action against hardcore sympathisers among government employees including teachers etc providing overt or covert support to such activities”.
The MHA also charges the TMG with action against all registered cases related to militancy, militant financing and militancy-related activities and bring them to a logical conclusion.
It is also tasked with the work of “identify all key persons including leaders of the organisations who are involved in supporting (militancy) in any form and take concerted action against them.( GNS)
