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J&K Beset With Unemployment, Development Deficit, Administrative Apathy: Tanvir Sadiq

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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Spokesperson and In Charge Constituency Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq on Sunday chaired a convention of party functionaries in Dug Mohalla, Rainawari in Zadibal Constituency. On the occasion he welcomed prominent businessman and social activist Irshad Ahmad into the party.
Addressing the workers Tanvir said that the government was busy swelling its coffers, but when it comes to passing on the benefits to the poor, it sidesteps its responsibility. “Despite charging hefty amounts from consumers, the rampant erratic power supply and unscheduled cuts is taking a toll on people during the ongoing winter season. The administration is further deepening the troubles of people by providing inferior quality of rice at FCSCA ration stores. There is no accountability on the ground,” he said.
“We have long been identified with J&K’s identity, dignity and historical uniqueness. The march of gradually increasing space for democratic forces in Kashmir is a result of NC’s historical efforts, people know this. This is why NC is the first and last choice of people. People of J&K have seen political parties surface and vanish. On our part we will continue to guard our people’s trust in us with our lives,” Tanvir said.
“There is no end to government apathy. Unemployment, development deficit, and administrative apathy have become the bywords of Jammu & Kashmir. Today’s J&K is defined by anxiety, fear and insecurity and there is no end to it.”
On the occasion, Tanvir welcomed number of socio political activists into the party fold, hoping that the party will benefit from their wide ranging experience in public life. The new entrants too vowed to strengthen the party at grassroot level.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 5, 2023
Rural Development Ministry allays fear over budget cut in MGNREGA

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New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development said on Friday that the concern that lower allocation for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24 may affect the rural employment scheme is far from the truth.
“A concern has been raised over the Union Budget allocating Rs 60,000 crore for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24, which is 18 per cent lower than the Rs 73,000 crore budget estimates of 2022-23. This may affect the rural employment scheme of MGNREGA to achieve its objective of providing wage employment against the demand from the rural households. This is far from thr truth,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
MGNREGA is a demand-driven scheme. Any household demanding employment shall be provided at least 100 days of unskilled manual work in a financial year in accordance with the scheme. During FY 2022-23, a total of 99.81 per cent rural households have been offered wage employment against their demand for work. If an applicant for employment under the scheme is not provided such employment within 15 days of receipt, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance, the ministry said.
“In FY 2019-20, the BE was Rs 60,000 crore which got revised to Rs 71,001 crore; for FY 2020-21, the BE was Rs 61,500 crore which increased in the RE to Rs 1,11,500 crore; and for FY 2021-22, the BE of Rs 73,000 crore was revised to Rs 98,000 crore. Therefore, it can be seen that the actual releases to the states have been much higher than that provided for at the BE level.
“Even during the current financial year 2022-23, the BE was Rs 73,000 crore, which was revised to Rs 89,400 crore. From the perusal of the above, it is inferred that the previous release has no bearing on the requirement for funds for next year,” said the ministry.
“Whenever additional fund is required, the Ministry of Finance is requested to provide the funds. The government of India is committed to release funds for wage and material payments for proper implementation of the scheme, as per the provisions of the act and guidelines applicable for Central government as well as the state governments,” it added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 3, 2023
LG To Head Revamped UT Forest Development Agency

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SRINAGAR: The Government on Friday ordered the constitution of ‘Revamped Union Territory Forest Development Agency, UT Level Executive Committee, UT Steering Committee and District Steering Committee(s) for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the National Mission for Green India (GIM) in the Jammu and Kashmir.
The Revamped UT Forest Development Agency will be headed by Lieutenant Governor and members include Chief Secretary, J&K , Administrative Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment , Principal Chief Conservator of Forests , Chief Wildlife Warden , Nodal Officer (Forest Conservation) , Chairman, Executive Committee, all FDAs (CFs), Member Secretary, Executive Committee, all FDAs (Hq DFOs (T)), Nodal officer (State CAMPA), Representative of three “eminent” NGOs of the UT— Representative of WWF- India Nazir be Nazir, National Society for protection of Water Resources, Wetlands & Forests (NGO) and Nadeem Qadri, Wildlife Conservation Fund, (NGO)— as well Nodal Officer, GIM, Chief Conservator of Forests, (Planning & Projects).
Its terms of reference among others include to provide for overall guidance for the Mission in achieving Mission goals and objectives, according to a government order, a copy of which lies with news agency GNS. It has been also tasked to oversee implementation of the board policy framework in achieving Mission goals and objectives. “The committee shall meet at least once a year.”
Union territory Level Executive Committee shall be 12-member and will be headed by administrative Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment, as per the order.
Its terms and conditions include preparation of UT APO and its submission to UT Screening Committee for finalization; Technical approval of District level APOs; Preparation of the annual reports of the UT GIM; Ensuring programmatic convergence at the L1 landscape level and Providing technical guidance for implementation of GIM The committee shall meet at a frequency to be decided by the UT Government but at least twice in a year.
The UT Steering Committee comprises 14 members and would be headed by Chief Secretary. The District Steering Committee, comprising eights members and headed by respective District Magistrate.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

January 27, 2023
LG To Head Revamped UT Forest Development Agency

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Srinagar, Jan 27 (GNS): The Government on Friday ordered the constitution of ‘Revamped Union Territory Forest Development Agency, UT Level Executive Committee, UT Steering Committee and District Steering Committee(s) for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the National Mission for Green India (GIM) in the Jammu and Kashmir.
The Revamped UT Forest Development Agency will be headed by Lieutenant Governor and members include Chief Secretary, J&K , Administrative Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment , Principal Chief Conservator of Forests , Chief Wildlife Warden , Nodal Officer (Forest Conservation) , Chairman, Executive Committee, all FDAs (CFs), Member Secretary, Executive Committee, all FDAs (Hq DFOs (T)), Nodal officer (State CAMPA), Representative of three “eminent” NGOs of the UT— Representative of WWF- India Nazir be Nazir, National Society for protection of Water Resources, Wetlands & Forests (NGO) and Nadeem Qadri, Wildlife Conservation Fund, (NGO)— as well Nodal Officer, GIM, Chief Conservator of Forests, (Planning & Projects).
Its terms of reference among others include to provide for overall guidance for the Mission in achieving Mission goals and objectives, according to a government order, a copy of which lies with GNS. It has been also tasked to oversee implementation of the board policy framework in achieving Mission goals and objectives. “The committee shall meet at least once a year.”
Union territory Level Executive Committee shall be 12-member and will be headed by administrative Secretary, Department of Forests, Ecology and Environment, as per the order.
Its terms and conditions include preparation of UT APO and its submission to UT Screening Committee for finalization; Technical approval of District level APOs; Preparation of the annual reports of the UT GIM; Ensuring programmatic convergence at the L1 landscape level and Providing technical guidance for implementation of GIM The committee shall meet at a frequency to be decided by the UT Government but at least twice in a year.
The UT Steering Committee comprises 14 members and would be headed by Chief Secretary. The District Steering Committee, comprising eights members and headed by respective District Magistrate. (GNS)
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( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

January 27, 2023
Apple temporarily halts its own Wi-Fi chip development

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San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has reportedly halted the development of its in-house Wi-Fi chip “for a while”.
Many investors are worried that the tech giant’s efforts to develop its own Wi-Fi chip might negatively impact Broadcom’s Wi-Fi chip business, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a blogpost on Thursday.
The iPhone maker’s previous development for Wi-Fi solution was the Wi-Fi-only chip and not the Wi-Fi+Bluetooth combo chip.
Making a Wi-Fi+Bluetooth combination chip is more difficult than making a Wi-Fi-only chip from a design perspective.
As a result, it would be difficult for the tech giant to replace Broadcom’s combo chips with its own because the majority of Apple’s products employ the combo chip.
“The slowdown of processor upgrades is unfavourable to the sales of end products (such as A16 and M2 series chips),” Kuo said.
According to Kuo, the company has focused the majority of its integrated circuit (IC) design resources on the development of processors to make sure that the world’s most advanced 3nm processors can enter mass production smoothly in 2023-2025 and that the performance upgrade and power consumption improvement can significantly improve against predecessors.
He also mentioned that in the next two-three years, “Wi-Fi chips will usher in critical Wi-Fi 6E/7 upgrades.”
Therefore, it is riskier for the iPhone maker to use its own Wi-Fi chips “when the industry standard markedly changes”.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the company was working on a replacement for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip which it currently uses from Broadcom, and is planning to start integrating it into devices in 2025.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 27, 2023
‘New buildings are not for development, nation building is’: Telangana Governor

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Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan said that everyone should have an equal share in development while addressing the Republic Day event on Thursday at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad.
The Governor unfurled the national flag which was followed by the national anthem.
Soundararajan while addressing the event stated, “Chairman of the drafting committee of our Constitution BR Ambedkar said there must not be a class that has got all the privileges and a class that has got all the burdens to carry.”
“New buildings are not for development, nation building is for development,” Soundararajan said.
“All the farmers and the marginalised people should have farms and houses, few should not have farmhouses. That is not the development. Everyone should have an equal share in the development,” added Soundararajan emphasising the importance and meaning of development in her speech.
The Governor also paid respect to the freedom fighters and the members of the Constituent Assembly. She said, “There were great personalities and stalwarts of great intellect, wisdom and vision in our constituent assembly.”
In the event, the Governor also felicitated Golden Globes award-winning and Oscars nominated ‘Naatu Naatu’ song’s composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose at the Republic Day function in Hyderabad.
However, the Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the Republic Day celebrations.
The week-long celebrations commenced on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. To mark the occasion, a one-of-a-kind Military Tattoo and Tribal Dance Festival ‘Aadi Shaurya – Parv Parakram ka’ was organised in New Delhi on January 23 and 24. The events will culminate on 30th January, which is observed as Martyrs’ Day.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 26, 2023
J&K Witnessing New Dawn Of Development, Peace From Last 3 Years: Advisor Bhatnagar

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SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new dawn of development from the last three years.
Addressing a gathering on the eve of Republic Day at SK Stadium here, Advisor Bhatnagar highlighted the works and developmental projects carried out by the LG led administration.
As per the news agency KNO, he said that in the last three years, J&K is witnessing a new dawn from the last three years in terms of development, peace and progress.
He said that the incumbent administration is giving priority to the health sector and many initiatives have been taken to ensure better healthcare to the people.
“In this regard, the government has come up with two AIIMS Institutes in J&K at the cost of Rs 4000 crore. The AIIMS in Kashmir to be completed by 2025 while 15 medical colleges and other related institutions have also come up in the UT,” he said.
He added that in the field of medical education, 2100 seats have been increased.
Several schemes have been launched to benefit the farmers in the Union Territory, he said adding that under the different schemes, the farmers are being assisted.
He said 33000 farmers have provided Rs 56 crore under one of the schemes.

The development has taken pace and in the PM Gram Sadak Yojhna, J&K has been ranked 3rd from 21th rank this year.
The road length for macadamization has been increased from 2200 kilometers to 3500 kms while a record 8000 kms will be macadamized this year.
Several other initiatives have been taken up by the government, he said, adding that the international flights have started while Kashmir will be connected with Kanyakumari through rail by next year.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

January 26, 2023
J&K witnessing new dawn of development, peace, progress from last 3 years: Advisor Bhatnagar

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Srinagar, Jan 26: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new dawn of development from the last three years.
Addressing a gathering on the eve of Republic Day at SK Stadium here, Advisor Bhatnagar highlighted the works and developmental projects carried out by the LG led administration.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he said that in the last three years, J&K is witnessing a new dawn from the last three years in terms of development, peace and progress.
He said that the incumbent administration is giving priority to the health sector and many initiatives have been taken to ensure better healthcare to the people.
“In this regard, the government has come up with two AIIMS Institutes in J&K at the cost of Rs 4000 crore. The AIIMS in Kashmir to be completed by 2025 while 15 medical colleges and other related institutions have also come up in the UT,” he said.
He added that in the field of medical education, 2100 seats have been increased.
Several schemes have been launched to benefit the farmers in the Union Territory, he said adding that under the different schemes, the farmers are being assisted.
He said 33000 farmers have provided Rs 56 crore under one of the schemes.

The development has taken pace and in the PM Gram Sadak Yojhna, J&K has been ranked 3rd from 21th rank this year.
The road length for macadamization has been increased from 2200 kilometers to 3500 kms while a record 8000 kms will be macadamized this year.
Several other initiatives have been taken up by the government, he said, adding that the international flights have started while Kashmir will be connected with Kanyakumari through rail by next year—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

January 26, 2023
25 Centres for Development & Empowerment of Women to open in Telangana

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Hyderabad: Director General of Police Telangana Anjani Kumar held a meeting with officials of the Women Safety Wing Telangana to discuss the issues relating to safety and security of women and children in the state.
The meeting was attended by Additional DGP Telangana, Shikha Goel and DIG Women Safety Wing Telangana, B Sumathi.
Anjani Kumar appreciated the Women Safety Wing on the path-breaking work done by them in making Telangana one of the safest and most proactive states in terms of Women and Child Safety. The DGP stressed the need to further streamline and strengthen its response mechanism.
Women Help Desks (WHDs) are already functional in 750 police stations in the state and further will be set up in the remaining police stations across Telangana.
“Investigation support for crime against Women (CAW) through technology platforms to bring existing institutional support mechanisms into one place is proposed to be strengthened and streamlined. An independent 24×7 call centre will be set up to assess the satisfaction of the complaints,” Shikha Goel informed the DGP.
Bharosa Centres are presently working in 12 police units and they will be made functional in the remaining districts in a time-bound manner.
Around 25 Centres for Development and Empowerment of Women (CDEW) will be made operational shortly to take up counselling services for Domestic Violence victims in the tri-commissionerates limits.
The monitoring of trials in sexual offences cases through Bharosa has resulted in securing convictions in 23 cases in the year 2022.

Further, improvement in conviction percentage will be achieved through systematic identification of cases across the state.
Further Anti Human Trafficking units which are functional in all 30 units are proposed to have a more focused and targeted approach by identification of hot spots and creating of repeat offenders database and taking effective legal action.
She teams have played a major role in curbing eve teasing and various forms of harassment in public places by systematic working across the State, the officials said
During 2022, 6157 complaints were dealt with by the She Teams of which 521 FIRs were registered. She Teams also conducted 13,471 awareness camps.
Anjani Kumar stressed that the government has accorded the highest priority to crimes against women and children and in order to ensure the safety and security of women and children, WSW shall continue to work closely with all stakeholders.
It was also decided to recognise and reward officers who perform well in the field of Crime against Women and Children.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023