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  • OGW Booked Under PSA In Rajouri: Police

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Rajouri have booked a notorious Over Ground Worker (OGW) under Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly facilitating the movement of militants.

    The notorious OGW identified as Waqar Hussain Bajran son of Manir Hussain resident of Village Bhanghai in Tehsil Thanamandi of Rajouri has been booked under Public Safety Act for facilitating the movement of militants, police said in an official statement.

    The accused indulged in anti- national activities and was working as active guide and facilitator for militant organisations till his arrest.

    Earlier, he had also visited the Gulf countries viz Saudi Arabia and from where he came into the contacts of militant organisation and was actively involved in providing logistics support to the militant outfit.

    Police said that a case under FIR number 223/2021 under section 307/120-B/121/122/212/216 IPC r/w 7/27 Arms Act, 13 ULA was also registered against him in Police Station Thanamandi and keeping in view the activities of accused as he poses threat to the security of the state and under these circumstances he was ordered to be detained under Public Safety Act, police said.

    Meanwhile, police said that aggressive counter insurgency operations are going on in the area with strict against being taken against those facilitating militants in any way—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK Must Unite Against Forces Working To Undermine Its Interests, Says Farooq Abdullah

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    SRINAGAR: Dr Farooq Abdullah, the National Conference (NC) President and Srinagar MP, addressed party members at the Nawa-e-Subha party headquarters in Srinagar on Saturday. He cautioned the public against the efforts of those working to weaken Jammu and Kashmir from within. In attendance were several NC figures, including General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Addl General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal among others.

    In a statement issued, Dr. Farooq Abdullah cautioned the functionaries about the forces that are working against the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said, “It is up to us to understand the consequences of dividing our voices. Any misstep at this juncture would have far-reaching consequences. They do not want the genuine representative voices of J&K to be heard. Having real and representative voices in place makes it more difficult for them to pursue reckless experimentation in the region.”

    Dr Farooq called for increasing the party’s outreach to the people and stated, “Our workers should knock on every door and make people aware of the challenges facing the region. The party’s vision and mission must reach every household. We currently see the emergence of political parties and leaders in every corner of Kashmir. However, the political vacuum created by the decisions of August 2019 cannot be filled by such airdropped leaders. Only a representative government can instill faith in the hearts of the people and meet this challenge.” (KNO)

    Previous articlePoonch Attack: Common People Are Being Tortured, Says Mehbooba Mufti
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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Poonch Attack: Common People Are Being Tortured, Says Mehbooba Mufti

    Poonch Attack: Common People Are Being Tortured, Says Mehbooba Mufti

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    SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday alleged that the people of Poonch and Rajouri districts were being harassed and tortured by the security forces after the recent attack in Poonch that left five soldiers dead. She also demanded an in-depth probe into the attack.

    Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Mehbooba targetted the central government  over the militant attack and said that an in-depth investigation of the attack should be done.

    “How did the attack happen in a highly-secured area that is under the heavy presence of troops? There should be an investigation into the incident so that the truth comes forward. But the truth should not come at the cost of harassing the people of Rajouri and Poonch,” she added.

    The PDP chief said that ever since the attack took place the authorities have been “oppressing” the common people in the twin districts. “The situation is that the people of these areas are being harassed, caught, questioned, and tortured,” she alleged.

    Questioning the death of Mukhtar Shah, a resident of the Bataduria area of Poonch,  who allegedly committed suicide after being questioned in connection to the poonch attack Mehbooba said, “A purported video of Shah came out in which he says he was fed up because his family, friends, and villagers were harassed. There should be an investigation,” Mufti said,

    Adding further she said  that there are two others who have also been grievously injured because of sustained questioning and torture.

    In the aftermath of the Poonch incident, hundreds of people have been questioned and among which dozens of people are either in NIA, army or police custody, she said. “People of Rajouri and Poonch are the most peace-loving and have never supported guns,” she said.

    The PDP leader also alleged, “The locals are being oppressed ever since the start of G-20 events. Hundreds of local youth have been picked ahead of the G-20 meeting which is being held in Srinagar next month.”

    “Ever since the process of the G-20 meeting has started, an arrest spree has started and people are being questioned. The situation in J&K is worse than in Guantanamo Bay. Let them do the G-20 event, but why are the youth being arrested?” she asked—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK Bank CEO Assures Continued Support To Industrial Sector During Interaction With Entrepreneurs

    JK Bank CEO Assures Continued Support To Industrial Sector During Interaction With Entrepreneurs

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    SRINAGAR: J&K Bank’s MD & CEO, Baldev Prakash, engaged in a direct conversation with individuals associated with the industrial sector on Saturday. The interaction took place at the Industrial Growth Centre in Pulwama and involved representatives from the Industrial Association Lassipora, led by its president Haji Muzaffar. Accompanying the MD & CEO were senior officials of the bank, including General Manager Corporate Banking Ashutosh Sareen, General Manager Credit & Business Operations (Kashmir Division) Tabassum Nazir, Zonal Head Pulwama Tariq Ali, Zonal Head Srinagar Shabir Ahmad, and other high-ranking executives.

    President of the Cold Stores Association, Majid Aslam Wafai, along with dozens of entrepreneurs, participated in the interactive session conducted by the Industrial Association Lassipora, representing hundreds of unit holders housed in one of the leading industrial centers of North India.

    During the session, MD & CEO assured the participants of the bank’s continued patronage and handholding to the industrial sector within regulatory norms. He stated that establishing large credit units with dedicated and well-trained relationship managers was a step in the direction of easing and facilitating business for entrepreneurs. He further insisted that the turnaround time of credit proposals would be minimized further with the introduction of more digital platforms. He stated that it was time for the bank and the industrial sector to join hands to take the economic prosperity of the UT to another level.

    Haji Muzaffar, while calling J&K Bank “Humara Apna Bank,” said, “It gives us immense pleasure that you have come to listen to the people who consider J&K Bank as their own bank and J&K’s backbone. We have gone through thick and thin, but our trust and connection with J&K Bank hasn’t dwindled a bit.” He added, “However, we expect J&K Bank to realign some of its strategies to keep pace with changing scenarios in the industrial sector.”

    Majid Wafai hailed the bank management headed by MD & CEO for giving a patient hearing to unit holders. He stated, “Our units wouldn’t have materialized had there not been financial support from J&K Bank. The majority of us are first-generation entrepreneurs, and J&K Bank has guided and supported us in setting up these units. Our successful journeys are synonymous with J&K Bank, and it gives us heart and hope that our mentoring financial institution has embarked on the path of renewed success and profitability.”

    During the interaction, General Manager Ashutosh Sareen highlighted various steps taken by the bank to encourage entrepreneurial excellence in the region. The session concluded with a vote of thanks by General Manager Tabassum Nazir, who stated that customer satisfaction was the cornerstone of the bank’s success.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Power Shutdown Announced For Kashmir Parts

    Power Shutdown Announced For Kashmir Parts

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    SRINAGAR: Power Controller Kashmir has informed that, the power supply to Receiving Stations GIS Batmaloo, Exhibition and Court Complex shall remain affected on April 30 from 10.00 am to 12 noon.

    Similarly, in order to facilitate augmentation works of 33/11 Kv lines the power supply to receiving stations Momen, Reshipora and Landoora shall remain affected on April 30 and 3 May from 10.30 am to 4 pm.

    Likewise, the power supply to receiving stations of Chandoosa and Malpora shall remain affected on May 01 and 04 from 10 am to 3 pm.

    Similarly, the power supply to receiving stations Noorkha, Bandi, Mohra and Salamabad shall remain affected on May 02 and 04 from 10 am to 4 pm.

    Likewise, the power supply to receiving station Singhpora shall remain affected on May 01 and 03 from 10 am to 4 pm.

    Similarly, the power supply to receiving stations Zachaldra, Audoora, Pohrupeth and Chanjmulla shall remain affected May 01 and 04 from 9 am to 3 pm.

    Likewise, the power supply to the receiving stations Arampora, Panzinara, Sheer Colony, Watlab, Tujjar, Duroo and PHE Watlab shall remain affected on May 01, 03 and 09 from 9 am to 3 pm. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • ADGP Chairs High-Level Meeting In South Kashmir’s Anantnag

    ADGP Chairs High-Level Meeting In South Kashmir’s Anantnag

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    SRINAGAR: ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Saturday held a high level meeting in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on national highway security and emerging threat of VBIEDs ( vehicle- borne Improvised Explosive Devices)  and other modes of potential militant attack.

    In a handout, as per GNS,the police said that army’s GOC Victor Force Maj Genl Prashant Srivastava, IG CRPF Kashmir Ops Sector M S Bhatia, IG BSF Ashok Yadav, Joint Director IB, Army’s sector commanders in South Kashmir, DIGs of police, CRPF, SSB, ITBP & CID and SSsP of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Awantipora attended the meeting.

    According to police spokesman, during the meeting, potential threats from militants on NHW were discussed in detail and more counter measures were decided. SOP of convey movement were also discussed and accordingly upgraded

    ADGP Kashmir instructed all SSPs to focus on anti-militant operations, busting of militant modules by apprehending terrorist associates. They were specially tasked to generate preventive intelligence and share timely amongst all stakeholders. GOG Victor force asked sector commanders to do extensive area domination in night too, reads the statement.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK Reports 43 Fresh Covid-19 Cases

    JK Reports 43 Fresh Covid-19 Cases

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 43 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.

    They said that 28 cases each were reported from Jammu and 15 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 481594.

    Among the cases, 174960 are from Jammu division and 306634 from Kashmir Valley.

    Providing district wise details of the cases, they told GNS, Jammu reported 21, Udhampur 1, Rajouri 0, Doda 2, Kathua 0, Samba 4, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 0, Ramban 0, Reasi 0, Srinagar 2, Baramulla 3, Budgam 4, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 2, Kulgam 0 and Shopian 1.

    There was no death either from Jammu division or the Valley during the time. So far 4790 people have succumbed to the virus and among them include 2357 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.

    Besides, they said, 32 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—10 from Jammu division and 22 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 336 active cases— 184 in Jammu and 152 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 40 Year Old Found Dead In Srinagar

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    SRINAGAR: On Saturday afternoon, a Katra resident was found dead in the Batamaloo area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

    An official stated that a 40-year-old man was discovered unconscious at Batamaloo bus stand, following which the police were informed.

    The man, identified as Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Katra, was transported to SMHS hospital Srinagar, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

    Meanwhile, police have initiated an investigation in this regard. (KNO)”

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • FCIK Demands Action Against Government Order Violators

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    SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has expressed concern over non-compliance of government orders by various departments regarding the procurement of 25% of their total annual procurement of goods or services from Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and has urged for strict action against violators of orders.

    In a statement issued to the press, the FCIK regretted that a government circular issued under No: FD-Code/240/2022-02-1899 dated 24-02-2023 issued by the Finance Department Codes Division, which makes it mandatory upon all government departments and Public sector undertakings to earmark and procure a minimum of 25% of the total overall annual procurement of goods or services from MSMEs, besides earmarking 3% from within the 25% target for earmarking for micro and small enterprises owned by women, was openly being flouted.

    The FCIK has informed that the violation was mainly being done by the engineering departments under the garb of “providing and fixing” affixed to the nomenclature of any industrial product in their NITs to convert its configuration to a so-called works contract. “In some cases where the engineering departments make it open for both MSMEs and the contractors, the work order is grabbed by the latter for having quoted lesser rates than a manufacturing unit,” said the spokesman of FCIK, surprised that “how was it possible that a contractor who ought to procure industrial goods from a manufacturing unit before their installation could win the very contract from the same manufacturing unit in a tendering competition”.

    The FCIK has drawn attention to the government towards the use of untested, unauthentic, low-quality, and deviation in the use of material in many of these works contracts. “Whereas the power transformers, conductors, and other equipment manufactured by the local industry were subjected to multiple and rigorous testing before delivery, such a process was dormant in most of the works contracts,” said FCIK, adding that this paved the way for the installation of untested and substandard goods. It has also been observed that many contractors were using imported deodar-resembling timber against the specified deodar specie mentioned in the contracts, informed FCIK. “Such imported timber is far less in cost than Deodar, which is sold only by the J&K State Forest Corporation alone,” said FCIK, adding that “departments required to ascertain in the first instance that how could a contractor quote rates below the average sale price of JKSFC if he didn’t intend to deviate from specifications later”. FCIK had recently taken up the matter of the use of Rajasthani Kota stone in place of local devri stone tiles in the “smart city project” which amounted to brazen deviation from the specifications. All such quality issues could be taken care of only when these industrial goods were procured by industrial units, claimed FCIK.

    FCIK has urged upon all Administrative departments to monitor that their subordinate offices adhere to the government instructions regarding earmarking and procurement of 25% of their annual requirements from MSMEs besides segregating industrial goods from works contracts. The Finance department has already established that a meager cost towards the installation of an industrial product could not change its nomenclature to a works contract, informed FCIK.

    FCIK has invited the attention of Principal Secretary PWD and Chief Engineer R&B towards the NIT No: 05 of R&B/Khanabal/2023-24/E-Tendering/1035-44 dated 24-04-2023 issued by Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Khanabal for 16 various works and has sought their intervention in making the concerned to change the eligibility criteria for specified industrial related works to keep it restricted to registered MSMEs only.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • One Dead, Another Injured In JK Road Accident

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    SRINAGAR: A truck conductor died while driver was injured after the vehicle hit an electric pole in Shalteng area of Srinagar on Saturday evening.

    An official said that a truck hit an electrical pole at Shalteng chowk due to which its conductor received an electric shock.

    He said that conductor was shifted to JVC hospital where doctor him declared dead on arrival. “The condition of the driver is said to be stable”.

    He has been identified as Kala, a resident of Punjab. Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )