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  • Weather To Remain Dry Till April 10: MeT

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    SRINAGAR: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperatures recorded a slight increase but stayed below normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.

    Quoting a meteorological department official, GNS reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.7°C against 4.4°C on the previous night and it was 2.2°C below normal for the summer capital.

    Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 3.5°C against 3.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.2°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.

    Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 1.8°C on the previous night and it was 2.6°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

    Kokernag recorded a low of 5.2°C against 3.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C below normal for the place, the officials said.

    Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.0°C against minus 1.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

    In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 1.8°C against 1.7°C on the previous night and it was 3.7°C below normal for the north Kashmir area.

    Jammu recorded a low of 14.8°C against 13.7°C on the previous night. It was 3.0°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

    Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 9.4°C (above normal by 2.0°C), Batote 10.3°C (above normal by 0.2°C), Katra 13.6°C (1.5°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 5.0°C (1.0°C below normal). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 3.4°C and 0.2°C respectively, he added.

    “Mainly dry weather is expected over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours and for subsequent two days,” the official said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Srinagar Would Have Never Looked Better: CS On Ongoing Works

    Srinagar Would Have Never Looked Better: CS On Ongoing Works

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    SRINAGAR: Stating that the UT of Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed massive changes from 2018 onwards in terms of development, Chief Secretary on Friday said that all the ongoing developmental works in Srinagar City will be completed on the given deadlines.

    Talking to the reporters, Chief Secretary,  Arun Kumar Mehta, said that the ongoing developmental projects will be completed on time in Srinagar City.

    “Srinagar would have never looked better. Wait and watch what Srinagar is going to look like in May,” he said while replying to a query.

    “We understand that in the real world all timelines are not adhered to on the particular day. The project gets completed day before or day after. But, in 2018-19, only 9200 works were completed and this year around 90,000 works are being completed. That’s the kind of change J&K has witnessed,” he said.

    Pertinently, the Srinagar city, especially the commercial Hub Lal Chowk is witnessing several developmental works and the government has claimed that all the projects will be completed on April 15.

    The developmental works are being carried out under the much-hyped Smart City project.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • CID Denies Pressuring Litigants To Withdraw Passport Cases

    CID Denies Pressuring Litigants To Withdraw Passport Cases

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has responded to recent media reports suggesting that its intelligence and counterintelligence wing is pressuring litigants to withdraw from the process of redressing their grievances through courts of law.

    In a statement to Srinagar based news agency KDC, a spokesman for the Criminal Investigation Department said that the claims made were false, and an internal audit had been carried out to investigate the accusations. The police confirmed that officers would approach the aggrieved person to ascertain further details about who pressurized them and under what circumstances, so that a thorough inquiry could be conducted and suitable disciplinary action taken against the delinquent.

    The J&K Police pointed out that the accusations were problematic because they denigrated public institutions designed to serve the public’s interest. The department emphasized that such false accusations harmed the community and appealed for people not to project personal grievances as public ones.

    According to police statistics, in 2020, out of 77,686 passport verifications received, 77,644 (99.95%) cleared. In 2021, out of 75,714 passport verifications received, 75,176 (99.68%) cleared, and in 2022, out of 134,315 passport verifications received, 128,939 (99.61%) cleared.

    The spokesman also highlighted the importance of security verifications preceding the issuance of passports, calling it a high-value public service. The police had detected 54 young boys who were wrongly given passport services during 2017-2018. All of them were taken to terrorist camps in Pakistan, trained in arms, ammunition, and explosives, and many were pushed back into Jammu and Kashmir through the Line of Control. Tragically, 26 of them died either while crossing or during encounters in the hinterland.

    The CID was able to bring 12 of these young boys back under preventive custody to prevent terrorist-separatist syndicates from pressuring them to join terror ranks. The boys have now been reunited with their families and are happily living with them. Unfortunately, 16 of them are still trapped in camps under the control of hostile agencies.

    Police investigations confirmed that in each case, the visa to Pakistan was arranged at the behest of one or the other leader of a constituent party of Hurriyat. The J&K Police is committed to helping the parents of vulnerable young person’s not fall prey to the death traps.

    J&K Police reassured the public that they are committed to speedy and hassle-free clearance for those who are “clean and green.” They also stressed the importance of professional filtering of those who should be prevented from availing the service, both in their own interest and in the interest of the public.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Edu Dept Limits School Bag Weight, KG Class Exempt from Bags

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    SRINAGAR: The School Education Department announced on Friday that students up to preschool will not be allowed to carry bags, and the weight of school bags for students of classes I and II shall not exceed 1.5 KGs.

    As per the news agency KNO, the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) stated, “The weight of the school bags as per the policy should be 1.5Kg for students of Classes I and II, 3Kg for Classes III and IV.”

    According to the circular issued by the DSEK, the weight of school bags for classes VI and VII should be 4Kgs, and 5KGs for classes VIII and IX, followed by 5.5 KGs for class X.

    The circular also adds that no homework should be assigned to students up to the 2nd standard and that no formal books should be prescribed at Nursery, LKG, and UKG levels. The circular further stated that pre-primary students should not carry any bags except for a light carrier for a lunch box.

    DSEK emphasized that schools should not prescribe any other subjects except for Language and Arithmetic for class 1st and 2nd, Language, Environmental Science (EVS), and Arithmetic for class 3rd to 5th, and Language, Social Science, Mathematics, and Science for class 6th and 7th, or as prescribed by the affiliating authority.

    Furthermore, the circular stated that students should not be asked to bring additional books and extra material to school. Schools violating the provisions of rule 8A may face cancellation of affiliation and recognition by the government. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Complete 100% Installation Of Smart Meters With No Further Delay: MD KPDCL

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    SRINAGAR: Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Yasin M Choudry, chaired a review meeting to discuss the progress of Smart Metering Projects and other related issues in the distribution wing of KPDCL. The meeting was attended by officials from KPDCL and Anvil Cables and Techno Pvt Limited (TKCs). The slow progress of smart meter installations in various districts of Kashmir was taken seriously by the Managing Director, who issued strict directions to the concerned parties.

    During the meeting, the physical installation of smart meters under Phase II allotted to Techno Pvt Ltd was discussed and directions were given to the concerned TKC to mobilize teams by the end of April 2023 for installation of smart meters. The TKCs were directed to increase the number of smart meters raised for inspection at their manufacturing plant and to increase the number of smart meter installations per day to around 500. The TKCs were also directed to increase the workforce at the IT&C Bemina Data Centre for better IT-sub div coordination.

    Various Executive Engineers/SDOs were instructed to curb power thefts, especially in areas where smart meters have already been installed. The Superintending Engineer of Circle II was directed to issue dismantled energy meters to the relevant divisions for utilization by concerned SDOs for flat rate consumers. The installation of Smart Metering in industries was also discussed during the meeting, and concerned sub-divisions were directed to complete 100% installation without further delay.

    The Managing Director issued necessary instructions to IT&C Bemina and concerned TKC/TKCs to kick-start the Prepaid Option of Smart Meters within two days, with a minimum of 500 connections. The chair was also informed about the auto-disconnect feature of smart meters, and the concerned IT department was directed to implement the feature and initiate the process to disconnect all defaulters who haven’t paid their bills for the past 3 months by the 5th of every month with strict compliance.

    TKCs were directed to take up bulk metering, as per earlier directions, and to mobilize more workforce in Districts Pulwama, Ganderbal, and Anantnag. All Executive Engineers, along with SDOs, were directed to take up ROW issues with the district administration, to reduce the resentment faced by the concerned TKCs during smart meter installations. Executive Engineers and concerned SDOs were asked to take strict action and impose heavy penalties for those who tampered with the smart meters or resorted to illegal hooks.

    TKCs were directed to replace burned-out RF mode meters with GPRS-type Smart Meters, wherever the former was not available due to technical reasons. The meeting was concluded with the Managing Director emphasizing the importance of timely implementation of the Smart Metering Projects and related initiatives. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • JK Hajj Committee Office To Remain Open On Sunday

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    SRINAGAR: The office of Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee shall remain open on 9th April, 2023 (Sunday) for Receipt /submission of Documents from the Haj Pilgrims.

    As such, all Provisionally Selected Pilgrims of Hajj – 2023 who want to submit their required documents are being informed through this release that the office shall remain open on the said date for the convenience of the pilgrims.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Will Take Appropriate Steps If Need Arises: Chief Secretary On Covid-19

    Will Take Appropriate Steps If Need Arises: Chief Secretary On Covid-19

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    SRINAGAR: There is no need to panic about Covid-19 in J&K and if need arises, appropriate steps will be taken in time, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said on Friday.

    While talking to reporters on the side-lines of World Health Day event in Srinagar, Kumar said that there is no need to panic and appropriate steps will be taken as the administration has been very successful in managing the previous waves of Covid-19.

    “People should have complete confidence that whenever need arises all possible steps will be taken. But at the moment there is no need to worry,” he said. “We by and large meet the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). We will analyze what are the gaps and very shortly we will complete all the gaps. At present by and large we are very comfortable,” the CS said.

    Bhupinder Kumar Health and Medical Education Secretary, JK, while talking to reporters said that since past few weeks a rising trend of Covid-19 cases has been reported in J&K and around 230 cases are active.  But just 12 are hospitalized across J&K,” he said.

    “As per government guidelines, testing rate has been increased and all patients having symptoms of influenza and acute respiratory distress are being tested. Cases are on rise but hospitalization is not much,” he said.

    He said it is an Omicron variant known as XBB.1.16 that is prevalent in society at present. “Most of the cases in the country are because of this variant,” he said, adding that the genome sequencing lab has been made operational at SKIMS Soura and genome sequencing is now being done here.

    He said that there is no need to panic as the situation in last three years was handled well by theml. “We have a trained staff and hospitals are also very well equipped,” the Secretary Health and Medical Education said.

    He said that mock drills in the hospitals are being conducted to ensure operational readiness for management of Covid with specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources on April 10 and 11 and gaps are also being filled.

    Kumar said that that all persons having symptoms must report as early detection helps in proper management and if it is reported late, then sometimes it leads to difficulties.

    He said that situation is very much under control but people shouldn’t lower guard but follow covid appropriate behaviour. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Home Department Orders Transfer, Postings Of Police Officers In JK

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    SRINAGAR: The Home department of Jammu and Kashmir in the interest of administration Friday ordered transfer and positing of 31 police officers with immediate effect.

    As per the order, Paramjeet Singh, Addl. SP Railways, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Addl. SP Kathua vice Shri Suresh Kumar.

    Suresh Kumar, Addl. SP, Kathua, is transferred and posted as Vice Principal, PTS, Kathua, against an available vacancy.

    Sandeep Bhat, Dy. Commandant, 1st Women Bn., is transferred and posted as Addl. SP Bandipora, against an available vacancy.

    Imtiaz Ahmed, Dy.SP PC Sangam, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP (Ops.), Kunzer vice Aumer Iqbal. Imtiaz Ahmed shall also hold the additional charge of the post of SDPO Tangmarg, till further orders.

    Aumer Iqbal, Dy.SP (Ops.), Kunzer, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-10thBn., against an available vacancy.

    Rashid Younis, Dy.SP H r s Kupwara, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-8th Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Mohammad Usman, Dy.SP Hrs Samba, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-22nd Bn. against an available vacancy.

    Hamid Ail Banday, Dy.SP Anti Corruption Bureau, upon his repatriation from ACB, is posted as Dy.SP, PC, Surankote vice Tanveer Jeelani.

    Sourabh Prashar, Dy.SP (Prov.) Police Headquarters, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP (Hqrs.) Samba vice Mohd. Usman.

    Mohd. Amen Bhat, Dy.SP Pahalgam, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-3′ Bn., against an available vacancy. Dy.SP Hars. Anantnag shall hold the additional charge of the post of Dy.SP Pahalgam, till further orders.

    Pankaj Soodan, SDPO Border Kathua is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-24th Bn., against available vacancy.

    Faraz Hussain Shah, SDPO PC Handwara, is transferred and shall await orders of posting in Police Headquarters, J&K.

    DherajSingh Katoch, Dy.SP CID CI Jammu, is transferred and posted as SDPO Border, Kathua vice Pankaj Soodan.

    Nikhil Gogna, Dy.SP Anti-Hijacking, Jammu, is transferred and posted as SDPO R.S. Pura vice Surinder Singh.

    Tanveer Jeelani, Dy.SP PC, Surankote, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-22″ Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Mudassar Hussain, Dy.SP Civil Secretariat, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP (Hqrs.) Rajouri, vice Chanchal Singh.

    Zohaib Hassan, DY.SP PC, Rafiabad is transferred and posted as SDPO Panthachowk, against an available vacancy.

    Sunil Singh, SDPO Domana, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-1st Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Surinder Singh, SDPO RS Pora, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP I R – 5 Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Adil Mushtaq, attached with the Crime Branch, is posted as Dy.SP IR-17th’Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Javaid Ahmad, SDPO, Tangmarg, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-11th Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Syed Sleet Shah, Dy.SP PC, Srinagar, is transferred and posted as SDPO PC Handwara vice Faraz Hussain Shah.

    Mohd. Rafee Rather, Dy.SP Traffic Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP (Hrs.) Kupwara vice Rashid Younis.

    Priyanka Kumari, SDPO, Vijaypur, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP 15 Women Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Shammi Kumar, Dy.SP Hrs Kathua, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-24th B., against an available vacancy.

    Akash Kohli, SDPO Basohli is transferred and posted as SDPO Nagrota vice Sultan Mirza.

    Rohit Kumar, Dy.SP PC Srinagar, is transferred and shall await orders of posting in Police Headquarters, J8K.

    Manjit Singh, Dy.SP IR-14th B., is transferred and posted as Dy.SP (Hqrs.) Kathua, vice Shammi Kumar.

    Chanchal Singh, Dy.SP Hqrs Rajouri, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-16′ Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Sultan Mirza, SDPO, Nagrota, is transferred and posted as Dy.SP IR-5th’Bn., against an available vacancy.

    Vishal Shoor, Dy.SP, awaiting adjustment after promotion, is posted as SDPO Domana, vice Sunil Singh.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • LG Sinha Launches Two Major Initiatives Of Cooperative Department

    LG Sinha Launches Two Major Initiatives Of Cooperative Department

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched two major initiatives of Cooperative department- Diploma in Cooperative Management and MoU between Cooperatives and Department of Tribal Affairs, at Raj Bhawan, on Friday.

    Congratulating the stakeholders, the Lt Governor said the initiatives will strengthen the cooperative spirit in the UT and transform the lives of the tribal community.

    “Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ will guide the social and economic transformation and provide vital support for growth of agriculture sector. The new initiatives also aimed at improving cooperatives efficiency and to meet the requirements of rural economy,” observed the Lt Governor.

    Emphasizing on promoting cooperative education and training, the Lt Governor said the introduction of Diploma in Cooperative Management will provide opportunities to Junior Officers, members of Cooperative Societies, FPOs and officials of other allied departments to acquire requisite skills to manage cooperative business and facilitate the process of human resource development in J&K.

    Manoj Sinha also highlighted the positive impact of convergence of schemes of Cooperative Department & Tribal Affairs Department to achieve the twin objectives of equitable and sustainable rural development.

    “The Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Cooperatives and Department of Tribal Affairs will ensure that tribal cooperatives, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras avail benefits of different schemes and enable economic development and prosperity of tribal population,” said the Lt Governor.

    The Lt Governor shared the Union Territory administration’s efforts to strengthen the cooperative sector to accelerate the grassroot development and capacity building.

    “We have taken several steps to ensure effective on-ground implementation of rural development schemes and to empower the targeted sections. Resource availability for growth of cooperatives is another area where steps have been taken to ensure credit access to people and support services for equitable distribution of benefits,” observed the Lt Governor.

    More than 1000 cooperatives have been established in various sectors. An amount of Rs 366 crore was allocated for the revival of Jammu, Baramulla and Anantnag Central Cooperative Banks, besides Apex Level Dairy Federation has been established in Jammu Kashmir after 27 years, he added.

    He further stressed on expansion of the cooperative sector and connecting more farmers with Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society. Establishment of PACS in every panchayat should be our prime objective, he added.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Private Schools Warned Against Forcing Parents To Buy Books, Uniforms From Particular Shops

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    SRINAGAR: The Directorate Of School Education (DSEK)  on Friday warned all recognised private schools to stop compelling parents to buy books, stationary items, and uniforms from a particular shop.

    DESK in a circular said that said that directorate and its subordinate offices are receiving a lot of complaints from the parents against the private schools forcing them to buy certain items from shops recommended by them.

    “The books prescribed by these schools should have been available in the open market. There are some more complaints from parents wherein it is said that a large number of books are being prescribed by the private school authorities for primary classes, which unnecessary burdens the tender minds and mars the creativity,” DESK said in a circular.

    Further, some private schools are forcing parents to purchase extra books for classes 6th, 7th & 8th in addition to the books prescribed by JKBOSE which amounts to extra burden on the learning of students and goes against the recommendations of National Education Policy 2020 which advocates age appropriate burden free learning of students, the order reads.

    The order further reads,” The schools by prescribing additional books are going against the guidelines which are not prescribed by the Board to which the schools affiliated not only flout the recommendations envisaged in Rule 8A of J&K School Education Rules, 2010 & revised guidelines of School Bag Policy, 2020 released by Department of School Education and Literacy Ministry of Education, Government of India, but also poses extra financial burden on parents.”

    Resorting to such illegal practices by few private schools is against the ethics and norms/ guidelines issued by the Government from time to time.

    Henceforth, all private schools shall notify through their websites the list of subjects and the books prescribed by the Board to which they are affiliated and no other subject or book shall be made mandatory. Under no circumstances, any school shall ask parents to buy books from a particular bookshop, it said.

    “It is enjoined upon all the private recognized schools to desisit from compelling the parents to purchase books or uniforms from any particular shops and change of books thereof. Further, parents should be given wider choice to purchase of books or uniforms from the open market. Any deviation from these instructions, if noticed shall be viewed seriously and action will be taken as per the provisions of law which inter-alia includes de-recognition of schools, withdrawal of managing body,” the order said.

    DESK directed all Chief Education Officers to constitute special monitoring teams involving cluster heads, Zonal Education Officers to verify the complaints received on account of sale of books and uniforms by the private schools/ prescribing additional books or pressing parents for purchase from any particular shop. Action taken in this regard shall be submitted to this Directorate on monthly basis.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )