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MeT Predicts Dry Weather In J&K During Next 24 Hours

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SRINAGAR: After experiencing rain and snow during the last 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir is expecting a generally dry weather on Thursday, as per the MeT office.
The 40-day king period of harsh winter cold known locally as the ‘Chillai Kalan’ which started in December 21 will end on January 30.
Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 1.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 2.4 degree and Gulmarg minus 10.4 degree as the minimum temperature.
Ladakh recorded a low of minus 8.1 degree, while Leh was at minus 9.
Jammu clocked 6.3 degrees, Katra 5.6, Batote minus 0.5, Banihal 1.2 and Bhaderwah 0.6 as the minimum temperature

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January 26, 2023
Govt Announces Annual Republic Day Awards

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SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday announced the conferment of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Awards, 2023. These awards are conferred each year on the eve of Republic Day in recognition of contributions made by outstanding achievers in different fields viz; Achievements in the field of Literature, performing Art, excellence in Art & Crafts, Social Reforms and Empowerment, Meritorious Public Service, Lifetime Achievement in any other field, Award for Outstanding Sports Persons, Outstanding Media Persons and Outstanding Industrial Entrepreneurship.
This year, the government has conferred the award in the category of bravery to Deepak Kumar (Posthumously) S/o Rajinder Kumar R/o Dangri, Rajouri, Saroj Bala W/o Late Rajinder Kumar R/o Dangri, Rajouri.
In the field of Literature, the Jammu and Kashmir Government Award, 2022 for Literature have been conferred on Dhian Singh (Writer), Dr. Neelam Sarin (Hindi/Dogri Writer), Rajeshwar Singh Raju (Hindi/Dogri Writer), Ghulam Nabi Haleem (Kashmiri Author), Nisar Rahi (Pahari Writer).
The award in the category of Performing Arts have been conferred to Vidyut Jamwal (Film Actor), Aditya Dhar (Director), Mir Sarwar (Film Actor), Iqbal Khan (Film Actor), Noor Mohammad (Kashmiri Folk Singer).
Ravinder Jamwal (Sculptor) has been conferred with award in the category of Arts & Crafts.
Ravinder Pandita (Save Sharda Committee) has been conferred with award in the category of Social Reforms & Empowerment.
Award for Meritorious Public Service have been conferred to Finance Department, General Administration Department,PW(R&B) Department,Revenue Department, Information Technology Department, Department of Forest,Ecology & Environment, Tourism Department, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department,J&K Public Service Commission,J&K Sports Council, District Administration, Shopian.District Administration, Ganderbal,District Administration, Kupwara,District Administration, Pulwama,District Administration, Jammu, District Administration, Udhampur, District Administration, Doda, Municipal Committee, Dooru-Verinag.
Award for Lifetime Achievements have been conferred to Bashir Bhaderwahi (Kashmiri/ Urdu Writer), Ustad Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh (Kashmiri Sufi Classical Maestro), Vijay Kumar Sambyal (Indian Classical Maestro), Ramesh Hangloo (Founder/ Director,Radio Sharda).

Umran Malik (Cricket) ,Ishan Pandita (Footballer), Ankita Raina (Tennis) , Inshah Bashir (Basketball (Wheel Chair Player),Ayeera Hassan Chisti (Wushu), Soham Kamotra (Chess), Rahul Jangral (Mountaineering), Muskan Rana (Gymnastics), Kritarthi Kotwal (Fencing), Mannat Choudhary (Volley ball) have been conferred with the Award in the category of outstanding sports persons.
Tejinder Singh (Editor News 18) , Sominder Koul (Bureau Chief ANI), Nishikant Khajuria (Daily Excelsior) , Emmad Makdoomi (Greater Kashmir) have been conferred with the Award in the category of Outstanding Media Persons.

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January 26, 2023
Govt Creates 20 Posts For TMG

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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)

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January 26, 2023
Two From JK Bag Padma Shri Awards

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SRINAGAR: Two Jammu and Kashmir residents among 91 Padma Shri Awardees have been conferred with the Padma Shri Awards for 2023.
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According to Ministry of Home Affairs handout, Mohan Singh from Jammu and Ghulam Muhammad Zaz from Kashmir have been conferred with the Padma Shri Awards this year.
As per the handout Mohan Singh has been conferred the Padma Award in the field of Literature and Education, while Ghulam Mohammad Zaz has been conferred the award in the field of Art.
As per MHA, Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
For the year 2023, the President has approved conferment of 106 Padma Awards including 3 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one). The list comprises 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 2 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 7 Posthumous awardees.

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January 25, 2023
LG Sinha Extends Republic Day Greetings

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JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings and felicitations to the people on the occasion of 74th Republic Day.
In a message, the Lt Governor said: “I extend warm greetings to all. I convey my special greetings to members of Jammu Kashmir Police, Armed Forces, CAPFs and emergency responders. I also wish and congratulate all our sportspersons who have participated and won laurels for Jammu Kashmir”.
On this day in 1950, by adopting the values and ideals enshrined in the Constitution, the architects of our country had embarked on a journey to create a society based on justice, brotherhood and equality. This seven-decade-long developmental journey is a living example of our inclusive ideology, national unity, hard work and dynamism, added the Lt Governor.
We pay tribute to the farmers, scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses, teachers, tribals, litterateurs, artists, businessmen, workers, youth and women who have infused new energy into Jammu Kashmir and ensured inclusive and sustainable development, the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor also paid homage to the founding fathers and the freedom fighters who made supreme sacrifice for the unity and integrity of our Country.

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January 25, 2023
Substantial Increase In Project Completions: CS

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JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today remarked that J&K has come a long way in improving both the quality and magnitude of expenditure in the last couple of years which has resulted in five fold increase in number of projects completed.
He made these remarks while speaking in a meeting to review the expenditure out of Capex budget 2022-23 by different departments.
The meeting was attended by the Administrative Secretaries, Directors of Finance and other concerned officers from different departments.
Srinagar based officers participated in the meeting through video conferencing.
At the outset, the Chief Secretary impressed upon the Administrative Secretaries to look out for the projects that are nearing completion so that funds are provided for their early culmination. He urged them to accelerate the pace of expenditure so that no part remains to be unspent before the given period.
Dr Mehta maintained that J&K has improved on many indices continuously from the last few years. He gave out that the developmental curve has seen an upward trend with enhanced focus on both quality and quantity of work done on ground.
The Chief Secretary stressed on continuing this pace and momentum of development and reforms in administration so that the objective of less government more governance is achieved effectively. He enumerated that the UT has been successful in moving up the ladder on number of developmental parameters. He elucidated that whether it is digitization of land records, construction of roads under PMGSY, tourist arrivals, sports infrastructure or activities, industrial Investments etc, J&K happens to be an example in fast tracking development.
In terms of reforms, he observed that the UT has done a transformative job. He stated that a year or so before, it was unimaginable to think of Digital J&K, which is a reality today. He reiterated that no goal fixed ever has remained too far for J&K to achieve. He stated that the reforms taken by the LG administration had been first of their kind in the history of J&K.

He said that be it District Good Governance Index, Departmental Deliverables, saturation of individual beneficiary programmes, Aspirational blocks, Aspirational Panchayats, introduction of e-office or other measures, J&K has attained a distinction in moving towards a more vibrant, responsive, transparent and accountable system in these years.
The Chief Secretary urged the officers to make preparations for effectively implementing the next year budget. He advised them to have ambitious targets and achieve them efficiently. He made out that each of these set targets should be followed dedicatedly by all of them. He directed for conducting monthly meetings to assess the progress at apex level besides departmental meetings regularly by the respective Administrative Secretaries to achieve the targets efficiently on time.
The Chief Secretary also said that number of projects likely to be completed in 22-23 is likely to be around 65,000 which shall be more than seven times of number of projects completed in 18-19, reflecting the emergence of new work culture in J&K.

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January 25, 2023
DG’s Prison Medal Conferred To 10 Officials

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JAMMU: On the eve of Republic Day, 2023, Director General’s Prison Medal has been awarded to 10 Officer/Official(s) of the Prisons Department, J&K in recognition of their outstanding performance.
The awardees include Shabir Ahmed, I/c Assistant Superintendent Jail, District Jail Poonch; Mumtaz Ahmad Khan, Head Assistant, Central Jail Srinagar; Kamal Singh, Head Warder, Central Jail Jammu Kotbhalwal; Mohd. Naseer Mumtaz, Head Warder, District Jail Rajouri; Ram Kumar, SG. Warder, District Jail Udhampur; Rakesh Kumar, SG. Warder, District Jail Kathua; Fayaz Ahmed Lone, I/c SG. Warder, District Jail Anantnag; Nazir Ahmed Ganaie, Warder, District Jail Kupwara; Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, Warder, District Jail Baramulla and Bhim Singh, Jamadar, District Jail Kishtwar.
While congratulating the awardees, Deepak Kumar, Director General of Prisons expressed the hope that they would continue to work with the same zeal and enthusiasm in future also.

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January 25, 2023
Govt Appoints Dr Parikshat Singh Manhas As JKBOSE Chairman

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SRINAGAR: Authorities on Wednesday appointed Parikshat Singh Manhas Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education for period of two years.
Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department has said that the new BOSE chairman was appointed on the orders of Lieutenant Governor.
The news agency KNO has leant that the principal secretary has said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 12 of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education Act, 1975, the Government hereby appoint Dr Parikshit Singh Manhas—Director School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Jammu as Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education on deputation basis for a period of two years from the date of issuance of this notification.”

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January 25, 2023
Govt Freezes Boundaries Of All Administrative Units In J&K

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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered freezing of boundaries of all administrative units in the Union Territory till completion of census 2021.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (iv) of rule 8 of the Census Rules, 1990 and in supersession of all notification issued in this behalf, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby freezes the boundaries of Districts/Tehsils, Municipalities, Towns, Revenue villages and other Administrative units in the whole Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir w.e.f 1st July, 2023 till completion of Census 2021”, read the notification issued by the Planning Development and Monitoring Department in this regard.

Previous articleAC Enhances Annuity Grant In Favour Of Gallantry Awardees

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January 25, 2023
AC Enhances Annuity Grant In Favour Of Gallantry Awardees

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JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave its approval for enhancement of Annuity Grant in favour of Gallantry Awardees from the UT of J&K.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended the meeting.
The proposal to enhance the grant to the existing gallantry awardees was made in order to bring it to parity with the other neighbouring states/UTs and keeping in view the inflation, since the last revision of rates was done in the year 2008.
As per the decision, the revised rates for Param Vir Chakra is now Rs. 1,75,000 from Rs. 1,25,000. Similarly, the revised rates for is Mahavir Chakra Rs. 1,50,000, Vir Chakra Rs. 75,000, Ashok Chakra Rs. 1,50,000, Kirti Chakra Rs. 1,50,000, etc.

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January 25, 2023