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90K Smart-Meters Installed In Srinagar For Better Ramadan Power: KPDCL

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SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has installed 90,000 smart meters in the Srinagar district, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, to improve power supply.
Speaking to the media, MD KPDCL Yasin Choudhary stated that the installation process had been ongoing for several months, and the focus now is on providing an uninterrupted 24-hour power supply to consumers with smart meters. The department is committed to delivering on its promise to provide uninterrupted power supply during Ramadan.
“We have completed the installation of smart meters for about 1,000 consumers in Downtown Srinagar, including the areas of Hawal, KK Mohalla, Rainawari, and Khanyar,” said MD KPDCL Yasin Choudhary. “Although we faced resistance in some areas, we want people to understand the benefits of smart meters. With accurate readings directly generated from the system, there is no chance of any human errors in the billing process. Additionally, we are providing good voltage and increasing the efficiency with the use of smart meters.” Choudhary emphasized that smart meters will not only ensure accurate billing but also benefit consumers in numerous ways.
Talking about the non-metered areas, he added that before the smart meters, people used to think that if they installed smart meters, they might get access and a hectic electricity bill. “Now, the same has been effectively demonstrated. We have also noted that no major changes have been seen in bill cycling and people can now monitor all the readings directly from their phone.”
People are using and monitoring their power consumption accordingly, which is giving them the insight to save electricity and manage their bills well.
Regarding the issue of meter-tampering, Chaudhary said under the supply code and other prominent acts, there are many ways that any consumer or member of the public who is tampering with the meter in any way, he/she will be fined and dealt with under strict law.
“Our peak-load demand in peak winters was roughly 2900 megawatts, and it has now fallen to a solid 2000 megawatts at this time. As the weather conditions are also favorable, we have 1700 megawatts maintained as far as availability is considered.”
The curtailment is reducing day by day, and by the beginning of Ramadan, we will be able to ensure a much better scenario. “In any case, the time of Sehri and Iftar will not be affected in any manner, and we will do all the special arrangements that are required”, he said adding specified time slots for Sehri, Iftar or Tarawih will not be affected in any manner. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 14, 2023
Victoria University Of Wellington Offers Scholarship, Apply Now

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SRINAGAR: The Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand is inviting Tongarewa Scholarship applications for international students all over the world. The application process has already started and the last date to apply for the scholarship is June 1, 2023.
The scholarship is available for students who want to pursue Masters or PhD degree.
The scholarship duration is 1 year. Students pursuing Masters Degree will be given 9 awards of an amount of NZ$5,000 and the Doctoral students will be given 110 awards with a stipend value of $27,500 annually.
Candidates willing to apply for Masters Program must have a valid graduate degree and for the doctoral program, students must have a valid Masters degree from a recognized institution.
The documents required for the Tongarewa Scholarship include previous degree transcripts or certificates and other documents. Conditional or Unconditional offer letter from Victoria University of Wellington and a personal statement.
For further details and the application process, click here

Previous articleLeT Militant Associate Held In North Kashmir: Police

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March 14, 2023
LeT Militant Associate Held In North Kashmir: Police

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SRINAGAR: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Sopore.
A senior police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of Police and security forces apprehended a militant associate of LeT in Sopore town.
Meanwhile a case has been registered in this regard under relevant sections, the officer added.(GNS)

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March 14, 2023
GMC Anantnag Under Investigation For Mal-Administration, Govt Orders Inquiry

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed an inquiry officer to check the reports about the ‘negligent professional conduct’ in Government Medical College and Associated Hospital Anantnag.
In an order by Bhupinder Kumar, secretary to Government Health and Medical Education Department, a copy of which lies with news agency KDC reads “Sanction is hereby accorded to the appointment of Dr Yashpal Sharma, Director (Coordination), New Government Colleges, J&K as Inquiry officer to enquire into the matter regarding maladministration in Government Medical College and Associated Hospital Anantnag.”
The Inquiry officer shall submit the report within a period of three weeks from the issuance of this order, reads the order issued by Bhupinder Kumar.
According to the official sources, government had released an amount of Rs 60 crores for the development of hospital in 2019. “The amount was used in a year. Even the tendering of different projects was not done,” they said. (KDC)

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March 14, 2023
E-Rickshaws To Ply On 55 New Srinagar Routes, Details Here

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SRINAGAR: In a bid to ensure hassle-free movement of vehicular traffic in summer capital Srinagar, the Regional Transport Authority on Tuesday said to have designated 25 additional routes for e-rickshaws in addition to the 18 routes already notified to ply in and around the City. This decision has been taken in the interest of the functioning f e-rickshaws to provide a smoother public transport service.
Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir, while sharing details, citing a notification, said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification No. S.O. 2812(E) dated 30.08.2016, provides that “the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 66 (dealing with the permit for transport vehicles) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 shall not apply to any transport vehicle of the category e-cart and e-rickshaw as defined in section 2A of the aforesaid Act used, or to be used, for carriage of goods and passengers with their luggage respectively – Provided that the State Governments authorities may impose restrictions on plying of these vehicles in specific areas or specific roads.”
“Whereas, the Regional Transport Authority in its last meeting had defined 18 (eighteen) routes listed at Annexure-A for plying e-rickshaws in Srinagar. Whereas the number of e-rickshaws in the city has increased substantially and in the interest of the functioning of e-rickshaws for a smoother public transport service, it was felt imperative to define the additional routes for e-rickshaws.”
“The issue was considered in the meeting of Regional Transport Authority, Srinagar, convened on 13-03-2023, and it was decided that in addition to the already notified routes, the e-rickshaws shall be allowed to ply on some additional routes in and around Srinagar city”, the traffic regulatory officer said adding now therefore, the e-Rickshaws shall be allowed to ply on the following additional routes with the restriction that no e-Rickshaw shall ply anywhere on the National Highway and from Tengpora Bypass to Sonwar and Jehangir Chowk to Airport road segments in the Srinagar City.
“The routes have been carefully selected, taking into consideration the busy areas, the most popular destinations, and the residential areas. The e-rickshaws have been allowed to operate on 45 routes, covering almost every part of the city.”
The first route runs from Parimpora Bypass (Toyota Showroom) to Dharmunnah. The second one starts from Pantha Chowk and goes to Zewan via Gamander BSF Camp. The third and fourth routes start from Shalteng and go to Sharifabad and Kalunna respectively. The fifth route covers Shalteng to Umerabad/Mustafabad.
The sixth and seventh routes start from Batmaloo and go to Tengpora via Dobhi Mohalla, Firdous Abad Colony, and Allochi Bagh Gurudwara. The eighth and ninth routes start from JVC and go to Qamarwari via HIG Colony, MIG Boat Colony, and Cement Bridge to Palapora via Guzarbal Colony. The tenth and eleventh routes run from Khumani Chowk to Hakkarmula and Bemina Bye Pass to Khumani Chowk.
The twelfth route runs from Hamdania Colony to Sharifabad via Durbal. The thirteenth and fourteenth routes start from Maharaj Gunj and go to Chattabal via Aali Kadal Watal Kadal Safakadal and Cement Bridge via Malik Sahib Ghaisi Mohalla and Zaina Kadal to Shaheed Gunj. The fifteenth route runs from Nawa Kadal to DC Office via Jama Latta Nawab Bazar Zaldagar Sona Masjid Karfalli Mohalla. The sixteenth route starts from Mirwaiz Manzil and goes to Wazapora, Nawa Kadal, Jamallata, Nawabazar, and SMHS Hospital.

The seventeenth and eighteenth routes start from Gojwara-Nowhatta-Malkah-Rainawari and Rawalpora to Baghi Mehtab via Flood Channel Road. The nineteenth and twentieth routes run from Rawalpora to Peerbagh via Flood Channel Road and Kralpora to Wanabal. The twenty-first and twenty-second routes start from Tengpora Bridge to Narkara and Hyderpora Chowk to Shah-Anwar Colony/Gulbarg Colony/Gul-Bahar Colony.
The twenty-third and twenty-fourth routes run from Chanapora Bridge via Gulshan Nagar to Baghi Mehtab Housing Colony and Chanapora to Ahmad Hospital via Methan. The twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth routes run from Srinagar Railway Station to National Highway Bypass and Nowgam Bypass to Arebagh, Magraypora, Mochua. The twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth routes start from B.K Pora to Kralpora and Nowgam Bypass to B. K Pora.
The twenty-ninth and thirtieth routes run from Sempora to Balhama via Zaffron Colony and Ram Bagh to Jawahar Nagar and Rajbagh via Bund. The thirty-first route runs from Broadway to Indra Nagar, among others. (GNS)

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March 14, 2023
Fellowships In UBC, Canada, Apply Now

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SRINAGAR: The registration process for Schmidt Science Fellowship offered by University of British Columbia, Canada has commenced. The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada is offering fellowships to all Domestic and International students for the academic year 2023-2024.
UBC sponsored Schmidt Science Fellowship offers $100,000 stipend to selected applicants. Fellows are also supported to pursue postdoctoral study on full time basis for at least a year in a renowned laboratory in fields that may be different from the pre-existing field of their expertise. Fellows are also given the chance to attend 4 residential global meetings for which a period of 5 weeks is reserved from the fellowship year.
The fellowship extends to the fields of Computer, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics. The eligibility criterion for the fellowship established by UBC requires the applicants to have completed their Graduate degree in computing, Engineering, Natural Sciences or PhD before July 30, 2023. The candidates must be available between July 2023 and July 2024 for the program and for global meetings as well.
A committee is to be convened by the faculty of graduate and Post-doctoral studies to review the nominations submitted by various departments after proper vetting. Up to nine students will be nominated for international competitions by the committee. The application process is likely to end by April, 2023.
Interested candidates are required to submit their applications including CV (including publications), statement of maximum one page addressing alignment with Schmidt Science fellowship and collaborative spirit, and a proposal of maximum two pages addressing Post Doctoral interests and brief rationale for up to 3 potential post doctoral fellowship laboratories.
Students can click here to submit the applications before the due date. Applicants who are successfully nominated will receive a direct invitation by the Schmidt Science Fellowship program to submit a complete application at a mentioned later date.

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March 14, 2023
Locals Foil Suicide Attempt In North Kashmir

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SRINAGAR: A boy was rescued after he allegedly jumped into river Jhelum in a bid to end his life at Seelo area in north Kashmir’s Sopore, on Tuesday.
News agency KNO reported that a boy was found by locals attempting to jump into river Jhelum at Seelo bridge in Sopore.
“After noticing the movement as doubtful, locals rushed towards him, however, in the meantime, the boy jumped into the river, but was immediately rescued,” reports said.
Meanwhile, officials while confirming the incident said that the boy was rescued and hails from Seelo village.
He has been shifted to the hospital for necessary medical treatment, the official said.

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March 14, 2023
High Court Quashes PSA Detention Of Two South Kashmir Youth

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the detention of two persons from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district lodged in Central Jail Kot Balwal Jammu under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
The detainees – Muhammad Abbas Khan, son of Nazir Ahmed Khan and Hadayat Ullah Kuttay, son of Abdul Razak Kuttay, both residents of Srigufwara Anantnag had been arrested in April last year and subsequently, shifted to Kot Balwal Jail under Public Safety Act.
The detention orders under PSA were issued by District Magistrate Anantnag vide numbers 07 and 08/DMA/PSA/DET/2022 dated 08.04.2022. The duo was accused of being militant sympathizers.
The counsel for both the petitioners’ Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak challenged the impugned order on the grounds that the allegations made on the grounds of detention are vague and non-existent and that there has been non-application of mind on the part of the detaining authority.
Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak argued that the detaining authority has not attributed any specific allegation against the detainees. He contended that the detainees were arrested in old cases and on frivolous charges.
The court of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul accordingly quashed the detention of both persons and ordered their release from the Kot Balwal Jail.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 14, 2023
Next Of Kin To Get 25 Lakh If JK CAPF Personnel Killed On Duty

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SRINAGAR: The next of kin (NoK) of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) personnel hailing from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, who get killed in line of their duties will now get an ex-gratia relief of Rs 25 lakh from the UT administration.Earlier, the J&K government used to pay the amount of Rs 5 lakh.
This decision was taken during a meeting of Administrative Council chaired by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and attended by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, and LG’s Principal Secretary Mandeep Kumar Bhandari.
“As per the decision, the NoKs of martyred CAPF personnel will now receive Rs 25 lakh as ex-gratia relief, a substantial increase from the previous amount of Rs 5 lakh.’’ An official statement read.

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March 14, 2023
JK Budget: A Slew Of Measures Announced For Women Empowerment

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SRINAGAR: Aiming to empower women folk in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory’s budget for the next fiscal, which was tabled in the Parliament on Monday, has unveiled a slew of measures for women-led development.
The budget document, talks about establishing “ladies Haat” and “ladies exclusive markets” at Srinagar and other major towns.
The budget document also states that women guides would be encouraged at tourist places.
In the budget document, the government also talks about the creation of hubs for the empowerment of women (HEW)-Mahila Shakti Kendras, the establishment of GPS-enabled women helpline and the construction of working women hostels.
The budget document also talks about setting up of women-led farmer producer organizations (FPOs) in the cooperative sector.
In a move aimed at providing safe commute options for the womenfolk, the budget proposes the introduction of buses and pink taxis for them and also talks about women-only bus drivers and conductors. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 14, 2023