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Body Of Youth Recovered From Jhelum

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SRINAGAR: Locals and police on Thursday recovered a body of a youth from river Jhelum near cement bridge in Qamarwari area of Srinagar, officials said.
Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the body was recovered from the Jhelum on Thursday afternoon.
He said the body has been shifted to GMC for postmortem and other medico-legal formalities.
Meanwhile, the official said the body is likely of a Budgam youth who had drowned in Jhelum around 20 days ago.
“His family members have been called to identify the body,” he said. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
New Academic Session To Commence After Annual Board Exams: DSEK

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SRINAGAR: The School Education Department Thursday said that the new academic session will commence soon after the culmination of annual regular board examinations.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir said new academic session will begin soon after the culmination of ongoing exams.
“We are prepared for the new academician session and we have set the timelines too,” he said.
On being asked about transportation fee of those months during which schools were closed, he said private school students are not liable to pay for services they did not avail during those months.
He said earlier the academic session used to end in December but now it has changed to March. “The ongoing session will end after the culmination of annual regular board exams.”
About the violation of government guidelines for charging admission fee by some private schools, Mir said wherever they will get written complaints, they will act tough against the violators. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
Passports Handed Over To 700 Hajj Aspirants In Srinagar

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SRINAGAR: The Regional Passport Office handed over passports to over 700 Hajj aspirants in Srinagar during a special camp on Thursday.
Regional Passport Officer for Kashmir and Ladakh, Davinder Kumar, while talking to reporters, said he had sought permission from the central government to hold a special camp for Hajj aspirants.
“The request was approved and we held a special camp today to provide relief to Hajj aspirants,” he said.
On being asked about pendency of cases at present, he said from over 6000 cases in December 2022 to nearly 2500 cases, they have been trying hard to bring the number of pending cases to zero by the end of March. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
Special Maternity Leave For Woman Employees Of Jk

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SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir government has decided to grant a special maternity leave of 60 days to a woman employee in case of the death of a child soon after the birth or stillbirth with some conditions.
According to a government order issued by Director General Codes, Finance Department, the condition for the special leave includes that “in case a maternity leave has already been availed by a woman employee and her leave continues till the date of expiry of child soon after birth/stillbirth, the maternity leave already availed till death of the child may be converted into any other kind of leave available in her leave account without insisting for a medical certificate”.
The order further mentions a special maternity Leave of 60 days may be granted from the date of expiry of a child soon after birth or stillbirth in case the maternity leave has not been availed by a woman employee, adding that, “60 days of Special maternity leave may be granted from the date of expiry of child soon after birth/stillbirth.”
As per the notification, the condition for the death of a child soon after birth may be defined as up to 28 days after birth. A baby born with no signs of life at or after 28 weeks of gestation may be defined as stillbirth and the benefit of special maternity leave shall be admissible only to a woman employee with less than two surviving children, it reads.
“The benefit of special maternity leave shall be admissible only to a woman employee with less than two surviving children. Special maternity leave shall not be debited against the leave account and may be combined with any other kind of leave. During the period such leave, the woman employee shall be paid leave salary equal to pay drawn immediately before proceeding on leave,” the Order said. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
Police Officer Attached Amid Allegations of Professional Misconduct

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SRINAGAR: Director General of Police has “attached”, till further orders, a police officer after ‘some allegations of professional misconduct’ against him.
“In view of some allegations of professional misconduct, Adil Mushtaq DySP KPS-155772 (SDPO Nowgam) is hereby attached with the office of Special DG Crime, JK till further orders,” reads an order by DGP.
“Sumit Kumar Sharma, KPS-185679, DySP PC Srinagar in addition to his own shall look after the assignment of SDPO Nowgam,” the order added. (GNS)

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March 9, 2023
Kashmir Has 100 H3N2 Cases, Data Reveals

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SRINAGAR: As H3N2 scare continues to looms large in various parts of North India, the viral infection is being evenly witnessed in Union Territory as most cases of viral infections over a period of one-and-a-half month fall in this subtype of Influenza-A, as revealed by figures of Chest & Disease Hospital here.
As many as 47 persons out of a total of 103 samples have reverted infected by the influenza infection in nearly 50 days.
A total of 103 samples were sent for RT PCR testing by the dedicated hospital in last nearly one-and-a-half month among whom 47 samples (45%) were found to be infected from Influenza-A, 5 from Influenza-B (a total of 52 for Influenza), 19 (18%) for RSV (Respiratory Sensation Virus) and only 3 (2.9%) for COVID-19.
When contacted, leading Pulmonologist and Head of the Department Chest & Disease Hospital, Dr. Naveed Nazir told GNS that there was absolutely nothing to worry about as the most of the patients with viral infection is much like seasonal flu. But a good number of patients admitted with pneumonia had evidence of viral infection mostly influenza and RSV infections when the danger of another wave of covid was looming large.
Shah said that the symptoms of H3N2 include; fever, cough, nausea, vomiting, sore-throat, body ache and diarrhea. “These ailments gradually go with time”, he said adding though if one has undergone vaccination, he/she has not much to be concerned about it for we are used to such things given the nature of prevailing weather this time around.
Asked whether the persons with co-morbidities need to maintain any extra caution, Shah said that “We have been receiving patients, complaining of persistent cough which continues for prolonged periods extending for weeks after the symptoms of flu settle.”
Reiterating that there isn’t much to be concerned about spurt in cases of H3N2, the renowned Pulmonologist was quick to add that since schools have started the possibility of spread of this viral infection is high. It’s better to isolate the patients with respiratory tract symptoms. (GNS)

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March 9, 2023
MeT Predicts Dry Weather Till March 12 In JK

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SRINAGAR: While predicting mainly dry weather to continue, the meteorological department here on Thursday said that minimum temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley and rise in Jammu except Banihal.
Quoting an official of the meteorological department , news agency GNS reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.9°C against 3.5°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 1.8°C against 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against minus 1.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.1°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 2.2°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against minus 1.6°C on the previous night and it was 2.1°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 0.2°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 1.6°C below normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.5°C against 14.6°C on the previous night. It was 1.5°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 3.3°C (below normal by 0.8°C), Batote 7.6°C (above normal by 1.7°C), Katra 14.0°C (2.5°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 5.3°C (2.2°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil, he said, recorded a low of minus 6.2°C and minus 5.6°C respectively.
The MeT department has forecast dry weather to continue till March 12.

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March 9, 2023
MBBS In Pakistan; ED Raids Nine Places

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SRINAGAR: Enforcement directorate (ED) officials on Thursday conducted raids at nine places in Kashmir in connection with the MBBS seats allotment racket to locals in different colleges of Pakistan.
ED raids were going on at nine places in Kashmir on Thursday and houses of Hurriyat leader Qazi Yasir and Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman Zaffar Bhat were raided in this regard.
Quoting officals, news agency KNO reported that the central probe agency along with local police on Thursday morning raided the house of Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Bhat, who is the chairman of JK Salvation Movement, in Bagh-e-Mehtab area of Srinagar.
They said another team of the central probe agency also raided the house of Hurriyat leader Qazi Yasir in Qazi Mohalla area of Anantnag today morning.
“A team also is carrying out raid at the house of Syed Khalid Geelani in Baghat area of Srinagar,” he said.
Local police and the CRPF are assisting the ED officials in carrying out these raids.
Details are awaited. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
JKSSB To Conduct CBT For Various Posts From March 16

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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) is conducting Computer Based written Test (CBT) for various posts with effect from 16th March to 5th April, 2023 at various examination centers in Jammu and Kashmir.
The examination has been scheduled to be conducted in multiple batches at different locations setup in various districts of the UT, for which adequate security arrangements have been put in place at each examination centre.
The concerned District Magistrate will issue prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) around the examination centers during the timing of examination.
A multi layered structure for supervision has also been established with one Centre Observer and Centre Magistrate for each examination center by the respective District Administration. Besides, senior officers shall also be deployed as General Observer by the General Administration Department and IT professionals shall be deployed by Information Technology Department for monitoring of the CBT examinations. The J&K Police shall deploy security personnel for frisking and maintenance of law and order at each venue/location.
In addition, the CBT shall be conducted under CCTV surveillance for maintaining transparency in the examination. Besides, low frequency Jammers are being installed in all the examination centres to prevent the use of unfair means including cheating using Bluetooth and wi-fi enabled electronic devices. In order to ensure that the examination process being adopted is completely secure and free from any kind of malpractice, a third party has been hired to review/audit the examination process of Computer Based Tests(CBTs) conducted by JKSSB.
The aspiring candidates appearing in the aforesaid examination are hereby cautioned against the activities of vested interests and advised not to fall prey to the designs of touts and unscrupulous elements. If any candidate is approached by touts/unscrupulous elements in any matter pertaining to recruitments of JKSSB, they are advised to immediately report about such persons to the JKSSB. The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) will appreciate if specific information about such unscrupulous elements along with evidence is furnished to the Board, enabling it to take appropriate legal action. The identity of such candidates who will report about the unscrupulous elements shall be kept confidential.
The JKSSB wishes best of luck to all the candidates taking the CBT examination. Moreover, candidates scheduled to appear in the examination are also warned to desist from indulging in any unfair means practice like impersonation, carrying of prohibited items, communication devices, electronic equipments /gadgets or any other material with the intention of receiving assistance. The candidates found to be attempting/using any unfair means practice during the examination, shall be dealt with strictly as per the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (Conduct of Examinations) Regulations, 2022 including debarring of such candidates for appearing in future examinations. (KNO)

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March 9, 2023
Div Com Directs Officers To Accommodate PM Package Employees In Secure Areas

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SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Wednesday convened a meeting of officers to address the accommodation issues of PM Package employees.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar; Director Estates Department Kashmir; Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) J&K Srinagar; Chief Engineer, PW (R&B) Department Kashmir and Sr. Superintendent of Police Security Kashmir.
Div Com directed officers to explore the available hotel accommodation in secure areas so that the PM Package employees are provided the same.
He also directed concerned to frame the criteria for allotment of accommodation to married & unmarried employees.
He asked Deputy Director Estates to hold talks with stakeholders about additional accommodation available for the employees.
Meanwhile, the Div Com directed CE, R&B to pace up the progress of work of transit accommodation tenements. (GNS)

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March 8, 2023