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  • Khursheed Pandit Bereaved

    Khursheed Pandit Bereaved

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    SRINAGAR: JK Bank’s erstwhile public relations head, Khursheed Pandit’s father-in-law is no more. Haji Ghulam Mohammad Dar passed away at Noora Hospital at 6:30 am on Thursday morning. He was 93.

    His nimaz-e-janaza was offered in the afternoon at 12:30 and he was laid to rest in the ancestral graveyard at Karan Nagar Doodganga.

    Dar is survived by sons, Er Feroz Ahmad Dar and Dr Yasin Firdous.

    Pandit said his father-in-law’s Fateh Khawni will be held on April 30, 2023, at 10.30 am at their graveyard.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • LG Sinha Lays Foundation Stone Of Kashmir Medical College And Hospital By Milli Trust, Delhi

    LG Sinha Lays Foundation Stone Of Kashmir Medical College And Hospital By Milli Trust, Delhi

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone of Kashmir Medical College & Super-Speciality Hospital being developed by Milli Trust, Delhi, at the Industrial Estate Sempora, Medicity, Srinagar.

    Addressing the gathering at the ground breaking ceremony, the Lt Governor said the project is one of the biggest private sector investments in health sector of UT that will improve efficiency and quality of care.

    “It is a new era for private investments in J&K UT and testimony to PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s commitment to make J&K UT a leading investment destination for manufacturing and service sector,” said the Lt Governor.

    The project worth Rs. 525 Cr will develop Medical College with 150 MBBS seats to fulfill the aspirations of youth and 100 bedded hospital will provide world-class healthcare at affordable rates. The project will provide employment opportunity to 2000 local youth.

    We have created an enabling environment for private sector for economic development, employment and income generation. The administration is deeply and sincerely committed to ease of doing business and ease of living, said the Lt Governor.

    The Lt Governor also shared the details of infrastructure being developed in the UT

    The Lt Governor said that Rs 1.25 lakh crores worth road and highway projects are being completed in the Union Territory and we have also created the necessary institutional structures for investment.

    The journey from Katra to Delhi will be possible in 6 hours with the completion of new Katra-Delhi expressway while the journey from Kashmir to Delhi will take only 9 hours, he added.

    The Lt Governor further said that world highest iconic rail bridge has been completed that will provide connectivity between kashmir to kanyakumari by the end of this year. With regards to Air connectivity, 126 flights shall be operational from May 2, he added.

    The Lt Governor said J&K UT is way ahead of national average on several health parameters.

    We have two AIIMS, 9 Medical Colleges. J&K also leads in per person spending on healthcare facilities. Every family in the UT is covered under Ayushmaan Sehat. We are making sincere efforts to transform Jammu Kashmir into a prime destination for medical tourism, he added.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 21 Officers Including DC Pulwama Transferred

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday announced a major reshuffle in the administrative setup. The General Administration Department (Services) Civil Secretariat, Jammu, issued two separate government orders, transferring and posting officials with immediate effect.

    The Government ordered transfer of 21 officers including several Deputy Commissioners in the interest of administration with immediate effect.

    According to an order, Baseer-u-Haq Chaudhary, IAS,Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited.

    Sachin Kumar Vaishy, Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, vice Kritika Jyotsna, IAS (UP:2014), who has been asked await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.

    Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Poonch.

    Rakesh Minhas, Managing Director, SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing Director, SICOP, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, vice Rahul Pandey, who has been asked to await further orders of adjustment in the GAD. Basharat Qayoom, Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama.

    Minga Sherpa, Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat. “He shall hold the charge of the posts of Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and Director, Information, J&k, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” the order adds.

    Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag.

    Fazlul Haseeb, Director, Tourism, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shopian.

    Abhishek Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, JaKeGA, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Samba

    Akshay Labroo, Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of Director, Information, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam.

    Raja Yaqoob Farooq, Additional Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department, holding additional charge of the post of Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited, has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism, Kashmir.

    Anuradha Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, JakeGA.

    Inderjeet, Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, SIDCO. “He shall also hold the charge of the post of Managing Director, SICOP, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.”

    Shiv Kumar Gupta, Special Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority.

    Pankaj Magotra, Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Power Development.

    Meanwhile as per a separate order, Krishan Lal Sharma, Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.

    Naseem Javid Chowdhary, Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu.

    Ravi Shanker Sharma, Director, School Education, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department.

    Rifat Kohli, Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal, has been transferred and posted as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu.

    Ashok Kumar Sharma,  Director, Estates, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, School Education, Jammu.

    Rakesh Kumar, Special Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 11 Gujarat Tourists, Local Guide Caught With Fake Gandola Tickets

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    SRINAGAR: The authorities on Thursday caught 11 tourists and a local guide with fake and edited Gandola tickets at famous ski resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

    Quoting an official, KNO reported that 11 tourists from Gujarat along with a local guide who had come to board Gondola from Kongdori to Gulmarg were caught with fake and edited tickets.

    He said they reached Kongdori through ponies and had come to undertake return journey on fake and edited tickets. “To avoid inconvenience to tourists they were brought to Gulmarg through Gondola for investigation. Our officers Showkat Ahmad Bhat (incharge Project) and Pervaiz Ahmad Qureshi (incharge ticketing) completed the formalities and the case was accordingly handed over to incharge SHO Gulmarg Shakeel Ahmad Beigh,” he said.

    He added that SHO initiated the investigation in the matter and arrested the culprit.

    Meanwhile, the management of Gulmarg Gondola requested the general public and tourists in particular not to fall pray to touts who deceive them and provide them fake tickets.

    “Gulmarg Gondola project has a defined capacity; as a result we have capped the number of tickets per day. The tickets are available online only and there are no other means. Traveling on edited and fake tickets is a punishable offence,” he said.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Landslide Hits Truck Along Jammu-Srinagar Highway, Two Injured

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    SRINAGAR: A truck carrying poultry chicken came under a massive landslide along Jammu-Srinagar highway this afternoon leaving two occupants injured, officials said.

    Officials said that a poultry chicken truck on the way from Jammu towards Srinagar came under a massive landslide at Shabanbas area. “Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched at the site by a police team alongside NGO ‘Banihal Volunteers’, during which both the truck occupants were rescued in injured conditions”, they said adding both the persons were taken to SDH Banihal for immediate treatment.

    “Given the accumulation of landslide debris, the thoroughfare has been suspended for any vehicular movement till any further directions from the authorities”, they further said. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • SIU Chargesheets Active LeT Militant, Hybrid In North Kashmir: Police

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    SRINAGAR: The Special Investigation Unit of the police presented a charge sheet before the NIA Court in Baramulla on Thursday in connection with FIR No. 251/2022 filed at Police Station Sopore.

    The charge sheet includes two accused individuals, one of whom is a hybrid militant and the other an active LeT militant.

    According to a police handout, on November 7th, 2022, Sopore Police recovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs), leading to the registration of a case at the local police station.

    Following due course of action, the SIU in Sopore submitted the charge sheet against Waseem Raja Lone, son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone and resident of Kehnusa Bandipora, who is identified as a hybrid militant, and Mohammad Umar Mir, son of Ghulam Mohammad Mir and resident of Brath Sopore, who is an active militant associated with the proscribed militant outfit LeT. The statement further revealed that the chargesheet has been filed under section 4/5 Explosive Substance Act, 18, 20, 23, 38 ULAP Act. (GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • 1980’s Bollywood Era Returning To JK: LG Sinha

    1980’s Bollywood Era Returning To JK: LG Sinha

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that 1980’s like wonderful era of Bollywood is returning to Jammu and Kashmir with the support of the people.

    Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Sumbal, LG Sinha, said that over the years around 300 movies have been shot in Kashmir.

    Addinf further he said, ” Yesterday famous Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani came to meet me and Shah Rukh Khan is also in the Valley for movies shooting, which is the testimony of ground situation here.”

    LG Sinha said the wonderful era of 1980’s is returning to Jammu and Kashmir with the support of the people.

    “Returning of Bollywood will help in employment generation and improve the economic condition of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Man Dies After Tree Falls On Him In JK

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    SRINAGAR: A 42-year-old man died after a tree he was cutting fell on him in Pinglish village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday.

    An official said that the man identified as Ab Salam Yaoo (42) of Sheerabad Tral was injured when a tree fell on him.

    He said he was subsequently rushed to a nearby health facility, where he was declared dead on arrival—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Expect Record Break Footfall Of Over 2 Crore Tourists This Year: LG Sinha

    Expect Record Break Footfall Of Over 2 Crore Tourists This Year: LG Sinha

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    SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the government is expecting a record break tourist footfall of over 2 crore this year.

    Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Sempora, LG Sinha, said that last year, a record number of 1.88 crore tourists visited J&K.

    “We are breaking our own records as we are expecting a footfall of over 2 crore tourists this year,” he said.

    He added that several Bollywood movies were shot in Jammu & Kashmir last year and this year administration will break its record as more movies will be shot.

    Earlier, LG Sinha attended foundation stone laying ceremony for medical college and hospital of Milli Trust.

    While praising the trust, he said that more than 150 students, who were pursuing their studies outside, can pursue their studies here now.

    He added that such projects will help in increasing the investments and employment avenues. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )