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Speaker’s meeting with party leaders fails to end LS logjam

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New Delhi: The meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to end the stalemate in the House ended without any result as none of the parties refused to give up their positions.
According to sources, both the Congress and BJP refused to soften their stand.
Leaders of all parties were present in the meeting.
Though Birla is said to have appealed to both the parties to allow the House to function, neither the ruling BJP nor the Congress showed any signs of softening their stance.
While the BJP has been stalling the Lok Sabha proceedings, demanding Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s apology over his remarks on democracy, the Congress-led opposition too has been protesting, seeking a probe by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on Adani issue.
Proceedings of both the Houses have been washed out for the past seven days owing to protests by both sides.
Owing to disruptions, the discussion and passage of union budget (finance bill) is yet to be taken up.

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March 21, 2023
LG Sinha Chairs 82nd Council Meeting Of Kashmir University

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SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 82nd Council Meeting of the University of Kashmir, at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday.
The Lt Governor, who is the Chancellor of the University of Kashmir, highlighted the vision of the National Education Policy-2020 in transforming and uplifting the education sector across the country.
“NEP 2020 provides a roadmap to establish India as a knowledge economy. It should be implemented in letter and spirit and it is essential that through this transformation, our higher education institutions contribute to create prosperous society,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor impressed on time-bound completion of various academic and research programmes and award of degrees to the students.
The Lt Governor called for enhanced research activities on local problems and issues by the University. “Enhanced research activities will provide solutions to local problems and it will create comprehensive knowledge wealth that will be the key factor in all-round development. He said many industries are coming up in JK and there is a need to put special focus on skill development and capacity building,” he said.
“The University should build a strong eco-system for nurturing innovation and start-ups and the government will provide all the required assistance,” the Lt Governor said.
The University Council approved the proposal related to introduction of several new courses at the main and satellite campuses of the University to cater to the growing needs of the students.
These new courses include PG in Artificial Intelligence; Bachelor’s course in Economics, BBA-LLB and Medical Lab Technology programmes at South Campus, Anantnag; Integrated BSc-MSc Botany at North Campus, Baramulla and Integrated UG-PG programme in Arabic at Kupwara Campus.

The Council resolved to run all courses strictly as per the guidelines and rules of the relevant statutory/regulatory bodies like UGC, AICTE, MCI etc.
The University Council also held detailed deliberations on several academic, administrative and research-related matters aimed to bring further qualitative improvement in the higher education sector of Jammu Kashmir.
Earlier, Nilofer Khan, Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir gave a detailed power-point presentation on the growth and progression of the University in areas of academics, research, extension education and extracurricular activities.
Highlighting the University’s noteworthy rankings in NAAC, NIRF and QS, Nilofer Khan informed the Council that the University of Kashmir is holding the Y20 event in May 2023 as part of the country’s G20 presidency, while all departments are presently holding programmes to spread the country’s G20 message among the masses.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 20, 2023
DDC Kulgam chairs DLRC meeting; reviews performance of Banks

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KULGAM, MARCH 20: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired District Level Review Committee/District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) meeting to review the performance of Banks and line departments for quarter ended December 31, 2022 under Annual credit Plan.
The meeting was attended by JD-Planning, District officers of line departments and District Coordinators of various banks.
LDM Kulgam, Parvez Rashid welcomed the members & revealed that the deposits of Banks stand at Rs,2276.37Crores as on 31.12.2022 witnessing growth of 1.57% over December 2021 and Advances stand at Rs.1877.45cr as on 31.12.2022 witnessing growth of 9.46% over December 2021.
He added that the Credit Deposit Ratio reached 82.48% and stood quite above the National BenchMark of 60%.
It was also shared that under the District Annual Credit Plan (2022-23) of Rs.1623.13 Cr, Banks have disbursed Rs.859.34 Cr to 35300 beneficiaries during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 thus achieving 53% of ACP target.
DDC while reviewing sector wise achievements instructed Banks to improve credit dispensations in Agriculture, MSME, with more focus given to housing and education sectors.
The house was informed by the LDM that the district has achieved the annual targets of PMEGP, JKREGP, Artisans/Weavers Credit Card & PM Weavers Mudra Scheme.
The DDC also instructed banks to cover all eligible persons under PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY.

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March 20, 2023
Joe Biden calls Israeli PM after Sharm El Sheikh meeting

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Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
During the call, Biden welcomed the meeting between senior political and security officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States with an aim to reduce tensions, the White House said in a readout of the call.
Biden reinforced the need for all sides to take urgent, collaborative steps to enhance security coordination, condemn all acts of terrorism, and maintain the viability of a two-state solution, the White House said.
“The President also underscored his belief that democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship, that democratic societies are strengthened by genuine checks and balances, and that fundamental changes should be pursued with the broadest possible base of popular support,” it said.
According to the White House, Biden offered support for efforts underway in Israel to forge a compromise on proposed judicial reforms consistent with those core principles.
“The two leaders also discussed tensions and violence in the West Bank,” it said.
Biden reiterated his unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and the ongoing cooperation between the two national security teams, including to counter all threats posed by Iran. Both leaders agreed to stay in regular contact over the coming weeks, the White House said.
“The participants noted that meetings at this level have not taken place in nearly a decade, and that these meetings are building toward establishing a series of understandings upon which to de-escalate tension,” Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, White House, said in a separate statement.
We welcome the meeting and understandings reached today in Sharm El Sheikh between senior political and security officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority,” he said adding that this was the second such meeting in this format, with participation by senior officials from the United States, Egypt, and Jordan, following the gathering in Aqaba three weeks ago.

“We look forward to continuing these discussions as we enter the Holy month of Ramadan, Passover, and Easter, and over the months to follow,” Watson said.
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March 20, 2023
Meeting Government, A Futile Exercise: Omar Abdullah

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SRINAGAR: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Thursday demanded the release of all political prisoners including former legislature Engineer Rashid.
In response to a question, Omar Abdullah said that not only Engineer Rashid, but all those Kashmiris incarcerated in different jails should be released. He said Public Safety Act should go once and for all.
Omar Abdullah was talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party convention at the Aarigam Khansahab area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
He admitted that a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir is meeting the Election Commission of India to know the reason for the delay in conducting elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “There is nothing wrong in meeting the Election Commission which is responsible for holding elections across India. The delegation wants to know what wrong did Jammu Kashmir do that people here are being deprived of having their own elected government.”
Omar Abdullah as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust said that the last time elections were conducted was in 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir and since then there is no elected government.
When asked why they are always meeting the opposition leaders and not the government, Omar Abdullah said there is no fun in meeting the government as it doesn’t budge and doesn’t listen to them. “We have stopped meeting the government as it is a futile exercise,” he said.
Omar Abdullah said except for the Opposition there is nobody in Jammu and Kashmir while the government dictates the terms and doesn’t take people or political leaders on board.
“Government only knows how to harass people. When we tried to meet the government, it didn’t oblige.”

Regarding the deferment of examinations by JKSSB after a row over the APTECH job recruiting agency, Omar Abdullah said it was better late than never. However, he demanded a thorough probe and said there is something fishy and people wanted to know why a blacklisted agency got the contract in Jammu and Kashmir. [KNT]

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March 16, 2023
Hyderabad: Fire dept DG holds meeting to prepare for summer

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Hyderabad: A meeting was held by Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services’s Director General Nagi Reddy on Wednesday to ensure fire safety measures in fire hazardous industries, chemical and scrap godowns etc. are present. The meeting was held in view of the ensuing summer season.
An action plan was drafted to ensure preparedness of all fire stations across Telangana to face any type of fire related incidents in the ensuring summer.
The following instructions were issued to the ground level officers:
All fire vehicles, fire pumps and other fire fighting and rescue equipment kept in good working condition for responding to fire and emergency calls, all officers and personnel were asked not to go on any leave until completion of summer season except on extreme emergencies.
Officials of the fire department were asked to identify and inspect water filling sources for fire vehicles in all fire station areas and be on high alert.
Instructions were issued to all Fire department officers and personnel to visit hospitals and high rise buildings and inspect the fire and life safety measures and conduct fire audit, train and educate the staff on fire safety, guide the management to prepare fire preparedness plan and conduct fire drill once in every three months.
Officials were asked to conduct basic fire fighting training to the security guards, employees of high rise buildings, hospitals, industries, cinema theatres at the Telangana State Fire Services and Civil Defence Training Institute, Vattinagulapalli, Ranga Reddy District.
The Fire department’s director general asked the fire department officials to maintain close liaison with Hyderabad Metro Water Works, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations and other Municipalities to ensure uninterrupted water supply in case of fire accidents to Fire vehicle.

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March 15, 2023
India invites Pak Defence Minister Khawaja Asif for SCO meeting: Report

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Islamabad: India has invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in New Delhi in April, according to a media report on Wednesday.
India currently holds the presidency of the SCO, which comprises China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
As President of the SCO, India is set to host a series of meetings.
Diplomatic sources told The Express Tribune newspaper that the Indian government shared the formal invitation with the Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday.
There was no immediate confirmation from New Delhi on the Pakistani media report.
India earlier invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, as well as shared an invitation for the meeting of foreign ministers of SCO, the report said.
The chief justice, however, skipped the meeting of the SCO chief justices and instead Justice Muneeb Akhtar attended the meeting through a video link recently, it said.
The foreign ministers’ meeting is scheduled for May in Goa while the defence ministers’ huddle will be held in New Delhi in April.

The Pakistani government has said that it has not yet taken a decision on whether Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari or Defence Minister Asif will attend the meetings in India.
Bilawal and China’s Qin Gang are among the foreign ministers of the SCO member nations invited by India for the meeting it is scheduled to host in May.
The Pakistan Foreign Office has said that the decision will be taken at an appropriate time.
If the Pakistani foreign minister attends the meeting in person, it will be the first such visit from Islamabad to India since 2011. Then Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar visited India that year. Khar is currently serving as the minister of state for foreign affairs.
In May 2014, then-Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif visited India to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.
In December 2015, then external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj visited Pakistan and days later, Modi made a brief visit to the neighbouring country.
The ties between India and Pakistan came under severe strain after India’s warplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in February 2019 in response to the Pulwama terror attack.
The relations further deteriorated after India announced the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special powers and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into Union territories in August 2019.
The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Over the years, it has emerged as one of the largest trans-regional international organisations. India and Pakistan became permanent members of the Beijing-based SCO in 2017.
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March 15, 2023
KCR to address public meeting in Maharashtra on March 26

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Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) national president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will attend a mammoth public meeting at Kandar Loha in Maharashtra on March 26, stated an official release on Tuesday.
According to the release, the BRS’ policies and the vision of the party’s national President and CM KCR are leaving a lasting impression on people in the entire country as well as many senior and prominent political leaders across parties.
“Many senior leaders from many states are already joining the BRS party as they liked BRS policies, which aimed to bring about a qualitative change in the lives of the people of the entire country. The recently held Nanded public meeting drew an overwhelming response and became a sensation in Indian politics which led to a big debate in national politics. BRS chief CM KCR’s quest for India people’s development and welfare and his vision already attracted North India people including Maharashtra. Revolutionary development programmes and welfare schemes in Telangana are already drawing country-wide attention,” it read.
The BRS Supremo recently held a long discussion with leaders about the party’s policies and future action plans.
The leaders said they will join the public gathering in the neighbouring state with their followers on a large scale.
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March 15, 2023
Preparation in full swing for G20 Working Group meeting in Visakhapatnam

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Visakhapatnam: After the successful conduct of the Global Investors Summit, the Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to host the second G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting here on March 28 and 29.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Visakhapatnam District Collector A Mallikarjuna said the theme of the second meeting will be ‘Financing cities of tomorrow – inclusive, resilient and sustainable’. The first G20 IWG meeting was held in Pune earlier in January.
The two-day meeting in the city will be a part of India’s yearlong G20 presidency which will culminate with the summit-level meeting in New Delhi later in September.
The District Collector said delegates from 40 countries will participate in the meeting along with central and state government officials. A pre-summit workshop will be held on March 23 and 24 in which secretaries from eight states will be in attendance.
The delegates will arrive in the city on March 27 and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will participate in proceedings on the first day of the meeting on March 28.
On March 29, a health retreat programme will be conducted, while delegates will go on a tour of the city on March 30. From March 8 to 26, the district administration will organise several programmes including beach cleaning from RK Beach to Bhimili art contests for ensuring maximum participation from the city’s residents.
Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Ch Srikanth said the police department is taking all necessary measures to ensure security arrangements are in place for the delegates from the airport to the venue. He said nearly 2,350 police personnel will be deployed in view of the event.
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Commissioner P Raja Babu said the corporation will undertake beautification work with nearly Rs 100 crore allocated for the purpose, including repair of roads, laying new roads and installing lighting in the city.

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March 14, 2023
KCR rules out early elections in Telangana at BRS meeting

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Hyderabad: Putting all rumours of early elections in the state to rest, BRS chief and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao announced unequivocally on Friday that elections will be held only as scheduled.
At the same time, pointing out that all polls were in favour of the BRS, he expressed confidence that the party would return to power in Telangana for the third time in a row.
Addressing a four-hour meeting of ministers, MPs, legislators, and party general body members at Telangana Bhavan, KCR assured sitting legislators that they would be retained in the Assembly elections but also warned that corruption, rudeness, and irresponsibility would not be tolerated.
He asked them to ensure the effective implementation of all government programmes in their constituencies in collaboration with in-charge ministers, and he also set deadlines for completing all outstanding works, in addition to asking them to confront opposition parties head-on and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of them.
“All of the polls are in our favour. The majority of MLAs will be re-elected. Therefore, no public claims or corruption charges would be permitted. All outstanding work on welfare and development programmes should be finished by August since notice for Assembly elections is due in September or October,” he told party cadre.
The BRS chief urged all party leaders to be vigilant and leave no space for error.
On ED notices to Kavitha
On ED notices to MLC Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case, KCR said that the BJP-led centre is employing investigative agencies for harassing political opponents.
“After employing central agencies to harass ministers and other elected representatives in the pretext of investigations, they have now targeted BRS MLC K Kavitha. So let us not get bogged down and instead continue to expose the BJP in front of the people of the country till they are deposed,” he remarked.

He warned them that the BJP was keeping a close eye on BRS leaders’ actions in order to use them politically. He said that the BJP was scheming and persecuting elected BRS representatives to cover up the BJP’s ‘ineptitude’, citing Telangana’s ‘tremendous success’ and becoming a role model for other states without relying on the Centre.
The chief minister also asked all MLAs to stay accessible to the people and party workers in their areas, referring to the party cadre as its strength. They were expected to bridge any gaps with local leaders and activists and to make substantial efforts to bring government programmes to the people. It was suggested that they organise ‘padayatras’ and reach out to the people in order to address local concerns.
“Elected representatives should organise Atmeeya Sammelans with party workers over the next two months and develop the party more at the grassroots. This process should include all MPs, MLAs, MLCs, corporate chairpersons, and other leaders,” he stated.
He also urged them to prepare for the next part of the Palle Pragathi and Pattana Pragathi programmes, which would begin soon.
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March 10, 2023