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  • Kashmir Airfares Hiked At Will By Airlines And Ticket Operators: KCCI

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    SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry Saturday alleged that some airlines in collusion with bulk ticket booking operators are hiking the airfares at their sweet will in wake of the huge influx of tourists and Non-Resident Kashmiris (NRK).

    The Chamber said that the feedback received about the tourist inflow to Kashmir Valley by air route indicates that the rush of air travellers to the valley is increasing as besides the tourists, a large number of NRKs, students, and patients taking treatment outside the state are returning for the celebration of Eid festival at their homes and it is learnt that some Airlines in collusion with bulk ticket booking operators are hiking the airfares at their sweet will which is not only affecting the tourist business in Jammu & Kashmir adversely but it also overburdens the Non Resident Kashmiris, local students and patients.

    Faiz Ahmad Bakshi, Secretary General, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that it has already expressed its grave concern about such ill-advised unwarranted fare hiking practice by the concerned airlines’ bulk ticket booking operators as it was also observed by the Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Government of India.

    “It appears that the Airlines operators on Delhi/Jammu/Srinagar air route have not taken the clear recommendations of the said Department- related Parliamentary Committee on the subject seriously and are instead hiking the fares irrationally which is tantamount to undue profiteering by the Airlines causing a hurdle to the tourist movement,” the Chamber said.

    The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that it would earnestly request the Minister for Civil Aviation and Director General Civil Aviation Government of India to have the recommendations of said Department-related Parliamentary Committee implemented in letter and spirit without fail.

    “The Committee recommends that there should be a mechanism with the Ministry such as capping of upper and lower prices to stop the practice of ‘predatory pricing’ or the sudden surge in prices even though price buckets are being created as per international aviation norms, a close watch has to be maintained by the DGCA & the Ministry and a mechanism should be devised to monitor the websites of various airlines to prevent them from misguiding passengers,” the panel said that in case private airlines do not publish the correct information regarding fares, they should be penalised for it. “The Committee observes that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has a responsibility to the travelling public and the nation at large to ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines under the cloak of free market economy. The committee recommends the ministry should formulate a pricing mechanism for air fares to ensure that passengers are not charged exorbitant prices.”

    The Chamber said that it also likes to impress upon the Airlines operating Delhi/Jammu/Srinagar route to operate additional flights to meet the growing travel to Srinagar.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • UIDAI suspends 1.2 pc of total Aadhaar operators for attempting fraudulent activities

    UIDAI suspends 1.2 pc of total Aadhaar operators for attempting fraudulent activities

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    New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has suspended 1.2 percent of Aadhar operators in the last year for attempting fraudulent activities, an official statement said on Tuesday.

    The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is estimated to have 99,000-1 lakh operators who enrol individuals as well as provide other Aadhaar services like name correction, address change etc.

    “About 1.2 percent of total operators have been suspended in the last one year, due to attempted fraudulent activities. Necessary penal action is taken in such cases,” UIDAI said in a statement.

    In a security update of the Aadhaar system, the UIDAI said that it has restricted the number of enrolments per day per machine.

    “To discourage mischievous operators from misusing the system, GPS fencing has been embedded in the Enrolment machines. An operator is required to verify the credentials of the Enrolment machine regularly with the UIDAI data centre and only a limited number of enrolments are allowed per day per machine,” the statement said.

    The Aadhaar custodian said that it has roped in state governments for quality check of all new adult enrolments.

    “The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is constantly adding credibility to the Aadhaar ecosystem through up-gradation of technology, adding new security features and by strengthening the Aadhaar ecosystem,” the statement said.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Remove haphazardly put wires, cables within 15 days: SMC to telecom services, cable operators

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    Srinagar, Feb 03: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday directed the telecom service providers to remove the haphazardly put wires, lines, cables, junction boxes and other utilities above ground within 15 days failing which the corporation will disconnect or remove these cables at the risk and cost of the concerned telecom service providers, internet and cable operators in Srinagar.

    A public has been issued by SMC Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reads that it has been observed that various telecom service operators, internet providers, local cable network operators etc have laid cables, wires, OFCs, junction boxes, utilities etc in a very unorganized and haphazard manner along various roads, areas and streets in Srinagar City.

    These cables, wires lines and junction boxes are mostly dangling from electric poles and in some cases entire rolls are lying on the ground underneath the poles and in some cases these rolls are shattered all along the roads and streets, it said.

    These haphazardly put cables, wires, utilities, lines and junction boxes have created a public nuisance besides being dangerous to life and property as well as making the city aesthetically poor.

    “The telecom service operators, providers and local cable network operators have time and again been instructed and directed to reorganize these cables, wires, lines, junction boxes and utilities in an ordered manner following the protocols & norms. The telecom service operators, internet providers and local cable network operators and other such entities responsible for putting these wires, cables etc have failed to do so, and these haphazardly put cables, wires, lines etc continue to create public nuisance and pose threat to public life in Srinagar city.”

    “In terms of The Jammu And Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 as amended from time to time; nuisance includes, “any act, omission, place, animal or a thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property”.

    Placing of cables, wires and OFCs in such a manner as explained creates a public nuisance and is hazardous to life and property, it added.

    “Now therefore all the telecom service operators and internet providers and local cable network operators and other such entities responsible for putting these wires, cables etc are hereby given a final opportunity to remove these wires, lines, cables, junction boxes, utilities etc within 15 days from the issue of this notice failing which Srinagar Municipal Corporation will disconnect or remove these cables, lines, wires, junction boxes, utilities etc at the risk and cost of the concerned telecom service providers, internet operators, cable operators. Any new laying of cables shall be done only after getting requisite permissions, clearances and following due protocols and norms applicable,” it said—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )