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  • J&K’s road network to match with US in next 10 years : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

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    Srinagar, Apr 10: Union Minister for Roads, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that projects worth Rs 1,25,000 Crore are being proposed for Jammu and Kashmir and in the next ten years, UT’s road network will match with that of the United States.

    Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a press conference in Srinagar, Gadkari, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that in J & J&K, projects worth Rs 1, 25,000 Crore are being proposed that includes tunnels, roads, and highways. “In next ten years, J&K’s road network will match with the United States,” Gadkari said.

    He said from Khanabal to Chandwari in Pahalgam, two lane roads will be constructed to facilitate Yatris while as from Panjtarni to Cave shrine of Amarnath, a tunnel will also be constructed with all pilgrim protection facilities.

    The Union Minister said that on Mughal road, a two-lane road will be constructed and at the Peer Ki Gali, a tunnel will also come up to make the road an all weather road—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

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    Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh



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  • Officers appointed through UPSC are ‘dacoits’: Union min Bisheswar Tudu

    Officers appointed through UPSC are ‘dacoits’: Union min Bisheswar Tudu

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    Officers appointed through UPSC are 'dacoits': Union min Bisheswar Tudu

    Balasore: Senior BJP leader and central minister Bisheswar Tudu has courted controversy by claiming that many of the officers appointed through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are “dacoits”.

    He alleged that while a “chicken thief” can be punished, an official who runs a mineral mafia cannot be touched as the system protects him.

    The union minister of state for tribal affairs and jalshakti made the remarks while addressing a gathering as chief guest at the golden jubilee function of a government school at Baliapal in Balasore district.

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    He was heard making the controversial statement in a viral video.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Union Minister’s Car Collides With Truck In JK Mishap

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    SRINAGAR: During his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju’s car was involved in a minor accident, according to the police while adding that no injuries were reported and the minister reached his destination safely.

    The purpose of Rijiju’s visit was to attend the inauguration of the first edition of the Constitution of India in the Dogri language at the University of Jammu.

    He also attended a legal services camp in Udhampur, where he interacted with beneficiaries of various central government schemes, judges, and members of the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA).

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • “No mention of PIB Fact Check…” Union Min clears air on notification about fake news

    “No mention of PIB Fact Check…” Union Min clears air on notification about fake news

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    New Delhi: After a controversy arose over the Centre’s notification on Thursday that fake news about the Union government would be forcibly taken down and the agency that would declare content as fake news would be the Press Information Bureau, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that the rules notified yesterday do not mention “PIB Fact Check”.

    Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s response came against the backdrop of various reports, claiming that as per the amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 social media platforms and other intermediaries will now have to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Centre, declared as such by PIB, are taken down from their platforms once alerted.

    The minister said that the rules do not suggest that the agency declaring fake news will be PIB Fact Check.

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    “The rules do not at all suggest that it’s going to be PIB Fact Check. I think some of the grey area, or indeed the misapprehension, comes from the fact that the original draft of the rule that went for consultation talked about PIB Fact check. The rules that were notified yesterday do not mention PIB Fact Check,” Chandrashekhar told ANI.

    He said, “So we have yet to take a decision on whether it will be a new organization that has trust and credibility associated with it, or do we take an old organization and repurpose it to build trust and credibility in terms of a fact-checking mission.”

    Earlier on Thursday, the Centre issued notifications regarding amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, related to online gaming and spread of false and misleading information regarding government business.

    As per the amended rules, it has been made obligatory on the part of intermediaries to make reasonable effort to not host, publish or share any online game that can cause the user harm, or that has not been verified as a permissible online game by an online gaming self-regulatory body/bodies designated by the Central Government.

    The intermediary will also have to ensure that no advertisement or surrogate advertisement or promotion of an online game that is not a permissible online game, is hosted on its platform.

    Apart from it, the amended rules now also make it obligatory on the intermediaries to not to publish, share or host fake, false or misleading information in respect of any business of the Central Government.

    “These fake, false or misleading information will identified by the notified Fact Check Unit of the Central Government. it is to be noted that the existing IT rules already required the intermediaries to make reasonable efforts to not host, publish or share any information which is patently false and untrue or misleading in nature,” the IT ministry said in a press note.

    “The rules already cast an obligation on intermediaries to make reasonable efforts to not host, publish or share any information which is patently false and untrue or misleading in nature,” it added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Union Cabinet gives nod to Indian Space Policy, 2023

    Union Cabinet gives nod to Indian Space Policy, 2023

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    New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Indian Space Policy, 2023 under which roles and responsibilities of organisations such as ISRO, NewSpace India Limited and private sector entities have been laid down.

    The government had earlier opened up the space sector for the private sector to help boost the development of the segment.

    “In brief, it will offer clarity in the role of the components set up (in the recent past),” Union Minister Jitendra Singh told reporters here.

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    He said the policy would aim to enhance the role of the Department of Space, boost activities of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) missions and give a larger participation of research, academia, startups and industry.

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  • Remark against Uddhav: Raigad court discharges Union minister Rane

    Remark against Uddhav: Raigad court discharges Union minister Rane

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    Mumbai: A magistrate court in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Saturday discharged Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane in a case pertaining to his controversial remark against the then chief minister Udhav Thackeray.

    Rane was discharged from the case by Chief Judicial Magistrate ( Raigad-Alibaug) S W Ugale. A detailed order is not available yet.

    An FIR was registered against Rane at Mahad in Raigad district under sections 189 (threat of injury to public servant), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of public peace) and 505 (statements conducive to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code in 2021.

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    Rane was arrested from the coastal Ratnagiri district for his remark that he would have slapped Thackeray over the latter’s ignorance of the year of India’s independence.

    “Rane allegedly made a statement on the (then) chief minister’s conduct. He didn’t make any statement which was promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever,” his lawyer Satish Maneshinde had submitted during the hearing of the discharge application.

    Furthermore, the alleged statement was not likely to cause any disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, the advocate had argued.

    He had said the case was politically motivated and hence, bad in law.

    Rane faces four FIRs across Maharashtra over his controversial remark.

    “It is shameful that the chief minister (Uddhav Thackeray) does not know the year of independence. He leaned back to enquire about the count of years of independence during his speech. Had I been there, I would have given (him) a tight slap,” Rane had said.

    He had claimed Thackeray forgot the year of independence during his August 15 address to the people of the state.

    Rane had defended his remarks against Thackeray, saying he hasn’t committed any crime by making them.

    Thackeray had served as the chief minister from November 2019 to June 2022.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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  • Of 272 km Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link, 161 km Commissioned: Union Minister 

    Of 272 km Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link, 161 km Commissioned: Union Minister 

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    SRINAGAR: The Centre on Wednesday said out of the total 272 km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, 161 km has already been commissioned, while Rs 26,786 Crore expenditure has been incurred till March 2022 out of the anticipated cost of Rs 37,012 Crore.

    In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that 272 km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link (USBRL) project was sanctioned in 1994-95.

    He said the anticipated cost of the project is Rs 37,012/- crore, against which, expenditure of Rs 26,786 crore has been incurred up to March, 2022 on the project.

    “Out of the total 272 km length of the USBRL project, a length of 161 Km has already been commissioned. Work on the balance stretch of Katra-Banihal section of 111 Km has been taken up,” he said.

    He also said the completion of any Railway projects depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, deposition of cost by State Government in Cost sharing projects, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of projects site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic considerations etc. “All these factors affect the completion time of the projects.”

    On whether the government is likely to increase the number of trains deployed to Kashmir with the completion of USBRL project, he said at present, 19 passenger special train services are running on Baramulla-Budgam-Banihal section of USBRL Project. Moreover, introduction of new train services or extension of existing train services is an ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to traffic demand, operational feasibility and availability of rolling stock.

    On whether the government is proposing to provide transport linkages to tourist destinations nearby the USB rail link, the minister said the new line projects are considered on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Member of Parliament, other public representatives and Railways’ own requirements. “As receipt of such proposals is a continuous and ongoing process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.”

    He added the proposals are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socioeconomic considerations, missing links and alternate routes including connectivity to tourist destinations etc., depending upon liabilities of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands which is a continuous and ongoing process. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Andhra Pradesh CM in Delhi to meet with Amit Shah, other Union ministers

    Andhra Pradesh CM in Delhi to meet with Amit Shah, other Union ministers

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    Andhra Pradesh CM claims drastic improvement in education, healthcare

    New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy reached the national capital on Wednesday and is scheduled to meet with Union ministers, including Amit Shah, to discuss long-pending state issues.

    The chief minister will call on Union Home Minister Shah around 10.30 pm. He is scheduled to meet with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, according to Andhra Bhawan officials here.

    “Andhra Pradesh chief minister reached Delhi in the evening and he will meet the Union home minister and the finance minister tonight and tomorrow,” the officials said.

    Reddy has also sought an appointment to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss several pending issues, including the Pollavaram project.

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  • Of 272 km Udhampur-Baramulla rail link, 161 km already commissioned: Union Minister in Lok Sabha

    Of 272 km Udhampur-Baramulla rail link, 161 km already commissioned: Union Minister in Lok Sabha

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    Srinagar, Mar 29: The Centre on Wednesday said out of the total 272 km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link, 161 km has already been commissioned, while Rs 26,786 Crore expenditure has been incurred till March 2022 out of the anticipated cost of Rs 37,012 Crore.

    In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that 272 km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail link (USBRL) project was sanctioned in 1994-95.

    He said the anticipated cost of the project is Rs 37,012/- crore, against which, expenditure of Rs 26,786 crore has been incurred up to March, 2022 on the project.

    “Out of the total 272 km length of USBRL project, length of 161 Km has already been commissioned. Work on balance stretch of Katra-Banihal section of 111 Km has been taken up,” he said.

    He also said the completion of any Railway projects depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, deposition of cost by State Government in Cost sharing projects, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of projects site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic considerations etc. “All these factors affect the completion time of the projects.”

    On whether the government is likely to increase the number of trains
    deployed to Kashmir with the completion of USBRL project, he said at present, 19 passenger special train services are running on Baramulla-Budgam-Banihal section of USBRL Project. Moreover, introduction of new train services or extension of existing train services is an ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to traffic demand, operational feasibility and availability of rolling stock.

    On whether the government is proposing to provide transport linkages to tourist destinations nearby the USB rail link, the minister said the new line projects are considered on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Member of Parliament, other public representatives and Railways’ own requirements. “As receipt of such proposals is a continuous and ongoing process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.”

    He added the proposals are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socioeconomic considerations, missing links and alternate routes including connectivity to tourist destinations etc., depending upon liabilities of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands which is a continuous and ongoing process.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )