Abdul Basit, a student hailing from Pulwama, has accomplished an extraordinary feat by securing the top rank in the NEET UG-2023 entrance exam in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the National Testing Agency (NTA) announcement on Tuesday. Basit’s exceptional performance, with a score of 705 out of 720, has earned him the prestigious first position in the highly competitive exam in J&K.
In an interview with Greater Kashmir, Basit attributed his success to his unwavering dedication and consistent efforts. He emphasized the pivotal role played by his teachers in providing him with proper guidance throughout his academic journey. Basit acknowledged that his success mantra was based on hard work and consistency, recognizing the invaluable support he received from his educators.
Basit’s educational journey commenced at Ziekra Educational Institute in Pulwama, where he completed his primary education up to the 8th grade. Later, he transferred to NIET Pulwama to pursue his secondary and senior secondary studies. Displaying ambition and determination, Basit enrolled at Aakash Institute in the 9th grade, where he diligently prepared for both his class 12th exams and NEET.
Impressively, Basit cleared the NEET exam in his first attempt, showcasing his academic prowess and meticulous preparation. The NEET UG-2023 examination was conducted nationwide on May 7, 2023, at various test centers.
The significance of Basit’s achievement is further highlighted by the statistics of the NEET UG-2023 exam. Out of a total of 37,276 registered students, 36,431 appeared for the exam. Among the candidates, an impressive 20,564 individuals successfully qualified, illustrating the exceptional caliber of students competing for medical admissions.
Kupwara, May 04: Following the killing of two militants in Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Army on Thursday said that they are ready to foil any attempt made from across the border to push infiltrators into the Valley to disturb peace.
Addressing a press conference at Z Gali, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Brigadier Vinod Singh Negi said that operation in Machil sector on May 3 was conducted successfully leading to elimination of two infiltrators.
He said that intelligence agencies were regularly receiving inputs about possible infiltration. “It was learnt that infiltrators will be pushed from across the border. After inputs by the police high alert was sounded on May 01,” he said.
He said that following inputs additional ambushes were deployed at possible target places and special operation group of J&K police was also involved in this operation.
The Brigadier also said that the operation was conducted under challenging conditions as troops braved cold weather conditions and low visibility.
“Braving continuous snow, rain, overflow of water channels and challenging atmosphere, the operation was conducted successfully. Brave troops remained under open sky for more than 48 hours waiting for the infiltrators,” he said.
The Brigadier said that on May 03 an ambush spotted and killed two infiltrators. “They were fired at and two of them were killed. Entire area was searched and war like store along with eatables with Pakistan marking were recovered.”
He added that regularly efforts are being made from the other side of the border to disturb peace here. “All such efforts have been foiled. We are fully alert and every infiltration will be foiled,” he said while praising the troops deployed at forward areas.
Meanwhile, SSP Kupwara while addressing the press conference said that they will continue to foil any attempts of enemy. “Alert troops are deployed at LoC. We continue to work jointly with army and share every intelligence input. No one can cross the LoC and disturb peace here,” he said
Two militants were killed in an encounter in Machil sector on Wednesday as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara district—(KNO)
SRINAGAR: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Jammu conducted raids at three locations in Kashmir valley, including Pampore, Rajpora, and Barzulla, in connection with a hawala money case registered against former Minister Jatinder Singh, also known as Babu Singh. The SIA teams carried out the raids early in the morning to investigate the alleged hawala funds transactions in Babu Singh’s case.
During the raids, the SIA searched the house of Yasmeen Raja, the daughter of the late Ghulam Nabi Bhat, a female separatist Hurriyat leader, in Tulbagh, Pampore town, and two other locations. Mohammad Shafi Lone’s house at New Colony, Near Masjid Sharief at Rajpora, Pulwama, and Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah alias Imtiaz Autowala’s house in Barzulla were also raided. The searches were conducted after obtaining a search warrant from the Court in connection with a case registered at the Police Station Gandhi Nagar last year, which was later transferred to SIA Jammu.
During the searches, electronic gadgets were seized from Yasmeen Raja’s house in the presence of an Executive Magistrate and independent witnesses. The SIA has already produced a preliminary charge sheet in the case, along with three supplementary charge sheets. Nine accused are in judicial custody, while three accused are absconding and operating from Pakistan.
The court has initiated proceedings to attach the property of the absconding accused persons under Sections 82 and 83 CrPC. Sources said that the properties of the absconding accused are being identified for attachment, and the action is expected to be taken shortly.
SRINAGAR: High-velocity hailstorms on Friday caused massive damage to orchards and standing crops in various parts of the valley.
According to reports received by the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the massive hailstorms created havoc in many areas of Kashmir, especially in Kulgam, Baramulla, and Anantnag districts.
Kulgam district in south Kashmir was hit the hardest, as hailstorms caused significant damage to orchards and vegetation.
Growers from various areas of the valley said that hailstorms and other climatic events have caused extensive damage to their orchards and crop fields.
Abdul Jabbar Naik, a grower from Kulgam, said that hailstorms caused severe damage to his orchard, and the fruit-bearing capacity of the trees will be reduced this year.
He said orchardists have been spending all their earnings on fertilisers and labour for their orchards and crop fields. “This year, we expected a good crop as our orchards seemed to be abundant with apples, but the hailstorm dashed all our hopes,” Naik said.
The growers have urged the government to compensate them for the huge losses they have suffered over the past several years.
Meanwhile, Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal said that Kulgam was the worst affected by the hailstorm that hit the valley.
“Our teams are on the ground to assess the damage,” he said. (KNO)
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said 4G services would be extended to the Spiti Valley as he stressed using technology to strengthen the infrastructure and economy of the Lahaul and Spiti region.
The state government was well aware of the difficulties faced by residents of the tribal areas and was committed to making their daily life more comfortable, he said.
The chief minister, who reached the Kungri Gompa in the Spiti Valley on Friday, said a plan would be prepared in consultation with the local legislator to solve the problems being faced by the locals of the Spiti Valley.
Concrete steps are being taken to shore up the state’s economy and positive results would be seen in the next four years, Sukhu said as he accused the previous BJP dispensation of financial mismanagement.
With the cooperation of all, Himachal Pradesh would be among the most prosperous states of the country in the next 10 years, he asserted.
The chief minister offered prayers at the famous Kungri and Dhankhar Gompa of the valley and announced Rs 50 lakh for the Kungri Monastery.
SRINAGAR: In a major development, nearly 8,000 school students in Kashmir division have shifted their admissions from private to government schools.
An official informed the news agency KNO that in the ongoing mega enrolment campaign for academic session 2023-24, ‘nearly 8,000 students have migrated from private to government schools.’
“Such admissions include dozens of dropouts and Children with Special Need (CwSN) students,” he said.
The official added that till Friday late evening, more than 7,000 such cases were recorded. “As of now, there would be nearly 8,000 such cases wherein students have shifted admissions from private to government schools of Kashmir division.”
The official said that the enrolment drive was initially started for a period of ten days starting from March-15-2023. “However, it has been extended for five more days.”
“In a mass enrolment drive many students who were registered in private school have shifted their admissions in government institutions,” the official said.
It also said, “The government schools are likely to take a lead in admissions this year as in the past one week, hundreds of students enrolled in private schools have shifted their admission to government schools.”
The official said that most of the fresh admissions were of the Kindergarten and primary classes.
“From past few years, the department has been more focused on developing infrastructure and academics in Kashmir in order to provide quality education to the students,” the official said.
Pertinently, the School Education Department had ordered the heads of all government schools and teachers to start a door to door campaign from March-15 to enrol students in public schools.
Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Tassaduq Hussain Mir said this while announcing enrolment campaign for Academic Session 2023-24—(KNO)
Doctors Deliver Baby Amid Earthquake Shook The Valley
Srinagar, Mar 21: Doctors at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district kept their nerve to deliver a baby through lower-segment cesarean section while an earthquake shook the Valley on Tuesday.
”Emergency LSCS (lower-segment cesarean section) was going on at SDH (Sub District Hospital) Bijbehara, Anantnag, during which strong tremors of earthquake were felt.
”Kudos to staff of SDH Bijbehara who conducted the LSCS smoothly and thank god everything is alright,” according to a tweet from the the district’s chief medical officer. The tweet included a video that showed how the staff focused on the job while everything around them was shaking.
𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙑𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙊 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀
An earthquake of 6.6-magnitude struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, shaking the Valley so violently that residents in many areas rushed out of their homes in search of safety.–(PTI)
SRINAGAR: National Investigation Agency on Tuesday said that it has arrested a person in connection with NGO- militancy case in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
Irfan Mehraj was apprehended by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Srinagar for his alleged involvement in funding militant activities in the valley on Monday. According to NIA’s investigation into the NGO militancy funding case registered in October 2020, Mehraj was closely associated with Khurram Parvez and worked with his organization, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS).
The probe revealed that the JKCCS, under the guise of protecting human rights, was promoting a secessionist agenda in the Valley. The NIA’s findings were disclosed in a handout to the news agency GNS.
According to the spokesman, the investigation is looking into the funding of militancy-related activities by certain NGOs, trusts, and societies based in the Valley. Some of these organizations, registered and unregistered, have been found to be collecting funds both domestically and abroad under the guise of carrying out charitable and welfare activities such as public health and education. However, the probe has revealed that some of these organizations have established connections with banned militant groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). (GNS)
For a group of people eager to position themselves as thought leaders this was not exactly a PR triumph. Others in the industry saw the display as counterproductive.
“There’s a universal agreement that libertarian VCs screaming for bailout money was not helpful,” said one person involved in managing Silicon Valley’s response to the crisis, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about tech industry peers. “Elevating startup founders or even business owners outside of tech — those are better faces for the industry than a guy in Atherton who’s scared that his portfolio companies might get hit.”
At the same time, anticipation was growing for some VC comeuppance, among tech critics on Washington Twitter.
“Uninsured depositors — who are sophisticated risk-managers — are going to take a loss. There is no bailout here,” tweeted Matt Stoller of the Economic Liberties Project, which advocates for more aggressive federal intervention to counter monopolies.
The stage looked set for a big, messy collision between two countervailing forces. Exceptthat turned out to be little more than a revenge fantasy.
In fact, Washington was ready and willing to step in.Coming off a historically bad year for bond markets, Silicon Valley Bank was far from the only depository institution to take a huge hit on its bond portfolio. And Silicon Valley startups were far from the only businesses with huge piles of uninsured cash inside banks.
And most of Silicon Valley was earnestly happy to have the help. “Good news,” Sacks tweeted, with an applause emoji, when the Fed, Treasury and FDIC announced their rescue plan.
Does this mean the end of the sparring between the Valley and the capital? Of course not.
Now that Silicon Valley has what it wants from Washington, the VCs may be free to go back to plotting the capital’s planned obsolescence. And members of Congress want to keep hauling Big Tech CEOs before them for browbeatings.
But both sides have quite a bit at stake, and — as the SVB collapse makes clear — they know it.
Washington needs tech entrepreneurs to stay in the U.S., and not get too disillusioned. As the current generation of Silicon Valley offerings make it easier than ever to start a global business from anywhere, the possibility that the next generation of global tech giants arise somewhere other than the U.S. has become more real.
As for Big Tech — as those once-nimble startups have matured into corporate giants, they’ve become more and more tethered to the federal government. As Amazon and Facebook explore fields like drone delivery and payments, their collisions with government policymakers — like the FAA and state money transmission authorities — become more frequent and consequential.
This has affected their corporate cultures, according to Nu Wexler, a former congressional aide and veteran of Google and Facebook who now works in public relations. “The companies were more libertarian just because they were operating in more unregulated spaces,” he said.
Last year, even as Elon Musk railed against the powers that be on Twitter, his network of satellites was helping to keep Ukraine online as it responded to Russia’s invasion. Even Thiel, despite his libertarian provocations, is financially intertwined with the Pentagon and the intelligence community, some of the biggest customers for his data analytics company, Palantir.
The libertarian ethos of startups and their most vocal backers may be in for some tempering, too. Last year, A16Z’s Katherine Boyle published an investing thesis titled “Building American Dynamism” that called for “building companies that support the national interest,” including in national security. Once, in Silicon Valley, the idea of “American dynamism” might have seemed cornily patriotic. Today, at A16Z, it’s just the name of a fund.
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