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J&K Government has allowed the upper age relaxation in favour of Civil Service aspirants.
The LG Adminstration today confirmed it on its twitter handle Office of LG, ” In view of demand of several delegations/aspirants, the J&K government for the last time granted one-time relaxation in upper age limit for JKCCE. 37 years for open merit candidate, 39 years for reserve & in -service candidates and 40 years for physically challenged @manojsinha_”, it reads according to KNS correspondent.
It is important to mention that Apni party chief had demanded the revocation of Sro -103 to give relief to the civil service aspirants.
Aspirants have been demanding the relaxation in the upper age limit for appearing in the civil service examination which has receny advertised more than 200 posts.
Tightening noose around government teachers who indulge in private practice, authorities have directed private coaching centers in Srinagar not to allow any government teaching staffer as a faculty and warned of strict action in any case otherwise. As per an order issued by Chief Education Officer Srinagar, a copy of which lies with news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS) says that “no teacher shall engage himself or herself in private tuition or private teaching activity”. “The directions conveyed by Director School Education, Kashmir that all the Government teaching personnel are hereby directed not to engage in private tuition or private teaching activity, failing which action, as warranted under rules, shall be initiated against the erring teaching personnel,” the order reads. It says that all the heads of private coaching centers are hereby put under strict instructions not to allow any government teaching personnel as faculty at the coaching center, failing which the registration of the coaching center shall be withdrawn or suspended with immediate effect and disciplinary action under the provisions of law shall be initiated against the management. “All the DDOs are directed to submit certificate to the office of the Chief Education Officer Srinagar that none of the teaching faculty under their control is involved in private tuition or private teaching activity. The DDOs are advised to seek a similar undertaking from the concerned teaching faculty,” it reads. Over the years, authorities have imposed ban on private tuitions by teachers serving in state government run schools, saying it amounts to “moral turpitude and is a serious violation of service conduct rules’’. As per government services Act, government employees can’t indulge in private businesses like teaching in tuition centres or private clinic. However, there was hardly any implementation on the ground. Now it will be interesting if the authorities will be able to enforce the ban. There are also reports from colleges and other universities, where their faculty members are involved in private practice which is a brazen violation of the rules. “All these professors, assistant professors, get a monthly salary in the range between Rs 70,000 and 1,50,000. Few of them earn over a crore annually by teaching in coaching centres,” a senior faculty member of the Kashmir University said. “If they are so much interesting in teaching in coaching centres then why don’t they resign from government job and allow unemployed educated youth to work on those posts? They most of the times skip their duties thus affecting the academic curriculum in higher educational institutions,” the faculty member said. (KINS)
While New Delhi allotes Rs 1 lakh crore budget annually to Jammu and Kashmir, it generates revenue less than Rs 10,000 crore annually thus making it dependent on centre funds for the development. As per the official figures accessed by news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS), the annual budget in J&K has exceeded Rs 1 lakh crore, while it generates revenue of around Rs 10,000 crore annually. The rest Rs 90,000 crore is allotted by New Delhi to keep the development ticking in Kashmir. Similarly, the GSDP of Kashmir was 19 billion dollar and GSDP rate 8.2 % against Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) 7 billion dollar and 4.7 %, respectively. “Government in Pakistan has been allotting Rs 13,000 crore to feed a population of 4.5 million in PaK. The comparison on infrastructure development projects is even more surprising wherein India had spent Rs 6724 Cr in 2019 in J&K against mere Rs 1028 Cr in PaK,” the figures reveal. The focused development on infrastructure in J&K completely routs PaK where 4 airports and 28 railway stations exists in J&K against 02 non-functional airports and non-existence of railways in PaK, it says. The per capita income in J&K as per the figures stands tall with a fig of $1200 in comparison with PaK’s $525. “The poverty rate in PaK stands at 34% with the unemployment rate being 18.1% as compared to a poverty rate of 10.35% in J&K and an unemployment rate of 12.13%. Pak government has spent only Rs 135 Cr in 2019 on education against Rs 1100 Cr by Indian government in J&K”, the figures reveal. Even the figures of universities and educational institutes in J&K is overwhelming with 183 universities and colleges including 18 medical colleges in comparison to only 8 such institutes in PaK including 3 medical colleges. The spending on health care system has been alarming where Indian government has spent Rs 3,000 Cr in J&K in 2019 against a mere spending of Rs 29 Cr in PaK, it says. Some of the engineering marvels like the Chenahi Nashri tunnel, the upcoming tallest bridge in the world on Chenab river, the under construction Zojilla tunnel, the ensuing ring road in Srinagar and other parts, the ongoing work on an all weather tunnel liking Jammu with Srinagar are some of the massive infra projects. This enforced closure of business establishment and disruption of normal life, unfortunately, made Kashmir an unsafe haven for private investments. “Compared to such an unfavourable environment for promoting business activities (in Kashmir), PaK and GB should have been way ahead of Jammu and Kashmir in economic and infrastructural development. But, what is transparent on the ground is a melancholic state of affairs with economy running on pittance and infrastructure lying in tatters,” it says. “On the other side, take the handling of the ongoing crises of Covid-19 by J&K administration and its counterparts in PaK. While J&K is among the best performing states in India in terms of testing and provision of better healthcare, people in PaK have been forced into uncertain times.” (KINS)
Army on Friday paid tributes to deceased porter who was killed in a ceasefire violation in year 2020.
According to KNS Correspondent, Army paid tribute to its deceased porter Late Altaf Hussain son of Sulaiman resident of Vill-Gohallan, PO & Teh – Uri, Baramulla who laid down his life while serving with the Angoor Battalion of Kalapahar Brigade.
The deceased was killed during in a CFV on July 29, 2020, an army official said. He added that a cheque for over Rs 16 lac was handed over to the next of kin (NOK) namely Shaheen Begum as compensation by the Deputy Commander on 15 Jan 2021 in the presence of IA Qadri, DLPO, Uri.
However the family appreciated the efforts of the Army for timely receipt of compensation.
“The compensation may not bring back the deceased, but will provide financial support to Shaheen Begum and her two kids for their smooth upbringing”, army said. (KNS)
Five more people, two of them women in 50s from Kashmir Valley, succumbed to covid-19 in J&K in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count 10 1920, officials said on Friday.
Officials told GNS that three of the victims were from Jammu division and two from the Valley— a 55-year-old woman from Vessu Kulgam and a 50-year from Machama Beerwah in Budgam district.
The victims from Jammu division include a 75-year-old man from Gadigarh, a 67-year-old man from Chack Bhagwana, Jourian and a 65-year-old man from Barnoti Kathua. So far 1920 people have succumbed to virus in J&K— 1205 in the Valley and 715 in Jammu region.
Srinagar district with 453 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (367), Baramulla (172), Budgam (114), Kupwara (94), Pulwama (88), Anantnag (84), Doda (64), Bandipora (61), Udhampur (57), Kulgam (54), Rajouri (55), Kathua (51), Ganderbal (46), Shopian (39), Samba (39), Poonch (24), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(22), and Reasi (15). (GNS)
The Indian Army has changed its standard operating procedure (SOP) for anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir to now focus on ensuring surrenders during live encounters notwithstanding the threat to the lives of its personnel — a policy that has helped save the lives of 17 youths in the last six months.
On the occasion of Army Day on Friday, four Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units working under the Victor Force, which combats militant activities in south Kashmir and parts of central Kashmir, were awarded the coveted Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Unit Citation.
The units — 50 RR, 44 RR, 42 RR and 34 RR — have been involved in multiple counter-terrorism operations and have ensured seven surrenders since September last year when it was decided to make efforts to bring the misguided youths back to the mainstream.
The citations to the four units drawn from Kumaon, Rajput, Assam and Jat regiments of the Army were presented by Chief of Army Staff Gen M M Naravane in the national capital.
Videos of some of the surrenders, accessed by PTI, show that in spite of grave risks, the Army brought parents of the militants to the encounter site and convinced them to drop arms.
In one of the videos, a militant, Zahid, has an emotional reunion with his father, who is seen weeping and telling his son that it is a rebirth.
General Officer Commanding of the Victor Force Major General Rashim Bali, who has been supervising surrenders during live encounters, feels that this has generated tremendous goodwill among the local population.
This has given a reassurance to the local militants that the avenue of their return to the national mainstream is open.
“For those who want to join the national mainstream, we are committed to accept surrenders, even by putting our lives at great peril,” he said.
At the same time, Major General Bali made it clear that relentless operations will continue against those who pick up guns and resort to violence.
In some of the videos, surrendered militants could be seen praising the Army for providing them an opportunity to shun the path of violence.
The new strategy of the Army came into effect last year when Shoiab Ahmed Bhat of the Al Badr terror group expressed his desire to lay down arms during an ongoing encounter.
He was part of the group which had killed a jawan of the Territorial Army in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, but this did not deter the Army personnel in ensuring his surrender and handing him over to police after questioning. (PTI)
Says she fell victim to sophisticated phishing attack
SNS KASHMIR
NEW DELHI JANUARY 15 :
Former NDTV anchor Nidhi Razdan has sensationally claimed that she had fallen victim to a sophisticated phishing attack, who duped her to believe that she had been offered a job with Harvard University.
Taking to Twitter, Razdan wrote, “I have been the victim of a very serious phishing attack. I’m putting this statement out to set the record straight about what I’ve been through. I will not be addressing this issue any further on social media.”
She also released a full statement outlining how she was duped into quitting her job with the NDTV. According to the former NDTV anchor, she was given to believe that her stint with the prestigious university will commence from September 2020. However, she was later told that her teaching job at the university will start from January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Razdan said that she began noticing ‘a number of administrative anomalies’ in the process being described to her. But she dismissed these anomalies as being reflective of a new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, soon she became suspicious and approached the university for clarity. “Upon their request, I shared some of the correspondence that I believed I had received from the University,” the statement by her read.
Razdan said that the response from the university convinced her that she had become a ‘victim of a sophisticated and coordinated phishing attack.’ “I did not, in fact, receive an offer by Harvard University to join their faculty as an Associate Professor of Journalism. The perpetrators of this attack used clever forgeries and misrepresentations to obtain access to my personal data and communications and may have also gained access to my devices and my email/social media accounts,” she added.
Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan and Chief Engineer BRO, Brigadier IK Jaggi today inspected progress of construction work of Bailey bridge besides repairing work of damaged concrete bridge at Kela Morh.
ADC, Harbans Lal, Project Director, NHIA, Parshotam Kumar, ASP, Rajni Sharma and various other officers of BRO besides the construction agencies were present on the occasion.
After taking stock of the progress on construction work DC informed that construction of Bailey bridge is nearing completion at Kela Morh and trial run would be conducted tomorrow before starting the plying of vehicles on the bridge.
He said that the construction of Bailey bridge is going on round the clock and Border Roads Organization (BRO) has completed about 50% of the bridge launching work by morning today.
DC said that perishable items have been transshipped to their destinations. Meantime,Civil QRT Ramban, Banihal, Ramsu and other organizations are helping the pedestrians to by-pass the damaged portion at Kela Morh safely.
He impressed upon all stakeholders to speed up the construction work at both sites to restore hassle free supply of essentials to Kashmir and traffic movement for the convenience of commuters.
He also advised the people to avoid unnecessary travelling on roads besides advising them to start their journey on national highway only after confirming the status of the road from traffic police control room
Later, the Chief Engineer BRO informed that the work is in progress as per plan and BRO has put all the resources available for completing the bridge. Work is going on at war footing as all men and machinery have been put to use. Hopefully, by tomorrow evening the Bailey bridge will be completed and ready for traffic.
Religious preacher Sarjan Barkati was released on Friday, a day after he was detained in Zainpora shopain.
Official sources told GNS that Barkati was released late in the afternoon. He was detained last night. Pertaintally Barkati was released on october 28 last year after remaining in detention for four years. GNS.
With healthcare workers to be the first to get Covid-19 vaccine in the initial phase of inoculation beginning on January16, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said many doctors, nurses and paramedical staff are hesitant to take the vaccine which is worrisome.
“Vaccine hesitancy among medical personnel is a major concern,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement issued to CNS.
“Vaccine hesitancy – which encompasses delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccine, will pose a serious problem,” he said.
“It is a troubling development, especially since healthcare workers are at higher risk of contracting the virus and their sickness would mean disruption of healthcare delivery system.”
DAK President said medical staff would imperil patients by snubbing Covid shots.
“Unvaccinated staff have the potential to transmit the disease to patients who are vulnerable to Covid related complications and death,” he added.
“The vaccine-hesitant attitude among medical professionals might percolate down to the general population,” Dr Nisar said.
“The idea of vaccinating healthcare providers first is to help pave way for broader vaccine acceptance.”
He said it is the medical professionals who should be educating public about the importance of vaccine. They have to play an important role in fostering vaccine acceptance among vaccine-hesitants.
“But if they are themselves reluctant for the vaccine, they are unlikely to address the fears of vaccine-hesitant people,” Dr Nisar said
“If vaccine hesitancy is not addressed, it could mean we could be seeing outbreak for years.”
“We can’t just write off somebody’s decision and say well that is their personal decision. Because it is not their personal decision, it is about the whole community,” he said.
“Vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers will have implications on vaccine coverage among the population.”
“We will need enough people to get vaccinated against Covid in order to stop the pandemic. The sooner we can get more people vaccinated, the sooner we can get back to some semblance of normalcy,” said Dr Nisar.
“Healthcare workers should be conscious of their responsibility and act as role models for the society. They should come forward to take the jab because it is the only way to end the pandemic,” he said.(CNS)
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