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Highlights strenuous efforts of teachers for the achievement.

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 08:

President JK Employees Joint Action Committee(EJAC) and Chairman JK Teachers Forum Mohd Rafique Rather has congratulated students teachers and all stakeholders whose efforts have ensured a stupendous class 12th results. Rafique Rather said that although Secondary School Examination results were not on expected lines but was followed by a more satisfying and encouraging class 12th results despite adverse working conditions and the volatile situation we are going through for last two years. He said that the strenuous efforts put in by teachers have finally yielded desired results which we need to continue in future aswell.

In a press statement Rafique Rather hailed the efforts of Director School Education Kashmir – Mohammad Younis Malik,, all the teachers, Lecturers and students who have worked extremely hard to achieve this remarkable success.

Rafique Rather said that even when all the odds were stacked against the teachers and a wrong perception is being propagated by some vested interests to demonize teaching community they found a way to succeed by reaching to students through social media plateforms and all other available means and the resilience, grit, determination and conviction shown by the teachers in extremely tough times is praiseworthy and for everyone to see and acknowledge and added that lack of high speed internet and a serious infrastructural deficit in goverenment Schools besides covid-19 pandemic, did not deter our people in achieving their goals and leaving inspirational foot prints for new generation to learn to live in all conditions without compromising on education. He said those who could not pass it this time, need not loose heart instead should work hard to face the challenge with determination.

SRINAGAR, MARCH 8 :

Girls dominated top positions in all four streams as 82 percent students passed 12th class examinations, the results of which were declared by the J&K Board of School Education on Monday.

In all 46987 out of 58397 students who appeared in the examination have been declared successful, a top BOSE official told GNS.

The top ten positions in all fours streams—Science, Commerce, Arts and Home Science—have been bagged by the girls. (GNS)

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 7 :

The newly posted Director Information Rahul Pandey said that media is the fourth pillar of democracy and development agenda of Government can be pushed through it. 

While talking to news agency-kashmir news service (KNS), He said he will ensure that  things which are happening through DIPR are done in a better way”.

” I will work together with media fraternity.I will stay in touch with all journalists.”

He further added that Department of information is a very important department and all the employees will ensure that the good work done by the government is propogated properly.
” I expect all of them to co-operate,.” he told KNS.

The 2014 IAS officer  has been given inter cadre deputation from Uttar Pradesh cadre to UT of J&K for a period of two years. Before his deputation he was holding important post of Vice-Chairman Varanasi Development Authority.

Rahul Pandey after assuming the charge  convened a meeting of officers in which he highlighted the need for further strengthening the activities and core competence of the Department. 

Pandey underscored the need for involving modern and new media platforms to spread awareness about Government activities and its welfare programmes.

The Director Information also inspected different units of the Department and interacted with the officers and employees.

The employees of the Department on the occasion pledged their support to the Director Information in running affairs of the Department.KNS

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NEW DELHI MARCH 7:

The month-long second part of the Budget session of Parliament begins on Monday in the middle of a high octane campaign for assembly elections in four states and one UT.

The main focus of the government in the second part of the session is to get the various demands for grants for the year 2021-22 passed along with the Finance Bill which carries various tax proposals.

Besides these mandatory agendas, the government has listed various bills for passage in the session which concludes on April 8.

Some of the bills listed by the government include the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, Electricity (Amendment) Bill, Crypto currency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill.

The part two of the session is taking place at a time when political parties have their focus on elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.

The elections would take place in March-April.
Senior leaders of various parties, especially the regional ones, are likely to skip most of the House sittings to focus on campaigning.

The first part of the Budget session started on January 29 with the President’s address to joint sitting of both houses of Parliament.

The address was boycotted by over 20 opposition parties, including the Congress, in support of the demand of the protesting farmers for the repeal of the three farm laws.

The Union Budget was tabled on February 1.

Thereafter, House proceedings were washed out for four consecutive days over the opposition’s demand for separate discussion on farm issues.

To compensate the session’s lost time, the House sat till midnight for several days.(PTI)

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URI , MARCH 07:

Bollywood celebrities who Sunday attend “Umeed Ki Sehar” event in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district said that Bollywood must make a comeback to Kashmir and there are no words to describe the beauty of this piece of heaven.

Bollywood celebrities including Vickey Kaushal and Sonali Chauhan attended an event organised by the Indian Amry at Uri. GOC Dagger Division, Varinder Vats was also present on the occasion.

As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Vickey Kaushal while addressing the gathering said that he was happy to be in Kashmir and it’s only because of the Indian Army, who are the real heroes, that he visited Kashmir for the first time.

Vickey said that recently Anil Kapoor came to know that he was going to Kashmir, he (Anil Kapoor) asked him to take him along and almost every actor looks for an opportunity to visit Kashmir.

“As and when someone arrives in Kashmir he  or she never wants to leave this beautiful place,” he said. 

Sonali Chauhan while addressing the gathering said that it was impossible to describe Kashmir in just a few words as it’s more beautiful than that.

She told reporters on the sidelines of the event that it was an honor to be in Kashmir and the Indian Army invited her to attend the ‘Ummed Ki Sehar’ event at Uri.

“I hope that I will be coming to Kashmir very often and there is a lot of local talent. I got to witness all this for the very first time,” she said

While appreciating the beauty of Kashmir, Sonali said that her first movie was Jannat but it’s for the first time she witnessed Jannat (Kashmir) in real.

Meanwhile, talking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Dagger Division, Varinder Vats said that organising an event like “Umeed Ki Sehar” was a long pending demand of locals of Uri as no such program was organised here.

He thanked the local population for the cooperation that led to the success of the event.

He said that this is a remote tehsil and the local talent here somehow remains deprived in the absence of a platform to showcase their talent.

The GoC said that the two promising starts from Bollywood decided to come to Uri for the first time and it’s for the very first time any Bollywood celebrity as visited Uri. “Both actors will inspire the youth here and the relation between Army and Awam is itself an example,” he said.

The GOC said that more such events will be organised in the times to come to push youth forward and inspire.

Army had organised a cultural event ‘Umeed Ki Sehar’ where local artists showcased their talent and the students of AGS were also felicitated at the event—(KNO)

BWJA, NKJA and several socio-political organisations express condolence

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Baramulla: Mother of senior journalist Nisar Yatoo of Rafaibabad Binner Baramulla passed away after brief illness on Sunday.

North Kashmir Journalist Association and Baramulla Working Journalist Association (BWJA) have express condolence and solidarity with their senior member and senior journalist Nisar Yatoo and extended sympathies with the bereaved family.

Various journalists, social, political and religious organizations have expressed their condolences and prayed for eternal peace departed soul.

Meanwhile, Chairman Human Aid Society Kashmir Bashir Ahmad Mir and Bureau Chief Kashmir Images Reyaz Rashid has also expressed his condolences and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest his soul in peace and grant strength to the family, especially Yatoo, to bear the loss. 

Members of Baramulla Working Journalists Association (BWJA) and North Kashmir Journalist Association (NAKJA) visited the bereaved family at Binner Rafiabad and held condolence meeting express solidarity with the bereaved family and fellow journalist. The journalist fraternity prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.   

Mother of Yatoo was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard at Binner. Resme-e-Churum will be held on Wednesday 10 March.

Meanwhile,Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bupinder Kumar and Department of Information and Public Relations Baramulla department condoled the sad demise and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family. 

In a statement issued here, DC Baramulla and Department of Information and Public Relations Baramulla headed by District Information Officer Mudassir Hussain has also expressed deep sympathies and prayed for the eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to the family members to bear the irreparable loss.

SRINAGAR, MARCH 7 :

Islamia College of Science and Commerce here has ordered closure of the institution for a week after two faculty members tested positive for covid-19, officials said on Sunday.

“In view of the two faculty members reporting covid-19 positive, the College will remain closed for the students from March 8th to 13th. During this period all UG and PG classes will be conducted in online mode only through LMS,” reads an order issued by the institution, a copy of which lies with GNS. “Normal offline class work will start from 15 March onwards.” (GNS)

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Uri: Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in Kashmir , Bollywood celebrities, top Army officials and huge crowd of people were seen bluntly violating the COVID-19 protocols and social distancing norms during “Umeed Ki Sehar” event organized by Army in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday.

A huge gathering of people attended the event as Bollywood celebrities Vickey Kaushal and Sonali Chauhan were present in the event organised by the Indian Amry at Uri besides GOC Dagger Division, Varinder Vats was also present on the occasion.

“We fail to understand that how administration allowed gross violation of Covid-19 protocol publically as nobody is wearing masks here. The crow including the celebrities flouted all social distancing and other pandemic norms,” said a local who left the spot after witnessing the crowd.  

The locals allege that despite Covid-19 guidelines are in place but neither the Army officials nor the crowd followed the guidelines.

‘Those participated in singing and other entertainment also violated the Covid-19 norms such as social distancing, wearing face masks and other guidelines,” they added.

While welcoming Bollywood celebrates in Kashmir, locals said that nobody is above the law and everyone should follow the protocols of Covid-19 pandemic as nobody should be allowed to put lives of other people in risk.

“Here schools are closed and huge congregations are not allowed but why there was gross violation of Covid-19 protocol in an event that too organized by Army which is considered a disciplined force,” asked another local resident.  

‘Holy relic to be displayed after every prayer on March 12, 13, also on Friday following Meraj un Nabi (SAW)’

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 07 :

There will be no night-long prayers on the eve of Shab-e-Meraj (March 11) at the revered shrine of Hazratbal, Srinagar, the Shrine Management officials said Sunday.

They said that second round of deliberations took place on Saturday in which it was decided that in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, it won’t be feasible to allow night-long prayers at the shrine on the eve of Shab-e-Meraj (Prophet Muhammad’s Journey towards skies).  “There will be no Shab (night long prayers) at Hazratbal shrine on March 11.

However, holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) will be displayed after every prayer for the devotees on March 12 and 13 (Friday and Saturday). The holy relic will also be displayed to devotees on March 19 after every prayer,” senior administrator of the shrine Muhammad Shafi told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)

Officials said that Chief Executive Officer (Hazratbal shrine Management) Mufti Fareedudin had in an interview to a news channel clarified that there will be no night-long prayers at the shrine on Shab-e-Meraj eve but holy relic will be displayed for devotees after every prayer on March 12 and 13 and also on the Friday following Shab-e-Meraj i.e. March 19.

Pertinently, the Hazratbal shrine management body will also meet the district and divisional administration tomorrow and apprise it about the decision of not holding night-long prayers on Shab-e-Meraj eve—(KNO)

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 07:

Terming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari’s Kashmir remark as “stupid” and “tasteless”, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday asked BJP what is wrong if West Bengal becomes Kashmir.

In a tweet, Abdullah said that that it was the BJP who claimed that Kashmir was a paradise after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

“But according to you, BJP wallas Kashmir has become paradise after August 2019 so what’s wrong with West Bengal becoming Kashmir? Anyway, Bengalis love Kashmir & visit us in large numbers so we forgive you your stupid, tasteless comment,” Abdullah tweeted.

Adhikari, who is contesting against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram’s seat in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal on Saturday said the state will turn into Kashmir if Trinamool Congress (TMC) comes back to power.

Addressing a public meeting in Behala yesterday, Adhikari said, “If Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was not there, this country would have been an Islamic country and we would be living in Bangladesh. If they (TMC) came back to power, West Bengal will become Kashmir.”(ANI)