Major Reshuffle in J&K, several employees transferred

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June 28, 2022

The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council has ordered the transfer and adjustment of its 70 employees from their present place of posting days after their promotions, it was announced on Tuesday.

As per order number 500 of 2022, Baljinder Pal Singh has been transferred and posted as manager Sports Stadium Kathua, Abdul Majid Dar has been transferred and posted as manager Sports Stadium Baramulla/Bandipora, Sohan Singh has been transferred and posted as manager Sports Stadium Samba, Nalish Kumar has been transferred and posted as manager Indoor Sports Hall, Reasi.

Chief Coach Iqbal Singh has been transferred and posted as In-charge Sports Stadium, Rajouri, Chief Coach Bashir Ahmad has been transferred and posted as In-charge Sports Stadium, Poonch, Chief Coach Sushma Jamwal has been transferred and posted at playing field Shastri Nagar, Jammu, Chief Coach Randhir Singh has been transferred and posted at playing field, Gandhi Nagar Jammu, Chief Coach Krupali Singh has been transferred and posted as In-charge Gymnastics Academy, J&K Sports Council, Chief Coach Anil Kumar Sharma has been transferred and posted as In-charge, Gandhi Nagar playing field, Shastri Nagar and Apsara Ground, Jammu, Chief Coach Shamas-ud-Din has been transferred and posted as In-charge Sports Stadium, Doda-Kishtwar.

Senior Coach Arshi Nad has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Stadium, Samba, Senior Coach Vinay Sharma has been transferred and posted at Bana Singh Stadium R S Pura, Jammu, Senior Coach Vikas Dogra has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Stadium, Udhampur, Senior Coach Mushtaq Ahmad has been transferred and posted as In-charge Indoor Sports Stadium, Udhampur, Senior Coach, Mushtaq Ahmad has been transferred and posted asIn-charge Indoor Stadium Kotranka, Rajouri, Senior Coach Gurcharan Singh has been transferred and posted at Sports Stadium Smailpur, Senior Coach Ritika Slathia has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Complex, Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, Senior Coach Jugal Kishore has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Complex, Akhnoor, Senior Coach Jagjeet Singh has been transferred and posted at K K Hakhu Stadium, Jammu, Senior Coach Rachna Jamwal has been posted at Khelo India State Centre of excellence, New Indoor Sports Complex, Jammu, Senior Coach Ajay Kumar Gupta has been transferred and posted as In-charge Kabaddi Ground, M A Stadium, Jammu, Senior Coach Nirdosh Kumar has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Complex, Rajouri and Senior Coach Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar has been transferred and posted at TRC playfield, Srinagar.

Meanwhile Junior Coach Javed Ahmad Sofi has been transferred and posted at Gindun Sports Complex, Srinagar in addition to TRC playfield, Srinagar, Junior Coach Abid Nabi has been transferred and posted at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar in addition to TRC cricket field, Srinagar, Junior Coach Mitali has been transferred and posted at Sports Stadium Kathua, Junior Coach Mohamamd Iqbal has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Complex, Illahi bagh, Srinagar in addition to Pologround Indoor Hall, Srinagar, Junior Coach Shabir Ahmad has been transferred and posted asSports Stadium Budgam on alternate days in addition to SKISC Srinagar.

In instructors category, Shotu Lal has been transferred and posted at Khelo India State Centre of Excellence, New Indoor Complex, Jammu, Reyaz Ahmad Khan has been transferred and posted at playfield Natipora, Bemina, Rekha Sumbria has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Stadium, Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, Rayees Ahmad Joo has been transferred and posted at Srinagar Sports Club, SKISC, Srinagar, Khazir Mohamamad Ganie has been transferred and posted as In-charge Indoor Sports Hall Shadipora, Bandipora.

Deputy Managers Sheikh Altaf Ahmad has been transferred and posted at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, Hilal Ahmad Bhat has been transferred and posted at Gindun Sports Complex, Raj Bagh, Srinagar, Zahoor Ahmad Lone has been transferred and posted at playfield Kulangam and Indoor Sports Hall handwara/Kupwara, Maqsood Ahmad Khan has been transferred and posted at play field Baghiwaris Khan in addition to Gani Memorial and Radapora playfield, Srinagar.

Assistant Manager Vakil Singh has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Stadium, Ramnagar, assistant manager Shabir Hussain has been transferred and posted at Indoor Sports Hall, Kotranka, Rajouri, Supervisor Showkat Hussain has been transferred and posted at Mini Stadium Uri in addition to Indoor Sports Stadium, Baramulla, Ground In-charge Abdul Rashid has been transferred and posted at Gindun Sports Complex, Srinagar, Ground In-charge Mohd Iqbal Sheikh has been transferred and posted at Sports Stadium Batpora, Shopian, Ground In-charge Ashok Kumar has been transferred and posted at Sports Stadium Udhampur, Ground In-charge Ashok Kumar has been transferred and posted at Mini Stadium Parade in addition to Chatha playfield.

As per order, three Assistant Store Keepers, Driver, two Head Assistants, four Senior Assistants, three Junior Assistants, five Groundsman, Head Groundsman, Public Relation Officer, Section Officer, Head Assistant, Account Assistant, two skilled casual labourers have also been transferred and adjusted at new place of postings.

‘Who will marry Agniveers if they retire without pension?’ Governor slams Govt

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June 28, 2022

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has added more discomfort for the Modi government over the new army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’. He on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Agnipath scheme. In his words, ‘Who will marry Agniveers if they retire without pension.”

The Governor said, “The Agnipath scheme is never in the interest of the youth of the country. On the contrary, due to this scheme, the distance between the government and the village will increase.” Incidentally, this is the first time that a Governor of a state has come out against the Agnipath scheme. However, the Congress and the Trinamool Congress have also come out against the project brought by the BJP government. Nitish Kumar’s United Janata Dal has also raised its voice against ‘Agneepath’ scheme.

On June 14, the Ministry of Defence had launched the ‘Agnipath’ project for contractual recruitment in the Army. And then the fire of unrest has ignited across the country. Protests in 14 states of the country, including Bihar, have led to a fiery situation. Several trains and cars were burnt in the protests. One protester lost his life in police firing.

Jammu: Several Injured In Road Accident

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June 28, 2022

Eight persons were seriously injured in a road accident that took place at Mela Morh , Hiranagar on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway when two cars collided head on with each other. Both the vehicles were also badly damaged in the accident.

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All the injured were immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital (SDH), Hiranagar. Among the injured four persons were referred to GMC Kathua and three injured were referred to GMC Jammu after first aid. Hiranagar police has registered a case and started investigation into the matter.

As per reports two cars bearing Registration NumberHP16/9640 andJK08L 1695 collided head on and a motorcycle bearing Registration Number JK08F 9597 was also trapped in car collision that took place on National Highway.

The injured were identified as Jagdev Singh, 67, son of Amar Singh of Rajwalta (Ramkot), Anchal Singh, 42, son of Baldev Singh also of Ramkot, Som Lata, 39, wife of Om Dutt of Himachal Pradesh at present Chatha Satwari, Om Dutt, 47 son of Isher Dass of HP, Anchal Sharma, 18, daughter of Om Dutt of HP, Arun, 26, son of Mast Ram of Dayala Chack, Suresh Kumar, 30, son of Swaran Dass of Ghagwal.

Fresh Weather Update of Jammu Kashmir: Check Here

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June 28, 2022

Weather was mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same to persist on Tuesday.

“Weather is expected to remain hot and dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said.

Jammu had 29.9 degrees, Katra 27, Batote 20.9, Banihal 20 and Bhaderwah 19.2 as the minimum temperature.

Srinagar recorded 19 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 13.2 and Gulmarg 12 degrees as the minimum temperature this morning.

In the Ladakh region, Drass town registered 8.4 degrees, Leh 12.3 and Kargil 16.2 as the night’s lowest temperature.

Journalist arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

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June 28, 2022

Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets, officials said.

Earlier this month, a case against Zubair was registered under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, language etc.) and 295A (deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), K P S Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Cell), said.

Zubair was arrested in connection with one of his recent tweets that had a questionable image with a purpose to deliberately insult the god of a particular religion, the DCP said.

Police said the case was registered on the complaint of a Twitter user who accused Zubair of hurting religious sentiments.

Alt News co-founder Pratik Sinha alleged that Zubair was arrested in a case for which no notice was given by the police, which is mandatory under law for the sections under which he has been held.

“Zubair was called today by Special Cell, Delhi for investigation in a 2020 case for which he already had a protection against arrest from High Court. However, today at around 6.45 pm, we were told he has been arrested in some other FIR for which no notice was given which is mandatory under law for the section under which he has been arrested.

“Nor FIR copy is being given to us despite repeated requests,” Sinha said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Police in a statement said Zubair was “evasive” on their questions and neither provided the “necessary technical equipment” for the purpose of the investigation nor cooperated in the case.

“During investigation, the conduct of Mohammed Zubair was found questionable, which warranted his custodial interrogation to unravel the conspiracy in this matter. Accordingly, he has been arrested,” the statement said, adding that he will be produced in a court here.

According to the officials, Zubair’s tweets were getting re-tweeted and it appeared that there was a brigade of social media entities who indulged in hate mongering, thereby leading to a possible ramification on communal harmony and which was against the maintenance of public tranquillity.

On Monday, Zubair joined the probe in a case registered against him in connection with another tweet in 2020. During the investigation of the case, the Delhi Police had given a status report, in which that tweet was not found to be objectionable.

But his subsequent tweets were found to be questionable and derogatory, the police said, adding that in the investigation of FIR number 194/20, Zubair was examined earlier and the probe is about to be concluded.

“In June 2022, when Delhi Police was alerted by a Twitter handle that Mohammad Zubair had made an objectionable tweet earlier and his followers/social media entities had amplified and created a series of debates/hate mongering in the thread, he was examined in the case registered earlier this month and his role was found objectionable,” the statement said.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien condemned Zubair’s arrest.

“Strongly condemn the arrest of one of the world’s finest journalists @zoo_bear who exposes the BJP’s #FakeNews factory every single day. PM @narendramodi and @AmitShah for all the power you wield, you are essentially COWARDS,” the Rajya Sabha MP wrote on Twitter. PTI AMP RC

All Colleges in J&K to introduce Skill Courses this year

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June 28, 2022

All colleges in J&K will introduce a 30 credit voluntary skill certification programme this year.

This will be in addition to the curriculum prescribed by the UGC for the undergraduate programme and the aim to this will be to give the students an additional skill certification leading to their higher employability.

In addition several other innovative and reformative steps such as a uniform academic calendar, fidelity of the time table and exam schedule, student and institutional feedback, ERP support and biometric attendance will be introduced from this year onwards.

These remarks were made by the Principal Secretary Higher Education Department (HED), Rohit Kansal today.

He made these remarks while speaking at the two-day Conference on ‘NEP-2020: Preparedness & Implementation’ here at Lalla Arifa Auditorium of Govt. College for Women, MA Road. The conference is jointly being organised by four city colleges, viz. Amar Singh College, S P College, Islamia College of Science and Commerce and Women’s College M A Road.

Terming the NEP 2020 as a revolutionary policy, he said that the policy promises to change the entire higher educational ecosystem in India and its focus on flexibity, multidisciplinary and equity are unique and unprecedented. He reiterated that NEP 2020 had come into being after extensive stakeholder consultations and discussions, deliberations and suggestions from all concerned.

“Now it is time to implement the package. And when it comes to the implementation of policy, all of us have a role to play. Universities have a very important role being norm stetting institutions and the guardians of our academic standards; but in the actual implementation at the ground level the colleges will have to lead the way,” Kansal said while addressing the inaugural session of the conference.

During his address, Vice Chancellor Cluster University, Prof Qayoom Hussain talked about the importance of NEP 2020 and the preparedness of the University in drafting the syllabus and all related activities.

While speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir, Prof Neelofer Khan expressed confidence that the NEP 2020 would be fully implemented across all the educational institutions of J&K. She outlined the efforts of the University of Kashmir in this direction and promised all support to the Higher Educational Institutions in the implementation of the policy.

Director Colleges J&K, Dr Yasmeen Ashai gave a brief about the conference and said that the conference would help in effective and wide consultations with stakeholders and academicians and will set a roadmap for better implementation of NEP 2020.

Principal Government Women’s College Srinagar, Prof (Dr) Ruhi Jan Kanth gave a brief overview of NEP 2020 and said the policy envisages multidisciplinary and holistic education with creative and logical thinking coupled with extension of technology.

She said that the deliberations of the conference would be used to roll out NEP’s implementation in the Union Territory of J&K.

On the first day of the two day conference, a technical session on ‘Multidisciplinary & Holistic Education’ was also held which was chaired by VC University of Kashmir, Prof Neelofer Khan.

A total of 4 technical sessions will be held during the course of the conference wherein eminent academicians and administrators will participate in panel discussions to deliberate on the different aspects related to the implementation of NEP-2020. The Sessions will be chaired by Vice Chancellors of several Universities.

The conference was attended by eminent academicians, VCs of various universities, Principals of different colleges of Kashmir, faculty members and others.

J&K: Two youth killed in road accident

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June 28, 2022

A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were killed in a road accident in Ishbar Nishat area of Srinagar, reports said.

Reports said that a motorcyclist identified as Zahid Ahmad (24) Bhat of Ishbar Nishat hit a pedestrian identified as Shadaab (15) resident of Rajouri and collided with an electric pole near Lam Nishat this evening, resulting in grievous injuries to both of them.

They said that both the injured were shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment, where they succumbed to their injuries.

Meanwhile, police have registered a case in this regard.

J&K Police recover 7 stolen cycles, two arrested

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June 27, 2022

Jammu Kashmir police on Monday arrested two persons and recovered 7 stolen cycles.

According to the police, Drug addicts are now resorting to stealing things like Cycles. Seven stolen cycles recovered from two thieves who are also drug addicts. Case registered and accused arrested, Both are residents of Natipura, Srinagar

Lt Governor visits Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, reviews arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims

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June 27, 2022

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), visited Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar and reviewed arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims.

The Lt Governor directed the concerned officials to ensure health facilities, adequate number of Doctors, nursing staff, sanitation staff, duty officers on the Yatra routes.

Earlier, the Lt Governor was briefed by concerned officers regarding the facilities along the Yatra route, besides the arrangements in regard to water, power supply, sewage disposal, food and RFID counters at the Yatri Niwas.

The Lt Governor called for collective efforts of all stakeholders and inter-departmental synergy to ensure best in class arrangements and smooth conduct of Yatra.

Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the visit, the Lt Governor said, lakhs of families had to face financial hardship since Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra could not be held for the last two years due to Covid pandemic. There is a lot of enthusiasm in the people of Jammu region and in Kashmir too this year and I see the local people are also ready to welcome the visiting pilgrims.

The security forces are alert and have made adequate arrangements for the smooth conduct of Yatra, besides it has been our endeavor to make the best arrangements this year, the Governor added.

As notified earlier, the yatra will commence on the Baltal and Chandanwari routes simultaneously from June 30.

Sh Ramesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Sh Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu; Ms Avny Lavasa, Deputy Commissioner Jammu; Sh Rahul Yadav, Commissioner, JMC and senior officials from the civil administration and police accompanied the Lt Governor.

Jammu: Results of DGPC elections declared

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June 27, 2022

The result of election of members for District Gurdwara Parbandhak Committees, for Jammu district has been declared here today.