Huge rush witnessed at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine ahead of New Year

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December 31, 2022

The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu witnessed a huge rush of devotees on Saturday as serpentine queues were seen on the Trikota hills of Katra despite the severe cold conditions ahead of New Year.

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Devotees hailing from different regions of the country, including children, were seen chanting “Jai Mata Di” as they made their way up and down the hill, wishing each other the best ahead of the new year.

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“I am getting a good feeling. I come here on the eve of every new year. I have been coming here for 5-6 years to pray to Mata Devi. I am feeling good,” said Manish Kumar, a devotee from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, who was seen chanting “Jai Mata Di”.

Poonam Sharma, another devotee said, “I wish that ‘Mata Rani’ shower her blessings upon everyone. Everyone remain happy. May the new year turn out well and bring happiness to everyone”.

J&K Govt Razes Property Of Hizbul Commander Amir Khan In Pahalgam

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December 31, 2022

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday bulldozed a one-storey building at Lewar village in Pahalgam that belonged to terror group Hizbul Mujahideen’s commander, Amir Khan.

According to sources, Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan is a top operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen. He crossed over to Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the early 90s.

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The J&K administration’s joint operation team carried out the drive in the presence of a Magistrate in Lewar village of Anantnag district. A bulldozer demolished the compound wall of Hizb commander Amir Khan’s property that was constructed on encroached government land.

Officials said that the step was taken to make the Valley terror-free and instill people’s faith in the Government.

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Click Here to Read J&K’s Fresh Weather Report

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December 31, 2022

Click Here to Read J&K’s Fresh Weather Report

The night temperature recorded an improvement at most places of Kashmir while Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 8.0 degree Celsius and minus 9.0 degree Celsius respectively.

After fresh snowfall in Kashmir, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the Valley recorded an improvement in the minimum temperature.

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The mercury in Srinagar settled at 0.4 degree Celsius.

The mercury settled at 0.5 degree Celsius in Qazigund while Kupwara in northern district recorded a low of minus 1.1 degree Celsius.

Pertinently, the weatherman had predicted further drop in minimum temperature, saying that amid dry weather conditions till 7 January, the days will be warmer and the nights will be colder.

5700-Kg Polythene Seized from truck in Jammu

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December 31, 2022

Jammu, Dec 31: The sleuths of Jammu’s Excise Department foiled a major attempt of smuggling Polythene into Jammu at Lakhanpur-Punjab border in Kathua, by seizing about 5700-kgs of polythene concealed in medicinal bags.

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An Excise dept official told the media that their officers on subjecting a truck bearing registration No.PB10HQ4255, to physical check, after it reported at the Toll Post Lakhanpur for clearance, it was found loaded with polythene hidden in 190 bags of medicine. The goods were consigned to Jammu from Punjab’s Ludhiana district.

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“Our excise department in Jammu has its own laws and regulations and we are preparing details of the confiscated goods, after which we will penalised the culprits then we will forward the seized goods to anti- pollution control dept of Jammu for further proceedings. Later, on the completion of this matter we will also intimate the media about our advances.

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Commissioning of Jammu AIIMS to give major fillip to healthcare: DC Samba

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December 31, 2022

Stating that the construction work of prestigious All India institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is going on at a fast pace at Vijaypur in Jammu region, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta said that commissioning of this mega project will give major fillip to the healthcare.

A joint team of officers headed by Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta conducted a spot co-ordination visit to AIIMS Jammu and reviewed the pace of development works on the upcoming premier health institution. She was flanked by Director AIIMS Jammu, Shakti Gupta, Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti, Chief Engineer, CPWD, SDM, Vijaypur, Project Director, NHAI besides other officers from Revenue, Jal Shakti, CPWD and representatives of construction company.

During the visit, inter departmental coordination issues were resolved for bringing clarity on technical aspects which have bearing on speedy completion of works within set timelines. Detailed discussion on provisioning of Additional source of water supply to AIIMS Campus, laying of the distribution network, construction of underpass to connect north and south parts of AIIMS campus besides other related issues were discussed during the meeting held at the venue.

JKPSI aspirants protest against alleged leakage of answer key

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December 31, 2022

JKPSI aspirants protest against alleged leakage of answer key

Continuing their protests against the alleged answer key leak, JKPSI aspirants today accused the J&K Service Selection Board (JKSSB) of complete failure to maintain transparency.

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The protests were held in Kathua and Jammu Districts. Hundreds of aspirants are anguished over the leak of answer key which was supposed to be released on December 30, 2022 as per notification issued by the Jammu Kashmir Service Selection Board but shockingly the link got circulated on whatsapp and many students managed to download the key two days before it was supposed to be.

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The protesting aspirants alleged that JKSSB has lost credibility and failed in trust building among youth and common people. They alleged that there were a large number of anomalies in the official answer keys released.

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PM Modi speaks with Rishabh Pant’s mother, inquires about his health

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December 30, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant’s mother about his health following the Indian batter’s horrific road accident.

Pant met with the accident while returning from Delhi to Roorkee as his car collided with the divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal.

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As per our reports, PM Modi spoke with Rishabh Pant’s mother and inquired about his health.

Earlier on Friday, PM Modi prayed for the good health and speedy recovery of India batter and tweeted, “Distressed by the accident of noted cricketer Rishabh Pant. I pray for his good health and well-being. @RishabhPant17,” tweeted PM Modi.

Pant, who was alone in the car, suffered injuries on his back, forehead and leg. Pant was driving his car when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Images from the accident showed the car in a gutted state.

According to a statement by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Pant has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, and toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back.

Rishabh’s condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment, as per the BCCI statement shared with the media.

According to the statement, the BCCI is in constant touch with Pant’s family while the medical team is in close contact with the doctors currently treating the southpaw.
The Board said it will see to it that Pant receives the best possible medical care and gets all the support he needs to come out of this traumatic phase.

The wicket-keeper batsman has represented India in 33 Test matches, scoring 2,271 runs at an average of 43.67. He has five Test tons against his name, with his highest being 159 not out. Pant also has 119 catches and 14 stumpings against his name.

In ODIs, he has aggregated 865 runs to his name in 30 matches at an average of 34.60, with five half-centuries and a ton at a strike rate of 106.65. Behind the wickets, Pant has 26 catches and one stumping to his name in ODIs.In 66 T20Is, the wicket-keeper batter has scored 987 runs, with three half-centuries against his name at an average of 22.43 and a strike rate of 126.37.

No plan to return to Congress says Ghulam Nabi Azad

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December 30, 2022

No plan to return to Congress says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Amid speculations on former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s return to the party, the senior politician and chief of the newly-formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party on Friday dispelled such rumours and said there is no intention to return to a party with which he had snapped his 52-year-old association earlier this year.

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Azad said reports suggesting his return to the grand old party are planted by some leaders with vested interest and there was no truth in them.

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“I am shocked to see the story filed by ANI correspondent about my rejoining in congress party. Unfortunately such stories are being planted by a section of leaders in the congress party right now and are doing this just to demoralise my leaders and supporters”, tweets Ghulam Nabi Azad

“I dont have any ill will against congress party and its leadership, however I request them to tell these habitual story planters to refrain from doing so. Once again I would like to insist that this story is completely baseless”, tweets Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Govt Issues List Of Holidays For 2023 in J&K

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December 30, 2022

Govt Issues List Of Holidays For 2023 in J&K

The General Administration Department (GAD) on Friday issued a list of holidays for the calendar year 2023.

Every year, a list of public holidays is released for Jammu and Kashmir. Check the holiday calendar of 2023 below.

MHA orders promotion of IPS officers

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December 30, 2022

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on Friday ordered promotion of 35 Indian Police Officers of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre.

As per the order, the Ministry ordered promotion of 20 IPS to the DIGP rank (Level 13-A in the pay matrix), which includes Imtiaz Ismail Parray of AGMUT of 2009 batch, with effect from January 1, 2023.

Among the others promoted are; Monika Bhardwaj (AGMUT:2009), Dr. A Koan (AGMUT:2009), Gaurav Sharma (AGMUT:2009), R. Sathiyasundram (AGMUT:2009), Dr. Ashok Malik (AGMUT:2009), Asif Md. Ali (AGMUT:2009), Pramod Singh Kushwah (AGMUT:2009), Ami Roy (AGMUT:2009), Mangesh Kashyap (AGMUT:2009), Shivendra Kant Tiwari (AGMUT:2009), Umesh Kumar (AGMUT:2009) and H. Ramthlengliana (AGMUT:2009).

The Ministry has also granted Proforma Promotion in the DIGP Grade (Level 13-A in the pay matrix) to seven other IPS officers presently posted on Central Deputation.

Accordingly, the Ministry in a separate order promoted 18 IPS officers of AGMUT 2010 batch to Selection Grade (LEVEL-13 in the pay-scale matrix) with effect from January 1, 2023, which includes incumbent SSP Baramulla Rayees Mohammad Bhat.

Bhat has been promoted alongside names of Benita Mary Jaiker (AGMUT:2010), Shweta Chauhan (AGMUT:2010), Amit Sharma (AGMUT:2010), Sagar Singh Kalsi (AGMUT:2010),Rajendra Prasad Meena (AGMUT:2010), Patil Shridhar Daulu (AGMUT:2010), Esha Pandey (AGMUT:2010), Brijendra Kumar Yadav (AGMUT:2010), Chandan Chowdhary (AGMUT:2010), Rajiv Ranjan Singh (AGMUT:2010), Sanjay Bhatia (AGMUT:2010), Dinesh Kumar Gupta (AGMUT:2010), Varsha Sharma (AGMUT:2010) and Rakesh Kumar (AGMUT:2010).

“Further, Dr. Esha Singhal, IPS (AGMUT:2010), Rajiv Omprakash Pandey, IPS (AGMUT:2010) and Santosh Kumar Meena, IPS (AGMUT:2010), presently posted on central deputation are hereby granted proforma promotion in the selection grade (LEVEL-13 in the pay-scale matrix) with effect from 01-01-2023 and on actual basis with effect from the date of assumption of charge of their immediate junior in the cadre”, reads the order. (GNS)