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Rampant ‘loot’ continues in the name of parking at Srinagar Airport

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Rampant ‘loot’ continues in the name of parking at Srinagar Airport

Srinagar, Mar 7, : Srinagar Airport Authority has been taking no cognizance of loot that is going on under its nose in broad day light.

    The parking contract has been allotted to a Gujurat based company which according to locals has been given free hand to empty the pockets of visitors.

   The four-fold hike in parking fees, commuters at Srinagar Airport have been finding themselves in a prickly situation with most of the parking attendant picking a quarrel with them.

   A couple of commuters told news agency that parking attendants charge Rs 60 for every 10 minutes and if you by chance keep the vehicle for a couple of hours that means you to empty your purse and hand it over to them.

    A visitor said that he arrived at Airport to receive a foreign guest. “I was charged Rs 60 for parking for my vehicle for couple of minutes. It is injustice towards every Kashmiri. We all know any visitor to airport has to wait for hours,” he said.

   Another commuter said that on the one hand government is making tall claims of providing employment opportunities to unemployed youth of Kashmir Valley while on the other hand, non-locals are being preferred at important places. “How come Srinagar Airport Authority has awarded parking contract to non-locals,” he questioned.

  Ajaz Ahmed, a local from Srinagar said the other day due to delay in flight he was forced to pay Rs 180 to a parking attendant. “I even entered into an argument with the parking attendant,” he said.

 “First, there is GST, passenger tax and now this parking fee. Where shall we go? It is better to come in a cab than to bring own vehicle at airport,” Zaffar added. (CNS)

DC Bla reviews action plan for IPPI program

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DC Bla reviews action plan for IPPI program

Baramulla, Mar 07 : Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today convened a meeting of District Taskforce Committee to review the action plan for Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) 2018-19 to be held on March 10.
Addl SSP Baramulla, Ch Mohammad Yousuf, Chief Medical officer Dr Bashir Ahmad Chalkoo, Deputy CMO, Dr Jozy Bashir, District Immunization officer Dr Shabir Ahmad Pathan, BMOs, officers from ICDS, Education, health and other concerned departments attended the meeting. 


During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held with regard to the arrangements being put in place during which the DC emphasized to mobilising required manpower for the smooth immunization campaign. 
The meeting was informed that 1,60,185 children in the age group of 0-5 years are being immunized in Baramulla district and for this purpose 833 immunization booths have been established here besides 12 transit points also identified. As many as 3380 employees from health department, ASHA workers, ICDS and other volunteers will perform their duty, the meeting added. In all, 10 Mobile teams have been constituted where as 169 Supervisors engaged to supervise the whole process.


Speaking on the occasion, the DDC issued several directions and asked the officers to work in close Coordination for the success of the campaign. He said that timely availability of vaccine should be ensured particularly in remote and high risk areas of the district. The DDC also appealed the parents to bring their children to nearest immunization centre to make the program a success.


DC also emphasized the importance of ensuring a mass media campaign about the program in order to create widespread awareness among the general public.

Jammu Blast: Police Version

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Jammu Blast: Police Version

Police In a statement said that today, on March 07, 2019, around 1150 hrs an information was received that a blast had taken place in Bus Stand area of Jammu. The police rushed to the spot immediately. The injured civilians were evacuated for medical help with the help of civilians. The scene of the blast was cordoned off and investigation was immediately set in motion. All nakas were put on the highest alert on the orders of IG Jammu and checking was immediately started.

Based on witness examination and CCTV footage analysed by SP North, Amritpal Singh, and SDPO North, Jaswant Singh, a suspect carrying a red bag was zeroed in and the photograph was circulated across naka points.

Based on this, the suspect was apprehended at Ban Toll Plaza Nagrota by an alert naka party led by SDPO Nagrota, Mohan Sharma, and SHO Nagrota, Insp. Deepak Pathania, who was detained for questioning .
The said person has been identified as Yasir Javed Bhat, s/o Javed Bhat, r/o Dasen, Kulgam.

During questioning, the accused admitted to his crime. Further investigation in the matter is underway.

Man Succumbs After Scuffle In Uri, Accused Arrested

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Man Succumbs After Scuffle In Uri, Accused Arrested

Police station Uri received a written complaint from one Naseema Begum stating that her husband Mohammad Din Chechi R/o Gharkote Uri, aged about 35 years while working in his fields had some quarrel with his cousins namely Mir Mohammad Chechi and Manzoor Ahmad Chechi on fencing of his land.

The complainant also alleged that her husband was attacked with some metallic tools resulting in injuries to him. He was brought to SDH Uri wherefrom he was further referred to SMHS Srinagar.

Accordingly, a case FIR No. 17/2019 under relevant sections was registered in Police Station Uri and investigation was initiated.

Today, it was learnt that the injured person has succumbed to his injuries at the hospital and section 302 RPC was accordingly added in the case. The dead body after medico-legal formalities has been handed over to his legal heirs for last rites.

During the course of investigation, the relevant circumstantial and material evidences were collected from the scene of crime. Moreover, weapon of offence was also seized from the spot. The accused persons have also been arrested and further investigation in the case is going on.

Police Statement of -Handwara Encounter 

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Police Statement of -Handwara Encounter 

March 07: Based on a credible input about the presence of militants  in Badrah Payen area of Kralgund in Handwara, a cordon and search operation was jointly launched yesterday evening by Police and security forces in the area.


As the searches were going on, the hiding militants  lobbed grenades and fired indiscriminately on the search party. The fire was retaliated leading to a gunfight.

Consequently, one militant was killed in this exchange of fire and his body was retrieved from the site of gunfight. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition were recovered from the possession of the killed militant. From the incriminating materials recovered, it is understood that the killed militant was a Pakistani national code named Anwar and was affiliated with proscribed militant outfit JeM.
Anwar, according to Police records, was wanted by law for his complicity in series of militancy crimes including attacks on security establishments and many other civilian atrocities. Several terror crime cases were registered against him.
Pertinently with the efforts of security forces, no collateral damage took place during the exchange of fire.

Police has registered a case in the matter. Incriminating materials recovered from the site of gunfight have been taken in case records for further investigation and probe complicity in other terror cases.

Citizens are requested not to venture inside the encounter zone since such an area can prove dangerous due to stray explosive materials. People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosive materials if any.

DC Kupwara reviews functioning and Progress of RDD

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DC Kupwara reviews functioning and Progress of RDD

KUPWARA March, 07: Deputy Commissioner Kupwara , Anshul Garg (IAS) today chaired a meeting with the senior officers of the Rural Development Department ( RDD) to review the functioning and progress achieved under various flagship schemes and developmental programmes of the Department.

The meeting was attended by ADDC Kupwara, Assistant Commissioner Development, District Information Officer, BDOs and other senior officers of the concerned department.

During the meeting, various issues particularly sanctions made under PMAY SBM, MGNREGA and convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes and sectors also came up for discussion. While addressing the meeting the DDC urged upon all concerned officers, agencies to achieve the given out targets of all sectors before the expiry of the current financial. He said rural development is mandated to uplift the living conditions of poor and underprivileged communities.

DDC , while reviewing the performance directed the officers to mobilise their men and machinery for public service and to redress the public grievances at an earliest.

He said all BDOs shall routinely visit their concerned areas, in addition he urged upon the BDOs to demonstrate their desire and commitment in implementing all the schemes/flagship programmes in letter and spirit.

DDC directed ACD to make awareness among BDOs regarding FTO, Geo tagging and furnish the daily based progress reports uploaded on MIS. He directed BDOs to monitor all the works taken up under various schemes and check the status of Geo Tagging on ground. He also said that ADDC will monitor the overall work of Rural Development Department.

Accused behind Jammu blast arrested: J&K Police chief

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Accused behind Jammu blast arrested: J&K Police chief

Srinagar: Police on Thursday said it has arrested the person who threw the grenade at Bus Stand in Jammu.

DGP J&K Dilbagh Singh told news gathering agency ANI that the person been arrested.

One person was killed and 29 others injured, 5 of them critically, after the grenade exploded in the crowded bus stand.

46 days Yatra to begin on 1st July, 2019

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46 days Yatra to begin on 1st July, 2019


Jammu, March 7: Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), presided over the 36th Board Meeting held today at Raj Bhavan, Jammu. Those present at the meeting included Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary and Members of the Board including Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj; Shri D.C. Raina; Pt. Bhajan Sopori; Prof. Anita Billawaria; Dr. Sudershan Kumar;  Dr. C.M. Seth; Mrs. Tripta Dhawan and Prof. Vishwamurti Shastri. Sh. K.K Sharma, Consultant Yatri Welfare, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board also participated in the meeting as a special invitee. Shri Umang Narula, Chief Executive Officer; Sh. Anup Kumar Soni, Additional Chief Executive Officer; and other senior officers of the Shrine Board also attended the meeting.

Regarding the duration and date of commencement of Yatra 2019, based on the approach set out by the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Committee, which had been set up to advise the Board regarding the duration and schedule of future Yatras, the Board, keeping in view the foremost concern  of the safety and security of the pilgrims, decided that a 46 day Yatra would commence on 1st July, 2019, an auspicious day of Masik Shivratri as per Hindu Calendar and conclude on Shravan Purnima (Raksha Bandhan) on 15th August, 2019.

The Board deliberated at length on the number of Yatris who would be allowed to register, date-wise and route-wise, for this year’s Yatra.  Considering the carrying capacity of the existing tracks and other available infrastructure in the Yatra area, the Board decided that 7,500 Yatris, per day per each of the two routes, excluding Yatris who would travel by helicopters, would be allowed to secure Advance Registration for the pilgrimage.

Board noted the steps taken by CEO for the registration of pilgrims through 440 designated branches of Punjab National Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank and YES Bank, located in 32 States and UTs, and directed him to take all required steps to commence Advance Registration of pilgrims w.e.f. from 1st April 2019. The Board approved proposal for Online Registration of limited number of intending pilgrims per day on pilot basis which will be in addition to the existing modes of Registration.

Board further directed wide publicity be given through the electronic and print media, informing the intending Yatris to timely secure the prescribed Compulsory Health Certificates issued by the Doctors/ Hospitals nominated by the State or UTs in which they reside and only thereafter proceed to seek Advance Registration from the nearest located designated Bank which would issue the pilgrim a Yatra Permit which shall be valid for the specified date and route. Board also advised CEO to appeal to all the potential pilgrims to consult their doctors before embarking on the pilgrimage. CEO shall also widely publicize that no person below the age of 13 years and above the age of 75 years shall be permitted to undertake the pilgrimage.

The Board directed CEO to take timely steps for ensuring uninterrupted telecom connectivity in the Yatra area during Yatra 2019. Appreciating the important services rendered by the Langar Organizations, the Board looked to their continued support during Yatra 2018.

The Board directed CEO to caution all potential pilgrims to particularly take into account the difficult climate and terrain in the high altitude region of the Yatra and prepare themselves fully before embarking on the pilgrimage. The Board also requested the intending pilgrims to make themselves physically fit for the arduous Yatra by taking regular walk and exercise. As in the past, the awareness campaign would be launched with the cooperation and support of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and all information relating to Yatra will be placed on the Board’s Website (www.Shriamarnathjishrine.com).

Noting the Chairman’s direction for sustained efforts being made to further improve the facilities to be provided to the pilgrims this year, the Board reviewed the Action Plan drawn up for the conduct of Yatra 2019, particularly the arrangements which are being made for providing medical care, sanitation facilities, installation of the railings at all vulnerable points along each of the two routes, measures being take to preserve the environment of the Yatra area by ensuring removal of garbage in a scientific and environment friendly manner.

Cabinet approves Kiru Hydro Electric (HE) Project (4 X 156 MW) in Jammu and Kashmir

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Cabinet approves Kiru Hydro Electric (HE) Project (4 X 156 MW) in Jammu and Kashmir

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the investment sanction for construction of Kiru Hydro Electric(HE) Project (624 MW) by M/s Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (M/s CVPPPL) in Jammu & Kashmir.

The project will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs.4287.59 crore (at July, 2018 price level) which includes Interest During Construction (IDC)and  Foreign Component (FC) of Rs.426.16 crore and infusion of equity of Rs 630.28 crore by NHPC in M/s CVPPPL, for construction of Kiru HE Project (624 MW) including Rs.70 crore for pre-construction activities already approved by the Cabinet, while according the approval for execution of the Pakal Dul HE Project.

M/s CVPPPL, is a joint venture company amongst NHPC, Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) and PTC with equity shareholding of 49%, 49% and 2% respectively.

The project is located on River Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. It envisages construction of a 135 m high concrete gravity Dam above deepest foundation level, 4 Nos circular, Pressure Shaft of 5.5 m internal dia of length varying from 316 m to 322 m, an underground Power House and 4 Nos Tail Race Tunnel, Horseshoe shape, 7 m dia and length varying from 165 m to 190 m.

The project shall provide much needed power in northern grid and shall accelerate process of development of remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The Project is scheduled to be completed in a period of 4 1/2 years.

Kiru HE Project is envisaged as a Run of River (RoR) Scheme, designed complying with the requirements of Indus Water Treaty 1960, with installed capacity 624 MW (4 x 156 MW). The Project would generate 2272.02 MU in a 90% dependable year.

Background:

The foundation stone of the project was laid by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 3rd Feb 2019.

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir (GoJK) already granted exemption on account of payment of levy of toll tax, State Goods and Service Tax (SGST), waiver of free power in a decremental manner and water usage charges for a period of 10 years from the date of commercial operation.

Governor conveys greetings on International Women’s Day

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Governor conveys greetings on International Women’s Day

JAMMU, MARCH 7: Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed greetings and good wishes on the occasion of International Women’s Day which is being celebrated on March 8 across the world.

Governor noted that all segments of our population must come forth to launch a sustained campaign for strongly supporting women on varied fronts including social, economic, cultural and political for rapidly transforming into a more gender-balanced world.

Governor emphasised effective implementation of the numerous State and Central Government Schemes which have the specific objective of promoting women’s holistic development.

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