JAMMU, Feb 20 : School Education Department has ordered transfer and postings of 30 officers with immediate effect.
According to the order, Nahida Milofar, Incharge Principal DIET Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Ganderbal, while Mohammad Ashraf Rather, Incharge Principal DIET Reasi has been transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Rajouri and Om Parkash, Incharge Principal DIET Doda has been transferred and posted as Incharge Principal DIET Reasi.
Lal Hussain, Incharge CEO Rajouri was transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Pulwama, while Nath Ram, Incharge Principal DIET Banihal has been transferred and posted as Incharge Field Advisor, SIE Jammu and Mohammad Sharied, Incharge CEO Doda was transferred and posted as Incharge State Coordinator Samagra Shiksha.
Konchok Anagmo, Incharge Principal DIET Leh has been transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Kargil, while Mushtaq Ahmad, Incharge CEO Poonch has been transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Kulgam and Mushtaq Ahmad Salroo, attached with DSE Kashmir has been posted as Incharge Principal DIET Shopian.
Vijay Kumar Bhagat, Incharge Principal DIET Kulgam was transferred and posted as Incharge CEO Poonch, while Jagjeet Singh, Promotee has been posted as Incharge State Coordinator (RMSA) now Samagra Shiksha and Satpaul Sharma, Promotee was posted as Incharge CEP Jammu.
Tariq Hussain, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Doda, while Ashok Kumar Koul, Promotee has been posted as Incharge FA SIE Jammu and Javed Iqbal Wani, Promotee was posted as Incharge CEO Bandipora.
Ram Swaroop, Promotee has been posted as Incharge DIET Ganderbal, while Rameshwar Singh, Promotee has been posted as Incharge State Coordination (RMSA) Samagra Shiksha and Fatima Bani, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Budgam.
Rashpal Singh, Promotee has been posted as Incharge Principal DIET Banihal, while Ghulam Mohammad Lone, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Baramulla and Prem Nath, Promotee was posted as Incharge CEO Kathua.
Daljeet Singh, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Udhampur, while Kulbir Singh, Promotee was posted as Incharge Principal DIET Beerwah and Tripta Devi, Promotee has been posted as Incharge Joint Secretary BOSE.
Mohammad Mushtaq, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Shopian, while Vinod Kumar, Promotee was posted as Incharge FA SIE Jammu and Kuldeep Kumar Sharma, Promotee has been posted as Incharge CEO Kishtwar.
Sodagar Chand, Promotee has been posted as Incharge Principal DIET Bandipora, while Parshotam D Sharma, Promotee has been posted as Incharge Principal DIET Baramulla and Naseer Ali Malik, Promotee was posted as Incharge CEO Srinagar.
30 officers transferred in Edu Deptt
Landslides Halt Traffic On Jammu-Srinagar Highway
Traffic was halted on Wednesday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway due to landslides.
“Nightlong rain has triggered landslides at few places on the highway in the Ramsoo-Ramban sector. We have momentarily halted traffic for the safety of travellers,” an official of the traffic department said.
The official said that traffic will be allowed once the landslide debris is cleared.
Weather office has forecast moderate rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.(IANS)
35A: SC likely to hear tomorrow
The Supreme Court will not hear the plea against Article 35A today as the case did not figure in final list issued by the SC registry Tuesday evening.
The case was listed in the advance regular cause-list at serial no.12 from February 19 to 21.
The case may now come up in the final list of February 21.
India rejects Imran Khan’s response to Pulwama attack
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) India Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s response to its allegations of Islamabad’s involvement in the Pulwama attack, saying disclaiming its link with militants attacks is an oft-repeated excuse by the neighbouring country
In a hard-hitting statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said India was not surprised that Khan refused to acknowledge the attack on India’s security forces in Pulwama as an act of terrorism.
It said the Prime Minister of Pakistan has neither chosen to condemn the heinous act nor condoled with the bereaved families.
“Disclaiming any link between the militant attack and Pakistan is an oft-repeated excuse by Pakistan. The Pakistani Prime Minister has ignored claims made by the Jaish-e-Mohammad, as well as by the militant, who perpetrated this heinous crime,” the MEA said
“It is a well-known fact that Jaish-e-Mohammad and its leader Masood Azhar are based in Pakistan. These should be sufficient proof for Pakistan to take action,” it said
In a video message, Khan Tuesday assured India that he would act against the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack if New Delhi shares “actionable intelligence”, but warned against any “revenge” retaliatory action
Khan responded to the Indian allegations on Pakistan’s involvement in the attack in Kashmir last Thursday that left 49 CRPF personnel dead.
Porter injured in landmine explosion along LoC in Poonch
MS Nazki
Poonch, Feb 19 : An army porter was injured critically in a landmine explosion near forward area at Tarkundi along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday late evening.
Official sources told news agency that the porter was on the way to forward area of Mendhar when he accidentally stepped on the mine at Tarkaundi near Rani Gali.
“In the incident, the porter namely Ranjeet Sharma working with 44 RR sustained multiple splinter injuries was immediately taken to nearby hospital, “they said.
The injured was later shifted to military hospital Rajouri for advanced treatment,” they said.
SDPO Mendhar, Neeraj Padyer also confirmed the incident and said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in this regard. (GNS)
Internet restored in Poonch, Rajouri after five days
Srinagar, Feb 19: High-speed internet was restored in Poonch and Rajouri districts, hours after news agency carried a news report regarding problems faced by the traders and students among others due to internet blockade.
Sources said internet was being restored in Jammu also, five days after it was snapped in wake of the clashes and attacks on Kashmiris in the state’s winter capital and other districts of Jammu division. (GNS)
Army soldier injured in Pulwama gunfight succumbs after seven days
Army soldier injured in Pulwama gunfight succumbs after seven days
Qayoom Khan
Srinagar, Feb 19: A paratrooper who was critically injured in a gunfight seven days ago at Ratnipora area of Pulwama in south Kashmir, has succumbed to injuries in a military hospital here.
Official sources told GNS that the soldier Sandeep Kumar of 10 PARA succumbed to injuries at army’s 92 base hospital Badamibagh here.
On Feb 12, an army soldier of 50 RR was killed while as Sepoy Sandeep Kumar and Naik Chander of 10 PARA suffered injuries during the gunfight at Ratnipora.
One local militant Hilal Ahmad Rather was also killed in the encounter. (GNS)
Weatherman Forecast Moderate Rains, Snow In Next 2 Days
Srinagar, Feb 19 : Weatherman on Tuesday forecast widespread moderate rains and snow in the state in next two days while traffic on highway plied from Srinagar to Jammu on Tuesday.
Amid forecast for more rains and snow tomorrow and day after it, night temperatures increased across the Kashmir Valley.
A meteorological department official told news agency that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of 0. 4 degrees Celsius last insight against 1 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the season. He said the Srinagar also recorded 0.5 mm of rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours. The official said the mercury in Qazigund and Kokernag towns in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius and minus 0.1 degrees Celsius respectively. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir had 1.2mm while Kokernag had 0.7mm of rain.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius and it had rainfall of 4.8 mm of rain and snow, he said.
Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius and rain or snowfall of 9.8mm while the famous health resort of Pahalgam registered a minimum of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius and had rain or snowfall of 1.2 mm. The weatherman has forecast more rains and snow on Wednesday and Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link of Kashmir to outside world, remained open for one-way traffic and vehicles are allowed to move from Srinagar to Jammu. (GNS)
Killed JeM leadership behind Pulwama attack in less 100 hours: Army Commander
Suhail Khan
Srinagar, Feb 19 : Army on Tuesday claimed that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants “involved” in Thursday’s deadliest attack on CRPF at Lethpora Pulwama were killed in less than 100 hours.
Addressing his first presser after taking over as the General Officer Commanding of Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt General K J S Dhillon said government forces were ready and are keeping all options open to deal with Pulwama-type attacks in future.
“We were tracking the top Jaish-e-Mohammad leadership in Kashmir Valley as you are aware that convoy attack was carried out by Jaish Mohammad of Pakistan and it was being controlled from Pakistan with the active part of ISI and Pakistan Army, the local top commanders most of them Pakistanis who were incharge of controlling, coordinating and execution of this operation were the main JeM top leadership in the Valley,” Lt Gen Dhillon, flanked by IG Kashmir S P Pani and IG CRPF Zulfiqar Hasan, said.
“Since this incident happened and day before night at midnight on specific inputs, we hit this (JeM) module and I am happy to inform the country that in less than 100 hours we killed the JeM leadership in the valley which were being handled by Pakistan,” he said, according to GNS.
“This attack of car bomb which happened on CRPF convoy on 14 February as you are all aware it happened after a long time in Kashmir. However similar incidents are happening in other countries of the world, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and now militants have started in Kashmir, we are ready, we are keeping all options open to deal with this type of attack in future.”
Regarding one of the slain militants Kamran, the army commander said that he was chief operational commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Kashmir.
“He was Pakistani and was being handled by Pakistani with the support of ISI and Pakistani army from across the border. He was the top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad which carried out the attack on CRPF convoy,” he said, adding, “So we have killed the top commander, now weather who was involved, what was the role of each and every player in that attack as I told earlier is the matter of investigation,” he said, adding, “I would not like to share operational details of that incident.”
He also paid homage to CRPF men killed in Pulwama and said the injured paramilitary men are undergoing treatment at 92 Base Hospital. All of them, he said, are fine and had spoken to their families.
Similarly, he said, the injured of yesterday’s attack at Pulwama including Brigadier of Army, DIG south Kashmir and other officers of Army and JKP are doing well and are being looked after the best doctors available here.
He also requested all the mothers of Kashmir to “please request their sons who had joined militancy to come back to the mainstream or they will be killed unless he surrenders.”
“I would also like to tell one thing to the parents of the local youth especially the mothers that I understand and I know in a Kashmiri society mother has a great role to play through you I would request all the mothers of Kashmir to please request their sons who had joined militancy to come back to the mainstream,” he said, adding that anyone in Kashmir who have picked up gun will be killed Unless he surrenders.
“I request all the mothers, please tell their children to come back and surrender. There is a very good surrender policy being initiated by the government so that they can join the mainstream and pursue their life for the future, otherwise as I said earlier anyone who had picked up gun will be killed in Kashmir.”
Regarding the Pinglana gunfight, he said government forces did not want the civilian causalities to happen.
“As you all aware other than the one civilian causality which happened due to the militant’s fire at initial stage itself, not a single civilian has been injured or killed in this 17 hours operation and that is the risk we took in our chin,” he said, adding, “One more thing I would like to tell you that Breg Hardeep Singh who is also injured, he was on leave at home when he realise at midnight that operation has started he cut short his leave and he rejoined and came Kashmir and then came straight to the gunfight site and was leading his men from the front so including DIG Amit Kumar again he was also leading his men from the front and you would see the number of causalities of the officers it shows one thing that our commanders were leading the operation from the front and we are kind to achieve no civil causalities which have resulted in causalities to our side.” (GNS)
ER Rasheed appeals Modi, says accept Imran’s offer to talk
SRINAGAR, FEB 19 : Urging people of India and Pakistan not to forget that Kashmiris are suffering because of their seventy year long animosity, AIP President Er. Rasheed has appealed PM Narindra Modi to show statesmanship and accept Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s offer to talk on all issues including much talked Pulwama attack.
In a statement issued today Er. Rasheed said “people of India have every right to mourn the death of soldiers but using the death of soldiers as an excuse to harass Kashmiris everywhere has to stop and is unjustified.
Let the common masses in India and Pakistan realize that the Kashmiris had no issues with the people of the subcontinent till 15 August 1947 and without blaming anyone let Indians and Pakistanis understand that why should Kashmir be made the battle field and fuel of an unending war which they were never interested till India and Pakistan achieved freedom. It needs to be understood that nothing lies in the hands of Kashmiris and they are just victims of the conflict which was trusted upon them by the utterances of the leadership of two countries in 1947. Kashmiris simply want end to bloodshed by getting Kashmir dispute resolved once for all.
Er. Rasheed appealed PM Narendra Modi not to listen to the hawkish voices and not make India’s policy subservient and dependent on TV debates and those sitting in cozy rooms without feeling heat from any side.
Er. Rasheed said “Imran Khan is right in saying that it is easy to start a war but very difficult to end it. Wars bring only destruction and nothing else. Those talking war should ask the mothers of soldiers fighting at the borders or discharging their duties on either side of the LOC that what war means to them. Narendra Modi should respond positively to Imran Khan’s offer and not out rightly reject what Imran Khan has said. The past thirty years’ experience is enough to conclude that It is not easy for anyone to underestimate the otherside.
Huge majority of Indians do fully realize the devastating consequences of confrontation and so do Kashmiris and Pakistanis understand that there is no shortcut to peace and resolution to Kashmir dispute except involving all stake holders with sincerity to find an everlasting resolution to Kashmir dispute in its historic perspective.