Srinagar, February 09 : An elderly woman stranded at Delhi airport for three day due to disturbed air traffic to valley on Saturday died in Indian capital Delhi.

According to reports the deceased lady identified as Zaina Bano, 70, was brought dead to medical facility. She belongs to Shopian district of valley.

The patient, according to reports, had suffered respiratory acidosis with severe hyperkalemia.

Reports said that she was over-exhausted standing at airport and finally collapsed on reaching a transit-hotel and her body being denied speedy air travel to Kashmir.

Former CM Omar Abdullah took to twitter and appealed Jayant Sinha, Minister of state for Civil Aviation to help the distressed family.

“Dear @jayantsinha Sahib, I request you to take a compassionate view in this matter. It’s a not normally the case for airlines to refuse to carry mortal remains. Your intervention will help a family at their time of great tragedy & I will be personally grateful for your help,” Abdullah wrote on Twitter. KNO

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SRINAGAR, Feb 8: The ministry of Human Resource development (MHRD) has set up six exam centres in Kashmir for students who aspire to qualify GATE.

Taking to tweeter Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Syed Abid Rashid Shah announced the development saying the exam centres were set up in Kashmir after the personal intervention of chief secretary of J&K state.

The DC Srinagar said the GATE aspirants in Kashmir will get the detailed message from IIT Madras which is the coordinating authority for exact allocation of centres.

“The aspirants will get the information about their centre details on their registered mobile numbers and email,” Shah said.

As per the notification, the GATE exam centres have been setup at Haktech IT service Sidco industrial estate, near IT tower Rangreth, KITE polytechnic at Wawoosa Rangreth, Eshai Online Services Bishamber Nagar, Munwarabad, Faster Computer Education Rawalpora, Infotech Computer Education and SSM college of engineering and Technology Diver Parihaspora.

“The GATE aspirants who have to appear in GATE tomorrow and day after (February 09 ad 10) will be allotted exam centres among these centres notified by the IIT Madras,” the notification reads.

Meanwhile, the deputy commissioner said these centres were notified on basis of available infrastructure and technical support to be provided to the examinees. “GATE is server based exam for which there was a requirement of huge technical support,” he said.

Earlier, around 180 GATE aspirants from Kashmir were airlifted to Jammu to appear in exam as no centre was set up in Kashmir.

GATE is an All-India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board -GATE, Department of Education in ministry of human resources development (MHRD).

The exam was scheduled in four phases on February 02, 03 and February 09 and 10.

In the first phase (February 02 and 03) 500 students from Kashmir could not appear in the exams as their centres were set up in Jammu.

Meanwhile, an official said the exam centres have been set up for around 1050 students from the valley. “MHRD must have included those students who missed their exam on February 02 and 03. The students should check if they get any sms or email from IIT Madras,” the official said.

Snow accumulation on Hajin roads cause inconvenience to locals

Hajin, Feb 8,: The residents of Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district Friday alleged that snow has not been cleared from main roads as a result people have been facing great inconvenience.

 Locals said that both main and link roads have not been attended and the snow accumulation has been irking people.

  They alleged that Municipal authorities failed to clear the main roads. “We don’t know why Municipal authorities have not shown any interest to get these roads cleared. Authorities are in slumber,” the locals said adding that students too are facing difficulties in reaching their coaching centres.

   Due to non-clearance of roads, drivers are also facing difficulties in driving. 

Executive Officer Municipal Committee Hajin Syed Aijaz claimed that men and machinery are on job. “We are trying to clear the roads,” he said. (CNS)

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Srinagar, Feb 8 : Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday directed authorities not to finalize selection regarding engagement of Rehbar-e-Khel for zone Drugmulla in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.

Advocate Shafaqat Nazir, representing aggrieved candidates, said the high court also asked the eight petitioners to file objections on claims of nepotism and favouritism in the selection process and agitate same before the Deputy Commissioner who is the chairman selection committee.

“The court has directed the respondents not to finalize the selection till the objections which may be filed by the petitioners of all zones are considered and a decision in this regard is taken,” he said.

The petitioners, he said, have been directed to file objections to the provisional selection list with regard to the incompetence of the Selection Committee, nepotism and favouritism in the selection process, their superior merit position as compared to selected candidates and “fake degrees” possessed by some of the selected candidates.

“The Deputy Commissioner has been directed to accept the objections and decide the matter within 10 days and pass appropriate orders,” he added.

In their pleas, the petitioners submitted on 27 October 2017 sanction for the adoption of policy formulated by the Youth Services and Sports Department regarding engagement of Rehbar-e-Khael came to be accorded and three thousand posts of Rehbar-e-Khael came to be created.

The Youth Services and Sports Department accordingly issued the advertisement notification on 13 February 2018 thereby advertising 12 posts of Rehbar-e-Khael for zone Drugmulla besides posts for other zones of the District Kupwara.

The petitioners having the basic, as well as additional qualification as required for the post of Rehbar-e-Khael, applied for the post and they along with other candidates including the selected one were subjected to viva and interview.

“The petitioners performed exceptionally well in the interview and expected their selection on the basis of their overall academic merit and performance in the interview. However, (District Youth Services and Sports Officer Kupwara) has issued the provisional selection list thereby selecting the 12 applicants (private respondents) for the post of Rehbar-e-Khael and ignoring the petitioners despite their superior merit position,” they said.

 The District Development Commissioner of the district who is the Chairman of the Selection Committee did not conduct the interview of the candidates but the Additional deputy Commissioner Handwara substituted him during the interview process which is not permissible under law, he said.

The petitioners have specifically pointed out towards the close relation of the members of the interview committee with the selected candidates which has paved way for their selection.

‘The respondents did not even receive the objections of the petitioners as have been invited in terms of the impugned notification which also points out towards nepotism and favouritism in the selection process,” they said, adding, “The selection of the private respondents is based on extraneous considerations as all the selected candidates have been systematically given more points in the viva while as petitioners despite their superior academic merit and exceptional performance in the interview have been awarded low marks to throw them out of selection zone.” (GNS)