GoI tightens grip on government-critical state employees

GoI tightens grip on government-critical state employees

A series of dismissals of public servants in Kashmir has triggered fears that India is clamping down on state workers in the region. The dismissals were issued under the pretext of protecting “state security.” Muhammad Yusuf Ganaie, a schoolteacher in Indian-administered Kashmir, found out that he was fired from his job through a Facebook post last month. He was the sixth employee in the region to be sacked under the pretext of protecting the “security of the state,” and the series of dismissals has sparked fears of a widespread effort…

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Private schools flouting govt instructions: School Education Department

Private schools flouting govt instructions: School Education Department

The School Education Department (SED) Friday said the private schools in the Kashmir division are not ensuring full compliance with the various government orders issued from time to time. The department also said that the private schools were violating the government and Fee Fixation Committee (FFC) orders related to charging of tuition and transportation fee. In this regard, a circular was issued by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday. “The circular instructions were passed on November18, 2017 followed by another circular on July 14, 2018 with regard…

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Adha Yasir, 4-year kid mauled to death by a leopard in Budgam

Adha Yasir, 4 year kid mauled to death by a leopard in Budgam

The four-year-old girl was playing on the lawn of her house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. Her parents, who were in the house, and neighbours in Ompora Housing Colony remember the girl running about. The parents rushed out, only to find their daughter nowhere. They alerted the neighbours, the local police and launched a massive search operation. Roughly one hour later, local residents found the girl’s necklace and slippers from the forest that surrounded the colony. “This raised suspicion that the girl was taken away by a leopard, which…

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