Won’t tolerate officials whose integrity is doubtful: Govt With Government having ordered termination of services of 21 government employees of various departments after declaring them “deadwood”, it has been learnt that the government is compiling another list of officials whose integrity is doubtful. It has been learnt from the sources that the high-level panel headed by Chief Secretary which was constituted by the government to examine the corruption cases against the tainted officers will meet soon and examine the corruption cases of officials. “The high-level panel will meet and examine…
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Non-state subjects illegally working in handicrafts dept
Appointment of non-locals in govt departments violation of Articles 370 and 35-A In a brazen violation of recruitment rules, the J&K Government has provided employment to non-state subjects, belonging to Uttar Pradesh. Official documents reveal that Alim-ud-Din Khan and Mohi-ud-Din, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, have been employed in Government Arts Emporium – a wing of J&K Handicrafts Corporation for marketing Kashmir’s indigenous craft. Both were appointed as orderlies in 1986 by the then Managing Director, J&K Handicrafts Department. Later, they were regularised on the basis of “good performance,” read…
Read MoreFast Food Outlet sealed for selling ‘Carcinogenic’ laced foods
Food Control Organisation sealed a fast food unit here on Wednesday after raiding its premises and finding the food business operator selling food items prepared with carcinogenic chemical dyes and other banned chemicals. The raid is the first one after months of hibernation of FCO owing to unrest in Kashmir that kept restaurants closed. On Saturday, a team of officials from FCO raided the premises of Khosa’s Fast Food, a restaurant located at Sanat Nagar and found banned chemicals being used to prepare food items, a handout by FCO stated.…
Read MoreTime to Think Out of Box on Kashmir: Top Army Officer
A top Indian Army officer on Wednesday said that there is a need to think out of box and new way out for ensuring return of normalcy and prosperity to Kashmir. “The seminar that is taking place in Jammu – Kashmir back to paradise – its importance cannot be overstated anymore. You are aware of the situation. There is need to think something new, something different and out of the box,” Deputy Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Subrata Saha, said. Addressing the conference organised by Art of Living…
Read More665 Accidental deaths recorded across JK from Jan-Sep 2016
Out of the 4,132 accidents in the Valley, 551 were fatal and 3,621 non-fatal, the data released by state Home Department said. A total of 665 people died and 5,923 injured in 4,132 road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir from January-September this year. Out of the 4,132 accidents in the Valley, 551 were fatal and 3,621 non-fatal, the data released by state Home Department said. Jammu recorded 113 accidental deaths and 1,103 injuries in a total of 946 accidents during the period, it said. The region was followed by Ramban…
Read More645 Structures damaged in fire incidents in 4 Months across Kashmir
During past four months of ongoing unrest, at least 645 structures were damaged in mysterious fire incidents across Kashmir. The mysterious fire incidents created panic across Kashmir as no district remained untouched by these incidents. Official data reveals, in October 2016, 242 structures were damaged in mysterious fire incidents. Structures, including residential houses, schools, shops and shopping complexes were gutted. Besides these structures vehicles and PDD transformers were also burnt by the unknown persons. The fire incidents first occurred in south Kashmir and later these spread to other districts across…
Read MoreAll flights from Srinagar Airport cancelled due to poor visibility
Dense fog forced cancellation of all flights to and from Srinagar International Airport on Friday, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded as weatherman has predicted cold and dry weather across the state during the next 48 hours. As many as 17 flights operate between Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Delhi on a daily basis. “All the flights were cancelled today,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar International Airport, Manzoor Ahmad Dalal told Kashmir Post. Official sources said that first the passengers were informed that there is delay in flight schedule. However, later they were informed…
Read MoreTraffic Police Srinagar issues advisory to prevent gridlocks
Accordingly, all PSVs/Sumos/Taveras coming from Budgam via Hyderpora and Khomaini Chowk shall adopt Hyderpora Byepass-Tengpora-Bemina Byepass- Bemina Crossing -Tatoo Ground- Batamaloo and shall return back via Batamaloo Bus Stand- Moominabad -Tengpora route. According to the Traffic Police City Srinagar, all the commuters are advised to follow the diversion plan with immediate effect to overcome the traffic jamming in the City. According to the advisory, all passenger service vehicles (PSV) coming from North and North East of Kashmir via HMT Crossing shall strictly adopt the HMT-Parimpora-Barthana- Qammarwari-Bemina Crossing – Batamaloo route.…
Read More33 Pellet victims have dead eyes, hundreds others ‘Just Perception of Light’
Month after month, more and more pellet victims are face to face with the reality that their eyes have no perception of light, or nothing more than just perception of light. Doctors said that 33 pellet hit individuals have no perception of light in at least one eye. As per officials in health department, many pellet hit whose both eyes had been hit by pellets had either one of the eyes eviscerated or so badly damaged that they had no perception of light in the injured eye(s). “Look at Insha…
Read MoreKashmiris vow to fight for independent Kashmir: OPDR
People of Kashmir neither want to join Pakistan nor wish to continue to be within India, and vow to fight for an ‘independent Kashmir’, said leaders of Telangana Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights (OPDR) on Thursday. Sharing the feedback on the interaction of the seven-member OPDR team with Kashmiris during its recent visit there, they said the people in Kashmir have demanded a round-table conference of all stakeholders on the issue. “They want unconditional withdrawal of all cases registered against the people of Kashmir and the release of those…
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