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India-Middle East-Europe corridor will become basis of world trade for hundreds of years: PM

editor September 24, 2023

NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the potential of the India-Middle East-Europe corridor, unveiled during the New Delhi G20 summit, as a key trade channel for the future of global economic exchanges in his address to the 105th episode of his radio programme, "Mann Ki Baat." "Europe, Middle East, and India The economic corridor that was suggested during the summit will support global trade for hundreds of years, according to PM Modi. He also praised India's contribution to the G20 bloc's decision to admit the African Union as a full member, underscoring the nation's dedication to strengthening its international alliances. Indian leadership was demonstrated by granting the African Union full membership in the G20, according to PM Modi."G20-related events took place all year long at many of the nation's institutions. The G20 University Connect Programme, the next major event in this series, is about to begin in Delhi, according to PM Modi. By highlighting two key accomplishments, the Prime Minister showed his enormous pride in India's cultural and historical legacy. He began by expressing his joy about Santiniketan's designation as a World Heritage Site. Prime Minister Modi also celebrated the Hoysala Temples of Karnataka being included to the list of World Heritage Sites. [caption id="attachment_3131" align="alignnone" width="300"] India-Middle East-Europe corridor will become basis of world trade for hundreds of years: PM[/caption]

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PM lays foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi

editor September 23, 2023

VARANASI: On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the cornerstone for an international cricket stadium in Varanasi, his home district. The event was attended by former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri, BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice-President Rajiv Shukla, and Secretary Jay Shah. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, also attended the event. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will spend Rs 330 crore on building the stadium, according to the Uttar Pradesh government, which claimed to have spent Rs 121 crore on land acquisition. The stadium, which will be constructed close to the Ring Road in Rajatalab, is anticipated to be finished by December 2025. The stadium's spectator gallery would imitate the Varanasi ghats' steps. After Kanpur and Lucknow, this would be Uttar Pradesh's third international cricket arena. [caption id="attachment_3105" align="alignnone" width="300"] PM lays foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi[/caption]

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Day 1, Sale of iPhone 15 sees 100 pc growth versus iPhone 14 series

editor September 23, 2023

NEW DELHI: Long lines are seen everywhere, and more individuals are now arriving after regular business hours, according to an unnamed industry insider. Apple did not respond to a question made by email. With colour options of pink, yellow, green, blue, and black and storage sizes of 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB, Apple has begun selling the made-in-India iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, with beginning pricing of Rs 79,900 and Rs 89,900, respectively.There are four different titanium finishes for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max: black titanium, white titanium, blue titanium, and natural titanium. The cost of the iPhone 15 Pro starts at Rs 1,34,900, and it comes with storage options of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. iPhone 15 Pro Max is offered in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options, with prices starting at Rs 1,59,000. In India, the price of an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 1 TB of storage is Rs 1.99 lakh. For Apple in India, the iPhone 15 series ushers in a number of firsts. Customers can now purchase iPhones from Apple Stores in Delhi and Mumbai for the first time.Another industry source claims that although more buyers reserved the iPhone 15 Pro series, there was also a considerable demand for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus at Apple stores and Apple Premium Reseller stores. Reliance Retail has included unlimited data usage and six months of free Jio services for iPhone 15 buyers in an effort to win them over. In Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru, buyers will receive their iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus within 10 minutes of completing their orders thanks to a partnership between quick commerce company Blinkit and Apple Premium Reseller Unicorn. Industry sources indicate that the first day of sales for Apple's iPhone 15 saw a 100% increase over the first day of sales for the iPhone 14 series due to the significant demand for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models built in India. On the same day that it began selling the smartphones in India and other countries around the world, Apple made the "made in India" iPhone available for the first time. The sales of the iPhone 15 series have increased by over 100% on Day 1 compared to the sales of the iPhone 14 as of this evening at 6 pm IST. [caption id="attachment_3087" align="alignnone" width="300"] Day 1, Sale of iPhone 15 sees 100 pc growth versus iPhone 14 series[/caption]

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CBI Books Kendriya Vidyalaya Principal For Admitting 193 Students On Fake Certificates

editor September 21, 2023

New Delhi, Sep 21: According to sources, the CBI has charged the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Waltair, with admitting 193 ineligible students on the basis of fictitious service credentials that were reportedly given by many Central government offices in exchange for kickbacks from the parents of the applicants. In relation to the admission of 124 ineligible students during the academic year 2022–23 and 69 such students for 2021–22, they claimed that the CBI had filed two FIRs against Principal S Sreenivasa Raja.According to the agency, Raja colluded with the parents of ineligible students to grant them admission into different classes without checking their applications or service certificates. Raja also allegedly received undue financial advantage through UPI to his bank accounts with the State Bank of India and the Union Bank of India. The CBI discovered the anomalies while conducting a combined surprise inspection at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Waltair on May 3 and 4, this year, to confirm the admissions provided by Raja for 2022–2023.According to the FIR, Raja colluded with the parents of ineligible students to admit ineligible pupils of various classes while receiving a financial benefit in exchange for doing so. After receiving approval from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan commissioner, the action against Raja was started. [caption id="attachment_3033" align="alignnone" width="300"] CBI Books Kendriya Vidyalaya Principal For Admitting 193 Students On Fake Certificates[/caption]

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CB files chargesheet against cheat for duping job seekers

editor September 21, 2023

JAMMU: An official said that the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against a guy from Kathua for defrauding young people out of thousands of rupees on the pretence of getting them jobs with the government. According to a Crime Branch official, Sher Ali, of the Marheen tehsil, was charged with defrauding the complainant and other unemployed youth of Rs 5.50 lakhs. According to him, a 104-page charge sheet was presented in court for review by the judge. On the basis of a written complaint submitted by Manzoor Ahmed, a case was opened against Ali. He claimed that Ali had ensnared him and other unemployed young people by pretending to be a powerful person who would place them all in jobs with the MES (Military Engineering Services), the railway, or banks. According to the spokesperson, the accused defrauded the complaint and other victims after amassing large sums of money from them under this pretence. According to the spokesman, a preliminary investigation was started after the charges were found to be prima facie true. A case was then filed for a thorough investigation. It was determined that the accused committed fraud against the complainant and other unemployed youngsters after the relevant record was seized, witness statements were recorded, and other material evidence was acquired, he added. The case was filed with the Court of Law as FIR No. 55/2023 U/S 420 /RPC P/S Crime Branch Jammu. After convincing the victims that he was a powerful person, the scammer promised to find them government employment in the MES, Railway, or Bank. According to the complainant, the accused Sher Ali convinced them that he was a powerful person who could obtain them all jobs in the MES (Military Engineering Services), railway, or bank. Under this guise, the accused defrauded the complaint and other victims of substantial sums of money. According to a handout published by the Crime Branch, the claims were prima facie proved after a preliminary verification was launched following the receipt of the complaint. The case was then registered for a thorough investigation. Scientific, circumstantial, and other material evidence was gathered, pertinent records were seized, witness statements were recorded in accordance with sections 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code and 164 of the Criminal Code, and cheating offences against the accused for seducing the complainant and other unemployed youth victims under the pretence of setting up government jobs have been established. [caption id="attachment_2991" align="alignnone" width="250"] CB files chargesheet against cheat for duping job seekers[/caption]

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Home Department rejects licenses of arms and ammunition dealers

editor September 20, 2023

JAMMU: The Home Department of the J&K Government rejected the application for an Arms and Ammunition Dealers Licence on Tuesday after concluding that it lacked merit and should not have been granted to Sanjeev Singh and Aditya Bhargav. According to a related order, the Home Department had received numerous requests for the issuance of new Sale and Keep Licences from the relevant District Magistrates prior to the publication of the Arms Rules, 2016, in this respect.The document continued, "These proposals were examined in accordance with the Arms Rules, 1962, which were in effect at the time, and it was decided that the decision on granting any new Sale and Keep Licence shall be taken only after analysing the number of existing/functional shops in the District and the number of fresh cases, in which applicants have applied for grant of Sale and Keep/Repair licence as would be obtained from the District Magistrates. Sanjeev Singh and Aditya Bhargav filed a writ petition in the High Court while the matter was being looked into by the Home Department, and that petition was dismissed on November 17, 2016, with instructions to the respondents Sanjeev Singh and Aditya Bhargav to give the matter consideration in accordance with the rules. The ruling further said that the petitioners misrepresented the facts before the High Court by failing to bring the altered legal situation regarding the issuing of the arms licence to the attention of the Court's attention. In the end, Sanjeev Singh and Aditya Bhargav's application for an arms and ammunition dealers licence was denied by the Home Department. [caption id="attachment_2959" align="alignnone" width="300"] Home Department rejects licenses of arms and ammunition dealers[/caption]

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AC approves transfer of land for Research Center, Anantnag, Budgam, Milk Processing Center

editor September 19, 2023

SRINAGAR: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir received approval from the Administrative Council (AC), which met in this location under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, to transfer land measuring 500 Kanal 11 Marla for the establishment of a research station and additional Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The meeting was attended by Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor. The Research Station will offer cutting-edge scientific tools to boost agricultural output and farmers' financial security.In addition to producing high-quality inputs like seeds, planting materials, organic goods, bio-fertilizers, livestock and poultry strains of the farmers, the establishment of the Research Station and additional Krishi Vigyan Kendra will have a significant impact on raising awareness about improved agricultural technologies through numerous extension programmes. Another noteworthy development is the permission of the transfer of 47 Kanals and 13 Marlas of land in Chadoora, Budgam, in favour of the Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department for the construction of infrastructure for milk processing. The construction of infrastructure for milk processing will have numerous positive effects on the economy, the creation of jobs, human health, food security, and agricultural practises.It will advance the dairy sector by enhancing local economies and communities as a whole. The dairy business in J&K has enormous economic potential for UT because it creates jobs and improves the quality of life for the locals. The dairy industry is expected to experience substantial expansion in the state of Utah in the next years due to rising demand for dairy products and lower per capita milk availability than in many other states with high milk potential. [caption id="attachment_2936" align="alignnone" width="300"] AC approves transfer of land for Research Center, Anantnag, Budgam, Milk Processing Center[/caption]

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DM calls for strengthening patient care in CHCs

editor September 17, 2023

JAMMU: Today, Block Medical Officers and the District Magistrate, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, met to discuss the district's health services and how to improve them. In order to effectively address the public's healthcare needs without frequently referring patients to Government Medical College or other city hospitals, the DM underlined during the meeting the need for expanding the outlying hospitals and medical centres.In addition to providing equal care to metropolitan regions as well, he emphasised the need of Community Health Centres (CHCs) in addressing the medical requirements of rural communities. It was determined that Block Medical Officers and Sub Divisional Magistrates would make routine visits to these facilities to evaluate their capacity and service performance as part of a discussion about strategies for developing CHCs and other medical facilities. They will also determine the facility' needs for personnel, machinery, and equipment as well as any restrictions they may encounter.In contrast to using punitive measures, Sachin emphasised the necessity of using corrective measures to revive the health system. He emphasised the necessity of improving medical facilities in metropolitan areas. The role of private hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics was also discussed at the meeting, with a focus on improving public access to Jan Aushadhi Kendras. Enhancing these Kendras' functioning was the topic of conversation. The discussion also included non-communicable disease awareness efforts, the Anaemia Mukt Bharat programme, and other health-related preventive measures. The group also discussed the Poshan Abhiyan, midday meals for kids, and the function of ASHA employees. Yoginder Katoch, the chief planning officer, and Dr. Harbaksh Singh, the chief medical officer, were among the important officials present. [caption id="attachment_2848" align="alignnone" width="300"] DM calls for strengthening patient care in CHCs[/caption]

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Div Com examines the preparations for the air show at Jammu Air Force Station

editor September 17, 2023

JAMMU: Ramesh Kumar, the Divisional Commissioner for Jammu, presided over a meeting of key officers to discuss the preparations being made to ensure the success of the Air Show. On September 22, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Air Force Station Jammu and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir will collaborate to offer a breathtaking air show. The Div Com went over every arrangement, including security, parking options, seating options, invitations, sanitization, water power arrangements, etc. in great detail.The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) was given responsibility for sanitation and waste removal in the area of the Air Force Station in order to preserve cleanliness. The CEO Cantonment Board was…

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Gadkari : Govt not planning to levy any tax on diesel vehicles

editor September 15, 2023

NEW DELHI:Union minister Nitin Gadkari sought to explain his comments regarding the taxation of diesel vehicles on Thursday, adding that there is no proposal to do so. Instead, he intended to urge automakers to take action to reduce pollution. The road, transport, and highway minister's comments earlier this week about the need to impose a 10% tax on diesel-powered vehicles in order to assist reduce emissions had caused a lot of controversy. Gadkari said to news channel, "I am not against diesel fuel, and we are not going to collect any tax on diesel automobiles. According to the minister of highways and road transport, diesel is extremely dangerous for the environment and is seriously harming the nation's health.Gadkari emphasised that he is not against any one business and added that the government currently offers incentives for electric automobiles. "My advice to the industry is to focus on alternative fuel as the best method to (reduce pollution)," he stated. Speaking on September 12 at the SIAM annual conference, Gadkari cautioned that rising pollution levels pose a serious threat to public health and that increased taxes may be required to deter the sale of diesel cars. "I am requesting that the Finance Minister increase the GST on diesel vehicles and engines by 10%.Therefore, he continued, "my recommendation to the industry is to focus on alternative fuel as the best method to (reduce pollution). Speaking on September 12…

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