SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will chair NC legislative party and allies meeting in Srinagar on April 4, Friday. The meeting is being held in the wake of transfers of 48 KAS officers by the LG administration, highly placed sources told Greater Kashmir. On Monday, LG administration ordered the transfers and posting…
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…
BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…
SRINAGAR, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the Member Legislative Assembly Hostel (MLA) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident. The Fire and Emergency officials said that fire broke out at around noon in the first floor of the MLA hostel quarter situated at the…
JHANSI: At least 10 infants were killed after a massive fire broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College in Uttar Pradesh late Friday evening, officials said. According to hospital officials, there were 54 infants admitted to the NICU ward and several infants trapped have been rescued. The dousing, as…
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Jammu: In the Thanamandi area of Rajouri district, a sumo vehicle they were riding in had an accident that resulted in at least two fatalities and six injuries. Two people were killed and six injured when a sumo vehicle with the registration number JK11 3494 rolled down into a ravine, according to reports. The injured have been flown to a local hospital where they will receive care. Awaiting more information. [caption id="attachment_5689" align="alignnone" width="300"] Sumo vehicle rolls down gorge in Rajouri, 2 dead, 6 injured[/caption]
NEW DELHI: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called attention to the misuse of artificial intelligence in the creation of "deep fakes," stressing the need for the media to inform the public about this impending crisis. Speaking to reporters during the BJP's Diwali Milan event at the party's headquarters in this city, Modi also mentioned his determination to see "Viksit Bharat" (developed India) become a reality, stressing that these are not just words. He added that people have supported being "vocal for local." Modi went on to say that the nation's successes during the COVID-19 pandemic gave people hope that India would not give up. He added, "Chhath Puja is a matter of great happiness and has become a 'rashtriya parva' (national festival). [caption id="attachment_5686" align="alignnone" width="300"] Use of AI for creating 'deep fake' problematic, media must educate people: PM[/caption]
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New Delhi : At seven in the morning on Friday, a layer of haze persisted over Delhi, with several areas of the city recording "severe" air quality. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recorded data at 8 am, showing that the air quality in RK Puram was 461; at New Moti Bagh, it was 454; at the IGI Airport area, it was 465; and at Nehru Nagar, it was 475, all falling into the severe category. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that on Wednesday, the air quality in RK Puram was measured at 420, while it was in the severe category at 408 at New Moti Bagh, 404 near the IGI Airport, and 433 at Nehru Nagar.On the eve of Diwali, the city was enveloped in a dense layer of smog, and in spite of the Supreme Court's order, the toxic haze persisted the following day due to firecracker explosions. In comparison to the previous year, nine out of the eleven state capitals in India that were examined saw increased levels of pollution in the first twelve hours following the Diwali celebrations. Eleven capital cities' PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) data were analysed by the government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker. The nation's capital, Delhi, had the largest spike, which was noted at intervals of fifteen minutes. At Pusa, the reading at 1:30 am on November 13 was 999.5 ug/m3.Climate Trends and Respirer Living Sciences collaborated to create the NCAP Tracker, an online hub for the most recent information on India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the country's clean air policy. The Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) provided the data. Despite the Supreme Court's ban on popping crackers and the nation's capital's dangerously high pollution levels, fireworks were let off on Diwali in several cities.In order to guarantee strict adherence to GRAP-IV regulations throughout the city, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai convened a review meeting with the relevant officers at the Delhi Secretariat. Following the meeting, Rai announced the formation of a six-person special task force headed by the Environment Special Secretary to oversee the proper enforcement and monitoring of GRAP regulations. "The task force includes the Special Commissioner of Transport, DCP (HQ), Traffic Police, Deputy Commissioner, Revenue (HQ), Chief Engineers of MCD and PWD," Gopal Rai said in an interview with ANI following the meeting. This task force's primary responsibilities will be to work daily in coordination with the relevant departments to resolve any issues they may be having and to submit an implementation report to the government. [caption id="attachment_5680" align="alignnone" width="300"] Delhi air quality remains in ‘severe’ category[/caption]
RAMBAN: According to JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani, the Congress has always supported secularism and national unity, and those who sow discord are the nation's worst enemies, whom the populace needs to expose. Speaking at a public gathering at Ramban, the president of PCC stated that while Congress has never wavered from its core secular principles, some parties use religious divisiveness and division to win over votes. These parties threaten society's secular fabric and do enormous harm to the country. People need to recognise these parties' and their leaders' schemes and avoid being taken advantage of. The conflict is between the diametrically opposed philosophies of the BJP, which sows division in society, and the Congress, which advocates for unity.People need to pick between two options, but it's more crucial to identify the leaders and parties that advocate for something different while covertly working to undermine the Congress and support the BJP-RSS. He made the point that the current administration's administrative inertia is the reason why people living in remote areas are currently experiencing severe crises, and he added that the administration has no idea what issues these people are facing. He insisted that all remaining roads be upgraded and given black topping because the majority of them were in poor condition, which had a negative influence on mobility and increased the suffering of the residents of these isolated villages. While drawing attention to the issues in the area, he bemoaned the state of the roads, the inconsistent power supply in remote areas, the absence of medical facilities in their villages, and the demand for constant electricity supply in their individual villages. Senior leader Raman Bhalla claimed that the BJP government and the UT administration take advantage of photo ops like "Back to Village-5," where the populace is angry at the bureaucrats. In addition to peace, prosperity, and harmony, he said, Jammu and Kashmir needed democracy restored as soon as possible, and this could only happen if the Congress party gained more power. He asked party cadres in particular as well as the general public to band together against the forces that have divided and destroyed our state of Dogra. Ashok Kumar, a former MLA, claimed that the BJP and its supporters have been spreading false narratives to divert people's attention from important issues. Their efforts have all been in vain. The BJP and others like it are frustrated because of this in J&K. The BJP is trying to win the elections by bringing in outside voters because it is in a precarious position," he continued. Previously, Wani and Raman Bhalla organised a sizable public march through bazaars to draw attention to social issues and to chant anti-BJP slogans. Additionally, they opened a new DCC office. Imtiaz Khanday, Prevez Ahmed, Feroz Khan, Ishaq Khan, Rashid Malik, Mohan Singh, Sanjeev Dar, Zakir Pacho, and Onkar Singh are among the notable individuals in attendance on this occasion. [caption id="attachment_5677" align="alignnone" width="300"] Congress stands for secularism, unification : Wani[/caption]
JAMMU: Lal Singh, the leader of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP), filed a plea seeking the appointment of a warrant officer, but Special Judge CBI Bala Joyti denied it. The court noted, "According to the prosecution, there is no provision for appointment of Warrant Officer in any circumstances under the Act and the present application being completely illegal and bad in law be rejected," after hearing arguments from Advocate Rajesh Kotwal for the applicant and APP Ashwani Khajuria for the Enforcement Directorate. At the bar, the investigating officer declared that Ch Lal Singh is fully conscious and stable and that there are no extraordinary or urgent circumstances that call for this court to exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction.Furthermore, Ch. Lal Singh, the accused, is being medically examined every 24 hours, is receiving appropriate medical supervision, and is fit to be in the Enforcement Directorate's custody; as a result, the request to appoint him as a warrant officer is being denied. The opposing side countered by restating that Ch Lal Singh is not receiving the necessary medical attention while in ED custody and that a warrant officer may be assigned. After taking into account competing arguments, the Special Judge concluded that "this court has taken care of him by permitting medicines as prescribed by the doctors keeping in view of his health status and also allowed him to share his diet chart with ED authorities vide order dated 13.11.2023 in CMP No. 305, as such, prayer in this application being devoid of any legal force is declined". [caption id="attachment_5671" align="alignnone" width="300"] CBI court rejects Lal Singh plea for appointing Warrant Officer[/caption]
BANIHAL: Declaring that the people's representatives alone can deliver governance to them at their doorstep rather than the bureaucrats currently in charge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party and a former chief minister, asked for early assembly elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Speaking at a public rally in Neel, Banihal tehsil of Ramban district, Azad stated, "Elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held without further delay since people repose faith in only electoral democracy and it has no substitute so far in the world.""The public can speak with their representative about daily concerns. "They are all too poor to be pounding on the doors of civil secretariats and officers," he remarked. When he forms the government, Azad said, Banihal will grow into a major economic hub for Jammu and Kashmir, and its residents will benefit from the tourism and agricultural industries. He also mentioned that hospitals, roads, and colleges were constructed in Banihal during his administration. "Before then, the area was landlocked, offering its residents little prospects for employment. People are no longer compelled to migrate in search of work because the economy has expanded and jobs for its citizens have increased since then," he said. Because Banihal is dear to Azad's heart, he stated that once his party assumes power, the area will undergo general socioeconomic development. "You people hold a special place in my heart, and I promise that Banihal will become one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Jammu and Kashmir. He said, "People should come here and spend their time in a way that will boost the local economy." The chairman of the DPAP announced plans to build more hospitals and colleges to improve access to healthcare for the local population, as many cannot afford to travel far for medical care.One of his primary goals, according to him, is to guarantee that the youth of Banihal can compete on a national and international scale by offering high-quality education to the local population. He assured the public that not only would the development projects be approved, but also that the quality standard would not be compromised. "The educational facilities in Banihal must be of higher standards so that any youth here can compete with national and international students and crave out his or her own space," he commented. Although Azad was constantly focused on approving projects for Banihal, he claimed that because of the insensitivity of officials at the ground level, there were difficulties in carrying them out. "I won't let it happen again and ensure whatever is sanctioned is implemented on ground on a war footing basis," Azad stated. In the event that we win, we would approve the best hospital in Neel, a tehsil, a college, a tourism centre, and more roads. He blasted political parties for taking advantage of Banihal residents, claiming that the people had rejected each and every one of them. [caption id="attachment_5668" align="alignnone" width="300"] Electoral democracy has no substitute in the World; hold Assembly elections in J&K: Azad[/caption]
JAMMU: Nobody in Saksham's family could have predicted that Wednesday, when he and his younger brother Riksham and their mother left to go back to school in Jammu, would be their last trip together. While Riksham, 11, is fighting for his life in the district's Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital, Saksham, 14, and his mother Ashu Devi perished after their bus fell into a 300-foot-deep gorge in Doda. Ajay Parihar, the father of the young boys and a recipient of the Sena Medal, is devastated and in shock. On Thursday, Ajay's older brother announced that Saksham and Riksham had returned home to see his daughter get married. "After attending the wedding, they were returning to Jammu to appear for their exams," he explained.Ajay's brother snapped, lamenting the bad state of the roads, reckless driving that goes unchecked, and the overcrowding of cars. He said that the administration has abandoned people to die. "Had the administration fixed accountability, this accident would have not happened and we would have not lost our family members," he stated. According to Suresh, another family relative, Ajay desired for his sons to enlist in the Army. According to the family's relatives, Ajay wanted to give his sons the best education possible, and they were enrolled in a prestigious Jammu university. After hearing about the accident, a large crowd gathered at Ajay's home in Kishtwar's Beda-Bhata neighbourhood on Wednesday night. Saksham's mother and the other 39 passengers perished when the bus they were riding in veered off the road and into the ravine. The incident on the Batote-Kishtwar national highway near Trungal-Assar resulted in twenty injuries. [caption id="attachment_5665" align="alignnone" width="300"] Doda bus accident : Family torn apart by tragedy[/caption]
SRINAGAR: The army said on Thursday that security forces had killed key launch commander Bashir Ahmad Malik in an anti-infiltration operation in the Uri sector, dealing a serious blow to the terror infrastructure and sympathisers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Wednesday's joint army and Jammu and Kashmir Police operation along the Line of Control, codenamed Op Kali, resulted in the deaths of Malik and another terrorist. "The most noteworthy part of this operation was killing one of the two terrorists, Bashir Ahmed Malik, and neutralising him. He played a significant role in Jammu and Kashmir's cross-border terrorism, which was supported by Pakistan. According to an army official, "He was a key terrorist launch commander for terror tanzeems (organisations) from Leepa in the north to the regions in PoJ&K, across from Rajouri in the south." According to the official, Malik, who has been active for the past 30 years, allowed several terrorists to infiltrate and kill a large number of Indian citizens, including members of the security services and civilians. "His neutralisation is a major blow dealt by us to the terror infrastructure across the line of control and its sympathisers and supporters," said the official. He claimed that the enemy's repeated attempts at infiltration through the same area in the Uri sector of the Baramulla district were an act of desperation to force more terrorists into the Kashmir valley and destroy the current calm. "We are on a high alert and have a strong line of control security grid. He continued, "The Indian Army is ready to foil any attempt at infiltration of this kind, and we won't allow the enemy to succeed with his cunning plans. According to the officials, specific intelligence from "own sources and SB, Srinagar, with respect to the likelihood of infiltration of terrorists across Line of Control in Uri sector" led to the joint operation's early November 15th start. It was the area's second attempt at infiltration in the previous few days. And the first bid was foiled. "Based on the intelligence own counter intelligence and surveillance grids in this area was strengthened and own ambush were deployed," said the official. He claimed that the operation was conducted in hazardous terrain and under unfavourable weather conditions. "Two terrorists were neutralised as a result of this operation, and their bodies have been found. On the other hand, there might be more terrorist deaths from the other side of the Line of Control. The Line of Control was not crossed by us."The other recoveries included war-like stores encompassing two AK series rifles, two pistols, four Chinese hand grenades, ammunition along with medicines, eatables, Rupees 2630 in Pakistan currency and Pakistan National identity Card," said the official. [caption id="attachment_5662" align="alignnone" width="300"] Key terror launch commander killed in Uri infiltration bid[/caption]
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