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False cases being filed against AAP leaders, campaign underway to end party: Kejriwal

editor October 11, 2023

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, claimed on Wednesday that there is a drive to delegitimize the AAP and that fabricated charges are being brought against party officials. After meeting the Delhi chief minister at his home on Tuesday, Amanatullah Khan, an AAP MLA whose residence was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), made the allegations. In connection with a money-laundering probe involving Khan and some others, the ED searched Khan's Delhi property. Three to four locations were searched in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, according to official sources.''There have been 170 charges brought against our (AAP) leaders, but the judgements in 140 of those cases have gone in our favour,'' the AAP chief told reporters after meeting Khan.They began detaining our key leaders and ministers in the past few months.The raids being conducted are a part of an effort to stop the AAP,'' he stated. Kejriwal said that neither the ED nor the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are conducting any investigations in states where the BJP is in power, and that the saffron party's goal is to disturb opposition leaders rather than eradicate corruption. "We have observed how many who Modiji had referred to as corrupt have joined the BJP. He continued, "They have accepted corrupt individuals from opposition parties into their ranks. Kejriwal asserted that there is a climate of fear in the nation while reiterating that the AAP is a party of nationalists. He claimed that "people are leaving India and moving to other countries." [caption id="attachment_3857" align="alignnone" width="300"] False cases being filed against AAP leaders, campaign underway to end party: Kejriwal[/caption]

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Nation To Prosper More When Youth Would Follow Peace, Prosperity, Discipline: Murmu

editor October 11, 2023

Srinagar, Oct 11: Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, stated on Wednesday that when youngsters choose the road of "peace, prosperity, and discipline," the country will advance and prosper on its own. President Murmu stated that the country would grow more when more and more young would pursue Aman and Chayen (peace and prosperity) in his speech at Kashmir University's 40th convocation. She roared from the stage of the KU Convocation Hall, "When youth will follow discipline, nation will progress.""Ye Che Mouj Kashmir" was the opening line of President Murmu's address, which was greeted with a thunderous round of applause. I'm happy to be here. I've attended a lot of graduations and attended many colleges and universities across the nation, but let me tell the young people that this campus is more lovely than others. The blessings of Hazratbal have been bestowed upon Kashmir University in the past and will continue to do so, she stated.She expressed her happiness to meet Kifayatullah, a local youngster, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi for his participation in the Republic Day parade in 2023 and for his charitable work. The President stated, "I would like to see Kashmir University students participating in social services as well as higher education so that there is a shift in the society. She stated, "I am delighted to see 55% of the top scorers were girls. There were 462 kids, and 21 of them received gold medals. In every sphere, our women and girls are demonstrating their abilities. Our tasveer and taqdeer are today's honorees, she said.She used the Kashmiri adage "Ann poshe teli yele wan poshe" to emphasise the importance of preserving the environment and the natural gifts given to Kashmir. It is our duty to preserve the environment, and young people must play a part in this. I've learned that a number of studies are being conducted on numerous fronts, and Kashmir University is doing everything it can to conserve the Hiamalyan glaciers," she stated.The National Education Policy was fully implemented by J&K, and the president commended them for setting an example for other States and UTs. She wished everyone who received an award a prosperous future. President Murmu had already arrived in Kashmir. She was greeted by LG Manoj Sinha there and given a guard of honour. She hurried from the airport to the 15 Corps headquarters of the army in Srinagar to pay respects to the fallen troops at the war memorial. After spending the night in Srinagar, she will meet with women's self-help groups and local tribal communities the next day.The president will also go to a civic event held at the Raj Bhavan Srinagar in her honour. The president will travel to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, Jammu, on Thursday morning to dedicate a renovated Parvati Bhavan and Sky Walk. Top police and government officials attended the KU Covocation, including DGP Dilbagh Singh, ADGP Vijay Kumar, Special DG (CID)RR Swain, SSP Srinagar Rakesh Bhalwal, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bhiduri, DC Srinagar Aijaz Asad, Mayor SMC Junaid Matoo, and Waqf Board chairperson Darakshan Andrabi. [caption id="attachment_3854" align="alignnone" width="300"] Nation To Prosper More When Youth Would Follow Peace, Prosperity,…

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PM Modi speaks to Israeli PM on Hamas attacks : ‘India stands with Israel’

editor October 11, 2023

NEW DELHI:In the midst of the present Israel-Hamas conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received a call from his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu. PM Modi declared that India "condemns terrorism in all its forms" following the call. PM Modi thanked Netanyahu for his call and for giving him a "update on the ongoing situation" in a post on X (previously Twitter). "In this trying hour, the people of India stand firmly with Israel. India vehemently and categorically rejects terrorism in all of its manifestations, the message stated. Israel's Foreign Ministry published a "Thank you" tweet on X in response to PM Modi's support. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi expressed his "deep shock" upon hearing of "terrorist attacks" in Israel.India, he continued, "stands in solidarity with Israel at this trying hour." More than 1,600 people have died in the battle that erupted on October 7 as a result of Hamas' extraordinary and unexpected onslaught on Israel. In Israel, there have been at least 900 fatalities and 2,600 injuries. In the meantime, the Gaza Health Ministry reports that Israeli bombings have resulted in 704 fatalities, including 143 children and 105 women, and over 4,000 injuries. Israel claimed to have "restored full control" over the border and secured effective control of the southern region. Netanyahu claimed earlier in the day that Israel did not start the war. "We were against this war. Although his nation "didn't start this war, it will finish it," he added, "it was forced upon us in the most brutal and savage way." [caption id="attachment_3836" align="alignnone" width="300"] PM Modi speaks to Israeli PM on Hamas attacks : 'India stands with Israel'[/caption]

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RSS chief to undertake 3 day tour of J&K from Friday

editor October 11, 2023

JAMMU: Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, will begin a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on October 13, the organisation announced on Tuesday. According to the statement, Bhagwat's trip to the Union territory coincides with a nationwide tour by RSS leaders to assess the organization's operations. According to the announcement, the RSS head will preside over a workers conference on October 14 to examine how the group is operating in the Union area and the social upliftment initiatives it is pursuing. The following day, he will preside over a coordination meeting and speak to a group of volunteers in the Kathua district, according to the statement, which also noted that the RSS will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025 and that progress towards its growth goal will be discussed during Bhagwat's trip. [caption id="attachment_3833" align="alignnone" width="300"] RSS chief to undertake 3 day tour of J&K from Friday[/caption]

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Dr Piyush assumes charge of Secretary, PD&MD; assesses departmental working

editor October 11, 2023

JAMMU: Today, Dr. Piyush Singla took over as secretary for the Planning, Development, and Monitoring Department (PD&MD). Dr. Piyush Singla presided over a meeting of the department's personnel and the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, J&K, at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu after taking over the reins. The Kashmir-based officers participated in the meeting virtually. Dr. Piyush Singla received a thorough presentation outlining the duties of the Planning, Development, and Monitoring Department. The Secretary was notified by the Director General of Economics and Statistics that both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted DPCs had been held, and that several officers had been promoted to higher positions. Dr. Piyush Singla was apprised of the ongoing projects, court cases, RTI cases, SRO-43/RAS cases, grievances, and other administrative difficulties by the PD&MD administration unit. The Secretary also received an update on the physical and financial development of centrally sponsored programmes and centre sector programmes like BADP, PMDP, and RMIS. Pro Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), Project Monitoring Group (Central/UT), E-Smiksha, Prime Minister's Reconstruction 20 Points Programme, Aspirational District/Block/Panchayat Programmes, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), District Good Governance Index (DGGI), and Departmental Deliverables statuses were also highlighted. The Department conducts 100% physical verification of completed works, evaluation studies of schemes and projects, peak harvesting prices, Index of Industrial Production (IIP), Economic Census, State Domestic Product/District Domestic Product, Civil Registration System (CRS), KAP Surveys, etc., the DG, E&S informed the Secretary. The Secretary instructed the officers and officials to focus particularly on data analysis, orientation/training programmes, capacity building programmes, and sharing the price data with the Deputy Commissioners every two weeks. He claimed that officers in the Planning Cadre are doing a good job of formulating plans, gathering data, and evaluating those plans.Additionally, he stated that the Sustainable Development Goals should receive greater attention because they are a crucial part of the planning process. The meeting was attended by the Director General of Planning, the Director of Finance in the Planning Department, the Special Secretary of Planning, the Joint Directors of Planning, and other senior departmental executives. [caption id="attachment_3830" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr Piyush assumes charge of Secretary, PD&MD; assesses departmental working[/caption]

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LG reviews power scenario in J&K

editor October 11, 2023

SRINAGAR: A meeting to assess the functioning of the Power Development Department and assess the current state of the power situation in the UT was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The Lt. Governor talked about the department's comprehensive plan for meeting peak electricity demand. He also gave the go-ahead to improve sustainability and efficiency in order to guarantee a sufficient and trustworthy supply of power during the winter. In order to reduce AT&C losses in certain locations to single digits and assure maximum power supply to smart metre saturation feeders, the Lt. Governor instructed the administration to take concrete action.Jammu, Srinagar, and district headquarters should all have smart metres installed as soon as possible. He continued that PDD should make sure metered regions receive dependable services and high-quality electricity. It was disclosed that the UT has almost 4 lakh smart metres installed. To prevent causing the consumers any difficulty, the Lt. Governor ordered that the curtailment plans be followed and that the damaged transformers be promptly replaced. In preparation for the impending winter season, he noted, a buffer supply of transformers should be preserved for border and remote districts. He argued that strong local enforcement is the best way to combat power theft. The LG also gave instructions for the proper implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in the UT and for utilising the potential of new and renewable energy. The chair was updated by H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, on the department's initiatives to close the demand and supply gap. He claimed that following the previous winter, a sizable capacity augmentation was completed to allow the system to handle increased peak demand. In order to meet the rising demand throughout the winter, the Lt. Governor emphasised the importance of ensuring resource adequacy in terms of the availability of additional electricity capacity. According to information provided, the peak demand increased by more than 28% during Financial Years 2020–21 and 2023–24, while the peak shortfall shrank from 22% to 12%.The meeting was attended in person and virtually by Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, Dr. RP Singh, Chairman of the JKPCL, Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Heads of Departments and Power Corporations, Chief Engineers and senior officers. [caption id="attachment_3827" align="alignnone" width="300"] LG reviews power scenario in J&K[/caption]

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Dr Jitendra : ‘Gaganyaan’ Test Space Flight scheduled for October 21

editor October 10, 2023

NEW DELHI:On the 21st of this month, the "Gaganyaan" Test Vehicle Space mission (TV-D1), also known as the "Gaganyaan" Test Vehicle Development flight, is slated to launch. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space, made this announcement in front of the audience today during a programme honouring ISRO scientists who worked on the Chandrayaan Mission. By 2024, ISRO hopes to launch both manned and unmanned spacecraft thanks to the Crew Escape System, a critical component of the "Gaganyaan" mission, which will also be put to the test. The test will be carried out at Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The astronauts will travel to orbit on the Gaganyaan expedition in the Crew Module. A crew module will be sent into space for the test, returned to Earth, and then recovered after touching down in the Bay of Bengal. Personnel from the Indian Navy have already begun practise operations to recover the module. The Minister was informed that if this test is successful, it will pave the way for the first unmanned "Gaganyaan" mission and ultimately a manned journey to low Earth orbit. The female robot astronaut "Vyommitra" will go on a test flight next year before the final manned "Gaganyaan" mission, he claimed. The Gaganyaan project aims to launch a human crew into a 400 km orbit and return them safely to land in Indian sea waters as a demonstration of human spaceflight capability. The development of numerous essential technologies, such as human rated launch vehicles for carrying crew safely into space, life support systems to provide crew with an environment similar to that on Earth while they are in space, crew emergency escape provisions, and evolving crew management aspects for crew training, recovery, and rehabilitation, are prerequisites for the Gaganyaan mission. India is one of the top five countries in the world when it comes to space exploration, according to Dr. Jitendra Singh. "India just made history by becoming the first country to land on the virgin south pole section of the lunar surface. India's ambitious space exploration plan has left a clear message that we are one of the most scientifically sophisticated nations in the field of Space Science and Technology with the launch of Aditya -1, which is the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun, he added. Dr. Jitendra Singh gave full credit to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for "unlocking" India's space sector and creating an enabling environment so that India's enormous potential and talent could find an outlet and prove itself to the rest of the world, allowing India's space scientists to validate the dream of their founding father Vikram Sarabhai. "After the opening up of the Space sector by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in June 2020, the number of Space Startups sky-rocketed from merely 4 to 150 Startups," he stated. India's space missions, he claimed, are made to be economical. Dr. Jitendra Singh stated that virtually every household in India has been impacted by space technology. He was referring to applications of space technology to various sectors like railways, highways, agriculture, water mapping, smart cities, telemedicine, and robotic surgery, which brought "Ease of Living" for the average person. "During PM Modi's tenure of nine years, India's disaster capabilities have become world class and we are providing Disaster Forecasts for neighbouring countries as well," he stated. According to Dr. Jitendra Singh, ISRO is the perfect example of India's Naarishakti, with women scientists spearheading many of the different activities in space research missions. The Union Minister presented awards to ISRO scientists Dr. Veeramuthuvel, Project Director of Chandrayaan-3, Ms. K. Kalpana, Associate Project Director of Chandrayaan-3, M. Shrikanth, Mission Director of Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1, and Ms. Nigar Shaji, Project Director of Aditya L1. [caption id="attachment_3824" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr Jitendra : 'Gaganyaan' Test Space Flight scheduled for October…

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Rescind order on tourist guides in Gulmarg: Mehbooba Mufti to LG

editor October 10, 2023

SRINAGAR: Mehbooba Mufti, the leader of the PDP, requested Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday to reverse a decision made by the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation that instructed tour operators and service providers to pay regular fares on the second phase of the Gulmarg Gondola Project. You are unable to comprehend why the local administration keeps giving directives that only serve to harm the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.Mehbooba was responding to a Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation order that directed guides and service providers be charged as normal passengers if they accompany tourists to Affarwat on the second phase of the Gulmarg Gondola Project. This latest directive from the authorities in Gulmarg mandates that tourist guides and other service providers pay for the second phase of the gondola cable car.This wasn't the case in the past because they could join tourists with the use of a special pass. As it stands, they help tourists to make a meagre wage that barely supports their families. The former chief minister of the old Jammu and Kashmir state remarked, "Request Manoj Sinhaji to withdraw this order, which will otherwise have a disastrous impact on them. [caption id="attachment_3817" align="alignnone" width="300"] Rescind order on tourist guides in Gulmarg: Mehbooba Mufti to LG[/caption]

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CBI files 6 charge sheets in Patnitop land grabbing case

editor October 10, 2023

JAMMU: According to sources, the CBI has filed six charge sheets in connection with claims that hotels and guesthouses in Jammu and Kashmir colluded with past CEOs of the Patnitop Development Authority (PDA) to seize forest and agricultural land. The agency has listed eight hotel owners in its charge sheets submitted to a special court in Jammu, along with two former PDA CEOs, Rajinder Krishan Verma and Kamal Kishore Gupta, two Khilafwarzi inspectors, Avesh Jasrotia and Zaheer Abbas. On Monday, the agency submitted five charge sheets, and on Saturday, one. The agency has also identified Syed Mushtaq Shah, Nazir Shah, Samina Shah, Zubeida Begum, Shakeel Shah, Koushal Magotra, and Virender Kesar as the alleged owners of the hotels Mount View, Dream Land, Broadway, and Hollywood. "Investigation revealed that accused public servants did not take steps to remove illegal constructions, etc. in conspiracy with other accused," a spokesperson for the CBI stated. According to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court's instructions, the CBI took up the probe in 2020 after the president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Patnitop filed a public interest lawsuit citing flagrant violations of the Patnitop area's master plan.He said that 70% of hotels and restaurants had been built without authorization. The construction of numerous hotels and guest houses without authorization and without registration with the PDA was further accused. Additionally, it was claimed that officials knew about these encroachments but did nothing about them. The hotels allegedly failed to submit a compounding charge in some instances, according to the CBI's statement following the filing of the FIR. The CBI said that government employees who had control over property in Patnitop conspired with the owners and operators of hotels, guest homes, resorts, etc. failed to uphold the interests of the state and, in contravention of the PDA master plan, permitted illegal development on the aforementioned land that was intended for agriculture, parking, and residential use. [caption id="attachment_3797" align="alignnone" width="300"] CBI files 6 charge sheets in Patnitop land grabbing case[/caption]

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LG reviews arrangements ahead of President’s visit to J&K

editor October 10, 2023

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presided over a meeting to discuss the preparations for the visit of Smt. Draupadi Murmu, the President of India, to the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt. Governor evaluated the University of Kashmir's convocation preparations, which will be attended by the President. In preparation for the President's visit, he also assessed the security measures and gave the go-ahead for the execution of a detailed traffic plan. Prof. Nilofer Khan, Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University, Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Vijay Kumar, ADGP Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, DIG CKR Srinagar, Athar Amir Khan, Commissioner SMC, Mohammad Aijaz, DC Srinagar, Rakesh Balwal, SSP Srinagar, and senior officers were present at the meeting. [caption id="attachment_3791" align="alignnone" width="300"] LG reviews arrangements ahead of President's visit to J&K[/caption]

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