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24/12/2021
Weather Update
A spell of light rain/snow is expected at most places in Jammu and Kashmir between 26 and 28 December.
Moderate snowfall is expected at a few places (mostly in higher reaches).
As of now, there is no chance of heavy snowfall anywhere.
No continuous rain/snow is expected, so, chances of any good snow accumulation are very less in plains.
In some areas, it can be a single shower with no accumulation.
No major spell is expected during the next 10 days.
Regards: Kashmir Weather
02/06/2021
Shahid holds interaction with District Development Council Poonch
Rs 23.85 Cr additional grant provided to District Council for Youth, Infrastructure, Essential Services project
Transformer bank, Workshop, hostels and 5 Ambulances to be provided
POONCH, JUNE 2: Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who’s also Secretary In-charge for developmental works and other related matters for District Poonch held a day-long interaction with District Development Council, Poonch for finalisation of District Plan and other developmental projects as well as public issues. In view of several public demands Rs 23.85 Cr additional grant was approved for utilisation which include projects in youth engagement, sports infrastructure, power/water supply and healthcare among other sectors.
Chairperson, District Development Council Poonch, Tazeem Akhter, Vice-Chairperson Mohammad Ishfaq, Deputy Commissioner, Inder Jeet, Director Tribal Affairs, Musheer Ahmed Mirza, Members of District Development Council, Chairpersons of Block Development Council, SSP Poonch Vinod Jarangal, Superintending Engineers, District & Sectoral officers were present in the meeting which held detailed discussion on proposed district plan and a host of public issues as well as demands.
Deliberations were held on sectoral outlays and works programme for rural development, power, water supply , roads, irrigation, education, welfare schemes, sports, agriculture and livestock husbandry among other sectors. Members also demanded opening of Mughal road.
Dr Shahid emphasised on administrative support to District Development Council including DDC members and BDC Chairpersons for efficient and outcome based planning process and their active involvement in all the stages in Plan formulation as well monitoring of projects for targeted completion and achieving desired outcomes. He appreciated the DDC members and BDC Chairpersons for their outstanding role in formulation of works programme, inter-sectoral coordination, and unanimity of approach in larger public interest and developmental issues which is hallmark for an outstanding and evolved democratic institution. He complimented the members for their innovative and public friendly suggestions and plans projected during the meeting.
While seeking cooperation of elected members of PRIs for efficient and constructive youth engagement in District Poonch, Dr Shahid announced sanction of Rs 10 Cr grant for youth engagement including creation of infrastructure, recreation facilities, sports equipment and construction of sports grounds among other components. He asked DDC members / BDC Chairpersons to formulate a comprehensive youth engagement plan for Rs 10 Cr with help of concerned departments and stakeholders, for which immediate funding will be released. Constitution of sports clubs in Urban and Rural areas was emphasised apart from regular sports activities and online as well as offline engagement.
Further, an amount of Rs 10 Cr was granted for development of vital infrastructure in remote areas to augment facilities like healthcare, water supply, power supply, rural connectivity and other sectors. PRIs were asked to formulate the plans in a week for which funds will be released for early ex*****on. Director Tribal Affairs will coordinate with District Administrative and DDC for DPR formulation and release of funds for early ex*****on.
In a major relief for strengthening the transformer replacement regime Rs 1 Cr additional grant was sanctioned for creation of a transformer bank at Poonch which will reduce the replacement time in cases of damaged transformers. In view of demand raised for a workshop for medical sector in Mendhar Dr Shahid sanctioned additional Rs 35 Lakh for repair of machinery at Mendhar to reduce the replacement time and mitigate public suffering.
An important outcome of interaction was finalisation of a mechanism for collective efforts in education sector by DDC members / BDC Chairpersons along with District Administration to be funded by Tribal Affairs Department for development of both infrastructure and quality of education in remote areas with focus on primary education. All 25 members of District Development Council will select one school as mentors and work with staff, students and parents for quality education and best infrastructure. Each member will be provided a grant of Rs 10 Lakh per school. Rs 2.50 Cr grant will be provided by Tribal Affairs Deptt for this initiative which will go a long way in strengthening primary education.
Dr Shahid asked the Deputy Commissioner Poonch to earmark and propose two locations with land measuring 100 Kanals in Poonch and Surankote blocks for establishment of Model Residential Schools by Tribal Affairs Department at an estimated cost of Rs 32 Cr. DDC members were asked for active coordination as members of the committee. Govt will provide more than Rs. one Lakh per student annually for educational and boarding expenses.
In view of several public demand discussed in the meeting it was decided that 5 new ambulances with advanced life support system will be provided for remote areas, formulation of DPR for Trauma Hospital, establishment of new hostels, model schools and other initiatives to boost infrastructure and socio-economic landscape in the district. Several other developmental projects were discussed in the meeting and roadmap finalised for coordinated efforts to be made for achieving the proposed milestones.
The DDC members and BDC Chairpersons appreciated the move regarding approval of funding for youth engagement and sports infrastructure, development in tribal areas, key infrastructure in health and power / water supply sectors in addition to annual Plan.
02/06/2021
سری نگر، 2 جون : اقوام متحدہ کے ایک حقوق انسانی گروپ نے مرکزی حکومت سے پی ڈی پی کے محبوس یوتھ صدر وحید الرحمان پرہ سمیت تین کشمیریوں کے خلاف مبینہ انسانی حقوق پامالیوں ....
02/06/2021
Mendhar, June 02: Apni Party Vice President Youth Wing J&K and Media Coordinator, Raqeeq Ahmed Khan has urged Govt. to consider Pahari speaking student’s admission in various academic courses b…
02/06/2021
Srinagar, Jun 02: Kashmir economy has borne the brunt of three back to back lockdowns since abrogation of article 370 in August 2019 resulting in the loss of whopping Rs 45000 Crore. The month-long…
27/05/2021
Taliban warns neighbouring countries against allowing US military bases
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27: Taliban on Wednesday warned neighbouring countries against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil, following media reports alleging that Pakistan had struck a deal with Washington.
Citing Radio Free Afghanistan, Afghan Online Press reported that the Taliban issued the warning in a statement amid speculation that the Pentagon is eying new bases in the region to use against the insurgents after the planned pull-out of all US forces from Afghanistan by September 11.
Sonny Leggett, the US military spokesman in Afghanistan, said that speculation the United States is seeking to set up military bases in Pakistan are "false", reported Afghan Online Press.
Earlier, addressing the Pakistani Senate on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan "will never allow any American base on its soil."
In its statement, the Taliban urged "neighbouring countries not to allow anyone to do so." Though, Taliban did not name any country.
"If such a step is taken again, it will be a great and historic mistake and disgrace," the insurgents said, adding that they would "not remain silent in the face of such heinous and provocative acts."
The planned withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan after two decades has raised concerns over the fate of the government in Kabul in the face of continued violence by Taliban militants that control large swaths of the country.
On May 26, Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said the army's commando forces had released 62 people from a Taliban prison in the northern province of Baghlan, reported Afghan Online Press.
The captives, who included 26 civilians and 36 members of Afghan security forces, were released in an overnight operation in the Baghlan-e Markazi district, the ministry said, adding that four Taliban guards were killed during the operation.
The statement comes a day after officials said 41 people were released from a Taliban prison in the country's western province of Herat.
Taliban has not commented on the operations in Baghlan and Herat yet, reported Afghan Online Press.
26/05/2021
Hajj 2021: Saudi Arabia may allow 5000 pilgrims from India
Saudi Arabia: Amid second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has announced that 60 thousand people will be allowed to perform hajj this year. Out of them, 15,000 will be domestic pilgrims.
According to a report published in The Hindu, Central Haj Committee officials predict that Saudi Arabia would put a cap of 5000 pilgrims from India. No prediction has been made over the State-wise breakup of the pilgrims.
Apart from reducing the number of Hajj pilgrims, the Kingdom has also made it clear that pilgrims aged below 10 years and above 60 years will not be allowed.
Persons who were hospitalized in the past six months are also not permitted to perform Hajj.
Physical distancing mandatory while performing Hajj
While performing Hajj, the pilgrims will have to adhere to a two-meter physical distancing norm.
As a precautionary measure, all carpets will be removed from Masjid Al Haram.
During pre-COVID times, millions of pilgrims used to perform Hajj every year. In 2019, 2.5 million pilgrims from across the world had performed Hajj.
As Saudi Arabia government used to allow one in one thousand Muslims from India, 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims performed Hajj in 2019.
Hajj: One of the five pillars of Islam
Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the five pillars of Islam. The other four pillars are Shahadah, Salat, Zakat and Sawm.
It is mandatory for Muslims to perform the pilgrimage once-in-a-lifetime if they are physically and financially capable of it.
26/05/2021
WhatsApp moves Delhi HC against Centre's recently imposed IT Rules
New Delhi, May 26: WhatsApp on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre's recently imposed IT Rules that would require the messaging services to "trace" the origin of particular messages sent on the service.
WhatsApp through its statement said, "Requiring messaging apps to 'trace' chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people's right to privacy."
The WhatsApp spokesperson said, "We have consistently joined civil society and experts around the world in opposing requirements that would violate the privacy of our users. In the meantime, we will also continue to engage with the Government of India on practical solutions aimed at keeping people safe, including responding to valid legal requests for the information available to us."
On February 25, the Centre framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, in the exercise of powers under section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in supersession of the earlier Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011, which will come into effect from May 26.
The new guidelines issued by the government of India mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.
Briefing the media about the new rules on February 25, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that though the government welcomes criticism and the right to dissent, "but it is very important for the users of social media to have a forum to raise their grievance against the misuse of social media."
Under the new rules, social media platforms will have to have a grievance redressal mechanism, they will also have to name a grievance officer who shall register the grievance within 24 hours and disposal in 15 days.
The government had said that if there are complaints against the dignity of users, particularly women - about exposed private parts of individuals or nudity or sexual act or impersonation etc - social media platforms will be required to remove that within 24 hours after a complaint is made.
As per the guidelines, first, the social media platforms will have to have a chief compliance officer residing in India responsible for ensuring compliance with the act and the rules.
Second is a nodal contact person who should reside in India for 24X7 coordination with law enforcement agencies. Also, social media platforms have to appoint a resident grievance officer who shall perform the grievance redressal mechanism as indicated. They also will have to publish a monthly report about the number of complaints received and the status of redressal.—(ANI)
26/05/2021
India reports 2.08 lakh Covid cases as it conducts highest single-day tests; 4,157 more succumb
New Delhi, May 26: India on Wednesday reported 2,08,921 COVID-19 infections, pushing the overall tally of cases to 2,71,57,795, as the country conducted 22,17,320 coronavirus tests, its highest-ever in a day, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The death toll also climbed to 3,11,388 with 4,157 fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 22,17,320 tests, the highest in a day, were conducted on Tuesday taking the cumulative number so far in the country to 33,48,11,496, while the daily positivity declined to 9.42 per cent, the ministry said.
This is the second day in a row that positivity rate has remained below 10 per cent, the ministry said. Weekly positivity rate has also declined to 11.45 per cent.
The updated data showed that the number of active cases have further come down to 24,95,59, constituting 9.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 89.66 per cent.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,43,50,816, while the case fatality rate was 1.15 per cent, the data showed.
India''s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore on May 4.
26/05/2021
*33,48,11,496 samples tested for up to 25th May 2021. Of these, 22,17,320 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)*
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