13/09/2022
CBI conducting searches at 33 places incl in Jammu, Srinagar, dists of Haryana, Gandhinagar, Ghaziabad, Bengaluru, Delhi in connection with SI recruitment scam of J&K.
Raids at premises of Khalid Jahangir, former chairman & Ashok Kumar, control of examinations of J&K SSB( ANI).
12/09/2022
*Shopian Encounter: 01 militant killed, operation on*
Srinagar, September 12: One militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Heff Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday.
Official sources told , that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained.
Earlier Reports reaching that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Heff Shirmal.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering off a gunfight.
12/09/2022
Press Note
Today morning dead body of one person namely Tariq Ahmad Mir s/o Abdul Gani Mir R/o Wadwan Budgam (age about 40 yrs ) was found hanging in the orchards of village Arath Budgam by locals. A Police team headed by SHO PS Budgam and Chowki officer Soibug alongwith with FSL team visited the spot immediately. The place of occurrence was examined and dead body was taken into custody for post mortem and other legal formalities. Proceedings under section 174 CrPC have been initiated by Police.
*Budgam Police*
11/09/2022
BJP leader Khatana nominated to RS
JAMMU, Sept 10: BJP J&K spokesperson Gulam Ali Khatana was today nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha.
The appointment notification was released by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause 93) of that Article, the President is pleased to nominate Gulam Ali to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to retirement of one of the nominated members,” an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, said.
Khatana will be the lone member from Jammu and Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. All four Rajya Sabha members from J&K had completed their tenure in February 2021. Elections to vacancies from J&K in the Rajya Sabha couldn’t be held due to delay in Assembly polls.
On the nomination of Khatana to Rajya Sabha, BJP UT president Ravinder Raina remarked that he was grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP nat.
09/09/2022
*Five IAS, One JKAS Officers Transferred*
*Mohd Yasin Posted MD KPDCL, Faz L*l Haseeb Director Tourism*
Srinagar, Sept 9 : The government on Friday ordered transfer of five IAS and a JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect.
According to the order, Mohd Yasin (IAS) Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K, has been transferred as posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited , against an available vacancy.
Ms. Ayushi Sudan (IAS), Chief Executive Officer, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna, has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K.
“She shall continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojno, till further orders,” the order, a copy of which is with news agency reads.
Minga Sherpa (IAS), Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (IKTDC), against an available vacancy.
Faz L*l Haseeb (IAS), Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar holding additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer, Urban Development Agency, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism Kashmir.
Harvinder Singh (IAS), Sub Divisional Magistrate, Uri, holding additional charge of Sub Registrar, Uri, has been transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
Dr. Ghulam Nabi ltoo (JKAS), Director Tourism, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Jal Shakti Department.
07/09/2022
Director School Education Kashmir flags-off Shanti Yatra from GMHSS Brakpora Anantnag
ANANTNAG, SEPTEMBER 07 : The Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir today flagged-off Shanti Yatra by lighting a Peace Torch in commemoration of 153rd Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi from Government Model HSS Anantnag.
Joint Director School Education South (ADC) Anantnag, Gulzar Ahmad, CEO Anantnag and Principal GMHSS Anantnag were also present on the occasion.
The Shanti Yatra along with Peace Torch will go in all the 10 districts of Kashmir with School students and other concerned bringing a message of peace and will culminate in Srinagar on 2nd October, the Gandhi Jayanti.
On the occasion, the Director said that the Shanti Yatra is aimed to popularize the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi with regard to peace and universal brotherhood among the students, which is the need of the hour.
He further said that month-long activities based on teachings of Gandhi Ji in all the educational institutions of Kashmir would be conducted in connection with the message of peace for all, for which all the preparations are in place.
Besides senior officers of the department, teachers and students from various educational institutions took part in Shanti Yatra which passed through different institutions and culminated at Girls Hr. Sec. School Ranibagh Anantnag for the first day.
07/09/2022
Govt scraps 2020 order, brings all Govt employees at par w.e.f Sept 1
Fresh recruits to get full pay, allowances now
JAMMU, Sept 7: In a major relief for the youth awaiting appointment in Government departments, the Government today repealed Jammu and Kashmir Probationer (Conditions of Service, Pay and Allowance) and Fixation of Tenure Rules, 2020 notified vide SO 192 on June 17, 2020.
Under the order first introduced in 2015, newly recruited Government employees were given partial wages for five years. The period was subsequently reduced to two years in 2020.
However, with abrogation of the order, all Government employees have been brought at par with regular employees with DA, allowances and all other benefits. The employees which will be recruited now onwards will also be entitled to all benefits on the pattern of regular employees.
Quashing of the Rules, 2020 notified vide SO 192 dated 17th of June, 2020, was approved by the Administrative Council headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on August 14 on the eve of Independence Day this year.
The General Administration Department (GAD) today issued formal order to this effect.
Sources said nearly 15,000 employees will be benefitted by the Government order as they had been recruited under the order formally repealed today.
The order has been abrogated with effect from September 1, 2022.
Besides being paid just basic pay, the newly recruited Government employees also had to serve at one place for five years as they were not eligible for transfers during this period of their posting.
All Government employees including the migrants recruited under Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) will now get full salary including basic pay, DA, allowances and all other benefits.
Initially, the then Government in 2015 (PDP-BJP) had started recruitment of the employees under the new Rules in which they were entitled to just basic pay and Medical Allowance for five years and were denied DA, HRA, CCA, and other benefits.
Following uproar by recruits, political parties and various other organizations, the then Governor in 2020 had reduced five year clause to two years.
However, the present Government headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has completely done away with the rules and brought all employees at par which means they will get basic pay and all other allowances and benefits which they, otherwise, had to get after two years of service.
The decision will bring all Government employees being appointed in the Union Territory of J&K on an equal footing with their earlier appointed counterparts who may be occupying the same/comparable posts in the cadre.