Doda West: Gearing up for the forthcoming Assembly Elections a workers meeting of Democratic Azad Party was held a Village Pranoo of Doda West Assembly Constituency.
The meeting was organised under the leadership of Ashraf Ali Sheikh, Senior Leader of Democratic Azad Party. While addressing the workers Ashraf said Ghulam Nabi Azad enjoys unbridled popularity in Jammu & Kashmir and after the decision of Azad Sahib to float his own party the workers at the grass root level are joyous & jubiliant.

He added only Azad Sahib has the vision for peace and prosperity of Jammu & Kashmir & only if the Democratic Azad Party comes to poor the general issues of public will be redressed.
He added that as stated by our beloved Leader Azad Sahib The DAP will be based on the principles of democracy. It will not be influenced by any outside leader or other party. It will have independent thinking and will stay independent in its decisions. It will not be autocratic and power will not be in one hand,”

While explaining about the flag, Ashraf said “Our party flag has three colours, mustard, white and blue.
The mustard colour indicates creativity and unity in diversity, white indicates peace and blue indicates freedom, open space, imagination and limits from the depths of the ocean to the heights of the sky,”.

Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion include, Rakesh Kotwal ( Ex-Sarpanch), Surinder Pandit (Ex-Sarpanch), Ghulam Ali (Ex-Sarpanch), Advocate Naseer Babar (PRI Member), Sanjeev Parihar.

Srinagar, Oct 7: Deputy Drug Controller Kashmir division, Nighat Andrabi on Friday said that people need not panic as the cough syrups, regarding which the World Health Organization had issued an alert, as the same were manufactured for Gambia only.
Andrabi said that the four products were not manufactured for Kashmir or India, but they were manufactured for the Gambia only, so there is no reason for people to panic here.
He said that they have already issued a circular in this regard and so far nothing has been found on the ground by their teams. “Still we are checking all the products in order to be sure. But for now, there is no need to panic,” she added.
She also said that rumour mongers are always there and people should not pay any heed to them.
Earlier, deputy drug controller Kashmir had asked all Assistant Drug Controllers (ADCs) for immediate action after identifying the formulations from the distribution channels.
The WHO had issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.

JAMMU, Oct 7: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday accorded sanction to implementation of unform academic calendar in the union territory.
“In continuation to Government Order No. 2074-JK(Edu) of 2022 dated 31.08.2022, sanction is hereby accorded to the implementation of Uniform Academic Calendar including conduct of annual examinations in March-April session for classes up to 9th standard in all the Government and Government recognized Private Schools of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” read a Government order.
“It is further ordered that new admissions shall commence from the month of March of the calendar year.”

Srinagar, October 7

Six soldiers of the Indian Army were killed in a road accident following a landslide on Friday.

Three vehicles of the Indian Army convoy came under the landslide while going from Ladakh to Second Glacier on Friday morning, leading to the tragic incident.

Details are awaited.

JAMMU, October 7: An Indian Army recruitment rally for Agniveers began in Jammu’s Samba district on Friday.
Thousands of candidates participated in the rally. Rohit Singh, a candidate for Agniveer recruitment said, “Those who prepared well have been selected. I want to serve the country, am thus opting for the Army.”
The Union Cabinet on June 14 approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the three services of the Armed Forces called ‘Agnipath’ and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as ‘Agniveers’.
The Agnipath scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years. The Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces.
‘Agnipath’ is a pan-India merit-based recruitment scheme for enrolling soldiers, airmen and sailors. The scheme provides an opportunity for youth to serve in the regular cadre of the armed forces. All those recruited under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme will be called ‘Agniveers’.
‘Agniveers’ will be enrolled for a service duration of 4 years including the training period. After four years, only 25 per cent of the Agniveers will be retained or re-enlisted in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness and medical fitness.
The Agnipath scheme has been brought to strengthen India’s security. The ‘Agniveers’ will be given a good pay package and an exit retirement package after four years of service. The first four years, served under a contract, are not likely to be considered for the fixation of the final pensionary benefits.
The other 75 per cent ‘Agniveers’ will be demobilised, with an exit or “Seva Nidhi” package of Rs Rs 11-12 lakh, partly funded by their monthly contributions, as well as skill certificates and bank loans for help in their second careers.
The Indian Army organised a two-month pre-training for youth residents of the villages located at the border areas of Uri subdivision along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Baramulla district of Kashmir for enrolment in the Army under the Agnipath scheme in September.
Earlier on August 14, a similar recruitment rally for the ‘Agniveers’ began in Haryana’s Hisar, which went on for a few days.
The first-ever examination for the recruitment in Indian Air Force through the new ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme began across the country on July 24 amid tight police security. This exam was conducted in many parts of the country including Delhi, Kanpur and Patna. (Agencies)