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)

Srinagar, Oct 7: After the government of India ordered a probe into four cough syrups following an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), deputy drug controller Kashmir has asked all Assistant Drug Controllers (ADCs) for immediate action after identifying the formulations from the distribution channels.

A communique by the Deputy Drug Controller Kashmir stated any action taken or seizures made may be shared with it for onward appraisal of higher-ups while stressing that the matter may be treated as most urgent, news agency KNO reported.

Notably, the WHO had issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Haryana based Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.

Srinagar, October 7: An Army trooper was killed when his service rifle went off accidentally in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.
The service rifle of the personnel identified as Chander Mohan (28) went off accidently outside a camp at Chatoosa in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district late Thursday evening, they said. (Agencies)

Jammu, October 7:

The Kashmiri Pandit and Dalit employees, who have been protesting in Jammu for nearly four months demanding their relocation out of Kashmir, have been left disheartened with the conclusion of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s three-day UT visit. They were expecting Shah to come up with some announcement regarding their transfer from the Valley to safe areas. They have urged the government to pay heed to their demands at the earliest.

The protests by Dalit and Kashmiri Pandit employees have been going on at different places in Jammu since militants began targeting employees, mostly non-Muslims, in the Valley.

It was the 128th day of protest by the Dalit employees who have been demonstrating under the banner of the All Jammu Based Reserve Category Employees Association, Kashmir. The employees from the community fled to Jammu after terrorists killed a Dalit teacher, Rajni Bala, in Kulgam on May 31 this year.

Similarly, Pandit employees had intensified their protest after a revenue clerk, Rahul Bhat, was gunned down in his office in Chadoora, Budgam, in May this year.

Amit Shah was in J&K from October 3 to 5 and addressed two rallies in Rajouri and Baramulla. The employees were expecting that he would announce their transfer to Jammu.

Naresh Bhagat, a Dalit employee, said, “Some officials of rural, forest and health departments are forcing the employees to resume their duties. They have also warned of strict action despite continuous targeted killing of minorities and policemen. The distressed employees are being further victimised by the officials.”

He said the employees believed that Amit Shah would pass directions to the administration for redressal of their concerns, but to no avail.

Another Dalit employee, who didn’t wish to be named, said Shah should have announced shifting of Hindu employees from Kashmir to Jammu. “It has become clear that frequent terror attacks on non-locals can’t be stopped by the security establishment as these have been going on for long. The only way is to relocate the protesting employees,” he said.

Kashmiri Pandit employees submitted a memorandum through the administration to Amit Shah regarding their transfer to Jammu.

Rubon Saproo, a Kashmiri Pandit employee, said a memorandum was submitted to the Home Minister. “We expect the government to take action on our demand soon. It is understood that the Home Minister was busy in other important matters of J&K during his visit,” said Saproo.

Demonstration goes on for months

The employees intensified their agitation after a clerk, Rahul Bhat, was gunned down in Budgam and a schoolteacher, Rajni Bala, was killed in Kulgam by militants in May this year.

Jammu, October:

Yasir Ahmed, accused of murdering DGP (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia, has been sent on a seven-day police remand. At the same time, senior police officials remain tight-lipped about the reason behind the crime.

Yasir was arrested from fields in Kanachak area on Tuesday. He is being questioned by an SSP-level official. While the police have stated that Yasir had confessed his crime, the reason has not yet been disclosed.

DGP Dilbag Singh and ADGP Mukesh Singh didn’t respond to a query on the murder reason. Mukesh Singh has already informed that there has been no terror angle. Unconfirmed reports stated that Yasir was earlier working as a domestic help with a senior IAS official of J&K. Later, he began working for Rajiv Khajuria at whose house Lohia was murdered.

The police are also awaiting the forensic report on fingerprints on the broken glass bottle that was used to kill Lohia and other evidences in the room where the crime was committed.

The police had earlier informed that after having dinner on Monday evening, Lohia asked Yasir to apply balm on his foot that was swollen. Yasir locked the room from inside and killed Lohia.

ational Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rejected Union home minister Amit Shah’s charge on regional parties’ links with separatism in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the NC made sacrifices and many of its leaders and workers were killed by terrorists during the past 35 years.

“I do not want to be sidetracked by some of the other things that Shah said about guns and stones. The sacrifices of my colleagues over the last 35 years where scores of NC leaders and workers have been killed or injured by these very guns Amit Shah ji accused us of distributing is the only answer this accusation needs,” Abdullah said in a five-page statement.

At a rally on Wednesday, Shah had said there were two models available for the people — one of Prime Minister Modi which talks about development, peace and unity, and increases employment avenues, and the other one is the Gupkar model which let the Pulwama attack happen.

Abdullah issued a white paper on development undertaken in Jammu and Kashmir during the rule of “Abdullah and Sons” — as Shah referred the family in his speech at a rally in Baramulla district — to counter the allegations of corruption.Enumerating major steps taken by National Conference founder and his father Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as the head of the state, Farooq said this list is by no means complete but just a snapshot of some of the works done. Among other things, he listed the institution of single-line administration, abolition of landed estates and giving land to landless peasants, free education up to university level, establishment of the University of Jammu and Kashmir, adult education centres, Jabri schools for children and constitution of district development boards constituted in 1970s.The other steps taken by the NC government included setting up the Gujjar and Bakarwal advisory board, tertiary care hospital SKIMS, agricultural universities in Jammu and Srinagar, government colleges for women and 50% reservation for women in medical and dental colleges, he said.

The incumbent regime has and may again claim credit for all of this but propaganda and facts are two different things, he added.

Srinagar, Oct 7: The special investigation agency (SIA) of J&K Police on Friday raided several places in Shopian and Anantnag districts in connection with terror funding probe.

“These raids are being carried out in Zainapora, Laddi and Melhora villages of Shopian district and in Shangus, Kund Kulgam, Achabal and Poshkeeri villages of Anantnag district”, official sources said.

The local police and CRPF are assisting the SIA in the smooth conduct of these raids.