Jammu: With an aim to tighten the noose against the mafia, the Jammu and Kashmir administration will soon launch an e-potral to facilitate a smooth purchase of mining material.

“The administration will launch an e-portal to make construction (mining) material available online across the Union Territory with a motive to tighten the noose against the mining mafia and to curb corruption,” official sources said.

The portal will be launched by the Geology and Mining Department.

“There is zero tolerance for corruption through the successful implementation of e-Governance models,” Amit Sharma, Secretary, Mining Department, told UNI.

He said that districts-wise names of all license holders in the trade with the rate list willbe made available on the portal.

“The will be a major initiative to bring transparency in the working of the Mining Department and also to make hassle-free supply of construction material to the people,” Sharma said.

He also cleared about the online functioning of this unique G2B2C portal which is first-of-its-kind in the nation through which QR-coded fool proof e-challans to all relevant vendors shall be issued through integration of payment gateways for online charging of royalty fees and other dues.

On Tuesday August 9, the local Hindu groups foiled the efforts of religion conversion by a Christian Church in a village situated in Jammu’s R.S Pura district when the Church members were allegedly trying to convert a group of local residents in the vicinity of the Church, as per the sources.

Priest of the Church has allegedly said that they are not running any illegal business here, they just gathered in the church to pray and it is not a crime to practice ones religion.

Later some members of the group intimated the local police about the incident who arrived at the scene immediately and initiated probe regarding the matter.

Further details on the incident will only be available after further investigation.

Singer from crown of India Jammu and Kashmir, Tanya Gupta, recently received the illustrious Best Singer Award from Dadasaheb Phalke icon Award Films Organization for the year 2022 at Dubai, UAE.

Tanya has endless faith in the power of music to heal people and bring smile on gloomy faces. Belonging to a region that had been ravaged by gun violence for decades, she found her slice of happiness in music. She is a unique blend of career experiences from being an exceptional singer with magnificent voice and with a theatre background.

Her feeling for brave hearts guarding frontiers of the country is not hidden. She has taken lifetime pledge to put half of her earnings to support next of the kin of martyrs, who sacrifice life for motherland India. This humane gesture of her was acknowledged by none other than former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.

A title “Darling of the forced” is given to her for her magnanimous contribution. Tanya is well known for performing at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Asian Games in China with a record beating audience of 8 lakh people and millions of viewers worldwide.
In her upcoming Album and two song releases, Tanya will be seen reprising some Punjabi folk songs from India and across the border with her harmonious voice.

Delhi Cabinet Minister and close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – Imran Hussain, who is also the in-charge Kashmir Election Affairs for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Monday said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will get free electricity, better health, and transportation service and best education model for their children if AAP comes to power in the erstwhile state.

Imran who is the Food Minister in the Kejriwal-led Delhi Government said that ‘development’ is the only face of AAP.

“AAP believes that Kashmir is a resourceful region where people have every right to get free electricity. People want better health care, a better transportation system, and the best education for their children and AAP will ensure that like Delhi, people of Jammu and Kashmir will get what they deserve,” Imran, who represents the Ballimaran constituency of Delhi, said.

Imran, who was in Kashmir Valley, said AAP will contest all seats across J-K and it is hopeful that people will repose their faith in the party.

“All the candidates that AAP will offer tickets will be on public demand. We will consult the general public so that corrupt free faces can contest the elections. ‘Imandari’ (honesty) is the model of AAP and we won’t accept those politicians in our party who don’t possess a good image. Big politicians are approaching us but we will keep it up to the people whom they want as their leaders,” Imran the incumbent Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election in Delhi government said.

He said Kashmir has the potential to develop on the lines of Switzerland and AAP will turn this into reality.

“If people of Jammu and Kashmir think and believe that AAP has really delivered goods in Delhi, they can elect this party in Jammu and Kashmir for better tomorrow,” Hussain said.

JAMMU, Aug 9: Dry weather is likely to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, said the Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday.
The weather was inclement in the union territory during the last 24 hours.
Jammu had 27, Katra 24.6, Batote 19.5, Banihal 19 and Bhaderwah 18.8 as the minimum temperature.
Srinagar had 20, Pahalgam 16 and Gulmarg 11 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
In the Ladakh region, Drass town had 10.9, Leh 13.9 and Kargil 16.6 as the minimum temperature. (Agencies)

 The Amarnath Yatra 2022 is inching to the conclusion as sages are carrying Chadi Mubarak to the Amarnath Cave while no fresh batches of yatris left for Kashmir from Jammu in the last three days.

So far 3.10 lakh yatris have visited the Amarnath cave shrine, much less than the J&K administration had expected.

Officials said that the yatra departure from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp remained suspended for the third day on Monday due to a sharp decline in the arrival of Amarnath yatris.

An official of the Amarnath Shrine Board said that if there would have been yatris, they could send another batch before the end of the yatra but no yatri was coming here now so no convoy could leave Jammu during the past three days.

Bhagwati Nagar base camp has been looking deserted for the past few days, forcing the operators to end their services.

According to officials, it is likely that counters at Bhagwati Nagar would be closed from Tuesday.

On August 2, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha appealed to the yatris to visit the Amarnath Cave before August 5.

He said that the authorities were forced to take such a decision due to bad weather.

Officials said the yatra, which started on June 30 this year, witnessed 3. 10 lakh yatris besides while 51 yatris died during the yatra including 15 yatris who died in the cloudburst incident near Baltal on July 8.

The 43-day yatra would officially end on August 11 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

Officials said that a group of sages led by the custodian of the holy mace Mahant Dipendra Giri was carrying Chadi Mubarak, the holy mace of lord Shiva to the Amarnath Cave.

The Chaddi Mubarak has to reach the Amarnath Cave on August 11 on the Sharvan Purnima.

The 145 km Chaddi Mubarak Yatra starts from Dashnami Akhara in Srinagar.

During the yatra route, sages perform Hawans at Pampore, Bijbehara, Anantnag, Mattan, Aishmuqam, and finally at Pahalgam where the procession takes rest for two days before proceeding to Amarnath Cave.

They said sages along with Chaddi Mubarak would spend the night at Pahalgam on August 7 and 8, at Chandanwari on August 9, Sheshnag on August 10, and Panchtarani on August 11.