The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours.
“Partly cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said.
Amid the major spike in Covid cases, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang Kundbarao Pole on Friday said the administration was worried and closely watching the evolving Covid-19 situation noting that the surge in daily count of cases was worrisome.
Talking to Greater Kashmir, he said the proportionate response will be given by the government as per the situation as and when needed.
“We are definitely worried about the situation and at the same time there should be some proportionate response. We are watchful of the evolving situation,” he told Greater Kashmir.
Notably, J&K particularly the Kashmir region has seen a major spike in the cases for the last few days which has made the situation worrisome.
On Thursday and Friday, out of total cases 81 percent and 77 percent cases were reported from Kashmir region alone while the number of active cases increases by 100 on a daily basis.
“We are worried about it and we will take appropriate decisions at appropriate level as per the requirement,” Pole said.
Over the past few days, scores of Covid-19 positive cases were reported from schools, colleges and Universities raising fingers on the adoption of Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and adherence to other Covid SoPs which are already in place.
“Yes, it is a serious matter and all the schools, colleges and Universities will be sensitised and directed to adopt CAB and adhere to SoPs. There should be no laxity in it,” he said.
He said the government will not give any disproportionate response to the evolving situation.
“We are equally concerned over the situation as you are. Proper response will be given what is demanded as per situation,” he said.
The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir said the administration will increase its response as and when the situation demands.
“It is a matter of worry but at the same time economic and other activities should not suffer,” he said.
Udhampur, August 6: Eight students were injured after a mini bus in which they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Massora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district.
The bus was enroute to Udhampur from Barmeen village.
The injured have been shifted to a district hospital.
Further details are awaited. (Agencies)
New Delhi, Aug 6: With 19,406 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,26,994, while active cases declined to 1,34,793, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,26,649 with 49 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.31 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said.
A decrease of 571 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.96 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 4.63 per cent, it said.
The number of recoveries surged to 4,34,65,552, while the case fatality rate 1.19 per cent.
Of the 49 new fatalities, five each were reported from Maharashtra and West Bengal, three from Chhattisgarh, two each from Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tripura, and one each from Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Additionally, 11 deaths have been reconciled by Kerala as per Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines.
Of the 5,26,649 deaths reported so far, 1,48,129 are from Maharashtra, 70,548 from Kerala, 40,155 from Karnataka, 38,033 from Tamil Nadu, 26,327 from Delhi, 23,574 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,389 from West Bengal.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” the ministry said on its website, adding that statewise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
According to the ministry, 205.92 crore doses against Covid have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore cases on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year. (Agencies)
Ramakrishna Mission had organised Yuva Sammelan to commemorate Glorious 75 years of Independence with Swami Vivekanand’s teachings. Students from various colleges of Jammu were invited for participation.15 students from Jammu Institute of Ayurveda and Research actively participated in this event.A total number of 100 students participated. Poem recitation,Speech,Debate and Songs on theme Independence and Swami Vivekananda was organised.We thank Guruji from Ramakrishna Mission for giving us an opportunity for our students.
New Delhi, August 5: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a one-year extension for Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba.
Gauba terms was set to get completed at the end of this month. However, he will continue in the same position till August 30, 2023. Last year in 2021 also, Gauba was given a one-year extension till August 2022 by the government.
On August 30, 2019, Gauba had taken over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of PK Sinha.
Gauba is an IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and has held important assignments like Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development and Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. He has also represented India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He was one of the key implementers of the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir and is widely credited for the flawless and smooth implementation of the decision. With an eye for details, he spearheaded the formulation and execution of these initiatives in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Along with a small core team, he gave final shape to constitutional and legal aspects while working out administrative and security arrangements.
Earlier, during his stint in MHA as Additional Secretary, he prepared a multi-pronged action plan in 2015 to tackle LWE and steered its implementation which has resulted in significantly shrinking the spread of Maoists’ area of influence.
Besides MHA, Gauba has served in the Central Government in wide-ranging areas such as Urban Development, Defence, Environment and Forests, and Department of Electronics and Information Technology.
As Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Gauba had introduced major governance and economic reforms including lateral entry of professionals, restructuring, downsizing of Ministries, and labour reforms. (Agencies)
NEW DELHI, August 5 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that besides making governance technology driven, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also introduced innovation in governance reforms.
This is the essence of the success story of Modi’s Mantra of “reform, perform and transform”, he said.
Speaking after the launch of 16th edition of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMOP) 2022, the Minister said, there is continuous innovation in reforms under Modi, who takes personal interest in all governance related issues. He also informed that some of the success stories in governance reforms implemented by Modi as Chief Minister of Gujarat are being replicated at the Centre like the abolition of interviews, prompt redressal of grievances and weeding out of obsolete laws.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, since 2014, when Modi took charge at the centre, there is a visible change in the work culture and all the Ministries are strictly adhering to timelines in execution of projects. Referring to CSMOP 2022, the Minister said, after 2019, this is the 2nd Manual prepared by DARPG within such a short time under Modi Government and this is a clear-cut reflection of continuity, consistency and innovation in reforms.
Referring to productive and result-oriented reforms in grievance redressal, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) in the union Ministry of Personnel has emerged as a role model, which many of the States and UTs are trying to emulate. He also pointed out that requests are pouring in from several States and UTs for linking their grievance portal with Central CPGRAMS. He said, after Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, several such requests are being received.
Apart from the launch of 16th edition of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMOP) 2022, Dr Jitendra Singh also launched Impact Evaluation Report of the Initiative for Increasing Efficiency in Decision Making in the Central Secretariat 2022, Swachhta Assessment Report 2022 and CPGRAMS Monthly Report July 2022.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure 2022 is the 16th Edition of the CSMOP first published in 1955 to enable the march to a digital central secretariat. He said, the 16th Edition has focused on the 4-pronged approach of Delayering, Delegation, Operationalization of Desk Officer System, Digitization of Central Registration Units and Implementation of e-Office ver 7.0 as part of the silent transformation under way in the context of “Maximum Governance – Minimum Government”.
The Swachhta Assessment Report 2022 highlights that the Swachhta Campaign has resulted in holistic process improvement in disposal of pending matters by Central Ministries/ Departments with focus on cleanliness process adoption. The Swachhta Campaign activities are implemented on a regular basis in all Ministries/ Departments for 3 hours/ week. The success of the Campaign is highlighted by the efficient management of the space and bringing pendency down by significant margin. 12 lac sq. feet of space was freed and scrap worth Rs. 62 crore was disposed.
V. Srinivas, Secretary DARPG said that the CPGRAMS Monthly Report, is a unique initiative to present a comprehensive analysis on types and categories of public grievances in Government of India and nature of disposal along with relative performance of Ministries/ Departments. The CPGRAMS Monthly Report says that 68576 PG cases were redressed in July 2022 along with 8539 appeals. The CPGRAMS Monthly Report contains the Grievance Redressal Index which ranks Ministries/ Departments on the overall quality and timely disposal of grievances. For the month of July 2022, Department of Land Resources, Department of Public Enterprises and Department of Expenditure are the top performers in the Grievance Redressal Index for July 2022.
All the 4 reports will be available at www.darpg.gov.in.
The launch function was attended by all Senior Officers of DARPG, all Nodal Appellate Authorities, all Nodal Grievance Officers as also all Nodal Officers of the Special Swachhta Campaign in Government of India.
JAMMU: The Govt on Friday asked all the officers above the rank of Under Secretaries in J&K stationed at Srinagar and Jammu to attend the main function of 15 August Celebration at the J&K Cricket Stadium Sonawar in Srinagar and Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, respectively as part of their official duty.
Jammu, Aug 5: Ace spiker Mannat Choudhary from bordering Ranbir Singh Pura village of Jammu has made into the U20 team for AVC Cup Volleyball Championship to be held from Aug 7 to 14 in Thailand.
As per official communique, the spiker was selected for the Indian team on the basis of his splendid performance in the Junior National Volleyball Championship held last year at Burdwan in West Bengal.
The performance of the youngster caught the eyes of the selection committee of Volleyball Federation of India and made into the coaching camp.
He is a trainee of coach Rajeev Dogra, posted at Sports Authority of India run centre in Jammu.
The Volleyball Association of J&K have congratulated him for his feat of becoming second player from Jammu region after Saqlain Tariq to make into Indian squad.
Choudhary, however, attended 60-day coaching camp under the guidance of Arjuna and Dronacharya Awardee G E Sridharan along with other shortlisted players at KIIT and KISS University, Bhubaneshwar. (Agencies)
rinagar, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday said that in e-governance category Jammu and Kashmir stands at number one position among all the UTs, while it stands at number five, if compared with other states in the country.
LG Sinha, was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Super Speciality hospital at Nowgam.
He said that the system of e-governance in the country started much earlier, however, in Jammu and Kashmir it was started on October 28, 2020 and despite that today J&K stands at number one position among all the UTs in e-governance system.
“If it’s is compared with other states in the country, Jammu and Kashmir stands at number 5 position, and I can say that in coming years we will be at number one or two position among states as well,” he said.
He added that all the officers are working with dedication and around 2009 public services have been brought online under the e-governance system in Jammu and Kashmir.
“After 67 years of independence, Jammu and Kashmir had just 3 medical colleges, however, today under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, J&K has 5 medical colleges functional, two more are going to be functional soon and two AIIMS have also been set up in the UT,” he said.
LG Sinha said that as far as he knows such facilities in medical field are not available anywhere in the country having such a small population.
He added that Jammu and Kashmir is the only place which is providing free health insurance cover upto Rs 5 lac to every citizen, be it poor or rich. (KNO)