JAMMU, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin of those who killed In Rajouri Firing.
“The incident in Rajouri is very unfortunate. Condolences to the bereaved families. The price of a life cannot be set in monetary terms but still I announce an ex-gratia relief of Rs five lakh for each affected family”, tweets Office of LG J&K.
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha Announces Rs 5 Lakh Each for Kin of Civilians Killed in Rajouri Firing
14 pacers among 21 J&K cricketers at IPL 2023 auction. Full list inside
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umran Malik had a dream run in the last concluded IPL. Due to his antics with the ball in IPL 2022, the express pacer managed to earn his maiden call for team India.
Taking inspiration from Umran, as many as 14 J&K pacers have registered for the upcoming mini-auction. They form the two-third of the total 21 players from the union territory who are up for auction at the IPL-2023.
The likes of Mujtaba Yousuf, Basit Bashir Sharukh Dar, and Yudhvir Charak are some notable pacers from the J&K region participating in the IPL auction. Most of the seamers in the list have attended multiple trials and the likes of Basit Bashir and Sharukh Dar have already served as net bowlers for Punjab Kings and SRH respectively in the previous edition.
Shubham Khajuria, who was very impressive in both tournaments, attended a lot of trials and is likely to attract a bid for his exploits at top of the order. The very talented 23-year-old Vivrant Sharma too is an attractive package as the top-order southpaw can also bowl effective leg spin. For his all-round abilities, Abid Mushtaq, the left-arm spinner who can hit big, has already attracted interest from more than one franchise.
J&K players in the auction list: Shubham Khajuria, Vivrant Sharma, Mujtaba Yousuf, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhvir Charak, Basit Bashir, Rasikh Dar, Waseem Khanday, Avinash Singh, Aman Sharma, Fazil Makaya, Ateev Saini, Shahrukh Dar, Lone Muzaffar, Auqib Dar, Asad Jamil Ahmed, Aashish Bhatt, Gourav Koul, Rajeev Singh, Mohd. Wasim, Sampark Gupta.
LeT commander’s property seized in J&K’s Doda
JAMMU, Dec 17: The Jammu and Kashmir police have attached property of an LeT militant in Thathri area of Doda district after obtaining a court order for the same.
Quoting a police statement that the property, which has been attached, belongs to Abdul Rashid, an LeT commander operating from Pakistan.
The statement reads he went to Pakistan in 1993 for getting arms training with the intention to carry out subversive activities and after getting arms training, he infiltrated and remained active in District Doda.
“He along with other militants was found involved in number of attacks on civilians and security forces and other incidents of arson, blasts etc in the region. Apart from that, a number of youths of Doda were instigated and recruited by him to join militancy in the nineties,” it reads.
It reads he has also been declared as proclaimed offender by the orders of Court and presently he is operating from Pakistan and are alluring the youth of Doda through various means of social media and virtual mode to join militancy.
“He is involved in case FIR No. 23/1997 U/S 364, 302, 121 RPC, 7/27 Indian Arms Act. He was declared as absconder and subsequently proclaimed offender by the order of court. His warrant of attachment of property was forwarded by SSP Doda and consequently a team was constituted by District Magistrate Doda to execute the order and land measuring 04 Kanals and 2½ Marlas situated at village Khanpura was attached by a joint team of Revenue and Police,” it reads. (KNO)
Bike Menace Plagues Kashmir: Local Resident Nayer Ahtisham Sounds the Alarm
By : Nayer Ahtisham
Bike stunts have become a common sight on the highways of Kashmir. Teenagers, eager to show off their skills, can often be seen performing daring feats on their motorcycles. These stunts range from simple wheelies to more complex manoeuvres, and they are performed with little regard for the safety of the riders or the other people on the road.
The problemwith these stunts is that they put the lives of everyone on the road at risk.
By performing these stunts on busy highways, the riders are endangering not
only themselves but also other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. In
addition, many of these teenagers do not have a license to ride a motorcycle,
making their actions even more dangerous.
Thesituation is made worse by the fact that many of these teenagers are seeking
out high-powered bikes without licenses. These bikes are not only difficult to
control but also highly dangerous in the hands of inexperienced riders. The
combination of these factors has led to a rise in accidents and injuries on the
highways of Kashmir.
One teenagerwho was interviewed about the issue said that he and his friends started
performing bike stunts because they were bored and looking for something to do.
However, he admitted that their actions were dangerous and could have serious
consequences.
Thegovernment of Kashmir has taken notice of the problem and is taking steps to
address it. Authorities are cracking down on unlicensed riders and are working
to educate young people about the dangers of performing stunts on their
motorcycles. In addition, they are urging parents to take a more active role in
monitoring their children’s activities and to discourage them from engaging in
dangerous behaviours.
Some expertsbelieve that the rise in bike stunts is a result of a lack of recreational
opportunities for young people in Kashmir. With few places to go and little to
do, many teenagers are turning to dangerous activities like bike stunts as a
way to pass the time.
One solutionto this problem is to provide more recreational opportunities for young people
in Kashmir. This could include the creation of more parks and public spaces, as
well as the development of sports programs and other activities that would give
teenagers something constructive to do.
Anotherpotential solution is to increase the availability of motorcycle safety
training. Many of the teenagers who are performing stunts on the highways of
Kashmir have never received any formal training on how to ride a motorcycle
safely. By providing this training, authorities could help to reduce the number
of accidents and injuries on the roads.
Inconclusion, the problem of bike stunts in Kashmir is a serious one that needs
to be addressed. These stunts are putting the lives of both the riders and
others at risk, and the government is taking steps to address the problem. It
is important for everyone in the community to work together to ensure that
these stunts are not performed on the highways, and that the young people of
Kashmir stays safe. By providing more recreational opportunities and increasing
access to motorcycle safety training, authorities can help to reduce the number
of accidents and injuries on the roads.
Biden administration launches ‘China House’ amid competition with Beijing
The United States is launching the new Office of China Coordination to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing, the State Department said on Friday.
“Today Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken presided over the launch of the new Office of China Coordination, informally known as China House. China House will ensure the US government is able to responsibly manage our competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and advance our vision for an open, inclusive international system,” the State Department said in a statement. China House brings together a group of China experts from throughout the State Department to work on security, economic, technological, diplomatic and strategic issues, the statement said. Improved coordination will result in more consistent State Department policy, and better position the US to more deeply engage with allies and partners, the statement added.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said the Biden administration has launched the China House because the US recognizes the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China.
“We launched China House because we recognize that the scale and scope and stakes of strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) require us to think, collaborate and act in new ways. It will be integrated departed wide center empowered to lead in the development and implementation of China policy,” he said.
“China House is the key part of Secretary Blinken’s modernization agenda that will help our diplomats meet the challenges of the 21st century,” he added.
Earlier in May, Blinken announced the creation of China House, calling it a department-wide, integrated team that would coordinate and implement US policy across issues and regions.
“I’m determined to give the State Department and our diplomats the tools that they need to meet this challenge head on as part of my modernization agenda. This includes building a China House – a department-wide integrated team that will coordinate and implement our policy across issues and regions, working with Congress as needed,” he had said.
Protecting yourself from bacteria living in and on mosquitoes
Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new North Carolina State University study shows that the bacteria-ridden exteriors of mosquitoes may be another reason to arm yourself with a swatter.
The first-of-its-kind study, published in PLOS ONE, examined both the exterior surface and interior microbiome of mosquitoes found in homes in Africa’s Cote d’Ivoire – the Ivory Coast.
“When you’re exposed to mosquitoes, you worry about blood feeding,” said R. Michael Roe, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Entomology at NC State and co-corresponding author of the study. “Our hypothesis is that mosquitoes can physically transfer bacteria by landing on you or by defecating on household surfaces, like flies do.
“They may not, but no one has studied it before.”
Research collaborators at the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques collected 79 adult female Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes from homes in a rice-producing province in Cote d’Ivoire. The mosquitoes were sent to NC State for analysis of the microbiome inside and on external body surfaces.
Some of the findings were surprising.
“We found greater bacterial diversity internally than externally, which didn’t match what has been found with blow flies, for example,” said Loganathan Ponnusamy, an NC State principal research scholar in entomology and co-corresponding author of the paper.
“At the same time, we found lots of external bacterial differences between homes, but not much difference internally between homes, which makes sense. Much of what is found internally relates to nectar or honey consumed as mosquitoes forage outdoors.”
The researchers also found – for the first time in the academic literature – fructobacillus, which is generally found in nectar sources like flowers and beehives, pointing to mosquitoes visiting those plants or nectar sources, said Kaiying Chen, an NC State postdoctoral researcher and first author of the paper.
Perhaps more ominously, the researchers also found large amounts of Staphylococcus and two variants of Rickettsia. The genus of these bacteria are associated with human and animal diseases.
“This is another risk,” Roe said. “Mosquitoes carry bacteria externally and internally and come into your home, possibly transferring pathogenic bacteria.”
The researchers hope to continue the work by exposing mosquitoes to a bacteria that would never be found on human skin and seeing whether the bacteria transfers to an artificial membrane. They then could perform the same test on human arms.
MEDICAL CHECKUP CAMP AT GOVT MIDDLE SCHOOL, NARRARIBALA, AKHNOOR, JK UT
Under the guidance of worthy Dr Shashi Sudan Sharma, Principal, GAMC&H, Akhnoor, J&K, Nodal Officer Dr Nodal Officer, Dr Narinder Sharma, Administrative Officer, Smt Seema Rani, AYUSH awareness Medical / Surgical camp, Nutrition camp, distribution of immuno booster medicines
and AYUSH Supplements to Students & Staff of Govt middle school, Narraribala, Akhnoor was organized today on 17.12.2022 by Dr Twinkle Gupta & Dr Sudesh Gupta , Associate Professor from kayachikitsa & Shalya Tantra department and final year students Sachin, Taksh, Vanshika, Riya, Shagun, Mansi & Sonali & Mr Amit kumar. Total 115 beneficiaries students, staff & local public.
Panel for selection of Chairperson, members of J&K Child Rights Commission
SRINAGAR: The government of Jammu and Kashmir set up a Selection Committee for making selection to the post of Chairperson and Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
The committee will be headed by Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
“In terms of Rule 4 (1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a Selection Committee for making selection to the post of Chairperson and Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights,” reads the order.
The members of the committee include Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department and Secretary, Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs.
As per the order the committee has been asked to ensure that the procedure prescribed in Jammu and Kashmir Child Rights Commission Rules, 2022 is followed while making selection of the Chairperson and Member of the Child Rights Commission.
It has been also been asked to prepare a select list and submit recommendations to the Government for appointment of chairperson and members of the Commission.
The order also states committee shall prepare a wait list of two persons for each of the posts which shall be valid for a period of three months.
India as superpower will work for global welfare, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India aspires to be superpower and work for the welfare of the entire world and emphasised that “we will never have the intention to capture even one inch of land of any other country”.
Addressing the FICCI Annual Convention and AGM in the national capital, the union minister said, “We want to be a superpower to work for the welfare of the world.”
“Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) during his address from Red Fort talked about five pledges to the country, which are essential to make India super power and it shouldn’t be considered that we want to dominate any country or we have the intention to capture even one inch of land of any other country,” Singh said.
Speaking on the recent India-China border clash, the Defence Minister said, “Whether it is Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery and valour.”
“In 1949, China’s GDP was lower than that of India. Until 1980, India was not even in the list of top 10 economies… In 2014, India was on the 9th position in world economies. Today India is close to a $3.5 trillion economy and 5th largest in the world,” Rajnath Singh said as he spoke on ‘India@100: AmritKaal- Sustainable & Inclusive’. (Agencies)
SIA Seizing More Jamaat Properties Across Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 17: State Investigation Agency on Saturday started to seize more properties of Jamaat-e-Islami in Kashmir Valley including Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora and Baramulla district on Saturday.
Official sources said that details of the property seized today will be shared after the completion of the process being done on the orders of the respective District Magistrates on the recommendations of the SIA.
Pertinently SIA has said to have identified as many as 188 JeI properties across J&K which are being seized/attached during the further course of action to be undertaken. “These are as a result of investigation of case FIR number 17 of 2019 U/S 10, 11 & 13 UPA of police station Batmaloo being investigated by SIA,” the SIA has said, adding, “Preliminarily numerous properties purchased or acquired by JeI worth hundreds of crores of rupees have been identified”. (Agencies)