Srinagar, Dec 07: Police on Wednesday said that a blast like sound was heard late evening on Tuesday near Sidhra Bridge checking point in Jammu district.
Quoting SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli, news agency GNS reported that, late evening a blast like sound was heard near Sidhra Bridge checking point.
A thorough search is being carried on the spot to verify the matter. Any further detail shall be shared accordingly.So far no injury or any damage was being reported in this incident.
JAMMU, Dec 7: A light intensity earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
There was no report of casualty or damage to property.
Officials of the disaster management department said that an earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale occurred at 9.15 a.m. in the union territory.
The epicentre was in Kathua district with longitude 75.65 degrees east and latitude 32.71 degrees north.
Officials said no casualty or damage to property was reported from anywhere. (Agencies)
In a neck-and-neck contest so far, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has gained an edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as per the initial trends in the counting of votes for the Delhi civic body polls on Wednesday.
As per the official data by the Election Commission till 10 am, the AAP which was trailing since the counting began at 8 am, gained a lead over the ruling BJP. The latest data shows the AAP leading in 114 municipal wards as against the BJP which is leading in 110.
Congress, which was trailing since morning on the third spot, maintains its position with its lead in 11 wards, while the BSP is leading 1n 1 ward. 4 independents are also leading.
The high-decibel battle which was fought in the election campaign ahead of the polling on December 4, witnessed the claims and counter-claims by both parties (BJP, AAP) of winning the elections, however, it all boils down to December 7 when the outcome of the election would be revealed.
The polls for 250 wards in the national capital were held on December 4 with about 50 per cent voter turnout and a total of 1,349 candidates were in the fray. However, the low voter turnout may not be an indicator of pro-incumbency with the exit polls predicting the AAP win in the MCD polls.
Congress, which is mostly focussing on the success of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, was not predicted (in the exit polls) to be a prominent challenger in the recently conducted polling. The party is predicted to get only a handful of seats.
However, the high-stakes civic polls are largely seen as a three-way contest between the BJP, the AAP and the Congress.
For the counting, the Commission has set up 42 counting centres across the city. 68 Election Observers have already been deployed by the Commission under whose supervision the counting of votes shall be carried out by the Returning Officers in the presence of candidates or their representatives.
Further, the Commission has also deployed 136 engineers from Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) at these counting centres to attend to any technical issues regarding the EVMs which may arise during the counting of votes.
Special Media Rooms to facilitate viewing of live results on the Commission’s web portal on the LED screens at these 42 counting centres.
These centres are under multi-layered security and entry of persons authorized by the Commission shall only be allowed by the security personnel deployed at these centres.
Delhi had witnessed highly charged campaigning by AAP and BJP which made top leaders, including Union ministers, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and MPs hit the streets for door-to-door campaigning and meetings to garner public support.
The BJP, which has governed the civic body in Delhi since 2007, is looking to maintain its winning streak.
This was the first civic election after the fresh delimitation exercise. There were 272 wards in Delhi and three corporations – NDMC, SDMC, and EDMC in Delhi from 2012-2022 that later reunified into an MCD that had formally come into existence on May 22.
Bahujan Samaj Party J&K organised a function at its State HQ Satwari Jammu under the chairman ship of Sh. Raja Ram ji to pay floral tribute to beloved leader Bharat Rattan Baba Sahib Bhim Rao who has sacrificed his life children for fighting for the cause of socially, educationaly, economically & religiously depressed & down trodden people deprived since years. While speaking on the occasion Sh. Raja Rama ji Hon’ble M.P (RS) highlighted the contribution of Baba Sahib particularly the work done for the equality of women folk& Dalits Sh. Daya Chand Coordinator also addressed the gathering. President BSP J&K State presided over the function while addressing the participants Majotra paid rich tribute to Baba Sahib and appealed all workers & office bearer to follow the dictate of Baba Sahib & aware the masses particularly the mislead leaders of SC/ST/OBC, who are misleading the innocent people & dragging them in BJP/ Congress Cadre for their self interest & also appealed civilised persons of the society to come forward & join hands in BSP to thwart evil design of BIP/Congress, other non secular parties. Other participants who spoken on the occasion are Vice president Sh. Charan jeet Chargotra, Adv Shashi Bhushan Thappa, State General Secretary Office Incharge, Preetam Chand General Secretary, Darshan Rana General Secretary, Provincial Coordinator Gurbaksh Gourav, State Secretary Rajkumar Bhagat, Kuldeep Chargotra, Mangal Dass, Sardari Lal, Raman Kumar. Tarseem mandotra, Pushp Kumar District presidents etc.
National Democratic Party Indian (NDPI) J&K UT president Rajesh Gupta expresses concern over threat by The Resistance Front to KP employees working under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package
It is surprising to see the fresh list of 56 Kashmiri Pandit employees getting leaked and reaching the TRF’s blog Kashmir Fight. This is a security breach as terrorists have a clear idea about their place of posting,” Gupta said in a statement issued here.
NDPI Chief said the government must take strong note of it and find out who has leaked the list of 56 migrant KPs at a time when targeted killings are taking place in the Valley.The NDPI leader said officers involved in the act must be reprimanded and action should be taken against them.
He said KPs working under PMRP are living in fear due to the killing of their colleagues and the fresh threat has added to their woes.
He urged the government to take the fresh threats seriously and address the issue on priority while chalking out a fresh strategy.The NDPI on Tuesday urged police to conduct an enquiry on the militant threat to the 56 Kashmiri Pandit employees and stressed the administration to ensure their security.
Rajesh Gupta expressed serious concern over the threat given by a militant outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF) to the KP employees working under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package (PMRP).
Dr. Vidushi Abrol, CSIR-Research Associate (RA) and alumnus of School of Biotechnology,
has been awarded for the best oral presentation for the paper, titled “DES-based
Mutagenesis, Chemical profiling, and De-replication of natural products isolated from
Penicilliumoxalicum” in the “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biosciences
and Chemical Technology-2022” held at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in
Collaboration with CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicines on 3rd-5th Dec, 2022. The
paper is an except from her doctoral thesis, titled “Studies on Secondary Metabolites
Production in Important Fungi by Chemical Mutagenesis”, guided by Dr. Sundeep Jaglan,
CSIR-IIIM Jammu and Dr. Sharada. M. Potukuchi, SMVD University.
Recently, on CSIR-IIIM 82 Foundation Day Celebration i.e. 1 Dec., 2022, she receive 3rd
best research paper in area of Fermentation and Microbial Biotechnology by Prof S P
Gautam, (former-Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, India).The findings
of her oral presentation are having a major application as a new array of molecules and the
enhanced yield of important metabolites for drug industries and societal benefits. The
research has been appreciated by delegates, and Prof. RK Sinha, VC SMVDU; Dr. Asha
Chaubey, Principal Scientist, Head Fermentation & Microbial Biotechnology Division; Head,
SoBT Dr. Ratna Chandra, SMVDU.
Jammu: J&K Board of School Education on Tuesday extended the date for the submission of online Forms for classes 10, 11 and 12 Annual (Regular) examinations 2023, and renewal registration returns of classes 11 and 12.
For submission of exam forms for said classes without last fee was extended to 17 December, 2022, and for submission of exam forms with late fee and additional fee for 1st count of 10 days was extended to 27 December, 2023.
JAMMU, Dec 6: The Jammu and Kashmir administration will strengthen the cyber crime cell and set up a helpline to record and address citizens’ grievances related to cyber frauds and pornography.
Under the recently launched Cyber Security Policy, the administration is also taking various steps such as modifying the curriculum for high schools to include aspects of cyber security relevant to children. ”The UT of Jammu and Kashmir will augment the existing specialised cyber crime cell (of home department) for investigating complaints pertaining to offences under the Information Technology Act.
”The Government shall further strengthen this unit to simplify and galvanize reporting, tackling and tracking progress on cyber-crimes. The UT will strive to create a cyber space free of pornography (especially child pornography), cyber bullying and sexual harassment. The cyber grievance system will be put in place to lay special emphasis on these crimes,” reads the policy document. It said J&K would collaborate to establish a digital forensics lab to analyze and investigate cyber crimes to assist in the recovery and preservation of digital evidence.
”A data recovery lab will be established to recover corrupted and deleted data that are not available for intended use as a result of cyber-crime. In line with capacity building efforts, there will be a provision for developing data experts who can handle forensic and related requirements,” it said.
According to the policy, a digital evidence preservation facility would also be created to have a secure environment for retention of digital evidence. It said J&K would establish a cyber security helpline/grievances system to record and address citizens’ grievances related to cyber theft, cyber frauds, pornography, especially (child pornography) cyber bullying.
The helpline would also advise various entities to counter cyber threats in their respective organizations with respect to computer infra, networks and application. Having identified that cyber security is an important aspect of digital education, the document said Jammu and Kashmir will modify curriculum for high schools to include aspects of cyber security relevant to children.
The government would also perform a comprehensive revamping of the curriculum in place for master degree in the cyber security domain.
”Specialised degree and diploma programs catering to various aspects such as auditing, forensics, data management will be launched. In addition, the UT shall enter into partnerships with leading institutions around the country by identifying win-win situations for furthering its interests in cyber security,” it said.
The document said special scholarships would be set up for students pursuing advanced academic degrees in cyber security fields. ”The Government will also launch a program that will be accessible to all children to deal with issues such as cyberbullying, cyber etiquette, identity theft, privacy and building cyber security hygiene,” the document said.
As more and more human interaction is being shifted online, it said the importance of good and acceptable online behavior shall be outlined and communicated. ”Government will collaborate with other government and private organizations with the overall objective to build Cyber Security Hygiene.” It said emphasis would be on developing online content for all age groups of students and also focus will be on women, children and senior citizens. (Agencies)
Jammu: Former Chief Minister of J&K and President People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday blamed the UT Government for the breach in security of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. The government is fully responsible for the security breach of pundits in Kashmir
While talking to media persons here in Anantnag distirct, Mehbooba asked the Authorities how the list of Kashmir Pandits got leaked to terrorists in the Valley.
Former CM Mehbooba said that BJP is only using sufferings of Kashmiri Pandiths for political mileage and have failed to protect them.
NEW DELHI, Dec 6: World Bank on Tuesday revised upwards its GDP growth forecast for India to 6.9 per cent for 2022-23 from 6.5 per cent earlier.
World Bank’s India Development Update said India is affected by spillovers from the US, Euro area and China.
It however saw the government meeting the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of the GDP in 2022-23.
World Bank expects the inflation at 7.1 per cent in current fiscal year. (Agencies)