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Gujarat Polls: PM Modi to address rallies in Kutch, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Rajkot today

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PM Modi will address rallies in Kutch’s Anjar, Jamnagar’s Gordhanpur, Bhavnagar’s Palitana, Jamnagar’s Gordhanpar and Rajkot today. As the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections nears completion parties are in the fray putting their heavyweights in the forefront in a bid to attract voters.
“PM Modi is coming again and we expect huge gatherings and people love to see him and listen. We expect to win all seats in Rajkot district,” Rajkot BJP president Kamlesh Mirani told ANI.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be conducting elections rallies at four locations in Gujarat.
Home Minister Amit Shah will be in addressing public rallies in the Kheralu, Savli, Bhiloda and Naranpura in favour of the BJP candidates.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sharma, Union Ministers Smriti Irani, and Purusottam Rupala as well as many senior BJP leaders will hold public meetings and road shows at various places.
Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is scheduled to address a press conference in Ahmedabad today. He is also slated to address poll rallies in Mehsana and Ahmedabad.
Congress senior leader and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot will also campaign for the party. So also, senior leaders of Aam Aadmi Party will also address public meetings for the party candidates.

The Assembly elections in Gujarat are scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and December 5, whose results will be declared on December 8.

Kashmir freezes under sub-zero temperature, Srinagar records minus 1.2°C

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SRINAGAR: Most parts of Kashmir and Ladakh continued to reel under sub-zero temperature with Pahalgam remaining the coldest place in the Valley on Monday.

A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar witnessed mist this morning and recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.9°C below normal during this time of the year for the capital city so far, he said.

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 1.6°C against minus 1.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.6°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 4.0°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.

Kokernag recorded a low of 0.4°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the place, he said.Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0°C, the same as on the previous night, the official said. It was 2.1°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.

In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 2.1°C against minus 1.4°C as on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.0°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 9.8°C against 9.6°C on the previous night. It was 0.5°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 3.2°C (1.3°C above normal), Batote 4.9°C (0.8°C above normal), Katra 9.0°C (0.1°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 3.0°C (1.7°C above normal).

In Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 8.0°C and mercury in Drass, the world’s second coldest place after Siberia, settled at minus 12.1°C, the official said.

The MeT department has forecast mainly dry weather for next 24 in J&K and said that no large change was expected till December 7.

Government College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan

Government College for Women, Parade Ground, Jammu in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under the supervision of the Principal of the college, Dr S.P. Sarswat, organized “Remaking of the Constituent assembly 1946”, to commemorate National Constitution Day on November 26, 2022. The organizing of the event was carried out by NSS program officers, Dr. Gurpreet Kour, (Coordinator of the event), Dr. Mohd. Majeed and Dr. Pervaiz Ahmed.

The event started with a formal Welcome address presented by Ms Kashvi of semester 1st, apprising the participants about the relevance of constituent assembly, 1946 in the Independence of our nation. She also addressed the esteemed Chief Guest for the event, Sh. Jougal Kishore Sharma, honorable Member of Parliament, Jammu and Mr. Nissar Ahmed Bhat (Director of NYKS, Jammu) for gracing the occasion with their presence. The felicitation of the Chief guest, Mr. Jougal Kishore was done by Dr. S.P Sarswat and Dr. Neena Kumari, Head, Department of Political Science with a token of appreciation.

The proceedings of the event were then taken over by Ms Simran Sharma and Ms Tavleen Kour who acted as the speakers of the event. With them, introducing the characters of the participants, the first scene, which was the Cabinet Mission, started in which Ms Sobia Zahir acted as Stafford Cripps, Ms Sandhia Badhwaj as Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Ms Mavi Sapolia as Mr. A.V. Alexander, Ms Simran Sharma as Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Ms Ms Shreya as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Ms Ameesha Gupta as Mohd. Jinnah, Ms Shruti Khanna as Hamidullah Khan, Ms Tarandeep Kour as Liakat Ali Khan, Ms Laiza as Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Ms Mir as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Ms Mitu who played the role of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar along with other participants reenacted the role of Drafting Committee. Sh Jougal Kishore Sharma, was then invited on the stage to recite the preamble of India and to acquaint the participants with the importance of National Constitution Day. During his speech, he highly appreciated the organizers as well as the students who participated in the event. The Principal of the college, Dr. S.P Sarswat, also thanked the Chief guest for taking time from his busy schedule to attend the occasion. He also appreciated the participants for their commendable performance.

Prof. Neena Kumari, Head, Department of Political Science was then called on the stage to recite the Fundamental rights of India, which everyone followed word by word. The event concluded with the recitation of the National Anthem and a program ended with a formal vote of thanks presented by Dr. Pervaiz Ahmed, NSS Programme Officer.

J&K: Electoral Rolls Mark Highest Ever Addition Of 11 Lakh New Voters; Net Increase At 7.72 Lakh

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SRINAGAR, Nov 26: A day after the final electoral roll of Jammu and Kashmir was published, the National Conference on Saturday said it is studying details constituency wise and demanded that the Election Commission announce assembly polls for the union territory.
National Conference (NC) spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said around seven lakh voters have been added and the party will have to see as to how many of them were those voters who have turned 18 from the last revision till now.
”We are studying the details of it, constituency-wise,” he said.
Sadiq, however, said, now that the whole process is over, the party expects the Election Commission (EC) to come out and talk about assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
”How long should the people of Jammu and Kashmir be deprived of a representative, responsive government? So, this is the first and foremost that the EC should come out and state about how soon will they hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
With the release of the final electoral roll, Sadiq expressed hope that now the confusion and resulting apprehensions about addition of 25 lakh new voters, as the then chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir Hridesh Kumar had said in a press conference in August, will be put to rest.
”We also expect the whole confusion and the apprehensions of the people are addressed,” he added. The final electoral roll of Jammu and Kashmir was published on Friday with the highest-ever net addition of more than 7.72 lakh voters, officials said.
The final electoral roll has a total of 83,59,771 electors — 42,91,687 males, 40,67,900 females and 184 third gender — Joint Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Anil Salgotra had said. (Agencies)

SIA discovers more JeI properties in south Kashmir

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Anantnag, Nov 26: State Investigating Agency (SIA) has discovered more Jamaat-e-Islami properties in South Kashmir’s Anantnag, Official sources said Saturday.
Under section 8 of UAPA, district magistrate, Anantnag has notified these properties as to be under the unlawful use of JeI. “Properties include orchards, shopping complexes, agriculture land, and residential properties as well.
“The notified properties also include 1 kanal 4 malras of land with a two storey building housing the office of Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT),” the sources said, adding, the notified property also includes land measuring 30 kanals and 1 malras in village Rakhi Moman Danjipora, under survey number 1299/956/496 in the name of JeI vide mutation number 246.
The notified property also includes a double storey residential house over land 12 malras in village Anantnag East Mattan under survey number 797 mutated in the name of JeI under number 2222.
“The property also includes land measuring 16 malras at Sarsai in Anantnag and land measuring 6 kanals,10 malras in Anantnag, besides other properties in the district,” the sources said. (KNO)

Junaid Mattu accuses Ali Muhammad Sagar of occupying state land illegally

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Srinagar, Nov 26: In a shocking revelation, senior Apni Party leader and Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu has exposed the National Conference (NC) party’s general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar and accused him and his family of corruption and illegally occupying the state land.

In an exclusive interview with Greater Kashmir, Mattu revealed that Sagar has illegally occupied the state land. “The land under palatial house of NC’s Ali Muhammad Sagar and family at Humhama, Srinagar falling under Khasra no. 1016 has been found to be the state land,” he said. 

“Gym, complex, security building and two terraces have been found to be built on the land,” he said. “This is how the assets of the State have been plundered and robbed by those who pretended to be its guardians,” he added. 

On Thursday, Mattu in a press conference had also alleged that NC and BJP parties were destabilising the SMC’s normal functioning. He had said that he has enough proof against NC leaders and their sons indulging in corruption.

 The Apni Party leader had also said that the both parties were in a secret alliance.

Hackers create fake websites, steal data around ‘Black Friday’ sales

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New Delhi, Nov 26: Threat actors are hosting websites for malicious campaigns centred around the Black Friday theme and e-commerce, cryptocurrency and travel are the top targets, a new report has revealed.

Researchers found cybercrime forums across various languages are rife with chatter about Black Friday.

While some actors are promoting their malicious services/campaigns, others are looking to avail them, according to CloudSEK researchers who also discovered an Ethereum giveaway scam website.

“Compromised personal identifiable information (PII) and banking credentials can be used to perform unauthorised transactions and social engineering attacks,” they warned.

CloudSEK’s contextual AI digital risk platform ‘XVigil’ discovered hundreds of Black Friday-themed domains registered and operational.

Common forms of attacks included the impersonation of legitimate websites, services for Google/Facebook ads, and the spread of malicious applications.

“Various elements come into play here, right from hosting a website to gaining critical information of victims by using different techniques. Threat actors are constantly looking for opportunities to siphon crucial data or money,” said Rishika Desai, Cyber Threat Researcher, CloudSEK.

The finding showed that website cloning is a common technique used by hackers of all levels of sophistication to host fake instances of legitimate websites.

“The iconic Black Friday sale has become a global theme now where cybercriminals at every level and expertise try their best to launch malicious campaigns. Most of these campaigns misuse or impersonate popular brands and companies providing sales and services to cheat the public,” Desai added.The researchers advised to be aware of the freebies, attractive deals and seemingly suspicious third-party solutions.

Night temperatures again drop below freezing point in Kashmir Valley, Ladakh

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JAMMU, Nov 26: Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region during the last 24 hours.
The MeT office on Saturday forecast dry weather during the next 24 hours.
“Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Night temperatures again dropped below the freezing point in the Valley and Ladakh today”, an official of the MeT department said.
Srinagar recorded minus 1 degree Celsius minimum temperature, Pahalgam minus 3 and Gulmarg minus 0.4 on Saturday.
Drass town in Ladakh region recorded minus 9.8 degrees Celsius minimum temperature, Kargil minus 10.6 and Leh minus 8.2.
Jammu registered 9.6 degrees Celsius, Katra 9.4, Batote 6.3, Banihal 5.2 and Bhaderwah 3.8. (AGENCIES)

PM Pays Tribute To 26/11 Martyrs, Says ‘need To Strengthen India’s Democratic Identity’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered an address on the occasion of National Consitution day at Supreme Court in New Delhi. In 1949, it was on this very day when Independent India laid the great foundation for its future. This year’s Constitution day has special relevance as we are celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on the completion of 75 years of its independence journey. Notably, the day is celebrated to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.Prime Minister Modi said, “I would like to pay my respect to Babasaheb Ambedkar including all the members and makers of the Constituent Assembly who envisioned modern India. I would also like to mention numerous people from domains of Legislature, Executives, and Judiciary who have extended crucial contributions in India’s developmental journey over the past 7 decades”He further said that in today’s global situation, the eyes of the entire world are on India. Amid the rapid development of our country, its quickly growing economy, and its strengthening global image, the world is looking at us with great expectations. 

PSLV-C54 carrying earth observation satellite and co-passenger satellites lifts off

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Sriharikota, (AP) Nov 26: A polar satellite launch vehicle carrying earth observation and eight co-passenger satellites lifted off from this spaceport on Saturday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
The mission is said to be the last one undertaken by ISRO this year.
PSLV-C54 carries an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-06) or Oceansat as its primary payload and eight co-passenger satellites are expected to be placed into sun synchronous orbits in over a two-hour time frame.
The entire separation of satellites is expected to take place in two hours after lift-off.
The Earth Observation Satellite-6 is the third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series. This is to provide continuity services of Oceansat-2 spacecraft with enhanced payload specifications as well as application areas. (Agencies)