Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has paid rich tributes to former Chief Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 111th birth anniversary being observed on December 5.
In her message, the Chief Minister said the late leader was visionary in his approach who would always be remembered for taking many revolutionary steps including introduction of Single Line Administration in the State.
Mehbooba Mufti also prayed for eternal solace to the late leader.
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today visited Kulgam and took on the spot review of the developmental projects in the district. She also inaugurated many of the utilities in the district.
The Chief Minister inaugurated a Degree College at Kilam. She went round various blocks of the college and sought details of the course curriculum and intake capacity.
On the occasion, Mehbooba Mufti announced that both medical and non-medical streams besides Functional English would be taught at the college.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated a branch of the J&K Bank and ATM facility at Kilam which was a long-pending demand of the people of the area.
Later, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Maternal & Children block of the District Hospital, Kulgam. Comprising 50 beds, the block would be completed within two years. The addition of this block would give a big relief to the children of the area who have to be shifted to Srinagar or Anantnag in the event of any ailment.
Mehbooba Mufti sought strict adherence to the time schedule of the projects from the engineers adding that no scope should be left to extend the completion deadline. She also directed early repairs of the lift system at the District Hospital.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated General Nursing & Mid-Wifery School at Kandipora. Built over a cost of Rs 5 crore, the school would have facilities of lecture halls, labs and other facilities. She also laid foundation stone of a nearby residential complex for officers which would be built over a cost of Rs 68 lakhs and would have 40 apartments.
Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat; Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar; MP, Nazir Ahmad Laway; MLA, Abdul Majeed Paddar; Chairman, J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmad; Commissioner-Secretary, Higher Education, Dr Asghar Samoon; Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan; Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, SJM Gillani; former Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Sartaj Madni; DIG, SKR, Nitish Kumar; Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz; Superintendent of Police, Shridhar Patel and other senior officers accompanied the Chief Minister during the visit.
En-route the Chief Minister interacted with several deputations, many of them comprising women, who sought redress of their day to day grievances. Mehbooba Mufti listened to their demands patiently and assured them of appropriate and time-bound action.
1. New Delhi: Day 14: Winter Session of Parliament; Opposition protests continue over demonetization, presses for PM’s reply; Lok Sabha may witness debate on demonetisation on Monday
2. New Delhi: BJP issues whip asking BJP MPs in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to be present in both houses for entire this week
3. New Delhi: Congress issues three lines Whip in Rajya Sabha for Monday, December 5
4. New Delhi: TMC asks Centre to show them documents proving West Bengal government invited army; TMC leader Derek O’Brien to raise issue in Parliament on Monday
5. New Delhi/Mumbai: Day 27 of Demonetisation: Cash crunch continue, people make beeline at banks and ATMs; RBI to release new Rs 50, Rs 20 notes, but old notes will still be valid
6. New Delhi/Mumbai: The big surge in deposits into Jan Dhan accounts after the demonetisation announcement seems to be stabilizing now as just Rs1,487 crore has been parked in them over 7 days up to 30 November.
7. New Delhi: Govt wants Aadhaar-enabled payment to replace cards; Finance ministry will undertake a major outreach communication campaign starting from Monday
8. New Delhi: Demonetisation: Supreme Court asked Centre to spell out steps to ease inconvenience; further hearing on the matter is scheduled for December 5
9. New Delhi: Lodha Committee recommendations: Supreme Court likely to give its judgment on the matter on Monday; BCCI maintains status quo on this issue
10. Ahmedabad: Property dealer Mahesh Shah, who declared Rs 13,860 cr under IDS, let off after questioning; The process of recording his statement is likely to continue on Monday
11. New Delhi: India-B’desh Home Secretary level talk begins on Monday; terror tops; likely to discuss strengthening the anti terrorism mechanism, sharing of information about terrorists and terror groups
12. New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate issued summons to Moin Qureshi’s wife to appear before it on December 5 in connection with its money laundering probe against her husband
13. Nagpur: Winter session of Maharashtra Legislature begins from December 5; likely to be a stormy one with the Oppn expected to raise the issue of demonetisation and its impact on common man
14. Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh winter session beginning Monday is likely to be stormy over demonetisation; Oppn decided to corner the government over different issues
15. Allahabad: Allahabad HC judgement on petition challenging PM Modi’s election on December 5; The petitioner has challenged the election of Modi on a number of grounds
16. New Delhi: Nirbhaya gangrape case: Supreme Court to continue hearing the case on December 5
17. New Delhi: Power Tussle issue – Centre VS Delhi: Supreme Court to hear Delhi govt’s plea on clarification of powers on Monday
18. New Delhi: Supreme Court to hear NDTV appeal against ban on December 5
19. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to visit the US next month for the oath taking ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump, media reports said.
20. Mumbai: Despite being plagued by recurring technical glitches, the national carrier Air India will complete acquisition of the 27 Dreamliners from Boeing before April, and will take delivery of the 23rd B-787 early January.
21. London: Tata Steel is edging closer to a deal with UK steel workers’ unions to keep its troubled Port Talbot plant, the country’s largest in south Wales, open until at least 2020, a media report said.
22. New Delhi: Delhi High Court to hear Vibharda Singh DA case on Monday
23. Ahmedabad: Gujarat High court seeks reply from Centre, RBI on DCCB note exchange ban; further hearing on December 5
24. Mumbai: ED opposes Bhujbal’s petition challenging arrest in PMLA case; hearing on Bhujbal’s petition on December 5
25. New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will present award to Scouts & Guides in Darbar Hall on Monday.
26. New Delhi: Gen. V K Singh to address ‘Mobility and the Business Case for Migration’ Secretary, OIA also to speak at 9:30 AM, Monday, December 5, FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.
27. New York: 20 nations join hands to celebrate issuing of Diwali stamp on Monday. The event co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of Belarus and India to the UN office along with the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine would attend the “Diwali” stamp dedication ceremony at the Trusteeship Council Chamber of the United Nations in New York on December 5.
28. Beijing: Areas in northern China on orange alert for air pollution – Some areas in northern China including capital Beijing are likely to see another day of smog as the national observatory issued an orange alert for air pollution. Heavy smog will stay in some parts of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi till Monday morning, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
29. Kolkata: Bengal Assembly to discuss demonetisation on Monday. Speaker Biman Banerjee said those two-and-a-half hours has been allotted for the discussion on the motion on December 5.
30. Thiruvananthapuram: As part of intensifying its agitation against the demonetisation policy of the Centre, opposition Congress in Kerala will picket Central government offices in the state on December 5.
31. Guwahati: On November 30, The Assam government has directed all tea garden managements to take steps for opening bank accounts of its workers by December 5, and make them e-payments. The process must be completed by December 5 so that the wages for the week starting from that day will be paid digitally by December 10.
32. Bathinda: Dancer shot dead on stage by drunk man in Punjab; investigation underway
33. Srinagar: Night temp up in Kashmir, dry weather predicted for this week
34. Panaji: Free Internet data, talktime for Goa youth from Monday
35. New Delhi: LG V20 to launch in India on December 5
36. New Delhi: Reliance Jio to Launch ‘JioMoney-Merchant’ App on December 5
37. New Delhi: CBSE crossword contest 2016 grand finale to kick off on December 5
38. Nagpur: Commanders conference of Maintenance Command in Nagpur from December 5
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
1898: Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and translator (D. 1982)
BIRTHDAYS
1965: Manish Malhotra, Indian fashion designer
1985: Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
1950: Sri Aurobindo, Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet (B. 1872)
1951: Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter, author, and academic (B. 1871)
1963: Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan (B. 1892)
On his maiden visit to the Valley just a couple of days after taking over the reins of the Udhampur based Northern Command, Lt Gen D Anbu arrived in Srinagar on 03 Dec for a two days tour to review the security in 15 Corps.
He was briefed by the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu in Badami Bagh Cantt on the overall security situation and major operational, logistical and administrative aspects pertaining to the Corps.
During his two days stay ,Gen Anbu visited the frontier areas of Baramulla, Uri and Kupwara where he was briefed by the GOsC of Baramulla and Kupwara Divisions and other local commanders on all the measures taken by the Army along the LC to beat back any misadventure from across. During his interaction with officers and men on ground, the Army Commander lauded their high levels of operational preparedness, vigil and morale and exhorted them to remain alert for any eventuality.
The General officer, also visited the hinterland formations at Sharifabad and Awantipur where he was given a first hand account on the ground situation. Complimenting the troops for their utmost professionalism, the Army Commander urged all to sustain the pressure on all terrorist groups operating in the Valley and also to continue with the humanitarian initiatives to help the Civil Administration in alleviating the problems of the people. He appreciated the synergy being maintained amongst all the security agencies which he said was the most critical aspect of counter terrorist operations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to lead in Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2016 poll.PM Modi is way ahead of world leaders like Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.With just two days left for the voting to be over, Narendra Modi is leading the readers poll with a whopping 18 per cent of the total ‘yes’ votes.
Killed civilian have been identified as Assadullah Kumar R/O Mandhol Kulgam. He was working in fishries department. He was injured in cross firing and was rushed to hospital but succumbed to injuries.
In the meantime protests have erupted near Vessu Quazigund on National Highway over the death of fisheries employee in Kulgam Firing. Traffic has also been halted.
Director School Education Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, has issued orders for regularization of services of 470 Rehbar-e-Taleems (ReTs) of Kashmir division.
“470 ReTs have been regularized including 82 from Anantnag, 44 from Bandipora, 49 from Baramulla, 51 from Budgam, 35 from Kulgam, 77 from Kupwara, 01 from Leh, 24 from Kargil, 24 from Ganderbal, 22 from Shopian, 43 from Pulwama and 18 from Srinagar district,” the statement issued by DSEK said.
The Director School Education said that efforts are being made to sort out all the pending issues so as to develop an efficient work culture in the department. He said process of regularization shall continue on fast-track basis.
Two persons were killed in a road accident in Samba in Jammu division.Accident took place when a car collided with a truck coming from opposite direction at Jamordha area in Mansar of Samba district.
Cabinet approves Rehabilitation Package for Displaced Families from Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Chhamb under the Prime Minister’s Development Package for Jammu & Kashmir, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved Central Assistance of Rs. 2000 crore for one time settlement of 36,384 displaced families from Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) and Chhamb following an announcement of Prime Minister’s Development Package for Jammu & Kashmir-2015 in November, 2015
As per the package, Rs. 5.5 lakh cash benefit per family will be disbursed to the displaced families to enable them to earn an income and subsist their livelihood. The amount will be released to the State Government of J&K to be disbursed to eligible families through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
In the aftermath of partition of the country in 1947, thousands of families from Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu & Kashmir migrated to the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Subsequently, during Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971, a large number of families were displaced from Chhamb Niabat area of Jammu & Kashmir. Series of relief and rehabilitation packages have been extended by the Government of India/State Government of J&K from time to time to mitigate the hardship of displaced persons from PoJK and Chhamb and to rehabilitate them.
TOP STORIES OF THURSDAY
1. New Delhi: Day 12: Winter Session of Parliament; Chaos on cash crunch continues, Oppn continue protest in Parliament over demonetization, presses for Prime Minister’s reply, JPC
2. New Delhi: Leaders of opposition parties to meet President on Thursday at 7:15 PM on Demonetisation & the way IT bill was passed in Lok Sabha.
3. New Delhi/Mumbai: Day 23 of Demonetisation: Planning to withdraw salary on December 1?, ATMs are still dry, RBI restricts withdrawal limit on Jan Dhan accounts to Rs 10,000
4. New Delhi/NCR Region: Dense Fog In Delhi, Season’s First; Flights Affected; The Indian Meteorological Department forecast predicts dense to moderate fog in NCR for the next seven days
5. New Delhi: Domestic flying is set to become more expensive from December 1 with the government imposing a levy on flights in major routes to fund regional connectivity
6. Chennai: Cyclone Warning In Tamil Nadu: cyclone is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast by Dec 2 morning; Chennai and coastal districts of Tamil Nadu will receive rain from Thursday
7. Chennai: NDRF teams alerted on onset of Cyclonic storm NADA, 3 teams at Cuddalore,1 team at Nagapattinam & 1 team at Chennai kept on standby
8. New Delhi/Mumbai: Petrol price increased by Rs. 0.13/litre, diesel price decreased by Rs. 0.12/litre with effect from midnight of 30th Nov/1st Dec
9. New Delhi: Supreme Court to hear Teesta setalvad case
10. New Delhi: Supreme Court to hear Awaraj Abhiyan plea on Drought effected states case
11. New Delhi: SC to hear Awaraj Abhiyan plea on Drought effected states case
12. New Delhi: Supreme Court to hear Shahabuddin jail shifting or transfer cases
13. New Delhi: National Anthem SC verdict: Owaisi welcomes ruling, but questions will it boost patriotism
14. Jammu: Nagrota terror attack: Army chief visits camp, combing operations on
15. New Delhi: Indian economy grows 7.3 percent in September quarter
16. New Delhi: ED searches 40 places across India, retrieves 10 lakh in new notes from Kolkata
17. Meerut: Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally in Meerut on Thursday…Starting December 1, Kejriwal will address a series of rallies across India, including one in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, taking his fight against demonetisation to the masses.
18. Dhaka: Manohar Parrikar is in Bangladesh – On December 1, the Minister, who will be accompanied by the Vice Chiefs of the Army and Air Force, Deputy Chief of Navy besides Coast Guard chief, will visit the military academy in Chittagong and meet Hasina, who also holds the defence portfolio. The Indian military officials will also meet with the heads of Bangladesh’s Army, Navy and Air Forces to discuss ways to improve military cooperation.
19. New Delhi: HRD Ministry to launch campaign to spread awareness regarding digital currency on December 1. The Union HRD ministry is set to launch a campaign involving youth to spread awareness regarding digital currency following the demonetization decision of the government.
20. New Delhi: 2 mohalla clinics near shelters to aid homeless – Starting December 1, the city’s homeless would be able to test the Delhi government’s mohalla clinic project at two locations—Dandi Park on way to ISBT Kashmere Gate and Sarai Kale Khan.
21. New Delhi: December 1 is foundation day of “Border Security Force”
22. New Delhi: December 1 is “World AIDS Day”
23. New Delhi: Sh J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare will be the Chief Guest at the function to mark celebration of “World AIDS Day”. Smt Anupriya Patel and Sh Faggan Singh Kulaste, Ministers of State (Health and FW) will also grace the even at 10:30 AM at Weightlifting Hall, J L Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
24. New Delhi: Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment will be the Chief Guest at “Blood Donation Camp” organized by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for the Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan) and National AIDS Control Organization at 9 AM at PDUNIPPD CAMPUS, 4, Vishnu Digamber Marg, (Near Bal Bhawan & Opposite Hindi Bhawan) New Delhi.
25. Lucknow: Lucknow Metro prepare for grand inaugural function on Dec 1
26. Puri: Konark Mahotsav, Sand Art Fest from December 1
27. Gandhinagar: PAAS team to hold talks with Gujarat government on Thursday
28. Kohima: Hornbill Festival from December 1
29. New Delhi: Books, music downloads from foreign sites will be costlier from Dec 1
30. Mumbai: IIT Bombay placement drive to start on December 1
31. Kolkata: Yangon to Kolkata flights from Thursday
32. New Delhi: “Habitat Photosphere”, a first of its kind photography festival begins from December 1 and will be inaugurated by film director Shyam Benegal at IHC.
33. Mumbai: Maharashtra to supply 30,000 PoS machines in rural areas from December 1. Maharashtra government has decided to supply 30,000 Point of Sale (PoS) machines to its ‘Apale Sarkar’ (Your Government’) centres, mostly in rural areas, to support digital transactions and help the rural economy.
34. Ahmedabad: The Shree Somnath Trust, which manages the historic Somnath temple in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat, will confer ‘Somnath Suvarnchandrak’ award on three Sanskrit scholars at a function here on December 1.
35. Mumbai: Demonetisation: 16,000 cooperative credit societies in Maharashtra that mainly serve farmers have decided to observe a token strike on December 1.
36. Bhubaneswar: Winter session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from December 1 and continue till December 31, a notification issued by the Assembly Secretariat said. Nov 10
37. Bangkok: Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to be confirmed as the new king of Thailand on 1st December. His father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died on 13 October, aged 88.
38. Jamshedpur: The Bar Association of Jamshedpur has given call for a day-long pen down strike on Thursday demanding adequate security to lawyers, who have miraculously escaped the firing incident that took place on the 2nd floor of the Bar Association building on Wednesday afternoon.
39. Cuttack: In a bid to ensure safe journey of students to school, the district administration has decided to implement a complete ban on use of auto-rickshaws and vans in ferrying school children from December 1.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1997: In Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.
BIRTHDAYS
1980: Mohammad Kaif, Indian cricketer
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
1974: Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
1990: Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician
