Jammu & Kashmir

Baramulla, December 17: A day long workshop on implementation of ORGI software for Civil Registration System was today organised at Dak Bunglow Sopore which aims to sensitise the participants about the process and implementation of ORGI software system for civil registration of births and deaths.

Programme was organised by Joint Director Planning (DSEO) Bandipora & District Statistics & Evaluation Officer Baramulla in collaboration with Director Census Operations J&K.

On the occasion, JDP Bandipora & DSEO Baramulla highlighted about the salient features and informed that the Govt has notified the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2022 vide S.O No-494 Notification with the approval of the Govt of India on the basis of the model rules of registration of Births & Death Rules,1999 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of Registrar General of India.

They also briefed about the different S.O. Nos. issued by the Govt on the subject regarding Designation under Civil Registration System and highlighted the importance of the registration process. The Registrars were instructed to ensure implementation of the provisions of the Act, besides to coordinate and supervise the registration work in their respective registration units as the Birth & Death certificates being issued by the registration units are of prime importance for availing various Govt benefits and are important legal documents being required at various occasions in daily life.

They said the training of the officers/officials for successful implementation of ORGI software for Civil Registration is necessary for capacity building and to establish an error free simple mechanism so that the public can benefit and obtain these documents in a hassle free manner.

The Master Trainers Dr.Imtiyaz Ahmad Malik, Junaid Nissar and Sobia Jaan imparted training to the participants about the operational mechanism of Civil Registration System & explained the entire process besides discussed various provisions of the RBD Act in detail.

The training was attended by the CMOs/BDOs/CEOs/EOs and the technical staff of Health Department,Rural Development Department, Municipal Councils/Committees and the staff of DSEO of both the Districts .

Later,JDP Bandipora & DSEO Baramulla thanked the trainers for imparting the training to their best to all participants and hope that the Officers responsible for Civil Registration shall left no stone unturned for successful implementation of ORGI software for Civil Registration System.

Baramulla, December 17: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Baramulla in collaboration with Tehsil Legal Service Committees today organised Special Lok Adalats across the district.

The Adalats were conducted under the Chairmanship of Principal District & Sessions Judge Baramulla Mohammad Yousuf Wani and under supervision of Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Baramulla, Muzamil Ahmad Wani.

At District Court Baramulla, the Lok Adalat was inaugurated by the Principal District and Sessions Judge wherein benches were constituted for hearing the cases.

The Lok Adalat comprised a total of 11 benches constituted in the entire district wherein a total 945 different Cases/ matters were taken up in which 683 different Cases/matters were amicably settled. An amount of Rs. 11,95,200/- was realised in different cases amicably settled.

Similarly, special Lok Adalats were also organized at Tehsil Legal Service Committees of Pattan, Sopore, Tangmarg, Rafiabad and Uri where the concerned Sub judges presided over the benches for hearing the cases.

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 told 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 Batamaloo 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”. (GNS)

Addl security of GA Mir, SP Vaid, Munir Khan too taken back

JAMMU, Dec 16: The Security Headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Police have withdrawn excess security from 177 prominent persons including IAS, IPS, JKAS, JKPS officers, both serving and retired, many more politicians, retired Judges and others after conducting a thorough audit of the Personal Security Officers (PSOs) deployed with them.
Few days back, excess security of 20 politicians was withdrawn
Significantly, PSOs of a number of police officers in the ranks of SSPs and SPs have also been taken back.
Two excess PSOs of former Director General of Police (DGP) Dr Shesh Pal Vaid and three extra PSOs with former Additional DGP Munir Ahmad Khan have been withdrawn. Three PSOs of IPS officer Sahil Sangral, working as SP East Srinagar, have been taken back.
Other retired police officers, who were holding excess PSOs with them who have now been recalled by the Security Department, include Mubarak Ahmad Ganie, Rouf-ul-Hassan, AS Bali, Mohammad Amin Anjum (Manhas), Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Mohammad Amin Shah, Jagjeet Kumar, Javid Ahmad Makhdoomi and Shamas Ahmad Khan, all of whom retired as IGPs. Makhdoomi had also served as PSC member.
Extra PSOs with BA Nazki, who retired as Chief Justice and served as Chairperson State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), Muzaffar Hussain Attar, retired Judge High Court/Chairman of Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools and Bashir Ahmad Dar, former Senior Additional Advocate General, have also been taken back.
Serving and retired IAS officers, who have lost extra security cover, include Masood Samoon (former PSC member), Athar Amir Shafi, Commissioner SMC, Fazallul Haseeb, SDM Dharmari, Simrandeep Singh, on deputation to Centre, Rahul Yadav, Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Ghulam Nabi Naik (retired IAS as well as former MLA NC) and Khurshid Ahmad Shah, retired Commissioner/ Secretary Public Works (R&B) Department.
More politicians of National Conference, Congress, PDP, BJP, Democratic Azad Party (DAP), People’s Conference etc have also lost additional security cover.

They include Ghulam Ahmad Mir, former PCC (I) chief, Nasir Aslam Wani alias Sogami, former Minister of State for Home, Kafeel-ur-Rehman, Nazir Gurezi, Javed Rana, all former MLAs from NC, Dr Sajad Shafi, Shafqat Watali, Hilal Akbar Lone, all NC, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, former Minister (now in DAP), Mohammad Iqbal Mir, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, both Congress and Mohammad Amin Bhat, former MLA (DAP).
Three BJP leaders, whose excess security cover has been taken back, are Ghulam Hassan Malik, Bilal Ahmad Parray and Mohammad Ashraf Reshi. Tariq Ahmad Veeri of Apni Party has also lost excess security with him. PDP leader Abdul Ahad Tantray’s additional protection has also been withdrawn.
Leaders of People’s Conference of Sajjad Ghani Lone, whose extra PSOs have been called back by the Security Department, are, Sakeena Ansari, Kumail Hussain Ansari, Dr Amjid Raza Ansari, Abdul Hussain Bhat, Nighat Gul, Adnan Ashraf Mir, Mohammad Yaseen Bhat and Habibullah Beigh.
The serving police officers/officials, whose excess security cover has gone, are Shabir Ahmad Malik, SP attached with Police Headquarters, Javed Ahmad Bhat, Staff Officer to IGP Kashmir, Zubair Ahmad Khan, SSP PCR Srinagar, Fayaz Ahmad Lone, SSP and Commandant IRP 10th battalion, Maqsood-ul-Zaman, SSP posted as SO to IGP Traffic, Mansoor Ahmad Mir, SSP Traffic Rural Kashmir, Nighat Aman, Deputy Commandant JKAP 11th, Ashiq Hussain Tak, Additional SP Bandipora, Imran Farooq, Additional SP CID SB Kashmir, Aftab Ahmad Mir, Additional SP Bhaderwah, Sheikh Adil Mushtaq, DySP Anti-Hijacking Srinagar, Afroz Ahmad, Additional SP Shopian, Aijaz Ahmad Malik, Deputy Commandant IRP 23rd, Atul Sharma, Commandant IRP 23rd, Raja Zuhaib Tanveer, SP North Srinagar, Rasiq Ahmad Mir, Deputy Commandant IRP 3rd and Sajad Ahmad Dar, Deputy Commandant JKAP 13th.

The Government officials, whose excess security cover has been taken back, include Dr Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Vice Chairman, J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Srinagar, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Mohammad Haneef Balki, Additional DC Srinagar, Rayaz Ahmad, Director SRLM, Galib Mohi-ud-Din, CEO Tourism Development Authority Shopian/Kulgam, Reyaz Ahmad Wani, ex Director Urban and Local Bodies, Sumaira Khan, J&K AIDS Prevention Control Society, Zaffar Hussain Shawl, Additional DC Awantipora and Sajad Qadir, General Manager DIC Srinagar/Budgam.
Dr Naseem Lanker, retired IAS, has also lost her additional security.
It may be mentioned here that the Security wing undertook manpower audit of security provided to different individuals including the politicians, officers, individuals etc in view of crunch of Personal Security Officers (PSOs). It was detected that many protectees were having excess security cover than their entitlement,” sources said, adding the excess security has been withdrawn.
“They will continue to keep security personnel to which they are entitled as per the category,”‘ sources said.
Official sources were, however, of the view that security cover of none of the politicians has been downgraded. Rather, it has been rationalized, they said.
Those falling in Y Security had been given security cover of Z category and those of Z category were enjoying the cover of Z Plus category and so on.
“We undertook extensive exercise and kept security with all individuals including politicians as per their entitlement under the Category. This was done after manpower audit as the authorities were facing acute shortage of security personnel,” the sources said.

Reported Daily Excelsior

Srinagar, Dec 16: At least six residential houses are caught in a massive fire at Gudood Bagh locality of Habba kadal in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke out from a residential house this evening and soon after spread to several other houses in the vicinity. Even as the Fire & Emergency Department along with locals are on the spot to put out the fire, the flames have been raging and advancing to other houses in proximity.

Amid chaos, the Fire and Emergency Department has called in more men and machinery to contain the spread of fire at the site.

Notably, a residential house was also gutted in a fire incident earlier in the day at Shamasabad in Bemina.

Meanwhile, concerned over the steep spike in fire-related incidents, Srinagar police on Friday urged citizens to keep basic fire safety equipment handy and also advised them to only use authentic heating appliances.

“There are many incidents of fire being reported in Srinagar distt daily. Citizens are advised to keep basic fire safety equipment handy & also to only use authentic heating appliances”, reads a tweet by Srinagar Police, as per GNS.

“Legal action will be taken as per law against shopkeepers selling fake & duplicate equipments”, the tweet reads further. (GNS)