Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu- The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday imposed a penalty to withhold promotion for a period of two years of a deputy superintendent of police for contracting second marriage without first obtaining the permission of the government, officials said.

An order in this regard was issued by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home Department, Raj Kumar Goyal.

“The competent authority, being satisfied with the inquiry and the procedure followed in this case, arrived at a decision of imposing a penalty of withholding two increments without cumulative effect and withholding promotion for a period of two years of DySP Basharat Hussain Dar as per rule 30 of the J&K civil services (classification, control and appeal) rules, 1956, for violating rule 22(1) of the J&K government employees (conduct) rules, 1971,” the order read.

Two annual increments of Dar shall be withheld for a period of two years without cumulative effect from the date of issue of this order and his promotion shall be withheld for a period of two years from the date of issue of this order, it said.

The order said departmental proceeding was initiated against the DySP based on the recommendations of the DGP for having contracted second marriage without first obtaining the permission of the government.

The probe was held against Dar and due process was followed by serving him with memo along with the statement of imputations in support of the charge and other connected documents in 2017, it said.

Dar had denied the charge as baseless and unfounded. He, in his response, further stated that he contracted the second marriage after divorcing his first wife. The reply of his defence was examined and it was decided to have an in-depth inquiry into the charge, the order said.

Accordingly, an officer was appointed to inquire into the charge served upon the officer and the inquiry officer submitted the report of inquiry by concluding that Dar contracted second marriage with second wife during the subsistence of his first marriage without obtaining prior permission from the government, it said.

The competent authority, which examined the report of the inquiry officer, did not find any cogent reasons to change his decision on imposing penalty against the deputy superintendent of police, the order read.

Zeeshan Mohi ud din, 6, Dec, 2022:- Scores of locals of Rehmat Lane, HMT Srinagar, on Tuesday expressed gratitude to City Road Department R&B Srinagar and were highly thankful to authorities for fulfillment of their long pending demand of Repairing the Road of Rehmat Lane, HMT Srinagar. Which had become dangerous for commuters and pedestrians due to deep pits and pothholes.

A Senior Citizen of Rehmat Lane Peerzada Jalal ud din said, Residents of our Colony is very happy and Thankful to the City Roads Division Srinagar of R&B Department for Repairing the Rehmat Lane Road in a quickest time by ignoring their personal comfort.

In a statement issued to the press, Rehmat Lane Mohalla Committee fully expressed satisfaction over the speedy work done for the repairing of Rehmat Lane road after long wait of 6 Years. Mohalla Committee also Express gratitude to entire administration , Especially Executive Engineer Muzaffar Qureshi, His Team AEE Imtiyaz Mir JE Syed Shafiq and Contractor’s Yasir Bhatt & Sheikh Shakeel.

Residents of Rehmat Lane, HMT have also demanded the Construction of proper drainage system in the colony at an earliest. Last time Mayor of the Srinagar City Junaid Azim Matoo has assured that the drainage system of Rehmat Lane shall be taken up in the next session. Mohalla welfare Committee are looking forward to see the drainage system being put in place on time.

Waris Fayaz

Sopore : Vice chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir, Prof Dr Nazir Ahmed Ganaie on Saturday termed the sexual harassment case by a professor at Wadura campus unfortunate, says there is no space in the varsity for such people who lack ethics and morality.

Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the vice chancellor said the incident should not have happened at any cost.

“In order to redress the harassment related issues, the varsity within days would come up with the online grievance portal which would help the students to raise their issues,” he said.

Ganaie said that he is very proud of the students as they have enough courage and guts to highlight such issues which usually remain unreported.

“Such cases are being concealed and not brought to fore but the credit goes to the girl who not only highlighted it but gave confidence to others”, the vice chancellor added.

He also said, that restoring the confidence of students is a top priority and will give them such an atmosphere and free space where they cannot only feel more secure but comfortable too.

In sexual harassment case, the vice chancellor said, that they have already taken action against the said professor who has been alleged of molesting a girl in his office.

The professor has been suspended and an anti-harassment committee is enquiring the matter furthermore.

He said that Police has also registered an FIR in a local police station after the family of a girl approached them. “The professor was arrested hours after the complaint was filled and is under custody at police station Bomai”, said a senior police officer.

Earlier on Friday, authorities at SKUAST told KNO that a girl student (name withheld) on Thursday had complained against a RAWE programme coordinator of molesting her, following which an enquiry was initiated into a very serious complaint of sexual harassment against the said coordinator filed by girl student.

Later, students inside the campus held a strong protest demonstration against the varsity administration and accused professor, demanding stern action which led to arrest and suspension of the accused professor—(KNO)

Waris Fayaz

Sopore, Dec 03 : Deputy commissioner Baramulla, Syed Sehrish Asgar on Saturday directed officers to ensure if the committees framed for harassment cases were working properly and bring the same into her notice.

The directions came in the backdrop of sexual harassment allegations against a professor by a girl student at Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir (SKUAST), Wadura campus in Sopore.

Sehrish Asgar, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) made the comments at a function in Sopore on Saturday and stated every woman has right to speak against injustice, particularly against harassment to them at institutional levels.

She also said whoever is facing such kinds of harassment may approach the institution and in case they are reluctant they may approach her directly.

She also directed officers and heads of the institutions across the district to ensure committees framed for reporting of sexual harassment cases or woman related are working properly.

“If any of the committees in not functioning that should be immediately bring into my notice for early redressal,” she said.

On Friday, police arrested a professor of SKUAST-K Wadura campus after a girl student alleged she was sexually harassed by him—(KNO)

Waris Fayaz

Sopore, Dec 03 : The State Investigating Agency (SIA) on Saturday morning carried out raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in a case related to militancy funding.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that raids were going on at several locations across the Valley.

He added raids are being carried out in Kupwara, Bandipora, Srinagar, Pattan, Budgam and other parts of the Valley.

The official said the raids were being conducted in a case related to militancy funding—(KNO)

Waris Fayaz

Sopore, Dec 02 : The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Wadura professor, who is accused of allegedly sexually harassing a girl student, has been arrested, officials said here on Friday.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the professor has been arrested, while further investigations into the case was going on.

He said the alleged accused was arrested after family of the girl student lodged a complaint against him.

A girl student had complained against a RAWE programme coordinator of molesting her, following which an enquiry was initiated against the coordinator.

Following the allegations, students inside the campus held a protest demonstration demanding action against the alleged accused professor—(KNO)