Srinagar Jan 25 PTI The year-old ceasefire along the Line of Control LoC in Kashmir is holding and the Indian Army would like it to continue for the benefit of the common people on both sides of the divide but was remaining vigilant as the enemy is very very devious a top army commander said here on TuesdayGeneral Officer Commanding GoC of the Armys 15 Corps or the Chinar Corps Lt Gen D P Pandey said while Pakistan is holding onto the compulsions for which it went for the reiteration of the ceasefire agreement in February last year we have to see what its aim and intent is in the times to comeThe top officer urged the youths in Kashmir to shun the path of violence and said the focus should be on dealing with elements in the country who are instigating them He also cautioned against the people who are enjoying a good life abroad but are radicalising the youths in the country and spoiling their futureHe was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function hereWe are dealing with an enemy which looks after itself first So there were compulsions for which they went for this thing ceasefire They are holding on to those compulsions I look at it for the people of Kashmir on our side and the other side both have benefited Lt Gen Pandey saidHe said the Army will like the ceasefire to continue only for the benefit of the people of Kashmir so that there is free movement for trade farming business and schoolingSo that they people of Kashmir on both sides can live a life of a common citizen while the peace remains That is the major benefit which has gone to them he saidThe GoC said while the ceasefire was holding the Army was very carefully on the watch because the enemy is very very deviousSo in that he will keep on instigating the elements terrorists to come across So while as of now the ceasefire is holding we need to be vigilant all the time and see what his aim and intent is in the times to come he addedDescribing the situation on the eve of the Republic Day celebrations as absolutely fine the Army official said there is a surge in the demand for the national flag across Kashmir by the peopleThis is a great indicator of the mood of the people of Kashmir This is a positive thing happening I think there are great times aheadThe only thing is that the people should be vigilant against the nexus which is trying to corrupt their minds and not listen to them in whichever form they try to instigate any such activity which is anti-national and anti-people of Kashmir he saidLt Gen Pandey asked the youths who have picked up weapons to shun the wrong pathThe time has changed the path has changed people have become wiser and return to the meaningful life Your age is not right to understand why you picked up the gun When you reach the age of 24-25 years you will understand that this path is wrong so return to your life otherwise there is a rule of law in our country and whoever is authorised to carry a gun will carry it and if someone who is not authorised carries a gun he will either be apprehended or you know what will happen to him he saidReferring to the continuous instigation from across the LoC the GoC Chinar Corps said that far more dangerous was how vested elements in India were benefiting from thisThose people have got everything but are instigating our youth Our enemy cannot take our advantage till something wrong is happening in our own homes So we have to focus on thatPlus our youth have to see that our diaspora in foreign countries using their laptops mobile phones are running a system of radicalisation The youth have to see to it that they are taking money from the people living in good places and instigating the people here The youth have to save themselves from such people he said PTI SSB MIJ RT RT

Srinagar Jan 24 PTI National Conference NC MP Hasnain Masoodi on Monday sought regularisation and removal of pay anomalies of daily-wager and contractual employees in Jammu and KashmirIn a letter addressed to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Masoodi highlighted the grave problems faced by such workers serving in different government departments local bodies public sector undertakings and other government institutions in Jammu and KashmirIt is satisfying that the issue raised by me during Zero Hour on December 1 2021 prompted the Government of India to write to the J-K administration seeking necessary informationinputsThe relevant details are expected to have been submitted by now The plight of more than 61000 daily rated temporary casual need-based seasonal local fund contractual contingency paid and other workers is of grave concern Masoodi the NC MP from Anantnag saidHe said 61000 daily rated workers and other workers have been waiting for regularisation for decadesWith the delay in regularisation they are deprived of a number of benefits like pay scale grade pay HRA education allowance etc available to their colleagues in a pay scale performing similar and in some cases less onerous duties he saidReferring to the implementation of minimum wages act in Jammu and Kashmir Masoodi said the Code on Wages 2019 was expected to convey urgency in implementation of Minimum Wages law pending the National Floor Level Minimum Wages NFLMWIn view of the preparations for the Union Budget Masoodi urged te the Union Finance Minister to provide sufficient funds in J-K Budget for the regularisation of workers PTI SSB MIJ RT RT

Srinagar Oct 23 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sought the support of the youth of Kashmir in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision of a peaceful and developed J-K while reiterating that assembly election will be held in the union territory after delimitation and restoration of statehood will follow The government will not allow anyone to create hurdles in the path of peace and development in Kashmir Shah who is on his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was revoked in August 2019 said during an interaction with the members of youth clubs of the union territory I have come here to forge a friendship with the youth of Kashmir Join hands with Modi ji and the Government of India and become partners in the journey to take Kashmir forward he saidThe Union Home Minister said the youths of Kashmir should take advantage of the various opportunities being created by the administration for their progressGod has made Kashmir as heaven with its natural beauty but Modi ji wants to see peace prosperity and development here as well For that I have come here to seek support from the youth of KashmirThe administration has lent a hand of friendship youth clubs have been created you have been given a platform an opportunity so come forward and take this opportunity Make democracy stronger here let the youths respond to the elements who try to make people go astray he saidShah asserted the governments commitment to bringing peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir Rest assured the developmental journey in Kashmir will not stop and no one will stop J-K from becoming an ideal state with respect to development peace infrastructure and prosperity he addedShah said he has made a promise in Parliament that the statehood of J-K would be restored and it would be done after the assembly electionsElections will happen Politicians from Kashmir want that the Delimitation be stopped Why Because it hurts their politics Now such things will not stop in KashmirThe youth of Kashmir will get opportunities so a right delimitation will be done which will be followed by elections and then the status of the statehood will be restored I have said this in the countrys Parliament and this is the roadmap he saidShah said he felt pleased after his interaction with the members of the youth clubs as the youth of Kashmir has now set out on the right path and become a shareholder in the journey of developmentI wish you all the very best Keep moving forward and take benefit from this opportunity of youth clubs and support the administration he said PTI SSB MIJ RT RT