Srinagar Apr 25 PTI Security forces on Monday arrested an overground worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit and his associate who were planning to target outside labourers from Pulwama district of Jammu and KashmirPolice in Awantipora along with security forces have arrested a Hybrid terrorist and his accomplice who were planning to target outside labourers a police spokesman said He said police also arrested one person for collecting funds in the name of banned organization Jamaat e Islam JeI in Baramulla On a specific input security forces apprehended a suspect Rayees Ahmad Mir and recovered one Pistol along with ammunition from his possession the spokesman said During preliminary interrogation the suspect disclosed that he received a Pistol with ammunition and instructions from an LeT terrorist code name Haji to attack and kill at least two outside labourers in Pampore town Rayees was promised to be recruited as terrorist after execution of the attack the spokesman said Mir sought aid of his friend Shakir Hamid Bhat to identify the target and provide him motorcycle for executing this terror act he added Timely intelligence and swift action by joint team of Police Army and CRPF not only led to the arrest of a hybrid terrorist and his accomplice but also prevented terror incident and saved precious lives of innocent civilians he said Meanwhile in Baramulla police have arrested one person involved in collection of funds in the name of banned organization JeI in Baramulla He has been identified as Mohammad Amin Ganie PTI MIJ RCJ

Srinagar Apr 25 PTI Jammu and Kashmir reported 14 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday taking the infection tally to 454004 in the Union Territory officials said The coronavirus death toll stands at 4751 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours While seven new cases were reported from Jammu district the Kashmir division reported the other seven cases with Budgam recording three followed by two each in Baramulla and Srinagar districtsThere are 50 active cases of the disease in the Union Territory while the number of recoveries has reached 449203 the officials said PTI MIJ CK

Srinagar Apr 25 PTI More than eight lakh children of Jammu and Kashmir have benefitted from the Mid-Day Meal Scheme the union territory administration said as it was on the course to ease the life of its citizens through the efficient and optimal implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes CSSFrom the days of being under achievers to achieving front-runner status the statistics reveal that the growing population is being significantly covered under the centrally sponsored schemes in JK an officials spokesman said The spokesman said the Mid-day Meal Scheme programme of the Government of India designed to better the nutritional standards of school-age children nationwide over 830 lakh children have been benefitted by this scheme across Jammu and Kashmir Similarly under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan a pioneering programme in the education sector of the country 1588 Information Communication Technology labs 1423 Computer-aided Labs 803 Vocational Labs have been established in JK besides uniforms and textbooks worth Rs 67 crore were provided to 78 lakh children The Scheme is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio-economic and other geographical barriers he said Moreover around 896 lakh beneficiaries were covered under Poshan Abhiyan an overarching umbrella scheme to improve the nutritional outcomes for children pregnant women and lactating mothers to prioritize the efforts of all stakeholders on a comprehensive package of intervention and services targeted on the first 1000 days of a childs life To accord high priority to water conservation and its management 54304 Hectares have been covered under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana PMKSY The scheme has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation Har Khet ko pani and improving water use efficiency More crop per drop in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation distribution management field application and extension activities Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS a multidimensional programme is providing guaranteed wage employment creating durable assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural households across the rural people here he said Natural Resource Management and water conservation measures are changing the landscape of rural India The livelihood thrust in MGNREGS has been brought in to raise incomes and improve skills for diversification of earning opportunities of poor households According to the official documents 40538 lakh person-days under the scheme were generated in 2021-22 Jammu and Kashmir was declared the open defecation free ODF and launched the Swachhta Hi Seva a fortnight-long cleanliness campaign for public awareness and involvement of the community At the launch of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre SKICC JK was self-declared as ODF With the sustained efforts of all the stakeholders Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 100 per cent toilet coverage and became ODF one year in advance All the 22 districts 4171 gram panchayats and 7565 villages in the state are self-declared ODF as per Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen SBM G guidelines An official said that apart from constructing 11 million individual household toilets IHHLs and 1350 community sanitary complexes in JK the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has played a vital role in bringing about behavioural change in the people the spokesman said Moreover 105 projects were completed under Smart City Projects aimed at transforming Jammu and Srinagar into modern sustainable and economically vibrant cities with a dedicated focus on improving infrastructure and services besides increasing mobility he added The ambitious project on completion would strengthen urban infrastructure improve city services public aesthetics ease of living and provide a clean and sustainable environment besides enhance administrative machinery in both the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar the spokesman said PTI MIJ RCJ

Srinagar Apr 24 PTI Jammu and Kashmir recorded 12 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday taking the infection count to 453990 officials said The death toll from the pandemic remained unchanged at 4751 as no new fatality linked to the virus was reported in the Union Territory in the last 24 hours they said Seven of the fresh COVID-19 cases were from Jammu and five from Kashmir division the officials said Jammu district recorded a maximum of seven new cases Seventeen of the total 20 districts in the Union Territory did not report any fresh case There are 53 active COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory while the number of recoveries stands at 449186 the officials said PTI SSB CK

Srinagar Apr 24 PTI Three militants including a deputy commander of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Sunday police saidWhile the deputy commander of the Pakistan-based terror group was identified as Arif Hazar alias Rehan the identities of the other two slain militants are being ascertained they saidBased on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Pahoo area of Pulwama in south Kashmir security forces launched a search operation there a police official saidHe said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the security personnel who retaliatedIn the exchange of fire three militants have been killed so far the official saidIn a tweet Inspector General of Police IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said Arif Hazar Rehan deputy of LeTs top cmdr Basit killed in PulwamaEncounter Involved in killings of Insp Parvez in front of mosque SI Arshid 1 mobile shop owner in downtown Several FIRs against him in Sgr city Identification of other 2 terrorists yet to be done PTI SSB SSB DIV DIV

Srinagar Apr 24 PTI Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Sunday police said Based on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Pahoo area of Pulwama in south Kashmir security forces launched a search operation there a police official said He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the security personnel who retaliated In the exchange of fire three militants have been killed so far the official said adding their identity and group affiliation is being ascertained PTI SSB SSB SSB KVK KVK

Srinagar Apr 24 PTI An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Sunday police said Based on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Pahoo area of Pulwama in south Kashmir security forces launched a cordon and search there a police official said He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces who retaliated The exchange of firing is underway and further details are awaited the official said PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ CJ

Srinagar Apr 24 PTI Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Sunday police said Based on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Pahoo area of Pulwama in south Kashmir security forces launched a search operation there a police official said He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the security personnel who retaliated In the exchange of firing two militants have been killed so far the official said adding their identity and group affiliation is being ascertained PTI SSB SSB KVK KVK

Srinagar Apr 22 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported nine new Covid cases taking the infection tally to 453975 officials saidThe fresh cases were reported from Jammu division with Jammu district accounting for eight cases and Rajouri district one they said There are 55 active Covid cases in the Union Territory while the number of recoveries has reached 449169 they said The COVID-19 death toll stands at 4751 as no fatality was reported in the last 24 hours The officials said there were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus PTI MIJ RHL

Srinagar Apr 21 PTI Two BJP leaders were arrested on Thursday for allegedly extorting money from a woman in order to get her brother out of jail officials said They identified the arrested men as BJPs Bandipora district president Abdul Rehman Tikri and sarpanch Mushtaq Ahmad The woman in her complaint alleged that she approached the BJP leaders seeking their intervention to get her brother released the officials said without divulging further details BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur confirmed the development and said the law will take its own course Further investigation is underway the officials said PTI MIJ NB 3282022 NB CJ CJ