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35,000 acres state land retrieved in J-K’s Rajouri

JAMMU, FEB 9 (PTI):

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have retrieved over 35,000 acres of state land as a massive anti-encroachment drive is underway, officials said on Thursday.

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Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal said the drive will continue till the entire encroached

NEW DELHI, FEB 9

(PTI): Amid an ongoing tiff between the Executive and the Judiciary over the procedure to appoint judges, the government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 10 proposals reiterated by it, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Out of these 10 proposals, the SC Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendation for appointment in three cases. On the remaining seven reiterated proposals, the collegium has sought additional inputs from the high court collegium, he said in a written reply to a question.

“Ten proposals reiterated by SCC (Supreme Court Collegium) were recently referred back to the land is retrieved.

SCC for reconsideration,” he said.

In view of various reports and input received by the government, which in its opinion warrant further consideration by the Collegium, the Centre has sent such reiterated cases for reconsideration as was done in the past as well, Rijiju explained. “There have been instances in the past when the SC Collegium had agreed to the views expressed by the government and recalled its reiterated recommendations,” he said.

According to existing Memorandum of Procedure on appointment of high court judges, the proposal is initiated by the chief justice of the high court in consultation with two senior most judges of that high court.

“A massive anti-encroachment drive in all tehsils of the district is on and over 2,86,875 kanals and 14 marlas (35,859 acres) encroached state land has been retrieved so far,” he said.

The state land retrieved from the illegal occupants includes 7,671 kanals and 5 marlas of kacharai adjusted through tax credit but no payment was made in cash. But, in its statement, Adani Wilmar cited the Goods and Services Tax rules and claimed “the company is not required to pay tax liability in cash”. An excise official said the Adani Wilmar recorded a turnover of about Rs 350 crore during the last three years. It disclosed a GST liability of about Rs 20 crore and claimed refunds amounting to a little under Rs 2 crore for that period, land and 2,79,204 kanals and 9 marlas of state land, including the Roshni Land, Kundal said.

As per the eviction plan and on the directions of the deputy commissioner, a series of anti-encroachment drives have been conducted across the district in the past one month, the officials said.

Government Of Nagaland

DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO. DTE/ ESTT-2/02/2021-22/ /Dt. Kohima, the Feb. 2023.

Notification

As notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Common University Entrance Test (CUET ) has been introduced for admission into UG/PG programs in Central Universities and other participating Universities. In this regard, this is to inform all concerned that the Department will not conduct Nagaland State Entrance Exam (NSEE) from the current academic session onwards and that the selection of Candidates to fill up the State Reserved Seats in Agriculture & Allied Courses and Paramedical Courses will be based on the score of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG 2023, conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to Undergraduate programs in all UGC funded Central Universities in India. Therefore, candidates desirous of pursuing undergraduate courses through State quota are informed to sit for CUET UG-2023. The merit of the candidates will be prepared using the combined score of Physics, chemistry and Biology for the selection and nomination of Candidates.

The application process for CUET UG-2023 is likely to be started in the month of February 2023 and the examination will be conducted between the 21 st and 31st May 2023.

The prescribed application form for submission of CUET UG-2023 score card and choice filling will be announced in due course of time.

according to the official.

During the inspection no variation was found between the physical stock and the stock according to the records maintained by the company, the official said.

Another Adani company, which produces cement, has been facing a tough time in Himachal Pradesh.

Two cement plants, in Solan and Bilaspur districts, remain closed since December 14 following a dispute with truckers over freight rates.

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The new government in the state has intervened, trying to break the stalemate.

The Adani Wilmar statement claimed that officials who visited the warehouse did not find any irregularities. All operations by the company are in full compliance with the relevant laws and regulations, it said.

It said depot operations are functioning normally after the inspection.

“This was a routine inspection carried out by the relevant authorities and there was no raid as previously stated or reported in the media,” it said.

The staff extended their support during the inspection, fully cooperating with officials and local authorities, the company spokesperson said.

Adani Group stocks took a severe beating after Hindenburg Research accused it of share price manipulation and other irregularities last month. The conglomerate has dismissed the allegations as lies.

Parliament has been repeatedly disrupted over the row, with the Opposition questioning the rise of the Adani Group over the past decade and demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the allegations in the Hindenburg report.

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES organized by PRECIOUS GEMS SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS, CIHSR TOPICS

• Types of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)- Dr. Simpson

• The responsibilities of the government providing services to Pwds- Dr. Imlitemsu Ozukum

• Pediatric co-morbidities associated with IDD- Dr. Akumtoshi

• Role of State Disability Commissioner's Office- Ms. Diethono Nakhro

• Assessments and diagnosis of children with IDD- Ms. Orentsani N. Kithan

• Speech impairment in children with IDD- Ms. Keneitsolou Koza

• Occupational therapy for children with IDD- Mr. Ashish Kindo

• Mental health issues in parents and children with IDDMrs. Imlibenla Mongro-Domeh

VENUE- CIHSR, 4TH MILE, DIMAPUR DATE- 14.02.2023

REGISTRATION- 9:30AM AT PRECIOUS GEMS SCHOOL, CIHSR

CONTACT NUMBER OF CO-ORDINATOR- 9476622476

REGISTRATION FREE BUT COMPULSORY

Refreshment and lunch will be provided

No.NU/KCM/ESTT-29/2017- Dated

A in the Department of Tenyidie, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema. Interested candidates are requested to produce original academic documents at the time of interview. Requisite qualification Area of Specialization M.A. (English Literature) with NET English Literature No Separate invitation letter for the interview will be issued. No TA/DA will be paid. The terms of reference shall be as follows:

1. This engagement is only for a short period especially for the ongoing semester upto July 2023.

2. They will be paid @ Rs. 1,000/- per lecture (1 hour) for a maximum of Rs. 25,000/- per month.

Restart to economy

Despite having had a head start with a people’s mandated government and also the exclusive constitutional guarantee under Article 371 A, Nagaland as the second oldest state after Assam in the region, is today still trying to find a foothold in the fast changing socio-economic environment. It may be reminded that Nagaland officially became the 16th state under the Indian union on December 1,1963. Other states such as - like Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura -came into existence only ten years later but today they are a decade ahead of Nagaland by surpassing it in many development fields. Though development in Nagaland had undergone changes during the past five decades or so, yet it has not been able to go beyond putting in place some infrastructures. Several factors have combined to create an impediment which has slowed down progress to a grinding halt. Development concept comes to the fore and various concepts have been adopted to propel progress in a world driven by human resource and information and technology revolution. The challenges for change also comes with increase in population, improved education and growth of consumerism. Nagaland has been a recipient of massive central funds since the late sixties till the early 90s when development was progressing quite well. However, the rising challenges posed on socio-economic development from corruption and extortion took a heavy toll on development of infrastructures such as good road connectivity, uninterrupted power, water and health services began to take their toll. Nagaland has made some meaningful progress during the seventies to eighties when, despite grave threats to peace owing to ‘unsolved’ and ‘unresolved’ political issue; there was a period of peace and progress due to a committed bureaucracy and the public’s intense desire to move forward along with the rest of the country. In the mid-90s, the pace suffered as the system began to give in to various pulls and pressures and all of which resulted in loss of purpose and inadequacy in matters of management . After having tried its best to promote trade and industry, the state suffered on account of poor governance which forced progress into a grinding halt as evidenced by the fate of government corporations such as the paper mill, sugar mill, veneer mill and similar ventures of the state government. There are lessons to be learnt from these experiences. The failures have accentuated the problem of growing unemployment, an issue that threatens to multiply. Unemployment is not in the fifty or sixty thousand registered as educated unemployed or a much greater number of unregistered drop outs. The problem is also not only the inadequate economic foundation, where no viable industry exists or the fact that most of the unemployed lack basic skills which render them unemployable. If employment is about job then it goes no farther than saying that it is all about making the literate qualify for salaries as babus and babunis and that this is what development is all about and like mistaking the wood for trees. What affects the economy is when the socio-economic environment, like climate is vitiated and this calls for creation of a pro-growth climate and removal of weeds of extortion, lawless elements, corrupt system. Somehow and quite disturbingly, the current social syndrome seem to suggest that people have to pass through a few more decades before the refiner’s fire brings out the best.

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