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RNI NO: JKENG/2015/62397 PRICE RS.3/- (AIR SURCHARGE FOR DELHI, JAMMU & LADAKH 50/- PAISA) STATE | 3 INTERSTATE | 5 BUSINESS | 7 SPORTS | 8 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SHARE THEIR OPEN TO PERMANENT COMMISSION OF INDIA TO IMPORT MORE OIL, DRONES AND RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN’S BEEN INNOVATIVE AS EXPERIENCES IN INTERNATIONAL SME WOMEN IN ARMY, GOVT TELLS SUPREME AIRCRAFT FROM US AMID TRUMP TRADE WAR KINGS XI PUNJAB CAPTAIN IN IPL 2018 Cabinet approves JK Cabinet approves implementation of Preventive Detention Laws 7th pay commission recommendations Ordinance- 2018 Slew of administrative reforms rolled out Scores transferred, promoted CABINET APPROVES JK Jammu, Apr 24: The state cabinet that met here today Jammu, Apr 24: In a major decision, the under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Mehbooba state cabinet that met here today under PROTECTION OF CHILDREN Mufti approved the Jammu and Kashmir (Preventive the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Detention laws) Ordinance, 2018. Mehbooba Mufti approved implementa- FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE According to the decision the Ordinance would provide tion of 7th pay commission recommen- the government a wider choice of retired eligible persons dations for state government employees ORDINANCE-2018 who could be considered for selection/ appointment as and pensioners with effect from January JAMMU, APRIL 24: The state cabinet that met here chairmen and members of the advisory boards under the 2016. today under the chairpersonship of Chief Minister Meh- legislations. The decision would benefit around booba Mufti approved the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal five lakh employees and pensioners in Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Cabinet approves time-bound grade promotion for the state. The financial implications for Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence KAS officers; cadre review of Secretariat Subordinate the implementations of 7thpay commis- Ordinance, 2018. Services sion recommendations would be Rs 4201 As per the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amend- The state cabinet that met here today under the chair- crore annually while financial implica- ment) Ordinance, 2018, committing rape on women under personship of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti approved tions on account of one-time arrears April, 2018 and all allowances except The pensioners shall be given option 16 years of age has been made punishable with rigorous grant of time-bound grade promotion for the K A S of ficers. would be Rs 7477 crores. Dearness Allowance (DA) shall con- to choose revision of pension by any of imprisonment for 20 years and may extend to life sentence, As per the decision, a Junior KAS/feeding service of- The State government employees can tinue as before while DA from January, the two formulations suggested by the which shall mean remainder of that person’s natural life, ficer in the pay band of Rs 9300-34800 with grade pay of now draw the salary for the month of 2016 onwards shall be paid on revised Pay Committee. committing rape on women under 12 years of age has been Rs 4800 will be eligible for placement in scale of 15600- April 2018 as per the revised scales. pay on new rates to be notified by Finance Arrears of pensioners shall be paid made punishable with death sentence. 39100 + GP 6600. (Deputy Secretary level- non-function- According to the decision, for the Department. in cash in three six monthly instalments Gang-rape of women under 16 years of age has been al scale after 10 years of service) purpose of implementation of 7th Pay According to the decision, Gratuity while arrears of all employees shall be made punishable with imprisonment for life, which shall A Time Scale KAS officer with 4 years’ service in the Commission Recommendations, basic shall be enhanced from the existing ceil- drawn and credited to their G.P Fund mean remainder of that person’s natural life, gang-rape Time Scale will be eligible for placement in the Selection pay as on 31.12.2015 of employees shall ing of ?10.00 lakh to ?20.00 lakh with accounts with moratorium of 3 years for of women under 12 years of age has been made punishable Grade (non-functional) of Rs 15600-39100 with grade pay be multiplied by uniform factor of 2.57 effect from 01.01.2016, with increase in withdrawal of same. However, there will with death sentence. of Rs 7600. and then adjusted in the matrix recom- the ceiling on gratuity by 25 percent be no moratorium for withdrawal in case According to the ordinance, investigation in such A Time Scale KAS officer with 08 years of service in mended by the Pay Committee. whenever DA rises by 50 percent as rec- of employees retiring upto 31.03.2021. cases is to be completed within a period of two months Time Scale may be considered for placement in Special The benefit of House Rent A llowance ommended by 7th CPC/ as per Central The implementation of 7th pay See Children....Pg 02 See Laws....Pg 02 on revised pay shall be available from Government pattern. See Cabinet....Pg 02 Indian Congress Fulfilling commitments made with every Four militants, one cop, Army Bail pleas of has Muslims' Shahid, Ayaz blood on its section of society: Mehbooba trooper killed in Tral encounter hands: Salman Says employees’ welfare focus of her attention, a promise with Two among them were very important: SSP Awantipora to come up for State’s women also fulfilled today Srinagar, Apr 24: Four Khurshid Jaish militants, one policeman hearing on New Delhi, April 24: For- JAMMU, APRIL 24: Chief and an Army trooper were mer Indian Minister of Ex- Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday killed in an encoun- May 03 ternal Affairs and Senior today said that her Govern- ter that raged between forces Srinagar, Apr 24: Bail ap- Congress leader Salman Khur- ment is f ulfilling the commit- and militants in Laam Aripal plication of Shahid-ul-Islam shid in a scocking revelation ments made with every section village of Tral area in South the Spokesman of Hurriyat said that this party's hand is of society in the State. Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Conference (M) and Ayaz stained with the blood of Mus- The Chief Minister said police said. Akbar the Spokesman of Hur- lims, adding, we are ready to this while interacting with a Police said that all the four riyat Conference (G) will come show the blood on our hands delegation of Employees Co- militants who were affiliated up for hearing in the special so that you understand that ordination Committee, led with Jaish-e-Mohammad were NIA court at Patiala house on you too must not get blood on by its Chairman, Ghulam net meeting chaired by her. implementation of 7th Pay killed in an encounter at Lamm May 03. your hands. Rasool Mir, who had come to Mehbooba Mufti said she Commission recommenda- area of Tral today. hammad Zahid informed clude top Jaish commander, Family sources while dis- Responding to a question thank her for the historic de- had committed to employees tions in their favour despite Senior Superintendent of Kashmir News Service (KNS) Omar Khalid was replaced closing this to KNS revealed See Salman....Pg 02 cisions taken in today’s cabi- of State Government about See Mehbooba....Pg 02 Police (SSP) Awantipora, Mu- that four Jaish militants in- See Tral....Pg 02 See Bail....Pg 02 State, Centre eroding authority of PRIs for DEMAND FOR WITHDRAWING Disclosure of rape victims’ identity: personal, political benefit: Congress AFSPA IN JK; Even dead have dignity: SC NEW DELHI: Even the dead have dig- G A Mir addresses party workers at Khanabal Anantnag ‘Act must go but situation not conducive’, nity. They cannot be “named or shamed.” This was the observation of the Supreme Srinagar, Apr 24: On the 25th year of 73rd, says ruling PDP Court today as it dealt with the issue of dis- 74th Amendment of Panchyat Raj Act imple- Srinagar, Apr 24: With the voices getting louder for closure of identity of rape victims, including mented in the Country, Congress today blamed the revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) the eight-year-old girl who was raped and both State and Centre Governments for un- in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ruling People’s Democratic brutally murdered recently in Kathua in dermining the authority of Panchayati Raj Party (PDP) Tuesday said that though the act must go but Jammu and Kashmir. Institutions in the Country and State to get maintained that situation was not conducive to withdraw It said that even in cases where the rape benefitted politically. the act. victims were alive and were either minors or Congress also blamed State Govt for pur- The AFSPA is in vogue in Jammu and Kashmir since of unsound mind, their identities should not nity,” a bench comprising Justices Madan B posefully halting the empowerment of people 1990, gives sweeping power and immunity to the armed be revealed as they have the right to privacy Lokur and Deepak Gupta said while hearing through PRIs with the fear of losing power, forces.