SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik announced on Wednesday that the J&K administration will fill 50,000 vacancies in the next few months. He also said that National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) “will commit over Rs 5,000 crore for procuring over 50% of apple produce of the state and this will benefit more than seven lakh apple growers”.“I urge our youth to come forward actively in this recruitment process. This will be the largest recruitment drive ever in Jammu and Kashmir or Ladakh ,” Malik said.Malik also assured the people of the state that the government would take every step to ensure that the “heritage, language and identity of the region” was preserved and protected”.In his first press conference after the Centre withdrew J&K’s special status and divided the state into two Union Territories, the governor indicated that Internet services will continue to remain suspended for some more time as it was “used more by terrorists and Pakistanis” than the people of the state.“We will not let any pressure come on them from outside and we will preserve and protect them (people of the state). This is a solemn assurance also from our Prime Minister ( Narendra Modi ) and we will restore normalcy in this region. We will deepen democracy and make it vibrant and truly representative,” Malik said.The governor said restrictions were imposed to prevent any loss of lives. “It was necessary to impose restrictions primarily to ensure that militants and terrorists are handicapped in their movements and don’t succeed in creating fear and terror,” Malik said.“The results of these restrictions are there for you to see. Not a single person has died so far in police action in the state. Every life is precious. Is this not a singular achievement? It’s a result of the government’s efforts to maintain peace and all have worked day and night to ensure that normalcy is gradually restored without causing harm to individuals,” he said.“Now, relaxations have been made, step by step, and more will happen. As of now, 81 out of 111 police stations in Kashmir have day-time relaxations (on the movement of people). A few more areas will open up in a few days. Only a few hard core trouble spots will remain closed,” Malik said. “We will probably be restoring Internet a little late which people will have to bear because that is the most dangerous instrument. Entire lie is spread using that medium,” he said.On detentions of politicians, including three former CMs, Malik sought to justify it by saying that the more politicians spend time in jail, the more political dividends they are likely to accrue.(With PTI Inputs)