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operation Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A case of rare abdominal mass ‘Trichobezoar’ —— an incidence one in millions, was removed from the stomach of a patient at Bee Enn General Hospital recently.......more BJP leader
for creation Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 6: Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party, Shiv Charan Gupta has demanded creation of Jammu State......more Ved
Prachar Saptah Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A week-long Ved Prachar Saptah and Rigved Parayan Yagna is being organised by the Arya.....more Sikh
leaders favour trifurcation Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: State Akali Dal president Mr Suchet Singh has favoured the demand of separate state for Jammu and claimed that SAD will......more |
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station at Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: The Minister for Tourism, Mr S S Slathia inaugurated 12.6 MVA, 33/11KV Receiving Station at Vijaypur today........more Shrine
Board concludes Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A nine-day Chhat Chandi Path organised at Bhavan during the festive period of holy Navratras............more Ramban
Agri employees Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, Oct 6: Agriculture employees of Ramban Sub Division who have been denied their salaries for last........more Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Religious fundamentalism and international terrorism are the real challenges before..........more |
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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A meeting of the prominent leaders of different parts of Jammu region was held here under the chairmanship of retired Sessions Judge, M S Bhat to discuss various issues relating to the unity of the State in the background of the demands of some groups for separate statehood to Jammu. The meeting decided to constitute a State Unity Forum to strive for unity and integrity of the State and to fight against discrimination and to oppose the forces who advocate the trifurcation and reorganisation of the State on communal basis., which was termed not in the interest of the people of the State. The participants said that such demands like division of the State were bound to create communal wedge between different communities of the State. While forming the State Unity Forum, the participants constituted an adhoc body which consisted of six member presidium. The members include Abdul Majid of Muslim Federation Jammu, who will act as the convener of the Forum; J A Kazmi, general secretary of Forum for peaceful Resolution of JK Problem; A H Qazi, general secretary of Chenanb Valley Hill Development Council Jammu; M R Qureshi, president People United Welfare Association, Rajouri—Poonch; Ehassan Malik, Chairman Rajouri-Poonch people’s Forum and Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, president National Panthers Party . Hussain Ahmad Siddique and Showkat Manhas have been elected as general secretary and office secretary respectively. The executive members of the Forum were also nominated. They include, M S Bhat, Malik Abdul Latif, Ch Ahmad Din, A S Rather, Nasir Ahmad Mir, S H Ashrafi, Tahir Khurshid, Muzaffar Khan, Siraj Wani, Ch Bhar Din and Prof Ayub Sheikh. The Forum has decided to strive for unity of the State and to fight for the removal of discrimination with different parts of the regions. Besides, it will also strive for peaceful political solution of J&K problem as per the terms of Shimla Agreement. |
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Rare operation performed atJammu hospital Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A case of rare abdominal mass ‘Trichobezoar’—— an incidence one in millions, was removed from the stomach of a patient at Bee Enn General Hospital recently. Eight year old girl— Pooja Sharma of Model Town Jammu had the habit of swallowing her own hair, wool fabrics and cotton threads. This all material had entwinded in her stomach over a period of years. She was diagnosed and operated in the hospital. After the surgery, the child was discharged in perfect condition. |
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BJP leader for creation of Jammu State Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Oct 6: Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party, Shiv Charan Gupta has demanded creation of Jammu State "as the situations created by ruling party has virtually made Jammuites slaves of Abdullahs". Speaking at a workers’ rally at Moungri in Reasi constituency, Mr Gupta alleged that during the tenure of National Conference Government, the youth of Jammu have bee deprived of employment and the numbers in the State Service has been reduced to eight percent. He claimed that out of 1.55 lakh posts filled up during last four years, the share of Jammuites was only 5,000. The BJP leader said that under the garb of militancy, the State Government was black-mailing the Centre. He asserted that while funds are being misused, Jammu region is denied of the same in terms of its development. Mr Gupta assailed both Dr Karan Singh and his son— Ajatshatru Singh by saying that these personalities of the "royal family" didn’t raise voice in the interest of Jammu people. The BJP leader charged the Government with trying to change the demography oif Jammu region . He said that Deputy Commissioners of Kathua and Udhampur— belonging to a particular community, have been deliberately appointed in these two districts in order to facilitate forcible occupation of the Government land by members of the particular community to create a vote bank for ruling party. Chaju Ram Shastri, baldev Raj Sharma, Mohan Lal, Om Parkash Kasata— district BJP functionaries also spoke on the occasion. |
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Ved Prachar Saptah in Jammu from Oct 8 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A week-long Ved Prachar Saptah and Rigved Parayan Yagna is being organised by the Arya Samaj, Dayanand Marg, here from Sunday, October 8. During this week ( October 8-15), renowned scholar Prof Ved Prakash Shotriya of Delhi will deliver religeous lectures on message of Vedas, a release of Arya Samaj said here today. Mr Om Parkash Premi and Ms Subhash Rani of Jallandhar will present devotional music with the accompaniment on tabla by Pt Yogendra Paul of Jammu. Dr Yogendra Muni, Vanprastha, will be Brahma of Rig Veda Parayan Yagna. Puran Ahuti of Yagna will be at 10 am on October 15. The students of Arya Girls High School, Jammu are to participate on the last day of the function with patriotic songs. A large number of people are also expected to attend. |
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Sikh leaders favour
trifurcation Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: State Akali Dal president Mr Suchet Singh has favoured the demand of separate state for Jammu and claimed that SAD will fight alongwith other organisations of Jammu for this cause. In a press statement issued here today, Mr Singh said that the people of Jammu and Ladakh are facing severe discrimination since long in recruitment, training in professional colleges, political field, development and other aspects. Even this has been admitted by the Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on the floor of the Assembly House that over 80 % employees in Civil Secretariat were from Kashmir region. Condemning the statement issued recently by Mr Wazir from Gurudwara Parbandhak Board and Shiromani Akali Dal president jointly that Sikhs oppose this demand, the SAD chief alleged that Mr Wazir is the puppet of Dr Farooq Abdullah and is dreaming of becoming a minister. He has his own vested interest and is least bothered about the sufferings and problems of the members of Sikh community in the region. The opportunists can not be the true leaders of the masses, he maintained. The meeting which was held here today was also attended by the intellectuals from the community. Several leaders of various Sikh organisations also participated. They stated that Sikhs of the region are strongly in favour of trifurcation of the state, with separate statehood for Jammu, homeland for Kashmiris and the Union Territory status for Ladakh. They said that various Sikh organisations and self-styled leaders have no right to issue general statement on behalf of the Sikhs. They condemned the statement and maintained that Sikhs in general would not compromise on this issue. These tainted leaders are speaking the language of National Conference people. It may serve their purpose but such move would never serve the purpose of the general public of this region. Mr Singh appealed the members of the Sikh community to remain cautious of the designs of these so called Sikh leaders and asked them not to be swayed by their misleading propaganda which only serves the purpose of those who are only self-centered and opportunists and dancing on the tune of Farooq Abdullah. He said that they can not befool the Sikh community members for long as they have been exposed before the public by issuing such cheap statement in a well organised press conference, which was nothing but a stage managed show of National Conference. |
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Receiving station at Vijaypur inaugurated Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: The Minister for Tourism, Mr S S Slathia inaugurated 12.6 MVA, 33/11KV Receiving Station at Vijaypur today. With the augmentation of this improvised receiving station with a capacity of 660 AMP, it will cater to the needs of power supply in Vijaypur, Nanga, Ramgarh and adjoining areas including border belts. This station will also help reschedule curtailment of power, according to Jammu city and restore power to pump sets to meet the requirement of farmers. While addressing a public meeting, Mr Slathia congratulated the people on the occasion of Ramnavami and said that the long pending demand of the people has been fulfilled with the addition of high power transformer of 12.6 MVA in place of the existing 9.18 MVA with a capacity of 660 AMP. Mr Slathia asked the people to make judicious use of power to help minimise the power curtailments and to meet the requirements of the farmers. He also lauded the services of Chief Engineer, PDD, Mr H S Raina for installing the improvised Receiving Station at Vijaypur in a record period. The Chief Engineer, PDD also spoke on the occasion and appealed the people to cooperate with the department for maintaining regular supply of electricity in the area. He said that the department will also provide power to 170 pump sets in the border belts. Among others, senior officers of PDD, prominent citizens and a large number of people from adjoining areas attended the function. |
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Shrine Board concludes Chhat Chandi Path at Bhavan Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: A nine-day Chhat Chandi Path organised at Bhavan during the festive period of holy Navratras from September 28 today concluded at Darbar Vaishno Devi Ji. The Yagna was performed under the guidance of Dr (Pt) Vishwa Murti Shastri of Jammu. A number of learned Pandits of Jammu region participated in the Yagna which is performed for promoting peace in the world and victory of good over evil. Dr S S Bloeria, IAS Chief Executive Officer, the Additional Chief Executive Officer and other functionaries of Shrine Board participated in the Puran Ahuti. During the Navratras, a festival was organised by the Department of Tourism in collaboration with Shrine Board in which the latter contributed an amount of Rs five lacs. The temples in and around Katra were illuminated. Various schools were got opened and blankets provided therein by the Board to accommodate heavy rush of yatra. |
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Ramban Agri employees without salaries for four months Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, Oct 6: Agriculture employees of Ramban Sub Division who have been denied their salaries for last four months have warned to move to Jammu along with their families to stage a dharna in front of Director Agriculture’s Office in case the immediate steps were not made by the Government to solve their demand. In an appeal to Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Ch. Mohammed Ramzan they demanded immediate release of salary budget. The employees who held a meeting at Ramban under the presidentship of Mr M A Wani today expressed concern over apathetic attitude of authorities towards them. They criticized the authorities for not sanctioning the salary budget for the Sub Division under plan and non plan heads. They said despite their repeated requests to the authorities no steps were taken to get the budget sanctioned and salaries released. The meeting however thanked the farmers from Banihal to Patnitop for their cooperation in distribution of drought relief package. The relief was distributed in the shape of fertilizers and seeds to the farmers affected by the drought and the employees traveled long distances to cover the scheme for the benefit of farming community. The farmers in a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Doda and local MLAs have hailed the efforts of the employees of the Department for providing the timely relief to them. |
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‘Any terrorist
group can possess nuclear weapons’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Religious fundamentalism and international terrorism are the real challenges before the world and it is need of the hour to evolve a mechanism to face these challenges. These views were expressed by Prof Aendrash Balok, former-Hungarian ambassador and Director Institute of Foreign Affairs while delivering a lecturer on "Global Politics And Its Impact On Asian Pacific Region" at Jammu University this evening. Prof Balok said that terrorism and religious fundamentalism were the real dangers confronting the humanity and civil society. "Terrorism as a problem has not confined only to some countries, it is rather a global problem challenging democracy and civil society", he said but regretted that international community yet not has clear mechanism to deal this problems. Former Hungarian ambassador was of the view that international community should have to evolve a mechanism to cope with challenge of terrorism and religious fundamentalism. Replying to a question regarding nuclear war between India and Pakistan, Director Institute of Foreign Affairs admitted that challenge of nuclear weapons has increased as nuclear trade became very open for the quite some time. "It is not a question of two nations, no body know who possesses nuclear weapon", he said and added that even a small militant group can purchase nuclear power due to openness of the trade. He termed the situation as ‘serious’ and said that it has put grave challenge on humanity. Regarding improvement of the relation of India with United States and Russia, Prof Balok was of the view that India should have to develop equal relationship with all actors of the international forum. "Before Cold-War, India had limited choice but now the situation has changed", he said, adding "like India, Russia and United States have been facing religious fundamentalism and global terrorism. "India is becoming an important factor and every country should have to take it into consideration in the coming days", he said while favouring permanent seat for India in Security Council. "Being a largest democracy in the world India should be given adequate representation in the world forums", he said and added that permanent seat should be given to India in Security Council to make United Nation more representative and international organisation in real sense. Replying to another question, Prof Balok said that being a largest democracy and having expertise in Information Technology, India has advantages of globalisation and liberalisation. But Balok’s this argument was contested by Prof Rekha Choudhary, Head of the Department of Political Science, who was of the view that only elite Indian class was aware of the Information Technology while majority of the population was illiterate. She was of the view that globalisation will lead to equality in Indian society. Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof R R Sharma, while participating in the discussion said that in India there are two perceptions about globalisation. Quoting statements of some leaders, Prof Sharma said that there is a perception that globalisatiion leads to equality at international level. Earlier, Mr Satpal Sawhney while presenting his introductory remarks said that 21st century will be century of Pacific region. General (retd) Dhar presented vote of thanks. The lecture was organised by Institute of Public Opinion in collaboration with Directorate of Distance Education, Dean Students Welfare and Post Graduate Department of Political Science, University of Jammu. |
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Khajuria favours political solution for Kashmir tangle Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: Former minister and senior Congress leader Mr Yash Paul Khajuria has stressed upon the need to effectively deal with the problem of insurgency by initiating political process. Appreciating the statement of the new Chief of the Army Staff in this regard, Mr Khajuria said that Gen Padmanabhan has personal experience of the ground realities in Jammu and Kashmir as he headed this Command in the recent past. He is expected to give full attention towards the growing situation in this part of the country. Mr Khajuria lambasted the central Govt for recent hike in petrol and petroleum products. He said the BJP led Government at the Centre has doubled the cost of kerosene oil and the diesel in one year while the manifold increase in the rates of petrol and domestic LPG has affected common man. This hike may lead to escalation of prices of all the essential commodities, he maintained. |
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National Youth Project
volunteers take out Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: The City of Temples today witnesses an impressive and unique procession which started from Talab Tillo and passed thorough the different bazaars of the city before culminating Gandhi Bhawan. This procession was taken out by the volunteers of NSS and other youth organisations from all over the country who are participating in Sadhwana Camp. This Sadhwana Camp is organised in connection with National Youth Project programee. The peace procession started from Poonch House Talab Tillo and passed through Canal Road, Jewel Chowk, Gumat Bazar, Saheedhi Chowk, Vir Marg, Residency Road, Raghunath Bazar, City Chowk, Kanak Mandi, Purani Mandi, Raj Tilak Road and other bazars and culminated at Gandhi Bhawan where a function was held. The processionists were airing slogans in favour of national integration and communal harmony. Youth from different regions of the country donned in their traditional dresses with placards with their hands, were shouting Kashmir Ho Ja Gohatey Apna Desh Apne Matey, Hum Sab Bhartiya Hai. Addressing the volunteers at Gandhi Bhawan, Mr Subbarao, director of the National Youth Project exhorted the youth to shoulder their duty to protecting national integration and unity of the country. He asked the youth to launch a war against social evil confronting the society. He said that it was also duty of the youth to work for the betterment and upliftment of the neglected and maganalised lot of the society. |
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Excelsior Correspondent doda, Oct 6: A deputation of Doda Youth Welfare Association met the Director General of Police and AIGP at Srinagar under the chairmanship of its chairman Mr Ajaz Hussain Zargar. Deputationists apprised the DGP of the problem being faced by the unemployed youth in particular and public in general. Mr Zargar demanded on the spot recruitment of Youth Bhalessa and other areas of the district like Bunjwah, Thathri, Marmat Goha, etc to cope up the deteriorating law and order conditions since last six months. He also highlighted the problems of SPOs and demanded the immediate adjustments of terminated SPOs in three battalions the immediate adjustments of terminated SPOs in three battalions of force already sanctioned by the Centre Government for J&K State. The people appealed the DGP to make the verification process of selected candidates in the district speedy. Mr Zargar expressed his grave concern over the closer of Government H S School Marmat Goha for last one week where the students are on strikes protest against the arrest of some students by Rashtriya Rifles. |
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