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alleges Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The J&K Ex-services League has been highly agitated over decision to place the Jammu city and the area adjacent to it under the Western Command based at Chandigarh, which means that Jammu city and vital areas around Jammu upto the border will not be under the Udhampur Northern Command........more Trade
community of Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Two major trade organizations of the State Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Chamber of Commerce.......more Governor,
CM greet Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Governor, Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha and Chief Minister, Mufti Sayeed have greeted the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Nauroz........more Bollywood
personalities Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Bollywood personalities Manishanker, Director , actresses Tanuja, Tanishah , Nandita Sen today visited the border areas of R S Pura sector.......more |
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Deptt Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The State Information Department organized a composite Mushaira at Abhinav Theatre here . About 17 poets participated in the Mushaira...............more Tributes
paid to Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Rich tributes were paid to Pt Prem Nath Dogra on his 33rd death anniversary here today. The function was organised by Praja Parishad Jammu and Kashmir............more RD,
Agri, Irrigation, R&B sectors worst affected By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Mar 20: The damages in the mountainous district of Doda due to snow-storm and avalanches have been pegged at Rs 159.75 crore and district administration has sent the report about the losses to the State Government.............more Govt plans
to provide Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Qazi Mohd Afzal today said that Government was contemplating to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the forthcoming Panchayat elections.............more |
Indo-Pak bus completes test drive on Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The 19-seater mini-bus, which will free-wheel on the prestigious Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad route from April seven, undertook its first test-drive successfully on Saturday. "The stag-mini bus of Ashok Leyland has undertaken its first test drive on the 313 km road till Kaman Post yesterday and it was successful," Minister for Roads and Buildings Ghulam Ahmed Mir said today. Unlike the luxurious Delhi-Lahore buses, the State Government has selected 19-seater vehicles for the Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad route because a major part of this route is hilly and only small buses can ply on it, he said adding four stag buses have been readied for the purpose. These vehicles are fully air-conditioned with central heating facilities with installed TV sets and stereos, he said adding the state-run J&K State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) would run these Indo-Pak buses. He said four more such vehicles are being purchased for this purpose and are being given a new look with some special facilities added to them, including a guide. |
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JKESL alleges discrimination with Jammu region Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The J&K Ex-services League has been highly agitated over decision to place the Jammu city and the area adjacent to it under the Western Command based at Chandigarh, which means that Jammu city and vital areas around Jammu upto the border will not be under the Udhampur Northern Command. The ex-servicemen have been dismayed and felt that it was another discrimination with Jammu particularly with the winter capital of the State. This time, they said, discrimination has come from the Army and the Government of India. The veterans including senior retired generals are unhappy on this decision as they feel that the vital and sensitive region will now be remote controlled from Chandigarh and thus further neglected. Without going into Military Doctrine and the need to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir State, particularly Jammu region, under two different commands, they felt that under no circumstances Jammu city which is so vulnerable and close to the border, should be taken out of the Northern Command. If need be new boundary should be adjusted along river Basantar, which was unanimous suggestion of the veterans. J&K Ex-Services League president Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal informed that he had a meeting with Army Commander Northern Command to institutionalize the procedure to deal with the ex-servicemen problems in the most sensitive border State and it was decided to have regular meetings every six months. Maj Gen Jamwal said GOC-in-C Northern Command also agreed to establish a Heritage Centre with a museum for posterity. He informed that a memorandum of demands was presented to the Prime Minister at Raj Bhawan during his visit on November 19, 2004 which included one rank one pension, reservation in State and Central Government jobs, move of JAK Rifles Regimental Centre from Jabalpur to Jammu etc. |
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Trade community of J&K opposed to VAT Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Two major trade organizations of the State Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu have appealed the Jammu and Kashmir Government to defer the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system in the State till the people in general and the traders in particular were fully educated about the new system to be adopted by them. Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) said since traders are required to maintain a plethora of accounts under the VAT regime, it was absolutely necessary that Government defers its implementation till traders are completely educated and trained in new tax system. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jammu has also while expressing similar views on VAT said new taxation regime be implemented only after full preparation by the State Government, awareness to the people and business community in particularly and that J&K should not be the first State to implement VAT and rather it be implemented in J&K simultaneously with other States. The KCCI, calling upon the Sales Tax Department for awareness programmes at the district and town level, emphasized the need for incorporating suggestions put forth by the Chamber and other trade organizations in the VAT Draft Act. The CCI Jammu said it was due its reasoning and persuasion that VAT regime was deferred last year, but Chamber feels sorry to note that no sufficient ground work has been done during all this period as uptill date the business men know nothing about the Bill Forms and the firms doing book accounting do not know about the method to be adopted and the companies who are doing Telly?Computer accounting have not been apprised about the required software etc. It added that TIN numbers have not been yet been communicated to the assees, no procedure of new registration announced and above all most of the officials and almost whole of business community is unaware of the system. The KCCI has submitted that Government should look into the pros and cons of the VAT before implementing in the State. It added that the Government also has to bear in mind the sufferings of the people during the last 15 years, which has left the economy of the State in shambles. The KCCI said although it was not opposed to implementation of VAT and only seeking its deferment, the trading community of Kashmir led by Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers’ Federation (KTMF) has sought its revocation. The business community of Kashmir has on March 17 observed bandh on a call given by KTMF against implementation of VAT from April 1, in the State. The CCI Jammu on the other hand said that Government has not yet come out with concrete policy with regard to industrial exemption. Even the VAT Bill has not been discussed in the State Legislature so far. The Chamber on its own organized many interactive sessions, seminars and discussions to apprise the authorities about these points but no timely action has been taken by them. Ram Sahai, president Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jammu, has meanwhile appealed the business community to observe complete bandh and shut down on March 30, 31 and on April 1 and at the same time pleaded with the State Government to remove all impediments and irritants before taking final decision about VAT. Our Udhampur Correspondent adds: Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industries Udhampur alongwith Beopar Mandal and Traders and Distributors Association Udhampur protested against the decision of the Government to implement VAT in J&K State. A large number of traders from Udhampur town observed one day hunger strike at Gole Market Udhampur and shouted slogans against implementation of VAT and warned the Government not to implement VAT in the State as the same was not in the favour of traders especially the small traders. The action of Chamber has also been supported by Municipal Committee of the Town. Those who sat on hunger strike included S S Kalsotra, Puran Kumar Ringra, R C Gupta, Ved Prakash, Ravi Kumar Malguria and Pawan Kumar Gupta. |
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Governor, CM greet people on Nauroz Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Governor, Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha and Chief Minister, Mufti Sayeed have greeted the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of Nauroz. In his message, the Governor described the day as a symbol of India's unique ethos and composite culture, which manifests itself in celebration of Nauroz by various communities in different ways. Some celebrate Nauroz as a festival, some observe it with religious piety and devotion while many observe the day as a New Year and advent of spring after rigorous of winter, he said. General Sinha hoped that: "Let the festival of Nauroz be a harbinger of peace and prosperity for the people of the State, the Governor prayed. In his message the Chief Minister said Nauroz this year is being celebrated in the backdrop of a pleasant change in the atmosphere across the State. He said buds of hope and expectation have sprouted everywhere and a breeze of fresh air has overtaken the gloom and anxiety of more than a decade and a half. This spring, he said, a historic beginning is being made in Jammu and Kashmir to bridge the distances between people with the opening of the Jhelum Valley Road. The upcoming event has blossomed millions of hearts on both sides, he added. 'May this spring of peace, friendship and amity be a permanent feature in Jammu and Kashmir', the Chief Minister prayed. |
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Bollywood personalities visit RS Pura Sector Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Bollywood personalities Manishanker, Director , actresses Tanuja, Tanishah , Nandita Sen today visited the border areas of R S Pura sector manned by Border Security Force (BSF). They were accompanied by BSF officers and other film crew. The visit highlighted the promotion efforts of a feature film "Tango Charlie" to be made by Bollywood Producer Nitin Manmohan on the life and experience of a borderman, highlighting the vagaries of terrain, constraints of duties and challenges over vast frontier of Indian nation and the challenges posed by insurgent situation existing in the country. The event was organised with the help of Frontier HQr BSF, Jammu. Officers and families of BSF met the film personalities on the occasion in BSF campus. DIG BSF G S Virk and DIG M K Razdhan were present on the occasion. They said the film "Tango Charlie" projects the life of a border man while on duty as well as his personnel life. Many films have been made in the recent past on life and commitment of Army, Air Force and Navy and a film on BSF was long due. The film crew visited the BSF Outpost Octroi in Suchetgarh Sector where the film personalities interacted with BSF jawans guarding the Indo-Pakistan International Border and also serving in remote areas of J&K along Line of Control. The feature film "Tango Charlie" derives its title from the name of a BSF Jawan Tarun Chauhan whose life and experience are used as medium to project the characteristics of the force and its commitment to the nation. The Bollywood is pleased to produce the film as a gesture of thanks to the guardians of the borders. On the occasion the BSF Jawans resolved to rededicate themselves to the service of nation. |
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Information Deptt organises composite Mushaira Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The State Information Department organized a composite Mushaira at Abhinav Theatre here . About 17 poets participated in the Mushaira. The prominent film personality Ved Rahi was the chief guest while Secretary, Art Cultural and Languages Romesh Mehta presided. Among others Director Information Farooq Renzu, Joint Director Information, Jammu S. K. Sharma, Poetess Shashi Sharma and Prof. Lalit Magotra were present. A galaxy of renowned poets of Urdu, Dogri and Hindi recited their compositions on different aspects of present day society which attracted splendid applause of the audience. The poet who participated in the Mushiara included Dr. Nirmal Vinod, M. K. Santoshi, Sheikh Mohd. Kalyan, Surinder Kour Neer, Hardeep Kour Deepak, Bhupinder Singh Bhargav, N. D. Jamwal, Dr. Jatinder Udhampuri, Tara Samilpuri, Prof. Champa Sharma, Betab Jaipuri, Smt. Nusrat Chowdhary, Pritpal Singh Betab, Shri Sham Raina, Gian Singh, Javed Rahi and Satish Vimal. In his address, Renzu said that the organizing of this Mushaira is a beginning of series of cultural and literary activities to promote literary activities in the State. He said many new beginnings have been made and has envisioned the multi-faceted role of the department. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rahi appreciated the effort for holding a composite Mushaira and has fully realized that this would help in strengthening the bonds of love between people speaking different languages and enrich the cultural heritage of the State. He said there are many common words of Urdu, Hindi, Gojri, Dogri, Punjabi, Kashmiri and other languages which were being used in other languages. He urged the poetic fraternity to come forward to root out the social evils from the society by creating awareness among the people through their writings. Secretary Art Cultural and Languages, Romesh Mehta, who also spoke on the occasion said that similar Mushaira would also be arranged in other areas of the State with the collaboration of Information Department. |
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Tributes paid to Pt Prem Nath
Dogra on Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Rich tributes were paid to Pt Prem Nath Dogra on his 33rd death anniversary here today. The function was organised by Praja Parishad Jammu and Kashmir. The function began with the enchanting of Mantras from Vedas and speech of Pt Dwarika Nath Shastri, president of Brahmin Sabha followed by garlanding of portrait of Pt Prem Nath Dogra by his grandson Naresh Dogra, S P Suri, Sheikh Abdul Rehman, Rishi Kumar Koushal, Chander Mohan Sharma, Madan Lal Dogra, Mast Nath Yogi, Sohan Lal and Iddress Tabbsum. Speaking on the occasion, president of Praja Parishad, Chander Mohan Sharma paid rich tributes to the late leader and said that the impressions of the good deeds of Pt Prem Nath Dogra are available in every mind and at everywhere in the State. "Inspite of 33 years of his death, he is still alive in the minds of people and BJP which he had left some months back has deviated from the ideology, principals and way of working of Pt Prem Nath Dogra", he said and added that inspite of reapproachment efforts by the central BJP leaders he has chosen to reconstitute Praja Parishad as BJP has failed to catch the regional aspirations of the people of the State. He appealed the people to join Praja Parishad to make it a powerful medium of representation of popular aspirations. Sheikh Abdul Rehman, in his speech, recalled the days of Pt Prem Nath Dogra and described him as his political Guru. He became so sentimental that tears rolled down his eyes. Quoting many instances, he described the late leader as a super human being because of his human gratitude. Mr Rishi Kumar Koushal, chief patron of Praja Parishad paid rich tributes and also read out some letters and speeches of Pt Prem Nath Dogra. On the occasion, Aga Sayeed Abdul Jalali, P C Sharma, Jugal Sharma, Raj Kumar, Usha Bali, Koushal Kumar and Sat Paul joined Praja Parishad. The vote of thanks was presented by Raj Kumar Choudhary. |
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RD, Agri, Irrigation,
R&B sectors worst affected By Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Mar 20: The damages in the mountainous district of Doda due to snow-storm and avalanches have been pegged at Rs 159.75 crore and district administration has sent the report about the losses to the State Government. Sources told the EXCELSIOR that the teams constituted by the Deputy Commissioner Doda Gulzar Ahmed Qureshi for finalisation of report about the financial losses due to snow-storm and avalanches have pegged the total loss in the district at Rs 159.75 crore. The report is lying with the State Government for onward submission to the Central Government which had promised to release sufficient funds to meet the losses in the districts affected by nature’s fury. Sources said that the infrastructure under rural development sector suffered extensive damages due to the snow-storm and avalanches. This sector alone suffered a loss of Rs 65 crore as almost all the houses under Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), link roads and bridal paths in the entire district got damaged extensively. The another sector whose losses run in several crores is agriculture and allied sector where losses are fixed at Rs 45.50 crore. The entire crop and vegetation in the district got damaged due to snowfall and avalanches. The third worst affected is roads and buildings sector. Almost all the roads in the district need massive patch work besides buildings. After hectic survey, the administration has fixed the damages in this sector at Rs 10 crore, the sources said and added that infrastructure of power also suffered extensive damages which is evident from the fact that most of the electric poles, transformers, conductors and wires went out of order due to nature’s fury. In power sector, the district administration has fixed the losses at about Rs 10 crore. The Irrigation and Public Health Engineering sectors suffered damages of Rs 17 crore, education sector Rs 2.70 crore, forest and allied Rs 95 lakh, animal and sheep husbandry losses pegged at Rs 8 crore, horticulture Rs 10 lakh and health Rs one lakh. The drainage system of the towns and protection bands suffered a loss of Rs 60 lakh. Sources said that the annual district plan of Doda is about Rs 70 crore but the district suffered loss to the tune of about Rs 170—more than double the amount it spends annually under district plan. They said that it would take several months to the district administration to put the things on rails as this area is second worst affected due to snow-storm after Anantnag. |
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Govt plans to provide
reservation to women Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Qazi Mohd Afzal today said that Government was contemplating to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the forthcoming Panchayat elections. Addressing a public meeting at Katal Batal in Nagrota today, the Minister said the coalition Government was serious towards the women empowerment and it provided good share to the women during civic bodies elections. He said the women can play a constructive role in the development process and render good service to the society. Appreciating the coalition Government’s effort in opening Uri-Muzaffarabad road, Mr Qazi said it is yet another milestone in softening the relations between India and Pakistan. He said such confidence building measures will go a long way in fostering better relations between the two countries. He said the bus-service has also been hailed by the international community as a positive move for bringing lasting peace in the sub-continent. This service will not only unite the divided families but will open new avenues of trade between the two countries, he added. Reiterating the Government’s resolve to provide basic amenities to the people, Mr Qazi claimed that in past two years the main thrust is being laid on drinking water, medicare , education, roads and power sectors. He said the heeling touch was not for militancy victims but for all the people in the State. Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included—Ashiq Hussain, secretary PDP, Renu Azad and Chaman Lal. |
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Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Mar 20: One day convention of Gujjars of Majlis Udhampur was held at office of the National Conference under the chairmanship of Ch. Mohammed Shafi. According to a press release, while addressing the conference, Mr Shafi said that National Conference was a real representative of Gujjars. He reminded that it was National Conference which has taken very bold and far-sighted steps for the freedom of the State and also took revolutionary steps for the development, welfare, betterment and upliftment of the community. He criticised the present Government the manner in which the selection of candidates in various schemes like Rehbar-e-Talim etc was being made without following the rules and norms for reservation. He further appealed to the community to remain united and stands on the side of NC. Ch. Mohammed Khalil, Ch. Daud, Haji Roshan Din, Mohammed Qasim, Sharief Hussain, Ch. Abdul Karim, Hajan Begum Bibi and others attended the function. |
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Govt employees’ convention on March 23 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: A meeting of the J&K Government Workers and Employees Joint Associations Committee was held to review on-going preparation for last campaign of the convention which will be held on March 23. According to the press release, topics like imperialist globalization and its effects on the people and particularly on employees and workers, political discrimination with the Government employees on occupational basis since democracy started in the country and abroad and constitution of 6th National Pay Commission were discussed. Ram Kumar, Jaswant Singh, Ravi Singh, Vijay Sharma, Ganesh Khajuria, Balvinder Singh, Prahalad Singh, Joginder Singh, Ajay Khajuria, Rakesh Sharma, Prem Singh, Baljinder Singh, Mohan Lal Sharma, Parveen Kesar, Garu Ram and others exhorted the employees delegates to participate in the programme in mass for paying tributes to Shahidiazam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. |
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KPs to Govt: Enact law for
management of Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The Kashmiri Pandits have demanded that the management of temples and other Hindu religious places in the Valley be left to Community under a legally valid, unified and purposeful arrangement, the same way as has been done for such places of worship of other ethnic groups to save them from misuse and encroachments. The demand was made at a joint press conference by AIKS, senior vice president A K Dewani, acting chief of KP Sabha , B L Bhat, Dr Chand Narayan Tickoo, AIKS publicity secretary, Sanjay Kumar and Opinder Handoo. Justifying the demand, they said if Awaqaf has been set up for religious places of Muslims and Gurudawara Prabhandak Board for Gurudwaras, why such type of body can’t be constituted for Kashmiri Hindus. In this regard we have submitted a draft of the Mandir Bill to Government and the matter has been discussed with major political parties, said Mr Dewani. National Conference has also made this demand in the Sate Assembly during last Budget session and every quarter has given a good response to this proposal, he added. He said but it appears that the Government under the influence of vested interests is ignoring the community in all matters including the management of their own religious places and educational institutions. He said there is growing concern among the Kashmiri Hindus over the grabbing of community land one way or the or the by the mafia. The land and property of various religious places and temples like Baba Dharam Dass, Hanuman Mandir, Mangleshwar, Hariparbhat and the Hindu Asthapans at Kanihama, Solina, Anantnag and Ganderbal are reportedly in the process of clandestine sale. He said despite repeated pleas the Government has failed to restore the religious shrines of Hindus in the Valley which have been encroached. While making a dig at Government Mr Dewani said, notwithstanding the tall claims made by it regarding the dignified return and rehabilitation of the community , it is working contrary to the community cause. He alleged that all the claims of the Government despite peace moves are aimed at annihilate original inhabitants of Kashmir from their roots. The community has lost all faith in this Government as in its lengthy and elaborate budget speech the Finance Minister did not make any mention about the sufferings of this community when migration is a core issue. Mr Dewani while criticising the Government said the process of ignoring the community is obviously willful. It is surprising that a provision of Rs 30 crore has been made in the budget for 2005-06 for rehabilitation without making any specific mention for highly publicised scheme of construction of two room sets for migrants at Jammu and other provisions made for some welfare schemes of this unfortunate lot have not also been given any transparency to enable watching their implementation. He said the migrants are surprised to know that level of expenditure on the environmental improvements in the camps has reached Rs 161 lakh, Rs 80 lakh to medical relief and Rs 350 lakh to medical reimbursement . How this huge amount is being spent is a riddle, he added. He also condemned the role of so-called human rights activists who are ignoring the plight of the displaced Hindus and championing the cause of secessionists and militants. |
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Mula Ram lays foundation stone of model village Ghaink Excelsior Correspondent Jammu, Mar 20: Minister for Social Welfare Mula Ram has said that Rs. 1.20 crore would be spent for creating modern infrastructure in the village Ghaink to develop it as model village. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a public gathering after laying the foundation stone of Model village Ghaink in Bhapwal Block of Jammu district. He said the village has been adopted to develop as modern village and would be equipped with all basic modern facilities like park auditorium, library, stadium, reading room, fishery pond besides in addition to the road connectivity adequate water, power supply, health care facilities, educational institutions Shamshan Ghat and all other basic facilities which are being enjoyed by the people in the urban areas. The Minister said that to provide irrigation facilities to this Kandi area, a plan under draught scheme has been sent to the Asian Bank for approval. In addition, Rs. 50 lakh has been kept apart for revival of Gura Pattan Irrigation Scheme. Besides, Tube Wells would be bored to overcome the irrigation problem. Work on Rs. 1.25 crore Taar-Taroucha road has been taken in hand and would be completed in two years, he added. Elaborating the various Social Welfare Schemes aimed at the upliftment of weaker sections of the society, the Minister said that the Government has introduced Contributory Scheme for the marginal works to benefit the labourers and others workers in unorganized sectors. The workers in the age group of 30-50 years can avail the benefit of the scheme by contributing Rs. 100 per month towards in account number opened in his have in the J&K Bank Ltd. the Government will also deposit Rs. 100 per month towards a account number opened in his name in the J&K bank for a period of ten years. After completion of lock period the beneficiary can withdraw the amount with interest as admissible or convert the amount into pension scheme. The contributory scheme is the first of its kind introduced in the state. The Government has also introduced another scheme benefitting the female child. Under this scheme, the Government will deposit Rs. 5000 in the name of newly born female child till the age of 18 years and thereafter they can utilize this amount for the marriage or other related functions of the beneficiary. Earlier, the Minister inaugurated a cutting and tailoring Centre at village Ghaink. The Centre was established by the Social Welfare Department under scheduled caste Assistance (SCA) to Special Compartment Plan (SCP). Twenty-five schedule caste girls have been enrolled for imparting training for a period of ten months and during the period they will be provided Rs. 100 per month as stipend by the Social Welfare Department. The Minister said that under SCA to SCP scheme ten new cutting and tailoring centres have been sanctioned in Jammu during the current year. Director Social Welfare G. L. Bhagat while addressing the gathering gave a detailed resume of various schemes under the Social Welfare Department launched for the welfare of the under privileged sections of the society. He advised the people to avail maximum benefit of welfare schemes aimed at their upliftment and improve the socio-economic conditions of the people living below poverty line. Director Rural Development P. K. Bakshi, ACD K. L. Khajouria, Sarpanch Ghaink Kuldeep Kumar, Sarpanches and Panches of the adjoining areas besides large number of women folk attended the meeting. |
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Pharmacists’ hunger strike enters 26th day Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The ongoing chain hunger strike launched by Jammu and Kashmir Government Pharmacist Association entered 26th day today. The previous batch of district Doda was replaced by a new batch of X-ray Technician Association. B L Khanldey, Sansar Chand, Rampal and Sudesh Kumar sat on chain hunger strike today. While addressing the employees, Mr Khanldey and Sansar Chand stressed upon the Government and authorities to concede the genuine demands without further delay before March 23, 2005 so that the common people may not suffer due to one day token strike on March 24. Kulbushan Singh Chauhan, Sushil Soodan, Vijay Kumar, Ajeet Kumar, Rajinder Bali, Rajinder Sharma, Rajesh Polla, Mela Singh, Deepak Khajuria, Shadi Lal and others addressed the employees. Meanwhile a meeting of the All J&K Medical Employees Association was held under the chairmanship of Koushal Kumari. Meeting offered full support to the demands of pharmacists. |
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Bhim nominates working committee of JKNPP Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) Prof Bhim Singh has nominated working committee of the party for 2005-07. According to press release, Harsh Dev Singh, Sardar Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, Yashpal Kundal, Faqir Nath, Balwant Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Navin Bakshi, Anita Thakur, Bansi Lal Sharma, Ghulam Mohammed Shan, Mohammed Yosuf Ganai, Ghulam Ali Engineer, Rafiq Shah, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Haji Abdul Khaliq, Govind Ram Sharma, Mool Raj, Bashir Kathu, P K Ganjoo and Daljit Singh are members of the working committee. Besides these members, Inderjeet Sharma, Dr Mohammed Iqbal Wani, Ravinder Pathania, H S Jamwal, Vilakshan Singh, Hari Saran Gaddi, Noordin Parry and Kanta Devi are special invitees. |
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Action Please! Rounda is a village situated in Digghi Panchayat of Tehsil Bhaderwah. Digghi is another village of the said Panchayat. The link road is proposed to be constructed between these two stations and its alignment was done by the PWD (R&B) Dept., Division - Bhaderwah. It is 4.70 Km long road and provides benefit to about 300 inhabitants by connecting villages as Rounda, Butt Mohalla, Kawahari, Koba, Dappan, Naie and finally Digghi. It is free from forest to a large extent. The MLA Bhaderwah, Power Minister Mohd. Sharif Niaz has also recommended this route for construction of road. But some residents of village Digghi want to construct this road from Gatti-More to Digghi. It could provide benefit to about 60-70 inhabitants only by connecting these two stations only. Therefore I request to the MLA Bhaderwah, Power Minister Mohd. Sharief Niaz and other concerned authorities to look into this matter and direct the Divisional Engineer PWD (R&B), Division Bhaderwah to make its detailed survey for further execution of work. Er. Mohd. Yaseen Batt Construct lane, drain in Tomal Colony We the residents of Lane No. 3 Laxmi Vihar, Tomal Colony want to draw the attention of the authorities towards the inconvenience faced by us particularly during rainy days. This problem has cropped up due to non-existence of a lane and drainage system in the area'. The Chief Engineer PW (R&B) Deptt Jammu and concerned authorities were apprised of the situation when a delegation of the residents met him in his office Chambers. It is hoped that they would live to the promise made with us. A. K. Suri & others Scheme of studies at (10+2) level Partial Modification of the Scheme of Studies at +2 level by the Director Academics J&K State (BOSE) vide his Notification No. F (Acad-C)/Fifth-Subject/B/05 Dated 18.01.2005 published in DE/ST/GK Dated Jan 20, 2005 making it compulsory for the students of class XI and XII to offer (05) subjects instead of (04) subjects is a welcome step in view of the Supreme Court of India's Directive for introducing the subject like Environmental Science, Functional English, Information Technology (IT), Bio-Technology & Electronics etc in the schools, colleges & universities because of the need of the present times. But, a part, para of the notification in question which reads as follows "However, it will not be necessary for a candidate to pass the fifth (5th) subject to pass the examination" which I think needs to be very cautiously re-examined, reconsidered because the students under such situation, circumstances, nature of the notification will take the 5th (fifth) subject very lightly and will not read it with keen interests and hence as a consequence of it" the scheme of studies" will suffer alongwith the students in the long run and will not serve the purpose, deliver goods. Therefore, it is the need of the hour to re-examine the condition of not passing the fifth subject as necessary as quoted above by making it compulsory to pass it to make the scheme of studies not only at +2 level a sure success but from school to university level as well. Ashok K. (Lalpuri) Repair Rankot road The link road to upper Rankot needs immediate repairs as it damaged it various places. During rainy day, it becomes quite difficult to walk on it. The authorities had been made aware of the condition of this 800 meter stretch but they did not respond to our plea. Recently, water accumulated near the culvert which made the movement of school going children very difficult. Beside work on drain for which funds have been already sanctioned be executed at the earliest. Th. Jiwa Nand Rankot Lack of civic amenities in Bohri We the inhabitants of Lane No. 5 Anand Nagar Bohri want to draw your kind attention towards the lack of civil amenities of our colony. Our colony comprises of more than hundred houses and more constructions are going on. Power Development has installed 250 KVA capacity transformer in place of 100 KVA as the 100 KVA was overloaded but the conductors which carry the electricity are of 100 KVA capacity need to the changed in order to save the transformer from damage and also ensure smooth supply of electricity without any disruption. Moreover the conductors should be tightly fixed with the poles so that saging may not remain in conductors. Because when the wind blous fast, the conductors collide with each other and result in damage of transformer. Moreover, the colony is in need of three additional poles but the pole near house No. 27 is of dire necessity. Last but not least, the Municipality of Jammu has constructed a tar road in our colony but the game has become rough due to the torrential rains of monsoon season and needs annual repair which has not been taken so far. We the members of welfare committee Lane No. 5 Anand Nagar Bohri apprised the concerned officers/officials of respective department regarding our problems from time to time but it seems every body turned a deaf ear leaving us in the lurch. Therefore, we again request the authorities to do the needful. All the Members of Construct Suriya Vihar Lane The Lane No. 22 in Surya Vihar is in bad condition. The residents have been striving for the last five years to get the lane constructed, but have not succeeded in their endeavour. Now they appeal to Pushpa Wazir, the Municipal Corporator to get this lane constructed at the earliest. Gen Secretary Natrang stages ‘Andhoh Ka Hathi’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Andhoh Ka Hathi written by Shard Joshi and directed by Balwant Thakur featured here today at Natrang Studio theatre in the regular theatre series ‘Sunday Theatre’. The challenges of continuing regular theatre by Natrang has sustained to the seventeenth week today. The play depicts the political and social scenario of the country, which is written many years before but the concept it is having is quite contemporary this time and will be having its proximity for the years to come. The story of the play is based on a famous wisdom tale ‘The Elephant of Blinds’-the play is a hard hitting satire on politicians. Pawan Verma played the role of narrator with confidence and he represented ably the intellectual community of this country. The five blinds, who appeared in multiple characters without any additional support of costumes, make-up and props wonderfully enacted their parts. Those who performed as blinds included Dimple Sharma, Deepak Virdhi, Gaurav Trayal, Rahul Chanda and Kamaljeet Kour. The play was assisted by Neeraj Kant, who also designed the lights of the play. The customes and props were designed by Sanjeev Gupta and executed by Kanhaiya Sharma. The music of the play was composed by Suraj Singh. Mahajan Sabha Channi Himmat celebrates annual day Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: Mahajan Sabha Channi Himmat today held annual day celebrations and Mahajan Parivar Milan. Function started with lighting of traditional lamp by president of Akhil Bhartiya Mahajan Shiromani Sabha T R Gupta, who was the chief guest on the occasion. Mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporation Kavinder Bhushan Gupta, president Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha Romesh Chander Gupta, president Mahajan Sabha Trikuta Nagar Kundan Lal Gupta and Councillor Jammu Municipal Corporation Parveen Kumar Gupta were special guests on the occasion. While addressing the gathering, Mr Romesh Chander Gupta highlighted the activities of Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha and called upon to strengthen its wards so that more and more Mahajans comes up with flying colour in education and policies. Mr Kundan Lal Gupta, president of Trikuta Nagar Mahajan Sabha lauded the role played by Channi Himmat Mahajan Sabha for organising such a nice programme and called upon the young generation to excel in various fields to take Mahajans to higher positions. Mr Parveen Kumar Gupta, who is also the president of Channi Himmat Welfare Association highlighted various development plans he has earmarked for Channi Himmat’s development. Mr T R Gupta highlighted the activities of the Mahajan Biradari on all India basis. Mahajan Sabha Channi Himmat Jammu also presented mementoes to 15 meritorious Mahajan children who had excelled in various fields. They are Vishesh Mahajan, Shveta Mahajan, Arpana Gupta, Dr Nitee Gupta, Himani Kudyar, Shivali Gupta, Isha Gupta, Ravinder Gupta, Ajay Gupta, Silpa Gupta, Puneet Gupta, B B Gupta, Anil Gupta and Rakesh Chander Gupta. LJSP chief takes exception to ‘fabricated’ news-item Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: State president of Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP) Peerzada Abdul Hamid today took strong exception to the news-item in news-papers about his arrest alongwith Ladies Wing president of the party and their expulsion from the party by the central leadership. Addressing a press conference, Mr Hamid said that some vested interests had fabricated the episode regarding his arrest and party’s women wing president and added that the party high command has neither expelled them from the party nor was planning to do so because national president of party Ram Vilas Paswan was aware of the facts. "A senior leader of Janata Party, who is upset over joining of LJSP by his state senior vice-president had hatched a conspiracy to tarnish the image of LJSP and a criminal case will be filed against him in the court of law", he said. He disclosed that on the instructions of party high command he has constituted an action committee to assess the working of party members and office bearers in various capacity. The committee included Subash Gupta, Bhagwati Saran, Surjit Singh, Uttam Sharma, Mohd Ashraf Lone, Bal Krishan Bhat and Gurnam Bhagat. HMT employees’ hunger strike enters 3rd day Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 20: The hunger strike launched by the HMT Employees Union entered the third day today. The Union has launched the hunger strike in protest against the failure of the management to release the salaries of the employees of the HMT Ltd for last eight months. Addressing a general body meeting the Union president , Ramesh Dhar said to intensify the agitation the Union will launch indefinite relay hunger strike from March 21 to press its genuine demands. He further said the employees of HMT and HMT Chinar Watches will hold protest demonstration in front of Civil Secretariat and Raj Bhavan. He appealed the concerned authorities in Government of India to provide the budgetary support to the HMT and HMT Chinar so that the employees are saved from starvation. The secretary of the Union B L Bhan has expressed anguish over the apathetic attitude of the Central Government for not showing any sympathy towards the employees problem. He warned that the employees will launch the agitation and the authorities will be responsible for the consequences. He said the employees of the sister concern at Srinagar are also on the path of agitation to get the pending salaries released. |
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