NIIT
celebrates 25th Foundation day
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: NIIT Limited today
celebrated its 25th foundation
day all over the country.
Main
function in this connection was
held at the NIIT headquarters,
New Delhi while at Jammu, the day
was celebrated by illuminating
various centres of NIIT.
Various
talent display activities, which
included quiz competition,
Rangoli, ex-tempore etc, were
organised. In conclusion of the
programme, cultural items were
presented and prizes were
distributed among the
participants.
On
the occasion, a special cash
rebate of Rs 5000 was also
announced for each enrollment for
Computer Education Programme on
the day.
It
was 25 years back when a
Jammuite, Rajendera S Pawar, in
coordination with V K Thandani
and P Rajenderan, all IITians,
established first NIIT Computer
Education Centre at Nariman
Point, Bombay. Within short span
of 25 year, the NIIT brand
achieved various milestones and
is now having more than 3000
centres spread over all parts of
India, besides, USA, UK, China,
Arbian countries, South East Asia
and African countries. It is
Asia’s largest computer
education company with a mention
in Limca Book of records, said a
press release.
Industry is
back bone of State economy:
Minister
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Jammu, Dec
2: Minister of State
for Industries and Commerce, PHE,
Irrigation and Flood Control, Dr
Romesh Chander Sharma paid a
surprise visit to District
Industries Centre, Kathua today
and inspected all the sections
therein. He checked the
attendance register and enquired
from the employees about the
functioning of the District
Industries Centre, Kathua.
During
his inspection the Minister
sought detailed report of
District Industries Centre, and
said that no corrupt
officer/official would be
tolerated.
Speaking
on the occasion, the Minister
said that Industrial sector is
the back bone of the state’s
economy and coalition Government
headed by the Dynamic leadership
of Jenab Ghulam Nabi Azad is
committed to exploit every
natural sources to boost the
industries which will not only
generate employment but will also
strengthen the economy of the
state. The minister asked the
employees to work with dedication
and honesty. The minister was
informed that District Industry
Centre has registered 105 units
during the current financial year
and 72 un-employeed educated
youth were provided financial
assistance to establish their
units.
The
Minister was also informed that
under package of incentives for
the rapid growth 22 unit holders
were provided 3 to 5% subsidy,
30% CIS to 8 beneficiaries and
100% to DG sets were provided.
During
the year, 2005-06 under Prime
Minister’s Rozagar Yojana
against the target of 159
cases,105 cases were sanctioned.
General
Manager, DIC, Kathua, Rita Parimo
apprised the minister that under
District Plan during 2005-06, Rs.
74.5 lakh were allocated.
Earlier,
the minister paid surprise visit
to Public Health Engineering
Department, Kathua.
During
his visit to PHE Division Kathua
the minister was informed that
about 85 schemes under ARP
Phase-IV and MNP are under
progress. Out of which 2 schemes
have been commissioned.
Executive
Engineer, PHE apprised the
minister that 26 more schemes
would be completed by the end of
current financial year.
Sai Sham
College holds seminar,
poster making competition
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Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: The Environment
Club of NSS Unit of Sai Sham
College of Education organized a
seminar and poster making
competition to observe
Environment Awareness month in
the college premises.
Total
30 students participated in the
seminar and poster making
competition. In the poster making
competition the theme of which
was "Save environment save
life", Ms Anupama Sharma,
Mahavir and Mahendar Kumar won
the first,second and third prizes
respectively. The theme of the
seminar was
"Man—Destroyer or
creator of Environment"and
Urmila won the first prize in it.
The second and third prizes were
bagged by Dilip and Pushpinder
respectively.
The
programme started with the
lighting of lamp by chairman C L
Tickoo who was the chief guest on
the occasion.
Highlighting
the importance of the theme , Dr
Usha Tickoo, Principal of the
College stressed upon the role of
teachers in creating
Environmetnal awareness among the
new generation. The programme was
held under the supervision of
Urmila Kaul, Ms Rashim Sharma and
Ms Shalini Dogra teacher incharge
Environment Club and Prof. S N
Manhas , Programme Officer NSS
Unit.The proceedings were
conducted by Prof Anita Gupta.
Two-day
national seminar on Service
Marketing begins at JU
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Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Two-day national
seminar on ‘Challenges and
Opportunities in Service
Marketing’, organised by the
PG Department of Commerce under
SAP-DRS programme, began today at
Jammu University.
Dean
Academic Affairs Prof B P S
Sehgal, inaugurated the seminar
and hoped that the deliberations
during the two-day technical
sessions would greatly help the
participants to better understand
minute features of the service
marketing.
Key
note address was delivered by
Prof T N Mathur from the
Rajasthan University, Jaipur, who
traced the origin of service
marketing from ancient time to
the modern form.
Prof
N D Mathur from Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi Shrine Board University,
Katra, in his presidential
address, emphasized on
distribution of service to ensure
equity, growth and profitability.
Earlier,
in his welcome address, Prof R D
Sharma gave a brief evolution and
growth of Special Assistance
Programme of UGC in building the
Department of Commerce.
On
the occasion, a book on
‘Service Marketing in
Finance Sector’, written by
Prof Neetu Andotra and Puja
Gupta, was also released by Prof
B P S Sehgal.
The
stage was managed by Hardeep
Chand and Dr Gurjeet Singh.
During
the technical sessions, 20 papers
on varied aspects of service
sector were presented by the
participating faculty members and
research scholars.
BSF
restricts farmers from
cultivating land: MP
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Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Member Parliament
(RS) and senior PDP leader Tarlok
Singh Bajwa has strongly
criticised the Border Security
Force, Jammu sector for not
allowing farmers to cultivate
their land lying across the
fencing, closer to zeroline all
along the international border in
the region.
In
a press statement issued here
today, the MP alleged that
Government has erected barbed
wire fencing along the IB in
Jammu sector to prevent
infiltration. Since the fencing
has been erected deep inside the
IB, thousands of acres of land of
the farmers has gone on that side
of the fencing. The border
villagers have to go to their
fields for work after crossing
the entry gates. Mostly the gates
have been established at longer
distance and they are opened only
for a limited period.
Mr
Bajwa alleged that he has
received several complaints of
the border villagers that BSF men
do not allow women and children
to work on that side and
moreover, gates are opened for
only a limited period, causing
lot of hardships for the farmers
residing along the border.He
pointed out that there was no
restriction to the farmers on the
other side of the IB and senior
BSF officers at Posts or even
Battalion level hardly bother to
listen to the plea of local
farmers. He said that thousands
of acres of land was going waste
due to this attitude of the Force
and the farmers were also facing
difficulty in transportation of
fertilizers and seeds etc. due to
restrictions.
The
MP demanded that BSF should
increase the time period and
remove hard restrictions. He
strongly demanded that fencing be
re-erected along the extreme Pak
border as there was total peace
in view of ceasefire. He also
demanded that farmers whose land
was used for land mining during
war alert few years back, be
given full and final
compensation. The farmers who
have lost their land in the
fencing process should also be
compensated properly, Mr Bajwa
maintained.
BJP backs
Rangarajan
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Extending its full
support to the Working Group on
economic reconstruction’s
opinion of formulating a
comprehensive land lease policy
to attract private sector, State
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
today demanded a "liberal
land lease policy" for the
economic growth of the State.
"To
ensure the proper economic growth
of the state,there is a need to
liberalize the land lease policy
" said former State BJP
president Dr Nirmal Singh at a
press conference here today.
The
BJP leader, who represented his
Party in Working Group on
Economic Reconstruction which met
here yesterday under the
chairmanship of Dr C Rangarajan
however, criticized the coalition
partners in the State Government
and the main opposition National
Conference (NC) for
"politically
blackmailing" the Centre.
"The
representatives of State
Government and the Opposition
National Conference (NC) were
non-serious about the working
group meetings," he alleged.
Accusing
the opposition NC of politicising
the issue, he said BJP
apprehended that the fate of
these working groups would be
same as was that of Gajendara
Gadkar Commission. "No doubt
the Prime Minister was
instrumental in setting up the
working groups, but when the real
actors in the state are
nonserious what will be their
fate"he asked?
The
BJP leader said that he made it
clear in the working group
meeting that Article 370 was a
main hurdle in economic growth of
the state and bringing the people
of the state into the national
mainstream.
He
said the various issues raised by
him include that there should be
no hegemony of one region over
the other in the distribution of
funds. Moreover, the steps be
taken for encouragement of local
entrepreneurs and revival of sick
industries, abolition of
contractual system in
appointments after regularizing
these employees and Kashmiri
Pandits be given their share in
employment.
ASKPC
opposes move to shift migrants
from Gulshan Ground quarters
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: All State Kashmiri
Pandit Conference (ASKPC) today
accused the Government for being
non serious towards the
rehabilitation of migrants
putting up at Police Lines
Gulshan Ground in PWD Block Third
as no sincere efforts are being
made in this regard.
The
organization, in a meeting held
under the chairmanship of its
president A N Vaishnavi expressed
dismay over the repeated move of
the Police Department to shift
these migrants to other places.
Mr
Vaishnavi alleged shifting the
migrants from Gulshan Ground to
other places will be another
migration for them and it will
affect the education of their
children also.
He
said despite the assurances of
the Minister of Health and
Medical Education and Director
General of Police that no migrant
will be dislocated from the
quarters the Estates Department
of J&K police is pressurizing
these migrants to leave the
quarters.
The
senior vice president of the
organization R K Raina and
general secretary, H L Chatta
have demanded that the migrants
putting up in 13 sets of the
building be shifted to adjacent
sets till the completion of work.
These
leaders in an appeal to Chief
Minister have sought his
intervention in the matter.
Four day
farmers training camp concludes
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: The four days
farmers field school training
camp at village Bandhwal which
was organized by Department of
Agriculture from November 29
concluded today.
The
camp was inaugurated by M A Mir ,
SDAO Akhnoor and it was organized
by AEO and staff members of Zone
Bamal.
In
the camp the farmers were
imparted training regarding
recent and latest technical know
how of cultivation of different
rabi season crops, Zero tillage,
use of bio fertilizers, Kissan
credit cards schemes etc.
They
were also guided how to tackle
the problems faced by them like
non availability of irrigation
water at the time of sowing of
crops.
The
officers who took part in the
camp include R R Raina, Guldev
Raj, Subash Singh, Masood Ahmed
and K K Nakashi SMS.
IAF
personnel killing case
Malik
exempted from personal appearance
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec
2: Presiding Officer
TADA/POTA Court, Wani ND today
exempted JKLF Chief Yaseen Malik
from personnel appearance for
today.
When
the case regarding killing of
five Air-Force personnel was
taken up, the counsel for the
accused presented an application
for the exemption JKLF Chief
Malik on the ground that the
father of Malik is going to holy
pilgrimage of Haj tomorrow and he
being the only son has to make
the arrangements for the
departure of his father and also
to see him off at airport so he
cannot attend the Court today.
Upon
this, Presiding officer TADA/POTA
Court exempted Malik for today's
hearing. Other accused Showkat
Ahmed Bakshi, Ali Mohd Mir,
Manzoor Ahmed Sofi, Javid Mir,
Mohd Rafiq alias Nanaji,
Mehraj-ud-din Sheikh and Javid
Zargar were present in the Court
today.
Senior
Advocate ZA Shah appearing for
the accused concluded his
arguments. He asserted that the
statement recorded by SP, CBI is
not a police officer under
J&K Police Act and,
therefore, he cannot record the
statement u/s 15 of TADA in
respect of the offences committed
within the state of J&K. He
further submitted that
identification parade is contrary
to law and therefore, is
inadmissible in evidence.
On
the other hand Assistant Special
Public Prosecutor appearing for
the CBI sought time to reply the
arguments advanced by the counsel
for the defence. It is worthwhile
to mention that prosecution has
already opened the case and has
made deliberations regarding the
frame of charge against the
accused. Court, however, granted
time to the CBI to reply the
arguments and supplement it with
law laid down.
According
to the case which was committed
in the month of January, 1990,
while the Air-Force personel were
standing at Batmaloo waiting for
Air-Force bus and in the meantime
they were killed in the
indiscriminate firing. The case
was registered and the
investigation was handed over to
CBI and the case is still at the
stage of framing charge after 16
years.
Kathua
Police nabs fake CID officers
Excelsior
Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov
2: Kathua Police today
nabbed two youth, who were
impersonating as CID officers.
One of their companion is still
at large.
Reports
said that one Subash Sharma, son
of Makhan Lal of Kali Bari,
lodged a complaint with police
they he was kidnaped by three
youth on Friday night. He
alongwith his vehicle was taken
into a house where the kidnapers
started checking documents of his
vehicle. The youth were
impersonating as members of the
special team of CID.
The
kidnapers, who were demanding Rs
20,000 from Subash Sharma to
release his vehicle, was allowed
to go to his home to bring the
money. Mr Sharma straightway
rushed to the Hatli Morh Police
Station and informed the police
about entire episode.
A
police party rushed to the spot
but all the three slipped away
from the scene. This morning
police nabbed two of them
identified as Sourab Kumar and
Jagga. A case under section
342/364/382/34 has been
registered in this regard.
ISAP
conducting agriculture
entrepreneurship training prog
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Indian Society of
Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP)
has been designated as nodal
agency for conducting Training
Programme for Agriculture,
Horticulture and Forestry
Graduates by National Institute
of Agriculture Extension
Management (NIAM) for Jammu and
Kashmir regions separately.
The
Agriculture Graduates, who are
the State Subjects of J&K,
will be eligible for the training
programme which envisages
imparting practical training and
skill development in
entrepreneurship leading to
establishment of agriculture
enterprise.
The
programme has been sponsored by
Government of India through ISAP
in J&K under agri-clinics and
agri-business centre scheme. The
programme will commence at
Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agriculture Sciences and
Technology (SKUAST-Jammu) and
would be of 60 days duration.
The
candidates will be trained to set
up their own enterprise for
various products and contact the
farming community in Jammu
region. The project also includes
support for the entrepreneurship
in raising funds.
The
programme will be in batches of
30. Lt Col (retd) H.P. Singh is
the Nodal Officer.
Congregations
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Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Congregations of
various Biradaris will be held on
December 3 and 4 respectively.
Congregation
of Gandhi Biradari will be held
on December 4, 2006 at village
Nandpur.
According
to a press release a meeting of
the Biradari members were held
today to finalise arrangements
for the congregation. Religious
function followed by Bhandara
will be held at the Devsthan.
Congregation
of Manhas Biradari will be held
at Peer Charang Nath on December
3, 2006 and Mian Shaheed Kishan
ji on December 4, 2006 at their
Devsthan at Purana Hamirpur
(Kona) on December 4 and 5.
Half
yearly congregation of Tagotra
Biradri will be held on December
4, 2006 at Datiji and Dataji
Desthan at Kaluchak.
Devotees
from Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai and
Kalkutta will attend the
congregation.
Annual
congregation of Gandotra Biradari
is being held on Monday, December
4 at village Krimchi, Mansar.
The
organisers have extended an open
invitation to Biradari members to
participate and seek blessing of
Kuldevta.
Protest
against unauthorised absence of
docs from hospital
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BHADERWAH,
Dec 2: People of
the town today held protest
demonstration against the
shortage of doctors in the
Sub-District Hospital Bhaderwah
and demanded stern action against
those doctors and para-medical
staff members, who have developed
a habit of remaining absent from
the duty.
Reports
said that two days back one
person received severe injuries
after having a fall from the roof
top of his house and he was
immediately shifted to SDH
Bhaderwah. But no doctors was
present in the hospital at that
time.
Moreover,
when three critically injured
persons, who sustained injuries
in road accident, were rushed to
hospital nobody was present to
treat them leading to their
referral to Government Medical
College Hospital Jammu.
Concerned
over continuous absence of the
doctors from the hospital, people
of the town today held massive
but peaceful demonstration
against the Health Department and
alleged that senior authorities
of the Health Department were not
taking the unauthorised absence
of the doctors from the hospital
seriously despite the fact that
ailing people have been facing
lots of problems.
The
protest demonstration continued
for quite longtime after which
senior police officers and from
civil administration visited the
spot and assured the agitating
people that they will brought the
matter to the notice of senior
officers of the Health
Department.
It
was only after the assurances
from the police as well as civil
authorities that the protest
demonstration came to an end.
Anganwari
workers stage protest dharna in
Jammu
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
2: Anganwari Workers
and Helpers of the Social Welfare
department staged a protest
dharna outside the office of
Divisional Commissioner, at
Mubarik Mandi here today.
The
Helpers and Workers are
struggling since long for the
redressal of their genuine and
justified demands. They alleged
that paying Rs 1300 per month to
Anganwari workers and Rs 640 to
the Helpers was sheer
exploitation of the fair sex
engaged in the job by the SWD.
They demanded enhancement in the
wages of Anganwari workers in the
grade of Rs 2550-3200 and their
regularisation.
The
speakers including president of
the Anganwari Workers
Association, Suman Suri, Asha
Sharma-sr vice president and
Nirmal, general secretary
demanded that graduate Anganwari
workers be provided 50 %
promotional quota and
matriculates 50 % for the next
promotion to the post of
Supervisor as per their
experience. Helpers who are
matriculates should also be
promoted as Anganwari workers as
per tenure of service. They also
demanded separation of ICDS from
the Social Welfare department
besides enhancement of their
wages.
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