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Azad
inspects work on Hajj
House
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar,
Dec 29 :
Chief Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad visited Bemina
and took stock of pace of
work on under
construction Hajj House.
Chief
Minister inquired about
the construction works
taken up in various
sections of the House. He
was informed that by the
end of November, Rs. 3
crore were expended on
the works. Expressing
satisfaction over the
pace of works, Chief
Minister stressed upon
the executing agencies to
ensure completion of the
project as per schedule.
Meanwhile
several deputations also
called on Chief Minister
and presented their
demands.
The
deputations included
Muslim Welfare Society,
Kashmir University
Teachers Welfare
Association, Joint Action
Committees of Dooru Shah
bad and Tral, Chamber of
Commerce and Industries,
Contractual JE Electrical
Engineers, Welfare
Committee Shaheedgunj,
KMD Association Srinagar
and Employees
Associations of JK
Minerals, CONFED, SRTC
union and JAKFED.
The
deputation of Muslim
Welfare Society apprised
Chief Minister about the
functioning of the
society’s orphanage
at Bemina. They also
presented various
demands.
The
deputation from Tral
requested for declaring
Dadsar as a block while
the Dooru Shahabad
deputation demanded hill
district status for their
area.
The Chamber
of Commerce and
Industries deputation
projected problems
confronted by them with
regard to power supply,
marketing etc. They
pleaded for setting up of
Kashmir Expo Centre at
Delhi to provide better
marketing facility for
handicrafts of the State.
They demanded
establishment of Tourism
Development Board for
holistic development of
Tourism sector with
captains of travel, trade
and tourism industry as
members. They also
pleaded for tax exemption
on wool, wood carving and
carpet items besides,
freight subsidy on fresh
fruit and cut flowers.
The
deputation of Kashmir
University Teachers
Welfare Association
demanded acquisition of
300 kanals of land for
expansion of the
university campus. They
also urged for
construction of a new
girls hostel. The
deputation submitted a
proposal of development
of IT industry in the
state.
The
deputation of SRTC
requested for release of
pay and Cola before Eid
and New Year.
The
deputation of various
employees associations of
PSUs demanded early
release of salary in view
of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Chief
Minister gave a patient
hearing and assured
appropriate action.
Later,
several political
leaders, prominent
citizens and people in
large numbers called on
Mr Azad to express their
sympathy on the passing
away of brother of Chief
Minister.
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HC
stays recovery of electricity bill
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 29 : In a writ petition
filed by Messrs Pee Ell Alloys Industries
challenging the electricity charges of
over rupees three crore, Justice YP
Nargotra of the State High Court Jammu
wing stayed the recovery proceedings
against the petitioners and directed that
electricity connection of the
petitioner's firm, if disconnected, shall
be restored subject to petitioner's
depositing rupees 50 lakh.
The money
is to be deposited with Registrar
Judicial High Court Jammu wing as
security amount to be adjusted towards
the liability, if any, comes to be
ultimately. The Court further directed
that the amount deposited shall be kept
in fixed deposit till further orders.
According
to the petitioner's firm, a demand for
payment of Rs 3, 35, 59, 071. was raised
against the petitioner on account
of’ electricity charges for the
period November 15, 2000 to February
15,2001 along with panel interest. The
petitioner challenged the liability on
the ground that this demand has invalidly
been raised, as the petitioners have not
consumed the electricity for which the
demand has been raised.
Their case
was that though the demand has been
raised from November 15, 2000 to February
15, 2001 yet the fact remains that on
February 24, 2001 and Marc 5, 2001, the
petitioner's firm deposited Rs 18, 82,
525 and 7, 41, 375 for the electricity
charges. The demand raised was not based
on correct assumption of facts.
Petitioners submitted no demand
outstanding certificate issued by the
department on December 26, 2004.
Justice YP
Nargotra after hearing Advocates Gourav
Pachnanda and Pranav Kohli appearing for
the petitioner, issued notice to the
respondents, which were accepted by
Deputy Advocate General S Hakim on behalf
of the respondents. She was asked to file
objections within four weeks.
JU
agrees for re-evaluation after fierce
protest by students of BE
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: After day long
fierce protest for the third consecutive
day, Jammu University authorities
ultimately conceded the demand for
re-evaluation of two papers of the
Computer stream of VIth semester
Engineering students.
The
decision was taken after four hour long
marathon meeting by the Vice-Chancellor
Prof Amitabh Mattoo with Controller
Examination, Dean Academic Affairs,
Registrar and some other officers, who
were virtually gheraoed inside the VC
chamber by the agitating students, led by
NSUI leader Varinder Singh Chib.
According
to a statement, issued by the University,
the Engineering students of VIIth
semester, who have been declared
unsuccessful in Analysis & Design of
Algorethem and Automata & Formal
Language, have been given the option of
re-evaluation or re-examination of these
two papers. The students have to decide
for any one within seven days, added the
statement which was issued around 8.30
pm.
However,
the confusion continued to prevail till
late night as the students did not call
off their stir even after their main
demand of re-evaluation was conceded.
They were insisting that the
Vice-Chancellor should personally assure
them for accepting their demand.
Earlier,
the campus witnessed a strong protest by
the agitating students of Engineering,
including girls, who were demanding
re-evaluation of the two papers of VIth
semester in which all the students have
been declared unsuccessful.
During the
protest, four girl students fainted and
were rushed to hospital. Soon the
protesters turned violent and they went
on rampage. They broke window panes and
several flower pots kept in the
administration block. Even as a strong
posse of cops was deployed on the campus
and senior Police officers had also
reached the site, the University
authorities maintained a restrain and did
not order use of force against the
students.
In the
morning, the agitating students faced the
wrath of JU non-teaching employees who
were also protesting against their
locking up by the former yesterday.
It may be
mentioned here that the protesting
students had locked up the Examination
Wing and did not allow the employees to
come out of the office till late evening.
123
JEs promoted as Incharge AEs in PDD
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: The Government has
ordered promotion of 123 Junior Engineers
(Electric) as incharge Assistant
Engineers (AEs) in the Power Development
Department.
Out of the
total, 88 are Degree holders while 35
Diploma engineers. The Degree holder
promotees are—Shakti Singh, Mohd
Jamal Sheikh, Shabir Ahmed Hakim, Vipin
Gupta, Mohd Shafi Akhnoon, Mohd Yousuf
Mir, Syed Ahmed Wani, Samir Sharma,
Latief Ahmed Wani, Sanjay Gupta, Ajaz
Ahmed, Riyaz Ahmed, Aijaz Muzaffar Ronga,
Showkat Ahmed Shah, Tariq Rasool Wani,
Gulzar Ahmed Khan, Abdul Rauf Bhat, Mohd
Amin Shah, Davinder Singh, Riyaz Ahmed
Kababi, Syed Basit Hussain, Bilquis
Drabon, Munib-ul-Rehman, Rajesh Sharma,
Rohit Bhagotra, Zahoor Ahmed Rather,
Qaisar Khalil Qadri, Shanker Singh
Manhas, Ghulam Nabi Mir, Malik Habib
Ahmed, Vinod Kumar, Parvez Ahmed, Peer
Abdul Hamid, Latief Ahmed Parray, Sayed
Ahmed, Anil Abrol, Liaqat Ali Dar, Sunil
Sharma, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, Jagdeep Singh
Sasan, Ghulam Ahmed Wani,Manjeet Singh,
Riyaz Ahmed Naik, Bhupinder Singh Bali,
Anmol Singh,Fayaz Ahmed Shah, Shiv Kumar
Bhardwaj, Hussan Lal, Daljit Singh,
Joginder Singh Jamwal, Mushtaq Ahmed,
Mohd Yousuf Wani, Gurdev Singh Sodhi,
Vishal Chouhan, Meenakashi Sadhotra, Arun
Gupta, Vaneet Gupta, Rajeev Koul, Yasar
Arafat, Aijaz Rashid, Ms Aman Bharti,
Farooq Ahmed Ganai, Suhail Nazir, Syed
Abrar Hussain, Sanjeev Singh Pathania,
Iffat Rashid, Tassaduq Nabi, Nissar Ahmed
Wani, Musroor Hussain, Suhail Murtaza,
Daulat Ram, Satish Kumar, Kewel Krishan,
Wahab Ali, Vijahat Ali Mir, Mohammed
Tayyab, Abdul Rehman Bhat, Jatinder
Singh, Riyaz Ahmed Gilani, Ghulam Ahmed
Bhat, Sham Lal, Mohd Altaf Wani, Romesh
Chander Kotwal, Mohd Ashraf, Mohd
Mansoor, Zaffar Ahmed, Rishi Kumar and
Ghulam Mohd Bhat.
Diploma
holders now promoted as AEs are-S L Bhan,
Yashvir Singh Slathia, Jai Gopal Sharma,
Inder Krishan Bhat, Avtar Singh Jamwal,
Rattan Kumar Wattal, Om Parkash Sharma,
Ram Paul Sharma, Darshan Kumar, A K
Zutshi, Raj Paul Gupta, Mohd Masood,
Ashiq Hussain, Arifa Bushra, Tanseem
Fatima, Ashok Kumar, Paramjeet Singh,
Surinder Kumar Khajuria, Shashi Paul
Sharma, Ghulam Fatima, Farooqa Jabeen, J
K Jandial, Chaman Lal Dogra, Rajinder
Singh, Sham Lal Sharma, Shahnwaz Sheikh,
Jovraj Singh Slathia, Gopal Singh, Mohd
Shafi, Niyaz Ahmed, Mohd Arif Mughal,
Jagdish Singh Rathore and Tassaduq
Hussain Sheikh.
4
granted bail in Handwara sex scam
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Even as four of
the accused in the infamous Handwara sex
scandal were granted bail today by
District and Sessions court at Kupwara,
remaining nine of the accused have been
denied relief for their involvement in
the heinous social crime.
District
and Sessions Judge Kupwara, Abdur Rasheed
Bhat, today dismissed the bail
applications of the nine accused who have
been charged with seducing, kidnapping,
detaining and raping a number of young
girls, mostly minor and unmarried, of
Handwara area. Those who were denied bail
include J&K State President of Janata
Dal (U) Advocate Mir Khursheed of
Baramulla, a journalist working with Urdu
daily Tameel-e-Irshad and news agency
Kashmir Press Service Ghulam Mohiuddin
Bhat alias Raja Mohiuddin, Abdul Majeed
Bhat, his son Waheed Ahmed Bhat and Aijaz
Ahmed Lone.
Bail was,
granted in favour of four of the accused
who have been charged with abetment and
conspiracy (section 120-B) in the same
matter. They include a Higher Secondary
School lecturer Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh,
Syed Mehboob Gilani, Ghulam Nabi Parray
and Zakir Hussain, a resident of Rajouri
who also happens to be the son-in-law of
a Superintendent of Police.
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Criminal
held with country made pistol
Excelsior
Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Dec 29: Police today
arrested a criminal and recovered country
made pistol from his possession near
Chopra Shop.
Police
spokesman said that a police party from
Rehmbal Police Station led by SHO
Sub-Inspector Rajinder Sharma under the
direct supervision of SSP Prithvi Raj
Manhas and Additional SP Anil Magotra
during a special naka arrested a criminal
and recovered one country made pistol
from his possession.
He has
been identified as Ajeet Kumar alias
Jeetu, son of Sansar Chand of Shakti
Nagar Udhampur. A case under Section 3/25
Arms Act has been registered against him.
The
information about the criminal was
developed by the Army intelligence and
later shared with the Rehmbal Police. The
spokesman said that the special nakas
were laid all along the highway following
inputs about the movement of
anti-national elements.
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3 Assistant
Directors, 13 Statistical
Officers promoted
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: Government today
ordered placement of three
Assistant Directors (P&S) as
Incharge Deputy Directors and 13
Statistical Officers as Incharge
Assistant Directors in J&K
Economic and Statistics
(Gazetted) Service.
The
Assistant Directors, who have
been placed as Incharge Deputy
Directors in the own pay and
grade, are Abdul Aziz Malik,
Manok Kumar and Girdhari Lal.
Girdhari
Lal has been placed as Incharge
Deputy Director against
deputation vacancy subject to
superior claim of Inamul Haq
Sidiqui, Deputy Director on
deputation to Advisory Board for
development of Pahari speaking
people.
The
Statistical Officers, who have
been placed as Incharge Assistant
Directors in their own pay and
grade, are Sewa Ram (SC), Tirath
Ram (social caste), Trilochan
Singh, Mohd Ayub Shah (RBA), Mohd
Ashraf Ahangar, Mohd Amin Bhat,
Mushtaq Ahmed, Suresh Chander
Raina, Mohd Latif Khan, Ghulam
Hassan Ichkoti, G M Naik,
Ferozuddin Kawoosa and Karan
Singh.
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One
killed, 3 injured in road accidents
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: One person was
killed and three others received injuries
while as a woman died of burn injuries
and six persons allegedly consumed
poisonous substances in separate
incidents.
Police
spokesman said that one Nand Ram, son of
Shanku of Padder and presently residing
in Subash Nagar was knocked to death by a
bus at Gandhi Nagar.
He was
immediately rushed to Government Medical
College Hospital where he was pronounced
as brought dead.
In another
accident, three persons were injured when
a truck bearing registration number
JK02H-8612 skidded off the road and
rolled down near Champali.
All have
been hospitalised and their condition was
stated to be out of danger when reports
last came in.
Meanwhile,
a young house-wife died of severe burn
injuries she had received at her
residence under suspicious circumstances.
Identified as Reeta Devi, wife of
Jitender Singh of Jindrah, she was rushed
to hospital where doctors pronounced her
as brought dead.
Police has
taken cognizance of the incident.
The
spokesman said that six persons allegedly
consumed poisonous substances at their
respective residences. Identified as
Rekha Devi, wife of Balbir Singh of
Jourian, Satinder Kour, wife of Jagga
Singh of Ramgarh, Shri Kumar, son of
Lango Ram of Hiranagar, Ram Singh, son of
Nasib Singh of Kathua, Rani, wife of
Udheywan of Bari Brahamana and Arun of
Doda, they were rushed to hospital when
spotted unconscious.
Doctors
immediately provided them stomach wash
treatment followed by other medicare.
Their condition was stated to be out of
danger when reports last came in.
Seminar
on effects of electro-magnetic radiation
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 29 : Minister for
Health and Medical Education Mangat Ram
Sharma inaugurated a seminar on effects
of electro-magnetic radiation held here
today.
The
experts delivered ellaborative speeches
on health hazards of electro-magnetic
radiation emitted by various electronic
gadgets like mobile phones, micro ovens,
TV sets, computers etc.. They also dwelt
in detail about the ways and means to be
adopted to avoid ill effects of these
appliances.
Director
Health Services Jammu, Principal Jammu
Medical College, Heads of the Department
of various disciplines in health and
medical education department, doctors and
general public was present in the
seminar.
The
seminar was organized by a private
concern dealing with the manufacturing of
devices that could be used to avoid
electro-magnetic health hazards. Expert
lecture was delivered by doctor S. Azanv
and Chairman of cogent EMR Solutions
Limited Santosh Bagla gave details of the
devices.
Mr. Sharma
said that while utilizing modern
electronic and other machinery ample care
should be taken to avoid radiation damage
to the human. He said mass awareness
about the use of electronic appliances
that emit radiation, should be launched
and users given education about the use
of devices that are available and also
precautions that could be applied while
using electronic instruments.
State
Level Craft Exhibition concludes
Excelsior
Correspondent
Udhampur, Dec 29 : 3-day State Level
Craft-cum-Governmental exhibition
organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK),
Udhampur in collaboration with District
Administration concluded here today.
MLA,Udhampur
Balwant Singh Mankotia was the Chief
Guest at the concluding function while
Tehsildar (territorial) Udhampur presided
over the function.
In the
exhibition number of Youth Clubs, Mahila
Mandals and Self-Help-Groups from
different districts of the state
participated with their local craft
products. The MLA complemented the
organizers of NYK for holding such a mega
events at the district headquarter and
added that such exhibitions are
imperative to boost local products of
different areas of the state.
Mr.
Mankotia stressed upon the youths to come
forward and avail maximum benefits from
different schemes launched by the Central
and State Governments for youth craftsmen
to set up their own ventures. This, he
said would also solve the problem of
unemployment to a greater extent.
Later, the
MLA had a round of all stalls put up by
different youth clubs and District
Administration.
Speaking
on the occasion, District Youth
Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Udhampur
S. P. Sharma extended his vote of thanks
to different government and private
agencies for making the State Level
Exhibition a grant success.
Among
others, officers of various departments,
prominent citizens and representatives of
different youth clubs were present on the
occasion
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WWF
celebrates International Day for
Biological Diversity
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: J&K Chapter of
WWF India, celebrated
International Day for Biological
Diversity by organising a
function at Jammu University,
here today.
As
the function was organised to
generate awareness amongst the
public about tropical
deforestation and consequent
reduction of plant species,
special emphasises was laid on
conservation of bio diversity,
its sustainable use, fair and
equitable sharing of benefits
arising out of it, conservation
of knowledge and practices of
indigenous communities.
About
60 persons, comprising eminent
environmentalists, educationists,
technocrats, intellectuals and
representatives of voluntary
groups, participated in the
programme.
S
D Swanthantra, Ex-Principal Chief
Conservator and a renowned
environmentalist, presided over
the function while Dr J K Sharma,
Ex-Director health, was the chief
guest.
V
P Sharma, chairperson of WWF
India, State Chapter, explained
in detail the mission of World
Wide Fund for Nature India and
explained the reasons which
necessitated the observance of
International Day of Bio
Diversity.
O
P Sharma, SFRI, delivered a
lecture on biodiversity with
special reference to medicinal
plants.
Amateur or
Immature v/s Professional or
Mature
By Ravinder Kaul
Let
us for a change start with the
last things first. At the
culmination of today’s play
"Passport", presented
by Natraj Natya Kunj, just before
giving the formal introduction of
the artistes, Kumar A. Bharti,
the moving spirit behind the
group, asked the judges of the
Festival to take note of the fact
that some groups were employing
the services of professional
artistes, while the Festival was
only meant for amateur artistes.
The apparent reason for this
vocal reminder was to ensure that
only the amateur artistes are
considered for awards and the
professional artistes
participating in the Festival are
ignored.
Now
this is truly food for thought.
What exactly is the distinction
between an amateur artiste and a
professional artiste? Although
the Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary
describes amateur as " a
person who creates something with
artistic skill etc. without
receiving money for it", it
is common knowledge that some
honorarium has always been paid
by theatre groups, particularly
to music directors, musicians and
female artistes, for covering
their conveyance and other
expenses. Can the artistes
receiving such honorarium be
termed as professionals? In some
of the sports, like Billiards,
Boxing, Golf and Lawn Tennis, the
distinction between amateur and
professional is well defined.
Anyone who participates in a
tournament carrying prize money
or earns one’s livelihood
from the sport is said to have
turned professional. Hence the
example in the Oxford dictionary,
"After he won the amateur
championship he turned
professional."
Now
do we actually have any
professional artistes in Jammu
who are earning their livelihood
from theatre? Only one name comes
readily to my mind, but he is not
participating in the Festival.
Then who or what is Bharti taking
about? Did he actually mean
‘immature’ when he said
‘amateur’ or is he
talking about some artistes who
participate in television
programmes and get paid, whatever
insignificant amount, for it? But
then television is vastly
different from theatre and Bharti
himself has participated in a
number of television programmes.
If he is talking about the
theatre groups paying some
honorarium to the artistes for
acting in their productions, how
are the judges supposed to know
about such payments? Is he
thinking of deploying the CID, or
for that matter the CBI, to look
into such under the table
payments running into hundreds of
rupees? Lastly, does Bharti
actually believe that the play
"Passport", presented
by his group today, stands a fair
chance of winning an award in any
category that can be marred by
some unscrupulous professional
artistes, surreptitiously
participating in the Festival?
Well let me rest my case and talk
about the play.
As
per the brochure circulated among
the audience by the group, the
play is based on the story of
Rajinder Kumar Sharma and has
been written by Kumar A. Bharti.
The fact remains that this play
has been actually written by
Rajinder Kumar Sharma and
published under the title
"Swarg ka Passport".
The play has been performed by
many theatre groups at many
places all over the country,
including Jammu. By making a few
changes here and there, that
every theatre group does
routinely, one cannot claim the
authorship of the play.
The
play opens and ends in the court
of Dharamraj, who is considering
the applications of different
deceased persons for issuance of
a passport to heaven. Chitragupt
is presenting the applicants one
by one and narrating their deeds
or misdeeds. In this process a
government official, a
businessman, a priest, an
advocate, a religious head, two
eunuchs, a leader, two hippies, a
drunkard and a police official
present themselves in the court
of Dharamraj for pleading their
respective cases and asserting
their suitability for issuance of
the Passport. In the process, the
director Abhishek Bharti wants to
highlight the evils prevalent in
Indian society today. Noble
thought, but executed in a very
hackneyed manner. Almost all the
artistes were very loud. The
costumes, particularly those of
Dharamraj and the two yamdoots,
were quite good. The set was also
appropriate.
Manoranjan
Kala Kendra presents its Punjabi
play "Usnoon Kahin" in
the Festival on Saturday.
T.S.Premi directs.
PTU learning
centres organise ‘Welcome
2007’
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: To welcome the new
year, Punjab Technical
University’s learning
centres, Softlab Computer
Institute, Satyam Institute of
Hotel Management and Tourism and
Softlab applied Technologies
jointly organised a colourful
programme at Satyam Resorts, here
today.
On
the occasion, students presented
various cultural items which
included folk dances, Bhangra,
Gidda, mimicry and some amusement
games.
Subash
Chowdhary, MD JK Channel, Kuldeep
Gupta, MD Softlab Institute of
Satyam Resorts, media
representatives, faculty members
and staff of these institutes
attended the programme.
After
the cultural programme,
achievements of the Punjab
Technical University which has
given excellent results during
the past years, were highlighted.
The
audience was also informed that a
number of PTU pass out have got
important placements in
prestigious organisations in as
well as outside the State.
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Hindu
Sammelan held at Arnia
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: Hundreds of people
including a sizeable number of
women drawn from surrounding
villages today thronged Arnia
village to participate in the one
day Hindu Sammelan. The Sammelan
was organized in connection with
celebration of Janam Shatabdi of
second Sarsangchalak of Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Madhav
Rao Sadashiv Rao Golvalkar
popularly known as Guru Ji.
Addressing
the samelan various religious
leaders asked the people to rise
above the cost considerations and
work for building a strong and
united Hindu Samaj. They made it
clear that despite the existence
of different Panths the Hindu
Samaj is one.
Addressing
the samelan Swami Prakashnand Ji
said that Hindus should remain
cautious and vigilant against the
conspiracy being hatched against
them.
He
alleged that Hindus are lured to
conversions by certain agencies
active in the country. "We
are duty bound to take every
Hindu with us irrespective of
caste, creed and colour", he
added.
Addressing
the Sammelan, Shakti Singh of
Sahib Bandgi said it is the need
of time that Hindus who had gone
astray should be brought back
into the fold.
The
Granthi of Gurudwara Phool, Bhai
Karnail Singh highlighted the
sacrifices of Guru Teg Bahadur
and his sons for Dharma. He
stressed on holding such Samelans
time and again.
Bhai
Basant Singh Ji of Yoginder
Shastri, Dera Baba Badbagh Singh
said that though we believe in
different Panths but are all one.
In
his address Brig. (retd) Sucheet
Singh said that Hindus have to
display their unity. He alleged
that minorityism is dominating
the country and terrorism is on
peak which is a great challenge
before us.
He
said by displaying unity in our
ranks we can thwart the designs
of all such forces who are
inimical to national unity and
integrity.
A
resolution was also passed in the
Samelan in which people resolved
that they will guard their
motherland of all dangers from
within and outside. They also
resolved to struggle for
protection of cow and work to rid
the youth from intoxication.
BJP team for
Khour Mandal announced
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: Suraj Singh, who
was appointed BJP Mandal
president for Khour, has
announced his team for Khour
Mandal.
They
included Subedar G S Chib as
general secretary and Madan Lal
Sharma, Bhupinder Singh and Shyam
Lal as vice-president.
Balbir
Singh, Balwan Singh Santosh Chib
and Bhagwan Dass Sharma have been
nominated as secretary while Shiv
Ram, Sat Pal Sharma, Sansar
Singh, Narain Sharma have been
given the post of publicity
secretary, cashier, spokesperson
and office secretary,
respectively.
Executive
members included Mela Ram Sharma,
Mool Raj Manhas, Rej Ram Sharma,
Mulakh Ram Sharma, Capt Chain
Singh, Capt Raghubir Singh, Capt
Uttam Singh Manhas, Krishan Lal
Sharma, Subedar Jaswant Singh,
Raghubir Chand, Gittan Ram, Puran
chand, Moti Singh, Jagan Nath
Sharma, Girdhari Lal, Balwan
Singh Manhas, Madan Lal, Noolam
Singh while Sahdev Singh
(ex-MLA), Chaman Lal Kanathia,
Krishan Lal Sharma, Autar Singh,
Baldev Singh, Romesh Chander and
Faqir Singh Chib are the special
invitee.
Passing Out
parade of 112 driver trainees
held
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: A colourful
Attestation-cum-Passing Out
Parade of 112 trainees of BRTC
drivers held at Police Technical
Training Institute, Vijaypur.
Additional
Director General of Police Armed
P S Gill was the chief guest. He
inspected the parade and took
salute of the march past of
police trainees. He also
presented medals to the trainees,
who excelled in various
activities.
The
performance of driver Daleep
Singh of Security Wing was
adjudged excellent for which he
was declared all round best
trainee whereas driver Mohd Altaf
of FSL secured first position in
outdoor and driver Aijaz Ahmed of
Security Wing secured position in
range classification.
Addressing
the parade, the ADGP stressed
upon the pass out driver trainees
to perform their duties with the
presence of mind as role of
drivers is very crucial.
He
asked the Principal of Institute
Bhupinder Singh and staff to
impart the trainings to police
personnel on standard pattern to
make them professionally sound.
Earlier,
Principal of the Institute gave a
resume of the functioning of the
institute and said that so far
Institute has trained around 8819
police personnel in various
courses since its inception in
January 1999.
P
L Gupta, IGP Modernisation,
Bhupinder Singh, Director Police
Telecommunication, K L Bhagat,
Principal PTS Kathua, M S
Salaria, Commandant JKAP 7th
Battalion and Kamal Saini,
Commandant JKAP 8th Battalion
were among others attended the
function.
Deputation
of medical employees calls on CS
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: A deputation of
Jammu and Kashmir Medical
Employees Federation led by its
State president Susheel Sudan
today called on Chief Secretary C
Phunsog to apprise him of their
long pending demands.
The
demands which were brought to the
notice of Chief Secretary include
regularisation of adhoc and
consolidated employees, rank
promotion of pharmacists, full
implementation of Government
Order No. HME-48 of 1992 dated
23-02-1992, amendment in SRO-20
dated 23-02-1992 which is lying
pending in ARI Department for the
past 14 years and grant of pay
scale of 4000-6000 to FMPHW.
The
Chief Secretary gave patient
hearing to the deputation and
assured to settle these demands
at the earliest.
Others
in the deputation were Deepak
Khajuria, Stanzin, Yogchan Dolma,
Mehraj-ud-Din Sheikh, Farooq
Malik, K Sawhney and R K Bali.
PYC
organises function
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: Pradesh Youth
Congress organised a function at
village Khairi in block Bishnah
of district Jammu today.
State
president of Youth Congress, Mohd
Amin Bhat presided over the
function while vice president,
Sanjay Sawhney and Manmohan Singh
also spoke on the occasion. PYC
workers and district and block
body members in large number
attended the function.
While
addressing the gathering, Mr Bhat
asked the district and block
committee members to strengthen
the cadre in their respective
areas and project the problems of
the people and address them by
taking up with the concerned
authorities. He also appealed the
youth cadre to strengthen the
Party and carry the message of
the Congress president Sonia
Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh and the
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
up to the masses.
Referring
to Roshni Act, the Youth Congress
chief pointed out that by making
some amendment in the Act chief
Minister has given relief to
several sections of the society
including farmers and refugees
and maintained its implementation
will generate huge revenue for
the government. Mr Bhat assured
the villagers of Khairi that he
would manage two dug wells, ten
hand water pumps and 40 electric
poles as desired by the locals.
Sanjay
Sawhney appreciated the decision
of coalition government headed by
Ghulam Nabi Azad regarding
increase in the land from ten
kanal to 100 kanals for farmers.
He termed it as welcome gesture
of the Chief Minister.
Others
who present on the occasion
included- Manmohan Singh, Pawan
Raina, Shindi, Shashi Sharma,
Tantray, Tirath Ram and Rajinder
Singh.
Comprehensive
flood control plan for J&K on
anvil: Dilawar
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec
29 : Government
today decided to formulate
comprehensive flood protection
plan with projection of financial
requirements for the state
including dredging of flood
channels, reconstruction of flood
damaged irrigation Kohls and
various irrigation schemes. The
plan would be submitted to the
cabinet for approval
This
was decided at a high level
meeting held here today to
discuss measures for speedy
execution of de-silting of
irrigation canals, ongoing
beautification works on
historical Jehlum river and
reconstruction of flood damaged
Kohls and schemes in the state
The
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and
Flood Control, Mohammad Dilawar
Mir presided.
Financial
Commissioner, Planning and
Development, S.S. Kapoor,
Principal Secretary to Chief
Minister, Anil Goswami,
Commissioner Secretary Finance,
B.B Vyas, Commissioner Secretary
PHE, Irrigation Mehboob Iqbal,
Chief Engineers of Irrigation and
flood and Flood Control
departments of Kashmir and Jammu
Division attended the meeting.
While
Chief Engineer, Irrigation Jammu
was directed to go ahead with
de-silting of various irrigation
Kohls in Jammu division, the
Chief Engineer Irrigation and
Flood Control Kashmir was
instructed to moot tenders
(prequalification) immediately
for completing civil works
particularly protection and
strengthening of bunds on left
and right sides of rivers. State
Government has already released
its share of Rs. 6 crore against
central allocation of Rs. 12
crores for beautification of the
rivers so far this year.
The
meeting was informed that an
estimated amount of Rs. 10 crores
is required for restoration of
flood damaged irrigation canals
and schemes in Kashmir valley
whereas Rs. 1 crores are needed
for de-silting works on Jammu
division in the first phase.
Speaking
on the occasion, the Minister
enjoined upon the engineers of
the irrigation and Flood Control
departments to expedite working
on various schemes so that these
are completed within a stipulated
time.
Migrants
delegation visits proposed camp
site at Jagti
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
29: Delegations of
Purkhoo, Nagrota, Mishriwala and
Muthi camps visited the proposed
site for construction of two room
sets for the Kashmiri migrants at
Jagti in Nagrota today.
The
delegation was led by Roshan Lal
Raina of Purkhoo camp and its
other members include Shadi Lal
Pandita of Nove Soan Kashmir
Front, Vir Ji Bilove of Migrant
Camps Coordination Committee.
They,
while welcoming the decision of
the Government alleged that the
migrants are being misled against
the proposed site and assured all
cooperation to Government in
construction of two room flats.
However
, the delegation demanded that
the area be demarcated and a blue
print of the proposal be
thoroughly discussed with the
community to remove doubts from
the minds of the people.
Mr
Raina who also addressed a
meeting of camp dwellers at the
site said the Chief Minister has
promised to provide all amenities
to this township and we should
trust his words.
Mr
Bilove demanded that with the
construction of quarters, the
Government should take up the
construction of schools, parks
and hospital in the hand.
HC directive
to Govt on Akhnoor migrants
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec
29 : A writ
petition has been filed by
Sangarsh Yuva Morcha seeking
relief under relief package for
the Akhnoor migrants of villages
Chaprial and Samual from where
they had migrated on June, 1999
on account of cross-firing and
shelling on the border. After
their migration, they were
provided shelter at Govt Ramnagar
Migrant Camp (Bomal) Akhnoor. In
view of their migration, the Govt
passed various orders since 1999
for making provisions for
providing reliefs to the migrant.
In
the present petition, the
petitioners claimed that the
relief under the relief package
have not completely been released
in their favour, seeking
direction to the respondents to
provide the relief to which they
are entailed.
Justice
YP Nargotra of the State High
Court Jammu wing came to the
rescue of these Akhnoor migrants
and directed State Govt to depute
a team of responsible officers to
inspect Ramnagar Migrant Camp
(Bomal) Akhnoor within a period
of one week and if on inspection
the tents, in which the migrants
are putting up, are found to be
in bad condition, the same shall
be replaced by new one within a
period of next one week. The
Court took serious note of the
Union of India for not filling
the objections and directed Mrs.
Deepika Mahajan counsel for the
Union of India that she shall
file objections on behalf of
Union of India through Ministry
of Defence and Commandant 6
Rajput.
In
the meanwhile, Mrs. Surinder Kour
Advocate appearing for the
petitioners submitted that the
conditions of tents in which the
migrants are leaving have since
been torn due to normal wear and
tear and because of which the
petitioners are suffering badly.
According to Advocate Surinder
Kour, the winter season is at its
peak, but the respondents have
not bothered to replace the torn
tents by new one so as to protect
them from the cold. She further
submitted that till the petition
comes up for final disposal, the
respondents may be directed to
replace the torn tents of the
migrants. On the other hand
Additional Advocate General BS
Salathia appearing for the state
submitted that the respondents
would have no objection to look
into the issue and if the need be
provide to new ones for the
migrants. The Court after
considering both the sides,
directed State Govt that the
tents in which migrants are
putting up are found to be in bad
condition, the same shall be
replaced by new ones within a
period of next one week.
Four failed class
X students attempt suicide
SRINAGAR,
Dec 29: Distressed
over their failure in class X
examination, four students,
including two girls, allegedly
attempted suicide by consuming
some poisonous substance in the
Kashmir valley overnight,
official sources said today.
They
said Shaista Akhter, a resident
of Bandipora in Baramulla
district, Irshad Ahmad Malik of
Charsoo in Pulwama, J G Singh of
Tral in Pulwama and Jozi Akhtar
of Habba Kadal in Srinagar
attempted suicide by allegedly
consuming some poisonous
substance after they could not
bear the shock of their failure
in the examination.
They
were admitted in various
hospitals in critical condition.
The
result of class X examination was
declared on December 26 in which
as many as 35,834 students from
the Kashmir division had
appeared. Of them, 21,618 were
declared successful as the
overall pass percentage this year
stood at 60.33.
This
year about 63.44 per cent boys
were declared successful as
compared to 56.19 per cent girls.
While 12,981 boys passed the
examination, the figure stood at
8,637 for girls. (UNI)
2 women die due
to lack of medical facility
KARGIL, Dec
29: Two expecting
mothers have died due to lack of
medical facility at village
Khawas Panikhar, about 70 km from
here where people also locked
non-functional telephone
exchange, a senior leader of the
National Conference (NC) Syed Aga
Abbas alleged.
Mr
Abbas said two pregnant women
died due to lack of medical
facility at Primary Health Centre
(PHC).
He
said both the women died before
they could be shifted to another
nearest PHC at Sankoo, about 27
km away because of bad roads.
He
said the PHC at Khawas was
without doctors and medicine,
forcing people to take the
patients to Sankoo or Kargil.
The
NC leader demanded appointment of
a lady doctor in the PHC.
Mr
Abbas said the telephone exchange
at Panikhar was also not
functioning for the past two
months.
People
of the area locked the main gate
of the exchange now in protest
against the Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSLN) authorities
failure to repair it. (UNI)
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