TSO
Katra placed under suspension
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UDHAMPUR, Nov 22:
Minister of State
for Consumer Affairs and Public
Distribution Department, Manjeet
Singh during a review meeting
with officers of Consumer Affairs
and Public Distribution
Department, Udhampur has asked
the Director, CA & PD, Jammu
to attach Tehsil Supply Officer,
Katra, Ram Lal in his office
holding him responsible for not
monitoring the distribution
system of essentials effectively
which resulted in arrest of a K.
Oil dealer at Katra two days ago.
The
Minister also directed the
Assistant Director, CA & PD
Udhampur to hand over the charge
to TSO Moungri, Mela Ram in
addition and hold an inquiry into
the whole.
The
Minster issued categorical
instructions to the Tehsil Supply
Officer to conduct the checking
of ration and K.Oil dealers
besides traders twice a week and
keep a strict watch on the
distribution of essentials in
their respective jurisdiction. In
case of any complaint from the
public, the Tehsil Supply Officer
concerned would be squarely held
responsible for the lapse. Strict
action would be initiated against
such erring officers, the
Minister said.
The
Minister also took stock of food
grains and sugar lying in various
stores of the district. He also
directed the officers to make
adequate stock of ration and
K.Oil in winter zones of the
district so that the inhabitants
of these hilly areas do not feel
any scarcity of ration etc.
Adequate quota of wheat, atta,
rice and sugar including BPL
ration was stocked in the stores
of the district, the Minister was
apprised.
Meanwhile,
the Assistant Director, CA &
PD, Reasi has placed the K. Oil
dealer, Kalka Nagar, Katra, Anil
Wazir, under suspension against
whom case stand registered in
Police Station, Katra on account
of black-marketing of K. Oil.
TSO
Katra was also placed under
suspension by Director CA&PD,
BD Sharma today.
Azad pays
tributes to Lt Gen Bikram Singh
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JAMMU, Nov 22:
Holding sacrifice
and excellent performance of Lt.
Gen. Bikram Singh in highest
esteem, Chief Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad said that the legacy of
patriotism and valour of late
General is the joint heritage of
the country. He said Jammu and
Kashmir is proud for the services
rendered by Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh
in the state.
Paying
rich tributes to Lt. Gen. Bikram
Singh at a Shardhanjali Samaroh
here today, Mr. Azad highlighted
his extra-ordinary services
rendered in various capacities in
the army.
Chief
Minister said that Lt. Gen.
Bikram Singh rendered laudable
service in organizing and
maintaining a sharnarthi camp in
1947 at Kurukshetra receiving
country wide appreciation.
Chief
Minister also laid a flower
wreath at the statue of Lt. Gen.
Bikram Singh.
The
samaroh was organized by Lt. Gen.
Bikram Singh Yadgar Committee at
Bikram Chowk Jammu and was
attended by family members of the
Lt. General.
Among
others, Minister for Health and
Medical Education Mangat Ram
Sharma, legislators Ashok Sharma
and Yogesh Sawhney, Mayor Jammu
Municipal Corporation Ch.
Manmohan Singh, corporators, army
officers, police and civil
administration besides political
leaders and prominent citizens
were present on the occasion.
Mr.
Mangat Ram Sharma and other
speakers recalled the services of
Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh rendered in
Jammu and Kashmir.
Daughter-in-law
of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh and
other family members present
reminding the people of the
outstanding services of late
General.
JAC demands Rs
1000 interim relief for J&K
employees
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JAMMU, Nov 22: Joint
Associations Committee (JAC) of
all J&K Government workers
and employees have demanded
interim relief of Rs 1000 per
month for the employees till
outcome of the 6th Pay Commission
and strongly condemned the
Government for its move of
privatisation of several
departments.
At
a one day convention of the
Government employees held here
today, a large number of
Associations and Union leaders
from various departments raised
many issues connected with the
welfare of the workers class and
urged upon the Government to
provide some interim relief to
the employees in view of the
sharp hike in the prices of all
the essential commodities. They
pointed out that it will take
long time to the Pay Commission
for deciding the fate of the
employees, therefore, in order to
provide them some relief, Rs 1000
per month as an interim relief be
provided to each employee in
addition to his/her pay per
month.
The
employee leaders also raised the
issues pertaining to Public
Sector Undertakings, daily wagers
and contractual employees.
Strongly opposing the move to
privatise several Government
departments, the Association
leaders cautioned the Government
to review its decision and not to
invite unnecessary confrontation
over this issue. They also
demanded restoration of pension
schemes, enhancement in interest
rate of the GP Fund, withdrawal
of ban on new recruitments in
various departments and stop
retrenchment of workers.
Convenor
of the JAC, Ram Kumar Sharma
stressed for the uniformity in
the wages of the employees
working as daily wagers and issue
orders of regularisation of the
workers who have completed 5/7
years in service.
Demand
for proper maintenance of GP Fund
accounts, ceiling for income tax
up to Rs 2 lakhs, grant of 15 %
dislocation allowance to the
employees posted out of hometowns
and grant of interim relief to
all the State employees before
Pay Commission’s outcome etc
were also raised during the
convention.
Prominent
employee leaders who spoke on the
occasion included Mohd Gafoor Dar
president J&K National Trade
Union Front, Balwan Singh,
president Provincial Teachers
Association, Ganesh Khajuria
general secretary J&K
Teachers Forum, Abdul Qayoom
Wani, president J&K Govt
Employees Joint Action Committee
Kashmir region, Darshan Lal
Sharma (USTA), Ghulam Rasool
Bhat, Prahlad Singh, Sushil
Pawar, Rattan Doshi, Pardeep
Sharma, Amrik Singh, Madan Gopal,
Parveen Kesar and others.
Seminar on
‘enhancing educational
opportunities’
on Nov 24-25
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JAMMU, Nov 22: Government
College for Women, Parade, is
going to organise a UGC sponsored
two-day national seminar on
‘Enhancing Educational
Opportunities for Economic
Empowerment of Women’ on
November 24-25.
Delegates
from different institutions of
higher education in the country
as well as within the State are
participating in the first of its
kind seminar being hosted by the
Parade College this year.
This
was informed by Prof Indira S
Rathore, Principal of the
college, while addressing a news
conference, here today.
"The
organising committee has selected
twenty five papers, including
four lead papers on the
sub-themes related to main topic
and these papers shall be
presented during four technical
sessions of the seminar,"
she disclosed.
Four
sub-themes of the topic are ;
‘Higher Education among
Women-Redefining from
Entrepreneurial
Perspectives’, ‘Low
Socio-economic status and Higher
Education among Women - A
Challenge’, ‘Scope of
IT in Higher Education for
Economic Empowerment of
Women’ and ‘Rural Women
and Higher Education - Issues and
Approach.
Prof
Riaz Punjabi from JNU will
deliver key note address in the
inaugural session in which MoS
Higher and Technical Education
Aijaz Ahmed Khan and Principal
Secretary Higher Education A K
Angurana will be the chief guest
and the guest of honour,
respectively.
In
the press conference, Prof Indira
Rathore was accompanied by
members of the organising
committee, which included Prof
Veena Pandita (coordinator), Prof
B Bambroo (organising secretary),
Prof Shashi Koul, Prof Diskit
Angmo, Prof Poonam Kamotra, Prof
Rajesh Kant and Prof Parveen
Singh.
Jatt Youth
Federation announces district,
tehsil heads
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JAMMU, Nov 22: To
strengthen the organisation,
J&K Jatt Youth Federation has
announced its district and tehsil
heads.
Ashu
Choudhary, Rajesh Choudhary,
Suresh Choudhary and Gurvinder
Singh have been nominated as
district president for Jammu,
Kathua, Rajouri and Samba,
respectively while Manjeet Singh
Sarkaria, Surjeet Singh, Kulbir
Choudhary, Madan Choudhary,
Sanjay Choudhary and Suram Singh
have been appointed as tehsil
president for Jammu, R S Pura,
Akhnoor, Bishnah, Sunderbani and
Kathua, respectively.
Harpreet
Singh and Umesh Choudhary are
block president for Vijaypur and
Kohur, respectively while Harpal
Singh, Anil Choudhary, Parveen
Choudhary and Sahil Choudhary
have been nominated as president
for Jammu University, GGM Science
College, Commerce College and MAM
College, respectively.
Their
names were announced by Manjit
Singh Jatt, president of J&K
Jatt Youth Federation, while
talking to media persons at Jammu
University, here today.
He
also highlighted some demands of
the Federation and appealed the
coalition Government in J&K
to include MLA Suchetgarh Gharu
Ram, who is the lone Jatt
Legislature in the State
Assembly, into the Council of
Ministers.
The
press conference was also
addressed by Karnail Singh,
Ravinder Choudhary, Satnam Singh,
Mandeep Singh, Taran Singh,
Vineypal Singh and Pali.
2 die under
mysterious circumstances
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JAMMU, Nov 22: Two persons
died under mysterious
circumstances while as a man died
after consuming poisonous
substance and three made abortive
attempts to end their lives.
Police
spokesman said that body of one
Janak Raj, son of Tirath Ram of
Miransahib was recovered under
suspicious circumstances. The
body was shifted to Government
Medical College Hospital for
post-mortem.
Another
body of an unidentified man was
recovered from Chatha Mini-Bus
Stand. The body was shifted to
GMC Hospital by the police
personnel of Chatha Police Post.
In
both the cases, police has
initiated inquest proceedings.
Meanwhile,
one Pawan Sharma of Shakti Nagar
died after consuming poisonous
substance at his residence. He
was rushed to hospital when
spotted unconscious by family
members.
Doctors
immediately provided him stomach
wash treatment followed by other
medicare. But he could not fight
for his life and died. The body
was, later, handed over to family
members after all legal
formalities.
Police
has started investigations into
the case.
The
spokesman said that three persons
identified as Madaber, son of
Mohd Tariq of Basohli, Sonika of
Kathua and Rekha of Ramgarh
allegedly made attempts to end
their lives.
They
were rushed to hospital when
spotted unconscious by parents.
Doctors immediately provided them
stomach wash treatment. Their
condition was stated to be out of
danger when the reports last came
in.
The
spokesman said that five persons
were injured in separate road
accidents reported from different
parts of Jammu city and its
outskirts.
They
have been identified as Ghulam
Mohd, son of Haider Ahmed, his
wife Nasrila of Srinagar,
Rajinder Kour, wife of Rajinder
Singh of Simbal, Dev Raj, son of
Mani Ram of Barankote, Pawan
Kumar, son of Sham Lal of
Udhampur.
Workshop on
‘Enhancing Job Skills’
organised
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JAMMU, Nov 22: A workshop
on Enhancing Job Skills was
organised by the Employment
Information Cum Advisory Bureau
in the Centre for Adult,
Continuing Education and
Extension, Jammu University, here
today.
Students
from eleven PG Departments of JU
participated in the workshop
which was aimed to enhance the
employability skills of the
students and make them competent
for the present job market.
Two
eminent experts from Career Smart
Pvt Ltd, Usha Alberquere,
Director Career Smart and Sushma
Singh, were the chief resource
persons.
In
his inaugural address,
Vice-Chancellor Prof Amitabh
Mattoo said that the greatest
strength of any nation is its
work force, especially the young
human resource. Since India
happens to be one of the youngest
nations of BRIC countries with a
large work population , the
strength of this large work force
lies in its soft skills, he said
adding that this is the area
where we need to concentrate. He
said that average capacity of
young students of Jammu is very
high but a large part of their
potential remains unexplored due
to lack of soft skills,
networking, marketing skills and
self knowledge. So the aim of
holding such workshops should be
to fill up these gaps, he
suggested. Earlier, Prof Poonam
Dhawan, Director CACE&E,
highlighted the need and
importance of organising such
workshops. The programme was
conducted by Sita Anand while
vote of thanks was presented by
Priyanka Sharma.
Village
guards’ deputation meets
Financial Comm Revenue
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JAMMU, Nov 22: A
deputation of Provincial Village
Guards Union (PVGU) led by Abdul
Majid Khan, president All J&K
Low Paid Employees Federation,
met the Financial Commissioner
Revenue and presented a
memorandum enlisting various
demands of Village Guards and
Numberdars.
The
demands pertained to
regularization of Village Guards
as Class IV employees as has been
done in Haryana, West Bengal and
many other states of the country,
grant of fixed Travelling
Allowance at the rate of Rs 100
per month to them, enhancement in
stitching charges, expenses for
purchase of boots at par with
market rates, enhancement in
honorarium of Numberdars,
issuance of identity cards to
Village Guards and Numberdars
departmentally, grant of pension
and family pension to those
village guards who have been
ousted on becoming aged and
infirm or who have died in
harness etc.
The
deputation said Village Guards
were getting a paltry rate of Rs
225 per month since April 1997
while Numberdars are being paid
Rs 81 per month for more than 25
years.
The
Financial Commissioner Revenue
listened to the deputation with
patience and assured sympathetic
consideration expeditiously.
Plus 2 Lecturers
organise seminar on
eradication of
corruption
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JAMMU, Nov 22: All J&K
Plus Two Lecturers Forum
organised a seminar on
"Eradication of
corruption"at Banquet Hall
TRC, today.
The
seminar which was attended by a
large number of participants
including lecturers, senior
lecturers, principals , CEOs,
Joint Directors, discussed
various aspects of rampant
corruption in the society and its
damaging effects on every sphere
of life.
During
the seminar special focus on the
daring steps of the State
Government particularly by the
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad
in curbing the menace of
corruption from the State
administration and the society on
the whole were appreciated.
The
participants made various
suggestions for eradication of
corruption and stressed on
educational awareness through
regular schooling and
incorporating the relevant
contents in the curricula for
inculcation in the minds of the
children.
The
presentations made by Manmeet
Bali, Dr Liyakat Jaffari, Dr
Bansi Lal Sharma, Manmeet Kour
and Kiran Jeet Kaur were
comprehensive and informative.
The
Secretary to Government School
Education Department, Khizar
Mohammed Wani was the chief guest
on the occasion. He said such
type of seminars will enable the
right thinking people to have a
comprehensive discussion on the
subject.
He
stressed on enhancing such
activities across the state at
every district , tehsil and block
level which ultimately should get
the space in the columns of text
books to make the younger
generation aware of the damaging
effects of corruption in the
society.
Director
School Education, D K Vaid who
was the guest of honour said it
reveals that Forum has a
constructive approach. He
expressed the hope that the
Education Department will further
gear up to launch awareness
campaign.
Their
Forum chief ,H D Qureshi
expressed his determination to
make the people aware about such
sensitive issues. Others who
spoke include D P Dutta and Kiran
jeet Kour, vice presidents,
Gurcharan Singh general secretary
and Charan Dass.
Police-public
meeting held at Hiranagar
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KATHUA, Nov 22: To involve
locals to keep a check on the
activities of anti-national and
anti-social elements, Kathua
Police today organized a meeting
with villagers at border village
of Chakra near Hiranagar.
A
team led by Additional
Superintendent of Police (ASP)
Kathua, M Y Kichloo along with
Sajjad Nabi, SDPO Hiranagar and
SHO Hiranagar Ashok Singh
interacted with the villagers and
sought their cooperation in
keeping a check on the activities
of anti-national elements.
Addressing
the meeting, Mr Kitchloo called
upon the border inhabitants to
cooperate with the police.
ASP
assured the people that police
was for the welfare and service
of the common masses so they
should not hesitate is discussing
their problems with the police.
President
of the Border Welfare Union,
Nanak Singh also addressed the
meeting.
Land near Nagrota
being identified for
migrants’
tenements: Prem Sagar
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JAMMU, Nov 22: Decision to
identify State land for the
construction of two room
tenements for Kashmiri migrants
near Nagrota has already been
taken at a recently held meeting
chaired by Chief Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad, said Minister of State
for Finance, Law, Revenue and
Planning Prem Sagar Aziz while
addressing public meetings at
Purkhoo and Mishriwala migrant
camps.
District
Development Commissioner Jammu
Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Relief
Commissioner Jammu Mohinder Singh
were also present.
Mr.
Aziz said that Government is
fully aware of their problems and
is taking keen interest to
redress these at the earliest. He
said work on 480 two room
tenements are in progress and
likely to be completed before the
end of current fiscal year. He
gave on the spot instructions for
necessary addition and
alternation in the bed room and
Kitchen of each set as demanded
by the migrants. He also directed
Relief Commissioner to initiate
process of transfer of ration
cards of the migrants at the
nearest ration depots of their
present location.
In
all 5200 flats have been proposed
to be constructed to accommodate
migrants who are present by
putting up in various camps in
and around Jammu. Of these, work
on 1050 flats is going on and the
Government land near Nagrota is
being identified to construct the
remaining flats to accommodate
Mishriwala and Battal Balian
migrant campers. Of the allocated
funds of Rs. 1.20 crore, Rs. 1.14
crore has been released for an
early completion of the on going
construction works.
Responding
to other demands like adding 11th
and 12th class in the Purkhoo
Camp High School, Bifurcation of
families, special package for
unemployed educated youth,
delivery of standard weight LPG
cylinders, deployment of migrant
engineers for speedy construction
of migrant quarters in double
shift. Reorganization of Relief
organization, repair and
renovation of Lanes, Drains at
Mishriwala, Mr. Aziz asked the
Deputy Commissioner Jammu and
Relief commissioner for
immediately necessary action in
the matters in their competence
and rest will be taken up at the
appropriate forum for early
redressal.
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