Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: With the aim of community development, Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha has disbursed an amount of Rs 60, 050 as financial assistance to the old aged, widows, students and other needy persons of the community.
The disbursement was made under the supervision of president of the Sabha, Vinod Gupta, in a function held here at Mahajan Bhawan.
All the office bearers of the Sabha including Bushan Pargal, Sat Paul Gupta, Rattan Lal Gupta, Om Parkash Gupta, Vimal Gupta and Ved Gupta were present on the occasion.
Mahajan Sabha provides financial assistance to needy
Absconding cash snatcher nabbed
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: An accused, involved in cash snatching case registered with Nehru Market Police Post in the year 2013, was arrested from City Chowk area of the winter capital.
As per police sources, a team from Nehru Market Police Post while searching for an accused involved in cash snatching case registered with Nehru Market in the year 2013, was nabbed near City Chowk.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Raj, son of Kalu Raj of Nepal, presently residing in Patta Chungi.
The accused along with his associates had snatched Rs 30,000 from Kamal Kishore, son of Parshotam Dass near Nehru Market on August 30, 2013 and was still at large since then.
In this regard, a case under FIR number 217/13 already stands registered against the accused at Nehru Market Police Post.
Further investigation into the case is going on to ascertain the involvement of the accused in other theft related cases.
Police team headed by Incharge Police Post Nehru Market SI Mohammad Iqbal Chagatta made the arrest under the supervision of SDPO Gandhi Nagar Harjeet Singh, SP South Rahul Malik and SSP Jammu Atul Goel.
Lok Sabha congratulates medal winning Indian contingent of CWG
New Delhi, July 30: Lok Sabha today congratulated the Indian contingent for their remarkable performance at the 20th Commonwealth Games at Glasgow in Scotland.
“I am sure all of you will join me in extending our heartiest felicitations to the Indian contingent for their remarkable performance at the ongoing 20th Commonwealth Games being played at Glasgow, Scotland,” Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said.
The Indian contingent has so far won 35 medals — 10 gold, 15 silver and 10 bronze.
Lok Sabha congratulated Sanjita Khumukchan, Sukhen Dey and Sathish Sivalingam for winning gold in weightlifting, Abhinav Bindra, Apurvi Chandela, Jitu Rai and Rahi Sarnobat for winning gold in shooting and Amit Kumar, Vinesh Phogat and Sushil Kumar for winning gold medals in wrestling.
“The House also congratulates other athletes who have won silver and bronze medals at these games,” she said.
The Speaker wished the Indian contingent to keep up their commendable performance for the remaining events in the games and bring further laurels to the country. (PTI)
Consumer Forum imposes Rs 65,000 fine on Principal
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Jammu has imposed a fine of Rs 65,000 on Father S Joseph, Principal St Francis Higher Secondary School, Akhnoor for causing mental torture and agony to a student Vishal Khajuria, who was then studying in 10th class of the school.
Vishal had filed the petition before the Forum through his father Ram Paul Sharma, a resident of village Sainth, Akhnoor.
The Forum after listening to the both sides directed the Principal to pay an amount of Rs 45,000 as compensation to the student for causing mental torture and agony, Rs 15,000 for charging extra fee and humiliating the complainant in front of other students and putting him in wrong confinement and Rs 5000 as cost of litigation.
The Forum directed the Principal to comply with the order within one month from the date of receipt failing which the awarded amount would be recovered with 6 per cent interest per annum from the date of the order.
On deposit of the amount with the Forum by the Principal, it will be paid to the complainant.
Indian pugilists assured of 3 bronze
Glasgow, July 30: Experienced Laishram Sarita Devi and young Pinki Jangra assured India of at least two bronze medals after reaching the semifinals of the women’s light (57-60kg) and 51kg boxing competition respectively in the 20th Commonwealth Games, here today.
The 32-year-old from Manipur came from behind to outsmart Charlene Jones of Wales 3-1 in a hard-fought quarterfinal bout. She will next take on Mozambique’s Maria Machongua in the semifinals on Friday.
Pinki, who had beaten Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom in the national trials to make it to the Indian CWG team, outclassed her Papua New Guinea opponent Jacquiline Wangi in a unanimous 3-0 decision by the judges in the semifinal bout.
In men’s 69kg division, young Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra also assured himself of a bronze in his debut Commonwealth Games by advancing to the semifinals after his opponent failed the medical test ahead of their quarterfinal bout.
The Asian Championships silver-medallist, who has won two rounds so far in the event, will now be up against the winner of the clash between Canadian Custio Clayton and Northern Ireland’s Steven Donnelly.
The 21-year-old, a protege of former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Akhil Kumar, was declared the winner after his rival, Daniel Lewis of Australia, failed to get the doctor’s clearance to fight due to a cut above his eye sustained during the pre-quarterfinals.
In another quarterfinals of men’s 91Kg category, India’s Amritpreet Singh suffered a 0-3 loss to Stephen Lavelle of Scotland.
In the women’s light (57-60kg) quarterfinals, Sarita was lagging behind after the first round as Jones started the proceeding with a perfect 10 from each of the three judges.
But the Indian soon got her act together as she outwitted the Wales pugilist 30-27 in the second, before edging her out by an identical margin of 29-28 in the third and fourth rounds to bring joy to the Indian camp. (PTI)
Atulaya Healthcare sets up high end pathology lab
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: Atulaya Healthcare, a comprehensive diagnostic centre at the KC Theater Complex, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu, which commenced operations in August, 2012 has set up high end pathology lab here.
This is the first and only private centre in Jammu providing high end one stop centre to serve the medical diagnostic needs of the people of Jammu & Kashmir under one roof. Most of the equipment were introduced for the first time in Jammu region by any diagnostic centre.
Within a short span of time, the Jammu centre has built an excellent reputation on the strength of its timely and accurate diagnostic services, whereby it has been able to serve large numbers of patients.
Atulaya Healthcare is the largest radio diagnostic chain in North India. Atulaya’s obsession with providing the very best at a reasonable cost has helped it to grow from a single location in 2004 to running seven diagnostic centres at the present.
To enhance its bouquet of offerings, the group has started high end pathology labs at both its standalone centres in Chandigarh and Jammu, catering to both the retail segment as well as other labs. The parthology labs established a reputation for quality and timeliness, and company is receiving frequent requests from various circle/towns in Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for their specialized services.
Atulaya Healthcare, envisages to open 50 outlets in short period quality health service for the patient of rural and urban areas of Jammu & Kashmir. Company plans to expand their presence at strategic locations by either opening their own facilities or offering it on franchise model.
Translating this scorching pace in to numbers, the turnover of the group has grown exponentially from Rs. 348 lakhs in 2008 to Rs. 3200 lakhs in 2013-14.
Udhampur Rotary Club conducts installation ceremony
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UDHAMPUR, July 30: Rotary Club Udhampur conducted installation ceremony for new president, secretary and their team members for the current year, today.
The team of members was framed as Board of Directors for the year 2014 –15 which are Prof P L Suri as president, Shanti Saroop Kerni as IPP (Immediate Past President), Pritam Kotwal as vice president, S Manjeet Singh as secretary, Puran Lal Sharma as joint secretary, S S Kerni as finance secretary, Col Hargovind Singh as sargent at arms, Kamal Gupta as director club services, Virinder Singh Raja as director vocational services, D N Sharma as director community services, Rajendra Sanson as director international services, Rajeev Gupta as director rotary foundation, S Surjeet Singh as director youth services & sports and Deepanker Gupta as director public relations.
The members of Rotary Club Udhampur who attended the function were S S Kerni, D N Sharma, Rajendra Sanson, V S Raja, Prof P L Suri, Manjeet Singh, Rajeev Gupta, Kamal Gupta, Puran Lal Sharma, Pritam Kotwal, Col Hargovind Singh, Surjeet Singh and Rajesh Dutta.
Out going members, S S Kerni (president) and D N Sharma (secretary), Prof P L Suri as president and S Manjeet Singh as secretary of Rotary Club Udhampur also interacted with each other and suggested new ways for the development of the club.
Private ration dealers protest
Excelsior Correspondent
Samba, July 30: Demanding the pending honorarium of last 32 months, the ration dealers held protest under the banner of “Private Ration Dealers Association Samba” here today.
The protest was held under the chairmanship Raj Singh. The protestors raised the slogans against CAPD for not fulfilling their demands. The ration dealers told to media that they are facing many problems due to the non payment of their dues by the Department and their families are also disturbed by this situation.
They warned the Government to take initiate as soon as possible if not then mass agitation would be held by the Association.
Jacques Kallis retires from all formats of the game
Johannesburg, July 30:South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, one of the greatest all-rounders that the game has seen, today announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious career spanning nearly two decades.
The 38-year-old Kallis said his poor performance in Sri Lanka prompted him to take the decision to retire though he will continue playing in the Indian Premier League and other T20 leagues.
Kallis scored 13,289 runs in 166 Tests with 45 Test centuries and 58 half-centuries at an average of 55.37 — second only to the iconic Sachin Tendulkar.
He also had 292 wickets with five five-wicket hauls and took 200 catches in the longer format.
He was also an integral part of the ODI set up scoring 11,579 runs and taking 273 wickets from 328 ODIs with 17 centuries and 86 half centuries. He has represented South Africa in five ICC World Cups since 1996.
Often compared with the legendary Gary Sobers for his all-round exploits, former India captain Rahul Dravid had recently said that Kallis’s achievements are “only second to Tendulkar”.
The Proteas legend wanted to play the 2015 World Cup in South Africa but after the series against Sri Lanka where he totalled five runs from three innings, he decided to call time on his decorated career.
“I realized in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup was a bridge too far. I just knew on that tour that I was done. The squad that was in Sri Lanka is an amazing one and I believe they have a good chance of bringing the trophy home in March,” Kallis said in a statement released by Cricket South Africa.
“I would like to thank Cricket South Africa, the team, the team sponsors, my sponsors, the fans and all the people who have been involved in my career. It has been an amazing journey.
“I am not retiring from all cricket as I have a two-year contract with the Sydney Thunder and, if possible, to help the Kolkata Knight Riders defend the IPL title we won earlier this year,” he made it clear. (PTI)
JPPF urges Govt to make functional tourism projects of Jammu
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JAMMU, July 30: Expressing grave concern over financial crunch being faced by the business houses of Jammu city, Jammu Province People’s Forum, an amalgam of more than 50 social, commercial and other organisations, has urged the Government to make tourism projects of Jammu functional without any lapse of time so that the losses may be compensated.
“Since the train service was started to Katra, the economy of Jammu city and business houses is under severe financial crunch, therefore the Government should make efforts to make functional tourism projects of Jammu as soon as possible so that the losses may be covered up”, the Forum said in a meeting held here today.
Other issues which came up for discussion in the meeting included issue of Home Guards, who have been struggling for last 14-15 years with receiving a petty amount of Rs 500 per month, discrimination with 1500 Agriculture Technocrats appointed under Rehbar-e-Zerat, denial of justice to PoJK refugees and unemployed dental surgeons as also issues of pensioners.
Earlier, on the very onset of meeting MS Katoch was unanimously elected as new working president of the Forum by founder president of the Forum, Thakur Pavitar Singh along with other members of the Forum.
Speaking on the occasion, Katoch said very shortly the Forum would start its expansion programme and will have its units functional in every nook and corner of Jammu province. Besides, Youth Wing and Women Wing will also be made functional very soon to ensure their participation too, he added.