Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 15: Police arrested three gamblers along with Rs 5,000 stake money and playing cards from Nagrota.
As per police sources, on specific inputs, police party from Nagrota police station conducted a raid near Sainik School Nagrota and arrested three gamblers along with Rs 5,000 stake money and playing cards.
The accused have been identified as Nazir Ahmad alias Kali, son of Kaka Gujjar of Katal Battal, Mohammad Shafi, son of Ghulam Mohi Din Baigh of Sidhra and Narinder Kumar, son of Ram Lal of Katal Battal.
A case under Gambling Act has been registered at Nagrota police station and investigation started.
Police team headed by SHO Parvez Sajjad made the arrest under the supervision of DySP Nagrota Khalik Choudhary.
3 gamblers held with Rs 5,000 stake money
Lok Adalat held
Excelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, July 15: A Lok Adalat was held under the chairmanship of Rajesh Sekhri, District Judge at District Court Complex here today.
One bench was constituted comprising of MR Chak, Chairman, Tehsil Legal Services Committee and assisted by Imran Wani, Munsiff Judicial Magistrate 1st Class.
During the Lok Adalat, one civil and one criminal compoundable cases, one complaint, one 488 CrPC and eight traffic challans were amicably settled by the bench. A fine of Rs 12,250 was also recovered.
Efforts on to develop all official languages: Govt
NEW DELHI, July 15:
All efforts will be made to encourage national language and the government directs various departments from time to time to enhance use of Hindi, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there is no reason for the government not to encourage the use of Hindi in official work and it is making efforts to develop all official languages.
Replying to supplementaries, Singh said the world has recognised that Sanskrit’s phonetics are multi-dimensional and a person who learns Sanskrit can speak any language.
Murli Manohar Joshi (BJP) demanded a white paper on the use of Hindi as Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijiju said government from time to time directs departments to develop the use of Hindi. “We follow what is in the Constitution,” he said.
He said the official language policy is based on motivation and encouragement and the department of official languages provides training in the field of Hindi language, typing, stenography and use of computers for work in Hindi.
The department has also taken initiatives for development of IT tools for use of Hindi. (PTI)
Bail denied to rape accused
Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, July 15: Sessions Court Kargil today denied bail to a rape accused namely Fida Hussain, son of Mohammad of Kargil.
According to the prosecution case, the accused had taken the sister of the complainant to Kargil in his vehicle from where he took her to his residence and committed rape upon her.
In the bail application, the counsel for the accused Khadim Hussain submitted that the prosecutrix was the consenting party in the commission of the offence as such accused has a right to be released on bail. However, the Public Prosecutor Manzoor Ali Khan rebutted the arguments.
After hearing both the parties, Principal Sessions Judge, Tahir Khurshid Raina rejected the bail application of the accused. “It is the accused who is on trial and not the victim”, the court said, adding “moreover, the basic principle in the rape case is that the evidence of the prosecutrix should not be suspected and should be believed”.
“Women in our society are very vulnerable and offences like rape are on rise. There needs to be check on such offences and in this endeavor courts cannot be a mute spectator”, Principal Sessions Judge said, adding “even otherwise it has been held by the Supreme Court that society speaks through judge”.
“Rape, which prima-facie is a serious offence, cannot be taken so lightly by the court and if the accused is enlarged on bail, a wrong message will be travelled to the society”, Principal Sessions Judge said, adding “the court in fact is the guardian of the society and has to strike a balance between the right of life and liberty of the accused”.
With these observations, court rejected the bail application of accused.
Prefer self attestation of documents for Govt work: Centre
NEW DELHI, July 15:
In what may come as a major relief to citizens, the government has decided to do away with the necessity of filing affidavits from a gazetted officer or a notary for a big chunk of government-related work and instead to promote self-attestation of documents.
It has also asked states to review the existing requirement of attaching such affidavits with various application forms and implement self-attestation of documents, said an official in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
“Getting an affidavit is a very cumbersome process. People have to pay Rs 100-500 for getting affidavits from a notary. Most of the gazetted officials also do not give their nod for affidavits in the absence of sufficient documents.
“The situation is worse in villages and in remote areas. If state governments promote self-attestation it will be a boon for people,” he said.
The move is based on the recommendation of 12th report– ‘citizen centric administration-the heart of governance’– of the second Administrative Reforms Commission which suggested simplifying procedures for self-certification provision.
“Taking a cue from this, some ministries or state governments have adopted the provision of self-certification of documents like marksheet, birth certificate, etc by the applicants or stakeholders instead of asking for an attested copy of the documents by a gazetted officer or filing of affidavits.
“Under the self-attestation method, the original documents are required to be produced at the final stage,” according to an office memorandum sent to all chief secretaries of the states and union territories administrators.
It said the method of self-attestation is “citizen friendly and obtaining either an attested copy or affidavit not only cost money but also involves wastage of time of the citizens and the government officials”. (PTI)
Halaran Panchayat facing shortage of basic amenities
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DODA, July 15: Halqa Panchyat, Halaran, block Thathri, District Doda is facing shortage of all the basic amenities having 90% SC/ST dominated population wherein people are socially, economically, educationally backward.
OM Raj Bhall, Sarpanch said that there is no clean drinking water, no proper electricity as electricity lines are hanging on green trees due to non availablilty of iron poles. He said that motorable road Khara to Halaran has been passed for light vehicles/medium vehicles but no mini bus or matador have been pressed for the welfare of people and college going children. The students have to pay Rs 80 to Sumo from Halaran to Thathri only for 32 Kms.
Bhall said that seven schools are existing in the area and about 700 students are without drinking water due to negligence of PHE Department.
Repeated appeals to the administration have failed to yield desirable results, he maintained.
Former SSP launches free coaching for border youth
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 15: With an aim to empower youth, social worker and SSP (Retd) Bhupinder Singh today launched free coaching for border youth.
“The aim of this coaching is to prepare the youth for the written examination which is scheduled to be held later this month, only for a career in the armed forces”, he said. The classes are planned to be conducted by Mr Singh and by professionals for guiding the local youth to succeed in the written exams.
The interested candidates can contact office of Mr Singh for enrolment, which will start from July 15 at Bhagat Singh Chowk, Shiv-Nagar (Purana-Pind) near Indra Public School,RS Pura or can contact on Mobile No 99063-91319.
Referring to the various steps initiated to motivate youth to join the Army, Mr Singh said that aspirants should take full advantage of the free coaching being provided to deserving candidates.
The border people have lauded the initiative of former SSP.
Ex-Policemen discuss demands
Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, July 15: Ex-Policemen Forum held a meeting under the district president Om Parkash, in which large number of Retired Police personnel participated wherein they discussed their demands.
A comprehensive discussion on the issues pertaining to welfare of Ex-Police personnel forum was held in the meeting.
The meeting highlighted various demands including reservation in recruitment quota for wards of retired police personnel, enhancement of medical allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 1000 per month, release of DA installment due from January 2014 at par with Central Department employees, Medical reimbursement of Medical bills in respect to retired police personnel family members etc.
Others demands highlighted in the meeting were one rank one pension as per pattern of Army as recently announced by the Central Government, preference to be given in the engagement of retired police personnel wards as Special Police Officers . They said most of retired Personnel are facing chronic diseases and they have need of help from welfare fund of Police department and a special attention needs to be paid by higher authorities in this regard.
In the meeting it was unanimously stressed that the attention of DG police for organizing meetings of retired Police Personal every month in police lines, Rajouri for adhering the grievances of retired personal.
4 SHOs among 7 shifted
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 15: SSP Kathua Mohan Lal today ordered transfer and postings of seven police officers including four SHOs and an Incharge Police Post in Kathua district.
Inspector Kuljit Singh, SHO Rajbagh police station, who had recently been promoted as DySP, has been shifted to District Police Lines (DPL) Kathua pending his new posting as the DySP by the Police Headquarters.
Inspector Jatinder Singh has been posted as new SHO of Rajbagh police station. He was presently posted in the DPL.
Inspector Pradeep Kumar has been shifted from the DPL Kathua and posted as SHO Basohli police station while Inspector Sanjeev Singh Slathia has been posted as SHO Kathua police station in place of Inspector Pradeep Gupta, who has been shifted to Jammu district for further posting.
Sub Inspector Narinder Singh has been shifted from the DPL Kathua and posted as Investigating Officer (IO) in Kathua police station.
Sub Inspector Sanjeev Kumar, Incharge Police Post Mareen and Sub Inspector Anand Dutta posted in SOG Kathua will swap places.
Physical education PGs hold protest
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 15: Urging Coalition Government to adjust them on ReT pattern of recruitment, hundreds of qualified youth having Physical Education degrees held protest here today.
The protesters said that they that have completed their post-graduation in physical education and are unemployed from the last several years.
They urged the authorities to adjust them as Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers. They stated that they met education and physical education ministers and urged them to end their woes.
They told reporters that they had approached the Chief Minister’s office wherein Tanvir Sadiq assured them of taking up the matter with the Chief Minister.
Later, police bundled them in vehicles and detained them at police station Kothi Bagh, a police official said.