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JAMMU, July 6: Youth’s Universal Vision for All (YUVA) protested against Panthers Party after threat of killing to a Sarpanch by Young Panthers, today.
The protesters burnt effigy of Ramnagar MLA Harshdev Singh.
The protest was in reaction to an incident where a team of Young Panthers entered a village and gave life threats to Mohan Lal Sharma, Sarpanch of the Sail Kouri Ber Panchayat falling in Ramnagar Assembly segment in broad day light.
A group of YUVA activists alongwith Sarpanch Sail Kouri Ber held demonstration and torched effigy of Ramnagar MLA Harshdev Singh and Panthers Party.

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Srinagar, July 6: An arm of a woman was amputated after she was hit by a tipper in outskirts of Srinagar city. Officials said the 37 year old Hasina Begum wife of Shabir Ahmad Khan of Mundji Sopore was hit by a speedy tipper at Lawaypor near Narbal in outskirt’s of Srinagar city. “The woman sustained critical injuries and was rushed to JVC Hospital where her right arm was amputated by doctors,”officials told.
Meanwhile, the woman was in need of blood and an Army man after being informed donated blood to the injured woman. An Army trooper from 2 Rashtriya Rifles B Company identified as Guprayar Singh donated blood to the woman, the officials said.The husband of the woman confirmed that an Army trooper donated blood to his wife.

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JAMMU, July 6: A delegation of All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (FAWH) under the leadership of Tapan Sen, general secretary, CITU recently met Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Gandhi and submitted a 16 point charter of demands.
This was informed by senior leader of CITU, Sham Prasad Kesar, while addressing a meeting of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union affiliated with CITU, held here today in its office chamber.
He said the Minister assured the delegation that the ICDS scheme should be strengthened with components of wages, training, work monitoring and social security, and would not be privatized at any cost. She also agreed that the demands of regularization, minimum wages and social security are just demands and she need some time to study the issues and find solutions.
She also assured that the anganwadi workers and helpers shall not be engaged in any non ICDS work. The Minister also agreed to call a meeting of all the trade union federations of anganwadi workers and helpers for a discussion, on the request of delegation.

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JAMMU, July 6: Reiterating that homeland is the birth right of Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave Kashmir under a hatched conspiracy by the communal forces on the behest of Pakistan, Panun Kashmir (PK) today made it clear that the Margdarshan resolution of 1991 was the only acceptable model for the return of displaced KPs to Valley.
This was stated by PK leaders at activists meet held here today which was organized to take the stock of the emerging political scenario concerning the religiously cleansed Kashmiri Pandit Community.
The meeting was attended by a large number of PK activists to decide the future course of action and give a befitting reply to the forces hell bent to destabilize the KP community.
The meeting was jointly addressed by PK convener, Dr Agnishekhar and its chairman Dr Ajay Chrungoo.
Addressing the meeting Ajay Chrungoo said the religiously cleansed KPs had expressed their resolve to return to Kashmir when the religious, social, political and communal fault lines responsible of the holocaust and genocide of the community are addressed and justice is delivered.
The resolve was reaffirmed through the unanimous Margdarshan resolution in 1991, he said, adding various statements from the separatist formations that they will not allow the return and rehabilitation of the Pandits and their opposition to Homeland for KPs vindicates the fact that the carving out of homeland with UT status and the constituional guarantees is the only solution to reverse the religious cleansing and guarantee against any future refoulment.
Dr Agnishekhar exhorted the masses to be cautious saying that PK is well aware that the fifth columnists and the mercenaries of the enemy are playing dubious games to destabilize the KPs by subjecting it to the servitude of the killers of the community and keep it as hostage for their personnel benefits.
He said the need is to expose those enemies of the community who are wrecking the community interests by floating the balloons of separate zoons. He said the youth of the community has now an added responsibility in consolidating the rank and file of the community to take the battle of separate homeland within Kashmir to its logical conclusion and teach a lesson to the merchants of death once for all.

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UDHAMPUR, July 6: Udhampur Town is converting into virtual hell due to the indefinite strike of Safai Karamcharis and casual labours of Municipal Council Udhampur over their demands for the last one week.
Solid waste management and sanitation of the town has completely collapsed and heaps of garbage can be seen scattered here and there. People have appealed the concerned authorities to immediately concede the genuine demands of the Safai Karamcharis.
“Task of Safai Karamcharis is not only essential but also a noble cause and Government should pay Rs 500 per day to the casual labourers till they are regularized,” said Sunil Kumar. He also appealed the authorities to release all pending DA installments under 6th Pay Commission of regular Safai Karamcharis as released in favour of other Government departments to avoid the unavoidable circumstances related with sanitation of the town. According to a local Sumeet Magotra, due to the insanitation of the town dangerous viral diseases can spread in the urban slum in this running rainy season and Government should consider the demands of Safai Karamcharis and casual labors sympathetically to avoid the dire situation.
BJP Udhampur City president Raj Kumar Bucha said that due to the strike of Safai Karamcharis Unions, public at large was suffering a lot and garbage dumps at Salathia Chowk, near Pandav Mandir, Talab Sallian area, near PHE water reserve tank, Barrian, near Shaheedi Smarak and the Office on PMGSY in Adarsh Colony, near CMO Office, TCP Domail, Chabutra and Shiv Nagar areas may causes diseases like Jaundice, hepatitis, Typhoid, Judases, Amboise and Malaria.
He criticized the Government for not implementing their previous decision and agreement which were accepted during a meeting of negotiation with union of Safai Karamcharis. He also criticized the local MLA for his silence over the situation.
Advocate Pankaj Magotra has expressed that the situation is not only dire but it cause several serious diseases. He asked the concerned authorities for required appropriate action to avoid unwanted circumstances.
A businessman of Dabber Chowk area Arun Gupta has expressed that during the present turmoil it is difficult to sit in their business establishments due to bad intolerant smell of waste material.

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BHADERWAH , July 6: Dy CLP leader & MLA Bhaderwah Mohd Sharief Niaz today urged the Government to depute a team of Animal Husbandry doctors in Bhallesa area in which an animal disease broke out and many buffaloes died.
Niaz said the disease Galghootu , Kharouroo broke out in buffaloes and sheeps in Kanthi and Kantha Baggri area in Bhallesa and added that the livestock should be saved as earlier as possible.

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JAMMU, July 6: An emergency meeting of PSEJAC was held under the chairmanship of Suresh Sharma, chairman of the committee to discuss various burning demands of the PSU employees. While addressing the meeting, which was attended by all the constituents, Mr Sharma lamented that in spite of the fact that PSU employees are governed by the same Price Index, they are treated step motherly by the State Government.
As on date many PSUs have not implemented 6th Pay Commission report with effect from the date the same has been given to Government employees and arrears on this accounts are pending, he said adding that DA has not been given in full while and no policy has been adopted to revive the working of different corporations.
As there is no participation of workers in the managements and the heads /other managerial postings are being made by the Government, the employees are made scapegoats for none of their fault, he said and demanded setting up of an independent commission to look into the reasons for losses if any in the PSUs and pinpoint the responsibility for the same for punitive action.
Mr Sharma also demanded increase in the medical allowance to Rs 1000/-, mediclaim policy at subsidized rates, inter-corporation transfers and bridging the gap of DA at par with State Government employees. He appealed the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to personally intervene and solve the grievance of this section of employees forthwith failing which the employees of PSUs will have no alternative but to resort to agitational path.
The meet resolved to support the call given by the State Government Employees Joint Action Committee (SGEJAC) on July 10.
Those who attended the meeting, included Anchal Bakshi, C K Sudan, A K Tandon, Rakesh Rampal, Sandip Sharma, Parveen Kumar, R L Bhat and others.

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JAMMU, July 6: Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation (SNCF) organized a voluntary blood donation camp at Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan, Domana in the memory of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji Maharaj.
A total of 125 donors donated the blood during the camp.
The camp was inaugurated by Sham Lal Sharma, Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control. He appreciated Sant Nirankari Mission for this noble cause and said that by holding such camps mission is giving the message of love, compassion peace and tolerance to the society.
Dr Rubia, Ram Mehta, Gurmukh Singh Sanchalak and several prominent citizens of the society were present on the occasion.
Parshotam Singh Mukhi, Domana welcomed and said that the mission ordinantly stands for universal brotherhood and oneness of mankind.
Sansar Chand Sanyojak Branch Akhnoor presented the vote of thanks.
The camp was held in collaboration with Blood and Transfusion Department of Government Medical College Jammu, Indian Red Cross Society and JKSACS.