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JAMMU, Mar 26: National Conference Students Union (NCSU) constituted its unit for Law School, University of Jammu.
Arashvir Singh Jamwal was unanimously appointed as president, whereas Parbjot Singh, Rajat Goswami as vice-presidents, Sehar Zulfikar as secretary, Kanav Kumar and Sayed Naved as joint secretaries and Sahil Thakur as press secretary.
Asfaq Mir, Abid Mansoor Sahil and Shehbaz Rza Kohli were nominated as executive members.
The team was constituted by provincial president NCSU Rakesh Chib, who while speaking urged the new comer to work for the betterment of student’s community.
He also highlighted various achievements of Omar Abdullah led coalition Government in general and youth friendly policies in particular.
Province vice-president NCSU Yashvardhan Singh said the Omar Abdullah led coalition Government is committed to empower the people and make governance more energetic, responsive, transparent and accountable.
He also threw light on PSG Act and said initially Revenue, PHE, Power, CAPD, Social Welfare and Transport Departments have been brought under the ambit of PSG Act to ease the problems of the people. They will be able to get certain facilities within a time bound manner.

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JAMMU, Mar 26: Former Labour Commissioner, K K Sharma was today appointed as patron of PDP for Halqa Panchayat Patoli in its meeting here today which was held under the chairmanship of Zonal president Raipur Damana Assembly segment and district president Rural PDP, Th Sonam Singh.
Tara Chand Sharma was appointed as chief advisor, Ram Prashad Sharma as vice chairman, Anil Kumar Sharma as president, Bodh Raj Sharma, Rinku Chowdhary and Mohammed Farooq as vice presidents.
Krishan Chand Sharma and Ad. Ankit Anand were elected as general secretaries. Ranush Verma was elected as secretary, Kishore Sharma as chief spokesman, Mohan Lal Sharma as office secretary, Tara Chand Sharma as organizer, Neelam Malhotra Poonchi as advisor, Ravinder Kumar as joint secretary and Pawan Choudhary as cashier. Besides, 15 members were elected to Executive Committee.

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JAMMU, Mar 26: As a part of its efforts of the department to provide exposure to the farming community a group of 60 progressive farmers representing all the districts of Jammu division was flagged off to participate in five days training programme on organic farming at regional centre for organic farming, Chandigarh by Director Agriculture Jammu, Dr S S Jamwal from Krishi Bhawan here. The tour is being conducted under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA).
Dr Jamwal, while interacting with the farmers said that they have got a unique opportunity to learn about the different aspects of organic farming which is receiving increasing attention throughout the world because of growing consciousness in health hazards of chemical agriculture. Joint Director, Extension, A K Malhotra, Joint Director Inputs Sushil Sahni, Deputy Director (Central) C M Sharma, Deputy Director Training Sudesh Koul and other officers were also present.
Meanwhile, an agriculture exhibition cum Kissan Mela of district Ramban was held at Ramban today under the ATMA scheme.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Additional District Development Commissioner Ramban Pardeep Kumar in which the officers and staff from other allied departments including 250 progressive farmers also participated.
Chief Agriculture Officer Sunil Kaul briefed the gathering about the exhibition and also gave a detailed information about agri schemes.
K K Koul, AEO conducted the programme and described whole process about bio gas.

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MENDHAR, Mar 26: The people held protest demonstration against the R&B Department and blocked Mendhar-Surankote road for over three hours today.
A large number of people from Saruti and adjoining areas assembled at Ari and blocked road by raising barricades. They were protesting against the R&B department for its failure to complete Mendhar-Saruti road under NABARD despite providing compensation to the people. They alleged that people took the compensation but they did not vacate the acquired area and the department officials have also not taken cognizance of the matter.
The villagers raised slogans against the R&B Minister, Chief Engineer Jammu, AEE Mendhar and even the MLA for inaction. They blocked road for over three hours. Later, SDPO Mendhar, Surinder Choudhary, Tehsildar and even MLA Mendhar Rafiq Hussain Khan reached the spot and they pacified the agitating people. The people gave ultimatum of 15 days failing which they would launch massive agitation.

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REASI, Mar 26: A huge rally of PHE Employees Association (PHEEA) was organized here under the chairmanship of INTUC chief and provincial president of PHEEA, Jammu Province, Shiv Kumar Sharma, in support of the demands of PHE employees.
A large number of PHE employees drawn from Dharmari, Arnas, Salal, Pouni, Park, Kulda, Aghar Jitto, Katra, Bhawan, Panthal, Bhaga and other far flung areas of the District participated in the rally.
Addressing the largely attended rally, vice-president, PHEEA, Jammu Province and District president, Udhampur, Som Nath appeal the State Government for early release of pending wages of CP workers, conduct of DPC, enhancement of wages of daily wagers from Rs 150 to Rs 350 per day.
He alleged that due to retirements in the department, many water supply schemes in Division Udhampur are going to be non-functional due to shortage of staff. He also demanded that the designation of employees be changed as per actual workings of the employees.
The other demands highlighted by the speakers included regularization of all the persons working under consolidated or community participation for 15 years under SRO 64, conversion of all CP workers as daily wagers and priority be given to regularization of daily wagers instead of direct recruitment of new ones.
Meanwhile, Abdul Hamid was elected vice-president of PHEEA, for Jammu province. Besides, district body for Reasi was also constituted, for which, Baldev Raj was elected as District president, Banarsi Lal as Divisional president, Mehboob as Divisional Chairman, Shambu Nath as general secretary and Abdul Karim as vice-president.
For Sub-Division Katra, Chuni Lal was elected as president, Sat Paul as vice-president, Rajesh Kumar as general secretary while Bir Singh, Mir Hussain, Ved Parkash, Parshotam Kumar and Chuni Lal as members.
For Sub-Division Reasi, Bhanu Partap was elected as city secretary, Rakesh Kumar Sharma as general secretary, Madan Lal as president, ITI Workers and Sohan Lal as member.

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KISHTWAR, Mar 26: Expressing concern over scrambling and pathetic condition of Jammu Region, State President, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Front (JKDF) and candidate for Doda-Udhampur-Kathua Parliamentary constituency, Anil Gupta said regional discrimination and other disparities during the regime of NC-Congress coalition is at its peak and this dispensation has been unjust and unfair to all the people residing in different areas.
While holding series of publics meetings at Palmar, Pattimala, Mughal Maidan, Phakrai and Chhatroo here, Gupta accused Congress Party of playing dubious role, one in State coalition and other in public. He said, it is an irony that the Congress Party, which in their Election Manifesto of 2008 had promised empowerment of the basic democracies by implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendment of Indian Constitution to this State, for sharing power with the National Conference, which is having its own outlook to distance this State form rest of the country, is prepared even to act as B-Team of such an outlook.
He alleged that Jammu region has been denied due representation in the State Assembly and the Resolutions as also the Bills of the opposition for having fresh delimitation of Assembly Constituencies, were opposed by this coalition.
NC and PDP are pursuing the agenda of separatists and at the same time Congress has given a new lease of life to “separatist forces”, by their ineptitude and wrong appeasement policies. Terming these groups dangerous for the integrity of State, Anil Gupta pointed out that these groups despite their separate ideologies have often joined hands only just to exploit the people and create the situations like that of 2008, 2010 and recent riots of Kishtwar in July 9, 2013.
Gupta reiterated that JKDF is the only party which shall take up the issues of this region effectively and represent the true aspirations of people in the Parliament.

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JAMMU, Mar 26: Eleven-year-old boy was mowed by a rashly driven car near T-Morh, falling under the jurisdiction of Channi Himmat police station.
As per reports, 11-year-old boy namely Rahul, son of Bindraban, a resident of Chatarpur, Madhya Pradesh was playing outside his rented accommodation at Sector 3, Channi Himmat near T-Morh, when a rashly driven Maruti car bearing registration number JK01H-3596 knocked him.
The profusely bleeding boy was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared him as brought dead.
The body has been shifted to mortuary of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where after conducting autopsy tomorrow, the body will be handed over to family members for last rites.
A case under FIR number 33/14 under Section 304-A has been registered at Channi Himmat police station and manhunt has been launched to arrest the accused driver, who fled from the spot, leaving behind the vehicle.
However, no arrest has been made till reports compiled.

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JAMMU, Mar 26: The decomposed body of an unidentified man was recovered from a water tank in Old Rehari area of the winter capital.
As per police sources, decomposed body of 45-year-old unidentified man was recovered from a water tank in Old Rehari area near Shakuntla theatre.
On getting information, police rushed to the spot and shifted the body to mortuary of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for identification.
Police has taken the cognizance in this regard.