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SRINAGAR, May 30: A goldsmith was stabbed by four robbers who attempted to carry out robbery at his shop in Chadoora area of Budgam district today.
A police spokesman said that four alleged robbers barged into a goldsmith’s shop at Chattergam-Chadoora, Budgam and tried to carry out robbery. The goldsmith Manzoor Ahmed Bhat son of Mohammad Ibrahim, resident of Sanzipora, while resisting their move was stabbed by the robbers.
One of the robbers Abdul Rashid Ganie, son of Mohammad Sultan, resident of Wagoora Chadoora was arrested by the police with the help of locals. Three others managed to flee from the spot. They have been identified as Bilal Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Ahmed resident of Checkpora-Kanihama, Nowgam, Mehraj Ahmad Ganie, son of Abdul Gani, resident of Parigam-Pulwama and Mohammad Amin Wani resident of Kanipora- Nowgam.
Meanwhile, the injured goldsmith has been shifted to SKIMS Soura for treatment. A case has been registered in this regard.

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JAMMU, May 30: Fourteen persons were injured when a mini bus, they were traveling in, collided head on with a truck in Miran Sahib area of the winter capital.
The mini-bus bearing registration No JKO2Q-6118 on its way from Kullian to Jammu collided with a truck bearing registration no JKO2AH 6863 at Miran Sahib.
On getting information, police party from nearby Police Station rushed to the spot and shifted the injured persons to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in police and other vehicles. All the injured were responding to the treatment, when last reports came in.
The injured were identified as Surinder Kumar, son of Bhagat Ram, Tej Ram, son of Dhuni Chand, Balkrishan, son of Mani Ram, Jeet Raj, son of Tarseem Lal, Doulat Ram, son of Beli Ram, Bachan Lal, son of Mardu Ram, Balkar Ram, son of Dharam Chand, Rattan Lal, son of Nathu Ram, Prem Kumar, son of Lal Chand, Sansar Chand, son of Basu Ram, Dev Raj, son of Ram Lal, Hari Krishan, son of Laxman Dass, Mohinder Kumar, son of Raj Kumar, Garu Ram son of Milkhi Ram and Dev Raj, son of Karam Chand.

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JAMMU, May 30: Domana police has registered a `hit and run’ case against a youth who hit an elderly scootrist on Bantalab- Barnai road with his car and sped away from the spot today.
70-year-old Ishwar Dass, resident of D-80, Upper Shiv Nagar, Jammu was on way to his son’s residence in Barnai area on his scooter No. JK02M/2610 at around 12.20 pm. A speeding white Maruti 800 car No. JK-02../ 6322, driven by apparently a minor boy and coming from Bantalab side, hit the elderly man and thrown him away on the road side along with scooter. The residents ran towards the accident victim and removed him to nearby dispensary. The victim is father of Sub-Inspector Satinder Pal.
The public raised alarm but the car escaped towards Akhnoor road. The people said another boy was sitting with driver in the car. A case has been registered by Domana police in this connection.

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JAMMU, May 30: Power Grid achieved yet another feat in the Northern Region-II with the commission of 273 kilometres long 765 kV Moga-Bhivani, Single Circuit transmission line along with associated bays and its synchronization with Northern Grid on Tuesday.
The work on the said line was completed at the cost of Rs 800 crore including ICT, reactor and associated bays at Moga and Bhiwani substations.
With this commissioning, Northern Region-II has added 2500 MVA transformation capacity in one go which is approximately 18% of its already installed capacity.

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JAMMU, May 30: Bi-annual congregations of Beyal, Seyal and Padyad biradaris will be held at their respective `Dev Sthans’ on June 4.
Akhil Bharatiya Beyal Brahman Biradari `Ardh Varshik’ congregation will be held on June 4, 2012 at Dev Sthan of Kul Devta at Chadyasi near Chowki Chora in Aknoor while the congregation of Akhil Bharatiya Seyal Brahmans will held at Kul Devta’s Sthan, Devak in Sunderbani on the same day.
Congregation of Padyad Brahman biradri will be held on June 4 at Dev Sthan of Baba Purav Sidh Dev ji, Turgala near Chowki Chora in Akhnoor.

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JAMMU, May 30: A meeting of the displaced KP Non Camp Union was held, which was presided over by its chairman DN Kissu.
While speaking, Kissu, highlighted the problem being faced by the KP community and the dismal performance of the Government in providing succor to them after the lapse of over two decades.
He said that the apathetic attitude of the PDD authorities, have created problems for the inmates of the Jagti township.
He appealed the Chief Minister to enhance the relief amount and demanded implementation of PM’s employment package in toto.
Among others present were Prof GL Kaul, advisor, PL Swadeshi, president, PK Pandita, general secretary, Chaman Lal Koul, BN Bhat, Kaniya Lal Dhar, Prem Nath Raina also addressed the meeting.

NEW DELHI, May 30:
A drawing by a Class IX student from Jammu and Kashmir school will be adopted as the logo of the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s green initiative ‘Roshni’ after it was adjudged winner among 3,276 entries.
President Pratibha Patil adjudged the drawing of Robin Singh, a student of Kendrya Vidyalaya BSF school in North Kashmir’s Bandipore, as the best among the thousands of entries received by her secretariat.
The 15-year-old boy, whose father Birender Singh is a head constable in the Border Security Force, was in a daze after he came to know that his drawing had been selected for the Roshni logo.
“I am an environment lover and this award is an encouragement for me,” Singh, who originally hails from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, told over phone from his school.
Singh’s drawing depicts a house and a tree.
His teacher Ravi Kant described him as the best student from his class and said that he has joined the school a year back. Kant found him shy.
“But his art work was extra-ordinary. I am happy that out of the four entries sent in by the school, one has been selected as the logo of Roshni,” Kant said.
Roshni is a green innovative concept encompassing environment management and empowerment of local communities, to create eco-friendly sustainable urban habitats through participation of stakeholders and convergence of partnership programmes.
It was initiated by the President on July 25, 2008 and the programme aims to make the President’s Estate a model in green, energy efficient and zero waste model township for all other habitats across India.
Robin Singh will be called to Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 5 (World Environment Day) during which he will be awarded a prize by the President.
Explaining his design, he said the hut signifies the use of eco-friendly material. On the other hand, the tree stands for its role in improving the environment and also the necessity to plant trees.
The judges felt the logo encapsulated the core eco- friendly messages of Roshni, and would help inspire other young people to engage in issues towards ensuring a green future for India.
A special encouragement prize was also announced in which the design of Vibhu Prakash, a Class IV student of Air Force School, Panchavati, Delhi cantonment, was selected.
The competition, which started in this year, saw the participation of 10,450 schools.
Students crafted logos keeping in mind their understanding of Roshni’s core aims—environmental management, empowerment of local communities and the creation of eco-friendly sustainable urban habitats in India.
In addition to judging each logo carefully, the President shared some time with the 150 participating school children from Delhi, NCR present for the event and encouraged them to continue their efforts to learn about the environment.
“I am deeply committed to the cause of a sustainable India. I am delighted to see the reaction the Roshni logo competition has generated; the energy and eagerness in response to this call for action has indeed been heartening,” Patil said.
“It is yet another step closer to sensitise our youth to environmental issues. We need to ensure that our youth imbibe sustainability and inclusiveness as a part of their value system.” (PTI)

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BARAMULLA, May 30: Taking cognizance of reports of unsatisfactory health services and poor facilities in the peripheral areas, Minister for Health, Sham Lal Sharma, today paid a surprise visit to various health institutions of Baramulla district. He directed on-the-spot attachment of Chief Medical Officer, Baramulla with the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir and suspension of Block Medical Officer, Pattan with immediate effect.
During his visit to health institutions in the district, the Minister viewed seriously the unsatisfactory health services and work culture which necessitated the action. He also imposed a fine of Rs. 2000 on Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, presently posted at SDH, Pattan under NRHM for not wearing the apron while on duty.
Meanwhile, the Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Baramulla has been asked to look after the work of CMO in addition to his own duties till further orders.
Interacting with the people at Pattan, the Minister said that Government has been spending huge funds for improving the health services across the State, but due to poor work culture and negligence of some employees, the people are not getting their dues. He issued stern warning to the doctors and para-medics to mend ways and deliver on ground as per the medical ethics; otherwise they will face the action warranted under rules.
He said Government has improved working conditions of the health institutions during the past over three years and it is expected that the employees would perform their duties with missionary zeal and dedication. The non-performing officials will be debarred from the promotional and other incentives, he added.

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JAMMU, May 30: The irate people staged a demonstrations at different places in protest against the erratic power supply in the areas of Tope, Paloura, Subash Nagar, Muthi, Barnai and Patoli Brahmana.
The protestors raising slogans against the PDD and the Government alleged that Jammu has been facing worst ever power crisis for over a month now and the PDD was sleeping over the issue.
A large number of protestors from the localities of Subash Nagar , Tope, Paloura and other adjoining areas assembled at Receiving Station Shanti Nagar this evening and held a demonstration against the power failure in the area. The demonstration was led by Ashok Singh Manhas ex corporator.
Another demonstration was held at Tope Chowk by the residents of the area and the protestors also blocked the road upto late night. They were raising slogans against the dismal performance of PDD and callousness of Government towards the people of Jammu who are experiencing the problem for years together during the Summer season.
The protest was also joined by the activists of AMCC and Kashmir Amity Council.
The protestor accused the Government of totally ignoring the Jammu, which is facing severe power crisis after the darbar move every year. Addressing the protestors Mr Manhas said though the Government is fully aware that every Summer the people are subjected to power cuts in Jammu due to increase in load but it has failed to find an everlasting solution to the problem.
They said the power cuts has added to the woes of people in these hot days when temperature ahs touched 43degree Celsius.
Another protest was held by irate people at Muthi, which among others was addressed by BJP leaders Omi Khajuria and Mukesh Sharma.
They said for last midnight people in various parts of Jammu were facing power cuts after every 10 minutes for two hours duration while in some localities there is complete black out. During the last Winter Chief Minister got disconnected power supply of his residence after the Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley experienced power failure due to heavy snowfall. This prompted the PDD authorities to restore the power supply in Valley but no such action has been taken in case of Jammu they added.
Meanwhile Channi Himmat Residents Association has expressed its deep anguish over unscheduled power cuts in Channi Himmat Housing Colony. The Association in a meeting held under the leadership of V K Grover its president while warning the Government against the black outs in the area said it seems the administration is unduly testing the patience of the consumers of the area who are regularly paying their electricity dues.
It said the Department is not only indulging in breach of power agreement executed with the consumers by not ensuring uninterrupted supply to them but also causing huge loss to the state exchequer because only half of the revenue is going to the Government kitty due to 50 percent unscheduled power cuts.
The former corporator and BJP leader Sheela Handoo also expressed her concern over the power crisis and urged the authorities to take immediate steps to ensure round the clock power supply in metered areas failing which the people will come to streets.
According to an official spokesman the power supply has been affected due to CT fault at Gladni Grid Station last night. However the power supply was restored this evening after removing the fault, he added.

Two day exhibition of young visual artists inaugurated
Lalit Gupta
JAMMU, May 30: The long pending demand of local artists community to make available for the use, the already constructed Studios at the Kala Kendra, is likely to be fulfilled as Divisional Commissioner, Pradeep Gupta, gave an assurance that the three Studios in the complex would be made functional very soon.
The Divisional Commissioner, who is also the administrator of the Kala Kendra, was responding to the demands made by artists’ community at the opening of ‘Confluence 2012’, the maiden exhibition of four young visual artists, at the Kala Kendra here today. He also agreed for the opening of a coffee shop at the Kala Kendra where artists and writers can come and have interaction. He said that a commercial house will be approached to open such an outlet at Kala Kendra.
Other than the chief guest, Pradeep Dutta, the guest of honour, Vijay Saraf, Dean, Principal, Institute of Music and Fine Arts (IMFA), University of Jammu and Dr Sunil Khosa, also spoke at the occasion.
The participating artists in the two-day exhibition who are the alumni of Institute of Music include Chemat Dorjay from Ladakh, Kulpreet Rana from Punjab and , Sunita Kuamri from Delhi and Ranjeet Kaur from Jammu.
The group show of four young artists, who belong to three different streams of visual arts, has more than 30 works on display. These include impressive sculptures by Chemat Dorajy, the first modern sculptor of Ladakh; colorful canvases by Kulpreet Rana and Sunita Kuamri and photographs by Ranjeet Kaur who is an applied artist. The exhibition catalogue also carries a write up by Jigmat Palmo, the first art history student from Ladakh.
The function conducted by Raj Kumar Behrupia was also attended by faculty members of IMFA, prominent artists and writers and members of the civil society.