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BREATHLESS AND JADED IN JAMMU
Encroachments removed
Woman rescued
BRO starts work on Rajouri-Thana Mandi road link
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Markets wear a fresh
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3 killed in mishap
Centurion Atul steers Simula XI to emphatic win
Two held with charas
PHE staff threaten to disrupt water supply in district
Sports bodies yet to get
funds
Irregularities in JU: NSF demands fresh inquiry
Air Force School celebrates Annual Sports Day
Boxing championship gets under way
Transport Dept makes sale of ‘approved’ vehicles mandatory
Vijay Club win by 2 goals
MCC, KCC log wins in T20
Workshop for MBA students
Awareness camp in Jagti
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BREATHLESS AND JADED IN JAMMU
Jammu, November 9 Dust generated due to construction work, increasing number of vehicles and depleting green cover has made the air unhealthy. The situation could worsen over the next few years. As per data gathered by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respiratory Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) has risen sharply over the past two decades. The normal limit of SPM should be 100 micrograms but it has been recorded between 110-114 micrograms and the RSPM (normal limit around 200 micrograms) is between 220 to 230 micrograms, indicating that the quality of the air is poor at most places. Airborne suspended particulate matter is an important indicator of air quality. The term particulate matter includes organic and inorganic matter, Nitrogen compounds, Sulphur compounds, Polycyclic aromatic, hydrocarbons and several heavy metals. “We have three units in the city at MA stadium, Narwal and Bari Brahmana industrial area, which gather data of the air quality on a weekly basis. Our duty is to generate the data, while the administration has to formulate plans on how to deal with the problem,” said PCB chairman Lal Chand. “Respiratory diseases, burning sensation innthe eyes and skin allergy are caused due to air pollution. Pollution level is high in the city because the core city is spread in just 4 sq km area and concentration of vehicles here is highest in the country,” said Dr Yashpaul, a scientist at PCB. As per the data generated by the instruments installed by the board, pollution was more pronounced at congested areas of Kachi Chawni, Jewel Chowk, Narwal, Canal Road and bus stand, Gandhi Nagar, Bari Brahmna and Janipur. According to the officials records, nearly 390 highly polluted industrial have been categorised as red and 459 units have been classified as orange after a survey conducted by the government.
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Katra, November 9
The enforcement staff also issued a warning to the encroachers. The team also seized items from junk dealers and
rickshaw carts and other material from the encroachers. — OC
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jammu, November 9 The police arrested the alleged kidnapper identified as Jatinder Singh alias Lali, a resident of Rangia Ropard village in Punjab. — TNS
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BRO starts work on Rajouri-Thana Mandi road link
Rajouri, November 9 The Rajouri to Thana Mandi route connects the famous Shadra-Sharif and Mughal Road with the rest of the country. Senior official of BRO, said, “Following resentment among residents over the condition of this route, we have deployed over 100 men to repair potholes on the road. Black toping work on this crucial route will start within a week,” he claimed. He said, “The Bufliyas to Surankote route which is adjacent to the Mughal route also needs proper maintenance ahead of the winter season and an equal number of men have been deployed for the job.” “The BRO has also initiated various other small link road maintenance projects that join the national highways of Nowshera to Rajouri, road clearance and maintenance teams have been deployed at various places to clear landslides and other hurdles on roads,” he said. Commandant, BRO, P Satyanarayan said, “The BRO has also started maintenance of the crucial Nowshera to Rajouri route to clear all hurdles and ensure safe driving. We have also submitted a Rs 6-crore proposal for complete maintenance of the Jammu-Poonch Highway a month back to the authorities concerned for their approval.”
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Markets wear a fresh
look
Jammu, November 9 Entrances to the shops are decorated with hangings and sparking lights adding to the spirit of the festival. In the era of marketing, customers can find attractive gift hampers at shops at every nook and corner of the city. On offer are almonds at Rs 400 per kg, cashew nuts between Rs 400 and 600 and raisins are priced between Rs 120 and 200. “We have scented, floating candles, diyas, flowers, hand-made paper hangings and footprints of Goddess Lakshmi,” said Suresh Lal, a shopkeeper at Patel Market. Along with candles, lamps made of cloth in yellow, pink, purple and red colours and traditional ‘diyas’ are also available in the city markets.Raju Kumar, who sells ‘diyas’ at Janipur said, “I have simple lamps priced at Rs 10 as well as glittery lamps which come for Rs 15 and people are showing keen interest in buying them.” Besides the puja for a prosperous year ahead exchange of gifts has also become a part of the festival thus adding to the shopping list of residents. “People come in large numbers to buy dry fruits to give away as gifts. We have gift packs as well as quality dry fruits by renowned companies. These come in roasted as well as non-roasted varieties,” said Kulbushan, a dry-fruit seller at Raghunath Bazaar. Purchasing gold and silver items is also considered auspicious on this festival. With the craze for 24-carat gold and silver coins, women are purchasing jewellery despite the fact that the prices have touched a new high.
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3 killed in mishap
Ramban, November 9 Five of the victims are from one family. The victims were on their way home after attending a wedding at Seri, Ramban. The driver Roopraj and the cleaner Mohd Asgar were killed on the spot. Roopraj’s niece Kaushalya Devi succumbed to her injuries at the District Hospital, Ramban. Roopraj’s son Jeet Ram and nephews Rinku and Purshotam were referred to the Government Medical College, Jammu, from the Ramban Hospital and are in a critical condition.
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Centurion Atul steers Simula XI to emphatic win
Jammu, November 9 Bating first after winning the toss, the Simula XI piled up mammoth total of 225 runs in the stipulated 20 overs losing two wickets in the process. Atul was the star performer who scored a brilliant 130 runs containing as many as 16 boundaries and six hits for the maximum. Shashi also played a swashbuckling innings of 73 runs off 47 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. For the YSCC, Akash and Sahil shared a wicket apiece. In reply, the YSCC never looked comfortable while chasing the target and eventually managed 141 runs in 20 overs for the loss of nine wickets. Nipun was the top scorer with 27 runs off 28 balls with two fours while Akash and Rohit scored 25 and 16 runs, respectively. For the Simula XI, Shashi and Sameer scalped two wickets each while Prithpal, Vikram, Rocky and Varun fetched one wicket each. Atul of the Simula XI was declared the man of the match. Earlier, in the first match, the HPCC XI defeated the FCC by three runs in a thrilling contest. Batting first, the HPCC XI accumulated 144 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of nine wickets. Sajad was the top scorer with 28 runs off 37 balls, including two boundaries. Habib chipped in with 25 runs with the help of three fours. For the FCC XI, Sahil Gill was the wrecker-in-chief who took six important wickets while Ambrose and Nitesh shared one wicket each. In reply, the FCC could not chase the target and managed to score 141 runs for the loss of six wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Taffy was the top scorer with 38 runs while other two batsmen namely Vinod and Tiny contributed 28 and 16 runs, respectively. For the HPCC XI , Sahil was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets while Nadeem and Habib shared one wicket each. Sahil Gill was declared the man of the match. The matches were officiated by Suhail, Sadiq, Ashwani and Puneet as umpires. Sanjay Bhatti and Yogesh were the scorers.
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Two held with charas
Jammu, November 9 The accused have been identified as Mohd Ishtaq, 22, a resident of Rakatwa in Ramnagar tehsil of Sidarthnagar, UP, and Abdul Kalam, 55, of Golepata in Uttar Pradesh. — OC |
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PHE staff threaten to disrupt water supply in district
Katra, November 9 If the government fails to meet our demands in a weeks’ time, the water supply across the state would be disrupted, Shiv Kumar Sharma, President, Jammu Province, Water Workers Union, said while addressing the protestors. Roads will also be blocked if in weeks’ time, he added. |
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Sports bodies yet to get
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Jammu, November 9 The sources added that those associations who had conducted national championships were more concerned about this inordinate delay in disbursing of funds. The J&K Badminton Association, which had recently conducted the coveted Senior National Badminton Tournament at the Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex in Srinagar had expressed concern over the delay in disbursing of grant. “Only the association knows how it is running its affairs without adequate funds at its disposal. Recently, the association has conducted the state championship at MA Stadium and before that we successfully hosted senior national championship in the Valley, but we are still waiting for the grant from the Sports Council,” said one of the office-bearers of the J&K Badminton Association on the condition of anonymity. “You need a big budget to host a national-level championship in any discipline and for that financial support from the Sports Council is imperative, but unfortunately the grant-in-aid, which is being reserved by the Sports Council to conduct the event is not sufficient,” he claimed. “Other associations, which are planning to host national-level competitions have now decided to postpone it because it will be impossible for them to manage the affairs without sufficient funds,” the office-bearer said. The sources said a proposal had also been submitted by the J&K Sports Council to the authorities regarding a hike in allocation of the grant-in-aid to the affiliated associations from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. MS Baba, Chief Sports Officer, Sports Council, said, “Yes, the department has not receive any grant from the authorities to disburse it further among the affiliated associations.” He said, “In fact, we have already informed the officials concerned regarding our urgent necessity, but nothing concrete has been done so far.”
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Irregularities in JU: NSF demands fresh inquiry
Jammu, November 9 Vikas Sharma, NSF state president today congratulated the Chancellor of the University, Governor, NN Vohra, for initiating an inquiry into favouritism, financial irregularities and nepotism on the Jammu University campus alleged that the University authorities, including the Vice-Chancellor were allegedly shielding the “corrupt and tainted” officers by giving them undue benefits and promotion over the years. “We demand that they should be removed from the university. The authorities should end the pick-and-choose policy and take action against all the blue eyed people,” Sharma said. |
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Air Force School celebrates Annual Sports Day
Jammu, November 9 Minister for Youth Services and Sports RS Chib, chairman, Air Force School, Jammu, Air Commodore PE Patange, AOC Air Force Station, Jammu, Deputy Chairman of Air Force School, Jammu Group, Captain, S Pati, Chief Administrative Officer, Air Force Station, ID Soni, State Commissioner, Scouts and Guides and Wing Commander (Retd) MM Joshi were also present. Principal Vikesh Sandhal in his welcome address highlighted the achievements of the school in the sports activities held during the session. He also informed the parents that the school had been declared the Best Air Force School of the Indian Air Force. Master Sahil Choudhary and Sonalika Sharma (sports captains) ran around the field with a torch and the school captain, Haneet Sawhney, took an oath of unity and integrity on behalf of all competitors. Apart from the track and field events, various cultural items were displayed by students. In track events, participants from all six houses competed in their respective age groups. The march past was led by the school’s head boy Tarun Kumar. Later, the dignitaries gave away prizes to the winners. The Tipnis House was declared the overall champions. In his address, the chief guest appreciated the enthusiasm, zeal and grand cultural display by the students. He also appreciated the efforts made by the students and the staff for the grand success of the Annual Sports Day. Air Commodore PE Patange presented a memento to the chief guest on the occasion.
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Boxing championship gets under way
Jammu, November 9 In 48-51 kg category, Manoj from the PG Department outwitted Shubam from the SPMR College of Commerce whereas Deepak of MAM dispatched Ravi Kumar of GDC Udhampur. A total of 65 pugilists drawn from nine different colleges affiliated to the University of Jammu are competing in 11 different weight categories. The competition is being supervised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police boxing coach, Inspector Satyakam Sharma. However, the boxing team of GDC (Poonch) was not allowed to participate in the two-day sporting event after its two pugilists were caught with fake identity cards. |
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Transport Dept makes sale of ‘approved’ vehicles mandatory
Jammu, November 9 All the RTO’s/ARTO’s have been asked to
intimate all trade certificate holders under their jurisdiction to adhere
to the provisions of SRO 64 in letter and spirit and ensure that no model of
vehicle was sold without the approval of the Empowered Standing committee. Any violation would entail a composition fee of Rs 1 lakh per vehicle from the certificate holder and would also result in the suspension of the trade certificate till the composite fee is deposited by
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Vijay Club win by 2 goals
Jammu, November 9 Tanpreet Singh of Vijay Club drew first blood in the 15th minute while Sanjay Dogra scored another goal in the 60th minute to make it 2-0. Param FC team got some opportunities, but just could not capitalised on them. The match was officiated by Moon Stephen, Kaushal Sharma, Harmanjeet Singh and Ramesh Kumar. The tournament is being held under the supervision of organising secretary Surinder Singh Bunty. |
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MCC, KCC log wins in T20
Jammu, November 9 In the first match, batting first after winning the toss, the KCC posted a challenging total of 176- 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Mustafa was the top scorer with 47 runs. For the Prince XI, Jahied and Ashraf shared three wickets apiece. In reply, the Prince XI batsmen struggled against the disciplined bowling of the KCC. The team managed to score only 135 runs and suffered a heavy defeat. For the KCC, Anayat took three wickets. Mustafa was adjudged the man of the match. In another match, the MCC got the better of the Singh XI by 26 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, the MCC rode on Sarfraz’s brilliant knock of 66 runs to post 150 runs in their allotted quota of overs. For the Singh XI, Sakhi was the wrecker-in-chief with five scalps. In reply, the Singh XI suffered a dramatic batting collapse and was perished for 124 runs in 16 overs. Happy was the main scorer with 37 runs. Sarfaraz of MCC bagged the man of the match award. The matches were officiated by Parvez Khan, Kewal Krishan, JP Singh, Narinder Singh and Narinder Kumar.
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Workshop for MBA students
Jammu, November 9 Major issues and challenges in communication were also addressed to meet the challenges of the corporate world. The workshop was coordinated by the Assistant Professors namely Shahid Mushtaq, Anjali Pathania, Harleen Kaur, Dr Monika Harkar and Dr Neelika Arora under the guidance of Prof Ashok Aima, HOD MBA (HRM and TTM). |
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Awareness camp in Jagti
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As residents step out to indulge in shopping ahead of the beautiful festival of lights on Tuesday, city markets have been decorated to welcome them.
Markets like Raghunath Bazaar, Gandhi nagar, Parade and Pacca Danga other areas of the city are decked up to attract customers ready to spend money to their heart’s content ahead of the festival.
Employees of the PHE department today threatened to disrupt water
supply across the district, including Reasi and Katra towns.
To protest against non-fulfillment of their demands, hundreds of employees assembled outside the Executive Engineer
(PHE) Office in Reasi.
