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Three burnt alive as car catches fire
Pay school games fund or stay out
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DFO orderes enquiry into damage to trees in Ramban
PCB fails to check noise pollution
Man booked for charging more for school text books
Left homeless after hurricane, Kalakote villagers face endless wait for compensation
PC seeks report on timber extraction
Unwelcome calls irk JU students
AIDS awareness seminar organised in Reasi
Inter-college debate held on population education
Army holds trekking expedition to mark Poonch Link-up Day
Two-day police course concludes at Udhampur police academy
Officials of the General Motors India unveil the Chevrolet Sail U-VA in Jammu. A Tribune photograph
VC’s T20 Cup
Players in action during a match of the All India Vice-Chancellor’s T20 Cricket Cup in Jammu on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Singh
Lachi Pora Club log win
Bovine smugglers arrested
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Three burnt alive as car catches fire
Jammu, November 20 The driver of the ill-fated car could not negotiate the turn and the car hit the divider on the bye-pass road and overturned. He said the occupants could not get out of the car. They were charred
to death as the car caught fire. Out of the three victims, the identity of only one person has been ascertained so far. He has been identified as Shubam Sharma, a resident of Ram Nagar. Shubhan, a Class XII student, was living in Shiv Nagar in Jammu. Shubham’s father Babu Ram is a priest in a temple and Shubam used to assist him. |
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Pay school games fund or stay out
Jammu, November 20 Tirath Ram, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu, said, “The department has formulated a strategy and I am hopeful it would yield positive results. Under this system, the department would issue notices to all the institutions few months before the start of the process,” Tirath Ram said. “The collection of games fund from educational institutions starts in May but we send the letters to all institutions in between January and February,” he added. “Few years back, the number of institutions depositing games fund was meager and it was difficult for the department to conduct activities smoothly. But after hardening our stance against these erring institutions there is some improvement but there is a long way to go,” Tirath Ram added. “Before conducting any competition, we have made it clear to all the educational institutions that if they fail to deposit the games fund we shall not entertain their students for participation,” Sports Officer said. “This idea has worked to some extent with a decent number of educational institutions coming forward to deposit games fund. We need to do something more concrete to achieve better results,” he added. “Earlier, the department had allowed the students of erring institutions to compete in district-level competitions but from now on, we will not even consider the students for participation if their schools do not deposit the games fund after informing them in advance through the notice,” Tirath Ram maintained. “Department of Youth Services and Sports has given ample time to the erring institutions to deposit the games fund in the stipulated time. The department will not spare them at any cost,” Sports Officer said. Educational institutions in every district have to deposit 50 per cent of the School Games Fund in the district pool of their respective District Youth Services Offices to purchase sports material and uniforms for the students competing in the district and inter-district level competitions. |
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DFO orderes enquiry into damage to trees in Ramban
Batote, November 20 Hundreds of Kail, Deodar, Cheed and Oak (Banjj/Moroo) trees have been girded, lopped or pruned by the villagers. The trees are dried prematurely and later cut illegally or legally (under A Class-Concession) to encroach the resulting de-forested land. According to the locals, hundreds of kanals of land has been encroached this way, prominently in the Forest Compartment 67. They said one out of two houses of a prominent politician has been constructed in the forest land there. Besides, the brother of a prominent public figure of the adjoining Bhatni Panchayat, many a locals have allegedly encroached a big chunk of the forest land. “The girding or lopping of trees doesn’t appear to be new, so it is difficult to identify the accused now,” said Range Officer (RO), Batote, MK Ticku after inspecting the area. “I was asked to inspect the forest surrounding the residence of Block President, National Conference, Farooq Ahmed Sohil, Sarpanch, Gandhri. So I am not aware of the damages in other areas there. I have submitted my report to the DFO,” he added. “After my inspection on the orders of the Principal Chief Conservator Forest, in the wake of the reports of widespread drying of pine trees there, I had reported to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Batote, also about the girding of trees there,” said Angrez Singh, Deputy Director, Forest Protection Force, G-7 Gama Unit, Batote. “Whether the damage is old or new, the illegal felling of trees and the encroachment of the forest land is intolerable. I have ordered the RO, AH Ganai for the registration of a case under the Forest Act against the accused,” DFO Shah said. |
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PCB fails to check noise pollution
Jammu, November 20 The situation has spiralled out of control as the state does not have a strong law to deal with the violators. While all metropolitan and other big cities in the country have established specific norms and zones, where drivers cannot blow pressure horns, and have regulated the use of generators by shopkeepers, no such move has been initiated in Jammu, which is fast becoming a business hub. “There is a free-for-all situation here. The Traffic Police and the PCB field staff are mute spectators to the nerve-wracking noise produced by thousands of generators, industries and loud speakers,” said Kapil Sharma, a local resident. Jammu and Kashmir is perhaps the only state which has not declared silent zones. These are normally demarcated around hospitals and educational institutions. At places where signs have been installed, sounds of pressure horns and loudspeakers continue to distract students and patients. The major causes of sound pollution are industrial and construction activities, generator sets, loudspeakers, music systems, blowing of horns and other mechanical devices which have adverse affects on the health of people. The state Pollution Control Board chairman, Lal
Chand, said, “Yes, there is no authority with the board to keep a check on noise pollution.” However, he said necessary groundwork had been done and that a Noise Pollution Control Authority would be established soon. Officials said another reason for the increase in the sound pollution was the cutting down of trees around major roads and the highway. |
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Man booked for charging more for school text books
Jammu, November 20 According to the complainant, the accused trader charged Rs 45 for the book on mathematics for Class II against the marked MRP of Rs 30 by the manufacturer. The trader put self-made enhanced MRP stickers on the written MRP, thereby fleecing hapless consumers and charging exorbitant rates from them. Acting upon the complaint the department sent a decoy consumer to the trader for purchasing the books and stationery and found the complaint genuine. A case was registered against the bookseller in front of the witnesses. |
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Left homeless after hurricane, Kalakote villagers face endless wait for compensation
Rajouri, November 20 Many of the effected villagers have no source of income. One of the affected villagers is a widow Shankutla Devi, 60, of village Triath. She has five daughters. Hapless victims have pleaded to the government for help a number of times but to no avail. Poor Shankutla Devi works as a domestic help to make ends meet. She said, “My house got destroyed in cloud burst and hurricane and I approached the authorities concerned for help, but nothing happened, she has also met the District Commissioner during a recently held public darbar at Kalkote, but did not get any compensation.” Our lives turned miserable after horrible night of July 1 owing to natural calamity and I am living in temporary shed with my young daughter. “My husband died four years back and I have no family support,” she added. Tersam Lal, Tehsildar, Kalakote said, “As many as 500 mud houses were partially damaged while an equal number of houses were damaged completely, but the exact figures are yet to be verified. We have prepared a report and submitted to the same to the authorities concerned for grant of compensation.” |
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PC seeks report on timber extraction
Jammu, November 20 The committee, which met under the Chairmanship of MLA Rafi Ahmad Mir here today, also discussed in detail the working of the forest department and its allied wings. The panel has directed the forest department to upgrade the surveillance and conduct surprise checks to curb the menace of smuggling of timber. It also directed to clear the long pending timber sanctions so that the consumers may not suffer on this account. Reviewing the conservation, protection and development project for Wullar Lake, the OSD Wullar Lake Development Authority, gave a brief account of the proposed working plan. He said demarcation work has been completed and as per the project report 22 lakh trees are to be removed from Wullar Lake. Legislators, Vijay Bakaya, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain, Syed Bhasharat Ahmad Bukhari, Tsetant Namgyal, Sukhnandan, Indu Pawar and Bimla Luthura gave their suggestions for over all preservation, protection and conservation of the forests. |
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Unwelcome calls irk JU students
Jammu, November 20 Scores of students under the banner of National Secular Forum (NSF) assembled on the campus and raised slogans against telecom companies for their failure in providing good services to subscribers. “The subscribers of various telecom companies are constantly receiving unnecessary calls from their service providers regarding activation of hello tunes, listening to music etc. The subscribers are receiving vulgar messages and it will have a negative impact on the younger generation," NSF state president, Vikas Sharma said. Sharma demanded that immediate action should be taken against such service providers who were continuously "irritating customers" by such calls and messages. He also asked the telecom companies to improve mobile and Internet services. He warned that the students would stage demonstrations outside the offices of these telecom companies if the latter didn't stop making such calls or messages to the subscribers.
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AIDS awareness seminar organised in Reasi
Katra, November 20 The Principal of the college, Prof Ajit Angral, urged students to gather knowledge from the seminar and talked about the importance of such activities. Students of the college spoke on various aspects of HIV/AIDS to enlightened the audience. Dr AD Singh, Deputy Director (ICTC/STD), JKSACS, highlighted the different modes by which HIV/AIDS spreads, the clinical aspects of the disease, its transmission, management, treatment and other issues related to the disease. Deputy Director (IEC), JKSACS, Deepika B Thakur dwelt on risks associated with the disease and the facilities which the organisation was providing combat it. The seminar was followed by an interactive session wherein experts answer the queries of students.
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Inter-college debate held on population education
Jammu, November 20 Kritika Sethi from The Law School, University of Jammu, secured the first position in the contest while Ishtiaq Ahmed and Sahil Mehta, both from the Government MAM College, bagged the second and third prize respectively. The consolation prize was given to Tanima Dutta from the Government SPMR college of Commerce, Jammu. Cash prizes of Rs 2,000, Rs 1,500, Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 were presented to the winners in the order of merit by Prof NK Tripathi, Dean Students Welfare, University of Jammu. The topic of the debate was in the opinion of the house ‘State is responsible for the declining sex ratio in India’. The participating teams were from the Bhaskar Degree College, Udhampur; NSM College of Education; Government Degree College, Samba; Government Women College (GCW), Parade; Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu; MIER College of Education; Government Degree College (GDC), RS Pura; MIET College; GDC, Doda; GGM Science College, Jammu; GCW, Kathua; GDC, Rajouri; The Law School, University of Jammu; Government MAM College and the Government SPMR College of Commerce.
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Army holds trekking expedition to mark Poonch Link-up Day
Poonch, November 20 The expedition was flagged off by Brig MK Mago, SM, Commander, Poonch Brigade. The celebrations were aimed at commemorating the historic breakthrough link up on November 21, 1948. The team covered a mountainous and a rugged trek of about 18 km on foot to Danna Ka Peer, the place where Brig Pritam Singh led his forces to link up with the main forces from Rajouri. The children were enthusiastic about the trek and felt proud to be associated with the celebrations. Prominent villagers of Tanda, who were also present at the flagging-off ceremony, thanked the Army for providing the children an opportunity to + associated with the sacrifice that was made to liberate Poonch in 1948. The team completed the trek in around eight hours. The participating teachers requested that more such treks should be organised so that children can connect to the historic event.
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Two-day police course concludes at Udhampur police academy
Jammu, November 20 A total of 17 officers, including three Deputy SPs and 14 SPs, were nominated by the PHQ for the course. The contents of the course were chalked out under the supervision of IGP Farooq Khan, Director, SKPAU, and DIG Parminder Singh, Joint Director, SKPAU, with the help of management experts, sociologists, psychologists, police officers and faculty members. Rajesh Bakshi, Senior Prosecuting Officer, and SI Sanjay Raina were the course coordinator and the course secretary respectively. Dr Vikram Gulati, Principal, Shivalik College, Udhampur; Dr Savita Nayyar, Associate Professor of Law, Jammu University, and Sheefali Bahadur, faculty management, Udhampur College, delivered lectures in the workshop. Dr Arti Bakshi, HOD, Psychology Department, Jammu University, and retd DySP Sawtanter Arora also shared their views on the topic. |
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General Motors offers a new hatchback
Jammu, November 20 “The much-anticipated Chevrolet Sail U-VA hatchback is an important addition to GM’s small car portfolio in India,” said Sastry Vempati, Vice President, Planning Program Management and New Business Development, General Motors India. “It brings a new sense of vitality to the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive segment in the domestic passenger car market,” he said. The Sail U-VA hatchback’s exterior exudes Chevrolet’s sporty styling. The front view features a dual-port grille adorned with a gold bowtie that gives it a bold look. The vehicle is available in seven colours, including Super Red, Switchblade Silver, Summit White, Caviar Black, Linen Beige, Sandrift Grey and Misty Lake.
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Hosts JU start campaign on winning note
Tribune News Service
Jammu, November 20 The JU won the toss and opted to bat first. They accumulated 162 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Vishal played a scintillating knock of 46 runs that came off just 32 balls. He pierced five hits to the fence and a six. Rajesh chipped in with 31 runs. Amit and Daud contributed 13 runs each. For the Jalgaon University, Jitu was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets while Shashikant, Jadhav and Arun shared a wicket each. The team could not keep up the momentum as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The team managed 107/7 in the allotted quota of overs. Arvind played a gutsy knock of 58 runs but in vain. Rajesh of the JU was the adjudged the man of the match.
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Lachi Pora Club log win
Jammu, November 20 The Lachipora Club stretched their lead further with Jaswinder Singh striking a goal in the 33rd minute to make it 3-0. The Sittu Club managed to reduce the margin through Gaganpreet Singh’s goal in the 45th minute. The match was officiated by Iqbal Singh, SP Singh, Manjeet Singh and Kamalpreet Singh.
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Bovine smugglers arrested
Jammu, November 20 The duo was arrested after the police received a tip-off regarding their presence in the Gura Salathia area of Samba district. They were also produced in the local court.
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