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Power cuts throw life out of gear
Chill may engulf state again
Residents try to keep the biting cold at bay by a fire in Jammu on Sunday.
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LOC killings
Educational tour flagged off
More rare animal species lost in J&K: TRCF
Telling portrayal of a struggle for change
A scene from the play ‘Kahani Hum Badlenge’ staged in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma
SCC win T20 cricket championship
‘NC has strong secular, democratic credentials’
Papers on Kashmiri language presented at national seminar
J-K fail to reach quarterfinals in under-16 cricket tourney
Probe on unmarked graves sought
PDP supports transporters’ agitation
Param Football Club, Vijay Club log victories
22 orchardists participate in training programme
Batote MLC promises jobs, development
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Power cuts throw life out of gear
Jammu, January 13 Officials said the power generation of Baglihar project having power generation capacity of 450 MW has come down to 50 per cent. The availability of power to the department from all other sources is just 500 MW and the department has been purchasing the power from Northern grid to meet the remaining requirement. With power cuts affecting the normal life and with the chilly conditions engulfing Jammu, residents are facing tough times. “We have received several complaints regarding illegal connections and hooking by the people not only in unmetered but also in metered areas to run heating devices. We have constituted special teams to conduct raids in these areas and the department is also making efforts to regularise illegal connections so that distribution system is streamlined,” a PDD official said. Officials said while the scarcity of electricity and rising demands during the winter months has already forced the department to issue curtailment schedule, it is not being followed properly. “Even the metered areas are facing the cuts. We understand that recent weather conditions have created problem for the PDD, but poor electricity supply has become routine now,” said another local resident. Reports say many residential localities which include Parade, Kachi Chawni, Janipur, Roop Nagar, Paloura, parts of Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Channi and Bari-Brahman, are facing regular cuts. Sources said the state was purchasing about 1,400 MW power from the Centre to meet demand of nearly 2,300 MW during peak hours. “Northern Region Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC) has issued repeated warnings to the state to maintain grid discipline as well as to restrict power load,” said executive engineer, Suman Kumar, at Load Dispatch Centre, Gladni. |
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Chill may engulf state again
Jammu, January 13 The weatherman says moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to lash the plains, while fresh snowfall may be experienced in the higher reaches in Jammu and the entire Kashmir region during the next 48 hours. Since January 9, people in the city have had some respite from the bitter cold that has engulfed the region since December 25, 2012, which broke records relating to chill. “There will be rainfall in the plains and snowfall in the mountains during the next 48 hours as strong western disturbances are approaching the state. The temperature is likely to dip further,” said Dr MK Khushu, weather scientist at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST). He said though sunshine is good for wheat and mustard, prolonged chill could affect its development. January 7 was the coldest day in the last 31 years in Jammu. Such temperature was recorded way back in 1981, followed by 7.1 degree Celsius on January 5, 2011. The minimum temperature hit 6 degree Celsius. Due to the fog and cold, railway and air traffic had remained affected, with trains running behind schedule on several routes and airlines having had to suspend some of their flights in north India. Bone-chilling cold and icy winds had left Jammuites shivering and most residents preferred to stay indoors. In view of the severe cold wave, the state government had also ordered extension of winter vacations in the schools till January 14. “It was really cold and the sunshine has been very soothing for the past few days. Let’s hope the chill will end soon as it was becoming very unbearable,” said Soni Sharma, a college student.
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BJP’s ‘Border Chalo’ protest stopped
Ranjit Thakur
Rajouri, January 13 Since early morning, hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party workers gathered in main bus stand Rajouri, where vehicles had already been arranged for them to march towards Balakote (near Line of Control) under the slogan “Border Chalo”. The march started from Rajouri at 10.30 am wherein hundreds of workers marched towards LoC in vehicles, but the cavalcade was stopped by the Manjakote police. However, the BJP activists insisted upon moving forward and breaking the cordon of police. The cavalcade reached Bimber Gali at 12.30 pm. The Army authorities did not allow them to move forward and requested them to return. The party’s state secretary Vibodh Gupta said the main objective of the march was to boost the morale of Indian Army and stage protest against Pakistan’s brutality. He said the Congress is a mute spectator and did not boost the morale of Indian Army; people of both regions are ready to back the Army when the need arises. He announced full support to the Indian Army. He also said the international community should take the notice of the same and there should be international boycott of Pakistan. Meanwhile, BJP activists held a demonstration and demanded that government of India break all ties with Pakistan till that country realises its fault. They have also given a message to the Indian Army that people of India, especially those of Rajouri and Poonch, are with them in all circumstances and if need arises, they would be ready to sacrifice their lives for the nation. Demanding that all ties with Pakistan be severed, Gupta said Pakistan had killed Indian Army personnel and had also stopped trucks and buses on LoC, which makes it clear that Pakistan never wanted ties with India - and Congress continues to distribute visas t o hockey players of Pakistan, which is unfortunate. He said till Pakistan realises its fault, all ties should be severed.
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Educational tour flagged off
Poonch, January 13 The tour was organised under the ongoing Operation Sadbhavna by a
unit under the Headquarters Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo). The aim of the tour was to spread the message of peace and bring awareness about the educational and professional avenues available to the students and to highlight them the rich cultural heritage of the country. During their visit to
Meerut, they visited the Tank Memorial, Jama Masjid, Gandhi Bagh and Shahid Smarak while at Chandigarh they visited Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake and Rose Garden.
Shamshd Aktak (17), a student of Govt High School, Jhullas, and Ruksana Kousar (16), a student of Govt High School,
Mangnar, said the event had given them an opportunity to have a glimpse of the rich cultural heritage and the progress and development made by our country. The successful completion of the tour has resulted in fostering closer relationship between the local people and the Army. It has also developed a deep sense of belonging to the national mainstream among these children of the remote areas. The enthusiasm and glow on the face of children clearly showed that they thoroughly enjoyed and learned from the unique experience. The parents of children expressed their gratitude to the Army for providing the lifetime opportunity to their children. |
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More rare animal species lost in J&K: TRCF
Jammu, January 13 This has been revealed in a study conducted by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation
(TRCF), a frontal organisation of Gujjars in the state. The study said almost six of rare native species considered the most threatened in the world were also on the verge of extinction in the Himalayan belt of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and adjoining states of
India. Javaid Rahi, Secretary, TRCF, while releasing the gist of the study, stated that Jammu and Kashmir’s traditional grazers, the nomadic
Gujjars-Bakerwals, rued the dying out of several indigenous spices of goat and sheep after introduction of foreign high-yielding breeds. He said the Gujjars and the Bakerwals in the Himalayan belt had lost almost all the native species of sheep and had only foreign Australian Merino species of sheep. He urged the state government to take immediate measures by constituting a special team to save the existing rarest of rare species of livestock of nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals in the
state. Rahi said the species, which were distinctive with nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals from times immemorial, had gradually been lost since 1968 when the Indian Council for Agricultural Research
(ICAR), New Delhi, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Central government, introduced certain foreign-origin breeds in the state. The TRCF leader said the planners, while introducing cross breeds among the livestock of nomads, did not plan to preserve the native and indigenous species of the livestock of the Gujjars and the Bakerwals in the region. He hoped it was possible that a few rarest of the rare species of the livestock of the nomadic Gujjars may have been still preserved in some areas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan and the same need to be imported to Kashmir to revive the traditional species in the state.
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Telling portrayal of a struggle for change
Jammu, January 13 In the play, “Kahani Hum Badlenge”, Roshni is shown as an ideal woman, who knows her rights and duties; she knows how to manage home and office in a balanced way. In other words, she is what any girl would aspire to become. She says the journey was not easy. Right since her childhood, she had to face discrimination in the family and society. Even before she was born, her family was planning to kill her, but somehow, they didn’t succeed. After she was born, she received a very bitter welcome in this world and the problems multiplied as she grew up. She encountered all the situations with a very strong determination and eventually got the rights, freedom and respectability which were rightfully hers, but she had to
fight hard to get the status of equality. She asserts that no matter whatever we say about the rights and freedom of women, a majority of the women folk are still
subjected to age-old orthodox thinking. “But if we have to get our share, we should know it and have a strong conviction to get it, no matter what has happened or is happening - We will change what will happen,” is the girl’s strong resolve. |
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SCC win T20 cricket championship
Jammu, January 13 Batting first after winning the toss, LDCA posted a modest total of 110 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Anil Siag was the top scorer with 43 runs while Abhinav Bhatia contributed 16 runs. For the SCC, Aman Bharti was the main bowler with two wickets while Gurpreet, Gurinder, Gaurav Gambhir and Varun shared a wicket each. In reply, the SCC did the needful in the final delivery for the loss of six wickets. Ankit Kaushik (35) and Prince (21) were the main contributors. For the LDCA, Bharat Malhotra took two wickets while Baltez, Sukhvinder and Anil Siag claimed one wicket each. Anil Siag was adjudged man of the match and man of the series. Bishwas Bhatia was adjudged best batsman while best bowler award went to Sujinder. The winner team pocketed a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000 and a coveted trophy from Chenab Textiles, Kathua, while the runners-up team was awarded with a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000 and trophy sponsored by the Kathua Industrial Units Association. The JKAP team was awarded a trophy for fair play. The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Armed/Law and Order, K Rajendra Kumar was the chief guest on the valedictory function, who distributed prizes among the winners and runners-up teams on the occasion. Rajendra said the Jammu and Kashmir Police has been playing an important role in promoting sports and refining talent of sportspersons in the state. DIG, Jammu Samba-Kathua Range, JP Singh, Kathua Atul Kumar Goel, PTS Kathua principal RK Bhat, Additional SP Kathua Zahid Naseem Manhas, besides prominent citizens were also present on the occasion. |
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‘NC has strong secular, democratic credentials’
Jammu, January 13 He said J&K National Conference has always stood for the high principles of secularism, brotherhood and democracy and shall continue to do so in future as well. He said equitable development of all sections of the society had remained the benchmark of the National Conference since its inception and the
present coalition government under the leadership of Omar Abdullah continues to work towards that objective. Rana, who was addressing a public meeting at Ghorda in Block Bhalwal here, said the National Conference represents aspirations of common people and its selfless service to public had always been above any consideration of creed, caste, colour, region or religion. He said the National Conference was a party of common masses, the roots of which were spread across the state and no one could damage its popular base. “The detractors of democratic process have always tried to damage and defame the National Conference but utterly failed in their nefarious designs as the people of the state always stood with the National Conference showing their utmost trust and faith in the party and its leadership and foiled all such attempts of the propagandist elements,” Rana said. He said the National Conference was committed for a peaceful, progressive and prosperous
Jammu and Kashmir enshrined in ‘Naya Kashmir’ and the state NC-Congress coalition government under the visionary leadership of Omar Abdullah was working in this direction. |
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Papers on Kashmiri language presented at national seminar
Jammu, January 13 Speakers threw light on the conditions that led to erosion of literature and language. For maintaining and connecting with the roots all opined that language is the pivotal element that will keep us bonded together. A poetic recitation was organised in the second session which was presided over by poet PN Kaul Sayil. For his immense contribution to the field of culture and language, the All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS) felicitated Ramesh Hangloo. While appreciating Hangloo for his tremendous contribution, AIKS president Moti Koul said it was not easy to establish an institution but Sharda Radio has done a yeoman job and has made all of us proud. Ramesh Hangloo said we should take lesson from those communities, who had lived in exile, and still kept their language alive. Though there was no comparison between the exiled Pandits we should take clue how they were surviving against the winds. Prof MY Zaffar, an authority on Shaivism, was felicitated by the All India Kashmiri Samaj for his contribution to the philosophy of Shaivism. Three books were released by Moti Kaul on this occasion. Poets, who recited their poems, include Bal Krishen Sanyasi, PN Sayil, RL Jowhar, JL Saroor, Kalhan Koul, Bashir Baderwahi, SK Tiku, Santosh Nadan, Bimla Misri and Pyare
Hatash. |
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J-K fail to reach quarterfinals in under-16 cricket tourney
Jammu, January 13 Before beating Assam, J&K suffered a seven-wicket defeat from Chandigarh. Earlier, batting first, Assam scored a modest total of 106 runs in the stipulated 20 overs by losing six wickets. Julius (25), Anshuman (23) and Swapnil (10) were the main contributors. For J&K, Ikhlaq, Syed Payamber, Ankush and Tayab Farooq shared a wicket each. In reply, J&K rode on a swashbuckling unbeaten knock of 61 runs from Muzamil. The team overhauled the required target in just 12.1 overs losing just a wicket in the process. Muzamil struck seven hits to the fence and two hits for the maximum. Dawar and Shabir contributed 18 and 11 runs, respectively. Rubal was the only successful bowler for Assam, who claimed the wicket of Dawar. In another league match, J&K lost to host Chandigarh by seven wickets. Batting first, the J&K team was all out for 85 runs, Chandigarh, in reply, chased it in 15.2 overs by losing three wickets to win the match by 7 wickets. A total of 28 teams drawn from all over the country are participating in the cricket tournament. |
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Probe on unmarked graves sought
Srinagar, January 13 Stating that the people had a right to know about their dear ones, who died during the state custody, Ali said: “Thousands of human beings have been done away with after being arrested by various security agencies at various places without any judicial trial.” Hundreds of officers and personnel belonging to these agencies got promotions and prizes in lieu of staging fake encounters and no one bothered to know what was going on behind the scene. There should be someone to tell the people whose graves were these which were unmarked, he said. |
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PDP supports transporters’ agitation
Jammu, January 13 Party leaders, along with members of the All India Tour and Travel Association, Jammu, held a demonstration at BC Road. Travel Association chairman Narinder Gupta said the buses with valid permit were not allowed to proceed on the national highway from the Punjab entry point when the owners were ready to pay the toll tax under rules. Instead the buses were being forced to pay illegal penalties amounting to more than Rs 50,000. He said, “J&K is a tourist state and these buses are an important wing of the tourist industry. The transport authorities of the Punjab Government, he alleged, are acting in league with vested interests.” Vikram Singh demanded that the harassment should immediately be stopped and the J&K buses should be allowed to proceed further from the entry point after charging toll tax under law. |
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Param Football Club, Vijay Club log victories
Jammu, January
13 In the first match, Param FC got the better of Hero Club by a solitary goal. The goal was scored by Stanzin in the 25th minute. Both teams played outstandingly throughout the match but Param FC had a slight upper edge over their rivals. In another match, Vijay Club defeated Mussa Club by solitary goal to secure
a berth in the pre-quarterfinals. After the goalless first half, Vishal Dogra scored a beauty in the
40th minute. The matches were officiated by Moon Stephen, Client
Mattoo, Saudagar Mattoo, Vivek, Ramesh Chander and Vijay Kumar. David and Don are the organising secretaries of the tournament while Feastus Sotra is the general secretary of the All J&K Christian Welfare Association. |
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22 orchardists participate in training programme
Katra, January 13 As many as 22 progressive orchardists from Mahore, Arnas, Darmari, Pouni and Reasi participated in the three-day event. Dr Vikas Tandon, programme co-ordinator of the KVK, coordinated the training programme that included advanced training on modern aspects of commercial horticulture. Farmers were given training on nursery raising, micro irrigation, poly house culture and disease and test management in horticulture. Dr Banarsi Lal, Dr Mandeep Singh Azad and Dr Lalit Upadhyay gave training on agriculture, in general, and animal science and agro-forestry, in particular. Chief Horticulture Officer Sushil Kumar Chatha presided over the opening and closing ceremony of the programme and assured such programmes for the farmers of the district. |
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Batote MLC promises jobs, development
Batote, January 13 He said this during a felicitation function organised by the Workers’ Union of Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, Nashri (WUCNTN), Indian National Youth Congress (INYC) workers and the prominent citizens here today. He said he had already apprised Union Health Minister GN Azad of the urgency of the speedy development of the area.
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