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Armyman fires at brother-in-law
Hailstorm and heavy rain lash Jammu city, temperature plummets
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Govt fails to create fuel storage facilities in snow-bound areas
Minister to hold crucial meet of affiliated sports bodies today
Forum chief lambasts government
Seminar on environmental pollution organised
Educate children about heritage of state, teachers told
Educational tour flagged off in Akhnoor
State power team win football tourney
Musicians have audience swaying to their tunes at Aalap festival
Army to celebrate Nowshera Day on February 8
J-K cruises into quarterfinals
JU fencers strike bronze
Varsity’s basketball team log win
Doda migrants seek relief
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Armyman fires at brother-in-law
Jammu, February 5 “Kumar straightway went to the room of his wife and closed the door from inside. He severely thrashed his wife and dragged her inside the room. His brother-in-law Balbir Singh who was in the next room rushed and broke open the door. He had a minor scuffle with Kumar who took out his revolver and fired at Balbir,” the victim’s mother said. She alleged he (Kumar) carried a sharp-edged weapon and opened several rounds on her son after a scuffle. “As the shot missed the target, he fired more bullets and then attacked Balbir with a sharp-edged weapon leaving him critically injured. Our tenants and other family members rushed towards him and overpowered him. He was tied with bed and we informed the police,” she narrated the incident. The police said a bullet pierced into the right side of Balbir’s chest and he was rushed to hospital where his condition was stated to be critical. “The locals thrashed the accused and snatched his revolver. A police team took him into custody and seized both the weapons, including a Chinese revolver,” the police said. Panic gripped the entire Jawahar Nagar area after local residents heard the gunshots. “When we heard the gunshots, we thought that militants might have barged into the house. We rushed to the spot and found Balbir in a pool of blood,” a neighbour of the victim said. The police has registered a case in this regard. Investigations are on in the case. the incident
Panic in the area
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Hailstorm and heavy rain lash Jammu city, temperature plummets
Jammu, February 5 On second consecutive
day, rain disrupted the normal life in the city with people preferring to remain indoors. Many
residents did not send their children to schools today due to chilly weather conditions prevailing
in the city for the last two days. Dr MK Khushu, Nodal Officer, SKUAST (Jammu), said the rainfall was the highest during the season in Jammu city. It was mainly due to strong western disturbances in the region, he added. A continuous rainfall since Sunday evening
has submerged many roads and streets into knee-deep water in several localities. The rainwater added to the woes of motorists and pedestrians during the day. In the morning, there was traffic jams at several places in the city. Some cases of motorcycle riders skidding off the road were reported, reports said. “Due to accumulation of water, our potato field has been damaged. We will have to assess the
damages once the weather gets cleared,” said Balkar Singh from
Raipur-Domana. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted a heavy rainfall and snowfall from February 4-6 which snapped the National Highway. Normal life hit
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Govt fails to create fuel storage facilities in snow-bound areas
Jammu, February 5 The stocking of fuel for winter is done only in the Ladakh region. Officials of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department said they were helpless in absence of proper storage capacity. Sources said hundreds of villages in Doda, Bhaderwah, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar and Reasi were totally dependent on firewood collected from the forests as the successive governments in the state had failed to create a mechanism for proper distribution and stocking of domestic fuels. “Though the state claims that black marketing gangs will not be allowed to operate, they have become essential support system for people as the administration has failed to deliver,” said an official with the district administration in Doda. The fate of thousands of people is still dependent on the weather as the supply only resumes when the roads are cleared of snow, which remain cut off for days and months during the harsh winter. “As hill districts receive the season’s first snowfall, people dread the long queues to get kerosene and LPG refills. In the recent past, it has become difficult for people to get firewood. The common man is facing the problem,” said Pervez Ahmed, a resident of Pogal Paristan, a remote Banihal village. CAPD Director Pervez Malik admitted that there were no storage facilities in the hilly districts of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions. “We do not store kerosene and LPG in the snow-bound districts. Only rice, flour and sugar are stocked for the winter. The domestic fuel is ferried on tankers to various areas for distribution when the weather permits,” Malik said. Malik said due to heavy snowfall and road blockades, it was not possible to carry kerosene drums and LPG refills by labourers as well. Due to severe winter conditions from October to April, there is a remarkable increase in the consumption of fuel in households. But in absence of any long-term policy by the successive governments in the past six decades, most of the people in snow-bound areas face hardships. On mercy of weather god
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Minister to hold crucial meet of affiliated sports bodies today
Jammu, February 5 A principal office-bearer from each of the recognised associations would attend the meeting wherein he would apprise the minister about the hardships being faced by the affiliated sports bodies to run the affairs smoothly, sources added. “We will inform the minister about all our demands which are yet to be fulfilled. An inordinate delay in receiving the grant-in-aid, inadequate sports infrastructure, delay in conferring the Sher-e-Kashmir Sports Awards, among others are among the issues which will be taken up with the minister who also happens to be the Vice-President of J&K State Sports Council,” an official of the department said. “It is very simple for the Sports Council to criticise the coaches. But only they know under what circumstances they are imparting coaching to those players who bagged medals for the state,” an office-bearer of a sports body said pleading anonymity. The Tribune had reported that the Sports Council recently issued a circular wherein it was observed that the working of coaches at different centres was not satisfactory. |
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Forum chief lambasts government
Rajouri, February 5 Shawl said despite crore of rupees being spent on the National Highway roads, the government agencies had failed to work on it and it's under-deplorable condition could be seen, especially from the Rajouri to Thanamandi route, that connects 'Shadra Sharif' and Mughal road with rest of the country. He said, “We had lodged demonstrations, submitted memorandums and used all ways to improve the road connectivity to this hilly region for ensuring safety and security of the passengers, but despite assurances, we received nothing on the ground.” He said not only this but several other Centrally and state-sponsored schemes, including developmental works were lying midway, owing to reasons better known to the administration. He said the government had constituted several committees and had review meetings to improve road connectivity to the hilly regions of the state to provide improved and safer routes to the passengers, still the crucial highway of Rajouri to Thanamandi was under poor conditions and authorities had completely failed to improve its condition. People of the region not only faced discrimination in developmental working of the region, but also in the political representation too. He criticised government's negligence towards the provision of essential commodities as well as relief to the people victimised by natural calamities, owing to recent snowfall in both regions. |
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Seminar on environmental pollution organised
Jammu, February 5 Prof GM Bhat, head of the Department of Geology, JU, delivered the keynote address while Prof SPS Dutta, former head of the Department of Environmental Sciences, JU, chaired the inaugural session. Officials, representatives, researchers and experts drawn from different colleges, universities, organisations and agencies discussed issues relating to environmental pollution. Dr Pragya Khanna presented the introduction to the
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Military Hospital organises eye camp at Akhnoor
Jammu, February 5 He distributed spectacles to them. Last year, Crossed Swords Division along with the MH Akhnoor had taken the initiative to restore vision of old needy patients of the far-flung areas like Danger, Khor, Joguan, Battal, Bandwal, Dharkhod, Dolidiggar of Akhnoor and Sundarbani tehsils. In November last year, eye specialist and anesthetist at the Military Hospital, had screened more than 100 patients for cataract surgery. All required laboratory investigations were carried out free of cost and 30 patients were shortlisted for the surgery. All patients were successfully operated by suture-less cataract surgery (phaco-emulsification) on December 11 and 12 at the Military Hospital, Jammu last year. Now, post operative reviews were being carried out regularly and necessary arrangements were made for the spectacles as per their eye power. Patients expressed their gratitude towards the Army for helping them to restore their vision once again to lead a better life. The GOC assured the local people for the necessary help by the Crossed Swords Division in the time of need. |
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Educate children about heritage of state, teachers told
Jammu, February 5 This was stated by the minister, while addressing a large gathering of students, parents, teachers and non-teaching staff, besides prominent citizens at a prize distribution function organised by the Youth Talent Search Forum (YTSF) at the police auditorium, here today. Deputy Inspector General of Police JP Singh, joint director, School Education AC Aima, chairperson, Lawrence Public School Brig MM Joshi, forum president, Prabha Jain, General Secretary Esther Williams, besides other representatives of forum were present on the occasion. The function was organised by the YTSF with a forum of ten CBSE and state board affiliated schools of city of temples with the aim to provide an organised platform where children could exhibit their hidden talent in the best spirit of competition and excellence. The minister appreciated the efforts of the YTSF and congratulated the organisers for providing the students an opportunity for showcasing their talent. |
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Educational tour flagged off in Akhnoor
Jammu, February 5 Headmasters of various schools, sarpanches, zonal education officer and
other civil dignitaries attended the flagging off ceremony. The tour offers students an opportunity to visit rich, historical, cultural and social heritage of the country and will have far reaching effects on the juvenile minds to achieve greater heights in life. |
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State power team win football tourney
Jammu, February 5 The winner team pocketed a sum of Rs 1 lakh while Rs 11,000 each for man of the match and the man of the tournament was claimed by Gulzar and Damny, respectively. The team has clinched this coveted tournament for the second time in a short span of two years since its inception. Meanwhile, the JKSPDC has expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is the chairman of the Corporation and its managing director, Basharat Ahmad Dhar for taking keen interest in development of the team. The team will now
leave for Nagpur to participate in another national-level tournament to be held from February 7 to February 17. |
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Musicians have audience swaying to their tunes at Aalap festival
Katra, February 5 The 8th edition of the prestigious classical, Sufi and folk music festival is being presented by SaMaPa in collaboration with the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, the J&K Police and the Department of Tourism, Jammu. The concert at the Home for the Aged and Infirm, Amphalla, is among the special presentation being conducted by SaMaPa as part of its “Social Cultural Responsibility Initiative” programme. The concert featured a vocal recital by Dr Ojesh Pratap Singh, who presented Raga Multani and few bhajans. He was ably accompanied by Pt Mithilesh Jha on tabla, Sh Damodar Lal Ghose on harmonium and Abid Hussain on sarangi. Pt Vijay Shankar Mishra, senior musicologist and music critic, and vice-president of SaMaPa, spoke on the occasion. He said SaMaPa members and musicians had come to take blessings from all the elders at the centre. Dr Ojesh’s vocal recital left a heart piercing impact on everyone creating a very emotional moment for everyone. Later, Abhay Rustum Sopori, santoor maestro and music composer, and secretary SaMaPa, expressed his grief on how the elderly parents could be left by their children in such an emotional plight. He said there could be differences in the families but this should not be the conclusion of such differences. This has been one of the path-breaking steps by SaMaPa. In another sessions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra, on the 5th Day of the SaMaPa Aalap 2013, the music presentations combining classical instrumental, Sufi and Kashmiri folk music came as a real treat to the listeners. Jugal Kishore, MLC, J&K was the chief guest on the occasion. The concert started with the lighting of the traditional lamp. The programme began with the spellbinding sitar recital by Prof Anupam Mahajan, a renowned musician and Dean of Music Faculty, University of Delhi. Prof Mahajan’s playing demonstrated purity of the Raga Shastra. She presented aalap jod, followed by Gats in madhlaya jhaptaal and drut teentaal. Pt Mithilesh Jha on tabla gave a splendid accompaniment. This was followed by a soulful rendition of Kashmiri folk music by the well-known musician Gulzar Ganai and his musicians, who presented three leelas and bhajans in praise of Mata Vaishno Devi, Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. The festival concluded with enchanting Sufi renditions by the young Sufi songstress, Ragini Rainu, one of the best Sufi singers of the present generation in the country. She presented Baba Bulle Shah’s “Ke Karda”, Meera Bhajan and “Ranjha” composed by Pt Bhajan Sopori. The festival, on 6th February, will feature Sitar recital by Dr Mahajan at the Govt College for Women, Parade and vocal recital by Pt Bhola Nath Mishra at the Residential School for Blind, Roop Nagar. |
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Army to celebrate Nowshera Day on February 8
Rajouri, February 5 The day would be celebrated as a remembrance of the sacrifices of the gallant men of the Indian Army, who laid down their lives, in conformity with the richest traditions of Indian Army to save Nowshera and became the guiding beacon for the generations to follow. The function will be attended by the senior officers of the Army, civil administration, relatives of Naik Jadunath Singh and the local population of
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J-K cruises into quarterfinals
Jammu, February 5 The contest witnessed a fierce tussle between two seasoned teams. After the goalless first-half, both the teams made desperate attempts to take a lead but did not succeed. Finally, it was Rizwan, who scored the all important goal for the team in the 70th minute through penalty kick. Earlier, J&K got the better of Rajasthan by 31 goals with an utmost ease. The goal scorers were Rizwan, Yaseen and Zubair. Now, J&K team would leave for Cochin in Kerala to play their quarterfinal match. The team is being accompanied by Satpal Singh as coach, Zahoor Ahmed as manager and Dr Karan Nayyar as
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JU fencers strike bronze
Jammu, February 5 The team comprised Sahib Gupta from PG, Jammu University, Vir Sangram Singh Charak of MAM College, Maheshwar Sharma of New Modern College and Anoop Jyoti of Government Degree College,
Dharamari. The gold medal in this event went to Punjabi University while Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar University had to be contended with a silver medal.
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Varsity’s basketball team log win
Jammu, February 5 In the second round match against the Kurukshetra University, JU emerged victorious with a narrow margin of 38-36 and that too after trailing by 19-16 in the first-half. |
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College magazine released
Jammu, February 5 Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir was the chief guest on the occasion, who lighted the traditional lamp to start the proceedings of the programme. The magazine of the college for current session titled “Himanshu” was also released by the minister, who was accompanied by Arun Kumar, chairman of the educational society. Earlier, the programme started with the Saraswati Vandana followed by presentations of many cultural items by the students. The items were presented in Dogri, Hindi, Bhaderwahi and Punjabi. |
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Doda migrants seek relief
Jammu, February 5 Addressing a meeting here, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, president of the Erstwhile Doda Migrant Committee, said the apathetic attitude of the government was clear from the fact nothing had been done to mitigate their problems.
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