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Political interference hampers BC Road flyover project
Private transporters to supply foodgrain items, says minister
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Final hearing on convergence scheme next week
CAPD dept struggles as 554 posts of storekeeper lie vacant
Impartiality, patience, awareness must for cops, says IGP
Police Public Mela to be held on March 17
Colleges urge minister to conduct ETT exams
Sikhs welcome CM’s announcement to take up PoK refugees’ issues
Probe begins in escape of rape accused in chopper
National Conference Students Union constitutes JU unit
Students perform a play at Jammu University on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Singh
Man shot dead by brother
Jammu, Srinagar get 45,565
streetlights
Chess tourney begins
6 classrooms gutted in fire
University organises business quiz
Kanak Mandi traders felicitate NC leader
Students apprised of environment protection
Lawyers’ strike
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Political interference hampers BC Road flyover project
Jammu, March 12 The state government has said in the Legislative Assembly that land acquisition was under process and action would be taken after availability of the corridor, but still the process could take many years. The project was to be funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the present estimate of Rs 95 crore. “Some portions of the show rooms, houses besides commercial buildings need to be acquired before the start of this prestigious project but political pressure is thwarting any step in the direction,” said an official in the Revenue Department. The alternative road up to the High Court complex at Janipur from Manda (National Highway) was also conceived to ease traffic congestion on the New Plot, Janipur Road five years back but the project had also been placed in the cold storage while the problem of traffic congestion had aggravated manifold over past few years especially during the Darbar move. To add to the woes of residents, travelling on public transport from Talab Tillo, Kachi Chawani, Bantalab, Burnai and Satwari areas has become a nightmare for the people. It is a harrowing experience for commuters as hundreds of vehicles could be seen moving at a snails pace to reach their respective destinations everyday. Long-term projects such as the inter-state bus terminal at Transport Nagar Narwal and Bus Stand at Khanpora, Nagrota have been notified to off load vehicles, sources say. Fact file The BC Road flyover project was approved in 2007-08 at a cost of Rs 18.4 crore. The road-widening process will start from Shakuntla Chowk up to Rehari Chungi (Balwinder Chowk) and Amphalla (Mian Dido Chowk).
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Private transporters to supply foodgrain items, says minister
Jammu, March 12 The minister said this while speaking at a meeting of the representatives of the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC), here today. Secretary, CA&PD and Transport, Abbas Dar, Director, Consumer Affairs, Jammu, Pervez Malik, Managing Director, J&K, SRTC, also attended the meeting. He said, though the SRTC was the prime agency entrusted with the transportation of food grain from one part of the state to another, but the government was not averse to engage private transporters. Ramzan said private transporters too have a major role to meet the demand for trucks to transport food grain. However, the minister asked the stakeholders connected with the trade to strictly adhere to the norms laid down by the state government when provided the opportunity to contribute in the enormous exercise of transportation of food grains. Earlier, the representatives of the transport agencies apprised the minister about the issues confronting them. |
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Cargo trucks a huge safety hazard on Sidhra bypass
Jammu, March 12 It is illegal to park vehicles except in the case of emergency, but no action is taken against these showroom owners. “Illegal parking of these huge cargo trucks must be banned as these trucks are a threat to the lives of commuters. I had a close shave few days back while overtaking a bus near Narwal bypass,” said Rohit Jandyal, a businessman. With the Kunjwani-Sidhra highway becoming an alternative road to reach Kashmir and Katra, the bypass area is emerging as new commercial hub of the city. In recent past hundreds of shops, eating joints and showrooms have come up in the area and the land prices have also shown a marked increase. Over past few years, major automobile companies have opened their showrooms in the absence of space in the core city areas and the expansion of the road to the National Highway status has boosted its importance commercially. The stretch of the highway from Channi Himmat till Sidhra is booming with new commercial establishments. The main roads and streets are packed with shops and business establishments. Though many of them have come up illegally, in violation of the Jammu Master Plan, but the area is becoming an important business hub.
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Final hearing on convergence scheme next week
Jammu, March 12 The court has also directed the IGNOU authorities to be present during the final hearing of the case. Sources said few days back, some officials from the Convergence Unit of IGNOU, Delhi, had come to Jammu to submit a reply to the show-cause notice issued to the University but the High Court Bench had decided to dispose off the case next week. Ashok Khajuria, one of the members of the All Partner Institutions of India (AAPI), of IGNOU said, “Yes, the High Court has finally decided to dispose off the case and at the same time also directed both the representatives of partner institutions and the Convergence Unit of IGNOU, Delhi, to ensure their presence at the time of the final hearing.” “Already the matter has been delayed and we do not want any further delay because the functioning
of all the institutions is adversely affected. IGNOU may have done the right thing to stop the scheme after the alleged reports of non-functioning but the students who were enrolled in large numbers in partner institutions are the worst sufferers. The partner institutions have very high expectations from the High Court and are looking forward
for the final hearing,” he added. It may be mentioned here that the High Court had issued a notice to the head of the Convergence Unit, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, Delhi, to explain as to why proceedings not be initiated against him for Despite the High Court directions to the Board of Management of IGNOU on September 12, 2012, to resume the admission process for the July Cycle 2012 under the Convergence Scheme, the
IGNOU authorities had asked the partner institutions to submit the list of
admissions for various programmes at its office in Maidan Garhi. |
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CAPD dept struggles as 554 posts of storekeeper lie vacant
Jammu, March 12 “As many as 174 posts of storekeeper are vacant under the direct quota in the Jammu division, while the number of vacancies under the promotional quota is 380 comprising 107 in Jammu and 273 in the Kashmir division are vacant,” minister for CAPD, Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan said today. He was responding to a query asked by MLC Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi in the Legislative Council yesterday. He said the depots where storekeepers were not available the department had made internal arrangements to avoid inconvenience to the people. “A total of 132 vacancies of assistant storekeeper of Kashmir division under direct quota had been referred to the J&K Service Selection Board from time to time for selection of suitable candidates and 34 vacancies were being referred. The promotional quota vacancies will be filled up as soon as seniority dispute among the basic cadre employees gets settled and cleared by the Departmental Promotion Committee," he said. |
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Impartiality, patience, awareness must for cops, says IGP
Jammu, March 12 He said honesty and dedication played a vital role in forming a disciplined law-enforcing agency.
Owais was speaking during the inauguration of a debate competition on human rights organised by the Police Modernisation Zone at the Armed Police Complex here today. The topic of the debate was ‘Respect for human rights contributes professionalism in police’. He said the security of people was the prime duty of the men in uniform but while enforcing the law of the land they also have to safeguard the rights of citizens. “They face hostile situations in the field while performing duties but at the same time professionalism demands patience and impartiality to maintain the standard of discipline,”
he said. The Inspector General of Police reminded the participants that the jawans and officers were administered an oath during their enrolment in the department to safeguard the rights of the people and that it was their responsibility to uphold
their pledge. “The civil society has great expectations from the policemen and we have
to come up to their expectations,” said the IGP. |
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Police Public Mela to be held on March 17
Jammu, March 11 The event is being organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Wives Welfare Association (JKPWWA). The fair aims at bringing police personnel and residents closer. Addressing the meeting, Kumar said the fair had been scheduled for February 24 earlier but due to inclement weather conditions, the event was deferred and would now be held on March 17 at Gulshan Ground, Police Sports Stadium. He said the fair would be inaugurated at 10 am and a lucky draw for as many as 5,606 prizes would be held at 4 pm in the presence
of visitors. He said people from across the state would put up stalls in the fair. There will be 38 stalls in total in which products from different regions of the state would be
put on sale. Seeking reports from the committees constituted for making different arrangements, Rajendra stressed upon the organisers to make the event a success. The Additional Director General of Police said the huge response to the event had encouraged the Jammu and Kashmir Police Wives Welfare Association to conduct the event regularly in the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. He said they had organised games and competitions for children in
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Colleges urge minister to conduct ETT exams
Jammu, March 12 While addressing mediapersons, the committee said the deputation of Higher Education Department officials should to be approved as per the norms and the annual performance report. The JAC asked the state government to make early arrangements for relieving the outgoing JKBOSE chairman and to order a probe by an independent agency into his alleged misdeeds during his nine-year stint at the department. The committee urged the Deputy Chief Minister, who is also the state School Education Minister, to redress the genuine demands of the aggrieved ETT students. |
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Sikhs welcome CM’s announcement to take up PoK refugees’ issues
Jammu, March 12 While addressing the meeting, Sasan said the demands of the PoK refugees would be resolved under the leadership of the Chief Minister. The J&K Sikh Societies Amalgamate patron said the constitution of the J&K Welfare and Development Board for the PoK Refugees would solve the issue of their permanent settlement and would act as a liaison between them and the government. The amalgamate stressed for the fulfilment of their demands, which include constitution of a minority commission, enactment of Anand Karaj Acts, formation of a ‘minority financial corporation’, regularisation of refugee camps, sufficient representation to Sikhs in the PSC, SSRB, judiciary and other statutory bodies, scholarships to poor students and their reservation in professional colleges. The J&K Sikh Societies Amalgamate also demanded special recruitment drives for them. |
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Probe begins in escape of rape accused in chopper
Rajouri, March 12 How Parvez also received Rs 5,000 as compensation from the district administration, is also being
probed. Chaman Basin, Superintendent, District Hospital, Rajouri said, “Assistant Commissioner, Revenue,
Rajouri, Sachin Dev Singh, and Sub District Magistrate, Nowshera, Rajeev
Khajouria, today recorded statements of the hospital staff.” He said, “Investigation is on and a high-level
team of officers from the Directorate of Health Services will also visit the
hospital tomorrow to investigate the matter.” Chief Medical Officer,
Rajouri, Zahoor Shwal, has also assured that those found guilty in the case would not
be spared. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had ordered a high-level probe in
the case and had also ordered that a report be submitted within 72 hours, according
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National Conference Students Union constitutes JU unit
Jammu, March 12 Sagar Sanmotra was appointed as National Conference Students Union
secretary while Vikas Jamwal, Waqar Younis and Sumera Naz were appointed joint
secretaries. Kanika Sambyal was appointed press secretary of the National Conference Students Union and Aashiq Nabi was appointed as office secretary. Jyoti
Bakshi, Yasir Malik, Jaspinder Kaur, Vivek Singh Bhandral and Zeeshan were nominated as executive
members. Chib urged the office bearers of the National Conference Students Unionto work for the betterment of the student community. |
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JU students present play on phone abuse
Jammu, March 12 The play aimed at cautioning the youth, specially women, against people who use electronic communication for their bad intentions. The actors of the play were Tarun Sharma, Dalip
Jassoria, Palvi Sharma, Vijay Pathania and Chander Shekhar. The play was written by Upma Sharma and directed by
Vidya Bhushan. Prof NK Tripati, Dean Students Welfare, University of Jammu, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. He lauded the efforts of the Post Graduate Department of Dogri for organising such
programmes. He also appreciated the Nat Manch team for presenting the play in an impressive way. Prof Shiv Dev Singh
Manhas, HOD, Dogri Department, appreciated the Nat Manch team for choosing a meaningful theme. |
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Man shot dead by brother
Jammu, March 12 An official spokesperson said the police had received information that Basharat Ali, had been allegedly shot dead near his residence by his elder brother over a family dispute. The police arrested the accused from the same village and recovered a single-barrel .12-bore licenced gun, which was used in the murder. |
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Jammu, Srinagar get 45,565
streetlights
Jammu, March 12 Minister for Urban
Development, Nawang Rigzin Jora, gave this information in Legislative Council while replying to a question by MLC Dharambir Singh. He said the PDD and the Tourism Department have also installed some streetlights in the capital cities. The agencies entrusted with the contract to install the streetlights will also be responsible for their repair. Afterwards the respective MCs will repair them. |
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Chess tourney begins
Jammu, March 12 A total of 12 employees serving with different departments are vying for the top honours in the two-day competition. In the first round, Raju Bhanotra of the Auditor General (AG) team, DS Jamwal of the NSSO, Vijay Singh of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) team, Rajinder Gupta of the IIIM team, Anil Kumar of the AG and Shashi Jamwal of the Survey of India (SOI) team have registered wins over their rivals. Last year, the title was won by Shashi Jamwal while Rajinder Gupta secured the second position in the competition. Earlier, the competition was declared open by the Director General of the
NSSO. |
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6 classrooms gutted in fire
Batote, March 12 A team of the fire-brigade led by Assistant Director, AK Wangu, and the police brought the fire under control in
three hours. The police said besides the wooden ceiling, the windows and doors of most of the six class rooms were gutted in the blaze. The police has not ruled out sabotage. No one was injured in the incident. |
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University organises business quiz
Rajauri, March 12 The organiser said various departments of the university have accelerated their activities in all sectors vis-à-vis academics, sports and culture. The Head of the Department, Prof SK Gupta, said such competitions were very useful in honing the skills of students in varied disciplines. Vice Chancellor Prof Irshad Ahmed Hamal emphasised the need of such programmes in preparing the students for bigger roles in life.
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Kanak Mandi traders felicitate NC leader
Jammu, March 12 Speaking on the occasion, Kanak Mandi Traders Association president Vijay Gupta appreciated Rana for taking a keen interest in solving the problems of traders. Rana said the National Conference was committed towards bringing about equitable and balanced development of the state. He said during the last four years, the state government had solved problems of all sections of the society. |
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Students apprised of environment protection
Jammu, March 12 A former IFS officer and ex-Registrar of the SMVDU, Dr Seth discussed various threats to the environment posed by human activities and methods to conserve the environment. He also briefed students about how the state government was working in this field by implementing environmental laws such as the Biodiversity Act, Wildlife Conservation Act and the Pollution Control Act. |
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Pressure by some political leaders close to the ruling parties and other influential persons having residential and commercial properties on BC Road is coming in the way of starting work on the flyover project.
