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Power cuts make city sweat
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Pay up or no transformer repair, industry assn to PDD
A damaged transformer in Jammu. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Singh
JMC decides to get ready for monsoon
Petrol pump staff thrashed
Devotees look towards admn for facilities at shrine
JKCA warns cricketers against playing in unauthorised tournaments
Education, health care top priorities, says minister
Girls outdo boys in JU annual exams
Students vie for admission to polytechnic institutes
Students come out of Government College for Women, Parade, after appearing in the Polytechnic Diploma Entrance Examination, 2013, in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh
137 surgeries performed at eye camp in Handwara
Nagbani students leave for trekking expedition
18 teachers take part in computer training course
Kichloo gets relief till June 15
KCCC seal berth in
T20 final
RYCCD beat Gujarat club
JK police athletes clinch bronze
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Power cuts make city sweat
Jammu, June 9 The last month has been the worst with many transformers tripping because of overload. The PDD blames it on the excessive burden put on the grid stations due to the unregistered load but many blame it on the poor maintenance of rusting transformers. Further the shortfall in power supply has forced the PDD to resort to cuts, following warnings from the Northern Grid not to overdraw power. The state needs 2,300 MW of power. It faces a shortfall of 650 to 700 MW as against the availability of 1,650 MW of electricity from all sources. This has to be distributed between the Jammu region and Kashmir Valley. "Since May 1, there have been frequent cuts in our area and frequent fluctuations have rendered our all electronic cooling gadgets useless. We don't get regular power supply for even two hours," rued Jagdeev Singh, a resident of Channi Himmat. Posh localities of Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Trikuta nagar, Channi Himmat, Jeevan nagar, Janipur, parts of Muthi and Bantalab are left to face sweltering summer days without power. The entire region is under the grip of intense heat wave. Residents spend sleepless nights, due to frequent power shutdowns. Chief Engineer, Sehnaz Goni, blamed excessive heat for tripping of transformers, leading to power cuts. “We have enough electricity but illegal load and summer heat is creating problems with our systems and transformers. We are doing our best to maintain supply. Improvement will be only after there is change in the weather," Goni said. "A middle class family uses a fan, cooler and a fridge and action should be taken against the rich who use air conditioners for overdrawing power," said Ravi Sharma, a resident of Janipur.
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Jammu, June 9
The temperature in Jammu is above 40 degree Celsius for past one month and the increasing humidity has added to the woes of the residents these days. The Met Department has announced that there can be some thunder showers in Jammu by Wednesday due to some local development. "The temperature and humidity will increase in Jammu in the coming days, but some showers are expected by Wednesday," a Met Department official said. The southwest monsoon which reached Kerala on June 1; is well on time this year and is expected to hit the state by the end of this month, he added. The weathermen are expecting good rainfall this year. Last year the Monsoon was late by five days in the state. The monsoon advanced into entire south Arabian Sea, Maldive-Comorin area, Lakshadweep, some parts of central Arabian Sea, entire Kerala, some parts of Coastal and South interior Karnataka, most parts of Tamil Nadu on June 1. It covered rest of Karnataka, entire Arunachal Pradesh and Goa as well as most parts of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, southern parts of Maharashtra and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim by June 7. Jammu recorded maximum temperature one degree above normal at 41 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature five degrees above normal at 30.9 degree Celsius. Maximum humidity was recorded at 59 per cent on Sunday. The weather will be mainly dry on Monday, the Met Department has forecast.
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Pay up or no transformer repair, industry assn to PDD
Jammu, June 9 When the rush of repair work at the workshops of the Power Development Department (PDD) increases, the SSIA repairs power transformers. However, due to non-clearance of liability by the government, the association has decided to stop the repair work till their dues are cleared. “We have received the meagre amount of Rs 20 lakh against the liability of more than 10 crore for the repair of the transformers, and this amount has accumulated over the past few years,” alleged SSIA president Harith Bhalla. He said the association had exhausted all funds and had no capacity to undertake the repair activity. “We are forced to stop the repair of the transformers till the payment is released,” he stated. If the repair work is stopped, it will further increase the power woes and ultimately, it will be the people who will suffer. Accusing the government of adopting double standards, the association president, referring of a letter written by the chief engineer, electricity maintenance (EM) and RE wing, alleged the government had released Rs 175 lakh in favour of the EM and RE wing of Kashmir against Rs 20 lakh for the same wings of Jammu for the repair of the damaged transformers. He alleged during summers, Jammu needs more transformers and the amount should be released equally, as was being done in the past. He said the government had adopted a discriminatory approach towards the division. Gurbachan Singh, superintending officer, PDD, said the liability of Kashmir was more and the government had released equal money on percentage basis. |
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JMC decides to get ready for monsoon
Jammu, June 9 Men and machinery is being collected to start removing debris from Rajiv Nagar, Gangyal, Digiana, Trikuta Nagar, Bhour Camp nullahs so that the residents of the localities are saved from the flooding during the monsoon. Officials said efforts were being made to create awareness among the local residents not to dump building material in the nullahs as it clogs them during rainfall, resulting in the water entering adjoining areas. Adding to the problem is numerous unauthorised colonies constructed some of them even in khuds and nullahs or on their banks. These colonies had suffered extensive damage in the flash floods as the flood water didn’t find passage and entered into residential areas. For past few years, during rainy season several residential colonies have suffered infrastructural damage worth lakhs as rainwater entered the homes and streets. Minister for Housing, Raman Bhalla, has earmarked Rs 68 crore to modernise these nullahs. The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) has been approached to fortify the banks and lay concrete floors. Sources said efforts were also being made to regularise illegal residential colonies as flash floods had been wreaking havoc. Sources said action was also likely to be taken against private builders for constructing illegal colonies, which have not been approved by the government. what will be done * Debris will be removed from nullahs in Rajiv Nagar, Gangyal, Digiana, Trikuta Nagar, Bhour Camp * Minister for Housing, Raman Bhalla, has earmarked ~68 crore to modernise these nullahs. * The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) has been approached to fortify the banks and lay concrete floors
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Petrol pump staff thrashed
Jammu, June 9 The employees, Darshan Singh, Dilip Singh and Rajinder Kumar were shutting down the petrol pump at the time of the incident. The police has
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Devotees look towards admn for facilities at shrine
Jammu, June 9 The devotees visiting the historic Mahamaya temple, built by Maharaja Gulab Singh in the 19th Century, rue lack of basic facilities and cleanliness here. One of the revered temples dedicated to mother goddess is visited by hundreds of pilgrims daily. Even the Tourism Department and the Dharmath Trust, which looks after several temples in the state or provides financial help is yet to make efforts to provide services for pilgrims who visit the shrine. Steps in this direction can make the shrine located on the national highway a major tourist attraction. No public transport is available to reach the shrine. “We have been demanding transport facility, but to no avail,”
said Rajan Sharma, a local resident. Though the permit has been given to the mini-buses operators but they hardly operate vehicles on the said route and even the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye towards the menace. Surrounded by a forest, the view from temple of Jammu city and Trikuta mountain range is breathtaking. |
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JKCA warns cricketers against playing in unauthorised tournaments
Jammu, June 9 In fact, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had issued a letter to all state cricket bodies to inform the cricketers before they play in any unauthorised tournament.” “In 2007, when the Indian Cricket League (ICL) was started, the BCCI had issued letters to all state cricket associations, including the JKCA. We informed the cricketers about the development. The same letter was issued by the apex cricket body in 2011 also and we again apprised the persons concerned, including the players, of the matter,” Bhat said. “In the interest of cricketers of our state, the JKCA, at its working committee meeting, has decided to approach the media to publish this important letter issued by the BCCI, so that the cricketers living in the state get the notice,” stated the JKCA joint secretary. He said the JKCA was an affiliated unit of the BCCI and they had to follow the rules. “The BCCI does not allow its registered players to participate in any unapproved tournaments. It does not, however, bind any player to not compete in any such competitions.” “It is for them to decide whether they want to participate in it or not. The JKCA has 13 affiliated clubs and those players who do not belong to any of the affiliated clubs are free to participate in such tournaments. The association cannot stop anyone from organising a cricket tournament, but can ask the players to adhere to the BCCI guidelines,” said Bhat. However, the letter issued by the BCCI claimed that any affiliated player of the BCCI or those who taking benefits from the board, cannot get involved in any unauthorised tournament. If any player still wants to participate, it was entirely his decision and he will have to leave the state cricket body and the BCCI. |
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Education, health care top priorities, says minister
Rajouri, June 9 The minister was addressing public meetings at Paprara, Thandikasi and Sadyal villages in the Manjakot block. He said the government’s priority was to upgrade communication, education and health cover in these areas and help generate economic activities. He said the government would continue to give special attention to villages in order to achieve development goals in these areas. The minister said the initiatives taken by the government to bring accountability and transparency in the administration in the past four years was worth appreciating. “The Right to Information Act, Public Service Guarantee Act and free and fair panchayat elections undertaken by the government in improving governance in the state were worst laudable.” He said the government had launched several health welfare schemes in the state under the NRHM that guaranteed quality health care facilities to the people, especially those living in remote and hilly areas. He said the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram scheme was successfully operating in the state and provided free service to expectant mothers, adding that during the last fiscal, over 1.25 lakh expectant mothers and 90,000 neonates benefited from the scheme. The minister said in order to improve the quality of care in the health institutions, 11 hospitals in the state were accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Health Care through the Quality Council of India. |
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Girls outdo boys in JU annual exams
Jammu, June 9 In the science stream, Era Gupta of Government College for Women, Parade, topped the merit list by securing 88.78 per cent marks. The second and the third position in this stream went to Sakshi Raina and Nitika Sharma who managed to secure 85.75 and 85.69 per cent marks. In the arts stream, Aashriti Gautam of Government Degree College, Kathua secured the first position with 78.66 per cent marks. Mitika Sambyal of Government Degree College, Samba and Anshul Gupta of Government MAM
College, Jammu fetched the second and the third position with 77.33 and 75.9 per cent marks,respectively. In the commerce stream, Government College for Women again attained supremacy as Vriti Jain secured 73.15 per cent marks to bag the top honours, while Shallu Malhotra and Parwali Gupta of the same college managed to secure the second and the third positions, respectively with 72.55 and 72.30 per cent marks. In BCA, Rudrika Kalsotra of Government Degree College (Boys), Udhampur notched up top slot by securing 80.96 per ce marks. The second and the third position went to Sagrika Mahajan of New Gandhi Memorial College and Priyanka Singh of Government College for Women, Parade who secured 78.54 and 78.6 per cent marks, respectively. Rithima Oberoi of Dogra Degree College, Bari- Brahmana secured the first position in BBA with 77.66 per cent marks while Gurpreet Kaur and Natasha Thakur secured 77.33 and 77.19 per cent marks to remain the second and the third, respectively. |
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Students vie for admission to polytechnic institutes
Jammu, June 9 The selected candidates would get admission in polytechnic institutes of state to pursue various professional courses. Full-time three year diploma programmes in all disciplines of engineering, occupational and secretarial management are being offered at different government and private polytechnic colleges in the state. The examination was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the J&K BoPEE Act, 2002, J&K Reservation Act, 2004, J&K Reservation Rules, 2005, and all other relevant rules, orders, notifications and directions issued/to be issued by the state government. Under the BoPEE Act, the board was entrusted with the task of conducting entrance tests and recommending selection of candidates for admission in various professional courses in the state. The main objective of offering professional courses was to create skilled and technical manpower to meet the demands of changing times. —TNS |
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137 surgeries performed at eye camp in Handwara
Handwara, June 9 “A thick layer formed around my left eye had almost blocked the sight. The doctors conducted the surgery which cleared my vision and now I can see without difficulty,” said Mohd Shafi of Zachaldara. A total of 137 surgeries were performed yesterday at the hospital. As part of the health department’s ongoing
programme, doctors visit remote villages in Kupwara district to identify the people suffering from cataract. The patients are then admitted at the district hospital and surgeries are performed. A senior doctor said about 2,300 surgeries had been performed in the past one month. “Most of the poor people suffer from cataract and delay in surgery aggravates problems for such patients. Timely surgery can correct the problem and improve vision. After identifying such patients, we immediately perform surgeries,” said a doctor
at the Handwara hospital. The patients are discharged after some time and medicines are provided to them free of cost. Poor patients, while expressing their gratitude to the doctors, said they could have hardly afforded the surgery charges at private clinics. “I am a poor farmer and a doctor at a private clinic had demanded me Rs 7,000 for the surgery. I am thankful to the doctors for the surgery. It was painless and my eyesight has improved a great deal,” said Mohd Shafi (55), resident of Bakiakar. The Kupwara Chief Medical Officer, Dr Aleem-u-din Ahmad, said a free eye camp would be held at Tanghdar as well. |
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Nagbani students leave for trekking expedition
Jammu, June 9 Alok Betab, Principal of the school flagged off the group. Mr ML Dogra, a veteran of Himalayan trekking programmes also accompanied the group as an overall in charge. Meanwhile, the first group of trekkers of SOS Hermaan Gmeiner School had returned back after attending the programme. During the three-day venture, the students in the age group up to 14 years trekked to the sacred Shiv Parvati cave on the first day and had an introduction of mountaineering equipment and its use by Everester Ram Singh Slathia, Director of the programme. On the second day, the budding trekkers enjoyed five-km trek to reach the Pir Panjal range. The trekkers were also imparted training in rappelling and other forms of rock climbing and artificial river crossing. Besides, they had an interaction with the local people and learned about the local culture and fauna and flora. However, the fourth group comprising 40
students of Shiksha Niketan Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu would leave for the trek on June 10. |
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18 teachers take part in computer training course
Rajouri, June 9 The aim of the course was to enhance the computer skill of the teachers and further transpire the knowledge among the students. The course syllabus consisted of the broad aspects of elementary computer knowledge, covering the necessary aspects of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Office, browsing, use of Internet and system management. The course was conducted by Army personnel. Eighteen teachers from various schools of the tehsil took part in the programme. The closing ceremony of the course was graced by civil and Army dignitaries. They motivated the teachers to utilise the knowledge gained during the course to its fullest. Kalakote tehsildar Abdul Mazid Tantray expressed gratitude toward the Army for taking up the
project for the welfare of civilian brethren. |
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Kichloo gets relief till June 15
Jammu, June 9 The decision was taken after the complainant in the slapping case, Chief Executive Officer of the Kishtwar Development Authority Riyaz Ahmad Choudhary, failed to appear in the court on Saturday to his point of view on the matter. The Jammu and Kashmir police Wednesday had filed the review petition with the Kishtwar CJM to reconsider the decision of registration of an FIR against Kichloo for slapping a government official on April 18. On Monday, the CJM had ordered the police to register an FIR against Kichloo in the slap-gate case. The court neither accepted nor rejected the petition. It put the decision on hold till the complainant presented his point of view and had asked him to appear in court on Saturday, which he failed to do. —TNS |
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KCCC seal berth in
T20 final
Jammu, June 9 Batting first, the KCCC rode on a scintillating knock of 49 runs by Bandeep Singh, who played 23 balls. He struck two hits to the fence and four hits for the maximum. The KCCC accumulated a challenging total of 161 runs in the stipulated 20 overs for the loss of four wickets. Vimarsh Kaw also contributed 36 runs for 31 balls, including three boundaries, while Pardeep Bali, Manik Gupta and Raman Dutta chipped in with 23 runs each. For the JCC, Deepak Dogra, Vishwajeet Singh, Aditya and Jatinder Singh shared a wicket each. In reply, the JCC tried its best to attain the target but fell short of 41 runs. The team managed to hit 120 runs in 18.3 overs. Vishwajeet played a gutsy but a brief knock of 29 runs. That was, however, not enough to seal a victory. He struck four boundaries, while Sandeep Singh
and Deepak Dogra made 20 and 18 runs, respectively. For the KCCC, Akash Choudhary and Bandeep Singh grabbed three wickets each, while Raman Dutta took two wickets. Manik Gupta and Tribhuvan claimed one wicket each. Bandeep Singh was adjudged the man of the match. Sadiq Hussain Malik and JD Singh were the umpires for the match. Ajay Sharma was the scorer, while Harsh Nayyar was the organising secretary of the tournament. |
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RYCCD beat Gujarat club
Jammu, June 9 Earlier batting first after winning the toss, UEG set a target of 132 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Lintul was the top scorer with 48 runs while Amit contributed 16 runs, respectively. For RYCCD, Pardeep and Deepak shared two wickets each. |
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JK police athletes clinch bronze
Jammu, June 9 Amrish Sharma, Imtiyaz Ahmad and Vipin Kumar of the J&K police were the part of the state team that fetched a bronze medal in the 4X100 m relay race. Jharkhand clinched a gold, while Tamil Nadu had to be contended with a silver medal. |
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Jammu, June 9
With nearly 45 to 50 transformers in the Jammu region getting damaged everyday, the power situation in the Jammu region has gone from bad to worse. The Small-Scale Industries’ Association (SSIA) has refused to repair these till the pending amount is released.
When the rush of repair work at the workshops of the Power Development Department
(PDD) increases, the SSIA repairs power transformers. However, due to non-clearance of liability by the government, the association has decided to stop the repair work till their dues are cleared.
A large number of candidates today took the Polytechnic Diploma Entrance Examination, 2013, conducted by the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BoPEE) at various centres here today.
