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Domestic violence scorches many homes
Professional blood donors thrive on patients’ misery at govt hospitals
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Panic spreads as villagers caught unawares about Army training
NC leaders say Omar’s performance will steer party to victory
State accountable for Central funds, says BJP
NRHM organises workshop on hygiene scheme
Inter-Church Cricket Championship
JU Sports Dept initiates admission process
Judo trials on July 15
JCC win T20 tourney
CSC win in friendship cup tourney
45-year-old man falls to death
House burgled at Patel Nagar
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Domestic violence scorches many homes
Police figures show an increase in the cases of domestic violence, mostly relating to matrimonial disputes and family squabbles. The incidents of harassment for dowry have also witnessed a significant increase over the years. "Till May 2013, the women cell of the police, Jammu, has received 379 complaints, out of which 191 cases have been disposed off, while at least 16 FIRs have been lodged and 173 cases are still pending," official sources said. They said, "Last year, the Women Cell, Jammu, had received 924 complaints, out of which 883 were resolved with the mutual consent, while 36 FIRs were registered and other cases are in progress." In 2011, 1,070 complaints were received by Women Cell, out of which 1,034 cases were solved, 32 FIRs were registered and others were still in progress. "Divorce is the only option for me as my husband beats me up every day after coming home and also doesn't give me any money for my daily expenses. I am a housewife and want to get out of this violent marriage," said a victim on condition of anonymity. Aarti Thakur, SHO, Women Cell, Jammu, said, “Some women find the courage to speak up, but there are many others who do not speak up for themselves. We are leaving no stone unturned to settle the disputes between the families." It may be mentioned here that the Domestic Violence Act was implemented across the country in 2005 but it came into force in the state on July 12, 2011, but has not been fully implemented to curb crimes against women. The Act covers physical, psychological and sexual violence committed against women adding physical injuries, verbal abuse, and harassment and threats. A police official said, "Our priority is to settle these disputes between two families peacefully rather than punishing the people as we don't want that families should break. We want families to get together and people are being made aware especially the women through counselling about the legal aspects that can guard or safeguard them.” The Domestic Violence Act was implemented across the country in 2005 but it came into force in the state on July 12, 2011. The Act covers physical, psychological and sexual violence committed against women adding physical injuries, verbal abuse, and harassment and threats. |
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Professional blood donors thrive on patients’ misery at govt hospitals
Jammu, July 11 The Government Medical College authorities, however, refute allegations that people sell blood in city hospitals. “Our employees are well aware of such people and don’t let them to come inside the blood banks to donate blood. We identity them through various means which include a number of pricks on their arms and other body parts,” said Dr Vijay Sahni, blood bank in charge at the Government Medical College, Jammu. There are two hospitals of medical education department, Government Medical College and Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital where these people have developed a network and demand money for blood from patients. Sahni claimed the Government Medical College authorities never entertain such people and there are guidelines of the Supreme Court, which prohibits selling blood. Sources said despite the strict procedure, these blood donors deceive people and take advantage of their urgency. “People who pay money to such persons are taken in confidence before they donate blood so that they don’t disclose that money has been taken for the purpose,” sources add. There is no shortage of blood in blood bank in GMC, Jammu, but it is not being delivered till people get donors and those who don’t have people with them and require blood urgently fall into the trap of these people. These people keep a regular check on local news channels where notices about blood required are flashed with contact information. Meanwhile, a senior doctor in Government Medical College, Jammu, said these people have developed habit of earning money by donating blood and hospital authorities have no control over
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City lad bats his way to U-19 India team
Jammu, July 11 Every cricketer dreams to represent the country at a higher level and I am glad that I have make it,” says Shubam Khajuria, who has created history by becoming first cricketer from the state to get selected in the national U-19 squad. Son of Pardeep Khajuria, a government teacher, Shubam had great passion for cricket since childhood. His father egged him on to continue with it. “Whatever I have achieved is all because of hard work and support of my family,” said the elated cricketer. Shubam Khajuria’s cricketing journey started in 2007-08 when he represented the state in the U-16 tournament in Delhi. Before that, his father had sent him to the NICS Academy in Patiala for two months to hone his skills. “I played consistently for my team and everyone appreciated my performance but still I was not satisfied and keep trying my best to attain more perfection in my batting,” said Shubam. Shubam has also represented the state in Ranji Trophy twice. The turning point in his career came in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy where he slammed three centuries and scored 707 runs to become the highest scorer. Not only that his stunning batting performance also helped his team to qualify for the main stages of the tournament for the first time. “JKCA president, Dr Farooq Abdullah called me last night and congratulated me on my selection. He told me that he will come back from Mangolia within few days and will definitely meet me. Apart from him, all the office-bearers of the state cricket body have complimented me,” Shubam said. “There is no dearth of talent in the state but the boys are not ready to work hard. They want success through short route which is not possible. Unless you put your heart and soul, you cannot achieve your target,” Shubam believes. “The hard work put in by Shubam, we were sure that our child will definitely achieve his goal and today when he receive a call for selection in the national team we are short of words to express our joy,” say his beaming parents. Team India will play two four-day games followed by three one day internationals during their 17-day tour of the island nation. The first game will start on July 24 while the second is scheduled to be held on July 29. The ODI series will be played on August 4, 6 and 8. Before leaving for Sri Lanka, Shubam would go to Chennai on July 15. After that, the team will leave for the island nation on July
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Inverter batteries in demand
Jammu, July 11 People are not getting good performance from their batteries and rushing to dealers to get them replaced. So, the sellers are cashing in on the situation and are selling it at higher prices. Narender Singh of Kochhar Battries in Jammu said, “During summers, the demand for batteries rises and the raw material becomes costlier, so we have to raise the price.” “The long power cuts decrease the life of the battery and old batteries go dead in this season, as these are overburdened,” he added. A local battery of 150 Ampere, which costs the customers between Rs 7,000 to Rs 7,500, is now costing around Rs 9,500 to 10,000. Battery producers say the raw material, which they buy from Delhi, is not available there these days due to heavy demand and the suppliers have raised the rate by 20 to 25 per cent. Subash Sharma, a government employee, said “I bought a battery in 2011 for Rs 6,500, which got damaged due to the long power cuts. When I went to buy a new one, it cost me Rs 9,800. We are being hit on both the sides, PDD is damaging our batteries and sellers are raising the prices,” he added. The Jammu city is facing long power cuts, of 5-10 hours per day in the scorching heat and people are fully dependent on inverters, which are over burdened due to less charging and over usage. |
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Panic spreads as villagers caught unawares about Army training
Jammu, July 11 Para Commandos are a special unit of the Army, trained for special operating missions such as guerrilla warfare, close combat missions, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, unconventional warfare and special reconnaissance to mention a few. Anil Sharma, sarpanch, Jandrah village panchayat, said “The people have been living under constant fear for the past one week. They are unable to take proper sleep as they remain atop their roofs in the nights to maintain a tight vigil following rumours of presence of thieves in the area.
The police should look into the veracity of these reports to restore normalcy in the area.” Sharma said the village panchayat had decided to constitute night squads of local youth, who would keep a constant vigil on any suspicious movement in their areas. “We do not know whether they are Army jawans, who have been sent for training or somebody else. We have also sought the help of local police in restoring confidence among the panicky villagers,” he said. A police officer of Manwal police post, on the condition of anonymity, said “We had received a letter from the Para Commandos Unit from Dansal that they would be conducting training from July 4 to July 13 in the hilly areas of Kishanpur, Manwal, Jandrah, Nagola, Kanyala and Challar,” he said. Accordingly, they had informed the village sarpanches, he added. When asked about the panic prevailing among the villagers, he said, “They are soldiers being trained here. Questions of wrong doings by them do not arise. They are here with a purpose.” However, Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Nagrota Police Station Khaliq Hussain, who feigned ignorance about any Army training
in the area, said if such was the case, the police would increase awareness among the villagers. When contacted, a defence spokesperson said such exercises were an integral part of Army life and remained clandestine. |
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NC leaders say Omar’s performance will steer party to victory
Jammu, July 11 “Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has already laid a solid foundation for transforming the development landscape of the state by hard work and a sense of commitment”, said Kamal and Rana, while paying tributes to Madr-e-Meharban on her 13th death anniversary at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan. A large number of people, especially women, participated in the function where Kamal, Rana and Bimla Luthra, party leaders and workers paid floral tributes to Madr-e-Meharban. Paying his tributes, Rana said people of J&K will always remain indebted to Madr-e-Mehraban for keeping the great mission of Sher-e-Kashmir alive during his lone spell of imprisonment. |
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State accountable for Central funds, says BJP
Jammu, July 11 In a statement issued here, Singh said the common people were often unable to read between the lines that although the approved plan size per se for Jammu & Kashmir was Rs 7,300 crore for 2013-14,there was in addition, for example Rs 3,500 crore, expected to flow from the Centre to the border state through various Centrally-sponsored schemes, Rs 710 crore available from the Central plan for Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana projects and Rs 600 crore that would be considered for PMRP (state sector) ventures. Hence, overall, the total plan assistance from the Centre to the state was expected to be about Rs 12,110 crore during the current fiscal, he said. Singh said the National Conference (NC) led coalition government owed it to the people of the state an explanation as to where this huge amount obtained from the Government of India was going every year, even as the current inflation rate in J&K stood at 8.64 per cent which was higher than all India rate of 8.33 per cent. During the first seven months of 2012-2013, J&K recorded an inflation of 11.63 per cent, compared to all India figure of 9.9 per cent for the same period, he elaborated. Singh also pointed out that the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth rate of the state during the 11th Five Year Plan was only 6 per cent, which was lower than the national average of 8 per cent. Singh said there was a popular perception that Central funds were being callously swindled or misused on the pretext of militancy, which had, ironically according to the Chief Minister, declined. He demanded that the government must come out with precise details to prove its claim that the Central funds are allocated equitably among the three regions of J&K and Ladakh. |
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NRHM organises workshop on hygiene scheme
Jammu, July 11 Around 100 participants from across the Jammu division, including deputy chief medical officers, block medical officers, programme managers, officials from districts and blocks attended the workshop. Dr Yashpal Sharma, Mission Director, NRHM, J&K, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, had implemented the scheme in 10 districts of the state. “You should focus more on the awareness activities to popularise the schemes. There is a dire need to boost Information Education and Communication (IEC) activities in the state. Everyone in the field is a brand ambassador of the national flagship schemes,” he added. Geetanjali Agarwal, National Consultant for Adolescent Health, held an interactive session during the workshop to give solution to the problems of the participants. She asked the participants to work at grassroots level for the implementation of the scheme and stressed upon change of mindsets to improve situations in remote and far-flung areas. Earlier, Dr BB Sharma, Programme Manager, Adolescent and Reproductive Health Scheme (ARSH), NRHM, J&K, in his welcome address, underlined the significance of promotion of menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls. Dr Meenakshi Verma, Associate Programme Manager, ARSH, J&K, made the audience aware of the scheme through a power point presentation. |
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Inter-Church Cricket Championship
Jammu, July 11 For Evengical Church, Sonu Bhatti was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets while Tony and Rahul shared one wicket apiece. Chasing 126 runs to win, Evengical Church did the needful in 11.5 overs. Sabestian played a match-winning knock of 41 runs, studded with four sixes and two boundaries. Sonu Bhatti also chipped in with 25 runs. For Catholic Church, Rakesh took two wickets whereas Justin and Naveen shared one wicket each. The man of the match title was awarded to Sonu Bhatti for his all-round performance. In another match, Carmel Assemblies Church beat Catholic Church, Bakshi Nagar. Batting first, Carmel Assemblies Church garnered 120 runs by loosing all wickets in the allotted 12 overs. Rahul was the main scorer who played a fine innings of 58 runs. For Catholic Church, Bakshi Nagar, Aman fetched four wickets and Happy took three wickets. In reply, Catholic Church could not chase the target and was bowled out for 74 runs. Hanook and Daniel were the main scorers with 20 and 18 runs respectively. For Carmel Church, Arun grabbed three wickets while Rahul and Montu snared two and one wicket respectively. Rahul was declared the man of the match. The match was officiated by Rakul, Sunny, Sandeep and Amit as umpires while Sanjay Bhatti was the scorer. The tournament is being organised by Christian Sports Organisation. David Mattoo and Victor Sotra are the organising secretaries of the tournament and the tournament is being organised under the overall supervision of Rajesh Gill, president of Christian Sports Organisation, J&K. |
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JU Sports Dept initiates admission process
Jammu, July 11 In this regard, a meeting of all physical directors from different affiliated colleges of Jammu province will be conducted on July 18 to chalk out
the annual calendar of sports activities for the session 2013-14. The inter-collegiate competitions will start in the second fortnight of August with the completion of admission to post graduate and under graduate courses in colleges. The inter-university teams would be projected after conducting coaching camps for different games and events as and when the competitions will be conducted at different universities across India. |
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Judo trials on July 15
Jammu, July 11 Judokas under 15
years are eligible to participate in the trials. They are directed to report to the concerned coaches along with their original Date of Birth
certificates. It may be mentioned here that the association had recently conducted
judo district championship in Srinagar. |
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JCC win T20 tourney
Jammu, July 11 Subhash Bhagat, BJP state executive member, was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Omkar Padha, district spokesperson, BJP, Samba, was the Guest of Honour. Both the dignitaries distributed prizes among the winners and runners-up team. Bhagat appreciated the efforts of the organisers for conducting the tournament and hoped that more such tournaments in different disciplines would be organised in the future. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament.
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CSC win in friendship cup tourney
Jammu, July 11 Batting first after winning the toss, Aseem Club scored 62 runs in 12 overs. Kapil remained the top scorer with 26 runs. For CSC, Rashi and Vikram took 2 wickets each. In reply, CSC chased the target in 10 overs by losing 7 wickets in the process. Atul played a match-winning knock of 34 runs. For Aseem Club, Gaurav bagged two wickets while Kapil took one. For his match winning innings, Atul was awarded the man of the match title.
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Stolen cables disable police helpline number in Batote
Batote, July 11 Another 20-pair cable was damaged as thieves failed to cut it off from a culvert under the NH-44 in front of the Maple Hotel of JKTDC (Tourist Bungalow), 40 metres away from the heavily guarded official residence of DIG, Wani. Since Monday night, 50 telephones connections here were snapped because of faulty laying of cables by the BSNL authorities. Some of these cables are for internet facility. “It seems to be extremely difficult and challenging to repair the damage to the cables under the culvert near hotel Maple as the nullah is too narrow, stinking and dark," said a BSNL employee. “Since this cable consists of 40 strings of costly pure copper wires so the thieves, including scrap dealers, are tempted to steal it,” he added. |
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45-year-old man falls to death
Batote, July 11 He was found dead in a gorge near his house at Uglian Dhanmasta in Ramsu block of Ramban district today. A labourer, the deceased did not reach his home after work last night. Sources say the deceased was suspected to be in an inebriated condition
which may have led to the accident. After the autopsy, his body was handed over to his kin after registering a case under 174
CrPC. |
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House burgled at Patel Nagar
Jammu, July 11 They came back on Monday to find that the locks of the house were broken. Though no cash or valuables were found missing from the house, but many things lying inside were found broken. The owner of the house has lodged a complaint at Talab Tillo police station. |
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