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Teen drivers take traffic norms for a ride
DDC lists quality checks for mid-day meal scheme
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Army, civil officers talk security
100 projects reach finish line: Govt
Doda hospital lacks CT scan
Copying in M.ED exams
PHE workers hold protest at Nowshera
AFS Hindon win basketball championship
B-Company win inaugural volleyball match
Sumitpal cruises into lawn tennis semis
Nitco Logistics celebrates golden jubilee
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Teen drivers take traffic norms for a ride
Jammu, July 25 With such carelessness making them over confident, they can be seen doing stunts, which is a clear violation of traffic rules. In a recent tragedy, where Sidhant Gupta, a national-level table tennis player and a class 12 student of Delhi Public School died on July 23 in an accident while he was riding a motorcycle, which skidded. Nakul Choudhary, a resident said, "The authorities should take strict and effective measures against such riders. They should increase the fine, seize vehicles of the violators and should return the vehicles only when their parents contact traffic officials. Traffic awareness workshops should be conducted on in large number for school students and parents must never hand over vehicles to their children. To maintain the discipline on roads, these are some of the ways to control this menace." As per the Section 3 of the Motor Vehicles Act (MVS), 18years of age or above is the legal age to acquire a driving licence. Regional Transport Officer, Arvind Kotwal said, “We are regularly keeping a check on people on the roads and those who are under 18 years are penalised for driving two wheelers with gear and cars. "Under the fear of punishment, the number of applicants who want to get their driving licences is increasing day by day. As many as 2,400 applicants come every month to our office for the same," he added. “Their parents must never give vehicles to their children who are below 18 years," RTO cautioned. |
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DDC lists quality checks for mid-day meal scheme
Katra, July 25 Tehsildars, naib tehsildars and zonal education officers have been assigned schools in specific areas to monitor the quality of food grain as well as the standard of the cooking process in schools. The Assistant Controller, food safety, has also been directed to visit the schools and inspect the quality of the food served under the scheme. The Assistant Director, CA&PD, has been assigned the duty to inspect food godowns through the Tehsil Supply Officers across the district and submit a report every fortnight. SDM Mahore has also constituted teams for inspection of the schools to check the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme. The DDC has also roped in two NGOs to monitor the process in the district. Panchayats have been asked to be closely associated with the quality monitoring process in schools. The CEO said 33,938 students of primary classes and 16,570 students of upper primary classes are being covered under the scheme in the district. Accordingly 85 quintals of food grain is provided to them every month. stepping up
SDM Mahore has constituted teams for inspection of the schools to check the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme. He has also roped in two NGOs to monitor the process in the district. |
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Army, civil officers talk security
Batote, July 25 The conference was attended by the civil officials of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar district, including Hussain Malik, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Anil Koul, ADC, Doda, Ashqoor Ahmed Wani, DIG (P) Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban-Batote Range, Narinder Singh, DIG, CRPF, Jammu and the officers of Crime Investigation Department (CID), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and SIB. In the conference, security on the NH-44 and NH-244, especially that of Amarnath Yatris, the update on the terrorists’ activities and the ways to improve the synergy between Army and the Civil intelligence agencies were discussed. Malik thanked the Army for its prompt assistance in controling the situation in Gool on July 18. |
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100 projects reach finish line: Govt
Jammu, July 25 This was disclosed by Minister for Roads & Building Abdul Majid Wani while chairing a joint meeting of the PMGSY and Revenue Department functionaries to review the status and expedite the process of assessing the quantum of land compensation under PMGSY and its disbursement among the owners. The meeting was informed that a total of 552 projects were taken up under the programme in the Jammu region. Reviewing district-wise and project-wise status of the schemes, Wani also directed for conducting joint inspection by the PMGSY and revenue officials to assess the amount of compensation to be paid to owners and its early submission so that the issue of release of funds could be taken up with the Centre. Warning functionaries against any laxity in this regard, he also called for working in coordination and early settling of the issues, if any, regarding compensation to avoid hurdles in the completion of projects. |
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Soldiers turn tutors for Kalakote children
Rajouri, July 25 Besides this important aspect like hygiene & sanitation, wearing of clean clothes, cutting of nail, maintenance of oral health and hygiene etc. are also being taught to these students. Over a period of past two months there is a remarkable change in standard of basic education, dressing up sense, cleanliness, basic hygiene and sanitations and social mannerism. For conduct of these classes Rashtriya Rifles Kalakote is providing items like black board, chalk, duster, books, copies, writing material, tooth paste, tooth brush, nail cutter etc., free of cost. Besides, these facilities the children are engaged in recreational activities and are also being provided with eatable.The efforts of Army have been very well received by the parents and they expressed their heartfelt gratitude to army officials for taking special care in educating their children. The lessons
To educate and groom the students to adopt healthier lifestyles Teach general hygiene and sanitation |
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Month before I-Day, admn puts sports grounds under lock and key
Jammu, July 25 The aim is to
restrict the movement of the public due to "security reasons",
that too, a month before the Independence Day celebrations. The Lower
Terrace of the ground will be the venue of the district-level
Independence Day celebrations. The administration's move to close the
ground for public movement as well as sports activities doesn't go down
well with the civil society and sportsperson who derided the
"justification" of authorities to keep the area out of bounds
for the people for such a long period. "Two days ago, I went to
the area for an evening walk but the policemen, who have erected a tent
in the ground didn't allow me to enter and said they had standing orders
from the authorities to completely seal the grounds in view of
Independence Day," Sachin Sharma, a resident of Pacca Danga said.
He questioned the claims of the state government and the security
agencies that six out of a total 10 districts of the region, including
Jammu were "free of militancy". He said, "While Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah misses no opportunity to raise the demand for the
revocation of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) and withdrawal
of the Army from the state citing improved security scenario, the Parade
ground in the capital city has been locked up even a month before the
celebrations of Independence Day." A football player said,
“Nothing has changed on ground in the state. On the Republic Day, they
stop sports activities for two months at the Maulana Azad stadium and
restrict sports activity and movement of the public for a month at the
Parade grounds. Handball, football and basketball players who visit the
Parade ground on a daily basis are the worst sufferers as lack of
practice here affects their performance." A police officer said
they were directed to stop the public, including sportspersons, from
entering in the grounds. “We are only complying with the directions
from the higher-ups. No doubt, the sports activities are affected due to
restrictions but we cannot compromise with the national and the state
security. People must bear with us,” he added. |
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Doda hospital lacks CT scan
Jammu, July 25 Despite the fact that
a new hospital building was constructed in Doda provide better health care facilities to the people of the area, the building
is functioning without any proper machinery. Constructed to get the rush out of the old district hospital building and give people better facilities, the district hospital still lacks basic diagnosis machinery like CT scan, which is hurting the interests of people of the area, who have to move out
to get the test done. As per the 2011 census, the Doda district has population of around 4,09,936 and the basic health care facilities
of these people are dependent upon District Hospital, Doda and three sub-district hospitals of Bhaderwah, Thathrti
and Gundoh. The area is prone to accidents and every now and then, people get killed as they
do not get proper diagnosis after accidents. People with head injuries are in need of proper
diagnosis and the CT scan is the best way to know the status, but all hospitals in Doda districtlack the test. “We have to go to Jammu or Srinagar to get the CT scan done. Doctors in the district hospital do not take risk in any critical case and advise patients to either go to Jammu or Srinagar to get the scan done,” said Ashiq Hussain, (43) a local businessman. Doda is the home district of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. Still the health care facilities in his home town are not up to the mark. The government had installed machines in some districts but Doda district was not given a machine and was put on hold. Now, the Health Department authorities are saying that within the next few months, the CT scan machine would be installed in Doda and Poonch districts. Dr B R Sharma, director, Health Services, Jammu, said “We have placed an order and the payment has been done. The machine has to be imported
from outside and it is taking time. We hope in couple of months, the CT scan machine should reach Doda”. |
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BJP Mahila Morcha flays UPA Govt for ‘anti-people’ policies
Jammu, July 25 “The country has been made to pass through very tough times under the UPA and there is anger and resentment against the government at the Centre”, she said and added that the UPA government had “totally failed” to come up to the expectations of the people. “Record breaking corruption, nepotism and misuse of premier investigating agencies to shield corrupt elements are the achievements of the UPA”, she alleged. Sethi said the morcha would organise “Mahila Karyakarta Sangam” programme on July 29 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, in which women activists of the party from state, district and mandal levels from every state would assemble and sit together to discuss and chalk out a strategy to reach the masses and expose the Congress-led UPA for its anti-people, anti-poor, anti-women and appeasement policies. From J&K, women activists from Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir would participate in the sangam, she added. |
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Copying in M.ED exams
Jammu, July 25 The inquiry would be conducted by a four-member committee headed by the Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Jammu and the panel would submit its report to the Vice-Chancellor of the university. “I have constituted a four-member panel, headed by Dean, Academic Affairs, to conduct a thorough probe into the incident. We will initiate strict action against whosoever found is guilty,” Professor Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, Vice-Chancellor, JU, told The Tribune. Official sources said some scholars, led by Rakesh Chib, president, Jammu University Research Scholars Executive Association (JURSEA), visited the room of a teacher after receiving the information that some teachers were allegedly encouraging “copying” in internal assessment examination of M Ed programme. “The scholars caught some students with answer scripts and study material red-handed. They alleged that some teachers were encouraging copying in the department, under the influence of influential people, to score personal gains. They also brought the matter into the notice of the Vice-Chancellor, who rushed the security staff to the spot,” sources said. The Vice-Chancellor took serious note of the matter and ordered for an in-depth probe in this regard. A meeting of the four-member panel is said to have been convened today. |
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SMVDU INSPIRE-2013
Katra, July 25 Carrying a very relevant theme and presented in a well-designed manner, the play captured the minds of the audience and received much appreciation. The play unveiled a very common, unconscious
and continuous practice of all human beings of chatting with the mind. They create baseless abstract stories at all times, which give rise to thoughts. When nurtured, these thoughts become attitude and eventually shape our behaviour and personality, causing success or failure. The play revolved around a character
Ajeet, who represented the mind model of a contemporary man, whose rejections, anxiety, likes, dislikes, passions, reasons, fears, emotions, fantasies, dreams, etc had a lot to share with the society. The absurd thoughts he developed created humour
but unknowingly, the viewers were laughing at their own habits and shortsightedness while laughing at him. The
three personalities-what we are, what we think we are and what we think we should be are revealed in the
play. Sumeet Sharma as the lead character Ajeet lived his role with professional flair. Gaurav
Jamwal, as his dream, was also very impressive in portraying such a complex character. Others who supported the performance with their noteworthy performance included Mohit Sharma as Boss, Rahul Singh as Kumar, Vineet Sharma as
Simran, Mohd Yaseen, Sushil Raina, Vishal Sharma, Ashwani Bali, Uplaksh Singh
Kotwal, Sajra Qadir, Shekhar Sharma, Sakshi Parkash and Shilpa Chandan. The lights were professionally designed and executed by Suraj Ganjoo and the sound effects were scored by Pawan Verma. |
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PHE workers hold protest at Nowshera
Jammu, July 25 The demonstrators expressed concern over the alleged callous and dilly-dallying attitude of the department. The workers also submitted a charter of demands to the SDM, Nowshera. The workers also raised anti-administration slogans and warned them against anti workers policies. Shiv Kumar while addressing the demonstrators said all the demands put fourth by them were genuine and urged the administration to address the problems of workers immediately besides releasing the wages of workers and daily wagers. Other demands included regularisation of eligible ITI and daily rated workers.
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AFS Hindon win basketball championship
Jammu, July 25 Air Commodore P E Patange, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Jammu, was the chief guest on the occasion who gave away medals and trophies to the winner and runner-up teams. In his address, Air Commodore Patange appreciated the efforts put in by all the participants in the championship. He added that sports provided an excellent pathway for young people to learn and acquire team spirit, competitiveness and greater self confidence, thereby maximising their potential. He especially praised the efforts of the Master Sudhir from AFS Hindon, who was declared the player of the championship. In his brief address, Vikesh Sandhal, principal, Air force School, Jammu, briefed the gathering about the format of the championship and the highlights of the matches played. In all, nine matches were played between various teams during the championship, apart from the final. After the prize presentation ceremony, the championship was declared closed by the chief guest. Six Air Force Schools of the Western Air Command participated in the championship. These included AFS Pathankot, AFS Ambala, AFS Hindon, AFS Sarsawa, AFS Chandigarh and the host team AFS Jammu. |
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B-Company win inaugural volleyball match
Jammu, July 25 Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Rajinder Singh Rawat, Commandant, 121 Bn CRPF, who was the chief guest on the occasion while RK Gupta, second in Command, 121 Bn CRPF, Y Khan, Deputy Commandant, CRPF, Neelam, Assistant Commandant and Krishna Kumar, in-charge, Assistant Commandant, were also present. A total of eight teams from A, B, C and D Company are participating in the sporting event. |
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Sumitpal cruises into lawn tennis semis
Jammu, July 25 In U-16 singles quarterfinals, Sumitpal toppled PC Anirudh of Andhra Pradesh by 7-6,6-1 to qualify for the semifinals while in pre-quarters, he had the last laugh against Akash Nandwal of Madhya Pradesh by 7-5, 6-2. Earlier, in the first round, Sumitpal got the better of the 4th Seed of the tournament, Shrey Gupta of Haryana, in a tough contest by 7-6, 7-4 4-6, 6-2. In U-16 doubles event, the duo of Sumitpal and Vikas Singh of West Bengal prevailed over Shrey Gupta of Haryana and Ishaq of West Bengal in the quarterfinals by 2-4, 5-3, 10-7. In pre-quarterfinals, the pair edged out Ronak Bora and Ankit Kashab of Assam by 4-1, 4-2. Meanwhile, Prinkle Singh of J&K also reached quarterfinals of U-14 and U-16 singles event. She also secured a berth in the finals of the U-16 girls’ doubles event. Earlier, in U-16 girls’ singles first round, Prinkle outclassed Harshita of Tamil Nadu by 6-1, 6-2 while in pre-quarterfinals, Prinkle defeated Suranjita of Assam by 6-1, 6-3.
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Nitco Logistics celebrates golden jubilee
Jammu, July 25 The Board of Directors further informed that the company would celebrate its 50 years from July 2013 to July 2014. The company was formed in July 1964 by Late Roshan Lall Bhalla, who started a road transport enterprise at Jammu under the name of North India Transporters and Contractors Pvt Ltd with two trucks and two offices. In July 1969, the company's name was changed to Nitco Roadways Pvt Limited. Now, the company has over 1000 trucks on road. Nitco Logistics Pvt Limited is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. The company provides diverse portfolio of services like road transport, bulk cargo, air cargo, D2D services, logistics and world travel to customs clearing and forwarding, warehousing and distribution, inventory management and other related services. |
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