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Govt submits Rs 5 cr plan to give Bahu Fort a facelift
‘Modi’ will blow trumpet of abrogation of Article 370 in Lalkar rally: Omar
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In 10th year of truce pact, Jammu region bore brunt of Pak guns
LeT tells sarpanches to resign within 7 days
GREAT WALL
BJP to take back 5 expelled MLAs into party fold
Minority status:
Sikhs welcome minister’s statement
Anantnag village without healthcare facility
Bhardwaj recreates ‘Hamlet’ in Valley
Lawyers urge residents to participate in Modi’s rally
BGSBU council approves opening of new depts
BSF officers, jawans donate blood
Social worker felicitated
Displaced people demand one-time settlement
Indoor
sports disciplines
Protest organised against detention of 2 KU students
Seats reserved for women in buses serve men
Human rights award for Balagopal
Two killed,15 injured in road accidents
Tribune staffer bereaved
Teenager commits suicide
Pesticide dealers told to disclose stocks
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Govt submits Rs 5 cr plan to give Bahu Fort a facelift
Jammu, November 25 The project would be installed after approval by Union Ministry of Tourism, he added. The minister was speaking at a high-level meeting at the Bahu Fort guest house here. Bhalla said the government had approved Rs 69.50 lakh for the construction of Jorah Ghar, langer space, installing LED lights. Besides, modernisation of the ancient fountain in Maha Kali Temple and restoration of the fort will also be undertaken. He directed the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) to immediately start work on ongoing projects in the temple and complete them in a time-bound manner. The minister said the government was making all-out efforts to provide modern wayside facilities to pilgrims and tourists at Bahu Fort area. He asked the Department of Tourism and Culture to display the history of Rani Mahal and other Dogra rulers at prominent places at the Maha Kali temple. He directed to establish a photo gallery for those army jawans who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Bhalla further asked the JDA to immediately start the construction work on the rampart wall at Bahu Fort and complete it within the stipulated timeframe. He asked the agency to shift the toilet blocks and water reservoir near the temple, adding that such facilities are creating seepage in the fort. He asked the Assistant Commissioner Revenue to remove encroachments at the Maha Kali temple. Zaffar Ahmed, Secretary Tourism and Culture, Satesh Nehru, Secretary Housing, Urban and Development, Soujanya Sharma, Director Tourism, Kuldeep Lal Khajuria, JDA Vice-Chairman, Reva Kumari, Special Secretary Tourism and Culture, KK Sharma, Director Floriculture, Kiran Wattal, Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), PL Bhushan, JDA Superintending Engineer and S M Sawhney, Convener INTACH beside other senior officials accompanied the minister.
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‘Modi’ will blow trumpet of abrogation of Article 370 in Lalkar rally: Omar
Challana
(Nagrota), November 25 He, however, lashed out at the BJP for “doublespeak” vis-a-vis its demand for the abrogation of Article 370, saying that “the party should go for self-introspection because they are in a habit of raising sensitive issues and flare up emotions when out of power and shut the lid of their Pandora’s box and never raise such matters but when they are in power”. “They will blow the trumpet of abrogation of Article 370 and will try to hurt the sentiments of the people in their rally on December 1. They will blame all leaders --- right from Jawaharlal Nehru to Farooq Abdullah --- for political situation in the state to attempt to create hatred between Hindus and Muslims, Kashmir and Jammu for vote bank politics,” Omar said, while addressing a mammoth rally at Challana village of the Nagrota Assembly constituency after laying foundation of the Sangar Bridge over the Tawi. The rally was organised by the provincial president of the National Conference, Jammu, Devender Singh Rana. The Chief Minister said the BJP remained silent on the abrogation of Article 370 when it was in power during former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government in the Centre. “They didn’t utter even a single word at that time. As the elections are drawing closer, they have started befooling the people in the name of emotive issues,” Omar said. He also made a scathing attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and said it had resorted to “falsehood and playing similar cards to divide the people on emotional grounds”. “The PDP leadership is also known for its doublespeak and in a habit of sounding different tones. In Kashmir, they demand that Pakistan currency be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir, in Jammu its leadership pretends that they are only Indians and loyalist to the Union of India, and at Delhi, this party says that Omar Abdullah is the only stumbling block for them,” Omar said. Sarcastically, the Chief Minister said: “If water rises in the Tawi, drought takes place in any area or anyone sells medical seats in the state, they (PDP) blame Omar Abdullah because they consider me as the biggest roadblock in their designs. They, perhaps, do not digest their food without blaming me round the clock.” While making a fervent appeal to the people to give a “befitting reply to communal forces bent on disturbing peace” in the state, Omar said, “Peace is a pre-requisite for the development and prosperity. It is the National Conference and the Congress which always stands for communal harmony and unity. You (people) should strengthen us at
grass-roots level to seek prosperity.” Earlier, Devender Singh Rana, while welcoming the Chief Minister, highlighted “path-breaking decisions and historic measures” taken by the Omar Abdullah-led government to give new dimension to the development of the state. “The ongoing efforts of the Chief Minister for bringing peace and development and addressing political issues are yielding effective and far-reaching results for the state,” Rana said, adding that“the special focus given by the Chief Minister to ameliorate the lot of the youth in the state and open new vistas of job market for them have also started yielding tremendous results on ground.” Minister for Roads and Building Abdul Majid Wani and member of Parliament Madan Lal Sharma also spoke at the public meeting. |
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In 10th year of truce pact, Jammu region bore brunt of Pak guns
Jammu, November 25 The state has 744-km-long Line of Control (LoC) and out of this the Jammu region has 224.5-km-long LoC from the Chicken Neck area of Akhnoor to Poonch, and 198-km-long international border from Paharpur on the Punjab-Kathua border to Chenab in the Chicken Neck area of Pallanwala. In the Jammu region, the Army guards the 224.5-km-long LoC plus the 10-km-long international border, while the BSF mans the 198-km-long international border. “This year so far the Pakistani army has violated the ceasefire agreement 141 times on the LoC in the Jammu region. We have also foiled 13 infiltration bids, eliminated seven infiltrators and killed eight terrorists,” said an Army
spokesperson. The LoC in Jammu is being manned by the White Knight Corps (16 Corps). “We lost some of our soldiers on the LoC this year. Their number is in single digit while few of our men were also injured in the Pakistani firing,” he said. On January 8, Pakistan’s Border Action Team had brutally killed two Indian soldiers in the Balnoi area followed by killing of five other soldiers in a similar raid in the Chakan da Bagh area on August 5-6, both in the Poonch sector. In total, nine soldiers sacrificed their lives in the line of duty on the LoC in the Jammu region this year so far. In the tenth year of the truce deal, Pakistan smashed all previous records opening fire for over 240 times on the frontiers of the state, including the international border. “On the LoC in the Kashmir region under the command of the Chinar Corps (15 Corps), Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire agreement for over 50 times this year to date,” said a senior Army officer. The Army spokesperson disclosed that the Army this year had lost five
soldiers on the LoC and 14 others in insurgency. “For obvious reasons, infiltration bids are more on the LoC in the Kashmir region while the LoC in the Jammu region this year witnessed more ceasefire violations. Our men faced more firing on the LoC in Jammu than in Kashmir where they (Pakistan) are more interested in pushing in ultras,” he said. The LoC in the Ladakh region, which is under the Fire and Fury Corps (14 Corps), was targeted thrice by Pakistan, he added. A BSF source said the international border in Jammu this year also
witnessed a spurt in Pakistani firing. “So far there have been over 45 ceasefire violations by the Rangers. We lost one BSF jawan — ML Meena — and 31 others, including civilians, were injured,” he said. |
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LeT tells sarpanches to resign within 7 days
Pulwama, November 25 In the message, the sarpanches and panches have been asked to stop being the ‘puppets’ of the mainstream politicians and resign as early as possible. It is not the first time that the LeT has warned the panchayat representatives. The SHO, Pulwama, denied any such warning had been given and said it was due to the personal rivalry between some groups, which was creating trouble here. — OC |
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BSF devises technology to guard rivulets on Indo-Pak border
Jammu, November 25 ‘Rumsha Way Riverine Integrated Surveillance and Communication System’, devised by Commandant of 135 battalion of BSF Jameel Ahmad and his team over a period of nearly two months, has been approved by the BSF, Jammu Frontier, IG SS Tomar and will soon be put in place. “We wanted some mechanism to effectively cover riverine gaps. The system involves infrared based pan-tilt (358 degrees) cameras and under water cameras that can trail the movement from 100 metres. It will also have 150 watt LED anti-fog lights, besides a 24x7 audio conference link between the men on either bank of a rivulet,” Ahmad said. “Above all the technology cannot be jammed by the enemy,” he added. It may be stated here that several rivers and rivulets that flow into Pakistan from the Jammu region are the traditional routes of infiltration for Pak terrorists. The three terrorists, who had carried out twin terror attacks on September 26 in Hiranagar and Samba, were suspected to have infiltrated from Chhap Nullah in the Hiranagar area of Kathua district. While the infrared based cameras will be able to work in pitch dark and dense fog, they will be taking videos and pictures of the river bed, river and surface of the water and then sending these images to surveillance room through digital video recorder, the officer said. Besides, it also has CCTV under-water camera that will be taking images beneath the water, Ahmad said. The cameras have been procured from Korea. He added there will be a mobile bullet-proof Morcha (chamber) on the ropeway over the river with a camera that can be dropped in the river with a winch. “It can either be manned by an armed BSF guard or left unmanned, depending upon the requirement,” the officer said. Ahmad added that for every 100 metres he has used 90 pulleys, eight infra-red based pan-tilt cameras and 16 LED anti-fog lights. “To put it in simple words for every 10 metres there is a light and for every 20 meters there is a camera. This has been specifically done keeping in mind the challenges posed due to fog, ruggedness of terrain and islands with undergrowth,” Ahmad said. “Further, our men on either side of the banks of such rivulets, guard in the Morcha (chamber) and those sitting in the surveillance room will remain connected 24x7 though an audio conference system that cannot be jammed by the enemy,” he added. Being a line communication, where no frequency is used, it cannot be intercepted. The question of jamming doesn’t arise at all, the officer said. He added that the system, operated on electricity and generators, besides having a real edge advantage will also act as psychological deterrent and pre-emptive move over the enemy.
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Jammu, November 25 According to an estimate, over 45,000 people live close to the international border from Kathua to Akhnoor, north of
Jammu. Responding to media queries at BSF headquarters here today, Jammu Frontier IG SS Tomar said, “Once the embankment comes up, it would help us give more confidence to the local population. Our aim is to care for the local population.” Divulging further deatails about the project, the IG said the land acquisition process by the state government to be taken up in phase one has reached final stage. “The CPWD (Central Public Works Department) will undertake the project. Yes, it would be a second barrier behind the existing border fence followed by floodlights and then this embankment would come up,” said Tomar. The embankment would be 41-m wide and 10-m high, while the existing border fence is 60-ft wide. The IG, however, differed a bit on the number of villages in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts where land is being be acquired by the state government. “I believe the number is 122. The compensation in this aspect is looked into by the Union Government in tandem with the state government. The BSF is not involved in it,” he said. To another query, the IG said the actual work for the first pilot project would be taken up “very shortly”. It would start coming up at Manyari (in Kathua district), he said. Tomar, however, could not give the deadline for the completion of the project saying that the state government had to give clearance of land acquisition and the CPWD had to execute it. To another query, he said the BSF would inform the Rangers before embarking upon the project. It may be recalled here that during the border fencing project from 1995 onwards the BSF had lost six of its men and over 60 were injured in the Rangers’ firing. Post-September 26 terror attacks and consequent flare up on the international border, the IG said things had settled down following sector-level flag meeting on October 29. Normalcy had returned to the border, he added. |
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BJP to take back 5 expelled MLAs into party fold
Jammu, November 25 As the state unit was stoutly opposing this move, the high command has reportedly not given its consent to take back veteran leader Chaman Lal Gupta and one of his loyalists MLA into the party. The state unit of the BJP is strongly opposing re-entry of Gupta into the party. Sources said a couple of expelled MLAs had approached the high command for their re-entry into the party. Some veteran Sangh Parivar leaders were also active to ensure re-entry of those who were expelled from the party, but the state unit was strongly opposing the move. Sources said following intervention of some Sangh Parivar leaders it had been decided that five MLAs would be taken back into the party fold as they had expressed their desire to rejoin the party. “Decision to take back only five MLAs has been taken by the high command after taking the state unit into confidence”, sources said, adding that the announcement in this regard would be made very soon. The tone and tenor of some of the expelled MLAs also reflect that they are ready to rejoin the party. “For me the BJP is like my mother. I started my political career from the BJP, so I never think of joining any other party,” said Prof Garu Ram Bhagat, MLA from R S Pura. He said he won election on the mandate of the BJP in 2008, so he had affection for only this party. Echoing similar sentiments, MLA from Hiranagar Durga Dass said he was a follower of Narindra Modi. “Although I have been expelled from the BJP, yet I been asking my supporters to participate in Narendra Modi’s rally at Jammu on December 1,” he said and admitted that voters of the Hiranagar Assembly segment had already asked BJP high leadership to induct me back in the party. The core group of the state unit of the BJP in September this year had rejected the proposal of taking back the expelled MLAs. The decision of the high command not to take back Chaman Lal Gupta had forced the state unit to soften its stand on the issue and allow other MLAs to rejoin the party, the sources said. Veteran leader and former Union Minister Chaman Lal Gupta was expelled from the party on May 31 after the cross-voting episode of April 13, 2011. After the cross-voting episode, out of the total 11, seven BJP MLAs were expelled from the party. Gupta was expelled on May 31, 2011, other six MLAs were expelled on November 18, 2011. Two years after their expulsion, the party leadership has reopened their cases to take them back.
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Minority status:
Sikhs welcome minister’s statement
Srinagar, November 25 The Horticulture Minister said this while addressing a gathering in Baramulla yesterday to look into the problems faced by the Sikh community. He said every effort would be made to fulfil their aspirations. The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has welcomed the statement, but warned that the Sikhs would boycott the National Conference and the Congress candidates in the next Assembly elections, if the coalition government failed to give minority status to the Sikhs in the state. The APSCC chairman, Jagmohan Singh Raina, said the organisation had started a campaign to educate the members of the community about the promises that were never kept by the present coalition government. The APSCC has been persuading the state government to grant minority status to the Sikhs in the state for the past many years but to no avail, Raina said. “Raman Bhalla is part of the state government and his statement is welcomed, but at the same time the state government should move beyond the stated position. Mere words won’t suffice and the time has come to act upon the statement. Ever since Omar Abdullah took over as the Chief Minister, we have been demanding minority status for the Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir,” Raina said. Raina said despite official correspondence from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee to the Chief Minister for extending the National Minorities Act to the Sikhs in the state, there was no headway in the matter. He said Chairman, National Minority Commission, Wajahat Habibullah had met the Chief Minister in this regard, but still there was no progress. |
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Anantnag village without healthcare facility
Anantnag, November 25 The village has more than 500 households, however it does not have a dispensary to cater to the health care needs of people. The nearest health care centre is either Sub-District Hospital, Dooru, or the hospital in Verinag. The villagers rue that they have been knocking every possible door to get their problem solved, but to no avail. "We live in absolute misery. Falling ill in our village is a curse," said Abdul Salam Wani, a retired school teacher. He said things get worse if somebody fell sick during the night. "There is no mode of regular transportation in our village. If somebody falls ill after darkness it's an absolute nightmare," said Salam. A senior official of the Health Department said, "I do not know what stops the authorities from establishing a dispensary there." — OC |
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Bhardwaj recreates ‘Hamlet’ in Valley
Srinagar, November 25 In Bhardwaj’s “Haider”, the director’s adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet, actor Shahid Kapoor is in the lead role, actress Tabu plays mother Gertrude and KK Menon is uncle Claudius — the villain in the original drama. Shraddha Kapoor plays Shahid’s love interest and Irrfan Khan is in a “very important role”. The Kashmir valley — in its gloomy autumn and dark winter — is the stage where Haider is being shot, with a release date tentatively scheduled around September 2014. “I feel Kashmir has been the biggest human tragedy of our times,” Bhardwaj said while talking to reporters here. “And this is going on and on...I want to share this pain of Kashmir onscreen.” The film, which is third in a series of Bhardwaj’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s dramas after rechristening Macbeth as "Maqbool" and Othello as "Omkara", will be shot entirely in Kashmir, which is also the stage of the film’s plot. Haider is a “journey” which begins in 1990, Kashmir’s most turbulent time when militancy broke out in the region, and continues into the modern day, the director said. The movie, currently in its production stage, is the story of a young Kashmiri man, Haider, the role played by Shahid Kapoor, who plays an M.Phil student. “It is a story of a middle-class family. I want to share the pain through which the people here have lived. I want to be very sensitive and very honest about it,” the film director said. The movie is an attempt to see Kashmir from inside-out, rather than from outside, he said. “I have not made it for commercial reasons, but I have made this film for emotional reason,” he said. The director said he had avoided the stereotypical image of Kashmir and had not shot songs on shikaras or shown people firing guns — the two themes which have overwhelmingly been projected in most of the Bollywood films, be it Shammi Kapoor-starrer “Kashmir Ki Kali” or Hrithik Roshan-starrer “Mission Kashmir”. Vishal Bhardwaj said he was “surprised and sad” when he was told that a few students of the University of Kashmir, who were protesting against the shooting of the film on the varsity campus, had been detained by the police. “I would like to premier my film at the University of Kashmir for the students, who seem very angry, and would like to share my film with them. I think they will be very happy,” the director said. He said there was no scene in the film where the Tricolour was unfurled, which had triggered the protests on the university campus. |
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Lawyers urge residents to participate in Modi’s rally
Jammu, November 25 In a statement issued here, a group of senior lawyers moved a resolution extending support to Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the state and appealed to people to participate in huge numbers in the December 1 rally. “Jammu lawyers unanimously decide to participate in the ‘Lalkar rally’ on December 1 to be addressed by Narendra Modi,” the statement read. “Jammu lawyers feel that this rally will be a turning point in state’s political scenario and appeal all to join the rally. All the members of legal fraternity should join and welcome Narendra Modi,” it added. The resolution was signed by 563 lawyers. The group included former vice-president of the Bar Association Ramesh Arora and former secretary Bar Association Rajesh Thapa among others. Thapa while addressing lawyers said people don’t have choice. There is no match to Narendra
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BGSBU council approves opening of new depts
Rajouri, November 25 The members of the council expressed satisfaction over the achievements of the university in a short span of eight years and pledged to further improve the facilities at the institution. It further gave consent for initiating more departments at the institute from the coming academic session, an official release stated here today. The meeting headed by Vice Chancellor Prof Irshad A Hamal, meanwhile, also discussed various agendas put fourth by the member secretary of the academic council, Mohammad Rashid Chowdhary and made some important decisions in this regard, it added. |
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BSF officers, jawans donate blood
Jammu, November 25 The camp was organised in collaboration with Department of Blood Transfusion, Government Medical College and Hospital. SS
Tomar, Jammu Frontier IG, delivered a lecture on the importance of blood donation and appreciated the work done by volunteer blood donors. Dr Meena
Sidhu, officiating head of blood bank at the GMCH, also spoke on the occasion. DIG (G) Dharmender Pareekh also donated
his blood. The blood camp was organised with the efforts of Dr Vinod Kumar, Commandant (Med), Frontier Hospital, Jammu. |
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Rajouri, November 25 Langer has been associated with the Rotary Club, Rajouri, for the last more than 10 years and was involved in various social activities, like distribution of free books, school uniforms, etc… to the students from marginalised community. He was also involved in organising 92 free heart
surgeries for the poor children of the state. — OC |
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Displaced people demand one-time settlement
Jammu, November 25 After observing two-minute silence in the memory of those who have lost their lives since 1947, tributes were paid to Subhas Chander Bose for his sacrifice for the country. Capt Youdhvir Singh Chib, president, PoKDP, said one-time settlement of Rs 25 lakh per family should be paid to all the families of Pakistani displaced people whether they are living in villages or cities. He said due to repeated instances of ceasefire violation by Pakistan, a large number of innocent people had been killed. People suffered heavy losses due to continuous incursions by the Pakistan army and the displaced people were not able to recover so far due to their meagre resources, he added. The displaced families are struggling to get their fundamental rights for
the past 66 years, the president of the PoKDP further said. |
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Indoor
sports disciplines
Jammu, November 25 Sources said the sports department had expressed displeasure over the inadequate participation of students from government educational institutions in the recently concluded district and state-level competitions. It has been learnt that the department had instructed these educational institutions to chalk out a comprehensive strategy not only to ensure maximum participation but also bring in necessary changes in imparting rigorous coaching to students in medal-winning indoor disciplines. Majority of students from private educational institutions in the city competed in individual disciplines like table tennis, judo, badminton, fencing etc. Even as the students from government institutions competed in these events, they were unable to match the skills of their counterparts from private schools. As a result, the department complained to the heads of the government institutions concerned about the poor performance of students in the competition. “Unlike government schools established in the remote areas of the district, the students from Jammu city have advantage of outperforming their rural counterparts. But unfortunately, things more or less remains same”, a sports official said speaking to The Tribune requesting anonymity. “The majority of students from government schools in the city still prefer to participate in rural competitions like kho-kho, kabaddi, volleyball and tug-of-war. Though the department has recruited various specialist coaches in important institutions, the initiative has failed to yield any results”, he claimed. When the newly recruited PETs were allotted schools, they were told that the department not only wanted the maximum participation of students from government schools in medal-winning competitions but also win medals to get the much-needed exposure to perform at the higher level. Most of the sportspersons who bagged medals in individual disciplines in the National School Games belong to private institutions. Tirath Ram, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu, said, “A poor representation of government schools in medal-winning games is a cause of concern.” |
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Candidates protest delay in release of list for warden’s post
Jammu, November 25 The protesting candidates said the final list was pending for over three years. They threatened to go on a hunger strike from December 2 if the list is not issued. Ashwani Kumar, a protester, said about 43,000 unemployed youths had applied for the post of warden which was advertised in local dailies in 2005 of which 1,200 candidates were shortlisted for interview held in September 2010. “Even after more than three years the interviews were held, the final selection list has not yet been released,” he said. “We approached the CM, ministers, officials concerned and senior leaders of the opposition parties but they paid mere lip service to it,” he said, adding that a number of candidates getting overage. Ashwani urged the Chief Minister to personally look into the matter for getting the selection list released. “No recruitment has taken place in the Prison Department since 1995 and there are more than 2,000 posts vacant in the department. The department is facing acute shortage of manpower,” he said. |
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Protest organised against detention of 2 KU students
Srinagar, November 25 The students today hold a protest outside the Vice Chancellor’s office demanding cancellation of the movie shooting. They said such acts should not be allowed on the campus. Last evening, the students objected to a scene where the national flag was to be hoisted on the campus. Though there was police protection for the crew, the students objecting to the scene dismantled the stage and raised pro-freedom slogans. Vishal Bhardwaj and his crew had chosen Sunday when most students, except hostellers, are not present on the campus to shoot a part of “Haider”, a Hindi adaptation of Hamlet. “The shooting started at 6 am and was going on smoothly till the hostellers objected to the scene,” said Naseer Iqbal, University Proctor. ‘‘Suddenly, there was a chaos on the campus. The police detained a few students, but later when I intervened in the matter, the students were released by the police,” he said When the news of the arrests reached the hostels, hundreds of the students circled the movie set and protested, forcing director Vishal Bhardwaj to pack-up the shoot. Later, policemen used batons on the students and chased them away to the hostels, and locked hostel gates, witnesses said. The banned Kashmir University students union (KUSU) has objected to the shooting of the movie on the campus. It has asked the movie director to tender an apology to the students in all newspapers. “The students ask Vishal Bhardwaj to tender an apology in all leading newspapers to the people of Kashmir in general and students in particular for his role in yesterday’s police action against the students,” an official statement said. Moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has also condemned the police action against the students. “These kinds of tactics cannot suppress the voice of Kashmiris,” Mirwaiz said in a
statement. Shooting
halted Apology
sought Officialspeak
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Seats reserved for women in buses serve men
Srinagar, November 25 The Traffic Department took the initiative for the safety and comfort of women. But its implementation is a distant dream. Complaining about it, Rahila Firdous said, “Seats reserved for women are often occupied by men. Even bus conductors do not do anything about it. It is a useless law.” The passengers complained that the phone numbers mentioned at the posters were also of no use. “I called the SP, Traffic, thrice when I was in need. After calling many times, the department received my call. I have told them the route on which I was travelling, but none of them came,” said a student of Government Women’s College. On the contrary, officials blame lack of awareness among the people and reluctance of the women to ask for their rights. “We launched many drives and campaigns, but I think it will take some time for the people, especially men, to accept that the first eight seats in local buses are reserved for women,” said Haseeb-ur-Rehman, SP, Traffic, Srinagar. |
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Human rights award for Balagopal
Srinagar, November 25 Balagopal was an Andhra Pradesh-based civil rights champion and HR activist. “The JKCCs has conferred the Robert Thorp Award 2013 on Dr K Balagopal posthumously for his role in exposing the institutional impunity enjoyed by the Indian military forces,” a statement from the groups said. “The award is the recognition of Dr Balagopal’s unflinching support to the people of the state. It would be presented to him at a function in Srinagar on Tuesday,” the statement said. Prominent civil society members will speak on “Jammu and Kashmir and the role of Indian Civil Society” during the function. — TNS
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Two killed,15 injured in road accidents
Srinagar, November 25 A car rammed into a poplar tree near the Palpora crossing in Handwara town, injuring the driver, Rizwan Bashir Parray, a resident of Sopore town. The injured has been admitted to the Sub District Hospital, Dangiwacha, where he succumbed to his injuries, a police spokesman said. In south Kashmir’s Tral town, a pedestrian identified as Abdul Khaliq, a resident of Aaripal village, died on the spot after being hit by a car, the spokesperson said. In another incident, a boy identified as Tanveer Ahmed Khan, a resident of Yali Pethkote, was injured after being hit by a tanker in Bandipora district, the spokesman said. A cab collided with a scooter near Nag Masjid in Bandipora, injuring the scooterist, Ishtaq Ahmad Khan, a resident of Lawaypora. The injured was shifted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute if Medical Science (SKIMS), the spokesman said. Twelve passengers were injured when the passenger bus in which they were travelling overturned in Pulwama. All injured were admitted to a hospital. A boy identified as Shahid Ahmad Dar, a resident of Cherikote, was injured after being hit by a vehicle in Kupwara. He was admitted to the Sub District Hospital, Kupwara, the spokesman said. The
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Tribune staffer bereaved
Srinagar, November 25 She was rushed to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. She was a retired schoolteacher and is survived by her a son and two daughters. She was laid to rest at their ancestral graveyard at Magharmal Bagh here today. A large number of people from all walks of life, including relatives and friends of the family, attended the funeral prayers. Her husband, M Ishaq Khan, a renowned history scholar and a retired professor of the University of Kashmir, passed away on April 5, 2013. The colleagues and staff members of the Srinagar and Jammu offices of The Tribune conveyed their condolences to the family.
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Teenager commits suicide
Srinagar, November 25 Arjun Singh (14), a resident of Dehradun, consumed some poisonous substance in his room on the premises of Hanuman Mandir in the city, a police spokesman said. “His father admitted him to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital, where he breathed his last,” the spokesman said. The boy’s father, Ashok Singh, is reportedly working at Hanuman Mandir, the police said. The police have initiated inquest proceeding under Section 174 of the CrPC to ascertain the cause of his death.
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Pesticide dealers told to disclose stocks
Srinagar, November 25 This was revealed at a joint meeting of representatives of fruit growers, pesticide dealers and senior officials of the Agriculture Department held under the chairmanship of Director Agriculture Kashmir Mushtaq Peerzada, here yesterday. The department has sought the information about the arrival of consignments of pesticides to conduct its sampling and quality testing. — TNS
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government has submitted a detailed project report of Rs 5 crore to the Central government for installation of a laser lighting display at Bahu Fort showing the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.
Srinagar, November 25
Jammu, November 25
