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August 10, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Hurriyat to resume agitation Wazir
supports Panthic Morcha Advani
should quit: BSP Foodgrain output in Jammu up Sports
centres to be set up in J&K |
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Hurriyat to resume agitation
Srinagar, August 9 “People at mohalla, village, town and city levels have been sounded to remain in preparedness for a call from the Hurriyat to come on the streets to say goodbye to the black night (suppression) for ever,” said a statement issued by the 23-party separatist conglomerate.
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Wazir supports Panthic
Morcha Jammu, August 9 At a meeting here today, which was presided over by Mr S.S. Wazir, President of the Gurdwara Parbandhak Board, several Sikh leaders welcomed Mr Simranjit Singh Mann for having initiated the move for setting up the Panthic Morcha which alone could defeat communal elements and the forces of disruption in Punjab. The Sikh leaders appealed to all sections of Punjabis to support the Panthic Morcha so that the BJP-Akali Dal combine was defeated in the next assembly elections. Mr Wazir and Mr Jagdev Singh said it was the duty of every Punjabi, irrespective of the faith he or she professed, to support the morcha in order to strengthen secular forces not only in Punjab but elsewhere also. Certain Sikh leader, who participated in the meeting of prominent citizens, convened by the Governor and the Chief Minister here today urged the government to take strong and suitable measures to protect the lives of the minorities in the state. They said the introduction of the Disturbed Areas Act and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act alone could not ensure peace. One of the Sikh leaders said at the meeting that either the Government of India should resolve the dispute through negotiations with Pakistan on the future of Pakistan-held Kashmir or go in for war to destroy the arms training camps across the border. The Sikh leaders suggested that sufficient and strong measures were required to check infiltration from across the LoC and there was need to redeploy security forces in several sensitive areas of the state from where they had been withdrawn. |
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Advani should quit: BSP Srinagar, August 9 Addressing a press conference here today, Sheikh Abdul Rahman, BSP leader and MLA representing Bhaderwah in Doda district, alleged that the recent killings in Doda district and at the Jammu railway station had exposed the tall claims of the state government and the Centre regarding the situation prevailing in the state. Sheikh Abdul Rahman blamed politicians and security officers for the situation in the state. Referring to the two recent incidents of killings at the hands of militants, the BSP leader blamed the security forces for being unable to control the situation in the region. The BSP MLA said there was a need to resolve the Kashmir issue at the earliest since both India and Pakistan had become nuclear powers and there was a threat to peace in the sub-continent. Referring to India’s relations with neighbouring countries, he claimed that Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and now Nepal were adopting an “anti-India” approach. |
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Foodgrain output in Jammu up Srinagar, August 9 With the introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and timely supply of fertilisers and other agricultural inputs to the farmers, the per hectares productivity of rice during the first four years of the Ninth Plan period has registered a growth of four quintals raising it to 17.05 quintal in 2000-01 from 12.96 quintal per hectares in 1996-97. Similarly, the productivity level of maize touched 21.06 quintal per hectare from 18.26 quintal at the close of Eighth Plan. The Jammu Division has a geographical area of 26,293 sq km, which account for about 12 per cent of the state’s total geographical area including areas under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China. The land utilisation, however, is available for a reported area of 17.94 lakh hectares and the net area sown is 13.75 lakh hectares only. The irrigation facilities is available only to 98,000 hectares and the rest area is unirrigated. During the Ninth plan period the thrust has been laid to achieve a breakthrough in the productivity level by introducing latest strains of high-yielding varieties of hybrid seeds and adoption of latest local specific technology besides increasing the area. As a result of this strategy the total area coverage has gone up to 7.12 lakh hectares during the first three years of the Ninth Plan against 7 lakh hectares in 1996-97. However, the unprecedented drought has adversely affected the area coverage during last year reducing it to 6.64 lakh hectares only. Following timely rains during the kharif this year the area brought under cultivation has gone up to 7.16 lakh hectares. Similarly, the area brought under high yielding varieties of different crops has also shown an increase of 26,000 hectares in first three years of the current plan period. It went up to 5.71 lakh hectares in 1999-2000 from 5.45 lakh hectares in 1996-97. The cropping intensity also increased to 190 per cent in 1999-2000 against 186 per cent in 1996-97. Sharp increase in the fertiliser off-take has boosted the agricultural production in the division. During the first three years of the Ninth Plan, the fertiliser off take has been recorded as high as 1.36 lakh mts, much higher than the total off take during the entire Eigth Five Year Plan. However, the offtake was reduced to 35,600 mts only during last year due to unprecedented drought in some hilly areas, including the entire Doda district of the Jammu region. The average consumption of fertiliser has gone as high as 63 kg per hectare during the last three years against 55 kg in 1996-97. To ensure the availability of quality seeds to the farmers, the Agriculture Department, Jammu supplied over one-lakh quintals of different varieties of quality seeds to the farmers. Of this, the department in its departmental farms and its seed villages produced about 70 per cent of the seed. To check the sale of spurious and adulterated agricultural inputs like seeds, fertilisers, and pesticids, the Law Enforcement Agency of the department collected 5773 samples during the first three years of the Ninth Plan. Of these, 161 samples were found sub-standard. Prosecution in respect of 52 cases was launched, out of which five cases were penalised by the judicial court where stop sale orders were issued in 155 cases. During 2000-01 alone, 734 samples of seeds, 831 samples of fertilisers and 164 samples of pesticides were collected and analyzed. Out of these 92 samples were found sub-standard and accordingly prosecution was launched in 14 cases while as stop sale orders were issued in 78 cases. |
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Sports centres to be set up in J&K Srinagar, August 9 After witnessing a colourful cultural programme organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports in Tagore Hall last evening, the Chief Minister said the state had abundant talent that needed to be identified and polished for exposure on a larger canvas. Music is the essence of life, he said, adding that it is a pastime that can provide one some sort of composure in the maddening world. “Today, I am enthralled to find young artistes who are no less in talent than matured professionals. Let the gun-charged environs of Kashmir vibrate with the songs of love, peace and harmony”, he said adding that lack of avenues had retarded the growth of promising youngsters of the Kashmir valley whose voice had been choked due to circumstances of over one decade. To give adequate exposure and provide necessary wherewithal to the budding artistes, the Chief Minister said mega recording studios would be set up soon in Jammu and Srinagar. These will help young artistes preserve the depths of their talent for exposure at a larger scale. He referred to the deep yearning among Kashmiris settled abroad for listening to the glorious music of their fairyland and said cassettes and CDs could quench their aesthetic thirst. Impressed with the famous Hafiz Nagma by an VIIIth standard Nepali girl, Durga, he said, “When some of us are shying away from our mother tongue, here is a voice from a distant place to remind us of the love we should have for our culture and ethos.” The Chief Minister lauded the efforts of the Academy of Art, Culture and Languages for refurbishing Tagore Hall and Abhinav Theatre and urged the youth to benefit from the facility. He said talented boys and girls would be given adequate exposure to media and referred to the commitment by Doordarshan to provide a chance to the artistes of the valley. He presented Rs 10,000 for a picnic for participating youth in the programme. Dr Abdullah also complimented the Department of Youth Services and Sports for organising extra curricular activities among the youth, particularly in remote and far-off areas, and said this would go a long way in encouraging sports and other activities among them. The Sports Authority of India will establish a permanent centre at Srinagar for providing intensive coaching in football and water sports. Initially, the centre will be a day boarding till suitable accommodation for housing the inmates is made. |
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