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Police martyrs remembered
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad lays a wreath at the memorial, set up in the honour of police martyrs, on the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day at the J and K Armed Police complex, Zewan, near Srinagar, on Sunday. — PTI photo
Rare animal species extinct in J&K: Study
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Rama readies to shoot his arrow towards Ravana in Jammu on the occasion of Dussehra on Sunday.
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Verinag garden being developed as tourist spot
Rajan wins singing contest
Students’ Rape Case ‘LeT training cadres in IEDs in camps’ Indian, Chinese troops exchange gifts
Army holds medical camp
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Police martyrs remembered
Srinagar, October 21 Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said this on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at the J and K Armed Police complex, Zewan, near here, this morning. The day is observed throughout the country on October 21 in the memory of 10 CRPF personnel, who laid down their lives on this day in 1959 at Hot Springs in Ladakh fighting Chinese incursion. Azad lauded the role of the state police in fighting militancy in the state. He said 414 dependents of the police martyrs had already been provided jobs in the department and preference was being given to them for jobs in other departments also. The Chief Minister said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was fast improving. He gave full credit for it to police, para-military and Army personnel, who, he said, come from all parts of the country to defend its territorial integrity and protect the people of the state from anti-national forces. The Chief Minister, director-general of police Kuldeep Khoda and other senior police officers, besides taking a salute laid wreaths at the memorial of the martyrs. Kuldeep Khoda said during the past one year around 700 police personnel had been killed across the country and now it was the duty of the entire nation to ensure that the families of these martyrs lead a comfortable life. He said the police department had taken several measures for the welfare of these families, including free education to their children and providing jobs to their dependents. Former CM Farooq Abdullah, chairman of the Legislative Council Ghulam Nabi Lone, deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone, leader of the opposition in the state and several other legislators and senior officials were present. |
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Rare animal species extinct in J&K: Study
Srinagar, October 21 The study reveals that the species, which are distinctive with nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals from times immemorial, have gradually been lost since 1968 when the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, under the ministry of agriculture, Central government, introduced certain foreign-origin breeds in the state. This has been done to get maximum yield in terms of wool, mutton and other viable benefits and it continues till date. Describing the trend as unfortunate, Javaid Rahi, national secretary of the foundation, said the planners while introducing cross breeds among the livestock of nomads did not plan to preserve the native and indigenous species of the livestock of the Gujjars and the Bakerwals in the region. The secretary claimed that most members of the community wished to switch over to their traditional breeds, but such species did not exist anywhere in the Himalayan belt. He added that no genetic study had ever been conducted to preserve the distinct characteristics of the primitive traditional species of the livestock of the Gujjars and the Bakerwals and without the knowledge of consequences, such species had lost their existence. said. The study reveals that among the traditional species of sheep, Ghidord
Phamphri, Punchi Bakerwali, Bani, and Karnahi have already finished while in the goat species,
Gurziya, Belori, Lamdi and Goodri, have already been extinct. In the horse breeds, Yarkandi
(Bakerwali), Nukra and Bharssi horse species have already finished. The study further says that in goat species,
Kaghani, Lubdi and Kilan are on the verge of extinction while Jaskardi, Kaliani and other rare species of horses are also on the verge of extinction. The Gujjars and the Bakerwals in the Himalayan belt have lost almost all the native species of sheep and at present they have only foreign Australian an Merino species of sheep. It says the
Bhrokpa, Changpa and Dard tribes of Ladakh are lucky as the traditional species of their livestock are still preserved in remote pockets of the Shivalik area of the Himalayan belt. The study hopes that it is possible that a few rarest of the rare species of the livestock of the nomadic Gujjars may have been still preserved in some areas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan and the same need to be imported to Kashmir to revive the traditional species in the state. |
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Dussehra celebrated amid tight security
Jammu, October 21 “The burning of the effigies of the demons clearly signifies that evil has to die. The victory of Lord Rama over the demon king signifies that evil has to end,” said Bansi Lal, a spectator. Two major functions were held at the Parade Ground and the Gandhi Nagar ground in Jammu city where a huge crowd, especially of children, came to witness Dusshera. “I brought my son with me so that he could understand the importance of goodness in life”, said Bano Devi, who brought her seven-year-old son. Reports of the celebration of Dussehra in other parts of the city and nearby districts were also received. Today’s celebrations took place amid unprecedented security arrangements following the recent bomb blasts at the Ajmer shrine. The Lashkar-e-Toiba had threatened to disrupt the festival. “We maintained a tight vigil and it was because of the unprecedented security arrangements that no untoward incident took place during the Dussehra celebration”, said a top police officer.
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Verinag garden being developed as tourist spot
Srinagar, October 21 Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad during his recent visit to the area in Anantnag district of south Kashmir last week said the place was the “gateway to Kashmir” and the origin of the Jhelum. By setting up the Tourism Development Authority for Verinag, the government had opened gates for the massive development of the area, he said. He announced the release of Rs 4 crore for upgrading the Verinag feeder road. He said the road between Verinag and the Jawahar Tunnel would be upgraded. The two projects, he said, would be completed next year and would promote tourism in the area. The Chief Minister announced the relocation of security forces from the Verinag garden to the newly constructed accommodation comprising four double-storey barracks, mess and administrative block about 1.5 km from the garden. He said the relocation would be completed within a fortnight. The famous Verinag spring is located about 26 km from the district headquarters of Anantnag in south Kashmir. It is situated at the bottom of hill covered by pine trees, covered by evergreen and dotted by mighty Chinars. There are also remains of a pavallion and baths built during the Mughal period. The Jammu and Kashmir government is spending Rs 425 crore on upgrading tourism-related infrastructure in the state, according to tourism minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir. He said the state government with the help of Centre had taken several initiatives to boost tourist activities in the state and 20 Tourism Development Authorities had been established across the state to promote and develop various tourist destinations. While the flow of tourists to the trouble-torn Kashmir had shown a gradual improvement during the recent years, there was a decline during the past two years showing a decrease in the number of tourists. The number had grown from mere 28,000 in 2002 to over 6 lakh in 2005. But there had been a further decline during the past two years when only about 4 lakh visited Kashmir this year, official figures revealed.
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Rajan wins singing contest
Udhampur, October 21 Mohinder Soni of Jammu was adjudged the first runners up while Juhi Singh of Jammu was the second runners up. Rajan was given a cash prize of Rs one lakh, while some music companies announced to record albums with him. Mohinder Soni was given Rs 25,000, while the second runners up was given a cash prize of Rs 15,000. There were a total of 14 contestants. Meanwhile, the nine-day Navratra festival concluded here this evening amid religious chants. Thousands of people attended the last day function in which minister for rural development Jugal Kishore was the chief guest. |
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Victim pregnant, say medical reports
Shariq Majeed Tribune News Service
Rajouri, October 21 This comes after three government teachers, including in charge of a middle school, were arrested by the Poonch police for raping two of their students (one studying in class V and other one in VII) at Government Middle School, Kot, in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district and the minor girls were subjected to medical examination. The incident occurred a few days ago when Muhammad Ayub, in charge of the school at Kot, had asked two of his students to bring some documents from his rented room in the vicinity of the school. After the girls entered the room, two other teachers along with Ayub, had allegedly sexually assaulted them. The residents had freed the girls from the three teachers and thrashed the trio. The three teachers were then handed over to the police by the locals.
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‘LeT training cadres in IEDs in camps’
Jammu, October 21 A “secret arms training camp” was set up in the Jadanwali area in Rajouri district but militants escaped into a thick forested area when Rashtriya Rifles troops raided the hideout, Military Intelligence officials said here. They said Abdul Sakib code-named Alfa one, Abdu Adil and Abu Baiday, alias Noor, gave a demonstration to a batch of nearly 15 militants on various facets of IEDs. “The militants are avoiding direct conflict with the Army troops and the police due to casualty figures among their cadres and considering their top leadership has been eliminated this year,” the officials said. The militant outfit had opted for increasing the use of IEDs to target VIPs and security forces to inflict maximum casualties and take minimum risks, they added. — PTI
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Indian, Chinese troops exchange gifts
Jammu, October 21 Indian troops hosted a delegation of Chinese army officers close to the Line of Actual Control, in Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh. A military spokesman said the meeting was part of joint interaction between Indian and Chinese armed forces. He did not specify when the meeting took place. Brig Surinder Singh received the Chinese at the Zero Line. The two sides agreed to work jointly for “maintaining peace and tranquility on their respective sectors”, the spokesperson said. — IANS
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Army holds medical camp
Rajouri, October 21 Defence spokesperson said a team of medical officers and nursing assistants from the Army and Civil Hospital, Mandi, rendered services at the camp. Lectures on immunisation, family planning, child health, hygiene and sanitation were also organised to create awareness amongst local people. Around 700 patients from far-flung villages were provided with medical facilities at the camp. Medicines were also distributed among the poor free of cost.
— TNS
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