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Hair of 15 students cut for coming late
Brick kilns a cause for worry in Rajbagh
BJP wants provincial council for Jammu
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Dejected kin of Zuhaib to go back to Srinagar
Mahila Congress spreads awareness about UPA’s work
Teams sent to rescue Gujjars lose contact due to snowfall
Shiksha samiti seeks ban on book
15 administrative officers transferred
Research convention begins at Jammu varsity
Sangarmal shopping complex to open today
Reasi police station to get ISO certificate
Suspicious movement near border
PHE Dept suspends three employees
Trust staff assured on demands
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Hair of 15 students cut for coming late
Srinagar, June 4 “We were stuck in a traffic jam and reached late.But when we told the school authorities the truth, they said it was an excuse and beat us up.Then, our hair were cut ,” alleged a student. The students alleged anyone who came late had to undergo similar punishment everyday. They protested against the school authorities, boycotted classes and lodged a complaint with the police today. “A case was registered against the school after a written complaint by the students at Ram Munsi Bagh police station.We have taken cognisance and further investigation is in progress. We spoke to the school Principal and he said the authorities had no animosity with the students who were mischief- makers,” SSP, Srinagar, Javid Reyaz told The Tribune.“ We have listened to both sides and will speak to the parents and ask them to do counselling with the students”,he added. The parents told The Tribune that they would make sure that those responsible were punished as the punishment meted to their children would have a psychological effect on them. “My child was so humiliated that he did not have dinner last night.He kept on crying. I will ensure action against the school administration,” said a parent. Meanwhile, Director, School Education, Kashmir, Shagufta Parveen said: “We are looking into the matter and will take action against the school, if the complaint is found to be true.” The school authorities refused to say anything in this regard. |
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Brick kilns a cause for worry in Rajbagh
Rajbagh, June 4 Ironically, most of these kilns have been set up on a fertile land which has a good source of water from the nearby Ujh. Vast patches of barren land are witnessed everywhere in the township, as the top soil, full of humus, is being used for making bricks and not for agriculture purpose. Respiratory and skin aliments are common among villagers and hundreds of migrant labourers and their families, who work and live around these kilns. “Due to dust particles and pungent smell, I am facing acute respiratory problem for the last couple of years,” said Sham Lal, a victim of pollution. He added the matter had time and again been raised with the authorities concerned who seemed to be unmoved towards our plight. There is a general perception that there’s a strong nexus between officials of the Revenue Department and the Pollution Control Board (PCB). “Otherwise, how could one dare to operate brick kilns on an agriculture land and also use irrigation water for running such establishments,” alleged a local shopkeeper. Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Sanjeev Verma admitted that the pollution level was crossing all limits in the town, with PCB officials taking no concrete steps to check it. Verma further said he had many a time raided and fined the violators and also informed PCB officials. “We, however, can not immediately shift these brick kilns, since they have been operating in the area during the past over a decade,” he added. Verma, however, clarified that no fresh permission was being granted to anyone for installing new brick kilns, although many had applied for the same. |
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BJP wants provincial council for Jammu
Jammu, June 4 The BJP suggested adequate administrative and financial powers to the proposed provincial council would help remove discrimination against the Jammu region. “In the name of regions, Kashmir-centric parties like the NC and the PDP are hatching conspiracies to divide the Jammu region on regional lines and our proposal is aimed at frustrating such designs,” said Dr Nirmal Singh, who has prepared the document in favour of a provincial council. “Since the time of Maharaja Ghulab Singh, the Jammu region has a different identity so we have been demanding that this province should be given a separate council on the pattern of the LAHDC,” Singh argued. The BJP believes that successive state governments have meted out step motherly treatment in allotting developmental funds to the Jammu regions; thus, setting up of the provincial council is the only way to give just treatment to the region. Earlier, the BJP was demanding a regional council for Jammu but the party had changed the terminology from regional council to provincial council so as to protect the political identity of this region. The NC and the PDP have been supporting the demand of the hill development council for twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri and the Chenab valley council for erstwhile Doda district. Some organisations of the Sangh Parivar have also supported this demand. After getting green signal from the high-command, the state unit would launch a mass movement in support of this demand. |
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Omar optimistic about PM’s visit
Srinagar, June 4 Speaking at a felicitation function organised in his favour by the Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee here today, he said confrontation had never helped settle the issues. “I have time and again maintained that the state government would actively facilitate the internal and external dialogue processes to help restore permanent peace and address political issues,” he asserted. The Chief Minister stressed the need to create a conducive atmosphere for a dialogue to seek solution to the issues and pave the way for a peaceful state. Referring to the employees’ demands, the Chief Minister assured that the government would fulfil all its commitments made to them. “ In fact, on the first day of opening of offices at Jammu after I assumed the Chief Minister’s office, I made it clear at a press conference that the government would implement recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. We have fulfilled the promise and are ready to gradually meet the other demands,” he said. He urged for cordial relations between employees and the government. Nazir Ahmad Mir,president of the Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee, and other office-bearers lauded the Chief Minister’s efforts in helping resolve the issues. “We do not believe in confrontation, shutdowns and hartals. We always look for addressing issues through interaction,” the speakers assured Omar and said they would work wholeheartedly to implement the development policies of the
government. The employees union leaders also presented a memorandum of demands to the Chief Minister and expressed hope that these would be actively considered. |
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Dejected kin of Zuhaib to go back to Srinagar
Jammu, June 4 “In 1984, the body of a youth who had drowned in the lake was found after 21 days and we were also hopeful that Zuhaib’s body could come up, if he had drowned. However, we have not been able to locate it after 21 days and have decided to leave the place”, said Showkat Khan, a maternal uncle of Zuhaib. He further said they had tried everything possible to locate the youth, but had failed. “Now, we have two options.Either the police will trace the body or God will help us”, added Showkat. He said they were thankful to the Army and the Samba police, who had made every effort to trace him. He further said he had talked to the principal of the college to get some clue about the sudden disappearance of Zuhaib. “The Principal has assured us that after the completion of exams, the students will be available to tell whatever they knew about Zuhaib”, said Showkat. Zuhaib has a younger sister and mother as his father died in a road mishap in 1999. The Samba police said it had not been able to trace him till now. |
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Mahila Congress spreads awareness about UPA’s work
Jammu, June 4 Addressing party activists here today, Mahila Congress president Indu Pawar said the UPA government had taken many revolutionary steps for the development of the neglected and marginalised section of the society. She especially mentioned that the programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the National Rural Health Mission had been effectively implemented for the betterment of the rural people. Calling upon party activists to educate masses about such revolutionary programmes, she said policies and programmes of the Congress were guided by the wishes and aspirations of the masses. She said the Congress-NC government had given special attention to the neglected section of the society. She exhorted the Mahila
Congress activists to ensure the victory of Congress candidates in the coming civic bodies and panchayat elections. She said deserving and honest female candidates, who are committed to the ideology of the Congress, would be given the mandate in the coming elections. In the meeting, it was also decided that the Mahila Congress would start a campaign in different areas of state to strengthen the party as well as spreading message of Sonia Gandhi in every nook and corner. |
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Teams sent to rescue Gujjars lose contact due to snowfall
Jammu, June 4 The authorities could, however, establish the identity of two persons who died due to snow blizzards and rain in the higher reaches but the exact number of the livestock lost was yet to be ascertained. According to official sources, the rescue teams could not establish contact through satellite phones due to sudden snowfall, which started this morning. They said those who died due to adverse climatic conditions included 14-year-old Roshni Banu and six-year-old Affu Ahmed. Both died in the Warwan valley in Kishtwar district. The sources further said hundreds of people were believed to be stranded in the mountain ranges of Pir Panjal, Shivalik, Trikuta and Zojila. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has pressed into service its helicopters to drop food packets in remote areas where the nomads were believed to be stranded. They said reaching out to them was proving difficult because of the thick blanket of snow that was preventing choppers from landing. There is no exact count of people stranded in such areas. However, the IAF was continuing with its relief operations from its station at Udhampur. Reports said a team of at least 30 officials from revenue, police, health and veterinary departments, besides other local officials had been trying to establish contact with the affected nomads. A control room had been set up at Inshan. Meanwhile, demanding appropriate compensation for the affected nomads, president of the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, Dr Javed Rahi said, “A natural calamity of this magnitude has shattered their economy. If they are not given compensation, they are likely to take to begging as they do not have any source of income other than livestock rearing.” “Most of the species of goats and sheep, besides Bakarwali dogs are rare. We suspect some of them might have gone extinct,” he added. |
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Shiksha samiti seeks ban on book
Jammu, June 4 Addressing a press conference here, Atul Kothari, All-India Co-convenor of the SBAS, alleged that the book was full of errors, thus spreading inaccurate information among people about the history of India. He said the members of the SBAS would protest against the book for which the samiti had already constituted a group in America. “In the coming days, we will initiate legal action against the publisher and writer of the book. We will lodge an FIR against them,” said Kothari. The samiti members also demanded that in every state and central universities of the country, the convocation should be conducted in local/regional dresses instead of English dress. The SBAS also constituted a trust, Shiksha Sanskriti Uttahn Niyas, for imparting alternative education among children. Under the alternative system, the children would be given education on character-building and oral personality development programme for which the samiti had compiled a syllabus. Kothari said initially the samiti would focus on primary education and later it would also lay stress on higher education. “The syllabus has been distributed in around 50 schools of various states of the country. We will cover around 500 schools in the country till next year,” said Kothari. The students would also be told about value education, environment education and vedic mathematics. |
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15 administrative officers transferred
Srinagar, June 4 As per an official spokesman here, Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Drass, has been transferred and his services placed at the disposal of the Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution Department. The services of five officers have been placed at the disposal of the respective administrative departments for posting on Kashmir Administration Services (KAS) and equivalent posts. These include Dr Nasir Ahmad Lone and Suram Chand Sharma, Assistant Directors, Information, Sanjay Gupta and Ms Anu Behl, Tehsildars, Relief Organisation, Jammu, and Abid Maqbool, Assistant Director, Tourism, Abdul Jalil Malik, Excise and Taxation Officer, Lakhanpur, has been transferred and posted as General Manager, District Industries Centre (DIC), Kishtwar. Bilal Khurshid, Assistant Director, Information, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as General Manager, District Industries Centre, Anantnag, vice MM Rehman Ghasi, whose service has been placed at the disposal of the General Administration Department for further posting. Shams-ud-Din, DPO, Kargil, has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Drass. The services of Ms Shagun Sharma, Functional Manager, DIC, Jammu, Dr Subash Chander, Assistant Director, Tourism, Jammu, and Ms Tashi Dolma, ETO, Leh, have been placed at the disposal of the Employment Department, while the services of Functional Managers, DICs, Rajouri and Jammu, Ms Shahnaz Akhtar and Rajnish Kumar have been kept at the disposal of the Rural Development Department. 33 shifted in Social Welfare Dept
Meanwhile, the government today ordered transfers and postings of 33 officers at various district and block levels in the Social Welfare Department. According to an official spokesman, Misra Jabeen, In charge, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Ganderbal, under orders of transfer to Budgam will continue at Ganderbal. Sharief-un-Nisa, In charge, CDPO, Narbal, has been transferred and posted to Budgam in the same capacity. Waseem Raja, District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO), Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as CDPO, Srinagar. Qazi Irfan, DSWO, Kupwara, has been transferred and posted as DSWO, Srinagar. Reyaz Ahmed Shah, DSWO, Pulwama, has been transferred and posted as DSWO, Kupwara. Rifat Arif, CDPO, Srinagar, has been transferred and posted as DSWO, Pulwama. Sachin Jamwal, DSWO, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as CDPO,
Banihal. Yash Pal, In charge, CDPO, Majalta, has been transferred and posted, In charge, DSWO, Udhampur. |
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Research convention begins at Jammu varsity
Jammu, June 4 About 30 projects pertaining to basic sciences, applied sciences and engineering discipline have been showcased in the convention. The objective of the “Anveshan” is to identify young talent with research attitude and interest to take up research as career, to promote the talent in research throughout the country and to nurture the talent through specialised training and education in some of the nationally and internationally reputed premier institutions. The objective also includes to augment the financial and physical resources for supporting education and training of young researchers, to provide incentives to enhance the skill of potential students and to initiate an intensive research culture in a selected group of institutions. Participants who are attending the function hail from various parts of the northern region like Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. On the occasion, Minister of Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports RS Chib was the chief guest. The function was presided over by Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu Prof Varun Sahni. Co-coordinator of the programme Prof Rajnikant gave the welcome address and coordinator of the programme Prof SL Khosa talked about the objectives of third Student Research Convention. |
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One dead, many hurt in hailstorm
Srinagar, June 4 A visiting Group of Ministers to the affected areas of the twin districts, including Rafiabad, Langate and Handwara, were apprised of the damage caused by the hailstorm. The Group of Ministers sanctioned on-the-spot an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of a lady at Laash Mawar yesterday. It also decided to constitute a committee comprising representatives of Revenue, Horticulture Departments and experts from SKUAST to assess the damages and submit a report to the government within a week’s time. A similar committee was constituted in respect of agriculture to suggest alternative cropping to be adopted. The committee would submit its report within two days. Another committee headed by the respective Deputy Commissioners would assess the losses caused to irrigation network, road connectivity and other infrastructure in these two districts and submit its report within a week’s time. The Group of Ministers comprised Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir, Adviser to Chief Minister Mubarak Gul, Minister of State for Agriculture Javid Ahmad Dar, Minister of State for Revenue Nasir Aslam Wani, legislators Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan and Sheikh Abdul Rashid. They visited Kralgund and Ashpora blocks in Langate, Zachaldara block in Handwara and Dangiwacha block in the Rafiabad
constituency. Directors of Agriculture and Horticulture Departments along with experts from SKUAST accompanied the group. |
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Situation tense in Anantnag
Srinagar, June 4 Sources said there was a heavy deployment of the police and paramilitary personnel in the town to avoid any untoward incident. There were reports of pitched battles between the agitated youth and the police as the youth resorted to stone- throwing following which the police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the mob. Meanwhile, the sources said the police raided the studio of the businessman and recovered some objectionable pictures from there, a case has also been registered in this regard. “The police is yet to make an arrest in the case,” they added. Several persons were today injured in the day-long clashes between the police and the agitated mob as the entire township observed a shutdown today. |
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Sangarmal shopping complex to open today
Srinagar, June 4 This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, who is also the Minister for Housing and Urban Development, here.The complex has been awaiting inauguration for the past about five months. The complex has 62 shops, a fully-equipped craft bazaar, corporate offices, restaurant, food courts and kiosks. Besides parking for 350 vehicles, the complex has an escalator and a lift facility, four dancing fountains and a 5.50 lakh litre capacity water tank. Once operational, the shopping complex would boost commercial activity in the city and provide recreational facilities to families. Others who attended the meeting included Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Nasir Aslam Wani, Commissioner-Secretary, HUDD, Suresh Kumar and Vice-Chairman, Srinagar Development Authority, Kifayat Rizvi. |
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Reasi police station to get ISO certificate
Jammu, June 4 Anand Jain, SSP, Reasi, said, “It is all set to get the prestigious certificate next week, as the required formalities have been fulfilled.” The certificate will be given to the police station for maintaining standards and solving complaints speedily. “It will also encourage other police stations in the state. We are already improving infrastructure to facilitate people in a better way,” said Jain. |
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Suspicious movement near border
Jammu, June 4 They said the jawans of 4th and 68th battalion of the BSF fired nearly 40 rounds in the air near Pansar and Bobiyan border outposts, after noticing some infiltrators. However, nothing was found during the search.
— TNS |
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PHE Dept suspends three employees
Jammu, June 4 They further said all the three motormen - Showkat Hussain, Iftikar Din and Tarseem Singh - were suspended for the alleged dereliction in duty. |
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Trust staff assured on demands
Jammu, June 4 All problems of the employees were being taken on a priority basis, he said.
— TNS |
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