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Tension in Udhampur over bid to kidnap girl
Protests over arrest of
ultra’s sister
Day One: Traffic police gets
good response
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Speaker releases book on traffic
Declare stocks or face challan
Special teams to monitor supply
of essential goods
Waiting for govt officials at Pragati Bhawan
Visitors wait for officers of the State Advisory Board for the Development of Kisans at Pragati Bhawan in Jammu on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Fresh snowfall forecast in Valley
Illumination project for Hazratbal sanctioned
Omar briefed on census operations
Workshop on history ends
Hideout busted, arms seized
Two drug peddlers
held
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Tension in Udhampur over bid to kidnap girl
Udhampur, January 7 Eyewitnesses said the incident took place around 8 pm in Chabutra Bazaar when three or four youths came in a Mahendra Scorpio (JK 02 AE 2021) and tried to force one of the two girls on their way to tuition class into the vehicle. Alerted by the cries of the girl, shopkeepers rushed out of their shops. Sensing trouble, the culprits fled leaving the vehicle behind. As the girl narrated the incident, the area residents gathered there reacted spontaneously and torched the Scorpio vehicle of the culprits. In the meantime the SHO, City police station, Arvind Sambyal, reached the spot. Angry over the daring attempt to kidnap a girl, the residents took out a procession up to the main market in Indira Chowk. The shopkeepers there also downed shutters and joined the procession. Additional SP Bhupinder Singh also reached the spot. The police officials had a hard time pacifying the protesters who were demanding an immediate police action to trace the accused. But since the police could not lay hands upon any documents of the vehicle, which was burnt, it asked for time till noon tomorrow to make a breakthrough. “We are trying to nab the accused. The entry and exit points of the town have been sealed. Right now we are looking for clues,” said Sambyal.
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Protests over arrest of
ultra’s sister
Srinagar, January 7 Suraya, sister of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sajad Ahmad Dar, alias
Aamir, was picked up by the police last night following information that she was acting as a courier for the militants, officials said. SP,
Pulwama, M Irshad said the girl had been arrested for her involvement in militancy. People in Tral town of Pulwama district observed a shutdown against her arrest and vehicles went off the road. The locals gathered in the main market this morning and started pelting stones at security personnel. — PTI |
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Day One: Traffic police gets
good response
Jammu, January 7 A day after its launch, over 100 persons appreciated the step.A number of suggestions were also posted on the account. The IG, Traffic, Hemant Kumar Lohia, is operating the account. Some queries of the public elicited immediate response, but the response to photographs of traffic violations was awaited. In one such query, Zubain Shora, a Facebook user, asked: “Please update me about the status of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Is it open for one way or two- way traffic?” In response, the traffic police replied that the highway was open to one-way traffic till the weather improved. Another Facebook user, Shahnaz Qayoom, wrote about corruption in the traffic police. He posted, “Wonderful initiative..... appreciate it.... but before that stopping corruption among traffic cops is a must... all initiatives will be successful if corruption is stopped, otherwise, all these initiatives will be a waste......”. A large number of people welcomed the initiative and wished the traffic police good luck. Showing concern over a large number of deaths (950) in road mishaps last year, the DGP commented on the account: “Hope with this launch, we will be able to provide a better level of satisfaction to the people of the state.”
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Speaker releases book on traffic
Jammu, January 7 A documentary film on the causes of road accidents and precautionary measures was also presented on the occasion. After releasing the book, Lone lauded the young writer, Bhumesh Sharma, for his contribution towards society through his book and the documentary film. He asked the police as well as the medical authorities to give priority to saving precious lives in case of accidents before initiating investigation or legal action. Akhoon also greeted Bhumesh for his book and the documentary film. The minister said the government would constitute a coordination committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary for the better management and regulation of traffic. Transport Commissioner Dr Syed M.
Fazalullah, IG, Traffic, HK Lohia and Deputy Transport Commissioner Bhumesh Sharma also spoke on the occasion and stressed on the importance of strict adherence to traffic rules. A cultural programme was
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Declare stocks or face challan
Jammu, January 7 The department has been inspecting shops in several parts of the city and its periphery for the past three days and has issued 26 challans so far. A fine amounting to Rs 11,000 has been realised by the department during the ongoing drive. “A team comprising the Deputy Director,
CAPD, Hanif Malik, the Assistant Director (Circles I, II and III), besides the Assistant Enforcement and enforcement inspectors under the supervision of the Director
(CAPD), Parvez Ahmed Malik, have been carrying out inspections for the last three days”, an
official said. He further said the prices of essential commodities,especially onion,
were comparatively lesser than prices in the neighbouring state. |
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Special teams to monitor supply
of essential goods
Udhampur, January 7 For the purpose, the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Udhampur, Baseer Ahmed Khan, constituted special monitoring teams to supervise and report on the availability and distribution of essential commodities, including the regulated supply of drinking water, power, medicare and road connectivity, to people, especially in remote and inaccessible areas of the district in the prevailing chilly weather conditions. Though the officials of the CAPD Department have the satisfaction of having a full supply of quota of the essential commodities for the consumers under the BPL category, the shortfall of 4,952 quintals of quota rice for the APL category consumers in the district has become a cause of concern. The Assistant Director, CAPD, Udhampur, GS Manhas, told The Tribune that that his department was getting 5,500 quintals of rice against the fixed quota of 10,452 quintals. Interestingly, the department is getting the full quota of 3,274 quintals of rice meant for the BPL category consumers. “We have been regularly writing to the higher authorities of the department to bridge this gap. But nothing has been done so far. We are going to take up the matter again with the state authorities on the issue so that the consumers, especially in the remote areas, do not suffer from inadequate supply,” said Manhas. The district officials, however, maintained that there was an adequate availability of other essential items like kerosene and sugar, especially in the remote, hilly areas like Dudu, Basantgarh, Panchari and Lander in the district. The idea behind constituting the teams at the district, tehsil and block levels is to gather accurate information about the status of the essential services and commodities so that the competent authorities concerned could take effective steps during emergency. Accordingly, an official each from the departments of CAPD, Revenue, PWD, PHE, MERE and Health would be the member of these teams who would submit the report to the DDC pertaining to the functioning of their respective departments on a daily basis.
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Waiting for govt officials at Pragati Bhawan
Jammu, January 7 After receiving complaints, a Tribune team visited the offices of the Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women, the State Advisory Board for the Development of Kisans, the State Advisory Board for the Welfare and Development of Scheduled Castes, the State Advisory Board for the Development of Backward Classes and the State Advisory Board for the Welfare of Pahari-Speaking People in Pragati Bhawan today. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah heads all these boards. Most of the spacious and well-furnished offices wore a deserted look. The office of the State Commission for Women was locked while only a few class IV employees were on duty in some other offices. Asked about the vice-chairperson of the State Advisory Board for the Welfare and Development of Scheduled Castes, Swarn Lata, two employees of the Department of Social Welfare replied that she had gone to Delhi while the secretary and other officers were yet to come to the office. The board has 16 ex-officio members, besides 56 non-official members. “I came here to clarify about the date of hearing in my sister’s dowry case. The date is January 11, but it coincides with a gazetted holiday,” said Vikas, a resident of Nai Basti, who had come to the State Commission for Women’s office. He added that, “I am disappointed to see the office closed on a working day. I can imagine what will happen on a holiday.” At the office of the kisan board, vice-chairman Rachpal Singh, special assistant Shami Ahmed, public relations officer Bhushan Uppal and private secretary AA Khan were absent. Chanchala Devi and other farmers, who had been waiting for the officers since morning, said: “In the recent rain, I lost 10 kanals of farmland. I do not have an alternative source of income.I was disillusioned on visiting the office.” At the office of the State Advisory Board for the Development of Backward Classes, the PA to the secretary, Basharat Hussain, who was the only official, said, “Officials have gone for offering namaz and will be back by 3 pm.” The situation was no different in the office of the board for Pahari-speaking people with the vice-chairman SMA Bhukari, secretary FA Baba, private secretary SA Rashid and the statistical officer and the planning officer not present in their chambers.
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Fresh snowfall forecast in Valley
Srinagar, January 7 In Kashmir, the lowest temperature of -10°C was recorded in
Kargil. Leh town, where this week the minimum temperature had dipped to -23°6 C, also saw an improvement with a temperature of -9.8°C. Srinagar, witnessed an increase of nearly three degrees from yesterday with the minimum temperature settling at -2.2°C. Gulmarg was the coldest place with a minimum of -6.5°C. The skyline across Kashmir was covered with dense clouds, raising the prospect of fresh snowfall in the Valley, the office said. “A downpour will also help increase the temperature that has been plummeting . Since the sky is covered with dense clouds, there is an increase in the temperature and we expect another spell of snow will give respite from the bone- chilling cold,” the MeT official said. |
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Illumination project for Hazratbal sanctioned
Jammu, January 7 The only domed shrine in Srinagar, Hazratbal is the most important religious place situated on the western shore of the Dal Lake. After seeing a presentation on the illumination project by Bajaj Electricals keeping in view the locational and structural status of the holy shrine here today, the Chief Minister approved the project and asked the Waqf Board to work out the formalities. The Chief Minister fixed June 15 for the commissioning of the project and the completion of all structural and repair works. Omar directed the officials to explore the possibility of harnessing solar energy to run the project.”In this direction, you can work out the details with MNRE and take its assistance”, he said and added non-conventional energy utilisation for the illumination of the Hazratbal shrine would be more appropriate and befitting. The Chief Minister said the pace of work on the beautification of the surroundings of the shrine should also be accelerated and completed in a stipulated time-frame. He asked the Waqf Board to take all measures to upgrade facilities in the shrine complex. Mubarak Gul and Devender Singh Rana,Advisers to the Chief Minister, the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas, the Vice-Chairman, Wakf Board, M.Y. Qadiri, MLC, Member, Wakf Board, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, and senior officers were present at the meeting.
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Omar briefed on census operations
Jammu, January 7 At the meeting, the Census Commissioner apprised the Chief Minister of the status of the first phase that was completed in the state like other parts of the country. The second phase of the census was scheduled to begin from March 9, he said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the availability of data on various fronts and population status facilitated planners to formulate a perspective and befitting plans for a holistic progress. Omar expressed satisfaction over the completion of the first phase and asked the Census Department to accomplish the assigned job in the second phase in a fixed timeline. “In a state like Jammu and Kashmir, where there is diverse topography, hilly terrains, inaccessible and remote snow-bound areas, you have to formulate your calendar of operation meaningfully and in a befitting manner,” he told the Census Department. |
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Workshop on history ends
Jammu, January 7 The fifth working session of the workshop was held today in which Prof Mohammad Ashraf Wani and Prof Mohammad Yusuf Ganai of the Department of History, University of Kashmir, were the resource persons while Prof Suman Jamwal and Prof SN Lal of the Department of History, University of Jammu, acted as moderators. Prof Wani spoke on the importance of non-conventional sources such as oral traditions for the history of Kashmir pertaining to the medieval period. In the last working session of the workshop, R. Krishnayiah, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Srinagar circle, Jammu, was the resource person. Krishnaiyah illustrated the details of the recent excavations at Ambaran and Manda in the Jammu region. The workshop concluded with the valedictory function. Prof RD Sharma, Dean Academic Affairs, University of Jammu, presided over the function. Prof Sharma spoke about the importance of such workshops for the growth of academics and research. Prof Ashwini Agarwal was the chief guest on the occasion. Prof Agarwal said such workshops offered a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences, out of which many academically fruitful things emerge. He concluded expressing hope that the deliberations of different working sessions would soon be printed in the form of a research manual. |
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Hideout busted, arms seized
Udhampur, January 7 They busted a hideout and seized 10 kg of IED, one AK 56 rifle, two magazines, 153 rounds, five detonators and a huge quantity of eatables. The officials believed the militants left the arms and ammunition and fled after learning about the search operation. — TNS |
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Two drug peddlers
held
Jammu, January 7 The police said the accused were riding a motorcycle and were held at a naka at Rajbagh in Kathua district when they were on their way to supply drugs. The duo have been identified as Kulbir Singh and Jasbir Singh, both residents of Pathankot. A case has been registered at Rajbagh police station. |
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Tension gripped Udhampur town as some youths tried to kidnap a girl from a market this evening. The police faced a tough time pacifying enraged local residents, who demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.
Mohammad Akbar Lone and Minister for Transport and CAPD Qamar Ali Akhoon released a book “Be Part of the Solution on Roads”, written by Deputy Transport Commissioner Bhumesh Sharma, at the General Zorawar Singh Auditorium in University of Jammu here today.
Words like work culture, accountability and transparency seem to have no meaning for officers and employees of several boards and a commission for the “development and welfare” of women, farmers and people belonging to the disadvantaged sections of society here.
