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3-tier panchayat poll undemocratic, says BJP
Youth Cong delegation meets Governor
Human trafficking |
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Combined Competitive Exam results declared
Rich tributes paid to Prof Noor
Election, finance panels for panchayats to be formed: Omar
Ban on sale of Army uniforms in Kupwara
34th National
Games
Electronic traffic signals to be installed soon
Exhibition by photojournalists today
Woman sustains bullet injury
Banned injections seized
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3-tier panchayat poll undemocratic, says BJP
Jammu, February 10 The BJP has also announced that it will launch a protest against the alleged dictatorial move of the government. Addressing mediapersons here today, the chief spokesperson of the state BJP, Jitendra Singh, said there was no use holding the panchayat elections without incorporating the amendments. The government had not strengthened the democracy at the grass-roots level and had, in fact, sabotaged it, he said. Castigating the government for its alleged arrogance, he reminded the Congress that incorporating the 73rd and 74th Amendments was part of the party manifesto in the last Assembly elections. The Congress had maintained a silence to keep the National Conference in good humour, he said. He also flayed the NC for what he dubbed “holding stage-managed panchayat elections”. The resolve of the NC-Congress governments to hold free and fair local bodies elections was part of the Governor’s address at the beginning of the Assembly session in February 2009, he added. He announced that the BJP would launch a movement against such “manipulated panchayat” elections and the party was also considering the legal option”, he added. |
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Youth Cong delegation meets Governor
Jammu, February 10 The delegation demanded the imparting of technical education and skills to youth and streamlining the procedure for bank loans for self-employment ventures under various schemes. The other demands included the payment of wages to labourers working under MNREGA, ensuring early functioning of Jammu Central University, conducting a fresh survey of BPL families, creating awareness about the RTI Act and curbing corruption. Meanwhile, a delegation of the Pahari Development Forum,Kishtwar, called on the Governor, N.N.Vohra, at Raj Bhavan here today and submitted a memorandum containing its demands. The demands included representation to Padder in the Legislative Council, the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Padder tehsil, the construction of the Karthai hydroelectric project and micro-hydroelectric projects in the area and the electrification of more villages. The other demands included a degree college and an ITI at Padder, a special police recruitment drive, the sanctioning of a tourism development authority, the grant of subdivisional status and a munsiff court, starting the extraction work at Padder sapphire mines and upgrading the local primary health centre to the level of a subdistrict hospital. The Governor enquired about the potential of horticulture, animal and sheep husbandry, poultry, agriculture and other sectors in the area and stressed the need for optimally benefiting from various schemes being implemented by the government to promote
the sectors. He assured the delegation that he would write to the Chief Minister regarding the demands put forth by it. |
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Human trafficking
Srinagar/Jammu, February 10 “The people in the Valley over the last few years have developed a tendency to hire young boys and girls, particularly from Nepal and Bhutan, for domestic and business-related activities without actually checking their antecedents,” a police spokesman said He said this was a dangerous trend and many people landed in trouble and even faced criminal charges, as it had been noticed that sometimes these foreign youth were kidnapped and subsequently pushed into the Valley by human traffickers for monetary consideration. The police today rescued a Bhutanese boy, who was kidnapped from his native place and “sold” to a Kashmir resident, who had employed him at his house. “The parents of the boy, Sonum, represented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of India, that their son had been kidnapped and sold to Iqbal Zahgeer of Srinagar,” the spokesman said. Interpol, following the representation of the parents, flashed a flag notice to the state Crime Branch regarding the kidnapped boy and the sleuths of the Crime Branch, Kashmir, swung into action and recovered the boy from Mohammad Iqbal Zahgeer, a resident of the Gosiya Colony, Khanyar, Srinagar. Iqbal had hired the boy from an agent, Konul Bashikarma of West Bengal. “The boy shall be handed over to his parents through diplomatic channels,”
he added. The spokesman said such cases were common in Kashmir as the Valley had become a safe haven for human traffickers, who kidnapped these children belonging to poor countries and sold them in Kashmir, as they knew that the police in Kashmir remained busy in controlling the law and order situation. “The people are advised not to hire any foreign domestic help without verifying his or her antecedents from the police and other allied agencies to avoid any problem in case the hired person (domestic help) was kidnapped,” the spokesman said. He added that the police was investigating to identify more such cases in the Valley. In Jammu, the IGP (Crime), Raja Aijaz Ali, today appealed to people not to hire foreigners without checking their antecedents. In a statement issued here, the IGP said it was observed such youth were kidnapped from their places of work by traffickers and handed over to people for monetary consideration. |
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Combined Competitive Exam results declared
Jammu, February 10 After they cleared the medical fitness test of the Standing Medical Board in Jammu and Srinagar, the candidates would be suitably appointed in the state government’s administrative, police, accounts and other departments. Nevertheless, the list cannot be construed as the selection list as the commission has made it subject to the writ petitions pending competent courts. Since this morning the candidates remained glued to the commission’s website: http://www.jkpsc.org/ for knowing the results, which brought happiness to some and disappointment for others. Earlier, about 61 candidates had applied for rechecking of their answer sheets for the mains examination. However, the commission did not find anything that warranted any change in the declared results. “Some students had filed writ petitions but were dismissed by the court yesterday. Subsequently, the commission had approved the list of at least 392 candidates for the medical test,” said secretary of the JKPSC Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari. Bukhari, who is also the controller of examination, said, “It’s not the final order of merit. The candidates, whose names have appeared in the list, are directed to report to the respective medical boards at Government Medical Colleges in Jammu and Srinagar for medical examination.” However, those who did not receive the call letter should “presume the publication of the results as a call letter” and report to the principal of the medical college concerned. The candidates would have to pay a prescribed fee before appearing for a medical check-up. He said, “There are five to six cases still pending in court. The decisions in these cases are expected to come in a few days.” The mains examination for the year 2010-11 would be held in March on the fast-track basis, he added. |
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Book by Panthers Party chief released
Jammu, February 10 “Though I do not agree with all facts in the book, it is a unique effort by a political activist fighting his way for almost half a century,” said Bhasin. He described the author as a lover of freedom, secularism and international brotherhood. Expressing solidarity with the author, Bhasin urged him to continue his peace mission for the state. In the book, the author has advocated for the reorganisation of the state on the basis of cultural, linguistic and geographical identity of each region without breaking the state. Noted historian Prof Hari Om, Prof Chander Mohan from Delhi University, Jatinder Bakshi, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Forum for Peace and Reconciliations, and Prof Zahoor-ud-Din, vice-president of the forum, also spoke on the book release. Others present on the occasion included Harsh Dev Singh, Anita Thakur, PK Ganju, General Jagdish Singh, Lt-Gen BN Dhar, Jatinder Udhampuri, Udey Chand, Prof DL Choudhary and Inderjeet Singh
Charak. |
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Rich tributes paid to Prof Noor
Jammu, February 10 Noor (72) was admitted to AIIMS, Delhi, where he died yesterday. After becoming the vice-president of the Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, Noor worked for the promotion and development of Indian languages. Speaking on the occasion, Khalid Hussain, president of the Punjabi Adbi Sangat, Jammu, said Noor worked for the promotion of Punjabi and other regional languages being spoken in the state. Prof Veena Gupta, convener of the Dogri Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, and Dr Arvinder Singh, Additional Secretary of the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, also paid tributes to Noor, describing him as an institution in himself. The condolence meeting was attended by Shamsher Singh Chouhalvi, president of the Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Jammu; Bhupinder Singh Bhargawa, president of the J&K Punjabi Sahit Sabha, RS Pura; Dr Sushil Sharma, general secretary of the Punjabi Adbi Sangat, Jammu; STS Premi, president of the Manoranjan Kala Kendra, Jammu; Pritpal Singh Betab, president of the Writers’ Forum, Jammu; Darshan kaur, chairperson of the Jammu Kashmir Punjabi Forum; Rajpal Singh Mastana, president of the J&K Punjabi Sahit Sangam. |
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Election, finance panels for panchayats to be formed: Omar
Jammu, February 10 Chairing meetings of district development boards of Rajouri and Poonch here today, Omar said the government had decided to conduct the panchayat poll on a non- party basis. He said as per the spirit of the 73rd Amendment, the Election Commission would be established in the state for which a Bill would be introduced to amend the state’s Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. Similarly, for setting up the Finance Commission, a Bill would be introduced to amend the Panchayati Raj Act,1989, he said. |
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Ban on sale of Army uniforms in Kupwara
Srinagar, February 10 Tehsildars and SHOs had been directed to conduct frequent checks in their respective jurisdiction and seize the combat pattern cloth and readymade dresses of the Army pattern, the spokesman said. The officials have been directed to keep the seized cloth and dresses, if any, in the police custody after maintaining proper records. Kupwara is one of the three districts of the Valley which lies along the LoC and is one of the most preferred infiltration routes of militants from the
PoK. — PTI |
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Two shot at in Sopore
Srinagar, February 10 Bashir was hit in the left thigh and the assailants fled after the attack. The police had cordoned off the area and launched a manhunt. No arrest had been made so far. In another incident, Arif Hussain Reshi (27) was shot at around 4 pm at a shop in Sopore. He was hit in the left foot. The sources said Reshi, an employee with the state Public Health Engineering Department, was rushed to the nearby sub-district
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34th National
Games
Jammu, February 10 It will be held at Ranchi in Jharkhand from February 12 to 26. According to a press release issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Kabaddi Association here today, Kuldeep is the first person from the state to be selected for the National Games. Kuldeep, a joint secretary of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, was also nominated as a technical official for the 16th Asian Games held at Gung-Zhou in China. |
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Electronic traffic signals to be installed soon
Jammu, February 10 The meeting was held after 10 years. The minister said tenders had already been floated and there was a good response from private companies. “The allotment of work will be finalised after opening the tenders after February 24, i.e. the last date fixed for receiving the tenders,” he said. He added that the emerging traffic scenario in the capital cities of the state characterised by long traffic snarls had necessitated the holding of the TAC meeting. |
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Exhibition by photojournalists today
Jammu, February 10 “People are used to see our pictures of press conferences, shows, protests and often the artistry is not spotted. We decided to show our talent by holding the exhibition,” said one of the photographers involved in organising the event. It would provide various hues and colours of Jammu and
Kashmir, especially the last year’s devastating flash floods in Ladakh. The photojournalists were confident that the people would lap up their pictures. — TNS |
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Woman sustains bullet injury
Jammu, February 10 The injured was identified as Rajni Sharma, wife of Ram Gopal Sharma. She was taken to a hospital by her relatives where the bullet was removed, the police said. A case has been registered at Pacca Danga police station. |
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Banned injections seized
Srinagar, February 10 Those arrested were identified as Arshid Ahmad Dar of Amira Kadal and Mohammad Yousuf Dantoo, both resident of Rampora
Chattabal. The police said during preliminary questioning, the arrested persons disclosed that they used to procure these injections without any prescription from a person from Koimoh in Kulgam and used to sell these or self inject the drugs. |
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