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Governor greets people
on Eid-i-Milad
Man dies in house collapse
52-year-old man killed
in mishap
Man commits suicide
Probe land grab by politicians, demands ex-minister
DGP honours martyrs’ families
Army Chief on two-day visit to Northern Command
Article 370 responsible for rise in unemployment: BJP
Special awareness camp on rural health
Inter-school Skills Festival
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Army Recruitment Rally
Jammu, February 15 The candidates had come to appear in a physical test for 22 posts of fireman. Talking to The Tribune, Jehangir Khan, a candidate from Dansal, said like him, others were told to complete a 1600-metre race in six minutes. “Not a single word about the race had been mentioned in the advertisement and we were taken aback when the officials at the rally told us about it,”he claimed. Khan claimed that as per the advertisement, the candidates had to carry a load of 62 kg, cover a distance of 100 metres in six minutes, take part in a long jump and climb with a rope using their shoulders. “We raised the issue, but the officials refused to listen and told us to appear in the race,”he said. He claimed that the Army had divided the candidates in groups of 100 each, which created the problem. Amit Raina, another candidate from Dansal, said in certain cases, the candidates were told to stop the race after three rounds. He alleged it was a mismanaged rally. “For 22 posts of fireman, nearly 16,000 candidates had come from different parts of the country and the state,but their preparations were of no use”, he added. Vijender, who had come from Sonepat,said the candidates were shabbily treated at the rally. Prema Ram of Jodhpur aired similar views. However, a defence spokesperson maintained that the race had always been a standard rule of such recruitment rallies.The test was being held for posts of fireman, a defence-civilian post, and the race was the basic requirement, he said. |
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District Development Board Meeting
Jammu, February 15 The opposition members alleged discrimination in the release of grants, while representatives of the Congress expressed resentment against a pick-and-choose policy in the release of additional grants. Acting chairman of the Legislative Council, Amrinder Singh Micky, who was also present at the meeting, spoke on the issue and highlighted backwardness and underdevelopment in the Jammu West Assembly segment, where he resides, due to the lack of adequate funds. MLAs and MLCs, irrespective of their party affiliations, demanded that equal grants should be given to all constituencies and there should be uniformity in releasing additional funds. The members especially mentioned the constituencies represented by the ministers for which huge additional funds had been allocated for development activities. They demanded that a system should be formulated for a rational distribution of grants to ensure an equal and balanced development in all areas. The Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Legislative Assembly, Jugal Kishore Sharma, told The Tribune that additional funds should be allocated as per the requirements of the areas. He said his constituency being the most backward in Jammu district deserved more funds. Amrinder Singh Micky also took up the issue of custodial deaths. He especially mentioned the case of Rajneesh Sharma, who allegedly died in the Srinagar police custody. The Chief Minister, while intervening in the matter, said the meeting was not an appropriate place to highlight such issues as it was only confined to development-related matters.
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Governor greets people
on Eid-i-Milad
Jammu, February 15 In a message, the Governor described Islam as the religion of peace and said the holy day marked the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), whose life was an embodiment of love, equality and brotherhood. The Governor prayed
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Man dies in house collapse
Srinagar, February 15 Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed to traffic for the third consecutive day today following heavy rain and snow in the Valley. Officials here said the road might be opened by tomorrow morning. Due to the closure of the National Highway, around 50 vehicles were stranded at various places. Private airlines are fleecing the passengers and have hiked the fares. “An air ticket, which was available for Rs 1,600 earlier, is now costing more than Rs 4,000. The airlines are fleecing the passengers, who are stranded on the either side of the Jawahar Tunnel,” said a passenger. “There is a slight improvement in the weather and the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is expected to be opened to traffic tomorrow ,” said Amir Ali, coordinator of the Disaster Management Cell, Kashmir. He said flights operating to and from Kashmir resumed today. Additional flights were also operated to help the passengers. “ Following an improvement in the weather, the severe avalanche warning issued yesterday has been reduced to medium and low,” Amir Ali said. Meanwhile, after a fresh spell of snow, the temperature in the Valley has decreased with the famous ski resort of Gulmarg recording a minimum temperature of -10.8°C. An official at the state MeT Department said, “Gulmarg recorded over 4.5 feet of snowfall and the night temperature there was -10.8°C. The frontier district of Kargil was the second coldest place with a minimum temperature of -8.4°C, while Leh recorded a low of - 3.8°C. Srinagar recorded a minimum of -0.6°C. The Met Department has forecast fair weather in the Valley in the next few days.
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52-year-old man killed
in mishap
Jammu, February 15 Pawan Jandyal, son of Nagar Mal, a resident of the Last Morh area, was going on his scooter when the vehicle hit his scooter. The injured was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where he died, the police said. However, the driver of the school vehicle fled from the spot. A case has been registered at Gandhi Nagar police station and the vehicle has been impounded. In another incident, a man in his mid-thirties was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the busy Akhnoor road in the Muthi area here in the morning. The police said that the area residents informed them about the body and said that an unidentified vehicle hit the man last night. The Domana police has registered a case in this regard and started investigations. However, neither the accused had been arrested nor the deceased identified till the filing of the report. Meanwhile, the body was kept in the mortuary of the hospital. |
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Man commits suicide
Jammu, February 15 A minibus driver, Rakesh Kumar, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his house and no suicide note was found there, the police said. Rakesh’s family members said he did not respond when they repeatedly knocked at the door of his room. Later, a police party broke it open and found Rakesh hanging from the fan. Meanwhile, the body was taken to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for a post-mortem. The Pouni Chak police has initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC in this regard. |
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Probe land grab by politicians, demands ex-minister
Jammu, February 15 As the names of the leaders, who owe their allegiance to Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Saifuddin Soz, figured in the media reports regarding their alleged nexus with the land mafia, Vakil, a known detractor of the PCC chief, joined the issue to settle political scores with his rivals in the party. “I appreciate Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for having taken cognisance of the media report and ordering an inquiry into the issue. But it will be better if the case is handed over to either the CBI or a High Court Judge at the earliest,” he demanded. Vakil said the nexus was deep-rooted and needed a strong approach. “The nexus cannot be broken easily and needs to be dealt with sternly,” he added. The Congress was firmly behind the Chief Minister and would extend all possible help in cleansing the state of the rotten elements, he maintained. Vakil also sought action against all those involved in land grab across the state. He also sought the early constitution of the State Accountability Commission and the appointment of two members of the State Information Commission.
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DGP honours martyrs’ families
Jammu, February 15 The DGP said, “The welfare of the families of these brave jawans is our top agenda and the department has established a central welfare board for the support of these families.” He added, “Besides, the police has been providing free education to the wards of these jawans at all Police Public Schools across the state.” He said Rs 13 crore was released and paid under various schemes to the families of the martyrs, serving and retired personnel and SPOs last year. “We are also committed to providing support in the form of employment to the families of the martyrs. Jobs on compassionate grounds are being provided to the eligible wards of the martyrs,” he added. |
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Army Chief on two-day visit to Northern Command
Udhampur, February 15 The GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Lt-Gen KT Parnaik, received him at the Bikram Park Helipad. An official release said during the visit, General Singh would review the state of defence preparedness and the security situation in the state. He interacted with senior officers.
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Article 370 responsible for rise in unemployment: BJP
Jammu, February 15 He said with every year the number of unemployed youth in the state was rising and at present, there were more than six lakh educated youth without jobs. “It is all due to the lack of job avenues in the state. While the industries have flourished in other parts of the country, in the state they have not been able to grow due to Article 370. This Article bars anyone from outside the state from purchasing land and setting up industry or manufacturing plants that can provide employment to thousands of youth at a time,” he pointed out. The BJP president said the time had come when the coalition government should realise the need to get rid of this special status. Criticising the government for a step-motherly treatment to the people who had no association with the Congress or the NC, Manhas said a pick-and- choose policy was being adopted by elected representatives while recommending development works and extending benefits of welfare schemes.
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Special awareness camp on rural health
Udhampur, February 15 It was part of the sustained efforts of the Health Department to create mass awareness and involve a large sections of society in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) programme for better services to the ailing community, strengthening the public health management and improving the delivery system for the public. Addressing the camp, the MLA, B R Sharma underscored the need for coordinated efforts between the Health Department and the public for making the NRHM programme more effective and result- oriented. He asked the functionaries of the Health Department to render their services to the ailing persons with a missionary zeal, in their jurisdiction across the district. Senior citizens, social workers, anganwari and ASHA workers, female multi-purpose health workers, field functionaries and a large number of area residents participated in the camp. Chief Medical Officer, Reasi, Dr G D Dogra informed the participants about the goals and achievements of NHRM, besides RCH-II, malaria, iodine deficiency and integrated diseases surveillance in the district. Meanwhile, despite heavy rain and slippery roads, a large number of villagers turned up at an awareness camp on total sanitation, organised by the Directorate of Field Publicity at Premnagar village in the Gundana block of Doda district today. Block Development Officer (BDO), Gundana, Anil Chandal presided over the programme while the Child Development Project Officer, Gundana, Varun Jeet Singh Charak was the guest of honour. The resourcepersons delivered lectures on the programmes and schemes of the Central Government regarding better living and improving economic conditions and accelerating development works in the village under NREGA, the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) and the National Rural Drinking Water Mission.
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Inter-school Skills Festival
Jammu, February 15 According to a statement issued here, Pranvi would now fight it out with the winners from other cities at the national level. Besides Pranvi, Udyan Mahajan from Delhi Public School and Karan Happa from Army School, Kaluchak, were selected for the finals, which comprised rounds like instant recharge, talk time, memory card, keypad locked and speed dial. “Kaho What’s Your Idea” is aimed at initiating a movement, which is focused on developing schoolchildren’s all-round personality by engaging them in activities that promote logical thinking, weaving a story, application of memory skills and real-life skills, besides honing their general knowledge and current affairs. Around 250 students from 25 schools, including Delhi Public School, Maharaja Hari Singh Marg; Jodhamal Public School, Channi Himmat; Model Academy (MIER), and BC Road, Jammu, participated in the event. Six students qualified for the next round where they competed against each other to win the title of the city winner. |
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