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200 teachers on waiting list asked to join duty
People defy terror threats in Kishtwar areas
Leopard kills boy, villagers block Doda-Jammu highway
Appoint local as VC of Central University of Jammu: Forum
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Minister inspects medical stores
Bandh in Valley on Geelani’s call
Chopra Murder Case
Stone removed through telescopic surgery
Tributes paid to NC leaders
Militant hideout busted
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200 teachers on waiting list asked to join duty
Jammu, June 11 Taking a serious note of the development, as 355 of the 1,220 selected candidates have not reported to the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) concerned for joining duty, the Education Department has now asked 200 candidates on the waiting list to join duty within 21 days. The government had created 1,590 posts of teacher under the Prime Minister’s special package and the Staff Selection Board (SSB) had selected 1,220 candidates on August 20, 2010. The selected candidates were directed to report to the CEOs concerned in the Valley within 30 days so as to confirm their joining of duty. On April 28, 2011, a notice was issued to 362 candidates to report on duty in their respective districts within 15 days, but most of them failed to do so, a senior official of the Education Department said. He added that only seven candidates had reported to the respective CEOs and 355 posts remained vacant. “Now, we have asked 200 candidates on the waiting list to report within 21 days to the respective CEOs to fill these posts,” he added. However, media reports said those who joined duty in the Valley received a good response from the locals. A few candidates had told The Tribune that they got unexpected support and love from the locals in the Valley. Even Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, at a public function recently, said the government was trying hard to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits, but they would also have to take initiative. Vinod Koul, Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation Department, said, “Yes, some candidates have failed to join duty in the Valley, but the overall response has been good. There is nothing to worry about and the process is on to fill vacant posts”. Prime Minister’s Job Package
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People defy terror threats in Kishtwar areas
In the Jammu province, The polling was held in Marwah, Warwan, and Dechan blocks of Kishtwar district where militants are still active. As this belt borders south Kashmir, these areas are considered a safe passage for militants to move from the Jammu region to the Kashmir valley. “It is the will of the people which ultimately prevailed,” Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Mohammad Hussain Malik told The Tribune over the phone while pointing towards a heavy turnout in the elections. Malik admitted that the three blocks, where the elections were held today, were sensitive. There were 170 polling stations in the three blocks and all of these were termed hypersensitive. “We have made elaborate arrangements to avoid any untoward incident before the polling area domination was done with the help of the security forces,” the Deputy Commissioner said. However, he hastened to add that, “Our job is to create conditions conducive for elections. Ultimately, it is the will of the people that democracy triumphs in this belt”. Interestingly, the Warwah block registered the maximum of 84 per cent polling despite the presence of militants in this area, which lacks a road connectivity. The elections were held for 124 posts of sarpanch and 412 posts of panch in the nine blocks. |
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Leopard kills boy, villagers block Doda-Jammu highway
Jammu, June 11 The Ramban district administration has ordered the constitution of special teams comprising police and Wildlife Department personnel to nab or kill the leopard. Liyaqyuat’s father Ghulam Nabi said the leopard pounced upon his son when he was playing with one of his sisters near his home around 9 pm. The leopard, according to him, dragged Liyaquat nearly 500 metres from their home. Ghulam added that when the family raised the alarm and rushed towards the leopard, it ran away leaving Liyaquat dead. Furious villagers placed the body on the national highway and traffic remained blocked for four hours. They also ransacked the office of district forest officer and shouted slogans against the Wildlife Department’s indifference in taking action. Despite repeated complaints to the Department of Wildlife and the local administration necessary steps had not been taken to check attacks by animals, the protesters alleged. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, accompanied by District Forest Officer AR Mallik, intervened and pacified the protesters. They assured the protesting villagers that if they hunted down the “leopard, which has turned man eater, in self defence, no legal action would be taken against them”. The family of the victim was given a cheque for Rs 1 lakh, besides Rs 10,000 by the district administration as interim relief. The prowling beast
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Appoint local as VC of Central University of Jammu: Forum
Jammu, June 11 Thakur Pavitar Singh Jamwal, president of
the Jammu Province People’s Forum, said the university should be made functional from this academic session so that the students of the area could benefit from it. “Despite efforts by local ministers and MPs, the appointment of a local as the Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu is getting delayed, as the coalition government is not serious about the issue,” he said. Thakur warned the administration that if the university was not made functional from this session, they would go on a mass fast. |
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Minister inspects medical stores
Jammu, June 11 Sham Lal said the government was keen on promoting health care facilities in the state as a majority of patients go to government institutions for treatment. He said various steps had been taken to upgrade the existing health care infrastructure in the state, besides introducing the latest equipment. He stressed the need for the optimum use of available resources and a missionary zeal for improving the delivery of the health care services on the ground. The minister said the government was taking necessary steps to provide adequate faculty and other staff at various levels. He added that the government had created several posts of doctor and paramedical staff to improve the health care facilities in its institutions during the past two years. He directed the Director, Health, to constitute a committee for the appointment of lower-level staff. Sham Lal asked the health authorities to computerise the data of all store items in the next 14 days. He also stressed the early start of the newly-established cold stores.
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Bandh in Valley on Geelani’s call
Srinagar, June 11 Chairman of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for a general strike today to “honour those killed in the three summers of unrest in the Valley”. Most shops, business establishments, educational institutes remained closed while public transport was also off the road in Srinagar city and other parts of the Valley. Though private transport plied on the roads, a majority of people preferred to remain at home to observe the strike. In Srinagar city, all shops and business establishments in Lal Chowk remained closed and other markets also remained shut. A large number of police and CRPF personnel were deployed in various parts of the city to maintain law and order and thwart any untoward incident. On June 11 last year, Tufail, 17, was killed allegedly after he was hit by a tear-gas shell in the head that was fired by a policeman. Tufail’s killing led to widespread protests in the Valley and the death of more than 112 persons. The Valley remained under curfew and bandhs were observed continuously for more than five months. Tufail’s parents say that they are still awaiting justice, as they want the people responsible for the killing of their son to be punished. |
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A Samba villager, now an Army officer
Dehradun, June 11 He said his father, who served as Captain, wanted to see him become an Army officer. “I could not fulfil the wish of my father, as I failed to qualify. But my son today fulfilled the his grandfather’s wish,” added Baldev, who is a practising lawyer. “I am happy that he will serve the country and will carry forward the tradition of our village,’’ he said. “This is the biggest achievement of my life and am very excited to have become an Army officer today,” said Antriksh, who came through the technical entry scheme of the IMA after clearing the Service Selection Board examination. All members of his family came all the way here to watch their son parading at the IMA. |
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Chopra Murder Case
Jammu, June 11 Wazir, who is the chairman of the AJKTWA, along with his brother, Ajab Singh, was sent on a five-day police remand yesterday in the Chopra murder case. Load carriers and oil tankers also remained off the roads. Passengers as well as tourists were seen stranded at the bus stand and the railway station in view of the strike. Maintaining that Rajinder Singh, alias Raju Simblia, had been framed in the case, the Jammu and Kashmir Gurdwara Parbandhak Board appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Governor NN Vohra to intervene and get Wazir and Ajab released. In a statement, the board alleged that Simblia was being tortured in police custody and Wazir’s arrest was unconstitutional. The Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Jammu, condemned the arrests in the Chopra murder case. Its members held a peace march, which started from Nanak Nagar and culminated at the Press Club. |
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Stone removed through telescopic surgery
Jammu, June 11 Dr Arun Sharma, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said a paediatric patient with a urinary tract stone underwent the telescopic surgery for the removal of the stone. Dr Raja Langer performed the surgery. Dr Subash Abrol, Dr Kamal Gandotra and Dr Geeta were also present during the operation. Dr Sharma said five-year-old Shubam, son of Ram Singh of Gandhari Bhatwas, Kishtwar, suffered an acute retention of urine for which his parents brought him to the Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Jammu, where Dr Rakesh Gupta got the child catheterised. He added that the doctor wanted to avoid open surgery as the child was small. Therefore, he consulted Dr Langer. The child was then admitted to the Sarwal hospital and was operated upon there today. Dr Sharma was present throughout the procedure and congratulated the team for performing the
successful surgery. He said now the urology OPD would be a regular affair in the hospital. |
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Tributes paid to NC leaders
Srinagar, June 11 In his message, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the two leaders as the stalwarts of political struggle and social justice. “They sacrificed a lot and tolerated the hardships to uphold the principles of democracy and people’s rights,” he said. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah, party general secretary Sheikh Nazir Ahmed, besides other leaders of the party also paid tributes to the two leaders.
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Militant hideout busted
Jammu, June 11 One pistol, three rifle magazines, 186 rounds of AK ammunition, one Chinese grenade, eight electronic detonators and a large quantity of ration were seized, they said. |
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