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Teacher’s Day celebrated across state
Education must be free from all conflicts: Omar
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Governor stresses need to fill seats
in agriculture universities
Khayal’s book on Kashmir’s literary movement released
Employee group rejects govt proposal, vows to observe strike
Traders protest delay in road construction
Villagers protest poor BSNL services
DA instalment sought for
government employees
Eminent Dogri writer Yash Sharma dead
Promotional films to showcase state’s tourism potential
BJYM protests Omar’s remark on Afzal
Govt’s rural uplift policies ineffective, says manch
Bahu Fort residents to be provided better facilities, says Bhalla
Home for orphan girls celebrates anniversary
Defence Secy visits LoC
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Teacher’s Day celebrated across state
Jammu/Srinagar, September 5 Cultural programmes, essay writing competitions, poetry recitations, painting and slogan writing contests and sports and cultural activities were organised on the occasion. The students of Government College for Girls, Gandhi Nagar, and Government College for Girls, Parade, organised a colourful cultural event. The students of Government MAM College, GGM Science College and SPMR Commerce College also expressed gratitude to their teachers for showing them the right path. The All J&K Plus 2 Lecturers’ Forum organised a function under the chairmanship of HD Qureshi, president of the forum. A large number of delegates attended the function. The speakers elaborated on the role of a teacher in the present era. To mark the day, a function was also organised at Government Senior Secondary School at Lassana village in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also expressed gratitude to his teachers on the social networking site, Twitter. “I want to say a huge thanks to all those teachers who made me the person that I am today,” he tweeted. Meanwhile, speaking to a large gathering of teachers and students on Teacher’s Day at the SKICC in Srinagar today, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stressed on making health and education conflicts neutral. Describing teachers as the architect of future, the Chief Minister said the development of a high quality human resource was in the hands of teachers. “It is up to you to groom the younger generation and give the state a capable, educated and responsible human force to lead in all the spheres of life with confidence and ability,” he told the teachers, asking them to deliver service to society as a mission. He said it was everyone’s duty to keep education away from all conflicts, disturbances and politics to safeguard the future of the state. He added the losses on the development front could be retrieved but the gaps in education remained unfilled for ever. He said the students should receive education in a conducive and peaceful environment so that they could seek knowledge and attain excellence without any hindrance. The Chief Minister said the losses due to law and order problems last year had given a severe jolt to education, which could not be made good. “The same is the case of patients, who could not get treatment due to disturbances,” he added. Congratulating teachers on the occasion, Omar reminded them of their responsibility towards nurturing the students, which, in turn, nurtured the interests of society and the state. Minister for School Education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed enumerated the measures the Education Department had initiated for the welfare of the teaching community. The minister said the teachers enjoyed a high status, respect and position in society in the past, which had declined in the recent years. That status should be restored, he emphasised. |
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Teacher’s Day Celebrated across State
Srinagar/Jammu, September 5 “It is up to you to groom the younger generation and give the state a capable, educated and responsible human force to lead in all the spheres of life with confidence and ability,” he told the teachers, asking them to deliver services to society as a mission. Speaking to a large gathering of teachers and students on Teacher’s Day at the SKICC here today, the Chief Minister stressed on making health and education conflict neutral. He said it was everyone’s duty to keep education away from all conflicts, disturbances and politics to safeguard the future of the state. He added the losses on the development front could be retrieved but the gaps in education remained unfilled for ever. He said the students should receive education in a conducive and peaceful environment so that they could seek knowledge and attain excellence without any hindrance. The Chief Minister said the losses due to law and order problems last year had given a severe jolt to education, which could not be made good. “The same is the case of patients, who could not get treatment due to disturbances,” he added. Congratulating teachers on the occasion, Omar reminded them of their responsibility towards nurturing the students, which, in turn, nurtured the interests of society and the state. Minister for School Education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed enumerated the measures the Education Department had initiated for the welfare of the teaching community. The minister said the teachers enjoyed a high status, respect and position in society in the past, which had declined in the recent years. That status should be restored, he emphasised. In Jammu, various schools and colleges celebrated Teacher’s Day with fervour today. Cultural programmes, essay writing competitions, poetry recitations, painting and slogan writing contests and sports and cultural activities were organised on the occasion. The students of Government College for Girls, Gandhi Nagar, and Government College for Girls, Parade, organised a colourful cultural event. The students of Government MAM College, GGM Science College and SPMR Commerce College also expressed gratitude to their teachers for showing them the right path. The All J&K Plus 2 Lecturers’ Forum organised a function under the chairmanship of HD Qureshi, president of the forum. A large number of delegates attended the function. The speakers elaborated on the role of a teacher in the present era. To mark the day, a function was also organised at Government Senior Secondary School at Lassana village in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district. |
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Hazare a mask of RSS: Digvijay
Jammu, September 5 Stepping up attack on Anna Hazare and his team, he said the activist was a “mask of the RSS like yoga guru Ramdev” and the Sangh was using him (Hazare) to divert the attention of the people from the arrests of its members in terror cases. “They (BJP and RSS) formulated this plan. First, they made Baba Ramdev their mask and then Anna. The involvement of RSS workers have been established in a number of militancy incidents in different parts of the country. The RSS has launched the anti-corruption campaign only to divert the attention of the people.” Digvijay, who was in the city on a private visit, criticised the BJP for adopting double standards on the issue of corruption. “On the one hand, the BJP has been pressing for the Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament, on the other, in the states of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, where the party is in power, the institution of Lokayukat is non-existent,” he said and charged the BJP leadership with befooling the masses in the name of fighting corruption. Pointing towards the arrest of mining baron Reddy brothers by the CBI, the Congress general secretary alleged that BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Venkaiya Naidu had economic interests in the mining mafia operating in Karnataka. “The arrest of Reddy brothers has exposed the double standards of the BJP leaders, who themselves are involved in corrupt practices,” he said . He added, “Karnatka’s mining scam should have been exposed three years ago.” Digvijay also availed the opportunity to attack a key player of Anna’s team, Arvind Kejriwal, for flouting service rules and amassing huge wealth in the name of an NGO. He said, “I respect Anna Hazare as he is Gandhian but, unfortunately, he is surrounded by wrong people.” However, he added, “Kejriwal is still a government employee. The government has not accepted his resignation. He is still an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).” “Has a government employee the right to open campaigning? Has he the right to collect donation? If 40 lakh employees cannot do it, how can he (Kejrewal) do it,” Digvijay said. Asked about the Congress’ stand on clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, he avoided a direct reply. “The Congress stand on fighting militancy is very clear. There should be no compromise as far as fighting terrorism in concerned,” he said. Digvijay, however, said if any resolution seeking clemency for Afzal Guru was brought in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the Congress high command would take a decision on it. Independent MLA from Langate Sheikh Abdul Rashid had submitted a resolution to the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly seeking clemency for Afzal. The NC had announced that a decision on the resolution would be taken by the party’s working committee. |
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Governor stresses need to fill seats
in agriculture universities
Srinagar, September 5 The Governor said this was imperative for ensuring the optimum utilisation of the available faculty and infrastructure for generating trained human resources for the progressive growth of the agriculture and allied sectors. The Governor and the Chief Minister were addressing the 21st University Council meeting of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir, at Raj Bhawan here today. The Governor, who is the Chancellor of the university, said the committee chaired by the Chief Secretary, constituted for reviewing the existing admission process, should lose no further time in finding a viable solution to reverse the trend of declining admissions to the two universities. The Governor stressed the need for a time-bound action for developing pastures and increasing fodder production to meet the present and emerging requirements of livestock by drawing up a comprehensive road map for the next 20 years. He also stressed the importance of the locations of various Krishi Vigyan Kendras being finalised within the next four weeks so that these could be expeditiously set up in the state and the farmers could start drawing benefits. The Chief Minister said for the future growth of agriculture, the initiatives in the agriculture and allied sectors should be taken considering the small size of landholdings. Omar, who is the Pro-Chancellor of the university, said strategies needed to be worked out for these universities to optimally utilise the entire land resource and other available infrastructure. He said there was a vast scope for developing and modernising agriculture and its allied sectors in the state and all the efforts were required to be made in this direction. The Chief Minister stressed the need for the regular monitoring of various projects of the varsity and those, which would be developed under Rs 100 crore special grant provided to the university. The meeting was attended by Tej Partap, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST, Kashmir; B Mishra, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST, Jammu; AR Trag, Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipore; RK Goyal, Principal Secretary to the Governor; Ravi Magotra, Director General Budget and Prof Farook Zaki, Registrar, SKUAST, Kashmir. |
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Khayal’s book on Kashmir’s literary movement released
Srinagar, September 5 He was addressing a gathering after releasing a book, “Progressive Literary Movement in Kashmir”, written by Ghulam Nabi Khayal, a noted poet, writer and journalist, at a function held at the University of Kashmir here this evening. The Governor observed that all stakeholders need to take required initiatives for the promotion of art, culture, languages and literature for which Kashmir was known in the past centuries. He added that many renowned explorers, travelers, historians, philosophers, intellectuals and authors, who were merely passing through Kashmir, chose to stay here for long periods after being attracted by its beauty, serenity and a society embedded in
Sufi values. Referring to Khayal’s book, “Progressive Literary Movement in Kashmir”, the Governor said it marked an important new chapter in the revival of Kashmir’s glorious past and rich literary history. He congratulated Khayal for his book and hoped that young writers would draw inspiration from his valuable contributions as a journalist, poet, author and commentator and also endeavour to add to the literary treasure trove of the state. The Governor presented the Umar Majid Memorial Award to Khayal on the occasion, which comprised a shawl and a memento. Abdul Wahid, Vice-Chancellor, Central University, Kashmir, presented a
critical appreciation of Khayal’s book. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, threw light on the multi-dimensional personality of Khayal and the books authored by him. While speaking on the occasion, Ghulam Nabi Khayal, dwelt on his
literary career and 27 books authored by him, besides those to be published shortly. |
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Employee group rejects govt proposal, vows to observe strike
Jammu, September 5 Addressing a press conference here yesterday, the JCC leaders said they would observe a strike from September 6 to 8 in support of their demands. They appealed to all the employees to remain united and make the three-day strike a grand success. The JCC demanded the payment of the arrears in two instalments on the pattern of the Central government employees. It also demanded that the government should announce a policy to regularise the services of daily wage workers, who had completed seven years of service, settle the grievances of public sector employees, Rehbar-e-Talim teachers and anganwari workers, besides the implementation of the DA order in favour of the public sector employees. The JCC sought the enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years and the implementation of the order regarding the regularisation of the services of contractual and ad hoc
employees. Balwan Singh Jamwal, Kulwant Singh, Bharat Bhushan, Ranjit Singh, Joginder Paul, Feroz Ali Khan, Dharminder Singh, Amrik Singh
Sasan, Balbir Rahi, Rajinder Singh, Joginder Singh Manhas, Amrik Singh and others addressed the conference. |
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Traders protest delay in road construction
Jammu, September 5 Gurdarshan Singh, president of the JP Chowk Traders Association, said sewage pipes had been lying on the road for a long period and nothing had been done to complete the road work. This was affecting their businesses. Gurdarshan said if the road work was not started within a week, they would go on an indefinite strike. |
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Villagers protest poor BSNL services
Jammu, September 5 In a press note, Tariq Ahmed, a youth leader from
Surankote, said they had approached the BSNL authorities several times, but no action had been taken so far. “Though I have approached the BSNL office,
Poonch, five times, our grievances have not been addressed,” he added. The agitating villagers also met the Deputy Commissioner,
Poonch, and apprised him about the matter. The Deputy Commissioner assured the villagers that the problem would be resolved within a week.
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DA instalment sought for
government employees
Jammu, September 5 Addressing a meeting of NMC workers here, Shastri said due to a steep price rise, the salaried class had been facing hardships and the release of DA would provide some relief to it. Pleading the cause of the state government employees and pensioners, Shastri demanded a special package for for the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report. He also sought the payment of wages to motivators employed under the Integrated Wasteland Development Project
(IWDP).
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Eminent Dogri writer Yash Sharma dead
Jammu, September 5 However, despite his illness he remained a prolific writer all through his life and was a loved and respected figure in the literary circles of the state. Recently, Yash compiled a new poetry book, “Boond Trailu Di” (Dew Drop). It came out in a span of less than four months after an anthology of his Dogri poetry, “Hun Main Utthein Nahin Rohanda” (Now I No Longer Live There), compiled under the Writer in Residency Scholarship awarded by the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, was released in the University of Jammu. A recipient of many literary awards, Yash started writing poetry during his college days under the tutelage of famous Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. He retired from Radio Kashmir. Besides “Boond Trailu Di”, he wrote three volumes of poetry including, “Jo Tere Man Chitt Laggi Ja”, which fetched him the Sahitya Akademi Award. The other works were “Bedi Pattan Sanjh Mallah”, and “Hun Main Utthein Nahin Rohanda”. Besides, there is also an English translation of his poetry, “Tale of a Virgin River”. He also wrote the popular songs of the first Dogri film, “Gallan Hoiyan Bityan”. Yash was admired for his unique style of poetry rendition. He is survived by his wife, noted Hindi writer Raksha Sharma, three daughters, including noted singer Seema Anil Sehgal, and a son. Different literary and cultural organisations, including writers and poets, had expressed grief over Yash’s death. |
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Promotional films to showcase state’s tourism potential
Jammu, September 5 Initially, a three-minute promotional film and a 60-second TV commercial will be made to showcase the tourist spots and tourism-related activities of the state to attract foreign tourists. For the purpose, a comprehensive policy has also been framed for launching other media campaigns. A senior official of the Tourism Department told The Tribune that they had invited tenders for a TV commercial and a promotional film before the winter so that more tourists could be attracted. He added that all the sport and adventure tourist spots, besides religious places and lakes would be shown in the film and the advertisement. To make the policy more effective, Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora had directed the authorities concerned to consult reputed agencies of the country, like the advertisers of “Incredible India”, which had a niche in the promotion of tourism, the official said. “Our focus will be to showcase the true picture of today’s Jammu and Kashmir and the natural beauty of the state so that the fear in the minds of people could be allayed,” he added. The official said the department was keen on promoting the tourism-related activities as some roadshows had already been held in other countries. Recently, Germany amended its adverse travel advisory on Kashmir and this would give a fillip to the tourist flow to the state, he hoped. He said the state government with the help of the Central government was trying its best to inspire and convince other European Union member nations to change their adverse travel advisories on Kashmir. |
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BJYM protests Omar’s remark on Afzal
Jammu, September 5 The BJYM activists also scuffled with the police, when the latter tried to prevent them from burning Omar’s effigy. A few activists received minor injuries in the scuffle. Led by BJYM state chief Munish Sharma, the activists also staged a demonstration at Mehashpura Chowk in the Bakshi Nagar area. Accusing Omar of playing a communal card, the protesters urged the Centre to take action against him for “preaching” secessionism in the city. Addressing the protesters, Sharma said, “We condemn Omar’s statement seeking clemency for Afzal. It is vote bank politics to appease the separatists of the Kashmir valley. The Chief Minister is playing the communal card.” He added such statements by the Chief Minister were against the “spirit of the Constitution”. The BJYM also accused Omar of discriminating against the Jammu region. It asked the Congress to clarify its stand over the Chief Minister’s announcement of granting amnesty for stone throwers. “We want Congress ministers from Jammu to clarify whether they also support Omar’s announcement of amnesty for stone throwers and discrimination against the Jammu youth,” Sharma said. He demanded the withdrawal of cases against the youth, who were arrested during the Amarnath land agitation in 2008. “There cannot be two set of rules for Kashmir and Jammu youth,” he added. Those who addressed the gathering included Sanjay Baru, Surinder Choudhary, Vijay Choudhary, Vipin Shastri, Parimoksh Seth, Bharat Sharma, Ajay Vaid, Vikas Sharma, Sheetal Singh, Karan Sharma, Karunesh Gupta, Munish Khajuria, Manumanav Mahajan, Tarun Sharma, Rakesh Verma, Naveen Dogra, Sham Lal, Jeet Angral, Praduman Singh, Dinesh Gupta, Balwan Singh, Raj Kumar, Pandey, Sham Lal and Ravi Kiran. |
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Govt’s rural uplift policies ineffective, says manch
Jammu, September 5 KP Sharma, chief patron of the JKUM, said no concrete action was being taken against corruption, which was weakening the whole economy and had a direct impact on rural poverty. Activists of the JKUM asked the government to stop the illegal conversion of agriculture land into commercial pockets. Sharma urged the government to prioritise the development of rural infrastructure like schools, panchayat ghars, primary health centres and roads. The JKUM asked the people living in the rural areas to come forward and press their MLAs and MPs to resolve the issues.
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Bahu Fort residents to be provided better facilities, says Bhalla
Jammu, September 5 He said peace was imperative for development, therefore, it was the duty of the people to contribute towards establishing lasting peace in the state. For boosting tourism in the Bahu Fort area, the minister said the government had created modern wayside facilities for the pilgrims and the tourists like a recreational garden, aquarium, landscaping, viewpoints, toilet blocks, fencing and drinking water facilities. Addressing a series of meetings in the area, Bhalla said in order to attract domestic and foreign tourists to the city of temples, focused attention was being paid for developing all the open spaces as recreational parks. He said a number of measures had been taken to develop new tourism spots and the conservation of the century-old monuments of the region like Mubarak Mandi and Shri Maha Kali Temple in the Bahu Fort area. |
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Home for orphan girls celebrates anniversary
Jammu, September 5 A number of dignitaries, including Maj-Gen TS Waraich along with his wife, took part in the celebrations. Maj-Gen Waraich interacted with the children and inquired about their health. “It is good to see the kind of work the Borderless World Foundation is doing and supporting these girls and helping them stand on their feet. The kids are very confident and I am sure they will have a great future. My wife and I are very happy to be here.” Rajani Devi, warden of the home, said, “Last year, we were new to this place and the people in the neighbourhood barely knew us. This year, we have more children and the people around have shown a lot of love and generosity to us. We are happy. It seems like one huge family.” Adhik Kadam, the founder and Chairman of the foundation, was also present during the celebrations. Before the conclusion of the ceremony, the girls gave handmade gratitude cards to all the guests. |
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Srinagar, September 5 The high-level delegation from Delhi was briefed on the current situation on the LoC, infiltration and ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army. Later, the delegation called on Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and interacted with them on various security-related issues. — TNS
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