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Residents face hardships in
getting PRCs
Police to get highway patrol vehicles to save road mishap victims
Drive against smoking in public places intensified
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Kangris in demand in Jammu
Police should double
up as best friend of people: Omar
Ray of hope for cricket in state
JKMEF felicitates Sham Lal Sharma
jammu DIARY
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Residents face hardships in
getting PRCs
Jammu, January 10 From RS Pura to Kathua, people have been facing hardships due to the cumbersome process adopted by the authorities in issuing PRCs. Due to the special status being granted to Jammu and Kashmir, all the residents of the state unlike other parts of the country possess PRCs, which is required for getting citizenship of the state. Without a PRC, one cannot purchase land in the state. Recently, some fake subjects were detected, after which the authorities adopted a cumbersome process to give PRCs, but the citizens have been bearing the brunt of the process adopted by the authorities. “After the detection of fake PRCs, the authorities have been harassing even the genuine residents,” said Rajinder Singh, a resident of Kotli, RS Pura, who for the past three months has been moving from one place to another to get his PRC. “It is the responsibility of the authorities to keep a check on the issuance of fake PRCs,” he said and added that his father and grandfather possessed genuine state subjects but he still faced hardships, reason best known to those who are at the helm of the affairs. Shubam Verma, a resident of Miran Sahib, echoing similar views said he had attached all the relevant documents in his file but the authorities had been adopting the delay tactics in issuing the PRC. “I have to apply for a government job for which a
PRC is required, but the authorities do not understand my problem,” he said. “Some undeserving people have managed to get PRCs, but those who are deserving, have been facing hardships due to the casual approach being adopted by the authorities,” he said. With the active involvement of politicians and officials, hundreds of outsiders have managed to get PRCs in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 20 years, making it impossible for the law enforcement agencies to detect all of them. Most of the fake PRC holders have also managed fake ration cards and voter identity cards, making it impossible for the administration to identify them. It is believed that there is a nexus between officials from the Revenue Department and other agencies, who in return for monetary benefits help the outsiders in getting PRCs. A few days ago, the residents of RS Pura had organised a protest against harassment being faced by the citizens in getting PRCs. Recently, the Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, had convened a meeting of the citizens to inquire about their problems. During the meeting, prominent citizens of the town apprised the District Development Commissioner about the problems and grievances being faced by them. They also mentioned the cumbersome process being adopted in issuing PRCs.
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Police to get highway patrol vehicles to save road mishap victims
Jammu, January 10 The decision has been taken keeping in view the increasing number of road mishaps and deaths on highways. Official sources told The Tribune that the Police Department would now deploy HPVs, also known as Special Utility Vehicles , along with ambulances in all 22 districts of the state, adding that three police personnel (on a shift basis) would remain on duty round the clock for the specialised task. “In the case of a road accident on the highway, these vehicles will immediately shift the injured persons to a nearby hospital. Hundreds of persons lose their lives in road mishaps as they don’t get treatment on time. People still hesitate to rescue and shift injured persons to hospital due to cumbersome legal formalities,” the sources said. The IG, Jammu Province, Dilbagh Singh, who had raised the issue at a recent meeting of the Home Department chaired by Minister of State for Home Nasir Aslam Wani, confirmed that the Home Department had cleared the proposal for the deployment of HPVs and ambulances on the national highway. “Our jawans have played a major role in curbing militancy that had taken a heavy toll of human lives during the past two decades. While the number of militancy-related incidents have witnessed a significant decline over the years, it is also our responsibility to check the human loss in accidents on the highway. In the case of a road accident, the police needs the necessary infrastructure for shifting the injured persons to a nearby hospital,” the IG said. He said the deployment of these vehicles along with ambulances would definitely bring down the number of road accident-related deaths in the state, adding, “We can save some precious lives if the victims are shifted and given timely treatment after a mishap.” “The cops on duty will be given training by the Health Department for the specialised task,” he said. Official figures show that more than 5,000 persons were killed in separate road accidents, particularly on national highways, across the state during the past five years. In 2011 alone, more than 1,000 persons lost their lives in about 6,000 road mishaps in the state. In 2010 as many as 1,042 precious human lives were lost in 6,136 road mishaps.
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Drive against smoking in public places intensified
Srinagar, January 10 As many as 23 persons were fined in the city as they were found smoking at hospitals and government offices, an official said. The fine was realised after the anti-tobacco squad raided SMHS, JLNM, Chest Diseases, Lal Ded and GB Panth hospitals and Engineering Complex at Rajbagh here. The anti-tobacco squad also raided an up market restaurant on the banks of the Dal Lake and confiscated ‘hookahs’ from there. Legal action has been initiated against the restaurant owner for violating various provisions of the Control of Tobacco Products Act. In Ganderbal district, several public places, including government offices, were raided. The maximum raids were conducted in Budgam district as the Deputy Commissioner of the area had declared that Budgam would be made smoke free by January end. Meanwhile, the authorities have urged the public, particularly the drivers and conductors of passenger vehicles, to desist from smoking in public places as it has been banned by the court.
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Kangris in demand in Jammu
Jammu, January 10 Being more than just a concept, Kangri - the traditional earthen firepot woven in willow wicker, has invited a great enthusiasm from the people here to adopt the appliance as the cheapest and easily available product in the market. Though earlier being only an inheritance with the Kashmiri people, it has of late grown popular among the Jammu people. After the migration of Kashmiri Pandits in the early 90s to Jammu and other parts, the region developed a space for the earthen pots. Since then the traditional heating appliance is gradually gaining importance in the markets here. Even as people have begun to adopt newer options of heating such as gas heaters, kerosene heaters and electric blowers, kangri being more portable, mobile, handy and inexpensive still enjoys undiluted privilege over all these. “We feel proud of being the frontiers in introducing kangri as a heating gadget,” said Rama Jee Bhat of Muthi camp, while providing information on the invention of the kangris. “There are no such chronicles available on its invention, but the theory of its usage is well identified with the Kashmiri Pandit community since the time immemorial,” said Bansi Lal Pandit, an elderly.
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Police should double
up as best friend of people: Omar
“People
have greater expectations from the JK police. You have to give people
the feeling of being their best friend,” Omar said, addressing the
cadets at the passing-out parade at Sher-i-Kashmir Police Academy here. A batch of 489 sub-inspector cadets passed out from the SKPA and joined the police service. This is the largest passing-out batch from the academy so far. Asking the cadets to make justice and public service benchmark of their duty, the Chief Minister impressed upon them to prove themselves worthy of the uniform and public trust they have assumed on entering the JKP force. “Honesty
should be your standard and justice basis of your performance,” he
told them, adding that they had to come up to the expectations of people
and their seniors. DGP Kuldeep Khoda lauded the force for combating
militancy and dealing with tense law and order situations. “Jammu and
Kashmir police has emerged as one of the best police forces in the
country,” DGP said. — PTI
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Ray of hope for cricket in state
On the reason for the poor performance of the state in the previous years, he said, “We have been lacking behind as we had no top level professional coach to guide our boys. But with the appointment of former Indian skipper and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi in August last year, things have started looking much better”. He said under the guidance and training of Bedi, the state teams had shown a notable improvement. “The Under-22 team has done quite well among the elite play groups this year by performing unprecedentedly well. Even Ranji boys have become more competitive with around 16 centuries and equal number of five wicket hauls by the bowlers at national level,” he added. Asked about eyebrows being raised by various bodies on the issue of selections, he said the selection policy had now been reformed. “We are following a threefold selection procedure now. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) holds competition at district level, followed by general camps at Jammu and Srinagar. The shortlisted players are then put in teams, who play against each other and finally the final 25-30 boys are picked up to form the state team,” Kalra said. He said to promote cricket at all levels, the government had started holding the Jammu Kashmir Premiere League (JKPL). “The JKCA has formulated a policy to take cricket to every nook and corner of the state. In the recently held JKPL, about 64 teams from both the provinces participated for the 5-lakh prize money title. Moreover, we are also having district tournament committees now,” he said. On the issue of the JKCA elections being marred by many controversies last year, he said the elections were totally free and fare. “The elections were held as per the constitution of the JKCA and former High Court Judge Justice Bashiruddin was appointed as the observer by the high command to ensure fairness. Cricket is a high profile game with a lot of glamour attached to it and this was an attempt by certain quarters to campaign against the JKCA,” Kalra added. Disclosing future prospects, he said they were developing a full-fledged website of the JKCA, which would hold complete information about the activities. “We are also taking guidance of the BCCI in this regard. During my recent meeting in Bombay with BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale and CEO Ratnakar Shetty, we discussed various contents of the website in detail,” he said.
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JKMEF felicitates Sham Lal Sharma
Jammu, January 10 Madhu Khullar, director, Health Services, Jammu, congratulated the minister for the successful completion of three years and highlighted the efforts of Sham Lal in bringing improvement in the health sector. The JKMEF assured full support to the minister in achieving the targets of different schemes.
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jammu DIARY The cumbersome procedure to auction these vehicles and the court delays too add to the problem of the cops. Each day, one police station impounds five to ten vehicles, either stolen or penalising the traffic violators. But many of these vehicles are going to rust as the police finds it difficult to find the owners of the stolen vehicles. When the police obtain a permission to auction a vehicle from the court, the value of the vehicle would have gone down drastically because parts would have been stolen or missing. JU’s new
gossip spot The most happening hangout in the town for the youth in Jammu is Jammu University Cafeteria which has eventually started to be called ‘Gossip Corner Cafeteria’. Not only the university students throng to the famous spot but the young couples alien to the university are also finding it an exciting haven. Presenting an assorted snacks menu, supplemented with a good serving of the afternoon meal, the cafeteria remains abuzz with activity throughout the day. Theft of mobile phones at GMC Government Medical College, Hospital, Jammu, has become a soft target for mobile phone thieves. Shockingly, 156 mobile phones have been reported stolen from the GMCH during the past one year. Many more cases of theft were not reported with the police. Lack of security in the city’s biggest hospital has encouraged the offenders. Earlier, private security guards were deployed at the GMCH but most of them have left the job owing to measly amounts they got for their services. Whereas the only police post at the GMCH is not sufficient to cope up with the mounting trouble as the staff there is hardly sufficient to carry the routine affairs. If the government fails to come up with a requisite plan, the day is not far when the place would be known more for burglaries rather than healthcare facilities. (Contributed by Arteev Sharma, Sonika Raina and Varun
Suthra)
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Udhampur,
January 10
Jammu, January 10
Police stations in Jammu seem to be grappling with a new problem of maintaining and keeping safe the vehicles impounded from thieves and traffic violators. As there is no place at police stations to keep them, many of these vehicles can be found parked along roads, particularly near checking points.