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Bio-hazard
Tourism promotion a farce at Suchetgarh border
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Chamber poll: Race hots up for top post
Presidential contenders YV Sharma &Rakesh
Gupta
M.Ed paper stumps students
Bakerwals allege discrimination
Baisakhi celebrations at Suchetgarh
3-day mela concludes
Sukha wins Dera Kesari Vishal Dangal
Power Grid paddlers stamp authority in table tennis meet
Sports meet at Dogra college
Players in action during the annual sports meet of the Dogra College of Education in Jammu on Friday. A Tribune photograph
JPL to be held in Poonch
CCC script 72-run victory
Double delight for Armed Zone
Wrestling team selected for national meet
Army jawan dies in mishap
Woman commits suicide
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Govt to check pvt disposal units
Sumit Hakhoo
Jammu, April 13 Sources say the step is being taken as it has been found that in some cases, material is being sold to scrap dealers, which is quite dangerous for people as it can spread deadly infections. In the absence of proper disposal facilities set up by the government, private operators who have set up units collect the material from nursing homes and medical laboratories on a daily basis. Small medical laboratories operating in the rural areas continue to one of the major worries of the government, as they often dispose of their biomedical waste in garbage dumps. Nearly 60 private nursing homes operating in Jammu and Kashmir had faced the heat of the government after the Health Department constituted an inspection committee to look into the way the waste material was being disposed of by them. The committee had been asked to submit a detailed report to the government. Officials said the department had already asked the health institutions to adhere to the Biomedical Waste Management and Handing Rules, 1998, which specify the norms for the disposal of waste generated by hospitals. “Most of the waste is not being disposed of scientifically. With the government failing to construct any modern facility, most medical laboratories and nursing homes depend on private operators to clear their waste,” said Nadeem Qadri, an environmentalist. Under rule 5 (2) of the Biomedical Waste Management and Handing Rules-1998 (Amended 2003), it is mandatory for every health institution to set up a biomedical waste treatment facility like autoclave, microwave system for proper disposal of waste. However, very few institutions in the state follow the rules. Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma said: “We will soon conduct an inspection of common biomedical waste facilities, as there have been reports of some people engaging in the sale of hospital waste to scrap dealers.” Keeping in view the increase in waste generation due to the expansion of health infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, the government will soon construct biomedical waste units in Srinagar and Jammu, he said. Treating Biomedical Waste
It is mandatory for every health institution to set up a biomedical waste treatment facility having autoclave & microwave system for proper disposal of waste. However, very few institutions follow the rules in the state |
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Tourism promotion a farce at Suchetgarh border
Jammu, April 13 The two-day festival, which began today, organised by the Tourism Department is tipped to offer an array of cultural items to draw tourists. “The Tourism Department organises this festival every year but the festival holds no significance to the villagers. The officials and tourists attend the festival as a mere formality and leave once the one-hour function ends,” says Rajesh Sharma, a village resident. “Plenty of tourists visit the Suchetgarh border but they do not stay here for very long, as the Tourism Department has not developed any infrastructure here. The villagers can benefit a lot if the authorities offer some facilities here,” he added. The Tourism Department has been organising such festivals for the past three years to promote border tourism in the state and generate revenue. Sikander Choudhary, a resident of Suchetgarh village, said: “These festivals are a mere formality. The organisers and tourists come here for one hour, watch some performances and leave. Womenfolk don’t even attend the function as they see it as a waste of time. If they are really serious about developing the village as a tourist destination, they should improve the infrastructure here.” Santosh, a tourist from Bangalore who was on a visit to the border village, said: “We had come to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine. We came here to see the border. For us, visiting the border is an unusual thing. The authorities should have done more to promote tourism here, something on the lines of Wagah border.” The Suchetgarh-Sialkot road was an important trade route between India and Pakistan before Partition in 1947.
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Chamber poll: Race hots up for top post
Jammu, April 13 Gupta had lost the 2009 elections by just 79 votes. While Sharma, the incumbent president, who is optimistic of winning a third term in the office, had secured 594 votes, Gupta had polled 515 votes and Ramesh Gupta 315. In the 2009 elections, the JCCI had 1,500 voters. Sharma said his six-member team had tried to bridge the gap between industrialists, traders and the state government. “Though we can’t help traders financially, we do approach the government from time to time, taking up issues of the industrialists and traders,” he said. Sharma said in the past two and half years of the present team, they had presented three pre-budget memoranda to Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather, drawing the attention of the government towards various issues of the industrialists. “Our efforts yielded results, as the state government removed VAT from certain items and reduced it on some other items. Talks are on go get the tax removed from some more items,” he said. He, however, felt that the “Power being the lifeline of the industry and trade, we have always demanded uninterrupted supply. Though the issue has been addressed to some extent, 24-hour supply is yet to be achieved,” he added. Sharma, who first headed the JCCI from 1992-94, said: “Jammu had been plagued by frequent bandhs and strikes. But we decided that trade and industry should not be held hostage to such strikes unless the issues were genuine.” They also took up the matter of ensuring hassle-free entry of traders along with their products at Lakhanpur — the gateway to the state — with the government, he claimed. On the other hand, Rakesh Gupta feels no major issues concerning people of Jammu in general and trade and industry in particular were taken up or pursued with relevant government departments by the team. “The trade and industry continues to suffer on account of inaction and apathy (of present team),” he said. A commerce graduate, Gupta has been promising no less than a moon to his voters. “Freeing trade and industry from the Inspector Raj, family-cum-business club for JCCI members, exemption for green category industrial units from seeking NOC from Pollution Control Board, employees’ provident fund in case of units having 20 employees or more, ownership rights of industrial land to local unit holders, improvement of basic amenities in existing industrial areas of Jammu, Samba and Kathua, and opening of more LoC routes to boost trade are some of my resolutions in the manifesto,” he said. “If elected to power, we will aim at producing the desired results within one year. If members find me deficient in any way, I will resign from the office thereafter,” he claimed. The nomination papers can be withdrawn by April 18. The elections will be held on April 18 and the results will be declared the same day.
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M.Ed paper stumps students
Jammu, April 13 In statistics exam, the students were seen grappling with the three questions even as their teachers tried to calm them down. With duration of three hours, the students wasted almost half-an-hour trying to figure out the answers to the irrelevant questions. There were two questions, which were irrelevant and one was out of syllabus. After the exam was over, the students decided to approach the authorities to take note of the irregularity in the paper. Since, it was a holiday due to Baisakhi, the students could not submit their petition to the controller examination’s office. It was a tedious paper for most students who spent a lot more time on these three questions and missed out on other questions. “I tried to attempt all questions even though three were out of course. But in trying to attempt those three questions, I missed out on the time for other questions. I could have attempted better had I not been distracted by the three questions. I hope we get some benefit of doubt for these questions,” said Kavita Sharma, a student who attempted the final exam today. Except for the mistake in the question paper, the students of M.Ed batch 2010-11 had a good innings with their course this year. Not only has the course finished well within time of one year but the course structure was also adhered to which helped students in completing their course and also studying for their exams. “This year we made sure that all students get proper guidance and course structure in time. We have been successful in completing this course within one year as opposed to previous year when the course took almost three years to finish,” said Dr Jaspal, distance education department. |
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Bakerwals allege discrimination
Jammu, April 13 He demanded that there should be a separate Bakerwal Advisory Board for the betterment and development of this nomadic community. Farooq Ahmed Khatana, president of the front, Aslam Khan, Zakar Hussain Khatana, Abdul Rashid Chowan, Faiz Ahmed, Altaf Hussain, Anwar and Zakir were among the prominent persons who were present in the press meet. |
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Baisakhi celebrations at Suchetgarh
Jammu, April 13 While laying the foundation of restoration and conservation work of historical Ragunath temple at Suchetgarh along with RSChib, minister for Medical Education and Youth Services and Sports, and Sham Lal, MLA Suchetgarh, Jora said conservation work of the temple would be completed at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore. The ministers also inaugurated the celebration of Baisakhi festival at Suchetgarh. The festival was organised by the Tourism department in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Cultural Academy. People participated in the cultural variety programmes, which were presented by local artists of the division. The kud dance, dogri lokgeets, bhangra and punjabi dances were also performed. Jora said Baisakhi celebrations would be now an annual feature in Suchetgarh. He directed authorities concerned to ensure timely completion of the works being executed for creating tourist facilities in the area. RS Chib said developing border tourism in Suchetgarh was a remarkable step of the government, and would not only boost local economy, but also a source of inspiration for the coming generation. The minister said with the completion of the project the tourist would be able to have a glimpse of rich cultural heritage and lash green beauty of the area.
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3-day mela concludes
Katra, April 13 The devotees from various parts of Jammu and states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, participated with great enthusiasm and paid obeisance and seek blessings of the shrine. On the last day of the mela, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Legislative Council, visited the shrine and took part in the celebrations, which were organised by the Gaddinasheen of Dera Baba Mahant Jatinder Paul Sodhi in the evening. Speaking on the occasion, Sharma said the people should strictly follow the path shown by Dera Bana Bandha Bahadur by serving the poor and down-trodden people of society irrespective of their caste, creed and colour. |
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Housing Board dweller cries foul
Jammu, April 13 “The leakage of toilet water has been consistent for past many years and is increasing gradually. Consistent seepage has been forcing us to move the articles from one place to other to save them for damages,” said Prakash. He said, “The serious aspect of the leakage was that the ceiling fans could be short-circuited anytime, as the seepage was being collected in the ceiling fan during the nights.” “We deal in physical security items, including modern lockers, fax machines and telephones, and there is maximum possibility of damage to these gadgets.” “I want the authorities concerned to cut off water supply to the defective bathroom and get it repaired at the earliest, so that the goods, records and stationary does not get damaged,” he said. Dalip Thussu, Managing Director, Housing Board, said he would direct the executive engineer for necessary action. “This is a minor issue and our executive engineer would ensure the repairs,” he said.
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Sukha wins Dera Kesari Vishal Dangal
Katra, April 13 The dangal was organised on the eve of Baisakhi in the memory of the warrior saint and martyr Baba Banda Bahadur, under the supervision of Shiv Kumar Sharma, president of the Jammu and Kashmir India Style Wrestling Association. The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Reasi RS Tara, who was the chief guest on the occasion, presented the prizes to the winners. Rakesh Wazir, Vice-President, Hotel Association Katra was the guest of honour. The first main bout fought between Sukha of Hanumanpur, Rajasthan and Kalu of Jammu, lasted for five minutes and 25 seconds. Sukha was rewarded Rs 5,000 in addition to a silver gurj (gadda) and patta by Baba Jatinder Paul Singh Sondhi, Gaddi Nasheen of Dera Baba Banda Bahadur, and ADC, Reasi RS Tara. On the other hand, Kalu was awarded with Rs 4,000. A total of 36 bouts were played in the competition. In the second main bout between Swaran Singh and Babari, both from Jammu, the latter emerged as a winner and the fight lasted for 25 minutes. Presiding over the felicitation ceremony, Shiv Kumar Sharma, appreciated the organisers for the successful conduct of the event, which was witnessed by 10,000 people.
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Power Grid paddlers stamp authority in table tennis meet
Jammu, April 13 The doubles final was an all-Power Grid affair as the duo of Stanley Mathews and Ronel Singh got the better of their compatriot RS Bisht and J Mukherjee in a peach of a contest that saw fortunes fluctuate from one team to the other. In the singles event, Ronel Singh dispatched Stanley Mathews to claim the title. A total of nine teams drawn from various Regions of POWERGRID competed in the sporting event. These included Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd (POWERGRID), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry Of Power (MOP), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), National Hydro Electric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL). Other results: MOP b REC 3-1 (Lalit Narayani b Aravinthh 11-7, 11-6, 11-42; Sandeep Sinha b Sanjeev Gupta 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; NK Gupta lost to Bhupendra Gupta 10-12, 8-11, 4-11; Lalit Narayani b Sanjeev Gupta 12-10, 11-3, 11-7); NHPC b MOP 3-0 (Rajesh b Lalit Narayan 10-12, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6; Ashutosh b Sandeep Sinha 11-7, 11-1, 11-3; Lovkesh b NK Gupta: 11-1, 11-3); POWERGRID b REC 3-0 (RS Bisht b Aravinth 11-3, 11-6, 11-3; Ronel Singh b Sanjay Gupta 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Hatekar b Bhupendar Gupta 11-2, 11-5, 11-5); POWERGRID b MOP 3-0 (J Mukhrjee b Lalit Narayni 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; RS Bisht b Sandeep Sinha 11-6, 11-9, 11-7; Hatekar b NK Gupta 11-1, 11-6, 11-3); NHPC b REC 3-0 (Ashutosh b Rajinder Meena 11-6, 11-6, 11-4; Lovkesh b Aravinth 12-10, 11-6, 11-7; Dian Singh b Bhupender Gupta 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6); POWERGRID b NHPC 3-0 (Stanley Mathews b Ashutosh 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Ronel Singh b Rajesh 11-6, 11-6, 13-11; J Mukhrjee b Lokesh: 13-11, 11-7, 11-3); NEEPCO b THDC 3-1 (S Rahotgi b Vinay Gupta 11-9, 11-9, 12-10; H Sinha b Vipin Thapliyal 11-6, 13-11, 4-11, 6-11, 11-6; SC Sarkar b SK Bahukhandi 4-11, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11; S Rahotgi b Vipin Thapyal 11-1, 11-3, 11-4); CEA b SJVNL 3-2 (Naresh Chibbar b Jeta Ukhal 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 12-10,11-8; Manmohan lost to Rakesh Bansal 2-11, 8-11, 5-11; Baljit Singh lost to Mukesh Sharma 3-11, 5-11, 5-11; Naresh Chibbar b Rakesh Bansal 11-7, 12-14, 11-4, 11-5; Manmohan b Jeta Ukhal 11-6, 11-2, 11-8); BBMB b THDC 3-0 (Navneet Gupta b Vinay Gupta 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Naresh Kumar b Vipin Thapliyal 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Paramjit Singh b SK Bahukandi 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-9); CEA b NEEPCO 3-0 (Sanjeev Dhingra b H Singla 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Naresh Chibbar b R Rastogi 4-11, 15-13, 11-5, 10-12, 11-6; Manmohan Singh b SC Sarkar 11-4, 11-2, 11-7); CEA b THDC 3-0 (Sanjeev Dhingra b Vipin Thapliyal 11-4, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9; Naresh Chibbar b Vinay Gupta 12-10, 11-3, 11-3; Manmohan Singh b Sachin Mittal 11-6, 11-2, 11-5); BBMB b SJVNL 3-2 (Navneet Gupta lost to Rajeev 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11; Naresh Kumar lost to Mukesh Sharma 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5; Sandeep Pathak b Rakesh Bansal 11-5, 11-9, 11-2; Navneet Gupta b Mukesh Sharma 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; Naresh Kumar b Rajeev 17-15, 10-12, 14-12, 11-9); SJVNL b NEEPCO 3-2 (Jeta Ukhal lost to S Rastogi 11-9, 2-11, 8-11, 8-11; Mukesh Sharma b H Singh 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; Pushkar b S C Sarkar 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6; Mukesh lost to S Rastogi 5-11, 10-12, 8-11; Jeta Ukhal b H Singh 11-8,11-6,11-9); CEA b BBMB 3-1 (Naresh Chibbar b Naresh Kumar 11-6, 11-4, 11-6; Sanjeev Dhingra b Sandeep Pathak 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10; Manmohan Singh lost to Navneet Gupta 3-11, 4-11, 4-11; Sanjeev b Naresh Kumar 8-11, 7-11, 14-12, 15-13, 11-8; SJVNL b THDC 3-0 (Mukesh b Sandeep Sharma 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6; Jeta b Vipin Thapliyal 11-9, 11-13, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10; Rajiv b Vinay Gupta 11-5, 11-6, 11-7); BBMB b NEEPCO 3-2 Naresh Kumar b H Singh 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Navneet Gupta lost to S Rohtagi 11-4, 9-11, 5-11, 5-11; Sandeep Pathak b S Guswan: 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Naresh Kumar lost to S Rohtagi 7-11, 6-11, 3-11; Navneet Gupta b H Singh 11-1, 11-4, 13-11).
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Sports meet at Dogra college
Jammu, April 13 A few exhibition matches were played in the disciplines of volleyball, kabaddi, tug-of-war, three leg race and sack race. During the week-long sporting event, competitions like volleyball, badminton, kabbadi, athletics, shot put, kho kho, table tennis and chess will be conducted. Speaking on the occasion, Samar Dev Singh Charak said apart from imparting academic knowledge to the students, various physical activities must also be encouraged for their overall development. Earlier, the programme was started with the lighting of a traditional lamp followed by welcome address by principal of the college Dr Kiran Luthra. Prominent among those who attended the function include Prof BD Damral, director, Dogra College of Education, Prof VK Kapoor, director-cum-principal, Dogra Law College, and SL Kotwal, principal, DIET.
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JPL to be held in Poonch
Jammu, April 13 A total of 4 teams namely Rajouri A, Rajouri B, Jammu and Poonch will play their matches. The semifinals and final of the event will be played in Jammu. Earlier, in the first phase of the JPL, matches were played at District Police Lines, Rajouri, wherein various teams from Rajouri district participated. These include Sunderbani, Buddhal, Sana, Thanamandi, Manjakote and Nowshera. The tournament is being organised by the Army under Operation Sadbhavana. |
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CCC script 72-run victory
Jammu, April 13 For KCC, Kala was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets, while Raju, Murtaza and Pritam snared a wicket each. In reply, KCC bowled out for meagre 95 runs in 18 overs. Pritam and Raju chipped in with 25 runs and 20 runs, respectively, but the remaining batsmen cut a sorry figure. For CCC, Parshant was the chief destroyer with a 3-wicket haul. Ashu, Sumit, Manjit and Sahil took one wicket each. Sahil was adjudged the man of the match. In another match, Kishen Chand Cricket Club (KCCC) dispatched Adarsh Cricket Club (ACC), Akhnoor, by 88 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, KCCC accumulated challenging 174 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated overs. Pardeep Bali played a crafty knock of 59 runs off just 40 balls. His scintillating knock contained as many as 9 boundaries and a six. Shubham Khajuria also chipped in with 47 runs, including some boundaries. Bandeep Singh and Raman Dutta contributed 28 and 22 runs, respectively. For ACC, Mittu, Sunny and Deepak managed to get a wicket each. Chasing a stiff target to win, ACC got off to a disastrous start and the whole team was bundled out for 86 runs in 18.1 overs. Chander showed some resistance with an inning of 27 runs, but that was not enough. For KCCC, leg-spinner Manik Gupta bamboozled ACC batsmen with his vicious turn. He scalped 4 wickets conceding just 24 runs. Shubham Khajuria, Raman Dutta, Dalbir Singh, Bandeep Singh and Ashok claimed a wicket each.
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Jammu, April 13 Intelsect pipped Jammu Zone to claim the volleyball title in the men section. The set score was 25-17, 21-25, 19-25 and 25-27. In kabadddi final, Armed Zone trounced Jammu Zone by two points to clinch the title. In badminton (men), Sunny Gupta, Pardeep Singh, Joginder Singh, Varun Jandial, Rakesh Kumar, Sanjay Parihar, Sourav Prashar, SS Kotwal, Varun Jandial, GS Slathia, Pawan Parihar and Amin Bhat registered wins over their respective opponents. In women section, Armed Zone proved too good for Jammu Zone in the final by 17-6 points to clinch the kho-kho title, while in volleyball, Armed Zone secured first position defeating Jammu Zone. Armed Zone cruised past Jammu Zone by 24-16 points in basketball final, whereas in kabaddi, Armed Zone prevailed over Jammu Zone by 39 points to clinch the title. — TNS
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Wrestling team selected for national meet
Jammu, April 13 The team comprised of Sachin Kumar, Mohammad Saleem, Surjan Singh, Pritam Lal, Mohammad Akram, Onkar Singh and Vijay Kumar. Bansi Lal and Mulkh Raj will accompany the team as manager and coach respectively. |
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Jammu, April 13 The police said an Army jawan, identified as Janak Raj, son of Puran Chand, resident of Suhagpur, presently residing at Gangyal, was crushed to death after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding mini-bus near Digiana Ashram on the Jammu-Pathankote Highway. The police said he was posted in the 3 Dogra Regiment. The driver of the mini-bus escaped from the spot. — TNS
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Woman commits suicide
Jammu, April 13 Sources told The Tribune that the woman, who was a mother of two children, was under constant depression for past few days. The woman was identified as Rani Devi, wife of Bramah Dutt. Bramah Dutt is a retired police sub-inspector and had served for several years at the Police Post, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu. “She was rushed to GMCH, Jammu, where the doctors declared her dead,” the sources said. The police handed over the body to the family after conducting autopsy.
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The Health Department will soon inspect over a dozen common biomedical waste facilities run by private operators in Jammu that dispose tonnes of biomedical waste generated by hospitals and nursing homes every day.
Girls dressed in pink Punjabi suits and boys in traditional bhangra gear lent colour to the Baisakhi festivities at the Suchetgarh border, 24 km from Jammu, today.
In the run-up to the elections to the prestigious Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(JCCI), the present head of the apex body, YV Sharma, and his lone contender in the fray, Rakesh Gupta, are canvassing hard to woo the 1,964 voters these days.
Nawang Rigzin Jora, minister for Tourism and Culture, today said Suchetgarh would be developed as a mega tourist destination for pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi and other holy shrines in Jammu.
