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No one’s crying ‘fowl’
over this!
Police drive picks up
BSP out to woo OBCs to regain base in city
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KPs protest against power cuts in Jagti
Govt staff strike on
May 8, 9
Staff union seeks reorganisation of power dept
Joint front to fight for Jammu ’s rights
NC expresses concern over water scarcity
Buddha Purnima celebrated
Jammu Cyclothon on June 3
SKUAST extension council meeting held
Army School win volleyball tourney
GHSS Paloura win kabaddi title in inter-school meet
4-wkt victory for Cantt Club
Dhinday Kalan Lower, Maralian log wins
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No one’s crying ‘fowl’
over this!
Jammu, May 6 The fact came to light when The Tribune team spotted some slum-dwellers carrying dead chickens that they had bought from truck drivers transporting the poultry to different parts of the state. Unaware of the health hazard, the slum-dwellers living on the outskirts of the city have been consuming rotten and discarded poultry products in their daily meals. They even sell the same to small eateries and kiosks in the vicinity. Chandu, who resides in the Rajiv Nagar slum area, said it was a common practice. They procured dead chicken at a very low cost from truck drivers using the Narwal bypass, he said. “We pay them Rs 10, sometimes even less, for a chicken. We occasionally get two for Rs 15. We clean the chicken, consume some and sell the remaining portion to kiosks
selling soups and meat,” he added. “We don’t see any harm in doing so. Dead poultry will anyway rot in vehicles transporting the animals to different places. It is better that we make use of dead poultry before it begins to rot.” Sources said chickens die in large numbers due to rough handling and overcrowding during transport. “Most trucks ferrying poultry carry more than the capacity and are allowed to enter the state from the Lakhanpur barrier. The departments concerned are overlooking the issue as no agency is ready to look into the matter. Moreover, truck drivers sell dead poultry to dhabas en route under the brand name ‘Deluxe Chicken’. The fact is known to the authorities concerned but no action has been taken to check the practice,” a source said. Nidhi Kotwal, Assistant Professor, Foods and Nutrition, Government College for Women, Parade, said the carcass of poultry could be contaminated with a variety of food-borne pathogens that might cause human illness following ingestion. “Being a principal source of pathogens, chicken carcasses can cause serious infectious disorders in humans, some of which may prove fatal. The microbes or toxins entering the body through the gastrointestinal tract cause symptoms like nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Moreover, when you purchase the carcass of a chicken, you really don’t know the cause of its death. Sometimes, tumors or cancer are responsible for the death of the animal,” she said. |
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Police drive picks up
Jammu, May 6 “We have launched special drives for two hours in morning and evening on a daily basis. We have so far issued 267 challans to vehicle owners for violating the traffic norms. Tinted films on 60 vehicles were removed during the two-hour- drive this morning,” said SSP (Traffic) Manmohan Singh. The SSP said the drive was also being carried out in different parts of the district in the evening. “Similar drive was conducted on all major roads of the district yesterday and we issued challans to a large number of violators. We hope that the traffic police will be able to remove tinted films from all vehicles by the end of the coming week,” he said. He said additional traffic police force was deployed across the district to punish the violators. “Some vehicle owners pleaded ignorance, claiming they were not aware about the actual meaning of the Supreme Court ruling. We have started an awareness campaign so that people don’t violate the order,” he said. The Tribune had recently highlighted how the traffic police as well as vehicle owners were unclear about the Supreme Court ruling. The vehicle owners were confused about the permissible limit of tinted films on cars. The SSP said all vehicles owners having tinted films on their vehicles with less than 75 per cent visibility would be penalised. “The visibility of tinted films on windscreen and rear windows should be 75 per cent or above and any violation will be dealt with sternly under the law,” he added. Also, vehicle owners have started visiting car accessory dealers to get tinted films removed from their cars. “I was not aware about the court ruling till Friday. I preferred to get the old film replaced with a new one from an authorised dealer, who assured me that it was within the permissible limit,” said Manoj Kumar, a vehicle owner. |
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BSP out to woo OBCs to regain base in city
Jammu, May 6 The BSP had earlier announced to launch an agitation in support of the OBCs and the party formally started the same by organising a one-day convention of the OBCs in which all senior leaders of the BSP were present. Rajya Sabha member and national general secretary of the BSP Narinder Kashyap addressed the conference in which the leaders tried to project the party as the lone hope for the OBCs to look after their interests in the state. They said it was due to BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s pressure that the Mandal Commission report was implemented in the country and 27 per cent reservation was granted to the OBCs. Party leader Parkash Bharti, while addressing the convention, regretted that the OBCs in other parts of the country were getting 27 per cent reservation but had been denied their constitutional rights in the state. He blamed the successive governments in the state for snatching the constitutional rights of the OBCs. “The BSP is committed to protecting the interest of all weaker sections, including the OBCs,” he said. The leaders warned that if the Mandal Commission report was not implemented in the state, the party would launch an agitation. Prominent among those who addressed the convention were RL Chargotra, Narinder Kashyap, TD Langeh, Ayudhya Kumar Manawa, Mohinder Kashyap, Dr Harjeet, Bansi Choudhary, Yashpal Bhagat and others. The OBCs have been agitating for the implementation of the report and political parties have been trying to win them over by siding with the OBCs of the state.
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KPs protest against power cuts in Jagti
Jammu, May 6 The protestors alleged that they had been facing the curtailment since the time they had shifted to this place. They said it was the duty of the government to provide suitable living conditions to the inmates of township. “The government has been neglecting us since the time we got displaced. First, we were put in shanty accommodation for almost 22 years and when they shifted us to a competitively better place to live then that place is devoid of electricity for the past one year. The government claims that it is trying to rehabilitate the Kashmiri Pandit Community but nothing good has been done so far,” said Shuban Krishan Raina, a protestor. He said neither the issue was being solved, nor some alternative was being given by the government for better living conditions in Jagti.Rajinder Raina, another protestor, said the issue of signing an agreement between the Electricity Department and Kashmiri Pandits living in Jagti Township was jeopardising the regular supply of electricity there. “But even if the government has some issues, then it should try to solve them. They cannot ignore us like this,” he added.
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Govt staff strike on
May 8, 9
Jammu, May 6 Kulwant
Singh, state vice-president, and JCC member, took exception to the “anti-employee
and anti-worker” policies of the state government by allegedly
adopting delaying tactics and sidetracking the issues of the employees.
The committee alleged that they had been betrayed by the government as
it had failed to implement the agreement regarding the pending demands
of employees and workers. — TNS |
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Staff union seeks reorganisation of power dept
Jammu, May 6 Addressing a press conference here today, Parshotam Sharma, general secretary of the union, said since 1981, there had been no reorganisation in the PDD, which had affected its functioning as there was an acute shortage of manpower. He said lots of new infrastructure had been added for the distribution of electricity, but a few people were on ground to manage it. He said a grid or sub-station, where at least 10 to 12 men were required, hardly 2 to 3 men were made available to run the system.“Field staff is also under pressure due to the vast area of responsibility allotted to them and most of the work is entrusted to daily wagers,” he said. Sharma said the same was the case with the PDC, which was established to manage the power infrastructure, as it was also facing the shortage of manpower. “Daily wagers in the PDD and the PDC are mostly running the system, but they too are being discriminated and have not been regularised by the state government so far,” he said.
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Joint front to fight for Jammu ’s rights
Jammu, May 6 After the discussion, it was decided to form a joint front to ensure equality, justice and removal of discrimination with the Jammu and Ladakh regions. A conveners’ committee to continue consultations in this regard with other political, social and individual groups was also constituted. |
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NC expresses concern over water scarcity
Jammu, May 6 In a statement issued here today, while conducting extensive tour of the far-flung areas of Samba and Kathua districts with Minister for Industries and Commerce Surjeet Singh Slathia, provincial president of the NC Rattan Lal Gupta said there was an acute scarcity of water in Kandi belts of these two districts which needed to be addressed immediately. He further demanded that unscheduled power cuts should also be stopped because in summers people had to face hardships due to power curtailment. —
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Buddha Purnima celebrated
Jammu, May 6 SS Bijral, former Inspector General of Police, was the chief guest, while Prof Daleep Singh, president, JUTA, was the guest of honour. Prof Baidyanath Labh, former Head of the Department, Buddhist Studies, presided over the function. In his address, Bijral dwelled on Buddha’s teachings and their relevance in the day-to-day life. He congratulated the organisers for organising the event to create the spirit of oneness among students. Bijral said the society could be a better place to live if one followed Buddha’s teachings. He exhorted the youth to participate in various social programme and take up social responsibilities. In his presidential remarks, Prof Labh said Buddha’s teachings and rationality attracted the modern mind throughout the world. He said
Buddha’s teachings played a crucial role in inculcating the feeling of love and compassion among people. He said students and scholars of Buddhist Studies had been participating in national and international seminars, conferences, programmes, etc. during the past few years, which was proving fruitful for them as well as the university. Prof Daleep Singh talked about the teachings and message of Buddha. |
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Jammu, May 6 He further said the aim was to promote the culture of sports in the state and create awareness among people to make the environment pollution-free. Sagar Gupta, Sanjay Gupta, Virain Koul, Surinder Kumar Yadav, Kanav Padha, Manik Kapoor and Sandeep Didwal were also present. — TNS
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SKUAST extension council meeting held
Jammu, May 6 Kabra stressed the need for prioritising the key issues of skill development, need-based research and transfer of technology from laboratory to land. He urged the scientists to work on a vision document for propelling interdisciplinary need-based research. He said compartmentalisation of research and extension activities would not help achieve the desired outcomes. He urged the university and its departments to collectively frame a training calendar with focus on creating awareness among farmers about the latest technologies, training of trainers and involvement of Panchayati Raj institutions in order to achieve the 4 per cent growth rate in agriculture. Dr AK Mehta, Assistant Director General (retd), ICAR, and Dr SL Tickoo, Director, Animal Husbandry (retd), were expert invitees to the council for reviewing the progress of the ongoing extension programmes and project. Dr KS Risam, Director-Extension, proposed the training programmes of Sameti (Atma) for the current financial year. Sub-groups were also formulated for finalising a demand-driven and need-based training calendar for the Jammu region. Directors of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, floriculture, sericulture and sheep husbandry, besides Joint Director, fisheries, and Deputy Director, rural development, also participated in the deliberations with the directors, deans, head of divisions, program coordinators of KVKs and senior faculty members of both faculties of the university to formulate the action plan for extension activities in the current year. |
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Army School win volleyball tourney
Jammu, May 6 Syed Kazim Sabere, executive councillor for social welfare, LAHDC, was the chief guest at the valedictory function. Mohammad Hussain Rehnuma, zonal physical education officer, Kargil; Syed Razvi and Abdul Rahim were also present on the occasion. |
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GHSS Paloura win kabaddi title in inter-school meet
Jammu, May 6 In the under-17 volleyball final, KC International toppled Model Academy 2-0, while in the under-14 volleyball final, Model Academy outclassed GHSS Bakshi Nagar 2-0. In the under-14 Kabaddi, MS Sarwal drubbed MS Kachi Chawani by 21 points. HSS Nowabad beat HSS Janipur by one turn and 16 points in under-17 kho-kho, while in under-14 kho-kho, HS Rajpura, scripted a narrow win over SOS by one point. In wrestling, Jeevan Singh of SOS bagged gold in 42 kg category, while Bagh Hussain of Hari Singh HSS claimed silver. Anchal Singh of HSS Bakshi Nagar won gold in 50 kg category, while Manzoor Khan of HSS Muthi claimed silver in this category. In 56 kg category, Hameed Khan of HSS Ghass Mandi fetched the yellow metal and Daler Khan of Hari Singh HSS won silver. In 62 kg category, Mohammad Hafiz of HSS Ghass Mandi and Ankaj Aithman of HSS Bakshi Nagar bagged gold and silver medals, respectively. The tournament was held under the supervision of Ram Kumar Sharma, zonal physical education officer. Meanwhile in Dansal zone, HSS Nagrota got the better of Shiksha Niketan, Nagrota, by six points in the under-17 girls kabaddi final, while MS Nagrota subdued Green Field Public School by one point to lift the under-14 eves title. The under-17 kho-kho girls title went to HSS Kandoli Nagrota while Saraswati Shiksha Niketan, Nagrota, had to settle for the second spot. Government Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar, toppled SD Tarapuri HSS by 11 points to claim the under-17 boys’ kho-kho title in Gandhi Nagar zone. The under-17 kabaddi title went to Higher Secondary School, Channi Himmat, while HS Chowadi finished runners-up. MS Digyana Camp claimed the under-14 boys kabaddi title, while MS Channi Himmat stood second in this event. The tournament was held under the supervision of Kiran Jyoti, zonal physical education officer, and under the chairmanship of Tirth Ram, DYSSO, Jammu. MS Karloop eased past MS Akalpur by 18 points to win the under-14 boys’ kabaddi title of Marh Zone at Government Higher Secondary School, Domana. The under-17 boys’ kabaddi title was won by HSS Gho Manasan by defeating HSS Gajansoo by three points in a keen contest. HSS Jhiri claimed under-17 kho-kho title, while the under-14 kho-kho title went to MS Gho Manasan. The under-17 volleyball final was won by HRLD Burj, defeating HSS Marh in straight sets. In wrestling, Abhay Singh clinched gold in 30 kg, Yaqoob Khan in 42 kg, Shwkat Ali in 46 kg and Sahil Kumar in 50 kg. In the the under-17 category, Sahil Sharma fetched gold in 40 kg, Rahul Sharma in 43 kg, Sunil Kumar in 45 kg, Mohammad Rafiq in 48 kg, Murad Ali in 52 kg, Ranjeev Singh in 56 kg and Arjun Kumar in 65 kg. The matches were held in presence of Govind Ram Sharma, Principal, HSS, Domana, and Priti Pal Sharma, physical education lecturer. At Bhalwal, Army Public Domana lifted the under-17 girls’ volleyball and under-14 kabaddi titles, respectively. HS Domana clinched the U-17 girls kabaddi final, while MS Dhoomi bagged the top honours in the under-14 kabaddi title. In Akhnoor zone, the under-17 and under-14 girls’ kho-kho titles went to MS Daskal and HS Kotli Tanda, respectively. The under-14 and under-17 kabaddi titles were claimed by MS Daskal and HS Mera Mandrian, respectively. The tournament was held under the overall supervision of Akhnoor Sher Singh, ZPEO.
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4-wkt victory for Cantt Club
Jammu, May 6 Young XI won the toss and opted to bat first. The batsmen could not capitalised on the good start and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Cantt Club posted a meager 90 runs in 19.3 overs. Dimple and Raghu contributed with 37 and 15 runs, respectively. For Cantt Club, Rajkumar was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, while Chanderkiran and Khushwant Singh shared two wickets apiece. In reply, Cantt Club reached the target in 19.3 overs with four wickets intact. Amit Tagotra played a fine knock of 22 runs, while Vijay Dogra and Sunil chipped in with 14 and 16 runs, respectively. For Young XI, Raghu was the chief destroyer with two wickets, whereas Shamsudin, Ritesh and Kuldeep grabbed a wicket each.
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Dhinday Kalan Lower, Maralian log wins
Jammu, May 6 The tournament was declared open by Principal, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Miran Sahib, BD Gorka. In kho-kho final (boys), Dhinday Kalan Lower Panchayat thrashed Ban Sultan Panchayat by 24 points, while in volleyball, Maralian Panchayat beat Malik Pur Panchayat 2-1. In wrestling (48 kg), Mohammad Mustaq of Kotli Mian Fateh Panchayat toppled Deepak Kumar of Kirpind Panchayat. In 43 kg, Pinku Kaith of Kirpind Panchayat got the better of Inder Singh of Kotli Mian Fateh Panchayat. In 38 kg, Raman Kumar of Kotli Mian Fateh Panchayat proved too good for Raj Kumar of Kirpind Panchayat. The matches were officiated by Kulbir Singh, Narinder Kour, Hardeep Kour, Balwan Singh, Amolak Singh, Ravinder Singh, Gurcharan Kour and Jugal Kishore.
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The traffic police has intensified its campaign to prosecute vehicle owners driving with tinted films on car windows, in compliance with the Supreme Court order enforcing a complete ban on the use of tinted films on four-wheelers.
Jammu, May 6
The fifth extension council meeting of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology
(SKUAST), Jammu, was held under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor, Prof MPS
Ishar, and Shaleen Kabra at Chatha yesterday.
