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Under fire, PDD gets moving
Police goes hi-tech to fight cyber crime in city
Yatra registration on at post offices
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Financier gets 17-yr RI for fraud
Traffic lights to start blinking soon: Minister
Pak mobile networks active along LoC
Delay in departmental promotion panel meeting irks sports officials
Ex-militant’s kin stage protest
Training camp for BJP workers
Hockey team leaves for national meet
Photo exhibition on NRHM concludes
Panchari emerge kabaddi champs
Reasi XI thrash FCC by 64 runs
Delhi Riders, Royal Club pip opponents
‘Khamoshi’ staged at theatre fest
Marathon winner felicitated
Anti-terrorism day observed
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Under fire, PDD gets moving
Jammu, May 21 Officials said with the state government mounting pressure on the department to deliver on ground to curb the revenue and distribution losses, the department had started a major drive in the past few weeks. Data suggested that the department conducted 1,202 inspections during the last month, which resulted in the revision of load of 580 consumers and regularisation of 285 illegal connections. “A campaign has been launched in the state to detect unauthorised load being used by different categories of consumers. Inspection squads have been formed at all levels and suitable penal Efforts made to bring reforms in the power sector have failed to curb huge power losses in the state, as government departments, ministers and MLAs are themselves major defaulters. The state government has launched a voluntary load disclosure scheme from May 10 to July 10 under which domestic
and non-domestic commercial consumers have been asked to get their unauthorised load regularised. “The consumers are requested to come forward and avail of this opportunity to get their actual load registered without paying any penalty or additional security deposit. Legal action will be taken against offenders,” said a senior officer from the PDD. During 2010-11, the department had conducted around 25,000
inspections and imposed a fine of Rs 6.41 crore on offenders. For the first time since the Jammu and Kashmir State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) came into being, the Power Development Department and the Power Development Corporation had submitted their annual revenue requirement (ARR) and tariff petitions to the commission on schedule. The slow pace of metering of connections, despite the fact that same is a vital component of reforms in the power sector; delay in conducting feeder-wise energy audits; and slow progress of revision of agreements of all consumers to assess realistic connected load will be top on the agenda of the department. Major drive initiated With the state government mounting pressure on the Power Development Department to deliver on ground to curb the revenue and distribution losses, the department has started a major drive in the past few weeks Load disclosure scheme The state government has initiated a voluntary load disclosure scheme from May 10 to July 10 under which domestic and non-domestic commercial consumers have been asked to get their unauthorised load regularised |
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Police goes hi-tech to fight cyber crime in city
The police has recently procured some hi-tech gadgets to deal with the increasing number of cases of cyber crime in the city. Police sources said the number of complaints pertaining to the new form of crime has been increasing steadily. “People are unaware of the fact that crimes related to the Internet can be reported to the police. Not many people were connected to the Internet earlier. But the number of complaints related to cyber crime has gone up in the past one year,” a source said. The state police has started preparing itself to tackle such cases, which are set to go up in the days to come. Jammu SP (SOG) Pawan Parihar told The Tribune that they had been preparing to deal with increasing number of cases related to cyber crime. “We have procured some latest and hi-tech gadgetry, including data tracker software, hard disc retrievers, CDR-NS devices to analyse mobile call records, etc. And some officials have been trained to handle the special tools and software,” he said. Parihar said cyber crime was spreading its tentacles and the police was increasing its capabilities to crack such cases. “A proposal to have a separate cyber crime police station has been moved and once we get an independent unit for cyber crime, things will get a lot efficient. The complainants can then approach a central unit and a full team dedicated to the operation can get the results more efficiently,” he added. On complaints concerning social networking sites, he said the new gadgets would make it easier for them to track the culprits.
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Yatra registration on at post offices
In J&K, two post offices — Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office and Kathua Head Post Office — have been identified for the registration of pilgrims. Dedicated counters have been set up at these post offices so that the pilgrims can register themselves for the yatra without any hassle. Application forms as well compulsory health certificate in the prescribed format will be made available at the counters. Besides, the pilgrims can also bring along their application forms and compulsory health certificate, downloaded from India Post website — www.indiapost.gov.in. After the submission of these application forms along with the compulsory health certificate and prescribed fee, the post offices will issue the yatra permit form to the pilgrims as per their choice of preference for Baltal or Pahalgam routes. Over 150 pilgrims have already registered through post offices in the state so far.
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Financier gets 17-yr RI for fraud
Jammu, May 21 The fine will be recovered from the estate of the accused and paid to the complainant after its recovery. The complainant, Shera Bibi, had deposited Rs 4 lakh with M/S Bharat Finance Co. and withdrawn Rs 83,000 on various intervals, thereby leaving a balance of Rs 3.17 lakh with the company. Bodh Raj, however, duped the complainant of Rs 3.17 lakh by illegally transferring her account in the name of her husband, Bashir Ahmed, and adjusted the amount against the alleged debit of her husband.
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Traffic lights to start blinking soon: Minister
Jammu, May 21 He asked the officials concerned to expedite the trial and ensure that the system was made functional at the earliest. He said the electronic traffic regulation system had already been started in Srinagar, as the The minister was chairing a meeting of divisional officers here today to review the delivery of public services, pace of ongoing development and civic works, besides general law and order situation in the Jammu region. Sagar had a detailed review of essential services, including power, water and other civic amenities, besides various issues The minister emphasised the need for maintaining power
supply and repairing damaged feeder transformers on a priority basis. He directed the PDD to keep a close check on power theft, which resulted in power breakdowns,
causing inconvenience to residents. He called for minimum curtailment of power so that people did not have to suffer in the summer. The minister also directed the divisional administration to ensure adequate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Amarnath yatra and comfortable stay of pilgrims in case of inclement weather. The minister said the peaceful conduct of the yatra was the priority of the government and asked the departments concerned to work in synergy. |
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Pak mobile networks active along LoC
Poonch, May 21 The Poonch police had recently busted an LeT module and arrested four operatives with huge cache of arms and ammunition. They also recovered mobile Pakistan SIM cards belonging to Telenor and U-fone mobile service providers, whose network is available in many parts of the district. The arrested operatives had direct contacts with top commanders of the LeT in PoK, as they used to talk to them to intensify their activities in Poonch, sources said. In a bid to facilitate anti-India activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the ISI has directed telecom operators in Pakistan to strengthen their mobile signals along LoC, they added. Pakistan mobile operators have already set up mobile towers within 10 km of the LoC in PoK. These are being used by terrorists and their facilitators in the border areas to intensify their activities in this region. Among the telecom signals traced here are those of U-fone, Telenor, Pak PL, Warid Tel, PAK 100, PAK 05 and Mobilink. The seizure of Pakistan SIM cards from an SPO in Chakkan-da-Bagh, Poonch, a slain divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Mendher and from a PoK visitor last year pointed to the increasing use of Pakistan telecom networks by terror outfits for communication in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir. However, nothing has been done to block the Pakistan telecom networks in the border areas, the sources added. Intelligence inputs indicated that mobile towers had been set up by U-fone, Telenor, PAK 100, PAK 05, etc. around 5 to 7 km inside the Pakistan territory. The telecom service providers are not permitted to provide mobile base trans-receiver stations (BTS) in the buffer zone of 10 km along the LOC. The Home Department had already been warned that Pakistan was putting up more mobile towers along the border to increase signal strength, they added. The Tribune has been highlighting the easily availability of Pakistan mobile networks in some parts of Poonch along LoC and the frequent use of Pakistan mobile SIM cards by terrorists as well as operatives in this border district. |
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Delay in departmental promotion panel meeting irks sports officials
Jammu, May 21 Sources said officials of the State Sports Council working in various positions have not been promoted due to the failure of the authorities to convene the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting for a long time. The sources said the officials of Sports Council were not happy with the alleged negligent attitude of the authorities, which had deprived them of their due promotion. “It is unfortunate that we have been facing stagnation on account of holding the same post for a long time,” said an official of the Sports Council. “When the Standing Committee meeting was held recently, under the chairmanship of Sports Minister RS Chib, we had hoped that the DPC meeting would also be held soon, but to no avail,” he added. “The last DPC meeting was held in 2005 during Manoj Pant’s tenure as secretary, J&K State Sports Council. No DPC meeting has been convened ever since,” said another official. The sources further claimed that the State Sports Council had issued an order on July 10, 2003 regarding the transfer, posting and adjustment of officials. However, the officials posted as instructor/coaches (I/C) were transferred without being elevated as I/C managers, much to their surprise. However, Kiran Wattal, secretary, J&K State Sports Council, said a meeting of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) would be held soon. “We are in the process of convening the DPC meeting in a week’s time but it will be possible only if we receive the annual progress report of the employees. They have Wattal went on to add: “There is no work culture among the officer cadre of the J&K State Sports Council. Apart from a few officials, the remaining have shown no output and have displayed lack of sincerity towards their profession.” “The department is not against the officials. The deserving ones will definitely get promoted,” the secretary maintained.
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Ex-militant’s kin stage protest
Poonch, May 21 The protest was organised under the leadership of Azad Khan, Sarpanch, Uppar Potha village. Later, the villagers also joined the protest. Azad Khan, Sarpanch, Uppar Potha, said the police arrested Nisar from his house on May 8 and stayed in his (Azad) house for sometime but an FIR was registered after seven days where they had declared Nisar as an LeT over ground worker. The protestors refused to lift the dharna, despite SHO Surankote Maroof Badana’s request. Only after the intervention from some prominent leaders of Surankote such as Hamid Manhas, Dr Mumtaz Khan, the protestors decided to end the dharna. Later, in the evening ASP Poonch Yougal Manhas told Nisar’s family that the police had no personal enmity with him and on the basis of strong evidences he had been booked. Also, some more arrests would solve the case, said Manhas. “The police has recently arrested Mohammad Nisar, a resident of Gursai village in Mendhar tehsil, for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities. During sustained interrogation, Nisar revealed that he along with some other workers had been providing information and required help to LeT militants in Poonch district. On his disclosure, three more over ground workers were arrested and have been remanded in police custody for eight days” a source said. “During preliminary investigations, the police came to know that these four persons had been working for the Lashker-e-Toiba for a long time and had established a strong network. They used to transport weapons and other required communication equipment in a stereo or tape recorder to give an easy slip to security forces,” a source added. |
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Training camp for BJP workers
Katra, May 21 Bhagat said the aim of organising the camp at mandal level throughout the country was to provide accurate information on different subjects to the cadre at the lowest level. He said the nation and its rich cultural ethos were of great importance to the party. He added that by introducing such camps and vargs at various levels, they had set an example for the others to follow. He said the prashikshan varg would prove beneficial for trainees, as it would make them more active and educated about the principles and ideology of the party. BJP state vice-president (women cell) Suresh Jamwal, Vikram Choudhary, Purnima Sharma, Puran Singh, Sudesh Pandotra, Chain Singh, Sheel Mangotra and various other leaders also spoke on different subjects during the varg.
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Hockey team leaves for national meet
Jammu, May 21 The chairman of the J&K Hockey Association (JKHA) said the team included junior players and coach besides members of the JKHA. The office-bearers of the JKHA wished good luck to the team. Those present included Jarnal Singh, Balvinder Singh, Harasis Singh, Angat Singh and Surindera Wallia.
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Photo exhibition on NRHM concludes
Jammu, May 21 The main aim of the exhibition was to aware the rural people about the provisions of NRHM and other health issues through visual effects. During the five-day exhibition, the Kathua unit of Directorate of Field Publicity and registered parties of Song and Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also organised a series of theme-based film shows and cultural programmes on NRHM and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) in various adjoining villages of Sunjwan. The department also organised a quiz contest on Pre and Post Independence Era titled as Quiz Contest on Discover India, in which four educational institutions participated. The main aim of the quiz was to make the rural youth aware about the present and past India, including freedom movement of the nation, political scenario and national programmes. Gulshan Raina, Publicity Officer from DFP, highlighted the aims and objectives of such awareness programmes at the grass-roots level.
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Panchari emerge kabaddi champs
Jammu, May 21 The tournament was organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports under the supervision of District Youth Services and Sports Officer Sukhdev Singh. In all, 240 boys participated from 11 zones of Udhampur district competed in the tournament. District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, PK Pole was the chief guest on the concluding function. Semifinal and final matches were played in various disciplines on the concluding day. In the semifinal matches of under-17 kabaddi, Panchari outplayed Babey by five points, while Udhampur overcame Chenani by 16 points. Similarly, in under-17 boys volleyball final, Udhampur had the last laugh against Dudu, beating them 2-0. Udhampur bagged the under-17 boys kho-kho title by defeating Tikri 8-7. In the under-17 boys’ wrestling event, Vakil Chand spanked Naresh Kumar to fetch the yellow metal in the 40-kg weight category, while in the 45-kg category, Ashok Kumar of Udhampur toppled Vinod of Tikri.
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Reasi XI thrash FCC by 64 runs
Jammu, May 21 Deciding to bat first, Reasi XI piled up challenging 239 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Arjun Dev Singh played an unbeaten knock of 88 runs, while Darshan and Nadeem Bhat contributed 65 and 20 runs, respectively. For FCC, Rishab took four wickets, whereas Rahul and Ankush snared two and one wicket, respectively. In reply, FCC were skittled out for 175 runs in 43.2 overs. Akash (45), Hitesh (30) and Rahul Dubey (16 not out) were the notable scorers. For Reasi XI, Ram Singh, Sajjad and Shivam shared two wickets apiece. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by JKCA chairman Aslam Goni.
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Delhi Riders, Royal Club pip opponents
Jammu, May 21 In the first match of the day, Delhi Riders got the better of Muslim Cricket Club (MCC), Jammu, by 28 runs. Batting first after winning the toss, Delhi Riders posted 169 runs for the loss of six wickets in allotted 20 overs. Devender Kohli was the top-scorer with a brilliant 68-run knock, while Ajay Bansal also made a useful contribution of 36 runs. For MCC, Muneer and Irshad shared two wickets each. In reply, MCC were bundled out for 141 runs in 20 overs. Azhar and Vikas were the main contributors scoring 36 and 25 runs, respectively. For Delhi Riders, Ajay Bansal bagged four wickets, while Mohit claimed one wicket. Ajay Bansal of Delhi Riders was declared the man of the match. In the second match, Royal Club, Shuriyan, edged out BCC by 29 runs. Batting first, Royal Club garnered 138 runs losing nine wickets. Yashpal and Riaz remained top-scorers with 58 and 12 runs, respectively. For BCC, Asif took three wickets, while Shahid scalped two. In reply, BCC could not chase the target and were bowled out for 109 runs in 10 overs. Saddam Hussain and Shahid chipped in with 21 and 14 runs, respectively. — TNS
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‘Khamoshi’ staged at theatre fest
Jammu, May 21 The plot of the play highlights the schizophrenic character of a woman living in a hallucinated world of her creation where she often converses with her dead lover. The state of mind of the woman is highly distracted and volatile and she refuses to budge to many requests about the non-existence of any such person. The woman in the process refuses to relent and she ultimately meets her waterloo. Lights were executed by Ria Raina while music was handled by Sakshi Dogra. Dilshad Shazi’s Vaishya will be performed by Komal Parihar at Performing Art Studio tomorrow. — TNS
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Marathon winner felicitated
Jammu, May 21 The marathon was organised in collaboration with the State Sports Development Authority. The winner bagged the first position in Jammu Marathon in 32-km stretch and also, first position in the 42-km Inter-Kashmir Marathon ‘Run for Fun’ in 2011. — TNS |
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Anti-terrorism day observed
Jammu, May 21 It was also pledged to uphold and promote peace, social harmony and understanding among all fellow human beings and fight the forces which threat human lives and values. Every year, the day is observed throughout the country on May 21. It was on the same day in 1991 that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assasinated by terrorists.
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Cornered from all sides for its failure to take action against those involved in the theft of electricity, the Power Development Department (PDD) claims to have imposed Rs 33 lakh in fine on defaulters.
Traffic lights will soon be made functional at 30 intersections for better management of vehicular traffic in the winter capital.
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