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Double blow for students
Family living in scrap truck for last 22 years
Congress rejects hike in irrigation charges
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Rural students give urban counterparts a run for their money
Pallavi tops state in AIEEE
Railway station in a shambles - II A huge rush of passengers at Jammu railway station. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma
food safety & standard act
‘Revoke riders on placement letters’
Rousing welcome to Youth Cong leader
Rly police celebrates raising day
GRP personnel participate in a road march in Jammu on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Inderjeet Singh
Students get scholarships
PDP is a creation of BJP, claims
Training programme for teachers begins
Nowshera children return from UP tour
Battalion holds ‘darbar’ for jawans
Srinagar Shah Jahans get better of Baramulla Tigers
JCC trounce Kathua XI in cricket tourney
Hockey: Semis line-up drawn in Manjeet Memorial
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Double blow for students
Jammu, June 12 Official sources told The Tribune that some reputed city colleges had recently held a series of meetings regarding a reduction in the number of seats to ensure quality education, keeping in view limited infrastructure. “We are thoroughly studying the minutes of the meetings. There will be a 30 per cent cut in the intake capacity of some colleges in the city this year. The sole objective of the whole exercise is to restrict the number of students to maintain quality,” the sources said, adding that the decision will cut short the dreams of several students who want to get admission to these reputed colleges. The winter capital of the state has five government degree colleges, including Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College, Government MAM PG College, SPMR Commerce College and the Government Colleges for Women (GCW), Gandhi Nagar and Parade. There are around 1,600 seats in GGM Science College, 2,000 each in GCW, Gandhi Nagar and Parade, and 1,000 in MAM College. Last year, the higher education department had abolished the evening shifts in the city colleges after it announced new colleges in the state. The students studying in the evening shifts were accommodated in the morning shifts. “The decision may either compel students to forego admission in the reputed colleges of the city or force them to opt for courses that are not their first choice,” the sources observed. The authorities, however, have geared up for a smooth and hassle-free conduct of admission process. “All the arrangements have been put in place to conduct admissions for the next academic session. We have constituted various committees for a smooth and hassle-free conduct of admission process. An admission committee will look into the entire admission process while a grievance cell has been constituted to solve the problems of the students,” said Dr Satinder Singh, Principal, GGM Science College, and nodal officer for the city colleges. He said an anti-ragging committee and a counselling panel have also been constituted. “The counselling committee will guide the students for opting a particular stream or combination of subjects,” he said. Hemla Aggarwal, Principal, Government College for Women, Parade, said: “All the arrangements are being made for a smooth admission process. We will ensure that new entrants don’t face any difficulty on the campus.” She said admissions will be granted strictly according to the merit of the candidates and as per the intake capacity of the college. |
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Family living in scrap truck for last 22 years
Jammu, June 12
Bitto Masih, originally from Vijaypur, lives along with his wife Poonam and three children in a scrap truck at Transport Nagar here. Without any idea what development means, the family is dependent on a few truckers who daily park their trucks near their scrap truck and use the services of the family for washing their vehicles and looking after their goods during the night. “We have become like animals in a zoo. So many persons come here to see our plight and assure us of proper shelter, but they never come back,” Maseeh said. The pale colour and lean bodies of the children, who are between three and 10 years of age, testify they hardly get proper meals daily. “I do ‘chowkidari’ here and the truck drivers give me some money, that is the only income for me,” he said, when asked how he feeds his family. His only regret is that during last two decades his surroundings have changed but he is still living in the same condition. Poonam, his wife, said their main worry is their growing up daughter, who helps his father and mother in dealing with the truckers. “Those who know us here are quite sympathetic to us and help us, but outsiders, mostly drivers, pass comments on us. I want to give a dignified life to my daughter, but it will remain a dream,” said the anxious mother. “She is growing in this wilderness not even having the protection of the four walls of a house,” she said while pointing towards her daughter. “You can imagine what will be her future,” she added.
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Congress rejects hike in irrigation charges
Jammu, June 12 At a meeting of the Congress workers of the Vijaypur Assembly segment, the leaders and the workers expressed their strong resentment against the hike in the irrigation charges. The meeting was chaired by vice-president of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Hari Singh and attended by prominent leaders, including Onkar Singh, Choudhary Joginder Singh, Subtentar Singh, Suchet Singh, Rattan Lal, Parkash Sharma, Doonda Singh, Angrez Singh, Hans Raj and Darwara Singh and others. While highlighting the issue of increase in the irrigation charges on the water from the Tawi river lift station, the workers said earlier Rs 150 were charged per kanal but from the current year the rate has been fixed at Rs 370 per kanal, which, according to them, was very unjustified. The leaders present at there urged the government to withdraw the hike in the irrigation charges. |
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Rural students give urban counterparts a run for their money
Jammu, June 12 The trend is not limited to the state board results but it has also been observed in the CBSE rankings, UPSE exam rankings and even university rankings. This year 11 students in the top 20 rankers of the 12th JK State Board exam were from a lesser known Sacred Heart Convent School, Phinther. Students from RS Pura, Nowshera, Poonch and Udhampur have constantly made their mark on the merit lists of schools and colleges alike, giving the better-advertised schools around Jammu a run for their money. “It has always been my dream to do well irrespective of my parent’s financial standing. Being the next generation of my family, it is my moral duty to enhance the family’s status by performing well in academics and in order to ensure a financially stable career,” commented Prapti Mandotra, who is pursuing her BCom (hons) from Delhi University. She hails from a financially humble family of Udhampur. She overcame her financial disability by securing a scholarship to fund her higher education and dreams of becoming a charted accountant. This sentiment is shared by many other students who have seen their parents struggle at every step to provide their children quality education. Faizal Khan, an aspiring UPSE candidate from Poonch, chose to sit for the coveted IAS exams so that he could give his father the basic comforts of life, which, his job as a linesman in the electricity department, couldn’t give. “I am working hard for these exams because it is a personal aspiration for me to see my parents being treated with respect by society in general. If I do well I will make them see the world with me and their struggle through their life is my inspiration for my hard work,” he stated. Since youngsters from all walks of life are aspiring to do well in their professional life, the same was reflected in the recently held Jammu University entrance tests where a record 184 applications for masters in political science came from Bhadarwah, 98 from Poonch. For other subjects such as BEd, MEd and masters in sociology, there are takers from hinterlands of Reasi and Leh. With a degree in any of these subjects, the students are aiming at cracking either their PhD qualifying exams or the UPSE exams. Making a mark
This year 11 students in the top 20 rankers of the 12th JK State Board exam were from a lesser known Sacred Heart Convent School, Phinther. Students from RS Pura, Nowshera, Poonch and Udhampur have constantly made their mark on the merit lists of schools and colleges alike, giving the better-advertised schools around Jammu a run for their money. n |
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Pallavi tops state in AIEEE
Jammu, June 12 Pallavi said she owed her success to her dedication besides hard work put in by her teachers.
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Railway station in a shambles - II Sonika Raina Tribune News Service
Jammu, June 12
To add insult to injury, the tracks at the railway platform are in such a bad condition that a strong stinking smell emanates from there all the time. It has in fact become a site for open defecation and a dumping site of sort. The railway station is a major transit for the pilgrims for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine witnessing around 50,000 passengers every day. The rush of the pilgrims increases manifold during the summer season but the authorities concerned hardly make any effort to ensure comfort for the passengers. Navneet Dubey, a passenger from New Delhi while talking to The Tribune said, “It is indeed sad that the passengers face much inconvenience due to the lackadaisical approach of the administration here. The space here is not enough. The waiting halls are full and one is forced to sit outside.” Another aspect of the platform that causes inconvenience to the passengers is the way it is located. Sushma Solanki, a passenger from Haryana, said, “The station is not plain and the taxis are not allowed to drop passengers at the gate as a result of which one needs to climb the stairs. There no escalator available for the old or sick people here.” (Concludes)
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Create awareness, says industry
Tribune News Service
Jammu, June 12 The JCCI aired its views during an interactive programme on the Act here today. The programme was attended by Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Kuldip Khajuria, Commissioner, Food Safety, Satish Gupta and their the members of their teams, including Health Officer, JMC, Vinod Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety, Lotika Khajuria, Food Analyst and Designated Officer Sanjeev Gupta and Assistant Drug Controller Surinder Mohan Tickoo. Besides, the office-bearers of the JCCI, the interactive session was attended by Parveen Khandelwal, national secretary-general, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), Satish Garg, national organising secretary, Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT), and prominent members, including former president Romesh Gupta, former secretary-general Prithvi Raj Gupta and former senior vice-president Tara Chand Gupta of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While speaking on the occasion, president of the JCCI YV Sharma Sharma said the Act had created a sense of insecurity among the members of the business community. He further said: “The rules and regulations of the Act need a careful study. Hence the government should keep this Act in abeyance and hold seminars to educate the business community on the Act and only then this Act should be implemented”. Kuldeep Khajuria assured the Chamber and the other members of the business community that no businessman would be harassed by the JMC employees and anybody found involved in such acts would be punished as per law. Regarding some amendments in this Act, Sanjeev Gupta, Food Analyst and designate officer, said only three formalities were to be fulfilled for the renewal of the licences. He further stated the department was going to publish the amended formalities in the newspaper.
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‘Revoke riders on placement letters’
Jammu, June 12 The JK College Teachers Association had protested the delay in settling the placement cases of the college teachers. The president of CTA, DR Avinash Kumar Gupta, apprised the education minister of the situation and requested to revert to the UGC guidelines for direct teaching load and superannuation age for college teachers.
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Rousing welcome to Youth Cong leader
Rajouri, June 12 Several senior leaders and office-bearers of the Assembly accompanied him during a march that started from the Panja Chowk. While addressing the gathering, Kataria said the Pradesh Youth Congress, under the guidance of AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, would launch a special drive against corruption as it was eating every vitals of society and should be eradicated at all levels. The activists of the Pradesh Youth Congress would make the people, especially the youth of the Rajouri district, aware of the effects of corruption in society. — OC |
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Rly police celebrates raising day
Jammu, June 12 Jammu Railways SP Shiv Kumar told The Tribune that officials of the GRP marched from GRP Lines Jammu to Harki Podhi Bagh-e-Baghu. 172 police personnel, including senior officers, took part in the event. Kumar said, “The main motive of the road march was to ensure physical fitness and alertness among the jawans.” The Jammu and Kashmir police came into existence on June12, 1873. “Besides this, the other objective for holding the march is to gear up for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra. We have been looking at all the aspects to ensure security and service to the pilgrims. The Jammu railway station receives a great rush of pilgrims from across the country and it is important for us to make prior arrangements,” he added. Among those present on the occasion were Railways SDPO Paramvir Singh, Dy SP GRP Lines Jammu, Parshotam Kumar Mengi and SDPO Railways Vijayur Atul Kumar.
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Students get scholarships
Jammu, June 12 The Post-Matri scholarships worth Rs 91,900 were sponsored by the Directorate of Tribal Affairs, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The students belonging to Poonch, Billawar, Ladakh and other districts of the state received the scholarship cheques during the occasion. Regional Director, IGNOU, KK Bhat, Assistant Regional Director, Vikram Singh and Anju Bala from the IGNOU regional centre, Jammu, were present on the occasion. Bhat, while addressing the gathering, said the state government was not only supporting but also encouraging IGNOU in reaching out to the masses of the region. |
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PDP is a creation of BJP, claims
Jammu, June 12 Addressing a meeting of panches and sarpanches of the border panchayats of Marh assembly segment, senior NC leader Ajay Sadhotra said the BJP has committed a big blunder by creating PDP which has been pursuing a narrow political agenda to meet petty political ends. He added the PDP was created by the BJP under a conspiracy to prolong solution of the Kashmir issue. Sadhotra said the PDP government was instrumental in making J&K the most corrupt state in the country and it made all out efforts to divide the state on regional and communal lines. The PDP leadership has started a false propaganda against the Omar Abdullah-led government, the NC leader said. “PDP should try to see the three years achievements of the Omar government through the lens of a common man,” he said. Sadhotra added, “The power hungry PDP must not be desperate to grab power as the people have voted their party out.” He said the party should rather perform a constructive role as an opposition party. The NC leader asked the sarpanches and panches to work for the betterment of the common people.
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Training programme for teachers begins
Jammu, June 11 The re-orientation training programme is being conducted in mathematics, science, Hindi, English and social sciences in four phases at five different places to accommodate the teachers from all the zones of Jammu district. The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Jammu, conducts programme every year. The aim of the programme is to improve teaching method of the teachers. |
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Nowshera children return from UP tour
Jammu, June 12 It was a great learning experience for the children from the remote areas of Nowshera to experience first-hand culture and the way of living of the people of those regions and also know about the historical importance of those cities. The children visited the British Residency, Shaheed Smarak, Rumi Darwaja, Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara, Art Gallery, Ambedkar Park, Kanshi Ram Park and Prerna Sthal, Saharaganj Mall, Hazaratganj, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Lucknow and the Allahabad Fort, Sangam, Anand Bhawan, Swaraj Bhawan, Nehru Planetarium, Allahabad Museum, Chandra Shekhar Azad Park, Indian Institute of Information Tech, the Services Selection Board (SSB) Centre and the Khusro Bagh in Allahabad. It was also an opportunity for the children to interact with the locals from those regions.
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Battalion holds ‘darbar’ for jawans
Jammu, June 12 Addressing the darbar, the DIG asked the officers and jawans to maintain discipline and also adapt to the changing circumstances. The nomenclature of SDRF itself, he said, warranted that the jawans and officers must be physically fit and professionally trained to face and manage any unforeseen disaster. He also listened to the grievances of the jawans. Earlier, SDRF 2nd Battalion commandant welcomed the DIG and briefed him about the activities of the battalion. — TNS |
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Srinagar Shah Jahans get better of Baramulla Tigers
Jammu, June 12 In the first match, Srinagar Shah Jahans got the better of Baramulla Tigers by four wickets in the match played at Shauqat Ali Stadium, Baramulla. Batting first, Baramulla Tigers accumulated 123 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Srinagar Shah Jahans, in reply, did the needful in 18.4 overs losing six wickets. Amir Aziz of Shah Jahans was adjudged the man of the match. Major General Bipin Rawat, General Officer Commanding, Dagger Division and former Test cricketer and commentator Arun Lal were the chief guests on the occasion. In another match played at Puttasai Bandipora, Baramulla Bahadurs dispatched Bandipur Bisons by four wickets. Batting first, Bandipur Bisons scored a paltry 84 runs in 19.3 overs. In reply, Baramulla Bahadurs chased the score in 13 overs by losing six wickets. Mudasir Mohammad of Baramulla Bahadurs was declared the man of the match. Brig Anil Puri, Commander 81 Mountain Brigade and Bandipur MLA
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JCC trounce Kathua XI in cricket tourney
Jammu, June 12 Ompal was the top scorer with 52 runs while Pankaj (33), Rishu (32) and Rompy (25) were the other notable contributors. For JCC, Vishavjeet and Ian Dev Singh shared three wickets each whereas Paras Sharma took two wickets. In reply, JCC cruised to victory in 49.4 overs losing five wickets. Gurdeep Singh played a match winning knock of 88 runs including some fine hits to the fence. Sarabjeet Singh and Sidhat Magotra contributed 39 and 38 runs respectively. For Kathua XI, Parshant got two wickets while Shivdutt, Tarsem and Rompy got one wicket each.
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Hockey: Semis line-up drawn in Manjeet Memorial
Jammu, June 12 In the first match played today, PK Club, Poonch, toppled Hiranagar Club, Kathua, by 2-0. Talvindere and Gurjot scored goals in the 43rd and 62nd minutes respectively. In another match, Jammu Red downed Power House Club, Poonch, by 2-0. Both the goals were scored by Aman. In the third match, 21st Bihar overcame the challenge of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Club. They won the match by 6-0 to storm into the semifinals. PK Club, Poonch, will take on Jammu Reds in the first semifinal while Waryam Club will meet 21st Bihar in the second semifinal. Prominent persons present on the occasion included Mohmmad Tariq Khan, organising secretary, Netar Singh, Mahinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, Gurdev Singh, Prem Luthra, Ved Charlie, Sanjay Misri and Daljeet Singh.
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Do not be surprised if you see a passenger at the Jammu railway station using a polythene bag or newspaper to sit on to take some rest. Since there is no provision of sitting benches or restrooms at the railway platform, people are often seen sleeping on the floor while waiting for train.
The Government Railway Police (GRP), Jammu, organised a road march here this morning marking the raising day celebrations of the Jammu and Kashmir police.
Jammu Railways SP Shiv Kumar told The Tribune that officials of the GRP marched from GRP Lines Jammu to Harki Podhi
Bagh-e-Baghu. 172 police personnel, including senior officers, took part in the event.
An educational-cum-motivational tour to Lucknow and Allahabad was conducted for children of the Nowshera region in Rajouri district.
The team, which was flagged off from Nowshera on June 2, returned today.
It was a great learning experience for the children from the remote areas of Nowshera
The admissions for the first year of three-year BA, BSc, BCom, BBA and BCA (general) courses for the academic session 2012-13 will start on June 15. Pre-admission forms are being made available for aspiring students at the counters in the colleges. The last date for receipt of admission forms will be June 20 while the first merit list will be out on June 25.
