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Omar inspects development works
Finally, some progress on Bikram Chowk-Satwari flyover project
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Traders flay govt over power cuts
Grid rectifies transmission line fault in record time
Loopholes in the Jagti plan
‘Dor’ making a passion for them
KAS toppers believe in hard work
DIET organises science exhibition
Romeo Force launches tree-plantation drive
Arrested cop dies of ailment
Wonder Boys Club, GB Riders victorious
Protests over water, power scarcity in Katra
Local clubs dominate Football tourney
JCC beat NCC in Shaheed Kabir Memorial tourney
FCC Reds, RCC Blues script wins
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Omar inspects development works
Jammu, July 7 The Chief Minister inspected the construction of the 4th bridge over the Tawi at Bhagwati Nagar and received the details of its completion. The 750-metre-long bridge, to be built at a cost of Rs 92 crore, is being executed by Jammu and Kashmir Project Construct Company (JKPCC). The Chief Minister also reviewed the progress of work on the Legislative Complex, Jammu, which is being constructed by the JKPCC at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore. The new complex will have assembly and council halls, administrative units and other legislative offices. Omar Abdullah also reviewed the status of work on the artificial lake being developed along the Tawi at a cost of about Rs 70 crore. The Chief Minister was told that the work on the project is going on as per schedule. He also made a detailed appraisal of the blueprints of the Jewel Chock flyover project being constructed at a cost of over Rs 95 crore. Meanwhile, Omar Abdullah also reviewed the development works under way in Jammu at a high-level meeting.
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Finally, some progress on Bikram Chowk-Satwari flyover project
Jammu, July 7 When the proposal for construction the flyover was made, it was informed to the authorities concerned that the four-lane flyover would be constructed over the Bikram Chowk-Satwari stretch at a cost of Rs 128 crore. But, in the approved project, it has been mentioned that the flyover would be constructed from the Bikram Chowk to the Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar. While briefing the Chief Minister on the project, Bhagat claimed that the flyover would be completed within three years. Bhagat told The Tribune that after a survey conducted by M/s Rites, it came to their notice that the road from the women’s college to the Bikram Chowk was the most congested, so it has been decided to construct the flyover over this stretch. “Furthermore the length of the flyover depends upon the availability of funds,” he said, adding that funds worth Rs 95 crore has been approved for this project. The proposed flyover would be an elevated corridor comprising 38 pillars, two subways and four bus ways. “Tendering of this project would start on July 15 and work, most probably is to start by the end of November this year, as there will be international competitive bids for this project,” he said. An amount of Rs 6 crore has been sanctioned as relief and rehabilitation component, he added. After the construction of the flyover, the inter-state and inter-district traffic on the Kathua and RS Pura routes will be regulated through the flyover.
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Now, it will be constructed from the Bikram Chowk to the Government College for Women, Gandhi Nagar l
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Tendering of this project to start on July 15 and work to begin by the end of November this year |
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Traders flay govt over power cuts
Jammu, July 7 They said that they had suffered huge losses due to long and unscheduled power cuts. “Tourists and pilgrims putting up in Jammu are facing great inconvenience and hardships due to prolonged
power cuts, especially during the night hours. The tourists, who check in their hotels, undergo trauma of prolonged power cuts at night that creates hassle with the hotel management, which sometimes results into the refund of the room rents paid by them. The same leads to unnecessary clashes,” said hoteliers, while holding a three-hour-long interaction with Madan Lal Sharma, the Member of Parliament from Jammu-Poonch segment. Inderjeet Khajuria, president of All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association said that the government should create a separate circuit with power grid at bus stand, lower Gummat, Vinayak Bazar Jewel Chowk, Gurdwara Sundar Singh road, Raghunath Bazzar, Residency road and Hari market and Indra Chowk areas. The representatives of other trade organisations also complained about “anti-Jammu” tourism and pilgrimage attitude of the authorities, particularly the traffic police, who were diverting all vehicles carrying pilgrims to Amarnath shrine via Jammu bypass. They also complained about slow process of work on tourism related projects in Jammu including construction of artificial lake, renovation of Mubark Mandi heritage complex, laying of cable car from Mubark Mandi Complex to Bahu Fort and Mamaya hill top. Madan Lal Sharma advised them to raise their problems before the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. |
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Grid rectifies transmission line fault in record time
Jammu, July 7
This had brought the generation of 450-MW Baglihar Hydroelectric Project of M/s Power Development Corporation (PDC), J&K, to a halt. The Power Development Corporation had noticed frequent tripping on both circuits of the line. The PDC recently requested the Power Grid to rectify the problem, so that unnecessary tripping on both the circuits of the line could be brought to the zero level. The corporation was requested to shut down from July 6 to 8 for rectifying the problem. This included the shutting down of the 220 KV 132 KV, 33KV and 11 KV lines running beneath the 400 KV Baglihar-Kishenpur transmission line. After the corporation agreed to shut down the lines, the Power Grid mobilised its engineers, supervisors and technicians from Narwal, Kishenpur and Batote, immediately. General Manager (O&M), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, KR Suri complimented all the engineers and the other personnel of the Power Grid involved in the rectification work. |
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Loopholes in the Jagti plan
Jammu, July 7
The present water requirement of the township is 5,000 gallons per day, which will increase in the coming days as the authorities are planning to shift 700 more families to Jagti in a month’s time. For 20,000 people, the authorities have installed only two water pumping systems. Shuban Ji, a resident of Jagti, said: “We had better facilities at the Purkhoo camp. At least we could get adequate electricity and water there. Here, we are at the mercy of God, living without water for the past two days, and the supply of electricity is also not very good”. Relief Commissioner, Jammu, RK Pandita, while talking to The Tribune, denied any shortage of water in the township. He said the people there did not have any problem. Chief engineer, PHE, BR Dogra says at the time of construction of the town, the Relief Commissioner did not contact them for expert advice. As a result, the water supply project for Jagti is not up to the mark. Since they were not involved in the construction of the project, they cannot take over the project at this point of time. He, however, opined that the project should be outsourced to some agency so that it worked smoothly.
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‘Dor’ making a passion for them
Jammu, July 7 The “dor” is made on the roadside, parks and in any available space. Hundreds and thousands of meters of cotton thread is painstakingly prepared over many weeks to make it sharp enough to cut “dors” of other kites during competitions. The thin cotton thread gets its strength from the special treatment given to it which includes, the applying of paste made of glue and finely powdered glass, which is thinly spread on the thread in a special way to make it sharp. “Sometimes a coating of wax is also used on the string to make it slick and difficult to cut even additives. Eggs are also added to the mixture to make the cotton thread more lethal,” said Gurjeet Singh Sasan from Amritsar who had set up a makeshift “dor” shop at Gandhi Nagar. “The more lethal the cotton thread, the more the price of the ‘dor’ ball, which is sold at a price ranging from Rs 75 to Rs 400,” said another thread maker. “At times people pay double the money to buy strong ‘dor’. On also book orders for special ‘dors’. For many it is the passion beyond doubt,” said a ‘dor’ maker, Sunil Kumar, who has come all the way from Haryana.
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KAS toppers believe in hard work
Jammu, July 7 Mohit said, “I had not expected that I would top the list. However, due to my hard work and support of the family members, I have been able to top
the list”.
Mohit, who originally belongs to Sunderbani tehsil in Rajouri and presently resides at Subash Nagar, said he did engineering from MBS Engineering and Technology Institute in 2008. He said, “I preferred
civil services over engineering because I wanted to serve the society. I never imagined that
I would top the examination”. Never losing sight of her ambition, Pooja said she aims to work for the welfare of women in the state. With a degree in M.Sc Chemistry and Anthropology, she wishes to follow her brother’s footstep, who is currently undergoing training as a KPS cadet at Police Academy. |
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DIET organises science exhibition
Jammu, July 7 AC Aima, a senior official of the Education Department, said INSPIRE was a flagship programme of the Union Government which had fine components covering the entire range of education and research from class VI to postgraduate level. He urged students to develop scientific temper for the progress and prosperity of the country in the era of science and technology. He interacted with the students and teachers and appreciated the models that were displayed. Those who were present on the occasion included Darshan Lal, Om Prakash and PK Durani.
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Romeo Force launches tree-plantation drive
Rajouri, July 7 The aim of the plantation drive was to generate ecological awareness among the villagers of the region about the benefits of tree plantation under the theme “Keep Your Village Green”. In all, 500 saplings of various indigenous species were planted. The Commanding officer of the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, Col KP Mishra, said “Trees add beauty and grace to any community setting. They make life more enjoyable, peaceful, relaxing and offer a rich inheritance for the future generations. Trees also prevent soil erosion and water pollution, while at the same time; they recharge the ground water and sustain stream flow, which is the need of the hour”. Haji Karamat, Sarpanch, Basoni, said that he is grateful to the army officials for helping their village in tree plantation drive. The tree plantation drive is a part of the Romeo Force endeavor to constantly strive to reduce the carbon footprint in the area. T he campaign to upgrade the Ecology of the region, also includes similar plantation drives planned to be conducted at Keri, Manjakote, Saaj, Thana Mandi, Mendhar, LKG, Potha, Daraba, Kalai and JWG within the next one month, on a large scale and with the active support from local people and forest department officials.
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Arrested cop dies of ailment
Jammu, July 7 Reports said that Sub-Inspector Satnam Singh was a diabetic and had been suffering from some respiratory ailment for the past few months. He was receiving treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu. His family members have alleged that Singh was not given proper treatment in the custody. Nagar Singh, father of Jatinder Singh, alias Raja, who shot dead Amandeep Singh on August 29, 2009, was arrested along with five others, including former SSP, Jammu, Manohar Singh, for fudging of evidence. Jatinder Singh shot Amandeep dead outside his home in posh Shastri Nagar locality. —
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Wonder Boys Club, GB Riders victorious
Jammu, July 7 In reply, Baghi Islam Cricket Club managed to score only 109 runs by losing six wickets. Mansoor Ahmad scored half century for his team and was declared the man of the match. In another match, GB Riders Naseem Bagh defeated Youngsters Cricket Club by three wickets. Electing to bat first, Youngsters Cricket Club scored 140 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted overs. In reply, Riders Naseem Bagh did the needful in 18.3 overs for the loss of seven wickets. Junaid Ahmad of the winning team was adjudged the man of the match. —
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Protests over water, power scarcity in Katra
Katra July 7 Traffic remained disrupted on Katra -Udhampur, Katra-Jammu main road due to the blockade. Addressing the gathering, leaders expressed concern over the apathetic attitude of the state government to tackle with the problems of the common man and said that Reasi district was witnessing demonstrations on daily basis in different parts for proper power and water supply but the government was not taking any measures to solve their problems. Later, Police and civil administration came into action and assured the protesters that they will convey their demands to the concern authorities and assured suitable action within a week’s time. The protester then suspended the protest. |
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Local clubs dominate Football tourney
Jammu, July 7 In the first match, JKPDC-A defeated Jammu-A by 9-1. In the second match, DFA Baramulla defeated Jhelum Sports in a tie-breaker by 4-2. Uttrakhand defeated DFA Bandipora by 6-0, in the third match and DFA Anantnag defeated Young Iqbal by 4-0, in the fourth match. The matches were officiated by Nazir Ahmad, Nazir Sofi, Farooq Khan, Bilal Khan, Rakesh Kumar, Shabir Ahmad, Riyaz Ahmad, Hilal Ahmad, Sohan Kumar, Vijay Kumar and Javid Ahmad. The matches were witnessed RS Chib, Minister for Youth Services and Sports J&K, Daleep Thusoo, Secretary J&K State Sports Council, Ram Lubhaya, IPS ADGP Security J&K, J P Singh, Director Youth Services and Sports J&K, Rouf-Ul-Hassan, IGP Armed/IRP Kashmir, T Namgyal, DIG Armed Kashmir, S A Hamid, DIG IRP Kashmir, Sheikh Mehmood IPS, SSP PCR Srinagar, Kafiyat Haider CO JKAP-13th, CO IR 3rd Bn, Basant Kumar Rath, CO IR-3rd, Altaf Ahmad Khan CO JKAP 9th Bn, Mohd Yusuf Mir CO IR-2nd and M S Punoo CO JKAP-12th.
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Authority fails to identify land
Jammu, July 7 Sources said that Authority have slowed down the process after the opposition from the shopkeepers, who are against their eviction and also due to the lack of funds at the disposal of JDA for the construction of four such buildings in different parts of the city. The directions were given by Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Muhammad Sagar, in February this year during a high level meeting to review the modernisation plan of the Bus stand, which is in dilapidated condition. No major developmental work has taken place in past many years, despite that fact that it hosts thousands of passengers daily. It was further directed that officials would study the models of various newly constructed and renovated bus stands in the country before the modernisation plan is initiated. Four multi-storied parking buildings were proposed at Bus Stand, Super Bazzar, Doctors lane and Kachi Chawni. “The project has been put under cold storage as there is no coordination within the officials. The problem is that it is a huge project and needs a major investment,”said a senior officer from JDA. “When the night falls, one can easily see residents of the city and adjoining streets parking their vehicles in the lanes and by-lanes on both sides of the road. In case of emergency, ambulances don’t find space”, said Sudeep Sharma of Rehari colony.
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JCC beat NCC in Shaheed Kabir Memorial tourney
Jammu, July 7 Electing to bat first, NCC Udhampur scored 83 runs in 18.3 overs. Binny and Keshav were the only two batsmen to cross double figure mark. For Jammu Cricket Club, Vikrant took three important wickets. In reply, JCC reached the target in just 11.3 overs by losing one wicket in the process. Nitish was the top scorer with 26 runs. Mithun Manhas scored an unbeaten 24 runs with the help of three fours and a massive six. Vikrant of JCC was adjudged the man of the match. — TNS
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FCC Reds, RCC Blues script wins
Jammu, July 7 In reply, FCC Blues Hawal scored only 92 runs. Basharat with 30 runs was the highest scorer. Showkat and Saleem took two wickets each for Reds. In another match, RCC Blues defeated PCC Pattan by 14 runs. Batting first, RCC Blues scored 192 runs for the loss of five wickets. Tariq, Mohsin and Hashim were the notable contributors. For PCC, Mushtaq took two wickets. In reply, PCC Pattan scored 182 runs. Samiullah with 48 runs and Altaf with 24 runs were the main scorers. Mudasir took three and Hashim took four wickets for RCC. Earlier, FCC blues defeated SFD Reds by 21 runs. Batting first, FCC Blues scored 149 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Basit with 30 runs and Shakeel with 23 runs were top scorers. Asif and Adil took two wickets each for SFD. In reply, SFD Reds could manage only 128 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated overs. Shabir took four wickets for FCC. |
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today inspected various development works in Jammu city. Amid rain, the Chief Minister landed in Jammu and visited various places.
The Power Grid today completed the rectification work at the 400-KV D/C Baglihar-Kishenpur transmission line in a record time of six hours and 46 minutes.
Owing to the unprecedented snowfall during last winter, the middle X-arm of circuit-II and earth wire peak of circuit-I of tower no. 5 of the 400-KV D/C Baglihar-Kishenpur transmission line near Peera Top was badly damaged.
Jammu, July 7
Growing power and water crisis in Katra, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, led to protests at
Katra.
The protesters, led by former president MC Katra, Amrish Mangorta, blocked the roads near bus stand chowk junction and disrupted movement of vehicles to the holy town for over 2 hours. Hence, causing inconvenience to thousands of pilgrims visiting the holy cave shrine.
The loopholes in the construction of the township are quite evident from the problems being faced by the people there. The township has not been getting water supply for the past two days, and this is not for the first time that they are facing such problem. Earlier, there had been an acute shortage of electricity for two months soon after the ‘Darbar’ moved to Srinagar and then water shortage during the extreme summer season.