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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Jammu region
MC’s claims exposed
Valley reels under heat
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12 vehicles with tinted glasses impounded
Youth Cong presents a united face
Fund crunch delays recruitment of safai karamcharis
Kupwara-Batpora road in deplorable condition
Earthquake rumours create panic in Srinagar
Two suffer electric shocks
Woman dies of burn injuries
5 cases settled at lok adalat
11 hurt in road mishap
Parents seek action against ‘defaulter’ sports associations
SOS Gujral clinch U-19 hockey title
Speedball team leaves for championship
Jammu dist seal berth in football tournament
GHSS, Bhour Camp, lift kabaddi title
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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Jammu region
Poonch/Batote, August 22 One person, Mohammad Tariq, was killed and three hurt in as a house collapsed in Galuta Mendhar yesterday. Officiating Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Anwar Hussain Shah said, "A compensation of Rs 1.5 lakh from the relief fund has been given to the next kin of the deceased. Tents and other necessary items have been provided to the victims." Two persons namely Zubair, 25 and Abdul Gani, 27, sustained injuries in the house collapse and they were admitted to the sub-district hospital in Mendhar. Total 10 houses collapsed in the district. Seven houses that collapsed were in Khanater while three were in Mendhar. The DC said the heavy rainfall had also exposed the poor planning of the Surankote Municipal Committee as drain water entered dozens of houses in Iqbal Nagar and Bela Mohalla causing loss of property and livestock. Due to blockage of a nullah in Surankote town, water entered over 15 shops causing extensive loss. The residents said they were with their family members when drain water suddenly entered their houses. Waterlogging has caused huge loss to them, they added. “The Surankote municipality is well aware that the nullah water enters our houses and shops during rainy season every year but nothing has been done in this regard,” residents rued. Shopkeepers said that lakhs of rupees were being spent on drains and laning of roads in Surankote but the problems still persisted. Shopkeepers have to bear the brunt of heavy rainfall every year but the administration is in a deep slumber, residents said. “We have met the district administration a number of times about the poor drainage system in Surankote but nothing concrete has been done so far,” they said. The residents said this had not only exposed poor planning of the civic body but also showed how the Border Road Organisation (BRO) had done low quality work. They further said roads in poor condition could be seen near the sub-district hospital, police station, Draba, Khaneter, Bhainch and Jhullas in Surankote. They also demanded a probe into the manner in which roads had been constructed by the BRO in the district. Not only this, the rain also washed away portions of agriculture land in some places. People living in flood-prone areas are moving to safe places. Additional DC, Poonch, Jatinder Singh along with revenue officials today rushed to the affected areas. “We have sent teams to assess the losses and necessary action will be taken accordingly,” said Singh. Meanwhile, according to a report from Batote, at least two kutcha houses collapsed while standing crop in about one acre land, several pavements, water pipes and retention walls at agriculture fields were damaged in the heavy downpour that continued overnight in Ramban district today. Official sources confirmed that two kutcha houses collapsed in Daachhan village of Gool in the wee hours today. But there was no report of loss of life or injury to anybody. Furniture and goods at six shops and two restaurants housed in a shopping complex situated along the highway near Kowbagh Naka were damaged following a landslide across the highway today morning. Because of the blockage of the pipes beneath a newly-constructed culvert at Boon Badi village of Gami village, standing crops in about an acre of land belonging to different farmers, a 100 metre portion of Batote-Gami link road, a pavement leading to Boon Badi mosque besides several retention walls of fields were badly damaged. Nazir Ahmed Mir, sarpanch of Bairoon Batote, attributed all these losses to the faulty construction of the culvert by the PWD, Ramban, whose engineers allegedly constructed a small culvert with three big pipes beneath it instead of constructing a bridge as approved at a cost of Rs.13.50 lakh. Naib tehsildar, Batote, SJ Sharma, visited the spot along with his staff and has sent the damage assessment report to ACR, Ramban, GS
Thakur. Probe demanded
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MC’s claims exposed
Jammu, August 22 Drains were completely choked and water entered houses causing losses to property in many places. Reports said that water entered houses in Dogra Chown, Jewel Chowk, BS Road, Canal Road, Bhagwati Nagar, Beli Charana, Sanjay Nagar, Qasim Nagar, Gangyal, Gadigarh, Shastri Nagar locality adjacent to the canal, Cooperative Society Milk Satwari, Ward No 2, Bishnah Shiv Colony and RS Pura here. Household articles were damaged while many residents remained virtually cut off from the rest of the city for hours. People also staged protest at the Qasim Nagar area against the civic body. Water level in the Chenab and Tawi has also increased. As per the Flood Control Department, water level in the Chenab at Akhnoor was 28.6 ft on Wednesday, just two feet below the danger mark. Heavy rain is expected in the next few days in
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Valley reels under heat
Srinagar, August 22 The minimum temperature recorded last night in Srinagar city was five degrees above normal as residents, who were celebrating the last day of Eid-ul-Fitr festival after a tough month-long dawn-to-dusk fasting, felt the pinch of the sweltering heat. The city recorded a minimum of 21.9 degrees Celsius, which was five degrees above normal, state Meteorological Department said. In the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the day-time temperature today remained three degrees above normal. The weather department said the maximum day-time temperature in Srinagar yesterday was at 32.4 degrees Celsius. Kupwara district in north Kashmir was the hottest place in the Valley, recording maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, Kashmir recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius, which was four degrees above normal. This is the fourth consecutive day when the maximum temperature has remained three or more degrees above normal and the minimum temperature has remained five to six degrees above the normal season temperature. An official at the Meteorological Department here said they are expecting a respite in the heat wave from tonight. “There is forecast for rain. These monsoon rains are expected to last for two days. If we get adequate rains, the temperature will see a considerable drop,” Assistant Director Meteorological Department AR Zargar said. He blamed the heat wave on the little rainfall this season. This season the Valley has witnessed scarce rainfall resulting in “dry and hot” weather over Kashmir for most of the time since mid-July. An ice-cream parlour owner in Srinagar city said he had an unexpected rush in the past two days. “I am already out of stock. I was not realising that it will sell so much. Everyone is buying an ice-cream. It is the sun that has increased the sale,” Jan Mohammad, who owns an ice-cream shop at city outskirts, said. It is rare for Kashmir, which is famous as a tourist resort with pleasant weather, to have temperature rise six degrees above normal. For a fortnight since mid-July, the temperature had remained three degrees above normal before a few days of light and intermittent rainfall brought the mercury down. |
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Students cock a snook at traffic rules
Jammu, August 22 Though the department has fixed an age limit for attaining the driving licence, many parents encourage the practice of gifting a bike or a car to their minor wards and then allow them to drive on busy roads, which at times leads to serious accidents. Sources said school managements remained a mute spectator to this serious violation by allowing students to enter their institutions along with their bikes. The managements maintained that parents should be held responsible for this. “Most students studying in Class XII have attained the age of 18 years and possess driving licences,” claimed a Principal of a private school. “It is for the parents to decide whether to send their wards to school on the school bus, which is being provided by the management, or allow them to ride a bike to reach their destination, which is a risky affair,” he added. “No doubt, there are certain students who don’t have a licence but continue to enjoy the freedom being given by their parents to drive vehicles, which is fraught with danger,” the Principal maintained. Virender Salathia, Road Transport Officer (RTO), Jammu, said, “The department has issued clear-cut instructions regarding issuance of the driving licence. The department is trying its level best to ensure that only those eligible are granted the licence. Parents are putting the lives of their minor wards in danger by purchasing motorbikes for them.” “We do not issue licences without conducting driving tests. The knowledge of traffic rules and regulations is also a must,” Salathia said. |
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Stray cattle pose threat to motorists
Jammu, August 22 Stray cattle on roads at Bahu Plaza, Gandhi Nagar, the railway station and the adjoining areas are a common sight. Rajeev, a city-based businessman, said the authorities and residents were yet to realise the seriousness of the issue. He said, “It is shocking that a majority of the people don’t seem to be bothered about the issue. I think we have come to accept such situations. There is an urgent need for checking the stray cattle menace on city roads.” “Many people have suffered injuries due to the stray cattle menace. Last year, a motorcycle-borne youth met with an accident after his bike hit a buffalo near the University of Jammu. He had to undergo treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, for one week,” he added. Tanya, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, said it had been noticed that at times farmers deliberately left their cattle on streets so that the animals could graze on roadsides. She said, “People owning cattle should realise their responsibility and should not allow them to roam freely. As for stray cattle, the authorities should ensure that the roads are cleared of them.” The Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, was not available for comments.
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12 vehicles with tinted glasses impounded
Srinagar, August 22 The action followed after the August 20 deadline set by the local authorities here asking the users to remove tinted films from their vehicles, ended
on Monday. “We have impounded 12 vehicles, some of them are private and the rest are government vehicles,” said a senior traffic
police official. He said the number of impounded vehicles was less today because fewer vehicles were plying on the city roads. “We expect more vehicles will be impounded in
coming days. The drive against erring drivers will be launched extensively,” he said. In April this year, the Supreme Court had banned the use of tinted films on vehicles. |
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Rail services partially suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar, August 22 A railway official said, “Due to heavy rush on Eid, many youngsters boarded the train at various stations yesterday and damaged the train.” “The estimated damage was worth Rs 20 lakh. We had to cancel one train today between Qazigund and Baramulla due to repair works,” said an official of the Indian Railways. The rail service is a big hit among the people, especially during the Eid festivity as other mode of transports are usually not available. Railways’ itinerary in Kashmir
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Youth Cong presents a united face
Jammu, August 22 First time after the keenly-contested elections of the state YC in May, all office-bearers of the YC shared a common platform today in the presence of Chetan Chauhan, national secretary of the YC. Sources said it was due to Chauhan’s efforts that leaders of both factions ironed out their differences and shared a common platform. Although general secretary Rashid Choudhary was not present in today’s rally, sources said he had some pre-occupation. Chetan Chauhan, Shah Nawaz Choudhary, state president of the YC, Pranav Shagotra, vice-president, RS Pathanai, general secretary, Manjit Singh Jatt, general secretary, and Abid Kashmiri, general secretary, were present in today’s rally. As part of their campaign, leaders of the YC demanded that the 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution should be extended to Jammu and Kashmir and the Panchayati Raj Act of the state should be brought on a par with the rest of the country. Speaking on the occasion, Chauhan said panchayats were institutions of democracy and these should be strengthened. He said the YC would intensify its campaign for strengthening these institutions. Choudhary, in his address, asked YC activists to go to the people at the grassroots level and apprise them of the policies and programmes of the Congress. Shagotra said a strong panchayati raj system was the dream of the late Rajiv Gandhi, who brought the 73rd and 74th amendments to strengthen these institutions. He regretted that these amendments were not extended to the state. |
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Fund crunch delays recruitment of safai karamcharis
Jammu, August 22 Sources said the corporation had decided to continue its earlier practice of giving contract to NGOs to keep the city clean. Officials said the shortage of manpower could create problems in the upkeep of the expanding city, which is inhabited by more than 12 lakh people. At present, the corporation has engaged nearly 2,000 safai karamcharis. However, they are not able to cope with the increasing workload in the city. For the past few years, the corporation has been engaging the services of NGOs to keep the city clean. Recently, the government had announced that it will consider relaxation in qualification to fill vacant posts in the municipal corporations of Jammu and Srinagar. However, the process has been put on hold. The sources said a majority of the safai karamcharis were from outside the state. Since they were non-state subjects, it was coming in the way of the regularisation of hundreds of workers engaged on contact for the past over a decade. At present, the minimum qualification for applying for a post of safai karamchari is Class VIII. Unions have been demanding lowering of the qualification bar. They maintain that many of those eager to apply for these posts have not studied till Class VIII. The government had recently said the regularisation process of nearly 400 safai karamcharis would be started in a phased manner. The announcement had come after the union representing them had gone on strike, affecting sanitation work in the city. Mark Gill, a union member, said, “It is unfortunate that the process has been delayed. There are hundreds of workers awaiting regularisation. The delay in fresh recruitment is also putting a burden on the existing staff.” Apart from the regularisation of workers working on an ad hoc, consolidated, contractual or daily wage basis, unions have been demanding better working conditions for them. Joint Commissioner Babu Ram said, “The process has been put on hold and a decision will be taken only after the government gives its approval. Till then, the help of NGOs will be taken to keep the city clean.” Before the formation of the JMC in 2005, there were 23 wards in the city. As the city expanded, the government decided to create 48 new wards, covering new colonies which came up during the past two decades. Now, there are 71 municipal wards under the municipal limits. ngos to get contract
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Kupwara-Batpora road in deplorable condition
Kupwara, August 22 “The road is dotted with big potholes. It is hardly motorable,” said Javid Ahmad Malik, a local resident. Locals alleged that the road had not been repaired by the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department for the past over 10 years. The road assumes significance as it is the only surface link to over 20 villages, including Khanpora, Mirwayan, Bungam, Balkoot, Soonerpora, Balhama, Khoshra, Batpora, Guchipora, Chopan Mohalla, Kanwal Nard, Wani Mohalla, Khan Mohalla, Bahramdari, Trumnard, Mir Basti, and few other hamlets. According to locals, several accidents have occurred on the worn-out road in the past years and many drivers have suspended their services on this road to prevent further damage to their vehicles. A major portion of the road along Trumbnard stream had been washed away by floods few years ago but it has not been repaired to date. “Due to 15-km ragged stretch, many Sumo drivers have suspended their service. Many a time, locals have to cover the distance on foot,” said Shamas-u-din of Batpora. In emergency situations like that of an expectant woman’s delivery, people face immense difficulties in taking the patient to sub-district hospital at Kupwara. “We have to carry the expectant women on bed. Ferrying them in a vehicle could prove fatal,” said Jan Mohammad, a local resident. Dust emanating from the dilapidated road causes respiratory disorders, especially to children. “Even a slight wind makes the atmosphere dusty and children prone to chest infections are the worst-hit,” said Basahrat Ahmad, a student. The villagers said they have held several demonstrations in the past demanding repair of the road but in vain. Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department Kupwara told The Tribune that 1-km stretch of the road falling under the R&B department had been repaired. “Maintenance of the rest of the road is the responsibility of Beacon,” he said adding that a few kilometres of the road have be repaired under the PMGSY scheme. The villagers have appealed to Minister of Rural Development to intervene into the matter and get the vital stretch repaired.
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Earthquake rumours create panic in Srinagar
Srinagar, August 22 As the false news spread, some locals made frantic calls to their friends and relatives telling them to take precautionary measures. “I got a call from a friend at midnight telling me that an earthquake is expected. He sounded very nervous but I told him not to panic as I had heard of no such announcement on radio or television,” said Abdul Rauf, a resident of Batamaloo area of the city. Coordinator of Natural Disaster Management Cell (NDMC) Aamir Ali said he received many calls from locals, asking about the authenticity of the news. “Reportedly some mischievous persons have spread rumours on the Facebook about possibility of an earthquake at a particular time and place, which has created panic in some areas of Srinagar. I am getting phone calls from people to confirm the authenticity of the prediction,” Ali said. However, he said, there was nothing to panic as there was no mechanism to predict earthquakes. “It is necessary to inform everyone that earthquakes cannot be predicted. However, we should all take preventive measures to reduce the damage whenever it occurs,” said the message posted by Ali on the Facebook. Others too said the rumour had led to panic. “Around 1 am, a friend of mine came to my room and advised me to remain awake…he forced me to remain in a garden,” said Musa Khan, a student.
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Paddy blast to wreak havoc if dry spell continues
Kupwara, August 22 Following the outbreak of paddy blast, locally known as Rai, in Nagri and few other areas of Handwara, agriculture teams have sprayed fungicides, including tricyclozol and adphenphos on affected crops to put a check on
the disease. The teams are constantly monitoring the ripening of paddy crop in its peak season. According to experts, the deadly diseases often hit the crops in the month of August and the prevailing adverse climatic conditions have rendered the crops susceptible to
diseases. “As the temperature hovers around 30 degrees Celsius during day time and 20 degrees Celsius at night, the paddy crop becomes increasingly vulnerable to deadly diseases,” said Mushtaq Ahmad, Chief Agricultural Officer, Kupwara. “Prevailing humidity is yet another cause of concern for the department. Relative humidity around 90 per cent is often experienced in the month of August. Fourteen hours of light and 10 hours of darkness are other factors, which lead to outbreak
of the disease,” said an official. To deal with the potential outbreak of the diseases effectively, the Agriculture Department has stored adequate quota of fungicides at stores across
the district. The rain-fed crops wilting due to want of water are more susceptible to diseases. “Blast affects the rain-fed crops with much more intensity due to low or no moisture content,” said Mushtaq. The farmers alleged that the Irrigation Department had miserably failed to evenly distribute the water through lift
irrigation. “Lift irrigation is a failure. The crops could have been prevented from wilting by even distribution of water,” said Gh Mohi-u-din, a farmer. The department held various awareness sessions with sarpanches from across the district at regular intervals to alert more farmers about the diseases. The disease
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J&K Bank gets Best Banker Award
Jammu, August 22 The bank was also declared runners-up for best banker in priority sector growth and agricultural credit. The awards were received on behalf of chairman and CEO Mushtaq Ahmad by president and zonal head Abdul Hamid Banday from Union Minister for Industries and Commerce Anand Sharma. C Rangarajan, chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, was also present on the occasion. The Sunday Standard, that is a part of the Chennai-based The New Indian Express Group, had engaged Indicus Analytics, India’s premier economic research agency, to conduct a stringent survey and find out India’s best bankers. The CEOs of all 78 scheduled commercial banks operating in India were considered for the rating. The survey had rated chairman and CEO Mushtaq Ahmad as top ranked CEO for being accomplished in all aspects of banking. The survey had highlighted his skillfull leadership qualities by mentioning the bank’s all round and consistent growth in its operations under his leadership. Since his taking over, the bank’s business turnover had increased by over Rs 24,000 crore, going from Rs 62,000 crore in September 2010 to Rs 86,424 crore in March 2012. The bank had posted an all time high profit of Rs 803 crore for the financial year March 31, 2012. The surveyors had hailed the J&K Bank’s contribution in facilitating the workings of the economy.
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Two injured in road accident
Katra, August 22 The police said a Tata Sumo, bearing registration number JK11- 2193, was on its way from Reasi to Pouni when it fell into a 50-foot-deep gorge near Kheral. The injured were identified as Ashok Kumar (37), a resident of Rajouri, and Sunil Kumar (23), a resident of Udhampur. The injured were shifted to the government hospital at Reasi. The police said the area had become accident-prone due to heavy rain during the past five days.
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Two suffer electric shocks
Jammu, August 22 Sources said Neelam Kumar and Yudhvir Singh, both residents of Basohli, suffered electric shocks when they came in contact with a wire hanging from a tree, which was probably detached from an electric pole due to heavy rain. The injured are undergoing treatment in the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. — TNS |
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Woman dies of burn injuries
Jammu, August 22 According to reports, the woman, a resident of Kathua, was taken to the district hospital, Kathua, after she sustained burn injuries on August 16. Later, doctors attending on her referred her to the GMCH. She died yesterday and her body was handed over to her family members after a postmortem. — TNS
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5 cases settled at lok adalat
Ramnagar, August 22 The chairperson apprised the participants of the rights of the people under the Legal Services Authority Act, besides the concept of lok adalats. Bar members, litigants and a large number of people participated in the
lok adalat. Eleven cases were taken up, of which five were disposed of through negotiations and reconciliation. |
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11 hurt in road mishap
Batote, August 22 The injured were admitted to the Batote hospital, from where four of them were referred to the
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Parents seek action against ‘defaulter’ sports associations
Jammu, August 22 Sources said that about 10 such defaulter associations were adopting tactics to lure the youngsters for participating in ‘unauthorised’ tournaments. Earlier, the J&K State Sports Council sternly intimated these associations that they would not be entitled for any financial aid to send teams for the nationals. The state sports council had taken a hard stance after it was found that the certificates, medals and positions earned by sportspersons in the games organised by such bodies would later lead to arbitrary eligibility, especially when candidates approached the sports council for benefits under sports category seeking jobs and admissions in various professional courses. Sources said that most of the sportspersons who came in contact with these sports bodies were initially reluctant to compete in competitions organised by them but later these associations succeeded in convincing them to do so. However, it later emerged that the medals which were bagged in these championships were not considered for seeking government jobs under SRO-349. “Earlier, we allowed our children to compete in unauthorised competitions because we thought that fetching a medal will help them getting a job but now we have realised the reality,” said a parent. Sources said the sports council had issued a notification for informing general public, educational institutions and NGOs clearly stating that sportspersons should compete in only such tournaments which were directly organised by the respective state-sports associations or any club recognised by the J&K State Sports Council or the Government of India or the Indian Olympic Association.
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SOS Gujral clinch U-19 hockey title
Jammu, August 22 In the other matches, the HSS Gole Gujral, defeated the HSS Simbal Camp, by 4-2 while SOS Gole Gujral had last laugh against the HSS Gole Gujral by3-0. In the U-19 boys badminton, Army Public School, Domana dispatched Delhi Public School, Jammu by 2-0 to bag the top honours. DPS trounced MIER by 2-0 and APS toppled KC Public School in two straight sets in the semi-finals. In the quarterfinals, DPS overwhelmed Oriental Academy, MIER outplayed Heritage, KC pipped SRML and APS defeated BSF, Paloura. In the U-19 boys table tennis, JK Public School subdued KC Public School by 3-1 in the summit showdown to win the title. KC Public trounced DPS by 3-1, while the JK Public toppled Model Academy by 3-0. In the U-19 taekwondo, Vishal Malhotra of SP Smart School fetched a yellow metal in the below 46 kg category while Visheshwar Anthral of Oriental Academy bagged a silver medal in same category. In the below 50 kg category, Saomit Sharma of DPS claimed a gold medal while Gagandeep Singh of Oriental Academy bagged a silver medal. Rajat Bhagat of Luthra Academy clinched a gold medal in the below 54 kg category while Sudhir Jajuri won a silver medal. In the U-19 judo, Varun Khatri of JK Public claimed a gold medal in +71 kg whereas Ankush Choudhary of the BSF, Paloura bagged a gold medal in below 71 kg. Arjun Mangotra of Shastri Memorial Higher Secondary School, Rehari claimed a silver medal in below 71 kg while Shiv Kapahi of SRML claimed a gold medal in below 65 kg. Abhishek Choudhary of JK Public bagged a gold medal in the below 60 kg. Happy of Centre Basic HSS, Jammu won a silver medal. The below 55 kg gold medal went to Sahil Sharma of Shastri Memorial HSS Jammu, while silver medal in the same category was won by Shubam Singh of SRML. In the below 50 kg category, Kulveer Raj of Ranbir HSS claimed a gold medal while Virbhadra Singh of MHAC Nagbani bagged a silver medal. In U-19 wushu, Gurmohit Singh of the BSF claimed a gold medal in the below 45 kg. Ashwani Singh of Oriental Academy bagged a silver medal. In the below 48 kg, Navjot Singh of the BSF School pocketed a gold medal while Mohit Kumar of Ranbir HSS claimed a silver medal. Sahil Tratha of the HSS Bishnah, won a gold medal in the below 52 kg while Ashish Sudan of the BSF, Paloura, won a silver medal in the same category. In the below 56 kg, Rohir Singh of the GHPS clinched a gold medal while Nitin of New Shakti Vidya Mandir won a silver medal. In the below 65 kg, Raman Choudhary of Anand Public School bagged a gold medal, while in the below 70 kg weight category, Rajat Charak of the BHSS Bishnah, claimed a gold medal and Vikas Dayal of BSF Paloura bagged a silver medal. Yasir Hussain of Golden Shiksha School, Jammu won a gold medal in the below 75 kg while Venposh Raina of the BSF, Paloura claimed a silver medal in the same weight category.
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Speedball team leaves for championship
Jammu, August 22 Ronika Nanda and Sunny Nanda are accompanying the team as manager and coach, respectively. The team: Uditi Verma, Rhea Tikku, Pranay Gupta, Anmol Mahajan, Jasdeep Singh, Shreya Sharma, Manthan Pandoo, Arunam Singh, Gurmanjeet Singh, Chetanjeet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Sanskriti Nanda, Jatin Kaul, Sarthak Luthra, Vaibhav Mahajan, Veer Manu Singh, Satvik Gupta, Sugandh Mehta, Harsh Sharma, Archit Saroha, Suzan Nanda, Shivani Shorha, Sakshi Vaid, Mrinank Mahajan, Harshvardhan Singh, Shoria Vardhan Billowria, Ansh Dhar, Parth Gadoo, Manav Jamwal, Hardik Pandita, Himanshu Bhat.
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Jammu dist seal berth in football tournament
Jammu, August 22 Jammu district had achieved the feat by scripting wins in the U-14 and the U-17 age groups in the divisional-level inter-district tournament held at the GGM Science College football ground organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) under an overall supervision of Ashok Kumar, Deputy Director, Jammu. In the U-14 boys finals, Jammu drubbed Udhampur by a solitary goal in a keen contest. In the U-17 boys final, Jammu thrashed Rajouri by 3-0 in a one-sided contest. In all, 64 footballers from the three districts of Jammu participated in the event. Prominent among those present on the occasion were ZPEOs Manorama Sharma, Pushpa Sharma, Sarita Pandha, PEMs Jaswant Singh, Rakesh Kakar and PET Rattan Lal. The matches were officiated by Bharat Bhushan Khajuria, Mohinder Singh, Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Rohit and Kushay Kumar.
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GHSS, Bhour Camp, lift kabaddi title
Jammu, August 22 In the U-19 volleyball final, the HSS, Fallain Mandal, trounced the HSS, Channi Himmat, in the straight sets by 2-0. The title clashes in the disciplines of kho-kho and wrestling will be held tomorrow. The matches were conducted under the supervision of Kiran Jyoti, zonal physical education officer, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Prominent among the others present on the occasion were PEMs Chanderkanta, Saleem-ur-Rehman, Hardev Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Ramesh Padha, Jitender Kour, Tarseem Lal and Bunty Jad.
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The continuous rainfall for the past two days has badly hit the normal life in Poonch district, especially the Surankote area where drain water entered many houses and shops.
Kupwara, August 22
