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Navratra festivity takes off
Fervour abounds in Katra too
Darbar move set to increase traffic woes
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LPG shortage spurs induction stove demand
House sealed for violating NORMS
World Food Day observed in Rajouri
Student groups pay tributes to martyrs, boycott classes
Members of ABVP pay tribute to commemorate the Martyrs’ Day at Shaheedi Sthal in Jammu on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh
Quota in block development councils must for tribals: Gujjars
Sports deptt of JU takes serious note of participation of non-students
MC starts cleanliness drive in Rajouri
Post office inaugurated at Domana
Chief Postmaster General John Samuel inaugurates a post office at Dumana in Jammu on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
State shooters bag medals in north-zone championship
Tomojit wins Patnitop chess meet
Inter-school skating competitions
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Navratra festivity takes off
Jammu, October 16 The arrangements had started a few days before the start of the festival, while the devotees were seen thronging the temple precincts since the wee hours today. Security was tightened in and around the fort. Raghunath Businessmen Association organised a 10-day-long Navratri Festival that was inaugurated by Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pradeep Gupta, who later distributed bronze idols of Mata Vaishno Devi to pilgrims and tourists present on With the launch of Navratri Festival, Raghunath Bazaar Businessmen Association Jammu has started about month-long celebrations of a festive season that will culminate on Diwali. These celebrations are being held in connection with 157th year celebrations of the Raghunath Bazaar Jammu. The theme of this year’s celebrations is “Atithi Devo Bhav” and there will be special stress on felicitating and honouring pilgrims and tourists visiting Jammu as well as the locals. Announcing the detailed programme of the celebrations, Baldev Khullar, president of the association, said from October 16 to October 24, the entire bazaar will be illuminated. From 5 to 6 pm every day, the tourists and pilgrims will be welcomed by RBBA with gifts to be given away by university students.
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Fervour abounds in Katra too
Katra October 16 The festival is being organised by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Tourism Department in collaboration with the District Administration, Reasi and local bodies. As part of the inaugural ceremony, a magnificent shobha yatra depicting the rich cultural heritage of the state amid a spiritual ambience was taken out from the Asia Crossing, which culminated at the bus stand.
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Darbar move set to increase traffic woes
25,000 more vehicles will choke Jammu roads Arteev Sharma Tribune News Service
Jammu, October 16
Traffic Police, which is grappling with the major problem of shortage of manpower, has been exploring options to streamline movement of vehicles. “There are around 5.5 lakh vehicles in Jammu. The figure is nearly half of the total vehicular population of the state. The city roads generally remain cloc-a-block, with traffic moving at snail’s pace. The road length in the city is just 704.22 kilometre while the density of vehicles is 574 per kilometre,” an official told The Tribune. According to official statistics, a traffic cop controls around 1,700 vehicles on Jammu roads as the department is battling with severe manpower crunch, the official said, adding that though the traffic signals have been made functional and it will the maiden Darbar move since the installation of these signals, it will hardly make any difference to the chaotic traffic scenario on roads. As part of the Darbar move, the Civil Secretariat - seat of government - and other government offices are scheduled to close in Srinagar on October 25 and will reopen in Jammu, the state’s winter capital, on November 5. “Around 25,000 vehicles, including those of ministers, bureaucrats and other officials will stay put at Jammu for the next six months with the shifting of the Civil Secretariat. In the wake of prevailing chaos on the city roads, the VVIP and VIP movement will make things more difficult for the traffic police, which is presently facing shortage of 50 per cent manpower,” sources added. Sources said nearly 20,000 fresh vehicles have also been added to the city traffic since the shifting of the Civil Secretariat and other offices to Srinagar in April. “If one goes by the figures of Regional Transport Office (RTO) Jammu, close to 3,000 vehicles were added to Jammu roads on a monthly basis. It will be a tough time for commuters as well as traffic cops while they go about putting up with traffic snarls,” sources said. SSP (traffic), Jammu, Manmohan Singh, said, “We are hopeful traffic movement will be better this time because of installation of traffic signals.”
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LPG shortage spurs induction stove demand
Jammu, October 16
Wholesale dealers in Jammu claim sale of induction stoves in Jammu region has increased manifold while previously, the phenomenon was mainly concentrated in Ladakh and Kashmir. “Earlier, we used to supply these stoves mainly to Kargil and Leh as during winters, these areas are cut-off from the rest of the country and are dependent on these heaters. As the state is short of cylinders, people are now demanding these electric heaters in Jammu too,” said Ashok Gupta, a wholesale dealer from Shaheedi Chowk. “A non-subsidised domestic cylinder will cost over Rs 950 while average cost for an electric induction stove for a family of five doesn't exceed Rs 800 per month,” he added. Shopkeepers claim the sale will further increase once the secretariat moves to Jammu, as most people working with the secretariat are not residents of Jammu. Hence, they are to go through a cumbersome process for procuring LPG cylinders. Thus, for them, the electric induction stoves arguably make for a better option. Induction stoves and microwaves have their limitations, but despite problems, people are buying them. Resident Sarita Bakshi said, "One can only use steel utensils on an induction stove. Moreover, it is not possible to fry vegetables on it, but still, I am buying one as it saves both time and money." “My aunt lives in Ludhiana and she gave me the idea of using the induction stove as they have been using it for long. I have been using it for the last few weeks and have noticed that the meter reading is not that fast. Paying electricity bills is far better than struggling for LPG cylinders,” she added.
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House sealed for violating NORMS
Jammu, October 16 A team of the enforcement wing sealed a plot No: 219, Sec No: 6, Channi Himat, Housing Colony, belonging to Subash Malhotra s/o Kedar Nath under Section 8 (1) of the J&K Control of Building Operation Act, 1988. Sources said the person was violating the land use from the residential to commercial one and was also raising the construction in violation of the approved building plan, which was creating problem for the local residents. Commissioner KL Khajuria said the owner was served notice several times to stop the construction but he was not paying any heed and action was taken today. Besides this, the enforcement staff also continued the anti encroachment drive to clear the footpaths, pavements and part of the road side in the areas of Channi Himat and the marble market. During the drive, the team seized goods, articles and material like canopy, quilts, benches, beds, plants, flower pots and sign boards which were kept by the shopkeepers by encroaching upon the footpaths, pavements and part of the roadside. The drive has been conducted with the help of the police from Channi Himat police station and from the district Police Lines, Jammu. Khajuria said the illegal occupation of footpath was one of the major concerns in the city. They had no proposal yet for removed the stalls established. “If people inform us about the encroachment we will remove them as soon as possible,” he said.
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World Food Day observed in Rajouri
Rajouri, October 16 Dr Punit Choudhary, SMS Agro forestry, KVK, Rajouri, briefed the audience about the importance of the World Food Day and elaborated upon the current theme of the Food and agriculture Organisation (FAO). Dr Kamlesh Bali, Jr Scientist RARS, Rajouri, presented a detailed view about the World Food Day at the global-level. Prof RP Sharma, principal, SVS college requested the SKUAST-J scientist to organise such more programmes so that the students’ remains in touch with the latest activities related to agriculture and allied sectors.—OC
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Student groups pay tributes to martyrs, boycott classes
Jammu, October 16 Jammu Joint Students Federation (JJSF) started its three-day-long fast at Shaheedi Sathal on the premises of Government Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu. The activists led by JJSF president Rajinder Singh along with the Principal of GGM Science College and all the staff members along with students of the college lightened the traditional lamp at Shaheedi Sthal and offered floral tributes to martyrs’. Later, four activists of JJSF namely Rajinder Singh, Rahul Verma, Abhinav Sharma and Sunil Kumar sat on fast in memory of martyrs’ who laid their lives for the cause of Jammu region. Speaking on occasion, Rajinder Singh said that every year October 16, 17 and 18 were observed as the Martyrs Day in Jammu as in 1966 four of the students namely Brij Mohan, Subash Chander, Gulshan Handa, Guru Charan Singh had faced brutal action of the then administration while raising their voice against the discrimination with Jammu region and laid their lives for the sake of Jammu people. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also paid floral tribute to martyrs’ at Shahidi Sthal. A number of ABVP activists from various institutions under the leadership of state secretary Raghav Sharma gathered at Shahidi Sthal and recalled the role of martyrs’ during the agitation of 1966. The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Front also paid floral tribute to student martyrs’ and remembered their contributions. The JKDF activists under the leadership of its district president assembled outside GGMSC and garlanded the statues of martyrs’. The students of all government degree colleges, however, boycotted their classes and will continue to remain away from class work till October 18.
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Quota in block development councils must for tribals: Gujjars
Jammu, October 16 However, they hailed the support extended by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had demanded that the SC/ST and women should be provided reservation. The community said the reservation in the democratic institutions was must for the empowerment of the tribals. Addressing a press conference, Jammu and Kashmir Gujjar Bakerwal Conference chief spokesperson Dr Gafoor Ahmed said the successive governments in the state had denied rights to the tribal community despite they represented 25 per cent of the population. Dr Gafoor said no democratic process could be successful without the participation of the Gujjar and Bakerwals in the state, who had played a major role in the development of the state for the last six decades. Hailing the support extended by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior Gujjar leader Anwar Choudhary said the tribal community was seeking justice from the administration. “Without reservation for weaker sections in the society, there is no fun of conducing elections. The administration is always ignoring the weaker sections”, Choudhary said. The organisation said the Panchayat elections held in 2011, was a historic milestone in the democratic history of the state, but the state government was trying to scuttle the process. “About 80 per cent of the electorate exercised their right to franchise in the process, but efforts are being made to derail the process by some vested interests,” said Maulana Shah Muhammad, general secretary of the organisation. Among the others present on the occasion were Haji Misri Khan and Amir-Ud-Din Kassana.
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Sports deptt of JU takes serious note of participation of non-students
Vikas Sharma Tribune News Service
Jammu, October 16 Sources said GGM Science college team raised objections over the inclusion of the non-students by Mahant Bachitar Singh College (MBSC) in the playing XI during a league match of the recently concluded inter-collegiate football tournament, before the start of the competition. Sources said the GGM Science College team had lodged their protest with the organising committee claiming that the included players were playing for the local clubs. However, due to timely intervention of the concerned officials, the matter was sorted out and the match was played without any interruption. Sources said the Directorate of Sports and Physical Education had already issued clear instructions to all the affiliated colleges not to indulge in such practices but the recent spurt in these incidents were posing problems for the department to conduct the competitions in a smooth manner. “It is really unfortunate that some of the colleges are resorting to cheap tactics just to register a win,” said one of the participants of the inter-collegiate competition. “A similar incident was occurred during a match held at GDC, Udhampur, in the previous edition of the tournament,” he added. “The Directorate of Sports and Physical Education has done the right thing by verifying the actual members of a team just before the commencement of a competition through the identity cards of the students of the participating college,” another participant said. Prof Dhian S Bhau, director, Directorate of Sports and Physical Education, JU while confirming the development told The Tribune, “This is not for the first time that we are dealing strictly with this issue. The officials of the department are keeping a tight vigil during the competitions so that such incidents do not happen.”
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MC starts cleanliness drive in Rajouri
Rajouri, October 17 Parveez Mirza, senior officer of the Municipal Corporation (MC) said, “We have started this drive in various places, including the main bus stand where people face a lot of difficulties owing to blockage of Nallah.” “We are using JCB machinery to clean the blockage. Since the festive season is on, the municipality is cleaning public places as it looks ugly without proper cleanliness,” he said. He said the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Rajouri, Sougat Biswas, had taken a keen interest and had selected places in Kalakote for establishing a garbage disposal plant.
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Post office inaugurated at Domana
Jammu, October 16 The customers in Domana and adjoining areas expressed satisfaction over the renovation of the post office and extended greetings to Chief Postmaster General and the J&K postal circle for revamped post office with all the latest services available under one roof. Samuel said the J&K postal circle would be looking for computerisation and modernisation of the post offices functioning in the rural areas to provide facilities at par with the post offices functioning in the towns. He said the J&K postal circle was committed for transformation of postal network to provide best services to the people, adding that orientation programs, soft skill trainings were being imparted to the staff for improving their efficiency and making them customer friendly. Gupta, director, Postal Services, J&K presented the welcome address and J R Angral, SPO’s, Jammu presented the vote of thanks.
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State shooters bag medals in north-zone championship
Jammu, October 16 Deekika Singh of Trikura College won the gold medal in 50 mt prone events by securing 576 points out of 600 while Joysthana bagged gold medal in senior section of 0.22 events by securing 561 points out of 600. Shiviani had to be contended with sixth spot in 50 mt prone junior. Besides, Sushil Kumar of NCC Shooting Club, an affiliated body of the J&K Rifle Association (JKRA) clinched gold medal in the junior section of 0.22 events. Dilbag Singh, IGP Jammu Zone, who is also working president of JKRA, felicitated all the medal winners of the competition. Group Commander Col AS Chandhok was the guest of honour. |
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Tomojit wins Patnitop chess meet
Jammu, October 16 Yogesh Gautam of Haryana and Deep Kapoor of New Delhi had to settle for the second and third positions, respectively in the tournament. The cash prizes worth Rs 90,000 were distributed among the winners and participants of the tournament by Atul Kumar Gupta, joint secretary, All India Chess Federation and President, All J&K Chess Association, in the presence of Baldev Raj, secretary of the association. In all, 73 players drawn from 16 states participated in the championship wherein Yashpal Arora of MP was the Chief Arbiter. The trophies were also presented to MS Rathore of Rajasthan, Niklesh Jain and Dheeraj Dubey of MP, Piyush Manuja of Chandigarh, Atul Kumar of J&K, Mohd Khaja Abdul Latheef of AP, Mughaho Awomi of Nagaland, Dhruvik Shah of Gujarat, Ajit Singh of J&K, Nitul Khare of MP, Jitender Rawat of Delhi, Shishir Kumar of Delhi, Basha Rabbani of AP, Nishi Iyer of West Bengal, Ravi Sharma of J&K, Jatinder Singh of J&K and PK Salih of Kerala. The participants from the host state namely Adil Ashraf, Rohit Bhardwaj, Arvindu, Chetanya Sharma and Puneet were also awarded special trophies. The best woman of the tournament award was presented to Meenal Gupta of J&K whereas young player award was presented to Dewang Gupta.
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Inter-school skating competitions
Jammu, October 16 A total of 180 students from various schools participated in the competition. Manik and Swacha clinched the gold medal in 30m race category while Manik also won the gold medal in 100m race category. Amanpreet and Tania claimed the gold medal in 200m race category. In the 30m race category, Parteek and Suhana clinched the silver medal while in the 100m race category, Mannat and Piya won the silver medal each. In the 200m race category, Aditya and Vansh won the silver medal each. Sourab, Anand, Ananiya, Gourav, Madhav, Tania, Aryan, Ashish and Rijul clinched the bronze medals in different categories. Youth Services and Sports deputy director Ashok Kumar was the chief guest while Madan Khajuria, general secretary, Roll Ball Association, J&K was the guest of honour.
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Various student organisations today observed black day and paid floral tributes to the students who were killed in 1966 firing incident while raising their voice against discrimination with Jammu region.
The Rajouri Municipal Corporation (MC) has started its campaign to keep the city clean. The civic body has organised a special cleanliness drive across various parts of the border district on the eve of
navratras. Parveez Mirza, senior officer of the Municipal Corporation (MC) said, “We have started this drive in various places, including the main bus stand where people face a lot of difficulties owing to blockage of
Nallah.”
Jammu, October 16
