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Jammu region reels under dry spell
Three critically hurt in road mishap
Garbage heaps give city residents tough time
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Under pressure, DYSS agrees to reduce contingent strength
One killed, 3 hurt in road accident in Reasi district
Activists protest against increasing road fatalities
‘ReTs backbone of education system’
‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ puts up an impressive show
AP crush RPF by 21-1
MLA holds public grievance camp in Reasi
PDC (A) win soccer championship
Mountaineering body to release souvenir
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Jammu region reels under dry spell
Jammu, December 9 The weather in the region is dependent on western disturbances. In recent years, the rain has been getting delayed by 10 to 15 days which is not a good sign for farmers and residents. The Meteorological Department officials said strong western disturbances still eluded the region which has resulted in non-formation of low pressure winds over the state. This, they said, has resulted in a prolonged dry spell. “Though we are receiving heavy rainfall and snowfall every year, it is not uniform. It occurs in a short span of time while weather remains dry most of the time,” said Dr MK Khushu, chief scientist at the Agronomy Division of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-Jammu). Dr Khushu said there was 63.4 per cent below normal rainfall in Jammu region in October this year while 99 per cent below normal rainfall was recorded in November. After the driest ever November month this year, the situation will not be getting any better this month either. The forecasters fear the dry spell may continue for few more days or weeks. Met office said maximum and minimum temperature is likely to dip further in next few days since there is a cloudless sky. “Days are hot while nights are cold. We are waiting for the rain to enjoy the winters,” said Sheenu Raina, a college student. As per the forecast of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature will be around 23 degree Celsius on December 11 while the minimum temperature will be 9 degree Celsius. An official said the department recorded 0.9 degree Celsius as lowest ever temperature in Jammu city on December 28, 1998 since the state meteorological observatory was established in 1982. The all-time low temperature in Kashmir was recorded at minus 2.8 degree Celsius on December 13, 1964.
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Three critically hurt in road mishap
Rajouri, December 9 The accident took place at Baba Gulam Shah Badshah road. All three injured were taken to district hospital in Rajouri for treatment. The victims have been identified as Javed Iqbal, a resident of Dudansa, Zarullah Begum and Mohammed Sarfaraz. Doctors at the hospital said their condition was out of danger.
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Garbage heaps give city residents tough time
Jammu, December 9 Furthermore, the sanitary situation is worsening with each passing day in absence of containers in several localities. Sadly, it is not only the solid waste but the foul smell emanating from various corners of the city is also giving tough time to commuters who pass through these dumps dotting the Temple City. Residents say these dumps are creating health problems for them as flies and stray dogs flock these sites. "We inhale the foul smell everyday which is badly affecting our health. We cannot even eat food properly. There are no containers in our locality,” said Aman Sharma, a shopkeeper in Roop Nagar. Despite a ban imposed by the government on burning of solid waste, the civic body is still practicing this with impunity. Residents of various localities such as Shastri Nagar, Nai Basti, Nanak Nagar, Channi Himmat, Janipur, and Talab Tillo allege that the MC safai karamcharis in their areas burn the garbage instead of lifting it on time. “The municipal staff does not lift the garbage and burn it in the open. There are no containers to allow residents to put their waste material,” said Sunil Sharma, a resident of Channi Himmat. The city is facing a huge challenge as the civic body has failed to find a suitable place for its disposal. Last year, plan to dump it at Kot Bhalwal area was resisted by the local residents. KL Khajuria, Municipal Commissioner, said they were facing some problems in placing garbage collection containers. New containers are being procured to meet the demand in various localities, he added. “The city population is expanding fast. To meet the growing demand, we are bringing in more bins which will be soon distributed in different localities. Steps are also being taken to stop the practice of open burning of solid waste.” Khajuria, however, asked people to dispose of their waste properly and not scatter it around. “All employees have been instructed not to burn the garbage. In fact, people are in the bad habit of burning domestic garbage,” Khajuria said. “While the government has set pilgrim tourism as main attraction in the state and is projecting the city as a pilgrim town, most of the people often go back with a bad image of the place in their mind,” said Ranjit Sharma, a local resident. Jammu city generates nearly 350 tonnes of garbage daily. Experts say there will be a tremendous increase in solid waste generation in the next decade.
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Under pressure, DYSS agrees to reduce contingent strength
Jammu, December 9 The DYSS had earlier decided not to send “weak teams” for participation in major disciplines. Sources said after denying the U-19 Basketball team to compete in the championship, parents of the selected sportspersons had met the DYSS officials and requested them to allow their wards to participate which did not happen. The department had hardened its stance and decided to stop other contingents from competing in other important disciplines due to poor performance in previous editions. Sources added that some parents had approached the higher authorities and demanded an immediate intervention to ask the sports department to allow the teams to participate in important events in the National School Games. The department has decided to reduce the contingent strength making it clear this relaxation will not be given in future. Sources said efforts were afoot to find out the loopholes and plug them to ensure an improved performance of the contingent in the 59th edition of the coveted games. DYSS director Jai Pal Singh has asked the officials to formulate a concrete strategy to improve the skills of sportspersons in important disciplines. “Earlier, the department used to select more than 100-member contingent for participation in important disciplines. But it failed to win even a single medal which brought a bad name to the state,” a DYSS official said. “Before the commencement of the next competition, the department would focus on conducting coaching camps of medal winning disciplines at regular intervals and then identify the promising players to give them rigorous training through experts in order to enthuse self-confidence in him”, he maintained. Meanwhile, Ashok Kumar, Deputy Director, DYSS and Vice-President, School Games Federation of India (SGFI) told The Tribune, “We have decided to reduce the strength of contingent in the ongoing National School Games because it was difficult to convince the parents of sportspersons.” “But we made it clear to them that there will be no such relaxation next time as only strong teams will be allowed to participate”, the Deputy Director added.
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One killed, 3 hurt in road accident in Reasi district
Reasi, December 9 Reports said the conductor was badly crushed under the vehicle. He was rushed to the Primary Health Center, Pouni, where doctor declared him as brought dead. Three other passengers who received minor injuries were provided first-aid. The police has registered a case in this regard. |
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Activists protest against increasing road fatalities
Jammu, December 9 The protesters said the official negligence had resulted in the death of several people in the recent past. Members of both organizations, led by Shiv Sena president Ashok Gupta, took out a light march to protest against the recent death of a family in an accident in Kathua. Gupta said the police was not taking action against overloading in passenger vehicles and rash driving was still common despite several police parties deployed on roads. The protesters demanded strict action against the violators and cancellation of licenses of habitual violators. They also urged the government to conduct a survey in rural and far-flung areas of the state where old vehicles were used to ferry people. Gupta said the responsibility of managing traffic should be transferred from traffic police to Road Transport Office (RTO) for better management. He said, “Violations are allowed on roads because police personnel are taking bribes. The traffic police is responsible for the mess which people have to witness everyday on city roads.” — TNS
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‘ReTs backbone of education system’
Rajouri, December 9
While addressing ReT teachers, Qureshi said they were the backbone of the education system as they had played a great role in raising the literacy level in the state. He said ReT teachers had filled in the gaps due to which the Education Department was lagging behind a few years back. He said there were hardly any schools in remote areas owing to non-availability of teachers but now, children in far-flung areas were getting educated near their homes only because of ReT teachers. The Jammu education director assured that the demands of ReT teachers across the state would be redressed soon, saying that the government was working in close coordination with him and the Kashmir education director in this regard. He asked them to take up higher education while working so that they can teach children more potentially. He assured that the mid-day meals, books and other necessary items would be given to schools where the facilities were lacking soon.
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‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ puts up an impressive show
Jammu, December 9 In the play, one Amjad is shown to be in love with a girl named Sayeeda. One day Sayeeda catches him drinking. The play unveils with Amjad cooking up a story, involving his friend Shafique, to save himself and other sub-plots to end with an interesting twist. Rohit Verma as Amjad, Uplaksh Singh Kotwal as Shafique and Shakshi Prakash as Sayeeda gave convincing performances. The sets were designed by Ashwani Bali and Sushil Raina. Anil Tickoo took care of the lighting, Muhammad Yaseen operated the music, Sumeet Sharma coordinated the show and Balwinder Singh did the presentations. |
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AP crush RPF by 21-1
Jammu, December 9
This was the biggest margin of victory for any team in the tournament so far. Sandeep Raju, who struck 10 goals, was the star performer from the winning team. Kishore Krishan followed suit with nine goals. The other two goals were scored by Naman Kishore and Suresh. In another match, the Tamil Nadu Police beat the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) by 2-1 goals. David and Rease Anand Raj scored the goals for the Tamil Nadu Police and Sanjeev Kumar struck a goal for the ITBP. The Manipur beat the Madhya Pradesh by 4-2 goals. For the Manipur team, Birjit scored two goals and Priyo Kumar and Tarun slammed a goal each. For the Madhya Pradesh, Raes Ahmed scored both the goals. In the last match of the day, the Uttarakhand edged out the Odisha by 6-2 goals. For the Uttarakhand, the goal scorers were Pankaj Kumar, Parkash Singh, Parkash Chander and Amit. For the Odisha, Sushil Kumar and Nater scored the goals.
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MLA holds public grievance camp in Reasi
Reasi, December 9 The PDD executive engineer, Reasi division, Reasi Chief Education Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, sarpanches and panches were among those who attended the camp. People raised various demands, including concession in electricity tariff in rural areas, improvement of the Reasi-Katra road, timely payment of old age pension, augmentation of water supply schemes, supply of high quality seeds, issuance of ration cards for the divided families, upgrade of schools, clearance of pending panels in the Education Department and implementation of horticulture and agriculture schemes in the area. The MLA asked officers to make coordinated efforts for the development and uplift of backward areas. He asked sarpanches and panches to keep a tab on various developmental works in their areas so that the funds allotted are utilised for the benefit of people. Regarding upgrade of roads and drinking water supply schemes, the MLA directed the concerned executing agency to expedite the work and complete it in time. Sharma said he was committed towards developing every vital sector in the area and that the Central and state governments had launched various schemes for the uplift of the weaker sections of society. He said people should come forward to avail the maximum benefit of these schemes. The demands People raised various demands, including concession in electricity tariff in rural areas, improvement of the Reasi-Katra road, timely payment of old age pension, augmentation of water supply schemes, supply of high quality seeds, issuance of ration cards for the divided families, upgrade of schools, clearance of pending panels in the Education Department and implementation of horticulture and agriculture schemes in the area
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PDC (A) win soccer championship
Jammu, December 9
Bilal drew first blood for the PDC (A) in the 25th minute followed by Zeshan striking a goal in the 28th minute. The team got two more goals through Bilal and Amit in the 64th minute and 84th minute. Minister for State for Home Nasir Aslam Wani was the chief guest and Jammu-Kathua Range DIG JP Singh was the guest of honour. The tournament was organised by the Christian Sports Organisation.
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Mountaineering body to release souvenir
Srinagar, December 9 “The souvenir has been edited by Muhammad Yusuf, president, JKSMA. It will be released on the International Mountain Day on December 11,” JKSMA secretary general Rauf Tramboo said. “Yusuf has edited nearly 12 such souvenirs in the past during national and international level sporting events and written articles on adventure, sports, tourism, environment and social issues for local newspapers. The souvenir is a first of its kind containing articles and messages from eminent personalities,” he said. The souvenir will be released during a seminar organised by the JKSMA. Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir will be the chief guest on the occasion. Tourism Director Talat Parvaiz and other dignitaries are also expected to attend the seminar.
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