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22 children hurt in accident
Three new labs for quality check soon
Pak violated truce pact 28 times in 2012
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Accused in stabbing case arrested
Wildlife dept goes on a wild goose chase
Development a distant dream for Thangriot residents
Panchayat Bhawan inaugurated
indira awas yojana
JU likely to host Inter-Varsity Korfball C’ship in Feb
NPP leaders walk out of SMDA review meeting
NSS volunteers visit Old Age Home, Bal Niketan
Shabir chairs RKS meeting
MIET log win in TT c’ship
Aircel XI, Young XI log wins
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22 children hurt in accident
Jammu, December 17 The injured were immediately rushed to the Government Community Health Centre, Ramgarh. Three of them, identified as Govind Vasa, Anju Bala and Harpreet Kaur, were later shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. Anju Bala, Anjali Rattan, Akshami Rattan, Rekha Devi, Harpreet Kaur, Nikhil Choudhary, Nigham Choudhary, Sanjay Choudhary, Vikram Choudhary, Manish Rattan, Rakesh Rattan, Govind Vasa, Nisha Devi, Parveen Kumari, the driver of the bus Girdhara Singh, Sourav, Vishali Devi, Kamaljit Singh and Sandeep Kaur are among the injured. negligent driving
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Three new labs for quality check soon
Jammu, December 17 The foundation stone of the building was laid today by Minister for Consumer Affairs and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon at Narwal. The double-storey building, being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 95 lakh by the J&K Housing Board, will have the main office, besides three laboratories of Legal Metrology. The Minister asked the officers to effectively enforce accuracy in weight and measures, commerce and industrial transactions, sale of commodities at the printed price of manufacturers and packers, to ensure that the consumers get value for their money. Akhoon also directed the officers to conduct periodical verification and stamping of meters in auto-rickshaws, taxis as well as check the weights and measures used in commercial and industrial units. He also called for surprise inspections to be conducted to detect any violation of the provisions of the Legal Metrology laws and for legal action against erring traders and industrialists. The Minister also directed for strengthening of the Weight & measures laboratories at the state, division, district and sub-division levels. Later, he paid a surprise visit to the office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Jammu and checked the attendance register of the staff. He stressed upon the employees to provide single window service to the transporters and vehicle owners. He said efficient service could help curb malpractices in the department and improve revenue collection. quality control
The new infrastructure would also help the department to take effective measures against traders and businessmen involved in selling goods less in quantity and poor in quality |
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Pak violated truce pact 28 times in 2012
Jammu, December 17 The LoC and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir together have witnessed 125 violations this year so far. “Ever since a 540-metre-long transborder tunnel, which originated from Shakkergarh post in Pakistan’s territory, was detected near the Chalyari border outpost in Chachwal village of the Samba sector on July 27, the Rangers were badly exposed before the international community. Thereafter, Rangers started violating the truce frequently all along the international border,” said the officer. The tunnel was being dug 25 feet below the ground and was wide enough for the passage of a large number of infiltrators. “A total of 22 violations last year and 28 this year so far clearly reflect their intentions,” he added. The officer also divulged that the Rangers had moved some militants close to the international border in a bid to push them to the Indian side. “We do anticipate more trouble from them in the remaining days of 2012 but our border guards are maintaining a strict vigil,” he said. |
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Accused in stabbing case arrested
Jammu, December 17 The two allegedly stabbed Jasbir Singh on the intervening night of December 12 and 13. The woman was arrested on December 13. The police said the accused admitted that he was in a relationship with a woman who got married to Jasbir Singh, a resident of Dayala Chak, Hiranagar, some months back. They tried to flee on jasbir’s motorcycle after stabbing him near Vijaypur. The accused attacked Jasbir when he and the accused woman were on their way back from Baba Peyad, Nagrota Jammu. The police said the woman asked Pabneet Singh over the phone to come to the national highway where the accused stabbed him. |
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Protesting Kashmiri Hindus lathicharged in Jammu
Jammu, December 17 Traffic on the Jammu-Poonch highway remained disrupted for half an hour due to the protest. Hundreds of Kashmiri
Pandits, who assembled outside the Relief Commissioner’s office to march towards the Civil Secretariat, were stopped by the police at the Canal Road. Few of them received minor injuries in the cane-charge resorted to by the police for violation of Section 144, prohibiting assembling of people at one place. The police used force to disperse them as they continued to press forward. Members of displaced Hindus are demanding enhancement of the cash relief assistance being provided to some members of the community, who left the Valley in 1990 following killings of Hindus. “It is the true face of the government. While big plans are being made to rehabilitate the terrorists, who crossed the border into Pakistan occupied Kashmir
(PoK), the victims of militancy are being suppressed across the state,” said Chaman Lal
Bhat, who took part in demonstration. Protesters mostly relief holders came out on roads holding banners and raised slogans against the government demanding immediate action into the matter. They alleged that the administration was ignoring their demands. The Cabinet had sent recommendations to the Union Home Ministry on June 20 to approve enhancement of cash relief up to Rs 10,000 to members of the community who are only dependent on the relief to survive. At present they are getting Rs 1,200 per member and Rs 5,000 per family. “Most people who get relief left their orchids and farmland and for past two decades, relief assistance has been the only source to sustain our families. We are not anti-Indian, but nationalist people, who faced the wrath of separatists for supporting the nation,” said Predman Nath
Raina, a relief holder. “We are on strike for past three months in support of our demand for enhancement of monthly relief but the Centre has turned a blind eye towards the proposal of enhancement of relief submitted to it by the state government,”
Vinod Kumar, one of the leaders, said. |
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Wildlife dept goes on a wild goose chase
Jammu, December 17 The department had installed sophisticated equipment to study the link between the birds found in Ladhak and Gharana and their origin. The move was to help in their conservation. A research team comprising Wildlife Warden, Jammu, Tahir Shawl and scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Dr Ainul Hussain and Dr Bilal Habib had fitted satellite transmitters (platform transmitter terminal) on two birds at Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve on March 19. “We are waiting for their arrival. At the moment nothing can be said why link stopped to send data since July, when we tracked them in Pakistan territory. We have alerted our field staff to look for these birds,” said Tahir Shawl, Wildlife Warden. Shawl said the department has also talked to the experts at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, which has launched a programme to study migration and habitat use of Bar-headed geese and black-necked crane in the state. The study focuses on Gharana Conservation Wetland in Jammu and the high altitude wetlands in Ladakh, particularly the Changthang sanctuary. The study is to help explore whether there is any link between the Bar-headed geese population of Gharana in Jammu and the high-altitude lakes of Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir is the only state which hosts wintering as well as breeding population of bar-headed geese in Jammu and Ladakh. The Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve is an important habitat of migratory birds especially water fowl. It attracts more than 15,000 birds every season. Prominent species, regarding their conservation status, include Bar-Headed Geese, Band Wooly-necked Storks, Pintail, Ruddy Shel Ducks and Common and Teals. lost track
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Development a distant dream for Thangriot residents
Rajouri, December 17 Even after 65 years of Independence, the village is devoid of roads, electricity and water supply. For 5,000 inhabitants of the village life is an ordeal. Witness to the government apathy is 75-year-old Gauri Shankar. For decades people of the area have struggled for basic amenities but even their elected representatives do not even visit the village. He said, “I have witnessed no change in my village after Independence. We still use timber to cook, kerosene oil lamps to light our houses, walk miles for water. This village has been completely ignored by both the district administration as well as the state government.” “Our life is a virtual nightmare. We have no roads, dispensary, electricity, although we have been electing MPs, MLAs and gram panchayat representatives since Independence, we have never seen any of come to our village,” Gauri Shankar added. There are two government middle schools in the village where over two to three hundred students study. “Our children study under kerosene lamps which affects their
eyesight and health. It also affects their studies,” he added. Sarpanch, Thangroit, Rakesh Sharma said, “It is unfortunate that our own MLA, Radhey Sham
Sharma has never visited the village. He visited only during the elections for votes and showed sympathy with the people.” “Despite being the village head, my own house is without electricity,” he added. |
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Panchayat Bhawan inaugurated
Poonch, December 17 The Bhawan has been constructed at the cost of Rs 20 lakh and has a conference hall, lobby, a dining hall, office, toilet blocks and a kitchen. District Panchayat Officer, Poonch, Hitesh Gupta, said sarpanchs and panches play a key role in the development of their respective areas and the construction of Panchayat Bhawans would provide them a place to hold regular meetings. DPO said the government has released Rs 4.2 crore for construction of 21 Panchayat Bhawans in the Surankote block. |
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indira awas yojana
Rajouri, December 17 He also inaugurated panchayat ghar at Sair makri and Mangyote in Noushera. Radhe Sham said the National Conference-Congress coalition in the state was working hard to eliminate poverty and praised various development projects undertaken by the coalition government. The recepients thanked him for the financial help. |
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Only CM can end stalemate: Andrabi
Jammu, December 17 Addressing a press conference, SDP president Darakshan Andrabi said only the final approval of the Chief Minister could solve the issues pertaining to 4.5 lakh government employees in the state. Andrabi assured full support to the agitating employees. She said it was the duty of the government to implement the agreement signed between the two parties. “Why did the government accept the agreement and assured the employees that their demands, including enhancing their retirement age and speeding up the regularisation of ad hoc employees, will be met soon?” she said. “The government has adopted an ad hoc approach and there is no proper planning in sorting out major issues of the employees. The government must shun such attitude,” she said. The SDP chief said the enhancement in retirement age was one of the key demands that various employee unions had negotiated with the Sub-Committee on a number of issues, including removal of pay anomalies, conversion of the cost of living allowance (COLA) into dearness allowance (DA) and regularisation of
daily wagers. She slammed the government for its alleged failure in addressing the unemployment issue in the state. “During elections, these politicians mislead the youth with false slogans and assurances but later they don’t even think of it. Without jobs, we cannot ascertain economic security of our youth,” she said. Andrabi said the “visionless politicians cannot address the problems of the youth”. She said politicians, especially the ruling class, was scared of empowerment of the
masses. employees’ demands
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JU likely to host Inter-Varsity Korfball C’ship in Feb
Jammu, December 17 Prof Dhian S Bhau, director, Directorate of Sports and Physical Education, JU, confirmed the development. He said, “Hopefully we are going to host the national competition in February. In fact, AIU has provided us tentative schedule to conduct the championship from February 20 to 25.” “We have yet to issue a notification to invite various universities across the country to compete. Even then, 22 universities have already confirmed their entries for participation in the championship,” Prof Bhau added. “The department is likely to convene a meeting regarding a decision on tentative dates provided by the AIU for holding the championship soon. If everything goes well, the championship will be held as per the schedule,” Bhau maintained. JU had recently hosted the All India Vice-Chancellors T20 Cup on a successful note wherein more than 20 teams from across the country participated. “There is no dearth of talent and keeping this in mind, the University of Jammu has taken several initiatives to provide a perfect launch pad for its sportspersons to showcase their skills at the higher level,” Prof Bhau said. “This is not for the first time that we are hosting a national-level championship. The department has the distinction of hosting many such events in different disciplines over the years,” he said. “There is still a long way to achieve the desired results in important disciplines in the inter-varsity competitions. We are trying our level best to provide our sportspersons best facilities in a bid to prepare them better for these coveted events. Construction of state-of-the-art sports complex and archery centre inside the varsity campus are the two ambitious projects of the department to provide a major fillip to sports,” Prof Bhau said. |
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NPP leaders walk out of SMDA review meeting
Jammu, December 17 In a press statement issued here, Harsh Dev Singh, chairman of the NPP, said he fought with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over the issue during a review meeting on the progress works being executed by the Surinsar-Mansar Development Authority (SMDA). Singh said he accused the Chief Minister of bias and discrimination during the course of meeting of SMDA and said that while the government had announced a package of Rs 1,100 crore for Dal Lake and Rs 386 crores for Wullar lake, the lakes of Mansar and Surinsar were subjected to “most hostile treatment” and given “only peanuts” for their development. “You are the Chief Minister of the entire state and not only for one region. You can’t deprive the tourism spots and lakes of Jammu region including Mansar, Surinsar, Purmandal and Utterbehni which are prime tourism destinations in the division. He said the Chief Minister countered him by saying that he was trying to create regional divide by creating the issue of Jammu versus Kashmir. “He (Omar) said that Kashmir lakes including the Dal and Wullar have been allotted funds on need basis. What is the necessity of funding Mansar, Surinsar Lakes? asked Omar. “Perhaps you are not aware of the fact that more than one crore Pilgrim tourists visit Jammu every year. And the said tourists don’t like to stay back because of inadequate facilities and tourism related infrastructure in Jammu and its vicinity. The development of said lakes besides the tourism spots could give a fillip to the economy and generate employment in the region” Singh said while countering the Chief Minister. Singh further told the Chief Minister that he could give another Rs 1000 crore to Dal Lake and Wullar lakes and people of Jammu would never object to it, they would rather welcome it. “But the bone of contention was the total deprivation of lakes of Jammu region and mis-utilization of huge funds in Dal, Nagin Wullar lakes,” he said. Later, NPP chairman along with his party MLA Yashpaul Kundal walked out of the meeting in protest against the alleged discrimination with
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NSS volunteers visit Old Age Home, Bal Niketan
Jammu, December 17 During their interaction with the inmates of the Old Age Home and Bal Niketan, the volunteers expressed concern about their health and
discussed several initiatives to keep them healthy. They also donated an amount of Rs 1,000 each. |
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Shabir chairs RKS meeting
Rajouri December 17 He stressed upon fund allocation under the flagship programmes like NRHM, RKS and other state plans. He said funds should be utilised judiousally for upgradation of healthcare facilities in the hospitals. Chairing the Rogi Kalyan Simiti meeting of Primary Health Center, Bagala-Nadyala in Rajouri a couple of days back, the minister said development of health sector was the priority of the government. The authorities concerned have been asked to adhere to the norms to ensure upgradation of health infrastructure well in time, he said. |
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MIET log win in TT c’ship
Jammu, December 17 In the first match, Abhishek Arora beat Anil Sambyal by 11-3 and 11-5 to give MIET an early lead. In other two matches played, Sumit Mahajan defeated Pankaj Kumar by 11-0 and 11-3 while Kanav Mahajan had last laugh against Abhinav Sambyal by 11-4 and 11-5. In the second match, Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) toppled GDC Akhnoor. In the first singles, Rohit Sood beat Arman Chandan while Vikas prevailed over Mohit Sharma with ease. Jaskirat Singh trounced Mohit Sharma in the third match. Government College of Engineering and Technology (GCET) etched out SRS College by 3-1. In the first singles, Harpreet Singh defeated Ramandeep Singh while Simrandeep Singh beat Jatinderpal. In other two matches played, Kanav Bali lost to Govardan Singh whereas Harpeet Singh outplayed Jatinder Pal. GDC Udhampur overwhelmed GDC Paloura by 3-0 with ease. In the first singles, Rohit Pal beat Kaushik Gupta while Ankit Sharma pipped Akshay Bhasin. Kumar Tarun beat Anshu Bhat to emerge victorious. In the last match of the day, GDC Hiranagar beat GDC Ramnagar 3-1.
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Body building meet kicks off
Jammu, December 17 The championship is being organised by the Body Building Association, J&K (BBAJK) in collaboration with Indian Body Builders Federation wherein about 150 body builders are competing. Addressing the gathering, Bhalla said sports were imperative for overall personality development of the youth. He added that that the Government was endeavoring hard to create adequate sports infrastructure in every nook and corner of the state to provide the youth an opportunity to excel at higher levels. He asked the youngsters to come forward and participate in such tournaments being held at various
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Aircel XI, Young XI log wins
Jammu, December 17 In the first match, Aircel XI got the better of Young XI by 55 runs in a one-sided affair. Batting first, Aircel accumulated 154 runs for loss of five wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Sunil Sambyal and Shanky contributed 33 runs each while Anand Tripathi and Sunny Gill chipped in with 24 and 23 runs respectively. For Young XI, Shamsuddin and Arun claimed two and one wicket respectively. In reply, Young XI was skittled out for 99 runs in 17.4 overs. Sahil (27) and Sanju (23) were the notable scorers. Sunny Gill scalped three wickets for Aircel XI while Sunil Sambyal took two wickets. Sunil Sambyal was declared the man of the match. In another match, Ishar XI overcame the challenge of HPCC by six wickets. Batting first, HPCC garnered 94 runs by losing all the wickets in 17.3 overs. Sunny played a gritty knock of 27 runs. Pavit Singh Ishar was the highest wicket taker for Ishar XI with a four-wicket haul.
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