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Upgrade or face action, coaching centres told
Normalcy returns to Regipora after two-day shutdown
Kupwara residents demand railway link to Srinagar
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Abandoned baby girl with cleft lip, palate undergoes surgery
Farzana after surgery in Srinagar. A tribune photograph
Progress of sub-urban schemes reviewed
'Jail Bharo Tehreek' continues, 30 court arrest
Habitat centre of Srinagar Development Authority inaugurated at Bemina
R-Day arrangements reviewed
J&K Bank continues financial literacy mission
Vivekananda Jayanti celebrated
SMC employees’ union president passes away
18 injured in road accidents
Three more arrested in Kupwara honour killing case
Gulmarg Ski Cup from Jan 18
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Upgrade or face action, coaching centres told
Anantnag, January 11 Reports said the district administration has asked the coaching centres to get themselves registered and improve infrastructure within 15 days, failing which they will be liable to face legal action. Earlier this week, the district administration had sealed six unregistered coaching centres for making their students study in unhealthy and shabby conditions. The Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Anantnag, Farooq Ahmad Shah, yesterday summoned owners of all private coaching centres in Anantnag and asked them to get themselves registered within the stipulated time. The meeting was also attended by the chief education officer (CEO), Anantnag, Abdul Ahad, and Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Ghulam Muhammad Dar. “Any coaching centre found not adhering to regulations set by the Supreme Court and the Directorate of Education will be sealed and legal action will be initiated against them,” said the DDC. He said that the six sealed coaching centres would be allowed to reopen only if they follow the guidelines within the 15-day period. The coaching centres were also advised to arrange proper seating arrangement, separate washroom facilities for boys and girls and heating as well as cooling arrangements. They were also advised to declare subject-wise fee structure, maintain registers and charge fee on a monthly basis rather than charging it in one go. “This will allow the students to move elsewhere in case they are not satisfied,” said the DDC. He further directed the CEO to ensure that the guidelines are strictly followed. “No government teacher will be allowed to work in a private coaching centre as per the Supreme Court norms. Any government teacher found teaching in a private coaching centre will be taken to task,” said the DDC. |
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Normalcy returns to Regipora after two-day shutdown
Kupwara, January 11 Shops in the market remained open and normal traffic movement was witnessed. Following assurances from the officials of electrical division Kupwara that power supply to the village would be restored by today evening, the shopkeepers called off the strike. Sources said the arrested youths and shopkeepers were also released today. Locals had threatened to intensify the protests if the arrested youth were not released. A senior official of the division said the transformer would be installed by the evening and power supply would be restored to the village. “The repair of the transformer is likely to get completed by this evening and the same would be installed after that,” he said. The trouble erupted on Wednesday when locals, including women and children, blocked the Kupwara-Chowkibal road near Regipora in protest against snapping of power supply to the village. They later clashed with the police and two of them were injured. The police had arrested eight youths, including two shopkeepers, on the charges of fomenting trouble and creating law and order problem in the local market. The electrical division Kupwara had earlier sought payment of pending electricity dues from the consumers to restore the power supply but now the division has agreed to restore supply to the village and give some time to the consumers to clear the pending dues. |
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Kupwara residents demand railway link to Srinagar
Kupwara, January 11 People here said the facility of railways would not only save precious time of commuters, including employees and students, but would also prove helpful in transportation of goods. Reyaz Ahmad, an employee of the health department, said the people of Kupwara district had been deprived of the facility for long and it should be provided to them at the earliest so that they could benefit like the rest of the Valley. Many others said the facility would relieve them of high fuel prices and make long-distance travel to Srinagar hassle-free. “The poor commuters will be benefitted by the service. It takes around three hours to reach Srinagar by bus and the same distance will be covered in less than half an hour,” said Shahzad Ahmad Khan of Chowkibal. Traders said the train service would make transportation of goods easy and also cost them less. “In the absence of railway services, we are facing problems for transporting goods from Srinagar to Kupwara. The service will help in delivery of goods in time and promote our business. It will also relieve us of the extra fares incurred on the transportation of goods,” said Javid Ahmad, owner of a footwear shop at Kupwara bypass. Residents of the border areas said they needed the facility most as they were the worst sufferers, especially during the winter season. Kupwara Deputy Commissioner Sarmad Hafeez also echoed the people’s views about the rail services and said it would be of great help to the commuters and traders.
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Abandoned baby girl with cleft lip, palate undergoes surgery
Srinagar, January 11 “I can assure you that she will live a perfectly healthy life in a few years from now. She is going to grow into a pretty girl soon. I can only feel sorry for the parents who left her because of her appearance,” Dr Shabir told The Tribune. “Both her lip and palate require surgeries but after some period of time. We can’t do these surgeries quickly as that could hamper the growth of the child, particularly the alignment of her face,” he said.Dr Shabir said the second surgery would take place after some months which would set her nose in the right position and enable her eat properly besides helping her in respiration. “We are also considering getting her diagnosed by a dentist who will see the alignment of her teeth. But that again will be after sometime,” he added. Dr Shabir added operating upon infants is a complicated process but it is fairly possible if done with precision. He said Farzana would become perfectly normal with respect to her senses, be it eating or speaking. At present, Farzana is being taken care of by a Ganderbal-based couple who consider her as a blessing in their lives.
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Progress of sub-urban schemes reviewed
Srinagar, January 11 The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a high-level meeting of officers of the Housing and Urban Development Department here yesterday. The meeting was convened to review the pace of progress of various schemes under the State Plan as well as schemes funded by the Central Government, which include Urban Infrastructure Development of Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), town drainage and infrastructure development. He reiterated the government’s resolve to give focused attention to urban and sub-urban areas of the state in respect of infrastructure development for providing best possible facilities to the people. He said the government was committed to transparent functioning of government departments to extend healthy environment to the people by strict implementation of urban and sub-urban schemes efficiently. He said the construction of community centres had been speeded up for providing accommodation while organising various social events in the complex. The meeting was informed that under State Plan, out of approved outlay of Rs 7.53 crore, Rs 3.34 crore had already been spent during the current financial year. It was further informed that under Integrated Housing and Slum Programme (IHSDP), a Centrally sponsored scheme, Rs 24.17 crore were spent out of Rs 27.30 crore approved plan. It was informed that under Infrastructure Development Programme, Rs 9.15 crore were spent against an amount of Rs 13.71 crore. Similarly, under UIDSSMT, Rs 13.87 crore was spent against approved outlay of Rs 20.71 crore. Under Town Drainage Scheme, Rs 3.29 crore have been utilised against the total allocation of Rs 5 crore. Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir informed the meeting that 42 Municipal Committees and 3 Municipal Councils are functioning in the Kashmir division to provide civic amenities to the people. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Jeet Lal Gupta, vice chairman of LAWDA, Irfan Yaseen, Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, Shamim Ahmad Leharwal, Joint Director Information Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Khan, Deputy Director Planning, Mir Mushtaq Ahmad and officers of the Housing and Urban Development attended the meeting.
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'Jail Bharo Tehreek' continues, 30 court arrest
Srinagar, January 11 The arrested include front leaders Mir Siraj Ud Din, Javed Ahmad Bhat, and Gulzar Ahmad Pahalwan. Before courting arrest, the JKLF leader and supporters, including women, took out a procession in downtown Srinagar. The fifth and final phase of the tehreek is scheduled to be held on January 13 at Abi Guzar here. The tehreek had been kick-started by JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik earlier this month on January 4.
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Habitat centre of Srinagar Development Authority inaugurated at Bemina
Srinagar, January 11 The centre was inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, while Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Batmaloo, Irfan Ahmad Shah were present on the occasion. The centre will accommodate various offices of the Housing and Urban Development Department, including Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Town Planning Organisation of Kashmir, Architectural Organisation of Kashmir, J&K Housing Board and Urban Development Agency of Kashmir, an official said. Speaking on the occasion, Chand said the revision of the master plan of both Jammu and Srinagar was at completion stage. This would ensure effective planning of the two cities. The Srinagar master plan, extended to 757 sq km, would take full care of the protection of the city’s environment, maintenance of duty, creation of further infrastructure for tourist activities as tourism industry was the backbone of the Valley, he added. Commissioner and Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Jeet Lal Gupta, Vice-Chairman, SDA, Khawaja Farooq Renzushah, Srinagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Dr GN Qasba, Vice-Chairman, Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), Irfan Yaseen, Joint Director Information, Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Khan and other officials were also present on the occasion.
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R-Day arrangements reviewed
Srinagar, January 11 Samoon reviewed the arrangements by holding a meeting with concerned officials through video conferencing yesterday, an official spokesman said. “Samoon was informed that all the necessary steps have been taken to celebrate the Republic Day with pomp and show in all the districts and necessary arrangements have been finalised. He was further informed that adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure smooth and peaceful celebrations in the Valley,” the official added. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Sarmad Hafeez, DIG Srinagar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Budgam and other officers of the Kashmir region. — TNS |
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J&K Bank continues financial literacy mission
Srinagar, January 11 An official of the J&K Bank said the camps witnessed good participation of locals, who were made aware about the need to bring themselves within the ambit of modern financial system that offers varied solutions and services to upgrade their economic status. “The schemes discussed included savings bank account, kisan credit cards, apple finance, artisan credit cards and agri-term finance,” he said.
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Vivekananda Jayanti celebrated
Katra, January 11 She also exhorted the students to follow his noble steps. — OC |
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SMC employees’ union president passes away
Srinagar, January 11 A condolence meeting of non-gazetted employees union of the Information Department, Kashmir Division, under the chairmanship of union president Showkat Ahmad Khan was held today. The president, Government Press Association, Srinagar, Syed Muzamil Rizvi also condoled the sad demise of Jan. They also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and for endurance to the bereaved family to bear the loss.
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18 injured in road accidents
Srinagar, January 11 A matador turned turtle near a juice factory in Janbazpora, Baramulla, resulting in injuries to eleven passengers. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. In another incident, a passenger vehicle collided with a bus at Galander, Pampore, resulting in injuries to four passengers. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. In yet another accident, a truck loaded with gas cylinders turned turtle on the National Highway, Lethpora in Pulwama district, resulting in injuries to the truck driver. In Budgam district, a motorcyclist hit and injured a woman at Khag. The injured was shifted to a hospital. Two private vehicles collided near Polo View in Srinagar, resulting in injuries to a local resident who was admitted to hospital. The police has registered cases in all the accidents. |
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Three more arrested in Kupwara honour killing case
Kupwara, January 11 The accused who were absconding for the past few months have been identified as Reyaz Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohammad Sidiq Sheikh, and Fayaz Ahmad Shah, son of Ghulam Mohi-u-din Shah, residents of Malgund, and Abdul Gani Pir, son of Mohammad Sadiq Pir of Shot Muqam. The police said they were involved in the killing of Ameera Shah (20) in Malgund village of Lolab. Ameera was found murdered on February 16 last year at her second in-laws’ residence in Malgund. In November last year, the forensic report had confirmed that the girl was poisoned to death. Investigation into the case led to the arrest of five relatives of the victim in November last year. The police has already arrested victim’s brother Nawaz Ahmad Shah, The victim had earlier eloped with Waqar Ahmad Khan and married him but her relatives while opposing her inter-caste marriage had forcibly brought her back and married her with cousin Naseer Ahmad Shah of Malgund. Just three days after her marriage with Naseer, she was found murdered at her second in-laws’ house (Naseer’s residence). The murder of the girl had evoked massive protests and the police had arrested eight perons, including Waqar Ahmad Khan (first husband), Tasleem Ahmad Khan, Parvez Ahmad Khan, Jammel Ahmad Khan, Irfan Ahmad Khan, Changez Ahmad Khan, Ashiq Ahmad Ponchi and Majid Khan. The case file
Ameera Shah (20) of Lolab was found murdered on February 16 last year at her second in-laws’ house In November 2012, forensic report had confirmed that the girl was poisoned to death Victim’s brother, husband, father and two relatives were already arrested |
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Gulmarg Ski Cup from Jan 18
Srinagar, January 11 Talat Parvez, Director Tourism, said the department was receiving help and assistance from all quarters to make the event successful. “The local hoteliers, J&K State Cable Car Corporation and the members of the Technical Committee are extending full cooperation to the organisers”, he said. On 18th January, all the participants have been asked to report at Tourism Ski Shop, Gulmarg, at 9.30 am. The elimination rounds in all age groups and events would be held the same day. The championship is being sponsored by the Hoteliers Club. The registration forms for the same are available at Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), Gulmarg and Adventure Wing, TRC Srinagar, against the payment of Rs 100. The last date for submission of forms is 16th January. Coincidently, the World Snow Day is celebrated all over world on 20th January, the closing day of the Gulmarg Ski Cup.
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at the time of her birth, underwent first plastic reconstructive surgery today. Dr Shabir Iqbal, the Valley’s renowned plastic surgeon, operated upon the lip of the infant today at Modern Hospital, Raj Bagh, Srinagar, restoring it to a somewhat normal appearance under a free of cost private project SMILE.
Srinagar, January 11
Srinagar, January 11
