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Signals fail to regulate traffic
Hepatitis C breaks out in Kokernag village
3,000 bottles of codeine seized
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Night temperature rises in Valley
Separatists call for shutdown on Jan 21
Shutdown in parts of Budgam district
Hurriyat calls for peace on LoC
Stray dogs on the
prowl in Kupwara
One-way traffic to ply on Srinagar-Jammu NH today
Panels formed to probe ‘fake’ appointments
Kashmir’s first e-gaming championship concludes
Man killed, 2 injured in road accidents
Death of SMC staff union chief condoled
Minister reviews work on Tawi beautification project
Truck overturns at Narian
Jammu Advocates log win in cricket
Street Warriors, SCC in T20 cricket final
Two policemen hurt in accident
Delhi wrester lifts Panthal Kesari Title
Gujjars, Bakarwals must fight for their rights: Altaf
Churchill Brothers beat Param Club
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Signals fail to regulate traffic
Srinagar, January 14 “I often see drivers jumping traffic signals at Sanatnagar crossing when the traffic policemen are not around. At night, the situation gets worse when trucks ply on this road which could prove risky,” said Imtiyaz Ahmad, a resident of Sanatnagar area. He said he had witnessed the same scenes at many other junctions, including nearby Baghat Chowk. Sahil Ahmad, another local resident, said the traffic signals at many points had even led to more chaos on the roads as there seemed to be “no rule” in place for pedestrians. “I hardly see pedestrians following signals and these traffic signals sometimes lead to more chaos especially at Jehangir Chowk where people seem to cross the road at will,” he said. On the other hand, the Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Srinagar, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, claimed that 80 to 90 per cent drivers followed the traffic signals. However, he admitted that violations may be taking place when the police was not on the patrol and that the traffic signals had increased their workload. “The aim of installing the signals was to reduce burden on the traffic department. But after installing signals, we had to put in place four men instead of two earlier at a junction. Also, it is not possible to keep them on duty for 24 hours and when they are not around, violations may take place,” he said. On violations by pedestrians, the Superintendent of Police said the people, especially from the rural areas, needed awareness. “As traffic signals were installed for the first time on a large scale, the people from rural areas, who come to the city in large numbers daily, are still not aware about signals…they need awareness.” The traffic lights, which were made functional in April last year, were first installed on the city roads in 1970. However, they had soon become defunct then and the signals are yet to be installed outside the summer capital. |
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Hepatitis C breaks out in Kokernag village
Anantnag, January 14 “A medical team from Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has been deputed in the area and precautionary measures are being taken to prevent the infection from spreading further. The disease spreads through infected needles and unsafe blood transfusion,” said Anantnag chief medical officer Dr Gulzar Ahmad. He said there was a need to make the people aware of the dangers posed by the use of infected needles. “The situation is under control and there is no need to worry. Rumours are doing rounds that the infection has claimed a life in the area but let me assure you that it’s completely untrue,” said the CMO. Doctors in the area blamed chemists, private diagnostic centres and dentists for operating in unhygienic conditions. “The chemists, dental clinics and diagnostics centres in the area use unsterilised surgical instruments. This has been the biggest reason for Hepatitis C and other infections,” said a doctor working in the area. He said most of the chemists in the area also conduct deliveries and that too in unsafe and unhygienic conditions. Reports from the area said last year about 15 cases of Hepatitis B were detected in the Kokernag area and it had claimed six lives. The Drug Control department has initiated a drive in the area to check flouting of norms by chemists of the area. |
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3,000 bottles of codeine seized
Srinagar, January 14 The police raided the house of Farooq Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani, at Padgampora, Awantipora. “The police recovered about 3,000 bottles of codeine dumped in the house. The codeine was supposed to be transported to different parts of south Kashmir through Farooq,” the spokesman said. He said the Superintendent of Police, Awantipora, Abdul Waheed, had earlier constituted a special investigating team (SIT) after a youth died due to drug abuse, which was followed by complaints from the public regarding the menace. The police also seized the truck that had brought the consignment of codeine to the house of the accused. A case has been registered at Awantipora police station. The police spokesman said further investigations of the case were going and more recoveries and arrests were expected.
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Night temperature rises in Valley
Srinagar, January 14 The day temperature in the city rose to a maximum of 10.7 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees higher than normal, an official of the state Meteorological department said. An extreme cold wave, which had enveloped the region for a lengthy time period, ended on Saturday last week when the Valley received moderate snow and rainfall. A fresh spell of precipitation is expected to begin from Wednesday and is likely to continue till Friday, the official said. The official said light rain and snow could occur at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours. In Qazigund, the southern gateway town to the Kashmir valley, the minimum temperature settled at a low of 1.8 degrees Celsius while in the frontier Kupwara town in north Kashmir the minimum temperature was recorded at 0.3 degrees Celsius. The skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, which is enveloped in several feet of snow, was the coldest place in the Valley with night temperature there falling to minus 8.6 degrees Celsius, the official said. At Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, the mercury overnight fell to zero degree Celsius while the day temperature there was recorded at a maximum of 8 degrees Celsius, the official said.Leh town in remote Ladakh region recorded a freezing night as the minimum temperature there fell to minus 15.2 degrees Celsius while the day temperature there rose to a maximum of 5 degrees Celsius. The day temperature in Kargil district of Ladakh was recorded at the maximum of 0.2 degrees Celsius while the night temperature there fell to minus 16.4 degrees Celsius, the official said. |
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Separatists call for shutdown on Jan 21
Srinagar, January 14 On January 21, 1990, a peaceful demonstration of civilians, protesting against an alleged molestation by the security forces, was fired upon near the Gaw Kadal locality in Srinagar, allegedly by the security forces, resulting in the death of 50 persons and injuries to several others. “Hilal Ahmad War has called for a shutdown in the Civil Lines areas of Srinagar city, including Maisuma, Gaw Kadal, Lal Chowk, Red Cross Road, Court Road, Kukar Bazar, Sarai Bala, Maharaj Bazar, Abi Guzar, Ghoni Khan and other adjoining areas on January 21,” a spokesman of the party said. War, the spokesman said, had urged international human rights organisations to set up an independent tribunal to probe the massacre so that the conspirators were ‘unmasked and punished’. The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) had on December 26, The probe would be conducted by an investigation wing of the SHRC, headed by an SP-rank police officer, who had been directed to furnish his report within two months.
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Shutdown in parts of Budgam district
Srinagar, January 14 Members of the Shiite community took out protests at the main chowk Magam and Wachgam areas to express solidarity with the Shiites of Quetta. At Wachgam, protests were held by Anjuman-e-Moinul-Islam group led by Aga Syed Mohammad Sibtain Hassan. Parts of the Shia-dominated areas in the district observed a shutdown to protest the killings. The movement of vehicular traffic also remained affected due to protests, especially in the areas close to Budgam main chowk. Talking to The Tribune, Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian patron Aga Syed Hassan Mustaffa Alsafvi Almosvi said the protests were held to express solidarity with the families of those killed in Quetta. He also condemned the attacks on Shiites and demanded strict punishment for the guilty. “We had not called for any shutdown but the people observed it themselves,” he added. Pakistan saw the worst terror attack on Shiites on Thursday last week when twin blasts in Quetta reportedly killed over 100 people and left over 300 others injured. As per reports, the Shia-dominated areas in Pakistan, especially Karachi, too had staged widespread protests against the killings. |
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Hurriyat calls for peace on LoC
Srinagar, January 14 Urging both the countries to start meaningful talks over Kashmir, they said the solution to problems lies in talks and not in war. This was stated today, a spokesman said, by Hurriyat leaders Zaffar Akbar Bhat and RD Sharma in their respective “public contact” programmes held in Wathoora Budgam in Kashmir and Gandhi Nagar in Jammu. The situation along the LoC is tense since January 6 and has resulted into eruption of major skirmishes between the Indian and Pakistani armies posted on both sides of the dividing line. “They said the problems can’t be resolved by resorting to war but these can be solved by holding peaceful talks”, the Hurriyat spokesman said while quoting both the Hurriyat leaders. “They said both the countries need to de-escalate the situation on the LoC and start meaningful and lasting talks for revolving the Kashmir issue”, he said. Both the leaders reiterated that the participation of Kashmiri people in these talks is inevitable, the spokesman added. Following the reported killing of a Pakistani army personnel on January 6 in the Uri sector, the Pakistan soldiers had killed two Indian soldiers in the Poonch sector. |
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Stray dogs on the
prowl in Kupwara
Kupwara, January 14 Locals and traders said dogs were on the prowl, posing danger to them. Locals of Dar, Usmanabad and Malik Mohalla said rampant movement of dogs in Kupwara had made it extremely difficult for them to offer evening prayers at mosques. “We are forced to go to mosques in groups due to the fear of dogs. The number of dogs has increased manifold during the past few months. Children going to tuitions are also vulnerable to dog bites,” said Hafizullah Dar, a local resident. Locals of Dar Mohalla, near bus stand, said a garbage dump in the bus stand had become a breeding ground for the stray dogs. They complained that the municipal authorities collected tonnes of garbage from various parts of Kupwara town and dumped it at the bus stand, attracting the canines. They demanded that the garbage dump be shifted to some place away from human habitation to save them from the problem.
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One-way traffic to ply on Srinagar-Jammu NH today
Srinagar, January 14
“Subject to fair weather conditions, all kinds of vehicles will be allowed to move from Jammu side towards Kashmir in a regulated manner,” he said. The traffic police has also directed all highway travellers to cross Nagrota by 13:00 hours, Udhampur by 14:30 hours and Banihal by 22:00 hours beyond which no vehicle will be allowed to proceed towards Kashmir. |
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Panels formed to probe ‘fake’ appointments
Srinagar, January 14 The directions were passed after the Finance Department’s report over the ‘illegal’ appointments in the department. “The teams at the district level, headed by the chief medical officers (CMOs) concerned, have been asked to scrutinise and examine the documents of the employees pointed as fictitious by the Finance Department and submit their findings to the two teams constituted at divisional level, one headed by Deputy Director of Health Services (Headquarter) and another by Deputy Director of Health Services (Schemes), Kashmir, by or before 19th of this month,” the official added. |
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Kashmir’s first e-gaming championship concludes
Srinagar, January 14 In the championship, the participants battled each other in two different games. The tactical first-person shooter game ‘Counter Strike’ was played between five-member teams and the fighting game ‘Tekken’ was being battled on individual basis. X3 led by Toha Yaseen won the Counter Strike and Fafi won the Tekken 5, the organisers said. Danish Manzoor won the Tekken 3 competition. The gaming championship held at Sangarmaal City Centre was organised by Loudbeetle group. |
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Man killed, 2 injured in road accidents
Srinagar, January 14 A bus hit and injured a local identified as Mohammad Ismail Teli, 40, at Lalad, Sopore in north Kashmir. Teli succumbed to injuries on way to a hospital. The police has registered a case. In another incident, a private car collided with a vehicle car near Sangrama, also in north Kashmir, resulting in injuries to two persons. Both the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. The police has registered a case. |
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Death of SMC staff union chief condoled
Srinagar, January 14 In his condolence message, Munshi A Mushtaq, ex-khilafwarzi officer of SMC, expressed shock over the demise of Jan, describing him a noble soul. He prayed for the departed soul and expressed sympathies and solidarity with the bereaved family. Earlier, the non-gazetted employees union of the Information Department, Kashmir Division, prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and for endurance to the bereaved family to bear the loss. The president of the Government Press Association, Srinagar, had also condoled the demise of Jan. |
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Minister reviews work on Tawi beautification project
Jammu, January 14 Minister said the project must be completed within the deadline. The 370-meter long barrage would have a design discharge of 4.30 lakh cusecs of water and it would have 31 gates to regulate water. Commissioner-Secretary, PHE, I&FC, Dr Pawan Kotwal, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, Chief Engineer, PHE, Jammu, Chief Engineer, I&FC, Jammu, KK Gupta and other senior officers attended the meeting.
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Truck overturns at Narian
Rajouri, January 14 The truck was on its way from Chakka-da-Bag to Jammu. No casuality was reported in the incident. |
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Jammu Advocates log win in cricket
Jammu, January 14 Winning the toss and batting first, Jammu Advocates accumulated a total of 190 runs in the stipulated 25 overs losing three wickets in the process. Vimarsh Kaw scored 100 runs while Shashi Koul contributed valuable 46 runs. In reply, Advocates XI, Srinagar, was skittled out for paltry 95 runs. Vimarsh Kaw was declared man of the match for his splendid batting display. The match was officiated by Saleem-ur-Rehman and Sadiq Hussain Malik as umpires while Manu Khajuria was the scorer.
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Street Warriors, SCC in T20 cricket final
Jammu, January 14 In the second semifinal played today, the SCC thrashed Friends Cricket Club, Akhnoor, by eight wickets with consummate ease. Batting first, the FCC piled up a modest total of 114 runs in 19.3 overs. Mohit was the top scorer with 33 runs while Rohit Sharma and Binny Kesar contributed 20 and 19 runs, respectively. Atul Gupta was the wrecker-in-chief for the SCC, who scalped four important wickets in his four overs by conceding 14 runs, while Sham Singh Langeh took two wickets by giving away 17 runs in four overs. Sushil Gupta, Chandan and Sonu Manhotra also chipped in with one wicket apiece. In reply, the SCC did the needful in 10.5 overs by losing two wickets. Rahul Mani played a brilliant knock of 43 runs off just 16 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes while Sushil Sharma and Sunny Kumar scored 38 and 34 runs, respectively. For the FCC, Arun Singh bagged two wickets. Atul Gupta was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant bowling display. The match was officiated by Vikas Bali and Rajiv Sharma as umpires while Shravan Sharma maintained the scorebook.
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Two policemen hurt in accident
Srinagar, January 14 The accident took place at Hanjiveera area on the national highway of Baramulla district. The injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment. A case has been registered at Pattan, Baramulla police station
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Delhi wrester lifts Panthal Kesari Title
Reasi, January 14 Sagar was adjudged the best wrestler of Vishal Dangal. Shri Swami Nitya Nand Dangal Committee organised the event under the aegis of the J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association. The winner of the first Malli bout, Sagar was given a cash prize of Rs 8,000 in addition to the traditional silver Gurj (gada) and Patta by SP, Katra, Mohan Lal who is also president of the J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association. Member of the J&K State Sports Council and Treasurer, Indian Style Wrestling Association of India, Shiv Kumar Sharma, presided over the function. A total of 56 bouts were conducted. The second bout was between Jodha of Attri Amritsar beat Sat Paul of Sonepat in Haryana in 12 minutes. In the third main bout, Parveen of Sonepat beat Murad Ali of Domana in Jammu in 27 minutes.
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Gujjars, Bakarwals must fight for their rights: Altaf
Udhampur, January 14 Addressing a largely attended Gujjar and Bakarwal Conference here today, Altaf said events such as the conference provided the communities the opportunity to project their problems and seek resolution to the same. He said the government was abreast with the problems of the Gujjar and Bakerwal communities and have taken various measures to improve their economic condition, particularly of those living in inaccessible areas, including nomads. He said provision of basic amenities for all, particularly those living in the far-flung and hilly areas, was a priority with the government. To this end a massive development plan had been formulated to improve and create facilities across the state, he added. Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, PL Pole, Chief Conservator of Forests, RK Kaisar and senior officers of PHE, were also present.
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Churchill Brothers beat Param Club
Jammu, January 14 After a goalless first half, Moon Stephen of Churchill Brothers opened the account via penalty kick in the 45th minute of the match. Karan then struck in the 50th and 60th minute, respectively to make it 3-0. Arun of Param FC reduced the margin by scoring a goal in the 61st minute. In another match, Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) held the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) to 2-2 draw. For JKPDC, Amanjyot scored both the goals in 30th and 69th minute while for the JKP, Asif scored the goal in the 44th minute while Manmohan scored another one through penalty kick. The match was officiated by Suadhaghar Mattoo, Ramesh Kumar, Harmanjeet Singh, Rajeeb Deb and Vivian. |
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When traffic signals were installed in Srinagar city with much fanfare after around four decades, it was hoped that it would ease the burden on the traffic police besides streamlining the traffic flow.
Srinagar, January 14
