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‘Allow Hindus to visit Sharda Peeth in PoK’
Govt to launch stir from Feb 19
Poverty, illiteracy reality of 66% Gujjars, Bakerwals
The damaged and theft-vulnerable OFC and other BSNL cables passing under a culvert at Batote. A Tribune
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Two maulvis arrested for burning student's feet
Rs 100-cr sought for Saruinsar Lake
Minister reviews urban development projects in Jammu
Clear road projects on priority: Minister
Handwara graduate shows the way to jobless
youth
Women musicians not unusual, say singers from Islamic nations
Kathua premier league
Dewan Devi school celebrates annual day
‘Spirituality helps people strive for harmony’
AJKKU to protest non-issuance of pass books
Newly promoted AEs felicitated
Four-laning of Jammu-Akhnoor road demanded
Leaders of the Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena with the new entrants of the party in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh
Rural pockets in for a face lift: Bhalla
Abdul Wani attends public meetings in Kathua, Samba
Celebrities to take part in marathon
JKCA Whites defeat JKCA Reds
Police-public meet held at Reasi
Cantt Club win T20 cricket tourney
Valley continues to freeze
Man’s body recovered from Ujroo
2 injured in accident
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Not paid for last year,
jkba set to host another tourney
Jammu, February 10 “The dates for conducting the championship are yet to be announced, but the JKBA has intensified its efforts to arrange finance for smooth conduct of the coveted championship,” said an official. The official said during the recently concluded senior national badminton championship at Srinagar, the JKBA had faced
many hurdles despite receiving a financial grant from the Badminton Association of India to host the championship. Sources said in the recently held meeting of office-bearers of affiliated sports associations of the Sports Council by Sports Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din, the issue of grant-in-aid had dominated the proceedings wherein the associations who had hosted national championships expressed strong resentment over non-disbursing of aid. “Tournaments like the north zone badminton championship is mandatory for every state to host. After 2006, it is the turn of Jammu and Kashmir this time to host this tournament and we are determined to conduct it at any cost. As far as senior national championship is concerned, it can be cancelled if the association faces paucity of funds or other reasons but not in case of north zone championship,” said the official. Sources said the state badminton association was waiting for the month of April not only to receive the grant-in-aid for conducting domestic competitions but also re-imbursement of the expenditure
it had incurred for hosting Senior National Badminton Championship in 2012. Sources said the association had spent an amount to the tune of Rs 55 lakh to host the championship. “Dr OD Sharma, general secretary of the J&K Badminton Association, said: “Yes, we have been entrusted the responsibility to host the North Zone Badminton Championship this year and we will try our level best to ensure its smooth conduct”. “The last edition of the championship was held at Panchkula. With the kind of team we have, the association is hopeful of conducting it with great success”, he added. Senior national badminton tourney Tournaments like the north zone badminton championship is mandatory for every state to host. After 2006, it is the turn of Jammu and Kashmir this time to host this tournament and we are determined to conduct it at any cost. As far as senior national championship is concerned, it can be cancelled if the association faces paucity of funds or other reasons but not in case of north zone championship~ — Official, Jammu Kashmir badminton association
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Bhardwaj is Bar assn chief
Jammu, February 10 Others who were elected included Sindhu Sharma, elected as vice-president by defeating Amrit Sarin in the contest. She secured 547 votes. Ranjit Singh Jamwal was elected as the general secretary of the Bar. He secured 532 votes against his nearest rival Vishal Sharma who bagged 488
votes. Prem Sadhotra was elected the joint secretary. He secured 570 votes and defeated his nearest rival Deepak. For the post of treasurer, Gurveer Singh emerged the winner. He secured 960 votes against his rival Kovit Khosla. Soon after the declaration of the results, the newly elected office-bearers of BAJ were congratulated by their supporters and others amidst cheers and jubilation. BAJ was set-up in the year 1947 with the
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‘Allow Hindus to visit Sharda Peeth in PoK’
Jammu, February 10 All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC) chairman Vinod Pandit is on an indefinite fast at Porbandar for past 12 days in support of the six-point charter of demands of the community. Members of the party district unit and various other organisations of Kashmiri Pandits have appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the Centre to intervene into the matter. They also demanded introduction of the Temples and Shrines Bill to safeguard the religious and cultural property of the Hindus in the Valley, which they alleged was being snatched by the land mafia. “The state government and the UPA government have been taking Pandits for granted and are insensitive towards the fast unto death by the APMCC chairman. This proves that it was not bothered about the issues of the minority community," they alleged. A delegation submitted a memorandum to the UN office here demanding that the six-point charter of demands to be implemented. “If the government can trade along the LoC with Pakistan, why can't they take steps to facilitate the visit to the shrine,” ASKPC president Hira Lal Chatta said.
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Rajouri residents seek repair of open drains, potholes at bus stand
Rajouri, February 9 “The vehicles have suffered extensive damage due to bumpy and potholed roads at the bus stand. The cost of maintenance for our vehicles has gone up due to bad roads,” a transporter said. Expressing concern over the poor condition of the roads, lanes and drains, local residents have urged the district administration to repair the bus stand, which according to them are in a shambles. Residents say two days of heavy rain exposed the tall claims of the authorities about its readiness to deal with such situations. Mushtaq, a resident said, “The local bus stand is in a bad condition and needs immediate repair.” Vyapar Mandal, Rajouri, president Vijay Gupta said sewage water was overflowing on to the streets, garbage heaps could be seen at various places, which directly affects the local business community. He said the authorities were repeatedly told about the bad condition at the bus stand, but nothing had been done till date. “Rain inundates the entire bus stand and the road condition hampers the movement of traffic,” he added. A local resident said, “Besides the bus stand, many other roads are under a poor condition. The Municipal Committee, Rajouri, has failed to improve the condition of MC Executive Office, Parveez Mirza Rajouri said, “We are well aware of these problems and we also took this up with the minister and director local bodies concerned. The drainage system is very old and needs repair as it was impossible for the people to clear the drainage on their own.” |
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Govt to launch stir from Feb 19
Jammu, February 10 The employees had been demanding enhancement of retirement age from 58 to 60 years, regularisation of all daily wagers, removal of pay anomalies and implementation of the agreement which was reached between government functionaries and representatives of employees’ unions. According to a statement, a meeting was organised under the leadership of senior
JKEJCC leader Mohammad Gaffor Dar. Dar criticised the state government for adopting “non-serious” approach in accepting their long pending demands. He also discussed the campaign programme of the five-day strike under the banner of the JKEJCC. He asked the government employees of different districts and teshils to unit under a single banner and coordinate with each other to organise massive protest rallies on February 19. From February 20 to 22, the employees throughout the state would hold demonstration on their respective office premises while there would be massive rallies at Jammu and Srinagar on February 23, he said. |
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Poverty, illiteracy reality of 66% Gujjars, Bakerwals
Jammu, February 10 The survey states both groups of the Gujjar community do not have sufficient food and fodder for animals and lack basic facilities like shelter, health, drinking water, education in the state. Dr Javaid Rahi while releasing excerpts of the survey said more than 71 per cent of nomads were not aware of the schemes implemented by the state and central governments under the Schedule Tribe category. The Gujjars-Bakerwals were listed in the Constitution of India in 1991 under the ST category and schemes were launched by the state and Centre governments for their social, economic, educational and cultural upliftment, the survey states. The survey has revealed that the Gujjars in the state were the poorest, living in sordid conditions and had no access to education as they were of migratory character. The survey was released at a programme organised by the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation to discuss ‘Reasons of Backwardness among Nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals community’. The report states that the tribal economy is lagging behind in age of rapid development and globalisation because of absolute poverty and illiteracy. The nomadic Gujjar Bakerwals especially dhodhi or milk men and Bakerwals (goat rarers) lack basic amenities such as clean and fresh water, nutrition, healthcare, education, clothing and shelter, because they cannot afford them,’ the survey report states. The survey has also revealed that more than 66 per cent of the total population of nomadic Gujjars-Bakerwals are without shalter and face economic instability, food insecurity, an acute shortage of basic facilities, absolute illiteracy and lack of health facilities. |
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Erratic BSNL supply irks subscribers
Batote, February 10 DC
Doda, Farooq Ahmed Khan said, “The poor BSNL service in Doda district has adversely affected the working in the offices, especially the monitoring of the progress of national flagship
programmes. It has been worst now as all phones, mobile phones and internet services have been defunct in the area for the past fortnight. Recently, me and DC, Kishtwar could not hold a video conference with the state Home Minister due to this.” According to the BSNL sources, the frequency of thefts of the OFC at a specific stretch at Assar in Doda had increased so much that it was stolen within a day or couple of hours of its repairs. “Since the beacon does not allow us to lay the OFC underground so we have to keep it hanging from trees or poles,” said a BSNL officer on the condition of anonymity. A beacon officer wishing anonymity said “Unlike all their competitors, they had laid the OFC without our permission or depositing the compulsory damage charges, despite holding a joint survey. Had they done so, we would have known its location and prevented its damage during the clearance of the road of snow, stones and soil. Moreover, the OFC was not laid underground to the mandatory depth of one meter.” Even during the Telephone Advisory Committee
(TAC) meeting on February 6, the TAC chairman and Member of Parliament, Choudhary Lal Singh, while resenting the slew of complaints against the BSNL and the non-registration of even a single FIR despite the spate of thefts or damages of cables along the NH1A and Batote-Doda NH1B, directed the
TDM, BSNL, Udhampur, AK Sharma to ensure the registration of FIR in every such case, besides asking him to submit the compliance report of his recommendations within ten days to improve the network and services. — Farooq Ahmed Khan, DC Doda |
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Two maulvis arrested for burning student's feet
Rajouri, February 10 The week-old incident came to light this morning when Abdul Haroof, the maternal uncle of the victim, visited the complex to meet the victim Mohammad Musharaf, a resident of Ghaluti in Manjakot tehsil. The police said Musharaff was taking classes at the madarassa at Anderkot Mohalla in the old city but remained absent most of the times. Despite several warnings Musharaff did not mend his ways and allegedly to teach him a lesson the maulvis burnt his feet with an electric iron. To hide the abuse Musharaff was treated inside the complex for more than seven days. When Haroof visited the madarssa to know about the well being of the victim, he was surprised to see Musharaff lying in bed. Musharaff narrated the entire incident and Haroof brought the matter to the notice of the police. A police team led by M Sharief, in-charge, city police post, rescued the victim from the madarssa and got him admitted at the District Hospital. The police registered a case under Section 343/324 RPC (FIR 58/2013) leading to their arrest in the evening. |
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Rs 100-cr sought for Saruinsar Lake
Jammu, February 10 The summit was organised under the leadership of Anil Sharma, sarpanch, Halqa Jandrah panchayat. Over a hundred youth from various parts of Dansal block participated in the meeting and highlighted the problems of their respective areas. While welcoming the initiative of Anil Sharma and his team for organising the summit in rural area, Sunil Sharma, social activist, said the initiative would help the rural youth in capacity building and highlighting the local issues. While interacting with the participants, Anil asked the youth to come forward and take active part in decision-making and development of the area. On the issue of rising unemployment, he said, “If the local tourist spots, especially the Saruinsar Lake, are developed and brought on tourist map, then the local youth need not to migrate from villages to cities in search of jobs.” “There is a huge employment potential in local tourism and the only requirement is the will of the government, especially the local representative. We urge the Chief Minister and Tourism Minister to keep a special package of Rs. 100 crore in the Budget for the development of the lake,” he said. He also assured fullest support to the participants in highlighting their issues at the appropriate forums. People from other panchayats, including Sagoon, Panthal, Chilla, Pargalta, Bajalta, Kanna Chdikal, Aithem, were also present and raised their issues. The issue of promoting pilgrim site of Sagoon Devak was also raised and it was unanimously resolved that the next meeting would be held in Sagoon panchayat for further deliberations. Later, the participants took part in a cleanliness drive and removed polythene and other plastic waste material from the surroundings of the lake. |
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Minister reviews urban development projects in Jammu
Jammu, February 10 At Leprosy Colony, Kusht Ashram, Jora was informed that 36 dwelling units, constructed at a cost of Rs 101.88 lakh against the total project cost of Rs 143.51 lakh, had already been handed over to the beneficiaries under JNNURUM scheme. Meanwhile, during inspection, a number of local residents of the colony met Jora and apprised him of the problems related to adequate drinking water availability, electricity and other facilities. He directed executive engineer, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), to redress the grievances of the locals immediately. Jora also visited BSUP at Rajiv Nagar, Sunjwan and inspected the pace of progress of 608 dwelling units coming up at a cost of Rs 1424.55 lakh. He was informed here that the work on 64 dwelling units was complete while the work on 272 dwelling units was in progress and Rs 801 lakh had been spent against the released funds of Rs 656.43 lakh. He was also informed that the construction of one park and community hall was also part of the project. Jora also inspected work on the protection walls and diversion nallah meant for safety and preventing flash floods during heavy rains. |
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Clear road projects on priority: Minister
Jammu, February 10 Proposals for Compensatory Aforestation Management Projects Authority
(CAMPA) should be dwelt on priority because road connectivity facilitated the people in many ways, he added. Ahmed was reviewing the pace of development schemes under taken for execution by forest department in Poonch district, in an officers meeting, here in Dak Bungalow today. Chief Conservator of Forests, Jammu,
Ravi, Director of Social Forestry, Hafizulah Siddiqui, Director of Soil Conservation, Upindar
Pachnanda, Regional Director of Social Forestry, Conservator of Wild Life, Superintendent of Police, Shamshar
Hussain, Additional Development Commissioner & other senior officers of the district administration also attended the meeting. Earlier, Ahmed was apprised about the pace of various road projects, proposed to be constructed in forest area and which were at different stages of completion, for want of administrative approval from the Forest Department. Meanwhile, the meeting was informed that 15,628 cft timber was provided to 1,255 beneficiaries in the district, from various sales depots of the department, till the end of January 2013. On the occasion, Ahmed instructed the district administration to send in a proposal to him for early action, in case more sales depot of timber & firewood were required. To raise the forestation in the district, 2,58,500 saplings were being planted during the current season, he was informed. The Deputy Commissioner, Ajeet Kumar
Sahu, mooted a proposal to raise a new city forest, covering almost 15 hectares for aforestation of barren hills near Poonch town. Appreciating the proposal, he directed the forest officers of Social Forestry, Territorial forest, Soil Conservation and district officers of wild life forest to put in joint efforts for raising such forest which would add to the beauty of the town. Earlier, Ahmed inaugurated a cricket tournament, being played on the anniversary of Shaheed Manjeet Singh, a young police officer who was gunned down by militants in Poonch five years back. In the tournament, 26 teams would participate and the first match was played between Cricket Club Chandak v/s Cricket Club
Kuniyan.
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Youths join JK Democratic Front
Jammu, February 10 Addressing the youth, Gupta said, “The youth have to play an important role in the developmental activities and have the responsibility to toil the party in the right perspective. JKDF is a fast growing political group, which has emerged as peoples’ voice in a short span of time.” “Our objective is to focus on people’s problems and developmental activities where Jammu is still lagging behind”, he said, adding that it would be the duty of the workers of the party to reach out to the masses in order to know their problems and highlight the same. “We hope that with the association of these youth with the party, we shall become strong and achieve our objectives more rapidly,” said Gupta. The youths who formally joined JKDF were Majid Koyal, Supreet Singh, Raja Tahir, Shehroz, Arshad, Farid Qazi, Amir Wani, Janan Javed Wani, Aamir, Manik Gupta, Shahbaz, Parvez, Deepjot Singh, Harsh Singh, Bunty Sharma, Aman Singh, Nitesh Goswami, Mannu Sharma, Varun Jamwal, Anshu, Kulbeer Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vidut Gupta, Kavish, Ankush Gupta, Sonu, Sahil Gupta, Saleem Anwar, Gugu and others. |
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Handwara graduate shows the way to jobless
youth
Handwara, February 10 Nearly a year after he ventured into the business at the local level, Muzzafar is happy with his earnings as a large number of customers visit his shop to buy cheese. He looks forward to expand his business to attract more customers. “I am comfortably and respectfully earning my livelihood. The idea of selling cheese near my house is paying off rich dividends,” he said. Muzzafar says hunting for a government job in a job-starved state amounts to sheer wastage of precious time. “The youthful energy could be utilised for generating livelihood means to lead a respectable life. One should not waste precious time in hunting for a government job but try other avenues to settle down,” he said. Encouraged by returns of his business, Muzzafar wanted to expand his business. “I plan to add a few more products in my shop to attract more customers. Cheese is a preferred dish in almost all seasons and I prepare a good quality cheese to make it more popular among people,” said Muzzafar. Urging youth not to waste their energy and utilise the same for their prosperity, Muzzafar said: “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop and educated youth should not wait for government jobs. Youth who sit idle resort to drugs and other immoral activities.” Most of his classmates have been inspired by his business and want to follow his footsteps. “He did a great job by setting up his own business after completing a degree course. I also plan to open a dry fruit shop in the local market and earn my livelihood,” said Ishfaq Ahmad, a graduate. Another jobless graduate Muneer Ahmad said, “Relying on government jobs in Kashmir is a
sheer wastage of time. I am impressed by Muzzafar, who successfully set up his own business and did not waste time running after government jobs,” he said. “I will apply for financial assistance under the self-employment scheme of the government and set up a hardware
shop in Kulangam,” added Muneer.
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Women musicians not unusual, say singers from Islamic nations
New Delhi, February 10 "Women in our country dance and sing on stage. They are even allowed to sing Sufi and spiritual music -- traditionally a male bastion," Slim Baccouche, leader of Mechket Ensemble, a Sufi band from Tunisia, told IANS. "Music is the gift of freedom for us in which men and women are equal," said Baccouche, here to perform at the International Sufi Festival which concluded here recently. "Women bands are common in Tunisia," he said. His band, though traditional, combines Arabic Sufi music with jazz, techno, western gospel and 'qawaali'. "Sufi culture and spirituality as a whole are changing. We are open to exchange," he said. Sahar Lotfi, who leads a Sufi band in Iran, said she was surprised that "a Kashmiri women's rock band was forced to give up (performing)". Known for her powerful voice, Lofti finds nothing "unusual about women pursuing music as a vocation". She said her husband encouraged her to keep her "love for music alive". "My husband had a band. We met at a concert. After marriage, he persuaded me to set up a band," said Lotfi, here to perform at the Sufi music festival. Another woman musician at the fest was Sakina Ismayilova, a Mugam devotional music exponent from Azerbaijan, who set up the first women Mugam musical trio and took in around the world. "Mugam is an ancient and difficult tradition, especially for women," she said. Among Indian Sufi singers at the fest was Indira Naik. She is seen as a symbol of cross-cultural synergy -- a Hindu woman singing Muslim poet Amir Khusrau's verses. "The love for humanity in Sufism suits my temperament," Naik told IANS. Zila Khan, another Indian Sufi singer, said she has been through many ups and downs. In a recent interview, the daughter of sitar maestro Vilayat Khan said some male members of her family had objected to her singing. She now campaigns for "dignity for women in music". Three schoolgirls had last year formed Kashmir Valley's first all-girl rock band Pragaash, which in December stood third in a 'Battle of Bands' competition. But after they faced threats on social media and a fatwa by Kashmir's Grand Mufti Bashiruddin, the girls decided to wind up the band.
– IANS
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Stadium XI, ACC Kathua log wins
Tribune News Service
Jammu, February 10 Batting first, Stadium XI set a target of 166 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Nishant and Arvind were top scorers with 37 and 25 runs respectively. From GDC Kathua, Sourab claimed three wickets. In reply, GDC Kathua was bowled out for 39 runs in 9.3 overs. Nishant of Stadium XI took three wickets, followed by Shiv Dutt and Arvind who shared two each. Nishant was adjudged the man of the match. In another match, ACC Kathua won over Kings XI, Kathua by 32 runs. Batting first, ACC Kathua was bowled out for 125 runs in 19.3 overs with Kundan being the highest scorer. For Kings XI, Ravi claimed three wickets. In reply, Kings XI was bowled out for 93 runs in 16.3 overs. Varun was the top scorer with 24 runs. Sunny claimed four wickets from ACC Kathua, followed by Ranbir, who took three. Sunny was declared the man of the match.
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Dewan Devi school celebrates annual day
Jammu, February 10 Students of various classes presented colourful cultural items on different aspects of social life, education, moral values and all round development of the students. Addressing the gathering, Bhalla said annual days not only provided students a platform to exhibit their hidden talent, but also introduced them to the culture and heritage of the state. He urged upon the students to actively participate in co-curricular activities for their overall personality development and physical fitness. Bhalla asked the teachers to provide quality education to the students to facilitate better grooming, adding that teachers as the gurus were the main architect of the children’s lives and shaped their personality through their experience and talent.
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‘Spirituality helps people strive for harmony’
Jammu, February 10 Addressing a congregation, held to commemorate the first death anniversary of Sant Baba Gurbaksh Singh at Gurdwara Domana near here today, Sadhotra said the message of love and wisdom could prevail over hatred and distress. “The teachings of great gurus and saints have great significance in present times when the society is ridden with the malady of hatred and intolerance”, he said and called upon the people to work for harmonious society based on equality, social justice and love. He referred to the pluralistic ethos of the state and said the times had stood testimony to the fact that people of the state has remained bonded in the common thread of unity despite grave provocations by the elements inimical to peace. Sadhotra recalled great moments spent with Baba Gurbaksh Singh and said he was an epitome of simplicity and selflessness, always ready to help people in distress. He said the great saint belonged to Muzaffarabad Parivar and remained engrossed in service of the people at Gurdwara Santpora Dhana in Nanaknagar for better part of his life. |
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AJKKU to protest non-issuance of pass books
Jammu, February 10 While addressing the meeting, Ashok Sharma, AJKKU chairman stressed that the irrigation channels should be cleaned at war footing and water should be released well in time. He also demanded insurance for crops and cattle and appealed to the farming community to come forward and enrol themselves as members of AJKKU to strengthen the hands of the union to address the problems of the farmers. Sharma appealed to the government to depute teams to assess the damage caused to the fruits, crops, vegetables etc due to hail storm, heavy rains and snowfalls. MS Jamwal, vice-chairman of AJKKU, appealed to the authorities to stop cutting of trees on National Highway. He also stressed that stone crushers installed along road side within the residential areas be removed forthwith to avoid pollution, diseases and casualties. The union also remembered the services of Late Janak Raj Sharma, founder member of
AJKKU.
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Newly promoted AEs felicitated
Jammu, February 10 The forum, under Upinder Singh, appealed to the cadre to work with zeal and dedication for the betterment of diploma engineer cadre. The newly promoted AEs included SC Goswami, Manjit Singh, ML Gupta, SC Dhar, Rajesh Rampal, Jagdish Angurana, BL Raina, Varinder Kumar, Romesh Koul and Ashok Raina. Those who attended
the function were Tariq Ahmed, Anil Gupta, Gopal Badyal, Rajiv Abrol, Kuljit Singh, Harish Kumar, Ravinder Koul, Arshad Parvez and Naresh Sawhney. |
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Four-laning of Jammu-Akhnoor road demanded
Jammu, February 10 The occasion was the joining of activists in the party-fold and the formation of units of ward no 29 and 59. Those who joined included Sumit Verma, Sandeep Chohan, Rahul Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Tarun Sharma, Sumit Kumar, Amit Kumar, Gokul Sharma, Pran Sodi, Nishu Sodi, Amrit Singh, Mukul Gupta, Raju Singh, Rishi Kumar, Satish Kumar, Sanjay Singh, Shubam Kumar, Jia Lal, Vikram Sharma, Narinder Singh, Ashwani Sharma, Sumit, Naresh Chopra, Puran Chand, Rahul Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Yash Pal and Arun Gupta. |
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Rural pockets in for a face lift: Bhalla
Jammu, February 10 He said this after launching the construction work of a multipurpose community hall at Chatha Pind here today. Bhalla asked the executing agency to immediately start the construction work of the hall. He released Rs 10 lakh out of his constituency development fund. He said the multi-purpose community hall would have a kitchen, toilet and parking facility. He said on the completion of the project, the residents of Chatha Pind, Bhour Camp, Bhour Kothey would get the facility to host weddings, social and religious functions at nominal charge. Regarding construction of Chatha Pind, Bhour Pind and Bhour Camp interior link lanes and drains, Bhalla said Rs 1.94 crore had been released under the R&B sector to upgrade and construct lanes, drains, and the village
nullah.
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Abdul Wani attends public meetings in Kathua, Samba
Jammu, February 10 Addressing public gatherings, Wani reiterated government commitment of equitable development of all areas with special focus on districts with lower road connectivity percentage. He said people in rural, kandi belts and far flung areas deserved better road connectivity and accordingly clear decisions and directions had been conveyed to the departmental functionaries. “As demands for new road links and upgrading the existing road infrastructure are arriving, we have to come up with a comprehensive plan to accommodate and fulfil urgent needs of the public at the earliest” he said. Wani added that growth and expansion in road and bridge connectivity network opened new avenues for economic growth and prosperity for the people.
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Celebrities to take part in marathon
Jammu, February 10 RKF & AMP, in association with Dream Merchant films, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upcoming Jammu Marathon. The marathon was expected to see the participation of around 25,000 people. The managing committee of the marathon is busy preparing for the main event. According to committee, the race would begin at 9 am from MA Stadium and after going through BC Road, Kachi Chawni, Parade and Gumat it would culminate at MA stadium. Secretary of Sports Council assured the organisers of the race that all help would be provided to make the event a grand success.
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JKCA Whites defeat JKCA Reds
Jammu, February 10 Batting first, JKCA Whites scored 260 runs in 48 overs. Majid Dar top scored with an unbeaten 64 runs off 74 balls. JKCA Reds managed to score 224 runs. Rohit Bhat top scored with 65 runs
92 balls. The match was officiated by Mubasher and Harsh Nayyar as umpires. |
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Police-public meet held at Reasi
Reasi, February 10 The police officers sought the cooperation of the people in checking the sale and preparation of illicit liquor, drug addiction and other criminal activities. The participants, including two-wheeler riders and students were informed about the traffic rules and the importance of wearing helmets while driving to bring down the number of road accidents. The participants agreed to follow road safety norms such as wearing helmets while riding two wheelers.
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Cantt Club win T20 cricket tourney
Jammu, February 10 Batting first, Cantt Club posted a total of 127 runs for the loss of six wickets. In reply, Young XI managed to score 72 runs in their allotted quota of 20 overs by losing eight wickets. For his all-round performance, Rahul Mulan was adjudged the man of the match.
— TNS
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Valley continues to freeze
Srinagar, February 10 Pahalgam resort recorded a low of minus 4.8 degrees Celsius followed by Qazigund (minus 3.2 degrees Celsius), Kokernag (minus 2.6 degrees Celsius) and Kupwara (minus 2.5 degrees Celsius), the official said. Leh town in Ladakh was the coldest recorded place in the state where mercury fell to a low of minus 16.5 degrees Celsius, while nearby Kargil town recorded minimum temperature of minus 14.2 degrees Celsius, the official said.
— PTI
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Man’s body recovered from Ujroo
Srinagar, February 10 “Anantnag police recovered the body of 27- year-old Ashiq Hussain Sheikh, a resident of Qazigund, Kulgam near railway track Urjoo,” he said. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family. The police spokesperson said further investigations were on.
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