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Junk food out, protein diet in for Amarnath yatris
Permit setting up of 172 LPG agencies by February 20, dealers told
Samples of two suspected swine flu cases sent to Delhi
Dy CM for time-bound transfer policy for teachers
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Sports bodies pin hopes on sports council meeting
Festival for girl child begins in Kathua
Powergrid employees honoured
‘Expedite land acquisition process’
MP for implementation of Centre-sponsored schemes
Army organises symposium on hygiene and sanitation
Roads in rural, hilly areas to be improved, says minister
Sarod recitals enthral audience at music festival
Initiate work on four laning, says NC leader
IGP elected prez of state rifle assn
JKCA Greens register win in selection trials
Rajinder Singh Cricket club log win
State fencing team enter Sabre event finals
Release NRHM funds soon’
BJP protests shifting of ration depots
Block-level kisan mela inaugurated
Rajouri DDC reviews depts’ performance
Newborn care team on Rajouri, Poonch visit
MLA alleges discrimination with
Jammu
Demand for new courses in Bhalesa, Bhaderwah ITIs
Social audit of MGNREGA held
Teen’s body found in Jhelum river
Block Dansal deputation calls on Jammu education officer
Health fair organised
Orientation programme organised
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Junk food out, protein diet in for Amarnath yatris
Jammu, February 11 Choudhary said high-protein food like cereals, pulses, potato, saag, nutrela (soya chunks), basin curry, roti, tandoori roti, bread, rusks, tea, coffee, fruit juice, vegetable soup, kheer, dry fruit etc which provide stamina and keep the body light, have been included in the menu to be served to the yatris. Governor NN Vohra who is also Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, has asked the CEO, SASB to ensure effective implementation of the advice of the expert committee and revise the terms and conditions of the langar permissions to bind the langar organisers to serve food to the yatris strictly in accordance with the new healthy food menu. He said the Special High Powered Committee constituted by the Supreme Court had earlier observed that a large number of food items included in the menu of the Langar Organisations were not suitable for pilgrims who were required to trek in the high-altitude areas. The panel also recommended that an expert committee should prepare a suitable menu to be adhered to by the langar organisations. The menu has been formulated by the committee comprising Navin K Choudhary, CEO, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, Col Rajul Gupta (High Altitude Medicine Specialist) from the Union Health Ministry, Dr Jahangir Bakshi and Dr Sham Gopal from the J&K State Health Department at its meeting on January 7, 2013 in Jammu. in
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Permit setting up of 172 LPG agencies by February 20, dealers told
Jammu, February 11 Officials said the issue to grant permission to new dealers has been pending over past two years as the oil companies have been delaying the process, despite repeated directions issued to them as well as requests by the state government. Since the Centre put a cap on the number of subsidised cylinders, it has become tough for people to get refills for which they have to wait for more than two weeks. “As many as 172 new dealerships are to be set up. Out of these 55 would be issued under regular dealership and 117 under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitral Scheme (RGGLV), targeting the rural areas,” an official said. Under the RGGLV scheme all blocks of the state would have LPG dealerships. “Establishment of new dealerships at the block level would help provide cooking fuel to consumers in the rural areas at their doorstep, besides curbing black marketing,” Minister for CAPD, Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan, said. Ramzan said the companies have also been directed to complete the scrutiny of old connections under the Know Your Consumers (KYC) scheme. So far 15.70 lakh connections have been regularised under the KYCs in the state but still 41,000 connections are still under the scrutiny process. Sources said the small number of gas dealers has created monopoly in the market. “Every dealer has huge area under it thus the profit margin is also very high. They are also responsible not to allow new dealers to come into the picture. Dealers have developed a vested interest in not allowing any increase in the number of further dealers.” Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Limited, and Indian Oil Corporation distribute LPG refills in the state. As per norms followed in the country, there should have been 1,700 distributors to cater to the requirements of 10 lakh LPG consumers here. According to sources, “Oil companies are hand in glove with the gas dealers and are deliberately scuttling plans to increase the dealerships/number of dealers to provide benefits to the existing dealers.”
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Samples of two suspected swine flu cases sent to Delhi
Jammu, February 11 Officials said samples of two children a 12 years old boy and a six- month old infant have been sent to Delhi for tests and the reports will come by the end of this week. There is panic among patients and the Health Department officials, as one person died in the Valley few days back, doctors said. Though the officials said there was no need to panic as the hospitals have been provided necessary equipment and medical staff, but there is lot of concern among the people. On Sunday two cases suspected to be of swine flu were identified in Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital, when two teenaged boys were found suffering from symptoms similar to flu. “The two boys were admitted in the hospital on February 2 and during treatment they were found to have symptoms simillar to swine flu. Their samples were sent to Delhi for confirmation. There is no need to panic," said AK Sharma, Medical Superintendent, SMGS Hospital. He said the health department had ordered formation of special district-level committees to deal with the threat. Director Health Services Dr Madhu Khullar said the department had established a special cell at Yatri Niwas to deal with swine flu cases. "A special isolation cell has been established for the purpose and if any positive cases are found they will be treated here," Dr Khullar said. Few days back, an employee of the super specialty Sher-e-Kashmir-Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, in Kashmir had died of H1N1 infection, raising an alarm. Later the health authorities issued a swine flu alert in the Valley. A doctor at the Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, said the influx of people from outside the state is worrying. “Though it is not possible to scan every person who enters the state, but the Health department should keep an eye on them.”
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Dy CM for time-bound transfer policy for teachers
Jammu, February 11 He also stressed on framing a time-bound transfer policy especially for those working in hilly and remote areas. He said thousands of posts were lying vacant in the education department which must be filled soon. The Deputy Chief Minister gave these directions while chairing a high-level meeting to review the implementation and progress registered under the SSA and the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhyan (RMSA). Minister of State for Education Feroz Khan was also present. Tara Chand laid stress on creating infrastructure in upgraded high schools under the RMSA. He directed the agencies concerned to fasten the pace of various works being executed under the Department of Education and complete all ongoing construction works of school buildings within the prescribed time frame. He also reviewed the status of utilisation of funds under the SSA and the RMSA and directed the officers concerned to use the funds on time. He also reviewed the status of utilisation of funds under the SSA and the RMSA and directed the officers concerned to use the funds on time. He also stressed for computerisation of the Education Department to ensure transparency. He directed the officers concerned to furnish detailed status report of the ongoing works for inspection.
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Sports bodies pin hopes on sports council meeting
Jammu, February 11 The council meeting of the J&K State Sports Council was scheduled to be chaired by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, who is also its president. The meeting will now take place on February 19 at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Sources said at the time of the finalisation of various agendas for the upcoming meeting, the affiliated sports bodies had appealed to the Sports Council officials to put the agenda to enhance the grant-in-aid on priority to enable them to brief the Chief Minister about the hardships they faced. “Sports bodies are in dire need of grant for smooth conduct of their activities and for that we had pinned all our hopes on this important meeting,” a member of the State Sports Council said. “We cannot afford another postponement of the general council meeting because it has already been postponed twice and any more change in the schedule would compound on the miseries of sports associations,” he added. “Reconstitution of the Standing Committee, recognition to new State Sports Associations and consideration of re-organisation of the J&K State Sports Council are on top of the agenda if only the meeting is held on February 19. Sports Council employees are also looking forward to put forward their issues before its president,” another member claimed. Sources said the issue of the cancellation of the Departmental Promotion Committee thrice is also likely to be discussed with the Chief Minister in the meeting. The last DPC meeting was held under Manoj Pant’s stint as the Secretary, Sports Council.
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Festival for girl child begins in Kathua
Kathua, February 11 Apart from a large number of local residents, youth clubs, mahila mandals, social and non-governmental organisations, schools and colleges took part in the programme. Sharma said the state government had dedicated 2013 as ‘Beti Anmol Hai’ to raise awareness about the importance of girl child in the society. He said women was working at par with man in all domains be it education, sports, politics, media, art and culture, service sectors, science and technology, etc. It was the moral responsibility of every individual to eradicate menace of female foeticide from the society, he added. He appealed to the public to come forward with the information regarding sex selective abortions so that the culprits could be dealt under the law. Sharma also gave away the district youth club award and financial assistance to mentor youth clubs, besides distributing cheques and certificates among the beneficiaries under the Swarn Jyanti Shehri Rozgaar Yojna.
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Powergrid employees honoured
Jammu, February 11 As reported earlier, continuous rain and snowfall on January 19 and 20 as well as on February 4 and 5 had damaged the Kishenpur-Wagoora transmission line. On both occasions, power supply in one of its circuits had got affected. It was Circuit-I in January and Circuit-II in February. The Powergrid restored these circuits in the shortest possible time with the support of the state administration and the Indian Air Force. The team of Powergrid engineers who were a part of this restoration exercise included Arshad Khan, Mohammad Farooq, Pranav Malhotra , JP Singh, Mitin, Umer Sidiq, RS Reen, Narender Singh, Devinder Kumar, Gain Chand, Sandeep Kumar and Kansara Singh. |
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‘Expedite land acquisition process’
Jammu, February 11 Minister of State for Technical Education Vikar Rasool was also present in the meeting. The meeting was told that the Private Negotiation Committee (PNC) has been conducted in case of proposed Government Degree College, Banihal, while as in case Degree College, Gool the revenue papers have been sent for authentication. The minister impressed upon the officers to expedite the acquisition process and complete all paper work in a time-bound manner. Meanwhile, a deputation from Chuwadi village, led by its sarpanch, called on the minister and apprised him about their problems. The minister assured
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MP for implementation of Centre-sponsored schemes
Poonch, February 11 The project would change the development scenario of Pir Panjal region on completion, he assured. While addressing the awareness camps organised at Balakote and Salwan in Mendhar regarding implementation of Centrally-sponsored schemes, including MGNREGA, IAY, PMGSY and total sanitation, the MP said the Centre had framed various welfare schemes for speedy development of rural areas, especially the border regions of the country. He impressed upon executing agencies to strictly adhere to the guidelines prescribed for execution of such schemes. Sharma said the Centre had decided that all the development projects taken in hand under the BADP would be framed and executed with concurrence of respective sarpanches. Commenting on execution of MGNREGA, the BDO’s were directed to chalk out various development projects to provide jobs to unskilled labour force. The MP further directed officers of the Horticulture Department to carry out fruit plantations drive covering atleast one car in each 15 panchayats of Balakote CD Block, funds for the same would be provided out of his MPLAD scheme.
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Army organises symposium on hygiene and sanitation
Rajouri, February 11 A symposium was organised by the Rashtriya Rifle Battalion at Kalakote in Gandhi Memorial Institute of Education, Argi (Rajouri), in which programme was attended by members of the Rashtriya Rifle Battalion, Kalakote, 11 staff members and 106 students. A lecture was given on types of waste, their disposal methods, causes of soil, air pollution and communicable diseases. A lecture was also given by the Rashtriya Rifle Battalion, Kalakote, representative on personal health and hygiene. Thereafter, a demonstration of water disposal and cleaning the area around the school premises was carried out. The students were also made to participate in the drive.
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Roads in rural, hilly areas to be improved, says minister
Jammu, February 11 The deputation said the state had received capable and true public friend to address their grievances on merits and justice without any consideration. “We are highly pleased that a person from far-flung areas is holding the Ministry of Roads and Bridges,” they said, adding that Wani was well-versed with the difficulties of people in the rural and remote areas for want of good communication network. They expressed the hope that Wani would give priority for linking up cut-off villages and upgrade the road communication system in the backward area of Ramban district. The R&B minister said equitable development with focus on hitherto left unattended areas would be the benchmark of the functioning of R&B Department. He said while construction of highways and improvement of roads in cities and towns would be given attention, the improvement and upgradation of road communication network in rural and hilly areas were receiving special focus. — TNS
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Sarod recitals enthral audience at music festival
Jammu, February 11 The concert at the Army School started with the welcome of the guests in the traditional style with the young children offering tilak, rice and flowers. Event coordinators Jagdeep Kaur and Prof Parveen Sabharwal, musicians Charan Singh and Ragini Rainu along with Santoor maestro and music composer Abhay Rustum Sopori attended the function. Sopori highlighted the need to provide music as a daily listening practice. He said he wished to see every child grow as a sensitive, strong and matured adult, who would carry forward the rich traditional culture. The students looked inspired and confident of being a part of the musical movement. Ustad Danish Aslam Khan, a well-known Sarod maestro, presented Raga Khamaj. On a special request, he concluded his recital with compositions in Raga Des. He represented the eighth generation of musicians in his family belonging to the Ajrara Gharana. Having performed all over the world, he thanked SaMaPa for giving him the opportunity to visit and perform in the city of temples.
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Initiate work on four laning, says NC leader
Jammu, February 11 Sharma and former legislators Thakur Kashmira Singh, Brij Mohan Sharma and Bushan Lal Bhat said frequent jams caused due to heavy traffic rush, particularly at the Canal Head and Bakshi Nagar during the peak hours, cause a lot of inconvenience to commuters. The constant irritant puts the people thronging to the city from Akhnoor and adjoining areas in great hardships, the leaders complained. They emphasised on the importance of the highway which remains over busy due to civil and Army vehicular movement, adding that the road for four laning had already been acquired by the government. |
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IGP elected prez of state rifle assn
Jammu, February 11 Former Director General of Punjab Police PS Gill has been appointed as the patron of the JKRA while Sudhir Kumar has been elected as the general secretary and Sharat Chander Singh as the treasurer. KS Jamwal has been elected as the new senior vice-president while NS Bhatial, Sohan Lal and Sanam Soni as vice-presidents of the association. Pankaj Sharma has been elected as the joint secretary. The elections were held under the convenorship of JP Singh, director, Youth Services and Sports while Prof Ashutosh Sharma, general secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Olympic Association was the observer in the Annual General Body meeting. The house also authorised, president, JKRA to appoint eight executive members of the association. Earlier, Dr NS Bhatial read out detailed report of the activities, organised by the JKRA and performance of the association in 2011-12. Dilbag Singh assured that newly elected body would leave no stone unturned to promote shooting game in the state. He also announced that the JKRA would request the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to allot All-India Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial Inter-School Shooting Championship this year. Prominent among those present on the occasion were Ashok Kumar, deputy director, Youth Services and Sports, Sohan Lal, KS Jamwal, Col AS Chandhoke, Col Sukhbir Singh, SS Sodhi, Parveen Mittal and SSP Vijay Kumar.
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JKCA Greens register win in selection trials
Jammu, February 11 Batting first, JKCA Reds accumulated 243 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Nadeem Dar was the top scorer with 72 runs off 77 balls studded with five fours and a six. Huwaid Ronga contributed 63 off 90 balls with the help of six boundaries and one hit for the maximum. Zahoor Sofi also chipped in with 25 runs. For JKCA Greens, Asif Rasool was the pick of the bowlers with a three-wicket haul while Sameer Ali, Sameer Khajuria and Deepak Singh Manhas shared two wickets apiece. In reply, JKCA Greens overhauled the target in 49 overs losing five wickets in the process. Hazare scored 68 runs with the help of eight delectable hits to the fence while Pranav contributed 55 runs with 11 boundaries. Obaid Haroon and Aditya Pratap Singh remained unbeaten on 46 and 12 runs, respectively. For JKCA Reds, Waseem Raza and Zahoor Sofi scalped two wickets each while Umar Nazir took one wicket. The match was officiated by BCCI Level-1 umpires Amit Gupta and Harbinder Singh, while Ashwani Kumar was the scorer. ICC beat JKP XI in T20
First class cricketer Abid Nabi, spinner Pavit Singh Ishar and all-rounder Deepak Dogra produced excellent performances to help Ishar Cricket Club (ICC) beat JKP XI by 20 runs in the ongoing Anti Drug T20 Cricket Tournament being organised by Red Rose Cricket Club at Arnia here today. Batting first, ICC posted a challenging total of 168 runs in the stipulated 20 overs losing six wickets in the process. Abid Nabi was the top scorer with 40 runs studded with six fours and as many sixes while Deepak Dogra contributed 34 runs with the help of two fours and two sixes. Shubam Khajuria (20) and Sahil Sharma (22) were the other notable contributors. For JKP XI, Vishal took two wickets while Shamsher, Sakib and Shashi snared one wicket each. JKP XI, in reply managed to score 148 runs. Sunny Malik top scored with a quick-fire 36 runs, including three fours and as many sixes while Shamsher Singh, Ahmer and Shashi contributed 32, 26 and 22 runs, respectively. Pavit Singh Ishar was the most successful bowler for ICC, who scalped 3 important wickets by giving away 33 runs in his alloted quota of four overs while Abid Nabi and Deepak Dogra bagged two wickets each. Irshad and Sahil Sharma also chipped in with one wicket each. Abid Nabi was declared man of the match. The match was officiated by Narinder Singh and Sunil as umpires while Vinay Saini was the scorer. |
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Rajinder Singh Cricket club log win
Jammu, February 11 Needing six runs in the last over, with four wickets in hand, SSC batsmen Sachin and Amit Rathi failed to held their nerves against the left-arm seamer Dilawar Singh and managed only two runs and lost the match by three runs. SSC scored 124 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Tejinder was the top scorer with 45 runs while Sachin contributed 27 runs. Daljeet also chipped in with 11 runs. For RSCC, Dilawar fetched three wickets by conceding 21 runs in his four overs. Earlier, batting first, Brig RSCC piled up a modest total of 127 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Dilawar of Brig RSCC was adjudged man of the match for his all-round performance. |
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State fencing team enter Sabre event finals
Jammu, February 11 Earlier, the state team got the better of defeated Uttar Pradesh by 15-6 in the first match while in the another match, J&K thrashed West Bengal by 15-10. J&K beat Chhattisgarh by 45-31 in the quarterfinals, while in the semifinals, J&K had the last laugh against formidable Punjab by 45-41 in an exciting contest. For J&K, International fencer Rashid Ahmed, Vishal Thappar, Pardeep Kumar and Ajay Khatrol played outstandingly. J&K will now face services in the summit clash tomorrow.
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Release NRHM funds soon’
Jammu, February 11 He said several hospital complexes besides other related health infrastructure was apace in the state under National Rural Health Mission and would be completed in the stipulated timeframe. The state health minister urged release of additional funds under National Rural Health Mission. He said 90% funds released so far by the Union Health Ministry to the state under National Rural Health Mission have been utilised in full for creation and upgradation of health infrastructure in the state. He said there is dire need for release of additional funds to the state under National Rural Health Mission for carrying out construction work for ongoing projects, besides purchase of health equipment for hospitals. The Union health minister said the Centre would provide all possible financial assistance under National Rural Health Mission to the state for upgradation and improvement of health sector.
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BJP protests shifting of ration depots
Jammu, February 11 Led by BJP Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency incharge Yudhvir Sethi and BJP Mahila Morcha state president Priya Sethi, party activists, along with residents drawn from various parts of old city raised slogans against the CAPD department and demanded immediate re-shifting of ration depots to their original places. They alleged that the department had shifted the ration depots from Purani Mandi, Jullakha Mohalla and Link Road to Peer Mitha, Pakki Dhakki and Pacca Danga. Terming the decision of the department as “totally unilateral without the consent of people”, Yudhvir Sethi said it was causing “great inconvenience” to thousands of consumers who had to go to other places from their own localities to get ration items. “The shifting of old ration depots are also putting financial burden on the people as they have to pay the carriage charges to labourers,” he said. He declared the party stands with affected families and opposes the decision “tooth and nail” till shifted depots were not brought back to their original places. Priya Sethi said the decision to shift ration depots to other places cannot be justified by any means. “It is indeed unfortunate that the government departments take such decisions or frame such policies which invite public resentment and anger. The recent decision of shifting ration depots is one of such cases,” she alleged. She said the reason put forth by CAPD that “complaints against ration depot holders” had forced for such shifting holds no justification. “The department can proceed against erring depot holders; why are helpless consumers punished for no fault of theirs?” she questioned. The protesters warned they would intensify their agitation if the government didn’t relocate the ration depots from their original places. |
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Block-level kisan mela inaugurated
Udhampur, February 11 MLA Udhampur Balwant Singh Mankotia inaugurated the kisan mela. Speaking on the occasion, Singh applauded the efforts of the agriculture department and said these kisan melas are the need of the hour, for they help apprise the farming community regarding the ongoing schemes and level of subsidy available with the departments. —
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Rajouri DDC reviews depts’ performance
Rajouri, February
11 The chair was informed that under the revenue component, Rs 2072.34 lakh have been expanded till January 2013 against the available funds to the tune of Rs 3201.49 lakh. Similarly, under capital component out of total available funds of
Rs 3114.63 lakh, about Rs 5660.29 lakh have been incurred, which is 70% expenditure of the total district plan. The District Development Commissioner exhorted the officers
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Newborn care team on Rajouri, Poonch visit
Rajouri, February 11 The decision was taken after a meeting at Chennai which was chaired by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and experts from around the world for bringing down the maternal and infant mortality rate in the state. Sadiq Khan, state coordinator of the training team and mass media officer, Rajouri, who along with his three-member team is on the tour of Rajouri and Poonch, said the government had constituted a six-member team of trainers for training the doctors, nurses, Asha workers for Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) to reach out at grass-root level, especially for areas like Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already prepared and introduced training modules to train Asha workers to deliver HBNC, over 1,000 people have been trained, including doctors, Asha workers, hospital staff members in Jammu, Srinagar and all focus areas, he said, adding that “We have trained 40 experts in Rajouri district for HBNC and equal numbers in other areas.” Azad underscored the importance of the training and need to keep health records of each neonate and of the home visits made by ASHA so that a good quality service of home-based newborn care could be monitored. Speaking to The Tribune, Health Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan said, “We are introducing new schemes, including HBNC,” however, he said we were using the mass media to aware people about the care of the newborns. |
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MLA alleges discrimination with
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Jammu, February 11 Crying foul about some elements deliberately trying to harm Jammu, Gupta has said that this capital city had always been a hub of pilgrims but it was unfortunate that instead of developing it for providing facilities to these tourists, it is making things difficult for movement of even the local people because of congestion and traffic chaos. Interacting with workers, Gupta said that Jammu, known as the city of temples, had been a big centre for pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi, Shri Amarnath shrine and various kinds of other tourists. He said that this city has encountered days when there was mischief from elements hostile to India and cross-border terrorism was at its peak. But it was strange that little was being done to mitigate the problems of the citizens as also those of the visitors arising out of the ever-increasing traffic coupled with the heavy increase in the population. There is little effort even to control the traffic and construct flyovers as also to widen the roads. In the name of installation of severage system, the roads, lanes and even the markets are being damaged but there are no repairs for months together, he added. He regretted that the suggestions and demands put forth at various fora are not being given due heed.
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Demand for new courses in Bhalesa, Bhaderwah ITIs
Jammu, February 11 The deputation demanded provision for admission to the female students in ITI Bhalesa, besides introduction of new courses there as well as in ITI Bhaderwah. They also demanded attachment of electric division Kishtwar to Doda, besides early repair work on 33KV line between Thathri and Bhalesa. The minister assured the deputation that all their genuine demands would be looked into and redressed within the shortest possible time. He said it is the endeavour of the government to ensure that the people living in rural and far-flung areas of the state get all basic amenities. —
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Social audit of MGNREGA held
Jammu, February 11 Besides public, sarpanch Narinder Singh, panches, assistant commissioner, development, Jammu, KK Sidha, block development officer, Marh, ML Tasir and other officials of the block were present in the gram sabha. The social audit was held in the open ground adjacent to the panchayat ghar Jaswan under the chairmanship of Dr Abdul Ghani Sofi, director, social audit, MGNREGA. All sections of the population participated in the discussions. However, there were no complaints regarding the payment made, works undertaken, quality of works made under the
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Teen’s body found in Jhelum river
Srinagar, February 11 The body of Zameer Ahmad Dar, 16, who went missing yesterday, was found in Jhelum river in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir this morning, official sources said. They said Dar had gone missing yesterday when a law and order problem arose in the area; another youth, Tariq Ahmad Bhat, had also drowned. Local residents alleged that the youths who were protesting the hanging of Guru, jumped into the river to escape security forces. However, police denied the allegation, saying the youths drowned after a boat overturned in the river. —
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Block Dansal deputation calls on Jammu education officer
Jammu, February 11 The deputation demanded fulfilment of all the vacancies like lecturers, masters, teachers and other supporting staff in all the government schools of block Dansal. Led by Anil Sharma, sarpanch, Jandrah Panchayat Halqa, the members of the deputation briefed the chief education officer that in absence of adequate staff in the schools, the students were suffering huge academic losses. Sharing the concern, the chief education officer gave a patient hearing to the visiting delegation and assured it that all the genuine demands of the villagers would be considered and the needed vacancies would be made in all the schools in a time-bound manner. The delegation members also informed the chief education officer that an awareness campaign against the evil effects of drugs and narcotics would soon be organised in all the educational institutions of block Dansal. The CEO offered support and cooperation of the education department for the cause. |
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Jammu, February 11 SSP Kathua, Atul Goel, was the chief guest while Rashmi Ahluwalia was the guest of honour. In his welcome address, vice-chairman of the school Sohan Lal Sharma expressed gratitude to the dignitaries and all the participants. The tiny tots of Sai International School displayed models related to various common diseases and suggested preventive and curative measures to stay healthy. The chief guest lauded the efforts of management, teachers and students for organising an innovative event. — TNS
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Orientation programme organised
Jammu, February 11 Our education programme support core values of integrity, responsibility, respect, community and leadership.” He interacted with parents and gave some tips about how to deal with kids in various situations.
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Apart from highlighting issues involved in a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to the problem of waste management, experts at a symposium in Kalakote of Rajouri district on Monday emphasised on the importance of community-based initiatives to tackle the
municipal solid waste management problems.
