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Flower growers face losses as hailstorm wreaks havoc
Rs 6,239 lakh spent on tubewells in Jammu, Samba: Minister
Eight injured in accident in Rajouri
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Residents protest power shortage
19.71 lakh families get ration in state: Govt
Rajendra is DG Prisons
Baby boy found dead in hospital bathroom
Sports Council proposes talent hunt scheme
Rajouri Dist police organises volleyball, badminton tourney
Hotel Asia bags runners-up trophy in Flower Show
Mushaira organised
Governor inaugurates art exhibition
15,191 scholarships to SC students in Rajouri
Open badminton championship
Physical Education dept scores win over Maths dept in table tennis
Police youth club house inaugurated
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Flower growers face losses as hailstorm wreaks havoc
Jammu, March 19 Areas affected include RS Pura, Marh, Nagrota, Katal-Batal, Dhok Wazira villages and several areas in Kathua and Samba districts. “Losses are heavy and farmers are also not getting expected yield. It has affected the profit margin as the rates are linked to the quality of the flower,” said Tejinder
Singh, president Flower Growers Association. Singh said farmers were also not expecting any help from the government. “It costs Rs 2,000 per kanal to cultivate flower plants but the compensation is provided at the rate of Rs 200 per
kanal. There is pick and choose policy at every stage, which is quite discouraging for the cultivators,” he said. A cultivator from RS
Pura, Ranjit Kumar said, “It has changed our life as the profits are high but this year we have not got the desired yield as the flowers are small due to the hailstorm. Over recent years, huge profit margin from farming has raised the economic status of hundreds of families who have invested in this sector.” At present 400 people are associated with flower cultivation in the state and products worth Rs 2 crore are exported annually. Jammu is spread over an area of 1 lakh sq km with and net cropped area of 3.86 lakh hectares. Farmers usually grow maize, wheat, paddy, vegetables and fodder, but under the concept of crop diversification programme, the government is encouraging the cultivation of flowers over recent years. Around 700 hectares of land is under the cultivation of marigold, jasmine, aster, rose, chrysanthemum and tuberose in the state. Growers feel the shortage of infrastructure to process flowers as the state does not have cold storage facilities, refrigeration vans and green houses and the cultivation process is still very old making it difficult for the cultivators to reach out to the international market. bunch of trouble
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Rs 6,239 lakh spent on tubewells in Jammu, Samba: Minister
Jammu, March 19 To another query, the minister said the government would expedite the process of bifurcation and confirmation of Khasi, Nyom and Nobra sub-divisions and the PHE division in the PWD Leh which had been functioning on an adhoc basis for more than 15 years and the file was under process with the Ladakh Affairs Ministry.
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Eight injured in accident in Rajouri
Rajouri, March 19 Reports said the bus was on its way from Rajouri to Jammu. The presence of mind of the driver saved the lives of the passengers. The incident took place at noon. Villagers rushed to the spot and informed the authorities. Rescue teams took injured to the District Hospital.
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Residents protest power shortage
Katra, March 19 Led by Bansi Lal Thakur, the protesters claimed that the area was facing severe crises due poor road conditions and unscheduled power curtailments. “We are getting electricity supply for 4-8 hours a day only and despite repeated requests the department has failed to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity,” the protesters alleged. |
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19.71 lakh families get ration in state: Govt
Jammu, March 19 He said as per the Census 2011, the total population of State is 125.48 lakh persons which add up to 22.73 lakh families, which are depending on PDS, thus leaving nearly 3 lakh souls, not getting ration from government depots. Replying to a question by G. M Saroori, the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan said that there is shortage of ration for approximately 3.02 lakh families. He said that the matter stands taken up with Centre for providing additional ration for covering the left out families. He said as and when the Centre adopts the figures of 2011 census and subsequently releases the additional food grains, the left out families will be covered accordingly. The Minister said that proposal for opening of new depots in the State including Doda and Kishtwar is under the consideration of the Government. He said that Union Rural Development Ministry has issued new guidelines for conducting socio-Economic and Cast census in the country. He said the Census has been under taken by Rural Development Department and is likely to be completed within 9 to 10 months.
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Rajendra is DG Prisons
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Baby boy found dead in hospital bathroom
Katra, March 19 The report of the post mortem examination is awaited. The police has logged an FIR in the case and is questioning the hospital staff.
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Sports Council proposes talent hunt scheme
Jammu, March 19 Various key objectives have been outlined in the proposed policy draft, with special emphasis on strengthening the infrastructure and facilities at divisional, district, tehsil, block and panchayat level. According to the proposed draft, the divisional-level sports facilities would include those required for conducting national-level events for 21 disciplines, including athletics, football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, gymnastics, kho-kho, kabaddi, swimming, roller skating, judo, boxing, taekwondo, fencing, wushu and sport climbing. Similarly, at district level, sports disciplines wherein facilities require more land and comparatively less financial resource would be selected and developed in phases, keeping in At tehsil level, sports disciplines where land is the main requirement will be selected keeping in view the local preference. Under the centrally sponsored scheme Panchayat Yuva Aur Khel Krida Abhiyan (PYKKA), block and village level sports centres will be established, preferably in or near schools, in all gram panchayats of the state, during the next ten years. For the promotion of sports in rural areas, competitions shall be organised at block, district and state levels for the sportspersons of rural areas, under the centrally sponsored schemes. The selected rural sportspersons will represent the J&K state in national competitions organised under the scheme. A state sports talent hunt scheme shall be launched to identify boys and girls in the group of 12 to 17 years who have a potential to become excellent sportspersons. To start with, such boys and girls shall be selected every year on the basis of transparent and well-defined parameters. Under this scheme, the selected candidates shall be put through a well structured sports development programme. The draft further claimed that the state government will make efforts to provide play fields in each habitation, covering selected disciplines, to provide sports infrastructure for creating opportunity for the people to pursue games of their choices, achieve excellence in sports performance at national and international level, make the J&K Under the centrally sponsored scheme Panchayat Yuva Aur Khel Krida Abhiyan (PYKKA), block and village level sports centres will be established, preferably in or near schools, in all gram panchayats of the state, during the next ten years. For the promotion of sports in rural areas, competitions shall be organised at block, district and state levels for the sportspersons of rural areas, under the centrally sponsored schemes. The selected rural sportspersons will represent the J&K state in national competitions organised under the scheme. |
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Rajouri Dist police organises volleyball, badminton tourney
Rajouri, March 19 The tournament was inaugurated by SP Rajouri Mubassir Latifi in presence of District Sports Officer, Rajouri, Director, Physical Education, BGSB University and other civil and police officers. SP Rajouri said J&K Police was organising these tournaments under the Civic Action Programme to groom the local talent and assure full support to the sports fraternity from J&K Police. In Badminton, 20 players participated in men’s single category while four teams participated in men’s doubles category. Meanwhile, Wonder Boys team lifted the title of men’s double in badminton where as men’s single final will be played tomorrow between Nawaz Yousuf and Anik Ashok. In Volleyball, Nawaz Club, Palma, defeated Pintoo Club, Rajouri, in the first semi-final. In final, they will take on winners of the second semi-final between Darhal Club and Baba Club Thanamandi. The final will be followed by presentation ceremony tomorrow in District Police Lines, Rajouri. Civil society members of Rajouri have applauded the efforts of District Police Rajouri.
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Hotel Asia bags runners-up trophy in Flower Show
Jammu, March 19 Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for Urban Development, was the chief guest and distributed prizes among the winners. DN Chauhan, General Manager (Operations), Hotel Asia, said the hotel was participating in the flower show since the past many years. Later, HS Anand, Managing Director, Trans Asia Hotels Pvt Ltd, lauded the efforts of the gardeners and also awarded them.
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Mushaira organised
Rajouri, March 19 Nearly 20 poets from across th district participated, including Abdul Salam Bahar, who presided over the mushaira. He lauded the efforts of the academy in organising such programmes from time to time. Dr Sabir Mirza, senior poet of the state, was the guest of honour at the mushaira. He emphasised upon the need to organise such programmes at school and colleges with the objective to impart awareness and to imbibe poetic inspiration among youth. Sanjeev Gupta, Cultural officer Rajouri/ Poonch said the cultural academy had always been committed to the preservation and promotion of art, culture and languages through such activities. |
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Governor inaugurates art exhibition
Jammu, March 19 He was speaking after inaugurating the 48th State Art Exhibition. He also presented awards at the ceremony organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages at Kala Kendra here today. The Governor, who is also the patron of the Academy, hoped that the academy would do all that is possible to encourage artists. Vohra evinced keen interest in more than 100 creations put up at the exhibition. Recording his impressions about the exhibition in the visitors’ book, the Governor wrote, “I am very happy to have the opportunity of inaugurating the 48th State Art Exhibition and be able to see a large number of impressive canvasses and pieces of sculptures. I congratulate the Academy for putting together such an impressive Exhibition and trust that it shall do all that is possible to encourage upcoming artists”.
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Warm send off for DDC Poonch
Poonch, March 19 The speakers lauded the qualities displayed by him during his two-year tenure as the DDC Poonch. Sahu’s abilities to understand problems and capacity to take quick decisions to resolve problems were also lauded. Speakers appreciated his presence of mind and soul as a capable administrator to co-ordinate among officers and all sections of people. Similar farewell functions were also organised in his honour at Surankote, Mendhar and other parts of the district.
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15,191 scholarships to SC students in Rajouri
Jammu, March 19 She said the total population of SCs in Rajouri district, as per census of 2001, was 38,526. She added that no funds had been received from the Centre for the year 2011-12 under the scheme SCA to SCSP. During the current financial year, an amount of Rs 18.90 lakh had been released under the scheme, he said. Itoo added that other than the special central assistance, works had also been executed in the areas dominated by SC population, under various programmes. In reply to another question raised by Sham Lal Bhagat, she said the total number of registered beneficiaries under the pension schemes in the state was 578,530.
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Physical Education dept scores win over Maths dept in table tennis
Jammu, March 19 In the first match, Jyoti beat Panmeet Kour by 11-4, 11-6 while Sandeep Kour toppled Urvashi Bhatt by 11-7, 11-9. In other matches, Law School defeated Udru Department and The Business School won over Commerce Department. In carrom, Commerce Department overcame the challenge of Law School by 2-0. In the first match, Syed Farhat trounced Priyanka while Pratibha Heer edged out Raveena. MCA Department eased past Library Sciences by 2-1. Rinkak Charak had the last laugh against Priyanka whereas Babi Choudhary lost to Mitika. In the decider, the duo of Rinkak Charak and Priya beat Mitika and Deepika. Maths Department overwhelmed the Business School by 2-1. In the first match, Rupali Gupta beat Sagrika Chadha while Nitu lost to Suvidha Gupta. In the final, the pair of Rupali and Ritu Sharma beat Sagarika and Suvidha. In Badminton, Law Department beat the Business School by 2-0. Upasana Gupta toppled Sagarika Chadha by 21-9 and Heena Sharma beat Manasvi Gupta by 21-13. In another match, Law School beat Library Sciences and Physics and Electronics Department beat Psychology Department. The matches were officiated by Ravish Vaid, Amit Sharma, Pankaj Kumar, Ajay and Anil Sharma.
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Police youth club house inaugurated
Batote, March 19 While expressing their gratitude and appreciation for this noble gesture of the police. Besides the DSP, Perbeet Singh, DSP, Sanjive Khajuria, other locals, including prominent citizens, members of the Youth Club, sarpanches and panches were present on the occasion. —
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Flower growers in RS Pura and other areas fear losses due to the recent hailstorm. They expect a low yield this year. Marigold crop is the worst affected, reports say. The hailstorm also destroyed the seedlings for the next crop.
As a part of Civic Action Programme, the Rajouri district police organised a volleyball and badminton tournament in which eight teams from different parts of the border district participated today.
Hotel Asia bagged nine first prizes and one second prize in various categories in the recently concluded Kissan Mela and Flower Show, organised by
CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu. The hotel bagged the overall runners-up trophy for the third consecutive time.
Governor NN Vohra today said Jammu and Kashmir had the distinction of producing internationally acclaimed artists who had made outstanding contribution to promote art.
Physical Education Department, University of Jammu (JU), defeated Maths Department by 2-0 in the table-tennis event in women section, in the ongoing Inter-Department Sports Meet on university campus here today.
