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Residents hold
protest, demand inauguration of fifth Tawi Bridge
Govt’s claim on manual scavenging contradicted
Department of Posts to sell gold coins at 7.5 pc
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Rain lashes city, brings respite from scorching heat
Event concludes in Samba, Nagrota, Rajouri district
Media fraternity pays tributes to photojournalist
SC/ST retired employees forum flays state govt
Sher-e-Kashmir University inks pact with NBAIM
KC Gurukul script win in kho-kho
The Tribune felicitates scrap book contest winners
Winners of The Tribune Cognizance Scrap Book Competition in Jammu on Saturday. Tribune photo
Mothers’ day celebrated
Army gives pre-recruitment training
Students excel in Class XII state board exams Essay writing competition Children’s lit fest begins School students donate Rs 71,000 to HelpAge
India Principal of Jesus Cares Convent School hands over a cheque to HelpAge India official Neeru Deepak Khajuria in Jammu on Saturday. A Tribune Photograph
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Residents hold
protest, demand inauguration of fifth Tawi Bridge
Jammu, May 11
Protesters warned the department concerned that they would intensify agitation if the bridge was not opened soon as it would ease pressure on over-burdened roads in the city. They also decried the failure of the administration to take steps to improve the road network, which is leading to total anarchy in the temple city. They also lashed out at the government for the delay in the construction of flyovers approved by it. The protesters blocked the road for several minutes and alleged that Jammu is being neglected by the government and Jammu-based ministers, who have failed to take up the development issues of the city. People also held a demonstration against the civic agencies PWD, ERA, R&B, Municipal Corporation and Traffic Department for their failure to maintain public utilities despite spending crores of rupees, provided by the Central Government, on them. “A fraud is being played with the citizens. Every road is being dug up by different agencies several times, resulting into the worst traffic management in the city. No other city in north India is being denied its share of development like Jammu,” claimed a protester, Surrender Sharma. Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) president Sunil Dimple has alleged the state coalition government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the Congress party, had done nothing to solve the traffic problems in the Jammu city in the past four years of its tenure. “Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is not showing any interest in opening the fifth Tawi Bridge. The government is least concerned about development of the city as it has not constructed flyovers at Rehari Chungi and Jewal Chowk,” Dimple alleged. Official Speak Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is not showing any interest in opening the fifth Tawi Bridge. The government is least concerned about development of the city as it has not constructed flyovers at Rehari Chungi and Jewal Chowk~ — Sunil Dimple, president, Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM)
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Census 2011 1.78 lakh households still dependent on human waste carriers Sumit Hakhoo
Jammu, May 11 Last year, the Supreme Court (SC) took exception to the failure of the state government to file a detailed reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an NGOs seeking a report on the status of such people. The Census report has revealed that 7.94 lakh homes still dependent on human scavenging in the country. The practice was found prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir (1.78 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (3.26 lakh) and West Bengal (1.30 lakh). Sikkim, Goa, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep were found free of the illegal practice. No such cases were found in the urban areas of Himachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. "Manual scavenging is deeply related to the larger issue of caste and untouchability and is degrading for the human beings. The state government has wrong view about this and denies its prevalence,” said MLC B.R Kundal, who had raised the issue in the Legislative Council recently. He said municipal corporations, committees and railways still use workers for cleaning drains, carrying human waste, which also comes under scavenging. Since 2000, the state government has announced schemes for the rehabilitation of these people, but even if they leave this job, stigma is still there and society has not allowed their integration. However, Minister for Urban Development Nawang Rigzin Jora did not respond to repeated calls. The government has submitted in the council that scavenging is nil in the state, quite opposite to the report of Census-2011. What prohibition Bill says
As per the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, the district magistrate has to ensure that no person within his/her jurisdiction is engaged as a manual scavenger or constructs an unsanitary latrine and that manual scavengers are rehabilitated. It makes it mandatory for municipalities, cantonment boards and railway authorities to construct adequate number of sanitary community latrines within three years of this Act coming into force. |
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Gold Coin Festival Tribune News Service
Jammu, May 11 The CPMG said the festival had been organised to mark the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritya and encourage people to purchase gold coins from India Post. “Gold is considered as good option for investment and the branded 24-carat gold is being sold by post offices as an ideal option for investments,” said John Samuel. The gold coins were manufactured and packed in a sealed cover with the certification by Valcambi, Switzerland. In order to facilitate the customers to buy gold coins on this festival, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu Tawi HO, Kathua HO, Udhampur HO and Srinagar GPO will remain open on Sunday. The designated post offices in the J&K Circle for sale of gold coins are Jammu Tawi head post office, Gandhi Nagar head post office (Jammu), Udhampur head post office, Srinagar general post office Kathua pead post office, Jawahar Nagar (Srinagar) post office, RS Pura post office, Miran Sahib post office, Janipur post office, Baramulla head post office, Bandipora post office and Leh head post office. Modernised postal complex at Talab Tillo
The Chief General Manager (Business Development), Postal Directorate, Kalpana Tiwari, today dedicated a modernised postal complex at Talab Tillo here, to the public. Renovated on the
modern lines with all facilities for customers, the Talab Tillo Post Office has been modernised under the 'Project Arrow'. Kalpana Tiwari said the Department of Posts was working to revamp the overall functioning of
post offices and establishing them as business outlets with all services under one roof. CPMG John Samuel announced that a post office would soon be inaugurated at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Universiy (BGSBU),
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Rain lashes city, brings respite from scorching heat
Jammu, May 11
After basking in bright sunshine through the week, the city was left awash by heavy rains in the wee hours of Saturday. The skies finally opened up and it poured in the temple city, bringing relief and joy to the residents of the city. The winds also broke branches of trees at several places, which affected traffic. “It was a soothing experience as we have not seen rains for long time now. Though there is a little dip in temperature but it was a good thing,” said Rohit Sharma, a marketing executive with a telecom company. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light showers and thunderstorm at several places across the region for next 24 hours. As per the IMD, temperature will remain between 35-37 degree Celsius for the next three days while it will again hit the 40-degree mark on May 15. “The past four days were hot in the city and power cuts have made our life miserable. We expect occasional rains so that temperature will remain tolerable,” said Sharad, a university student. Temperature in the region has been rising steadily since the last week of April. The Sun has shown no mercy in the past few days and affected the normal life. Unusually, high temperatures in the northern region at this time of year is due to absence of any western disturbance, which bring showers to north India and only the hot winds blowing from western Asia are smashing the great plains of sub-continent. |
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Inter-School Tournament Tribune News Service
Jammu, May 11 At Mini Sports Stadium, Rajouri, High School, Rajdhani Thanamandi, of Thanamandi zone emerged victorious in boys’ kabaddi event while High School, Dalogra, of Doongi zone had to settle for the second spot. In kho-kho (boys), High School, Thandi Kassi, of Rajouri zone beat High School, Sawani, of Doongi zone to clinch the title trophy. In volleyball(boys), High School, Sagote, of Balijarallan zone got the better of High School, Rajdhani Thanamandi, in the summit clash to fetch the title. In handball (boys), High School, Kallar, of Doongi zone trounced Government Middle School, Mubarakpura, in the final. Meanwhile, at Higher Secondary School, Lambari, Middle School, Nowshera, beat Middle School, Patrara, in kabaddi final. In kho-kho (boys), Middle School, Laman, defeated High School, Tattapani, to win the title. High School, Dharamsal, prevailed upon Middle School, Kallal, to win the volleyball boys’ title trophy. The wrestling competition was also held during the four-day tournament. Samba: Government Girls High School, Ghagwal, registered a narrow win by 2 points against Government Middle School, Rajpura, in the final to claim under-14 girls’ kho-kho title in the girls’ tournament of Ghagwal Zone, Samba, here today. Earlier, in the semifinal, Higher Secondary School, Rajpura, beat High School, Nishla, by 1 point to win the kho-kho under-17 title while in under-17 kabaddi, High School, Sarthian, won over High School, Nishla, by 19 points. At Samba zone, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dhalote, got the better of High School, Taloor, by 5 points to clinch the under-17 kho-kho title while Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dhalote, trounced High School, Taloor, by 3 points to claim the under-14 kho-kho title. Kabaddi under-17 title of Samba zone also went to Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dhalote, who defeated Higher Secondary School, Sumb, by 17 points. At Ramnagar zone, MIER Higher Secondary School, Khanpur, beat High School, Mahalshahan, by 2 points to claim the under-14 kho-kho title while Government High School, Ramnagar, retained the under-14 title. At Vijaypur zone, Middle School, Gudwal, trounced BBN School by 3 points to win the under-14 kho-kho title. The tournament, wherein 2,100 students drawn from the zones of Samba, Ramgarh, Vijaypur and Ghagwal are participating, is being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, under the overall supervision of Jarpal Singh, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Samba. Nagrota: Meanwhile, Government Higher Secondary School, Nagrota, toppled Government Higher Secondary School, Jhajjar Kotli, by 10-4 points in the summit showdown to clinch the under-14 kho-kho title in the Inter-School Tournament of Dansal Zone at Youth Hostel, Nagrota, today. Meanwhile, the under-17 title was bagged by Government Higher Secondary School, Jhajjar Kotli, by defeating Government Higher Secondary School, Nagrota, by 10-8 points. Earlier, in the semifinals played in under-17 age group, Government Higher Secondary School, Nagrota, outplayed Army Public School, Nagrota, by 18-6 points while Government Higher Secondary School, Jhajjar Kotli, beat High School, Saraswati Siksha Niketan by 18-6 points. Meanwhile, the under-14 girls’ kabaddi trophy went to Government Middle School, Upper Jagti, who defeated Green Field Academy, Jhajjar Kotli, by 12-10 points. In the semifinals, played, Green Field beat Army Public School, Nagrota, by 8-6 points and Government Middle School, Upper Jagti, beat Government Middle School, Sitni Bye Pass, by 13-10 points. In the closing function, Zonal Education Planning Officer, Dansal, Sushma Kumari was the chief guest. The matches were officiated by the technical panel, including Rajesh Sambyal, Kulbushan Sharma, Radha Bakshi, Anil Shan, Kuldeep Kumar, Rekha Ratra, Dheeraj, Kamal Singh, Karnail Singh and Neena Slathia.
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Media fraternity pays tributes to photojournalist
Jammu, May 11 A function was organised to remember Sodhi at KL Saighal Hall, where his family members, mediapersons from various organisations and prominent people from different walks of life paid him rich tributes and remembered his contribution towards the society and journalism. Local artistes, including Dr Chanchal Sharma, Rakesh Anand and Bishan Dass, recited bhajans in the memory of late Sodhi. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Rajesh Kumar, Director of Tourism, Jammu, Soujanya Sharma and Secretary, the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Language, Savita Bakshi, Jammu SSP (additional charge) JS Johar, Heena Sodhi daughter of late Sodhi, were among the prominent people who paid tributes to the journalist and recalled his services. They said he would be remembered for his contribution to photojournalism in the state by the coming generations. Late Sodhi’s friends in media described him as a “valiant and brave photojournalist” who sacrificed his life for his profession. “He would remain alive in the hearts and souls of all journalists and would continue to inspire the coming generations through his sacrifice,” they said.
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SC/ST retired employees forum flays state govt
Jammu, May 11 The forum, in the meeting, alleged that the reservation to the SC/ST and other reserved categories had been allegedly denied even at the time of their subsequent regularisation against the regular posts. It added that the decision of the government to extend this scheme for two years to fill the vacancies of regular teachers would hurt the community.
The forum appealed to the government to give due share of recruitment to all the categories in such recruitments. The forum also expressed resentment over the alleged delay in announcement of increased rent of land
occupied by Armed Forces in the state. It claimed that the rent of occupied land was to be revised after
every five years and the last revision was held on February 16, 2008. Forum added that Union Defence Minister, AK Antony, during his visit to the J&K had announced that revision of the land would be done on February 16, 2003 but nothing had been done so far in this regard. Forum appealed to the concerned authorities to expedite the revision of rent of land allegedly occupied by the Armed Forces. |
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Sher-e-Kashmir University inks pact with NBAIM
Jammu, May 11 SKUAST Vice-Chancellor Prof DK Arora, who is also a founder director of the bureau, appreciated the contributions of the NBAIM in the agriculture sector. He was all
praise for the niche areas of microbial research being initiated and the world quality infrastructure developed by the NBIAM. Prof Arora said the
MoU would help in developing mutual trust and exploring possibilities for collaborative research
in frontier areas in agriculture using micro-organisms. NBAIM director Dr AK Sharma said the MoU would strengthen the ties between the two institutions and help the students and faculty of the university to take the advantage of the facilities. He appreciated the Vice Chancellor for his keen interest in joint collaboration for furthering
agricultural research to improve agricultural production in the state. |
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KC Gurukul script win in kho-kho
Jammu, May 11 In u-17 age group, SOS School edged out Model Institute of Education and Research (MIER) by 8 points. In other matches played, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mubarak Mandi, beat Higher Secondary School, Bakshi Nagar, by 5 points, Higher Secondary School, Canal Road, beat Delhi Public School by 8 points, High School, Janipur, beat St Peter’s by 7 points and SOS School beat High School, Janipur. Earlier, the tournament was declared open by principal of the host school, Kamla Kumari, who was accompanied by Zonal Physical Education Officer (ZPEO) Kiran Jyoti. In all, 370 girls from various government and private schools of Jammu Zone are participating in the sporting event, being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports. |
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The Tribune felicitates scrap book contest winners
Jammu, May 11 Students who bagged consolation prizes included Tania Bhatti, Shivani Verma, Guneet Raina, Anmoldeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Neha Kumari, Poonam Manhas and Shivan Singh. The participation certificates were given to Anu Rajput, Ria Verma, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Mishra, Sahil Saini, Munisha, Hanthan Singh, Gulshan Kumar, Anuj Sharma, Shubhum Singh, Priya Nayyar, Sangeeta Devi, Praveen Kumar, Sukhvinder Kaur, Sumanpreet Kaur and Parvinder Kaur. Chairman of the school, Harbans Singh and administrator Charanjeet Kaur were also present on the occasion. Singh lauded the efforts of The Tribune for holding the competition and hoped that such informative competitions would be organised in the future also.
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Mothers’ day celebrated
Jammu, May 11 School director Mona Khurana said mothers ought to be revered and respected for their invaluable love and affection that they bestow not only on their children but on their entire family. A host of activities organised for the mothers commenced with mothers singing melodious numbers. Games were also organised for the enjoyment of the mothers. Competitions like Caption Contest, One Minute Game, Best Dish and other games were organised and winners were given gift hampers by Ritu Anand and Mona Khurana. |
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Army gives pre-recruitment training
Rajouri, May 11 The training, conducted from April 29 to May 10, was attended by 15 boys. The aim of the training was to prepare, guide and train the youth under close supervision of qualified Army instructors for recruitment. The boys were selected to undergo training after their initial medical and document check. The selected boys were then imparted training on various facets for recruitment in the Army and Central Armed Police. The training included honing the physical and academic skills of these individuals. During the course of training, guest lectures were organised by Army personal who have been involved in the recruitment process, thereby giving the boys an insight into the selection procedure.
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The Tribune team today distributed consolation prizes and participation certificates among the students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Pubic Higher Secondary School, Kunjwani, who participated in ‘The Tribune Cognizance Scrap Book Competition’.
fund of Rs 71,000 for HelpAge India, an international Non-Government Organisation (NGO).
The HelpAge India is working for the cause and care of under privileged and old aged persons. The amount was handed over to the HelpAge India by school principal Renu Anthony, along with the students of the Kindergarten.
— TNS
