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DYSS yet to decide fate of proposed state-of-the-art stadium
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Hill slopes turn death traps
Finally, construction work on varsity’s Poonch campus begins
Assn for strict enforcement of labour laws
JU accepts demands of agitating employees
SCC log win in cricket tourney
Club to organise chess training camp
Sadhus begin arriving in Jammu
Scholarship test held
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DYSS yet to decide fate of proposed state-of-the-art stadium
Jammu, June 2 Sources said the department was planning to constitute a committee to find out the exact reasons behind the inordinate delay in constructing the proposed stadium, but due to the supposedly hectic schedule as far as activities at school, district, state and division level are concerned, the important decision is yet to be taken by the sports department. “The department is aware of the need to have its own exclusive stadium to conduct activities because we have to depend on the Sports Council or University of Jammu authorities to provide their venues for this purpose,” a DYSS official said on the condition of anonymity. “Though we have received tremendous support from both Sports Council and JU authorities whenever we required their infrastructure, sometimes, it becomes difficult to make an adjustment because they also have to organise their routine activities, which eventually resulted in the delay,” he added. “Many are activities are being conducted by the department at various levels and most importantly, the calendar of activities has been released well in advance to prepare better,” the official maintained. Sources added 20 kanals of land was identified by DYSS a few years back to construct the state-of-the-art stadium to be equipped with all necessary facilities. Further, the department had informed the state government about their requirements for constructing the stadium. Sources claimed that the authorities also responded positively and gave their nod to the department to complete the ambitious project but due to some unknown reasons, the construction work was stopped suddenly. “More than 10 years have gone by and not even a single official from the department has taken an initiative to visit the site to take stock of the situation. Ever since the creation of the department, officials of the department have emphasised on creation of infrastructure so that the department does not have to rely on other departments for holding competitions,” sources said. |
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‘Feeding by humans contributes to the phenomenon’
Tribune News Service
Jammu, June 2 In the recent past, several localities in the city and on outskirts have had Simian influx, which had led to increase in man-monkey conflict. Despite a ban by wildlife department on feeding wild monkeys, people continue to ignore the rules and at several places, people can be seen offering bananas, bread and fruit to the monkeys. They have a sizable presence at the Bag-e-Bahu garden. Two years back, the state Forest Department had decided to raise awareness and detain travellers found feeding monkeys along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (1-A) and other areas where the Simian population is in direct contact with people, but the drive could not be a success. “People are responsible for attracting the animal. They should not feed monkeys as they then become dependent on humans,” said Bushan Parimoo, an environmentalist. The plan to shift them from localities was also dropped as most of the Simians captured and left outside the city trekked back to the same place after some time. With earlier efforts to deal with the issue proving a failure, the wildlife department has been asked to formulate a new strategy to shift the monkeys from various parts of the city, especially Panjthirthi area. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) established by the Legislative Assembly has asked the wildlife department to look for ways to deal with the rising Simian numbers.
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Hill slopes turn death traps
Batote, June 2 All of them were in the prime of their youth. The death of Zerefa Begum due to a slip from the hill, while she was cutting grass on the hill slope, at Mohu in Banihal on May 30, is the latest addition to this list. “Since there were enough witnesses who corroborated this (death due to slip), no FIR was lodged in the case and she was buried in the evening yesterday,” said a police source. The bodies of Mushqur of Doda and a pregnant woman, Darshna Devi, 35, were found from different nullahs near their houses in Banihal and Sanasar on March 9 and 11 respectively. According to their family members, they were believed to have died after slipping into the nearby nullahs. “Such mishaps are often heard of in Ramban district and Bhalessa area of Doda district because of the round stones, dry pine leaves, slippery soil and grass in this area. The loss of lives in this unexpected way is all the more shocking for the family. Such instances leave them totally crestfallen and shattered,” said a lecturer, Hardev Singh Bandral of Shamthi Doda, while recalling the demise of his wife, Santosha Devi and his brother’s sister-in-law, Anita Devi, a teacher, when they had slipped to death near Sherbibi and Sawni in Ramban district while the former had gone to answer nature’s call and the latter was returning from the school on July 7, 2011 and April 2, 2012. “There is a need for awareness among the public to avoid such mishaps. They should be cautious about situations, surfaces, shoes etc,” he said. |
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Lack of hygiene bane of shops at bus stand
Jammu, June 2 The BC Road bus stand has been converted into a dumping ground of sorts, especially after the announcement for relocation of the bus terminal. There is an uncovered gorge in the centre of the bus stand, along the sides of which, many food joints or dhabas have been preparing and selling foodstuff to tourists and general public. A shopkeeper said he always tries his best to prepare food in hygienic conditions, but he cannot change the atmosphere around. “I have approached the authorities many times, but nothing has been done. Their casual
attitude is affecting our business too,” he added. Passengers visiting the bus stand are forced to
put up with garbage stink while eating food in these dhabhas. Rahul Kumar, a porter having his lunch at a shop, said, “The food quality at the shop is good, and so are the rates. The only problem is that this gorge stinks like anything. It should be covered.” The bus stand is an area where hundreds of tourists wait for their buses and eat around, but these shops are the last option for them. Abhishek Kapoor, a tourist from Jalandhar, said, “I would prefer to starve than to eat at these shops. The bus stand is a very important place of the city. It should be clean and well-maintained.” Dr Vinod Sharma, Health Officer, Jammu Municipal Corporation, said, “The garbage runnel in the bus stand comes under some other authority, but we are regularly monitoring the hygiene in these dhabas.” |
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Finally, construction work on varsity’s Poonch campus begins
Poonch, June 2 The campus is still being run from a single room with a very few students in sericulture and e-learning courses in Government Degree College, Poonch. The government has established six campuses of the university in various districts, including Poonch, as a part of providing higher education to the youth on their doorsteps. Prof JS Tara, director, Poonch campus, said, “The government had identified and took 61.6 kanals of private land under its possession for setting up of the campus at Janyar village. We have started work on the campus and have set 24-month target for its completion.” “The e-learning course for rural girl students was initially started with the assurance of starting job-oriented and professional courses soon and the government had released Rs 1 crore for the campus. The postgraduate course in sericulture was also started last year with 25 seats,” Tara said. “A sum of Rs 14 crore had been sanctioned for the construction of the campus at Janyar village. Of this, Rs 7.5 crore has been released,” Tara said. Last year, when Jammu University Vice-Chancellor Prof MP Singh Isher visited the Poonch Campus and inaugurated the first PG Department of Sciences (PG Sericulture), he assured the student fraternity and civil society for the earliest establishment of a full-fledged campus. The construction work of Poonch Campus finally started, but people of vested interest created hurdles in the construction while declaring the land as disputed ones. |
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Assn for strict enforcement of labour laws
Jammu, June 2 The employees have demanded measures to contain price rise and opposition to foreign players in the insurance sector. The association also urged for strict enforcement of labour laws, universal social security cover for workers in the organised and unorganised sectors and creation of the national social security fund. It also urged to end disinvestment in the Centre and State-run PSUs. The association also unanimously elected AM Tantray, Pawan Gupta as divisional president and divisional secretary, respectively. Later, Tantray said various unions of the public sector banks would hold demonstration in different parts of the region against the anti-worker policies of the government and attempts of the government and the managements of banks to disintegrate employee unions. He criticised the management for their alleged anti-worker policies and for asking officers not to take part in the strike, which was a legitimate right of the officers and employees. The association also demanded that contracts should not be introduced for the work of permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers should be the same as of regular workers of the industry. Meanwhile, the strike also affected financial transitions and people had to face a lot of problems. There was no cash in many ATMs putting people to great inconvenience.
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JU accepts demands of agitating employees
Jammu, June 2 This has been approved by the competent authority and the university has re-designated the Class-IV employees, who have
completed 20 years of service, as Daftri. Authorities said that regularisation of the daily wage workers was under consideration of the state government. As per the press statement, Jammu University, Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar has taken personal interest and discussed the issue with the competent authority. A positive outcome in this regard is expected shortly. At present, most of the examinations of II and IV semesters are in full swing and the university is making arrangements for the ensuing JUET 2013 examination. "The wellbeing of students is of utmost importance for the university, including upkeep, sanitation and food facilities for the students residing in various hostels of the university," says the statement from the
University of Jammu administration. Several rounds of negotiations have taken place between the committee constituted by the university and NGEU office-bearers wherein the efforts of the university authorities in resolving the issues in the interest of the employees have been explained. |
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SCC log win in cricket tourney
Jammu, June 2 Batting first after winning the toss, MGCA could manage only 103 runs for the loss of nine wickets which, in reply, SCC overhauled the target in just 9.4 overs losing three wickets in the process. Suryansh Raina was the top scorer with 25 runs for MGCA while Ajay and Shubham Pundeer contributed 18 and 15 runs, respectively. From SCC, Sameer Khajuria was the chief destroyer with a four-wicket haul while Vikram took two wickets. Shamsher also chipped in with
one wicket. Later, SCC did the needful with the utmost ease as Anshuman Sharma remained top scorer with 28 runs while Shashi contributed 27 runs. Dhruv Mahajan also produced a handy knock of 25 runs. Arjun bagged two wickets for MGCA and Ajay
took one. Sameer Khajuria was declared man of the match which was officiated by Mohammad Sadiq and Madan Mohan as umpires while Ajay Sharma was the scorer. Tomorrow, Laxmi Cricket Club will take on V Square Cricket Club in the next match to be played at the same venue. |
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Club to organise chess training camp
Jammu, June 2 Speaking on the occasion, District Chess Association president Aman Kalsotra said the Summer Chess Training Camp 2013 was the first of its kind. He said it was a golden chance for the budding players to learn the basic techniques of international-level chess. After the camp, a chess championship will also be conducted for all age groups in both and girls section. The championship begins from July 1. Entries from interested players for the championship are invited before June 30 in sub junior, junior, senior, veteran, male and female categories. International rules will be applied for the championship and matches will be played on knock-out-cum-league basis. Interested players can contact on number 0199-2273770. |
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Sadhus begin arriving in Jammu
Jammu, June 2 They have been coming to Jammu and Kashmir from different parts of the country during the Amarnath yatra. The police has tightened security around the major temples and base camp of pilgrimage at Bhagwati Nagar. The process of registering pilgrims for this year’s Amarnath yatra commenced from March 18 simultaneously for both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes. The yatra will commence simultaneously along both the Baltal and the Chandanwari routes on June 28 and culminate on Raksha Bandhan on August 21. For the general public, there are 422 registration counters at designated branches of J&K Bank, YES Bank, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and HDFC Bank.
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