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Krishna chants reverberate in city
National meet calls for attention towards hill youth
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Muslims greet Hindus in Ramban
Muslims greet their Hindu friends on the festival of Janmashtami in Ramban on Wednesday. A Tribune photo
15 Valley girls visit Army, IAF stations
Schoolgirls from the Valley inside an IAF helicopter. Tribune photo
JMC awaits chief guest to install Indira’s statue
A view of the Indira Chowk; and (right) the pedestal where the statue of Indira Gandhi has to be installed.
Tribune photos: Inderjeet Singh
Kabaddi association nominates observers for state championships
103 fencers take part in open event
Separatists assailed for opposing Zubin Mehta's concert
Army organises quiz competition at Mahore
Army officers distribute prizes to the winners of quiz competition held in Mahore on Wednesday.
A Tribune Photograph
APS Domana lift badminton title
Jammu boys clinch basketball titles
Students bag medals in tae kwon do meet Death of veteran journalist condoled Football match ends in a draw
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Krishna chants reverberate in city
Jammu, August 28 Temples got ready to welcome the Lord with footprints of the Lord drawn by devotees since midnight last night. Kanak Mandi, Kachi Chowni, Pacca Danga, Raghunath Bazaar markets etc. were beautifully decorated and illuminated for in the run up to the festival for the past one week. “I have sold a large number of Krishna idols, big and small sculptures, wall hangings or torans with the picture of Lord Krishna, jhulas (cradles), vastra (dresses) of the Lord, as well as flute, Morpankh, pots containing butter and butter milk," Sunil Gupta, a shopkeeper in Raghunath Bazaar. Residents bought Krishna idols, decorative items to beautify poojas at their houses and pandals. Religious functions to celebrate the festival were held in every nook and corner of the city. Among them were the celebrations at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Temple, Jammu. Thousands of devotees thronged the ISKCON temple and worshipped Gaur Radha Krishna. They also offered special 'bhog' on the occasion after waiting in queues outside the temples for the darshan of Lord Krishna. Devotees observed fast and special delicacies for the occasion were an attraction. Devotees chanted the mahamantra, 'Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare' in a state of happy trance. Earlier, the programme began with Mangal Aarti, followed by day-long Akhand-Kirtan. In the evening, Gaur Aarti was performed with kirtan and devotees were seen dancing on the bhajans of Lord Krishna. Children dressed as 'Krishna' and 'Gopis' and floats depicting various stages of the Lord were the highlights of the celebration. Students from various schools presented cultural items and mesmerised the audience. The J&K Cultural Development Forum Trikuta Nagar, also organised Krishan Roop Sajja Karyakaram in collaboration with Sankar Bharti, a national cultural organisation. Aseem Gupta, State Publicity Secretary, BJP, was the chief guest and Kuldeep Raj Sharma, president, Sankar Bharti, was the guest of honour. Children dressed up as Lord Krishna, radha and Balram took part in the festivities. Their parents accompanied them. The best dressed children were awarded mementos and others were given certificates by the chief guests. Shri Ram Sena, Jammu- Kashmir, secretary, Bal Krishan Arora, also organised a quiz competition based on religious discourse on Vedic Dharam (Hinduism) at Mahavir Mandir, Purani Mandi, today. The quiz, in which 30 children aged between 8 to 15 years, aimed to imbibe the knowledge of Vedic Dharam and the philosophy of Hinduism among them. The winners were awarded idols of Bal Gopal. Festivities in schools
Various educational institutions celebrated Janmashtami festival with religious fervour and enthusiasm. Students and staff of MV International School, Samba, celebrated the festival here yesterday. The students wore colourful traditional dresses to mark the occasion. An inter-house dance competition was also organised wherein Einstien House emerged winner. Children of preprimary and primary classes presented dance items which were highly appreciated by everyone. Students of class IX and X gave speeches and threw light on the life and deeds of Lord Krishna. The celebration concluded with the vote of thanks by Harbans Singh. Rich Harvest School, Bari Brahmana celebrated Janmashtami festival on its campus with full enthusiasm and zeal. The children dressed up as Lord Krishna and Radha. The school had organised various activities for the students which included kite making and flying competition. Kite flying at Trikuta Nagar
To mark Janmashtami, residents of Trikuta Nagar organised a kite-flying competition. SP, Railways, Shiv Kumar Sharma and SHO, Trikuta Nagar, Chanchel Singh inaugurated the function. Youths flew kites to celebrate the festival. Shiv Kumar Sharma said kite flying was a part of Indian culture. It is a fun sport for all times. Nitish Mahajan said such functions help build strong communal harmony and strengthen the secular fabric of the society. Later trophies and certificates were also distributed among the winners and participants. Yudister Sharma and group bagged the first prize. |
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National meet calls for attention towards hill youth
Jammu, August 28 Sources said the important conference had suggested that youth clubs be involved in nation building and developmental activities. These clubs should be provided opportunities for development through the implementation of various schemes with other departments/ ministries/ state government to implement their programmes in different areas. "Utilise the extensive youth network for implementing the programmes and for monitoring, oversight, social audit etc. Youth energy should also be used in creating network for extension and awareness campaign for issues relating to adolescent girls' nutrition, dowry, female foeticide, voter awareness, drug abuse and alcoholism etc," the participants were informed at the conference. The National Council on Skill Development along with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences actively working out a revised framework for National Social Service (NSS). The new focus of the scheme would be on students attaining employable skills while undertaking work with the community to bring about sustainable social change and equity. Sources said even the University Grants Commission, in 2006, had issued an advisory encouraging universities and colleges to introduce career-oriented programmes at first degree level. The state governments were requested to include the skill development component in the NSS Scheme. "The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development will develop into a globally recognised centre of academic and professional excellence in the field of youth development. It will be responsive to the national agenda of inclusive growth and will enable the youth to realise their potential. Students will also get placements in various development organisations, especially those involved in youth sectors," they were informed. The conference also mooted a proposal to establish Youth Resource Centre (YRC) in every district of the country where the youth would assemble, discuss, debate all issues. It added that once established, the YRC will be the centre to provide information on employment, market, opportunities so that youth could select by providing internet facilities which could also be a service centre and also a resource generation area. Resolution
The conference also mooted a proposal to establish Youth Resource Centre in every district of the country where the youth would assemble, discuss, debate all issues. Once established, the YRC will become centres to provide information on employment, market, opportunities so that the youth could select by providing internet facilities |
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Muslims greet Hindus in Ramban
Ramban, August 28 The tableaux from various surrounding villages reached the Raghunath temple in Ramban from where a grand shoba yatra was taken out. The yatra saw thousands of singing and dancing devotees and the Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, MH Malik, SP, Ramban, Javeed Iqbal Mattoo and other civil and police officers taking part. “There has neither been any serious communal clash in and around Ramban and both the communities have been living very cordially, reaching out to each other through good and bad times. During the recent Gool and Kishtwar riots, except the unanimous bandh for a couple of days only, there was no untoward incident here,” said Abdul Rashid Wani, a politician. Communal harmony
The Hindus and Muslims put up joint langars for devotees taking part in the four km long shobha yatra from Ramban Bazar to Maitra area. To spread the message of peaceful coexistence, they displayed banners with slogans of communal harmony and greetings for the devotees. This is an example of the age-old communal harmony and peaceful coexistence in Ramban, Doda and Batote |
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15 Valley girls visit Army, IAF stations
Jammu, August 28 Brig JS Rajpurohit, Station Commander, Jammu Garrison, welcomed the students. He said it was a matter of honour that these bright young students from the Valley had come to visit Jammu for the first time. As part of the tour, the school children visited various defence establishments of the Army and the Air Force at Jammu, including the Tiger Division and the Air Force Station, Jammu. During their visits to these formations and establishments, where they saw tanks and helicopters. They also rode in Army tanks. The students visited the Air force Station, Jammu, where they were received by AOC, Air Commodore, PE Patange. The students were taken on a tour of various establishments of the airbase such as the air traffic control tower, as well as a helicopter unit, to get an idea as to the functioning of the air force station. The children were also taken inside the MI-17 helicopters, and were given a detailed briefing by Flight Lieutenant Shalin Sharma about the roles performed by the helicopter. At the end of the visit, the AOC Air Commodore Patange distributed sweets to the children on behalf of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA). In the afternoon, the students were taken for a picnic at Bagh-e-Bahu fort, a shopping mall, as well as the Jammu railway station. The students were also shown a film at the Tiger Auditorium of the Jammu Garrison. |
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JMC awaits chief guest to install Indira’s statue
Jammu, August 28 Pertinently, the deadline of February 2013 has proved void as a result of delayed tactics by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC). The announcement of installing the statue of the former Prime Minister was made in December 2012, when the JMC had announced to install the statute of the first lady Prime Minister of India at the Indira Chowk, Jammu, within two months of time, but till now the statue has undergone a nix growth. On one hand, the JMC was calming to install the statue within two months of time, but on the other hand, it had not even issued any official order for the installation of the same. At the time of announcing such project, officials of the JMC had stated that the order had been given for an 11-feet statue of Indira Gandhi to a local sculpture artist, Ravinder Jamwal, and the process of installation of the statue would be completed within a two-month period. JMC Commissioner KL Khajuria said, “The statue is ready with us from the past one month and is ready for the inauguration. But now we are trying to decide which dignitary should be called for the inauguration?” When asked about the reason of the delay, he tried linking it with political intervention. On asking him about the date of inauguration, he said, “I cannot say anything about it as I don’t have any idea about the same. It will be done only when any dignitary will be finalised for its inauguration?” It is pertinent to mention here that the work of the installation of the statue had been pending for past many years despite approval by the state government. |
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Kabaddi association nominates observers for state championships
Jammu, August 28 Dinesh Gupta, district secretary, Jammu, has been nominated as the observer for Samba district while Surinder Mohan, joint secretary, has been nominated for Kathua district. Other nominated observers included Vinod Kumar, district secretary, Samba for Udhampur District, Gulzar Ahmed, district secretary, Kathua for Poonch district, Ashok Kumar, district secretary, Udhampur for Jammu district, Barasat Khan, district secretary, Poonch for Rajouri district, MS Baba, district president, Baramulla for Srinagar district, GN Ganai, district secretary, Pulwama for Budgam district, Hakumat Singh, district secretary, Budgam for Pulwama district, Sheikh Mohammad Shafi, district secretary, Srinagar for Anantnag district. Gupta informed that Anil Modi has been nominated as the observer in the girls’ state championship to be held in Jammu District and Krishan Singh, president, Samba district, as the observer in the boys’ state championship to be held in Udhampur district. Gupta advised all observers of the Kabaddi Association to select the talented players in the boys and girls section for the national coaching camps and submit their report well in time to Kuldeep Kumar Gupta, general secretary of the state association. |
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103 fencers take part in open event
Jammu, August 28 A total of 103 fencers representing various clubs/institutions participated in the championship which was inaugurated by Rashpal Singh, deputy chief executive officer, SMVDSB, Katra. He also spoke on the life and achievements of Major Dhyan Chand. Ashok Kumar, sports director, SMVDSB, threw light on the achievements and participation of Major Dhyan Chand in hockey. He said Dhyan Chand was not only popular in India, but also in the world for his magic and astonishing art of play and performance. Prominent among others who were present on the occasion included Pankaj Sharma, Amar Singh, Rajinder Singh, Gian Chand Sharma, Asim Chadha, Sunita, Shammi Sharma, Parduman Singh, Ashwani Katoch, Sushil Bharti and Vijay Jamwal. Results U-14 foil (boys): Anees (gold medal), Aryan (silver medal), Bharat and Prashant (bronze medal). U-14 sabree (boys): Amit Chib (gold medal), Umesh (silver medal) and Arya (bronze medal). U-14 epee (girls): Pihul (gold medal), Rajni (silver medal), Rahina and Anshika (bronze medal). U-14 sabre (girls): Koefeeka (gold medal), Shagufta (silver medal), Tahira and Nazma (bronze medal). U-17 epee (boys): Asif (gold medal), Abhishek (silver medal), Ajay and Sajad Mir (bronze medal). U-17 sabre (boys): Vishav (gold medal), Idrees (silver medal), Vipan and Shubam (bronze medal). U-19 sabre (boys): Hardeep Bhagat (gold medal), Karan (silver medal), Yaseer and Rajinder (bronze medal). |
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Separatists assailed for opposing Zubin Mehta's concert
Jammu, August 28 Chadha has particularly taken an exception to a PDP MLA Nizam-ud-Din Bhat who has joined chorus with Kashmiri separatists in raising objections to holding of the concert. Chadha has appealed to PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and party president Mehbooba Mufti to rein in such party
leaders who convey wrong message about the liberal and forward looking policies and agenda of
the party. Sharply criticising the two factions of the Hurriyat Conference and Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashir-ud-Din for their objections to holding of the concert in Kashmir, Chadha said these elements in Kashmir aim to isolate the Valley from rest of the country. The Citizen Forum has said that the holding of music concert by Zubin Mehta in Kashmir was aimed at providing some breathing space and removing stress level to the suffering masses in Kashmir, who were under trauma of militancy and cross firing for the past two decades. |
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Army organises quiz competition at Mahore
Katra, August 28 As many as 40 students participated in the competition from 10 government schools of Mahore
tehsil. The quiz competition was based on the topics of current affairs, general knowledge, science and social science. There were some audio-visual rounds as well. Students took part in the competition with enthusiasm to showcase their knowledge. The event was witnessed by about 110 students and 20 teachers from different schools. The principal of Government Higher Secondary School,
Mahore, expressed profound gratitude towards the Army for organising the unique event. He said such events not only provide a leap towards fostering the bond of friendship between the Army and local people, but also help in exposing the students to competition. The event culminated with the distribution of prizes. |
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APS Domana lift badminton title
Jammu, August 28 The U-19 girls title went to MIER, who beat Heritage School by 2-0. Results Singles: Shruti beat Bhavana Gupta in straight sets 21-05, 21-09. Doubles: Anjum and Tahira defeated Bhavana and Shriya 2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 21-12). Table tennis: Shruti beat Monika 11-05, 05-11, 14-12; Hanit Kaur lost to Komal 08-11, 11-08, 04-11; Shruti trounced Komal 11-04, 04-11, 11-06. U-19 girls tug of war: Government Higher Secondary School, RS Pura, beat Banyan International School 2-1. Semifinals: GHSS RS Pura outplayed Army Public School (APS) Domana 2-0; Banyan International downed New National HSS 2-1. U-19 girls judo (Below 44 kg): Sumiti, GHSS Mubarak Mandi, Ist. Below 48 kg: Yashika, GHSS Nagrota, Ist. Below 52 kg: Mehvish, SOS, Ist. Below 61 kg: Poonam, GHSS Jhiri, Ist. Tae kwon do (40 kg): Kohsheen, Presentation Convent, Ist.
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The festival of Janmashtami was celebrated in its true spirit as the Hindus and Muslims put up joint langars for devotees taking part in the four km long shobha yatra from Ramban Bazar to Maitra area. To spread the message of peaceful coexistence, they displayed banners with slogans of communal harmony and greetings for the devotees. This is an example of the age-old communal harmony and peaceful coexistence in Ramban, Doda and
Batote.
A group of 15 girl students from various schools of remote villages of Srinagar and Badgam districts of the Valley today visited Jammu as part of an
educational-cum-motivation tour under the Operation Sadbhavna of the Army. Brig JS Rajpurohit, Station Commander, Jammu Garrison, welcomed the students. He said it was a matter of honour that these bright young students from the Valley had come to visit Jammu for the first time.
Despite tall claims by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), the much-anticipated project of erecting statue of the former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, at the Indira Chowk hangs in balance. Even after six months to the fixed deadline of February 2013, the chowk awaits the statue.
The Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, located at Sarh, under the aegis of the Counter Insurgency Force (Uniform) organised a quiz competition at the Government Higher Secondary School,
Mahore, under the ongoing Operation Sadbhavana. The aim of the competition was to give exposure to students and inculcate the habit of reading learning.
