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Ahead of 101st Indian Science Congress, Jammu University set to get a facelift
JMC told to carry out regular sanitation drive during festivals
Mithlesh bags 1st prize in classical instrumental music contest
State govt gives nod to constitute district sports councils
Illegal consignment of drugs seized
Army distributes furniture to govt schools
Measures to curb dengue fever discussed
Chandigarh, Delhi bag titles in badminton tourney
Jammu Tawi T20 Cricket Tournament
Judo trials on Oct 7
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Cop, 5 protesters hurt in clash
Jammu, October 3 The police allegedly used force to disperse the agitators, following which the protesters resorted to stone-throwing. Sarwal police post in charge Sachinder Pal Singh and five protesters, including two women, received injuries during the incident. Meanwhile, the traffic was suspended for an hour due to the road blockade. On August 11, the body of Rajinder Kumar was found in a drain at Mana Basti near Tali Morh, Janipura. The police had initiated inquest proceedings into the incident and registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC. The incident had sparked off a protest in the locality with the deceased's family members and others demanding a proper investigation and registering of a murder case. On the assurance of the administration, they had called off their protest. These people assembled on the road this morning to protest against the failure of the police to book the "culprits". Senior police officers rushed to the spot and asked the
protesters to lift their dharna so that the vehicular movement could be restored, triggering
a clash. Family members of the deceased alleged that the police had used unnecessary force against people who were protesting peacefully. "Police personnel lifted us forcibly and used abusive language against women. They are trying to shield the accused," alleged a family member of the deceased. However SHO, Bakshi Nagar, Dalip Singh said, "While we were trying to pacify them, suddenly someone from the protesters hurled a stone, which hit Sarwal police post in charge Sachinder Singh on his face, leaving him in pool of blood." "We have almost completed the investigation. These people should not have taken the path of violence. Justice would be ensured in the case," he said. |
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SPCB fails to equip its labs with requisite equipment
Jammu, October 3 For reliable tests, the samples are still being sent to other laboratories. This has raised a question mark over the seriousness of the state government's policy to check the rising level of pollution, particularly in urban areas. The SPCB sends most of the samples to the Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, and the Jammu unit of the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, which delays the process of analysis. Pesticide units, recycling units of metals, battery units, pharmaceutical factories, paper and pulp factories, steel rolling mills, paint factories, ink factories, chemical factories, oil factories, petroleum factories form the main source of pollution of water bodies in the state. SPCB chairman Arun Tikku said, “We have started implementing a plan to modernise our laboratories. New equipment is being procured. We have some deficiencies but they are being rectified with the help of the government.” Sources said the SPCB had constituted by the state government in 1986 as per the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act-1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act-1981. However, it was a matter of concern that it still did not have the required equipment at its disposal, he said. He said as far as air pollution was concerned, new stations had been set at Khrew Khonmoh, Lasjan and Rajbagh in Kashmir and at Narwal, Jewel Chowk, Bari Brahmana, Kathua and the Samba industrial estate in the Jammu region. |
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Ahead of 101st Indian Science Congress, Jammu University set to get a facelift
Jammu, October 3 "The university will be given a festive look and we have already started the preparations to make it a successful and memorable moment in the history of this institution as such a mega event is being organised on the
campus for the first time since its inception," said a university professor, who is part of the team making
the preparations. New footpaths would be constructed and the beautification process on the campus would be started in the next few days, he said. "The university has also identified the new parking space for dignitaries near the General Zorawar Singh Auditorium," the professor said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to inaugurate the five-day-long event on February 3, 2014, while the Vice-President of India Mohammad Ansari is slated to attend the valedictory function on February 7. President of India Pranab Mukherjee is likely to attend the Local Innovators' Exhibition during the event. The professor said all the major sessions of the Indian Science Congress, including the inaugural and the valedictory functions would be organised on the campus, where necessary arrangements would be made well in advance. "New lawns and parks are being developed on the campus to make it more attractive for the visitors. New tube wells will also be constructed to redress the problem of shortage of drinking water. All the major drains inside and outside the campus are being covered to ensure a hygienic ambience for visitors and students," he professor. He said the university would also demarcate the area of each existing department on the campus so that new areas are created for the movement of students and delegates. The main functions to be organised during the Indian Science Congress include a women science congress, children science congress, science exhibition, science communicators' meet and a book exhibition. |
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Five state teams to participate in Raid De Himalaya
Jammu, October 3 While addressing mediapersons today, Taufeeq Mughal, one of the participants of the rally, said the rally would be held till October 14. He said a total of 3,500 km would be covered by the participating teams and the prize money for the winning team is Rs 2,00,000. “The J&K team will be sponsored by Gallon Builders Private Limited. A total of five teams will participate in the rally with two members in each team. There are two women among these participants,” Taufeeq said. The first team comprises Taufeeq Mughal as driver and Manoj as navigator. The team won the 2010
edition of the "Mughal Rally 2010". The second team is that of Dheemant Vir Singh and Vishwa Vikram Khajuria, who are participating as driver and navigator, respectively. This is the youngest team of the rally as both members are students of Government Degree College, Paloura. The third team consists of Vaneetha Kang as
driver and Chestha Sood as navigator. The fourth team includes Vishnu Singh as driver and Aditya Anthony as navigator. The fifth team comprises Syed Iffaq and Tony
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Talwara migrants demand relief
Reasi, October 3 Migrants alleged that they were denied justice while the relief for Kashmiri migrants had been revised a number of times till date. "Every migrant of Kashmir has been allotted land and house but the Jammu migrants are completely ignored by the state government, which speaks volumes about the discrimination with the region," a TMAC protester alleged. |
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JMC told to carry out regular sanitation drive during festivals
Jammu, October 3 He was leading a team of senior functionaries of JMC and Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) during his visit to Valmiki Colony, Shiva Ji Chowk, Nanak Nagar sector 1, 4, 6, besides Trikuta Nagar, Basant Vihar and Nai Basti, to take stock
of development and sanitation requirements of these areas. JMC Commissioner Kiran Wattal and other senior officials of UEED and JMC accompanied Bhalla. He called upon the Nanak Nagar, Trikuta Nagar and Nai Basti residents not to dump building material in the nullahs and lanes, adding that such practices not only created problems for the JMC, which faced great difficulties in removing the debris but also clogged the nullahs and drains, resulting in overflowing of rain water into the houses in residential areas. Bhalla said the government has earmarked Rs 68 crore for the modernisation of Gangyal, Digiana, Trikuta Nagar, Bhour Camp and Rajiv Nagar Barsati nullahs. The project would be started soon by Economic Reconstruction Agency, he added. He said all formalities under the project had been completed. He called upon the people to cooperate with the ERA by removing encroachments from the nullah land voluntarily. |
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Mithlesh bags 1st prize in classical instrumental music contest
Jammu, October 3 Sheetal Sharma from Government College for Women, Parade and Harjot Singh from the Department of Punjabi, University of Jammu, bagged the second and the third prize, respectively. The certificate of merit was awarded to Rajni Devi from Government Women College, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Usha Bagati, Kulbushan Sharma and Ashwani Kumar Sharma were the adjudicators in the event. In classical instrumental (solo) percussion, Udhayveer Singh from Institute of Music and Fine Arts, Jammu, bagged the first prize. Balbir Singh, Semi Feroz and Neeraj Verma were the adjudicators in the event. Professor N K Tripathi, Dean, Students Welfare, distributed prizes among the
winners. — TNS |
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Music of Hindi feature film ‘Damini-the victim’ launched
Jammu, October 3 Professor Saraf appreciated the efforts of the youth who were involved in the project. She also congratulated the team and wished them success for the film. The story of the movie is inspired by the Delhi gang rape case that took place in December last year. The singing, music and lyrics of the film was done by Shubdeep Singh, in collaboration with Ashu Kumar, Vineet Singh and Jaganjot Singh. The film was directed by Sahid Kazmi and produced by Parvinder Pal Singh ‘Lucky J’ and 999 productions. The film is likely to be released in the mid of October. |
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State govt gives nod to constitute district sports councils
Jammu, October 3 The decision of constituting the district sports councils was taken in the 129th standing committee meeting of the J&K State Sports Council held under the chairmanship of Minister for Youth Services and Sports Taj Mohi-ud-Din. The final nod for constituting the same was given by the Chief Minister, who is also the president of the State Sports Council on August 19. “It is a welcome initiative by the government to constitute district sports councils to strengthen the sports infrastructure at the grassroots level. Let us hope that after the office-bearers will be elected for the body, they would contribute towards promoting sports,” said a sports official. |
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Illegal consignment of drugs seized
Jammu, October 3 The illegal consignment was being taken to Srinagar in a truck. The truck driver, Shabir Ahmad Yatoo, of Nagam, Chadoora, Badgam, could not produce documents pertaining to the source
of purchase and distribution of the consignment. The drug contains Codeine Phosphate, which is addictive and is used
for intoxication, specially by youth. The police said investigation was on to nab other
persons involved in the illegal trafficking of the drug. |
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School celebrates Grandparents Day
Jammu, October 3 Vice-principal of the school Geeta Sharma delivered the welcome address and highlighted the efforts of the management and the staff in providing quality education to the students to ensure their all-round development. During the function, children presented cultural items which were appreciated by the grandparents present at the venue. Madhu Sharma presented the vote of thanks. Later, sweets were distributed among the grandparents. |
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Army distributes furniture to govt schools
Rajouri, October 3 The furniture items, consisting desks, tables and chair, were handed over to the school authorities at both the village in a ceremony attended by the students, teachers and eminent persons of the area. Sais Khan and Shazia
Kosar, headmasters of both the schools expressed their gratitude towards the Army for fulfilling their
request. — OC
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Measures to curb dengue fever discussed
Jammu, October 3 Earlier, a poster making and slogan writing competition was also organised on the theme 'Moods and Quotes of Gandhi Ji' to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti, which was followed by recitation of bhajans. The entire function was presided over by Dr Hemla Aggarwal, principal, GCW Parade. Earlier, Dr P P Singh, NSS programme officer, welcomed the chief guest and the resource persons of the lecture.
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Chandigarh, Delhi bag titles in badminton tourney
Jammu, October 3 In Shafi Qureshi Cup for U-19 girls, Chandigarh toppled Haryana by 2-0. In the first singles, Muskan drubbed Lalita by 21-8 and 21-10. In doubles, the pair of Muskan and Kailash got the better of Komal and Lalita by 21-16 and 21-15. In U-19 boys Narang Cup summit clash, Delhi edged out Punjab by 2-0. In Chadha Cup (women) final, Haryana overcame the challenge of Delhi by 2-0. In the first singles, Keta beat Gori by 21-16 and 16-5 while the duo of Ekta and Jyoti defeated Sanskriti and Noor by 21-16, 12-21 and 21-10. The matches were played in the supervision of chief referee Krishan Gopal and Pawanjeet Singh, Vikram Jamwal and Vipan Sharma. The tournament was organised by the J&K Badminton Association, wherein more than 200 shuttlers
participated. — TNS |
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Jammu Tawi T20 Cricket Tournament
Jammu, October 3 Batting first, BCC was bowled out at 80 runs in 19.3 overs. Darshan was the top scorer with 33 runs while Deepak contributed 16 runs. For JKP XI, RK Bhat and Rompy Sharma shared three wickets each while Anshuman and Vishal claimed one wicket each. In reply, JKP XI overhauled the target with utmost ease by losing just two wickets. Rompy Sharma played a match-winning knock of 42 runs, studded with six boundaries and two sixes. Pankaj Ladda contributed 19 runs with the help of four hits to the fence. Deepak and Darshan bagged one wicket each for BCC. In another match, Kings XI toppled Jammu Gymkhana by two wickets. Batting first, Jammu Gymkhana accumulated 94 runs in 18.4 overs. Sachin (24) and Jagandeep (16) were the main contributors. Sahil took three wickets while Vikrant and Rahul shared two wickets apiece. In reply, Kings XI did the needful by losing 8 wickets. Rocky, Ishan and Satwant claimed one wicket each for Jammu Gymkhana. The matches were officiated by Sandeep Manchanda and Rajinder Singh as umpires while Yogesh Sharma was the scorer. |
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Judo trials on Oct 7
Jammu, October 3 All the interested judokas are directed
to report to the coaches concerned, along with their original date of birth certificates, before October 6. The selected judokas
will undergo a special training camp before leaving for the national championship. |
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