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Centre tells J&K Govt to speed up installation of water meters
Sportspersons rue lack of infrastructure at MA Stadium
Power cuts at Maha Kali Mata Temple irk pilgrims
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Police solve woman’s murder case, two held
Now legislators’ fund not to be termed ‘donation’
Devender Singh Rana
Need to relook dialogue policy with Pak:
DGP
PDP’s agenda to make J&K politically stable: Mufti
Lucknow denies possessing J&K museum’s artifacts
BJP challenges Omar to open debate on Art 370
Doublespeak part of NC strategy: PDP
Staff crunch hits maternity hospital in south Kashmir
HC grants govt 3 more weeks to file reply on freebies to doctors
Cultural troupe brings laurels to JU
Residents protest against power cuts
Protesting residents block the road leading to the Divisional Commissioner Office in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Amin War
Handicraft dealers penalised
8 killed as vehicle falls into Chenab
An injured passenger being shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma
Guv, CM express grief
Ulema meet takes note of HC verdict
Students taking an exam in a school that has no heating system in Pulwama district on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Amin War
NHPC provides equipment to Kishtwar hospitals
Army's tour for girls from Doda ends
Makhdoom Sahib Ropeway to be inaugurated next month
Srinagar victimised during PDP rule: NC
Orientation course starts at university
Ramisht college holds sports meet
Building of Bharat Scouts and Guides inaugurated
South Indian lawyer gets Robert Thrope Award
Minor girl killed in road accident
Former militant shot at in Sopore
Basketball, hockey teams flagged off
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Centre tells J&K Govt to speed up installation of water meters
Jammu, November 26 Jammu and Kashmir is waiting for money under Centrally sponsored schemes of the Urban Infrastructure Development in Small and Medium Towns (UIDSMT) and Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Sources said the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department was now seeking approval from the government to outsource the installation of water meters to complete the project on the fast-track basis. As per the government data, there are 1,21,814 water connections in the city, of which 78,970 are in the City Division-I and 42,844 in the City Division-II. There are 13,549 commercial connections with 12,092 in the City Division-I and 1457 in the City Division-II, which have been identified for the first phase. Though the project was started in 2010 and was expected to be completed within a year, but opposition from various sections of the population and commercial establishments delayed its completion. So far only 2,000 meters have been installed in commercial establishments like hotels, lodges, restaurants, educational institutions, while no residential colony has been covered. As per the data, the department was presently providing nearly 42 MGL of water per day to the population of over 15 lakh in Jammu city. The net requirement of potable water for this population is 45 MGL per day. So, 3 MGL of water shortage is still there. While confirming the directive of the Centre, Commissioner Secretary, (PHE), Pawan Kotwal said the Union Government had passed directions to lower the non-revenue water expenditure and check wastage. “The Centre has strongly termed the wastage of water non-acceptable and to asked to ensure that drinking water is not misused. We hope to complete the project in the coming months. Many new schemes are being considered to check the wastage of water,” Pawan Kotwal said. In most parts of the urban areas of the state, people are facing shortage of water during the summer and most parts of winter, with some localities getting the supply after two to three days. The main reason is the wastage of water by domestic and commercial users. Despite having thousands of glacier-fed rivers and streams, in recent years Jammu and Kashmir had faced the affect of global warming, mainly due to over-exploitation of the water bodies. The statistics
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Sportspersons rue lack of infrastructure at MA Stadium
Jammu, November 26 “What to talk of providing world-class facilities and equipment for better performance, we are left in the lurch by the negligent attitude of the Sports Council, which is becoming a mute spectator to the mismanagement,” one of the sportspersons said. “Non-functional fountains, broken benches, lack of infrastructure is all what the autonomous sports body has provided us so far. Both the indoor sports complex and the main stadium need immediate attention of the authorities to make them function in a proper manner,” he added. “Instead of preparing new stadia, which is under progress on the stadium premises, it is imperative for the Sports Council to provide necessary facilities to its sportspersons at the existing main coaching centres like MA Stadium, Parade Ground and Green Field Play Field, but unfortunately it is not happening,” another trainee maintained. “Enough is enough, we have now decided to apprise the minister of the prevailing chaos in the stadium. We have also informed our coaches/instructors, who have forwarded our case to the Secretary, Sports Office, but nothing significant has been done so far,” trainees stated. “Lack of necessary infrastructural facilities and proper coaching is so far the biggest drawback for the trainees to perform well at the higher level. The ministers and bureaucrats are visiting these stadiums only during the inauguration or conclusion of tournaments, but unfortunately they are least bothered about the dilapidated condition of the stadiums,” another sportsperson opined. Taj Mohiuddin, Minister for Youth Services and Sports, could not be contacted for comments, despite repeated attempts. Meanwhile, Dilip Thusu, Secretary, J&K State Sports Council, said, “The department is trying its level best to strengthen the existing infrastructure. Though it is taking time, but once done it would definitely help the budding sportspersons.”
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Power cuts at Maha Kali Mata Temple irk pilgrims
Jammu, November 26 The pilgrims and residents of the Bahu Fort locality are continuously complaining about the continuous power cuts in the locality. Sushil Sharma, a pilgrim at Maha Kali Mata Temple, Bahu Fort, said, “There is no proper arrangement for electricity, no power backup is there, whenever there is a power breakdown it all gets dark.” “I wonder what they do with all the offerings to the temple, if they cannot provide the basic facilities to the pilgrims visiting the temple. Many of the pilgrims fall down due to darkness in the absence of electricity during late evening,” he added. Residents say the transformer gets damaged every alternate week, but the department always install repaired transformer, which again gets damaged. Pilgrims as well as the residents alleged that the trust, looking after the temple, did not take any initiative to provide basic infrastructure to the pilgrims. “The trust should install generators to provide power to the entire complex of the temple. They are receiving offerings in lakhs, but they hardly spend in thousands in the name of facility to the pilgrims,” said Vinay Dutta, a regular pilgrim to Maha Kali Mata Temple. “If they cannot provide facilities to the pilgrims, the government should hand over the management of the temple to the Shrine board, so that the temple can be managed properly and the basic facilities can be provided to the pilgrims visiting the shrine,” he added. Jatinder Kumar, alias Bitta Mahant, member of the trust, said, “We have generators that provides electricity from the main deodi (gate) to the temple, but it takes time to start the generator, whenever the power shuts down.” However, pilgrims alleges that the only the temple gets power through generator. Bitta Mahant informed that there was some problem with the transformer of the locality, it usually gots damaged and PDD replaced it with repaired ones. Gurbachan Singh, Superintending Engineer (SE), PDD said, “There are some power cuts in the city due to less generation of power these days, but I will insure uninterrupted power to the temple.”
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Police solve woman’s murder case, two held
Srinagar, November 26 Nayeema, a resident of Behrampora locality of Sopore, was found dead on November 22 at an orchard near Dangerpora area of the town. Subsequently, the police filed a murder case and launched an investigation, a police spokesman said. During the investigation, which was led by DySP Riyaz Ahmad Tantary, it was revealed that the deceased woman was in a “relationship” with Dar, a resident of Sopore’s Chanakhan locality. “Nayeema was working as a helper and Dar was working as a driver in a private school in Sopore,” the spokesman said. The police sifted through the Call Detail Records (CDRs) of the duo which revealed that they would talk on phone “for hours during night”. The investigation found that Dar had to leave the job following which he felt that Nayeema was “no more interested in him”, the police said. “He was suspecting her of having an affair with some other person and as such had developed ill will and resentment against her,” the spokesman said. On November 21, Dar along with his friend Mehrajudin, a resident of Sopore’s Saidpora locality, picked Nayeema in a car and “forcibly” took her to an orchard near Seelu village. “The accused Mohammed Shafi (Dar) assaulted her in the vehicle. Then the duo forced the girl to come out of the car while the girl sensing their bad intentions resisted and tried to call for the help. However, the duo overpowered her and strangulated her with her head scarf to death,” the spokesman said. The duo later had thrown the body in an orchard near the Dangerpora crossing. The spokesman said the accused had been arrested and all evidence collected so far suggest their involvement in the crime. The duo confessed to have killed
Nayeema. The case
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Now legislators’ fund not to be termed ‘donation’
Jammu, November 26 It has also told the authorities to substitute the word “donation” with “constructed under the CDF of MLA and MLC…” in respect of construction works, while the word should be replaced by “provided” in respect of ambulances, vehicles, water coolers, etc… In case of street lights, water pumps etc..., the word donation should be substituted with “installed”. The decision follows a complaint to the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell by Jammu-based activist Balvinder Singh on October 5. Balvinder had made the complaint after he saw the word “donated” written on a water cooler where he had gone to quench his thirst. “I am a tax payer. I paid Rs 15 lakh as Service Tax and at least Rs 1.50 lakh as Income Tax this year alone. Despite this, I have been asked to drink water from the cooling machine which was ‘donated’ by the politician of the area. Though in reality it was not donated,” Balvinder had said in his complaint. “It is highly objectionable, because as per the dictionary donation can only be given from one’s personal belongings and out of our own earnings and that too purely for the purpose of charity,” he added. Taking cognisance of the complaint, the Planning and Development Department of the state issued a circular and directed all the District Development Commissioners and other implementing agencies to do away with the word “donation” and substitute it with relevant and appropriate words. “The objective of the CDF is to provide a mechanism for the MLAs and MLCs to recommend works of development for creation of durable assets and provision of basic facilities, including community infrastructure based on locally felt needs in accordance with the prescribed guidelines,” the circular said.
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NC demands probe into BOPEE scam
Jammu, November 26 Addressing a hurriedly convened press conference this evening, NC provincial president for the Jammu region Devender Singh Rana alleged that the list of beneficiaries was brought to the notice of the then Chief Minister but no action was taken. “The matter was hushed up in 2003 when first time it came to the notice that some people had got admission into a professional course by illegal means,” he alleged, adding, “Had the then state government headed by the PDP taken prompt action, the future of a large number of deserving students would have been saved.” Rana said whosoever was involved in the scam should be exposed. “The investigation should be held in a transparent manner,” he said. “This is a serious issue. It is a crime against society so there should be no politics on it,” he said. BJP leader joins NC
The ruling National Conference today received a shot in the arm when a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Jammu joined it after remaining associated with the BJP for more than two decades. The National Conference (NC) claimed it was in constant touch with other senior BJP leaders from the Jammu province who would join it (NC) after the BJP’s “Lalkar” rally to be addressed by its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, on December 1. BJP leader RS Jasrotia today resigned from the party and joined the NC in the presence of its provincial president, Jammu, Devender Singh Rana, and minister Nazir Gurezi at the Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here. “A wave has been flowing in favour of the National Conference in all three regions of the state as it is the only party which represents the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions. Today’s joining is just the beginning. “More people from the BJP, who are in constant touch with the NC, will join us after the Lalkar rally on December 1,” Rana told reporters. Taking a dig at the BJP, Gurezi said, “The party (BJP) is on the verge of extinction across the Jammu province as the people have realised that communal forces have space in this society.” In his address, Jasrotia exuded confidence in the policies of the National Conference and said he would work for strengthening the party at the grass-roots level.
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Need to relook dialogue policy with Pak:
DGP
Jammu, November 26 In his valedictory address, Prasad said despite efforts of India to promote the dialogue process, Pakistan continued to support secessionism, cross-border terrorism and infiltration and whip up anti-national sentiment in Kashmir. “Pakistan’s aggression in the Valley continues and the policy of talks has not been received positively. There is a need to rethink how to secure the national interests and safety of people,” Prasad said. The DGP said Pakistan had been following the aggressive policy when it came to its relations with India and “we have become tolerant to the level of violence perpetuated by the terrorists trained and supported by the neibhouring country”. Talking about the security scenario in the country, Prasad said the threat from northern borders (Pakistan and China) and relations with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma and Sri Lanka were a long-term challenge for the country. “The level of disturbance in the Valley and other parts of the country is determined by external factors. Pakistan follows the policy of offensive
defence, while China believes in strategic encirclement and territorial aggression. When it comes to relations with other
neighbours, India’s policy has failed,” Prasad said. “It has recently emerged that the Lashkar-e-Toiba
(LeT) and Al-Qaida had announced it would target India and they could use the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terror group to attack strategic targets in India. This needs a new strategy and aggressive internal and external policy,” said
Prasad. Later, while talking to mediapersons about the statement of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin that the Taliban would not come to Kashmir and their fight was indigenous, the DGP said: “If it is a purely Kashmiri issue, why are people from Pakistan coming to Kashmir and carrying out terror attacks?”
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PDP’s agenda to make J&K politically stable: Mufti
Jammu, November 26 “From 1947 to 2002, the NC leadership, through its deceit tactics, dismantled democratic institutions in the state because political instability suits this party which thrives only on chaos and anarchy,” the PDP patron observed. He asserted that the PDP had challenged the NC’s domination and changed the political discourse of the state through its visionary and pro-peace policies. Addressing a meeting of the shareholders of Citizens Cooperative Bank here today, Mufti said it was his desire to establish political stability in Jammu and Kashmir and make the region a model state. He said Jammu and Kashmir had the potential to emerge as a model state in the country and there was need for a credible leadership which could give new direction and implement visionary policies in the state. Mufti said the PDP-led regime during its three-year tenure had proved how to deliver good governance to the people and bring transparency and accountability in the system. “Three years is a very short span but the PDP during its tenure proved its capability by changing the lives of the people, treating all individuals equally and providing equal opportunities to all sections of society,” he said, adding, “The PDP-led regime during its tenure generated governance consciousness among the people who had a taste of good governance and pro-people administration during that period.” Seeking support of the people for the coming Lok Sabha elections, he said the PDP had fielded credible and trusted candidates to give real representation to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He called upon the citizens to educate the people about the policies and programmes of the PDP regime which aimed at shaping up a politically stable, economically vibrant and socially emancipated Jammu and
Kashmir. Reiterating the commitment of his party to strengthen reconciliatory policies, he said the PDP resolved to rededicate itself to espouse the cause of peace, prosperity, process of dialogue and dignified and amicable solution of the state’s political and economic problems. The PDP patron further said the party had emerged as a genuine and authentic voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the party had to play a crucial role and had great responsibility.
PDP patron slams NC
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said the National Conference never allowed democratic institutions to flourish in the region
* “From 1947 to 2002, the NC leadership, through its deceit tactics, dismantled democratic institutions in the state because political instability suits this party which thrives only on chaos and anarchy,” the PDP patron said
* He said the PDP-led regime during its three-year tenure had proved how to deliver good governance to the people and bring transparency and accountability in the system |
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Lucknow denies possessing J&K museum’s artifacts
Srinagar, November 26 The state government in its earlier status report had informed the high court that 25 rare and antique coins were lying with the Motilal Nehru Children’s Museum in Lucknow. It had also admitted that 31 rare coins and an antique gun along with other artifacts were also in possession of the Shimla Museum (Himachal Pradesh) since 1973. The high court is hearing a public interest litigation
(PIL) filed by the Valley Citizens Council, an NGO, wherein it has been prayed that the court should order the restoration of museums in the state and recovery of the items stolen from the Shri Pratap Singh
(SPS) Museum, Srinagar. “In the status report (by the J&K Government), it is stated that the Motilal Nehru Children’s Museum, Lucknow, vide their latter dated October 14, 2013, have communicated that they have not received the items, neither any such items have ever been displayed in the said museum,” a high court division bench observed in its orders passed today while revealing the contents of the latest status report by the government. It said the Lucknow museum authorities have also requested the Director, Archives (J&K), to send them the copy of the letters/ correspondence vide which the Motilal Nehru Children’s
Museum has received such items. Relics rented out
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BJP challenges Omar to open debate on Art 370
Jammu, November 26 “Gone are the days when NC leaders and Kashmir rulers used to befool people of the state by raising the bogey of the Article 370,” said BJP state chief Jugal Kishore Sharma. He said people of the state had realised that this Article was the biggest hurdle in their growth and development. “Special status to J&K has been abused by the ruling class for their petty personal gains and the common masses do not benefit from this status,” he said. Sharma pointed out that depriving the elected panchayat members of their constitutional rights by taking the excuse of the Article 370 was a glaring example of how the special status was being misused to enjoy absolute power. “Since 1947, the NC has been hoodwinking masses by raking up this issue just to enjoy absolute power,” he said, adding that the BJP and other social groups had already started a campaign to educate countrymen about the misuse of this Article by the ruling elite of J&K. “Instead of using official platforms to rake up the issue of the Article 370, Omar Abdullah should come on an open debate on the issue,” Sharma said, asking the NC leaders to declare how the common people were benefitting from the special status. “The Scheduled Castes
(SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) are the worst victims of this Article in J&K,” he alleged, adding that it was due to the Article that political reservation had been denied to STs of J&K. “Similarly the OBCs of J&K are deprived of benefits which their counterparts in other parts of the country are getting. It is all due to the Article 370 that such benefits for the OBCs are not extended to J&K,” Sharma said.
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Doublespeak part of NC strategy: PDP
Srinagar, November 26 “The ruling party has lost the course of argument and can’t anymore deceive the people by its wicked political narrative,” PDP’s candidate for Srinagar parliamentary constituency and former Finance Minister of the state Tariq Hameed Karra said in a statement here today. “Doublespeak is part of the NC’s strategy that is why Omar Abdullah has no control over his words. Everyone understands the NC’s reality, which is mired with the doublespeak, infidelity and duplicity,” he said. Omar, while addressing a public rally in the outskirts of Jammu yesterday, had said the PDP leadership is known for its “doublespeak”. “It has a habit of sounding different tones. In Kashmir, it demands that the Pakistan currency be introduced in Jammu and Kashmir, in Jammu, its leadership pretends that they are only Indians and loyalist to the Union of India, and at Delhi, this party says that Omar Abdullah is the only stumbling block for them,” Omar had said. Karra hit back, saying it was rather the National Conference which has lost the credibility because of its doublespeak. “In Kashmir, the Chief Minister says the accession with New Delhi is temporary, conditional and
in the same breath, in Jammu, he says the state is an integral part of the union,” he said. “With this doublespeak the NC has lost its credibility. It is naive on part of Omar Abdullah, when in Kashmir, he blames the PDP of having alliance with BJP and in Jammu he says we (PDP) are Pakistani agents,” Karra added. Taking a dig at the NC leadership, the PDP leader said: “Abdullahs have managed proper division of labour at home, where Omar Abdullah says one thing, Mustafa Kamal the other and Farooq Abdullah comes in rescue and tenders apology on behalf of both of them.”
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Staff crunch hits maternity hospital in south Kashmir
Anantnag, November 26 According to the hospital records, more than 15,000 patients are examined at its out patient department every month. Moreover, on an average, about 3,000 patients are admitted in the hospital per month, the hospital authorities maintained. Despite the overwhelming footfall of patients, the hospital, since its commencement in 2005, has always faced the shortage of staff, including doctors. “Right now about 50 people are working as daily wagers in the hospital. In addition to that some two dozen people work on voluntary basis,” a hospital source said. While the daily wagers get paid, even though very little, from the Hospital Development Fund, the volunteers don’t get paid at all. The hospital authorities say they have been writing to the higher ups for creation of posts at the hospital, but nothing has been done in this regard. Space crunch is another issue that the patients have to deal with at the hospital. Patients sharing beds at the hospital is not an uncommon site and as a result, patients area being exposed to undue risk of getting infected. Meanwhile, the senior officials at the hospital said it was a shame that the maternity hospital had just one labour room at patients’ disposal. “This is in fact a nightmare for the patients as well as the hospital staff,” an official said on condition of anonymity. “There is only one post-delivery room and just four post-operative rooms. It’s a pity that we have to make patients, freshly operated upon, share beds,” the official said. “The patients are vulnerable to complications. On top of that if a patient develops complications, the hospital is not well equipped to handle such situations,” he added. “Doctors are forced to refer such patients to Srinagar, which in turn puts extra burden on the hospitals there,” he said.
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HC grants govt 3 more weeks to file reply on freebies to doctors
Srinagar, November 26 Earlier on November 11, the High Court had granted the state government two weeks to file its response to the PIL. However, as the matter came up before a division bench today, advocate general M Ishaq Qadri informed the court that the response had not been filed as yet and pleaded for more time. The bench, while granting his plea, directed the government to file its response to the PIL within three weeks. In the PIL, the petitioners had highlighted a nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical companies offering cash, freebies, kickbacks or gifts for prescribing medicines. It had been submitted that “poor patients” were being “compelled” by these doctors to purchase unnecessary medicines. “The transactions are simply at the cost of patient care,” the petitioners submitted while praying for initiating action against doctors involved in the commission and omission of such offenses besides cancellation of their licences.
— TNS WHAT PIL SAYS
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Cultural troupe brings laurels to JU
Jammu, November 26 Khasbu Sharma bagged the second prize in the rangoli competition. Polina Singh Kala and Apoorva Jamwal fetched the third prize in the debate competition, whereas Abhinandan Singh bagged the thirdrd prize in the elocution (extempore) competition. The mime team of Mir Maria Abdul, Anku Rajput, Sheriya Gupta, Hempreet Kaur, Nivedita Tickoo and Neesha Pandita clinched the third prize. Lalit Sen of the Department of Computer Science & IT, Malti Rajput of the Governmnt College for Women, Gandhinagar, Jammu, and Kulbushan Thakur of the Department of Students Welfare escorted the team. Governor of Meghalaya KK Paul was the chief guest, who gave away awards to the winners. Prof RC Sobati, Vice Chanceller, Baba Sahib Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, was the guest of honour. Meanwhile, Prof MP Singh Ishar, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, Prof Pankaj K Srivastava, Dean, Students Welfare, Prof Neeru Sharma, Chairperson, Campus Cultural Committee, Yash Pal Sharma, Co-Campus Cultural Committee, congratulated the team members for winning prizes.
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Residents protest against power cuts
Srinagar, November 26 Residents of Tankipora, Zainder Mohalla, Shaheed Gunj, Daid Kadal alleged that there was a severe power shortage in their respective areas. They alleged that they had complained about it to the PDD authorities, but to no avail. “There has been no electricity till 4 pm today. No schedule is being followed here. Frequent power cuts and increased price of the cooking gas have added to the woes of common man in the Valley, said a protester. The protesters were carrying candles in their hands to mark the protest. They stopped the vehicle of Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Shalidra Kumar and blocked the road. “We will protest till the authorities don't restore the electricity as per the schedule. They are not following their own schedule,” said a woman protester.
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Handicraft dealers penalised
Srinagar, November 26 The inspection aimed at checking and curbing malpractices such as the menace of selling machine-made products as Kashmiri handicrafts, no price tags on the displayed goods, items being sold to the gullible tourists without cash memos and carrying out the handicraft business without a valid registration by some unscrupulous dealers, an official statement said here. It said all handicraft dealers were told to register their business units with the Directorate of Handicrafts under the Jammu & Kashmir Tourist Trade Act, 1978. “Any dealer found without a valid registration will be penalised as per the Act,” the statement said. It said the dealers were warned to refrain from malpractices such as cheating, charging exorbitant prices, displaying goods without price tags, and selling products without issuing cash memos. All such offences are punishable under the provisions of the Act.”
— TNS
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8 killed as vehicle falls into Chenab
Doda, November 26 On receiving information, teams of the Kishtwar police, headed by Station House Officer
(SHO) Sameer Jeelani, rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation along with various district administration teams. Officials of the rescue teams confirmed that the vehicle had rolled down about 300 to 400-ft into the Chenab at
Drabsala. Some of them said the accident had occurred due to overspeeding while others blamed the authorities for the poor road condition. Those who lost their lives in the accident have been identified as Rajinder Kumar, the driver, Ashiq
Hussain, Kuldeep Kumar, Dev Raj, Abdul Kabir, Kotwal Chand and Tarlok Ram. One of the dead has not yet been
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Guv, CM express grief
Jammu, November 26 The Governor expressed his sympathy with the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls. He reiterated his concern about the immediate need for the Police and Transport Departments and other agencies concerned to take all required measures to reduce the incidence of road accidents in the state. The Chief Minister has also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the
road accident. Omar conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. He sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each for the dead and Rs 10,000 for the injured.
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Ulema meet takes note of HC verdict
Srinagar, November 26 “The meeting was called to discuss the various religious issues in Kashmir at the historic Mirwaiz Manzil Srinagar,” a statement said. The meeting was convened and chaired by MTI patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Representatives of Islamic parties, institutions, and heads of noted Islamic seminaries attended the meeting, it said. The meeting reviewed the conversion issue in Kashmir during which the role of the Christian Missionary was discussed. The participants debated on a recent verdict of a Muslim judge in the J&K High court. The participants appealed to the religious organisations, institutions, scholars, and Ulemas to play their role in awakening the religious consciousness among the masses and expose the nefarious designs of miscreant elements who are scheming against Islam, the statement said. They also expressed concern over the recent judgment of the High Court which it said was contrary to the basic teachings of Islam, the statement said.
— TNS
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Admn to take call on winter vacation in schools soon
Srinagar, November 26 “We have proposed that the winter vacation for classes up to middle standard to commence from December 3 and for higher classes from mid December to February 28, 2014,” an official said. “But a final decision will be taken by the minister,” he said. Kashmir is in grip of severe cold from almost a month and there are many complaints that the schools, including private institutions, across the Valley have no proper heating arrangements. “We have discussed the issue of lack of heating arrangement at schools with the civil authorities, but they are not able to ensure it in the schools,” said Parvaiz Ahmed, a parent from Srinagar. Parents had recently taken up the issue with the district administration and a committee was constituted to look into the matter. “Though the committee was constituted, but it has failed to yield any result. Children continue to fall ill due to severe cold,” said another parent.
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NHPC provides equipment to Kishtwar hospitals
Jammu, November 26 The aid included four oxygen concentrators and eight nebulisers. The station also provided one oxygen concentrator and two nebulisers each to the Primary Health Centre, Chatroo, and Paddar. “The health sector is a very vital sector and continued initiatives are required to be taken for its improvement. Providing oxygen concentrators and nebulisers to a hospital located in a remote area like Kishtwar will strengthen the infrastructure and will aid in providing better medical services to the patients,” District Development Commissioner, Kishtwar, Baseer Ahmed Khan said. General manager, Dulhasti Power Station, said the equipment was provided under the corporate social responsibility initiative. He added that more such initiatives will be taken by the organisation in future. Dr GM Naqeeb, Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Kishtwar, Dr Sham Prasad Gupta, Chief Medical Officer, Kishtwar and senior officers from the NHPC were present on the occasion.
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Army's tour for girls from Doda ends
Doda, November 26 The girls visited Jaipur, Delhi and Udaipur and gained first-hand knowledge about the culture and history of the places. “We have organised a number of tours in the area for boys, but no such tour was organised for girls owing to the shady response among parents of girls,” said Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Sharma. Senior officials of the Education Department have also appreciated the role of the Army and demanded more such tours in the future so that the students of the far-flung areas get an opportunity to see historical places.
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Makhdoom Sahib Ropeway to be inaugurated next month
Srinagar, November 26 “The Divisional Commissioner took a test ride yesterday,” an official spokesman said. Later, addressing an officers’ meeting on the site, the Divisional Commissioner said the project was a unit of the J&K State Cable Car Corporation, spread at a length of 594 m and at a height of 53 m. It is a four-minute ride and 16 persons can travel at a time, he said. The ropeway project in the old city will go a long way in providing an alternate route to the devotees coming to pay obeisance to the revered shrine of Makhdoom Sahib. “The ropeway will also serve as a major tourist attraction in the old city,” said an official.
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Srinagar victimised during PDP rule: NC
Srinagar, November 26 “Srinagar dwellers had been insulted by the PDP during its 36-month rule by taking the decision of shifting the city to far away place at Parihaspora,” Wani said in a statement. The NC provincial president accused the PDP of having “hate and venom” against the people living in Srinagar. “Mufti sarkar (government) had intended to terrorise them (Srinagar residents) for not supporting it (PDP),” he said.
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Director General of Police
(DGP) Ashok Prasad today said there was a need to have a relook at the dialogue policy with Pakistan over Kashmir as it had not proved fruitful on the ground in the Valley.
Prasad said this during a national security seminar organised by the Indian Institute of Public Administration
(IIPA) on “Terror and Trespasses in India’s Northern Borders”.
Ashok Prasad
Srinagar, November 26
Doda, November 26
