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Fog, haze disrupt rail, air traffic
A train chugs into the Jammu railway station on a foggy Wednesday. tribune photo: Anand Sharma
SMC to take action against firms selling low quality food products
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Foreign ultra killed in Kupwara gunfight
An Armyman takes position near the encounter site in Kupwara on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Amin War
Minor's murder: Two days on, police clueless
Rahul Malik, SP, Jammu South, briefs medipersons outside the mortuary at Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma
J&K to produce 9,000 MW power by 2020, says Omar
GMC, SMGS to accept only emergency referral cases
Bar body warns media against reporting its
activities
Residents choose electrical heating systems over kangris
1991 ‘mass’ rape: Army files review plea against order
HC upholds election of Kathua sarpanch
Probe into attack by Armymen gets underway
PDP patron and ex-CM Mufti Mohammad Sayed welcomes new party workers in Jammu on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Industry units in Pulwama without fire and emergency services
Sham Lal sets deadline for installation of water meters
Ladakh tour operators ask LAHDC for emergency vehicles
Man booked for misbehaving with Bhaderwah MLA
KU bans services of tiffin supplier
MA stadium set to host U-14 volleyball nationals
Workshop on Census begins
CM urged to make Ompora Industrial Estate functional
Fencing tourney kicks off
Fellowship for 2 KU teachers
Sarpanch booked for felling trees to build road
Doda citizens voice concern over drug use
42 shopkeepers fined for using poly bags
One held with contraband
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Fog, haze disrupt rail, air traffic
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 18 “The Go Air (G8-183) Delhi-Srinagar-Jammu flight was cancelled following poor visibility and foggy conditions. All other flights were delayed by one to three hours,” Ashok Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jammu Airport (Anti-Hijacking), told The Tribune. Yesterday, five flights were cancelled due to poor visibility and fog, while all other flights had arrived and departed with a delay ranging between two and three hours. Similarly, most trains running from Jammu Railway Station were several hours behind schedule, resulted in umpteen hardships to the passengers. A senior railway official said nearly a dozen trains, including Rajdhani Express, Hemkunt Express, Pooja Express, Shalimar Express, Jhelum Express and Ahmadabad Express were running three to six hours behind schedule. “All trains arrived three to six hours late at the Jammu Railway Station. However, all trains were leaving the station as per their scheduled timing. No train was cancelled,” the railway official said, adding that the trains were delayed due to poor visibility at New Delhi and enroute. The minimum temperatures in most places in the Valley and Ladakh region decreased with the mercury in Srinagar settling below freezing point. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -1.2°C, down over one degree from the previous night's 0.3°C, an official of the MeT department said. The minimum temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as a base camp during the annual Amarnath yatra, also dropped by a degree to settle at -1.4°C, as against the previous night's 0.4°C. The mercury in the ski-resort of Gulmarg settled at a low of -1.5°C, compared to the previous night's -1.2°C. Qazigiund, the gateway town to Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of -1.3°C, one degree up from the previous night's -2.3°C. Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a low of 0.1°C, compared to 0.5°C the previous night. The MeT Department has said there is a possibility of snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley early next week. In Jammu city and its periphery, chilly winds brought down the day temperature several notches below normal. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in Jammu was 17.2°C, seven degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 8.4°C. “Jammu is in the tight grip of a cold wave. Icy winds have compounded the problems of the people. There is no respite expected till this weekend,” an IMD official said. Hazy conditions will continue in Jammu tomorrow as well. No respite soon
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SMC to take action against firms selling low quality food products
Srinagar, December 18 Talking to The Tribune, SMC Health Officer Shafqat Khan said they had found ‘P Mark’ brand of mustard oil, which is imported from outside the state, substandard. The revelation comes days after several local food products, including saunf powder of Kanwal group and Khyber packaged milk too had been declared unsafe for consumption by the SMC health wing. While these food products are widely consumed here, Khan said they were in the process of completing legal formalities and a challan in this regard would soon be filed in the court. He said the owners of these brands would face arrest as the products were found to be substandard under the Food Safety and Authority Act (FSSA) 2006. The products were found to be substandard after the SMC for the first time had sent samples to referral laboratories outside the state for quality check. Khan said they were conducting two level testing -- first in laboratories here and then in laboratories outside the state. He said the health wing had collected more than 120 samples of food products so far from the city and strict action under the FSSA, 2006, would be initiated against all food products found substandard. He said the food products found unsafe for consumption would be taken away from the city markets. While Khan said the local residents should refrain from consuming the food products declared substandard, he said the people should also contact the SMC in case of reports of adulterated or substandard food items available in the markets so that the required action was taken. He said the SMC health wing would continue to crackdown on unhealthy food products available in the city markets. Quality check
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Foreign ultra killed in Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar, December 18 Police sources said troops of the 18 Rashtriya Rifles and the special operations group of the J&K Police had cordoned off the forest area on Tuesday afternoon after receiving information that three or four foreign militants were hiding in the dense Afan Lolab forests. “As the search was going on, militants around 6 pm opened fire on the security forces' search party, which was retaliated, triggering an encounter. In the ensuring encounter, an unidentified militant was killed,” a police source said. “The slain ultra is suspected to be a foreign militant,” he said. The search party seized an AK-47 rifle, five hand grenades, some ammunition and a night vision device from the encounter site. The troops maintained a tight cordon in the forest through the night. The sources said intermittent firing continued today. “The search operation is continuing,” the source said. Senior police and Army officers are camping in the area and monitoring the operation. Superintendent of Police (SP), Kupwara, Abdul Jabbar said they suspected more militants were hiding in the forests. “We are conducting searches to flush out the militants,” the SP told mediapersons in Kupwara. Earlier this month, three Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, including a top commander, were killed in Kupwara in a joint operation by the police and the Army. Operation continues The 18 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army and the
special operations group of the J&K Police cordoned off the Afan Lolab forest area in Kupwara district on Tuesday afternoon after receiving
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Minor's murder: Two days on, police clueless
Jammu, December 18 No breakthrough has been made to ascertain the reasons behind the minor’s murder in Khandwal village of Satwari area on the intervening night of December 16 and December 17 so far. Rahul Malik, superintendent of police (SP), Jammu South, however, said: “The motive (behind the killing) is not clear so far. We are working on different theories and are hopeful to get some leads from the post-mortem report. We have picked up two suspects, including a minor, for questioning.” The police, however, did not rule out the possibility that the boy might
have been “sacrificed” to propitiate a deity on the intervening night of December 16 and December 17 as it was full-moon night (Purnima in Hindu calendar)
on Monday. The deceased, identified as Sahil Kumar alias Pinky had gone missing from Khandwal village at around 6pm on December 16 and the family had lodged a missing complaint with the Chatha Police Post at around 2am on December 17. Sources said the police have recovered boy’s chappals from a paddy field, nearly 700 metres from his house, indicating that “he was not taken forcibly to the crime scene and that someone must have lured him.” “Two cigarettes and empty liquor pouches were recovered from the spot, where the boy was found dumped in a heap of paddy waste,” sources said, adding that drug peddling was prevalent in the area and that
the police have failed to initiate any action to curb the menace. Pritam
Dass, uncle of the deceased, said the family had no personal enmity with anyone in the village and that they were clueless why the boy was murdered so mercilessly. Meanwhile, a four-member Board of doctors comprising Vikrant Singh of Department of Surgery, Rupali Bargotra of Pathology Department, Anil Mahajan of Forensic Science Department and Anuj Bhatti of Paediatrics Department conducted the autopsy in presence of a magistrate at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Jammu. Later, the body was handed over to the family for last rites. Boy sacrificed?
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J&K to produce 9,000 MW power by 2020, says Omar
Poonch, December 18 “Jammu and Kashmir has a great potential in the power sector. Around 20,000 MW can be produced in the state, which will raise the economic condition of J&K. Efforts are on to harness the maximum potential and 9,000 MW would be generated by the state up to 2020,” Omar said after laying the foundation stone of the Rs 640.40-crore Parnei Hydel Project at Bufliaz. The Chief Minister said the idea of the hydel project at Bufliaz was conceived some 30 years ago, but it remained confined to papers because of one reason or the other. Omar said once the 37.5 MW power project is complete it will provide enough electricity to the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. He, however, conceded that there was dearth of electricity in the state. In Jammu and Kashmir we require 3,000 MW power but only 750 MW power is being generated, which is much less than our requirement, Omar said. Omar insisted that the important turnaround in the financial resources of Jammu and Kashmir is only possible when the state generates surplus power to export it to other states and earn substantial revenue for its development. “While tourism in the state is dependent on normality, generation of power, though of longer gestation, is a permanent avenue to revolutionise the financial status as also catapult the job scenario,” he said. Omar, meanwhile, said that he has told Minister of State for Power to work with local administration for identifying 250 to 300 youth of the area who would be provided free of cost training, including boarding and lodging, outside the state so that after completion of the required training they are absorbed in the upcoming Parnei Hydel Project “I have categorically asked power companies in the state to necessarily engage locally available skilled and unskilled youths and identify the trades where the state government could help to upgrade the skills of locals to make them fit for the projects,” he added. The Chief Minister also hoped that the UPA government would be re-elected at the Centre and continue its liberal funding to the already running projects in the state. Omar, on the occasion, also stressed on the need to work on the cross-LoC trade.
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GMC, SMGS to accept only emergency referral cases
For each case referred to the city, doctors concerned at the district hospitals would have to specify a reason for referring a patient to a city hospital. Officials said the directive has been issued keeping in view the pressure on doctors and infrastructure, leading to frequent clashes between the staff and attendants of
patients. On an average, 500 patients visit the out patient departments (OPDs) and emergency wings in both hospitals and 80-100 patients
are admitted everyday, which is beyond their capacity. “Patients often complain of not getting proper treatment. But we can’t help it and are unable to give our best as a large number of patients are admitted on a daily basis,” a doctor at GMC said. Minister of State for Health (MoS), Shabir Ahmad Khan, said: “I have directed the chief medical officers (CMOs) to refer only emergency cases to city hospitals.” “We are concerned about private nursing homes as well, who refer patients to government hospitals when they are unable to deal with a case,” he further said Several district and primary health institutions have been equipped with latest equipment and staff, but cases were still being referred to city hospitals, which further increase the burden, he added. A legislative assembly committee had also taken strong exception about the increasing number of referral cases from private nursing homes, mostly critical cases, as they were unable to deal with
them, which in turn puts burden on government hospitals. Tackling overcrowding
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Bar body warns media against reporting its
activities
Srinagar, December 18 Refuting the allegations that one of its member lawyers beat up an undertrial on the court premises, the Bar has also threatened to sue the local newspaper, which had reported
the incident. In a statement here, the Bar Association said the news item carried in the local press had “damaged the reputation, image and integrity of the Bar”. “Therefore, it has been decided to file appropriate proceedings against all those who are responsible for publishing the news and to see that they are punished in accordance with the law,” Bar general secretary said in a statement. In a news story, “Bizarre! Lawyer attacks detainee on court premises”, a local English daily had reported that former High Court Bar Association (HCBA) general secretary GN Shaheen assaulted a couple of undertrials when they were brought from Baramulla Jail to Sadder Court Complex in Srinagar for hearing of a case related to the killing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker from Kreeri Pattan in 2010. In a way confirming the incident, the Bar Association in its statement today said: “Due to some misunderstanding between GN Shaheen and an undertrial, heated arguments took place between them and in the melee the lawyer received an injury on
his head”. “He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where his wound was stitched. The Bar Executive, thereafter, called both the parties and settled their grievances amicably,” Bar general secretary Bhat clarified. The Bar in its statement also asked the media to restraint from reporting against it. “The Bar Association requests all the mediapersons to show utmost restraint while publishing any news relating to Bar Association, the effect of which would be to lower the image of the Bar or portray it as an enemy of the ongoing freedom struggle”, the statement from the Bar Association added.
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Residents choose electrical heating systems over kangris
Srinagar, December 18 For decades, ‘kangris’ have been an integral part of a Kashmiri household with almost the entire population in the Valley relying solely on them for heating purposes, but with the availability of various heating gadgets today, the trend has seen a decline. Old people in the Valley see this trend as an act of eschewing from traditional Kashmiri culture. According to poet and historian Zareef Ahmad Zareef: “Kangri is an inseparable part of our culture and identity and it is sad that people have abandoned it.” “Modernisation and advancement in technology should not harm our culture,” Zareef adds. But the trend has brought some relief to
doctors in the Valley. Abandoning ‘kangris’ is bringing less people to hospitals these days, as they were otherwise often seen complaining of skin-related problems. Doctors at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences said there had been a decline in cancer caused due to ‘kangri’ called ‘kangri cancer’. “Electric appliances are a good replacement as there has been a decline in black spots and kangri cancer,” Dr Mushtaq Ahmad, a skin specialist said. “In the past, people used to come to us with a lot of skin-related problems, but now the trend has declined,” Mushtaq adds. As expected, the sale of ‘kangris’ over the years has also dropped by 30-40 per cent in the Valley. Mohd Sultan, a ‘kangri’ seller in Srinagar city’s downtown, said: “I used to sell nearly 400-500 ‘kangris’ in every winter season, but business is not like before. I sold only 200-250 ‘kangris’ this year.”
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1991 ‘mass’ rape: Army files review plea against order
Srinagar, December 18 Over 30 women were allegedly raped by Army personnel in the remote Kunan Poshpora village of Kupwara on February 23, 1991. The charges have not been proved as no trial has been held. Acting on a protest petition by the victims and survivors of the incident, a magisterial court in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district had on June 18 this year reopened the Kunan Poshpora ‘mass’ rape case after 22 years. Sending the case “back” to the police for “further” investigation, the court directed that the probe be completed in three months. The magistrate had observed that the identity of the 125 suspected Army personnel, whose list had been provided, had not been “revealed” even as the victims in their protest petition had sought to "ascertain the role of 125 Army personnel" who allegedly took part in the incident. The police have failed to complete the investigation and sought extension of time on two occasions. The Army challenged the orders of the magistrate by filing a revision petition before the sessions court in Kupwara district on December 2. “We have challenged the magistrate’s orders on many counts in the revision petition before the sessions court,” said Karnail Singh Wazir, standing counsel of Union of India, who filed the petition on behalf of the Army. “We have questioned the identification parade of Army personnel after a gap of over 22 years. Many of the people whose identification parade is being sought have retired and even died, he said. “Besides, there are no medical records to support the women’s claims.” The sessions court is expected to take up the case tomorrow as many people have approached it with applications for being impleaded as parties in the revision petition. Human rights activists here have termed the revision petition as an attempt to scuttle the investigation process. “The Army seeks to end investigations and scuttle the process in the 1991 Kunan Poshpora mass rape and torture case through its revision petition,” Srinagar-based human rights activist Khurram Parvez wrote on social networking site Facebook. Parvez’s group is also pursuing the case in courts. 22 years after
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HC upholds election of Kathua sarpanch
Jammu, December 18 Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur held that “since the issues have been dealt with in extenso by the appellate authority, the impugned order does not appear to be suffering from any illegality”. The election for the post of the sarpanch for panchayat halqa Kandharnoo, Kathua, was held on May 4, 2011, in which one Hukkam Chand was declared elected by a margin of five votes. An appeal was preferred before the appellate authority, alleging corrupt pratices in the process of election as one voter Sadiq Ahmed had cast his vote twice. It was further alleged that Shakeela Akhtar and Sunita Sharma, who had been married in different cities, came to the village and cast their vote when both of them had migrated after their marriage out of the panchayat in question. The appellate authority by virtue of the order dated May 26, 2011, dismissed the appeal, holding that since the irregularity had been proved only in case of one vote regarding Sadiq Ahmed, having cast his vote twice being at serial No. 37 and 39 of the voters list, it was not enough for changing the result of the election. The appellate authority, while dismissing the appeal held that, there was no need for declaring the result of the election as null and void. The High Court, while confirming the order passed by the appellate authority observed that, “The only contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the appellate authority had not dealt with the points and that he was not given an opportunity of being heard. However, from the perusal of the order impugned, it appears clearly that all concerned were heard in the matter before the final order was passed by the authority concerned.”
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Probe into attack by Armymen gets underway
Rajouri, December 18 “Some senior Army officers are in touch with officers from our department. We are waiting for the instructions from the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police,
Rajouri. As soon as we get directions, further process, which includes the seeking of permission from the court for the custody of the accused, will be started,” Sub-divisional Police Officer Pardeep Sharma said. Sources, however, said the Army officers were reportedly trying to settle the matter and were in contact with senior police officers. Major
Utsav, along with his wife Captain Urvi Bhattacharya and one-year-old daughter, was on way to his unit at
Garhi, Noushera, in a car when police party headed by inspector Yash Pal Sharma stopped him and sought clarification on using tinted glasses despite a blanket ban being imposed by the Apex Court on its usage. Police also demanded documents related to the car. This infuriated Major Utsav and an altercation ensued following which the police seized the car. Major
Utsav, meanwhile, informed his colleagues at his unit and soon some jawans reached the Gujral
Chowk. They reportedly thrashed the policemen with lathis and rifle buts and left the spot along with the car. Following the incident a case was registered at police station Noushera under different sections of the Ranbir Penal Code and the Motor Vehicle Act. However, late in the evening of December 16, the Army authorities handed over the contentious vehicle to the police.
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Mufti: PDP first empowered people to fight
corruption
Jammu, December 18 Addressing a function to welcome some people from Kastigarh areas of Doda who joined PDP here today, Mufti said Jammu and Kashmir was the first state to take a “historic and landmark” step in the direction of containing corruption. “While the country passed the Lokpal Bill today, the PDP-led government in the state constituted the State Accountability Commission (SAC), similar to the Jan Lokpal, way back in 2003,” he said. The powers of the SAC were similarly to the Jan Lokpal because all important people including ministers and bureaucrats were brought under its purview, he said. “To ensure appointment of only credible persons as members of the SAC, the Chief Minister, Leader of the Opposition and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly were authorised to appoint SAC members,” he said. Stating that the PDP-led regime had institutionalised transparency in the government, Mufti reminded the gathering that the state had taken lead in bringing in the Right to Information Act as well. “The RTI Act was passed by the state legislature in 2004 whereas it was passed in 2005 at the national level,” he added. Pointing towards rampant corruption in the state government, Mufti regretted that anti-graft institutions such as the SAC have virtually been made non-functional by the present regime to hide its misdeeds. He reiterated his demand that the SAC should be equipped with an independent investigating agency to ensure proper investigation of cases against higher-ups. Reiterating his party’s resolve to change the present inefficient and corrupt system, he said, “With the support of the people, PDP wants to change the present corrupt system and to establish a new dispensation of justice and equality.”
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Industry units in Pulwama without fire and emergency services
Pulwama, December 18 Despite number of fire incidents, the management remains indifferent to the needs of the entrepreneurs. The nearest fire station to the centre is about 9 km away in Pulwama. The industrial estate in Lassipora houses about 115 units, with almost all of them connected to 24 hour power supply. “It is very unfortunate that the Industrial Growth Centre has not been provided with fire and emergency services. If any untoward incident happens in the estate it would be very difficult to tackle it,” one of the unit holders said. In a recent fire incident at the centre, a plywood factory and a poultry farm was gutted down. Eyewitnesses said the situation got worse because of the unavailability of fire and emergency services at the estate. “It was due to the unavailability of fire and emergency services that the unit holders had to incur heavy losses,” an eyewitness said. While the poultry farm has resumed its business, the owner of the plywood unit is still to come to terms with the loss. “The management of the Industrial Growth Centre did provide fire extinguishers, but most of them have been rusted. Moreover only few people know how to operate them at the time of emergency. Such losses can be deterrent for aspiring entrepreneurs,” said Shafat, vice-president of the Unit Holders Association. Nazir Ahmad, senior manager at the centre, said the management had applied for the fire and emergency services, but the system was not put in place as it required huge investment.
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Sham Lal sets deadline for installation of water meters
Jammu, December 18 He also directed the authorities concerned to intensify the campaign of collecting water usage charges from all categories of consumers as per prevailing rates fixed by the State Water Resources Regulatory Authority. He was chairing a meeting of officers and engineers to review the performance of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Department. While taking a review of all schemes and Action Taken Report on the decisions taken in previous meetings, he laid stress on completion of all projects on time besides judicious use of funds earmarked for each scheme. He directed the authorities concerned to maintain close coordination between sister agencies to clear bottlenecks. He cautioned for any kind of fund diversion from one component to other, saying that any violation would invoke stern action. What he said
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Ladakh tour operators ask LAHDC for emergency vehicles
Leh, December 18 Visitors, who are stranded at Khardongla and Changla, have to face difficulties in the absence of any emergency mechanism. At present there is only one tour operator in the region which has emergency vehicles for helping its clients in difficult situations. “From the past experience, we strongly felt the immediate need of well-equipped emergency vehicles for the tourists, who get trapped in difficult situations. Until now, the concerned travel agent with the help of the Association was managing the situation of its own,” general secretary, Tour Operators Association, Tsetan Angchuk, said. The association also proposed emergency vehicles be made available from the fund generated from environment fees charged from visitors. The step was initiated in 2012 to preserve the ecology and to create tourist infrastructure in the region. Assistant Director, Tourism Department, Leh, Sonam Dorje said a committee has been formed to look into the proper utilisation of funds generated through environmental fees.
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Man booked for misbehaving with Bhaderwah MLA
Doda, December 18 The incident took place on December 13 evening. Niaz said, “I was returning home after attending a series of meetings in Bhaderwah and was talking one of the shopkeepers near Chakkarbati when a drunk man misbehaved with me and abused me.” “Abdul
Majid, a resident of Chakkarbati, Bhaderwah, stopped my car. My personal security officers asked him to stop misbehaving or they would hand him over to the police,” Niaz said. Indicating the opposition party’s design behind the incident, the MLA said, “He (Abdul
Majid) was repeatedly using the name of one of the influential local leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, which indicates that it was a pre-planned act.” “We have registered a complaint against him at the police station concerned.” Superintendent of Police,
Doda, Mohammad Sharif Chauhan said, “We have received a complaint and an FIR has been registered under Section 341/506 of the RPC at the Bhaderwah police station. The investigation has been started.”
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KU bans services of tiffin supplier
Srinagar, December 18 “The authorities have verbally directed me not to supply tiffins to the
students without specifying any reasons for it,” said Waris. Waris said some months ago, officials of the university approached cafeteria owners to provide ‘Thali’ service to the students. “They started the food service but later stopped it,” he said. "I was doing the same business but I don't know why I was banned. Maybe I was charging low price," he said. Waris said he was selling food at Rs 32 per tiffin among the students and faculty members. “I had a meeting with the authorities concern about the permission to supply food to the students. But I was shocked to find that they have banned my services on the campus,” he said. Canteen Committee Chairman Prof Farooq Masoodi said, “Other people who are providing the same services in the Valley may protest against us that we did not invite tenders before allowing the service.” “What answer will we give to them who are already running their services in the varsity?” Masoodi adds.
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MA stadium set to host U-14 volleyball nationals
Jammu, December 18 The department informed him that the players have reached Jammu and elaborate arrangements have been made. Ahmed asked authorities to include archery in this year’s sports calendar and organise a state-level tournament. The minister also asked the authorities to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for athletic tracks in Kargil and Leh of Ladakh region of the state saying that the region has vast scope for promotion of different kinds of sports played at national and international level. The minister directed for immediate removal of hurdles, if any, so that sports lovers do not face any inconvenience.
— TNS
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Workshop on Census begins
Jammu, December 18 Head of the Economics Department, University of Jammu, Prof Depanker Sen Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion. Director, Census J&K, RK
Bhagat, Joint Director, Census J&K, CS Saproo besides several other officers of the civil administration were present on the occasion. Highlighting the main system of conducting census in J&K, Saproo said main agencies and Census Department have developed specially designed software, which will help in generating specific and accurate information and data. He also informed that J&K has accepted the Census Definition Technology, which is globally accepted.
Saproo said the software developed is of immense importance and will definitely help different agencies in getting exact data.
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CM urged to make Ompora Industrial Estate functional
Srinagar, December 18 In a statement, the CCIK spokesman said the estate had the potential of bringing the state on the international Information Technology map and generate thousands of jobs. “But, all industrial estates are facing one or the other problem which not only gives hard time to the industrialists but also affects their growth and industrial output,” he said. Recently reports of objections were raised over the construction of the industrial estate at Ompora by the Indian Air Force (IAF). “There is no threat of any sort to the IAF or civil aviation by the industrial estate,” he added.
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Dense fog and haze disrupted rail and air traffic in the Jammu region today and cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir after a day’s respite on Wednesday.
After finding a number of widely consumed food products substandard, the health wing of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation
has decided to initiate legal action against several leading business groups. Talking to The Tribune, SMC Health Officer Shafqat Khan said they had found ‘P Mark’ brand of mustard oil, which is imported from outside the state, substandard.
An unidentified foreign militant was killed last night in an encounter which erupted after a search operation was launched by the police and the Army in the Kupwara forests of north Kashmir. The search operation entered its second day today.
The police and the Army suspect that two or three militants are hiding in the Afan Lolab forests, 120 km from Srinagar.
Jammu, December 18
Jammu, December 18