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‘Rehabilitation’ complexes an election stunt, say shopkeepers
PHE workers’ strike hits water supply in Jammu
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6.5 lakh slum dwellers in J&K
After BJP state unit’s opposition, Shah’s visit to Kathua cancelled
PDP committed to equitable growth of all regions: Mufti
Come clean on illegal appointments: Karra to govt
Demands of dental surgeons, forestry graduates genuine: AAP
Students’ union extends support to agitating dental surgeons
Minority community activists record horrors of brutal killings
Kashmir not prepared to handle endemic like Ebola, warn docs
CM inaugurates 200-bed additional block at Lal Ded Hospital
Kashmiri youth’s family denies his involvement with ISIS
Police recovers militant’s body in Baramulla district
Lakhanpur toll post officials ‘harassing’ industrialists
‘Charri Mubarak’ heads for Amarnath shrine
Jammu varsity to make 14th convocation a grand event
MC seals two buildings
Governor releases book on nanotechnology
Under Operation Sadbhavana, Army treated 1.78 lakh people in Valley
People told not to move near Chenab
Guv urges IAS probationers to understand people’s issues
Drowned student’s body recovered from Tawi
Girl mauled to death by leopard
Woman jumps to death with child in Chenab
Army saves man from drowning in Rajouri
Police official arrested for molesting minor
Constable arrested for ‘molesting’ girl
First J&K woman cop conquers Mt Menthosa
Mountaineering expedition flagged off
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‘Rehabilitation’ complexes an election stunt, say shopkeepers
Srinagar, August 6
“From day one, we have opposed the construction of these complexes as we have been demanding rehabilitation in an open market area. These indoor complexes are like prisons for us as most of us survive on walking customers,” said Traders Federation Exhibition Road Magarmal Crossing (TFERMC) general secretary Abdul Rauf. The much touted flyover project was announced in July 2009 and was to be completed in three years, but the construction works could not take off due to various issues, including rehabilitation of affected shopkeepers. Finally, the work started in September last year and the fresh deadline for its completion is 2016. However, a stretch of shops on the flyover area are yet to be removed in view of rehabilitation concerns. Yesterday, Omar had inaugurated two structures at Rambagh and Jehangir Chowk that the government described as “prestigious rehabilitation complexes” launched by the state government under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding. However, the shopkeepers of areas such as Magarmal Bagh and Hari Singh High Street, over which the flyover would pass, have been demanding suitable rehabilitation. “Despite several pleas, the government has not considered our demand of rehabilitation in an open market area. We are a bunch of ordinary shopkeepers such as hosiery, meat, and egg sellers. What will we do in a caged complex? Our demand continues to remain the same and we have now pinned hopes on the court decision,” Abdul Rauf said. A few traders’ groups, including TFERMC members, have already moved the court in this regard.
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PHE workers’ strike hits water supply in Jammu
Jammu, August 6 Residential colonies like Gandhi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, old city, Channi Himmat, Bhatindi and Janipur did not receive water supply on Wednesday, which affected the normal life. Meanwhile, continuing their protest against the government, PHE daily wagers alleged that the state government had totally failed to protect the interests of the workers who had been getting meagre salaries for the last many years. Speaking on the occasion, union president Tanveer Hussain said the government had framed a policy for the regularisation of their services, but nothing had been done till date. He threatened the government with intensifying the agitation if their demands were not met immediately. “Our requests have fallen on deaf ears. Most of the workers are on the verge of starvation and are doing their work as they have no other option. Think how does it feel, every month we wait for our salary and this has been going on for the last six months,” Hussain alleged.
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6.5 lakh slum dwellers in J&K
Jammu, August 6 According to the Union Ministry, Jammu and Kashmir stood at ninth place in the list of states, which reported increase in slum population between 2001 and 2011. The ministry said at least 23 states and union territories reported hike in slum dwellers, while nine states reported decline in their numbers. “Gujarat has reported highest decline in slum population during 2001-2011, while the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh saw maximum increase in slum dwellers for the period. There have been no slums in Manipur, Dadra, Nagar and Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshdweep,” the ministry stated. “Among the states that reported increase in slum population, Andhra Pradesh topped the list with a hike of over 39 lakhs followed by Madhya Pradesh (19 lakh), West Bengal (17.54 lakh), Tamil Nadu (15.57 lakh), Chattisgarh (8 lakh), Uttar Pradesh (4.83 lakh), Bihar (4.20 lakh), Odisha (4.71 lakh), J&K (2.88 lakh), Uttarakhand (1.37 lakh) and Kerala (1.27 lakh),” it added. The report stated that Maharashtra topped the list with a slum population of over 118 lakh followed by the erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh (101 lakh), West Bengal (64 lakh), UP (62 lakh), Tamil Nadu (58 lakh), MP (57 lakh), Karnataka (33 lakh), Rajasthan (21 lakh), Chattisgarh (19 lakh), Delhi (18 lakh), Gujarat (17 lakh), Haryana (16 lakh), Odisha (15.60 lakh), Punjab (14.60 lakh) and J&K (6.60 lakh). In total, the slum population in the country has increased by over 130 lakh between 2001 and 2011, while the number of towns inhabited by slum dwellers increased from 1,743 to 2,613 for the corresponding period. Rising slums: J&K 9th in country
According to the Union Urban Development Ministry report, Jammu and Kashmir stood at ninth place in
the list of states, which reported increase in slum population between 2001 and 2011.
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After BJP state unit’s opposition, Shah’s visit to Kathua cancelled
Jammu, August 6 Choudhary Lal Singh, former Congress leader, had announced that Amit Shah would visit Kathua on August 12 especially to induct him into the BJP. Lal Singh, a former minister in the J&K Government, had resigned from the Congress last month and announced that he would join the BJP. Highly placed sources in the party said the local unit had expressed its resentment over the way Lal Singh had ignored local leaders and established a direct link with the high command. “Local leaders made it clear to the high command that the first visit of the newly appointed national president should not be marred by controversies so it would be better to send some other leader to induct Choudhary Lal Singh into the party,” a source said, adding that the BJP leaders had expressed their reservations before national organisation secretary of the party Ram Lal, who visited Jammu on Tuesday. “Ram Lal assured the local leaders that their viewpoint would be considered before Amit Shah’s visit was finalized,” the source said. The sources said the state unit of the BJP said the decision on Amit Shah’s visit without taking the local unit into confidence would set up a wrong precedent and would demoralise grass-roots level workers. The Sangh Parivar had also shown its resentment over the way the local unit had been ignored while inducting people into the party, the sources added. The BJP top brass decided to cancel the visit of Amit Shah after the anger expressed by the Sangh Parivar and the resentment shown by the local unit, the sources said, adding that either party’s national general secretary JP Nadda or in charge of J&K Avinash Rai Khanna would visit Kathua to induct Lal Singh into the party. The sources said some BJP leaders had suggested that Lal Singh should be inducted into the party at Delhi. Row over ex-Cong leader’s induction into BJP
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PDP committed to equitable growth of all regions: Mufti
Jammu, August 6 “The PDP, in its vision document, will accommodate aspirations of all the regions and sub-regions of the state,” Mufti said while interacting with some prominent citizens of Jammu this morning. “The PDP wants to change the present ineffective and inept system with the support and cooperation of the people. My party’s agenda is to fulfil wishes and aspirations of all the sections of society,” he said. Mufti also said the PDP would present an exclusive vision document for the Jammu region. “Jammu will never be a Pathankot,” Mufti asserted while acknowledging the apprehensions of the loss of business for the city in the wake of direct train service to Katra, the base camp of Vaishno Devi shrine. “It is my desire to remove the trust deficit among different regions of the state,” he added. The PDP leader expressed satisfaction that his party has been able to emerge as a strong force in the state. He said the aim of his party was not only to attain power but to uphold the dignity and honour of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “One of the biggest achievements of the PDP is that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have accepted the party as an alternative to the National Conference. It is not the question whether we are in the government or not, it is our achievement that we have been able to win hearts and minds of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.”
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Come clean on illegal appointments: Karra to govt
Srinagar, August 6 “Having lost ground and public support the National Conference is now resorting to its traditional practice of backdoor appointments and corrupt practices by putting even the daily wage and casual labour jobs on sale,” Karra said in a statement. He alleged that there were reports that in violation of recruitment procedure, large-scale appointments of casual laborers and daily-rated workers were forced on various government departments on pick-and-choose basis and proposed engagement of around 16,000 salesmen and helpers for the new sale outlets of the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department was a case in point.
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Demands of dental surgeons, forestry graduates genuine: AAP
Srinagar, August 6 “It is a matter of grave concern that highly educated and professionals are coming to the streets in Jammu and Srinagar cities demanding jobs, while the government is least bothered to even talk to these technocrats. The grievances of dental surgeons as well as forestry graduates are very much genuine,” Muzaffar added. “We have centrally sponsored schemes such as NRHM and CAMPA available with us and under these schemes hundreds of crores are pumped into J&K. If the government had implemented these schemes in an efficient manner we could have availed the services of dental surgeons under NRHM and forestry graduates under CAMPA. This would have helped the state government to run health and forest departments efficiently and professionally,” he added.
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Students’ union extends support to agitating dental surgeons
Jammu, August 6 Neeraj Singh Langeh, state president of the JJSU, lambasted the state government for its alleged arrogant attitude towards the surgeons and announced an unconditional support of the union to the protesting surgeons. He added that all the demands put forth by the surgeons were genuine and justified. Criticising the attitude of the state government, Neeraj said the strength of the surgeons in the state was 1,300 and for the last over six year there had been no fresh recruitment of dental surgeon, which had become a matter of concern. He suggested that after reorganisation of districts and upgrading of allopathic dispensaries to Primary Health Centres (PHCs), the government should immediately notify posts in the corresponding PHCs. Langeh said the government must explore the idea of “evening clinics” and recruit dental surgeons so that the dentists and patients did not suffer and proper health care was delivered 24 hours a day. Others who were present included Nitish Sharma, Varun Badyal, Happy Singh, Smile Sharma and Akash.
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Minority community activists record horrors of brutal killings
Jammu, August 6 While the state government has never sincerely pursued the issue of identifying and prosecuting the people involved in killing of members of the minority community, some social activists of Pandits are documenting and making renewed efforts to uncover the truth behind the killings. The massacres left a deep scar on the generation brought up in dilapidated camps in Jammu and elsewhere in India after their exodus from their homeland. A detailed report is expected soon with an account of survivors and relatives of victims. They are being interviewed to make a case before human rights bodies at the national and international levels. About eight major organised massacres of Kashmiri Hindus had been carried out in various parts of the Valley during the last 25 years. Among the victims were several intellectuals, poets and lawyers, who were gunned down in the most violent manner. They included political figure Tika Lal Taploo, Justice Neel Kanth Ganjoo, poet Sarwanand Koul ‘Premi’ and his son, advocate Prem Nath Bhat and Srinagar Doordarshan Kendra Director Lassa Koul. They and hundreds of others had nothing to do with the conflict. “We have been searching for relatives and family members of the victims and compiling documentary evidence so that we can fight for justice at the national and international levels. We have gathered proof that many involved in the killings are alive and working in government departments,” said Sanjay Tikku, president of the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti. In 2008, some activists had approached the State Human Rights Commission, asking it to direct the government to furnish details of investigation into massacres of Pandits. The government’s response was that security forces had eliminated the militants involved. When they demanded copies of first information reports and investigation reports to verify the truth, there was no response from the Home Department. “Every killing was carried out after a detailed survey by overground workers to identify houses of victims. Bitta Karate is roaming free on parole. A Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front militant in 1990, he had admitted in a television interview of having killed Pandits. There are hundreds like him who should pay for their deeds,” said KN Pandita, a human rights activist. He has been pursuing the case of displaced Kashmiri Hindus with the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for years. Government data claims that 219 Pandits were killed by ‘unidentified gunmen’ since 1989. representative organisations of the community dispute the figure and maintains that more than 600 members have fell to bullets but no effort has been made to book the culprits. Mass murders
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Kashmir not prepared to handle endemic like Ebola, warn docs
Srinagar, August 6 Claiming that Kashmir is not “fully prepared” to deal with such pandemics, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), which is one of the biggest group of government doctors in Kashmir, has said the state government has an obligation to protect its population from any public health emergency. “Pandemics are unpredictable and advanced planning is critical in helping to mitigate impact of pandemic which is human loss and socioeconomic disruption,” the DAK said in a statement, while adding that the Kashmir is not prepared to combat spread of infectious disease of international concern. “Pandemic preparedness requires involvement of not only the health sector, but the whole society,” it said while adding that Kashmir being the most favourite international tourist destinations is more vulnerable than any other state to pandemic viruses and Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, the worst ever, which is believed to have spread to other countries such as Saudi Arabia, is a global threat. Some of the countries have cancelled flights and others have issued travel advisory to cancel unnecessary travel to affected countries. The DAK further said, “International Health Regulations (IHR) acts as a tool for pandemic preparedness and response and WHO is the legitimate body to declare pandemic and provide guidance to preparedness plans which have to be in place.” “States are legally bound to implement IHR regulations of capacity building and response capacities to protect people from international spread of disease,” the doctors’ body in Kashmir said, adding that the state government has an obligation to protect its population from any public health emergency. DAK President Dr Nissar-ul-Hasan claimed that during 2009 H1N1 pandemic, as officer in charge of H1N1 centre in Kashmir, he witnessed that it was lack of co-ordination and planning and poor hospital preparedness that led to deaths and increased transmission of virus in the Valley. “We were fortunate that H1N1 pandemic was not severe and the virus was less virulent,” he said.
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CM inaugurates 200-bed additional block at Lal Ded Hospital
Srinagar, August 6 An official statement said the project started in 2008-09 would give boost to healthcare services. The Chief Minister visited various blocks in the hospital, enquired the welfare of patients and ascertained feedback about the treatment being provided to them. Omar said the health sector had been flagged as one of the most important sectors and the government had paid attention to upgrade the medical facilities at district, sub-district and other hospitals in the rural areas so that pressure in Srinagar hospitals was reduced. The Chief Minister said besides creating new infrastructure and modernising the equipment, equal attention was being paid to place qualified doctors and paramedics in the health institutions to make delivery more effective and prompt. Minister for Health Taj Mohiuddin and Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi were present on the occasion. Earlier, the Chief Minister inspected ‘rehabilitation work’ of Zero Bridge that as per an official statement was under execution at a cost of over Rs 6.41 crore. Omar also took stock of the pace of work on the new bridge under construction over the Jehlum river connecting Residency Road at GPO to Rajbagh Road near Convent School. “The bridge was started in October 2012 and is estimated to cost Rs 12.37 crore. The length of the bridge is 118 m and it has three spans. The bridge is likely to be completed by April 2015. During the past over five and a half years more than a dozen bridges have been constructed in Srinagar and some are under execution,” the statement added.
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Kashmiri youth’s family denies his involvement with ISIS
Srinagar, August 6 The family of Adil Fayaz, 26, an MBA from an Australian university, denies that he has joined militants in Iraq and Syria. “Adil has not been missing. He has been working with an NGO in Turkey. We spoke to him just three day back via Skype,” said a family member. “During our conversations in the recent past, he never mentioned anything about the crisis in Syria or Iraq. So how could he join ISIS,” he added. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had said there were reports that a Kashmiri youth in Australia had been recruited by the ISIS. The Chief Minister had, however, not named the youth who had joined the ISIS. “As per my information, no one has gone from Kashmir. We have heard that one Kashmiri youth has been recruited from Australia, but there is no such report of any youth having gone from here to Syria, Iraq or the ISIS,” the Chief Minister had told mediapersons on sidelines of a function. Adil’s family said that it was through media reports that they came to know about his joining the ISIS. “Adil visited Kashmir last year and is scheduled to visit home later this year. We are in total shock as no local police official visited our house to check the facts or investigate. The government should reveal the facts,” the family said. Adil did graduation from Islamia College in Srinagar and postgraduation in commerce from Kashmir University. In 2010, he went to Australia, where he did Master’s in Business Administration. He later shifted to Turkey to work with an NGO, said his family.
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Police recovers militant’s body in Baramulla district
Srinagar, August 6 The police said the slain militant, identified as Mudasir Ahmad Sofi, had snatched the rifle of a policeman in Pattan a few days ago after hitting him with an axe. “On a tip off the Baramulla Police, the 29 Rashtriya Rifles and the 176 CRPF laid a cordon in Suraipora village. While the cordon was being laid few gunshots were heard from a house. The police party approached the house and recovered the body of Mudasir Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Palhalan,” a police spokesperson said. “The police also recovered an Insas rifle and some used cartridges near the deceased,” the spokesperson added. He said the initial investigation revealed that the rifle belonged to the policeman, who was hit with an axe. Meanwhile, as the news about the death of a militant spread in the area the locals downed their shutters and observed a shutdown. Mudasir’s family had lodged a missing report in the Pattan police station on August 1. His father was a militant commander and was killed in an encounter in 1992.
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Lakhanpur toll post officials ‘harassing’ industrialists
Jammu, August 6 The association claimed that for the last 10 days hundreds of trucks of pesticides manufacturing units had been held up at the Lakhanpur toll post due to some clarification sought from the Director of Industries, Jammu. “In spite of the clarification given by the Industries Department, a heavy penalty has been imposed on the unit holders by Lakhanpur toll post officials. The situation became more serious as the unit holders were threatened by the toll post officials with consequences. They approached us for the resolving the matter through our,” a Bari Brahmana Industries Association’s press note claimed. “Due to harassment faced by working units on regular basis from the toll post and commercial tax check post at Lakhanpur, the confidence of the entrepreneurs has been shattered resulting in no fresh investment been made for the setting up of new units in our state in the last one year,” it added. The BBIA has appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and Industries Minister Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo to intervene into the matter and issue orders for the refund of penalty imposed on the pesticides manufacturing units. The Bari Brahmana Industries Association also requested the government to set up a high-level committee to take necessary steps for the resolving the issues of the industrial sector related to the commercial tax check post and toll post at Lakhanpur. Trucks held up
The Bari Brahmana Industries Association claims that for the last 10 days hundreds of trucks of pesticides
manufacturing units have been held up at the Lakhanpur toll post due to some clarification sought from the Director of Industries, Jammu |
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‘Charri Mubarak’ heads for Amarnath shrine
Srinagar, August 6 Led by custodian of the mace Mahant Dependra Giri, a group of sadhus started their journey early morning from the Dashnami Akhara. The group is scheduled to halt for a night at Pahalgam before proceeding for Chandanwari tomorrow. The holy mace will also stop for night stay at Sheshnag and Panchtarani. Continuing with the tradition, the Amarnath yatra will conclude once rituals and prayers are offered the whole day at the cave shrine on August 10, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The ‘Chhari Mubarak’ will start its return journey before the dusk of August 10. Mahant Giri told reporters here that they would pray for peace at the cave shrine. He also thanked the people of the Valley for making the yatra successful. The holy mace is scheduled to return to the Dashnami Akhara on August 12. This year, the yatra began from the Baltal route in Ganderbal district on June 28. However, pilgrims were allowed to proceed towards the holy cave from the traditional Chandanwari route in south Kashmir on July 2.
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Jammu varsity to make 14th convocation a grand event
Jammu, August 6 Sources said keeping in view the time constraints of President Pranab Mukherjee, who would be the chief guest on the occasion, the authorities were going to give degrees, medals and prizes to students of the academic session 2012-13 only and efforts were being made to find solution to the grievances of those students who passed out in previous sessions. Governor NN Vohra, who is also Chancellor of the university, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Pro-Chancellor of the university, will also participate in the convocation, wherein medals and certificates of merit in all the streams would be awarded to students and the function will start at 4 pm. The convocation is being held after a long gap of seven years. The last convocation of JU was held on May 13, 2007 at the General Zorawar Singh Auditorium. More than two dozen committees have been constituted for organising the mega event. They include the committee for cleanliness and beautification, committee for furniture, committee for essential services, discipline committees and press and publicity committee. Registrar, University of Jammu, Prof Manoj K Dhar said, “We are trying to find the solution to the issue raised by the students of previous batches. It will be resolved soon, but only those students who have completed their PhD and degrees during 2012-13 will be given the medals and certificates.” Prof Dhar said the final touches were being given to make the programme a success and regular meetings were being held to resolve key issues so that the event was conducted successfully. A senior university professor said calling all the merit holders from 2006 till 2012 would be a big exercise and it would be a nightmare to manage the function. “It is a big event for the JU and everything needs to be perfect. We have told the students that they will be given medals and certificates separately. It is the only way,” he maintained.
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MC seals two buildings
Jammu, August 6 The team also sealed Plot No 4 P (Pvt), Shastri Nagar, owned by Vijay Singh, for fixing shutters in the building in violation of status quo order from the J&K Special Tribunal. The action has been taken under Section 8 (1) of the J&K Control of Building Operation Act, 1988. The drive has been conducted with the help of police force from the Gandhi Nagar police station and District Police Lines, Jammu. The Municipal Corporation has appealed to people to refrain from making illegal constructions and get building plans, whether commercial or residential, approved from it, otherwise action as admissible under rules leading to demolition/sealing of the building would be taken against them.
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Governor releases book on nanotechnology
Srinagar, August 6 The book has been written jointly by Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, and KA Shah, Head of Department of Physics at Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag. The book provides an overview of the fundamental principles of nanotechnology and tries to create an interest for Nanoscience in the students so that they develop an appreciation for the wider aspects of sciences and technologies involved in it. It also discusses various scientific and technological revolutions of the past and explains difference between the macro-scale and the nano-scale phenomena. Director, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Rajat Gupta and several senior professors of the institute, including MF Wani, GA Harmain, Seemin Rubab, PA Ganie and BA Mir were present on the occasion. The Governor complimented the authors of the book for bringing out a lucidly written informative guide on the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology and hoped it would be of significant value for students, teachers and others, who are interested in this field. He wished high success to the authors in all their future endeavours.
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Under Operation Sadbhavana, Army treated 1.78 lakh people in Valley
Srinagar, August 6 While blaming separatists and militants for the rise in drug addiction in Kashmir, the Army said it had so for treated 106 such cases at its two newly established drug de-addiction centers in Srinagar and Baramulla. This was stated by the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army in a handout listing its various achievements under the Operation Sadbhavana, which is being run in militancy-hit areas of the state to win hearts and minds of the people. It said under its Athrot (help) programme, various schemes were being run in various parts of the Valley, which include extension of free health care services , establishing drug de-addiction counselling centres, dog bite treatment centers, blood banks and extension of veterinary services. “The malignancy of drug addiction has become endemic to the Kashmiri youth. The separatist and terrorist outfits induct this target group to commit crimes against humanity,” the handout said, while adding that innocent youth fall prey to the “nefarious designs” of its handlers. “An urgent need is felt to alleviate this section of society from the untold miseries of drug addiction,” The Army in Kashmir said, while adding that the Chinar Corps had established two drug de-addiction centres in Kashmir, one in Srinagar and another in Baramulla to address the issue of drug addiction. At these newly established centers, the handout said so far 106 cases of drug-addiction had been counselled and treated. Stating that “men and women of the Chinar Corps have always strived to deliver their utmost to win over the hearts and minds of the people through the initiative called ‘Op Sadhavana”, the handout said approximately 1,78,909 persons were treated in 2013-14 by the Army by organising medical camps in various parts of Kashmir It said during the last year, the Chinar Corps had contributed to the health care of the people by conducting medical camps, running forward medical centres, remote area support posts, mobile medical teams and door-to-door cover across the Valley,” the handout said. In the last financial year, 194 medical camps were organised in semi-urban and rural areas, where approximately 80,317 patients were treated, the statement said, adding that the Chinar Corps had also established 25 forward medical centres for the civilians in areas which lacked primary health care facilities in their vicinity. Stating that cases of dog bite incidents had reached an epidemic proportion in both urban and rural areas, the handout from the Army said so for 107 dog bite caseshad been “successfully” treated. Currently, the Army runs six dog bite treatment centres at Haft Chinar, Somgarh Military Station and the Badami Bagh Cantonment, Khanabal, Baramulla and Drugmulla. It further added that there was a paucity of packaged blood across all hospitals in Kashmir. “Keeping the requirement of the people in mind and the concept of ‘Dil se Dil aur Aatma se Aatma Milao’, our troops often donate blood for the needy. Blood donation camps are also conducted periodically by the Army for the major hospitals,” the handout by the Army said. It said humility of men in uniform does not stop at providing succor to their brethren alone. They unquestioningly extend similar support to the animals. Under its extension of veterinary services, the handout said, the Army in Kashmir had held 125 veterinary camps since April 2013, where 78,064 animals were treated. “Much needed veterinary aid is routinely provided to villagers and the nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals throughout the Valley,” it said.
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People told not to move near Chenab
Jammu, August 6 “During this period the water level may rise temporarily. Therefore, public residing near Chenab river downstream areas is being cautioned to refrain from moving their cattle, trucks and tippers near the banks of the river to avoid any mishap,” said a spokesperson of the Dulhasti Power Station. Anybody violating the request shall be doing so at his own risk and responsibility and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and the management of the Dulhasti Power Station shall not be responsible for any consequences, the spokesperson said.
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Guv urges IAS probationers to understand people’s issues
Srinagar, August 6
The group of IAS probationers comprised Anshul Garg, Kritika Batra, Avny Lavasa and Vikas Kundal. The Governor urged the probationers to make the best use of their ongoing training programme in the state and gain a close understanding of the problems being faced by the people, particularly those living in remote and difficult areas of the state. He advised the young officers to maintain the highest-level of probity and integrity and complete dedication to the honest and efficient discharge of their responsibilities. He also advised them to learn local languages, which would enable them to gain the first-hand understanding of the challenges being faced by the people at large. The Governor wished all the officers bright careers ahead. Rakesh K Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Governor, was present on the occasion.
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Drowned student’s body recovered from Tawi
Jammu, August 6 Police sources said Army divers resumed the search operation in the Tawi this morning and used nets and cranes to fish out the body of the drowned student, identified as Arun Kumar, son of Ravi Kumar, resident of Krishna Nagar. “After the daylong search operation, the Army divers recovered the body of the student from Phalian Mandal around 4 pm and handed it over to the police. The body was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital for postmortem and other legal formalities,” the sources said. Yesterday, the family and the relatives of the victim had staged massive protests in the city and blocked roads against the police “inaction”. Thereafter, Army divers were deputed to retrieve the body of the student. The student had gone to the Tawi along with his friends on Monday afternoon and was swept away by a strong current of water while saving his friend from drowning.
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Girl mauled to death by leopard
Srinagar, August 6 Ulfat Jan, a resident of Syed Mohalla locality of Dardpora, was attacked and killed by the leopard which ventured into her village in Kupwara district last evening, a police spokesman said. He said the girl was attacked by the predator when she came out of her house and later her mutilated body was recovered by the police. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, security forces shot dead a bear near Tompura village in Handwara area of Kupwara district on Monday. The bear was killed by Rashtriya Rifles personnel in self-defence, a wildlife official said, adding that the bear had created panic in the village and adjoining areas over the past two weeks and had killed a number of bovine animals besides injuring many people. — PTI
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Woman jumps to death with child in Chenab
Batote, August 6 According to sources, the woman, identified as Veena Devi (22), had arrived at Maitra this morning. After coming out from the minibus near the bank of Chenab, she first threw her child into the river and then herself. Her husband had died two years ago. However, the bodies of both mother and son were not recovered till the last reports came in. |
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Army saves man from drowning in Rajouri
Jammu, August 6 Four civilians fell into a nullah near Kotli Kalaban while crossing it on Monday night in the Kalaban area of Rajouri district. “After getting information from the SDPO, Manjakote, a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, under the Romeo Force, launched a column for the rescue operation,” said a defence spokesperson. However, two persons identified as Alam Hussain and Javed Hussain died on the spot and their bodies were recovered from the nullah. Later, Mohammed Farooq Hussain was rescued though he was critically injured. He was immediately taken to Manjakote Hospital by the Army and his condition is reported to be stable, the spokesperson added. On Tuesday morning the body of the fourth man, Rangjeb Hussain, was also recovered from the nullah. In another incident, an oil tanker hit a CRPF mini-truck near Kalai. The accident blocked the road leading to Surankote-Poonch and resulted in a massive traffic jam. The only entry point towards Mandi from Kalai was blocked. The problem was further aggravated due to the Buddha Amarnath yatra being in full swing.
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Police official arrested for molesting minor
Anantnag, August 6 According to the reports, inspector Aijaz Ahmad Shah was arrested yesterday following the complaint by the victim’s family. Shah, a resident of the Sarnal area in Anantnag, is posted at the District Police Lines in Kulgam. “The inspector has been arrested and the family has been assured of a thorough probe,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Anantnag, Sheikh Junaid told The Tribune. The incident, according to the victim’s father, who is acquainted to the accused inspector, took place on Tuesday evening at his home in Deesu hamlet of Daksum. “Aijaz Ahmad, who had been earlier introduced to me by a friend, called up and told me that he will be visiting our house along with a couple of friends,” the victim’s father told reporters, adding that following the call, he left for the market while instructing his family to prepare food for the guests. “They came in my absence and asked my 13-year-old daughter to show them the new house we have been constructing. Once in the secluded new house, the accused tried to rape my daughter,” he alleged. The girl, as per the family, raised an alarm following which the neighbours rushed to her rescue. The accused along with other accomplices, however, managed to escape from the spot. After the incident the family lodged a complaint at the nearby Larnoo police station. Acting on the complaint, the police chased the accused and nabbed him. An FIR under sections 342, 354 and 323 of the RPC has also been registered against the accused officer. It, however, remains unclear whether the other two men accompanying the accused have been booked or not.
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Constable arrested for ‘molesting’ girl
Srinagar, August 6 According to reports, Nirmal Sharma of 12th Battalion, Constable in the J&K Armed Police, was beaten up by locals when they saw him molesting a girl in a moving bus plying from Lal Chowk to the old city. Sharma was caught by locals when the girl raised the alarm. He was later handed over to the police. “Locals alleged that the constable was harassing a girl. A case has been registered and the cop arrested,” said a police spokesperson at the Nowhatta police station. This is the second such incident in the Valley in the past two days. Earlier, Inspector Aijaz was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl. A case was registered against him after the residents of Kokernag staged a protest in south Kashmir district of Islamabad. The incidents of harassment against women are rising in the Valley raising an alarm against the safety of women. Residents beat him up
Nirmal Sharma of 12th Battalion, Constable in the J&K Armed Police, was stripped off his clothes and beaten up by locals when they saw him molesting a girl in a moving bus plying from Lal Chowk to the old city.
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First J&K woman cop conquers Mt Menthosa
Srinagar, August 6
Youthog was a part of the 11-member women team sponsored by the Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) for the All-India Women Expedition to Mt Menthosa. The expedition was flagged off on July 15. Besides the J&K Police, it included women participants from Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. An official spokesman said Additional Director General of Police Armed SM Sahai today felicitated the ace mountaineer. “He congratulated her for the feat and said the J&K police are always keen to include the best talent in the organisation and that it has been organising talent hunt competitions in different sports across the state,” the spokesman said. Youthog (27), born in Saboo village of Leh district, after passing Class 12 underwent advance mountaineering course in 2004 from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. She joined the J&K Police as a constable in 2009. Reaching heights
Stanzin Youthog, a woman official of the J&K Armed Police, became the first woman mountaineer from the state to successfully conquer 6,443-m-high Mount Menthosa in Lahaul and Spiti, HP. She was a part of the 11-member women team sponsored by the Indian Mountaineering Federation for the All-India Women Expedition to Mt Menthosa. |
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Mountaineering expedition flagged off
Jammu, August 6 “During his address to the team the GOC said the successful scaling of the summit will embolden the spirit of adventure and team effort among all ranks of the Ace of Spade Division,” a Defence spokesperson said here. The preparation for the event started in January this year with detailed selection of the persons. The team was then sent on basic and advanced mountaineering courses. The team comprising 18 members, including six reserve members, is a mix of experienced and first time climbers, the spokesperson said. Prior to the expedition, the team will also undergo two weeks pre-expedition training at the Siachen base camp.
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The drinking water supply remained affected in several areas of the city due to 72-hour pen-down strike call given by the J&K PHE ITI Trained and CP Workers
Union.
Continuing its efforts to woe the people of Jammu province ahead of the forthcoming Assembly poll in the state, Peoples democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said his party would accommodate aspirations of all the regions and sub-regions of the state in its vision document.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today inaugurated 200-bed additional block at Lal Ded Hospital here today.
An official statement said the project started in 2008-09 would give boost to healthcare services.
A body of a militant was recovered from a house in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during a search operation today.
The police said the slain militant, identified as Mudasir Ahmad Sofi, had snatched the rifle of a policeman in Pattan a few days ago after hitting him with an axe.
The ‘Charri Mubarak (holy mace of Lord Shiva)’ started its journey to the cave shrine of Amarnath from the Dashnami Akhara here today.
Led by custodian of the mace Mahant Dependra Giri, a group of sadhus started their journey early morning from the Dashnami
Akhara.
Despite warning of agitation by students of 2006-2012 batches against the University of Jammu
(JU) authorities for not inviting them to the 14th convocation of the varsity to be held on September 1, the university authorities are making all out efforts to make the convocation a grand event.
Governor NN Vohra released a book titled “Nanotechnology: The Science of Small” at the Raj Bhawan here today.
The book has been written jointly by Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology,
Srinagar, and KA Shah, Head of Department of Physics at Government Degree College for Women,
Anantnag.
Srinagar, August 6
