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Congress infighting may increase after announcement of candidates
Free food to patients may be stopped from Nov 3
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Kashmir orphanage ‘exploiting’ tender souls
High Court notice to govt over school examinations in Valley
Pvt schools announce date sheet for Class X pre-board exams
Don’t charge students for flood period: HC to private schools
Prof RD Sharma officiating Vice Chancellor of Jammu University
Congress leader demands Jammu regional council
Sham Lal wants Jammu to elect Cong candidates
Expelled PDP leader to contest as Independent
‘Ghazal Master’ Amin Kamil dies at 90
Family of dead youth demand high-level probe into ‘murder’
JU women shuttlers lose quarterfinal
Decision on new highway hailed
2 killed, 27 injured in Rajouri mishap
DGP reviews security scenario in Valley
Registration centre set up in Chandigarh for Pandit voters
Police to probe DIG’s ‘power abuse’
Army continues search operation in Handwara forests
Ministry approves alignment of NH-1B
Army provides bedding to Sopore orphanage Interaction with music experts held Yoga championship begins Power Grid organises essay competition Co-driver of bus killed in Rajouri
DC, SP visit Warwan, take stock of poll preparedness Shias apprise Guv of problems Death sparks protest in Bandipora
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Congress infighting may increase after announcement of candidates
Jammu, October 30 Sources said Soz had managed the ticket for staunch supporters on some important segments at the cost of loyalists of former Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. If insiders could be believed, the party had finalised the candidature of Vikram Malhotra from Jammu East, where Azad loyalist and former minister Yogesh Sawhney was staking his claim. In 2002, Sawhney had won the seat, still considered as a BJP bastion. The sources said the name of Soz’s aide Ravinder Sharma had been cleared for Nowshera, rejecting the claim of former minister Ramesh Sharma, an Azad loyalist. The party leadership had rejected the claim of former minister Choudhary Garu Ram for the border seat of Suchetgarh and cleared the name of RS Chib. The sources said the party had cleared the name of state Youth Congress president Shahnawaz Choudhary for Surankot instead of of Akram Choudhary, son of Choudhary Mohammad Aslam. Akram had resigned from government service on the advice of the Congress leadership as he had been promised the party ticket. Aslam was a stalwart who died a couple of years back. He had remained loyal to the party till the time of his death. His family had a mass following, especially among the Gujjar community. The sources said names of Soz loyalists Manjeet Singh, Shiv Dev Singh, Mula Ram, Suman Bhagat and Iqbal Malik had been cleared for Vijaypur, Nagrota, Raipur-Domana, RS Pura and Darhal, respectively. Azad supporter and former Chief Secretary BR Kundal had been trying for the RS Pura ticket, but Soz loyalist’s name had been cleared. The sources said names of Soz supporters Girdhari Lal Chalotra had been cleared for Hiranagar and Bashir Ahmed Naaz for Poonch-Haveli. The sources said Azad had managed the ticket for some of his loyalists, but infighting in the party would intensify after official ticket announcement. The sources said the party had announced the decision to repeat all sitting MLAs, but a faction was mulling replacement of Chenani legislator Krishan Chander Bhagat. A final decision would be taken within a day or two, they added. Soz team in, Azad men out
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Free food to patients may be stopped from Nov 3
Jammu, October 30 The Mahamaya Sales Corporation is supplying food items to patients admitted to eight city hospitals — Government Medical College (GMC), Super Speciality Hospital, District Hospital, Sarwal, Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Psychiatric Disease Hospital, Chest Disease Hospital, Ayurvedic Hospital and SMGS Hospital. Rakesh Chowdhary of the Mahamaya Sales Corporation claims that a sum of Rs 1,61,68,841 is pending with eight hospitals of Jammu, which comes under the Medical Education and Health Department. As per the details given by Chowdhary, up to September, 2014, Rs 7,73,393 is pending with Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Rs 37,00,961 with GMC, Rs 69,18,082 with SMGS Hospital, Rs 1,43,768 with Sarwal Hospital, Rs 8,34,633 with Psychiatric Disease Hospital, Rs 28,06410 with Chest Dieses Hospital, Rs 8,69,875 with Super Speciality Hospital and Rs 1,21,719 with Ayurvedic Hospital. “The payment has been pending for 18 months in different hospitals of Jammu. They were giving just peanuts of Rs 1 or 2 lakh and now the liability has reached Rs 1.61 crore,” said Rakesh Chowdhary. “My ration supplier has refused to give me ration on credit anymore. My employees are crying for their pending salaries. How can I afford such a huge credit?” he added. The contractor provides three-time meal to the patients admitted to all these hospitals — milk and bread in breakfast, rice, chapati, dal and vegetable in lunch and dinner. But now he has given ultimatum to all the hospitals to clear his bills, else he will stop supply in all the hospitals. “I will stop supply if they do not clear my bills by this Sunday. The minister had already directed them on October 18 to clear my bills, but I didn’t get any positive response from the hospital administrations,” said Chowdhary. “I have full sympathy with the patients admitted to the hospitals. If they can pay even 40 to 50 per cent of the pending amount, I will continue my supply,” he added. The hospital administrations seem to be helpless in this matter. When contacted Dr Ghanshyam Dev Gupta, Principal, GMC, said, “We are short of funds. Whenever the funds will be available we will clear the bills. In case they stop the supply, then we have to make some alternate arrangements.” However, the Superintendent of GMC, Dr Ravinder Rattan Paul, said they will take up the issue with the higher authorities as “we don’t even have funds to make alternate arrangements if the contractor stops the supply in the hospitals,” he said. Rs 1.61 crore pending with 8 govt hospitals
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BJP seeks Sangh’s opinion on candidate selection
Jammu, October 30 Sources said Madhav and Rajya Sabha member Avinash Rai Khanna, who is in charge of the J&K BJP, held a closed-door meeting with senior party leaders. “Madhav sought details of the 37 Assembly segments of the Jammu province and background of the candidates shortlisted or finalised to contest elections,” said a BJP office-bearer. He said the national general secretary made it clear that the BJP would field candidates with a clean image. Sources said Madhav also met heads Sangh Parivar units regarding credentials of candidates shortlisted by the party. The party also sought suggestions from the Sangh to select candidates to achieve its ‘Mission 44’, said sources. The Sangh Parivar was instrumental in BJP’s performance in the state during the Lok Sabha elections where the party won three out of six seats. Sources said Madhav would also rope in leaders of other parties, especially on those seats where BJP was not finding winnable candidates. Modi push for polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address election rallies in the Chenab region in the first week of November. National executive member and chairman, Election Campaign Committee of the BJP, Nirmal Singh confirmed to The Tribune that Modi would visit the state in the first week of November and address a number of rallies across the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions. |
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Kashmir orphanage ‘exploiting’ tender souls
Srinagar, October 30 Mudasir is not the only child. There are many others like him who are seen roaming from door to door and visiting shopping malls to gather relief. For these kids this has become a routine affair after the floods. Violating the Child Rights Act, institutions meant for protecting orphans in Kashmir are allegedly exploiting children to collect money from people. Mudasir doesn't answer many questions. He just asks for money. "I don't have a father. I have mother and four sisters at home in Pattan. I don't go there. I live with moulvi sahib, we are 55 students there," says Mudasir, who is carrying a file of certificates and paper cuttings showing how deserving the orphanage is for money. The child says moulvi sahib, a person who runs the orphanage, sends them to collect money and essential commodities for the children who live in this orphanage. "We want relief," Mudasir says, adding, "Moulvi sahib sends kids in the orphanage for marketing." He is too little to understand what is going on with him as he has been living far from his family since long. Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, who runs the Jammu and Kashmir Al Falah Yateem Trust at Bemina here where Mudasir stays, says he doesn't have any knowledge about it. "We do not send kids anywhere; we just take care of them. I don't know where some children have gone since morning. I am just waiting for their return," he added. The practice of child labour and other child rights abuse is still prevalent in the Valley. A study by UK-based child rights organisation "Save the Children" has revealed that the estimated population of orphans in Jammu and Kashmir is 2,14,000 and 37 per cent of them were orphaned due to the armed conflict. Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission Rafiq Fida assured that they would take action against such organisation who exploit children mostly orphans in the name of protecting them. "This is a gross human rights violation. We closed down one orphanage last time in Dalgate on the same complaints. We will act against it as well. It is an offence. They cannot send these kids for begging, no institution can do that. We will act against the person who runs it," said Fida. Qurat-ul-Ain Masoodi, campaigner against child abuse in Valley orphanages, described this as a major human rights violation by these organisations. "Hundreds of children in the Valley are suffering in such orphanages under the garb of humanitarian work and we need to act tough against them," she said. Divisional commissioner, Kashmir, Rohit Kansal assured that the government would inquire about such organisations in the Valley who are violating the children rights. "We haven't received any complaint against it but I will send my team to inquire about it," he added. Violating Child Rights Act
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High Court notice to govt over school examinations in Valley
Srinagar, October 30 The court further directed these respondents to file their responses to the averments made in the PIL by or before November 12, when the matter comes up for further consideration. “The educational system, which is under the active control of the Education Department of the state of J&K, is already derailed and is further derailed by the acts and omission of the people who man the department,” petitioner M Ashraf Wani has submitted in the
PIL. “In this situation, the government has taken a decision to postpone the examination, which has further added to the agony and misery of the students,” he said while pointing out the ill effects of postponing the examinations, which are normally conducted from September to October every year. Due to the unprecedented floods in Kashmir in September, the government decided at a Cabinet meeting to postpone all examinations in Kashmir and hold them in March next year. “The (Cabinet) decision is most unreasonable and unfair and it amounts to aggravating the pain suffered by the students… and is not in tune with the examination pattern which is followed right now in the schools (in Kashmir division),” Wani submitted in the PIL while praying that the government respondents be directed to conduct the examination of the students from nursery up to the IX standard from the last week of October or the first week of November. The petitioner has further prayed that the authorities be directed to conduct the examinations for classes X and XII from the second week of November. The authorities concerned must also make assessment of loss to the schools due to floods and rebuild such schools on modern and scientific lines, he added. After the perusal of the PIL and listening to the submission by the petitioner counsel, the High Court issued notices to the J&K Government through Secretary (Education), Director of School Education, Chairman of the Board of School Education, Kashmir, and Chairman of the Board of Professional Entrance Examinations, asking them to file their responses by or before November 12. Floods damage 1,096 schools
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Pvt schools announce date sheet for Class X pre-board exams
Srinagar, October 30 Students of the schools are aghast at the school management for being insensitive to the pleas of students and giving a go-ahead to the exams. The schools remained shut for over a month and were badly affected by the recent floods. Students said at a time when many of them were still homeless, it would not be possible for them to appear in the pre-board exams. “Many among us have lost books, notes and we are even staying in makeshift accommodations. It is not possible for us to appear in exams right now,” a Class X student said. The students said the teacher in charge of the senior department was made aware of the students’ problems, but he expressed helplessness in the matter. “The Principal is also refusing to listen to our concerns,” the students added. The state government has already announced that the annual Board exams for Classes X, XII will be held in March next year. The private schools are on a warpath against the state government for announcing mass promotions till Class VII, , which according to them doesn't violate government orders.
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Don’t charge students for flood period: HC to private schools
Srinagar, October 30 The court further observed that if any school has already charged for these months and money deposited by the students that shall be adjusted by the school management for future months. These directions were issued today by a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Ali Mohammad Margay, which was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) in this regard. Earlier on October 28, Amicus Curiae GA Lone had informed the court that private schools operating in Kashmir, particularly in Srinagar city, were charging tuition fees and bus fare for the period during which Srinagar city was inundated. He had specifically stated that students were being charged for September and October. Subsequently, the court had issued notices to private schools operating in the city, including Tyndale Biscoe, Mallinson, Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School, Delhi Public School and other educational institutions, to file their response. However, as the matter came up before the Bench today, the counsels representing Burn Hall, Tyndale Biscoe, New Era, Presentation Convent and Mallinson School submitted that these schools had not charged from students for these two months. While passing the orders today, the Bench, however, directed the schools, particularly Delhi Public School (DPS), not to charge tuition fee and bus fare for the months of September and October. The court added that if the fees for these months have already been deposited by the students, that amount should be adjusted for the future months. The High Court also directed the amicus curiae to submit a list of other private educational institutions operating in Kashmir, so that notices could also be issued to them in the matter. Tuition fee
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Prof RD Sharma officiating Vice Chancellor of Jammu University
Jammu, October 30 Official sources said Prof RD Sharma was appointed as officiating Vice Chancellor of the varsity. “Prof Ishar has been relieved from his duties as the Vice Chancellor and Prof RD Sharma shall now carry out these duties till the appointment of new Vice Chancellor,” sources said quoting an official communication. Prof Sharma, who was appointed Chairman of the BOPEE on deputation for a period of two years on August 12, 2012, has recently resumed his duties on the campus. Before joining as Chairman, BOPEE, Prof Sharma was asked to work as Officer on Special Duty alongside the then Chairman of the board Mushtaq Ahmad Peer till the expiry of his term. Prof Sharma had earlier served on important administrative and academic positions, including Dean, Academic Affairs, Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Convener, Board of Studies in Commerce, Dean, Students Welfare, and Head, Department of Commerce, in the university. He joined the teaching profession in 1980 and became Reader in 1987 and Professor in 1994. He was visiting Fulbright Professor of Business Administration, URI, Kingston (USA). He has to his credit 12 books and 116 papers. He has guided 26 MPhil and 24 PhD students. He has completed seven research projects. Earlier in the day, Prof Ishar, who had put in his papers from the top position, left for his parent Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He had submitted his resignation to the Governor, NN Vohra, who is also the Chancellor of the varsity, three months ahead of completion of his three-year tenure. He had joined Jammu University as Vice Chancellor on January 27, 2012. He had requested the Governor that he might be relieved from the assignment as the Vice Chancellor of Jammu University citing “personal reasons”. He was a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He would attain the age of superannuation on November 3, 2014, as professor in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Before leaving for Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, officials of the varsity, including the Registrar, Dean, Academic Affairs, and Dean Research Studies, and office-bearers of the Jammu University Teachers Association felicitated him. |
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Congress leader demands Jammu regional council
Jammu, October 30 A two-time Lok Sabha member, Madan Lal demanded regional council on pattern of Leh and Kargil hill development councils for Jammu province to ensure timely and direct funding from the Centre for the development of the region. He was addressing a series of public meetings in support of his younger brother Sham Lal Sharma, who resigned from the Omar Abdullah-led council of ministers last week alleging discrimination with the Jammu
region. Madan Lal said he along with his brother have always fought for the interests of the Jammu region without fearing the criticism from within and outside the party. “We don’t adopt double standards neither we follow the policy of appeasement. But we have always boldly raised the issues concerning the lives of our people directly or indirectly,” the Congress leader said. Appreciating the performance of his brother and Member of Legislative Assembly from
Akhnoor, Madan Lal said the development work carried out in the constituency was a testimony to the commitment made by the duo to the people. “Akhnoor today is one of the model and finest constituencies which is growing at a fast rate and people must vote in favour of Sham Lal Sharma to complete the pending works and to realise their dreams,” he asserted. End discrimination is the call before polls
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Crackdown on separatists ahead of Assembly polls
Srinagar, October 30 During the raids, the police arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik, senior Hurriyat leader and Democratic Freedom Party chairman Shabbir Shah, National Front head Nayeem Khan, hardline Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Geelani’s aide and general secretary of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Geelani’s spokesman Ayaz Akbar and other second-rung leaders and activists. The arrest of separatist leaders of Kashmir comes following the statement by Director General of Police K Rajendra on October 28 that anybody indulging in any subversive activity, which could create law and order problem in the electoral process, would be dealt with severely. Rajendra had made this statement while chairing a high-level election review and security meeting at the Police Headquarters here on October 28. Malik, who called for a boycott of the Assembly elections, was detained today during an early morning raid, triggering clashes in the Maisuma locality of Srinagar city. Separatist leaders, including hardliner Syed Ali Geelani and moderates like Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, have called for a boycott of the Assembly polls. Meanwhile, while condemning the arrest of separatist leaders, Geelani today said the arrest of “pro-freedom leaders” was “totally unjustified and unwanted”. “We are peacefully struggling against the occupation and we use no weapon to threaten voters. We only humbly appeal to people to stay away from the election drama which is held in the presence of 7.5 lakh forces,” Geelani said. |
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Sham Lal wants Jammu to elect Cong candidates
Jammu, October 30 He urged like-minded political parties to rise above petty political gains and fight for equality of people of the region. Underlining the role of the Congress in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, he said the state had got equal treatment in all fields and progressed during its terms. “People are aware that I single-handedly fought for regularisation of daily wage workers and fell prey to the conspiracy of some NC ministers who sabotaged the issue and compelled me to resign,” he thundered. During the tenures of other parties, the Jammu region had remained the victim of maltreatment and discrimination on all fronts, he alleged. People continued to suffer for want of basic facilities like education, road connectivity, power and medicare, he claimed. The focus of successive governments remained Kashmir, he alleged. The trend had changed and no discrimination would be allowed in the future, he claimed. People of the region should be vigilant and elect a leadership which could safeguard their interests, he asserted. Addressing a series of election meetings in Akhnoor, the minister said he had fought for the cause of Jammu during the current tenure of the government. He asked the people to elect the maximum Congress candidates so that it could form the government independently. |
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Expelled PDP leader to contest as Independent
Pulwama, October 30 Bashir made the announcement while addressing a workers convention at his native Sheikhar village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The senior leader was expelled from the PDP following allegations that he was indulging in anti-party activities. The expelled leader, however, refuted the charge saying he has always been a party “loyalist”. The PDP had earlier decided to nominate Haseeb Drabu for the Rajpora constituency in place of Bashir, the sitting MLA from the area. Meanwhile, many of the PDP workers, including zonal president Master Ghulam Hassan, protested the decision to expel Bashir and announced their resignation from the party and burnt their PDP cards. They also raised anti-party and anti-Mufti (Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti) slogans. Bashir alleged that PDP workers in his constituency would try and indulge in buying votes. “They would not shy away from buying votes. The process has already started and PDP leaders have approached many of my workers and even offered them Rs 3,000 to 5,000 each for supporting the party candidate,” Bashir alleged. The senior leader also questioned the distribution of relief to the flood-affected and accused the state government of discrimination. “Relief packets which were meant for flood victims were distributed in villages where there was no flood,” he said. |
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‘Ghazal Master’ Amin Kamil dies at 90
Known for his ghazals, short stories, novels and plays, he received several awards, including the Padma Shri. His popular works include “Gati Manz Gaash”, “Kathi Manz Kath” and “Koker Jang”. Kamil was credited with having breathed a fresh life into Kashmiri ghazals. He worked as a lecturer in Sri Pratap College, Srinagar. He joined the State Cultural Academy in 1958 and was appointed the Convener for Kashmiri language. He later became Editor for Kashmiri. He retired from the Cultural Academy in 1979. Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said the poet would be remembered for times to come. Mufti said Kamil not only gave a new direction to the Kashmiri literature, but his novels, plays and musicals also added unique flavours in Kashmiri literature. “I convey my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and his countless fans and admirers. I pray for peace of the departed soul,” he added. Meanwhile, literary body Adbee Markaz Kamraz held a meeting here to condole the death of Kamil. |
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Family of dead youth demand high-level probe into ‘murder’
Samba, October 30 “Anil was in love with the daughter of a railway employee at Badi Brahamana hailing from Uttar Pradesh. The relationship was opposed by the father of the girl,” said Rajesh Kumar, deceased’s brother. “Anil was murdered and his body thrown on the railway track to show that it was an accident,” he further said. “On Tuesday, we lodged a protest and blocked the national highway. We demanded a fair investigation into the murder case. The police and the district administration assured us that a high-level investigation would be conducted, but no serious initiative had been taken so far,” he added. Gopal Dass, victim’s father, said he had no faith in the railway police and demanded a high-level inquiry. He claimed efforts to hush up the issue. “Two days after the death of my son, we found Anil’s chaplet and shoes from the spot, which indicated that the police had not visited the spot after the incident and weres trying to push the issue under the carpet. We want a high-level probe into the matter,” he added. A first information report had been registered by the Badi Brahmana railway police, who were investigating the case from every possible angle, said a police official.
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JU women shuttlers lose quarterfinal
Jammu, October 30 In the second quarterfinal, Aligarh Muslim University defeated Panjab University, Chandigarh, by 2-0, while Delhi University trounced Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar, by 2-0. In the last quarterfinal, MDU, Rohtak, beat Punjabi University, Patiala, by 2-0. In the men section, Panjab University, Chandigarh, defeated Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, by 3-1, while Kurukshetra University trounced Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, by 3-1. Lovely Professional University (LPU), Phagwara, defeated Dehradun varsity by 3-2 in a close contest, while MDU, Rohtak, outplayed Delhi University by 3-0. The semifinal matches are going on. Meanwhile, there was a small disruption in the ongoing national championship as the shuttlers of Delhi University after losing quarterfinal match against MDU, Rohtak, allegedly lodged a protest over the eligibility of one of the shuttlers of the opponent team. Sources said after heated exchanges between both teams, the matter was taken up by the committee concerned, which sought all the certificates of the MDU, Rohtak, shuttler. Sources added that after checking all the documents and certificates, the committee gave a clean chit to the MDU Rohtak shuttler. The matches in both men and women sections were officiated by Krishan Gopal, chief referee, Jyoti Rajput, Shakeel Ahmed, JS Arneja, Anil Gurkha, Sunil Gurkha, Vikram Jamwal, Balbir Singh Jamwal and Amit Sharma. |
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Decision on new highway hailed
Jammu, October 30 The new road will get separated from the National Highway-44 near Chenani and move through Sudhmahadev-Goha-Khelani-Kishtwar-Sinthan Pass and reach
Anantnag. The 110-km-long Batote-Kishtwar national highway-244 has seen massive landslides in the past few years and has sunk at many places. During torrential rain and snowfall, the road get closed for days together and the people of the two districts have to suffer. Being a tough hilly terrain and having no train service, the people of the two districts are connected to the state through
the Batote-Kishtwar national highway. In January 2009, when around 100 m of the highway was washed away near the Assar area of
Doda, people had demanded an alternative national highway and the state government hasstarted the process. “We have been demanding the opening of the new national highway for the twin districts of Doda and
Kishtwar. The approval to it is a great step,” said Ashiq Hussain, a businessman from
Doda. Ashiq said people hoped that the Centre would also connect the highway to the Valley via
Dessa-Kapran, which will be the shortest route to Srinagar. |
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2 killed, 27 injured in Rajouri mishap
Rajouri, October 30 Sources said the minibus was hired by about 18 residents of Lam Laroka in Nowshera tehsil to attend a burial ceremony of their relative in Kotranka. Some more persons had boarded the bus at Nagrota near Rajouri city. After covering a few kilometres, driver Raju Kumar, lost control of the vehicle at a sharp curve and it skidded off the road and fell into the gorge. People from the area rushed to the accident site and informed the police and Army officers at a nearby Army camp. On receiving information about the accident, Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Jatender Singh, SSP Haseeb Mughal and the DSP, Headquarters, along with ambulances and police teams rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to District Hospital, Rajouri. Two of the injured, Mohammad Razak (55) and a woman, Shameen Akhtar, both residents of Nagrota, succumbed to their injuries. Four more passengers, who were critically injured, were referred to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. They were identified as driver Raju Kumar, Shakeela Begam, Mohammad Yusuf and Mohammad Anwar. Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Rajouri, Dr Mehmood said
all injured had been provided treatment and were out of danger. The DC has sanctioned Rs 2,000 each for the injured as immediate help and Rs 4,000 each for the last rites of the deceased. |
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DGP reviews security scenario in Valley
Srinagar, October 30 He also reviewed the election preparedness. An official spokesperson said: “The DGP stressed for greater synergy among the agencies to ensure free and fair elections.” He also stressed for maintenance of law and order to ensure the protection of dignitaries reaching south Kashmir districts for campaigning and contesting candidates. The DGP said congenial atmosphere would help people exercise their franchise fairly. Deputy Inspector General, South Kashmir, Alok Kumar and district SPs of the range, on the occasion, gave a detailed resume of the overall law and order situation in their respective districts, the spokesperson
said. Rajendra impressed upon the officers present in the meeting to strengthen the intelligence gathering and maintain coordination with other sister agencies. He said the trouble-makers and sympathisers of anti-national elements should be kept under continuous vigil and their activities monitored, the spokesperson said. “Any person creating trouble for the people in exercising their democratic right to franchise would not be tolerated,” the DGP said. — TNS |
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Registration centre set up in Chandigarh for Pandit voters
Srinagar, October 30 The registration centre for migrant voters at Chandigarh has been set up following representation from the Kashmiri
Pandits, Narula said during a workshop for the mediapersons. Describing the media as “important partner in elections”, the CEO said as compared to other states there were lesser complaints regarding the paid news in print or electronic media in Jammu and Kashmir. He said only six such cases had come to the notice of the Election Commission during the last Lok Sabha elections in the
state. Narula added that any news item amounting to paid news would be charged in the election expenditure of the candidate. Every candidate is entitled to spend Rs 28 lakh in the Assembly elections, he said, adding that the contestant needs to open a separate bank account to keep a record of the expenditures during the poll process and the same would be monitored by the Election Commission. “We are here to have free and fair elections,” the CEO said in reply to a question. |
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Police to probe DIG’s ‘power abuse’
Srinagar, October 30 DGP Rajendra Kumar said the probe would focus on the conduct of
Shakeel. The pictures showed the DIG getting his shoes tied allegedly by security personnel. Those bore the caption “Real King —My Dad!! Last time he put his shoes himself was almost 15 years ago
#BossLife #King xx.” Another picture shows traffic being cleared even as the DIG ‘s caravan was on the road. It was captioned “Motivation right here! Traffic and this
is how police and gunmen clear traffic when my dad is on the road #power #king #guns.” Yet another picture showed an alleged policeman doubling up as a caddie while the father-son duo played golf. It was captioned “Golf with dad before next (flight).” The pictures sparked widespread public outrage. Activists said Tony’s pictures were ample proof of how VIP culture still existed in society. “It is outrageous to say the least. What is the mentality of children of such VIPs? It is time action is taken against such people lest we are stuck in the mediaeval mindset,” posted Qurat-ul-Ain on Twitter. On the other hand, Tony maintained his attitude, saying he would “live king-life” despite criticism. |
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Army continues search operation in Handwara forests
Srinagar, October 30 Sources said a cordon was, however, being maintained in the vast forest area. Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, believed to be Pakistani nationals, and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) were killed in the encounter. The sources said the dense forest was being minutely searched. Defence sources said the slain militants had sneaked into the Valley last week and an input about their presence was received on Saturday after which a joint operation was launched by Army and the police to nab them. After 72 hours of combing and search, contact was established with the militants in the forest. |
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Ministry approves alignment of NH-1B
Srinagar, October 30 Keeping in view the strategic importance, both militarily and otherwise, of the Batote-Doda road (NH-244), the Governor in a letter on June 3, 2014, addressed to Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Shipping, had highlighted the requirement of linking a vast area and also pointing out that the existing road was affected by cracks and sinking phenomenon, making it vulnerable to recurring road accidents. Gadkari, through a letter on October 15, 2014, informed the Governor about the acceptance of the new alignment by his Ministry.
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The J&K High Court today issued notices to the J&K Government, Director of School Education, Board of School Education and others in response to a public interest litigation opposing the postponement of school examinations in the flood-hit Kashmir. The PIL termed the recent Cabinet decision about the conduct of such exams in March, 2015, as “unreasonable”.
Prof RD Sharma, the senior most professor and former Chairman of the state Board of Professional Entrance Examination
(BOPEE), today took over as the officiating Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu.
He replaced Prof Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, who resigned from the top position after he was reportedly denied extension to his three-year term, which was to end on January 27, 2015.
community on account of the recent devastating floods, issues relating to the rehabilitation of the Dal Lake dwellers and rent due from the Army in respect of the Shia Waqf Board lands.
The Governor assured the delegation that he would take up the issues with the authorities concerned.
TNS
Mudasir, who claims to be a resident of Pattan in Baramulla
district and stays in an orphanage in Bemina, says he has been sent by the owner of his orphanage to collect money
Srinagar, October 30