DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 (PAGE 7) Governor reviews expansion plan of Efforts afoot to revive traditional Shrine Board’s Nursery water sources: Lal Singh Excelsior Correspondent Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 7: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman of the KATHUA, Mar 7: Minister Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine for Forests, Environment & Board, considered the proposal Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh today said Government is making to expand the Shrine Board's Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Nursery in a meeting held at the all out efforts to revive traditional Minister for FCS&CA, Ch Zulfkar Ali chairing a meeting at Health Bali Bhagat during visit to Raipur-Domana on Raj Bhavan here today. The water sources and introduce mod- Jammu on Wednesday. Wednesday. new Nursery is being created ern methods of water conserva- adjacent to the existing Nursery Naeem, Bali tour Raipur-Domana to tion in the State. Zulfkar reviews issues of at Kunia (Panthal) in Katra. The Minister was speaking at Umang Narula, Chief a Constituency Level Advocacy workshop on Water, Sanitation Executive Officer of the Shrine assess road connectivity requirements FCS&CA Deptt employees and Hygiene organized by Board and Dr. M.K. Kumar, Excelsior Correspondent with special focus on ensuring Excelsior Correspondent charges, besides restoring the National Development Minister for Forests Choudhary Lal Singh addressing a pub- Addl. CEO of the Board partic- road connectivity in rural and functioning of Lethpora godown JAMMU, Mar 7: Minister Foundation and sponsored by lic gathering at Kathua on Wednesday. JAMMU, Mar 7: Minister for ipated in the meeting. far-off areas. in Pulwama. for Public Works Naeem Akhtar Communication and Capacity Food, Civil Supplies & CEO apprised Governor that The people hailing from var- Directing for the reorganiza- today directed the engineers to Development Unit(CCDU), Meanwhile, Choudhary Lal He further informed that State Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) the proposed Phase II Nursery ious adjoining villages met the tion of the department to utilize Deptt of PHE, I&FC at Basohli. Singh exhorted upon the PHE Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and Tribal Affairs Choudhary will be constructed over an area prepare DPRs for construction Ministers and apprised them all its resources, the Minister The Minister informed that Department functionaries to work has prepared a detailed project Zulfkar Ali today chaired a meet- of 2.1 acre with the objective of of bridges at Simbliwala and about the difficulties being faced asked the administrative depart- the campaign for conservation of diligently to provide safe potable report of Rs 3.5 crore for con- ing to review the issues pertaining raising indigenous forest tree Mishriwala to improve connec- by them during rainy season due ment to prepare comprehensive tivity to the villages located water has been taken to water to the populace of Basohli. struction of its office in the town. to the employees of FCS&CA seedlings saplings for planting to absence of bridges. The He also asked them to ensure reg- The Minister said that efforts proposal and submit the same across the Ranbir canal. Panchayat level for creating Department. in Shrine Board's degraded for- Minister assured them that their ular maintenance of the filtration are afoot to develop eco-tourism within next 15 days. The Minister issued the awareness at gross roots level. He The meeting discussed vari- est area. It will also provide problems would be addressed plants for providing safe and infrastructure around the Ranjit The Minister directed the directions during a visit to said cleanliness and conservation ous issues including reorganiza- seedling of forest species and after the construction of these hygienic drinking water to the Sagar Lake to project it as a major administrative department to Raipur-Domana along with of water bodies would pave the tion of the department, restoration raise Ornamental, Horticultural bridges. people. tourist destination. examine and prepare the proposal Minister for Health and Medical way for improving hygiene and of offices of Assistant Director, and Annual flowering species. While addressing the gather- The Minister informed that Rajiv Khajuria, Founder for engagement of dealers for fair Education and MLA of the area sanitation. North Srinagar and South The Nursery, with one medi- ing, Bali Bhagat said several Government has earmarked Rs 1 Emeritus National Development price shops as Rehbar-e-Khurak Bali Bhagat. Expressing concern over Srinagar FCS&CA in the um sized Polygreen House, will development initiatives have crore to facilitate proper disposal Foundation, presented key note on the pattern of Rehbar-e- The Minister said that the shrinking of water resources due Directorate of FCS&CA, have an annual production been taken for improving the of Solid and Liquid Waste in address highlighting different Taleem. work on these bridges would be to human greed and negligence, Kashmir, regularization of daily He instructed both the Directors capacity of 1 lakh plants and living standards of the people Basohli town. He said that under aspects of water, sanitation and completed this year. He said that the Minister regretted that this is wage workers engaged under of FCS&CA to prepare a proposal have an estimated cost of Rs. 1 living in Raipur-Domana con- the project, the Government has hygiene. the bridges would provide happening in a country where sports category , adjustment of for the infrastructure required at crore. stituency. provided two dustbins to each Principal Chief Conservator improve connectivity to dozens people revere rivers and streams contractual drivers, conduct of food godowns and stores across the Governor instructed the The Minister said the con- household for segregated collec- of Forests (PCCF) Ravi Kesar, DPCs, removal of pay disparity of villages and facilitate socio- as divine entities. He appealed to State. He also directed to modify CEO for expeditious start and struction of these bridges was a the masses to contribute towards tion of bio and solid waste. He Chairman SPCB B Sidhartha of the storekeepers/Assistant and revise the Jammu and Kashmir, completion of the Nursery economic growth of the local long pending demand of the vil- said two auto rickshaws with trol- Kumar, Director Social Forestry storekeepers, revision of the people. ensuring safe water and proper Food and Supplies (Subordinate) before end 2018. With the com- lagers which would be sanitation. ley have been put in service for Ashwani Gupta, Director Jammu and Kashmir, Food and Services, Recruitment Rule, 1972 pletion of the Phase II Nursery He further said that the addressed soon. door to door waste lifting and Environment and Remote Supplies (subordinate) Services, notified vide SRO-79. the overall production of plants Government has taken various dumping at the identified place. Sensing O P Sharma and other recruitment rule, grant of relax- The Minister informed that and seedlings per year shall path-breaking initiatives for the For improving power scenario senior officers and officials of the ation in the recruitment rules as Secy Education pays 200 cases have been cleared in touch the 5 lakh mark. overall development of the State in Basholi, Choudhary Lal Singh Forest Department and its wings one time exemption in favor of Departmental Promotion said that Government has identi- were also present on the occasion. incharge TSOs for their confirma- Committee in Jammu and 1000 surprise visit to DSE, SIE fied 7500 kanals land in the area Later, the Minister also laid tion and up-gradation of facilities in Kashmir. for establishing solar power plant foundation for 100-bedded Girls Excelsior Correspondent concerned officials to put in a at departmental godowns. The Minister said the govern- which would generate 200-MW Hostel at Basholi being construct- dedicated effort while discharg- The Minister directed the ment would take up the matter with electricity to meet local demand. ed under RMSA. authorities to complete codal for- JAMMU, Mar 7: Secretary ing their duties. the Centre to continue the subsidy Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah malities for the confirmation of eligi- on the kerosene oil for another five Earlier, 40 cases were settled ble in-charge Tehsil Supply Officers. today paid a surprise visit to during the meeting with the fee years, in hilly areas in view of Directorate of School Education, He said that the list of daily harsh weather conditions there. fixation committee of Private Jammu and State Institute of wagers including those engaged Commissioner Secretary Schools in presence of Chairman Education, Jammu and took under sports category (mostly FCS&CA, Mehraj-ud-Din Khan, of the Committee Justice Retd. football players) has been submit- Director FCS&CA, Kashmir, stock of the daily working of Hakeem Imtiyaz Ahmad and ted for their regularisation under Nisar Ahmad Wani, Director these offices. Secretary Education, Farooq SRO 520, while as the engage- FCS&CA, Jammu, Ch Rashid During his visit, Secy Ahmad Shah ment of contractual drivers is also Azam Inqalabi, Additional Education directed the senior Secy Education directed under consideration. Secretary, Jugal Kishore Anand, BJP and its Minority Morcha leaders at a meeting at Jammu functionaries of DSE(J) to expe- Director School Education, Ch Zulfkar directed to release Financial Advisor Zia Qazi on Wednesday. dite the process of pending pro- Kashmir and Jammu to assign the funds and clear all pending besides other functionaries of the motions and further directed the task of monitoring the func- liabilities of loading/ unloading department attended the meeting. BJP Minority Morcha them to make the MDM Scheme tioning of Private Schools to more meaningful by making concerned Chief Education NPP activists protest, seek schools prepare a menu for the Officers in order to make the same and ensure its implementa- monitoring mechanism of fee Team of officers and police during an anti-encroachment reviews activities tion while maintaining the quali- drive in Kathua on Wednesday. -Excelsior/Pardeep Excelsior Correspondent tion. Morcha members must act fixation, functioning of private dismissal of BJP-PDP Govt ty standards. schools and many other allied Excelsior Correspondent nine year old Sonu in Meen as eyes and ears of the party in all He directed the Principals of JAMMU, Mar 7: BJP State the issues concerning the commu- concerned activities more effec- District administration Sarkar area of Bari-Brahmana on Minority Morcha led by its State SIE Jammu and SIE Kashmir to tive. JAMMU, Mar 7: Alleging Tuesday was also seen as a nities for which the particular devise a calendar to carry out president, Mohammad Sadiq Morcha is formulated. Farooq Ahmad Shah nomi- the collapse of administrative provocative act to whip up com- Khan conducted a meeting at the various activities in these institu- nated Joint Director Education continues demolition drive apparatus and breakdown of law munal tensions, he regretted. He Gupta also urged the Minority tions that will ultimately prove to Excelsior Correspondent immediately removed the Party Headquarter, Trikuta Nagar Morcha office bearers of the State (Central) Kashmir, Abid Hussain and order machinery in the J&K said that escalation in militancy near here, today to review the be beneficial for the students. for Kashmir Division and Joint encroachments after getting the State, scores of National Panthers in Kashmir and growing unrest in as well as district to mobilize the He inspected the library dur- KATHUA, Mar 7: Continuing information of drive. The rehri ongoing party programmes Director Education Jammu , the anti-encroachment drive the Party activists led by its chair- various parts of Jammu region cadre and made the visit of its ing his visit to SIE Jammu. He wallas and vendors were also undertaken by the Morcha Charandeep Singh for Jammu district administration Kathua man Harsh Dev Singh held had created a situation which national president a grand success. passed directions for the keeping warned by the team to immedi- activists and discussed the forth- Division as Nodal Officers, who today demolished encroachments protest demonstration at amounted to constitutional fail- Sanjay Baru called upon the of books of different genres ately remove the encroachment coming programmes. Morcha members to work in hand will make sure the time bound made by some people in various Exhibition Ground here today. ure within the meaning and scope The meeting was attended by available in the library and redressal of the matters and and shift their establishment. and hand with the senior party lead- areas of the town. While torching the effigy of of Section 92 of the State consti- Morcha State team, presidents makes library more equipped proper coordination with each Otherwise legal action would be ers. He said that the efficient work- A team led by Deputy State Government, the agitated tution calling for imposition of from all districts. It was chaired with the content. He asked all the other shall also be ensured. taken against them. protesters accused both BJP and Governor Rule. ing by the Morcha members will Commissioner, Kathua, Rohit by BJP State general secretary The team also retrieved an old PDP of fomenting trouble and Harsh Dev lamented that ensure justice to the communities as Khajuria accompanied by Harinder Gupta accompanied by pond on college road and flaring up tensions in both well as the extension of party activ- * Watch video on * Watch video on BJP State secretary, Sanjay Baru, removed the illegal encroachment regions with a motive to polarize www.excelsiornews.com www.excelsiornews.com State All Cell incharge, ities in every section of society. made on it. The Tehsildar Kathua the electorate for petty political Varinderjit Singh and State addi- Mohd. Sadiq Khan threw light Avtar Singh said that the action interests. despite MHAs announcements Tehsildar, CEO Municipal Council tional treasurer Arvind Gupta. on the Morcha working and enu- was taken after the direction of Addressing the media persons and intelligence reports dubbing merated various forthcoming and Police team visited various Meeting especially witnessed locations of Kathua and removed higher authorities and encroach- at the site of protest, Harsh Dev Rohingyas and Bangladeshis as a party programmes for the Morcha. the detailed discussions regarding the illegal encroachments. ers are also warned to avoid all said that BJP-PDP had not only security threat, the BJP-PDP He asked all the district presi- the forthcoming visit of National The team started its drive this in future. He said the hurdles failed to diffuse tensions in vari- Govt was providing them all dents of the State to ensure the president, BJP Minority Morcha, from Nagari Adda Chowk and in flow of traffic on the road also ous parts of the State, but its fringe basic facilities besides allowing participation of the public belong- be removed if found anywhere. elements were fanning the com- pacca structures for their stay Abdul Ansari along with Morcha after that removed encroach- national secretary, S. M. Akram to ing to religious minorities in the ments on jail road, court road, The Revenue authorities also munal flames for vested political suggesting thereby that there was meeting to be held at party office. demarcated another old pond at interests particularly in Jammu no proposal in the near future for the State on March 12. Shaheedi Chowk and College Harinder Gupta, while speak- Morcha State general secre- Kalibari and started plantation on region. He said that the raging their deportation. He said that the LBA delegation posing for photograph with Dalai Lama at road. The team seized the huge ing on the occasion threw light on tary, Gurdyal Singh Bali conduct- quantity of material displayed in it. The pond is spread over 22 fires in Kathua and Nowshera had BJP had been hand in glove with ed the proceedings of the meeting. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. kanals and 3 marlas of land and spread to other areas and engulfed its ally PDP in providing them all the organizational matters espe- front the shops on footpaths and Haji Taj Khan, Harpal Singh, department is measuring the most of the parts of Jammu region kinds of civic amenities to shelter cially concerned to the Morcha. LBA delegation meets Dalai Lama removed the encroachments from He emphasized that Morcha con- Randhir Singh Bali, Asad Malik, the footpaths and road. pond and encroached land will due to provocative and irresponsi- and settle them over here to Excelsior Correspondent General Secretary Sonam Dawa also be retrieved. ble utterances of coalition reduce Dogras to minority. stitutes an important organ of the Charan Singh, Chanan Singh, and CWC member Lobzang Some of the shopkeepers Ministers. He said that the com- Anguished over the multiple party. He said that Morcha Javed Rana, Dara Singh, Fauja JAMMU, Mar 7: A delegation Stanba requested Dalai Lama to munal forces had got emboldened protests in various parts of Jammu activists should ensure the reach Singh and others were the promi- of Ladakh Buddhist Association visit Ladakh in the coming sum- RPPF highlights demands to the extent that a sacrilegious act region for creation of new districts, of the party schemes and pro- nent Morcha members who (LBA) and All Ladakh Gonpa mer. Dalai Lama assured them grammes to the targeted popula- attended the meeting. Excelsior Correspondent personnel at the time of mar- was committed yesterday in the Harsh Dev smelled a deep rooted Association (LGA) met Dalai that he will try his best to visit riages of their daughters and heart of Jammu city in Roop conspiracy hatched by the BJP People protest against garbage Lama at Dharamsala, Himachal Ladakh. RAJOURI, Mar 7: The dis- sanctioned of an amount of Rs Nagar besides attempts to lock leaders. He said that they had pro- Pradesh today. It is worth to mention here trict body of Retired Police 50,000 to the next of kin of the down a Hanuman Temple in voked the people in Nowshera, dumping, cane charged by police The delegation led by LBA that Dalai Lama, the embodiment Personnel Forum (RPPF) today retired police personnel at the Trikuta Nagar area. Sunderbani and Kalakote under a held a meeting under the chair- Excelsior Correspondent President Tsewang Thinles, LGA and personification of compas- time of his death for performing The gruesome murder of a ‘divide and rule’ strategy. President Shedup Chamba, LBA sion and loving kindness makes a manship of its president, Om last rites. JAMMU, Mar 7: Police today resorted to minor lathicharge to Vice Presidents, Rinchen visit to Ladakh once in year for Parkash Sharma, to highlight Moreover, the Forum stressed disperse a mob which tried to block the road at village Kote against Woman donates Rs 45 lakh alimony Namgyal and PT Kunzang, summer retreat. their demands. upon the Government to give dumping of garbage by the JMC at Bhalwal. The meeting, which was 15% reservation quota in the amount to Swachh Bharat Kosh Inhabitants of Kot, Bhalwal, Mishriwala, Purkhoo, Raipur, attended by a large number of police recruitment to the wards of Domana, Kalari, Kalakaam, Asarwan, Agore, Kangrail, Dhyaran and Employees urge VC retired police personnel, raised the police personnel. The speakers Excelsior Correspondent amount for Swachh Bharat other adjoining areas have been continuously opposing the dumping demand of one rank one pension Mission of Government of also stressed for removal of pay of garbage by JMC at Bhalwal near Degree College Mishriwala. for the retired police personnel on anomalies of retired police Head JAMMU, Mar 7: A woman India", Dr Mahajan added. Like yesterday, the people of these villages this morning assembled JDA to redress issues the lines of Army. Besides, the from Jammu has donated an Dr Megha further added that Constables/ASIs with effect from near dumping site Bhalwal to protest against illegal move of JMC. They Excelsior Correspondent ment at Wave Mall and auctioned speakers demanded the release 01-01-1996 and provision of free amount of Rs another reason for donating the tried to stop the way of JMC vehicles. Senior officers of police and civil of the land for Rs 4.75 crore steps 7th Pay Commission report in JAMMU, Mar 7: Jammu medical treatment to the retired 45 lakh to entire amount of alimony was to administration including ADC Arun Manhas tried to pacify the protestors initiated to start Tawi River front favour of retired police personnel. Development Authority (JDA) police personnel and their family Swachh show that she has no greed for and but when they refused to disperse, police deployed at the site resort- and demarcation of 22000 kanals The other demands highlight- Employees and Workers Union members as is the case of Army. Bharat Kosh, money. "I fight against injustice ed to lathicharge, in which some of the protestors got minor injuries. of JDA land worth crores of ed by the Forum were enhance- appealed to the Vice Chairman All the participants unani- Department of meted out to me by my in-laws Besides, police detained chairman of Kandi Belt Movement, rupees. ment of medical allowance from JDA to fulfill the long pending mously decided that all these Expenditure, but had never any greed for KD Singh, Bhushan Singh and Ram Mohammad. However, they Rajinder Kumar also Rs 300 to 3000 per month, finan- Unionmoney, so I donated entire demands of the employees so that demands should be submitted to were released later. informed about the projects com- cial assistance to the tune of Rs the higher authorities of police Ministry of amount to Swachh Bharat they work with more zeal. pleted/undertaken by the Vice 50,000 from the Police Welfare Finance. Kosh", she added. Addressing a press confer- department and Government for Dharmarth Trust discusses Chairman, which include com- Fund in favour of retired police proper redressal. The woman identified as Dr ence, Chairman of the Union pletion of construc- Megha Mahajan daughter of late AE killed after tion of Maharaja Hari Kewal Gupta, resident of House arrangements for Chhari Yatra Singh Park, construc- USTA holds protest demonstration No 1765 F, Last Morh, Gandhi hit by train Excelsior Correspondent Ranbireshawer temple at 5 pm. tion of treasury build- Excelsior Correspondent and 2015 onwards, transfer of mas- Nagar, Jammu, is a dental sur- Excelsior Correspondent The Shobha Yatra of Chhari ing complex, comple- KATHUA, Mar 7: A protest ters suitably who have completed geon by profession and provided SAMBA, Mar 7: An AE of JAMMU, Mar 7: J&K Mubarak will commence from tion of work at demonstration was held by J&K their tenure in Winter Zone schools, her service as a volunteer in Power Development Department Dharmarth Trust, Jammu today Shri Ranbireshawar Mandir, Rajinder Nagar park, United School Teachers framing of transfer policy for regu- Doodhadhari Hospital, (PDD) was killed after hit by a discussed arrangements for Holy Shalamar, Jammu at 8:00 AM construction/comple- Association (USTA) in front of larized ReT teachers, release of sen- Haridwar for many years. train at railway track near Raya Chhari Mubarak Yatra on 'Chetar on March 16 and after offering tion of Dewana Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park ior teachers grade in favour of "I am a big fan of our Prime Morh in Vijaypur tehsil of Samba Choudashi' falling on March 16. prayers at Shri Raghunath tem- Mandir park, con- here, today in support of their trained under graduate teachers and Minister, Narendra Modi, who district today. The Yatra arrangements were ple the holy mace will reach Shri struction of Janipur JDA Employees and Workers Union demands. release of four months salary of sur- has a vision of 'Clean India'. His He has been identified as reviewed by BR Kundal, presi- Lakshami Narayan Mandir park completed, con- plus masters. leaders addressing press conference. The protest was led by Roop selfless initiative of launching Madan Lal, 55, S/o Devi Dayal of dent of the Trust, during a meet- Gandhi Nagar at 8:30 AM, struction of additional The protesters also demanded Chand , Shankaara Singh and 'Swachh Bharat Mission' Kheri, Bishnah. He was hit by ing held here. The Chhari Yatra where Chhari Poojan will be per- 6 towers of flats at Muthi under regularization of incharge lecturers Zulfkar Ali, district president, sen- inspired me to donate such a big train Gareeb Rath which was on from Shri Ranbireshawar Ji formed and then it will leave for Rajinder Kumar assured VC JDA proves and 700 to 800 kanals of and masters at an earliest and ior vice president and secretary of amount to Swachh Bharat way to Jammu from Kath Gudam, Mandir to the historic shrine at Purmandal. of full cooperation in fulfilling of land was tar fenced. debar teachers from sending daily Kosh", Dr Megha Mahajan said. Uttarakhand. He was posted at Purmandal is an annual feature. Dharmarth Trust has made various projects and removal of He also informed that they Association respectively. SMA regarding mid day meals. She disclosed that recently Sub Division PDD Hiranagar. The Chhari Yatra will pass all arrangements for the devotees encroachments. held a meeting with VC to proj- The protesters demanded revo- Later the Association took out she got separated from her hus- His dead body was shifted to through Raghunath ji Temple, including Bhandara at He added that extraordinary ect our demands. VC assured to cation of unjustified order to close a march to DC office Kathua and band after a long fight of about 6 mortuary room of Community Lakshmi Narayan temple and Purmandal where Prasad will efforts by the VC has brought rev- redress the issues, Rajinder schools on the day of Board exam- shouted slogans in support of their years in the court of law and got Health Centre Ramgarh for other religious places to reach also be served to the devotees. enue to the authority by auction- Kumar added. inations, release of salaries of teach- demands. Others who addressed Rs 45 lakh as alimony from him. postmortem. In this regard GRP Purmandal. On March 15, a Public at large is invited to ing of shops and halls at multi tier Among others present were ers working under SSA/RMSA the protestors included provincial "I want to use this money for a has registered a case under rele- day prior to the departure of the accompany the holy mace or shopping complex at general bus Ravinder Koul, Kamal Dubey, regularly, release of salary of ReT president Hari Singh, general sec- teachers for last 15 months who good cause and therefore I vant Sections of law and started holy mace, pooja-archana shall reach Purmandal to seek blessing stand bringing revenue of Rs 15 Pardeep Sadotra, Subash retary, Rajeev Kumar, Ashok were regularized during 2013, 2014 decided to donate the entire investigation. be performed at Shri of Lord Shiva. to 20 crore, removal of encroach- Chander and Des Raj. Kumar etc.