Poonch Today news 6 Poonch, 16-31 march, 2017 Capt sworn in as CM of Punjab Parrikar wins trust vote in Goa Assembly POONCH TODAY NEWS Pro-tem Speaker Siddharth Kuncolienkar, a BJP member. Keeps home; Sidhu get local bodies, Manpreet finance GOA: The Manohar Par- Senior Congress leader Prat- POONCH TODAY NEWS rikar government, other day, apsinh Rane sought to raise a proved its majority on the point of order when Parrikar : Congress floor of the Goa Assembly by moved a motion seeking vote Legislature Party leader Capt winning the trust vote with of confidence. The Speaker, was sworn the support of 22 legislators however, did not allow Rane in as the 26th in the 40-member House. The to raise the point of order and of Punjab. He took oath as CM opposition Congress could continued the voting process. for a second time at a well- muster only 16 votes against The Congress, despite emerg- organised ceremony at Punjab the government, with one of ing as the single largest party Raj Bhawan here. Minutes its legislators absenting from in the elections, could not form before the beginning of the the crucial floor test. The spe- the government while the BJP ceremony, security personnel cial Assembly session was made deft moves by securing had a tough time controlling convened to conduct the floor support from regional outfits Congress leaders trying to get test following an order by the and independents. Riding on through the security cordon Supreme Court. Parrikar, who the charisma of Parrikar, the at the entrance to the VVIP resigned as Defence minister BJP managed to cobble up venue for special dignitaries. earlier, was sworn-in as the an alliance of GFP, MGP and Amarinder was wearing a Chief Minister along with Independents. An aggrieved full-sleeve kurta and a black nine other MLAs by Governor Congress moved the Supreme jacket and sported his medals. local gov- welfare, research and medical development and panchayats Mridula Sinha on March 14. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak from the Congress, while its Court on March 13 to stall the A battery of Congress leaders ernment and Manpreet Badal education and parliamentary and water supply and sanita- The 61-year-old BJP leader Party (MGP), three Inde- newly-elected member Vish- swearing-in of Parrikar with were present. These included will be in charge of the finance affairs. Navjot Singh Sidhu tion. Cabinet Minister Rana proved his majority with pendents and one from the wajit Rane remained absent the claim that it should have former PM , ministry. On the advice of has been allotted the portfo- Gurjit Singh had been allot- 12 legislators from the BJP, NCP voting in favour of the during the voting. The test was been invited to form the gov- Congress Vice President Rahul Amarinder, who was sworn lios of local government and ted the portfolios of irrigation three from the Goa Forward trust motion. The Opposition passed through a clear divi- ernment since it was the single Gandhi, Himachal CM Virb- in on Thursday, Governor VP tourism and cultural affairs, and power. Cabinet Minister Party (GFP), three from the benches included 16 MLAs sion which was ordered by largest party. hadra Singh, , Singh Badnore allotted port- archives and museums. Man- has , Rajinder Gupta, folios to the newly inducted preet Singh Badal has been been allotted technical edu- Navin Jindal, Sachin Pilot, ministers. Announcing this assigned the departments of cation and industrial training. Rajiv Shukla and Raj Babbar. here, a spokesperson of the finance, planning and employ- Aruna Chaudhary, Minister of Amarinder, along with seven Chief Minister’s Office said ment generation. State (Independent Charge), Consumer Protection top cabinet and two ministers of Amarinder would hold the The departments of for- has been assigned the portfo- state (independent charge), portfolios of general admin- ests, printing and Stationery, lios of higher education and was administered the oath by istration, personnel, home and welfare of SCs and BCs school education. Another priority of J&K Govt: Zulfkar Governor VP Singh Badnore. affairs and justice, vigilance would be looked after by Minister of State (Indepen- Capt Amarinder Singh will and all other departments not Cabinet Minister dent Charge) Razia Sultana POONCH TODAY NEWS hold the portfolios of home assigned to any other minis- Dharamsot. has been allotted the portfo- and vigilance, Brahm Moh- ter. Cabinet Minister Brahm Cabinet Minister Tript lios of PWD (B&R), social NEW DELHI: Terming Con- indra health, medical educa- Mohindra has been given the Rajinder Singh Bajwa has security and development of sumer Protection as top prior- tion and parliamentary affairs, portfolios of health and family been given the charge of rural women and children. ity of Government, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Chowd- Centre approves hary Zulfkar Ali has said that Kashmir a political issue, needs there will be no compromise National Health on safeguarding Consumer Rights in Jammu & Kashmir Policy political solution: Farooq and those who found involved in deceiving Consumers will POONCH TODAY NEWS SRINAGAR: National Con- be dealt with iron hands. ference president Farooq The Minister was address- NEW DELHI: The govern- Abdullah, the other day, ing in a programme to com- ment, other day, approved termed Kashmir as a “politi- memorate World Consumer the National Health Policy cal” issue which cannot be Rights Day at New Delhi which proposes to provide resolved through financial which was presided over by packages and other con- Union Minister for Consumer “assured health services to cessions but only through Affairs, Food and Public Dis- all” in the country. Govern- political means. “Kashmir tribution . ment sources said the Union is a political issue and it On the occasion Union Min- Cabinet chaired by Prime cannot be resolved through ister for Law, Justice and Minister Narendra Modi economic packages or other Information Technology Ravi gave its nod to the policy concessions. This crucial Shankar Prasad was Chief in J&K and we have build Minister said that ‘Building a 1997 erring traders in Kash- which has been pending for issue can be resolved only Guest while C. R. Chaudhary, a strong Consumer griev- Digital World Consumers can mir and a penal sum of Rs: the last two years. Union through political means,” he Union Minister of State for ance redressal mechanism to Trust’ is the need of the hour 1630400/= was slapped on minister JP Nadda is likely said interacting with the del- Consumer Affairs, Food and address the issues of Consum- of present era. He said that the defaulters in Valley. He to make a suo moto state- egations of former panchayat Public Distribution was guest ers’, Minister said adding that Jammu & Kashmir Govern- added that the department ment in the Parliament members and party leaders problem and needs a political Jammu and Kashmir had of honor. R. Chandrashekhar, anybody found defaulter has ment has digitized data which booked some MNCs for vio- tomorrow elaborating on at the party headquarters solution. “We are seeking res- been granted special status President of National Associa- been taken to task. is bringing new revolution in lating the norms of labeling the salient features of the here. He said the NC had toration of autonomy which under Article 370 of the tion of Software and Service Throwing lights on the the working of system. He while some were booked for policy. been saying since 1947 that was snatched from us,” the Constitution after prolonged Companies (NASSCOM) and World Consumer Rights Day, said that his Department has carrying smudged MRP’s on Health Ministry sources Kashmir issue was a political NC leader said, adding that battle and sacrifices. Former Secretary to Govern- Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said 100 percent digitized data the labels. He added that some said in a major policy shift, ment for Information Tech- that the Day is an opportunity and now the Department is MNCs were booked for charg- the policy increases the nology presented key note to promote the basic rights of heading towards installation ing more than MRP and also gambit of sectors covered in address. The programme was consumers. He said that these of Point of Sale Machines. for indulging in over-charging the Primary Health Centre CSSS provides a premier platform also attended by Ministers rights need to be respected He said that electronic Public on text- books and stationery and Secretaries of maximum and protected by curbing Distribution will bring total items. (PHC) level and envisages Indian states along with other the market abuses and social transparency and accountabil- The Minister said that a comprehensive approach. to rural women entrepreneurs stakeholders. injustices which undermine ity in the system. Consumer Helpline Toll “For example, till now, Representing J&K State, those rights. He said that the About the J&K Govern- Free Numbers have already PHCs were only for immu- Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said Day was inspired by USA ments thrust on safeguarding been started and people are nisation, anti-natal check that Consumer Protection President John F Kennedy, Consumer rights, Minister said responding to these numbers. ups and others. But what is is top priority of Jammu & who gave an address to the that In Jammu province, 3109 He added that State Consumer a major policy shift is that Kashmir Government and his US congress on 15 March cases were booked and 3049 Protection Council have been now it will also include Department has focused on the 1962, in which he formally compounded and a fine to the strengthened while District screening non-communica- issues of Consumers so that addressed the issue of con- tune of Rs3771850 was real- Consumer Forums have been ble diseases and a whole lot they are not being deceived. sumer rights. ized from defaulters in Jammu constituted to safeguard the of other aspects,” a senior ‘We will not allow anybody About this years theme for Province during 9 months in interests of the Consumers in official said. The source said to deceive our Consumers World Consumer Rights Day, 2016. Similarly they booked Jammu & Kashmir. that under the new policy, there will also be a bigger focus on upgradation of Decrease in district hospitals while for No talks unless Pakistan the first time, there will be terror-related incidents an implementation frame- stops triggering violence in work in place. A final deci- in JK, NE: Rajnath sion on the policy had been NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath deferred earlier after it was Singh, the other day, said there has been Kashmir; tells UN included in the agenda of the POONCH TODAY NEWS the efforts of the women and the stellar doyens and the ben- a sharp JAMMU: India has conveyed to Poonch district. The Union Cabinet twice before. encouraged them to continue eficiaries of the benevolent decline in the UN secretary General that his also retaliated effectively. Pakistan The proposed National JAMMU: With the aim to explore more avenues for services of the society, said the numbers mediation will not serve the pur- troops resorted to unprovoked firing Health Policy, which has of widening the horizon exposure as well as to ensure that the training imparted by of terrorists pose so long Pakistani forces resort in the Gulpur and Krishna Ghati been pending for the past of opportunities for rural steady income for their fami- KVK with the financial sup- and law to ceasefire violations. New Delhi sectors of Poonch district, few days two years, aims to provide women entrepreneurs, Cath- lies. port from CSSS have infused and order has also conveyed to the US and back. “Violating the ceasefire, the assured health services to olic Social Service Society Appraising the notabilities new lease of life to her and problems in the UN that Islamabad continues to Pakistani troops targeted forward people as an “entitlement”. (CSSS), Jammu in association about the work undertaken by other women in the group. Jammu and use the soil of Pakistan for export- posts along the LoC in the Gulpur The Cabinet note which had with Krishi Vigyan Kendra the society, Fr Shaiju Chacko, Ms. Madhulika Sharma, Kashmir and ing terror to India which is indicat- sector with mortars and small arms been given earlier, however, (KVK), R.S. Pura, hosted an Director of CSSS, said that the Coordinator of the Project northeast- ed by pushing groups of militants fire . There was also a report of had not talked about making exhibition cum sale of couthy the Society is offering varied expressed satisfaction regard- ern states under the cover of fire into Jammu ceasefire violation by Pakistani health a “fundamental right” and colourful cushions made entrepreneurial avenues to ing the dedication and pas- during the and Kashmir. New Delhi had ear- troops in the Krishna Ghati sector. as it will have “legal con- by members of Pragati Self women in scores of villages sion exhibited by the group last two-and-a half years. He also lauded lier snubbed the UN chief for his The Indian troops guarding the sequences” but proposed Help Group, R.S. Pura during in J&K and thereby provid- in improving the livelihood the unique gesture shown by Bollywood desire to mediate on Kashmir. India LoC retaliated, which forced the assured health services. Kisan Mela being held at ing economic stability to of each of the fellow hard- star Akshay Kumar for providing financial has made it clear that there cannot Pak gunners to stop firing. The draft also addressed the SKUAST Jammu. The bra- them through formation of working and well-deserving support to the families of the CRPF soldiers be any possibility of reopening “The Pakistani troops fired 82 vura displayed by the virtuo- Self Help Groups (SHGs). woman. She also expressed who were killed in Naxal ambush in Chhat- channels of dialogue with Pakistan mm and 120 mm mortar bombs on issues of universal health sos drew a wide applause by Besides engaging women heartfelt gratitude to Dr. tisgarh on March 11. Replying to the debate so long Islamabad and its forces the LoC Trade Centre at Chakan da coverage, reducing mater- the luminaries. through SHGs, CSSS is also Vikas Tandon, Head & Senior on Demands for Grants under the Control continue to provide arms training Bagh, targeting its administrative nal and infant mortality rate, The first day of exhibi- working in areas of commu- Scientist, KVK; Dr. Sheetal of Ministry of Home Affairs for 2017-18 to militants in over 40 camps that block. Over five shells were fired as well as making drugs and tion which was inaugurated nity development, health and Badyal, Programme officer, in the , Mr Singh said, ”in the have been established in Pakistan on the trade centre,“The compound diagnostics available free at by Shri N.N Vohra, the Gov- hygiene, disaster risk reduc- SMS, KVK and Dr. Poonam insurgency-hit northeast, as compared to and occupied Kashmir. wall of the administrative block least in the public health- ernor witnessed presence of tion, community-based reha- Abrol, Programme Assistant last 15 years, there has been a drop in inci- It has cited the latest ceasefire has been badly damaged, care system of the country. multitudes of farmers from bilitation, health care, peace KVK for their relentless sup- dents by about 75 per cent”. On Jammu and violation in Poonch where civil- India has conveyed to the UN It suggests the Centre must all over the region. Various education and farmer clubs, port towards CSSS which has Kashmir situation, he said as in July 2016 ian houses were targeted. Pakistani that Under these circumstances amend laws to align them dignitaries and officials from he added. facilitated it to become the while there has been 820 terrorists and law troops have violated the truce pact New Delhi will not accept any third with the current healthcare different departments who Speaking on the occasion, wind beneath the wings of and order related incidents, by December by targeting forward posts, LoC country’s mediation or intervention scenario. visited the stall appreciated Smt. Sushma Kumari, one of these prodigies in distress. 2016 – it came down to 36. Trade Centre and civilian areas in including that of the UN.