DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 (PAGE 3) Festivities missing; LG greets people Banks instructed to disburse Cases started to drop, need to be more cautious Pension expeditiously: Dr Jitendra Kheer Bhawani mela Excelsior Correspondent spouse did not have a joint & implement all containment measures: LG account with the deceased pen- Excelsior Correspondent zones. They should constitute disruption to social and econom- NEW DELHI, June 18 : In a sioner, a simple application in joint teams to reach out to people ic life. celebrated amid COVID scare major reform aimed at seeking Form-14 bearing the signature of NEW DELHI, June 18: In in markets and other areas. Covid While acknowledging the "Ease of Living" for elder citi- two witnesses should be held order to assess the effectiveness of Care Centres in Panchayats collective efforts of administra- Excelsior Correspondent While most of the colours do managing Committee president, zens, Banks have been instructed valid for commencement of containment measures, Lieutenant should be effectively utilized. I tion and other stakeholders in not have any particular signifi- Kuldeep Raina. to disburse Pension expeditiously Family Pension. Governor, Manoj Sinha today urge everyone to adhere to Covid containing the pandemic, the Lt GANDERBAL/JAMMU, cance, black or darkish colour of In Jammu, there was no rush in view of the current COVID The Department of Pension & chaired a Covid review meeting protocol to finally beat the Governor exhorted officers to June 18: Amidst COVID scare, the water is believed to be an at the Mata Kheer Bhawani tem- pandemic. Instructions have also Pensioners Welfare (DOPPW) has with all Deputy Commissioners, Covid", he added. ensure easy availability of basic hundreds of pilgrims paid obei- indication of inauspicious times ple Bhawani Nagar Janipur. been issued that in case of death also instructed the banks to con- SPs and senior officials of the UT duct special awareness pro- sance at the famous Ragnya for Kashmir. However, the water However the rituals and annual of a pensioner, the spouse or the administration through video con- Devi temple at Tulamulla in in the spring was clean and Maha Yagya was performed by family member of the deceased ferencing. Ganderbal district of Kashmir milky white this year. the devotees amid COVID pensioners should not be subject- While taking a district-wise Valley today for the annual This year, the devotees fol- restrictions. ed to any inconvenience by seek- appraisal of the Covid situation, Kheer Bhawani mela, praying lowed COVID appropriate The members of Aradratri ing unnecessary details and docu- the Lt Governor took note of the for peace in the Union Territory behaviour and the authorities had Maha Ragnya Sewa Sanstha ments, and instead the pension decrease in positivity rate across should be disbursed at the earliest. and for the pandemic to end. made elaborate arrangements to organised both morning and the districts and called for sus- Briefing about the Circular The annual mela was held check the spread of the infection, evening Aarti in which selected tained efforts to effectively issued by the Department of after two years as last year it was implement the containment zone Pension & Pensioners Welfare, a low-key affair with only the policy in order to ensure that a Union Minister of State ritual Pooja taking place at the Union Minister Dr Jitendra declining trend of the new infec- abode of the deity due to the out- (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Singh briefing about the latest tions is maintained. break of COVID-19. instructions issued to the "J&K UT continues to report The mela, which attracts a Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Banks regarding disbursement a sustained slide in the positivity large number of people, espe- of pension, at New Delhi, on rate but we cannot afford to let cially Kashmiri Pandits, from Pensions, Atomic Energy and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chairing COVID reivew meeting Space, Dr Jitendra Singh revealed Friday. our guard down now. All the dis- across the country, was can- tricts should strictly implement on Friday. celled last year by Dharmarth that some instances have been brought to the notice of the grammes to sensitise the con- the Containment Zone Policy and Trust of Jammu and Kashmir, Contact Tracing. Along with pub- Additional Chief Secretary, amenities to the people, besides which organises the festival, Department wherein on the death cerned officers, in order to make of a pensioner, the family mem- them aware of the latest instruc- lic participation, doctors, and Health and Medical Education renewed thrust on achieving because of the pandemic. health workers, we should also Department, Sh. Atal Dulloo, maximum vaccination coverage However, this year, celebra- bers of the deceased were asked tions as well as for compassionate by the disbursing banks to submit involve civil society groups and briefed the chair about the dis- in the districts. tions were held at the mela handling of Family Pension cases. details and documents, which are religious leaders to speed up vac- trict-wise analysis of covid-19 Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, amidst chanting of religious It has also been instructed Devotees paying obeisance at Mata Kheer Bhawani temple at otherwise not required for com- cination drive," Lt Governor situation, weekly new cases per Advisor to Lt Governor; Dr. hymns and sound of temple bells that the Bank's website should Tulamulla in Ganderbal on Friday. -Excelsior/Shakeel mencement of Family Pension. said. million population, test positivity Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief even as most of the devotees fol- prominently display the name In a communique to the Heads and contact details of a Nodal The Lt Governor outlined the rate, contact tracing, bed occu- Secretary; Dilbag Singh, DGP; lowed COVID protocols. officials said. devotees participated by main- to all the Pension disbursing collective responsibility of all pancy, vaccination coverage, Shaleen Kabra, Principal In Jammu and Kashmir, They said the devotees were taining social distancing. Officer, who can be contacted by banks, it has been instructed that a family pensioner in the event stakeholders and urged the peo- functional status of Covid Care Secretary to the Government, Jyestha Ashtami is celebrated by allowed inside the temple in Besides, Samohik evening Aarti without causing harassment to the ple to inculcate behavioural Centres (CCC) at Panchayat Home Department; Shailendra people at the shrine of Kheer small groups and were asked to was performed through internet of any inconvenience faced in family members of the deceased processing Family Pension cases changes to make Covid appropri- level, and status of Vaccine avail- Kumar, Principal Secretary to Bhawani in Tullamula in honour maintain social distance. by devotees of the Goddess from pensioner, the pension should be ate behaviour part and parcel of ability. the Government, Public Works of their patron goddess Ragnya The devotees expressed hap- their respective residences. after the death of the pensioner. commenced on the production of In addition, a half-yearly state- their day-to-day life. "The Civil It was informed that the over- (R&B) Department; Nitishwar Devi. piness over the celebration of the Jyeshtaa Ashtami was also the Death Certificate of the ment on progress of sanction of administration and the Police all recovery rate in the UT as on Kumar, Principal Secretary to ''Kheer'' (rice boiled in milk) festival. celebrated by Kashmiri Pandit deceased pensioner and in case Family Pension cases may be have to put in extra effort to sen- date was 95.2% while the posi- the Lt Governor; Pandurang K is prepared on this day as a food This year, owing to COVID, Sabha with usual religious fer- where the pensioner had a joint submitted to the Department of sitize people about social distanc- tivity rate has dropped to 1.3% in Pole, Divisional Commissioner offering. not many stalls were put up. vour at Sabha premises account with his or her spouse, Pension in the prescribed for- ing, wearing masks, and proac- last 24 hours. Further, 9 districts Kashmir; Vijay Kumar, IGP "We bow to Mata Kheer However some KP organisations Ambphalla, Jammu. Pooja was submission of a simple letter or mat. tive testing in the containment viz. Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kashmir; Dr. Raghav Langer, Bhawani and pray for every- had installed stalls and langer performed by all the devotees application should suffice for the Shopian, Jammu, Samba, Divisional Commissioner body's health and wellness," he for devotees which included led by KP Sabha president K K commencement of Family Kathua, Reasi, Udhampur, Jammu; Choudhary Mohammad said. Secretariat employees also. Khosa. Pension. In cases where the Kishtwar in the UT are in Green Yasin, Mission Director, NHM; Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, The temple of Mata and its Category where the epidemic is Deputy Commissioners and SPs, former Chief Ministers Omar surroundings were fully illumi- Doubtful story of prosecution being controlled through meas- attended the meeting, in person Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti nated by the volunteers of Mata ures with limited and localized and through virtual mode. besides scores of other leaders Kheer Bhawani Welfare Society have greeted people, particularly since yesterday. The society has leads to acquittal in NDPS case Kashmiri Pandits, on the occa- been doing this social service at Wide-ranging water conservation sion. holy shrine for last many years. Excelsior Correspondent office, Batamaloo, Srinagar. Nestled in the shade of mam- Earlier we used to open stalls During checking, two persons Members of CCI Jammu during a meeting in Jammu. moth Chinar trees in Tulamulla enroute to holy shrine from SRINAGAR, June 18: coming from Mominabad tried activities planned in Jammu: DC village in this Central Kashmir Jammu for the devotees but Doubting story of prosecution, to run away on seeing the police district, the temple witnessed since last year due to pandemic 3rd Additional Sessions Judge party. The Police party tactfully CCI appeals Chief Secy to restore Excelsior Correspondent said that nearly 850 water bodies hundreds of devotees who made this service was cancelled, said Srinagar Sudhir Khajuria acquit- apprehended them on spot. have been identified for rejuvena- the journey from across the Kiran Wattal head of the Society. ted two accused namely Akhtar During preliminary enquiry they JAMMU, June 18: District tion, while a target of developing Valley and Jammu region. Dharmarth Trust also cele- Hussain Gosi and Mohammad disclosed their names as Akhtar normalcy, unlock Jammu Administration Jammu has 700 new water bodies at Filling the atmosphere with brated Kheer Bhawani mela at Akbar Ganie who were facing Hussain Gossi of Eidgah planned to initiate wide ranging Panchayat level has also been set Excelsior Correspondent to take a considerate view and Water Conservation activities for water harvesting and ground a religious fervour and brother- Tullamula. Amid the prevailing trial in NDPS case. Rajasthan and Mohammad let go last month's rent of shops hood, devotees, walking bare- restrictions the priests of the “In the present matter, since Akbar Ganie of Humhama, under its project "Boond" which water recharge. JAMMU, June 18: Chamber and other business establish- envisages rain water harvesting, He also said that 750 defunct foot, carried rose petals and Trust offered traditional prayers the accused were facing trial Kupwara. The bag of accused of Commerce and Industries ments given on lease to the offered Pooja and paid obeisance at the Ragnya Devi temple and effective water management and hand pumps will be repaired and under the provisions of Special Akhtar Hussain Gossi, which (CCI) Jammu today urged the trader community in various to the goddess as the chants of held prayers for peace and to get ground water recharge. 350 new hand pumps will be Act i,e NDPS Act which itself is was searched on the spot, con- Chief Secretary Arun Kumar markets and malls in the hymns echoed through the tem- rid of dreaded COVID. very stringent Act and it is a This was stated by Deputy installed in the water stressed tained some clothes, walnuts Mehta for completely unlock- region. ple compound. Selected devotees visited matter of common parlance that besides 1.6 kg Charas like sub- Commissioner Jammu Anshul areas. ing Jammu and restoring nor- He hoped that in the next The devotees paid obeisance Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine at stringent law requires stringent stance. This led to the registra- Garg today here at a press brief- The Deputy Commissioner mal business activity as the COVID SOPs, Chief Secretary to the deity while offering milk Manzgam in South Kashmir's proof as well; prosecution has tion of case FIR number 31 of ing. said that 350 government build- COVID-19 cases have been would take adequate steps to and Kheer (pudding) at the Kulgam district to pay obeisance grossly failed to prove the alle- 2018 for the offences under sec- The Deputy Commissioner ings have been identified where receded considerably. restore normalcy in Jammu as sacred spring within the com- to Goddess. The devotees gations leveled against the tions 8/20,29 of the NDPS Act said that more than 3 thousand roof top harvesting structures will In a meeting held here today soon as possible to rejuvenate plex. offered flowers, milk and Kheer accused and conviction cannot with Police Station Batamaloo. works have been planned in col- be established for storing rain at Chamber House Jammu, business activity which was It is believed that the colour in the holy spring. Yesterday be based on the basis of half Necessary seizure was drawn laboration with PRIs under the Jal water and releasing back into the Arun Gupta (president CCI) snarled after the imposition of of the sacred spring water which pooja was performed as per tra- cooked story of the prosecu- up and statements taken down Shakti Abhiyan under the theme ground to increase the ground said that the business commu- corona curfew in wake of sec- flows below the temple indicates dition at ancient Sandal tree in tion,” observed the court and under section 161 CrP C. From 'Catch the Rain, when it falls water table. nity of the region is passing ond wave of COVID-19. to the situation in the Valley. the shrine by the devotees led by directed Superintendent Central the seized contraband, sample where it falls." The Deputy Commissioner through the worst ever time of Anil Gupta (senior vice- Jail, Srinagar to release both the was drawn and dispatched to Anshul Garg said that the further said that Irrigation & accused henceforth provided FSL after having been sealed by their entire life due to extreme president), Rajeev Gupta (jun- project has six major components Flood Control Department along Umer Hameed takes over they are not required in any the Executive Magistrate. financial crunch faced on ior vice-president), Gaurav including rejuvenation of existing with Integrated Watershed other case/FIR. Concluding that the offence account of continuous lock- Gupta (secretary general), water bodies, creation of new Management will set up new The brief facts of the prose- under sections 8/20, 29 of NDPS downs and prevailing uncer- Rajesh Gupta (secretary) and water bodies, repairing of existing check dams at 30 identified sites as Chairman CEPC cution case are that on Act was made out against the tainty. He said to save the busi- Rajesh Gupta (treasurer) were hand pumps, roof top water har- to collect the rain water and 22.02.2018, the Police Station, accused, this charge sheet was nessmen of Jammu, there is also present in the meeting. vesting and creating check dams. recharge ground water level. Excelsior Correspondent Shiv Kumar Gupta, former dire need that the partial lock- The Deputy Commissioner Executive Director, CEPC, Vikas Batamaloo had set up a naka laid before the Court on near Labour Commissioner 26.04.2018 accordingly. down which is in force these SRINAGAR, June 18 As per Malhotra, Member-Exporter. days should be lifted hence- the directive of office of the forth so that the trading frater- Development Commissioner nity picks up the pieces and (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Dhaba owners delegation calls on once again start their life bit by Govt. of India, Umer Hameed, bit. 2nd Vice-Chairman, CEPC has The CCI president made a taken over as Chairman, CEPC Div Com, submits memorandum fervent appeal for considering today at CEPC's Head Office New Excelsior Correspondent ignored after announcing the their demand of waiving off Delhi. schedule for the other business electricity bills and also giving The take over was held in pres- JAMMU, June 18: A delega- establishments. moratorium to the traders, so ence of Mahavir Pratap Sharma, tion of All Dhabas Union of The Union said that dhaba that they can get some respite Past Chairman, CEPC, Shri Gulam Jammu province called on owners have no source of from the mounting financial Nabi Bhat, Sanjay Gupta, Sheikh The new Chairman assured Divisional Commissioner income. Even no special relief Ashiq Ahmad, Satish Wattal, Members of all kind of support for hardships which they are con- Jammu , Dr Raghav Langer was announced by the fronting right now. Members COA, CEPC, Man the overall growth of the Carpet here, today under the presi- Government for them till date. Singh Saini, Ehsan Mirza, Sector. He said equal support will He said that expenses of the dentship of Bodh Raj Dogra and They submitted a memorandum traders are standing tall but the Member-Exporters, Sanjay be provided to all the carpet clus- apprised him of their problems . to Divisional Commissioner Kumar, Executive Director, CEPC, ters. income is nowhere in the scene The delegation said that the urging him that the dhaba own- making their position topsy- Dhaba owners of Jammu ers of Jammu be allowed to turvy. "Only Government can Lady pilgrim among two killed, Division having no source of open their dhabas on daily basis bail us out from this tough situ- income except the income as from 7 am to 9 pm as the pil- ation which we are facing with- teenager injured in accidents dhabas being their only source grims of Mata Vaishno Devi out any fault of ours," said of livelihood and their families and Shri Amarnath will not face Arun Gupta. He further Excelsior Correspondent The deceased was identified are dependant on them only problems. The president of the as Sunder Devi, wife of Chatura demanded that hotels and which remained closed due to Dhaba owners demanded that restaurants be allowed to func- REASI, June 18: Two per- Ram Soni, a resident of COVID-19 lockdown their problems be redressed. sons including a lady pilgrim Rajasthan. tion with 50 per cent capacity announcement by the district Those who accompanied the with the extending time up to were killed and one teenager was The driver of vehicle identi- administration. president Dhaba Union included 10 PM. injured in accidents here today. fied as Ajay Shebotra, son of Shri They said even in the publi- Murari Lal Balgotra , vice pres- Gupta made a fervent As per police sources, a tipper Dayal, a resident of District cation of schedule for re-open- ident , Ramesh Kumar Balgotra, appeal before the Jammu bearing registration number Jammu. ing of various establishments in chairman, Vijay Kumar , gener- Development Authority (JDA), JK11C-6455 was on its way from A case under FIR Number phased manner from time to al secretary and Kamal Jammu Municipal Corporation Balmatkote towards Dhamni, 2/2021 under Sections 279 and time after expiry of the weekend Balgotra, cashier of the Union. (JMC) and J&K Housing Board when the driver lost control over 304-A IPC has been registered at lockdown, the aggrieved dhaba the wheel and the vehicle Police Station Bhawan and inves- owners were not considered in plunged into deep gorge near tigation initiated. this schedule and were always Dhamni, resulting into death of Special DG Crime appointed one person and injuries to a Power shut down Nodal Officer for ICJS teenager. Excelsior Correspondent The deceased was identified Excelsior Correspondent as Abdul Ghani (22), son of JAMMU, June 18: In order to carry out various upgradation/repair JAMMU, June 18: Government today appointed A.K Bashir Ahmed of Hamosan works, the power supply to Bathera and its adjoining areas shall remain Choudhary, Special DG Crime, as Nodal Officer for implementa- Tehsil Chassana and the injured affected on June 19 from 06 am to 11 am. tion of Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) under the was identified as Sohail Ahmad Similarly, the power supply to Kanachak and its adjoining areas CCTNS Project. (18), son of Shabir of Kewel shall remain affected on June 23 from 06 am to 11 am. Budhal District Rajouri. Likewise, the power supply to Nanak Nagar and its adjoining areas ICJS is an initiative of the e-Committee of Supreme Court to The injured was rushed to shall remain affected on June 19 from 06 am to 09 am. enable seamless transfer of data and information among different Primary Health Centre (PHC) Meanwhile, the power supply to Bishnah, Sarore and its adjoining pillars of the criminal justice system, like courts, police, jails and Gota and later referred to areas shall remain affected on June 19 from 07.30 am to 11.30 am. forensic science laboratories, from one platform. Government Medical College Similarly, the power supply to Dansal, Khahputa, Janayala, Janaka and "It is hereby ordered that A.K Choudhary, Special DG, Crime, and Hospital (GMCH) Jammu its adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 19 from 9 am to 1 pm. J&K, shall be the Nodal Officer for implementation of the Inter- for specialized treatment. Likewise, the power supply to Kullian, Simbal Camp and its operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), under the Crime and A case under relevant adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 19 from 8 am to 12 noon. Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project," reads a Sections has been registered at Meanwhile, the power supply to Basholi, Saman, Jandrota and Government order. Police Station Chassana and adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 19 to 21 from 07 am to The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has already given investigation started. 11 am. its approval to the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Meanwhile, a lady pilgrim Similarly, the power supply to Bhoond, Maska, Sandar and adjoin- extension of the CCTNS Project and has decided to implement was killed after hit by a Tata ing areas shall remain affected on June 22 to 24 from 08 am to 01 pm. ICJS by integrating CCTNS with e-Courts, e-prisons, forensics and Mobile near Shri Mata Vaishno Likewise, the power supply to Bani, Duggan and adjoining areas prosecution- the key components of the criminal Justice System Devi Bhawan. shall remain affected on June 25 from 8 am to 12 noon. followed by other jobs.