DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 (PAGE 3) No one from NC joining ‘Third Front’: Lone Excelsior Correspondent He also said that these are same peo- ple who are from time to time "being used SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Senior National by the Central Government; but I am Conference (NC) leader and Member telling you that we are determined and Parliament Akbar Lone today said that no these forces will not be allowed to suc- body from the party is going to be a part ceed-they are similar to that of a use and of the apparently emerging Third Front on throw commodity." the political landscape of J&K. While commenting of the proposed Lt Governor G C Murmu chairing a meeting on Wednesday. Speaking to the media persons on the move of the Central Government with sidelines of a meeting of party workers, regard to extending the domicile law to the UT of Jammu Lt Governor directs for rationalization and Kashmir, Lone said that the party is not going of food-grain distribution to accept it. "Rather, we will * Reviews working of SKIMS not be taking part in the elections Excelsior Correspondent MMSFES, PDS etc. He further Secretary; Arun Kumar Mehta, unless and until directed for the speeding up of Financial Commissioner, what happened JAMMU, Jan 8: Lieutenant adhaar seeding of the ration- Finance; Atal Dulloo, Financial on August 5 is Governor, Girish Chandra cards. Commissioner, Health and reversed in its Murmu today reviewed the func- He asked the functionaries to Medical Education and Senior NC leader Akbar Lone with other leaders during totality," he said. tioning of Food, Civil Supplies review the facilities being pro- Prof. A. G. Ahangar, Director workers meeting in Srinagar on Wednesday. -Excelsior/Shakeel He said that and Consumer Affairs (FCS & vided to the in-mates of special SKIMS. the talks of domi- CA) Department in a meeting at schools, shelter homes like Nari- The Lt Governor directed the Lone said that these people (of third front) cile are being put out on the directions of the Civil Secretariat. Niketan, Bal-Ashram etc and functionaries of SKIMS to pre- are the same who dislodged the the people who are in consultation with Farooq Khan, Advisor to submit a report in that regard pare a comprehensive futuristic Government in 1984 when Dr Farooq the Government. "These people (of third Lieutenant Governor; BVR within one month. plan with vision of growth and Abdullah was the Chief Minister. front) are putting out such things; and we Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; While reviewing the distribu- development of health infrastruc- "It was a meeting of the party func- will not accept it in any form," he said. Mathur inaugurates Ladakh Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial tion of LPG Cylinders in the far- ture and medi-care facilities. He tionaries, delegates, * Watch video on Replying to a question Commissioner, Finance; Atal flung areas, the Lt Governor further asked them to conduct a block presidents, con- regarding why didn't he Dulloo, Financial Commissioner, directed the officers to work out comparative study of SKIMS stituency in charges, www.excelsiornews.com resigned in protest after Pavilion at SATTE expo Health and Medical Education; effective mechanism for supply with other deemed Medical block secretaries and other parent body what happened on August 5, Lone said Excelsior Correspondent Ladakh participated with great enthusi- Hirdesh Kumar, Commissioner and distribution and open up Universities of repute and members from South Kashmir zone that that if his resignation is going to serve any asm and fervour. Secretary, School Education & more stores to ensure that the suf- Hospitals across the country and was held at party headquarters Nawa e purpose, he was ready to resign. NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Lieutenant SATTE serves as a prominent plat- Social Welfare; Pandurang K. ficient supply of LPG Cylinders suggest measures for improving Subha", he said. "If I would have resigned, I would not Governor Ladakh, Radha Krishna Mathur form for promoting tourism. Participation Pole, Secretary Food, Civil and other essential commodities the different processes and "No body from our party is going to have been able to speak in the Parliament inaugurated the Ladakh Pavilion at the of Union Territory of Ladakh at such a Supplies and Consumer Affairs reaches the population living in administration of SKIMS by be a part of the third front who recently as it did after August 5. If my resignation South Asian Trade and Travel Exchange large scale will promote the tourism (FCS & CA); Jatinder Singh far-off and difficult areas of the emulating from best practices. met with the Lieutenant Governor. These will pave a way for the release of the (SATTE-2020) expo, in Director FCS & CA, Nitu Gupta, Union Territory. He categorically instructed people have got no public appeal and the detained leaders and the people are given presence of the Controller Legal Metrology and Observing the paucity of the functionaries to shun adho- people have rejected them and will con- the rights that have been withheld, I am Chairman/Chief Executive other senior officers attended the enforcement staff in Legal cism of any sort across all levels tinue to do so," he said. ready to resign," he said. Councillor, LAHDC-Leh, meeting. Metrology department, the Lt and asked them to effectively uti- Gyal P Wangyal, Member The Lt Governor sought a Governor called for empowering lize the available man-power and of Parliament, Ladakh comprehensive report regarding SDMs, Tehsildars and Naib- infrastructural resources to pro- BRO gets new high-tech snow Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the allocation of food-grains, Tehsildars for conducting inspec- vide best possible medical facili- Executive Councilor dumping of stocks in snow tion of consumer outlets for ties to the people coming from Tourism LAHDC Kargil, bound areas, departmental and ensuring quality and proper pric- the most relegated sections of the clearance machines Er. Phunchok Tashi, FCI godowns and their storage ing of consumer goods. He fur- society. Excelsior Correspondent Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Commissioner/Secretary capacity along with the present ther asked the Legal Metrology He asked the officers to sub- SRINAGAR, Jan 8: With snowfall Tregbal in Bandipora- Gurez road, Tourism, Rigzin Samphel, status regarding functioning of Department to submit a proposal mit the proposal for filling the blocking important highways and roads Nawgam in Handwara and Sadhna Pass in Director Tourism, Ladakh, fair price shops, end to end com- regarding staff requirement in the vacant post in Emergency during winter, the Border Roads Tanghdar, Kupwara. Mumtaz Ali, Presidents and puterization of TPDS Operations department. Medicine and Blood Transfusion Organisation has got high-tech snow clear- "These machines are state-of-the-art Members of the Trade and (e-PDS), supply of PDS A proposal to effectively uti- and further directed them to sub- ance and cutting machines that can clear snow clearance equipments which will Travel industry of Ladakh. Kerosene, LPG coverage and lize the services of labourers who mit the DPR for creation of one kilometre of snow in just three hours. make clearance of highways easier and SATTE is an expo with schemes related to welfare insti- were earlier working in FCS & Trauma Centre. The snowfall in winter blocks impor- swift. With tremendous speed, these new over 1000 participants from tutions and hostels etc. CA stores, was also sought on The chair was also briefed tant strategic roads including Srinagar-Leh, machines can operate at an altitude of even more than 50 countries and The Lt Governor directed the immediate basis. about various issues related to Jammu-Srinagar, Gurez-Bandipora and 18500 fts and above and can has the capa- 28 Indian states. It is sup- officers to rationalize the distri- Meanwhile, Lt Governor SKIMS including recruitment of Kupwara-Karnah highways which would bility of clearing 5000 tons of snow per ported by the Ministry of Lt Governor R K Mathur inaugurating Ladakh bution of food grains across the reviewed the working of Sher-I- staff to fill up vacant posts and take lot of time for clearance due to inad- hour," BRO officials said. Tourism, Government of Pavilion at SATTE Expo. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Medical other issues concerning infra- equacy of modern equipments . Officials said the capacity of the new India and UNWTO. Aimed Kashmir under various pro- Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. structural requirement and of BRO officials said that seven high-tech machines is that it can clear 1.5 meter high at building new business partnerships, industry to a great extent. The event was grammes and schemes like The meeting was attended by administrative importance. machines, snow cutter FRESIA have been accumulated snow and 300 meter long in SATTE is an important avenue for the organised by All Ladakh Tour Operators National Food Security Act, BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief purchased from Italy for the swift snow an hour. About one kilometre of the snow promotion of tourism. Association, All Kargil Travel Trade cutting and clearance of these important covered road will be cleared by the equip- Lt. Governor also visited the stalls of Association in collaboration with the Central Trade Unions protest, highways and passes. While conforming ment in just three to four hours . Ladakh Pavilion and interacted with the Department of Tourism, Ladakh. Union BRO official said that four of the high tech "BRO men will be trained to operate participants. This was the 27th edition of Territory of Ladakh proposes to partici- equipments have been received and the rest these machines by the experts from Italy. the SATTE. For the first time, Ladakh pate in more such national events as well of these machines will be imported soon. These new machines will be commis- participated with an independent pavilion as some international events to promote observe one day strike earmarked for its tourism sector. Tour tourism in Ladakh. Excelsior Correspondent rocketing unemployment, deepen- Pawan Gupta, general secre- Officials said the new machines have sioned and inducted in the on-going winter operators and hoteliers from across ing impoverishment, faster tary Northern Zone Insurance been put for use at Jawahar tunnel on season," they said. JAMMU, Jan 8: As a part of decline in average level of earn- Employees Association nation wide strike, the workers of ings, reckless privatization , denounces the Government for SNM Hospital reeling under 10 Central Trade Unions, inde- destruction of indigenous manu- aggressive move for privatization pendent Federations and facturing capabilities and abnor- of PSUs and Government sector shortage of staff including Postal department, Excelsior Correspondent structures to provide such facility Defence production, Public Sector LEH, Jan 8: The patients visit- to patients during treatment. Banks and Insurance and also ing the Ladakh's premier health Apart from the staff shortage Railways, Public Road Transport, institution Sonam Norboo issue, the another big challenge is Memorial (SNM) Hospital have non-availability of drugs during Ports, Coal, Power, Steel, to face manifold problems due to odd hours thus hospital desperate- Petroleum etc through disinvest- shortage of staff and absence of ly needs a fair price shop within ment. He alleged that round the clock fair price shop. its premises to provide round the Government was deliberately and During winter, about 500 OPD clock services to the patients. vindictively weakening the Air patients are handled in this hospi- Responding to the queries, India, BSNL, MTNL, for making tal daily by the limited staff which SNM Hospital Deputy Medical way for privatization, grows to 1000 during peak tourist Superintendent Dr Tsering Manjit Singh from BSNL, season in summer with tourists Angchok Katpa said that SNM Shaimber Singh-HMS, Nar Singh facing altitude sickness reporting has good infrastructure but short- SCLU, Suresh Kumar AITUC, between 6 pm to 10 pm. age of drugs and staff is the Anil Khanna from Post Office, Situation goes worst when biggest hurdle during the course Shiv Kumar -INTUC, Anil there is outbreak besides constant of treatment. He said there is fear of swine flu and other com- urgent need of round the clock Kumar from BEFI, Dalip Kour municable diseases requiring iso- chemist shop within the hospital Activists of Central Trade Unions taking out massive protest from GIC, Romesh Chand from lation treatment. This keeps the to function 24 hours to provide all rally in Jammu on Wednesday. -Excelsior/ Rakesh NZEA and JL Parihar, state secre- limited staff on their toes facing kinds of drugs on concessional tary CITU also spoke on the occa- workload burden, yet they are rates. Associations including thoun- mal rise of economic inequality in sion. helpless left with no other option No doubt, SNM Hospital is sands of employees from the society . Similar protest demonstation but to bear the burden. catering to the needs of the people Insurance & banking sectors, Tarigami said that closure and was held outside the office of DC Due to staff shortage, the hos- against all odds, but it special power, steel, petroleum, railways shut down of automobile indus- Kathua. Besides CITU, members pital cannot afford to provide spe- attention of the concerned author- etc observed one day strike and tries and huge job losses including of Kissan Sabha, Bhawan Nirman cial room service to patients will- ities in appointing the required Mazdor Union also participated in ing to pay any cost although hos- staff and opening of 24 hours fair held protest demonstrations at in the IT sector is adding fuel to the pital has enough newly built infra- price shops in the hospital. Divisional and District level fire, price rise of essential com- the protest programme. offices across the region. modities including public trans- port, electricity, medicines etc is * Watch video on mounting miseries on daily lives www.excelsiornews.com of the people, leading to widening and deepening poverty. He said In Jammu, massive protest further, drastic cut on the demonstration under the leader- Government expenditure in social ship of State president of Centre of sector and various welfare Indian Trade Unions (CITU), schemes has made the conditions Mohd Yousuf Tarigami (Ex- of the workers, particularly from MLA) was held at Press Club, unorganized sector more precari- near main Tawi bridge here today. ous. He called upon the working Thousands of workers from organ- class to launch a consistent strug- ized and unorganized sectors gle against anti-worker and anti - joined protest demonstration and people policies of the Modi Govt. rally. A large number of women CITU general secretary, Om activists were also part of protest. Parkash and senior leader Sham Carrying flags and banners, they Parsad Kesar also spoke on the were shouting slogans in support occasion and projected the issues of their demands. of the local workers. They said that While addressing mammoth workers from various departments gathering, Tarigami said that and Corporations have been NDA Government has completed denied their wages since long and 6 months of its second term in they are being exploited. They also office and the country and its peo- demanded hike in the minimum ple are facing economic slow wages in J&K UT as per Central down, continuing job- losses, sky norms. Power shut down Excelsior Correspondent affected on January 9 from JAMMU, Jan 8: According 12.15 pm to 01.15 pm. to Chief Engineer (Distribution) Likewise, the power supply JPDCL, Jammu, the power sup- to Wave Mall Complex fed from ply to Nanak Nagar and its 33 KV G-10 feeder emanating adjoining areas fed from 33 KV from 220/132/33 KV Grid G-3 feeder emanating from Station Gladni will remain 220/132/33 KV Grid Station affected on January 9 from 1.30 Gladni will remain affected on pm to 2.30 pm. January 9 from 11 am to 12 Meanwhile, the power sup- noon. ply to MES, Sainik Colony, Part Similarly, the power supply of Ratnuchak and its adjoining to Channi Himmat, Chowadi areas fed from 33 KV and its adjoining areas fed from Ratnuchak line emanating from 33 KV G-6 feeder emanating 132/33 KV Grid Station BB-II from 220/132/33 KV Grid will remain affected on January Station Gladni will remain 9 from 11 am to 1 pm.