DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 (PAGE 11) Udhampur town needs a facelift Overloading in matadors A convocation at 13,000 ft in Ladakh for Overloading in matadors running from Udhampur town to The attention of the District Administration Udhampur is drawn towards the insanitary conditions prevailing in the Udhampur town. peripheral areas and vice versa continues to be a great menace for The interior lanes of the town are strewn with garbage and cow- people here. The passengers are loaded just cattle in these mata- young innovators with Himalayan dreams dung. These garbage heaps not only vitiate the nearby ambience but dors causing great inconvenience to them, particularly the lady also disfigure the town. Besides, one can see herds of stray cattle folk and children. One can even see passengers on roof tops and HEMIS (Leh-Ladakh), Aug 25: of the Nalanda University. The neurs, during their fellowship, the first floor of a building in foraging for food here and then causing harassment not only to hanging from outside. programme seeks to foster in came up with several innovative the courtyard. The maroon pedestrians but at the same time cause traffic jams. The jams in turn Sometime back, this problem invited much attention as there When 52 young innovators these select candidates a spirit projects across diverse fields to robes of fellows matched the create another set of problems to people frequenting the market. dressed in maroon graduation of innovation with a sensitive shape the future of the colour of traditional robes worn was an accident on account of overloading. Though some meas- Besides the street lights do not function at various places in the robes gathered on Sunday in the eye on the fragile Himalayan Himalayan region with sustain- by monks amid the iconic archi- ures were taken to stop this menace, the situation is gradually courtyard of a 17th century region. These are our able solutions. tecture of the monastery. town. These street lights need to be replaced by new ones so that returning to old days. Buddhist monastery, surrounded Himalayan heroes, Rinpoche “Perhaps, never has been a Wangyal, in his address, said people do not face inconvenience during evening hours. Hope the One of the major reasons of overloading is shortage of mata- by jagged mountains at 13,000 said. convocation held in such a the Naropa Fellowship injects administration would look into the matter. dors running on these routes. If the Government plies more num- ft in Ladakh, the convocation The Buddhist leader of the beautiful and iconic setting entrepreneurial skill that Ashok Gupta ber of buses on these routes, it may reduce overloading in the dis- was anything but ordinary. Drukpa lineage also emphasised where the grand beauty of will“foster a sustainable envi- Dhar Road, Udhampur trict. The first batch of year-long on the beautiful setting of the nature puts you in a sense of ronment in Ladakh and also in Virender Sharma Naropa Fellowship graduated in convocation, which he said, will awe. And, as you graduate today other parts of the country”. a ceremony held at the iconic inspire these young minds to after finishing the fellowship, “Through innovation people Repair Dogra Nagar lanes Udhampur Hemis Monastery premises, dream big but remain humble innovation will be your watch- in the Himalayan region will This is to draw the attention of the JMC authorities that the where Ladakh MP Jamyang towards the nature. word but the sustainability of thrive and prosper for genera- roads in Dogra Nagar got damaged during recent rains and need ACTION PLEASE! Tsering Namgyal and Chief The 52 fellows, drawn from the Himalayan region at the tions to come. This fellowship immediate repairs. These roads are causing great inconvenience Executive Councillor, Ladakh different parts of the country, core of it, said Sinha, also Dean will address also rising chal- to the residents and motorists, particularly, during rainy days. E-mail : [email protected] Autonomous Hill Development including one-third from of the Fellowship. lenges of unemployment and Though most of these roads had been black-topped sometime Council, Gyal P Wangyal were Ladakh region, collected their Hemis village, situated in an lack of training and skills, ago, now they have developed potholes and puddles again. among the guests. certificates on a modest stage idyllic environment near the besides the steady cultural ero- As such it is requested that the repair work be carried out at Repair and clean drains The Naropa Fellowship, that was dwarfed by towering shimmering Indus River, is sion of our old school tradition the earliest. named after ancient Buddhist dry, brown mountains and over- located about 45 km from Leh and morality,” he said. Ramesh Dogra Dogra Nagar in Lower Shiv Nagar scholar Naropa, was inspired by hanging skies on a sunny after- town. The eponymous He said the younger genera- His Holiness the Gyalwang noon in heavenly Ladakh. monastery is perched in the tion needs to be educated "about We, the residents of Lower Shiv Nagar, Lane No. 16, near AG Drukpa, of Drukpa Buddhist Namgyal said the fellowship mountains in a picturesque set- the struggles of our forefathers Augment water pressure Office Jammu, draw the attention of concerned authorities lineage, and co-founded by His was introduced for the first time ting. and companionship with nature, We, the residents of Lower Shiv Nagar want to draw the atten- towards the deplorable condition of drains in the area. tion of the PHE Department towards the low pressure of water in Eminence Drukpa Thuksey in Ladakh, and such steps were Giving a touch of Ladakhi and the Ladakhi culture". The drains do not have any outlet here, with the result, water newly laid waterpipes by the ERA. As a result of it, people face Rinpoche and educationist needed for Ladakh's future as culture, many parents attended Rudrangshu Mukherjee, in them stinks and often flows onto the roads causing great incon- shortage of drinking water, particularly during these hot days. Pramath Raj Sinha, also founder also for the global ecological the event in traditional attire, chancellor of Ashoka University venience to residents. of Ashoka University. system. and one even spun a Buddhist in his keynote speech, cited The PHE authorities are requested to look into the matter by We request the authorities to repair these drains of the mohal- “We named the fellowship With Ladakh standing at a wheel as the ceremony was experiences of filmmaker making an on the spot assessment of the situation. la. after Naropa, as he was a great cusp of a historic change, these underway, while little monks Satyajit Ray at the Viswa It is expected that the authorities won’t let down the people of scholar and also was a student 52 young, dynamic entrepre- watched the programme from Bharati University in Shanti this area on this basic amenity. Romesh Khullar Niketan, saying, similarly, the Surinder Kumar Lower Shiv Nagar, setting of “rough-hewn moun- Lower Shiv Nagar, Jammu Jammu CVC sets up panel on bank frauds tains and Indus Rivers nearby should inspire a sense of con- Bypolls on 4 NEW DELHI, Aug 25: receipt of its recommendation essary funding to the board. templation and a sense of won- or advice, the bank concerned In a bid to check such inci- der. (PTI) seats on Sept 23 The Central Vigilance would take further action in dences, the Government has NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Commission (CVC) has con- such matter, it said. already issued the 'framework Girl raped by stituted Advisory Board for "Central Bureau of for timely detection, reporting, The Election Commission Banking Frauds (ABBF) head- Investigation (CBI) may also and investigation relating to FB friend today announced by-elections to one Assembly seat each in ed by former Vigilance refer any case or matter to the large-value bank frauds' to Excelsior Correspondent Commissioner T M Bhasin to board where it has any issue or PSBs, which makes it clear Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Kerala. examine bank fraud over Rs difficulty or in technical mat- that all accounts exceeding Rs JAMMU, Aug 25: A girl 50 crore and recommend ters with the PSB concerned," 50 crore, if classified as an The bypolls for Dantewada was allegedly raped by her (Chhattisgarh), Pala (Kerala), action. it said. NPA, should be examined by Facebook (FB) friend. The panel in its previous Other members of the banks from the angle of possi- Badharghat (Tripura) and As per police sources, a girl Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) avatar called the Advisory Panel are Madhusudan Prasad ble fraud, and a report be hailing from Kunjwani was Board on Bank, Commercial - former Urban Development placed before the bank's Assembly seats will be held on allegedly raped by a youth September 23. and Financial Frauds. Secretary, D K Pathak - former Committee for Review of identified as Surinder Kumar, The ABBF, formed in con- Director General of the Border NPAs based on the findings of The bypoll in Hamirpur son of Parkash Chand, a resi- was necessitated by the dis- sultation with the RBI, would Security Force and Suresh N the investigation. dent of District Kathua, who function as the first level of Patel - former MD and CEO of Besides, the PSBs have qualification of BJP MLA met her through social net- Ashok Chandel. By-elections Central Study team visiting flood affected areas in Belagavi on Sunday. examination of all large fraud Andhra Bank. been advised to obtain a certi- working site 'Facebook'. cases before recommendations The tenure of the Chairman fied copy of the passport of to 12 other Assembly seats in The youth threatened the UP are also due as most of the or references are made to the and members would be for a promoters/directors and other girl of dire consequences if she investigative agencies by the period of two years from authorised signatories of com- sitting MLAs won the Lok Central team begins survey of flood revealed the ordeal to anyone. Sabha elections this year. But respective public sector banks August 21, 2019, the order panies taking loan facilities of The girl mustered courage (PSBs), CVC said in an order. said. more than Rs 50 crore. (PTI) the dates are yet to be and narrated the whole episode announced by the poll panel. affected areas in Karnataka The four-member board's It further said the board to her parents, who lodged a Samooh Theatre The Dantewada, Pala and BELAGAVI, Aug 25: He said there was also dam- ings would take some time. jurisdiction would be confined will also periodically carry out complaint in this regard with Badharghat bypolls were age to standingcrops, especial- Our team inspected the col- to those cases involving the frauds analysis in the financial Police Station Gangyal. organizes cultural necessitated following the The seven-member central ly sugarcane that was ready to lapsed houses in Manjari vil- level of officers of General system and give inputs for pol- Acting over the complaint, death of the respective sitting study team headed by Ministry be harvested in the Krishna lage. We appreciated the relief Manager and above in the PSB icy formulation related to the programme a case under FIR Number MLAs. of Home Affairs Joint basin in the district. The work initiated by the State in respect of an allegation of a fraud to the RBI. 90/19 under section 376 RPC Excelsior Correspondent While the notification for Secretary (Admin) Sriprakash Karnataka government had government in the district,’’ he fraud in a borrowal account, it Headquartered in Delhi, was registered at Gangyal the by-elections would be visited flood affected areas taken up adequate steps to said. said. the Reserve Bank of India will Police Station and hunt has JAMMU, Aug 25: Under the issued on August 28, counting coming under Belagavi district bring relief to the people who He said release of central Lenders would refer all provide required secretarial been launched to nab the supervision of Anita Chandpuri, will be held on September 27, on Sunday. had been affected due to dam- assistance will take some time large fraud cases above Rs 50 services, logistic and analyti- alleged rapist. crore to the board and on cal support along with the nec- Samooh Theatre’s Women the EC said. (PTI) The team visited flood age and loss of their homes. as necessary survey has to be Wing organized a cultural pro- affected villages in Chikkodi, Some cacualities had been carried out. But the union gov- gramme at Purkhoo camp on Bhoomi Human Welfare Society Kagwad and other taluks and reported and the team will take ernment had released immedi- Situation not normal the occasion of Krishana inspected damage caused by all these aspects in submitting ate interim assistance and his Janamashtmi. floods to agriculture crops, its report. team would finalise its report Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) organizes prog to raise voice against plastic homes, schools and roads, offi- The seven-member team as soon as possible. in Kashmir: D Raja National Secretary Youth, Excelsior Correspondent tandem with the nature so as to cial sources said. began its three day tour of the MLC Mahantesh Deepu Singh Ranotra was the HYDERABAD, Aug 25: There is Curfew in Kashmir. put an end to plastic/polythene. While speaking to media district and it would also con- Kavatagimut met the central chief guest and he inaugurated Why should it continue (if JAMMU, Aug 25: J&K Skit and musical items high- persons at Shedbal village in duct survey to assess the flood study team at Manjri and the Purkhoo center of Samooh Describing the abrogation of everything is normal)? he added. Bhoomi Human Welfare Society lighted growing serious conse- Kagwad Sriprakash said after damages in other districts in explained decades old prob- Theatre. provisions of Article 370 by the Raja said the Narendra organized a programme with an quences of plastic for human the survey it was found that over 15 districts in Karnataka. lems of Bank of river families Shemsher Singh of Relief & NDA Government as "unconsti- Modi-led government circum- objective to raise voice against health. Belagavi district had suffered Deputy commissioner S B including every year problems Rehabilitation Department; tutional and undemocratic," vented the Constitution and plastic. Chief Patron of the society large scale damage due to Bommanahalli and other offi- by flood affects and appealed Sanjay Raina, State President Communist Party of India gen- bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir JK Koul (Bezaan) heavy floods in River Krishna cials briefed the team on to suitable compensation to the Minority Cell of LJP; Tarsame eral secretary D Raja said on state into two Union Territories. appealed to the and said the team would rec- extend of damages caused by flood victims and rehabilita- Manhas, youth leader and Sunday the situation was not He said as per the people of J&K ommend relief to the state gov- the flood in the district. tion and reconstruction works. (Panch Keren); Davinder normal in Kashmir. Constitution, the State Assembly especially youth ernment to speed up the relief Sriprakash said Karnataka Other team members Kumar Bhagat and Dr Sudhir Raja was part of the 11- has to be consulted before the to come forward work to the centre as soon as it had suffered severe damages included S C Meena, Mahajan were the special member delegation of opposi- bifurcation of any state. and aware the finalise a report within a few due to floods in Belagavi and Pnnuswamy, Jitendra Panvar, guests. tion parties from Delhi which "What the Modi government common masses days. ‘’Priority should be to in other districts which would Vijaykumar, Manikchandra On this occasion children wanted to visit the Valley to take has done is unconstitutional. regarding demer- take up rehabilitation work of be taken into consideration in Pandit, O P Suman and District presented cultural programme stock of the situation there after Abrogation of Article 370 is its of plastic. He those who lost homes in the finalising the recommenda- in charge secretary Rakesh on Lord Krishana. the revoking of the Jammu and unconstitutional. It is undemoc- added that there floods and we will recommend tions by his team to the centre. Singh. MLC Mahantesh Deepu Singh Ranotra inter- Kashmir's special status. ratic. It is against the federal are certain chemi- steps to the centre in this “Rehabilitation and recon- Kavatagimut and senior offi- acted with children and spoke However, the leaders were principles of Indian democracy," Artists during a skit organized by J&K cals in plastic, regard.’’ struction of the damaged build- cers were present. (UNI) on the life of Lord Krishana. not allowed to leave the Srinagar Raja charged. Bhoomi Human Welfare Society at Jammu on which cause can- The chief guest felicitated airport by the administration on The CPI leader said Kashmir Sunday. cer. Shemsher Singh of Relief & Days after resigning, IAS officer says restrictions Saturday. became part of India after inde- The artists, Rehabilitation Department for "This situation is not normal pendence whereas the BJP and The show comprising various who gave their best performance his support to Samooh Women at all (in Kashmir). People the RSS were claiming that the cultural items and skit served as were JK Koul (Bezaan), Jitender Wing Purkhoo Center. won't help convince people of Kashmir should understand this. No tele- troubled region has been "inte- a wake-up call for people of J&K Jotshi, Sumeeta Bhat, Vijay Founder of Samooh Theatre phone is working there. They grated only after Modi became exhorting them to ponder over Raina, Vidyuth, Mehul and Ravi. DAMAN, Aug 25: not acceptable in a democratic "Maybe I am wrong. My Group, Dr Sudhir Mahajan (the government) say that land- the PM." the serious consequences of plas- Susheel Bhat organized the pro- set up. Personally, I could not perception of the situation delivered vote of thanks. lines are working, but no, we According to him, Pakistani tic and take preventive steps in gramme. Days after resigning, IAS accept it and continue in the might be wrong. My conviction tried. No internet is working, no Muslims never accepted Indian officer Kannan Gopinathan, service during such a time," he could be wrong. But I just know telephone working," the CPI Muslims and Kashmiri Muslims who claimed he quit as he want- told PTI. that this is my perception and leader said at a party meeting on never thought of joining ITBP soldier threatens to imitate ed to express his views against "This is not something I can this is my conviction and I "Abrogation of Article 370 and Pakistan as there were cultural the "denial of freedom of accept in my country. I know would like to be vocal and Kashmir Situation" here. differences between them. expression" in Kashmir, on that my acceptance doesn't express my views on my con- "Schools and colleges are He said Pakistan's founder Paan Singh over ‘assault’ on kin Sunday said people of the make any difference. But I viction," he said. Valley have to be convinced on wanted to express that this is Gopinathan had in 2018 open but students are not going. Muhammad Ali Jinnah also did KHANDWA/BHOPAL, Aug 25: wrote in Hindi. gone to Hanuwantiya Island in Article 370, but it cannot be not correct. We should allow joined volunteers at three Parents are not ready to send not agree that Kashmiri Muslims The government swung Khandwa district on a picnic. done by not allowing them to them their Freedom of places in flood-hit Kerala with- their children to schools. People as "the Muslims of his thinking." An ITBP jawan's social into action after the post went He claimed that an argu- are not able to go to hospital. (PTI) express their views. Expression. If they don't like it out revealing that he was an media post in which he has viral. ment broke out between the The 32-year-old officer of we can try to convince them. IAS officer. Later when he was threatened to emulate soldier- "Taking cognisance of private security guards and his 2012 batch came into limelight We don't convince by locking carrying sacks of materials on Noted social activist gets turned-outlaw Paan Singh Singh's Facebook post, chief family members as they were after he hid his identity to join them up and not allowing them his back, Ernakulam Collector Tomar over alleged inaction by minister Kamal Nath has not allowed to carry milk bot- volunteers in relief work during to express their views," he said. and the sub-collector recog- police against those who directed an impartial investiga- tles and biscuits for babies at a the 2018 Kerala floods. He said the people should be nised him. ‘Samta Award-2019’ allegedly assaulted his family tion into the case of physical restaurant, which turned physi- Gopinathan, who was allowed freedom of expression. A day after his resignation, Excelsior Correspondent Ram Tomar, President of members has prompted altercation between the private cal. Secretary, Power Department, "To abrogate Article 370 is when PTI contacted him in Bhartiya Samta Samaj. Madhya Pradesh Chief security personnel (hired by He claimed the guards as of the Union Territories of the right of an elected govern- Silvassa, the IAS officer had JAMMU, Aug 25: On the On this occasion Udit Raj Minister Kamal Nath to inter- MP Tourism) and the ITBP well as staff at other facilities Daman and Diu, and Dadra and ment and to right to decide said he resigned as he was not eve of Independence Day senior praised the working of R. Vijay vene. jawan's family members at at Hanuwantiya attacked him Nagar Haveli, submitted his whether it is right or not is vest- happy with the Indian gover- journalist and noted social Magotra and said that he worked Nath has directed officials Hanumantiya Dam (a tourist and other family members with resignation last Wednesday. ed in the Supreme Court. As a nance system. hard, dedicatedly, to probe the matter and provide spot) in Khandwa district on bricks and sticks. His resignation made no bureaucrat I have limitations. "I Kannan G, IAS officer of honestly in journal- security to family members of August 16," Nath's media coor- Atul, who was injured in mention of the Kashmir issue. But in a democracy, people 2012 batch, AGMUT Cadre, ism and social field the jawan, Amit Singh, a resi- dinator Narendra Saluja said on one of his eyes, is being treated "I want to exercise my free- have the right to respond hereby submit my letter of res- for the welfare of dent of Mundi village in Sunday. in Indore. dom of expression but it is not against such decisions. The cit- ignation from the Indian poor, needy and Khandwa district. Khandwa superintendent of He said his another brother possible while I am in the serv- izens of a democratic country Administrative Service. I downtrodden masses. In his FB post, Singh said police Shivdayal Singh said the Vipul Singh's suffered a frac- ice. There are certain rules and has the right to react or respond humbly request you to kindly He has donated he would not hesitate to pick matter would be re-investigated ture in his leg. regulations in that," he said on to a decision taken by the gov- accept my resignation and his blood several up a gun like Paan Singh as per the directives of the Tomar was a seven-time Sunday. ernment," Gopinathan told PTI. relive me," read his resignation times for saving pre- Tomar--a soldier cum athlete chief minister. national steeplechase champion Gopinathan, who hails from He said the resignation was letter. cious lives of bomb who later turned an outlaw in "Cases were registered ear- in the 1950s and 1960s, who Kottayam District of Kerala, a decision he took out of a very Gopinathan had said he tried blast and road acci- Chambal region--if those lier on the complaints of both represented India at the 1958 said that to abrogate Article 370 strong feeling that he could not to change the system but has dental victims. responsible for assaulting his sides (Singh's family members Asian Games. "is the right of an elected gov- accept the kind of denial of come to the conclusion that it Magotra who is family members are not pun- and security guards). Further After a premature retire- ernment", but in a democracy right to the people there. cannot be changed. Social activist, R. Vijay Magotra getting ished. action would be taken if new ment from the Army, Tomar 'Samta Award - 2019' at New Delhi. Deputy Divisional the people have the right to He said he never wanted to An electrical engineer from Warden Civil "Madhya Pradesh govern- facts emerge during probe," he returned to his native village. respond to such decisions. say anything publicly until his the Birla Institute of activist from J&K, R. Vijay Defence, Jammu has also ment should give justice to my said. He later gained notoriety as a "After taking the decision resignation was accepted but Technology, Mesra, he worked Magotra got national level awarded DGCD's family and brother...don't force According to Atul Singh, Chambal Valley rebel when he on Kashmir, nearly 20 days the word leaked from some as a design engineer with a pri- 'Samta Award - 2019' at Commendation Certificate and me to be become a new Paan brother of Amit Singh, the resorted to violence after a land have passed and even now, the social media group where he vate firm before entering the Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi by Disc in 2013 for his selfless and Singh Tomar...I won't need a incident occurred on August 16 feud there. He was shot dead in people there are not allowed to had shared his views and news Indian Administrative Service the Ex-MP, Udit Raj and Kali sincere services to the society. training to fire a gun," Singh when his family members had 1981. (PTI) react or respond to it and that is of resignation. (IAS). 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