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म त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 2 Historic Pratap Park renovated

v Imran Ali HELP Foundation. After 2014 floods the organization Ltd we engaged a landscape architect to prepare went to many reputed companies and finally the the redesigning plan for Pratab Park. The design : As a step towards urban beautification proposal was approved by Godfrey Philips India Ltd. was prepared and immediately brought to action. It and rehabilitation, the historic Pratab Park located Godfrey Phillips India Limited is a flagship company took us almost 8 months to accomplish this project. in the centre of the city has been We used advanced techniques to revitalized on modern techniques. The improve irrigation and drainage department of Floriculture, Kashmir in system of the Pratab.” He said, consultation with the Godfrey Philips “More emphasis was laid to provide India Ltd and Help Foundation took hassle free pedestrian movement on this initiative to redesign the overall both sides of the park. Lights were landscape of the Pratab Park. installed to make it more attractive The project which was funded by at evening time”. The redesigning the Godfrey Philips India Ltd and process of the Pratab Park included implemented by Help Foundation to plant all-season trees, mostly (NGO) is almost in final phase and is those having dust-absorbing nature. likely to be inaugurated by this month. After badly hit by September, Speaking to MERC Times, Mr Talat, 2014 floods, the Pratab Park and Director Floriculture Kashmir regained its look. Locals were said, “The idea was to facelift the park very happy and waiting eagerly because it was completely damaged due for its opening. “It was a place of to 2014 floods. Modern methods were attraction for tourists and locals used to improvise the irrigation and as well. We used to sit in the park drainage system of the park.” He said, and enjoy during hot summer “We are testing the installed systems these days and of the K.K. Modi Group and is one of India’s largest days. It is good to see it again in more beautiful after that the park will be thrown open to public”. cigarette manufacturers. form after destroyed by 2014 floods. I am waiting The proposal for beautification and rehabilitation Ashiq Ali, Director Projects, HELP Foundation for its opening and excited to see its new look” said of Srinagar city was prepared by a valley based NGO, said, “After the funds allocated by the Godfrey Philips Ali Mohammad, a local resident.

v Munawar particularly the teenagers from drug abuse and aware about its effects. He Srinagar: Already equipped with Srinagar drug said parents have an important role superior facilities the drug de- to keep the youngsters away from addiction centre at Srinagar would the use of drugs and also the family be upgraded, enhancing its capacity de-addiction centre to be support for the affected people could from 11 to 25 beds, in order to meet the lead them towards normal life. We huge inflow of drug addicted patients. would have to address the major This was disclosed by Director upgraded: DGP Kashmir reasons which lead the youth to take General of Police (DGP), Mr. K. drugs, besides de-addicting the drug Rajendra Kumar, during his visit to users, said Rajendra. Drug de-addiction Centre Srinagar at Rajendra also discussed modalities PCR today. He said that drug abuse for the construction of a 50 bed De- affects the capabilities youth and it is addiction Hospital at Idgah Srinagar. the responsibility of all stakeholders He was told that the construction to work together and eradicate the of the fully equipped Hospital at 5 growing menace, which has risen Kanals of land, which has already to an alarming level in the modern been acquired, would be taken into society. Drug abuse makes the youth hand soon. dependant, incapable to face the consumption and join their normal the affected youth to their normal Earlier, Dr. Mohammad Muzaffar challenges and finally costs their life, life. Now we are upgrading the life. The parents of the patients Khan, Director of the Centre briefed he added. centre, fully equipped having 25 bed disclosed that they had lost hope of DGP about the performance of centre Mr. Rajendra said that JKP, capacity with proper infrastructure their children when they indulged in since it was established. He informed realising its social responsibility to treat the patients. All technical the drug abuse but JKP came to their that during the years of its existence has taken initiatives for the physical support will be provided by JKP rescue. Patients thanked the Police more than 15,000 patients hailing and mental development of youth including psychiatrics for treatment for providing better treatment and from different district of the State, of the State. Besides professional and counselling of the patients, he hygienic atmosphere during their have been treated in the centre. duties we have been working for added. stay at the Centre. He said that the patients need day drug de-addiction and such centres On the occasion, DGP interacted Mr. Rajendra sought cooperation care with counselling and medical are operational at and with the patients, their guardians from the parents to overcome the treatment. However, some patients some other district headquarters and sought their view about the menace and save the youngsters are required to remain in hospital also. Thousands of youth have been performance of De-addiction Centre. from drug consumption, which for 30 to 40 days. These patients are treated in the centres by the doctors They lauded the efforts of JKP and also leads to other evils and crimes. provided day-night care with food enabling them to give up the dreadful the staff of the Centre in bringing He stressed to dissuade the youth, items. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا  ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 3 Central University Won Potter’s Wheel Quiz Competition Standing Still v Bisma Farooq interact with the other students of different colleges by such competitions,” she added. Srinagar: A Kashmir University’s department Besides participants from Kashmir university’s of law on Saturday held Shah-I-Hamdan legal department of law and central university quiz competition 2016. Central university of if Kashmir’s school of legal studies, other Kashmir team won the competition while teams participants from private law colleges of Kashmir from university of Kashmir and Kashmir Law which are affiliated with university of Kashmir, College emerged as first and second runner-up including Kashmir law college, Vitasta college respectively. of law and humanities and KCEF law college The team from central university of Kashmir’s were part of the competition. school of legal studies comprised Taqwa Yusuf Central university of Kashmir’s vice chancellor, and Mohsina Irshad of BALLB 10th semester Prof Mehraj-Ud-Din Mir distributed cash prizes while Abrar-Ul –Haq and Anam Farooq faculty of and certificates among the winners and runner law at Kashmir University were adjudged as first ups. runner up. Dean of academic affairs at Kashmir University, Gousia Gulzar and Mehvish Imtiyaz of Kashmir Prof M A Wani, was chief guest on the occasion Law College were adjudged second runner up. while dean and head faculty of law, Prof M Ayub “These computations should be often held in welcomed the participating teams. universities, this boosts the general knowledge,” Prof M Hussain, Prof Sheikh Shaukat, Dr said Gazala, a 6th semester student of law at Fareed Rafeeqi law were, among others, present University of Kashmir. “We get chances to on the occasion.

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Srinagar: Traditional potters in Kashmir are finding it difficult to earn their livelihood forcing many of them to look Intra-University ‘extempore for other jobs. “Pottery does not fetch the money we deserve for the time and effort it takes. At times it is hard to even feed the family,” speech contest’ held at KU said Shahzada Bano from Natipora who sells various pottery products. Mahoor Mufti Shaw from “With the introduction of new style of utensils like steel, The Business School. plastic, glassware in the market pottery utensils have no She bagged the second takers, ”Abdul Khaliq,a potter. prize.Mehak Batool from He said the younger generation belonging to potter families Government Degree are unlikely to continue the traditional family job “as they College for Women consider it an ignominy to be a potter”. bagged the “Pottery items used to be in demand in Kashmir but over third position. the years it has declined significantly,” he further added. The consolation prize The craftsmen shape pottery on a potter’s wheel and bake was given to Shafiya them in kiln.” Clay is the basic raw material used to make Mehraj from Department pottery products, but for Tandoor (bakers kiln) the clay is of Clinical Bio-Chemistry of different type, Ghulam Qadir Kumar, Surteng Rainawari of Kashmir university. who has been associated with the craft for the last decades. and to the Bilal Naik from “The soil which is brought from slopes is first dried, S P College powdered and then mixed with water. Sand is exclusively Such events should be used for making Tandoor to give it strength,” Ghulam Qadir held frequently in the added. v Nadeem university, so that the youth is exposed to the art “I prefer to eat in the earthen pitchers as it is Sunnah and its of extempore speech, said a Adil Amin Akhoon a scientifically proved that its good for health but the changing Srinagar: A day long Intra-University student. trends are changing the ways of life, so I won’t be serving my Extempore Speech Contest was held at The performance of participants was evaluated guests in the same utensils,” Farah Deeba, a customer said. Educational Multimedia Research Centre by a panel of experts including former Dean “Nowadays people have stopped using pottery products. (EMMRC) Kashmir University. The contest was Students Welfare Prof S M Afzal Qadri; Prof Lily This led to the decline of this culturally rich craft. People find held by Division of Youth Affairs of Kashmir Want from Kashmir University’s Department it easy to use products other than pottery”, said a noted poet University’s Department of Students Welfare of English and Prof Nasir Mirza from Media and writer, Zareef Ahmad Zareef. 40 students from various teaching departments Education Research Centre (MERC). “In the past, pottery products used to be integral; part of the and affiliated colleges participated in the contest. Prof Sheikh Javid Ahmad, Dean Research at household but with the advent of metallic utensils, people The star performance of the contest was Kashmir University, gave away prizes. prefer them over pottery items because of their strength and performed by Faakira Irfan from KU’s Department Dean Students Welfare Prof Fayaz Ahmad durability. We can’t avoid using new utensils but if we use of Law for which she was awarded the first prize. welcomed the participants and Shahid Ali Khan, pottery products in our homes, it would keep the craft alive,” The next excellent performance was given by Cultural Officer DSW, conducted the proceedings. he added. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا  ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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म त UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 4 Kashmiri boy develops Kher Bawani Ramadhan App and Ramadhan to v Adnan Hilal The true Muslim app allows free & unlimited access to all its features, unlike Srinagar: On the occasion of Ramadan, other applications that might require run parallel An android app “True Muslim” was you to pay. Moreover, the app follows no launched by a Kashmiri entrepreneur, advertisement policy, ” said Dr. Shafak, A Mir Mubashir hameedi last week. The team member. application designed by Mubashir Talking about the essence of the Hameedi was developed in collaboration Muslim App, Shafak added: “In an era of with Beijing-based engineers & designers. technological advancement, the Muslim The application aims to serve the unique needs of the Global Muslim community. “With True Muslim App you can easily track the times for Sahoor, (pre-dawn meal) & Iftaar (post-dusk meal) respectively,” v Bint ul Huda Sanjay Tickoo, the head of Kashmiri said Hameedi. Srinagar: After three decades of time, Pandit Sangarsh Samiti in the valley, “The app doesn’t only aware Kashmiri Pandits will celebrate said the coincidence is a ‘good omen’ you about prayer timings but Kheer Bhawani in Jammu and for the people of Kashmir who have it’s a highly functional app with Kashmir,that will eventually fall in suffered the conflict for the past 25 various features. You can listen the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. years. to the Holy Quran & Islamic FM Pandits from across the state and “The day is pious for us and the stations, Find nearby Mosques outside will converge at the temple of Ramadan is holy for Muslims. We & restaurants. It also helps to Kheer Bhawani representing Hindu will read Geeta and they will read trace “Qibla” (The Islamic direction for community is in a dire need for an goddess Ragnya Devi in Tulmulla Quran. Maybe God will listen to us prayers), he added. application that can assist them in their village of , 27 km from this time,” he said. “It is undoubtedly the best app I have religious affairs. At the moment, we are Srinagar. The annual festival has become ever downloaded. The Application focusing on the basic features. In the near Muslims began fasting for the holy a rare platform where Pandits provides you a soulful Quran recitation future we are planning to add some more month of Ramadan from this month. and Muslims exchange their from 9 different reciters” said Adeeba, a functions that will take true Muslim app The Kheer Bhawani festival falls in feelings, a religious geniality student of women’s college. to an entirely new level.” the month of May, June or July The which became elusive in the “True Muslim Application is presently The application is rated 4.6 on Google last time when the two religious strife-torn state. Muslims make available on Google play store & is the play & has been downloaded by 400 symbols of Muslims and Pandits arrangements like installing first free comprehensive app for Muslims. android users since last week. coincided was in the early 1980s. flower stalls and other puja items Vijay Aima, president of All India for the visiting pilgrims. Kashmiri Samaj, expressed hope that “We have a tradition of Hindu- the coincidence will bring something Muslim bonhomie on these festivals. Khadi Spinning and Weaving Centre better for the people of Kashmir Earlier, when Pandits would visit particularly after the “politics” over Kheer Bhawani, Muslim elderly the return of Pandits. women would request us to pray for Inaugurated in Srinagar “Every Kashmiri believes in these them as well. Similarly, a Muslim v Saba Gul ready to provide all sorts of assistance divine coincidences. We look forward neighbour would come to a Pandit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir in to something concrete in these to say goodbye before going to Hajj,” Srinagar: The Union Minister for Micro, order to remove regional imbalances and auspicious days,” he said. Tickoo said. Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) urged the state to come forward and seek Kalraj Mishra Saturday inaugurated the maximum help from New Delhi. Harmukh Khadi Gram Udyog Sansthan, He said that the Centre is especially a spinning and weaving centre and interested in the progress of Jammu and marketing plaza for Khadi goods at a Kashmir State in view of the disturbed function in Srinagar. state of affairs here. The Minister also distributed 25 new Jammu and Kashmir Minister for model charkhas among local artisans Industries and Commerce, Chander at the function, which was organised Parkash Ganga was also present on the by Khadi and Village Industries Board occasion. Srinagar at , Soura. Addressing the gathering, he thanked Speaking on the occasion, Mishra said the Union Minister for the ministries that the charkha is a symbol of resistance supportive attitude and helping approach and can help a maximum number of towards J&K and also requested the unemployed youth and women in far-flung central ministry to increase the targets areas to attain economic independence. for the state so that it benefits the local The Minister said that the Centre is artisans. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا  ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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Adi Gutno village awaits Shortage of Doctors renovation of bund creates chaos v Sabeeha Shaheen Ahmad told MERC TIMES, “last time when v Ali Pathan vanished everything’’. He added I visited the hospital for medical check-up, According to Mushtaq Ahmed, Srinagar: Residents of the Pampore Tehsil I found more than two hundred patients in Srinagar: The lack of concrete a locale said, “a concrete wall in south Kashmir are arm up against the the hospital. The lone doctor on duty was protection bund on the river can prevent any future disaster. shortage of doctors at Sub District Hospital shuttling between emergency room to handle Veshav have kept Adi Gutno However the irrigation and flood (SDH) Pampore. Residents claim that the new cases and emergency ward to attend village of district into control department seems to be in hospital has only one doctor on duty in time of admitted patients.” difficulties. The already present slumber. emergency. The shortage of doctors aghast the In the event of road traffic accidents on the protection bund got ruptured due Talking about the issue the D.C residents of the area. national highway there is only one doctor to Sept. 2014 floods. Kulgam said,``we are planning “Once the OPD is over at 4 pm, the sub to handle the complex emergency.“What if “The village which is populated to construct it, the work will star district hospital has only doctor for the doctor is busy with a delivery case in theatre on the bank of river Veshav lost its soon’’. emergency. While other doctors leave the and meanwhile accident causalities arrive at crops, agriculture land and houses After September 2014 flood hospital and we are left with no option, said the hospital,” he added. when river Veshav breached into of Kashmir, huge packages Ishfaq Ahmed a locale. They demanded that emergency should the village last time”, said Gulam were announced to Kashmir The sub district hospital receives patients have four doctors at least including a lady Ali, a locale. by Government of India, but it from towns and villages from , gynaecologist to handle delivery cases. ``we lost everything our houses; seems that Jammu and Kashmir and Pulwama. However, Chief Medical Oficer, Pulwama, paddy fields and orchards are no government has failed to utilize “All the villages on either side of the National Dr Fayaz Ahmad told MERC TIMES that, more suitable for agriculture flood the funds properly. highway (Pantha Chowk to Awantipora) “everything is okay. There is no issue at all. have SDH Pampore as only major hospital There is adequate number of doctors at SDH delivering health services. The hospital Pampore”. remains crowded most of the time with Before the reporter could have apprised him patients,” claims Majid Bhat a locale. about locals’ complaint he hung up the phone. A resident of Pampore town, Jahangir

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but I don’t understand why so much time has been taken to complete the bus stand.” Construction of bus stand was started in 2009 by Ganderbal Municipal Committee EIGHT after that little work was done on the bus stand. Official Sources said that Municipal YEARS ON, Committee Ganderbal was not able to take on construction of the project due to lack of funds after that district GANDERBAL development board hand over the project to R&B department Ganderbal in 2012. Only a chunk of the funds (20 lakh) have BUS STAND been utilized so far by construction agency v Showkat. Wani People of the district accuse authorities on construction of 17 crore project. being ‘unprofessional and lethargic’ When contacted Sami Arif, executive STILL IN Ganderbal: Despite passage of eight towards construction of the project. Engineer R&B Ganderbal said, “land years, Beehama bus stand in Ganderbal Tariq Ahmad, a student said, “I study for the bus stand has not being fully town has not been completed by in Kashmir University, I am not able to acquired. District administration is LIMBO authorities yet. People of the district face board bus on time because we lack bus negotiating with owners of land. After hardships in traveling as there is no bus stand, there were some hopes when I acquiring the land we will start further stand anywhere in Ganderbal town. heard about construction of bus stand, work on the project.” ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا  ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 6 Four way road for Arthritis can impair a South Kashmir person's ability to perform "everyday" tasks.’ v Muneem Farooq Srinagar: Arthritis is nowadays a very common problem not only in the state of Jammu and Kashmir but all over the world. Even though the word "arthritis" means joint inflammation, the term is used to describe around 200 rheumatic (aching) diseases and conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint and other connective tissue. According to reports more than one thousand arthritis cases were reported in bone and joint hospital, Srinagar in 2016. Among these cases around 54 per cent were adult females, 30 per cent were adult males. And 16 per cent were children up to 12 years of age. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Other common rheumatic conditions include gout, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis that are basically inflammatory in nature. v Danish Pathan road, it is proposal and we will start our Osteoarthritis is very common in the State as well as in India. operations soon in this regard, we have Osteoarthritis (OA) also known as degenerative arthritis is Srinagar: In a bid to provide better actually started working on the project a type of joint disease that results from the breakdown of joint road communication, the Government at some level, however process has not cartilage and underlying bone. of Jammu and Kashmir has assured to formally started as yet,” added Razdan Typically, pain, aching, stiffness and swelling in and around one construct a four lane road which will Pertinently Mughal road on which most or more joints characterize rheumatic conditions. The symptoms connect Srinagar, Pulwama, , of the passenger vehicles are coming can develop gradually or suddenly. Initially, symptoms may occur Kulgam and Quazigund to avoid from central and North Kashmir prefer only after the exercise, but over the time may become constant. increasing rush of traffic on Srinagar to reach Jammu instead of plying through According to Dr. Fahad Nazir, Orthopaedician, Artemis Jammu national highway. Srinagar-Jammu National Highway Hospital, Delhi, The disease can affect work and daily activities. The road would make accessibility to which is accident prone. Some forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, travelling on Mughal road easy for people The demand for constructing the four can affect multiple organs and cause widespread symptoms.” coming from central and north Kashmir lane road from Nowgam to Quazigund via Talking about the causes, the doctor said that advancing age districts. Pulwama took momentum over the years is the main factor causing arthritis. Other common reasons are Chief engineer roads and building Satish after Mughal road was constructed which overweight and lifestyle. Razdan said, ‘‘Proposal was coined few by-passes two main towns of Pulwama and While talking about the impact of arthritis in the day to day life, days back by the Sate Government to Shopian Districts. the doctor said: “In general, arthritis can impair a person's ability avoid heavy rush of vehicles plying on However some people are criticizing this to perform everyday tasks. The most serious problem associated Mughal road. We have started survey and project especially those whom lands are with arthritis can even be heart disease,” added the doctor. are about to go for consultant tendering under the planned road, ‘‘we are opposing Patients who are in early stages of the disease can take first’’. “It can take time keeping in view its this idea because the road connecting medications and undergo physiotherapy but if the trouble is length and breadth connecting Nowgam, these districts is through paddy fields and severe we have to operate the patient and mostly replacement of Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam on one orchard fields’’, said Fiyaz Sheikh a locale. joints is performed,” Doctor added.

v Hayat Manan and around seventy five body builders hailing from many districts of Kashmir Srinagar: Umer Bashir lifted the biggest participated. The body builders put up a bodybuilding championship title in spectacular muscle show before jam packed Kashmir when he won the Mr. Kashmir 2016 Tagore Hall. Umar Bashir championship. He won the prestigious title At the end of the competition, Zahoor after he outshone others who competed in the Ahmad Mir, President DBBASK thanked all 12th Kashmir Body Building Championship the special invites, sponsors and spectators. lifts 2016 titled “Mr. Kashmir 2016” and Fitness Model MLA Batamaloo constituency, Noor event organized by District Body Building Muhammad was chief guest on the occasion. Association Srinagar at Tagore Hall on “I am very thankful to Almighty and all Mr Kashmir Sunday, June 5th. the people who supported and motivated Umer Bashir first won in his respective me through the competition. Winning or category of 85 kgs and then lifted the overall loosing is not the game, participation is cup by beating the two times runner up what matters. I owe my victory to my coach title and a strong competitor Umar Rahid. The who tirelessly worked hard and stood as a competition was inaugurated by Vice torch bearer for me and showed me a path to President BBAJK, Feroz Ahmad Shah success” said Umar. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا  ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 7 J&K Bank Lifts State Farmers demand Football Championship ‘paddy probe’ v Muazzam

Srinagar: Few years back, agriculture department faced backlash over supply of substandard seeds. A case was also registered against the department in Vigilance commission. Farmers across valley demanded that a high level probe should be ordered by the Agriculture Minister as complaints regarding supply of substandard paddy seeds pour in from several areas of , which resulted in downfall of production by about 50 percent. Abdul Rasheed, a paddy cultivator of Islamabad, said, “I faced a major downfall in paddy production few years back when I got seeds from government. Though I got the seeds on subsidized rate, I incurred 50 percent loss in total production.” Ashraf Malik, Field Assistant Agriculture, sub division Dooru v Wajahat Shabir scoring an equalizer for the Srinagar-XI. said that unfortunately some years back we had a fungal attack on But that happiness of equaling could not the paddy which was grown using paddy seeds (Foundation seeds) Srinagar: Enduring their splendid last long as Danish scored stunning last provided by the department. performance,J&K bank clinched the 24th minute goal for the JK Bank. That was it; “A disease known as Blast surfaced in paddy in its last stages of State Football Championship tournament J&K Bank won the game and lifted the title. growth which resulted in the downfall,” Malik said. Paddy grown by beating Srinagar XI with 2-1 goals in the Commenting upon the performance using local seeds (K39) is not vulnerable to the disease that is why final played at Synthetic Turf, TRC ground, of team Chairman J&K Bank Mushtaq the paddy grown from such seeds yielded good production. Srinagar-XI was underdogs when the Ahmad said, “The team deserves Naseer Ahmad Lone, Information Officer, Department of tournament started. They got the attention appreciation for the performance that is Agriculture said that this year we sold about 5177 quintals of K448 when they defeated Kashmir F.C in the getting better and better as the football and SR1 seeds which is marginally above the average sale of 5000 semi final. But they felt short in the title season proceeds.” quintals a year. clash against power packed JK Bank-XI. “I congratulate them and wish them well We provide about 33 percent of replacement seed to the farmers Comprising players from local private deserved victories in future as well”, he at subsidized rates said Lone. Subsidized rate is about Rs 1300 per clubs and having no big players, Srinagar- added. quintal while market rate is about Rs 1900 per quintal. “This year we XI, surprised everyone by making it “It is good to see boys doing well at got a good response from the cultivators as the production was good difficult for JK Bank-XI to walk out as easy this stage. I appreciate SrinagarX-11for and the weather was also favorable,” said lone. winners. At half time no team was able to their extra ordinary performance in the About the procedure to be followed for the foundation seeds, Mohd put the ball into the net. tournament. I wish them luck for the Ashraf Malik said that the procedure is same as for the local seeds. It was in the 60th minute, when Rohit gave future’’, said J&K Bank Coach. We provide fertilizers and suggest their timely use. We also organize them lead. Seeing that Srinagar-XI also Chairmen Economic Alliance, Haji awareness programs, he said. stepped up the tempo and their every move Muhammad Yaseen Khan was chief guest On introduction of new variety of seeds, Malik said that trails are was praised by the crowd. on the occasion while as former Executive being held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVC) Dooru on new With five minutes remaining in the game, President JK Bank, Abdul Hamid Banday varieties. As soon as they pass the trial tests and demonstration tests, Asarr Rehbar made it more interesting by and Zeeshan Pandith were guest of honors. the department will provide the seeds to farmers against payment.

v B.M.Hussain One of the key reasons of run- Batpora Gossu village still ning SSA in any state is to open Srinagar: Contrary to the claims made schools in places which are devoid of by state’s education minister, Naeem such institutions and Gossu is a per- Akhtar that education sector is going without primary school fect example of the same. through a ‘silent transformation’, a “District education department, has village in district is silently waiting tion back in 2007 with the hope that every day to attend school and it be- repeatedly sidelined our village when it to get its first primary school. education department will open a comes cumbersome during the rainy comes to setting up even an SSA school,” Darmohalla Gossu, a village primary school in this village and season," says Abdul Rashid a parent says another resident of the area. of over 30 households in area and would appoint me as a teacher help- of three school going children. Local claim that political bick- around five kilometres away from ing me to earn me my livelihood and The situation is prevalent at a ering is one of the major reasons of the district headquarters, lacks a also help educate the children of my time when Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan keeping the village devoid of facili- government school even in this day area, but nothing has been done so (SSA), a flagship programme inita- ties like education and proper road and age. far.” tied by Government of India in 2001, connectivity. “The government is yet to set Kids in this village have to walk is currently active in the state and It is important to mention here up a primary school in our village, miles to towns or neighboring vil- claims to achieve universalization of that in April this year, the state in spite of all our requests and com- lages to attend school. elementary education. government faced a major embar- plaints,” says Mohammad Imran, a “Covering many kilometres ev- In this regard, the central gov- rassment when the HRD ministry resident of this village. eryday has been a de-motivator for ernment channels huge amount refused to grant any further aid to Sheeraz Ahmad one of the few children and a main reason for less of money in the state however the J&K under SSA keeping in view the graduate youths of this village com- literacy in the area,” says Sheeraz. ground reality hardly experiences state’s worst performance during the ments in dissent, “I did my gradua- “My children have to walk miles any positive change. previous year. ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا  ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ

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म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 07 | JUNE 15, 2016 8 Vegetable Price ‘Sky Rocket’ during Ramdhan

v Saba Khan the market has been irking people who find themselves helpless before the sellers. Srinagar: The prices of essential At various markets across Srinagar, commodities especially vegetables have Tomato is being sold at Rs 50-60 a kg while gone sky high in the holy month of Ramzan it was priced at Rs 30 last week; Beans are while common people blame enforcement sold at Rs 70, potatoes Rs 50, Bindi 90 and agencies for mess stating that they have chicken at 140-50. The locals alleged that miserably failed to keep prices under nowhere in markets vegetables and mutton control. are sold at government fixed rates. Citizen on social networking sites are busy “It is unfortunate that the administration in sharing photographs comparing rate has failed to curb prices and act against list of essentials before and during the holy the hoarders and black marketers. The month of Ramzan. “With the commencement state government should put in place strict of the holy month the prices of essentials measures to check prices of essentials and vegetables witnesses almost 80 to 100 as some elements take advantage of percent hike. The ‘Saag’ is being sold at Rs government’s ‘slumber’. 70 per kg, while it was sold at around Rs 40 Despite repeated attempts Director CAPD per kg before Ramadan,” Abdul Rasheed a could not be contacted while an official of Srinagar resident told CNS. the department said that enforcing agencies The ineffective control of agencies over are punishing violators on daily basis.

ITI under construction in Zainakote awaits completion v Waseem Ahmad

Srinagar: The construction of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Zainakote area of Srinagar is still to be completed even after six years. The Industrial Training Institute (ITI) which is being constructed in Zainakote area of Srinagar on the city outskirts was approved in 2009 under centrally sponsored scheme to decrease the congestion in Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan Srinagar. The Principal, Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Srinagar, Mohammad Ashraf Wani said that the idea is to shift some of the departments of Bagh-i- Dilawar Khan campus to newly constructed ITI at construction for several years and the authorities completed except the compound wall which was Industrial Estate Zainakote to overcome the over are not serious about its construction. damaged due to floods and filling of land”. He also crowdedness in this institute. “The construction work is moving at a Snail’s confirmed that he had written to the government He said that “the Industrial Training Institute pace, six years have passed but the college is to release more funds for the completion of the (ITI) Bagh-i-Dilawar khan is spread on just 12 not completed yet,” said Ishfaq Ahmad, a local entire campus. kanals of Land and we are facing lot of problems resident. The residents living in the vicinity of the institute here as there are 34 courses offered in this college”. Meanwhile the principal ITI Srinagar claimed complained that the institute is still in knee deep “There is no playground in this institute as well”, that delay in funds and devastating floods of 2014 water since it was inundated in floods and is he added. which wrecked havoc across the valley are the becoming a major inconvenience for us here as The construction of the Zainakote campus was reasons behind the incompletion of the institute. authorities had not started its de-watering process started in 2009 and its foundation stone was laid He said that the ITI Zainakote was approved yet. by R.S.Chib, former J & K Minister, but despite for Total cost of 484.03 Lakh which includes a “The water inside college premises is damaging passing deadline in its construction which was in Workshop block, Hostel block, compound wall and our houses and the stagnant water can cause 2011; the construction is still incomplete. development of land. health hazards to the people here”, said Ghulam Locals also complained that the ITI is under He said “the construction work is almost Mohammad, a resident.

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