DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016 (PAGE 5) Priya visits Narwal Mandi, Lal Singh reviews developmental interacts with traders scenario in Udhampur Excelsior Correspondent assured them that all their genuine dite the work on entrance gate and Excelsior Correspondent people. Highlighting the the district during the current demands would be met in a complete it before August 15. importance of traditional water financial year JAMMU, July 17: Minister of phased manner. Further responding to the UDHAMPUR, July 17: State for Education, Technical resources including village Minister of State for Responding to the demand of demands of representatives of Minister for Forests, Ecology ponds, Singh directed the con- Finance and Planning, Education, Culture, Tourism, remodeling of shops and revoca- fruit associations and fruit grow- and Environment Choudhary Horticulture, Floriculture and cerned officers to take steps for Information Technology, Law, tion of ground rent and sanitation ers, the Minister said that Lal Singh today chaired a Parks, Priya Sethi interacted with charges, the Minister said that the Government would focus on giv- their protection and preserva- Justice and Parliamentary members of Jammu Fruit and meeting of line departments tion. "There is immediate need Affairs, CA&PD, Tribal issues will be taken up in the next ing big boost to the horticulture in and reviewed physical and Vegetable Traders Associations board meeting. the State, adding that all necessary for preservation of the village Affairs, Relief & Rehabilitation and listened to their issues. financial achievements under ponds" he said adding planta- and Labour & Employment, On blacktopping of roads, the initiatives would be taken in this various sectors. The representatives of both officers of concerned department regard. tion around these water bodies Ajay Nanda, MLA Ramnagar Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh receiving a memorandum the Associations also submitted a were directed to speed up the Priya Sethi said that the Stressing on sustainable can save them from extinction. R.S Pathania, Deputy from a delegation of Space Scientists from Tamil Nadu, at New memorandum to the Minister development, the Minister said Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Niraj mentioning issues pertaining to Delhi on Sunday. that the need of the hour is to Commissioner Niraj Kumar Kumar, ADDC Arvind Sharma, the development of Fruit and focus on the development that Vegetable Market Narwal. apprised the minister about SSP Suleman Choudhary, ADC Dr Jitendra approached for establishing meets present needs without physical and financial achieve- Angrez Singh Rana, Joint Secretary Horticulture compromising on the needs of Department, M H Malik was also ments registered by different Director Planning Rakesh Space Launch Pad in Tamil Nadu future generations. departments. He gave a Jamwal and other senior offi- present on the occasion. While reviewing the The issues raised by the repre- Excelsior Correspondent launch pad should be set up at detailed resume of develop- cers from various departments progress of different depart- sentatives of both the associations Kulasekharapattinam in Tamil mental activities carried out in were present in the meeting. NEW DELHI, July 17: A ments, the Minister said that mainly includes transfer of lease Nadu, which is very near to hold rights, review and remodel- delegation of Space Scientists with excessive carbon in the Mahendragiri, where the ISRO ling of shops, revocation of accompanied by well known atmosphere contributing to Propulsion Complex (IPRC) is ground rent and sanitation charges Tamil journalist Kosal Ram global warming, there is an located with all the requisite immense need to increase the approved in board meeting, and led by T. Kannan, today macadamization of all roads of MoS Horticulture, Priya Sethi during a meeting with members facilities. forest cover for sequestering approached Union Minister of market, maintenance of green belt of Jammu Fruit and Vegetable Traders Association on Sunday. In a memorandum submit- and storing carbon. State (Independent Charge) for park, establishment of food pro- work. The Minister directed the Government will spend Rs 500 ted to Dr Jitendra Singh, it was Expressing concern over Development of North Eastern cessing park, transport yard, water officers of Horticulture crore from the Prime Minister's argued that the launch pads in the habitat destruction of wild supply, sewerage/drainage system Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Department to prepare a plan for Development Package for the other countries including animals, the Minister said that in Phase I & II, upgradation of Personnel, Public Grievances, maintenance and development of State on development of America and Russia are locat- the importance of the forests power supply system, additional Green Belt Park in the area. Horticulture sector. Pensions, Atomic Energy and cannot be underestimated as toilet complexes in the market, ed at different places instead of To improve Later, the Minister also visited Space, Dr Jitendra Singh for survival of life on earth early completion of construction one place, for strategic and sci- sewerage/drainage system in the Narwal Mandi to take stock of setting up the country's third depends on plants and a bal- work of entrance gate of market, entific reasons. Making a market, Priya Sethi instructed the problems being faced by the Space/Satellite Launch Pad at anced eco-system. "Besides construction of canteen building, officers to prepare a project in this traders. strong bid for a launch station matador service and development Kulasekharapattinam in Tamil providing habitats for animals, regard. She also directed them to During the visit, the Minister in Tamil Nadu, the memoran- of phase II of Fruit and Vegetable Nadu. forests also provide watershed Members of Sikh bodies and AAP activists staging protest at identify the place for construction instructed the concerned officers dum argued that heavier satel- Market. The delegation, which spe- protection, prevent soil erosion Kunjwani Chowk in Jammu on Sunday. of additional toilet complex in the to install adequate number of lites can be launched from here Threadbare discussions were market. The Minister also directed street lights in the Mandi and cially flew in from Chennai and prevent climate change", held on issues raised by the repre- and it will also have the advan- the minister added. He further the construction agency to expe- repair the defunct ones. She also this morning, held half an hour sentatives while, the Minister tage of better safety factors, he urged all the district officers to AAP, Sikh bodies stage directed them to ensure proper meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh sanitation in and around the mandi said. plant saplings of various fruit to explain that, while at present area. The memorandum also and ornamental trees in their protest at Kunjwani Chowk Among others, senior officers India is already having two respective office premises. pleaded for setting up "Indian Excelsior Correspondent ue of Baba Banda Singh of Horticulture Department, presi- Launch Pads in Sriharikota, Stating that roads are the Institute of Aerospace and Bahadur at the already decided dent Jammu Fruit Traders Andhra Pradesh for launch of lifeline for an area and the Propulsion Technology" JAMMU, July 17: A protest place be immediately fulfilled Association, Rajesh Gupta, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle development of a region demonstration was held at President Jammu Vegetable (IIAPT) in the campus of IPRC without further delay. (PSLV) and Geosynchronous depends on them, the Minister Kunjwani Chowk by the repre- Traders Association Sham Langar at Tamil Nadu. This institute Speaker J&K Legislative Satellite Launch Vehicle emphasized on providing road and a large number of traders were can focus on fields like aero- sentatives of Baba Banda Singh Assembly, Kavinder Gupta has connectivity to all the left out present on the occasion. (GSLV) rockets, the third Bahadur Chowk Coordination already announced Rs 10 lakh space propulsion, high speed villages of the district. Committee and Aam-Aadmi from the Constituency flights, aircraft building, heli- While reviewing the horti- Party activists for inviting Development Fund for the same. copter building etc. Not only culture sector, the Minister said Rs 72.5 cr sanctioned for attention of the Government for MoS in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh will this lead to advancement that stress should be laid on the in science but will also help in development of apple and pear *Watch video on Excelsior Youtube channel creating advantage of space CUJ development orchards in Dudu-Basantgarh naming Kunjwani Chowk as and BJP national secretary R P and the adjoining areas for the Excelsior Correspondent here that only few Universities technology which can be made Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Singh had also supported the A scene from the play ‘The Government Inspector’. like Central University of applicable all over the world. economic development of the Chowk and also installing the cause. JAMMU, July 17: With his Jammu and Banaras Hindu statue of Baba Banda Singh The participants also high- Entertaining comedy ‘The Government personal initiatives, Vice University in the country Bahadur. lighted the biography of the Chancellor of Central received the grant under Pandit The call was supported by Amar Shaheed Baba Banda Inspector’ leaves spectator in raptures University of Jammu (CUJ), Madan Mohan Malviya various Sikh organizations and Singh Bahadur. He further Prof Ashok Aima has managed Prestigious Chair. DGPC Jammu. announced that in future this Lalit Gupta Designed as a masala comedy huge funds for the development Similarly, Vice Chancellor, Sukhdev Singh, convenor of issue will be taken by the Baba the play was an amalgam of forms of the University. Prof Ashok Aima personally the committee, Manmohan Banda Singh Bahadur Chowk JAMMU, July 17: of comedy and styles ranging The Vice Chancellor has not took the issue with the UGC Singh Member DGPC Jammu, Coordination Committee in from physical, musical, wordplay only managed funds for aca- Performance of Hindustani adap- authorities and managed an Kulvinder Singh president which non political persons, and insults, succeeded in provok- demic activities but also got tation of Nicolai Gogol's Russian amount worth Rs 15 crore for Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji representatives of All India ing mirth in forms of roars of funds for the development of drama 'The Government the boundary wall of the cam- Chand Nagar, Jammu, Manjeet Manhas Biradari and representa- Inspector' by Natraj Natya Kunj, laughter. the campus. It is all due to the pus. Furthermore, Vice Singh former secretary DGPC, tives of all the NGOs will be at Abhinav Theatre, here today, Senior actors and young par- personal initiative and inter- Chancellor also effectively Brig Rajinder Singh, Manjeet invited to launch united strug- came out as a fast pace comedy ticipants of one-month theater vention of the Vice Chancellor took up the matter to provide Singh, Jagjot Singh Raina, gle. that generated a non-stop riot of workshop held by Natraj Natya that a whopping fund of Rs 7.5 better facilities to the students Surinder Singh Shinda, Jagjit Mr Bali said that the demand laughter from the audience. Kunj, gave an impressive presen- crore has been sanctioned for and it was all due to his initia- Singh, several Gurudwara for naming of Kunjwani Chowk Adapted by Kumar A Bharti, tation marked with excellent tim- Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya directed, designed and music by ing of dialogs, punch lines and tives that Rs 50 crore over and Management Committees and in the name of Amar Shaheed Prestigious Chair under MHRD Members of Minority Cell of JKPCC during meeting in Abhishek Bharti, the play body movements. above has been sanctioned by office bearers from AAP attend- Baba Banda Singh Bahadur has The collage of body theater for Teacher training and higher UGC for 100 seater boys and Jammu on Sunday. ed the dharna. Vipul Bali, revolved around a small time education of the university. already been taken since long thief, who in a typical case of along with well choreographed girls hostel at main Campus Amandeep Singh, Vishal Arya, It's pertinent to mention and a representation in this 'comedy of errors', makes most dance and musical sequences Baghla. PCC Minority Cell appeals Humanshu Gupta, Anita Gupta, regard was also submitted by the out of the mistaken identity as a composed to the tune of popular Bilal Khan and Meenu Mahajan Baba Banda Singh Bahadur high Government officer; enjoys filmy songs gave the show an from AAP also joined them. Foundation to the Secretary to overall popular appeal which Foolproof safety measures, other hospitality extended by the While speaking on the occa- Government Housing and Urban Mayor, pockets bribe offered by surely can auger well for drawing for peace in Kashmir sion, Sukhdev Singh con- young spectators to local theater Development Department J&K corrupt officials, and after making basic facilities for yatris demanded Excelsior Correspondent supply, dilapidated conditions demned the attitude of the and the case is already lying false promise of marrying productions. of roads, bridges, non-avail- Government in causing delay to Manoj Dhamir Shammi and Excelsior Correspondent Government for their failure to JAMMU, July 17: Minority with the Government. Mayor's daughter vanishes. The ability of medical facilities in declare the name of Chowk as Aaditya Bharti gave captivating ensure proper security and Cell of the Pradesh Congress It is hoped that MLA Gandhi news of the arrival of the true JAMMU, July 17: General far flung and rural areas and Baba Banda Singh Bahadur performances. Other actors who comfortable stay of the pilgrims today discussed the present Nagar will take up the matter inspector leaves all the cleaver Secretary of Pradesh Congress there are numerous day today Chowk and for not installing the characters crestfallen. also impressed included Kannav at different halting points, espe- political situation in the State with the Government and get the Committee (JKPCC), Vikram problems of people which statue of Baba Banda Singh The play aimed at showing the Sharma, Vishal Pandita, Karan cially in the Kashmir valley, and appealed to the people approval for naming of Malhotra today demanded fool- required to be addressed. Bahadur at Kunjwani Chowk. ugliness of society and deep seat- Kashyap, Surbhi Balgotra, Neha which is presently under tur- from all the communities to Kunjwani Chowk in the name proof security and basic facili- Stressing the need of estab- He demanded that the demand ed corruption, in its adapted ver- Bhatt, Niharika Sakshi, Dipshi moil due to protests over killing maintain peace and communal of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Mahajan, Shubhangi Dhamir, ties to Shri Amarnath pilgrims lishing peace in the State, Mr of the community to install stat- sion being full of references to of local militants, few days ago. harmony in the State. Chowk. Lalit Sharma, Rakesh Dogra, in Kashmir valley. Mir appealed to the people to Jammu's socio-political situation He urged upon the A meeting of Minority Cell especially viz-a-viz Kashmir, Mukesh Bakshi, Manik Sharma Addressing a gathering of Government as well as Shri maintain communal harmony and Rahul Sharma. of JKPCC was held here today along with typical idioms, prominent persons at historic Amarnathji Shrine Board and traditional brotherhood at The backstage team included at PCC Headquarters here in proverbs and colloquial expres- Shri Ram Temple at Purani authorities to plug the loop- all costs. He also made a fer- sions scripted in a smattering of choreography by Romit Sawhney, which present political sce- Mandi, Jammu, where he visit- holes to ensure incident free vent appeal to the people of Hindi/ Dogri script gave a kind of make-up by Manoj Shammi ed to take a stock of facilities nario of the State was dis- Kashmir valley not to disrupt Dhamir, lights by Aman Sharma and successful completion of topicality to the presentation, being provided to the pilgrims, cussed. A fervent appeal was Shri Amarnath Yatra and & Akshay Razdan, costumes by the annual pilgrimage. which struck a chord with the Vikram Malhotra expressed sat- made to the people to maintain ensure that it will go in a audience. Raman Bakshi and Sonia Dubey. The Congress leader, how- isfaction over the arrangements traditional brotherhood at all peaceful manner. ever, expressed his happiness costs. made by the temple manage- over resumption of the yatra Gurdarshan Singh while Deploy central security for protection ment for the visiting pilgrims. Dy Chairman, Legislative speaking said that the people of from both Jammu and Srinagar, Council and chairman of He specially lauded the as thousands of pilgrims minority community in J&K of temples, shrines in Valley: ZDPC overall support and supervision Minority Cell of JKPCC, are facing lot of problems and remained stranded at different Jahangir Mir presided over the Excelsior Correspondent to deal with such incidents if it has of Mahant of the temple, they are not getting their due places for a couple of days, who meeting. to send positive signals among the Swami Rameshwar Das Ji share in Govt departments and Balwant Thakur and Soujanya Sharma releasing catalogue JAMMU, July 17: Zeashta faced many hardships during Speaking on the occasion, Kashmiri Pandits, he added. Maharaj, who is taking care of this period. other spheres of life. He on Sunday. Devi Prabandhak Committee, He said State Government has all arrangements for the pil- Mr Mir said that State is pass- stressed the need of strengthen- (ZDPC) Srinagar has implored On this occasion, Vikram failed to pass the Temples & grims in the temple premises ing through a very critical junc- ing Minority Cell of PCC. upon the State Government to pro- Malhotra was also felicitated ture. Due to deteriorating law Kala Kendra hosts Shrines Protection Bill so far round the clock. for being always in the fore- Prominent among those vide complete security cover of though, entire community has and order situation, people of Former Minister and senior front for the public cause. who attended the meeting Central security forces to all the been demanding con- all walks of life have been Congress leader Sham Lal Prominent among those included Gajan Singh, stitution of a Board by Sharma also graced the occa- affected. The whole attention Dalbir Singh, Mian Nazir ‘Rutt-Rahre’ Festival Government. Since present on the occasion were of the Govt is towards control- sion with his presence. Ajay Sawhney, Babu Shah, Ahmed, Bikramjeet Singh, Excelsior Correspondent the rich culture of the State and the Government has ling law and order situation and In his address, Vikram Akash Dogra, Atul Sharma, Hardeep Singh, Mohinder pass them on to the coming gen- failed in this regard, so all other activities in the field JAMMU, July 17: Kala Malhotra also took a dig at both Sanjay Malhotra and others. Singh, Taranpreet Singh, erations. we have decided to the State and Central of development are adversely Kendra today witnessed huge Prominent theatre personali- form a Board on our Gurbaksh Singh, Praveen affected. The general public is rush of people who had come to ty and scholar, Balwant Thakur own which would Singh, Davinder Singh, fed up from price rise of essen- be part of the 'Rutt-Rahre'- a tra- also addressed the participants comprise of the repre- Bimaljeet Singh, Nassir Masih, Soniya Kaur of Jammu takes ditional Festival of Dogra cul- and said, this event is a great sentatives of all tem- tial commodities, shortage of Ch Mohd Tariq and others. ration, drinking water, power ture. The visitors included sen- effort towards bringing the President Zeashta Devi Prabandhak ple committees. ior and budding artists, students, He said accord- young generations closer to Committee B B Bhat at a press conference big leap on small screen civil society members, art their roots. at Jammu on Sunday. -Excelsior/Rakesh ingly an Adhoc Board Excelsior Correspondent actress has put in all her passion, Bhagwan Nandi’s idol installed enthusiasts among others. in the name and style Earlier, Soujanya Sharma wit and soul to live the character Kala Kendra celebrated the and Balwant Thakur released a of “Hindu Temple & Shrines JAMMU, July 17: The religious places and temples in of a lethargic former Miss at Ranbireshwar Temple occasion by making all catalogue by Spring Art Group Protection Board” has been consti- launch of comedy serial 'Bade Kashmir. Dehradun in a family of 14 lazy arrangements in the true spirit containing the information tuted under the convenorship of Bhaiya Ki Dulhaniya' by Sony Excelsior Correspondent The demand was made at a bees except one, the central of the tradition of the festival in about Sand Sculpture Camp B.L. Bhan, a well known social Entertainment Television on press conference here today by the activist. He will be coordinated by character, who has to JAMMU, July 17: The idol of Bhagwan Shri Nandi Ji was its premises. The participants 2016. president of the Committee Bharat Monday night at 9 toil hard to keep installed today at Shri Ranbireshwar Temple, Shalamar Road. were provided an opportunity to Sand Sculpture camp was a Sub Committee comprising of PM is going to prove Bushan Bhat, B K Wantoo and Ravinder Kumar Jogi, I K Khushu things rolling on The programme was organized by Shri Ranbireshwar Mandir present their renditions in the organised in the month of May others. as a gigantic leap in tracks. With comedy Welfare Committee (SRMWC) and Jammu and Kashmir form of Rangoli design made at Utterbehni on the outskirts of and S B Koul. The Committee will the career of Mr Bhat said to protect these broad base itself by requesting all taking momentous Dharmarth Trust. around a potted plant. the city. It saw participation of Jammu's own theater religious places from the attacks of the temple Prabandhak turns and twists as The idol of Bhagwan Nandi Ji was installed with special Pooja Director Local Bodies 39 artists ranging from senior undesirable elements and anti heartthrob and TV the serial takes off to performed by senior priests, Pandit Raghubir Shastri, Pandit and Secretary, Kala Kendra eminent artists to budding artist Soniya Kaur. *Watch video on Excelsior Youtube channel reach another level, Krishan Shastri and Pandit Som Shastri. Soujanya Sharma said that the artists. The camp witnessed Soniya has Soniya's character MLA Jammu East, Rajesh Gupta, participated in the pro- festival has its roots to the many variations of sand sculp- national forces, the Hindu temples Committees to nominate their rep- already proven her having accomplish- gramme. He was accompanied by Prof Shyam (Mandal president), beginning of Dogra culture that tures being created. These and shrines in Valley be given pro- resentatives to the Board, so that mettle in earlier ven- ments of a mod Chaman Lal (secretary) and Dharmarth Trust secretary, Shashi needs to be preserved and sculptures were themed around tection of Central security forces. the formal elections to the Board is tures, including Imagine's reality young girl with desire to keep revived, adding that there is no the nature-human relationship The desecration and theft at Khajuria. conducted within a period of six show Rahul Dulhaniya Le better way to make an effort in focusing on issues of drought, Logripura and Devsar is an glaring her busy in 'Sajna and Savarna' The members of the SRMWC present on the occasion were months after framing the required Jayega, Sony TV's Anamika and and attaining knowledge of lat- Onkar Sharma, Anubhav Suri, Mandeep Sharma, Suresh Sharma, this direction than to get the water scarcity etc. and classic example of constitution. The board will inter- Hum Hain Na with Pratyusha The participants from the Government’s inaction to arrest est make-up trends in vogue, is Raj Kumar Gupta, Nagarmal Gupta, Advocate Kapil Sharma, younger generation to under- act with the Govt for its recogni- Banerjee, besides many more. likely to woo viewers to Sony Rameshwar Sharma, Arpit Abrol, Advocate Jyoti Sarup Mishra, stand the history behind it. He camp were awarded certificates and prosecute the culprits and tion so that it performs its legiti- In 'Bade Bhaiya Ki of appreciation today at the Government should be proactive TV during peak prime time tele- Rajinder Magotra, Sanjeev Dogra and Dolly Abrol. said that holding events like this mate duties. Dulhaniya,' the promising cast. will go a long way to preserve function.