Daily For Advertisement in Golden Yug Contact : 0191-246266 For Booking of copies of Golden Yug Golden Yug Contact 9419188950 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.goldenyug.in, epaper.goldenyug.com Friday, June, 01, 2018 Vol. 6 ISSUE NO: 131 Postal Regd. No. L-29/JK-509/15-18 RNI NO. JKENG/2013/48845 Pages 8 PRICE `. 2/- CM thanks centre for scrapping mandatory Bypoll results: Opposition snatches baggage identification at JK airports Terror funding: HC dismisses will go a long way in less - Kairana from BJP to score 11/14; ening the inconvenience plea of Salauddin's son and enhancing the travel New DelHI MAy 31 court concurs with the on October 24 last year. limits BJP and allies at just 3 experience. The Delhi High Court trial court that once the The bail plea of Yousuf, She also stated that she today rejected a plea by period for completion of currently in judicial cus - New DelHI/luCKNOw would request him to look Syed Shahid Yousuf, son investigation stood tody, was dismissed by MAy 31 into airline ticket pricing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen extended up to April 21, the trial court here on ‘In a big setback to the rul - to J&K to ease the burden ing BJP, opposition parties for budget travellers. founder and a 'specially 2018, the occasion for the March 7. today appeared winning “Thankful to @sureshp - designated global terror - appellant (Yousuf) to file The high court was 11 bypolls, limiting the Gy CORReSPONDeNT prabhu ji. This decision ist' Syed Salahuddin, an application for statuto - informed by the counsel saffron party and its allies SRINAGAR MAy 31 will go a long way in less - challenging an order dis - ry bail under Section 167 for the accused that his to just three, out of four Chief Minister Mehbooba ening the inconvenience & missing his bail in a terror Cr PC did not arise unless application seeking regu - Lok Sabha and 10 Mufti on Thursday enhancing the travel expe - funding case. there was a failure by the lar bail was pending Assembly seats across 11 thanked the Civil Aviation rience. Would also request A bench of Justices S NIA to file a charge sheet before the special court states -- riding high on Minister Suresh Prabhu him to look into airline Muralidhar and I S Mehta before April 21, 2018," the here. strengthening non-BJP for scrapping the manda - ticket pricing to J&K to upheld two orders of a bench said. The bench clarified that unity in run-up to the 2019 ease the burden for budg - tory baggage identifica - trial court, including one 42-year-old Yousuf was nothing said in its today's general elections. et travellers,” Mehbooba tion by the travelers at the by which his plea for posted as agricultural order will affect the inde - With prestige at stake in Sabha seat in politically charged election cam - airports in Jammu and tweeted. statutory bail was reject - assistant in Budgam of pendent consideration of every single bypoll, the important Uttar Pradesh paign, while similar Kashmir. Earlier, the centre Union such bail application on BJP was seen losing the to a united Opposition appeared the result for Mehbooba said that such a Civil Aviation ministry ed, saying there was no central Kashmir when he high-profile Kairana Lok after a communally- Cont. on Page 2 decision from the centre Cont. on Page 2 illegality in them. "This was arrested by the NIA Cont. on Page 2 Dental Surgeon turned Trial of Kathua rape Conman booked by the Governing Body of case begins with Court awards 10 years RI News Brief Vigilance for indulging SMVDCoN meets arguments amid in rape with minor in corrupt and dubious tight security at Gy CORReSPONDeNT the Police Post Ban 6 KAS Officers shifted Reviews arrangements for Entrance Test, classes JAMMu MAy 31 Ganga alleging that on the activities Pathankote Gy CORReSPONDeNT for 3rd Batch of students to start on 9 July Principal Sessions Judge previous night at 11 p.m Gy CORReSPONDeNT ‘JK Govt directed to provide SRINAGAR MAy 31 Reasi SR Gandhi today her daughter ( name with - JAMMu MAy 31 ments for conducting the translated copies of charge sheets In the interest of administration, Govt today vide awarded 10 years RI and held) had gone to fetch Vigilance Organization Entrance Test for admis - to the counsels of the accused’ Government Order No.925 & 927-GAD of 2018 fine Rs 25000/- to Ranjeet water at Dhaba More and booked a dental surgeon sion of students for the Gy CORReSPONDeNT ordered transfers and postings of KAS officers with Singh S/o Pritam Singh at the time when she was for indulging in corrupt 3rd Batch of B. Sc. Nursing SRINAGAR MAy 31 immediate effect.Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Choudhary, R/o Village Purana fetching water accused and dubious activities. A Course (2018-19). The The trial of the Kathua Daroor (Banganga) Tehsil came there and caught KAS, Secretary, J&K Advisory Board for secret verification was Entrance Test will be held rape and murder case Reasi in case of rape with hold her daughter and Development of Gujjar and Bakerwals, is transferred conducted by the on 3rd June 2018 at Shri commenced in the court minor. took her towards the and posted as Deputy Secretary to the Government, Vigilance Organization, Mata Vaishno Devi of District and session According to prosecution bushes and then he com - Tribal Affairs Department.Mr. Mohammad Aslam, Jammu on the basis of a University. judge Pathankote amid case are that on 31.12.2009 mitted forcible rape upon Cont. on Page 2 complaint lodged by Dr. Gy CORReSPONDeNT It was informed that the tight security. Though the mother of the victim her. She returned back to Shafqat Javed, Medical JAMMu MAy 31 interview of the candi - Cont. on Page 2 lodged a written report in Cont. on Page 2 Pathak repatriated to his parent Officer PHC Chatroo, The 25th meeting of the dates for the 3rd Batch of Kishtwar wherein it was Governing Body of Shri students will be held at Mandatory baggage identification by department alleged that while being Mata Vaishno Devi the Shri Mata Vaishno Gy CORReSPONDeNT posted as BMO Paddar, College of Nursing Devi College of Nursing, SRINAGAR MAy 31 District Kishtwar in the (SMVDCoN), Kakryal, Kakryal, during 12-14 travellers at JK Airports scrapped In partial modification of Government Order No. Cont. on Page 2 reviewed the arrange - Cont. on Page 2 Govt committed to make hassle-free journey for travellers: Suresh Prabhu 795-GAD of 2018 dated 11.5.2018, Mr. Shakti Pathak, Superintendent of Police, under orders of transfer as No proper sterili - SRINAGAR MAy 31 all the regions of Jammu make delightful and has - Officer on Special Duty in the Industries and Court awards life-imprisonment In a bid to ensure hassle- and Kashmir. sle-free journey for the Commerce Department, is hereby repatriated to the zation of surgical free journey for the trav - The announcement was travellers. “Furthering our ellers, the union govern - made by the Civil mission of enhancing citi - Home Department (his parent department) vide in murder of 2 ½ years old child equipments ment on Wednesday Aviation Minister Suresh zen convenience, we have Cont. on Page 2 Gy CORReSPONDeNT ing milk alongwith her Rural oral hygiene scrapped of mandatory Prabhu through his twitter done away with mandato - JAMMu MAy 31 two children and was no concern of Govt baggage identification by post, saying that the gov - ry baggage identification 20 officers elevated as Directors travellers at the airports in ernment is committed to Cont. on Page 2 Principal Sessions Judge returning home, in the Gy CORReSPONDeNT in Planning Department Kathua Sanjeev Gupta meantime, accused who is SRINAGAR MAy 31 today awarded rigorous a labourer at CTM JavaidMatoo, A H Qadiri, Zulfkar Banday, Risking the lives of life-imprisonment Rattan Kathua, with a criminal patients, the hygiene in Parvaiz Handoo, G M Ganie among promotees Kumar who was facing intention kidnapped his dentist clinics and hospi - SRINAGR MAy 31 trial in murder of 2 ½ 2½ years old son namely tals in rural areas are The Government today ordered promotion of years old child. Court also Rohit Pandit and went allegedly not being main - Incharge Directors and Joint Directors of J&K awarded five years rigor - away. She ran after the tained and equipments Economics& Statistics Gazetted service to the special ous imprisonment u/s accused but the accused are not being cleaned scale (Directors). The officers who have been 364 RPC. succeeded in running properly in Rural Cont. on Page 2 The prosecution story in away alongwith his child Kashmir. brief is that on 3.5.2013 at to some unknown place. Sources told that rules are LMD Reasi charges Rs 104700 19.00 hours, Ms Seema During the course of being disregarded in den - Devi lodged a written investigation dead body tist clinics and hospitals fine from erring traders report to the Police Post, of child was recovered. due to unhygienic thus Gy CORReSPONDeNT Hatli Morh, Kathua, to During the course of posing a threat to patients. ReASI MAy 31 the effect that she is a res - investigation, investiga - “The dentists and their The teams of Legal Meteorological Department ident of Ram Nagar tion that accused and hus - subordinates are not ster - (LMD) have charged Rs 104700 fine from erring Colony, Ward No.18, band of Seema Devi used ilizing the equipments traders during market checking in various parts of Kathua, and her husband to work as a labourer at properly,” sources the district. works as a labourer in CTM, Kathua, and both of alleged. On the orders of Deputy Commissioner, the market Chenab Textiles Mills them were friendly to checking was conducted to check rate and quality of Sources said that some (CTM) Kathua. It is each other. Husband of equipment cannot be edibles on the eve of holy month of Ramadan. The alleged that on 2.5.2013 at Seema Devi was residing Cont. on Page 2 cleaned and re-used safe - about 7:00 p.m, she had with his family at Ward ly and most be thrown Resignation of Sr Additional Adv gone to a shop for fetch - Cont. on Page 2 Cont. on Page 2 Gen Jammu accepted Two militants killed ‘More 45 days for committee to Gy CORReSPONDeNT in Handwara gun - SRINAGAR MAy 31 resolve grievances of SSA teachers’ Government has accepted the resignation tendered fight: Army by K Nirmal Kotwal, Sr Additional Advocate Gy CORReSPONDeNT Only one month salary pending, high level delegation General, Jammu. SRINAGAR MAy 31 According to an order Department of Law, Justice Two militants were killed to visit Delhi Tuesday to meet HRD minister: Zulfkar and Parliamentary Affairs, K Nirmal Kotwal as Sr in a gunfight in the Gy CORReSPONDeNT pending with the govern - Additional Advocate General, Jammu tendered res - Handwara forest in north SRINAGAR MAy 31 ment of India. ignation with effect from 10 February 2018 and has Kashmir’s Kupwara dis - The state government “There is no immediate trict, Army said on desired that the counsel fee payable to him be donat - Thursday said that it has solution to the problems Thursday. ed to the State Legal Aid Fund maintained under the increased the time given of SSA teachers. We The gunfight erupted on Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority for a high level committee should understand that it Wednesday night when a Act, 1997. constituted earlier for is an 18 year old problem. patrolling party of the resolving the grievances But yes the government is Army was fired upon by of ReT teachers recruited working on it and have Clarification regarding militants at Qaziabad under Sarva Shiksha already constituted a high Handwara forest area, 100 Abhiyan (SSA) scheme in level committee to resolve Categorization of Newspapers km from here. the school education the issue permanently,” Gy CORReSPONDeNT “The fire was retaliated department. Minister for School SRINAGAR MAy 31 and a gunfight triggered The government also Education, Chowdhary It is clarified that the last date for submission of in the area. The exchange claimed that high level Zulfkar Ali told over information by the already empaneled newspapers of fire continued for some delegation is visiting New phone. and periodicals for Categorization as per the revised time. During search oper - Delhi on 5th June to meet The minister said that the criteria is 15th June 2018 while’s the cut-off date for ations on Thursday morn - the union Human high level committee individual empaneled publications to meet the ing the bodies of two mil - Resources Minister (HRD) headed by the Minister of parameters laid down in the new criteria has been itants were recovered,” a for resolving the issue of the state earlier was told set as 30th May 2018. defence official said. The salary and ensuring the to submit the report with Cont. on Page 2 release of 400 crores lying Cont. on Page 2 Golden Yug contd... JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 2

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KAS, Deputy Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer duced to inculcate competitive spirit among the students and, funds, because it is the protector of life and property of its cit - Bypoll results: ...... Affairs, Kashmir, is transferred and posted as Secretary, J&K besides, to provide financial support to the meritorious and izens being their custodian. Therefore, in my view, a compen - Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra, Advisory Board for Development of Gujjar and Bakerwals, the poor and needy students, to enable them to complete the sation of Rupees Two Lacs will be just and reasonable amount as per the trends and results announced by the Election vice Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Choudhary.Mr. Gulzar Ahmad, professional course in this College. for providing financial assistance to the family of victim, Commission. Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Srinagar, shall hold the charge This scheme will benefit 24 students, three each under Merit which shall be paid within one month by the Member However, the BJP retained another Lok Sabha seat from of the post of Deputy Director, Food, Civil Supplies and and Merit-cum-Means categories, year wise, for four years. Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir State Legal Services Authority. Maharashtra, Palghar, where it had faced a challenge from its Consumer Affairs, Kashmir, in addition to his own duties, till Each selected student will get tuition fee waiver of 100%, 75% own ally Shiv Sena but the Opposition could not pose a unit - further orders.Mr. Rajeev Kumar Khajuria, KAS, Project and 50% amounting to Rs. 40,000/-, Rs. 30,000/- and Rs. ed fight. BJP's Rajendra Gavit won the seat, defeating Shiv No proper ...... Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Kathua, is transferred and 20,000/-, respectively, in each academic year on the basis of away after each patient.”But no such practice is being fol - Sena's Shrinivas Wanaga by 29574 votes. posted as Personnel Officer in the Directorate of School her inter-se merit among the first 3 positions in the previous lowed at most dentist clinics in rural areas and hospitals,” The fourth Lok Sabha seat, Nagaland, for which bypoll was Education, Jammu, vice Ms. Afsan Masood.Ms. Sukhpal two semesters of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th academic years. sources said. held earlier this week appeared to be going in favour of the Singh, KAS, Assistant Commissioner in the Commercial However, for the 1st year students, the combined merit of the It has been observed that oral hygiene has mostly remained as Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), a BJP allly Taxes Department, Jamrnu, is transferred and posted as 10+2 marks and Entrance Test, in the ratio of 30:70, respective - an ignored and unrealized major social problem in the rural in the north eastern state. Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Kathua, vice Mr. ly, will be considered for award of merit scholarships. areas. Majority of the people are unaware about the relation - While the Lok Sabha bypoll results appeared equally divided Rajeev Kumar Khajuria Ms. Afsan Masood, KAS, Personnel ship between oral hygiene and systemic diseases or disorders. at 2-2 between the BJP-plus-allies and the opposition parties, Officer in the Directorate of School Education, Jammu, is Sources said that although there were modern equipments figures for the 10 assembly bypolls came as a big setback for transferred and posted as Collector, Land Acquisition, Public the ruling party which could manage just one (in Trial of Kathua ...... available in Dental Colleges in Srinagar. “But in other rural Works (R&B), Jammu, against an available vacancy.Mr. Uttarakhand), while Congress bagged three (in Meghalaya, arguments on the charge sheet filed against the accused start - hospitals, there are obsolete and old equipments,” they said. Ghulam Jeelani Zargar, KAS, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Karnataka and Punjab's Shahkot) and others got six -- JMM ed today but the counsels of the accused sought directions They said there was no check whether the dentists were fol - Development Agency, Kashmir,is transferred and posted as got two in Jharkhand, while CPI (M), SP, RJD and Trinamool from the court to the Jammu and Kashmir government for the lowing rules in maintaining the hygiene. “In some hospitals, a Officer on Special Duty with the Hon’ble Minister for one each in Kerala, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, respectively. translated copies of the charge sheets. dentist sees around 50 patients and equipments are neither The results appeared more slanted against the BJP after taking Food,Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs,with immediate Talking to the Advocate General Jammu and Kashmir High being sterilized nor using new ones,” they said. “Such lack of into account the parties that had won these seats before effect. Court Jehangir Iqbal Ganaie said “court has directed us to pro - concern towards patients poses a serious threat of viral infec - bypolls were necessitated. While the BJP alliance was seen vide the translated copies of the charge sheets by Monday and tion to patients,” they said. retaining two Lok Sabha seats -- one in Maharashtra and Pathak repatriated ...... we will provide them the translated copies”. It has been In some hospitals and clinics in rural areas, sources said that another in Nagaland -- it failed to retain two others -- UP's Government Order No.929-GAD of 2018 with immediate learned that some 15-20 lawyers have been engaged by the intravenous needle kit and out-of-date medicine stored are Kairana and Maharashtra's Palghar. effect. accused for defending their cases and many of them belong - kept in a fridge alongside the staff's packed lunches, while Similarly in 10 assembly seats, the BJP and its allies failed to ing to Pathankote sought translated copies of the charge sheets used gloves and tissues, and a packet of porridge oats, are retain seats like Noorpur in UP and Shahkot in Punjab, while 20 officers ...... and court directed the J&K government to provide translated stored on top of the sterilization machine. the opposition parties such as Congress, CPI (M), Jharkhand promoted as Directors include Harjeet Singh Arora, Parvaiz copies of the charge sheets to the lawyers of the accused by The risk of patients catching blood-borne infections through Mukti Morcha and Trinamool retained their respective seats. Sajad Kakroo, Rakesh Jamwal, Veena Kumari Thapar, Monday. The case will come up for hearing again tomorrow inadequately sterilized equipment is also there. The BJP retained Tharali assembly seat in Uttarakhand, but AHQadiri, Omera Jan Mir, Farooq Ahmad Yasvi, Zulfkar Ali as per the directives of the Supreme Court of India. On behalf “Infection control practices in dentistry must be given the Samajwadi Party snatched Noorpur in neighbouring UP from Banday, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, M Ishfaq Pokchiwal, Rajni of the J&K government Shanti Singh special public prosecu - highest priority,” an official said. the saffron party. SP's Naeemul Hasan cruised ahead of his Charak, Ghulam Mohammad Hajam, B A Mukhdoomi, tor, Bhupinder Singh, Chief Prosecuting officer and The official said factors contributing to the steady rise in nearest BJP rival Avni Singh to win this seat. Javaid Iqbal Matoo, Abdul Gani Malik, Syed Shabir Shafi, Harminder Singh Chief Prosecuting officer appeared before prevalence of periodontal disease include poor oral health In Bihar, opposition RJD won Jokihat assembly seat by defeat - Altaf Ahmad Zargar, Parvaiz Ahmed Handoo and G M the court. awareness. ing BJP's ally JD(U) by a huge margin. The result was being Ganie. Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential prereq - seen as a big jolt to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who dumped It has been further ordered that Abdul Majid Dar who retired Court awards 10 ...... uisite for health-related behavior. The official said that no the RJD and Congress last year to join hands with the BJP to on superannuation on 30.11.2017 as Joint Director be promot - house and narrated the whole incident to her. On the basis of study has been done to assess the oral hygiene awareness in form a new coalition government in Bihar. ed as Director w.e.f 01.11.2017 to 30.11.2017 against the super - this report FIR No.178/2009 under section 376 RPC was regis - the state. Commenting on the results, senior BJP leader and Union numerary post of Director which shall be deemed to have tered in the Police Station Katra. Principal Sessions Judge Over the past 20 years a significant amount of emphasis has Home Minister Rajnath Singh said one has to take two steps been created with effect from 01.11.2017 to 30.11.2017 for the Reasi SR Gandhi after hearing Public Prosecutor Rashi Baru been made on prevention of diseases rather than the treatment backward before a big leap. purpose beyond which the post will cease to exist. for the state observed that Rape is thus not only a crime aspect. “Healthy teeth can last us a lifetime with the proper Asked about the BJP's performance in these by-elections These officers shall continue to work at their respective place against the person of a woman (victim), it is a crime against the preventive dental care. Preventive oral health knowledge, ahead of next year's general polls, Singh said, "For a massive of postings till further orders. entire society. It destroys the entire psychology of a woman behavior, and its practice are the important ways of keeping leap, one always has to go two steps backward." and pushes her into deep emotional crisis. It is only by her our teeth healthy,” the official said. "We are going to take a massive leap," he added. LMD Reasi ...... sheer will-power that she rehabilitates herself in the society AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal latched teams conducted intensive market checking at Reasi, Katra, which, on coming to know of the rape, looks down upon her Two militants ...... onto the bypoll results to attack the BJP and said it reflects the Pouni, Bhamla and adjoining areas. A cement manufacturer in derision and contempt. Rape is, therefore, the most hated identity of the slain militants could not be established imme - anger against the Modi government. based at Samba was fined Rs.25000 for supplying cement bags crime. It is a crime against basic human rights and is also viola - diately. The trends from UP showed the biggest electoral ubset for the less in weight. tive of the victim’s most cherished of the Fundamental Rights, The combing of the forest area is in progress. BJP with the joint opposition candidate, RLD's Tabassum Four brands of Edible Oil were booked for error in net quan - namely, the Right to Life contained in Article 21. To many The Army has also recovered arms and ammunition from the Hasan, leading by a big margin in Kairana Lok Sabha con - tity and violation of mandatory declarations. The manufactur - feminists and psychiatrists, rape is less a sexual offence than gunfight site. stituency. The seat fell vacant following death of the BJP can - ers were charged a fine of Rs 28000.The Department also an act of aggression aimed at degrading and humiliating didate Mriganka Singh's father, Hukum Singh. booked one flour mill, one pickle unit, three petrol pumps and women. The rape laws do not unfortunately, take care of the ‘More 45 ...... Rashtriya Lok Dal's Tabassum Hasan, supported by the ten provisional stores for violation of various provisions of social aspect of the matter and are inept in many respects." in 15 days, however they have requested for the more 45 days Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, weights and Measures Laws. Court further observed that the victim was a poor minor girl. time. “Now we have given them 45 days to come up with the established an early lead over Mriganka Singh right from the Her age was above 12 years and below 14 years. She was comprehensive report so that the issue of SSA teachers can be beginning to establish an almost invincible lead by noon. Dental Surgeon ...... working as a maid in the house of convict. But he took the resolved,” the minister maintained. In Maharashtra, the BJP retained Palghar but was staring at year 2016, he came to be suspended pending enquiry but even advantage of his dominating position and committed forcible Zulfkar further said that as far as the salary component is con - defeat in the Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency, after the lapse of two months no enquiry was ordered because rape upon her. He not even let the trial go smoothly as he cerned, he along with a high level delegation is visiting Delhi which the BJP had won in the 2014 elections. The NCP's of which he was suffering from mental agony. During those remained absconding for about 3 ½ years. The mitigating cir - on 5th June to meet the HRD minister. “We will raise the var - Madhukar Kukade was leading over the BJP's Hemant Patle, days he met one Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan who convinced and cumstances as projected by the convict are common in nature ious issues besides the salary issue of SSA teachers with the as per latest trends. assured him that his case would be cleared with his posting as and one would hardly find a person who is not confronted Union Human Resource Development Minister. I am hopeful with such situation in the life. In my considered view the con - The Congress has won one assembly seat in Maharashtra BMO Bhaderwah for which he shall have to pay Rs. 5.00 lakhs that 400 coreos lying pending with the government of India vict does not deserves any leniency. Keeping in view the without any contest after all other parties withdrew their can - to him. The complainant, under the forced circumstances will also be released by the central government,” the minister observations made by the Apex Court, the aggravating and didates. transferred the money amounting to Rs. 5.00 lakhs from his said. the mitigating circumstances, it is ordered that for the commis - Punjab's ruling Congress candidate Hardev Singh Ladi wrest - bank account to the account of Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan. But even “This is a problem related to around 41 thousand youth who sion of offence under Section 376 RPC convict Ranjeet Singh ed the Shahkot assembly seat from the Shiromani Akali Dal, after taking the money Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan did nothing and are working hard under this scheme. I am hopeful that soon S/o Pritam Singh R/O Village Purana Daroor Banganga defeating the party's nominee Naib Singh Kohar with a mar - we will come out with the solution to resolve all the prob - after some time vanished in thin air. The complainant faced District Reasi shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten gin of 38,801 votes, an election office spokesperson said. lems,” the minister told KNS. the enquiry as per the routine procedure and after being exon - (10) years and a fine of Rs.25,000/-. The fine amount, if real - Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hailed the Congress victory However the minister claimed that they have already released erated was posted as M.O PHC Chatroo, Kishtwar whereas, ized, shall be paid to the victim as compensation. as a "vindication" of the government's people-centric policies, salary for month of April 2018 and that there is only one moth Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan, who was posted in accidental hospital Court also recommended that compensation in terms of a rejection of the "negative" politics of SAD and "decimation" salary pending. “We have released the salary of April to SSA Vijaypur, Jammu was attached with Director Health Services, Section 545-A Cr. P.C read with J&K Victim Compensation of AAP. teachers. Only a single previous month is pending. I am hope - Jammu. Scheme, 2013 made vide SRO 229 dated 23rd April, 2013 and Trinamool's Dulal Das won Maheshtala assembly bypoll in During the course of secret verification and the discreet ful that it will be also released,” he maintained. Schedule-I to Notification SRO 394 dated 09.09.2013 may also The Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers recruited under Sarva West Bengal, defeating BJP's Sujit Kumar Ghosh by 62,827 enquiries conducted on the allegations, it surfaced that the be granted to the victim- prosecutrix. votes. complainant remained very tense because of his suspension Shiksha Abhiyan are on a warpath with the government over Kerala's ruling CPI(M)-led LDF's Saji Cheriyan also won the and discussed the issue with his relative Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, frequent delay in the release of their monthly salaries. The Mandatory baggage ...... process for release of monthly salary of SSA teachers is unset - Chengannur Assembly bypoll by a huge margin of 20,956 then BMO Assar, Doda who advised him to approach Dr. by passengers at Jammu, Srinagar and Leh airports. We votes over his nearest Congress rival D Vijaykumar, while the Liaqat Ali Khan, Dental Surgeon for settlement of his suspen - tled now for many years with the result it has often led to face- remain committed to making your journey delightful and has - off between the teachers and the school education authorities. BJP candidate came third. sion case as Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan was stated to be having good sle-free,” Suresh Prabhu tweeted. Education minister added that he assure the teachers and JMM retained both Silli and Gomia assembly seats in contacts with the higher ups in the department. On contacting Earlier, it was mandatory for the passenger to go through the other workforce in the education department that there will be Jharkhand. In Gomia, JMM's Babita Devi defeated AJSU nom - Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan, the complainant was told to pay Rs. 5.00 mandatory baggage identification after check-in travelling out no such problems in future. “I expect them to give in their best inee Lambodar Mahto by 13,00 votes while BJP's nominee lakhs for settling his suspension and his posting as BMO of Srinagar, Leh and Jammu airports due to security reasons. to transform the education sector in the State so that our Madhavlal Singh stood third on the seat. Bhaderwah, which, under the compelling circumstances, Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti thanked the Civil schools turn out to be institutions of excellence in academics,” In Silli, JMM's Seema Mahto defeated AJSU chief and former were transferred by the complainant from his A/c maintained Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu for taking such decision, state Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahto by 13,000 votes. It is to mention here that last week the J&K government in J&K Bank branch Bhaderwah on 20.09.2016 through cheque saying that such a decision from the centre will go a long way ordered constitution of a high-level committee of top officials in A/c of the accused Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan, maintained in J&K in lessening the inconvenience and enhancing the travel expe - to resolve the grievances of ReT teachers recruited under rience. CM thanks ...... Bank branch Bhatindi, Jammu, but despite taking the money Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme in the school education scrapped the mandatory baggage identification by travellers intentionally as illegal gratification and spending the same on at the airports in all the regions of the state. department. his personal affairs and making online purchases etc the Court awards ...... “A committee has been constituted to come with a workable Baggage identification after check-in was mandatory for trav - No.14, Ram Nagar Colony, on rent and the accused also used accused didn’t extended any help to the complainant. solution in order to resolve the grievances of teachers,” educa - ellers at Srinagar, Leh and Jammu airports due to security rea - It has also been found that the accused Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan to reside in the nearby colony, who was a regular visitor to the sons. tion minister Choudhary Zulfkar Ali had said, adding that the carries a reputation of indulging in corrupt practices by man - house of husband of Seema Devi, due to which he developed committee will submit its report to the government in 15 days aging transfers of officials after obtaining handsome amounts an intimacy with the children of husband of Seema Devi, and future course of action will be taken accordingly. Terror funding: ...... from them, by sheer abuse and misuse of his official position, besides also developed a liking for Seema Devi. It was further its merits by the special court. The minister had said that the committee is headed by minis - as a public servant. found in the investigation that sometime before the occur - Yousuf had said he was entitled to statutory bail and the spe - ter of state (MoS) for education while secretary school educa - The commission of the acts by Dr. Liaqat Ali Khan, Dental rence, accused asked Seema Devi to run away with him to cial court had erred in denying him the relief in its March 7 tion, F A Shah, special secretary education department, direc - Surgeon, S/o Sh. Mohd Sharif Khan R/o Gandoh Bhalessa some other place, however, Seema Devi spurned his offer and order. He had also challenged the special court's February 5 tor school education Kashmir and Jammu division, state proj - A/p Bhatindi near Makkah Masjid, Jammu constituted told him that she is a married lady having two children. On order allowing the NIA's plea for extension of time up to 180 ect director SSA and RMSA will be its members. offences U/s 5(1) (d) punishable u/s 5(2) J&K PC Act, Svt. 23.5.2013, Seema Devi in order to fetch milk and some house - days to complete investigation and remanding the accused to The SSA teachers staged valley wide protests against govern - 2006. Accordingly, a formal case was registered under the hold articles went out of her house alongwith her two chil - judicial custody. ment for its failure to release their monthly salaries on time. aforesaid sections of law at Police Station Vigilance dren, and had gone into a shop near CTM factory, after keep - According to teachers, they have not been paid three month The NIA had earlier alleged that the accused had links with Organization Jammu for investigation, during the course of ing her children standing near the road. In the meantime, salary by the department. proscribed terrorist organisations like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. It which, after obtaining search warrant from the court of Ld. accused came on spot and after kidnapping the deceased However the J&K ReT teachers’ forum had opposed the con - had alleged that the case was registered on the basis of infor - Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu searches were con - went away, who after sometime contacted Seema Devi on her stitution of new committee by the government saying that the mation about funds from Pakistan being sent to Jammu and ducted at the Bhatindi residence of the accused doctor, who mobile phone and told her to accompany him, otherwise, her government should instead implement its previous commit - Kashmir through hawala channels via Delhi to spread terror - was also contacted to remain present but he deliberately child will be killed. However, despite repeated phone calls ments made in the house of state Legislative Assembly. ism. remained elusive and at large. made by Seema Devi, accused did not return her child and The NIA had in 2011 arrested several persons, including insisted upon her to come to the Railway Station, Kathua, but, Ghulam Mohd Bhat with Rs 21.2 lakh, and alleged that Seema Devi refused to come to the Railway Station and plead - Yousuf was "one of the several Indian contacts of Bhat" who Governing ...... Govt. Ration Seized one June. The first selection list of the candidates will be uploaded ed with the accused on phone to return back her child. had been in touch with him for receiving money transfer on the website www.smvdcon.org of the College on 16 June Thereafter, on the refusal of Seema Devi to accompany him, codes. Nabbed by Poonch Police and if any seat remains vacant, the second list will be the accused got enraged and in a fit of anger, accused on the It had alleged that Yousuf's involvement was found in collect - Gy CORReSPONDeNT uploaded on 22 June. The classes for the 3rd Batch will start on same day took the deceased to Maggar Khad near Jagotra and ing funds from a terrorist outfit in Saudi Arabia and from POONCH MAy 31 9 July 2018. In all, 60 students will be selected for the Session killed him by strangulation and threw his dead body in the other accused on directions of his father Mohd Yousuf Shah On a specific information and the direction of Ssp 2018-19. bushes and fled away from the spot. alias Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled supreme commander of The meeting was chaired by Maj. Gen. S. K. Sharma (Retd), Principal Sessions Judge Kathua Sanjeev Gupta after hearing Poonch Rajiv Pandey, a police party led by SHO the Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen. Member Shrine Board and Chairman of the Governing Body PP BB Sharma for the State whereas Adv TN Gupta for the Surankote Insp Anzir Mir under the supervision of Salahuddin was declared a Specially Designated Global of the College of Nursing; and Mr. Umang Narula, Principal accused ordered that convict is sentenced to undergo rigorous Dysp skt Raiz Ahmed seized 90 bags of Government Terrorist by the US Department of State in June last year. Secretary to the Governor and Chief Executive Officer of the imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 20,000/- under section supply ration (Rice) from the hired shop at Dhani The NIA has claimed that Yousuf has received a total of near - Shrine Board; Dr. V. Verma, Dean, SMVDU; (Brig) Man 302 RPC. In default of payment of fine, the convict shall under - Dhara gunthal Surankote area of one Mahroof Ahmed ly Rs 4.5 lakh through eight international wire transfers. It had Mohan Harjai, Administrator; and Dr. Shailla Cannie, go simple imprisonment for six months. The convict is further also registered two other cases related to terror funding -- one who has bought 100 bags of rice for selling on black Principal of the College of Nursing, participated in the delib - sentenced to undergo a rigorous imprisonment of five years in November 2011 and the other in May 2017. It had filed a rates and has already sold 10 bags to public . A case erations. and a fine of Rs.10,000/- under section 364 RPC. Court further charge sheet against 10 people including Salahuddin in the FIR no.91/2018 under sec. 409,109 Rpc and 3/7ECA It is pertinent to recall that on the directions of Governor N.N. clarified that both the sentences shall run concurrently. April 2011 case. stands registered against defaulters and investigation Vohra, Chairman of the Shrine board, a scholarship scheme Court also observed that State should be burdened to provide taken up by Surankote police. 6 KAS ...... for the B. Sc. Nursing students of SMVDCoN has been intro - monetary assistance to the family of victim out of its own Golden Yug state JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 3 Indefinite strike of Gramin Dak Sevaks Girdawars and Patwaries State- of Postal Department enters 9th day wide strike continues Gy CORReSPONDeNT Department of Posts India JAMMu MAy 31 as FNPO Patron from of Patwaries and Girdawars. The indefinite strike of Srinagar Haji G.M. Wani Creation of GQ Circles and Patwar Gramin Dak Sevaks of and Shree V.K. Mehra also Halqas. Ban on direct recruitment Postal Department under declared this strike as a of Naib Tehsildar. Enhancement of the banner of National genuine one and termed it allowances for Patwaries and Union Gramin Dak Sevaks justified and committed to Girdawars. Rent for Patwar Khanas (NUGDS) entered the 9th extend full support for (Private accommodation). day consecutively. The acceptance of GDS Construction of Patwar indefinite strike was start - demands of 7th pay com - Khanas.The State body has decided ed on 22th May-2018 by mission.The poor GDS to continue pen down strike till the deprived Gramin Dak employees have been demands of the association not Sevaks of the Postal remained always sufferers met. The Government is responsi - Department and it will be and being exploited in the ble for causing inconvenience to remained continue till the Gramin Dak Sevaks by Sevak Employees gath - Postal Department and the general public. Those who genuine demands of delaying and non-imple - ered and mark their pres - this is apparent by the fact spoke include Sr. Vice President aggrieved low paid mentation of GDS 7th pay ence in the Dharna. All that still 7th pay State Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai, Gramin Dak Sevaks of commission which is clari - work of Rural Postal net - Commission, even in the Provincial President Farooq Postal Department are to fied in the Chandra work stands completely lapsed period of Thirty Gy CORReSPONDeNT ation is pressing for long pending Ahmed Malik, Ex-State President be accepted by the Committee report.Today paralyzed for 9th day, Months is not brings in JAMMu MAy 31 demands of the Patwar fraternity. Raman Raj Sharma, District Department of Posts and the protest is held in the today .The agitation was practice or implemented 18th day of the State-wide strike call Every time, the G overnment is giv - President Jammu Kaleem Ahmed, Government of India.This shape of peaceful Dharna completely peaceful and in way of virtue and spirit. given by AJKPA State body, all ing deaf ears on the demands of the District Vice President Rajan strike is going on with full in front of the Office of all GDS participants are The Comrades of National Girdawars and Patwaries of District association. The long pending Kumar, Secretary Jammu Shabir enthusiasm and solidarity Senior Post Master Jammu requested through Union Gramin Dak Sevaks Jammu today sit on Dharna at D.C. demands include Grade Pay of Ahmed, Sadeeq Ahmed in every nook & corner of Tawi H.O. in Dogra NUGDS leaders to ensure (NUGDS J&K Circle), who Office Complex, Jammu. The associ - Graduate Patwaries. Timely DPC Accountant, Jagdish Raj Cashier. India with enormous sup - Chowk Jammu for accept - safety of Department addressed the Dharna are port of all the Postal ance of demands and properly. All sister unions Keshav Sharma (Division Unions from immediate implementa - of Postal Employees Secretary NUGDS Shatdarshan Sadhu Samaj welcomes all Sadhu Kanyakumari to Kashmir. tion of GDS 7th Pay including Federation of Jammu), Ram Krishan All the work of postal Commission Report of National Postal Federation Bhat, Harbans Singh, Som Deptt. is paralyzed Kamlesh Chandera J&K have shown complete Nath, Charan Dass, Ram Samaj for forthcoming Shree Amarnath ji yatra throughout India. The Committee, which is lying sympathy and co-opera - Pal etc. The future course Gy CORReSPONDeNT accommodation, Langer / Postal higher authorities as pending last from two tion with the genuine of programme or action JAMMu MAy 31 Bhandara and other facilities and Govt. of India both and half years with the demands of the Gramin will be decided in the Shatdarshan Sadhu Samaj are being provided at have trusted this strike Govt. of India .A large Dak Sevaks, who are in all NUGDS meeting in the Jammu & Kashmir Regd Jamvant Gupha, Peerkho intentionally to the number of Gramin Dak way the backbone of the evening today. welcomed all Sadhu Samaj Temple, Jammu.We inti - for forthcoming Shree mate all Sadhu Sant Samaj Amarnath Yatra. Devotees that in case of any problem, from all over the country they can contact Peer Ravi NC women wing takes out protest and Sant Samaj for yatra will Nath Ji, President be attended properly and Shatdarshan Sadhu Samaj at Shatdarshan Sadhu Samaj Peer Kho temple, Jamvant march against fuel price hike and in this connection, Gupha, Jammu. Central Excise duty and VAT respectively so that some reprieve Congress Vichar Vibhag demands roll could be provided to the people suf - fering due to high fuel prices. Terming the hike in petrol and diesel back of price hike of petrol and diesel price as alarming, Satwant said the unprecedented has not only impact - Gy CORReSPONDeNT common indian not only difficult victims family. He stressed upon ed the rates of essentials but also JAMMu MAy 31 but miserable by raising the prices providing 5 Marlas plot and mini - affected the middle and poor class Roll back price hike of petrol and of daily use comodities.Dr. Manhor mum construction cost to the border hugely.Satwant Kaur Dogra also diesel demanded Congress Vichar Lal Sharma criticise the PDP-BJP migrants at the safer places. Capt. raised the issue of erratic power sup - Vibhag, AICC, Coordinator Mr. government saying that it has failed LK Sharma Chairman, Paradesh ply and scarcity of drinking water in Ashok Sharma while addressing on all fronts. Unprecedented Vichar Vibhag demanded immedi - Jammu city and assailed the PDP- Protest Dharna in front of Raj increased in the petroleum products ate rehabilitation of border migrants BJP government for putting the peo - Bhagwan, Jammu organised jointly and continuous firing on the border and slashing down of prices of pete - ple to various hardships. She sought by AICC, Vichar Vibhag, J&K, Rahul has made the life of the people mis - ol and diesel. He pleaded for bring - regulated power and water supply Gandhi Youth Brigade and AICC, erable. There is a dore need to ing bureaucracy under and urged the administration to take Unorganised Congress Workers, ensure check on ramped corruption Accountability Commission by necessary measures in ensuring J&K in response to the national call and to restore confidence of the peo - restoring the original powers to the Gy CORReSPONDeNT the official residence of Chief drinking water in tankers where tap of the Indian National Congress.Mr. ple in governance. Former Minister institution. Sarbjeet Singh, General JAMMu MAy 31 Minister Mehbooba Mufti at water had become scarce.Carrying Sharma urged upon the Union and Gharu Ram and Munish Raja, Secretary, Rahul Gandhi Youth Women Wing of National Wazarat Road amid scorching heat placards, the enthusiastic women State Governments to provide Rs. 25 demanded adequate compensation Brigade stressed upon restoration of Conference on Thursday took out a and soaring mercury.Lashing out at wing workers raised slogans against lacs each to the families of the border to the border migrants and firing peace on border and providing massive protest march led by its the BJP for protecting the interest of the BJP government and demanded martyrs and pakka bunkers and victims against loss of human and employment opportunities to the Provincial President Satwant Kaur the oil marketing companies at the respite in fuel prices. On the entire allot 5 Marlas plot to each family cattle life, properties and crop.Mr. youth. He also demanded youth and Dogra in the capital city of Jammu cost of the people, Satwant said that route, the people echoed their anger besides declaring atleast 5 K.M belt Vinod Sharma, former General sports policy of the state to restore against surging fuel prices."We will BJP has been milking the people and and responded to the slogans of the as backward area. The protestors Secretary, JKPCC expressed serious trust among the younger generation. continue protesting till the fuel depriving them of the benefits that workers.Prominent amongst those demanded adequate water supply concern over the power cuts and Prominent among those who prices are slashed," said Satwant, should have accrued to them due to who participated in the protest and uninterrupted power to the peo - shortage of drinking water during addressed were ,ZahidSarfraz who slammed the BJP government decrease in international crude oil march included Provincial Vice ple of the state besides check on the hot summers which has made Malik, Gen. Secretary Paradesh for its anti people policies. She prices for the last four years. President Vijay laxmi Dutta, Ex- rampant corruption in public life the people suffer. He added that Congress Vichar Vibhag, Munish described 1 paisa cut in the prices of "Instead, they kept increasing the Corporator Rashida Begum, Reeta due to failure of governance. They Jammu township is stinking because Raja Vice Chairman Pardesh con - diesel and petrol as a big joke with prices and failed to pass on the ben - Gupta, Veena Oberoi, Daljeet also demanded the comprehensive of lack of sanitation and waste man - gress unorganised workers, jatinder the people of the country and asked, efits to the consumers", she said and Sharma, Kuldeep Kaur, Anju youth policy for the state and agement. MK Bhardwaj, Member Bhagat, Madan Lal Sharma, Ankush "Is this the BJP version of Ache Din?" demanded tax cut on diesel and Grover, Ashu Rajput, Sakuntala, appointment of the Lok Pal besides AICC, while addressing Dharna Raina, Col. Bana Ram, Col.B.D. Joined by senior women wing lead - petrol. She demanded that BJP at the Komal Manhas, Lata Sharma, Rekha regularisation of casual, daily expressed concern on the failure of Sharma, Pandit Jagan Nath, Sushil ers the march took off from Sher-e- Centre and the insensitive PDP/BJP Chib, Rama Gupta, Geeta Handoo , wagers and ahoc workers both in the government to provide necessi - Sharma, Ram Singh Bhagat, Shiv Kashmir Bhavan and concluded at dispensation in State should cut on Rekha Manhas and others. government and public sector. Modi ties of life to the border migrants Choudary,Arjun Sharma, Nakul government has made the life of and adequate compensation to the Sharma and others. JKAP 12th Bn. distributes uniform, CeO eRA chaired meeting for finalizing projects under JKIDP stationary items among school children Gy CORReSPONDeNT JKIDP in the third week of Gy CORReSPONDeNT JKAP 12th Bn., staff mem - events from time to time the occasion. They JAMMu MAy 31 June. The meeting was SRINAGAR MAy 31 bers and respectable of the and will continue to sup - thanked J&K Police for Chief Executive Officer attended by Chief Jammu and Kashmir said village. On this occa - port under privileged stu - undertaking such activi - Economic Reconstruction Engineer PHE, Director Armed Police 12th Bn. sion Commandant JKAP dents in their educational ties. They also highlighted Agency Farooq Ahmad ERA Jammu, Director ERA Zewan distributed uni - 12th Bn. Shri Abdul endeavours. He empha - the problems being faced Lone chaired a meeting of Safeguards, representa - form and stationary items Rashid Bhat advised the sized the importance of by school children on senior officers of the line tives from JMC, JDA, among the students of school children to excel in good police public rela - account of accommoda - departments to consolidate UEED, PW (R&B) and Govt. Boys High School studies and extra-curricu - tionship and benefits of tion. A cultural pro - the list of projects to be rec - other officers of ERA and Balhama at a function held lar activities. He impressed Civic Action Programme. gramme was presented by ommended for Jammu and line departments. Later at Balhama Zewan here upon them to study with He threw light on the pro - the school children on the Kashmir Infrastructure CEO visited the sites of today. The items were dis - zeal and zest so that they grammes conducted by occasion. The function was Development Program ongoing sewerage and tributed by Smt. Roshan can adopt any career of J&K Police under CAP attended by Dy.SP Shri (JKIDP) to be funded by water supply sub-projects gestion in Jammu city, var - management projects. Ara, Ex-Headmistress their choice which could from time to time.Mumtaz Abdul Qayoom, Shri Nisar ADB. The proposed proj - being executed by ERA ious sewerage and Asian Development Bank Govt. Boys High School give them work satisfac - Hussain Bhat represented Ahmed and a large gather - ects include various water under JKUSDIP and direct - drainage projects and envi - mission will be visiting the Balhama Zewan in pres - tion. The CO assured the the village Balhama and ing of respectable of vil - supply projects, projects ed for early completion of ronmental and solid waste state for finalizing the ence of Shri Abdul Rashid gathering that J&K Police Shri Gh. Nabi Khan I/c lage Balhama and staff for addressing traffic con - sub-projects. Bhat, SSP Commandant has been organizing such Headmaster also spoke on members of the school. Army conducts Medical Camp at Thanna Kathua Police accords warm send Gy CORReSPONDeNT uDHAMPuR MAy 31 To ameliorate medical problems of popu - off to retiring police officers lace in far flung and remote areas, a Medical Camp was conducted by Army Gy CORReSPONDeNT and other senior serving and long life to all retiree.SSP Kathua today at Thanna village of Rajouri dis - KATHuA MAy 31 retired officers were also present on also convened a meeting with trict.More than 377 patients, including Kathua Police Today gave warm the occasion. Besides members of retired Police Personnel to review men, women and children were provided send off to four retiring Police offi - Retired Police welfare association the actual progress of welfare medical aid and treatment by the Army cers and officials namely SI Babu were also participated to grace the measures being taken by the police doctors. Medicines were distributed free Ram, ASI Nand Singh, ASI Kirpal occasion.SSP Kathua congratulated for them and their families. He fur - of cost.The local populace of Thanna lacks Singh and HC Chiman Lal.The them for the dedication and devo - ther added that Jammu and access to basic health care facilities. Such initiatives by Army have not only enabled send off function was chaired by tions they exhibited while dis - Kashmir Police will never forget patients to be treated closer to their homes Sh.Shridhar Patil , IPS SSP Kathua. charging their duties. SSP Kathua their sacrifices while discharging healthy living.Speaking on the occasion towards the Army for undertaking this but also helped in increasing the aware - Sarpanch, of the village Thanna, on behalf noble cause of addressing the medical Sh Nasir Ahmed ,Addl SP Kathua besides wished good health and the duties. ness about cleanliness, hygiene and of the locals expressed his appreciation problems of the locals. Golden Yug OPINION JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 4 EDITORIAL ACHARYA MODI AND THE VISION OF VISVA BHARATI ANIRBAN GANGuly Visva-Bharati News of January which the nation, can afford to Gurudev, allowing his legacy to Mahatma in February 1940, when, Modi’s words at the 1951, recorded how “separate neglect. For Syama Prasad, insti - be either held captive by a coterie as Krishna Kripalani writes in his The rekindled hopes Samavartana Utsava reminded enclosures for different cate - tutions like Visva-Bharati, had ‘a or to be regulated according to a classic biography of Tagore, how one of Syama Prasad's observa - gories of visitors under the over - great mission to perform in certain political ideology and the Poet ‘put a letter in his tions at the Samavartana Utsava hanging branches of the historic building up free India.’ Listening belief, that had once denigrated [Mahatma’s] hand in which he of border dwellers 68 years ago. It was a call to actu - mango grove and at one end, fac - to Prime Minister’s Modi and castigated Tagore and his requested him: ‘Accept this institu - After positive talking between the DGMOs alise the vision of building a ing the auditorium, a raised dais address at the Samavartana, one philosophy and world view alto - tion under your protection, giving of India and Pakistan on Tuesday last, the ‘New India' beautifully upholstered, with its instantly remembered these gether. it an assurance of permanence if hopes of the Pak shelling hit border resi - Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee foreground decorated with words of Syama Prasad For these types, Modi’s presence, you consider it to be a national alpona designs”, were done, set - Mookerjee. his open hearted call to reinvent asset. Visva-Bharati is like a vessel dents of Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts delivered the Convocation address at Visva-Bharati, ting the stage “for the enactment Modi’s entire speech was a trib - Visva-Bharati, his exhortations to which is carrying the cargo of my have been rekindled. The DGMOs agreed to Santiniketan, on December 25, of the most important ceremony ute to Gurudev’s vision. The students of the university to link life's best treasure, and I hope it ‘fully implement’ the 2003 border ceasefire 1950 and Prime Minister of the year...” Pandit electrifying enthusiasm among themselves to national service may claim special care from my and stop firing on the borders. Following Narendra Modi, as Acharya — Kshitimohan Sen, recited the tra - young learners when Modi and uplift and to dedicate them - countrymen for its preservation.’ this assurance from the Pak DGMO, many Chancellor of the university — ditional Vedic verses, Syama entered the precincts of the selves to realising the dream of a Naturally those who have — delivered the Convocation Prasad delivered the convoca - Amrakunja, expressed the pan- ‘New India’, his articulation of through a lifetime — extracted of the people, who had shifted to safer address at the Samavartana tion address, a masterly and yet Indian popularity that he enjoys why Visva-Bharati continues to from the legacy of Visva-Bharati places from the border R S Pura, Arnia and Utsava on May 25, 2018. moving articulation of especially among youth. Instead be a special place with a unique but have given mighty little in Hiranagar areas of the region to safer places, Syama Prasad’s address at Gurudev’s educational vision, of delivering a staid convocation responsibility towards society return would not like Modi to following intense shelling and firing by Visva-Bharati articulated the the present challenges and the address, from a pre-determined and country, was anathema, it remind them of this touchingly future possibilities and role of a script, Modi spoke from the was an address that they were profound last wish of the poet, a Pakistan, have started returning homes. vision and delineated the path that the university could tread university founded on a vision of heart, with emotion, with convic - not used to. They were not used wish that they have failed to fulfil Twelve people, including an eight-month- and the direction it could impart education and of learning that tion, with emphasis and with to these words which were by neglecting Visva-Bharati or by old boy, were killed and over 60 others were to the educational firmament of was different because it had been reverence; these were emotions meant to inspire a generation to being silent when the institution wounded in the unprovoked shelling on the free India. Narendra Modi’s conceived of and had evolved that young Bengal, despite the renewed national action, these tumbled over the years. border villages and other residential areas. address at the same hallowed from the Bharatiya ethos and decades’ long suppression, can were not empty platitudes and Modi’s address was Acharya like; and historic precincts of the had been inspired by the Poet’s still relate to. The chants of hollow pledges made to he began and ended as an The firing had started on the first day of Amrakunja — sanctified in the quest of recovering India’s cul - ‘Modi, Modi, Modi’ that filled Gurudev’s vision, instead they Acharya, an Acharya whose Ramzan when India had announced unilat - past by the presence of India’s tural, spiritual and civilisational the air, the applause that por - were words that carried with responsibility it is to lay a wider eral ceasefire to let people observe the holy civilisational stalwarts — 68 self. tions of his speech repeatedly them the conviction of one who direction for his university. Visva- month in a peaceful atmosphere. The years later was a call to Visva- Having spoken of Gurudev’s received all pointed at the deep has himself grown from the soil Bharati continues to be the only inspiring educational vision, his chord that he had touched in the of Bharat. university in the country in which DGMOs talked and discussed border firing Bharati to rediscover its world vision, to renew its civilisational lifelong quest of trying to usher heart of young Bengal. Modi spoke of how Visva- the Prime Minister of India is the and terrorism, agreeing to fully implement anchor through Gurudev’s in a new educational paradigm, For the liberal fundamentalists, Bharati for him, was a temple, a Acharya and Modi approached the 2003 ceasefire agreement between the vision and to commit itself to the Syama Prasad spoke of how the self-appointed gate-keepers temple created by Tagore, in the entire Samavartana Utasava in two countries. It may be mentioned that task of building a ‘New India.’ ‘Education wisely planned and and high priests of Tagore’s lega - which every grain breathed of the spirit of an Achar ya. He dedi - Pakistan has been infiltrating terrorists into The inauguration of Bangladesh rightly executed will ultimately cy who have done little in their Gurudev’s presence and touch. cated about eight minutes of his Bhavan, the presence, for the first be the principal factor on which lifetime to stem the slide that Modi spoke of Gurudev’s global 28 minutes long speech on artic - the Indian territory under the cover of fire to time at the Samavartana, of two the future peace, progress and Visva-Bharati had seen over the vision, his wide travels and his ulating how Visva-Bharati could keep the Kashmir pot boiling. Pakistan is Prime Ministers, Sheikh Hasina happiness of the Indian people years, these expressions of emo - acceptabi lity across the world, the widen its ambit and reach of vil - behind all the wrong acts in Kashmir and and Modi — binding the two will rest.’ He reminded those tion were extremely base, these, enthusiasm and emotions that he lage development, intensify its other parts of the country. If it stops infiltrat - countries which celebrate Tagore gathered at the Amrakunja that they argued, had no place in an continues to generate, the academ - work of nature conservation, primary, secondary and univer - occasion that had always fol - ic, cultural and civilisational inter - take advantage of the variety of ing terrorists into the Indian territory, the — exuded a deeper symbolism. The announcement that Prime sity education — all stages lowed a routine. Unfortunately, est that he continues to evoke. educational initiative that the problem of terrorism in the valley would Minister Modi would be visiting demand a balanced attention these self-appointed custodians Referring to Tagore’s famous sub - Union Government had initiat - abruptly cease to exist. While the US has Visva-Bharati for the convoca - from the State and the public. of Tagore’s legacy have them - mission to the Mahatma on the ed to link Indian higher educa - described it as a ‘safe haven for terrorists’, tion made one recall the descrip - Expansion and not curtailment selves fallen into a groove and need to preserve Visva-Bharati tion to global educational insti - India has termed it as the ‘mothership of ter - tions of a cold December morn - must be our motto; preservation have become far removed from because it carried the entire treas - tutions and faculty, he spoke of ing 68 years ago when the of equality must be our constant the aspirations of Indian youth. ure of his life, Modi exhorted those the mission of Swacch Bharat, he rorism’. One fails to understand what pleas - Samavartana Utsava was aim. Cultural and scientific, tech - Their interpretations and presen - gathered to work in that spirit of spoke of the need to work to ure it draws from violating ceasefire on the presided over by the ‘Vice nical and agricultural, all repre - tations of Tagore have stagnated Tagore’s sacrifice. One remem - actualise the vision of ‘New borders and fuelling unrest in the valley. President’ of the university, Dr sent various aspects of educa - and calcified, they have been bered the descriptions of that last India’ by 2022, the 75th year of After the last week’s shelling and heavy fir - Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The tional development, none of incapable of reinventing meeting of the Poet and the India’s independence. ing by it, more than 50,000 border people had migrated and taken shelter in schools and colleges which were away from the fir - WATER CRISIS AND THE DEPLETION OF NATURE ing range of the enemy. So that the firing KOTA SRIRAJ Himalayas are witness - people in the year 1875. generated by this tainous urban regions. does not take place in future, the two Millions across Asia ing a huge tourist load, The incessant tourist industry. Vehicular traffic and DGMOs have agreed that in case of any rely on Himalayan putting unimaginable influx and the nearly The Alps are among the population pressure issue, restraint will be exercised and the water but this natural pressure on the delicate 70,000 floating popula - most visited regions. must be regulated in matter will be resolved through utilisation source is now being mountain ecology tion is only exacerbat - About 60-80 million order to preserve these of existing mechanisms of hotline contacts taken for granted as besides natural ing the situation. Add people visit the Alps locations. The authori - and border flag meetings at local command - human activities are resources. The unfortu - to this, Shimla’s each year as tourists. ties must ease the bur - ers level. Given the track record of Pakistan, stressing the nate part is the fact that parched status is accen - Tourism activities in den by prohibiting fur - Himalayan water sys - people are, however, apprehensive that it authorities, especially tuated because it’s the Alps generate close ther construction activi - tem. Thanks to the urban planning perched at a height of to EUR 50 billion in ties in core municipal may resort to ceasefire violation any time. unplanned develop - offices in these areas, 7,000 feet above sea annual turnover. There areas and not giving The border residents hold the view that ment, the population are unable to adopt best level and can’t hold are over 600 ski resorts licenses for additional such agreements rarely last long. Islamabad explosion and a heavy practices that are being water, which trickles and 10,000 ski installa - hotels. agrees to respect the ceasefire but then vio - influx of tourists, the followed around the down at a rapid rate. tions in the Alps. Moreover, tourist load lates it again. Every time people are killed, region is in the throes of world in preserving the This is pretty much the These figures show the must be distributed by cattle perish and border residents end up in a crisis high altitude resources story of all of our extent of tourist pres - getting idle capacity of such camps. Despite these apprehensions, As ironical as it may and ecology. Himalayan urban loca - sures faced by hotels in the surround - people have welcomed the initiative taken sound, Himalayas — The situation in main - tions. Switzerland and yet the ing areas included in by the two DGMOs and hope that peace one of the most pristine stream hill stations such The snowcapped country has been able the tourism manage - source of water for as Mussoorie and tourist locations across to effortlessly handle would be one day established permanently ment strategy. This will mankind since ages are Shimla is particularly the world face similar the ever-growing not only improve econ - on the Indo-Pak borders. The border resi - now unable to spare grim. For instance, the challenges but their tourist influx year after omy but also relive the dents say Pakistan has always violated the water, resulting in daily requirement for methods of responding year and this has been pressure on the main ceasefire agreem ent and they do not have many of the mountain - water in Shimla is 40 to these challenges are possible due to scientif - urban centers. any faith in it. Some people of the ous urban spaces strug - million litres, whereas, inspiring and path ic planning and effi - Additionally, unautho - shelling-hit border areas are reluctant to gling to make their ends the supply is 20 million changing. Lets take the cient resource manage - rised tourist entertain - go back homes and are still housed in the meet as far as drinking litres. This deficit gap case of Switzerland. ment by the Swiss ment facilities that are relief camps. The general feeling is that water is concerned. In tends to expand mani - Tourism is a serious authorities. neither ecologically after the DGMOs’ initiative, the political fact, millions across fold during the summer business for the Swiss Climate change is slow - friendly nor having Asia rely on the tourist season. The as it accounts for nearly ly entering into deci - leadership of the two countries ought to required permissions Himalayan water but resultant water crisis is 3.5 per cent of the Gross sion-making of a range must be closed immedi - iron out the differences and help establish this natural source is forcing the Shimla Domestic Product of tourism stakeholders ately. peace on the borders. now being taken for Municipal Corporation (GDP) and foreign and studies are com - The authorities must granted as human to supply water once in tourists account for missioned to examine also focus on the ram - activities are stressing four or five days and, approximately six per the climate change risk pant use of plastic and Himalayan water sys - that too, is not enough cent of the income gen - on tourism and how to GoldeN YuG abysmal systems of tem. Thanks to to cater to the city’s erated by exports in adapt for the same, Printer, Publisher, Editor and Owner: Surinder Sharma waste disposal, which (M) 9419188950, Published from: Channi Himmat, unplanned develop - population. Switzerland. This while increasing the are all adding to the Jammu, Ph.:(R) 0191-2464590, ment, the population The root cause is the places tourism in the public awareness for problem. These correc - (Office) 0191-2466266 explosion and a heavy fact that Shimla with a third position of Swiss maintaining natural Printed at: Jansampark Printing Press Bye Pass Sidhra, influx of tourists, the population of 1,70,000, exports. Tourism in resources of the region. tive actions may still Jammu - 180015, Ph.: 0191-2543336, region is in the throes of redeem for us the lost E-mail: [email protected], is largely still trying to Switzerland is also an India must rapidly a crisis. survive on the water important employer adopt measures that purity of our [email protected] Himalayan urban All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Like each year, this year network setup for a with nearly in 4.5 per can safeguard the frag - competent courts and forums in Jammu City too, serene hills of the population of 30,000 cent of jobs directly ile ecology of the moun - spaces. Golden Yug state JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 5 MGNReGS significantly contributing to Media can play effective role in economic security of rural people: Veeri curbing tobacco use: DrManyal Asks ACDs for achieving target of PD generation, avoiding unnecessary delay in completion of works Gy CORReSPONDeNT disease." On the occasion, Dr. Principal Secretary Health and SRINAGAR MAy 31 Manyal called for concerted efforts Medical Education, Dr. Pawan taken up in convergence. Expressing concern on the trend of to sensitize people about the disas - Kotwal, Director General Health Terming the role of ACDs smoking among youth, Minister for trous effects of tobacco consump - Services, Kashmir Dr. Saleem ur and BDOs important for Health and Medical Education, Dr. tion. The Minister said that tobacco Rehman, Principal Government bringing change on Davinder Kumar Manyal today said has been clinically proved as the Medical College, Srinagar Dr. Saima ground with various that smoking puts individual at main cause of cancer which affects Rashid, Mission Director National MGNREGS works, the multiple health risks and it not only millions across the world, adding Health Mission, Dr. Yashpal Minister said that concert - affects active smokers but passive tobacco is considered as one of the Sharma, Drug Controller J&K, Nazir ed effort should be made smokers are equally affected. major threat to public health in 21st Ahmed, Executive Director J&K to make MGNREGS Dr. Manyal was speaking at an century, Manyal said that print and Voluntary Health Association develop sustainable liveli - event on World No Tobacco Day electronic media can play a major A.M.Mir (IAS Retd), Project Director hoods besides ensuring organized by State Health and role in curbing the consumption of J&K State Aids Control further improvement in Medical Education Department and tobacco among youth. Organisation, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, Gy CORReSPONDeNT During the meeting, dis - and was told that recently the implementation of JK Voluntary Health Association, During the function, GATS-2 Director Family Welfare Dr. Samir SRINAGAR MAy 31 trict wise details of works Rs 84 crore has been programme in the State. here today. (Global Adult Tobacco Survey) Fact Mattoo, State Nodal Officer FW, Minister for Rural taken up under MGN - released for clearing mate - ACDs should conduct reg - The Minister said that there is a need Sheet, Jammu and Kashmir, 2016-17 Former Principal GMC and Development & REGS, works completed, rial liability. The ACDs ular field visits and to for public awareness and communi - was released- a global standard for renowned Physician, Dr. GQ Panchayati Raj, Abdul person day’s generated were asked to release the supervise the works on ty engagement to highlight the ill- systematic monitoring of adult Allaqaband, Dean Tata Institute of Rehman Veeri has said and other important issues payments at the earliest to ground. Weekly meeting effects of smoking. “So, it is moral tobacco use both smoking and Social Sciences Mumbai, Dr. T. that the Mahatma Gandhi were discussed in brief. the people linked with the with BDOs need to be con - and social responsibility of everyone smokeless. Sundaraman, Director, Disaster National Rural The Minister sought works. vened for better monitor - to spread the message in the socie - At the end of the function, a power Management Aamir Ali, various Employment Guarantee details from the ACDs Additional Secretary ing of works and to the ty,” he added. point presentation was shown on NGOs and other senior officers from Scheme (MGNREGS) is regarding ongoing works RDD, R K Badyal issues hampering pace of This year the theme of the World No the use of Tobacco among youth in various Departments were present making significant in their respective districts informed the Minister that works should be resolved Tobacco Day is “Tobacco and heart the State of Jammu and Kashmir. on the occasion. progress in contributing to and the reasons for the Rs 10 crore has been also at the earliest. “MGNRE - livelihood security to the delay in completion of released to clear the pend - GA should be made visi - rural people through cre - works. He asked for expe - ing salaries of support ble on ground by provid - ation of durable assets. He diting the same and to staff and ACDs were ing employment to Various delegations call on Altaf Bukhari; said that the target given stick to the action plan asked to release the same unskilled youth thus cre - for generation of person already approved by the before Eid-ul-Fitr. ating durable assets of days must be achieved so department. Unnecessary Laying stress on taking up public importance”, the demand early redress of grievances as to help the rural popu - delay is causing cost esca - of model works in pan - Minister said adding that Gy CORReSPONDeNT lation in changing their lation to the works which chayat, block level, the this programme is really SRINAGAR MAy 31 socio-economic status. should be avoided in any Minister directed the contributing in transform - Several delegations call The Minister said this case, he added. Veeri ACDs to submit the action ing the rural sector. on Minister for Finance, while addressing the offi - asked the ACDs to accord plan in this regard at the Veeri also asked the ACDs to Labour and Employment cers of Rural Development priority to public impor - earliest. He said that it is submit the details of total Syed Mohammad Altaf Department including tance works and to bring important to take up some sanctioned panchayat ghars Bukhari and apprised ACDs of Kashmir division innovation in the working works that can reflect the in their districts, number of him about various issues while reviewing the per - style. He suggested them performance of the incomplete panchayat ghar faced by them. formance of the depart - to fix target for themselves department at different buildings, details of addition - A delegation of JK ment under MGNREGA. and act accordingly. levels. Veeri asked them to al funding required for their Anganwadi Workers and Secretary RDD Sheetal The meeting was further prioritize construction of completion and details Helpers Association lead Nanda, Director RDD informed that the estima - playfields, irrigation kuls, where land is not available by Nayeema Rasool Kashmir M N Sheikh, tion of works for 2018-19 establishing vermicom - for construction of buildings. today called on Minister Director Finance RDD S L under MGNREGA is post units, organic villages He said that land availability and raised various issues larization. The minister Wani and J&K ReT akin to the issues faced by Pandita, Additional underway and soon the and other important issue would be taken up with besides demanding gave patient hearing to Teachers Forum lead by the ReT teachers and Secretary RDD R K works will be taken up as works. He asked the offi - the concerned DCs and pos - increase in honorarium the visiting delegations Farooq Ahmad Tantray assured them that their Badyal, Joint Director per the new action plan. cers to take up the issue sibilities would be explored for workers and helpers, and ensured them that he also called on the minis - issues will be resolved in Planning RDD and ACDs Liquidation of wages and with Horticulture and to arrange additional funds promotion of workers as will look into their ter and discussed various a time-bound manner. for the buildings which are of Kashmir division material liability was also Agriculture department so supervisors on strict sen - demands and will fulfill issues faced by the He praised the contribu - still incomplete. attended the meeting. discussed in the meeting that the works can be iority basis and matricu - their genuine demands. employees including the tion of the teachers in the late and middle pass A delegation of pending salaries of the society and sought their helpers as workers, Employees Joint Action SSA employees. support so that the issue Chief Secretary reviews preparations for implementation of Providing pension, Ex- Committee lead by its The minister assured can be resolved perma - ‘extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ in Baramulla, Kupwara districts gratia, gratuity and regu - President Abdul Qayoom them that government is nently. Baramulla and Kupwara Districts Basharat Bukhari reviews progress of law Deptt projects of Jammu and Kashmir, to achieve Gy CORReSPONDeNT 100% saturation SRINAGAR MAy 31 coverage under the Minister for Law, Justice and 7 flagship pro - Parliamentary Affairs, Syed grammes by 15th of Basharat Bukhari today convened a August, 2018 viz; meeting to review the progress of PM Ujjwala Yojana, various construction projects, PM Sahaj Bijli Har schemes and works pertaining to Ghar Yojana, Ujala Department being executed across Scheme, PM Jan- the State. Secretary Law Abdul Dhan Yojana, PM Majid Bhat, Managing Director Jeevan-Jyoti Bima JKPCC, MD Housing Board, Chief Engineer R&B Kashmir & Jammu, Gy CORReSPONDeNT Secretary Rural Development & Yojana and PM besides concerned officers from SRINAGAR MAy 31 Panchyati Raj, Mission Director Suraksha Bima Yojana JKPHC, High Court and Law Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Thursday NHM and other senior officers Chief Secretary discussed the plan of ture gaps at High Court Srinagar projects. With regards to the pace of department attended the meeting. reviewed the preparations in regard attended the meeting. Deputy action in regard to achieving 100% and Jammu, besides security infra - work on construction of new During the meeting, the Minister to the implementation of the Commissioners of Baramulla and saturation targets by 15th of August, structure augmentation works for Assembly Complex, supporting took stock of the physical and finan - ‘Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’- a Kupwara Districts participated in 2018, with the concerned High Court Complexes. Directing all infra at Jammu, Bukhari directed for cial status of projects and works of special multi-departmental and the meeting through video confer - Administrative Secretaries and DCs executing agencies for time bound constitution of a technical committee law department being taken-up multi-sectoral initiative for achiev - encing. of Baramulla and Kupwara Districts. completion of ongoing projects, the to oversee the procurement and across state by executing agencies ing saturation under seven pro-poor It was informed that the Union It was informed the 279 villages in Minister asked the Deputy installation of electric systems, PA viz Housing Board, R&B, JKPCC. programmes of Government of Government has decided to extend District Baramulla and 222 Villages Commissioners concerned including systems at the complex. Bukhari fur - The works include construction of India. Principal Secretary Health& the 'Gram Swaraj Abhiyan' to about in District Kupwara with population DC Leh, Bandipora and Budgam for ther said that he will be conducting District Court Complexes and Medical Education, Principal 45000 villages with more than 1000 more than 1000 stand already identi - an early resolution on land acquisi - spot visits at District Court Complex Munisif Court Complexes at various Secretary to Chief Minister, population in 115 ‘Aspirational fied for special intervention under tion, other disputes leading to Srinagar Moominabad, Handwara locations, filling of ICT infrastruc - Commissioner/Secretary PDD, Districts’ in the country including the programme. undue delays in execution of these Court Complex in the coming days. Musical event at Tagore Hall reinvents Kashmir’s treasured cultural diversity Celebrating Ramadan through musical tributes to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) ingrained in Kashmiri culture: Naeem Gy CORReSPONDeNT INTACH member, Saleem SRINAGAR MAy 31 Beg, officers of the state gov - To celebrate the rich cultur - ernment and hundreds of al diversity of Jammu and students and artists from Kashmir, a unique musical different parts of Kashmir event was organized at the Valley. The works of famed Tagore Hall in Srinagar Kashmiri Pandit poets like where Kashmiri artists lent Dina Nath Nadeem, voice to the poetry written PyareHatash, Prem Nath by Kashmiri Pandit scholars Shad, Pitambar Nath Fani in honour of Prophet ment to educate new gener - our state. They also foster was part of various events and Prakash Ram besides Mohammad (PBUH). ation about our rich and mutual respect and admira - being organized by the others were recited by The event titled ‘Naatiya glorious past,” Akhtar said. tion between different com - Culture Academy in prominent singers from Poetry of Kashmiri Pandits’ The Culture Minister said munities that have been Srinagar during the holy Kashmir Valley in nostalgic is the brainchild of Minister Jammu and Kashmir has torn apart by the events of month of Ramazan which musical performances for Public Works and undergone tough times past three decades,” he said. will be held from 30 May to which evoked rapturous Culture, Naeem Akhtar and during the past three Akhtar said the Kashmiri 11 June at Tagore Hall, cheering from the audience it was organized by the J&K decades but new initiatives Pandit community has Tourist Reception Centre, in the jam-packed Tagore Academy of Art, Culture are being taken under the made immense contribu - Srinagar and Sher-e- Hall. The program started and Languages in collabora - leadership of chief minister tion towards the social, Kashmir International with renowned singer tion with Directorates of Mehbooba Mufti to revive political and cultural capital Convention Centre among Qaiser Nizami lending Tourism and School the philosophy of unity in of the state of Jammu and other venues. voice to the popular rendi - Education Kashmir. diversity that has been the Kashmir, “It is to honor and Today’s event was also tion of ‘Ali Maula’ written “Celebrating Ramazan hallmark of Kashmiri socie - celebrate their contributions attended by Director by Hazrat Amir Khusroo through musical tributes to ty. that we have gathered here Information, Muneer-ul- (RA). Besides Nizami, our beloved Prophet “In this holy month of today and we hope our Islam, MD JKSPDC, Shah singers Waheed Jeelani, Mohammad (PBUH) is Ramazan, these unique ini - younger generation will Faesal, Deputy Muneer Ahmad, Raja Bilal, ingrained in Kashmiri cul - tiatives open a new window carry forward their rich Commissioner Srinagar, Altaf Sahil, TehseenaShafi, dIP/J-1985/1 ture. This program is an of opportunity to revive and legacy and message of plu - Abid Rasheed, Secretary of Shazia Bashir, Qazi Rafi and attempt of cultural renais - preserve the rich heritage ralism,” he said. JK Academy of Art, Culture Gulzar Ganai performed 31-05-2018 sance by the state govern - and cultural traditions of The program at Tagore Hall and Languages, Aziz Hajni, during the event. Golden Yug JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 6 BJP fails to honour its election promises: Harsh Gy CORReSPONDeNT Reminding the Prime eclipsed in allocation of further called for early elec - responsible for withhold - RAMNAGAR MAy 31 Minister of his tall slogans roads in Phase-XI of trification of left over ham - ing the payment of com - With nation amazed over of curbing inflation and PMGSY with not a single lets of remote areas and pensation to the farmers for the reduction of prices of regulating prices of all new road having been argumentation of power lands acquired from them petrol and diesel by one essentials particularly assigned to the said con - supply in the low voltage under PMGSY, Mr. Harsh paisa, Mr. Harsh Dev petrol and diesel, Mr. stituency despite demands areas. He cautioned the called for stringent puni - Singh Chairman JKNPP Singh regretted that it too of connectivity from sever - Power Dev officials to stop tive action against such and former Minister ques - had proved to be a 'Jumla' al far flung and remote charging money from the delinquents. tioned as to whether it was an election gimmick. He area habitations. He affected population for He called for immediate a relief or a cruel joke with was addressing a public expressed grave concern replacement of damaged credit of compensation the people of the country. meeting in Kaghote and over the non commence - transformers. He con - amount to the accounts of He said that it was for the Ramnagar town today. ment of construction, demned the CAPD for pil - farmers for various PMGSY first time in history that Making a mention of some upgradation work over ferage of ration meant for roads warned of farmers petrol prices had exceeded of the impartment election most of the PMGSY BPL besides extremely agitation in case of any fur - Rs. 80/- per litre and diesel time announcements, Mr. schemes got sanctioned by poor quality of rice and ther harassment of poor prices gone above Rs.70/- Singh said that the promise him under Phase-X during wheat supplied to ration indigent farmers. He per litre despite repeated of two crore Jobs each year months and all the promis - wide spread public resent - plagued Rural Dev and 2013-14. He called for cord holders. He regretted warmed to avail legal rem - assurances and lofty prom - for unemployed youth had es of regularization prov - ment brewing therein. He Food and supplies Deptt immediate commencement the deplorable plight of edy in case the complaints ises of the govt to keep the also proved a hoax causing ing fake. Calling upon the regretted that development and staff deficient school - of work over Balota- hundreds of defunct hand of loot and plunder of same in check. Expressing much disenchantment people to support their initiatives launched by him ing system, Mr. Singh Barrian road and Kansala- pumps which had not been MGNREGA funds were concern over the steep rise amongst the educated own regional party, Mr. in the past had come to a deplored that Ramnagar Kultair road which though repaired for the last several disregarded by the govt in the prices of petroleum youth. He said that educat - Singh said that local issues grinding halt with no constituency once known sanctioned for construction months with affected peo - seeking at the same time products and LPG, he said ed youth of J&K had much could be best addressed by action whatsoever to acti - for revolutionary growth four y ears back continued ple repairing the same at appropriate punitive action that it had paved the way to suffer in view of negligi - local leadership only. vate the derailed projects and development had been to suffer due to administra - their own expense. He said against the delinquent offi - for onset of inflationary ble Jobs and invocation of Alleging neglect and depri - which continued to remain relegated to the position of tive apathy and criminal that it happened for the cers/officials and further tendencies in the country. SRO-202 for filling up the vation of Ramnagar con - in limbo for the last around tail ender in the matter of neglect of the concerned first time that people of var - sought immediate release The prices of essential com - some. He regretted that stituency in the matter of more than three years. development. agencies. He called for ious villages had to con - of pending wages of work - modities were likely to be even the contractuals and development, Mr. Harsh Expressing grave concern Taking a pot shot at the early up-gradation of Garh tribute from their pockets ers under MGNREGA. He affected in view of increase daily wagers in J&K were Dev Singh called upon the over the pathetic plight of incumbent leadership, Mr. Samnabhanj road, Chore to ensure private repairs of warmed that exploitation in freight charges which subjected to the most cal - govt. to appropriately and the existing roads, chaotic Singh said that it happened Panjian road, Katwalat the damaged roads. of rural folk, farming com - was a natural concomitant lous treatment with their adequately address the power supply system, dys - for the first time that road, Gundian-Sunetar Urging upon the District munity and marginalized of increased petrol and negligible honorarium developmental issues of functional water supply Ramnagar constituency road which stood and local administration to sections shall no longer be diesel prices, added Singh. remaining unpaid for the said areas in view of schemes, corruption was totally ignored rather approved since 2017. He identify the officials tolerated. warm & Affectionate Farewell accorded to Kichloo castigates PDP-BJP Govt for failing Swarkar Ananad, Prith Pal Singh and others in resolving grievances of striking Patwaris 16 Officers & Officials of Agriculture Department attained superannuation today Gy CORReSPONDeNT Girdawaris, creation of GQ circles, cates and other documents or infor - KISHTwAR MAy 31 ban on direct recruitment of Naib - mation related to the land records or Gy CORReSPONDeNT farming community. Mr Kishtwar, Ajay Kumar congratulated and presented Senior National Conference leader Tehsildar, construction of Patwar revenue documents. He said the JAMMu MAy 31 Razdan recalled the devot - Saproo, Agriculture their best wishes to the and former minister Mr Sajjad Khanas, creation of New Patwar ongoing strike has paralyzed the Staff and Officers of ed and dedicated services Assistant, Irrigation & retirees. The gracefully Ahmad Kichloo on Thursday Halqas and suitable accommodation working of the Revenue Department Directorate of Agriculture, rendered by Sh Swarkar Flood Contral, organized programme was expressed concern over the contin - etc and said that instead of looking at ground zero, putting the common Jammu accorded warm Anand as PPO, MDO and Kulbhushan Chander, also attended by Sunil Koul, ued strike of Patwaris for the past 16 into issues, the insensitive coalition people to inconvenience.Mr. Kichloo and affectionate farewell SDAO. He also wished Junior Agriculture Deputy Director of days resulting in numerous hard - dispensation is only making promis - urged the government to initiate a to Sh Swarkar Anand, good health, peace of Extension Officer, Dansal, Agriculture (FTC), H.D. ships to the people and held the es and giving assurances. He strong - dialogue with the striking Patwaris, Plant Protection Officer, mind and plenty of things Rattan Lal, Junior Sharma, Agronomist PDP-BJP government responsible ly pitched for redressing the griev - their associations and representatives Jammu, Sh Prithipal Singh to keep them busy in the Agriculture Extension Vegetables, R. K. Bindroo, for failing in addressing their prob - ances of the striking Patwaris and in particular, to have the issues Chandan, Subject Matter years to come. Officer, Udhampur, Sukh Agriculture Chemist, K. K. lems.Mr Kichloo referred to the said the government cannot remain solved in a time bound manner. He Specialist, Directorate of Warm wishes were also Dev Singh, Field Sharma, Agriculture demands of the agitating Patwaris, a mute spectator. cautioned the government against Agriculture, Jammu, Sh extended to other retiring Assistant, Rajouri, Gopal Economist, S. K. Chibber, which inter alia include enhance - Mr. Kichloo said that due to the strike further delay, saying the indefinite Janak Raj Choudhary, officers and staff of the Krishan, Driver, SMS-I, S. P. S. Mastana, SMS- ment of grade pay from Rs 2400 to the people are facing lot of problems, strike could leave the Revenue Field Assistant, District department namely Sunil Udhampur . Bulesh I, Sh Jagmohan Bhat, Rs 2800 for graduates, timely depart - especially on account of state subject Department defunct, resulting in Soil Survey Officer, Kumar Gandotra, Chief Zutshi, Joint Director of Assistant Botanist, Jammu, mental promotion of Patwaris and certificates (PRC), category certifi - increased hardships to the people. Jammu and Sh Romesh Agriculture Officer, Agriculture, State Land Vijay Koushal, SPO, Jammu, Dutt, Peon, Assistant Soil Udhampur, Raman Arora, Use Board and Sh R. L. Vijay Bhagat, MDO, Jammu, Conservation Officer (I & Assistant Soil Bhagat, Joint Director of Jahangir Shafi, ASCO, P) Jammu who retired Conservation Officer, Agriculture (Extension), Jammu Mrs. Daisy Bhan, IDA celebrated Anti Tobacco Day today after rendering 36- Rajouri, Rajinder Kumar Jammu, also lauded the Assistant Soil Chemist, Gy CORReSPONDeNT Nidhi Khajuria , Dr Shafi 39 years of service to the Raina, Subject Matter dedicated services ren - Jammu, S Baljeet Singh, JAMMu MAy 31 and Dr Heena from Oral Department. Director Specialist, Nowshera, dered by retiring officials ADLE, Jammu and other Indian Dental Association Pathology Department of Agriculture Jammu Sh H. Sambhoo Nath Bodh, during their service in dif - senior officers of the depart - Jammu branch in associa - IGGDC. The IDA team K Razdan speaking in the Subject Matter Specialist, ferent w ings in the depart - ment.Mementoes were pre - tion with Indira Gandhi comprising of Dr Sahul programme wished the Pranoo, Raj Kumar ment. Sh Pradeep Sharma, sented to the retirees during govt Dental College and Lerra ( president ) Dr retiring officers a very Makoo, AEO, Ramban, President, AJKAOWF and the farewell programme on Institute of Dental Sarang Khajuria ( Branch healthy, happy and pros - Adarsh Misri, Agriculture Sh Amrik Singh, behalf of the Department as Sciences successfully con - Secretary) Dr Bhavneet perous post retirement Extension Officer, Dansal, Spokesperson & Sh Uttam a mark of honor and affec - cluded the Anti Tobacco Kaur( executive member) life. He lauded the retirees Shiban ji Kaul, Agriculture Chand Sharma,Prseident, tion. Vote of Thanks was Day event on 29th May Dr Divya Gupta( Covener for rendering their valu - Extension Officer, Budhal, All J & K Agriculture presented by Sh A. S. Reen, 2018. On this occasion a CDE ) and Dr Vasit able and exemplary serv - Satish Kumar Matoo, Employees Association Potato Development Officer, quiz competition , skit Khajuria ( Joint Secretary) ices for the welfare of Research Assistant, (AJKEA) and others also Jammu. reflecting the ill effects of applauded the sincere tobacco usage and poster efforts of the organisers of competition were organ - school. The quiz was won principal, Indira Gandhi the event and speaking on ised. The event was con - by 4th year BDS students Govt Dental College , Dr this occasion IDA Jammu Army conducts Nursing Cadre for ducted in collaboration from IGGDC and the Rubina , Head of President Dr Sahul Lerra with Department of Oral poster competition was Department , Oral pathol - briefed the audience about Pathology of Indira won by Ruby from ogy , IGGDC and Dr a bike rally that has been girls at Mendhar, Poonch Gandhi Govt Dental col - IGGDC and Humma and Sarbjeet Singh , Vice prin - organIsed on 3 Junefor the the noble profession of Nursing as lege. Many students from Disha from IDS sehora cipal , Institute of Dental awareness about ill effects a career option.Besides imparting IGGDC and Institute of jointly. This occasion was Sciences, Sehora. The of tobacco for the general basic training of nursing, they dental sciences Sehora graced by the eminent event was a grand success population of Jammu , in were also educated about various participated along with names in Dental Fraternity because of the great efforts an effort to make Jammu a common weather related diseases, students from S P Jain like Dr Romesh Singh , by Sr Mandeep Kaur , Dr tobacco free city. their prevention and first aid. The cadre helped the girls in develop - ing understanding to improve healthcare standards in their fami - Missapporpration of funds in RDD under lies and localities. The girls were also informed about the wide career prospects of nursing as a MGNReGA ; Job Card Holder Protest profession across the country in government and private Gy CORReSPONDeNT sectors.Army in the past few DODA MAy 31 months has conducted a series of Brewing resentment is prevailing skill development courses in col - among the job card holders of RDD Gy CORReSPONDeNT of Poonch district is being conduct - laboration with recognised insti - Blocks Ghat, Bhagwah, Khara etc JAMMu MAy 31 ed from 31 May to 30 June 2018 at tutes which will result in enhanc - have not been released work done As part of the Skill India Initiative, a Govt Degree Colleg e Mendhar. The ing the skill-based employment payment under MGNREGA in Doda Nursing Cadre for 45 Girls student cadre is to motivate girls to take up generation for the youth. district. Crores of rupees have been looted by officials in Ghat block, Bhagwah block and Kahara block. Job card Army celebrates world No Tobacco holdera of panchayats Dashnan, Dhar, Seal, Halaran, Bhagwah etcs have not been released work done Day in Poonch and Rajouri payments under MGNREGA from Gy CORReSPONDeNT effects of consumption of last 4 years. Earlier, Job card holders JAMMu MAy 31 tobacco, various symptoms also held protest against Rural On the occasion of "World and treatment aspects.The Development Department at Doda. No Tobacco Day" Army lecture was delivered by While talking to media, Job card conducted a series of semi - Army doctors & prominent holders said that, we have not been officers, VLW's, GRS's during the the concerned BDO's and others. nars, awareness lectures personalities of the region released work done payments from period 2015 to 2017. They alleged Fake payments was done to the and workshops. The events to include Principals, teach - 2015-2017 despite repeated request that, the funds have utilized the other vendors who not made any were conducted at Keri, ers and sarpanches. A large to ACD Doda and concerned Block embezzled money for purchase of materials for the work and pay - Basoni and Doongi in number of students and Development Officers and also gave plots, Cars, Construction of well and ments is send to them. Some job card Rajouri district and at local youth who attended 30,000 commission to ACD but we decorated bunglows ; Sajad Khokar holders already submitted com - Youth Center at Surankote, the event were appreciative can not get any positive responece. and Manjla Devi. plaint to ACD, Police Station for Chhatral and Govt High of the steps being undertak - We know very well that, All the They also alleged that, the some conduction of an enquiry against School, Salani in Poonch awareness about harmful the events, the locals, spe - en by the Army to guide material and Work done payments funds under MGNREGA have been faulters. Now they want to probed district today. The aim of effects of tobacco on health cially the youth were sensi - youth towards a healthier have been missapproprated by the made to some selected persons who through state vigilance organistion ; the events was to impart family and society. During tized about the adverse future. concernend blocks developments happens to the hand in glove with Ex Sarpanch Naseer Ahmed. Golden Yug state JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 7 Sat Sharma directs formulation of vision documents Chairs BOD meet - Urban Development, Board meeting of the J&K While addressing the marked under the conser - Asiea Naqash, Financial Housing Board, the Board of Directors meet - vation component are uti - ings of SDA, JDA, Commissioner, Housing Minister directed the MD ing of JK LAWDA, the lized in a judicious man - JK Housing Board, and Urban Development for coming up with a com - Minister termed Dal Lake ner and conservation of LAWDA Department K.B prehensive proposals by as the crown of the state this world famous lake Aggarwal, Principal which they can establish and called on the officers and other water bodies is Gy CORReSPONDeNT Secretary Finance more housing colonies for to expedite the conserva - done. SRINAGAR MAy 31 Department Naveen the people of the state so tion work on the lake so The Meetings also deliber - Minister for Housing and Choudhary, Divisional that their housing needs that the lake continues to ated on the provision of Urban Development Commissioners of Jammu can be catered by provid - remain point of attraction extending the benefit of Department, Sat Sharma and Kashmir, ing them with quality for the tourists. He seventh pay commission today directed officers to Commissioner/Secretary housing facilities at an stressed on prioritizing to the employees of the ensure that the various R&B, Secretary tourism, affordable rates. He said works related to upgrad - Developmental authori - developmental initiatives Vice Chairmen of JDA, they should pool their ing sewerage network ties, Housing Board and being undertaken by the SDA, JK LAWDA, MD well as in order to ensure ties with similar other proper compound walls so activities and come up around Dal lake and the autonomous bodies. It was government in the hous - Housing Board, the bottlenecks if any are departments as well. that the same is saved with concrete proposals of sewer lines at Kohnakhan decided that the govern - ing and urban develop - Commissioners JMC,SMC, removed and the requisite The Minister said that the from the threats of any augmenting the govern - and adjoining areas. ment would extend the ment sector are completed Deputy Commissioners feedback is also obtained authorities should also encroachment. The ment’s endeavors to The Minister directed VC same to them very soon within the stipulated time Jammu, Srinagar, Chief about the status of imple - maintain a regular inven - Minister directed the VC ensure that the masses are LAWDA to procure the after the issuance of notifi - involving proper utiliza - Town Planners Jammu , mentation as well as the tory of their assets and that in the next BOD provided with well laid latest machinery to expe - cation of PSUs by the tion of funds so that the Kashmir , Chief Engineer effect on the ground level. should religiously ensure Meeting he should come housing colonies replete dite the work of cleaning Finance department. developmental landscape UEED and others senior Sat Sharma said that the that the encroachments up with a firm proposal with all the basic necessi - Dal Lake and procure lat - The issue of extending the of the State gets the requi - officers. role of these authorities is being done on their pro - for carving out at least two ties in different districts of est machinery to expedite SRO 460 issued by the site fillip. While reviewing the func - of pivotal nature as they prieties are removed. He suitable housing colonies the state. the work. labour department in The Minister was speaking tioning of the develop - are entrusted with the said that they should also in and around Jammu Sat Sharma also called for Sat Sharma said that the respect of the casual at the Board of Directors ment authorities of Jammu mandate of developing the ensure that they are in a City. speedy implementation of Dal lake is one of the labours of JK LAWDA was meeting of J&K Housing and Srinagar, the Minister twin capital cities of the position to provide the The Minister also directed various other develop - major iconic landmarks of also approved. It was Board, Srinagar and directed for expediting the State and they should reli - government institutions VC SDA that the allotment mental works being the state and we should all decided in the meeting Jammu Development pace of the work on the giously discharge their with adequate land so that of SDA land for institu - undertaken by the board. collectively work to ensure that all the developmental Authorities and J&K Lakes various initiatives being duty. they can construct offices tional purposes should be He said that they should that it is conserved in a sci - authorities and other and Waterways taken by them so that they He said that they should and related things there. done after adopting due ensure timely completion entific way in consonance wings of housing depart - Development Authority are completed in a time- ensure that the people of Vice Chairman (VC) procedure of law like of these so that the cost with the environmental ment will prepare a (LAWDA) here today. bound manner. He said the State get quality facili - Jammu Development transfer of title and pay - escalation factor is parameters. He said that roadmap and place it The meetings were also the officers should work in ties of modern housing Authority was directed to ment of compensation to checked and also the bene - the authority should work before the next BOD meet - attended by Minister of close synergy with differ - needs and they should get the vacant lands pro - the SDA. fit percolates to the target - in a tireless manner so that ing to be held after one State for Housing and ent other departments as also dovetail their activi - tected by constructing While speaking in the ed beneficiaries. the funds being ear - month.a Jugal Kishore chairs DISHA Meeting Kishtwar Police cracked downs throughout Asks officers to maximise outreach of schemes the district on world No Tobacco Day conducting Gram Sabhas and implementing the Gy CORReSPONDeNT scheme in a transparent KISHTwAR MAy 31 manner by displaying list The District Police has laid a massive of proposed beneficiaries crackdown throughout the district at panchayats and inviting on shops and Kiosks selling tobacco objections. products like beedi, cigarettes, tobac - Meanwhile, MP asked co pouches etc. within the 100 yards PMGSY department to radius of the various educational ensure that the roads institutes. The raids were conducted under ‘free maintenance’ on the world no tobacco day today Gy CORReSPONDeNT the physical and financial and Rajouri-Thana Mandi are regularly repaired by i.e. 31th May to take legal action RAJOuRI MAy 31 progress achieved by road. The GREF represen - contractors without fail against the offenders as well as to Member Parliament Jugal Rural Development, tatives informed that and stressed on road which give loud message to public against Kishore Sharma today IWMP, Health, Education, DPRs of both roads are in needs urgent restoration. tobacco abuse. The raids were con - chaired a meeting of PWD, PMGSY, PHE and making process and will He complimented the ducted under COTPA (Cigarettes District Development other departments under be completed by August administration for organis - and Other Tobacco Products Act.) Coordination and various schemes. 2018 for Rajouri-Thana ing outreach camps for On the occasion of World No Mughalmaidan SI .A large quantity ble directly/indirectly for estimated Monitoring Committee Legislators Qammar Mandi road and in March spreading awareness about Tobacco Day the district police of tobacco and tobacco products eight lakhs deaths in country each (DISHA) to review the Hussain and Vibodh 2019 in respect of centrally sponsored Kishtwar in order to give message were seized and a hefty amount of year. It has been found that the treat - physical and financial Gupta raised issues of up- Akhnoor-Poonch high - schemes and flag ship pro - to public regarding the ills of tobac - fine was made to the offender shop - ment of tobacco related diseases achievements under vari - gradation of road infra - way. The MP directed the grammes. co abuse which causes life consum - keepers. Similarly the raids were costs the country a sumof Rs. 13,500 ous centrally sponsored structure, rationalisation concerned to maintain a Earlier, DDC, Dr Shahid ing diseases constituted various also conducted in the Jawalapur core annually. He advised the youth schemes in this border dis - of staff in health and edu - close liaison with compa - Iqbal Choudhary gave teams and conducted crackdown area, Dhrabshala area by the con - and student community of the dis - trict. He directed the offi - cational institutions, ny entrusted with work of resume of achievements throughout the district against cerned ICPPs. In Marwah and trict to stay away from the menace of cers to increase public out - preparation of thorough DPR preparation and through a power point tobacco product sellers i.e. Beedi, Dachan areas also the tobacco prod - tobacco. The SP has taken a serious reach so that benefits drought management asked for keeping provi - presentation. He informed Cigarette, tobacco pouches etc. with ucts sold within the 100 yards of note of the shop keepers selling ciga - entailed under these plan to address the scarci - sion of maximum number about the latest status of in radius of 100 yards from the edu - educational institutions have been rettes, beedies and other tobacco prod - schemes percolate to ty of water in rural areas of tunnels to reduce the various developmental cational institutions. The raiding confiscated in huge quantity by the ucts within the 100 yards radius of grassroots level. The meet - and electrification of left distance between the twin projects in the district. He parties were headed by Dy SP police parties, including cigarettes, educational institutes in the district. ing was attended by MLA out areas under destinations. informed that during FY Headquarters Kishtwar Nihar tobacco and tobacco pouches etc. He has also deplored the heads of edu - Rajouri Qammar Hussain Saubhagya. They Regarding construction of 2017-18, under MGNRE - Ranjan and SHO Police Station and also fined thousands of rupees cational institutions for keeping silent Choudhary, MLC Vibodh demanded to blacklist the bunkers in border areas, GA, 950 works for water Kishtwar Inspector in Kishtwar to offender shopkeepers. on such an important issue. Gupta, DDC Dr Shahid contractors who have the MP directed to ensure conservation, 359 micro- town. During the various raids fine The Superintendent of Police The police shall write to all heads of Iqbal Choudhary, Addl abandoned the projects the quality of work so that irrigation, 411 works of to the tune of Rs. 6000/- was made Kishtwar under whose direct super - educational institutes in the district to DDC A S Chib, ACD midway ‘to remove this they can serve the purpose renovation of traditional to various shopkeepers selling the vision the raids were conducted has keep a strict watch so that no shop - Akhtar Hussain Qazi, main reason for unwanted of p roviding safe haven to water bodies, 109 of land cigarette and other products of complimented the police teams for keeper/vendor sells tobacco or tobac - executive engineers of var - delay in completion of the border residents in the development, 725 of flood tobacco near educational institutes. conducting the crackdown through - co products within 100 yards of their ious engineering depart - projects of public impor - hours of shelling. protection bunds, 1925 of The Police parties also seized large out the district against the offenders respective educational institutes. The ments, district and sec - tance.’ The meeting ACD Rajouri was directed rural connectivity were quantity of cigarettes, beedies, today i.e. on 31th May 2018 on the police shall also issue a notice to all toral officers of line embarked on issue of to focus on proper identifi - completed. He informed tobacco products etc. from various World No Tobacco Day. concerned shopkeepers under various departments and nominat - unwarranted delay in start cation of beneficiaries that of 12520, 4485 works shops under section 12 and 13 of In a message to the public of District provision of law including 36 Police ed members of DDCMC. of work on four laning of under Pradhan Mantri stand completed whereas COTPA. In Chhatroo the teams Kishtwar SP said that tobacco is a Act & 133 Cr PC for taking legal The members reviewed Akhnoor-Poonch highway Awas Yojana ( PMAY) by 8035 are in progress. were headed by SHO Police Station Chhatroo Inspector and Incharge PP global public hazard and is responsi - action, said the SP. Performance of District Administration law student of Ku protests expulsion of student from hostel and Police Praiseworthy : CITu Kishtwar SRINAGAR MAy 31 by boarders of M A also demanding removal directed to vacate the hos - The students from Law Hostel, assembled near Sir of warden accusing him of tel by May 30. Meanwhile, Gy CORReSPONDeNT directly in touch with District Department at University Sayed Gate of the univer - highhandedness. On the administration has KISHTwAR MAy 31 Superintendent of Police Kishtwar of Kashmir Thursday sity demanded revocation Tuesday, a law student constituted a commission The performance of the district Civil Abrar chowdhary, said the CITU staged protest demanding of expulsion order issued Mohsin Nabi was expelled to investigate into the alle - and Police administration in speakers. The Police has minimised that the decision to expel a against a law student for from the hostel for misbe - gations. Kishtwar is exemplary. The day to the congestion of vehicles in the law student from hostel be his alleged misbehavior having and use of abusive Chief Proctor has been day individual issues of the public town. Besides the Senior revoked. Scores of stu - with the warden. The language against the war - asked to investigate into as well as the issues of common Superintendent of Police with his dents mostly from Law protesting students who den after they indulge into the matter and submit the interest of public at large are personal initiatives has encouraged Department, accompanied boycotted classes were an argument. He was report within one day. addressed in no time. Besides the hundreds of the meritorious stu - efficiency in the civil and police dents of the district by calling them Governor congrat - administration, the more encourag - in District Police Office and arraign - ing trend is the conduct of official At the same time the speakers high - ing their meetings with the Director ulates ‘Real assignments in a honest and trans - lighted the working and achieve - General of Police, IGP Jammu, Kashmir’ Football parent manner, maintains the CITU ments of the District Police IAS/KAS Toppers and other digni - leaders of Kishtwar Unit. Administration. The police has erad - taries added the speakers. Club for qualify - The CITU Unit Kishtwar convened icated the menace of drugs from the The various speakers eulogized the ing I-League an extraordinary meeting in district, has booked a large number role of the police & civil administra - Kishtwar today to discuss the vari - of drug peddlers and recovered tion in tightening noose against SRINAGAR MAy 31 ous issues related to the works and huge quantity of various drugs. The blackmailers and vagabonds. Governor N.N. Vohra has the society at large. swift action of police in snubbing the The trade leaders also demanded congratulated ‘Real During the meeting the participants drug mafia has given rebirth and life that the recruitment and allotment Kashmir’, a football club in also discussed the working of the to a large number of youth and stu - of works in the upcoming power the State, for qualifying the District Administration and Police. dents of the district. projects should be done in a trans - I-League by defeating the The various speakers appreciated The police has tightened the noose parent manner. They also demand - Hindustan FC in a match the role of district administration on on blackmailers who used to harass ed the first priority to the local held at Bangalore. In a mes - various fronts including the day to the government servants in various youth in jobs. sage Governor has wished day mitigation of public problems, departments to extort illegal money The meeting was chaired by Saddat the Captain and all the acquisition of thousands of kanals of from them by putting them under Doolwal President INTUC team members, and the Coach of the team, continu - land in a transparent and hassel free the fear of publishing reports Kishtwar. Others among those who dIP/J-2073/18 manner, public outreach to the far spoke on the occasion included sen - ing successes in all the against them in press. The police has 31-05-2018 off places in the district, besides minimized the police public gap in ior members Susheel Kumar, remaining matches. He has making the government servants such a way that more than 5000 stu - Nadeem Ahmed , Fayaz Ahmed and also invited the Coach and accountable to the public. dents/ youth of the district are others. the team to the Raj Bhavan. Golden Yug JAMMU, FridAy, 01, JUne , 2018 8 Kavinder hails contribution of MR J&K Bank elevates 2 officers as executive FCSCA employees sell Kerosene in black Singh as Secretary LA SRINAGAR MAy 31 market in Kangan, residents’ faces scarcity Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta has hailed the Presidents, promotes Ae’s and BA’s contribution of outgoing Secretary J&K Legislative Gy CORReSPONDeNT about two hours after They alleged that the offi - Assistant Banking Associate. SRINAGAR MAy 31 three-four months with - cials visit area for mare a Assembly, M.R.Singh and described him as thorough Notably, only a couple of days ago, the gentleman and professionally sound. He said Singh The employees of the out any intimation of formality to sell a few bank elevated ten of its Vice Presidents to worked with him during his tenure as Speaker Food, Civil Supplies and date, time and place of liters of kerosene, so that the level of President and eight Assistant Legislative Assembly and always maintained tradition Consumer Affairs distribution. they can prove that they of high standards while discharging his duties as Vice-Presidents were promoted as Vice Department (FCSCA) They said that the oil went to the area to dis - Secretary and exhibited his skills in testing times. Presidents. allegedly selling kerosene tanker of the department tribute kerosene. The Deputy Chief Minister conveyed his best wishes Congratulating the officers on the occa - in black market has led to comes occasionally for Locals blame authority of and happy and prosperous post retirement life to M.R. sion, Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed the scarcity of kerosene in about three hours when Ganderbal district failed Singh. Gupta personally visited the Assembly com - said, “Today we have a completely new Kangan area of central most of the people are to address the concern of plex to convey his good wishes to the retiree. He also senior management team at the corporate Kashmir’s Ganderbal dis - unaware of the same. people. conveyed his gratitude to all the officers and officials headquarters. The team comprises of the trict. Pertinently the state gov - When contact Sub- of the Assembly Secretariat who were gathered in senior officers who have worked tireless - Residents of the area ernment had cancelled Divisional Magistrate lawns of Assembly on the occasion for their whole - ly in making this institution stronger and while talking to PTK the license of all kerosene (SDM) Mehraj-u-din Shah hearted support to him during his stint as Speaker. efficient at different levels. However, the alleged that the employ - depots and distributing while talking to Press M.R. Singh attained superannuation today as banking industry is faced with a myriad ees of the concern depart - oil among the beneficiar - Trust of Kashmir said that Secretary J&K Legislative Assembly. of challenges and demands the matching ment are selling kerosene ies itself since 2007. he will take serious action Erring traders fined in Srinagar vision and energy from the leadership in black market; hence Locals said that the against these people who SRINAGAR, MAY 31: The field executives of Legal not only to stay in the race but to remain people are forced to buy depots were better as the are involved in these ille - Metrology department intensified the market check - ahead of our peers.” the it at exorbitant rates. owners were locals and gal practice. ing in the city Srinagar and booked 68 erring traders “Our human resource, as of now, is the They said that the illicit they could ask them for He added that people for violating Legal Metrology Laws and a penal sum Gy CORReSPONDeNT finest blende possible of energy and practice by the employees their share of kerosene should visit his office if of Rs 69,400/ was collected from them. SRINAGAR MAy 31 Continuing its major succession planning experience, aspirations and understand - of the department has put anytime. they is any such practice Naeem Akhtar condoles demise exercise, J&K Bank today elevated two of ing, skills and knowledge. We have an poor and middle class They alleged that some going on by the employ - its Presidents Pushap Kumar Tickoo and exceptionally talented manpower at the people in hardship. small shop owners and ees. of Bakshi’s daughter Rajesh Kumar Chibber to the level of entry and middle level who joined the They alleged that the staff hardware shops are ram - He further added, “We SRINAGAR, MAY 31: Minister for Public Works and Executive President (EP). bank with great aspirations and energy; it of the Food, Civil pantly selling kerosene will also discuss this issue Culture, Naeem Akhtar, today visited the Srinagar res - Besides, the bank also promoted 764 is our responsibility to channelize these Supplies and Consumer on more than double with Food, Civil Supplies idence of Late MrsShamma Mir, daughter of ex-Prime Associate Executives to Executive cadre aspirations and energies in the right Affairs Department came despite being price unau - and Consumer Affairs Minister of J&K, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad. and 69 Banking Attendants to the post of direction”, he added. to distribute kerosene for thorized. Department”. MrsShamma Mir passed away here last evening. Akhtar expressed personal condolences with the fam - ily of MrsShamma Mir, wife of Mir Nasrullah, ex-chief Kavinder pays surprise visit secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, whose last rites Zulfkar lays foundation, e-inaugurates 70 were held today in Srinagar. He prayed for strength to the family in this time of huge loss and grief. to RTO Kashmir, calls for Recalling the contribution of Bakshi Ghulam projects worth Rs 25 cr across Jammu Mohammad towards the state of Jammu and Kashmir, streamlining functioning Akhtar also prayed for peace of the departed soul. courses become impor - “May Allah (swt) grant her highest place in Jannah,” tant. Akhtar said. The minister was also accompanied by He directed SIE and DIET senior officers of the state government. authorities to impart train - ing to the teachers on Jasrotia chairs meeting to discuss modern lines by using the forest land clearances new methodology and lat - Gy CORReSPONDeNT est technology. The SRINAGAR MAy 31 Minister was informed Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Rajiv Gy CORReSPONDeNT buildings. the upgradation of the that CM’s Super 50 Jasrotia chaired the meeting to discuss diversion of JAMMu MAy 31 The building includes basic infrastructure in Coaching Programme has forest land clearance cases under forest conservation Minister for School Middle Schools, Primary educational institutions. been started in Boys Gy CORReSPONDeNT Ahmad Shah to take imme - act pertaining to Northern Railways, NHPC, PDC, Education, Hajj and Auqaf Schools, DIET Complexes, “We want to ensure that Higher Secondary School JAMMu MAy 31 diate measures for further PDD, IRCON, PMGSY, PWD and R&B departments in and Tribal Affairs, Upper Primary Schools, the schools function Gandhi Nagar and Deputy Chief Minister, streamlining the functioning all the forest divisions of J&K here today. Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, Higher Secondary schools, smoothly and the educa - Government Sri Ranbir Kavinder Gupta today paid of this vital organization and Commissioner Secretary Saurabh Bhagat, Principal today laid foundation and Girls hostel and others in tion of children does not Higher Secondary School surprise visit to the office of try to reduce the duration for Chief Conservator Forests M M Pant, Officer on e-inaugurated several Samba, Kathua, suffer for any reason,” he where students are pre - Regional Transport Officer issuance of licenses and regis - Special Duty with Forest Minister N S Jamwal, and projects of school educa - Udhampur, Poonch, said and asked the con - pared for engineering, (RTO) Kashmir at Bemina trations of vehicles. He also representatives from Northern Railways, CVPP, tion department across Rajouri, Ramban, Doda, cerned officers to move a medical and other profes - here and took stock of its directed for making best use NHPC, PDC, IRCON, PMGSY, PDD, PWD and R&B Jammu division complet - Reasi and Kishtwar dis - proposal for uniform sional exams. functioning. The Deputy of digital technology to departments. ed under RMSA, SSA, tricts. The construction colour coding of school Chief Minister inspected var - ensure complete transparen - Forest minister on the occasion sought status of forest The Minister also directed State and District sector cost of these projects is Rs buildings across the state. ious sections of the organiza - cy in the system and expedi - land clearance cases in twin divisions of Jammu and to start extra schemes. Minister of State 25 crore. Zulfkar greeted The Minister directed the tion including Computer Lab tious disposal of issues. The Kashmir and directed immediate disposal of pending classes/remedial classes and witnessed the process of Deputy Chief Minister also cases. for Education Shakti Raj the students, staff and offi - concerned authorities for for the children weak in The meeting was informed that so far 811 cases Parihar and Legislator cers of the department for conducting subject specif - studies and in the border on-line issuance of Licenses, directed the concerned to put regarding forest land were sanctioned. Dina Nath Bhagat were getting new infrastruc - ic refresher/orientation schools where studies of Registration of vehicles and in place all basic facilities like All the representatives from these departments pre - also present on the occa - ture. He hoped that with courses for the teachers to the students suffered due other allied activities being drinking water, toilets and sented their progress report regarding projects com - sion. Legislator, Pawan the spacious buildings, the keep them abreast with to shelling. Also present carried out there. He also appropriate sitting arrange - pleted and number of pending cases till date. Gupta and senior officers academic activities in the the latest teaching styles in on the occasion were interacted with the visitors ments for the visitors. He Jasrotia directed concerned officials to submit cases on of various districts attend - schools would get a new the fast-changing world. Director School Education and enquired about the func - called upon the employees to fast track basis in a time bound manner so that these ed the inaugural event push. He further reiterat - He said that many new Rakesh Kumar Srangal, tioning and facilities avail - work with utmost zeal and projects are completed well in time. through video conference. ed that development of concepts/ researches have Personnel Officer, Afshan able there. He also sought dedication and come up to The Minister inaugurated education sector is one of come up in the teaching Masood, Chief Education their views to further the expectations of the gener - Mendhar: 7 Medical Shops 68 newly constructed the main priorities of the field which a present-day Officer Jammu J K Sudan improve the system. He al masses, which is the ulti - school building and also government and many teacher should be aware and other senior officers of issued on-the-spot instruc - mate objective of the sealed for violation of norms laid foundation of two steps are being taken for of, therefore, refresher tions to the RTO, Khursheed Government. Gy CORReSPONDeNT concerned department. POONCH MAy 31 Authorities today sealed 7 medical shops for violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 here at Mendhar. Banking Services Hit As employees’ Strike Continues For 2nd Day A team led by Assistant Controller Drug alonwith Tehsildar Mendhar, Drugs Inspectors and Police con - New DelHI MAy 31 like Mumbai, Delhi, working in various well, said sources in the ducted inspection of eighteen drug stores and initiated Today is the last day of the Kolkata, Chennai, branches of 21 public sec - banking sector and action against the defaulters. two-day strike being Bengaluru, Hyderabad, tor banks, 13 old genera - employees union. The erring Medical Shops were sealed by the team for observed by the United Ahmedabad, Jaipur, tion private sector banks, Operations like deposits, not keeping record of sales, hygiene and keeping Forum of Banking Unions Patna, Nagpur, Jammu, six foreign banks and 56 FD renewals, government expired drugs. The team also collected drug samples (UFBU), an umbrella Guwahati, Jamshedpur, regional rural banks treasury operations, for lab test and quality check. organisation consisting all Lucknow, Agra, Ambala, across the country went on money market operations nine unions of the banking and Trivandrum, employ - a two-day strike yesterday are also being reportedly Sgr-Leh highway remain closed sector. Banking operations ees have enthusiastically as IBA offered them a hit by the strike. for 3rd consecutive day are likely to become nor - participated in the strike nominal wage revision, In its last wage negotiation mal from Friday. UFBU in all banks and branches. All India Bank Employees meeting held earlier this Vehicles remain stranded, commuters suffer has claimed that the strike There are about 85,000 Association (AIBEA), affil - month, IBA proposed a Gy CORReSPONDeNT is “total success” as the branches of 21 public sec - iate of UFBU had said in a nominal salary revision to SRINAGAR MAy 31 employees have “enthusi - tor banks across the coun - statement. Since the strike bank employees and offi - Hundreds of vehicles continued to remain stranded on Srinagar-Leh highway as the only road connecting astically participated in try having business share coincides with the month- cers, owing to huge losses Ladakh region with rest of the state remained closed the strike in all banks and of about 70 per cent. end, salary withdrawals incurred by them in the for the third consecutive day on Thursday. in all branches”. Operations in the new- from branches were said last few quarters, bank The highway was closed for the vehicular movement According to reports generation private banks to be affected yesterday unions said. Wage revi - following the landslides at Shaitan Nallah between received by UFBU from like ICICI Bank, HDFC were almost normal, bar - ing cheque clearance. and the situation is likely sion in the banks has been Sonamarg in central Kashmir to Drass stretch, officials various states and centres Bank, Axis Bank, however, ring few activities includ - Nearly 10 lakh employees, to remain same today as due from November 2017. said. Reports said that a large number of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, remain stranded on the 5-member KCCI delegation calls on SPO’s video of interrogation by either sides of the highway. Officials said that the work to clear the road has Dy CM, submits charter of demands already been started. “There is possibility that the road SRINAGAR MAy 31 charge Industries & Commerce gave militants goes viral on internet will be thrown open for the vehicular movement on A 5-member delegation of the Kashmir patient hearing to the delegation and Gy CORReSPONDeNT Srinagar. camp. I used to go in the Friday,” he said. Chamber of Commerce and Industry assured to examine all the highlighted SRINAGAR MAy 31 A 1:22 minute video of past but I don’t go any - (KCCI) headed by its President, Javid issues on priority and their appropriate A video of a special police Wagay being interrogated more,” Wagay is heard Baramulla Police arrests Molvi Ahmad Tenga called on the Deputy Chief disposal. He said Government is keen to officer (SPO) being inter - by suspected militants has saying in the video. The Minister, Kavinder Gupta here today and promote industrial sector in the Jammu for thrashing a minor boy rogated who was critically emerged on the social militants who are not seen discussed with him the issues related to and Kashmir which is key to the economy SRINAGAR MAy 31 injured after he was shot media. in the video are heard ask - the Kashmir Industry. The delegation also of the State. He sought the cooperation Baramulla police arrested a Molvi after a video of at by suspected militants Wagay is heard confessing ing Wagay about people Molvi thrashing a child had gone viral on social submitted a memorandum of demands to from the KCCI in ensuring conducive in Kashmir’s Pulwama to visiting army camps in who allegedly bring liquor media.Taking cognizance of a video clip circulated on the Deputy Chief Minister and urged for atmosphere in the Valley, which is must district on Tuesday, has the district and he also from the army camp. social media wherein an 8-year-old boy is being seen addressing these at the earliest. The issues for the prosperity of this vital sector. He hung upside down and is being thrashed by Molvi at which have been highlighted in the memo - referred to his recent meeting with the gone viral over the inter - names other youth who He then names the people a local Dasrgah.The accused has been identified as randum included representation of KCCI Prime Minster regarding the promotion net. allegedly work for the who bring liquor and say - Molvi Mushtaq Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Ahmad in the JK Trade Promotion Organization, and special incentives for the industries in The special police officer, army. ing that he will never visit Dar resident of Batpora Tangmarg, presently residing industrial package on the pattern of north the State on the analogy of north-east Aqib Wagay, was shot at The militants, one of them the camp in Panzgam at Iqbal Colony Baramulla.Molvi has been arrested east States, land transfer of Zainakote States. He also maintained that the in his both legs by suspect - speaking in Urdu, are again. “Kill me if I ever go and a case FIR NO 86/2018 under sections 342, 323 Industrial Estate, further streamlining the Government will maintain close coordina - ed militants Puchal village heard asking Wagay about to the camp again,” he is RPC, 24 Juvenile Justice Act 2013 has been registered LoC trade and other allied issues confront - tion with the Kashmir and Jammu and was taken to a nearby who all visit the army heard as saying. Wagay in Police Station Baramulla.Further investigation into ed the Kashmir Industry. The Deputy Chamber of Commerce & Industries for district hospital from camp. “P***an and was working as a special the matter is going on. Chief Minister, who is also Minister in- achieving better results. where he was referred to Kh****id go to the army police officer in Auentpur.