DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 (PAGE 5) Governor reviews implementation J&K Bank wins Global CSR NC convenes condolence meeting of Social Welfare Schemes Excellence, Leadership Award Governor, Mufti, Azad, others Excelsior Correspondent individual empowerment and collective prosperity", he added. *Direct Benefit Transfer from 1st April SRINAGAR, Feb 24: J&K J&K Bank was commended mourn Sheikh Nazir's demise Bank has been awarded Global for its work in the field of CSR Excelsior Correspondent Aadhar numbers so that pen- Pre-Matric Scholarships of Rs. CSR Excellence and Leadership with special reference to one of Excelsior Correspondent Nazir Ahmed Laway and Describing Sheikh Nazir as sions under NSAP and the 40.32 crore has been provided to Award by ABP News in the cat- its outstanding community MLAs Abdul Rehman Veeri, a towering leader who guided JAMMU, Feb 24: Governor, scholarships can be credited 3,28,060 students belonging to egory of Community Service at development projects JAMMU, Feb 24: Demise Abdul Haq Khan, Syed the cadre with his inspirational N.N. Vohra reviewed the activi- directly to the beneficiary's the Minority communities; Rs. a ceremony in Mumbai last KOSHISH. The project was of National Conference (NC) Basharat Bukhari, Syed Altaf leadership during most testing ties of the Social Welfare Bank Account from April 1, 9.90 crore given to 1,09,000 stu- week coinciding with the World launched by the Bank last year senior leader and Party patron, Bukhari, Nayeem Akhtar chief times over the decades, the Department and directed the onwards. dents belonging to Pahari CSR Day being celebrated every along with a leading NGO of Sheikh Nazir Ahmad who spokesperson and others have leaders while paying tributes Secretary to personally review The Raj Bhavan Speaking People category and year on February 17. international repute Child breathed his last today has expressed their profound grief to him said his passing away the timely release of assistance Spokesperson disclosed that Rs. 0.39 crore for 1773 students The Global CSR Excellence Rights and You (CRY) Delhi to been widely condoled. and sorrow over the demise of has created a void in the polit- to various categories of persons under Post-Matric Scholarship belonging to Scheduled Castes and Leadership Awards recog- meet the nutritional, health and Governor, N N Vohra has NC leader. ical spectrum of the State in who are beneficiaries of the dif- scheme an amount of Rs.3.26 category. nize outstanding achievements educational needs of the chil- expressed his grief over the Leader of Opposition in general and National ferent schemes. crore for 3,235 students belong- Under Integrated Social in economic, environmental and dren of forty far flung areas of sad demise of Mr Nazir, a sen- Rajya Sabha and former Union Conference in particular which The Governor was review- ing to Scheduled Tribe category; Security Scheme (ISSS), an social dimensions by identifying three districts of Srinagar, ior NC leader and uncle of Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is hard to fill. ing the disbursement of finan- Rs. 2.90 crore for 3,105 students amount of Rs. 97.61 crore has and rewarding exemplary busi- Budgam and Ganderbal. Omar Abdullah, former Chief has also expressed his pro- Former Minister and N C cial assistance extended under belonging to Scheduled Castes been disbursed to 4,22,500 old nesses in various aspects of On the basis of baseline Minister of the State. found shock and grief over the district President, Khalid the National Social Assistance category; Rs. 1.12 crore for aged persons, women in distress Corporate Social Responsibility. research, the overall number of In a message of condolence demise of NC leader Sheikh Najeeb Suharwardhy also Programme (NSAP), Integrated 2,472 beneficiaries belonging to and physically challenged per- Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman children to be covered for these to Omar Abdullah, the Nazir Ahmed. paid rich homage to Patron of Social Security Scheme (ISSS), Pahari Speaking People catego- sons. Similarly under the and CEO, J&K Bank described basic needs is more than 9200 Governor has conveyed his In his condolence message the Party Sheikh Nazir and Post-Matric Scholarship, ry and Rs. 2.20 crore for 2,325 National Social Assistance the award as a recognition of from over 5000 households. sympathy to the bereaved fam- Mr Azad termed Sheikh Nazir Ahmed and describing him as Pre-Matric Scholarship schemes students belonging to Other Programme (NSAP) an assis- Bank's unrelenting commitment Project is likely to have a long- ily and prayed for the departed as a veteran political figure of a guiding force for the party which are being implemented in Backward Classes had been tance of Rs. 45.19 crore to to the community welfare through term impact on the society with soul resting in eternal peace. J&K and a pioneering leader cadre. the State by the Social Welfare released till January 2015. It 1,50,883 old aged persons, wid- innovative intervention. "Though particular reference to under- People's Democratic Party who stood for high values in People's Democratic Front Department. was also disclosed that for the ows and physically challenged our CSR is primarily aimed at privileged children in their sur- (PDP) patron and former Chief political and public life. He (PDF) president and MLA The Governor also directed financial year 2015-16 the persons living Below the grass root level mobilization vival, participation, develop- Minister, Mufti Mohammad termed demise of Sheikh Nazir elect Khansahib Hakim the Department to complete the scholarships of SC and ST stu- Poverty Line. This includes towards prosperity and collective ment and protection. Sayeed and the Party president an irreparable loss to the State Mohammad Yasin while con- exercise of data collection by dents will be transferred through 12670 new cases which have wellbeing, yet we see such felici- Notably, the award was and MP, Mehbooba Mufti have as well as the Abdullah family. doling the demise of the NC February 28, including the Bank Direct Benefit Transfer mode. been sanctioned during the cur- tations and awards as encouraging received by S S Sehgal, senior condoled the demise of veteran Mr Azad offered his condo- leader described him as pio- Account numbers and the Further, upto January 2015, rent financial year. statements from the society". president and Bank's Zonal NC leader Sheikh Nazir lences to former Union neering leader who stood for "The Award will further revi- Head Mumbai on behalf of the Ahmed. Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah high values in politics and talize our energies to work for bank. In their condolence mes- and former Chief Minister, public life. sage they said ``in Sheikh Omar Abdullah. Glowing trib- State Secretary CPI (M) Fake currency racket operative Nazir Sahib's demise J&K has utes were paid to Sheikh Nazir and MLA Kulgam, M Y lost a seasoned politician. The Ahmed at a condolence meet- Tarigami has expressed his void his demise has created in ing held at Sher-e-Kashmir grief and sorrow over the from Pak busted, 5 arrested the political scene of the State Bhavan and two minutes demise of Sheikh Nazir a vet- is hard to fill''. silence was observed as a mark eran leader of the State. *Police investigating terror links They said the deceased will of respect to the departed President, JKPCC, Prof be always remembered for his Excelsior Correspondent setback to the OGW/sleeper leader. Saif-ud-Din Soz has expressed political acumen, organiza- cell network active in the bor- Prominent among those his grief and shock over the tional skills and services he JAMMU, Feb 24: Special der district promoting the present on the occasion includ- demise of Sheikh Nazir whom rendered for the needy, during Operation Group (SOG) narco-terrorism and trying to ed Provincial President he termed as most experienced the decades long political Poonch busted a fake Indian destabilize the country's econ- Devender Singh Rana, former leader of NC and one of the career. currency racket operating from omy by pumping in high qual- Minister Ajay Kumar senior ideologues of the Party. Expressing solidarity with Pakistan and arrested five per- ity counterfeit currency notes Sadhotra, State Senior Vice Awami National the bereaved family, they sons including a shopkeeper. into the Indian market. President Surjeet Singh Conference (ANC) has con- prayed for the everlasting As the racket was operative A case under FIR number Slathia, State Vice Presidents doled the sad demise of Sheikh peace of the deceased soul. from Pakistan with the 17/15 under Section 489-B, Rattan Lal Gupta and Th Nazir Ahmad. Party president Officials of Lahori Group unveiling Pajero Sport at Jammu. All senior PDP leaders involvement of people from 489-C RPC, Kashmira Singh, Mushtaq Begum Khalida Shah while including MPs Muzaffar this country, police is investi- 8/18/20/21/22/23/29 Narcotic Ahmed Bukhari, Dr. Kamal expressing her grief over the Hussain Baig, Tariq Hamid gating the links of the arrest Drugs and Psychotropic Arora, Babu Ram Paul, Abdul sad demise of Sheikh Nazir Karra, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Pajero Sport unveiled in City of Temples accused with terror groups Substances (NDPS) Act and Gani Malik, Th Rachpal Singh, Ahmad said he was a great leg- also. 15/17/18/39/40 ULA has been Centre introduces Aijaz Jan, Mrs Bimla Luthra, endary who spent his whole Excelsior Correspondent transmission gear box. This motor its super select 4WD system, As per police sources, on registered at police station Master Noor Hussain, Brij life for the betterment of the can generate a maximum power which enables the driver to switch specific information, SOG Mendhar in this regard and National Overseas Mohan Sharma, Qazi Jalal-ud- people. JAMMU, Feb 24: Pajero of 175.56 bhp in combination between four wheel drive and two Poonch conducted a raid on a investigation started. Din, Dr Chaman Lal, Bushan Comrade Abdul Rehman Sport was unveiled today at with 400Nm torque output. This wheel drive option. When it shop in Ari area of tehsil The operation was carried Scholarship Lal Bhat, Mrs Vijay Laxmi Tukroo, State secretary CPI Lahori Cars, Bachittar Complex, rugged vehicle has its interiors comes to safety, it features elec- Mendhar and arrested five per- out by Sheezan Bhat, DySP Dutta, Mohammad Iqbal Bhat, has also condoled the demise here. Excelsior Correspondent decorated with a dual tone colour tronic immobilizer, ABS with sons including the shopkeeper (Ops) Poonch and Surinder Jagjeevan Lal, Haji of Sheikh Nazir and termed it a The new Pajero Sport is incor- scheme and includes many EBD, dual front airbags and along with Rs 1.26 lakh fake Kumar Choudhary, DySP JAMMU, Feb 24: The Mohammad Hussain, Gurdeep great loss to the people of the porated with several advanced advanced features. Some of these robust disc brakes for added pro- Indian currency and 1.190 (SDPO Mendhar) under the Department of Disabilities Singh Sasan, Jugal Mahajan, State. aspects like an air conditioning include an efficient air condition- tection. It is protected for up to kilograms of heroine worth supervision of Amit Gupta, Affairs, Ministry of Social Master Baldev Singh Bhau, Senior Vice president, PCC unit, a stylish instrument cluster, ing unit, power adjustable exter- one year or 20000 km beyond the several crores. ASP and Jatinder Singh Johar, Justice and Empowerment has Satpal Lakhotra, Sheikh Abdul Gani Vakil, Ch. Beeru and a multifunctional steering nal wing mirrors, electric tail gate Mitsubishi New Vehicle introduced a new scheme titled Bashir Ahmed, Abdul Gani Gujjar, PCC vice president and wheel. opening, power operated win- Warranty, against all Mechanical "National Overseas Scholarship Teli, Taranjeet Singh Tony, MLC, G N Monga and Rasik Speaking at the inauguration, dows as well as a music system, and Electrical breakdown", for students with disabilities" Dharamveer Singh Jamwal, S Bhat, general secretary, JKNC, Pawan Gupta, Director of Lahori which will amaze the buyers and Mahajan informed. aimed to provide financial Surinder Singh Bunty, Student Union have expressed Group said "We are continuously keep them extremely comfort- Yash Paul, Head of Operations assistance to the students with Pradeep Bali, Mohammad their profound grief and shock expanding our footprints across able. The wide and well cush- stated that Mitsubishi's SUV disabilities for pursuing higher Ayub Malik, Rajesh Bakshi over the demise of Sheikh the State. J&K is an important ioned seats offer good comfort Pajero Sport launched by education abroad. The scheme and others. Nazir. market for Mitsubishi Pajero and support, while the wood fin- Hindustan Motors Ltd has already has been uploaded in website of Sport as the market trend is con- ished panels make it look more received the Off Roader award the Ministry www.socialju- NPP alleges sell-out of Dogra, stantly increasing for SUVs. appealing. However, the most from the auto magazine BBC Top sice.nic.in . Along with the introduction of important feature of this SUV is Gear. The scheme is for pursing the automatic variant, the Pajero Masters' level courses and Ph.D Pahari interests to PDP Sport has also received mild abroad in the Engineering and design updates that are available GoI adopting lackluster response Management, Pure Sciences Excelsior Correspondent Panthers Party in the interest of in the global model. The changes and Applied Sciences, national unity, integrity and for Accused in police custody. JAMMU, Feb 24: National that the new model has received Agriculture Science and preservation of our composite are a new chrome grille, new front to J&K’s plights, alleges Tarigami Panthers Party culture. The accused have been SSP Poonch. Medicine, Commerce, bumper and revamped fog-light (NPP) accused Prof Bhim Singh also Excelsior Correspondent September contradicts the declara- identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, It is to mention here that, Accounting and Finance surrounds, he added. BJP for selling expressed shock on the state- tion of the President. son of Khan Mohammad of this is the second major recov- besides Humanities, Social "Continuing the trend of inno- JAMMU, Feb 24: Astonished out of Dogra ments of RSS chief accusing “It is ironical that on the one Deri Dabsi, at present Uchhad, ery of narcotics after the pre- Science and Fine Arts. vation as a hallmark, Mitsubishi over the reference on Jammu and hand the President Pranab and Pahari Mother Teresa of 'forcible con- Mendhar, Abdul Rehman, son vious recovery of 56.160 kilo- Twenty awards will be Pajero Sport is a high performance Kashmir made by the President Mukherjee declares that Jammu interest to the version'. NPP leader said that of Mohammad Sadiq of Deri grams of heroin by Poonch available per year out of which sports utility vehicle developed by Pranab Mukherjee in his address and Kashmir occupies a place of PDP just for this does not fit in the mouth of Dabsi, Nissar Ahmed, son of Police during the month of 6 are meant for women candi- the Japanese automobile compa- to joint session of Parliament, CPI enormous importance in the agen- the sake of RSS Supremo. He hoped that Mohammad Rafiq of Balnoi, December 2014. dates under the scheme. ny", said Prinkle Mahajan, (M) State Secretary and MLA da of Government of India and on power. dignity and respect for the great Elect Mohammad Yousuf the other the Union Government is Mohammad Imran, son of Addressing a press confer- people in the past should be Managing Director of the compa- Mohammad Itfaq Khan of ny. Tarigami on Tuesday said the poor yet to respond to the magnitude of JKCCTU holds protest rallies ence, chief patron Prof Bhim maintained. and lackluster response shown by the devastation that was faced by Uchhad, Mendhar and shop- Singh accused Congress of com- Expressing grave concern "Pajero Sport is incorporated keeper Amit Gupta, son of with a 2.5-litre diesel engine that the Government of India follow- the State in September floods,” plete surrender to the NC which over the situation in Maldives, ing the devastating deluge in Ashok Gupta of Ari, Mendhar. is mated with a five speed manual Tarigami said, adding that despite highlighting demands is evident from the behaviour of Prof Bhim Singh, condemned a vehement demand from the The accused Mushtaq the Congress vis-à-vis elections the President of Maldives for cross section of society the Ahmed and Abdul Rehman used Excelsior Correspondent tion of the services of tempo- to the Legislative Council. disgracing, insulting and Government of India is yet to to manage the fake Indian cur- rary and casual workers, strict He also accused both BJP assaulting Former President declare floods in Kashmir as a rency and heroine from Pakistan JAMMU, Feb 24: implementation of Labour laws, and the Congress to mortgage Mohammad Nasheed and then National disaster. and later hand over the same to Highlighting their demands, merger of 50 percent DA into the national interest in J&K to ragging in like a sand bag into He said that at a time when shopkeeper Amit Gupta, who employees and workers held basic pay, filling up all vacan- the Dixon plan. Prof Bhim Jammu and Kashmir is reeling the Court on the allegations the help of associates, was protest rallies, demonstrations cies by regular appointments Singh further accused the BJP of which were rejected by the early under a severe financial crunch, pumping the fake Indian curren- and general body meetings at and immediate release of pend- the proposal mooted out by the surrendering to PDP at the cost administration. cy into the State and country. the District headquarters ing installments of DA. of national security, the He appealed the Government previous Government to meet out There are apprehensions throughout the State on Tuesday. At Jammu, the protest the liabilities necessitated by the refugees, the migrants and the of India to take up this matter that the income from the nar- The protest demonstrations demonstration held near the September floods is gathering dust scheduled tribes. with the UN Commission on cotic drugs and counterfeit were organized under the banner in the Prime Minister’s office in Press Club and the workers were NPP chief appealed to the Human Rights and act fast to of Jammu and Kashmir Co-ordi- New Delhi. Isn’t it paradoxical currency notes was being used led by JKCCTU general secre- youth, intellectuals, working save the life of a progressive and Members of Oil Tanker Owners Association protesting in sup- that the President seems unaware for carrying out anti-national nation Committee of Trade tary Gurmeet Singh who class and students to join the rising statesman in the island. port of their demand on Tuesday. —Excelsior/Rakesh about the ground realities in the activities and acts of sabotage Unions (JKCCTU). Shouting accused the Government of State and his speech reflecting a in Country and to ascertain the slogans, the protesting workers being anti-working class. The wide disconnect between the same police is also investigat- and employees also submitted rally was also addressed by Oil Tanker Owners protest Union Government and the people ing the terror links of the memorandum of demands to the Jasbir Singh, Ram Kumar of Jammu and Kashmir who are arrested accused. respective Deputy Sharma, Rukhsana, Surinder presently living in a pathetic con- The four other persons iden- Commissioners. Sharma, Mukhtiar Ahmed, for extension of tenders dition on account of the devasta- tified as Younis, Parveen, Shabir The protesting employees Satpal Singh, Ajaybahadar Excelsior Correspondent during the protest. tion wrecked by the September and Mehmood involved in this were demanding withdrawal of Singh, Thodu Ram Chowdhary, Later, the protesting mem- deluge,” Tarigami asked. racket are still at large and hunt National Pension Act and Arvinder Singh and others. JAMMU, Feb 24: bers also called on Divisional He said the lackadaisical atti- has been launched to nab them. extending defined benefit pen- Similar rallies and demon- tude adopted by the Government Demanding extension of the Commissioner Jammu and By unraveling the module sion to all irrespective of their strations were held in Kashmir existing tenders, members of of India vis-à-vis rehabilitation of Poonch Police gave a major date of appointment, regulariza- and other district headquarters. apprised him of their demand. flood affected families in J&K has J&K Oil Tanker Owners The Div Com gave a exposed the ostensible concern Association observed a token patient hearing to the Oil being shown by the BJP led Union strike and also held a protest Tanker owners and assured the Government that the State occu- demonstration. Association that he would take pies a place of enormous impor- The protest, organized under up their issues with higher tance in its agenda. the leadership of S S Khorana- authorities of IOCL in the He further said while the con- president of the Association, presence of representatives of cern shown towards the rehabilita- was held at IOCL Depot, Jammu all Oil Companies. tion of the displaced communities & Srinagar. The protesters Following the meeting with in the State is welcome but on raised slogans in support of their Div Com and assurance by him, ground there seems to be a politi- demand and urged the authori- the Association suspended its cal inertia hindering the momen- ties to take up the issue with token strike in the afternoon. tum in the requisite process. IOCL. The protest demonstration was also addressed by the Association leaders, who said that their demand was most gen- uine and need to be considered. Mushtaq Ahmed Rafiquee, president of Srinagar Kerosene Oil Dealers Association and Abdul Ahad Pandit, president of Kashmir Valley Petrol Dealers Association were also present