SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016 (PAGE 4) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Heated exchanges at panel Over 5374 perform From page 1 darshan at Machail discussion over Kashmir Mata temple Yatris among 18 injured in BENGALURU, Aug 13: “We are sufferers and you (Muslim brothers) are the sufferers. Excelsior Correspondent grenade attack at Poonch A panel discussion here turned Please don’t allow people from KISHTWAR, Aug 13: Over authorities and directed for District Hospitals of Poonch and chaotic today as some “pro-free- across the border Pakistan to take immediate shifting of seriously Rajouri have been identified as dom” Kashmiris entered into heat- advantage of us,” he said during 5374 pilgrims perform darshan at Shri Machail Mata temple in injured yatris to Jammu and Tarum Awant wife of Manti ed arguments with a Kashmiri the panel discussion organised by best medicare to other injured Padder, here today. Ram, Sandeep Singh son of Pandit leader for hailing the Indian United Theological Society here. in Poonch hospital. Rami Pal, both residents of As per reports, over 5374 Army. “We have been suffering as Denouncing the blast, Dr Madhya Pradesh, Vinod Kumar pilgrims including 2872 males, The chaos took place soon after refugees for the last 27 years,” Singh described it as handiwork son of Karan Singh, Archana R K Mattoo, Kashmiri Pandit Mattoo said. 1781 females, 719 children and of elements, who were hell bent Devi wife of Mohan Lal and leader and former journalist, said, “Like the Muslim brothers 2 sadhus performed darshans at to disturb peace in the State. He Rani Geeta wife of Ashok “Army is present everywhere in even the Kashmiri Pandits have the holy shrine of Shri Machail directs security forces and police Kumar, all residents of Uttar the North-East, Kashmir and other suffered and have been hounded Mata at Padder till evening. to leave no stone unturned to Pradesh, Ashok Kumar son of sundry places. I can tell you proud- out of the Kashmir in January A total of 46919 pilgrims per- nab the militant involved in the Chuni Lal R/o Jammu, ASI ly that the Indian army is one of the 1990, Mattoo said. formed darshan since commence- blast. Mohammad Shakeel, Fazal Ali disciplined army in the world.” He said 800-odd Kashmiri ment of the yatra on July 25. The Deputy Chief Minister son of Khalid Rashid, Varsha The “pro-freedom” Kashmiris Pandits, including women and IG, CRPF, Kuldeep Dhar objected to Mattoo’s remarks, lead- children, were killed brutally by called upon the administration to Devi wife of Rajnish Kumar, and District and Sessions Judge provide all facilities to the pil- Giri Raj son of Lekh Raj, Vipan ing to heated exchange of words terrorists, but not a single FIR was Kishtwar also performed dar- took place, which eventually registered against anybody. grims. Kumar son of Krishan Lal, shans at holy shrine of Shri resulted in panelists appealing to Mattoo further lamented that Former Minister and Harvinder Singh son of Hari the contending parties in the hall to the perpetrators of the atrocities Machail Mata today. Congress leader Raman Bhalla Dayal, Rohit Kumar son of maintain silence. including JKLF chief Yasin Malik Kuldeep Sharma has also strongly condemned the Chuni Lal and Koushal Devi However, the police posted at the are roaming free. blast targeting pilgrims and wife of Under Pal, all residents DISTRICT POLICE HEADQUARTERS JAMMU event had to intervene to douse the “So, this is not the story about appointed Executive called for stern action against of Poonch. raging anger between the two sides. Muslim brothers, but also the militants. Late tonight, some of the After the situation was brought Kashmiri Pandits who suffered in Member CSWB BJP MLC Vibodh Gupta too people held protest demonstra- under control, Mattoo urged the one stroke and lost 800-odd people condemned the blast and asked tion against the blast and shout- Amnesty International to highlight but we left everything there and Excelsior Correspondent the administration to take stern ed slogans demanding action the sufferings of Kashmiri Pundits, fled,” he said. action against the militants, who against the accused responsible whose problems have never been “Today we are settled all over JAMMU, Aug 13: Kuldeep Sharma a sen- were trying to vitiate atmos- for the grenade attack. The highlighted or taken up by any the world. Only thing is we have phere of the State by disturbing Deputy Commissioner, Poonch international agencies. lost our homeland which we are ior BJP leader peace in the region. He stressed convened a meeting with promi- Mattoo said it is not the story of going to go back. We are not going from the State the sufferings of the Muslim leave it like that,” he said. has been for immediate arrest of the mili- nent members of all communi- “brothers” alone in Kashmir but Soon after the panel discussion, appointed as tant. ties at midnight tonight for also Kashmiri Pandits who have the “pro-freedom” Kashmirs raised Executive The injured admitted in the maintenance of peace. been victims of terrorism. slogans and left the venue. (PTI) Member of Central Social 2000 jawans pledge to Sharmishtha faces online Welfare Board (CSWB) by Ministry of Women and Child donate organs harassment, files police complaint Development. NEW DELHI, Aug 13: men and women in its ranks. An order to this effect was NEW DELHI, Aug 13: "Donating organs is akin to issued by New Delhi recently. Sharmishtha Mukherjee, Delhi Congress spokesperson and the Around 2,000 personnel of gifting a new life. Organs are Mr Sharma will hold the post the country's two largest para- national resources and not even daughter of President Pranab Mukherjee, today claimed a man harassed for a period of three years and her by sending lewd messages and put up screenshots of the texts on her military forces - BSF and CRPF one should be wasted. I call he said that he will strive hard - today pledged to donate their upon all Indians to pledge to Facebook page. to bring various Centrally She lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime unit of Delhi Police's organs in order to mark the donate organs after death and schemes for poor and down- Economic Offences Wing (EoW). National Organ Donation Day. save many precious lives. "We are in the process of registering a case and launching investiga- trodden people of this border "The demand for organs is "Let organ donation become tion to catch the culprit," said Anyesh Roy, DCP (Cyber Crime). State. likely to increase manifold in the a national movement and show Police said the "lewd" messages were sent to the complainant Mr Sharma while address- future keeping in view the to the world that even in death, through Facebook Messenger. The profile of the sender mentions him as ing a function here today organ- increased incidence of lifestyle we care for our fellow citizens a resident of Nauhati in Hooghly, West Bengal. ized to honour him said besides diseases. So there is a need to and the humanity at large," the hearing aids and wheel chairs create a system for improving Health Minister said. "The person is completely unknown to me and he sent me dirty the rate of safe, effective and He said the benefits of the sexual messages last night. I first thought of ignoring him and for needy people, he will also work for brining more and more ethical donation of cadaver initiative should reach every blocking him but then (I) thought my silence will encourage him to organs for transplantation in nook and corner of the country find other victims," she said, identifying the man as Partha central schemes under the min- istry for people of the State. those who need them badly," and should not be limited to Mandal.(PTI) Union Health Minister J P cities only. Nadda said. Nadda said the Government is While 432 CRPF personnel taking steps to simplify organ made the commitment to donate donor laws. The NOTTO website Government of Jammu and Kashmir organs at an event in Sonepat in provides updated information and presence of their chief K Durga online facility for registering OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER Prasad, the BSF handed over pledges for organ donation. 1,500 certificates of jawans Similarly a 24x7 call centre PMGSY (JKRRDA) JAMMU. pledging to donate their organs has been opened and the to Nadda at a function organised Ministry launched a National NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS in collaboration with National Organ and Tissue Donation and Organ and Tissue Transplant Transplant Registry. e-NIT No:-CEJ/PMGSY/390 of 2016-17 Dated: 12/08/2016 Organisation (NOTTO) in the "The networking of trans- national capital. plant or retrieval hospitals has Lauding the initiative of been started initially in Delhi BSF, which is the country's first and NCR while five regional line of defence, Nadda said it level organisations called will help in spreading awareness Regional Organ and Tissue about organ donation. Transplant Organisation While CRPF is around 3 lakh (ROTTO) have also been identi- strong force, BSF has 2.5 lakh fied," he said. (PTI) BARKHI BARKHI of our beloved mother Smt. Lalita Devi W/o Shri Ram Sarup Makhnotra Retd. DCF R/o 49-Patel Nagar, Jammu will be performed at our residence on 15th August 2016 at 10:00 AM. DEEPLY MISSED AND REMEMBERED BY Sons and Daughter in laws:- Smt Vinod & Shri Vidya Rattan Makhnotra (Retd DFO) Smt Padmaja & Col. Vidya Sagar Makhnotra Smt Upma & Shri Vidya Bhushan Makhnotra (Actor, Director & Producer) Smt Ritu & Shri Vidya Bhaskar Makhnotra (Inspector Commercial Taxes) Daughter and Son in laws:- Smt.