Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 6: Stressing onadopting innovative methods toexpedite the investigation ofcriminal cases, the DirectorGeneral of Police (DGP), K.Rajendra Kumar has said thatprofessional policing at grassroot level in the State would berevamped to enhance proficiencyof cops in crime investigation.He said that the mechanismshould be revisited for fruitfuland speedy investigations.

Mr. Rajendra said this whilechairing a meeting of officers ofJammu Zone at Zonal PoliceHeadquarters here today. Themeeting was convened to reviewthe crime scenario in Jammuprovince and discuss differentmethods to improve professionalfunctioning for better deliver-ance.

DGP stressed for improvingtechniques of investigation byadopting the latest technologyand conclude the cases on meritsfor judicial determination. Hesaid that our priority should be toensure better public deliveranceand rule of law in every corner ofthe State. “Community policing

is mandatory to gain public con-fidence which would help in ourfight against crime and socialevils”, he added.

Referring the criminal activi-ties, DGP stressed upon the offi-cers to brace up with a mission-ary spirit to fight against drugabuse and realize the dream of acrime free society. He asked forcrime mapping with an intent toestablish pattern and factors ofcrime, which could lead to iden-tity of criminals.

At the outset of the meeting,the IGP, Jammu, Danish Ranabriefed the meeting about crimescenario in Jammu Province. Heapprised about the achievementsand action taken in differentareas to curb the crimes andcriminal activities.

Range DIGs informed themeeting about the preventivemeasures for eradication ofcrimes and execution of warrantsissued by different courts.District Superintendents ofPolice of the Zone through theirpower presentations gavedetailed resume of crime sce-nario in their respective jurisdic-tions and targets achieved duringthe year 2014-15.

Mr. Rajendra asked for fruit-ful preventive measures to checkthe crime rate in the society andbook the criminals under relevantprovisions of law. He said thatprogress of the investigationshould be reviewed at differentlevels to ensure timely conclu-sion of the cases.

Among others, the meetingwas attended by DIGs, SurinderGupta, Johny William, AshkoorAhmed Wani and Nisar Ahmed,SSP, Jammu, Uttam Chand,District Superintendents ofPolice, Joginder Singh, SulemanChoudhary, Neeva Jain, SujitKumar, Randeep Kumr, ZahidNasim Manhas. Sandeep Wazirand SO to IGP Jammu, AshokSharma.

Lalit GuptaJAMMU, Feb 6: The con-

summate one-hour solo-per-formance by Ronlin Forman,the 62 years old Americanactor/director/writer of PigeonShow: A Play of Fools, cameout as a high watermark of theongoing International TheatreFestival, at the AbhinavTheatre, here today.

Staged by IndividualPerformance, a group fromCalifornia, USA, the show, acollage of number of dramaticpieces was a contemporarycommentary, not of political orsocial struggles, but of person-al/human dilemmas. The formof show marked by the use ofthe hearty humor of theComedia dell'arte, highlightedthe dread of the grotesque andthe paradoxical provocation ofthe fool to examine our univer-sal struggles with finding iden-tity and significance in thisworld.

Playing five characters,Ronlin Foreman raises existen-tialist issue and questions cul-tural constructs that are primaryfoundations of human experi-ence and 'meaning' of abstrac-tions which rule our lives suchas time, space and objects. "It isa comedy of juxtapositions anddichotomy. Pushed to the limit,this sometimes becomesanguish'.

The masterly performanceby the veteran actor, who oftenmoved in and out of the play,joking, dancing, juggling, wasmarked with imaginative use ofprops like the door, chair and

the masks. The backgroundmusical score, light design-allwere woven as an organicwhole.

The welcome interactivesession with Ronlin Foreman,which followed the perform-ance, helped the audience tofully grasp and appreciate theabstract import of today's show.

Tomorrow on the penulti-mate day of InternationalTheatre festival being organizedby National School of Drama,New Delhi, in collaborationwith Jammu and KashmirAcademy of Art, Culture &Languages, Armen Pather, aplay in Kashmiri, directed byRavi Shankar Kemmu and per-formed by ALG CulturalSociety, will be staged.

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JAMMU, Feb 6: Shalz MediSpa --- the first ISO certifiedMedi Spa in the State hasinstalled the 'MedispaManagement System', a hightech system, designed inGermany, which helps in effec-tively managing a Medispa.

Medispa Management sys-tem encompasses a speciallydesigned Menu driven softwareservice, Face Mapping equip-ment and training support to theMedispa leading to ISO certifi-cation thus putting Shalz on theglorious path to.

Mohit Narang, Director ofMedispa Group, was himselfpresent for the entire upgradeand launch of the new MedispaManagement System Clinic.Narang provided free consulta-tion to all the members on vari-ous beauty and skin care issues.

The owner of the ShalzMedi Spa, Shivani Gupta as apioneer in the State medical

beauty scenario, alsoannounced the initiativeslaunched by her to make allthese services affordable to thecommon masses andannounced the new tag line forher Medispa - "AffordableBeauty".

Shalz Beauty Clinic, a pre-mier medispa of Jammu andKashmir under the experiencedguidance of Shivani Gupta hasbeen continuously serving peo-ple of J&K for the last 20 yearsin all their beauty concerns.

Shivani Gupta has to hercredit many prestigious nation-al and International medicalbeauty certifications andlaunched Shalz Medispa as theultimate solution to all skincare concerns in 2010. TodayShalz Medispa has grown to bethe leading Medical BeautyCentre in entire J&K.

Shivani Gupta has beenconsistently upgrading the skillset and facilities actively sup-ported by the Medispa Group.

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JAMMU, Feb 6: With a viewto focus on ecological role offlora and fauna in maintainingproductivity of forests, crop-lands, climate regime and cyclingof nutrients, Rakesh KumarGupta, Principal Secretary,Forests, Environment & Ecology,today flagged off first everParyavaran excursion for MScBotany students and scholars inthe Environmental Park, Raika,Jammu.

The Principal Secrerary par-ticipated in bird watching session

and while applauding the conceptof Ecological Excursion high-lighted the ecological role ofbirds as pollinators, seed dis-persers, seed germinating agentsor as bio-control agents of croppests and insects in the complexweb of life called biodiversity inthe biosphere.

OP Sharma Director Ecology,Environment & Remote Sensing,elaborated the concept of forestand riverine cum wetland ecolo-gy citing examples of interde-pendence of ecosystems andneed to save fragility of Shivaliksin conservation of not only florafauna but also of water bodies,climate regime, local religious,medicinal and ethnic folk tradi-

tions. He mentioned how Turtle

dove is linked to Monkey facetree Kamilla, Kusturi Mrig toSkimmia Laureola, barbets to figtrees and we need to take care ofsurrounding landscapes in theinterest of ecological security.

On the occasion, a NaturalHeritage Quiz was organized forscholars of Botany department.Harpreet Kaur stood first, JameetKaur, 2nd while Radhika Thakurand Rabia Amin, Ishali Bambrooand Tamandeep jointly shared3rd prize in the heritage contest.

Consolation prizes were

awarded to Bhavna, Lotus,Abhishek Dutta and WasimSajjad Malik.

SD Swatantra spoke aboutrevival of eco-friendly products,Prof Bholanath highlighted con-servation movement of Vishnois,Prof Yashpal emphasized need ofnature learning in an outdoor set-ting and Dr Subhash Guptatalked about conservation ofnative fish fauna in village pondsand water bodies.

On the occasion Bael, Arjunand Lasuda plant saplings wereplanted by students, scholars anddignitaries. Parvez Shagoo andGuldev Raj shared inputs onJammu birds and assisted partici-pants on bird watching.

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JAMMU, Feb 6: State HighCourt has rejected the bail appli-cation of one Dhan Raj aliasVicky allegedly involved inkilling the husband of his lover.

According to the prosecu-tion case, deceased Sunil Singh,husband of Surekha Devi, hadestablished two shops at a placecalled Nud in district Sambaand had engaged the Dhan Rajon these shops and for drivinghis vehicle.

The deceased got appointedas a driver in SRTC and wasallotted SRTC Truck No JK 02Y-0170 so he handed over the busi-ness of his shops to his wife andDhan Raj. On 07.02.2012 thedead body of the deceased wasfound lying at Kanthpur and theSRTC truck bearing No. JK 02Y-0170 was found parked near thedead body.

After inquest proceedings interms of Section 174 CrPCoffence under Section 302/34RPC was registered at Police

Station Samba. After investiga-tion, it was found that the DhanRaj and Surekha Devi had devel-oped illicit relationship and inorder to continue in that relation-ship they, pursuant to a conspira-cy hatched by them, committedmurder of the deceased when hewas sleeping in his house in thenight intervening 6th and 7thFebruary, 2012. To mislead thepublic, they threw his dead bodyat the place from where it wasrecovered.

After hearing the counsel forDhan Raj, the High Courtobserved, “for releasing anaccused involved in commissionof offence punishable with deathor imprisonment for life, like anoffence under Section 302 RPC,the court, having regard to entirerecord of the case, must find rea-sons to believe that accused wasnot involved in commission ofthe offence”.

“Such a situation does notexist in this case”, the court fur-ther said while rejecting the bailapplication.

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RAJOURI, Feb 6: BJPMember of Parliament JugalKishore Sharma, alongwithMLA Abdul Ghani Kohli, seniorofficials of different departmentsand party leaders, visited remoteand far flung areas of Rajouriincluding Taryath, Moglas,Dalari, Gunda and adjoining vil-

lages. He interacted with thelocal people at these places, tookstock of their problems andinquired about the developmen-tal activities going on there. Healso addressed massive publicgathering at Gunda.

Mr Sharma, while addressingthe gathering, said that manyareas in Jammu-PoonchParliamentary Constituency areat a long distances from districtand tehsil headquarters and stillneed a lot in matters related toeducation, health, road connec-tivity etc and every effort isbeing to ensure that more stressin given to such areas.

“After being elected as MP, Ihave been putting my best to getextended the benefits of central-ly sponsored welfare schemesand providing means of commu-nication to these areas, Jugal saidand added that Narendra Modi

led government at the Centre isconcerned for the border, remoteand far flung areas.

Jugal Kishore Sharma alsoannounced Rs 25 lakh for var-ious purposes, out of which hesanctioned an ambulance for theconvenience of the people inthese far flung areas and Rs 5lakh for the development worksin Dalari and assured to continueworking for them.

Abdul Ghani Kohli, briefedthe gathering about various stepsundertaken during his tenure asTransport Minister to providetransport facilities to all theareas. He also appreciated theinitiatives of the previous PDP-BJP Coalition Government inthe State aimed at equal develop-ment of all the areas in everynook and corner of all the threeregions of the State.

Th. Puran Singh, DistrictPresident Som Dutt, MandalPresident Lekh Raj, Sham Din,Sunil Verma, Dev Raj,Gurpreet Singh, Sham Lal andSarpanchs, Panchs of adjoin-ing areas also addressed thepublic gathering. Some ofthese areas were not visited byany MP so far, said JugalKishore Sharma.

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SRINAGAR, Feb 6: A mobled by Panchayat membersallegedly thrashed a BlockDevelopment Officer (BDO)and other employees and ran-sacked his office in Kokernagarea of South Kashmir'sAnantnag district reportedlyover non-allotment of publicworks under various schemesincluding MGNREGA.

BDO Kokernag, RashidRaina said a mob of 40 personsled by Panchayat membersincluding a Sarpanch and aPanch broke out into his officeand ransacked it. "Without say-ing anything, the mobsters beatme and my employees merci-lessly. They even threatened toburn down my office and toredown some important docu-

ments," he said.The BDO said his employees

fear for their lives and soughtsecurity. "We have lodged anFIR against these mobsters," hesaid.

The incident triggered aprotest by locals and theydemanded stern action againstthe mobsters. "These goonsmake wrong use of their power.They only want to fill theirpockets. They are supported bysome of the political parties.They are not our representativesand have been installed by peo-ple with vested interests," saidMohammad Rafiq Malik, a localprotester.

Station House Officer (SHO)Kokernag, Tariq Tak confirmedthe registration of a case andsaid the probe has beenlaunched into the incident.

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SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Jammuand Kashmir General LineTeachers' Forum today organ-ized a rally in support to refor-mative measures taken by thedepartment of School Educationto streamline the derailed educa-tion sector of the State.

Hundreds of teachers con-verged at Sher-e-Kashmir Parkhere and marched towards pressenclave. The rally was also sup-ported by Jammu KashmirPublic Service CommissionLecturers' Forum, Jammu andKashmir Contractual TeachersForum and civil society mem-bers.

Addressing the rally partici-pants, the JKGLTF provincialpresident, Anwar Hussain Wanisaid GLTF supports the meas-ures taken by the department for

the betterment of the educationsystem.

He lauded the role of DSEKDr Shah Faesal as Director andsaid that he took many reforma-tive decisions which will proveto be very fruitful for the educa-tion system. "But unfortunatelysome black sheep who are usedto skip their duties are trying tosabotage the whole reformationprocess," he said.

The JKGLTF provincialpresident said instead of ridicul-ing the genuine steps for person-al gains, the "so called" leadersshould have offered the Directora helping hand to rectify the sys-tem.

He said that GLTF would notlet any person or any organiza-tion hijack the department. "Westand as a rock solid wall behindthe DSEK for the reformation ofthe system," he added.

Roads in former FM’sconstituency in shambles

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SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Dozensof roads in interiors of Rajpora,the Assembly segment that isbeing represented by formerFinance Minister Haseeb Drabu,are in shambles but no attentionis being paid by the concernedauthorities to repair them.

The roads which are in dilap-idated condition and are withoutblack topping include Shadi-marg to Qasbay, Drabgam toAglar to Kandi, Drabgam to CBNath, Dalaw to Rohmoo andPakharpora via Zaigam andShadimarg to Tukoo Shopian viaQalampora.

All these roads which arespread over nearly 100 kilome-ters are in bad shape. The resi-

dents of several villages saidthat from past 5 to 6 years theseroads have not been macada-mized or repaired and they con-tinue to be in shambles.

"All these roads have devel-oped potholes and as a result it isdifficult to commute particularlyduring winters and rains. Themud makes difficult for vehiclesto ply smoothly and pedestrianstoo face the similar situation,"said Ghulam Nabi, a local.

The locals have demandedimmediate repair, macadamiza-tion and black topping of alldamaged and dilapidated roadsof the Rajpora constituency.Neither concerned lawmakernor R&B officials could bereached for their comments overthe story.

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Villagers apprise ADC of dangers of proposed

PMGSY road Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Feb 6: Adeputation of villagers of UpperMeer, tehsil Pancheri called onAdditional Deputy Commi-ssioner Udhampur AngrezSingh Rana and complainedthat proposed road fromSarafthi to Dhar Ladha(Sankeri) under PMGSYscheme will create problem as itpasses through the landslideprone and forest areas.

On this, the ADC Udhampurconstituted a committee of threeofficers, Xen PMGSY DivisionReasi, Tehsildar Panchari andBDO Panchari to look into thematter.

Ronlin Foreman’s solo performancemarked with originality & brilliance

Workshop on EducationalAdministration under CSS concludes

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JAMMU, Feb 6: A five- dayworkshop on "EducationalAdministration under CentreSponsored Scheme (CSS),organized by GovernmentCollege of Education, Jammu,for Secondary School Teachers,concluded today.

The valedictory function waspresided over by the Principal ofthe college, Prof (Dr) KaushalSmotra. She stressed that educa-tion is a continuous and life longprocess. If provided through rightenvironment, it help learner tomaximize and accelerate theteaching-learning process, sheadded.

The Report of the five dayworkshop was delivered by Dr

Aksa from the Department ofEnglish, GCOE, Jammu. Theteachers of different GovernmentSchools, who participated in theworkshop, gave feedback sharingtheir views and what they learnfrom the workshop.

Certificates were distributedto the resource persons and theparticipants in the workshop.Vote of thanks was presented byDr Raj Singh Narania.

Earlier in the day, first techni-cal session on "EducationalAdministration" was presidedover by J K Sudan, CEO, Jammuwhile in the second segment ofthe technical session was chairedby Prof (Dr) Lokesh Verma,Dean and Head Department ofEducational Studies, CentralUniversity of Jammu.

HC denies bail in murder case

Div Com inaugurates MASTCenter at ITI Pattan

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BARAMULLA, Feb 6:Stressing on up-scaling skilldevelopment programmes andproviding insurance facilitiesthrough financial institutions,Divisional CommissionerKashmir, Dr. Asgar Samoontoday highlighted the need forintroducing market orientedskill development courses inKashmir valley.

The Divisional Commiss-ioner was speaking after inaugu-rating a MAST center at ITIPattan. District DevelopmentCommissioner, Yasha Mudgal,SSP Baramulla, ImtiyazHussain, SDM Pattan, DeputyDirector Technical Education,

Principal ITI and other officerswere present on this occasion.

Dr Samoon stressed onenhancing employability ofyouth and said that financialinstitutions should also be ropedin so that hassle free credit ismade available to youth underthe skill development pro-gramme. He also highlightedthe need to enhance quality ofeducation in schools and techni-cal institutions in the state.

DDC Baramulla, YashaMudgal speaking on the occa-sion, called for introducing par-allel counseling, so that theyouth are provided informationabout the way forward afterreceiving skill developmenttraining.

One killed, six injuredin road accidents

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SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Policetoday said a person was killedwhile six others were injured inseparate road accidents in SouthKashmir.

A police spokesman said aMaruti car bearing registrationnumber JK05B-4346 driven byAjaz Ahmad Bhat collided witha motorcycle driven by NisarAhmad Mir at Rampora inQaimoh area of Kulgam district,resulting in injuries to five per-sons.

"All the injured were shiftedto District Hospital Anantnag fortreatment where Nisar AhmadMir succumbed to his injuries.Two of the injured persons wereshifted to SKIMS Soura in

Srinagar for further treatment.Police have registered a case inthis regard," he said.

The spokesman said an Altocar bearing registration numberJK13B-8706 hit and injure apedestrian Ghulam Nabi Bhat atPulwama near Court Complex."The injured was shifted toDistrict Hospital Pulwama fortreatment. Police have registereda case in this regard," he said.

The spokesman said a motor-cycle driven by Fayaz AhmadRather skidded off the road atKarikadal at Bijbehara area ofAnantnag district, resulting ininjuries to the motorcyclist. "Theinjured was shifted to SubDistrict Hospital Bijbehara fortreatment. Police have registereda case in this regard," he said.

BDO, other employees ‘thrashed’by Panchayat members-led mob

Teachers’ Forum holdsrally in favour of DSEK

Divisional Commissioner Asgar Samoon inauguratingMAST Center at ITI Pattan on Saturday.

Members of Jammu and Kashmir General Line Teachers Forumtaking out rally in Srinagar on Saturday. — Excelsior/Photo

Jugal, Kohli visit far flungareas of Rajouri

Rajendra reviews crime scenario in Jammu Zone

MP Jugal Kishore Sharma and former Minister A G Kohliinteracting with local leaders in a far off and remote village ofRajouri on Saturday.

DGP K Rajendra Kumar addressing police officers of Jammu zone at PHQ on Saturday.

Temporary teachers protesting on Saturday for continuationof their service.

Temporary teachers protest forcontinuation of their serviceExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 6: Demandingcontinuation of their service,Temporary teachers of 2014 todayheld a protest demonstration infront of the Raj Bhawan, heretoday.

Carrying banners and raisingslogans in support of theirdemands, the protestingTemporary teachers also staged asit-in there. The protest wasorganized under the banner ofJ&K Temporary Teachers Associ-ation-2014, led by its presidentBalwinder Singh Pawar.

While addressing the protest

dharna, Balwinder Singh claimedthat the former Finance MinisterHaseeb Drabu had assured toinclude their case along with61000 temporary employees ofother departments for regularizingtheir services. "However, theTemporary Teachers were notincluded in the list despite assur-ance," he lamented and appealedthe Governor to personally lookinto their demand for positiveconsideration.

The protest was alsoaddressed by some other leadersof the Association, who vowed tocontinue their struggle to a logicalconclusion.

An expert briefing the students about concept of forest and river-ine-cum-wetland ecology at Environmental Park, Raika in Jammu.

‘Paryavaran excursion’ flagged off for Botanystudents in Raika Environmental Park

Mohit Narang, Director, Medispa Group and Shivani Gupta,owner of Shalz Medispa, during the launch of ‘MedispaManagement System’ on Saturday. — Excelsior/Rakesh

Shalz Medi Spa installs Management System

A view of dilapidated road leading to Abhama from Achgouzain Rajpora constituency of Pulwama district.

— Excelsior/Younis Khaliq