Thursday June 7, 2018 ‘Raghunath Bazaar, Purani Mandi...
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Thursday June 7, 2018 4 STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Former Minister and MLA Priya Sethi on Wednesday said main stretch of market from Raghunath Chowk to City Chowk and right upto Purani Mandi where Ram Mandir is located should be declared and devel- oped as Heritage Bazaar since this stretch has maximum old buildings, temples and schools besides houses whose architec- ture is worth preserving. Appreciating Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti for releasing additional funds for develop- ment of Raghunath Bazaar, Priya Sethi appealed that other connecting bazaars also need similar preference so that their aesthetics is maintained. "There are homes and tem- ples on this stretch whose architecture resembles that of Mubarak Mandi and Sheesh Mahal. This is why the entire stretch should be declared as historic," she added. While interacting with repre- sentatives of all bazaars after inspecting preparedness for installation of statue of Raja Jambulochan at Purani Mandi, the former minister said that during the era of erstwhile Maharaja, the King of Jammu used to tread this path on elephants and horses right up to Mubarak Mandi and that makes it a perfect place to be declared as Heritage Bazaar. The representatives of all Bazaars including Purani Mandi Association, City Chowk Association, Raj Tilak Road Association, Old Hospital Road Association, residents of Old City and oth- ers demanded that entire stretch should be declared as Heritage and developed accordingly. STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Dogra Front and Shiv Sena on Wednesday urged upon the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh to go for full throt- tle war against Pakistan. Led by President Dogra Front and Shiv Sena, the activists assembled at Rani Park area and raised slogans against the Pakistan. Talking to reporters here, Gupta said "For the last three decades, terrorism has emerged as an insidi- ous worm which is tightly coiled round the intestine of the world." "Pakistan has adopted evil ways to instigate peo- ple to raise terrorists groups and train them and make them active in differ- ent parts of J&K. The only solution to this problem is to demolish all such camps running in PoK. A war to save humanity, a war to foster peace, a war to live and let live, a war which will prove a boon for this civilization is the only solution," he asserted. Expressing concern over Rajnath's visit to Kashmir, Gupta apprised the Union Home Minister that the Hurriyat is at the end of road and have never offered any concrete possi- ble solution to Kashmir issue. Hurriyat has nothing except promoting unrest, he added. Bantu, Nanku, Nikku, Kalu, Naresh, Ganeshu and Abhishek were also present. Former Minister and MLA Priya Sethi during visit to Purani Mandi area of Jammu city. Dogra Front activists staging protest at Jammu. ‘Raghunath Bazaar, Purani Mandi stretch should be developed as Heritage Market’ Dogra Front demands full throttle war against Pak STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Member Parliament Lok Sabha, Jugal Kishore Sharma on Wednesday asserted that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has set new bench- mark of working for the political system in the coun- try. While addressing a meet- ing of party activists from BJP Jammu West District led by its District President Ayodhya Gupta, Jugal said that the political working is just not a vocational or leisure course but a full time social job for the activists and one has to shun all the worldly desires in this pious working. He inquired the activists of any difficulty they are facing while serving to the common masses. He assured them of all help from his side for either the developmental or organiza- tional works. The member parliament said that every single BJP activist needs to approach every single person in town to have direct firsthand knowledge of their issues and sufferings so that they can act as the eyes and ears of the party and the govern- ment. During the meeting, Jugal along with other BJP lead- ers and activists also wit- nessed the live programme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with the young entrepreneurs. He prompted the activists to download and remain active on Modi App to have up to the date information and to be in direct touch with the Prime Minister. Vice-Chairman Subhash Jandial, BJP State Press Secretary Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Surinder Choudhary, Jaideep Sambyal, Advocate Rajesh Gupta, Prem Gupta, Sanjeev Sharma, J.D Singh, Kulbushan Vohra, Bal Khajuria, Dr. Dineshwar Sharma, Dr. Akshay Sharma, Kudeep Magotra, Puneet Mahajan, Vijay Sharma, Ravish Mengi, Jatin Sethi, Dinesh Gupta, Balwan Singh, Yashpal Shivgotra, Neelam Nargotra, Asha, Meenakshi, Jyoti Sharma and Lalit Gupta were also present. PM sets new benchmark of working for political system: Jugal STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Patwaris and Girdawars across the State continued their protest for the 24th consecutive day here on Wednesday to get their demands redressed. Carrying banners, protest- ing Patwaris and Girdawars raised slogans in favour of their demands and held sit in at District Headquarters. A large number of Patwaris and Girdawars under the ban- ner of All Jammu and Kashmir Patwar Association assembled at DC Office prem- ises and held protest against the government for not fulfill- ing the demands. The protestors were demanding grade pay of Graduate Patwaris from Rs 2,400 to Rs 2,800, timely DPC of Patwaris and Girdawaris which has not been conducted for the last four years, creation of Patwar Halqas and GQ Circles for smooth functioning of admin- istrative units, ban on direct recruitment of NTs to provide career progression of Patwaris and Girdawars, enhancement of allowances of Patwaris and Girdawars which is over due from last 8 years, rent for Patwar Khanas (Private Accommodation) till construc- tion of Patwar Khanas to give relief to Patwar community and functioning of depart- mental enquiry cell which was constituted by Government some months ago but the order is not being implement- ed in districts. Senior Vice President AJKPA, Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai said that the protests will continue till the demands are met. Patwaris protest enters day 24 Patwaris and Girdawars raising slogans during a protest at Jammu. STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: In a major welfare initiative, the Director General of Police, Dr. S.P Vaid on Wednesday ordered enhancement of welfare loan in favour of Jammu and Kashmir Police Personnel who are suffer- ing from terminal dis- eases, or any of his/her family member is suffering of such terminal diseases. As per order No. 2391 of 2018 issued today, for timely assistance to fight any health emergency of J&K Police Personnel, the existing provision of wel- fare loan from Rs 1 lakh out of Central Police Welfare Fund in case of life terminal disease in respect of subscriber has been enhanced upto Rs 5 lakh for treatment of police personnel and up to Rs 3 lakh in respect of the dependents of the sub- scriber. The deserving claims to be preferred to PHQ J&K have to be supported with authenticated life consum- ing disease/ medical cer- tificate from the compe- tent authority and depend- ent certificate for the claims relating to treat- ment of his / her depend- ent, in addition to pre- scribed welfare loan for- mat already circulated. DGP announces hike in welfare loan STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: A delegation of prominent BJP leaders met the Chairman of State Commission for Backward Classes, Jeet Lal Gupta seeking inclusion of border residents into Backward Class category. The delegation comprised of BJP District President Jangbir Singh, Ex MLA Ashwani Sharma, BJP State In-charge All Cells Varinderjit Singh, Pt Ashok Khajuria, Advocate Onkar Seth, Jaidev Singh and Shiv Lal Manyal. The visiting deputation presented the woes of the res- idents of the border villages of Jammu before the Chairman. They submitted that the villages of border areas of Jammu starting from Khour, Akhnoor District, Jammu to Babiya District, Kathua are faced with numerous prob- lems including that of repeat- ed aggressive designs like that of firing and shelling of Pakistan resulting in great loss of life and property and as also the education, health of children and unfortunately 5 kilometres border belt of Jammu has not been includ- ed in the list of backward areas unlike belt along Line of Control although the pop- ulation residing close to the border areas have suffered heavily. They also said that the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had earlier assured the affected persons of border area that the government will look into the matter. They said that the border residents are continuously suffering due to the misdeeds of Pakistan as such government and the administration must come to the rescue of the poor and innocent population who despite heavy losses are holding their ground for the love towards nation. The Chairman of Commission assured the BJP leaders that he will take all the necessary steps for addressing and forwarding the case. STATE TIMES NEWS LEH: Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG) in collaboration with Municipal Committee Leh celebrated World Environment Day on theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution'. On the occasion, Tsering Sangdup, Executive Councillor (EC) Tourism was the Chief Guest. Rigzin Spalgon, Administrator, MC Leh, President of All Ladakh Tour Operators Association (ALTOA), Dr. Jigmet Yangchan, junior scientist at SKUAST, President of Merchant Association Leh and Principal Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School Leh were also present. Tsering Sangdup said that all possible efforts taken by Council and Administration to find a solution for solid waste and urged to the gen- eral public to cooperate with them in making their efforts fruitful. He appealed to the people of Leh to come together and work for a clean and plastic-free envi- ronment. He assured that Rs 12 crore, which has been amassed from the environ- ment fees, will be spent on a project which is beneficial for the people of Leh dis- trict. Dr Norden Otzer, Executive Director of LEDeG apprised the gener- al public about the scarcity of water and menace of soak pits that has led to the con- tamination of drinking water in Leh. ALTOA President, Tsetan Angchuk shared that tour operators in Leh have launched a campaign to keep the environment clean. He also informed that they will clean plastic waste and the environment at Stok Kangri Base Camp under the Swach Bharat Abhiyan in collaboration with Government of India. He also appealed to the people to keep Leh clean. Dr Jigmet Yangchan spoke on the hazardous effect of plastic on human, marine life and environment. She said that majority of resi- dents of Leh area draw 74 per cent of drinking water from the Indus River and steps must be taken to pre- serve and keep clean this source of drinking water for the public. Ladakh Film Society, led by its President Tsering Sonam Sopari, presented a skit on the exploitation of Mother Earth by the humans. The Art of Motion, a dance group of young children from Leh, also performed on the occasion. Tenzin Motup, event manager, presented vote of thanks. Keep Leh plastic free: EC Tourism BJP demands inclusion of border villages in BC category Police solves two kidnapping cases, girls recovered, abductors arrested STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday solved two kidnapping cases and recovered the abducted girls. According to report, Police Station Kokernag received a complaint from one person stating therein that his daughter in law was abducted by the accused from Sonabrari Kokernag on December 22, 2017 from her home. In this regard, a case FIR No 231/2017 under Section 366-RPC was registered. On June 1, 2018, another written complaint was received by Police Station Kokernag by Begum Jan, wife of Shareef Bimla that her daughter (name withheld) was abducted by one person from her home on May 30, 2018. In this regard, a case FIR No 73/2018 under Section 366-RPC registered in Police Station Kokernag. During the course of investigation, police constituted a special team headed by SHO Police Station Kokernag. After strenuous efforts, both the girls were recovered and the accused persons were arrested from a far flung area of district Anantnag. After completions of legal formalities, both the girls were handed over to their legal heirs. Expedite sanctioning of 7th Pay Commission funds: Pensioners STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Municipal and Urban Local Bodies Pensioners Association (MULBPA), Jammu Province, expressed anguish over the Housing and Urban Development and Finance Departments for not resolving the issue of pensioners. In the meeting held here, Association President, Y.S Jamwal urged upon the government to expedite the process of sanction- ing 7th Pay Commission funds and deposit the same in J&K Bank before Eid so that pensioners would celebrate the festival with pomp and show. Others who were present in the meeting include B.S Jamwal, K.G Khajuria, R.K Gupta, C.L Koul, Jawahar Lal, B.D Verma, M.L Gupta, Tarsem Lal, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Daya Singh, Gurdev Singh, Indu Bhushan, Mohammad Aslam and Raghubir Singh Sambyal. STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Seeking implemen- tation of Seventh Pay Commission, Jammu Development Authority (JDA) Employees observed strike for the 13th consecutive day. Amid slogans in favour of their demands, JDA employ- ees assembled outside JDA office and raised slogans in support of their demands. They were demanding imple- mentation of 7th Pay Commission, enhancement in the wages of the daily wagers and revocation of order for 'no work, no pay'. "We are on continuous protest since May 25, but no one from the administration and JDA are bothered to lis- ten to our demands", they alleged. President of JDA Employees Welfare Association, Mohan Singh Jamwal said that the strike would continue till the demands are met. JDA employees continue protest JDA employees raising slogans during a protest. 16 kg polythene seized STATE TIMES NEWS RAMBAN: Checking squad comprising officers and officials of Pollution Control Board Ramban, Forest Protection Force and Municipality Committee Ramban conducted market checking in Ramban town and seized about 16 kg of banned polythene carry bags from shopkeepers, fruit and vegetable vendors. The team also checked the rates of fruits, vegetables, milk, gen- eral stores, dhabas and other eatables besides inspecting the qual- ity of these commodities. Officers warned the unscrupulous traders to desist from using unfair trade practices, overcharging and stressed for maintaining sanitation and display of rate list and stickers. They also appealed to the consumers to remain vig- ilant while purchasing the commodities. The shopkeepers were also instructed to abstain from use of banned polythene carry bags below 50 microns in thickness and warned for action if such violations are observed in future. STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Old City Traders Associations have decided to observe summer vacations from June 21 to 24, 2018 and the bazaars (Old City) will remain closed on these days. In the meeting held here, the participants discussed various issues which include parking of vehicles at Purani Mandi Chowk Jammu, irregular power supply, water scarcity and security of Bazaars. After detailed deliberations, the traders of Old City have decided to take up all the issues with Kavinder Gupta, Deputy Chief Minister; Sat Sharma, Minister for Housing and Urban Development and MLA Rajesh Gupta for redressal of the same. In the meeting, they also appealed to the social and political organization to con- sult the Traders Associations of Old City Jammu whenever they give Jammu Bandh call. Narayan Singh, President Patel Bazaar Fattu Chowgan Traders Association assured all the Presidents of Traders Associations (Old City) Jammu that the aforesaid issues shall be brought to the notice of appropriate forum and the next meeting of Traders Associations (Old City) Jammu will be held on last Saturday of every month. Raju Saluja, Chairman of Hanuman Mandir Chowk Traders Association Jammu; Vimal Kumar President Traders Association Raj Tilak Road Jammu; Ramesh Chander President Traders Association Central Basic School Jammu; Hardeep Singh President Traders Association Moti bazaar (Upper) Jammu; Chandan Gupta President Traders Association Moti Bazar (Lower) Jammu; Balbinder Singh President Traders Association Khilloney Wali Gali Jammu; Narayan Singh President Traders Association Patel Bazar Fattu Chowghan Jammu; President Old Hospital Road Jammu; Rajinder Gupta President Traders Association Link Road Jammu; Surinder Mahajan Traders Association Purani Mandi Jammu; President Traders Association Peer Mitha Jammu; President Traders Association Rani Park Jammu; President Traders Association Kali Jani Jammu and Harish Gupta President Traders Association Pacca Danga Jammu. DISCLAIMER “STATE TIMES” does not take responsibility for the contents of the advertisements (Display/Classified) carried in this newspaper. The paper does not endorse the same. Readers are requested to verify the contents on their own before acting there upon.” Old City traders to observe summer vacations from June 21 STATE TIMES NEWS AKHNOOR: BJP State Spokesperson Arun Gupta on Wednesday said that BJP at Centre will win 2019 elections on the theme of development. Addressing a press confer- ence BJP state Spokesperson Arun Gupta highlighted the 4 years achievements of Modi Government. He said Central government launched number of schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in which more than 5.5 lakh LPG connections were distributed to under privileged families in the Jammu and Kashmir, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana under the scheme more than 14,000 houses have been sanctioned in J and k State, out of which construction on 3000 houses have been started, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in which more than 9 lakh toilets were con- structed in the J and K in and 2413 villages have been declared ODF till now and many more. 'BJP to win 2019 elections' STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: BJP State Incharge IT and Social Media Department, Jaidev Rajwal in consulta- tion with BJP State President and MLA, Ravinder Raina and BJP State General Secretary (Org.), Ashok Kaul on Wednesday announced District Prabharis of BJP IT and Social Media Department. Praneesh Mahajan was nominated as District Prabhari of District Jammu West, Advocate Ishant Gupta for district Jammu, Sanjeev Manmotra nominated for R.S Pura and Samba, Parshotam Vaid for Akhnoor, Advocate Hunar Gupta for Jammu Rural, Shilpi Verma and Veenu Gutroo were nominated as District Prabhari and Seh- prabhari for Kashmir District Displaced, B R Sharma nominated for Nowshera, Rajinder Gupta for Rajouri and Poonch, Vijay Mohan Thakur for districts Udhampur, Reasi, Doda and Kishtwar, Shashi Goswami for Ramban and Anirodh Sharma for dis- tricts Kathua and Basohli. Monika Khosla was nomi- nated as State Executive Member. STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: Koushal Sharma the student of DIET Kud, district Udhampur has brought laurels to Jammu Province after being selected for a national exhibition 'Manak 2018' by displaying his extraor- dinary model at State Institute of Education Bemina, Srinagar on June 5, 2018. Koushal in his project demonstrated 'Glasses for Blind'. He gave credit for his achievement to the hard work of his teachers and DIET team which worked under the patron- age of CEO Udhampur. The National Level Exhibition 'Manak 2018' will be held at New Delhi in July 2018. BJP IT & Social Media Deptt announces District Prabharis Theft case solved; accused arrested STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday solved theft case and recovered stolen item. A written complaint was received by Police Station Nigeen few months back, wherein it was stated that some unknown persons decamped with purse con- taining some cash of a woman doctor at Habak Health Centre. On this complaint, a case FIR No 144/2017 under Section 454 and 380 RPC was registered and investiga- tion was taken up. During investigation, one suspect identified as Rayees Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohammad Aslam Sheikh, resident of Mirzabagh Hazratbal confessed his crime and on his disclosure stolen property was also recovered. DIET officials along with students. Koushal selected for national exhibition ‘Manak 2018’ BGSBU launches admissions for B.Sc Nursing 2018 STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: To review the functioning of the Three Nursing Colleges of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prof. Javed Musarrat , Vice Chancellor of the University. The meeting was attended by the Dean Academic Affairs and Registrar Prof Iqbal Parwez, Principal Nursing Colleges, BGSB University Campus Rajouri, Other offi- cers of the University and Nursing colleges. It is worth to mention that BGSB University has established three nursing Colleges at University campus Rajouri, Jammu and Kishtwar in the year 2016. At the outset, The principal of the Nursing Colleges , BGSB University Campus Rajouri gave a brief account of the progress made interms of academics and infrastructure at each of the Three Nursing Colleges of the university.
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STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Former Ministerand MLA Priya Sethi onWednesday said main stretchof market from RaghunathChowk to City Chowk andright upto Purani Mandiwhere Ram Mandir is locatedshould be declared and devel-oped as Heritage Bazaar sincethis stretch has maximum oldbuildings, temples and schoolsbesides houses whose architec-ture is worth preserving.
Appreciating Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti for releasingadditional funds for develop-ment of Raghunath Bazaar,Priya Sethi appealed thatother connecting bazaars alsoneed similar preference so thattheir aesthetics is maintained.
"There are homes and tem-ples on this stretch whosearchitecture resembles that ofMubarak Mandi and SheeshMahal. This is why the entirestretch should be declared as
historic," she added.While interacting with repre-
sentatives of all bazaars afterinspecting preparedness forinstallation of statue of RajaJambulochan at PuraniMandi, the former ministersaid that during the era oferstwhile Maharaja, the Kingof Jammu used to tread thispath on elephants and horsesright up to Mubarak Mandiand that makes it a perfectplace to be declared asHeritage Bazaar.
The representatives of allBazaars including PuraniMandi Association, CityChowk Association, Raj TilakRoad Association, OldHospital Road Association,residents of Old City and oth-ers demanded that entirestretch should be declared asHeritage and developedaccordingly.
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Dogra Front andShiv Sena on Wednesdayurged upon the UnionHome Minister, RajnathSingh to go for full throt-tle war against Pakistan.
Led by President DograFront and Shiv Sena, theactivists assembled atRani Park area and raisedslogans against thePakistan.
Talking to reporters here,Gupta said "For the lastthree decades, terrorismhas emerged as an insidi-ous worm which is tightlycoiled round the intestineof the world."
"Pakistan has adoptedevil ways to instigate peo-ple to raise terroristsgroups and train them andmake them active in differ-ent parts of J&K. The onlysolution to this problem is
to demolish all such campsrunning in PoK. A war tosave humanity, a war tofoster peace, a war to liveand let live, a war whichwill prove a boon for thiscivilization is the onlysolution," he asserted.
Expressing concern overRajnath's visit to Kashmir,Gupta apprised the UnionHome Minister that the
Hurriyat is at the end ofroad and have neveroffered any concrete possi-ble solution to Kashmirissue.
Hurriyat has nothingexcept promoting unrest,he added.
Bantu, Nanku, Nikku,Kalu, Naresh, Ganeshuand Abhishek were alsopresent.
Former Minister and MLA Priya Sethi during visit toPurani Mandi area of Jammu city.
Dogra Front activists staging protest at Jammu.
‘Raghunath Bazaar, Purani Mandi stretchshould be developed as Heritage Market’
Dogra Front demands full throttle war against Pak
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: MemberParliament Lok Sabha,Jugal Kishore Sharma onWednesday asserted thatPrime Minister, NarendraModi has set new bench-mark of working for thepolitical system in the coun-try.
While addressing a meet-ing of party activists fromBJP Jammu West Districtled by its District PresidentAyodhya Gupta, Jugal saidthat the political working isjust not a vocational orleisure course but a full timesocial job for the activistsand one has to shun all theworldly desires in this piousworking. He inquired theactivists of any difficultythey are facing while serving
to the common masses. Heassured them of all helpfrom his side for either thedevelopmental or organiza-tional works.
The member parliamentsaid that every single BJPactivist needs to approachevery single person in townto have direct firsthandknowledge of their issuesand sufferings so that theycan act as the eyes and earsof the party and the govern-ment.
During the meeting, Jugalalong with other BJP lead-ers and activists also wit-nessed the live programmeon Prime Minister NarendraModi's interaction with theyoung entrepreneurs. Heprompted the activists todownload and remain active
on Modi App to have up tothe date information and tobe in direct touch with thePrime Minister.
Vice-Chairman SubhashJandial, BJP State PressSecretary Dr. PardeepMahotra, SurinderChoudhary, JaideepSambyal, Advocate RajeshGupta, Prem Gupta,Sanjeev Sharma, J.D Singh,Kulbushan Vohra, BalKhajuria, Dr. DineshwarSharma, Dr. AkshaySharma, Kudeep Magotra,Puneet Mahajan, VijaySharma, Ravish Mengi,Jatin Sethi, Dinesh Gupta,Balwan Singh, YashpalShivgotra, NeelamNargotra, Asha, Meenakshi,Jyoti Sharma and LalitGupta were also present.
PM sets new benchmark of workingfor political system: Jugal
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Patwaris andGirdawars across the Statecontinued their protest for the24th consecutive day here onWednesday to get theirdemands redressed.
Carrying banners, protest-ing Patwaris and Girdawarsraised slogans in favour oftheir demands and held sit inat District Headquarters.
A large number of Patwaris
and Girdawars under the ban-ner of All Jammu andKashmir Patwar Associationassembled at DC Office prem-ises and held protest againstthe government for not fulfill-ing the demands.
The protestors weredemanding grade pay ofGraduate Patwaris from Rs2,400 to Rs 2,800, timelyDPC of Patwaris andGirdawaris which has not
been conducted for the lastfour years, creation of PatwarHalqas and GQ Circles forsmooth functioning of admin-istrative units, ban on directrecruitment of NTs to providecareer progression of Patwarisand Girdawars, enhancementof allowances of Patwaris andGirdawars which is over duefrom last 8 years, rent forPatwar Khanas (PrivateAccommodation) till construc-tion of Patwar Khanas to giverelief to Patwar communityand functioning of depart-mental enquiry cell which wasconstituted by Governmentsome months ago but theorder is not being implement-ed in districts.
Senior Vice PresidentAJKPA, Mushtaq AhmedGanai said that the protestswill continue till the demandsare met.
Patwaris protest enters day 24
Patwaris and Girdawars raising slogans during a protest at Jammu.
STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: In a majorwelfare initiative, theDirector General of Police,Dr. S.P Vaid onWednesday orderedenhancement of welfareloan in favour of Jammuand Kashmir PolicePersonnel who are suffer-ing from terminal dis-eases, or any of his/herfamily member is sufferingof such terminal diseases.
As per order No. 2391 of2018 issued today, fortimely assistance to fightany health emergency ofJ&K Police Personnel, theexisting provision of wel-fare loan from Rs 1 lakhout of Central Police
Welfare Fund in case oflife terminal disease inrespect of subscriber hasbeen enhanced upto Rs 5lakh for treatment ofpolice personnel and up toRs 3 lakh in respect of thedependents of the sub-scriber.
The deserving claims tobe preferred to PHQ J&Khave to be supported withauthenticated life consum-ing disease/ medical cer-tificate from the compe-tent authority and depend-ent certificate for theclaims relating to treat-ment of his / her depend-ent, in addition to pre-scribed welfare loan for-mat already circulated.
DGP announces hikein welfare loan
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A delegation ofprominent BJP leaders metthe Chairman of StateCommission for BackwardClasses, Jeet Lal Guptaseeking inclusion of borderresidents into BackwardClass category.
The delegation comprisedof BJP District PresidentJangbir Singh, Ex MLAAshwani Sharma, BJP StateIn-charge All CellsVarinderjit Singh, Pt AshokKhajuria, Advocate OnkarSeth, Jaidev Singh and ShivLal Manyal.
The visiting deputationpresented the woes of the res-idents of the border villagesof Jammu before the
Chairman. They submitted that the
villages of border areas ofJammu starting from Khour,Akhnoor District, Jammu toBabiya District, Kathua arefaced with numerous prob-lems including that of repeat-ed aggressive designs likethat of firing and shelling ofPakistan resulting in greatloss of life and property andas also the education, healthof children and unfortunately5 kilometres border belt ofJammu has not been includ-ed in the list of backwardareas unlike belt along Lineof Control although the pop-ulation residing close to theborder areas have sufferedheavily.
They also said that theChief Minister MehboobaMufti had earlier assured theaffected persons of borderarea that the government willlook into the matter. Theysaid that the border residentsare continuously sufferingdue to the misdeeds ofPakistan as such governmentand the administration mustcome to the rescue of thepoor and innocent populationwho despite heavy losses areholding their ground for thelove towards nation.
The Chairman ofCommission assured theBJP leaders that he will takeall the necessary steps foraddressing and forwardingthe case.
STATE TIMES NEWSLEH: Ladakh EcologicalDevelopment Group(LEDeG) in collaborationwith Municipal CommitteeLeh celebrated WorldEnvironment Day on theme'Beat Plastic Pollution'.
On the occasion, TseringSangdup, ExecutiveCouncillor (EC) Tourismwas the Chief Guest. RigzinSpalgon, Administrator, MCLeh, President of AllLadakh Tour OperatorsAssociation (ALTOA), Dr.Jigmet Yangchan, juniorscientist at SKUAST,President of MerchantAssociation Leh andPrincipal Lamdon ModelSenior Secondary SchoolLeh were also present.
Tsering Sangdup said thatall possible efforts taken byCouncil and Administrationto find a solution for solidwaste and urged to the gen-eral public to cooperate with
them in making their effortsfruitful. He appealed to thepeople of Leh to cometogether and work for aclean and plastic-free envi-ronment. He assured thatRs 12 crore, which has beenamassed from the environ-ment fees, will be spent on aproject which is beneficialfor the people of Leh dis-trict.
Dr Norden Otzer,Executive Director ofLEDeG apprised the gener-al public about the scarcityof water and menace of soakpits that has led to the con-tamination of drinkingwater in Leh.
ALTOA President, TsetanAngchuk shared that touroperators in Leh havelaunched a campaign tokeep the environment clean.
He also informed that theywill clean plastic waste andthe environment at StokKangri Base Camp under
the Swach Bharat Abhiyanin collaboration withGovernment of India. Healso appealed to the peopleto keep Leh clean.
Dr Jigmet Yangchan spokeon the hazardous effect ofplastic on human, marinelife and environment. Shesaid that majority of resi-dents of Leh area draw 74per cent of drinking waterfrom the Indus River andsteps must be taken to pre-serve and keep clean thissource of drinking water forthe public.
Ladakh Film Society, ledby its President TseringSonam Sopari, presented askit on the exploitation ofMother Earth by thehumans.
The Art of Motion, a dancegroup of young childrenfrom Leh, also performed onthe occasion. Tenzin Motup,event manager, presentedvote of thanks.
Keep Leh plastic free: EC Tourism
BJP demands inclusion of bordervillages in BC category
Police solves two kidnapping cases,girls recovered, abductors arrestedSTATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday solved two kidnappingcases and recovered the abducted girls.
According to report, Police Station Kokernag received acomplaint from one person stating therein that hisdaughter in law was abducted by the accused fromSonabrari Kokernag on December 22, 2017 from herhome.
In this regard, a case FIR No 231/2017 under Section366-RPC was registered.
On June 1, 2018, another written complaint wasreceived by Police Station Kokernag by Begum Jan, wifeof Shareef Bimla that her daughter (name withheld) wasabducted by one person from her home on May 30, 2018.
In this regard, a case FIR No 73/2018 under Section366-RPC registered in Police Station Kokernag.
During the course of investigation, police constituted aspecial team headed by SHO Police Station Kokernag.
After strenuous efforts, both the girls were recoveredand the accused persons were arrested from a far flungarea of district Anantnag.
After completions of legal formalities, both the girlswere handed over to their legal heirs.
Expedite sanctioning of 7th PayCommission funds: PensionersSTATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Municipal and Urban Local Bodies PensionersAssociation (MULBPA), Jammu Province, expressed anguishover the Housing and Urban Development and FinanceDepartments for not resolving the issue of pensioners.
In the meeting held here, Association President, Y.S Jamwalurged upon the government to expedite the process of sanction-ing 7th Pay Commission funds and deposit the same in J&KBank before Eid so that pensioners would celebrate the festivalwith pomp and show. Others who were present in the meetinginclude B.S Jamwal, K.G Khajuria, R.K Gupta, C.L Koul,Jawahar Lal, B.D Verma, M.L Gupta, Tarsem Lal, Shiv KumarSharma, Daya Singh, Gurdev Singh, Indu Bhushan,Mohammad Aslam and Raghubir Singh Sambyal.
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Seeking implemen-tation of Seventh PayCommission, JammuDevelopment Authority(JDA) Employees observedstrike for the 13th consecutiveday. Amid slogans in favour oftheir demands, JDA employ-ees assembled outside JDAoffice and raised slogans insupport of their demands.They were demanding imple-mentation of 7th PayCommission, enhancement in
the wages of the daily wagersand revocation of order for 'nowork, no pay'.
"We are on continuousprotest since May 25, but noone from the administrationand JDA are bothered to lis-ten to our demands", theyalleged.
President of JDAEmployees WelfareAssociation, Mohan SinghJamwal said that the strikewould continue till thedemands are met.
JDA employees continue protest
JDA employees raising slogans during a protest.
16 kg polythene seizedSTATE TIMES NEWS
RAMBAN: Checking squad comprising officers and officials ofPollution Control Board Ramban, Forest Protection Force andMunicipality Committee Ramban conducted market checking inRamban town and seized about 16 kg of banned polythene carrybags from shopkeepers, fruit and vegetable vendors.
The team also checked the rates of fruits, vegetables, milk, gen-eral stores, dhabas and other eatables besides inspecting the qual-ity of these commodities. Officers warned the unscrupuloustraders to desist from using unfair trade practices, overchargingand stressed for maintaining sanitation and display of rate listand stickers. They also appealed to the consumers to remain vig-ilant while purchasing the commodities.
The shopkeepers were also instructed to abstain from use ofbanned polythene carry bags below 50 microns in thickness andwarned for action if such violations are observed in future.
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Old City TradersAssociations have decided toobserve summer vacationsfrom June 21 to 24, 2018 andthe bazaars (Old City) willremain closed on these days.
In the meeting held here, theparticipants discussed variousissues which include parkingof vehicles at Purani MandiChowk Jammu, irregularpower supply, water scarcityand security of Bazaars.
After detailed deliberations,the traders of Old City havedecided to take up all theissues with Kavinder Gupta,Deputy Chief Minister; SatSharma, Minister forHousing and UrbanDevelopment and MLARajesh Gupta for redressal ofthe same.
In the meeting, they alsoappealed to the social andpolitical organization to con-sult the Traders Associationsof Old City Jammu wheneverthey give Jammu Bandh call.
Narayan Singh, President
Patel Bazaar Fattu ChowganTraders Association assuredall the Presidents of TradersAssociations (Old City)Jammu that the aforesaidissues shall be brought to thenotice of appropriate forumand the next meeting ofTraders Associations (OldCity) Jammu will be held onlast Saturday of every month.
Raju Saluja, Chairman ofHanuman Mandir ChowkTraders Association Jammu;Vimal Kumar PresidentTraders Association RajTilak Road Jammu; RameshChander President TradersAssociation Central BasicSchool Jammu; HardeepSingh President TradersAssociation Moti bazaar(Upper) Jammu; ChandanGupta President TradersAssociation Moti Bazar(Lower) Jammu; BalbinderSingh President TradersAssociation Khilloney WaliGali Jammu; NarayanSingh President TradersAssociation Patel Bazar FattuChowghan Jammu; PresidentOld Hospital Road Jammu;Rajinder Gupta PresidentTraders Association LinkRoad Jammu; SurinderMahajan Traders AssociationPurani Mandi Jammu;President Traders AssociationPeer Mitha Jammu; PresidentTraders Association Rani ParkJammu; President TradersAssociation Kali JaniJammu and Harish GuptaPresident TradersAssociation Pacca DangaJammu.
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Old City traders to observesummer vacations from June 21
STATE TIMES NEWSAKHNOOR: BJP StateSpokesperson Arun Gupta onWednesday said that BJP atCentre will win 2019 electionson the theme of development.
Addressing a press confer-ence BJP state SpokespersonArun Gupta highlighted the 4years achievements of ModiGovernment. He saidCentral government launchednumber of schemes likePradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana in which more than5.5 lakh LPG connections
were distributed to underprivileged families in theJammu and Kashmir,Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojanaunder the scheme more than14,000 houses have beensanctioned in J and k State,out of which construction on3000 houses have beenstarted, Swachh BharatAbhiyan in which more than9 lakh toilets were con-structed in the J and K inand 2413 villages have beendeclared ODF till now andmany more.
'BJP to win 2019 elections'
STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: BJP StateIncharge IT and SocialMedia Department,Jaidev Rajwal in consulta-tion with BJP StatePresident and MLA,Ravinder Raina and BJPState General Secretary(Org.), Ashok Kaul onWednesday announcedDistrict Prabharis of BJPIT and Social MediaDepartment.
Praneesh Mahajan wasnominated as DistrictPrabhari of DistrictJammu West, AdvocateIshant Gupta for districtJammu, SanjeevManmotra nominated forR.S Pura and Samba,Parshotam Vaid forAkhnoor, Advocate HunarGupta for Jammu Rural,
Shilpi Verma and VeenuGutroo were nominated asDistrict Prabhari and Seh-prabhari for KashmirDistrict Displaced, B RSharma nominated forNowshera, Rajinder Guptafor Rajouri and Poonch,Vijay Mohan Thakur fordistricts Udhampur, Reasi,Doda and Kishtwar, ShashiGoswami for Ramban andAnirodh Sharma for dis-tricts Kathua and Basohli.Monika Khosla was nomi-nated as State ExecutiveMember.
STATE TIMES NEWSUDHAMPUR: KoushalSharma the student ofDIET Kud, districtUdhampur has broughtlaurels to JammuProvince after beingselected for a nationalexhibition 'Manak 2018'by displaying his extraor-dinary model at StateInstitute of EducationBemina, Srinagar on
June 5, 2018.Koushal in his project
demonstrated 'Glasses forBlind'. He gave credit forhis achievement to thehard work of his teachersand DIET team whichworked under the patron-age of CEO Udhampur.
The National LevelExhibition 'Manak 2018'will be held at New Delhiin July 2018.
BJP IT & Social Media Depttannounces District Prabharis
Theft casesolved; accused
arrestedSTATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Police onWednesday solved theft caseand recovered stolen item.
A written complaint wasreceived by Police StationNigeen few months back,wherein it was stated thatsome unknown personsdecamped with purse con-taining some cash of a womandoctor at Habak HealthCentre.
On this complaint, a caseFIR No 144/2017 underSection 454 and 380 RPCwas registered and investiga-tion was taken up.
During investigation, onesuspect identified as RayeesAhmad Sheikh, son ofMohammad Aslam Sheikh,resident of MirzabaghHazratbal confessed hiscrime and on his disclosurestolen property was alsorecovered.
DIET officials along with students.
Koushal selected for nationalexhibition ‘Manak 2018’
BGSBU launchesadmissions for B.Sc
Nursing 2018STATE TIMES NEWS
RAJOURI: To review thefunctioning of the ThreeNursing Colleges of the BabaGhulam Shah BadshahUniversity, a meeting was heldunder the chairmanship ofProf. Javed Musarrat , ViceChancellor of the University.The meeting was attended bythe Dean Academic Affairsand Registrar Prof IqbalParwez, Principal NursingColleges, BGSB UniversityCampus Rajouri, Other offi-cers of the University andNursing colleges. It is worth tomention that BGSBUniversity has establishedthree nursing Colleges atUniversity campus Rajouri,Jammu and Kishtwar in theyear 2016.
At the outset, The principalof the Nursing Colleges ,BGSB University CampusRajouri gave a brief account ofthe progress made interms ofacademics and infrastructureat each of the Three NursingColleges of the university.
