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STATE TIMES NEWS SAMBA: Minister forIndustries and Commerce,Chander Prakash Ganga onSunday visited shelling hitvillages in border areas ofSamba District and tookstock of the situation there.

A high level team of districtadministration led by DeputyCommissioner, Shetal Nandaaccompanied the minister.The minister took detailedreview of the situation andpreparedness of the adminis-tration to deal with the emer-gency situation includingarrangements for rescue,relief and providing prompthealthcare in case of injury.

Minister visited border vil-lages of Mahal Shahan,Ramloo and Ramgarh ofVijaypur Constituency totake stock of the situation inthe backdrop of repeatedceasefire violation andshelling from across the bor-der. He also interacted withdisplaced border residentsputting up at Relief Campestablished in Radha SwamiSat Sang ghar Thandi Khui.

While interacting with

affected families, the ministerassured them all necessaryhelp from the governmentand directed civil administra-tion and police to be vigilantin the vulnerable areas andimmediately respond at timesof border shelling.

He also directed concernedofficers to remain present intheir respective jurisdictionsto deal with any emergencysituation. He directed thelocal administration toremain prepared for promptaction in case of any exigency.

Ganga asked people to

remain vigilant and alsoadvised the villagers to stayindoors and at shift to saferplaces during cross bordershelling.

SSP Anil Magotra, SDMVijaypur, Ravinder Sharma,Tehsildar and other districtofficers were also part of theofficial team.

Later, Minister forIndustries and Commerce,Chander Parkash Ganga laidfoundation stone for the con-struction of CommunityFacilitation Center here atSmailpur Panchyat.

Pak shelling; Ganga reviewsrelief arrangements

Industries Minister Chander Prakash Ganga interacting withborder migrants at Samba sector.

STATE TIMES NEWS ZERO LINE (PARTAPSINGH PURA): FormerMinister and senior Congressleader Manjit Singh took onModi Govt with regard to fail-ure of Union Govt to deal withborder firing.

Speaking before huge rallyon the zero line onInternational Border, formerMinister Manjit Singh saidthat the Govt has failed to dealwith present situation on theborder which has compelledresidents to abandon theirhouses.

"Sitting in AC rooms, youcannot judge what the situa-tion border residents havebeen facing. The Govt mustcome on the ground and livewith the Pak firing victims, "said Manjit Singh.

The people have lost theirhouses while the Govt hasfailed to chalk out strategy todeal with situation, he added.He further said that ModiGovt not only failed in Indiabut with regard to foreign pol-

icy as well. "Weak foreign poli-cies of Union Govt lead toheated borders where innocentpeople facing failure of theGovt. There was a need to endborder tension with dialogueor one to one fight with theenemy if she (Pakistan) fails tounderstand," he mentioned.

Manjit Singh said borderpeople have been left to sufferdue to poor Govt in Centre andthey should resign in the inter-est of India because they have

failed to save lives of the peopleand defend the country.

He said that the governmentshould give five Marla piece ofland at the safer places to theborder residents so that theycan live their during the daysof hostility. He appealed thegovernment to five befittingreply to Pakistan and silencetheir guns. He said that thereshould be a comprehensiveplan for the border residents inview of present crises.

Border tension; Manjit seeksresignation of Modi Govt

Senior Congress leader Manjit Singh addressing a gathering at Partap Singh Pura.

Three Inspectors,one SI transferred

STATE TIMES NEWSRAMBAN: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)Mohan Lal ordered transfer and posting of threeInspectors and one Sub Inspector with immediate effect.

According to the order issued, Inspector Ajay Bhat,SHO Police Station Dharamkund has been transferredand posted at District Police Line (DPL) Ramban, whileInspector Anuroop Sharma from DPL Ramban to PoliceStation Ramsoo as SHO.

Inspector Sohail Rashid, SHO Police Station Ramsoohas been transferred and posted at Police StationDharamkund as SHO, while SI Mukhtayar has beentransferred from DPL Ramban and posted as InchargePolice Post Ukhral.

Drug peddler held with500 grams Charas

STATE TIMES NEWS DODA: Police on Sunday arrested a drug paddler andrecovered 500 grams Charas from his possession.

According to a report, on a specific information a teamled by SHO Doda Bishnesh Kumar and SI AshiqHussain laid a Naka at Akram Abad area and appre-hended a person, who was roaming in suspicious circum-stances. On his search, police team recovered 500 gramsof Charas from his possession.

The accused was identified as Rashid Hussain son ofAbdul Majeed Shah resident of Sadeeqabad Doda and acase vide FIR No 201/2017 under section 8/20 NDPSAct was registered at Police Station Doda.

STATE TIMES NEWS KATRA: The ongoing allIndia Devotional SongCompetition being organisedas part of Navratra Festival2017 entered day three afterlatest round was held onSaturday evening here at YogAshram Complex.

The programme began bylighting of the traditionallamp by Celebrity singers Dr.Sumangal Arora, MannuVandana and Shashi Shad inpresence of Nodal OfficerNavratra Festival CommitteeArvind Kotwal, CEOBhaderwah DevelopmentAuthority Bal Krishan,Dy.SP Satish Bhardwaj,Rakesh Wazir PresidentHotel and RestaurantAssociation, Katra andChairman All IndiaDevotional Song Committee,Yog Acharya Swami YogaNand ji Maharaj andVirender Kesar.

In the preliminaryround of competition, DeepakKumar from Kanyala wasadjudged first, KabulBukhari from Mumbai stoodat second and third positionwas held by Aarshi Kalasfrom Jammu, even as a total10 singer participated in thecompetition. The first threewinners were provided cash

prizes of Rs 10,000 , Rs 5,000and Rs 3,000 respectively.They were also presented gifthampers by Roots Herbals.

The team of judges includedDr.Usha Bhagati formerHoD Music, Prof. ParveenSabharwal Professor MusicDepartment and V.KSambyal Retired Director AllIndia Radio. The renownedcelebrity singers DrSumangal Arora, MannuBandana and Shashi Shahidalso enthralled the audiencewith their melodious perform-ances. The proceeding of thecompetition was conducted byRakesh Wazir- the Chairmanof the event.

Meanwhile, a group ofartists from Maharashtra ledPrabhat Pherri here on the

third day of NavratraFestival. Earlier, StationSuperintendent RailwaysJugal Kishore, and formerChairman of Hotel andRestaurant Association,Katra Babu Ram Dubeyflagged off the PrabhatPherri.

En-route the groups fromAurangabad, Ahmadabadand Gorakhpur also joinedthe Prabhat Pherri.

The Chairman Raj KumarPadha informed thatMaharashtrian artists fromAhmednagar will perform inPrabhat Pherri in the comingnext two days followed by theartists from Rajasthan.

The committee membershonoured the Chief Guestwith memento. Prominent

among others present on theoccasion were Shashi Gupta,Ajay Sharma, Rajat Yadav,Amit Heera, SandeepKotwal, Daleep Padha, AmitBamba, Renue Ji Dhar,Vimal Sharma, VirenderMatto, P.N.Koul and AjayVerma.

Mata Ki Kahani - a theatri-cal wonder of world class ispulling all-time high crowds inthe Navratra Festival-2017 atKatra organised by J&KTourism in collaboration withShri Mata Vaishno DeviShrine Board. A magnificentproduction of NatrangJammu is scripted, devised,designed and directed byBalwant Thakur. Today at theculmination of its seventhshow, the mesmerised audi-

ence gave a standing ovation toa team of seventy artists andoff-stage technicians.Supported by a brilliant teamlike Anil Tickoo, Neeraj Kant(Assistance in direction)Surinder Manhas, SumeetSharma (Music/sound) RahulSingh, Mohd. Yaseen(Costumes) Virji Sumbly,Tushar and Jaswinder (Propsand sets design) and ShivamSingh (Light design).

The actors who receivedappreciation of the audienceinclude Mahikshit Singh,Brijesh Avtar Sharma,Bhisham Gupta, GoutamSharma, Mohit Kaul, AshleyMehta, Gatam Kumar,Meenakshi Bhagat, VrindaSharma, Deepali Sharma,Manoj Kumar Lalotra,Aadesh Dhar, Akash Bhat,Shubham Raj, SheetalJadhan, Vishal Raina, AshishParihar, Mohd. Mohsin Raza,Zeeshan Haider, Mohd. Umar,Meenakshi Bhan, RaheelSharma, Sandeep Kumar,Kuldeep Kumar, Ajay KumarLalotra, Shivam Sharma,Priyanka Pandita, DeepikaBala, Sushant Charak, RahulGupta, Diya Sharma, NatashaJamwal, Aradhana Verma,Meenu Kumari, Afaque Khan,Shivani, Kanan Preet Kaur,Aarti Devi and Eva Mahajan.

Navratra Festival; Devotional Song Competition entersday 3, Maharashtrian artists lead Prabhat Pheri

Winners of day 3 of All India Devotional Song Competition along with organisers at Katra.

STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: DeputyCommissioner KathuaRamesh Kumar on Sundayvisited border villagesBobiya, Londi, ChandraChack, Pensar and tookstock of preparedness forany migration of people inview of recent shellingacross international border.

Pertinent to mention herethat district administrationhas kept ready the reliefcamps at identified loca-tions where families shall beprovided safe accommoda-tion and basic amenitiesamid recent shelling inci-dents in R S Pura, Sambaand Hiranagar sectors of

international border. Campcommanders and camp offi-cers have been appointed foroverseeing arrangementsand provision of relief.Committees of camp inhabi-tants have also been consti-tuted for coordination. TheDDC visited forward areasalong international borderto interact with residents.He assured the border resi-dents that district adminis-tration will provide trans-portation, shelter, food andother amenities if the needarises and an evacuationplan has been put in place toensure safety of the borderinhabitants.

He said an Emergency

Response Center has beenestablished by districtadministration where rep-resentatives of variousdepartments have beendeputed for immediateresponse. Earlier SDMHiranagar apprised DDCthat a group of over 150people stayed for one day inthe camp due to shellingincidents at border andreturned back to their homeas the shelling stopped inthe evening. DDC wasaccompanied by SDMHiranagar SureshChander, SDPO, Emgineersof PWD, PHE, PDD,Tehsildar and other seniorofficers of the departments.

IB shelling; DC reviews arrangementsmade to deal with migration

STATE TIMES NEWSKATRA: The mega-final ofthe humorous satire competi-tion held at the Main BusStand, Katra under the 22ndNavratra Festival concludedwith the prize distributionceremony. Speaker, Jammuand Kashmir LegislativeAssembly Kavinder Guptawas the Chief Guest on theoccasion and lit the HolyFlame of Mother. The plat-form was run by DharunKesar in his humorous man-

ner. Meanwhile, members ofthe jury were selected by thefamous Punjabi film actressand director Bhaag Sandhu,director Aditya Bhanu, whocame to participate in thecompetition, examined thecomedians of comedians andchose the first, second andthird place contestants.

In total, nine contestantsparticipated in the mega-finalof the competition, out ofwhich Shazi Khan fromJammu was declared as win-

ner and the second place wasbagged by Prince of HimachalPradesh while in the thirdplace, Saloni Sarim ofPathankot confirmed herposition and were rewardedwith a cash amount of Rs15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs5000 respectively.

ASP Katara Naresh Singh,Commandant CRPF S.K.Mishra, Tehsildar MohitRaina, SDPO Dr. AshokSharma, SHO ArvindSambeel, AEE PHE AjaySharma, Bank of India KatraBranch Manager, AbhayMahajan, Rana Samotra,Ravi Naage, SatyagrahaSamiti contestant AmbarnishMagotra, Pradhan ArunSharma, M.D Pallavi GroupVicky Padhha, Cashier ManikSharma, Youth Leader PDP,Vikram Singh, Rajkumar,Munish Kapoor, VipanSharma, Nitin Samotra,Saurav Samotra, RajaManhas, Pankaj Sharma,Shubham Sharma and AmrikSingh were present.

Jammu boy Shazi emerges winner inhumorous satire contest

Winners along with organisers and dignitaries posing together.

STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: 43rd Seminar oncommunal harmony nationalintegration was held in thepremises of Govt. HighSchool Dadooa, Tehsil Pouni,Distt. Reasi, by the socialactivist Lekh Raj RainaOrganiser of Peace andHarmony under the chair-manship of Jatinder DevSharma Headmaster of theSchool with staff members ofthe school along with 200youth of the school and oth-ers social activist of sur-rounding areas.

A total of four speakersspoke on the subject andhighlighted the need andvalue of communal harmonyand Swachh BharatAbhiyan. HeadmasterJatinder Dev Sharma of theSchool stressed upon thegathering that communalharmony is the base of

national integration. Lekh Raj Raina

organiser of the seminarrecited a beautiful song per-taining to the promotion ofcommunal harmony andSwachh Bharat Abhiyan andstressed upon the gatheringthat communal harmony isthe most power full string tounite the youth of the coun-try which is the pillar of thesociety and should work forbrotherhood, peace andunity.

Seminar on communal harmony,national integration held

A resource person addressing the students at Reasi.

Army constructscommunity shed STATE TIMES NEWS

REASI: The army under-took construction of com-munity shed for ex-service-men at Balmatkote,Mahore Tehsil in ReasiDistrict in an endeavour toprovide an impetus toimprove the quality of lifein remote and rural areas.A large number of ex-ser-vicemen are residing inBalmatkote region. Therehad been a long outstand-ing demand for a commonplace from the ex-service-men for organising centralwelfare activities such asmedical camp, mobile can-teen, meets and transitfacility for local populacemoving from one village toanother. Army took uponthis responsibility and con-structed a community shedat village Balmatkote inMahore Tehsil of ReasiDistrict.

STATE TIMES NEWSNOWSHERA: The Chhariand Jyoti Yatra whichreached Garhi Mata MandirNowshera from JeevanShastri MaharajMishriwala, AshramJammu, today left forMangla Mata. Hundreds oflocal devotees joined theYatra and proceeded in theshape of a rally amid singing

and dancing. The Yatra which started

from Garhi Mata Mandirpassed through Kali MataMandir, Raghunath Mandir,Gujral Chowk, JhangarChowk and Nonial and pro-ceeded towards ManglaMata Temple. The Yatrawas welcomed by PresidentSanatan Dharam SabhaJagdish Chander Sahney.

Chhari, Jyoti Yatra leavesfor Mangla Mata Mandir

People taking out Chhari Yatra from Nowshera.

STATE TIMES NEWSPOONCH: Like last year,the Ram Leela was inaugu-rated by Member LegislativeCouncil (MLC) PradeepSharma in the border townof Poonch in Geeta Bhavanin the presence of AddlDeputy CommissionerPoonch Basharat Hussain,Addl SP Masroor Mir, Dy SPHeadquarter ShahidNahiem, Dy SP (DAR)Mohan Sharma andPresident Sanatan DharamSabha Satish Sassan.

In his inaugural addressPradeep Sharma congratu-lated the Ram LeelaManagement Committee fororganising Ram Leela and

assured them that they willbe provided with all types offacilities including security,power, water and otherrequired items. On thisoccasion he also donated Rs50,000 to meet the expenses.

Director of the Ram LeelaCommittee Romesh Balithanked the MLC for thefinancial help and other facil-ities. The committee mem-bers and other prominentpersons present on the occa-sion included Vicky Sharmasenior Congress leader,Advocate Rounik Sharma,Mannu Sharma and hun-dreds of the participantsincluding men, women andchildren.

Ram Leela commencesin border town

STATE TIMES NEWS KALAKOTE: NSSFoundation Day was cele-brated by the NSS unit ofGovt. Degree CollegeKalakote. Principal, Prof.Kuldeep Raj Sharma was theChief Guest. The programmewas introduced by NSSOfficer, Prof. NeelamKumari. Principal, Prof.Kuldeep Raj Sharma in hisaddress impressed upon thestudents to share the socialresponsibilities for sharpen-ing their lives and increasingself confidence in addition tothe academics. Dr. NasirRashid conducted the pro-ceedings of the programme.The function was concludedby vote of thanks by Prof.Sunita Kumari.

KATHUA: NSS Day wascelebrated as cleanliness dayin the premises of Govt HSSBudhi with collaboration ofBhagat Singh House. The

programme started withSwachhta Shapth organisedin morning assembly by NSSvolunteer Vishal Kumar. Inquiz competition BhagatSingh House stood first fol-lowed by Gandhi House as arunner up. In essay writingcompetition on topic 'what Ican do for clean India' SouravAngural, Sheetal Sharmaand Vishal Kumar won first,second and third prize respec-tively. In painting competi-

tion Sahil Kumar, Pallavi andKoushal were judged first,second and third respectively.Whereas skit regardingcleanliness drive bagged firstprize.NSS Programme offi-cer D.P Angral laid emphasison to work for clean India.

Principal Shakuntla Mundayhighlighted the intense need ofmaking the surroundingsclean. Vice Principal S DSingh, Rajesh Verma, VeenaSharma, Kamlesh Kumari,

Ashok Kumar and KewalKrishan Master were alsopresent in programme.

DODA: NSS unit of GDCDoda observed NSSFoundation Day under thesupervision of Principal GDCDoda Dr Shafqat HussainRafiqi. The event was celebrat-ed in two phases. In the firstphase watering of trees wasdone in which students underthe guidance of NSSProgramme Officer ProfBashir Ahmed wateredaround 50 trees. In the secondphase cleanliness drive wascarried out in the entire collegecampus. NSS volunteerscleaned all the drains andlawns of the college with greatzeal and enthusiasm.

They further cleaned vari-ous class rooms and laborato-ries of the college. Other staffmembers who took active partin the programme were ProfAjay and Dr Sarvjeet Singh.

NSS Foundation Day celebrated

GDC Doda students along with faculty during the programme.

Army facilitates cataractsurgeries for needy

STATE TIMES NEWS SURANKOTE: With an aimto improve health care statusof the remote areas of PoonchDistrict, army had organised acataract screening camp atSurankote and Daraba fromJul 4 to July 6, 2017. In all70 patients from Bafliaz andsurrounding villages, whowere suffering from cataracthave been identified for treat-ment.

Army is now in the processof facilitating the cataract sur-geries of these patients. In thisongoing process, ten cataractsurgeries were conducted fromSep 17 to 20, 2017 atGovernment Medical College,Jammu. The surgeries wereperformed by Dr DineshGupta, HoD OpthalmologyDept, a renowned ophthalmol-gist in Jammu. In the comingdays, operation of the balancepatients will be conducted in aphased manner.