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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016 (PAGE 7) Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Sham Lal Chaudhary today chaired a meeting to review the physical and financial achievements of Department of PHE under various schemes in Jammu division, besides dis- cussing the issues related to ensu- ing Budget Session at Company Bagh meeting hall here. Secretary PHE, I&FC Department Sanjeev Verma, Director Finance PHE, I&FC Department Mahesh Das, Chief Engineer, PHE Jammu Susheel Aima and other senior officers of the department were present in the meeting. The Minister directed the concerned officers to file precise and accurate answers to the queries raised by the legislators. He also enquired about the actions taken by the department on the issues raised by the legis- lators in their respective con- stituencies. During the meeting, the Minister also instructed the offi- cers to prepare a comprehensive list of land donors who gave their land to the department for creation of public assets and instructed to submit the same to his office at an earliest. The offi- cers were further asked to submit details of vacancies in the department so that they could be forwarded to recruiting agencies for necessary action. The Minister further directed for immediate removal of illegal connections, besides issuing directions for fixing leakages in water pipes. Later, Secretary, PHE, I&FC Department Sanjeev Verma also convened a meeting with the officers of Irrigation & Flood Control department to discuss the pace of de-silting of various canals in Jammu. The Secretary directed the officers to expedite the de-silting works in the canals so that unin- terrupted water reaches the agri- cultural fields. Chief Engineer, I&FC Rajeev Gandotra, Chief Engineer Rawi-Tawi Irrigation Complex HC Jerath and other officers of the department attend- ed the meeting. Sham reviews progress of water supply schemes Minister for PHE Sham Lal Chaudhary chairing a meeting at Jammu on Wednesday. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Chairman Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali and Speaker Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta, today convened separate meetings with the officers from Police and Civil Administration to discuss the arrangements put in place for forthcoming Budget Session commencing from January 2, 2017. Special Director General of Police (Coordination and Law and Order) Dr. S P Vaid, Additional Director General Security, Dilbagh Singh, Inspector General of Police Security, Jagjit Kumar, IGP Jammu Danish Rana, IG Traffic S A Watali, Director Estates Dr G N Itoo, Director Information Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Dy Director Information Avleen Kour and other senior officers were present in the meetings. Threadbare discussions were held on different issues regarding security and other related matters They directed all the con- cerned departments to work in tandem and strictly adhere to the decisions taken in the meeting, especially the ones related to security. It was informed that all nec- essary arrangements have been put in place where-in adequate security staff has been deployed within the premises to facilitate smooth entry of the legislators and media-persons. Besides, provisions have also been made to setup additional mobile X- Ray screening security system inside the complex for second- ary screening of small bags, brief cases and other parapher- nalia to ensure fool-proof arrangements for safety and security. Besides, security plan for MLA hostel, circuit house and ministerial accommodations were also discussed. It was informed that gazetted officers will be deployed at both hostel complex and circuit house to liaison with the legislators' secu- rity detail and security agencies. The Speaker directed the Health Department to also pro- vide a fully equipped ambulance at the MLA hostel besides the Assembly complex. Meanwhile, Speaker Legislative Assembly convened a meeting with the representa- tives of the media, both print and electronic, to discuss and review the arrangements made for smooth coverage of the Budget Session Speaker sought cooperation from the media fraternity for fair and comprehensive coverage of the Budget Session. Stressing on adhering to the security guide- lines laid down by the concerned agencies, he said certain restric- tions on traffic movement are being imposed to ensure safety of all the concerned and to make sure that hassle-free security arrangements are put in place. He urged the media-persons not to use mobile phones in the press gallery either for making calls or recording videos of the proceedings. LC Chairman, Speaker review arrangements for Budget Session Minister for Public Works AR Veeri inaugurating a bridge on Srinagar-Baramulla highway on Wednesday. Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Minister for Public Works and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri, today inaugurated single span overhead pedestrian steel bridge on Srinagar-Baramulla highway near JVC Bemina. The overhead bridge, con- structed at a cost of Rs 1.32 crore, offers a much-needed pedestrian access from across the National Highway to the JVC Hospital. On the occasion, the Minister interacted with the peo- ple who demanded for addition- al passage onto the bridge con- necting it to the adjoining local- ity. The Minister gave patient hearing to the locals and assured them that their demands would be taken on priority. Later, the Minister visited under-construction Maternity & Pediatric Hospital at Bemina and took stock of the ongoing work. He was informed that 500-bedded hospital being con- structed at an estimated cost of Rs 70.63 crore would be com- pleted within stipulated time frame. The Minister directed the concerned to expedite the work so that people of the nearby areas are benefitted, besides rush to city hospitals is reduced. MLA Batamaloo, Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Chief Engineer, Public Works (R&B), Kashmir, Abdul Hamid Sheikh and other concerned were accompanying the Minister dur- ing the visit. Veeri inaugurates Rs 1.32 cr pedestrian bridge near JVC Excelsior Correspondent RAIPUR, Dec 28: Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today called on Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh at Raipur and held detailed discussion on the highly successful e-PDS model opera- tional in Chhattisgarh. Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali was accorded warm welcome at the CM residence where the duo held threadbare discussions on the electronic public distribution sys- tem (e-PDS) operational in Chhattisgarh. The Chief Minister highlighted the roadmap of the e- PDS and offered full cooperation in implementing the model in Jammu and Kashmir. The Chhattisgarh CM gave full credit to electronic based monitoring and distribution mechanism for remarkable suc- cess of PDS in his State. He said his Government has initiated some far-reaching reforms which has enabled them to bring about complete transparency in the system and also eased peo- ple's problems. About the delivery system of ration, the CM told Zulfkar that they have expanded PDS cover- age and low issue prices have contributed to give voice to oth- erwise poor and disempowered rural cardholders. He added that PDS has become a political pri- ority in Chhattisgarh and a deci- sion was made to turn it around, instead of siding with the cor- rupt officials/dealers. The Chief Minister offered all possible cooperation in streamlining PDS in Jammu and Kashmir. He praised various measures taken by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti despite facing tough time and wished her great success in achieving the goal of transparent and accountable administration at all levels. He also praised Zulfkar for his untiring efforts to make the PDS more vibrant and efficient in Jammu and Kashmir. Apprising Chief Minister about overall scenario of Jammu and Kashmir, Zulfkar said that State Government is working hard to help people and ease their sufferings. He said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is striving hard to resolve issues of public. He invited Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Food Minister of the State to visit Kashmir and interact with the consumers. Meanwhile, the Minister was also given power point presenta- tion by the officers of Food Supplies and Consumer Protection Department of Chhattisgarh Government. They briefed about every aspect of PDS and reforms brought into the system. Zulfkar calls on Chhattisgarh CM Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kalakote today convened aware- ness cum public grievances redressal camp at Borh. The functionaries of Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Development, Social Welfare, Child Development Project, Health & Revenue Departments were present at the camp and lis- tened to the issues raised by the locals. The team of officers also made the locals aware about dif- ferent welfare scheme/programs being implemented by their departments. The SDM also took stock of the grievances of the people and asked the concerned depart- ments to take immediate steps to redress these on priority He asked the people to avail the benefits of different welfare scheme being implemented for their economic development. He further said that more such awareness camps will be organ- ized in the far flung areas of Kalakote to create awareness about the Government schemes among the stakeholders . The SDM also visited Government High School Broh and reviewed the functioning of the institution. Zonal Education Officer ( ZEO) Kalakote was directed to con- stitute coordination committee involving the parents of the students to take steps for improvement of education sce- nario in the school. SDM holds grievances redressal camp Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Jammu and Kashmir Police Wives Welfare Association (PWWA) today organised a farewell func- tion in honour of its Chairperson K. Vijaya Rajendra here at Police Officers Mess. On the occasion, speakers highlighted the role of outgoing Chairperson in promoting the welfare of police families. They said that K Vijaya Rajendra with her leadership qualities remained highly interested in taking new initiatives for the welfare of special children and wards of martyrs. They added that her contribution in coordi- nating the activities for the wel- fare of police families has set new trends. In her address, K. Vijaya Rajendra said that she has been proud to be a member of PWWA and has tried her best to bring changes in the working of the Association. She said that PWWA has been focussing to instil a sense of confidence among the minds of martyrs' wives and develop skills in them. The Association in coordination with other departments, NGOs with similar objectives, worked for the well being of specially-abled chil- dren of police personnel. She said that the Association also focussed to imbibe cultural values among the police wards and promoted as sense of com- petition among them. On the occasion, cultural programme was presented and mementoes were given to the outgoing Chairperson by the PWWA members. PWWA organizes farewell for Vijaya Rajendra Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu Sanjeev Gupta today decided 20 years old corruption case and awarded two and half years imprisonment and fine of Rs 45000 to Shiv Dev Singh, the then Cashier of State Road Transport Corporation. According to the Vigilance case, the accused during his posting as Cashier in Workshop Unit of SRTC had allegedly mis- appropriated Rs 8,70,011 by not depositing the amount of GP Fund deductions of the employ- ees of JKSRTC in the Government Treasury from the year 1995 to the year 2000. Separate charge-sheets bifur- cated year wise showing the embezzled amount were filed in the court after the conclusion of investigation. After hearing CPO Harminder Singh for the State, Special Judge Anticorruption observed, “the accused was dealing with the property of Government in his capacity as Cashier of SRTC but his act caused loss to the employees of Corporation”. “The court cannot take lenient view in awarding sen- tence on the ground of sympathy or delay, particularly, if it relates to embezzlement of GPF contri- butions of employees of Corporation intended to benefit them at the twilight of their lives”, the court said. Accordingly, he was award- ed simple imprisonment for one year under Prevention of Corruption Act and simple imprisonment for one year for the offence under Section 409 RPC. The accused was also awarded simple imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 477-A RPC. Two & half yrs RI to Cashier of SRTC in corruption case Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Seeking support of every section of the society to take the on-going war against drug addiction to its logi- cal conclusion, chairman of the Team Jammu Zorawar Singh Jamwal today said that drug addiction is destroying younger generation of the State and it is need of the hour to evolve a con- sensus how to deal with this deadly menace. Addressing a meeting of the prominent citizens of Jammu including Executive Committee members of J&K Excise and Commercial Taxes Employees Welfare Society (Regd) Singh said that drug abuse in J&K is part of Narco-terrorism, imported from the neighbouring Pakistan to spoil youth of the State. He regretted that no concrete policy has been so far formulated to deal with this type of terrorism. "We have already started a campaign to mobilize Legislators to make stringent laws to deal with this menace", Zorawar Singh informed members of the Civil Society and hoped that in the coming session of the State Legislature some concrete steps would be initiated in this regard by all political parties. While sharing details of dis- trict- wise records of death cases due to drug over dose and per- centage of youth falling prey of drug mafia in Jammu province, he informed the members of the civil society that this menace has consumed lives of hundreds of youth in Jammu region and it has gripped younger generation in its grip but those at the helm of the affairs are still in deep slumber. Jamwal demanded setting up rehabilitation centre on the pat- tern of Punjab in Jammu region to save lives of those youth who are victim of this menace. He said that there is urgent need to set up such rehabilitation centres in Jammu region. President of J&K Excise and Commercial Taxes Employees Welfare Society, Vijay Sharma and chief patron of Society, Aslam Qureshi (IAS Retd), in their respective speeches appreciated mem- bers/volunteers of Team Jammu for taking such initiative and extended full support. Civil society supports Team Jammu in war against drug abuse Members of Team Jammu interacting with civil society in Jammu on Wednesday. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Pandit Prem Nath Bhatt Memorial Trust observed the Chetna Diwas at Jagti township in which large number of Kashmiri Pandits took part. Kashmiri Pandit leaders including Ravinder Raina President ASKPC, Ashwani Chrungoo President Panun Kashmir, TN Khosa President KP Sabha Ambphalla, noted intellectual KN Pandita, AN Sadhu and Swami Kumar Ji were present in the function. HL Bhatt while speaking said that the trust has been observing the Chetna Diwas for the last 26 years continuously to pay homage to the sacrifice of Pt Prem Nath Bhatt and many other Kashmiri Pandit martyrs who laid down their lives while fight- ing terrorist bullets. He high- lighted various facets of the extraordinary personality of Pt Prem Nath Bhatt and remem- bered his balidan. Dr RL Bhatt while speaking said that this year the Chetna Diwas is being observed as a matter of protest because of the apathy, indifference and delay- ing tactics adopted by a certain section of the political class towards the core Kashmiri Pandit issues including the all important Temples Bill. Dr Bhatt cautioned that such moves on the part of these indi- viduals is a fissiparous move as it can damage the cause for the passage of the Temples Bill and harm one of the cardinal issues of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits. Chairman of the trust Dr AN Pandit appealed to the Government to pass the Temples Bill in the next assembly session so as to save them from com- plete annihilation. TN Bhatt of the Jagti town- ship raised the issues of the dilap- idated condition of the tene- ments, poor upkeep of the flats by the relief authorities, poor and intermittent supply of ration. Bhatt also raised the issue of employment package for the youth of the community and said that the present package is flawed and has failed to meet the aspira- tions of the displaced youth. Among others present were AN Sadhu, Roshan Lal and Ashok from Jagti. The programme was com- pared by Pradeep Koul Khodbali. Chetna Diwas observed Eye patients during an eye camp at Rotary Eye & ENT Hospital, Udhampur. Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Dec 28: A three-day eye camp started on December 26 to provide ‘Gift of Sight’ to the patients belongs to weaker sections of the society, concluded today. On 2nd day of the camp, more than 60 patients were operated and 60 were still to be operated. The patients were screened at Aghar Jitto and Reasi and parts of the Udhampur district, and were operated by Dr Ankur Goel (Ophthalmic Surgeon) and Dr Richa Muldiyar (Ophth Surgeon). The camp was organized by Rotary Club Udhampur in col- laboration with Rotary Eye & ENT Hospital Udhampur and District Blindness Control Society. The camp was organ- ized for prevention of blind- ness and supported by Arjun Mahajan, a citizen of USA. Meanwhile, a function was held in Conference Hall of Rotary Eye & ENT Hospital Udhampur. PDG, Dr Meena Patel, RI District, 6650 USA was the chief guest and Dr Chander Parkash, CMO Udhampur, was the guest of honour. While speaking on the occasion, the chief guest appreciated the efforts of Rotary Club Udhampur and assured his full support to the organization in future for pre- vention of blindness so that poor people of the area may not lose their vision for lack of eye care facility. Members of Rotary Club who attended the function were VS Raja, Kamal Gupta, S Kerni, Rajeev Gupta, Surjeet Singh, Col Hargovind Singh, Rajendra Sanson, Puran Lal Sharma, Geeta Raja, Manju Sharma and Shamita Mahajan, Sakshi Mahajan and Rajeev Mahajan from USA. Three-day eye camp by Rotary Club concludes Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Tata Motors, the country's largest automotive player and among the top 10 truck and bus manu- facturers globally, today announced the appointment of Bollywood film star Akshay Kumar, as the brand ambassador for its Commercial Vehicle Business Unit. Indian Cinema's 'Original Khiladi' will make his block- buster entry in this new role at the launch of Tata Motors' latest offering in Commercial Vehicles, slated in January 2017. Tata Motors' association with Akshay Kumar for commercial vehicles will be supported by a high-decibel, multi-media cam- paign, beginning in the first week of January 2017. Besides products and solutions, Akshay will be actively involved in a host of innovative marketing and customer experience initia- tives to be rolled out by Tata Motors. Ravindra Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, "We are delighted to announce versatile and reli- able Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the new face of Tata Motors' Commercial Vehicles Business Unit. Akshay embod- ies dynamism, popularity, machismo, performance and style". Speaking on the association, Akshay Kumar said, "The Tata brand is one that most of us have grown up with and now to be associated with them is indeed an honour. No one understands Indian trucking better than Tata's and there couldn't have been a better and more apt brand to pro- mote. It was fun being in the dri- ver's seat of one of those mon- ster machines, during a product shoot". The last six decades has been exciting for Tata Motors in the commercial vehicles space. Tata Motors has been the market leader in India in commercial vehicles with an unparalleled product range from sub 1 tonne to 49 tonne load applications. In its endeavor to make a meaningful contribution to the society, in 2013, Tata Motors conducted a successful pilot ini- tiative 'Hamare Bus Ki Baat Hai' with interactive sessions designed with the objective of sensitizing school bus staff, on the safety of children during school bus travel. In 2014, this initiative was launched across the country and today Tata Motors has trained over thou- sands of school bus staff on school bus safety. Tata Motors signs Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador SHRC Chairperson visits Kupwara, Baramulla jails Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 28: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Chairperson, Justice (retired) Bilal Nazki, today visited Kupwara and Baramulla district jails. According to an official handout issued here, Justice Nazki while inspecting these jails took stock of living condition of the jail inmates vis-a-vis medical care, educational and vocational activi- ties, legal aid, diet, water, heating and library facilities etc. "The recommendations will be submitted to Government sepa- rately," the official handout added. One killed, minor injured in road accidents Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Police today said a person was killed while a minor girl was injured in two separate road accidents in Baramulla and Anantnag districts of Valley. A police spokesman said an unknown vehicle hit a motorcycle bearing registration number JK016-7567 driven by Manzoor Ahmad along National Highway at Pattan near Hanjiwara Gupan Galli in north Kashmir's Baramula district, resulting in injuries to the motorcyclist. The injured was shifted to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for treatment where doctors declared him brought dead, he said, adding that after completion of medico legal formalities, the body of the deceased was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites. The police spokesman said a Scooty bearing registration num- ber JK03C-4321 hit a minor girl namely Sani Jan at Anantnag dis- trict. The injured was shifted to District Hospital Anantnag for treatment where from she was referred to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for further treatment. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: A thirty- member deputation of ASHA Workers Union Jammu, affiliated with CITU and headed by Sham Prasad Kesar senior leader of CITU, met the Mission Director, Nation Health Mission Jammu and put forth a charter of demands before him. During the meeting they demanded that NHM should be made permanent health pro- gramme, ASHA workers be reg- ularised as Health workers and they should be paid minimum wages of Rs 18000 per month, until this is implemented. Kesar demanded that ASHA workers be paid fixed monthly amount in addition to their incentives and they should be covered under `Aam Admi Bima Yojna' like Anganwadi wokers, moreover, they should get all social security benefits like pen- sion, gratuity, maternity benefits as recommended by 45th Indian Labour Conference. It was also stressed upon the authorities to provide rest rooms in all Health Centres, pro- vision of uniforms, ID Cards, bus passes, BPL Cards etc to the ASHA workers. They should also be provided some addition- al amount under Janani Suraksha Yojna for postnatal check up, immununization, vac- cine carrier, monthly registration of birth and death, listing of eli- gible couples, list of ANC bene- ficiaries besides TA / DA for the monthly meetings. The Mission Director gave a patience hearing and assured that the demands within his competence would be consid- ered favourably and others would be forwarded to the authorities concerned. The deputation comprised of Sunita Bhagat (president), Anita Devi (gen secy), Jagdish Raj Sharma (Secretary CITU), Jia Lal Parihar, Rita Devi, Kanta Devi, Geeta Devi, Anuradha, Surinder Kaur, Hardeep Kaur and Mohinder Kumari. ASHA workers take up demands with Director HoD Nephrology, GMC & SSH Jammu Dr S K Bali giving certificates of excellence in the SSH on Wednesday. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Annual Motivational and Appraisal function was today organized in the Department of Nephrology SSH Jammu. Dr S.K. Bali Prof & HoD Nephrology delivered a lecture in which the services rendered by the staff and the Resident Doctors of the Department were appreciated and certificates of excellence were given to them. On the occasion, Dr Bali informed regarding the work done by the Department includ- ing Hemodialysis - 4690, CAPD - 30, Renal Biopsy- 30, OPD - Registration - 5087 and Admission - 714 during 2016. He thanked the other Departments like Radiology, Urology, CTVs, ICU, Pathology and Blood Bank for their contri- butions and thanked them for their support. The function was attended by Dr Ghanshyam, HoD Radiology, Dr. Sunil Gupta, HoD Urology, Dr. K.K. Koul, HoD Pathology, Dr Vijay Sahani, HoD Blood Bank, Dr. Arvind Kohli and Dr Vivek Gandotra for CTVS Department, Dr Vijayant Chandel and Dr. Gurmeet Singh from Internal Medicines Department. On the Occasion, Dr Surinder Sodhi said that there are increasing incidences of kid- ney disease patients in the socie- ty and there is requirement of more number of machines and trained staff. He also laid emphasis on regular screening of the individuals, who have hypertension and diabetes. Nephrology Deptt holds motivational function
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: Ministerfor PHE, Irrigation & FloodControl Sham Lal Chaudharytoday chaired a meeting toreview the physical and financialachievements of Department ofPHE under various schemes inJammu division, besides dis-cussing the issues related to ensu-ing Budget Session at CompanyBagh meeting hall here.
Secretary PHE, I&FCDepartment Sanjeev Verma,Director Finance PHE, I&FCDepartment Mahesh Das, ChiefEngineer, PHE Jammu SusheelAima and other senior officers ofthe department were present inthe meeting.
The Minister directed theconcerned officers to file preciseand accurate answers to thequeries raised by the legislators.He also enquired about theactions taken by the departmenton the issues raised by the legis-lators in their respective con-stituencies.
During the meeting, theMinister also instructed the offi-cers to prepare a comprehensive
list of land donors who gavetheir land to the department forcreation of public assets andinstructed to submit the same tohis office at an earliest. The offi-cers were further asked to submitdetails of vacancies in thedepartment so that they could beforwarded to recruiting agenciesfor necessary action.
The Minister further directedfor immediate removal of illegalconnections, besides issuingdirections for fixing leakages inwater pipes.
Later, Secretary, PHE, I&FCDepartment Sanjeev Verma alsoconvened a meeting with theofficers of Irrigation & FloodControl department to discussthe pace of de-silting of variouscanals in Jammu.
The Secretary directed theofficers to expedite the de-siltingworks in the canals so that unin-terrupted water reaches the agri-cultural fields.
Chief Engineer, I&FCRajeev Gandotra, ChiefEngineer Rawi-Tawi IrrigationComplex HC Jerath and otherofficers of the department attend-ed the meeting.
Sham reviews progress of water supply schemes
Minister for PHE Sham Lal Chaudhary chairing a meeting atJammu on Wednesday.
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: ChairmanLegislative Council, HajiAnayat Ali and SpeakerLegislative Assembly KavinderGupta, today convened separatemeetings with the officers fromPolice and Civil Administrationto discuss the arrangements putin place for forthcoming BudgetSession commencing fromJanuary 2, 2017.
Special Director General ofPolice (Coordination and Lawand Order) Dr. S P Vaid,Additional Director GeneralSecurity, Dilbagh Singh,Inspector General of PoliceSecurity, Jagjit Kumar, IGPJammu Danish Rana, IG TrafficS A Watali, Director Estates DrG N Itoo, Director InformationDr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, DyDirector Information AvleenKour and other senior officerswere present in the meetings.
Threadbare discussionswere held on different issuesregarding security and otherrelated matters
They directed all the con-cerned departments to work intandem and strictly adhere to thedecisions taken in the meeting,especially the ones related tosecurity.
It was informed that all nec-essary arrangements have beenput in place where-in adequatesecurity staff has been deployedwithin the premises to facilitatesmooth entry of the legislatorsand media-persons. Besides,provisions have also been madeto setup additional mobile X-
Ray screening security systeminside the complex for second-ary screening of small bags,brief cases and other parapher-nalia to ensure fool-proofarrangements for safety andsecurity.
Besides, security plan forMLA hostel, circuit house andministerial accommodationswere also discussed. It wasinformed that gazetted officerswill be deployed at both hostelcomplex and circuit house toliaison with the legislators' secu-rity detail and security agencies.
The Speaker directed theHealth Department to also pro-vide a fully equipped ambulanceat the MLA hostel besides theAssembly complex.
Meanwhile, SpeakerLegislative Assembly conveneda meeting with the representa-tives of the media, both print andelectronic, to discuss and reviewthe arrangements made forsmooth coverage of the BudgetSession
Speaker sought cooperationfrom the media fraternity for fairand comprehensive coverage ofthe Budget Session. Stressing onadhering to the security guide-lines laid down by the concernedagencies, he said certain restric-tions on traffic movement arebeing imposed to ensure safetyof all the concerned and to makesure that hassle-free securityarrangements are put in place.
He urged the media-personsnot to use mobile phones in thepress gallery either for makingcalls or recording videos of theproceedings.
LC Chairman, Speaker reviewarrangements for Budget Session
Minister for Public Works A R Veeri inaugurating a bridge onSrinagar-Baramulla highway on Wednesday.
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Ministerfor Public Works andParliamentary Affairs, AbdulRehman Veeri, today inauguratedsingle span overhead pedestriansteel bridge on Srinagar-Baramullahighway near JVC Bemina.
The overhead bridge, con-structed at a cost of Rs 1.32crore, offers a much-neededpedestrian access from across theNational Highway to the JVCHospital.
On the occasion, theMinister interacted with the peo-ple who demanded for addition-al passage onto the bridge con-necting it to the adjoining local-ity. The Minister gave patienthearing to the locals and assuredthem that their demands would
be taken on priority.Later, the Minister visited
under-construction Maternity &Pediatric Hospital at Beminaand took stock of the ongoingwork. He was informed that500-bedded hospital being con-structed at an estimated cost ofRs 70.63 crore would be com-pleted within stipulated timeframe.
The Minister directed theconcerned to expedite the workso that people of the nearbyareas are benefitted, besides rushto city hospitals is reduced.
MLA Batamaloo, NoorMohammad Sheikh, ChiefEngineer, Public Works (R&B),Kashmir, Abdul Hamid Sheikhand other concerned wereaccompanying the Minister dur-ing the visit.
Veeri inaugurates Rs 1.32 crpedestrian bridge near JVC
Excelsior Correspondent
RAIPUR, Dec 28: Ministerfor Food Civil Supplies andConsumer Affairs ChowdharyZulfkar Ali today called onChief Minister of ChhattisgarhRaman Singh at Raipur and helddetailed discussion on the highlysuccessful e-PDS model opera-tional in Chhattisgarh.
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali wasaccorded warm welcome at theCM residence where the duo heldthreadbare discussions on theelectronic public distribution sys-tem (e-PDS) operational inChhattisgarh. The Chief Ministerhighlighted the roadmap of the e-PDS and offered full cooperationin implementing the model inJammu and Kashmir.
The Chhattisgarh CM gavefull credit to electronic basedmonitoring and distributionmechanism for remarkable suc-cess of PDS in his State. He saidhis Government has initiatedsome far-reaching reformswhich has enabled them to bringabout complete transparency inthe system and also eased peo-ple's problems.
About the delivery system ofration, the CM told Zulfkar thatthey have expanded PDS cover-age and low issue prices havecontributed to give voice to oth-erwise poor and disempoweredrural cardholders. He added thatPDS has become a political pri-
ority in Chhattisgarh and a deci-sion was made to turn it around,instead of siding with the cor-rupt officials/dealers.
The Chief Minister offeredall possible cooperation instreamlining PDS in Jammu andKashmir.
He praised various measurestaken by Jammu and KashmirChief Minister Mehbooba Muftidespite facing tough time andwished her great success inachieving the goal of transparentand accountable administrationat all levels. He also praisedZulfkar for his untiring efforts tomake the PDS more vibrant andefficient in Jammu and Kashmir.
Apprising Chief Ministerabout overall scenario of Jammuand Kashmir, Zulfkar said thatState Government is workinghard to help people and easetheir sufferings. He said thatChief Minister Mehbooba Muftiis striving hard to resolve issuesof public. He invited ChiefMinister of Chhattisgarh andFood Minister of the State tovisit Kashmir and interact withthe consumers.
Meanwhile, the Minister wasalso given power point presenta-tion by the officers of FoodSupplies and ConsumerProtection Department ofChhattisgarh Government. Theybriefed about every aspect ofPDS and reforms brought intothe system.
Zulfkar calls on Chhattisgarh CM
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: SubDivisional Magistrate (SDM)Kalakote today convened aware-ness cum public grievancesredressal camp at Borh.
The functionaries ofAgriculture, Horticulture, RuralDevelopment, Social Welfare,Child Development Project,Health & Revenue Departmentswere present at the camp and lis-tened to the issues raised by thelocals.
The team of officers alsomade the locals aware about dif-ferent welfare scheme/programsbeing implemented by theirdepartments.
The SDM also took stock ofthe grievances of the people andasked the concerned depart-
ments to take immediate steps toredress these on priority
He asked the people to availthe benefits of different welfarescheme being implemented fortheir economic development.He further said that more suchawareness camps will be organ-ized in the far flung areas ofKalakote to create awarenessabout the Government schemesamong the stakeholders .
The SDM also visitedGovernment High School Brohand reviewed the functioningof the institution. ZonalEducation Officer ( ZEO)Kalakote was directed to con-stitute coordination committeeinvolving the parents of thestudents to take steps forimprovement of education sce-nario in the school.
SDM holds grievancesredressal camp
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: Jammuand Kashmir Police WivesWelfare Association (PWWA)today organised a farewell func-tion in honour of its ChairpersonK. Vijaya Rajendra here atPolice Officers Mess.
On the occasion, speakershighlighted the role of outgoingChairperson in promoting thewelfare of police families. Theysaid that K Vijaya Rajendra withher leadership qualitiesremained highly interested intaking new initiatives for thewelfare of special children andwards of martyrs. They addedthat her contribution in coordi-nating the activities for the wel-fare of police families has setnew trends.
In her address, K. Vijaya
Rajendra said that she has beenproud to be a member of PWWAand has tried her best to bringchanges in the working of theAssociation. She said that PWWAhas been focussing to instil asense of confidence among theminds of martyrs' wives anddevelop skills in them. TheAssociation in coordination withother departments, NGOs withsimilar objectives, worked for thewell being of specially-abled chil-dren of police personnel.
She said that the Associationalso focussed to imbibe culturalvalues among the police wardsand promoted as sense of com-petition among them.
On the occasion, culturalprogramme was presented andmementoes were given to theoutgoing Chairperson by thePWWA members.
PWWA organizes farewellfor Vijaya Rajendra
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JAMMU, Dec 28: SpecialJudge Anticorruption JammuSanjeev Gupta today decided 20years old corruption case andawarded two and half yearsimprisonment and fine of Rs45000 to Shiv Dev Singh, thethen Cashier of State RoadTransport Corporation.
According to the Vigilancecase, the accused during hisposting as Cashier in WorkshopUnit of SRTC had allegedly mis-appropriated Rs 8,70,011 by notdepositing the amount of GPFund deductions of the employ-ees of JKSRTC in theGovernment Treasury from theyear 1995 to the year 2000.
Separate charge-sheets bifur-cated year wise showing theembezzled amount were filedin the court after the conclusionof investigation.
After hearing CPO
Harminder Singh for the State,Special Judge Anticorruptionobserved, “the accused wasdealing with the property ofGovernment in his capacity asCashier of SRTC but his actcaused loss to the employees ofCorporation”.
“The court cannot takelenient view in awarding sen-tence on the ground of sympathyor delay, particularly, if it relatesto embezzlement of GPF contri-butions of employees ofCorporation intended to benefitthem at the twilight of theirlives”, the court said.
Accordingly, he was award-ed simple imprisonment for oneyear under Prevention ofCorruption Act and simpleimprisonment for one year forthe offence under Section 409RPC. The accused was alsoawarded simple imprisonmentfor six months for the offenceunder Section 477-A RPC.
Two & half yrs RI to Cashierof SRTC in corruption case
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JAMMU, Dec 28: Seekingsupport of every section of thesociety to take the on-going waragainst drug addiction to its logi-cal conclusion, chairman of theTeam Jammu Zorawar SinghJamwal today said that drugaddiction is destroying youngergeneration of the State and it isneed of the hour to evolve a con-sensus how to deal with thisdeadly menace.
Addressing a meeting of theprominent citizens of Jammuincluding Executive Committeemembers of J&K Excise andCommercial Taxes EmployeesWelfare Society (Regd) Singhsaid that drug abuse in J&K ispart of Narco-terrorism, importedfrom the neighbouring Pakistanto spoil youth of the State. Heregretted that no concrete policyhas been so far formulated to dealwith this type of terrorism.
"We have already started acampaign to mobilize Legislatorsto make stringent laws to dealwith this menace", ZorawarSingh informed members of theCivil Society and hoped that inthe coming session of the State
Legislature some concrete stepswould be initiated in this regardby all political parties.
While sharing details of dis-trict- wise records of death casesdue to drug over dose and per-centage of youth falling prey ofdrug mafia in Jammu province,he informed the members of thecivil society that this menace hasconsumed lives of hundreds ofyouth in Jammu region and ithas gripped younger generationin its grip but those at the helmof the affairs are still in deepslumber.
Jamwal demanded setting uprehabilitation centre on the pat-tern of Punjab in Jammu regionto save lives of those youth whoare victim of this menace. Hesaid that there is urgent need toset up such rehabilitation centresin Jammu region.
President of J&K Exciseand Commercial TaxesEmployees Welfare Society,Vijay Sharma and chief patronof Society, Aslam Qureshi (IASRetd), in their respectivespeeches appreciated mem-bers/volunteers of Team Jammufor taking such initiative andextended full support.
Civil society supports Team Jammu in war against drug abuse
Members of Team Jammu interacting with civil society inJammu on Wednesday.
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JAMMU, Dec 28: PanditPrem Nath Bhatt MemorialTrust observed the ChetnaDiwas at Jagti township inwhich large number of KashmiriPandits took part.
Kashmiri Pandit leadersincluding Ravinder RainaPresident ASKPC, AshwaniChrungoo President PanunKashmir, TN Khosa PresidentKP Sabha Ambphalla, notedintellectual KN Pandita, ANSadhu and Swami Kumar Jiwere present in the function.
HL Bhatt while speakingsaid that the trust has beenobserving the Chetna Diwas forthe last 26 years continuously topay homage to the sacrifice of PtPrem Nath Bhatt and many otherKashmiri Pandit martyrs wholaid down their lives while fight-ing terrorist bullets. He high-lighted various facets of theextraordinary personality of PtPrem Nath Bhatt and remem-bered his balidan.
Dr RL Bhatt while speakingsaid that this year the ChetnaDiwas is being observed as amatter of protest because of theapathy, indifference and delay-ing tactics adopted by a certain
section of the political classtowards the core KashmiriPandit issues including the allimportant Temples Bill.
Dr Bhatt cautioned that suchmoves on the part of these indi-viduals is a fissiparous move asit can damage the cause for thepassage of the Temples Bill andharm one of the cardinal issuesof the displaced KashmiriPandits.
Chairman of the trust Dr ANPandit appealed to theGovernment to pass the TemplesBill in the next assembly sessionso as to save them from com-plete annihilation.
TN Bhatt of the Jagti town-ship raised the issues of the dilap-idated condition of the tene-ments, poor upkeep of the flatsby the relief authorities, poor andintermittent supply of ration.Bhatt also raised the issue ofemployment package for theyouth of the community and saidthat the present package is flawedand has failed to meet the aspira-tions of the displaced youth.
Among others present wereAN Sadhu, Roshan Lal andAshok from Jagti.
The programme was com-pared by Pradeep KoulKhodbali.
Chetna Diwas observed
Eye patients during an eye camp at Rotary Eye & ENTHospital, Udhampur.
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UDHAMPUR, Dec 28: Athree-day eye camp started onDecember 26 to provide ‘Gift ofSight’ to the patients belongs toweaker sections of the society,concluded today.
On 2nd day of the camp,more than 60 patients wereoperated and 60 were still to beoperated. The patients werescreened at Aghar Jitto andReasi and parts of theUdhampur district, and wereoperated by Dr Ankur Goel(Ophthalmic Surgeon) and DrRicha Muldiyar (OphthSurgeon).
The camp was organized byRotary Club Udhampur in col-laboration with Rotary Eye &ENT Hospital Udhampur andDistrict Blindness ControlSociety. The camp was organ-ized for prevention of blind-ness and supported by ArjunMahajan, a citizen of USA.
Meanwhile, a function was
held in Conference Hall ofRotary Eye & ENT HospitalUdhampur. PDG, Dr MeenaPatel, RI District, 6650 USAwas the chief guest and DrChander Parkash, CMOUdhampur, was the guest ofhonour.
While speaking on theoccasion, the chief guestappreciated the efforts ofRotary Club Udhampur andassured his full support to theorganization in future for pre-vention of blindness so thatpoor people of the area maynot lose their vision for lack ofeye care facility.
Members of Rotary Clubwho attended the function wereVS Raja, Kamal Gupta, SKerni, Rajeev Gupta, SurjeetSingh, Col Hargovind Singh,Rajendra Sanson, Puran LalSharma, Geeta Raja, ManjuSharma and Shamita Mahajan,Sakshi Mahajan and RajeevMahajan from USA.
Three-day eye camp by Rotary Club concludes
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JAMMU, Dec 28: TataMotors, the country's largestautomotive player and amongthe top 10 truck and bus manu-facturers globally, todayannounced the appointment ofBollywood film star AkshayKumar, as the brand ambassadorfor its Commercial VehicleBusiness Unit.
Indian Cinema's 'OriginalKhiladi' will make his block-buster entry in this new role atthe launch of Tata Motors' latestoffering in CommercialVehicles, slated in January 2017.
Tata Motors' association withAkshay Kumar for commercialvehicles will be supported by ahigh-decibel, multi-media cam-paign, beginning in the firstweek of January 2017. Besidesproducts and solutions, Akshaywill be actively involved in ahost of innovative marketingand customer experience initia-tives to be rolled out by TataMotors.
Ravindra Pisharody,Executive Director, CommercialVehicle Business Unit, TataMotors, said, "We are delightedto announce versatile and reli-able Bollywood actor AkshayKumar as the new face of TataMotors' Commercial VehiclesBusiness Unit. Akshay embod-
ies dynamism, popularity,machismo, performance andstyle".
Speaking on the association,Akshay Kumar said, "The Tatabrand is one that most of us havegrown up with and now to beassociated with them is indeedan honour. No one understandsIndian trucking better than Tata'sand there couldn't have been abetter and more apt brand to pro-mote. It was fun being in the dri-ver's seat of one of those mon-ster machines, during a productshoot".
The last six decades has beenexciting for Tata Motors in thecommercial vehicles space. TataMotors has been the marketleader in India in commercialvehicles with an unparalleledproduct range from sub 1 tonneto 49 tonne load applications.
In its endeavor to make ameaningful contribution to thesociety, in 2013, Tata Motorsconducted a successful pilot ini-tiative 'Hamare Bus Ki Baat Hai'with interactive sessionsdesigned with the objective ofsensitizing school bus staff, onthe safety of children duringschool bus travel. In 2014, thisinitiative was launched acrossthe country and today TataMotors has trained over thou-sands of school bus staff onschool bus safety.
Tata Motors signs AkshayKumar as brand ambassador
SHRC Chairperson visitsKupwara, Baramulla jails
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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: State Human Rights Commission(SHRC) Chairperson, Justice (retired) Bilal Nazki, today visitedKupwara and Baramulla district jails.
According to an official handout issued here, Justice Nazkiwhile inspecting these jails took stock of living condition of the jailinmates vis-a-vis medical care, educational and vocational activi-ties, legal aid, diet, water, heating and library facilities etc.
"The recommendations will be submitted to Government sepa-rately," the official handout added.
One killed, minorinjured in road accidents
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Police today said a person was killedwhile a minor girl was injured in two separate road accidents inBaramulla and Anantnag districts of Valley.
A police spokesman said an unknown vehicle hit a motorcyclebearing registration number JK016-7567 driven by ManzoorAhmad along National Highway at Pattan near Hanjiwara GupanGalli in north Kashmir's Baramula district, resulting in injuries tothe motorcyclist.
The injured was shifted to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for treatmentwhere doctors declared him brought dead, he said, adding that aftercompletion of medico legal formalities, the body of the deceasedwas handed over to his legal heirs for last rites.
The police spokesman said a Scooty bearing registration num-ber JK03C-4321 hit a minor girl namely Sani Jan at Anantnag dis-trict. The injured was shifted to District Hospital Anantnag fortreatment where from she was referred to SKIMS Soura Srinagarfor further treatment.
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JAMMU, Dec 28: A thirty-member deputation of ASHAWorkers Union Jammu, affiliatedwith CITU and headed by ShamPrasad Kesar senior leader ofCITU, met the Mission Director,Nation Health Mission Jammuand put forth a charter ofdemands before him.
During the meeting theydemanded that NHM should bemade permanent health pro-gramme, ASHA workers be reg-ularised as Health workers andthey should be paid minimumwages of Rs 18000 per month,until this is implemented.
Kesar demanded that ASHAworkers be paid fixed monthlyamount in addition to theirincentives and they should becovered under `Aam Admi BimaYojna' like Anganwadi wokers,moreover, they should get allsocial security benefits like pen-sion, gratuity, maternity benefitsas recommended by 45th IndianLabour Conference.
It was also stressed uponthe authorities to provide restrooms in all Health Centres, pro-vision of uniforms, ID Cards,bus passes, BPL Cards etc to theASHA workers. They shouldalso be provided some addition-al amount under JananiSuraksha Yojna for postnatalcheck up, immununization, vac-cine carrier, monthly registrationof birth and death, listing of eli-gible couples, list of ANC bene-ficiaries besides TA / DA for themonthly meetings.
The Mission Director gavea patience hearing and assuredthat the demands within hiscompetence would be consid-ered favourably and otherswould be forwarded to theauthorities concerned.
The deputation comprised ofSunita Bhagat (president), AnitaDevi (gen secy), Jagdish RajSharma (Secretary CITU), JiaLal Parihar, Rita Devi, KantaDevi, Geeta Devi, Anuradha,Surinder Kaur, Hardeep Kaurand Mohinder Kumari.
ASHA workers take up demands with Director
HoD Nephrology, GMC & SSH Jammu Dr S K Bali givingcertificates of excellence in the SSH on Wednesday.
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: AnnualMotivational and Appraisalfunction was today organized inthe Department of NephrologySSH Jammu.
Dr S.K. Bali Prof & HoDNephrology delivered a lecturein which the services renderedby the staff and the ResidentDoctors of the Department wereappreciated and certificates ofexcellence were given to them.
On the occasion, Dr Baliinformed regarding the workdone by the Department includ-ing Hemodialysis - 4690, CAPD- 30, Renal Biopsy- 30, OPD -Registration - 5087 andAdmission - 714 during 2016.
He thanked the otherDepartments like Radiology,Urology, CTVs, ICU, Pathology
and Blood Bank for their contri-butions and thanked them fortheir support.
The function was attendedby Dr Ghanshyam, HoDRadiology, Dr. Sunil Gupta,HoD Urology, Dr. K.K. Koul,HoD Pathology, Dr VijaySahani, HoD Blood Bank, Dr.Arvind Kohli and Dr VivekGandotra for CTVS Department,Dr Vijayant Chandel and Dr.Gurmeet Singh from InternalMedicines Department.
On the Occasion, DrSurinder Sodhi said that thereare increasing incidences of kid-ney disease patients in the socie-ty and there is requirement ofmore number of machines andtrained staff. He also laidemphasis on regular screeningof the individuals, who havehypertension and diabetes.
Nephrology Deptt holdsmotivational function
