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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Daughters of Panun Kashmir organized a tradi- tional function in connection with the observance of Vitasta Divas, the birth day of river Vitasta (Jehlum) with fervour, here today. Kashmiri Pandits revere it as an incarnation of Mata Parvati. Daughters of Panun Kashmir, the women wing of PK has been observing this day for the last 26 years on the Ranbir canal which is a tributary of River Chanderbhaga (Chenab). It is on the banks of river Vitasta that the prestine civilization of Kashmir flourished for the last thousands of years. The programme was presided over by Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, President, Panun Kashmir, while Swami Kumar Ji was the chief guest on the occa- sion. HN Jattu, senior leader of the KP community was the special guest on the occasion, while Vimla Chrungoo, Secretary, DOPK, and its senior members Sunita Raina, Nirmala Raina, Vijay Saproo and Sarojini Kaul were the main activists in the pro- gramme. An 'Aarti' was observed with flower petals and the lighting earthen lamps were immersed in the Ranbir canal with full devotion and fervour creating a magnetic effect all around. HN Jattu while speaking on the occasion said that the success of the Kashmiri Pandits as a socio- cultural group is due to the unique way of observing its festivals and customs. Swami Kumar Ji spoke on the religio-cultural significance of river Vitasta. He explained as to how the unique Sharda culture evolved on the banks of Mata Vitasta and exhorted the KP com- munity to remain rooted to the tra- ditions and religious tenets in order to survive the onslaught of different influences. Virender Raina spoke about the importance of the campaign launched by Panun Kashmir in regard to the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A. Chrungoo in his presentation gave a brief of what the Kashmir did for the last six months. He said, the narrative of the nation regarding the Kashmir imbroglio has started changing with the efforts of Panun Kashmir. The community youth led by Sameer Bhat, Kalhan Kachroo, Ruskin Bhat, Akshay Pandita, Ankur Raina and Vineed Sikal administered the oath to the audi- ence to keep the struggle of Homeland alive and vibrant. Earlier, Vimla Chrungoo pre- sented the welcome address, while the proceedings of the pro- gramme were conducted by Upinder Kaul, General Secretary, Panun Kashmir. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Three cases of swine flu have been reported so far this year in Jammu region and out of them, one died few days ago here at Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. A 43-year-old woman has become the first victim of swine flu in Jammu, a health official said, adding, the woman identified as Asha Rani, wife of Ashok Kumar, resident of Pounichak (Jammu), who was also a diabetics patient, was admitted in GMCH Jammu with swine flu symptoms. He said that few days ago, the woman died in the hospital. “When her samples were test- ed, she was found to be positive for H1N1 virus”, Other two cases are of Udhampur. Giving more details, he said earlier in April this year, a colonel of the Army and his teen-aged son was found to be positive for H1N1 virus in Udhampur district. He said both were tested for this dread- ed virus and provided success- ful treatment in Command Hospital, Udhampur. When contacted, Dr JP Singh, Epidemiologist, J&K Health Department, confirmed that one person has died due to swine flu this year while two others who were found positive for H1N1 virus were recovered fully after treatment. He said so far 41 samples have been tested for H1N1 virus and out of these 38 have been found negative and three (one from Jammu and two from Udhampur) were found to be positive. He said out of these three, one who belongs to Jammu, succumbed to the dis- ease before she was diagnosed. However, he said there was nothing to panic and those who were suffering from cough, cold, soar throat and high fever should consult the doctor and get the preventive treatment. “The Health Department has made all arrangements to meet any challenge of Swing Flu. Separate isolation wards have been set up in Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu and SMGS Hospital, besides district hospitals for treatment of swine flu patients”, he said adding ade- quate medicines have also been stocked. He said though testing facil- ity for swine flu is available in Biochemistry lab of GMCH Jammu, yet the department is also in the process of tying up with Lal Path Lab and Ranbaxy Lab to conduct tests for H1N1 virus, as many patients prefer to conduct tests in private labs. On a question, Dr Singh said that there is some shortage of preventive vaccines, which is given to health employees dealing with swine flu/suspect- ed swine flu patients but we are procuring the same and till the end of this month, the process of procurement will be com- pleted. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: PHE Employees Association (PHE- EA) of both Udhampur and Reasi districts today held a protest here at PHE Complex, wherein the speakers highlighted various demands including release of their pending wages. Addressing the protesters, vice-president, PHEEA, Jammu province, Som Nath, highlighted various demands of the Association including meeting shortage of staff in the depart- ment, holding DPC meeting as early as possible, change of des- ignation of workers as per nature of working and enhancement of daily wages from Rs 150 to Rs 350. Addressing the workers, Som Nath urged the Government for early release of wages of PHE workers, which are pending for last 40-42 months. He also urged the Government to give priority to regularization of daily wagers instead of making direct recruit- ment. The speakers also demanded the Government to revise the sanctioned strength of the PHE Department, which they alleged has not been revised since cre- ation of divisions since 40-50 years back. Besides, they demanded creation of new posts in the department and classifica- tion of workers in only two cate- gories- regular employees and permanent daily wagers. The speakers also appealed the employees of Jammu province to remain united for their cause and protect them- selves from self styled leaders. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Ek Sath Rang Mandal (ESRM) today pre- sented its 263rd nukkad "Maya Jaal" in its Monday Theatre series at Floriculture Park, BC Road, Jammu. The nukkad opens with entry of a fake saint in a small town with his two associates for befooling the people. The saint is a juggler and a trickster. He manipulates and creates a scene for establishing his goodwill among the people. All of a sudden, a person fells unconscious on a road. People gather and the man accompany- ing him cries for help for taking him to hospital, but in the mean time a Baba appears and stops them from taking him to hospital. He asks them to get a candle, claiming that he will cure him just now. A candle is brought and lit and after reciting some mantras by Baba Ji, the person regains his conscious. Seeing this, people around him influenced by his treatment and ask him numerous questions for their problems and treatments. Soon, Baba ji becomes famous as "Mombati wala Baba". He treats every patient with can- dles. Now Baba ji is getting pock- ets of candle and money as well. A social worker questions this blind faith of the people in the Baba and decides to expose him and catch him red handed. With the help of police, the social worker locates the living place of Baba, where he is found enjoying with his associates. Baba confess- es that he is a cheat and befools people who are easily trapped. Actors who performed in the play were Raju Mad, Harsh, Mohit, Yogesh Singh, Rahul Dev, Dheeraj Sharma, Shiv Kumar and Vijay Malla. The nukkad was written and directed by Vijay Malla. Minor dies of food poisoning, 7 hospitalized Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, Sept 4: A seven -year-old girl died due to sus- pected food poisoning in Batote area of the district. As per police sources, eight people of Gami Bhati area of village Champa in tehsil Batote were rushed to the CHC Batote last night when they com- plained of stomach ache and vomiting after attending a func- tion in the house of Charan Dass. A seven-year-old girl name- ly Pravli Devi, daughter of Desraj died enroute to the hos- pital, while out of seven, two have been shifted to the Government Medical College hospital, Jammu, he said. The persons under treatment have been identified as Ashok Kumar (24), son of Prem Nath, Rajnder Kumar (16), son of Charan Dass, Santosh Devi (26), daughter of Shankar Dass, Sapna Devi (23), wife of Ramesh Kumar, Om Parkash (30), son of Shankar Dass, Kartaru Devi (50), wife of Shankar Dass and Kashish Devi (12), daughter of Desraj. Batote police has taken cog- nizance in this regard. Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI, Sept 4: A national level meet of the Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) Displaced Persons Forum was held here. During this one day conven- tion of the Forum, attended by a large number of leaders and schol- ars of the community from across the country, the participants called upon the Government to ensure justice to all those 5300 families of the PoJK, who had migrated to India and settled in various parts of the country. On this occasion, BJP senior leader and MLC Vibodh Gupta was the chief guest. He strongly favoured various demands of the families of all those 5300 PoJK displaced persons settled in vari- ous parts of the country. He said that considering the condition of these families and the sacrifices made by them for the sake of nation, it is very important that equal treatment must be given to these refugees. He informed that as per the 1962 census, these families were included in the list of refugees pre- pared by the Government and were also given relief. "Now, these people are not given any other relief due to the reason that these people are not settled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir and have moved and settled in various other parts of the country," he added and termed this situation very unfortu- nate. "Besides giving the State subject to these people, they also deserve all the compensation being given to the other refugees in Jammu & Kashmir," he stressed and called-upon the Government to include all these 5300 families of displaced persons living outside J&K under the compensation package. The convention was also addressed by Retd Justice V B Gupta, who laid stress on granting permanent residence certificate to all the members of families of PoJK refugees, settled outside J&K. "This will end the long injustice being done to these per- sons who had massive properties in PoJK," he added. The concluding session of this one-day convention of the Forum was addressed by Retd. Justice Anil Dev Singh, who called-upon the Government to immediately implement the 183rd Parliamentary Committee Report. Prominent among others, who were present on the occasion, included Mahinder Mehta, Sudesh Rattan, Ashutosh and Vinay Kant. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Tata Motors launched its first product of the year, the new Tata Xenon Yodha, here today. Setting new benchmarks in the pick-up segment, the new Tata Xenon Yodha is suitable for a wide range of commercial applications--a rugged, comfort- able, safe and stylish workhorse, characterised by everyday practi- cality, high levels of performance and lowest operating cost. The Tata Xenon Yodha comes with impressive features that give it a competitive edge among other pick-ups. The smart pick-up is available in multiple variants--4×2 and 4×4 and in sin- gle and double cab options. Powered by a common rail diesel engine, the new Tata Xenon Yodha delivers high power and torque, for varied business requirements, for ease of day-to- day operations. The new Tata Xenon Yodha is an ideal solution for diverse commercial usage transporting agri-produce (Fruits and Vegetable), poultry, fish, milk, a cash van, a service sup- port vehicle at construction sites etc. Announcing the launch of the new Tata Xenon Yodha, Anupam Batra, Regional Sales Manager, Tata Motors said, "With the introduction of the new Tata Xenon Yodha, we at Tata Motors have a new range of smart pick- up's, which offers customers with a winning combination of high profitability and lowest total cost of ownership. Besides bolstering our presence in the growing pick-up space, the new Xenon Yodha will also enable us to part- ner existing mini-truck cus- tomers, aspiring the next phase of growth, to upgrade to a reli- able stylish pick-up particularly in the post GST regime and on the back of improved road infra- structure, which will see the hub and spoke model of distribution, become more and more promi- nent. The new Xenon Yodha is an ideal work horse for diverse commercial usage and with this new range, we are confident of extending our lead in the light commercial vehicle category." Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: As like the previous occasions, Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust has made elaborate arrangements this year also for religious discourses and rituals in connection with Pitri Paksh (Shraadh), commencing from September 5, at Haridwar. “Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust invites all its members in particulars and public in general that those who intend to per- form Pitri Paksh of their late parents, friends, relatives and well wishers at Shree Ganga Ji Ghat Haridwar, may con- tact us for the same,” said Pawan Shastri, president of the Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust, while addressing a press confer- ence, here today. He added that those who are desirous to perform Pitri Paksha of their late nears and dears, but due to their unavoidable circum- stances, are unable to attend per- sonally at Haridwar to perform the same, may also contact the Trust at its central office, Mohalla Darugiran, Kanak Mandi, Jammu over mobile num- bers 9419193645, 9419662100 or 9906397638. “Jammu Yatri Bhawan shall, on their behalf, arrange to per- form rituals of their nears and dears as well and video clipping to this effect will be sent to them on their mobile Whats-app num- ber,” the Shastri said. He further informed that the arrangements for Pindh in hon- our of one’s late ancestors and for getting blessings for the peace and prosperity of their family as well, offering of Bhoj (meals) for Brahamans and oth- ers, in keeping with the religious belief and sanctity, is being made by the Trust at its Haridwar Bhawan. “The Pindh and Brahmin Bhoj for Brahamans will be performed under the guidance of highly competent scholars / priest,” he added. Among others, the press con- ference was also attended by Ram Langer (treasurer) and Jatinder Aggarwal (Trustee). Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Coping up with the requirements of needy youth, BJP State President and MLA Sat Sharma launched the construction work of much await- ed boys hostel at Guru Nabha Dass Community Hall at Dogra Hall area of Ward Number 8. Accompanied by a large number of officials, Sharma start- ed the works in the presence of officials of JMC, local residents, members of Guru Nabha Dass Trust and political activists of the area. The works will be taken up under the supervision of JMC at an estimated cost of Rs 13 lakh and the amount for the same has been contributed by MLA through his Constituency Development Fund. Speaking on the occasion, Sat Sharma assured them that any extra funds required for the com- pletion of the same will be arranged in a phased manner so that the works of the hall could be completed in a stipulated time. He said that this initiative will help local youth and boys coming from outside the town to cater with their needs as the Trust authorities will provide accom- modation to the youth at a very nominal cost which could be paid by anyone or they have also opted for free accommodation to those who are very needy which shows a great sense of responsi- bility and humanity towards soci- ety. He also stated that for cop- ing up with the needs of the common masses and needy peo- ple, community halls are avail- able in almost every ward of Jammu West Assembly segment and in coming times some stress will also be placed upon such things which will benefit the needy masses directly on a large scale. Maheshwar Dass Dardi, Chairman Guru Nabha Dass Ji Maharaj Trust, Dr Manohar Lal Rao, President of All J&K Mahasha Sadar Sabha, District President BJP Ayodhya Gupta, AEE JMC Ashok Sharma, ND Rajwal, Jeet Angral, Dr Akshay Sharma, Suresh Salgotra and many others were present on the occasion. Pawan Shastri addressing a press con- ference at Jammu on Monday. Jammu Yatri Bhawan makes arrangements for ‘Shraadh’ rituals Managing Trustee of HBET, Harbans Bhalla and other guests posing with children during a scholarship camp. HBET launches 8-day scholarship distribution camp for 560 children Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Harbans Bhalla Educational Trust (HBET) launched an eight-day long scholarship distribution camp for 560 poor children. The camp was launched on September 1. During the camp, students of class 1st to 10th par- ticipated in the mandatory assessment tests. Besides, selec- tion test for new students from classes 1st to 3rd were also con- ducted for next year. On the fourth day, today, the chief guests were SK Sharma, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Jammu and Dr Ruveda Salam, Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Jammu. They distributed schol- arships to students and offered them words of encouragement and emphasized the need to make the best use of the opportu- nity provided by Harbans Bhalla Educational Trust. Speaking on the occasion the Managing Trustee said that the scholarships will be distributed to 560 students over the next 8 days. He said that 60 - 65 stu- dents are being (along with their parents) to collect the scholar- ship every day. HBET has been awarding scholarships since 1997. It start- ed this initiative by supporting 12 children and this year the Trust has reached out to 560 chil- dren. The Trust aims to cover as many rural children as possible around Jammu. 80% of the bene- ficiaries of scholarship scheme of HBET are girls and other stu- dents from rural areas such as Hira Nagar, Chak, Rattian, Doomi, Gajansoo, RS Pura, Birpur, Rehian, Jourian, Dansal, Kangrail, Arnia Gurah Slathia, Ghou Manhasan, Saruinsar, etc. Vibodh Gupta advocates equal treatment to all PoJK refugees PHE employees protest, demand release of pending wages Audi Q7 TFSI Quattro launched in India Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 4: Audi, the German luxury car manufactur- er, today announced the launch of Audi Q7 40 TFSI Quattro in India. The powerful 2.0 TFSI engine churns out 185 KW (252hp) and 370 Nm of torque effectively accelerating 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.9 seconds. The Audi Q7 also packs in a light- ning-fast power redistribution through Quattro permanent all wheel drive, segment first Audi Virtual Cockpit and a smart Audi Smartphone Interface and is priced at Rs 67,76,000 onwards. "Our flagship SUV Audi Q7 had been the only product in its segment in India when it was launched. A popular choice of Bollywood celebrities and big industrialists, the Audi Q7 lead the way for luxury SUV segment in India. With the introduction of the Audi Q7 40 TFSI Quattro, we are now offering customers an exciting line up of their pre- ferred SUV to choose from and own their favourite Audi. This marks the debut of the first ever luxury SUV in its segment in India and reigning segment leader with a petrol engine," Rahil Ansari, Head Audi India said. "This is the year of Audi Reloaded for us. Audi Reload just does not mean new products or new touch points but it signi- fies a nimbleness to tweak the strategy as per the market demand. We have taken a strate- gic decision to increase our petrol mix and started off the process with the launch of the Audi Q3 1.4 TFSI in March this year. We do have some other sur- prises planned for this year, " Ansari added. The vehicle have class lead- ing Matrix LED headlights with day time running lights featuring striking double arrow graphics, prominent muscular bumpers and air inlets, eight airbags, auto-park assist with 360 degree surround view cameras, tire pressure monitoring system, electromagnetic power steering, electric steering wheel adjust- ment, panoramic sun roof and is available in Carrara while, Floret silver, Graphite grey, Orca black and Ink blue colours. Officials of Tata Motors during launch of new Tata Xenon Yodha at Jammu on Monday. — Excelsior/Rakesh Tata Motors launches new Xenon Yodha Daughters of Panun Kashmir observing 'Vitasta Divas' in Jammu on Monday. KP youth t ake oath to keep homeland demand alive Daughters of Panun Kashmir observe Vitasta Divas with fervour The artists of ESRM posing for a photograph after presenting nukkad ‘Maya Jaal’. ESRM presents ‘Maya Jaal’ in Monday Theatre series MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma launching construction work of boys hostel at Dogra Hall, Jammu. Sat launches construction work of boys hostel 3 swine flu cases reported in Jammu Hospital staff suspends work after clash with attendants Excelsior Correspondent REASI, Sept 4: Patients at District Hospital Reasi had to suffer as the medical staff went on flash strike following alleged assault on their colleague by attendant of a victim of hair chopping case, here today. The trouble erupted this morning when a victim of hair chopping incident was brought to the hospital and a big number of her family members and relatives also forced their entry into the ward, where she was admitted. As the hospital staff asked all the attendants, except one of them, to leave the ward, the latter entered into verbal dual with the former. Soon the verbal dual turned into heated exchange of words and allegations of thrashing by each other and consequent sus- pension of work by the medical staff. On the other hand, attendants of the victim also held separate protest alleging that they were thrashed by the Medical staff. Later, SHO Reasi and Tehsildar Reasi personally reached the spot and pacified the situation after which the Medical staff returned to their duties. However, no case was registered in this connection against any one. Elderly man hit by vehicle, dies; people protest Excelsior Correspondent SURANKOTE, Sept 4: The villagers from Faizlabad today held protest and blocked road after an elderly villager was killed in a road accident on Jammu-Poonch highway. The deceased was identified as 75-year-old Khadam Hussain, son of Bader Din, res- ident of Faizlabad in district Poonch. The locals said that an unknown vehicle hit the villager when he was crossing road and the driver escaped from the spot after leaving behind the victim on the road. He was rushed to Surankote hospital where he was declared as dead. The body was kept lying there for long and no initiative was taken by health staff for postmortem. The villagers started protest near hospital and blocked road. They alleged that no doctor was available for the postmortem. They also demanded seizure of the vehicle and arrest of its driver. Later, the police traced the Tata Sumo vehicle and seized it. Tehsildar Surankote and SHO arrived there and assured action in this regard. Then the people lifted dharna. 2 injured in accident Excelsior Correspondent DODA, Sept 4: Two persons were injured, when the Tata Sumo they were travelling in, met with accident at Kahara Tanta area, falling under the jurisdiction of Gandoh police station. As per police sources, a Tata Sumo bearing registration num- ber JK02AK-2937 met with accident at Kahara Tanta, result- ing into injuries to two persons. The injured identified as Akthar Hussain, son of Ghulam Rasool of Batogra and Abdul Rashid, son of Abdul Wani of Tanta were shifted to Kahara hospital, from where they were later referred to District Hospital Doda for advanced treatment. A case in this regard has been registered at Gandoh police sta- tion and investigation started. DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 (PAGE 7) DIP/J-5031/17 Dt: 04-09-2017
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Daughters ofPanun Kashmir organized a tradi-tional function in connection withthe observance of Vitasta Divas,the birth day of river Vitasta(Jehlum) with fervour, here today.
Kashmiri Pandits revere it asan incarnation of Mata Parvati.
Daughters of Panun Kashmir,the women wing of PK has beenobserving this day for the last 26years on the Ranbir canal which isa tributary of River Chanderbhaga(Chenab).
It is on the banks of riverVitasta that the prestine civilizationof Kashmir flourished for the lastthousands of years.
The programme was presidedover by Ashwani KumarChrungoo, President, PanunKashmir, while Swami Kumar Jiwas the chief guest on the occa-sion.
HN Jattu, senior leader of theKP community was the specialguest on the occasion, whileVimla Chrungoo, Secretary,DOPK, and its senior membersSunita Raina, Nirmala Raina,Vijay Saproo and Sarojini Kaulwere the main activists in the pro-gramme.
An 'Aarti' was observed withflower petals and the lightingearthen lamps were immersed inthe Ranbir canal with full devotionand fervour creating a magneticeffect all around.
HN Jattu while speaking on theoccasion said that the success ofthe Kashmiri Pandits as a socio-cultural group is due to the uniqueway of observing its festivals andcustoms.
Swami Kumar Ji spoke on thereligio-cultural significance ofriver Vitasta. He explained as tohow the unique Sharda cultureevolved on the banks of MataVitasta and exhorted the KP com-munity to remain rooted to the tra-ditions and religious tenets inorder to survive the onslaught ofdifferent influences.
Virender Raina spoke aboutthe importance of the campaignlaunched by Panun Kashmir inregard to the abrogation of Article370 and 35A.
Chrungoo in his presentationgave a brief of what the Kashmirdid for the last six months. Hesaid, the narrative of the nationregarding the Kashmir imbrogliohas started changing with theefforts of Panun Kashmir.
The community youth led bySameer Bhat, Kalhan Kachroo,Ruskin Bhat, Akshay Pandita,Ankur Raina and Vineed Sikaladministered the oath to the audi-ence to keep the struggle ofHomeland alive and vibrant.
Earlier, Vimla Chrungoo pre-sented the welcome address,while the proceedings of the pro-gramme were conducted byUpinder Kaul, General Secretary,Panun Kashmir.
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Threecases of swine flu have beenreported so far this year inJammu region and out of them,one died few days ago here atGovernment Medical Collegeand Hospital, Jammu.
A 43-year-old woman hasbecome the first victim ofswine flu in Jammu, a healthofficial said, adding, thewoman identified as Asha Rani,wife of Ashok Kumar, residentof Pounichak (Jammu), whowas also a diabetics patient,was admitted in GMCH Jammuwith swine flu symptoms.
He said that few days ago,the woman died in the hospital.“When her samples were test-ed, she was found to be positivefor H1N1 virus”, Other twocases are of Udhampur.
Giving more details, he saidearlier in April this year, acolonel of the Army and histeen-aged son was found to bepositive for H1N1 virus inUdhampur district. He saidboth were tested for this dread-ed virus and provided success-ful treatment in CommandHospital, Udhampur.
When contacted, Dr JPSingh, Epidemiologist, J&KHealth Department, confirmed
that one person has died due toswine flu this year while twoothers who were found positivefor H1N1 virus were recoveredfully after treatment.
He said so far 41 sampleshave been tested for H1N1virus and out of these 38 havebeen found negative and three(one from Jammu and twofrom Udhampur) were found tobe positive. He said out ofthese three, one who belongs toJammu, succumbed to the dis-ease before she was diagnosed.
However, he said there wasnothing to panic and those whowere suffering from cough,cold, soar throat and high fevershould consult the doctor andget the preventive treatment.“The Health Department hasmade all arrangements to meetany challenge of Swing Flu.Separate isolation wards havebeen set up in Government
Medical College and Hospital,Jammu and SMGS Hospital,besides district hospitals fortreatment of swine flupatients”, he said adding ade-quate medicines have also beenstocked.
He said though testing facil-ity for swine flu is available inBiochemistry lab of GMCHJammu, yet the department isalso in the process of tying upwith Lal Path Lab and RanbaxyLab to conduct tests for H1N1virus, as many patients preferto conduct tests in private labs.
On a question, Dr Singhsaid that there is some shortageof preventive vaccines, whichis given to health employeesdealing with swine flu/suspect-ed swine flu patients but we areprocuring the same and till theend of this month, the processof procurement will be com-pleted.
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JAMMU, Sept 4: PHEEmployees Association (PHE-EA) of both Udhampur andReasi districts today held aprotest here at PHE Complex,wherein the speakers highlightedvarious demands includingrelease of their pending wages.
Addressing the protesters,vice-president, PHEEA, Jammuprovince, Som Nath, highlightedvarious demands of theAssociation including meetingshortage of staff in the depart-ment, holding DPC meeting asearly as possible, change of des-ignation of workers as per natureof working and enhancement ofdaily wages from Rs 150 to Rs350.
Addressing the workers, SomNath urged the Government for
early release of wages of PHEworkers, which are pending forlast 40-42 months. He also urgedthe Government to give priorityto regularization of daily wagersinstead of making direct recruit-ment.
The speakers also demandedthe Government to revise thesanctioned strength of the PHEDepartment, which they allegedhas not been revised since cre-ation of divisions since 40-50years back. Besides, theydemanded creation of new postsin the department and classifica-tion of workers in only two cate-gories- regular employees andpermanent daily wagers.
The speakers also appealedthe employees of Jammuprovince to remain united fortheir cause and protect them-selves from self styled leaders.
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Ek SathRang Mandal (ESRM) today pre-sented its 263rd nukkad "MayaJaal" in its Monday Theatre seriesat Floriculture Park, BC Road,Jammu.
The nukkad opens with entryof a fake saint in a small townwith his two associates forbefooling the people. The saint is
a juggler and a trickster. Hemanipulates and creates a scenefor establishing his goodwillamong the people.
All of a sudden, a person fellsunconscious on a road. Peoplegather and the man accompany-ing him cries for help for takinghim to hospital, but in the meantime a Baba appears and stopsthem from taking him to hospital.He asks them to get a candle,claiming that he will cure himjust now.
A candle is brought and litand after reciting some mantras
by Baba Ji, the person regains hisconscious. Seeing this, peoplearound him influenced by histreatment and ask him numerousquestions for their problems andtreatments.
Soon, Baba ji becomesfamous as "Mombati wala Baba".He treats every patient with can-dles. Now Baba ji is getting pock-ets of candle and money as well.
A social worker questions this
blind faith of the people in theBaba and decides to expose himand catch him red handed. Withthe help of police, the socialworker locates the living place ofBaba, where he is found enjoyingwith his associates. Baba confess-es that he is a cheat and befoolspeople who are easily trapped.
Actors who performed in theplay were Raju Mad, Harsh,Mohit, Yogesh Singh, Rahul Dev,Dheeraj Sharma, Shiv Kumar andVijay Malla. The nukkad waswritten and directed by VijayMalla.
Minor dies offood poisoning, 7 hospitalizedExcelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Sept 4: A seven-year-old girl died due to sus-pected food poisoning in Batotearea of the district.
As per police sources, eightpeople of Gami Bhati area ofvillage Champa in tehsil Batotewere rushed to the CHC Batotelast night when they com-plained of stomach ache andvomiting after attending a func-tion in the house of CharanDass.
A seven-year-old girl name-ly Pravli Devi, daughter ofDesraj died enroute to the hos-pital, while out of seven, twohave been shifted to theGovernment Medical Collegehospital, Jammu, he said.
The persons under treatmenthave been identified as AshokKumar (24), son of Prem Nath,Rajnder Kumar (16), son ofCharan Dass, Santosh Devi(26), daughter of Shankar Dass,Sapna Devi (23), wife ofRamesh Kumar, Om Parkash(30), son of Shankar Dass,Kartaru Devi (50), wife ofShankar Dass and Kashish Devi(12), daughter of Desraj.
Batote police has taken cog-nizance in this regard.
Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Anational level meet of the Pakistanoccupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK)Displaced Persons Forum washeld here.
During this one day conven-tion of the Forum, attended by alarge number of leaders and schol-ars of the community from acrossthe country, the participants calledupon the Government to ensurejustice to all those 5300 families ofthe PoJK, who had migrated toIndia and settled in various partsof the country.
On this occasion, BJP seniorleader and MLC Vibodh Guptawas the chief guest. He stronglyfavoured various demands of thefamilies of all those 5300 PoJKdisplaced persons settled in vari-ous parts of the country. He saidthat considering the condition ofthese families and the sacrificesmade by them for the sake ofnation, it is very important thatequal treatment must be given tothese refugees.
He informed that as per the1962 census, these families wereincluded in the list of refugees pre-pared by the Government andwere also given relief. "Now, thesepeople are not given any otherrelief due to the reason that these
people are not settled in the Stateof Jammu & Kashmir and havemoved and settled in various otherparts of the country," he added andtermed this situation very unfortu-nate. "Besides giving the Statesubject to these people, they alsodeserve all the compensationbeing given to the other refugeesin Jammu & Kashmir," he stressedand called-upon the Governmentto include all these 5300 familiesof displaced persons living outsideJ&K under the compensationpackage.
The convention was alsoaddressed by Retd Justice V BGupta, who laid stress on grantingpermanent residence certificate toall the members of families ofPoJK refugees, settled outsideJ&K. "This will end the longinjustice being done to these per-sons who had massive propertiesin PoJK," he added.
The concluding session of thisone-day convention of the Forumwas addressed by Retd. JusticeAnil Dev Singh, who called-uponthe Government to immediatelyimplement the 183rdParliamentary Committee Report.
Prominent among others, whowere present on the occasion,included Mahinder Mehta, SudeshRattan, Ashutosh and Vinay Kant.
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: TataMotors launched its first productof the year, the new Tata XenonYodha, here today.
Setting new benchmarks inthe pick-up segment, the newTata Xenon Yodha is suitable fora wide range of commercialapplications--a rugged, comfort-able, safe and stylish workhorse,characterised by everyday practi-cality, high levels of performanceand lowest operating cost.
The Tata Xenon Yodhacomes with impressive featuresthat give it a competitive edgeamong other pick-ups. The smartpick-up is available in multiplevariants--4×2 and 4×4 and in sin-gle and double cab options.Powered by a common rail dieselengine, the new Tata XenonYodha delivers high power andtorque, for varied businessrequirements, for ease of day-to-day operations. The new TataXenon Yodha is an ideal solutionfor diverse commercial usagetransporting agri-produce (Fruitsand Vegetable), poultry, fish,
milk, a cash van, a service sup-port vehicle at construction sitesetc.
Announcing the launch of thenew Tata Xenon Yodha, AnupamBatra, Regional Sales Manager,Tata Motors said, "With theintroduction of the new TataXenon Yodha, we at Tata Motorshave a new range of smart pick-up's, which offers customers witha winning combination of highprofitability and lowest total costof ownership. Besides bolsteringour presence in the growingpick-up space, the new XenonYodha will also enable us to part-ner existing mini-truck cus-tomers, aspiring the next phaseof growth, to upgrade to a reli-able stylish pick-up particularlyin the post GST regime and onthe back of improved road infra-structure, which will see the huband spoke model of distribution,become more and more promi-nent. The new Xenon Yodha isan ideal work horse for diversecommercial usage and with thisnew range, we are confident ofextending our lead in the lightcommercial vehicle category."
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: As like theprevious occasions, JammuYatri Bhawan Trust has madeelaborate arrangements this yearalso for religious discourses andrituals in connection with PitriPaksh (Shraadh), commencingfrom September 5, at Haridwar.
“Jammu YatriBhawan Trust invitesall its members inparticulars and publicin general that thosewho intend to per-form Pitri Paksh oftheir late parents,friends, relatives andwell wishers at ShreeGanga Ji GhatHaridwar, may con-tact us for the same,”said Pawan Shastri, president ofthe Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust,while addressing a press confer-ence, here today.
He added that those who aredesirous to perform Pitri Pakshaof their late nears and dears, butdue to their unavoidable circum-stances, are unable to attend per-sonally at Haridwar to performthe same, may also contact theTrust at its central office,Mohalla Darugiran, KanakMandi, Jammu over mobile num-bers 9419193645, 9419662100or 9906397638.
“Jammu Yatri Bhawan shall,on their behalf, arrange to per-
form rituals of their nears anddears as well and video clippingto this effect will be sent to themon their mobile Whats-app num-ber,” the Shastri said.
He further informed that thearrangements for Pindh in hon-our of one’s late ancestors andfor getting blessings for thepeace and prosperity of their
family as well, offering of Bhoj(meals) for Brahamans and oth-ers, in keeping with the religiousbelief and sanctity, is beingmade by the Trust at itsHaridwar Bhawan. “The Pindhand Brahmin Bhoj forBrahamans will be performedunder the guidance of highlycompetent scholars / priest,” headded.
Among others, the press con-ference was also attended byRam Langer (treasurer) andJatinder Aggarwal (Trustee).
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Coping upwith the requirements of needyyouth, BJP State President andMLA Sat Sharma launched theconstruction work of much await-ed boys hostel at Guru NabhaDass Community Hall at DograHall area of Ward Number 8.
Accompanied by a largenumber of officials, Sharma start-ed the works in the presence ofofficials of JMC, local residents,members of Guru Nabha DassTrust and political activists of thearea.
The works will be taken upunder the supervision of JMC atan estimated cost of Rs 13 lakhand the amount for the same hasbeen contributed by MLAthrough his ConstituencyDevelopment Fund.
Speaking on the occasion, SatSharma assured them that anyextra funds required for the com-pletion of the same will bearranged in a phased manner sothat the works of the hall could becompleted in a stipulated time.
He said that this initiative willhelp local youth and boys coming
from outside the town to caterwith their needs as the Trustauthorities will provide accom-modation to the youth at a verynominal cost which could be paidby anyone or they have alsoopted for free accommodation tothose who are very needy whichshows a great sense of responsi-bility and humanity towards soci-ety.
He also stated that for cop-ing up with the needs of thecommon masses and needy peo-ple, community halls are avail-able in almost every ward ofJammu West Assembly segmentand in coming times some stresswill also be placed upon suchthings which will benefit theneedy masses directly on a largescale.
Maheshwar Dass Dardi,Chairman Guru Nabha Dass JiMaharaj Trust, Dr Manohar LalRao, President of All J&KMahasha Sadar Sabha, DistrictPresident BJP Ayodhya Gupta,AEE JMC Ashok Sharma, NDRajwal, Jeet Angral, Dr AkshaySharma, Suresh Salgotra andmany others were present on theoccasion.
Pawan Shastri addressing a press con-ference at Jammu on Monday.
Jammu Yatri Bhawan makes arrangements for ‘Shraadh’ rituals
Managing Trustee of HBET, Harbans Bhalla and otherguests posing with children during a scholarship camp.
HBET launches 8-day scholarship distribution camp for 560 children
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: HarbansBhalla Educational Trust(HBET) launched an eight-daylong scholarship distributioncamp for 560 poor children.
The camp was launched onSeptember 1. During the camp,students of class 1st to 10th par-ticipated in the mandatoryassessment tests. Besides, selec-tion test for new students fromclasses 1st to 3rd were also con-ducted for next year.
On the fourth day, today, thechief guests were SK Sharma,Additional Commissioner ofIncome Tax, Jammu and DrRuveda Salam, AssistantCommissioner of Income Tax,Jammu. They distributed schol-arships to students and offeredthem words of encouragementand emphasized the need tomake the best use of the opportu-
nity provided by Harbans BhallaEducational Trust.
Speaking on the occasion theManaging Trustee said that thescholarships will be distributedto 560 students over the next 8days. He said that 60 - 65 stu-dents are being (along with theirparents) to collect the scholar-ship every day.
HBET has been awardingscholarships since 1997. It start-ed this initiative by supporting12 children and this year theTrust has reached out to 560 chil-dren. The Trust aims to cover asmany rural children as possiblearound Jammu. 80% of the bene-ficiaries of scholarship schemeof HBET are girls and other stu-dents from rural areas such asHira Nagar, Chak, Rattian,Doomi, Gajansoo, RS Pura,Birpur, Rehian, Jourian, Dansal,Kangrail, Arnia Gurah Slathia,Ghou Manhasan, Saruinsar, etc.
Vibodh Gupta advocates equaltreatment to all PoJK refugees
PHE employees protest, demand release of pending wages
Audi Q7 TFSI Quattro launched in India
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Audi, theGerman luxury car manufactur-er, today announced the launchof Audi Q7 40 TFSI Quattro inIndia.
The powerful 2.0 TFSIengine churns out 185 KW(252hp) and 370 Nm of torqueeffectively accelerating 0 to 100km/h in just 6.9 seconds. TheAudi Q7 also packs in a light-ning-fast power redistributionthrough Quattro permanent allwheel drive, segment first AudiVirtual Cockpit and a smartAudi Smartphone Interface andis priced at Rs 67,76,000onwards.
"Our flagship SUV Audi Q7had been the only product in itssegment in India when it waslaunched. A popular choice ofBollywood celebrities and bigindustrialists, the Audi Q7 leadthe way for luxury SUV segmentin India. With the introduction ofthe Audi Q7 40 TFSI Quattro,we are now offering customersan exciting line up of their pre-ferred SUV to choose from andown their favourite Audi. Thismarks the debut of the first everluxury SUV in its segment inIndia and reigning segmentleader with a petrol engine,"Rahil Ansari, Head Audi Indiasaid.
"This is the year of AudiReloaded for us. Audi Reloadjust does not mean new productsor new touch points but it signi-fies a nimbleness to tweak thestrategy as per the marketdemand. We have taken a strate-gic decision to increase our
petrol mix and started off theprocess with the launch of theAudi Q3 1.4 TFSI in March thisyear. We do have some other sur-prises planned for this year, "Ansari added.
The vehicle have class lead-ing Matrix LED headlights withday time running lights featuringstriking double arrow graphics,prominent muscular bumpersand air inlets, eight airbags,auto-park assist with 360 degreesurround view cameras, tirepressure monitoring system,electromagnetic power steering,electric steering wheel adjust-ment, panoramic sun roof andis available in Carrara while,Floret silver, Graphite grey, Orcablack and Ink blue colours.
Officials of Tata Motors during launch of new Tata XenonYodha at Jammu on Monday. — Excelsior/Rakesh
Tata Motors launches new Xenon Yodha
Daughters of Panun Kashmir observing 'Vitasta Divas' inJammu on Monday.
KP youth take oath to keep homeland demand aliveDaughters of Panun Kashmir observe
Vitasta Divas with fervour
The artists of ESRM posing for a photograph after presentingnukkad ‘Maya Jaal’.
ESRM presents ‘Maya Jaal’in Monday Theatre series
MLA Jammu West Sat Sharma launching construction workof boys hostel at Dogra Hall, Jammu.
Sat launches constructionwork of boys hostel
3 swine flu cases reported in Jammu
Hospital staff suspends workafter clash with attendants
Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Sept 4: Patients atDistrict Hospital Reasi had tosuffer as the medical staff wenton flash strike following allegedassault on their colleague byattendant of a victim of hairchopping case, here today.
The trouble erupted thismorning when a victim of hairchopping incident was brought tothe hospital and a big number ofher family members and relativesalso forced their entry into theward, where she was admitted.As the hospital staff asked all theattendants, except one of them,to leave the ward, the latterentered into verbal dual with theformer.
Soon the verbal dual turnedinto heated exchange of wordsand allegations of thrashing byeach other and consequent sus-pension of work by the medicalstaff.
On the other hand, attendantsof the victim also held separateprotest alleging that they werethrashed by the Medical staff.
Later, SHO Reasi andTehsildar Reasi personallyreached the spot and pacified thesituation after which the Medicalstaff returned to their duties.However, no case was registeredin this connection against anyone.
Elderly man hit by vehicle,dies; people protest
Excelsior Correspondent
SURANKOTE, Sept 4: Thevillagers from Faizlabad todayheld protest and blocked roadafter an elderly villager waskilled in a road accident onJammu-Poonch highway.
The deceased was identifiedas 75-year-old KhadamHussain, son of Bader Din, res-ident of Faizlabad in districtPoonch. The locals said that anunknown vehicle hit the villagerwhen he was crossing road andthe driver escaped from the spotafter leaving behind the victimon the road. He was rushed toSurankote hospital where hewas declared as dead. The bodywas kept lying there for longand no initiative was taken byhealth staff for postmortem.
The villagers started protestnear hospital and blocked road.They alleged that no doctor wasavailable for the postmortem.They also demanded seizure ofthe vehicle and arrest of itsdriver. Later, the police tracedthe Tata Sumo vehicle andseized it. Tehsildar Surankoteand SHO arrived there andassured action in this regard.Then the people lifted dharna.
2 injured in accidentExcelsior Correspondent
DODA, Sept 4: Two personswere injured, when the TataSumo they were travelling in,met with accident at KaharaTanta area, falling under thejurisdiction of Gandoh policestation.
As per police sources, a TataSumo bearing registration num-ber JK02AK-2937 met withaccident at Kahara Tanta, result-ing into injuries to two persons.
The injured identified asAkthar Hussain, son of GhulamRasool of Batogra and AbdulRashid, son of Abdul Wani ofTanta were shifted to Kaharahospital, from where they werelater referred to District HospitalDoda for advanced treatment.
A case in this regard has beenregistered at Gandoh police sta-tion and investigation started.
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