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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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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."


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).


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


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


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


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


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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