05Greater Kashmir SRINAGAR | August 09, 2015, Sunday

Defying physical disability, Narwara girl teaches Quran to kids

Boy drowns at Habba KadalSrinagar, Aug 8: A boy was drowned in river Jhelum near Habba Kadal in Shaher-e-Khaas on Sat-urday. Police said Ikhlas Mehraj Gojari son of Mehraj-ud-Dn Gojari of Sheeshyaar Chinkra Mohalla Habba Kadal was drowned while he was taking bath on the river banks. Police said it has launched an operation to retrieve the body. Howev-er, parents of the deceased alleged that authorities are not taking appropriate measures to retrieve the body.

Anjuman-I-Nusratul Islam holds training programme Srinagar, Aug 8: Anju-man-I-Nusratul Islam on Saturday organised a Special Hajj training pro-gramme in the Auditorium of Islamia Higher Second-ary School. Many aspiring Hajis participated in the train-ing camp. The programme was held on the directions of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Renowned religious schol-ar Moulana Arshad Nadwi and Molana Adnaan Nadwi threw light on the various aspects of Hajj.

CRPF holds cleanliness drive Srinagar, Aug 8: In order to execute ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, officers and per-sonnel of 28th Battalion CRPF launched a cleanliness drive in Bemina and Zakura. In a statement, CRPF PRO Ashish Kumar Jha said the drive was held under the supervision of Raghuvansh Kumar, Com-mandant 28 BN CRPF. “The efforts of 28 BN CRPF received grateful appre-ciation by the locals of the area,” the statement said.

Water scarcity hits uptown areas Srinagar, Aug 8: Many areas of uptown Srinagar are facing acute scarcity of potable drinking water from past several days. Residents of Sanat Nagar Tata Sky Lane, Umar Colony Lal Nagar Chanapora said they are facing acute short-age of drinking water from past several days. They appealed the Chief Engineer PHE to look into the matter.

Authorities for improving sanitation in LD hospital Srinagar, Aug 8: A team of Municipal officers led by Municipal Magistrate visited LD hospital on Saturday and directed the management to improve sanitation in the institute. Besides the team of food safety officers, Chief Sanitation Officer Syed Nisar and Health Officer Dr Rubeena Shaheen were present on the occasion.

JKYF to conduct entrance exams for scholarships

Priya Sethi visits SP Higher Secondary Institute

Parents appeal Education Minister

Hajj training programme at Salfia Masjid Lal Bazar today Srinagar, Aug 8: In order to impart training to aspiring pilgrims for Hajj this year, Jamiat-ul Ahlihadith Halqa Lal Bazar is conducting train-ing programme on August 9. In a statement, Nazim Halqa Jamiat-ul Ahlihadith said the programme would start at 4:45 pm at Salfia Masjid Lal Bazar. He said Maulana Mubashir Ahsan Wani (Al-Madni) would delve on important aspects of Hajj. The statement said separate arrangements have been made for women. “For any information about the programme, aspirants should contact on 9419445584, 9419014515, 9419015891,” the statement added.

“I am carrying forward mission of my beloved sister’

SABA NAZKI

Srinagar, Aug 8: Faultlessly like the blue tinctured walls of her abode in Shaher-e-Khaas, 27-year old Tabasum is a reflection of hope, strength and valor. Suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disor-der that gradually weakens the muscles, she has lost the ability to walk, sit upright or move her arms. Despite being physically challenged, her intellect and strength surpass even the severest obstacles. Tabasum’s younger sister, Saima who was 23-years old, suffered from a similar muscular disorder and breathed her last on the first day of Ramadan after Friday prayers. The sisters throughout

these years have been more than an awakening inspira-tion for each other. Residing at Yechipore Dangerpora at Narwara locality in Shaher-e-Khaas, Muhammad Ramzan Gugjoo feels pride to be father of “strong and inspiring daugh-ters.” Tabasum with limited means and physical abil-ity, finished her senior sec-ondary board exams from Sheikh-Ul-Alam School Yechipore. However, she decided to quit her studies as she could no longer bear the agony of her father— who had to carry her every day

on his shoulders to school, while leaving behind his gro-cery shop. Not able to meet his two ends, Gugjoo had set up his shop after quitting his small scale one room carpet industry for the sake of his daughters. “I could tolerate any loss in business for the sake of my daughters,” said Ramzan. Saima was dreaming of becoming a successful woman and grew beyond all her limitations. She was an inspiration for one and all. “ Life was going on smooth-ly for Saima till she woke up to find out that she had lost the ability to walk. It was a

catastrophe for our family. Tabasum was shattered to see her sister go through the same ordeal,” Ramzan said as tears welled in his eyes. Saima bravely faced every challenge life threw at her. “She was doing her Masters in Urdu through distance mode when she passed away,” he said. Both the sisters were teaching Holy Quran to the local kids. “Now I am carrying forward my beloved sister’s noble mission,” she said and broke down. Though Taba-sum misses her beloved sister, her face depicts a true dedica-tion to live life and never let it debacle her. “I wonder why some youth resort to wrong means to destroy their lives. Life is beautiful and they must enjoy it. It is only when you lose something that you know its value. My appeal to Kashmiri youth is to set a noble mission in life and then employ every right means to serve people,” Tabasum said.

NTTA for regulation of Jet Ski boats in Nigeen lake

Reviews restoration of flood-hit infrastructureSrinagar, Aug 8: Minister of State for Education, Information and Cultural Priya Sethi on Saturday said the Government is commit-ted to provide better infrastructure facilities and good education to students of the government-run schools. The Minister said this during her visit to SP Higher Secondary Institute MA Road, Srinagar. Direc-tor School Education Kashmir and senior officers of the Education department accompanied the Min-ister. During her visit , Sethi inspected classrooms, labora-tories and also interacted with

the students and the teachers. The Minister also inspected the smart classroom, auditorium and took stock of the ongoing renovation work of the institute which had suffered extensive damages in September 2014 floods. She was informed that the renovation of the flood-hit infra-structure is being carried out by the R&B department out of local funds of the institute. The Minister directed the executing

agency to expedite the resto-ration and renovation work, so that, the students don’t face any inconvenience during the cur-rent academic session. The Minister was informed that the institute is starting special classes for physically challenged children. Interacting with the teachers, the Minister asked them to work with dedication and zeal so that their students achieve new heights in their academic career.

Srinagar, Aug 8: Parents of lower classes students in Pre-sentation Convent School Sri-nagar have urged Education Minister and Director Educa-tion to intervene on timings as small children are taxed to reach school premises before 8 am— which is contrary to norms laid down by the School Education department. “We as parents have to wake up kids as small as four years at 5.30 am so as to reach Convent School before 8 am which is tortur-

ous for young minds. Why doesn’t the school management adhere to the norms prescribed by the Edu-cation department on timings,” said a delegation of parents on Saturday. According to parents, the school management strictly goes by the decision of govern-ment when it comes to holidays or adheres to call of strike by groups. “But on timings, it follows its own norms which are disas-trous for children health. Apart from timings, the school is very

liberal on holidays like two-three Saturdays in a month are off while on Fridays it is half day for stu-dents. On strike days, it is off for the school,” they said, adding that the fee structure doesn’t match the output of students. Giving example of DPS Sri-nagar, the parents said there stu-dents are compensated for losses by having classes on Sundays. “While at the Convent there is no compensation to the sufferings of the students and parents,” they added.

Srinagar, Aug 8: Nigeen Lake Traders Association (NTTA) has sought regulation of jet ski boats in Nigeen Lake. In a statement, Chairman of NTTA Manzoor Wangnoo said due to unregulated move-ment of Jet Ski boats and motor boats, several houseboats have been damaged. “The movement of jet ski boats at a fast pace cre-ates strong waves in the lake resulting in damaged to sev-eral houseboats. Chandeliers of many houseboats have also

broken due to movement of the jet-ski boats. We urge authorities to regulate movement of these jet ski boats away from the houseboats,” Wangnoo said.

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 8: Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Foun-dation (JKYF) is conduct-ing 13th Annual Higher Education Scholarship Pro-gramme (HESP) Entrance Examination-2015, on August 9.

In a statement, JKYF spokesperson said the written test will be held at 11:30 am at Govern-ment Boys (Old) Higher Secondary School, Jawa-

har Nagar, Srinagar. “Around 300 candi-

dates including 100 female candidates are appearing in the entrance examina-tion.

The result of the writ-ten test will be announced on August 25 which shall be published in leading newspapers. The final selec-tion list shall be issued on September 30 which shall be made public in leading newspapers,” the statement said.

TABASUM SAIMA

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