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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 (PAGE 3)
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: Making
mockery of the system and sin-
cere efforts put in by the
District Administration Rajouri
to resolve the crisis of students'
agitation, the Registrar of the
Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah
University (BSGBU) Rajouri
has allegedly refused the com-
pliance of the order of the Vice
Chancellor, inviting fresh trou-
ble on the campus as student
have again resumed strike.
Reports from Rajouri said
that students of the BGSB
University as per agreement
reached on Saturday during
meeting with SSP Rajouri Dr
Haseeb Mughal and other rep-
resentatives, resumed their
studies and routine work in the
University in the morning
today. The students came to
know that despite order issued
by the VC on Saturday about
his removal, the Registrar
Rashid Choudhary, was sitting
in his office. The students after
observing that nothing has
changed and they have been
befooled by the University
authorities, they came out of
their classes at around 2 pm
and started protest demonstra-
tion. The students sat outside
the office of VC and started
shouting slogans. The protest
was going on when the last
reports came in.
Sources in the University
said that Dy Registar has
issued the orders of the transfer
of the Registrar and he is not
competent to do remove a
Registrar. Therefore, the
Registrar has not honoured this
order. It was up to the VC to
issue proper order for resolving
the issue. But it seemed that
University authorities are also
playing hide and seek with the
students and least bothered
about the career of the agitat-
ing students. On being contact-
ed repeatedly on phone, the
Vice Chancellor Irshad Ahmed
Hamal did not respond and told
that he was busy.
Minister for Education,
Naeem Akhtar, however, when
contacted told the Excelsior
that he was aware of this new
development. Mr Naeem said
he was told by the VC on
Saturday that matter stand
resolved and the agitation has
been called off. It
is unfortunate.
The things are not
going on well in
this University
and the recent
development per-
taining to scholar-
ship scam has tar-
nished its image.
There is need to
take some neces-
sary measures
with the removal
of some persons
including the VC
who has almost
completed his tenure.
Meanwhile, SSP Rajouri,
Dr Haseeb Mughal told the
Excelsior that as per agreement
with the students during
marathon meeting on Saturday
evening, he has removed the
head of Special Investigation
Team (SIT). Additional SP
Rajouri, Tejinder Singh has
been appointed as new head of
the SIT investigating infamous
scholarship scam. He also indi-
cated that some people includ-
ing a few from the Varsity,
tried to scuttle the investiga-
tions and influence the SIT
members. He said that SIT will
try to finish its task as shortly
as possible.
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24:Ruling People's DemocraticParty (PDP) presidentMehbooba Mufti today askedpeople to become active stake-holders in shaping up a politi-cally stable Jammu andKashmir.
"Peace and political stabili-ty are imperative for economicprosperity and not only theGovernment, but people alsohave a critical role to play anda great responsibility to dis-charge to pull the State out ofthe morass and shape up apolitically stable and economi-cally vibrant Jammu andKashmir," Mehbooba said.
Addressing a PDP workersconvention in Budgam districtof central Kashmir, Mehbooba,who is also Member of the LokSabha, said the people of thestate need to become activestakeholders in governance toensure accountability.
"We reiterate our resolve toaccomplish the unfinishedagenda of dignified politicalpeace and sustainable econom-ic prosperity for the people ofthe state," she said.
Accusing the previous NC-Congress regime of reversingthe process of political recon-ciliation bringing the develop-
mental process in the State to ahalt, Mehbooba said while nota single new initiative wastaken by the NC-ledGovernment on political, eco-nomic and developmentalfronts in the State, it insteadput all the major initiativestaken after 2002 on the back-burner and pushed the Stateinto an administrative andfinancial mess.
"Today we have to not onlyclear the muck left behind bythe previous non-performingregime, but have to make abeginning from almost zero torevive and rejuvenate the polit-ical, economic and develop-mental process in the State,"she said.
Mehbooba further addedthat around Rs 9,000 crore lia-bilities have been created bythe previous regime withouthaving done anything substan-tial on the ground.
"All this money seems tohave been pocketed by thepolitico-contractor nexus thatwas rampant during thatregime," she alleged.
Mehbooba said the presentGovernment led by her father,Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, hasstarted putting the things backon track and it will take sometime to clear the mess and letthe new initiatives leave their
imprint on the ground.
"Immediately after the
present Government took over
in March this year, several ini-
tiatives in power, road commu-
nication, education, PHE, pub-
lic distribution, rural develop-
ment and other sectors to break
the developmental inertia and
revivify the institutions of gov-
ernance.
"Given the rot and inertia
that has crept into the system
over the past few years, the
Government shall have to take
some tough decisions in the
larger public interest," the PDP
president said adding the
results will be there for the
people to see after some time.
Mehbooba said Budgam is
a symbol of amity and brother-
hood, but despite being one of
the closest districts of the sum-
mer capital, it continues to face
massive developmental deficit
and economic deprivation.
She assured the people of
Budgam that the Government
would address the develop-
mental concerns of the area on
priority including improving
road connectivity, upgradation
of educational infrastructure,
augmentation of drinking
water facilities and develop-
ment of tourism infrastructure
at Doodpathri and Yousmarg.
People must partake in shaping
up politically stable J&K: MehboobaExcelsior Correspondent
RAMBAN, Aug 24: Dy.
Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal
Singh, who is also the Power
Minister today visited Baglihar
Hydro Electric Power Project
Phase I&II at Chanderkote.
He expressed satisfaction
upon the ongoing work and dis-
cussed various technicalities
and technologies being used in
construction of BHEP phase II.
He also interacted with the engi-
neers of different disciplines
working on the project besides
appreciating their dedication.
MLA, Ramban, Neelam
Kumar Langey was also pres-
ent on the occasion.
The Dy. CM said that
Government is committed to
provide uninterrupted and
affordable power supply to
every household of the state.
He expressed concern over low
revenue collection and huge
power losses and directed all
the officers concerned to take
concrete steps to increase
power revenue collection and
liquidate the power losses. He
also directed all SEs to submit
their vision paper for improv-
ing power supply scenario of
the state.
Earlier, he visited Power
Management and Training
Institute at Baglihar.
Principal Secretary PDD
Sandeep Kumar Naik, Chief
Engineer BHEP-II Ab. Wahid,
Chief Engineer BHEP-I P.K
Anguralla, DIG DKR Range
Nisar Ahmed, SSP Randeep
Kumar and other officers were
present on the occasion.
DyCM visits Baglihar Power Project PWD Minister calls on GovernorExcelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: SyedMohammad Altaf Bukhari,Minister for Public Works,Floriculture, Gardens & Parks,called on N.N. Vohra, Governor,here at the Raj Bhavan today.
Mr. Bukhari apprised theGovernor about the to date sta-tus of the various importantroads and buildings projectswhich are presently underimplementation by the depart-ment and the steps being takento enhance quality, specifica-tions and maintenance stan-dards.
Stressing that road connec-tivity was the highest priority
challenge for the developmentof the State, the Governor com-plimented Mr. Bukhari for visi-bly invigorating the functioningof the PW Department and has-tening the process of repair andrenovation of various importantroads.
The Governor also stressedthe importance of all requiredsteps being taken to ensure thatpublic gardens were well main-tained, specially also becausethousands of tourists visit thegardens every day. Mr. Bukhariapprised the Governor about theto date status of the proposal fordeclaration of historical MughalGardens as a World HeritageSite by UNESCO.
DyCM, Dr Nirmal Singh during his visit to Baglihar PowerProject on Monday.
35 guests arrive from PoKExcelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24:Thirty-five residents of Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK)arrived here today while onlyfour Kashmiris crossed over toother side of the Line of Control(LoC) to meet their relatives,separated in 1947 due to parti-tion.
As many as 58 returneesalso cross side at the Kamanpost, the last Indian militarypost on this side of the border inUri sector, official sources said.They said 35 PoK residents,including 15 women and sixchildren, arrived at Kaman postafter crossing the Aman Setu,peace bridge on foot. ThreeKashmiris, who had gone toPoK in previous Karvan-e-Aman bus also returned to theirhomes after completing stayacross the border with their rel-atives.
They said four Kashmiris,including two women crossedover to other side of the LoCalongwith 55 PoK residents
who returned to their homesafter completing stay inKashmir. The PoK returneesincluded 27 women and fourchildren.
The cross LoC bus has
helped thousands of families,
divided in 1947 to meet each
other after India and Pakistan
agreed to allow permanent resi-
dents on both sides of the LoC
to travel on 'Travel Permits'
instead of International passport
from April 7, 2005. (UNI)
3500 perform darshan at
Budha Amarnath shrine Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Aug 24: About3500 pilgrims from the State andoutside paid their obeisance at theshrine of Baba Budha Amarnathat Mandi on the 6th day of theongoing annual Yatra today.
Yatra officer Mandi, Dr V KBhalla along with members ofYatra Management Committeereceived the yatris at Mandi townthis morning. The pilgrims per-formed darshan and then they leftfor Jammu.
Meanwhile, another batch ofabout 700 pilgrims from outsidethe State reached Poonch thise v e n i n g .Till today nearly 13,000 devo-
tees have paid obeisance at theHoly shrine of Budha Amarnathji, an official spokesman said.
Measurement points between 2 habitationsshould be boundaries: Full Bench
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: The FullBench of the State High Courtcomprising Chief Justice N PaulVasanthakumar, Justice MuzaffarHussain Attar and Justice BansiLal Bhat has held that during theappointment of ReT, the meas-urement points between the twohuman habitations of a revenuevillage would be the bound-aries/peripheries of the two habi-tations and not the centre points ofthe two habitations.
This judgment has been passedin a LPA No.148/2013, whichcame up for consideration beforethe Letters Patent Bench of thiscourt on March 20, 2014. Thecourt directed the RegistrarJudicial to make reference beforethe Chief Justice for constitutionof Full Bench, as the Letters PatentBench noticed that there is conflictbetween the judgments renderedin LPA No.59/2012 decided on13.09.2012 and LPA No.135/2012decided on 18.10.2012.
According to a case, oneMubeena Hassan filed a petition,which was decided by the WritCourt vide its judgment dated July18, 2013. The writ petitioner-Mubeena Hassan responded to theadvertisement notice issued by theZonal Education Officer, QuilMuqam, Bandipora and soughtconsideration for being selectedand engaged as Rehbar-e-
Taleem (3rd Teacher) in PS,Panzigam.
The writ petitioner-MubeenaHassan figured at top of the merit
panel prepared by the VillageEducation Committee (VEC).The respondent Tahira Hussain inSWP No.1508/2011 projected hercase by stating that the Revenuevillage comprise of two habita-tions, viz., Panzigam andBarzulla and the school wherevacancy has to be supplied islocated at Barzulla and she is tobe considered for being engagedas Rehbar-e-Taleem (3rdTeacher) to the exclusion of writpetitioner-Mubeena Hassan.
Tahira Hussain had filedSWP No.1863/2009 which wasdecided on 06.12.2010 andrespondent No.3 therein wasdirected to approach the DyCommissioner, Bandipora forascertaining actual distancebetween the two habitations viz.Panzigam and Barzulla of rev-enue village Panzigam.
The Chief Education Officer,Bandipora was directed that afterreceipt of the report he shall takedecision about the applicabilityor otherwise of GovernmentOrder No.288-Edu of 2009 dated8th April 2009.
After receipt of the report, theChief Education Officer,Bandipora took up the matterwith the Director SchoolEducation. The Dy. Director(P&S) vide his communicationdated 15.07.2011 informed theChief Education Officer,Bandipora that it will be properto measure the distance fromcentre of the village (habitation)and decide the case accordingly.
Students of BGSB University, Rajouri resuming strike on Monday.
Registrar refuses to obey VC's order
Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah
Varsity students resume strike
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: A five-day national workshop torevive Kashmiri script Sharadagot underway at the JammuUniversity here today.
The workshop is beingorganized jointly by theUniversity of Jammu and IndiraGandhi National Centre for theArts (IGNCA) in collaborationwith Millennium IndiaEducation Foundation, a Delhi-based NGO.
The workshop was inaugu-rated by JU Vice-ChancellorProf R D Sharma while Dr S SToshkhani, renowned KashmiriLinguist and Sharda expert,delivered the keynote addressand presided over the function.
Prof Rampratap Vedalankar(Rashtrapati Awardee), Ex-Dean, Faculty of Arts & HeadDepartment of Sanskrit,University of Jammu, SurinderAmbardar MLC J&K, Dr KirtiKant Sharma (Sharda ExpertIGNCA, New Delhi), H LWangnoo (president KashurSamachar) were the guests ofhours. Prof Ramnika Jalali(Dean, Faculty of Arts), ProfSushma Devi, Head ofDepartment, Sanskrit, JU andDr Uday Kakroo, DirectorMillennium India EducationFoundation New Delhi, profes-sors and students were alsopresent at the occasion.
In the workshop besides
teaching about Sharda alpha-
bets, reading practice and trans-
lation of Sharda manuscripts
will be taught to the partici-
p a n t s .
This is for the first time that
such a workshop has been con-
ducted in Jammu. MIEF has so
far held various such work-
shops in New Delhi and
Mumbai over last few years and
have trained more than 300
scholars and interested persons
in this script.
Speaking on the occasion,
Prof R D Sharma hoped that
such workshops would help in
creating large pool of scholars
to get engaged in researching
and translating the manuscripts
written in Sharda lying idle in
different libraries across the
world. He announced that
Sanskrit Department will also
sign an AOC with Millennium
India Education Foundation on
the same lines as the organiza-
tion has done with JNU and
Mumbai University to further
strengthen the efforts for
revival of Sharda script.
Dr Kakroo, Director MIEF,
said that the main purpose that
prompted MIEF to consider this
project was that Sharda is fac-
ing virtual extinction because
the script is not being taught
anywhere in the India and the
people who have knowledge
about this script are fast aging
and leaving this materialistic
5-day workshop to revive
Sharada script begins at JU
Speaker addressing participants of 5-day workshop at JU onMonday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Take stringent measures
to counter Pak
onslaughts: NPPExcelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: NationalPanthers Party chairman andformer Minister HarshdevSingh has lambasted the UnionGovernment for its failure totake deterrent action againstPakistan despite the latter'shighly wicked and criminal actsin persistently violating our ter-ritorial integrity and nationalpride.
In a press statement, MrSingh said that today's threat ofPakistan boasting of being anuclear nation and the recentstatement of Pak HighCommissioner Abdul Basit thatit shall continue to support theSeparatists, in their 'freedommovement in Kashmir' shouldbe eye opener for the IndianGovt. He lamented the highlydefense posturing of UnionGovt in the face of a highlyaggressive Pak and its diplo-matic offensive against Indiaand urged upon New Delhi toagitate the matter before theUnited Nations besides theinternational fraternity.
The NPP leader regrettedthe submissive and meekapproach adopted by New Delhidespite highly pernicious Pakonslaughts and its continuedviolations of the cease-fireagreement. He said that thepresent visit of the DefenseMinister would be meaninglessif stringent deterrent measuresare not taken against Pakistanfor its mis-adventures on LoCand international borders and itsveiled threats. He urged uponthe visiting Defense Minister toseriously address the woes andagony of border migrants whohave been forced to flee theirhomes and hearths due to high-ly surcharged situation on LoCand Borders.
Flaying Pakistan for sabo-taging the Indo-Pak dialogue,Mr Singh said that the hostileneighbour was never serious ontalks and had along persistedwith its nefarious design ofdestabilizing India and keepingthe proxy war going. Stronglycondemning Pakistan for itsveiled threats and its open sup-port to Kashmiri Separatists andanti-nationals, Mr Singh calledfor declaration of Abdul Basitas 'Persona non grata' and hisdeportation to Pakistan.Expressing grave concern overcontinued Pak shelling and tar-geting of our civilian popula-tion, Mr Singh called for ade-quate and appropriate responseto counter these highly repre-hensible acts.
DB seeks ATR on Basmati growing landExcelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: In a PublicInterest Litigation (PIL) filed byRanjeet Singh Chib regardingillegal conversion of worldfamous Basmati paddy/ricegrowing land into concrete jun-gle in Sub Division RS Pura,Division Bench of High Courttoday directed State to file ActionTaken Report (ATR) against thepersons who have converted theland use to non-agriculture pur-poses.
When this PIL came-up for
hearing, Advocate Srishti PaulMengi appearing for the PILalleged that in breach of the pro-hibitory orders, violations arestill taking place. After hearingcounsel for the PIL, DivisionBench comprising JusticeMuzaffar Hussain Attar andJustice BS Walia directed AAGEhsan Mirza appearing for theState to produce Action TakenReport (ATR) and fresh statusreport against the person whohave converted the land use tonon-agriculture purposes.
Cop arrested for lewd comments, 7 injured in clashes
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 24: A policeman of the Special OperationGroup (SOG) was arrested todayfor allegedly passing lewd com-ments on a girl triggering violentprotests in Murran Chowk inSouth Kashmir district ofPulwama in which seven people,including a police officer wereinjured.
A woman was passing near theJammu and Kashmir Bank in thearea when SOG man allegedlypassed lewd comments on her.The incident was spotted by thebystanders, who protested againstthe misbehavior by the cop.
The traders suspended theirbusiness activities to protestagainst the incident. Protesterspelted stones at the SOG men
against the incident. The copscharged batons and fired tearsmoke shells to chase away pro-testers.
Police fired several rounds inair to scare away the protesters.However, the protesters remaineddefiant and continued stone pelt-ing on police.
Four protesters and three copsincluding AdditionalSuperintendent of Police wereinjured in the clashes.
Later, the accused cop identi-fied as Baber Mohidin Dar hasbeen arrested and placed undersuspension by the higher authori-ties.
"A case under FIR 261/2015u/s 294 was registered against thecop and further investigationshave been taken up in this regard",the official added.