STATE TIMES NEWS VIJAYPUR: National Conference Vijaypuron Thursday called for setting up of AIIMSat its identified site, saying delay in thisregard is highly deplorable.

Talking to reporters, the local party leaderstook exception to irresponsible statementmade by some lower rung Congress func-tionaries by way of spreading canards againstthe National Conference on the issue ofAIIMS in Samba District. They said suchmalicious uttering were highly condemnableas these are baseless.

They said that National Conference wantsthis premier facility to be set up in the dis-trict, keeping in view the centrality of theplace and feasibility. "We view accusations ofsome self-seeking political activists seriouslyand deplore the false statements being made

against our party", they said, hoping thatCongress high command at the State-levelwill take note of such misadventure by itslower rung functionaries, as these have poten-tial of vitiating the atmosphere. They refutedthe allegations made by the Congress func-tionaries.

The National Conference leaders said thatthe party has been espousing the cause of allsegments of society and wants every region,sub region and area to get equal opportunitiesof progress and development.

Those who addressed the media personsincluded Sodagar Gupta, Vijaypur CityPresident National Conference, Mohan SinghPatti, Block President besides ex-SarpanchsMohan Lal Sharma, Bhagwan Dass and exCorporate Vijaypur Municipalityt GaneshSharma and Prakash Attri.

Friday September 1, 20174 DISTRICTS

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: DeputyCommissioner, Dr. ShahidIqbal Choudhary, onThursday conducted surpriseinspection of Tehsil Officeand scrutinised records of dif-ferent sections.

Detailed inspection wasconducted in different sec-tions involved in issuance ofrevenue extracts, voter lists,PRCs, character certificate,income certificate, relief casesand other important servicesrelated to land and revenue.

A number of lapses werenoticed during the 2-hourlong inspection and con-cerned officials were repri-manded. A target of oneweek was set for improvingwork culture and instillingtransparency in the workingsystem. Officials were direct-ed for prompt service deliv-ery. Tehsildar Rajouri wasdirected to make immediatedisbursement of Rs. 25 Lakhrental compensation infavour of land owners, holddaily camp for one hour toissue certificates to students,take immediate action forinhibiting people found act-ing as agents for processing

certificates and take actionagainst such elements.

Later, the DeputyCommissioner accompaniedby Executive Engineer PWD,S. A. Wani, Tehsildar, SalamDin Chouhan, EO MCRajouri, Manzoor Lone andfield staff of revenue andPWD inspected the approachroad from main road toDistrict Court complex.Plans for expansion/wideningof road and removal of bottle-necks were discussed at dif-ferent spots.

Dr. Shahid issued directionsto both revenue and PWDofficers for submission of pro-posal for widening of road in

two day's time for enablingthe process to be started forimproving the road to doublelane specification. The widen-ing of road will be taken up incurrent financial year alongwith resurfacing.

Officers were also directedfor formulation of estimatesand plan for development ofcourt complex and infrastruc-ture for bar association prem-ises inside the court complex.

Departments were alsodirected for immediate startof work on approach roadfrom Court Complex Chowk,to Hamilton Bridge for pro-viding alternate connectivityto the town.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAMBAN: Awakening theyouth of hilly region , formerMLA and National PantherParty State PresidentBalwant Singh Mankotiablamed that political partiesused to divide innocent youthon the name of caste, religionsince 1947 for political gainsand now time has come toteach them a lesson so thatthey cannot use the people ofhilly region for their politicalfuture. He also discussed theArticle 35A issue with youthin hilly district and said timehas come to delete this out-dated law for betterment ofState.

Leading the second phaseof Haq-Insaaf Yatra startedfor separate statehood forJammu region, NPPPresident Balwant SinghMankotia informed that he ison tour of hilly areas of erst-while Doda District andaddressed rallies at Doda,Bhaderwah, Kishtwar,Bhalessa, Assar, Mantalaiand Ramban District andhighlighted the problemsbeing faced by the people andyouth of this hilly district.

Mankotia while addressingthe gathering at Ramban,blamed the political partiesfor dividing people in thename of caste, religion since1947 and now time has cometo unite to teach a lesson tothese political parties. "Thesepolitical parties categoricallyneglected the erstwhile Dodadistrict from basic amenitiesand people, youth of thisregion are suffering fromunemployment, education,road connectivity and otherbasic amenities. Political par-ties only misguided them inname of religion and Article35A issue and never tried to

sort out the problems beingfaced by the people of hillyareas", regretted Mankotia.

Panther Party PresidentBalwant Singh Mankotiasaid that time has come todelete this outdated and oldArticle 35A from root sothat youth of State avail thebenefits of employment. Healso constituted 200 newyouth delegates andannounced 21 memberRamban District unit ofYouth Committee anddeclared Samrat SinghParihar as Youth DistrictPresident and Vikram Singhas Vice President.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAMBAN: MemberLegislative Assembly,Ramban Neelam KumarLangeh on Thursday inaugu-rated two water coolers atBus Stand and Main MarketCourt Road for the conven-ience of general public. Themove was hailed by the peopleas water coolers would pro-vide the much needed puredrinking water to them.

MLA was accompanied byExecutive Engineer PHE,other officers and members ofBazaar Traders' Association.Speaking on the occasion, theMLA said that it was a longpending demand of Rambantown and today it is accom-

plished with an expenditureof Rs. 2 lakh under hisConstituency DevelopmentFund.

He said that providing basisfacilities to residents of the

State is a priority of thedevelopment agenda and thegovernment has initiated var-ious developmental projectsto provide various facilities tothe people at their doorsteps.

STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: Kathua Campus,University of Jammu onThursday organised a felici-tation ceremony for the stu-dents of the campus whohave excelled in academics,qualified various competi-

tive examinations includingNET/SET.

Professor Rajni Kant,Rector Kathua Campus,University of Jammu wasthe Chief Guest for the occa-sion.

Professor Rajni Kantwhile appreciating theefforts of the faculty of thecampus in organising such acommendable event stressedupon the idea that suchevents shall be routine affairat the campus as suchevents encourage the stu-dents to perform more andmore.

The rector exhorted thestudents to be good citizens

and fulfill their duties withhonesty.

Dr Jyoti Sharma,Incharge Head, MBA pre-sented the welcome addresswhile Amit Sharma,Assistant Professor, MCApresented a formal vote ofthanks.

The session was coordinat-ed by Twinkle and Priyanka,the students of the MCAprogramme. All the facultymembers of the MBA andMCA including SourabhShastri, Pankaj Khajuria,Vinay, Sarabjot, Ajay, RitiPrakash, Arun Singh andAmardeep Sharma were alsopresent during the session.

Right time to delete outdatedArticle 35A: Mankotia

JKNPP State President Balwant Singh Mankotia addressinga gathering at Ramban.

Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary checkingrevenue records at Rajouri.

MLA Neelam Langeh inaugurating water cooler at Ramban.

DC inspects Tehsil office,scrutinises records

'Providing basic facilities to residents State Govt's priority'

STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: In view ofupcoming Eid festival, a teamof officials from Tehsil admin-istration on Thursday con-ducted market checking in

different parts of Bhadarwahtown and directed shopkeep-ers and vendors to sell goodsas per rate list.

The initiative was aimed tocheck the overcharging and

quality related issues of vari-ous items sold by the shopsand to remove the encroach-ments from footpaths andpavements causing inconven-ience to the pedestrians andalso obstruction in the freeflow of traffic.

The team led by TehsildarBhadarwah Masood Ahmedalong with Naib TehsildarNazir Ahmed Vachko, TSOand officials of MunicipalCommittee checked the ratelist of the shopkeepers andalso destroyed rotten fruitsand vegetables on the spot.

The inspection team alsodirected the shopkeepers andRehriwallas not to encroachthe roads and footpaths as aresult of which the daily com-muters face lot of problemsbeside causing massive trafficjams in the town.

During the checking, morethan a dozen offenders werefined and 1,500 kg of rottenvegetables and fruits wasdestroyed on the spot.

Shopkeepers asked to sell goods as per rate list

Tehsildar Masood Ahmed conducting market checking.

NC decries Congress accusations on AIIMS

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI : In view ofupcoming festive days ofEid-ul-Azha, a specialsquad comprising of ADFCS&CA Javaid Iqbal,Assistant CommissionerFood Safety and Standards,Assistant Controller LegalMetrology and officials ofRevenue, Municipality,Animal HusbandryDepartment and Police onThursday conducted exten-sive market checking andbooked the defaulters underrelevant sections of FoodSafety Act.

In order to contain profi-teering, blackmarkettingand hoarding besides ensur-ing the quality of fooditems, fruits and vegeta-bles, the joint team heldmarket checking in themain town including Gujjar

Mandi, Malik Market andother adjoining markets.

A huge quantity of adul-terated food items, rottenfruits and vegetables, andexpired packs of juices andmilk were destroyed by theteam and rupees five thou-sand was realised from thedefaulters.

The team also inspectedvarious chicken and meatestablishments in the townand instructed the con-cerned to strictly adhere tothe laid down food safetystandards besides display-ing the rate lists on theirshops. Similar instructionswere given to shopkeepersand vegetables/fruit ven-dors. Meanwhile marketchecking was also heldacross all Tehsils of the dis-tricts by teams headed byconcerned Tehsildar.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: Minister forAnimal, Sheep Husbandryand Fisheries, Abdul GaniKohli along with MemberParliament, Jugal KishoreSharma on Thursday laidfoundation stone of Brevi toKotekabu Road in KalakoteConstituency of RajouriDistrict.

The road taken up at anestimated cost of Rs 2.81crore under PMGSY was along pending demand of localsand is expecting to benefitthousands of daily commuterswho faced lot of inconveniencein daily commuting.

The minister directed theexecuting agency to ensuretimely completion of the roadproject so that masses arefacilitated. They also askedthem to ensure judicious useof funds.

Later, Kohli and Jugaladdressed a public meeting atvillage Treru in PanchayatGhar Kalakote and highlight-ed the achievements of thepresent dispensation.

In his speech, Kohli saidthat the government is com-mitted to provide proper roadconnectivity across the State.

He said in this connection,the concerned Departmentshave already been instructedto conduct survey of theirrespective areas and prepareDetailed Project Reports(DPRs) and submit the sameto the concerned quarter foraccord of necessary approval.

He said Centre is providingliberal funding for the pur-pose but the need is to identi-

fy the projects and work withutmost dedication and zeal.

Jugal said that the Centrehas launched several flagshipprogrammes to improve thesocio-economic conditions ofthe people of the State espe-cially living in far-off and hillyareas.

He appealed the people tocome forward and avail bene-fits of these schemes.

Senior officers of the districtadministration and other con-cerned accompanied the min-ister and the MP.

Govt committed to provide properroad connectivity: Kohli

MP Jugal Kishore inaugurating road work at Rajouri.

Market checking teamrealises Rs 5,000 as fine

STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: Increasingcases of man-animal dconflictin Chenab Valley spread fearamong the residents after aforest guard was injured byleopard in Bhalla area of dis-trict Doda on Thursday.

According to reports, a forestguard identified as JaswantSingh son of Mool RajResident of village Kuthyara ofTehsil Bhalla, posted at ForestCheck Post Pranoo, on way tohis duty when passing througha forest area was attacked by aleapord.

According to police, whenleopard attacked the forestemployee, he managed to raisean alarm, due to which vil-

lagers came out of their housesfor his rescue. When contactedIncharge Police Post Bhalla, SISunil Parihar said that thebadly injured forest guard wasimmediately rushed to DistrictHospital Doda,where afterfirst aid,he was shifted to GMCJammu for further treatmentas his condition is said to becritical.

"We have already informedthe Wild Life Departmentabout the presence of leopardand are hopeful to tame thebeast soon," Parihar added.

Meanwhile local residentshave protested against allegedlack of measures by the WildLife Department to curb casesof man-animal conflict.

Forest guard injured in leopard attack

Principal HSS Jakhbar superannuates STATE TIMES NEWS

KATHUA: Ishwer Singh Jalmeria Principal HSS Jakhbar onThursday superannuated after rendering 36 years of servicesin the Education Department.

He joined this department as a teacher and elevated to thelevel of Principal in 2008. All the students and staff membersgave him a warm welfare and wished him happy, healthy andprosperous life.

STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: NGO, Third Eye Anti Crime Team on Thursdaydistributed 100 notebooks among students of GovernmentHigh School Sarore. DySP Surinder Choudhary, MagistrateArjun Singh and Insp Prithpal Singh and Chairman ofOrganisation Sham Lal Gupta distributed the notebooksamong the students.

While speaking on the occasion, Gupta briefed the studentsthat NGO is distributing notebooks without any governmenthelp or funds and working for peace in the society.

Dy SP Surinder Choudhary and Magistrate Arjun Singhalong with Principal Incharge Madam Neelam motivated thestudents to focus on studies. Later they planted saplings in theschool premises. Principle Incharge Madam Neelam and otherteacher's also appreciated efforts of NGO. State President ofNGO Sahil Gupta, Rakesh, Gharu, Ravi, Sansar, SushilKumar, Ankush and Vikas were also present on the occasion.

NGO distributes notebooksamong students

NGO members and Special Guests handing over books to children.

STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: Rotary Eyeand ENT HospitalUdhampur organised a freescreening camp inSudhmahadev, Teh. ChenaniDistt. Udhampur in which236 patients were screened,out of which 40 patients werefound partially blind.Yesterday, first batch of 17patients were operated freeof cost for implantation ofIOL and regained their

vision. Till date 288 patientswere operated free of cost forimplantation of Intra OcularLens (IOL).

Members of Rotary ClubUdhampur were present andexpressed happiness for thisnoble cause of restoring thevision of blind people. Rtn. S.S Kerni, Dr Ankur Goel, DrSumeru Raina along with theoperated patients and theirattendants were also presentduring the camp.

Kathua campus felicitates students

Rotary Hospital organisesfree eye screening camp

Operated patients along with hospital administration.

STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: Krishi VigyanKendra(KVK), Reasi of Sher-e-Kashmir University ofAgricultural Sciences andTechnologies Jammu(SKUAST-J) organised pro-gramme on Sankalp Se Siddhi(Determination to

Attainment) - New IndiaMovement at KVK, Reasicampus to take forward the ini-tiative of Prime Minister for aNew India Movement during2017-2022.

The programme was attend-ed by more than 500 farmers,farmer women, governmentofficers, NGOs, Self HelpGroups(SHGs) etc. and all theparticipants took pledge todouble the income of the farm-ers and also to free the countryfrom dirtiness, poverty, corrup-tion, terrorism, communalism,castiesm by 2022.

Ajay Nanda, Minister ofState for Finance andPlanning graced the occasionas the Chief Guest, Dr. R.KArora, Associate DirectorExtension and Incharge ofKVKs of SKUAST-J as the

Guest of Honour and RavinderKumar, District DevelopmentCommissioner, Reasi as theSpecial Guest. An agriculturalbased video dedicated to thefarmers was also shown to theparticipants with a message ofPrime Minister, NarendraModi to the farmers.

The programme was alsoattended by the agriculturaland allied sectors district headsincluding Ramesh Chander,ADC, Reasi, Vinod Dhar, ChiefAgriculture Officer, Bansal,Director RSETI, Vishav KantGupta, Chief HorticultureOfficer, Dr. Shakti Gupta,Chief Animal HusbandryOfficer, Adarsh Gupta, DDM,NABARD, Vikrant Sharma,District Floriculture Officer,Chain Singh, Member of StateKisan Advisory Board, DistrictReasi BJP Vice President,Chaman Bhagat, MandalPardhan of BJP DheerajGupta, PRO to Ajay NandaAnil Bali, Rajeev Charak, J&KBJP Training Incharge,Rajeev Charak, Dr. SanjayKoushal, Scientist KVK, Reasiand Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshi,Scientist KVK, Reasi.Dr.Banarsi Lal, Scientist andHead of KVK, Reasi presentedthe vote of thanks.

KVK organises Sankalp Se Siddhi programme

MoS Ajay Nanda along with others releasing souvenir.

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STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: Police on Wednesday solvedthe mini bus burning case after one month byarresting four suspects from Gadsoo localityof Doda this afternoon.

According to reports, on July 30, a mini buswhich was parked on roadside on Doda-Bhadarwah road was found turned into ashesafter it caught fire under mysterious circum-stances during night hours.

SDPO Bhadarwah, Brijesh Sharma saidthat on intervening night of 29/30 July 2017,a matador bearing registration number JK06-8649 was set afire by some miscreants afterthe driver Imran parked the vehicle on theroad side at village Drena in Tehsil Bhalla. Awritten complaint against some unknown per-sons was lodged by owner of the vehicle TahirHussain son of Zakir Hussain resident ofMasri Pranoo at Police Station Bhadarwah.

"After lodging FIR No. 86/2017 UnderSection 435 RPC at Police StationBhadarwah and during investigation some

suspects were rounded up and call detailrecords and tower locations were corroboratedand finally four suspects were arrested,"SDPO added. "The accused admitted thefact that they planned a criminal conspiracywith Firdous Ahmed son of Ghulam Hussanresident of Nagri, Doda. Further during theinvestigation it has also been surfaced thatthere was some old enmity between the partiesduring the matador union elections for thepost of president and the accused party want-ed to take revenge with the owner of the vehi-cle (Tahir)," the officer said.

The arrested accused have been identifiedas Ashfaq Ahmed Son of Ghulam Rasool,Nishad Ahmed Son of Mohd Hussain, Ashiqand Liaqat Ali both sons of Mohd Iqbal, allresidents of Gadsoo, Doda.

The investigation was conducted byIncharge Police Post Bhalla, S.I Sunil Pariharunder the supervision of SDPO BhaderwahBrijesh Sharma. The local people have appre-ciated the role of police.

Four held in mini bus burning case