Appendix 'A'MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES

(e-PROCUREMENT NOTICE)ASSISTANT GARRISON ENGINEER (I) COUNTER INSURGENCY FORCE (K), C/o 56APO PIN-934754 on behalf of President of India invites online item rate/percentage ratebids on single stage two cover bid system for the following works :-

For further detail refer web site www.eprocuremes.gov.in/ www.mes.gov.inNotes:- 1. Notice inviting Bid as published in newspaper shall not form part of Notice of

Tender/Bid documents.2. Type of tender (Lumpsum/ltem rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid system shall

be specifically mentioned as decided by Accepting Officer.(Merina Acharya)

CaptAGE (E/M)

8024/advt/Press/93/E8 Dt: 13-Dec-2017 Offg AGE (I) CIF (K)

S/No

Name of work Estimatedcost in Lakh/

EarnestMoney

Period ofcomple-

tion

Eliciibiiitycriteria forMES enlist-ed contrac-

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Tender ID

1 2 3. 4 5 6(a) CA No: AGE (I) CIF

(K) -70 /2017-18 :Provision of guardpost No 21 A at HQCIF (K) inShalateng Garrison

Rs 5.70Lakhs

Rs 11,400/-

06 months Class 'E' &Category ' a

(i)'

2017_MES_163864_1

(b) CA No: AGE (1) CIF(K) -71 /2017-18 :Provision of equip-ment room nearc o m m u n i c a t i o ncomplex buildingincluding electricwork at HQ CIF (K)in ShalatengGarrison

Rs 9.70Lakhs

Rs 19,400/-

06 months Class 'E' &Category ' a

(i)'

2017_MES_163895_1

Saturday January 6, 2018 7

STATE TIMES NEWS KARGIL: To finalize thearrangements for RepublicDay 2018 celebration,Deputy Commissioner andChief Executive OfficerKargil Haji GulzarHussain convened a meet-ing of concerned officerson Friday.

During the meeting, dis-cussion was held on thearrangements to be put inplace for the ensuingRepublic Day celebrations.The meeting was attendedby Senior Superintendentof Police Tsering Gylapo,officers of MC, Education,Cultural Academy, severalengineering wings likeMechanical, PHE, R&B,besides other concerned

departments.The DC issued necessary

directions with regard tothe arrangements includ-ing snow clearance at thevenue, security, transport,sanitation, power supply,medicare facilities.

He also directed the con-cerned officers to ensuresnow clearance of thevenue well before the startof rehearsals for theRepublic Day parades,besides keeping men andmachinery in readiness incase of snowfall on or dur-ing the Republic Day.

While exhorting upon the

officers to work in tandemand maintain close coordi-nation the DC stressedupon the need to ensurebetter security arrange-ments, parking, drinkingwater facilities, uninter-rupted water supply, andproper seating arrange-ments for smooth conductof the Republic day cele-bration.

It was decided at themeeting that flag hoistingceremony will be held atKhree Sultan Chow SportsStadium Kargil followedby March past. The contin-gents of ITBP, CRPF,

J&K Police and NCC willparticipate in the marchpast. Cultural programmeswill also be presented bythe artists of InformationDepartment, CulturalAcademy as well as schoolchildren.

Meanwhile, the DeputyCommissioner also direct-ed the SDMs andTehsildars of the variousSub Divisions, Tehsils andNiabats in the district toput in place timelyarrangements for the cele-bration of Republic Day intheir respective jurisdic-tions.

DC Kargil reviews arrangements for Republic Day

STATE TIMES NEWS KISHTWAR: MemberLegislative Council (MLC)Naresh Kumar Gupta con-demned the brutal Lathi-charge on NHM employeesby the police resulting intoserious injuries to more thantwo dozen striking employ-ees. He said that its strangethat in a democratic set up

genuine voice is beingstopped by the Govt in such away. He demanded that astrong action should be takenagainst those who areinvolved in the gruesomecrime and registration ofFIR against them.

He interacted with a dele-gation of NHM employeesled by Dr.Sadeeq Wani whopresented a memorandumwith the charter of demands.

Gupta also expressed greatanguish over the failure of

the government in address-ing the genuine demands ofthe NHM employees and alsosaid that employees of NHMare the persons who are pro-viding basic health treatmentin the far flung areas againstlow salary. Gupta assuredthe NHM employees that healong with other Congressmembers will raise the issuein the house on next workingday there by demanding reg-ulation of the NHM employ-ees.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Non Gazetted PolicePensioners Welfare Forum(NGPWF) staged protestagainst the governmentdemanding removal of payanomalies and enhancement ofmedical allowance.

Led by Ajit Singh, Chairmanof the Forum, large number ofretired policemen assembled infront of Press Club Jammuand raised slogans in support

of their demands.The agitating protesters

were demanding removal ofpay anomaly, enhancement ofmedical allowance from Rs300 to Rs 3,000 per month,implementation of 7th PayCommission report, cashlesshealth care policy for theretired policemen, 15 per centquota for the wards of thepolicemen for job in thedepartment, etc.

"The Finance Departmentsought clarification from theDirector General of Policeregarding the pay anomalies toretiring ASIs and HCs. The offi-cer of the Director General ofPolice informed about theamount of Rs 5,93,25,000 videoffice letter No Estt-G-21/2014/10-03-14-15, datedFebruary 17, 2016 addressed toPrincipal Secretary HomeDepartment J and K,Jammu" they mentioneddemanding that the aforesaidamount may be released infavour of retired ASIs andHCs.

They also demanded therelease of hardship allowancewhich was announced by theChief Minister duringAmarnath Yatra and furtherdemanded that those employ-ees who have completed 10years and above service shouldbe given promotion to nextrank as applicable to otherparamilitary forces.

Non Gazetted Police Pensioners raising slogans during a protest at Jammu.

Non Gazetted Police Pensioners reiterate demands

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: Commenting on the inno-cent killings and continuous incidents ofencounters between terrorists and securi-ty forces in the Valley, JKPCC Chief, G.AMir, while expressing serious concern overthe deteriorating situation in the Valley,blamed the government for misleadingpeople on this count aiming to concealtruth and sought clarity from the govern-ment on innocent killings.

Mir asserted that PDP BJPGovernment is claiming that situation isconducive enough, but as far as theground reality is concerned, the situationis more dangerous than it was earlier,fraught with serious consequences.

Expressing serious concern over theprevailing situation in the Valley, Mirdescribed the claims of the government asmisleading aiming to create an impres-

sion that all is well, but fact of the matteris government has miserably failed toensure peaceful atmosphere in the Valley.

While condemning the killing of youngman, Mir lashed out at the governmentfor failing to contain civilian innocentkillings, as a result, the people in entireValley were living in fear.

He also blamed the government for fail-ing to ensure terror free atmosphere,which it (Govt) is claiming that situationwas back to normal, but when we see thesituation on ground, it is entirely differ-ent, more dangerous than it used to beearlier, he said.

"The recent attacks on Lethpora CRPFCamp is indicative of fearful, deteriorat-ing situation presently prevailing inKashmir Valley which shows that bothState and Central Governments lack anypolicy with no roadmap to deal with the

situation," he said.Adding that mere tall claims and official

press releases based on the falsehoodwon't serve any purpose, Mir said thatwrong policies on the part of bothState/Central Government are addingmore chaos to the situation, which is notin the interest of the State, in any way.

Mir asked the government to stop mis-leading people on the prevailing situationand emphasised that government shoulddevise a well-planned strategy to deal withthe situation, besides ensuring safety andsecurity of common masses.

Stating that killings, in any form, arehighly condemnable, loss of precious livescannot be solution to any problem, Mirsaid that Congress Party condemnedinnocent killings and urged upon the gov-ernment to find out the truth behind thekilling of young man.

State, Central Govts misleading peopleon Kashmir situation: Mir

MLC condemns police Lathi-charge on NHM employees

STATE TIMES NEWSNEW DELHI: Chief Minister of Puducherry,V. Narayanasamy called on Union Minister ofState (Independent Charge) for Developmentof North Eastern Region (DoNER) and MoSPMO, Dr Jitendra Singh here and discusseda wide range of state related issues.

Dr Jitendra Singh was briefed byNarayanasamy about distinguished outcomesand targets achieved by the PuducherryGovernment through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) mechanism, thus bringing in a sub-

stantial amount of addition to theState exchequer which could be uti-lized for the benefit of the poor andthe needy as well as for carryingforward several public welfareschemes.

Narayanasamy also apprised DrJitendra Singh of a number of newinitiatives taken by the Governmentof Puducherry. He said, several newdirect air flights from different des-tinations have been introducedrecently. In addition, he said, theGovernment of Puducherry is alsoworking out the possibility and fea-sibility of starting sea cruise

between Chennai and Puducherry.Chief Minister of Puducherry also took up

with Dr Jitendra Singh, some of the issuesrelated to Department of Personnel andTraining (DoPT) and sought his interventionin the interest of the State.

Dr Jitendra Singh took a note of all theissues brought to his notice byNarayanasamy. He said, he would immedi-ately get in touch with the concerned officialsin the Ministry and try to come out withmutually acceptable conclusions.

CM Puducherry calls on Jitendra

Chief Minister of Puducherry, V. Narayanasamy callingon Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at New Delhi.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: As a sequel to hisefforts of mitigating issuesoff employees, Minister forHealth and MedicalEducation, Bali Bhagat onFriday held second round oftalks with the representa-tives of the NHM employeesand discussed all theirissues and demands.

Principal SecretaryHealth and MedicalEducation, Dr. PawanKotwal, DivisionalCommissioner, Jammu, Dr.Mandeep K. Bhandari, IGJammu, SD Singh Jamwal,Deputy Commissioner,Jammu, Kumar RajeevRanjan, Mission Director,NHM, Dr. Mohan Singh,Additional Secretary, K.S.Chib and representatives ofNHM, RNTCP and NACOemployees were present inthe meeting.

The Minister reiteratedhis appeal to the agitatingemployees to resume theirwork immediately as patientcare in health institutions issuffering. He said andadded that Government hasalready taken sympatheticview on their all outstandingissues, including regulariza-tion and moving graduallyto address these complexissues. He said as per theoutcome of previous meet-ings with the NHM employ-ees, the Government hadconstituted a Committee ofofficers to examine their allissues on merit and the saidCommittee, along withother issues also recom-

mended regularization ofemployees in a phased man-ner as it was difficult to reg-ularize more than 8000employees in one go, whoare presently working inNHM and other relatedschemes in Health andMedical EducationDepartment across the statewhich roughly involves afinancial implication uptoRs. 225 crore annually. Tobegin with, under firstphase, the Health & MedicalDepartment also referredthe case of 1020 employeesto the Finance Departmentfor its consideration whichinvolved a financial implica-tion of Rs. 27.41 croreannually. This developmentwas also conveyed to therepresentatives of theemployees from time totime.

Taking humanitarian viewon their demands, theGovernment has also initi-ated some fresh welfaremeasures for the NHM andsimilarly situated employ-ees, including extending thebenefits of AccidentalInsurance Scheme, EPF,paid medical leave for 15

days in an year, maternityleave in favor of the femaleemployees which were notapplicable to them earlier.Those drawing salary uptoRs. 15,000/- per month willbe entitled for the benefitsof EPF and Governmentwill contribute the mandato-ry employer's share as well.Besides, the governmenthas already sanctioned 5%increment to all categoriesof employees and also pro-poses to enhance another1% over and above, said theMinister.

He said "prolonging strikeis unjustified and will notyield any result, but furtheraggravate the problems ofthe patients in the govern-ment health institutions".He urged them to resumetheir work immediately astheir all genuine demandswill be addressed in aphased manner with allsympathies. He said NHMis a purely Government ofIndia scheme and entirefunding comes from theCentre and StateGovernment has no directcontrol to tinker with thisscheme. This fact is well

known to all employees aswell. As and when therecruitment under NHM isdone, it is specifically men-tioned in the advertisementsthat these posts are purelyon contractual basis under aspecific Central sponsoredscheme, and that is whey anAffidavit is mandatorilyobtained from each appoint-ed employee so that theycannot stake their claim forregularization, he asserted.

However, keeping thesethings aside, the govern-ment is sympathetic to theirdemands and wants toaddress these, but adopting

the tactics of putting unnec-essary pressure onGovernment by way of fre-quent strikes and hamper-ing health services is quiteunjustified and uncalled forand Government views itseriously. He said, if theemployees continue to strikeeven after the clear cutassurances from theGovernment, it reserves theright to take action underlaw against such elementswho are instigating theinnocent employees toresort to agitation path.

The representatives ofemployees, however, did notgive any indication to call oftheir strike immediately, butsaid that they would apprisethe employees about the lat-est development and take adecision accordingly.

Meanwhile, the spokesper-son of NHM EmployeesUnion said that the strikewill continue till theirdemand of regularisation ismet.

Bali holds marathon parley with NHM employees, appeals to resume work

Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat chairing a meeting.

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: Police on Friday arrested one drug peddler andrecovered one kilograms Charas from his possession.

According to report, a police party headed by SDPOSumbal, Sheikh Tahir Amin accompanied by SHO Hajin,Saqib Ghani and SI Muneeb-Ul-Islam during a Naka at Hajinarrested one person and recovered one kilogram of Charasfrom his possession.

The drug peddler has been identified as Manzoor AhmadDar alias Waghay, son of Mohammad Maqbool Dar, residentof Shahgund Hajin.

In this connection, case FIR No 01/2018 under Section 8/20NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Hajin and inves-tigation was taken up.

Drug peddler held with Charas

Erdogan: US verdict part of serious plotchain against Turkey

AGENCYISTANBUL: Turkey'sPresident Recep TayyipErdogan today slammed theconviction in the US of a topTurkish banker in a trial onIran sanctions busting, say-ing it was part of a "chain"of plots against his nation."What we are seeing inAmerica is a chain of seri-ous plots," Erdogan toldreporters at Istanbul air-port after the conviction ofMehmet Hakan Atilla,deputy chief executive ofTurkish lender Halkbank.

"If this is the US under-standing of justice then theworld is doomed.

There can be no suchunderstanding of justice.

Need for final action on illegalencroachments: HC

AGENCYNEW DELHI: There is a need to act "once and for all" against ille-gal encroachments, the Delhi High Court today told a municipalbody and the police while taking note of the practice of permittingshops on pavements. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittaland Justice C Hari Shankar made the observation while hearing aPIL by south Delhi-based resident welfare association, whichsought removal of encroachments from footpaths.

It alleged that illegal shops on pavements were selling tobaccoproducts in prohibited areas under the Street Vendor Act.

The counsel for South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)contended that they take action against encroachers every month,but they again return to these sites.

The SDMC also informed the court that the police also takeaction against them every month. Hearing this, the bench remarkedthat the court was not here to look into all this and "if there is a needfor action next month, we will see what we will do thereafter".

"We do not want action and reaction. We want action once and forall," it said. The bench in its oral remarks, without naming anyagency, observed that there are "payments on pavements, becauseof which these encroachers return back".

It issued notice to the Centre, Delhi government, SDMC and theDelhi Police on the PIL which also alleged that due to the occupan-cy on pavements, senior citizens, women and children are forced towalk on roads, putting there life in danger.

The court has now fixed the matter for April 16, by when theauthorities have to file their action taken report.