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STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The fresh batchof students from KashmirValley reached Jammuunder 'Student ExchangeProgramme'. The studentsare travelling to Agra fromJanuary 30 to February 6.

Secretary SchoolEducation, Ajeet KumarSahu and State ProjectDirector Samagra ShikshaAbhiyan, Dr. Arun Manhasvisited Teachers Bhawanand Vashnovi Dham onThursday to meet the stu-dents and escorting teach-ers.

Sahu interacted with allthe students and listenedpatiently to their experi-ences about the trip.Students narrated thatalthough they faced certaindifficulties in their roadjourney at Banihal due tobad weather but still theyfelt rejoiced throughoutthe expedition.

Further, they shared theirlearning during the visitswith Secretary and

expressed their gratitudefor arranging such visitsfor students of governmentschools. Students werehappy and satisfied withthe facilities being provid-ed to them at Jammu.

The Secretary SchoolEducation also interactedwith students whoreturned from Agra aftercompletion of the pro-gramme.

The Secretary SchoolEducation during interac-tion with the studentsissued instructions for pro-viding all sorts of facilitiesavailable to the studentsand making their travelsafe and comfortable.

Later, a film show wasalso organised by StateProject Director for thestudents who completedtheir programme and areready to travel back totheir respective districts.

The State ProjectDirector ensured thatevery step is being taken tomake the Student

Exchange Programme asuccess and shall continueuntil the targets areachieved.

The trips were arrangedto various cities of thecountry includingPanchkula, Delhi,Chandigarh, Agra (UP)and Bangalore. Studentsinformed the Secretaryabout the wonderful hospi-tality provided to them athost city Agra.

Sahu also suggested thestudents to write letters totheir newly formed friendsat cities they visited as amark of new friendshipbonds.

The core objective of theprogramme is nationalintegration and to exploreeducational prospects andsharing the experienceswith other fellow studentsof the country.

During the current year,J&K state has planned tosend 9000 students of var-ious student exchange pro-grammes.

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STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: S K Dubey, a CivilEngineer by profession, willassume the charge ofExecutive Director NHPC,

Region J&K from February1, 2019, on superannuationof outgoing ExecutiveDirector, Chander Mohanfrom services, after render-

ing 38 years of distin-guished services.

Dubey was welcomed atJammu by Chander Mohanalong with other senior offi-cers of NHPC and employ-ees at Regional Office,Jammu. He shall be respon-sible for all operatingNHPC Power Stations inthe State. Dubey is a com-petent professional withover three decades of exten-sive experience in Hydro-Power sector.

Later, a grand functionwas organised at theRegional Office, Jammuwhere a number of NHPCemployees bid farewell to theretiring officer.

STATE TIMES NEWSNEW DELHI: Delhi PradeshNational Panthers Party paidtributes to former DefenceMinister, George Fernandes dur-ing a condolence meeting held atNew Delhi.

Chief Patron of NationalPanthers Party, Prof Bhim Singhdescribed George Fernandes as aunique human being, with secularoutlook and nationalist approachin his political career. NPPSupremo said that the new gener-ations, who would care to readsome of the books written byGeorge Fernandes, would under-stand Fernandes and his approachtowards secularism and democra-

cy in the country. The Panthers Party, in its condo-

lences to bereaved family andfriends of George Fernandes,prayed for heavens to the depart-ed soul.

Bhim Singh also urged the polit-ical activists from different walksof life to read about life and con-tributions of Late GeorgeFernandes.

Others present in the condolencemeeting included Anita Thakur,Rajiv Jolly Khosla, RomeshKhajuria, Anil Sharma, SunitaChoudhary, Mehfooz Khan,Rashmi Dutt, Sanjay Kumar,Swaran Singh Yadav and KifayatHussain Rizvi.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: BJP Mahila MorchaState President, Rajni Sethi, inconsultations with BJP StatePresident, Ravinder Raina; StateGeneral Secretary (Org) AshokKaul and other senior leaders ofState BJP, nominated six DistrictPresidents and GeneralSecretaries for various districts ofKashmir.

Andleeb Bashir has been nomi-nated as District President andShazia Khan as General Secretaryfor Srinagar District; Sakeena asDistrict President and Shaguftaand Rafia as General Secretaries

for Pulwama District; HaneefaKhan as President and TajaBegum and Zareefa Begum asGeneral Secretaries for KupwaraDistrict; Aabida as DistrictPresident and Rifat Subhan andTabassum as General Secretariesfor Baramulla District; ShakeelaAkhtar as District President andRabiya Adil and Shafeeqa Akhtaras General Secretaries forAnantnag and Iqra Jan has beennominated as District President,and Afroza Akhtar and YasmeenRashid have been nominated asGeneral Secretaries for KulgamDistrict.

Dubey to take over asExecutive Director NHPC

S K Dubey bidding farewell to retiring officer ChanderMohan in Jammu.

NPP pays homage to George Fernandes

BJP Mahila Morcha nominates6 District Presidents

OFFICE OF THE EXCISE INSPECTOR, SUB-RANGE, WEST, JAMMU

PUBLIC NOTICEIT IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THELOCALITY OF CANAL HEAD, JAMMU THAT SHRIDINESH MALHOTRA S/O LATE SHRI P.N.MALHOTRAR/O H.NO. 194 A/D , GANDHINAGAR, JAMMU ANDSHRI SUNIL GUPTA S/O LATE SHRI JIA LAL GUPTAR/O H.NO. 101 A/D, GANDHI NAGAR, JAMMU BOTHPARTNERS OF M/S THE GRANDSTANDRESTAURANT, 5TH FLOOR, PALM ISLAND,AKHNOOR ROAD, JAMMU HAVE APPLIED IN THEEXCISE DEPARTMENT FOR ISSUANCE OF BARWITH RESTAURANT LICENSE (JKEL-4) WHERETHEY WILL SELL LIQUOR IN PEGS. IT IS, THERE-FORE, NOTIFIED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THEGENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOCALITY THAT ANY-BODY HAVING ANY OBJECTION TO THE ISSUANCEOF SAID LICENSE SHOULD APPROACH IN THEOFFICE OF THE DY. EXCISE COMMISSIONER(EXECUTIVE), JAMMU AT EXCISE AND TAXATIONCOMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, RAILHEAD, JAMMU WITH-IN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OFTHIS NOTICE.PLEASE NOTE THAT NO OBJECTION SHALL BEENTERTAINED AFTER THE EXPIRY OF ABOVEMENTIONED PERIOD.

SD/-NO:06/SRW EXCISE INSPECTOR,DATED: 30-01-2019 SUB-RANGE, WEST, JAMMU.

STATE TIMES NEWSNEW DELHI: Udhampurwill have a daily train service toPathankot, which will startshortly after finalising the pre-cise date from when Train No.74906 / 74907, presently oper-ating between Udhampur andJammu Tawi, will follow anextended route up toPathankot.

Disclosing this here onThursday, the Union Ministerof State (IndependentCharge), Development ofNorth Eastern Region(DoNER) and MoS PMO, DrJitendra Singh said, it will ful-fill a popular demand of localpopulation for which, he hadmade a personal request to theRailway Minister, PiyushGoyal. He said that he had

received an official writtencommunique from theRailways Minister confirmingthat the request had been con-ceded and orders had beenissued for running a daily trainservice between Udhampurand Pathankot.

Over last five years, Dr

Jitendra Singh said that therehas been a constant endeavourto improve connectivity byroad and other means, in hillyterrains of the region andUdhampur-Pathankot Railservice will not only add to easeof travel for local commuters,but also contribute to social

and economic development ofthe area. He further said thatit will also offer relief and facil-ity, particularly to youth andothers, who undertake dailyjourney from Udhampur todestinations beyond Jammu,including Kathua etc. Hethanked the Railway Ministryfor having conceded thisdemand in spite of financialconstraints involved.

With a new Radio Stationhaving become operationalfrom 21st of January and thehistoric Devika RejuvenationProject being launched by thePrime Minister, NarendraModi on 3rd of February, DrJitendra Singh said that thenew train service is yet anoth-er New Year achievement forpeople of Udhampur.

Meanwhile, an All-IndiaGurjar delegation representedby 'Akhand Bharat GurjarMahasabha' today called on DrJitendra Singh and held ameeting to discuss variousissues of the community. Theyalso presented a memorandumlisting various demands ofGurjar community living indifferent States includingRajasthan, Uttarakhand,Jammu & Kashmir, HimachalPradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The Minister gave a patienthearing to the delegation andsaid, since most of the issuesraised by them pertain to theUnion Ministry of HomeAffairs and Union Ministry ofSocial Justice, he will forwardtheir memorandum to the con-cerned Ministries.

Daily train service from Udhampur to Pathankot in offing: Dr Jitendra

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh interacting with a delegation at New Delhi on Thursday.

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: The AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB),South Kashmir on Thursdaybooked the then ChiefMedical Officer (CMO)Kulgam, other officers/ offi-cials and beneficiary suppli-er firms under thePrevention of CorruptionAct.

According to reports, ACBSouth Kashmir registered acase under Prevention ofCorruption Act on outcomeof Joint Surprise Check(JSC) conducted into theallegations that during year2016-17, equipments forstrengthening of OperationTheaters/ Labour-rooms andBlood Banks at DistrictHospital Kulgam and otherSub-District Hospitals wereprocured at exorbitant ratesin sheer violation of codalformalities by the then CMOKulgam, Ashiq Hussain Mirand others officers/ officials

of CMO's office.During the course of joint

checking, it was surfacedthat the then Chief MedicalOfficer and other officers/officials posted at DistrictKulgam in league with sup-pliers prominently M/s SeaGreen Traders have causedloss to the State exchequerand conferred undue pecu-niary benefit upon them-selves by misusing their offi-cial positions and have notonly procured out-dateditems but on highly exorbi-tant rates as well.

Accordingly, a case FIR No1/19 under sections 5(1),read with 5(2) of J&K PCAct, Svt; 2006 read withSection 120-B RPC in PoliceStation Anti-CorruptionBureau Anantnag was regis-tered against accused per-sons namely Ashiq HussainMir, then CMO Kulgam andother officers/officials andbeneficiary supplier firms.

ACB books then CMOKulgam, others under PC Act

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmirwill be from the BJP as the party will come to power on itsown in the state, state in-charge of the saffron party RavinderRaina said on Thursday.

Addressing a series of meetings ahead of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's February 3 rally at Vijaypur in Jammu, theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader credited the Union gov-ernment for ensuring "remarkable development" in the state.

"The BJP will form its own government in Jammu andKashmir after upcoming assembly elections and the chief min-ister will be from the BJP," Raina said.

Launching a scathing attack on the Congress and theNational Conference (NC), Raina said leaders of both the par-ties had plundered the resources of the state and exploited thepeople.

While, the Narendra Modi government with the slogan of"Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas" has ensured that every section ofthe society gets justice.

Raina thanked the prime minister for sanctioning key proj-ects for Jammu like AIIMS, Shahpur Kandi and Ujj multi-purpose Hydro power and irrigation projects, IIM-Jammu,IIT Jammu among others.

He further said that the people of the state especiallyJammu have decided to vote and support the BJP in theupcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.

Raina also asked the people of the state to participate in themega rally at Vijaypur to show their support for the BJP andModi to "make India a powerful nation".

Next J&K CM willbe from BJP: Raina

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: J&K ERA hasimposed a further penaltyof Rs 2 crore on theContractor (M/S SimplexInfrastructure Limited)executing work on theJehangir Chowk -Rambagh Flyover for itsfailure to complete the 2ndPhase of the flyover i.e(Rambagh - Alochibaghstretch).

Chief Executive Officer,J&K ERA Dr. RaghavLanger said that as perthe revised time schedulesubmitted by M/S SIL(Simplex InfrastructureLimited) had to completethe structural portion of2nd phase of the flyoverproject by 31st December2018.

However the same hasnow got delayed till end ofFebruary - 2019 due tosub-optimal manpower,material and machinery

deployed by the contractor.The Chief ExecutiveOfficer said that strictmonitoring of milestonesfor the mega project isbeing done on a continuousbasis and the contractorshall be penalized underrelevant sections of con-tract agreement for delay-ing the work. It may berecalled that in the monthof October 2018 the con-tractor has already beenpenalized with an initialpenalty of Rs. 1.25 croreby J&K ERA.

The CEO J&K ERA hasalso directed the projectstaff to impose employer'sclaims under relevantclauses on the contractorfor delays in the projectand additional burdenbeing put on the stateexchequer on account ofsalaries of employees andextension of tenure of theDesign & Supervision

Consultants deployed onthe project byGovernment.

Meanwhile, J&K ERA isconstantly engaged withthe contractor to ensurethat the remaining struc-tural works that includeerection of girders, layingof deck slabs, retainingwalls, etc. on 3rd phase ofthe flyover fromAlochibagh to Jehangirchowk gets completed asper agreed timelines. Ithas been reiterated to thecontractor to professional-ly execute the contractagreement or face actionin future as well.

The contractor is sup-posed to make the com-plete stretch of flyovermotorable by June 2019 asper his submitted workplan.

JKERA imposes Rs 2 cr more penalty on contractorworking on Jehangir Chowk -Rambagh Flyover

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A Division Benchof State High Court com-prising Chief Justice GitaMittal and Justice TashiRabstan on Thursdaydirected State to file sta-tus report on organ trans-plant centre in Jammuand Kashmir positivelywithin six weeks fromtoday.

The court direction camein a a Public InterestLitigation (PIL) filed bySmile Social Youth Clubthrough its PresidentMatloob Saleem Qureshiraising an important issueof organ transplant.

After hearing both thesides, the DB observedthat Atul Dulloo, PrincipalSecretary Department ofHealth and MedicalEducation, who happensto be present in anothermatter has informed thisCourt that the statute gov-erning the transplantationof human organs has beenamended very recently andthe State Government is in

the process of notifyingthe Rules thereunder,which are expected to benotified within two weeks.

"Dulloo has furtherinformed that so far ascorneal transplants areconcerned, the StateGovernment has alreadycompleted the constructionof the necessary facilitiesand necessary staff isalready in place however,acquisition of necessaryequipments for transplan-tation facilities shall becompleted within fourweeks," the DB observed.

Upon this, the DBdirected that the StateGovernment shall alsoexamine the need for otherorgan transplants.

DB seeks status report in PILfor organ transplant centreFresh batch of students reaches Jammu

under exchange programme STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Advisor toGovernor, Kewal KumarSharma, on Thursdayinspected the progress onand working of various sew-erage treatment plants atBhagwati Nagar here.

During the visit to 27MLD Sewerage TreatmentPlant (STP) being con-structed by NBCC underJNURUM, the Advisor wasinformed that the Plant isbased on ASP technologywhich has been designed tocater to the sewage efflu-ence from Jammu Eastconstituency.

The Advisor directed theofficers to ensure that thePlant is made operationallysoon with the availablesewage flowing into thealready laid network. Hedirected the concerned offi-cers to roll out the immedi-ate provision for dedicatedPDD lines to the saidPlant.

Sharma also visited thesite of 30 MLD STP con-structed by ERA underADB funding underSewerage scheme forDivision A and Division Bpartly.

He was informed that the30 MLD STP is based onNBBR technology and theplant is at present fullyoperational with around 10-12 MLD sewage flowinginto it. The network con-nected with the Plant ismainly areas falling inJammu division up toJanipur Nallah andAkhnoor road on one side.

The Advisor also enquiredabout the 10 MLD capacity

STP constructed by UEEDunder State scheme basedon UASB technology.

He was informed that theSTP was put to operation in2010 and is already opera-tional in the same area.

The Plant caters to thesewage from the areas likeTalab Tillo, BhagawatiNagar and Mohinder Nagar.

The Advisor was accompa-nied by FinancialCommissioner, H&UDD, KB Aggarwal, ChiefEngineer, UEED, SatinderSingh Rana, GM NBCC,Kashmira Singh, SEUEED, Exen UEED, ERA,AEEs and other concernedofficers.

Advisor Sharma inspects sewerage treatment plants

Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma inspectingprogress of sewerage treatment plant at Bhagwati Nagar.

SAC's decision on teachers posts: Sawhneyextends support toprotesting students

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Yogesh Sawhney,senior Congress leader andformer Minister, extendedsupport to students andscholars of JammuUniversity protesting againstSAC's decision on posts ofteachers.

In a statement issued hereon Thursday, Sawhney saidthese students and scholars,without any political atten-tion or support, attracted theattention of concernedauthorities and administra-tion on their own. He furthersaid that the decision shouldbe revoked immediately as itwould affect the educatedyouth of the State. Heextended his full support tothe cause and asked theadministration to modify itsdecisions for benefit of youth.