Saturday January 19, 20194 DISTRICTS

Drug peddler nabbedwith 95 grams Charas

STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: Police on Friday arrested a drug peddlerand recovered 95 grams Charas from his possession.

According to reports, during a Naka at Chinar Mohallaon Eid Gah Road, SDPO Bhadarwah intercepted a personcoming from Sungli towards Bhadarwah on suspicion andduring checking Charas like substances weighing 95 gmswas recovered from pocket of his jacket.

The accused has been identified as Mohd Rafiq son ofAbdul Gani Ganai resident of Sultanpura Nagar Bhadarwahand a case vide FIR No 08/2019 under section 8/20 NDPSAct was registered against him in Police Station Bhadarwah.

Earlier in the year 2011, a case FIR No 149/2011 under8/20/22 NDPS Act was also registered against him whichwas Challaned in the Court of Law," said SHO BhadarwahMunir Khan.

The arrest of accused was made by police party of PoliceStation Bhadarwah along with SOG personnel headed by HCYaqoob under the supervision of SHO Bhadarwah InpMuneer Khan, SDPO Bhadarwah Aadil Rishu, ASPBhadarwah Rajinder Singh and overall supervision of SSPDoda Shabir Malik.

970 Kgs of Lahan destroyed STATE TIMES NEWS

KATHUA: Excise Department destroyed 970 Kgs of Lahanduring different raids carried out to arrest the menace ofillicit distillation and sale of liquor in Excise Range Kathua.

On the directions of the Excise Commissioner Talat ParvezRohella andsupervision ofDeputy ExciseCommissioner(Executive),J a m m uA m a r j e e tSingh, theExcise Teamc o m p r i s i n gETO SavitaChouhan and ETO Eradication Virender Singh Billawriaalong with Insp Enforcement, Office of Excise CommissionerImtiaz Ahmad Khan, Range Inspectors Excise Arun Kumarand Razi Ahmad, SI Sanjeev Kumar, Vikas Khajuria ExciseGuards Rajinder Singh, Mohd Sharief, Jyoti PrakashSharma, Vijay Kumar and Sanju Kumar raided thePersochak, Chardyala and Saktachak areas of Kathua dis-trict to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.

In the process more than 970 Kgs of Lahan raw material ofillicit liquor was recovered by the raiding team from Stateland and was later destroyed on spot.

Sapphire smuggler held, pieces ofgemstone recovered

STATE TIMES NEWSRAMBAN: Police on Friday arrested a sapphire smugglerand recovered pieces of precious gemstone from his posses-sion.

As per thedetails, on a spe-cific informa-tion, BanihalPolice laid a spe-cial Naka at TChowk Banihaland signaled aperson comingfrom RailwayStation Banihalside who wascarrying a blackcoloured bag.During search,63 pieces of sap-phire like mineral were recovered from the bag. The accusedidentified as Mohd Shafi Zargar, son of Ghulam HussainZargar, resident of New Samna Colony Kishtwar was arrest-ed and a case vide FIR No.07/2019 under Section 4/5Sapphire Act was registered against him at Police StationBanihal. The recovery has been made by a police team head-ed by Insp Aijaz Ahmed Wani SHO Police Station Banihalunder the supervision of Sajjad Sarwar SDPO Banihal andSanjay Parihar Addl SP Ramban and overall supervision ofAnita Sharma SSP Ramban.

Three hurt in mishap STATE TIMES NEWS

SAMBA: Three people got injured when the vehicle in whichthey were travelling turned turtle on border road near VillagePaloora in District Samba. The injured have been identifiedas Sunil Kumar (30), son of Bahadur Singh, resident ofKungwala, Mamta Devi (28), wife of Ashok Kumar, residentof Paroora and her son namely 5 years Anshuman. Accordingto the report, the mishap occurred during the interveningnight, when a vehicle without registration number comingfrom Samba side turned turtle on middle of the road near vil-lage Paloora as driver lost control over it. Some villagersassembled and rescued the occupants and shifted them toDistrict Hospital Samba for treatment from where doctorsreferred them to Government Medical College and HospitalJammu for further treatment. Police has taken cognisance ofthe matter and started investigation.

23 vehicles seized, 40 drivers finedfor traffic violations

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: Police seized 23 vehicles and fined 40 drivers forviolations of traffic rules in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouridistrict, officials said. During a drive, several police teamschecked vehicles in the past two days and seized 23 vehiclesthat were plying on roads without requisite documents, theysaid. Drivers of 40 other vehicles were fined for violations ofvarious traffic rules, they added.

Kidnapped minor recovered,accused arrested

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: A kidnapped minor girl has been recovered andthe accused arrested by police in Rajouri district.

Two months ago, a man from a village of Darhal lodged awritten complaint in Darhal police station and complainedthat his 17 years old daughter has been kidnapped by a boynamely Mohammad Shafiq son of Abdul Rashid resident ofDhangri area of Rajouri. On this, a case FIR no 87/2018under sections 363 RPC was registered and during thecourse of investigation the search of girl was conducted atmultiple places.

Finally today a team of police headed by SHO DarhalHabib Ul Rehman raided a location in Rajouri during whichthe kidnapped girl has been recovered from Rajouri townarea while accused has also been arrested.

After legal formalities, girl was handed over to her legalheirs while investigation has been started and questioning ofaccused is going on.

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STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: DeputyCommissioner, MohammadAijaz Asad on Friday inau-gurated newly establishedDrug De-addiction, coun-selling, rehabilitation andSkill Development Centre,here at District HospitalRajouri.

Senior Superintendent ofPolice, Yougal Manhas andMedical Superintendent,Dr. Mehmood HussainBajar besides other staffwere present.

The drug de-addiction,skill development, counsel-ing and rehabilitation cen-ter, has been equipped withadequate infrastructure totreat drug addicts aspatients. Currently the cen-ter has 10 beds, even as fur-

ther technical support willbe provided by Civil andPolice administration.

While speaking on theoccasion, DeputyCommissioner said drugaddiction and substanceabuse affects the capabili-ties and energies of theyouth and it is the responsi-bility of all stakeholders towork together and eradicatethe menace, which is grow-ing at an alarming rate."Besides de-addicting thedrug users, there is need toaddress the major reasonswhich provoke the youth totake drugs. Drug abusemakes the youth dependent,incapable to face the chal-lenges and finally takestheir life" he said.

He said the district

administration in associa-tion with the Police admin-istration has taken initia-tives for the physical, men-tal and skill development ofthe youth of the district.

The DC directed theMedical Superintendent tosubmit a DPR for develop-ment of indoor game facili-ty to channelize the ener-gies of affected youth. Anisolation room will also beconstructed adjoining themain hall.

"Our target is to makeRajouri a drug free districtand bring the addicts in themainstream," he saidadding the provision forskill development has beenmade to enable drug user tolead a dignified life afterleaving the Centre.

DH Rajouri gets de-addiction,counselling center

STATE TIMES NEWS POONCH: Former MLC Dr.Shehnaz Ganai on Friday vis-ited victims of fire incidentoccurred near LoC villageDegwar Maldayalan inPoonch yesterday.

She enquired about healthcondition of the head of thefamily namely Nizam Din,son of Bali Mohammad ofWard No. 4, who was injuredwhile trying to extinguish thefire that occurred due toshort circuit. It is pertinentto mention that the wholeproperty lying inside thehouse was completely lostand one buffalo was alsoburnt alive in this fire inci-dent.

Dr. Ganai has appealed tothe District Administrationfor timely compensation to

this BPL family on humani-tarian grounds. She talkedto the District DevelopmentCommissioner Poonch fromthe spot and advocated theissue earnestly for due andtimely compensation. She

also appealed to some localsocial organisations andNGOs to come forward fortheir help as they have leftwith nothing like beddingsand clothing in this harshcold season.

Dr Shehnaz visits fire victims,assures support

Former MLC Dr. Shehnaz Ganai interacting with fireaffected families at Degwar Maldayalan in Poonch.

STATE TIMES NEWS POONCH: During threedays tour of DistrictsRajouri and Poonch, Memberof Parliament Lok SabhaJammu-Poonch JugalKishore Sharma along withState president BJP and Ex-MLA Ravinder Raina visitedvillage Patrara, Chajja,Bakhar, Channi Mela,Marchola, Thandapani andadjoining areas ofSunderbani NowsheraConstituency and startedvarious development works.

Jugal Kishore Sharma heldGram Sabha at SaansadAdarsh Gram VillagePatrada and listeneddemands of people. He saidthat Patrada would get devel-oped as a model village underthe Centrally SponsoredSchemes as well as withMember of Parliament LocalArea Development Fundswherever required. He

announced Rs 25 lakh forconstruction of multipurposehall and fulfilled the demandraised during Gram Sabha.He also took stock of devel-opment works done in SAGYvillage. Jugal KishoreSharma dedicated 10 solarstreet lights for prime loca-tions and Bio Mass cookstove for inhabitants of vil-lage Patrara.

Jugal Kishore Member of

Parliament started variousdevelopment projects costingRs 31 crore in SunderbaniNowshera Constituenyincluding construction ofvarious roads under PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojna.He started construction workof Devak Hathal Makol SeyaRoad, Channi Mela Road,Chak Kangrail to ChakNowabad Road covering thelength of 35 kilometers and

costing more than Rs 25crore, collectively. He alsostarted the constructionwork of Thandapani WaterSupply Scheme.

Jugal Kishore whileaddressing the gatheringsaid that efforts by bothMember of Parliament andEx-MLA to bring the proj-ects for PMGSY and PHESchemes led to developmentof Sunderbani NowsheraConstituency.

District President BJPNowshera Som Dutt alongwith Mandal PresidentsSanjay Sharma , Ashok Chiband team. ChairmanMunicipal CommitteeSunderbani RajinderSharma, Sarpanchs YashPal, Anita Devi, Darshan LalRaina, Capt Balkrishan andSenior BJP Leaders AjayGupta, Rajindra Sharma,Jernail Singh and otherswere present at the occasion.

Jugal starts Rs 31 cr projects in Sunderbani-Nowshera Constituency

MP Jugal Kishore Sharma adddressing a gathering.

STATE TIMES NEWS SUNDERBANI: ChiefSpokesperson JKPCCRavinder Sharma (Ex-MLC)expressed solidarity withNational Health Mission(NHM) Employees and PDDWorkers.

Sharma visited Dharna siteof NHM employees at Sub-District Hospital Sunderbaniand expressed solidarity withthe agitating employees andsupported their demands. Hejoined the Dharna and extend-ed support to their demandsfor regularization and equalpay for equal work.

Sharma urged upon theGovernor administration toconcede to genuine demandsof NHM Employees andframe policy for their regulari-sation. He assured the employ-ees that their demands wouldbe taken up with the party

leadership.Ravinder Sharma also sup-

ported the demands of dailywagers of PDD, PHE,Irrigation and Flood ControlDepartments who are agitat-ing for release of wages andregularization of eligible work-ers. He said that it is unfortu-nate that these workers arewithout wages and they areperforming their duties in dif-ferent wings and departmentsbut the government has failedto pay regular wages.

He said that BJP made falseclaims and instead of solvingthe problems of daily wagers,it prolonged their issues. Heassured them that CongressParty will support their gen-uine demands and take up thematter with the government.Sharma urged upon the gover-nor administration to accepttheir most genuine demands.

BJP made false claims insteadof solving problems: Ravinder

STATE TIMES NEWSAKHNOOR: Gopal Singh,Sub Divisional Magistrate onFriday visited villageLeharian Panchayat KotGarhi Tehsil Akhnoor tomonitor the various ongoingactivities of AgricultureDeptt and was impressed tosee the organic farming beingpracticed by the farmerRamesh Chander son ofKrishan Lal. RameshChander has been growingorganic crops in the area of 4square Kanals for the lasttwo years without using anytype of chemicals. He useFYM, Neem based organicproducts and local madeextract to control varioustypes of diseases and prac-tices mixed cropping torestrain the fertility of soil.

SDM Gopal Singh, alsoinspected various fieldswhere crops like cabbage,cauliflower, broccoli andtomatoes are grown by thefarmers. He directed variousfield functionaries of Agri.Department. to work withsincerity and guide the farm-

ing community so that theyget maximum benefits fromthe technology.

Taking note of variousproblems faced by farmers inmarketing of their organicproduce, SDM directed theofficers of agriculturedepartment to provide requi-site support to farmer, sothat they get fair price oftheir hard work. He alsoassured farmers to provide aparticular (Marketing) spacein the local market ofAkhnoor to such organicgrower so that they sell their

produce directly to the con-sumer and get good price.

He distributed Spray pumpset to organic growerRamesh Chander. He alsovisited the site of vermicom-posit unit constructed byAgri. Deptt. During the visitSDAO, C.K Dubey, AEOBomal Jatinder Singh, O.PSharma, APO VegetableAshwani Dubey HDOAkhnoor, Kuldeep SharmaG.Q Headquarters and fieldstaff ie AEAs of Bomal zonealso accompanied SDMAkhnoor.

SDM monitors ongoing activities of Agri Deptt

SDM Gopal Singh handing over spray pump to a farmer.

STATE TIMES NEWSDODA: Dr Narinder Paul,Scientist/Subject MatterSpecialist (Extension),Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK) Doda, Directorate ofExtension, Sher-e-KashmirUniversity of AgriculturalSciences and Technology ofJammu (SKUAST-J) hasbeen honoured withCongress of Zoology Medalby the Zoological Society ofIndia (ZSI) for outstandingcontribution in extensionresearch and promoting

extension services during31st All India Congress ofZoology and NationalSeminar on Climate SmartAquaculture and Fisheriesheld at College of FisheriesCampus of CentralAgriculture UniversityImphal at, Lembucherra,Agartala, Tripura fromJanuary 15-16, 2019.

The honour includes a goldmedal, certificate and cita-tion and has been conferredon the basis of research andextension achievements, pub-lications in reputed journals,extension approaches formu-lated and carried out in pro-moting agriculture innova-tions among farming com-munity especially in the fieldof cold water fisheries andaquaculture, entrepreneur-ship promotion among ruralyouth and academic achieve-ments.

Son of Janak Raj andSunita Rani, Dr Narinderhails from Hiranagar town ofDistrict Kathua.

SKUAST-J Scientistconferred ZSI Medal

SKUAST-J Scientist Dr Narinder Paul.

Azad condoles demiseof Abdul Rehman Fani

STATE TIMES NEWS DODA: Leader of Oppositionin Rajya Sabha, GeneralSecretary AICC GhulamNabi Azad expressed grief onthe demise of Abdul RehmanFani, a well-known poet fromDoda (J&K). "Fani was a dig-nified person, a great poet andleader. I convey my condo-lences to the bereaved familyand pray for the eternal peaceto the departed soul." saidAzad. Meanwhile, NareshGupta MLC and ThakurRandeep Bhandari CongressLeader Kishtwar also con-doled the demise and prayedfor peace to the departed soul.

Kathua residents hailGuv for widening

Jasrota-Jakhole roadSTATE TIMES NEWS

KATHUA: Kathua residentshailed Governor Satya PalMalik for initiating wideningof road from Jasrota toJakhole - the first majordevelopmental initiative whichwas a long pending demand ofthe locals and pilgrims ofLord Shiva's Mahanaal site.

The condition of one-wayroad from Jasrota to Jakhole-Mahanaal sites is dismal. Thevehicles have to halt aftershort intervals therefore hin-dering the smooth run oftransport making it difficultfor devotees, school and officegoers to reach their destina-tions. The local commu-nities applauded the Governorfor initiating the constructionwork which will be benefitpeople of Jasrota (known forMaha Kali Mata Mandir andwildlife sanctuary), UjhBarrage Dam, Bakhta(known for Gurdwara CharanKamal Sahib), Dhanni villageand Jakhole which is popular-ly known for Shiv Temple andLord Shiva's Mahanaalroutes.

STATE TIMES NEWS POONCH: Expressingresentment over inordinatedelay in finalising therecruitment process andreleasing the selection listof selected aspirants fromdistrict Poonch for theposts of Rehbar-e-Khel(ReK), Dr Shazad Malik,known educationist andnative of border districtPoonch asked the Directorof Department of youthservices and Sports to expe-dite the selection process so

that the aspirants feel asigh of relief.

Dr Shazad informed thatdistrict administrationPoonch has submitted theselection list to youth serv-ices and sports departmentand now it is for them torelease formal orders ofappointments in favour ofthe selected youth.

Dr Shazad also said, aselections may be announcedanytime in the state andmodel code of conduct isimposed therefore the gov-

ernor and his team of advi-sors should issue a standingorder to all departmentsand recruitment panels tocomplete their process at anearliest to avoid delay undermodel code of conduct.

It is pertinent to mentionhere that selection lists ofReKs have been released inalmost all districts and onlythe list of candidatesbelonging to district Poonchis pending for which thetests were conducted inAugust 2018.

Release selection list of ReK aspirants: Dr Shazad

STATE TIMES NEWSCHANDIGARH: A teamof 14 students participat-ed in Yuvotsav 2018 atPunjab UniversityChandigarh where theyperformed in the skit,mime and debates. This isthe 34th North ZoneInter-University YouthFestival organised in col-laboration with theAssociation of IndianUniversities, New Delhi.Around 38 universitiesparticipated in variousevents, including theatre,literary, music, dance, andphotography. The objective of the youth

festival was to channelizecreative energy and enthu-siasm of the young stu-dents.

The participants thankedDr. Sanjeev Jain, ViceChancellor, SMVDU forallowing them to partici-pate in this event as thesefestivals provide a plat-form for inculcating feel-ings of patriotism andnationalism among partic-ipants while acquaintingthem with the rich culturalheritage of India. Also, theparticipants got opportu-nities for self- develop-ment and character build-ing.

SMVDU participatesin AIU Yuvotsav

SMVDU team performing at Yuvotsav 2018 at PanjabUniversity Chandigarh.

STATE TIMES NEWS KISHTWAR: A 4-day training programme fornewly elected Sarpanchs concluded on Friday.District Development Commissioner,Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana chaired the vale-dictory function. As many as 44 Sarpanchsfrom block Drabshalla, Bounjwah, Palmar,Thakrie and Warwan took part in the 4 daystraining session under Ist Batch. The DDCcongratulated the participants for undergoingtraining with great enthusiasm and passion.He hoped that the training session will help theSarpanchs in the smooth delivery of theirduties in accordance and consonance to theprovisions of J&K Panchayati Raj Act. Heasked them to monitor the punctuality ofteachers, other staff to develop work cultureat the grass root level.

He enjoined upon the Sarpanchs to work

with honesty and sincerity to fulfill the aspira-tions of deserving and needy rural poor.

He asked them to work in collaboration andtandem with the line departments as well asmembers of gram Sabha for strengtheningpeople's participation and thus enhancing gov-ernance accountability.

He further asked them to gear up to boostthe SVEEP activities, Beti Bachao Beti ParaoScheme, Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan MantriGramin Digital Saksharta Technology(PMGDISHA) besides spreading awarenessregarding Central and State govt sponsoredschemes among the rural populace.

Meanwhile, District Panchayat Officerthanked the participants for showing keeninterest in the training session and wishedthem good luck in delivering their duties withfull devotion and determination.

Training for newly elected Sarpanchs concludes