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STAFF FOR ITS FACTORY

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DESIGNATION Requirements

1 Computer Operators (5) Knowledge of MS-OFFICE. Tally/ Busy knowing candidates will be preferred.

2 Quality Assurance Executives (2)

M. Tech in Food Technology. Experienced will be preferred.

3 Production Supervisors (3) Experience in FMCG Sector will be preferred.

4 Receptionist (1) Knowledge of MS-OFFICE & Should Know Use of EPPX.

5 Accountant (1) 5 Year’s Experience in Accounts with knowledge of Tally/Busy.

Walk in interview for these positions will be held on Sunday i.e. 27-10-2013 in between 09.00 Am to 12.00 Noon at Banday Ideal Products Ltd. Aukaf Building, Old Zero Bridge near Nawa-i-Subah Complex. Candidates are advised to bring with them the copies of all relevant documents and an updated resume indicating the position for which applied.

Dr. Meenakshi MunshiDirector DBT, GoI

Prof. Nikhil ChrungooCoordinator

Sa�ron Network projectProf. Raies A. Qadri

Organizing Secretary

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CHIEF GUEST:

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PDD spends millions on re-metering,

sleeps on damaged transmission network

Chief Justice inaugurates Admin blockSrinagar, Oct 25: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kash-mir High Court, Justice MM Kumar in presence of Min-ister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mir Saiful-lah on Friday inaugu-rated double-storeyed Administrative Block of Advocate General’s office. Judges of High Court and Advocate General MI Qadiri were present on the occasion. An official handout said the construction work was executed by JKPCC at an estimated cost of Rs 1.50 crore. The function was attended by senior High Court judges Jus-tice Mansoor Ahmad Mir, Justice Ali Muhammad Magray, Deputy Advocate General, Alau-Ud-Din Ganai, Law Secretary, Muhammad Ashraf, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Man-aging Director JKPCC, Additional Advocate Generals and senior lawyers, it added.

Urs observed at Nowshehra shrineSrinagar, Oct 25: Annual Urs of Hazrat Khawaja Habib Ullah Nowsheri (RA) was observed on Friday with devotion and religious fervor. An impressive function, in this connection, was organized at Nowshehra shrine, where Mirwaiz Moulvi Riyaz Hamdani addressed the devotees, throwing detailed light on the life and religious services of Hazrat Habib Ullah Nowsheri (RA).

Frequent power cuts irk Shaheed GunjSrinagar, Oct 25: The residents of Shaheed Gunj have com-plained of erratic power supply in the area. They said the locality reels under darkness quite often. “Our lives have turned miserable,” said a delegation of resi-dents lead by Muhammad Rafiq. They appealed the PDD Chief Engineer Bashir Ahmed Khan to look into the matter.

Gulshan Nagar colony reels under darknessSrinagar, Oct 25: Residents of Gulshan Nagar Lane 11 Sec-tor-C said they are reeling under darkness for last 10 odd days due to some technical snag in the power distribution system there. A delegation from the area said the transmission lines feeding the area developed some snag 10 days ago. “Due to the snag there was generation of high voltage which damaged our electronic gadgets. We had approached the concerned PDD authorities, however, power has not been restored yet. In absence of power we face immense problems. We make a fervent appeal to Chief Engineer PDD, Bashir Ahmed Khan to look into the matter,” the residents said.

Residents call on SE PDD Srinagar, Oct 25: A delegation of Bemina Coordination Com-mittee on Thursday called on the Superintending Engineer (SE), Power Development Department (PDD), apprising him about “inflated electricity bills and unilateral increase in agreements by the officials concerned.” The delegation was led by the Coordination Chairman Muhammad Shafi Shah. The SE, according to Shah, assured that “allegations about inflated bills will be looked into and fee will be charged in accordance with the reading in meters.” Despite repeated attempts the PDD officials could not be contacted for comments.

Sheikh, Kawoosa visit City collegesSyED ImRAN AlI HAmDANI

Srinagar, Oct 25: Before leaving with Durbar to Jammu, the Secretary Higher Education, Sheikh Mushtaq and Director Colleges, Dr Tariq Ahmad Kawoosa on Friday visited City colleges. Starting from SP College, the duo took stock of various ongoing construction works and also reviewed academic arrangements. The officers while interacting with students inquired about their studies. Later, they visited Government College for Women College M A Road. The officials said the visits aimed at getting first-hand account of developments at the City colleges before the Durbar leaves for Jammu.

Speaker reviews Eidgah worksSrinagar, Oct 25: The Speaker, Legislative Assembly Muba-rak Gul Friday visited various areas of Eidgah constituency to review ongoing developmental works.

Now, Sagar wakes up to defunct streetlights

Directs PDD, SMC to ensure coordination

SKIMS hosts pre-conference Anesthesiology workshop

HO wakes up to unhealthy

food outletsSrinagar, Oct 25: Lack of hygiene, absence of proper dress code or medically unhealthy con-dition of staffers at restaurants, hotels and other food outlets in the City may soon land its owners in trouble ranging from cancella-tion of licenses to imprisonment. Prompted by public com-plaints, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has finally decided to act tough against the viola-tors with the SMC Health Officer issuing public notifications in newspapers. “The Public Health Depart-ment of Srinagar Municipal Corpo-ration is conducting a Food Safety Audit of all Food Establishments of Srinagar City, which shall include: Sanitation and cleanli-ness of the Food Establishments, Pest and rodent control methods adopted, Health and Hygiene of the all Food Handlers along with their Medical /Health status and Adoption of dress code including uniform, gloves, and Headgear etc,” reads the notification issued by the Health Officer Dr Shafqat Khan vide No SMC/PS/HO/882 dated October 24, 2013. “Any Food Establishment which fails to comply the Food Safety Audit shall be liable to cancellation of Food licenses along with fine up to Rs 1 lakh or imprisonment upto 6 months under the Food Safety and Stan-dard Act 2006,” it adds. When contacted the Health Officer admitted that the deci-sion was taken following public complaints that the “food out-lets were taking consumers for a ride”. “No indiscipline will be tolerated,” he added.

Jhelum cleaning

continues Srinagar, Oct 25: On day two of Jhelum cleaning drive, volunteers removed heaps of garbage from Zero Bridge to Habba Kadal stretch of the river. A handout said: “Number of volunteers represent-ing ML Higher Secondary School, Oak Hill School, Wild Life SOS, NITT Hazratbal, SSM College of Engineering, Adventure Tour Operators, Members of JKSMA and workers from SMC took part in the drive.” “The team removed tons of garbage from river banks while a lot of float-ing trash was also collect-ed,” it added. The senior members of Adventure Tour Operators Associa-tion of Kashmir (ATOAK) including Rauf Tramboo made awareness about the water pollution. “They also requested the reli-gious heads of different communities including the chief Mahant of Hanu-man Mandir to advise his disciples to desist from dumping garbage and other waste near the river banks, which were later cleared by the volunteers in his pres-ence,” the handout added. The cleaning drive is going on under the supervi-sion of Mansoor Ahmad Ward Officer SMC, Muhammad Yousuf President JKSMA and Rauf Tramboo President ATOAK.

GK CIty REPORtER

Srinagar, Oct 25: The Power Development Department, which has been allegedly infa-mous for re-metering of already

metered areas of Srinagar in the past few years, must have spent millions on such deals, but the PDD has failed to improve transmission network even at

places where disaster is feared anytime. Take the case of Dr Ali Jan Road, electric poles catering to high tension lines, are damaged for years and have bend to a

“deadly angle.” But the PDD has not taken remedial measures. The scene is worst in some Soura colonies where transmission lines hang so low that, as per locals, a tall person is feared to touch the deadly lines. The transmission network in other areas is no different. A few weeks ago, the resi-dents of Pal Pora Sonawar had a narrow escape when the transmission lines col-lapsed. Though the poles and transmission lines are “decayed”, the PDD Babus haven’t bothered to revamp the network. The PDD says it is running short of financial resources to make revamps. But the civil society has been asking why did the Power Ministry prioritize re-metering of Srinagar by spending mil-lions on areas where meters had been installed just a few

years back. The PDD continues to pre-tend slumber over such queries, while human life in Srinagar is at risk.

Srinagar, Oct 25: A day after the J&K State Commission for Women pulled up the district adminis-tration over defunct streetlights, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Muhammad Sagar Friday directed the officials to ensure that lights are fully functional, “so that the people do not face any conve-nience especially during the late night and wee hours.” An official handout said the Minister was addressing officers during a review meeting con-vened to discuss the functioning of various street lighting system of Srinagar City. Power Develop-ment Commissioner, Asgar Ali, Commissioner, SMC, Srinagar, Dr GN Qasba, Chief Engineer PDD, Bashir Ahmed Khan, SE, Executive Engineer and other senior officers were present in the meeting. The Minister asked the SMC and PDD to work in “close coordi-nation to ensure that streetlights are fully functional, so that people living in various localities as well as commuters do not face any inconvenience.” Sagar said a “mechanism should be worked out so that both departments can synergise their efforts and ensure that the people get the requisite facilities and proper maintenance of the street lighting system of the City is ensured.”

He also directed the officers to ensure the implementation of the decision taken in the District Development Board Meeting and the subsequent directions of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for “transfer-ring an Electrical Sub Division from PDD to SMC, so that the proper

look after and maintenance of the street lighting system is done.” He said “by doing so the Munici-pality would be augmented by the much needed human resource and other related things for proper maintenance and upkeep of streetlights and other things.” The Minister also asked the PDD officers to ensure that the people get adequate supply of power during the ensuing winter season. He said that the Chief Minister has already passed requisite directions to ensure that power supply is streamlined and consumers do not face any unnecessary cuts. The J&K State Commis-sion for Women Chairperson Shamim Firdous has already taken a serious note of the defunct streetlights linking it with “harassment of women”. A few days before Eid Ul Azha some women from Chana Pora, Batamaloo and other areas had complained of “harassment on the dark busy roads” during fes-tive shopping while many roads elsewhere too reel under dark-ness.

GK NEwS NEtwORK

Srinagar Oct 25: Director, SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Showkat Ali Zargar Friday inaugurated pre-conference workshop of the 23rd Annual National Conference of Research Society of Anesthesiology Clini-cal Pharmacology (RSACPCON 2013) at the SKIMS auditorium. “Three workshops, which included ultrasound guided Neuro and Vascular access, difficult Airways Management and Neuro Monitoring were conducted by eminent faculty from abroad and India includ-ing Dr NareshKoul , Dr Rashid Khan along with his team from Muscat Oman , Dr Naveen Mal-hotra from Rohtak and Dr Mary Abraham from New Delhi,” a

SKIMS handout said. Dean Faculty Dr Khursheed Iqbal in his inaugural address stressed on “more ultrasound guided workshops.” Dr Imtiyaz Naqash HOD Anesthesiology and Critical Care SKIMS who is also organizing Chairman wel-comed the delegates. The workshop will be fol-lowed by 2-day conference at SKICC to be inaugurated Satur-day by Dr VM Katoch Secretary Department of Health Research & Director General ICMR , New Delhi, who will be the chief guest while Dr Mehraj Ud Din Ex- Director SKIMS will be the guest of honour. Organizing Secretary Dr Qayoom Lone informed that over 200 delegates are expected to attend the conference.

23rd Annual National Conference of Research Society of Anesthesiol-ogy Clinical Pharmacology (RSACP-CON 2013) to be inaugurated by Dr VM Katoch Secretary Department of Health Research & Director Gen-eral ICMR at SKICC.

Tragedy awaited on Dr Ali Jan Road (Citizen Journalist Irfan Tramboo)