DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 (PAGE 7)

Div Com unfurls National Flag at Bakshi Stadium

R-Day celebrated with enthusiasm,gaiety across Kashmir Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 27: Inconnection with 67th RepublicDay, celebrations functionswere held across the KashmirValley with great enthusiasm,gaiety and fervor.

The divisional level func-tion was held at BakshiStadium, Srinagar whereDivisional Commissioner,Kashmir, Dr Asgar HassanSamoon was the chief guest,who unfurled the National Flagand took salute at march pastpresented by the contingents ofPolice, BSF, CRPF, ITBT, SSB,JKAP, IRP, Women police,Executive Police, SDRF, Fire &Emergency, Forest Protection

Force, besides NCC cadets andstudents.

Deputy CommissionerSrinagar, Dr Farooq AhmadLone, Inspector General ofPolice, SJM Gillani, IGP IRP,Sunil Kumar, senior officers ofcivil administration, Police andParamilitary Forces besideslarge gathering of peopleattended the function.

In his Republic Day speech,Dr Samoon said that RepublicDay is the most significant dayin the history of the country asthis is the day when people ofthe country gave constitution tothemselves. He said thatadministration is putting allefforts for ensuring effectivepublic delivery system acrossthe Valley and no stone will beleft unturned in this regard.

He said administration isgiving focused attentiontowards education, health and

other developmental sectors sothat visible improvement is reg-istered on ground and public isbenefited at large. TheDivisional Commissioner alsoemphasized on collective

efforts to eradicate social evils,preservation and protection ofheritage and environment. Healso prayed for the peace,progress and prosperity on theoccasion.

Various colourful and mes-merizing cultural programmeswere presented by the studentsof different educational institu-tions besides artists ofInformation, Education, YouthServices & Sports andAcademy of Art, Culture andLanguages.

Former Chief Minister,Omar Abdullah, MemberParliament, Mehbooba Muftiand former Ministers includingNayeem Akhtar, Dr HaseebDrabu, Asiea Naqash and oth-

ers also attended the function atBakshi Stadium.

BUDGAM: The RepublicDay was also celebrated with

enthusiasm and gaiety at SportsStadium Budgam here today.The Deputy Commissioner, MirAltaf unfurled the NationalFlag and took salute at themarch past. The contingents of

JKP, JKAP, IRP, CRPF, ForestProtection Force and Schoolchildren participated in themarch past.

BARAMULLA: The daywas celebrated at DistrictHeadquarters where Deputy

Commissioner, Yasha Mudgalwas the chief guest whounfurled National Flag andtook salute at the march past.The contingents of JKP, JKAP,IRP, CRPF, Forest ProtectionForce and School children par-ticipated in the march past.

Among others, DIG North,and SSP Baramulla, officers ofPolice and Civil administrationwere present on the occasion.The Republic Day celebrationswere also held at both Sub-Divisions and Tehsil headquar-ters in the district.

At Uri, SDM hoisted theNational Flag and took saluteof the march-past presented bycontingents of Security Forces,Fire & Emergency Services andschool children. Moreover, cul-tural programmes were alsopresented by groups of school

children of various schools.ANANTNAG: The day

was celebrated with full fervorand gaiety at Govt DegreeCollege for Boys where DeputyCommissioner Muneer-ul-Islam hoisted the NationalFlag and took salute at themarch past.

A colourful march past waspresented by J&K Police,CRPF, JKAP, Fire andEmergency Services, NCCCadets and students of variousschools. Scintillating culturalprogrammes were presented byschool children andDepartment of Information.

At Pahalgam, the tricolourwas unfurled by Sub DivisionalMagistrate, who took salute andinspected the march past on theoccasion.

KULGAM: The mainfunction was held at DegreeCollege where the senior offi-cers of Police and Civil admin-istration were present. DeputyCommissioner, Dr Syed AbidRasheed Shah unfurled theNational Flag and took salute atthe march past.

PULWAMA: The mainfunction was held at DistrictPolice Lines where DeputyCommissioner, Niraj Kumarunfurled the National Flag and

took salute at the march past.The contingents of CRPF, JKP,JKAP, Fire & Emergency,Home Guard and School chil-dren participated in the marchpast.

Speaking on the occasion,DDC highlighted the progressof ongoing developmentalschemes and expressed satis-faction and pleasure on the per-formance of various depart-ments especially SchoolEducation Department, whichbrought laurels for the district.

BANDIPORA: The daywas celebrated with patrioticzeal and enthusiasm at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium whereDeputy Commissioner, SajadHussain was the chief guestwho hoisted the National Flagand took salute at the marchpast. The contingents of JKP,

JKAP, IRP, CRPF, ForestProtection Force and schoolchildren participated in themarch past.

KUPWARA: The mainfunction was held at DistrictPolice Lines where DeputyCommissioner, Rajiv Ranjanunfurled the National Flag andtook salute at the march past.The contingents of CRPF, IRP,JKAP, JKP, Forest ProtectionForce and School children par-ticipated in the march past.Tributes were paid to ColSantosh on the occasion.

SHOPIAN: DistrictDevelopment CommissionerG M Dar unfurled theNational Flag, took salute andinspected the march past pre-sented by contingents of J&KPolice, CRPF, IRP, Fire andEmergency Services, ForestProtection Force, HomeGuard besides students fromvarious educational institu-tions.

GANDERBAL: DeputyCommissioner, Showkat AijazBhat unfurled the National Flagand took salute at the marchpast. The contingents of JKP,JKAP, Polce Trainin SchoolManigam,, Forest ProtectionForce and School children par-ticipated in the march past.

BJP, PDP, NC, Cong celebrate Republic DayExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 27: Variouspolitical parties including BJP,PDP, Cong and NationalConference celebrated RepublicDay in different functions organ-ised across the State on Tuesday.

On the occasion of 67thRepublic Day, Speaker ofJammu and Kashmir LegislativeAssembly Kavinder Guptaunfurled the National flag atShahidi Smarak of 1965 warmemorial, New DashmeshNagar, Digiana in Jammu today.

While speaking on the occa-sion, the Speaker recalled thesacrifices of the soldiers andgreat leaders who fought forachieving freedom. He called forsafeguarding sovereignty andintegrity of the nation and urgedupon the people to maintainpeace, harmony and brother-hood.

In connection with the 67thRepublic Day, BJP organized afunction at party headquarters,Kachi Chawani where Nationalflag was hoisted by the Statepresident of the party. Sweetswere also distributed amidexchange of greetings by theBJP leaders and activists.

BJP State president andMLA West Sat Shama, along-with leader of Legislative PartyDr Nirmal Singh, MPs-JugalKishore Sharma and ShamsherSingh Manhas, State GeneralSecretary (Org) Ashok Kaul,MLCs -Ashok Khajuria,Charanjit Singh Khalsa, andRamesh Arora, MLAs PriyaSethi and Rajesh Gupta and sen-ior leaders, hoisted the tri-colourat Kachi Chawni headquarter ofthe party.

Sat Sharma, while extendinggreetings to the people said, "Wehave travelled a long from theday we got our own constitutionand during all these years thedemocracy has further strength-ened."

He appealed that every citi-zen should get united to defeatthe threats posed to the unity andintegrity of the country by theanti- national elements.

Dr Nirmal Singh said that onthis day in 1950 India adoptedConstitution drafted under thechairmanship of Dr BRAmbedkar. "India needed a poli-cy to run its governance and ourconstitution gave us the guide-lines and regulations for thesame", Dr Singh said and addedthat we also need to rememberand salute the brave Indian sol-diers, civilians and martyrs, wholaid down their lives to make thedream of having ownGovernment come true.

Amarnath Gupta, Col UttamSingh, Bansi Lal Bharti, SureshJamwal, Shiv Kumar Gupta,Sakina Bano, Usha Choudhary,Sunil Sethi, Daljit Singh,Munish Sharma, ChanderMohan Gupta, Yudhvir Sethi,Mamta Singh, Gulam AliKhatana, Balbir Ram, NareshDogra, Rachhpal Singh,Purnima Sharma, SheelaHandoo, Surinder Bhagat, S.S.Bijral, Moti Koul, RajeevCharak, Baldev Singh Ballawria,Vinay Gupta, VikramRandhawa, Subash Jandial andRekha Mahajan also attendedthe function.

Senior BJP leaders PriyaSethi and Yudhvir Sethi alsohoisted national flag at CityChowk, Khilone Wali Gali,Shahidi Chowk and other placesin Jammu city.

Meanwhile, MLA JammuEast, Rajesh Gupta along withhis party workers celebratedRepublic Day in his constituen-cy and unfurled tri-colour at CityChowk. Sweets were also dis-tributed among the people. MrGupta greeted the people on thisoccasion. He also unfurlednational flag at Pacca Danga,Bus Stand, Raj Tilak Road, andKachi Chawani.

MLA Kathua from BJP,Rajiv Jasrotia unfurled nationalflag at Budhi and Kharotebesides several other places inKathua town on the occasion ofRepublic Day. Mr Jasrotia, whois state general secretary of BJPalso addressed the gatheringsand greeted the people on thisoccasion. Several Sarpanchs andother Panchayat members werepresent on the occasion.

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)

Udhampur District unit celebrat-ed Republic Day with greatpomp and show. A colorful func-tion was held at Talab Sailin BusStand under the president ship ofRakesh Gupta District Unit pres-ident of BJP.

Former BJP State secretaryand BJP contested candidatefrom Udhampur Assembly con-stituency Pawan Khajuria waspresent as the chief guest in thefunction. A large number of BJPactivists along with youths andwomen were also present in thefunction. Veteran BJP leader SatPal Sallen unfurled Nationalflag. While addressing a largegathering Pawan Khajuriagreeted people on Republic Day.

Somraj Khajuria, KrishanLal, Arun Gupta, Deepak Verma,Subhash Gupta, Mohan LalDrahi, Vijay, Mushtaq, RomeshChander, Chuni Lal Dogra,Kartar Singh, Veer Singh, VikasBharat and Bharti Sharmaamong others were present onthe occasion.

Former Minister of Financeand Information TechnologyPawan Gupta hoisted Nationalflag at Lal Chowk Udhampur. Alarge number of politicalactivists and workers were pres-ent. While greeting the peopleon the eve of Republic Day,Pawan Gupta who is also MLAUdhampur expressed that Indiacan shine with unity and we haveto inculcate the values of patriot-ism, dedication, devotion anddiscipline among the youth.

The prominent among otherswere present in the meetingincludes Raj Kumar Bucha,Sumer Khajuria, Anil Arora,Navneet Gupta, Raj Guru, Ex-Councilor Municipal CouncilUdhampur Jugal Kishore, Ex-Councilor Municipal CouncilUdhampur Vijay Sharma, AshokBaria, Nisha Mahajan, AshokMoti, Manju Gupta, AshokJagotra, Neelam Jogi, JatinderGupta, Sarpanch Lal Din,Sarpanch Sardar GurbakshSingh and Sarpanch Lal ChandBhagat.

BJP MLC Vibodh Guptatoday unfurled the tricolour atGovernment Higher SecondarySchool Dangri on the occasionof 67th Republic day. After flaghoisting ceremony, VibodhGupta also witnessed Parade andcolourful cultural programme aschief guest. About 2000 studentsdrawn from various educationalinstitutions of the area participat-ed in the programme to mark thecelebration of Republic day.

MLA RS Pura, Dr GaganBhagat from BJP unfurlednational flag during RepublicDay function at Daljeet ChowkR S Pura town. He also attendedthe official function at BanaSingh Stadium where SDM R SPura, SDPO, Tehsildar and sev-eral other officials were alsopresent.

People’s DemocraticParty(PDP) Jammu celebratedthe 67th Republic Day and hoist-ed national flag at party office,Gandhi Nagar. GeneralSecretary Ved Mahajan hoistedtricolor in presence of Seniorleaders and party workers andextended his greetings to thepeople of Nation on 67thRepublic Day.

Addressing the gathering onthis occasion Mahajan calledupon the people to preserve thehard fought freedom andexpressed that this freedom isearned by shedding blood and itis the duty of every citizen toplay their individualistic role forthe welfare of society and coun-try. Every person of the societymen, women, children and youthparticipated with zeal and enthu-siasm.

Prominent among those pres-ent included Jatinder Bhat,Hussain Ali Waffa, Fallail Singh,Abdul Rashid Malik, RK Bali,Vijay Raina, Satpal SinghCharak, Puneet Jamwal, AmrikSingh Reen and Rashpal Singh.

District PDP unit Leh todayhoisted National flag at partyoffice on the occasion of 67thRepublic Day celebration in thepresence of District president.Tashi Gyalson, Senior leadersincluding Ghulam Chatapa Ex-Councilor, Tsewang Dorjeyvice president, Stanzin JordanShunu spokesperson, TsewangThinlay Tubak joint secretaryand other senior party leaders

and workers extended their bestwishes to the people of Leh onthe occasion of Republic Day.

Provincial president NationalConference Devender SinghRana on Tuesday stressed needfor preserving and promotingsecular ethos, saying unity indiversity is the biggest strengthof the nation.

Unfurling tricolour on 67thRepublic Day at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this morn-ing, Mr Rana exhorted people tomaintain harmony and strive forpeace and unity.

Mr Rana greeted the peopleon this auspicious occasion andhoped that they will work forstrengthening the bonds of amityand tranquility-the hallmark ofJammu and Kashmir gloriouspluralistic ethos.

Prominent among those pres-ent on the occasion includedAjay Sadhotra, Rattan LalGupta, Kashmira Singh, BimlaLuthra, Brij Mohan Sharma,Qazi Jalal -ud Din, SatpalLakhotra, Abdul Wahid Shan,Ajaz Jan, Satwant Kour Dogra,Gurdeep Sasan, Jugal Mahajan,Haroon, Anil Dhar, ChanderMohan Sharma and Mohd AyubMalik, all Vice Presidents,Sheikh Bashir, ProvincialSecretary, Mr Dharamveer SinghJamwal, District PresidentUrban Jammu, Pardeep BaliSecretary, Rashida BegumSecretary, Vijay Lochan, VeenaObeoia and Amrit Warsha.

Pradesh Congress celebratedRepublic Day in all its districtand block headquarters today.The main function was held atPCC headquarters Jammu whereAnil Chopra, District CongressCommittee Jammu(Urban) pres-ident hoisted national flag in thepresence of functionaries ofPCC, DCC, Mahila Congress,Youth Congress, Seva Dal,INTUC, NSUI and the peoplefrom all sections of society.

Speaking on the occasionMr Chopra recalled the sacri-fices of its great leaders likeMahatma Gandhi, Pt JawaharLal Nehru, Neta ji SubashChander Bose, Shaheed AzamBhagat Singh, Sardar Patel,Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, LalBahadur Shastri and many otherfreedom fighters who sacrificedtheir lives to liberate India fromforeign rulers and guide modernIndia towards its substantiveprogress. He also recalled theleaders like Indira Gandhi,Rajiv Gandhi who sacrificedtheir lives for the unity andintegrity of the country.

Prominent among those whoattended included Kanta Bhan,BB Gupta, Dr Rama KantKhajuria, Mian Nazir, MadanLal Malagar, Ch Sukh Dev,Gourav Chopra, Mansa Ram,Mohinder Panotra, VickyMahajan, Chanchal Popli, JLKoul, Pawan Dev Singh, GulzarSingh, Pawan Sharma, JoginderSingh, Vijay Sharma and AnandGandotra.

Mr Chopra also hoistedNational flag at Bakshi Nagar inpresence of large number ofprominent citizen of BakshiNagar including women andchildren.

At Udhampur, AshokGupta, president DistrictCongress Committee hoistednational flag at Shaheed BhagatSingh Park in presence of localCongress leaders VijayManhas, Surinder Khajuria,Mohan Lal Prassar, RaviShastri, Jagdish Prakash, LalSingh, Mohd Yussaf, DwarkaPrakash, Manav Opadhya andKartar Singh.

At Rajouri Ch Sain AbdulRashid- president DistrictCongress Committee Rajourihoisted nation flag at GujjarMandi Chowk in presence oflarge number of people of allwalks of life. Sweets were alsodistributed on the occasion.

Indian National TradeUnion Congress J&K unit ledby state president Shiv KumarSharma organised a function atCompany Bagh where AEEPHE D S Choudhary unfurledthe National flag. The INTUCpresident greeted the PHEworkers on the occasion andurged upon the Government toaddress the pending issues ofthe workers.

Udhampur unit of theINTUC led by Som Nath cele-brated Republic Day Barrian

PHE Station. SE Hyd CircleUdhampur A K Gupta unfurledthe national flag.

On the auspicious occasionof Republic Day, VikramMalhotra, PCC general secretaryunfurled the National flag at var-ious places in Jammu city andextended good wishes to thepeople.

Mr Malhotra hoisted theTri-colour in the presence ofpeople at Vikram Chowk inWard No. 19 of Jammu city.National Anthem was sung andsweets were distributed amongthe present gathering. RajKumar Mehra, Deepak Mehra,Sunny Mehra, Lalita SharmaEx-Corporator, Vipan Sharma,Ashok Kumar and Sunil Kumarwere also present.

On the occasion RepublicDay, Deputy Chairman J&KLegislative Council, JahangirHussain Mir hoisted tricolor atan impressive function held atMeelaad Chowk near PritamPark in Poonch.

While addressing the gather-ing after hoisting tricolor, theDeputy Chairman paid rich trib-ute to the freedom fighters andall other respectable personali-ties who sacrificed their lives,wealth and time for freedom ofthe nation. He asserted that onsuch national occasions weshould remember their sacrificesand pay our homage. He furthersaid that by following their foot-steps we can make our nationprosperous, developed andsecured.

Prominent among those pres-ent on the occasion includeRajinder Singh, Gurdev Singh,Molvi Munir Hussain Jafri,Molvi Mohd Sharif Nomani,Sakina Begum, Janak Singh,Sher Khan, Syed Amir Shah,Jahangir Hussain and AbdulHameed.

District Congress CommitteeKathua celebrated Republic Daywith enthusiasm. DCC presidentand former MLC Subash Guptagraced the occasion as chiefguest and hoisted the tri-color.Mr Gupta congratulated the peo-ple on this occasion.

Naresh Sharma, PankajDogra, Nirdosh Sharma,Aradhana Andotra, Kulbir SinghPathania, Yugal KishoreBali,Sohan Lal president BCCKathua, SP Chandel, MohinderSingh, Sardar Khan, KaranBhagat, Tarsem Lal, PawanSharma, Ravinderpal Singh,Pushpa Majotra, Pankaj Sharma,AR Dogra and Som Dutt werealso present on the occasion.

Celebrating the 67thRepublic Day, the PCC held afunction at party office Srinagarwhere senior party leaders hoist-ed the national flag. The partyleaders greeted each other anddistributed sweets.

The function was attendedby several senior party leadersand office bearers includingDCC Srinagar president AbdulGani Khan, Gulam Nabi Mir,Mohd Hussain Wada and others.

BCC Bishnah led by ShashiSharma celebrated RepublicDay at party office. Mr Sharmahoisted the national flag inpresence of BCC functionaries.National Anthem was also sungby the party workers.

Senior Congress leaderMaheshwar Singh unfurled thenational flag at Paloura inJammu to mark the RepublicDay. Several party workerswere present on the occasion.They paid their rich tributes tothe leaders who laid down theirlife for the freedom of thecountry.

Congress Committee fromWard No. 37 celebratedRepublic Day. Tri-colour wasunfurled by Veteran Cong leaderSatnam Singh. Several partyworkers and residents of thearea were present on the occa-sion.

NPP zonal president NeerajGupta hoisted national flag atfunction held at Janipur. Severalparty workers besides local lead-ers Rakesh Gupta and NaveenBali also witnessed the occasion.

Shiv Sena state unit leaderDimpy Kohli unfurled nationalflag at party headquarters IndiraChowk while Janata Dal Secularstate unit headed by Mast NathYogi hoisted tri-colour at partyoffice Raghunath Bazar to markRepublic Day.

Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Muneer-ul-Islam inspecting Republic-Day Parade at GDCfor Boys, Anantnag.

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar HassanSamoon inspecting Republic Day Parade at Bakshi Stadium,Srinagar.

Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Aizaz Bhat salutingNational Flag during Republic Day Parade at Ganderbal.

Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Yasha Mudgal duringRepublic Day celebrations at Baramulla.

Protesters block NHExcelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 27: Dozens of protesters today blockedSrinagar-Jammu National Highway near Chursoo area ofAwantipora in south Kashmir and demanded construction of a footbridge.

The locals of the Chursoo today morning blocked the NationalHighway and staged a protest. They said there is rise in the roadaccidents along the Highway since its four laning. "We urge theexecuting agency to either construct an overground foot bridge orunderground foot bridge for the pedestrians' safety," said the pro-testers.

Later, the Station House Officer (SHO) Awantipora rushed tothe spot and pacified the protesters. He also convened a meeting oflocal elders and RAMKY Construction Company over the issue.Following the police assurance, the locals dispersed peacefully andthe traffic was restored.

The locals have threatened administration of massive protestsand road block if their demand was not met within 10 days.

2nd swine flu case in Jammu; 6 months old tests positive

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 27: A 50-year-old man has become the secondvictim of swine flu in Jammu after he was tested positive for H1N1virus.

According to the reliable sources in Government MedicalCollege and Hospital, Jammu, a 50-year-old man from Jammuidentified as Bharat Bhushan, a property dealer by profession, wasadmitted in isolation ward of Chopra Nursing Home of the hospi-tal some days back with swine flu symptoms.

The sources said that on January 25, his swab sample was sendto Government Medical College, Kangra for testing and todaywhen his report was received, it turned out to be positive for H1N1virus.

This is the second case of swine flu in Jammu this season, as1st swine flu case was detected on Jan 14, when a six-month-oldfemale baby was found to be affected with the disease in SMGSHospital, Jammu.