STATE TIMES NEWSUDHAMPUR: MahadevCricket Club won in theongoing T20 CricketTournament, organised bythe Youth DevelopmentCommittee Bhaddu atBhaddu, here on Friday.

In today's match, MahadevClub Bhaddu defeated CrazyEleven Club Dewal by threewickets.

Batting first after winningthe toss, Crazy Eleven Dewalscored 126 runs in 20 oversfor the loss of eight wickets.

In reply Mahadev Clubchased the target for the lossof seven wickets.

Aman Khajuria, whoscored 17 runs in the 40-runpartnership stand withNikhil Chopra, was declaredMan of the Match.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Junaid of J&Kentered the finals in 6o Kgweight category under-19wushu event, organised by theDepartment of Youth Servicesand Sports under the aegis ofSchool Games Federation ofIndia (SGFI), as a part of 63rdNational School Games atIndoor Hall, MA Stadium, here.

Earlier in the semifinalmatches, Junaid (J&K) beatRanjan (Bihar); M. Energy(Manipur) defeated Gurdeep(Punjab).

Today's semifinals results BOYS UNDER-19 40 kg:

Anuj (Bihar) beat Jayraj(Maharashtra); Sunil Singh(Manipur) beat Uttam(Assam). 45 kg: Bikram(Assam) defeated Umakant(Manipur).

48 Kg: Rishad (Punjab)trounced D. Bhaskar(Talengana); Samson(Manipur) blanked Balaji(Maharashtra). 52 kg: Vishal(Assam) beat Sumit (Delhi); H.Romesh (Manipur) beat Suraj

(CBSE). 56 kg: Anand(Jharkhand) downed Pandaya(Gujarat); Misdul (Assam) beatKaran (J&K). 65 kg: Mohit(Punjab) beat Musvi (Assam);M. Malingnagba (Manipur)beat Brijesh (Delhi). 70 kg:Rinku (Vidhya Bharti) beatGamrchad (Manipur)

UNDER-17 75 Kg: Prateek(MP) beat Shubum

(Maharashtra); Kuljeet(Punjab) beat Jolivash(Assam). 80 Kg: Mohd.Shahbaaz (Jharkhand) beatAdarsh (Maharashtra);Bhaskara (Punjab) beat ThairoVaibhu (Delhi). 85 Kg: YashJavesh (Maharashtra) beatBalpreet Singh (Punjab);Sarthek (CBSE) beatSoniprince (Gujarat).

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Vice ChairmanHandloom and HandicraftDevelopment Corporations,Nizam-ud-din Bhat, on Fridaysaid that the Corporations arean asset for the state's economythrough sustainability of artand craft and better marketing.

While asking the manage-ment of the Corporations towork in close Coordination,Bhat directed them to mobilizethe available resources in full toimprove the business of thehand-made products andremain actively involved in thetrade so that the reputationand good will of Kashmir artand Handloom remains intact.He said artisans and weaversare a valuable asset and theyare the real beneficiaries ofsales and business adding thatmore incentives need to be con-templated to improve this lot.

VC said that the

Corporations have been given atarget to ensure that all showrooms and sale centres accom-plish the task given to them bythe respective Boards. "Anyfailure' in taking out the direc-tions in a desirable manner canentail loss of incentives toemployees responsible", headded.

Bhat said the Corporationsare following the employee-friendly policy since its incep-tion and employees have anobligation that the devlopCorporations flourish andbecome a viable tool to carryout defined objectives includingsecuring the interests of arti-sans and weavers.

He expressed happiness andsatisfaction that the sale cen-tres at Bombay, Kolkata, Delhi,Goa and Lucknow are receiving

good response to theirHandicraft and Handloomproducts from the lovers ofKashmir art.

He said that he had recentlyvisited Delhi centres where hewas apprised of various issuesregarding further streamliningof these sale outlets.

"Chairman of theCorporations and administra-tive heads also are focused onameliorating the lot of employ-ees, artisans, weavers andworkers", the VC affirmed. Hesaid the management is mak-ing an effort to expand andmake the infrastructure updat-ed and innovative.

The VC said that possibilitiesare being explored to reopen theHandicraft show room atKashmir House in Prithvi RajRoad.

Saturday December 23, 20178

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Primary Wing ofHeritage School celebrated13th Annual Sports Day.

The theme for the day was'L' EAU EST LA VIE'meaning 'water is life'.

Shourjo Chatterjee,Accountant General Jammuand Kashmir, was the ChiefGuest and Rajeshwar Singh,Senior Superintendent ofPolice, CID HQs, Jammu,was the Guest of Honour onthe occasion. MumtazAhmed MLA, Gulabgarh wasalso present.

They were welcomed by theJunior School Prefect, IfraSambyal, who presented thewelcome address. The sportsevents commenced withmarch past by the fourHouses- Legacy, Tradition,Culture and Dignity.

It was followed by the Oathadministered by AtharavDabgotra, the Junior SchoolPrefect and the declarationof the Sports Meet open bythe Chief Guest.

Students of the primaryschool put up a remarkableshow with colourful dancedrama and various thrillingraces amidst cheers of stu-dents and parents.

The innovative races likesponge race, balance ofnature, water bottle relayand filling the bucket etc.performed on the sportsarena, had the common mes-sage of importance of waterin our lives and our sharedresponsibility of keeping thiselixir of life free from pollu-tants.

The well coordinated drillby students of classes I and

II began with the WaterGoddess flowing down as agift of Nature and portrayalof dependence of all forms oflife on it for their sustenance.

The young enthusiasts ofclasses IV and V show-casedthe Heritageans taking upthe cause of saving waterresources and removing thepollutants.

The winners of races fromclasses I to III were decorat-ed with medals by the Guestof Honour. The Chief Guest,accompanied by thePrincipal Jagadish SinghDhami, honoured the win-ners of races from classes IV

and V and also gave away theprizes for excellence in co-curricular activities. TheBest March Past ContingentTrophy was clinched byCulture House. SunitaGupta, Chairperson of theSchool, presented themementos to the Chief Guestand the Guest of Honour.

The Chief Guest compli-mented the students andstaff for putting up such astupendous show andextolled the Heritageans fortheir energy and spirit.

The vote of thanks was pre-sented by Headmistress,Vandana Jasrotia.

Heritage School Primary Wing celebrates Annual Sports Day

Students performing during the Annual Day function at Jammu.

Mahadev Club wins in T20 Cricket

Winners posing for photograph.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Ace Fencer VanshMahajan appealed toGovernor N.N Vohra to askMinistry of Youth Affairsand Sports to include SportsScience and Sports MedicineDepartments in JammuUniversity and GovernmentMedical College.

He said Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports hasalready selected five institu-tions for setting up SportsScience and Sports MedicineDepartments in the country.

The universities whichhave been identified from the2018 academic sessioninclude Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar,Lakshmibai Institute ofPhysical Education,Gwalior, National Instituteof Nutrition, Hyderabad,Varadhaman MedicalCollege and SafdarjangHospital, New Delhi and

King George MedicalUniversity, Lucknow.

With a view to givingsports science a big boostand integrate knowledge andexpertise with the training ofathletes, Vansh said, the gov-ernment will provide fundsto develop the facilities,equipment, and library forfive years.

International FencerVansh Mahajan feels the newtie-up between the ministryand medical universities inIndia will be a step in theright direction.

Fencer Vansh seeks SportsScience deptt in JU

U-19 Wushu; Junaid of J&K enters 6o-Kg final

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: All India Council forTechnical Education (AICTE)in collaboration withDepartment of HigherEducation organized a one-dayawareness workshop on PrimeMinister's Special ScholarshipScheme (PMSSS) for studentsfrom J&K for academic year2018-19 at Government WomenCollege, Gandhi Nagar here onFriday.

Minister of State forEducation, TechnicalEducation, Culture andTourism, Priya Sethi was theChief Guest on the occasion.

Addressing the gathering, theMinister said that PrimeMinister's Scholarship Schemehas proved to be a boon for thestudents of J&K and more stu-dents from the state must availits maximum benefits.

She emphasized upon creatinga massive awareness of this ini-tiative taken by the governmentfor providing a platform to thestudents of J&K. Priya stressedon organizing more workshops

for creating awareness regard-ing PMSSS especially in farareas to reach out to the under-privileged sections of the society.The prime objective of PMSSSis to empower the youth of thestate to adopt a better outlookon their educational and careerprospects, she affirms.

She said that such workshopsprovide a vital opportunity tostudents and parents to get theirdoubts clarified from the visitingresource person from AICTEand also advised them to not gettrapped by middlemen oragents.

Director, AICTE for PMSSS,Dr M S Manna highlighted thevarious features of the schemeand assured the right guidanceto the students during theirselection for the scholarship. Heexplained how students can reg-ister online and get and theirdocuments verified and whatprecautionary measures have tobe taken during registration,verification and counselling.

It was informed in the work-shop that Students having

domicile of Jammu & Kashmir,passing 10+2 examinationfrom J&K Board or CBSElocated in J&K, willing to studyoutside the State, having familyincome of Rs. 6.00 Lakh orbelow per annum are eligible toavail benefit under the scheme.

Besides, every student will berequired to give preferences ofcolleges and allotment of seatswill be made through counsellingonly. In academic year 2017-18,more than 3200 students werereported under PMSSS and for2108-19, the scheme is set tosurpass the previous year's fig-ures.

Director, School EducationJammu, Ravinder Singh, JointDirector, School Education,Charanjeet Singh, SpecialSecretary, Higher Education,Nitu Gupta, Nodal Officer ofPMSSS, Dr AjitAngral,Education officer, UGC, DrShalini besides Principals of dif-ferent colleges, Higher second-ary Schools, students and par-ents were present on the occa-sion.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Speaker,Legislative Assembly andMLA Gandhi Nagar,Kavinder Gupta on Fridayvisited various areas of hisconstituency and inaugurat-ed several developmentalworks.

He was accompanied bySDM South, Sonu Pargal,Executive Engineer JMC,Rajesh Sharma, ExecutiveEngineer PWD (R&B),Rajan Mengi, ExecutiveEngineer PDD, PD SinghJamwal and field staff ofthese departments.

The Speaker visitedGandhi Nagar, SainikColony, Trikuta Nagar andNanak Nagar and interactedwith people at these placesand also inaugurated and

inspected several develop-ment works. He inauguratednewly installed 250 KVAtransformer at SainikColony the funds for whichwere provided through hisConstituency DevelopmentFund.

The locals at TrikutaNagar and Nanak Nagardemanded the blacktoppingof internal link roads,besides improvement ofdrainage system in the area.

Interacting with the locals,he said that the developmentworks of PWD (R&B), JMC,PDD and PHE have beenexpedited and the tenders forcompleting the remainingprojects have been called andall the works will be executedin the next calendar year.

Earlier in the day, he also

inaugurated the remainingwork of a community Hallnear Shiv Temple at WardNo 21, Gandhi Nagar forwhich the funds have alsobeen provided through hisCDF. The locals expressedtheir gratitude to the legisla-tor for taking the issues ofgeneral public and fulfillingthem on priority.

Multiple delegations fromSunjuwan also called uponthe Speaker and presentedtheir concerns includingirregularities in power andwater supply in the area.

Taking note of the request,the Speaker issued immedi-ate directions to the con-cerned department officialsto initiate necessary actionin this regard.

Artisans, weavers assets forlocal economy: Bhat

Kavinder inspects development worksin Gandhi Nagar Constituency

PMSSS boon for students: Priya Sethi

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A delegationfrom Kargil lead by MLAZanskar, Aga SyedMohammad Baqir Rizvi onFriday called on DeputyChief Minister NirmalSingh and many other cab-inet ministers to apprisethem about various issuesof their areas.

The legislator congratu-lated to Deputy ChiefMinister for taking up thePanikhar to Pahalgam roadproject with the UnionMinister for Roads andHhighways Nitin Gatkariin which he assured thatthe road project Panikharto Pahalgam will be takenas National Highway fromPanikhar to Pahalgam.MLA said the road was themain demand of Zanskarconstituency as it will belater shorten distance toAmarnath Cave for pil-grims. He said the road willalso be beneficial for thepeople of Kargil and Lehbeing the all weather safestroute and will remain openthroughout the year.

Legislator along withdeputation of ZanskarConstituency thanked theDeputy Chief Minister forhis commendable job for

taking up this projectthrough Union Ministry.

In the meeting MLAZanskar Aga Syed BaqirRazvi also demanded forSuru Hydel Project whichis also the burning demandof Zanskar constituencyand also demanded thatthis project having capacityof 100 MV should also betaken immediately whichwill feed the area and willalso generate the employ-ment to this area.

In the meeting it was alsodemanded that a mini air-port should be establishedat Zanskar as it remainscut off from other parts ofthe valley and also project-ed a demand of establish-ment of SankooDevelopment Authority.The Deputy Chief Ministerassured that in this connec-tion a team of concernedofficers will examine thematter and decision will betaken accordingly.

Later, the delegation fromKargil also met Ministerfor Education, Syed AltafBukhari.

Teh delegation lead byMLA Zanaskar demandedestablishment of a DegreeCollege at Sanku besidesup-gradation of six High

Schools to HigherSecondary School and fiveMiddle schools to Highschool. The ministerassured the delegation thatthese demands will be con-sidered favourably at anearliest.

During its meeting withMinister for Health, thedelegation was assuredthat PHC Panikhar will beupgraded to CHC within ashort period of time andnon-availability of doctorsand para-medical staff atSankoo will be filled imme-diately.

The delegation also calledon Minister for Food, CivilSupplies and ConsumerDistribution ChaudharyZulfkar Ali.

The minister assuredthem that thirty fair priceshop will be opened atZanskar constituency thatwill solve the problem fordistribution of ration.Minister also assured thata range office will beopened at Tehsil headquar-ter at Taisuru which wasdemanded in the meeting.

The Legislator thankedall the Ministers for provid-ing their keen interest tofullfill the demands on pri-ority.

MoS Education, Priya Sethi addressing a gathering.

MLA Zanskar calls on Dy CM, ministers

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Continuing hisspree of encouraging theyouth for cracking thestate's civil services exami-nation, Minister for PublicWorks, Naeem Akhtar onFriday met the topper ofKashmir AdministrativeService (KAS) AnjumBashir Khan Khattak andsecond rank holder, AliyaTabassum at their resi-dences here.

Learning that the toppers

hail from remote areas ofMohra Bachai in borderdistrict of Poonch andChatroo in Kishtwar, theMinister said they have setan example for other youthresiding in the far-flungareas that hard work anddedication can't stop thetalented youth from com-ing to the mainstream andsatiate their hunger forachieving the best in theWorld.

Congratulating the top-

pers, the Minister askedthe youth to follow theseyoung officers who havebraved all odds to realizetheir dreams.

Terming their selection asreal empowerment of thepeople of far flung areas,the Minister said they canhelp the government in bet-ter implementation ofdevelopment plans in theremote areas. They shouldserve in these areas of thestate to provide betterservices to the people andengage in inter-personalexchanges to better under-stand their problems, headded.

Pertinent to mention thatKhattak has done comput-er engineering from BabaGhulam Shah BadshahUniversity, Rajouri and isserving as governmentteacher in Poonch while asTabassum has doneMasters in Law fromUniversity of Jammu.

Naeem Akhtar meets KAS toppers

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Police on Fridayfoiled MGNREGAEmployees SecretariatGherao attempt.

MGNREGA employeesunder the banner of MGN-REGA EmployeesAssociation assembled atPress Club Jammu and tookout a Civil SecretariatGherao rally.

Heavy contingent of policedeployed at Indira Chowkfoiled protest rally of MGN-

REGA employees taken outto express resentmentagainst the negativeapproach of the governmenttowards MGNREGAemployees.

"The government hasframed a policy for regular-ization of all contractual,consolidated, casual anddaily wage workers butignored the MGNREGAemployees, we will observecomplete shutdown," protest-ers alleged.

Police foils MGNREGA employeesSecretariat Gherao attempt

PWD Minister, Naeem Akhter felicitating KAS topper.MGNREGA employees staging protest.

A bout in action.

STATE TIMES NEWSKUPWARA: Police onFriday busted a fakedegrees racket by arrestingone person.

Based on specific infor-mation regarding issuingfake qualification certifi-cates, state subject certifi-cates and other importantdocuments, police conduct-ed a raid at ShahPhotostat located at MainMarket Kupwara andrecovered many fake cer-tificates along with com-puters/hard disks andother accessories.

Police arrested one com-puter operator namelyMohd Afzal Bhat, son ofMohammad Mukhtar Bhat,resident of WaterkhaniDrugmulla.

In this regard, Case FIR

No 324/2017 underSections 420,468 and 471RPC and 74 IT Act wasregistered at Police StationKupwara.

Meanwhile, police alsoarrested two notorious drugpeddlers and recovered 1.5Kg Charas from their pos-session.

According to report,police arrested two drugpeddlers from KupwaraTown and Kralpora areas.They have been identifiedas Sardar Khan, son ofAbdul Ahad Khan, residentof Gundisana Hyhama andDilawar Malik, son ofAbdul Hamid Malik, resi-dent of Doban Kachihama.

In this regard, casesunder NDPS Act have beenregistered and investigationis in progress.

Fake degrees racket busted, one held

Arrested computer operator and drug peddlers.

IGP Jammu promotes251 HCs to ASIs

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: IGP, Jammu Zone,Dr. S.D Singh on Friday issuedformal promotion order withregard to promotion of 251Head-Constables to the rank ofAssistant Sub-Inspectors.

This is the seventh DPCwhich was held under the chair-manship of Zonal IGP, Jammuwherein 3,647 officials in dif-ferent ranks have already beenpromoted. The following offi-cers namely SO to IGP JZ,Jammu, Rajesh Sharma, SSPKPS; SSP PCR, Jammu,Joginder Singh; Dy. DirectorProsecution, TADA CourtJammu; Subhash Sharmaand Inspector (Personnel)ZPHQ, Jammu, DeshbirSingh were the members on theBoard constituted under thechairmanship of IGP Jammuzone. Dr Singh expressed hopethat promotion shall act as amoral booster and enable themto feel proud and to equipthemselves professionallythereby bringing laurels to thePolice Department.