STATE TIMES NEWSKISHTWAR: DistrictDevelopment CommissionerKishtwar Angrez SinghRana today chaired a meet-ing of District Level TaskForce Committee (DLTFC)in which 99 cases underPrime Minister'sEmployment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and

JKREGP were approved.DIC, KVIB Kishtwar sub-mitted the loan proposalswhich included steel fabri-cation, furniture, prepara-tion of Readymade gar-ments, welding, carpentry,electronics & repair, cuttingand tailoring, automobiles,readymade garments etc.

The committee screenedand scrutinised 133 casesout of which 99 were select-ed for credit linkagethrough financial institu-tions after thorough analy-sis of viability of proposedprojects and the entrepre-

neurial skills of the appli-cants. The units are expect-ed to generate employmentopportunities for around300 souls.

The meeting was attendedby ADDC Kishtwar Mohd.Hanief Malik, Lead DistrictManager Sanjeev Gupta,General Manager DIC UshaRani, Functional ManagerDIC Dr. Mohsin Raza,District Officer KVIBMohd Iqbal Butt,Supervisor ITI KishtwarAkhtar Hussain and repre-sentative from JK Bankbesides other concernedofficers.

STATE TIMES NEWSREASI: National MedicinalPlants Board, Ministry ofAyush, Govt. of India in col-laboration with KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK), Reasiof Sher-e-KashmirUniversity of AgriculturalSciences and Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J) organ-ised awareness-cum- trainingprogramme on medicinalplants here at Sirah village ofPainthal block in Reasi disttwhich was enthusiasticallyattended by many farmersfrom different areas of thedistrict.

Dr. Mudasar Ahmed,Deputy Director Regional-cum-Facilitation Centre,North II educated the farm-ers on the operational prac-tices of various medicinalplants suitable in Reasi dis-trict. He elaborated the scien-tific cultivation of manymedicinal plants such as

isbagol, harad, stevia, ashaw-ganda etc. He said that thereis great demand of medicinalplants across the globe andfarmers can become entre-preneurs in the medicinalplants cultivation.

Dr.Banarsi Lal, Scientist &Head, KVK, Reasi said thatthere is an immense scope ofmedicinal plants in Reasi dis-trict and farmers can gener-ate more income and employ-ment by growing the medici-nal plants. They asked vari-ous quarries which the teamof scientists answered in asatisfactorily way. During theprogramme Dr. Suja NabiQureshi, Dr. Aijaz Ahmed,Dr. Rayees Ahmed Dar,Shahjad Ahmed, BharatBushan, awardee farmersTilak Raj, Gurdev Singh andothers were also present. Theprogramme was concluded byDr.Mudasar Ahmed with for-mal vote of thanks.

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STATE TIMES NEWSUDHAMPUR: PrincipalSecretary Animal & SheepHusbandry, Fisheries andTransport Department, Dr.Asgar Hassan Samoon,inaugurated a Road Safetyawareness cum medicalcamp with theme "SadakSuraksha Jeevan Raksha"organised by MotorVehicles Department(MVD), Udhampur fordrivers, students and localshere today.

District DevelopmentCommissioner, Dr. PiyushSingla, SeniorSuperintendent of PoliceRajiv Om Parkash Pandey,Additional DistrictD e v e l o p m e n tCommissioner, AshokKumar, RegionalTransport Officer Jammu,Dhananter Singh, ASP,Rajinder Katoch, DSPTraffic, Mujeeb -Ul-Rehman, PresidentMunicipal Council, Dr.Yogeshwar Gupta, ChiefEducation Officer, P.DSharma, Chief MedicalOfficer, Dr. K.C Dogra,Councillors, Sarpanchsand other officers and offi-cials, representatives ofTransport Unions, drivers,conductors and prominentpeople attended the camp.

More than 500 driversand commuters fromUdhampur District, stu-dents and general publicparticipated in the camp.

While addressing thegathering, Dr. Samoonsaid that the objective oforganizing this camp is to

aware the public about theroad safety measures andtraffic rules. Stressing onthe importance of Safetyon Roads, the PrincipalSecretary said that it isvery important for the peo-ple of all age groups toobey the traffic rules andregulations in order toreduce the number of roadaccidents.

He stressed on all theparticipants especially thedrivers to follow the safetyguidelines while driving.Dr. Samoon said the roleof a driver in the society isvery important for thesafety of precious lives aslives of passengers depend

upon them. He lauded theefforts of DistrictAdministration for organ-izing a series of awarenessprogrammes on 'Roadsafety' and for launchingdifferent initiativesregarding road safety andtraffic regulations in thedistrict. PrincipalSecretary appreciated theefforts of DDC Udhampurfor taking various initia-tives in traffic manage-ment and control of acci-dents.

DDC on the occasionhighlighted the importanceof road safety and askedthe participants to followthe traffic rules and regu-

lation. He said that thenegligence of driver is themajor cause of road acci-dents and we have lostmany precious lives due tothese. He stressed uponthe youth especially driv-ers and commuters to wearhelmet and seat belt whiledriving. He called upon thegeneral public to come for-ward and spread the mes-sage of obeying trafficrules.

Assistant RegionalTransport Officer,Udhampur, RachnaSharma gave a power pointpresentation and briefedabout the activities carriedout in the district by theDepartment for ensuringroad safety.

Earlier, a Bikers rallycomprising of 50 bikerswas taken out from Mandwhich was flagged off byPrincipal Secretary Dr.Asgar Hassan Samoon.Principal Secretary alsoflagged off five news busesfor different hungry routeson the occasion.

A renowned artistRomaloo Ram and partypresented theme based cul-tural programme on roadsafety.

Samoon exhorts for strict adherenceof road safety measures

STATE TIMES NEWSRAMNAGAR: The J&KSC,ST & BC DevelopmentCorporation limited organ-ised an awareness camp atCommunity Hall, Ramnagar,District Udhampur onTuesday. The camp wassponsored by NationalScheduled Castes Financeand DevelopmentCorpora t i on (NSFDC) ,Government of India, NewDelhi and was inauguratedby G.Q Khatana, GeneralManager, J&K SC,ST & BCDev. Corporation, Jammu.

The objective of the campwas to make the massesaware about theschemes/programmes of theCorporation and to educatethe target groups to avail thewelfare schemes of the corpo-ration which are available forthem.

G.Q Khatana, in hisaddress informed that thecorporation is organisingsuch awareness Camps infar-flung areas. He stressedupon the unemployed youth

of the area to avail maximumbenefits of the self employ-ment/welfare schemes andset-up their income generat-ing units to reduce the vol-ume on unemployment.

Mohd Iqbal Kataria,Deputy General Manager ofthe Corporation, in hisaddress expressed that theJ&K SC,ST & BC Dev.Corporation is working forthe Socio-economic andEducational of ScheduledCastes, Scheduled Tribes,Backward Classes, Notified

National Minorities(viz;Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists,Christians, Parsis & Jains),Safai Karamcharis/theirdependents and Persons withDisabilities includingDisabled Soldiers andDisabled dependents of theSoldiers. He also expressedthat the Corporation pro-vides loans assistance atconcessional rates of interestin collaboration with sixNational Corporations of theGovernment of India, to theunemployed members of the

target groups for setting upof income generating units,to empower them to breakaway from the traditionaloccupation, depressed socialconditions and poverty andto work their own way up thesocial and economic ladderwith dignity and pride.

Joginder Paul Attri,District Manager,Udhampur of theCorporation, requested thetarget groups to come for-ward and avail maximumbenefits of the schemes avail-able for them.

Dalip Abrol, ExecutiveOfficer, MunicipalCommittee, Ramnagar,Sham Singh, Naib Tehsildar,Ramnagar, SarpanchsKuldeep Singh, Captain,Vijay and Charan Dass alsospoken on the occasion.

Sarpanchs, Panchs and alarge number of public acrossthe Ramnagar Tehsil, partic-ipated in the programs andappreciated the role of theCorporation for givingawareness in far flung area.

J&K SC, ST Dev Corporationorganises awareness camp

Principal Secretary Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Fisheriesand Transport Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon

honouring ARTO Rachna Sharma. A speaker expressing views during the camp.

STATE TIMES NEWSKISHTWAR: Around 15Block Development Council(BDC) chairmen, whofought the recent BDC elec-tions from Doda,Bhaderwah and Inderwalconstituencies asIndependents, were hon-oured felicitated during aparty function organised byJammu and KashmirPradesh CongressCommittee, Vice President,G. M Saroori here at his res-idence Kishtwar.

While speaking in a func-tion newly elected BlockDevelopment Council (BDC)Chairpersons of ChenabValley today launched ascathing attack on the gov-ernment for their failure infulfilling the promises madewith them and withPanchayat Raj Institutionsviz Panchs & Sarpanchs- andblames bureaucracy asbiggest hurdle for strength-ening of PRIs at grass rootlevel in J&K.

The newly elected BDCChairman's, said thatrecently held back to villagePhase II is cruel joke withthe people living in far flung

areas of the Union Territoryof Jammu and Kashmir asthe government fails toaddress the issues raised bythe people during Phase I ofmuch hyped Back to Villageprogram.

They said that the govern-ment claims that Rs.5 croreswere kept at the disposal ofevery Deputy Commissioner-but they did nothing wherethe said amount was spentand blamed the officials ofvarious government depart-ments for making anattempt to derail the PRIs.

Among those BDCChairman's NowsheenBegum, Mohd Haneef,

Mohd Abass Rather, MakhooBegum, Shabir AhmedNaik, Sarshad Nissar,Amina Begum, FatimaBegum, Abdul Gani,Muzaffar Hussain, SurajPrakash, Mariam Begum,Shareefa Begum and seniorCongress leaders includingChowdhary Farooq Ahmed,Asgar Hussain Khangi, AliMohd Naik, AkhtarHussain, Nadeem ShariefNiaz, Mohd Iqbal Teli,Irshad Ahmed Naik, BidyaLal Sharma, Mohd Yusuf,Piyaray Lal, Javed Ahmed,Jaffer Hussain and otherswere present on theoccasion.

JKPCC felicitates newly elected BDC Chairmen

JKPCC Vice President, G. M Saroori addressing BDC chairmen.

District Doda toget additional

electricity supply STATE TIMES NEWS

DODA: District Doda isgoing to receive additional4 to 5 hour electricity sup-ply from day after tomor-row as the augmentationwork at Udhampur gridstation will get completedtomorrow which willreduce the present curtail-ment schedule in suffi-cient manner.

Authorities of concerneddepartment informed thatdistrict Doda receives itspower supply throughUdhampur grid station.There is upgradationwork going on and theexisting transformerwhich was 120MVA hasbeen upgraded up to160MVA and the processwill get completed tomor-row which was conductedby TLMD divisionUdhampur.

It was further informedthat the proposed shut-down on 132KV is onThursday from 10am-3pmand after that, districtDoda will receive addi-tional power supply.

STATE TIMES NEWSBHADARWAH: ASwachhta Pakhwada underSwachh Bharat Abhiyaanwas conducted Pan India byNCC Cadets from Dec, 1 to15, 2019 at Govt. HigherSecondary School Bhalra,Bhadarwah in which variousactivities as per guidelines of2nd J&K (I) Coy NCCBhadarwah.

A general awareness in

short notice was delivered tostudents/cadets regardingthe cleaning of water bodies,monuments in School prem-ises, Burning of Plasticwaste material and outskirtsof the area along with staff.Similarly Awareness rally(ODF), seminar regardingPlastic waste management,wall painting, painting com-petition and Essay writingregarding Swachhta was con-

ducted in the HigherSecondary School Bhalra, inwhich several students/cadets of various schools ofcluster Bhalra participated.

A colorful prize distributionfunction was organised in theInstitution in which R.PSharma I/c Principal presideover the function whereasRakesh Kotwal (Sarpanch)and Bihari Lal Sharma(Social worker) were honoredas Chief Guest and Guest ofHonour. During programmestudents/ cadets who werefully aware during the tendays activity based programthrough mass rallies, talkspeech, Naukad Natakas,Sharamdaan, PersonalHygiene, Plogging, cleanli-ness drive, Hand wash,Cleaning of parks etc.expressed their talent duringthe prize distribution func-tion.

Ashiq Ali, Lect. (Urdu)presented a vote of thanks tothe audience.

GHSS Bhalra conducts Swachhta Pakhwada

Students along with faculty posing for a photograph.

12 bovines rescued,smuggler flees

STATE TIMES NEWSSAMBA: Police on Tuesdayfoiled a bovine smugglingbid by rescuing 12 bovineshowever smuggler man-aged to escape.

According to a report, aparty of police stationGhagwal intercepted atruck (JK02AH- 5977) onway from Kathua, duringthe search found it ladenwith 12 bovines which wererescued. The driver of thetruck managed to escapefrom the spot. Police hastaken cognizance in thematter and started investi-gation.

STATE TIMES NEWSKATHUA: ExciseDepartment destroyedabout 40 litres of illicitliquor & 1950 Kgs of Lahanduring different raids car-ried out to arrest the men-

ace of illicit distillation andsale of liquor in ExciseRange Kathua.

On the directions of theExcise Commissioner M.Raju and supervision ofDeputy Excise

Commissioner (Executive),Jammu Amarjeet Singh &E.T.O Mohd Rafie Naik,team of excise staff led byInspector Excise ArunKumar, Razi Ahmad andAman Sharma along withSI Amit Sharma, SanjeevKumar & Excise GuardsRajinder Singh & MohdSharief raided theKangdyal, Barnoti, UpperSaktachak & LowerSaktachak areas of Kathuadistrict to arrest the menaceof illicit distillation ofliquor.

In the process about 40litres of illicit liquor & 1950Kgs of Lahan raw materialof illicit liquor was recov-ered by the raiding teamfrom state land & laterdestroyed on spot.

40 litres of illicit liquor, 1950 Kgof Lahan destroyed

Excise sleuths destroying Lahan at Kathua.

STATE TIMES NEWSUDHAMPUR: Deptt OfHorticulture organised afarmers awareness camp atThial Block Majalta under

the directions of ChiefHorticulture OfficerUdhampur wherein morethan 100 farmers participat-ed.

Speaking on the occasionHDO Majalta made thefarmers aware about differ-ent departmental schemesand also impressed uponfemale farmers to start selfhelp groups by setting upfruit processing units underthe guidance of HorticultureDeptt.

Tehsildar Majalta alsoimpressed upon farmers totake full benefit of depart-mental schemes and comeforward with self helpgroups. Later in the campfruit plants were distributedto the farmers free of cost.Sarpanch and NaibSarpanch Thial requestedTehsildar Majalta to organisesuch camps in near futurealso so that farmer commu-nity can be benefitted.

Horticulture Deptt organisesfarmers' awareness camp

Saplings being distributed among farmers.

STATE TIMES NEWSPOONCH: With the aim toeducate the students/ youthabout internet cyber crime,Army conducted a lecture on"Internet Cyber Crimes" atYouth Centre, Palma inRajouri District. A largenumber of students andyouth from Palma andadjoining villages attended

the lecture.During the lecture, the

audience was made awareabout various types of cyber/internet crimes prevalent inthe era of digital informationspace and measures to pre-vent cyber crimes like hack-ing, espionage, financialtheft, phishing activities andother internet related crimes.

Army educates studentson cyber crime

An Army official delivering lecture to students.

STATE TIMES NEWSR S PURA: InternationalDogra Society, London, UKdonated necessities for winterseason to inhabitants of BalAshram RS Pura and NariNiketan R S Pura, Jammu.

International Dogra Society,London is a group of selflesslike-minded Dogras living inLondon. They aspire to pro-mote Duggar culture and con-nect Dogras worldwide(abroad and back home).International Dogra Societyaims to promote Dogra cul-ture and identity at interna-tional platform and create vis-ibility for Jammu and Dogras.

Team of InternationalDogra Society, VikrantGupta, Director and SanaGupta flew from London toJammu to do the needful. Thedonation of necessities wasgraced by respected RashpalSingh (Additional InspectorGeneral Registration), Satpal

Pappi (President MunicipalCommittee RS Pura),Jasmeet Singh (ACRNazool), Muddasir LatifiTasir (ACR General), RamLal Sharma (SDM), AjaySalaan (District SocialWelfare Officer, Jammu),Sheema Qasba, IPS (SDPORS Pura), Salathia (SHO RSPura) and other Team mem-bers of IDS Rajesh Gupta, DrSham Lal Gupta,SugamBral, Dr MaheshKoul, Pankaj Khajuria,

Sanjeev Kapahi , SakshamSharma and MadhavanSharma were also present atthe event.

The items required in winterseason like sweaters, schoolshoes, warm socks, shawls forladies, slippers, sanitary nap-kins etc were donated to theinhabitants of bothNariNiketan and Bal Ashramin border area of RS Pura. Agoody bag with healthy eater-ies was also handed over to allthe residents.

IDS provides essentials to inhabitantsof Bal Ashram, Nari Niketan

IDS members distributing essential items among inmates.

DDC Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana chairing DLTFC meet.

Awareness prog held onmedicinal plants

DLTFC approves 99 casesunder PMEGP, JKREGP