Thursday March 21, 2019 4 DISTRICTS STATE TIMES NEWS R S PURA: Moving ahead with the schedule of addressing public rallies to gain mass support in favour of BJP's candidates for the Parliament election, BJP State President Ravinder Raina, alongwith other BJP senior leaders, addressed the series of massive election meetings in border areas of Bishnah, Arnia and R.S. Pura. Riding on the strong sup- port and confidence of com- mon masses, Ravinder Raina, claimed that the enthusiasm among the vot- ers in J&K reflects that BJP will sweep the Lok Sabha elections in J&K. BJP State President Ravinder Raina, while addressing the massive gatherings, said that this is the real India, which has made its intentions quite clear by now, that there will be landslide victory for BJP's candidates in all the Parliamentary Constituencies. Raina, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked with the clear mind for the sole motto to develop India in every field. The results are evident in Nation's economy, defence and all the fields. The inten- tion is quite clear, the Nation has to be progressed on the road to the most mod- ern and developed country in the world. Hitting out at other politi- cal parties, Raina said that they will not be able to open their account. Congress, he said that today is a rejected party, which is desperate for its survival in whole of India. He also said that NC, PDP have lost their ground in the state, as they always tried to hoodwink the public of state on one pretext or another. Ravinder Raina, stressed that only Bharatiya Janata Party has the ability and the will to provide a strong deci- sive and stable government under the leadership of PM Modi ji at the Centre. He said that Modi government has succeeded to generate confidence on the Indian political system among the masses in a long tunnel filled with darkness, which was unleashed by successive Congress led governments at the Centre. Raina, asked the masses to vote enmass in favour of BJP Parliament candidates to strengthen the hands of PM Modi, so as to develop every area of J&K with the opening of new avenues of employment and moderniza- tion to provide ocean of opportunity to every person. BJP will sweep LS polls: Ravinder Raina BJP State Chief Ravinder Raina addressing public meeting. STATE TIMES NEWS POUNI: Apni Mandi building constructed and completed in village Puriya of Block Pouni during 2008, at a cost of over Rs 18 lakh, is lying vacant and unutilised for the last over a decade thus putting the exchequer to a great loss on one hand and making the users to suffer unnecessari- ly for such a long period. The progressive farmers of the block Pouni strongly criticised that they were made to suffer recurring loss due to non-sale of their agricultural and horticul- ture products in the absence of a proper outlet and on the other hand the Apni Mandi building pro- vided by the Government in the block remained vacant for over a decade due to the reasons best known to the constructing agency. Sources revealed that the building in question was constructed by Horticulture Planning and Marketing wing and was not handed over to the con- cerned department after formal inauguration. The lack of care and mainte- nance of this vacant build- ing for such a long period has caused damage which required further investment on its repair. The Mandi which should have been put into use immediately on its comple- tion for the purpose it was constructed to ensure the fair use of the Government money but on the contrary it was kept vacant and unused. They said that the Government money to the tune of Rs 18 lakh remained blocked for such a long peri- od causing great loss to the exchequer. The progressive farmers of Pouni Block including Bhajan Singh, Harjeet Singh, Gurdev Singh and others have appealed to the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Reasi to look into the case and issue suitable instructions to the concerned depart- ments to put this building into use so that the Mandi is made functional for the ben- efit of progressive farmers. Decade old Apni Mandi building lying unutilised STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: In it's effort to increase the green cover and provide a natural habitat to the inmates of the rare black cedar forest of Bhadarwah valley in Chenab region of Jammu and Kashmir, Forest department claimed to have planted 5 lakh saplings during the ongo- ing plantation season with special impetus on institutional plantation. The department, which started an ambitious and mega drive in December last year with an aim to plant as many as 5 lakh saplings of var- ious species till March this year in 6 Forest Divisions of Chenab Circle by involving differ- ent sections of society and also by initiating institutional plantation in a big way for the first time, claimed to have achieved their goal well before the deadline - which is 31st March. As part of the ongoing programme to pro- mote institutional plantation, Bhadarwah Forest Division carried out a plantation drive by involving students and faculty of the Campus in presence of Conservator Forest Chenab Circle, T.B Singh. DFO Bhadarwah, Khalid Amin Mehta emphasised the need of plantation, keeping in view the climate change scenario and increas- ing pollution levels in urban areas. He impressed upon school children that every sapling planted should be taken care of for bet- ter survival rate. "Beside planting large number of Deodar saplings, Kail and Chinar trees at the vital locations and fruit trees were planted in the higher reaches of Forest, so that the wild ani- mals should not stray in the habitats in search of food, which will eventually help to minimise the Man-Animal conflict," DFO added. On the occasion, Renowned Environmentalist and Retired CCF Dr Rajeshver Singh Jasrotia, CF T.B.Singh, DFO Khalid Amin Mehta, and Dr Neeraj Sharma addressed the students at Lal Ded Auditorium. DFO Bhadarwah Khalid Amin Mehta, Dr Neeraj Sharma, Incharge Institute of Mountain Environment, Range Officers Sameer Rishu, Shafqat Khakaan Malik and Javed Abdullah, beside Students and faculty of the campus were also present. Forest Deptt plants 5 lakh saplings in Chenab Circle Officials of Forest Department planting a sapling at Bhadarwah. STATE TIMES NEWS DODA: As part National Deworming campaign, the District Health Society Doda under the guidance of Chief Medical Officer Doda Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Shah organised a series of pro- gramme at AIER Public School Dod, Royal Academy Islamia High School Ghat (Doda), Educational Institutions and Anganwadi Centres of the District on Wednesday. The main func- tion was held at AIER School Doda under the chairman- ship of Dy CMO Doda Dr Rakesh Bhagat. Speaking on the occasion, Dy CMO Doda Dr Bhagat said that deworming is done to cure the infected children and also put an end to multi- ple other causes like anaemia, mental impair- ment, malnourishment etc which stimulates worm infec- tions, adding that these con- ditions are serious threat to the kids and can be ruinous for the education and health of the kids. Similar kind of programme was also held at Royal Academy Islamia High School Ghat under the chair- manship of BMO Ghat Dr Mohammad Fareed Bhat. Speaking on the occasion, BMO Ghat Dr Mohammad Fareed Bhat said that the National Deworming Day is to be observed with an objec- tive to free children from worm infections and to deworm them from 1-19 years at Schools and Anganwadi Centres. On this occasion, students were given the tablets of Albendazole whereas the left out chidren if any will be cov- ered during the mop up round scheduled for 26th of March 2019. The programme was attended by doctors, para- medical staff of Health Department besides the Staff and Students of AIER Public School Doda and Royal Academy Islamia High School Ghat. Those who were present on this occasion includes Director AIER Public School Doda Vinod Raina, Principal AIER Surinder Katoch, Principal Royal Academy Ghat Mohammad Suhaib Balwan, Medical Officer Leprosy Dr Abid, Dr Amjad Iqbal, Dr Sheikh Shakir, Health Educator Mohd Shafi Attu, Distt Accounts Manager NHM Ashima Rana, BMEO NHM Ghat Mashhood Latif, Surinder Singh Bijyal, Faizan A Tramboo, Ashok Shan, Raju Kumar, Tasir Ul Islam and others. Meanwhile, similar kind of awareness programme were held and observed across all medical blocks including Ghat, Assar, Thathri, Gandoh and Bhaderwah in Doda District. National Deworming Day observed Students along with dignitaries during the programme. STATE TIMES NEWS KISHTWAR: Jammu and Kashmir Campaign & Election Management Committee, Member and Former Minister, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori on Wednesday demanded three month free ration for snow bound areas of Chenab region viz Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Districts. Saroori in a statement said that due to heavy snowfall in last two months, the agricul- ture, horticulture and other biannual crops suffered mas- sive damages. He said that several houses and Shelters of poor people living in remote areas also got damaged and required immediate relief and compensation. He has urged upon the gov- ernment to order issuance of three month free ration to the people of Chenab region as per the past practice wherein suc- cessive Congress governments provide relief to the people who suffered losses to agricul- ture, horticulture, live stokes due to drought of adverse weather condition like snow tsunami, floods added that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi along with the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh personally visited the snowbound areas of Kashmir, Bhaderwah and even Marwah following mas- sive snowfall in 2005. Saroori called upon the gov- ernment to constitute teams for assessment of losses suf- fered by the people in terms of agriculture, horticulture, biannual crops & livestock. He has further urged upon Governor Satya Pal Malik and his administration to provide sucker to the people during present difficult times. Saroori seeks 3 months free ration for snow bound areas of Chenab region STATE TIMES NEWS KATRA: Vidushi Abrol, Research Scholar, Dept. of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) has brought lau- rels to the institution by bag- ging 1st prize in oral presen- tation for her paper, titled "Improvement of Tolypocladium inflatum Through Chemical Mutagenesis for the High Yield of Cyclosporine" at National Conference on Fungal Biology: Recent Trends and Future Prospects and 44th Annual Meeting of The Mycological Society of India, held at University of Jammu. Abrol has been pursuing her PhD under the joint supervision of Dr. Sundeep Jaglan, Scientist, CSIR- IIIM, Jammu, and Dr. Sharada M. Potukuchi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology (SMVDU). Vidushi Abrol thanked Dr. Sanjeev Jain, VC, SMVDU for providing her a high-class research environment at SMVDU and expressed her gratitude to her supervisors. Vidushi from SMVDU brings laurels STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Reasi of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) organised an awareness-cum-training pro- gramme on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Act (PPV&FRA) on Wednesday at KVK, Reasi campus which was attended by a large number of farmers of the area. The programme was inau- gurated by I/C, Sr.Scientist- cum-Head of KVK, Reasi, Dr.Banarsi Lal. In the inau- gural session he welcomed the participants and gave a detailed view on protection of plant varieties and farm- ers right act,2001. Dr.Sanjay Kaushal, scien- tist said the farmers that the crop varieties to be regis- tered should have some dis- tinctive characters. He moti- vated the farmers for the registration of their tradi- tional varieties and said that the farmers who conserve their local varieties through selection and preservation shall be entitled for the recognition and awards and are eligible for the registra- tion under PPV&FRA Act,2001. Dr.Suja Nabi Qureshi, sci- entist spoke on the status of plant varieties and their reg- istration by the farmers. He said that in order to acceler- ate agricultural develop- ment, it is necessary to pro- tect the farmers' rights. Dr.Arvinder Kumar stressed on the documenta- tion of the local varieties practised by the farmers. He also suggested the farmers that they should take techni- cal guidelines from KVK experts. In this programme Zarina Firoz, Sarpanch, Sham Lal, Ex-Sarpanch, Gopal Singh, Naib Sarpanch and many Panchs of the area were also present. Farmers also visited the crop cafeteria, farm, poultry unit, mushroom unit, mango orchard etc. of KVK, Reasi and were highly impressed by observing the results. An exhibition stall depicting the crops technologies was also established for the farmers. KVK scientists appreciated the samples of crops vari- eties brought by the farmers. The programme was assisted by Sh.Manohar Lal conclud- ed by Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshi with the formal vote of thanks. KVK imparts awareness on PPV&FRA STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: In connec- tion with the celebration of Happiness day, a programme was organised by social activist and ex-SSP Mahadeep Singh Jamwal, President Krishan Singh Memorial Welfare Committee Urlian/ Udhampur in the premises of Old Age Home Udhampur. The occasion was marked with lightening of candle fol- lowed by Yoga exercises and laughter therapy. The prominent among those who delivered their viewpoints were, Parkash Premi, Sahitya Acadmy award winner, Ex-colonel Balwant Singh, Principal Shivalik College Udhampur Dr. Gulati, prominent social worker and sports personali- ty Raj Guru, Tariq Shah, of Jio Aur Jeene Do social Organisation, Kuldeep Singh Bhutyal, Hans Raj Shastri, Chajju Ram Yoga instructor. The function was attended by large number of people drawn from all walks of the society. A large group of more than 40 men and women students drawn from Shivalik College were among those present on the occasion. Speakers from the student representation from Shivalik College also delivered their views on the happiness and means to acquire it. Highlighting the importance of the day Jamwal stressed upon how to seek happiness in the present environ full of tensions. Happiness Day celebrated in Old Age Home STATE TIMES NEWS AKHNOOR: Sri Aurbindo Society, Puducherry, an NGO conducted a 4-days National level workshop and felicitation program at Delhi for the teachers from 18 states across the country. Out of 15 lakh teachers, 600 government teachers were selected for their inno- vative ideas in teaching with zero investment including 32 teachers from the state of J&K. Out of 24 participants from J&K , three govt teach- ers namely Ankush Dev Singh, Reena Sharma and Suresh Kumari represented Education Zone Jourian. The four-day programme was conducted under Zero Investment Innovations for Education Initiatives (ZIIEI) in association with HDFC Bank. On the valedictory day, Ministry of HRD Govt. of India also felicitated the teachers for sharing their innovative ideas with zero investment, at Dogra Hall, IIT Delhi. On the occasion, books con- taining innovative ideas of teachers from 18 states were also launched. Among other dignitaries, Sambhrant, Director Education, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry was also pres- ent. ZEO Jourian Madan Lal Sharma appreciated the efforts of Ankush Dev Singh, Reena Sharma and Suresh Kumari and congratulated them for their achievements. Jourian teachers represent J&K in national workshop Participants of National Workshop posing together. STATE TIMES NEWS SAMBA: Shishu Niketan Smart Hr. Sec. School and K.V Kidzee Samba celebrated the festival of colours with great joy and enthusiasm in the school premises on the last working day of the session. Students enjoyed their day by playing with organic Holi colours and dancing to old melodies related to the festi- val. The students were provid- ed with colours by the man- agement of the school as a gesture of happiness and blessings. The Principal of the school, Jangvir Singh 'Holi is a festi- val where smile in the haze of colours can be noticed every- where. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring and the end of winter. DISCLAIMER “STATE TIMES” does not take responsibility for the contents of the advertisements (Display/Classified) carried in this newspaper. The paper does not endorse the same. Readers are requested to verify the contents on their own before acting there upon.” Shishu Niketan, KV Kidzee celebrate Holi Students along with faculty during the event. STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: A workshop on the theme 'Hum Hai Toh Jahaan Hai' was conducted by ICA Eduskills Pvt Limited at their Himayat Centre Barnoti. ICA runs professional skill develop- ment courses in Departmental Manager and Hospitality Assistant skills under DDU-GKY schemes of the union Government. Presently over 200 young trainees are enrolled at the centre. Nikhil Rasotra , Dy.SP, headquarters/ motivational speaker was the Chief Guest at the function. He was wel- comed by Harjeet Singh and Amandeep Kaur channel partners of ICA. Vivek Sharma, centre head apprised him of the courses and activities of the centre.Sardar Nirmaljit Singh chairperson, KPS Barnoti was the Special Guest .Trainees are trained in respective trades for six months on a full time basis and paid stipend by the gov- ernment. The chief guest congratulated the trainees and trainers for their enthu- siasm and motivated them to go ahead and get the max- imum benefits of the schemes. Himayat Centre conducts workshop fortrainees DySP headquarters, Nikhil Rasotra being honoured during the programme at Kathua. STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: In keeping with the tenets of personality development of students, the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion located at Bagga under the aegis of Reasi based Counter Insurgency Force, (Unifor) conducted essay competition for students of Dharmari with an aim to increase the motivation and self-con- fidence and to tinkle young minds of students of this far flung region. Theme of the competition was National Integration. Event provided a good platform for school children to show- case their knowledge on essay writing. . A total of 12 children to include six boys & six girls participated and benefited from this competition. Principal of the School as well as par- ents of children have appreciated the efforts put in by the army personnel, which according to them has provided a stepping stone to students towards joining the national mainstream. The event culminated with distribution of various prizes to the best three stu- dents. Army organises essay competition STATE TIMES NEWS KISHTWAR: The awareness campaign launched by Kishtwar district administra- tion to sensitize voters about the functioning of Electronic voting machines (EVM) along with Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPT) is gaining momentum in the district. The programme is being car- ried out on the instructions and directions of District Election Officer, Angrez Singh Rana, while as Nodal Officer SVEEP Anoop Sharma and Pardeep Koul are overseeing the cam- paign to make it a great suc- cess. Various programmes were organized in the Tehsils of Nagseni, Padder and Kishtwar, while a large number of polling stations were covered in Kishtwar Tehsil during the last two days. The awareness on EVM, VVPAT in Kishtwar Tehsil was provided by master trainers Sunil Kumar and Tariq Tapal. The awareness programme on EVM, VVPAT was also taken to Tehsil Nagseni by master trainers: Manoj Badyal and Ajaz Akhoon in an effective manner where common masses especially the first-time voters showed keen interest. The campaign is on in Padder Tehsil of the district for the last 5 days. The master trainers Girdhari Lal, Tenzen Sambial, Rishi Kumar and Tenzen Tundup are discharging their duty on the awareness front. EVM, VVPATawareness campaign gains momentum in Kishtwar Army conducts medical camp STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: Army organ- ised a 'Mega Multi-speciality Medical Camp' at Gool (Ramban). The medical camp was conducted with the entire entourage of doc- tors .Specialists in the field of Ophthalmology, ENT, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Medicines, Surgery, Orthopedics, Dental, Physiotherapy, Radiology and Pathology treated approximately 4650 people apart from distribution of free medicines and medical aids in the form of Wheel- Chairs, Hearing Aids, Crutches, Low Vision Kits and Walking Sticks. This humane face of Indian Army was highly applauded by the locals. Absconder arrested after 8 years STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: Police on Wednesday arrested an absconder who was evading his arrest for the last eight years. As per the details, a team of Police station Hiranagar arrest- ed absconder namely Parvinder Singh, son of Shamsher Singh Singh, resident of Ward no 4 Kathua. The accused was declared absconder by JMIC Hiranagar in case vide FIR No 101/2011 under Section 420/406 RPC of Police Station Hiranagar.
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Thursday March 21, 20194 DISTRICTS
STATE TIMES NEWSR S PURA: Moving aheadwith the schedule ofaddressing public rallies togain mass support in favourof BJP's candidates for theParliament election, BJPState President RavinderRaina, alongwith other BJPsenior leaders, addressedthe series of massive electionmeetings in border areas ofBishnah, Arnia and R.S.Pura.
Riding on the strong sup-port and confidence of com-mon masses, RavinderRaina, claimed that theenthusiasm among the vot-ers in J&K reflects thatBJP will sweep the LokSabha elections in J&K.
BJP State PresidentRavinder Raina, while
addressing the massivegatherings, said that this isthe real India, which hasmade its intentions quiteclear by now, that there willbe landslide victory forBJP's candidates in all theP a r l i a m e n t a r yConstituencies.
Raina, said that PrimeMinister Narendra Modiworked with the clear mindfor the sole motto to developIndia in every field. Theresults are evident inNation's economy, defenceand all the fields. The inten-tion is quite clear, theNation has to be progressedon the road to the most mod-ern and developed countryin the world.
Hitting out at other politi-cal parties, Raina said that
they will not be able to opentheir account. Congress, hesaid that today is a rejectedparty, which is desperate forits survival in whole ofIndia. He also said that NC,PDP have lost their groundin the state, as they alwaystried to hoodwink the publicof state on one pretext oranother.
Ravinder Raina, stressedthat only Bharatiya JanataParty has the ability and thewill to provide a strong deci-sive and stable governmentunder the leadership of PMModi ji at the Centre. Hesaid that Modi governmenthas succeeded to generateconfidence on the Indianpolitical system among themasses in a long tunnelfilled with darkness, whichwas unleashed by successiveCongress led governmentsat the Centre.
Raina, asked the masses tovote enmass in favour ofBJP Parliament candidatesto strengthen the hands ofPM Modi, so as to developevery area of J&K with theopening of new avenues ofemployment and moderniza-tion to provide ocean ofopportunity to every person.
BJP will sweep LS polls: Ravinder Raina
BJP State Chief Ravinder Raina addressing public meeting.
STATE TIMES NEWSPOUNI: Apni Mandibuilding constructed andcompleted in village Puriyaof Block Pouni during2008, at a cost of over Rs18 lakh, is lying vacant andunutilised for the last overa decade thus putting theexchequer to a great loss onone hand and making theusers to suffer unnecessari-ly for such a long period.
The progressive farmersof the block Pouni stronglycriticised that they weremade to suffer recurringloss due to non-sale of theiragricultural and horticul-ture products in theabsence of a proper outletand on the other hand theApni Mandi building pro-vided by the Government inthe block remained vacantfor over a decade due to thereasons best known to theconstructing agency.Sources revealed that thebuilding in question wasconstructed byHorticulture Planning andMarketing wing and wasnot handed over to the con-cerned department after
formal inauguration. Thelack of care and mainte-nance of this vacant build-ing for such a long periodhas caused damage whichrequired further investmenton its repair.
The Mandi which shouldhave been put into useimmediately on its comple-tion for the purpose it wasconstructed to ensure thefair use of the Governmentmoney but on the contraryit was kept vacant andunused. They said that theGovernment money to thetune of Rs 18 lakh remainedblocked for such a long peri-od causing great loss to theexchequer.
The progressive farmersof Pouni Block includingBhajan Singh, HarjeetSingh, Gurdev Singh andothers have appealed to theDistrict DevelopmentCommissioner (DDC) Reasito look into the case andissue suitable instructionsto the concerned depart-ments to put this buildinginto use so that the Mandi ismade functional for the ben-efit of progressive farmers.
Decade old Apni Mandibuilding lying unutilised
STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: In it's effort to increase thegreen cover and provide a natural habitat tothe inmates of the rare black cedar forest ofBhadarwah valley in Chenab region of Jammuand Kashmir, Forest department claimed tohave planted 5 lakh saplings during the ongo-ing plantation season with special impetus oninstitutional plantation.
The department, which started an ambitiousand mega drive in December last year with anaim to plant as many as 5 lakh saplings of var-ious species till March this year in 6 ForestDivisions of Chenab Circle by involving differ-ent sections of society and also by initiatinginstitutional plantation in a big way for thefirst time, claimed to have achieved their goalwell before the deadline - which is 31st March.
As part of the ongoing programme to pro-mote institutional plantation, BhadarwahForest Division carried out a plantation driveby involving students and faculty of theCampus in presence of Conservator ForestChenab Circle, T.B Singh.
DFO Bhadarwah, Khalid Amin Mehtaemphasised the need of plantation, keeping inview the climate change scenario and increas-ing pollution levels in urban areas. Heimpressed upon school children that everysapling planted should be taken care of for bet-ter survival rate.
"Beside planting large number of Deodarsaplings, Kail and Chinar trees at the vitallocations and fruit trees were planted in the
higher reaches of Forest, so that the wild ani-mals should not stray in the habitats in searchof food, which will eventually help to minimisethe Man-Animal conflict," DFO added.
On the occasion, RenownedEnvironmentalist and Retired CCF DrRajeshver Singh Jasrotia, CF T.B.Singh,DFO Khalid Amin Mehta, and Dr NeerajSharma addressed the students at Lal DedAuditorium.
DFO Bhadarwah Khalid Amin Mehta, DrNeeraj Sharma, Incharge Institute ofMountain Environment, Range OfficersSameer Rishu, Shafqat Khakaan Malik andJaved Abdullah, beside Students and faculty ofthe campus were also present.
Forest Deptt plants 5 lakhsaplings in Chenab Circle
Officials of Forest Department planting asapling at Bhadarwah.
STATE TIMES NEWS DODA: As part NationalDeworming campaign, theDistrict Health Society Dodaunder the guidance of ChiefMedical Officer Doda DrMushtaq Ahmed Shahorganised a series of pro-gramme at AIER PublicSchool Dod, Royal AcademyIslamia High School Ghat(Doda), EducationalInstitutions and AnganwadiCentres of the District onWednesday. The main func-tion was held at AIER SchoolDoda under the chairman-ship of Dy CMO Doda DrRakesh Bhagat.
Speaking on the occasion,Dy CMO Doda Dr Bhagatsaid that deworming is doneto cure the infected childrenand also put an end to multi-ple other causes likeanaemia, mental impair-ment, malnourishment etcwhich stimulates worm infec-
tions, adding that these con-ditions are serious threat tothe kids and can be ruinousfor the education and healthof the kids.
Similar kind of programmewas also held at RoyalAcademy Islamia HighSchool Ghat under the chair-manship of BMO Ghat DrMohammad Fareed Bhat.
Speaking on the occasion,BMO Ghat Dr MohammadFareed Bhat said that theNational Deworming Day isto be observed with an objec-tive to free children from
worm infections and todeworm them from 1-19years at Schools andAnganwadi Centres.
On this occasion, studentswere given the tablets ofAlbendazole whereas the leftout chidren if any will be cov-ered during the mop upround scheduled for 26th ofMarch 2019.
The programme wasattended by doctors, para-medical staff of HealthDepartment besides theStaff and Students of AIERPublic School Doda and
Royal Academy Islamia HighSchool Ghat.
Those who were present onthis occasion includesDirector AIER Public SchoolDoda Vinod Raina, PrincipalAIER Surinder Katoch,Principal Royal AcademyGhat Mohammad SuhaibBalwan, Medical OfficerLeprosy Dr Abid, Dr AmjadIqbal, Dr Sheikh Shakir,Health Educator Mohd ShafiAttu, Distt AccountsManager NHM AshimaRana, BMEO NHM GhatMashhood Latif, SurinderSingh Bijyal, Faizan ATramboo, Ashok Shan, RajuKumar, Tasir Ul Islam andothers.
Meanwhile, similar kind ofawareness programme wereheld and observed across allmedical blocks includingGhat, Assar, Thathri,Gandoh and Bhaderwah inDoda District.
National Deworming Day observed
Students along with dignitaries during the programme.
STATE TIMES NEWS KISHTWAR: Jammu andKashmir Campaign &Election ManagementCommittee, Member andFormer Minister, GhulamMohammad Saroori onWednesday demanded threemonth free ration for snowbound areas of Chenab regionviz Doda, Kishtwar andRamban Districts.
Saroori in a statement saidthat due to heavy snowfall inlast two months, the agricul-ture, horticulture and otherbiannual crops suffered mas-sive damages. He said thatseveral houses and Shelters ofpoor people living in remoteareas also got damaged andrequired immediate relief andcompensation.
He has urged upon the gov-ernment to order issuance ofthree month free ration to thepeople of Chenab region as per
the past practice wherein suc-cessive Congress governmentsprovide relief to the peoplewho suffered losses to agricul-ture, horticulture, live stokesdue to drought of adverseweather condition like snowtsunami, floods added thatUPA Chairperson SoniaGandhi along with the thenPrime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh personallyvisited the snowbound areas ofKashmir, Bhaderwah andeven Marwah following mas-sive snowfall in 2005.
Saroori called upon the gov-ernment to constitute teamsfor assessment of losses suf-fered by the people in terms ofagriculture, horticulture,biannual crops & livestock. Hehas further urged uponGovernor Satya Pal Malik andhis administration to providesucker to the people duringpresent difficult times.
Saroori seeks 3 months free ration forsnow bound areas of Chenab region STATE TIMES NEWS
KATRA: Vidushi Abrol,Research Scholar, Dept. of
Biotechnology, Shri MataVaishno Devi University(SMVDU) has brought lau-rels to the institution by bag-ging 1st prize in oral presen-tation for her paper, titled"Improvement ofTolypocladium inflatumThrough ChemicalMutagenesis for the High
Yield of Cyclosporine" atNational Conference onFungal Biology: Recent
Trends andFuture Prospectsand 44th AnnualMeeting of TheM y c o l o g i c a lSociety of India,held at Universityof Jammu.
Abrol has beenpursuing her PhDunder the jointsupervision of Dr.Sundeep Jaglan,Scientist, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu,
and Dr. Sharada M.Potukuchi, AssociateProfessor, Dept. ofBiotechnology (SMVDU).
Vidushi Abrol thanked Dr.Sanjeev Jain, VC, SMVDUfor providing her a high-classresearch environment atSMVDU and expressed hergratitude to her supervisors.
Vidushi from SMVDU brings laurels
STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: Krishi VigyanKendra (KVK), Reasi ofSher-e-Kashmir Universityof Agricultural Sciences andTechnology of Jammu(SKUAST-J) organised anawareness-cum-training pro-gramme on Protection ofPlant Varieties and FarmersRight Act (PPV&FRA) onWednesday at KVK, Reasicampus which was attendedby a large number of farmersof the area.
The programme was inau-gurated by I/C, Sr.Scientist-cum-Head of KVK, Reasi,Dr.Banarsi Lal. In the inau-gural session he welcomedthe participants and gave adetailed view on protectionof plant varieties and farm-ers right act,2001.
Dr.Sanjay Kaushal, scien-tist said the farmers that the
crop varieties to be regis-tered should have some dis-tinctive characters. He moti-vated the farmers for theregistration of their tradi-tional varieties and said thatthe farmers who conservetheir local varieties throughselection and preservationshall be entitled for therecognition and awards andare eligible for the registra-tion under PPV&FRAAct,2001.
Dr.Suja Nabi Qureshi, sci-entist spoke on the status ofplant varieties and their reg-istration by the farmers. Hesaid that in order to acceler-ate agricultural develop-ment, it is necessary to pro-tect the farmers' rights.
Dr.Arvinder Kumarstressed on the documenta-tion of the local varietiespractised by the farmers. He
also suggested the farmersthat they should take techni-cal guidelines from KVKexperts. In this programmeZarina Firoz, Sarpanch,Sham Lal, Ex-Sarpanch,Gopal Singh, Naib Sarpanchand many Panchs of thearea were also present.
Farmers also visited thecrop cafeteria, farm, poultryunit, mushroom unit, mangoorchard etc. of KVK, Reasiand were highly impressedby observing the results. Anexhibition stall depicting thecrops technologies was alsoestablished for the farmers.KVK scientists appreciatedthe samples of crops vari-eties brought by the farmers.The programme was assistedby Sh.Manohar Lal conclud-ed by Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshiwith the formal vote ofthanks.
KVK imparts awareness on PPV&FRASTATE TIMES NEWS
UDHAMPUR: In connec-tion with the celebration ofHappiness day, a programmewas organised by socialactivist and ex-SSPMahadeep Singh Jamwal,President Krishan SinghMemorial WelfareCommittee Urlian/Udhampur in the premises ofOld Age Home Udhampur.The occasion was markedwith lightening of candle fol-lowed by Yoga exercises andlaughter therapy.
The prominent amongthose who delivered theirviewpoints were, ParkashPremi, Sahitya Acadmyaward winner, Ex-colonelBalwant Singh, PrincipalShivalik College UdhampurDr. Gulati, prominent social
worker and sports personali-ty Raj Guru, Tariq Shah, ofJio Aur Jeene Do socialOrganisation, Kuldeep SinghBhutyal, Hans Raj Shastri,Chajju Ram Yoga instructor.The function was attendedby large number of peopledrawn from all walks of thesociety.
A large group of more than40 men and women studentsdrawn from Shivalik Collegewere among those present onthe occasion. Speakers fromthe student representationfrom Shivalik College alsodelivered their views on thehappiness and means toacquire it. Highlighting theimportance of the dayJamwal stressed upon how toseek happiness in the presentenviron full of tensions.
Happiness Day celebratedin Old Age Home
STATE TIMES NEWS AKHNOOR: Sri AurbindoSociety, Puducherry, anNGO conducted a 4-daysNational level workshop andfelicitation program at Delhifor the teachers from 18states across the country.
Out of 15 lakh teachers,600 government teacherswere selected for their inno-vative ideas in teaching withzero investment including 32teachers from the state ofJ&K. Out of 24 participantsfrom J&K , three govt teach-ers namely Ankush DevSingh, Reena Sharma andSuresh Kumari representedEducation Zone Jourian.
The four-day programmewas conducted under ZeroInvestment Innovations forEducation Initiatives
(ZIIEI) in association withHDFC Bank.
On the valedictory day,Ministry of HRD Govt. ofIndia also felicitated theteachers for sharing theirinnovative ideas with zeroinvestment, at Dogra Hall,IIT Delhi.
On the occasion, books con-taining innovative ideas ofteachers from 18 states were
also launched. Among otherdignitaries, Sambhrant,Director Education, SriAurobindo Society,Puducherry was also pres-ent.
ZEO Jourian Madan LalSharma appreciated theefforts of Ankush Dev Singh,Reena Sharma and SureshKumari and congratulatedthem for their achievements.
Jourian teachers representJ&K in national workshop
Participants of National Workshop posing together.
STATE TIMES NEWS SAMBA: Shishu NiketanSmart Hr. Sec. School andK.V Kidzee Samba celebratedthe festival of colours with
great joy and enthusiasm inthe school premises on the lastworking day of the session.
Students enjoyed their dayby playing with organic Holicolours and dancing to oldmelodies related to the festi-val. The students were provid-ed with colours by the man-agement of the school as agesture of happiness andblessings.
The Principal of the school,Jangvir Singh 'Holi is a festi-val where smile in the haze ofcolours can be noticed every-where. The festival signifiesthe victory of good over evil,the arrival of spring and theend of winter.
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Shishu Niketan, KVKidzee celebrate Holi
Students along with faculty during the event.
STATE TIMES NEWS KATHUA: A workshop onthe theme 'Hum Hai TohJahaan Hai' was conductedby ICA Eduskills PvtLimited at their HimayatCentre Barnoti. ICA runsprofessional skill develop-ment courses inDepartmental Manager andHospitality Assistant skillsunder DDU-GKY schemes ofthe union Government.Presently over 200 youngtrainees are enrolled at thecentre.
Nikhil Rasotra , Dy.SP,headquarters/ motivationalspeaker was the Chief Guestat the function. He was wel-comed by Harjeet Singh andAmandeep Kaur channelpartners of ICA. VivekSharma, centre head
apprised him of the coursesand activities of thecentre.Sardar NirmaljitSingh chairperson, KPSBarnoti was the SpecialGuest .Trainees are trainedin respective trades for sixmonths on a full time basis
and paid stipend by the gov-ernment. The chief guestcongratulated the traineesand trainers for their enthu-siasm and motivated themto go ahead and get the max-imum benefits of theschemes.
Himayat Centre conducts workshop for trainees
DySP headquarters, Nikhil Rasotra being honoured duringthe programme at Kathua.
STATE TIMES NEWSREASI: In keeping with the tenets ofpersonality development of students,the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion locatedat Bagga under the aegis of Reasibased Counter Insurgency Force,(Unifor) conducted essay competitionfor students of Dharmari with an aimto increase the motivation and self-con-
fidence and to tinkle young minds ofstudents of this far flung region.Theme of the competition was NationalIntegration. Event provided a goodplatform for school children to show-case their knowledge on essay writing. .
A total of 12 children toinclude six boys & six girls participatedand benefited from this competition.
Principal of the School as well as par-ents of children have appreciated theefforts put in by the army personnel,which according to them has provided astepping stone to students towardsjoining the national mainstream. Theevent culminated with distribution ofvarious prizes to the best three stu-dents.
Army organises essay competition
STATE TIMES NEWSKISHTWAR: The awarenesscampaign launched byKishtwar district administra-tion to sensitize voters aboutthe functioning of Electronicvoting machines (EVM) alongwith Voter-verifiable paperaudit trail (VVPT) is gainingmomentum in the district.
The programme is being car-ried out on the instructions anddirections of District ElectionOfficer, Angrez Singh Rana,while as Nodal Officer SVEEPAnoop Sharma and PardeepKoul are overseeing the cam-paign to make it a great suc-cess.
Various programmes wereorganized in the Tehsils ofNagseni, Padder and Kishtwar,while a large number of polling
stations were covered inKishtwar Tehsil during the lasttwo days.
The awareness on EVM,VVPAT in Kishtwar Tehsil wasprovided by master trainersSunil Kumar and Tariq Tapal.
The awareness programmeon EVM, VVPAT was alsotaken to Tehsil Nagseni bymaster trainers: Manoj Badyaland Ajaz Akhoon in an effectivemanner where common massesespecially the first-time votersshowed keen interest.
The campaign is on inPadder Tehsil of the district forthe last 5 days. The mastertrainers Girdhari Lal, TenzenSambial, Rishi Kumar andTenzen Tundup are dischargingtheir duty on the awarenessfront.
EVM, VVPAT awareness campaigngains momentum in Kishtwar
Army conductsmedical camp
STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: Army organ-ised a 'Mega Multi-specialityMedical Camp' at Gool(Ramban). The medicalcamp was conducted withthe entire entourage of doc-tors .Specialists in the fieldof Ophthalmology, ENT,Gynaecology, Paediatrics,Medicines, Surgery,Orthopedics, Dental,Physiotherapy, Radiologyand Pathology treatedapproximately 4650 peopleapart from distribution offree medicines and medicalaids in the form of Wheel-Chairs, Hearing Aids,Crutches, Low Vision Kitsand Walking Sticks. Thishumane face of Indian Armywas highly applauded by thelocals.
Absconder arrested after 8 years STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: Police on Wednesday arrested an absconder whowas evading his arrest for the last eight years.
As per the details, a team of Police station Hiranagar arrest-ed absconder namely Parvinder Singh, son of Shamsher SinghSingh, resident of Ward no 4 Kathua. The accused wasdeclared absconder by JMIC Hiranagar in case vide FIR No101/2011 under Section 420/406 RPC of Police StationHiranagar.
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