DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017 (PAGE 7) Officials of Silverlines, KC Plaza, Jammu presenting the prize to Nancy Koul, a customer of Silverlines, who won lucky draw of ‘Silverlines Jewellery Festival’. Nancy Koul won ‘Dubai Trip’ in the lucky draw. Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 13: The 45th Martyrdom Day of the Martyr Capt. Bahadur Singh who laid down his life in 1971 Indo-Pak war will be celebrated on December 15 at his native village Bhambo Chak, tehsil Ramgarh district, Samba. During the function Chander Parkash Ganga, Minister of Industries and Commerce will be the chief guest. This was stated by president and general secretary of the Committee looking after the arrangements, Sat Salarbi, Ujagar Singh while interacting with media persons at Vijaypur today. Capitan Bahadur Singh had attained martyrdom on December 15 in 1971 during the Indo-Pak War in Operation Cactus Lili in Rajasthan, they said. Capitan Bahadur Singh is the icon of bravery, they said, adding the entire nation is proud of his sacrifices. In year 1994 Samarak (Statue) of Capitan Bahadur was established in his native village Bhambo Chak and a Committee of the prominent persons of the area was framed in the same year to observe the day in future. Since 1994 every year the Martyrdom Day in the memory and gratification of Capitan Bahadur Singh is being celebrat- ed. Sat Salarbi said that this year function will be celebrated in which Minister, Chander Parkash Ganga along with prominent dig- nitaries of the area will pay trib- utes to the martyr. He appealed the people particularly youth of the area for the participation in the function. He said that such type of occasions inspire the youth for performing commend- able job for the nation. He said that the martyrdom of Capitan Bahadur Singh inspires the people that they should be always ready to pay supreme sac- rifice for the cause of nation. PHE Minister, Sham Lal Choudhary along with MLA Rajesh Gupta inaugurating tube well at Maharaja Hari Singh Park, Jammu. Sham inaugurates tube well at Maharaja Hari Singh Park Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 13: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today inaugurated a tube well at Maharaja Hari Singh Park, Jammu. The tube well has been installed at a cost of Rs 2 crore by J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency. Member Legislative Assembly, Jammu East, Rajesh Gupta, Chief Engineer, PHE, Jammu, besides large number of locals were present on the occa- sion. Complementing the locals after inaugurating the tube well, the Minister said that the tube well will augment the water sup- ply to Gujjar Nagar. He said that the tube well will discharge 39,000 gallons per hour and add 7 lakh gallons per day to exist- ing 20 lakh GPD capacity of WSS Gujjar Nagar. He said that now the adequate water supply to people of Gujjar Nagar, Christian Colony, Chand Nagar, Residency Road area adjoining DPS, Dalpatian Mohalla, Khatikan Talab, Mohalla Ramdasian, Peerkho and VIP areas will be ensured. Sham Choudhary said that 6 more tube wells would be installed so that more water sup- ply is ensured to these areas of the city. The old pipes of the area would also be replaced, he maintained. Calling for concerted efforts in preservation of water resources, the Minister also stressed on the need for judi- cious use of water. He said that the Government is committed to provide basic amenities, includ- ing adequate water and power supply, to people of the State and has been working in this direction, adding that it can be possible with the cooperation of people. The Government has also revived several defunct WSS for ensuring adequate sup- ply of potable water to people, he added. Minister for Forests, Ch Lal Singh during his visit to Manda at Jammu on Wednesday. Lal Singh advocates collective approach towards preservation of green wealth Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 13: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh today called for collective approach towards conservation and promotion of State's green wealth. The Minister was speaking at a meeting of officers of Forests and Wildlife wings while reviewing the progress on vari- ous ongoing development works. "Jammu and Kashmir is blessed with abundant natural affluence and resources and it becomes our moral responsibili- ty to contribute collectively towards its preservation", the Minister maintained while emphasizing the need of raising awareness about the need and importance of saving forests for the posterity. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Ravi Kesar, Chief Wildlife Warden Manoj Panth, Chief Conservator of Forests Farooq Geelani, Director Environment and Remote Sensing O P Sharma, Director SFRI B M Sharma, Regional Director Wildlife Dr. V S Sinthil Kumar besides other senior offi- cers were present on the occa- sion. The Minister asked the offi- cers to gear up their men and machinery for timely completion of the ongoing development works being executed by the Forests and Wildlife wings. He said that Government has ear- marked Rs. 62 lakh for construc- tion of two reservoirs at Jambu Zoo with a storage capacity of 3 lakh gallon water. Choudhary Lal Singh asked the Wildlife Department to float the tenders for construction of water storage reservoirs, bore well, two leopard enclosures, two tiger enclosures, two peas- antry, blacktopping of 4 kilome- ter approach road, artificial water fall, nature interpretation centre, development of parking area, Cafetaria, view points, internal road links to Jambu Zoo etc at the earliest. He also direct- ed them to call tenders for pur- chase of 6 battery cars for Jambu Zoo and 50 cycles besides 4 bat- tery cars for Jasrota Fort. Calling for need based devel- opment and quality works, the Minister stressed on judicious utilization of allocated funds for various developmental works. He said the officers will be made accountable for implementation of all the programs and schemes in their respective jurisdictions. Meanwhile, Lal Singh direct- ed the officers to put in sincere efforts in developing all the established nurseries across the Jammu region by planting two crore different saplings under the plantation drive to be held in rainy season next year. Choudhary Lal Singh direct- ed the officers to immediately start the fencing work on the for- est land around the Jambu Zoo. Modi attacks Congress over bad loans, calls it biggest UPA scam NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blister- ing attack on Congress, saying that banks were pressured under its rule to give loans worth thou- sands of crore to select industri- alists and termed it as the UPA Government's biggest scam. A day before his home State Gujarat goes to the final phase of polling, Modi attacked "econ- omists" in the UPA for handing him a "liability" of non-perform- ing assets or bad loans, while hard-selling his Central Government's pro-poor schemes. "This Government is fram- ing policies keeping the needs of the youth in mind. In contrast, the previous Government gave thousands of crores to select big industrialist by putting pressure on banks," he said. He went on to blame the UPA regime for the problems in the banking sector. "This noise over NPAs of banks is the biggest liability handed down by the economists sitting in the pre- vious Government," he said without naming anyone. In the address, his first at an AGM of an industry association, Prime Minister asked as to what FICCI was doing when some in Government pressured banks in giving loans to select industrial- ists. Also, he said, no study was done by organisations like FICCI to assess how the plight of banking sector worsened due to policies of the earlier Government. "Those in the Government, banks, industry and markets knew that a wrong was being committed," he said. "This was UPA Government's biggest scam, bigger than Commonwealth Games, 2G (telecom spectrum allocation) and coal block allocation scams. This was kind of loot of public money by those sitting in the Government by using industrial- ists." He sought to know whether an attempt was ever made to wake up those who "silently" watched the entire loot. Modi said his Government has taken steps to strengthen the banking sector including by pro- viding fresh capital so that the interest of customers and the country is protected. He also questioned as to why the UPA Government did not think of bringing a legislation like the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) to protect the interests of home buyers and to enhance transparency in the real estate sector. Listing out his Government's pro-poor policies, Modi said free cooking gas connections have been given to over 3 crore women; 30 crore bank accounts have been opened as part of financial inclusion; over Rs 4 lakh crore guarantee-less loans have been given to about 9.75 lakh youth for business; 5 crore toilets built and affordable hous- ing for rural poor launched. In the last three years, 87 reforms in 21 sectors like defence, construction, financial services and food processing have been undertaken to over- haul the economy, he said. "We are building a system that is not just transparent but also sensitive and understands people's needs," he said. Modi said his Government is formulating policies keeping in mind the need of businesses, abolishing archaic and obsolete laws. Industry, he said, had been long demanding Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the BJP-led Government imple- mented it and introduced meas- ures like anti-profiteering to see that businesses pass on the ben- efit of lower taxes to the people. (PTI) Bukhari for judicious utilization of resources in horticulture sector Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 13: Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today directed the offi- cers to ensure that the funds ear- marked for the horticulture and the schemes meant for this vital sector are properly utilized and implemented so that the benefit of these percolates to targeted areas resulting in the increase of horticulture produce besides eco- nomic emancipation of the peo- ple related with it. The Minister was addressing officers during a review meeting convened to discuss utilization of funds during the current financial year. Vice Chairman, State Horticulture Board, Abdul Salam Reshi, Secretary Horticulture Department, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, and other senior officers of the department were also present The meeting was also attend- ed by the Director Horticulture Kashmir, through video confer- ence who is the Mission Director for MIDH as well. Minister stressed that the funds released so far by the Planning Department or by the Govt. of India under different schemes should be utilized judi- ciously and strict instructions already stand issued that there shall be no lapse of funds. All genuine payments pending if any must be cleared immediately as per norms, he added. Basharat Bukhari also had an interaction with traders related to horticulture sector through video conferencing. They put forth their views and the problems faced by them. Minister while directing Director Horticulture Kashmir to examine the issues of horticultur- ists immediately so that they may not feel any inconvenience. He said that we have to ensure that they do not face any hardships as the sector is one of the mainstays of the state's economy. Kiran Wattal, Convener, VKPS interacting with media per- sons at Jammu on Wednesday. —Excelsior/Rakesh Free medical check up camp at Jagti on Dec 16, 17 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 13: Vishwa Kashmiri Pandit Samaj (VKPS) in association with Team Jammu, Global Solace (NGO) and Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra Society with the help of Medanta Hospital (Medicity) is organizing two days free mega health check up camp at Jagti township in Nagrota on December 16 and 17. Addressing a joint press con- ference, Kiran Wattal, Convener, VKPS, Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Chairman, Team Jammu, Hira Lal Abrol, Chairman Healthy India Stronger India, Dr Yudhvir Gupta, Sudhanshu Sharma (Medicity), Gautam Goel, Pintu Ji, Rajesh Gupta, Patron, Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra Society said that all organizations are keen to provide better healthcare facilities to Jammuites and as a start of their joint initiative, this two day free health check up camp is being organized. Registration forms have already been sent to different villages so that people can get themselves registered for the free checkup camp. “The organization has appealed the members of the community as well the residents of J&K to participate in the camp with zeal to get themselves med- ical checkup free of cost by team of specialized doctors. All the lab investigations including blood sugar, complete blood counts, Lipid Profile, Kidney Function Tests (Urea, Creatinine, Uric Acid, S.Sodium S.Potassium), Liver Function Tests, H Bs Ag, Rheumatoid Factor and other spe- cialized tests and also ECG, BMD, PFT and Echo Cardiography will be carried out free of cost”, said Kiran Wattal. The doctors team from Medicity will be comprised of Dr Vijay Kohli (Cardiologist), Dr SK Taneja (Cardiologist), Dr Govind Sharma (Cardiologist), Dr Anand Jaiswal (Chest and Respiratory), Dr Sanjat Goja (Consultant Liver Disease) and Dr Arvind Sharma (General Physician). Another team of specialist doctors will be comprised of Dr Sushil Razdan (Neurologist), Dr Yudhvir Gupta (Pathologist), Dr Jagdish Thapa (Psychiatrist), Dr Rakesh Gupta (Paedodontist), Dr Sunil Kotwal (ENT), Dr Indu Koul (Gynaecologist), Dr Jyoti Haq (Gynaecologist), Dr Abdul Ghani (Orthopaedic), Dr Amit Vaid (Laser Aesthetic, Cosmetic and Dermato Surgeon) and Dr Ankur Goel (Eye Specialist). PDD lineman dies of electric shock Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Dec 13: A daily wager lineman working with Power Development Department (PDD) in Kathua district was elec- trocuted to death in Dhani Bakhta area of Kathua district early today, an official said. The deceased has been identi- fied as Som Dutt, son of Sukhraj, resident of Rati Dhani Bakhta. He received an electric shock while making repairs at a power pole in his village. The PDD employees have expressed their profound shock over his death and there is a brew- ing resentment among the employ- ees of the department against the increasing accidents of field staff and they held the Government responsible for not taking neces- sary steps to avert such accidents in the department. President Provincial Electrical Employees Union (PPEEU), Jammu, P C Sharma while expressing his shock and grief over the death of the power employee on duty has criticized the Government of not taking the suggestions of the Union into con- sideration in averting such inci- dents. He said that the Government should provide training and safety tools to the field staff. He said it is second case of death of a lineman in the Kathua district during last 20 days as on November 23 one lineman also died after falling from an electric poll. He demanded that the daily wagers of the department who die in harness be given the benefit of SRO 43 as is done in the militancy related cases. He also demanded that the next kin of the both vic- tims be provided a Government job with adequate ex-gratia relief to the family. Martyrdom day of Capt Bahadur Singh to be observed on Dec 15