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STATE TIMES NEWS BILLAWAR: Dr ManoharLal Sharma, FormerMinister advised BJP andits leadership including DyCM Nirmal Kumar Singhwho is celebrating threeyears rule of BJP in differ-ent parts of the country aswell as the State to intro-spect their failure in allfronts and misdeedsinstead of celebrating theoccasion.

Dr Sharma said that it isvery unfortunate that theBJP and its leadership whowas busy in accusing DrManmohan SinghGovernment for its achieve-ments in different sectorsnow and alleged its big fail-ures is now adopting allthose schemes and gettingthe credit of all the achieve-

ments of Dr ManmohanSingh by inaugurating var-ious projects. He said thatnot only taking credit butalso drum beating the BJPis terming as great achieve-ments of their governmentfor which they always cor-nered Dr Manmohan Singhin Parliament as well as onpublic platform.

Dr Sharma further saidthat Modi and its BJPstrongly opposed much pop-ular schemes of DrManmohan Singh such asMNREGA, Aadhaar, GSTand FDI and termed as dis-astrous and big failures ofDr Manmohan Singh's gov-ernment but after takingover as PM, Modi suddenlystarted praising theseschemes and adopted one byone and now celebrating as

his big achievements . TheGST which was delayed byModi and BJP wrong poli-tics for more than ten yearsand which was fixed at arate of 14 per cent, Modi isgoing to impose upto 28 percent and without any properpreparation and frameworkgoing is to be biggest failuresuch as demonetisation.

Dr Sharma furtheraccused government of BJPin Center as well as in Stateof first criticising all thegood and popular schemesof UPA and now takingcredit for the same schemesand projects. He askedBJP to either tender apolo-gy to people of country formisleading or accept thewrong and disastrous prop-aganda against DrManmohan Singh and UPA.

Instead of celebrations, BJP shouldintrospect its failure: Manohar

STATE TIMES NEWSKISHTWAR: Much famous ShriHudh Mata Yatra which is alsoknown as Trisandhaya Yatra left forSoundar, Dachan from SarkootMandir Kishtwar in which largenumber of devotees from all walksof life participated with religiousfervour and enthusiasm onWednesday.

The Chhari Yatra will be takenfrom Radha Krishan Mandir

Sounder on 29th June towardsVirat-Mata Mandir Dilgoot(Panjdhara).

After a night halt there, the Yatraalong with Chhari Mubarak willproceed towards Gokooth on 30thJune and on 1st July, the Yatrashall reach Kaikooth where devoteescan have pious bath in BrahamSarovar and the holy waters ofTrisandhaya Nadi (River) which

flows from the top of a hill nearfamous Brahma peak thrice a dayand miraculously dries up.

Elaborating on the Yatra, a reli-gious leader said that the Shrine ofShri Trisandhaya Mata is next inreverence to the Shrine of Amarnathin Srinagar. In that Shrine Ice ShivLimgam is formed naturally andhere in this Shrine water flows fromthe top of a hill near famous BrahmaPeak thrice a day, i.e. morning, noonand evening, though occasionally.

" The water flows and stops natu-rally when there is no pond or lakeon the hill top where from the watercould spill and come out ?," heexplained. On the last day of Yatra,Hawan will mark the end of Yatra,the devotees after performingDarshan of Shri Hudh Mata andoffering Puran Aahuti shall starttheir return journey. The Yatracommittee has arranged free Langarfacilities for the Yatris enroute theYatra. Administration has alsomade security and other arrange-ments for the Yatris.

Hundreds converge to participate in Hudh Mata Yatra

Devotees taking out Chhari Yatra from Kishtwar.

12 to 15 new bankbranches in Reasi soon

STATE TIMES NEWS REASI: The District levelReview Committee (DLRC)meeting of bankers held underthe chairmanship of DistrictDevelopment CommissionerReasi, Ravinder Kumar onWednesday informed that 12to 15 new bank brancheswould be opened soon in thedistrict to facilitate people offar flung areas.

The meeting was attended byvarious district officers andbankers from different bankbranches of the district. Apartfrom progress and achieve-ments recorded under varioussectors and components,threadbare discussion was heldon linking of Aadhaar num-bers with individual accountsof beneficiaries, cashless trans-action, cent percent coverageunder Kissan Credit cards,disbursement of loan cases andholding of awareness camps infar flung areas.

STATE TIMES NEWSR S PURA : A large numberof locals led by BeoparMandal PresidentMiransahib SurenderChoudhary held a protestagainst Power DevelopmentDepartment (PDD) andblocked the Jammu - RS

Pura Road at Miransahib forone hour.

The protesters stronglycriticised the department forunscheduled power cuts andmaking the life of people mis-erable during this scorchingheat. They said that therepeated requests to the con-

cerned engineers of thedepartment have gone unat-tended due to which the peo-ple are forced to block theroad.

Beopar Mandal PresidentSurender Choudhary, formerSarpanch Comrade Kishore,Manohar Lal Saraf, ChanderPrakash, Jagdish Raj,Chaman Lal and others saidthat Dy CM and PDDMinister Dr Normal K Singhduring his visit to this arealast year had made a commit-ment to install 10 MVAtransformer which alreadystands sanctioned, but noaction was taken by him inthis direction. The protesterssaid that till such time theauthorities install the newtransformer, they will con-tinue to block the road forone hour daily.

Irked over unscheduled powercuts, people block road

People staging protest against PDD at R S Pura.

STATE TIMES NEWS BHADARWAH: In a shock-ing incident, two animalsincluding a cow and a horsedied on the spot due to elec-tric shock of a Low Tension(LT) line at Kotli area nearNew Bus Stand Bhadarwahon Wednesday.

Irked over the alleged irre-sponsible and pathetic atti-tude of Power DevelopmentDepartment (PDD), peopledemanded stern actionagainst the officials for put-ting the life of humans andcattle at risk, as within 12hours a cow and a horse diedof electric shock reportedlydue to careless attitude ofPDD officials despite beinginformed by the locals abouttourists rush in the area.

According to reports, the

cow which belonged to oneBobby Khan of MohallaQilla was grazing nearAshapati Hotel in Kotli. Assoon as the cow went nearan electric pole she receivedan electric shock of an LTfeeder. After a couple ofhours a horse owned byMunna Ganai of villageSungli too received shockfrom adjoining pole. Boththe cow and horse died onspot.

People blamed PDD offi-cials for the loss anddemanded that responsibili-ty should be fixed to AEESanjay Wakhloo for his care-less attitude despite beinginformed several times.

Neeraj Singh Manhas,District President PanthersParty said, "PDD officials at

Bhadarwah seem to be leastbothered about the humanlife as a few days back my 4year-old son Swastik, had anarrow escape and was hos-pitalised for several daysafter receiving electric shockfrom the pole outside myhouse at Atalgarh."

Manhas demanded thatPDD officials should bebooked for their carelessattitude and a high levelinquiry should be initiatedat the earliest.

When contacted SHOBhadarwah, Jatinder SinghSambyal,while confirmingthe incident said that, theDept started investigation,as of now, postmortem of thedead animals is going onand we are waiting for thereport.

Two animals die due to electric shock,people seek action against PDD

STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: DeputyDistrict Election Officer, SapnaKotwal on Wednesday held ameeting with all the EROs,AEROs and various nodal offi-cers of the district to discuss theimplementation of special driveto enroll the left out electorsespecially in the age group of18-21 at Conference Hall, DCComplex. During the meeting,it was informed that the specialdrive for enrolling the left outelectors would begin from July01 to July 31 2017 and thepreparatory work wouldinclude analysis of the data offormat 1 to 8 in order to findout major gaps in terms of E/Pratio of 18-19 year age groups.

Submission of form-6 atERO's office , sending of formsby post and online submissionat NVSP would be done beforeJuly 31, 2017. It was further

informed that special campswould be held on 9th July and23 July 2017.

During the meeting, theDeputy DEO asked the EROsto ensure that all the enrolmentforms are disposed off withinthe stipulated time period.

Besides the EROs andAEROs were directed to consti-tute a Complaint redressal cellat their levels. All the EROsand AEROs were also asked toorganize training for BLOs atTehsil level before July 01,2017.

In addition to this, theDeputy DEO directed them tosend proposal for the creationof new or Auxiliary Polling sta-tions in areas where theElectors have to travel morethan 2 km to cast their votesand where their numberexceeds 1200 within a week'stime.

Implementation of electorsenrollment drive reviewed

STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR: ExciseDepartment Udhampur-Reasi Range in collabora-tion with J&K WineTraders and Hotel andRestaurant Association onWednesday organised ananti-drug abuse rally underSocial ResponsibilityProgramme .

The main objective oforganising the rally was togenerate awareness amongcommon masses especiallyyouth about the harmfuleffects of drug abuse.District DevelopmentCommissioner, NirajKumar also participated inthe rally which was flaggedoff by ADC Avny Lavasa.

The rally started from DCComplex and after passingthrough the busy streets ofCourt Road, Saillan Talab,

Chabootra Bazaar and GoleMarket, culminated atTown Hall, Udhampurwhere an awareness pro-gramme was also organised.

Among others, ChiefPlanning Officer AshokKhajuria, ACR SubashDogra, ACD Om Parkash,

ETO Suresh Sharma, ChiefExecutive Officer MCSantosh Kotwal, DIO NICAnil Sharma, ExciseInspector, Rajesh Vermabesides other district offi-cers and prominent citizenswere present on the occa-sion.

Excise Department takes outanti-drug abuse cycle rally

ADC Avny Lavasa flagging-off cycle rally at Udhampur.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAJOURI: A meeting ofthe district office bearersand Mandal Pradhans washeld at Dak BunglowRajouri. During the meetingMLC Vibodh Gupta apprisedthe district office bearersand Mandal Pradhans aboutthe various welfare schemesand projects undertaken bythe government.

Speaking on the occasion,MLC asked to activate theparty workers to fulfill theagenda of the party set bythe Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and engagethe workers to work forachieving the goals of thevarious schemes launched.Gupta stated that number ofprojects such as Beti BachaoBeti Padao, Namami Gangaand Ujjwala Yojana havebeen launched. He also said

that about 200 centralschemes have been launchedby the Govt. of India for thegeneration of employment,encouraging entrepreneurs,lifting the standard of downtrodden, SCs and otherbackward communities andfarmers such as 'Jan DhanYojana', 'PardanmantriBima Yojana', 'Fasal BimaYojana'.

He further stated that the

Modi government has takena firm stand againstPakistan's continued attackson the border. Perhaps forthe first time, an IndianGovernment has decided notto stay silent on insurgencyas well as rebuff pressurefrom Kashmiri separatists.Our government is ready toresume dialogue withPakistan provided the lattercommits to stop state spon-

sored terrorism.While referring to the

recent investigation byNational InvestigationAgency (NIA) where in SyedAli Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Fantoosh and oth-ers have been called in Delhifor questioning Vibodh saidthat BJP Government haszero tolerance for antinationals and their activi-ties.

District President DineshSharma, State SecretaryRajinder Gupta, DistrictGeneral Secretary AtamGupta, Dev Raj Sharma,Darbar Chowdhary, KamalBakshi, Kamal Gupta,Sanjay Sharma, RanjeetTara, Bodh Raj, KewalSharma, Hardesh Sharma,Bashir Bhat and Azeemwere also present on theoccasion.

Zero tolerance for anti-national activities: Vibodh

MLC Vibodh Gupta addressing BJP workers at Rajouri.

2 shopkeepers arrestedfor selling liquor

STATE TIMES NEWSR S PURA: Police onWednesday arrested two shop-keepers for selling liquor andrecovered 43 pouches ofExcise liquor from their pos-session. According to a report,R S Pura Police on a specificinformation conducted a raidin village Rangpur Sidhreyand apprehended two personswho were illegally selling Jand K Excise Liquor Pouchesin Karyana Shop. Police alsorecovered 43 pouches of exciseliquor from their possession.

They arrested accused wereidentified as Sardari Lal sonof Karan Chand and KrishanLal son of Sardari Lal bothresidents of Rangpur Sidhrey.A case vide FIR- 138/17under section 48 (a) ExciseAct was registered againstthem in Police Station R SPura.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAMBAN: The two daySpecial Outreach Campaignon the flagship programmesof Government of Indiaorganised by the Directorateof Field Publicity (DFP),Doda under the aegis of theUnion Ministry ofInformation andBroadcasting commenced atthe Government HigherSecondary, School, Rajgarhin Ramban on Wednesday.

In the morning the cam-paign began with a rally ofstudents from variousschools of Rajgarh Tehsilwherein the students shoutedslogans like ' Saath HaiVishvas Hai,Ho Raha VikasHai'; 'Beti Bachao,BetiPadhao'; 'Mera Khata,Bhagya Vidhata';'MeraGaon,Mera Desh,SaafRakho Rakho' etc. Braving adrizzle, they also carried the

placards and postersinscribed with these slogans.

The Chief Guest, Tehsildar,Rajgarh, Pankaj Sharma,Principal, GovernmentHigher Secondary School,Rajgarh(GHSSR) Vijay

Mattu, Incharge FieldPublicity Officer(FPO),Vikram Uppal,FPO, MadanGopal and FPO KS Slathiawere among prominent per-sons who accompanied therally.

In afternoon, a quiz compe-tition on the various flagshipschemes, Indian NationalMovement and the generalknowledge was organised inthe GHSS, Rajgarh .In thequiz four teams of studentsof GHSSR,GovernmentHigh School, Bhartund(GHSB), Government HighSchool,Kumet(GHSK) andGovernment HighSchool,Jhatgali(GHOSH)took part.

In the quiz GHSSR,GHSB,GHSK and GHSJstood first, second, third andfourth respectively. At theend a documentary on yogaand Beti Bachao, BetiPadhao were screened for thestudents in the GHSS,Rajgarh.

DFP's awareness camp begins

Students taking out awareness rally at Ramban.

STATE TIMES NEWS RAMBAN: District adminis-tration welcomed the firstbatch of Amarnath Ji Yatraon Wednesday.

District DevelopmentCommissioner, Tariq HussainGanai, SSP Ramban MohanLal, SSP Traffic, SanjayBhagat, ACR, Vevaik Puriand other concerned officerswere present on the occasion.

DDC alongwith officersinteracted with the yatries tohave the first hand informa-tion regarding the facilities atthe Langars besides inspect-ing the Langers situated allalong Jammu-Srinagar

NHW. Speaking on the occa-sion, the DDC said districtadministration has made ade-

quate arrangements withregard to stay and the securi-ty of the yatries, provisions for

boarding and lodging in caseof any halt of yatra andhelplines have been set up andarranged round-the-clockemergency medical facilitiesarranged.

The DDC passed instruc-tions to construction agenciesto ensure proper upkeep ofNational Highway. He askedthem to keep machinerydeployed for road clearance atcritical points in case of anyemergent situation.

Meantime he also reviewedthe arrangements for security,sanitation, water, electricity,fire safety and health facilitiesbeing provided to the Yatris.

Man injured inbear attack

STATE TIMES NEWSPOONCH: A man wasinjured when he was attackedby a wild bear at Mandi onWednesday.

As per the details, MohdHissain son of Naik Mohd res-ident of Dingla Chandak wasattacked by a wild bear at GaliMaidan Sawjian, when he wasout of his seasonal house thusinjuring him. On listening tohis cries, locals raised thealarm, threw stones thus fasci-nating to escape. He wasreferred to hospital where hegot 70 stitches on his head andabdomen. Locals of the areasaid Wild Life Department isresponsible of this incident asthere are repeated incidentstalking place in area anddepartment has failed to act.

DDC welcomes Amarnath Yatris at Ramban

DDC Tariq Hussain Ganai offering sweets to Yatris at Ramban.

STATE TIMES NEWSNOWSHERA: SubDivisional Administration onWednesday organised a pub-lic grievances redressal campat Panchayat Ghar Langarto take a stock of problemsfaced by the people and toprovide on spot delivery ofrevenue services viz. issuanceof PRCs, categories certifi-cate, income certificates,copies of Khasra GirdawriJamabandi, Misal Haquitand voter lists to the generalpublic of villages LangarGanya, Manpur, Chowki andDhanaka. SDM NowsheraHarbans Sharma chaired thecamp while Chief AnimalHusbandry Officer Rajouriand Tehsildar NowsheraMohd Raiyaz BDONowshera, AEEs and othersectoral heads of the PHE,

PDD RDD, PWD SocialWelfare, Health, ICDS,Agriculture, SchoolEducation, Horticulture,Cooperative and otherDepartments were present.

A large number of peoplehailing from villages Langar, Ganya, Manpur, Dhanaka,Chowki and adjoining areasparticipated in the camp andput forth their grievancesrelated to better road connec-tivity, supply of ration ,scarcity of water in Langar,Ganya Chowki, Manpur,Dhanaka , power supply,education, healthcare, vet-erinary centre facilities andother issues pertaining toRevenue and RuralDevelopment Department .

Responding to the issuesraised by the people, SDMgave on spot directions to the

officers of the concerneddepartment for redressal ofthe grievances put forth bythe public. He added that thepublic grievances redressalcamp being organised by thegovernment is an ideal stepto redress problems faced bythe citizens and provide theminformation about govern-ment- run schemes.

The concerned field officersassured the public of the areafor resolving the issues raisedby the public during thecamp in a time bound man-ner. During the camp 58PRCs were issued and 18were processed, 72 extract ofGirdawari/Jamabandi /MisalHaqiat, six inheritancemutations, 40 ALC certifi-cates were issued and 18were processed and 27 voterlists were issued.

Public grievances redressal camp held

STATE TIMES NEWS BISHNAH: The Jammuand Kashmir BatwalWelfare Association held ameeting at Salehar onWednesday wherein associa-tion members paid tributesto their best ever colleagueRattan Lal Targotra popu-larly known as Lala Rattawho died all of sudden a fewdays ago.

Lala Ratta was most hum-ble, polite and kind. Healways gave consideredopinion to the association as

well as to the people in theirimportant matters, saidAssociation's formerGeneral Secretary R.L.Kaith. May Almighty Godrest his soul in eternalpeace, prayed all associa-tion members. Prominentamong the attendees wereAmar Nath Kaith, BehariLal Sandhu, Ajaib SinghMotan, Ravi Targotra,Hakikat Anmol, RameshChand Chanjotra, JanakRaj Lakhotra and RakeshLakhotra.

Restrictions onbovine transportation

STATE TIMES NEWS SAMBA: District MagistrateSamba, Sheetal Nanda,ordered ban on transportationof bovine animals such as cow,ox, bull, calf, buffalo and alikefrom Samba to other districtsexcept with the permissionfrom District Magistrate/Additional District Magistratein this regard. The restrictionshave been imposed as a preven-tive measure for a period of twomonths to curb illegal trans-portation of bovine animals inthe district which disturbs pub-lic peace and tranquility.

JKBWA pays tributes toRattan Lal Targotra