Friday March 8, 20196

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STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: J&K FreedomFighter Association(JKFFA) on Thursday paidtributes to ComradeDhanwantri on his birthanniversary at DograShourya Samarak,Amphalla here. The pro-gramme was organised byChairman JKFFA, VedGandotra and ViceChairman, Rajiv Mahajan in

presence of President R CPuri.

While paying tributes,Gandotra said that ComradeDhanwantri gave exemplarysacrifices fighting along withShaheed-e-Aazm BhagatSingh, Chander ShekharAzad, Sukhdev, Rajguru,Shiv Verma and others forthe freedom of country.

Dhanwantri was the ideo-logue and activist of the

Revolutionary Group led byBhagat Singh and ChanderShekhar Azad, who had thevision and programme to lib-erate India from Britishslavery besides making Indiaa Socialist State, he said.

Mahajan demanded nam-ing of a prominent crossingin Jammu City as ComDhanwantri Chowk alongwith installation of a statueand opening of a library.

Others present on the occa-sion included SukhminderSingh Maini, RajinderSingh, Pritam Sharma,Ravinder Mittal, SurinderChoudhary and Gaurav.

JKFFA pays tributes to ComDhanwantri on his birth anniversary

JKFFA activists paying tributes to Comrade Dhanwantri on his birth anniversary at Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A delegation of members of Force (an Association of pri-vate colleges) affiliated with University of Jammu, headed byHarbans Singh, former Minister and President of the Association,on Thursday met Vice Chancellor of University of Jammu, ProfManoj Dhar to apprise him about various issue of private collegesfunctioning in Jammu province.

While interacting with Prof Dhar, various issues pertaining toB.Ed and Nursing colleges were discussed threadbare, whichincluded introduction of 4 year BA-B.Ed integrated course, holdingof Management as well as selection Committee meetings regularly,optimal utilisation of infrastructural facilities by adding part-timevocational courses, meetings with Force members at least twice ayear, conduct of University Exams in private college, abolition ofACC visits, NAAC etc.

The Vice Chancellor, while addressing delegation, stressed uponmaintaining quality education in the institutes. He said that all col-leges are part and parcel of the University and we all have to workin tandem for inclusive growth. As far as the University of Jammuis concerned, we will leave no stone unturned to make all colleges aplace of quality education, he added. Prof Dhar also assured fullsupport to organise literary activities in entire province by involvingoff-campus teams of educationists along with teams of JammuUniversity. Prof R K Ganjoo, Director College Development Counciland Khempal Singh, Assistant Registrar were also present.

The delegation comprised of M S Katoch, Pankaj Dogra,Manmeet Singh, Ashok Khajuria, Kamal Gupta, Swamiji,Samardev Singh, C L Tikoo, Gandharb Singh, Tahir, PardeepSingh, Sanjeev Gupta, Prof S C Suri, Kouser Malik and ArunSharma.

Force delegation calls onVC Jammu University

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: In wake of unfortu-nate Pulwama incident andsubsequent developments, par-ticularly in Jammu region, themembers of Jammu CivilSociety for Peace andBrotherhood (JCSPB) laidstress for maintaining peaceand centuries-old communalharmony in the region.

While addressing media per-sons here, the JCSPB mem-bers said "While Pulwama car-nage of 14th February, 2019left everyone deeply anguishedand hurt but developments inthe aftermath also inspired usto raise a collective voice ofanger and strong condemna-tion. Jammu Civil Society forPeace and Brotherhood hascome into being to prevent col-lateral damages to the society,that incidents of terrorisminflict. We must not lose sightof the fact that real intent ofsuch incidents is to pose chal-lenge to social, political andeconomic environments in its

aftermath. Those acting irra-tionally in reaction to such inci-dents eventually play in thehands of anti-nationals andanti-social elements."

"We seeks to expand the dia-logue across the region andcommunities for wider under-taking of our collective chal-lenges and their solutions. TheJammu Civil Society for Peaceand Brotherhood will soon bereaching out to all diverse sec-tions of society for their partic-ipation in this initiative ofpeace, brotherhood and mutu-ally respected coexistence," themembers added.

Others present in the pressconference included Dr MasudA Choudhary (founder ViceChancellor BGSBU), ex-ADGP and Patron-in-ChiefGurjar Desh Charitable Trust,Mohd Aslam Goni; Maj GenRetd R S Jamwal, GurmukhSingh, M R Qureshi, Advocate(former MLC), Roop LalBharti, former Member J&KPublic Service Commission,Harbans Lal Retd SessionsJudge, Hari Om Singh RetdSessions Judge, ProfGurbaksh Singh, former HoD,Department of Geography,University of Jammu,

Mohammad Aslam Qureshi,Retd IAS, Chairman, CivilSociety for Art and Culture,Jammu, B R Dogra RetdChief Engineer, Abdul Hamid,Chairman Gurjar DeshCharitable Trust, Zaffer IqbalChowdhary, Senior Journalistand writer, SaleemMohammad, IAS (Retd) Ex-Dy Commissioner, KhalidHussain, Ex- DeputyCommissioner & renownedwriter, G.A Khawaja, Ex-Deputy Commissioner,Naseem Malik, Ex- DeputyCommissioner (Excise), J.AKazmi, Senior Advocate andsocial activist, Prof Assad-ullah-Wani renowned educa-tionist, Prof Youdhvir Singh,Principal GDC and Councilor,Arshad Chowdhary socialactivist, Hussain MohammadRetd Principal, MohammadLatif Malik, Advocate,President Malik MarketWelfare Committee and ShahMohammad Chowdhary,Convener of the Society.

Jammu Civil Society for ensuring peace, brotherhood

JCSPB members briefing media persons at Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Two-day NationalConference on 'EmergingTrends in Quality Assuranceand Enhancement in SoftwareDevelopment' jointly organisedby the Department ofComputer Sciences & IT andDirectorate of Internal QualityAssurance, University ofJammu concluded here onThursday.

Prof Anju Bhasin, ViceChancellor, Cluster Universityof Jammu, was the ChiefGuest during valedictory func-tion and commended theefforts of the department forsuccessfully organising theconference.

Prof Bhasin further saidthat the tracks and researchtalks were highly technical andcovered contemporary issuesof computer science. He saidthat the link between teachingand research was very impor-tant and such conferencesshould be organised regularlyfor betterment of students andscholars.

Dr Meenakshi Kilam,Registrar, University ofJammu and Director,Directorate of Internal QualityAssurance, in her address,talked about the importance ofquality assurance.

Prof Lalit Sen Sharma,Convener of the Conferenceand Head, Department ofComputer Science & IT, for-mally welcomed the guests and

apprised the delegates aboutdifferent academic andresearch activities being takenup by the Department.

Prof Pawanesh Abrol,Organising Secretary gavedetailed report about the fourdifferent sessions held during

the conference, wherein about34 presentations were given bystudents, scholars and facultymembers from different insti-tutions. Some of the paperpresenters were asked to sharetheir experiences about theworkshop. The proceedings ofthe programme were conduct-ed by Alka Sharma, ResearchScholar of the Department.

Prof Vibhakar Mansotra,Dean, Mathematical Sciences;Prof Vinod Sharma, JasbirSingh, Dr Shubhnandan, DrSuresh Rao, Ginny Dogra,Anik Gupta, Dr JatinderManhas, Amit Sharma,Saurabh Shastri besides facul-ty members from variousdepartments and colleges, offi-cers of the university, stu-dents, scholars and delegatesfrom various institutions fromwithin and outside the Statewere also present on the occa-sion.

Conference on 'Emerging Trends inQuality Assurance' concludes

Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu, Prof AnjuBhasin presenting certificate to a participant.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: AppreciatingGovernor's approval ofMubarak Mandi MasterPlan, President DograSadar Sabha (DSS) andformer Minister, GulchainSingh Charak howeverexpressed dismay over theexclusion of non-officialmembers, in defiance ofstatutory rules of the socie-ty.

Briefing media personshere on Thursday, Charaklaid stress upon the needfor including some knowl-edgeable persons fromHistory stream and thoseconnected with the heritagesite as non-official mem-bers, to gain from theirknowledge and experience.

Former Minister recalledthat a sum of Rs 50 lakhwas sanctioned andapproved for shifting thearchive documents to OldInformation Department'sbuilding after its restora-

tion. He informed thatbased on the informationreceived in response of aRTI from the concernedDepartment, only a sum ofRs 10,055,454 has beenspent while nothing wasmentioned about balanceamount of Rs 39,44,546.No money was spent to ren-ovate the Old InformationDepartment's building atall, he said adding that theexpenditures were madeappear exorbitant, unjusti-fied, and wasteful, if not

fraudulent.Charak quoted specific

details like purchase ofKhaddar cloth worth Rs 2Lakh 40 thousand,Carriage Charges fromMubarak Mandi to KalaKendra Bikram Chowk Rs87,500 plus labour chargesfor the same, Rs 54, 600.Steel Racks for restoration,which never took place atKala Kendra worth Rs 6.5lakh.

Alleging that whole gamutneeds thorough investiga-

tion, the DSS demandedimmediate initiation of ren-ovation works of OldInformation Department'sbuilding for shifting ofrecords. The digitisationmust be planned within thecomplex, Charak said.

The members of DSSCore Committee expresseddisappointment, painfuldejection and felt disheart-ened that none among localDogra political leaders havecared for and came forwardto care or even feel con-cerned about the pricelessvaluable treasure of ourancestors, being put to ruinby deliberate apathy overpast decades.

Vice President Col KaranSingh, Col Dr Virendra KSahi, Brig M S Jamwal,Prem Sagar Gupta,Amanat Ali Shah, GambhirDev Singh Charak,Shankar Singh and KulbirSingh were also present onthe occasion.

DSS welcomes Mubarak Mandi MasterPlan, exposes earlier skeletons

DSS President, Gulchain Singh Charak briefing media.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A 60-memberIndian Army contingent fromthe Udhampur-basedNorthern Command will leavefor Oman next week for ajoint military exercise, adefence official said onThursday.

Northern CommandG e n e r a l - O f f i c e r -Commanding-In-Chief LtGen Ranbir Singh interactedwith the contingent onThursday.

The team is participating inthe fortnight-long 'Al-NagahIII', the third in a series ofbilateral army exercisesbetween the two countries,the spokesman said.

Lt Gen Singh said the exer-cise is scheduled to be heldfrom March 12-March 25 atJabel Al Akhdar mountainsand it will see the two armies

exchange expertise and expe-rience in tactics, weapon-han-dling and firing.

The exercise aims toenhance interoperability inantiterrorist operations insemiurban mountainous ter-rain, the spokesman said.

The bilateral security tieshave continued to developsince the beginning of India-Oman Joint MilitaryCooperation meetings in2006, underscoring thestrategic partnership betweentwo important nations ofIndian Ocean Region (IOR).

The Indian contingent willbe represented by four offi-cers, nine JuniorCommissioned Officers and47 other ranks of the GarhwalRifles Regiment, Thespokesman said.

He said similar strength isalso to be fielded by the Jabel

Regiment of Royal Army ofOman (RAO).

Observer delegation com-prising senior officers of boththe armies will witness thevalidation demonstration tobe held on March 25, thespokesman said.

The spokesman said thevast presence of Indian expa-triates contributes to the eco-nomic development of the twocountries.

The relationship betweenthe two nations assumes spe-cial significance with IOR fastturning out to be the nervecentre of trade, commerceand energy security betweenthe east and the west, thespokesman said, adding theexercise will go a long way inenhancing and understandingof capabilities and strength-ening camaraderie betweenthe two armies.

Army contingent leaving for Omanto attend joint military exercise

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: UnionGovernment under the lead-ership of Prime Minister,Narendra Modi, followingthe principle of 'Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikas', is committed toprovide all basic amenities topeople at the grass root levelincluding Health, drinkingwater, road connectivity, elec-tricity, better drainage sys-tem and education facilities.This was stated by the Mayor

JMC, Chander MohanGupta on Thursday afterinaugurating developmentworks in ward no 29 and 33.

Speaking on the occasion,Mayor appealed to residentsand shopkeepers of the areanot to throw garbage, poly-thene etc in lanes and drainsbesides cooperating withJMC to make Jammu neatclean and green underSwacch Bharat Mission.

The Mayor also visited var-

ious adjoining areas alongwith concerned Corporatorsto listen to the issues andgrievances of people. Heassured the residents that allthe highlighted issued wouldbe looked into and addressedon priority. "ModiGovernment wants to dis-courage open defecation andnecessary arrangements arebeing made to promote con-struction of hygienic toiletsin various area," he added.

Referring to various ongo-ing works under execution inthe area, Gupta said that oncompletion, it will change thesocio-economic condition ofpeople of the area.

Interacting with people,Gupta said that developmentprogrammes have beenlaunched with an aim to pro-vide better amenities to peo-ple. He further said that he isjust a call away and easilyaccessible for public.

Govt committed to provide basic facilitiesat people's doorsteps: Mayor

Mayor JMC, Chander Mohan Gupta after inauguratingdevelopment works in Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Prof Bhim Singh, Chief Patron ofNational Panthers Party made a appeal to thePresident, Ramnath Kovind to take muchdelayed decision for extending allFundamental Rights of Indian Constitution tothe residents of J&K (Indian citizens), so thatConstitution of India is extended to the Statewith Indian Flag, which has been delayed for70 years. He said that people of J&K havedemonstrated and proved their commitmentto secularism and brotherhood even in 1947,when India was divided.

Prof Bhim Singh shall be holding meetingsof the Panthers Party Advisory Committees,both in Jammu and Srinagar, to seek theircooperation for contesting all Parliamentaryseats (six) from J&K in order to demonstratethe spirit of people for their integration withthe rest of country, with full basic and funda-mental rights.

He called upon the residents of all threeregions of J&K namely, Ladakh, Kashmir andJammu province to stand together in brother-hood and unity to ensure that people of all theregions live in peace, cooperation and unity.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Corporator ward no 19, Amit Gupta on Thursday

started development works in Chand Nagar area of Jammucity. On the occasion, Gupta assured people that all develop-ment works in the ward no 19 would be taken up in a phasedmanner. He further assured the people that the grievancesrelated to civic issues would be resolved at the earliest.

Vicky, Raju along with a number of locals were also presenton the occasion.

Corporator starts developmentworks in Ward 19

Corporator Amit Gupta along with elderly residents startingdevelopment works in Chand Nagar area of Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Governor'sadministration hasapproved projects, worthmore than 3.5 crores, forup-gradation of lanes anddrains in Sanjay Nagar,Shastri Nagar and someareas of Ashok NagarSatwari. This was statedby former Deputy ChiefMinister and BJP seniorleader, Kavinder Guptaalong with MLC VikramRandhawa on Thursdayafter starting developmentworks at ward no 20 inGandhi NagarConstituency. The muchawaited lanes and drainsworks in Shastri Nagar inward no 20, will be execut-ed by JMC at an estimatedcost of Rs 20 lakh.

Jaideep Sharma, VinayGupta, K L Sharma,Tarsem, AEE JMC andAshok Sharma were alsopresent on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion,

Gupta informed that proj-ects for up-gradation oflanes and drains in SanjayNagar, Shastri Nagar andsome areas of Ashok NagarSatwari have beenapproved. "Projects fordevelopment and beautifi-cation of two parks worthRs 12 crore have beenapproved for Gandhi NagarConstituency at BhourCamp and Bagh-e-Bahu inthe constituency. GandhiNagar Constituency ismoving fast towardsachieving the status of aModel constituency," headded.

The Union Government iscommitted to provide allbasic amenities like ade-quate drinking water,power, education, health-care facilities and othercivic facilities to people inall the three regions of theState especially in theareas where there is lack ofbasic amenities, he added.

Extend Indian Constitution withFundamental Rights to J&K: Bhim urges Prez

Projects worth crores approved forGandhi Nagar constituency: Kavinder

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A senior Congressleader has insulted the sacri-fices of martyrs by terming'Pulwama terror attack' asjust an accident. By makingsuch remarks, the leader hashimself raised question on hisrespect for the nation andsecurity forces. This wasstated by BJP StateSpokesperson, Balbir RamRattan, while condemningapproach of Congress in mat-ters related to security ofcountry and loss of lives ofsecurity personnel, who havebeen fighting a proxy war inKashmir for security of themotherland and citizens.

"On one hand, the politicalparties were repeatedly ask-ing to not politicise the issueof Pulwama attack andIndian airstrikes on terror

camps inPoK, onthe otherhand, theirleaders arethemselvesindulgingin suchacts which seems to be a partof politics played to pleaseforces best known to them,"Balbir said and added thatpolitics should not go to suchlowest level.

Balbir Ram Rattan saidthat entire nation had praisedthe gesture of all the politicalparties after loss of more than40 CRPF men, when theyhad promised to stand by theUnion Government and want-ed a stern action in reply butunfortunately there are someleaders, of national and evenregional political parties, who

are playing politics bydemanding proofs of air-strikes carried out in PoK andinquiring about casualties.

Balbir further said that bymaking such demands, theseleaders have exposed them-selves and brought bad namefor their parties, most ofwhich have even otherwisebecame irrelevant and lostfaith of people.

Balbir Ram Rattan furthersaid that the opposition lead-ers have in fact insulted thesacrifices and valour of thesecurity forces and shouldseek apology for trying toraise questions on what ourAir Force did to teach a lessonto the enemies of the country,who were training and push-ing terrorists into our territo-ry for vitiating peacefulatmosphere.

Cong insulting sacrifices of martyrs: BJP

Tributes to bepaid to slain

CRPF Jawans STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Gurdwara GuruKa Bagh, Sector 1, ChanniHimmat is organising aSamagam on March 9, 2019between 8:30 AM to 9:30AM to pay tributes to 44CRPF Jawans who sacri-ficed their lives for theNational Cause on February14, 2019 including 5Jawans of local 76 CRPFBattalion.

Commandant, other offi-cers and Jawans of the 76Battalion will also partici-pate in the Samagambesides the local Sangat ofChanni Himmat. The printand electronic media hasalso been invited for provid-ing coverage.

On this occasion, a treeplantation drive will also beheld in association with theSocial Forestry DepartmentJammu. Guru Ka Langarwill also be served.

Mushtaq Kak to attend 6thSanskrit Natya Mahotsva

as ObserverSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Rashtriya SanskritSansthan, thebiggest multi-campus Sanskritd e e m e dUniversity in theworld, established by theMinistry of Human ResourceDevelopment, Government ofIndia has invited MushtaqKak, as an 'Observer' in NatyaMahotsava for promotingskills and talents of studentsof the University.

Kak, Sangeet Akademiawardee and senior theatredirector of the State will be thefirst person from the State toattend said Natya Mahotsavaas 'Observer'. About 400 stu-dents will be participating inthis festival and showcasetheir inherent talents. TheInter Campus Sanskrit NatyaMahotsava will be held atRashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan(Deemed University),Guruvayoor Campus, Keralafrom March 8 to 10.