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Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Sept 15: MemberLegislative Assembly Mendhar,Javed Ahmed Rana todayreviewed the plan devised byGovernment departments for amulti crore project for construc-tion of cluster model village inMendhar area which has recentlybeen sanctioned by Government.

The meeting was held at subdivisional headquarters, Mendharwhich was chaired by the MLAand officers from EducationDepartment, PWD, PHE, PDD,Rural Development Department,Tourism, Industries etc alsoattended.

It was informed in the meetingby the officers of concerneddepartments that cluster modelvillage will be constructed at aninitial estimated cost of Rs 12crore and will act as cluster of dif-ferent Panchayats of Gursai area

which include Gursai main,Phamra Nar, Gursai Harmutta,Gursai Sar, Gursai Mori, GursaiTaimi, Prat. All types of basicfacilities of a model village will beprovided in this cluster model vil-lage.

While interacting with officerson this occasion, MLA Mendhartold them that construction of thiscluster model village will solveseveral basic issues of local popu-lation in these Panchayats.

“There should be no compro-mise in quality of work and weshould give a valuable anddurable asset to the people " Ranatold officers assuring them ofevery possible cooperation fromhis side.

He also asked them to ensurethat said project is completedwithin the stipulated time periodto prevent any kind of cost escala-tion.

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JAMMU, Sept 15: Instituteof Management Sciences(IMS), Gurha Brahmana(Patoli), Jammu, organized anextension lecture on "TimeManagement".

Dr. Rajendra Mishra,Associate Professor, TheBusiness School, University ofJammu, was the resource per-son for the session. The stu-dents of MBA-1st, 3rd andBBA-5th semester attended thelecture.

Dr Mishra explained theessential aspects of TimeManagement and its importance

in any organization so as toaccomplish the desired results.He impressed upon the studentsto arrange their priorities,which in turn can reduce stresslevels something that can be thedifference between success andfailure. The Time Managementensures higher efficiency andtimely completion of givenassignments.

Prof J R Dhotra, Director,IMS and faculty members ofDepartment of ManagementStudies, also attended the lec-ture. A vote of thanks was pre-sented by Lekha Nagar,Coordinator, MBA and BBA.


JAMMU, Sept 15: Kanachackpolice under "OperationSanjeevani" apprehended a truckeralong with 18 kilograms of poppystraw.

As per police sources, on spe-cific information, a team fromKanachack Police Station laid anaka and intercepted a truck bear-ing registration number JK02AD-3763.

During checking, police recov-ered 18 kilograms of poppy strawfrom the vehicle and arrested thedriver, who has been identified asKirpal Singh, son of Chatur Singh,a resident of Gundna Khawas, dis-trict Rajouri.

During preliminary enquiry, itcame to light that the accused hadbrought the consignment fromKashmir and was transporting itvia Mughal Road to Jammu forselling among the youth. With hisarrest, police saved the youth tobecome drug addicts.

A case under FIR Number117/17 under relevant Sections hasbeen registered at KanachackPolice Station and investigationstarted.

Police team led by SHOKanachack Inspector Neeraj

Sharma along with ASI BashirAhmed, Sgct Sukhdev Sharma,Constable Rakesh Matoo,Constable Dalip Singh and SPOGanesh Sharma made the arrestunder the supervision of SDPODomana Varinder Singh and SPRural Arun Gupta.


JAMMU, Sept 15: To pro-vide best health services to thepeople of the North India partic-ularly of J&K,Amandeep Hospital hasarranged special OPDof famousGastroenterologist ofIndia, Dr JagdeepSingh, in Jammu on 3rdSunday of everymonth.

He will check patients ofliver diseases, Jaundice,Hepatitis B&C, Wheat allergy,Gastro-Intestinal bleeding, pan-creatic diseases, ulcerative coli-tis, stomach & intestine dis-eases.

Dr Jagdeep Singh is MD(Medicine), DM(Gastroenterology) AIIMS,Senior Consultant,

Gastroenterologist and Ex-Consultant, GB Pant HospitalNew Delhi, Fortis EscortsHospital Amritsar and SPSApollo Hospital, Ludhiana. He

is member of AmericanGastroenterologicalAssociation and IndianSociety ofGastroenterology. He ishaving vast experienceand expertise in thisfield.

Dr Singh will holdhis first OPD at AmandeepMulti-Specialty OPD, MarbleMarket, Greater Kailash, Jammuon September 17 from 10 AM to3 PM. Patients can avail thisgolden opportunity by visitingAmandeep Multi-SpecialtyOPD. Patients should bring theirreports, if any, with them. Priorappointment can be booked bycalling at 94191-29200.

Appellate Tribunal upholds penalty onNova Brand Skimmed Milk PowderExcelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 15: TheFood Safety Appellate Tribunal,Srinagar has upheld the order byAdjudicating Officer, Anantnag,imposing a penalty of Rs 4.00lakh on the manufacturer of thefood product Nova BrandSkimmed Milk Powder for manu-facturing and selling substandardskimmed milk powder.

Dismissing the appeal, filedby the manufacturer in the HighCourt, the Appellate Tribunalobserved that it did not find anymerit in the appeal. “The amountof penalty recovered from theappellant company which standsdeposited in FDR with J&KBank, Branch Old Secretariat,Srinagar be deposited in theGovernment Treasury along withthe interest accrued thereon underrules after the period of appeal isover,” the court said.

A complaint under Section26(2)(ii) of Food Safety &Standards Act, 2006 punishableunder Section 51 of FSS Act,2006, was filed by the enforce-ment authorities of Drug and FoodControl Organization before thecourt of Adjudicating Officer,Anantnag against . KuldeepSaluja, Laxmi Narian, ManagingPartners of M/S Sterling AgroIndustries Limited, Ghironji

Industries Area Malanpur DistrictBlind (MP) (Manufacturer ofNova Brand Skimmed MilkPowder), among others, for manu-facturing and selling substandardskimmed milk powder.

After completion of enquiry,the Adjudicating Officer,Anantnag imposed a penalty of Rs4.00 lakh on the manufacturer ofthe food product (Nova BrandSkimmed Milk Powder). Theorder impugned imposing penaltyon the manufacturer was chal-lenged before the High Court ofJ&K, at Srinagar. As soon as theFood Safety Appellate Tribunal,Kashmir became functional in the,month of January, 2017, the HighCourt at Srinagar directed theRegistry to send the petition alongwith complete paper book to theFood Safety Appellate Tribunal,Srinagar.

The Food Safety AppellateTribunal, Srinagar observed thatthe skimmed milk powder wasmeant for distribution among dif-ferent Anganwari Centers of dis-trict Anantnag. The company can-not escape its liability as becauseit is the manufacturer of thisskimmed milk powder (NovaBrand) that was meant for humanconsumption, more so by childrenwho are prone to be affected evenby a slightest adulteration in afood product.

14 fresh Dengue cases reportedExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 15: Fourteenfresh cases of Dengue werereported in Jammu region takingthe total number people affectedso far with this vector borne dis-ease in Jammu region to 59.

According to official sourcesas on today, a total of 550patients were tested for Dengueout of which 59 cases were foundto be positive and reports of 283were found negative while resultof 208 samples are still awaited.“No death has been reported dueto Dengue so far”, they added.

Elaborating more, sources

said that out of 59 Dengue cases,maximum 52 have been reportedin Jammu district, two in Sambaand one each in Kathua, Poonch,Rajouri, Udhampur and Dodadistricts. They further revealedthat out of these 59 denguepatients, 45 were adults (30males and 15 females) and 14were children (7 males and 7females).

They said that so far Denguehas not claimed any life inJammu region and most of thepatients affected with the diseasehave returned to their home aftersuccessful treatment in varioushospitals.

Welfare Society framedExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 15: Residentsof Baba Farid Nagar, Kunjwani,today constituted a body underthe name and style of ‘KashmirSikh Welfare Society’.

The body was constitutedduring a meeting of the residentsheld here today under the chair-manship of Dr Manjit Singh(Ex-Joint Director).

The meeting unanimouslyelected Dr Manjit Singh as pres-ident, Avtar Singh and KaranSingh as vice-presidents,Sukhbir Singh as general secre-

tary, Davinder Singh andSatinder Singh as joint secre-taries, Amardeep Singh as officesecretary, Ratan Singh as treas-urer, Paramjit Singh as publicitysecretary and Kulant Singh asspokesperson.

Later, local MLA, Dr KamalArora, who was a special inviteeon the occasion, was apprised ofthe problems being faced by theresidents by the members of thenewly constituted welfare socie-ty. The MLA gave a patienthearing to the demands andassured to redress them in a timebound manner.


SAMBA, Sept 15: Ministerfor Industries and Commerce,Chander Parkash Ganga todayinaugurated CCTV camera sur-veillance network in Vijaypurtown.

Speaking on the occasion,the Minister said that the CCTVcamera network will boost thesurveillance efforts and check

nefarious and illegal activities.A total of 11 closed circuit

cameras have been installed inthe town with a cost of Rs. 2lakh, which has been donated bythe Vijaypur Town ShopkeeperAssociation.

SP Samba, SDM Vijaypur,EO Vijaypur, Xen PDD, PHE,PWD and other officers werepresent on the occasion.

MLA reviews cluster modelvillage project in Mendhar

Poultry, fisheries have huge employment generation potential: Kohli


KARGIL/LEH, Sept 15:Minister for Animal, SheepHusbandry and Fisheries, AbdulGani Kohli, who is on a 4 dayextensive visit of Kargil andLeh districts today said thatestablishment of poultry andfisheries sector has huge poten-tial for employment generation.

This was stated by theMinister while chairing a highlevel meeting to review theworking of the departmentsunder his control at a meetingheld here today. ChiefExecutive Councilor KargilKacho Ahmad Ali Khan,Executive Councilor forAnimal, Sheep Husbandry andFisheries Aga Syed HassanArmaan Moosavi, DirectorAnimal Husbandry MuhammadYusuf Chaproo, Director SheepHusbandry MuhammadRamzan Sheikh, AdditionalDeputy Commissioner KargilBarkat Ali Lone Nizami besidesconcerned officers were alsopresent in the meeting.

The Minister called upon theofficers to closely monitor theperformance of their depart-ments to ensure time bounddelivery of services and com-pletion of projects well in time.He also called upon the veteri-narians and other officers towork with missionary zeal andlay focus on creating massawareness regarding variousdevelopmental schemes so that

maximum numbers of peopleare in a position to avail thebenefits of these schemes there-by raising their socio-economicstatus.

The Minister directed theofficers of Fisheries Departmentto conduct surveys for the estab-lishment of fish farms in Sodh,Shakar Chiktan and other areasand fixed target of one year forcompletion. He also directed theofficers to conduct livestockcensus in the district and under-lined the need to procure highyielding yaks from ArunachalPradesh for hybriding purposeso as to ensure the enhancementof yak breed in the district.

Later, enroute to Leh, theMinister also inauguratedExtension Centre of AnimalHusbandry Department at vil-lage Dha Beama in Khalsi. Thecentre is exclusive meant for thebenefits of the people of Aryandynasty in the area.

During the tour, the Ministervisited Poultry Farm Khalshiand took stock of its activitiesbesides inaugurating CommonFacility Center of AnimalHusbandry.

Commissioner SecretaryAnimal, Sheep Husbandry R KBhagat, Director AnimalHusbandry Muhammad YusufChaproo, Director SheepHusbandry MuhammadRamzan Sheikh and a team ofsenior officers of line depart-ments accompanied theMinister during his tour.

Missing girl traced outfrom Pahalgam


SRINAGAR, Sept 15: Policetoday said a missing girl wastraced out from Pahalgam area ofsouth Kashmir's Anantnag district.

A police spokesman said thaton September 11, police stationPahalgam was informed about themissing of a girl since 9th of thismonth. "In this regard, a missingreport was lodged in police stationPahalgam and police took speedyaction to trace out the missing girl.After strenuous efforts the missinggirl was recovered fromPahalgam," he said.

The spokesman said that aftercompletion of all legal formalities,the missing girl was handed overto her family members. "The fam-ily members of the girl thankedand appreciated police," he added.

Prof Mathur delivers lecture at SMVDU


KATRA, Sept 15: ProfJyotirmay Mathur from MNITJaipur visited the Department ofEnergy Management, Shri MataVaishno Devi University for a 2days lecture series as AdjunctProfessor.

Prof Mathur, a Ph.D fromUniversity of Essen, Germany,works in the field of energy plan-ning and modelling, buildingenergy simulation, energy con-servation in buildings, and life

cycle assessment of renewableenergy systems.

Prof Mathur lectured studentsof M Tech Energy Managementon e-QUEST, energy simulationsoftware for buildings. His lec-ture was followed by a hands-ontraining on the software. Thissession was followed by a talk on

the Energy ConservationBuilding Codes (ECBC) 2017.

Earlier, Dr Sanjeev Anand,Head Deptt of EnergyManagement, SMVDU, present-ed a welcome address.

Prof Mathur delivering lecture at SMVDU.

Ganga inaugurates CCTVcamera surveillance network

Manjit condemns Pakshelling in civilian areas


SAMBA, Sept 15: FormerMinister and JKPCC generalsecretary Manjit Singh todaycondemned unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan inwhich one BSF Jawan lost hislife.

Condemning the Pakistan'sact, Manjit Singh said that therepeated violations on theInternational Border (IB) haveproved that Modi Governmenthas failed in its foreign policy.

"India needs a strong gov-ernment which Congress pro-vided and such a situation didnot arise. However, the ModiGovernment is unable to dealwith the border situation," for-mer minister alleged.

He said that a BSF jawanlost his life while defending bor-

ders with Pakistan. PakistanRangers shelling has alsowounded several cattle and hithouses in border area.

He said that the Governmentshould give five marla plots tothe border residents in saferareas so that they can shift dur-ing hostility on border. He saidthat the Modi Governmentshould take immediate steps toprovide relief and other things ofneed to the Pak shelling affectedpeople.

The Congress leader alsodemanded reservation in jobsand professional institutions infavour of people residing alongInternational Border. He saidthat the Government should pro-vide reservation to the borderresidents like it has given rightsof reservation to ALC/LoC resi-dents.

Entrepreneurship awarenesscamp begins at SMVDU


KATRA, Sept 15: Three-Day DST-NIMAT Projectsponsored 'EntrepreneurshipAwareness Camp' (EAC) wasinaugurated at Shri MataVaishno Devi University, heretoday.

The prime objective of thecamp is to sensitize the stu-dents in the domain areas ofentrepreneurship managementand related tools. This threedays event consists of numberof training sessions; interac-tion with the successful entre-preneur to gain hands-on expe-rience, to inculcate entrepre-neurial traits/competenciesand enhance confidenceamongst the participants.

Moreover, with the objec-

tive to provide field exposure,the camp is also going toorganize industrial visit for theparticipants during the event.The EAC is also going toindoctrinate skills to developbusiness strategies and articu-lated vision for competitiveexcellence. The event has evi-denced huge participationfrom the students of B Tech, MTech, B Arch, MBA etc.

Prof D MukhopadhayayDean Faculty of Managementwas chief guest in the inaugu-ral function. Dr Suparn KumarSharma, Associate ProfessorSchool of Business, describedin detail about the program. DrSushil Mehta, Head School ofBusiness also addressed thegathering.

2 injured as vehicle rolls downExcelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Sept 15: Twopersons were injured when aScorpio vehicle met with anaccident in Thannamandi areathis afternoon.

A police spokesman saidthat the accident took placenear Bego Nad, about 5 kmsfrom Thannamandi on oldMughal Road. The ill-fatedScorpio vehicle, bearing regis-tration No. JK03A/8722 was onits way to Rajouri fromSrinagar. At a sharp curve thevehicle went out of control androlled down.

Two persons on board, wereinjured in the mishap. Thelocals of the area rushed to theaccident site and rescued themand informed police atThannamandi. The police shift-ed them to CHC, Thannamandifrom where, they were laterreferred to District Hospital,Rajouri. They have been identi-fied as Wazir Hussain (35), sonof Ghulam Mohammed, resi-dent of Dudasan Balla, Rajouriand Rozia Kouser (25), wife ofKhursheed Ahmed, resident ofHas Parot, Rajouri. The policehas taken cognizance of thematter.

Amandeep Hospital startsGastro OPD in Jammu

Trucker arrested with18 kgs poppy straw

IMS organizes extension lecture on ‘Time Management’

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