STATE TIMES NEWSBENGALURU: Ladakhistudents residing in SouthIndia celebrated Losar atTibetan Youth Hostel,Bangalore.

On the occasion, ViceChancellor (Retd), DefenceInstitute of AdvanceTechnology/ DistinguishScientist, ISRO, DrSurendra Pal was the ChiefGuest while Ananda Bantefrom Mahabodhi SocietyBangalore, Geshes LobzangSmonlam from GadanJangtse Monastery Mondgodand Director, Tibetan YouthHostel Dhondup were theGuests of Honour.

A number of Ladakhi stu-dents from various southernStates including Karnataka,Kerala, Tamilnadu,Pondicherry and AndraPradesh participated in the

celebrations. Tibetans andtheir family members inBangalore also joined the cel-ebrations.

SILCWA members present-ed a variety of culture pro-gramme to showcase the cul-ture of different regions ofLadakh. The cultural pro-gramme covered the dancesand songs of Ladakh,

Tibetan and Balti showcasingunity and integrity in theregion.

This Losar was celebratedwith a special theme of'Igniting the Young Minds ofLadakh', under which speciallectures and interactive ses-sions were conducted by emi-nent personalities regardingvarious fields including

Naropa fellowship, opportu-nities in field of science andtechnology, IT sector, emerg-ing technologies, manage-ment area, competitiveexams, entrepreneurship andstart-ups. Dr Surendra Paladvised students to remainconnected to one's cultureand religion. In the race oftouching the sky, one mustnot forget its roots andshould always try to givesomething back to the society,he added. Ananda Bante andGeshes Lobzang Smonlamalso spoke on the occasion.

A two-minute silence wasalso observed in the memoryof departed souls who werekilled in recent avalancheaccident at Khardong La.The meritorious students inacademics and social-workwere also felicitated on theoccasion.

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STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The ElectionCommission of India(ECI) has extended thedate for final publicationof Electoral Rolls inJammu and Kashmir toFebruary 7, 2019.

According to ChiefElectoral Officer, J&K,Shailendra Kumar, hisoffice is in the process ofinforming all the politicalparties about the exten-sion of date for the finalpublication of the

Electoral Rolls, which is aconstitutional require-ment.

On inquiring about theenrollment of new votersand updations, Kumarsaid it is a continuousprocess and new voterscan get enrolled anytimeonline on www.nvsp.in ordownload 'Voter Helpline'App from Google PlayStore. He said voters canalso get information onUniversal Voter Helpline'1950'.

Publication of ElectoralRolls: Date extended to Feb 7

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Vijay Choudhary,Corporator Ward No 42,inaugurated developmentworks in Sector 5, NanakNagar in presence of formerMayor, Manmohan Singhand a number of people.

While addressing gather-ing, Vijay Choudhary said

that construction of lanesand drains were on the topof her agenda and today shefulfilled the long pendingdemand of people. She fur-ther said that the under-staffed sanitation team istrying its best to providebest sanitation to people ofthe area.

"This was a long pendingissue of people as the drainsare broken and during rainyseason, often cause floodingin entire area thus adding tothe woes of people," she toldreporters, adding that nostone would be leftunturned for the develop-ment of the ward.

People expressed gratitudeto Vijay Choudhary andManmohan Choudhary foraddressing their issues.

Others present on theoccasion included KamleshKumari, Satya Devi,Bachno Devi, Kiran Gupta,Banso Devi, Asha Sharma,Poonam Sharma, BabyChoudhary, RekhaChoudhary, ArtiChoudhary, SudeshKumari, Pooja Choudhary,Sunita Gupta and SeemaGupta.

Corporator inaugurates development worksFire & FuryCorps organisesmedical campSTATE TIMES NEWS

LEH: Fire & Fury Corps

organised a medical camp

at village Choglamsar here

on Wednesday.

The camp was conducted

in collaboration with

Zonal Army Wives Welfare

Association (AWWA),

under the guidance of Ina

Joshi, Zonal President

AWWA Fire & Fury Corps

and the civil administra-

tion.

Services of specialist

doctors and some special-

ized investigations are

going to be provided

alongwith dental care. The

health advice and medical

facilities are being collec-

tively coordinated and

supplied by both the army

and the civil administra-

tion.

Approximately 400-500

veterans, Veer Naris and

their dependents are

expected to benefit from

the services being planned

to be provided.

As the year 2019 has

been declared to be the

'Year of the Next of Kin',

such outreach medical

facilities are being extend-

ed to veterans, Veer Naris

and their dependents

under the banner of Fire

and Fury Corps.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Highlighting vari-ous scheme initiated by theModi Government, BJPleaders, Sham Choudhary onWednesday said that thePrime Minister, NarendraModi led Government at theCentre is committed for thewelfare of public at grassroot level. He was addressingpeople during a Public andKaryakarta Darbar heldhere at Party Headquarters.

Many deputations met theformer Minister for redressalof their personal as well aspublic problems from acrossthe State. Various important

issues were highlighted byvisiting deputations, mostlyrelated to drinking watersupply, flood management,revenue related problemsand other developmentalissues.

Sham Choudhary gavethem a patient hearing andassured that he would do hisbest to resolve all highlightedissues at the earliest. In somecases, he talked with con-cerned officers on phone andasked for mitigating the suf-ferings of people. The pro-gramme was coordinated byState Additional OfficeSecretary, Suresh Sharma.

Govt committed to development:Sham Choudhary

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: ADGP ArmedJ&K, A.K Choudhary onWednesday emphasisedupon the officers and mento remain ready for otherassignments and responsi-bilities to be assigned tothem in near future likePa r l i a m e n t a r y / S t a t eAssembly elections which isa big challenge for J&KPolice.

While addressing aDarbar, the ADGP Armedstressed upon them to pro-mote police-public relationsand discipline among themand to take part willingly inother training courses con-ducted by the departmentfrom time-to-time. Hehighlighted the welfaremeasures being taken bythe department towards itsofficers/jawans. He alsotook stock of all the devel-opmental works and wel-fare measures taken for theofficers and jawans of allthe units stationed at APCParihaspora.

Earlier, A.K Choudharyvisited the Battalion

Headquarters of IRP-20thBn stationed at APCParihaspora.

After taking Guard ofHonour, ADGP Armedinaugurated the recreationwith dining facility, libraryand reading room cumComputer Lab, GuardRoom at Unit QuarterGuard and COs office.

ADGP presided over allranks and files of IRP-20thBattalion.

Rafiq-ul-Hassan, DIGAP/IRP Kmr and MuneerAhmad, SP APCR Kmraccompanied ADGP during

his visit to APCParihaspora.

ADGP Armed also heldDarbar with theofficers/men of the unit inwhich variousproblems/issues both per-sonal as well as departmen-tal were raised by the con-stabulary which mainlypertained to the welfareissues.

Baqar Samoon, SSP CO-IRP-20th Bn presented thewelcome address whileNissar Hussain, DySPAdjutant IRP-20th Bn pre-sented vote of thanks.

Ensuing elections big challengefor police: ADGP Armed

Losar celebrated in south India

STATE TIMES NEWSKARGIL: The three-dayTraining module onInvestigation of accidentcases for InvestigatingOfficers of District PoliceKargil, which started on 27January, concluded here onWednesday at DPL Kargil.

The inaugural sessionwas chaired by SP Kargil,Dr Vinod Kumar. Thecourse started with simula-tion exercise of an accidentcase followed by lecturesimparted by different

trainers covering allaspects of investigation,right from registration ofFIR to completion of inves-tigation and final disposalof the cases. The trainingmodule included a combi-nation of theory and prac-tice with classroom exercis-es and practical field exer-cises. At the conclusion,there was an assessment oftrainees and feedback wassought from them regard-ing the module.

SP Kargil, during his

valedictory speech, con-gratulated trainees for suc-cessfully completing themodule. He said that aimof such programmes iscapacity building in theorganization particularly ininvestigation process,which is critical for polic-ing. He also ensuredtrainees that many suchprogrammes shall be con-ducted by District PoliceKargil in future to enrichtheir skills for dealing withdifferent type of crimes.The trainees said that theywere hugely benefitted bythe training module.

At the end of function,Certificates were distrib-uted among trainees by theSP Kargil.

Mujahid-ul-Haq, DySPHeadquarters Kargil;Rigzin Sandup, DySP DARKargil; Nawang Nurbo,SrPO Kargil besides otherofficers of District PoliceKargil were also present.

Training module on investigationof accident cases culminates

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: 9th Natrang

Theatre Festival conclud-ed here on Wednesday withpresentation of MunshiPremchand's play'Sadgati' under the direc-tion of Neeraj Kant.

Natrang has been organ-ising four-day theatre fes-tivals, after regular inter-vals, since May, 2018 tocommemorate 35 years ofNatrang and during previ-ous nine months, thegroup has successfullypresented 36 differentplays, which is a record initself. Young actors who

performed in the playincluded Brijesh AvtarSharma, Manoj KumarLalotra, Ajay KumarLalotra, MeenakshiBhagat, Vrinda Sharma,Mannat Soni, AartiBhagat, Kananpreet Kour,Sushant Singh Charak,Priyanka Pandita andShivam Singh. Lightswere operated by NeerajKant whereas the soundwas rendered by SameenaKousar. The show wascoordinated byMohammad Yaseen.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: State Congressunit on Wednesday paidglory tributes to commemo-rate the martyrdom ofFather of the Nation,Mahatma Gandhi. Thefunction was presided overby former Minister and VicePresident JKPCC RamanBhalla.

Rich tributes were paid toFather of the Nation andhis contributions in thefreedom struggles wereremembered. A two minutessilence was observed on theoccasion.

Senior Congress leaderslashed out at the communaland divisive forces who werebehind the assassination ofMahatma Gandhi.

They said that Congressrepresents the ideology andphilosophy of Gandhi butthose who disrespectMahatma Gandhi and whorepresent the ideology andphilosophy of the killer ofGandhi, are trying to befooland mislead the masses.

The speakers asked thepeople to differentiatebetween the followers of thephilosophy of Nathu Ram

Godse, the killer of Gandhiand the followers of thephilosophy of Gandhi anddon't be mislead by theforces who always opposedGandhi's ideology & philos-ophy. They pledged to fol-low the philosophy ofMahatma Gandhi in theirday today life.

Among those who attend-ed the function includeThakur Manmohan SinghPCC General Secretary,Vikram Malhotra DistrictPresident Jammu (Urban),Y.V Sharma, Krishan LalGupta, Shiv KumarSharma, Sukhdev SinghChoudhary, Manjit SinghJatt, B.B Gupta, MadanLal Malagar, P.S Chouhan,

Pawan Dev Singh,Corprators Gourav ChopraRitu Choudhary, MohidinChoudhary, HarvinderKour, Chanchal Popli, JyotiVaid, Vijay Sharma, GouravKapoor, Shekhar Sharma,Pervez Fazli, SandeepGandotra, Sushant Gupta,Harvinder Singh, MaqboolChoudhary, Vishal Gupta,Ram Pal, Rama Devi,Shivani Bhagat, Ashu, RajKumar Sodi and Sonu.

To mark the Martyrs' Day,a two-minute silence wasobserved at PoliceHeadquarters and variousdistrict headquarters/Armed Battalions acrossthe state.

At PHQ, a two minutes

silence was observed by theofficers & personnel postedat Police Headquarters andArmed Police ComplexJammu in PHQ lawns inmemory of martyrs whogave the supreme sacrificeof their lives in the freedomstruggle.

Two minute silence wasalso observed at Anantnag,Srinagar, Baramulla,Pulwama, Ramban,Kathua, IRP 18th Bn andother parts by police offi-cers and officials across theState.

MMeeaannwwhhiillee,, JJKK PPoolliicceePPuubblliicc SScchhooooll JJaammmmuuoorrggaanniizzeedd aa SSppeecciiaallAAsssseemmbbllyy ttoo ccoommmmeemmoorraatteetthhee MMaarrttyyrrddoomm DDaayy ooffMMaahhaattmmaa GGaannddhhii.. Theevent commenced with tra-ditional lamp lighting. Acultural programme washeld to mark death anniver-sary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The students and teachersrevered Bapu through soul-ful renditions RaghupatiRaghav Raja Ram andVaishnav Jan. The life sto-ries and teachings ofMahatma Gandhi wereshared by teachers and stu-

dents. Two minutes silencewas observed by all at 11:00AM. Principal RenukaGuleria highlighted the val-ues of truthfulness, hardwork, humanity and non-violence and their relevancein the present day scenario.

The students and teacherspledged to imbibe the valuestaught by the Father of TheNation.

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi observed

Senior Congress leaders paying tributes to MahatmaGandhi at Jammu.

SP Kargil, Dr Vinod Kumar along with senior police officers during the valedictory function at Kargil.

Former Minister Sham Choudhary listening to grievances during the Darbar at Jammu.

ADGP Armed J&K, A.K Choudhary dedicating GuardRoom at Unit Quarter Guard in Srinagar.

Ladakhi students presenting a cultural programme.

STATE TIMES NEWSLEH: J.P Yadav, DIG(LDK) on Wednesdayflagged off BharatDarshan tour organised by37th Battalion ITBP forthird phase under theCivic Action Programme ofthe Ministry HomeAffairs, in a function atDrona Hall of the 5th BnITB Police Leh.

Commanding Officer37th Bn Anil KumarDabral was also present.

During the flag-off cere-mony, Dabral presentedwelcome address whileAshish Singh, AC/GD 37Bn gave the presentationpertaining to visit of his-torical and religious placesin whole tour such as RedFort, India Gate, QutubMinar and Vigyan Bhawan

in Delhi and LingarajTemple, Udayagiri andKhandagiri, Dhauligiri,Shanti Stupa, KonarkTemple, Shree JagannatTemple, Chilka Lake andBird Sanctuary inBhubaneswar.

The aim of this BharatDarshan Tour is to connectthe people and children ofremote area of LehDistrict to people of rest of

India and to enrich theknowledge of Indian cul-tural heritage and historyand to inculcate the senseof belongingness with themainstream of country.

A total of 41 studentsand teacher staff partici-pating in excursion tourare from GovernmentHigher Secondary School,Nyoma and NomadicResidential School, Puga.

ITBP flags off Bharat Darshan tour

Students posing for a photograph with DIG ITBP and other officers.

Corporator, Vijay Choudhary inaugurating developmentworks at Nanak Nagar in Jammu.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Rekha Mahajan,BJP District President onWednesday said that vari-ous welfare schemeslaunched by the PrimeMinister, Narendra Modihave been benefitting croresof women across the coun-try.

Speaking at the pro-gramme held here, RekhaMahajan said that it hap-pened for the first time inthe history of the countrythat a Government at theCentre has displayed itscommitment for socio-eco-nomic upliftment of women-folk. She said that welfareschemes not remained con-fined to major cities andtowns but were also extend-ed to remote and far flungareas, thus covering entirepopulation of women in thecountry.

Be it providing free gasconnections under UjjwalaYojana or construction oftoilets for women, the tar-geted beneficiaries have

been benefitted to theextent, she added. Similarly,the nationwide campaign topromote female child birthbesides educating them tostand on their own underBeti Bachao Beti Padaoprogramme ensured honourand dignity of women in thenation. "Mudra Bankscheme too has proved ben-eficial for womenfolk. Thereis a long list of suchschemes which are meantexclusively for womenfolk,"she added.

Today's programme wasorganised in Ward No 3 ofJammu East Assembly con-stituency by BJP MahilaMorcha Ward President,Sonia Arora and attendedby District President RekhaMahajan, District GeneralSecretary Savita Anand,District Secretaries KailashChoudhary, Saroj Gupta,Shivani Sharma; MandalPresident Jammu EastIndu Bala and Mandal Vice-President AnuradhaSharma.

Govt's welfare schemes benefittingcrores of women: Rekha

Sadhotra hailsappointment ofSC member in

J&K PSCSTATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Former Ministerand senior NationalConference leader, AjaySadhotra hailed GovernorSatya Pal Malik forappointing ScheduledCaste member in J&KPublic ServiceCommission.

National Conferenceleader welcomed the deci-sion of State AdvisoryCouncil headed byGovernor Malik forappointing ScheduledCaste member in J&KPublic Service Commissionthat too before the selec-tion / interview of J&Kcombined competitive serv-ices.

Sadhotra said the deci-sion of the Governor hassend a sense of belongingand confidence among thescheduled caste communi-ty.

He said by this decision,the interests of the sched-uled caste community willbe well protected.

Earlier in December2018, Sadhotra hadrequested the Governor toappoint SC member inJ&K PSC before conduct-ing of interview of com-bined competitive services.

NC leader has congratu-lated Jagjit Kumar, RetdIGP for appointment asmember of the J&K PSCand has hoped that he willwatch the interests ofyouth of the State particu-larly scheduled castes in abetter way.

'Sadgati' marks culminationof Natrang's Theatre fest

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: NHPC Limited incollaboration with Shri MataVaishno Devi NarayanaSuper-specialty Hospital,Katra organised a freeOrthopedic check-up camp inpremises of NHPC RegionalOffice at Narwal, Jammuwith an initiative to reach outto needy people.

The camp was inauguratedby Chander Mohan,Executive Director NHPCRegion-J&K in presence of B

M Gupta, GM (Fin), RameshKumar, GM (Civil), medicalteam from Narayana SuperSpecialty Hospital Katra, DrImran Ganai, OrthopedicSurgeon, Dr Pooja Gupta,Dy CMO NHPC, senior offi-cers and employees ofNHPC.

A total of 62 employees ofNHPC and their dependentswhere benefitted from thecamp, where X-rays / bloodsugar tests were also con-ducted for needy.

NHPC holds medical campfor employees

Chander Mohan, Executive Director NHPC Region-J&Kinaugurating a medical camp at Jammu.

Advisor Sharmato meet public

on Feb 1STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: Advisor toGovernor, Kewal KumarSharma shall be holding apublic grievance camp atConvention Centre, CanalRoad, here on February 1(Friday).

The public delegations,deputations, organizationsand individuals who havealready registered them-selves in the office ofAdvisor are requested tocome for redressal of theirgrievances at ConventionCentre from 10 am to 12pm on Friday.