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Day: March 8, 2019

  • SPO injured as Indo-Pak armies exchange artillery shells in Poonch*

    SPO injured as Indo-Pak armies exchange artillery shells in Poonch*

     

    BY ADIL HAMDANI
    Poonch March 08:–A Special Police Officer (SPO) was on Friday injured after India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy shelling took place along Line of Control in Poonch in Jammu region.

    The heavy exchange of gunfire has resumed along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch after a lull for couple of days.

    Official sources told that cross border firing and shelling started at about 06 PM on Friday evening and was going on when last reports were received.

    Sources said that heavy artillery shelling is going on and a large number of artillery shells have landed and are still landing in civilian areas along LoC in Poonch sector.

    Meanwhile, Army said that at about 06 PM onwards, Pak initiated unprovoked cease fire violation by heavy shelling with artillery and firing of small arms along LoC in Shahpur and Kirni sectors in district Poonch.

    Army added that Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively.

    Meanwhile, a special police officer identified as Sayeed Shah, son of Sadiq Shah got injured in mortar shelling and has been removed for treatment with splinter injury in middle part of body.

  • District Police Office Rajouri Missing girl traced within 48 hours

    District Police Office Rajouri Missing girl traced within 48 hours

    March 08,Rajouri :-Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday traced a missing girl within 48 hours of lodging of missing report.

    On 6th March, a man resident of Kalakote reported about missing of his sister and on this missing report no.13 dated 6/3/19 was entered at police station Dharamshal.

    Investigation was started and a team was constituted to probe the matter and finally police team succeeded in tracing the missing girl and recovered her from bus stand Jammu.

    After legal formalities the girl has been handed over to the legal heirs.

    Police team headed by SHO Dharamsal Amit Singh under the supervision of SDPO Nowshera Brijesh Sharma traced the missing girl.

  • DDC Rajouri finalises modalities for construction of 1892 bunkers along the LoC*

    DDC Rajouri finalises modalities for construction of 1892 bunkers along the LoC*

    Rajouri,March,08: Consequent upon the approval given by the home department for shifting of 1892 bunkers from PWD to RDD District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad today convened a meeting with the officers for finalising all the modalities for handover of bunkers from PWD to RDD.

    The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner,Rajouri Sher Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera,
    Sukhdev Singh samayal, Additional Deputy Commissioner sunderbani,Vinod Bhel,ACR Rajouri ,ACD Rajouri Akhtar Qazi ,SE PWD,EXN REW,EXN PWD, CMO Rajouri,Concerned Tehsildars,Concerned BDOs, officers from health,Education and rural development department.

    DDC asked the Executive Engineer PWD(R&B) Rajouri/Nowshera division to furnish the list of 1745 individual bunkers and 147 community bunkers which were to be shifted to Rural Development Department for construction, being constructed in 7 blocks along the 120 Km long stretch of Line of Control. These include Sunderbani, Qila Darhal, Nowshera, Doongi, Rajouri, Panjgrain and Manjakote.

    It is pertinent to mention here that earlier the funds for construction of these individual as well as community bunkers were kept a the disposal of PWD department,but as such there was very poor response to the tenders.

    During the visit of Worthy Chief secretary to border villages of Nowshera, public delegations apprised the worthy CS for delay in construction of the said number of bunkers .So on the instructions of CS, and approval accorded by the home department DDC finalised all the codal formalities for shifting of the construction of bunkers from PWD to RDD.

    DDC directed the Rural Development Department to start the work on these individual bunkers at the same location from tomorrow and complete within a deadline on priority basis along with the construction of additional 200 bunkers,and asked the officer that there is an urgent need to pace up the work as people from the area are in dire need of bunkers amid intense border skirmishes,without any delay.

    Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera was made nodal officer to look after the construction work.

  • District Adm.Rajouri celebrates International Women Day

    District Adm.Rajouri celebrates International Women Day

    Rajouri,March,08:To mark the International Women’s Day,department of Social welfare,Rajouri in collaboration with one stop center for women Rajouri and ICPS Rajouri today organised a programme in the conference hall of PWD Dakbanglow,Rajouri.
    District Development Commissioner,Rajouri,Mohammad Aijaz Asad presided over the programme.

    Speaking on the occasion, DDC described women’s status as most revered and respectful in the society, saying that woman is a mother, a sister, a wife and a daughter and every relation is wonderful and makes the society most beautiful. He said ,the womens’ stature is always great and shall remain as such as long as this universe exists.DDC also highlighted the role of the women in the society and said the women are contributing in every field at par with their male counterparts.

    DDC also highlighted various central and state sponsored schemes exclusively launched for women,to empower them socially as well as economically to make them self-reliant so that they live a dignified life in the society. There are also programmes for the sustenance of destitute and widows in the Social Welfare Department and a large number of such women are availing the benefits.

    DDC said OSC Rajouri is intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at the workplace and who have been referred to the OSC will be provided with specialised services.

    During the occasion the prizes were also distributed among girl under Khelo India program that enhance their capabilities and confidence to perform better in their respective field.

    Beside women and girls, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Rajouri Sher Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner,Nowshera,
    Sukhdev Singh samayal, Additional Deputy Commissioner sunderbani,Vinod Bhel,ACR Rajouri Mohd. Ashraf,ACD Rajouri Akhtar Qazi, CMO Rajouri, District social welfare officer ,Mohd Naseeb, Administrator one stop centre for women Neetu Sharma , members and officers of ICPS and other officials of social welfare department were present on the occasion.

  • DLSA and TLSC celebrated Women’s day in Bhaderwah

    DLSA and TLSC celebrated Women’s day in Bhaderwah

    BHADERWAH : District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and Tehsil Legal Services Committee Bhaderwah (TLSC) , today organize a seminar on International Women’s Day at District Court Complex, Bhaderwah . The seminar was held under the chairmanship  of Principal District and Sessions Judge Bhaderwah  Pawan Dev Kotwal where as Chairman Tehsil Legal Services Committee Bhaderwah  Reenu Dogra Gupta was Chief guest on the occasion . Munsiff Judge Bhaderwah Mudassir Farooq speaking on the occasion  said that each day is a women’s day because women are working round the clock whether at home or workplace, like one woman lawyers, which shows dedication in their daily routine work.He said that women are efficient than men, she can deliver any task quickly as compared to men.The gathering was also provided information regarding different laws and Acts in place for the protection of women’s rights. It was mentioned that the aim of conducting such awareness programmes is to ensure that Women are given equal status and respect in all fields.  Advocate Mohd Majid Malik spoke about the importance of women empowerment in society.“As a matter of routine, every woman should be apprised of the fact that, as per law, they are entitled to all articles, movable or immovable received during their marriage and can even claim maintenance. Though they may have family support or may be in immense emotional trauma, they should step forward to seek maintenance for themselves and for their child from the court. It is important for them to keep themselves apprised about the finances of their husband, including details like tax-payments, bank accounts and monthly bills,” says Advocate Mohd Majid Malik .

  • ECI to hold LS elections only, Assembly polls likely to be delayed

    ECI to hold LS elections only, Assembly polls likely to be delayed

    Srinagar, March 08 : The Election Commission will soon announce its schedule for the high-voltage Lok Sabha elections, which is likely to be spread over 7-8 phases in April-May, sources said on Thursday adding that in Jammu and Kashmir only Lok Sabha polls will be held while Assembly polls will be kept on hold due to security reasons.
    Top sources in ECI told KNO that the decision to hold LS polls and to delay assembly elections was taken after thorough deliberations.
    Sources said the poll panel is in final stages of completing its logistical preparations to hold elections for the 17th Lok Sabha and a detailed polling schedule could be announced as early this weekend or by early next week. The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 3.
    The announcement of dates for the elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his bid to return to power amid hectic parleys by several political parties to put a united fight against the ruling BJP, would be followed by a meeting of election observers next week for the first and second phase of polling.
    A senior Election Commission functionary said the poll panel is now prepared to announce the dates “any day” and it could happen over the weekend or at most by Tuesday. Notification for the first phase could be issued by the end of March for voting sometime in early April, sources suggested.
    There is a strong possibility that the EC may go by the precedent and hold assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh along with the Lok Sabha polls but not in JK.
    Since the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has been dissolved, the EC is bound to hold fresh polls there as well within a six-month period, which will end in May.
    While the Centre and the state administration, being managed by the Centre-appointed governor, are against holding the two elections together, all political parties there favoured simultaneous polls during a meeting with the Election Commission earlier this week.
    The J-K assembly’s six-year term was to end on March 16, 2021, but it got dissolved after a ruling coalition between the PDP and the BJP fell apart. The other state assemblies and Lok Sabha have five-year terms.
    The Commission has held several review meetings across the country in last few weeks to gear up its machinery.
    This is a high probability of the elections being spread across 7-8 phases this time. In 2004, the Commission had announced four-phase Lok Sabha polls on February 29. While the first date of polling was April 20 and the last date was May 10.
    In 2009, the EC had announced Lok Sabha poll scheduled on March 2. The five-phase polls began on April 16 and ended on May 13.

  • District Police Office Rajouri Man arrested for sensitive comments*

    District Police Office Rajouri Man arrested for sensitive comments*

    Rajouri,March 08:–Police in Rajouri district arrested a man for sharing sensitive comments on social media platform having the potential to disturb communal harmony in the district .

    An information was received by police that one Rashid Azim, using whatsapp on his phone number 7051035116 with name as ‘Rashidmalix’, had shared sensitive messages on a whatsapp group hurting sentiments of the members of a particular community. It was also learnt that the members of the particular community were feeling annoyed with the post shared by the accused in the Whatsapp group.

    During investigation it came to fore that the said man posted highly sensitive comments in a Whatsapp group having potential of spreading communal tension.

    Taking strong note of it, police registered a case in FIR No. 101/2019 under section 153-A RPC in Police Station Rajouri against Rashid Azim son of Mohammad Azim resident of Chowkian Darhal.

    He has been taken into custody .

    Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas has appealed all the people not to misuse social media platforms in negetive manner and to spread hatred.