Day: March 30, 2020

Rajouri,March30:With an aim to aid the workers registered Jammu and Kashmir Building and other Construction workers Welfare Board, the District Development Commissioner Rajouri,Mohammad Nazir Sheikh on Monday released an amount of rupees twenty lakhs.

The DDC handed over the invoice to JK Bank Manager for DBT in presence of Assistant labour Commissioner Rajouri,Angrez Singh.

It was informed that there are two thousand Active unorganised construction workers in Rajouri district who have been rendered jobless amid the lockdown due to coronaVirus pandemic.

While briefing,the District Development Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Nazir Sheikh said an amount of twenty lakh rupees has been released and the same shall be credited into the accounts of two thousand registered workers with one thousand for every worker and this is the initial aid .

Pertinent to mention here that District Administration Rajouri has taken a slew of measures to deal with the impact of Lockdown.

The DDC said that District Administration Rajouri is committed to provide all the facilities to the public, Labourers and migrant workers who are stranded in their houses amid the nation wide lockdown.

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Mehndar March 30 :- Employees deputed in the ISM dispensary in village Pathanateer of sub division Mehndar were also locked in this period, where the people fighting with COVID-19. In this crucial situation of the state as well as country are lockdown and the employees of the said dispensary were absent from the day due to which the people of the area lost basic medical facilities.

The local people urge upon to the district administration Poonch to immediately impose severe penalties against the absent employees and demanded that the employee should be transfer from here to other places and deputed such workers who present on duty and People should get basic medical care and also enquire about the whole medicines which were provided in the record.

District Development Commissioner, Rajouri Mohammad Nazir Sheikh* today said that District is fully equipped with all the essential commodities required to tackle and combat the COVID-19. 
Mr. Sheikh said that District has established 35 Quarantine Centres across the District and separate management committees comprising of officers/officials, are assigned with the job to manage all affairs of the Quarantine Centres. *He added that as on date, around 73 persons* are Institutional Quarantined, in various Quarantine Centres Viz. Associated Hospital, Govt. PG College Rajouri Hostels (02), Pahari Hostel, Darul-Aloom Kheora etc and all the persons have been kept in congenial environment and *around 535 are in Home Quarantine*. 
Brand new complete bedding, Hygienic Food, Separate daily usable items (kits)* have been provided to all the persons kept in quarantines. He further reiterated that sufficient funds have been provided by the Govt. and are available to meet out all the requirements and making arrangements, during this tough time. He also informed that, people of the District are also generously contributing in the District Rajouri Disaster Relief fund, for which process was initiated just one day ago. 
He assured that, *all types of arrangements shall be made to tackle any contingency due to wake of COVID-19,* in the District and administration is fully prepared for the same along with men and machinery. He also informed that 3770 migrant Labourers, destitute, stranded passengers, mentally challenged persons, slum dwellers etc have been identified, to whom ration is being distributed by the designated committees.  

Being surprised to the statement issued by ADC Koteranka, DDC said that, ADC koteranka is not authorized spokesperson of the administration and *his statement is in his personal capacity and deplorable*, which may be treated as null and void. He further said that disciplinary action shall be taken, against those officers, who are at the helm of affairs and takes the things casually during this pandemic COVID-19.  
DDC also appealed the public, not to hide their travel history and extend cooperation to the *Village level and Tehsil level committees* constituted for the tracing and locating the persons who have foreign travel history or outside UT travel history, so that proper treatment could be provided. He said that people should refrain themselves from rumour mongers and let the Health department to take its task, while deciding/following the protocol to deal with the COVID-19.

Jammu, 30/March/2020: Demanding restoration of High Speed Mobile Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir, former Vice Chancellor of Sai Nath University and native of Poonch, Dr Shazad Ahmed Malik have filed a petition with National Human Rights Commission of India.
In his 6 pages long petition, the former VC has arrayed Union Home Secretary, Principal Secretary Home, J & K Union Territory and Chief General Manager, BSNL J and K Circle as party respondents to the plea.
In his submission before the NHRC, he has sought direction for the 1st two respondents for restoration of high speed mobile internet facility in the J & K UT and for also urged the NHRC to further direct the government owned telecom Company, BSNL for publicize its policy in giving new landline internet facility to the People and alleged that there is lack of transparency in BSNL in installing connections as only high profile and people having high approach are provided connections by the BSNL and ordinary people are made to wait for months together.
While giving further details about his plea, Dr Shazad informed that due to recent lockdown of 21 days as announced by the Prime Minister in the wake of Corono Virus pandemic, the people of whole India including Jammu and Kashmir are following all instructions and guidelines issued by the government of India and local administration to save themselves and the mankind and have confined themselves maintain social distancing but the situation in other parts of the country and here in J & K is different because in other states of India, the students, teachers, medical professional, the religious preachers taking the benefit of high speed Internet have started e-classes and formed social groups online and spreading useful information with each other.
Moreover in absence of High speed internet facility in the J & K UT, the medical professionals are worst sufferers as they are not even able to have access to the website and applications(apps) of World Health Organization, Ministry of Health, government of India and other local websites related to UT government or districts’ administration.
Due to lockdown people are not able to move out and unfortunately thet are not even able to use banking apps due to poor internet speed. He said even the religious congregation are banned , the religious Yatras are restricted like holy Sri Vaishno Devi Yatra therefore the people are in anxiety and depressed thus he has made an appeal to the NHRC to further direct the respondents to restore the high speed mobile internet as telecom services are covered under essential services. In the petition, he has also suggested that instead of taking Police Zones of Kashmir and Jammu as units to access the security situation viz a viz for restoration of 4-G internet speed, the authorities may try districts and areas as units to access and then in phase manner they may restore the High speed Mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu, March 30 : All J&K Youth Federation (AJKYF), Provincial Incharge, Jammu Province , Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu urged upon J&K administration for reviewing their order for restoring 4G internet services in J&K.

Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu in a statement issued here today, urged upon the J&K administration to restore 4G internet services in Union Territory expeditiously for ensuring work from home slogan, better educational facilities to students and helping the people to stay indore which will help the authorities to cope up with the unwarranted situation arising across the globe.

Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu appealed to the people of the Union Territory to take all precautionary measures to stop spreading of Covid-19 and also appealed the general public to cooperate with the administration during this dreadful situation which is going worst day by day world wide.

Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu entreaty the public to feed stray animals which will be a huge contribution towards the human value in this awful situation.

Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu also hails the dedication shown by the medical staff including doctors, staff nurses and other paramedic staff, belt forces including J&K Police, Municipality and essential supply suppliers for standing still for protecting the people throughout the nation in all necessary manner and urged upon the center administration to provide adequate essential equipments to them for a better fight against Covid-19.

Ch. Sanjay Singh Sandhu aspirated that with the proper cooperation of general public and manic exercise of administration we will be protected from the corona virus threat and the nation will emerge victorious over this dreaded epidemic.