Day: March 18, 2021

Shyam Sood

Rajouri March 18:–The Eleventh class student was among two died while another person injured in a road mishap near Dalia village on Jammu-Poonch highway about 9 kilometers from Nowshera sub district HQ in Rajouri district.
Sources said a motorcycle bearing registration No JK11E-2420, while on way to the Narian village from Nowshera, collided head-on with a car bearing registration No JK02AR-6476 in the late evening hours.
Two motorcycle riders and a car driver were critically injured in the mishap and were shifted to sub-district hospital at Nowshera.
Motorcycle riders identified as Simranjit Singh (student) and Sukhvinder Singh both residents of Chowki Narian, who were critically injured, were referred to GMC hospital at Jammu after preliminary treatment. As per reports both have succumbed to injuries while on way to Jammu.
Altaf Hussain of village Prori Darhal is under treatment at Nowshera.
Taking cognizance of the mishap, the police has registered a case & started an investigation.

Shyam Sood
Rajouri March 18:–As per reports in the near future in Rajouri district low performing government contractors are likely to face the axe of blacklisting for their poor performance.
It has been observed that many developmental works being executed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Public Works Department (PWD) & the J&K Projects Construction Corporation Ltd have exceeded the timelines fixed by the executing agencies.

The main reason behind the long delay in executing the developmental works within fixed timelines was a casual approach of the contractors.
The authorities here at Rajouri also noticed that the contractors have not put proper men & machinery in the execution of the works resulting in unreasonable and unjustified breach of the awarded contracts.

The authorities also observed that due to poor performances on the part of the contractors, the progress of the works is held up and overall development in the district is not up to the satisfaction.

The matter came to light when Rajesh Kumar Shavan, District Development Commissioner (DDC) held recently a review meeting of the developmental works under execution in the district.

Taking the matter seriously, Rajesh Kumar Shavan, DDC issued an order today and directed the concerned Executive Engineers, Superintendent Engineers to initiate the process of blacklisting of the contractors who have failed to execute the works in the stipulated period.

“The executing agencies shall forfeit the CDRs and notify the list of blacklisted contractors disqualifying them from future participation in the process of bids in the district for a period of minimum three years” DDC order reads.

Rajouri March 18:–A one day Programme on Gender sensitization under the banner of mega Campaign of the Nation “Women Empowerment” & “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”  was organized by Internal complaints Committee and Women Cell, at Conference Hall Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri. Dr. Anum Mirza, Women welfare officer, District Rajouri was the resource person of the programme. Prof. Akbar Masood, Vice Chancellor, BGSBU in his message emphasized on the role of gender sensitization for women empowerment. Prof. Masood congratulated the team of ICC & Women Cell for organizing such programme and stressed on the need for conducting such awareness programmes in future also. Dr. Farkhanda Ana, Member ICC presented the backdrop of the programme theme and coordinated the programme. 
 
Dr Anum Mirza enlightened the gathering regarding declining Child Sex Ratio, Sukanya Samridhi Yojna , Janani Suraksha Yojna, Ujjwala scheme, One stop centre, women safety laws, women helpline no. 181, SMAS, Aasra Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana), Janani Suraksha Yojana, Vocational Training Centres, IGWPS, Various Women Empowerment Schemes and Scholarships. Dr. Anum through her presentation generated awareness about BBBP Campaign and social assistance being provided to women in distress. She emphasized on various services being provided at District level and informed the house that, first of its kind Public Grievances Redressal Cell (247) has been established at DC office, on the directions of the Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Shavan, who is closely monitoring the same*. She also urged the gathering to participate in the *Mega Awareness programme on Water Conservation-2021 & Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Campaign* scheduled to be held on 22nd of March, 2021 at Dakbangalow Rajouri under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri.
 
Dr. Romina Rashid, Convener ICC, in her remarks said that despite increase in literacy rate of women over the last few years, the female foeticide is increasing at an alarming rate. Women are venerated in all religions of the world, but the socially constructed rigid models have reduced the stature of women in society. These models can be dismantled by providing right kind of education to both the boys and the girls to create a gender balance in the society. Women need to be empowered intellectually to break the glass ceilings that obstruct their professional and personal growth. She further emphasised that women have proved their mettle in various fields of life, they emerged as better leaders in Covid 19 pandemic with the qualities of resilience, empathy, honesty. She thanked the vice chancellor for providing an apt environment in the varsity for the promotion of such programmes. 
 
Dr. Susheel Verma, Head, Dept. of Botany and Dr. Pervez Abdullah, Associate Dean of students expressed their views on the theme.The programme witnessed good participation of faculty members, University officers, Non-teaching University staff, Research scholars and students. Prominent among others, Dr. Zaheer Abaas HoD Mathematical Sciences, Prof. tasleem Arif, HoD IT Department, besides othere Teachers of University were present.