RAJOURI, OCTOBER 20:–In an accidental fire incident, a couple received serious burn i njuries at their rented accommodation at Narian in the late even hours in the Rajouri district. The couple has been identified as Imtiaz (30) s/o Mohd Javed and Afsana Kousar (26) residents of village Marchola in Sunderbani tehsil and presently residing at Narian in rented accommodation. Eyewitnesses said that Afsana was preparing dinner. Reportedly their daughter entered the kitchen and while picking up an item, a bottle-carrying patrol accidentally fell on the LPG stove and it caught fire. Afsana received more than 60% burn injuries in the inferno and Imtiaz while attempting to dodge the fire and save Afsana, he also received burn injuries on his hands and arms. Both were rushed to the sub-district hospital at Nowshera. Doctors provided them initial necessary treatment and later referred the couple to Government Medical College at Jammu for specialised treatment in the burn unit.
RAJOURI, OCTOBER 20:–Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Renuka Singh on Thursday concluded two day visit to Rajouri district, as a part of special public outreach to UT of J&K, and said; “Tribal welfare is among the top priorities of Union Government”. The Minister on Thursday also met deputations of Gujjar & Bakerwals, and Paharis at Rajouri. Gujjars & Bakerwals deputation besides other demands/issues also demanded safeguarding 10% reservation status for them and permanent shelters for the migratory tribal population & inclusion of all eligible beneficiaries under Forest Right Act among others. Sanctioning of adequate tribal funds, sanctioning of additional EMRs for the district, improvement in quality of education in mobile schools, proper market linkage to be provided for wool, a concession to be provided to the nomads in electricity bills etc were other issues raised in the meeting. “All your genuine concerns would be redressed in a time-bound manner Tribal welfare is among the topmost priorities of the Central Government and dedicated efforts are being made to raise the socio-economic status of the tribal population,” the Minister said. Pahadi deputation also raised their issues/demands before the Minister including their long pending issue of ST status for the Pahari community. While addressing the meeting, Renuka Singh the Minister said; “The Government is taking best possible measures for the overall development of the UT of J&K & it is being ensured that the benefits of the welfare schemes and programs reach the last beneficiary of the country”. “Union Government has set the target of turning India into a developed nation by the 100th year of its independence, 2047. The development is on fast track in the UT of J&K and scores of vital developmental projects have been completed and many projects are in progress” she added. She also visited Eklaya Model Residential School at Gurdhan Balla & interacted with the teaching staff and the students. “Ensure that quality education is provided to the students in school. Students must dream big and work hard to achieve the desired goals of their lives” said the Minister while interacting with staff/students. “The Government is taking effective measures to improve the education standards by building the capacity of the teachers with modern teaching techniques,” said Renuka Singh. Later, the Minister visited Kotranka & Thanamandi tehsils and laid the foundation stone of tribal transit accommodation facilities for the tribal population at Kesari Hill (Koteranka) and Thanamandi with a project cost of Rs 354 lakhs each. DDC Chairman Naseem Liyaqat, DDC Rajouri Vikas Kundal, SSP Mohd Aslam, Director Tribal Affairs Musheer Ahmed, ADDC Pawan Kumar, CPO Mohammad Khurshid, ACR Imran Rashid Kataria, SDM Thanamandi Vikas Dhar, Dy Director Tribal Affairs Dr Abdul Khabir and other senior officers accompanied the Minister.
UDHAMPUR OCTOBER 20:– As a part of Public outreach programme, On the directions of SSP Udhampur Dr. Vinod Kumar –IPS Udhampur Police facilitated a PCPG meeting at Police Station Latti. The meeting was chaired by SHO PS Latti Insp. Zulfikar Ali under the supervision of Sh. Ahmed Shaafi SDPO Chenani. The meeting was attended by respectable citizens, Sarpanches, Panches, youth and other prominent citizens of the area.
During the meeting, the participants raised various issues pertaining to Police and civil authorities. The chairing officers assured them that their genuine grievances pertaining to Police will be resolved on priority while as the issues pertaining to civil administration will be taken up with concerned authorities for their early redressal. The participants were also requested to co-operate with Police in maintaining law & order and in identifying anti-national & anti-social elements in the area.
The participants in the meeting assured their full co-operation to Police in tackling social evils and also appreciated the efforts of Police in facilitating community interaction meets where participants express their opinions freely.“
UDHAMPUR OCTOBER 20:–Police Station Udhampur received a written application from one lady namely Rekha Devi W/O Angrez Singh R/O Nursery Estate Udhampur that her husband namely Angrez Singh S/O Dewan Chand was missing from home..
On this information, police station Udhampur lodged a missing report and took speedy action in order to trace the said missing person.
After strenuous efforts, the police party of Police station Udhampur headed by Insp. Raghubir Singh SHO PS Udhampur under the supervision of Sh. Anwaar Ul Haq Addl. SP Udhampur and Sh. Sahil Mahajan DySP Hqrs Udhampur traced out the missing person within the short spell of time and after completion of legal formalities handed over to his wife.
This dedicated work done by Udhampur Police has been appreciated and thanked by his family members .
UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 20: –The District Administration Udhampur today directed the telecom companies to take measures to improve mobile connectivity in the district and extend the services to the uncovered areas.
Speaking at a meeting attended by representatives of service provider companies, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mohammad Syed Khan sought immediate steps to address the problem of poor connectivity in rural areas and extension of services to uncovered villages.
“Complaints about poor network are pouring in from different areas of the district, while many areas are still uncovered” he said. He asked the representatives of the telecom companies to improve the connectivity in the rural areas of the district to mitigate the sufferings of the public on priority basis. He asked the representatives to upgrade their system as per the needs of the public.
UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 20:– Chairperson, District Development Council Udhampur, Lal Chand, today kick-started the work on Jal Jeevan Mission scheme here at village Dhanori.
Chairperson Block Development Council Udhampur Balwan Singh, Sarpanch Panchayat Halqa Dhanori Anu Radha, PRI Members, Officers of Jal Shakti Department and locals of the area were also present.
The said Jal Jeevan Mission project will be executed at a cost of Rs. 9.83 crore. “On the completion of the project, every household in the vicinity will get clean tap water thus ending the problem of the dearth of potable water in the area” he said.
The Chairperson District Development Council Udhampur called upon the officers of Jal Shakti Department to ensure that all the sanctioned projects are started and completed within the stipulated time frame thereby facilitating provision of tap water to each house and habitation.
On the sideline of the tour, the Chairperson also listened to the public grievances of Panchayat Dhanori and assured them of timely redressal.
SHAKIR BHAT HANDWARA OCTOBER 20:– Mir Junaid, President of J&K Workers Party, met the Minister of State for Panchayat Raj and the Minister of State for Law and Justice and apprised them of the youth-led developmental plan of Kupwara District, especially one that would involve a symbiotic relationship between the grassroot elected representatives, and the youth of the area. He pointed how both the administration of developmental work and justice at the grassroots level were fundamental to erasing the cancer of radicalism, and separatism in the valley. On behalf of the people of the Kupwara district, Mir conveyed his gratitude to the honourable dignitaries, especially for the support and seriousness the present dispensation had shown to the flourishing of grassroots democracy in J&K. He also impressed upon the Ministers- the enthusiasm young men and women had shown in joining the new grassroot led growth and development. Mir requested the dignitaries that Kashmiri Panchayats should be developed on the Pali Panchayat model, keeping in mind the need for modern infrastructure and sustainable development. In this regard, he requested that world class carbon neutral infrastructure for Panchayats be built under the Gram Urja Swaraj Programme.
Mir Junaid requested the Minister of State for Law and Justice to strengthen the Legal Services authority in Kupwara, as legal help to the poor and marginalised is a right recognised in the Directive Principles of our Constitution. In this regard he pushed for the development of Fast track legal arbitration centres for entire J&K, starting from Kupwara District. He said that this would bring much needed relief to the parties that have been waiting for justice for years.Mir insisted on infrastructure for lawyers in courts in the form of chambers, and two separate lawyers colonies in Kupwara & Handwara. He reiterated that constitutional safeguards should be provided to citizens specially youth of the border district Kupwara. Mir suggested that separate legal wing should be created for Jammu & Kashmir police for incredible investigation of crimes which will ultimately result in increase in conviction rate in Jammu and Kashmir which unfortunately records very low as of now. Same will also provide employment opportunities to young law graduates of Jammu and Kashmir. Mir also discussed the issue of unemployment and the plan of providing employment to 80% of youth in the coming years. The Ministers in turn appreciated Mir Junaid’s suggestions and discusses the approach that could be formulated so that the work could begin. They also appreciated Mir for his immense contribution of bringing Kashmiri youth into the arena of nationalism, patriotism and development.
Since day one of assuming the charge as District Magistrate cum District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS had become a new ray of hope among the poor and downtrodden masses of the society. The district Kishtwar which was carved in 2007 from District Doda gets for the first time a young IAS officer in such a prestigious post after more than a decade.
The general society of Kishtwar and particularly the rural population is highly having a ray of hope among the present District Development Commissioner Kishtwar regarding the redressal of their long pending issues that can now be heard and redressed timely.
In Kishtwar District the area is vast with a maximum population of rural and far-off connectivity wherein some areas are without electricity, mobile network, safe drinking water facilities, motorable road, quality education, and many more.
Though it’s now challenging and tough for Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS to mitigate the problem and issues of general society in such regions of Kishtwar District, there is an automatic change in the administrative setup of the district wherein directions are passed for early redressal of the issues pertaining to the general society.
Born in a small village Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1990, Devansh Yadav basic studied at Army School Mathura, St. Dominic’s Senior Secondary School, Mathura, and then All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi from 2009 to 2014.
Before assuming charge as District Magistrate cum District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS was holding a prestigious post in J&K UT as Managing Director –J&K Trade Promotion Organization along with the additional charge of Managing Director -J&K IT Infrastructure, Company and Managing Director –JKI Limited under the AGMUT Cadre and earlier was posted as District Magistrate Changlang district Arunachal Pradesh in the year 2020, which is now becoming a golden and historic period in the history of State Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS soon after assuming the charge as District Magistrate started a mass conducting program with the general society by organizing Block Diwas Programme and grievance redressal camps on the Block level with an aim to provide better governance at the doorstep.
A few weeks ago, A Block Diwas Programme was chaired by District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS at Tehsil Headquarter Bunjwah wherein a threadbare discussion was held on the burning and genuine issue of the general society in which directions were passed for in time redressal.
The general society of Kishtwar District and particularly the general society of Block Bunjwah is having too much hope for the redressal of long pending issues and demands and proper functioning of all Tehsil Level Offices in Bunjwah during the tenure of Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS rather than a child hoping from their parents.
It is notable to mention here that during the tenure of Former Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Shri. Angrez Singh Rana, their general society is also missing him and his dedication on the larger grounds and is now hoping the same and more than that among Dr. Devansh Yadav IAS for the larger interest of the general society.
(The author is a Freelance Writer and Columnist from Kishtwar, Jammu, and Kashmir, and can be reached at freelancershafqat@gmail.com, 09419974577).
RAJOURI, OCTOBER 19:– “Central Government has launched multiple initiatives for the welfare of tribal community which is evident from the fact that 434 villages of the Union Territory of J&K have been covered under Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)” said Renuka Singh, MoS for Tribal Affairs. Tribal Affairs Minister of State (MoS) today for Tribal Affairs visited Rajouri district under a ‘special public outreach initiative’ to UT of J&K. The Government has modified the earlier scheme of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) with the nomenclature ‘Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)’, for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26, which aims at mitigating gaps and providing basic infrastructure in villages with a significant tribal population in convergence with funds available under different schemes in Central Scheduled Tribe Component. It is envisaged to cover 36,428 villages having at least 50% ST population and 500 STs across States &UTs with notified STs during the period. The Minister highlighted the significance of the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission & said; “Providing tap water connections to all the households of the country is the priority of the government & persistent efforts are being made in this connection”. “Inclusive, holistic and substantial development of UT of J&K is the major goal of the Union Government & much emphasis is being laid on every sector to take the UT to newer heights and new levels of prosperity” the Minister added. Reiterating the Centre’s commitment she said; “Numerous initiatives are being taken to bring transformation in every sector to help the UT march towards a golden future. The government is working with a vision for a prosperous tribal community and multiple key initiatives have been launched for the tribal population’s welfare”. “After the abrogation of article 370 and 35 A, the UT of J&K moving towards a new era of development & also moving forward on the path of integrated, equitable development with the establishment of the 3-tier system of Panchayat Raj,” said Renuka Singh. She also highlighted scores of public welfare measures/programs of the Union Government, including JJM, PMAY-G, PM Ujjwalla Yojana, PM Kisan, Ayushman Bharat etc. DDC Rajouri, Vikas Kundal; SSP, Mohd Aslam; Director Tribal Affairs Jammu, Musheer Ahmed; ADDC, Pawan Kumar; BDC Qila Darhal, Khalid Firdoz; PO ICDS, Kartar Singh; CPO, Mohammad Khurshid; ACD, Vijay Kumar; Dy Director Tribal Affairs, Dr. Abdul Khabir; SE Hydraulics, JP Singh accompanied the Minister. The Minister also inaugurated two Water Supply schemes at Nowshera town and Pukharni built at an estimated cost of Rs 36.14 lacs and 40.49 lacs respectively.
JAMMU OCTOBER 20 :— Jammu and Kashmir Border Area Development Conference(JK_BADC), a registered organization working for the welfare of residents of border areas have urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to address the genuine grievances of the Vocational Trainers who are serving in the school education department and helping in imparting skills and training to children for better future.
The organization stated that it is painful that these highly educated vocational trainers who are serving the community are not given their due share wherein they are partners in implementing National Education Policy.
Dr Shazad Ahmed Malik, Chairman of JK-BADC and former Vice Chancellor expressing solidarity with the vocational trainers informed that recently a delegation of these trainers from birder districts of Rajouri, Poonch & Jammu met him and apprised the major issues and grievances of the vocational trainers.
Dr Shazad Said these are highly educated youth who are contributing in national building and must be given their due share. He said the main demands of welfare body of the vocational trainers is formulation of workable and special job policy excluding the private companies in their recruitment who are allegedly eating state exchequers money for no fruitful purpose. Dr Shazad assured the delegation that BADC firmly stands with the Vocational Trainers and all their genuine issues would be raise at all appropriate forums and concerned authorities for seeking justice .
The formet VC also demanded provision of Provident Fund, Maternity leave Annual Increment in wages for the trainers at par with other regular employees of J & K.
