Day: February 2, 2025

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RAJOURI, FEB 02:-Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Abhishek Sharma today chaired a meeting here in his office to review the implementation of the *Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA)* by the government departments.

*The Deputy Commissioner directed the officers to ensure that applications seeking different services are processed in a time-bound manner to prevent inconvenience to the general public.* He emphasised the need for strict adherence to PSGA provisions, instructing officials to adhere to the act in letter and spirit.

*“All mandated government services must be delivered to citizens within prescribed time and in a hassle-free manner,” he directed and asked the officials to take proactive measures to minimize delays and enhance transparency in governance.* He further asked ADCs, SDMs, and Tehsildars to closely monitor and curb illegal mining in their respective jurisdictions by taking stringent action against the perpetrators.

Additionally, *He reviewed the ongoing works on the National Highway and instructed officers to identify and resolve bottlenecks to ensure smooth progress of these critical infrastructure projects.*

The meeting concluded with a call for enhanced coordination among departments to improve service delivery and expedite developmental works in the district.

The meeting was attended by senior district officials, including ADC Rajouri Rajiv Khajuria, ADC Kotranka Dilmir, ADC Kalakote Tanveer Ahmed, ACR Rajouri Mohd Jahangir Khan, SDM Thanamandi Abid Hussain, and Tehsildars.

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RAJOURI FEB 02:-Continuing its efforts to curb the menace of drug trafficking, Rajouri Police has apprehended a drug peddler and heroin-like narcotic substance recovered from him.

During a routine patrolling and Naka checking at Bareri, a team from Police Station Nowshera led by SHO Nowshera, when they noticed a suspicious individual attempting to flee upon spotting the police. Acting swiftly, the team chased and successfully apprehended him.During his personal search the police recovered 07 grams of heroin-like substance from his possession.

The accused has been identified as Sunny Kumar @ Sundi S/O Jai Ram resident of Bareri, Hunjana Khanka, Nowshera Rajouri.

In this regard a Case FIR No. 15/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act has been registered at PS Nowshera and further investigation is underway to trace backward and forward linkages of the drug network.

Rajouri Police remains committed to its mission of eradicating drug abuse and trafficking from the district. We urge the public to support the fight against drugs by sharing any information related to such activities with the police.

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**Led by Director, 6 members’ AIIMS Delhi team reached Rajouri to investigate unidentified illness.

**AIIMS team to visit Badhal on Sunday

RAJOURI FEB 02:-Following 17 deaths due to mysterious illness in Badhal area of Rajouri district-between December 7 and January 19-several high-level central teams of experts, including inter-ministerial team established by Home Minister, continue to visit the affected families, GMC Rajouri and Badhal area to investigate the circumstances, cause of deaths and to prepare a final report about the cause behind these deaths.
A three-member team from PGIMER led by Dr Kapil Goyal (Community Medicine) is presently camping at Rajouri and on Saturday visited village Badhal.
Meanwhile, another 6-member team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi led by Director AIIMS, Prof. M Srinivas also reached Rajouri on Saturday evening.
Other members of AIIMS team include Prof. A Shariff ( HoD of Anatomy); Dr Shailendra Kumar (Deptt of Anaesthesiology), Dr Jagdish Prashad Meena ( Deptt of Paediatrics), Dr Nayer Jamshed (Addi. Prof. Deptt of Emergency Medicines), and Dr Javed Quadri (AP Deptt of Anatomy).
Sources said the AIIMS team met with Principal GMC, expert committee members and interacted with patients undergoing treatment and family members of those who died due to unidentified illness.
The AIIMS team on Sunday will visit the Badhal area to examine the environment, the quality of food items people consume, their way of living etc.
The PGIMET team today visited Badhal village to investigate the cause of deaths.
Team members, accompanied by DIG Police, Rajouri-Poonch Range; SSP Rajouri and senior health officers from Rajouri, opened the sealed house of Mohd Aslam and collected samples of the items stored in the house, including utensils, eatables etc.
It is pertinent to mention here that 8 members of Mohd Aslam’s family, including his four daughters, two sons, maternal uncle & aunt died due to unidentified illness between January 12 & 19.
Mohd Aslam was adopted by his maternal uncle Mohd Yousuf (62). Mohd Aslam, his wife and other close relatives are presently under observation in a lodgement center in GMC hospital in Rajouri.
Later the team members visited Gorla helmet, where Fazal Hussain and his four children became the first victims of this unidentified illness.
The PGIMER team interacted with the residents of this area, and collected their samples of blood, urine, nails, hairs, eatables, water etc. for further study and examination.
The team, who spent 5 hours in Badhal area, also enquired about the type of fertilizer villagers used for crops/vegetables, any local herb they take for treatment, about the environment etc.
Earlier the higher authorities had sent experts from reputed institutions from across the country to aid the investigation and ensure immediate relief measures.
17 unfortunate deaths in Badhal village due to unidentified illness could be because of toxins.
The initial tests conducted by a toxicology laboratory in Lucknow under CSIR indicated the absence of any infection, virus, or bacteria.