13Thursday February 7, 2019

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The Director SchoolEducation Jammu has regis-tered five PrivateTuition/Coaching Centers ofdistrict Rajouri for a period ofone year.

"In pursuance of Rule 3 ofthe Jammu and KashmirRegulation of Private TuitionCentre Rules, 2010 and as rec-ommended by the respectiveDistrict MonitoringCommittee, five PrivateTuition/Coaching Centers areprovisionally registered for aperiod of one year subject tothe fulfillment of conditionsspecified in Government OrderNo. 435-Edu of 2010 datedApril 30, 2010, Govt. Order

No. 558-Edu of 2015 datedOctober 27, 2015 and direc-tions issued by the High Courtin PIL No. 17/2014 titledMohd Ahsan Untoo versusState and others," reads theorder issued by DirectorSchool Education Jammu,Anuradha Gupta.

The PrivateTuition/Coaching Centerswhich have been registered onDistrict Rajouri include ASquare Educational Institute,HGS Mandollia College ofCompetitions, SublineCoaching Center, GujjarMandi, Dynamic CoachingCenter, Gujjar Mandi and S.RCollege of Competition, PanjaChowk.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The government onWednesday promoted oneSection Officer of the J&KSecretariat (Subordinate)Service as Under Secretary onstop-gap arrangement.

"Sanction is hereby accordedto the placement of AliMohammad Khan, SectionOfficer of the J&K Secretariat(Subordinate) Service asUnder Secretary to theGovernment, in his own pay

and grade, with chargeallowance as admissible underrules, for a period of six monthsor till the available vacancy inthe J&K Secretariat(Gazetted) Service-I is filled-up, on regular basis, on the rec-ommendations of theDPC/PSC, whichever is earli-er,"

Consequent upon the above,Ali Mohammad Khan has beenposted as Under Secretary,Civil Aviation Department.

DSEJ registers 5 PvtTuition/Coaching Centers

Section Officer promoted onstop-gap arrangement

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A Division Bench(DB) of State High Courtcomprising Chief Justice GitaMittal and Justice TashiRabstan on Wednesday direct-ed Union Ministry of RuralDevelopment and State RuralDevelopment Department toplace the lists of ProjectImplementation Agencies(PIAs) and specific details ofthe training programmesundertaken in 2018 besidestraining modules proposed for2019 in the suo-moto PublicInterest Litigation (PIL) onHimayat Scheme.

The court also held thataforesaid authorities shall alsoplace the availability of anyplacement programme whichwould be available to the youthof Jammu and Kashmir onrecord within two weeks fromtoday.

Vishal Sharma Assistant

Solicitor General of India(ASGI) appeared for Union ofIndia while Sr. AAG HASiddqui and Deputy AGArshad Majid Malik for theState.

When the PIL came-up forhearing, DB observed that Sr.AAG informed the court thathe has filed a status report onFebruary 5, 2019 on behalf ofthe Member-Secretary, J&KState Legal Services Authorityplacing the status regardingthe awareness programmescarried out in different districtsof Jammu and Kashmirregarding the HimayatScheme. DB pointed out thatthe work of the State LegalServices Authority cannotstop at merely awareness butit has to ensure implementa-tion as well as success of thescheme. Upon this, the DBdirected Secretary, StateLegal Services Authority to

ensure that not only steps aretaken towards awareness butit shall also be ensured thatactual participation in the skilldevelopment programmesunder the Himayat Schemeshould be made. It was alsoobserved that proactive stepsshould be taken towardsplacement opportunities forthe skilled youth and creationof facilities for development ofentrepreneurial initiatives.

DB further directedRegistry to send a copy ofaforesaid order to theMember-Secretary, J&K StateLegal Services Authority whoshall ensure that the same isserved upon all the Secretariesof District Legal ServicesAuthorities.

DB further directedRegistry to supply all theorders passed in this PIL toVishal Sharma AssistantSolicitor General of India.

DB seeks detail on training modules, PIAs in suo-moto PIL on Himayat Scheme

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The Jammu and KashmirGovernment is all set to establish a hi-tech trafficcontrol and surveillance system in the run up toexecute its road safety plan aimed at arresting therising fatalities on the state roads.

The Road Action Master Plan being executedjointly by Motor Vehicle and Traffic Departmentsenvisages creation of a state of art traffic controlsystem, strengthening of enforcement agenciesand other technological interventions for rein-forcement at different levels. For the purpose, theState Government has released Rs 8 crore underRoad Safety Fund in tune with the directions ofthe Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety.The Apex Court committee has called for estab-lishment of non-lapsable Road Safety Fund in theStates.

Road Safety Fund has provision for allocation ofexpenditure for implementation of road safetyrelated schemes, programmes, projects, purchaseand installation of equipment and devises connect-ed with road safety, conduct of studies, projectsand research on matters relating to road safety,trauma-care programmes or activities, etc.

This information was given here on Wednesday

at a meeting of Road Safety Fund ManagementCommittee chaired by Principal SecretaryFinance Navin Choudhary(Chairperson of thePanel) and attended by Principal SecretaryTransport Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, TransportCommissioner S P Vaid, IGP Traffic Alok Kumarand other senior officers of the twin departments.

The meeting took series of decisions with regardto utilization of Rs 8 crore Corpus fund includingpurchase of 100 hi-end Combo Motor Bikes, lift-ing cranes and other vehicles to strengthen thesurveillance on the roads through the enforcementsquads.

The interceptive vehicles to be used by MVD andTraffic department will have varied accessoriesand equipments including Speed hunter -III plus-speed laser gun, breath alcohol analyzer e-challan-ing machines and alike.

IGP Traffic said that his department is workingon a technology base Intelligent Traffic regulationSystem on the lines of modern cities.

Earlier, Navin Choudhary took a detailed reviewof the fund utilization and asked the concerned togo for procurements. He asked them to make pur-chases through Government e-Marketplace(GeM) portal for transparency and fairness.

J&K all set to have hi-tech traffic control,efficient transportation system

STATE TIMES NEWSUDHAMPUR: Giving a damnto the civil service regulationsand the most cherished demo-cratic principles of equity andneutrality in civil services, theDeputy CommissionerUdhampur, Ravinder Kumar isopenly pursuing BJP's agendain the district and promoting itsleadership at the cost of otherrecognised political parties, saidJKNPP Chairman, Harsh DevSingh. With tacit as well asovert official support beinggiven to BJP leaders andparty's ex-MLAs, the said DCis trying to promote their polit-ical interests in their respectiveconstituencies in the districtunder his control, he regretted.

Urging upon the ElectionCommission to take cognizanceof brazen politicization ofbureaucracy, Singh complainedthat the said DC not only deliv-ers speeches in their favour buthas been found persuading peo-ple and Govt employees to sup-port ex-MLAs in ensuing elec-tions. He has been giving theseBJP leaders all logistic supportbesides releasing huge grants intheir favour with directions tosubordinate officers to executeonly those works, which wererecommended by the said ex-MLAs, rued Singh.

Drawing attention of CEC

through a memorandum,Singh said that dozens of let-ters have been written by thesaid DC to various district-levelofficers in January 2019, refer-ring ex-MLA Ramnagar as'Hon'ble MLA' and directedsubordinate officers to executeworks costing around Rs 4crore on his recommendations.He expressed dismay that whileless then Rs 2 crore werereleased under CDF in favourof MLA Ramnagar from 2015to 2018, a huge grant ofaround 4 crore has beenreleased in his favour in a peri-od of 10 days, after he ceased tobe MLA. The operative part ofthe memorandum reads,"Pertinent to mention here thatJ&K Assembly was dissolvedon 21st November, 2018 andall MLAs ceased to be theMembers of Assembly. But thesaid DC continues to mentionthem as 'Hon'ble MLAs' in theofficial communications even inJanuary 2019 and is directingthe District level officers toentertain them besides execut-ing works as per their direc-tions. He cautioned that theNPP would be constrained tolaunch indefinite Dharna out-side the office of ElectionCommission in case delinquentofficers are not dealt with asper with law.

Udhampur administrationpromoting BJP: Harsh

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: A delegation ofKashmiri Pandit migrants ledby President NC MinorityCell, M K Yogi met the Reliefand RehabilitationCommissioner, M L Rainaand discussed various issuespertaining to migrant commu-nity living in various camps inthe region.

Projecting a number ofdemands for favourable con-sideration, Yogi asked theCommissioner for directingthe concerned to mitigate suf-ferings of the communitymembers.

Major demands highlightedduring the meeting includedblacktopping of roads, instal-

lation of tube-wells to resolvewater crisis, elaborate securityarrangement for inmates andearly release of tenders forother renovation works to becarried out in various camps.He also asked for making nec-essary arrangements for hold-ing examinations in the campsby shifting exam-centers tomigrant camps includingJagti, Muthi etc for conven-ience of children.

Raina gave a patient hearingto the deputation and assuredfor early redressal of theirdemands. The deputationcomprised of Bal KrishanBhat, Amit Koul, NaveenGosani, Rajinder Dhar,Ashish and Mukesh.

KP migrants call on Relief Commissioner

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Expressingresentment against politicalparties for ignoring AroraBiradari, the members ofArorabans Sabha onWednesday demanded ade-quate representation toArora community in politi-cal setup of the State.

Briefing media personshere after a meeting, themembers of Sabha said"Arora community has a glo-rious history. General JagjitSingh Arora led the forces ofcountry and compelled90000 Pakistani soldiers tosurrender, thereby making aworld history. KalpanaChawla sacrificed her lifeduring space expedition. Wehave a glorious history offighting wars under theleadership of Great GuruGovind Singhji who sacri-ficed his four sons for the

mankind." "Arora communi-ty is quite a big communitycomprising 847 sub-castesincluding Nagpal, Vermani,Batra, Gulati, Gandhi,Daluja, Dua, Makkar,Grover, Sodi, Bedi, Chawla,Janji, Ahuja, Malik,Khurana, Chabra and manyothers," they added.

"Political parties in theState always ignored Aroracommunity, as it was given

no representation in politi-cal setup of the State," theysaid, adding that the com-munity has decided not tovote for political parties anduse 'Nota' during ensuingelections. "Moreover, we willstart a mass awakening pro-gramme to achieve the goal,"they informed, requestingall Biradari members toremain united for achievingdue share.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Hailing develop-ment projects launched bythe Prime Minister,Narendra Modi at Leh,Srinagar and Jammu includ-ing AIIMS and opening ofnew universities and degreecolleges in the State, themembers of All J&K PoJK1947 Sharnarthi IntellectualForum (PoJKSIF) onWednesday urged theGovernment for resolving allpending issues of PoJK 1947Sharnarthis, before electionsin the State.

"The issues of PoJK 1947Sharnarthis were deliberate-ly ignored by the succeedingGovernments. We want toremind Prime Minister thatduring his 2014 election rallyin M A Stadium Jammu, hehad promised to settle allissues of PoJK 1947migrants on priority basis,"the Forum members said.

They further urged the Stateand Central Government tosettle their issues well beforeelections failing which themigrants will decide theirfuture course of action.

The meeting was attendedby Surjit Singh General

Secretary, Jarnail SinghKhalsa, Fateh Singh,Ramnik Singh, Raja Singh,Kuldeep Singh, ParamjitSingh Shingari, NasibSingh, Khazan Singh,Pritam Singh and RavinderSingh.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: To condemn thealleged misbehaviour bysome members of SecretariatUnion with members ofJammu and KashmirAccounts EmployeesAssociation (JKAEA), theJKAEA (Secretariat Unit)on Wednesday observed pen-down strike demandingimmediate action againstculprits. The association hasfurther informed that thestrike will continue till appro-priate action is initiatedagainst culprits.

According to PresidentJKAEA, the association,from now onwards, is not apart of any strike call givenby the Secretariat Unionhenceforth, as it has beensabotaging our genuine

demands on various frontsfor last two years. He furthersaid that the said issue hasbeen condemned by allemployees in general andaccounts cadre in particular."It has been unanimouslydecided that accounts per-sonnel working in the CivilSecretariat shall remain onpen-down strike till appropri-ate action is initiated againstculprits by the concernedauthorities," he informed.

Meanwhile, the J&KAccounts EmployeesAssociation (JKAEA)Jammu, during an emergentmeeting held here under theleadership its President,Kamal Singh also con-demned the said incident,wherein some members ofthe Secretariat Union

allegedly threatened afemale Accounts Officerbesides manhandling oneAccounts Assistant workingin the Finance Department.Demanding immediate apol-ogy by the said members ofSecretariat Union, theJKAEA Jammu asked themto mend their ways failingwhich the association willinitiate further necessaryaction in due course of time.

Others present during themeeting included AdarshSharma, Shiv Paul Singh,Sanjay Pandoh, MehboobChoudhary, RakeshSharma, Rakesh Kashyap,Brij Bhushan Sharma,Sanjeev Kumar Sharma,Rakesh Kashyap, KulbirSingh and Tejinder PaulSingh.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumaron Wednesday visited State ForestCorporation's Timber Store and Sale Depot sit-uated at Sunjwan to review its functioning.

Commissioner Secretary Forests ManojKumar Dwivedi, PCCF J&K Suresh Chugh,Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar,Managing Director JKSFC Vasu Yadav andother concerned officers were present on theoccasion.

The Advisor took round of the Timber andSale depot where he was briefed by the MDJKSFC about the position of timber stock avail-able at the depot. He was also informed aboutthe process of dumping and lifting of timber forsale.

He was given presentation regarding thedetails of the total land under the control ofForest department in the area including thedepot and the various activities being carriedout by SFC in the forest area.

While interacting with the concerned officers,he enquired from them about the types of tim-ber available at the depot, approved rates onwhich the timber is being sold and other relatedactivities. It was informed that different type oftimber including Deodar, Kail and Fir are avail-able at the depot. The Advisor also interactedwith the labourer's working at the depot whoapprised him about their issues which includesincrease in their wages and others. K VijayKumar assured them that their genuine issueswould be taken care of.

Pangotra Brahmins Biradari congregation on Feb 10

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The annual congregation of All Pangotra BrahminsBiradari will be celebrated on February 10, 2019, at Kul-Devsthan Chak Jadeli (Dub) in Tehsil and District Samba.

During a meeting held here at Devsthan, Dr Jatinder KumarSharma, President of the Biradari, finalized various arrange-ments regarding the congregation and community 'Bhandara'.

Giving details, he informed that the congregation will start at9:00 am with Pooja and Havan-Yagya and will conclude withgeneral body meet of Biradari and 'Bhandara'. The members ofthe Organising Committee appealed to all the PangotraBrahman Parivars, residing mostly in Punjab, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, to partici-pate in the congregation along with family-members for seekingblessing of Kuldev Baba Braham Dev and Mata Satyavati.

'Give representation to Arora community in political setup'

Arorabans Sabha members addressing media persons at Jammu.

Advisor Kumar visits SFC's timber depot at Sunjwan 'Resolve issues of PoJK 1947Sharnarthis before elections'

JKAEA condemns misbehaviourby Secretariat employees

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: CambridgeInternational School to openits branch at Purkhoo Camp,Domana, here under theaegis of Learning WingsEducation Systems based atJalandhar and Dubai.

This was stated by J.K

Kohli, Senior ExecutiveDirector of Learning Wingswhile addressing the parentsand other dignitaries of thecity.

Ajay Bhatia, CEOLearning Wings, Dr BrijeshKumar and Chief AcademicDirector Deepa Dogra wasalso present on the occasion.

Kohli said that LearningWings Schools are committedto bring the best global edu-cation practices for studentsin the region.

"Cambridge schools pre-pare students for National(CBSE, Delhi) as well asInternational Boards (IB,CAIE) and our flexible cur-riculum, well-crafted lan-guage programmes andTeacher Training pro-grammes ensure childrenmeet the challenges academi-cally, socially and culturally,

acquiring 21st centuryskills," he said. "Learnercentered classrooms, collabo-rative work participation byall, inclusive education formthe hallmark of teachinglearning in CambridgeInternational Schools," headded.

The curriculum, he said,focuses on developing skills-critical thinking, problemsolving, collaborative in chil-

dren rather than just becom-ing familiar with content.

Being the Direct Centerwith University ofCambridge, LWES bringsbest of English Languageprogramme for kids andteachers, he said.

Er Vidhi Singh, theChairman of CambridgeInternational School,Jammu desired to bring topquality educational opportu-

nities for the students ofJammu region forged thepartnership with LearningWings Education systems.

Er. Vidhi Singh shared hisvision of providing right envi-ronment for bringing up con-fident, creative and caringyoung people who wouldwork collaboratively and leadthe new world.

Marc Smale and PaulGirton on exchange pro-gramme fromWolverhampton University,United Kingdom, the inter-national partners of learningWings in education, sharedthe purpose of their visit withregard to curriculum, semi-nars, professional develop-ment opportunities for teach-ers and material andresources that educators canuse in the 21st Century class-rooms.

Cambridge International School opens branch in Jammu

Chairman of Cambridge International School, Er Vidhi Singh interacting with media in Jammu.

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