DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2015 (PAGE 13)

Lawrence School students excelin Poem Recitation competition

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JAMMU, Aug 22: LawrencePublic School students of theJunior Wing scored 1st and 2ndposition in the Inter School PoemRecitation competition held

under the aegis of Youth TalentSearch Forum at AlexanderMemorial School, here.

Sumaira Dogra stood first in

the Hindi Poem Recitation com-petition whereas Swastik Choprastood second in English PoemRecitation competition.

Students from 10 differentreputed Schools participated in

this competition. The competi-

tion was judgedby SunitaPandita from theChief EducationOffice, who is anacclaimed artist.

S h a k u n t l aJoshi, FounderPrincipal, Lawr-ence PublicSchool present-ed certificates ofmerit to the stu-

dents and lauded the efforts ofKiran Tickoo, Shivani Joshi,Vandana Gupta and MonikaSharma for preparing the stu-dents.

Winners of Inter-School competition posing for a group pho-tograph.

KC Playway School organizesInter School Competitions

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JAMMU, Aug 22: To pro-vide platform to the students andexpose the inherent talent, KCPlayway School, BC Road,Jammu organized Inter SchoolCompetitions which includedPatriotic Group SongCompetition, Poetry Recitation,Drawing and ColouringCompetition, here.

Euro Care, KC GurukulPublic School Paloura,Shemrock Tulip Bakshi Nagar,Kids of Tender Toes and KCPlayway School participated inthe competition.

Dr Renu Manhas and SuniraKhullar were the judges of thecompetition.

KC Gurukul Public SchoolPaloura Jammu claimed thewinner's trophy in PatrioticGroup Song Competition, whilein Poetry Recitation, UttkarshLanger of KC Playway Schoolbagged the first prize, SakshamMagotra of Shemrock Tulipsstood 2nd and Parthvi of EuroCare School won 3rd place.

In Drawing and ColouringCompetition, the tiny toddlerPrisha of Euro Care and Sanvi ofTender Toes School got the firstprize, Uttkarsh of Euro Care andArnav of KC Playway Schoolbagged 2nd spot, where asZeeshan of KC Playway andManseerat of Euro Care Schoolclaimed 3rd place.

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JAMMU, Aug 22:Department of Horticulture,Jammu, organized one-day megafarmers camp at village Handwalin block Bhalwal, here today.

The camp was attended by anumber of local farmers alongwith Sarpanchs and Panchs ofadjoining areas. ChiefHorticulture Officer Jammu, SKirtan Singh Raina along withDLMS Sarabjeet Singh, SanjeevKumar and HOO BhalwalSandeep Sharma, DirectorRSETI (SBI) Bank and SandeepSandy participated in this campand informed the farmers about

aims and objectives of the pro-gramme.

The Chief HorticultureOfficer informed about currentschemes being implemented bythe department. He also assuredall possible support to the farm-ers.

The farmers made a strongdemand for plantation of Haradplants on large scale in the areaas this plant has got immensemedicinal commercial value.

During the camp, variousHorticulture related problemswere discussed in detail andDLSMSs answered the queriesput forth by the farmers.

Nine injured in separate road accidentsExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 22: Ninepeople were injured today inseparate road mishaps in thecity and its outskirts.

According to a policespokesperson, four people wereinjured this afternoon when aMahindra vehicle bearing regis-tration No JK02AU-3195 col-lided with a Xylo car bearingregistration No JK13B-8700near Nandini. The injured havebeen identified as driver ofMahindra vehicle, Raj Kumar(30) son of Shiv Ram, a resi-dent of Dansal, driver of Xylocar, Bhupinder Singh (32) sonof Karan Singh, a resident ofTral (Srinagar) and two passen-gers of Mahindra vehicle name-ly Satyender (48) and GharSingh (28).

Two youths were injuredhere in Kacchi Chawani areawhen the bike they were goingon, was hit by a mini-bus. Theinjured have been identified asVarun (20) son of RakeshSlathia and Susheel (20) son ofRavi, both residents of

Panjtirthi. In another mishap, two

bike-borne youth were injuredwhen their two-wheeler gotslipped here in Bakshi Nagararea. The injured have beenidentified as Ashu (26) son ofMahraj Kishan Butt and Vikas(30) son of Susheel Choudhary,both residents of Muthi.

A pedestrian identified asDheeraj Singh (72) son ofBalwant Singh, a resident ofNanak Nagar, Jammu, also gotinjured, when an unknown carhit him while crossing a roadnear Marble Market, TrikutaNagar.

A 30-year-old youth identi-fied as Joginder Kumar (30)son of Girdhari Lal, a residentof Batehra, also sufferedinjuries when the bike he wasriding on, got slipped at Patoliarea of city outskirts.

All the injured were shiftedto Government MedicalCollege and Hospital, Jammufor treatment. In all cases, theconcerned police have takencognizance.

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SRINAGAR, Aug 22: TheDirectorate of Health ServicesKashmir successfully hostedthe 5th annual conference ofJammu and Kashmir StateChapter of Association ofSurgeons of India. The confer-ence was held under thepatronage of Director HealthDr Samir Matto.

An official said here thatthe event started with a liveoperative workshop on August19 at JLNM HospitalRainawari by masters of thecraft including Prof MuneerKhan, Prof RK Chrungoo, ProfNisar Chowdri, Dr AnilSharma, Dr Shiva K Misra, DrManish Baijal and Dr ArvindKumar.

Eminent Faculty of theState chaired various sessionsof the operative workshop.

The inaugural ceremonywas held at Auditorium ofGovernment Dental College.The Minister for Health,Medical Education, ARI andTrainings Lal Singh was thechief guest. Minister of Statefor Health and Social welfareAsiya Naqash and SecretaryAssociation of Surgeons ofIndia Dr Shiva K Misra werethe guests of honour, he said.

The chief guest in his lec-ture appreciated the efforts ofthe organizing secretaries andadvised to isolate black sheepin the medical fraternity. AsiyaNaqash in her lecture empha-sized the need for encouragingsuch academic activities andalso appreciated the efforts ofthe organizers. Dr Shiva KMisra in his lecture patted DrVaqar and Dr Akhter for hold-ing such a national level con-ference in Srinagar.

HC directs deportation of Pak national

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SRINAGAR, Aug 22: HighCourt today dismissed theappeal of Government seekingmaximum period of punishmentto one Saqib Aziz Malik ofMultan Pakistan and directedthe authorities to deport him inaccordance with law.

Justice MH Attar directedthe authorities to take immediatesteps for deportation of therespondent (Malik) who ispresently lodged in Hira Nagarjail in accordance with law.Court also granted liberty toMalik for seeking compensationfrom the authorities for keepinghim behind the bars after spend-ing more time in jail against theForeigners Act.

Malik was arrested by Armypersonnel in the year 2006 whilecrossing the border and was putin the jail. The trial court onMay 2012 held him guilty forcommission of offence u/s 14 ofForeigners Act and accordinglyconvicted him.

"The period of detentionalready undergone by the con-vict till date, shall be set offagainst the term of imprison-ment so imposed. TheGovernment is further directedto take steps for regulating hispresence after expiry of periodof sentence in case by that time

convict is not repatriated back tohis native country on expiry ofperiod of sentence", trial courthad said in its judgment.

Since Malik had alreadyspent the punishment u/s 14 ofForeigners Act when the judg-ment of trial court came as suchhe was supposed to be deportedto his native country as the trialcourt had also observed in itsjudgment.

Counsel for the appellantsubmitted that maximum periodof punishment provided u/s 14of the Foreigners Act is 5 years.He also submitted that at thetime the appeal was filed, therespondent has already complet-ed 5 years of imprisonment. Hefurther submitted that the matterhas been taken up with the LawDepartment and HomeDepartment for taking steps fol-lowed by deportation of therespondent - a foreigner.

He further submitted thatthis appeal be disposed of. Thetrial court had convicted andsentenced the respondent toundergo 4 years of imprison-ment for having committedoffence u/s 14 of Foreigners Act.This appeal is filed for enhance-ment of the punishment. In theadmitted fact situation of thiscase, the respondent hasremained in custody of theappellant for more than 5 years.

An Army doctor prescribing medicines to a patient during amedical camp at Chak Salariyan in Ramgarh sector of Sambadistrict.

Army organizes medical-cum-veterinary camp

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SAMBA, Aug 22: Army’sRising Star Brigade organized amedical-cum-veterinary campfor the people dwelling in bor-der areas of Chak Salariyan inthe Ramgarh Sector.

This camp was organized onAugust 19 under Rising StarCorps.

Brigadier Prem Jit Singh,Commander Rising Star Brigadeinaugurated the camp and inter-acted with the village heads ofRamgarh Region. A team of onemedical officer and two veteri-nary doctors from Army and thelocal heath administration wascreated to the need of hundredsof locals along with their livestock.

The occasion also providedan opportunity to spread aware-

ness amongst the locals aboutthe importance of ongoingnational level flagship cam-paigns viz Swachh BharatAbhiyan, Pradhan MantriSuraksha Bima Yojna and BetiBachao Beti Padhao.

The Army in close associa-tion with the local Post Officesfacilitated opening of SukanyaAccounts as part of girl childempowerment. In addition, thelocal youth were motivated tojoin the noble profession ofIndian Army by providing indepth knowledge of recruitmentavenues.

The local Army veteranswere made aware of AadharCard linked “Jeevan PramaanYojna” to ameliorate their needfor tendering an annual life cer-tificate.

Rajesh Gupta kick starts developmental works

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JAMMU, Aug 22: MLAJammu East, Rajesh Guptatoured Shalamar to kick startvarious developmental works.The residents and the shopkeep-ers of the Shalamar narratedtheir problems to the MLARajesh Gupta. The problemsconcerning the dilapidated con-dition of the lanes, drains footpaths and street lights was alsobrought before the MLA. On thespot instruction were issued tostart the work.

On the occasion the residentsand the shopkeepers of the

colony felicitated the MLA forall round development of theconstituency.

While speaking in the func-tion Rajesh Gupta said that eversince the BJP Government hascome to power it has made aqualitative difference in the livesof the people. On an everydaybasis new projects are beingtaken up for the welfare of thepeople of Jammu EastConstituency. Another aspect ofmy work is the speed of imple-mentation and the close moni-toring of the ongoing works andprojects.

HDFC Bank holdshealth check up camp

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JAMMU, Aug 22: HDFCBank organized a free healthcheck up camp at Akhnoor.

The camp was inauguratedby MLA Akhnoor, RajeevSharma, accompanied by BlockDevelopment Officer (BDO)Akhnoor, Dr Punika Pandita inthe presence of Kunal Kak,Cluster Head, HDFC Bank Ltdand Anshu Gupta, AkhnoorBranch Manager.

A total of 450 patients ofAkhnoor town and nearby vil-lages availed the benefit of thecamp. The needy patients werealso distributed free of costmedicines.

Speaking on the occasion,Dr Punika Pandita also suggest-ed the bank to hold such campsat nearby locations.

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Army organises educational tour for students

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SHOPIAN, Aug 22: Armybased at Shopian organized anEducation /Motivational tour fora group of 20 students of AGS,Balapur to Delhi and Hissarunder the aegis of Chinar Corpsfrom August 22 to Septemper 5,2015. Brig K Venugopal,Commander of ShopianGarrison, flagged off the tourtoday in a simple ceremony atAGS Balapur. Col RS Bazad,Principal of AGS Balapur, par-ents of participant candidatesand other dignitaries were pres-ent during the ceremony.

The aim of the tour is tooffer an opportunity to the chil-dren of remote areas of Shopianand Pulwama districts to wit-ness the high standard of educa-tion in remaining part of thecountry and to visit variousindustries in Hissar and Delhi.The tour will visit AgriculturalUniversity, Lala Lajpat RaiUniversity of Vet and AnimalScience, Jindal Steel Industry,Jindal Gyan Kendra andIndustrial Training Institute.On arrival at Delhi, studentswill visit India Gate, IndianAgricultural Research Institute(IARI) Pusa, Institute of HotelManagement, Catering andNutrition, Pusa, FarmerTraining Centre (KisanVidyapith) Pusa and DelhiDarshan (Red Fort, QutubMinar, Lodhi Garden &Connaught Place), ParliamentHouse, Pragati Maidan, Delhi

University, Jawahar Lal NehruStadium, Talkatora Stadium andSports Complex, Army PublicSchool Dhaula Kuan andManekshaw Centre at Delhi.

As part of these tour stu-dents will witness various stateof the art industries, moderncity infrastructures, variousdomains for their careers andget chance to mingle with chil-dren of their age from differentculture. During the visit toDelhi, students will meet theArmy Chief as well.

The jubilant participants setoff for tour amidst high spiritsin anticipation of 14 days offun, learning and a great travelexperience. This initiative takenby the Army for organising atour for the youth was appreci-ated by all present during theoccasion.

Teenage girl commits suicideExcelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Aug 22:Police today said a teenage girlcommitted suicide in northKashmir's Kupwara district.

A police spokesman saidthat a 17 year-old committedsuicide by consuming some poi-sonous substance at her home inKalaroos area of the district.

"She was shifted to DistrictHospital Kupwara for treatmentwhere she breathed her last.Police have registered a case inthis regard," the policespokesman added.

Awareness camp onCerebral Palsy held

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JAMMU, Aug 22: Anawareness camp was organizedat Government District Hospitalunder the chairmanship of MLManhas, Chairman, DistrictLegal Services Authority,Principal, District and SessionsJudge, Samba.

On the occasion, RajeevSharma, Chief Medical Officer,Samba and Rajinder Sambyal,Medical Superintendent, Sambaapprised the general massesregarding prevention ofCerebral Palsy and other associ-ated diseases.

Dr Veena Chib,Gynecologist and Dr AjayKotwal, Pediatrician, SatishDutta, Mohinder Singh andNisha Rani, Advocates andretainer lawyers also expressedtheir views.

DHSK hosts 5th Surgeons' Conference

Horticulture Departmentorganizes farmers camp

Winners of Poem Recitation competitionposing alongwith Principal at Lawrence PublicSchool in Jammu.

Boy drowns in canalExcelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Aug 22: A sevenyear old child drowned inKathua canal here this evening.

The boy was identified asBishen Choudhary, son ofKuldeep Choudhary of Ward16. He had gone to take a bathalong with other child in theKathua canal this evening andlater did not return home.

After his family memberswent to search him andenquired from the boy who wasaccompanying him, they wereinformed that he drowned in thecanal. His colleague said that hetried his best to save him butcould not do due to strong cur-rent of water.

The administration hasstopped the water of the canal tosearch the boy tomorrow morn-ing.

Kathua Police has registereda case in this regard.