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JAMMU, Nov 3: VigilanceAwareness Week was observedat Indian Oil' Northern Regionunder the overall guidance of AK Ganjoo, General Manager(Vigilance), Indian Oil,Northern Region.

The theme of this year is" P r e v e n t i v eVigilance as atool of GoodGovernance".In today's era, itis essential thatawareness isgenerated andpublic opiniondeveloped onthe need forfighting cor-ruption.

Indian Oilhas the largestcustomer inter-face and its rep-utation depends on how it livesup to the core values of care,innovation, passion and trust.

At Indian Oil, good gover-nance and vigilance are an inte-gral part of the managerial func-tion. The three facets of vigi-lance functions are preventive,punitive and participative vigi-lance. Preventive vigilance is acontinuous exercise across alllevels of the organization.

Indian Oil in line with'Digital India' has endeavouredto translate many of its publicdealing functions onto robusttechnology platforms likeautomation of its Petrol Pumps,

introduction of LPG refill book-ing through web, IVRS andSMS, transparency in dealerselection through E-Tendring,E-Payments and E-Collections.This has gone a long way inensuring transparency andaccountability with stakehold-ers.

To create further awareness

amongst the public, Indian Oilconducted various outreach pro-grams like drawing/painting,elocution/debate, essay andposter making competitions atvarious schools and colleges inDelhi, Noida and Sonipat. Over1000 students from variousreputed institutes, includingCambridge, GD Goenka, DAVPublic School, IP University, St.Xavier College, Rajiv GandhiInstitute of PetroleumTechnology, Rajkiya Mahavid-yalya, Sarvodaya Vidyalya,Apollo International, St. Sophiaetc. actively participated in theactivities.

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RAJOURI, Nov 3: Presentdispensation has flagged educa-tion and road communication aspriority sectors in the develop-ment policy and upgradation,construction and improvementof roads and education arereceiving focused attention so asto extend better infrastructur-al facilities to the people livingin remote and far off pockets ofthe district.

The Minister for CAPD, ChZulfkar Ali said this during pub-lic grievance redressal campsconvened to take public feedbackon various ongoing developmen-tal work at Koteranka andBudhal.

The Minister further saidthat the Government has taken inhand massive projects of roads,building and bridges includingManohar Gala road, Gootu-Targain road, Marassi Morh -Bagalkote road, Koteranka -Budhal road and Sada bridge inorder to make significant differ-ence in improving road connec-tivity across the district.

He said that most of the proj-ects have been completed as perthe schedule and several othersare in pipeline and likely to becompleted within the targetedtime frame. He said that manyimportant proposals are underconsideration for giving a newlook to the uncovered areas ofthe state.

He asked the concerneddepartment to ensure spending offunds as per work schedule andconcentrate on realizing out-

comes.Referring to the establish-

ment of CAPD grievance redres-sal cell , the Minister said thatdecision has been taken to bringin transparency in departmentalworking and said that we arecommitted to bring visiblechange on ground and want tobring pro people environment inGovernment offices so that peo-ple at large could be benefitted.

Acting strict against the com-plaint of absenteeism of blockofficers at Koteranka andBudhal, the Minister directedthe concerned SDM to ensurethat sectoral officers remain sta-tioned at their respective placesof posting besides sought cooper-ation from SSP to direct the con-cerned SHO to send attendancereport of sectoral officers ondaily basis to the office ofDeputy Commissioner, Rajouriso as to infuse accountabilityamong the field functionaries asit is a basic thing needed for giv-ing the required pace to the ongo-ing developmental works.

Responding to the demand ofshortage of staff at Govt Degreecollege, Budhal, the Ministerassured to fill the vacancy onpriority basis.

The Minister also stressedupon the concerned officers toachieve optimum results fordevelopment of core sectors inthe district. He underscored theneed for laying focused attentionon improvement of road connec-tivity, drinking water, power sup-ply, education and health carefacilities equally across the dis-trict.

PIL seeking shifting of courtsDB directs Law Secy,

DC to file status reportExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 3: In a PublicInterest Litigation (PIL) filed byBar Association Kishtwarthrough its President I A Hamalseeking handing over of entireDeputy Commissioner's OfficeComplex, Kishtwar for use ofDistrict Courts Complex,Division Bench of the StateHigh Court comprising JusticeDhiraj Singh Thakur and JusticeB S Walia today directedCommissioner/Secretary Law,Justice and ParliamentaryAffairs and DeputyCommissioner Kishtwar to filethe updated status report beforethe adjourned date of hearing.

When the PIL came up forhearing, Advocate SheikhShakeel Ahmed with AdvocatesRahul Raina and Suraj Singhappearing for the petitionerAssociation drew the attentionof Division Bench towards thestatus report filed by DeputyCommissioner, Kishtwar pur-suant to the directions issued onthe last date of hearing when theDivision Bench had ordered thatin case the status report is notfiled then the DeputyCommissioner Kishtwar willappear in person.

"The status report filed bythe Deputy CommissionerKishtwar leads us nowhere as hehas not disclosed in the report asto how much time it will take forthe completion of constructionof Mini Secretariat Kishtwarwhich will ultimately pave way

for the shifting of the DistrictCourt Complex to the existing DC Office Complex Kishtwar",Advocate Ahmed said.

At this stage, AAG EhsanMirza appearing for DeputyCommissioner Kishtwar sub-mitted that the directions forshifting of courts had beenissued by the then ChiefMinister orally and appropriateprocedure has to be followed inthis matter by the GAD andLaw Department for issuance ofappropriate orders regarding theshifting of the courts. He furthersubmitted that DeputyCommissioner Kishtwar of hisown cannot move to the newcomplex and moreover the com-plex is still under constructionand may take some time to com-plete.

Deputy Advocate General PS Chandel appearing for LawDepartment submitted that hehas the instructions on behalf ofthe Law Department to file aresponse indicating the stepstaken towards the issue involvedin the PIL and he sought a veryshort time to place the factsbefore the Division Bench.

After considering the sub-missions of both the sides, DBdirected AAG Ehsan Mirza andDeputy AG PS Chandel to filethe latest status before theadjourned date of hearing andlooking into the urgencyinvolved in the matter directedthe Registry to list the PIL inthe week commencingNovember 16.

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JAMMU, Nov 3: The 24thdeath anniversary of MahantBachitter Singh was observed atDigiana Ashram on NationalHighway here today.

The programme was heldunder the supervision of MahantManjit Singh of Dera NangaliSahib, Poonch. Several religiouspersonal and leaders of Sikhorganizations besides SikhSangat participated in this func-tion to pay rich tributes toMahant Bachitter Singh.

Ragies and preachers fromoutside and within the Statethrew light on the life and historyof Mahant Bachitter Singh ji.Bhai Amarjit Singh Ragi fromPatiala and Bhai Angrez Singhfrom Gurdwara Bangla Sahib

Delhi participated in the pro-gramme and recited `ShabedKirtan’.

The prominent political lead-ers who attended the programmeto pay tributes to MahantBachitter Singh ji includedSpeaker Kavinder Gupta, HealthMinister Ch Lal Singh, formerMinisters Rangil Singh, RamanBhalla, S S Wazir- former SGPBpresident, members of DGPCJammu, Poonch, Rajouri, KathuaUdhampur, Samba and Reasi.

J P Raina secretary generaland Jagan Nath presidentUniversal Sanatan DharmFoundation honoured MahantManjit Singh for his best servicestowards humanity and presenteda memento on this occasion.Mahant Manjit Singh ji also hon-ored the special guests.

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JAMMU, Nov 3: The Depa-rtment of Social Work, CentralUniversity of Jammu, organizeda consultation meet with repre-sentatives of Governmentdepartments, NGOs and acade-micians working with disabledpersons in J&K State.

The group was addressed bythe founder director of CBRNetwork, Dr Indumathi Rao.The consultation was organizedto assess the need of developinga comprehensive policy for thewelfare of the disabled people in

the State to bring them in theforefront of the main streamdevelopment. It was decided toprepare a policy document onthe basis of felt needs of the ben-eficiaries. The resource personproposed to enroll the peopleaffected with disability whichwill guide in assessing the infra-structure needed to overcomethis challenge.

Mamta Singh, was the chiefguest of the event, which wasattended by Prof Ashok Aima,Vice Chancellor, CUJ and repre-sentatives of the NGOs and aca-demicians.

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JAMMU, Nov 3: A delega-tion of National Secular Forum(NSF) visited Central Universityof Jammu (CUJ) and handedover memorandum of demandsto the Vice Chancellor ProfAshok Aima.

The delegation led by presi-dent Sukhdev Singh, apprisedthe VC about several irregulari-ties, committed during the initialyears of CUJ that led to loss tothe institution. The NSFdemanded audit of that periodas a lot of irregularities had beencommitted. "Several AssistantProfessors, especially non-locals, were appointed in hush-hush manner while highly quali-fied candidates fulfilling all theeligibility criteria were notcalled even for the interview,"Sukhdev explained and alsodemanded a review of theappointments made in past.

The NSF also demanded pro-vision of Online Lectures, strictmonitoring system to enforce

punctuality of the teachers,establishment of full-fledgedHealth Centre on the campus,hostel facility for girl studentsand scholars, hygienic canteenwith facility of lunch, Wi-Fifacility to all the students andscholars; enhancing the capacityof computer labs, provision ofgymnasium and overhauling theexiting syllabi to match the best.

The Vice Chancellor gave apatient hearing to the delegationand assured to look into thedemands. He informed thatwork on generating OnlineLectures and gymnasium hadbeen initiated and the samewould be completed soon. Healso assured that all the bunglingand wrong-doings would beprobed and every possible stepwould be taken to address theissues of student and scholarcommunity on priority basis.

The NSF delegation com-prised of Qayoom Malik, JVSingh, Barket Ali, JoginderKumar, Som Raj, Asad Ullah,Neeraj, Deepak and others.

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JAMMU, Nov 3: Bishnahpolice recovered missing minorgirl and a housewife.

As per police sources, acomplaint was lodged withBishnah police station onAugust 28, 2015 regarding miss-ing of a minor girl RimpyKumari, daughter of DarshanLal, a resident of Bishnah.

As the girl was minor, soaccording to Supreme Court rul-ing, a case under FIR Number130/15 under Section 363 wasregistered and hunt waslaunched to trace out the girl.

After hectic efforts, theminor was recovered from BusStand Jammu.

Meanwhile, a complaint wasalso lodged with Bishnah police

station on October 18 regardingmissing of a housewife namelyBarfa Devi, wife of Gharu Ramof Laswara.

Acting over the complaint, amissing report lodged vide DDNumber 18 was lodged and huntwas launched to trace out thewoman. The woman was recov-ered from Pancheri area of dis-trict Udhampur.

The minor girl and womanwere restored to family mem-bers after completing legal for-malities.

Police team led by HC JangBahadur and ASI Kuldeep Singhrecovered the minor girl andwoman under the supervision ofSHO Bishnah Inspector KulbirSingh Choudhary, SDPO RSPura Harjeet Singh and SSPJammu Uttam Chand.

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SRINAGAR, Nov 3: Vice-Chancellor of the University ofKashmir, Prof Khurshid IqbalAndrabi, has called for setting highstandards in academics andresearch and maintaining the same.

Chairing a meeting of theAllama Iqbal Library Committee,Prof Andrabi said it is importantthat the University sets very highstandards in its research and aca-demic endeavours and make nocompromise on its integrity. Hesaid the University has already ini-

tiated the process of framing anti-plagiarism guidelines in tune withits policy on the issue and consti-tuted a panel for the purpose.

“We have to set high stan-dards and closely evaluate publi-cations, including Ph D and MPhil theses, of our research schol-ars, to set and maintain high stan-dards of academic integrity andhonesty,” he said, adding, “Theaward of M Phil and PhDdegrees should be consequentlysubject to complete adherence tothe anti-plagiarism guidelines.

There shall be no compromise onit.”

The Vice-Chancellor alsocalled for addition of journals andbooks of repute (in both print ande-content forms) in the AllamaIqbal Library collections. He saidthe AIL is one of the finest librariesin the country and the Universitytakes pride in having the same.

In his opening remarks, ChiefLibrarian, Dr Abdul Majid Baba,highlighted the achievements andworks of the Allama Iqbal Libraryover the years. He said the Libraryhas digitized more than 18,000

books and 400 PhD theses so farunder two important projects. Theproject has been approved andfinanced by the Ministry ofCommunications and InformationTechnology, Government of India,he added.

The meeting was, among oth-ers, attended by Dean AcademicAffairs, Prof M A Wani, DeanResearch, Prof Sheikh JavaidAhmad, Registrar Prof MusadiqAmin Sahaf, Dean Colleges ProfGM Shah and Librarian DelhiUniversity, Dr D V Singh.

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SRINAGAR, Nov 3: TheJammu and Kashmir Bank todaydonated two vehicles to NGOs-‘Chhotey Taray’ and ‘ChinarKashmir’, for the use of differ-ently abled children and orphansbelonging to the under privi-leged section of society.

Chairman and CEO of theBank, Mushtaq Ahmed handedover the keys of the vehicles tothe respective representatives inpresence of Executive PresidentAbdul Rauf and Vice Presidentand Private secretary toChairman Sayed ShujjatHussain at Bank's Corporateheadquarters here today. Thisassistance has been provided bythe bank under its CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR)programme.

While speaking on the occa-sion, the CEO said, "Our CSR

programme remains alive to thediverse yet comprehensiveneeds of our society and weshall continue to be holistic inapproaching the issues that weare behest with. In line with theapproach, today the bank hasprovided a Tata Winger toChhotay Taray with a view tomake journey of differently-abled children to and from theirhome comfortable. We also hopethat 24-seater Marco Polo buswill improve the functioning ofRemote Child SponsorshipProgramme (RSCP) undertakenby Chinar Kashmir", he added.

The bank has adopted 40special children of 'ChhoteyTaray' for their inclusive educa-tion programme. It has alsoadopted 50 orphans registeredwith Chinar Kashmir who arebeing educated and guided by itright at their respective placesunder its RSCP.

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4 injured as minibus turns turtle

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UDHAMPUR, Nov 3: Fourpassengers were injured when aminibus, they were traveling in,skidded of the road and turnedturtle at Dibrha Morh onKrimachi Mansar road, heretoday.

The minibus, bearing regis-tration number JK02T-9883,was on its way from Krimachito Udhampur when it met withthe accident this evening.

The injured were identifiedas Tasin (26) wife of MohdShrief of Krimchi, Girija (58)wife of K K Hashi of RoopNagar Jammu, Vachaspati (67)son of Som Raj of Krimachi andNishu Devi (33) wife of VijaySingh of Dibrha Morh.

They have been admitted inDistrict Hospital Udhampur andtheir condition was stated to bestable.

BJP’s ST Morcha urges PM to announce package for Gujjars

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JAMMU, Nov 3: Ahead ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi'svisit to Jammu and Kashmir onNovember 7, the Schedule Tribe(ST) Morcha of BJP today urgedhim to announce a special pack-age for the "ignored" Gujjar andBakerwal community in theState.

"We urge the Prime Ministerto announce a special package forthe ignored Gujjar and Bakerwal

community of Jammu andKashmir," senior BJP leader andnational executive member of theST Morcha, Ishfaq-ur-RehmanPoswal said.

"In real sense, the longignored Gujjar-Bakerwal commu-nity badly needs separate financialpackage for their developmentand welfare as these people areeven ignored of basic facilitieslike potable water, roads, powerand health care," Poswal wrote ina letter to the Prime Minister.

CUJ holds meet to assess needsof persons with disabilities

Missing minor, housewife recovered

NC constitutes 5-membercommittee for Kargil

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SRINAGAR, Nov 3:National Conference today con-stituted a 5-member committeeto supervise the party reorgani-zation in district Kargil.

NC general secretary AliMohammad Sagar andProvincial president Nasir AslamWani held a detailed meetingwith party leaders and func-tionaries from Kargil at NCHeadquarters at here to takestock of the party’s reorganiza-tion and membership expansionin Kargil.

Party leaders Qamar AliAkhoon, Feroz Khan, Aga SyedAhmad Rizvi, District vice pres-ident Ghulam Rasool Nagvi andDistrict secretary Zakir Hussainwere nominated to the 5-membercommittee that will supervise thereorganization and consolidationof the party.

Speaking on the occasion,Ali Mohammad Sagar said thatNational Conference was theonly political force that bound allthree regions of the State togeth-er and the history of the Statewas replete with examples ofpeaceful co-existence, coopera-tion and mutual respect.

“National Conference sharesa historic bond with all three

regions of the State and the partyhas played a pivotal role in thedevelopment of Kargil andwould continue to treat everyregion of the State at par withoutany bias or sense of discrimina-tion. Today we have constituteda vital 5-member committee tosupervise party reorganization inKargil and the process is slatedto be completed by December.We are positive of a strong con-solidation in our favour there inthe coming times”, Mr Sagarsaid in a statement here.

Mr Wani lashed out at divi-sive forces for sowing seeds ofanimosity and confrontationbetween the three regions of theState and said that NationalConference would continue tofight against such communalforces and would defeat theirsinister plans. “The integrity ofthe State is of utmost importanceto us and we will not allow any-one to fiddle with the State’sintegrity for their petty politicalgains. We will continue to servepeople in all three regions of theState with equal emphasis anddedication and this new begin-ning in Kargil today comes aftera very positive new chapter wasscripted in Leh earlier lastmonth”, the NC Provincial pres-ident said.

NSF delegation calls on CUJ VC, submits memorandum Indian Oil Northern Region observes

Vigilance Awareness WeekDeath anniversary of Mahant

Bachitter Singh observed

Teachers Forum holds meetExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 3: A meetingof Jammu Kashmir TeachersForum was held today under thechairmanship of State generalsecretary Ganesh Khajuria, atMiran Sahib for discussing thepresent education scenario andburning issues of the teachingcommunity.

The meet expressed strongresentment over the inordinatedelay in release of salary grants ofMaster and teachers and underdifferent schemes. Several

demands, like promotions, adjust-ments etc were also highlighted.

During the meeting, theForum also constituted an adhoccommittee of tehsil R S Pura andnominated Roop Lal, Suraj SinghToofani, Surinder Choudhary,Ravi Kaith, Pramodh Sharma,Subash Sharma, Kamal Sharma,Kuldeep Saini, Darshan Kumar,Bachan Lal, Girdhari Lal, RajeshMattoo, Vijay Kumar, ManjitSingh, Krishan Lal, JeevanSingh, Ramesh Kumar, ArjunDev, Jatinder Sharma, Murad Aliand Balraj Singh as its members.

Need to set high standards in academics, research: KU VC

J&K Bank donates vehicles for spl children

A K Ganjoo, GM (Vigilance), Indian Oil, NRalong with Mukesh Dheman, DGM (Vigilance),Indian Oil, NR presenting award to a student at GD Goenka Public School, Sonipat.

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JAMMU, Nov 3: With theaims of procuring new books inaccordance with the new B Ed, BEd Special Education and M Edcurriculum as per the NCTEnorms and also to inculcate read-ing habits, a book exhibition wasorganized by the library commit-tee of MIER College ofEducation.

The exhibition was inaugu-rated by Dr Anita Sachar,Assistant Librarian, University ofJammu. Dr Arun K Gupta,Chairman MIER Group ofInstitutions, was the guest ofhonor.

Dr Anita Sachar appreciatedthe effort of the college in organ-izing the event for the benefit ofthe faculty and students. Thishelps them not only to gainknowledge but also informationabout the different aspects ofEducation through the mediumof wider range of books availableon various subjects, she said.

Speaking on the occasion, DrGupta emphasized that books arethe most treasured possession of

a teacher and the teacher traineesmust inculcate the habit of read-ing expansively.

About 6000 books wereexhibited on the various subjectslike Education, SpecialEducation, Research, WomenEducation, Human Rights etc.Some general books and bookswritten by foreign authors werealso displayed. Books of variouseminent publishing houses like,R K Anand, Jay Kay Publishersetc were exhibited.

Other distinguished guests,present on the occasion were, DrRenu Gupta, Director MIER, DrAdit Gupta, Joint DirectorMIER, Dr N R Sharma, DeanAcadmics and HoDs of variouswings of MIER. All the facultymembers and the students took around of the exhibition. Theyshowed keen interest in thebooks displayed and purchasedbooks as per their interest andrequirements.

The exhibition was organizedand supervised by ChiefLibrarian Suneel Bhat andChitranjan Jamwal, Librarian PGDeptt of Education MIER.

Students and faculty members during book exhibition at MIERon Tuesday.

Speaker J&K Assembly Kavinder Gupta being honoured by SRangil Singh during function at Digiana Ashram in Jammu onTuesday.

NSF activists submitting a memorandum of demands to CUJVice-Chancellor Prof Ashok Aima.

KU VC chairing meeting of Allama Iqbal Library Committeeon Tuesday.

J&K Bank Chairman, Mushtaq Ahmed handing over key ofvehicle at Srinagar on Tuesday.

Education, road sectorspriority for Govt: Zulfkar

Government of Jammu & Kashmir Office of the Chairman State Level Purchase Committee

Sheep Husbandry Department, J&K, Jammu (Directorate of Sheep Husbandry, Rail Head Complex, Jammu)

ABBREVIATED NIT OF RABBIT CAGES

e NIT No.: DSHJ/Supp/ NIT/ 2015-16/ 08 of 2015 dated: 02.11.2015.

For & on behalf of Governor of Jammu and Kashmir e-tenders are invited from the bonafide dealing agencies for supply of Rabbitcages for the year 2015-16 as per the specifications given below: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________SPECIFICATIONS OF RABBIT CAGES QUANTITY______________________________________________________________________________________________________Made of Galvanized Iron/Stainless Steel Gauge 10 SW 200 Nos Mesh size Length 700mm x Breadth 500 mm x Height 400mm Bottom 12 mm x 12mm approx. Frame & Top mesh size 30 mm x 30 mm with Hay Racks, Water Bottle & Attached Feeders ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

i. The tender documents for the above works/operations can be seen/downloaded/deposited in electronic format on the websitehttps.www.jktenders.gov.in from 03-11-2015 to 13-11-2015 upto 1:00 pm.

II. The Technical bids uploaded on the website will be opened on 16-11-2015 at 11:00 AM

III. TENDER FEE: The tender fee has been fixed as Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) and for small Scale Industrial Units ofJ&K State (SSI) Rs. 100 (Rupees one hundred only). The tender documents along with Terms and Conditions will be available onthe website http.www.jktenders.gov.in

DIP/J-5910 Sd/-Dt. 3-11-15 Chairman

State Level Purchase CommitteeSheep Husbandry Department J&K

(Director Sheep Huspandry Deptt. Jammu)