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STATE TIMES NEWSPOONCH: A three dayslong function was held onthe occasion of BirthAnniversary of first SikhGuru, Guru Nanak Dev inwhich the celebrationsstarted with the commence-ment of Sri Akhand PathSahib on November 21,2018. After accomplish-ment of Sri Akhand PathSahib in the morningGurbani Kirtan was recitedby the Raagi Jathas andreligious scholars threwlight on the life history ofGuru Nanak Dev. MLCPradeep Sharma, DDCPoonch Rahul Yadav andSSP Rajiv Pandey werepresent in the function.

Gurbani Kirtan was recit-ed by Raagi Jatha of BhaiGurbachan Singh Amritsar,Bhai Prithpal Singh, BhaiRasmeet Singh, BhaiDaljeet Singh, Bhai SartajSingh and Giani BhopinderSingh. President DGPCPoonch Prof NarinderSingh, General SecretaryRajinder Singh, PresidentDCCI Advocate RajinderSingh, Ravinder Singh,Balbir Singh, Anmol Singhand Surjan Singh spoke on

the life history of GuruNanak. Guru Ka Langarwas served among theSangat.

UUDDHHAAMMPPUURR:: DGPCUdhampur held a religiousprogramme on the occasionof 549th Birth Anniversaryof Guru Nanak Dev inwhich thousands of devo-tees from all walks of lifeparticipated. Besides mem-bers of DGPC, MLAUdhampur Pawan Gupta,newly elected president ofMCU Dr Yogeshwar Guptaand councillors also partici-pated in the religious func-tion.

Raagi Jathas fromPunjab recited GurbaniKirtan. Various speakershighlighted the contribu-

tions of Guru Nanak Devwhich he did for the people

in general and Sikh com-munity in particular.

DGPC PresidentSatvinder Singh thankedthe Sangat particularlyMLA Pawan Gupta andPresident MCU DrYogeshwar Gupta. GuruKa Langar was distributedamong Sangat.

SSAAMMBBAA:: The main pro-gramme of Gurpurab cele-bration was held in aGurdwara of border villagePangdour, district Sambain which ex-MLA SambaYashpal Kundal was alsopresent.

Besides other speakers,ex-MLA Kundal asked thecommunity to follow theteachings of Guru Nanak

Dev. Guru Ka Langar wasalso served among the

Sangat. NNOOWWSSHHEERRAA:: The 549th

Prakash Utsav of GuruNanak Dev was celebratedat Nowshera with religiousfervour. Thousands of thedevotees participated in thefunction to obtain theblessings of first SikhGuru.

Raagi Jathas of BhaiBalbir Singh and BhaiDilbagh Singh recitedGurbani Kirtan and speak-ers including Surjit Singhthrew light on the life histo-ry of Guru Nanak Dev.

President DGPC RajouriBhopinder Singh thankedthe Sangat. Guru KaLangar was also served.

BBHHAADDAARRWWAAHH:: Likeother parts of the country,people of Sikh communityfrom Bhadarwah early inthe morning throngedGurdwaras to participate inthe celebration of GuruNanak Dev's 549th BirthAnniversary on Friday.

The main function wasorganised at KotliGurdwara by DistrictGurdwara PrabandhakCommittee (DGPC) Dodaunder the supervision of itsDistrict President Kartar

Singh in which devoteesfrom Bhadarwah and itsperipheral areas participat-ed in the special Shabadand Kirtan to pay theirobeisance to the first SikhGuru.

The function started withArdas and singing ofhymns from Shri GuruGranth Sahib.

It is notable that this fes-tival is celebrated accord-ing to the lunar calendar,on the Kartik Purnima,which has fallen onNovember 23 this year.

Hindu and Muslims alsogreeted Sikh community onthis auspicious occasion.

DGPC Doda DistrictSecretary Amreek Singhsaid, "Guru Nanak Dev'sphilosophy mainly stressedupon one God-who is cre-ator, sustainer and destroy-er. Goal of human life is tobreak the cycle of birth anddeath to merge with God."

" Guru Nanak Dev workedfor eradication of socialevils which had engulfedthe society at that time,"Singh added.

He urged upon people tofollow the Guru's teachingsand to maintain peace andharmony. "I have comehere like every year to payobeisance to Guru Nanak

Dev on his BirthAnniversary. The first SikhGuru teaches us a clearmessage of universal broth-erhood, peace, remember-ing God all the time, earn-ing by honest means andsharing with those who areless privileged," saidThakur Chanderpal, a resi-dent of Bhadarwah.

On this auspicious occa-sion, Langar was alsoorganised in which Prasadand lunch was distributedamong devotees.

Meanwhile MLC NareshKumar Gupta and Ex MLADaleep Singh Parihar alsoparticipated in the celebra-tion and greeted people onthis auspicious occasion of549th Birth Anniversary offirst Sikh Guru and prayedfor peace, progress andprosperity of the State.

Prominent among thosewho were present duringthe celebration includedManorma Kour, SanjayKumar, Rakesh Kumar,Narinder Kumar, RekhaKour, Vijay Kumar, SunilSingh, Aruna Kour, SevaDevi, Geeta Devi, SurinderKumar, Ashok Kumar andRajesh Kumar.

Gurpurab celebrated with religious fervour

A religous sermon being delivered at a Gurdwara in Poonch.

Saropas being given to MLA Udhampur Pawan Gupta andPresident of MCU Dr Yogeshwar Gupta.

A religious congregation being held in Bhadarwah.

STATE TIMES NEWSNOWSHERA: A meetingof Kissan Sabha was heldon Friday at Dandesar inNoushera Sub Districtwhere farmers in largenumber of adjoining areasparticipated. StatePresident of Kisan Sabha,Hari Chand Jalmeria, wasthe Chief Guest while UdayChand presided over themeeting.

Speaking on the occasionJalmeria said that farmers,who comprise over 75 percent of the country's popu-lation, have been leftbehind in the race of devel-opment. Neither they getprofitable price of theiragricultural and allied pro-

duce nor their living condi-tions have improved inrural areas at par withurban areas. Most of theagricultural land in theState is Kandi and un-irri-gated.

There is least effort toimprove irrigation facilitieswhile monkey menace hasterrorised farmers result-ing into abandoning ofagricultural and horticul-tural activities in manyareas. Border area farmersalso face problem of uncer-tainty due to intermittentfirings. Jalmeria urgedupon the Governor to payattention to these issues.

Uday Chand stressedupon proper rehabilitation

of those farmers who getdisturbed due to firing onborders. He also empha-sised on improving the liv-ing conditions in the ruralareas and asked the gov-ernment to put a check onthe conversion of agricul-tural land for non-agricul-tural purposes.

A 15 member committeeheaded by Ravi Kumar asPresident and Pooja Devias Secretary was constitut-ed. Satnam Singh, BadriNath, Kewal Krishan,Banwari Lal, Sarita Devi,Sunita Sharma, SwarnaDevi, Meenakshi, Anu andAnuradha were elected asother members of the com-mittee.

STATE TIMES NEWSBILLAWAR: Annual con-gregation of Maski Biradriwas held today at Kul DeviSthan Gurnal, TehsilBillawar, district Kathua.

After Pooja Path andBhajan Kirtan, VishalBhandara was organised inwhich over 700 devotees

participated. Women alsoparticipated in large num-bers.

Prominent among thosepresent included PresidentShori Lal Maski,V/President Vijay Maski,Virender Maski, SudheshMaski, Mohesh Maski andBodh Raj Maski.

Parties dispatched to 3 blocks in Dodafor Phase-III of Panchayat polls

STATE TIMES NEWSDODA: For Phase-III of ongoing Panchayat Elections,Polling parties were dispatched on Friday to three blocks ofthe district. Deputy District Panchayat Election Officer,Haroon Naik, informed that 816 polling parties were dis-patched today to Thathri, Chiralla and Kahara where pollingfor 96 Sarpanch halqas and 696 Panch Halqas shall takeplace tomorrow under phase-III of ongoing Panchayat Polls.

Maski Biradari congregation held

Kissan Sabha meeting held

STATE TIMES NEWSDODA: Additional DistrictDevelopment Commissioner,Mohammad Hanief Malik,on Friday inaugurated twoday Inter division boys andgirls cricket tournamentorganised by theDepartment of YouthServices and Sports atSports Stadium Doda.

The boys and girls under19 teams of JammuDivision and KashmirDivision are participating inthe tournament.

During the inaugural cere-mony, cultural programmeby JNV Arnora and KidzKingdom School Doda waspresented.

The first match was played

between teams of Jammuand Kashmir divisions andwon by the former team.

SP Operation, RavinderPaul Sing, District YouthServices and Sports Officer,

Ashok Kotwal and DistrictInformation officerMohammad Ashraf Wanibesides other district offi-cers were present at theoccasion.

Inter-Division Under-19 CricketTournament inaugurated

Additional District Development Commissioner,Mohammad Hanief Malik administering oath to the players.

House gutted in Hajin;Bandipora Admn provides

financial assistance of Rs 1.25 lakh

STATE TIMES NEWSBANDIPORA: The dis-

trict administration

Bandipora on Friday pro-

vided an immediate cash

relief of Rs 1.25 lakh to a

family whose house was

affected in a fire incident

in Hajin earlier during

the day.

Fire broke out in the

single storey residential

house of Ghulam

Mohammad Dar son of

Lassi Dar at Malikpora

Hajin. With the help of

Fire tenders, Police and

local volunteers the fire

was put under control.

However, the house was

fully damaged.

Soon after the incident,

Deputy Commissioner

Bandipora Dr Shahid

Iqbal Choudhary directed

the concerned Tehsildar

to visit the spot to meet

the affected family. On

the directions of DC

Bandipora, Tehsildar

Hajin provided an imme-

diate assistance of Rs

1.25 lakh to the affected

family. Choudhary said he

sent a team of officials

lead by Tehsildar Hajin to

meet the victims and pro-

vide the immediate assis-

tance.

He assured that the dis-

trict administration will

take every possible meas-

ure to help the victim fam-

ily so that they don't suf-

fer in coming winters.

STATE TIMES NEWSKARGIL: Chairman andChief Executive CouncillorKargil Feroz Ahmed Khan ina high-level meeting onFriday underlined the needto resume traffic on theSrinagar-Kargil Road keep-ing in view the acute short-age of essential commoditiesin the district.

The CEC in a communica-tion to the DivisionalCommissioner Kashmir hasstated that the highway isreported to be clear after therecent snow clearance opera-tions and 100 light andheavy vehicles are strandedon both sides of Zojila.

Feroz Khan said that theDistrict Administration hasdeployed men and machineryof Mechanical DivisionKargil to assist in thesmooth regulation of trafficand the same cooperationneeds to be done by theGanderbal Administrationas well.

Meanwhile, the CEC con-vened an important meetingof the concerned officers atthe Council Secretariat heretoday in light of the notifica-tion issued by the DivisionalCommissioner Kashmirregarding the closure of

Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumriroad (Zojila Pass) for alltypes of vehicular trafficwith effect from 22nd ofNovember, 2018 till furthernotice.

Executive Councillor forR&B and InformationNassir Hussain Munshi,Executive Councillor forTourism PunchoqTashi,Executive Councillor forHealth Zakir Hussain,Deputy Commissioner andCEO, Kargil Vikas Kundal,Superintendent of PoliceKargil Dr Vinod Kumar,Commander 762 BRTFProject Vijayak, SEMechanical, Kargil,Assistant DirectorFCS&CA, Depot ManagerIndian Oil Corporation(IOC), Kargil besides otherconcerned officers attendedthe meeting.

The CEC and theExecutive Councilors whilehighlighting the shortage ofessential commodities in thedistrict in general andKargil town, in particular,said that the Srinagar-Kargil Road needs to beresumed for vehicular traf-fic without delay.

It was given out in themeeting that 100 trucks

carrying essential items likeKerosene and high speeddiesel (HSD) are still intransit, the road is clear andtraffic could be resumed.

The CEC said that theMerchant AssociationKargil has approached theLAHDC, Kargil andDistrict Administrationabout the shortage of essen-tial commodities and thereis every apprehension of hueand cry among the generalpublic if necessary, steps forresumption of traffic on thehighway are not taken in theright earnest.

Meanwhile, Commander762 BRTF Vijayak agreedin principle to keep the roadclear up to their jurisdictionZero Point and also assuredto maintain the slipperyportion till India Gate incase need arises.

The CEC directed theDeputy CommissionerKargil to maintain closeliaison and coordinationwith DivisionalCommissioner Kashmir, DCGanderbal, SSP Ganderbaland SSP Traffic RuralKashmir for smooth opera-tion of Traffic on theSrinagar Kargil Road.

Meanwhile, Superinten-dent of Police Kargil wasdirected to ensure thedeployment of police person-nel on the road stretch fromZero Point up to India Gateto assist in regulation oftraffic smoothly.

The CEC instructed theSE Mechanical Kargil tokeep two JCBs and fourtrippers loaded with dry soilto spread on the icy portionsof the road stretch to avoidskidding of vehicles on thehighway. He was furtherdirected to deploy a craneindependently at the roadstretches to assist the vehic-ular movement smoothly.

Feroz Ahmad Khan urgedthe BSNL authorities tokeep the mobile tower atBaltal in complete operationduring the movement oftraffic at Zojila Pass.

The Assistant DirectorFCS&CA Kargil and DepotManager IOC Kargil weredirected to keep the oiltankers in readiness, whichare in transit to movetowards Kargil at the earli-est.

Assistant DirectorFCS&CA was furtherdirected to get a list of localtrucks from Merchant asso-ciation Kargil to proceedtowards Srinagar for get-ting essential commodities.

Meanwhile, Feroz AhmadKhan urged DivisionalCommissioner Kashmir totake up the matter forresumption of traffic on thehighway with Chief EngineerBeacon, DC Ganderbal andSSP Ganderbal so that theSrinagar- Kargil roadremains open for traffic tillits closure due to heavysnowfall.

CEC Kargil stresses on resumption of traffic on Srinagar-Kargil Road

STATE TIMES NEWSSRINAGAR: ForestDepartment on Fridayremoved encroachments onforest areas in Khag andMattan Forests.

The Forest EncroachmentEviction drive was carriedout in Compartment Nos S25/S26 near Shinglipora,Khag forests of SPSP ForestRange by the forest officialsof Special Forest Division,Tangmarg with the activeassistance of ForestProtection Force (FPF) per-sonnel of Gamma unitTangmarg.

About 40 Kanals ofencroached forest land wereretrieved from the encroach-ers in the operation. Despitestiff resistance from some

locals, the operation was car-ried out successfully.

In another operation Jointteams of forest officials ofBlock Logripora assisted byForest Control Room,Mattan retrieved about 30kanals of forest land fromencroachers inCompartment No 18L ofRange Mattan.

Forest TerritorialDepartment has intensifiedits anti-Encroachment oper-ations in Kashmir forestssince last few weeks. Fivemajor eviction drives havebeen carried out by theDepartment in the last oneweek alone in KashmirRegion and retrieved hun-dreds of kanals of illegallyoccupied forest land.

Forest Deptt removes encroachmentsfrom Tangmarg, Mattan forests

Officials removing encroachments.

STATE TIMES NEWSJAMMU: The painting exhibition organised by The HimalayanAvian, a Public Trust for Birds Study and Research, on theme'Mithu Ki Azadi' concluded here on Friday.A total of two hundreds children from 15 schools were partici-pated and displayed their painting. The exhibition was organ-ized to make people aware about the habits of caging parrots.

Rekha of Class 6th of Little Rose High School bagged firstprize while Taniya of New Model Public School Satwari got sec-ond prize and three students namely Aman Gill of Class 7th ofNew Model Public School Satwari, Gurpreet Singh of Class 9thof Army Public School and Suman Devi of Class 9th of GHSSMandal Phallian shared third prize. Beside, 12 students gotconsolation prizes.

Dr Kuldeep Sharma, Vice President, National Institute ofPublic Cooperation and Child Development, Ministry of Women& Child Development, was the Chief Guest.

Dr Kuldeep Sharma in his address said that caging birds isagainst Wildlife Act. "We all should play a vital role to protectenvironment," he added. Sharma appreciated the work of chil-dren and said that the message should go to every corner thatMithu want to live in free environment.

Former Wildlife Warden, Raja Sayed and Agri Expert SagarSharma highlighted the role of birds in environment. Theyappealed to the people to love parrots in free environment andbecome birds lover.

Shiv Sena National Vice President, Rajesh Kesari stressedfor awareness among general masses. Guldev Raj Head of TheHimalayan Avian presented vote of thanks.

'Mithu Ki Azadi' paintingexhibition concludes