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SRINAGAR, MONDAY, 04 SHABAN 1433 AH ;25 JUNE
2012
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SRINAGAR, JUNE 24: In one of the ever largest gathering of
computer experts, social networking experts and intellectuals, the Minister for
Youth Services and Sports and Medical and Technical Education, Mr. R.S. Chib
said that the Government is keen to strengthening the expansion of technical
education and emerged the computer experts particularly youth to play vital
role in overall development of the State.
The Minister was
addressing the Mega Microsoft Conference organized by Microsoft Dream Spark
2012 in collaboration with Islamic University of Science and Technology
Awantipora and other allied departments at the International Convocation Centre
of the Kashmir University.
The Minister said that youth of our State has tremendous talent of
which need to be channelized in a right direction. He said our youth has proved
their metal in various competitions at national and international level.
The Minister said that Government is very keen to promote youth
activities in the State so that they are able to exhibit their talent and
ability just as Dr. Shah Fasal has shown by securing top most positions in the
IAS examination in the country and other youth of the state also followed him.
He said youth is the future of the nation and have to shoulder social
obligation and responsibilities in shaping the destiny of the country. He said
that the present leadership at national level is also focusing on to hand-over
greater responsibilities to them in various programmes and plan formation and
its implementation.
Mr. Chib said
in Microsoft world the youth of the country have touched heights of excellence
hoping that the youth of J&K will also join the fray and prove their metal.
He said both State and Central Government are offering various programmes for
the youth for their inspiration to excel in different walks of life.
The Vice Chancellor
Islamic University, Dr. Trag in his address gave a detailed resume about the
facility available for the student in getting IT education and said that large
number of students are being provided scholarship for acquiring IT knowledge
The Vice chairman
SDA, Farooq Renzushah advised youth to take pro-environmental and
pro-development issues through social network and create conscious of opinion
on each and every issue. He said that Kashmir has proud past and our
civilization which was based on concept of co-existence and usual love has
shown path of knowledge to entire world even centuries ago Haven song arrived
from the valley to acquire highest quality of knowledge. He advised present
modern generation to join their hands so that the glory of the valley of
Kashmir and our State is projected in brighter manner.
Microsoft market
manger Mrs. Durba Gosh also spoke on the occasion and appraised the gathering
about the marketing tips of the Microsoft world.
Moreover 8000 youths
particularly professional in the field of Social network computerization and in
modern communication technologies attended the conference.
JAMMU, JUNE 24 - Minister for
Tourism and Culture Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora today morning flagged off first
batch of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra from Jammu base camp Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati
Nagar for the annual pilgrimage to 3,888 meters altitude Himalayan cave shrine
in South Kashmir District of Anantnag.
Minister for Industries and Commerce Mr. S. S. Slathia and
Political Advisor to Chief Minister Mr. Davinder Singh Rana, besides Divisional
Commissioner, Jammu Mr. Pardeep Gupta, Inspector General Police, Jammu Mr.
Dilbagh Singh, District Development Commissioner, Mr. Sanjeev Verma, Director
Tourism S. Robin Singh Mehta and other senior officers of Revenue, Tourism,
Police, PHE, R&B, BSNL and PDD were present at the flag off.
Amid chanting of
mantras and hailing of Lord Shiva, the first batch of 2298 pilgrims left
for their onward journey Valley base camps of Phalgam and Baltal, where from
they would leave for the cave shrine tomorrow – June 25.
The batch comprising
1470 males, 477 females and 110 children, besides 241 Sadhus left in 29 SRTC
buses, 22 civil buses and 18 Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) .
While interacting with the devotees and media, Mr. Jora said all
required arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of the Yatra and
administration is fully geared up to provide facilities like, accommodation,
drinking water, electricity etc to the yatris at base camps as well as en
route.
Praying for smooth and safe yatra, the minister said the pilgrims
have to brave tough and inclement weather conditions during the yatra, so to
avoid and outward incident only registered and medically fit yatris would be
allowed to undertake the pilgrimage.
For the convenience of yatris the government has made elaborate
arrangements for registration by designating branches of J&K Bank, Yes
Bank, the Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd and Post Offices across the
government, besides putting in place the provision for online registration, he
added.
Directing all
concerned departments to ensure foolproof Yatra related arrangements, the
Minister passed instructions for ensuring best possible facilities in order to
make the pilgrimage a pleasant experience for the devotees. He said all
required assistance would be provided to the yatris to help them cope with the
bad weather, difficult terrain and mountainous tracks.
Takes stock of the
arrangements made for the successful Yatra
SRINAGAR, JUNE 25:
Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr. Raman Bhalla on Sunday
visited Pahalgam, Nunwan Base Camp and took stock of the facilities being
provided to the yatris during 39 days Yatra period at different camps, which
include Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panjtarni, Sangam, Baltal and near Amaranthji
Cave.
The Deputy
Commissioner Anantnag, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Camp Director, Mr Amit Sharma and
a number of senior civil and police officers and some local personalities
accompanied the Minister.
The Deputy
Commissioner, Anantnag informed the Minister that for the successful Yatra all
the arrangements have put in place by Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board and the
state government. He further informed the Minister that the district
administration have made full proof arrangements including availability of
Ration, Atta, Sugar ,Power supply ,adequate safe drinking water supply, medical
facilities, while the Shrine Board has made elaborate arrangements of
sanitation and cleanliness all along the track from Base Camp Nun won Pahalgam to Shri Amaranthji Cave. He said that enroute the Holly
Cave, medical camps have been established to provide adequate medical
facilities to the yatries. These medical camps are equipped with adequate
medical gadgets. Moreover, 3 doctors, 4 pharmacists and four no’s of nursing
orderlies have been deployed at these medical camps for providing better
medicare to yatris. The Minister was also informed that some medical camps of
Indian Medicine System have also been established for providing medicines to
the yatris.
The Minister also
took a round of the Base Camp and visited various Langars and inspected the
food items being provided to the yatris and also interacted with the yatris,
who have come from different parts of the Country. The Minister was informed
that a Joint Control Room has been set up at the Base camp to facilitate the
yatries and make the Yatra successful. He was also informed that this year two
base camps in addition to the traditional ones, one at Qazigund and another at
Mirbazar have also been established with the availability of all the facilities
so that the yatris may not feel any inconvenience. He was further informed that
more than 700 tents have been installed at the Base Camp Nunwan, which at a
time can accommodate six to seven thousand yatries comfortably. He was also
informed that this year a batch of 5000 yatris against 3200 yatries of the last
year would be allowed to have a darshan of Shiv Lingam at the Holy Cave. This
step has given a new dimension to the Yatra.
On the occasion, the
Minister directed all the concerned agencies to keep a close coordination among
them for ensuring smooth conduct of the Yatra and also asked the concerned
authorities for making surprise market checking, so that the yatries may not be
cheated or forced to by any needy requirement on higher rates. He also asked
the offices for strictly adhere the rules for abandoning of polythene bags.
The meeting was
informed to keep a close watch on unscrupulous traders, a multi dimensional
strategy has been evolved.
Earlier, a large
number of Nambardars and Chowkidars was various villages including Kharim,
Pahalgam, Khyar, Yal, Khagelpawa, Aked,Achabal, Seer-Hamadan and Karshan Gam of
Tehsil Pahalgam under the Provincial President of Numerdar Association,Mr.
Bashir Ahmed Teli met Mr. Bhalla at Akad and apprised him about various problems facing by them .The Minister
assured them that he will discuss these problems with them in detail and their
genuine grievances will be redressed.
BHADERWAH, JUNE 24
- The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today said that with the
restoration of peace and harmony, tourism industry was reviving fast in Jammu
and Kashmir.
“During the turmoil
the state tourism suffered great setback and as the situation has improved
thick and fast, the tourism has been revived and tourists from
across the country and globe are coming towards Jammu and Kashmir” Azad said
after inaugurating 4-day Bhaderwah Tourism-cum-Cultural Festival
2012, here.
Minister for
Tourism and Culture Mr. Nawang Rigzin Zora, MP Ch. Lal Singh, MLA Bhaderwah Mr.
Mohammad Sharief Niaz, MLA Doda Mr. Abdul Majid Wani, , MLA Inderwal Mr. G.M
Saroori, MLA Ramban Mr. Ashok Kumar, MLA Banihal Mr. Vikar Rasool Wani,
MLA Chenani Mr. K.C Bhagat, MLC Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, besides DDC Doda Mr.
Farooq Ahmed Khan and other District and Sectoral officers
were present on the occasion.
Expressing optimism
about the future of state with regard to tourism growth, he said peace and
harmony was imperative for the multifarious development of tourism and allied
sectors and the state has great days ahead.
“Tourism is fastest
growing and promising sector in the world and Jammu and Kashmir has been the
most favoured tourist destination of International/ National visitors”, Mr Azad
said adding that there was a need to develop this lucrative industry in the state
on the European pattern.
Elaborating
further, he said that there was a need to expand the carrying capacity of
tourism by building adequate tourism infrastructure to attract high end
tourists.
Highlighting
the tourism potential in Erstwhile Doda district, he asked the people of the
area to build paying guest houses, hotels, restaurants and related
infrastructure with advanced facilities so that adequate
accommodation besides other related facilities could be made available to the
visiting tourists.
“To divert the
tourists towards erstwhile District Doda we need to attract them towards our
unexplored destinations and such type of festivals help a lot in
showcasing these to a good number of people” Mr. Azad asserted.
Mr
Azad said that Bhaderwah was world famous for its pilgrimage sites, and it was
the right time to explore the pilgrimage tourism potential of the area.
Listing the
measures taken for promotion of tourism in the erstwhile District Doda, he said
short term, medium term and long term development projects related to tourism
development are afoot in the area.
Mr. Azad informed
that to develop Herbal Tourism in the area a project was initiated under AYUSH
scheme for which a Herbal Garden was established at Drudhoo Bhaderwah where
Medicinal/ Aromatic plants were planted to ascertain the scope of cultivation
of various species of medicinal plants. He said the programme was successful as
the Herbal Garden has started producing Herbal Medicinal products like Lavender
Oil. He said now the seeds of these Medicinal plants will be distributed among
the farming community for large scale production of Herbal Medicines which
would directly benefit the people and boosts the socio-economic condition of
the region.
Earlier, Mr. Azad
was accorded a rousing and overwhelming reception by the people at various
places enroute to Bhaderwah.
Mr. Azad also
inspected under construction Sub- District Hospital Bhaderwah coming up at an
estimated cost of Rs. 24.65 crore. He directed the concerned executing agency
to speed up the remaining finishing work of the Hospital so that poor people
get the best medicare facility in the area.
Later, Mr. Azad
laid foundation stone of community hall at Bhaderwah to be constructed out of
MPLAD fund at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.86 crore.
Morsi winner
of Egypt presidential election: electoral commission
After days of delay, the Supreme Presidential Electoral
Commission (SPEC) has announced the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi as the
winner of the county’s presidential runoff.
On Sunday, head of the SPEC Farouq Sultan said that Morsi has received nearly 52 percent of the votes, with over 13 million ballots.
This is while, former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq won over 12 million votes. The voter turnout was 51.85 percent.
Sultan also added that the number of ballots exceeded the number of registered voters which added complications to the vote-counting process.
The election commission says a majority of the appeals by the two candidates have been rejected after discussion.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Cairo and across the country to celebrate the victory of Morsi, chanting slogans such as “God is greatest” and “down with the military rule.”
Also in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinians have taken to the streets in celebration.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has deployed extra security forces in the capital in case of possible unrest following the announcement of the results, warning against any violations of the law.
Morsi is the country’s first freely elected president since the ouster of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak last year.
Egyptians cast their ballots in a two-day presidential runoff election on June 16 and 17.
Prior to the announcement, both candidates claimed victory with the Muslim Brotherhood announcing that its candidate Mohamed Morsi has won.
However, Shafiq’s campaign said the claim was false, and that more than half of the voters had chosen Mubarak's right-hand man as the next president.
Under a constitutional declaration issued last week, the country’s junta has taken control of the state budget and given itself veto power on a new constitution, making the new president almost powerless. It has also dissolved the parliament dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood.
US unilateral
sanctions aganist Iran, violate China sovereignty: Analyst
A US-based analyst says Beijing will never bow to US unilateral
sanctions against Iran because in addition to their financial fallout, the
Chinese government does not want “to be seen as surrendering to US demands.”
In an article published by the Chinese daily, Global Times, Charles Gray said Washington’s “decision against granting China an exemption from the US sanctions that are set to be put in place against importers of Iranian oil ... [is] nothing less than insane.”
“These sanctions, authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2012, are targeted at nations that continue to import Iranian oil and have not satisfied the US government that they have taken steps to reduce their importation of that oil,” he added.
The analyst noted that US demand on other countries to stop importing Iran’s oil or face US penalties is “offensive to many nations” because the NDAA “essentially extends US sovereignty to every nation named in it.”
“It is unlikely that the Chinese government wants to be seen as
surrendering to these US demands. Such an action would certainly infuriate
Chinese public opinion in the short term, and make further diplomatic work with
the US more difficult in the long term,” he added.
Gray stated that the US law has been essentially designed to tell Beijing “that it will be the US not China that will determine when and how Chinese financial institutions may spend their currency.”
Otherwise, he added, countries ignoring the US sanctions against Tehran will have to suffer the consequences.
“Besides, the financial consequences of any sanctions [against Beijing] would be devastating for both the US and China. At the very least, it would lead to drastically increased uncertainty in the financial markets. This would be especially true given the probability that China would retaliate against US financial institutions,” he said.
The analyst added that the most extreme result of the US sanctions against Beijing is a general breakdown of commerce between the two nations which may even plunge the whole world into recession or even full-scale depression.
“Iran is not, contrary to US claims, a threat to the world. In
fact, US threats against the sovereign rights of China and other nations to
conduct their commerce as they see fit poses a greater threat to the stability
of the world order. It is [the] US, not Iran, that risks permanently crippling
the use of effective multilateral approaches to world issues,” the analyst
concluded.
Iran influence
in Middle East, warning to enemies: Rezaei
Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council says Tehran’s regional
influence is more dangerous than tens of atomic bombs and a warning tone to the
enemies of Islam that are constantly hatching plots against the Islamic
Republic.
“Iran's influence in the region does not mean deploying its military there. The Islamic Republic has never sought troop deployment to the region,” said Mohsen Rezaei during an open session of the Iranian Majlis (parliament) on Sunday.
If Iran becomes a role model for the regional countries while safeguarding the Islamic, political and economic values, the Western powers will not be capable of confronting Muslim world states, Rezaei added.
The former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stated that economic sanctions and political sabotage show the West’s tough stance against Iran.
Rezaei called for taking “a series of measures and firm steps”
to confront the Western powers’ bids against Iran and thwart their plots.
He reiterated that the Iranian nation would foil all the enemies’ plots by maintaining its unity and coherence.
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