Shamima inaugurates female block in district Jail Baramulla

Hails the department for female prisoners welfare

SRINAGAR, JULY 06: Chairperson, J&K State Commission for Women, Mrs. Shamima Firdous, today inaugurated first of its kind Female Prisoners Block in District Jail Baramulla. Director General of Prison Mr. Navin Aggarwal, was present on the occasion.

The function was attended among others by DIG Prisons Dr. Mohammad Sultan Lone, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Ghulam Ahmad Khawaja, SSP Baramulla Anand Jain, SP Operation Baramulla Zubair Ahmad, I/C Superintendent Jail of Baramulla Mr. A. K. Singh Salathia, and Commandant CRPF 53 Bn Mr. M.S Dhilon. 

            The female prisoners block at District Jail Baramulla  came up at cost of Rs. 8 lakh consist of one  prison  Barrack , Kitchen, Female Warder room and  Toilets 4 nos  is equipped with all the facilities and  can  accommodate  the lodgment  of  20 female prisoners.  With the inauguration  of the new female prison barrack in District Jail Baramulla, the female  prisoners belonging  to North  Kashmir  can be lodged there  which shall speed up the judicial  process  in disposing off the cases pending before the Hon’ble Court.

Mrs. Shamima appreciated the efforts of the Prisons Department for initiating various steps for the welfare of female prisoners and said commissioning of new female barrack is a big lead in this direction. She expressed hope that  the Prisons Department  shall construct  female barracks  in all the jails  of the state  and make them operational as this shall help in the lodgment  of female inmates  in the areas where their  judicial  trials  are pending  in the Hon’ble Courts for speeding up the judicial process.

DG Prisons, Mr. Navin Aggarwal gave detailed resume of the activities undertaken by the Prisons Department for the welfare of women prisoners and infants accompanying their mothers lodged in the various jails of the State.  He made special mention of the functioning of the Crèche in Central Jail Jammu, Kotbhalwal, which has been opened in association with NGO for the welfare of the infants who are lodged with their mother prisoners in the jails. He also mentioned that the Prisons Department is going to establish Correctional and Reformation Institute at Mishriwala very shortly.

The Superintendent District Jail Udhampur Mohammad Ayub Bhat presented vote of thanks and Technical Officer to DG Prisons, Mr.  Virender Razdan welcomed the guests and gave resume of the constructional activities of the Department.

HC seeks relevant records about the construction of Toyota Structure

SRINAGAR, JULY 06: House Committee (HC) “to ascertain the actual position regarding illegal encroachments of wet Lands for its conversion for residential purposes in Srinagar, Baramulla and Bandipora districts” of Legislative Assembly on Friday directed the Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation(SMC) to depute an enforcement party of the Corporation to Ansari Motors(TOYOTA) at Bemina By-Pass Srinagar and conduct on the spot inspection and furnish detailed report before the Committee about the structure whether it is made as per the permission issued by the concerned quarters.

The Committee met under the Chairmanship of MLA Mir Saifullah here today and sought detailed relevant records about the construction of Ansari Motors (TOYOTA) and asked the concerned to furnish the requisite information to the Assembly Secretariat for examination of the Committee.

            Legislators, Mr. G.A. Mir, Mr. Nazir Ahmad Gurezi, Mr. Ashok Kumar and Peerzada Mansoor Hussain gave their valuable suggestions to improve the working of the Committee. The panel asked the concerned to strictly adhere norms while issuing permission for construction of the structures. It also cautioned them about violation of master plan.

            Among others, Commissioner, SMC Mr. G. N. Qasba, Joint Commissioner Planning, Mrs. Farzana Naqshbandi, Director Land Records Kashmir Mr. Rashid Dar, S.P, Hqrs Mr. Ajaz Ahmad, officers from Revenue, Police, Land Records, Wild Life, SMC, LAWDA and others concerned departments besides senior officers from Assembly Secretariat also attended the meeting.