TRULY TIMES JAMMU, SUNDAY, JANUARY 03, 20213 LOCAL

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Continued their ongoingchain hunger strike onsixth day, a large num-ber of employees ofDharmarth Trust onSaturday assembled atRanbireshwar Templedemanding constitutionof Board for all the tem-ples under DharmarthTrust on the pattern ofShri Mata Vaishno DeviShrine Board.

Those who sat on the chainhunger strike on thesixth day included OmPrakash, KuldeepSingh, Surjeet Singh,Ashwani Kumar, BrijpalSingh, Rajinder Kumar,Sukeshani Kumari, AnjuSharma, Sheetal Jamwaland Pawan Kumar.

Address to the gathering,Working PresidentRajinder Shastri warnedthat LG administrationto intervene in the mat-ter at the earliest other-wise employees associa-tion expedite the agita-tion.

The employees associationfurther decided tolaunch the signature

campaigning to garnerthe support of the publicin ongoing agitation.

Rajender Shastri alsoappealed to social, polit-ical, religious and civilorganizations to comeforward for the cause ofpreserving Dogra her-itage and religiousplaces in the UnionTerritory of Jammu andKashmir so that tourismis promoted in the UT.

Rajender Shastri also

appealed to all theSanatan religious peopleto attend the conventionto be held at GeetaBhawan on January 3,2021 from 12:00 Noonand putforth their viewsfor preserving the her-itage and historical tem-ples in the UnionTerritory of Jammu andKashmir

Meanwhile, under JanJagran Abhiyan, a dele-gation of Dharmarth

trust employees led byWorking PresidentRajender Shastri metwith ex-Bar President,Advocate AbhinavSharma and NationalOrganizer Shiv Sena,Gulab Chand Dubey andhanded over a memo-randum to them high-lighting their demandsin detail.

They assured that they willdo their level best insolving the issue.

Gulab Chand Dubey alsovisited the protest venueand extended full sup-port to the agitatingemployees for theircause.

Ex-President Kernail ChandThakur, ex-GeneralSecretary, PritamSharma, Surjeet Singh,Parshotam Sharma,Ram Paul Sharma,Jagjeet Chand, AnilSharma, BalwantShastari, HarbansShastari, MadanSharma, Kundan Lal,Subash Shastri, RakeshShastari, Rekha Devi,Bandana Devi, VimalKhajuria, Bablu Kumar,Pt. Ashwani Kumar, SatPaul Pandit, RajeshKulkarni, Sagar Singh,Bhikham Singh, SahilSharma, Ravinder SinghJamwal (Akhnoor), PtBabu Bishambar Lal, PtRaj Kumar(Suchetgarh), KarunGoswami (Nagrota),Reeta Salathia, RajKumari, Leela Devi,sheetal, Rajani, Shobha,Nisha and Sonika werealso present in thestrike.

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Sunil Dimple PresidentMission Statehood andJammu West AssemblyMovement, Led strongprotest march, on JanipurHigh Court Road. ForStarting 4 G Internet,Restoration of J&K state-hood, Special status, PRC,holiday on Mahraja HariSingh ji birth anniversary &in Support of FarmersAgitation.

Addressing the protes-tors, Sunil Dimple presidentmission statehood has sent aclear message to PM Modithat after dismantling ourJ&K state into an ordinaryunion territory. The lives ofthe people youths of J&Khave become hell. Healleged and asked PrimeMinister Narendra Modiwhat is our fault? Why BJPpunish & snatched oureverything, statehood, 4GInternet, special status, PRCstate subject? And no holi-day on Mahraja Hari Singhji birth anniversary has beendeclared in 2021 calendar.He demanded the Modi &LG Manoj Sinah why weare deprived of 4G internetservices.

Dimple said the chargesof the 4G are charged fromus for the last two years but

2g service is being given tous. He demanded to restore4G internet services inJammu Kashmir or getready to face the music.

Dimple said till theAmbani Jio, Reliance Fiberand Pvt companies modemswere not installed in everyhouse of the residents ofJammu Kashmir. 4G inter-net will not be started. Healleged Dimple said it isvery unfortunate that PMModi welcomed the demo-tion of the Dogra J&K statein to union territory. He saidthe people are happy afterturning the state in to UT.He said the mandate of thepeople in DDC election wasagainst the BJP and peoplevoted for restoration ofstatehood, special status andpre 5 August 2019 statehoodwith PRC, state subject andfor the withdrawal of theDomicile, Land Act, laws.He said after abrogation ofarticle 370 and 35-A theJammu Kashmir peopleyouths facing multipleproblems in employment,toll plazas, toll taxes, blackharsh laws are beingimposed on us, PDD priva-tization. He alleged and saidPM our land, jobs are beinggiven to outsider, capitalistsand Jammu Kashmir is onsale now.

Dimple warned theJammu region will notallow outsiders to purchaseone inch of land, no J&Kgovt jobs and will sacrificeour lives to restore therespect of precisely dograstate. He warned mass agi-tation in Jammu Kashmirdemands for the restorationof our statehood and specialstatus, subject to JammuKashmir and withdrawal ofthe land act laws. Healleged LG Manoj Sinahmade hollow tall claims onemployment. He demandedLG Manoj Sinah that all theJK SSB, PSC posts shouldbe filled on the basis of PRCstat subjects.

Dimple alleged that thereis discrimination in distribu-tion of the vacant postsbetween the two regionsJammu and Kashmir. Heblamed today JK SSBadvertised agricultureposts in which 20 forJammu region and 136 forKashmir, Similarly the dis-crimination between theregions was fire selectionlists, doctors selection andmany other advertisements.

Dimple urged upon LGManoj Sinah to fulfil hiscommitment made with theunemployed youths, beforethe DDC election that alldeparts PHE, PWD dailywagers, Rehber-e-Khelteachers, Rehber-e-Sehat,Janglat, NYC, SPOs, homeguards, trained medicalassistants, trained ITI, willbe regularized after theDDC election. The otherprominent are SwarnSingh, Babu Ram, ShamSingh, Sanjay Gupta, S KalaS Singh, Balu Kumar, VijayKumar, Sham Sharma, PapuKumar Virdi, Billo Pahlwanand many others.

JWAM holds protest march for starting 4 GInternet, Restoration of J&K statehood

Killing of Hindu goldsmith in Srinagar isnot a mere act of terror: Brig Gupta

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broad daylight murder of aHindu goldsmith in busyAmirakadal of Srinagarcannot be brushed asidemerely as another act ofdesperation by the Pakistanbacked terrorists but is adirect assault on the con-cept of One India OneNation, stated Brig VeteranAnil Gupta Spokespersonof Bharatiya Janata Party.In a press release issuedhere today Brig Gupta hassaid that apart from grosshuman right violation of theminorities in Kashmir thedastardly act of the terroroutfit The Resistance Front(TRF) is a challenge of theidea of India which is sym-bolised by Sarva DharmaSama Bhava, the tenet ofsecularism in India.

In India we embrace allreligions but it is a matter ofconcern and shame that theleaders of self-proclaimedsecular parties in Kashmirhave once again failed tocondemn Pakistan and itsproxy TRF whose self-styled commander Hamzahas openly threatened anyIndian National harbouringintention of settling inKashmir as 'an agent ofRSS' and would be elimi-nated.

The reason for killing theHindu goldsmith is stated tobe purchase of a shop byhim after obtaining thedomicile certificate whichis a clear misrepresentationof facts since the two arenot inter-linked. However,the larger concern of demo-graphic change highlightedby the terror outfit is samethat the Kashmiri leadershave been using to emo-tionally exploit the localsby terming all other thanthe Kashmiri Muslims as"outsiders". The killingappears to have been moti-vated by such utterancesand needs thorough investi-gation since it is an anti-national act.

The Indian nation can nolonger afford the third divi-sion on the basis of religionand succumb to the pres-sure groups in Kashmir pro-moting exclusivist-supremacist doctrine of"only my way is the right

way" and those who do notsubscribe to "my way" arenot deserving to live hereasserted Brig Gupta. Thekilling is a warning to thoseoriginal inhabitants of theValley who want to returnto their homeland but alsoto those who may be want-ing to settle here post abro-gation of 370/35A. It is adirect challenge and warn-ing to the reported efforts ofthe government to establisha Sainik Colony inKashmir.

"The terror act is an openthreat to Kashmir's totalintegration with India. IfGupkaris can shout at thetop of their voices andblame the army of a fakeencounter, though unsub-stantiated, why they arescared to name and shamethe terror group and itsmentor Pakistan? Does thedemand of restoration of370 not smack of sub-nationalism that has no rel-evance in One India con-cept" rued Brig Gupta?

TT CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JAN. 02:

Former State President BJPand Ex Minister Sat Sharma(CA) inaugurated the newlyopened Ultimate FitnessGym at Janipur, Ward 37near Sabzi Mandi. He wasalso accompanied by JMCCouncillor Ward 37 SunitaGupta, Owner Varun DeepSharma, Mandal PresidentBJP Raveesh Mengi,District Vice President AjayManhas and several othersincluding local residentsand political activists of thearea.

The Gym has a distinc-tion of imparting trainingand guidance under quali-fied trainers and all theequipment installed in theGym are of best quality. TheGym serves the purpose ofhelping both ladies andgents so that they canremain healthy.

Speaking on the occasion,Sat Sharma expressed hishappiness and congratulatedthe owner for taking a goodinitiative of opening ahealth club in the area sothat residents of the areaespecially youth couldmaintain themselves bothphysically and mentally fitas exercising relieves agreat amount of mental

pressure as well. He said,"The Gym has many bestmachines like LatestCardio, Strength machines,Aerobics and Zumba class-es and Cross fit equipmentwhich will help the cus-tomers get in good shape.He also advised youth tostay away from Drugs andinvolve in creative activi-ties.

Sunita congratulated theGym team and said thatopening of Fitness Centre inthe area will definitely caterthe youth and she asked theteam to motivate the young-sters of society towardsFitness so that it can helpthe youth in keeping theirmind, body and soul fit inevery course of action.

Raveesh also lauded theefforts of the owner andasked him to work for bet-terment of youth in everyway possible. He also askedthe owner to promote theslogan of Fit India amongstyouth.

The owner Varundeepthanked the Former MLAJammu West for sparing hisvaluable time and inaugu-rating the Gym. He alsostated that Gym is fully AirConditioned and best train-ers are hired to train mem-bers. Tarun Deep Sharma,Sanjay Bhat, Kulbir Singh,Rohit Gupta, SanjayBakshi, Nishcal, RKSharma, Harjit Singh, YashPal Sharma and others werepresent.

Sat inaugurates UltimateFitness Gym at Janipur

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promote the traditional cul-ture of Jammu & Kashmir,J&K Bhoomi HumanWelfare Society CulturalOrganization in coordina-tion with Bhartiya LokSangeet Kala Sansthan &Sangam Tru Art Productionreleased the book of J.K.Joul (Bezaan) 'VechayRoozum' a book onBhajans, songs and mysticpoetry in a simple butimpressive function atSanjeevani Sharda KendraAnand Nagar, Bohri,Jammu. Swami Kumar jiMaharaj was Chief Guestwhile other Dignities Dr.Agnishekhar eminent poet,writer, Renowned personal-ity of J&K State M.L.Dogra, Chairman BLSKS,Writer, Producer, Director.Dr. Sudhir Mahajan SeniorDrama Instructor, writer,Director, Ramesh HanglooFounder Radio Sharda andVerinder Bangroo DirectorIGAU Ministry of Culture,were guest of honour.Among the dignitaries AshaZaroo, Bharti Zaroo, J.K.

Raina, Kamal Razdan,Caption Maharaj, M.C.Kotwal, Shanti Lal Sidhwere also presented on theoccasion. They highlyacclaimed the book sayingBezaan's Bhajans, Songsand poems are based onmysticism and have spiritu-al touch. Linking the poemswith that of mysticism ofLal-Ded, he said they arefull of philosophy and eachstanza will take paragraphsto paragraphs for explana-tion. They said writers andpoets of the community did-n't gave up and continued towrite in exile and inspire thepeople. They added Bezaan

had also been contributingin the various fields likeTheatre, Acting, magazines,his programmes had alsobeen broadcast from DDK,Radio KashmirSrinagar/Jammu and he isalso famous for varioustalks broadcast from time totime on Radio ShardaJammu.

An impressive musicalprogram was also presentedwhere in few lyrics from thebook 'Vechay Roozum' wererecited with the melodiousvoice of renowned SingersSmt. Usha Handoo,Sandeep Koul, Sumita Bhat,and Anmol Raj and wasvery aesthetically and beau-tifully composed bySandeep Koul while Rajat& Suraj Sant Das accompa-nied on Synth and Tabla.The Specially items pre-pared on the theme "Sonthkaluk poz bahara KurMeiyn", "BeechasMermenz", "Mun kisrababs", songs were pre-sented and were highlyappreciated by the digni-taries.

Earlier Jatinder JotshiDirector/Actor, J&KBhoomi HWS welcomedthe invited dignities andaudience. The whole pro-gramme was ably conduct-ed by P.K. Raina.Programme was organizedby Susheel Bhat, KuldeepHandoo (DronachariyaAwardee sports) and Smt.Anita Chandpuri (SocialActivist) and Renownedartists of J&K Bhommiwere felicitated during thefunction. Vijay RainaPresident J&K BhoomiHWS presented vote ofthanks. The function wasattended by galaxy of artistsfrom various fraternity,besides J&K BhoomiParivaar and family ofBezaan Sahab.

Koul (Bezaan) book'Vechay Roozum' released

Dharmarth Trust employees' chain hungerstrike enters 6, to hold convention

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an aim of enhancing contactwith AWAM and to have bet-ter understanding with localpeople, an amity meeting withthe locals was organised byIndian Army at village Keri indistrict Rajouri (J&K). Peopleform village Keri and neigh-boring area attended themeeting. Various local issuesconcerning common man ofarea to include infrastructuredevelopment, social welfare,education and religious har-mony were discussed duringthe meet. During the event,the AWAM was also informedabout the various skill devel-opment programs being runby Army for women andyouth empowerment. Themeeting also discussed vari-ous other welfare activitiesthat the Army could conductin order to assist the locals inimproving their quality oflife.

Amity meeting held atVillage Keri in Rajouri

Mayor, team distributes woollen clothesamong poor and needy persons

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Continuing his endeavour toprovide immediate relief tothe poor and needy persons,Chander Mohan GuptaMayor Jammu MunicipalCorporation along withSwami Satyamitranand JiMaharaj Incharge of BharatSevashram Sangha's (BBS)Jammu & Kashmir unionterritory branch distributedabout 500 Woolenclothes(Jackets) among thepoor, needy & downtroddenpersons at village Kotlanear Nagrota in a simplefunction being organized byBharat Sevashram Sanghain collaboration withAshwani Kotwal prominentSocial Worker along withother prominent inhabitantsof the locality.

Kamla Gupta VicePresident BJP MahilaMorcha as well as otherworkers of the party alsoattended the function which

was held in a very simplemanner. Appreciating theSangha's commitmenttowards the services ofhumanity. Mayor congratu-lated the BSS for its selflessactivities towards needypersons who are livingunder below poverty line.

He again noted that theactivities of such organiza-tion highlight and reinvigo-rate our ethical conditionsand serve as guiding forcefor the betterment ofhumanity. He also laudedthe efforts of BSS for theirSocial Welfare Programmeand appealed to the Sanghato continue its humanitarianservices for the weaker sec-tions of the society. SwamiSatyamitranand Ji Maharajincharge Bharat SevashramSangha's Jammu & Kashmirunion territory also high-lighted activities of theorganization and said thathis organization has set atarget of distribution of

about 50,000 clothes duringwinter and summer seasonto the needy populationevery year. He further saidthat the Sanstha is also run-ning a School for the poorchildren and also providingmid day meal to them aswell as 100 bedded Hospitalwith full medical facilitiesfor the patients who areunable to bear the expensesfor their medical treatmentand also organizing foodstalls for Amarnath Yatriesevery year.

J&KACS organizes a UT level onlineQuiz competition on HIV/AIDS

TT CORRESPONDENTJAMMU, JAN. 02:

J&K AIDS Control Societyorganized a UT level onlineQuiz competition onHIV/AIDS and other healthrelated issues by involvingdifferent HigherEducational Institutes fromall over the UT of J&K andUT of Ladakh as per theinstructions received fromNational AIDS ControlOrganization (NACO),GOI.

This online event wascarried out in three phasesi.e. District Level,Divisional and UT LevelCompetitions. In the FirstPhase of District Level QuizCompetition 98 Institutesparticipated out of which 43Institutions which qualifiedin the First Phase took partin the 2nd Level QuizCompetition at theDivisional Level.

In the last and the finalRound 05 Institutions whichqualified the Divisionallevel Quiz Competitiontook part in the UT LevelQuiz Competition. TheFinal was won by Govt.Medical College, Jammufollowed by Govt. PG

College for Women, GandhiNagar, Jammu securingSecond place and Govt.Degree College, Samba &Govt. Women College,M.A. Road, Srinagar jointlysecuring the Third place.

The winning Team willparticipate at the NorthernRegion Level QuizCompetition on 07thJanuary 2021 being organ-ized by Haryana State AIDSControl Society.

The whole event wassupervised by Dr. TabassumJabeen, Deputy Director,Dr. Tabassum Firdous,Medical Officer, Ms.Deepika B. Thakur, DeputyDirector (IEC) alongwithother team members of IECDivision of J&K AIDS

Control Society (JKACS)under the overall guidanceof Dr. Mushtaq AhmadRahter, Project Director,JKACS.

The whole idea behindthis activity was to involvethe youth in a healthy andpositive manner for creatingawareness about HIV/AIDSand other health relatedissues especially keeping inmind the current COVIDpandemic situation prevail-ing all over the world andnecessary guidelines to befollowed.

The first three winningTeams will be given excit-ing prizes and rest of theparticipants will be given E-Certificates for taking partin the Quiz Competitions.

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delegation of ExecutiveMembers of Central Bodyof J&K Private Schoolscalled on Prasant K,Regional Provident Fund(PF) Commissioner I,Employees Provident FundOrganization (EPFO),Ministry of Labour &Employment, Govt. ofIndia, Jammu.

While speaking, GeneralSecretary of theAssociation, Ajay Guptabriefed the RegionalProvident Fund (PF)Commissioner I, that due tothe closure of schools at thebeginning of the academicsession enrolment of most

of the private schools hasdeclined. There is severefinancial deficit in all bigand small private schoolsdue to improper cash flow.Now worrisome situationhas erupted for the employ-ers due to the repeatedthreats through ShortMessage Service (SMS) by

JKEPFO of erstwhile J&Kstate regarding the updatingof missing P.F. contributionup to October 2019 with in7days and simultaneouslyEPFO of Govt. of Indiaregarding prosecution of theemployers u/s 406/409 IPCin absence of belated remit-tance of employees contri-

bution by the employers.Members present in the

meeting demanded empathyfrom the concerned depart-ments till schools are closedbecause most of privateschools owners who aresolely dependent on thisventure are hard up and fac-ing a threat of economic col-

lapse which may lead themto hunger and starvation.

President of theAssociation, Kamal Guptaurge that considering thePandemic situation in con-sideration pay both sharesof Provident Fund (PF) con-tribution (@ 12% + @ 12%)of all defaulters, till schoolsare closed or wait forEconomic Package whichgovernment has decided topay for the Revival ofPrivate EducationalInstitutions to save this ven-ture from extinction. Theprominent who accompa-nied the deputation includedAjay Singh, Ram ParkashSharma, Jatinder Heera,Laddi Sharma etc.

Central Body of J&K Private Schools calls on PF Commissioner

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