Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu:-Prominent persons of Janipur near Neelam public school lane no 7, under the leadership of Siddarth Zutta Youth President Jammu today brought into the knowledge of Vivek Bali State Secretary JDU about the scarcity of regular supply of pure drinking water in the Janipur and with the result the residents are facing huge problems on this count. He said that life has become quite difficult for them in this tough time without this basic need of life and has also appealed for providing regular supply of water in the Janipur.

Mr Bali in a statement issued today has said that problem listed by the residents about the scarcity of usual drinking water in Janipur near Neelam public school lane no 7. Janipur is quite genuine and deserves immediate attention for resolving this pertinent ssue.

Mr.Bali has assured them that he will take up the matter with concerned forthwith and has fervently appealed District administration and Chief Engineer PHE Jammu to take immediate necessary measures for ensuring regular supply of pure drinking water that is looming large in order to provide solace to the people living there as this is the basic need of human life that needs to be understood. The water has not come from the last 7 days. PHE workers came for survey but they couldn’t do anything. In view of the scorching heat, it is imperial that the things should escalate. Chief Engineer PHE Jammu needs to take the issue on priority basis.

A meeting of Alumni Association of SSM College of Engineering Parihaspora Pattan was held on 4th June 2022 in the College campus. Besides prominent members of Association, student members also participated in the event.

The inaugural function of event was held at Open Air Theater (OAT) of the Institution and it was attended by the Dr. Qazi Shabir Ahmad Chairman, Mrs. Dilafrose Qazi Vice-Chairperson, Prof. Barkhat Hussain Former Principal REC Srinagar, Dr. Sajad Hussain Din Principal, Prof. (Dr.) N.A. Shah Registrar, Er. SSA Rufai Principal SSMPTC, Sh. Adil Rashid Naqash Chief Administrative Officer, Heads of the Departments and College Alumni Association Office Bearer’s/members.

On this occasion Vice-Chairperson thanked the Alumni present for taking keen interest in the event and expressed hope that College Alumni will continue to play a positive role in further progression of the College.

Prof. (Dr.) N.A. Shah, Registrar who also happens to be President of the Association presented the keynote address and highlighted the importance of effective Alumni Association in the Institution.
Addressing the gathering some prominent Alumni including Er. Irfan Reshi and Er. Muzammil Rafiqui of Civil Engineering, Er. Gazi Suhaib and Er. Qazi Junaid of Mechanical Engineering, Er. Munshi Majid and Er. Sheikh Ibaad of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Ms. Nafeesa and Adil Hafiz of MBA Department complimented the college authorities/teaching staff for playing effective role in shaping their career. They assured the College Management and participants present on the occasion that they will continue to play their role in further progression of the College particularly they complemented the Management for creating huge infrastructure facilities for overall betterment in imparting technical/professional education to the students.

Prof (Dr.) Barkat Hussain Former Principal Regional Engineering College Srinagar who was Guest of Honour on the occasion spoke about three vital aspects of Integrity, Efficiency and Intelligence, their interrelation/impact on overall behavior of an individual.
The Alumni also engaged and interacted with students of the college, shared their experience and prospects in their respective/relevant field.
At the conclusion of the event some cultural items were also presented in the honour of Alumni.
Lastly Vice-Chairperson of the College thanked all the Alumni and other participants for making Alumni meet a successful event.

The Nanga Panchayat is facing worst ever power crisis for the past few years while the people from the Nanga panchayat Ramgarh have been forced to face the brunt of about unscheduled power cuts during these scorching hot summer days.

One of the members from the panchayat told to Vivek Bali that “I can’t recall the last time when we had to do without electricity for seven days in a row. Power intervals are so brief that washing machines can’t complete their runs. Even the battery of a mobile phone doesn’t get fully charged when it is plugged in for the whole night. It is a pathetic situation,”
The promise of 24×7 electricity supply with the Smart Metering has been dashed to the ground as the areas where these meters have been stalled, are also facing the same crisis in panchayat. The situation has gone from bad to worse with in just few years as the UT Administration has failed to manage the crisis and provide some relief to the consumers. Bali appealed to LG to solve this problems on priority.

Many people expressed their will to join the party and some of the prominent leaders who have joined are Jarnail Singh, Baljeet Singh, Jatinder Singh, Sukhdeev singh, Jagdeep Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Kallu, Punit Singh, Sahil Kumar, Lucky kumar, Anku Sharma, punkit

Former Naib Tehsildar Sewa Ram Mandi and smt. Sunita Rani from RS Pura area joined Janata Dal United along with his supporters during a program organized in RS Pura on Sunday. All the dignitaries were warmly welcomed by Janata Dal United State Secretary Vivek Bali wearing a garland. Sharing his views on this occasion, State Secretary of Janata Dal United, Vivek Bali said that the party will get a lot of strength after the joining of social worker and former Naib Tehsildar Sewa Ram Mandi.

He added that the Sewa Ram Mandi has also contested for the post of Sarpanch and is well aware of the problems of the people. Apart from this, he was also associated with a major political party.

Speaking on the occasion, Bali said that Janata Dal United will nominate its candidates in the upcoming assembly elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir and hoped that his party will participate in the next government to be formed in Jammu and Kashmir. He added that today the party is getting stronger in the entire region as well and more and more people are joining the JDU. He said that in the coming days a huge public meeting would also be organized by JDU in RS Pura where more and more people would be included in the party. He appealed to the people that they should join the party in maximum numbers so that the party can come to power and solve their problems.

After joining Janata Dal United, former Naib Tehsildar Sewa Ram Mandi said that he was impressed by the work being done for the development and betterment of the state. He said that the problems of the people would be solved by joining the party. Panch Praveen Kumar, Ravi Kumar and others were also present on this occasion.

There were various dignitaries present including Honourable CM Nitish Kumar Ji and National President Lalan Singh Ji.

State President G M Shaheen Sahab and Vivek Bali State Secretary on behalf of The JDU – J&K wholeheartedly congratulate the party leaders on this moment of pride.

Anil Hegde ji gave all his life to the party and is associated with the party from the last 40 years. He is the voice of the people since long. He got arrested many times while working for the party and but never let his hope down and lived a life like a warrior.

While congratulating the members, party leaders have given the major indication of reshuffling. There are chances that party will give more chances to young leadership. This reshuffle will help party grow more stronger and reach at grassroot level.

Srinagar May 12: National Executive Member and Senior State President JD(U) Ghulam Nabi Dar on Thursday expressed dismay over the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit, Rahul Bhatt who was shot at by the unidentified gunmen at Tehsil office Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday afternoon.

“Killing of Rahul a Kashmiri Pandit employee at Chadoora is a most detestable act . I strongly condemn it . My whole hearted support and sympathies with the bereaved. RIP” , Dar said in a Statment.

In a statement to the press, Dar said that the incident aimed at disturbing the communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir and till date conflict has claimed so many lives all across the region and this cycle of violence needs to stop at its earliest.

” I unequivocally condemn this attack while at the same time send my heartfelt sympathies to the family members of the deceased. I hope that the perpetrators of the crime are punished at the earliest,” he said.

Srinagar, May 11:- The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir CCIK has expressed serious concern over Government’s proposed plan of power tariff hike in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement, President CCIK Tariq Rashid Ghani said Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited’s (KPDCL) proposal of tariff hike of over 12 percent is uncalled for and unjust.
Ghani said the government is ready to hike the tariff during good times however it has nevered heeded our request of amnesty in power tariff and other user charges during adverse times.

The CCIK President said government should first compensate for the losses the people suffered for many years especially since the year 2019.

“Both locals and business men suffered unimaginable losses since 2019 due to repeated and long drawn lockdowns. No compensation was made or no power tariff amnesty was announced for these distressing years,” said Ghani.

Ghani urgent the LG Administration to intervene in the matter and work on providing relief, financial assistance, capital infusion into the economic sectors rather than burdening then with power tariff hike.

The CCIK said both domestic and commercial users should be supplied power and other facilities on reduced charges owing to JK’s geographical disadvantage compared to other states.

May 06: A piping ceremony was held at Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar today in which the IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar-IPS decorated three recently promoted officers with DySP rank. DIG CKR Sujit Kumar-IPS and SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal-IPS and DySP DAR Satish Kumar-JKPS were also present on the occasion.

The IGP Kashmir on the occasion congratulated the officers and their families. He said the promotion adds more responsibilities and challenges to the working assignments and hoped that the officers would continue to work with zeal and zest in the future as well. He wished them good luck for the future.

During the colourful ceremony, the newly promoted officers expressed their gratitude towards Police Department for conferring their next rank. They also pledged to work with same zeal and enthusiasmenthusiasm.