Worst nightmare for commuters in absence of sign boards, Minister says instructions passed

Kunjwani-Satwari road expansion

Worst nightmare for commuters in absence of sign boards, Minister says instructions passed

Yash Khajuria

Jammu, Jan 13: While the work has started on the expansion of Kunjwani-Satwari stretch of National Highway (NH-1), taken up under the centrally sponsored four lane project, it has turned out to be nightmare to for the commuters, who are using the road daily.

At times the road has become reason for road accidents injuring many people. With both the sides dug up as part of the widening process, apart from number of trees cut by the executing agencies, but no signs have been put by the agency.

As the work has started, within a period of less than 5 days two accidents has been witnessed on the same route at Industrial Estate Bridge near Shastri nagar link road, due to the administrations apathy since the work has begin there is no instructional impression on either sides.

“For more than a week, most of the commuters are using the road with fear, particularly during the night time as they are not able to see the dug up portion. There should be proper glow signs for the people”, said a daily commuter Sanjeev Sharma. 

One of the accidents was so bad that the truck coming from Lakhanpur after the diversion at that area where the work is in process was not recognizable as the truck had fell into the Nullah and the material loaded also got affected.

Where on the second one the minibus coming from the city lost control as it was totally uneven to handle the vehicle due to the chaos created by the slashed trees fallen on the road. 

Naresh Kumar, a local from the Ashok Nagar has said that this is the clear example of the irresponsible administration that on the one side Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation,  Raman Bhalla has Unnecessary impressed his name on the foundation stone but to aware the vehicles passing by the area of disturbance an Instructional board or Notification Could not be arranged,

“Who will bear the responsibility for any deaths due to the  apathetic attitude of the administration. The road has become worst nightmare for the people”, Naresh said.

The highway, which connects the Jammu and Kashmir to the rest of the India, is fast becoming an ordeal for motorists owing to never-ending road construction and expansion works, bottlenecks created by accidents, rains and other obstacles.

'Sometimes people have to drive through link roads in villages since the volume of traffic on these roads caused total chaos. Even on the highway, there were traffic jams,' said a Collegiate.

Interestingly,  when contacted to the Minister of state for Road and Building (R&B) Javed Ahmed Dar said that the instructions are already been issued to the authorities to put the notice board Indicating the work process at the above mentioned area, and if the orders are not implemented they will inspect the area soon.

Excise deptt to introduce tamper proof holograms on liquor bottles entering state

Excise deptt to introduce tamper proof holograms on liquor bottles entering state Yash Khajuria                  1/10/2012 8:25:06 PM JAMMU, Jan 10: Jammu and Kashmir is planning to introduce holograms on the liquor bottles entering the state from Lakhanpur, to rein in on the adulterated and illicit liquor, which has become a major menace for the state.  Official sources said that in recent past there has been increase in the cases, where the excise department has detected adulterated liquor making its way in the state.  To deal with the menace, the Excise and Taxation Department has decided to introduce tamper proof holograms on the bottles.  Despite many religious and cultural taboos, liquor consumption is showing increased trend in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is proving difficult for the department to keep a check on liquor adulteration because of the increased consumption. The problem is more in the rural areas”, said an officer.

For the purpose the department has submitted a detailed proposal to the government to get the approval for the same. Sources said that the concept has been borrowed from Punjab and Himanchal Pradesh, where the authorities are facing the menace of illegal distilleries. As per the new concept the temper proof multi-coloured holograms seals would be put on each bottle to enable easy detection of the counterfeit products. Finance Ministry data shows that 11, 444, 94 cases of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) were produced in 2008-09 in the state, while this number increased to 14, 23,954 cases in 2009-10. As far as local liquor is concerned, 11, 23,112 cases were produced in 2008-09 and 13, 53, 505 cases in 2009-10. As many as 12, 44,969 cases of beer were produced in the state in 2008-09, while this number touched to 16, 10,558 cases in 2009-10. Important to note here that since past two years government has not issued any new liquor licences, but despite this the consumption, particularly that of beer has shown increased trend, which is also a big revenue generator for the state. As per the official figures, there are 226 liquor shops owned by private parties in the state. Of these, 135 are in Jammu city, 21 in Udhampur district and 40 in Kathua. Srinagar has 4, Baramulla one and Leh has two shops.

YASH KHAJURIA: A noble initiative in the service of humanity.

A noble initiative in the service of humanity.

“Launches website as Blood Bank”

Border guy came forward to serve mankind YASH KHAJURIA: A noble initiative in the service of humanity.: “Launches website as Blood Bank” Border guy came forward to serve mankind Yash Khajuria Jammu, January: “Where...

A noble initiative in the service of humanity.

“Launches website as Blood Bank”

 Border guy came forward to serve mankind 

  

Yash Khajuria 
Jammu, January:        

 “Where there is a will, there is a way” 

 You may have listened many times but he has proved.

3 Months earlier, when I firstly interacted online with him via Social networking Site ‘facebook’ he said that he’s free at home coz nothing suits him as a profession and he decided to stay at home doing nothing. Even in a first interaction he asked me for professional advice I was shocked about this person. Then he said that he is going to work for mankind by any mean I took it very casual that on a SNS site anybody could say anything too.

Later I had a request from a facebook group “Blood On Demand At Jammu And Kashmir” appealing to register myself as a volunteer blood donor thinking of a noble cause I register myself in that too.

But, now after 3 months I have came to know that he has launched an online blood Bank!!! You might be bored and curios too to know that about whom I am talking and who’s this extraordinary person.

He is a young lad from the far flung border area of Jammu District who has launched a website ‘www.indiadonor.in’ and made the search for right blood group match much easier for those who are needed.

Rohit Choudhary, son of Ashok Kumar a resident of border village Korotana Kala, Tehsil R.S. Pura of District Jammu, who belongs to the minority JAT community.  JATS in J&K are originally from Pakistan occupied Kashmir migrated in 1947 to Jammu, In Jammu they are known as CHOUDHARYS, linguistically and culturally very similar to Jatt Sikhs of Punjab.

The Community forms an important element in the population of Jammu and Kashmir.

The most important aspect of his achievement is being a lad from minority community who don’t have educational qualification above +2 has made his name in headlines as he launched a website for volunteer blood donors with the motive to serve the mankind honestly.

 

While interacting exclusively with TOJ he said, “As far as the career point is concerned which I have personally observed joining Indian army is the ultimate solution in front of the Guys in Jatt community and Girls either end up marrying too early or there are so much of obligations/obstructions imposed to them. 

The website www.indiadonor.in contains a database of self-interested blood donors spread across the nation. 

“All the data entered in the site is reliable and contains a listing to the donors, segregated according to blood type and location and our pursuit is to make the search for the right match quicker and cost-effective." 

- Rohit Choudhary.

 Appealing to the volunteer donors he stated that interested donors are just required to register them in the website and provide their contact details and can put up requirements on the website. On placing the request, the contacted donor arrives at the hospital where the patient is admitted and donates his or her blood.

Motive behind launching this website

"Our endeavour is to provide this service free of cost and especially to those who cannot pay for healthcare" and future plan of this websites is to organise blood donation camps with young generation of India and Our pursuit is to make the search for the right match quicker and cost-effective." 

Friends let’s bring a change altogether and be a part of that change so that we should be proud for what we are!!!

- Rohit Choudhary