Jammu
Release of Sayeed flayed: The Jammu Joint Students’ Federation (JJSF) on Thursday held a demonstration against the release of Hafiz Mohammad Sayeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks and chief of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa. The protest was held in front of GGM Science College where they burnt an effigy of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari and raised slogans against him. JJSF Partap Singh Jamwal also condemned the delay in the execution of Afzal Guru, the main accused of the Parliament attack.
Dental camp: The Health Centre of the University of Jammu on Friday organised a dental camp in which children below five years were examined.About 35 children of Surbhi Lab Nursery School of Home Science Department, University of Jammu, were examined. Dental caries were found in 18 children while gingival (collection of calculus on teeth) was detected in a majority of the children.
Quiz contest: The Chunun Club, north zone, Amballa, organised the 58th inter-house quiz contest at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khudabaksh, on Thursday. Of the 12 students who participated in the contest, Ashima, Mushtaq and Ahisa were selected for the inter-school quiz competition. United Public School, Guru Tej Bhadur Higher Secondary School, ASN United Public School, Sishu Niketan School and Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khudabaksh, are participating in the inter-school competition.
Youth run over by train: An unidentified youth was run over by a train at the Channi-Himmat railway crossing here on Friday. According to reports, the youth, aged around 23 years, was run over by Haridwar Express near KM 94 at Channi Himmat railway crossing. Body of the deceased was shifted to Government Medical College here for identification and autopsy.
Attack on Sikhs condemned: Various local Sikh organisations have condemned last night’s attack by members of the majority community on the houses of Sikhs in the Rangreth area of Budgam district in Kashmir. In a statement issued here the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Jammu and Kashmir, said the act of vandalising the houses and a gurdwara had hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh community. “Such violence and attack without any substantial reasons are uncalled for and need to be condemned by all right-thinking people. This is an attempt to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the valley, ” the statement read. The All-Kashmiri Displaced Sikh Forum also condemned the attack.
UDHAMPUR
Environment Day observed: Environmental Day has been observed at the Northern Command Headquarters, Udhampur. An Army spokesperson said various military units had adopted local villages where lectures were delivered to create awareness among locals about preservation of ecology and environment. Activities like preparation of pits for saplings, planting of hedges, disposal pits for biodegradable waste at various colonies and a drive for all military vehicles to undergo emission checks were organised on the occasion. Children of the station also took part in the ‘Green Day’ ecological march.
Workshop on AIDS: A three-day workshop on 'HIV/AIDS: Treatment & Care' was inaugurated at Command Hospital, Northern Command, on Friday. The primary objective of the workshop is to provide an interactive platform for all delegates, on the myriad of issues on HIV/AIDS with respect to the treatment, care, stigma, legal & ethical aspects, with the experts on the field.
