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Hello Jammu News at 7:23:00 PM 0

GANDERBAL, JUNE 13: Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Mata Kheerbhawani Shrine in Tulmulla to review the arrangements undertaken for the forthcoming Mela.
The Div Com later chaired a meeting of various officers and issued directions to complete all arrangements well before the start of the Mela.
During the meeting, the Div Com was informed that five buildings having 75 rooms are ready for guests. In addition to it, Pre-fab huts, dormitories and tents have also been put in place for accommodating more pilgrims.
50 lavatory blocks separate for men and women have also been put in place. The Div Com directed the commissioning of Sewerage Treatment Plant at the earliest. He also directed to complete the cleaning process of the local stream at the earliest.
Regarding healthcare, the Div Com was informed that 12 bedded hospital has been put in place complete with doctors and sufficient quantity of medicine. He directed for the posting of a critical care ambulance at the hospital. The Div Com also directed for exploring other places for parking in addition of current parking which can accommodate vehicles.
The Div Com directed the concerned officers to ensure uninterrupted power and drinking water supply during the Mela. He also reviewed security and transport facilities, besides availability of ration and Medicare facilities. He also directed for immediate repairs of roads leading to the shrine area. He directed to remove all bottlenecks and illegal vendors from roads leading to the shrine.
The meeting was attended by IG Traffic Basant Rath, ADC Gbl, SE R&B and other officials.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:25:00 PM 0

SAMBA, JUNE 01: MLA Vijaypur, Chander Prakash Ganga today chaired a meeting to review arrangements for    the annual mela at Baba Sidh Goriya and Baba Chamliyal shrines.
 The Mela at Baba Sidh Goriya at village Swankha will be held on June 24 while Mela at Baba Chamliyal shrine situated near International border at Ramgarh sector will be held on June 28.
The MLA directed the functionaries of R&B to ensure the blacktopping of all major roads connecting the shrines well before commencing of these famous melas. He directed for repair and improvement works for the convenience of the devotees visiting the twin shrines. PHE Department was asked to ensure uninterrupted water supply with provision for additional water tankers.
Ganga also instructed PDD to ensure proper lighting arrangements in addition to un-interrupted power supply at the venue throughout the Mela days.
Stressing on proper sanitation at both the shrines, Ganga sought installation of adequate number of dustbins at the venues in view the huge rush of devotees visiting the shrines during this annual event.
Ganga asked different departments to establish stalls of their respective departments to aware the visiting devotees regarding the schemes and welfare programmes.
The MLA stressed on synergized efforts by the concerned departments    to ensure that the requisite arrangements are put in place on time for smooth conduct of the Mela.
Ganga also reviewed the security arrangements and preparedness related to Fire and Emergency Services, traffic regulation etc. A committee was also constituted for keeping check on quality and rates of eatables.
 The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Samba S Rajinder Singh Tara, SSP Samba, Anil Magotra, SP Traffic Rural Jammu, ADC, Deputy Director Tourism, SDM Vijaypur, ACD, DPO, Tehsildar Ramgarh, BDO, Xens of PWD, PDD and PHE, Committee members and general public also attended the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 1:32:00 PM 0


Kolkata, Jan 11: The West Bengal Government has decided to double the power supply to Sagar Island during the Ganga Sagar Mela from 8.9 million units (MU) to 16 MU per day.
The annual fair will be held from January 10 to 16 this time.
Millions of people from across the country, most of whom are pilgrims, and some tourists, as well as many foreign tourists, descend on to Sagar Island in the Sundarbans every year.
Doubling the load capacity will result in a smooth power situation during the seven days of the fair, which centres around the ashram of Kapil Muni on the island. Power cuts will be a thing of the past.
The Power Department will also arrange six generators to meet any emergency situation.
As many as 10 centres will be set up inside the Sagar Mela where a total of 50 Power Department officials will be deployed. They would oversee the entire situation, as well as attend to any complaint that may arise within two to three minutes.
There will be an additional deployment of 300 contractual staff. Various electrical apparatuses including high and low-tension wires have also been repaired. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 6:04:00 PM 0

UDHAMPUR AUGUST 21:- The Three day historic Sankari Devta Mela concluded on Sunday here at Sankri, Panchari.
A large number of devotees paid obeisance at the local Temple shirne during the day religious congregation which also witnessed cultural, sports and promotional activities .
Member of Legislative Council, Jugal Kishore Sharma was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function. He paid obeisance at the temple shrine to sought the blessings of the Deity.
During the three day of fair, a large number of students drawn from various educational institutions participated sports activities organized by the District Youth Services and Sports in collaboration with Education Department.
 The cultural troupes from different parts of the state presented a variety of cultural programmes featuring folk dance and music like Kud, Geetru.
 District administration Udhampur had also made elaborate arrangements for the convenience of the devotees visiting the Mela.  As part of promotional activities, the government departments installed stalls to create awareness among people about schemes in Agriculture, Horticulture, Floriculture  and other sectors with.
At the end, winners of various sports activities were felicitated by the Chief Guest.
Also present on the occasion were,  Tehsildar Panchari,  Narinder Kumar Sharma, BDO Panchari, Roopali Kohli, SHO, Panchari Pushapjeet Singh and a large number of civil society members.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:05:00 PM 0
Sankri devta Mela witnesses huge rush of devotees


UDHAMPUR, AUGUST 19:  Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today visited Historic Sankri Devta mela at Panchari and paid obeisance at the   temple shrine.
MLA, Dinanath Bhagat also accompanied Dr. Singh at the mela which witnessed huge rush of devotees and series of cultural and sports activities.
Addressing the people, the union Minister congratulated the winners of kabaddi match and cultural troupes who presented different cultural items on the occasion.
The Union Minister asked them to showcase their talent at   state and national level.
 He advised them to work hard and improve their talent to get suitable platform for showcasing the rich culture of their area.  Dr. Singh also stressed on providing necessary training to the local budding sportspersons and artists for honing their skills.
Responding to issues raised by locals, Dr. Singh assured that he would take up the demand for Degree College and Kendriya Vidyalaya at Panchari at appropriate forum. He also urged the youth of the area to avail maximum benefits of various welfare schemes launched by the Government.   Dr. Singh also asked the district administration to expedite the work on all on-going major projects in the district. The Minister also announced a Community facility centre at Panchari as demanded by local people of the area.
The union Minister also inspected the stalls set up by the departments for creating mass awareness about various welfare schemes.
 A scintillating cultural programme featuring local folk dance and music like Kud, Geetru, Paakh was also presented by different cultural troupes.
Meanwhile, the Department of Youth Services and Sports Udhampur in collaboration with Education department organised different sports activities on the 2nd Day of the Mela.
Earlier, the people of the area accorded a warm welcome to Dr. Singh and also apprised him of various problems being faced by them. They demanded   Government Degree College and Kendriya Vidyalaya for the area,  Blacktopping and repair of road from Udhampur to Panchari, Ashram for Specially abled persons, establishment of Wind Energy Projects, Community facility centre etc.
Also present on the occasion were ACR Subhash Chander Dogra, General Manager DIC Suram Chand Sharma, Tehsildar Panchari Narinder Sharma, other district officers and a large number of devotees.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:27:00 PM 0

UDHAMPUR, AUGUST 18: The 3- day historic Sankri Devta Mela commenced today with great religious fervor and enthusiasm at Sankri, Panchari.
Tehsildar Panchari Narinder Sharma, inaugurated the mela.
Colorful cultural programmes were organised by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages during the first day of the mela. Besides, Department of Youth Services and Sports also organised various sports activities which saw the participation of large number of students of different educational institutions.
The District administration has made elaborate arrangements of water, power, security,medicare etc for smooth celebration of the event.

Among others, BDO Panchari Rupali Vaid, BMO Panchari Dr. Anil Saloch, SHO Pushap Jeet Singh besides other officers, members of Sankri Development Committee and large number of prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:58:00 PM 0


SAMBA, JUNE 22: The annual Baba Chamliyal Mela was organized with remarkable amicability and hospitality today at Chamliyal in Ramgarh tehsil on the Indo-Pak border
Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary, Members of Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma and Shamsheer Singh Manhas visited the shrine to pay obeisance to pay homage to Baba Dalip Singh Manhas, popularly revered as Baba Chamliyal.
DIG BSF Jammu sector, Purshotam Singh Bhiman, Deputy Commissioner, Sheetal Nanda, SSP, Anil Magotra, CO 62 Battalion, L M Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, TR Sharma, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Waseem Raja and other officers from different departments and eminent personalities of the district were present on the occasion. 
The Industries Minister greeted the people on the auspicious occasion and sought blessings of the spiritual leader for everlasting peace, harmony and brotherhood in the state. “The annual mela brings together not only people from the two communities but also from the two countries as well”, he added.
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, said that various steps are being taken by the present government to promote heritage and cultural tourism of the state to give due respect to the local traditions.
Jugal Kishore Sharma extended greetings to the people and assured of concerted efforts towards accelerated pace of development and growth.
Early in the morning, the district administration along with BSF officers held a meeting with Pakistani rangers to celebrate spiritual leader’s teachings of cultural and communal harmony, marking commemoration of the common thread of ethos running through the communities residing on both sides of international border.
On the occasion, benefactions were exchanged as tokens of remembrance between the delegations of India and Pakistan.
On behalf of the Indian delegation, young girls as ambassadors of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign received the gifts and showcased Indian resolve of gender parity.
Religiously zealous followers in large numbers gathered at the shrine of Baba Chamliyal to seek blessings for healing spiritual and physical ailments. There was spectacular gathering of thousands of pilgrims standing on either sides of the border to witness the exchange of a Chaddar by the rangers of Pakistan to be laid at the Dargah of Baba Chamliyal, with the oblations of sharbat and shakkar from Chamliyal for subsequent distribution on other side of the border.
The district administration made detailed arrangements for the Mela including medical facilities, traffic regulation, drinking water facility, additional buses and security arrangements to facilitate the movement of devotees. 

Various departments under the district administration on the occasion showcased several programmes and schemes being undertaken for welfare and development of the citizens.
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