Campus Notes
Syed Amjad Shah
The authorities of the Jammu University have expressed their inability in releasing the two months ‘agitation period’ salaries of the contractual and daily wagers employees working in the varsity.
When asked, a senior administrative official told KTNS that during ‘Jammu agitation’ varsity remained closed. “How can we release their salaries when they never came in the university during this period,” added the officials.
Well informed sources told KTNS that most of the departments in the varsity have got their salaries for the two months agitation period released for the contractual and daily wager employees from ‘local funds’ including College Development fund.
Sources said that ‘local funds’ are managed by the concerned departments themselves. Those daily wagers and contractual employees whose salaries were released from the ‘Payment Seat Fund’ have not received salaries of two months, sources informed. They said that employees have requested authorities for number of times through different channels but nothing was done.
Sources said that majority of the daily and contractual employees are already living a miserable life adding, “We were hopeful but authorities are not interested in addressing our sufferings”.
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To deal with the increasing need of water consumption in the university, second tube well would come up within next 20 days. This was informed by Suresh Sharma, a senior official from the Works Department in the University of Jammu.
Sharma told KTNS that the second tube well which is stationed behind the boys hostels of the varsity have been completed nearly 95 percent. He said that water consumption has been increased in the varsity and concerned department has been making every effort to deal with the situation.
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Seeking action against the unrecognized study centers in the entire state, members of National Secular Forum (NSF) urged to the state government to ban such study centers.
Protest was organized by NSF president Vikas Sharma wherein protesting students burnt effigy of the Higher Education Commissioner for not taken any action against such illegal centers.
Sharma said that students coming from the far-flung areas have been befooled by these study centers and huge amounts have been grabbed by them for doing unrecognized degree courses.
He maintained that those who have done various courses through such, study centers have been deprived of jobs adding said that state government should act fast in banning the said centers.
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Anger is breeding among the research scholars, who joined M.Phil and Ph.D degree courses due to their research work getting for months. Acting on one of such complaint, Jammu University Research Scholar Executive Association (JURSEA) members today locked Urdu Department in protest against alleged harassment of scholars by their guides.
The protesting scholars locked doors of Urdu department for nearly two hours in protest. They were demanding action against the guide. JURSEA president, Vikas said that scholars are in depression as their guides keeps on delaying their research work and do not cooperate with the scholars.
Sharma said that few scholars have left their M.Phil and Ph.d mid way due to attitude of their irresponsible guides. Sharma said accountability of the guides should be fixed. The protest ended with the intervention of Dean Student Welfare Prof Dhian Singh Bahu and other officials of the Jammu University.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Pall of gloom descends on Kishtwar
Pall of gloom descends on Kishtwar
Kishtwar, May 4: A pall of gloom descended on mountainous Kishtwar town in the wake of tragic road mishap, which claimed 30 lives. Many households in a few streets lost their relatives.
With trembling hands and in faltering voices, the relatives of the victims consoled one another. People throng to the graveyard and cremation grounds to attend the last rites of the victims, while all the schools, shops and other business establishments remained closed with negligible attendance at the government offices.
The news of road accident spread like wild fire in the town and its adjoining areas and people rushed to the accident site, about 6 kilometers from the main town. On motor-cycles, four wheelers and every thing they found, people were seen moving in large numbers towards Bandarkote, where the tragedy struck.
At District hospital, people in large number, including women, were waiting for the bodies to arrive. For around one hour no body knew who was on the ill fated vehicle but everyone was apprehending that being Monday most of the victims would be government employees.
Then bodies started pouring in. Loaded on trucks and tippers, the bodies were blood soaked and even some had disfigured faces.
The atmosphere in the hospital suddenly changed. The silence suddenly disappeared and there was only hue and cry in air.
Doctors rushed and started checking the pulse of the victims. But none of them were alive.
``I have never had a tougher day,'' said an employee of the hospital, after seeing the bodies everywhere. The hospital staff was duly assisted by the volunteers of some local NGOs, who are now accustomed of such situation due to the growing number of road mishaps in the area.
After the legal formalities the activities stopped at the hospital and people throng to the houses of the victims.
By the afternoon, local graveyard had around four graves ready. Similar was the situation at the nearby cremation ground, where it was a scramble for everything from cow dung cakes to firewood and other things associated with funeral rites.
Locals and strangers rose as one man, assisting the kin of the deceased in completing the last rites.
While a deceased teacher was being buried in the graveyard, hardly few meters away his colleague was being cremated by his relatives.
The things may be back to normal for everyone in next few days but for the kith and kins of the victims even the time may not be able to heal the wounds left by the tragic mishap.
Kishtwar, May 4: A pall of gloom descended on mountainous Kishtwar town in the wake of tragic road mishap, which claimed 30 lives. Many households in a few streets lost their relatives.
With trembling hands and in faltering voices, the relatives of the victims consoled one another. People throng to the graveyard and cremation grounds to attend the last rites of the victims, while all the schools, shops and other business establishments remained closed with negligible attendance at the government offices.
The news of road accident spread like wild fire in the town and its adjoining areas and people rushed to the accident site, about 6 kilometers from the main town. On motor-cycles, four wheelers and every thing they found, people were seen moving in large numbers towards Bandarkote, where the tragedy struck.
At District hospital, people in large number, including women, were waiting for the bodies to arrive. For around one hour no body knew who was on the ill fated vehicle but everyone was apprehending that being Monday most of the victims would be government employees.
Then bodies started pouring in. Loaded on trucks and tippers, the bodies were blood soaked and even some had disfigured faces.
The atmosphere in the hospital suddenly changed. The silence suddenly disappeared and there was only hue and cry in air.
Doctors rushed and started checking the pulse of the victims. But none of them were alive.
``I have never had a tougher day,'' said an employee of the hospital, after seeing the bodies everywhere. The hospital staff was duly assisted by the volunteers of some local NGOs, who are now accustomed of such situation due to the growing number of road mishaps in the area.
After the legal formalities the activities stopped at the hospital and people throng to the houses of the victims.
By the afternoon, local graveyard had around four graves ready. Similar was the situation at the nearby cremation ground, where it was a scramble for everything from cow dung cakes to firewood and other things associated with funeral rites.
Locals and strangers rose as one man, assisting the kin of the deceased in completing the last rites.
While a deceased teacher was being buried in the graveyard, hardly few meters away his colleague was being cremated by his relatives.
The things may be back to normal for everyone in next few days but for the kith and kins of the victims even the time may not be able to heal the wounds left by the tragic mishap.
A school which looses all teachers in mishap
Employees’ union call for one day strike
Kishtwar, May 4: It was a routine day at Government Higher Secondary School Palmar. Peon opened the school students were getting ready to attend their classes after weekend and teacher too left to perform their duty. However, destiny had something else in store for every one of them. Tragedy struck and the school lost all of its teachers in the road mishap.
Sources informed that out of the twenty teachers, who lost their lives in the road mishap, ten were posted at Government Higher Secondary School, Palmar. Even the principal of the teacher is battling between life and death at Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu, where he was airlifted.
It was learnt that entire staff of the GHSS Palmar left their homes to attend their duties but none of them reached to their destination. Tragedy struck and they lost their lives in the mishap.
Principal of the school had called a meeting in the school and had asked the entire staff to remain present, a local resident, whose son is a student of the school said.
The school is now orphaned, he said with tears rolling down from his cheeks. My child has not eaten anything since morning and he has gone in a state of shock, he adds.
Back in Kishtwar, colleagues of the deceased teachers were in state of shock. They believe that if things remain as it is most of them will fall pray to the government apathy and road mishaps.
One of our colleagues who lost her life in the accident had once expressed apprehension that one day we may die in an accident, a teacher, Ghulam Ahmed said. He said that now ever teacher posted outside Kishtwar has the same apprehension as we feel that our lives are no more secure on this deadly road.
Joint Employees Federation and District Teachers Association Kishtwar, in the meanwhile, have called for a day long strike in Kishtwar as homage to their deceased colleagues and mark of protest against the government’s failure to take meaningful measures.
Reports said that police arrested one person, this evening, who was making announcements about the strike call, which has also created resentment among the teachers fraternity.
Kishtwar, May 4: It was a routine day at Government Higher Secondary School Palmar. Peon opened the school students were getting ready to attend their classes after weekend and teacher too left to perform their duty. However, destiny had something else in store for every one of them. Tragedy struck and the school lost all of its teachers in the road mishap.
Sources informed that out of the twenty teachers, who lost their lives in the road mishap, ten were posted at Government Higher Secondary School, Palmar. Even the principal of the teacher is battling between life and death at Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu, where he was airlifted.
It was learnt that entire staff of the GHSS Palmar left their homes to attend their duties but none of them reached to their destination. Tragedy struck and they lost their lives in the mishap.
Principal of the school had called a meeting in the school and had asked the entire staff to remain present, a local resident, whose son is a student of the school said.
The school is now orphaned, he said with tears rolling down from his cheeks. My child has not eaten anything since morning and he has gone in a state of shock, he adds.
Back in Kishtwar, colleagues of the deceased teachers were in state of shock. They believe that if things remain as it is most of them will fall pray to the government apathy and road mishaps.
One of our colleagues who lost her life in the accident had once expressed apprehension that one day we may die in an accident, a teacher, Ghulam Ahmed said. He said that now ever teacher posted outside Kishtwar has the same apprehension as we feel that our lives are no more secure on this deadly road.
Joint Employees Federation and District Teachers Association Kishtwar, in the meanwhile, have called for a day long strike in Kishtwar as homage to their deceased colleagues and mark of protest against the government’s failure to take meaningful measures.
Reports said that police arrested one person, this evening, who was making announcements about the strike call, which has also created resentment among the teachers fraternity.
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