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Adbi Kunj holds specialtributes meet

The oldest multilingual literaryorganization, Adbi Kunj today heldspecial tributes meet at Kidzee School,Jammu in the memory of twolegendary personalities, ...

4 7Braid cutting; doctors seepsychological angle

A newly wedded woman, MamtaDevi,20 today complained of her braidcutting and some unknown power atDharaltaa village of Batote tehsil inRamban district in the ....

Div Com reviews preparedness for'Swatchhta Hi Sewa' campaign

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir,Baseer Ahmad Khan today conveneda meeting to review preparedness ofnationwide sanitation campaign'Swatchhta Hi Sewa' ...

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19 drown as boatcapsizes in UPBAGHPAT(UP), SEPT 14

At least 19 people drowned and afew others are missing after anoverloaded boat capsized in theYamuna river in this westernUttar Pradesh district today.The boat was carrying 60 people,District Magistrate P2

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Vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway cleared

JAMMU TAWI, SEPT 14

Hundreds of heavy vehicles,stranded on the Jammu-Srinagarnational highway due to alandslide, today left for Kashmirafter debris was cleared off thearterial road.A landslip at Morh Passi inUdhampur district on September11 had hit the movement ofvehicles on the P2

Security forces nab twoHizbul OGWs in KupwaraSRINAGAR, SEPT 14

Two suspected over-groundworkers of the banned HizbulMujahideen (HM) had beenarrested in north Kashmir, policesaid on Thursday.Security forces had apprehendedthe two men from Handwara areaof Kupwara district in twoseparate incidents, P2

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGR, SEPT 14

Reiterating that GST is anessential businessrequirement rather than justa taxation system, Ministerfor Finance, Dr HaseebDrabu today asked theDistrict Administrations toassist local traders to registerfor GST at the earliest,especially in view of theupcoming festive season.The Minister said this whilechairing a meeting convenedto review the progress madewith regards to bringing thetraders under the ambit ofGST in the state.Minister of State for FinanceAjay Nanda, Chief SecretaryBB Vyas, AdministrativeSecretaries for variousdepartments besides otherconcerned officers were

present in the meeting.Divisional CommissionerKashmir and Jammu,besides DeputyCommissioner of variousdistricts also attended themeeting through VideoConferencing.Noting that upcomingfestive season is the primeretail time for local dry fruittraders, Dr Drabu said thattraders will require theirGST registration numbers tobe able to trade in nationaland international markets. Inview of this, he directed theDCs to organize awarenesscum training programmes toeducate local traders,besides encouraging them toregister for GST at theearliest.Dr Drabu directed theCommercial Taxesdepartment to focus on GST

return filing and asked themto act as enablers andadvisors in the field tofacilitate filing of returns.Further, it was directed totrain CSC/ Khidmat Centerstaff in GST filing procedureto facilitate local dealers.It was informed in themeeting that delays in filingof returns will invite apenalty of Rs 100 per day.The meeting also reviewedthe status of PFMSimplementation in the state.District Administrationswere directed to ensure centpercent migration to PFMSfor all centrally sponsoredschemes by the end ofOctober.It was further P2

GST a business neccessity, notjust taxation system: Drabu

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, SEP 14

National Conference WorkingPresident Mr Omar AbdullahThursday questioned the PDP BJPgovernment for its complicity injeopardizing states special status byignoring the mutually agreed Agendaof Alliance (AoA).While addressing a one day delegatesession in Baramulla, Mr OmarAbdullah said, "With the way thingsare going on in our state, it becomesmore and more evident that AoA

doesn't exist at all. They promised torevoke AFSPA, get power projectsback to state, facilitate talks with allstakeholders, ensure that both Indiaand Pakistan start a dialogue processbut nothing happened in that regard.This government is turning out to bea monumental failure at every front.All in all this government has letdown everybody including thosewho voted them to power.""The whole politics of PDP BJPgovernment is based on lies. Before2014 elections, PDP and itsleadership asked for votes to stop the

BJP onslaught but later joined handswith the same party to formgovernment. When Mehbooba Muftitook over the reigns of thisgovernment, she went a step aheadand turned into a mute spectatorwhile right wing forces continue towage a relentless war on the statesspecial status," he said adding,"When our government passed anautonomy resolution with a majorityvote in the legislature in 2000, a vilecampaign was started to sabotage ourdemand. PDP also came intoexistence for the same P2

PDP-BJP AoA doesn't exist: Omar

SRINAGAR, SEPT 14 (KNS)

Beginning its second leg ofthe visit, the Congress'sPolicy Planning group willmeet 30 delegations duringits two-day visit that beginon Saturday.Led by former PrimeMinister Dr ManmohanSingh, the 9-membergroup comprises of seniorCongress leaders Dr KaranSingh, former HomeMinister P Chidambaram,Leader of Opposition,Ghulam Nabi Azad,Ambika Soni, PCCpresident G A Mir,Nawang Rigzin Jora andTariq Hameed Karra andSham Lal Sharma.The group will meet at

least 30 delegations ofpolitical parties, civilsociety groups, youthleaders, traders, hoteliers,businessmen, localKashmiri pandits, minoritygroups, saffron and fruitgrowers and students.Among the political partiesmeeting the group areNational Conference, CPI(M), PDF and others.PCC chief Mir told KNSthat on September 16 thegroup will hold anexecutive committeemeeting of Congress partand then 16 delegationswill meet them.On the next day, 14delegations are scheduledto meet the group inSrinagar, he said.

The group will holdCongress legislative partymeet on September 17morning before meetingthe delegations."However, the invitation isopen and anybody canmeet them," he said.Formed in May, the groupvisited Jammu last weekand held closed-doordiscussions with theleaders of the Congressand other oppositionparties.Nearly 20 delegationsrepresenting cross-sectionof the society also metwith the group.The group, formedfollowing the continuationof fragile political andsecurity P2

Congress's panel to visit Valley on Saturday30 delegations scheduled for meeting

NL CORRESPONDENT

BHOPAL, SEPT 14

The Doklam problem wasnot the last of its kind andthe Army cannot afford tolower its guard since it hasbeen resolved, a top militarycommander said today."Our training in commandand preparedness remainsintact. It does not mean that

we should let the guarddown because the Dokalamissue has been resolved,"General OfficerCommanding- in-Chief ofthe Pune-based SouthernCommand Lt. General P MHariz said.He was talking to reportersafter giving away 63gallantry and distinguishedservice awards at an

investiture ceremony of theSouthern Command here."We never let our guarddown. We remain alert andwe ensure that ourpreparedness is always ofthe highest order," Harizsaid.The officer said the Armywas always in a state ofreadiness to swiftly takeposition when P2

Doklam not last problem, Armycannot lower guard: Hariz

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, SEPT 14

In a major success, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanderAbu Ismail the mastermindand led the Amarnath Yatrawas killed along with anassociate Abu Kasim in abrief gunbattle with security

forces in Aarigam area ofNowgam on the outskirts ofSrinagar on Thursday.Two AK 47s were alsorecovered from theencounter site in Nowgam.Jammu and KashmirInspector General Police(IGP) Kashmir MuneerKhan held a pressconference after Abu Ismail,who masterminded and ledthe Amarnath yatra waskilled following theencounter.While addressing a pressconference, Muneer Khan,IGP Kashmir said, "In a verybrief encounter both theterrorists were killed.Around two AK 47s were

recovered."The encounter was carriedout by the jointcollaboration with CRPF,Jammu and Kashmir Policeand the Rashtriya Rifles. Hefurther congratulated theteam who conducted thisoperation for half an hour toflush out LeT commanderAbu Ismail.Khan said, "This operationis a result of people'sprayers."Khan also said that militantleadership has to beeliminated because they alsomisguide children and lurethem into this."There were 15 cases ofmurder dacoity P2

SRINAGAR, SEPT 14 (KNS)

With the blockade of fundsby the authorities, the state'scricket team is yet to receivethe match fees and otherallowances from past twoyears.Talking to KNS, the state'ssports staff said that thefollowing the blockade offunds by the court over thedispute between the twoassociations, the sports staffincluding cricket players,coaches, managers andothers have not received anyallowances since the year2015.Pertinently, Jammu andKashmir CricketAssociation (JKCA) is

mired in a fund scandalfrom 2012 and CBI sealedits bank accounts and isprobing the case whosehearings are going on in theSupreme Court."We have not received anymatch fee and TravelAllowance (TA) from 2015as the court has blocked thefunds," the staff said.They said that despite notreleasing the allowancesand fee charges, the contractover the charges signed withthe coaches and others hasalso not been followed since2015.The sports staff told KNSthat as the Ranji trophy isnearer, but JKCA is yet toreceive funds P2

JKCA has no match fees,allowances for Sports staff

'We didn't receive any funds from BCCI'

NL CORRESPONDENTAHMEDABAD, SEPT 14

Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Japanesecounterpart Shinzo Abe onThursday laid the foundationstone for India's first bullettrain between Ahmedabadand Mumbai.On the occasion, Abe saidthe Indo-Japan partnership isspecial, strategic and global.."A strong India is in Japan'sinterest and a strong Japan isin India's interest," Abe saidafter laying the foundationstone of the project at aground at Sabarmati in

Ahmedabad."My good friend PrimeMinister Narendra Modi is afar-sighted leader. He took adecision two years ago tobring high-speed train inIndia and to create a new

India," he said."I hope to enjoy the beautifulscenery of India through thewindows of the bullet trainwhen I come back here in afew years," Abe said.The Rs 1.10 lakh P2

PM Modi, Abe lay foundation stoneof India's first bullet train

Amarnath Yatra attackmastermind killed

JAMMU, SEPT 14 (KIP)

Since the Congress banks oneither the support of theNational Conference orfrom the PDP for theformation of a Governmentin Jammu and Kashmir it isbut natural that the Congressseems to feel interested inthe well being of both theKashmir centric parties.Congress vice-president,Rahul Gandhi has voicedconcern over the fate andfuture of the PDP. RahulGandhi hassaid that the moment thePDP forged an alliance with

the BJP it heralded the endof the PDP: as an effectiveorganization. Between 2001 and 2007 theCongress and the PDP hadformed a coalitionGovernment in Jammu andKashmir and after the 2008Assembly election theCongress forged an alliancewith the NationalConference whichcompleted full six years.And the coalitionGovernment between NCand the Congress completedsix years because of solidsupport Rahul Gandhi gaveto Omar P2

PDP-BJP destroyedeach other says Rahul

NL CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, SEPT 14

The Press Council of Indiaissued notices to theNational InvestigationAgency, the Jammu andKashmir police and the statehome secretary over thearrest of freelancephotojournalist KamranYousuf on September 5. In aletter dated September 12,the Press Council cited itsauthority as a quasi-judicialbody set up under an act ofParliament, and asked theofficials to file a reply to thenotice within two weeks."Since the matter [ofYousuf's arrest] prima-facie

concerns the freefunctioning of the press, thehonourable chairman of thePress Council of India[Justice ChandramouliKumar Prasad] has viewedthe incident with concern,and taken suo-motucognisance of the matter,"the letter read.On September 4, Yousufwas at a makeshift office oflocal journalists in Pulwamatown when he received aphone call from the localpolice station. Yousuf waskept there overnight andtaken to Srinagar the nextday. He was arrested onSeptember 5, allegedly forstone-pelting. P2

Press Council issues notices to NIA,Police for arresting 'photojournalist'

NL CORRESPONDENTVARANASI, SEPT 14

Assuring citizens aboutsecurity of the country,Defence Minister NirmalaSitharaman today saidGovernment is taking allnecessary steps to secure theboundaries of the nation.Addressing a pressconference here after afunction, in Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's

constituency, MsSitharaman said, "Either it isJammu Kashmir orDokhlam, Centralgovernment is fully vigilantfor security of boundaries ofcountry and any citizenshould not worry aboutthat".The Defence Minister saidGovernment takes necessaryactions for safety of nation,but due to security reasons itcannot be promoted. Afterdistributing ODF certificateshere at BHU's Independencehall, she appealed to everysection of society to help in'Swasshta mission". She saidafter Father of NationMahatma Gandhi, Mr Modihas promoted cleanlinessdrive. Ms Sitharaman saidthe Defence P2

Our Borders aresecure: Defence Min

NL CORRESPONDENTUDHAMPUR, SEPT 14

Pawan Gupta, formerminister and MLAUdhampur stated beforeUnion Home Minister, RajNath Singh the miserablerole played by the state BJPleaders within the J&Kgovernment and held themresponsible for the worstsort of discrimination withthe vital interests of Jammuregion. Pawan put forth hisviews on the presentpolitical situational aspect ofKashmir. He also raised theissue of discrimination inevery sphere i.e.

development, equitabledistribution of funds,providing of jobs to theunemployed.

While speaking on theoccasion Mr Gupta took totask the BJP and lamentedthat the presented cabinetand MLA’s of BJP havebecome mute spectator andsubservient to dictates ofKashmir centric politics. Heraised the issue ofdiscrimination with Jammuin all developmental matterspertaining to all 27departments of thegovernment. He furtheralleged that BJP has beatenall records of NC and

Congress in meting outdiscrimination with Jammuregion in matters ofappointment made by J&KPSC and that even duringNC-Congress regimeJammu region never got less40% of gazetted jobs but thepresent dispensation haslowered down the share ofJammu region to merely 16-20%. He again stated beforethe Home Minister that hehad vehemently objected tothe appointment of presentchairman of J&K PSC butBJP became a party to hisappointment lowering thedignity of seat of PSCChairman P2

Pawan briefs Rajnath on BJP’s totalsurrender before Kashmir-centric politics

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GST a business neccessity, notjust taxation system: Drabu

informed that lack of action and compliance regarding thisdirection will lead to restrictions in fund flow.The Minister also took note of the progress made onimplementation of e-procurement in the state besidesreviewing the public expenditure made by variousdepartments.

PDP-BJP AoA doesn'texist: Omar

purpose which was to weaken states special status. " "Since then every effort is being made to polarize the stateof Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of region, religion,caste, creed. Polarization being fanned across the length andbreadth of the state needs to be stopped before it engulfs ourvalues and robs us of our rights, our sense of dignity and ourspecial constitutional status," Mr Omar Abdullah said.Urging people of the state to unite and fight such forces bymaking every state subject aware about the attempts beingmade to trample the constitutional guarantees available tothe State, Mr Omar Abdullah said, "Shere Kashmir hadpredicted it long back that powers that reside in Delhi wouldmake a leader in every nook and corner of the state. This isbeing done to put one region against another and onereligion against another. What we are seeing right now is thephysical manifestation of Sheikh Sbs words. We,irrespective of our religion, caste, regions or color, need tobe cautious and defeat such forces by being united."Urging the National Conference cadre to generate awarenessamong the people about the adverse consequences of theabrogation of Article 35 A, Mr Omar Abdullah said, "IfArticle 35A is repealed, we will traverse back to theunfortunate era of indignity, deprivation and oppressionwhere Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdulah hadsteered out the people of the State. It will cause enormousand irrevocable damage to the interests of the people of thethree regions, irrespective of their caste and religion."

Congress's panel to visitValley on Saturday

situation in the Valley, aims to hold dialogue with allstakeholders and help for peace building in the state.The group, according to the sources, was constituted afterthe senior leader Tariq Hameed Karra urged the party highcommand to take concrete steps regarding the resolution ofKashmir issue. (KNS)

Our Borders are secure: Defence MinMinistry has taken the Prime Minister's message to clean thecountry, very seriously and yesterday eight cantonmentboards of North wing had received certificates ofcleanliness. She said to further promote cleanliness drive,the Defence Ministry has issued Rs 50 crore to cantonmentboards. The released amount will be used to recycle thewaste, to clean dirty water and other actions to clean thearea.She said special cleanliness drives will be organised by theMinistry from September 15 to October 2, birthday ofMahatma Gandhi. During this drive not only cantonmentsareas but also nearby areas will join the drive. It was her firstvisit to Varanasi after taking charge as the Defense Minister.She said that Defense Ministry will also conduct awarenessdrive to make people aware to keep clean tourist places ofcountry. She said a blue print for the same drive has beenprepared by the Ministry and very soon it will beimplemented. She appealed to pilgrims of four Dham tourand tourists of glacier in Jammu Kashmir to help maintaincleanliness. School children of central command Lucknow

presented a song to give message of cleanliness in theprogramme.

19 drown as boat capsizes in UPBhawani Singh said. Initial counts put the death toll at 22,but authorities later revised it down by three."The toll stands at 19. This figure has been arrived at on thebasis of physical identification. The figure of 22 was basedon eyewitness account," the district magistrate clarified.Fifteen people have been rescued and 20 others swam to theshore, officials said. Search for the missing persons was onnear village Katha, 20 kms from the district headquarters,where the boat sank, the district magistrate said."The boat was ferrying passengers more than its capacity.Most of the passengers of the were women. As soon as theboat reached mid-stream, it capsized," Singh said. Theincident triggered anger among local residents, who torchedtwo vehicles, he said, adding that the situation was tense butunder control.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressedgrief over the incident.In a tweet, he issued instructions thatthe kin of the deceased be given Rs 2 lakh each as relief fromthe chief minister's relief fund.The chief minister also directed the district magistrate toimmediately provide succour to the affected people,Principal Secretary (Information) Awanish Awasthi said. Hesaid a probe has been ordered into the incident.(AGENCIES)

Amarnath Yatra attackmastermind killed

against the militant," he said.Meanwhile, BS Raju, GOC Victor Force in the joint pressconference said, "Operation was important because we areexpecting vacuum in the top leadership of LeT."Police said after months of tracking he was traced to Aribaghin Jammu and Kashmir. An associate of his was also killedin the encounter.He has been identified as Chhota Qasim. Both Ismail andQasim were residents of Pakistan.The encounter which was fierce lasted a couple of hoursbefore both Ismail and his associate were killed by securityforces.The police officials said that the slain LeT commander AbuIsmail was wanted in a number of terror incidents includingthe July 10, 2017 killing of seven Amarnath pilgrimsincluding six women and injuring 19 others in southernAnantnag district.Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police, SheshPaul Vaid, confirmed Abu Ismail's killing. He tweeted,"Main accused of Amarnath yatra attack Abu Ismail & hisassociate Abu Kasim eliminated today in Nowgam. Keet itup my @JmuKmrPolice boys."His counterpart in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar said, "This is a huge achievement. Theterrorist was responsible for the attack on Amarnath Yatra".The CRPF along with the Jammu and Kashmir police'scounterinsurgency Special Operations Group (SOG) and theArmy's Rashtriya Rifles were part of the operation.

Security forces nab two HizbulOGWs in Kupwara

a police official said here.Police have seized a hand grenade from each of them.Waheed Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Kachloo Kralgund, wasnabbed during routine inspection at a checkpoint nearLarganapora Bichwara village of Kralgund on Monday, theofficial said. He said Bhat was a Hizbul sympathiser.The second person who was arrested was Mohammad ShafiMir, a resident of Supernaghama. Mir was apprehended at acheckpoint at Qalamabad village on September 12, headded. The official said police had registered cases againstthem. PTI

Doklam not last problem, Army

cannot lower guard: Harizneeded to give a befitting reply to the enemy."Recently there was a problem in Dokalam which has beenresolved. But this doesn't mean that it was the last. TheDokalam issue was resolved through diplomatic efforts byboth sides (India and China)," he said.He praised the Indian media for handling the issue in a"responsible" manner.Indian and Chinese troops faced off for more than twomonths at Dokalam plateau near Sikkim which has beenclaimed by both China and Bhutan.They stood eyeball to eyeball since June 16 when Indiantroops stopped the Chinese from building a road at the India-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction before the two countries decidedon an "expeditious disengagement" towards the end ofAugust. (AGENCIES)

JKCA has no match fees,allowances for Sports staff

from Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) as well,which seems that the state team would likely miss the chanceto participate in the tournament."As the funds for Ranji trophy are withheld, the players arenot able to brace up for the tournaments which are on thethreshold," the sports staff said, adding that the governmentmust intervene into these issues so that the sports staff couldfeel a sigh of relief.The staff further said that they are immense hardships due tothe official apathy regarding the withheld of match fee andother allowances.They appealed the chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and theconcerned Minister, Imran Raza Ansari to look into theissues and release their match fees and other allowances atearliest. Earlier, JKCA Vice Chairman Javaid Kitab had toldKNS that the BCCI has not released the fund to theassociation and they have not been able to start training andpreparation of cricketers for tournaments which are on thethreshold. "We followed the directions of the State's HighCourt and filed the affidavit in the Supreme Court, but BCCIdid not release the funds to us," Kitab had said. (KNS)

PDP-BJP destroyed each other says RahulAbdullah despite the turmoil in summer of 2010 in which120 people were killed.It is not one-way traffic. If the PDP stands destroyed byforging an alliance with the BJP and the BJP finds itself ona down the hill journey since its joining hands with thePDP.The BJP is enchained after its alliance with the PDPbecause its MLAs, Ministers have not been able to end rawdeal given to people of the Jammu region which had votedthe BJP allowing it to get 25 elected to the Assembly.Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has said the alliancewith rightwing BJP has destroyed Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that large numberof PDP members gave gone towards militants.Addressing students at the University of California inBerkeley, Gandhi said the decision by Modi to have apolitical tie-up with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)was a strategic mistake. "The PDP was the instrument thatbrought Kashmiri youngsters into the political process. Andthe day NarendraModi made an alliance between the PDPand the BJP, it destroyed the PDP as an instrument that couldbring youngsters into the political system," he said.(KIP)

Press Council issues notices to NIA,Police for arresting 'photojournalist'

"Yousuf was not only involved [in stone-pelting], but wassystematically circulating videos and photos of militants toincite youth," an unidentified NIA official had said.

Pawan briefs Rajnath on BJP's totalsurrender before Kashmir-centric politics

by appointing a KAS officer on the post the results of whichhave been seen in recent times that Jammu has beensubjugated to being a colony of Kashmir and appointmentratio whittling down to mere 16-20 % as against 80-84% ofKashmir region.He accused the BJP government for remaining mutespectator when Ms Mehbooba Mufti called those people asanti-national who objected Article 370. He urged the HomeMinister to put a stop to transfer industry being run byMinisters in J&K as frequent transfers affect thedevelopmental works.Gupta questioned the Agenda of Alliance which is swelledwith discrepancies. It contains the commitment of holdingdialogue with every stake holder but astonishingly it doesnot contain the provision that the dialogue should be heldwithin the framework of Indian constitution.He also asserted that this AOA has transgressed the powervested with the state government by trampling upon thepowers vested with the centre in matters on foreign policy bystating that it would engage all stakeholders in peace anddevelopment in the subcontinent which is wholly in thedomain of central govt. Welcoming the decision of Centralleadership for initiating action against separatists on terrorfunding, Mr. Gupta expressed his happiness. He furtherdemanded to stop all the privileges, facilities and securitycover provided to the separatists entailing the burden onstate exchequers running into hundreds of crores. Mrs Guptastated that separate Jammu state is the sole solution to stopspreading the tentacles of religious fundamentalism takingplace in the Jammu region and to curb the menace ofdiscrimination with Jammu people. He said that the peopleof both Jammu and Kashmir regions have differentideological aspirations as Kashmir's demand ofindependence from India and establishment of theocraticstate whereas we the nationalist Jammu people, want todelink ourself from such people and their demand and wantto remain with India . He accused Dy CM Dr. Nirmal Singhfor discrimination with Udhampur constituency in matter ofallotment of funds. Besides, Pawan said that setting up of theproposed prestigious National Institutes at Jammu will be agreat discrimination with other districts of the region anddemanded that the proposed All India Institute of MedicalSciences be set up on Udhampur-Jammu Highway axis asUdhampur is the central place in the region.

Vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway cleared

300-km highway, the lone all-weather road connectingKashmir to the rest of the country.It had damaged a bridge and clogged the road."The vehicles, including those carrying essential items, wereallowed to move towards Srinagar this morning after expertsinspected the landslide-hit bridge near Udhampur district,"Sanjay Bhagat, Senior Superintendent of Police (nationalhighway), said here.Singh said an alternative road has been constructed to ensurefree movement of heavy traffic on the highway."The work is going on for smooth movement of traffic.However, the two-way traffic of heavy vehicles is notpossible due to ongoing road widening work at Panthyal inRamban district," he said. (AGENCIES)

PM Modi, Abe lay foundation stone ofIndia's first bullet train

crore train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai isexpected to be completed by 2022. The train would cover thedistance of over 500 km in around two hours.Japan has extended a soft loan for the ambitious projectconceptualised by Modi. The project is a joint venturebetween Indian Railways and Japan's ShinkansenTechnology. The prime ministers of the two countries alsolaid the foundation stone for an institute that will come up atVadodara where around 4,000 people will be trained for thebullet train project.Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay Rupani and his Maharashtra counterpart DevendraFadnavis were present on the occasion. -PTI

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NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, SEPT 14

The oldest multilingualliterary organization, AdbiKunj today held specialtributes meet at KidzeeSchool, Jammu in thememory of two legendarypersonalities, Dr O P SharmaSarthi and Lala JagatNarayan, veteran socialreformer and journalist. Onthe occasion, a specialmultilingual Mushaira‘Sawan Kavi Darbar’ wasalso organized, which waspresided over by a well-known Urdu poet, UshaqKishtwari whereas Urdupoet, Harish Kumar Maniwas the Special Guest. VedUppal conducted theproceedings of the meet.In his welcome address,President Adbi Kunj, ShamTalib paid tributes to O PSharma Sarthi and

highlighted hiscontributions forupliftment of theorganization. Speaking onthe occasion, Chairman,Aarash Dalmotra paid theirtributes to Amar ShaheedLala Jagat Narayan andhighlighted hisachievements in variousfields.During multilingualMushaira ‘Sawan KaviDarbar’, a number of poetspresented their verses

which included AarashDalmotra, Usuaq Kishtwari,Harish Kumar Mani, O PShakir, Raz Reyaz Sohail,Fozia Naseem Zia, S KGupta, Sanjeev Kumar,Malik Singh Wafa, RajeevKumar, Raj Kamal, BishanDass Khak, Romesh Rahi, KR Sadotra, Chaman Sagoch,Vinod Katib, Rakesh Tripatand Sham Talib. The meetculminated with vote ofthanks by Aarash Dalmotra,Chairman Adbi Kunj.

Adbi Kunj holdsspecial tributes meet ABHISHEK BADYAL

JAMMU TAWI, SEPT 15

Illegal Rehries continues themess running in chaoticLakhanpur in districtKathua most of which arewithout valid license frommunicipal committeeLakhanpur but theconcerning authorities keepfailed to discipline and keepthe road clear ofencroachment.Sources alleged that out ofseveral Rehries installed in

Lakhanpur few are runningwith proper valid licenceand several are continuesrunning without validLicence of the concerningauthorities of MunicipalCommittee Lakhanpur keepit mum ? Sources said thatseveral Rehris owners havetaken only one licence fromMC Lakhanpur and installedthree Rehris against oneLicence without any fear.There accusations thatofficers of LakhanpurMunicipal Committee are

hand in glove with theseRehries owners for Hafta.The chaotic scene prevalentat Lakhanpur gives a shabbylook to at the gateway ofJammu Province and toKashmir valley. Locals demanded theDirector Local bodies toorder and enquiry and checkthe record of MC Lakahnpuras to how many licenceswere given and what is thereal number for Rehris onthe road sides blocking theentrance to the state.

Rehries keep running mess in Lakhanpur,Municipal Committee looks away

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

A coach of Jammu RajdhaniExpress on Thursdaymorning derailed at NewDelhi Railway Station,officials said. Nopassengers were injured inthe accident."The last coach of JammuRajdhani Express whichwas entering at platform no15 of New Delhi railwaystation derailed around 6.20am," Neeraj Sharma,Northern RailwaysSpokesperson told IANS.The train was coming fromJammu to New Delhi.Last week, the engine andpower coach of theRajdhani Express whichwas coming from Ranchi toNew Delhi derailed atMinto Bridge station whileentering the New DelhiRailway Station. IANSNIA to question Chief ofJ&K HC bar associationSRINAGAR: National

Investigation Agency hassummoned president ofJammu & Kashmir HighCourt Bar Association(JKHCBA) Mian AbdulQayoom in the case relatedto funding of Hurriyatleaders. Qayoom has beentold to be in New Delhi onSeptember 6.The lawyer is close tosenior Hurriyat leader SyedAli Geelani. "We've foundhis links while probing thefunding case. If he fails toappear, we will take thenext logical step," NIAspokesperson Alok Mittaltold."Many have beensummoned and they havecome to Delhi and goneback more than once. Wehave collected sufficientevidence." Lawyers acrossKashmir boycotted work inprotest against thesummons to Qayoom. Theboycott will continue onTuesday.

Jammu Rajdhani coach derailsat New Delhi Rway Station

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

Some 40,000 Rohingyas,who are refugees fromMyanmar, have settled inIndia. Rohingyas are a threatto national security, havelinks with terror groups andare likely to be used by theISIS, the CentralGovernment told the

Supreme Court today.Thegovernment also said"national interest warrantstheir deportation" and thecourt should not "interfere"in the proceedings. There areintelligence inputs that someRohingyas are linked withterror groups, thegovernment said. Thesegroups are very active in

Jammu, Delhi, Hyderabadand Mewat. The top court hasagreed to hear a plea filed bytwo Rohingya immigrants,who contend that they werefacing persecution inMyanmar and the decision tosend them back was inviolation of internationalconventions. The hearingwill be held on Monday.

Rohingyas may be used by ISIS: Centre to SC

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In continuation to operationSanjeevani, a special driveagainst drugs launched byJammu Police, a success wasachieved when two drugpeddlers were apprehendedby Satwari Police and 21kgs. Poppy Straw Seizedfrom their possession.Today Satwari Police actingupon a specific informationorganized naka at JeevanNagar Chowk, Satwari.During naka checking twopedestrian alongwith carrybags were signaled to stopfor Police check. On seeingthe Police party they tried toescape from the spot but

Police Party chased andintercepted them. Duringsearch of their carry bags, 21Kgs. Poppy Straw (Bukki)was recovered from their

possession. In this regard acase FIR No. 178/2017 underrelevant sections of law hasbeen registered at PoliceStation Satwari and further

investigation of the case isgoing on. During preliminaryenquiry it came to light thatboth the accused belong toKashmir Valley and PoppyStraw was supposed to sellamong the youth in Jammu.Public of the areaappreciated the Police actionagainst drug peddling. Thearrest and recovery wasmade by the team comprisingof ASI Mohd Akram, HCRampal, Sgct Vikas Bali, CtParamjeet Singh and Ct SunilKumar with the guidance ofSHO P/S Satwari Inspr.Manjeet Singh, under thesupervision of SDPO CitySouth, Sh. Rafiq Manhas andSP City South, Sh. SandeepChoudhary, IPS.

Police arrests 2 with poppy strawNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

NHPC has been awardedFirst Prize by Ministry ofHome Affairs, Govt. of Indiafor the year 2016-17 under'Rajbhasha Kirti Puruskar'scheme for commendablework in implementation ofRajbhasha amongst PublicSector Undertakings locatedin Region 'A'. The award wasreceived from Hon'blePresident of India Shri RamNath Kovind by Shri RatishKumar, CMD, NHPC duringan award ceremony held atVigyan Bhawan, New Delhion 14th September 2017.Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'bleUnion Minister for Home

Affairs, Hanraj GangaramAhir, Hon'ble Minister ofState for Home Affairs andShri Kiren Rijiju, Hon'bleMinister of State for HomeAffairs were also present onthe occasion.This is the highest awardgiven by the Govt. of Indiain the field ofimplementation of OfficialLanguage. NHPC has won

this prestigious award for theEighth time for outstandingimplementation ofRajbhasha amongst thePublic Sector Undertakings.Before this NHPC receivedFirst Prize for the years2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12,2014-15 and Second Prizefor the year 2010-11, 2012-13 & 2015-16. In addition tothis our Official Language

Magazine RajbhashaJyotihas been awardedSecond Prize for the year(2016-17) amongst PSUslocated in Region 'A' under Government of India'shighest official languageaward Rajbhasha KirtiPuraskar (House magazine).Along with the developmentand generation ofHydropower, NHPC has alsomade remarkable progress inthe field of Rajbhasha Hindi.Keeping in view thecommendable achievementsof NHPC in implementationof Rajbhasha, it has beenconferred with severalRajbhasha awards at nationallevel.

NHPC conferred with Rajbhasha Kirti PuruskarNL CorrespondentNew Delhi, Sep 14

BSF School Jammucelebrated Hindi Diwas inthe school campus to createan awakening in the youngminds and to make thestudents more sensitivetowards our Mother Tongue---Hindi. The celebrationbegan with the devotionalsong sung to invoke the blessings of Almighty

followed by a talk presentedby the senior student of theschool highlighting thepresent scenario of Hindi.Various activities such asspeeches, songs, talk, poemrecitation etc werepresented to mark theoccasion. A 'Kavi Samalen Ghoshti'was organized where thestudents recited the poemsof the famous Hindi poets.A tribute was paid to the

Hindi litreates. Theprogramme reached itsculmination with theaddress of the Principal ofBSF School Dr S K Shukla.He said: "Today we need toempower young Indians sothat they can build astronger, more prosperousand more secure India. Weshould develop a love andrespect for our mothertongue which is the trueidentity of us".

BSF School celebrates Hindi Diwas

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

One day awarenessprogramme held at NCCCamp, Nagrota which wasorganised by Civil Defence,Jammu under the ableguidance of CommandantGeneral HG / Civil Defence& SDRF, J&K and closesupervision of Dy.SPAnita Pawar, Dy. ControllerCivil Defence, Jammu. Inthe awareness camp theNCC cadets of differentdistricts were given theknowledge of First Aid, &Rescue Techniques.Col. Karam Din,Commandant NCC highlyappreciated the role of CivilDefence and requested toconduct such awarenessprogrammes in future also.He in his speech as advised

the cadets to become goodhuman beings to serve thesociety by joining suchorganisation. At least 300NCC cadets and staff

members attended theawareness programme.The main aim of theawareness programme tofacilitate the NCC cadetsand staff members withregard to preventive historyof Civil Defence andimportance of First Aid, &Rescue Techniques. The

following Civil DefenceWardens / Instructors werealso present on theoccasion:-1. Sh. Parmjit Kumar,

Chief Warden CivilDefence, Jammu2. Th. Ranjit Singh, Dy.Chief Warden CivilDefence, Jammu3. Const. Rajinder Kumar,Civil Defence Instructor4. Const. ParshotamKumar, Civil DefenceInstructor

Civil Defence holds awareness programNL CorrespondentNagrota, Sep 14

With all the tall talk of goodgovernance and inclusive developmentof the union and state govt remainingconfined to papers only, the situationon the ground was extremely grim withhardly any initiative taken by the rulersto translate their slogans into realitysaid Mr. Harsh Dev Singh JKNPPChairman and Former Minister. Hesaid that while announcements of funds

for developments schemes and creationof infrastructure were repeatedly madein the media, the correspondingdelivery on the ground wasconspicuously missing thereby belyingthe claims of the helmsmen. He was aaddressing a huge public meeting inSwalta, Majalta in Ramnagarconstituency today.Referring to the recent announcementof the union Home Minister of havinghiked the PM's package to Rs. 1,00,000crore for the state, Mr. Singh called

upon the state govt to come out withthe details of assets created andexpenditure incurred under the initialgrant of Rs. 80,000 crore. Hemaintained that with the PM's Rs.80,000 crore package having beenannounced in 2015, the people of thestate particularly of Jammu regionwanted to know the details ofutilization and the correspondingfacilities made available to the publicespecially when it was a financial doleover and above the annual plan fundsand yearly grants received by the statefrom GOI. Prominent among those who spoke onthe occasion included Mrs. ManjuSingh, Dharam Singh Bittu, RajeshSharma, Karnail Singh, Dina Nath,Parshotam Singh, Sugar Din, RomeshSingh, Madan Lal, Mast Ram, BaldevMankotia, Makhan Sharma, SunilSumbriya besides others.

Ramnagar pushed into development inertia: Harsh

NL CorrespondentMajalta, Sep 14

Kashmiri Pandits todayestablished a grand martyrs'memorial (Balidan Stambh)at Muthi Ghat and paidSamoohik FloralShradhanjali to all themartyrs of Pandit communityon Martyrs day.The Balidan Stambh wasinaugurated by MLC AjayBharati along with SwamiKumar at Muthi Ghat wherea memorial has been

established by the Athrotcultural society.Ajay Bharati said thatKashmiri pandits should

never forget the supremesacrifices made by thecommunity members forbeing Hindus and upholdingIndian nationalism addingthe real tribute would be towork for the welfare of thesociety and bringing solaceto the people uprooted fromKashmir Valley.Prominent among those who

attended the inauguralceremony and paid floraltributes include Ajay Bharti,Swami Kumar, Kiran Wattal,Lakshmi Kaul, VirenderKuchroo, Ashok KanganHira Lal Bhat, Prof VirenderRawal, Ravi Mahaldar, AnilBhat, King C Bharati,MurarJi Koul, UpenderAmbardar, Prem Nath Shad,Kanwal Peshi, Rajesh KrKhar, SameerBhat, VijayRaina, Jatinder Jotshi,ArvinTickoo, Shishank Bhat,Ravi Jogi, Nimble Koul,AshishKoul YoginderKumar, Shiw Bhatt, JairajJai Mantoo and KamalKishen Ganjoo. LaterNaveed was also served afterculmination of the inauguralceremony.

In a press statement issuedby Advocate RonikSharma, Convener Rootsin Pakistan OccupiedJammu Kashmir (POJK),appealed the state as wellas Central governments touse the term POJK, insteadof POK. He said thatwhenever we read or listenabout the POJK areaswhich are presently inillegal occupation ofPakistan since 1947, inmedia, various politiciansas well as bureaucrats usethe term POK. The use ofthis term has gainedcurrency but it is wrong.The real and correct termis POJK but successivegovernments orgovernment officials haveignored the Jammu regionin this term. In hisstatement, Mr Sharma saidwe all are well awareabout the painful migrationof 1947 in which large partof the Jammu region were

illegally captured by thePakistan and the innocentpeople were forced toleave their homes. Rajnath Singh assured thatcorrect word POJK willhenceforth be used. In thisregard, he said he willdirect the state as wellCentral governmentofficials that they shouldtake serious note to thismatter. During his meetingwith the Union HomeMinister, Mr Sharmathanked the Centralgovernment for connectingPoonch district with airservices. He also appealedto Mr Singh for reducingthe air fare from Rs 4,000to Rs 2,500 in view of theeconomic background ofthe far flung borderresidents .The homeminister assured MrSharma that he would takeup the matter the ministerof the civil aviation at theearliest to discuss themodality of air fare. Heassured all possible help inthis regard.

"Govts should not ignoreJammu in their statements"

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

KPs establish Martyrs Memorial at Muthi Camp NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

Kavinder inauguratesdevelopment works

JAMMU, SEP 14Speaker Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, KavinderGupta today inaugurated multiple development works atward no 42 of Gandhi Nagar constituency.

The works include upgraded lane and drain at lane no.1, Sec2, Nanak Nagar completed at Rs 6.42 lakhs and repair,maintenance of lanes & drains under stage works near VikasModel School, in the same area.Speaking on the occasion, the Speaker said that it is thepriority of Government to provide better road connectivityand drainage system in every locality.Kavinder said that upgrading work of road from Gurudwarato Preet Nagar will be resumed in a week's time to meet thelong pending demand of the locals. He said the road is beingrenovated at an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 croreHe exhorted upon the concerned departments for properutilization of resources and strict adherence to qualitynorms.Reiterating his commitment to the all round development ofGandhi Nagar constituency, the Speaker said severalprojects are under way to provide all basic amenitiesincluding better connectivity, safe drinking water, bettersanitation to the people.Asserting that the government has flagged improvement ofroad connectivity as top priority, the Speaker said it is co-related with the development as it promotes access toeconomic and social services.He said works pertaining to improvement of power andwater supply, construction of lanes and drains and othercivic works are high on Government's agenda.

As per SuperintendingEngineer Elect. Maintt &R.E. Circle-III Batote, theshutdown of 33 KVRamban and 33 KVRamban-Ramsoo line isbeing observed.During the shutdown, thepower supply to Ransoo,Nachilana and Ukhral fedfrom Ramban-Ramsoo lineshall remain affected onSeptember 16 and 17 from8 am to 4 pm.Similarly, the powersupply to Ramban Town,Karol, Chanderkote,Battery Chasma, MES andEssential fed from Rambanshall remain affected onSeptember 17 from 8 am to1 pm.Meanwhile, to executeurgent works by ExecutiveEngineer, Mega ProjectsDivision, JDA General BusStand Jammu, the powersupply to Moti Bazar,Mohalla Paharian,PaccaDanga, Raj TilakRoad and adjoining areasfed from 11 KV PG-3

feeder shall remainaffected on September 16,18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28from 7.30 am to 9 am andon September 15, 17, 19,21, 23, 25 and 27 from 9am to 10.30 am.Likewise, the powersupply to Purani Mandi,Link Road, Sarajjan diHatti, Peer Mitha andadjoining areas fed from11 KV PG-4 feeder shallremain affected onSeptember 16, 18, 20, 22,24, 26 and 28 from 9 am to10.30 am and onSeptember 15, 17, 19, 21,23, 25 and 27 from 7.30am to 9 am.However, to carry outmaintenance /branchcutting work, the powersupply to Rakh Muthi,Burmal, Sohal, Karangi,Essential 11 KV Feeders ofPHE and BSF andadjoining areas fed from33 KV Akhnoor-JourianLine shall remain affectedon September 17 from 7am to 12 noon.Similarly, the powersupply to Maira Mandrian,Chowki Choura, Bali

Gulaba, Tanda,Gandarwan, Daskal andadjoining areas fed from33 KV Akhnoor-TandaLine shall remain affectedon September 17 from7 amto 12 noon.Likewise, the powersupply to Akhnoor City,Ambaran, Doomi, PHE,Domana, BSNL Exchangeand adjoining areas fedfrom 33/11 KV R/Stn.Akhnoor shall remainaffected on September 19from 7 am to 12 noon.Similarly, the powersupply to AkhnoorGarkhal, Kanachak,Pargwal, N.S. Pura, BharatBhalwal, Bhalwal, Mulloo,Channi Tana, Rajpura andadjoining areas fed from33 KV Akhnoor-Pargwalline shall remain affectedon September 19 from 7am to 12 noon.Likewise, the powersupply to Sarote, RanjanLIS, Mathwar, Rabta andadjoining areas fed from33 KV Akhnoor-Ranganline shall remain affectedon September 20 from 7am to 12 noon.

Power shutdownNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

Hindi phagwadaconcludes at

DulhastiJammu, Sep 14Today Dulhasti Power Stationconcludes Hindi phagwadaorganized from 01.09.2017 to14.09.2017. DuringPakhwada various programmeand activities have beenorganized for the employeesof NHPC. Programmes likeWorkshop on Hindi, HindiTyping on computer,Rajbhasha Knowledgecompetition, Noting Draftingcompetition etc. wasprominent.In concluding ceremonyorganized at officers club,students of KendriyaVidyalaya DPS haveperformed various culturalprogrammes. Shri SureshKumar, Chief Engineer,distributed prizes &mementoes to the winners ofvarious activities.Dr. Nisha Sharma, ChiefMedical officer, Shri SatishKumar Parihar, SeniorManager, Shri Kewal Kumar,Principal KV & Otherofficials & staff of PowerStation were present on thisoccasion.

Rs 6.97 Cr sanction letters toPMAY beneficiaries

RAJOURI, SEP 14Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Law andJustice, Abdul Haq Khan and Minister for Food, CivilSupplies and Consumer Affairs and Information,Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today handed over the sanctionletters to 60 beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (PMAY) involving an amount of Rs. 6.97 crores heretoday in a function organized by Rural DevelopmentDepartment at Dak Bungalow Rajouri. The scheme aims atproviding assistance to the poor and economicallydowntrodden for constructing residential houses. Speakingon the occasion the ministers highlighted various aspects ofthe scheme and said the ambitious scheme has beenlaunched with the mission of providing housing for all by2022. While emphasizing upon the concerned officers forbringing transparency in the implementation of variousschemes, the minister said that our commitment is to upliftthe weaker section of the society for which various schemesare afoot. He impressed upon the BDOs to regularly holdGram Sabhas to take people into confidence before startingany project and also stressed on them to display the list ofselected beneficiaries under PMAY in every Panchayat toweed out bogus cases and to ensure the benefits entailedunder the scheme percolate to the deserving candidates.

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NL Correspondent RAMBAN, SEP 14

The Member LegislativeAssembly (MLA) RambanNeelam Kumar Langeh ,today called on the ChiefMinister, Mehbooba Muftihere today and broughtissues pertaining to Rambanareas into her notice.Neelam Langeh stronglyhighlighted the issuesincluding acquisition of landfor the construction of K VSchool at Dhalwass, Indoorstadium, up-gradation ofGirls High School Rambanto Girls Higher SecondarySchool, construction ofDakbanglow at Ramban as

decided in districtdevelopment board meeting,establishment of park inRam Lela ground Maitra,extension of BustandRamban, implementation ofSave Ramban project whichis formulated years ago.MLA also raised the issue

of construction andfunctioning of vegetableand fruit mandi at AsserDoda and Batote,employment opportunity forlocal youth in ongoingNational projects includingfour laning, Swalakot projectand railway and up-

gradation of old NationalHighway popularly knownas Maitra -Kroal road whichis connecting to Gool withNational Highway besidesmany other public interestissue .He also raised the issue ofKAS aspirants who clearedthe preliminary exam butthey excluded from the newmerit list. Earlier they weremeeting with langeh atSrinagar circuit house. Hesought redressal of the issuesof their areas in a timelymanner.The Chief Minister assuredthe legislator to look into theissues raised by them andaddress them at the earliest.

MLA Ramban calls on CMRajouri police has traced outa person who went missing18 years ago and united himwith mother and otherfamily members.As per police, a lady fromRajal village of Nowsheranamely Alam Bi, wife ofGhulam Hussain, resident ofRajal, Nowshera lodged acomplaint before policestation Nowshera informedthat a boy of hers wentmissing 18 years ago andthere is no knownwhereabouts of him. She further said that recentlythey came to know that a

man is working somewherein Hoshiarpur Punjab and he

could be their son. After registering this

missing report, police teamheaded by SHO Nowshera KKuldeep startedinvestigation into the matterand a team was rushed toHoshiarpur in Punjab. On this police returnedalong with the man and afterlegal formalities, he wasunited with his family livingin Rajal village ofNowshera. During their union, missingman managed to recognizehis mother and tears wereseen flowing from the eyesof old aged woman and sheshowered her blessings onpolice for uniting hermissing son.

Man reunited with family after 18 years NL CorrespondentRajouri, Sep 14

Nehru Yuva Kendra, Rajouriheld a programme atheadquarter at Rajouri andhas officially launched 15days long celebration acrossevery nook and corner ofRajouri.During the programmeNational Youth Volunteersfrom 19 blocks of districtRajouri participated andformal interaction cumtraining was rendered tothem.Speaking during theprogramme Riaz Mir NYKCoordinator Rajouri Poonchshared the guidelines issuedfor holding the programmesat different levels.Riaz Mir treated it as thedire need to adopt themother tongue on priorirybasis and put our efforts inthe making of the great

nation.Addressing the NYVgathering Prominent SocialActivist and ResourcePerson of the programmeVikrant Sharma claimed thatHindi is the second mostspoken language of theworld and this is our primeresponsibility to embibe itsspirit among everyindividual .Vikrant maintained thatethics, values and moralitypercolate through mothertongue and Hindi which is

one of the most ancientmode of communication hasall traits to empower,enlighten and energise thesociety.Vikrant stressed that withHindi one must have alsokeen interest in otherlanguages particularlyvernacular languages as themodern era is now totallyglobalised.Earlier Sadhu Ram Seniorofficial of NYK read themessage and pledge for thevolunteers.

NYK organises training programNL CorrespondentRajouri, Sep 14

Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Rajouri of Sher-e-KashmirUniversity of AgriculturalSciences and Technology ofJammu (SKUAST-J)organized a three dayvocational trainingprogramme on vermin-composting as an enterprisetoday on 14th of September,2017. The main objective ofthe programme was to awarefarmers about preparation ofvermin-compost and itsimportance especially inenhancing productivity andquality of vegetable crops.The programme wasattended by more than 20number of rural youth of thearea. The programme wasorganized under theguidance of Associate

Director Extension andIncharge of KVKs ofSKUAST-Jammu Dr. R.K.

Arora.Dr. Suraj Parkash, Scientist(Agril. Extn.) welcomed thefarmer's coming fromdifferent villages and hopedthat this programme one n t r e p r e n e u r s h i pdevelopment in vermi-composting will have fruitfuloutcomes which will go along way in increasing theproduction and quality ofcrops especially vegetablecrop and consequentlyincrease the farmers' income.The programme was led byDr. Vishal Sharma, Scientist(Agronomy) of KVK,Rajouri with the briefintroduction of vermi-

composting. He told that themain aim of the programmewas to develop

e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i pdevelopment among thefarmers so that they canaugment their income. Dr.Abhay Kumar Sinha,Scientist (Agril.Engineering) sensitized theparticipants on vermi-composting and its impactson vegetable and fruitproduction. On this occasion, 2 kg bagsof vermi-compost and apamphlet covering latestknow-how regarding vermi-composting and differentaspects of its productiontechnologies was alsoprovided by KVK-Rajouri tothe participants.

KVK organizes vocationaltraining in vermi-composting

NL CorrespondentRajouri, Sep 14

A newly wedded woman,Mamta Devi,20 todaycomplained of her braidcutting and some unknownpower at Dharaltaa village ofBatote tehsil in Rambandistrict in the morning.According to the Dr.CDThapa, when she wasbrought to the SKME,Hospital, Batote by herfather, Surajprakash andmother at 9 am she appearedto be in shock andspeechless.She complained that whenshe woke up early morning

in her parental home, shecouldn't talk and see. Shecalled her Bhabhi who sawher in semi conscious state. According to her father shewas sleeping alone in herunbolted room as herhusband was in Jammu andthey didn't feel anydisturbance at night thoughher bedside window wasunbolted but tightly closed.She complained that her hair,otherwise nice and longwere chopped by someunknown person ormysterious power.Block Medical Officer,Batote, Dr.Shakil AhmedSumbria, didn't rule out the

psychological problem in heras otherwise her all but bodyparameters were normalHe suspected that it could bethe case of mass-hysteria andsaid that her family historyalso indicated ofpsychological vulnerability.

She was discharged from thehospital later on theafternoon.The Batote police and Naib-Tehsildar, Batote ,SaifullahShah had recorded herstatement though no policecase was registered.

Braid cutting; doctors see psychological angleNL CorrespondentRamban, Sep 14

Jammu and Kashmir Unit ofIndian National Trade UnionCongress has deeplycondoled the sad demise ofShri Chain Singh Chib, VicePresident J & K INTUC andDivisional President PHERamban, who expired on11th September, after hesuffered a massive heartattack at his residenceMaitra. He was 58.A condolence meeting washeld here today at Ramban,to condole the sad demise ofShri Chain Singh Chib S/OShri Tej Ram Chib residentof Maitra Ramban. PresidentINTUC and ProvincialPresident of Water Works(PHE) EmployeesAssociation Shri Shiv KumarSharma and other seniorleaders of the INTUCattended the meeting.Floral tributes were paid tothe INTUC leader in themeeting and the rememberedhis contributions in differentcapacities to theorganization. He was ahumble personality andalways remain associated

with the workers at the grassroot levels especially thedaily wagers and need baseworkers.INTUC President ShivKumar Sharma, while payingrich tributes referred to hislong association with Shri

Chain Singh and admiredhis extra ordinary qualities ofserving the people ofworking class. He said thatwe have lost a strong pillarof the organization.Prominent among thoseattended the condolencemeeting included S/ShriAjay Sharma-GeneralSecretary Water Works(PHE) EmployeesAssociation, Balbder Raj-General Secretary PHEEmployees and WorkersFederation, Ch. Farooq-VicePresident INTUC, Mohd.Akram-Dist. PresidentINTUC, Naseer Ahmed,Naseeb Singh, ShabirAhmed, Ch. Iqbal, ImtiyazAhmed, Bhushan Singh andothers.

INTUC condoles demise ofChain Singh Chib

NL CorrespondentRamban, Sep 14

Deputy Commissioner Dr.Shahid Iqbal Choudharytoday chaired a meeting ofDistrict Task Force for BetiBachao Beti Padao (BBBP)and finalized a multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional action plan forsuccessful implementationof this joint initiative ofMinistry of Women andChild Development,Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare and Ministryof Human ResourceDevelopment.Dr. Shahid directed theconcerned departments toput in coordinated andconvergent efforts to ensuresurvival, protection andempowerment of the girlchild. He said the genderbased pre-birth eliminationof female through variousmethods is the main cause ofdecreasing child sex ratiowhich should be curbed bystrict implementation ofPre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic TechniquesAct (PC & PNDT Act) bythe law enforcingauthorities.

The meeting decided that theCMO, BMOs and MedicalSuperintendent of DistrictHospital will ensure proper

surveillance on variousregistered diagnostic labsoperational in the district forputting a blanket ban on theevil practice of prenatal sexdetermination and femalefeticide besides maintaininga proper track of thepregnant ladies by ASHAand anganwari workers. To ensure the empowermentand protection of femalestudents, it was decided thatself defense training in formof Judo, Karate and martialart would be imparted in allschools and the fundsrequired would be providedin convergence by Educationand Social WelfareDepartment. The DTF also

adopted the United MartialArt Club Rajouri underBBBP. Earlier DSWO Dr.Abdul Khabir gave a

detailed presentation aboutthe objectives of BBBP andmulti-pronged strategies forresult orientedimplementation of thescheme. He apprised that asper 2011 census sex ratioand child sex ratio in thedistrict was 860 and 865respectively, below thenational average of 940females per 1000 male andshows a declining trendwhen compared to 2001census. Among otherspresent in the meeting wereACR Abdul Qayoom Mir,CPO Abdul Hamid, SSPYougal Manhas SDMs,CDPO Rajouri and MSDistrict Hospital.

DIC organizes Cultural ProgrammeDODA, SEP 14A cultural programme was organized by District InformationCentre Doda here at Government Girls High School ChounryTehsil Gandoh. Principal of the High School was the chief guestand the programme was attended by a large number of civilsociety members and school students. The programme featuredBhaderwahi, Siraji, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri songs.Principal of the school thanked the Information Department fororganizing the cultural programme in the school.

Action Plan for Beti BachaoBeti Padao finalized

NL CorrespondentRajouri, Sep 14

KishtwarDDC Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana today convenedIntroductory meeting with the members of local 'PeaceCommittee'.The committee comprises of members from civil society,Social workers, Bar Association, Political parties, Businessand traders organisations. The members highlighted various issues and gavesuggestions for expediting development works. Theyassured full cooperation in implementation ofdevelopmental projects, cleanliness drives and maintainingbrotherhood and peace in the town.The members also called for regulation of prices ofVegetables, fruits and other essential commodities,Transport fare and supply of Ration and K.Oil. The also called for early completion of ambitious Naigadwater supply scheme, improvement of roads/link roadwithin the district, reduction in Chopper fare etc.The need for formation of youth policy, traffic management,installation of CCTV cameras, check on drug menace,widening of Road from Bus stand to DC office were alsohighlighted .The traders stressed on avoiding unscheduled powercurtailment supply, security and check on private tuitions. Responding to the issues, the DC assured that to streamlinebasic services including water, power health and otherservices. He also assured to provide good and transparentadministration and strict action against any official foundindulging in corrupt practices. The meeting was attended by SSP Abrar Chowdhery, ADCKishori Lal, ACR Mohammad Sayed Khan, CEO KDA,SDM Paddar besides other district officers.

DDC reviews performanceof Revenue Dept

Kishtwar, Sep 14District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, AngrezSingh Rana today chaired a meeting of revenue officials toreview the performance of the department. The meetingwas attended by Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, Garidwars andPatwaries. The DC stressed on maintenance of tourdairies by the revenue officials and asked them to submit thesame to his office. He directed for conduct of harvestinspections by the concern patwari, and updating of landrecord passbook, conducted of Khatma Intkal andsubmission of the same to DC office. He also stressed onpreparation of village dairy by the concerned patwari. TheDC also enjoined upon all the field functionaries to conductfield visits as per schedule. He said any laxity on the part ofany official would be viewed seriously.

DC convenes meetwith peace committee

Poonch admin finalizesroad safety plan

POONCH, SEP 14Deputy Commissioner, Tariq Ahmad Zargar todayreviewed the enforcement of road safety rules and variousother safety measures taken by concerned departments toreduce the rate of fatalities in accidents here at a meetingof officers. The meeting was attended by AdditionalDistrict Development Commissioner, AdditionalSuperintendent of Police, BRO authorities, ARTO, Chiefmedical officer, Chief education officer, executive officerMunicipal council, Executive engineer R&B andrepresentatives of various NGOs. The main focus of themeeting was formulation of road safety plan the with aimto reduce the rate of accidents and reduce fatalities by50% till 2020. The road safety plan is being formulated asper the directions of road safety committee farmed bySupreme Court of India. The focus of the road safety actionplan(RSAP) is road safety management includinginstitutions & capacity building of stakeholders, safer roadand mobility, enforcement of road safety laws by educatingstakeholders, and emergency care facilities at accidentalprone areas. The CMO was asked to make proposal oftrauma centers/ first aid facilities at vulnerable places. Healso called for submiting plan for ambulances equippedwith first aid equipments to be kept at the disposal of quickreaction teams to deal with any eventuality.

DC discusses modalities for'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign

RAMBAN, SEP 14To chalk out the modalities for 'Swachhta Hi Seva'campaign, the District Development CommissionerRamban Tariq Hussain Ganai today chaired a meeting ofofficers of various departments, construction companiesand other stakeholders. The meeting was attended byADDC, Ravinder Nath Sadhu, PO, ICDS Ashok Pandita,CPO, Uttam Singh, SDMs, Tehsildars, district and sectoralheads of various departments, representatives ofconstruction companies and others attended the meeting.The DDC asked the officers and officials of all departmentsto actively participate in 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign andassist in its implementation. He directed the municipalcommittee and rural development department to makesuitable arrangements for collecting used polythene anddisposal of garbage. It was decided in the meeting that thedrive will begin with campaign "Shramdan" cleanlinessand sanitation of offices and its surroundings by theofficers and officials on September 15 under the theme"Swachaata Hi Seva". The fortnightly programme wouldwitness series of events in educational institutions likeEssay Writing, Painting, Debate, and competitions, sportsactivities, community drives at Panchayat, Block andDistrict levels.

5 KATHUA the northlinesJammu | Friday | September 15 | 2017

Abhishek BadyalSamba, Sep 14

Jammu Kashmir NationalPanthers Party held a pressconference at Samba underthe presidency of YashpalKundal Ex Minister, Ex-MLA Samba and youthpresident JKNPP. During thepress conference Kundalraised the genuine demandfor the state holiday on thebirth anniversary ofMaharaja Hari Singh onSeptember 23, 2017.He said Maharaja Hari Singhwas the secular person. Healso said if holiday

sanctioned on sheikhAbdullah's Birth anniversarythen why not on MaharajaHari Singh's birthanniversary. Others who were presentduring the p[ress conference

are ZEO Retd Shiv CharanSingh, Pritam Singh ,Rashmi Kant Khajuria ,Bobby Singh , Vishab Singh ,Narrotam Singh , Jai KaranSingh , Subash Charak andmany others.

JKNPP demands state holiday onMaharaja Hari Singh's birth anniversary

Abhishek BadyalSamba, Sep 14

As per the directions issuedby District DevelopmentCommissioner Samba,Govt, Girls Model HigherSecondary School, Samba incollaboration with Districtsocial welfare departmentand Govt/private schoolsorganised a rally on BetiBachao Beti Padhao. Therally started from thepremises of the school at10:00 AM in which AnilMagotra, SeniorSuperintendent of Police,Samba was the Chief Guest.

SSP Samba Anil Magotraalong with Wasim Raja khan( Assistant. Commissionerrevenue, Samba), AdilHamid ( Addl. Sp Samba),Jai Krishan Raina (Principal Govt. Girls ModelHr. Sec school Samba)flagged off the rally fromGovt. Girls Model Hr. Sec.School Samba andencouraged all the girl

students to convey the SaveGirl Child message in thesociety. The others presenton the occasion wereTehsildar Samba, BlockDevelopment OfficerSamba, DeputySuperintendent of Police(Headquarters ) Samba andall the staff members ofschool participating in therally.

Girls School organises rally under"Beti Bachao Beti Padao"

To commemorate the dayIndia adopted hindi as itsofficial language, MountLitera Zee School, TaroreBridge, Samba todayobserved Hindi Diwas withgreat fervour andenthusiasm.A special assembly wasconducted by Leonardo-Da- Vinci House in whichMiss Inderjeet Kaur, Houseincharge, addressed thestudents about theimportance of Hindilanguage that how it keepsus connected with our roots.To highlight the importanceof Hindi as Matrabhasha, aninter House Hindi poemrecitation competition wasconducted in which threestudents from each House (Albert Einstein House,Christopher ColumbusHouse, Leonardo-Da-VinciHouse and Mahatma

Gandhi House) in threedifferent categories,actively participated withgreat zeal.

In the first category ofclasses 1st, 2nd and 3rd,second runner up place wastaken by Anmol Dabgotraof class 1st from AlbertEinstein House. There wastie for first runner up placebetween Shanaya of class1stfrom ChristopherColumbus House andSomani Dubey of class 3rdfrom Leonardo-Da-VinciHouse. The first position inthe same category wasbagged by Adi Sharma of

class 1st from MahatmaGandhi House.In the second category ofclasses 4th and 5th, second

runner up place was takenby Rudra of class 5th fromAlbert Einstein House. Firstrunner up place was takenby Tanvi of class 4th fromLeonardo-Da-Vinci. Therewas a tie for first positionbetween Janya Kapoor ofclass 4th from ChristopherColumbus House andRaghuvansh of class 4thfrom Mahatma GandhiHouse.In the 3rd category ofclasses 6th and 7th, there

was a tie for the secondrunner up place betweenStuti of class 6th fromMahatma Gandhi Houseand Muskan of Class 6thfrom ChristopherColumbus House. Firstrunner up place wasoccupied by Nandani ofclass 6th from Leonardo-Da-Vinci. First positionwas bagged by Vanshaj ofclass 6th from AlbertEinstein House.A.K kapoor, Chairman andRahul Kapoor, DirectorMount Litera Zee SchoolTarore Bridge Sambacongratulated the winnersas well as the participantsby giving them a word ofappreciation for their futureendeavors.Sundeep Arora, Principal,Mount Litera Zee SchoolTarore also applauded therising stars of the school bygiving them a word ofmotivation to keepimproving at the same time.

School celebrates Hindi Diwas NL CorrespondentSamba, Sep 14

The Minister for Forests,Environment and EcologyCh Lal Singh today calledfor creating mass awarenessabout the govt schemesdesigned to bring discerniblechange in living condition ofthe common man."The growth anddevelopment of people is thecore agenda of our coalitionGovernment. It is makingpath breaking strides inservice deliver and takingdevelopment to everyindividual in remotest areas,"the minister was speakingafter launching severalimportant projects inBasohli, including road and

creation of Forestinfrastructure at an estimatedcost of Rs 2.20 Crore.Meeting the long pendingdemand of local people, theMinister kick startedblacktopping work of 8 KMMahanpur-Danni road to beexecuted by PWD at anestimated budget of Rs 2

Crore.The foundation Stone for

Block Officer Hut was alsolaid by the Minister atMahanpur, to be completedat an estimated cost of Rs20 lakh.At the outset, the Ministersaid that the pendingpayments for worksundertaken underMGNREGA in the past 2years and installment ofPMAY will be reimbursedsoon among the legible

people. He exhorted uponthe officers to create massawareness regardingvarious central and statewelfare schemes so that thebenefits percolate down tothe last man standing in thequeue.While listing tourisminfrastructure facilitiesbeing developed aroundRanjit Sagar lake, theMinister informed that afive kilometer bridle-pathwill be developed along theLake having restingbenches, view platforms sothat the tourists can havegood view of serene RanjitSagar Lake and also enjoyboating.Several HoDs of variouswings of Forest department,Engineers, District Officers,DFOs and prominentmembers of civil societywere present on theoccasion.

Create awareness about Govt.schemes: Minister Forests

NL CorrespondentKathua, Sep 14

The District AdministrationSamba today organized ninemajor rallies to promote GirlChild protection andEducation in thedistrict.Deputy Commissioner,Sheetal Nanda, SSP AnilMagotra, SDM Vijaypur,SDM Ghagwal, TehsildarRajpura ,Tehsildar BariBrahmana, BDO Purmandal,BDO Sumb and BDO Nudled the rallies at differentplaces.The rallies comprised mainlyof school children who heldbanners and placards.Sectoral officers and generalpublic also participated inthe rallies.The DC led the rally fromGovernment HigherSecondary School Ramgarh,which passed throughdifferent streets and marketsof the area and culminatedat Government Girls High

School. She informed thatsensitization on alarming sexratio in the district is the

main objective of BetiBachao Beti Padhaocampaign. She said that thecampaign has startedyielding positive results andinitial surveys by Health andICDS departments haveindicated that Child sex ratiohas improved as compared toprevious years. She alsoinformed that Publicity Vanhighlighting the campaign isshowing audio-visual clipsacross all the rural areas of

the district. She wasaccompanied by DSWOMushtaq Choudhary,

Principal Ramgarh GHSS JS Manhas, TehsildarRamgarh and BDORamgarh.The programme was jointlyorganised by RuralDevelopment, Revenue,Police, Social Welfare, ICDS,School educationdepartments. All thedepartments worked in closecoordination and the rallieswitnessed massivegatherings across the district.

Rallies organized under BBBPNL CorrespondentSamba, Sep 14

District DevelopmentCommissioner, RameshKumar today chaired ameeting of District LevelReview Committee (DLRC)to review the performanceof various banks.At the outset, DDC releasedannual activity report ofRural Self EmploymentTraining Institute (RSETI)Kathua for the year 2016-17.ADC, Lead Bank Manager,LDO RBI, DDMNABARD, Director R-SETI, representatives ofother banks besides seniorofficers of variousdepartments attended themeeting.Detailed deliberations wereheld on key issues including

deposits, advances underpriority sector, variousgovernment sponsoredschemes and lending for thequarter ended June 2017.The DDC took a threadbarereview of Annual CreditPlan, CD ratio, SC-ST-OBC/ KVIB / KVIC / DIC /PMEGP / NULM, NRLMHandloom / Handicraft andemphasized upon banks toexpedite cases for linkageunder various schemes toachieve set targets.The DDC impressed uponthe banks and linedepartments to ensureeffective coordination intheir working to givemaximum benefit to thesociety at large. Heexhorted that potentialunder Agri allied activitiesbe tapped fully with focus

on Horticulture, Dairy,sericulture etc.The DDC asked the banksto adopt multi levelapproach to expand theiroutreach in far-flung areasfor maximum coverageunder social securityscheme like Atal PensionYojana, Suraksha BimaYojana, Jevan Jyoti Yojana,Sukanya Samridhi Yojnaand PMFBY (PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojna)etc and spread massawareness on theseimportant schemes havingwider scope and benefit forgeneral public.The DDC called uponNABARAD to extend fullsupport for SHGs, JLGsamong other issues. He alsoasked the bankers to linkSHG on priority and

achieve 100% coverageunder KCC besides stressedon 100% DBT payments.It was informed in themeeting that R-SETIKathua conducted 92courses till ending June 30-2017 in which 2177candidates were trainedunder different trades. DDCexhorted upon the officersto create awarenessregarding these vocationalcourses so that maximumnumber of eligiblecandidates can bebenefitted.He also called for launchingsanitation campaign'Swachhta Hi Seva' in andaround the bank premises tocreate hygienic ambience inthe bank which willultimately improve theirwork culture.

DDC Kathua chairs DLRC meetNL CorrespondentKathua, Sep 14

Deputy Commissioner,Kathua, Ramesh KumarThursday reviewed thearrangements for the ensuingNavratra festival at anofficers' meeting held heretoday. Detailed deliberations wereheld on the measures toensure smooth conduct offestival. The DC directed theofficers to ensure allnecessary arrangements tofacilitate the devoteesduring.Arrangements fortransportation, sanitation,drinking water, powersupply, first aid facilities,market checking andsecurity were thoroughly

discussed in the meeting.Deputy Commissionerdirected for the repair ofbridle paths leading to thetemples and shrines.Similarly, the instructionswere passed on to the PHEfunctionaries to ensureregular supply of drinkingwater at the shrines andimportant Yatra path routes.The PDD was also directedto ensure un-interruptedpower supply to all theshrines. Barricading for thebenefit of devotees was alsodiscussed in the meeting.Chief Medical Officer wasdirected to make availablenecessary medical facilitiesat all the shrines with lifesaving drugs first aid alongwith team of doctors. TheCAPD department and CEO

Municipal Committee weredirected to conduct regularmarket inspections to keepcheck on overcharging,quality of eatables andprofiteers. RTO Kathua was directed toprovide transport facilitieson all routes leading todifferent shrines and todisplay fare list at bus standfor convenience of thepilgrims. The fire andemergency service willdeploy fire tenders at JasrotaMata, Sukrala Mata andMahanpur, the DC ordered.The traffic officials andTehsildars of the concernedareas were directed toidentify areas for parking sothat congestion of traffic canbe avoided during festivalseason. The Tehsildars ofhilly areas along with MVDofficials were directed tointensify vigil to keep checkon overloading of passengervehicles.

Navratra arrangements discussed NL CorrespondentKathua, Sep 14

Rotary Club, Jammu is organising aFree Eye Check Up, Eye Treatment,Eye Transplant and Eye DonationAwareness Camp under the slogan"Gift of Sight"* in collaboration withSachdeva Netralaya to providehealthcare support to the residents oflocal village and the under privilegedones.The medical camp will be organised atGurudwara Sahib, Chattha, Jammu on15 Sep, 2017 where around 150 - 200people from Chattha and nearbyvillages like Bhour Camp, LowerGadigarh etc. will be benefited fromthis noble initiative.A team of Ophthalmologists andParamedical staff from SachdevaNetralaya shall render their services inthe camp. Patients will undergo eyecheckups by the team of specialistdoctors and will be given consultationsand medicine free of cost.Aim of this camp is to diagnose forfurther treatment, surgeries related toeyes, cataract, Cornea Transplant etc. ,who will be treated at SachdevaNetralaya and other Rotary associated

hospitals, free of cost during in phasedmanner during coming months.*Speaking on this important initiative,Sunil Kumar Sawhney President

Rotary Club of Jammu* said, RotaryClub of Jammu is committed towardsinclusive and sustainable medicalcamps. Under the aegis of SachdevaNetralaya and Rotary Eye Bank,Hoshiarpur, we use a holistic model ofEye Treatments and undertake anumber of activities in larger interest ofthe community, especially the underprivileged ones in the area of health,education, women empowerment andchildcare apart from other SignatureProjects of Rotary International District3070.

Dr. Sanjay Sachdeva, Opthalmologistand CEO, Sachdeva Netralaya* said,"Sachdeva Netralaya has played apivotal role in comprehensive and

sustainable rural development and hasemerged as a successful ruralhealthcare model. The hospital hasbeen organising medical campsregularly in economically backwardregion for screening, diagnosis andtreatment and has been able to serve themankind. Rtn. Dr. Navneet Gupta Club Secretary,Rtn. Prem Shankar Singh, Rtn. HarbansSingh, Rtn. Deepak Baboo and manyother Rotarians were present there tobrief the activities of Rotary to keep themaxim "Service Above Self" high.

Rotary Club organises Free Eye Check UpNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 14

Over 40 specialchildren provided aids REASI, SEP 14Over 40 especially abled children drawn from variousparts of the district were today provided aids at a camporganized by Education Department under the componentInclusive Education for Disables (IED) of SSA.The aids and appliances include 11 NSIED kits, 8 hearingaids, 10 wheel chairs, 5 CP chairs, 4 smart canes and 12AFO, KFO and HKFOs.It was informed that the appliances were manufacturedstrictly according to a survey conducted with the help ofteachers taking into view requirements and fitnessstandards of the children.Speaking on the occasion, Chief Education Officer BishanSingh Jaral informed that apart from appliances, districtlevel resource cell has also been set up at Seela forproviding training to special children to bring them intomainstream. Apart from this, training is also provided toteachers.It was also informed that more 6 such IED camps wouldbe held across the district in this year for screening of thechildren and distribution of appliances of variouscategories.The local people appreciated the department for providingthis special assistance to their children so that they getproper education and live comfortable life.On the occasion, Zonal Education Officers, ZonalEducation Planning Officers, Teachers and local peoplewere also present at the camp.

District reviews functioningof Education Dept

POONCH, SEP 14Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Tariq Ahmad Zargar, todaychaired a meeting of senior functionaries of EducationDepartment to review its performance. The meeting wasattended by ADDC Poonch, Abdul Hamid, chief planningofficer, chief education officer, district planning and educationofficer, all Principals, ZEOs of all zones, junior engineersunder SSA & others officials of education department. Themain focus of the meeting was to review the status of ongoingconstruction of school buildings taken up under SSA,RAMSA and resolve bottlenecks hampering the work at someplaces. The meeting also discussed steps required to be takenat various levels to revamp over all education scenario in thedistrict. In this regard, the DC directed all heads ofeducational institutions to devise teaching plans and carry outteaching- learning activities in an effective manner to achievequality education standards. He directed principal DIET toorganise regular necessary trainings for the improvement ofteachers' teaching skills and regularly monitor the working ofschools with special focus on academic activities.

Dispatches ofHarsh Manderwho is on a

journey acrossIndia to raise awarenessabout lynching.

HARSH MANDER

After a one-day break,the Karwan-e-Mohabbat regrouped

today (September 12) inDelhi, for the 10-day busjourney, travelling throughfour states, meeting familieswho have been destroyed byhate violence.We gathered in the morningat Ummeed Aman SnehGhar at Qutub, travelled to

Raj Ghat to pay tribute to thememory of MahatmaGandhi, and then to TilakVihar, where the widows ofthe 1984 Sikh massacre weresettled more than threedecades back.For a karwan that seeks toreach out to those who havesurvived hate attacks to offersolace and solidarity, we feltit was most important toremember an older painfulhistory of communal andcaste massacres through the70 years of India's freedom.The largest of these brutalcommunal massacres was inDelhi in 1984, in which morethan 3,000 Sikhs weremassacred on the streets of

Delhi. Thirty-three yearshave passed since, but theworking class widows of themassacre who were settledhere continue to grapplepainfully with memory,penury, and their childrenwith mental health and drugproblems.What rankles them all theseyears later is also thedeliberate subversion ofjustice, as few of theirattackers and fewer of thosewho organised the carnagehave been punished.In the large gathering thatgreeted the Karwan at TilakVihar, many speakersrecalled that painful history.Many of the residents of

Tilak Vihar had written cardswith messages and hungthem on strings.In one of these, a 1984widow wrote that she wishedthat no one should ever haveto suffer the way she has.

People said that they worrieddeeply about the rise of hateviolence all across thecountry. They hear of menattacked, savaged and burntin their homes and on streets,and this brings back

frightening memories ofwhat happened on Delhi'sstreets and in trains in 1984.They called resoundingly fora country in which people ofdifferent faiths live togetherwith love and peace.Many singers and poets sanghauntingly of love andpeace. Children of TilakVihar and of the streetchildren rainbow homes alsodanced and sang. SonamKalra, Dhruv Sangari andShweta Tiwari sangluminously the poetry ofBulleh Shah, Faiz AhmedFaiz and Javed Akhtar.There was poetry by AdnanKafeel, Devesh and SurajTripathi, and dramatised

readings by Fouzia, SyedaHameed and Lokesh Jain.The youthful Savitri PhuleBand also sang, and thechildren of Tilak Vihar hadto conclude with a bhangra. At the end of the evening,those who had volunteeredto join the Karwan wereinvited onto the stage. Therewere a wide range amongthem, of writers, journalists,students, filmmakers,photographers, lawyers,social workers, teachers,priests, health workers and

scientists.They sang one song aboutlove together, ate langar atthe gurdwara, and then setout late in the night for thenext halt at Shamli in UttarPradesh.

(Writer is a human rightsand peace worker,

columnist, researcher andteacher. He works works

with survivors of massviolence, hunger, homeless

persons and streetchildren.)

HARSH V PANT

New Delhi'sstrategic interestshave become

significant, especially as China'strade, energy and defence ties withthe country have surged.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visitto Myanmar has once againunderlined why New Delhi strugglesto maintain a delicate balancebetween its strategic interests and itsdemocratic ideals when it comes toits neighbour. This visit came at atime when the Myanmar governmentand Aung San Suu Kyi are facingglobal condemnation for theirhandling of the Rohingya crisis in arepeat of what had happened fiveyears ago during a military campaignthat displaced more than 1,00,000Rohingyas.But this time the scale of the crisis ishuge and Suu Kyi's reputation is atstake. The United Nations haswarned that up to 3,00,000Rohingyas could stream intoneighbouring Bangladesh as theyflee "clearance operations" byMyanmar's armed forces. For herpart, Suu Kyi has blamed "terrorists"for "a huge iceberg ofmisinformation" and has refused totake a conciliatory position. In herfirst remarks since the crisis startedin Rakhine state last month, Suu Kyihas suggested that her governmentwas facing its "biggest challenge".Unreasonable"It is a little unreasonable to expectus to solve the issue in 18 months,"she said. "The situation in Rakhinehas been such for many decades. Itgoes back to pre-colonial times."Though she made it clear that thegovernment needed to "take care ofeverybody who is in our country,whether or not they are our citizens,"she also underlined that "ourresources are not as complete andadequate as we would like them to bebut still, we try our best and we wantto make sure that everyone is entitledto the protection of the law."Suu Kyi does not control the militaryand there continues to be a trustdeficit between the two. But herrefusal to condemn military abusesagainst Rohingyas provides thegenerals with political cover.

Myanmar is negotiating with Chinaand Russia to ensure they block anyUN Security Council censure overthe violence that has forced anexodus of nearly 1,50,000 RohingyaMuslims to Bangladesh in less thantwo weeks.Bangladesh has expressed itsconcerns about India's position onRohingyas which led New Delhi toissue a statement acknowledging thatthere is an ongoing refugee crisis inthe region. The statement said, "Indiaremains deeply concerned about thesituation in Rakhine state inMyanmar and the outflow ofrefugees from that region."During PM Modi's visit to Myanmarthis week, New Delhi did not directlyengage with the issue of Myanmar'streatment of its Rohingya Muslimminority. But at a time whenMyanmar is getting isolated, Indiaunderlined its support with its jointstatement: "India condemned therecent terrorist attacks in northernRakhine state, wherein severalmembers of the Myanmar securityforces lost their lives. Both sidesagreed that terrorism violates humanrights, therefore, there should be noglorification of terrorists as martyrs."Perhaps because of this, Naypyidawseems to have allowed India toprovide aid in the form ofinfrastructure and socio-economicprojects to Rakhine province whereviolence against Rohingya continuesunabated.India has significant geopolitical andsecurity interests that continue toshape its outreach to Myanmar. AsChina's profile continues to rise inIndia's vicinity, New Delhi wouldlike to enhance its presence bydeveloping infrastructure andconnectivity projects in the country.India has found it difficult to counterChinese influence in Myanmar, withChina selling everything fromweapons to food grains there, andprojecting power in the Indian Oceanwill become an even greaterchallenge if China increases its navalpresence in Myanmar. No wonder,Myanmar is at the heart of the Modigovernment's "Act East" policy withthe India-Myanmar-Thailand tri-lateral highway, the Kaladanmultimodal project, a road-river-portcargo transport project, and of course

BIMSTEC, the Bay of BengalInitiative for Multi-SectoralTechnical and EconomicCooperation.SecurityIndia is also working closely with thesecurity forces of Myanmar to targetthe insurgents operating in theNortheast. India shares a 1,600kmborder with Myanmar which hasbeen very cooperative in flushing theNaga insurgents from its territory.India would like to see theemergence of Myanmar as a robustdemocracy living in peace with itsneighbours. But this is a long-termaspiration and India's pastengagement with Myanmar indicatesthat a hands-off policy has workedmuch to its advantage.A harsh critic of the Myanmar juntasince the mid-1990s, India muted itscriticism and dropped its vocalsupport for the opposition leader SuuKyi in order to pursue its "LookEast" policy aimed at strengtheningIndia's economic ties with the rapidlygrowing economies in East andSouth-East Asia. More important toNew Delhi has been China's rapidlygrowing profile in Myanmar. AsIndia realised that Myanmar wasincreasingly under China's orbit, itreversed its decades-old policy ofisolation and began to deal directlywith the junta.InterestsIndia found it difficult to toe theWestern line on Myanmar as it wasstuck between the demands of its roleas the world's largest democracy and

the imperatives of its strategicinterests. The large Burmese refugeecommunity in India is a product ofthe 1998 military crackdown inMyanmar. Indian elites have longadmired the freedom struggle led bySuu Kyi, who was honoured with oneof India's highest civilian awards in1993. But India's strategic interests inMyanmar have become significant,especially as China's trade, energyand defence ties with Myanmar havesurged. Strategic interests led Delhito only gently nudge the Myanmarjunta on the issue of democracy.India has gained a sense of trust atthe highest echelons of Myanmar'sruling elite. As such, India remainedopposed to Western sanctions on thecountry.Once Suu Kyi-led National Leaguefor Democracy won a majority inMyanmar's first openly contestedelection in 25 years in November2015, she became the state councillorand country's foreign minister. Itallowed her to work closely with themilitary in crafting a new future forMyanmar and this enhanced India'sstrategic space to manoeuvre. And itis that hard-won strategic space thatIndia does not want to give up.Modi's visit has managed toreinforce that trend in India-Myanmar ties. (courtesy: dailyo.in)

(The writer is Professor ofInternational Relations at King'sCollege London. His most recentbook is India's Afghan Muddle)

6 OPINION the northlinesJammu | Friday | Sept |15 | 2017

BHAVDEEP KANG

India has over 25 croreschoolchildren, aged 6to 17. At least one-

quarter of them feel unsafe orunhappy in school, according to asurvey by an international agency. Thatmeans millions of our children aregrowing up in fear. Then why shouldwe be surprised that India has thehighest threat perception from thehazardous online game, "Blue WhaleChallenge", which ends with thesuicide of the player?Home and school are the two spacesthat children inhabit. Compromisingthe safety of either one is a violation ofchildren's rights. But India's educationsystem is indifferent to the safety ofchildren, much less to their mental andphysical welfare.Over one-third of Indian children (35per cent) go to private schools, becausethe standard of education is generallybetter than that of government schools.The expectations of the parents are

therefore higher. But so poor is theregulatory oversight by stategovernment agencies, that these privateschools get away scot-free even when achild dies. The Ryan InternationalSchool, Gurugram, is being heldaccountable for the brutal murder of aClass II student in the boy's toilet onSeptember 8, allegedly by theconductor of a school bus. But beforePradyuman, there was six-year-oldDevansh, who fell into a water tank atthe Ryan International School in SouthDelhi and drowned on January 30,2016.Children have died in avoidableaccidents - by falling into septic tanks,being injured on the sports field,drowing in swimming pools or crushedunder the wheels of a school bus. Theauthorities react only after the death ofa child and the case usually registeredis of death due to negligence (IPC304A), which carries a penalty of a fineand imprisonment up to two years.Sexual assault of children on schoolpremises is also increasing. In the last

few years, many instances of sexualmolestation, either by teachers or olderstudents, have been reported in theNational Capital Region, the latest casebeing the rape of a five-year-old by apeon in an East Delhi school.Surely, the state government mustshare the responsibility for PradyumanThakur's death? Should officials of theDirectorate of Education not be heldaccountable, for failing in their duty toensure that the school followed safetystandards?Safety of children does not merelymean protection from physical harm.Section 17(2) of the Right to EducationAct states that physical or mentalharassment of a student is illegal andliable to "disciplinary action under theservice rules applicable to suchperson." It recognizes that whilechildren have a fundamental right toeducation, their right to life underArticle 21 of the Constitution is evenmore important. In 2005, theCommission for Protection of ChildRights was set up to ensure that

children are protected from domesticviolence, terrorism, riots, torture,exploitation, etc.Laws exist to protect children. Yet, thefreedom and dignity of our children isviolated every day in schools acrossIndia. They are physically or mentallyassaulted by their teachers, causingpermanent mental and physical traumaand even death. The Central Board ofSecondary Education (CBSE) hasissued guidelines for the eradication ofsuch punishments, stating that it makeschildren aggressive, destructive,depressed, anxious, suicide-prone andpoor in studies.The survey by ChildFund Internationalfound that one in every five childrenlives in fear of being physically oremotionally abused in school byteachers or other students. When suchchildren are exposed to the internet,they become victims of onlinebullying, like the 'Blue Whale' game.Seen in the light of the fact that Indiahas one of the highest suicide ratesamong teenagers in the world, Google's

alert that the maximum number ofsearches related to Blue Whale are inIndia, is frightening butunderstandable. The game is designedto attract children who are depressedabout their lives, encourage them toharm themselves and finally, to commitsuicide.Parents are helpless in the face of thissystem. Parents' associations have verylittle say in how the schools are run,because private schools take advantageof the fact that the demand for seats ismuch more than the availability andbully the parents. Often, a parent willnot complain if a child is slapped by ateacher for being 'naughty'. This iseither because they are not aware of thelaws protecting children from abuse byteachers in the name of discipline, orbecause they are afraid that their childwill be vcitmised by the school staff.In the survey, the majority of childrenwanted a clean and safe building withsecurity measures like protection fromstrangers and supervision by teachers.They also wanted the school to ensure

clean toilets, facilities for sports andsometimes even boundary walls. Eventhe best schools fail to follow CBSEguidelines like having psychologistsand child counselors, or identifyingchildren with learning disabilities like'dyslexia' or 'dyscalculia'. Our schoolsystem is a factory, churning out so-called 'educated' individuals, in orderto inflate literacy figures. Children areseen as lumps of clay, to be brutallyhammered into a standard shape.Parents have a sacred duty to protectand nurture their children. Whenparents entrust their children to aschool, that sacred duty devolves onthe school. For the school to fail in thatduty is an unpardonable breach oftrust.

(courtesy: freepressjournal.in)

(The author is a senior journalistwith 35 years of experience in

working with major newspapers andmagazines. She is now an

independent writer and author).

Six crore school going children growing up in fear

SHUSHIL PANDIT

The news is about theBJP. It seems, inhindsight, that the

Congress' retorts have, afterall, had an impact."Mr Akhilesh Yadav is adynast. (MK) Stalin is adynast. Mr (Prem Kumar)Dhumal's son is a dynast.Even Abhishek Bachchan is adynast. I mean, that's howIndia runs." That was a candid RahulGandhi, while defendinghimself in front of anaudience in the US, trying tocharm them with a sheepishgrin. He had just finishedreading from a preparedspeech and this conversationwas a part of an interactivesession that followed.For a long time, theCongress, whenever corneredby the BJP on its dynasticpolitics, would respond as ifthe BJP was accusing it ofbenefiting from some unfairadvantage. The Congresswould, typically, retort bysuggesting that you, the BJP,are plain envious. You don'thave a legacy to be proud ofbecause your ancestorsplayed no role in the freedommovement. The Congresscouldn't, or probably didn't,want to admit to the prevalentvoluntary slavery in theirparty, much less understandthe meritocracy argument.The blushing grin on RahulGandhi's face, and his faciledefence, in trying to hidebehind much lower-down-the-rung dynasts, suggeststhat he is no more able toduck the meritocracyargument. The minions, thatis the Congress, may take alittle longer to summon thecourage it takes, to betray anysigns of familiarity with theword meritocracy. But, thatisn't the news.The news is about the BJP. Itseems, in hindsight, that theCongress' retorts have, afterall, had an impact. Looks likethe BJP has been forced to

seriously introspect. In agrudging acknowledgment ofbeing envious of theCongress' varied repertoire ofdynasties - from la famiglia atthe very top, down to thelowest of wannabes - the BJPtoo embarked on a missionmode, to create some trulycomparable dynasties of itsown that it could be proud of.To its credit, the party isnothing today if not a focusedobjective driven machine.And, lo and behold, there is abumper harvest. There isn't astate, or a town, district,constituency or ward, whereyou do not have anentrenched, a looming orseveral fledgling dynasts. Iam not going to give you anynames here. (Friends, relax.)But, you don't even have toscratch the surface. You willfind them there, everywhere,squatting, with entitlementwrit large on their faces,staring at you.Just as in several other areasof comparison, such asopulence and poaching,where the Congress has beenleft miles behind by the BJP,the latter is all set to topplethe former in "dynasticpolitics" too. In fact, in this"endeavour", the BJP hasintroduced several patent-worthy improvisations.Combining poaching withdynastic legacy brings abouta very profitableimprovisation called"poaching a dynasty". Thedifference is of scale. Thestrategy that sanctifies such a

practice is called inorganicgrowth strategy. In businessparlance, it is the "A" ofM&A (mergers andacquisitions). It is helpful touse this lexicon because thatis the true spirit in which theparty and the statecraft arebeing practiced -businesslike.No, the meritocracyargument is not being laid torest all together. All the topjobs, at the apex, do not evenhave a whiff of dynastic"legacy". Not yet. There is alot of ground to be coveredbefore that. You can't buildthe upper stories without astrong foundation, you see.Besides, that one is a crucialdifferentiator via-a-vis theCongress. As it is, there arevery few left. You can't let goof this one too. It will beuseful to keep it intact till thetrajectory of a Congress-mukt Bharat attainsirreversibility. And once thatis achieved, even dynastymay not look all thatattractive a model.The problem is we alreadyhave too many dynastiesmushrooming. There areseveral more interestingmodels floating around.Incidentally, the flavour ofthe month is a Dera.

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Rahul Gandhi's UC Berkeley speech: Dynast, who me?

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Lt. Gen. Dua calls on GovernorSRINAGAR, SEP 14Lt. Gen. Satish Dua, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff,called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan.Governor and Lt. Gen. Dua discussed the vital importance

of a fully integrated inter-service approach being followedin regard to planning and operational issues. They alsodiscussed the obtaining security situation in the State.

Kohli for promoting Animal, Sheep andfisheries schemes among rural populace

KARGIL, SEP 14Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, AbdulGhani Kohli today said new initiatives have been taken up topromote Animal Sheep and fisheries for the benefit ofpopulationThe Minister said while inspecting a meadow camp atMinimarg during his four day tour to the Ladakh region. Hewas also accompanied by Executive Councillor AnimalHusbandry Aga Sayed Hassan Armaan Mousvi , DeputyCommissioner Kargil Haji Gulzar Hussain, Director AnimalHusbandry Muhmmad Yousuf Chaproo, Director SheepHusbandry Muhammad Yousuf Sheikh, SSP Kargil andother officaisl. On the occasion officials informed theMinister under various programmes 400 Animal rearingunits have been setup which has led to 10 percent increase inthe overall population of animals. He was also informed thatto further boost Livestock, two new proposals have beensubmitted under NationalLivestock Mission. He also directed the officials ofAnimal and SheepHusbandry departments toimmediately start interviewsfor 125 class IV vacancies inthe district. Meanwhilevarious deputations called onthe Minister during his DrassVisit and apprised him aboutthe various confronting thearea. The Minister assuredthem that all their genuinedemands would be fulfilled.

7 KASHMIR the northlinesJammu | Friday | September 15 | 2017

Much to the delight for thecivil service aspirants andother candidates preparingfor different competitiveexaminations, theDepartment of Libraries andResearch is all set to providerequisite e-learning to thestudents.In an exclusive conversationwith KNS, DirectorLibraries J&K, Mukhtar-ul-Aziz, said to provide qualitycoaching and comprehensivesolutions to the students

aspiring to appear in NEET,JEE and CET, thedepartment shall madeavailable all the material freeof cost at all the governmentlibraries across the state."Last year we provided freematerial at all our librariesfor the aspirants of NEETand JEE. Around 5000candidates visited thelibraries and got benefitedfrom it. Even severalcandidates qualified theexamination as well," Aziztold KNS.He said the initiative couldbe a game-changer for the

students especially to thestudents living in far off areaof the state."We are introducing digitallibraries as well where all thematerial for civil servicesKAS and IAS will be madeavailable. Even the aspirantscan search books online," hesaid.Aziz said the biggestadvantage of the program isthat it is in offline mode andneed not to rely on internetconnection all the time."The students will becontinuously assessed onlineand they will be able to track

their progress constantly," headded.The main aim of theinitiative is to bring thestudents of J&K par withstudents at New Delhi orother states. With this,student can study a topicrepeatedly without need ofworrying about a missedlecture.Under this initiative, theresearch material, audio-video lectures of 100 IITqualifiers will be madeavailable to students free ofcost at the libraries underthis initiative.

'Over 5000 NEET, JEE aspirantsgot help from Libraries'

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 14

Over two months afterJammu and Kashmir cameunder the ambit of Goodsand Service Tax (GST)regime, Minister forFinance, Dr Haseeb ADrabu today held a reviewmeeting on RevenueCollection for 2017-18 andProjected Revenue for2018-19.The Minister was informedthat under SGST, ExpectedRevenue (ER) Realizationfor 2018-19 has been set atRs 6194 crores whileProjected Revenue (PR) isRs 7061.47 crores. ForLiquor and ATF, ER hasbeen set at Rs 407.14 croreswhile PR is Rs 463 crores. "On Motor Spirit and DieselOil Tax, ER is Rs 1183.44crores and PR is Rs 1350crores. Passenger Tax ER isRs 13.32 crores and PR isRs 15 crore while ER onStamps and Registration hasbeen set at Rs 219.69 withPR of Rs 300 crore,"officials said.Dr Drabu said although thenew system of indirecttaxation has shaken thesystem which will takesome more time to stabilise,the Commercial TaxesDepartment must organise

training programs andidentify points for filing oftax returns for the ease ofbusinesses. The FinanceMinister directed the CTDepartment to constitute acouple of teams for Srinagarand Jammu to see how theGST regime is beingimplemented by traders inmarkets,Officials said, in 2017-18,under Sales Tax/VAT (SGSTfrom July 8, 2017), RevenueTarget has been set as Rs6384.91 crore whileRevenue Realisation endingJuly 2017 was Rs 2284.92crore. Expected RevenueRealisation from 08/2017 toending 03/2018 is Rs3909.36 crore while totalExpected RevenueRealisation 2017-18 is Rs6194.28 crore. Revenuerealisation for 2016-17 wasRs 4662.15 crore. For Liquor and ATF,Revenue Realisation endingJuly 2017 was Rs 188.46crore with Expected

Revenue Realisation from08/2017 to ending 03/2018at Rs 218.68 crore whileExpected RevenueRealisation for 2017-18 isRs 407.17 crores. Revenuerealisation for 2016-17 wasRs 367.06 crore withExpected Growth of Rs 11crores.In 2017-18, Revenue Targetfor Motor Spirit and DieselOil Tax (MST) has been setas Rs 1100.09 crore whileRevenue Realisation endingJuly 2017 was Rs 394.48crore. Expected RevenueRealisation from 08/2017 toending 03/2018 is Rs 788.96while Expected RevenueRealisation for 2017-18 isRs 1183.44 crore. RevenueRealisation on MST for2016-17 was Rs 987.49crores with expected growthof Rs 19.84 crores.In 2017-18, Revenue Targetfor Passenger Tax has beenset at Rs 15 crore whileRevenue Realisation endingJuly 2017 was Rs 4.44

crore. Expected RevenueRealisation from 08/17 toending 03/2018 is Rs 8.88while Expected RevenueRealisation 2017-18 is Rs13.32 crore. RevenueRealisation for 2016-17 wasRs 12.92 crores withexpected growth of Rs 3.10crores.In 2017-18, Revenue Targetfor Stamps and Registrationhas been set at Rs 300 crorewhile Revenue Realisationending July 2017 was Rs73.23 crore. ExpectedRevenue Realisation from08/2017 to ending 03/2018is Rs 146.46 while ExpectedRevenue Realization for2017-18 is Rs 219.69 crore.Revenue Realisation for2016-17 was Rs 194.46crores with ExpectedGrowth of Rs 12.97 crore.Total Revenue Target hasbeen set at Rs 7800 crore for2017-18 while RevenueRealisation ending July2017 was Rs 2945.53 crore.Expected Revenue

Realisation from 08/17 toending 03/2018 is Rs5072.34 while ExpectedRevenue Realisation for2017-18 is Rs 8017.17crore. Revenue Realisationfor 2016-17 was Rs 6224.08crores.For 2016-17, Revised Targetfor Sales Tax/VAT was set atRs 6550 crores withRevenue Realisation of Rs6224.08 crores. RevenueRealisation for 2015-16 ofRs 5515.96 crores.In 2016-17, RevenueCollection by ExciseDepartment was Rs57033.68 lakhs, Toll of73131.65 lakhs andEntertainment Duty of Rs590.10 lakhs with totalExcise of Rs 130755.43lakhsThe target of ExciseDepartment for 2017-18 is62000 lakhs withachievement of Rs 23550.87lakhs. For Toll, a target ofRs 91000 lakhs has been setwith Rs 34747.56 realisedwhile Entertainment Dutytarget is Rs 500 lakhs ofwhich 225.61 has beenrealised. Total target hasbeen set at Rs 153500 lakhswith Rs 58524.04 achieved(38.13%). The proposedExcise Revenue Targets forRs 2018-19 is Rs 160500lakhs.

Drabu reviews revenue realizationprogress under GST regime

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 14

Minister for Agriculture,Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjuratoday underscored the needfor making fresh efforts forrenewal of State AgroIndustries DevelopmentCorporation (SAIDC).Chairing the 65th meeting ofboard of directors of SAIDCat SKICC here, theAgriculture Minister saidthat there is need to infusenew initiatives in thefunctioning of SAIDC tomake it more vibrant andcommercial.The Minister asked theconcerned to take innovative

initiatives for making thecorporation profitable. Hedirected the officials foradapting better marketing ofnewly introduced productswhich in turn will increasethe income of farmingcommunity also.During the board meeting itwas decided that SAIDCwould prepare a businessprocess "re-engineeringplan" to put the corporationon path of profit making.The board membersexpressed the hope that theplan would help in makingthe corporation profitable. It was also decided that three

refrigerated vans would bepurchased by the SAIDCduring the year 2017-18.The vans would help incarrying fruits andvegetables to other stateswithout any wastage tofarmers.The Agriculture Ministerdirected the concerned forcreation of post productionagriculture infrastructuredivision in the corporation.During the meeting, theMinister was informed thatafter implementation of newmarketing policy, cattle feedplant Baribrahmna Jammuhas received orders for more

than 85000 quintal of feedduring the current year. Healso informed that Rs 4 crorehave been allocated toSAIDC for restoration offlood damagedinfrastructure. During the meeting, theboard of directors gaveapproval to make the salescenters of SAIDC at Katra,Sopore, Civil secretariatJammu/Srinagar functionalon franchise model. The Minister was apprisedthat the corporation is facingtremendous problems due tothe dearth of staff as most ofits employees have attainedthe age of superannuation.The Minister assured thatthe matter would be resolvedsoon. Vice Chairman SAIDCRashid Mehmood, PrincipalSecretary Agricultureproduction Sandeep KumarNayak, Director AgricultureKashmir Altaf Ajaz Andrabi,Director Agriculture JammuH K Razdhan, MD SAIDCRakesh Khajuria and othersenior officers of theagriculture and its allieddepartments attended theboard of directors meeting.

Hanjura chairs SAIDC board meetNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 14

Minister for Animal, SheepHusbandry and Fisheries,Abdul Gani Kohli todayvisited Mamar Fish Farm inGanderbal and took stockof its functioning.The Minister was informedthat 15 quintals of trout and1.5 lakh seed productionwas recorded during 2016-17 in the district. He wasalso informed that presently52 trout ponds and 50 carpponds are functional inprivate sector in Ganderbaldistrict.It was given out that 142angling permits wereissued during 2016-17,while as an amount of Rs. 4lakh was realized asrevenue against the sale offish from April 2017 to

August 2017 at Fish FarmMamar.The Minister impressedupon the officials of theFisheries Department toconduct frequent fieldvisits to private fish farmsand aware them abouttechnical know-how of fish

farming. He also urgedupon the youth to take upfish farming for betteremployment generationopportunities. A team ofSenior Officers of variousDepartments includingDirector Fisheriesaccompanied the Minister.

Mamar Fish Farmfunctioning reviewed

NL CorrespondentGanderbal, Sep 14

CM disburses financialassistance among pellet victimsSRINAGAR, SEP 14Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today disbursed financialassistance among the victims who lost their eyesight due topellet injuries during the law and order situations in theValley.This follows a slew of measures initiated by the ChiefMinister for the rehabilitation of victims of violence in theState.The 17 visually impaired victims who were providedfinancial assistance today were affected due to injuriesduring law and order situations last year.

Several legislators todaycalled on the Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti here todayand brought issuespertaining to their areas intoher notice.The legislators who met theChief Minister included

Ashok Khajuria; NeelamKumar Langeh and S.Charanjit Singh Khalsa.They sought redressal of theissues of their areas in atimely manner.The Chief Minister assuredthe legislators to look intothe issues raised by them andaddress them at the earliest.

Several legislatorscall on CM

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 14

Divisional CommissionerKashmir, Baseer AhmadKhan today convened ameeting to reviewpreparedness of nationwidesanitation campaign'Swatchhta Hi Sewa' whichis starting from September15 to October 02, 2017 in allrural and urban areas of theValley. Additional CommissionerKashmir, Principal GMC,Director SKIMS, VCLAWDA, VC SDA, ChiefEngineer PHE, JointCommissioner SMC,Deputy Director Planning,Deputy Director LocalBodies, Assistant DirectorHealth, DSP Traffic andother concerned officerswere present in the meeting,whereas DeputyCommissioners of Valleydistricts including Leh andKargil participated in themeeting through videoconferencing.The meeting was briefedthat the aim of the campaignis to reinforce the concept of'sanitation is everyone'sbusiness', re-energizeSwachh Bharat Abhiyan andto intensify focus oncleanliness and create anenvironment of cleanliness

across in the spirit of a massparticipation.The Deputy Commissionersand the concerned officersinformed the meeting about

their preparedness andactivities of the saidcampaign in their respectivedistricts. The DivisionalCommissioner stressed uponinvolving locals, students,sarpanchs and otherrepresentatives of thesociety in this 18-daycampaign that willculminate on GandhiJayanti. He directed to startsanitation at district andstate level including atoffices, hospitals, schools,aganwardi centers, parks,bus stops, road sides, waterbodies, community toiletsand other public places likeagricultural mandies andmarkets. He said that specialfocus should be laid oncleaning iconic and tourist

places so that these placespresent new look which isthe main aim of thecampaign. All theDepartments were also

directed to clean their officepremises and surroundings,besides areas falling undertheir jurisdiction.To create awareness aboutthe said campaign, the DivCom asked the concerned toply 'Swachta Express'vehicle in every nook andcorner in the valley todisseminate information ona larger level. He also calledfor organizing seminars,rallies, debates, painting andsports competitions in everydistrict regarding thecleanliness campaign.The DivisionalCommissioner asked all theconcerned departments towork in close coordinationso that this campaignbecomes a great success inthe entire valley as well as inLeh and Kargil districts.

Div Com reviews preparedness for'Swatchhta Hi Sewa' campaign

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 14

Muharramarrangements reviewed BANDIPORA, SEP 14District Development Commissioner Bandiporatoday chaired a meeting held here at Manasbalto review the Muharram arrangements put inplace in the district, especially in Sumbal sub-division.MLC Yasir Rashi was also present in themeeting.Besides issuing various on spot decisions toensure foolproof arrangements in Sumbal andother parts of Shia dominated areas of thedistrict, the meeting also held threadbarediscussion to ensure all required arrangementsare put in place so that people do not face anyinconveniences during the Muharram days.A helpline headed by District Medical Officer,ISM in this regard is constituted which will startfunctioning from SDM office Sumbal with thenumbers 9419008745 and 9858000721.MLC Yasir Rashi asked the concernedauthorities to install solar lights at all Imambarasbefore Muharram, besides ensuringuninterrupted power supply during the month.Rural Development Department and MunicipalCommittee Sumbal will ensure bathroomfacilities at each Imambara, besides arrangingmobile toilets.MLC Yasir Rashi exhorted upon the officers towork with coordination so that best possibleServices could be provided to the people.

Surindera Jainmeets Governor

SRINAGAR, SEP 14Surindera Jain, National spokesperson,Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP),accompanied by Rajesh Gupta,Chairman Tourism Federation ofJammu and Sh. Surinder MohanAggarwal, President Baba Amarnath &Buda Amarnath Yatri Niyas, metGovernor N.N. Vohra at the RajBhavan.Sh. Jain discussed with the Governor,

who is Chairman of Shri AmarnathjiShrine Board, several proposals andsuggestions to enhance the facilitiesbeing provided to the pilgrims visitingthe Shri Amarnathji Shrine. Thedelegationappreciated Governor'sdecision to continue the Yatra, withoutany interruption, after the terroristattack on 10th July on a bus carryingpilgrims and for immediate relief beingprovided to the victims of the terrorattack and the pilgrims killed andinjured in a gruesome accident whichoccurred on 16th July near Banihal.Regarding the suggestions for furtherimproving arrangements for the Yatra,Governor asked Umang Narula CEO toraise the same at the next meeting of theSub-Committee chaired by the ChiefSecretary J&K.

8 HEALTH the northlinesJammu | Friday | Sept |15 | 2017

De-stress De-stress

Health

Caught up with work, life and traffic this week? It's time to let go and unwind over the weekend.Stress is a silent killer that claims many lives each year. Whether through cardiac issues, mental instabilities, or projections of unhappiness into one's relationships, stress is not a weak enemy to conquer. And conquer we must. Today we've lined up our top five tips for combating stress. So, take off those work shoes, release the tension in your shoulders and neck, and settle down to read some de-stressing news.

Take a mental vacationWho wouldn't mind a relaxing vacation on a beach, away from life's daily stresses from work, socialising and technology. The constant battle for 'me' time leaves most of us frustrated and exhausted week after working and socialising week. Whether it's constant connectivity to social media, your Blackberry, or endless computing work at a work station, we think it's time you took a mental vacation for a day - right where you are - in your city, even in

your own home.

Meditation through visualizationLife Coach Malti Bhojwani takes us through the technique of visualization and how it can help us meditate effectively, and in a way that we can affect positive change in our lives.Meditation has many connotations and some of them may trigger different reactions from all of

us. When I was younger, I thought it was the most boring thing anyone could indulge in and I conjured up an image of bearded yogis up in the Himalayas who starved and smelled. Today however, thanks to the holistic awareness, movements towards personal development and the amalgamation of Eastern and Western thoughts becoming more and more popular, meditation has taken on a more marketable name.I meditate and in my personal experience, I call it 'plugging-in' In fact as I am working on my book, there is an entire chapter dedicated solely to "plugging into the Universe".Visualization to me is constant, I think with images in my mind. If I asked you now, whatever you do, do not think of a blue ball, what happens? Exactly, you conjure up an image of a blue ball and I might even guess that it showed in the top right hand corner of your "internal screen". The premise is that you can't visualize nothing, and what you visualize, you are giving power to, so if you "see" pictures of what you don't want, guess what? You will end up attracting what you don't want. We cannot bring into our world what we have not been able to at least imagine first.

Stressed due to exams? Try these foodsOranges: Studies suggest that when a child is under too much pressure his/her vitamin C levels tend to dip, thus making him/her more vulnerable to illnesses. So, incorporate oranges in their diet.Spinach: Spinach is a rich source of iron and calcium along with vitamin A. Iron in spinach helps in developing a strong immunity and helps in developing social and cognitive development during childhood as it aids in the formation of haemoglobin and essential enzymes. Calcium, on the other hand, helps in the formation of strong bones and vitamin A is beneficial in reducing eye strain to a great extent.

Water: Water aids digestion and helps avoid conditions related to stressed kidneys and constipation. It helps regulate and maintain body temperature. Water also aids several other functions within the human body that relate to energy, wakefullness and performance.

Milk: Ideally, around 600 milligrams of calcium daily is a must for school going children. Calcium is important for physical development in children, and helps build immunity as well.

Protein: Whether through eggs, dairy or meat, adequate quantities of protein is a must for a

Starting your day is like building a foundation for a house. It doesn't matter how well your house is designed - without a stable foundation, it'll crumble. My morning routine actually begins the night before. I am very disciplined about having all gadgets off in my house by 10 pm. I wrap up my day with a shower, brushing my teeth, stretching, reading, and finally, my gratitude blessing. By doing this, I have

prepared my mind and body for a deep rest in tune with the circadian rhythms.

Ideally, I wake up before the sun rises. The first thing I do is scrape my tongue with my tongue scraper to remove the ama (white toxins). Then I brush my teeth, and drink a large glass

of warm water with a dash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

Then I move. Depending on the weather, I surf, go to the gym, do yoga, stretching or swimming. Then it's time for stillness - meditation. It works on every level - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Once that is done, it's time for breakfast and to get cracking with my day.

How I start my day

child's growth. An appropriate supply of protein leads to muscle boosts and helps your child remain physically alert, active and fit.How to reduce stress in daily life

Tips to control stress: In order to lead a healthy and stress-free life, it is vital to follow certain guidelines or steps. They will help you get a better control over life and alter the way you view stress or its trigger factors.

Regular exercise: Not surprisingly, exercise is one of the best ways to deal with stress. A regular 20-30 minutes of physical activity every day is vital to decrease stress hormones like cortisol and increase your body's feel good chemicals called endorphins. Besides this, certain forms of exercise like martial arts or boxing can act as an outlet for releasing all your vent-up emotions and frustrations.Relaxation techniques: This not only involves taking time to relax everyday but also employing certain basic relaxation techniques. This involves deep breathing techniques, meditation and practicing different yoga postures to relax your body muscles.

Balanced diet: What you put inside your body also determines your ability to cope with stress or anxiety. A balanced diet comprising fresh fruits and vegetables is a must to reverse the negative impacts of stress and lead a healthy life.

Avoid stressful situations: As far as possible, ensure that you avoid unnecessary arguments, conflicts or any other stressful situation. Try to keep yourself calm in every way and avoid indulging in unnecessary situations.Sleep: Finally, a regular 7-8 hours of uninterrupted Sleep is also important to relax

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this weekendthis weekend

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your mind and body. If you face any difficulty in sleep, you can also make use of relaxation techniques like listening to music or reading a book.

Beat stress with these yoga posesCorpse Pose or Shavasan: Lie flat on the back with legs together and (palms facing up) arms close to the body. Relax your body and mind with this pose.

Half-moon Pose or Ardhachandra-asana: This pose benefits the lower back, abdomen and chest by stretching and balancing the body. Start with your feet together and arms by the side. Bring both the hands at the chest with palms lightly pressed against each other. Breathe-in while raising the arms straight up keeping palms pressed lightly together. Arch your body backwards while keeping the arms alongside your neck and head.

Downward-Facing Dog Pose or Adho Mukha Svanasana: The Adho Mukha Svanasana helps to cure backaches, relieve stress and mild depression and revitalizes energy.

Forward Bend Pose or Padahastasana: Stand straight with arms by your side, exhale and bend touching the floor with your hand. This pose helps in stretching the hamstring of the legs and helps spine and internal organs.

Straight Angle Pose or Samakonasana: Start the asana with sitting on the ground and stretch the legs forward. Keep you legs straight and be rested on the ground. Now, slowly stretch your legs sideways so that it should form a straight line and keep the body straight. Stay in this posture for a few seconds and then slowly bring back the legs to the normal position.

Smoking prompts Crohn's relapse after surgery

People with Crohn's disease -- a serious bowel condition -- are more likely to experience a recurrence after surgery if they continue to smoke, new research has found.

Crohn's disease occurs when the immune system attacks the lining of the gut and bowel to cause severe inflammation. It results in abdominal pain, urgent diarrhoea, sickness and profound lethargy.

Doctors recommend people with the condition stop smoking to avoid their illness worsening.

"Our study confirms that the most important thing somebody with

Crohn's disease can do for their health is not to smoke," said Jack Satsangi, Professor at University of Edinburgh in

Britain.Most patients with Crohn's

disease require surgery to remove the affected section of their bowel. Surgery is not curative, however, and the condition often relapses.

The researchers also assessed whether a drug treatment that is commonly used in treating the disease is effective at preventing it from coming back after surgery.

They found that the therapy had limited beneficial effects

for non-smokers in preventing relapse after surgery. It did, however, offer protection for smokers.

A class of drugs called thiopurines have often been prescribed to patients after surgery to try to prevent relapse but until now, it was not clear whether the therapy offers any benefit.

The researchers conducted a trial of the therapy involving 240 people with Crohn's disease.

Patients were monitored for three years after they had undergone surgery. Some 128 patients were treated with a drug from t h e t h i o p u r i n e f a m i l y c a l l e d mercaptopurine and 122 were given a dummy medicine.

Only three of 29 smokers treated with the therapy experienced a relapse compared with 12 of 26 who received the dummy drug.The rate of relapse in the non-smoking group was much lower and was unaffected by treatment with the medicine, showed the findings published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

"There is an unmet need to identify therapies or life-style changes that prevent Crohn's disease recurrence after surgery to avoid patients having to undergo multiple operations," Satsangi said.

THANE, SEPTEMBER 14

A case has been registeredagainst five people, includinga PWD official posted at thestate secretariat here, his wifeand son, for allegedly dupingover a dozen job aspirants ofRs 55 lakh, police said onThursday.The accused havebeen identified as Madhav DPalladwar, secretary at PublicWorks Department atMantralaya here, his wifeSheela, son Sameer (residentsof Bandra), and twomiddlemen--Prakash Pathakfrom Pen in Raigad districtand Prakash Raje, they said.The offence was registeredbased a complaint filed by oneof the victims, RajkumarChavan.According to a policeofficer, the complainant camein contact with Pathak, whopromised a job to him in the

state Public WorksDepartment (PWD) throughPalladwar.“Similarly, they cheatedseveral others on the falsepromise of jobs in thedepartment. Palladwar used todemand Rs 5 lakh from eachjob-aspiring youth fordifferent posts in the PWD.The money used to becollected either by Raje orPathak. Sometimes, Palladwarhimself used to collect themoney or ask the victims todeposit it with his wife orson,” police said.Between May 2007 and 2011,the five accused collectedmoney from over a dozen job-aspiring persons, policesaid.“To substantiate theirclaim about vacancies in thePWD, the accused used toshow fake correspondencebetween various departments,including the generaladministration department(GAD), State ElectionCommission, MPSC,Directorate of Health Services,and also Chief Minister’sOffice (CMO),” police said.Some of the victims even

borrowed money from othersto pay to the accused, theysaid.Offences were registeredon Wednesday night againstthe accused at Nizampurapolice station under Bhiwandidivision.

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NEW DELHI SEP 14After Bahujan Samaj Partysupremo Mayawati urged theCentre to adopt ahumanitarian approachtowards thousands ofRohingya families seekingasylum in India, theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)on Thursday said that theGovernment of India cannotallow a security situation ofthe country to suffer for thesake of allowing illegalimmigrants on regional andreligious consideration.Speaking to ANI, BJP leaderGVL Narsimha Rao said thatthe Centre is fulfilling all itshumanitarian obligations butit cannot overlook themanner in which a largenumber of illegal immigrantshave been residing here andposing a challenge to the

security of the country."Parties like the BSP andleaders like Mayawatishould not indulge inappeasement politics evenover the issue like the illegalimmigration. The problemwith Rohingya is that it has aserious security dimensionand this country cannotoverlook the manner inwhich a large number ofillegal immigrants havealready been residing hereand posing a challenge to thesecurity," he said.He further added:"Government is certainlyfulfilling all its humanitarianobligations but at the sametime Government of Indiacannot consider religion andvote bank politics that BSP,SP and Congress areinvolved in. We cannot allow

a security situation of thecountry to suffer for the sakeof allowing illegalimmigrants on regional andreligious consideration."In a statement issued onWednesday, Mayawati saidthat the Centre should notforce state governments toadopt a stern stand towardsRohingya refugees.She advised the Centre totalk to governments ofMyanmar and Bangladesh toresolve their problems."The Indian governmentshould follow the country`stradition and adopt a humaneview towards Rohingyas,"the former UP ChiefMinister said."Inneighbouring Myanmar,lakhs of Rohingya Muslimshave taken refuge inBangladesh and in some

states of India due tocontinued unrest in theirhomeland. The confusionover a clear policy of theCentre on allowing refugeesto stay in India has worsenedthe situation," she said.The Muslim Rohingyas havebeen fleeing from Myanmar(Burma) by the thousands.The Rohingya are a minorityethnic group located inMyanmar`s western Rakhinestate and are considered to bea variation of the Sunnireligion.Since the Rohingyaare considered to be illegalBengali immigrants andwere denied recognition as areligion by the governmentof Myanmar, the dominantgroup, the Rakhine, rejectsthe label "Rohingya" andhave started to persecute theRohingya.

BJP slams Mayawati over Rohingyas, says Indiacan't allow security situation to suffer

LUCKNOW SEPT 14SP chief Akhilesh Yadav onThursday defended Congressleader Rahul Gandhi for hisremark that India was beingrun by dynasties, sayingworld history was repletewith examples of peopletaking a plunge into politicsdue to their familybackground.Yadav was speaking at apress conference at the partyheadquarters when he wasasked to comment onGandhi's speech. TheCongress vice president hadcited examples of the SP, theDMK and even Bollywoodto buttress his point thatseveral prominent Indianswere born into famousfamilies.The SamajwadiParty is an alliance partner ofthe Congress and the twoparties had contested the

Assembly elections jointly.Yadav said across the world,there were a number ofexamples where people gotthe opportunity to come topolitics due to their family."Whatever has been saidabout dynastic politics, theBJP is extremely worried.Rahul is my friend, whateverhe said would have been inthe context of UP andnational politics," he said."Had he been asked aboutUS politics, he would havementioned said that inAmerica there was apresident whose son alsobecame a president. Thenthere was one president,whose wife also wanted tobe a president. There arenumbers of such examples inworld democracy," he said.History was replete withexamples of people taking aplunge into politics due totheir family background, hesaid.Replying to a questionAkhilesh stressed, "Rahul ismy friend and the friendshipwill continue."On Tuesday,addressing students at theUniversity of California,Berkeley, Gandhi had said,"Most parties in India havethat problem So...MrAkhilesh Yadav is a dynast.Mr Stalin (son of MKarunanidhi in DMK) is adynast...Even AbhishekBachchhan is a dynast.""So that's how India runs. Sodon't get after me becausethat's how they India is run.By the way, last, I recall, Mr

Ambanis are running thebusiness. That's also goingon in Infosys. So that's whathappens in India," he hadsaid.Akhilesh, takingpotshots at the BJPgovernment in UP, alleged,"The budget has hampereddevelopment. No newproject has been started inthe past six months."The former chief ministerchallenged the presentgovernment to work betterthan him.On family feud and hisequations with fatherMulayam Singh Yadav anduncle Shivpal Yadav,Akhilesh ducked thequestion saying, "I will notsay anything."Akhilesh also attacked theYogi Adityanath governmentfor stopping his Gomtiriverfront project and saidthe government should havedeveloped another stretchmore beautiful than theexisting one."Our Gomtiriver front is more beautifulthan Sabarmati," he said.Referring to the launch ofthe bullet train project in

Gujarat's Ahmedabad, healso hit out at the BJP on theallegations that were raisedagainst him for launchingschemes for Saifai(Etawah), his native place."They (BJP) used to say thatI launch schemes for Saifai.I have relation with theplace. But now they will notbe able to say this," he said.When asked about reportsof "meager compensation"to farmers, he said, "PrimeMinister Narendra Modihimself has promised entireloan waiver of farmers but itwas not done.""CM (Adityanath) hasapproached the PM, the NitiAyog, the finance ministerand the RBI but with nohelp from anyone haswaived loan (up to Rs onelakh) from his ownresources. This isinsufficient and farmers aredisappointed," heclaimed."The expenses onadvertisement, arrangementof loan waiver programmesetc would have been morethan the loan disbursal," heclaimed.

Akhilesh Yadav defends Rahul Gandhi's'India being run by dynasties' remark

NEW DELHI SEP 14:

The by-polls to Puniab'sGurdaspur Lok Sabha seatand Kerala's Vengaraassembly seat will be heldon Wednesday, October 11,2017. The counting forboth the seats will be onSunday, October 15, 2017.Announcing the schedulefor by-polls for both theseats, the ElectionCommission's statementsaid, “There are followingclear vacancies in LokSabha and State LegislativeAssemblies which need tobe filled.”It further added: “Aftertaking into considerationvarious factors like localfestivals, electoral rolls,weather conditions etc., theCommission has decided tohold bye-elections to fillthese vacancies as per theprogramme mentioned asunder: -EC screengrab

Both Electronic VotingMachines (EVMs) andVoter Verifiable PaperAudit Trail (VVPATs) willbe used in the by-electionsat all the polling stations."A notification for the LokSabha seat will be issuedon September 15. The lastdate for submission ofnominations will beSeptember 22," aspokesperson for PunjabChief Electoral Officer'soffice here said.

The Gurdaspur seat fellvacant after veteran actorand BJP MP Vinod Khannapassed away in April due tocancer. Currently, theModel Code of Conducthas been enforced inGurdaspur and Pathankotdistricts.The Vengara seat fellvacant after Indian UnionMuslim League leader PKKunhalikutty won theMalappuram Lok Sabhaby-poll in April.

By-polls to Gurdaspur LS seat, Vengaraassembly seat on October 11

New Delhi, September 14Karti Chidambaram onThursday refused to appearbefore the CBI in the AircelMaxis case, his lawyer said.The agency had called Kartifor questioning on Thursdayin connection with theforeign investment clearancegiven in 2006 in the AircelMaxis deal when his father PChidambaram was theFinance Minister.Karti, through his lawyer,has refused to appear beforethe agency saying a specialcourt had discharged all theaccused in the matter.“All proceedings connectedwith the said (case)... werealso terminated,” the

response said.“The response has beenreceived by the CBI today at10.30 am through a courierservice. The response hasalso been sent through faxand email,” Karti’s lawyerArun Natarajan said.It said after the discharge ofthe accused and“termination” of theproceedings, the CBI willnot have jurisdiction to issuea summons in connectionwith the said case.According to the CBI chargesheet submitted in a specialcourt, Mauritius-based M/sGlobal CommunicationServices Holdings Ltd. asubsidiary of Maxis, hadsought approval for an

investment of USD 800million in Aircel.The Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs (CCEA)was competent to grant theapproval.“However, theapproval was granted by thethen finance minister.Further investigation is beingcarried out into thecircumstances of the FIPBapproval granted by the then

finance minister. The relatedissues are also beinginvestigated,” the agencyhad said in 2014.BJP leaderSubramanian Swamyclaimed that the formerfinance minister had givenFIPB clearance to a deal thatshould have been referred tothe CCEA, headed by theprime minister, as it alonewas empowered to clearforeign investments of overRs 600 crore.PChidambaram, who wasexamined by the agency inconnection with the case in2014, had issued a statementthis year, saying the FIPBapproval was granted in the“normal course of business”.PTI

Karti Chidambaram refuses to appearbefore CBI in Aircel Maxis case

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

Wholesale inflation rose toa four-month high of 3.24per cent in August as pricesof food articles, led byonions and vegetables,soared.Inflation based on thewholesale price index (WPI)was 1.88 per cent in July2017 and 1.09 per cent inAugust 2016.The last suchhigh level of inflation waswitnessed in April when therate of price rise was 3.85per cent. The governmentdata released today showedthat prices of food articleswent up by 5.75 per cent inAugust on a yearly basis, asagainst 2.15 per cent inJuly.Vegetable prices shotup by 44.91 per cent inAugust, as against 21.95 percent in July.Onion priceswitnessed a sharp surge at88.46 per cent in August, asagainst a contraction of 9.50per cent in the previousmonth.Inflation inmanufactured productswitnessed a slight increaseat 2.45 per cent in August,against 2.18 per cent inJuly.In fuel and power

segment, inflation saw asharp surge to a near doubledigit inflation at 9.99 percent, against 4.37 per cent inJuly.Fuel inflatio shot up aspetrol and diesel pricescontinued to remain highrelentlessly on global crudeoil rates, while power tariffsshot through the roof onlower domestic production.Apart from vegetables, thefood articles that saw rise inprices include pulses, fruits(7.35 per cent), egg, meatand fish (3.93 per cent),cereals (0.21 per cent) andpaddy (2.70 percent).However, potatocontinued to see deflation at43.82 per cent and pulses (-)30.16 per pent.The finalprint of June WPI inflationremained unchanged fromprovisional estimate of 0.90per cent.Data released

earlier this week showedretail inflation rose to a five-month high of 3.36 per centin August due to costliervegetables and fruits.Also,industrial production grewby just 1.2 per cent in Julyfrom 4.5 per cent a year ago,bearing the brunt of a dismalshow of the manufacturingsector.Last month, theReserve Bank cut policyrepo rate by 0.25 per cent to6 per cent citing reduction ininflation risk. The rate cutwas the first in 10 monthsand brought policy rates tonear 7-year low.The RBIsaid it will endeavour tokeep retail inflation close to4 per cent but in the nearterm, there might be someuptick on account of paycommission payouts andprice adjustments post GSTrollout from July 1. —PTI

New Delhi sep 14: A coach of Jammu Rajdhani

Express derailed at New DelhiRailway Station at 6 am onThursday.

Fortunately, no passengerswere injured in the accident.

"Last coach of JammuRajdhani Express which wasentering at platform no 15 ofNew Delhi railway stationderailed around 6.20 a.m,"Neeraj Sharma, NorthernRailways Spokesperson toldIANS.

The train was coming fromJammu to New Delhi.

The incident is the latest ina series of rail accidents in thismonth.

Last week, Ranchi RajdhaniExpress went off the tracksnear Minto bridge here on

September 7.The engine andpower coach RajdhaniExpress which was comingfrom Ranchi in Jharkhand toNew Delhi derailed at MintoBridge station while enteringthe New Delhi RailwayStation.

In a similar incident, anempty coach of SealdahExpress derailed on Saturdayat the Jammu railway stationbut no one was injured.

On September 7, sevencoaches of Jabalpur-boundShaktipunj Express jumpedthe rails near the Obra Damstation in Sonbhadra district inUttar Pradesh.

Two wagons of a goodstrain derailed in Khandala inMaharashtra on the same day.

Jammu Rajdhani Express coachderails at New Delhi Railway Station

GORAKHPUR, SEPTEMBER14

Another clerk of BRDMedical College was arrestedon Thursday in the wake ofdeaths of scores of children inthe state-run facility lastmonth, police said.With this,eight of the nine peoplenamed in the FIR have beenheld.“Clerk Uday PratapSharma was nabbed nearGorakhpur railway station,”Gorakhpur SSP AnirudhSidhartha Pankaj told PTI.

Former chief pharmacist ofthe medical college, GajananJaiswal, had surrendered in acity court on Wednesday andwas sent to judicial custody.

Uttar Pradesh Police had onWednesday arrested clerkSanjay Tripathi while anotherclerk Sudhir Pandey wasarrested near KhajanchiChowk area here last week.

Earlier, the former head ofthe anaesthesia department,Dr Satish, had surrendered inthe anti-corruption court here.

On September 2, ex-chiefof the encephalitis wing of thehospital, Dr Kafeel Khan, wasarrested, while the UP SpecialTask Force had arrested ex-

principal Rajiv Mishra and hiswife Purnima Shukla onAugust 29.Mishra wassuspended as principal of themedical college on August 12after the deaths were reported.He had resigned the same daytaking moral responsibility.

The ninth accused againstwhom non-bailable warrantshad been issued is oxygensupplier Manish Bhandari.

A committee headed byChief Secretary Rajive Kumarprobing the Gorakhpurtragedy had recommendedinitiating criminal actionagainst Mishra, Dr Satish, DrKhan and Pushpa Sales, thesupplier of oxygen cylinders.

More than 60 children,mostly infants, had died at thehospital within a week lastmonth.There were allegationsthat the deaths occurred due toa disruption in oxygen supplyover unpaid bills to thevendor.The state governmenthad vehemently denied thatshortage of oxygen led to thedeaths.Mishra was accused ofsitting over the issue ofpayments to the vendorsupplying oxygen to thehospital. PTI

Another BRD medical collegeclerk held in child deaths case

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

The CBI has taken overinvestigation of the fourcases pertaining to chit fundscam believed to beinvolving funds of over Rs25,000 crore in Jharkhand onthe directions of the stateHigh Court.The agency has re-registeredfour FIRs pertaining to chitfund companies—DJNgroup of companies,Gurukul group ofcompanies, ShashankIndustries Corporation andStar Finance company.A total of 25 accused have

been booked in these fourcases, according to the FIRs.These cases wereinvestigated by theJharkhand Police so far, theCBI FIRs say.“It is submitted by theAdditional AdvocateGeneral that a detailedcounter affidavit has beenfiled on behalf ofrespondent, who has broughton record several factsincluding the amountinvolved in one companybeing approximately of Rs1,600 crore and total figuremay even cross Rs 25,000crore,” the order of the High

Court had said.The court was submitted alist of 27 chit fundcompanies operating in thestate which were under thescanner of the state police.“Over and above theaforesaid offences, similarlysituated other FirstInformation Reports,registered at various otherpolice stations about chitfund companies are alsohanded over to the CBI forfurther investigation. Thesecases shall be identified bythe CBI with the help of theState of Jharkhand,” it hadsaid. PTI

CBI begins probe into Rs 25,000 cr chit fund scam in Jharkhand

Maharashtra official among 5 bookedfor duping jobless youths of Rs 55 lakh

Wholesale inflation risessharply to 3.24pc in Aug

10 SPORTS the northlinesJammu | Friday | September 15 | 2017

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

While Virat Kohli is beingdeified like SachinTendulkar, the workload heshoulders should not gounnoticed. Statistically,Kohli has surpassed hishero’s record of mostcenturies while chasing inless than half the matchesTendulkar had playedestablishing that record.But what the India captainhas achieved can’t bemeasured purely in runs,records or the number ofmatches he has helped Indiawin. The actual game timespent by him is mind-boggling.Among Indians, he is thirdafter Sachin Tendulkar (185)and Mohammed Azharuddin(126) on the list of mostconsecutive ODIs with 102matches. This was betweenAugust 25, 2010 and March5, 2014. His streak snappedat 102 because the 103rdmatch, against England inBristol on August 25, 2014,

had been washed outwithout a ball being bowled.Had that not happened,Kohli would have been ‘162not out’ in just over sevenyears before this series.Tendulkar’s record wascreated over eight years,Azhar’s came in just lessthan six.Now add to this the Tests,T20Is and the insane numberof IPL matches Kohli playsevery year. Tendulkar didn’tplay IPL till the 19th year ofhis career. Kohli played hisfirst IPL match four monthsbefore his internationaldebut.Viewed from this

perspective, Kohli has donea phenomenal job of notonly enduring the physicalgrind but also thriving in thepressure of deliveringalmost every match. It’s afeat that has remainedunmatched so far. Amongcontemporary batsmen, onlyMS Dhoni has moreunbeaten knocks (43) thanKohli (26) while chasing butthat’s also because he batslower down the order.Among others, only RohitSharma and ShikharDhawan have had longcareers but have been eitherinjured or dropped quite afew times as well. Rohit still

holds out hope with 18unbeaten knocks out of 99innings at an average of40.64, but it’s still less thanKohli’s who averages 67.10with 26 not outs in 106innings. Dhawan averages44.89 batting second but hehas remained unbeaten on adismal four occasions out of52 innings.With Dhawan ruled out ofthe first three ODIs now andthe middle order also goingthrough a transition, Kohliagain looks to be the biggesthope if India are asked tochase big totals. In such asignificant series againstAustralia, that can’t be good.The responsibility of beingVirat Kohli is huge. Theselfless person he is though,Kohli will never allowhimself to be bogged downby any challenge. Butmaybe those around himcould step up to the platemore often so that Kohlicould concentrate on leadingthe team better in thismarquee series.

Workhorse Virat Kohli thriving underpressure, set for more fireworks vs Australia

SEOUL, SEPT 14

P V Sindhu and SameerVerma advanced to thequarter-finals with straightgame wins but ParupalliKashyap bowed out of theUS$ 600,000 Korea SuperSeries following a narrowdefeat in the second round,here today.Olympic silver medallistSindhu saw off Thailand'sNitchaon Jindapol 22-20 21-17 to set up a clash withJapan's Minatsu Mitani, whowas a bronze medallist at the

2014 World Championshipsand had also defeated SainaNehwal in the finals toclinch the 2012 FrenchOpen. Hong Kong SuperSeries finalist and SyedModi Grand Prix Goldwinner, Sameer defeatedHong Kong's Wong Wing KiVincent 21-19 21-13 in 41minutes and he will need toraise his game by a fewnotches when he faces localhot favourite Son Wan Ho.Son Wan had to dig deep toend Kashyap's run in men'ssingles. He battled for an

hour and 16 minutes beforegetting the better off theIndian 21-16 17-21 21-16 toreach the last-eight stage.World No 4 Sindhu, whoclinched a maiden silver atGlasgow WorldChampionship recently, hadcome into the match with a1-1 record against Jindapol,who had beaten the Indian atSyed Modi International lastyear. Sindhu had to battlehard in the opening gamewith World No. 16 Jindapolmanaging to grab a 9-7 and13-10 lead but the Indianbroke off at 14-16 with sixstraight points. The Thaishuttler drew parity beforeSindhu closed the issue.The second game was also aclose contest with both theshuttlers locked in a duelinitially till 8-8. Sindhumoved ahead and grabbed a12-9 lead and even thoughJindapol managed to clawback at 15-15. Sindhuthough ensured that she hasthe last laugh. —PTI

Sindhu, Sameer progress toquarters, Kashyap loses in Korea

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

It was a happy return forCristiano Ronaldo in theReal Madrid dug out and thePortuguese forward certainlymade it count with a braceagainst APOEL in their firstChampions League GroupStage game. TottenhamHotspur could finally endtheir Webmley jinx with animpressive 3-1 win overBorussia Dortmund, whileLiverpool were held 2-2 bySevilla at Anfield onWednesday.Real have sorelymissed their Portuguesesuperstar as he serves a five-match domestic ban forpushing a referee.But hewasted no time in making histowering presence feltagainst APOEL Nicosia,scoring after just 12 minutesfrom Gareth Bale`s lowcross, and then doubling histally from the penalty spot

before Sergio Ramos`soverhead kick rounded offthe cosy 3-0 win.Ronaldo has now struck 12times in his last sixChampions League games."He is the best in the world.We know he will alwaysscore goals," said Madridboss Zinedine Zidane."With a bit more luck todayhe could have scored four.Cristiano has so many goalsin him and we feel it.""Hopefully he stays in form.You can`t question the levelshe reaches every year,"added Ramos. Spurs endWembley jinxThetitleholders top Group Hwith Tottenham, who endedtheir woeful Wembley runwith an impressive HarryKane-inspired 3-1 win overBorussia Dortmund.Already scarred bydamaging Wembley defeatsin the Champions League

and FA Cup semi-finals lastterm, Tottenham had lost toChelsea and drawn withBurnley this season,sparking alarmist talk thatthey were jinxed at thehallowed north Londonvenue.But, after losing eight oftheir previous 12 matches atWembley, Kane`s predatoryfinishing ensured Tottenhamfinally enjoyed a night toremember in their temporarylodgings.Son Heung-Min`sfirst goal of the season putTottenham ahead early onwith Andriy Yarmolenkoconjuring a sublimeequaliser.Kane, who scoredtwice in Saturday`s win atEverton, restoredTottenham`s advantagebefore the interval andwrapped up the victory withhis second goal after half-time.The only blemish forSpurs was a late sending off

for a second bookableoffence for Jan Vertonghen,who swung his forearm intoMario Gotze`s face."It wasso important to win, we areso happy. We increased ourlevel in the second half andwere very clinical," Spursboss Mauricio Pochettinosaid."It is more than three points.The team is more maturenow. Harry Kane wasfantastic."Liverpool held by Sevilla athomeAt Anfield, RobertoFirmino`s first-half penaltymiss proved costly forLiverpool as Joaquin Correascored a dramatic equaliserto grab Sevilla a 2-2 draw.Anfield was in jubilant moodas the English clubwelcomed back ChampionsLeague football after a two-year absence, but it tookSevilla just four minutes todampen the enthusiasm.After Wissam Ben Yedderhad given the Spanish sidean early lead, goals fromFirmino and Mohamed Salahput Liverpool ahead, only forFirmino to miss a penalty.On the hour, Sevilla managerEduardo Berizzo wasdismissed for throwing theball away from Liverpool`sJoe Gomez as he tried to takea throw-in, but hisdisappointment was eased,thanks to Correa, on 72

minutes."Of course I`m nothappy with the result but I`mhappy with a big part of thegame," said Liverpool bossJurgen Klopp."A lot of timeswhen good teams play eachother, the games are kind ofboring, but this game wasthe opposite. And that wasdue to the desire, thepassion, the greed of myteam."Liverpool and Sevillawere joined on one point inGroup E by SpartakMoscow and Maribor, whodrew 1-1 inSlovenia.Manchester Citycontinue rampant runManchester City ran out thebiggest winners of the nightwith a 4-0 rout of Feyenoordin Rotterdam courtesy ofgoals from Sergio Aguero,Gabriel Jesus and JohnStones` double.City coachPep Guardiola commented:"We did not play back... Wewere aggressive... We hadthe legs to run on the side,especially on the right andcreated the chances. Enoughto win the gamecomfortably."In otherresults, Shakhtar Donetskbeat Napoli 2-1 to share thesummit in Group F. Frenchchampions Monaco wereheld 1-1 at competitionnewcomers RB Leipzig inGermany as Besiktas toppedGroup G with a 3-1 win atPorto.

Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo marks RealMadrid return with brace, Spurs end Wembley jinx

Sohail enters Billiards finalJAMMU, SEPT 14

Sohail Khalid has made it to the final of the senior billiardsevent in the Jammu District Billiards and SnookerChampionships being held at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, hereunder the banner of J&K Billiards and Snooker Association.

In the semifinal, decided this afternoon, Sohail trouncedAbhishek Pathania 3-1 in best of five game. However it wasnot an easy outing for Sohail, who face a touch resistance fromAbhishek in all the four frames. The score: 100-81, 100-81,39-104, 100-93.

KCSC Junior beatRainawari to enter semisJAMMU, SEPT 14

The junior side of the KC Sports Club (KCSC) today sailedinto the semifinals of the KC Sports Club Cup Twenty20cricket tournament underway at KC Public School (KCPS)ground, here.In today's match, KCSC outplayed RainawariCricket Club (RCC) by three runs. Batting first, KCSC made159 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. Zorawar Singh playedoutstanding innings of 63 runs while Ashish, Ashank andDikshant contributed 30, 22 and 18 runs respectively. FromRCC, Prafful Dhar took two wickets.In reply, Rainawari Clubcould make 156 runs in allotted 20 overs losing their eightwickets. Rahul, Ahatsham and Musaif were main contributorswith 48, 36 and 15 runs in their respective accounts. FromKCSC, Hardeep claimed two wickets, followed by Bhanu,Zorawar and Ashank, who shared apiece each.Later, ZorawarSingh was declared man of the match for his super innings of63 runs. Today's match officiated by the technical penalcomprising Sadiq Hussain, Sanju and Vinod Kandyara.

After Roelant Oltmans, Indian hockeyanalytical expert Hans Streeder quits jobNEW DELHI, SEPT 14

Hans Streeder, associated with senior men’s hockey teamas analytical coach, has quit his job. The Dutchman hadjoined the national camp in March this year.Hockey India (HI) has posted an advertisement on itswebsite to fill the post. The role of the analytical coach ismainly to evaluate the performance of individual playersand collective effort of the team on the field and givefeedback to the chief coach.HI spokesperson Elena Norman didn’t respond to queriesas to why Streeder had resigned. Streeder, it is learnt,wasn’t happy with the sacking of chief coach RoelantOltmans.Both Streeder and Oltmans had a good understanding andhad worked together for the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in theHockey India League.Streeder’s main focus this year was to prepare the team forthe Asia Cup in Bangladesh starting October 11 and WorldHockey League final in Bhubaneswar from December 1 to10.Streeder, 58, a former Dutch team assistant coach, was infact brought in by Oltmans.He was also in the race for chief coach in 2015 afterAustralian expert Terry Walsh had quit his job, but thefederation appointed another Dutch expert Paul van Ass.

JAMMU, SEPT 14

Government College forWomen (GCW) Paradebagged the overallchampionship trophy in theinter-college FencingTournament of University ofJammu (JU) held under thebanner of Department ofSports and PhysicalEducation on the campus,here today.Already leading in the pointstally in both team as well asopen individual events, theGCW Parade fencers todayclinched the Epee individualgold. Sindhiya Sharma ofthe college bagged firstplace beating AkankshaSabharwal of PGDepartments in the final.The third place was shared

by Kanchan Thappa of PGDepartments and AshnitaSharma of GCW Parade.Earlier, in men's section, thetitle trophy went toGovernment Degree College(GDC) Paloura.

The title trophies as alsoother individual prizes weregiven away by DirectorSports and PhysicalEducation, JU, Prof AvtarSingh Jasrotia in thepresence of Suman Lata, PDSingh and Ravish Vaid.B A S K E T B A L L :Government SPMR Collegeof Commerce and GGMScience College todayreached the final of theongoing inter-college men'sBasketball tournament at JUmain campus.In the semifinals, playedtoday, Commerce Collegebeat Government MAMCollege 60-39 while ScienceCollege trounced PGDepartments 62-48. The matches were officiatedby the technical panelincluding Rajesh Bandral,Ranbir Singh, HarpreetSingh, Sumit Dogra,Shubham Sharma andCheena Mahajan. FOOTBALL: GovernmentCollege of Engineering and

Technology (GCET)Jammu, Mahant BachiterSingh (MBS) College,Government Degree College(GDC) Kathua and SPMRCollege of Commerce wontheir respective matches toadvance in the inter-collegemen's football tournamentunderway on the campusgrounds.The Results: GCET beat PGArts 2-1: Adnan (47th,54th); PG (Aqib-20th). MBSCollege beat MAM College5-4 via tie-breaker: Vivasan,Tanvir, Arun, VivasanSawhney and Shobit; MBS:Nabeel, Verinder, Rahul andBhanu. GDC Kathua beatASCOM 3-0: Dilawar(10th), Narinder (33rd),Lalit (47th). SPMR Collegeof Commerce beat GGMScience College 3-2 via tie-breaker. Suresh Gupta, TaranPal Singh, Dheeraj, Rahuland Dilbahadur officiatedthe matches under theguidance of JU footballcoach, Gagan Kumar.

GCW Parade bags overall trophy in Fencing

FRANCISCO, SEPT 14

Real Madrid says it hasextended the contract ofFrancisco “Isco” Alarconuntil the end of the 2022season, keeping the talentedattacking midfielder tied tothe club for another fourseasons.Isco’s current contract wasvalid until June 2018.The 25-year-old playmakerhas been a key player forMadrid over the last coupleof seasons. He also became aregular starter with Spain’snational team.Madrid is seventh in theSpanish league standingsafter three matches, fourpoints behind leadersBarcelona and RealSociedad.Real Madrid full-backMarcelo admits the squadare concerned by the fans’whistling of team-mateGareth Bale.The Wales international hasbeen targeted by sections ofthe Santiago Bernabeusupport this season after

some unconvincing displays.Bale was subjected to morejeers on Wednesday, despiterecording two assists inMadrid’s 3-0 ChampionsLeague victory over APOELNicosia.Marcelo believes the formerTottenham star’s injuryconcerns are behind him, butsuggested his morale hasbeen affected.“Of course we’re worried,”he told a news conferencewhen asked about Bale.“The important thing is toknow if he’s happy or not.The person who is happy offthe pitch is also happy on it.“He got two assists. Hedoesn’t look bad physically,but I’m a player, not acoach.”

Real Madrid extends Isco’scontract until end of 2022 season

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

Flamboyant India batsmanRohit Sharma feels cricketershave a short shelf life andthey shouldn’t complainabout burnouts.Stating that he doesn’tbelieve in taking a breakciting tight schedule asexcuse, Rohit said:“Cricketers have limitedcareers, we cannot play tillthe (age of) 60, 70. We haveto make the most of the timewe have. “There can’t beexcuses of burnout, tightmatch schedule.”Asked whether he would liketo take a break at some pointgiven the tight schedules, theMumbai batsman, who holdsthe record for the highestODI score (of 264) said:“Not really. I am comingback from an injury. I don’tsee myself doing that, I wantto play as much as possible.

Whenever I get theopportunity I want to bethere on the field.”He also said cricketers thesedays are used to tightschedules.“We are all used to tightschedules. It is not happeningnow, it has been happeningfor a while now. We allunderstand how to take careof our bodies and there arespecialists (physios/trainers)to help us out,” said Rohit,who is here for the first ODIof the India-Australia seriesto be held on September 17.“Because of the schedules,you see a lot of rotationhappening. Whenever weplay a series we have tomake sure that the guys are100 per cent fit and thetrainers take care of that.”Asked about India’s plan tocontain Australia captain SteveSmith, Rohit said: “We have tomake sure he doesn’t score too

many runs.” Rohit, who iscoming off a good ODI tour ofSri Lanka where he scored302 runs including twocenturies and a 50, said hehoped to continue the goodform against the visitingAustralians.“I will be happy if I can comeup with the sameperformances as last time.Things have changed, team

dynamics have changed. Thevenues will be different. I haveto start afresh and not thinkabout what happened in thepast. I will be happy to get thesame performances out again,”he said.Rohit had scored 491 runs in thelast home series againstAustralia in 2013 which Indiawon 3-2 with two games beingabandoned due to weatherconditions.Asked to compare RavindraJadeja, who was rested for thelimited-overs leg of the Lankatour and from the first threeODIs against Australia andAxar Patel, Rohit said both aredifferent.“I would have to see a lot moreof him (Axar) before I cancomment. He has done well sofar. Yuzvendra Chahal andKuldeep Yadav are good tooand leg-spinners are alwayshelpful in getting usbreakthroughs,” he said.

India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma feelscricketers can’t complain of burnouts

New Delhi, Sept 14

Gold on Thursday tookstrength from a positivetrend overseas bysurging Rs 650 per 10grams to seize the Rs31,000 level, driven upby fresh local buying.But silver fell sharply byRs 350 to Rs 41,500 perkg, mainly due to softeningdemand by industrial unitsand coin makers.Tension still brews on theKorean front as North Koreais digging in its heels overthe UN resolution and thesanction over its mostpowerful nuclear test,analysts said.Any major uncertainty,according to experts, isdirectly proportional to theappeal of safe haven assets.

Simply put, the higher theturmoil, the greater the riskaversion, which pushesinvestors more towards safeasset classes, includinggold.Bullion traders saidrobust demand from localjewellers as well as retailerstoo fed the rally in goldprices.Globally, gold rose by 0.08per cent to USD 1,323.60 anounce after hitting a two-week low of USD 1,318.96.Silver too edged up 0.03 per

cent to USD 17.75 anounce in Singapore.Inthe national capital, goldof 99.9 per cent and 99.5per cent purity surged Rs650 each to Rs 31,000and Rs 30,850 per 10grams, respectively. Theprecious metal had lostRs 650 in the last twodays.

Sovereign continued to betraded at the previous levelof Rs 24,700 per piece ofeight grams.In contrast,silver ready dropped Rs 350to Rs 41,500 per kg andweekly-based deliverycracked below the 41,000mark by sliding Rs 370 toRs 40,930 per kg.Silver coins, however, heldsteady at Rs 74,000 forbuying and Rs 75,000 forselling of 100 pieces. PTI

11 BUSINESS the northlinesJammu | Friday | September 15 | 2017

JAMMU SEPT 14:Festivals are an apt time to

make new beginnings oreven do the same thingsdifferently. With the onset ofthe festive season, you are atyour best to host friends andfamily at home, over the nextfew weeks. This provides aperfect reason to renovateyour home for a warm andhappy welcome. Renovatingyour home is a crucial taskthat provides an opportunityto express your individualityand style through yourhome. To help YOU giveyour home the perfectmakeover, Kansai Nerolachas launched the NerolacColour Guide, a set of booksthat inspire you to makebeautiful colour choices foryour home. Now, sprucingup your home for the festival

season need not be alaborious task!The Nerolac Colour Guide isa comprehensive guide forinteriors and exteriors,which features a beautifulcollection of new designideas, colours and visuals tosuit one's décor needs. Thebooks deconstruct the décorstyles into quick design tipsand concepts that consumerscan immediately adopt intheir homes.Speaking on thelaunch of the books,Peeyush Bachlaus, GMMarketing, Kansai NerolacPaints Ltd. says, "India is adiverse nation defined byculture and aestheticsensibilities. Colours arepresent everywhere and eachone of us have a unique tasteand liking, which makes itvery difficult to mass-produce personalpreferences. Colours cutacross socio-economic strataand work at an individuallevel. In an attempt toacknowledge the desire forpersonalization amongsthomeowners, we came upwith Nerolac Colour Guidesafter a rigorous research,conducted all across India.The stories in our ColourGuides are created to cater tothe 'designers within'offering ideas and setups to

explore and get inspiredwith."The Nerolac Colour Guidefeatures seven thematic ideaseach for interiors andexteriors, with veryattractive palettes that havebeen designed takinginspiration from the newIndia and our earthysoul.Kansai Nerolac curatedthe Colour Guide inpartnership with LatikaKhosla, Design Director ofFreedom Tree Design.Speaking about the book,Latika Khosla says, "It hasbeen an amazing experienceto partner with KansaiNerolac and curate thecolour style guide for them.The themes featured in theNerolac Colour Guide arelifestyle concepts thatcapture the way we want tobe inspired by colour andbring it into our homes. It isa deliberate attempt tostrengthen the bridgebetween vision and realism.Each colour palette is a closefamily of colours, which canbe easily mixed andmatched, allowing you toconfidently use them for thehome. The book is a go-toguide for all consumers outthere who are seeking easyyet conventional colourdesigns."

JAPAN, SEPT 14

Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corpon Thursday announcedfresh investments of aroundRs 3,800 crore in Gujarat toadd a third car productionplant.The company alongwith its partners Toshiba andDenso will also investaround Rs 1,150 crore for anew unit to produce lithiumion batteries.The newinvestment in enhancingcapacity of the Hansalpurplant will take thecompany’s total investmentin the facility to around Rs13,400 crore, where it hasalready put in Rs 9,600 croreon two plants along withanother engine andtransmission productionunit.The Hansalpur-basedplant is Suzuki Motor Corp’sfirst wholly-owned unit inIndia.Announcing the freshinvestments, Suzuki MotorCorp (SMC) ChairmanOsamu Suzuki said thecompany will invest Rs3,800 crore on the third plantwhich will have a production

capacity of 2.5 lakh unitsannually.When the third plant startsfunctioning fully, the SMC’sGujarat plant will have atotal capacity of 7.5 lakhunits per annum. He,however, did not elaborateon the time forcommissoning of the thirdplant.The first two plantsalso have capacity of 2.5lakh units per annum, whilethe engine and transmissionunit has a capacity toproduce 5 lakh units a year.The overall productioncapacity of SMC along withits Indian arm, MarutiSuzuki’s two plants inHaryana will increase to22.5 lakh units annually.Currently, the first plant atHansalpur producespremium hatchback Baleno.The second plant along withthe engine and transmissionunits is expected to go onstream in 2019.He said withthe new investment, thecompany’s Hansalpurfacility will will help ingenerating employment for

10,000 people, includingsuppliers.“We will alsoconstruct a hospital andschool near Hanslapurfacility,” he added.Last week Maruti SuzukiIndia Chairman R CBhargava had stated thatSMC was also consideringsetting up a fourthproduction line of 2.5 lakhunits at Hansalpur plant totake its total capacity to amillion units.Suzuki said aspart of strategy for adaptingto new technologies, SMCalong with its partnersToshiba and Denso willinvest USD 180 million(around Rs 1,151 crore) tomanufacture lithium ionbatteries.The batteries willbe used for “hybrid vehicles

manufactured in India andexport these genuinelymanufactured in Indiavehicles to internationalmarket”, Suzuki said.The plant is expected to beoperational from 2020, hesaid adding, “We plan tocontinue with our efforts topromote make-in-Indiaprogram further”.Last year, SMC had joinedhands with ToshibaCorporation and Denso toset up a plant in India toproduce lithium ionbatteries.The three Japaneseentities inked an agreementto form a joint venture to tapgrowing popularity forelectric vehicles in India andsupply lithium-ion batterypacks in the country.

Suzuki to pump in fresh investmentof Rs 3,800 cr in Gujarat

New Delhi, Sept 14Honda Cars India onThursday said it has hiked theprices of its models—City,BR-V and CR-V models,ranging between Rs 7,003and Rs 89,069.The revisedprices became effective fromSeptember 11 due to theadditional compensation cessin GST ranging between 2-7per cent, Honda Cars IndiaLtd (HCIL) said in astatement.The company has increasedthe price of its mid-sizedsedan City between Rs 7,003and Rs 18,791 depending onvarious variants.The prices ofSUV BR-V have been hikedranging between Rs 12,490and Rs 18,242.Similarly, thecompany has raised prices ofits premium SUV CR-Vranging between Rs 75,304and Rs 89,069.Earlier, thisweek Toyota Kirloskar Motor(TKM) had announced hike

in prices of select models,including Innova Crysta andpremium SUV Fortuner,ranging from Rs 13,000 to Rs1.6 lakh.The company has increasedthe price of Innova Crysta byaround Rs 78,000, CorollaAltis by Rs 72,000, EtiosPlatinum by Rs 13,000 andFortuner by Rs 1.6 lakh.With the governmentnotifying levy of increasedcess, the effective GST rateon mid-size cars will be 45Per cent, and on large cars itwill be 48 per cent.The ratewill be 50 per cent on sportsutility vehicles (SUVs),which include cars withlength exceeding 4,000 mmand having a groundclearance of 170 mm andaboveHowever, the cess onsmall petrol and diesel cars,hybrid cars and thosecarrying up to 13 passengershas not been raised.

JAMMU SEPT 15

Spice Devices, a youthfuland premium mobile brandby Transsion Holdings,today introduced the uberpremium and stylish SpiceV801in India. Theaesthetically designed andpowerful Spice V801 is theflagship product which willrepresent the brand in sub 8Kcategory. It is a perfect blendof outstanding style, featuresand offers fully optimizedperformance for its users. Itaims at providing aninclusive yet all-newpowerful and superior digitalexperience with fastermultitasking capabilities totoday's web-savvy, hyper-connected generation. Theexclusive blend of glossyand smooth matte finish witha streak of gold embellishedin the middle makes V801 aperfect eye catcher. Packedin an 8.3 mm sleek design,the Spice V801 provides aunique double dose of socialexperience wherein the userscan access two differentsocial media accounts,including Whatsapp,Instagram, Facebook andTwitter, at the same time.The Spice V801 is backed bya powerful 3GB RAM &16GB internal memoryexpandable upto

32GBoffering a rich andhassle free multi-taskingexperience to the user.TheSpice V801 further comesequipped with fingerprintsensor technology thatprovides the user withsecure, smooth, accessibleand effortless functionalitywhile navigating through thedevice. Multiple featuressuch as, call via click onfingerprint, instant access tofavorite apps withcustomization upto 5fingerprints as personal shortcuts and access to privateprofiles and files, therebyadding more value to theoverall experience of thesmartphone. Commenting onthe occasion of the launch,Sudhir Kumar, Chief

Executive Officer,itel & Spice Devicessaid, "Spiceendeavors to beabrand that a youngaspiring consumerwould like to carryand flaunt. V801 is acomplete package interms of itsergonomics, highend features backedby excellent serviceproposition of one-year replacementwarranty. With thelaunch of SpiceV801, we have

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operating system, the SpiceV801 offers a swift, sassyand fluidic experience to itsusers with multitaskingbetween applications. The2700 mAh Li-PolymerBattery powerful batteryprovides uninterrupted usageandstandby of upto 270hours. SIM+SIM+T-FlashTray Design gives users theluxury of using Dual SIMalong with expandableMemory slot which can beexpanded to 32GB.Equippedwith 8-megapixel auto focusrear and front camera withflash, the Spice V 801enables the user toeffortlessly take beautifulpanoramic, wide angle viewimages. Additionally, withadvanced image processing8MP camera, an f/2.0aperture, the Spice V801provides great selfiemoments to the users withpremium features likeBeauty Mode, Facemasketc.Priced at INR 7999, theSpice V801 is available inIndian markets todayonwards. With the launch,the Spice product portfolionow comprises of 4smartphones and 5 featuresphones. As a part of Spice'sunique service proposition,the newly launched V801 isunder 1-year replacementwarranty.

Spice Devices launches stunning andpowerful Spice V801 in Indian market

GST cess: Honda hikes prices ofmodels by up to Rs 89,069

Kansai Nerolac launches its latestcolour guide this festive season

Gold retakes Rs 31,000 levelon demand push, soars Rs 650New DelhiSept 14

Roll out the red carpet andmeet all your favouriteinternational stars at theamazing, interactive world ofMadame Tussauds Delhi. Theattraction announces thepresence of global icons andlegends, whose wax figurewill join the league of Indianstars in Delhi. MadameTussauds Delhi will allowtheir guests to enjoy andevening with their much-admired global stars fromHollywood, sports, music, etcin India.With presence ofworld-class iconic celebritiespresent at Madame Tussauds,visitors get to do theMoonwalk with MichaelJackson, serenade their friendsalongside Justin Bieber, strikepose with the elegant MarilynMonroe, score a goal withDavid Beckham, Lionel Messialong with other internationalcelebrities who will be famedin the Delhi attraction. Forguests to experience a holisticand memorable time, thefigures will be displayed indedicated theme based zones.The dedicated zone will alsohave Hollywood's sexiestsirens of the likes of AngelinaJolie, Scarlett Johansson,Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga,Jennifer Lopez, Kate Winslet,

Beyoncé, and KimKardashian.Says Anshul Jain,General Manager andDirector, MerlinEntertainments India Pvt. Ltd."India has massive numbers offans following Hollywood /International celebrities, andthis count is growing fast.Madame Tussauds has alwaysbeen known to bring a fanclosest to their most lovedicon. We understand this isnecessary for audiences to feelthe same exhilaratingexperiences that people allover the world feel. With thepresence of these iconiccelebs, the Indian fans will getthe ultimate wish to indulgethemselves in an immersivered carpet experience withtheir favourite global icons atthe attraction."MadameTussauds Delhi is an attractionknown for the beautifulportrayal of the fascinatingworld of glamour, sports,history, politics and historyunder one roof, throughplanned themed andinteractive areas, by the skilfuland innovative interpretationof renowned celebritiesthrough wax figures. Thevisitors will be encouraged tointeract with the life-likefigures of the celebrities,which marks the uniqueness ofthe wax attraction.

Get set for a 'Grand meet' withInternational stars at Madame Tussauds

MUMBAI, SEPT 14

Country’s GDP is likely toremain below 6 per cent inthe second quarter of 2017-18 owing to mutedagriculture growth andsluggish performance ofmanufacturing and miningsector, says a SBI researchreport.The GDP stoodat athree year low at 5.7 per centfor April-June quarter of2017-18, which the reportsaid has raised concernsabout the annual GDPnumbers for the fiscal.Whileit has estimated GDPnumbers to remain muted atsub-6 per cent for the July-September quarter, the thirdand fourth quarter growth isexpected to be below 6.5 percent.“Second quarter growthnumbers are likely to bemuted, almost like the firstquarter numbers (below 6 percent), and the reasons aremany,” the ‘SBI Ecoflash’report said.“The support that first quartergot from trade, hotel,transport and publicexpenditure will not be therein the second quarter,” itadded.Further, the reportnoted the agriculture growthis expected to be muted asrainfall in the first threemonths of monsoon washugely deficit in keyfoodgrain producing states

like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,Haryana, and MadhyaPradesh and there wassluggish growth inmanufacturing and miningsector.“July IIP (index of industrialproduction) data shows thatproduction was particularlyweak in consumer durablegoods,” the report said.As per the document, India’sexports growth has startedcoming down again afterpicking up for a few initialmonths in this calendar year.It noted that exports havestarted their downwardtrajectory from May.“For example, if we look atUS imports of textiles andapparels it has grown 30 percent between April 2017 andJuly 2017. However, Indianexports of apparel and textileto the US in July remained atthe same level as in Aprilwith modest increase inquantity,” the report said.“But the month of June saw adip in both quantity as well asvalue. This is perhaps due touncertainty before GSTwhich is likely to reflect incoming quarter as well,” itadded.As per the report highworking capital requirementin the GST regime (based onprinciple of refund) is hurtingthe small manufacturers inparticular. PTI

GDP to remain below 6%in Q2 FY’18: SBI report

New Delhi, Sept 14The Income Tax

Department and the Ministryof Corporate Affairs (MCA)have signed a pact to regularlyshare data, including PAN andaudit reports of firms, to crackdown on shell companies, thegovernment said on Thursday.

The pact aims at curbingthe menace of moneylaundering, black money andmisuse of corporate structureby shell companies, a financeministry statement said.

The MoU for Automaticand Regular Exchange ofInformation between wassigned between the MCA andCentral Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) on September 6 andtook effect the same day, itsaid.Under the pact, taxauthorities will now relayaudit reports of corporates andspecific information fromtheir I-T returns along withPAN data to MCA.

Besides, financialstatements filed by corporateswith the Registrar ofCompanies, returns ofallotment of shares andstatement of financialtransactions received frombanks will now be sharedbetween the two departments.

“A Data Exchange SteeringGroup has also beenconstituted for the initiativewhich will meet periodically

to review the data exchangestatus and take steps to furtherimprove the effectiveness ofthe two agencies,” it added.

The MoU will ensure thatboth MCA and CBDT haveseamless PAN-CIN(Corporate Identity Number)and PAN-DIN (DirectorIdentity Number) linkage forregulatory purposes.

“The information sharedwill pertain to both Indiancorporates as well as foreigncorporates operating in India,”the statement said.

The data will also be sharedfor the purpose of carrying outscrutiny, inspection,investigation and prosecution.

The government hasalready said that over 1.06lakh directors will bedisqualified for theirassociation with shellcompanies.The MCA isin theprocess of cancelling theregistration of 2.09 lakhcompanies that have not beencarrying out businessactivities for a long period.

Besides, banks have beenasked to restrict operations ofthese companies’ bankaccounts by their directors ortheir authorisedrepresentatives.Followingderegisration of over two lakhcompanies currently there areabout 11 lakh companies withactive status. PTI

Shell cos: I-T Dept, MCAto share PAN, audit reports

NEW DELHI, SEPT 14

IT firm HCL Infosystems onThursday said its GroupChief Financial Officer S GMurali has resigned from thecompany.The company said DeputyCFO Kapil Kapur has beengiven the charge of CFOpost to ensure smoothtransition of duties.SG Murali, Group ChiefFinancial Officer hasinformed the company abouthis decision to relinquish thesaid position effectiveSeptember 15, 2017 topursue new careeropportunities,” HCL

Infosystems said in a BSEfiling. The Audit Committeeof the company has acceptedMurali’s resignation, whichwas also endorsed by theBoard of Directors, it added.Murali was associated withHCL Infosystems since April1, 2015.“The company has identifiedKapil Kapur, Deputy CFO tolead the function and ensurea seamless transition ofduties,” it said adding that heis working with the companysince April 1993.Shares of the company weretrading at Rs 49.50 apiece,down 1.3% from previouscslose on the BSE.

HCL Infosystems GroupCFO SG Murali quits

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