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NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, DEC 19

The Income Tax departmentMonday said that they areclosely watching thedoubtful cash transitions inJammu and Kashmir andthat many people are underscanner, against whom thedetails are being collected."We have decided to takeaction against tax defaultersin Jammu and Kashmirafter December 31 once theprocess for depositing oldnotes of Rs 500 and 1000 inbank accounts getscompleted. There are manypeople under scanner

against whom the detailsare being collected," one ofthe top officials of theIncome tax department told.The officials said that I-Tdepartment will know theexact number of taxdefaulters after December31 after which action will

be taken against them as perthe law. Sources said thatIncome Tax Department andsome Agencies are alsokeeping vigil on the roles ofsome bank officials inJammu, Srinagar, Anantnagand Baramulla and in someother districts of the state

who are suspected offacilitating bulk andimproper exchange of oldcurrency notes with largequantities of new currencynotes. Officials are alsoaware of some sort of nexusbeing run in Jammu andSrinagar for exchanging oldcurrency with newscurrency on 10-15 per centcommission in the marketalso.He said that there arereports that doubtful cashdeposits have been made inthe Jammu and Kashmirafter8th November whenthe demonetization wasannounced P2

Court extends JC of LeToperative till Jan 18NEW DELHI, DEC 19

A special court today extended till January 18the judicial custody (JC) of Bahadur Ali, aPakistani national allegedly working for terroroutfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.According to court sources, Ali alias 'Saifullah'was produced from Tihar central jail during in-camera proceedings before District Judge AmarNath who extended his JC.NIA had cited Ali's confessional video to claimthat the recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley hadbeen orchestrated by Pakistan-based LeT. Theunrest was triggered by the P2

Dubious cash transitions inJK under IT Dept scanner

Leh records coldest nightof season at -13.8°CLEH, DEC 19

Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmirrecorded the coldest night of the season as themercury there settled nearly 14°C below thefreezing point, even as there was slight relief inthe cold conditions at few places in the Valley.Leh registered the minimum temperature of -13.8°C, a drop of nearly two degrees from theprevious night's -12°C, an official of the METdepartment in Srinagar said.He said this is the lowest night temperature thetown has experienced so far this winter and Lehwas the coldest recorded P2

Massive hunt againstArmy convoy attackers SRINAGR, DEC 19

Security Forces (SFs) have launched a massivemanhunt, on December 18, against militants ofLashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for attackon an Army convoy at Kadalbal in Pamporearea on National Highway yesterday(December 17) in which three Army personnelwere killed and two others injured, reportsDaily Excelsior. Army assisted by Jammu andKashmir (J&K) Police and Central ReservePolice Force (CRPF) P2

NL CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, DEC 19

The Reserve Bank onMonday imposed stiffrestrictions on depositingmore than Rs 5,000 in thescrapped Rs 500 and Rs1,000 notes, mandating thatit could be deposited onlyonce per account tillDecember 30, that too afterexplaining to bank officialsthe reasons for not havingdone that so far.Stipulating that restrictiveconditions would also applyon the cumulative depositof such notes in a singleaccount when it exceededRs 5,000, the RBI saiddefunct currency up to anyamount could be depositedunder the new black moneyamnesty PMGKY scheme.

"It has been decided toplace certain restrictions ondeposits of SBNs into bankaccounts while encouragingthe deposits of the sameunder the Taxation andInvestment Regime for thePradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Yojana, 2016," theRBI said in a notification.Latest on demonetisationDefunct notes over Rs5,000:- Can now be deposited

only once per account tillDec 30- After showing reasons fornot doing so earlier- After questioning onrecord, in the presence of atleast 2 bank officials andafter receiving a satisfactoryexplanation.Use of junked Rs 500 andRs 1,000 notes allowed tillDec 30 for paying tax ondisclosures made under thetax evasion P2

Yet another curb on old notedeposits exceeding Rs 5,000

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, DEC 19

Several senior officers in theadministration have expressedresentment against the recentGAD postings and transfersand termed it as mere "pickand choose policy" to promotejunior officers and ignore themeritorious ones.Informed sources revealedthat the recent governmentorder in which some juniorlevel officers have been

promoted and posted at prizedplaces has not gone wellwithin the middle rungbureaucracy."This is sheer injustice. Theruling dispensation isadopting pick and choosepolicy. How can juniors beelevated and the deservingand meritorious ones are leftout.Government should notdiscourage officers by suchtactics instead should respect

the merit and seniority," said asenior most KAS officer. Forthe KAS Cadre which hasbeen already facing stagnationof career while many seniorpositions are vacant, thistransfer session had no meritas many lower rung officerswere posted as head of thedepartment and to other seniorposition while the seniorhands were ignored.Sources further disclosed thatseveral officers were upset

with the recent GAD order inwhich some junior officerswere promoted and posted attop administrative posts, andhave gone on the leave. "Yes,several officers have gone onthe leave. There is resentmentagainst such favoritism andpick and choose policy," saidanother officer.Without naming any officer,the sources told that if suchpractice won't stop, thegovernment will be literally

forcing the officers who arerunning the administration totake some extreme steps forwhich only he rulingdispensation will beresponsible.The officers who are angry atsuch moves have appealed theChief Minister MehboobaMufti to personally interveneso that time and again suchthings won't happen."We have no personal grudgewith anyone, but government

should respect the merit andpost and place officersaccordingly and not onfavouritism," they added.Meanwhile, Secretary GAD,Khurshid Ahmad Shah told alocal news agency that nofavoritism has taken place inthe matter. "It is the decisionof the government. Nobodyhas approached us with anycomplaints and there is noquestion of favoritism," hesaid.

'Middle rung bureaucrats not happy with recent GAD order'

'Action against tax defaulters after Dec 31'

Justice Kheharappointed CJI

NL CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, DEC 19

Justice Jagdish SinghKhehar, the second seniormost judge of the SupremeCourt, has been appointedChief Justice of India (CJI).He will be the first Sikh tooccupy the highconstitutional office. Hewill take over as the 44thCJI on P2

NL CORRESPONDENTSAMBA, DEC 19

3 terrorists had infiltrated intoIndia via a tunnel along the IB inChamliyal of Ramgarh sector onNov 29, but were killed by BSF.The operation by BSF wascarried out to locate and securecross-border tunnels used byterrorists to enter the Indianterritory and defuse improvisedexplosive devices. (Photo:Representational Image)

The operation by BSF wascarried out to locate and securecross-border tunnels used byterrorists to enter the Indianterritory and defuse improvisedexplosive devices. (Photo:Representational Image)Samba: A Night Vision Devicereportedly used by terrorists whowere killed by security forces lastmonth along the InternationalBorder in Samba district ofJammu and Kashmir has beenrecovered by BSF during acombing operation.The operation by BSF wascarried out to locate and secure

cross-border tunnels used byterrorists to enter the Indianterritory and defuse improvisedexplosive devices (IEDs).Three terrorists had infiltratedinto India via a tunnel along theIB in Chamliyal of Ramgarhsector on November 29, but werekilled by Border Security Forcesin an encounter."The area along IB where themilitants had entered andencounter took place wasploughed to find any tunnel orIED or grenades in Chamliyalarea," a senior BSF officer said.The step was taken to dismantletunnels, and defuse IEDs andgrenades the militants might haveleft out. A Nigh Vision Devicewas found from site of theencounter during digging, hesaid.The device reportedly belongedto the terrorists and was used bythem to locate their way and themovement of security forces.BSF had last month decided toscan the areas after they foundthat the terrorists had infiltratedvia a 70-feet P2

Night Vision Devicerecovered in Samba

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, DEC 19

With the governmentclaiming that risingliabilities of PowerDevelopment Department(PDD) in Jammu andKashmir was because ofpower thefts in the state, theState Advisory Committeeon power has said thatwidening gap in purchasingand revenue generation ofpower may lead todeterioration in the servicesof the department.The members of SAC havesubmitted a report to State

Electricity RegularityCommission where theyhave suggested that powerpurchase should berestricted to the earmarkedbudget and said PDD shouldincrease in tariff marginallyevery year to recover at leastthe incremental cost ratherthan increasing the tariff inone go at a later stage whichmay result in tariff shock tothe consumers.The members of the SACbelieved that the wideninggap in power purchase andrevenue generation may alsoresult in deterioration in theservices provided by the

PDD. The power liabilitiesof Jammu and Kashmir havegone upto hundreds ofcrores and has beenincreasing with each passingmonth.An official of PDD said theincreasing liability wasbecause of the shortfall inrevenue generation onaccount of collection ofpower tariffs against thepower purchases. "ThePDD has failed to meet itstarget of revenue collectionfrom the consumers. Thereis a widening gap betweenpower purchase bill andrevenue P2

Keep power purchases withinbudget: Advisory Panel to PDD

NL CORRESPONDENTDODA, DEC 19

Two police constables werecritically injured when theywere struck and ran over bya passenger bus inmountainous district Dodaon Monday.A senior police officer said,"The two policemen postedin Doda Police Line andthey were returning homeafter duty when the accidenthappened. Driver andConductor were under theinfluence of alcohol andstruck many other vehiclesas well."The injured cops were

identified as Satish Kumar(40) son of Sundar Lal ofSaheja-Doda and RajKumar. They were posted ascook in Superintendent-Headquarters, Doda."Due to critical condition ofSatish Kumar, the doctorshave referred him toGovernment MedicalCollege (GMC) Hospital,Jammu for improvedtreatment. Another injuredcop is admitted in districthospital, Doda and hiscondition is stable." theofficer added.He further added, "Thedriver and conductor wereescaped P2

Bus runs over twocops in Doda

NL CORRESPONDENTMUMBAI, DEC 19

Banks can't turn awaycustomers depositing pre-2005 currency notes,including the junked 500and 1,000 rupee bills, theReserve Bank said today.In a clarification, the RBIsaid these specified banknotes (SBNs) would alsoinclude pre-2005banknotes in thedenominations of Rs 500and Rs 1,000."Banks should acceptdeposits of pre-2005banknotes in thedenominations of Rs 500and Rs 1,000 under thescheme, but not reissuethese. These notes can beexchanged at RBI Officesonly," the RBI said in aclarification issued today.The RBI said it has beenreceiving queries as wellas complaints from publicfrom across the countrythat banks are notaccepting pre-2005banknotes.

With effect fromNovember 9, 2016,banknotes of Rs 500 andRs 1,000 were delegalisedby the Government withthe aim to discourageblack money hoarders aswell as to bring amajority of theunaccounted money intothe formal channel ofbanking.Public in general canexchange the pre-2005notes in their possessionat Ahmedabad,Bengaluru, Belapur,Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,Chandigarh, Chennai,Guwahati, Hyderabad,Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur,Kolkata, Lucknow,Mumbai, Nagpur, NewDelhi, Patna,Thiruvananthapuram andKochi offices of the RBI."This, however, does notimply that banks cannotaccept deposits of pre-2005 banknotes forcrediting to thecustomers' accounts," RBIclarified further.

Banks can't turn away customersdepositing pre-2005 notes: RBI

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, DEC 19

Governor N.N. Vohrahas given his assent tothe Jammu and KashmirPanchayati Raj(Amendment) Bill, 2016.A Raj Bhavanspokesperson added thatit was imperative to holdearly elections to thePanchayats, keeping inview the crucialimportance ofestablishing the threetiered framework ofPanchayati RajInstitutions in the Statefor securing effectiveparticipation of thepeople in the decisionmaking process and foroverseeing theimplementation anddevelopmentalprogrammes.It is pertinent to mentionthat the State, which lostpotential allocations andgrants in the past years,

shall lose resourcesupport of Rs. 3096crore during the 14thFinance CommissionAward period in theevent of non-conduct ofPanchayat elections.It may be recalled thatthe Governor, in recentmeetings with the ChiefMinister, has beenpressing for the veryearly conduct ofelections to both theurban and rural self-governing bodies. ThePanchayat elections arenow envisaged to beheld by March 2017.Considering the timeframe of theforthcoming electionsthe Governor has alsoconsented to the issueof the J&K PanchayatiRaj (Amendment)Ordinance 2016 toempower the StateChief Electoral Officerto conduct thePanchayat elections.

Governor assents to thePanchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill

NL CORRESPONDENTDODA, DEC 19

A group of US scientistspublished last year predictedthat there is a possibility ofmajor earthquake in J&K.Chenab valley has beenroutinely experiencing

moderate and low intensitytremors.A moderate intensityearthquake shookBhaderwah valley and partsof Doda and Bhalessa inJammu and Kashmir's Dodadistrict this morning,triggering panic among

people on Monday.The quake measuring 3.7 onthe Richter scale struck at6:31 AM, and was thesecond such tremor in over afortnight, Met officials said.The epicentre of the quakewas 7 km south east ofBhadarwah, the officialssaid.The tremor was also felt inadjoining areas ofBhaderwah valley, includingparts of Doda, Bhalessa andMatmat. Panic-strickenpeople rushed out of theirhomes in some areas of thepicturesque valley in theearly morning cold."We have P2

Moderate quake joltsDoda, no damage reported

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Dubious cash transitions in JKunder IT Dept scanner

by the Prime Minister. "I can say that Income tax department is

initiating examination of the accounts, where the cash deposits

have been done over 2.50 lakes including the accounts opened

under Jan Dhan Yojana," the official maintained.

He said that it has also been reported that various dubious

transitions have been carried by channelizing the money

transfers from one account to another account.

Sources said that Income tax department is also under

instructions from the central government to examine doubtful

accounts in Jammu and Kashmir with the banks were payment

beyond 2.5 laks have been deposited in cash including those

accounts, where such cash have been deposited under Jan dhan

yojna.

Sources said that a full report is being sought from banks on

anyone who has deposited more than 2.5 lakhs. "Any

investment that is not comprised of clean money is liable to be

under action by the Income Tax department. There is absolutely

no tolerance for black money and we will carry out any

investigation necessary," said one of the sources of IT

department.

Sources added that it was found over the last three weeks in

Jammu and Kashmir that huge amount of money deposited in

the bank outlets was in old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000

denominations, which raised eyebrows.

They said that it was suspected that some people were clearing

l stash of black money by replacing small denomination

currency with their demonetized currency at the end of each

day.

Sources said that the rough estimate of the total volume of the

deposits in different branches of all the banks operating in

Jammu and Kashmir was around Rs 7 ,000 crore.

Sources said that Intelligence Bureau, and Income Tax

Department have already deployed their men in different bank

branches to collect information on day-to-day basis.

The intelligence agencies believe that some people especially

in Kashmir division have roped in scores of their acquaintances

who deposit cash below Rs 2,50,000 each in their accounts to

escape the IT eye.

Court extends JC of LeToperative till Jan 18

encounter killing of a militant leader.

The agency claimed that since summer this year, the banned

outfit, with the "help of Pakistani forces deployed on the

border", pushed heavily armed terrorists into India with the

direction to mix with local people, create disturbance and

attack police and security forces.

NIA had earlier told the court that along with his associates, Ali

had planned terror attacks to "destabilise the security and

sovereignty" of India.

A fourth-class dropout, Ali, who hails from Jahama village of

Raiwind in Lahore, was arrested from village Yahama in

Mawar area of Qalamabad, Handwara, in North Kashmir on

July 25. The army had claimed to have recovered three AK-47

rifles, two pistols and Indian Rs 23,000 from his possession.

(AGENCIES)

Justice Khehar appointed CJI

January 4, succeeding Justice TS Thakur.

The appointment of Justice Khehar has been cleared by

President Pranab Mukherjee, an official announcement said

tonight. Outgoing CJI Thakur had recommended the name of

Justice Khehar for the post earlier this month. Under the

existing practice, the incumbent CJI recommends the

appointment of his successor.

Justice Khehar will be sworn in by the President on January 4

and will steer the destiny of Indian judiciary for about eight

months before retiring on August 27. He had become a judge

of the apex court on September 13, 2011.

Justice JS Khehar has headed two Constitution Benches of the

apex court, one that had revived the Collegium system of

appointing higher judiciary judges and the other that restored

the Congress government headed by Chief Minister Nabam

Tuki in Arunachal Pradesh.

He was associated with the impeachment proceedings of apex

court Justice V Ramaswami and Karnataka HC Chief Justice

PD Dinakaran.

He appeared as counsel to defend Justice Ramaswami, who

survived the impeachment proceedings in the Lok Sabha in the

1990s, before the Judges Inquiry Committee headed by Justice

PB Sawant of the apex court. As an apex court judge, he was

part of the judges' inquiry panel that had gone into complaints

of misconduct against Justice Dinakaran.

Born on August 28, 1952, he graduated in science from

Government College, Chandigarh, in 1974 and got the LLB

degree from the Panjab University in 1977. He completed LLM

from the same university in 1979, getting the Gold Medal for

having stood first in the university.

He was appointed as Judge of the Punjab and Haryana HC on

February 8, 1999 and as Acting Chief Justice of the same HC

twice, first on August 2, 2008 and again on November 17,

2009. He was elevated as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand HC

on November 29, 2009 and was transferred as Chief Justice of

Karnataka HC, where he assumed his office on August 8, 2010.

Bus runs over two cops in Doda

from the spot; however we have registered an FIR under

relevant sections in concerned police station. The vehicle has

been seized and investigation in this regard is on."

Yet another curb on old notedeposits exceeding Rs 5,000

amnesty scheme (PMGKY).

Under the PMGKY scheme, black money holders can deposit

unaccounted cash in account which will be subject to 50 per

cent tax and four-year interest free lock-in for the remaining 25

per cent of the amount.

The RBI said old notes in excess of Rs 5,000 into a bank

account would be received for credit only once during the

remaining period till December 30.

The credit in such cases would be afforded only after

questioning tenderer, on record, in the presence of at least two

officials of the bank, as to why this could not be deposited

earlier, and receiving a satisfactory explanation," it said.

The explanation, the RBI added, should be kept on record to

facilitate an audit trail at a later stage. An appropriate flag also

should be raised in CBS (Core Banking Solution) to that effect

so that no more tenders are allowed.

However, old notes up to Rs 5,000 received across the counter

will be allowed to be credited to bank accounts in the normal

course until December 30.

"Even when tenders smaller than Rs 5,000 are made in an

account and such tenders taken together on cumulative basis

exceed Rs 5,000 they may be subject to the procedure to be

followed in case of tenders above Rs 5,000, with no more

tenders being allowed thereafter until December 30," the RBI

said.

Moderate quake jolts Doda,no damage reported

been collecting information from all our police posts and also

from local sources since morning, but as of now, there is no

immediate report of any casualty or damage to property," said

Bhadarwah SP Sargun Shukla.

People of Chenab valley have been apprehensive of tremors

after a study by a group of US scientists published last year

predicted that there is a possibility of major earthquake in J&K.

"We are apprehending big trouble as tremors of moderate and

low intensity have become routine in Bhaderwah Valley for

some time now. But surprisingly nobody from administration

or any seismic expert seems to be remotely bothered to locate

the exact cause of these local earthquakes," said a social

worker, Imtiaz-Ur-Rehman Butt from Mohalla Sarafan,

Bhaderwah.

A tremor measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale had hit the area on

December 3.

Earthquake tremors measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale were

felt in the Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand yoo. The

earthquake hit the region at around 10 a.m.

Earlier, a medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.2 on the

Richter scale had struck the Indo-Nepal border in Uttarakhand.

Tremors were felt in parts of Uttarakhand, including

Champawat, Srinagar, Garhwal and Almora.

Keep power purchases withinbudget: Advisory Panel to PDD

generated from supply of electricity to the consumers," he said.

During the last one decade, government has spent Rs 22,000

crores on purchase of electricity despite there is a potential of

generation of 20,000 MWs in the state.

According to the official details, the PDD realized the revenue

of Rs 1527 in 2014-15 against the target of Rs 3508 crores.

The state purchased power of Rs 3000 crores during 2011-2012

and there was Rs 1993 crores power revenue deficit.

During 2013-2014, power worth Rs. 3870 crores was

purchased thus facing a power revenue deficit of Rs 2281

crores.

For 2013-14 the PDD had set revenue target of Rs 3344 crores

but realized the revenue of Rs 1714.

Night Vision Device

recovered in Samba

tunnel along IB in Samba district before being gunned down.

"We will scan the borderline to find if any more such tunnels

are in the area," the officer said.

Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontier, D K Upadhayaya

had confirmed on December 1 that the militants "had come out

to this side via a tunnel on the intervening night of November

28 and 29 in Chamliyal area."

Leh records coldest night ofseason at -13.8°C

place in the state.

Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a low of -

4.2°C, slightly up from the previous night's -4.9°C which was

the season's lowest.

The official said the sub-zero temperatures have resulted in

freezing of water supply lines in many areas of the Valley,

while fringes of several water bodies were also frozen.

Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir Valley, also recorded

the season's lowest temperature as the mercury settled at a low

of -3.8°C compared to -3.6°C on Saturday, he said.

The north Kashmir town of Kupwara recorded a low of -4.2°C,

up from -5°C the previous night, the official said.

Pahalgam health resort in south Kashmir, which serves as a

base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of -

5.3°C, slightly up from -5.9°C 24 hours earlier, he said.

The resort was the coldest place in the Valley.

He said the mercury at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in

north Kashmir, settled at a low of -3.5°C down from Saturday's

low of -3°C.

The minimum temperature in Kokernag town of south Kashmir

went down by 1.3 degrees to settle at a low of -3.6°C, which is

the season's lowest at the place.

The Meteorological Department has forecast light rainfall or

snow at isolated places in the state on Monday, but said the

weather would remain mainly dry over the next few days.

Massive hunt againstArmy convoy attackers

launched massive operations in South Kashmir against the LeT

militants responsible for the attack.

Meanwhile, the Border security Force (BSF) has recovered a

Night Vision Device (NVD) near Border Out Post Chamliyal of

Ramgarh Sector in Samba District during the search operation

on December 18, reports Daily Excelsior. According to official

sources, the NVD was found in the same area where three

Pakistani terrorists were neutralized by BSF who had managed

to sneak about 100 to 200 meters inside the Indian territory on

November 29 this year and where the Pakistani Rangers had

dug a tunnel from across the border also. Sources said the

device belonged to slain terrorists and it was being used by

them during night to locate the way and also the movement of

the security forces after sneaking inside the Indian Territory.

However, after the killing of all the three terrorists the device

was lying in the fields in the area and during the search

operations the BSF jawans located it today and seized it.

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2 CITY the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | December 20 | 2016

SRINAGAR, DEC 19

The Jammu and Kashmir

High Court has issued notices

to the state government and

private schools in a contempt

petition for not complying

with the previous orders

wherein the authorities were

asked to accord consideration

to 25 per cent reservation in

admission for

underprivileged students in

private schools of the state.

Issuing notices to the J&K

Government through the

Chief Secretary,

Commissioner Secretary,

School Education

Department, Commissioner

Secretary, Revenue

Department, and the

principals of private

educational institutions, the

High Court has directed these

respondents to file their

compliance report by next

hearing.

Disposing of a public interest

litigation filed by

Mohammad Ahsan Untoo,

the High Court had on May

12, 2016, asked the state

authorities to consider and

take decision on the

representation submitted by

the petitioner seeking

framing of a policy for

reservation of 25 per cent

quota under the Right to

Education Act, 2009, for the

students of underprivileged

class in all private schools of

the state and for formulation

of a comprehensive education

policy for the state within two

months from the date of the

order.

However, as stated by the

petitioner in the contempt

petition, despite the passage

of over six months, no steps

have been taken by the state

government respondents in

terms of the orders passed on

May 12, 2016.

HC notice to govt, private schoolson 25% quota for poor children

JAMMU: In order to carry out repair

work of conductor at location No.142-

43 near Khanpur alongwith other

routine maintenance works of

Transmission line and Grid Station

Jhajjarkotli, the shutdown of 132 KV

S/C Janipur-Jhajjarkotli-Udhampur

Transmission line is being observed.

During the shutdown, the power

supply being fed from 2x31.5 MVA,

132/33 KV Grid Station, Jhajjar Kotli

such as Katra, Reasi, Phalata, Jindrah,

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University,

Salal-I & II shall remain affected on

December 23 from 10 am to 2 pm.

Similarly, to carry out works by

Executive Engineer, Sub-Transmission

Division-II, Jammu, the shutdown of

33 KV Canal- Satwari line is being

observed. During the shutdown, the

power supply to Satwari, Nai Basti,

Ashok Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Digiana,

Airport, Satwari Cantt. Airforce

Campus and its adjoining areas shall

remain affected on December 20

from10 am to 1 pm.

Power shutdown

3 STATE the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | December 20 | 2016

A large number of National Health Mission

(NHM) employees from all over the State

under the banner of All J&K NHM

Employees Association today held protest

here at Exhibition Ground demanding

regularisation of their services. National

Health Mission (NHM) employees today

highlighted their demands. Rohit Seth,

provincial president of All JK NHM

Employees Association and senior leader

of State Government Employees' Joint

Action Committee, Subash Verma, said

that NHM staff is being ignored for many

years by the Health Department and

despite approaching to all the concerned

higher officers time to time for the

redressal of the genuine demands of the

employees, the authority concerned has

not responded. He said that their demands

are that all the employees who have

completed 5 years of service must be

brought on permanent establishment and

the rest of the staff be given equal salary at

par with permanent employees in reference

to the supreme court's verdict i.e. equal

pay for equal work till their regularisation.

He also said that the minimum 10%

increment should be given to all the NHM

staff yearly, transfer policy should be

framed for them and the benefit of

facilities like provident fund, maternity

leave, baby care leave, medical leave,

earned leave, medical Insurance, life

insurance, etc. should also be given to

them. He also stressed for paying Rs 6000

fixed salary to all the ASHA workers. Later

on the protesters started their march

towards secretariat which was foiled by

huge deployment of police.The association

warned the State Government to concede

the demands of NHM employees at an

earliest otherwise a similar mass level

agitation would be started all over the State

for which the Government would be

responsible.

NHM employees stage protest,demand regularisation

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

Power shutdownJAMMU, DEC 19

To carry out repair work of conductor at location No.142-

43 near Khanpur alongwith other routine maintenance

works of Transmission line and Grid Station Jhajjarkotli,

the shutdown of 132 KV S/C Janipur-Jhajjarkotli-

Udhampur Transmission line is being observed. During

the shutdown, the power supply being fed from 2x31.5

MVA, 132/33 KV Grid Station, Jhajjar Kotli such as Katra,

Reasi, Phalata, Jindrah, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi

University, Salal-I & II shall remain affected on December

23 from 10 am to 2 pm.

Similarly, to carry out works by Executive Engineer, Sub-

Transmission Division-II, Jammu, the shutdown of 33 KV

Canal- Satwari line is being observed.

During the shutdown, the power supply to Satwari, Nai

Basti, Ashok Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Digiana, Airport,

Satwari Cantt. Airforce Campus and its adjoining areas

shall remain affected on December 20 from10 am to 1 pm.

Thousands of casual

l a b o u r s / g o v e r n m e n t

employees/anganwari workers and

pensioners under the leadership of

their respective associations/unions

assembled in MAM Stadium,

Jammu and raised slogans in

support of their demands urging the

state government for immediate

settlement of the burning demands

of the state working class. A massive

protest was staged under the banner

of J&K Government Employees,

Casual Labours, Workers and

Pensioners United Platform

(JKGECLWPUP) to press the state

government for immediate

settlement of burning demands of

state working class which are

pending since a long and the state

coalition government has miserably

failed to uphold the commitment

with the most deserving lot of

casual labours of all the

departments numbering more than

60,000 despite assurances on the

floor of the house through press and

discussion with the representatives

of the working class.

While addressing the rally,

Mohammed Gafoor Dar convener of

the united platform, S. Kulwant

Singh, Com. Hari Singh, Tanveer

Hussain, Syed Gulam Rassol

Geelani, Abdul Ahad Bandroo,

Akhil Sharma, Rajan Sharma,

Rajinder Kumar, Nazir Ahmed

Molvi, Balbadar Raj, Puneet

Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Bhanu

Partap Singh, Subash Chander,

Barkat Ali, Ratna Devi, Swarna,

Vijay Kumari, Tripta Ji, Shazia

Akhter, and others warned the state

government not to test the patience

of state working class particularly

most poor class of casual labours

of all the departments including

anganwani workers and helpers

who are suffering badly for their

regularization policy and

pending wages and declared that

the next program of the united

platform will be announced

through a press conference

before coming budget session.

JKGEUP holds protest, project demands NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

A large number of activists

of J&K United School

Teachers Association

(USTA) under the leadership

of Hari Singh, Provincial

President assembled at Press

Club Jammu and staged a

massive protest to focus on

the following long pending

demands.

The demands for which they

were staging protests were

release pending 5-10 months

salary, 4,h & 5 installment

arrear of 6 pay commission

and DA arrear of

teachers/masters working

under SSA, release pay

arrears of regularized Ret

teachers converted from EV

w.e.f June-201 3 to Feb-

2014, release salary of newly

appointed Teachers working

against shifted posts w.e.f

Jan-2016 to till date in

District Kathua and others.

While addressing the

protestors, speakers strongly

condemn the State

Government over the

lackadaisical and non serious

attitude towards the just &

genuine long pending

demands of teaching

community. It is highly

deplorable that the salaries

of tepchers are not being

released in time and delayed

inordinately for months &

even years together for

defeating the purpose for

which these salaries are

meant, Moreover when the

centre and some State

Governments have released

the new pay scales

recommended by 7* pay

commission, certain

categories of teachers in oür

State are yet to receive the

arrear of 6,h pay

commission.

USTA condemns the

authorities in strongest

possible words for not

modifying the transfer orders

of those Masters who were

previously working in far-

flung and tedious areas far

away from their residences

and once again hit by

irrational & illogical orders

made before the ban on

transfers.

JKUSTA holds protest in favour of demands NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

Jammu and Kashmir

Freedom Fighters

Association (JKFFA) on

Monday paid floral tributes

to army personnel who

sacrificed their lives for the

sake of nation while on

duty.

Association also

remembered Shaheed

Ashfaq Ullah Khan, a

martyr who worked along

with Netaji Subash

Chander Bose and a

colleague of late Madan

Mohan Malvia, in a

function held on his 89th

Death Anniversary at

Dogra Shaurya Sthamb,

Amphalla, here.

The programme was

organised under the

chairmanship of JKFFA

President Ved Gandotra.

The Indian soldiers were

martyred while militants

attacked on their convoy at

Pampore in Srinagar

yesterday.

Speakers expressed their

anguish over the cowardly

act of Pak sponsored

militant groups.

A two-minute silence was

also observed in the

memory of all those who

sacrificed their lives for the

sake of nation.

Paying tributes to Ashfaq

Ullah Khan, the members

highlighted his life history

who in a small span of life

served the country. He was

born in 1900 and was

hanged by the British in

1927.

The members appealed to

the people to shun love for

money and struggle for

maintaining integrity and

sovereignty of the nation.

Tributes paid to Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah KhanNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

World War II

Veteran passes away Jammu, Dec 19

Sant Mehar Singh was a

World War II veteran

who served with Royal

Corps of Signals and

passed away on 15

December 2016. Sant

Mehar Singh joined the

Royal Corps of Signals

in 1942 and worked as a

Despatch Rider. He saw

operations in Imphal

and 1947-48 war. In one

of the operation Sant

Mehar Singh alongwith

three other colleagues

trekked through deep jungles to establish contact with

garrison of Bagh which was finally saved and 50,000 lives

were saved. In 1948 Mehar bid good bye to uniform and

in 1954 laid the foundation of Nirmal Kutia Ashram in

Batote. The message of brotherhood and spirituality for

which he strived earned him a large number of followers

and admirers. Sant Mehar Singh had also laid the

foundation of Sarv Dharm Sthal at Dharmund. The sant

will be remembered for his contribution to the Army and

state of Jammu & Kashmir for his spiritual and peaceful co

existence.

ICAI hosts Sub

Regional ConferenceJammu, Dec 19

J&K Branch of Northern India Regional Council

(NIRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of

India (ICAI) hosted a Residential Sub Regional

Conference from 17th to 19th December, 2016 at

Hotel Patnitop Heights, Patnitop (J&K). CA.

Rajender Arora, NICASA Chairman, CA. Nitin

Kanwar, Treasurer, NIRC of ICAI were the guest

speakers on the occasion.

In the 1st Technical Session, C A Rajender Arora,

NICASA Member, deliberated in detail about the GST

Act and opportunities available for professionals

under GST. In the 2nd Technical Session, CA. Nitin

Kanwar, Treasurer, NIRC of the ICAI dwelt upon the

topic of demonetization. He deliberated in detail about

the various important provisions of the law & the rules

framed there under. CA Ashwani Khajuria, Chairman

of J&K Branch of ICAI, also deliberated on the

scheme and further emphasized the role of Chartered

Accountants in creating the proper awareness of the

scheme.

CA. Sumit Garg, Secretary, NIRC of the ICAI, CA.

Rakesh Makkar NICASA member ICAI along with

Other Office bearers of NIRC of the ICAI were also

present on the occasion.

CA. Ajay Gupta, Secretary, J&K Branch of NIRC of

the ICAI, delivered the inaugural address & welcomed

the guests

CA Anish Abrol, Executive Member, J&K Branch of

the ICAI, conducted the proceedings during the

Technical Sessions. CA. Shalay Razdan, Executive

Member, J&K Branch of NIRC of the ICAI presented

the vote of thanks.

Balwinder Singh, convener

Sangarsh RTI Movement,

who is also the State

Coordinator of Association

for Democratic Reforms

(ADR) along with Deepak

Sharma of Sangarsh RTI

Movement today appreciated

the central government for

cracking down heavily on

the black money hoarders in

the country.

In a press conference held

here today wherein activists

urged upon the government

to make the politicians also

accountable by honestly

scrutinizing their assets

which has been increased

many folds, by applying the

same yardstick as has been

applied to a common man.

Sharing the analysis done by

Association of Democratic

Reform (ADR) regarding

assets comparison of re-

contesting MLA's in the

State Assemble Election held

in 2014, the activists said

that ADR has analysed the

data of 45 re-contesting

MLA's on the basis of the

assets detail given by them

in their Sworn-in affidavits,

submitted to the Election

Commission at the time of

filling the nomination forms

during 2008 and 2014

Assembly Election, which

are also available of ECI

website www.eci.nic.in.

As per the data analysed, the

average assets of 45 re-

contesting MLA's in 2008

Assemble Election was Rs.

1.49 crore whereas in 2014 it

rose to 3.10 crores , thereby

making an average asset

growth of Rs. 1.60 crore.

Sharing the asset details of

top 10 re-contesting MLA's

who recorded the highest

growth in their assets during

their six years term as MLA

from 2008 to 2014, the

name of Taj Mohi-ud-Din of

Congress figured at top with

an increase of Rs. 18. 31

crore (1637% increase) ,

followed by Dr. Bashir

Ahmed Shah of PDP with an

increase of Rs. 8.82 crore

(834% increase), Abdul

Gaffar Sofi of PDP of Rs.

4.17 crore (49% Increase),

Mohd. Akbar Lone of

National Conference Rs.

4.11 Crore (117% increase),

Mubarak Ahmed Gul of

National Conference with

Rs. 3.59 Crore (640%

increase) and others.

RTI activists urge ITD to scrutinize assets of MLAsNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

Opposition National

Conference working

president Omar Abdullah

today claimed that there

has been complete

breakdown of

administrative order and

machinery in the state as

the PDP-BJP coalition

Government's existence

had been restricted to

"mere photo-ops and press

statements". In the absence

of any visible and tangible

work being done on the

developmental front for the

past two years, the PDP-

BJP Government has

stooped to the level of

vandalising existing

foundation stones of

projects started during the

tenure of the previous

Government, only to be

replaced by new

foundation stones with the

names of their ministers,"

he alleged.The former

chief minister was

addressing his party

functionaries at Beerwah

in central Kashmir's

Budgam district after

reviewing development

activities in his

constituency. Omar said he

has released an amount of

Rs 5.5 crore from his

' C o n s t i t u e n c y

Development Fund' in

Beerwah segment so far for

work on roads, healthcare

infrastructure, electricity

infrastructure and

assistance provided in

various other fields of

essential public service.

He said the administration

should serve the people of

every constituency of the

State without any

prejudice or bias. My

efforts to see Beerwah

develop into a model

constituency will never

cease and as the local

elected representative, I

will continue to strive and

struggle for Beerwah's fair

share of developmental

funds and projects, Omar

said. (AGENCIES)

Complete breakdownof administrative

order in J&K: OmarNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti

has asked the planners and project

developing agencies to preserve the

cultural ethos and heritage value of

Jammu and Srinagar cities while

formulating and executing projects

for the expansion and infrastructure

development in these cities.

The Chief Minister was interacting

with officers of Housing & Urban

Development Department after

reviewing some development

proposals for these two cities.

The Chief Minister asked the

planners to ensure creating more

green space in these two cities

besides walkways and solid waste

management plants so that the

developing needs of future times go

in sync with Nature and clean

environment.

The Chief Minister was informed

that 80 sub projects under 13

categories have been envisaged for

the development of these two cities.

Among the key interventions of

area based development (ABD) in

Jammu include heritage and

tourism promotion, improved

Urban Mobility (incl. NMT and

pedestrianization), Smart utilities

management, innovative use of

public spaces, improvement of

drainage, sewerage and sanitation,

digital infrastructure, core city area

improvement and urban

redevelopment projects.

For the development of Srinagar

city the components of ABD

include Jhelum Waterfront

Rejuvenation, Baba Demb Lake

Revival, heritage discovery and

Restoration (incl. heritage

walkways and pedestrian trails),

upgrading historic markets

(MaharajGunj, BohriKadal,

ZainaKadal), Artisan cluster

development, hospitality &

commercial development, city

beautification and urban renewal,

urban mobility, smart utilities

management, sewage and sanitation

and Solid Waste management.

Take care of heritage while doing projects for Sgr, Jammu: CMNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

On the directions of the

Director Health Jammu Dr

Gurjeet Singh, the School

Health section of the CMO

Jammu today organized

one-day health check-up

camp in the premises of the

J&K Samaj Kalyan Kendra,

near Shahidi Chowk Jammu

for the deaf and dumb

students.

The NGO runs a school for

speech & hearing impaired

children of the State whose

are provided education

including vocational

training free of cost.

A team of doctors headed by

Dr. Shahid Hussain Medical

officer today examined 95

students and provided free

medicines where ever

needed. The check-up

included general health

examination, dental care

and eye sight. Dr Ritu Chib

and Dr Sukriti, both Dental

Surgeons were the part of

the team besides

o p h t h a l m o l o g i c a l

technicians.

The Controller Drugs, Ms

Lotika Khajuria, on the

request of the President,

Samaj Kalyan Kendra K B

Jandial, has agreed to

provide nutrient

supplements through some

pharmaceutical companies

for these students for their

healthy growth.

Jandial thanked the Director

Health Services Jammu for

organizing first ever Health

Camp for specially

challenged children and

hoped that such camps

would be held at bi-

annually.

Among the members of the

Executive Committee of the

NGO present on the

occasion besides the

President were V K Vaid,

Prem Gupta, B K Raina, H

N Raina and M N Sharma.

4 HILL DISTRICT the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | December 20 | 2016

NoticeI, Rinku Kumar S/o Sh.

Sindure Singh R/o

Dansal, Tehsil & Distt

Jammu, have lost my

driving license. Now, I

am applying for the

duplicate of the same.

Objection, if any, may

be conveyed to the

ARTO Jammu within 7

days after the

publication of this

notice.

Minister of State for

Education, Technical

Education, Culture,

Tourism, Horticulture,

Floriculture and Parks, Priya

Sethi has said that Shiv

Khori Ropeway project

would give a fillip to

tourism and economy of the

state and will increase the

tourist footfall in the region.

The Minister said this after

inspecting the proposed site

of the ropeway project at

Kotla in Reasi today.

Deputy Commissioner Reasi

Ravinder Kumar

accompanied the Minister

during her visit.

Speaking on the occasion,

Priya Sethi said the ropeway

project will add a new

feather in the cap of tourism

sector in the state.

Responding to the demand

of the locals, Priya Sethi

said assured them of early

completion of the project

and asked the Deputy

Commissioner to complete

the process of acquiring land

for the same at the earliest.

Earlier, the Minister held a

meeting with the district

officers and reviewed the

achievements registered by

various departments.

Detailed deliberations were

held on black-topping of

Kanda to Ransoo road,

establishment of taxi stand

at Ransoo, development of

parks at Ransoo- the Base

camp of Shiv Khori shrine

and others.

Priya Sethi also listened to

the problems of the people

of the area in a public

grievance redressal camp

organized at Kotla where

people apprised her about

their problems and also put

forth their demands

including blacktopping of

Kanda to Kotla road,

sanctioning higher

secondary school for

Ransoo, augmenting

drinking water in Kotla and

adjoining areas. The

Minister asked the officers

to organize Mobile schools

for the children of Gujjar

community.

Among others, SSP Reasi

Tahir Bhat, Joint Director

Floriculture Pran Dullo,

CEO Vinod Kumar Soni,

Executive Officer SKSB

Mahesh Sharma, Executive

Engineers PWD, PHE,

PDD, AD Tourism Katra

Umesh Shan and other

district officers were present

on the occasion.

'Shiv Khori Ropeway Project toincrease footfall of tourists'

NL CorrespondentReasi, Dec 19 Chairman, Jammu and

Kashmir Legislative

Council, Haji Anayat Ali and

Minister for Public Health

Engineering (PHE),

Irrigation & Flood Control,

Sham Lal Choudhary

Monday directed the

concerned officers of PHE

Department to take

immediate steps for clearing

the liabilities under various

schemes and programmes.

These instructions were

passed to the officers during

a joint meeting convened by

Chairman and Minister to

discuss the important issues

relating to district Kargil.

The Minister directed the

concerned to identify

projects under Desert

Development Programme

(DDP) and National Rural

Drinking Water Programme

(NRDWP) to improve the

drinking water infrastructure

and providing potable water

to the uncovered areas in the

district.

Threadbare discussion was

held on the overall drinking

water scenario and ongoing

PHE schemes including,

purchase of Water Tankers,

installation of Hand Pumps,

release of wages to the daily

wagers and casual labors

working in PHE

Department. The Chairman

directed the executing

agencies to gear up the field

functionaries to speed up the

pace of work on all ongoing

works under different sectors

and complete them in

stipulated time frame.

Haji Anayat Ali observed

that in Kargil and Zanaskar

all sources of water get

frozen during the winter and

the tanker service remains

the only alternative for

supply of water in the

Division. He stressed the

need for purchasing

adequate number of tankers

to meet the requirement.

Chief Executive Councilor,

LAHDC, Kargil Kachoo

Ahmad Khan, Legislators

Haji Asgar Ali Karbali, Syed

Mohammad Baqir Rizvi,

Executive Councilors of

LAHDC Kargil, Secretary

PHE, Irrigation and FC,

Sanjeev Verma, Deputy

C o m m i s s i o n e r / C h i e f

Executive Officer, LAHDC

Kargil Gulzar Hussain and

other senior officers of

various departments

including PHE and Council

Secretariat were present in

the meeting.

Status of PHE schemes reviewedNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

DGP reviews police functioning JAMMU, DEC 19

Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar has

said that policing at grass root level in the State would be

revamped to enhance proficiencies of cops and to develop

confidence in public. He said that strategies would be

revisited to further strengthen the police-public relations for

achieving better results.

While addressing meetings of police officers at Doda and

Kishtwar today, the DGP said that besides fighting

terrorism, it is priority of the force to enhance the

professional capabilities to ensure rule of law in the State.

Community policing is mandatory to boost public

confidence which would help in fighting against crime and

social evils, he added.

Referring to the criminal activities, DGP stressed upon the

officers to brace up with a missionary spirit to fight against

drug abuse and other social evils from the society which are

the big challenges of the present time. Urging for better

policing, Rajendra said that public grievances at grass root

level need to be dealt on priority and patiently, adding that

people have great expectations from JKP being first

respondent to their problems. Public service is our prime

concern and we have to remain vigilant at all times for helping

of people, said Mr. Rajendra. The IGP Jammu Zone, Danish

Rana gave a detailed briefing about the security situation in

twin districts, followed by power point presentations by

Range DIG and District Superintendents of Police. Among

others, the durbars and meetings were attended by DIG, Doda

Range, Nissar Ahmed, SSsP, Zahid Naseem Manhas, Sandeep

Wazir, Addl.SsP, Abdul Qayoom, Vinay Kumar, SDPOs and

other police officers of twin districts.

Committee constituted for ensuring

cent percent cable TV digitization UDHAMPUR, DEC 19

ADC Udhampur, Angrez Singh Rana today held a meeting

with all the Multi System Operators and Local cable

operators of the district and asked them to ensure 100

percent cable TV digitization in the district. During the

meeting, the ADC asked the cable operators to stop the

transmission of Analog signals and to completely switch

over to Digital Addressable System (DAS) by or before

December 31, 2016. He also constituted a committee

headed by ASP and other members including CEO

Municipal Council, District Information Officer and

Tehsildar for ensuring the process in the district.

People's Democratic Party District

President Doda, Shahab ul Haque

visited Panchayat Udayanpur of Block

Dali Udayanpur and interacted with the

people and listened their grievances.

Besides other party leaders he was

accompanied by District Youth

Secretary Tanveer Ahmed Indrabi and

Block President Mukhtiar Hussain

Natnoo, Block General Secretary

Amjad Hussain Molvi, Nadeem Sirwal

and Block Vice President Molvi

Attaullah .

During the tour people raised several

demands and problems being faced by

them. The issues raised by the people

included improvement of roads, better

drinking water and electricity supply.

While talking to people Shahab said

that state government under the

dynamic leadership of Chief Minister

Mehbooba Mufti is committed to

provide better basic services to the

people of far-flung areas with focus on

education and healthcare. He said that

government is working under well knit

program to improve every nook and

corner of the state. He assured the

people that their genuine demands

would be brought into the notice of

concerned authorities for their early

redressal.

Later, a workers meeting was held at

Village Damsi in the house of Block

Secretary Abdul Ahad Dar where on

demand of workers Molvi Abdul Latief

was nominated as Halqa President of

Panchayat Udayanpur.

PDP leader takes stock of people's problemsNL CorrespondentDoda, Dec 19

In a noble initiative, Army

based at Kishtwar organised

a "Run for Fun" and

Afforestation Drive at

Chhatru on 18 December

2016. The event was

coordinated alongwith the

civil administration wherein

the DC, SSP, and DFO

Kishtwar participated

alongwith prominent

citizens. The event

witnessed a huge turn around

of 700 participants with a

mix of old and the young. The Cross Country included

8 KM run for open category

and 3 KM run for the Senior

Citizens, ladies and children

of Chhatru, Mughal Maidan,

Chingam and nearby

villages. An afforestation

drive was also organised by

the Army to spread

awareness amongst locals of

Chhatru towards the

importance of greenery and

afforestation. The event was

another step towards

creating awareness amongst

the locals, to contribute in

improving the environment.

On culmination of the grand

event prizes were given

away to the winners of the

Cross Country. The local

population was

complimented for

participating in such a large

number in a drive towards

"healthier self and greener

environment".The event also

witnessed culmination of

welding cadre organised by

the Army based at Chhatru

wherein, 25 youth were

trained for over three weeks .

They were issued certificates

for welding course. These

courses will definitely assist

in seeking self employment

and assured source of

income for the unemployed

youth of the area.

Army organizes 'Run for Fun'

NL CorrespondentKishtwar, Dec 19

Health Camp for Deaf & Dumb students organizedNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

Army organized a lecture on

"Prevention Against Cold"

at Government Middle

School, Baisali in Rajouri

District, today. The lecture

was aimed at increasing

awareness regarding

various health issues arising

due to seasonal changes and

the on winter months. The

lecture was delivered by the

Medical Officer of local

ArmyBattalion. The people

were sensitized about health

problems like respiratory

diseases, skin problems,

chilblains and other illness

due to extreme cold

weather. The doctor also

explained various

preventive measures to keep

such diseases at bay. Public

was also made aware of

small measures that can

help in boosting their health

in winters. The Army doctor

interacted with the locals

and answered all the queries

related to health issues.

Large number of locals

from all social strata took

advantage of this propitious

opportunity and attended

the lecture with full zeal and

enthusiasm. The locals were

grateful for the awareness

provided by theArmy which

will go a long way in

prevention of winter borne

ailments.

Lecture on 'Prevention

Against Cold' heldNL CorrespondentRajouri, Dec 19

An eco-friendly food caféunder the name and style"Oh My Soup" started itsoperations in Kathua today.Dr. Bharat Bhushan,Additional DeputyCommissioner, Kathuainaugurated the eco-friendlyfood café in the presence ofGopal Mahajan, Member,State Executive Committee,BJP, Gulshan Khajuria,Activist of Pitangali YogSamiti and Prithi Paul Singh,Nikku ,Former Naib

Sarpanch, Forlain Panchyat.Mr. Gaurav Gupta, theentrepreneur who hasopened the café told thatthey will use earthen

containers for serving thesoup, sandwiches, pastas androlls and no toxic materialwill be used in his enterprise.Dr. Bharat Bhushan, ADCcomplimented the youngentrepreneur who has comeout with very competitivepricing and hoped that theeco-friendly practices areadopted by all the FoodBusiness Operators. A largenumbers of youth and mediapersons were present on theoccasion.

5 STATE the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | December 20 | 2016

GOVT. OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

Office of the Superintendent Govt. I.T.I. Basohli/BaniTENDER NOTICE FOR RAW MATERIAL SESSION 2016-17

Sealed tenders duly affixed with revenue stamp worth Rs. 6.00/- are invited from theregistered/authorized/reputed Firms/Suppliers for procurement of Raw Material itemsfor use in various tradesof ITI Basohli & ITI Bani falling under different schemes viz. Normal, Self Finance & IMC for the Session2016-17 .The tender document having complete list of all raw material items along with detailed specificationscan be had from the Office of the Superintendent Govt. ITI Kathua either on cash payment of Rs.100 (Onehundred only)or by sending a bearer Indian Postal Order in the name of Superintendent Govt. ITI Basohli afterthe publication of tender notice in Newspaper. The tender document can also be down loaded from the websitewww.jkdte.org. Sealed tenders accompanied with CDR of Rs.1500 (One thousand five hundred only) pledgedto "Superintendent Govt. ITI Basohli"and complete in all respects should reach the office of the undersignedby or before 04-01-2017 up to 4:00 PM positively after which no tender shall be accepted.In case the last dateof receipt of tender is declared as holiday the tender shall be received on next working day. The Tenders shallbe opened on the day & date decided by the Purchase Committee of ITI constituted.Terms & Conditions:1. Rates quoted should be FOR Govt. ITI Basohli/ITI Bani2. The Rates shall be exclusively for Govt. ITI Basohli/Bani only3. The firms /Suppliers should possess valid TIN/CST/GST Nos and quote in the tenders4. The Rates quoted must be valid up to 31-03-20175. Downloaded tender document should accompany the Indian Postal Order.6. The tender document without CDR shall out rightly be rejected7. The Rates quoted should be without cutting & overwriting8. The items for which the rates quoted shall be of requisite quality and as per the specifications9. The Successful tenderer shall be bound to supply the material in full and not in parts and incase He/She failsto supply the material within specified period ,His/her CDR shall be forfeited10. The CDRs of unsuccessful tenders shall be returned.11. The Undersigned reserves the right to cancel or reject any tender any stage without ant notice

In the court of (Addl. Munsiff), SambaPresent : Junaid I. Mir

Sudesh Kumar W/o Late Sh. Yash Pal SharmaR/o Sangar Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba.(Plaintiff)

VersusVijay Kumar S/o Rattan ChandR/o Supwal Tehsil Vijaypur Distt. Samba.

(Defendant)

Civil original suit for declaration

NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLICIn the matter of: Civil original Suit for declaration to the effect thatthe plaintiff is legal heir of her deceased husband Late Sh. Yash PalSharma S/o Bagga Ram R/o Sangar Tehsil Bari Brahmana Distt.Samba who was unfortunately expired on 25-12-2014 while workingin Sun Pharma Unit-1 Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba and plaintiffbeing wife of deceased is entitled to claim all death benefits ofdeceased i.e. P.F, CF, Gratuity, Insurance, etc to be declared as suchwith consequential relief of permanent prohibitory injunctionrestraining the defendants from claiming himself to be the legal heirsof deceased Yash Pal Sharma and also restraining the defendantsfrom claiming aforesaid death benefits of deceased.

PROCLAMATIONWhereas above titled suit is pending adjudication before this courtand through the medium of this proclamation, public at large ishereby informed that if anybody has any objection with respect topassing of decree in favour of plaintiff by the undersigned, in thatevent, he/she/they shall appear before this court in person or throughauthorized agent and file the same on or before the next date fixed i.e.04-01-2017 Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday,then the matter shall be taken up on the next working day.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today on 19thday of December 2016.

(Junaid I. Mir)Addl. Munsiff,

Samba

In the court of Addl. MobileMagistrate (JMIC), Samba

Present : Smt. Swati Gupta

Mohan Singh S/O Sh. Karnail Singh R/o. Chachwal, Tehsil RajpuraDistrict samba

V/SINCHARGE Police Post, RajpuraApplication U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seekingdirections to INCHARGE Police Post, Rajpura to enter the birthparticular of applicant's child.

PROCLAMATIONWhereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this courtfor issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Post, Rajpura regardingregistration of birth particulars of applicant's child namelyMeenakshi Devi (F) D/o Mohan Singh & Monika Lalotra R/oChachwal, Tehsil Rajpura District samba in Police Post, Rajpura whowas born on 29-04-2004 at home and through the medium of thisproclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/haveobjection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file same beforethis court on or before 26-12-2016,failing which appropriate ordershall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declaredholiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 19th dayof December 2016.

Addl. Mob. Magistrate (JMIC),Samba

In the court of JMIC (Addl. Munsiff), SambaPresent : Junaid I. Mir

Ram Pyari W/O Late Sh. Dass Ram R/o Ward No. 13, Bari BrahmanaTehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba

V/SE.O Municipal Committee,Bari BrahmanaIn the matter ofApplication for Registration of births/deaths of:-Dass Ram (male) Date of Death 21-03-1994. At homeFather's Name: Chura RamMother's Name : Gula Devi

NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLICWhereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration ofdeath of above mentioned person R/o Ward No. 13, Bari BrahmanaTehsil Bari Brahmana Distt. Samba in Municipal Committee BariBrahmana and through the medium of this publication notice at largeand any other interested person is/ are informed that in case anybodyhas any objection in respect of aforementioned application thenhe/she/they shall file their objections in this court within 5 days fromthe date of publication of notice, failing which appropriate order shallfollow.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 19th dayof December 2016

Sd/-JMIC (Addl. Munsiff), Samba

In the court of JMIC (Addl.Munsiff), Samba

Present : Junaid I. Mir

Ghar Singh S/O Late Gura Ram R/o Kali Bari Camp Tehsil SambaDistt. Samba

V/SI/C Police Post, Rakh Amb TalliIn the matter ofApplication for Registration of births/deaths of:-Gura Ram (male) Date of Death 09-01-2000-01-1986. At homeFather's Name: Bhagu Ram

NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLICWhereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration ofdeath of above mentioned persons R/o Kali Bari Camp Tehsil SambaDistt. Samba in Police Post Rakh Amb Talli and through the mediumof this publication notice at large and any other interested person is/are informed that in case anybody has any objection in respect ofaforementioned application then he/she/they shall file theirobjections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication ofnotice, failing which appropriate order shall follow.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 19th dayof December 2016

Sd/-JMIC (Addl. Munsiff), Samba

In the court of Judicial Magistrate1st Class (Addl. Munsiff), Samba

Present : Junaid I. Mir

Ramesh Lal S/o Jalla Ram r/o Vill. Rarian,Tehsil Ramgarh Distt.Samba.

V/SS.H.O. Police Station, RamgarhIn the matter ofApplication for Registration of birth/death of:-Vishali Devi (Female) D.O.B.08-08-2008 at homeRadhika Devi (Female) D.O.B.16-11-2011 at homeFather's Name: Sh. Ramesh LalMother's Name: Smt.Rajni Devi

NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLICWhereas, an application stand filed in this court for registration ofbirth Vishali Devi & Radhika Devi both r/o Vill. Rarian,TehsilRamgarh Distt. Samba in Police Station, Ramgarh and through themedium of this publication notice at large and any other interestedperson is/ are informed that in case anybody has any objection inrespect of aforementioned application then he/she/they shall file theirobjections in this court within 5 days from the date of publication ofnotice, failing which appropriate order shall follow.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 19th dayof December 2016.

Addl. Munsiff,(Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Samba)

In the court of Chief JudicialMagistrate, Samba

Present : Deepak Sethi

Barat Ali S/o Shah Mohd r/o Pacholi, Tehsil Bari Brahmana DistrictSamba .

V/SS.H.O. Police Station PurmandalApplication U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seekingdirections to S.H.O. Police Station, Samba to enter the birthparticular of applicant's children.

PROCLAMATIONWhereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this courtfor issuing direction to S.H.O. Police Station, Purmandal regardingregistration of birth particulars of his children namely NaziaChoudhary (Female) & Shazia Choudhary (FeMale) both children ofSh. Barat Ali & Smt. Naseem Akhtar R/o Pacholi, Tehsil BariBrahmana District Samba in Police Station Purmandal who wereborn on 01-01-2011 & 02-03-2002 at home and through the mediumof this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/shas/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall filesame before this court on or before 24-12-2015,failing whichappropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date offixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the nextworking day.

Given under my hand and seal of this court today 17th dayof December 2016.

Chief Judicial Magistrate,Samba

In the court of Ld SpecialMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sunil Sangra

Davinder Singh s/o Sh. Thakur dass R/o Chak Gadhadar,Tehsil andDistrict Kathua.

V/s Chief Medical Officer, Kathua

In the matter of:- Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/DeathAct, seeking direction to the respondent to enter the Birth ofpetitioner's son namely Pukhu Ram S/o Lt.sh.Banku Ram R/o ChakGadhadar,Tehsil and District Kathua whose date of death is 25-05-1999.

*Notice to Public at Large*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court forissuing direction to respondent regarding registration of birthparticulars petitioner's son namely namely Pukhu Ram S/oLt.sh.Banku Ram R/o Chak Gadhadar,Tehsil and District Kathuawhose date of death is 25-05-1999.Whose date of death is 25-05-1999 at home. through the medium of this proclamation, generalpublic is informed that any person/s has/have to the same, in thatevent he/she/they shall file objection before this court on/or before26-12-2016, failing which appropriate order shall be passed. Takenotice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, the matter shallbe taken in the next working day.

SMM, Kathua

In the court of Ld SpecialMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sunil Sangra

Vijay Kumar S/o Lt. Sh.Madan Lal Kohli R/o Rakh HoshariRajbagh,Tehsil and District Kathua.

V/s Chief Medical Officer, Kathua

In the matter of:- Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/DeathAct, seeking direction to the respondent to enter the Birth ofpetitioner's son namely Swarna Devi S/o Lt. Sh.Madan Lal KohliR/o Rakh Hoshari Rajbagh,Tehsil and District Kathua. Whose date ofdeath is 08-12-2014.

*Notice to Public at Large*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court forissuing direction to respondent regarding registration of birthparticulars petitioner's son namely namely Swarna Devi S/o Lt.Sh.Madan Lal Kohli R/o Rakh Hoshari Rajbagh,Tehsil and DistrictKathua. Whose date of death is 08-12-2014at home. through themedium of this proclamation, general public is informed that anyperson/s has/have to the same, in that event he/she/they shall fileobjection before this court on/or before 26-12-2016, failing whichappropriate order shall be passed. Take notice that in case the datefixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the nextworking day.

SMM, Kathua

In the court of Ld SpecialMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sunil Sangra

Kuldeep Raj S/o Lt.Sh. Jai Ram R/o Rajbhag, Tehsil Hiranagar (A/P)Marheen and District Kathua.

V/s Chief Medical Officer, Kathua

In the matter of:- Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/DeathAct, seeking direction to the respondent to enter the Birth ofpetitioner's son namely Kuldeep Raj S/o Lt.Sh. Jai Ram R/oRajbhag, Tehsil Hiranagar (A/P) Marheen and District Kathua.whose date of death is 30-06-1990.

*Notice to Public at Large*Whereas petitioner has field the above titled petition in this court forissuing direction to respondent regarding registration of birthparticulars petitioner's son namely namely Kuldeep Raj S/o Lt.Sh. JaiRam R/o Rajbhag, Tehsil Hiranagar (A/P) Marheen and DistrictKathua. whose date of death is 30-06-1990. through the medium ofthis proclamation, general public is informed that any person/shas/have to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file objectionbefore this court on/or before 26-12-2016, failing which appropriateorder shall be passed. Take notice that in case the date fixed isdeclared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day.

SMM, Kathua

NoticeI, Rekha Rani Wd/o Army No.3986991Y Ex Naik Sh. Inder Paul R/oDarah,Tehsil Hiranagar A/p W.No.16 Shivanagar near tubewellKathua,Tehsil and District Kathua, going for the correction of mySon's name and D.O.B in Army record which has been wronglywritten as Gaurav Singh and D.O.B 13-02-1994 instead of GouravSingh and D.O.B 13-02-1995. Objection, if any, may be conveyed toconcerned authority within 7 days from the publication of this notice.

District Development Commissioner KathuaRamesh Kumar today visited the Basohli ArtCamp underway at Tourism ReceptionCentre Basohli. The Camp was jointlyorganized by the department of Tourism andLakahnpur Sarthal Development Authority(LSDA) in collaboration with the districtAdministration. The event attracted largenumber of visitors who evinced keeninterest in the art and exhibited work ofartists. While speaking on the occasion,DDC said that the aim of organizing thecamp was to promote famous Basohli art.Joint Director Tourism Visheshpal Mahajansaid that the motive behind organizing artcamp was to back the cause of restoring theglorious Basohli art. He added that Basohlihas immense potential of becoming a

famous tourist cum cultural hub andimportant steps are underway to increasetourist footfall in the area. Master artistsfrom Rajasthan and Himachal also exhibitedtheir artwork and shared their expertknowledge among participants. Earlier Students of class 6th to 10th fromdifferent schools of Kathua and Pathankotparticipated in painting competition inwhich Simran Prashar of DPS Kathuaclinched first prize and was awarded thecash prize of Rs 11,000. Divya Sharma ofDPS Kathua bagged second position andcash award of Rs 7000 and third positionwas bagged by Shivakshi Sharma of St.Convent School Basohli and was awarded acash prize of Rs 5000.Deputy Director Tourism Meenakshi Koul,SDM Basohli Dhirendra Kumar, CEOLSDA Darshan Kumar, CEO PathankotRajesh Kumar were present on the occasion.

DC visits Basohli Art Camp

NL CorrespondentKathua, Dec 19

ADC inaugurates Eco-Friendly Food CafeNL CorrespondentKathua, Dec 19

Sartaz holds public meetingKathua, Dec 19To strengthen the party at grass root level across theDistrict Kathua, PDP state secretary Sartaz Madniaddressed a mammoth public meeting at Kathua onMonday. During the visit, District PDP office was alsoinaugurated by Madni to proceed the party activities atdistrict level at Kathua. He exhorted party workers andpeople to work at grass root level for strengthening theparty through party programmes and policies. He said PDPis only the largest political party in the J&K that can workin the interests of the common people. Development of thestate is remarkable achievement of the party which is wellknown to the common man, he added. The programme wasconducted by the District party unit under the leadership ofDistrict president Surinder Singh.

Protest held against PHE DepttKathua, Dec 19Govindsar residents held a massive protestdemonstration against the PHE Department at Kathua onMonday. The protest was joined by large number ofpeople of Govindsar under the leadership of a renownedsocial worker, Sashi Sharma and raised slogans againstthe PHE Department. While expressing greatresentment, Sharma alleged that PHE Department isproved as total failure and unresponsive towards the longprevailing water crisis in the village due to which theentire village facing water shortage problems. They saidthat even after repeated requests, the concerneddepartment has done nothing concrete in this regard.They warned PHE Department that they will launch astrong agitation, if the concerned department failed toredress their issues at the earliest.

In order to get the templeland free from the clutchesof encroachers, a bigdeputation of villagePhalapur of TehsilHiranagar called onAdditional DC at his office

chamber, Kathua onMonday.While leading thedeputation, Babu RamBhagat and Balbir Chandapprised Additional DCKathua about the issue thata single person by force hasencroached a land of KabirMandir in the village and aboundary wall was also

constructed around the land.This land is of Kabir Mandirand no one can claim orencroach it but the singleman has committed thiscriminal act. It is urged tothe district administration totake a strong action againstthe encroacher and releasethe land.

Phalapur deputation calls on ADCNL CorrespondentKathua, Dec 19

No: ITI/BAS/2016/ Dt: 15-12-2016DIP/J-7400 dated 19-12-2016

Sd/-Superintendent

Industrial Training InstituteBasohli/Bani

Additional DeputyCommissioner Jammu, ArunManhas chaired a meetinghere today to reviewarrangements for Christmascelebrations. ADC stressedupon the concerneddepartments to work incoordination for makingadequate arrangements forChristmas procession on

December 22 and Christmasday celebrationsonDecember 25. ADC also asked Traffic department toensure hassle-free trafficmanagement while thePolice department was askedto make adequate securityarrangements. PDD andPHE departments wereasked to ensureuninterrupted power andwater supply on December

24th and 25th. He furtherasked Food, Civil Suppliesand Consumer Affairsdepartment to ensureavailability of sugar andother essentials at fair priceshops for the festival. SPCity North Vinod Kumar,Officers from JMC, PHE,PDD, R&B and Traffic andrepresentatives of variousChurches were present in themeeting.

Christmasarrangements reviewed

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Dec 19

Dr Shabir Choudhry (London)

Ihad a meeting with a Pakistani friendwho promotes politics of the left inPakistan. We knew each other by name

but it was our first meeting. As soon as I wasintroduced to him, he paid special attention to

me and said, 'It is an honour to meet you. I have read a lotabout you'.I said feeling is mutual; but I hope you have also heard somegood things about me, and not just the rumours spread bythose who promote policies of hatred and intolerance.He said don't worry about negative propaganda. Whenagencies, their agents and their proxies start a negativecampaign against someone it is acknowledgement that theperson concerned is an important; and that they regard himas a threat. It is because of fear factor they activate theirproxies to defame that person, otherwise no one has thatmuch free time to waste.He also enquired about my NADRA card. I told him that weare still waiting for them to furnish evidence against me inthe High Court. He laughed and said don't worry 'those youhave challenged are very good at fabricating evidence'.He further said: 'Doctor Saahib denial of the NADRA cardis a blessing in disguise. The officer who has blocked yourCard has done a favour to you. He must be your well wisher.Just imagine if your Card was renewed and you had gone toPakistan. Anything could have happened to you. Do youknow what happened to Saleem Shezad? He was picked upfrom a relatively safe town like Islamabad and from aresidential area. His battered dead body was found morethan 100 miles away from Islamabad. You live in a village.

How difficult was it to abduct a man from a village in AzadKashmir?'It was interesting to hear this perspective. His reasoning hadsome merit. Many known and unknown people are abductedby secret agencies and only a few lucky ones may see thesunlight again or return home in one piece. I appreciated hisanalyses and acknowledged that many of us didn't seethings from thins angle.He said, 'Let me give you another angle, and this happens alot in Pakistan. Your house or hotel where you stay could beraided, and later on police and secret agencies could claimthat they discovered so many lakhs of dollars, Indianrupees, Pounds, whisky, blue movies, guns, secretdocuments etc. Their version will appear in print andelectronic media again and again; and your version willnever be made public. It is sad that people have habit ofbelieving wrong things'.He was persuasive; and I was perplexed. I didn't know whatto say. A Pakistani journalist who was listening to ourconversation joined us and said: Once you had gone toPakistan, you would be at their mercy. It is clear that theydon't like what you do to expose them. I have also seensome of your TV programmes; and I know Pakistaniestablishment is really perturbed because you are openlynegating their stand on Kashmir and oppose militancy. InPakistan they can teach you a lesson. They could arrangean accident or a robbery in which you resisted and therobbers shot you. Because of the law and order situation,people would believe this; and even the British authoritiescould not have done anything to help you as accidents androbberies do take place in Pakistan. I said are you suggesting that I should not go to Pakistan

and Azad Kashmir even if I get the NADRA card. ThePakistani politician replied: It is entirely up to you to decide. The NADRA card theywill have to renew as they have no legal grounds to blockit; but they will delay it and drag you in courts as long asthey can. You have limited funds and they have unlimitedfunds and resources. Their propaganda machinery willdefame you, and they will spread rumours in circle of yourfriends and relatives to alienate you and to demoralise you.He paused for a moment and said Doctor Sahib I am also apolitical activist, a reformist and a progressive man. I havealso suffered a lot; and I don't want others to suffer like Ihave suffered. I am only advising you as a well-wisher. Iknow more about the Pakistani society and Pakistanipolitics than you do. I have experienced many incidentswhere perceived agents, rebels and radicals disappear fromface of the earth. Their love ones do not have the privilegeto even join their funerals or visit their graves because noone knows where they are buried. He further said they can get rid of you in a fake encounter.They can make a story that Dr Shabir Choudhry wasplanning a terrorist activity in Pakistan. His hide out wasraided on information of the secret agencies and in theencounter 5 terrorists and Dr Shabir Choudhry was killed.They will provide guns and photos of alleged terrorists aswell. He concluded by saying my advice is stay in England andbe grateful to the man who blocked your card. He has savedyour life. I may be wrong, but one way of analysing thesituation is that someone is promoting you. How silly ofthem to say in the High Court that Dr Shabir Choudhry isderailing the CPEC project. Is Dr Shabir Choudhry so

powerful and resourceful that he can derail a mega projectlike the CPEC which is protected by tens of thousands ofPakistani and Chinese army men?His analyses provided a new perspective to all of us.However, people present there were more interested inother issues facing Pakistan rather than a problem of oneAzad Kashmiri who was a victim of Pakistani secretagencies and his misguided countrymen.People can have more than one view on this topic. Thebitter fact of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute is thatwhereas both India and Pakistan are occupiers, but onlyIndia is perceived as a villain on Kashmir because ofhuman rights abuses; and Pakistan despite all the faults andhuman rights abuses has fooled people in name of Islam.Many people under the influence of the Pakistanipropaganda detest the view that Pakistan is an occupier.Because of the religious card people of Jammu andKashmir are bewildered; and only Indian abuse is taken asviolation of rights, and Pakistani abuse is convenientlyignored.

(Writer is a political analyst, TV anchor and author ofmany books and booklets. Also he is Chairman SouthAsia Watch and Director Institute of Kashmir Affairs)

Email:drshabirchoudhry@gmail.com

They will chargenation for stallingParliament!Parliament was a forum for constructive thought and

action. Today, it is a theatre and a mirror to thedecadence that has set in in our representatives who

revel in watching on TV their ridiculous performances ofshouting in the well of either House, walking out indramatic fashion and defying all norms of behaviour.The winter session of Parliament that ended on Fridayachieved virtually nothing and reinforced the growingpublic feeling that neither the Treasury benches nor theOpposition are keen on meaningful debates and orderly,business like conduct of proceedings. Gone are the dayswhenThis session offered a golden opportunity to theOpposition parties to put the Narendra Modi governmenton the mat on demonetization. Though the people at largewere willing to give the government time to put its acttogether, there was a general sense of shock over the lackof homework that went into the announcing ofdemonetization of high denomination notes of Rs 500 andRs 1,000.But the Opposition parties chose to stall the proceedingsin the first few days after demonetizations, wasting thechance to call the government to account. The result hasbeen that not only have the Opposition parties failed tocapitalize on the government's gross mismanagement butmost people are disillusioned with the Opposition fortheir failure to articulate their woes in the process ofchange. When the government was willing to debate theissue the Opposition was stalling parliamentaryproceedings because it wanted the debate to take placeunder a provision that required voting. One fails tounderstand what big difference it would have made to theOpposition if the debate had occurred under a non-votingprovision. Their voice would at least have gone across tothe people. But the reality was that there was confusion inthe Opposition ranks whether they must opposedemonetization itself or oppose only the way it was beingimplemented.As for the Treasury benches, they were perfectly happy ifno debate on the issue was held while they geared up toget over the cash crunch. With the leadership of theOpposition movement falling into the hands of Congressvice-president Rahul Gandhi, there was neither a well-thought-out strategy in place nor a coherent, well-coordinated stand which would carry conviction with thepeople. By the time the Opposition dropped its insistence ondiscussion under a voting provision, the Treasury bencheshad decided that there was prudence in stalling adiscussion and putting all the blame for a chaotic situationon the Opposition. Rahul Gandhi's tirade against thePrime Minister, accusing him of personal corruptionwithout actually coming up with any details or any proofof the alleged corruption further soured relations betweenthe government and the Opposition. It was now thegovernment's turn to act tough.The only legislation of consequence that could be passedin the winter session was the disability bill, whichconferred certain powers and privileges on thedifferently-abled. Though this was non-controversial,there was little by way of serious debate. Acrimonyensured that even the Goods and Services Tax (GST),which seemed a done deal when the earlier session ended,faced unforeseen roadblocks when it came to the statesapproving it. That GST would bring tangible benefits tothe economy was not enough for the lawmakers to setaside their bickering and hammer out the modalities.

6 OPINION the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | Dec 20 | 2016

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With Trump dialling Taipei, it's the righttime for Modi to reach out to Beijing's single

greatest adversary.

China regards itself as heir to the United States' status asthe world's leading superpower. Last week it flexed itsmaritime muscles, capturing an American sea drone in

international waters of the South China Sea.Washington, busy with the Obama-Trump transition, hastaken its eye off the ball. President Barack Obama, who handsover office to president-elect Donald Trump on January 20,2017, is busy accusing Russia of "interfering" with lastmonth's US presidential election.The White House issued a brief statement on the underwaterdrone, saying Beijing had agreed to return it. China said itwould do so after deleting the intelligence the drone'ssoftware had collected.Obama has weightier concerns. His own eight-year legacy isunder serious threat. Obamacare, which has given 20 millionuninsured poor (mainly black and Hispanic) Americansaccess to medical insurance, is likely to be repealed or at leastdrastically modified under a Trump administration.Obama's Middle East policy, meanwhile, lies in tatters. TheSyrian government has recaptured most of Aleppo which wasunder the control of US-supported rebels opposed to presidentBashar al-Assad since 2012. The siege of Mosul in Iraq andthe retaking of the Islamic State's de facto capital Raqqa areprogressing more slowly than anticipated despite US airpower. But Obama's biggest failure is not fixing America's complexgeopolitical relationship with China. Beijing has snubbedWashington across a range of issues. It has imposed itssovereignty in the South China Sea and challenged US seapower in an arc from the Indian Ocean to the East China Seanear Japan.It is Taiwan, however, which could be the litmus test in 2017of the edgy Washington-Beijing relationship. Trump'scontroversial 10-minute conversation with Taiwan presidentTsai Ing-wen was part of a choreographed strategy. Trumpknows that the two issues China is most sensitive to are Tibetand Taiwan, the breakaway island-nation Beijing regards assovereign Chinese territory.The US embraced the "one-China" policy in 1979. Since thenthe Taiwan issue has lain dormant. Taiwanese leaders over the

past 37 years tactically accepted the one-China policy. Since1979 no US president or president-elect has spoken to aTaiwanese president - until Trump this month.Tsai Ing-wen won the 2016 presidential election to becomeTaiwan's first woman president. She has since dilutedTaiwan's commitment to a one-China policy, refusing toaccept it on principle after she formally took office on 20 May2016.Trump has long identified China's hegemonistic ambitions asa threat to world peace. He recognizes that military oreconomic confrontation with China is impractical. Hence, theTaiwan card.After winning the US presidential election, among the worldleaders Trump spoke to was Tsai. The conversation had beencarefully planned. The Trump campaign team asked theTaiwanese leader to make the call. The message was directedat China: Taiwan was no longer taboo for the US.This reverses decades of US foreign policy which recognizesthe one-China framework. Washington broke diplomaticrelations with Taiwan under President Jimmy Carter in 1979.Tsai, however, has been careful not to antagonize Beijingbeyond a point. After her call to Trump, Tsai has maintaineda diplomatic silence.Not Trump though. "I don't know why we have to be boundby a one-China policy," he grumbled, "unless we make a dealwith China over other things like trade." It was typical"transactional" Trumpspeak.Playing HardballTrump's hardball tactics with China are of course neither newnor unexpected. He has called Beijing a currency manipulatorand threatened to impose penal duties on Chinese importsunless Beijing gives equal tariff treatment to US exports toChina.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely watching theTaiwan issue closely. With a mildly anti-China governmentnow in power after decades of pro-Beijing Taiwanesegovernments, Taiwan presents India an interestingopportunity.Since India and the US have established a close strategicpartnership, there are several options India can now pursue onTaiwan. Establishing closer economic and trade ties is one.Remember: Taiwan makes 80 per cent of the world'scomputer networks. It is an emerging technologypowerhouse. While diplomatic relations may not be feasible,Taiwan is also emerging as an attractive destination fortourists. A recent advertisement for Taiwan's increasingly

active tourism bureau in New Delhi targeting Indians saidbreathlessly: "No trip to Taiwan is complete without its hotsprings experience. Ranked among the world's top 15 hotspring destinations, Taiwan has a great variety of naturalsprings, including hot springs, cold springs, mud springs andseabed hot springs. Interestingly, a number of resorts offeryou the experience in your room itself with hot spring waterflowing straight into your bathtub!"All of this irritates Beijing which barely tolerates theinternational attention Taiwan has been receiving since thefeisty Tsai, a former university professor, took office sevenmonths ago.The Modi government has very few sharp weapons to combatChina's aggressive position on Jaish-e-Mohammed chiefMaulana Masood Azhar, India's membership of the NuclearSuppliers Group (NSG) and illegal Chinese-builtinfrastructure on Indian territory in Pakistan-occupiedKashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan.Taiwan is China's soft underbelly. With Trump likely toratchet up economic and diplomatic pressure on Beijing, thisis the right time for Modi too to play the Taiwan card.China has shown no remorse in abetting Pakistan-sponsoredterrorism. By blocking the United Nations' declaration ofMasood Azhar as a global terrorist, Beijing has displayedmala fide intent.China has consistently ignored New Delhi's warnings onviolating Indian sovereignty in PoK. There is no reason Indiashould hesitate to build closer economic and cultural ties withTaiwan.Meanwhile, those who believe Russia's recent closeness toPakistan, including its interest in the China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC), presages an inimical Russia-China-Pakistan axis are mistaken. Given Western sanctionsfollowing its annexation of Crimea, Russia may be dependenton China buying its oil and gas. However, a Putin-friendlyTrump presidency will repair US ties with the Kremlin tokeep it out of China's bear hug.If Modi recalibrates his China diplomacy, using Taiwanjudiciously, Beijing will be forced to rethink its cavalierdisregard for India's national interests in PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan.China is a geopolitical bully. Like all bullies, it will backdown only when you stand up to it.

(Biographer of Rajiv Gandhi and Aditya Birla. Ex-TOI &India Today. Media group chairman and editor. Author:

The New Clash of Civilizations)

Why Taiwan is China's soft underbelly - and that's good news for IndiaMinhaz Merchant

Proloy Bagchi

The e-mails had beengoing round and roundfor some time carrying

the supposed facts regarding thereasons for the sudden demonetization but onecouldn't really believe all that was conveyed inthem. True, Modi had in his election campaignassured that he would fight the menace of blackmoney and bring back all that was stashed awayin banks abroad. But, two and a half years hadgone by and yet nothing was seemingly movingon that front. He was, therefore, being baited andmocked at by the Opposition inside and outsidethe Parliament for his extravagant unfulfilledpromises. Perhaps, they were all wrong. It seemsto have always been at the back of Modi's mind,only he was waiting for an opportune moment.What the e-mails contained was indeed alarmingand, if things would have been allowed to be leftas they were the country would have been inserious trouble. There is a furor over theproblems created by demonetization of highvalue currency notes at every level of Indiansociety, more so for the poor and deprivedclasses. But, one cannot really imagine theconsequences had no action been taken on whatPakistan was plotting for economic and financialdestabilization of the country. A report in theHindustan Times (HT) on 10th December 2016carried some of the facts but not all the facts ofthe matter. According to it, Modi had said whilecampaigning in 2014 in Bahraich in UttarPradesh on the Indo-Nepal border that he wouldfight the ISI designs to destabilize this country.There was a specific reason for this statementand this was mentioned in the Hindustan Timesreport rather cursorily. The Police had in 2009

seized Rs. 4 crore in fake Indian currency notes(FICN) from the currency chest of a nationalizedbank. These notes were supplied to thenationalized bank by none other than theReserve Bank of India. The detection of FICN inthe currency chest of a nationalized bank was aserious matter. But the newspaper did not reporthow it was dealt with by the Reserve Bank or theCentre. This is where the newspaper became partof the secular press as it would have exposed theerstwhile Sonia Gandhi-led United ProgressiveAlliance government.The facts are contained in the e-mails that havebeen in circulation for some time. One did notpay attention as one thought it was probably aprank of Congress baiters. Now that the HT, anunabashed Congress supporter, has reported ithowsoever cursorily, it seems the whole thingwas true and very alarming and the congressgovernment at the centre chose to put a lid on it.It did not take any action and in bureaucraticrigmarole the matter seemed to have beensuppressed and buried.This is where these identical e-mails come inwhich tell the entire story and the hugeramifications in India of further lackadaisicalapproach to this sinister design of the ISI andPakistan government. The story ofdemonetization begins 2009-10 when seventy-odd nationalized banks along the Indo-Nepalborder were raided only to find counterfeitIndian currency notes and what was shockingwas these were supplied by the Reserve Bank ofIndia. That only meant that even the IndianCentral Bank had been compromised and it wascirculating FICN pushed into India by Pakistan.On inquiries by the CBI it was found that theFICNs were so close to the genuine currency thatan ordinary mortal could not detect it. It was only

some foreign labs which confirmed that thosenotes were fake. The minute detail that provedthat those were fake currency was reportedlyinserted only to distinguish them from genuineIndian currency notes.Investigations in the matter had proved that themischief was being done at the UK basedcompany De la Rue from which the RBI wasbuying 95% of the currency paper. The companywas also supplying paper to Pakistan.Blacklisting of the company reduced it tobankruptcy. Later printing of currency notes wasoutsourced to three foreign companies but soonthere was an anonymous complaint somewherein 2011 from officials of the Ministry of Financewho seemed to have said that it was not De laRue alone which was compromising the securityof the bank notes, other foreign companies alsowere doing the same. One does not know whataction was taken by the government but it seemsthis information was withheld from the Financeand Home ministries of Government of India.Sometime later, on Modi's initiative in 2015another foreign company - Louisenthal, aGerman company - was found to be supplyingcurrency paper to Pakistan which was printinghigh quality fake Indian currency notes andpushing them into India from all directions overland and by air. The Home Ministry barred itfrom selling bank note paper to the RBI.Pakistan had jacked up the printing of FICN andpushed them into India with vigour andconfidence that its economic and financialsabotage would go undetected.If one goes by what Gen. GD Bakshi, a securityexpert, has to say one would get an idea of theextent of damage that could have been caused byunchecked infiltration of FICN from Pakistan.He says that India had around Rs.16 trillion

worth of Rs 500/- and Rs. 1000/- currency notesin circulation. Pakistan was already printing 15trillion of these notes to smuggle them into India.Pakistan had established five sophisticatedpresses for the purpose. This, as Gen Bakshisays, would have "unhinged" the Indianeconomy with runaway inflation, steep price riseand unlimited terror funding.In fact, under these circumstancesdemonetization came rather late. Nonetheless, itcame before much damage could be done. Withthe ban on high value currency notes frequencyof terror strikes have gone down and the stone-pelters of Kashmir are out of business. Even theHurriyat which used to distribute (counterfeit)money received from Pakistan has now invitedtourists to visit Kashmir as it is fearful of losingrelevance in the absence of the old and now-banned high value currency notes. Even thePakistani kingpin of FICN committed suicidethe other day finding himself in a tight cornerafter demonetizations.It is unbelievable that Manmohan Singhs, RahulGandhis and Gulam Nabi Azads of Congresswere not aware of all these goings on. It is duringthe reign of the UPA-led government that theRBI was found to have been compromised. Onlythey did not take the serious breach of securityseriously enough. Now that Modi has caughtthem on the wrong foot they have raised merryhell and have disrupted virtually the entire wintersession of the Parliament. Even Rahul Gandhi,popularly known as Pappu, has been threateningof an earthquake were he to be allowed to speakin the Lok Sabha. He should thank his stars thatModi has been pretty decent about it and has sofar not made political capital out of the thengovernment's inaction subsequent to detection ofmajor security breach.

Denial of NADRA Card is blessing in disguise

Demonetisarion: Pak's Sinister Designs Forced Modi's Hands

Around 6000 studentstoday appeared in thescreening test for CM'sSuper-50 Coaching beingarranged by the EducationDepartment.According to DirectorSchool Education Kashmir,3625 students with subjectcombination of Physics,Chemistry and Biology(PCB) appeared in the firstshift of the screening test at

various centres across theKashmir valley.DSEK said that 2218students with subjectcombination of Physics,Chemistry and Math(PCM) appeared in thescreening test in the secondshift.Giving details the DSEKsaid that 774 studentsappeared in the screeningtest in both PCB and PCMstreams in Srinagar, 813 inAnantnag, 929 inBaramulla, 802 inKupwara, 555 in Kulgam,473 in Budgam, 507 inPulwama, 405 inBandipora, 328 inGanderbal and 257 in

Shopian.He said students fromvarious parts of Jammuregion and Kargil and Lehdistricts also appeared inthe screening test.According to DSEK, on thebasis of their performancein the screening test, 1200students will be short-listedfor coaching for CET,NEET, JEE and othercompetitive examinationsat Srinagar centre while 50students each will beshortlisted for coaching atdistrict centres.The results of the screeningtest will be announcedonDecember 24 while asthe registration of class

work will startfromDecember 26," DSEKsaid.Under the CM's Super-50Coaching programmelaunched by the EducationDepartment last year on theinitiative of the Minister forEducation, Mr NaeemAkhtar last year freecoaching is being providedto the students to preparethem for variouscompetitive examinations.Pertinently, several studentsfrom the CM's Super-50Coaching programme hadlast year qualifiedprestigious competitiveexaminations including JEEfor admission to IITs.

Skill Dev Prog inauguratedBANDIPORA, DEC 19District Development Commissioner Bandiporainaugurated a 5-day skill development trainingprogramme here today.During the programme, organised by Animal HusbandryDepartment Bandipora, trainees would be imparted dairyand poultry development training and necessaryinstructions to run their ventures successfully. Among others, Director Animal Husbandry, seniordoctors, trainees and other concerned were present on theoccasion.On the occasion, the DDC interacted with the traineesand asked them to take advantage of the trainingprogramme and avail benefits of various Governmentschemes related to the dairy and poultry sector.

Restrictions imposedaround exam centres

ANANTNAG, DEC 19Additional District Magistrate Anantnag has imposedrestrictions under Section 144 CRPC around examinationcentres on examination days in view of 10+2 lectureshipwritten test.The restrictions will be within the radius of 200 mtrsaround all examination centres in the district on Dec. 18,2016 and January 1, 2017 for smooth conduct of the saidexams.However, supervisory staff, students and checking squadwill be exempted from the restriction.

DC for timely completionof dev projects

SHOPIAN, DEC 19District Development Commissioner Shopian, ManzoorAhmad Qadri, today convened a meeting with districtand sectoral officers to review the pace of variousongoing developmental works in the district.He stressed the officers to complete the ongoingdevelopmental projects within the stipulated time toachieve the set physical as well as financial targets.He also asked the officers to work with added zeal so thatgrievances of the public are addressed on time.

SRTC announces Ajmeer tourKUPWARA, DEC 19According to the Manager SRTC Kupwara, a 15-day tourpackage to Ajmeer Sharief is being arranged for thedevotees. The intending devotees have been asked toapproach SRTC Kupwara ticket booking centre on phonenumbers: 9797034865, 9469544243 for booking oftickets for the tour.

Progress of establishment ofarchitecture school reviewed

SRINAGAR, DEC 19Commissioner Secretary Higher EducationDepartment, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired ameeting to review the progress of establishment ofSchool of Architecture at Government Degree CollegeBemina, Srinagar.It was given out that the first batch for the Architecturecourse shall start from September, 2017 within theexisting infrastructure of the College.Dr. Samoon said the course will stimulate sensitivityand unveil creative talents, besides reinforceintellectual capabilities and develop proficiency amongthe students.He said the course will enable students to competentlypursue alternative careers, within the broad spectrumof Architecture and provide opportunities to students totry out the role they will eventually play as responsiblemembers of the society.Principal Degree College Bemina Dr. Yasmeen Ashai,Nodal Principal Dr. Mohammad Aslam Baba, SeniorTown Planner SDA, Members of ArchitecturalOrganization and other faculty members from variousEngineering Colleges attended the meeting.

7 KASHMIR the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | December 20 | 2016

Financial CommissionerAgriculture ProductionDepartment, PramodKumar Jain, todayconvened a meeting toreview the progress madeunder National Mission onSaffron (NMS).Deputy CommissionerPulwama, Muneer-ul-Islam, officers of

Agriculture Departmentand other concernedattended the meeting.During the meeting, it wasinformed that over 145hectares of Saffron landwas rejuvenated under themission and Cormmultiplication was taken upover an area of over 19hectares.It was also said that 23Vermi Compost Units havebeen established and 23

Weeders have beendistributed to farmers on 50percent subsidy basis.In order to give boost toSaffron production, theFinancial Commissionerasked the executingagencies to expedite thework on Spice Park whichwould come up at a cost ofRs 24 crore over an area of85 kanals of Khahcharailand at Galandar Pampore.He said the aim of the

National Mission onSaffron is to increaseproduction andproductivity of saffron,maintaining quality andimproving marketingfacilities.On the occasion, thesaffron growers interactedwith the FinancialCommissioner anddiscussed various issuesregarding speedyimplementation of thesaffron mission.The meeting deliberatedupon various issues comingin the way of projecti m p l e m e n t a t i o n ,particularly with regard toexecution of irrigationsystem. The FC directed theofficials to provide a roadmap for accomplishment ofthe set targets for variouscomponents of the missionwithin stipulated time.

National Mission on Saffron reviewed

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

Opposition party NationalConference Mondaycriticised the PeoplesDemocratic Party-ledgovernment for "ignoring"Srinagar. The PDP ledgovernment is deliberatelypunishing people of Srinagarfor no fault of theirs, theyhave 4 MLA's & in spite ofthat we are facing the worstpower crisis ever""There isno kerosene, no basicamenities, power situation isworst ever " said Tanvirwhile interacting withpeople in the interiors ofdowntown Zadibal."Whilethe PDP MLA & ministersare enjoying themselves inJammu and elsewhere,people in Srinagar andKashmir are left to fend for

themselves" said Tanvir"TheCM is totally oblivious tothe suffering of the people,she doesn't care & is hardly interested so are her MLAs& Ministers" adding " if theyare even a little bitconsiderate towards thepeople of Srinagar theyshould start the 175 MWPampore Gas Turbineimmediately" saidTanvirThe Pampore gasturbines are dysfunctionaldoesn't it become imperativefor the government to makeit functional & provide somerespite to the people in thisharsh winter said Tanvir "Can't they even impressupon the central governmentto release some additionalfunds for operating the 175MW Pampore Gas Turbine"added Tanvir.

Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, 55, ofBandipora has been serving in theEducation department as contingentpaid worker from the last 35 years. Hissalary is Rs 75 per month, an amountwhich doesn't even fetch one kilogramof tea.Bhat is the father of five children andsays he is the sole bread earner of hisfamily.He has been appointed as sweeper inGovernment Girls High SchoolBandipora 35 years ago. Bhat is not theonly worker who has served thedepartment from past several years,there are around 25000 such employeesworking in the Education department.Besides working as sweeper in thedepartment, the government has giventhem another responsibility to guardthe schools following the incidents oftorching of schools in the state in thelast couple of months.Bhat said he along with his colleaguesis still pinning hope on the government

for regularization and hike in themonthly honorarium.The 55-year-old Contingent PaidWorker told KNS that he has twodaughters and both are unmarried. Hetold this while holding a protest alongwith hundreds of his other ContingentPaid Workers and Cook's unioncolleagues here at Press Enclave. Theystaged a massive demonstration onMonday against the government for'failing to fulfill their demands'.

President of the Union, Nazir Ahmadtold news agency that they have beenleft to face hardships as the governmentfailed to regularize them or to hike theirmonthly honorarium.Ahmad said that if the government failsto announce regularization and hike intheir monthly honorarium in theupcoming assembly session, they willtake extreme step against thegovernment for which the state will besolely responsible. (KNS)

CPWCU holds massive anti-govt protestsNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

The Central University ofKashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj udDin Mir today inaugurated aone-day workshop"Curriculum Developmentand Syllabus Framing ofReligious Studies,"organized by theDepartment of ReligiousStudies at Nowgam-IIacademic block here.Director Research andDevelopment, Prof.Muhammad Aslam, DeanSchool of Social Sciences,Prof. Hamidullah Marazi,Deans of other Schools,Heads of departments,experts from the concernedfield, faculty members,students and other universityofficials were also presenton the occasion. Addressingthe gathering, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj udDin Mir lauded thedepartment for holding theworkshop on curriculum

development. Prof. Mehrajud Din asked the experts tothoroughly debate thecurriculum to be framed forteaching the students.Referring to the recentcontroversy generated on theissue of triple Talaq, Prof.Mir said, "The concept ofdealing with various familyissues is abundantly clear inQuran and there is no scopefor any doubt. But what weare really ashamed is whenpeople, claiming to beexperts of religion are seenarguing and fighting with

each other on televisiondebates about these issuesand there are people whohave vested interests as theywant to make it more publicas possible. These so calledexperts are trying to bringdisrepute to Islam byindulging in such acts," hesaid adding that Islam is thekey religion which providesanswer to every issue. Prof.Muhammad Aslam whilespeaking on the occasionsaid the students conceptabout religions includingIslam, Hinduism, Judaism,

Christianity, Sikhism andother sects have to beclarified thoroughly duringtheir academics. He said that in the academics, one has torise above the personalconsiderations whileteaching religious studies tothe students. Dean School ofSocial Sciences, Prof.Hamidullah Marazi, in hiskey note speech deliberatedupon the aims and objectivesof holding the workshop."Keeping pace with theglobal and nationalchallenges to religion andreligious studies, theDepartment organized theworkshop to discuss theproposed syllabi for theinclusive trans-disciplinary,multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary courses to beintroduced from nextacademic year," he saidadding the syllabi coversEcology, Gender Issues,Spirituality, ValueEducation, Social Justice,Madrassa Education,Finance Mechanism, textual

Studies, Art, Human Rights,Conflict Management andother such areas vis-avis-religion in a holistic andcomparative manner. Theexperts who participated inthe workshop included: Prof.N. A. Nadeem, Prof. NighatBasu, Prof. PirzadaMuhammad Amin, Dr. M.Zafar, Prof. MuhammadHussain, Dr. SheikhShowkat Hussain, AdvocateAbdur Rashid Hanjura, Dr.Nazir Ahmad Zargar, Prof.Shafi Chaman, Prof. AbdurRahman War, Prof. RafiAhmad Pampori, Dr.Ghulam Qadir Lone, Dr.Harpal Singh, Mr. AamirHabib, Prof. S. Fayaz, Prof.Abdur Rashid Bhat, Prof.Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Prof.M. Shad, Mr. MuhammadAhmad Raza and Dr.Showkat Ahmad Shah. Dr. Showkat Ahmad Shahconducted the programmeproceedings while as Dr.Nazir Ahmad Zargarpresented the vote ofthanks.

Workshop on curriculum dev organizedNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

Srinagar facing worstpower crisis: NC

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

CCMM''ss SSuuppeerr-5500 CCooaacchhiinngg ccllaasssseess

Around 6000 students appear in screening test NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Dec 19

Digital financialawareness prog held

PULWAMA, DEC 19A sensitization programme was held today in Pulwama togenerate awareness and promote digital payment systems.The Programme was attended by CPO, officers of thedistrict administration, representatives of various banks andother concerned. During the programme, experts from CSCe-Governance Services India Limited apprised participantsof various modes of cashless transactions like AadhaarBased Payment System, USSD, e-wallet, Card System,Point of Sale and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) etc.They urged the participants to get acquainted with thesemodes of transactions and avail their benefits. On theoccasion, CPO Pulwama stated that the ultimate aim ofthese measures is to ensure ease of transactions for thecitizens and also improve transparency in variousGovernment and private transactions.

CCA, PSAK congratulate Fayaz forbecoming president KEG

Srinagar, Dec 19Coaching Centres Association (CCA) and Private SchoolsAssociation of Kashmir (PSAK) has congratulated GreaterKashmir Editor-in-Chief Fayaz A. Kaloo on being electedas the President of the Kashmir Editors' Guild."Fayaz Kaloohas single handedly managed to build a newspaper that isnot only the best in the state but also considered a strongvoice nationally and internationally. With millions of globalreaders it has certainly become voice of Kashmir," said G NVar president CCA.The Association said that the FayazKaloo's contribution of journalism in Kashmir has helpedevery section of the society in different ways. "For anystudent wishing to compete the competitive examinationslike KAS, reading Greater Kashmir is as important as hissyllabus. It is the newspaper and its standard that guides ourfuture generation." While congratulating Fayaz Kaloo theAssociation said that the biggest aspect of his achievementhas been the crucial timing. Both CCA and PSAK said thatfourth estate in the state has become a force to reckon withunder the able administration of Fayaz Kaloo.TheAssociation said that under the presidency of Mr Kaloo theEditors' Guild, will go a long way in upholding the sacredvalues of fairness and objectivity with courage. TheAssociation said that it was high time that the Guild neededto be strengthened to safeguard the interests of the societyon intellectual front.The Associations also congratulatedother officer bearers of the Guild for getting elected to theimportant posts.

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Nation the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | Dec 20 | 20169

Angry people set on fire vehicles in Imphal East district on Sunday in protest against the United Naga Council (UNC)sindefinite Economic Blockage.

16 Russian soldiers injured inplane crash: defence ministryMOSCOW, DEC 19

A plane carrying Russian soldiers crashed early onMonday, seriously injuring 16, the defence ministry said,quoted by Russian news agencies.The Ilyushin-18 plane carrying 32 passengers and sevencrew made an emergency landing around 4:45 am Moscowtime in the eastern Siberian region of Sakha.Everyone survived but 16 received serious injuries, RIANovosti agency reported, citing the defence ministry,adding at least 20 of those on board requiredhospitalisation.It was not immediately clear whether the plane was ownedby the military.A source in the defence ministry told Interfax that theplane had not given a distress signal and that the flight tookplace in harsh weather conditions that could have led toicing of the plane. —AFP

15 killed in Jordan shootingsAMMAN, DEC 19

At least 15 persons were killed in a series of shootoutsbetween Jordanian police and a group of gunmen, Jordan'shomeland security department said in a statement.Seven policemen, two Jordanian civilians, one Canadiantourist and four gunmen were killed, while 27 others werewounded, on Sunday, Efe news agency reported onMonday.The shootings took place in the southern Jordanian city ofKarak where the gunmen were holed up in a historiccitadel.An unspecified number of attackers holed themselves up,the statement said, describing them as "terrorists andoutlaws", although it did not link the gunmen to anyparticular group.The department confirmed that four "terrorist" gunmenwere shot dead and security forces continued combingoperations in the area for other potential attackers.Security sources, however, did not rule out the possibilitythat the attackers could belong to the terrorist Islamic State(IS) group.The Department of Homeland Security had previouslyreported that there were five or six attackers hiding in theKarak citadel, about 120 km south of the Jordanian capital,Amman.The Karak citadel is a Crusader castle built in the MiddleAges and is a well-known tourist attraction in Jordan.Security sources told Efe that the gunmen were surroundedand that shots were exchanged when policemen in severalpatrol cars tried to arrest them.Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulqui confirmed thedeaths of some "members of the security forces".Another attack was also carried out in Karak governorateagainst another patrol, although no casualties werereported. Jordan till now had remained relatively stableand had not suffered terror attacks in comparison toneighbouring country like Syria.However fears were growing that the IS could targetJordan next as it was a key US ally and a member of theUS-led military coalition. —IANS

Continued vigil, efforts required toface security challenges: Gen Suhag

JAIPUR, DEC 19

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag during his visit tothe South Western Command Headquarter here onMonday said continued vigil and efforts are required toface nation’s security challenges.He said transformation and modernisation of the armedforces, including induction of state-of-the-art equipment,is in progress to enhance the level of operational readinessand overall military capability.Gen Suhag said, “Collectively, we must continue to attainpinnacles of excellence with multi-pronged efforts andcontinue to adhere to the time tested values and principles,which are the very bedrock of the Indian Army.”Accompanied with his wife Namita Suhag, president ArmyWives Welfare Association (AWWA), they were receivedat Jaipur by Lt Gen Sarath Chand, GOC-in-C, SouthWestern Command and his wife.

BENGALURU, DEC 19

Chief Justice of India T S

Thakur on Monday said the

fillip to adopting digital

payment mechanisms by the

Union government will give

rise to complex legal issues,

requiring lawyers and

judges capable of dealing

with the nuances of digital

revolution and legal

dynamics of the changing

digital world.

"The encouragement for

adopting digital payment

mechanisms by the Indian

government will inevitably

give rise to complex legal

issues to address shortly," he

said at the Karnataka State

Judicial Officers

Association's 18th biennial

Conference here.

A digitised world will help

and prepare people for rise

of unlawful activities and

behaviour in the changing

digital environment of the

country, he said.

"We must view this

development critically, not

cynically," the CJI said.

With the extension of

digitisation to the banking

and transaction services,

concern about money

laundering will also

increase, he said.

Importantly, development of

digital or e-communication

infrastructure may itself

seek legal recourse in cases

involving several kinds of

malware like 'Trojan and

worms' leading to e-

commerce services

blackout, Justice Thakur

said.

As judges one should

understand that digitised

society is at the threshold of

dealing with major

jurisprudential, as well as

complex legal issues of

"identification and

promotion of rule of law in

the digital world and on the

Internet-based e-governance

and e-commerce," Thakur

said.

He said delay in filling

vacancies in sanctioned

strength of courts and in

increasing it with increase in

institution of cases renders

the judiciary inadequate to

deliver its constitutional

mandate. But that was no

reason for people to get

disheartened or frustrated.

Thakur also said the

judiciary in this country

must to the last man remain

committed to doing its best

despite the daunting task

before it.

"Delayed or slow justice is

better than no justice at all.

Having said that, I must

compliment the Karnataka

government for providing

the required infrastructure

and manpower for speedy

and affordable justice to be a

reality for the people of the

state," he said. — PTI

Digital payment mechanisms willgive rise to vexed legal issues: CJI

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

O Panneerselvam on

Monday met Prime Minister

Narendra Modi here and

asked for an immediate

assistance of Rs 1,000 crore

for relief operations after

cyclone Vardah wreaked

havoc in the state.

In a memorandum to Modi,

he said it is estimated that

the state will need Rs

22,573.26 crore for

reconstruction and

restoration works in the

aftermath of the cyclone

that hit the state on

December 13.

"We have requested them

(Centre) to release Rs 1,000

crore immediately, "

Panneerselvam told

reporters after the meeting

with Modi.

The Tamil Nadu

government said in a release

that the cyclone has

uprooted 1.50 lakh trees,

damaged 30,000 electric

poles and 800 transformers,

apart from other damages.

In the brief meeting with

Modi, Panneerselvam also

urged the Centre to

posthumously confer

"Bharat Ratna" on former

Tamil Nadu chief minister J

Jayalalithaa.

"I have requested the PM to

recognise services and

welfare policies of Amma

and confer her Bharat Ratna,"

he said after the meeting.

Accompanied by state Chief

Secretary Rama Mohana

Rao, adviser Sheela

Balakrishnan and Deputy

Lok Sabha Speaker M

Thambidurai, the Chief

Minister also put forth a

request for setting up state-

sponsored statue of

Jayalalithaa in Parliament

complex.

"Permission for installation

of a life-sized statue of the

departed leader on the

Parliament premises has also

been sought," Panneerselvam

said.

He also reiterated the state's

demand to set up Cauvery

Management Board as well

as Cauvery Water Regulation

Committee.

When asked if Jayalalithaa's

aide V K Sasikala might take

over as chief minister of the

state, Panneerselvam chose

not to speak.

A host of senior AIADMK

functionaries yesterday met

Sasikala and urged her to

take on the mantle of both

the party and the state

government as general

secretary and Chief Minister

respectively. — PTI

Panneerselvam meets PM; seeksRs 1,000 cr, Bharat Ratna for Jaya

Swaraj thanks all, says she recoveredwith Lord Krishna's blessings

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today thankedthe team of doctors, nurses and paramedics of AIIMSinvolved in her kidney transplant and subsequent recovery,saying the hospital lived up to its reputation.Swaraj said she has recovered with the blessings of LordKrishna even as she thanked everyone who wished andprayed for her.Hours after she was discharged from AIIMS, the ministerposted a series of tweets and said she has started looking atofficial papers, but added doctors have advised her not toreceive visitors."I am grateful to the dedicated team of Doctors, SeniorResidents, Sisters, technicians and staff of AIIMS. Theyhave lived up to the reputation of AIIMS," Swaraj tweeted.Swaraj was discharged from the AIIMS in the evening, 10days after she underwent a kidney transplant.She particularly thanked Dr Mukut Minj who led the teamwhich had carried out her kidney transplant."Dr. Mukut Minz - Thank you very much for my surgeryDr Minz. I am proud India has a Surgeon of your eminencein kidney transplant surgery."I am back from AIIMS after the surgery. I am seeing thenecessary official papers. However, I am not allowed toreceive visitors," she said in a series of tweets.Doctors decided to discharge her after all her latestbiochemical tests were found normal including kidneyfunction."Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes," shesaid, adding "Lord Krishna's blessings made this possible".— PTI

2 girl bombers explode outsideNigeria’s Maiduguri city

MAIDUGURI, DEC 19

Police say two girl suicide bombers blew themselves up ata checkpoint outside Nigeria’s northeastern city ofMaiduguri and wounded three civilians.Police spokesman Victor Isuku says the teenagersdetonated their explosives when they were stopped for asearch Sunday night about 12 kilometers east of the citycenter, near Muna bus station.That area has suffered several suicide bombings in recentweeks. Isuku blames Boko Haram, the Islamic extremistgroup that has used scores of women and girls in suicidebombings. Some observers suspect that the women andgirls are among the thousands Boko Haram has kidnappedover the years.

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

More than 600 Delhi Police

personnel assisted by sniffer

dogs scanned the inhabited

and forested areas of the

sprawling JNU campus on

Monday to search for clues

that could help them trace

MSc student Najeeb Ahmed,

who has been missing for

over two months now.

The men and women of

Delhi Police began their

search around 11 am under

the supervision of DCP

(Crime Branch) G Ram

Gopal Naik. A team visited

Mahi-Mandvi hostel where

Najeeb stayed and took help

of sniffer dogs who smelled

Najeeb's clothes.

The sniffer dogs failed to

make any headway and

stopped after circling around

in the hostel.

"All agencies of Delhi Police

including Special Cell,

Special Branch and the local

police pooling more than

600 personnel scanned the

hostels, residential areas,

academic blocks and

forested area today till 5 pm.

Help of Mounted Police was

also taken to scan the vast

area but nothing was found,"

said a senior police officer.

About 65-70 percent of the

campus was covered today

and rest including the

residential areas and the

interiors of the campus will

be scanned tomorrow, he

said.

The exercise is being

undertaken by 12 ACPs, 30

inspectors and 60 sub

inspectors along with

hundreds of constables

under monitoring of two

DCP rank officers.

Najeeb has been missing

since October 15 after a

scuffle at his hostel allegedly

with ABVP students on the

night of October 14. A

reward of Rs 10 lakh has

been announced by Delhi

Police on any information

about Najeeb.

Najeeb's mother Fatima

Nafees who was present at

the hostel termed the police

search "too late" and

"futile".

"They should have carried

out this search immediately

after Najeeb went missing.

But now, it’s of no use. I

appeal to police to bring

back my son and I will take

him home from here," she

said.

The massive search was

mounted following a Delhi

High Court order last week

directing Delhi Police to

scan the entire JNU campus

including hostels,

classrooms as well as

rooftops of the buildings

with help of sniffer dogs.

The JNU Students Union

(JNUSU) which was asked

by court to furnish affidavit

regarding its cooperation

with police also expressed

dissatisfaction with it.

"Sixty five days of Najeeb's

disappearance, what did

Delhi Police do? In last 3

hearings in the court counsel

for crime branch himself

accepted that there has been

delay by Delhi Police in

searching Najeeb," said a

JNUSU statement.

Accusing Delhi Police of

"paying lip service" after

court order, the students

union charged it of indulging

in "absurd exercises with

"clueless methodology.

"Now to save their face in

front of court they are doing

absurd exercises with

clueless methodology," said

the statement.

The police are searching

JNU campus right now and

JNUSU will cooperate with

them but this has been

already communicated that

they have to avoid

"disturbances" to students,

teachers and staff," it said.

JNUSU also warned that if

the police search caused

"disturbance" then they will

not be "entertained" on the

campus.

The students union also

extended its "suggestion" to

police to search the Vice-

Chancellor's residence

accompanied by student

union leaders. Because 'our'

V-C is not separate from

students & staff of JNU.

The Akhil Bhartiya

Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP)

said that they want police to

leave no stone unturned in

search of Najeeb but hit out

at JNUSU and JNU

T e a c h e r s

Association(JNUTA) for

heavy presence of police on

the campus.

"After 1983 its first time

that such a huge number of

policemen have come on the

campus. This is a result of

direction less politics of

JNUSU and JNUTA. Why

are all those who earlier

spoke against police

presence on campus silent

today?" said former JNUSU

joint secretary and ABVP

leader Saurabh Sharma.

Najeeb had disappeared

following a scuffle at his

hostel allegedly with ABVP

students on the night of

October 14. The JNU

administration in its probe

has identified four students

who were involved in the

scuffle and directed for their

transfer to other hostels.

Over 600 cops, sniffer dogs search JNU campus to get clues on Najeeb

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

AThe government on Mondayallowed use of junked Rs 500and Rs 1,000 notes tillDecember 30 for paying taxon disclosures made under thetax evasion amnesty scheme.After the demonetisation ofhigh value notes on November8, the government allowed thebanned currency to bedeposited in bank accounts.Those with unaccounted cash

were offered a chance to comeclean by paying 50 per cent ofit as tax, penalty andsurcharge, while parking anadditional 25 per cent in a non-interest bearing deposit forfour years. “An opportunityhas been given to the public tomake the payments towardstax, penalty, cess/surchargeand deposit under the PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Yojana(PMGKY) 2016 with the oldbank notes of Rs 500 and Rs

1000 denomination up toDecember 30, 2016,” anofficial statement said.Explaining the provision, anofficial said a holder ofunaccounted cash in Rs500/1000 notes can nowdeposit half of it in any of the29 scheduled bank that areentitled to accept income taxon behalf of the government.Aquarter of the amount can bedeposited in cash in the non-interest rate bearing PMGK

Deposit Scheme 2016. Theremaining 25 per cent can thenbe deposited in individualbank account.After December 30, tax aswell as the deposit will have tobe made through cheque orRTGS transfer.The government has allowedholders of the scrapped notesto deposit them in their bankaccounts till December 30. Noscheduled bank will acceptthem after that date.

Govt allows use of old notes for tax payment under PMGKY

10 SPORTS the northlinesJammu | Tuesday | Dec. 20 | 2016

Jammu, 19 Dec: Saswati

Bandopadhyay, IDAS,

Principal Controller of

Defence Accounts (Northern

Command) inaugurated the

6th all India Defence

Accounts Department

Volleyball Tournament at

PCDA Sports Ground, today

in a colourful and

impressive opening

ceremony. The tournament

which will see 12 teams

men’s category and 4 teams

in women’s category

competing for top honours,

will be held from 19th to

23rd December. Final

matches in both the

categories will be held on 23

December 2016. These

teams represent offices of

Defence Accounts

Department, which is one of

the oldest department of the

country providing payment

and audit services to

Defence forces located

across different parts of

country. While speaking in

her inaugural address

Principal Controller

highlighted the importance

of such a tournament, which

are held under the Defence

Accounts Sports Control

Board and emphasized that

it is the forum for mutual

understanding and

showcases the all India

character of 266 years old

histories department.

Earlier, Shri RK Pandey,

IDAS, Additional Controller

welcomed the members of

all participating teams and

stressed the need to use

these events as a platform

for strengthening the bond

of mutual cooperation.

PCDA (NC) interacting with players during inauguration ceremony of 6th all India Defence

Jammu: The two day Championship

is being organized by Amateur

Karate Do Association of Jammu &

Kashmir (AKAJK) recognized by

J&K State Sports Council affiliated

to Karate Association of India (KAI)

recognized by Govt. of India

(Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports)

member World Karate Federation

(WKF) & Asian Karate Do

Federation (AKF) recognized by

International Olympic Committee

(IOC). More than 400 participants

from different districts viz Jammu,

Rajouri, Kathua, Reasi, Srinagar,

Ganderbal, Anantnag,, Kupwara,

Kishtwar , Leh , Kargil, , Udhampur,

Baramulla, Pulwama are

participating in the tournament here

at M A Stadium Indoor Multipurpose

Hall Jammu.

It is pertinent to mention that the

Medal Winner of the all Categories

of the state will get the opportunity to

participate in KAI Sub Junior,

Cadet, Junior, National

Championship to be held from 11 to

14 May in 2017 at New Delhi and

Kai Senior National Karate

Championship 2017 to be held from

Zamir Ahmed Thakur Joint Secretary

Kashmir J & K state Sports Council

and Sh. Shiv kumar Sharma joint

secretary jammu sports council were

the chief guest and guest of Honour,

Mr Faiz Ahmed , Nazeer Ahmed

Bhat , Sh Rahil Gupta Member state

sports council presided over the

function while sh, Rajan Sharma

Sports officer (Division), Haji Abdul

Quiyum (CSO), Sh Ashok singh,

Satish gupta, Ravi Singh were the

special guest on the Occasion. Joint

Secretary Kashmir and Jammu give

the assurance to Mr Ambedkar Gupta

president AKAJK and all the players

of karate to provide all type of

facilities and support to promote this

dynamic sport of karate in Jammu

and Kashmir.

The tournament is being conducted

as per the rules and regulations of

WKF/ KAI and under the technical

supervision of Shihan Rajneesh

Choudhary Refree & Judge “A”

(AKF), Refree Commission Member

(KAI) from New Delhi.

The results are:-

Under 10 yrs Girls Kumite

Anjali Sharma(Gold), Kashvee

(Reasi) Silver Tamana (Jmu) Bronze

Rupali (Jmu) Bronze

10yrs Kumite Boys -34kg

Sushant (Reasi) Gold, Rashid Shafi

(kupwara) Silver, Gagan Kanathiya

(Jmu) Bronze ,Sayam Sharma

(Rajouri) Bronze

10yrs +34kg Boys

Adil Basir (Kargil) Gold, Yuv Pratap

Singh (jmu) Silver, Vedang Kumar

(Jmu) Bronze, Usman Amin

(Baramulla) Bronze

Under 10yrs Boys

Kirtimaan (Kargil) Gold, Annirudh

Singh (Jmu) Silver, Sidharth Raina

(Reasi) Bronze, Devesh Mahajan

(Rajouri) Bronze

Sub Junior 10 yrs.- 35kg Girls

Sarleen kaur (Jammu) Gold, Kajal

Kokeru (Jammu) Silver, Garima

Singh (Jammu) Bronze

AKAJK organizes Karate C’ship

6th All India DefenceAccounts Volleyball

Tournament inaugurated

New Delhi: Wishes poured

in from all corners as Indian

junior hockey team clinched

the Hockey World Cup after

a gap of 15 years. Harjeet

Singh-led squad, who were

in brilliant form right

throughout the series,

defeated Belgium 2-1 to

clinch the title.

The Indian Under-21 team

dominated the European

side right from the start.

Gurjant Singh provided the

lead as early as the eighth

minute with a killer reverse

flick, beating the Belgian

goal-keeper to the far post.

Prime Minister Narendra

Modi congratulated the

Indian team on their

triumph.

The Prime Minister said that

the win will make the sport

more popular in the country.

The win has brought the

focus back on India's

national sport, where at the

senior level, we have eight

Olympic titles and one

World Cup.

Junior Hockey World Cup: PM congratulates

Indian colts on winning prestigious title

New Delhi: Francis Cheka

had been making tall claims

ahead of his much-awaited

bout with ace Indian boxer

Vijender Singh. The

Tanzanian boxer earlier

even mocked at Vijender's

medal at Olympics and said

he will beat the Indian

boxer. (Photos: See How

Vijender Knocked Out

Cheka In Just Three

Rounds)

"Vijender's Olympic medal

is nothing. I am a World

Champion and inter-

continental champion. On

December 17, Vijender will

know why I am a world

champion. I feel sorry India

has picked Vijender to fight

me. Vijender looks scared

already. India will be

ashamed on Saturday,"

Cheka said through his

interpreter ahead of the

fight.

However, that was not the

case on Saturday, where

Vijender knocked out Cheka

inside three rounds.

After a cautious start in the

first two rounds, Vijender

hit a powerful right jab on

Cheka's face, post which he

could not recover from it

and retired hurt with four

seconds remaining in the

third round.

Vijender's powerful right jab which

forced Francis Cheka to retire hurt

New Delhi: Karnataka batsman Karun

Nair on Monday entered an exclusive

club, joining Virender Sehwag as the

second Indian to score a triple-century

in Tests.

At 25 years and 13 days, Nair also

overtook Sehwag's Indian record of

youngest Test triple-centurion. Sehwag -

who tweeted his congratulations to Nair

- had been 25 years and 160 days in

2004 when he hit that epic 309 against

Pakistan in Sultan.

India's previous highest total in Test

cricket was the 726/9 declared scored

against Sri Lanka in Mumbai in

December 2009. In that Test - which MS

Dhoni's team won to become No 1 in the

ICC Test Championship - Sehwag had

fallen short of scoring India's third

triple-century when he was out for 293.

Sehwag's scores of 319, scored on the

same ground versus South Africa in

2008, and 309 in Multan, are India's

highest individual scores.

The other milestones for Nair include

becoming the first Indian batsman to

convert a maiden Test hundred into a

triple-hundred, the first Indian batting at

No 5 or lower to reach 300, and the

highest score by an Asian batsman as a

maiden Test century.

Nair, who played two ODIs for India,

got his chance to be a part of the Test

squad after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled

out of the third Test versus England

following a minor fracture on his left

thumb. His scores before this match

were 4 and 17. During his landmark

effort, Nair added 161 for the fourth

wicket with KL Rahul and 181 for the

sixth with R Ashwin, ultimately helping

India gain a lead of 282 in reply to

England's 477. It wasn't a chance-less

innings, for Nair was dropped on 34 and

217 and should have been stumped on

246 - there were several edges that fell

short, too - but full credit to the rookie

for shoring up the situation and pressing

on from where his Karnataka stalemate

Rahul left off.

Virat Kohli declared India's innings as

soon as Nair soaked up the applause for

his outstanding 303. India's 759/7 is also

the highest total ever scored against

England in Tests.

Nair becomes second Indian to score 300 in Tests

New Delhi: Ace shuttler

Saina Nehwal heaped

praise on PV Sindhu,

saying Indian badminton

is doing well.

"I think Indian badminton

all over is doing well. I

think along with Sindhu,

Sameer [Verma] also

reached the finals at Hong

Kong Open and all of

them are doing extremely

well."

Nehwal, who is coming

back from an injury lay-

off, also competed in the

Hong Kong event, but

failed to proceed further

than the quarter-finals.

The story was similar in

Macau Open.

In her 'virtual' absence,

Sindhu has taken up the

responsibility to lead the

Indian challenge in

various competition.

In an impressive year, the

21-year-old won silver

medal in Rio Olympics,

then captured her first

ever Super Series title at

China Open.

Both Sindhu and Verma

reached their respective

singles finals in Hong

Kong, but they ended

second best.

Talking about her own

return, and the form

which has seemed to have

taken a hit, Saina said, she

hoped to be back to her

best by end of next

month.

Indian badmintonis doing well : Saina

Chennai: About an hour

before the start of the third

day's play , India coach Anil

Kumble was seen working

with the `other' Ashwin -

Tamil Nadu leg-spinner M

Ashwin -at the MAC `B'

ground, leading to

speculation if the spinner was

among those in the fray for

national selection. The leggie,

incidentally , was bought for

an eyebrow-raising Rs 4.5

crore by the Pune Supergiants

in the last IPL after

impressing former CSK

skipper MS Dhoni and coach

Stephen Fleming as a net

bowler in 2015.

The sight of Kumble, one of

India's greatest leg-spinners,

working with a young leggie

was a reminder that India's

quest for a match-winning

leggie has not ended since the

retirement of the man himself

in 2008. Although Amit

Mishra has proven himself

many a times in the shorter

formats of the game (T20s

and ODIs), he hasn't been

able to make a significant

impact in red-ball cricket.

M Ashwin, who is part of the

TN Ranji probables, was

asked by the Tamil Nadu

Cricket Association (TNCA)

to bowl to the likes of R

Ashwin and Karun Nair in

the nets. Kumble, who was

also bowling alongside M

Ashwin, was seen passing on

his knowledge constantly

throughout the session.

Mishra hasn't been

impressive but he also hasn't

got a consistent run in white

flannels. He has been used

primarily as the third spinner,

with R Ashwin and Ravindra

Jadeja being the two lead

tweakers. Since the Test

series against Sri Lanka last

year, Mishra has played only

a couple of games in almost

all the series and hasn't been a

regular. Despite claiming 15

wickets in the five ODIs

against New Zealand, Mishra

hasn't been able to find a

place in the XI regularly in

the ongoing England Test

series. Of the three innings he

has bowled so far, he has

picked up four wickets giving

away 245 runs.

Piyush Chawla hasn't been in

the national reckoning for a

while now and Haryana leg-

spinner Yuzvendra Chahal,

who had an impressive IPL

with Royal Challengers

Bangalore, did make a good

ODI debut against Zimbabwe

in June earlier year.

The 54-year-old coach, who

worked with Chahal in the

IPL with RCB, said the

Haryana leggie has to bowl a

lot more in first-class cricket.

In search for leggie, Kumble turns to the other Ashwin

Waqar Younis, the legendaryPakistan pacer and formercoach, believes former skipperSalman Butt should bebrought back into the nationalside on the back of a gooddomestic season. The left-handed opener, who had anordinary start to the first-classseason this year, capped it offwith two centuries in the finalof the Quaid-e-Azam Trophyagainst Habib Bank Limited,helping his side Water andPower DevelopmentAuthority (WAPDA) win thetournament courtesy the firstinnings lead. In fact in the lastfive matches, he stroked fourcenturies and scored 516 runsat an average of 72.28.Butt was the captain ofPakistan and the chieforchestrator on the field whenMohammed Amir bowled theinfamous no-ball in the 2010Lord's Test, which led to theunearthing of the spot-fixingscandal. After being foundguilty, Amir, Butt andMohammad Asif were handed

bans from all forms of cricket.However, of the lot, only Amirhas made a return tointernational cricket so far.Butt, who finished as thesecond-highest run-getter inthe National T20 Cup thisyear, with 350 runs from eightinnings, followed it up with749 runs in Quaid-e-AzamTrophy. The southpaw himself wantsto get over the ghosts of hispast acts and bring his cricketcareer back on track.However, he did foreseeproblems in touring the UnitedKingdom, unless the PakistanCricket Board backs him. "Ihave been to the UAE,Switzerland, Afghanistan,China after my ban expired.And I have consultedimmigration laws lawyers andthey say I can be allowed toenter the UK if the PakistanCricket Board adopts the samechannels they did for Amir. Asit is nothing is hidden fromanyone including the UKauthorities," he concluded.

Salman Butt deservesanother go: Waqar Younis

JAMMU, Dec 19

Jammu and Kashmir

Football Association (JKFA)

today finalised the state

team for the upcoming

Santosh Trophy zonal

(North Zone) Championship

hosted by neighbouring

Himachal Pradesh.

Soon after the team was

finalised out of the selected

probable, attending to the

ongoing coaching camp at

Football Stadium, Srinagar,

the team was screened by

the nominated penal of the

J&K State Sports Council,

in the afternoon.

The Sports Council team

was comprised of Bilques

Mir, Prof BA Shah, Rouf

Tramboo (all members) and

Divisional Sports Officer,

Mushtaq Ahmed (member

secretary).

Now, the final team, which

could not be disclosed by

the JKFA in a handout

issued here today, shall

proceed for the venue on

December 24.

Placed in Group-B, J&K

shall take on Haryana on

December 28, followed by

the other league outings

scheduled to be played on

December 30 (Uttrakhand)

and January one (Punjab).

JKFA finalises SantoshTrophy team

JAMMU, Dec 19

Hosts Jammu district completely

dominated the courts winning both

boys and girls title trophies in the 28th

J&K State Volleyball Championship

held under the banner of

Volleyball Association of J&K at

Volleyball Courts, MA Stadium, here

today.

While Jammu boys defeated Kathua 3-

0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-17), the girls team

outplayed district Samba 3-2 (22-25,

16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-03) in a close

contest that lasted for complete five

sets.

Earlier, 16 teams, representing Poonch,

Rajouri, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur,

Jammu, Ramban, Srinagar, Ganderbal,

Kulgam, Anantnag, Pulwama,

Budgam, Baramulla, Shopian and

Bandipora took part in this competition

on league-cum-knockout basis.Minister for Health, Bali Bhagat was

chief guest in the closing function, who

underlined the importance of games in

general and volleyball in particular for

overall development of a child while

giving away the title trophies and other

individual prizes and medals.

Registrar, University of Jammu, Prof

Kashev Sharma was the guest of

honour, who appreciated the efforts of

the Association, especially patron-in-

chief, Raj Daluja, president, Sidharth

Daluja, and CEO, Kuldip Magotra, for

their untiring efforts in making the

championship a grand success and

promoting volleyball game throughout

the State.

Amongst other present were Joint

Secretary State Sports Council, Shiv

Kumar Sharma, Station House Officer

(SHO) City Shakti Sharma, Dr

Ashutosh Sharma, Prof DS Bhau, HS

Gill, Raj Guru, Madan Lal Toofan,

Abdul Ahmad Shah, VK Magotra, RC

Sharma and Mohd Tariq Khan.

In the meantime, president of the

Association, Sidharth Daluja gave

away cash prizes of Rs 5,000 each to

winner teams and Rs 2,500 each to

runners up teams.

President, Jammu District Volleyball

Association, Manmeet Singh Amn also

announced cash prize of Rs 5,000 each

to winner teams of both sections.

The matches were officiated by the

technical penal comprising Amarjeet

Singh, Mulkh Raj Sharma, Neeraj

Sharma, Wasim Raja, Amit Sharma,

Ilyas khan, Shafqat, Azhar Aziz,

Naresh Sharma, Imtiaz, Sher Singh,

Rajinder Pal Singh and Akbar Ali.

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Jammu, 19 Dec: Coca-ColaIndia, today announced seniorleadership changes with theobjective to build strongertalent, keeping in pace withopportunities offered by thefast changing externalenvironment. SameerWadhawan, currently VicePresident Human Resourceswill spearhead the newlycreated function of FranchiseCapability & BusinessTransformation, which will befocused on building newcapabilities and high calibretalent pool in the company’sFranchise bottling system.Sameer will continue to reportto Venkatesh Kini and will takeover his new responsibilitystarting January, 2017.Sameer has led the HumanResources & Shared Servicefunction for over 6 years. Overthese years, he has played asignificant role in leading thetalent management strategy forthe Coca-Cola India and SouthWest Asia (SWA) business unit,making India a significantcontributor to the global talentpool. With a career spanning

over 25 years, he has workedacross a diverse set ofindustries including NokiaSiemens Network, CadenceDesign Systems India (Pvt.)

Limited, Hewlett-Packard IndiaLtd, Duracell India Limited andRanbaxy Laboratories Limited.In his new role effectiveJanuary 2017, Sameer willwork closely with Coca-Cola’s15 Franchise bottling partnersin the India and South WestAsia region to build theirpeople capability, and helptransform their business to befuture ready. The India and

SWA business of The Coca-Cola Company aspires to be thefifth largest market for theCompany, globally and thebottling teams will have a

significant role to play inachieving the target.Sameer will be succeeded byManu Narang Wadhwa, whojoins the Coca-Cola familyfrom American Express whereshe served for nine years. Shehas over two decades ofexperience in drivingtransformational peoplestrategies for growth, focusingon talent management,

leadership development andtransformation agendas. Priorto Amex, Manu worked at GEin various roles. She is agraduate of the GE HumanResources Leadership Program(HRLP) and started her careeras a Finance Analyst with TataUnisys, responsible for branchaccounting & financialanalysis.Announcing the appointments,Venkatesh Kini, President,Coca-Cola India and SouthWest Asia, said, “I welcomeaboard Manu Narang Wadhwaas she takes over our ‘People’function from Sameer. Over thelast six years Sameer hasshaped the talent developmentand capability building agendawithin the Company. Sameertakes on this business criticalrole of developing capabilitiesfor the franchise bottlingoperations across the region.Manu and Sameer thereforehave the onerous responsibilityof shaping the ‘People’ agendawithin the Company and thelarger Coca-Cola system. Iwish both of them success intheir new roles.”

New Delhi: Retirementfund body EPFO onMonday fixed 8.65 percentrate of interest on EPFdeposits for the currentfiscal for its over four croresubscribers. The FinanceMinistry had earlier thisyear decided to lowerinterest rates on EPF for2015-16 to 8.7 percent fromthe 8.8 percent approved bythe CBT headed by theLabour Minister. Thegovernment had to roll back

the decision and provide 8.8percent rate of interest onEPF deposits for 2015-16following protests by tradeunions. In September, thegovernment had reduced theinterest rates on smallsavings schemes marginallyby 0.1 percent for theOctober-December quarterof 2016-17, which resultedin lower returns on PPF,Kisan Vikas Patra, SukanyaSamriddhi Account, amongothers.

Coca-Cola India announces senior leadership changes

Karnal: City basedIndustries Limited (SIL) haslaunched its exclusive‘Design Studio’ at Karnaltoday. SIL specializes inmanufacturing premiumquality laminates, exteriorcladding, exterior flooringand adhesives. Over theyears, Stylam has becomeforemost manufacturingleader in the buildingmaterial category all acrossthe world. The studiodisplays grandeur collectionof products in application.

All the elements – bricks,stone, metal and concrete,have been creativelycomposed together in theirindividual capacity to createa unique ambience. SIL has already openedsimilar studios atChandigarh, Ludhiana,Amritsar, Jaipur & Moga .The company is planning toopen more studios in Delhi,Bangalore, Aurangabad andGuntur in the next fewmonths, said Mr. ManitGupta, Director, SIL.

Stylam opens ‘DesignStudio’ at Karnal

New Delhi: Shareholders ofIndian Hotels will onTuesday, vote on aresolution to remove oustedTata group chairman CyrusMistry from its board. TataSons, promoter of the Tatagroup companies, holds28.01% of the paid-upequity share capital ofIndian Hotels, whichoperates the Taj chain ofluxury hotels. Indian Hotels had lastmonth told the BombayStock Exchange (BSE) thatit has received a requisitionfrom Tata Sons to convenean extraordinary generalmeeting to remove Mistryfrom the company's board.Last week, it said it hasreceived Mistry`srepresentation and

circulated it among all thecompany members, ahead ofTuesday's EGM atWalchand Hirachand Hall in

Mumbai. According toinformation provided to theBSE, the promoter andpromoter group companieshold 38.65% stake in IndianHotels.“They will get a

majority to boot CyrusMistry out. In a December 5 letter tothe board of directors ofIndian Hotels, Mistry hadhighlighted the issues thecompany faced. “IHCL was facing severalchallenges in 2012.Expensive overseasacquisitions, including thePierre were bleeding and theSea Rock project had capitalblocked and was losingvalue there had been almostno investment to support thedomestic market which wasat a critical juncture, beingflooded by MNCcompetition (with globalbrands, loyalty programmesand distribution) with veryaggressive expansionplans,“ Mistry had said.

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New Delhi: Steel Authorityof IndiaBSE -0.10 % is intalks with Japan's NipponSteel & Sumitomo MetalCorp and Kobe Steel forpotential technicalagreements to help the firmexpand its global footprint,SAILBSE -0.10 %'schairman told Reuters.SAIL which has been in thered for six quarters may alsoconsider buying troubleddomestic steel firm assets ifoffered a "cheaper price",Prakash Kumar Singh saidin his first official responseto a government proposalthat state steel, power andshipping firms take overassets of indebted private

companies.India's biggest state-ownedsteel producer has alreadyheld an initial round of talkswith Japan's topsteelmakers, Singh said,adding that the steelproduced through the tie-ups could be sold to India'sdefence sector.SAIL is also ironing outdetails with the world'sbiggest steel producer,ArcelorMittal, for aproposed 60 billion rupees($884.36 million) jointventure, Singh said.Growth Pangs: SAIL plansto raise output of saleablesteel in the year startingApril 2017 by about 10

percent to 16.5 milliontonnes, Singh said. It isaiming for a 10 percentjump in 2017/18 exports,versus an estimated 700,000tonnes shipped this year.SAIL has already receivedapproval 'in principle' fromthe government to sellstakes in three of its loss-making units. This comes ata time when India's steelsector remains in the woods,accounting for 28 percent ofthe banking sector's stressedloans. Recently, India's steelminister said SAIL or fellowsteelmaker RINL were notin a position to buy assetsbut they could help with"expertise" or people.

SAIL in talks with Japan'sNippon Steel, Kobe for tie-upsBengaluru: Indian legal

experts pointed to a shade ofunhealthy competition inglobal payments companyPayPal's opposition to localdigital wallet leader Paytmover the latter's trademarkapplication to register its logo.California-based PayPal,founded by Silicon Valleybigwigs such as Elon Muskand Peter Thiel in 1998,registered a notice ofopposition with the registrarof trademarks on November18, contesting that there weresimilarities between the logosof the two brands.The complaint came on thefinal day of the four-monthtimeframe for registeringopposition to six-year-oldPaytm's advertisement of its

trademark application, filed onJuly 18. Vaibhav Parikh,partner at Nishith DesaiAssociates, said PayPal'smove seemed to stem fromcompetitiveness.ET reached out to the lawyerrepresenting PayPal in thematter, but he did notcomment. PayPal's maincontention in the notice,which is available online, isthat the mark sought by Paytmis "deceptively andconfusingly similar" toPayPal's. It also goes on tosay in its notice that bothmarks begin with the term'Pay', citing that consumerstend to remember the firstmark more than the secondsyllable and that it could cause"a likelihood of confusion."

Shades of brand envy inPaypal's row with Paytm

New Delhi: Hit by irregularities by some ofits employees, Axis Bank on Monday said ithas taken "unprecedented step" oftemporarily suspending some of thesuspicious accounts and has a rigorouscompliance procedure. The bank further saidthat it has already filed SuspiciousTransaction Reports (STRs) with theFinancial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) aboutthe potentially suspect accounts which werelater probed by investigative agencies.The bank has also filed additional STRs withFIU proactively, it said.Axis said it has rigorous complianceprocedures and has also gone ahead andapplied all our analytic capability to identifyaccounts that might have exhibitedsuspicious activity since demonetisation.

Earlier this week, the EnforcementDirectorate arrested two Axis Bank managershere and seized 3 kg gold bars in connectionwith its money laundering probe in a racketof illegally converting old notes inconnivance with banking authorities.The agency's probe till now, after itregistered a criminal complaint under thePrevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA) on November 30, found that hugemonies were transferred through RTGStransfers to some shell companies including acase where the Director of such a firm was a"petty labourer". The Income Tax departmentalso conducted a survey at an Axis bankbranch in Delhi in connection with its probeinto possible tax evasion by way of illegalexchange of demonetised currency notes.

Axis Bank suspends somesuspicious accounts after tax raids

New Delhi: Reserve BankGovernor Urjit Patel willbrief the ParliamentaryCommittee on Finance aboutthe demonetisation processand its impact on Monday.Since banning of old 500 and1000 rupee notes on the 8thof last month, theGovernment has taken a hostof measures like Service Taxsops and incentives forpromote digital payment andease the problems arising outof less currency beingavailable in the market.RBI last week said that 12.44lakh crore rupees indemonetised notes have beencollected at banks. Also,banks have issued 4.61 lakhcrore rupees to the publicsince November 8-9 throughATMs and bank counters.

Patel to briefParliamentarypanel New Delhi: Gold prices fell

by Rs 30 to Rs 27,900 per

10 grams Monday owing to

slackened demand from

jewellers, even as the metal

strengthened overseas.

Silver, however, advanced

by Rs 350 to regain the Rs

40,000 per kg mark on

increased offtake by

industrial units and coin

makers.

Traders attributed the slide

in gold prices to tepid

demand from jewellers as

well as retailers at the

domestic spot market

following the end of

wedding season and

prevailing cash crunch in

the market, but a firm trend

overseas capped the fall.

Globally, gold showed some

strength overseas as the

dollar weakened against a

basket of currencies

overseas, raising appeal of

the precious metal as a safe

haven.

Gold rose 0.46 percent to

USD 1,139.80 an ounce and

silver by 0.03 percent to

USD 16.07 an ounce in

Singapore.

In the national capital, gold

of 99.9 per cent and 99.5

percent purity were down

by Rs 30 each to Rs 27,900

and Rs 27,750 per 10

grams, respectively. It had

gained Rs 180 in Saturday's

trade.

Sovereign, however,

remained steady at Rs

24,000 per piece of eight

grams.

Gold price falls further to

Rs 27,900 per 10 grams

Maruti’s targeted customersfor the Ignis are themillennials, and they areprobably the hardest ones towoo! Their lives revolvearound their smartphone,music, flaunting the latesttech and the latest infashion.The final party trick will beits launch, which willhappen in an EDM concerton January 13, 2017, whileofficial e-bookings will startfrom early Jan. Here’s are five reasons whythe Ignis is not a run-of-the-mill offering in its priceband. Most economical car to

pack both Apple CarPlay

and Android Auto: TheIgnis will come with themost advanced infotainmentsystem in the Maruti clan.The automaker calls itSmartphone LinkageDisplay Audio (SLDA). It isessentially an updatedversion of the SmartPlayunit found in a few ofMaruti’s offerings andcomes with support for bothApple CarPlay and GoogleAndroid Auto. When it goes

on sale in January, the Igniswill become the mosteconomical car to pack insuch smartphoneintegrations.Sole vehicle to offer LED

projector headlamps in

sub-10 lakh bracket:

Maruti stepped up its gamewhen it offeredsegment-

first bi-xenon headlampswith the Baleno. Now, theautomaker is coming upwith LED projectorheadlamps with the Ignis. Customisation options:

Seeing the popularity of thecustomisation optionsoffered with the VitaraBrezza, Maruti will offersimilar options with theIgnis. Stand-out design: Thedesign approach of the Ignisis unconventional. Whileother cars are getting sharperand edgier, the Ignis features

a boxy design. Love it orhate it, the Ignis willdefinitely stand out of thecrowd with key designelements such as the grillethat engulfs the headlamps,a sharply raked rearwindscreen, and its SUV-ish

wheel arches.Versatility:

Indianslove tall-boyhatchbacks(such as

the

Hyundai Santro and theMaruti Suzuki Wagon R)and the Ignis is designed onsimilar lines. The tall-boyproportions will result ineasy ingress and egress. Its 180mm of groundclearance will come inhandy, considering our roadconditions and coupled withits negligible overhangs, theIgnis can occasionally go offthe tarmac. It offers a(nearly) flat-folding rearseat, which comes in veryhandy when you have tocarry extra baggage.

5 reasons why Maruti SuzukiIgnis is not a run-of-the-mill car

EPFO cuts interest rate on PF

deposits for 2016-17 to 8.65%

New Delhi: Homegrownpharma major LupinBSE 0.42% Ltd today announced thelaunch of generic version of itsvoriconazole tablets and oralsuspension used for treatmentof fungal infectinos inchildren. Having received approvalfrom the US Food and DrugAdministration (USFDA)earlier to market a genericequivalent of PF Prism CV'sVfend tablets, 50 mg and 200mg and Vfend OralSuspension 40 mg/mL, thecompany said it had lanchedthe same in the US market.The medicines are indicated

for use in patients 12 years ofage and older in the treatmentof fungal infections, includinginvasive Aspergillosis,Candidemia in non-neutropenic patients.Besides, it is also used fortreatment of Candidainfections in skin, andinfections in abdomen, kidney,bladder wall and wounds,among others. Citing IMSMAT September 2016 data,the company said VfendTablets, 50mg & 200mg hadUS sales of USD 81 millionwhile Vfend Oral Suspension,40 mg/mL, had US sales ofUSD 15.2 million.

Lupin launches voriconazole tablets

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NEW DELHI, DEC 19

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj, who under-went a kidney transplant onDecember 10, was onMonday discharged fromthe All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS),the hospital announced."MEA Minister SushmaSwaraj has shown a speedyrecovery after her kidneytransplant and has been dis-charged today (Monday),"said the statement issued bythe AIIMS' communicationdepartment.According to the authorities,the minister's post-operativerecovery was closely moni-tored by a team of special-ists.They included transplantsurgeons and a team ofnephrologists, cardiologists,endocrinologists and pul-monologists, as well asanaesthesists and criticalcare experts. The team alsoincluded hysiotherapists,

resident doctors and spe-cialised nurses.Sushma Swaraj underwentthe kidney transplant froman unrelated donor onDecember 10 at AIIMSoverseen by a dedicatedteam of 50 medical staff,including several seniordoctors like M. Minz, VKBansal and Preet MohinderSingh, led by AIIMSDirector MC Misra.The three-hour surgery wasperformed at the CardioThoracic and NeuroSciences Centre of theAIIMS.The 64-year-old minister,who has been in and out ofAIIMS for the past fewmonths, was admitted to thehospital on November 7. —IANS

Sushma Swaraj discharged from AIIMS

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

The National InvestigationAgency (NIA) on Mondayfiled a chargesheet in thePathankot airbase terrorattack, naming Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammedchief Masood Azhar andthree others of his organisa-tion as the accused.The process of extradition ofMasood Azhar, his brotherand two others will beginsoon, Union Minister KirenRijiju said after thechargesheet was filed."A total of eight people wereinvolved in the terror attackat Pathankot. Four are deadand four are alive and livingin Pakistan. Since thechargesheet has been filed,the process of extraditingthem from Pakistan willbegin with the issuance ofInterpol Red CornerNotice," Rijiju toldreporters.In a comprehensive

chargesheet filed at thePanchkula Special Courtabout a year after the attack,the NIA has highlighted therole of the terror group Jaishin spreading mayhem inIndia and referred to thenefarious plans of the outfit,sources said.The chargesheet, which alsonamed Azhar's brother RaufAsghar as the accused,alleged that immediatelyafter the Pathankot incident,he had hosted a video mes-sage claiming responsibilityfor the terror strike and glo-rified the role of Azhar, whowas released in exchange forpassengers of the hijackedIndian Airlines plane IC-814in 1999. Masood Azhar hasbeen named as the key con-spirator. The chargesheet islikely to be used by India atvarious international fora tohighlight the role of MasoodAzhar in the Pathankot ter-ror strike carried out onJanuary 2 this year.

Launching of a diplomaticoffensive against the Jaishand Azhar has becomeimperative after China con-tinued to stonewall efforts ofIndia to get UN sanctionsagainst the terrorist and hisgroup.The Home Ministry hadgiven sanction to the NIA tofile the chargesheet againstAzhar, his brother and thetwo handlers--Qashif Janand Shaid Latif--of the fourterrorists, under theUnlawful Activities(Prevention) Act.The four terrorists, afterentering India from Bamiyalarea of Gurdaspur, had car-ried out the strike at thePathankot IAF base killingeight people, includingseven personnel of IAF andNSG. The chargesheetnamed four terrorists

involved in the attack.According to NIA, the ter-rorists, who were killed aftertwo days of gunfight, wereidentified as Nasir Hussain,Hafiz Abu Bakar, UmarFarooq and Abdul Qayumand they were residents ofVehari (Punjab), Gujranwala(Punjab), Sanghar (Sindh)and Sukkur (Sindh) ofPakistan, respectively.The chargesheet includes theevidence of linking the foot-prints of one of the terroristsobtained from Bamiyalbesides matching of DNAsample found from a softdrink can in the hijacked carof Punjab SP SalwinderSingh, sources said.The terror strike had seen ajoint investigation teamfrom Pakistan also arrivingin India for carrying out aprobe.

Azhar in Pathankot chargesheet; extradition process to start soon: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, DEC 19

On the day Prime MinisterNarendra Modi announcedthat he was invalidating oldhigh-value banknotes, theReserve Bank of India hadRs 4.94 lakh crore in newRs 2000 banknotes — one-fourth of the money thePrime Minister was puttingout of circulation.In information that wasrevealed in response to anRTI application by Mumbaiactivist Anil Galgali, theRBI said that it had Rs 9.13lakh crore in old 1,000rupee banknotes and Rs11.38 lakh crore in 500rupee notes on November 8.In its place, it had 2,473 mil-lion pieces of the new 2,000rupee notes on November 8.Galgali said the federalbank was fully aware of theconsequences of their deci-sion, which, given themoney that was beingpulled out of circulation(86.69 per cent) and beingput back in, seemed “neitherprudent nor reasonable”."RBI was well aware of thegamble it was taking on adecision that would wreckhavoc on lives of crores ofIndian citizens. You neednot be a financial expert tofigure out this unwarrantedhurry in demonetisation hadto result in a financialcrunch," Galgali said.Oddly, the RBI refused toprovide details of distribu-tion of banknotes betweenNovember 9 and November19, citing a provision in theRight to Information Actthat allows a public authori-

ty to hold back information.The RBI had recentlyuploaded details that couldnot be disclosed under theRTI Act, including distribu-tion of currency to banks, onits website after a formerinformation commissionapproached the Centralinformation Commissionagainst its decision to with-hold some information.Former information com-missioner Shailesh Gandhisaid in he complaint thatRBI was breaching rules ofthe RTI Act by withholdinginformation in certain cate-gories."Effectively, it means thatRBI arrogates to itself theright to lay down exemp-tions to disclosure of infor-mation in line with theobjectives of the Act. This isthe sole prerogative ofParliament, which has pro-vided the exemptions to dis-closure in Section 8 and 9 ofthe RTI Act," Gandhi said."This is illegal and is cer-tainly usurpation of thepowers of the commission.RBI has no power under lawto declare which informa-tion is exempt. That is therole of the commission.”"This is a very dangerousand illegal action, whichcould cause complete dis-ruption of the working ofRTI, if other public authori-ties follow this example.Public Information Officerof public authorities willthen be following the illegalproclamation," he said seek-ing the intervention of trans-parency panel to set asidethis move. — PTI

On Nov 8, RBI had 25% of Rs 20 lakh cr being demonetisedHYDERABAD, DEC 19

Five senior operatives ofbanned terror outfit IndianMujahideen were onMonday awarded deathpenalty by a special NIAcourt here in the February2013 Hyderabad blasts case.This is the first case that anyoperative of the IM has beenconvicted.On December 13, the courtconvicted the five members,including IM co-founderMohd Ahmed Sidibapa aliasYasin Bhatkal, Pakistaninational Zia-ur-Rahmanalias Waqas, Asadullah

Akhtar alias Haddi,Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monuand Ajaz Shaikh, who are atpresent in judicial custodyand lodged in theCherlapally Central Prisonhere.Eighteen people were killedand 131 injured in two dead-ly explosions inDilsukhnagar, a crowdedshopping area in the city, onFebruary 21, 2013.On November 7, the finalarguments had concluded inthe case before the NIA spe-cial court.Since IM founder RiyazBhatkal, the prime accused

in the case, is absconding,the trial was split up againsthim.The court convicted YasinBhatkal and others undervarious sections of IndianPenal Code, Arms Act,Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act (UAPA).The NIA special court, afterhearing the defence andprosecution's arguments,pronounced the quantum ofsentence.According to NIA, RiyazBhatkal arranged for explo-sive substances and directedAsadullah Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rahman at Mangalore to

receive the same.After receiving the explo-sive materials and themoney sent by Riyazthrough hawala and moneytransfer channels, AsadullahAkhtar and Waqas reachedHyderabad and joinedTahseen Akhtar, who wasalready hiding there, it hadsaid.Together they prepared twoIEDs after procuring theother required materials aswell as two cycles formounting the IEDs fromHyderabad, the agency hadsaid.After preparation of the

IEDs on February 21, 2013,the accused mounted twobombs on two bicycles.They had planted them in

two separate places inDilsukhnagar which resultedin powerful explosions, ithad said. — PTI

Hyderabad blasts: Bhatkal, 4 others sentenced to death

BEIJING, DEC 19

China on Monday rejected USPresident-elect DonaldTrump`s claim that it had"stolen" an American researchdrone, as state media said hisdiplomatic inexperience couldspark a confrontation betweenthe two nations.Beijing`s seizure of the marineprobe in international waters inthe South China Sea raisedalready heightened tensionsbetween the world`s twolargest military powers.On Sunday, after Beijing andWashington announced thedrone would be returned,Trump tweeted: "We shouldtell China that we don`t wantthe drone they stole back. - letthem keep it!"China objected to Trump`saccusation that it had stolen thedrone, Foreign Ministry

spokeswoman Hua Chunyingsaid on Monday, adding theclaim was "not accurate"."Imagine that you found some-thing on the street -- you wouldneed to first check and verify itbefore handing it back tosomeone else," she told a regu-lar press conference.Hua said the two sides "are insmooth communicationthrough military channels, andwe believe the incident will beproperly handled". She gaveno further details.The Pentagon said Friday thata Chinese naval vessel "unlaw-fully" grabbed the unmannedunderwater vehicle around 50nautical miles northwest ofSubic Bay in the Philippines.China said the drone had beensnatched since it might pose asafety hazard to other vessels.It also said it "stronglyopposed" US reconnaissance

activities and had askedWashington to stop them.The US said the device wascollecting information onwater temperatures, salinityand sea clarity.In an earlier misspelled tweetSaturday, Trump also accusedBeijing of theft."China steals United StatesNavy research drone in inter-national waters?rips it out ofwater and takes it to China inunpresidented act," he wrote.The state-owned China Dailyrejected the claim in an editori-al."What is truly amazing aboutthis tweet, was the soon-to-beUS president completely mis-represented what had actuallyhappened -- that is more dan-gerous than funny," it said.Trump`s behaviour "couldeasily drive China-US rela-tions into what Obama por-

trays as `full-conflict mode`,"it added, next to a cartoon thatdepicted Trump riding a bullinto a china shop while USbusinessmen looked onaghast.A separate article quotedexperts as calling Trump`sbehaviour "diplomaticallyinept".Trump has already infuriatedBeijing by questioning long-standing US policy onTaiwan, calling Beijing a cur-rency manipulator and threat-ening punitive tariffs onChinese imports."Trump is not behaving as apresident who will becomemaster of the White House ina month. He bears no sense ofhow to lead a superpower,"the often nationalistic GlobalTimes, which has close ties tothe ruling Communist Party,said in an editorial.

SEOUL, DEC 19

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonhas criticised South Korean PresidentPark Geun-hye`s administration over acorruption scandal involving her long-time friend, voicing concerns over thecountry`s "lack of good governance",the media reported on Monday.Ban on Friday said South Korea has

never experienced such political tur-moil except during the 1950-53Korean War, Yonhap news agencyreported.Ban`s remarks sparked speculation thatthe Secretary General, long considereda potential presidential candidate, hasstarted distancing himself from theimpeached President."(South Koreans) were very muchfrustrated and angry about the com-plete lack of good governance," he saidon Friday.Addressing the scandal that hasgripped South Korea over the past twomonths, Ban said the political turbu-lence in the country is "surprising andunexpected"."When her father President ParkChung-hee was assassinated in 1979,

those were the times when Koreanswere going through a turbulentprocess. But this time, in a very peace-ful society, very democratic, economi-cally well-to-do society, this has hap-pened," he said.Pointing to South Koreans` resilienceand respect for democratic institutions,Ban expressed hope that the countrywill soon get over the political crisis."I am convinced that soon they will beable to overcome this crisis. I hope thatthis will give good lessons to those inleadership in Korean society, whetherpolitical, economic or social," he said.Although the outgoing UN chief hasyet to declare his intention to run in thepresidential election next year, hisname has long been bandied about as aformidable presidential candidate.

WASHINGTON, DEC 19

Puerto Rico's Stephanie DelValle was crowned MissWorld 2016 on Sunday,winning the top prize in the66th edition of the pageantheld this year in the UnitedStates. The 19-year-old lawand communications stu-dent said it was an "honourand a great responsibility"to represent her country.The first runner-up wasYaritza Miguelina Reyes

Ramirez of the DominicanRepublic, followed by sec-ond runner-up NatashaMannuela from Indonesia.The top five finalists alsoincluded Evelyn NjambiThungu from Kenya, andCatriona Elisa Gray fromthe Philippines.Contestants from more than100 countries took part inthe Miss World beauty pag-eant, held at NationalHarbor near Washington,DC. Reuters

Miss Puerto Rico crownedMiss World 2016

China rejects Donald Trump's claim it stole drone

UN Secy General criticises Park governmentover corruption scandal