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DE 4 Deputations call on UnionHome Minister

Around 35 delegations comprisingvarious social, trade, travel andbusiness organizations from acrossKashmir Valley today ....

5 7Intern’l Urdu conferenceorganised in Govt PG College

The Dept. of Urdu of Govt. P.G.College Rajouri organised two dayInternational Urdu conference on thetitle “Taraqqi pasand ....

Several shops reopen in Darjeelinghills, 87th day of shutdown

A large number of shops on?Saturdayreopened in the Darjeeling hills,braving threats and intimidation bythe Gorkha Janmukti ...

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10-Sep 22.0 33.0 Partly cloudy sky in themorning hours becoming generally cloudy 11-Sep 22.0 32.0 Generally cloudy skywith possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm12-Sep 23.0 32.0 Generally cloudy sky

3 DAYS’ FORECAST SRINAGAR09-Sep 13.0 28.0 Partly cloudy sky10-Sep 13.0 27.0 Generally cloudy skywith possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm11-Sep 13.0 26.0 Partly cloudy sky in themorning hours becoming generally cloudy sky towardsafternoon or evening with possibility of rain

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2 HILL DISTRICT the northlinesJammu | Sunday | September 10 | 2017

Jammu and KashmirNational Panthers Partytoday elected Chairmanand President of the Partyfor3 years in a Nationalconvention held at GoleMarket Aquaf GroundGandhi Nagar, Jammu.Nearly 3000 Delegates ofthe participated. Electionprocess was completed bythe Returning Officer Mr.P.K. Ganju in presence ofChief Patron Prof. BhimSingh.Sh. Harsh Dev SinghFormer Education Ministerwas declared re-elected bythe returning officer, when

he is only rival Sh. RomeshKumar Khajuria withdrewfrom the contest in favourof is old University mate.Sh. Balwant SinghMankotia was alsodeclared re-elected by thereturning officer, when hisonly rival Sh. ShankarSingh Chib withdrew infavour of Sh. BalwantSingh Mankotia as a tokenof Solidarity.Both Chairman and thePresident were elected till23rd March 2020 as theelections for the post ofChairman and Presidentwere held late due to someunavoidable circumstances.Mr. P.K. Ganju ReturningOfficer declared that

elections for the post of 18Working CommitteeMember were also held,but the results shall bedeclared on 10thSeptember 2017.Nominated members (18)shall also be announced on10th September, 2017.Several senior NPP leadersaddressed the Conventionwith a strong message thatPanthers Party shall fightfor reorganization ofJammu and Kashmir State.The leaders pleaded for akind of Confederation ofJ&K with establishmentsof Kashmir Ghati State,Jammu Pradesh. Ladakhregion should be grantedunion territory status.

Among prominent leaderswho addressed theconvention included Prof.Bhim Singh, Sh. Harsh DevSingh, Sh. Balwant SinghMankotia, and Sh. Mohd.Iqbal Choudhary, Sh.Masood Andrabi, Sh.Farooq Dar, Sh. RajeshPadgotra, Miss AnitaThakur, Sh. Bansi LalAdvocate, Mrs. ManjuSingh, Sh. Ashfaq Rana.Several Resolutions wereadopted more particularlyfor Reorganization of J&KState, InternationalResolution to reconstitutethe Security Council byinducting India, to theSecurity Council aspermanent member.

JKNPP elects Chairman, PresidentNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 09

The Dept. of Urdu of Govt.P.G .College Rajouriorganised two dayInternational Urduconference on the title"Taraqqi pasand Urdu afsaneKa Aagaz O Irtaqa" in thepremises of the college inwhich dignitaries andscholars from in and outsidethe country participated.Those present were PrincipalGDC Rajouri Prof . JavedAhmed Qazi along with thehead Dept. of Urdu Dr. M.Kwaqar , Prof. Abdul HaqNaemi ,Prof. Jahangir and

others. The inaugural session of theevent held in the morningwas chaired by Prof. Dr.Irtaza kareem DirectorNCPUL, New Delhi,whereas, Dr. J.A QaziPrincipal presided over the

function and Dr. ShahidIqbal, DDC Rajouri was theguest of honour . Prof.Quddoos Javed , Prof.Shahabudin from Qatar ,Prof. Rashid khan fromKashmir, Principal GDCMendhar Prof.ShabeerHussain shah , Pricipal GDCThannamandi Prof. ShakeelRaina , Prof M.B Magray ,Prof. Rashid Ch., MohdShafi Dar, faculty membersand students also attendedthe event. The welcome address waspresented by Dr. M.K Waqarfollowed by a series oflectures and speeches by thevarious literary dignitaries. Abook release function washeld. The books released onthe occasion were written byProf. Quddoos Javed andProf. Abdul Haq Naemi. The chief guest appreciatedthe initiatives and efforts ofthe principal and the college

staff for promotion of Urdulanguage and literature inremote hilly border distt . ofRajouri and assured fullcooperation of NCPUL forthe furtherance of this causein the days to come. In his address Dr. J.A QaziPrincipal of the PG collegeRajouri pledged to patronizeand support all the literaryactivities and events withregard to Urdu creativewriting in region, as there isenormous potential in theyoung writers of twin Distt.Rajouri and Poonch andwhat they need is a platformfor exhibition of their talent.He also extended heartfeltgratitude to the DirectorNCPUL, DDC Rajouri Dr.Shahid iqbal , Scholars andliterary personalities from inand outside the country andfaculty and students to makethe conference a grandsuccess.

Intern'l Urdu conferenceorganised in Govt PG College

NL CorrespondentRajouri, Sep 09

A Congress policy andPlanning group of J&Kaffairs headed by FormerPrime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh isarriving here tomorrow, tomeet different sections ofsociety during two daystour.The group comprises ofsenior Congress Leader Dr.Karan singh, Former HomeMinister P. Chidambaram,Leader of Opposition inRajya Sabha Ghulam NabiAzad, AICC GeneralSecretary Smt. Ambika Sonibesides representatives ofparty from Jammu, Kashmir& Ladakh in the group. Thegroup would straightway go to Govt. Guest HouseCanal Road and shallinteract with the senior

party leaders in theexecutive meeting at 12Noon onwards. In the postLunch, the group shall meetdifferent delegation of theCivil society from differentsections and walks of life.Other than the partyexecutive, the group hasmeeting with civil societyand main stream oppositionparties.They include Delegation ofBar Association, Delegationof Chamber of Commerce& Industry, Delegation ofPahari, Delegation of DogriSanstha, Delegation of Ex-Servicemen, Delegation ofSCs, STs & OBCs,Delegation of Minority,Delegation of Women,Delegation of MainstreamOpposition Parties,Delegation of DisplacedPersons of 1947,65 & 71,Delegation of Kashmiri

Migrants, Delegation ofKisan & Border Resident's,Delegation of ErstwhileDoda District, Delegation ofIntellectuals Group.The delegation shall stay atthe guest house and nextday morning fly back toDelhi. Next week the samegroup shall visit Kashmir tohave similar exercise ofinteraction.

Manmohan led delegationto visit Kashmir today

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 09

The Office bearers ofChamber of Commerce &Industry met today atChamber House under thePresidency of Rakesh Guptato discuss some issuesregarding overalldevelopment of Jammuregion and after seriousdeliberations an urgentcommunication was sent toDr. Nirmal Singh, Dy. ChiefMinister J&K State whichreads as under:-This is to bring into yourkind notice that Chamber ofCommerce & IndustryJammu had greatexpectations from thepresent coalition governmentas far as the power sector,Master Plan and overalldevelopment of Jammu isconcerned but today we feelthat there is noaccountability of either anyofficers or the minister at thehelm of affairs. We wouldlike to bring some majorburning issues for your kindconsiderations and urgentaction as belowEven after spendingthousands of crores throughIRCON the power crises andunscheduled power cuts thattoo in peak summers havemade the life of commonman miserable as also thetraders and the industrialistshave to spend more onGensets and other suchgadgets which also lead topolluting the air in Jammuprovince.That the Chamber of

Commerce & Industry andevery common citizen ofJammu had excepted somerelief by through new MasterPlan which could come up asper the practicalrequirements of the presentscenario but nothing suchhappened leading to noticesoff and on to the peopleregarding the construction ofhouses or businessestablishments thathappened in the past. It ispertinent to note that theseconstructions did not comeup over night but theseworks were carried out withthe knowledge of theconcerned enforcingagencies of the government.The Chamber of Commerce& Industry had expected thatthe land use of such areaswhere huge commercialestablishment are operatingbe changed to commercialwhich never happened asalso the housing and JammuDevelopment Authoritiesmiserably failed to come upwith any such commercialoutlets so that the newentrepreneurs could starttheir business.That there are ample placesfor providing parkingfacilities in almost alllocalities throughout Jammubut we see that only most ofthe projects sanctioned bythe previous governmentsare being carried out and nomajor initiative has beentaken under your leadership.That every citizen of Jammufeels anguished overshelving the prestigiousartificial lake project on river

Tawi, the DPR and fundingof which was sanctioned bythe Union Ministry.That Chamber of Commerce& Industry expresses seriousconcern over the slow pacefor creation of AIIMS thatwas sanctioned long timeback and because of thisslow pace the health care issuffering badly in Jammu.That we have been made tounderstand that Chamber'sdemand of Parade by BSF atSuchetgarh on the pattern ofWagha on our side of borderhas been sanctioned by theUnion Ministry, but we seenothing happening towardsthe development ofinfrastructure at Suchetgarhas this project could attractthousands of tourists forborder tourism.That we question thedepartments like Housingand Jammu DevelopmentAuthority towards creatingnew residential colonieswhich are need of the hourbecause of souring prices ofland and their inefficiency todo so.The Chamber of Commerce& Industry demands that thegovernment must announcea specific deadline forcompletion of ongoingdevelopmental projects likeartificial lake over river tawi,development of river Tawion the pattern of Sabarmati,the restoration works ofMubarak Mandi, theGandola Project in Jammuand Patnitop and also fix theresponsibility andaccountability measures onthe departments who areundertaking theseprestigious projects. We alsodemand that the religiouscircuit of Mata VaishnoDevi, Shahdra Sharief,Nangali Sahib and BudhaAmarnath in Jammuprovince be promotedthrough special Ad campaignand proper infrastructure becreated for the facilities ofthe pilgrim tourists. The other Office bearerspresent in the meetinginclude Rajesh Gupta, Sr.Vice President, RajeevGupta, Jr. Vice President,Manish Gupta, SecretaryGeneral, Gaurav Gupta,Secretary and Ashu Gupta,Treasurer.

CCI holds meet concerningunderdevelopment of Jammu


"The Himalayan Day-2017"was observed here inDepartment of Botany,

University of Jammu,Jammu today. Himalayagenuinely stands for all kindsof National Services and istherefore part of NationalAnthem. A large part of thecountry's food and waterdirectly depends on theHimalaya and its products.In 9 states Himalaya spreadacross 17% area of thecountry, out of which 67%area is reserved for forestland. 30 Great peaks extendto a height of 7,000 meters inthe form of Snow Mountain.1.3% of forest and 3.8% ofhuman population of thecountry lives in the vicinityof Himalaya. In the last fivedecades, we have tamperedHimalaya in many ways toget as much as possible fromthis vulnerable system.Deteriorating condition ofHimalaya is creating manytypes of crisis. Himalayaneeds attention not only forits wellbeing but for all thosewho are connected to this

great entity directly orindirectly.During The Himalayan Daycelebration an extemporesketch competition on"Contribution of Himalaya

& our Liabilities" wasorganised in the BotanicalGarden of the Universitywhich was followed by apopular lecture by Prof. R.K. Ganjoo, and eminentprofessor of QuaternaryGeology and Director,Institute of Glaciology, PGDepartment of Geology,University of Jammu. Prof.Ganjoo spoke on "MIGHTYHIMALAYA: THE GAMECHANGER" wherein duringhis interaction with thestudents, scholars andfaculty, he exhorted upon theyounger generation to revisitthe subject carefully becausethe origin of Himalaya isvery complicated and itssustenance is required for thelife of whole of the Indiansub-continent. Further, hedeliberated upon the role ofHimalaya in speciesendemism and speciesmigration particularly fromEurasian plate. He put hisemphasis on the availability

of water, pure air and soil inIndia because of the presenceof Great Himalaya as aboundary to the country innorth. In addition to thecontribution of Himalaya insetting the ecology andenvironment of thesubcontinents, Prof. Ganjoosaid that now this is the timeto own our liabilities towardsthe Himalayan ecosystem.Prof. Namrata Sharma in-charge Head of theDepartment whileintroducing the speaker tothe audience said that Dr.Ganjoo is working on theHimalayan Glaciers andmigration of fauna throughHimalayan Corridor fromlast more than 30 years.Others who were presentduring the celebration wereDr. Veenu Kaul, Dr. SikanderPal, Dr Geeta and Dr. HarishChander Dutt.

Dept Botany JU celebrates"The Himalayan Day '17"


Naik Ravi Choudharyawarded Sena Medal

Jammu, Sep 09Naik Ravi Choudhary was part of a company Assault team ina Cordon and search Operation conducted in villageDudhwan of Bandipora district of Jammu & Kashmir. NaikRavi Choudhary observed suspicious movement on a spur inclose proximity. When challenged, the terrorist lobbed agrenade and tried to break the cordon. Disregarding hispersonal safety the NCO brought down effective fire on theterrorist immediately neutralizing him. For this conspicuousact of bravery, presence of mind, disregard for personal safetyand exemplary junior leadership, Naik Ravi Choudhary isawarded "Sena Medal (Gallantry)''. NAIK RAVICHOUDHARY S/O Sh. SUKHVINDER SINGH & Smt.RANI DEVI R/O Village HANSA TEHSIL SUCHETGARH(R.S PURA) . Wife Sonia Choudhary feels really proud of herhusband's achievement. The residents of the border area saidthat Naik Ravi Choudhary is a very honest & hardworkingboy and we are really proud of him.

Jammu, Sep 09A Delegation of BariBrahmana IndustriesAssociation under thePresident ship of LalitMahajan President, BBIAalong with Ajay LangerGeneral Secretary and AjitBawa President, KathuaIndustrial Unit Associationinteracted with Dr. AbdualRashid (KAS), LabourCommissioner, J&K Govt. atSrinagar to discuss the variousissues related to IndustrialSector for his kindconsideration. During thecourse of discussions with theworthy Labour

Commissioner, Presidenthighlighted the various issuesrelated to the Industrial Sectorwhich includes Exemption toMicro and Small Scale Unitswith the employment of lessTen Workers from preview ofFactory License, Renewal ofFactory License for SSI Sectorfor a period of 5 years in-steadof One Year at present,Shortage of Doctors and ParaMedical Staff in the ESIDispensaries across the State,Non Issuance of ProvidentFund Contribution Statementof the Employees, Adoption ofEase of Doing concept for theOn Line submission of the

Returns related to LabourDepartment and other relatedissues. Dr. Abdul Rashid gavea patient hearing to the issuesraised by Lalit Mahajan,President, BBIA and briefedthe Delegation in respect ofthe requisite Steps alreadytaken by the Department toresolve the pending issuesrelated to the Industrial Sectorunder the able guidance ofHon'ble Minister of Finance,Labour and Employment andthe Department is committedto introduce the Ease ofDoing Business concept forthe Industrial Units of theState as early as possible.

Popular Model High School,Nanak Nagar, JammuSaturday celebrated AnnualDay with grandeur. FormerMinister and seniorCongress leader RamanBhalla was the chief gueston the occasion. To mark theoccasion, Culturalextravaganza, showing therich cultural heritage of theseven Continents wasshowcased to interpret thekind of education beingprovided to futuregeneration. Not onlystudents were felicitated fortheir academic and extra-curricular achievements butteachers were also givenrecognition for teaching anddedicated service to theinstitution by the chief guestand members ofmanagement The schoolshowcased its landmarkachievements amidst acolourful culturalprogramme. Earlier, theChairman of the School, andthe Principal welcomed the

guests and the parents to thefunction. The functionbegan with the lighting ofthe ceremonial lamp.Speaking on the occasion,Bhalla congratulated theschool for such asynchronised performance

and appreciated the teamefforts to bring out such ashow. He motivated theparents and the teachers topractice and imbibe soundmoral values in the childrenby being a role modelthemselves. He appreciatedthe school management forhaving provided a goldenopportunity to the people togain quality education intheir vicinity. He

appreciated that the schoolis making a sound progressand is making a stride in itsmarch towards excellence.Bhalla however regretted toinform that during theirGovt, Rs 10 crores worthauditorium was constructed

to provide all the schools inthe Gandhi Nagarconstituency to organizesuch programmes butunfortunately even after itsinauguration some threemonths back, not even asingle programme has beenorganized there which is amatter of shame that afterspending 10 crores onauditorium, it has not beendedicated to schools.

Bhalla on the occasion alsoslammed state government'smove to close down about1,300 government schoolsin the Jammu province inthe name of"rationalisation". He stategovernment move to closedown schools under the planof rationalisation hascreated hardships tochildren and parents in ruralareas.He said the move toclose down more than 1,300schools in the Jammuprovince was "arbitrary" andagainst the overall interestof students and people, asmost of these schools wereopened as per the norm ofthe Central Government of"the availability of schoolsin nearest locality at thedistance of about onekilometre" in order toachieve the total literacytarget and check dropoutrate. Describing the move ashighly retrograde, he saidthat it has adversely affectedthe educational activityespecially in the remote andfar flung areas of the statewhere thousands of school

going children were forcedto discontinue their studies.The Chairman emphasisedon the importance of qualityeducation, sound health andmoral values in the holisticdevelopment of children. Hefurther stressed on the roleof school and parents in thecollective upbringing ofthese future citizens of thenation. The Principalpresented the annual reportand highlighted the verymany achievements of thestaff and students of theSchool in the past year. Thecultural programme beganwith traditional candlelightening; Medley ofwestern dances wasfollowed by the BollywoodMasala and the message tosave the environment werethe highlights of the eventsof the junior students. Themiddle school students paidtributes to the martyrs andthey dance to the tunes ofthe hit salsa dance number.The programme came to anend with the NationalAnthem which was followedby lunch for the gathering.

Popular Model High School celebrates Annual DayNL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Sep 09

BBIA Delegation interacts withLabour Commissioner

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Deputations call on UnionHome Minister

Around 35 delegations comprisingvarious social, trade, travel andbusiness organizations from acrossKashmir Valley today called on UnionMinister for Home, ...

5 9Intern’l Urdu conferenceorganised in Govt PG College

The Dept. of Urdu of Govt. P.G.College Rajouri organised two dayInternational Urdu conference on thetitle “Taraqqi pasand ....


A large number of shops on?Saturdayreopened in the Darjeeling hills,braving threats and intimidation bythe Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM),even as the indefinite ....

Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather

10-Sep 22.0 33.0 Partly cloudy sky in themorning hours becoming generally cloudy 11-Sep 22.0 32.0 Generally cloudy skywith possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm12-Sep 23.0 32.0 Generally cloudy sky

3 DAYS’ FORECAST SRINAGAR10-Sep 15.0 30.0 Generally cloudy skywith Light rain11-Sep 15.0 27.0 Generally cloudy skywith possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm12-Sep 14.0 28.0 Partly cloudy sky

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Last date for filingGSTR-1 extended NEW DELHI, SEPT 09

Last date for filing of sales returnor GSTR-1 was extended by amonth to October 10, Jammu andKashmir Finance Miniser HaseebDrabu said.

NEWS IN BRIEF

NL CORRESPONDENTJAMMU TAWI, SEPT 09

Twenty-nine patients havetested positive for dengue andswine flu here, a seniorgovernment official said,while assuring that necessarymeasures had been taken toprevent the spread of thediseases."While 24 patients havetested positive for dengue,five others are being treatedfor swine flu," Director,Health Services, Jammu,Gurjeet Singh, told PTI.Asserting that there was nodeath reported either fromdengue or swine flu, he saidnecessary measures likefumigation had been taken.Six women and four children

were among the 24 denguepatients who have recoveredfully after treatment atdifferent hospitals.Of the dengue cases, thehighest at 17 had beenreported from Jammu, twofrom Samba and one eachfrom border districts ofRajouri and Poonch, Doda,Udhampur and Kathua, hesaid.All five swine flu cases werereported from Jammu and thepatients were under treatmentand stable, he said.Singh said there was no needto panic as the situation is not"alarming"."We are on the job and thesituation is well undercontrol," the director said.PTI

24 dengue, 5 swineflu cases in Jammu

NL CORRESPONDENTPOONCH, (JAMMUPROVINCE), SEPT 09

The long wait of the peopleof this mountainous borderdistrict of Poonch for airservices ended as thegovernment has decided tostart paid helicopter/chopperservice to the region fromMonday (11-9-17). The airservice will operate for twodays in a week on Monday

& Saturday, said DCPoonch, Tariq AhmadZargar, here today. Aftersuccessful completion oftrial for landing & take off atDistrict police line Poonch(DPL) today, the service hasbeen given green signal, hesaid. Giving further details,the Deputy Commissionersaid the increase in of sortiesand days would depend onthe kind of response fromthe people. However, P4

Jammu-Poonch chopperservice to start from Monday

NL CORRESPONDENTSRINAGAR, SEPT 09

In a significantdevelopment with hugepositive implications forJ&K economy, the GSTCouncil, which met atHyderabad in Telangana,today agreed to slash theGST rate on Walnuts fromexisting 12% to 5%. TheCouncil also approvedexemption of smallhandicraft traders fromregistration under the newtax regime.Pertinently, the issue of

exemption for smallhandicraft traders andcutting down GST rate onWalnuts were the two keyissues repeatedly flaggedby the J&K Government atthe GST Council meetings."I am thankful to the GSTCouncil for having agreedto our demand andexempting handicraftsfrom GST while at thesame time cutting the GSTrate on Walnuts to 5%from the existing 12%,"Finance Minister, DrHaseeb Drabu, who is amember of the GST

Council, said over phonefrom Hyderabad.Dr Drabu said the ChiefMinister Mehbooba Muftiwas very keen on thesetwo issues and had askedhim to forcefully flag theconcerns of the J&K'sartisans and Walnutgrowers at the GSTCouncil meeting.The Finance Minister saidthat he had already told adelegation of Walnutgrowers, who recently methim in Srinagar, that theywill benefit if the Walnutis kept under 5% GST slab

which will entitle them toInput Tax Credit (ITC). "Incase Walnut was kept inzero percent GST slab, thegrowers would sufferlosses as they will bedeprived of ITC," he said.Regarding the exemptionof small handicraft tradersunder GST, Dr Drabu saidthe artisans, traders,manufacturers, exportersand raw material suppliersassociated with the sectorhad been demandingrollback of GST onhandicrafts."We made a P4

GST on Walnut slashed to 5%,exemption for small handicraft traders

Big relief for JK's growers, artisans: Dr Drabu


The Centre has till now sanctioned atotal of Rs 62,599 crore to Jammuand Kashmir under the PrimeMinister's Development Package(PMDP) for the state, Union HomeMinistry officials said on Saturday.Home Minister Rajnath Singh, whois on a four-day visit to the state,reviewed the progress of theimplementation of the PMDP projectat a meeting which was attended byChief Minister Mehbooba Mufti,

Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh,Chief Secretary BB Vyas andofficials from his ministry here."The Centre has already sanctionedRs 62,599 crore, which amounts to78 per cent of the total cost of thePMDP package," officials said afterthe meeting."The total cost of PMDP is 80,068

crore for 63 projects. PMDP includesassistance for rehabilitation of flood-affected people. Rs 1,200 crore wasgiven for the purpose and the projectis complete now," they said.The project also includes the four-

laning of Chenani-Nashri section ofthe National Highway which has alsobeen completed.The cost of this project, whichincludes the longest road tunnel inIndia, was Rs 781 crore.Singh also reviewed therehabilitation package for Jammumigrants which had beenimplemented under the PMDP, theysaid. Earlier, Singh met Mehboobaand the two leaders discussed variousissues, including development andsecurity challenges facing the state,the officials said. PTI

78 pc of PM's Package to J&K sanctioned: Home officials

NL CORRESPONDENTNEW DELHI, SEPT 09

The CBI has registered acase against 19 companieswhich have sent over Rs 424crore in foreign remittancesthrough about 700transactions, suspecting it tobe a case of moneylaundering through shellcompanies.It is alleged that during theyear 2015, unidentifiedofficials of Punjab NationalBank (PNB), Mint Streetbranch, Chennai, enteredinto a criminal conspiracywith 19 accused companies

which were account holdersin the branch."…In furtherance of theconspiracy, the above saidcompanies were sendingforeign exchange to HongKong without any genuinebusiness transactions," theFIR, registered last evening,alleged.It said the accounts thusopened were used for thepurpose of sending advanceforeign remittances."The modus operandi wasthat the customers gotremittances from variousother banks to their accountsby way of RTGS (real time

gross settlement). Thecustomer presented theirrequest with a quotationissued by foreign suppliersfor 100 per cent advanceremittances," it said.The customer made requestfor remittance to foreignsupplier based on thequotation, it alleged."The remittance amount waskept in such a way that itwould not exceed thethreshold limit of USD 1lakh for each remittance inorder to circumvent theregulatory requirements andapplicability of the RBI," itsaid. (AGENCIES)

CBI books 19 companies forsending over 400 Cr abroad

Restrictions in 6 police stationareas of Srinagar on Sept 10

SRINAGAR, SEP 09

According to the DistrictMagistrate Srinagar, restrictionsunder Section 144 of Cr PC willremain in force under thejurisdictions of Police StationsNowhatta, M R Gunj, Rainawari,Khanyar, Safakadal, andMaisuma in district Srinagar onSeptember 10 (Sunday) as aprecautionary measure to avoidany untoward incident.

Pakistan violates ceasefireat LoC POONCH (JAMMU PROVINCE),SEPT 09

The Pakistani security forcesviolated ceasefire along the Lineof Control (LoC) in Jammu andKashmir's Poonch district onSaturday. The firing started inmorning and the Pakistanisecurity forces fired P4


CRPF Director General, RRBhatnagar on Saturday saidthe investigation and raidsbeing conducted by theNational InvestigationAgency (NIA) into terrorfunding led to a decline instone pelting in KashmirValley."There is an effect followingthe actions by all theagencies. There is also an

effect because of what NIAis doing. The way stonepelting was happening in acoordinated manner, this(NIA raids) will definitelystop that," Bhatnagar toldreporters.He was asked whether stonepelting had reduced in thevalley in the aftermath of theNIA investigation into terrorfunding.The Central Reserve PoliceForce (CRPF) chief visitedthe District Police Lines in

Pulwama which wasstormed by three terroristson 26 August.While all the three terrorists,belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit,were killed, four CRPFjawans and four Jammu andKashmir Police personnelalso lost their lives in thenearly 24-hour gun battle.Bhatnagar paid tributes tothe slain security forcespersonnel, saying "we willnot let their P4

Stone pelting incidents down in Kashmir after NIA raids

NL CORRESPONDENTANANTNAG, SEPT 09

Three militants, a Cop werekilled and a girl injured onSaturday in two differentoperations in Shopian andSopore on Saturday, just onthe day of arrival of UnionHome Minister, Mr. RajnathSingh. A policeman was killedwhile as two were injuredafter militants attacked themby showering bullets on KProad in Anantnag.The attack took place nearbus stand injuring fourpolicemen, sources said.A gunfight broke out in

Kashmir's Shopian districtafter militants fired on amilitary vehicle, police said.The exchange of fire wasstill on.Police said hiding militantsfired at the army vehicle inan area between Imam Sahiband Barbugh village ofShopian in the evening andtroops returned the fire,killing two militants."A local girl identified asNusrat has sustained bulletinjury in the cross fire andhas been taken to thehospital for treatment," apolice officer said."The operation in the area isstill going on and police

reinforcements have beenrushed to the spot," policesaid.Earlier reports had said thesecurity forces hadsurrounded Barbugh villageon information that militantshad been hiding there.Security forces on Saturdaypasted posters of militants atpublic places in Shopiandistrict announcing cashreward for those providinginformation about them,sources said.They said that posters werepasted in villages which areunder siege and where anti-militant operation waslaunched early today. P4

3 militants, a Cop killed, girl injuredin separate gunfights


Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh Saturday heldwhat he called "Open Mind"deliberations with thecommon Kashmirisrepresented by Social andTrade bodies. He asked thescores of delegations ofbusiness community tosuggest how to revivetourism in Kashmir.Rajnath Singh landed inSrinagar on Saturdaymorning on his four day visitto Jammu and Kashmir.Before his visit, he had saidthat he was going with an"open mind" and ready tomeet with anyone who

wishes to help resolvedifferences throughdialogue. "I am going therewith an open mind and I amwilling to meet anyone whowill help us in findingsolutions to problems facingJ&K," Singh tweeted beforehe left Delhi.

First he met Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti. They hada one-on-one meeting withthe Chief Minister,Mehbooba Mufti. Duringthe meeting, sources said thetwo leaders discussed theoverall situation,implementation P4

Rajnath holds 'Opens-Mind' talkswith Kashmiris minus separatists

Stake holders brief Rajnathon tourism revival

SRINAGAR, SEPT 09

Union Home Minister, Mr.Rajnath Singh held ameeting with the tourismplayers of Kashmir todiscuss the issuesconfronting the growth oftourism industry anddecline in the tourisminflow to the valley.Sources privy to thesemeetings said that Rajnathasked Valley's tourismplayers to suggest themeasure that can revivetourism in Kashmir. Theysaid he was P4

NL CORRESPONDENTCHENNAI, SEPT 09

In an inspiring example ofgrit and courage, the wifeof Colonel SantoshMahadik, who was killedfighting terrorists in Jammuand Kashmir nearly twoyears back, on Saturdayjoined the army as anofficer after 11 months ofgruelling training.38-year-old Swati

Mahadik, a mother of two,was commissioned in theArmy as an officer in theArmy Ordnance Corps.

Her husband Col Mahadik,a recipient of the Senamedal for gallantry, waskilled in an anti-terroroperation in Kupwara inKashmir region of J&K in

November 2015.He was an officer from theArmy's elite 21 ParaSpecial forces andaccording to his colleagues,he was known P4

Martyr Colonel Mahadik'swife joins Army as an officerNL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, SEPT 09

The second round ofdiscussions between Indiaand Pakistan on Ratle andKishanganga hydroelectricprojects, over whichIslamabad has raisedobjections, will take place inWashington on September14 and 15 under the aegis ofthe World Bank.Union Water ResourcesSecretary Amarjit Singhwill lead the Indiandelegation comprisingrepresentatives from theMinistry of External Affairs,Power, India's Indus Water

Commissioner and CentralWater Commission."A multi-disciplinary(Indian) delegation led byour secretary (Singh) willhold second round oftechnical discussions onRatle and Kishengangahydroelectric projects withPakistan and the WorldBank on September 14 and15," a senior official saidtoday.The first round of discussionhad taken place inWashington on July 31 andAugust 1 this year, theofficial said.Following the first round,the global lender P4

India, Pakistan to hold 2nd roundof talks on Hydro Projects

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Rajnath holds 'Opens-Mind' talkswith Kashmiris minus separatists

of the Agenda of Alliance (AoA) and execution of PrimeMinister's Development Package in the State.Singh later reviewed the status of implementation of thePrime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) for Jammuand Kashmir with the Chief Minister, Deputy ChiefMinister Dr. Nirmal Singh, Union Home Secretary RajivGauba, Chief Secretary of J&K, BB Vyas and SeniorOfficers of the MHA and State Government.The Union Home Minister asked the authorities to expeditethe implementation of the PMDP in a time bound manner.Rajnath Singh said it will create jobs for the people of J&K.The PMDP, a Rs.80,068 crore package announced by thePrime Minister Narendra Modi on November 7, 2015,covers 63 projects pertaining to 15 Ministries of theGovernment of India. The Union Government has alreadysanctioned Rs.63,000 crores for the various projects, whichamounts to 78 percent of the total cost of the PMDPpackage. An amount of nearly Rs.22,000 crore has beenreleased.Nearly two years after the PMDP-2015 was announced, fiveof the 63 projects have been completed. These include theprestigious Chenani-Nashri tunnel costing Rs.781 crore,announcement of remuneration to Special Police Officers(SPOs) from Rs.3,000 per month to upto Rs.6,000 permonth as well as assistance provided for Pucca andKuchcha houses damaged during the 2014 flood.The land acquisition in respect of semi-Ring Roads inJammu and Srinagar will be completed within two months.The four-laning of Jammu-Udhampur section of NationalHighway, NH-1A, is nearing completion. Nineteen roadconnectivity projects costing about Rs.43, 000 crore areunder implementation in the State, which are progressingsatisfactorily.An investment of about Rs.5,810 crore under Power Sectoris being made to improve the transmission and distributionnetwork in the state. Besides, the Central Government issupporting the State with an investment of Rs.3,790 croreon Pakaldul hydroelectric project.For the construction of AIIMS at Awantipora and Jammu,Rs.2,000 crore each are being made available and anamount of nearly Rs.91 crore has been released. Besides,IIT Jammu and IIM, Jammu have already startedfunctioning from temporary campus and the setting up ofpermanent campus is under progress. Similarly under theHealth Sector, Rs.900 crore is available for completion ofongoing health infrastructure. Rs.200 crore has beenutilized. The work on the comprehensive management ofJhelum was reviewed and found satisfactory.The DPR for Phase-II is being prepared. The rehabilitationplan for migrants of Jammu, PoK and Kashmiri Pandits wasalso reviewed. It was noted with satisfaction that theprojects are progressing satisfactorily. During the meeting,other developmental projects under Urban Development,Solar Energy, Horticulture, Tourism etc were also reviewed.The Chief Minister assured the State Government's fullsupport in the implementation of the PMDP and on all otherfronts.According to the official statement, as many as 24delegations of various organizations, including social, trade,travel and business from across Kashmir Valley called onHome Minister.They included Travel Agents Association of Kashmir(TAAK), Kashmir Hotels and Restaurants Associations,Kashmir Shikara Association, House Boat OwnersAssociation, and various other Tourism sectororganizations, Youth delegation, Kashmir Pandit Sangharsh

Samiti (KPSS), Sikh delegation, Fruit Growers and DealersAssociation, JK Shia Association, All Gujjjar and BakerwalConference, Pahari association and Self employed WomenAssociation.The delegations apprised the Union Home Minister aboutthe varied problems relating to their respectiveorganizations and submitted memorandum and requestedfor their resolution of issues on priority. Prominent separatist leaders are detained while they havecalled for a shutdown on Sunday against his visit.Pertinently, a high level delegation from Congress Party ledby former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh isexpected to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow.

Stake holders briefRajnath on tourism revival

concerned over declining of tourism inflow into the state.Ghulam Rasool Siah, who represents the HouseboatOwners Association, asked the Home Minister to send aformal invitation for meeting to the different stakeholders ofKashmir for talks on peace in the valley.Siah said that his association also raised the issues thatconfront the development of houseboat industry in thevalley."I asked him that devdar wood should be made available forus to repair our houseboats," he said."The only thing which motivated us to meet him was therecent promotional video about Kashmir released by him.We asked him that a good statement by Centre especiallyPrime Minister Narendra Modi about Kashmir can dowonders for us," said General Secretary, Travel AgentsAssociation of Kashmir (TAAK), Farooq Kuthoo.Kuthoo said that the stake holders conveyed the HomeMinister that the national media's negative approachtowards Kashmir had affected tourism of the valley badly.

"We asked him that Kashmir from last few years has beenonly topic for the national news channels and how itaffected the tourism of Kashmir. We urged him to ensurethat end of the negative policy towards Kashmir by nationalmedia. He noted down all these points and assured us hewill look into it," he said.

GST on Walnut slashed to 5%,exemption for small handicraft traders

compelling case at the 21st GST Council meeting today forexempting small handicraft artisans and traders from GSTregistration and also bringing down GST slab on Walnuts,"he said and added that the interstate handicraft sales up toRs 20 lakh per annum are likely to not come under the ambitof the GST.At the 21st GST Council meeting in Hyderabad today, DrDrabu also came out with the idea to setting up a smallgroup of ministers to examine the issue of technical glitchin GST network. This recommendation came after thereport that the GSTN software had witnessed sometechnical glitches after which the last date of filing had to beextended."There are issues with GSTN; there is no doubt about it. Butthese are transitional and some are operational. We willdiscuss it with the Council. I would recommend that we setup a small group of ministers to examine and work out away forward in 2-3 months," he said.The GST Council is also reported to have extended the lastdate for filing of sales return or GSTR-1 by a month toOctober 10, 2017.

3 militants, a Cop killed, girlinjured in separate gunfights

Meanwhile, local sources said that dozens of villages arestill under siege of forces and a huge contingent of army,SOG and CRPF soldiers is combing orchards and fields.In another incident of gunfight in Reban village of Appletown in Kashmir's Sopore town claimed the life of a Hizbcommander, police said.An official said that the operation that began around 3 a.m.in the village has ended. "One Hizb militant, identified asShahid Ahmad Sheikh of Kachloo Rafiabad has beenkilled," he said.

Source said that Sheikh was Kupwara DistrictCommander of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit.

Witnesses said that a residential house in which themilitant was trapped was razed to ground by security forcesduring the gunfight.Clashes erupted between protesters and government forcesnear the site of a gunfight.Reports said that youth from adjacent villages of Hadiporaand Chetlora tried to march towards the gunfight site todisrupt the operation.The protesters pelted forces with stones as they marchedahead.Reports said that a huge protest rally was taken out from theReban village. The protesters while mourning the death ofHizb commander chanted high pitched pro-freedom andanti-India slogans.

Stone pelting incidents down inKashmir after NIA raids

sacrifices go waste".Asked whether the killed militants were part of any biggergroup of JeM, Bhatnagar, "They (three slain militants) havenot been identified yet. They seem to be foreign. I will notgo into numbers as they are not important. The importantthing is that we are ready for every challenge.""Whatever the numbers, you have seen that we haveachieved success (in recent months). We have neutralisedabout 148 militants, including top commanders, this year.We will continue such actions in the future as well alongwith JK Police and the Army," he said.He said the anti-militancy operations in the valley wouldcontinue."They are intelligence-based ongoing operations and thesewill continue," he said.

India, Pakistan to hold 2nd roundof talks on Hydro Projects

had also issued a fact sheet giving its stated position on theIWT under which India is allowed to constructhydroelectric facilities on the shared Indo-Pak rivers.As per the IWT provisions, India does not require anyapproval or clearance from third party for constructingprojects such as Kishenganga on the Western Rivers.The World Bank had also maintained that the first rounddiscussions were held in a spirit of "goodwill andcooperation".Pakistan had approached the World Bank last year, raisingconcerns over the designs of Ratle (850 MW) andKishenganga (330 MW) hydroelectricity projects locatedin Jammu and Kashmir.It demanded that the World Bank, which is the mediatorbetween the two countries under the 57-year-old watersharing pact, set up a court of arbitration to look into itsconcerns.

On the other hand, India asked for appointment of a neutralexpert to look at the issues, contending the concernsPakistan raised were "technical" ones.Following this, the international lender had in November2016 initiated two simultaneous processes--for appointingneutral expert and establishment of court of arbitration--tolook at technical differences between the two countries inconnection with the project.The simultaneous processes, however, were halted afterIndia objected to it.After that, representatives of the World Bank held talkswith India and Pakistan separately to find a way out. Thefirst and the upcoming second round are being consideredas part of the same effort by the World Bank.

Martyr Colonel Mahadik'swife joins Army as an officer

for always leading from the front.Following in her husband's footstep, Swati had joined theArmy's Officers Training Academy (OTA) in October lastyear."Swati Mahadik was today commissioned as anofficer after she completed her training at the OTA inChennai," said a senior Army officer, who did not wish tobe named.He said Swati will join the Army Ordnance Corps in Pune.Another woman -- Nidhi Dubey -- was also commissionedas an officer today. Nidhi had also lost her husband whowas a Naik in the Army. - PTI

Jammu-Poonch chopperservice to start from Monday

he said in case of emergency the service can be availed orbooked on paying thirty two thousand for either side. Hefurther said that the chopper service is being operated byPawan Hans Pvt Limited. "The service will be availabletentatively for two days in a week on Monday and Saturdayfrom Poonch to Jammu and vice versa depending upon theresponse of passengers" he informed further.He further informed that chopper would use landing and

takeoff position temporarily from (DPL) District policeline Poonch and in this regard all preconditions for takeoffincluding technical formalities have been fulfilled.

According to district administration, SSP shall make theadequate security arrangements at the site, while tehsildarHaveli shall look after booking/reservation of berths. Thepassengers can contact tehsildar on mobile no 9797581000and Land line no 220156.The passengers who want totravel from Jammu to Poonch can also book their berthsfrom Tourist Reception Center Jammu on same payment(TRC).The Deputy Commissioner said the company hasdemanded Rs one lakh for 5 seat Chopper as fare for onehour out of which 80 percent would be borne by thegovernment as subsidy and only Rs 4000 have to be paidby passengers from Poonch to Jammu or vice versa.He further informed that heavy languages are not allowedand each passenger can carry only less than 3kg ofbag/handbag.

Pakistan violates ceasefire at LoC small arms and mortars along LoC, prompting retaliationby Indian troops guarding the border. As per the reports,the ceasefire violation is still going on. The Pakistan Armyviolated the ceasefire across the Line of Control (LoC) inthe Poonch sector on Thursday also.

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4 CITY the northlinesJammu | Sunday | Sept | 10| 2017


Around 35 delegationscomprising various social,trade, travel and businessorganizations from acrossKashmir Valley today calledon Union Minister forHome, Rajnath Singh, whois currently on 4-day visit toJammu and Kashmir.The delegations which metthe Union Home Ministerincluded, Travel Agents

Association of Kashmir(TAAK), TASK TravelAgents, Adventure TourOperators Association, LoCTraders Association,Kashmir Hotels andRestaurants Association,Pahalgam Hotel OwnersAssociation, KashmirHoteliers Club, KashmirShikara OwnersAssociation, House BoatOwners Association, TravelAgents Association ofIndia, Kashmir Tour

Operators, IndianAssociation of TourOperators, YouthDelegation, Kashmir PanditSangrash Smiti (KPSS),Shri Gurdawara ParbhandakCommittee Srinagar, FruitGrowers & DealersAssociation, JK ShiaAssociation, All Gujjar &Bakerwal Conference,Pahari association, ShriGurdwara ParbandakCommittee Budgam, SelfEmployed Women

Association and ShilpGroup State Award Unionand others.The delegations apprisedthe Home Minister aboutthe varied problems relatingto their respectiveorganizations and submittedthe written memorandumand requested for theirresolution on priority.Union Home Secretary,Rajiv Gauba and AdditionalSecretary Home, B RSharma were also present.

Deputations call on Union Home Minister

Change in NameI have changed my name from Sunita Devi to Sunit Kaurafter my marriage to S. Daleep Singh.Now I am applyingfor the change of name in my Passport ( No -H6801391)from SUNITA DEVI TO SUNIT KAUR W/o S DaleepSingh R/o chak salarian tehsil Samba ( at Present H.No C- 90 Sainik Colony Jammu ) If any body have anyobjection may be sent to the concerned authorities withinseven days from the publication of this notice.

SUNIT KAUR W/O S.DALEEP SINGKR/O H.NO C-90, SAINIK COLONY JAMMU .

MOB ; 9419190329

Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK), Reasi of Sher-e-Kashmir University ofAgricultural Sciences andT e c h n o l o g y - J a m m u(SKUAST-J) concludedNational Nutrition Weekwhich was started from 1stof September. Differenttechnical sessions onbalance nutrition wereorganised at KVK, Reasi,Govt. Middle School DeraBaba and organic village,Talwara of Reasi districtwhich was attended by alarge number of farmers,farm women, bankers,school children, schoolteachers, NGOs etc. of thedistrict. The event wasorganised under the ableguidance of AssociateDirector Extension (ADE)and Incharge of KVKs ofSKUAST-J, Dr. R.K. Arora.The programme wasinaugurated by Dr. BanarsiLal, Scientist &Head ofKVK, Reasi with the warmwelcome of the participants.He briefed the significanceof the National NutritionWeek and said that everyyear nutritional week iscelebrated from 1-7th ofSeptember throughout thecountry by organizingworkshops, lectures,seminars, exhibitions, groupdiscussions, rallies etc toaware the people aboutimportance of balance dietfor the well being of theirhealth. He informed thatmore than one-third children

in the country aremalnourished and there isdire need to intensify theawareness on the importanceof nutrition for the childrengood health which has animpact on development,productivity, economicgrowth and ultimatelynational development. Hesaid that it's not just what weeat but also how and whenwe eat also matters for thegood health. He informedthe participants that thecampaign was first started in1982 in order to promote thehealthy life through thenutrition education. He saidthe participants that thetheme of the NationalNutrition Week for 2017 is"Optimal Infant and YoungChild Feeding Practices:Better Child Health". Henarrated that malnutrition isthe major obstruction to thenational development andthere is need to intensify theefforts in battlingmalnourishment amongchildren and women. Hesaid that children require thespecial attention for theirdiet as malnutrition leads toirreversible damageincluding the brain andintellectual development. Hesaid that women shouldhave the balance diet andshould include the vitaminssuch as VitaminsD,B2,B6,B12 and mineralssuch iron, folic acid, iodineand calcium. He informedthat milk is an importantsource of Calcium andemphasized on the intake of

leafy vegetables, fruits andmushroom. He said that thelactating mothers shouldfeed their newborn babiesthe first milk known as thecolostrums and mother milkfor first six months toprovide immunity to thenewborn babies. Heemphasized on the bodyweight management amongthe adolescent girls andboys. Dr.Sanjay Kaushal,scientist said that nutritiousfood should consists ofgrains, pulses, vegetables,fruits, milk, meat, eggs, nutsetc. He stressed on theorganic food products whichare useful for the healthylife. He informed theparticipants thatunderweight born childrensuffer from the variousdiseases and later on havediseases like heart attacksand diabetes. He added thatmalnourished children havelow Intelligence Quotient(IQ) and impaired cognitiveability by which their schoolperformance is affected. Sh.Adarsh Gupta, DDM,NABARD, Reasi alsoadded that co-ordinatedefforts are needed by thedifferent sectors toeliminate the menace of

malnutrition and said thatevery individual should tryto improve his or hernutrition level. He informedthe participants thatmushroom is rich inproteins, vitamins andminerals and can help inmaking the balance diet. Sh.Mukesh Kumar Bansal,Director, Rural Self-Employment TrainingInstitute (RSETI), Sh. BKSharma, Lead DistrictManager (LDM),State Bankof India( SBI), Sh. BLKotwal, FinancialCounsellor, SBI ,Sh.Arvinder Kumar, FarmManager, Sh. Manhor Lal,Sh. Jugal Magotra,Chairman of We CareSociety(NGO) and otherswere also present in theoccasion. In this programmevideos on mushroom cropwere shown to the farmersand the technical bulletinson nutritious diet were alsodistributed among them. Inthis programme theparticipants asked somequarries which wereanswered by the scientist ina satisfactorily way. Theevent was concluded byDr.Banarsi Lal, Scientist &Head of KVK, Reasi.

5 KATHUA the northlinesJammu | Sunday | September 10 | 2017

NoticeI, Sadhu Singh S/o Lt. Sh. Ram Singh R/o Daral, POKathera, Tehsil and District Kathua have sold vehicle (MiniBus) JK08B-9151 to Anku Singh S/o Sh. Omkar Singh R/oFafal, Tehsil and District Kathua. I have applied for thetransfer of the same in the name of said Anku Singh.Objection, if any, may be conveyed to concern authority(RTO, Kathua) within seven days from the date ofpublication of this notice.

NoticeI, Rajinder Singh, S/o Chain Singh, R/o VPO, Janglote Tehsiland District Kathua have lost 10th class diploma bearing Rollno. 348175, Private session, Year 2000. Now I am applyingfor duplicate. Objections if any may be conveyed to concernauthority within seven days date of publication Notice.

NoticeI, Ashwani Kumar S/o Sh. Chhaju Ram R/o Gaiterwan,Tehsil and District Kathua have lost of my Route Permit(Kathua to Mehtabpur) of Three wheeler bearing registrationno. JK08A- 9498. Objection, if any, may be conveyed toconcern authority (RTO, Kathua) within seven days from thedate of publication of this notice.

NoticeI, Dizan Singh S/o Sh. Romal Singh R/o Kagrore, TehsilBasohli & District Kathua have lost my Driving Licensebearing regd. no. JK0820100013738. I am applying for theissuance of Duplicate Driving License. Objection, if any,may be conveyed to concern authority (RTO, Kathua) withinseven days from the date of publication of this notice.

In the Court of Munsiff, DistrictMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sh. Munish K. Manhas

Madan Lal S/o Ram Ditta R/o Ram Nagar, Tehsil and DistrictKathua. (Petitioner)

V/s Chief Medical Officer, (Registrar of Births & Deaths),Kathua (Respondent) Petition U/s 13(3) of Registration of Births and Deaths Act,1969, seeking direction to Chief Medical Officer, Kathua toregister the date of Death particulars of the Petitioner'sMother namely Deviki Devi W/o Lt. Ram Ditta R/o RamNagar, Kathua, who had died on 30-07-1981 at home.

*Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has filed the above titled petition in thiscourt for issuing direction to respondent regardingregistration of Death particulars of the petitioner's Mothernamely Deviki Devi W/o Lt. Ram Ditta R/o Ram Nagar,Kathua, who died on 30-07-1981 at home and through themedium of this proclamation, general public is informed thatif any person/s has/have objection to the same in that eventhe/she/they shall file objection before this court on or before23-09-2017 failing which appropriate orders shall be passed. Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, thematter shall be taken on the next working day.

Sd/-Munsiff (DJMM), Kathua.

In the Court of Munsiff DistrictMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sh. Munish K.Manhas

Brinder Singh S/o Parma Nand R/o Vill. Jakhole,Tehsil andDistt. Kathua. (Petitioner)

V/s Chief Medical Officer, (Registrar of Births & Deaths),Kathua

(Respondent) Petition U/s 13(3) of registration of Birth/Death Act, 1969,seeking direction to Chief Medical Officer, Kathua toregister the date of Birth particulars of the Petitioner namelyBrinder Singh S/o Parma Nand R/o Vill. Jakhole, Tehsil andDistt. Kathua who was born on 25-03-1992 at home.

* Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has filed the above titled petition in thisCourt for issuing direction to respondent regardingregistration of Birth particulars of the petitioner namelyBrinder Singh S/o Parma Nand R/o Vill. Jakhole, Tehsil andDistt. Kathua, who was born on 25-03-1992 at home Andthrough the medium of this proclamation, general public isinformed that any person/s has/have objection to the same inthat event he/she/they shall file objection before this court onor before 23-09-2017 failing which appropriate orders shallbe passed. Take notice that in case the date fixed is declared holiday, thematter shall be taken on the next working day.


In the Court of Munsiff, DistrictMobile Magistrate, Kathua

Present: Sh. Munish K.Manhas

Des Raj S/o Lt. Nek Ram R/o Marhoon, Tehsil Billawar andDistt. Kathua A/p Gokal Chack, Jakhbar Tehsil and Distt.Kathua. (Petitioner)

V/s Chief Medical Officer, (Registrar of Births & Deaths),Kathua

(Respondent) Petition U/s 13(3) of Registration of Birth/Death Act, 1969,seeking direction to Chief Medical Officer, Kathua toregister the date of Birth particulars of the petitioner'schildren namely Pankaj Sharma born on 12-04-2000,Poonam Sharma born on 18-01-2002, Kuldeep Sharma bornon 11-02-2005 at home i.e. Marhoon, Tehsil Billawar andDistt. Kathua.

*Proclamation*Whereas petitioner has filed the above titled petition in thiscourt for issuing direction to respondent regardingregistration of Birth particulars of the petitioner's childrennamely Pankaj Sharma born on 12-04-2000, Poonam SharmaBorn on 18-01-2002, Kuldeep Sharma born on 11-02-2005 athome i.e. Marhoon, Tehsil Billawar and Distt. Kathua A/pGokal Chack, Jakhbar Tehsil and Distt. Kathua and throughthe medium of this proclamation, general public is informedthat any person/s has/have objections to the same in thatevent he/she/they shall file the objections before this court onor before 19-09-2017 failing which appropriate orders shallbe passed.

Take notice that in case the date fixed is declaredholiday, the matter shall be taken on the next working day.


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Today New Age College ofEducation, Phinterorganized a plantation drive.Inauguration of drive wasdone by the principal of thecollege, Dr. K.K Sharma.He planted Neem sapling inthe college premises. Thisevent was followed by ChiefGuest of event MadamNeeru Rajput Principal ofNew Age Degree College

and staff of the collegenamely Shweta Sharma, Sunita Sharma, NeetiSharma, Kanika Gupta,Rajinder Kumar, CaptainPawan Sharma and studentsplanted sapling of Mango,Neem Jamun and othertypes of plant. AfterPlantation Dr. K. K laidemphasis on plantation oftrees by saying that plantsdo not only save our soil andenvironment but may be a

good sources of incomegeneration because timber,fodder, fruit, medicine, firewood etc. are derived fromtrees only. At lastCoordinator of NSS unit,Rajinder laid emphasis onplantation drive by sayingthat plants do not play onlya major role in creatinghealthy environment butalso play aconscientiousness inhealthcare.

Plantation drive held atNew Age College

NL CorrespondentKathua, Sep 09 In order to curb the menace

of illicit liquor, the ExciseDepartment Jammu hastightened its noose onviolators of the variousprovisions of the J&KExcise Act in entire Jammudivision. On the directions ofthe Excise CommissionerMohd. Javed Khan andsupervision of DeputyExcise Commissioner(Executive), Jammu SyedMuried Hussain Shah, the

Excise Team Kathua led byETO Excise Range Kathua,Vikas Anand, ETOEradication & EnforcementWing Jammu, Rohit Sharma

& Inspectors Excise,Sanjeev Khajuria, ArunKumar, & Sanjeev Gupta along with excisestaff raided the Barnoti,Kangdyal & Chhibachakareas of Kathua district toarrest the menace of illicitdistillation of liquor. In theprocess, 700 Kg of Lahan,raw material of illicit liquorwhich is highly hazardousand injurious for health wererecovered by the raidingteam from state and laterdestroyed on spot.

Excise raids in Kathua, 700 KgLahan destroyed

NL CorrespondentKathua, Sep 09

Protest held againstADC's transfer

Kathua, Sep 09Protest against the government continued on the third dayagainst decision to transfer the ADC Dr. Bharat Bhushan.The rally started from the Shaheedi Chowk in the city andreached the District Secretariat. Dhain Chand who led thedemonstration blamed the government saying that thegovernment's nominees do not want to serve the people.He demanded cancellation of ADC's transfer.

Free Health Checkupunder PMSMA held

Rajouri, Sep 09Under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan,Free Health Check-up for Pregnant Women wasobserved in Distt Hospital Rajouri under thesupervision of Dr Mehmood Hussain Bajar, MedicalSuperintendent.Under this programme 16 patients were examined outof which 5 were in 2nd trimester and 11 in 3rdtrimester. All the patients had undergone clinicalUltrasonography and other required lab tests.No high risk pregnancy was detected and no patientswas refer to higher facility.Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan or Yojanais a new initiative of the Hon'ble Prime Minister ofIndia launched on June 9, 2016. The scheme has beenlaunched with the objective of boosting the health carefacilities for the pregnant women, especially the poor.Under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit MatritvaAbhiyan, the pregnant ladies will be given free healthcheck-up and required treatment for free on 9th ofevery month. The scheme will be applicable forpregnant women to avail in all Government hospitalsacross the country.

Progress on digitization ofrevenue records reviewed

POONCH, SEP 09A meeting of revenue officers and officials was held todayin Poonch to review the status of scanning, qualitychecking and updation of revenue records in TehsilHaveli.Regional Director Survey and Land Records Pir Panjalchaired the meeting. He stressed upon the revenueofficials to give top priority to updating of revenue recordfor it being a prerequisite for settlement process andmodernization of land records. He also advised them to becareful while doing quality checking of the scannedrecords.Assistant Commissioner Revenue Poonch alsohighlighted the need of compilation and updation ofrecords as per the targets already assigned to each NaibTehsildar, Girdawar and Patwari.Earlier Tehsildar Haveli gave a brief account about theperformance of each patwari regarding record updationand details of revenue records scanned and qualitychecking done.The meeting was attended by Naib Tehsildars, Girdawarsand patwaries of tehsil Haveli.

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Lok Adalat disposes 261 casesRajouri, Sep 09A Lok Adalat was conducted, here on Saturday, at theMunsiff Court Complex Kotranka, presided over by Mr.Shafeeq Malik, Chairman (Munsiff/Judicial Magistrate)Tehsil Legal Services Committee Kotranka (Budhal). The Lok Adalat was held under the overall administrativesupervision and guidance of Principal District and SessionsJudge, Rajouri, Shahzad Azim.During day-long proceedings, 261 cases were disposed ofon spot which included criminal cases, traffic and civilmatters. Fine to the tune of Rs. 36,100 was also realised.The Lok Adalat witnessed an encourging response fromlitigants._Referring to Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)methods of solving disputes, which are alternatives forlitigation in the courts, as less costly and more expeditious,Malik urged the litigants/potential litigants to resolve theirdisputes amicably through ADR mechanism._ ADR method can be used in commercial and labourdisputes, divorce actions, in resolving tax-claims and inother disputes that would likely otherwise involve courtlitigation. Beside Mr. Malik, advocates from Budhal and KotrankaBar and Prosecuting Officers also participated in theLok Adalat.

633 cases settled duringNational Lok Adalat at Poonch

POONCH, SEP 09A National Lok Adalat was held at district court complexPoonch under the chairman ship of Zubair Ahamad RanaChairman District Legal Service Authority Poonch Pr.District Session Judge Poonch. During the proceedings fivebenches were constituted for taking up cases of matrimonialact, land acquisition, criminal compoundable, electricitybills, bank recovery, etc. Total 718 cases were taken up outof which 633 cases were disposed of through reconciliationand arbitration and total amount of 493000 was realised asbank recoveries while an amount of Rs 1480000 has beenawarded in motar vehicle accident claims and total 10 caseswere settled in this regard. For petty offences an amount ofRs 25,740 was realized.In addition to these 650 number of pre litigation cases weretaken up & disposed of by reconciliation settlement .Bar members litigants, staff members and other prominentcitizens attended the lok adalat.

Power shutdownJAMMU, SEP 09In order to carry out preventive maintenance by way ofrectification of hotspots including tightening andrepair/replacement of worn out jumpers, droppers andclamps etc of 220KV, 132 KV and 66 KV bays along withreplacement of damaged 66 KV PT of Bus-coupler, thepower supply to Kathua, Hiranagar, Samba, Bishnah,Billawar, Mahanpur and adjoining areas including BariBrahmana Industrial areas fed from 320MVA, 220/132/66KV Grid Station Hiranagar shall remain affected onSeptember 10 from 07 am to 01 pm. Meanwhile, to carryout various development works under R-APDRP, thepower supply to Ashok Nagar, Bhagwati Nagar, PooranNagar, Vikash Lane, Rama Lane, NITCO Lane andadjoining areas fed from C-07 feeder shall remain affectedon September 10 to 30 from 09 am to 05 pm (4 hrs powerblock on alternate DTs).

BRIG ANIL GUPTA

The Government of India has stated inunequivocal terms that RohingyaMuslims are illegal immigrants and

will be deported. The central government has issueddirections to the affected state governments to prepare themodalities for their deportation. Meanwhile, the matter hasbeen dragged to the Supreme Court of India based on apetition filed by two Rohingya immigrants which haschallenged the decision on various grounds including thatit violated international human right conventions.Meanwhile, there have been protests in Kashmirmasterminded by the separatists. Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulma(MMU) headed by leading separatist Mirwaiz UmarFarooq and all other religious organisations of Kashmirincluding Jamaat e Islami, Jamait-e-Ahlihadith,Anjumann-e-Share Shian and Islamic Study Circle gave ajoint call for observing 8th September, Friday as aSolidarity Day with Rohingyas to condemn their allegedpersecution and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. What aparadox? The Kashmiri Muslim leadership (mainly Paksponsored and financed separatists) are expressing concernabout the alleged ethnic cleansing of foreigners in a distantland but had turned a blind eye to the persecution andethnic cleansing of Hindu Kashmiri Pundit communityfrom their ancestral land by blood thirsty, slogan shouting,gun trotting locals to convert Kashmir from a multi-ethnic,peace loving, multi-religious society to a monolith. Rohingyas have a link with global jihadi outfits. Even AlQaeda supremo Osama Bin Laden in an interview to aKarachi based newspaper Umma had referred to Burmawhere a strong jihadi force existed. Therefore, it is notsurprising that Rohingyas have also received support fromKashmiri terrorists. Zakir Musa, self- styled commander ofAl Qaeda affiliate Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind in a 10 minuteaudio message released on YouTube channel AnsarGhazwa warned the government against deportingRohingya Muslims in Jammu. He also threatened to"liberate" India from the rule of "cow -worshipping" PMModi and Hindus. Incidentally, Rohingyas are alsoaffiliated to a Bangladesh based outfit Islami ChhatraShibir (ICS), a militant arm of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and have been responsible for launching

violent street demonstrations, attacking security forces,secular political rivals and secular individuals. ICS is alsonotorious for anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh. Hence, itwould not be wrong to assume that Rohingya jihadis alsoharbour anti-Hindu sentiments. Their illegal migration toIndia and decision to settle in which part of India is beingmasterminded by a core-group created by Pakistan's ISI inCox Bazar in Bangladesh. ISI's intention is two-fold:firstly; to spread fundamentalism in the areas they settleand thereafter use them for Pan Islamisation of the region,secondly; to foment serious political and religious fights toforce the exodus of Hindus to alter the regionaldemography.Well before the advent of Petro-Islam (Saudi WahabbiRadical Islam) and Al Qaeda, the Rohingyas in Rakhinestate of Burma (former name of Myanmar) in 1948 hadstarted a jihadi movement for establishment of an IslamicState. Prior to that in 1940, they started a separatistmovement for merger of their region with proposed EastPakistan much to the annoyance of local Buddhistpopulation. In 1948, at the time of Burma'sindependence, they approached Muhammad Ali Jinnahto incorporate the Western Burma region with EastPakistan due to geographical proximity and theirreligious affinity. Jinnah rejected the proposal due to fearof annoying the British. A few months later NorthArakan Jamaat-e-Islami was formed which spearheadedthe movement for a separate Islamic nation in the region.The movement was financed and supported by EastPakistan based radical outfits. They committed atrocitiesagainst the local peace loving Buddhists and alsoresorted to burning and looting. The Buddhists ratherthan being cowed down decided to retaliate and ensuredthat the Rohingya Muslims are unable to change thegeography of the region. Having failed to realise theirdream of a separate nation, Rohingya Muslims startedseeking Burmese citizenship. However, after the 1962coup d'etat the situation became bad for the Rohnigyas.Later the Rohingyas were declared a non-national raceand denied Burmese citizenship. A crack-down waslaunched against them in 1992 which led to their fleeingto Bangladesh and other Islamic countries which werealso reluctant to host them. In refugee camps in CoxBazar and other parts of Bangladesh they became a

cannon-fodder for global jihadi organisations dulyfinanced by Saudi Arabia. In a well hatched conspiracyand masterly executed plan they were also infiltratedillegally to India through porous border withBangladesh. One of the destinations of RohingyaMuslim illegal immigrants was Jammu, a sensitiveHindu-majority border town already facing the brunt ofa demographic invasion from North of Pir Panjal and ISIsponsored jihadi terror in Jammu & Kashmir. The reasonfor selecting Jammu was in consonance with earlierstated two-fold mission of ISI.Jihadi groups in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are recruitingand training Rohingyas to fuel insurgency in Rakhineprovince of Myanmar. Petro dollars are being used tofinance these terrorist groups. The main Rohingyaterrorist group goes by the name of Harakat-ul-Yaqeenwhose leaders are based in Saudi Arabia, all of whom areof Rohingya origin. They are well connected inBangladesh and Pakistan and have visited Bangladeshand northern Rakhine state over the last many years. Aprominent name among the jihadists is reported to beAtaullah (alias Ameer Abu Amar, Abu Amar Jununi).Born in Karachi, he is the son of a Muslim Rohingya andgrew up in Mecca and was indoctrinated and radicalisedin Madrasas in Saudi Arabia. He disappeared fromSaudi Arabia in 2012 and is reported to have gone toPakistan and received training in practical guerrillawarfare and terrorism. He is reported to be Emir ofArakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), the terroristorganisation responsible for the attacks on theMyanmar's Border OutpostsAnother name that has surfaced in reports is that ofAbdus Qadoos Burmi, a Pakistani national based inKarachi. Burmi, as his name suggests, is also aRohingyaMuslim. He is chief of an organization Harakatul Jihad al-Islami-Arakan (HUJI-K) and is reported tohave very close links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/Jamaat-ud-Daawah (JuD) and Jaish-e- Mohammad(JeM), the ISI-sponsored jihadi terrorist organizationswhich are very active in India as well. The LeT andJeM have connections with Al-Qaida and operatefreely within Pakistan which has long acquired thedubious distinction as the epicentre of global Jihaditerrorism. Operatives from these terrorist tanzeems are

reportedly training and arming terrorists in refugeecamps in Bangladesh and Thailand and insideMyanmar. The likelihood of them having infiltratedinto Kashmir to train the Rohingyas settled in Jammucan not be ruled out. One of the two militants killed inSouth Kashmir in October 2015 named Abdur Rehmanal Arkani alias Chotta Burmi was also a Rohingya. The jihadi mind-set of the Rohingyas is wellestablished. It is therefore no denying the fact that theirpresence in India is a threat to national security more soin the sensitive Jammu region and their earlydeportation is in national interest. In the plea before theSupreme Court it has been stated, "Proposeddeportation is contrary to the constitutional protectionsof Article 14 (Right to Equality), Article 21 (Right toLife and Personal Liberty) and Article 51(c) of theConstitution of India, which provides equal rights andliberty to every person. This act would also be incontradiction with the principle of 'Non-Refoulement',which has been widely recognised as a principle ofCustomary International Law." The Constitution of anynation is written to protect its sovereignty and integrity. Noconstitution will permit any action that is prejudicial tonational security. "Application of Mind" is a well-established practice while interpreting legal andconstitutional provisions. Some may argue that allRohingyas are not Jihadis and why should the innocent bedeported. The fact is to distinguish between the two is well-nigh impossible. In any case one bad fish spoils the wholepond. All of them are illegal immigrants. Their jihadi linksare well established. In the interest of national securityRohingyas need to be deported post haste. Whatever, maybe the outcome of the plea before Supreme Court, their exitfrom Jammu is mandatory. The nation can ill afford to let thedesign of ISI succeed in strategically vital Jammu.(The author is a Jammu based political commentator,columnist, security and strategic analyst. He can becontacted at [email protected].)

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Rohingyas: A Threat to National Security

Visa vicissitudes

US President Donald Trump’s latest move towardsnullifying process of the pro-immigration policy inAmerica by repealing the Deferred Action for

Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has seriously threatened abouteight lac immigrants and put more than 20,000 Indian-Americans at risk of immediate deportation.Though this was expected of Trump, such action is indeedbad news for many long-time immigrants who have acceptedUS as their home for ever. Over 27,000 Asian Americans,including 5,500 Indians and Pakistanis, have already receivedDACA protection.An additional estimated 17,000 individuals from India and6,000 from Pakistan respectively are eligible for it, as per anestimate. DACA was an attempt to guarantee protection fromdeportation for some “low-priority” immigrants. It wasdesigned to help a generation of immigrants known as‘DREAMers,’ after the DREAM Act, a recurring proposal toallow unauthorised immigrants who grew up in the US togain legal status and eventually apply for citizenship.In November 2014, the then President, Barack Obama,announced he was building on DACA with new executiveactions to protect groups of immigrants. He proposedloosening DACA’s age restrictions, so that people who hadarrived in the US as older teenagers or who had been too oldto qualify for DACA in 2012 could apply for protection. Andhe announced a similar, but much larger, program calledDeferred Action for Parents of Americans — which wouldgive the same protections as DACA to immigrants whosechildren were US citizens or permanent residents.Just as Trump has reversed many other Obama decisions, hehas in effect put the clock back on this one. The newexecutive actions would have expanded the pool ofunauthorised immigrants eligible for protection to 4.5 million— nearly half of the unauthorised population of the US.Consequently, Republicans were not pleased. The SupremeCourt ultimately deadlocked on the issue in 2016, and theexecutive actions were put on hold. With President Trumptaking a hard line on immigration, the axe was bound to fallon Obama’s deferred order.

CLAUDE ARPI

In the fall of 1950,PN Kaul, a youngcolonel, was posted

in Leh. In his memoirs, he wroteabout his life in Ladakh andmentioned a curious incident. Hesaw thousands of refugeesarriving from Xinjiang (thenSinkiang or Eastern Turkestan):"(They) came with what little theycould carry on their ponies. Manyhad lost family members in theirjourney over Karakoram orneighbouring passes. I had a hardtime trying to see that they weren'tfleeced by those connected withtheir evacuation from Leh."ConsequencesThey were fleeing Kashgar, whicha few months earlier had beentaken over by the People'sLiberation Army (PLA). Kaulrecalls, "Our consul general inKashgar, Captain RD Sathe of theIndian Foreign Service and an ex-army officer, and his wife alsoarrived in Leh during the winterof 1950, after their difficultjourney from Kashgar."This small sentence is fascinating,because the closure of the Indianconsulate in Kashgar is one of theleast-known historical facts, butwhich had tremendousconsequences. Strangely, nothingcan be found in the Indianarchives about it.However, I once came across acable from KM Panikkar, theIndian ambassador in Beijing, toKPS Menon, the foreign secretary.

Dated August 14, 1950, afew months before CaptainSathe reached Leh;Panikkar writes, "Re-opening of the consulate inKashgar may takeconsiderable time. In fact, Ihave serious doubtswhether the Chinesegovernment will agree to aconsulate there, as even theSoviet have not so far beengiven permission to re-establish their consulategeneral. If we press for it,multiple-month negotiationswill be unavoidable."Does it mean that in August 1950,the Indian Consulate in Sinkiangwas already closed? Incidentally,in Kashgar, India and Pakistanshared the same building, theerstwhile British consulate.To figure the background of theclosure of the Indian Consulate inKashgar, one has to fish into theJohns Hopkins University'sarchives in the US.On November 14, 1950, Isa YusufAlptekin, the former secretarygeneral of the defunctGovernment of Turkistan, at thattime a refugee in Srinagar, wroteto Owen Lattimore, an influentialAmerican scholar.The Uyghur leader explained,"Lue Meng Cheng (LiuMengqun), who was secretarygeneral of the headquarters formilitary and political affairs,joined hands unofficially with theChinese communists in 1949.General Tao Chih Yao (Tao

Zhiyue), commander-in-chief ofthe nationalist army in Turkistanalso joined hands with him andbecame party to his activities.Governor Burhan (Shahidi) alsojoined them."It means that the main nationalistleaders defected to thecommunists, who were receivedwith open arms in Sinkiang;Alptekin said, "This surrendermeant Russian control over ourland again, the consequences ofwhich were still fresh in ourminds."He had no alternative but toescape to India over the mostarduous pass, the Karakoram.The Uyghur leader reached Lehon December 12, 1949. "Afterreaching Ladakh we came toknow that 789 of our countrymenhad also reached Ladakh asrefugees after surrendering arms,ammunition, valuables and extraclothing to the ruthless Chinesesoldiers at the border."

COMMUNIST RULEIn the followingyears, tens ofthousands ofrefugees would fleethe communist rule.It's probably at thistime that the newleadership inSinkiang decided toclose the Indian,Pakistani andSoviet missions.The latter wouldsoon be reopenedand by 1953, it wasthriving with 300

"advisors" directing operations inthe New Dominion; India'sconsulate, however, would neverreopen.It was only in December 1953 thatNehru declared in Parliament,"Some major changes have takenplace there (Kashgar). But whenthese revolutionary changes tookplace there, it is also perfectly truethat the Chinese government,when they came to Tibet, told usthat they intended to treatSinkiang as a closed area."The communists' decision,accepted by India, had tremendousimplications: The entire trade withCentral Asia from Srinagar andLeh, the lifeline of these regions,suddenly ended. When Beijingtoday speaks of the One Belt OneRoad, or an Economic Corridor, itomits to mention that there was aflourishing commerce which wasdeliberately closed by China itself.Construction

According to a CIA report of July15, 1953, the PLA was busy withroad construction (across theIndian territory in Aksai Chinarea). "In late 1952, the 2 CavalryRegiment, commanded by HanTse-min, had its headquarters atGartok (Western Tibet). Thisregiment had 800 camels. A unitof this regiment, with 150 men,was garrisoned at Rudok (near thePangong lake). Han Tse-min saidwhen these roads were completed,the Chinese communists wouldclose the Tibet-Ladakh border totrade. The Chinese communists inSinkiang were telling the peoplethat Ladakh belongs to Sinkiang."It was definitively a premeditatedaction to close down the Indianconsulate in Kashgar and then, thetrade between Sinkiang andKashmir and central Asia.The conclusion? First, it's ironicBeijing pretends to be upset aboutIndia's non-participation to itsOBOR project when the century-old Silk Road was closed morethan 60 years ago and remains sotoday.Next, like in 1950, China puts itsneighbours in front of faitaccomplis and later announcesthat it's ready to "talk"; though inthat particular case, the Indianconsulate in Kashgar never cameto the negotiating table. It'sperhaps high time it does.And finally, why can't Delhideclassify these old files, whichwould show the world how Chinaacted and still acts?

(Courtesy of Mail Today.)

Shutting down of old Silk Road exposes China's OBOR hypocrisy

KAMAL MITRA CHENOY

The politicalassassinations ofp r o m i n e n t

rationalists and secularists such asNarendra Dabholkar, MM Kalburgi andGovind Pansare were not made part ofan unrelenting campaign, though thisissue was raised repeatedly in someareas, spasmodically in others.And then two days ago, secular andoutspoken journalist Gauri Lankeshwas shot dead. The Karnataka Policefound that the bullets that killed Gauri,were fired by the same type of weaponthat was used to kill Dadholkar,Kalburgi and Pansare. This was a7.65mm countrymade revolver. (TheIndian Express, September 7). Theconcentrated and targeted killing of foursecularists can only be a carefully

planned and executed attack.What does this indicate and what doesrecent history tell us?There has been much talk about fascismin India for decades. From June 1975 toMarch 1977, lndira and Sanjay Gandhiwere called fascists over the minute butham-handed censorship of the press.Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) led amovement against corruption,demonising Prime Minister IndiraGandhi, who had refused to resign fromher office over violation of electionrules, and was thereby liable to bebarred for six years from contesting fora Lok Sabha seat. Using an ambiguousdecision from the Supreme Court, shestuck to power.The Supreme Court headed by ChiefJustice of India Y Chandrachud, ruledthat the right of habeous corpus couldnot prevail during the National

Emergency. The poor were forciblyherded out by the Congress regime thatwanted to "prettify" the capital. PoorMuslim residents were driven out fromthe city. To control the populationgrowth, tens of thousands of mainlypoor people in urban and rural areaswere forcibly sterilised. The much-loved singer, Kishore Kumar, whorefused to sing in support ofsterilisation, was banned from publicmedia.Gauri Lankesh was shot at herdoorstep.When JP ironically told his supporterswho were accused by the CPI, whichwas then supporting Emergency, that ifthe sangh parivar was fascists, he toowas fascist. The CPI took him at hisword and accused JP of being fascist.Many such strange things happened.The sum total of the criticism of the

Emergency was that it was widelyconsidered by non-partisan people asbrazenly authoritarian, if not fascist.Unfortunately, the Janata governmentthat followed the post-EmergencyGeneral Elections in 1977, was anabsolute disaster, bringing back theCongress.Unfortunately, the Janata Partyimploded and among otherdevelopments the Jana Sangh wasrenamed Bhartiya Janata Party. After theJanata Party collapsed due to internalfissures, Indira Gandhi-led Congressreturned to power. The term fascism wasused much less. But the spate ofcommunal riots that followed includingthe Bhagalpur and Meerut/Hashimpurariots of 1987, in which the Congress wasimplicated, apart from numerous riots inwhich the BJP was involved, led tomultiple accusations of fascism.

Communalism against minorities,including the post-Babri demolition,riots in which both the sangh and PVNarasimha Rao government wereinvolved, became the benchmark forfascism.As several secular activists and scholarshave repeatedly pointed out, Right Wingauthoritarianism is not an equivalent offascism. It may have as a section of theLeft argues, "fascistic" tendencies butthat is yet to be conclusively decided byIndian/foreign scholars and activists.There are, however, increasinglyworrying signs. Prominent andoutstanding secular universities such asJNU, University of Hyderabad andAllahabad University are undersustained attack.The rules enshrined in the parliamentaryacts of these universities are flouted byvice chancellors nominated by the NDA

government.Sangh members and sympathisers arebeing brought in by hook or crook inorder to de-secularise universities.The secular parties, including thelargest secular party Congress, havedone very little to reinstate the secularcharacter of the universities andschools. An increasing number ofschool textbooks have become aregurgitation of sangh history, politicsand culture.The sangh claims a major role in thenational movement, which was exposedin the post-Independence period bynumerous scholars. But many secularstates are yet to update their socialscience textbooks.It is difficult to deny that the threats andattacks on secularism and rationalistsare growing. Democracy is underthreat.

Gauri Lankesh's murder underlines a threat to India

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National Conference onThursday lashed out at theChief Minister and the StateGovernment over themismanagement ofincoming Haj flights toSrinagar and said Hajiscontinued to sufferu n p r e c e d e n t e dinconvenience despite theChief Minister's meetingover this grave issue. In astatement issued fromNational ConferenceHeadquarters 'Nawa-e-Subha' in Srinagar, NCChief Spokesperson AgaSyed Ruhullah Mehdi saidthe party demands that the

ensuing mess is resolvedwithin 24 hours and nofurther inconvenience iscaused to the returningpilgrims. "The arrangements made bythe State Government areterrible and shocking and themismanagement of the Hajflights was evident on thevery first day when the firstbatch of returning Hajiscould not arrive in Srinagaras the flights were cancelledand re-scheduled forabsolutely no reasonablejustification. The protests bythe families of the pilgrimsat the Srinagar InternationalAirport highlighted theGovernment's insensitivitytowards the Hajis and their

families", the NC ChiefSpokesperson said in thestatement. The NC Chief Spokespersonsaid the unprecedentedabsence of the ChiefMinister in receiving thefirst batch of Hajis wasextremely condemnable anddemonstrated her lack ofempathy and sense ofresponsibility as the Head ofthe State Government. "Itappears the Chief Ministerchose not to go to the airportto receive the first batch ofHajis due to themismanagement by herGovernment. Rather thangoing to the Airport andtaking responsibility andpersonally resolving the

issue, she chose to stay awayin an act of sheer disrespecttowards the sentiments ofthe families and thereturning Hajis", the NCChief Spokesperson added. "While the Chief Ministerconducted a photo-opmeeting allegedly held toreview the mismanagementand resolve the issue, thecancellation of the Haj flightfor the second consecutiveday proves that the ChiefMinister is not takenseriously by theAdministration. Due to thismismanagement andinsensitivity, Hajis had tospend the night at the DelhiAirport and hundreds offamilies that had come to

receive them from far-offplaces were stranded inSrinagar without anyarrangements at all. TheGovernment rather thanreaching out, accepting itsfailure and being at thedisposal of the Hajis and thefamilies decided towithdraw and hide providingno answers on the issue.This is shameful", Aga SyedRuhullah Mehdi said. "The Chief Minister ispersonally responsible andshould take immediate,concrete measures to ensurethis issue is resolved and nofurther inconvenience iscaused to the returning Hajisor their families", the NCChief Spokesperson added.

Mismanagement of Haj Flightsshocking, unacceptable: NC

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 09

NC grieved over civilian'sdeath in grenade blast

Srinagar, Sep 09National Conference on Saturday expressed profoundgrief over the killing of a civilian, Maqsood Ahmed Shahof Wathoora, Chadoora in a grenade blast at JehangirChowk in Srinagar and expressed solidarity with thebereaved family for their inconsolable loss. Expressing solidarity with the family of Maqsood AhmedShah, National Conference Provincial President NasirAslam Wani extended his heartfelt condolences to thebereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul.Party Leader and Central Zone President, MLC AliMuhammad Dar led a party delegation that visited theresidence of Maqsood Ahmed Shah at Wathoora,Chadoora and conveyed the party's solidarity with thebereaved family. "The deceased was a carpenter and the lone breadwinnerof the family. His demise has left the family without anysupport. This is a heart-rending tragedy and we stand insolidarity with them", Ali Muhammad Dar said.

DGP rewards cops foralertness, SPO for honestySRINAGAR, SEP 09Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. S.P Vaid hasrewarded three police personnel of Traffic Police Jammufor exhibiting alertness during their duty on September05, thus saving precious life of a lady by foiling hersuicide attempt. The DGP has sanctioned a cash reward ofRs. 5000/- and commendation certificate class-I in favourof Inspector Ashok Singh and SI Sunil Kumar, whileRs.10,000/- and commendation certificate class-I hasbeen sanctioned in favour of Constable Manzoor Hussain.The DGP, while appreciating an act of honesty by SPOVaishan Kumar of district Doda, has sanctioned a rewardof Rs.10,000/- in his favour. The said SPO had returnedRupees twenty thousand to an SBI Bank official.

Written test of constableaspirants on Oct. 8

SRINAGAR, SEP 09Police Recruitment Board for Constables has informedthat the written test of the candidates, who have qualifiedtheir PET / PMT, will be conducted on October 08,2017(Sunday) in all the districts of the State. Time andvenue will be reflected in the admit cards of the eligiblecandidates, which will be available on J&K Policewebsite from September 16, 2017.The written test will be of objective type consisting of 100questions of Matric standard comprising questions onGeneral Awareness, General Knowledge, ElementaryMathematics, Analytical Aptitude and Ability.The Board has further informed that application forms ofsome candidates have been rejected for not producing therequired documents, despite being provided ampleopportunities, or for other reasons. The details of thesecandidates are also available on police websitewww.jkpolice.gov.in.Candidates have been informed to contact on phonenumbers 0194-2443019, 9419117602 or 7006336037 incase of any query. They have also informed not tocontact/call any other number.

Union Transport Ministerstresses on e-cars

Jammu, Sep 09It refers to Union Transport Minister rightly stressing onproduction of e-cars while hinting on a ban on cars withpetrol and diesel engines. Union government shouldimplement towards eco-friendly policy in phases with atotal ban on production of diesel-cars by say 01.01.2018.Thereafter only CNG-fitted petrol cars may be allowed tobe manufactured. With procurement-price of petrol anddiesel being almost same, diesel is kept cheaper for keepingprices of travel in public-transport and transportation ofgoods cheaper. Allowing use of economical diesel forluxury cars is as such totally unjustified. Centralgovernment should also adopt a taxation policy toencourage manufacture of small cars, because costly bigcars use much more space for parking and roads. It can bedone by having double rate of GST on cars with ex-factoryprice rupees ten lakhs and above, rather than havingdifferent GST rates according to length or engine-capacity.

In its efforts to reach the poorand needy people of District

Ganderbal, a free medicalcamp was organized byDistrict police Ganderbal incollaboration with an N.G.OSpring Buds in Dub RabitarShadipora area of Ganderbalunder the supervision of SSP

Ganderbal Shri FayazAhmad Lone.In the medical camp, a teamof doctors which include

General Physician Dr.Parvaiz Ahmad Wani,Pediatrician Dr. SibatHussain, Gynecologist Dr.Rihana, Ophthalmologistand Rheumatologist etc

treated and conductedmedical check up of about300 patients. Besides, freemedicines were provided

among the patients.DySP Headquarters Dr.Rameez Raja and otherofficers of GanderbalDistrict were present duringthe occasion.

Ganderbal Police organizesfree medical camp

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 09

As part of birth centenarycelebrations of noted poetand scholar late Abdul SattarRanjoor, J&K Academy ofArt, Culture and Languagesorganised a programme at itsSeminar Hall here onSaturday. The functionbegan with welcomeremarks by SecretaryJKAACL, Dr. Aziz Hajiniwho described the late poet-scholar a luminary in hisown right. The proceedingsof the event were presided

over by Chairman, StateA c c o u n t a b i l i t yCommission, Justice (Rtd)Bashir Ahmad Khan. VicePresident of JKAACL, ZafarIqbal Manhas, Member,State AccountabilityCommission, Justice (Rtd)Bashir Ahmad Kirmani,noted journalist,Mohammed Sayeed Malik,Mansoor Ranjoor, AbdulRehman Tukroo andSecretary JKAACL, Dr.Aziz Hajini were also in thepresidium. Whilecommenting on lateRanjoor, Justice Kirmani

said that literarycontribution makes a personimmortal and emphasizedthat the younger generationshould emulate prominentliterary figures. In hisaddress Vice President ofJKAACL, Zafar IqbalManhas said that besidesbeing a poet of eminencelate Ranjoor was also a goodhuman being. He assuredthose present on theoccasion that JKAACL willcontinue to promote andpropagate literarycontribution of persons likeAbdul Sattar Ranjoor. As

part of the programme, Prof.Gulshan Majeed presentedan in-depth paper on variousfacets of life and works oflate Abdul Sattar Ranjoor.As a tribute to the late poet,artists Raja Bilal and SunitaBhan sang poetry of Ranjoorbefore an appreciativeaudience. A large number ofpeople from different walksof life attended theprogramme. Theproceedings of theprogramme were conductedby Academy's AssistantEditor Encyclopaedia, Dr.Syed Iftikhar.

JKAACL remembers Abdul Sattar RanjoorNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 09

LWWS stages nukkad playJammu, Sep 09Lalded women welfare society regd. Staged its Saturdayseries play at Aryans little buds Institute, Bishnah (Jammu)d a t e d0 9 / 0 9 / 2 0 1 7 .The play isconceived andwritten byp r o m i n e n tsocial activist,directed byNaveen Pal.This is story of a very passionate writer who leads the ashis own way without bothering for any liability at home.His family confronting difficulty but he keeps himselfbusy in writing poems and stories. Those performed inplay were Naveen Pal Amit dagotra,Anju Gupta,MohanGupta (Principal) and others. The act was highlyappreciated by audience.

Two day training programmeof Special Juvenile policeunits concluded at PoliceHeadquarters Srinagar withthe valedictory function.Training programme ofSpecial Juvenile Police unitswas inaugurated yesterdayby Hon'ble Mr. Justice AliMohammad Magrey Judge,High Court of J&K(Chairperson J&K JuvenileJustice Committee). Duringthe training programme onsecond day differentspeakers delivered lectureson Juvenile Justice Rules.Ms. Saragun Shukla IPS, SPTraffic Kashmir, speaking onher topic "Initial Steps toDeal with DelinquentJuvenile" said that JuvenileJustice Rules have beenmade to provide protection

to the juveniles who are inconflict with law. The firstcontact which a juvenile inconflict with law faces isPolice and it is theresponsibility of the PoliceOfficer to ensure protectionof the juvenile and ensurehis/her security and privacy.A humanitarian approachneeds to be adopted for suchjuveniles which is important

to reform them and segregatethem from the criminals.Shri Mubassir Latifi,AIG(Personnel) PHQ,deliberating on the topic"Juvenile Delinquent andRole of Police" said thatJuvenile Justice has definedvarious stake holders withtheir role in rehabilitationand reformation of thejuvenile in conflict with the

law. He touched all theaspects of police viz-a-vizjuveniles and even citedcertain case studies in which juveniles were involvedincluding those juvenileswho were in need of care andprotection. He said that whenany juvenile is foundindulging in any offence, thepolice has the primary role todeal such juvenile. The roleof other stake holders comeslater. Though other stakeholders like judiciary, socialwelfare department andNGOs have also a major rolein providing protection andsecurity to the juveniles inconflict with law, but the roleof police is as a firstresponder and it is the dutyof juvenile officer to helpbring the child out of trauma.Shri Gowhar Hussain Mir,Joint Director (Prosecution),

PHQ spoke on the topic"Investigation of casesrelated to Juveniles"enlightened the participantsabout the procedure involvedin cases where children arein conflict with law. He saidthat when a police officercomes in contact with ajuvenile in conflict with law,he has to ensure all measuresfor the protection and care ofthe juvenile and to informhis parents or guardian aboutthe allegations andapprehension of the juvenile.He/she shall be provided alllegal assistance besidesenabling him to call anyperson of his choice. Thejuvenile in conflict with lawshall be dealt in a childfriendly manner and homelike environment by thespecially trained PoliceOfficer in civvies. He shall

be made responsible for thesafety and provision of foodand basic amenities to theapprehended juvenile, saidShri Mir. He also presentedvote of thanks to theorganizing committee,speakers as well asparticipants.Special DGP PoliceHeadquarters, Shri V.K.Singh in his valedictoryspeech thanked the PHQteam for extending their fullsupport in organizing thetraining programme. On theconclusion of the trainingprogramme DGP Shri S.P.Vaid, Special DGP Shri V.K.Singh, Shri Surinder Gupta,IGP (Hqrs.) PHQ, Shri J.PSingh, IGP (Pers.) PHQ andShri Gowhar Hussain Mir,Joint Director (Prosecution),PHQ distributed certificatesamong the participants.

Special Juvenile Police Units' training concludesNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 09

A Delegation of BariBrahmana IndustriesAssociation under thePresident ship of LalitMahajan President, BBIAalong with Ajay LangerGeneral Secretary and AjitBawa President, KathuaIndustrial Unit Associationinteracted with Dr. AbdualRashid (KAS), LabourCommissioner, J&K Govt. atSrinagar to discuss thevarious issues related toIndustrial Sector for his kindconsideration.During the course ofdiscussions with theworthy LabourCommissioner, Presidenthighlighted the variousissues related to theIndustrial Sector whichincludes Exemption toMicro and Small ScaleUnits with theemployment of less TenWorkers from preview of

Factory License, Renewal ofFactory License for SSISector for a period of 5 yearsin-stead of One Year atpresent, Shortage of Doctorsand Para Medical Staff in theESI Dispensaries across theState, Non Issuance ofProvident Fund ContributionStatement of the Employees,Adoption of Ease of Doingconcept for the On Linesubmission of the Returnsrelated to LabourDepartment and other relatedissues.Dr. Abdul Rashid gave a

patient hearing to the issuesraised by Lalit Mahajan,President, BBIA and briefedthe Delegation in respect ofthe requisite Steps alreadytaken by the Department toresolve the pending issuesrelated to the IndustrialSector under the ableguidance of Hon'ble Ministerof Finance, Labour andEmployment and theDepartment is committed tointroduce the Ease of DoingBusiness concept for theIndustrial Units of the Stateas early as possible.

BBIA Delegation interactswith Labour Commissioner


Sahaj e-Village Limited("Sahaj"), a Srei initiative,today announced the launchof Sahaj e-Siksha Partner, aunique prepaid franchiseemodel offering e-learningservices in the remotestcorners of India. The firstSahaj e-Siksha Partner centrewas inaugurated today byMr. Sanjay Nandrajog, CEO,Sahaj in Baruipur, a suburbin the outskirts of Kolkata.Initially, the programme willbe rolled out in 25 centres

across the country. Soon, theprogramme will be availablein every district where Sahajhas a presence. Sahajcurrently has 67000 centresacross 23 states and unionterritories.The initiative is expected tounleash a new wave of e-learning across rural andsemi-urban geographies,empowering and educatingmillions of youth in theprocess. Sahaj e-SikshaPartner offers 45 uniquecourses, which will becustomised for rural groups.The courses includes basiccomputer education,bridging courses forgraduation, courses in softskill development, distanceMBA courses and manymore. The company has alsotied up with a few reputed e-learning portals like SchoolGuru and Uttaron, and Sahajpartners will have the optionto offer relevant coursesfrom these portals as well.The course fee starts at Rs

100 making it affordable forevery rural household. Sahaje-Siksha Partner will alsointroduce uniquepropositions such as jobguarantee courses where thecandidate will only startpaying the course fee aftersecuring a job.Sahaj will partner withinfrastructure readyinstitutions such as schools,NGOs, etc. for this new e-learning programme.Commenting on the launchof Sahaj e-Siksha Partner,Mr. Sanjay Nandrajog, CEO,Sahaj, said: "Sahaj has beencommitted to bridging theurban-rural digital divide andcreate a strong ITinfrastructure in rural India.Sahaj e-Siksha Partner aimsto empower rural youth ofour country throughaffordable education andoffer them sustainablelivelihood options. This willresult in all-inclusive growthand development of ournation."

E-learning service "Sahaj e-shiksha Partner" launched

NL CorrespondentKolkata, Sep 09

Jammu and Kashmir StateLegal Services Authority(SLSA) organized NationalLok Adalats today across theState during which 35036cases were settled amicably.The Lok Adalats were held at

District and Tehsil levels across the State including atJ&K High Court under thepatronage of Chief JusticeBadar Durrez Ahmed(Patron-In-Chief J&KSLSA), and under theguidance of ExecutiveChairman SLSA, Justice

Mohammad Yaqoob Mir.The cases included 142MACT cases in which anamount of Rs 5.62 crore wasawarded as compensationand 511 bank recovery suitsin which an amount ofRs.29.38 crore wasrecovered.

SLSA Lok Adalats settle 35036 cases across JKNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Sep 09

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Patna:It would be difficult for thegovernment to offer anyrelaxation to RohingyaMuslims, who have fledMyanmar, Union MinorityAffairs Minister MukhtarAbbas Naqvi said here onSaturday.The matter is pending beforethe Supreme Court and thegovernment is also lookinginto it, Naqvi said at the‘Parliamentarian Conclave’here.“But I do not think we willbe able to give anyrelaxation to them(Rohingya Muslims) whentheir nation has refused tokeep them,” he said.The Supreme Court had onSeptember 4 sought the viewof the government on apetition challenging itsdecision to deport illegal

Rohingya Muslimimmigrants back toMyanmar. The matter hasbeen posted for September11.Union minister Kiren Rijijuhad on Tuesday said theRohingya people are illegalimmigrants and stand to bedeported.Violent attacks allegedly byMyanmarese armymen haveled to an exodus of Rohingyatribals from the western

Rakhine state in that countryto India and Bangladesh.Many of them, who had fledto India after a spate ofviolence earlier, have settledin Jammu, Hyderabad,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan.On the Uniform Civil Code,Naqvi said the governmentbelieves in moving ahead onthe issue after evolving aconsensus.The Constitution has clearly

stated that the State shouldevolve a consensus for theimplementation of the UCC,he said, adding that the LawCommission had also soughtthe opinion of variousstakeholders on the issue.The minister said theappeasement policy hadhijacked the empowermentof minorities in the lastseveral decades and that theCentre had adopted thepolicy of “empowermentwithout appeasement”.This has ensured socio-e c o n o m i c - e d u c a t i o n a lempowerment of poorsections of minoritycommunities in the last threeyears, Naqvi said.Providing basic amenities inminority concentrated areashas been the government’spriority in the last threeyears, he said.

Don’t think govt will give relaxation to RohingyaMuslims in the country: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Patna:Patna Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) president Lalu Prasadand his son, former Bihardeputy chief ministerTejashwi Prasad Yadav, onSaturday told the CentralBureau of Investigation(CBI) that they would not beable to appear before it forquestioning in the hotels-for-land scam on Monday andTuesday, respectively, as theywere “preoccupied”.The CBI had on Thursdayasked he RJD chief to appearbefore it in New Delhi onSeptember 11 and Tejashwion the next day in connectionwith irregularities inawarding contracts duringPrasad’s tenure as the railwayminister (2004-09).Prasad’s lawyers on Saturdayinformed the CBI that theRJD chief would not appearbefore the probe agency as he

was preoccupied attendingtrial in fodder scam cases hewas facing. “Prasad will be

busy with court proceedingsnext week when defencewitnesses are likely todepose,” the lawyers saidTejashwi, at present leader ofopposition in Biharlegislative assembly, hasrequested the CBI forexemption from questioningon September 12 as he had tofulfill some “prior political

commitments”.The father-son duo, who laterleft Patna for Bhagalpur by

train, have sought more timeto appear before the CBI forquestioning.Prasad – convicted in afodder scam case – continuesto face legal troubles. One ofthe five fodder cases has beenreopened. Following aSupreme Court order on May9, 2017 to complete the trialwithin nine months, thespecial CBI courts havebegun hearing the cases onpriority basis. Prasad has hadto travel to Jharkhand toappear before different courtson a weekly basis.The CBI is examiningpossible irregularities in theawarding of contracts tooperate Indian Railways’BNR hotels in Ranchi andPuri to Sujata Hotels in 2005when Prasad was railwayminister and whether theRJD leader and his familybenefitted from it.On the day of transfer of theBNR hotels, owners of SujataHotels Vinay Kochhar andVijay Kochhar had allegedlysold two acres of prime landin Patna to an intermediarycompany called DelightMarketing, now known asLara Projects for Rs 1.5crore, far below the marketprice. The Delight MarketingCompany, owned by SarlaGupta, wife of former Unionminster Prem Chand Gupta,allegedly transferred the landgradually to Lalu’s wife

Rabri Devi and son Tejashwibetween 2010 and 2014.The CBI had searched thehomes and properties ofPrasad and his family at 12locations in Patna, Delhi,Gurgaon, Puri and Ranchi onJuly 7 as part ofinvestigations into allegedirregularities in leasing outrailway hotels.A day earlier, the CBI hadfiled FIR against Lalu, RabriDevi, Tejashwi Yadav,businessmen Vijay Kochharand Vinay Kochhar, SarlaGupta and then managingdirector of IRCTC, PK Goel.Prasad and his family arefacing a spate of allegationsof amassing huge benamiproperty.The Income Tax departmenthad recently raided 22locations in New Delhi andadjoining places, related toland and farm houses ownedby Lalu’s daughter, MisaBharti and her husbandShailesh Kumar. Afterquestioning by theEnforcement Directorate, itprovisionally attached afarm house (26, PalamFarms, Bijwasan, in NewDelhi) on September 5.Tejashwi is alleged to holdbig stakes in a companypromoting Bihar’s biggestmall in the state capitalworth Rs 750 crore. Anotherson Tej Pratap is alleged tohold big tracts of land; anddaughters – Misa, Hema andRagini – have been accusedof being directors in manyshell companies. In all ofthis, the charge is that Lalu’sposition in power wasmisused to amass assets.There are also accusationsagainst Prasad of takingprime land from RJD’ssenior leaders likeRaghunanth Jha, KantiSingh and few ordinarypeople in lieu of ministerialberths and jobs during hisstint at railway minister.

Hotels-for-land scam: Lalu, Tejashwiseek more time from CBI for quizzing

Lucknow:An angry mob on Saturdayattacked a Jawed Habibsalon in Uttar Pradesh’sUnnao district andvandalised the property overthe use of a caricature ofHindu gods in one of hisadvertisements.Police said the mob was ledby workers of the Hindu

Jagran Manch, who attackedthe beauty salon inMotinagar in the districtneighbouring the statecapital.As the mob vent its ire on thesalon, some customers weretrapped inside.The activists of the Hinduoutfit also threatened theowner to wind up his

business or faceconsequences, followingwhich a police complaintwas filed.A police team visited thesalon and took someeyewitness account of theattack.Regional Secretary of theHindu Jagran Manch VimalDwivedi said sacrilege ofHindu gods would not betolerated at any cost. “Wewill not allow the salon tooperate,” he said.The controversial ad inquestion carried the caption‘Gods too visit JH Salon’that led to a case beingregistered against thehairstylist in Hyderabad.Habib has already offered hisapology and maintains thatthe ad was released inKolkata by a partner concernwithout his knowledge.

Jawed Habib salon vandalised in UttarPradesh after Durga puja caricature

New Delhi:The CBI has registered a caseagainst 19 companies whichhave sent over Rs 424 crorein foreign remittances

through about 700transactions, suspecting it tobe a case of moneylaundering through shellcompanies.It is alleged that during theyear 2015, unidentifiedofficials of Punjab NationalBank (PNB), Mint Streetbranch, Chennai, entered intoa criminal conspiracy with 19accused companies whichwere account holders in thebranch.“...in furtherance of theconspiracy, the above saidcompanies were sendingforeign exchange to HongKong without any genuinebusiness transactions,” theFIR, registered last evening,alleged.It said the accounts thusopened were used for thepurpose of sending advanceforeign remittances.“The modus operandi wasthat the customers gotremittances from variousother banks to their accounts

by way of RTGS (real timegross settlement). Thecustomer presented theirrequest with a quotationissued by foreign suppliers

for 100 per cent advanceremittances,” it said.The customer made requestfor remittance to foreignsupplier based on thequotation, it alleged.“The remittance amount waskept in such a way that itwould not exceed thethreshold limit of $ 1 lakh foreach remittance in order tocircumvent the regulatoryrequirements andapplicability of the RBI,” itsaid.The CBI said there were 700advance remittances madefor imports through variouscurrent accounts openedduring the period fromJanuary 2015 to May 2015totalling to Rs 424.58 crore.“All the advance remittanceswere routed throughNOSTRO (account held byPNB with a foreign bank in aforeign currency) accountmaintained with HSBC, NewYork,” it said.The bank had found that

none of units werefunctioning at the availableaddress.The RTGS credits emanatedmostly from some creditcooperative societies, atMumbai and other places.The RTGS transactions weremade by the remitter throughfictitious persons in whosenames accounts could haveopened in the co-operativesocieties in Mumbai.The remittances were sent inthe name of foreign supplierswho had opened accounts invarious banks in the UAE,Hong Kong and Taiwan. Theremittances were routedthrough HSBC, New York tothese banks, the CBI alleged.“It is clear that this is a caseof money laundering throughshell companies and therehas been loss of foreignexchange to the tune of Rs421.58 crore to the country,”it alleged.

CBI books 19 companies forsending over Rs 400 crore abroad

Darjeeling:A large number of shopson?Saturday reopened inthe Darjeeling hills, bravingthreats and intimidation bythe Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha (GJM), even as theindefinite shutdown in thehills entered its 87th day.

The police andadministration appealed tothe locals today throughpublic address system toopen their shops and restorenormalcy in the hills.The development comestwo days after a blast tookplace in Mirik, forcingshopkeepers to close theirshops.Peace rallies were taken outby the residents ofKurseong, Darjeeling andMirik demandingrestoration of peace in thehills.State Tourism Minister andsenior TMC leader GautamDeb welcomed the openingof the shops.“GJM is trying to threatenthe masses through bombblasts and violence, butthe people of the hills willnot bow down before the

threats. People are againstthe divisive politics ofBimal Gurung. They wantpeace and stability,” hesaid.Echoing him, expelledGJM leader Binay Tamangthanked the people “fornot bowing before the

threat and intimidation ofthe GJM”.The search operation totrace Gurung, theabsconding GJM supremoagainst whom cases havebeen lodged under theUnlawful Activities(Prevention) Act,continued in theDarjeeling hills andadjoining areas.GJM supporters took outrallies in support ofGorkhaland, and theongoing shutdown in partsof Darjeeling, Sonada andKalimpong.Picketing by them wasstrengthened in some areasand posters and leafletswere distributed in supportof the strike.Internet services in thehills remain suspendedsince June 18.


Secret tunnels.Plastic coins. Luxury cars.Explosives.These are just some of thethings uncovered by securityagencies and forensicofficials as they combthrough Dera Sacha Sauda’s600-acre headquarters atSirsa in Haryana.The sanitisation processbegan on Friday morningamid tight security in light ofthe Dera followers’ violentrampage that heldChandigarh hostage aftertheir disgraced chiefGurmeet Ram Rahim wassentenced to twenty years injail for raping two women.The Dera’s sprawlingheadquarters include atownship of its own, withschools, a sports village, ahospital, a shopping mall and

a cinema hall. The propertyis also home to anostentatious “7-star MSGresort” with replicas of EiffelTower, Taj Mahal, Kremlinand Disney World inside.The scale of searchoperations is huge -- officialsentered the premises with asecurity cover ofcommandos, police caninesand 4,000 paramilitarysoldiers. More than 16checkpoints have been set up

to monitor activity and thedistrict administration shutdown mobile internetservices for two days tothwart backlash from Deramembers.Here is a closer look ateverything that wasdiscovered at the Deraheadquarters during searchoperations:Tunnel from Gurmeet RamRahim’s house to thesadhvi’s chambers

On Day 2 of the search,twosecret tunnels were foundinside the Dera campus. Awindow-shaped tunnel thatconnected Ram Rahim’sprivate residence — alsoknown as Baba ki gufa — tothe sadhvis’ residence. The‘gufa’ is where the womenwere allegedly raped byGurmeet ram Rahim. Theother muddy path openedsome 5 km away from theDera premises.Explosives and firecrackersfactoryAn illegal explosives factoryused to manufacture firecrackers was found insidethe Dera Sacha Saudapremises. The factory wasimmediately sealed by thepolice, and the explosivesand fire-crackers wereseized.

Tunnels, skeletons, luxury cars andmore: All that’s tumbled out of Dera HQ

Chennai:Maharashtra hero, the late Col. SantoshMahadik’s widow Swati Mahadik wason Saturday commissioned into theIndian Army as a Lieutenant, officialssaid. As she completed her parade inChennai on Saturday, Lt. SwatiMahadik broke down, and her familymembers and a senior army officer’swife consoled and hugged her andwiped the tears of joy. Present on herproud moment were her two children --daughter Kartikee, 12, and son Swaraj,seven, her mother-in-law KalindiGhorpade, her father Babanrao Shedgeand her mother. Col. Mahadik, who wasCommanding Officer, 41 RashtriyaRifles, was killed in a gunfight withterrorists in the jungles of Haji Nakaarea near the Line of Control inKupwara district of Jammu andKashmir in November 2015.

In his sacrifice, the expert paratrooperand a combat underwater diver savedthe lives of many men under his charge.He was later posthumously awarded theShaurya Chakra by the government.Hailing from Pogarwadi village in thehilly Satara district of westernMaharashtra, Lt. Mahadik fulfilled herdream of stepping into her latehusband’s shoes to serve the nation

through the Indian Army.A few months after Col. Mahadik’sdeath, his widow stunned her family,villagers and the military establishmentby announcing her intention to join theArmy.Swati had already crossed the upper agelimit for entering the army and it wasonly after the Indian Army and Ministryof Defence specially relaxed the agelimit for her that she could initiate hernew career goals.Later, she had told local mediapersonshow she had silently resolved to join theIndian Army at the funeral of her slainhusband in November 2015.She sent both her children to boardingschools -- son Swaraj in Panchgani anddaughter Kartikee in Dehradun -- andthen appeared for the crucial StaffSelection Board (SSB) which shecleared.

Former environment ministerJayanthi Natarajan booked by

CBI, premises searchedThe CBI on Saturday carried out searches at the

premises of former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajanafter registering an FIR against her in connection withclearance given during her tenure for diversion of forest landfor mining in alleged violation of laws.The agency has registered its FIR against Natarajan, UmangKejriwal, the then managing director of Electrosteel CastingLimited, and the company besides other unidentifiedpersons. The case pertains to clearance given for diversion offorest land in Saranda Forest, Singhbhum District inJharkhand to mining company Electrosteel in allegedviolation of Forest (Conservation Act) in 2012.The permission was rejected by the minister of state forenvironment Jairam Ramesh but when Natarajan took thepost, she allegedly cleared it.“Jayanthi Natarajan, the then Minister of State forEnvironment and Forests accorded the approval for diversionof 55.79 hectares of forest land for non-forestry use to ECL,though the same had been rejected by the earlier Minister ofState...without any change in the circumstances afterrejection,” the CBI FIR alleged.It said this approval had been accorded without adhering tothe advice of director general forests and directions ofSupreme Court in this regard. Natarajan had quit the Congress in 2015 with a scathingattack on party vice president Rahul Gandhi, accusing him offorcing her to stall big-ticket projects by the Vedanta andAdani groups while making her a scapegoat for the UPAgovernment’s economic woes.

Martyr Colonel Santosh Mahadik’s wifecommissioned as Lieutenant in Indian Army

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JAMMU:Senior vice president of TawiTrekkers, Ram Khajuriaunanimously elected aspresident of the club in anelection meeting held heretoday. The post had fallenvacant due to the demise offounder president of the club,Sumant Singh Jamwal.(Founder general secretaryof Tawi Trekkers, RamKhajuria, 68, who served theclub with distinction for along period of 32 years alsoremained its senior vicepresident for over a year. Heis presently Secretary ofIndian MountaineeringFoundation (IMF) NorthZone Committee and amember of IMF, New Delhi,the elite body for adventuresports in the country)Earlier, the club welcomedits new patron, former MLA,Ashwani Sharma, Advisor ofthe club, Prof. Lalit Magotraand co-chairman, ZorawarSingh Jamwal (SecretaryGeneral Press Club). The

chairman of the club, AnilGoswami (retired IASofficer) and legal advisor,Prem Sadotra (Secretary BarAssociation of Jammu),however, could not attend themeeting due to certainunavoidable reasons.Elections to the other officebearers and executivemembers were alsoconducted by outgoinggeneral secretary, Dr CKKhajuria in the presence ofobserver fromMountaineering Associationof J&K, Yogeshwar Kumar

(vice president of theAssociation). Whereas Rajesh Gupta waselected as senior vicepresident, Seema Kharyalretained the post of vicepresident. ShaweticaKhajuria and SonamSidharth were alsounanimously elected asgeneral secretary and jointsecretary. Kamal Kumar alsoretained the post of treasurerof the club.Members elected in theexecutive body includedVivek Chauhan

(Administrator of OrientalAcademy Higher SecondarySchool), Rahul Sharma andArti Sharma (Chairman andDirector of Sprawling BudsICSE School respectively),Mridhu Padha (VicePrincipal of St. XavierSenior Secondary School),Rajinder Singh Jamwal (afounder member of the club),Everester Sajjad Haider,Stanzin Youthog (an acemountaineer of the state),Sumit Khajuria (a prominentmountaineer and promoter ofadventure activities), RohitSharma ( MHAC SchoolNagbani), senior membersKamal Kumar and AkshaySadotra, Shashi KantSharma, a sport climbinginstructor and HimaniChoudhary, a sport climber.The new management teamshall be administered oath ofoffice and assume charge ofthe club on October two, thefoundation day of the clubwhich was formed 35 yearsback in 1982.

Ram Khajuria elected presidentof Tawi Trekkers

SRINAGAR:The CMS Biscoe Schooloutplayed Friends ClubPulwama 7-6 via tie-breaker to advance in theongoing Senior DistrictSrinagar HockeyChampionship, organisedby Hockey Jammu andKashmir at Polo Ground,

here today.Earlier, the match ended ina 3-3 in stipulated timeresulting into tie-breaker todecide the fate of thegame.In today's match, retiredPTI, M M Mir and GurdialSingh were special guests,who interacted with the

participating teams. Thematch was officiated bythe technical penalincluding Gurdeep Singh,Rafiq Baba, Avatar Singhand Mohd Amir. NEXT MATCH: NationalSports Club shall take onCMS Biscoe Schooltomorrow.

Biscoe School wins indistrict Hockey

Chandigarh:Hockey India (HI) has appointedSjoerd Marijne of the Netherlands asthe chief coach of the men’s nationalteam to replace Roelant Oltmans, whowas sacked last Saturday. Interestingly,Marijne was the coach of the Indianwomen’s team and has never coached asenior men’s team in the past.Harendra Singh, who was the coach ofthe junior men’s team that won theWorld Cup last year, has beenappointed the High PerformanceSpecialist coach of the senior women’steam. A Sports Ministry statement saidthat the decisions were taken yesterdayafter a meeting between officials of theSports Authority of India (SAI) and HI.Marijne and Harendra have reportedlybeen appointed on their positions untilthe 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Newly-appointed Sports MinisterRajyavardhan Singh Rathoreannounced the decisions on his Twitterpage: “Current Chief Coach of IndianSenior Women Hockey Team, MrWaltherus Marijne, will take over asChief Coach of Indian Senior MenHockey Team.”Marijne is currently in the Netherlands

with the Indian women’s team, which istouring Europe for three matchesagainst Dutch club teams and a fourthmatch against the Belgian junior men’steam. Marijne, who was appointed thechief coach of the women’s team inFebruary, will take charge of the men’steam on September 20 after returningfrom Europe.No challenge?Just five days ago, David John, HockeyIndia’s High Performance Director, haddeclared that finding a new coach forthe men’s team would be very

challenging. John had said: “Since thefour-year Olympic cycle has begun, itwould be difficult to rope in the best,but that is not to say we cannot. Nextwe will start the process of identifyinga coach who has the capability ofbringing out the best in the team overthe next two years.”After these comments by John, it hadbeen expected that finding the newcoach would take a few months, or atleast a few weeks. It’s a matter of greatsurprise, though, that HI has taken lessthan a week to find a replacement forOltmans. In fact, HI had advertised for the post ofthe men’s team head coach merelythree days ago, and the deadline for theinterested candidates to apply wasSeptember 15.“The advertisement has beenwithdrawn as both HI and the SportsAuthority of India felt Marijne is thebest candidate for the job having spentmore than six months in the country,” asenior HI official said today.Marijne had not applied for the job, andit has been reported that he was notvery keen to take it up, but waspersuaded by HI and SAI officials.

New York:World number one RafaNadal knew powerhouseJuan Martin del Potro'sbiggest weakness was hisshaky backhand, and theSpaniard exploited thevulnerability repeatedly attheir US Open showdown onFriday to advance toSunday's final. The left-handed Nadal's strategy of

attacking the backhand,which had the added benefitof avoiding the Argentine'sthunderous right-handedforehand, did not initiallypay off as Nadal dropped thefirst set. But Nadal did notwaiver and Del Potro beganto lose control of the shot,committing 15 unforcedbackhand errors to just threewinners from that side in the

4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 win."Rafa just play even betterthe last three sets of thematch and I couldn't hit mybackhand as good as I did inthe beginning of the match,"Del Potro told reporters afterthe two-and-a-half hourcontest."I feel better with mybackhand, but it's not goodenough to win a title like thisor to win the top guys in arow." Del Potro's backhandhas been hindered by a seriesof surgeries to repairproblems with his left wrist.He knew it would be Nadal'sstrategy going into thematch. "He was playing meall the time to mybackhand," he said.

Nadal beats Del Potro;reaches US Open finals

Surprise, surprise! Women’s teamcoach Marijne handed men’s team

LONDON:Ben Stokes plundered a vitalhalf-century as England tookcommand of a low-scoringthird Test against WestIndies at Lord's on Friday.By the end of a rain-affectedsecond day, West Indieswere still in the hunt,although their chances ofvictory were fading, havinglost three wickets inknocking off a 71-run firstinnings deficit followingEngland's 194 all out. At theclose of a rain-affectedsecond day, West Indieswere 93/3, a lead of 22, withsecond Test hero Shai Hopestill there on 35. Earlier, resuming on 46/4 inreply to the tourists’ 123,England were bowled out for194 and were again indebtedto Stokes (60) who struck 10boundaries in a fluent

innings before being bowledout by Shannon Gabriel.On a chaotic opening day,

Stokes took a career-best6/22 with a devastating spellof swing bowling as West

Indies lost their last eightwickets for 45 runs.West Indies stayed incontention to claim a firstseries victory in England for29 years, however, aspaceman Kemar Roachfinished with 5/72. Rainmeant only four overs werebowled before lunch withRoach having Dawid Malancaught behind for 20 to leaveEngland on 63/5, still 60 inarrears.Stokes, however, stood firmfor the hosts and reached his12th Test half-century in 51balls with 10 boundaries.With Stokes scoring freelyand England edging ahead ofWest Indies' feeble firstinnings score, it lookedominous for the visitors. Butthey came strongly to pickStokes and the remainingwickets in quick succession.

Stokes strikes fifty, England take charge

New Delhi:The Sports Ministry todayteamed up with the AbhinavBindra Foundation Trust(ABFT) to operate a high-performance sports facility inBengaluru. The Ministrygave ABFT a grant of Rsfive crore to purchase state-of-the-art equipment andestablish a high-performancecentre for athletes'rehabilitation, fitness-trainingand sports science. Theathletes selected for nationalcamps will be allowed to usethe facility free of cost. The

aid has been given from theNational SportsDevelopment Fund.Incidentally, Bindra iswearing many hats at themoment. Apart from chairingthe Target Olympic Podium(TOP) scheme, he's also partof Ministry's eight-memberTask Force that will draw upan action plan for the nextthree Olympic Games.Besides, he's also part of theSports Code Committee, anda national observer forshooting.An agreement to this effect

was signed between SportsAuthority of India (SAI)DDG Sandip Pradhan andBindra in the presence ofSports MinisterRajyavardhan Rathore andSAI DG Injeti Srinivas.Rathore said he was“pleased” with thedevelopment. “Glad toannounce that @IndiaSportshas teamed with AbhinavBindra Foundation Trust tooperate a high-performancesports facility in Bengaluru,”the newly-appointed Ministerposted on his Twitter handle.

Sports Ministry grants Rs 5 crore to Bindra foundation

New Delhi:The Committee ofAdministrators (CoA) hasdrafted BCCI's newconstitution and wouldsubmit it to the SupremeCourt before September 19.“We have completed ourwork and we will submit thedraft constitution to theSupreme Court before thescheduled hearing onSeptember 19,” said CoAchairman Vinod Rai. “Therewon't be a sixth status reportfrom CoA. The SC will nowdecide the future course ofaction.” Rai said all keyrecommendations made bythe Lodha Committee —

one-state one-vote, age capof 70 years, cooling-offperiod of three years and baron ministers and bureaucratsfrom becoming a BCCIoffice-bearer — have beenincorporated in the newconstitution. Once the newconstitution comes intoeffect, National Cricket Cluband Cricket Club of Indiawould lose their fullmembership status andvoting rights. North-east teams in RanjiMeanwhile, in anotherimportant development,CoA today decided to allowsix north-eastern states tofield their teams in the RanjiTrophy from next domestic

season. The decision wastaken after CoA met therepresentatives ofMeghalaya, Manipur,Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagalandand Arunachal Pradesh.However, there's a slightglitch — these states couldfield their teams only afterthey become BCCI's fullmembers. “Rai told us thatsince Ranji Trophy isstarting from October 6, itwill be difficult to play thisseason,” said NabaBhattacharjee, secretarygeneral of the MeghalayaCricket Association. “However, we will beplaying as individual statesfrom next season.

New constitution ready, CoA to submit it to SC

Chandigarh:Haryana girls Sonam Malikand Anshu bagged goldmedals while NeelamandSimran settled for thebronze medal at the WorldCadet WrestlingChampionship in Athens.Sonam, a 15-year-oldwrestler from Madina villagein Sonepat, beat JapaneseSena Nagamoto 3-1 in the56kg category final. Theclass X student of NetajiSubhas Chandra BoseInstitute, Madina, took a 2-0lead in the first round butconceded a point in thesecond round. In the final round, Sonammanaged to grab one pointbefore the final whistle andwon the bout. Sonam had

recently won the gold medalin the ISF World SchoolCombat Games, Agra (July7-15).Nidani (Jind) wrestler Anshubeat Naomi Ruike of Japan2-0 to win the 60kg categorytitle. Her coach Pawan said,“It is a proud moment for

Indians girls as they havebeaten Japanese wrestlerswho are the best inbusiness.”Minakshi (52kg) beatMariana Dragutan ofMoldova 6-2, Manisha(46kg) beat Spain’s AnaMaria Torres Rubio 3-2,

Neelam (43kg) defeatedRoxana Alexandra ofRomania 6-4 while Simran(40kg) blanked Caitlyn AnnWalker 10-0 to bag thebronze medal. The Indiangirls finished second (69points) behind Japan (94points).Earlier, 17-year-old Greco-Roman wrestler Sonu ofMonkhra village in Sonepatbagged the silver medal.Pratap School Kharkhoda,Sonepat, student Ashu wonthe silver medal in the 69kgcategory. Coach OP Dahiya said,“This is the best ever-medalhaul by the Indian boys (sub-juniors) in Greco-Romancategory of the World CadetWrestling Championship.”

Anshu, Sonam win gold atworld cadet wrestling

Kohli announces Rs 2 crorescholarships to sportspersons

New Delhi:Virat Kohli has pledged Rs 2 crore annually to fund thetraining, equipment and exposure needs of Olympics and non-Olympics sportspersons in India through his charitablefoundation. Describing what he called as “my way of givingback to the sports which made me what I am today", Kohliannounced a scholarship for deserving sportspersons onFriday. Kohli's charitable institution — Virat Kohli Foundation— today entered into a partnership with the RP-Sanjiv GoenkaGroup to identify and support athletes and award themscholarships. The joint venture will organise an award function— Indian Sports Honours — in Mumbai on November 11.Performances by the Indian athletes in four team sports and 20individual sports from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017 will beconsidered for the awards. The Sports Journalists Federationof India (SJFI) and an advisory council headed by chiefbadminton coach Pullela Gopichand would be researching theperformances of athletes and collate the information toshortlist the nominees in each of the awards categories.

New Delhi:The Goods and ServicesTax (GST), introduced bythe Centre from July 1, sawthe country’s richests p o r t i n gb o d y ,BCCI, payin excessof Rs 44lakh intaxes.T h eB C C I ’ sofficial website states thatfor the month of July, itpaid Rs 44,29,516 in GST.Indian national team’sphysio Patrick Farhart, fora five-month period, waspaid close to Rs 6 million(Rs 58,87,139).Some of the players were

also paid a share of grossrevenue from internationalmatches for the 2015-16season.Stuart Binny was richer by

Rs 92 lakh (Rs 92,46,412)while Harbhajan Singh waspaid Rs 62 lakh (Rs 62,52,871).Left-arm spinner AxarPatel received Rs 37.51lakh while pacer UmeshYadav was paid Rs 34.79lakh.

In first month of GST roll-out,BCCI paid Rs 44 lakh in taxes

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New Delhi:More than a year aftersuggesting bright line testsfor ascertaining ‘control’ ina listed company, Sebi hasdecided not to tweak theexisting takeover norms asit received feedback thatsuch a move could be“prone to misuse”.“Considering the currentregulatory environment, ithas been decided tocontinue with the practiceof ascertaining acquisitionof ‘control’ as per theextant definition in thetakeover regulations,” Sebisaid on Friday.In March 2016, thewatchdog had launched apublic consultation fordefining control by way ofbright-line tests andproposed fixing 25%voting rights as athreshold.A bright-line rule or abright-line test generallyrefers to a simple and basicstandard that can be

applied to removeambiguity and resolvecontentious issues.Under Sebi regulations,control is based on certaindefined principles ratherthan on rules and therehave been cases when amultitude of opinions giverise to differentassessments of control overa listed company.In a statement on Friday,Sebi said that while anumber of comments werereceived from variousstakeholders, includingindustry bodies andintermediaries, no

particular option garneredoverwhelming supportamong the stakeholders.Among others, theregulator received viewsfrom the Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI).“The Ministry of CorporateAffairs and a few otherstakeholders have opinedthat changing the currentdefinition of ‘control’ mayreduce the regulatory scopeand may be prone to abuseand that the currentdefinition of ‘control’ maynot be changed and itwould be more appropriateto take decisions on a case-

to-case basis,” it said.The ministry implementsthe Companies Act.The Justice BhagwatiCommittee, set up in 1995,to review the Sebi(Substantial Acquisition ofShares and Takeovers)Regulations, 1994, hadrecommended a broaddefinition of control.The panel had also opinedthat it should be left to Sebito decide whether there hasbeen an acquisition ofcontrol on the basis of factsof each case.The view of the panel wasreiterated by the TakeoverRegulations AdvisoryCommittee (TRAC) in itsreport in July 2010.“It is felt that any changeor dilution in the definitionof control would have far-reaching consequencessince a similar definition of‘control’ is used in theCompanies Act, 2013 andother laws,” the statementsaid.

Acquisition of control: Sebi to continue with existing norms

New Delhi:The failure to stop dodgy cash comingback into the banking system afterdemonetisation has likely burdened theReserve Bank of India with additionalinterest payments running into tens ofthousands of crores, former governorof the central bank Raghuram Rajansaid Thursday.Latest Reserve Bank of India datashows that all but 1% of the high-valuebank notes demonetised on November8 last year have returned to the bankingsystem, meaning black money hoardersfound ways to legitimise their cash thatnow earns interest. Rajan estimates thisburden could be as high as Rs 24,000crore a year, if one assumes there wasabout Rs 4 lakh crore worth illegal cashat the time of the note ban.“One of the costs which people haven’tpaid enough attention to is (that) thiswas money sitting, if you believe it wasblack money, it was sitting in people’ssafes or in their basement. It wasn’tearning any interest,” Rajan toldHindustan Times in an interview.“Once it gets into the formal system, ifyou haven’t identified it as bad money,these are people gaining interest on it,”he said, referring to short termeconomic costs of demonetisation.

Flushing out black money was a keyobjective of the decision to demonetisehigh-value bank notes worth Rs 15.46lakh crore, or 86% of the total cash incirculation at that time. Thegovernment had hoped that at least Rs3 lakh crore of this, held asunaccounted-for cash, would not returnto the system. That would have reducedthe RBI’s liability and boosted itsprofits, allowing it to transfer morefunds to the government for newinvestments and development work.That didn’t happen. As a result, the

RBI, which has had to absorb most ofthis now-legit cash, pays interest on it,Rajan said, adding it probably played arole in almost halving the centralbank’s profit through FY 2016-17 froma year earlier. The RBI’s financial yearruns from August to July.“I point this out because this issomething that people misinterpret.They are saying we have formalised thesavings. The savings were there. Theywere just financing the governmentfree of cost,” Rajan said.Rajan refused to reveal the specifics ofa note the RBI wrote to the governmenton arrangements required fordemonetisation. He, however, said thatbefore such an exercise, a monetaryeconomist would like to seepreparedness to replace all the currencywithdrawn. “We have seen the cashdemand is now tapering off, but youshould have been ready with that sortof cash on the day we did it. The lessyou are ready, the more you have toprint in order to roll out the currency,the more economic life is disrupted.”Rajan was talking to Hindustan Timeson his new book – I do what I do – inwhich he has said neither he nor theRBI under his watch favoureddemonetisation.

Raghuram Rajan: Note ban put interest burden onRBI as people found ways to convert black money

New Delhi:Private Turkish firm CelebiHolding has written to thegovernment expressinginterest in buying the groundhandling arm of Air India,according to civil aviationsecretary R N Choubey.In India, Celebi providesground handling services atinternational airports inMumbai and Delhi.Celebi is the first foreignentity to show interest in thestake sale of Air India.“Celebi has written to uswith an interest in Air India’sground handling business,”Choubey confirmed to PTI.Last month, aviation servicesprovider Bird Group too hadshown interest in acquiringAir India’s Air TransportServices Limited (AIATSL).The Union Cabinet hadgiven its in-principleapproval for strategicdisinvestment of Air India

and its five subsidiaries inJune this year.Some of the othersubsidiaries of Air Indiainclude Air India Charters

Limited, IAL AirportServices Limited, AirlineAllied Services Limited andAir India EngineeringServices Limited.On the day the Cabinet tookthe decision, InterGlobeAviation, which runs thelow-cost carrier IndiGo,wrote to the government

showing its keenness onacquiring the internationalairline operations of AirIndia and its low-costsubsidiary Air India Express.

In a recent interview to PTI,Civil Aviation MinisterAshok Gajapathi Raju saidthat the “Indian mindset”was to keep the ownership ofAir India within the countrybut all options were open,including allowing foreignbidders.

Turkish firm Celebi keen on buyingAir India’s ground handling wing

London:Tata Group-owned JanguarLand Rover (JLR) onThursday said from 2020 all

its new vehicles will beelectrified, making it one ofthe largest car makers to goelectric after Volvo, BMWand Tesla. “Every new JLRmodel line will be electrifiedfrom 2020, giving ourcustomers even morechoice,” Ralph Speth, CEOof JLR said.“We will introduce aportfolio of electrified

products across our modelrange, embracing fullyelectric, plug-in hybrid andmild hybrid vehicles. Our

first fully electricperformance SUV, the JaguarI-PACE, goes on sale nextyear”.The announcement comes inthe context of demands toban petrol and diesel cars tocurb pollution. The Scotlandgovernment has announcedphasing them out by 2032,while France has also movedto ban sales of new cars with

internal combustion engines.JLR also set out details of itsthree vehicles on the electricpath.Jaguar E-type Zero: The E-type combines design withelectric power for the firsttime, based on a 1968 Series1.5 Roadster and features acutting-edge electricpowertrain for 0-60mph injust 5.5sec. It was engineeredby Jaguar Classic at thecompany’s new ClassicWorks in Warwickshire, UK.Jaguar I-PACE Concept: Thecompany said with I-PACE itstarted with a clean sheet andengineered a bespoke,tailored, pure electric SUVfrom the ground up, creatinga design with everydaypracticality.Jaguar FUTURE-TYPE:This is supposed to be avision for the car of 2040 andbeyond.

The green ride: Jaguar Land Roverset to go all electric from 2020

New Delhi:India and China have agreed to set upindustry specific working groups forincreasing exports with a view tobridge trade deficit with Beijing,Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu onSaturday said.“Concerned about growing tradedeficit with China, we agreed to set upindustry specific working groups, topromote more exports from India,”Prabhu said in a tweet.He is in the Philippines capital Manilato attend the fifth East Asia Summit

(EAS) Economic Ministers’ Meeting.The minister would also participate inthe trade ministers’ meeting of 16RCEP member countries tomorrow.Regional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP) is a mega tradepact among 16 countries which aims tocover goods, services, investments,economic and technical cooperation,competition and intellectual propertyrights.At the sidelines of EAS meet, theminister met his Chinese counterpartZhong Shan to discuss ways to

promote bilateral trade between thecountries. Both the ministers agreed toattend the Joint Economic GroupMeeting.The department of commerce in aseries of tweets said Prabhu invitedChinese businesses and industry toinvest in India and offer facilitation ofinvestments in special economic zones.“Both ministers agreed to set upproduct/sector specific joint workinggroup (JWG) to promote exports andbilateral trade,” the department added.Prabhu, who recently took charge ofthe ministry, also met Japaneseminister of economy, trade andindustry Hiroshige Seko, Korean trademinister Hyun Chong KIM andAustralian minister for trade, tourism,investment Steven Ciobo.India’s trade deficit with Chinanarrowed marginally to USD 51.08billion in 2016-17 from USD 52.69billion in 2015- 16.India wants greater market access inChina for its goods and services like ITand pharma products. The country hasalso insisted upon China to increaseinvestments.

India, China to set up workinggroups to promote exports

Mumbai:Tata Motors and itstemporary workers at theJamshedpur plant who wereon a strike since Tuesdayagreed to end the four-dayimpasse on Saturday.The ice-breaker came in

after the unions agreed tothe management offer totake 200 of the over 4,500temporary workers on to therolls annually. At thereconciliation meeting heldon Friday, the workers hadturned down instead askedfor upgrade of at least 500workers annually.Following the settlement,the company said, the planthas resumed normalproduction. The plant makesaround 400 units ofcommercial vehicles a day,which had come down to 60-70 during the strike.“We’ve successfully

concluded our discussionswith the workersrepresentatives and they’veappreciated our offer ofproviding permanency to200 workers per year aswe’ve been following in thepast.

“Following this, the sectionof the temporary workers,who were instigated andmisguided by the vestedparties have ended theagitation and the matterstands resolved,” TataMotors told PTI through anofficial statement.When contacted workersalso confirmed thedevelopment and said a 10-member team representingtheir cause met with themanagement and resolvedall the issues earlier in theday. The plant is functioningnormally and to partly meetthe production of around

700 units, the union hasdecided to work on Sundayas well.Around 4,500 temporaryworkers, around 600 of themwomen, with active supportof a union of the Jamshedpurplant were on strike from

Tuesday protesting non-payment of revised three-year wage agreement signedwith permanent workers’

union early last month andhigher incentives on parwith the permanent workersand making at least 500 ofthem into rolls annually.According to union leaders,the strike so far has resultedin production loss of around700 vehicles a month. Theplant makes around 9,000units a month in three shifts.As per union, while around4,500 permanent workers atthe plant were given a wagehike of Rs 12,500 per month,the temporary workers’ weregiven only Rs 1,500-2,000.But when the wages werepaid early this week, thepermanent workers got onlyRs 6,500 extra whereas thetemporary ones were paid asper the now-defunctagreement, they claimed.A permanent worker on anaverage gets Rs 30,000-32,000 a month, while atemporary worker gets Rs12,000-13,000, the sourcessaid.

Tata Motors union calls off four-daystrike at Jamshedpur plant

New Delhi:Indian retail industry, growing at10 per cent, may almost double toRs 85 trillion (lakh crore) by 2021steered by consumer data andtechnology disruptions, says ajoint report by Ficci and Deloitte.According to the report, consumerdata and technology disruptionswill drive retail and FMCG

sectors towards a new phase ofgrowth where consumerexperience will be the focalconcern for all retailers andbrands. “Consumer retail forms anintegral part of the industry withcurrent estimated size of morethan Rs 45 trillion. It is furtherexpected to witness a CAGR ofover 10 per cent in 2016-21 to

reach a size of Rs 85 trillion by2021,” said Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu India Partner RajatWahi.The report predicted that Internetwill play a prime role in drivingthe growth for consumer businesssectors and consumer data andinsights will be at the forefront ofdefining the trends.

New Delhi:The ambitious project toconduct paperless assessmentfor income tax payers rose by78 per cent over the last threeyears, prompting thedepartment to roll out theregime pan-India by the endof this financial year. Thegovernment initiative waslaunched in October 2015 bythe I-T department’s policy-making body--the CentralBoard of Direct Taxes(CBDT)--in select metrocities with an aim to reducethe visit by assesses to taxoffices and their interfacewith the taxman, therebycurbing instances ofcorruption. A latest blue printprepared by the departmenton the subject states that thenumber of paperless or e-assessments over the internethas seen growth in the lastthree years. “During thefinancial year 2015-16, a total

of 1,014 cases werecompleted under the pilotproject (e-assessment). “Thesame was completed inapproximately 14,000 casesduring the 2016-17 fiscal. Inthis fiscal (2017-18), till July31, assessment orders inaround 4,100 such cases hasbeen passed in the sevenmetro cities and e-assessments are pending inaround 74,000 cases,” theblue print accessed by PTIsaid. A simple analysis of thefigures states that the growthin the number of cases beingprocessed in an e-environment has jumpedslightly over 78 times.The blue print adds that forcases which “are selected forscrutiny during the 2017-18fiscal and onwards, the Board(CBDT) has decided to utilisethe e-proceeding facility forconduct of assessment onpan-India basis.”

78% rise in paperless I-T assessment;all-India roll out by fiscal end

Indian retail may grow to Rs 85 lakh crore by 2021: Report

RANCHI, SEPT 09

Country’s Vice President MVenkaiah Naidu today laid thefoundation for building thenation’s first Greenfield smartcity project in HEC of Ranchihere.Speaking on the occasion, hesaid this foundation is thebase for building a grandIndia and the city in Ranchiwould be very attractive andsaid for the bright future,smart cities are a must wherepeople get all the amenities oflife including houses, roads,public transport, cleanlinessalongwith medical andeducational and employmentfacilities.He said the city which wouldcome up in HEC would be ano carbon zone. He said,the Government was nowmoving ahead to provide 24hours water and power to thepeople however theGovernment alone can not do

all the work and the people toneeded to cooperate in thedevelopment process.He said, people should paytheir taxes and pointed thatpeople want smart cities butthey do not want to pay thetaxes. The Vice President

called on the people to maketheir contribution for thecause of the nation and saidthat the businessman andindustrialists should thinkover the taxes and said whenpeople utilise the resources ofthe nation than they should at

least pay some moneytowards that.He said, with the help of thepeople only the dream ofsmart city would be realised.Mr Naidu said that a smartcity needed a smart leader andthose who are full of

commitment and calibre canonly make smart cities.He said, for being a leader it isnot necessary that a personshould be an MP or an MLA,Mayor or councillor and saidevery person was a leader inhimself. (AGENCIES)

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NEW DELHI, SEPT 09

The CBI on Saturday carriedout searches on the premisesof former EnvironmentMinister Jayanthi Natarajanafter registering an FIRagainst her in connectionwith clearance given duringher tenure for diversion offorest land for mining in

alleged violation of laws.The agency has registeredits FIR against Natarajan;Umang Kejriwal, the thenmanaging director ofElectrosteel CastingLimited; and the companybesides other unidentifiedpeople. The case pertains toclearance given fordiversion of forest land inSaranda Forest, Singhbhumdistrict in Jharkhand, tomining companyElectrosteel in allegedviolation of the Forest(Conservation Act) in 2012.The permission was rejectedby the Minister of State forEnvironment JairamRamesh but when Natarajan

took the post, she allegedlycleared it.“Jayanthi Natarajan, thethen Minister of State forEnvironment and Forests,accorded the approval fordiversion of 55.79 hectaresof forest land for non-forestry use to ECL, thoughthe same had been rejectedby the earlier Minister ofState...without any changein the circumstances afterrejection,” the CBI FIRalleged.It said the approval had beenaccorded without adheringto the advice of the DirectorGeneral Forests anddirections of the SupremeCourt in this regard. PTI

CBI books ex-minister JayanthiNatarajan, carries out searchesNEW DELHI, SEPT 09

India and China had agreedto set up industry-specificworking groups forincreasing exports with aview to bridging trade deficitwith Beijing, CommerceMinister Suresh Prabhu saidon Saturday.“Concerned about growingtrade deficit with China, we

agreed to set up industry-specific working groups, topromote more exports fromIndia,” Prabhu said in atweet.He is in Manila, thePhilippines, to attend thefifth East Asia Summit(EAS) Economic Ministers’Meeting. The minister wouldalso participate in the tradeministers’ meeting of 16

RCEP member countries.Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership(RCEP) is a mega trade pactamong 16 countries whichaims to cover goods,services, investments,economic and technicalcooperation, competitionand intellectual propertyrights.At the sidelines of EAS

meet, the minister met hisChinese counterpart ZhongShan to discuss ways topromote bilateral tradebetween the countries.Prabhu, who recently tookcharge of the ministry, alsomet Japanese Minister ofeconomy, trade and industryHiroshige Seko and KoreanTrade Minister Hyun ChongKIM.

India’s trade deficit withChina narrowed marginallyto USD 51.08 billion in2016-17 from USD 52.69billion in 2015-16.India wants greater marketaccess in China for its goodsand services like IT andpharma products. Thecountry has also insistedupon China to increaseinvestments. PTI

India, China to set up working groups to promote exports

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 09

Pakistan’s Supreme Courtwill hear on September 12 areview plea filed by oustedprime minister Nawaz Sharifand his children challenginghis disqualification in thePanama Papers scandal.The apex court disqualifiedSharif, 67, from continuingin office on July 28 for

dishonesty and ruled thatcorruption cases be filedagainst him and hischildren over the scandal.According to the court’sroster for the next week, athree-member panel headedby Justice Ejaz Afzal willhear the review petition.It is the same panel whichdisqualified Sharif.Sharif, his children and

Finance Minister Ishaq Darfiled separate petitionschallenging the July 28verdict.Under Pakistan’s law, thereview petition in theSupreme Court is usuallyadjudicated by the panel ofjudges which delivers theinitial verdict.According to a seniorlawyer, the judges can onlyreview the technicalobjections in the reviewpetitions.“Most of the objectionsraised in the reviewpetition were alreadyrejected during the hearingof the case and nothing haschanged on the ground toforce the judges to changetheir verdict,” he said oncondition of anonymity.PTI

Pak SC to hear Sharif plea againstdisqualification on Sept 12

NEW DELHI, SEPT 09

Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Japanesecounterpart Shinzo Abe willlay the foundation stone forthe proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed RailNetwork, commonly knownas the bullet train, onSeptember 14 in the Gujaratcity, railway officials saidtoday.The bullet train, which has acapacity to accommodate

750 people, is expected toreduce travel time betweenthe two cities from seven tothree hours.A sum of around Rs 1.10lakh crore will be spent onthe project that is beingpartially funded by Japan.The target for its completionis December 2023, thoughofficials say there areindications that theGovernment may seek anearlier deadline of 2022.(AGENCIES)

Modi, Abe to lay foundation stonefor bullet train project on Sep 14

Vice President lays foundation for the nation’s firstgreen field smart city project in Ranchi

HYDERABAD, SEPT 09

The day-long meeting of theGST (Goods and ServicesTax) Council being presidedover by Union FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley beganamidst tight security in theHyderabad InternationalConvention Centre atMadhapur near here today.The meeting being attendedby 160 delegates includingfinance ministers of statesand Government officials issignificant in more than oneway as it will constitute astanding committee besidesstate-level screeningcommittees for nationalanti-profiteering authority.This will be the thirdmeeting of the GST Councilsince the launch of theGoods and Services Tax onJuly 1, and the 21st since itwas set up in September lastyear. The Council will alsodiscuss tax rates for about

70 goods and commoditiesand modalities to ensure thatthe GST benefits werepassed on to consumers.The Telangana Government,which is hosting the Councilmeeting, will reiterate itsdemand to scrap or reduceGST to five per cent onongoing projects in theState. Chief MinisterK.Chandrasekhar Rao hadalready briefed Mr.Jaitleyduring the former’s recentvisit to Delhi about thedifficulties the state wouldface if the tax slabs finalisedfor the ongoing projectswere continued.

According to state FinanceMinister Etala Rajender,though the Centre hadagreed to reduce the impactby slashing tax on ongoingprojects from 18 to 12 percent, the state would stillface a burden of Rs.9,000crore.Mr Jaitley will hear thearguments of all the statesand take a final call on thetax slab for all Governmentworks.The State Government willhost a dinner for visitingdignitaries at the iconic TajFalaknuma tonight.(AGENCIES)

Crucial GST Council meet begins,set to take vital decisions

HYDERABAD, SEPT 09

The GST Council todayexempted artisans and folkartists with an annual turnoverof up to Rs 20 lakh fromregistration under the justintroduced Goods and ServicesTax (GST).West Bengal Finance MinisterAmit Mitra said besides

exempting artisans, the 21stmeeting of the highest decisionmaking body of the GSTexempted clay idols from thetax.Also, no registration would berequired for inter-state jobworks, he said.“For artisans, artists, folk artsand tribal arts, no registrationwill be required up to Rs 20

lakh (turnover). Clay idols areexempt now,” he said, addingthat “job work inter-state, youdon’t need any registrationnow up to Rs 20 lakhturnover.”On Government work contract,the tax rate has been reduced to12 per cent from 18 per cent.“That will save Government alot of tax.” (AGENCIES)

Artisans with Rs 20 lakh turnoverexempt from GST registration

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