LeT preparing for fresh 'fidayeen' strike in JK Srinagar, June 28

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3 persons killedin road mishap

NL CorrespondentRamban, June 28

Three persons were killed after a car theywere travelling in met with an accident atRamsu on Srinagar-Jammu highway onTuesday morning.Officials said that a car, bearing registrationnumber DL4CAF-3334, en route to Srinagaroverturned and skidded off the road nearPanthal bridge in Ramsu P2

8 CRPF men to beconsidered martyrs: Rijiju

New Delhi, June 28

Eight CRPF personnel who were killed bymilitants in an ambush in Jammu andKashmir will be considered as martyrs, UnionMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju saidtoday."There is no policy to formally declaremartyrs. But government considers as martyrsall those who sacrifice their lives serving thenation," he told reporters here. P2

Over 8,000 AK Riflesrecovered in last 14 yrs

Sringar, June 28

Over 8,000 AK series rifles and nearly 10lakh AK rounds of ammunition have beenrecovered from militants in the last 14 yearsin Jammu and Kashmir, Government saidtoday.The security agencies have recovered 8,146AK-47/56/74 rifles from militants fromJanuary 1, 2002 to December 31, 2015 duringcounter-insurgency operations, Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti, who also holds the chargeof Home Department, said in a written replyto a question in the Legislative Council.During the same period, P2

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NL CorrespondentSrinagar, June 28

Separatists in Jammu andKashmir are receivingforeign funds throughvarious channels, includingHawala, to spread militantactivities in the state, ChiefMinister Mehbooba Mufti,who also holds Homeportfolio, informed theLegislative Assembly today.Ms Mufti said as per reports,foreign funds are beingrouted through variouschannels, including Hawanand Foreign IndianCurrency Network (FICN),to spread militancy in theState.During the past three yearssince 2013, security forceshave arrested 37 persons and

recovered more than Rs35.70 lakhs, 900 US dollarsand 33 Gold coins, the replyby Ms Mufti said.However, the reply said thatthere is no report about theparticulars of identifiedseparatist leaders foundreceiving hawala money inthe recent past.As many as 259 militants,including 13 foreigners havebeen arrested besides warlike stores were recoveredduring the same period inthe state. The reply said in2013, eight cases wereregistered and 17 personswere arrested besides anamount of Rs 1,249,000 wasrecovered. However, challanin only three cases havebeen produced so far.In the year 2014, five cases

were registered and ninepersons were arrested. Anamount of Rs 2,38,000besides 900 US dollars havealso been recovered.However, no challan hasbeen produced against theaccused so far.Similarly, in the year 2015,three cases were registeredand eight persons werearrested. Rs 20,93, 260besides 33 Gold Coins wererecovered during the yearbut no challan has beenfiled.The reply said during thisyear upto May 12, 2016 onlyone case has been registeredand three persons have beenarrested. Rs 90,000 has alsobeen recovered.The chief minister in thewritten reply P2

Separatists funded byhawala, back channels: CM

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, June 28

Three days after theterrorist attack on securityforces in Pampore, theintelligence agencies havewarned that Majid Zargar,Lashkar-e-Toiba’s, LeT newoperational commander inthe Kulgam district, may bepreparing for fresh

‘fidayeen’ attack in thecoming days.According to a report in anational daily, someLashkar ‘fidayeen’ from thesame group of infiltratorswhich attacked the securityforces in Pampore havebeen dispatched to MajidZargar for carrying outmore attacks in the KashmirValley at an opportune time.

The intelligence agencieshave warned that the LeTunit, which carried outSaturday’s strike on theCRPF, is preparing for afresh ‘fidayeen’ attack onmilitary targets.Following the attack, Dar isbelieved to have driven to ahideout near his homevillage, to join up with twoof the four ‘fidayeen’originally assigned to him.The four were from a groupof elite fighters sent acrossthe Line of Control in mid-June. P2

LeT preparing for fresh‘fidayeen’ strike in JK Srinagar, June 28

A commander of HizbulMujahideen (HM) waskilled in a fierce encounterwith security forces in thefrontier district of Kupwara,official sources said heretoday.Acting on a tip-off aboutthe presence of militants,security forces and SpecialOperation Group (SOG) ofJammu and Kashmir policelaunched a joint at NagriDrugmulla in the frontierdistrict of Kupwara.However, during thesearches, militants firedupon security forces with

automatic weapons.The fire was retaliated andin the fierce clash, HMcommander Sameer, aresident of Sopore, waskilled. Security forces haverecorded arms andammunition recovered fromthe slain militant.The locals immediatelytook to the streetsprotesting against thekilling of militant. Raising"pro freedom" slogans, thedemonstrators pelted stoneson security forces.Additional security forceshave been rushed to thearea, the sources added.(Agencies)

HM commanderkilled in Kashmir


Opposition NationalConference (NC) Tuesdaywalked out of the LowerHouse of the Legislature,accusing the ruling BJP forcreating "war hysteria" inthe state by "instigating"Pakistan.National Conferencemembers said that the"provocative" statements byBJP legislators pricksPakistan to start ceasefireviolations, and puts borderresidents to risk.NC MLA from NagrotaDavinder Singh Rana saidthat ceasefire violation byPakistan is due to the

obstinacy of the BJP."Pakistan resorts to theceasefire violationswhenever BJP governmentsat Central and State makeprovocative statements.People living in borderareas have to bear brunt.They are living in constantfear," Rana said."Ceasefire violation is dueto the obstinate attitude ofthe BJP. They have createdwar like situation along theborder areas," he added.Eight CRPF personnel werekilled in an attack by LeTmilitants on Srinagar-Jammu Highway inPampore.BJP lawmakers hadsuggested to bomb army

pickets of Pakistan onborder."This ceasefire violation isin reaction to the statementsof the BJP leadership.Whenever BJP leadership instate as well as centre triedto show its 56 inch chest,the people in border areashad to face therepercussions," Rana said.Taking dig at the BJP atcenter and state, Rana saidthat these statements invitebullets for common peopleand not leaders."The bombing of Pakistan,has not affected Nagpur, butthe bullets in its reactionfrom Pakistan hits only mypeople. I am accountable tothe people P2

NC stages walkout, accuses BJP for 'instigating' Pakistan

Davinder Rana pleads forPakistan, accuses BJP


Ruckus erupted in LowerHouse of the legislatureTuesday after legislators,cutting across party lines,protested against thestatement of ForestMinister, Lal Singh, whenhe said that participation ofMLAs in every governmentactivity is "not necessary".Infuriated legislators stoodup from their Benches,which prompted a seniorminister to rebut the Singh'sremark in the House.Opposition MLA fromPahalgam, Altaf AhmadWani protested in the housetoday, saying that he wasnot invited by the Forest

department when the forestminister visited Pahalgamconstituency Monday. "I was ignored by theconcerned minister whoconducted a tour of myconstituency. The ministerdid not consider it importantto invite local MLA in themeeting which wasconvened by him," saidWani.Replying to irate MLA,Minister for Forests, LalSingh said that it is "notnecessary" to invite MLA inevery government activity."There is no protocol toinvite MLAs in everygovernment activity," Singhsaid.However, MLAs cutting theparty lines protested the

Singh's statement. Theyshouted slogans andstormed in to the Well ofthe House.Opposition NC MLA, AliMohammad Sagar asked theconcerned minister toapologise for his statement."This is disrespect to theMLAs. The minister mustkeep in mind that the Houseis because of MLAs. Theminister comes from MLAsand the government itself is

made because of MLAs.Therefore, sidelining MLAsfrom government meeting isnothing more thandisrespect," Sagar said.Senior PDP minister AbdulRehman Veeri attempting topacify the agitatedlegislators.Veeri, who is Minister forR&B said that as perprotocol MLA concernedshould be informed aboutany government P2

Lal Singh's "not necessary"comment creates furore in LA


Suspected militantsTuesday decamped withservice rifle of PersonalSecurity Officer ofBhartiya Janta Party(BJP) member inBudgam district.BJP leader AbdulRehman Chopan, wholives in Panzan inChadoora, and hadunsuccessfully contestedAssembly elections in2014, today informed thepolice that few gunmenbarged in his house thismorning and decampedwith the rifle of his PSO,Bashir Ahmed.Ahmad was not in thehouse at the time of

incident, he told thepolice. The gunmen didnot also harm the BJPleader before fleeing.SSP Budgam, FayazAhmad Lone told that asper the statement ofChopan, some pistol-borne men have todaymorning barged into hishouse."They have decampedwith service rifle of thepoliceman. We havefiled an FIR and takenup investigation into thecase," SSP Lone told."We have questioned thePSO who as per theChopan's statement wasnot present in the houseat the time of theincident," he said.(KNS)

Gunmen decamp with servicerifle of BJP leader's PSO

NL CorrespondentSriangar, June 28

A proposal to the tune Rs3,556.59 crore has beensubmitted to the Centre for 586road schemes under PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) in Jammu andKashmir, where 235 kms roadlength has been blacktopped invarious districts in the currentfiscal year. Minister for PublicWorks and Parliamentary AffairsAbdul Rehman Veeri todayinformed the LegislativeAssembly that 235 km roadlength have been blacktopped invarious districts of the State sofar during current financial year.He said the targets fixed forblacktopping of road length inthe districts are expected to beachieved in coming months

subject to weather conditionsand response from the bidders,among others. Replying to aquestion by Shakti Raj Parihar,the Minister said no new roadproject had been sanctionedunder National Bank forAgriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD) andCentral Road Fund (CRF)during current fiscal.He said, however, the projectssanctioned under CRF andNABARD during last financialyear have been taken forexecution during currentfinancial year. The Minister saidconstruction of 146.50 mtr spansteel grider bridge over RiverChenab at Shava Dal Doda hasbeen taken up for execution at acost of Rs 15.87 crore againstwhich Rs 6.08 crore have beenreleased so far. (AGENCIES)

J&K submits 586 road projectsof Rs 3,556 Cr to Centre

Mudassir AhmadSrinagar, June 28

At a time when thousandsof daily wagers are withoutsalaries for months, anamount of Rs 504.17 lakhshad been spent on stateaircrafts and helicopters onfuel and other charges forflying VIPs in JammuKashmir during the year2015.Deputy Chief MinisterNirmal Singh used thehighest 35 times statehelicopters while GovernorN N Vohra, mostly visitingPahalgam and other areas inconnection with last year’sAmarnath yatra, 22 times.This information was givenin the Legislative Assemblyby the Government in replyto an un-starred question byAltaf Ahmad Wani today.The reply said that duringthe period from January Ist,2015 to December 31, 2015

an amount of Rs 393.84lakh has been expended onmaintenance, inspection oftwo helicopters and onefixed wing plan while Rs14.09 lakh paid as landingcharges, insurance chargeRs 16.92 lakh an fuelcharges Rs 79.32 lakh.Interestingly the reply saidon June 1, 2015 governmentused the helicopter fromNehru Helipad, which isadjacent to Raj Bhavan toSrinagar while Dr Singhalso used the helicopter forsame distance on January 7,2016 and April 16, 2016.The helicopters and stateplane have been used 106times by VVIPs and otherdignitaries during the periodfrom January 2015 to April2016 in Jammu Kashmir.Ms Mufti after becomingChief Minister of the statehas used ten times stateplane and helicopters,mostly between Srinagar-

Jammu and twice to Delhiin April this year.These helicopter charges,government said has beenspent on the official tours ofthe Ministers to in andoutside states for officialpurposes. The tours have not onlybeen made betweenSrinagar and Jammu butalso to the hilly areas of thestate including Kishtwar andDoda.Outside state tours includeBangalore, Mysore, Bhopal,Chennai and New Delhi byministers and formerminsters during the last oneyear.The maximum travelcharges have been incurredby former Chief Ministerand the Governor besidesthe cabinet ministers, theministers of state includingtourism minister PriyaSethi, Asiya Naqash haveused the P2

Govt spends Rs 5.04 Cr on Ministers’chopper rides in Jammu Kashmir

Over Rs. 80 lac spent on lunches, tea parties by CM in two years


Jammu and Kashmir PowerDevelopment Departmenthas come in for sharpcriticism from theComptroller and AuditorGeneral for allegedlyallowing the arrears onelectricity charges toaccumulate to whopping Rs2,000 crore during the lastfour years."Lack of any seriousmeasure for recovery ofarrears can be gauged fromthe fact that the arrears of

electricity charges (EC),including electricity duty(ED), accumulated from Rs1,220.18 crore in April 2011to Rs 2,092.41 crore at theend of March 2015," theCAG said in its reportwhich was tabled in theState Assembly here.Of these arrears, it said Rs1,015 crore pertaining toState Governmentdepartments (other thancorporations and bodies)had been waived by theGovernment pursuant to acabinet decision (March2013), thereby P2

J&K PDD allowed accumulationof arrears worth Rs 2,000 Cr


Pakistani troops have violatedceasefire on Line of Control(LoC) and International Border(IB) in Jammu and Kashmir for849 times after India andPakistan agreed for ceasefire in2003, claiming the lives of 34civilians and 46 securitypersonnel.However, since 2002, whenhighest number of 8,376incidents of border firing werereported, till 2015, 11,270incidents of firing by Pakistanitroops were reported, thisinformation was given by Chief

Minister Mehbooba Mufti inreply to an Un-Starred questionby Naresh Kumar Gupta in theLegislative Assembly today.The reply said 180 houses havebeen damaged due to crossborder firing during 2002 to 2015and ex-gratia as per norms hasbeen provided in respect ofdeath, injuries and permanentdisability to civilians. Besidescompensation to immovableproperty is being paid.However, in the event of CrossBorder Firing, the affectedborder population is shifted to thesafer places in Governmentbuildings and privateaccommodations P2

849 violations by Pak after ceasefire,34 civilians, 46 security men killed

Srinagar, June 28

In the well reported PublicInterest Litigation filed byProf. S.K. Bhallahighlighting allegedhushing up of ChattaSunjwan Land Scam, theCommissioner SecretaryRevenue, Relief andRehabilitation MuhammadAfzal has filed a statusreport in the State HighCourt wherein he hassubmitted that the InquiryOfficer (Regional DirectorSurvey and Land RecordsJammu) has submitted hisinquiry report vide No.RDS&LR/J/16/59-63 datedMay, 25, 2016 wherein ithas been submitted thatthere is no denial of the factthat the tampering of therevenue records has notoccurred. The

Commissioner/Secretary,Revenue has also divulgedin the status report that theserving officials identifiedby the Inquiry Officer videhis report dated May, 25,2016 who have issuedsubsequent fard-e-intikhabsin the year 2005 namelyMohan Singh Patwari(presently Patwari HalqaNonath, Samba) and Mohd.Iqbal Zargar presentlyNaib-Tehsildar Thathri,District Doda are beingcharge sheeted by theFinancial Commissioner,Revenue who has beenasked vide letterNo.Rev/S/263 /2015 dated06-06-2016 by the RevenueDepartment to initiatedepartmental action againstthe erring officials in termsof J&K CCA Rules, 1956.The status P2

Chatta Sunjwan land scam revealstampering of revenue records

Naib Tehsildar and Patwari to be charge sheeted

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LeT preparing for fresh'fidayeen' strike in JK

On Friday, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that he

"doubted if the Standard Operating Procedure was

followed properly" - in what was widely read as a

criticism of the CRPF.

However, security officials in both New Delhi and Jammu

and Kashmir have told the Home Ministry that

responsibility for securing the CRPF unit's movement

along the highway lay with the Army.

Govt spends Rs 5.04 Cr on Ministers'chopper rides in Jammu Kashmir

state choppers.

Mehbooba Mufti has mostly preferred the state aircraft

while travelling between Jammu- New Delhi after she

took over as Chief Minister of the state.

In a time of 18 days, nine sorties have been made to ferry

the chief minister between the National Capital and

Srinagar between April 12 to April 18.

Among the other frequent users, Governor N N Vohra has

been using state aircraft and chopper five times during this

year so far. As per the figures, Vohra made frequent visits

to New Delhi after the demise of Mufti Muhammad

Sayeed in the month of February.

The state choppers have been mostly used during the

winter season as the ministers had to tour to the valley

frequently after the shifting of Darbar Move to winter

capital Jammu.

In reply to another question by MLA, Khanyar Ali

Mohammad Sagar about the expenditure by Hospitality

and Protocol department in hosting lunch and dinner by

Chief Minister and other officials, it has been disclosed

that money spent on single function even went upto Rs.4.7

lac.

The expenditure incurred on oath ceremony of Chief

Minister and his council of ministers on March 1, 2015

was Rs.9.9 lac while as the money spent on the Iftaar party

by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on July, 3 cost the state

Rs.9.4 lac.

The expenditure incurred during the visit of Prime

Minister Narendra Modi to the state February 2, 2014 was

Rs.4.7 lac.

The Hospitality and Protocol department has spent

whopping sums of money on lunch and dinner hosted by

Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.

In 2014-15 financial year, 8.03 lac has been spent as

refreshment, farewell parties and other official functions

by the Chief Ministers including that by Omar Abdullah.

In the last financial year, Rs 2.2 lac have been spent on

tea parties and refreshment from April 1, 2015 to March

31 2016. Rs. 41.8 lac have been spend by the Chief

Minister in meeting deputation and other official

functions.

In the 2014-15and 2015-16 financial year, Rs.4.7 Lac has

also been spent by the hospitality and protocol department

on refreshment and lunch of officers.

Davinder Rana pleads forPakistan, accuses BJP

of Balakote and other border areas, not you," said Rana

while staging walk out along with other lawmakers of the

national conference.

NC MLA from Khanayar constituency, Ali Muhammad

Sagar said that instead of instigating neighbouring country,

the leaders of BJP must introspect and talk more about

peace and friendship.

"You should talk about friendship, love and peace instead

of making shallow statements, which bring common

people under wrath of ceasefire violations," Sagar said.

The Lower House later witnessed pandemonium after all

the NC MLAs shouted slogans against the government.

Meanwhile, when the NC lawmakers were accusing BJP

led government of disturbing peace in the state, the

legislators of Bhartiya Janta Party reacted and alleged NC

of employing 'soft policy' towards Pakistan and militants.

"The National Conference had adopted soft policy towards

Pakistan, owing to which all this is happening. BJP will

not tolerate anything and will retaliate with double might,

if Pakistan dared to create any disturbance in Jammu and

Kashmir and India," Ravinder Raina, BJP lawmaker said.

He was supported by other BJP MLAs.

Speaker Kavinder Gupta said that such statements prove

that BJP has no flexible approach towards Pakistan.

"It is a matter of pride that central government led by BJP

has no flexible approach towards terrorism breeding

countries," Speaker said.

Amid ruckus, all the legislators from NC staged walkout

from the House and shouted slogans against the

government. (KNS)

Separatists funded byhawala, back channels: CM

said that during this year upto May 12, four cases related

to forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes were

registered and seven persons were arrested. One case has

been challaned and Rs 63,100 recovered.

The reply said that during the year from 2013 to 2015, 53

cases were registered and 109 persons were arrested. Rs

50,52,000 lakh had also been recovered and chllan in 26

cases have been produced in the court of law. As many as

248 cases related to narcotics drugs have been registered

this year and 315 persons were arrested and challan

against 115 persons have been produced in the courts.

During the year the number of cases registered was 386,

arrests 574 and challaned 364 , 2014 400 cases, 553

arrests and 255 challaned and 540 cases registered, 755

arrested and 393 challaned during 2015.

She said during this year, security forces and police

arrested 36 militants, including two foreigners while

during 2013 (86 militants), including five foreigners, in

2014, (70), including 2 foreigners and 67 militants,

including 4 foreigner in 2015.

Large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered

from the militants, the reply said

Lal Singh's "not necessary"comment creates furore in LA

activity in his constituency.

"There are set guidelines that MLA must be invited to

participate in government activity, especially when it is

convened in the constituency of the MLA," Veeri said.

"If any MLA is not invited, we will assure that he is

invited. And yesterday's thing should not happen in

future," he said.

Chatta Sunjwan land scam reveals

tampering of revenue records

report further says that since Choudhary Aslam Din the

then Naib-Tehsildar has already retired as such the inquiry

officer did not recommend any departmental action against

him.

The Inquiry Officer in his inquiry report has further

submitted that the question of tracing out the persons

having tampered the record is an issue to be looked into by

the Investigating Officer during investigation by collecting

evidence and using other scientific methods. But one thing

is clear that if the fard intikhab has been initially issued in

the year 1984 over Khasra No.1442 projecting it as a

private land and then getting the document registered

without any revalidation after a period of six years prima

facie makes out a strong case to doubt the record wherein

the tampering has occurred. It is for the reason that the

fard intikhab in the ordinary course would not have been

issued without showing the state land as private land. Not

only this, even under what circumstances an old document

of six years has been registered in the year 1990 is also

suspicious and unjustified.

The Inquiry Officer has further submitted that the

subsequent issuance of fard intikhabs on 04-01-2005 and

30-06-2005 are based upon the record available which has

been tampered in such a smart manner that the cursory

look or a bare perusal easily cannot detect it.

While parting with the inquiry, the Inquiry Officer has

observed that it is only criminal investigation which can

unfold the real module and identify the real culprits.

However those who issued subsequent fard intikhabs in

the year 2005 namely Mohd. Iqbal Zargar Patwari (now

Naib-Tehsildar Thathri) and Madan Singh Patwari

Sunjwan, Mohan Singh Patwari (presently Patwari Halqa

Nonath, Tehsil and District Samba) and the Incharge

Patwari Sunjwan at the most at this juncture can be

charged with negligence and dereliction for having failed

to peruse the entire record till it is proved otherwise.

Choudhary Aslam Din Naib-Tehsildar has already retired

and Mohd. Iqbal Zargar is presently Naib-Tehsildar and

Mohan Singh Patwari

General Administration Department in the year 2008 had

appointed Sudhanshu Pandey (IAS) the then Divisional

Commissioner, Jammu as Inquiry Officer to probe the

alleged hushing up of Chatta Sunjwan Land Scam and to

file his inquiry report within 15 days which he failed to

finalise. Subsequently, then Divisional Commissioner,

Jammu Shantmanu) the then Divisional Commissioner,

Jammu conducted enquiry into the matter and came out

with mind boggling revelations confirming tampering of

revenue records particularly in Khasra No.1442 wherein

the land falling under said Khasra Number measuring 20

Kanals 15 Marlas was shown as private land when the

land was actually State Land. The inquiry officer held that

tampering has been done in the revenue records and

recommended criminal investigation to unearth the fraud.

849 violations by Pak after ceasefire,34 civilians, 46 security men killed

where they are provided all basic amenities till the

restoration of normalcy on the borders.

The reply said for the safety and security of border

population, under the Pilot Project of Ministry of Home

Affairs, construction of 60 Community Type Bunkers in

the border villages of district Jammu is under progress.

(AGENCIES)

8 CRPF men to be

considered martyrs: Rijiju

Rijiju said the eight CRPF personnel who lost their lives

in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday will

certainly be considered as martyrs.

The 7th Central Pay Commission has also batted for

granting martyr status to personnel of central paramilitary

forces, on the lines of the armed forces.

"The Commission is of the view that in case of death in

the line of duty, the personnel of Central Armed Police

Forces should be accorded martyr status, at par with the

defence forces personnel," the Commission had said in its

recommendations submitted to the government on

November 19 last year.

About 10 lakh personnel are serving in five paramilitary

forces-Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central

Industrial Security Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal

(SSB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border

Security Force (BSF). (AGENCIES)

Over 8,000 AK Riflesrecovered in last 14 yrs

9.938 lakh AK-series rounds and 24,372 AK-series

magazines have also been recovered, she said.

The security agencies recovered 2,877 pistols and

revolvers, 2,899 magazines and 38,688 rounds.

Besides, 44 Uber Machine Guns (UMGs), 24 carbines,

673 RPGs, 6 General-Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs),

144 LMGs and SLRs, 76 sniper rifles, 698 rocket boosters

and 181 rifles (.303) were recovered from 2002 to 2015,

the chief minister said. (AGENCIES)

J&K PDD allowed accumulation ofarrears worth Rs 2,000 Cr

leaving Rs 1076.78 crore recoverable as of March 2015.

The report said the actual realisation of revenue was still

significantly less than the budget estimates.

"During the period 2010-11 to 2014-15, the shortfall

ranged between 19 per cent and 34 per cent," it said.

The report criticised the State Power Development

Department (PDD) for its failure to implement the four

recommendations contained in the report in 2010 and

focused on improving internal controls, demonstrating

efficient enforcement for proper realisation of energy

charges and electricity duty. (AGENCIES)

3 persons killed inroad mishap

area of Jammu region at around 6:30 am and fell into a

gorge.

Soon after the mishap, the police, locals, 109 TA and

CRPF reached the spot and starting rescue operation, they

said.

"Three persons travelling in the car died on the spot and

their bodies have been retrieved by the rescue teams", they

added.

The deceased has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed, son

of Habibullah, Tariq Ahmad, son of Ghulam Mohammad

and Sajad Ahmad, son of Abdul Gani all residents of

Nowgam Verinag in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Meanwhile, police has registered a case and started further

investigations in this regard.

FROM PAGE 1

National Conference Youth

leader, Sang Parbash held a

press conference at Kathua

on Tuesday and strongly

condemned the behavior of

Lakhanpur police with the

media persons during a

drugs case reporting few

days back. Parbash alleges

that Police has committed

an undemocratic act by

denying the entry to media

persons at police station

Lakhanpur, when they were

tried to enter the station to

get a report on drugs case.

Such practices by police are

the challenges to common

man which are being

committed deliberately

with a motive to create the

police terror among the

common man. National

Conference will never

accept such type of

doctorial style of function

of police and will take

serious notice over the

practice. Sang also

expressed his serious

concerns about the growing

bovine and drugs

smuggling for which police

is equally responsible for

being failed to make a

strong control over it due to

which smugglers are being

encouraged and move here

and there without fear of

law. He demanded an

investigation of such

undemocratic behavior of

police.

Despite High Court's

direction for providing

facilities, under

Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU)

signed by both Ministry of

Power, Government of India

and Government of J&K on

20.07.2000, to people

whose land had been

acquired for Sewa-II Power

Station Mashka Tehsil Bani,

no compliance has been

made by National

Hydroelectric Power

Corporation, NHPC till

date, said Advocate Rakesh

Thakur, Chief Patron of

Pahari Vikas Committee

during protest against

NHPC and also highlights

various issues of project

affected families. While

interacting with media, he

informed that a

Memorandum of

Understanding MoU was

signed between Ministry of

Power, Government of India

and Government of Jammu

and Kashmir in 2000

wherein among others, it

was signed that Class 'C' &

'D' posts in Sewa -II Power

station Mashka Tehsil Bani

would be filled only from

the candidates of 86

families ousted due to the

formation of the aforesaid

project by NHPC in terms of

rehabilitation and

resettlement scheme

formulated by NHPC. He

informed that accordingly a

notification for filling the

posts of para-medical staff

in Sewa II was issued by the

NHPC with terms of the

aforesaid MoU rather the

applications for the said

posts were called in general

from everywhere and not

only from the ousted/

affected families of this

unit. Thakur said it is also

mentioned in memorandum

of understanding that the

NHPC will provide road,

electricity, water, education

and medical facilities to

project effected families but

nothing has been given to

them and it is clear cut

violation of memorandum

of understanding. The

protestors warn Govt to

immediately implement the

MoU otherwise they will

launch a strong agitation.

Protest held against NHPCNL CorrespondentKathua, Jun 28

Tehsildartakes stock ofyatra facilitiesKathua, Jun 28

To take assessment of

facilities, Tehsildhar Kathua

visited Shri Amarnath

pilgrims reception centre at

Lakhanpur on Tuesday.

Inspection of the centre was

conducted in view of

f o r t h c o m i n g

commencement of Yatra

which is scheduled to be

onset from 2nd of July

2016. At the centre all kind

of facilities like water,

toilets, lodging, registration,

health and security

assistance, and various

other such as guideline of

the Yatra were deeply

inspected and discussed by

the Tehsildhar with other

deputed officials in detail

and exhorted their effective

delivery.

NC condemns behavior ofLakhanpur Police

NL CorrespondentKathua, Jun 28

New Delhi, June 28

Fifteen troops have been killed and over

60 injured in half-a-dozen militant

attacks on convoys or road opening

parties of central security forces in

Jammu and Kashmir in the last one year.

As per a Home Ministry report,

militants have attacked security forces

with precision in the last one year.

Despite launching only six such hits,

they inflicted fatal injuries on 15

soldiers from BSF and CRPF while

injuring 63 of them.

In all these cases, there was an element

of surprise as the militants targeted the

convoys that have remained vulnerable

while they travel within the state,

unleashing heavy fire from automatic

weapons, it said.

The report also suggested that security

agencies, as per an intelligence

assessment, fear that attacks like the last

week's ambush of a CRPF convoy in the

Valley could see an upward trend in the

coming months.

A total of four terrorists were killed by

the security forces as part of their

retaliatory action after the strikes during

the said period, the report said.

The Border Security Force lost two of

its men when militants targeted their bus

in Udhampur district in August last year

followed by a similar assault on a CRPF

contingent in Bijbehara where 5

personnel got injured.

The militants targeted a Central Reserve

Police Force convoy at Pampore in

February this year killing 2 men of the

paramilitary and injuring eight others.

Similarly, on June 3, militants

ambushed a BSF party in Bijbehara in

Anantnag district when they were on a

routine movement killing three troopers.

Nine BSF men were injured in this

attack. On June 13, a lone militant

targeted a security force picket in Karal

nullah area of Udhampur district.

Prompt response from the CRPF troops

neutralised him but not before he had

killed three people including a civilian.

The last in the series was the attack on

the CRPF bus in Pampore on June 25

where two terrorists killed eight

personnel and injured 22.

Meanwhile, security forces have now

decided to "tweak" their standard

operating procedures in the wake of

these incidents, with the CRPF

declaring that they will provide an

enhanced bullet-proof security cover to

its men travelling in convoys.

JK convoy ambushes: 15 troops killed in last one year

Chairman Haji Anayat Ali

today directed the

Government to constitute a

High Level Committee to

probe the misappropriation in

land allocation under Roshni

Act.

The Chairman issued the

directions after the

legislators demanded

constituting House

Committee to investigate the

matter. The Chairman said

that the High Level

Committee would do a

thorough probe into the

matter, and would submit its

report to the Government. He

added that if the House

would not be content with the

Committee report, then a

House Committee could be

constituted. Earlier, Minister

for Revenue, Relief and

Rehabilitation, Syed

Basharat Bukahri speaking

on the issue suggested that if

legislators agree the

Government would

constitute a High Level

Committee that would do the

probe in the matter. He

assured the House that he

would himself accompany

the Committee members to

do on spot inspection of the

alleged encroached lands.


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Pilgrims of Shri Amarnath

yatra under the banner of

Shiv Shakti Sewa Dal who

hails from Karnal District of

Haryana staged a protest

demonstration at

Lakhanpur on Tuesday

against Motor and Vehicle

Department for charging

exorbitant rates than fixed

by the state government

particularly for Amarnath

yatris. While leading the

protest, Karnal based

pilgrims cum langar

organizers and volunteers of

the Shiv Shakti Shiv Shakti

Sewa Dal, Manoj Kumar

Trivedi, Sushma Vajpayee,

Anil Jain and Karnail Bai

alleges that Motor and

Vehicle Department has

forced us to deposit the

amount of @2000/-per day

for seven days. And Dal said

this amount is a routine and

general charge for the

tourist but as per

government concession

particularly for Shri

Amarnath pilgrims, it stands

as a total of 2000/- for the

seven days, in this condition

charging the general amount

by the Motor and Vehicle

Department is not only quite

wrong practice but also a

violation of government rule

that must be investigated.

Protestors said, we are also

organizing langar for the

pilgrims and we have to go

in advance to start the Yatra

at first in this condition we

are not cooperated and

assisted by the Motor and

Vehicle Department and

urged the state government

take serious notice on such

type of harassments to the

devotees during the Yatra.

A meeting of J&K Medical

Employees Federation was

held today under the

Chairmanship of Sushil

Sudan, President JKMEF

wherein various demands of

employees were discussed.

It was alleged that due to non

availability of funds the

salary of most of the

employees for the month of

May, 2016 has also not been

drawn so far. However

worst sufferers are the

employees working under

2211-Family Welfare

scheme who have not been

paid salary for more than 4-8

months due to non

availability of funds.

Therefore, it is impressed

upon the authorities to

ensure that salary/wages

funds are released under all

schemes in time so that

employees may not suffer

for want of salary. Prominent

among those who attended

the meeting included Vinod

Kumar Sharma, Secretary

General, Jarnail Choudhary,

R. P. Singh, Bharat Bhushan

Bhagat , Shafqat Hussian,

Mohd Saleem, Vishal

Sharma, Manjeet Singh,

Daleep Choudhary, Vishal

Patil, Yougal Bakshi,

C.L.Koul, Kul Raj(Bitu),

Harpal Singh, Anoup Singh,

Ch Aslam Bhai, Sanjay

Khajuira, Neelam Kumari,

Kamla Devi, Kulmeet Singh

and others.

JKMEF convenes meeting NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 28

The Jammu and Kashmir

Batwal Welfare Association

members visited the house of

Kewal Krishan who was

electrocuted to death

yesterday while repairing an

electric line in Seri Pandita.

Sympathizing with his

family, Association President

Sat Paul Lakhotra said only

the Almighty God has the

power to create life and take

it away but the painful way

Kewal Krishan died had

saddened every one.

Association members prayed

to Almighty God to grant

eternal peace to the departed

soul and give strength to his

bereaved family to bear this

irreparable loss.Association

members also urged the

Power Development

Department to compensate

the family of the deceased.

Association members

included Messrs R.L Kaith,

O.P Sargotra, Mela Ram,

Dilay Ram, Madan Raj,

Naresh Kumar, Kamal

Singh, Ram Singh, Mohan

Lal, Baldev Raj, Kartar

Chand, Kamal Chand,

Bishan Dass and MadanLal.

BJP constitutesWeavers, Artisans cell

Jammu Tawi, Jun 28

BJP Weavers & Artisans Cell State Convenor Bal Krishan

Koul, in consultations with BJP State President & MLA Sat

Sharma (C.A.) and Cells State Incharge S. Varinderjeet

Singh, has constituted the state team of the Cell.This Cell

has Ramesh Verma, Veena K. Bakshi, Pawan Bhat, Kuldeep

Bhan, Mukhtiyar Ahmed Gama, R.L. Choudhary, Duni

Chand, Fayaz Ahmed, Shaban Bhat, Yaseen Dar and S.

Tejinder Singh as its members

Dayalachack deputationcall on X-En PDD

Kathua, Jun 28

To highlight the problem of electricity, a deputation of

residents of mohalla "Thapa" of Dyalachack called on X-En

PDD at his office at Kathua on Tuesday. Residents apprised

X-En PDD about the issue and said the area has not been

given the electricity for the last six days because of a

transformer is lying as out of order. With this problem, the

entire life of the area is badly affected and urged the PDD

that electricity must be resumed as soon as possible so that

people could be given a sigh of relief. After hearing the

deputation, X-En PDD assured to address the issue within

days. Bishan Dass, Dev Raj, Jai Kumar and Janak Kumar

were present in the deputation.

PCWS condemnsterrorist attack

Kathua, Jun 28

People Cum Welfare Society has strongly condemned the

terrorist attack in which eight security men were killed in

Srinagar few days back and held a massive protest

demonstration at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park on Tuesday

against the Pakistan for having an hand in such terrorist

attacks in the country. While shouting slogans against the

Pakistan, protestors urged the union government to deal

strongly with such incidents so that no one could dare to

attack our forces. Pakistan's involvement in such attacks is

visible and a number of evidences were also given to

international community but it is regretted to say that the

Pakistan is still doing its inhumane practices against the

India, committee head P.L Choudhary said.

JKBWA urges PDD tocomensate linemen's family

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 28

Protest held against MVD

India is likely to testlaunch a newly-developedsurface-to-air missiledeveloped jointly withIsrael from a defence baseoff Odisha coast tomorrow."Preparation for themaiden test has reachedfinal stage and if weatherpermits it will beconducted from theIntegerated Test Range(ITR) tomorrow," said anofficial of the ITR atChandipur, about 15 kmfrom here.The missile is a product ofjoint venture betweenIndia and Israel, DRDOsources said.

Apart from the missile, the

system includes a multi-

functional surveillance

and threat alert radar (MF

STAR) for detection,

tracking and guidance of

the missile.

The test-firing of the

missile would be jointly

carried out by Indian

defence personnel, DRDO

and Israel Aerospace

Industries, they said.

As a precautionary

measure, Balasore district

administration, in

consultation with defence

officials here, have made

adequate arrangements to

temporarily shift 3652

civilians residing within

2.5 km radius of the

launch pad No 3 of the

ITR during trial time,

officials said.

A district revenue official

said seven hamlets have

been identified within 2.5

km radius of the launch

pad and people living there

have been alerted through

public address system

today to shift to nearby

shelter camps arranged by

the administration.

Fisherman engaged in sea

fishing along the Bay of

Bengal in three coastal

districts Balasore,

Bhadrakh and Kendrapada

have been warned not to

venture into the sea during

test launch time.

(AGENCIES)

Test launch of new missilelikely tomorrow

NL CorrespondentOdisha, Jun 28

Minister for Consumer

Affairs & Public

Distribution Chowdhary

Zulfkar Ali has said that

under scaling of food grains

or sugar will not be tolerated

at any cost and the

Department will initiate

stern action against this

practice.

While chairing meeting of

all Assistant Directors of

Kashmir, the Minister said

that there will be zero

tolerance on under scaling.

He said that he want 100

percent transparency in the

department and if anybody

will be found involved in

under scaling practice, he

will be dealt with iron

hands.

The Minister also instructed

officers to install Display

Boards on each sale centres

displaying rates, scale, and

category wise ration and

telephone numbers. He said

that he want an efficiency in

the Department and officers

must contribute and play

their role in it.

Instructing officers to get

themselves fully prepared

for launch of Mufti

Mohammad Sayeed Food

Entitlement Scheme,

Zulfkar said that this scheme

will supplement NFSA from

July 1 and his department is

preparing for it. He said that

the main objective of the

scheme is to protect and

promote economic and

social well being of citizens

of the state by augmenting

the quota of foodgrains by

additional 5 KG per soul

subject to a maximum of 35

Kg per family. He said there

is no ceiling in NFSA and

members of family with 10

souls will get 50 kg as per

NFSA. He said that the

confusion of ceiling should

be cleared among the public.

The Minister said that the

ration will be procured from

FCI and trucks carrying this

will be fitted with GPRS

tracking system so that their

movement is monitored at

various levels. He added that

the implementation of the

scheme will be overseen by

senior officers of the

Department and at various

levels so as to make the

scheme a grand success. He

sought help of all in

successful launch and

implementation of the

Scheme.

Secretary CAPD Shafiq

Raina and Director CAPD

Kashmir Peerzada Mushtaq

Shah were also present in

the meeting.

Under scaling of Ration willnot be tolerated: Zulfkar

NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 28

Deputy Chief Minster, Dr

Nirmal Singh today said

that the Government has

undertaken a holistic

programme to upgrade and

augment the existing

infrastructure by way of

various central and State

flagship schemes and

necessary instructions have

been passed to involve local

manufacturers and human

resource.

The Deputy Chief Minister

was interacting with

deputation of JK Electric

Manufacturers Association,

which called on him here

today.

Commissioner Secretary,

PDD, Dheeraj Gupta and

other senior officers of the

Department were also

present.

The deputationists

projected various issues

pertaining to their trade.

They also projected that

they should also be

involved in the implantation

process of various schemes

meant for augmenting the

electric infrastructure and

transmission capability.

The Deputy Chief Minister

assured the deputationists

that necessary instructions

have already been given to

involve local manufacturers

in the central and state

sponsored schemes. He said

that by doing so the

manufacturers would be

benefitted as their capacity

of producing the goods

would increase manifold.

He said that the State would

be opening up new avenues

for the aspiring

entrepreneurs as well as the

existing ones.

Later legislators, Ch

Sukhnandan and Ranbir

Singh Pathania also called

on Deputy Chief Minster

and discussed various

issues pertaining to their

constituencies, especially

those of power.

Dr Singh assured the

legislators that issues in

their areas would be

addressed on priority and

directed the Commissioner

Secretary, PDD to ensure

their time-boud redressal.

JKEMA deputation call on Dy CMNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 28

A review meeting of

Horticulture sector was

chaired by Secretary,

Horticulture, M. H. Malik,

here today.

Director Horticulture

Jammu, A. K. Sharma,

presented details of existing

horticulture nurseries in

various districts and their

present status. He informed

that 32 departmental

nurseries have been

accredited from National

Horticulture Board while 42

nurseries have been certified

for producing quality plant

materials in private sector.

The strengthening of these

nurseries was discussed in

detail.

Sharma informed that 8.25

lakh plants were produced

during 2015-16 and the

department has targeted to

produce 5.75 lakh plants of

Apple, Walnut, Peanut, Pear,

and Stone Fruit which start

bearing fruit after 4 to 5

years.

Secretary Horticulture

impressed upon the

departmental functionaries

to dovetail up grading of

nurseries with MGNREGA.

The Secretary also took

stock present status of

mango village to be

established at Malla Barode

and Sungal. He was apprised

that pit digging work is

going on for plantation of

Mango plants and quality

planting material is available

with the department.

Deputy Director

Horticulture (Central) and

Deputy Director Planning

and Marketing besides Chief

Horticulture Officers of all

districts of Jammu division

were present on the

occasion.

The Secretary asked the field

functionaries to gear up soil

testing of orchards in their

respective areas.

Horticulture nurseries to bere-modelled in Jammu

NL CorrespondentJammu Tawi, Jun 28

JK Entry Tax on Goodsamendment passed, returnedSRINAGAR, JUN 28

Minister of State for Finance, Planning and CA&PD Ajay

Kumar Nanda in the House today introduced a Bill to

amend the Jammu and Kashmir Entry Tax on Goods Act-

2000 (L.A Bill No: 2 of 2016) as passed by Jammu and

Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He also moved that the

bill be returned.

The House passed the motion unanimously for

consideration and its return with a voice vote.

Chairman LC asks for probe inland allocation under Roshni


Srinagar, June 28, CNS: Deputy Chief

Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Tuesday ordered

an inquiry into the incident which occurred

the other day at Siri Pandtan in which three

PDD employees were electrocuted, resulting

in death of two. The Deputy Chief Minister

said that action would be initiated against the

concerned officials who were responsible for

the incident. He further assured that adequate

compensation would be provided to the next

of kin of the deceased employees. Dr Singh

while expressing grief over the incident said

that necessary instructions have already been

passed to the concerned officials to ensure

that such incidents don't occur in future. He

said that there should be complete

coordination between the officials working in

the field and those responsible for the

transmission of electricity to respective areas.

The Deputy Chief Minister expressed

heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved

families and prayed for eternal peace to the

departed souls.

Meanwhile Dr Singh also directed the officers

to ensure that the injured in the incident gets

requisite medical assistance.

Govt orders inquiry into PDDemployees electrocution



4 HILL DISTRICTS

OFFICE OF THE TEHSILDAR ASSISTANT COLLECTOR 1st CLASS SAMBA

Sub:- Remand case titled Santokh Singh S/o Lt. Purab Singh Vs Gautam Singh S/o Lt. Rachpal Singhresidents of village Mandi Sangwali, Tehsil Samba.

Notice

Whereas revision titled Santokh Singh S/o Lt. Purab Singh and others Vs Gautam Singh S/oLt. Rachpal Singh and others residents of village Mandi Sangwali, Tehsil Samba against mutation no.216 dated 29th Jeth 1989 BK of village Katli Tehsil Samba was recommended to the FinancialCommissioner by the Honble Court of Divisional Commissioner vide order announced on 18-9-1987 forquashing the order passed on above mutation and remanding the case for fresh enquiry to tehsildarSamba.

Whereas the above recommendations were not accepted by the Honble court of the Jt.Financial commissioner with powers of Financial Commissioner vide order passed on 28-5-1990.

Whereas the Honble court vide decision announced on 12-12-2000 set aside the order of theFinancial Commissioner and remanded the matter to Tehsildar Samba in terms of the order passed bythe Divisional Commissioner on 18-9-1987.

Whereas the double bench of Honble High court J&K vide order passed on 6-12-2012 upholdthe order of the single bench passed on 12-12-2000.

Whereas one Shakti Singh S/o Lt. Santokh Singh requested Tehsildar Samba on 13-5-2013for implementation of the above order.

Whereas perusal of the proceedings conducted by predecessors in office as well asundersigned, none of the interested parties (appellants and respondents) appeared and cooperated in thematter to conclude the case except the applicant named above.

Whereas after the attestation of the mutation in question lot of transactions have taken placeand it is necessary that all those effected by the above mutation i.e. successors- in-interest shall appearbefore the u/s and assist in arriving at a just decision.

Hence through the mediun of this notice, all those interested persons successors-in-interest ofboth the parties or anyone else interested in the case may appear before the u/s on 30-06-2016 at 11:00Am to assist the enuiry being conducted or otherwise, it will be resumed that nobody has any interest inthe matter and shall be dealt Exparte accordingly.

DIP/J-2355 Dt. 28-06-2016

Sd/-

Tehsildar

Samba

Homage paid to formerMLA Peerzada

SRINAGAR, JUN 28

Speaker Mr Kavinder Gupta along with other members on

Tuesday paid rich tributes to former MLA and member of

the Constituent Assembly, Peerzada Ghulam Jeelani in the

House here, who passed away yesterday after brief illness.

Giving a brief introduction about his political career, the

Speaker said that late Jeelani started his political career at

an early age and was elected Halqa President Pampore

National Conference. He also served Chairman, Town Area

Committee Pampore. He was delegate and Member of the

General Council Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.

He remained also as President Co-operative Union,

Pampore and Cooperative Society, Pampore. He was also

Member District Cooperative Central Bank, Anantnag. He

was elected Member of Jammu and Kashmir Constituent

Assembly in 1951 and was its only surviving Member. He

was elected as Member J&K Legislative Assembly in 1957

and re-elected as such in 1962. He also served as Member

J&K Legislative Council from 1967 to 1972. He served the

people of his Constituency throughout his political career

for which he will be always remembered.

Later the House also observed two minute silence to pay

homage to the departed leader.

Ensure reply to DO letters oflegislators: Dy Speaker to Govt

SRINAGAR, JUN 28

Deputy Speaker Mr Nazir Ahmad Gurezi today directed the

Government to look into the concerns of legislators

regarding non response to DO letters issued by Legislators

for redressal of people's grievances and developmental

needs.

The direction in this regard was given by Deputy Speaker

during Zero hour after the issue was raised by Mr

Mohammad Abbas who demanded that the DO Letters

issued by legislators often do not get any response from

government functionaries. The demand was backed by

many members in the House.

House passes Resolution forpreservation of water bodiesSRINAGAR, JUN 28

Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Ecology, Animal

and Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperatives Mir

Zahoor Ahmad today said that Government is committed

for conservation of water bodies and various steps have

been undertaken in this regard.

The Minister was speaking after winding up the discussion

on the Resolution regarding 'water bodies of the State shall

be preserved to maintain ecological balance,' which was

moved by Mr. Altaf Ahmad Wani.

The Minister said that Satellite Data of 2009 has revealed

that there are 1230 lakes and water bodies in the state of

which 150 are in Jammu, 415 in Kashmir and 665 in

Ladakh.

He said that steps like demarcation of lake area, monitoring

of water quality, siltation control, de-weeding, reduction of

nutrient entering the lakes and sewage treatment are being

taken for the conservation.

Mr Altaf Ahmad Wani while moving the Resolution said

that there is an immense need for conservation of water

bodies in the state as they have been encroached and

polluted indiscriminately.

Mr Usman Abdul Majid while supporting the resolution

urged the Government to take steps for conservation of

water bodies in the state. He said that Government should

start a drive to remove encroachments from the water

bodies. Terming willows as hazardous for Dal, Wullar and

other water bodies, Mr Majid demanded that these trees

should be removed from all water bodies.

Later, the House unanimously passed the Resolution.

Govt will examine release ofhouse repair assistance to poor

families: DrabuSRINAGAR, JUN 28

Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb A Drabu today assured the

House that Government will examine the demand of revival

of release of Rs 15000 from Constituency Development

Funds (CDF) for up-gradation of houses under different

schemes like Indra Awaas Yojna (IAY).

The Minister was replying after the issue was raised by Mr.

Abdul Majid Bhat Larmi during Zero Hour in Legislative

Assembly today. The demand was backed by a number of

members in the House.

Mr Larmi said that Governor had previously stopped the

grant of financial assistance to poor families from CDF. He

demanded that Government should look into the matter as

number of families have suffered in the aftermath of floods

and this financial assistance can help them.

Dr Drabu said that the Government will take up the matter

in State Cabinet and the decision will be conveyed to the

House.

Govt to set up cold storagefacility at Pulwama: Veeri

Minister for R&B, Mr. Abdul Rehman Veeri today

informed the House that Government would explore the

possibility of setting up of a cold storage in Pulwama Fruit

Mandi under PPP mode as soon as the additional land for

the purpose becomes available.

Replying to a question by Mr. Mohammad Khalil Band, the

Minister said that in this regard an area of 50 kanals and 4

marlas of land is under process of acquisition.

The Minister said that the acquisition process got stalled

because some land owners have filed writ petition in High

Court and the matter is sub-judice. He said that the matter

would be taken up with Advocate General for early decision

of the Court.

The Minister said that Pulwama is hub of horticulture and

Government has already identified land for expansion of

Fruit Mandi which costs Rs. 6.50 crore. He said in this

regard Rs. 2.50 crore have been already released for

acquiring of land adding that funds in this regard are not

any issue. Once the Court gives its decision the whole land

would be acquired, he added.

The Minister said that to upgrade the different

infrastructure facilities Rs. 4.47 crore were expended upto

last financial year in Fruit Mandi Pulwama.

In response to the supplementaries, the Minister said that

Fruit Mandis Sopore and Parimpora would be

macadamized this year. He said shop sites have been

already allotted to the Fruit Growers and Traders at Zazna

Ganderbal Fruit Mandi. He said efforts would be made to

complete the works of the Mandi at the earliest. He said

Government would develop fruit mandi at Bhaderwah if

the land was available.

Mian Altaf, Mubarak Gul and Daleep Singh Parihar raised

the supplementaries on the main question.

No proposal for creation of TDAfor Nobra Valley: Priya

Minister of State for Tourism, Ms. Priya Sethi today

informed the House that at present there is no proposal with

the Tourism Department to create a separate Tourism

Development Authority for Nobra valley.

Replying to a Question by Mr. Deldan Namgail, the

Minister said that Nobra valley falls within the jurisdiction

of Leh Development Authority and all the development

activities are looked after by the said authority.

The Minister said with a view to develop Tourism related

infrastructure in Nobra valley 12 works have been

completed out of 17 works taken up at a cumulative cost of

Rs. 5.61 crore. She said the remaining 5 works are also

nearing completion.

Assembly-2016:

NoticeI, Gurdial Chand S/o Sh.Daulat Ram R/o ward no.15, Patel Nagar Kathua,have lost my driving licensebearing regd. no.JK0820080004662. Now, Iam applying for theduplicate of the same.Objection, if any, may beconveyed to concernauthority within 7 days fromthe publication of thisnotice.

NoticeI, Rajesh Sharma S/o LateSh. Mela Ram Sharma R/oChack Sajjan Kathua, havepurchased an Alto Carbearing regd. no. JK08C-5738 from Radha KrishanSharma R/o w.no.14, Opp.CTM, Kathua. Now, I amapplying for the transfer ofRC. Objection, if any, maybe conveyed to concernauthority within 7 days fromthe publication of this notice. A one day camp was today organized by Chief

Education Officer Reasi in collaboration with

Alimco Kanpur and Punjab at Government

Boys Higher Secondary School Reasi.

District Development Commissioner Ravinder

Kumar was the chief guest on the occasion.

The DC said that the main objective of holding

such camps is to provide aid to the children

with special needs and sensitize the masses

about the hardships of the disabled children.

A number of students from all zones of the

district along with children with special needs

took part in the camp. On the occasion, the DC

distributed wheel chairs among the disabled

children. Among others Chief Education

Officer, Vinod Kumar Soni , Zonal Education

Officer, Principal Boys Higher Secondary

School , officers of various departments and

parents of the children were present on the

occasion.

District Development

Commissioner, Niraj Kumar,

on Tuesday convened a

meeting to review the

progress on implementation

of various schemes of Rural

Development Department.

The DC had a detailed

review of schemes and

projects of RDD such as

SBM, MGNREGA, Project

Rahat and Convergence

plan.

The meeting was informed

that three tribal villages

namely, Jar (Krimchi) in

Block Udhampur, Matloa in

Block Chenani and Swenti

near Chanunta in Block

Ramnagar from the district

have been identified as

Tribal Model villages.

The DC said that focus will

be laid on providing better

basic amenities to these

villages so that the socio-

economic conditions of the

tribal population can be

improved. Besides,

necessary skill development

training would be provided

to tribal youth enabling them

earn their livelihood, he

added.

He asked RDD to prepare

the DPRs of various

developmental works that

are required for the

upliftment of the tribal

people.

Stressing on imparting

quality education to the

children of these tribal

villages, the DC directed the

Education Department to

prepare a list of all the drop-

outs especially the girls and

asked the concerned

authorities to emphasize on

vocational training of the

children.

While discussing the Van

Bandhu Kalyan Yojana, the

DC said that the scheme

focuses on improving the

quality of life in tribal areas

like strengthening the

network of education,

providing sustainable

employment and improving

life of tribal population. He

called upon the concerned

officers to play their active

role in the effective

implementation of this

important programme.

To review and discuss

necessary arrangements for

Eid-ul-Fitr, Deputy

Commissioner, Kishtwar,

G.N Balwan convened a

meeting of all the district

and sectoral officers here

today.

SSP Kishtwar, Sub

Divisional Magistrates

Marwah, Paddar and

Chatroo, CPO,

Commandant 9 RR,

besides representatives of

Auqaf Islamia and Imam

Jamia Masjjid Kishtwar

were present in the

meeting.

The meeting discussed in

detail the arrangements

being put in place for

smooth and peaceful

conduct of the festival.

The DC directed the

concerned officers to

ensure adequate supply of

essential commodities,

drinking water, electricity,

traffic management,

security deployment,

medicare, repairing of

street lights, sanitation etc.

Balwan exhorted upon the

departments of Legal

Metrology to conduct

regular market checking to

curb profiteering and to

ensure that quality

essential commodities

provided to the consumers.

The Municipal authorities

were directed to intensify

the sanitation in and

around the city.

The Army under its project

Sadbhavana is conducting a

five week 'Equine Training

Course' at Udhampur for

Bachelor of Veterinary

Sciences & Animal

Husbandry (BVSc & AH)

internship students of Sher-

e- Kashmir University of

Agriculture and

Technology. 46 internship

students are presently

undergoing the training

capsule at Army's Advance

Field Veterinary Hospital

would acquaint them with

technical expertise on finer

aspects of equine

husbandry, treatment and

management including

exposure to various

d i a g n o s t i c

equipments / techniques .

The Army's goodwill

project will focus on

understanding of Equine

management and treatment

which will enable young

veterinarians to cope up

with future challenges. The

training would serve young

veterinarians to strengthen

the bond between Army

and the youth of the state

and practical knowledge

gained by the students

through the training would

augment their professional

acumen.

Arrangements for Eid-ul-Fitr reviewed

NL CorrespondentKishtwar, Jun 28

Implementation of RDD schemes reviewed

NL CorrespondentUdhampur, Jun 28

Bootlegger held with illicitliquor pouches

Katra, Jun 28

Acting on a specific input, a Police team headed by Inspector

Sanjeev Sharma, SHO P/S Katra under the supervision of Dr.

Ashok Sharma, SDPO Katra, Sumir Kotwal, Addl. SP Katra

and overall supervision of Sujit Kumar, SSP Reasi, laid a

special naka at Nomain and during duty intercepted one

Maruti Car bearing regd. no. JK20/0205. During checking,

the police team succeeded in recovery of 40 Poly Pouches

measuring 250/250 ml each of J&K excise liquor from the

possession of Suresh Kumar S/o Kartar Chand R/o Panthal,

Tehsil Katra, District Reasi. The accused person has been

arrested and recovered poly pouches of liquor have been

seized. In this connection, a case FIR No. 117/2016 U/S 48-A

Excise Act, 188/RPC stands registered at P/S Katra and

investigation of the case is in progress.

Dr. Nasir takes overcharge as DC Bla

BARAMULLA, JUN 28

Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash takes over the charge of Deputy

Commissioner, Baramulla today. Speaking on the occasion,

Deputy Commissioner deliberated about his experience and

shared his vision for a developed district. He assured every

facility will be provided to the people of district on priority. He

also interacted with the staff and urged for punctuality in

government offices. Later, Deputy Commissioner convened an

officers meeting and took comprehensive account of the

functioning of the different departments. DC directed heads of

the essential departments like PDD, PHE, R&B and Health to

improve efficiency in service delivery for meeting the basic

needs of public. He impressed upon the officers for creating

positive and interactive atmosphere in offices. The DC asked

the officers to keep up with the hopes and demands of people.

The meeting was attended by SE R&B, SE PDD, Joint

Director Planning, Assistant Commissioner Revenue,

Assistant Commissioner Development, CMO, CEO and

officers of various departments

International day against

Drugs abuse and illicit

trafficking was observed

here today at Govt Degree

College Doda.

Principal, GDC, Dr R. K.

Raina was the chief guest

on the occasion.

The program was

organized by the Cultural

Committee GDC Doda in

collaboration with the Red

Ribbon Club and NSS unit

of the College.

The celebration of the

International day was

followed by a symposium

on the theme 'Message of

Hope' Drug disorder

preventable and treatable'

which was attended by

students and teachers of the

college.

As many as, 11 students of

the college participated in

the symposium. Mubashir

Shafi, Kousar and Miss

Shabnam bagged 1st, 2nd

and 3rd position

respectively. The

consolation prize was

given to Ms Afshan

Zareen.

Speaking on the occasion,

Principal of the college, Dr.

R K Raina, impressed upon

the students to focus on

their studies and abstain

from bad habits.

Later, vote of thanks was

presented by Prof. Babu

Ram (HOD Chemistry).

Intl day against drug abuse,illicit trafficking observed

NL CorrespondentDoda, Jun 28

Army conducts equine trainingNL CorrespondentUdhampur, Jun 28

Wheel chairs distributedamong disabled

NL CorrespondentReasi, Jun 28

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A school girl reacts to rainwater being splashed on her, in a flooded street in Mumbai.

Washington: India's entryinto the Missile TechnologyControl Regime (MTCR)"substantially bolsters" itseffectiveness and wouldstrengthen global non-proliferation efforts, the UShas said, citing the country's"excellent" export controlcredentials. "Indiademonstrated to all MTCRpartners a sustainedcommitment to non-proliferation, and has alegally-based, effectiveexport control system thatputs into effect the MTCRguidelines and procedures,and administers and enforcessuch controls effectively,"State Departmentspokesperson ElizabethTrudeau said yesterday after

India became a full memberof MTCR."All 34 current members,including the United States,agreed India met thestandard, and that India'smembership wouldstrengthen internationalnonproliferation," Trudeautold reporters at her dailynews conference.In a separate statementissued by the StateDepartment, the USwelcomed India's accessionas the newest MTCRmember."India possesses thesubstantial missile-relevanttechnology and has excellentnon-proliferation and exportcontrol credentials. Itsaccession bolsters

substantially the regime'seffectiveness andobjectives," the statedepartment said. "India is avalued non-proliferationpartner. We look forward toworking with India in theMTCR in support of ourshared non-proliferationgoals," it said.The MTCR is an informaland voluntary association ofcountries that seeks toreduce the global missileproliferation threat,primarily by controllingexports of rocket andunmanned aerial vehiclesystems capable ofdelivering weapons of massdestruction (WMDs) andrelated equipment andtechnology.

Patna: A day after PrimeMinister Narendra Modidisapproved of BJP leaderSubramanian Swamy'sattacks on RBI GovernorRaghuram Rajan and topbureaucrats in the FinanceMinistry, Rashtriya JanataDal chief Lalu Prasad Yadavlikened the Rajya Sabha MPto mythological figure'Bhasmasur'.While speaking to the media,Lalu said, BJP appointedSwamy as a Rajya Sabha MPto take on Congress presidentSonia Gandhi, but he hasturned out to be 'Bhasmasur'for them. 'Bhasmasur', amythological character isknown for trying to destroyhis creator.Interestingly, former unionminister and Congress leaderJairam Ramesh had oncecalled PM Modi as'Bhasmasur'. Ticking offSwamy, the Prime Ministerdisapproved of his attacks onRajan calling them"inappropriate" and asserted

the RBI Governor was "noless patriotic than us".The Prime Minister alsodubbed Swamy's attack onRajan and top financeministry officials a "publicitystunt" and in unmistakableterms warned him not toconsider himself "bigger thanthe system". "I believeRaghuram Rajan's patriotismis no less than anyone of us. Itwill be injustice to him if onesays that he will serve thecountry only if he is at aparticular post," Modi said inan interview to TimesNownews channel.

Panaji: A fishermen`sassociation in Goa hasthreatened to disrupt theupcoming BRICS summit inGoa, if a proposed satelliteport in Betul village in southGoa is not scrapped andtraditional homes offishermen, facingdemolition, saved by thestate government."We will disrupt the BRICS(Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) summit if ourdemands are not met. Thesatellite port will destroy thefishing community and ourlivelihood. They are takingfishermen and traditionalcoastal communities of Goafor granted and imposinganti-fishermen projects onGoa`s fragile coastalecology," the Unionsgeneral secretary OlencioSimoes has said in astatement issued here.

Threatlooms overBRICSsummit

India's MTCR entry will boost

non-proliferation efforts: US

Beijing: A Chinese daily onTuesday urged India not tothrow tantrum after failing tojoin the NSG and saidWestern adulation had madeNew Delhi 'a bit smug ininternational affairs'.The Global Times said in ahard hitting editorial that atleast 10 countries, not justChina, had opposed India`sattempt to become a memberof the Nuclear SuppliersGroup (NSG) at Seoul lastweek.It said that India wanted to bethe first exception to join theNSG without signing theNuclear Non-ProliferationTreaty (NPT) and this waswhat China and othercountries did not agree to."However, Indian publicopinion has reacted quitestrongly," said the GlobalTimes, which is known toreflect the views of theChinese Communistleadership."US backing adds the biggestimpetus to India`s ambition.By cosying up to India,Washington`s India policyactually serves the purposeof containing China," it said."The US is not the wholeworld. Its endorsement doesnot mean India has won thebacking of the world. This

basic fact, however, has beenignored by India."Saying some Indianaccusations do not make anysense, it said,"New Delhi`sreaction seemed to indicatetheir national interests canoverride principlesrecognized by the world.""Recent years have seen theWestern world giving toomany thumbs up to India, butthumbs down to China. Indiais spoiled.”"Although (India`s) GDPaccounts for only 20 per centof that of China, it is still agolden boy in the eyes of theWest, having a competitiveedge and more potentialcompared to China.""The internationalàdulation` of India makesthe country a bit smug ininternational affairs.""Some Indians are too self-centered and self-righteous.On the contrary, the Indiangovernment behavesdecently and is willing tocommunicate. Throwing atantrum won`t be an optionfor New Delhi."The Global Times pointedout that on Monday theMissile Technology ControlRegime absorbed India as anew member and deniedChina`s access.

China urges India notto throw tantrums

after NSG fiasco

New Delhi: The Indian AirForce plans to put much-delayed Tejas in combat roleby next year after raising inJuly the first squadron of the

indigenous Light CombatAircraft which it counts"superior" to Pakistan's JF 17fighters.State-run HAL will hand over

the first two Tejas aircraft toIAF on July 1 which willmake up the 'Flying Daggers'45, the name of the firstsquadron of the LCA which

will be based in Bangalorefor the first two years beforebeing moved to Sulur inTamil Nadu.The idea is to have a total of

six aircraft this financial yearand about eight in the next.Tejas will feature in combatplan of the IAF next year andwill be deployed in forwardbases also, IAF sources said.They asserted that Tejas,which still has at least 19,mostly related tomaintenance and easieroperations, of the 43deficiencies that the force hadhighlighted earlier, is "one ofthe exceptional single-enginefighter aircraft in the world".Asked how the aircraft faredin comparison to JF 17,jointly developed and built byPakistan and China, the IAFsaid it was "better"."It is a better one since it ismostly made of compositewhich makes it light and veryagile.

IAF plans to put LCA Tejasin combat role by 2017

New Delhi: MuslimRashtriya Manch, anorganisation affiliated to theRashtriya SwayamsewakSangh (RSS), has withdrawnits invitation to the PakistanHigh Commissioner for itsannual Iftar party scheduledfor July 2 in the wake of aterror strike in Jammu andKashmir’s Pampore townthat left eight CRPFpersonnel dead.The development wasconfirmed by media.The Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba had claimedresponsibility for the attackon the Central ReservePolice Force convoy onSaturday, the highest single-incident casualty in threeyears in the militancy-hitstate. While the Centre has hintedat Pakistan’s involvement inthe attack, the MuslimRashtriya Manch (MRM) isreportedly upset thatIslamabad has failed to“reciprocate” New Delhi’sfriendly overtures.

On Sunday, Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singhwithout naming Pakistansaid, “attempt is being madeby terrorists and our

neighbouring country todestabilise India.”However, Pakistan envoyAbdul Basit’s remarks on thePampore attack had left theRSS and MRM fuming.Basit reportedly toldreporters on Sunday at theiftar, the evening meal forbreaking fast, hosted at thePakistan High Commission,

that Kashmir is a disputedissue between both thecountries when was he askedfor his reaction to the attack.“We hope we will sit anddiscuss the issue and find asolution. Let’s have the iftarparty and enjoy ourselves,”he was quoted as saying.“We wanted to make a freshstart. We thought we couldforge ties on the basis ofcultural and social values,but we are deeplydisappointed by Basit’sreaction to the killing of oursecurity forces. We have decided not toinvite Pakistan to our Iftaar,”Mohd Afzal of the MRMwas quoted as saying by'Hindustan Times'. In whatwas seen an attempt toredeem its anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan image, the rightwing body had last weekinvited the Pakistan HighCommissioner Abdul Basitfor Iftar on 2 July. Accordingto reports, ambassadors ofseveral other countries werealso invited.

RSS-linked Muslim Rashtriya Manch withdrawsIftar invite to Pak envoy after Pampore attack

New Delhi: Constitutionalexperts have questioned thedelay in raising objectionsregarding the proceduresfollowed during to therecently held Rajya Sabhaelections in Haryana.Independent candidate RKAnand had approached theElection Commissionclaiming that someone hadchanged the original penprovided by officials withanother one during the RSelections in Haryana held onJune 11. However, formerAdvisor to EC, KJ Rao, hasnow asked why was the issueraised three days post theresults were declared.RK Anand, backed by INLDand Congress, was defeatedby Independent candidateand Essel Group ChairmanDr Subhash Chandra."After the Returning Officerhas declared the result once,two to five minutes areprovided for any one to raiseobjections. After this period,

the results are declared. Oncethe results are declared, theElection Commission doesn'tinterfere in it. A plea has tobe made to challenge theresult. However, in this case,there was no objection duringthe day of elections nor afterthe counting. Even after the results wereannounced there was noobjection raised until twodays. On the third day, it wasalleged that the the pen waschanged. What was thereason for the delay?," Raosaid.Rao said.Rao said.Rao further added, "Ifsomeone was aware of suchan incident, why wasn't thereturning officer intimated?EC should have beeninformed too so that theycould have stopped it fromhappening. This is not rightthat you keep quiet for twodays after the results aredeclared to raise anobjection. I think too muchtime was taken."

Haryana RS elections:

Experts question delay in

raising objection to ECNew Delhi: Taking a

critical view of the

Centre`s foreign policy,

especially with regards to

Pakistan, the Janata Dal

(United) on Monday said

the Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP)-led government had

left the nation`s foreign

policy to become a mere

èvent management

exercise`.

JD(U) leader Pawan

Verma was reacting to

Prime Minister Narendra

Modi`s remarks on

government`s foreign

policy in an interview to

Times Now.

The Prime Minister had

said that the nation had

made significant progress

on the diplomatic front

since the BJP government

assumed office.

"The Prime Minister has

to defend his government

and foreign policy. As far

as foreign policy is

concerned, people are

asking if it is an event

management exercise or if

there is any strategic

thought behind it.

Especially, after the attack

on CRPF jawans and 100

percent increase in

terrorism, people want to

know what is Prime

Minister Narendra Modi`s

foreign policy towards,"

Verma told the media.

In an interview to Times

Now, the Prime Minister

said that PMO, External

Affairs Ministry, Finance

Ministry and other related

ministries work in

tandem, which was not

the case during the

previous regime.

"We work as a team.

Foreign Ministry, Prime

Minister`s officer,

Commerce Ministry,

Finance Ministry, defence

minister, everyone works

as a team, not as separate

pieces. The impact that is

now visible is not just

because of Modi, it is

because of the team.

All teams work in a

particular direction," PM

Modi said.

"That is why the impact is

seen, earlier these teams

were splintered. We have

seen instances where the

party would give a

statement, the prime

minister would say

something else, party

leaders would say

something else. This

disunity has had a

negative impact.

Thirdly, we also need to

understand that earlier the

world was bi polar.

Foreign policy would be

centered around two super

powers.

India was a little late in

realizing that this bi polar

situation was for

namesake," he added.

BJP has reduced foreign policy to''event management exercise'': JD(U)

Islamabad: Soundingskeptical about progresstowards normalisation ofrelations with India, Adviserto Pakistan Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif on ForeignAffairs Sartaj Aziz called formanaging the situation betterso that tensions don`t grow."Their narrative hasremained unchanged. They(India) do not want to give uscredit [for our actions againstterrorism] and keep anexcuse for not startingdialogue," the Dawn quotedhim, as saying at a foreignpolicy briefing session heldfor journalists yesterday.Aziz asserted that theproblem was that New Delhiwanted normalisation on itsterms which was notacceptable for Islamabad.Stating that his country willnot back from its principledstance on talks with India, hesaid that Pakistan has beeninsisting that talks should beheld on a whole range ofeight issues identified for

bilateral dialogue but, Indiawants an exclusive focus onterrorism."If no major improvementtakes place, we shouldmanage the situation and ourminimum objective shouldbe to prevent tensions fromgrowing," he added.Aziz wasn`t very hopefulabout progress in the Afghanreconciliation process."Prospects of the [Afghan]peace process are not good. Itwould all now depend on theground situation inAfghanistan," Aziz said.He was of the view thatelimination of Taliban chiefMullah Akhtar Mansour in aUS drone attack last monthsabotaged the peacedialogue."How can his successor nowbe asked to join the peaceprocess?" he questionedadding that there had been nosignal from the Taliban as yetto suggest that they werepreparing to move in thisdirection. Aziz noted that

there were divisions withinAfghanistan about engaginga peace process with theTaliban and lack of clarityabout how Kabul wanted totake the initiative forward.He said that Islamabad couldnot take full responsibilityfor bringing the Taliban tothe table, but could use"whatsoever influence" ithad to facilitate the process.Regarding the repeatedallegation by Kabul andWashington of notadequately acting against theAfghan Haqqani network`salleged sanctuaries inPakistan, Aziz pressed thatthere was no difference ofobjective and it was rather amatter of sequencing andtiming.Regarding the border issuewith Afghanistan he said,"Border management is animmediate need. That is ourpriority. Moreover, border isnot an issue for us, which wewould like to negotiate," heemphasised.

Ìndia wants normalisation

with Pakistan on its terms`

Lalu likens Swamyto 'Bhasmasur'

Mumbai: Expressingsurprise over the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)hosting grand Iftar parties,the Shiv Sena asserted thatthe right wing organisationwas getting confusedregarding their ideologies onthe formation of a Hindunation."This is very surprisingbecause the RSS havealways spoken about theformation of a Hindu nationand such Iftar parties whenthey are organised byCongress or other parties,they have always condemned

it and now it is the RSS whoare organising such parties,"Shiv Sena leader ManishaKayande told the media.Asserting that somewherethis seemed to beàppeasement` of Muslimswhich they werecondemning till now,Kayande added that the RSShave completely deviatedfrom their original thinking."On the one hand, they talkabout ghar wapasi and on theother, they are organisingIftar. So this clearly indicatesthat RSS is in a confusedstate of mind," she said.

RSS trying to ''appease''

Muslims: Shiv Sena

New Delhi: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Tuesdaypaid tribute to former primeminister PV Narasimha Raoon his 95th birthanniversary. The PrimeMinister took to Twitter toextend his greetings."Tributes to Shri PVNarasimha Rao on his birthanniversary. He led India ata crucial time & hisleadership was both notable& vital,"Prime MinisterModi tweeted.Narasimha Rao served asthe prime minister from1991 to 1996. Hisascendancy to the primeministership was politicallysignificant as he was thefirst holder of this officefrom non-Hindi-speakingsouth India. Rao's term asprime minister was aneventful one in the nation'shistory.

New Delhi: Courts must takedue care when a differently-abled person who may have alimited vocabulary is beingcross-examined and shouldprotect such witnesses frombeing unfairly dealt with, theDelhi High Court has said.The disability of such awitness does not affect his orher credibility, the HighCourt said, stressing it wasthe duty of a judge to controlthe cross-examination ofsuch witnesses to prevent anyabuse and protect them frombeing "unfairly dealt with"."When a deaf and dumbwitness is under cross-examination, the court isrequired to take due care ofthe fact that vocabulary ofsuch a person is limited as heor she speaks through signlanguage and it may not bepossible for that witness toanswer, or in detail explainevery answer by signlanguage," Justice MuktaGupta said."This disability of a limited

vocabulary of sign languagedoes not affect either thecompetence or the credibilityof such a witness. The court is required toexercise control over thecross-examination keeping inview the ability of witness toanswer the questions," thejudge said.The judgement came on anappeal filed by a manchallenging his convictionand six-year jail termawarded by a trial court underthe Protection of Childrenfrom Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act, 2002, forsexually assaulting a 12-year-old differently-abled girl.The high court altered thesentence to five-year jail termalong with a fine of Rs10,000. In its verdict, thehigh court noted thattestimony of the victim"through her sign languageinspires confidence and issufficient to prove theoffence" committed by theman.

Disability of witness doesnot affect credibility: HC

PM pays tributeto Narasimha

Rao on his 95thbirth

anniversary

It was not long backwhen Army lost three ofits elite special forces

personnel including twoofficers and now CRPF(Central Reserve PoliceForce) have lost eightpolicemen in an ambush atPampore. Both the attackswere launched on convoysand suggest that somewheresomething is not right.Terrorists are targetingadministrative convoys androutine administrativemovements.There are three questionsthat need answers, is itintelligence failure, is theSOP not being followedespecially the ROP drills(Road Opening) and finallyis there weakness in training/ junior leadership?There are three questionsthat need answers, is itintelligence failure, is theSOP (Standard OperatingProcedures) not beingfollowed especially the ROPdrills (Road Opening) andfinally is there weakness intraining/ junior leadership?Failure of any of the abovecould lead to avoidablesetbacks. There is a need totake a relook at the currentmodel of CI/CT (CounterInsurgency/CounterTerrorism) grid in J&K.J&K has a multitude ofsecurity forces each with itsindependent logistics chainresulting in uncontrolledand uncoordinatedmovements on a daily basis.There is no single agencythat is exercisingoperational andadministrative control overall the forces deployed inJ&K, because Army andRashtriya Rifles are underMOD (Ministry ofDefence); CAPF (CentralArmed Police Force) under

MHA (Ministry of HomeAffairs) and IRB (IndiaReserve Battalion), StateArmed Police and HomeGuards under stategovernment. Multipleagencies operating inKashmir Valley givesoptions to terrorists to strikeat will. Almost every forceis out on roads foradministrative duties or foroperational movement. Withso many forces operatingindependent of each other isan ideal example how NOTto fight a proxy war/counterinsurgency operations.There is a unified commandheaded by State ChiefMinister but this unifiedcommand has failed tonominate single overallforce commander, as aresult there is negligentabsence of administrative oroperational synergy onground. Ideally there shouldbe a single commanderheading a UnifiedHeadquarters and allagencies must work underthat command structure. Allforces should haveintegrated logistics thusavoiding multiplemovements.The normal tendency is thatwhenever there is anyoperation all security forcesrush to the spot and most ofthem remain as spectatorand add to the confusion.Fragmented approach isonly helping the terroristsand not the state.Wars can'tbe fought under collectiveleadership; it is a bad ideato pursue. Instead ofachieving desirable successthe current model of CI/CTadopted for J&K is mostinefficient. CAPF leadershipthat controls the operationson ground is brought infrom top with minimalexperience at tactical levelor even at a higher level.Due to the turf war the IPSled CAPF do not even wishto train under Army orRashtriya Rifles, the forcesthat has far greaterexperience with CI/CToperations.Due to the turf war the IPSled CAPF do not even wishto train under Army or

Rashtriya Rifles, the forcesthat has far greaterexperience with CI/CToperations. CAPF higherleadership is inept inleading from the front sincethey have no experience inmarshaling troops in suchsituations. As a resultsuccess in operations isdemanded from juniorleaders without higherleadership able to createconditions for success.US Army faced thepredicament of mountingcasualties, collateral damage(that antagonized the publicat large) and CI/CToperations not going in rightdirection in Iraq andAfghanistan. Strategicthinkers and expert felt thatthere is a need to set theparadox ofcounterinsurgencyoperations right. MichaelSchwartz, Professor ofSociology and FacultyDirector College of GlobalStudies at Stony BrookUniversityafter havingcarried out empirical studyof major reversals atoperational and tacticallevel in conflict zone cameto the conclusion that:-o More You Protect YourForce, the Less Secure YouAre. If the focus is toprotect own force, thecounterinsurgency forceloses contact with thepopulation. Success of CIforce lies in engagementwith the public than toisolate from the masses.Engagement with the publicis reducing especially theyouth. Objective of securityforces should be to protectpublic and national interestsrather than protection ofself.o Tactical SuccessGuarantees Nothing. Thereis a need to understand thata tactical success is not ascale of victory in CI/CToperations. It does not evenguarantee that no attack onsecurity forces will takeplace in near future. Everysuccessful operation bysecurity forces makesinsurgents or terrorist moreskilled and forces them notto repeat the mistakes

committed by theircomrades. The focus on killis irrelevant ifcounterinsurgencyoperations fail to modify theperception of the people.More force you use more iscollateral damage and moreinsurgents you create.Instead security forcesshould use less force in aninnovative manner withhigher degree of risk.o If a Tactic Works ThisWeek, It Will Not WorkNext Week; If It Works inone province, It Will NotWork in another.Counterinsurgencyoperations succeed only ifthe routine is broken,surprise is maintained andtactics is dynamic in nature.Anything that is notinnovative or new will notyield result. In additionwhatever is suitable forvalley may not be suitablein Jammu Poonch area.o Use Less Force andAccept More Risk inCounterinsurgencyOperations to Succeed.More force you use more iscollateral damage and moreinsurgents you create.Instead security forcesshould use less force in aninnovative manner withhigher degree of risk.Chances of success arehigher and casualties will berelatively less. It will keepterrorists on the run andgive an impression ofsecurity forces being omni-present.General Raj Shukla said thatthe concept of "Shape, clear,hold and consolidate" is themodel Indian Army haspracticed for more than sixdecades in North East andJ&K. Raj further states thatIndian Army is the onlyArmy in the world thatpractices "Doctrine ofRestrain" and it has adesired impact on success ofcounter insurgencyoperations. Whereas theother nations are verykeenly studying the IndianModels but there isreluctance on the part ofCAPF to adopt thesestrategies and tacticalnuances. The Unified

Command is the only wayahead but the turf warbetween MOD and MHAprimarily betweenbureaucracy is harming thelarger national interests.Praveen Swami in his tweethighlighted a verysignificant fact that, "Indiais the only country wherelessons on a lethal ambushwill be drawn bybureaucrats (IAS officers)with zero domaincompetence". Whereasworld over the practice isthat views and opinions aresolicited from domainexperts.US Army continuouslyengaged with the domainexpert's world over whileoperating in Afghanistanand Iraq. US Armydelegations interacted withIndian Army on regularbasis to iron out the conceptof operations of fightingterrorism and insurgency inAfghanistan. They studiedIndian model of peoplefriendly operations to greatextent and the concept of"Shape, Clear, Hold andconsolidate" has emergedout of Indian experience.Anthony Cordesmanformalized this concept inhis paper "Shape, Clear,Hold, and Build: TheUncertain Lessons of theAfghan & Iraq Wars". Notthat US was successful inachieving decisive victorybut managed to containinsurgency and terrorism forAfghan government tofunction. But all agenciesoperating on ground mustintrospect and rethink theirstrategy to avoid suchtactical reversals.Time has come to take ahard look at the commandstructure of CI/CT in J&K.Accountability for avoidablecasualties needs to be fixedand failure of intelligenceshould be dealt severely.Tactical reversal gives a senseof winning to terrorists,because they see victory innumber of body bags they

send home. Success againstterrorists is elimination ofterrorists without collateraldamage. William F Owensays, that, "if a force is skilledin fighting counter insurgencyoperations, then killinginsurgents does not place thepopulation at risk, andchances of success are morethan any other action".Time has come to take a hardlook at the commandstructure of CI/CT in J&K.Accountability for avoidablecasualties needs to be fixedand failure of intelligenceshould be dealt severely.Generic information has novalue in CI/CT since it isavailable at bus stops and teashops. Intelligence agenciesmust be made to work hard togain actionable intelligence.Success of operations isdirectly dependent on qualityof precise intelligence. Indianintelligence agencies are yetto execute operations acrossLC (Line of Control) toeliminate terrorists in theirlaunch pads or before theyinfiltrate into Indian Territory.Responsibility ofcounterinsurgency or counterterrorism should be ideallygiven to the ArmyCommander NorthernCommand with furtherdelegation to the CorpsCommanders at Srinagar andNagrota . Integrated logistics,coordinated operations andintelligence sharing on minuteto minute basis isvital.Intelligence agenciesshould be accountable to thecommanders on groundinstead of bosses in Delhi.Conflict in J&K should behandled by one ministryinstead of two separateministries handling J&K.Because both the ministrieshave different outlooktowards the problem of J&K.Delay in restructuring theCI/CT grid will push J&Kinto bigger turmoil and ifcurrent model remainsunchanged Palestinisation ofKashmir is not far.

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the northlinessince 1995

Omar'serodingacceptabilityThe dreadful terror attack on the CRPF

convoy by the militants, wherein eightCRPF men were killed and over two dozen

others critically injured at Pampore in Kashmir,was followed by the Chief Minister MehboobaMufti’s “…I feel ashamed as a Muslim that suchan incident happened during Ramzan that isobserved for piety and penance..” remark. Theones with sane and secular mindset in JammuKashmir took a positive connotation of the remarkand lauded the Mehbooba for calling a spade aspade.The reactions of the National Conference leadersled by former Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullahwas irresponsible and unbecoming of broadlyacceptable leader. NC tried a communal swing bygoing all guns blazing on the Chief Minister’sremarks by calling it shameful to link terrorism toIslam.The National Conference leaders condemned theChief Minister’s submission by measuring it totheir own dimwits or as they had been doing sincethe day this political party was formed. This couldbe endorsed by the fact that the mere existence ofthe so called Jammu Kashmir-Conundrum linksback to the times of Sheikh Abdullah’segotistically selfish twitches to suit his fancies.The National Conference’s ‘pseudo’ secular or‘selectively’ secular cover has been blown in thepast more than a few times now, especially fromthe horse’s mouth. Omar Abdullah’s relentlessand hyper remarks that “He is a Muslim first…” atthe floor of Parliament really exposed his mindsetand his opting for being identified as a leader ofKashmiri Muslims only during the Shri AmarnathShrine row and the agitation that followed in 2008.His sectarian remarks stunned one and all in thecountry and more particularly in Jammu regionamidst shameless thumping of desks by theCongress, Leftists, JD (U), Samajwadi Party etc.who always believed to appease Kashmir centricviewpoint. It was gruesome to be coming out of aleader of his stature who was assigned a great jobby Atal Bihari Vajpayee to be his Minister of Statefor India’s Foreign Affairs.But Omar Abdullah lost all legitimacy to reclaim asecular image thereafter. It is only the flawedlimitation of more number of Assembly seats inKashmir over the legitimate claim of Jammuregion, that is bigger and larger in terms ofgeographical and remote area, population withless developed communication infrastructure etc.,which always tilts political weight in favour ofKashmir politician to head the government.Jammu political main stream always plays secondfiddle to Kashmir.One can easily find out the secular and communalcredentials of polity on both sides of Pir Panchal.People of Jammu soon forgot the sectarianaerobics of Omar Abdullah and his NationalConference to an extent that they even voted forthis Pro-Kashmir party in Hindu dominatedbastions of Nagrota and Bishnah, not carried awayby Omar’s petty acts. Meaning, the people ofJammu were more secular in their approach tohave chosen NC candidates in Hindu dominatedJammu. Earlier, the people of Jammu region hadbeen showing similar electoral responses in favourof National Conference in other constituencies. Onthe narrow political plane of Jammu Kashmir, inthe last elections, the Jammu voters of Bishnahand Nagrota Constituency gave mandate toNational Conference leaders entrusting them forvoicing their concerns. The voters in Bishnah andNagrota must be hiding their face for electingnominees of NC who has been taking parochialstands on the issues like - temple desecration,demanding registering of cases against Jammuyouth who protested against the desecration,supporting lifting of PSA on the particularmiscreant who desecrated the place of worship bydeclaring him lunatic before any medical reportand above all by drawing comparisons Jammuversus Kashmir on many occasions.Given the current and the past trends, the NCleaders’ performance for the cause of Jammu hasremained murkier in the Assembly.Attributing communal overtones to the ChiefMinister’s metaphorical and emotional statement,while paying tributes and laying wreath on themortal remains of the martyred CRPF soldiers,was bad politics and a cheap shot by OmarAbdullah and his party.How he forgot Dr. Farooq Abdullah’s statementduring JK Assembly election campaign that ‘thosewho will vote for BJP will be drowned …..” thatevoked sharp reaction across the country. It wasOmar’s lieutenant, Devinder Singh Rana who tookrefuge under the phrase on the TV channels, ‘thiswas simply a metaphor, and Dr. Abdullah did notmean it.”

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Pampore Ambush: Paradox of Counterinsurgency Operations

Kumar ShaktiShekhar

When itc o m e st o

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government's movesleave much to be desired.

The Narendra Modi government issued"strong" statements warning Pakistan of"befitting reply" after terror-group Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a bus ferrying 40 CRPFpersonnel on the Srinagar-Jammu highwayon Saturday, killing eight and seriouslyinjuring 22 of them. But have we not beenhearing such "strong" statements for toolong now? Unfortunately, the people are stillawaiting any "befitting reply".The bus full of CRPF soldiers was returningto Srinagar after a routine firing exercisewhen it was laid siege by two terroristsarmed with hand grenades and AK 47s.Defence minister said he "doubted if theSOP (standard operating procedure) wasfollowed properly". On his part, Unionhome minister Rajnath Singh sent acommittee to Pampore to look into anylapses in the handling of the terror attack.The two senior ministers of the NarendraModi government, who also are part of thekey Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS),once again issued stern warnings which wehave been hearing for a long time butwithout any matching action.Singh said, "We won't fire first but ifPakistan fires then we won't keep an accountof our bullets," and added that theneighbouring country was trying todestabilise India.Parrikar called the attack "as an act offrustration on the part of the terrorists andreiterated that the government wouldstrongly deal with such cases. "In the last

one month, over 25 terrorists have beenkilled by security personnel in Jammu andKashmir. It is an act of frustration on their(terrorists') part to show that they still holdpower," he said.The defence minister made anotherstatement which may court controversy. Hesaid, "I told jawans that I respect martyrdombut you are trained to kill the enemy, not todie."The Narendra Modi government issued"strong" statements warning Pakistan of"befitting reply" after terror-group Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a bus ferrying 40 CRPFpersonnel on the Srinagar-Jammu highwayon Saturday, killing eight and seriouslyinjuring 22 of them. But have we not beenhearing such "strong" statements for toolong now? Unfortunately, the people are stillawaiting any "befitting reply".The bus full of CRPF soldiers was returningto Srinagar after a routine firing exercisewhen it was laid siege by two terroristsarmed with hand grenades and AK 47s.Defence minister said he "doubted if theSOP (standard operating procedure) wasfollowed properly". On his part, Unionhome minister Rajnath Singh sent acommittee to Pampore to look into anylapses in the handling of the terror attack.The two senior ministers of the NarendraModi government, who also are part of thekey Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS),once again issued stern warnings which wehave been hearing for a long time butwithout any matching action.Singh said, "We won't fire first but ifPakistan fires then we won't keep an accountof our bullets," and added that theneighbouring country was trying todestabilise India.Parrikar called the attack "as an act offrustration on the part of the terrorists andreiterated that the government wouldstrongly deal with such cases. "In the last

one month, over 25 terrorists have beenkilled by security personnel in Jammu andKashmir. It is an act of frustration on their(terrorists') part to show that they still holdpower," he said.The defence minister made anotherstatement which may court controversy. Hesaid, "I told jawans that I respect martyrdombut you are trained to kill the enemy, not todie."The statement gives the impression that thejawans so far had been asked not to kill butto die - the opposite of the famous patrioticsong "Sur kataa sakte hain lekin, sur jhukaasakte nahin, apni azaadi ko hum hargiz mitasakte nahin" from the 1964 Hindi filmLeader.Anyways, after these statements, will we seea tactical change in the position of oursecurity forces vis-a-vis the terrorists? Willwe see the security forces adopt anaggressive posture, killing more terroristsinstead of proving to be sitting ducks forthem?We would have been very happy if thishappens. However, this unfortunately isunlikely to happen. Because we have beenhearing this even before the 2014 Lok Sabhaelections were held.It seems the BJP government speaks in twovoices - one when it is in the opposition andthe other when it is in power.As Gujarat chief minister then, Modi wouldslam then prime minister Manmohan Singhfor having a soft corner for Pakistan. Hespoke of giving a befitting reply to Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism. He hadalso claimed that he would bring backunderworld don Dawood Ibrahim fromPakistan if he became prime minister.External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, asthe then leader of opposition in the LokSabha, had made the famous statement onthe occasion of severing of head of soldierHemraj by Pakistani security forces. "If his

(Hemraj's) head could not be brought back(from Pakistan), we should get at least tenheads from there side," she had said aftervisiting Hemraj's family in January 2013.Rajnath Singh and Union road transport andhighways minister Nitin Gadkari, who wasthe then BJP president, had accompaniedher.Incumbent BJP president Amit Shah hasalso been warning Pakistan of a "befittingreply" to the repeated ceasefire violations inJammu and Kashmir by Pakistan. "Homeminister Rajnath Singh has clearly said thatif Pakistan resorts to firing, we willdefinitely give a befitting reply to them,"Shah said in August 2014 soon after takingthe chair.However, when it comes to correspondingaction either against terror or Pakistan, theBJP-led NDA government's moves leavemuch to be desired. Several incidents ofterror have taken place in the KashmirValley itself since Modi came to power.In May, terrorists shot dead three Indianpolicemen at point-blank range. In February,they attacked a bus carrying a police partynear Srinagar, before breaking into atraining institute.On January 2, Pakistani terrorists attackedPathankot Air Force base killing six IndianAir Force personnel, injuring eight. NationalSecurity Guard's Lt Col Niranjan was alsomartyred in the deadly attack.It is time the Modi government walked thetalk or stopped talking of "befitting reply". Itwill earn the support of the people if theIndian security forces mount a counterattack on terror and teach Pakistan a lesson.In the absence of one such act, thegovernment now stands the risk of losingcredibility.

Delhi-based journalist with more than 20years of experience in reporting for print,

TV & digital media.

Why Modi sarkar stopped giving 'befittingreply' warning to Pakistan

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New Delhi: TheAppointments Committee ofthe Cabinet (ACC) onTuesday cleared theappointment of NSVishwanathan as DeputyGovernor of Reserve Bank ofIndia. He was executivedirector in RBI before hisnew appointment. N SVishwanathan will succeedHR Khan as DeputyGovernor of RBI whosetenure will end on 3rd July.Meanwhile, the governmenthas narrowed its long list of

candidates for the next RBIGovernor to just four.The four short-listedcandidates are RBI DeputyGovernor Urjit Patel, formerdeputy governors RakeshMohan and Subir Gokarn andState Bank of India chiefArundhati Bhattacharya.The search began afterincumbent Raghuram Rajansent ripples across thefinancial sector, announcingthat he would not continue tohead the central bank after histerm expires on September 4.

Vishwanathan to succeed HRKhan as Deputy Governor of RBI

New Delhi: Efforts toconsolidate 27 public sectorbanks into 8-10 large lenderscreate risks that could offsetpotential long-term benefitsin the current weak economicenvironment, Moody'sInvestors Service saidTuesday.Moody's said India's bankingsystem has witnessed anincrease in non-performingassets (NPAs) since 2012,with many public sectorbanks (PSBs) havingsuffered significantdeterioration inbalancesheets asdemonstrated by their assetquality metrics andcapitalisation profile."As a result, no PSBcurrently has the financialstrength to assume aconsolidator role withoutleading to questionsregarding its own creditstanding, post-merger," itsaid in a report titled 'Banks -- India: Consolidation ofPublic Sector Banks WillFace Challenges UnderCurrent Conditions'.Its hypothetical analysis ofacquisition of a weak bank

by several larger PSBs in thesystem pointed to a likelysignificant deterioration incredit metrics for thesurviving entity, whichunderscored the current

broad weakness in thesystem's balancesheet."Adding to this financialpressure, all listed PSBs arenow trading at a significantdiscount to their book value.This limits their ability toattract external capital tosupport potential acquisitionsas doing so will be dilutive tocurrent shareholders,particularly the Indiangovernment," it said."Therefore, we believe thatgovernment support will be a

crucial driver of the creditoutcome in potentialmergers, particularly in theform of equity capital, whichwill be required to shore upbuffers of the acquiring bank

before a merger is complete."Moody's also expectedstrong challenges to comefrom employee unions whowould react negatively to theprospective loss of jobs."The risk is the governmentand bank management wouldyield to these reactions andmaintain the status quo, thuslimiting the ability of thebanks to extract meaningfulsynergies even ifconsolidation proceeds in asuperficial sense," it said.

Bank consolidation risks mayoutweigh benefits: Moody's

New Delhi: India is posedfor a "big leap" in growthwhich could touch 8 percentin the current fiscal on theback of normal monsoon,Economic Affairs SecretaryShaktikanta Das saidTuesday. "India today ispoised for a big leap in terms

of growth. Last year werecorded a growth of 7.6percent. This year with themonsoon, which I hope willbe normal, I think we arelooking at touching 8percent," Das said. In 2015-

16, the country's economyexpanded at 7.6 percent. TheFinance Ministry'sEconomic Survey hadprojected a growth rate of 7-7.75 percent for the currentfiscal while RBI has forecastit at 7.6 percent.As regards volatility in

currency and equity marketson account of Britain's exitfrom the European Union(commonly referred to asBrexit), Das said it wouldcontinue for sometime, butIndia is "well placed" to deal

with the situation. In the aftermath of Brexit onFriday, the Indian equitymarkets had tanked nearly1,100 points beforeregaining some ground andclosing 605 points, while therupee had fallen below theRs 68 mark against the USdollar. However, the marketshave stabilised since thenwith the BSE Sensex tradingaround 150 points higher inthe afternoon, while therupee was at 67.87 to adollar. Speaking at the event,DIPP Secretary RameshAbhishek said the industryministry asked its financecounterpart to considerraising tax holiday for StartUps to seven years toencourage buddingentrepreneurs. "The taxbenefit which has beengiven, which is 3 years to 5years, we have requested theFinance Ministry to make it7 years," Abhishek said.

India poised for big leap;growth to touch 8%: Das

New Delhi: Gold pricesslumped by Rs 300 to Rs30,250 per ten grams at thebullion market Tuesday,tracking a weak trendoverseas amid muteddemand from jewellers atspot market.However, silver recoveredmarginally by Rs 10 to Rs42,110 per kg on scatteredenquiries from industrialunits.Traders said sentimentdampened largely in tunewith a weak trend wheregold dropped after postingthe biggest two-day gain inmore than seven yearsfollowing the UK's vote toexit from the EuropeanUnion, raising demand forthe safe haven.Globally, gold lost 0.8percent to USD 1,313.62 anounce in Singapore.Furthermore, fading

demand from jewellers andretailers at domestic spotmarket fuelled the

downward trend, they said.In the national capital, goldof 99.9 and 99.5 percentpurity plunged by Rs 300each to Rs 30,250 and Rs30,100 per ten grams,respectively. It had gainedRs 150 yesterday.Sovereign also declined byRs 100 at Rs 23,300 per

piece of eight grams.On the other hand, silverready edged up by Rs 10 to

Rs 42,110 per kg, whileweekly-based deliverydropped by Rs 490 to Rs41,900 per kg.Silver coins, however,continued to trade atprevious levels of Rs72,000 for buying and Rs73,000 for selling of 100pieces.

New Delhi: Government

is likely to come out with

a list of hybrid

instruments next month

which Indian companies

will be able to issue for

raising foreign direct

investment (FDI).

"We have completed our

deliberation and in next 2-

3 weeks, we will be

coming out with the list of

instruments which will get

the status of FDI,"

Economic Affairs

Secretary Shaktikanta Das

said.

Hybrid instruments

include optionally

convertible or partially

convertible debentures,

Foreign Currency

Convertible Bonds -

which are intrinsically

debt-instruments.

Finance Minister Arun

Jaitley had in last Budget

announced that a basket of

eligible instruments would

be brought in to include

hybrid instruments that

will expand the scope of

instruments that foreigners

now use to invest in India.

"The basket of eligible

FDI instruments will be

expanded to include

hybrid instruments,

subject to certain

conditions," Jaitley had

said.

"In Budget, we had

announced certain hybrid

instruments will be

allowed under FDI... It is

work in progress... You

will see some new policy

initiatives with regard to

the hybrid instruments of

FDI in coming weeks,"

Das said.

As of now, only

instruments which are

fully and mandatorily

convertible into equity

within a specified time is

reckoned as part of equity

under the FDI policy and

eligible to be issued to

persons residing outside

India.

Besides equity investment,

FDI capital means fully,

compulsorily and

mandatorily convertible

preference shares; fully,

compulsorily and

mandatorily convertible

debentures and warrants.

In the past two years, the

government has taken a

series reform measures to

liberalise the FDI regime.

Last week, it announced

FDI liberalisation in nine

sectors such as civil

aviation, retail and private

security services. This was

the current government's

second round of relaxation

in FDI rules.

Net FDI inflows have

increased over the past

two years, reaching record

highs of USD 36 billion in

the last financial year

from USD 24.2 billion on

average during the

preceding three fiscal

years, according to

Moody's Investors

Service.

Govt to announcehybrid instrumentsfor FDI next month

New Delhi: The Haryana government hasdecided to reduce circle rate or collectorrates of immovable property in Gurugrama.k.a Gurgaon by 15 percent. The circle ratesin Gurgaon has been reduced for the firsttime in a decade. In the last two financialyears –2014-15 and 2015-16, the rates werekept unchanged.The new rates are available on websitewww.Gurgaon.Nic.In., DeputyCommissioner, Gurgaon, T L Satyaprakashsaid. Circle rates are the minimum authority-defined prices at which sale or transfer of aplot, built-up-house, apartment, commercialproperty or land takes place. The property

can not be registered below this price. Stampduty and registration charges for a propertyare also based on this. This decision wastaken in a meeting of district levelcommittee constituted for revising thecollector rates. The circle rates have beenreduced on the basis of rates prescribedrecently for registration of property, marketrate and rates of plots and flats fixed byprivate builders in Gurgaon district.There has been decrease in property pricesin Gurgaon during the last few months,following which decision has been taken toreduce collector rates in the current financialyear.

Buying dream home inGurgaon to become cheaper

Gold price slumps to Rs30,250 per ten grams

Singapore: Britain is likely to exploredirect bilateral trade agreements with Indiawhich could impart a fillip to sluggish UK-India trade ties after the UK's exit from theEuropean Union (EU), a Singapore banksaid on Tuesday."Post exit EU, the UK is likely to exploredirect bilateral trade agreements with othertrading partners including India," saidDevelopment Bank of Singapore (DBS)."This might provide an alternate route toIndia, in comparison to the tough and thedrawn-out negotiations on the EU FreeTrade Agreement, in turn providing a fillipto a slowing India-UK trade," said DBS.The UK accounts for 15 per cent of India's

total merchandise trade, but its share hasbeen declining.Trade in services has also eased, butparticularly for the information technologysector, about 17 per cent of India's serviceexports heads to the UK, second only to theUS, according to the Nasscom.Investment links are meanwhile notable,DBS pointed out.UK is the third largest inward investor intoIndia, after Mauritius, and Singapore, withcumulative Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) equity investments of USD 22.7billion (from April 2000 to December2015), or eight per cent of the total FDIinflows.

India might get fillip in slowing UK

trade in post-Brexit: Singapore Bank

TMC offers sponsored, non-sponsored maritime courses

PR Solution partners with 8thInternational Wheat Seminar 2016

Minister for Public Worksand Parliamentary Affairs,Abdul Rehman Veeri todaychaired the 91st Meeting ofthe Board of Directors ofJammu and KashmirProjects ConstructionCorporation Ltd (JKPCCLtd).The Minister who is also thechairman of JKPCC Ltd,while addressing the meetingsaid that there is a need toswiftly change theperception about thecorporation by engaging inquality asset building,besides timely completion ofprojects.

Minister of State PublicWorks, Rural Developmentand Panchayati Raj, SunilKumar who is the vice-chairman of JKPCC alsoattended the meeting.Reviewing the action takenon decisions of 90th meetingof Board of Directors, theMinister directed JKPCC tostrictly adhere to all codalformalities like e-tenderingof all types of worksincluding procurement ofsteel. The Minister stressedfor a transparent, efficientand decentralized procedureto be undertaken by thecorporation for speedycompletion of works.The Board gave approval forprocessing of cases of

compassionate appointmentsin the corporation underclause 14.1 of JKPCCService Rules on the lines ofSRO 43 of the Governmentin addition to introducingAADHAR linked biometricattendance for casual, dailywagers for facilitating theiradjustments in thecorporation throughregularization.The Board of Directors alsogave approval toprocurement of modernconstruction machinery bythe corporation, winding upof procurement units atJammu and Srinagar besidesdirecting for a time boundaudit of various unitsmanaged by the corporation.



8 KASHMIR

Girl attempts suicide Srinagar, Jun 28In a bid to end her life, a 15 years old girl (name withheld)resident of Tangmarg consumed some poisonoussubstance at her home. She was shifted to SMHSHospital, Srinagar for treatment. Baramulla police hasregistered a case in this regard and initiated furtherproceedings.

Drug peddler arrested Srinagar, Jun 28Kulgam police arrested a drug peddler and recovered 11.1kilograms of fukki from his possession. Acting onaspecific information, Kulgam police laid a naka nearJawahar Tunnel. During checking, a Sumo bearingregistration number JK01M-1138 was intercepted. Onsearch 11.1 kilograms of fukki was recovered from thepossession of Sahab Singh Son of Jeet Singh resident ofGoswal Jalander, Punjab who was boarding the vehicle.Kulgam police has registered a case in this regard andinitiated further proceedings.

House Committee meeton SRO-105 held

Srinagar, Jun 28A meeting of the House Committee constituted toexamine the provisions of SRO-105 was held under theChairmanship of MLA, Mohammad Akbar Lone heretoday.Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, Nawang Rigzin Jora, SyedMohammad Altaf Bukhari, Bashir Ahmed Dar,Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Javid Hassan Beigh,Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Rajeev Jasrotia and RanbirSingh Pathania attended the meeting and gave theirvaluable suggestions for recommending the HouseCommittee Report.A resolution was unanimously adopted and signed by allnine members of House Committee who were present inthe meeting.Additional Secretaries, Legislative Assembly, Mr M R

Singh and Naseema Jan were also present on theoccasion.

1 injured in road mishapSrinagar, Jun 28One person was injured in road accident at Awantipora onTuesday. According to sources, a Truck bearing regd. no.JK03L/1820 and an Ambassador car bearing regd. no.JK02AD/6611 collided at Awantipora under thejurisdiction of Police Station Awantipora, resulting ininjuries to car driver Hilal Ahmad Mir resident of MattanAnantnag. The injured was shifted to hospital fortreatment. Awantipora police has registered a case in thisregard and initiated further proceedings.

Power shut downSrinagar, Jun 28According to the Superintending Engineer, EM&RE,Circle II, Srinagar, power shut down of RawalporaReceiving Station (Rawalpora-2) is scheduled on June 30and July 01, 2016 from 10 am to 01 pm. The areasreceiving power supply from the said receiving stationshall remain affected.

Rs 2000 fine realizedfrom erring traders

GANDERBAL, JUN 28On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, ajoint team comprising of Food Safety wing, CA&PD,Municipal Committee headed by Food Safety Officer,Ganderbal visited Bamloora, Fetehpora, Kujar andGadoora for surprise checking of the functioning ofmarkets therein.During checking one quintal of rotten and deterioratedfruits and vegetables, 50 litres soft drinks, 40 kilogramsof over dated, expired spices, snacks, biscuits, chocolatesand other commodities were destroyed. The squad alsorealized a fine of Rs. 2000 from erring traders.

Inquiry ordered into PDDemployees death

Srinagar, Jun 28Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Tuesdayordered an inquiry into the incident which occurred theother day at Seri Panditan in which three PDDemployees were electrocuted, resulting in death oftwo.The Deputy Chief Minister said that action would beinitiated against the concerned officials who wereresponsible for the incident. He further assured thatadequate compensation would be provided to the nextof kin of the deceased employees.Dr Singh while expressing grief over the incident saidthat necessary instructions have already been passed tothe concerned officials to ensure that such incidentsdon't occur in future. He said that there should becomplete coordination between the officials workingin the field and those responsible for the transmissionof electricity to respective areas.The Deputy Chief Minister expressed heartfeltsympathies with the bereaved families and prayed foreternal peace to the departed souls.Meanwhile Dr Singh also directed the officers toensure that the injured in the incident gets requisitemedical assistance.

Minister for Animal andSheep Husbandry, andFisheries, Abdul Gani KohliTuesday stressed upon theofficers of the Department toredouble their efforts tomake the State self-sufficientin poultry production. TheMinister was chairing ameeting of senior officers ofPoultry Wing of the

Department here today toreview its functioning.The Minister directed theofficers to formulate adetailed paper project planfor enhancing local poultryproduction by the farmerswhich would be taken upwith the Government ofIndia for necessary funding.He said the poultry sectorwould bring a revolution inchanging socio economiccondition of the people

especially in rural areas.The Minister stressed theneed for augmenting existingpoultry industry so thatlandless and marginalfarmers can make theirliving out of poultry rearing. He was informed that 6.00

crore day-old-chicks arebeing imported per anumwhich are being kept inhatcheries at Hariparbat andMattan.The Minister exhorted the

concerned to redouble theirefforts for increasing poultryproduction and to ensure thatthe import of 6.00 crorechicks is reduced byproducing our ownproduction. He directedthem that the two nonoperational hatcheries atSopore and Shopian aremade operational.The Minister was briefedthat Hariparbat Hatchery ofthe Department is best forchick breeding with theintake capacity of 25000chicks but only 2300 chicksand reared at the Hatchery atpresent.

Commissioner SecretaryAnimal and SheepHusbandry, Director AnimalHusbandry Kashmir andother senior officers werepresent in the meeting.

Minister for Industries andCommerce, ChanderParkash Ganga said thatindustrial sector hasemerged as an engine ofgrowth in transformingIndia through Make inIndia, Digital India, Startup India and MUDRAYojana, thus bridging therural urban divide.He was addressing aseminar on "StrategicManagement of IntellectualProperty for MSMEs andStart-Ups" here today.Ganga informed the

audience of recentlyannounced NationalIntellectual PropertyRights Policy which aimsto weave in the strengthsof the Government,research and developmentorganizations, educationalinstitutions, corporateentities including MSMEs,start-ups and otherstakeholders in thecreation of an innovation-conducive environment,which stimulates creativityand innovation acrosssectors, as also facilitates astable, transparent andservice-oriented IPRadministration in the

country. The Ministerurged the youth to fostercreativity and innovationand thereby, promoteentrepreneurship andenhance socio-economicand cultural developmentin the state. He also askedthe students to usetechnology and intellectualproperty to harnesstraditional knowledge, artsand culture andbiodiversity resources.The seminar was organizedby PHD Chamber inassociation withDepartment of IndustrialPolicy & Promotion(DIPP), Union Ministry ofCommerce & Industry.The seminar includedsessions on "Significanceof National IPR policy inpresent competitiveenvironment for start-ups,entrepreneurs andMSME".Entrepreneurs fromvarious sectors andstudents in large numbersparticipated in the seminar.

The State Level Screening Committeeon Border Area DevelopmentProgramme (BADP) headed by ChiefSecretary, B R Sharma Tuesdayreviewed the implementation of theprogramme in the State.Financial Commissioner, Planning,Development & MonitoringDepartment, B B Vyas, PrincipalSecretary Forests, R K Gupta,Principal Secretary, Home, R KGoyal, administrative Secretaries ofSchool education, PDD, PHE, Health,RD etc, DDCs of 11 border districtsand other senior officers ofArmy/Para military/BRO werepresent.The Committee finalized the list ofschemes for implementation underBADP and approved the AnnualAction Plan (AAP) of Rs 120 Cr forthe year 2016-17. The Committee alsoreviewed the progress of BADPworks undertaken during 2015-16.BADP is a 100% centrally funded

programme and covers villageslocated close to the border. The mainobjective is to meet the specialdevelopment needs and well being ofthe people living in remote borderareas and to provide them essentialinfrastructure through convergence ofCentral/State and BADP schemes.The programme is underimplementation in 11 border districtsof Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri,Poonch, Kupwara, Baramulla,Bandipora, Shopian, Leh and Kargil.Chief Secretary received brief from

DDCs regarding ongoing andcompleted works under BADP withdirections to ensure that projectstaken up under BADP are completedwithin 3-4 years. Director, CSS/BADP, Mr S S Jamwalinformed the meeting that 3rd Partymonitoring of 58 BADP works wasdone in 2015-16 and their report wasshared with the DDCs for feedback.He also gave a detailed presentationof ongoing and completed BADPworks in all the 11 border districts ofthe State.

To review NationalMission on Saffron 2016,action plan for the year2016-17 under RKVYand progress onconstruction of SaffronPark at Pampore,Principle SecretaryAgriculture ProductionDepartment, Sundeep

Kumar Nayak todaychaired a high levelmeeting of officers.Managing Director

National HorticultureBoard, Chief EngineerCPWD, DirectorAgriculture Kashmir,Chairman Spices Board,Chief Engineer M.E.D,Professor and Head ofSaffron Research Centrefrom SKUAST-K,

Mission DirectorNational Mission onSaffron and otherconcerned Officersattended the meeting.Principle Secretary calledupon the officers ofC.P.W.D. and NationalHorticulture Board tospeed up the constructionwork of Spice Park atDussu, Pampore comingup a cost of Rs 23 crores,

so that it is completed andhanded over to J&KGovernment beforeproject deadline ofSeptember 30, 2016. Thespice park will beequipped with the Hi- techmachinery for processing,drying, grading, packingand marketing of saffron.Principle Secretaryimpressed upon theofficers of Mechanical

Engineering Departmentfor completing thetargeted construction of126 wells and lying out ofpipes to provide sprinkleirrigation to saffron fieldswithin the targeted period.The meeting wasinformed by C.P.W.D &National Horticultureboard officers that civilworks on construction ofSaffron Park have been

completed and internalworks like ceiling,flooring, plumbing,electricity fitting are inprogress and will becompleted by September15, 2016. PrincipleSecretary also directedPDD Department forinstallation of subtransmission and supplyof electricity to SpicePark well in time.

Kohli stresses on increase inpoultry production


Kulgam police solved twoburglary cases by arrestingthe accused personsinvolved in these cases andrecovered stolen items worthlacs of rupees at theirinstance. Rayees AhmadShah reported in PoliceStation D.H Pora, Kulgamthat during the interveningnight of 26th and 27th of theinstant month, someunknown persons broke hisshop at Pumbai and stoledigital cameras, mobilephone accessories etc fromthe shop. Kulgam policeregistered a case FIR No.98/2016 under section 457,380 RPC and started theinvestigation. During thecourse of investigation SHOD.H Pora Shri Hyder Alilaunched a manhunt andarrested two burglars

identified as Kamran ArshidM i r @ B a d s h a h s o n o fArshid Mir resident ofWangam Shopian and AbdulRashid Lone son of GhulamMohammad resident ofKachdora Shopian. Stolenitems worth lacks and theitems of instant case wererecovered at theirinstance.Meanwhile, duringinvestigation of anotherburglary case FIR No.92/2016 under section 457,380 RPC lodged on 23-06-2016, SHO D.H Pora alongwith his party arrested twoburglars who were identifiedas Gowhar Ahmad Ahanarand Nazir Ahmad Ahangerresidents of D.K Marg.Kulgam police recoveredstolen property of the instantcase (Motor GK-200) fromtheir instance.The investigation of both thecases is still going on.

4 burglars held, stolenitems recovered


Implementation of BADP reviewedNL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 28

Industrial sector an engine ofgrowth in transforming India: Ganga


Hi-tech Spice Park at Pampore to be completed by Sept 30NL CorrespondentSrinagar, Jun 28

To review the disastermanagement plan for ShriAmarnathji Yatra, a meetingunder the chairmanship ofSenior Specialist NationalDisaster ManagementAuthority, Major GeneralV.K Datta was today held atPahalgam. The meeting wasattended by officers ofdistrict administrationAnantnag, officers ofsecurity agencies and campDirector. General V K Dattahighlighted the role of policeand other security agenciesin tackling the exigenciesthat take place during Yatradays on mountainous routes.He said that preparedness ofdistrict administration andpolice is the keystone tomitigate any kind of problemarising mainly due to bad

weather. The meeting was informedthat 14 teams of SDRFhave been posted alongthe Pahalgam route atplaces like Chandanwari,Pishu Top, MG Top,Poshpatri, Zojbal Kalnadand Panjtarini. It was alsoinformed that adequateaccommodation in theform of tents are in placeto mitigate any kind ofeventuality besides JPCRhas also been activated formanaging differentactivities, which would becoordinated by SASB.Camp Director, Nunwanapprised the meetingabout the role of SASB inregistering, tracking andmanagement of pilgrims,besides various facilitiesprovided in Nunwancamp.

91st BoD meeting of JKPCC heldNeed to change public perception of corporation through transparent, time

bound quality asset building: Veeri


Disaster Mgmtmeeting held

NL CorrespondentAnantnag, Jun 28



9RELATIONSHIPS

New Delhi, Jun 28

Indian boxer Vijender Singh

on Tuesday said he is doing

high intensity training ahead

of his much-awaited title

fight at home and hopes to

“knockout” Australian Kerry

Hope early for the WBO Asia

Pacific Super Middleweight

Championship crown in New

Delhi on July 16.

Undefeated in his six fights

as a professional so far,

Vijender is currently training

hard in Manchester under

globally acclaimed trainer

Lee Beard.

“With less than three weeks

to go for my maiden title

fight, am really excited to

compete in front of my home

crowd. Competing in front of

my own people will be a very

big moment for me and I

don’t want to lose this

chance,” the 30-year-old,

who will face Kerry at

Delhi’s Thyagaraj Sports

Complex, said.

“I have started high intensity

training two weeks ago to

compete in the first 10

rounder fight for Asia Pacific

title and working hard to win

this. I have seen videos of

Kerry, he is a good opponent

but I am training really hard

to be ready for what my

opponent has.”

His training regime includes

-- shadow boxing in front of

a mirror which helps to

perfect technique, and

practicing both offensive and

defensive exercises, sparring

between 12 rounds which

enhances all facets of boxing

skills and techniques, floor

work that builds up strength,

pad work which increases

speed, coordination and

timing.His rival Kerry Hope, aformer European champion,has openly challengedVijender before this titlefight, terming the Indian as anamateur and not in his league.Vijender said: “If Kerrycomes forward and throwsshots then anyone who hasdone that in the past has gotknocked out so if he leaveshimself open my naturalstrength will play a big part.Every fight I go into I believeI will win. Doubt is theenemy. I believe he’s not asstrong as me and he’s nottraining like I’m training.“I have read his statement butdon’t want to react on this.All I can say is that I ampreparing for 16 July and mypunches will reply tooverconfident Kerry Hope. Iam confident of winning thisgame and making mycountrymen proud.”

Vijender said he wants to win

this championship title not

only for himself but also for

his fans.

“The audience will be sitting

there and rooting for me, I

want to play for them, I love

the feeling of your own

people cheering for you, it

gives you a different kind of a

boost and motivates you to

keep hitting those punches.


10SPORTSJAMMU | WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE | 2016

Dabang Delhi's

Meraj Sheykh

comes up with

a successful

raid against

Bengal

Warriors.

Serena Williams complete hard

fought win over Amra SadikovicLondon, Jun 28

Defending champion

Serena Williams

stuttered to a low-key

and error-strewn 6-2

6-4 first-round victory

over Swiss qualifier

Amra Sadikovic on

Tuesday.

Looking ill-at-ease, as

though her quest for

an elusive 22nd grand

slam title was weighing heavily on her shoulders,

Williams struggled with her serve and sprayed balls

wide on both sides of the court. She served three

double faults in the fifth game of the first set.

It was Williams’s first match since she lost the French

Open final to Garbine Muguruza this month and the

American should have had few problems against

Macedonian-born Sadikovic, ranked 148th in the world

and with little main tour experience.

By turns urging herself on and telling herself off,

Williams eventually secured match point when her

opponent just missed a lob and sealed victory after

challenging a wrong call when her shot landed on the

far baseline.

Improved fitness has made me healthy

and also a better fielder: Virat Kohli

New Delhi, Jun 28

India’s Test captain Virat Kohli says his whole

outlook towards fitness changed after IPL 2012 and a

healthier body has not only made him a better

batsman but also an improved fielder.

Kohli is arguably the fittest Indian cricketer and as

captain, he expects his teammates to cut no corners

on their physical well-being.

At an event here today, Kohli recalled how he started

paying more attention to his fitness.

“It was after the IPL in 2012. Till then I did not focus

much on the physical aspect. I never got into the

minute details of fitness, things like what I need to eat

from morning to night, how much I need to work out,

how much I need to train. After that IPL, I started

listening to my body,” said Kohli, whose next

challenge is the tour of the West Indies starting next

month. The batting star said with his supreme fitness

levels, he feels he can do anything on the field.

Dubai, Jun 28

India mantained its number three

position in the recently released

MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team

Rankings which is being headed by

world champions Australia. With

110 rating points in its kitty, India

are placed below Australia (123)

and second-placed New Zealand

(113).

Australia has retained its number-

one ranking following its 58-run

victory over the West Indies in the

final of the tri-series in Barbados

today, but South Africa has dropped

behind India in fourth place after it

failed to reach the summit clash.

South Africa’s three loses and one

no-result has meant it has dropped

two points to join India on 110

points, but behind Mahendra Singh

Dhoni’s side when the points are

calculated beyond the decimal

point.

The biggest gainer from the tri-

series is the West Indies, which has

retained its seventh ranking but

more importantly it has gained six

points to open up a seven-point

advantage over eighth-ranked

Pakistan.

If this is read in the context that

England plus seven highest-ranked

sides on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI

Team Rankings as on 30 September

2017 will qualify directly for the

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, then

this is a significant improvement.

Sri Lanka and England, which are

in the midst of their ODI series,

have also swapped places after

three matches with England moving

ahead of Sri Lanka.

The first game had ended in a

thrilling tie, England won the

second match by 10 wickets, while

the third was abandoned due to

rain. The final two matches of the

series will be played on 29 June and

2 July, which means England has an

opportunity to strengthen its fifth

position while Sri Lanka has a

chance to regain its fifth spot.

Team India maintain No. 3 position inICC ODI Team rankings

AKHNOOR, Jun 28

Semifinals position has

been cleared with the

entry of Singh Cricket

Club in the last four

stages of the ongoing 8th

Pawan Memorial

Twenty20 Cricket

Tournament at

Government Higher

Secondary School ground,

here.

Other teams already

reached the semifinals

included Little Flower

School Akhnoor, Tanishta

Jammu and Singh Baba

Talab. Now, in the

semifinals, Singh Cricket

Club Akhnoor shall take

on Little Flower School

Akhnoor on June 30 at 2

pm.

Earlier, hosts Singh

Cricket Club today

qualified for the

semifinals beating Jandial

Warriors in a one-sided

game making it an

absolute 129 runs victory.

Earlier, Singh Club set a

huge total of 250 runs for

five wickets, courtesy

brilliant century coming

from Sonu, who made 107

runs off just 44 deliveries.

Sny and Chandan

contributed 58 (27) and 37

(27) runs respectively.

From Jandial Warriors,

Ishant claimed two

wickets while Jonty and

Jinder shared apiece each.

In reply, Jandial Warriors

could make 121 runs

losing all their wickets in

15.2 overs. Aditya (24),

Ishant (34) and Ranjit (14)

were main contributors to

the total. Sonu, who

earlier hit a superb

century, claimed two

wickets. Chandan also

bowled well taking away

two wickets while Sny,

Sham Singh, Sunil and

Santu shared apiece each.

For his all round

performance, Sonu was

named man of the match.

Vikas Bali and Dayal

Singh were umpires in

today's quarterfinal while

Ashwani maintained the

scorecard.

Sonu hero in Singh Club's huge win

Semis line up drawn in Pawan T20Jammu, Jun 28

Former Ranji Cricketer

Ankush Abrol has called

upon the Hon’ble Governor

Shri N N Vohra to step in and

save the State Sports Council

from ruin.

The former first class

cricketer in a statement

issued here today said, the

State Sports Council is being

run by the corrupt and

unscrupulous people who

have no sports backgrounds

as crores of rupees are being

swindled and there is no

accountability. He alleged

that deserving and genuine

sports persons are being

ignored even the

whistleblower members of

Sports Council are being

targeted for raising voice of

dissent against the secretary

sports Council Jawed Shah.

He said that it a matter of

great concern that a person

who has been inducted by

the State Vigilance

Organization for his alleged

corrupt practices, is running

the sports body in the state.

He sought personnel

intervention by the Hon’ble

Governor in the matter to

safe guard the interest of the

sportspersons of the state.

He further said that a group

of prominent sportspersons

shall soon seek appointment

with the Hon’ble Governor

to seek a white paper with

regard to the purchases and

financial spending by the

Secretary, Sports Council

Jawed Shah and party to

expose the culprits. He urged

the Governor to look into the

messy affairs of the Sports

Council and suitably advise

the government to take

corrective measures for the

betterment of the Sports in

the troubled torn state.

Abrol urges Guv to intervene and saveState Sports Council from ruining

Mumbai, Jun 28

New Zealand will begin their five-

week tour of India with the opening

Test of the three-match series at

Kanpur from September 22, the

Board of Control for Cricket in

India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.

Test cricket will return to Kanpur’s

Green Park Stadium after a gap of

seven years while the central Indian

city of Indore will make its debut as

a Test match centre in the second

match, starting on September 30.

Kolkata’s Eden Gardens will stage

the final Test against the Black

Caps from October 8 but the BCCIdid not clarify if it would be a day-

night Test, as has been recently

reported in the local media.The BCCI said last week theywould wait for the players’feedback from September’s DuleepTrophy in which pink balls wouldbe used.New Zealand will also play fiveone-day internationals betweenOctober 16-29.India are set for a bumper season athome when they will be playing 13Test matches, eight ODIs and threeT20 Internationals.England and Australia will alsovisit India to play five and fourTests respectively, whileBangladesh will play a one-off Testat Hyderabad.

New Zealand to begin 5-week India tourwith Kanpur Test on September 22

New Zealand tour of

India schedule:Tests

September 22-26 - First Test, Kanpur

September 30-October 4 - Second Test,

Indore

October 8-12 - Third Test, Kolkata

ODIs

October 16 - First ODI, Dharamsala

October 19 - Second ODI, Delhi

October 23 - Third ODI, Mohali

October 26 - Fourth ODI, Ranchi

October 29 - Fifth ODI, Vizag

Ohio, Jun 28

Jason Day pulled out of the

Olympics on Tuesday

because of the Zika virus,

costing golf its No. 1 player

as it returns from a century-

long absence at the games.

The sport has lost two of its

biggest stars in the last week,

adding to the perception that

the Olympics are not a high

priority. Rory McIlroy, a

four-time major champion,

also said Zika will keep from

competing in Rio de Janeiro.

“The sole reason for my

decision is my concerns

about the possible

transmission of the Zika

virus and the potential risks

that it may present to my

wife’s future pregnancies

and to future members of our

family,” Day said in a

statement. “I have always

placed my family in front of

everything else in my life.”

Day and his wife, Ellie, had

their second child in

November, and he has said

they want more children.

The 28-year-old Australian

is the fifth golfer and one of

the most prominent athletes

to specifically cite Zika for

not going to Rio. The others

are McIlroy, Charl

Schwartzel, Branden Grace

and Marc Leishman, whose

wife’s immune system has

not fully recovered after she

nearly died last year of toxic

shock syndrome.American cyclist Tejay vanGarderen is among a handfulof athletes outside of golf whoalso cited Zika as the reasonbehind not going to Rio.Basketball star Stephen Currydidn’t specifically cite Zikabut noted that “other factors”played a role in his decision toskip the games.Brazil has been the hardest hitof the approximately 60countries that have reported anoutbreak of Zika, the

mosquito-borne virus linkedto severe birth defects andpossible neurologicalproblems in adults.Day first expressed concern amonth ago at the Memorialand said he had beenconsulting doctors so he couldmake a smart choice.“Medical experts haveconfirmed that while perhapsslight, a decision to competein Rio absolutely comes withhealth risks to me and to myfamily,” Day said. “While ithas always been a major goalto compete in the Olympics onbehalf of my country, playinggolf cannot take precedentover the safety of our family. Iwill not place them at risk. ... Ihope all golf and Olympicsfans respect and understandmy position.”

Australian golfer Jason Day says Zikafears will keep him out of Rio Olympics

Rio de Janeiro, Jun 28

Rio de Janeiro’s acting

governor warned Monday

that the Olympic Games

could be a “big failure,”

because of budget shortfalls

that threaten to compromise

security and mobility during

the games.

In an interview with Rio’s O

Globo daily, Francisco

Dornelles said the state is

still awaiting a 2.9 billion

Brazilian real ($860 million)

payout from the federal

government aimed at shoring

up state coffers ahead of the

August 5-21 event. The

funds were allocated last

week but have not yet

reached the state, and

Dornelles warned that

without them, police patrols

may grind to a halt by the

end of the week, for lack of

gas money.

“How are people going to

feel protected in a city

without security,” Dornelles

was quoted as asking.

“I’m optimistic about the

games, but I have to show

reality,” he said. “We can

have a great Olympics, but if

some steps aren’t taken, it

can be a big failure.”

Rio has been particularly

hard-hit by the recession

besetting Brazil, which saw

the economy shrink by

around 4 percent last year

and joblessness spike. The

state is highly reliant on

sinking oil royalties, and

prior governments awarded

billions in tax exemptions

that resulted in near-empty

coffers.

Another worrying issue for

Dornelles is the metro line

that was meant to ferry

tourists to the main Olympic

venue in the far-western Rio

area of Barra da Tijuca.

Promised for late last year,

the metro is still not ready. A

nearly 1 billion real ($290

million) federal loan aimed

at finishing the project has

also not yet been released.

“I’ve said that without

security and without the

metro there will be

difficulties,” Dornelles was

quoted as saying.

He also called the situation in

the state’s health care system

“calamitous,” and said the

policy of deferring or paying

state workers’ salaries in

installments “is a form of

slave labor.”

Formerly Rio’s vice

governor, 81-year-old

Dornelles was thrust into the

hot seat after Rio Governor

Luiz Fernando Pezao was

diagnosed with non-

Hodgkin’s lymphoma and

took medical leave earlier

this year.

Rio government warnsOlympics could be ‘big failure’

due to budget shortfall

My punches will reply to overconfidentKerry: Vijender on WBO title bout

Amazingperformances,uncomfortable

questionsKOCHI, Jun 28

Clearly, nobody wasprepared for the series ofstunning performances fromathletes like long jumperAnkit Sharma and sprinterslike Dutee Chand, SrabaniNanda and MuhammedAnees over the last few daysin Kazakhstan and Polandthat came with berths for thisAugust’s Rio Olympics.And now, expectations havereached unreasonableproportions. “Can Ankit wina medal at Rio…? The silvermedallist at the LondonOlympics had done just8.16m,” one fan asked.To put things inperspective, India hasnever won an athleticsmedal at the Olympics afterindependence.What is the reason for thissudden spring of nationalrecords? Are theseperformances clean?The reason… they weretraining very seriously andthey say the weather is verygood at Almaty,” C.K.Valson, the secretaryAthletics Federation ofIndia.

Paris, June 28

Paris’ most recognisable

monument will remain

closed to visitors on

Tuesday as Eiffel Tower

staff joined strike action

against controversial labour

reforms.

“Since there aren't enough

staff present to open the

monument under safe and

welcoming conditions for

the public, the tower will

remain closed all day,"

tower operator SETE

announced.

Staff are walking out for the

second time in two weeks to

join a demonstration against

the labour laws forced

through by the government

of Socialist President

Francois Hollande.

Unions have called repeated

strikes and marches in

opposition to the law, which

seeks to bring down France's

intractable 10-percent

unemployment rate by

making it easier to hire and

fire workers.

Almost seven million people

-- around 20,000 a day --

bought tickets to the Eiffel

Tower in 2015, 80 per cent

of them coming from abroad

to clamber up the skirts of

the French capital's "Iron

Lady".

The figures make the Eiffel

Tower one of the most

popular tourist attractions in

the world as well as a

symbol of the city -- a far

cry from its origins as a

temporary structure built for

the 1889 Universal

Exhibition. — AFP

Beijing, June 28

China said on Tuesday US

pop star Lady Gaga's

meeting with exiled Tibetan

spiritual leader the Dalai

Lama had unleashed

"anger" in the country, as

internet users criticised her

for meeting a man China

condemns as a separatist.

The barrage of angry and

critical comments came

after the singer posted

several photos of herself

with the Dalai Lama on

Sunday at the US

Conference of Mayors in

the US city of Indianapolis

on her Twitter and

Instagram accounts.

Lady Gaga, known for

songs such as "Bad

Romance" and "Born This

Way", chatted with the

Dalai Lama on topics

including generosity to the

poor and mental health,

according to video of the

event.

China considers the Dalai

Lama, who fled Tibet into

exile in India in 1959 after a

failed uprising against

Chinese rule, to be a

dangerous "splittist", or

separatist. The Dalai Lama

says he only wants genuine

autonomy for his remote

homeland.

"There is a broad consensus

internationally about what

kind of person the Dalai

Lama is and what he does

internationally," Chinese

Foreign Ministry spokesman

Hong Lei told a regular

briefing.

"After the relevant incident

happened, if you look at

comments on the Chinese

Internet, their anger has

welled up," he added,

referring to Lady Gaga's

meeting.

Lady Gaga has not

remarked on the blowback

from Chinese internet users

on her social media

accounts. Reuters could not

immediately reach a

representative for comment.

Lady Gaga is popular with

many young Chinese but

has never held a concert in

mainland China, though she

has in the Chinese territories

of Hong Kong and Macau.

"Lady Gaga, you're never

coming back to China,"

wrote one user on China's

Twitter-like Sina Weibo

microblog.

Other comments were less

polite, using obscene

language or cursing the pop

star.

Such meetings with the

Dalai Lama often get

foreign artists put on

blacklists in China.

The Ministry of Culture,

which regulates the

activities of foreign artists in

China, did not respond to

calls for comment.

Beijing, June 28

‘Nationalists’ in India are yet

to develop a mindset

befitting the citizenry of a

‘major power’, says China’s

state-run "Global Times."

At least 10 countries

opposed India’s bid to join

the Nuclear Suppliers Group

(NSG), an editorial in

China’s state-run "Global

Times" on Tuesday said. It

rejected accusations in India

that Beijing was solely

responsible for quashing

New Delhi’s bid to join the

48-member nuclear club.

“The NSG had a plenary

meeting in Seoul last week,

and all members participated

in a special conference on

Thursday evening about the

accession of non-

participants of the Nuclear

Non-Proliferation Treaty

(NPT) into the NSG. At least

10 countries, including

China, opposed their bid,”

said the edit.

The daily stressed that lack

of India’s membership of the

NPT — the cornerstone of

NSG membership — was

the chief obstacle in New

Delhi’s path to becoming a

member of the nuclear club.

“Since its foundation in

1975, all NSG members

shall be NPT signatories.

This has become the primary

principle of the organisation.

Now India wants to be the

first exception to join the

NSG without signing the

NPT. It is morally legitimate

for China and other

members to upset India's

proposal in defense of

principles,” it said.

The write-up attributed

mainstream India’s sharp

reaction to the rejection of

New Delhi’s membership

application in Seoul to the

sustained “adulation” of

India by the western powers.

It said, “Recent years have

seen the Western world

giving too many thumbs up

to India, but thumbs down to

China. India is spoiled.

Although the South Asian

country's GDP accounts for

only 20 per cent of that of

China, it is still a golden boy

in the eyes of the West,

having a competitive edge

and more potential

compared to China. The

international ‘adulation’ of

India makes the country a bit

smug in international

affairs.”

‘The U.S. is not the whole

world’

It observed that India had

“ignored” that the United

States, which has supported

New Delhi NSG bid, was

not in a position to

commandeer the global

agenda. “[The] U.S. backing

adds the biggest impetus to

India's ambition. By cozying

up to India, Washington's

India policy actually serves

the purpose of containing

China.”

Highlighting the limitations

of Washington’s powers, the

daily said: “The U.S. is not

the whole world. Its

endorsement does not mean

India has won the backing of

the world. This basic fact,

however, has been ignored

by India”.

The editorial made two

additional points. First it

stressed that “nationalists” in

India were yet to develop a

mindset befitting the

citizenry of a “major

power.”

“Some Indians are too self-

centred and self-righteous.

On the contrary, the Indian

government behaves

decently and is willing to

communicate. Throwing a

tantrum won't be an option

for New Delhi. India's

nationalists should learn

how to behave themselves.

Now that they wish their

country could be a major

power, they should know

how major powers play their

games,” it said.

Second, the write-up

contrasted the response by a

section of people in India to

the popular reaction in

China, to Beijing’s inability

to become a member of the

Missile Technology Control

Regime. “On Monday, the

Missile Technology Control

Regime absorbed India as a

new member, and denied

China's access. The news

didn't even make a ripple

among the Chinese public.

The Chinese have become

more mature in dealing with

these setbacks caused by

international relations.”


11JAMMU || WEDNESDAY || 29 || JUNE || 2016

The station would have

several automated

research facilities to

detect the changes in

glaciers, and glacial melt-

water.

Glaciologists are studying

Himalayan glaciers to

understand the impacts of

climate change in the polar

climate and its connection to

the Indian monsoon.

A team of glaciologists from

the National Centre for

Antarctic and Ocean

Research, Goa, led by

Paramanand Sharma, has

already scaled over 4,500

metre to set up a research

station on the icy terrain.

The station would have

several automated research

facilities to detect the

changes in glaciers, and

glacial melt-water.

The scientists will be

looking into various aspects

of climate change and the

present status and future

stability of glaciers from the

Himalayas. Scientists will

be undertaking an integrated

study on the health and fate

of benchmark glaciers from

the Chandra basin (part of

the Indus river basin) in

Lahaul-Spiti valley,

Himachal Pradesh, Western

Himalaya, he explained.

The newly established

station would be one of the

few high-altitude research

facilities in the Himalayas

that would help the

scientists to study the region

throughout the year. The

inclement and challenging

weather with extreme cold

and windy conditions and

the low availability of

oxygen at the dizzy altitudes

make the task of the

scientists a challenging one,

explained Thamban Meloth,

the leader of the Cryosphere

and Climate project funded

by the Ministry of Earth

Sciences.

The “effects of global

warming is most perceptible

and amplified in the Polar

Regions — the Antarctic

and Arctic — and the

Himalaya. The ice sheets

and glaciers also act as

natural recorders of climate

variability and change,” he

said.

India has also been

attempting to learn more

about the climate change in

Antarctica and its linkages

to global and tropical

climate system and to look

into the evolution, current

dynamics and possible

future instability of selected

Antarctic ice shelves using

geophysical studies and

modelling.

The bio-geochemical cycling

within the glacial

ecosystems of Antarctic,

Arctic and Himalayan

region, the dynamics and

health of the Arctic glaciers,

the dynamics and response

of selected Himalayan

glaciers to climate and other

factors will also be studied.

The multidisciplinary project

has researchers from

glaciology, geology, biology,

physics, and chemistry that

helps in understanding the

cryospheric systems in a

holistic way.

Since the last decade, the

NCAOR has drilled several

ice cores in Antarctica, up to

a depth of 100 metre. These

cores represent the Antarctic

climate variability and

change during the past

several hundreds of years.

The Centre is also measuring

the carbon cycling in

Antarctic cryosphere as well

as the stability of ice shelves

in coastal Antarctica, in the

face of a warming climate,

he explained.

A station in Himalayas tostudy climate change

It is eight on a Sundaymorning. There is a coldbreeze and a slight

drizzle, as I move fromoutside the departure loungeof the KempegowdaInternational Airport andmake my way towards thebus bay, where KIAL-8 willferry passengers toElectronics City, one ofBengaluru’s IT nerve centres.The mood at the departurebay is rather buoyant, perhapsbecause it is Sunday morningand Monday blues is still aday away. The bus is yet toarrive and I wait on the metalseats, with a bunch of others,feeling a little like ForrestGump, albeit one who has runacross the country or madeintelligent observations aboutlife and a box of chocolates.When the bus arrives, it ishalf empty. A nervouspassenger comes up to thebus and hesitantly asks theconductor, “Sarajapur Roadintersection?” “Hogi (Getin)” says the conductor andhe thankfully does so. A childfiddling with the AC controlsis told off by the conductorwho firmly says, “We havenot switched on the air-conditioning. Do not fiddlewith the dials.” More peopleget in, some with huge bagsand backpacks, many withnew TV sets and electronics,most definitely havingindulged in some duty freeretail therapy.As the bus pulls away fromthe airport and the whirr ofthe air-conditioning starts, Istrike a conversation with arather hassled-looking ITprofessional, Dhruv Pandey,from Delhi. He is fiddling

with his laptop and connectsit to a dongle. “I have apresentation to finish bytomorrow. It will take me allday to finish. I hope the busreaches my place off Agara inan hour. I have beentravelling all of last week.”He adds, “I prefer airportbuses to taxis, since they arenot very expensive and do nottake much time either. Thebuses are air-conditioned andI can work in comfort.”The nervous guy turns out tobe Rakesh Kumar, a callcentre employee fromLucknow, who has come totry his luck in the siliconplateau. “Bahut suna hai kiBangalore mein Englishjanana bahut important hai.Kya aap koi English coachingcentres jaante ho? (I’ve heardthat it’s important to knowEnglish in Bangalore. Do youknow any coachingcentres?)” he asks as we whizpast the Airport highway,leaving Yelahanka behind. “Ihave never been further homethan Delhi. This is a new

experience for me,” he adds.In about 20 minutes, we reachthe Hebbal flyover and getstuck in our first traffic snarl.A truck has broken down onthe road and traffic is reducedto a crawl. One of my co-passengers jokes, “A trafficjam on a Sunday morning. Ittakes more time to reachhome from the airport than tofly from Mumbai toBengaluru,” which lifts ourgloomy spirits a bit.We pick up speed again, crossHennur Cross, Banaswadiand Ramamurthy Nagar andfind ourselves in the usualKR Puram traffic block.“I think they should renameKR Puram and Silk Boardsignals as jam centres. Onlywhen they finish the metroline to Whitefield will weclear this junction withoutany hassles,” quips architectHarkirat Jass. With a grin, sheadds, “Considering the paceof work, it might take another50 years to complete. I workin Manyata and stay inMarathalli. I spend an hour

everyday at KR Puram.”In the rear of the bus, SanjeevJayaswal and his family arevisibly excited about theirmaiden trip to South India. “Irun a garments business inJaipur. We are going toMysore and Hampi. We haveheard a lot about Bengaluruas the IT centre and want tovisit as many places here,especially the Lalbaghgardens. We are on our wayto a family friend’s house inHSR Layout now.”It is almost 9.30 a.m., as thebus inches past KR Puramand climbs theDoddanekundi Flyover.Saranya Prasad, an ITemployee nervously looks ather watch and says, “I have toreach my office in Marathalliby 10 for a launch. I hadassumed that traffic would belight today, but that does notseem to be the case.”

We don’t face any more

blocks and the bus picks up

speed again. A rather relived

Saranya manages to get down

by 9.45 at Marthahalli. A

group of young men clamber

into the bus, fresh from a

cricket session at a

neighbouring apartment

complex. “All of us stay in

Bomanahalli and our

apartment complexes do not

have big parks. We come to

this part of the city to play

cricket on weekend

mornings. With the buses

being available every 15

minutes, we prefer riding the

bus to coming by car. We get

to relax and enjoy the ride

rather than worrying about

the traffic. I think that the

BMTC should include more

buses on these routes.

All for a bus ride home

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

OFFBEAT

London, June 28

The English language may

be one of the casualties of

Brexit as it emerged that no

state other than the UK has

registered it as a primary

language among the 28

countries within the

European Union.

English has been the top

choice for European Union

(EU) institutions but

Britain's vote to leave the

union last week could

trigger a ban on its use.

“We have a regulation where

every EU country has the

right to notify one official

language,” Danuta Hubner,

the Polish MEP or Member

of European Parliament who

heads the European

Parliament's constitutional

affairs committee, told a

press conference in Brussels

yesterday.

“The Irish have notified

Gaelic and the Maltese have

notified Maltese, so you

have only the UK notifying

English,” she said in

reference to the fact that

English is in everyday use in

member countries Ireland

and Malta.

Hubner said although

English was the "dominant

language" used by the EU

civil servants and MEPs, in

legal terms "if you do not

have the UK, you do not

have English", ‘The Times’

reported.

Regulations would have to

be changed to retain the

language, requiring a

unanimous vote from the

27 remaining states.

The EU has 24 official

languages but for daily

business, the European

Commission and council of

ministers use English,

French and German.

Although English is the

most popular foreign

language in all but five

European countries,

French politicians have led

calls since the Brexit vote

for an end to its

dominance.

However, the Germans are

wary of allowing the

French their way.

“We have a series of

member states that speak

English, and English is the

world language which we

all accept,” said German

EU commissioner Gunther

Oettinger, before joking

that if Scotland was to join

separately, it could apply

for English as their primary

language.

EU documents and legal

texts are translated into all

24 official languages of the

bloc.

If English were to lose that

status, Britons would have

to do the translation

themselves. — PTI

English language may bedropped by EU after Brexit

Karachi, June 28

A Hindu reporter in

Pakistan's state-run news

agency has been barred

from drinking water in the

same glass and sharing

utensils with other Muslim

staff at the office after his

colleagues found out his

religion.

Sahib Khan Oad, a senior

reporter with Associated

Press of Pakistan (APP), has

been barred from drinking

water from the same glass

used by his Muslim

colleagues or sharing food

utensils, the Express

Tribune reported.

Oad, who hails from Dadu

district, was initially

appointed as a reporter in

APP Islamabad and was

transferred to Hyderabad

and then Karachi in April

this year.

The discriminatory attitude

started soon after Oad's

younger son Raj Kumar

visited his office and

everyone found out that he

was Hindu.

“Actually my name contains

the word 'Khan' so everyone

in the office initially thought

I was Muslim," the paper

quoted him as saying.

"The bureau chief asked me

to separate my drinking

water glass in the office

because some colleagues

had reservations," he

claimed.

Since the start of Ramazan,

Oad is not allowed to sit at

the same dining table at the

time of Iftaar and senior

colleagues have suggested

he bring his own plates and

glasses if he wants to eat in

the office, the paper said.

"I have now bought a

separate glass and plate for

the office," he said.

APP Karachi bureau chief

Parvez Aslam denied

making any such request.

"He was suffering from flu

so we suggested he arrange

a separate glass," he said.

Aslam pointed out that he

supported Oad when he was

transferred from Hyderabad

and called the

discrimination charges 'total

propaganda'.

"You can come to my office

and see how he eats Iftaar

with us," he said.

Meanwhile, APP managing

director Masood Malik said

that they have started

inquiry into the matter.

Pakistan Institute of Labour

Education and Research

(Piler), an organisation that

works for labour rights, has

written a letter to federal

information minister

Pervaiz Rashid against the

discriminatory attitude.

"We are really shocked to

know that a bureau chief of

a government news agency

has pressurised a reporter to

drink in a separate glass

because he is Hindu," wrote

Piler executive director

Karmat Ali. — PTI

Hindu scribe in Pak forced to drinkfrom separate glass at office

'At least 10 countries opposed India’s NSG entry bid in Seoul'

Lady Gaga caught in bad romancewith China after meeting Dalai Lama

Strike shuts Eiffel Towerto tourists again

Jammu Tawi, June 28

Shiromani Akali DalNational (SADN) in a meet-ing held at Gadi GarhJammu strongly condemnedthe Govt. for not finding outthe way for the extension ofNational Minority Act of1992 of India in the Statethereby, depriving theminorities of the State fortheir legitimate benefits dueunder this act.Prof. Amrik Singh SaathiGeneral Secretary (SADN)expressed his serious con-cerns and criticized thecoalition govt. for not takingthe cognizance of this legiti-mate demand of grantingminority status to Sikhs andother minority communitiesof the State despite of thefact that the same has beenkept in alliance agenda. Hesaid that Sikhs in state are an

ethnic microscopic minorityhaving distinct faith, reli-gion and culture and haveserved the people of state tothe best of their ability. He further said that Sikhsare lagging behind in Socio-Economic and Political fieldand are being discriminatedin every sphere thus feelingbadly isolated and alienated.They have no representativecharacter in State legislatureto represent their legitimateand genuine aspirationsresulting in they are beingdenied representation in var-ious statuary bodies. He drew the attention ofChief Minister and her govt.towards the statement givenby Sajid Ghani LoneMinister for Social Welfareon 23-06-2016 on the floorof house in response to ademand raised by BJPLegislature for setting up of

minority commission anddeclaration of Sikhs andHindus as minorities in thestate.He urged upon the Minsterand his govt. to declareSikhs and others as minori-ties under the nationalMinority Act Of 1992 andmake way for its extensionto the State either by ratify-ing the same in the StateLegislative Assembly orrequesting the President ofIndia to issue an ordinancein this regard as the NCM of1992 has no jurisdictionover the state under article370.Other who spoke BabuSingh, Makhan Singh,Mohinder Singh andSantokh Singh.

Jammu Tawi, June 28

Vikram Malhotra, GeneralSecretary, Jammu &Kashmir Pradesh CongressCommittee (JKPCC), visitedseveral areas of QasimNagar in Ward No. 19 ofJammu East constituencyand listened to the griev-ances of people. Vikram Malhotra criticizedthe Jammu Municipalauthorities for their patheticapproach towards sanitationproblem of Qasim Nagardespite of repeatedreminders by the people.He expressed dismay overutter neglect of people's mis-eries by the JMC authoritiesand criticized them for nottaking steps to remove filthand garbage etc collected inall areas of Qasim Nagar. The Congress leader alsoexpressed his serious con-cern over health hazardsbeing posed by dirt and filthto the people of QasimNagar, especially the chil-dren. He took a dig at theJMC authorities for creating

undue hype on the name of"Swach Bharat Abhiyan", ashe alleged that this cam-paign has completely failedto achieve the motive behindits launch. On this occasion,he demanded visit of a teamof Health Departmentincluding doctors to QasimNagar to provide free med-ical services to the people.He also demanded repair ofthe portion of embankmentof river Tawi as early as pos-sible and also sought imme-diate assessment of the situ-ation by the concerneddepartment. Prominent among thosepresent on the occasion wereVicky Choudhary, SunilKumar, Des Raj, Gulshan,Kewal Krishan, Kamlesh,Santosh, Smt. Krishna Rani,Rano Devi, Veena Devi,Meena Kumari, Ram Lal,Sandeep Gandotra and oth-ers.

The NORTHLINESJAMMU || WEDNESDAY | JUNE | 29 || 201612 www.thenorthlines.com

Jammu Tawi, June 28

Nat manch today presenteda Dogri play "Shikshak DaFarz " under its ongoingTuesday Series here atShakti Nagar, Jammu. Withthe presentation of today'splay Nat Manch had com-pleted 221 in its ongoingTuesday Series. The playwas written by RanjeetSingh and directed by TarunSharma. Ajay Vaid (StateVice President BJYM) wasthe chief guest in the func-tion. Ajay Vaid also honoredNat Manch.

Nat Manch presents"Shikshak Da Farz "

Jammu Tawi, June 28

President of the NationalMazdoor Conference(NMC) Subash Shastritoday appealed to ChiefMinister to take up the issueof implementation of rec-ommendations of 7th paycommission by arrangingprovision of proper budgetand other financial grants,with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.As the announcementregarding the implementa-tion of recommendations of7th pay commission is anytime, due, Shastri urgedMehbooba Mufti to vigor-ously take up the issue offunding with centre, so thatthe J&K becomes the firststate in the country to pro-vide benefits of revisedsalary /pension to itsemployees and pensioners,along with central govern-ment employees and pen-sioners, he said.While addressing a wellattended meeting of NMCactivists here, Shastri hailedrecent decision of state cab-inet favoring pensionersand employees on superan-nuation with the latest DAinstallment to be calculatedwhile finalizing ,their pen-

sion claims. Shastri hopedthat with such a chiefMinister, the benefits of 7thpay commission, this timewill available without muchstruggle as has been thenorm with previous govern-ments. Shastri furtherappealed him to increasemedical allowance to rupeetwo thousand per month asthe present rupee three hun-dred is highly insufficientto meet medical expensesby older population.These issue are likely tohave a bearing on upcominglocal bodies elections,Shastri further said.Amongother who were present onthe occasion includes RajanBabu Khajuria, B.S.Jamwal, Sunil Kochhar,Ragu Pal, Satinder Kumar,Darshan Bala, Janto Ram,Suraj Parkash, Mohd Shafi,Ashok Kumar and others.

Implement 7th PayCommission: NMC

Jammu Tawi, June 28

Janata Dal-United {JD-(U)}on Tuesday launched theparty's membership drivehere in Jammu, aiming toenlist secular and youthmember of the region intoparty fold.Addressing apress conference afterlaunching drive, AfaqAhmed, All India GeneralSecretary Janata Dal-Unitedsaid that people of state feel-ing cheated by ruling PDP-BJP collation government astheir miseries increased

manifold after this govern-ment came into existence."People are searching for analternative of ruling PDP-BJP as both the parties com-promised their core ideologyto and formed governmentonly for chair while thebasis problems of people inJammu as well as Kashmirremained unattended," hesaid.The central leadershipalso invoke hallow promisesand have nothing to offer thepeople of Jammu andKashmir.He said the people needs a

better alternative of all thepolitical parties and underthe leadership of SharadYadav and Bihar ChiefMinister Nitish KumarJanata Dal-United JD-(U) isbest for state.Speaking to media, statepresident G M Shaheenpraised Bihar CM NitishKumar for banning alcoholin the state said that liquor ismain instrument behindmany crimes and road acci-dents following the exampleof Bihar and Gujarat Jammuand Kashmir State shouldalso ban liquor in thestate.The JDU leader furthersaid that in Jammu andKashmir party enroll peoplewith its two main agenda.i.e. overall development ofthe state which is ignored byall successive political par-ties and complete ban onalcohol in the state like inGujarat and Bihar .

JD (U) launches membership drive in Jammu


Concerned over the growingmilitancy in the state as alsothe revocation of PSA on theperpetrator detained for des-ecrating revered AapShambhu Temple in Jammu,a battalion of Pantheractivists spearheaded byHarsh Dev Singh ChairmanJKNPP, Balwant SinghMankotia State Presidentand other leaders staged aprotest demonstration atexhibition ground Jammutoday seeking strengtheningof intelligence network

besides invocation of PSAon the accused and otherconspirators of heinouscrime who vitiated thepeaceful atmosphere ofJammu region. Harsh recalled that profane

act of blasphemy and dese-cration at Aap ShambhuTemple in Roop NagarJammu on 14thJune by aperson named Yasir Alfazhad severely hurt the senti-ments of the people ofJammu Pradesh. He said thatsimilar sacrilegious act wascommitted at Nanak NagarShiv temple by a felon undera deep rooted conspiracy

hatched by the anti-socialforces who were hell bent toflare up communal passionsby disturbing the secularfabric of Jammu region andto scuttle the scheduled holypilgrimages like AmarnathYatra. Mr. Singh revealedthat the District administra-tion taking the cognizance ofpublic fury and ferocity ofturbulence slapped PSA onboth the accused subse-quently but expressed hisanguish over the revocationof the act on Yasir Alfaz byirrationally declaring himinsane and deranged. Hewondered that how could

state government dub him'lunatic' without any conclu-sive evidence that theaccused was suffering fromany form of mental disordertill date. He further revealedthat the miscreant reportedlyboarded the auto rickshawfrom Roop Nagar and droveto Aap Shambhu Temple tocommit the desecration andhad no precedents of self orfamily abuse or ferocioussymptoms which defied thetheory of psychiatric prob-lem. Balwant Singh Mankotia,while flaying the politicalincompetence of the BJP,deplored that rather thanraking up genuine and legit-imate issues of the public,the Saffron MLAs indulgedin ridiculous clamouringinside the legislature overtheir salary, CDF, plots,powers thus making a mock-ery of themselves.

JKNPP protests soft approach towards anti national forces

Dorjey holdspublic darbarJammu Tawi, June 28

Minister of CooperativesTsering Dorjey, during hissitting at BJP office atKachi Chawni, listened tothe grievances of the peo-ple drawn from differentwalks of life, mostly con-cerned with theCooperative Societies andthe Cooperative depart-ment. Most of their com-plaints related to non-func-tioning of cooperativesocieties and entities. Theyalso pointed out non-seri-ous attitude towards care& maintenance of proper-ties of various cooperativesocieties like Super Bazar,Federations etc. A deputa-tion from Tawi InderwalMarketing Society,Phallain Mandaal,expressed their grave con-cern over the poor state ofthe super bazaars and otherconcerned cooperativeorganizations in their area.Tsering Dorjey, while giv-ing patient hearing to thedeputations and the indi-viduals, said that the previ-ous governments in thestate had neglected theCooperative Societieswhich, once were pride ofthe cooperative movementin the state and hadallowed them to becomedefunct. The previous governmentslost the sight of these loftyconsiderations and allowedthe cooperative movementto become dead. TseringDorjey said that presentgovernment is committedfor the revival and rejuve-nation of the cooperativemovement and make itvehicle for the socialprogress. He said that vari-ous litigations in the courtof law are also being pur-sued, mostly sorted outand it is hoped that thewhole system in theCooperatives is streamlined soon.BJP State Secretary SanjayBaru, District GeneralSecretary Vinay Gupta andCells Incharge S.Varinderjeet Singh assistedthe minister.


Addressing a joint pressconference here today Sr.vice president Sham LalSharma along with Chiefspokesperson RavinderSharma, Former Ministerand Vice President RamanBhalla and General secre-tary Vikram Malhotra havesaid that the state Govt. hasintroduced an amendmentbill to bring about drasticchanges in the entirePanchayat Raj system in theState which goes against thebasic spirit of 73rd amend-ment. The bill seeks to bringabout total change in thepattern of election to thePanchayats especially thatof Sarpanchs . The sarpanchis directly elected by thepopulation of the Panchayatunder the existing law. Theproposed law has providedfor indirect election ofsarpanch by the Panchs inthe Panchayat.This aims at manipulating

the elections to thePanchayat Raj bodies espe-cially that of Sarpanchs, bythe present Govt. This isstep in backward directionto dilute the authority ofelected Sarpanchs. It clearlyestablishes the intention ofthe present Govt. to dilutethe authority of grass institu-tion of democracy.Unfortunately, while inopposition both BJP andPDP were advocating for theempowerment of PRIs in thestate. Surprisingly now thePDP which talked of self-rule, is heading the Govt.and it want to weaken grassroot institutions of democra-cy. They expressed concernover the deteriorating secu-rity scenario in the valley

and elsewhere in the state inthe wake of ensuingAmarnath Yatra. They alsoquestioned BJP over the var-ious other controversialactions of the state Govt.and legislations includingPRC, as the party (BJP)always advocated theremoval of Article 370 andcitizenship rights to WestPakistan refugees, while inopposition. The overall con-clusion is that BJP hastotally surrendered on allissues for the sake of power.They described the Govt. astotal failure on all frontsincluding providing Ration,power, water and other basicnecessities to the people as aresult the public is facinggreat hardships .

Coalition Govt trying todilute democracy: Congress

Jammu Tawi, June 28

Indian Council for CulturalRelations, Ministry ofExternal Affairs,Government of India inassociation with J&KAcademy of Art Culture andlanguages is going to mes-merize Jammuites with ascintillating spectaculardance show 'Bouquet ofDiverse Cultural flowers' onWednesday, 29th of June,2016 at 6 pm at AbhinavTheatre Jammu. This wasdisclosed here today byRegional Director of ICCRJammu Balwant Thakur in apress briefing which washeld at ICCR Jammu head-quarters.Giving details about thisunique programme, BalwantThakur informed that for thefirst time a programme fea-turing diverse dance tradi-tions of J&K is being show-cased professionally withpower-packed music andchoreographed presenta-tions. The idea is aimed atcreating International stuffwith the help of local talent.ICCR has a clear mandate toproject the culture of Indiaglobally and through thisinitiative an effort is made tomeet out the required inter-national standards. MrsPriya Sethi HonourableMinister of State for

Education, Culture,Tourism, TechnicalEducation, Horticulture,Floriculture and Parks willbe the Chief Guest on theoccasion whereas MrsSushma Chauhan, IASDirector J&K Tourism,Jammu will be the guest ofhonor. Elaborating on theprogramme, Balwant Thakurfurther said that this presen-tation is an amazing bouquetof rarest dance traditionsbeautifully unfolds the mes-merizing artistic traditions ofthis part of the world. Eachdance presentation despitebeing different from theother in rhythm and pace hasbeen artistically blendedwith each other so as to pres-ent their harmony and co-relation. This presentationalso represents the vision ofthe new generation of theartists of Jammu & Kashmirwho are not only revivingthe wonderful dying artisticexpressions in their own waybut also believe in integra-tion of the state through cul-tural and artistic initiatives.Balwant Thakur appealed allJammuites to avail this rarestopportunity to see thevibrancy and strength oftheir own culture and alsorequested them to bring chil-dren so as they are exposedto the rich performing artheritage of their state.

ICCRJ organizingdance show

Jammu Tawi, June 28

During field visit byMandeep Kaur, IAS,Municipal Commissionerand R.S. Jamwal, KAS,Joint Commissioner (A), theEnforcement wing of JMCled by Chief EnforcementOfficer and EnforcementOfficer conducted an exclu-sive anti encroachment driveat Akhnoor Road, Jammu. During the drive the teamseized the sizable no. ofRehris which were found

stationary by encroachingupon road side and causinginconvenience to the pedes-trians and hurdles in thesmooth flow of vehiculartraffic and all illegalReharies plying / standingon road side at AkhnoorRoad and surrounding areawere seized and destroyedthereafter.Besides, this the team alsodemolished 03 nos. of struc-tures which have come upupon Govt. land in the saidarea by pressing the man

and machinery into serviceand also removed other ven-dors who were selling theirarticles by encroaching uponroad sides.The Jammu MunicipalCorporation appeals to theRehri pullers to confine tothe Rehri zone created forthe Rehris and not to ply andkeep the Rehri stationary onroad side which besidesinconvenience is also asource of obstruction andmany times leads to trafficaccidents.

JMC conducts anti encroachment driveMalhotra demands repair

of Tawi embankment

SADN demands minority status for Sikhs

LeT preparing for fresh 'fidayeen' strike in JK Srinagar, June 28

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