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VOL 5, ISSUE NO. 19 JAMMU & KASHMIR TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2016 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee There Is an Inexplicable Delay in Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah PDP Core Group Authorises Mehbooba Formation of New PDP-BJP Govt : Omar Geelani unwell, complains of SRINAGAR, JAN 18 : are being conducted and the a smokescreen of stiff morali - breathing problems Former Jammu and Kashmir formation of the new PDP- ty. "The people of Jammu and SRINMAGAuR, fJAtNi 1 7t : o" noD timeelinec." "iThde foceus i s on nlate Gchieof mvinister , Fsaiod thre mPrimae Mtiniisteor ofn our country Chief Minister Omar BJP government is a foregone Kashmir continue to be Srinagar : Hardline Dropping broad hints about the agenda of alliance, which party welcomed the Prime visit Lahore," Akhtar said. Abdullah said while the "evi - Hurriyat Conference chair - continuance of its coalition has been part of Mufti sahib's Minister's Lahore visit last He said the PDP leaders dent" PDP-BJP coalition in man Syed Ali Shah Geelani with the BJP, the PDP today vision," he said. month and the maturity shown were happy about the maturity the state was a foregone con - was given oxygen by doctors said the party's core group has Akhtar said the party lead - by the Centre in the wake of shown by the country's leader - clusion, there was an inexpli - after he complained of severe authorized president ers put forth their points of the Pathankot attack. ship in the wake of the cable delay in government breathing problems. Mehbooba Mufti to take a Pathankot attack and its deci - formation. Late last night, Geelani final call on government for - sion to continue talks and "While the PDP has complained of severe chest mation in Jammu and improve relations with declared that the PDP-BJP pain and was unable to speak Kashmir. "On government for - Pakistan. "The people of 'Agenda of the Alliance' is a properly and faced difficul - mation, the party feels that the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, 'sacred document' and that ties due to congestion in his agenda of alliance is a sacred who have been the victims of PDP continues to be in awe of chest after which the doctors document for us and there has this confrontation, are very the BJP and Prime Minister administered oxygen to him, been much progress on that happy with this decision. We Narendra Modi, there is an a Hurriyat spokesman said under (Mufti Mohammed) must move forward on this inexplicable delay in govern - today. Sayeed. path and that will be the ment formation," Omar wrote 86-year-old Geelani has "The core group has biggest tribute to Mufti on his Facebook page last not been keeping well since authorized party president Mohammad Sayeed," he night. the last few days. Mehbooba to take whatever added. In a statement, a PDP Omar, the working presi - The spokesman said the decision on it (government spokesman said the meeting dent of the opposition doctors have prescribed treat - formation)," PDP leader reiterated that party would National Conference, was ment to the separatist leader Naeem Akhtar said after the work, with fresh resolve, reacting to the PDP statement and he has been advised not marathon 5-hour meeting of view at the meeting chaired by "It was his (Sayeed's) towards accomplishing the issued after the meeting of its to meet anyone. "We appeal the party's core group. Mehbooba on how to carry belief that India-Pakistan vision of Mufti Mohammad Core Group here last evening. the people to pray for the Akhtar said the PDP has forward the mission of Mufti friendship is necessary for Sayeed to create a space of "From the statement recovery of their leader," the not set any conditions for gov - Mohammad Sayeed, who died Kashmir as it has been a vic - "dignity, opportunity and pros - issued to the media at the con - conclusion," Omar said. deprived of an elected gov - spokesman added. ernment formation with the at AIIMS in Delhi on January tim of hostilities between the perity" for the people of clusion of today's (Sunday) He said the general per - ernment while two political Foggy Morning in Delhi, BJP, but refused to set any 7. "The most important point two countries," he said. Jammu and Kashmir in the meeting by the PDP, it has ception about the delay in parties with a combined 21 Trains Cancelled deadline for it, too. "No condi - in the vision of Mufti Sahib "The finest moment in "paradigm of friendship and become evident that the PDP- government formation was majority continue to be in an tions on part of the PDP," he was reconciliation between Mufti Sahib's life was when he cooperative relationship BJP alliance stands, that no that it is being done to salvage alliance -which is bizarre and NEW DELHI, JAN 18 : said. Asked how soon will the India and Pakistan," he said. was monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan". conditions have been set by some bare minimum credibil - unprecedented. Delhiites woke up to foggy government be formed, he said Akhtar, a trusted aide of the from his death bed and saw the (Cont. on Page-2) the PDP, that no negotiations ity for the PDP and "to create (Cont. on Page-2) morning today with mini - mum temperature settling at 6 degrees Celsius even as fog led to the cancellation of 21 Set House in Order: HC to Delhi Govt to Work for All Round Development BJP expresses hope that the trains and several delays. While flight operations Govt on State of Govt Schools of Northeast : PM Modi coalition will continue in J&K were also affected due to bad NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : ans, non-alcoholics or non- NEW DELHI, JAN 18 : The Prime Minister said and suggestions and some Jammu : The state BJP on we are waiting for them," he weather, no flights were can - The Delhi High Court today smokers. Ahead of his visit to the the Conference of Agriculture financial aspects along with Sunday said it had no objec - said. cellation or diverted. told the AAP government to Such criteria, if being Northeast, Prime Minister Ministers will focus on sus - new visions," he said. tion to PDP president Replying to a query "The minimum tempera - "set its house in order" by implemented by any private Narendra Modi today said his tainable development, organic The Prime Minister added Mehbooba Mufti taking over regarding the options BJP ture recorded at 8.30 AM was administering its schools and school for admissions, government is working for all farming and ecotourism, that certain states which have as the Jammu and Kashmir have if PDP decides against 6 degree Celsius a notch improving them instead of amounts to maladministra - round development of the "areas we are giving priority the potential to step up their Chief Minister, and expressed continuing the alliance with it, below normal and the humid - trying to "take over" admis - tion, the court said. region and leaving no stone to". efforts in farming and agricul - hope that its alliance with her he said, he was hopeful that ity was 97 per cent," the offi - sion process of private unaid - It, however, clarified that unturned. Meanwhile, Addressing ture will be asked to do so. party will continue. the alliance would continue. cial said. ed schools. parents as of now can apply "I am eagerly awaiting my the national conference on He also appreciated "We don't know what their "I think there should not be The visibility was record - "One major reason for all even as per the 62 criteria, but 2-day visit to the Northeast. sustainable agriculture in Sikkim's efforts in organic (PDP's) stand (on any reason for this, only they C M ed at 200 metres at 5.30 AM this is the poor state of public "scrutiny of applications Will participate in various Gangtok, the Prime Minister farming and said that the state Government formation) is, can tell us, we are hopeful that C M which improved to 400 Y B schools. No one is addressing would be subject to final programmes in Sikkim & spoke about revolutionising had come far in the particular unless we get something offi - such a situation won't arise," y B metres at 8.30 AM. that issue. Those people (gov - orders" in the petitions by Assam and interact with citi - cial from them, we cannot say he said. Twenty-one trains includ - ernment) who can't adminis - Forum for Promotion of zens," he said. anything, but we are hopeful Senior PDP leader, Naeem ing those announced earlier ter a public school are trying Quality Education and Action In a series of tweets, the that this alliance will go Akhtar had said that PDP were cancelled due to fog to take over admissions of Committee of Unaided Prime Minister said, "Our ahead," senior BJP leader and would review how much the while 10 Delhi-bound trains private schools. Recognized Private Schools. Govt is leaving no stone former deputy chief minister conditions of Agenda of including Purshottam and "Please set your house in The court said the govern - unturned to fulfil development Nirmal Singh told reporters Alliance have been fulfilled Poorva express were reported order. Then there would be no ment cannot take away the aspirations of Northeast & on the sidelines of a function Singh said that such a review to be running late, railway reason for people to rush to autonomy of private schools, ensure all round development. here on Sunday. was a normal thing. officials said. private schools," Justice especially by an office order "Tomorrow I will be in When asked whether the "Nowhere review has been "The flight operations Manmohan said. which has not been passed Assam where I will interact BJP would accept Mehbooba said and no condition has were slightly affected caus - He made the observation under any statutory provision. with the youth of Assam, stu - Mufti as the chief minister of been laid, it is true that the ing some delays due to the while issuing notice to the During the hearing, it also dents of IIT, NIT & central the coalition, Singh said, "we issue of Agenda of Alliance bad weather but there were Delhi government and asking said that in its November 28, universities of the Northeast," don't have any objection as we have to be seen as how much no cancellations or diver - it to respond to the pleas by 2014 verdict scrapping the he said. have already given signals to it has been fulfilled and how sions," airport officials said. private schools seeking point system of nursery "A conference of State it earlier". Asked about the much was remaining, even if The weatherman has pre - quashing of government's admissions devised by the Lt Agriculture Ministers is being agriculture and farming in field. reasons of delay in formation Mufti Sahab was alive he too dicted a partly cloudy day January 6 order scrapping 62 Governor for private unaided held in Gangtok. Am particu - India. "When the idea of organic of a government after J&K would have done this. There is ahead with possibility of criteria, including manage - schools, it had told the gov - larly delighted that the confer - "I have come here with farming would have been Chief Minister's death, he said no difference (between PDP moderate to dense fog tomor - ment quota, for nursery ernment to amend the statute. ence is being held in Sikkim," agriculture ministers of all the shared over a decade ago I am it was upto the PDP and BJP)," he said. row morning. admissions. "But you do nothing and Modi, who will also visit an states. We are here to discuss sure people may have opposed (Leadership) to take a deci - On the statement of "The maximum and mini - The court also expressed come out with another office exhibition of organic products how to transform India's agri - this. What we are seeing today sion. National Conference patron mum temperatures are likely doubts over scrapping of all order. Why do you (govt) do & interact with organic farm - culture. It is for the first time is the result of tremendous "I don't know, it is upto Farooq Abdullah, he said the to settle at 19 and 7 degrees 62 criteria, except for some it at the last moment," it ers in Gangtok, said. that discussions went on to hardwork & belief in an idea," them (PDP) to say this. We former chief minister has Celsius," the official added. like quotas for children asked. "I envision the Northeast such deep levels. They have he said. are only waiting for their retracted from his statement. The maximum yesterday whose parents were vegetari - (Cont. on Page-2) to be a hub in this," he said. taken out actionable points (Cont. on Page-2) reply, what stand they take, (Cont. on Page-2) was at 19.2 degrees while the minimum had settled at 9.6 degrees, which was three NGT Slams Centre, UP Govt Over notches above normal. India Attaches Top Priority to Ties With Israel : Swaraj JERUSALEM, JAN 18 : areas over the past two ing. "I hope to discuss the in the region and identify Kashmir valley remains in Pollution in River Ganga External Affairs Minister decades but the potential of entire spectrum of our bilater - areas where the two countries grip of cold, Leh coldest at NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : the matter and deal with it The green panel had also Sushma Swaraj today said can cooperate. minus13.0 degrees Celsius The National Green Tribunal expeditiously. ordered a joint inspection by a India attaches the highest In his welcoming remarks, today slammed the Centre and The observation came after team comprising officials from importance to its ties with Prime Minister Netanyahu Srinagar : Cold wave UP government over pollution advocate Gaurav Kumar Central Pollution Control Israel as she called on Prime said that there has been a conditions remained unabat - in river Ganga in Varanasi and Bansal mentioned before the Board, UPPCB, UPCB and a Minister Benjamin great flowering of relation - ed as the night temperature said their slogans are contrary bench that bodies of humans representative from Netanyahu to discuss the ship and friendship between across Kashmir division of to actions. "It is really very and animals were being Environment Ministry at entire spectrum of the rela - the two countries in the recent Jammu and Kashmir contin - unfortunate that such things dumped in river Ganga and the points where tributaries of tionship. years. ued to stay below the freez - are going on. Why don't you authorities were allegedly not river Ganga from Uttarakhand Swaraj, who is on her first "I take special pleasure in ing point with weatherman do something about this? Your taking any action on the same. and Uttar Pradesh meet the visit to West Asia as the welcoming you here and forecasting the dry spell to slogans are very contrary to On January 15, the bench Ganga. External Affairs Minister, said sending my regards to my continue this week as well. your actions," a bench headed had directed Uttar Pradesh and Earlier, the Tribunal had she was looking forward to good friend and colleague Leh in frontier Ladakh by NGT Chairperson Uttarakhand government to directed the Centre not to her discussions with the top Prime Minister Modi. The region, 434 kms from here, Swatanter Kumar said. identify seriously polluting release funds for cleaning the Israeli leadership. expression of this growing continued to be the coldest The green panel pulled up industries located on the banks river from Gomukh to Kanpur "India attaches the highest relationship has been in the recorded place in the state the Ministry of Environment of Ganga and apprise it about without its nod, chiding the importance to the full devel - visit of the (Indian) President, (Cont. on Page-2) and Forests, Ministry of Water "quantity and quality" of dis - two states for failing to identi - opment of bilateral ties with our relations are much more," al relationship," Swaraj said, the first ever by an Indian Resources and UP government charge generated by them in fy the seriously polluting loca - Israel. Our bilateral coopera - she told media along with adding that she hopes to get Head of State," he said. while asking them to look into the river. tions. tion has grown in a number of Netanyahu before their meet - an assessment of the situation (Cont. on Page-2)

ComFputOer SR ervices Laptop Services Woman Throws Ink At Kejriwal, AAP Calls It BJP Conspiracy Court Allows NIA to Conduct BSNL Broadband NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : Sena, was later detained by incident, an agitated Deputy cy. They want to take advan - organised by the city govern - A young woman today threw police and whisked away to Chief Minister Manish tage of such a situation and ment to thank people of Delhi Lie-Detector Test on Salwinder Pan Card ink at Delhi Chief Minister Model Town police station for Sisodia slammed the Delhi attack Kejriwal and the entire for making the pilot road- Passport Arvind Kejriwal at a public questioning. A case was also Police, calling the incident a Cabinet. They may also kill rationing scheme a "grand NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : sent to undergo the test before Contact :- rally held to celebrate the registered. Delhi police has "major security lapse" and people because they cannot success". NIA was today allowed by a the judge. Special Court to conduct a The court, while allowing Rohit: "success" of the odd-even stand the success of the odd- There was a commotion scheme, triggering angry even scheme and AAP's pop - following the ink attack, forc - lie-detector test on senior NIA's application, directed Mob. 9419626826 reactions from the AAP gov - ularity among the masses. ing Kejriwal to halt his speech Punjab Police officer the agency to get the lie- ernment, which alleged a BJP Police is a part of the conspir - for around seven minutes. Salwinder Singh in connec - detector test within three conspiracy behind the attack acy," he told He later said, "Leave her. tion with the Pathankot terror days. and assailed the police for Delhi BJP chief Satish She is referring to some attack probe. Salwinder, who is at pres - "major" security lapse. Upadhyay rejected the allega - scam...CNG scam. Take the The NIA team along with ent posted as Assistant Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji The woman, Bhavna tions and, in turn, insinuated papers from her. Salwinder came to the court Commandant with 75th bat - Arora, a resident of outer the incident could have been "Whenever something of District Judge Amarnath talion of Punjab Armed Delhi's Rohini sub-city, came "stage managed". good is attempted in the coun - and moved an application Police, was shunted barely MANOJ KUMAR & CO. quite close to the lectern when Responding to the charge, try or in Delhi some forces seeking court's permission to few days before the January Fruit & Vegetable Kejriwal was delivering his Delhi police said those were create all sorts of hurdles. As conduct the lie-detector test one-two terror strike as speech, waved some papers "misconceived and unfound - Gopal Rai said, many forces on him. Superintendent of Police Commission Agents towards him, and then threw ed". "A case has been regis - had tried to ensure the odd- According to court (headquarters) of Gurdaspur ink at the Chief Minister. tered and investigation will be even scheme failed," he said. sources, during in-chamber and faces charges of breach Specialist In : Potato, Onion There were ink stains on done by Delhi Police," Rajan On Sisodia's allegation, proceedings, the NIA told the of discipline. Kejriwal's cheeks and some Bhagat, Delhi Police Upadhyay said, "The incident judge that there were "incon - Salwinder said his car was Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi others standing close to him spokesman said. could well be a case of the sistencies" in the statements hijacked by terrorists before were also seen wiping off the sought permission from a wondered whether it was "sit - The incident happened activist's frustration or stage- of Salwinder during question - they entered the Pathankot Narwal, Jammu. liquid. The woman, who duty magistrate to arrest the ting in readiness to stage an around 4.50 PM when managed by Kejriwal himself ing so they may be permitted IAF base on the intervening claimed to be a member of the 26-year-old woman. attack on Kejriwal." Kejriwal was five minutes to play his usual victim card." to conduct the test on him. night of December 31 and Punjab unit of Aam Aadmi Reacting sharply to the "I can see a BJP conspira - into his address at the rally (Cont. on Page-2) The sources said that January one. Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 Salwinder has given his con - (Cont. on Page-2)

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2016 Ram Mandir issue : Govt would act on Gadkari Lashes Out at TMC Govt Over

Bengablurua s: iUsnio n o"fTh eSre iCs no vqueestiorn dof icdemtan,d csappaing yof staxa tiPon atiosn tow theiar adnvantage. This BUNIADPUR, JAN 18 swoMrn to aproltecdt thae p oVor iwoith lane eyne onc ase sembly Bengal, Kailash Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Modi's image taking a beat - percentage in the GST Bill is not good." : Union Minister Nitin civilians. But you are not polls," Gadkari alleged. Vijayvargiya urged the said on Monday the NDA ing and relations between because they did not do any - Asked whether the GST Gadkari today lashed out at protecting the poor civil - The Union Minister also Centre to take action government would act on the the Mamata Banerjee gov - ians. You are protecting the said if BJP is voted to against the culprits Ram temple issue on the ernment over the Malda criminals, who are looting power in the state, the involved in the January 3 basis of the Supreme Court verdict and not on pro-Ram attack, accusing it of not and burning police stations, party's government would Malda violence. Protesting Mandir rhetoric of saffron taking action against the creating violence," Gadkari take strong action against against alleged statements leaders. perpetrators and "sheltering said addressing a rally in the "culprits and infiltra - of a Hindutva activist, The Lok Janshakti Party criminals". Buniadpur in South tors". angry crowds had burnt leader said there was no He also called for oust - Dinajpur district. "Don't worry, the Kaliachak police station in question of relations between ing the TMC dispensation "Why no action has Narendra Modi govern - Malda district and set sev - his party and BJP souring in the coming assembly being taken against those ment is with you. And we eral vehicles on fire. over the issue as the govern - polls and replacing it with a who had burnt a police sta - are not a government A team of BJP MPs was ment would act on basis of BJP government for all- tion? Who are criminals? which will bow before the last week denied permis - the apex court verdict. Also, Prime Minister's round development of the who are infiltrators?" he criminals. We are a party sion to visit violence-hit politics revolves around state. demanded and accused the which will take strong Kaliachak, drawing a sharp development, not around "We want answers from state's TMC government of action against criminals," attack from the party. A controversial issues such as you Chief Minister engaging in "vote bank pol - he said. BJP delegation had also Ram Mandir, Babri Masjid Mamata Banerjee. When itics". BJP national general met President Pranab and Common Civil Code you had taken the oath as "The government is pur - secretary in-charge of West Mukherjee on the issue. among others, Paswan said the Chief Minister, you had suing appeasement politics here. Kashmir valley remains in grip...... "In the last one-and-half with minus 13.0 degrees Celsius - marking an improvement years of Modi's rule, the Govt to Work for All Round...... of overone degree compared to previous night's minus 14.4, a Prime Minister has not even Branding Sikkim as a 'model state' for the world, the Prime spokesperson of MeT here said. once spoken about Ram Minister added that the state was developing successfully with - Neighbouring Kargil town was the second coldest recorded Mandir, Babri Masjid, out harming the environment. place with a low of minus 12.0 degrees Celsius, two notches up Common Uniform Civil "It has been agreed by all nations that we have to change our from yesterday's minus 14.0 degrees Celsius. Code and Article 370, among lifestyle. We cannot exploit nature. We have to live in harmony The minimum temperature in the summer capital Srinagar others. LJP and BJP souring over the thing on it during the decade- dilemma is spoiling the with nature and go back to basics. At COP21, it was decided that witnessed a drop of one degree to settle at minus 4. 2 degrees "His only aim is that there Ram Mandir issue because rule of the UPA. image of Modi or Congress, you need to learn to love nature and Sikkim has proved just that. Celsius. should be development in the the NDA government will act Paswan said Congress he said more than the image Nature is protected here and development is not compromised," The day temperature in the city has hovered around 12.0 country... how to solve the on SC's verdict, not on pro- was misusing the strength of of Congress, the image of the he said. degrees Celsius - almost six degrees above normal during this unrest among the youth, and Ram Mandir rhetoric of saf - numbers in the Rajya Sabha country has taken a massive Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi attended the flower in part of the season - over the past week but was expected to drop strengthen the image of fron leaders including Pravin to stall the GST Bill. beating. show in Gangtok where he named two Orchid varieties devel - today as the sun remained behind a cloud cover. India, internationally, which Togadia." "The Bill should have "The image of Congress oped in Sikkim as Cymbidium Sardar and Lycaste Deendayal. He said Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir, which serves no other Prime Minister Replying to a query, been passed last year. They has taken a beating big time, Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling named the third as the base camp for annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of could do as better as Modi," Paswan said Congress vice (Congress) are enjoying but the biggest damage has variety as Cymbidium Namo. minus 2.7 degrees Celsius against minus 5.7 degrees Celsius he said. president Rahul Gandhi does majority in Rajya Sabha, and been done on country's The Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to the northeast and the previous night. To a question, he said: not have the moral right to they are misusing this posi - image." on Tuesday, he will interact with the youth of Assam, students Famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, a star of IIT, NIT and central universities of the region. attraction for tourists, recorded a low of minus 5.0 degrees "Tomorrow I will be in Assam where I will interact with the Celsius, the Spokesperson said. Delhi Police Arrest Al Qaeda youth of Assam, students of IIT, NIT & central universities of Night temperature also dropped slightly in Qazigund, Will Win Even If I Contest As the Northeast. Tomorrow I will address a public meeting of trib - Kokernag and Kupwara towns as the mercury settled at minus Man From Haryana al communities in Kokrajhar and a youth rally in Khanapara, 3.2 degrees Celsius, minus 1.3 degrees Celsius and minus 2.5 NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : A Guwahati," the Prime Minister tweeted. degrees Celsius respectively, the official said. 32-year-old man from IKnOdLKeATAp, JeANn 18d : BeJP ntw oCulda nnot dbei da aprtobelem : Ssiohn amatkirngu bogdyh, baut n they The Meteorological Department has predicted mainly dry Haryana's Mewat district has MP Shatrughan Sinha today because a lot of people will didn't remove me," he said. BJP expresses hope...... weather, however, it said there is possibility of isolated rains on been arrested by Delhi Police asserted he can win elections support me," he said. Sinha said he has always Asked whether the BJP would opt for fresh elections, if the January 20. for suspected links with al even if he contests as an inde - Sinha had won the 2014 taken a stand in politics, PDP decides to break the alliance with the saffron party, he said Chillai-Kalan, which began with winter solstice on Qaeda, fifth arrest in its ongo - it was not the right moment to comment on the issue. December 21 and ends January 31, is the harshest period of ing operation against the terror pendent candidate and admit - Lok Sabha polls by a margin which he claimed was an ted he has been getting "feel - of over 2.64 lakh votes. inspiration for the youth. "It is not the right moment to think about it, it is for them winter in Kashmir when the chances of snowfall are most fre - outfit, police said today. (PDP) what they decide and I am hopeful that everything will go quent and maximum. Abdul Sami, was arrested ers" from other parties for Once among the BJP's star "In politics, I can't be alright. I am hopeful that things will move forward properly," he long. campaigners, Sinha was kept singing paeans in favour of The 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long 'Chillai- by Delhi Police's Special Cell said. When asked if his party was in touch with PDP leadership, Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long 'Chillai Bachha' (baby from Nuh town in Mewat. He The Patna Sahib MP, who out of action by the BJP lead - someone. When the Prime he said, even as there was no official communication, but the was sidelined by the BJP in ership in the recent Bihar Minister and the party did cold). was brought here and produced leadership of both the parties was in touch. However, the harshest winter period has thus far remained before a court which remanded the recent Bihar Assembly Assembly polls in which the good work, I said it and when "We haven't had an official discussion, but yes we are coali - polls, also said he gave his party fared miserably. I didn't think it was good, I largely dry except for brief spells of light snow in plains on two him in police custody till tion partners and we keep on talking but no official communica - occasions and moderate snowfall in the higher reaches on a few February 1, Special opinions whenever the Prime He had often taken pot - gave my opinion," he said. tion as yet," he said, adding that priority of both the parties Minister or the party did a shots at the party for the way He also said he was "never occasions. Commissioner of Police should be to restore democratic setup in the state. The dry weather has resulted in increase in common ail - (Special Cell) Arvind Deep good or bad thing and was it conducted the campaign in disgruntled or sulking" as was never "disgruntled or sulk - Bihar and even went on to being reported by the media. ments like cough and cold among the people here. said. Court Allows NIA to...... The doctors have advised people, especially children and Sami, a native of ing". term the grand alliance's vic - "I have always been cool, He had claimed he was kidnapped by the terrorists after his "Since I am a good man in tory as "victory of democra - calm and composed. Come visit to the shrine and later let off as they did not know his iden - old-aged, to take precautions and refrain from venturing out in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, is the mornings and evenings. alleged to be a key operative of politics, I have been getting cy". "I could see the writing what may, I'll not compromise tity. Six terrorists were killed in a counter-operation by Indian al Qaeda's module in the Indian feelers from other parties for on the wall. I tried to make with my principles and hon - forces at the athankot air base that lasted for about three days sub-continent (AQIS), police ages. That's why I have been everyone understand through esty. I have not done any anti- and also claimed the lives of seven security personnel. PDP Core Group Authorises...... saying I don't have any prob - various means including party or anti-national work. "He (Mufti) tirelessly worked towards realizing this objective said. and used to reiterate the inevitability of maintaining peace along On January 6, the Special lem," Sinha told PTI here. Twitter. I also heard that they I'll never do so. I understand India Attaches Top Priority...... "I have been winning by a could remove me from the the dignity of the party. I don't He said the two countries are intensifying their contacts and the borders and expanding the scope and sphere of cross-LoC Cell had arrested Maulana movement of people and trade to free the people of the state from Anzar Shah, a cleric from record margin. Even if I con - party. I said no problem you think they will remove me," cooperation in fields such as science and technology, cyber, test as an Independent, it could as you were in a deci - Sinha said. defence and agriculture. the mentality of siege," PDP chief spokesman Mehboob Beg Bangalore, for alleged links said. He said it was only because of the sustained efforts of with AQIS. "India and Israel are at the cutting edge of so many innova - tions and by working together we can do a lot more for our peo - Sayeed that significant movement forward was witnessed on In December, they had cross-LoC confidence-building measures, both in 2002 and arrested three suspected AQIS ple and the world," he said, adding that Israel admires India and OROP Stir : Protest Outside FM's view it as a great friend. 2015, when he was at the helm of affairs in the State. operatives. "The meeting observed that on the internal front Mufti While Mohammed Asif Netanyahu, who has met Modi twice in the past year and a half, has said that "sky is the limit" that can be achieved Mohammad Sayeed was a strong votary of espousing the consti - (41), the first one to be arrested Residence Ends, MoS Meets Veterans tutional methods of finding resolution to the political problem from Seelampur in Delhi, is NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : issue and request the veter - protest from the Jantar between the two sides with "limitless" potential. Ex-servicemen seeking ans to call off the dharna. Mantar, the veterans had The Israeli Prime Minister has in the past said that his and the issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir and safeguard - believed to be one of the found - ing the state's distinct identity and the special status. ing members and the head changes in government's "He rang up the Finance said, "Since no response has Indian counterpart has told him that New Delhi needs Tel Aviv to achieve major developmental projects outlined by him. "He used to address the political aspirations, economic needs (amir) of AQIS's motivation, One Rank One Pension Minister in presence of the come from the government and developmental deficit of the State from a position of author - recruitment and training wing, (OROP) scheme today shift - delegation but he could not side therefore the 'sainiks' Swaraj would also meet President Reuven Rivlin, Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon, Minister of Infrastructure Yuval ity and with confidence, the meeting observed," Beg said. another operative Abdul ed their protest back to be reached. He gave an have decided to continue the The meeting observed that both in 2002 and 2015, PDP's Rahman (37) was arrested from Shteinitz and deputy Foreign Minister Tsipi Hotovely. Jantar Mantar here from out - assurance that he would ring agitation in front of FM's She will be also meeting the Indian community in Israel. power sharing arrangement either with Congress or with BJP Jagatpur area of Cuttack in took time and effort to materialize as Mufti wanted to ensure Odisha. side Finance Minister Arun up Jaitley again and inform residence and rough out in There are four groups of Indian Jewish communities in Jaitley's residence following Maj Gen Satbir Singh the chilly nights of January Israel with a strength of approximately 80,000. adequate safeguards for the state's dignity and interest of its peo - The third suspected AQIS ple, the spokesman said. terrorist to be arrested was a late night meeting with (Retd)," Kaul said, adding on the road. Swaraj's visit comes barely three months after the historic visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, the first by an Indian Head "He (Mufti) raised the bar for all political stake holders be it Zafar Masood, who allegedly Minister of State Jayant that the delegation will meet "We will continue to about accords, alliances or collation politics by devising com - acted as a financier for the Sinha. Sinha again on Wednesday. stage our agitation at the of State to Israel, and aims at encasing on the goodwill gener - ated by that visit. mon minimum programme in 2002 and agenda of alliance in module. He was arrested from The delegation will now The protesters had last present site instead of Jantar 2015 which unlike in past were aimed at safeguarding the state mohalla Deepa Sarai in UP's again meet Sinha on morning staged a dharna Mantar till our demands are interests," he added. Sambhal district. Shah, the Woman Throws Ink..... fourth to be arrested, had Wednesday, Col Anil Kaul outside Jaitley's residence met." Government had in The woman, on her part, claimed that she has "proof in the allegedly met Mohammed Asif (Retd), spokesperson of the alleging that he had failed to September last year form of a CD" that "these people have committed CNG scam". There Is an Inexplicable...... protesting veterans, said. respond to concerns raised announced the scheme for While being whisked away by the police she also threw some This posturing and political drama comes at the cost of at a religious congregation in uncertainty, instability and chaos in the state." Bangalore, following which he The meeting between by them during an earlier determining pensions of papers toward the dais. The alleged CNG scam had happened under the previous Congress dispensation and the Kejriwal Omar said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and her party was introduced to Abdul representatives of the pro - meeting. armed forces veterans. Ex- has two options - to either deliver on the promises made to the Rahman and Zafar Masood. testers and Sinha was held at This was the second time servicemen had launched a government had recently set up a Commission of Inquiry to probe it. Citing jurisdictional issues, the Centre had declared people of Jammu and Kashmir or to break the alliance with the He was asked provide logis - about 12:30 AM apparently in two weeks that the veter - major stir in June to press for BJP. "To hang on to this alliance with the BJP for dear life tical support whenever the need the probe as illegal, but an unfazed AAP government decided at the instruction of the ans have held demonstra - OROP but a section of pro - to continue with it. while pretending to be the unwavering example of high moral - arose, said an official privy to ity is akin to aspiring to have the cake and eat it too. the investigation. They were all Prime Minister's Office. tions outside the minister's testers was not satisfied with Reacting to the incident, AICC communication department "The MoS was instructed official residence. the scheme and continued its chairman Randeep Surjewala said, "Attack on Delhi CM is in "If Mehbooba Mufti can't rise to the occasion she should booked under Unlawful end PDP's alliance with the BJP based on PDP's alleged reser - Activities (Prevention) Act. by the PMO to discuss the Shifting the venue of the agitation. poor taste and reprehensible. Such conduct is unknown to Indian democratic tradition." vations and regrets over the previous 10 months and we can go Police said security arrangements were made as per laid back to the people again for fresh elections," he added. down norms for Chief Minister's events and that all aspects, Omar said the longer Mehbooba delayed the imminent gov - Give Info on Welfare Schemes in including possible "conspiracy" angle, will be looked into. ernment formation with the BJP, the more people will expect "Certain allegations have been levelled against Delhi Police her to extract concessions from the Centre. by some functionaries of AAP and even by Hon’ble Deputy "I wish her the best of luck in her political games with the Drought-Hit States : SC to Govt CM Delhi. These are misconceived and unfounded. genuine disappointment that these political games and theatrics NEW DELHI, JAN 17 : viding adequate relief. sons like psephologist fodder for animals. come at a grave cost to the common man in Jammu and The Supreme Court today During the brief hearing, Yogendra Yadav, has sought The PIL, filed through Appropriate law and order arrangements were made for Chhatrasal stadium function by Delhi Police," Bhagat said. Kashmir who continues to be surrounded by an eerie political asked the Centre to apprise it the bench asked Solicitor implementation of the Prashant Bhushan, alleged uncertainty," he said. of the current status of wel - General Ranjit Kumar, National Food Security Act that the Centre and states "In fact, enhanced police deployment was made for law and fare schemes like MGNRE - appearing for the Centre, to which guarantees 5 kg of "have been highly negligent order maintenance in view of the large crowd expected to GA, National Food Security give information about food grain per person per in performing their obliga - attend the function. The deployment included one company of Set House in Order:...... and mid-day meal in 12 implementation of schemes month. It has also sought a tions, causing enormous armed police and personnel from local police . To this, Delhi government said it had asked schools to drought-hit states across the under MGNREGA, Food direction to the authorities damage to the lives of the "As far as personal security of Hon’ble CM is concerned, upload the criteria by December 8 last year but they did so by country. Security Act and the mid-day that affected families be people due to their inaction, adequate cover is provided by Delhi Police which includes December end. A bench of Justices M B meal schemes as to whether also given pulses and edible which is in contravention of escort, pilot and Personal Security Officers. A team of security The court directed the government to file its response in a Lokur and R K Agrawal also those affected were being oils. the rights guaranteed under unit performed anti-sabotage check before the function and the week and listed the matter for hearing on January 28. asked the authorities to spec - provided the minimum The plea has further said Articles 21 and 14 of the team was covering Hon’ble CM at the time of incident," Delhi The two associations, which represent a number of private ify the criteria for declaration required employment and that school-going children be Constitution of India". police said in a statement. unaided schools in the national capital, contended that the gov - of the drought and sought food or not. also given milk and eggs Advocate Prashant Transport Minister Gopal Rai termed the attack as "shame - ernment cannot take away their autonomy with regard to nurs - information about rainfall in The Solicitor General said under the mid-day meal Bhushan, appearing for ful", while Water Resource Minister Kapil Mishra said people ery admissions when the same has been upheld by the high these states. that affected states have been scheme. Swaraj Abhiyan, had said, of Delhi will "punish" BJP. Both were seated on the dais at the court and the Supreme Court. It also asked the affected provided financial aid from Earlier, the apex court had "Unfortunately, most states time of the incident. They said they were not trying to champion the cause of all states to provide the requisite the State Disaster Relief asked the Centre and the have not yet implemented Sisodia said the issue was not about Kejriwal's security the scrapped 62 criteria, except a few like management quota. information on the welfare Fund (SDRF) and the affected states to file their this. Except Bihar and alone as the consequences, had it been a bomb or acid attack, The school bodies also contended that when the high court's schemes to the Union National Disaster Relief response on actions taken by Madhya Pradesh, the states would have been ghastly. earlier verdict had not been set aside, how can the government Ministry of Agriculture and Fund (NDRF). them for drought relief and have stuck to the previous "Where is their (police) high alert? Delhi Police seems not now come out with the January 6 order. to care for an event where thousands had gathered. There was The pleas filed by the associations has sought quashing of Farmers Welfare which, in Funds to the tune of over management. Public Distribution System no checking and police was not concerned about public securi - turn, would collate the data Rs 1,500 crore, Rs 1,276 Prior to this, the court had schemes that fall short of the the AAP government's decision to scrap management and other ty," Sisodia said. quotas, except for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in and file them before it on crore, Rs 2,032 crore, Rs issued notice on December NFSA obligations". He wondered how the woman was allowed to talk to January 22, the next date of 3,044 crores have been made 16 on the PIL. "Research shows that the the city's private schools, saying the "order is absolutely with - reporters even after committing the act. "That means police is out jurisdiction and is thus, liable to be quashed". hearing. available to Karnataka, Besides the Ministry of APL/BPL distinction used by a part of the conspiracy and is with BJP." The bench was hearing a Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Agriculture and Farmers most of the states is useless Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on January 6 "We are against VIP security but the CM, his entire Cabinet called the management quota the breeding ground for "biggest PIL which alleged that parts and Maharshtra respectively, Welfare, the court had sought and that the implementation and thousands were present there. How could she stay free for scandal" in the education sector and said his government will of states like Uttar Pradesh, he said, adding that for 2015- responses from various of NFSA has had positive that long?" Sisodia, who was not present at the event, asked. not be a "mute spectator" to it. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, 20, a total fund of Rs 61,291 states. outcomes for these two "Centre should own responsibility and take action because The AAP government had also scrapped 62 "arbitrary and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, crore has been earmarked to The plea has also sought states," he had said. such incidents have happened in the past as well. People who discriminatory" criteria listed by schools on their websites for Maharashtra, Gujarat, provide relief to the states adequate and timely compen - The petition submitted are staging these incidents, hathcing conspiracies from behind admissions, but retained the 25 per cent quota for EWS. Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, which may be hit by disas - sation for crop loss and input that the drought has led to the scene, should be acted against," he added. Earlier, the high court, in an order, had asked the Delhi gov - Haryana and Chattisgarh ters. subsidy for the next crop to severe decline in farm AAP Delhi Chief Dilip Pandey tweeted, "I'm waiting for ernment not to micro-manage the admission process following have been hit by drought and The PIL, filed by NGO the farmers affected by employment available to the incompetent Delhi Police chief to start a series of interviews, as which Education Department had allowed the schools to frame the authorities were not pro - Swaraj Abhiyan run by per - drought and subsidised cattle rural poor. always, explaining why he is least bothered of what happend." their respective criteria and put them on their websites. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2016 Chief Secretary chairs 18th Governing Rajendra for alternate communication system Body meeting of JKEDI for quick response during exigencies JAMMU, JANUARY 18 formance of the Institute. He The Governing Body the decisions taken in the JAMMU, JANUARY 18 He also interacted with the experienced that during exi - time. He asked the officers to : The 18th meeting of the said during the financial meeting also reviewed the 17th Governing Body : All weather communication officers in different police gencies particularly in monitor working of the sys - Governing body of Jammu years 2014-15 and 2015-16 progress under Term Loan Meeting was also reviewed network is necessary for and Kashmir (till 31.12.2015), the institute and Education Loan Schemes in the meeting. Jammu and Kashmir Police Entrepreneurship has organised 866 of NMDFC, Himayat Self- Commissioner Secretary to ensure quick response to Development Institute Entrepreneurship Awareness Employment Scheme, Finance, Navin Kumar exigencies. Besides conven - (JKEDI) was held here today Programmes (EAPs), 175 progress under 10 Handicraft Choudhary, Commissioner tional system of communica - under the Chairmanship of Entrepreneurship based clusters in and around Secretary Industries and tion, a reliable and trusted alternate mechanism should be put in place to act swiftly in case of any calamity. This was stressed by Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. K. Rajendra Kumar, while inspecting the Hi-Tech Dial 100 System established in Police Control Room (PCR) Jammu here today. He said that with the introduction of the system, response time for redressal of grievances is reduced besides Chief Secretary, B R Sharma. Development Programmes Srinagar, Conduct of Commerce, Shailendra helping to minimise crime While reviewing the (EDPs) and 12 Vocational Training Kumar, Commissioner and provide security to the progress of the Institute, the Entrepreneurship Orientation Programmes (VTPs) under Secretary, Technical people. Chief Secretary said that Programmes (EOPs). NMDFC and institution of Education, Youth Services & The DGP informed that JKEDI has been created to He said under Seed Annual Awards to the Sports, Hirdesh Kumar, 40 PCR vans have been increase employability and Capital Fund Scheme the Entrepreneurs. Commissioner Secretary included in the advanced sys - stations and police posts, calamities, conventional net - tem and ensure improve - enhance entrepreneurial institute has been able to Other issues including Agriculture Production, tem for Jammu City and its besides monitoring the traffic work does not work properly, ments by introducing new skills among youth of the facilitate the establishment of establishment of EDI campus M.A. Bukhari, Secretary adjoining areas for meeting movement in various parts of disrupting the communica - technologies. He assured that state. 4036 units till ending in Jammu, augmentation of Rural Development & any exigency and grievance the city. tion system and creating all assistance would be pro - He added that focus on December 2015 covering training facilities at JKEDI, Panchayati Raj, Khurshid of the people. Movement of Later, the DGP con - panic among the masses. In vided by PHQ to make it skill development is also 4189 beneficiaries. Pampore and establishment Ahmad besides representa - vehicles is also monitored vened a meeting of officers such situation alternate sys - result oriented. required to be increased so Under the Youth Start-up of Centre for Incubation and tives of JK Bank and through new system and and discussed the important tem of communication Among others, the that futuristic need of skilled Loan Scheme, the Institute Business Acceleration National Science & global positioning system issues regarding improving should be put in place to meeting was attended by manpower could also be met. has, since June 2012 till (CIBA) at JKEDI, Pampore Technology (GPS) is also installed in the communication networking ensure quick response IGP, Jammu Zone, Mr. Director JKEDI, Dr. M.I. December 31, 2015 facilitat - were also examined in the Entrepreneurship Hi-Tech Dial 100 System, the in the Zone. He said that in towards the public calls for Danish Rana, IGP Telecom, Parray briefed the meeting ed the establishment of 653 governing body meeting. Development Board were DGP added. view of the recent terrorist their help. Mr. M. A. Ganai, DIG about the progress and per - enterprises. Action Taken Report on also present in the meeting. During the inspection, attacks at Udhampur and Mr. Rajendra said that Jammu, Mr. Ashkoor Ahmed Mr. Rajendra spent hours Pathankot, strong communi - the new Hi-Tech System has Wani, DPT, Mr. Hilal with the technical staff to get cation system has become been introduced to cater to Ahmed, SSP Jammu, Mr. DDC Kup reviews feedback about the new sys - more imperative to tackle the the demands of the force to Uttam Chand, SSP PCR, Mr. DDC Kulgam finalizes Republic tem. He interacted with them situations more efficiently provide better services to the Ashok Sharma, SP Telecom developmental projects and discussed steps for and ensure security of the people and detect crimes Jammu, Mr. Devander Singh improvement of the system. people. He said it has been within minimum possible and other police officers. KUPWARA, JANUARY Day arrangements 18: District Development KULGAM, JANUARY students from various educa - doctors and paramedics and Commissioner Kupwara 18 : District Development tional institutions of the dis - life saving drugs at the venue Info employee bereaved, today convened a meeting to Commissioner Kulgam today trict will take part in the on the Republic Day. review the progress of ongo - chaired a meeting to finalize march past. The DDC took Regarding cleanliness and Chief Secretary briefs Governor colleagues condole ing developmental projects the arrangements for Republic detailed review of the sanitation in and around the JAMMU, JANUARY 18 Day Celebrations . arrangements with regard to venue, DDC directed the offi - JAMMU, JANUARY 18 under R&B, JKPCC, PMGSY : In a meeting held at the Raj : The officers and officials of in the district . The meeting It was given out in the security , water and power cers of Municipality Kulgam Bhavan here today, Mr. B.R. Directorate of Information also discussed the progress of meeting that the celebrations supply, illumination around to deploy the required man have condoled the demise of ongoing works of different will begin with Shehnai the venue, sanitation etc. He power during the rehearsal Sharma, Chief Secretary mother of Nazir Ahmad government degree colleges Wadan followed by unfurling stressed for coordination and main function. J&K, briefed the Governor Pachloo, Chauffer, who under higher education sector of tricolor by the Chief Guest. among the concerned depart - It was also informed that about various important mat - passed away today after a and technical education sec - Contingents from various ments for the National event. similar functions will be held ters which would need atten - brief illness. tor. It was informed that wings of J&K Police, IRP, DDC directed Chief at Sub Divisional level and tion in the coming days. A condolence meeting in JKPCC is executing various CRPF, Fire & Emergency, Medical Officer, Kulgam to Tehsil headquarters across the this regard was held at the Homeguard, NCC, besides deploy an ambulance with district. The Governor cleared a projects to the tune of Rs. number of important cases Directorate office, Jammu in 7514.37 lakh in the district which Director General while under PMGSY works after discussions with Chief Awareness camp organized by Horticulture Secretary. Information, Zaffar Ahmad on 96 roads, 9 bridges were and senior officers and offi - carried out of which 97 proj - department at Garnai cials of department partici - ects have been completed UDHAMPUR, JANU - CHO informed the partic - Organic farming, pated. The department has upto December 2015 and 63 ARY 18 : An awareness camp ipants about various centrally Rejuvenation etc and value expressed sympathies with habitations have been provid - on farmers field school under sponsored schemes and addition of fruit and vegeta - 53,000 children administered Pulse Mr Nazir and the bereaved ed road connectivity. the scheme ATMA was organ - stressed upon them to avail bles. family, and prayed for eternal The DDC sought detailed ized by the department of maximum benefits of these Among others Subject polio drops in Reasi peace to the departed soul. project reports from the Horticulture at village Garnai, schemes. Matter Specialist Salil Kumar REASI, JANUARY 18: department were present on stituted throughout the district departments for releases of Tikri here today. The Participants were Gupta, S Satvir Singh and About 53,000 children in the the occasion. besides 18 transit camps, 12 Sewing machines funds. He exhorted upon the The camp was inaugurated made aware regarding differ - Horticulture Development age group of 0-5 years were ADDC informed that in mobile teams along with 79 concerned agencies to com - by the Chief Horticulture ent components of Centrally Officer Tikri besides the administered polio drops in the next two days door to door supervisors, 8 district moni - distributed among RSETI plete the ongoing projects Officer Udhampur C.L Sponsored Schemes like Area sarpanchas and panchs Reasi on Sunday. campaign will be carried out tors were also deployed in the trainees at Bandipora ADDC Bhawani Singh by ASHA, anganwari workers district. On 13 km-long Katra within a stipulated time Sharma. Expansion, IPM/INM, attended the Camp. BANDIPORA, JANU - frame. Rakwal inaugurated the drive and volunteers to ensure cent Vaishno Devi track, booths ARY 18 : To provide training at District Hospital Reasi. percent coverage under the were set up at Bhawan, to youth for taking up self Tantray conducts extensive tour of far-flung villages CMO Dr Parminder programme . Adhkawari, Sanjichat and employment avenues, Rural POONCH, JANUARY 18 people in these two tehsils and take up all the issues of far- Singh, CEO Vinod Soni, CMO informed that as charan paduka for adminis - Power shut down : To take stock of problems of the MLA got first hand infor - flung areas with the concerned Self Employment Training JAMMU, JANUARY 18 DSWO and staff of health many as 364 booths were con - tering polio drops. Institute (RSETI), Bandipora people of far-flung villages, mation about the problems authorities. He assured to take organized training : In order to carry out devel - Member Legislative Assembly being faced by the people liv - up with Revenue and CA&PD opment works by M/s Programme in different Haveli, Shah Mohammad ing in remote and border vil - authorities the issue of discrep - crafts. IRCON International Ltd., 33 Tantray conducted extensive lages. Issue of ration cards and ancies in issuance of ration R- Day arrangements reviewed at Kathua KV Line PC-I Line emanat - KATHUA, JANUARY During a function organ - tour of Arai, Salotri, Dara enrollment under NFSA, issues cards. Mr. Tantray assured the 18 : Additional District ized at RSETI Bandipora ing from 132/33 KV Grid Dullian and several other vil - pertaining to PHE and PDD villagers that no deserving Station Pouni Chak shall Development Commissioner today, it was informed that as lages of tehsil Haveli and besides implementation of var - household will be allowed to Kathua, Manmohan Singh many as 602 boys and girls remain under shut down on Mandi. Various development ious development schemes suffer unnecessarily and all January 20, 24, 29 and 31, convened a meeting to review have been imparted training and other issues of public were raised by the locals. The deserving families will be cov - in dress designing, Aari work, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. arrangements for Republic importance were raised by the MLA assured the villagers to ered under NFSA. Day celebrations 2016 here Tilla Dozi, mobile repairing, for installation of various carpet weaving, electricity equipments by M/s IRCON today. fitting and beauty parlor. Out under Cluster-II, R-APDRP Various arrangements like of whom, 362 candidates Part-B. JKEDI Kathua organizes three weeks EDP security, sanitation, barricad - have availed credit facility The areas to be affected KATHUA, JANUARY and creating avenues for self EDP. ing, water and power supply, from banks to set up their during the shutdown period 18 A three week capacity employment. He further said Associate Project prize distribution, transporta - ventures. are Talab Tillo, Gole, Panjpir, building/skill development that through these pro - Manager, Abhilash Braroo, tion etc were discussed during Among others, Director Gas Plant, Camp, Mandli, Entrepreneurship the meeting. Various commit - RSETI Bandipora, Lead Seora,Sunder Nagar, Gole Development Training tees were framed to ensure District Manager Bandipora, Gujaral, Khessia, Polgal, Programme (EDP) has been proper arrangements well in Nodal Officer EDI Bhagatpur, Repar Sani and organized by JKEDI from time. ADDC emphasized nated efforts to ensure smooth CEO LSDA, Tehsildar and Bandipora, representatives of adjoining areas. 12th January 2016 at Kathua. upon the officers of various conduct of the national func - other district officers were RBI and Army officers were Meanwhile, in order to The programme has been departments to put in coordi - tion. CEO Kathua, ACD, present in the meeting. present on the occasion. carry out the work by M/s organized especially for the IRCON International Ltd the educated unemployed youth 33 KV Line G-7 feeder at Tap from Kathua District in par - point Transport Nagar to ticular or any PRC holder of 19 Districts made NFSA data compatible Bathandi emanating from the state, which would help 220/132/33 KV Grid Station them to establish their Secretary CA&PD reviews status Gladni shall remain under employment generating ven - shut down on January 20, 22, tures in different sectors like 24, 26, 28, 30 and February 1, manufacturing, Services, of implementation of NFSA 3, 5, 7,9, 11, 13 and 15, 2016 Tourism and Agriculture. JAMMU, JANUARY 18 to complete the left over data egory wise and the certificate check of forms, number of from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. DDC Kathua appreciated : Nineteen districts of the updation about the prospec - regarding fidelity of the complaints received, dis - The areas to be affected the efforts of JKEDI in devel - grammes the unemployed District Coordinator Hari state have been able to make tive beneficiaries under the information done by the con - posed and number of data during the shutdown period oping the skills of unem - youth will be benefitted at Bhushan, Nodal Officer NFSA data compatible for Act by 25th of this month by cerned Deputy digitized with Aadhaar seed - are Transport Nagar and ployed youth, providing large. About 103 candidates Aamir Shafiq were present on ensuring the proper imple - Bathandi. financial assistance to them have been enrolled in this the occasion. mentation of the act in the state. The information was given during a review meet - ing convened by Secretary Div Com for developing vertical parking CA&PD Mr. Saurabh Bhagat on the directions of the Chief to ease traffic congestion Secretary, Mr. B R Sharma SRINAGAR, JANU - of vertical car parking, so He also emphasized the for many. The Divisional to discuss the modalities for ARY 18 : Stressing on the that more cars could be need to develop a mechanism Commissioner directed the implementation of the Act in need to chalk out effective the state . parking management mecha - The meeting was attended nism to ease traffic conges - through videoconferencing tion the Divisional by all the Deputy Commissioner, Kashmir, Commissioner’s, Directors Asgar Hassan Samoon today CA&PD Jammu, Kashmir said that adopting the con - besides the senior officers of cept of vertical parking and the CA&PD department and paid parking will help in National Informatics Centre smooth movement of traffic (NIC). on the roads by taking scores The meeting was told that of cars off from road sides. the aadhaar seeding has been The Divisional commis - completed upto 56% from sioner said this while chair - the existing 3% and consider - coordinating their efforts Commissioner. ings were also discussed. ing a meeting of officers able progress has been made with all the departments and The Secretary also While asking the Deputy from State Development for data basing the categories NIC. He also directed them reviewed the status/ position Commissioners to ensure that Authority, Srinagar to be covered under the Act. to give certificates including with regard to issuance of necessary care should be Municipal Corporation, Road It was also given out that the the number of all deserving forms for AAY, Priority taken to upload the database and Building ,police process would be completed beneficiaries/ souls as per the households, Non- priority of genuine beneficiaries, the ,Government Press, ERA very soon so that the Act inclusion criteria which have and exclusion category Secretary asked them to Kashmir and JKPCC Ltd. accommodated in lesser to check idle parking and for concerned to ensure shifting would be implemented in the been uploaded on the nation - besides the number of the make the people aware about Mr. Samoon said with space. He stressed on proper providing paid parking facili - of government press to newly state in a stipulated time al portal, the beneficiaries declaration forms received the benefits of the Act limited free space available planning for developing new ties to the people. He said constructed building in frame. already uploaded on the por - under these categories. The through IEC campaigns, in Srinagar city, the stress car parking and other govern - that this will also help to gen - Sempore, Pampore within The Secretary directed all tal who have been issued status of position of scrutiny/ awareness programs and should be on the construction ment structures. erate employment avenues next three months. the Deputy Commissioners ration cards under NFSA cat - segregation and fidelity seminars. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2016 Reform, only left to the judiciary? Making the brain transparent Last week, the religious institutions of a Thus, courts have ruled delivers progressive The “tangle of spaghet - ties, where one only prac - Supreme Court declared public character to all on topics like the Jain results is similar to con - ti”, as neuroscientist Karl tices in a clinic one or two EDITORIAL that it would hear a public classes and sections of practice of Santhara tending that dictatorships Deisseroth describes the days in a week, because to interest litigation (PIL) on Hindus”. Interestingly, (voluntary fasting to are good because they can wiring of the brain, has really make competitive whether women of men - the term “Hindus” here death); and on who can produce results that posed a singular challenge advances in research you strual age can be denied includes “persons pro - and cannot become an democracies struggle to to researchers: how do need to spend most of Starting up to stand still? the right to enter the fessing the Sikh, Jaina or archaka (priest). They achieve. The revolution - you navigate an opaque your time doing research. Ayyappa temple in Buddhist religion”. The have even pronounced ary makers of our repub - mesh of 80 billion neu - How did you go about Two lakh passes were sought for the Start Up Sabarimala, Kerala. The rights of religious minori - on rather vexed ques - lic certainly did not envis - rons to decipher brain creating a see-through India workshop at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan bench, in its observation ties are protected under tions like what should be age a “judiciopapist” activity — emotions, brain? And have there to the Kerala government subsequent articles. The the shape of the mark - order. Even the strongest memory and learning — been any significant, or with a seating capacity of 1,350, a good indica - and the temple authori - asymmetries that arise ings on the temple ele - argument in favour of or identify diseased cir - unexpected, discoveries tor of the interest in the action plan for start-ups ties, remarked that from these articles are phant’s head. secularism cannot con - cuitry that manifests as through CLARITY? “unless you have a consti - causes of grievances, dis - The higher judiciary’s done such a state of autism or schizophrenia? Around 2009, optoge - unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after tutional right, you cannot gruntlements and contes - decisions are seen as affairs. Now, two path-break - netics was working really a nine-hour talkathon between Silicon Valley prohibit entry [to tations that vitiate our legitimate among the Worse, the more the ing techniques devised by well in controlling neu - women].” politics to this day. public because of the rel - state takes over the task of Prof. Deisseroth and his rons with light. But we honchos, financiers, Indian unicorns and top In 1993, the Kerala Why did the wise peo - ative credibility it social reform, the less colleagues at Stanford noticed that we couldn’t government officials. Amidst the euphoria, at High Court had held that ple who drafted a remark - enjoys. Judicial activism likely it is to emerge from University are changing quite make the final intel - the Travancore ably liberal, secular and and encroachment into within the society. the way we see, under - lectual step in understand - least one Silicon Valley CEO, B.J. Arun of July Devaswom Board, the modern Constitution legislative and executive Religious traditions often stand and control the ing how the wiring of the Systems, warned that India was witnessing a authority that manages decide to give the state so domains add to its popu - respond to external inter - brain. The first technique brain causes behaviour. bubble similar to the heady dot-com rush of the Sabarimala temple, much power over reli - larity. Thus, we should ventions by growing more “illuminates” the brain, With optogenetics, it is could restrict access to gion? The words of Dr. not be surprised if the conservative and resisting enabling researchers to like roughly knowing 1999-2000 in Silicon Valley with too much women who were in the manipulate electrical where the parts are in a money chasing too few ideas. The high demand 10-50 age group. It had activity. In a process computer but not knowing concluded that the called “optogenetics”, the detailed circuit dia - for passes to the event is probably a sign of that “restriction imposed on specific targetted cells are gram. growing bubble. India, Mr. Arun warned, won’t women aged above 10 infused with a gene that The central nervous and below 50 from directs the production of a system is the hardest thing recover as easily as the U.S. did after the bubble trekking the holy hills of light-sensitive protein to make transparent and bursts, only to be told by his Indian counterparts Sabarimala and offering (derived from algae or the reason is that the nerv - worship at Sabarimala other microbes) that can ous system uses electrici - that there is no bubble and even if there is, the Shrine is in accordance then turn brain cells on or ty to communicate and it fittest would survive. That confidence is refresh - with the usage prevalent off in response to a has to create insulated ing, coming from under-40 first generation from time immemorial,” focussed light signal. wires to send all that elec - and that “such restriction The second is a “trans - tricity around, and the entrepreneurs. The government’s action points imposed by the parent brain” engineered way the brain makes insu - seem laudable for starters, if not deep enough. Devaswom Board is not through a method called lation is through lipids or violative of Articles 15, “CLARITY”. This fats and those scatter pho - They include Rs. 10,000 crore of funding for the 25 and 26 of the process makes brains tons. So it is almost next four years, tax-free and labour-inspection- Constitution of India.” transparent, by building a impossible to make a liv - This is the position that hydrogel inside the brain, ing transparent brain. You free existence for start-ups for the first three the Supreme Court will removing lipids that make can slice it up into several years, speedier patent clearances with the revisit early next month in the brain opaque. This thin sections and try to the context of arguments allows scientists to study reconstruct, which is the exchequer footing most of the bill, and promises of gender equality and the wiring of a three- standard way of doing it. to fix taxation hurdles that deter domestic and fundamental rights. In dimensional brain in its But that’s difficult and global financiers from bankrolling new ventures doing so, it will yet again entirety, without having to takes a long time. So we wade into the paradoxical laboriously dissect and thought: how could we in the coming Budget. That the government must waters of a secular state B.R. Ambedkar, Supreme Court declares reform. A democracy is reassemble tissues as has keep the brain intact and intervene less for start-ups to succeed — Mr. making religious policies. Chairman of the Drafting that the Sabarimala tem - unlikely to muster the will been the practice. make it transparent? So No strict religion- Committee, give us some ple must be thrown open to see through state- Prof. Deisseroth, who we had to remove the Modi’s core message — drew the loudest cheers, state separation insight. Arguing for a to women of all ages. imposed reform, under - is D.H. Chen Professor of things that are making it followed by the tax breaks on start-up profits. Unlike any other secu - minimalist definition of Gender equality vs. mining its success. Bioengineering and of opaque — the lipids and lar state, the Republic of what constitutes religion judicial overreach Politics in a society like Psychiatry and fat. But that would nor - The tax breaks fly in the face of the corporate tax India was conceived with — and hence needs to be If it does, it will be ours, with its many reli - Behavioural Sciences at mally be destructive and reform being pursued to lower rates and phase a mandate for social revo - kept outside the domain seen as another victory gions and sects, is likely Stanford University, was cause the whole thing to lution. This makes our sit - of the state — he held that for the cause of gender to create logjams to even recently awarded the pres - dissolve, so we had to out exemptions; but it is a headline-grabbing uation unprecedented and “the religious conceptions equality, even if only a the most basic social tigious Life Sciences build a new kind of sup - measure that won’t hit revenues as few start-ups unique. We do not have a in this country are so vast miniscule proportion of reforms. Note how the Breakthrough Prize for port for the brain while we would make profits in the first three years. “wall of separation” that they cover every women are likely to ever case for a Uniform Civil 2016. He spoke to Divya removed the fat. We between religion and state aspect of life, from birth exercise that right. Even Code has become a Gandhi in Bengaluru, developed a chemical A bigger issue is the attempt to define the that, for instance, exists in to death. There is nothing women who are in a ground for communal where he begins a three- engineering trick by basi - start-ups eligible for the sops, support and fund - the United States. which is not religion and position to visit the tem - politics. city lecture tour as part of cally building a gel within Furthermore, the founders if personal law is to be ple might choose not to Further, attempts by the Sixth Annual Cell the brain that gives it the ing announced by the Prime Minister: firms set of the Indian republic saved, I am sure about it do so out of a certain the state at a “social revo - Press-TNQ India support it needs when we up in the past five years with an annual turnover have enjoined the state to that in social matters we regard for norms and lution” only weaken Distinguished Lectureship remove the lipids and see intervene in social cus - will come to a standstill.” practices. And some may efforts of social reformers Series. Excerpts: through the brain. below Rs. 25 crore, working ‘towards innova - toms and redress griev - In other words, a strict choose to visit and socie - who belonged to various Laboratories around The new insights have tion, development, deployment or commerciali - ances arising out of them separation between reli - ty, traditions and norms communities. From the world have begun been pretty exciting actu - so that all citizens can gion and state would have must change to accom - Buddha to Kabir, from using optogenetics to ally. CLARITY has been sation of new products, processes or services equitably enjoy their con - prevented the modate them. Guru Nanak to Narayana study and manipulate the developing faster than driven by technology or intellectual property’. stitutional rights and priv - Constitution from carry - Yet, we should be Guru, India has historical - brain. Are there specific optogenetics. But even in The mere act of developing products or services ileges. This is evident in ing out social revolution. wary of a judiciary that ly seen social reformers disorders that the tech - just the last year, labs the way Article 25, which In the early decades of encroaches on more emerge as a response to nique has proven particu - around the world are that do not have potential for commercialisation deals with freedom of our republic, the Supreme domains, even for causes orthodoxy and rigidity. larly useful in shedding using CLARITY to make or have no or limited incremental value for cus - religion, is constructed. Court evolved an “essen - we consider as desirable Independent India has light on? new discoveries. We have Unlike other articles deal - tial religious practices doc - and good. seen fewer of them, per - One of the most excit - been surprised to see cer - tomers would not be a start-up. Moreover, a ing with the fundamental trine” that spelt out the “Caesaropapism” is a haps because the Indian ing things for me about tain patterns of wiring and start-up shall be eligible for tax benefits only rights, it begins with ou ter limits of what could term used to describe a republic has arrogated this whole field is that I connections across the caveats (“subject to pub - be called the sole domain state of complete subor - that responsibility to get to see corresponding brain that we didn’t know after it is certified by an inter-ministerial board. lic order, morality and of religion. Unfortunately, dination of religion to itself. principles with my own were there. It has also Slotting something like innovation into a tem - health and to the other over the years, this doc - the secular state. India Ronojoy Sen rightly clinical practice. In the been used in human brain provisions”) before stat - trine was interpreted in an runs the risk of being in notes that court rulings clinic, I see patients with tissue — Alzheimer’s plate may not click and until more details ing the right (“all persons elastic, and sometimes thrall of a variant of th is, have “furthered the treatment-resistant brains for instance — and emerge, it just sounds like more red tape to clear are equally entitled to arbitrary manner. Judges a condition that can be reformist agenda of the depression and also those seen some interesting pat - to avoid some red tape. Smarter ventures would freedom of conscience gave themselves the termed “judiciopapism”, Indian state at the expense with autism spectrum dis - terns. and the right freely to pro - power to determine what where judges can com - of religious freedom and orders. And these are real - In India, a country of seek funding on their own and work without fess, practise and propa - constitutes essential reli - pletely overrule religious neutrality.” The caveats ly challenging and com - over a billion people, we official sops, but the government must not lose gate religion”.) It goes on gious practice not just for authority. With each judg - are eating into the right. plicated clinically but have, according to to empower the state to one religion, but for all of ment that shrinks the More significant than the they have certain symp - guesstimates, just sight of the need to fix India’s overall business regulate and restrict non- them. scope of what is consid - issue of whether women toms — symptoms you between 3,000 to 8,000 climate. Failing that, even with tax sops, start- religious activities associ - India might be the ered an “essential reli - should be allowed entry can study in animals. And psychiatrists. Is that a ated with religion. It only republic where the gious practice”, the risk into the Sabarimala tem - another big example is worrisome statistic, and is ups will continue to quit India and list or register allows the state to make judiciary can pronounce grows. ple is the question of anxiety. Anxiety is a there an ideal ratio? elsewhere. Bubble or not, that’s one issue Indian laws “providing for social on matters not only relat - Why should we care? whether secular judges prominent feature of The best thing under welfare and reform or the ing to law, but also those To suggest that this is not ought to be the ones mak - depression and is also a these circumstances unicorns are unanimous about. throwing open of Hindu concerning theology. a bad thing because it ing that call. major problem in autism would be figuring out spectrum disorders. We how to train general prac - can study anxiety in a titioners to at least recog - very reliable way in mice. nise the disorders and And that’s been probably know enough about the Turkey’s failed double game one of the biggest success medications to provide. The January 12 suicide after a long period of rela - which Mr. Erdogan visited vided direct financial and to coordinate with them in Turkey, thanks to Mr. stories. Optogenetics is Of course, psychiatrists bombing in Istanbul that tive calm and stability? and hailed the “advent of logistical support to IS and the fight against the IS. On Erdogan’s open door poli - sorting out how anxiety are best because they have killed 10 people is yet The Syrian morass democracy” soon after al-Nusra. Russia has also the Syrian border, Kurds, cy. works in the brain, what spent the most time think - another violent reminder Much of the blame Muammar el-Qaddafi was accused Ankara of having after throwing the IS out of Turkey is now trapped are the pathways and cells ing and learning the about that something is terribly should lie with President overthrown, is at war with deep ties with the IS. There their towns, formed in a complex tri-directional that cause it or control it, the ins and outs — but this wrong with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. itself. Mr. Erdogan’s were several independent autonomous enclaves, war. If Ankara acts firmly and how it is all put may be the best short-term regional and security poli - After becoming Prime biggest mistake yet was reports about Turkish mid - which created a new night - against the IS, it would together. Anxiety is com - solution. cies. This is the third Minister in 2003, Mr. Syria. He expected Syria to dlemen being involved in mare for Turkey. Ankara undermine its own Syria plicated. We know there In 2010 you wrote bombing in Turkey by sus - Erdogan adopted an follow Egypt and Tunisia. people smuggling and oil feared that the Kurdish policy. If it doesn’t act, the are lots of parts to anxiety. about the stigma that sur - pected Islamic State (IS) assertive foreign policy. He was among the first trade along the Syrian bor - momentum, unless it was threat from the IS to There is the heart rate rounds psychiatric dis - militants in six months. In He opposed the Iraq war, global leaders to call for der. Despite international broken, would strengthen domestic security will change and the breathing ease, “just as a cancer July 2015, a suicide grew critical of Israel’s President Bashar al-Assad outcry, Ankara didn’t do demands for autonomy grow as will the interna - rate change and there is diagnosis once carried bomber killed more than atrocities on the to quit. Ankara wanted to much to seal the border or among Kurds in Turkey. tional efforts to co-opt the the avoidance aspects. more stigma than it does 30 people in Suruc, a Palestinians, and presented replace Mr. Assad, an act tough against the Besides, in the June elec - Kurds in a larger fight Optogenetics has helped now.” Would you say Kurdish town on the Turkey as a regional power Alawite and an ally of Iran, jihadists, as Mr. Erdogan tion, a Kurdish political against extremism. This is sort out how all those there is a growing aware - Turkish-Syrian border. In in West Asia. But his with a Sunni ruler, possi - was ready to go to any party made history by win - a foreign policy dilemma parts are assembled. ness about mental illness October, in one of the approach also pandered to bly from the Syrian extent to see the fall of ning enough votes to gain for Ankara — whatever it Not least because of now and, by extension, deadliest terror attacks in sectarian Sunni sentiments Muslim Brotherhood. That President Assad. seats in Parliament for the is doing to maximise its the lack of academic less prejudice around it? the country, suicide and to Islamist Turkish would not only strengthen The Kurdish momen - first time, multiplying the interests is actually dimin - opportunity, doctors in I think that is happen - bombers blew themselves nationalism, which coun - the Turkish influence in tum ruling elites’ anti-Kurdish ishing its foreign policy India tend not to go in for ing. There is detectably, in up outside the central rail - terposed the Kemalist sec - the region, but also help This approach, however, paranoia. On the other side, prospects. The worsening a PhD, something that the U.S., a more open dis - way station in the capital, ular order. When the dicta - the Sunni bloc to curtail had an undesirable out - Turkey was under enor - security situation at home critically undermines cut - cussion and less stigmati - Ankara, killing more than tors in Tunisia and Egypt Iran’s rise. come. The Syrian govern - mous international pressure and the growing global ting-edge research. As a sation of psychiatric dis - a 100 people and injuring were overthrown by popu - When it was evident ment had withdrawn its to do more against the IS consensus that a forceful clinical psychiatrist and a ease but it is not yet where over 400. If the attacks in lar protests in early 2011, that the Assad regime was troops from the Kurdish- and other jihadists in Syria. removal of President neuroscientist doing it needs to be. A couple of Suruc and Ankara primari - Mr. Erdogan found it an stronger than its counter - populated border regions in The pressure mounted from Assad would be cata - front-end research, what things seem to help with ly targeted Kurds, the vic - opportunity to expand parts in Egypt, Tunisia and the initial phase of the civil domestic quarters as well strophic for the region would you recommend to reducing prejudice and tims of the Istanbul bomb - Turkish influence. In both Libya, Turkey started sup - war. When IS militants, after the Suruc bombing. It demonstrate that Mr. encourage more physi - stigma. ing were tourists, mostly countries, the direct bene - porting anti-Assad rebels. after capturing Raqqa, was against this backdrop Erdogan’s double game cian-researchers in India? If people really under - foreigners. ficiaries of the regime Until recently, it kept its moved towards border that Mr. Erdogan declared has failed miserably. One thing that makes it stand how something Over the past few years, change were the Muslim long border with Syria towns, Kurdish rebels took war against the IS. Though There are no easy ways work well in the U.S. is works, then they tend not the security situation in Brotherhood or its off - open so that rebels and out a strong resistance. The his government took some out. Ideally, President the existence of a very to assign prejudicial or Turkey has steadily deteri - shoots, the brethren of Mr. jihadists could come to People’s Protection Units, steps to control movements Erdogan has to resume well-defined MD-PhD superstitious explana - orated. The ceasefire with Erdogan’s Justice and Turkey first and then cross the armed wing of the across the border and let the peace talks with the Kurds, training programme that tions. The general public the Kurdish rebels has bro - Development Party. He into Syria to join various Syrian Kurdistan, defeated U.S. use its Incirlik airbase step up attacks against the is supported by the gov - in the U.S. is getting a ken and a full-fledged war expected the “Arab anti-Assad forces. Hard- the IS in Kobane and Tal to bomb IS targets, the IS and pave the war for a ernment. deeper knowledge and is taking place in the bor - Spring” would radically core jihadists, particularly Abyad. The YPG is closely focus of Ankara’s bombing larger anti-IS coalition by It really helps to attract understanding of psychia - der areas. Several cities in change the political land - the IS and Jabhat al-Nusra associated with the campaign remained on the including the Kurds to take some of the best people to try as biological. There the south-east districts, scape of the Arab street. militants, were the biggest Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Kurds. But Ankara’s on the jihadists on the the programme because has also have been indi - where most of the coun - But his calculations beneficiaries of this open the insurgent group which increased collaboration ground. But for that, he has you get support through vidual people writing try’s Kurdish minorities went wrong. In Egypt, the door policy. American has been fighting the with the American coalition to give up his neo-Islamist medical school and books and speaking out live, have been turned into Brotherhood rule was investigative reporter Turkish army for years over and the domestic crack - regional ambitions and through graduate school and sharing their experi - virtual battlefields, and the crushed by the army. In Seymour Hersh recently autonomy. Their glorious down on jihadist networks sectarian tendencies and from the federal govern - ence with psychosis, IS has now, as the bomb - Tunisia, the Islamist wrote in the London resistance did not just bring seem to have angered the start thinking like a states - ment. The other thing is, depression or drug abuse. ings show, grown into a Ennahda party is compet - Review of Books that the Kurdish cause once IS, which established a man. This is something at a later career stage, People aren’t hiding, they major security threat. How ing with the secularists for Turkey, along with Saudi again to global attention, strong logistical and organ - unimaginable, given Mr. making sure there are are coming out, saying did Turkey reach here, political power. Libya, Arabia and Qatar, had pro - but also prompted the U.S. isational network within Erdogan’s recent record. employment opportuni - “this is me”. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, TUES DAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 I-League: DSK Shivajians hold Sporting, Mumbai World tennis hit by match-fixing reports, FC continue unbeaten run against East Bengal Premier League: Louis van Gaal eyes title NEW DELHI: Mumbai FC scoring opportunities. continued their unbeaten run The home team put a lot of after another double over Liverpool authorities back integritpuyrs uuedn, thitey added. against East Bengal after hold - pressure in the closing stage Manchester United can Australian Open Stir ing the Red and Yellow also and even managed to put still win the Premier League The media reports cre - Brigade 0-0 at home in a cru - the ball into the net in the title, despite their stuttering ated a stir at Melbourne cial Gameweek 2 encounter in injury time, but Shivajians vet - campaign so far, after a 1-0 Park, home of the the I-League. eran goalkeeper Subrato Paul victory at arch-rivals Australian Open, and fol - In Sunday's another game, pushed the ball out of the goal. Liverpool on Sunday moved low in the wake of corrup - Sporting Clube de Goa failed to The ball had crossed the line them within seven points of tion scandals in world soc - convert chances as they were but the assistant referee disal - top spot, manager Louis van cer and athletics. held to a goalless draw by lowed the goal. Gaal said. "It's always a disap - debutant DSK Shivajians in Sporting Clube de Goa, who The win moved United pointment when stories Fatorda. lost to East Bengal in their within sight of leaders come out like this just Mumbai FC dominated pro - lung-opener, had the game Arsenal, who are level on 44 before the big event," said ceedings in the first half and under their control as they cre - points with surprise package Kermode. were giving East Bengal con - ated scoring chances. Odafe Leicester City after sharing "We are confident that siderable pressure especially Okolie had got two easy the points in a 0-0 draw at the Tennis Integrity Unit is from set-pieces. chances but he failed to direct Stoke City. north-west derby at Anfield, gerous efforts from Roberto doing what it can and tack - The first clear chance came his shots on target. Asked if United were still thanks to Wayne Rooney`s Firmino and Emre Can in the les this issue very, very in the 18th minute for Eric Rowllin Borges, who came in the title race, the 78th-minute volley, complet - second half. seriously." Brown who had goalkeeper back from injury, turned out to Dutchman told a news con - ed a second successive "I don`t think David De MELBOURN: World ities absolutely reject any Rehenesh TP called into a good be the hero of the match for the tennis was rocked on suggestion that evidence TIU investigations had ference: “It is seven points league double over Gea has done very much, resulted in sanctions save after drilling an effort on home team as he controlled the and seven points we can Liverpool for Van Gaal fol - two or three balls he has to Monday by allegations of match fixing has been target from a rather tight angle, midfield, giving passes. He was that the game's authorities suppressed for any reason against 18 players, with overcome that. lowing United`s 3-1 win at stop, a goalkeeper has to do six issued life bans, he as the East Bengal kepper well supported by Nicholas "This game shall give a Old Trafford in September. that. have failed to deal with or isn't being thoroughly showing that he has the right Fernandes and Glen Martins on widespread match-fixing, investigated," said ATP added. big boost to the players, to Last season United beat He is playing very good Kermode also rejected skills to keep it out well after a the flank as they kept on press - the fans, to everybody in the Liverpool 3-0 at home and 2- but you can not say he was a just as the Australian chairman Chris Kermode. diving effort. Six minutes later ing for an early goal. Open, the first Grand Slam "And while the BBC suggestions the TIU was environment of Manchester 1 away and he was delighted fantastic, marvellous goal - under-resourced and did Mumbai had another chance as But Odafe and Mohmoud Al United and we have to con - after Sunday`s victory in a keeper today," Van Gaal con - tournament of the year, and BuzzFeed reports Brown had a good shot from Amna were unable to get past kicked off in Melbourne. mainly refer to events not have necessary tinue of course. "That`s not drab game lifted United back tinued. enforcement powers. range only for Steven Dias to keeper Paul. so easy, and we have seen up to fifth in the table. He was also delighted with Tennis authorities from about 10 years ago, put a looping header wide from Paul was largely responsible rejected reports by the we will investigate any Tennis authorities have that also today, but we can do "In the second half we Rooney`s winner. pumped about $14 million the resulting play. for his team collecting a point it because we show every played much better and kept "I asked him to score here BBC and online BuzzFeed new information, and we East Bengal's Sanju Pradhan from this game. News, which said 16 play - always do," Kermode told into anti-corruption pro - week that we can do it." the ball better and created and he makes a lot of goals grammes, Kermode added. had two close chances very The visitors, on the other "To beat Liverpool is chances and Wayne Rooney now in a row. I think he is a ers ranked in the top 50 a hastily arranged media early after the first half as the hand, preferred to hold their had been repeatedly conference at Melbourne TIU director of integri - always important," he added. makes the fantastic goal fantastic Manchester United ty Nigel Willerton said visitors grew in the game. citadel, playing a waiting "Today it was important again," Van Gaal told Sky striker for the media but he flagged to the Tennis Park. In the 72ndminute, Do-Dong game. Shivajians attacked their Integrity Unit (TIU) over The BBC and they could ask for players' because our competitors lost Sports. Rooney`s strike, an was also that in the first half electronic communication Hyun’s header went inches rival team with counter moves. points and when the gap is athletic hooked volley after of the season." suspicions they had BuzzFeed News said they wide of the target as Mumbai They even managed to cre - thrown matches in the past had not named any players devices, though those like this we can overturn Marouane Fellaini`s header Rooney has now scored in requests could be refused. breathed a sigh of relief. ate chances, especially in the that." Van Gaal has many bounced back off the cross - four successive games and decade. The reports said because without access to The point saw East Bengal second half but Indrajeet the TIU, set up to police their phone, bank and "If they don't then con - critics among United fans bar, was the one moment of took his league tally for sent... that's called non- occupy the third spot behind Chougale either shot off the but has given them at least true class in a game of few United to 176 -- the record illegal activities in the computer records it was Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru target or failed to beat keeper sport, either failed to act not possible to determine cooperation, and they can four reasons to smile since scoring chances. by one player for one club in be reported and sanctioned FC. In the other game, Sporting Arindam Bhattacharja. Despite taking over at Old Trafford - Liverpool were slightly the Premier League era, upon information that whether they took part in Clube de Goa could not utilise putting up an inspired perform - identified suspicious match-fixing. for non-cooperation," - four wins in four league more threatening, but only passing Thierry Henry`s pre - Willerton said. the home advantage with their ance on the flank, he could not games against Liverpool. really tested United keeper vious mark of 175 for behaviour amongst play - They said the 2007 ATP strikers wasting numerous score a goal. ers, or impose any sanc - inquiry found betting syn - Independent Australian Sunday`s victory in the David De Gea with two dan - Arsenal. tions. dicates in Russia, northern Senator Nick Xenophon All of the players, Italy and Sicily making said sports regulators were including winners of hundreds of thousands of not rigorous enough. Grand Slam titles, were pounds betting on games "The problem that we allowed to continue com - which investigators have in Australia and EPL: Record-breaking Wayne Rooney gives Manchester United FC victory over Liverpool, Arsenal go atop peting, while eight were thought to be fixed. around the world is that LONDON: Wayne Rooney has now scored in "and continues our good playing in the Australian Three of these games where you have ball-by- Rooney smashed home four successive games and start to this year. I didn`t Open, the media reports were at Wimbledon. ball betting, micro-betting, Manchester United`s win - took his Premier League know about the record, but added. Reuters was unable In a confidential report it's an invitation for cor - ning goal with one of the tally to 176, more than any that`s not what I`m feeling to independently verify the for tennis authorities in ruption and corrupt prac - few moments of real class to other player for one club, now. "To score the winning findings by the BBC and 2008, the inquiry team tices because it's very easy give his side a 1-0 victory overtaking the previous goal at Anfield, that`s a long BuzzFeed News, which said 28 players involved in to fix a particular micro- over Liverpool in an other - record of 175 that Thierry time for me since my first said they had obtained those games should be event within a game such wise drab north west derby Henry managed for Arsenal. year at United, so I`m going documents that included investigated but the find - as tennis," Xenophon told at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool-born Rooney, to be a bit selfish and enjoy the findings of an investi - ings were never followed reporters. The England and United who began his career at that the most." gation set up in 2007 by up, the news organisations Tennis officials have skipper was perfectly placed Everton, said he was going The victory lifted United the Association of Tennis said. Tennis authorities fought a long-running bat - to hook a powerful volley to relish the thought of scor - back up from sixth to fifth Professionals (ATP), the introduced a new anti-cor - tle with match and also past keeper Simon Mignolet ing at Anfield, something he place in the table, two points governing body of men's ruption code in 2009 but spot fixing, where individ - after 78 minutes when a had not done for more than behind fourth-placed professional tennis. after taking legal advice ual sets are thrown to header from Marouane decade. Tottenham Hotspur, while "The Tennis Integrity were told previous corrup - manipulate live betting Fellaini bounced off the "It was massive victory Liverpool remained ninth Unit and the tennis author - tion offences could not be odds. crossbar. for us," he told Sky Sports with 31 points. Xi Jinping launches Asian Govt working to make start, exit easy Infrastructure Investment Bank World Bank to be anchor investor in Rail BEIJING: China-backed president. Asian Infrastructure With authorised capital of Investment Bank (AIIB) in USD 100 billion and sub - Development Fund: Suresh Prabhu for startups: Nirmala Sitish nao rloangmer baeing con - which India and 56 coun - scribed capital of USD 50 WASHINGTON: The World Bank would be the demned in the name of 'ju - tries have joined as found - billion, Beijing-based AIIB ing members was formally will invest in sectors includ - anchor investor in the new gaad'. It is not 'jugaad'. opened here today by ing energy, transportation, Railway Development Fund, Indians have come back to President Xi Jinping. urban construction and which would be used to fund establish for themselves and "This is a historical logistics as well as educa - modernisation of Indian rail - to prove for themselves that moment," Xi said address - tion and healthcare. ways, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has said. they have something to con - ing the ceremony of the China, India and Russia bank, which along with the are the three largest share - "We have decided to work tribute," she added. BRICS New Development holders, taking a 30.34 per - with the World Bank on creat - Speaking at the event, Bank (NDB) is expected to cent, 8.52 percent, 6.66 per - ing a Railway Development Secretary in the Department expand infrastructure cent stake respectively in Fund. This was already initi - of Industrial Policy and financing, rivalling the the newly formed Bank. ated. But now, we have taken World Bank and Asian Their voting shares are it forward," Prabhu said here Promotion (DIPP) Amitabh yesterday after his meeting Development Bank. calculated at 26.06 percent, World Bank meeting on trans - "Since the last rail budget Kant said that 'Startup India' An Indian delegation 7.5 percent and 5.92 per - with World Bank officials. initiative will help in turn - Noting that the World Bank portation. During his stay in in 2015, the Ministry of headed by Dinesh Sharma, cent. the US capital, he also met Railways has implemented ing youth from "job seekers additional Secretary in the Based on the share hold - would be anchor investors in this new fund, along with officials of the International 110 reform measures, fulfill - to job creators". Ministry of Finance attend - ing, India is expected to get Finance Corporation, the US ing all the announcements ed the opening ceremony. the Vice President post. other co-investors, Prabhu Kant said that Indian said, "This fund would be Transportation Secretary made in the budget. We In all 57 countries have The opening of the AIIB Anthony Renard Foxx, and encourage American enter - startup system has taken-off joined as founding members marked a milestone in the kick started soon as there is and the country would soon unanimity in the World Bank some of the think-tanks. prises to take advantage of the while US and Japan stayed reform of the global eco - The International Finance transformation that the entire see large number of young out. nomic governance system, leadership". He also said the World Corporation (IFC) would look ecosystem is undergoing," people joining the work - Chinese Premier Li Lou said in an interview into the possibility of revenue Prabhu said. Keqiang will address the earlier. The AIIB will work Bank leadership has realized force. that based on the performance generation through non-rail - "With 100 per cent invest - founding conference of the together with multilateral way operation, he said. ment allowed in most seg - World Bank country AIIB council later today. development banks includ - in the past one year, Indian director Onno Ruhl said Railways is in the "right "To help us monetization ments of railway infrastruc - The bank was formally ing the World Bank and the issues, bringing in the global ture such as suburban rail, India needs to grow and established in Beijing on Asian Development Bank to direction". However, Prabhu did not best practices. Globally rail - metro rail, locomotive and innovate and create jobs as December 25, 2015. facilitate Asian infrastruc - ways get 30-40 percent of rolling stock, manufacturing Chinese Finance Minister ture construction and sus - divulge the size of the fund, one million people enter but indicated that it would be their income from non-rail - and maintenance, signalling NEW DELHI: The gov - doing the right thing for the Lou Jiwei was elected as the tainable development, Lou way operations. In India it is and electric works and dedi - labour force every month. first Chairman of the AIIB said. Asian Development the largest ever provided by ernment is working to make startups" so that they stay "We will support the gov - the World Bank to the Indian not even two percent. So this cated freight lines, the council. China's former Bank (ADB) President is going to be challenging Ministry of Railways envis - it easy for budding entre - here in India "and not look ernment in its effort to pro - Finance Minister, Jin Liqun Takehiko Nakao in message Railways. Prabhu is here to attend a time particularly when Indian ages investments worth preneurs to start a business at having a domicile some - mote startups," he said. was elected the first AIIB has congratulated the AIIB. railways would have to bear USD142 billion in the sector or exit from it, giving boost where else," the Commerce the additional burden of the that will not only bring about to the Indian startup ecosys - and Industry Minister said. pay commission," he said. more efficiency in the lifeline tem, Union Minister She also said that after Gold price hits over 2-month high, surges During his meeting with of Indian transportation but Nirmala Sitharaman said the announcement by the Secretary Foxx, the two lead - also boost manufacturing and ers decided to create an fulfil the directive of Make of Saturday. Prime Minister about umbrella agreement with the India," the Rail Minister said. "I understand that starting 'Startup India', the ministry Rs 340 to Rs 26,550 per ten grams Department of Transportation Meanwhile, USIBC president a startup is as much impor - was engaged with different NEW DELHI: Gold ing by jewellers at domestic about transportation sector in Mukesh Aghi has lauded tant as somebody wants to departments to create an prices surged Rs 340 to hit markets, driven by wedding general. Prabhu's effort to overhaul over two-month high of Rs season also buoyed senti - exit from it. The govern - enabling ecosystem for "Today we also agreed to India's rail infrastructure. "In 26,550 per ten grams at the ment. make railway specific less than 2 years, Minister ment is working to make such ventures in the coun - bullion market Saturday, tak - Back home, in the national umbrella agreement with the Prabhu has undertaken seri - the exit also (easy)," try. ing positive cues from global capital, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 Transport Department, which ous efforts to give a facelift to Sitharaman said at the "We...have to see how market amid pick up in buy - percent purity surged by Rs would help to work on many the Indian railways and revo - 'Startup India' conference best we can remove the ing by jewellers to meet 340 each to Rs 26,550 and things," Prabhu said. lutionize the way Indians here. clutter in such a way that wedding season demand. Rs 26,400 per ten gram Prabhu also said, "One of travel, transport goods and Silver too recovered and respectively, a level last seen the things we have agreed to services and conduct busi - She said Finance Minister your (startups) core busi - work on is to creating a regu - ness," Aghi said. Arun Jaitley is working ness interest are the ones in reclaimed the Rs 34,000- on November 3 last year. It mark by rising Rs 220 to Rs had shed Rs 40 yesterday. latory framework for safety, USIBC members are "hard" on the Bankruptcy which you are going to 34,015 per kg on increased Sovereign gold followed which is a very important buoyed by the range of oppor - issue for India. We want to tunities that lie in front of Code. focus rather than think offtake by industrial units suit and edged higher by Rs The Insolvency and about what compliance enhance the safety of the them, he said. and coin makers. 100 to Rs 22,400 per piece of Indian railways". "Whether it is adding high Bankruptcy Code 2015, have to be attended to," she A weaker rupee, which eight gram. In his interaction with a speed rails connecting major which seeks to provide an added. plunged to hit fresh 28- A similar trend was also group of investors and infra - ports, modernizing platforms, easy exit option for insol - Further, the minister said month low of 67.59 against seen in silver ready that structure companies, Prabhu improving passenger ameni - vent and sick companies, that the number of youths the dollar yesterday that recovered by Rs 220 to Rs asked them to come and ties dedicated freight lines, made imports costlier also fell into a bear market and trend in the Indian market, 34,015 per kg and weekly- has been referred to a 30- looking for government invest in Indian railways. electrification? these are con - supported the upside in gold the US retail sales capped the rose 0.96 percent to USD based delivery by Rs 225 to "The Ministry of Railways certed efforts by the govern - member joint committee of jobs is fast coming down prices. weakest year since 2009, 1,088.80 an ounce and silver Rs 34,025 per kg. has introduced a slew of ini - ment to improve the perform - the Members of Parliament and those providing some Bullion traders said senti - increasing demand for pre - gained 0.61 percent to USD Silver coins also spurted tiatives, opportunities and ance of the railways through for further scrutiny. employment are actually ment got a boost after gold cious metals. 13.91 an ounce in the yester - by Rs 1,000 to Rs 49,000 for reform measures that will substantive restructuring so "I am sure with these growing. gained the most in six weeks Gold in New York, which day's trade. buying and Rs 50,000 for allow investors to strive and the sector can contribute to (measures), we will be "...that entrepreneurship overseas as Chinese stocks mostly determines the price Moreover, increased buy - selling of 100 pieces. grow," he said. the overall growth of the country," Aghi said. TRUTH PREVAIL 6 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, TUES DAY, JANUARY 19, 2016

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5 facts about cervical Mentally challenging activities helps in cancer you should New molecule to track cancer know! achieving healthy ageing mind NEW DELHI: Cervical ing and sustained mental cancer is the leading cause of drug in the body effort compared to low-chal - cancer deaths among women WASHINGTON: lenge activities that did not in India, with approximately Scientists have developed require active learning. 1.32 lakh new cases of cervi - luminescent molecule that The findings show that cal cancer being diagnosed can light up the path taken mentally demanding activi - and about 74,000 deaths by chemotherapy drugs in ties may be neuroprotective occurring annually, account - real time, which could help and an important element for ing for nearly one-third of understand why cancer maintaining a healthy brain cervical cancer deaths across patients respond differently into late adulthood. the world. to the same treatment. Senior author Denise C. 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TRUTH PREVAIL 7 NATIONAL/STATE JAMMU, TUES DAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 CPI(M) denies move for ties NGT slams Centre, UP government Somnath Temple In Gujarat To Invest with Congress NEWDELHI: Putting figure out whether the speculation about an party would be keen on over pollution in river Ganga NEW IDEnLH GI: olTdhe Monetisation Scheme alliance with the Congress coming together to defeat and animals were being dumped in river Ganga and Somnath Temple Trust is all in West Bengal at rest, the the Mamata Banerjee-led set to become Gujarat's first Communist Party of India Trinamool Congress. the authorities were allegedly not taking any action on the temple to deposit its idle gold (Marxist) in New Delhi Even former Chief in the Gold Monetisation on Sunday said the party Minister of the State and same. Scheme, as its trustees would stick to the “politi - veteran Communist leader On January 15, the bench including Prime Minister cal-tactical” line that it Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had directed Uttar Pradesh Narendra Modi, have given adopted in its 21st had called upon the and Uttarakhand government their nod to invest the yellow Congress. Congress and the Left to identify seriously polluting metal reserves in the scheme. Under the new strategy, Front to join hands. The trust has around 35 kg the CPI(M) would oppose However, the issue of industries located on the banks of Ganga and apprise it of gold and will deposit the the “right-wing offence” an alliance with the gold which is not in day-to- carried out by the ruling Congress brought into the about “quantity and quality” of discharge generated by day use of the temple. BJP and would “continue” open strong differences The decision was taken to fight the Congress for among the Left parties, them in the river. during the recently held pursuing “neo-liberal including the Left Front’s The green panel had also meeting of trustees at PM policies”. traditional constituents. ordered a joint inspection by Modi's residence in Delhi on In a press communiqué, While the All India a team comprising officials January 12, said the trust sec - the CPI(M) said the Polit Forward Bloc and the from Central Pollution retary PK Lahiri, who is also Bureau and the Central Communist Party of India one of the trustees of the Committee would take a are against any alliance Control Board, UPPCB, NEW DELHI: The your actions,” a bench head - UPCB and a representative Somnath Temple, situated in decision at an “appropri - with the Congress, the the Gir-Somnath district. the quantum of gold which January 12. ate time” on how to fight Revolutionary Socialist National Green Tribunal on ed by NGT Chairperson from Environment Ministry can be deposited. Gujarat has three main at points where tributaries of "During the meeting, all the upcoming Assembly Party has expressed sup - Monday slammed the Centre Swatanter Kumar said. the trustees have agreed to "We don't have a huge temples, Somnath Temple, elections in various port for it. AIFB general and UP government over pol - The green panel pulled up river Ganga from the proposal of depositing the amount of gold. Majority of Dwarkadhish Temple in States. secretary Debabrata lution in river Ganga in the Ministry of Environment Uttarakhand and Uttar gold, which is not in day-to- the gold is used for decora - Devbhoomi, Dwarka district In West Bengal, the Biswas criticised the Varanasi and said their slo - and Forests, Ministry of Pradesh meet the Ganga. day use of the temple, in the tion on day-to-day basis in and Ambaji Temple in CPI(M) reportedly sent CPI(M) leadership for gans are contrary to actions. Water Resources and UP gov - Earlier, the Tribunal had Gold Monetisation Scheme," the temple. Thus out of that Banaskantha district. All of feelers to the Congress at making “such open offers directed the Centre not to said Mr Lahiri. 35 kg of gold, we will sepa - them are run by their respec - the end of its plenum to to the Congress”. “It is really very unfortu - ernment while asking them to release funds for cleaning the According to him, the trust rate pure gold which can be tive trusts, which are gov - nate that such things are look into the matter and deal deposited under the scheme," erned by Gujarat Pavitra going on. Why don’t you do with it expeditiously. river from Gomukh to is having around 35 kg of Russian priest deported gold, which is either in the said Mr Lahiri. Yatradham Vikas Board. something about this? Your The observation came after Kanpur without its nod, chid - Other trustees of the However, apart from the ing the two states for failing form of pure gold or orna - slogans are very contrary to advocate Gaurav Kumar ments. Now, the management Somnath Temple trust Somnath Temple, no other from Chennai Bansal mentioned before the to identify the seriously pol - will segregate the pure gold include former Gujarat Chief prominent temple in Gujarat, NEW DELHI : Father “Since he was travelling Defamation Case: Assam bench that bodies of humans luting locations. from the whole lot to finalise Minister Keshubhai Patel, which has the capacity to Seraphym, working in the around Asian countries, he who is also the chairman of deposit their gold, have department of foreign rela - had to enter India two times Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi the trust, veteran BJP leader shown interest in the scheme. tionship with Asia in the on his way to other countries. LK Advani, Harshvardhan While Dwarkadhish Russian Orthodox Church, His visa expired and he could Appears Before Court States join start-up Neotia and JD Parmar. All Temple body is yet to give a was deported by officials of not go to Moscow to receive these six trustees were pres - thought to the scheme, the Foreign Regional a new visa because of the NEW DELH: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ent during the meet. Ambaji temple authorities Registration Office of the holidays and the Indian BJP president Amit Shah have rejected any possibility Bureau of Immigration at the Embassy also did not work. today appeared in a court in Guwahati in in connection NEW DELH: Tbhe Uattar ndwagon was appointed as the seventh of depositing their gold in the airport here on Sunday on the So he applied for a visa trustee during the meet on scheme at present. ground that he had only a through Internet. But you can with a Rs. 100 crore Pradesh and Chhattisgarh tourist visa. use Internet only for tourist defamation case filed governments are finalising “He had previously visited visa on arrival at Chennai. against him by BJP leader the contours of a start-up ‘Vikramjit Sen can continue heading panel India on a proper visa, but He explained the problems Himanta Biswa Sharma. policy to attract young this time, could not get one while pointing out that he The chief minister entrepreneurs to set up shop probing MP High Court judge’ because of holidays in the had already visited India appeared in the civil judge in their terrain, following NEW DELYHI: Justice gation afresh or continue Russian Federation. But he many times. But Indian offi - No1 court with his cabinet half a dozen States that Vikramjit Sen can contin - from where the Sen panel had an invitation from cials said he could do only colleagues and some have already announced ue to head a panel, had left. Russian Ambassador to India sightseeing and cannot Congress lawmakers while measures for start-ups appointed by Vice- Referring to views in Alexander Kadakin. Still, he involve in other activities,” party workers gathered in ahead of the NDA govern - President Hamid Ansari to some quarters of the Law was not allowed to enter the the consulate source said. strength in the court area. ment’s Start-Up India probe sexual harassment Ministry that a new presid - country,” a Russian Alleging that his deporta - Coming out of the court, action plan unveiled on charges against Madhya ing officer be appointed Consulate source said. tion was against the spirit of Mr Gogoi told reporters Saturday. Pradesh High Court judge following retirement of He was supposed to partic - an agreement between the that "The court fixed the Kerala was the first State Justice S.K. Gangele, even Justice Sen, the AG said ipate in a special prayer here two countries, Russian con - next date of hearing on to have a start-up policy after retirement, unless Mr. the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Monday as part of his sulate sources said the tourist February 8 next when we'll that included the setting up Ansari chooses to replace can also nominate another Asian trip to consulate visa could be utilised for submit our objections." of Kochi Startup Village in considered business-friend - and electronics. So IT has him. sitting judge of the offices in India, Afghanistan, humanitarian purposes too. "I am a law abiding citi - partnership with the Union ly,” the official pointed out, probably the most fertile An opinion stating this Supreme Court in his Sri Lanka, Vietnam and “What disturbed the zen. There is no difference Science and Technology adding that a Chhatisgarh is ecosystem for start-ups was tendered to the Rajya place. Nepal to give spiritual sup - Russian diplomats most was between a chief minister Ministry. Since then, also drafting a policy. with ample traction from Sabha Secretariat by He said the probe by the port to officials and family they were not allowed to visit and others. Responding to Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh has private capital,” said Attorney General Mukul committee could recom - members of Russian the priest at the airport to the court summon, I Rajasthan and Maharashtra emerged as India’s leading Raghunandan Rajamani, Rohatgi. The RS mence from the stage it embassies and other official hand over food. Since he was appeared in the court today. have also formulated simi - State in computers, elec - executive director, Indian Secretariat had asked the was on December 31 when organisations. “He is not here not allowed to be deported There is an allegation made lar policies for new-age tronics and optical products STEP and Business Law Ministry whether Justice Sen retired. The top for preaching or evangelical through Delhi, the Russian against me. We'll fight businesses. A few budding manufacturing a few years Incubators Association Justice Sen, a sitting law officer has opined work among Indian citizens,” Embassy could not hand over back," he said. ventures are already being ago. The State’s IT depart - (ISBA). Supreme Court judge both the options would be the source said. his winter clothes. This is Mr Sharma's lawyer said incubated in a Start-Up ment has recently invited “Make In India is when he was appointed the valid. Mr. Rohatgi said the Earlier, the Russian unfortunate that such disre - documents were placed Oasis set up by the inputs from industry bodies focussed more on generat - chief of the panel in April Judges Inquiry Act, 1968 Embassy in Delhi had sent an spect was shown to a priest before the court pertaining Rajasthan government in for formulating its own ing larger jobs in core engi - last year, can continue to is silent on whether a invitation to the Indian from a friendly country. Such to the status of Mr Sharma Jaipur. startup policy. neering sectors, for which head it despite his retire - judge can continue on an Embassy in Moscow to issue disrespect will not augur well as only a witness in the CBI “We are seeing a great While Karnataka has a we need a lot more impetus ment on December 31, investigation panel after a visa to Fr. Seraphym. But for the long-term business list on the Saradha case and interest among State gov - policy for start-ups within to support ventures beyond 2015. The Ministry was his or her retirement. In he was given a visa that and cultural relationship a document from USA's ernments to take pro-active its IT policy, it is now IT, so I hope the Start-Up also asked whether, if April last year, Mr. Ansari allowed him entry only between the two countries,” a New Jersey Court that there steps and attract start-ups. mulling a separate start-up India plan fosters ecosys - another sitting SC judge is appointed the three-mem - twice. consulate official said. was no mention of Himanta Even U.P. is working on a policy to facilitate new ven - tems to encourage entrepre - appointed in place of ber panel to investigate or any politician from start-up policy, while West tures. Some of these poli - neurship across sectors with Justice Sen, would the sexual harassment charges Assam in the FBI com - Bengal has created a cies may need to be re-ori - the states,” he said. panel then start its investi - against Justice Gangele. Jamaat flays AMU plaint petition before that Rs.150-crore fund to sup - ented in order to be able to court in the Louis Berger port start-ups that are being tap the benefits offered status change case. selected through a reality under the Centre’s action Row over audit: SC seeks discoms Mr Sharma had filed a TV show hosted by ex- plan, such as tax breaks, NEW DELHI: Soon On January 11, Rs. 100-crore defamation quicker patents and easier after Union Human Attorney General Mukul cricketer Sourav Ganguly,” case against Mr Gogoi on said a senior government compliance with labour and reply on plea against HC order Resource and Rohatgi told the court the grounds that Mr Gogoi environmental laws. AKHNOOR: The Development (HRD) that the NDA government official. had levelled corruption “This is particularly “A lot of State entrepre - Supreme Court on Monday Minister Smriti Irani withdrew supporting the charges against him on the neurship policies are driven sought responses from three backed the Centre’s deci - idea of having a State- interesting as these States said two cases. have traditionally not been by the departments of IT private power distribution sion on the minority sta - funded minority institu - companies on petitions filed tus of Aligarh Muslim tion in a secular State. by various bodies including University (AMU), Mr. Madani said the After Cafe, Acid Attack Survivors To Open Delhi government challeng - Jamaat-e-Ulema Hind government’s cold-shoul - ing High Court order that (JUH) on Sunday dering toward minority these discoms cannot be described the move as “a status of AMU was Lounge, Spa In Uttar Pradesh audited by the Comptroller result of communal bent unfathomable since the NEW DELHI: A and Auditor General (CAG) of mind of the present educational institution lounge-cum-spa is the next of India. ruling dispensation.” was constitutionally initiative by survivors of A bench headed by Justice “This attempt of the obliged under the acid attack whose cafe J Chelamswar asked the three government reflects that University Act of 1981 to discoms —— Tata Power it has no interest in for - have large admission 'Sheroes Hangout' in Agra Delhi Distribution Ltd warding the slogan sabka quotas for minorities. established to rehabilitate (TPDDL), BSES Rajdhani saath sabka vikaas,” said “This provision was themselves is now over a Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Maulana Mehmood adopted by an act of year old. Power Ltd —— to file their Madani, the president of Parliament,” he said. The upcoming spa-cum- responses within four weeks JUH. “Likewise, the and listed the matter for final While Ms. Irani said Commission constituted lounge will also sport a hearing on March 2. the government’s stand by an act of parliament cafe-lounge set up in the The bench was hearing without considering the ulti - DERC which is well empow - was in accordance with NCM led by its former front with the customers appeals filed by Delhi gov - mate advantage thereof, not ered to conduct the same or the act of Parliament, Mr. chairperson Wajahat getting a chance to avail ernment, CAG and NGO only end up being contrary to have the same conducted and Madani said it was Habibullah had upheld facilities of salon and spa. United RWAs Joint Action public interest but also put CAG’s audit report on dis - “against the the minority status to (URJA) against the Delhi "We are in process of unnecessary burden on coms has no place in Constitution.” Jamia Millia Islamia a High Court’s decision that courts,” it had said. Regulatory Regime brought “All right-minded citi - few years ago. Besides, setting up a spa-cum- these discoms cannot be It had disagreed with gov - about by Electricity Act and zens of the country according to Article 29, lounge which would have audited by the CAG as they ernment’s contention that the Reforms Act”. should come forward to 30 of the Constitution, the a cafe-cum lounge in the are already under the jurisdic - audit was ordered in public The discoms are 51:49 per oppose it,” Mr. Madani Aligarh Muslim front along with the luxu - Sonia Chowdhury, whose I got a call from an tional authority of Delhi interest to determine the tar - cent joint venture between the said. University has been Electricity Regulatory ries of spa and salon for face was battered by a unknown number which iff, saying “determination of private companies and the The restoration of founded with an objective Commission (DERC). tariff is in sole domain of Delhi government. minority status of AMU to promote education and the visitors," says Parth heinous acid attack in the happened to be from the The Delhi High Court in its is pending with the culture of the Indian Sarthi, a member of the year 2004. police station. I was told verdict had quashed the AAP French Troops Take Part In Marching Supreme Court but what Muslims,” he said. city based NGO Chaanv Sonia Chowdhury, a res - that the cellphone that I government’s January 7, 2014 kicked up a controversy Mr. Madani said the and also the Project ident of Ghaziabad was was using was a stolen directive to carry out an audit Practice At Rajpath is the Centre’s recent government should not of the three discoms by the Manager of Chaanv employed at a private one. I panicked and gave NEW DELHI: French The French soldiers were decision to overturn the play “anti-minority card” CAG. soldiers today took part in taking part in counter-terror - UPA government’s sup - and must revoke its deci - Foundation. Mr Sarthi says salon when she was complete details of Anurag The city government had marching practice at the ism and counter-insurgency port to the university in sion to scrap the minority plans are afoot to set up attacked with acid by her who had got me the ordered the CAG audit of the Rajpath along with Indian joint exercise called 'Shakti the apex court. status of AMU. cafes similar to that in neighbor Anurag over a phone," says Ms three discoms which supply soldiers for the Republic 2016'. Agra in cities like dispute. Narrating her Chowdhury. Anurag was power in Delhi, on grounds Day celebrations next week. Cold Conditions Grip Punjab, Haryana: Amritsar including that it has 49 per Lucknow, Varanasi, story, Sonia says after a arrested after she divulged Early morning, a smartly Shivers At 1.9 Degree Celsius cent stakes in the discoms. dressed contingent of French I NRidOhimTa DI/oC ShE . Ram Udaipur and even Delhi. shopkeeper refused to sell details about him. CHANDIGARH: Cold of Punjab and Haryana, The high court, in its troops, began their practice. Kumar R/o Main Bazar conditions today prevailed braved cold weather at 5.6 "Work is going on in her a mobile phone since "A day after he was October 30, 2015 order, had This would be the first since Batote, W.No. 4, C/o Hotel in Punjab and Haryana even degree Celsius. parallel in four cities to she did not have the released from jail, he came termed as “populist” the deci - independence when foreign Hill Top Batote, Distt. as minimum temperatures In Haryana's Ambala and start new branches of required identity proof, a to my place and demanded sion of AAP government to troops will march down the Ramban have lost my have CAG audit of TPDDL, hovered a few notches Hisar, minimum tempera - Sheroes Hangout. At the neighbour agreed to buy apology for the insult he Rajpath for Republic Day Engineering 1to 8 semester BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd parade French President marksheets bearing Roll above normal level in most tures settled at 5.6 degree front, it will always be a one for her. had to face due to his arrest parts of both states. Celsius and 4.2 degree and BSES Yamuna Power Francois Hollande is the No. 2008 EEC30, S ession Amritsar in Punjab was Celsius respectively, while cafe, but keeping the inter - She received a new cell - to which I refused. He also Ltd. chief guest for this year's 2008-2012 from Shri Mata the coldest place in both Narnaul shivered at 2.5 est areas of the survivors phone from her neighbour took up fight with my There can be no other audit celebrations. A French con - Vaisnho Devi University. states as it recorded mini - degree Celsius, two notches we are planning to bring Anurag after the payment father and later one day he by CAG at the instance of the tingent comprising 56 per - Now I am applying for state government when regu - duplicate. If anybody have mum at 1.9 degree Celsius, below normal. more branches with special only to discover some time threw acid on me with sonnel of 35th Infantry latory body DERC is already Regiment of 7th Armoured any objection in this regard one degree below normal, a In Punjab, Ludhiana, the facilities," says Mr Sarthi. later that it was a stolen while I was returning back MeT department report said industrial hub of Punjab, there to audit the accounts of Brigade have just finished may kindly convey to the today. The Union Territory recorded minimum at 4.3 The move comes in a bid property. "After three-four from work," Ms discoms, the high court had their joint exercise with concerned authority within Chandigarh, the joint capital degree Celsius. to rehabilitate acid victim, days of buying the mobile, Chowdhury said. said. Indian soldiers in Rajasthan. seven days from the publi - “Such populist measures cation of this notice. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE JAMMU, TUES DAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 8 "NPP protests against J&K Tourism Department" Natraj Studio Organizes RR distributed DRW's, Casual labourers working in Mega Dance Event furniture TDAs forced to starvation: Harsh prising special guests, proud TP CORRESPONDENT TP CORRESPONDENT parents and guardians of par - ticipants spell bound by their JAMMU, JAN. 18 : The JAMMU, JAN. 18 : splendid performances. Rashtriya Rifles Battalion Flaying the harassment Mrs. Arti Gupta and at Samote under the aegis doled out to the youth in the Deepak anchored the event of Counter Insurgency sphere of employment by beautifully with zest and zeal. Uniform Force the State Government, a The event received a major Headquarter, Reasi distrib - contingent of Panthers Party footfall of 500 plus people. activists led by Mr. Harsh uted furniture and other The main attractions of the Dev Singh Chairman event were the dance per - ancillary items to JKNPP and Mr. Yashpal formances by Mr. Rahul Government High School, Kundal State president Talwar, MD, Natraj Studios Sarsot. and Mr. Sahil talwar, Young Panthers along with With an endeavour to other leaders staged a mas - Director, Natraj Studios and a Photo by Bikas Bhagat special act sponsored by St. improve upon the basic sive protest demonstration Mary's Infant Pre School. infrastructure for students against Tourism Deptt. ing revenue from services with great zeal and The students were awarded in the remote areas of Pir seeking release of long Accommodation, Food & determination on paltry various trophies for group as Panjal. pending wages and regular - Beverages, Recreation and wages which was withheld well as solo acts as a token of ization of services of other tourism related activi - for nearly two years and in appreciation for their out - The noble gesture by the Army to promote education DRWs, Need based workers ties could divest these this kind of scenario sus - Photo by Bikas Bhagat standing performances. The lower rung employees of tainable tourism could not function showcased grand will benefit more than 200 and Casual labourers work - TP CORRESPONDENT brate the true spirit of child - who were the Guests of ing in Tourism their wages for such a long be developed in the State. finale which was followed by students and has won JAMMU, JAN. 18 : hood and dancing. Honour. Mr. Rahul Suri form Development Authorities time. He said that Tourism He said that exploitation, the encouraging words of praise from the local popu - Natraj Studio in association This jam-packed grand Mulk Raj Ashok Kumar (TDAs) at Exhibition was mainly dependant on harassment and maltreat - with St. Mary's Infant Pre show, organized in associa - Jewellers, Mr. Avay Pargal, luminaries and plaudits for the students. lace for being at the fore - Ground Jammu on human resource which ment of these employees as School (SMPS) held mega tion with SMIPS, was inau - RSS, Mr. Rohit Bali, Mr. front of developmental dancing event 'Samhara' in gurated by Kavinder Gupta, Neeraj Gupta and Mrs Anna Speaking on the occasion, Monday. required personal interac - mere expendables shall not which young dancing talent Speaker of the Jammu and Mary, Chairperson of St. Kavinder Gupta lauded the endeavours in remote Lambasting the Tourism tion with the tourists but the be tolerated by the Panthers enthralled audience with their Kashmir Legislative Mary's Infant Pre School glo - admirable performances of areas. Department for its noncha - miserable plight of the party and vowed to assure magical performances and Assembly. The event was rified the event with their val - the children and congratulat - In a simple ceremony lant attitude towards the employees working in justice to them at all costs. ed the organizers and spon - won hearts with their win - graced by the presence of Sh. ued presence as special attanded by students, teach - DRW's, Need based work - TDAs had not only affected Prominent among those some dance moves at Police Sham Choudhary, MLA, guests. sors for organizing such a delightful event and bringing ers and officials from the ers and Casual labourers their performance but also who spoke on the occasion Auditorium, Jammu. The Suchetgarh, Jammu, who The show was beautifully working in various Tourism the service delivery. included Rajesh Padgotra, event was graced by the pres - was the Chief Guest of the choreographed by Rahul budding talent into the lime - civil administration the fur - light. He further encouraged niture and ancillary items Development Authorities in Yashpal Kundal said that Gagan Pratap, Naresh Chib, ence of venerated guests and occasion and Sh. Bhisnesh, Talwar, Mr. Sahil Talwar, Ms. DRWs, Need based workers Sham Gorkha, Chetan epitomized grand cultural SHO, Gandhi Nagar Police Anita Raina and Ms. Rashika the need to chisel the local were handed over to the the State, Mr. Harsh Dev talent and groom them into and casual labourers work - Sharma, Neeraj Gupta, extravaganza in the form of Station and Mrs. Sheetal Mahajan. The tiny tots show - Headmaster of the school. Singh revealed that the mega stars without having to Department of Tourism, ing in TDAs had pinned Sewa Singh Bali, Parshotam multiple dance performances Anthony, Principal, St. cased their talent cheerfully Speaking on the occa - that were lined up to cele - Mary's Infant Pre- School and left the audience com - venture out of Jammu. J&K being the main devel - high hopes with the earlier Parihar, Manoj Gupta, Anil The Guest of Honour, Mrs. sion, Mr Abdul Aziz, opmental, promotional and State government but they Rakwal, Sardar N P Singh, Sheetal Anthony gave acco - Sarpanch of Sarsot thanked regulatory arm of the J&K were only made to languish Baldev Singh Mankotia, lades to Natraj Studios for to the Army and urged the 25% poor students quota; where the space their dedicated efforts which Government had set up in open protesting for their Vivek Anand, Sanju, were well manifested in the students to follow a path of Tourism Development genuine demands. The NPP Khajoor Singh, Inder Pal, is for high budget govt. owned schools? praiseworthy performances hard work and contribute Authorities to speed-up leader maintained that they Kailash Mohan, Uday veer TP CORRESPONDENT academic deficit was always cations reveal surprising by students that conquered towards value based socie - infrastructure development had been rendering their etc. JAMMU, JAN. 18 : noted with a deaf & dumb data related to govt. owned the hearts of one and all. ty. in selected tourist resorts Reacting over the ongoing approach of the political schools and corrupt attitude Surinsar, Mansar, Patnitop, media based politicians' rulers, it further added. In of government functionaries Parmandal, Utterbehni, Romeo Force distributed study materials campaign related to 25% case, existing approximate towards private sector 75+ Companies to visit Aryans poor students' quota in pri - 25% strength of govt. schools which is quite Sarthal, Rajouri, Poonch, Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, etc. to Government Middle School vate schools; "Jammu Pvt. owned schools has to be painful, it stated. Private TP CORRESPONDENT Headmaster, village on 20th January He regretted that these Schools & ETT Institutes catered by the frustrated pri - stakeholders as on date have TP CORRESPONDENT available but there is always a JAMMU, JAN. 18 : As Nambardar and teachers of Association (Progressive)" vate sector then where the to suffer due to unjustified Authorities had employed part of Army's multidimen - the school. The study materi - termed it total failure of state space is for such high budg - curbing tactics of incompe - JAMMU, JAN. 18 : More gap between job seeker and thousands of DRWs(Daily than 75 companies from vari - job provider. Thus Aryans sional efforts in empowering al will help the students in rulers/politicians who still et govt. schools? tent & bureaucracy moni - Rated Workers), Need based the youth of Jammu and pursuing their education for lack needed vision even In fact, our political rulers tored political rulers by this ous sectors including IT, always tries to bridge this workers and Casual labour - Kashmir, Rashtriya Rifles teaching and for writing. after 68 years of independ - and their puppet functionar - way or that way, Association ITES, Education, Medical gap. ers all across State who Battalion under Romeo Force Hazi Karmat, Sarpanch of ence. It is unfortunate on the ies were never serious alleged. Unjustified clauses and Manufacturing have been Prof. B.S Sidhu, Registrar, were forced to work like took another leap to bring Manial 'B' praised the Army part of govt. and its func - towards the so-called priori - have been introduced confirmed for 32nd Aryans Aryans Group of Colleges smiles on the faces of chil - for conducting such noble tionaries who are presently ty field of education with the against private sector in the bonded labourers without Job Fest to be held on 20th said that the one day fest will paying their meager wages dren studying in Government projects. spending above Rs. 1500/- result they failed to provide name of monitoring, it Middle School, Manial 'B' by He further thanked the January at Aryans Campus witness participation from for the last 20-22 months. per month on every single free education to the masses, added. Govt. has no policy situated on Chandigarh- leading companies that are distributing study material to Indian Army for providing student of govt. school and Association alleged. Neither for any financial assistance Regretting the pitiable 100 students. Notebooks, these facilities and said that the total percentage of such govt schools' were moni - to the frustrated educated Patiala Highway, near looking to engage with plight of such employees Chandigarh. For free online prospective employees. The registers, geometry boxes, this small venture would have students will be not more tored nor private sector was youth working as teachers rendering their services for school bags and black boards a very positive influence on than 25%, it added. It is per - allowed to nurture because within private sector, it Registration visit Aryans fair will give an opportunity more than 8-10 years in the were presented to the school the children of this remote tinent to mention here that of vague & corrupt policies again alleged. The main Website i.e. to final year students and aforesaid Tourism in the presence of School area. highly competent & highly of rulers, did it further aspect with regard to the www.aryans.edu.in fresh graduates from all Development Authorities, paid teaching staff is with allege. Latest information 25% quota of poor innocent Dr. Anshu Kataria, streams to access career Mr. Harsh Dev Singh vocif - govt. and even then total collected through RTI appli - students in private sector is Chairman, Aryans Group options available in various Romeo Force organised lecture on social an expected isolation among erously demanded immedi - while giving this information leading organizations under ate release of long pending them due to mix-up problem said that thousands of candi - one roof. The students will harmony at Palma with other gentry' students wages in their favour TP CORRESPONDENT which would beckon an era for which govt or its bureau - dates from North India are also get an opportunity to besides regularization of expected to participate in the evaluate if their existing skill JAMMU, JAN. 18 : To of growth and progress was cracy seem least bothered, it their services. He said that promote social harmony in highlighted in all forums. The added. Fest. In this fest, job opportu - sets match up to the industry their families had been the region the Territorial responsibilities of senior and We are not against any nities would be available for requirements. pushed to starvation and Army Battalions under influential members of the service to the state or coun - B.Tech, MBA, BBA, BCA, It is to be mentioned that other miseries which was Romeo Force organised lec - society towards social harmo - try but is it not the duty of BA, B.Com, M.Tech, Aryans has achieved several ture at Palma on 16 January ny and peace was also our rulers to secure the gen - the worst kind of exploita - Diploma, ITI etc. He further milestones in the field of tion akin to the human 2016. touched upon. uine liabilities of private The lecture was to spread Approximate 36 people said that candidates need to placements last year. He rights violations. Mr. Singh sector? We shall suggest for carry 10 copies of their added that last year about 700 the message of mutual with the village Sarpanches just closure of govt. owned pointed out that there had respect for the values and and Panches attended the lec - school education set-up resumes and passport size companies had visited the job been consistent influx of photographs with them. fest and this year more than beliefs of the diverse reli - ture with full zeal and enthu - while deputing its teachers Domestic and foreign gions coexisting in the siasm. The locals were appre - in private sector for an over - Kataria further said that in 700 companies are expected tourists in the State but won - region. The importance of ciated the efforts of the Indian all development, India, the number of unem - to visit the campus during job dered that how could social harmony towards cre - Army for sustainable devel - Association urged. ployed educated youth is the fest. The group has seen 100 Tourism deptt. despite earn - ation of an environment opment of society. We shall also appeal for highest. Thus such job fests per cent placement of its stu - the economic well fare or provide the youth with great dents and now the group is existing teaching staff of pri - job opportunities. He also trying to get students of other vate schools while going for said that in Punjab itself, colleges placed with well- Infighting in PDP camp, is reason of meaningful reforms, it fur - ther urged. huge job opportunities are known companies. delay in Govt formation: JWAM TP CORRESPONDENT clears its decks for the induc - Rule, till that than the Governor 3-day National level painting camp on 'Tribal JAMMU, JAN. 18 : Sunil tion of the Muzafar Beigh and rule should remain imposed in Dimple President Jammu West Tarik Hamid Karra the "PDP the state. Life and Culture of J&K' commences Assembly Movement alleged leaders in union central cabinet Dimple alleged the BJP party ture of Gujjars , Bakerwals that the delay in the Govt for - ministry". The govt will be is disrespecting the mandate of and other tribes. He said mation is infighting in the PDP formed in the state and the the Jammu region and has around 25 artists were invited camp over the chief minister infighting is in the PDP party bowed the demands of the to participate in the camp to ship and the induction in the for the adjustment of the senior jammu chief minister, deputy paint life and Culture of central union cabinet of the leaders MPs will be over. CM, rotational chief minister, Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir. PDP leaders. He said Governor Dimple said BJP is ready to surrendered the Jammu region Dr. Lalit Gupta , renowned Should not give time for the bow for the sake of the chair people before the PDP just for Art critic said that this is a horse trading the parties. and power. the sake of their power. Dimple rare initiative wherein Tribal Dimple said that though the Sunil Dimple demanded the said at present it is a "one sided and nomadic Culture of "PDP has given clean chit to Governor NN Vohra not to give PDP-BJP Alliance", from the Gujjars, Bakerwals, Changpas , Gaddis beside BJP" and authorized Mahbooba more time to these political par - BJP side for the sake of power. other tribes will be decorated, Mufti to take final call on the ties for the horse trading and He asked BJP why? It is humil - preserved and documented Govt formation. But the govt take immediate and final deci - iating the people of the Jammu Photo by Bikas Bhagat through the medium of art . formation will take more time sion for the formation of the region who voted BJP, against He hoped that government as the PDP negotiations with stable democratically elected, the PDP and for the end of the TP CORRESPONDENT ST groups of state will get may take such initiative in JAMMU, JAN. 18 : A 3- highlighted and a boost future too to organise such "BJP are not over" as in the with clear majority popular dynasty rule. He asked for day National level painting through the medium of this events. PDP party there is infighting Govt in the Jammu Kashmir whose refusal BJP is waiting camp on 'Tribal Life and camp. Renowned Artist Rajinder among the senior party leaders State. now. Culture of Jammu and He said that art and Culture Tikoo in his address suggest - in the matter of the "chief min - He demanded the Governor Sunil Dimple has welcomed Kashmir' was inaugurated at is an important component of ed that J&K Government isterial candidate" which can to impose the president rule for the demand of the Dr Farook Kala-Kendra, in presence of our identity which makes the should built a common strong Galaxy of artists, writer and ethnicities more vibrant and room for artists to protect art only resolve with the nomina - the six months in the state till Abdulla and Omar Abdulla NC intellectuals , here this after - dominant. He said the Tribal works like the Government tion of the PDP leaders, in the assembly election held in the for the dissolving of the assem - noon . The event was jointly Foundation , District of Karntaka have done in "central cabinet ministry". state. bly and holding of the fresh Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : organised by Tribal Research Administration is holding Mysore . He said how there can be Dimple said Governor N N elections in the state. He said and Cultural Foundation and this event with the help of Among others the artists consensus in the party when the Vohra as no political party has only this is the solution to the Pooja Gupta District Administration Department of Tribal Affairs , who are participating in the senior party leaders of the party yet approached him and the Raj present political crises in the Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) Udhampur under J&K. He said that more imita - camp includes R P Government of Jammu and tive are in offing to hold such Singh,Akram Khan, Satpal Muzafar Husaain Beigh and Bhawan governor house for the state. Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), Kashmir. Dr. Shahid Iqbal gathering of artists in future Deol, Rohit Verma, rakesh Tark Hamid Karra, in their formation of the Govt in the He said the state is heading Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar Chowdhary IAS , Deputy which will ultimately help us Kumar, Sahil Ohri, Narinder open public statements have state, so the governor sahib to words the fresh assembly Commissioner, Udhampur in binding the society togeth - Bhagat, Anjli Bharti, Munir denied for any kind of the should take decision for hold - election within six months and New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) was chief guest on the occa - er. He extended help for open - Chowdhary, Mahva Gupta, Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop Nagar, Jammu. sion while as internationally ing of a common strong room Kanchal Verma, Sakhsi alliance with the BJP RSS saf - ing fresh assembly election in no BJP alliance with PDP is Kullar Gupta. fron communal brigade. the state and dissolve the pres - visible in near future at present. Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. renowned artists Rajindera for art works. Tikoo and Dr. Javaid Rahi, Earlier welcoming the Among other dignitaries, Dimple said all is not well in ent hung fractured mandate Dimple alleged Jammu Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 Secretary Tribal Foundation guests Dr. Javaid Rahi said Prof. TS Batra, Zafar the "PDP house and camp" and assembly and for the formation region is the most unfortunate E-mail: [email protected] were in the presidium. that the main objective of this Chowhary, K K Raina ,Dr. some back channel negotiation of the stable Govt in the state. region as its own representative Speaking on the occasion camp was to attract the artists Liaqat Jafri, Dr. Farooq *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act Dr. Shahid Iqbal said that this fraternity of India towards the Anwar Qayoom Raja, Anil is taking place between the BJP He said all the development of the BJP are responsible for all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of is a unique camp in many vivid tribal and nomadic cul - Saraf, Manoj Chopra, Engr and the PDP behind the curtains of the state has stopped and the the downfall and disrespect of ways. He said the nomadic ture of state mainly to get Taj Chowdhary, Freed of the formation of the Govt. fresh assembly elections should the region before the Kashmir competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. life and culture of different them nearer to colourful cul - Chowdhary were also present He said as soon, when BJP be held under the governor leaders.