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Srinagar June 21 15.0 29.0 Partly cloudy sky June 22 16.0 30.0 Partly cloudy sky June 23 16.0 28.0 Mainly Clear sky  Vol No: XXIII  Issuethe No. 146  21.06.2018 (Thursday)northlines Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12  Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Rajnath, Rawat take tough line Vyas, Vijay Kumar Avoid collateral damage during anti- appointed Advisors terror operations: Governor urges Army after BJP ends alliance with PDP to Governor NL CORRESPONDENT any misadventure. "Our continued their attacks. , JUNE 20 NL CORRESPONDENT LUCKNOW, JUNE 20 security forces are ready "Operations were being SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 to foil any such activity," he carried out earlier as well. Governor N. N. Vohra has Union home minister said. Jammu and Kashmir Then we saw a phase of appointed Sh. B.B. Vyas, Jammu and Kashmir Rajnath Singh said on was put under governor's suspension of operations IAS, Chief Secretary, J&K Governor Narinder Nath Wednesday the rule on Wednesday after because we wanted people and Sh. Vijay Kumar, IPS Vohra has urged the Army government will not the Bharatiya Janata Party to get a chance to offer (Retd.) presently serving as and other security forces tolerate terrorism in ended its almost 40- their prayers during Subrahmanyam is to ensure that no civilian Jammu and Kashmir any month-old alliance with Ramzan without any kind casualties take place more and launch Mehbooba Mufti's PDP, of problem. Despite that, new Chief Secretary during the operations to flush out saying it had become terrorists continued with counterinsurgency militants from the strife- impossible to continue in their activity, which is why Senior Security Advisor, operations. He has also torn state, a day after the the government in view of the suspension of Union Ministry of Home asked to ensure that other BJP pulled out of the the growing radicalism operations was cancelled," Affairs, as Advisors to the collateral damages in such The authorities admit that Srinagar said that Vohra counter-terrorist Peoples Democratic Party- and terrorism in the state. he said. Gen Rawat also Governor with effect from actions are also avoided. such incidents have only had had a one-on-one operations" were led government citing The end of the coalition said the change in the the date they assume The advisory comes in the augmented anger among meeting with Army's discussed. growing incidences of came two days after the political scenario will not charge. According to an backdrop of killing of a the people and have often Northern Command chief "A wide range of security terrorism. "Elimination of Centre decided to resume have any effect on security order issued by the General number of civilians in a created serious law and Lt Gen Ranbir Singh management issues terrorism and restoration counter-insurgency forces, who he said have Administration series of incidents that order situations. during which "certain relating to the state came of peace in Kashmir is our operations in Kashmir that never faced any Department, the terms and took place during the Confirming that the issues about the need for up for threadbare biggest target," Singh said had been suspended for a restrictions on their work. conditions of their cordon-and-search Governor has asked the very close coordination in discussion," a Raj Bhavan on the sidelines of an event month for Ramzan. Indian "We don't have any kind of appointment shall be operations launched by Army to avoid collateral security management in spokesperson said. at a private hospital in Army chief General Bipin political interference," notified separately. various security forces to damage during the Valley particularly The spokesperson added Lucknow. Singh, who is a Rawat said security forces Rawat said about Meanwhile, consequent flush out militants in counterinsurgency keeping in view the need that while reiterating the Lok Sabha member from had to end the unilateral governor's rule. Security upon the availability of his different parts of the operations, a statement to ensure against importance of maintaining Lucknow, also warned ceasefire in the state forces have strict rules of services to the Jammu and Valley in the recent past. issued from Raj Bhavan in collateral damage in constant P2 terrorist groups against because "terrorists" engagement P2 Kashmir P2 BVR Subrahmanyam- Vohra asks Secretaries to ensure prompt, No 'muscular' approach to the new Chief Secy efficient delivery of public services Kashmir, says Ram Madhav NL CORRESPONDENT metric attendance system; of State legislation on the NL CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 Administrative Secretaries analogy of the Central effective role in NL CORRESPONDENT architect of the BJP-PDP NEW DELHI, JUNE 20 coordinating with central shall personally review Disability Act 2016; NEW DELHI, JUNE 20 alliance three years back, paramilitary forces and Governor N.N. Vohra held and ensure prompt and reasons of failure to claimed would lead to Chhattisgarh additional state police in tackling a meeting with all the efficient delivery of implement the required A day after BJP's points- normalcy in the state in chief secretary (Home) Naxalism in the Maoist- Administrative Secretaries various public services to measures for the man for Jammu and six months' time. BVR Subrahmanyam's two hotbed Bastar. and the senior most Police the people of the State; conservation and Kashmir, general On Wednesday he once stints at the Prime Chhattisgarh's ACS and Forest Service officers complaints regarding cleanliness of the Dal secretary Ram Madhav, Miniter's Office, during (Home) BVR at the Civil Secretariat delays, irregularities and Lake; implementation again claimed a marked 's and Subrahmanyam flanked here today. This was the corruption must be dealt status of all flagship abruptly announced his difference in the situation Narendra Modi's tenures by Bastar IG Vivekananda Governor's first visit to the with most sternly and Central Schemes; status of party's break-up with the in the strife-torn Valley in as prime ministers, and (left) and Dantewada Civil Secretariat after the those responsible should construction of bunkers in PDP and led to a flurry of a couple of months with his experience in the district collector Saurabh imposition of Governor's be proceeded against villages located along the speculations, on the help of these measures state's home department Kumar. Rule in the State earlier without any fear or favour. IB and LoC; timely Wednesday he went on an under the Governor's rule. have been instrumental in Firstpost/Debobrat today. Governor asked the payment of relief to the overdrive to dispel notions He also dismissed getting him transferred to GChhattisgarh's ACS Governor directed Administrative Secretaries victims of border firing at while spelling the party- apprehensions that with sacrificed the government the troubled state of (Home) BVR Administrative Secretaries to send him reports IB/LOC; status of led Centre's four-pronged Mehbooba out of the way, for betterment of people Jammu and Kashmir. Subrahmanyam flanked and DGP to ensure that all regarding the up-to-date preparations for holding agenda for the strife-torn the Centre will follow what and larger national He is today appointed as by Bastar IG Vivekananda Government functionaries progress of Prime Panchayat and Municipal Valley is now being called a interest," he said amid the chief secretary of the (left) and Dantewada attended office punctually Minister's Development Elections; position It's another thing that the "muscular" approach. criticism over the BJP state, where Governor's district collector Saurabh and their presence is daily Programmes-2015; causes regarding stocking and four points happened to be "We have not abandoned trying to sidestep its equal Rule was imposed on Kumar. monitored through the Bio- of delay in the enactment supply of P2 the same that he, as the Kashmir, we have responsibility P2 Tuesday. BVR, as he is Firstpost/Debobrat G popularly known in "In the last three years, bureaucratic circles and there has been a decline Deteriorating situation main Congress blames BJP, among his friends, is a in Maoist incidents in 1987-batch IAS officer Bastar. Unlike in the past, with a mechanical the number of casualties PDP for J-K mess engineering background, in a single Maoist attack, reason for pullout: J&K BJP chief and belongs to Andhra except the one that NL CORRESPONDENT "The BJP told Jammu to Pradesh. occurred in Burkapal, has NL CORRESPONDENT Raina, who was flanked by NEW DELHI, JUNE 20 vote for its candidates and Considering his effective come down. JAMMU TAWI, JUNE 20 several top BJP leaders the PDP asked its handling of issues related Subrahmanyam had been including former deputy The Congress on constituency in Kashmir to the Maoist insurgency at the helm of affairs and The deteriorating law-and- chief minister Kavinder Wednesday calibrated its tk back it. Both abused one in Chhattisgarh, the had an excellent liaison order situation in Jammu Gupta, said restoration of stand on Jammu & another and then came Centre has posted him in with security forces. and Kashmir was the main law and order is the need Kashmir, attacking both together. This was the Jammu and Kashmir, Things could have been reason for the BJP to pull of the hour. He said the BJP and PDP for the unholiest alliance," which is reeling under a worst in this Maoist belt, out from the government army was given a free current turmoil in the Congress leader Ghulam severe internal security but his active and pave way for hand in the last three state by saying the Nabi Azad said on crisis at the moment, due participation, planning Governor's rule to ensure years which resulted in the collapse of the Wednesday. to Pakistan-backed and execution as ACS restoration of peace and elimination of 619 opportunistic alliance was The statement came after terrorism. (Home) helped a lot in normalcy, state party chief deteriorating law and parties in handling such a terrorists. As many as 23 a huge relief. the Congress core group According to highly containing the Ravinder Raina today said. order situation in the tough situation but during Pakistani terrorists were The Congress questioned on JK met under the placed sources in the insurgency," an official He said the decision was valley. The only alternative governor's rule, we are of also neutralised by the the BJP and Mehbooba chairmanship of former Chhattisgarh government, based in one of the not abrupt and was taken was governor's rule the opinion that anti-terror forces during the Ramzan Mufti-led PDP for joining prime minister Manmohan Subrahmanyam, both as districts in Bastar division after three month long because there will be a operations and operations ceasefire, which was part hands for "greed" after Singh. the principal secretary told, on condition of deliberations in the larger single line administration," against anti-social of many initiatives taken to having attacked one The Congress also decided and then as ACS, home anonymity. interest of the nation. "The he said. "There might be elements will easily be restore peace in Kashmir, another viciously in the not to press for fresh P2 department, played an The importance main issue was the fast political compulsions for carried out," he added. he added. P2 2014 state elections. elections in P2 Need to provide legal aid at doorsteps BSF laser wall to plug 'KheerBhawani' celebrated with religious fervour of underprivileged: SC judge riverine gaps ready Pandits throng Tulmulla shrine NL CORRESPONDENT on "Empowering the NL CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 Marginalised through NL CORRESPONDENT implemented along the SRINAGAR, JUN 20 (KNS) Legal Services" here. CHANDIGARH, JUNE 20 western border shortly. Supreme Court Judge Justice Gogoi said that The BSF, however, is Kashmiri Pandits on Justice RanjanGogoi today NLSA and SLSA provide keeping the location of the About four years after the Wednesday thronged the said the underprivileged the opportunity to bring concept was mooted, the project under wraps. A KheerBhawani temple in sections of the society the marginalised at par Border Security Force is large number of riverine Tulmulla in Ganderbal should be provided the with other sections ready to install the first gaps exist along the district for the annual through legal services. benefits by delivering "laser wall" along the course of Sutlej and Ravi ZeshtaAshtami festival. legal aid at their In his keynote address, India-Pakistan border that rivers in Punjab, which MelaKheerBhawani is the doorsteps. Justice N V Ramana is intended to plug gaps in criss-cross the border. In most important festival of The need of the hour is to maintained that access to riverine areas where addition, several rivulets Kashmiri pandits, provide legal aid at their justice and rule of law to installation of a in the Kathua region of associated with the Hindu doorsteps, Justice Gogoi, weaker sections of the conventional fence is not J&K as well as the marshy Goddess Ragnya Devi. who is also the Executive society are signs of feasible. region of Kutch in Gujarat Chanting religious hymns, Chairman of National development and of a Sources in the BSF said also pose challenges due the devotees congregated Legal Services Authority prosperous country. the pilot project to develop to their terrain. at the temple and paid (NLSA), said today. "People are equal before the laser wall prototype These are stretches which their obeisance, with the providing the material for had made elaborate Besides, the locals He was speaking at a one- the law, but the problem was complete and was cannot be fenced due to local Muslims making all offerings. arrangements for the Muslims had made special day state-level conference which is still P2 expected to be the vagaries of P2 the arrangements like The state administration festival. arrangements P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Thursday | June 21 | 2018

Subrahmanyam, who also earned a management degree implementing developmental projects as some ministries cases which required higher level approvals should be From Page 1 from London Business School, also had a stint in between were not with the party. On National Conference vice sent to the Governor. as a senior advisor to the World Bank in Washington DC. president Omar Abdullah's demand for dissolution of the Avoid collateral damage during anti- Known as a 'no-nonsense man', Subrahmanyam, who also assembly due to the apprehension of horse trading, he held the additional charge of jail and transport in said, It is his personal view. Those who indulge in such BSF laser wall to plug terror operations: Governor urges Army Chhattisgarh, ensured that buses and public transport practice speak such things. The BJP never talks about it were not on the move during operations against Maoists and we don't have this motive." He avoided answering riverine gaps ready in any particular area. questions on Article 370 which gives special status to the surveillance on the ground situation, the Governor asked According to Chhattisgarh Police sources, he ensured state. Asked about Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's that immediate action must be taken on reports received these safeguards so as to avoid casualties during statement that her party acted according to its agenda the terrain, making it vulnerable to infiltration. There are from any quarters regarding any problem arising from operations against Maoists. Coordination between central and ensured protection of Article 370, ceasefire and over 40 such points along the western border identified by security management. security forces and the state police has often been withdrawal of cases against stone-pelters, Gupta said the BSF as vulnerable where laser walls can prove The Governor also stressed on the need of cohesive action considered as a bottleneck during operations against nothing was possible without the support of BJP. "We helpful. It is believed that the perpetrators of the terrorist to be taken to enforce constant vigil on the International Maoists in Naxal-infested states. supported the PDP in restoration of normalcy. We felt that attacks at Gurdaspur and Pathankot in the recent past Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, Chhattisgarh's ACS (Home) BVR Subrahmanyam flanked some ministries including the home ministry (which was had sneaked in through such unfenced gaps. effectively maintaining internal security and ensuring the by police and central security force officials on a field visit under chief minister) failed to take tough decisions and The BSF has also been experimenting with the use of safety of protected persons, sensitive establishments and to a high-risk area in Bastar. Firstpost/Debobrat GBVR demonstrated soft approach and registered FIRs against various hi-tech surveillance equipment along the border installations. Subrahmanyam flanked by police and central security the security personnel," he said. to check cross-border smuggling and infiltration. "In this context, he asked representatives of all the force officials on a field visit to a high-risk area in Bastar. Invisible fence security forces and agencies to identify all existing gaps Firstpost/Debobrat G Congress blames BJP, PDP for J-K mess A laser wall is a complex interface of laser beams, and ensure coordinated action on the ground for providing Subrahmanyam, instead of delegating from his office, receptors, thermal imagers, infrared and other sensors prompt and strong counter terror responses on all fronts," used to be on-field to monitor implementation of policies the state and instead put the onus on Centre to restore relayed across a designated stretch of land that creates a a statement said. and their progress. law and order in the state for elections to be held. kind of invisible fence Referring to a recent incident (murder of journalist He also initiated the Bastar Development Plan, which "We want elections but do not want a situation of 7 per It is not a single linear layout, but comprises several near Shujaat Bukhari), the Governor stressed on the need of ensured fast-tracked construction of roads in conflict cent voting," said Azad. parallel overlapping layers of sensors that could have a prompt action to be taken to ensure the safety and areas. Today, the smooth blacktop roads across Bastar The core group posed seven questions to Prime Minister depth of up to 500 meters security of the people at large by making fullest possible are considered to be an important factor in pushing the Narendra Modi including how he proposed to prevent Type of layout, number of sensors and layers would use of all available technologies. Maoists on the back-foot. radicalisation of state youth and by when will be restore depend upon terrain and width of gap to be covered The meeting also reviewed important security-related "Subrahmanyam, during meetings on security issues, normalcy. 3,233 km is the total length of the border that India shares issues with regard to the Amarnath Yatra which is always emphasised on coordination and cooperation J&K Congress chief GA Mir said the party hoped with Pakistan scheduled to commence on June 28 from both traditional between central forces and state police. As a result, Governor's Rule would help restore trust and normalcy in 2,063 km area for which the MHA has sanctioned barbed Pahalgam and shorter Baltal routes. things have improved during operations, especially due to the state. wire fencing Vohra also visited the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to hold his field visits in high-risk areas," a central security force 2,005 km area along western border where fencing has a separate meeting with all the administrative secretaries official in Chhattisgarh said. Vyas, Vijay Kumar appointed been completed and the senior most police and forest service officers and It was during his tenure as head of the state's home 40 points identified by BSF where only laser fencing is asked them to review and ensure prompt and efficient department that Chhattisgarh Police adopted an offensive viable delivery of various public services to the people of the strategy against the Maoists, unlike in the past, when the Advisors to Governor state and implementation of various schemes including forces used to act defensively. Need to provide legal aid at doorsteps those falling under the Prime Minister's Development "Keeping the rich experience and calibre of the ACS in Government, Mr. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, IAS (CG:1987) Programmes - 2015. mind, who also enjoys a good reputation, the has been appointed Chief Secretary, J&K, with immediate Appointments Committee found him eligible for Jammu effect. of underprivileged: SC judge and Kashmir's top post. Under Governor's Rule, the coordination with the Indian Army and security forces is Rajnath, Rawat take tough line persistent is that the marginalised are unaware of their of prime importance and plays a crucial role. Given his 'KheerBhawani' celebrated legal right," he said. (AGENCIES) after BJP ends alliance with PDP experience in conflict zone administration in Chhattisgarh, we're sure he'll do well in the state," with religious fervour Ramesh Nayyar, a Raipur-based veteran journalist added. No 'muscular' approach to and "take action" in accordance with them, Rawat said. Subrahmanyam has been asked by the Centre to take for the devotees who thronged to the shrine with erecting Officials familiar with the developments have said the charge in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. He stalls on the roadsides, providing drinking water and food Kashmir, says Ram Madhav Centre will follow a hardline security-centric policy with could not be reached for comment despite repeated stuff to the devotees. the scaling up of counter-insurgency operations, attempts. "This is a festival of but what I saw here is an in the increase in radicalisation and extremism, the especially in the four districts of Kashmir - , example of brotherhood between Hindus and Muslims," reasons for which it yesterday dumped the PDP Kulgam, Anantnag and Pulwama - that have become the Deteriorating situation main reason said Veena Kumar, a Kashmiri Pandit, who is currently The first part deals with tackling terrorism with zero hotbed of militancy in the last two years. Security for the residing in Jammu. tolerance, he said. Amarnath yatra was also a paramount concern when the for pullout: J&K BJP chief A number of officials and politicians visited the shrine and The second was about those taking to the streets-the government decided on Monday not to extend the month- paid obeisance there. stone pelters-so focus on ground workers. Madhav said long Ramzan halt on counter-insurgency operations. He denied any politics behind the decision to pull out from Earlier, Governor N NVohra, National Conference majority of those who participate in such activities are the government and said it was done in the interest of the president Dr Farooq Abdullah and vice-president, Omar influenced by propaganda. BVR Subrahmanyam- nation. Raina said the government was not able to carry Abdullah, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, The third is about the support network for terrorists and out the anti-terror operations as the BJP wanted. "We Jammuadn Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee the fourth, of course, developmental activities and good wanted terrorist- free Kashmir to allow people to live their (JKPCC) chief, G A Mir, Director General of Police (DGP) S governance, much of which had been said earlier, several the new Chief Secy lives with honour and dignity and without any fear," he P Vaid and others had extended warm greetings to the times. said. Referring to the suspension of operations during people on the eve of the festival and also prayed for the Significantly, he also said the BJP-PDP alliance was much peace and prosperity of the State. (KNS) more stable than NDA's other alliances (read with the of this Chhattisgarh-cadre officer can also be judged from Ramzan, he said Pakistan responded to the initiative by Shiv Sena and the TDP). a reply given by Manmohan to Chhattisgarh chief minister activating the entire International border and parts of What Madhav aimed to do on Wednesday was to dispel the Raman Singh, when the latter requested the former prime Line of Control on the same day the Centre announced it. Vohra asks Secretaries to ensure prompt, Infiltrators were pushed and innocents were targeted prevailing notion that with Mehbooba out of the way now minister to relieve Subrahmanyam from the Centre - so the BJP will use this new muscular approach to re- that he could serve in Chhattisgarh, his parent cadre. including a renowned journalist who was killed in the efficient delivery of public services broad daylight. The Jammu bus stand was attacked with establish its nationalist image and as a party that does not It's part of bureaucracy folklore that Raman wrote to bow down to others. Manmohan to relieve Subrahmanyam so that the latter a grenade while army jawan sepoy Choudhary Aurangzeb was shot dead after abduction," he said defending the food and other essential commodities by Food and Civil Notably, this is the first time in the four years in power at could serve his home cadre. The prime minister had the Centre that the "new BJP" under NarendraModi and replied that he needed 'an officer with experience to deal BJP's decision. He also referred to the killing of police Supplies Department; to-date status regarding the writing officers including DSP Mohammad Ayoub Pandit, who was of Annual Performance Reports and filing of Annual Amit Shah have admitted that things did not work out the with sensitive matters and who also enjoyed his trust and way they planned. confidence'. lynched by a mob at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar last year. Property Returns by State Government officers; Asked whether the army will be given free hand to deal implementation status of LED Bulbs distribution all over Obviously, the party is looking at much larger gains than Considered close to Modi, Subrahmanyam worked with the six LokSabha seats that the state holds. Alliance with both Manmohan and Modi with equal ease and earned with the situation under governor's rule, Raina said the the State for securing economy in the use of electricity; army always enjoyed free hand and is fully capable to deal to-date position regarding compassionate appointment PDP has cost BJP more losses than any gain, expect for their confidence. adding up to the statistics of the list of States it rules. with any challenge. He also denied that the BJP was not cases under SRO-43; implementation status of the Non- He was amongst Manmohan's most trusted men - like C Leaders believe the party's inability to defend on issues of waiting for any opportunity. "We believe nation stands first Functional (Monetary) Scheme (NFS) for KAS Officers; Rangarajan, Shivshankar Menon, TKA Nair and Pulok Rohingya settlements and indiscriminate killings in and tricolour is our priority. The BJP is not for power. Had action taken with regard to the payment of salaries and Chatterji. Subrahmanyam, 57, had worked in the PMO as border towns is not just affecting cadres in the Jammu it been our aim, there were still three more years left to issues faced by the SSA teachers; and other issues. private secretary to Manmohan for over four years during region also other parts of the country. govern the state," he said. In response to another question Governor asked Chief Secretary to have prepared by 21st the UPA-I government. While BJP has very little to lose electorally in the state (It whether it was a mistake on the part of the BJP to ally with June, 2018 department wise lists of all pending cases and His second stint, as joint secretary in the South Block just has three LokSabha seats, two in Jammu and one in the PDP, Raina said his party tried its best to form a forward the same to him with his remarks regarding the (PMO), began in March 2012 and continued till March Ladakh), the surprise decision was about the dispelling government on its own but fell short of its mission 44 plus reasons for delay. He asked Chief Secretary to ensure that 2015. He worked almost for a year as joint secretary perceptions of the liaison with "soft separatist" party like seats. He said the BJP faced some difficulty in every important matter was timely disposed of and all under Modi, till he moved to Chhattisgarh. PDP while proclaiming "zero tolerance" on terrorism.

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NL CORRESPONDENT rulers not only created the NL CORRESPONDENT creating alternate sources besides other officers and stories. The farmers also JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 State but proved JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 of income are the four key field functionaries spoke about various themselves as embodiment areas for raising farm participated. problems and difficulties of By compromising over all of selfless rule. Our The progressive farmers of income. Speaking on the occasion, the farm sector including its professed promises as warriors scripted sagas of today During the interactive Director Agriculture said insufficient availability of well as Jammu based valour in the chequered participated in an session, 24 farmers hailing that the use of Soil Health agriculture implements issues for the crumbs of history of the State. And interactive session with from nine states of the Cards helps in reducing the and machinery, bore-wells, power in the last three and now we have been reduced Prime Minister, Narendra country narrated their consumption of chemical rejuvenation of ponds, a half years, the BJP has to insignificance having Modi through video- success stories and spoke fertilizers by 20% along border firing, monkey pulled out from the been ditched even by those conferencing. The facility about how they got with narrowing the wide menace, and improvement coalition as a face saving in whom we reposed faith. was arranged by the benefitted from different NPK ratio to the normally in the irrigation water exercise in the wake of sinister alliance of BJP-PDP with people seething with While separatists were Department of Agriculture, government schemes on recommended level of facilities. forthcoming 2019 General in the State. anger against their gross pampered, our soldiers Jammu at the Conference crop insurance, soil health, 4:2:1. The implementation Razdan advised the Elections. The Saffron Having virtually enticed the betrayals. "The surrenders and brave hearts were Hall of Krishi Bhawan micro-irrigation, electronic of various farmers' welfare farmers to grow low water party which is well aware gullible masses by their of BJP would shock the stoned, humiliated, here. national agriculture market schemes including PMKSY, requiring plants, crops, of the fact that it has seductive slogans during progeny. Its rule would go slapped and jeered. Our The farmers from 600 and farm mechanization. PMFBY, KCC, Parmparagat pulses and to conserve the miserably lost ground in its parliamentary and down the generations as national symbols were KVKs, Common Service Director Agriculture, Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), soil and moisture in the un- core constituency has Assembly Elections, and the darkest chapter in openly treated with Centres (CSCs), NIC Jammu H.K Razdan also Rashtriya Krishi Vikas irrigated and kandi belt taken the decision to cover having manoeuvred their Jammu's history. And contempt. Those who sang Centres and Directorates interacted with the farmers Yojana (RKVY) will help to areas of Jammu. He its acts of betrayals, deceit votes through false surrender though songs in praise of Pakistan of Agriculture across the after the session. Joint modernize the agriculture directed the field and subterfuge. BJP has narrative, the BJP stood unforgettable may still fade were granted immunity country participated in the Director of Agriculture in our state as well. functionaries to register inflicted multiple dents fully exposed during its a bit in our minds and while the innocent people programme and shared Extension R.L Bhagat, I/C S. Tajinder Singh, the applications for upon Dogra pride which tenure, said Harsh. He said hearts but hurting our ego of Jammu seeking their their experiences with the Deputy Director Central Choudhary Dev Raj, issuance of agriculture would require herculean that all the tall talk of good and self pride is a memory fundamental rights were Prime Minister. Jagmohan Bhat, I/C Chief Kulbhushan Khajuria, machinery and equipments efforts to straighten the governance, corruption that would refuse to die assaulted, arrested and While addressing the Agriculture Officer, Jammu Rajinder Sharma, Jagdev on first-come-first-serve same, said Harsh Dev free system, "Sabka Sath down", rued Harsh. intimidated. Is it not the farmers through video- Anil Arora, Agriculture Singh, Chamail Singh, basis. The farmers on the Singh Chairman JKNPP Sabka Vikas, "Achhe Din" "Our honour and self time to introspect for we conferencing, the Prime Economist K.K Sharma, Bansi Lal, Jaswant Singh occasion got an and former Minister. He besides other captivating respect has been our only the people of Jammu now? Minister said that cutting Agriculture Information and Biru Ram were among opportunity to learn from was addressing a press slogans of roly poly, loud treasure. Our people made Let's unite and fight for input cost, fair price for Officer J.C Raina, SDAO the progressive farmers the success stories of the conference in Jammu today mouthed, over weight BJP sacrifices for the nation restoring our lost glory and crops, preventing the Marh R.S Jamwal, SDAO who shared their progressive farmers from after the collapse of the leaders had proved a hoax and the State. The Dogra pride", roared Harsh. produce from rottening and RS Pura Roshan Lal achievements and success the other states. Power shutdown FED organizes Customer Service meeting

NL CORRESPONDENT June 23 from 09 am to 04 etc fed from Udhampur- extant instructions. He JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 pm. Chenani-Jhonu tap shall exhorted the Authorised Similarly, the power supply remain affected on June 27 Dealers to educate their To carry out branch to Majalta, Mansar, Manwal, from 09 am to 04 pm. customers about various cutting/preventative dhema, Battal, PHE Battal Meanwhile, to carry out facilities available to maintenance the power etc fed from Jandrah-Battal laying of HT cable from exporters, importers, supply to Udhampur Town line shall remain affected on Poonch House quarters to travellers, businessmen, and PHE etc fed from June 23 from 09 am to 04 DBN, Mubarak Mandi, the tourists etc. without Udhampur line shall remain pm. power supply to Panjtirthi, contravening the affected on June 22 from 09 Likewise, the power supply Pacci Dhaki, Chowk provisions of the FEMA, am to 04 pm. Similarly, the to Sateny, Jaganoo, Roun, Chabutra, Mubarak Mandi, 1999. Prashant Bahl, Ramnagar, Chowki, Mohalla Chogan Slathia, NL CORRESPONDENT representatives and a power supply to Majouri, Manager, FED Srinagar Basantgarh, Gandh Top etc Basantgarh, Majouri etc fed Poonch House quarters, JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 sizeable number of forex made a presentation on fed from Ramnagar- from Udhampur-Ramnagar Dhountly Bazaar and customers. In his Key note Reporting under FEMA 20R Basantgarh tap shall remain line shall remain affected on adjoining areas fed from D1 Foreign Exchange address, Kashyap for customers. Smt. affected on June 21 and 22 June 24 from 09 am to 04 and D2 feeders shall remain Department, Srinagar highlighted the from 09 am to 04 pm. pm. affected on June 21 from 06 (Jammu RO) organised instructions related to Abhilasha Diwakar, Likewise, the power supply Meanwhile, the power am to 11 am. Customer Service Meeting reporting in Single Master Manager, FED Jammu to Chenani, Kud, Samorli, supply to Panchary, Similarly, the power supply at RBI Office, Srinagar Form for Foreign made a presentation on E- Old and New Mantalai, Bhomag, Lander, Ladda, to Bhalwal, Thather, under the Chairmanship of Investment and requested Biz/ EDPMS. Customers Dhuna, Jig etc fed from Mongri and Army, Mansar, Bantalab, Purkhoo, Batara, D.K Kashyap, Deputy AD officials to bring the shared their experiences Udhampur-Chenani line Garhi, Sansoo, Battal Shamachak, Barnai, General Manager, FED, content of relevant and also raised queries shall remain affected on Ballian, PTC, Railway etc Domana and Gharota fed Jammu RO. The meeting circulars to the notice of which were answered by June 22 and 23 from 09 am fed from Udhampur-Dairy from 33 KV Barn-Bhalwal- was attended by senior customers. He also advised the RBI/ADs. The to 04 pm. Meanwhile, the Farm Army Line shall Thathar-Bantalab line, officials of Customs, DGFT, the banks to monitor Customers thanked RBI for power supply to Chowki, remain affected on June 25 Purkhoo line and Gharota ECGC, Authorised Dealers transactions related to LRS holding this meeting at Ghordi, Serballa etc fed and 26 from 09 am to 04 pm. line shall remain affected on (ADs) operating in the without creating problems Srinagar and desired that from Ramnagar-Chowki Tap Similarly, the power supply June 21 and 23 from 06 am State of Jammu and for customers and ensure more such events should shall remain affected on to Johnu, Chanunta, Pinger to 01 pm. Kashmir, FFMC daily reporting as per the be organised in future. VC JU launches website of SBT JU SOS Int'l welcomes Guv's rule in State

NL CORRESPONDENT Microbiology and NL CORRESPONDENT to do with public and BJP charge Jammu and made BJP to carry on with JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 Biochemistry. The research JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 took this step of pulling Kashmir affairs Ram PDP for the last areas offered by the School support to save its political Madhav counted approximately 4 years Prof. R.D. Sharma, Vice- are varied, ranging from S. O. S. International - An ground i.e. Jammu from radicalization and when it knew that there chancellor, University of plant genomics, microbial Organization for PoK there it managed to win 25 discrimination as the main was nothing common Jammu today launched the genomics to cancer biology, Displaced Persons today seats and emerged as reasons for BJP to pull between these two parties. official website of the fungal biotechnology, welcomed Governor's rule second largest party in the support from its coalition It has brought crystal clear School of Biotechnology, industrial enzymes, in the State and the split of state. Now, BJP that has partner PDP and he has picture in public domain University of Jammu, bioactive compounds, autocratic alliance of BJP- made the people fool is still categorically mentioned that BJP shook hand with Jammu www.sbtju.in metagenomics and PDP Government. While day dreaming of again that BJP broke this alliance PDP to cheat people and Speaking on the occasion, metabolomics. A wide- issuing a press statement, getting the support of for national interest. lust for power. When this Prof. Sharma said that in ranging research interests Chairman S. O. S. Jammu who it duped Madhav said that it anarchy was in the course the present digital world, combined with excellent International Rajiv Chuni ruthlessly", Chuni alleged. became hard for BJP to of formation in the year web profile of an institution Biotechnology (DBT), carrying out research facilities and encouraging said that this unholy He further added that BJP- carry on with PDP as it 2014, it was sure that gives first hand up-to-date Government of India. A related to animal atmosphere provide an alliance had to reach at PDP have gravely damaged failed to deliver and it had innocent people of Jammu information that is major achievement of the biotechnology and environment for this conclusion as these the social character of the become quite hard for BJP will pay the price and it available on a click. The School was its ranking as immunology. "Green House" enthusiastic exchange of two political parties state and now it will take to move on any further. He happened, moreover main aim of the website is "A" by DBT, Govt. of India. facility has also been ideas among researchers. significantly duped the years to control the said there were several political pundits to provide and keep the The School of established for maintaining The School has created a innocent public of the State damage done by these two differences in ideologies and intellectuals called it information about Biotechnology is housed in and growing different plant niche for itself at the especially the people of opposite ideology parties. that led BJP to pull support coming together of north academic, research and a state of art building which varieties and high altitude National and International Jammu for their own petty "National General from its coalition partner. I pole and south pole", he other activities of the houses fully equipped plants. The School of level. The School has gains at its peak. "Both the Secretary of BJP and In like to ask . Madhav what added. School updated. Vice- research laboratories, In- Biotechnology offers three collaborations with reputed parties had joined hands chancellor also suggested situ hybridization facility, Masters programmes in institutions within and together for the lust of to link the website of the cell culture facility etc. Biotechnology, outside India. On the power as none of the JMC, Police conduct anti- School to the University of Next Generation Microbiology and occasion, the faculty parties have ever shown Jammu website. The Sequencing facility which Biochemistry, one PG members including Prof. any concern and kindness School of Biotechnology, is first of its kind in the diploma course in Jyoti Vakhlu, Director, SBT, with public of Jammu. After encroachment drive University of Jammu was J&K state. Efforts have Bioinformatics besides Prof. M. K. Dhar, Dr. B. K. looking at recent established in December been made for M.Phil and Ph.D Bajaj, Dr. Sanjana Kaul and developments, it has NL CORRESPONDENT nagar, DTI Gandhi Nagar vehicles were challaned 1998 with major funding establishment of Animal programmes in Dr. Ritu Mahajan were also become quite clear that JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 and enforcement staff of by Traffic Police for from the Department of Cell culture facilities for Biotechnology, present. both parties have nothing JMC. violating traffic rules by In continuation of anti During the drive, the parking their vehicles on encroachment drives by special squad of Jammu the roads causing traffic NCP welcomes Governor rule in State Jammu Municipal Municipal Corporation congestion in the above Corporation & Police, a seized four trucks of said area. Jammu joint drive was conducted material like counters, Municipal Corporation has NL CORRESPONDENT BJP-PDP govt in Jammu, their near and dears, now at Gandhi Nagar, Apsara and other material being repeatedly issuing JAMMU TAWI, JUN 20 Kashmir and Ladakh in the Jammu and Ladakh voters Road & Last Morh to ease displayed by the strict instructions to the field of development , will teach lesson to BJP in traffic congestions and shopkeepers in front of shopkeepers regarding Senior leader and Former employment, Law and Jammu said Thakur ensure free movement of their shops and footpaths removal of encroachments Minister Thakur Randhir order situation. Singh Randhir Singh. Singh pedestrians on footpaths. causing traffic congestions by shopkeepers through Singh NCP chief J&K state further said that during demanded from Governor The drive was conducted and free flow of public notices. 233 no. of who has worked under BJP and PDP rule there was who is very experienced on the instructions of pedestrians. The team notices have been served secular, honest and top manifold increase in bureaucrat will Commissioner, JMC, also lifted illegal rehries in the areas like Hari chief ministers of Jammu corruption, radicalism and immediately get vacated Ramesh Kumar under the and removed Market, Indira Chowk, and Kashmir from 1962 to anti national forces, there the govt houses right from supervision of Secretary, unauthorized Canal Road, Jewel, 75 as senior cabinet was no cabinet system Jammu and Kashmir were making Jammu and Chief ministers to JMC Mrs. Sunaina Sharma hoardings/flexes from Vinayak Bazar, Below minister and still is the prevailing in Jammu and total failure they were only Kashmir worst in all fields ministers and MLA's and (KAS) accompanied by these areas. The Gumat, Gandhi Nagar, founder Chairman of Kashmir all the decisions interested in their TA/DA during their three years demanded ordinance to Chief Enforcement Officer, enforcement team of JMC Talab Tillo, Gole Pulli, Aromatic Plants Growers were taken by Mehbooba and other perks and visited period of alliance though withdraw the perks and JMC Rajesh Gupta, also dismantled cemented Patta Chungi, Bohri, Association of India and Mufti the Chief minister by only Kashmir valley as late still the suffering of facilities from all chief Enforcement Officer, JMC Tharas and two number of Poonch House, Vikram Indegenous Horse Society passing all the channels , tourists commented 1947 refugees, West ministers and also the Kamini Kesar, Revenue illegal walls creating Chowk by JMC to of India while commenting funds to all important Former Tourism minister Pakistan refuges and leaders of Hurriyat and will Officers, JMC Sh. Parmod obstructions in free shopkeepers violating on the breakup of alliance development projects were Thakur Randhir Singh . border dwellers from bring all central Sabharwal, Ashwani movement of vehicles as rules by displaying their between PDP and BJP said totally stopped. vAll the Both alliance partners BJP- Kathua to Poonch to Uri progressive laws to the Sudan, Parveen Gupta, well as pedestrians. goods beyond the shutter that it was a total failure of interloculators send to PDP are responsible for and kupwara who have lost state. Sunil Gupta, SHO Gandhi Moreover 25 no. of line of their shops. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Thursday| June 21 | 2018 DDC for result oriented PDP, BJP responsible for the current DC felicitates 4 implementation of CSSs grim situation in the state: Saroori brilliant students

opposition, as that, NL CORRESPONDENT and dedication, adding the DDC impressed upon Congress Party believes in , JUNE 20 that, they have excelled in the concerned for their peace, unity and studies because they have effective implementation development. District Development burned the midnight oil for for achieving the Saroori asserted that early Commissioner, Rajouri this purpose. He also envisioned goals. redressal of people's felicitated four outshining complimented the parents The officers were directed NL CORRESPONDENT Rule in Jammu and grievances and problems students, two boys and for ensuring that their to undertake scheduled SARTHAL, JUNE 20 Kashmir. He said that the is his top priority and I am two girls of a family, who wards get quality visits in the field to take two parties (PDP and BJP) committed to ensure have persistently shown education despite of feedback from public and Vice President J&K have committed a sort of speedy redressal of outstanding and resource constraints. He to ensure their Congress and MLA sin by throwing dust in the grievances at people's exceptional performance urged them to continue participation in Inderwal, G. M. Saroori eyes the electorate by doorsteps besides in academics. this hard work and strive formulation of yearly said equipping rural and giving different slogans in committed to the people Pertinently DDC came hard for excellence in developmental plans apart far flung areas of Sarthal order to secure their votes across these brilliant future. from monitoring the with all required but later threw all those living in far-off areas of Inderwal constituency and students during his tour to DDC has been NL CORRESPONDENT Jyoti Yojana, National development works infrastructure is his slogans into the dustbin to all out efforts have been Thanamandi Subdivision consistently working to POONCH, JUNE 20 Health Mission, Serva pertaining to their priority and mega-projects share power and now yesterday. improve education sector Shiksha Abhiyan, departments for result have been launched to blaming on each other launched to address development aspirations Impressed by their in the district. He District Development Integrated Child oriented plans. upgrade rural after destroying Jammu exceptional performances personally interacts with Commissioner, Poonch Development Scheme, Mid Among others, Additional infrastructure. He said and Kashmir. He said that of these people," he added. Later at MLA Inderwal in academics, he decided students during his field Mohammad Aijaz Asad day meal Scheme, Pradhan District Development focused attention is being Congress will continue to to felicitate them so as to visits and motivate them today chaired a meeting to Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Commissioner Abdul paid to transform work for peace and residence many political activists have joined encourage them to carry to prefer education over review physical and SBM-G and IWMP. Hamid, CPO Seva Ram development profile of normalcy, besides out their studies with ignorance. financial progress The meeting also Bhagat, DPO, Executive these areas which were highlighting the miseries Congress. While welcoming, Saroori said added zeal. DDC Establishment of separate recorded by different embarked on review of Engineers PWD, PHE, PDD, lagging behind in the of people in all the three immediately sanctioned libraries for boys and girls departments under various implementation of REW and OC GREF, Chief overall development front. regions for their their joining will reinvigorate the party monetary assistance of Rs with advanced facilities, centrally sponsored National Animal Husbandry Officer, Saroori was addressing resolution, Saroori added 18,000 for educational career counselling centres schemes, flagship Rural Employment District Agriculture Officer, public meeting here at and said it is the Congress further, enabling it to achieve the cherished expenses of these and formulation of an programmes and Guarantee Scheme , Chief Agriculture Officer, Moharwari, Ladsa, Bhagra, Party alone, which has students. Advisory Committee on agenda of the Congress by initiatives. NRLM, Deen Dayal BDO's, AD besides other Dindha basti, Narwar and served the people to the Congratulating the education are some of the making Jammu and Detailed deliberations Upadhyay Gramin Jyoti district and sectoral other areas of Sarthal in best of its ability, will students, the Deputy unique steps taken by the Kashmir economically were held on various Yojana, Pradhan Mantri officers of various tehsil Kishtwar and remain committed to work Commissioner said that administration for visible stable and politically schemes being Gram Sadak departments were present welcomed the decision of for wellbeing of the people, their success was the improvements in vibrant state. implemented in different Yojana,National Social in the meeting. imposition of Governor as a constructive result of the hard work education sector. sectors of the district like Assistance Programme, National Rural Drinking Pradhan Mantri Gram 3rd Edition of KWFF Water Programme, Awaas Yojana and Swachh DC reviews developmental Pradhan Mantri Krishi Bharat Mission. Sanchaye Yojana, Referring to all-round and 4 thought-provoking films Watershed Management inclusive development activities at Programme (IWMP), Deen envisaged in these Dayal Upadhyay Gram schemes and programmes, screened, enthrals audience NL CORRESPONDENT , JUNE 20 NL CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, who is also the Vice Four thought-provoking Chairman of Shri Shiv films were screened on the Khori Shrine Board second day of Kashmir (SSKSB), Prasanna World Film Festival at Ramaswamy G today Tagore Hall here. The visited Shri Shiv Khori festival is being presented Shrine to review the Chairman, SSKSB for beautification of the by Zee Cinema & Zee TV ongoing developmental inspected Kanda-Ransoo track. Besides, the networks and J&K activities there. road and directed directions were also Tourism being the title The DDC was Executive Engineer, PWD issued to PHE and PDD sponsor. Dr Asghar film Life- A dream, the with the students, film accompanied by Executive to complete the Departments to provide Hassan Samoon, Financial filmmaker gave a brief buffs and talked about Officer, Harbans Lal blacktopping work of regular water supply and Commissioner Revenue, account about the conflict techniques of reviewing Sharma, SSKSB, Executive Kanda-Ransoo road at the electricity at Shiv Khori. J& K Government was in valley, The Lost the films. He also advised Engineer, PWD Reasi, earliest for facilitation of The SSKSB entrusted for chief guest on the Childhood talks of the the students not to lose the Executive Engineer, PHE pilgrims and also directed facilitation of pilgrims and occasion. The film child labour, Beauty of Life hope and move ahead in Reasi, Tehsildar Pouni, for preparation of DPRs for overall development of includes amateur focuses on the acid attack their lives to pursue their Assistant Floriculture construction of shelter this famous shrine has filmmaker Sajad Bhat's victims of India while careers. Festival Director Officer, Reasi, Manager sheds/overhead sheds, taken all necessary steps Life- A dream, Bilal A Valley of Saints revolve Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad SSKSB (Naib Tehsildar) installation of railings, for smooth conduct of Jan's- The Lost Childhood, around Gulzar, a boatman Khan said: "I am Ransoo, SHO Ransoo, AEE expansion of bridges etc. yatra. Reasi Ashish Kumar's Beauty of who plans to get away overwhelmed by the PDD Reasi and other He also directed Assistant administration has geared Life and Musa Syeed's from his hometown but is response of the concerned officers. Floriculture Officer to up for providing all Valley of Saints were derailed when he works participants and film During the tour, Vice carry out plantation drives facilities to the yatries. screened in the festival. for a scientist who lovers at the festival and I Besides, two other films discovers the local lake is hope this zeal and zest will ADC for effective implementation were also screened that being polluted. In the continue," said Khan. "We include Budshah morning session, will continue screening the (Kashmiri) and Bodyguard of single window prog Bollywood trade analyst best films for our (Iranian). In silent short Komal Nahta interacted audience," he added. NL CORRESPONDENT benefit of government welfare schemes BHADERWAH, JUNE 20 to the grassroots level. During the meeting, the officers of DDC inspects development projects Additional Deputy Commissioner, Doda concerned departments briefed ADC (holding additional charge of ADC about various schemes under NL CORRESPONDENT concerned Executive Engineer to Bhaderwah), Pawan Kumar today implementation by their department and POONCH, JUNE 20 prepare a detailed project for convened a meeting to discuss the the progress being made by them in this construction of PWD huts alongside BG- modalities for providing benefits of field till date to provide benefits to the District Development Commissioner, Poonch road. He said the availability of various government schemes under identified beneficiaries under such Poonch Mohammad Aijaz Asad today these amenities will facilitate the single window programme (EK-Bari) to schemes. visited various parts of Subdivision, tourists and go an extra mile in the eligible beneficiaries here. The meeting was attended by Secretary Mendhar to assess the developmental promoting border tourism. The programme has been started in District Legal Services, Muddasir needs of the area, besides inspecting Later, the DDC inspected Kota-Mendhar Bhaderwah on the directions of Chief Farooq, Munsif Session Court the projects in pipeline for development road and directed Executive Engineer, Justice of J&K High Court who directed Bhaderwah, SDPO Tousif Ahmed, BMO of infrastructure and providing better PWD to submit DPR for double-laning of the PLVs to visit far-flung areas in order Yudhvir Singh, BDO Dr. Mohd Ashraf, road connectivity in this border belt of the road keeping in view the heavy to identify the people who could be AEE PHE Ashok Kumar, ZEPO Shaheena the district. traffic on the crucial road link. entitled the benefits under various Qazi, CDPO Nasreena Begum and other Given the tourism potential of the area, The DDC was accompanied by Executive government schemes. officers besides Tehsildar Masood the DDC discussed the plans to tap this Engineers of PWD, PMGSY, PDA, OC The ADC directed the PLVs to conduct Ahmed and Naib Tehsildar of all potential for the socio-economic GREF, concerned Tehsildar and field the tours of far-flung areas to take the Niabats. development of the locals. He asked the staff of various departments. Army organizes Medical cum Dental Camp Functioning of Health deptt reviewed medicines to the approximately 710 Patients. At the outset a NL CORRESPONDENT status of construction agencies are directed to directed the BMOs to Taking serious note of number of awareness RAJOURI, JUNE 20 work on buildings of PHC, expedite completion of endeavour to retrieve non-implementation of stalls were also placed to NTPHC, Health Sub buildings for formally encroached land with help Cabinet decision for create awareness among District Development Centres and ISM handing over to the of revenue authorities, get cancellation of people regarding leprosy, Commissioner, Rajouri Dispensaries and creation department. it demarcated and entered attachments and HIV, hygiene-sanitation, (Chairman District Health of additional infrastructure In the meeting, various in revenue records. subsequent orders of immunization program Society) in a meeting of of district and sub-district issues were raised The DDC also reviewed district administration, it etc. The seamless concerned district officers, hospitals besides repair regarding the the availability of various was decided that all medical synergy between Army reviewed comprehensively and compound walling of construction/completion of diagnostic facilities in the officers and paramedics on and Civil Administration, the functioning of health health institutions. compound wall of DH district and peripheral attachment within and particularly medical department vis-à-vis Decisions were taken for Rajouri, PHC Khawas, CHC hospitals, medical supply department, provided a outside the district shall be NL CORRESPONDENT civil administration construction of NTPHCs, finalising land selection for Kandi, Budhal, Jamola and position and availability of treated as on unauthorised long-awaited opportunity health sub-centres and NT PHC Panihad by CMO, Peeri; repair and four POONCH, JUNE 20 including medical essential drugs. It was absence, their salaries shall to the local population. staff quarters, release of Rs 10 Lakh for walling of sub-centres specialist, gynaecologist, decided that all medical be withheld and stringent The relentless efforts of achievements under completion of NT PHC Gura Sankari, Sankari, Army organised a Medical ophthalmologist and supplies shall be procured action shall be initiated the Army have been centrally sponsored Dodason Bala by Health Prori, Budhal, Rehan and cum Dental Camp at Sr dentist provided medical by the District Level against them by widely appreciated by the schemes, medical supply Department, shifting of others. The CMO was Purchase Committee in Secondary High School treatment and free concerned DDOs. The locals. position and availability of poles by PDD for earlier directed to prioritise order to ensure a (SSHS) Dhargloon, Basoni meeting was attended by essential drugs, staff start of work on additional repair of existing buildings uniformity in procurement in Poonch district today. CMO Dr Suresh Gupta, MS Notice position, status of entries accommodation of CHC to strengthen them. process. The CMO was The camp aimed at Dr. Mehmood Hussaun of land and properties of Thanamandi and DPR by Stressing upon the asked to ensure that providing quality medical the department in revenue ACD for remodelling of importance of revenue committee meeting is held Bajar, Dy. CMO Dr. Anis A. care to the population I, Mohd Ayoub S/o Gh Mohd R/o Puneja Bhaderwah, records besides provision District TB Centre. CMO entries of lands and timely to nip any chance Nabi, District Tuberculosis residing in remote areas Doda district, have purchased Alto car bearing regd. no. JK06-5235. Now, I am applying for the transfer of R/C of of sanitation and drinking was asked to furnish list of buildings of the of shortfall of medical Officer Dr. Mohammad where medical the above said vehicle. Objection, if any, may be water facilities in health buildings nearing department in supply in any of the health Anwar, all Block Medical infrastructure is conveyed to ARTO Doda within 7 days from the institutions. completion so that the discouraging institutions. Officers and Community inadequate. A team of 10 The meeting reviewed the concerned executing encroachments, DDC Health Officers. doctors from Army and publication of this notice. Majid Malik the northlines 5 STATE Jammu | Thursday| June 21 | 2018 DISHA meeting held Legal services-cum- GDC organizes Swatch Bharat Summer Internship the quality of work so that awareness camp organized the purpose of providing NL CORRESPONDENT Swatch Bharat Summer safer places to the border KATHUA, JUNE 20 Internship programme residents in case of Prof. Rakesh Singh gave emergency can be fulfilled. A Swatch Bharat detail of the various He also directed to form a Internship Programme activities to be performed was launched by Govt. by the students during NL CORRESPONDENT nominated members of Committee to check the quality of construction Degree College Kathua in the internship SAMBA, JUNE 20 DDCMC. village Nihalpur today. programme. He also told In the meeting, Jugal work of bunkers. The ACD, Samba was The Internship that all the activities done Member Parliament, Kishore Sharma directed Programme is in for cleanliness drive will directed to clear liabilities Jammu-Poonch the concerned officers to pursuance of the be uploaded on the constituency Jugal Kishore create awareness among under MGNREGA and objectives of Swatch official website. He also Sharma today chaired a the people about various focus on proper Bharat Mission launched requested the villagers to meeting of District centrally sponsored identification of as a National Movement give moral support to the Development Coordination schemes being beneficiaries under on 2nd October 2014. This registered interns of the and Monitoring Committee implemented by the Pradhan Mantri Awas internship programme college in achieving their (DISHA) to review the government for the Yojana (PMAY-G). He has been launched by goal of complete physical and financial upliftment of the directed ACD to provide MHRD in association with Swatchta in village achievements under downtrodden sections of toilet facilities under SBM Swatchh Bharat Mission Nihalpur. Prof Sumanesh various centrally the society. He said the to beneficiaries whose NL CORRESPONDENT other district line officers volunteers of the district (Gramin) Ministry of Jasrotia Correlated the sponsored schemes in Central Government has houses have been SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 were also present there. by way of providing Drinking Water and activities of Swatch Samba. taken one step after the constructed under PMAY, Justice Gogoi, who is also motorized tricycles, Sanitation for registered Bharat Summer The meeting was attended other for the welfare of besides renovating Digore Judges of Supreme Court, the Executive Chairman of customized wheelchairs, students of Higher Internship programme by Member Parliament poor, marginalized, women pond. The PWD was Justice Ranjan Gogoi and the National Legal hearing aid equips, Education Institution for with NSS special Camps. Shamsher Singh Manhas, and unemployed youth in Justice NV Ramana, jointly Services Authority (NLSA) financial assistance, directed to focus on promotion of cleanliness, He exhorted upon the MLA Samba Dr D.K the state. inaugurated a day-long and Justice Ramana health camps, agricultural monitoring of works taken by spending 100 hours in villagers to construct Manyal, MLA Vijaypur The members reviewed mega legal services-cum- attended the programme and horticulture tools, by them. the village selected by the Shauchlya and Chander Parkash Ganga, the physical and financial awareness camp at organized by District Legal labour cards under state students in consultation completely stop open MLA Samba asked BDO MLA Hiranagar Kuldeep progress achieved by Juvenile Home Harwan Services Authority (DLSA) and centrally-sponsored with Nodal Officer of defecation. The summer Nud/Sumb to identify sites Raj, District Development Rural Development, IWMP, here today. Chief Justice Srinagar in collaboration schemes. College. Principal of the internship team of the Commissioner S Rajinder Health, Education, PWD, for construction of check J&K High Court Justice with the district On the occasion, NLSA College Prof. Kartar college is comprised of Singh Tara, ADC, ACD, PMGSY, PHE and other dams and asked them to Alok Aradhe, Judges of the administration to make theme song with Chand, in his Eight students and led by executive engineers of departments in the discuss plan of J&K High Court, Justice general masses aware of audiovisual clips was motivational speech Jeewan Jyotiof Semester various departments, district. MGNREGA/convergence Ali Mohammad Magrey their entitlements under displayed about the appreciated the efforts of IVth. The programme was district and sectoral Regarding construction of and PMAY with concerned and Justice Maharaj the law and apprise them developments of legal college students in attended by large no of officers of line bunkers in border areas, MLAs. Kishan Hanjura, Principal about the availability of services while getting registered in the Students of Govt. Middle departments and the MP directed to ensure Earlier, DDC Samba S District and Sessions Free Legal services, documentary by the state said Internship school Nihalpur along Rajinder Singh Tara gave Judge Srinagar & besides to connect them to legal services authority Programme. He advised with residents of village resume of achievements Chairman DLSA, several welfare schemes. was also displayed. the students to work with Govidsar. The residents WHS organizes through a power point Mohammad Akram It was said that assistance Later, Justice Gogoi and zeal and dedication for of village assured their presentation. He informed Chaudhary, Judicial is provided to the needful Justice Ramana inspected cleanliness drives in the full cooperation in this about the latest status of Officers, DC Srinagar Syed populace by the district the informative stalls set selected village. He also endeavour. Also present awareness camp various developmental Abid Rasheed, lawyers, line departments up by district line emphasized upon the on the occasion were projects in the district. prominent citizens and identified by the Paralegal departments and enquired particular target areas in Prof. Shuv Kumar, Prof. about the criteria and the village where Rajesh Kumar, Prof. facilities being provided to cleanliness drives can be Sumit Dubey, and village started. Earlier Nodal education committee IGP reviews Shri Amarnath the beneficiaries. officer of the college for members. yatra arrangements CEC for measures to tackle water scarcity NL CORRESPONDENT share the intelligence the officers of the border JAMMU, JUNE 20 related to SANJY on real districts to lay joint time basis so that the nakas and ensure Inspector General of nefarious designs of patrolling on all the Police (IGP) Jammu Zone ANEs and their mentors probable infiltration Dr SD Singh on Tuesday across the IB, can be routes. He also directed NL CORRESPONDENT Giving details about the reviewed the thwarted. IGP Jammu to strengthen and active GANDERBAL, JUNE 20 Women Helpline Service, arrangements for Zone also stressed upon all Border Police Stations Bilal Bhat said it is an forthcoming Shri the officers to organize and Police Posts and Women Helpline Service initiative of the Amarnath yatra. The night patrolling on nakas so as to neutralize (181) of the Social Welfare Gopvernment to provide 24 arrangements were National Highway any attempt of infiltration NL CORRESPONDENT Mosavi, Executive scarcity and damages Department today hour-immediate response reviewed in the meeting, regularly and maintain by terrorists from across KARGIL, JUNE 20 Councillor for Agriculture thereof and submit reports organized an awareness to women affected by which was attended by close cooperation with all IB or LoC. The other Muhammad Hussain, to the Hill Council so that camp at the annual Mela violence and represent Army, PMF, intelligence forces deployed in their officers who attended the Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor for the same is submitted to at Tulmulla them in front of agencies and Jammu area of jurisdiction. Dr meeting included IG Executive Councilor (CEC) Zanskar Affairs Tenzin the Government. here. appropriate authorities, based Police officers. Singh impressed upon Armed Jammu, DD (IB) Kargil Kacho Ahmad Ali Sonam, Deputy The infestation of locust at The purpose of the camp including police and legal During the meeting, district SSPs concerned Jammu, DIG JSK Range, Khan on Tuesday called for Commissioner Kargil Vikas a certain area at was to make devotees, ones. detailed briefing was to ensure adequate police DIG CRPF Jammu Sector, carrying out necessary Kundal, Additional Deputy Kurbathang plateau and especially women pilgrims He added even women in given by the officers of and security in their SSP Jammu, SSP Security measures to assess the Commissioner Kargil Zanskar Sub Division also aware regarding the distress can reach on the intelligence agencies, respective districts Jammu, SO to IGP extent of damage to crops, Imteeaz Kacho, SDM Drass came up for discussion. various services the number who would be Army and police with particularly at Base Jammu, SSP PCR Jammu, trees and agricultural Pawan Kotwal, SDM The officers of Agriculture organization can provide to provided with immediate regard to security Camp Bhagwati Nagar, Commandant, 160 fields in view of water Shakar Chiktan Ghulam Department informed the them on its helpline support. Besides, the WHS arrangements to ensure Jammu, langers, Battalion CRPF, scarcity due to scant Mehdi, SDM Zanskar CEC that locust infestation number-181. (181) also provides smooth and peaceful lodgment centres and en- Commandant, 38th snowfall in the district Rakesh Sharma, Executive is just in the emergent Station Mission Director, hospital assistance and conduct of the 58 days route during 58 days long Battalion CRPF, during the winter season. Engineers of different stage and measures like State Resource Women temporary shelter to the long yatra. All the Shri Amarnath yatra. On Commandant, BSF The CEC stated this while divisions, officers of spraying of chemicals are Centre (SRWC) Rifat Arif, deserving affectees. officers of Army, PMF, the border management Frontier Headquarter, chairing a meeting Revenue and Forest underway to ensure timely Aman Movement Trust Earlier, Rifat Ara and intelligence agencies and front, IGP stressed upon Jammu, etc. convened to discuss the departments besides other control adding men and founder Professor Professor Rajender local police have been ways and means to deal concerned officers machinery have been kept Rajender Kachroo, State Kachroo also interacted directed to maintain with this situation and for attended the meeting. in full readiness to deal Coordinator JK WHS (181) with the pilgrims who were highest level of alertness Awareness prog on taking measures to give The CEC directed for with any kind of situation. Bilal Bhat and other collecting informative and synergy among relief to the farmers. constituting teams headed The CEC also directed the concerned were also material from the resource themselves and also to Executive Councilor for by the SDMs concerned Executive Engineer I&FC present at the camp. persons there. drug abuse organized Education Advocate and comprising the to keep the provision of the Muhammad Amir, officials of Agriculture, sufficient number of pipes NL CORRESPONDENT performed by the NCB Executive Councilor for Horticulture, Forest and for irrigation purposes in Traffic Police goes tough on JAMMU, JUNE 20 Team on the menace of Rural Development Aga other line departments to areas affected by water Drug Abuse and Illicit Syed Hassan Armaan assess the effects of water scarcity. District Jail, Jammu in Trafficking. overcharging by auto rickshaws collaboration with The jail inmates Narcotics Control Bureau, appreciated the efforts / Progress on SPS Museum NL CORRESPONDENT observed that the auto Singh along with DTI Ministry of Home Affairs, measures taken by the JAMMU, JUNE 20 rickshaws across the Bikram Chowk Inspector GoI today organized an DGP Prisons, J&K for Jammu city continue to Harminder Singh visited awareness programme on organizing such type of upgradation reviewed With growing complaints fleece passengers, Bikram Chowk, Asia "International Day against Nukkad Natak / Skits for about auto rickshaw particularly tourists and Crossing, Gole Market Drug Abuse and Illicit the awareness. Dinesh drivers from crowded pilgrims by charging and Challaned various Trafficking" to educate the Sharma, Sr. areas charging excess exorbitantly from them", auto rickshaws drivers jail inmates about the Superintendent District fare from tourists, said Additional SP, P.D plying without meters and harmful effects of Jail Jammu, K.P. Tiwari, pilgrims and commuters, Sharma. DySP (T) City uniforms and for consuming drugs. The Superintendent Narcotics Joginder Singh, SSP North, Sunny Gupta along overcharging. On the other programme was conducted Control Bureau, C.S. Traffic City Jammu had with DTI Old City hand, DySP (T), Dheeraj under the guidance of Rathore, Intelligence directed all subordinates Inspector Rakesh Kumar Katoch along with their Director General of Police Officer, NCB, Medical for initiating special drive visited many places of Old squad laid Nakas at (Prisons Department) Officer District Jail Jammu to ensure proper City like Parade, Kachhi Gajansoo and Marh areas, Dilbagh Singh. Nukkad were also present on the metering, proper uniforms Chawni, Panjtirthi, etc. on the outskirts of Jammu Nataks/Skits were occasion. and putting a check on and Challaned various and prosecuted NL CORRESPONDENT importance of centrally was also discussed that overcharging by auto auto rickshaws and other overloaded, over- SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 located SPS museum said the museum requires rickshaws plying within vehicles for violating speeding, rash driving that it is one of the technical expertise and their respective traffic rules. In South City mini buses, buses and Director, Archives, significant museums in trained staff. The Director jurisdictions. "It has been Jammu, DySP Raj Paul other vehicles. Archaeology and the country. In this regard, desired that all the Museums, Muneer-ul- he directed the executing concerned departments Islam, today convened a agency that the museum should work in close meeting to review the requires a good upkeep as coordination to complete progress on construction well as maintenance. It the project at an earliest. of SPS Museum here today. During the meeting, the concerned expressed their ideas and opinions for the timely completion of the project. It was given out that work on the museum is in final stages of completion. Director Archives stressing on the the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Thursday | June 21 | 2018 the northlines Aurangzeb interrogation video shows 44 Thursday | June 21 | 2018 Rashtriya Rifles must check inside chatter & leaks

Do not mislead MANVENDRA SINGH nation. So it is time the when Aurangzeb, nation woke up to the proceeding on leave, he interrogation threats faced by serving shifted from an RR vehicle any more please! video of late soldiers who visit home, to a privately owned one, TAurangzeb does and institute safety he was instantly nothing to help the image mechanisms for them and vulnerable. Before inally, the inevitable has happened on the political of 44 RR, and, in fact, their families. reaching Shopian, he was scene of turmoiled Jammu and Kashmir. The exposes serious lapses Until that happens, the abducted, interrogated and Fmismatched BJP-PDP alliance in the state suddenly that have occurred. onus falls on units like 44 then killed. Obviously, fell flat. The self proclaimed BJP experts on Kashmir The Eid killing of soldier RR, who have lost soldiers somebody knew something affairs gave too many reasons to enter an alliance with Aurangzeb is another local in such circumstances. In about him, and as soon as idealogically and diametrically opposite Peoples’ tragedy that has deep and the cold calculated he became available, the Democratic Party (PDP) after the hung assembly emerged far-reaching national questions posed to rest followed on course. in the state. ramifications. It is local in Aurangzeb are unit- There is a need for 44 RR It was stated as practical necessity in the national the sense that the soldier specific details that have to re-visit their SOPs on interest. But the brutal killing of army soldier Aurangzeb and journalist Shujaat Bukhari during one-sided ceasefire was a resident of Jammu & no business being out in local soldiers proceeding through the holy Ramzan gave enough reasons to BJP to Kashmir, and on the public domain, let on leave. And it needs to get rid of an albatross around its neck. deputation to Rashtriya alone being available to find out who in the unit is BJP general secretary Ram Madhav’s claim that “Jammu Rifles (RR) from his parent militants. chattering so much that a and Kashmir being an integral part of India and in order to unit, 4 Jammu & Kashmir Two details stand out, single soldier can be control the prevailing situation in the state, they have Light Infantry. And it has starkly exposing the unit. confirmed to have decided the state administration should be handed over to national ramifications An operation that led to the participated in a particular the governor” was misleading and far from the truth. since it is yet another death of a militant is operation. This chatter It was rather sheer opportunism when the BJP could not targeted killing of a serving discussed, as is the need not have been the resist the temptation to form the government in J&K at soldier proceeding for or condition of his body. The market/bus stand-type any cost shedding its mask of “Party with difference.” The on leave. fact that Aurangzeb is alone, but may include objective was also to create a narrative for the then The incident urgently asked specifically about indiscipline in radio-set Assembly elections that ‘the party was not untouchable and it was in power in a Muslim majority state.’ brings home the need for his participation in the conversations. For these There is no doubt that the BJP has been facing enough 44 RR to look within, at operation is a very serious are the only ways the criticism from day one in its constituency for entering their adherence to issue, for the composition militants could find out the alliance with PDP to come to power. Agenda of Alliance standard-operating- of an operational task force last, and most devastating, was taken as dilution of its principled stand which so far procedures, and to their is not even an issue with piece of information as buddy defies imagination. is trained to stay with the answer. Something is the party has been feeding to it voters. It even did not snap management of unit another sub-unit. The seen in the video. It isn't just privileged officer through operations, amiss. the ties with PDP despite later giving much provocation on informations. The unit/sub-unit retains The company commander, information, it is simply and expected to carry him many earlier occasions. interrogation video of complete autonomy when known from the video to be the most personal. For a to safety if an injury Of late, it has realised that the ground was fast slipping Aurangzeb does nothing to it comes to designating a Major Shukla, appears to buddy is a veritable occurs. And, most ( Courtesy: from beneath its feet, and its its silence supporting many help the image of 44 RR, specific troopers/officers be an active officer in the shadow, the one who importantly, the officer is theprint.in) unpleasant and unilateral decisions taken by Mehbooba and, in fact, exposes for operations. area, for Aurangzeb is handles all the officers' expected to do the same Mufit proved to be big mistakes. serious lapses that have Aurangzeb is known to asked specifically about personal matters, for him, which is why the (Manvendra Singh is It pulled out because people in Jammu province have been including finance. Many institution is called 'buddy editor-in-chief of Defence critical of its Kashmir policy and its ministers playing occurred. have participated in an him. But the question officers are known to leave pair', each for the other & Security Alert. He is second fiddles to PDP. Over and above inaccessibililty and There have been attacks operation in which a which does the greatest arrogance of its ministers including the one at Centre, on BSF and CRPF militant of some repute damage to 44 RR is about cash with their buddy, who under all circumstances. currently a BJP MLA in have caused alieanation among the people in Jammu. personnel who belong to was neutralised, and this Aurangzeb as 'buddy' to takes care of personal How militants came to Rajasthan, and has earlier Any further continuance of alliance with PDP under the the Valley. The killing of Lt is information available Major Shukla. How on payments, mess, canteen know his identity as a served as a member of the present conditions may have potential of spoiling its 2019 Ummer Fayaz of 2 with the group out to earth militants get to know etc. buddy is something 44 RR Parliament Standing Lok Sabha election plans. Rajputana Rifles shook the avenge their comrade. So, the identity of an officer's But most of all, the buddy needs to analyse, and Committee on Defence.) These are Modi's biggest failures: A data analyst on why he is quitting BJP

SHIVAM SHANKAR SINGH in BJP is that it has destroyed some great inability to accept that it failed. All circumstances of today, just one example of song with pride when the occasion calls for it, things on very flimsy grounds. propaganda of it cutting terror funding, that: or when I feel like it, but I won't let anyone ere are some instances of how BJP is The Bad reducing cash, eliminating corruption is just Why did Congress not build toilets in 70 force me to sing it based on their whims! pushing the national discourse in a dark It takes decades and centuries to build absurd. It also killed off businesses. years? They couldn't even do something so 6. Running news channels that are owned by Hcorner. This isn't something I signed up systems and nations, the biggest failure I see 8.Failure of schemes and failure to basic. This argument sounds logical and I BJP leaders who's sole job is to debate Hindu- for. in the BJP is that it has destroyed some great acknowledge/course correct?-?Sansad believed it too, until I started reading India's Muslim, National-Antinational, India-Pakistan Political discourse is at its lowest point in the things on very flimsy grounds. Adarsh Gram Yojana, Make In India, Skill history. and derail the public discourse from issues country, at least in my lifetime. The 1.Electoral bonds?-?It basically legalises Development, Fasal Bima (look at Why did Congress not build toilets in 70 and logic into polarising emotions. You all partisanship is unbelievable and people corruption and allows corporates & foreign reimbursements?-?the government is lining years? They couldn't even do something so know exactly which ones, and you all even continue to support their side no matter what powers to just buy our political parties. The the pockets of insurance companies). Failure basic. This argument sounds logical and I know the debaters who're being rewarded for the evidence; there is no remorse even when bonds are anonymous so if a corporate says to acknowledge unemployment and farmers believed it too, until I started reading India's spewing the vilest propaganda. they're proved to have been spreading fake 'I'll give you an electoral bond of Rs 1,000 crore crisis?-?calling every real issue an opposition history. When we gained independence in BJP's strategy for the next election is news. This is something that everyone? - ?the if you pass this specific policy, there will be no stunt. 1947 we were an extremely poor country, we polarisation and inciting pseudo nationalism. parties and the voters/supporters - are to be prosecution', there just is no way to establish 9.The high prices of Petrol and Diesel?-?Modi didn't have the resources for even basic Modi ji has basically said it himself in blamed for. quid pro quo with an anonymous instrument. ji and all BJP ministers + supporters infrastructure and no capital. To counteract speeches. The BJP has done a great job at spreading This also explains how corruption is reduced criticized Congress for it heavily and now all this PM Nehru went down the socialist path 7. The polarisation?-?the message of some specific messages with incredibly at the ministerial level?-?it isn't per file/order, of them justify the high prices even though and created PSU's. We had no capacity to development is gone. BJP's strategy for the effective propaganda, and these messages are it is now like the US, ?at the policy level. crude is cheaper than it was then! Just build steel, so with the help of Russians the next election is polarisation and inciting the primary reason that I can't support the 2.Planning Commission reports?-This used to unacceptable. Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), pseudo nationalism. Modi ji has basically said party anymore. But before we get into any of be a major source for data. They audited 10.Failure to engage with the most important Ranchi was set up that made machines to it himself in speeches?-?Jinnah; Nehru; that, I'd like everyone to understand that no government schemes and stated how things basic issues?-?Education and Healthcare. make steel in India?-?without this we would Congress leaders didn't meet Bhagat Singh in party is totally bad, and no party is totally are going. With that gone, there just is no There is just nothing on education which is the have no steel, and consequently no jail (fake news from the PM himself!); INC good. All governments have done some good choice but to believe whatever data the nation's biggest failure. Quality of government infrastructure. That was the agenda?-?basic leaders met leaders in Pakistan to defeat Modi and messed up on some fronts. This government gives you (CAG audits come out schools has deteriorated over the decades industries and infra. We had frequent in Gujarat; Yogi ji's speech on how Maharana government is no different. after a long time!). NITI Aayog doesn't have (ASER reports) and no action. They did droughts (aakaal), every 2-3 years and a large Pratap was greater than Akbar; JNU students The Good this mandate and is basically a thinktank and nothing on Healthcare for 4 years, then number of people starved to death. The are anti-national they'll 1. Road construction is faster than it was PR agency. Plan/non-Plan distinction could Ayushman Bharat was announced?-?that priority was to feed the people, toilets were a #TukdeTukdeChurChur India?-?this is all earlier. There has been a change in have been removed without removing this! scheme scares me more than nothing being luxury no one cared for. The Green propaganda constructed for a very specific methodology of counting road length, but it 3.Misuse of CBI and ED?-?They are being used done. Insurance schemes have a terrible track Revolution happened and the food shortages purpose?-?polarise and win elections?-?it isn't seems faster even if you factor that in. for political purposes as far as I can see, but record and this is going the US route, which is disappeared by the 1990s?-?now we have a the stuff I want to be hearing from my leaders 2. Electricity connections increased? - All even if they aren't, the fear that these a terrible destination for healthcare (watch surplus problem. The toilet situation is and I refuse to follow anyone who is willing to villages electrified and people getting institutions will be unleashed on people if they Sicko by Michael Moore)! exactly like people asking 25 years from now let the nation burn in riots for political gain. electricity for more hours. (Congress did speak up against anything Modi/Shah-related The Electoral Bonds thing is huge and why Modi couldn't make all houses in India These are just some of the instances of how electrify over five lakh villages and Modiji is real. This is enough to kill dissent, an hopefully the Supreme Court will air conditioned. That seems like a luxury BJP is pushing the national discourse in a dark finished the job by connecting the last 18k so, integral component of democracy. strike it down! today, toilets were also a luxury at some corner. This isn't something I signed up for and you can weigh the achievement as you like. 4.Failure to investigate Kalikho Pul's suicide You can add some and subtract some based on point of time. Maybe things could have it totally isn't something I can support. That is Similarly, the number of hours people get note, Judge Loya's death, Sohrabuddin personal understanding of the issue, but this happened sooner, maybe 10-15 years ago, but why I am resigning from BJP. electricity has increased ever since murder, and the defence of an MLA accused of is my assessment. The Electoral Bonds thing nothing happened in 70 years is a horrible lie PS: I supported BJP since 2013 because Independence, but it might be a larger rape whose relative is accused of killing the is huge and hopefully the Supreme Court will to peddle. Narendra Modi ji seemed like a ray of hope for increase during BJP). girl's father, with the FIR in the case not strike it down! Every government has some 3. The spread and reliance on Fake News. India and I believed in his message of 3. Upper level corruption is reduced?-?No registered for over a year..! failures and some bad decisions though, the There is some anti-BJP fake news too, but the development?-?that message and the hope are huge cases at the ministerial level as of now 5.Demonetisation?-?It failed, but worse is the bigger issue I have is more on morals than pro-BJP and anti-opposition fake news now both gone. The negatives of this Narendra (but the same was true of UPA I). Lower level BJP's inability to accept that it failed. All anything else. outstrips that by miles in number and in Modi and Amit Shah government now seems to be about the same… no one seems propaganda of it cutting terror funding, The Ugly: reach. Some of it is supporters, but a lot of it outweigh the positives for me, but that is a to be able to control the thanedar, patwari et reducing black cash, eliminating corruption is The real negative of this government is how it comes from the party. It is often hateful and decision that every voter needs to make al. just absurd. It also killed businesses. has affected the national discourse with a well polarizing, which makes it even worse. The individually. Just know that history and reality 4. The Swachh Bharat Mission is a definite 6.GST Implementation?-?The tax regime was considered strategy. This isn't a failure, it's the online news portals backed by this are complicated. Buying into simplistic success? - Mmore toilets built than before and implemented in a hurry and harmedbusiness. plan. government are damaging society more than propaganda and espousing cult like swachhta is something embedded in people's Complicated structure, multiple rates on 1.It has discredited the media, so now every we know. unquestioning faith are the worst thing you can minds now. different items, complex filing… Hopefully it'll criticism is brushed off as a journalist who 4. Hindu khatre mein hai?-?they've ingrained do?-?it is against the interests of democracy 5. UJJWALA Yojana is a great initiative. How stabilise with time, but it did cause harm. The didn't get paid by BJP or is on the payrolls of it into the minds of people that Hindus and and of this nation. many people buy the second cylinder remains BJP's failure to acknowledge as much is Congress. I know several journalists for whom are in danger, and that Modi is the You all have your own decisions to make as the to be seen. The first one and a stove were free, extremely arrogant. the allegation can't be true, but more only option to save ourselves. In reality elections approach. Best of luck with that. My but now people need to pay for it. The cost of 7.The messed up foreign policy with pure importantly no one ever addresses the Hindus have been living the same lives much only hope is that we can all live and work cylinders has almost doubled since the grandstanding?-?China has a port in Sri accusation or complaint?-?they just attack the before this government and nothing has harmoniously together?-?and contribute government took over and now one costs more Lanka, huge interests in Bangladesh and person raising the issue and ignore the issue changed except people's mindset. Were we towards making a better, stronger, poverty-free than Rs 800 Pakistan? (we're surrounded); the failure in itself. Hindus in danger in 2007? At least I didn't and developed India, no matter what party or 6. Connectivity for the northeast has Maldives (Indian workers not getting visas 2.It has peddled a narrative that nothing hear about it everyday and I see no ideology we support. Always remember that undoubtedly increased. More trains, roads, anymore because of India's foreign policy happened in India in 70 years. This is patently improvement in the condition of Hindus, just there are good people on both sides, the voter flights and, most importantly ?-? the region is debacle) while Modi ji goes out to foreign false and the mentality is harmful to the more fear mongering and hatred. needs to support them and they need to now discussed on the mainstream news countries and keeps saying Indians had no nation. This government spent over Rs. 4,000 5. Speak against the government and you're support each other even when they are in channels. respect in the world before 2014 and now crore of our taxpayer money on anti-National and more recently, anti-Hindu. different parties. 7. Law and order is reportedly better than it they're supremely respected (This is advertisements and now that will become the Legitimate criticism of the government is shut This article was originally published by the was under regional parties. nonsense. Indian respect in foreign countries trend. Do small works and huge branding. He up with this labeling. Prove your nationalism, author on Medium. Feel free to add achievements you can think of was a direct result of our growing economy isn't the first one to build roads?-?some of the sing Vande Mataram everywhere (even (Shivam Shankar Singh handled data in the comments below, also achievements and IT sector, it hasn't improved an ounce best roads I've traveled on were pet projects though BJP leaders don't know the words analytics for the BJP's poll campaigns in the necessarily have caveats, failures are because of Modi. It might, however, have of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav. India themselves, they'll force you to sing it!). I'm a northeast, is a 2015-16 Legislative Assistants absolute! declined due to beef-driven lynchings, threats became an IT powerhouse from the 90s. It is proud nationalist and my nationalism won't to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellow, and It takes decades and centuries to build to journalists etc.) easy to measure past performance and allow me to let anyone force me to showcase an alumnus of University of Michigan, where systems and nations, the biggest failure I see Demonetisation?-?it failed, but worse is BJP's berate past leaders based on the it! I will sing the national anthem and national he studied economics.) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Thursday| June 21 | 2018 DC stresses augmenting Conference on 'Empowering marginalized Through Legal Services' climate information system Justice Gogoi for taking legal aid to doorstep of underprivileged NL CORRESPONDENT weaker sections of society welcome address at the SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 are signs of development conference. During his meteorological services in and of a prosperous speech, Justice Aradhe the region with regard to Supreme Court Judge, country. "People are equal said that the aim of the disaster management for Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who before the law, but the conference is to make the known disasters, is also the Executive problem which is still weaker and marginalized cloudburst and flash floods, Chairman, National Legal persistent is that section of society aware road blockade due to Services Authority marginalized are unaware about the existence of landslides, snow avalanche, (NALSA) today of their legal right," he NL CORRESPONDENT augment the services for legal services institutions earthquake, drought and inaugurated the one-day added. KARGIL, JUNE 20 weather and climate and availability of free other areas of application State Level Conference on Justice Ramana stressed information system in the legal services. were discussed threadbare "Empowering the upon sensitization of the Deputy Commissioner and district. At the end of the inaugural in the meeting. Marginalized through underprivileged. CEO LAHDC, Kargil Vikas The DC urged upon the Moreover, other areas of Legal Services" in "Unfortunately legal aid is session, Justice, Ali Kundal today called for Regional Coordinator, India application like agriculture presence of Justice N V still treated as charity and Mohammad Magrey, strengthening climate Meteorological Department Ramana, Judge Supreme people at the helm of Chairman J&K, High Court information system in the (IMD) to expedite the including Animal Court of India at SKICC affairs like lawyers, Legal Services Committee district to devise prompt establishment of Compact Husbandry and Fisheries, J&K High Court Legal SLSA provide the here today. paralegal volunteers presented the vote of and timely measures to deal Severe Weather Detection Tourism and Adventure Services Committee. opportunity to bring the The conference was should come forward to thanks to the guests. with disaster situations. Radar at Kargil, Automatic Sports, Transport, Health, On the occasion, Chief marginalised at par organized by High Court of make these people aware Advocate General, The DC stated this while Weather Forecast System at Power also came up for Guest, Justice Ranjan through legal services. Jammu and Kashmir in these people about legal Jehangir Iqbal Ganaie, chairing a meeting of the Zanskar and system for discussion. Gogoi said the need of the During the occasion, collaboration with law, welfare schemes and Chief Secretary, BB Vyas, members of District collection of observation Based on the hour is to provide benefits Justice N V Ramana National Legal Services policies," he added. DGP SP Vaid and other Disaster Management data at Drass. He said that recommendation of the to underprivileged presented a keynote Authority of India, (NLSA), Acting Chief Justice of officers of administration Authority (DDMA) at Tourist the district administration Regional Coordinator, the sections by providing legal address. In his speech, he J&K State Legal Services aid at their doorsteps. He maintained that access to J&K, High Court Alok participated in the Facilitation Center (TFC) shall allot required land in DC directed the concerned Authority (JKSLSA) and also said that NLSA and justice and rule of law to Aradhe presented a conference. here. Regional Coordinator, this regard. officers to furnish the data India Meteorological He also underlined the need of deaths due to cold and Department (IMD), New to establish a manual other climatic factors and 'Kheer Bhawani' celebrated 2 PCPG meetings held Delhi and Senior Scientist system of weather other relevant data to the "F" S.C Bhan, monitoring in the district. IMD to plan measures for Superintendent of Police As an immediate measure, with religious fervour officer. Some of the Kargil, District Disaster he stressed upon the early warning system and issues pertaining to Management Officer Regional Coordinator to prevention of frequent Pandits throng Tulmulla shrine police were resolved on Muhammad Shabir, Chief provide temperature gauge, disasters leading to losses spot and issues Medical Officer Kargil, Chief wind direction gauge and of lives and property. and food stuff to the pertaining to civil Agriculture Officer Kargil rain gauge to establish an The DC also directed the devotees. "This is a departments were and other concerned optimal observational concerned to furnish festival of Hindus but what forwarded to the attended the meeting. network for accurate database of farmers in the I saw here is an example concerned departments During the meeting, Bhan monitoring of weather district for weather forecast of brotherhood between for their early redressal. informed about the steps systems in the area. information under Gramin Hindus and Muslims," said The meeting ended on a being taken by the IMD to Application of Krishi Mausam Sewa. Veena Kumar, a Kashmiri positive note and the Pandit, who is currently participants thanked the residing in Jammu. A police for holding such a Fringe elements defaming Kashmir number of officials and meet. Meanwhile, On the politicians visited the directions of SSP not our representatives: KPs shrine and paid obeisance NL CORRESPONDENT Handwara Ghulam there. Earlier, Governor N BUDGAM, JUNE 20 Jeelani Wani, a PCPG NL photo by Omar Amin meeting was organized at NL CORRESPONDENT Muslim brothers not to relate us with N Vohra, National NL CORRESPONDENT at the temple and paid Budgam police organized Police Post Langate, SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 those Pandits who reap benefits by Conference president Dr SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 their obeisance, with the Farooq Abdullah and vice- a PCPG meeting at Police Handwara, today. The defaming Kashmiri people," Satish Post Pakherpora, Chrar-i- A group of Kashmiri Pandits who emerged Maldhar told news agency CNS. "We used local Muslims making all president, Omar Abdullah, meeting was chaired by Kashmiri Pandits on the arrangements like former chief minister Sharief, which was In-charge Police Post in Press Enclave Srinagar on Wednesday to live in Rainawari. Our families are chaired by SHO Chrar-i- expressed desire to return to their eager to return to Kashmir. We want to Wednesday thronged the providing the material for Mehbooba Mufti, Jammu Langate Shri John Kheer Bhawani temple in offerings. The state and Kashmir Pradesh Sharief Mudasir Shafi, Mohammad, in which homeland and asked both Government of live together with Muslims and not in today. A large number of India and Governor Administration to separate colonies. The idea of separate Tulmulla in Ganderbal administration had made Congress Committee respectable citizens of district for the annual elaborate arrangements (JKPCC) chief, G A Mir, respectable citizens of Langate area facilitate their return and rehabilitation. townships for Pandits is a farce and it is Pakherpora, Mohanpora They said some Pandits are defaming the aimed at to create disharmony and Zeshta Ashtami festival. for the festival. Besides, Director General of Police participated. The and adjoining areas whole Pandit community who spew disturbance in Kashmir society," Maldhar, Mela Kheer Bhawani is the the locals Muslims had (DGP) S P Vaid and others participants highlighted participated in the venom on some Indian news channels. Praveen Raina and Kamal Chowdhary most important festival of made special had extended warm various issues of public meeting. During the "We are feeling safe and secure in said in one voice. They appealed Kashmiri pandits, arrangements for the greetings to the people on importance. The chairing meeting, a number of Kashmir. Those Pandits who indulge in authorities to rehabilitate them without associated with the Hindu devotees who thronged to the eve of the festival and officer assured the issues were discussed, negative propaganda against Kashmir any delay. "We left Valley in a hurry not Goddess Ragnya Devi. the shrine with erecting also prayed for the peace participants that their which were heard and Muslims living here are not our knowing it was all politics and Chanting religious hymns, stalls on the roadsides, and prosperity of the issues will be redressed patiently by the chairing representatives. A TV reporter Aditya Raj conspiracy. We feel safe here. We were the devotees congregated providing drinking water State. (KNS) shortly. Koul is doing business while another overwhelmed by the affection and love Pandit Sushil Pandit who is playing victim that we got from Kashmiri Muslim 6 gamblers arrested CUK organizes social service camp card had migrated from Kashmir way brothers at Tulmulla Ganderbal and other back in 1972. We appeal to our Kashmiri places. (CNS) with stake money at Mela Kheer Bhawani PDP gave red carpet treatment NL CORRESPONDENT Mir resident of in its functions, in order to SOPORE, JUNE 20 Behrampora, Farooq save the environment," to RSS and BJP: Sagar Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Dean Students Welfare, Dr. Sopore police arrested six Hassan Dar resident of Fayaz Ahmad Nikka said. NL CORRESPONDENT Kashmir who are now Act) and amended gamblers and recovered Dangerpora Sopore, Abdul He appreciated the SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 directly involved in Transfer of Property Act as stake money of rupees Rashid Malla son of volunteers and other staff Kashmir politics. He said well," he said. 13580 from the gambling Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Malla members of the university, National Conference PDP helped BJP in eroding During PDP-BJP rule, spot. Acting on specific resident of Watergam and for participating in the Wednesday said that the important provisions of not only militants and information, a police party Manzoor Ahmad Khawaja camp. Central University of of Police Post Watergam, son of Abdul Rehman history and people of Article 370. "With the civilians were targeted but Jammu (CUJ) Vice- Sopore raided a gambling Khawaja resident of Seelo Kashmir will never forgive active support of PDP, BJP properties of people were Chancellor, Prof. Ashok spot in their jurisdiction. Sopore were arrested. Aima also visited the camp People's Democratic Party was able to implement targeted also. "Civilians During the raid, six Stake money of rupees and lauded the CUK for for giving red carpet GST in Jammu and were killed at will. gamblers identified as 13580 and cards were providing refreshment to treatment to RSS and BJP Kashmir. It enforced the Tourism industry suffered Altaf Hussain Mir son of recovered from the NL CORRESPONDENT and consumed the the devotees. He also in Kashmir. Party General Securitization and huge losses. Ransacking of Mohammad Sultan Mir gambling spot. distributed the resident of Hibdangerpora, A case FIR number 74/2018 GANDERBAL, JUNE 20 refreshment served by the Secretary Ali Muhammad Reconstruction of houses, trashing of people, student volunteers, faculty refreshments among the Sagar said that power Financial Assets and blinding youth, killing of Abdul Rashid Khuroo son under section 13 gambling devotees. The devotees of Abdul Razak Khuroo act has been registered in Central University of members and other blinded PDP to the extent Enforcement of Securities civilians were some of the also expressed huge resident of Lokipora Police Station Dangiwacha Kashmir (CUK) Wednesday officials of the varsity. To gratitude to the employees that it opened the doors Interest Act, 2002 (also common features of their Sunawani, Mehraj-ud-din and investigation has been organised a social service preserve the environment of the CUK for serving the for RSS and BJP in known as the SARFAESI rule," he said. (CNS) Mir son of Abdul Rashid taken up. camp to serve and avoid use of plastic refreshments to the items, the varsity refreshment. Vice- Former Min asks BJP to devotees attending Mela distributed the Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Selfie became cause of death Kheer Bhawani here. refreshments in cartons. Din Mir and Registrar, Prof. retain special status of J&K Thousands of devotees "This was done as the M Afzal Zargar also hailed of female teacher in Gbl including men, women and university had taken a the DSW and others NL CORRESPONDENT great resentment against the children, who had come pledge, on the World associated with holding of SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 PDP-BJP government," Mir from different parts of the Environment Day, to avoid the camp, for making NL CORRESPONDENT incident occurred at Gagangeer area. The told CNS. He said that country, thronged the camp the use of plastic material proper arrangements. GANDERBAL, JUNE 20 deceased was working as teacher at Star Former Minister and Government of India should Land Public School Badampora Ganderbal President Democratic Party not take any stand that will CNS: A selfie became the cause of death and was the daughter of Chairman of the (Nationalist) Ghulam Hasan go against the interest of Mir pays obeisance at Kheer of a female teacher here in Ganderbal said School. Mir Wednesday warned people of Jammu and district. An official said that Kulsuma SHO police station Gund Syed Arif said Bhartiya Janata Party of Kashmir. "Article 370, Article Bhawani Temple Rashid (25), a resident of Badampora the woman accidentally fell into the Sindh severe repercussions in case 35A and other provision Ganderbal, slipped into Sindh nallah near nallah. "The body of the deceased lady has NL CORRESPONDENT the arrangements done for He was accompanied Ahsan resort while she was taking not been retrieved while all efforts are on New Delhi tampers with should be retained and SRINAGAR, JUNE 20 the visiting devotees. On Treasurer Krishan K. Amla, pictures during a school picnic. The to locate her," he said. (CNS) special status of Jammu and preserved. Any tampering Kashmir in absence of an with them will have serious this occasion, Mir hoped Spokesperson Farooq elected government in the repercussions," Mir said and The J&K Pradesh Congress that the auspicious Andrabi, General Secretary 3 drug peddlers arrested state. "Governor Rule is appealed Governor to Committee (JKPCC) occasion of Mela Khir Surinder Singh Channi, compulsion and it was redress problems of people President, Ghulam Ahmad Bhavani will usher in an era Senior Leader Haji Ali of peace, stability and Mohd Bhat, Mohd Sultan unavoidable as there was on fast track basis. (CNS) Mir today visited most NL CORRESPONDENT during routine traffic and Guru Sahab Singh son harmony in the State. Mir Secretary Irfan Naqib, revered Khir BUDGAM, JUNE 20 checking. During checking of Panjunram resident of Attention Hajj Pilgrims also prayed for wellbeing of Sahil Farooq, Sheikh Aijaz of the vehicle, 25 Patti Bahadur Nagar Bhavani at Tulmulla the people and overall and Waseem Ahmad Shalla. (Ganderbal) and paid Budgam police arrested kilograms of grinded Tarantaran Punjab, NL CORRESPONDENT development of the State. (KNS) obeisance there. Mir as three drug peddlers and poppy straw was boarding the vehicle were SHOPIAN, JUNE 20 per the statement issued recovered 25 kilograms of recovered. Three accused arrested. According to District Development Commissioner to KNS accompanied by grinded poppy straw from persons identified as In this regard a case FIR Shopian the second orientation/training programme for their possession. Shabir Ah Ahat son of number 152/18 under the selected hajj pilgrimage of District Shopian has senior party leaders Yesterday, a police party of Ghulam Hassan Bhat section 8/15 NDPS ACT been fixed by the State Hajj Committee Srinagar on 21 interacted with the Police Station Budgam resident of Gojra, Kartar was registered in Police June 2018. Accordingly, all the selected Hajj Pilgrimage Kashmiri Pandit brethren intercepted a Wagon-R car Singh son of Baa Singh Station Budgam and of District Shopian are informed to attend the said and exchanged greetings. He spent some time at the bearing registration resident of Manama investigation has been orientation/training programme at Jamia Masjid temple and enquired about number DL9CQS-3188 District Taratran Punjab taken up. Sharief Shopian at 10:00 am onward. 8 the northlines TRAVEL Jammu | Thursday | June 21 | 2018

this prayer hall is decorated with wall paintings and There are plenty of options when it contains a statue of Shakyamuni. Nearby, the Gelukpa Hill stations Cultural Society Gompa has statues of 'boddhisatvas' and comes to choosing amongst weekend Buddhist lamas, and a workshop for Tibetan carpets. Rohtang Pass getaways from Delhi. The Indian This snow-covered pass is located on the highway to capital's proximity to the Himalayas Leh, and is only open from June to October every year. It lies at a height of 3979 metres, and offers spectacular means that there are many hill views of glaciers, mountain peaks and the Chandra River. The pass is a gateway to Lahaul, Spiti, Pangi and stations near Delhi offering a much- Leh. Due to its increasingly popularity, the route to Rohtang is often clogged with traffic during the peak needed escape from the bustling tourist season. However, once you reach, there are facilities for skiing and sledging near the pass, and plenty streets and soaring temperatures. Near Delhi of photo opportunities for snap-happy tourists. The picturesque snow-laden peaks Naggar The former capital of Kullu, this town lies on the left and the charming hill towns nestled that are perfect for long Weekends bank of River Beas, 21 kilometres from Manali. It was founded by Raja Visudhpal and remained the political amidst them provide a perfect centre until the capital was shifted to Sultanpur in 1460 AD. Its major attraction is a beautiful castle, which has respite from the scorching heat. now been converted into a heritage hotel operated by the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation. Whether you're looking for a relaxed The building was once the residence of the rulers of stay in a luxury resort overlooking Kullu, and is an excellent example of western Himalayan architecture. It is made of wood and stone, and has the hills or a high-on-adrenaline carved doors and windows. There is a small museum, a temple and a nice restaurant within the premises. Naggar paragliding experience—these long was also the home of Russian painter Nicholas Roerich, who lived here from 1929 till his death in 1947. His weekend getaways from Delhi will house has been converted into an art gallery, which exhibits his colourful paintings of the surrounding enthral in you in every way. Himalayan ranges. Solang Valley Around 13 kilometres away from Manali, this pretty Dal Lake valley is a popular spot for adventure sports, especially Legend has it that a king who went to bathe in the sacred skiing. Situated between Solang village and Beas Kund, Manimahesh Lake below the Kailash Mountain lost his it offers panoramic views of the surrounding snow- gold ring. The ring later re-surfaced in the Dal Lake. capped mountains and glaciers. In summer, it has This water body was considered the poor man's facilities for paragliding, zorbing, mountain biking and Manimahesh for those who couldn't afford to go to horse riding. In winter, especially between January and Kailash for salvation by bathing in it. What remains March, it is used for skiing, snowboarding and sledging. today, is no more than a pond, but nonetheless, the lake It also hosts a winter skiing festival. The Directorate of is sacred to locals. A beautiful walk from the town, the Mountaineering & Allied Sports in Manali also organises lake is inundated with goldfish, and is worth a visit. basic, advance and intermediate level courses in skiing. Norbulingka Institute For the less-adventurous, there are also plenty of walking The most recent Tibetan institution near Dharamsala, trails all around. Norbulingka embodies all the old-world charm of Dharamshala Tibetan architecture and has been modelled and named Top attractions in Dharamshala Best known as the after the Dalai Lama's summer palace near Lhasa. Sprawled across seven acres, this traditional Tibetan 7 reasons to visit Kullu-Manali Hadimba Temple base of the Dalai Lama in India, and its strong Tibetan influence, Dharamshala is a small hill station that lies building has been constructed by master craftsmen who From the snowy delights of Rohtang Pass to the This wood and stone temple is dedicated to Hadimba, the fled from Tibet along with the Dalai Lama, and has been wife of Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers from the on the spur of the Dhauladhar range high up in the soothing warmth of the surrounding thermal springs, Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh. made so as to blend with the surrounding landscape. there are several places to visit in Kullu Manali for Mahabharata. It was constructed in 1553, and is located in Comprising a complex of buildings that include a nature lovers and thrill seekers. With its picturesque the middle of the Dhungri Park. The structure has a four- Bhagsunag temple, library, college, design studio, guest house and views of snow-clad mountains, river valleys, tiered pagoda-shaped roof, and a carved doorway that is The Bhagsunag shrine is about as old as the Dal Lake, even a cafe, it is set amidst a beautiful garden of charming cafes and laidback vibe, this hill station in embellished with figures of Hindu gods and symbols. and originated around a myth about a great fight between meandering paths, flowing streams, waterfalls, bridges, Himachal Pradesh is an immensely popular vacation Ghatotkach, the son of Bhima and Hidimba, is also the demon king (Bhagsu) and the snake god (Nag). It has and koi ponds, with the stunning backdrop of the spot with both domestic and foreign tourists. Its worshipped as a sacred tree. been rebuilt more than once, and although it is presently Dhualadhar mountains. Stay at the guesthouse and widespread appeal draws everyone from adventure Gadhan Thekchokling Gompa covered in white tiles, there is something about the place immerse yourself in the Tibetan culture, all the sport enthusiasts and vacationing families and Manali houses a small Tibetan community, and has a that draws you in. proceeds go directly towards the Norbulingka Institute honeymoon couples and hippie backpackers. Here are couple of peaceful Buddhist monasteries. Built in 1969, to further the preservation of the culture. seven places you must visit during your holiday.

Besides its quaint eateries, vibrant markets hidden in busy lanes and Darjeeling’s most charming hilltops that are home to stunning vistas, there is a range of charming tea estates that stand apart in the list of places to visit in Darjeeling. Tea was first introduced to this Himalayan city in West Bengal in the mid- 19th century by the British, and these sprawling tea estates are still Tea estates reminiscent of that culture. A trip to these vast stretches of tea plantations is all about misty mornings, tea leaves blooming under the Glenburn Tea Estate tea, was established in 1859—making it one of the oldest sun, endless walks discovering various types of tea and of course, Step into the idyllic world of Glenburn, a tea estate family-owned tea gardens in Darjeeling. Located at established by Scottish tea planters in 1860. It sprawls over Kurseong, the land of the white orchid, the tea estate offers a sipping your favourite brew. Here's your guide to exploring the best tea 1600 acres of verdant forests, rolling hills, tea picker peek into the daily life of plantation workers with numerous gardens of Darjeeling. villages and a pair of river valleys. Set in the heart of the tea home stays. Local families at the estate have opened up their estate, two colonial-style planter bungalows overlook the homes to visitors providing them with simple rolling hills on one side and the mighty Kanchenjunga accommodation and hearty meals. With 70 percent of its and picture-perfect stretches of lush green tea bushes The employees at the estate help guide you around the mountain range on the other. The aroma of fresh flowers entire area still under forest cover, the eco-diversity at beckoning you, this tea estate will floor you with its scenic aromatic factory and explain the withering, rolling, hangs in the air and the four-poster beds, hand embroidered Makaibari is astonishing. The dense forests of the estate charm. Stop by the gardens during the process of plucking, fermenting and drying processes. linen and open verandas lend a very English country air to house numerous species of flora and fauna and visitors can processing and packaging and you'll be privy to one of the Chamong Tea Estate the bungalow. Signature Glenburn experiences include explore the estate through activities like tea plucking, tea most fascinating tea garden experiences. Tea lovers can Nestled in the misty hills of Darjeeling, Chamong Tea Estate exploring the plantations and villages within the tea estate, tasting or scaling the slopes where the tea grows. pick up a handful of fresh tea from here or sip a cup of their stretches over 900 acres of lush green land that houses a tea nature and bird walks, overnights in the log cabin by the favourite aromatic tea at the nearby Happy Gold Cafe. A Happy Valley Tea Estate plantation, a tea factory and a village for the tea pickers. river Rangeet, picnics in the tea gardens, tea tours and few routes around the estate offer great trekking paths, Wandering through tea gardens settled on the gentle hill Most of the land is forested, with an abundance of flora and excursions around Darjeeling. along with spectacular views of the sprawling landscape. slopes of Darjeeling is the perfect way to start your day at the fauna. The incredible splendour of the rolling hills, the Makaibari Tea Estate Happy Valley Tea Estate. With plantations as old as 150 years verdant tea bushes and the quiet daily life makes this area Makaibari Tea Estate, the producer of Darjeeling's costliest popular amongst visitors. The tall, deciduous forest makes way for multiple scenic walking trails and you'll soon discover monkeys frolicking amidst the ferns and shrubs. The Chamong Tea Estate is a part of the Chamong Tea Group and is one of the prime producers of Organic and Fair Trade teas in North India. Gomtee Tea Resort Lesser known than its famous neighbours Makaibari and Glenburn, visitors at Goomtee get to stay in a 100-year-old heritage bungalow at a height of about 4000 feet, with sweeping views of the valleys and mountains. Located in south Kurseong, the estate has a total area of about 500 acres, out of which 50 percent is currently used for tea plantation. Producing mainly black tea and employing over 300 workers, the garden originally belonged to the pioneering British tea planter Henry Lennox in 1899. Visitors at Gomtee can spend the day in the tea gardens, visit the tea factory, don the role of a tea taster, converse with tea pickers and taste freshly-brewed tea from the factory. the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Thursday | June 21 | 2018 Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu ordered a treasure Karnataka minister Shivakumar issued hunt in Tirumala temple, alleges former priest 4th summons by court in I-T case Hyderabad, Jun 20 there. When I called up the Andhra Pradesh chief executive officer, he said all Bengaluru, Jun 20 unsatisfactory, I-T he too has enough minister N Chandrababu he knew was that they were More trouble is brewing sources said. “evidence and Naidu had the kitchen of re-laying four slabs,” he for Karnataka water Shivakumar told PTI that documents” against his the Lord Venkateshwara said. resource minister D K he has not yet received rivals. temple in Tirumala Deekshitulu then Shivakumar against whom the summons. “I have only “Don’t be under the excavated last December questioned the joint a fourth summons has read in the newspapers. It impression that I don’t as part of his search for executive officer been issued by a court in may come.” have any documents. I too ancient treasure, a former responsible for supervising connection with alleged Asked about the reasons have similar diaries with head priest of the religious the repair work, only to be tax evasion. behind the raids and me. I will wait till the end monument alleged on told that it was being done A senior Income Tax (I-T summons, Shivakumar and finally I will release official confirmed that the said, “What can be said? them at an appropriate Wednesday. CBI inquiry into his giving a specific date. as per the instructions of AV Ramana Deekshitulu – fourth summons has been Already three cases were time,” he said but did not allegations of financial Deekshitulu also recalled the chief minister and a has been registered who was forced into issued against registered. After the elaborate. irregularities in the temple the time when the Srivari “madam”. “When I asked against his associates retirement earlier this year Shivakumar by the special (assembly) election, this Reacting to BJP’s demand administration, Potu was shut down for who the madam was and Sachin Narayan, Sunil – was reacting to a legal court dealing with one has also been done...” for his resignation in the disappearance of antique nearly 25 days between under what authority she Kumar Sharma, Anjaneya, notice served to him by the economic offences here Shivakumar said the I-T could order repairs in the Hanumanthaiah and wake of raids, Shivakumar Tirumala Tirupati jewellery worth crores of December 8, 2017, and on Tuesday. department officials were kitchen, the officer shouted Rajendra. questioned their “moral Devasthanams (TTD), the rupees, and excavation of January 3, 2018, on the “Court has issued the “not letting him breathe.” at me. I still do not know These summons pertains right” when many of their organisation that manages land under the temple pretext of minor repair summons. One more To a question whether it who the madam is,” he to the raids carried out leaders were allegedly the country’s richest kitchen (known as the work. The work was complaint has been filed. was politics of vendetta, said. last year. involved in multiple cases. temple. The TTD has Srivari Potu) in an attempt allegedly taken up without Last time there were he said it was left to the The retired head priest When raids were carried Shivakumar was claimed damages to unearth hidden his knowledge, although he three. The case is same. media to present it the quoted old scriptures and out at the residences of instrumental in ensuring amounting to Rs 100 crore treasures, among others. happened to be the The only thing is different way they like. inscriptions to state that Sunil Kumar and the safe stay of Gujarat from the former head priest “I will soon go to meet temple’s Agama consultant years are involved. The “You write whichever way treasures worth thousands Anjaneya, some cash and Congress MLAs in a for levelling “false Prime Minister Narendra as well as its head priest. case pertains to tax you like. Assess it. They Modi and put forth my “On December 20, I went to of crores were hidden documents were allegedly Karnataka resort during allegations” against the evasion,” said the official are not letting me to the Rajya Sabha elections temple administration as demand (for a probe by the the kitchen area and looked underground, of which the seized. In this connection, speaking on condition of breathe.I don’t know why last year amid allegations well as the state central agency). If that does inside, only to find that the kitchen was the entry the I-T department had anonymity. only me,” he said. that the BJP was trying to government. not happen, I will sit on a entire floor had been dug point. “That is probably issued notices to them Sources in the Income Tax Later, speaking to the poach them. Speaking to mediapersons, fast unto death starting up. It was almost as if an why the authorities dug up seeking explanation. department said along media, he warned those He was also the key man Deekshitulu demanded a July,” he said, without earthquake had occurred the kitchen floor,” he said. However, their with Shivakumar, case explanation was trying to “fix” him, saying who oversaw the operation to keep the Government plans to boost density of Over 7,000 people from India filed applications Congress MLAs together against alleged poaching schools in SC/ST, Muslim localities for asylum in US in 2017: UN report attempts by the BJP after the recent assembly polls. BJP had emerged as the New Delhi , Jun 20 Muslim neighbourhoods teachers as well as United Nations, Jun 20 displaced every two applicants with 49,500 from India at the end of The Union government has across the country. students. Over 7,000 people from seconds. claims, almost half again last year, the report said. single largest party and urged all states to put in “There is undue harshness “Teachers should be India filed applications for Wars, other violence and as much as the 33,600 It added that for the first was trying to shore up place measures and in reprimanding SC provided with context asylum in the US last year, persecution drove submitted in 2016. time since 2013, Syria was numbers but lost the game training programmes to children... They are specific special training. according to a report by worldwide forced Asylum claims from not the most common with B S Yeddyurappa combat discrimination excluded in public There should be adequate the UN refugee agency displacement to a new Venezuelans increased by country of origin for new quitting without taking the faced by students from the functions; made to do representation of Muslim which said America was high in 2017 for the fifth 63% to 29,900, reflecting asylum-seekers. The floor test.I Muslim and scheduled menial jobs and sometimes parents in the school the largest recipient of new year in a row, led by the the challenging conditions highest number of asylum Last month, the CBI had caste/scheduled tribe denied the use of school management committee.” asylum requests in 2017. crisis in Democratic in the country. Other claims filed by individuals raided residences and an (SC/ST) communities in facilities...” says a A committee of The UN Refugee Agency Republic of the Congo, nationalities from which were from nationals of office of some persons schools, recommending document released under parliamentarians had said in its annual Global South Sudan’s war, and the there were more than Afghanistan who submitted linked to Shivakumar at measures that include the policy, highlighting previously flagged the rise Trends report that 68.5 flight into Bangladesh from 5,000 claims in 2017 were 124,900 claims in 80 five places in Bengaluru, creating new reporting some of the several ways in in dropout rates among million people globally Myanmar of hundreds of Mexico (26,100), China different countries. Kanakapura and mechanisms, bringing which the “system” leaves Scheduled Caste children were displaced as of the thousands of Rohingya (17,400), Haiti (8,600) and As in 2016, Turkey Ramanagara on charges of diversity in school out students from from 18.66% in 2013-14 to end of 2017. Among them refugees. Overwhelmingly India (7,400). Altogether received the most claims illegally exchanging management committees disadvantaged 19.36% in 2014-15. The were 16.2 million people it is developing countries claims were received from with 67,400 registered, demonetised currency and launching sensitisation communities. committee members were who became displaced that are most affected, it nationals from 168 replacing Germany, which notes. programmes. In order to fix such however hopeful that the during 2017 itself, either said. countries, the report said. received 16,400 claims The raids took a political The recommendation is problems, the document situation had improved in for the first time or In the US, the trend of According to the report, compared with 127,000 in part of the government’s notes, states should the subsequent years. repeatedly – indicating a increasing asylum claims there were 197,146 2016. In contrast to 2016, hue with Shivakumar and integrated education policy develop a reporting The Samagra Shiksha huge number of people on from people originating refugees as at 2017 end in Greece was the third most his MP brother Suresh called the Samagra system, redress Abhiyan scheme notes that the move and equivalent to from the north of Central India and 10,519 asylum common recipient of calling it a “vindictive act” Shiksha Abhiyan, which complaints quickly, and lay problems of exclusion often 44,500 people being America also continued. seekers with pending claims from Afghans with by the BJP-led government has also identified a need down norms of behaviour take highly local and displaced each day, or a Salvadorans made up the cases. There are about 7,500, followed by France at the centre to frame to open more schools in within the school for context-specific forms. person becoming largest nationality of 40,391 asylum seekers (6,600) and India (4,500). them. Heroin, amphetamine tablets worth BJP says Muslim League used Rohith Vemula over Rs 27 cr seized in Manipur family for political gains, slams New Delhi, Jun 20 Rohith Vemula, a PhD should apologise for Imphal, Jun 20 briefcase, which also had The Bharatiya Janata student at Hyderabad doing petty politics.” In one of the biggest drug several passbooks and Party on Wednesday University, committed Vemula’s mother hauls by Manipur Police, cheque books, the DIG accused the Indian Union suicide on the campus on Radhika, however, denied 4.595 kg of contraband said. Muslim League (IUML) of January 17, 2016. His that the IUML used them heroin and 2.80 lakh World Based on further using the family of suicide triggered a for political gains. “It’s is Yours (WY) disclosures, Lhunkhosei Amphetamine tablets Zou alias Shesei Zou (51), Hyderabad University massive row as the true that IUML promised worth more than Rs 27.79 who is the chairman of the student Rohith Vemula for opposition parties to provide me with money, crore in the International Chandel Autonomous political gains. Vemula’s described it as a case of but they haven’t used me market were seized from District Council, was mother Radhika, however, atrocities against Dalits. for political gains. It was eight persons during a arrested along with his denied the charge. Lashing out at the IUML my wish to speak against night-long operation in and PRO Jamkhohao (28) and “I was anxious after leaders, the BJP leader PM (Narendra) Modi and Radhika Vemula said around capital Imphal, who led a special team of Ngaite alias Nengboi (54), one Minlal Mate (22),from reading Rohith Vemula’s said: “According to his if needed I will speak IUML made false police said on Wednesday. Narcotics and Affairs of all resides at at his house in Lamphel area mother’s statement. For mother, the IUML gave again in any of their Indian currency totalling of Border(NAB) of the Mantripukhuri near of Imphal . All three belong how long will some promises of providing a them two cheques of Rs meeting,” ANI quoted Rs 57.18 lakh, including Rs Manipur Police based on a Imphal, with 200 WY to the Moreh. opposition parties sum of Rs 20 lakh and 2.5 lakh, out of which one Radhika saying. 95,000 in old currency note ‘credible information’. tablets and Rs 2,18,000 in The seizures from Zou’s continue playing politics asked her to address bounced.” Radhika agreed the IUML of Rs 500 was also seized Initially, the special team of cash from Mantripukhuri, house included 2 lakh WY over it? The family is their rallies and Targeting Congress had sent them two from them during the NAB under the supervision police said. tablets, one 0.32 bore pistol financially unstable and misrepresent the president Rahul Gandhi, cheques of Rs 2.5 lakh, of operation. of SP (NAB) arrested one Following their with 21 live cartridges, one fake assurance of money unfortunate incident,” Goyal said, “I received which one bounced. “We DIG (Range II) Manipur housewife Esther interrogation, Thangminlun SBBL rifle with two gun was made to a distressed Goyal claimed. information that even informed them and they Police Themthing Vungheinuam (22) and Zou (30) and Lawrence Zou licence books, one 2- mother for political He said she was asked to Congress president took said they will directly Ngashangva told reporters Mung Zou alias Aric (19), (50) were later arrested wheeler, Rs 95,000 in cash purposes,” BJP leader travel to Kerala and Vemula’s family to stages provide us money so that in Imphal that the both residents of Moreh, a along with 80,000 WY (old currency notes) and Rs Piyush Goyal told address the rallies for the and asked them to make we can buy a house,” said operation was conducted border town in Manipur tablets and Rs 42 lakh in 13.03 lakh new currency reporters. IUML. statements. Rahul Gandhi Radhika. by Additional SP Th Brinda along with another Teresa cash stuffed in a black notes, the DIG said. “In her statement, Mizoram govt distances itself Meghalaya police confirm CM Conrad Sangma’s from International Yoga Day

claim that Shillong protests were ‘sponsored’ Guwahati, Jun 20 Even as the country Shillong, Jun 20 news of the bus booked under various prepares to celebrate The Meghalaya police on handyman’s death over sections of the Meghalaya International Yoga Day Wednesday confirmed chief social media. The Army and Maintenance of Public with much fanfare on minister Conrad K para-military forces had to Order (MMPO) Act among Thursday, no such event is Sangma’s claim that recent be deployed to control the others for which they will likely to be held in the violent protests in Shillong violence which had badly have to compensate for the northeastern state of was “sponsored,” saying affected tourism in losses of both public and that they have also Meghalaya. private properties. Mizoram. identified some instigators “We have been able to At least seven police State government officials behind the protests. The identify some of the vehicles and three CCTV said Mizoram chief picturesque town of instigators behind the June units installed at Motphran minister Lal Thanhawla Shillong, also called first week agitation,” East area were damaged during and his cabinet are relief works in the wake of keeping with the beliefs of “Scotland of the East” was Khasi Hills Superintendent be issued to the identified released later on bail with the protest besides arson unlikely to participate in the floods,” said Mizoram’s Christian- rattled by violent protests of Police Davis Marak told instigators. strict direction to cooperate attacks on private vehicles, any Yoga Day event. In Zodintluanga, the state majority population. for five days in early June PTI. Meghalaya Chief Minister with the police in he said. fact, some seemed cabinet minister for sports “While there is no after an assault of a bus The instigators have been Conrad K Sangma earlier investigation, the SP said. The PWD, the municipal clueless about the event, and youth affairs. particular order against handyman and two others identified on basis of probe had claimed that the The SP said more board and other which has been dubbed A public relations official in observing it, the state at local Punjabi Lane on and also on statements of protests were “sponsored” protesters are likely to be departments are also “anti-Christian” by the chief minister’s office government does not May 31, leading to the people arrested for through cash-funding and arrested in due course of assessing the damages religious groups in the (CMO) said Lal Thanhawla encourage it either,” he imposition of indefinite being involved in clashes in alcohol supply to the time based on video suffered by footpaths and state. was busy preparing for his added. curfew and shutdown of the hill town, the SP said. agitators after the May 31 evidences of their railings at Motphran area, “I do not know about any grandson’s wedding on The last Congress-ruled internet. The clashes He said further incident. participation in the attack he said, adding that the such event. I am currently June 21. state in the Northeast will between local Khasis and investigation was on and Over 70 stone-pelters were on the police. total losses incurred will in my constituency, Another official in the CMO go to the polls later this Sikhs were fuelled by fake show-cause notices would arrested, 20 of whom were The protesters have been run into several crores. carrying out rescue and said yoga was not in year. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Thursday | June 21 | 2018 Shakerpura Club wins 3-0 Param FC gets AIFF accreditation SFA earns 3-star rating from AIFF JAMMU, Jun 20 Academy has secured a Jammu and Kashmir State Football Academy (SFA) has in Budgam Volleyball total of 145 points, thus achieved three-star rating by qualifying Academy getting a 1-star rating." Accreditation from All India Football Federation (AIFF). Budgam of Kashmir. The Academy has also With this achievement SFA has joined leading football Zorawar Singh been given its future academies of the country like, TATA Football Academy Rajinderpal and Sajad targets with regard to the Jamshedpur, Sesa Goa, Mohun Bagan Academy and few Pathan played excellent improvement in the other reputed Academies, a handout issued by the J&K game thus helped the team existing facilities to gain State Sports Council (JKSSC) informed. The rating was made it a straight sets done after assessment of documents that were higher rating in the years victory, reports reaching submitted by J&K State Football Academy besides to come. here today said. subsequent inspection conducted by Academy Today's match witnessed The letter further Certification under the Non-Residential Criteria. besides others by the chief mentioned: The Academy Meanwhile, the ratings for star gradation as per AIFF is guest, Chief Executive needs to engage one-star - 135-170 points, two-star - 171-220 points, Officer (CEO) of VAJK JAMMU, Jun 20 from the AIFF, "After themselves in more age three-star - 221-260 points, four-star - 261-300 points, Kuldeep Magotra and Param Football Club assessing the documents groups and should five-star - 301 and more. The SFA has secured a total of other special guests (Param FC) has qualified submitted by Param subsequently engage in 225 points to earn a three-star rating. Executive officer including R C Sharma the Academy Football Club and on the more competitions for the and spokesperson of SFA said that with full support from JAMMU, Jun 20 ongoing Shaheen (treasurer), Mohd Tariq Accreditation from the All basis of subsequent Children's and Elite Youth Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) they Shekarpura Volleyball Memorial Volleyball (Chairman Shaheed Manjit India Football Federation inspection conducted for age-groups (U-13 to U-18). have got three-star rating from AIFF after successfully Club defeated Paith Tournament under the Singh Memorial Volleyball (AIFF) getting 1-star rating Academy Certification It is suggested that the qualifying Academy Accreditation process which was Darmuna Club 3-0 (25-18, aegis of Volleyball Club Pooch) and Mudassir after the club secured 145 under the Non - Academy starts its own followed by physical inspection. "It was an honour to 25-21, 25-15) to sail into Association of J&K (VAJK) Dar (member Volleyball points. Residential Criteria, I'd league (Baby League) for share the rating with leading football giants of the the next round of the at Dharmunha in district Association of Pulwama). A communiqué received like to inform you that the the Children's age-groups. country that too in its 2nd year of existence," he said. Thapa, Salman Sheikh enter England eye magical 500 after smashing Elina Svitolina beats Alize Cornet, quarters of Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia new ODI record against Australia New Delhi, Jun 20 eases into Birmingham quarters Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Salman Sheikh (52kg) notched Nottingham, Jun 20 back spasm, smashed Former England captain up comprehensive wins to enter the quarterfinals as England one-day captain England’s fastest fifty at Michael Atherton, Birminghamm Jun 20 Indian boxers got off to a resounding start at the Eoin Morgan said “the this level, off just 21 balls. commentating for Sky, World number five Elina Ulaanbaatar Cup Tournament in Mongolia on sky’s the limit” for his “I think (we’re) definitely labelled the match a Svitolina continued her Wednesday. record-breaking side, with very close (to 500),” said “perfect storm” in that a good form on grass ahead Three-time Asian medallist Shiva out-punched local a total of 500 firmly in their Morgan. talented England batting of Wimbledon, easing her hope Oyunbileg Munkhsaikhan in a unanimous sights after their rout of “In the position we found line-up were able to make way into the quarter-finals verdict, while Salman took just two rounds to brush Australia. ourselves today, with six the most of a good pitch on of the Nature Valley Classic aside Korean Young Sik Bae’s challenge. Morgan’s men posted a overs to go, we’d have a ground with relatively in Birmingham on Both the boxers are now just one win away from new all-time ODI record of never imagined -- certainly short boundaries, while Wednesday. securing themselves a medal. Next up for Shiva is 481 for six at Trent Bridge after that game against facing an inexperienced The second seed Ukrainian Kyrgyzstan’s Ravshanbek. Salman, on the other hand, en route to a 242-run Pakistan -- that we’d come attack. found her rhythm early in will square off against local favourite Gankhuyag Gan- thrashing of their arch- close, pass, maybe stare World champions Australia the contest and powered will hope to improve on her “It’s never nice to win Erdene in the last-eight stage. rivals to go an unbeatable down the barrel of scoring were without their injured past France’s Alize Cornet last-16 appearance at last when somebody’s injured,” Salman, who opened the proceedings for India, was 3-0 up in the five-match 500.” Ashes-winning fast- 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 22 year’s Wimbledon, when the 27-year-old Jakupovic aggressive from the first ring of the bell. Salman series. “The sky’s the limit with bowling trio of Mitchell minutes. she lost to Latvia’s Jelena said. “I was trying to focus unsettled Young with relentless flurry of punches and Man-of-the-match Alex these guys,” Morgan added Starc, Pat Cummins and The 23-year-old, chasing Ostapenko. on my play, and I didn’t his withering attack on the Korean, as he lay trapped Hales top-scored with 147 after England, the 2019 Josh Hazlewood. her first grand slam title, on the ropes, stood out in the opening round. on his Nottinghamshire World Cup hosts, cemented “I was expecting a good really look on her side. I The onslaught became too much to take for Young and home ground, just as he their place at the top of the Stan Wawrinka ousted by Sam match and she (Cornet) hope (Osaka’s) going to be the bout ended in the second round with the judges had done when making 171 ODI rankings in style. was producing some great better for the next ruling unanimously in favour of the Indian. in England’s 444 for three - England might well have rallies,” Svitolina said. tournaments.” Shiva, on the other hand, was trademark reticent to - the previous ODI record broken the 500-barrier had Querrey at Queen’s Club “She plays well against the Jakupovic will next take on start with before building the momentum. The Assam- total -- against Pakistan at they not lost both Hales top players, she beat a Slovakia’s Magdalena London, Jun 20 boxer, one of India’s only four to have won a medal at Trent Bridge two years ago. and Morgan, who put on couple of them in the past, Rybarikova, who mounted Stan Wawrinka’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a the World Championships, gradually overpowered his Opening batsman Jonny 124 for the fourth wicket, and she really steps up her a comeback to win 3-6 6-2 opponent, all the while maintaining a watertight Bairstow made 139 on off successive balls in the blow as the Swiss star crashed to a 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 game. I’m very happy with 6-1 against world number guard. Tuesday, his fourth 48th over. defeat against Sam Querrey at Queen’s Club today. the performance today.” 56 Kristina Mladenovic. His aggressive side came to the fore in the final three hundred in six ODIs that ‘Perfect storm’ Wawrinka has struggled to return to peak form since Japan’s Naomi Osaka was Rybarikova, who reached minutes and the result was his rival facing a standing included a century in a “When ‘Morgs’ came out, sustaining a left knee injury last year that required two forced to retire due to an the Wimbledon semi-finals eight count. shock loss to Scotland just he said ‘If we’re ever going operations and wiped out the second half of the Swiss abdominal injury in her last year, converted five The boxer is on a comeback trail after missing out on before this series. to (get 500), now’s the time’ star’s season. Still hampered by the problem this term, last-16 clash against Dalila break point opportunities selection for the Commonwealth Games and had Meanwhile Morgan, who -- but we didn’t quite get Wawrinka was sidelined again for three months in Jakupovic, with the and struck five aces in the notched up an impressive win in the World Series of missed the second ODI in there,” Hales told Sky between a second round exit at the Australian Open and Slovenian qualifier leading encounter, which finished Boxing in April. Cardiff on Sunday with a Sports. a first round loss in the French Open. 6-3. in just under two hours. Indian cricket team to start World Rested Anirban Lahiri returns to action at Test Championship with West Indies series Traveler’s Championships on PGA

New Delhi, Jun 20 Each side will play eight CROMWELL (US), JUN Carnoustie. defends the Traveler’s India will kick off their series over two years, 20 “I have put in some good title. World Test Championship home-and-away. India’s After watching the US work and got some rest Eight of the top 15 golfer’s (WTC) cycle with a two- first ODI series in the Open from the sidelines, and feel prepared for the in the world will be match series in the West league will be away in Sri Indian golfer Anirban final stretch of the season. competing at TPC River Indies in July-August next Lanka, in June 2020, which Lahiri will return to action So, I will play three weeks Highlands for the year and play South Africa will start the build-up to this week as the PGA Tour in a row in the US and then Traveler’s Championship next at home in a three- the 2023 World Cup to be comes to Cromwell for the head for Europe,” said trophy and jacket. match series, the held in India. Traveler’s Championship. Lahiri. Last year Spieth ended the International Cricket ALSO READ: MS Dhoni’s The 30-year-old Lahiri, “The latest stint with Vijay week with a terrific hole Council announced on wife Sakshi alleges threat who is at his lowest (Divecha) Sir was very out from the bunker. Wednesday. to life, applies for arms ranking in more than four productive. We worked on Top-10s at the start of the Brooks Koepka after The ICC released the men’s licence and a half years, is specific scoring areas that wraparound season – the winning the US Open last Future Tours Programme against opponents The WTC will kick off with Hosts India and seven currently at 112th in the needed attention. It was CIMB Classic and CJ Cup week will start as one of (FTP) from 2018-2023 on mutually selected, the the Ashes series in highest-ranked sides as on world. primarily my approach in Asia – Lahiri has not the favourites. Alongside Wednesday. The inaugural statement said. England next summer. March 31, 2022 will qualify Lahiri has brought his play and was also working Spieth, Justin Thomas, and WTC will run in two cycles India will follow their The ICC bid to provide directly for the tournament quite found his form. – 2019-2021 and 2021-2023 Caribbean series by focus to international while the bottom five sides coach Vijay Divecha over to on a more efficient mental Lahiri plays his first two Rory McIlroy will be at and feature nine top- hosting South Africa (3 competition will include a will compete in the ICC join him for a few weeks as process. It is going to be rounds with Tom Hoge and Cromwell. ranked Test teams. It will Tests) and Bangladesh (2 13-team men’s ODI league Cricket World Cup Qualifier the PGA season moves interesting to see how I JJ Spaun and will tee off Considered one of the run from July 15, 2019 to Tests) in Sept-Oct, 2019 that will act as qualification to find the last two sides. towards its second and apply myself for the next from the tenth on the first friendliest events on the April 30, 2021 and the top with a two-game away for the ICC Cricket World The Test and ODI crucial half. Lahiri will few weeks.” day late in the afternoon. PGA Tour, the Traveler’s two ranked teams will play series against New Cup. The 12 Test teams and championships have been play three weeks in a row Lahiri has been playing This week, Jordan Spieth, Championship was named the final at Lord’s in June. Zealand in early 2020 in the Netherlands will figure in scheduled in a way that before crossing over to well in patches, but not who had a forgettable US 2017 Tournament of the Teams will play six series next competition as part of the ODI competition, which would allow teams to plan Europe for his first Major scoring well enough or Open, will be looking to Year and was awarded the in the two-year cycle on a the Test championship will run from May 1, 2020 to bilateral series outside in 2018 at the Open stringing together four redeem himself as he most fan friendly event. home-and-away basis cycle. March 31, 2022. them. Championships in good rounds. After two Justin Langer says inexperienced Australian Andy Murray unsure about Wimbledon after comeback defeat against Nick Kyrgios cricket team learning the hard way Nottingham, Jun 20 London, Jun 20 of the Queen’s Club not playing Wimbledon,” that’s obviously not a great Australia were handed a reality check as they suffered Andy Murray was back at championships when it Murray, given a standing sign for best-of-five-set their biggest one-day international defeat when they lost one of his favourite looked as though he had ovation when he arrived on tennis.” to England at Trent Bridge, said coach Justin Langer, stomping grounds on never been away. court, said. FIRST SET STRUGGLES who added that his young side were learning the hard Tuesday and while the Ultimately, however, he “I wouldn’t rule out not Kyrgios, who has also had way. resumption of his career could not last the pace and playing a tournament next hip and elbow injuries, had England amassed 481 runs as they thrashed Australia by ended in defeat by Nick Kyrgios buckled down week and trying to get lost all five previous 242 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five- Kyrgios, the Scot remained after a torrid first set to matches like in an meetings with Murray and match series. upbeat about his return win 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5. exhibition tournament, as a sixth loss beckoned as The latest defeat means Australia have now lost their from injury, if guarded He was clearly fatigued at well, to get ready for he dropped serve three last four ODI series and have dropped to sixth in the about his Wimbledon the end and there was Wimbledon. times, each time with a participation. even the suggestion of a “I’m not sure yet. I’m really wild double-fault, in a rankings but Langer said they can only improve from The 31-year-old three- limp but Murray said that happy that I got on the shambolic first set. here. times Grand Slam was only to be expected that in a more intense little playing time would match court today and Once he stopped the tippy- “It’s no fluke that they (England) are number one in the champion had not played a after such a long layoff. environment. So, you be difficult and Murray played. It was a close tappy tennis and world. I’ve never seen anything like that,” the 47-year- competitive match since “I’m a bit stiff just now. know, I’m feeling decent, hinted he play at next decision. I have not been showboating started old former Australia batsman told reporters. losing to Sam Querrey in Just normal stuff that you considering that.” week’s Eastbourne event. practicing loads at all.” crunching 140mph serves “Hopefully, our young guys can learn from it. It doesn’t last year’s Wimbledon would get after maybe Questions quickly turned Then again, he also raised He continued: “I really and thunderous get harder than that... their top three are brutal.” quarter-finals and opted to playing on a grasscourt for to Wimbledon which starts the prospect of opting to haven’t played a whole lot groundstrokes, he began Langer said it was not the right time to make wholesale have right hip surgery five the first time in a while,” in less than two weeks. miss Wimbledon of tennis, so I’m happy I got to give Murray a real changes but he was open to the idea of off-spinner months ago. Murray told reporters. Murray would not say how altogether, depending on out there and competed examination. Nathan Lyon getting his first match on the tour. His ranking has slipped to “The longest I have he will prepare, or how his body reacts in the and performed respectably. Murray saved two match “I don’t like to chop and change; you’ve got to build 156 but there were times practiced in the last year whether he would even next few days. “It’s something I need to points at 4-5 in the decider something,” he said. during a compelling two has been an hour and a take part. “I won’t rule anything out speak to my team about. If but at 5-6 he double- “You’re not going to learn anything in the changing hour 39 minute clash with half. I was on the court for Going straight into best- just now. I won’t rule out I wake up and I really don’t faulted to hand Kyrgios the rooms. Nathan Lyon has played a lot of international Kyrgios in the first round significantly longer than of-five set tennis with such playing Eastbourne and feel good tomorrow, then win. cricket - he might play at some point.” the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Thursday| June 21 | 2018 Thapar varsity gets International Truvison introduces 32-inch Full Idea completes VoLTE roll RIAI architectural award HD Smart TV for Rs 18,490 out across all its 4G circles

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Health medical system. 12 JAMMU || THURSDAY | JUNE | 21 || 2018 THE NORTHLINES US withdraws from UN GST on petrol, diesel plus VAT on anvil

Human Rights Council NEW DELHI, JUNE 20 will have to be a combination of service has been kept at the same pure GST of 28 per cent and not go "The States charge ad valorem GST and VAT," said the official, who level as the sum total of central for an additional VAT or a cess. taxes on oil. If oil prices go up, A peak tax rate of 28 per cent plus is closely involved with the GST and state levies existing pre-July 1, After hitting all-time high of Rs States earn more," he had states levying some amount of local implementation. The timing of 2017. This was done by fitting them 78.43 a litre for petrol and Rs 69.31 written. The Central government sales tax or VAT on petrol and including petro products in GST into one of the four GST tax slabs for diesel on May 29, rates have had raised excise duty on petrol diesel is likely to be the tax will be a political call which centre of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. For marginally fallen during the by Rs 11.77 a litre and that on structure when the two auto fuels and states have to take collectively, petrol and diesel, the total subsequent days on softening in diesel by 13.47 a litre in nine are covered under the GST regime, he said. The Centre currently levies incidence of present taxation is international oil prices and rupee instalments between November a top government official said. The a total of Rs 19.48 per litre of excise already beyond the peak rate and if strengthening against the US 2014 and January 2016 to shore peak GST rate plus VAT will be duty on petrol and Rs 15.33 per litre the tax rate was to be kept at just dollar. Petrol costs Rs 76.27 a litre up finances as global oil prices equal to the present tax incidence, on diesel. On top of this, states levy 28 per cent it would result in a big and diesel Rs 67.78 in Delhi. More fell, but then cut the tax just once which is made up of excise duty, Value Added Tax (VAT) - the lowest loss of revenue to both centre and importantly, GST being an ad in October last year by Rs 2 a levied by the central government, being in Andaman and Nicobar states, he said. "The Centre doesn't valorem levy -- charged as a litre. This led to its excise and VAT charged by the states. But Islands where a 6 per cent sales tax have the money to compensate percentage on ex-factory price --- collections from petro goods WASHINGTON, JUNE 20 in its stated objectives, he before the two fuels are put under is charged on both the fuel. Mumbai states for loss of revenue and so would have a cascading impact on more than doubling in last four said. GST, the Centre has to decide if it is has the highest VAT of 39.12 per the solution is to have a peak rate retail prices whenever refinery years - from Rs 99,184 crore in The US withdrew on “Its membership includes willing to let go of the about Rs cent on petrol while Telangana of tax plus allowing states to levy gate prices are increased because 2014-15 to Rs 229,019 crore in Wednesday from the UN authoritarian governments 20,000 crore of input tax credit it levies highest VAT of 26 per cent on some amount of VAT keeping in of a rise benchmark international 2017-18. States saw their VAT Human Rights Council and with unambiguous and currently pockets by keeping diesel. Delhi charges a VAT of 27 mind that the overall incidence oil prices. The inverse would also revenue from petro goods rise condemned its "shameless abhorrent human rights petrol, diesel, natural gas, jet fuel per cent on petrol and 17.24 per should not exceed the present be true. Union Minister Arun from Rs 137,157 crore in 2014-15 hypocrisy" in absolving records, such as China, and crude oil out of the Goods and cent on diesel. The total tax levels," he said. GST has been Jaitley had in a blog post on to Rs 184,091 crore in 2017-18. wrongdoers through Cuba and Venezuela,” Services Tax (GST) regime that incidence on petrol comes to 45-50 spoken of as a panacea for high Monday alluded to states earning GST subsumed more than a silence and falsely Pompeo said. came into force from July 1, 2017, per cent and on diesel, it is 35-40 fuel prices but the structure in more through ad valorem VAT dozen central and state levies the official said. "There is no pure per cent. The official said that works would ensure rates remain when oil prices rise. The central like excise duty, service tax and condemning those “The US -- which leads the GST on petrol and diesel anywhere under GST the total incidence of almost at same levels unless excise is a fixed levy and does not VAT when it was implemented committing no offence, world in humanitarian in the world and so in India too it taxation on a particular good or a centre and states decide to levy change with changes in prices. from July 1, 2017. saying America will not assistance and whose take lectures from service members have hypocritical institutions. sacrificed lives and limb to The decision to pull the US free millions from 7,000 Indian filed applications out of the UN Human oppression and tyranny -- Rights Council was will not take lectures from announced by US hypocritical bodies and for asylum in US in 2017: UN ambassador to the UN institution as Americans Nikki Haley who also selflessly give their blood (8,600) and India (7,400). claims from Afghans with status as of 31 December criticised the council for a and treasure to help the Altogether claims were 7,500, followed by France 2017, meanwhile rose by "disproportionate focus and defenceless,” he said. received from nationals (6,600) and India (4,500). around 300,000 to 3.1 unending hostility toward Top American lawmakers from 168 countries, the Refugees originating from million. People displaced Israel". welcomed the move. report said. Myanmar represented the inside their own country She claimed that human Applauding the decision, According to the report, fourth-largest population accounted for 40 million of rights abusers continue to Senator Marco Rubio said there were 197,146 group by country of origin, the total, slightly fewer serve on and be elected to that it is a travesty that refugees as at 2017 end in more than doubling in than the 40.3 million in UNITED NATIONS, JUNE the council. countries such as India and 10,519 asylum number from less than 2016. The world's most inhumane Venezuela, China, and 20 seekers with pending half a million to 1.2 million “We are at a watershed, regimes continue to escape Cuba would even be cases. There are about by the end of 2017. scrutiny, and the council considered for Over 7,000 people from where success in 40,391 asylum seekers The majority of refugees continues politicising and membership on this India filed applications for managing forced from India at the end of from Myanmar at the end scapegoating of countries council. asylum in the US last displacement globally last year, the report said. of the year were hosted by with positive human rights “Governments that year, according to a report requires a new and far It added that for the first Bangladesh (932,200). records in an attempt to persecute people of faith, by the UN refugee agency, more comprehensive time since 2013, Syria was Other countries with distract from the abusers imprison dissidents, which said America was not the most common sizable populations of approach so that countries in their ranks, she said. repress free speech and the largest recipient of country of origin for new Myanmar refugees were and communities aren't “Therefore, as we said we violate others' basic human new asylum requests in asylum-seekers. The Thailand (100,000), left dealing with this would do a year ago if we rights have no business 2017. highest number of asylum Malaysia (98,000) and alone,” said UN High did not see any progress, participating in an The UN Refugee Agency claims filed by individuals India (18,100). Commissioner for the United States is international body said in its annual Global was from nationals of The report said that officially withdrawing from purportedly committed to Trends report that 68.5 Refugees Filippo Grandi. Afghanistan who refugees who have fled the UN Human Rights ending human rights million people globally “But there is reason for submitted 124,900 claims their countries to escape Council,” Haley said. abuses,” he said. were displaced as of the some hope. Fourteen in 80 different countries. conflict and persecution In doing so, Haley made it Rubio said he is gravely end of 2017. Among them countries are already As in 2016, Turkey accounted for 25.4 million crystal clear that this step concerned that US security were 16.2 million people pioneering a new blueprint received the most claims of the 68.5 million. This is is not a retreat from human partners such as Saudi who became displaced for responding to refugee with 67,400 registered, 2.9 million more than in rights commitments. Arabia and Egypt also during 2017 itself, either replacing Germany, which 2016, also the biggest situations and in a matter “On the contrary, we take continue to fall in this for the first time or received 16,400 claims increase UNHCR has seen of months a new Global this step because our category. repeatedly – indicating a compared with 127,000 in in a single year. Compact on Refugees will commitment does not allow “I implore them to huge number of people on 2016. In contrast to 2016, Asylum-seekers, who were be ready for adoption by us to remain a part of a fundamentally improve the move and equivalent Greece was the third most still awaiting the outcome the United Nations hypocritical and self- their human rights to 44,500 people being common recipient of of their claims to refugee serving organisation that practices. displaced each day, or a General Assembly.” makes a mockery of human “If the UN Human Rights person becoming rights," she said. Council wants to maintain displaced every two Haley also criticised the any shred of credibility, seconds. council for a basic respect for and Wars, other violence and "disproportionate focus and protection of human rights persecution drove unending hostility toward must be a prerequisite for worldwide forced Israel," citing a series of membership and the displacement to a new resolutions highlighting council must end its high in 2017 for the fifth alleged abuses by the hostility toward Israel. year in a row, led by the Israeli government of Until that is the case, the Palestinians in Gaza and US should have nothing to crisis in Democratic the West Bank. do with this broken Republic of the Congo, Secretary of State Mike institution,” Rubio said. South Sudan's war, and Pompeo alleged that the However, the opposition the flight into Bangladesh council enables abuses by Democratic party opposed from Myanmar of absolving wrongdoers the move. hundreds of thousands of through silence and falsely “The United States should Rohingya refugees. condemning those who be leading the world on Overwhelmingly it is have committed no offence. human rights, not developing countries that “We have no doubt that retreating into isolation are most affected, it said. there was once a noble and separating young In the US, the trend of vision for this council. But children from their increasing asylum claims today, we need to be honest families,” said Democratic from people originating – the Human Rights National Committee (DNC) from the north of Central Council is a poor defender chair Tom Perez. America also continued. of human rights,” Pompeo Israel's Ambassador to the Salvadorans made up the told reporters at a joint UN Danny Danon largest nationality of media appearance with welcomed the applicants with 49,500 Haley. announcement by the US. claims, almost half again “Worse than that, the “The Human Rights as much as the 33,600 Human Rights Council has Council has long been the submitted in 2016. become an exercise in foe of those who truly care Asylum claims from shameless hypocrisy – about human rights around Venezuelans increased by with many of the world's the world. The US has 63 per cent to 29,900, worst human rights abuses proven, yet again, its reflecting the challenging going ignored and some of commitment to truth and conditions in the country. the world's most serious justice and their Other nationalities from offenders sitting on the unwillingness to allow the which there were more council itself,” he said. blind hatred of Israel in than 5,000 claims in 2017 A mere look around the international institutions to were Mexico (26,100), world today demonstrates stand unchallenged," he China (17,400), Haiti that the council has failed said.