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The opposition has been rattled by the Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Dr Dr Nirmal Singh was chairing a growing graph of BJP not only in J&K Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today meeting of the Governing Body of but entire country which is visible convened a review meeting to discuss Rogi Kalyan Samiti at Dinga Amb from the unprecedented growth of the the issues related to development, Rest House of Tehsil Billawar. The 3 party. Shaken by..... 4 socio-economic concerns .... 5 meeting was attended ... INSIDE

 Vol No: XXII Issue No. 105  03.05.2017 (Wednesday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price ` 2/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 BSF, Army admit BAT attack at Army Chief visits border, EC cancels Anantnag bypoll asks troops to be alert situation in the Valley. LoC was a pre-planned attack "Reports reveal further continuous deterioration in NL CORRESPONDENT security posture beside the situation and the NL CORRESPONDENT Pakistani troops at an SRINAGAR, MAY 02 overall operational and incidents of stone-pelting, NEW DELHI, MAY 02 appropriate time. logistical preparedness," an violence and rioting have "The Pakistani troops fired A day after the Pakistani army official said. rather been on the increase, The BSF and army have indiscriminately on two attack, Army Chief General He said Gen Rawat including loss of life," the acknowledged that forward posts manned by impressed upon the troops Bipin Rawat on Tuesday poll panel said, adding, yesterday's attack by BSF and army at KG sector to remain vigilant and visited the forward areas "The apprehension Pakistan army's notorious in Poonch district yesterday thwart "any misadventure along the Line of Control expressed by the Chief Border Action Team (BAT) morning. They also laid two from across especially now (LoC) in Kashmir and asked SRINAGAR, MAY 02 Electoral Officer that there on patrol party of troops at ambushes," Western the troops to remain alert as the summer sets in" and Krishna Ghati (KG) sector Command BSF ADG Kamal may be reluctance on the and thwart "any snow will melt on the Amid growing tensions in in Poonch district of Jammu Nayan Choubey told part of the polling personnel misadventure" from across mountain passes. the Valley, the Election and Kashmir as a pre- reporters in Jammu, winter to go to the polling locations the border. An army soldier and a BSF Commission of India on planned attack and said a capital of the State. in view of the fear in their Army denies killing 7 Pakistani During his interaction with head constable were killed Tuesday rescinded its brain storming will be done He said the BAT attack minds with regard to their the troops, he reassured and their bodies mutilated notification issued for the to revise Standard Operating inside this side of LoC took safety and security is also a soldiers as social media shouts them that the entire nation on Monday after special Anantnag bypoll, which Procedures (SOPs) to place during this firing matter of serious concern." stands behind its soldiers in forces of Pakistan army was scheduled for May 25, prevent such attacks in process. Jammu and Kashmir has their "brave endeavours to sneaked about 250 metres till further notice. future. "The BAT comprising JAMMU TAWI, MAY 02 witnessed unrest in various safeguard the country's across the LoC into Indian "In view of the prevailing Army has vowed to avenge Pakistani regulars and places from the time the sovereignty and integrity territory to carry out the ground situation and non- bypoll was announced in the the despicable act of highly P2 It was earlier reported that Indian Army had killed seven Pakistani soldiers and destroyed two bunkers along the and maintaining peace" in ambush in Poonch district availability of sufficient Srinagar and Anantnag Families want revenge by Army Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan. the Valley. which falls in Jammu security forces, the constituencies. Indian Army on Tuesday reportedly denied reports that The army chief, who was on province. Commission is of the The bypoll in Srinagar they destroyed Pakistani bunkers and killed several a two-day visit to Kashmir General Rawat visited considered view that a parliamentary constituency since Monday, was Panzgam garrison on peaceful, free and fair poll is TARAN TARAN(PNB), MAY 02 soldiers across the border in Jammu and Kashmir. was held on April 9 amidst It was earlier reported that Indian Army had killed seven accompanied by Northern Monday and was briefed on not feasible on May 25, as multiple incidents of the encounter with terrorists The families of the two Indian jawans beheaded by Pakistani soldiers and destroyed two bunkers along the Army Commander Lt Gen scheduled at present, though violence resulting in the which took place on 27 Pakistani forces are baying for revenge by the army with Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, just D Anbu and Srinagar-based some political parties have killing of seven civilians. April. the daughter of one of them today saying she wants "50 hours after it emerged that the Pakistani Army had Corps Commander Lt Gen J asked for the same," the EC In wake of the prevailing Three armymen, including a heads" for the sacrifice of her father. mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers who were S Sandhu. said in a statement. tension in the Kashmir young officer, were killed Amid a pall of gloom, the mortal remains of 42-year-old killed in a ceasefire violation on Monday, May 1. "The army chief was briefed Later on Tuesday, Jammu valley, the EC had deferred Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh of the army's 22 Sikh According to Hindustan Times, a senior officer with the by formation commanders and five other soldiers were and Kashmir Governor the Anantnag bypoll till Infantry were consigned to flames with full military army's northern command said that the reports were not on the security situation on injured while two militants Narinder Nath Vohra will May 25. Earlier, it was honours at his native Vainpoin village in Punjab's Tarn true. "There was no retaliation whatsoever by us in the the border and measures were also eliminated in the meet Home Minister scheduled to be held on instituted to strengthen the incident. Rajnath Singh to discuss the Taran district. P2 KG sector on Monday night. They P2 April 12. ANI Beheading warrants unequivocal Centre to return HMT land to JK response, India tells Pakistan Closure of unit hits employees' livelihood Pak rejects India’s claim on be-heading, says will respond to any misadventure NL CORRESPONDENT the outbreak of militancy accommodate us in new In 2010, on the directions SRINAGAR, MAY 02 in 1990 and migration of departments but nothing of the then chief minister NEW DELHI, MAY 02 soldiers, one from the Army fire” support was provided tweeted the full text of the outside workforce, then it happened," the employees Omar Abdullah, the and one from the BSF, had by Pakistan Army located in statement. The centre has agreed to became defunct. said. Industries and Commerce Army Director General of died and their bodies the vicinity. He also spoke about return the Hindustan Now the HMT unit at Managing Director, Small Department constituted a Military Operations mutilated in a military action He rejected claims made by presence of border action Machine Tools Limited Zainakote is lying defunct Scale Industries high-level committee (DGMO) Lt Gen AK Bhatt by Pakistan in the Krishna Pakistan Army on Monday team training in the vicinity land at Zainakote back to due to violence in Development Corporation comprising Managing on Tuesday told his Pakistan Ghati sector along the Line which had said that its of the LoC. the state whose unit is now Kashmir. The shutting Limited (SICOP), R L Director SICOP, MD counterpart Maj Gen Sahir of Control (LoC) in Jammu troops were not involved in On Monday night, local lying defunct in Kashmir. down of HMT unit has hit Tickoo, said the process SIDCO and Director Shamshad Mirza that and Kashmir. mutilation of Indian commanders’ level hotline The land which belongs to hundreds of its employees has begun to take the Industries Kashmir. mutilation of bodies of Lt Gen Bhat termed the soldiers. contact was established at JK government was leased who have been rendered possession of the land from The committee had Indians warranted mutilation (beheading) as a “Pakistan troops targeted Rawalkot-Poonch sector on out to HMT in 1971 for jobless due to consistent the HMT. "The state will recommended use of the unequivocal response. dastardly and inhuman act. Indian Army patrol on the the LoC. establishment of the violence in the valley. take over the land very factory land for industrial Using the word “It is beyond the norms of Indian side of the LC Pak rejects India’s claim on factory. HTM is a state- The employees said the soon," Tickoo said. purposes, stating "It would ‘unequivocal’, which means civility and merits (military usage for LoC) and beheading, says will respond owned manufacturing shutting down of the unit However, he said the generate job opportunities unambiguous, was like a unequivocal condemnation mutilated bodies of the to any misadventure company under the due to militancy has hit portion of the industrial for more than 1000 warning to Pakistan that and response.” Indian soldiers,” Lt Gen Meanwhile Pakistan’s Inter- Ministry of Heavy their livelihood. "We raised land continuous to be unemployed youth". India would respond. Lt Gen Bhat told the Bhat told his counterpart in Services Public Relations Industries and Public the issue several time with under occupation of the It states that land with On Monday, two Indian Pakistan DGMO that “full Pakistan. The Indian Army (ISPR) P2 Enterprises in India. After the government to CRPF HMT is part of existing industrial estate Zainakote IN BRIEF World is comfortable with spread over 925 kanals Terror camps across LoC have increased post surgical strike area. "To this extent, SC asks Centre, therefore, the land use of mounted the surgical assault, ones have also returned Indian soldiers in an ambush NL CORRESPONDENT India's rising stature: PM total area is defined for states to implement NEW DELHI, MAY 02 there were around 35 closer to the LoC, taking they had laid inside Indian industrial purposes," the training camps of various their number from 35 to 55. territory. prison reforms NL CORRESPONDENT the group of 41 officer report had said. However, Camps of Pakistan-backed militant groups across the All these camps are In the first four months of NEW DELHI, MAY 02 trainees, he stressed on the there is no word whether militant groups have LoC and many were "actively operating", they 2017, there were 60 need for the Foreign Service NEW DELHI, MAY 02 the state government mushroomed across the Line dismantled and shifted deep said. infiltration attempts along The world is comfortable officers to be extremely well would pay back the of Control in Pok, with 20 inside Pakistan-occupied- The disclosure by the the LoC in which 15 The Supreme Court today with India's rising stature, informed, and think in a premium charged and cost more coming up since the Kashmir. government came a day after terrorists managed to enter asked the Centre and all Prime Minister Narendra global perspective, a PMO buildings and other idle Indian Army launched a Quoting intelligence reports, Pakistan Army's Border into Jammu and Kashmir. states to implement its Modi said today as he met statement said. assets to HMT surgical strike on terror government officials said at Action Teams (BAT), which Quoting intelligence reports, directions on prison the latest batch of Indian He urged the officer trainees So far, there has been no launch pads last September, least 20 new terrorist camps consist of both army officials said as of now reforms including filling Foreign Service (IFS) to keep in touch with their implementation on the officials said on Tuesday. have come up in the last four regulars and militants, shot around 160 terrorists are up of vacancies of jail staff officers here. batchmates from other recommendations of the When the Indian Army had months, while the earlier dead and beheaded two across the country and active in the P2 Sharing his thoughts with services so P2 committee. devise a scheme to audit their accounts. Aadhaar mandatory to avoid fake PAN cards: Govt tells SC A bench comprising

Justices P2 NL CORRESPONDENT government has saved over Rs "The idea behind Aadhaar is to enrolment ID of Aadhaar person to give his consent for Armed men loot Rs 1.33 NEW DELHI, MAY 02 50,000 crore on the schemes to make a secure and robust system application form mandatory for Aadhaar and this was an issue benefit the poor as well as the by which the identity of a person filing of income tax returns and which "alters the relationship of crore from Axis Bank The central government on pension schemes. cannot be faked," the Attorney making an application for Republic of India with its Tuesday defended in the Supreme He said that around 10 lakh PAN General told the court, which allotment of PAN number with citizens". PATIALA, MAY 02 Court its decision to make cards have been cancelled, while would continue hearing effect from July 1 this year. The petitioner had also argued Aadhaar mandatory for issuing of out of the 113.7 crore Aadhaar arguments on Wednesday. Senior counsel Shyam Divan, that a law-abiding taxpayer could In a daring daylight PAN cards by saying it was done cards issued, no case of The Supreme Court is hearing representing the petitioners, had not be forced to give his Aadhaar robbery, armed men to curb the use of fake PAN cards become suspect as it could be duplication has been found by the three petitions challenging the earlier argued that section 139AA number while filing income tax intercepted a van of Axis across the country. faked while Aadhaar is a "secure government. constitutional validity of Section was unconstitutional and was in returns and this was like an Bank near Rajpura town in Attorney General (AG) Mukul and robust" system by which the He also said that Aadhaar was an 139 AA of the Income Tax Act. "direct collision" with the "electronic leash" as government Patiala district on Tuesday Rohatgi told a Bench of justices identity of an individual cannot be effective tool to check the menace The provision, introduced through Aadhaar Act. would be able to keep a tab on its and decamped with Rs 1.33 AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan that faked. of terror funding and circulation the latest budget and the Finance He had also contended that there citizens. crore. P2 the programme of PAN had The AG said that due to Aadhaar, of black money. Act 2017, makes Aadhaar or was no question of forcing a "Nowhere in the P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May| 03 | 2017

NEW DELHI, MAY 02 The move will ensure the last fiscal. when the present building of at least 90,000 'Govt to award contracts for 55K km of highways in 2 yrs' Against a total of 6,029 kms government had taken over The Government has km of highways network constructed during 2015-16, in May 2014 and things were decided to award contracts under the current awarding 25,000 km this 33,000 km of highways 15,948 km highways in formalities for 15,948 km, an last fiscal saw an increase of particularly bad for the for building 25,000 km of Government, he said. fiscal and another 30,000 km awarded during the initial 2016-17. increase of nearly 60 per 33 per cent with construction highways sector with as highways in the current "Our aim is to construct a in the next one to achieve two years of the government, Gadkari said performance in cent". of 8,241 kms of National many as 73 projects fiscal and 30,000 km in the record 90,000 km of this," the road transport and Gadkari said. "2016-17 has surpassed all The ministry was able to Highways. involving a length of nearly next to augment the road highways during the five highways minister said in an Policy interventions and previous figures" with "issue substantially enhance the The minister said the entire 8,200 stalled, locking up infrastructure, Union years of the Narendra Modi interview. other initiatives had seen of award letters, after pace of construction of infrastructure sector had investments worth Rs 1 lakh Minister Nitin Gadkari said. government. We will be Work has started on over record awards for building completion of all pre-project National Highways during virtually come to a standstill crore.

Jammu today to honour Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh and Aadhaar mandatory to avoid the van, the other vehicle was used as cover. The Scorpio FROM PAGE 1 Head Constable Prem Sagar of BSF killed in BAT attack in had two different number plates--one in the front and the KG sector yesterday. fake PAN cards: Govt tells SC other at the rear. BSF, Army admit BAT attack at 42-year-old Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh of Tarn Taran, An alert has been sounded across the state. The highway LoC was a pre-planned attack Punjab is survived by wife Paramjeet Kaur while 45-year- world there is such a biometric system which can track a police have been told to randomly check vehicles. The old Head Constable Prem Sagar of Takenpur, UP is survived person 24X7. They (government) are doing it even before police have also started frisking people on all buses leaving by wife, Ms Gyanti Devi, two sons and two daughters. the age of consent," he had said during the arguments. the state through the Rajpura-Ambala highway. They trained militants killed two security personnel and mutilated The Supreme Court had earlier put a poser as to why there believe the cash must have been distributed by now and is their bodies. A BSF jawan Rajinder Singh was also injured was no objection from the lawmakers on the government's likely to be taken out of the state by buses. in the attack and is undergoing treatment at army hospital in Army denies killing 7 Pakistani decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for making PAN Sources in police said they suspected a Ropar-based group Udhampur," Choubey said. soldiers as social media shouts cards. of three men, who were already wanted in a murder and Sources in army said they took the firing and mortar Rohatgi had also clarified that nowhere in section 139AA of robbery case. shelling by Pakistani troops on two of their posts as normal (TV channels) go ballistic without asking us anything. We IT Act, was it mentioned that it would be effective with ceasefire violation to facilitate infiltration of militants. will retaliate and when we do, we will come out with an retrospective effect. "There were also inputs that Pakistani troops had laid Families want revenge by Army official statement," the officer told Hindustan Times. The central government had previously told the court that landmines in our territory. When the joint patrol of army Reports had earlier said that the two bunkers that were said fake PAN cards were being used to "divert funds" to shell and BSF went to assess the situation, the BAT team, which to have been destroyed on the Pakistani side were exactly companies. - PTI The body of BSF Head Constable Prem Sagar, 45 , was had already sneaked into some 200 meters inside our opposite of the Krishna Ghati sector where the ceasefire brought to Delhi for its onward journey to Takenpur in Uttar territory and had laid an ambush, attacked them with sharp violation had taken place a day ago. Several Pakistani Pradesh's Deoria district for the last rites. edged weapons and small arms. They killed an army JCO SC asks Centre, states to soldiers of the 647 Mujahideen battalion were there. A day after the barbaric incident that was carried out by a and a BSF head constable and injured another jawan. They It was reported that the 'action' came amid social media - in Pakistani special forces team which sneaked 250 metres mutilated bodies of the slain security personnel," they said. implement prison reforms a reflection of the mood of entire India - calling for revenge across the Line of Control (LoC) into the Poonch sector, the The BSF ADG said there was element of surprise in the with hashtag #BadlaLo: Take revenge. As news spread of friends and family members of the two soldiers wanted the BAT attack. "It was a surprise attack". Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked the Ministry the Indian Army action, it was hailed as another surgical Army to teach Pakistan a lesson. Asked what would be done to prevent such attacks in future, of Home Affairs to take urgent steps to ensure proper strike by many, even though there was no official word on "My father is martyred. I demand 50 heads for one head," he said, "There will be brain storming discussion between training of the jail staff. it. said Saroj, the daughter of Sagar, fighting back her tears army and BSF officials on the incident. We will come out The top court has also ordered setting up of a 'Board of while consoling her mother. with a revised SOP to prevent such incidents in future". Visitors' to visit the prisons to ensure that these are run in The BAT attack took place a day after Pakistan army chief World is comfortable with accordance with the rules. General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited his troops along the "We direct the Union of India, through the Ministry of Beheading warrants unequivocal LoC in Hajipir sector of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). India's rising stature: PM Home Affairs, to take urgent steps to prepare training response, India tells Pakistan It was the second incident of mutilation of bodies of manuals for various categories of staff and officers in jails," security personnel by BAT members in six months. that they could always keep abreast of developments at it said. (AGENCIES) issued a statement from Rawalpindi saying, "The DGMO, Earlier, in November last year, Pakistan army's BAT had home. Pakistan Army, Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza rejected attacked a patrol party of army in Machil sector in Kashmir "The Prime Minister said, that by and large, the world baseless and unfounded Indian allegations of mutilation of killing three soldiers and mutilating body of one of them. believes that India has a bright future, and is comfortable Armed men loot Rs 1.33 Indian Army soldiers' bodies by Pakistan Army." Sources in army said that the attack will be avenged. with India's rising stature," according to the PMO crore from Axis Bank The DGMO asked for actionable evidence and cautioned "We will take our revenge at the appropriate time. There is statement. (AGENCIES) element of surprise in such attacks and we would not his Indian counterpart saying any misadventure from India disclose our strategy in media," they said adding just like Terror camps across LoC have The van was on its way to the bank when unidentified men would be appropriately responded at a place and time of its surgical strikes caught Pakistan troops unaware, the in a Scorpio fired at its driver and left him injured before own choosing. response to yesterday's dastardly act will also catch troops increased post surgical strike looting the money. The issue was discussed during a hotline contact between of neighbouring country unaware. The armed men chased the vehicle for a few minutes and the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of "We will strike at our own will and timing," they said. Kashmir valley and their Pakistani handlers have instructed later intercepted it on the highway. The incident took place Pakistan and India this morning to defuse the tension. The BSF DIG warned that militant launch pads are active them to intensify attacks on security forces to keep the "pot near the Chitkara and Gian Sagar institutes. Pakistan DGMO Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza told his on other side of LoC and IB. boiling and the LoC active". This is one of the biggest cash loots in the area in recent Indian counterpart Lt Gen A K Bhatt that neither ceasefire He, however, said the troops are ready to foil infiltration They said since the state government will start functioning times. violations occurred in the Sector (pointed out by India in the attempts of militants. in the state's summer capital Srinagar from May 8 after the Following the incident, there was panic among students as mutilation allegation), nor crossing of the LoC by "No single incident of successful infiltration has taken place 'Darbar Move', militant groups were trying to boost the the area has many educational institutes. Pakistanis troops have taken place. along the IB guarded by the BSF this year," Choubey said. morale of their cadre by intensifying attacks on Indian The injured van driver has been hospitalised and his The Pakistani statement said the DGMO, Pakistan Army, According to army sources, the vigil along the LoC and IB security forces. condition is said to be critical. highlighted that Pakistan Army is a professional military has been further intensified after yesterday's BAT attack and Yesterday's assault by a BAT contingent is part of this Senior police officers from Rajpura and Patiala have outfit and upholds the highest standards of conduct. apprehensions that militants may attempt to infiltrate into strategy, they said. - PTI reached the spot. Police are scanning the CCTV footage "Allegations of mutilation are India's attempt to divert the from the area. The initial probe suggested that the robbers J&K as snow in upper reaches has started to melt. attention of world from situation in the Valley," it said. Meanwhile, a wreath laying ceremony was organised in came in two vehicles. While the ones in the Scorpio robbed

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 03 | 2017 Opposition has resorted to its old trick of fabricated JKNPP protests outside UNO against Pak's misadventure in Poonch statements to mislead public: Brig Gupta Declare Pakistan a Terrorist State: Harsh NL Correspondent NL Correspondent Sector; AIIMS, three repeated warnings at Jammu Tawi, May 02 Jammu Tawi, May 02 Medical Colleges, three appropriate forums and Nursing Colleges, Ayurvedic maintained that it was high The opposition has been Condemning Pakistan's College, Biotech Park, time that India launched a rattled by the growing graph ceasefire violation along the Model sub Divisional full throttle campaign of BJP not only in J&K but LOC at Krishna Ghati in against Pakistan at Hospital Basohli, Aromatic entire country which is Poonch district in which one international level for latter's Medicinal Plant Project, 158 visible from the Army JCO and a BSF head terror operations on our soil. PG Seats in GMC Jammu. In unprecedented growth of the constable were martyred and Singh said that the issue of Education Sector; AIIMS, their bodies mutilated by the party. Shaken by the massive economic sanctions against IIM, IIT, IIMC, Engineering Pak Army, scores of Panther response of the people to the Pakistan with stoppage of all College Kathua, 3 KVs, activists spearheaded by welfare oriented schemes financial aid from Harsh Dev Singh Chairman and development projects Jammu University Campus institutions like IMF, World at Patnitop. JKNPP, Balwant Singh Bank, ADB was required to undertaken, the opposition Mankotia State President In Power sector; 24x7 power be pursued vigorously. has resorted to its old trick of BJP has done nothing for the developmental front, which JKNPP and Yash Paul supply to industrial estates, 3 Balwant Singh Mankotia, fabricated and baseless Jammu region and has failed it had not seen during the last Kundal State President torched the effigy of the times in the last one month Hydroelectric Power while paying tributes to the 2 statements to mislead the to carry out any forty years. Young Panthers along with rogue nation seeking its to provide cover to the Projects, improved power martyrs who laid down their public, said Brigadier Anil development, Gupta said Listing the various other leaders protested declaration as a terrorist militants so that they could lives for the Motherland in Gupta, state spokesperson, that the opposition needs to achievements sector wise infrastructure under R- against Pakistan's despicable state.While addressing the enter India through these Poonch, Singh expressed his while addressing a Press shed its coloured vision and Brigadier Gupta explained APDRP, LED street lights. cowardly misadventure media, JKNPP Chairman porous sectors. He further condolences to the bereaved Conference at the Party accept the ground realities. the unparalleled BJP state spokesperson outside UNO office in Harsh Dev Singh lambasted said that mutilation of the families. Rajesh Padgotra, Headquarter today. Jammu region under the developmental activity that Balbir Ram Rattan was also Jammu. The outraged Pakistan for its mischievous bodies of the two soldiers designs in breaching the was the most heinous and Sham Gorkha, Gagan Partap, Taking a serious note of the leadership of BJP has has taken place in Jammu present in the press protestors amid raising truce along LoC in Poonch barbaric act which was Parshotam Parihar, Raj opposition's allegation that undergone a face lift on Region. Under the Health conference. vociferous anti-Pak slogans and Rajouri districts seven unacceptable and intolerable Kumar Jandial, Nirmal in any civilized society. He Kishore, Ram Paul, Khajoor Govt should avoid its said that Pakistan had not Singh were also present at Oil Tank Drivers Union celebrates Annual Day been mending ways despite the protest.

apathetic attitude towards NL Correspondent professions including drivers and Jammu Tawi, May 02 cleaners. Rakesh Gupta, president Power shutdown contractual lecturers: Bakshi Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Industries also assured fullest support Jammu, May 02 Speaker, Kavinder Gupta today assured of the chamber in raising all genuine To carry out various development works by IRCON under the AJK Oil Tank Drivers Union that demands of the drivers union. R-APDRP scheme, the power supply to Baby Caterers, their demand of repairing and black Manmohan Choudhary, former Mayor Rehari Colony, Sarwal and adjoining areas, Hazoori Bagh, toppling of the road from Narwal to of Jammu launched digital identity Teerath Nagar, Colonel Colony and its adjacent areas, HPCL depot near the union office shall cards of the union and issued cards to Upper Roop Nagar and its adjacent areas, Chinore, Durga be considered and work shall start few members of the union. These Nagar, Roop Nagar and its adjacent areas, Lower Roop soon. identity cards include complete Nagar, Buta Nagar and its adjacent areas shall remain The speaker congratulated the address, contact number of the drivers affected on May 02 to May 20 from 07 am to 01 pm (power leadership of the AJK Oil Tank Drivers and cleaner and can be helpful in case block on alternate DTs), union for organizing a programme of any emergency. Karanbir Singh wherein the otherwise busy union conducted the proceeding as stage Nat Manch stages "Kissan" Jammu, May 02 members including drivers and that the grievances of the oil tanker secretary. Ranjit Singh Raina, president Contractual Lecturers (10+2) president Arun Bakshi today Jammu, May 02 cleaners get an opportunity to meet drivers are genuine and he would take of the Union welcomed and warned the government to stop cruel attitude towards Nat Manch today staged a Hindi play "Kissan", in its weekly each other and share their happiness, them up with the government. Dr. appreciated the gesture of the speaker 10+2 contractual lecturers or otherwise settle will be the Tuesday Theatre/Nukkad Natak Series. With the presentation grief and other life moment. Pawan Kotwal, and other dignitaries for their gracious consequences. Addressing the media persons here at of today's play, Nat Manch completed 265 shows as the part He was speaking while taking part in Commissioner/Secretary department of attendance in a program of the drivers hunger strike, Arun Bakshi said that they will continue the of its ongoing Tuesday Series. The play has been written and the annual day function of the Oil Health and medical education, in his and cleaners. chain hunger strike till their grievances of redressed. directed by Tarun Sharma. The dialogues of the play were Tanker Drivers and Cleaners Union at speech called for paying at least the Others who were present on the Bakshi said that if our demands are not conceded at an filled with meaning and depth which made the watching Rail Head, here. On the occasion, minimum wages to the drivers and occasion included Tirlochan Singh earliest we will accelerate this movement to very a experience distinctive for the audience. The story of the play Charanjit Singh, MLC too cleaners and said that the state Wazir ex-MLC, Virinder Jeet, SS extreme level and government has to face the was based on a boy whose father is a businessman by congratulated the drivers and cleaners government is very serious in issue Khorana, president Oil Tanker Owners consequences of all this in the coming day. He also said profession. Nat Manch actors who were acted in the play on their annual day function and said related to the labours and other Association and others. they are demanding genuinely has they have also given included Tarun Sharma, Sourav Sharma, Ansh and Abhishek. their precious years of life in service of government on very meagre salaries for teaching a student in far flung areas and running the defunct government institution. He Shiv Shakti Sena hold SKUAST-TAJ demands also said the association finally decided that we will not lift this Dharna of hunger Strike till their cases for upgradation of varisty Regularization as per Civil Services Special Provision Act protest against Pakistan NL Correspondent 2010 are finally settled. Bakshi said that government NL Correspondent slogans against the central spearheading of two brave there is no Central K) is creating confusion Jammu Tawi, May 02 Jammu Tawi, May 02 should avoid its apathetic attitude towards the Contractual government, which has Indian soldiers by Pak Army Agricultural University in among the masses. Lecturers (10+2) and adopt sympathetic way to settle the totally failed to put a check at that time. Rakesh Gupta, the whole Northern India and After giving a patient hearing Shiv Shakti Sena, J&K today A delegation of SKUAST- problem of the highly educated Contractual Lecturers upon such provocative acts president, Shiv Shakti Sena, Jammu division is the most to the delegation the Amit staged a protest at Janipur Teaching Association (10+2) who are on hunger strike since February 14, 2017. J&K, while criticizing the suitable place for the Shah said that for the overall (SKUAST-TAJ) met BJP present government in establishment of the same as development of Jammu national president, Amit VCE organizes workshop centre, as well as state this region contains all the division and to address time Kathua, May 02 government, strongly Shah and also submitted a five agroclimatic zones to time demands of farming A workshop on 'Counseling, Techniques & Principles' was resented to the shameful act memorandum regarding their wherein different sets of community of the region organized by Vivekananda College of Education today. The of Pak Force in which two genuine demand for up crops / cash crops, vegetables there must be one Central resource person invited was Dr. Amita Puri, Associate Indian soldiers lost their gradation of SKUAST- and fruits are gown during Agricultural University in Professor, Amity University Gurgaon and consultant lives at Poonch (Krishna Jammu to Central the year. the state. He assured the clinical psychologist, clinical hypnotherapist & Pranic Ghati), and they have also Agricultural University of He further informed the delegation that their genuine healer, International Affiliate American Psychological cut the heads of these Jammu. leaders that president demand will be considered Association. It was inaugurated by Dr. Sudarshan Kumar soldiers. Gupta burnt the During meeting, SKUAST- SKUAST TAJ Dr Vikas very soon and their Gupta Chairman Vivekananda College of Education. In his National Flag of Pakistan TAJ, general secretary Dr Sharma had already memorandum will be welcome address, he said that 'well-being refers to positive on the part of Pakistan Army and warned Pakistan to Vivek M Arya apprised the submitted the memorandum forwarded to the Central and sustainable characteristics which unable individuals Main Stop, near Saugat regarding the subject to Agricultural Ministry who and organizations to thrive and flourish. Dr. Amita Puri (PNB), Jammu against the and especially by BAT avoid such heinous acts so BJP national president that talked about stress, depression, anxiety, psychotherapy & Pakistan government, and Force, who are daring to as to restore peace and Jammu province include 10 Union Home Minister Raj will further take up the clinical intervention. She asked teacher educators to Pakistan Army (especially commit such heinous normalcy in this sub- districts and SKUAST- Nath Singh and then Union matter. develop critical ability among them. Various activities like Pak BAT force), which has crimes. Gupta recalled the continent which is beneficial Jammu have limited staff and HRD Minister Samriti Irani Others who were present hand-holding & burning the evil things of life was cowardly attacked on the present government, in for the progress of both the resources, which makes Dr. Vinod Gupta, executive during meeting included performed by her. A Performa on optimism index was filled two Indian soldiers near the Centre, especially Sushma countries. The protest was difficult to cater to the needs member from Rajouri Union Minister of State/MoS by the faculty members. Dr. Amita Puri had counseling with border and brutally killed Swaraj, who in one such led by Gupta and attended of farmers in far flung areas demanded to change the in Prime Minister's office Dr faculty in order to sort out the solutions to their problems. them. incident in the year 2013, by a large gathering of Udhampur (Gool, Mahore, name of SKUAST-Jammu to Jitender Singh, Deputy Chief Presenting vote of thanks Dr. Anju Sharma Principal of the Shiv Shakti Sena, J&K along challenged the then comprising of Shiv Deep etc.), Doda / Bhaderwah Jammu Agricultural Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh, College said that there is need of positive education in the with party workers and government, to bring at least Gupta, Sat Pal Sharma, (Chinta, Bhalessa etc.) and University (JAU) because state president BJP Sat institutions. A plant of Aurocaria Excelsa was presented to general public in the Protest 20 heads of Pakistan Army Ashwani Gupta, Kaka, Bani (Dandi Kutu, Basohli, the same name of two SAUs Sharma and state general Dr. Amita Puri by Dr. Anju Sharma as a token of honour. Demonstration raised soldiers, against the Rahul Gupta, Aman Kumar. Billawar etc.), He added that (SKUAST-J and SKUAST- secretary, Dr Narinder Singh. Training prog on seed village organized Wreath laying ceremony for BSF martyrs held the said operations. Jourian NL Correspondent their life, if it comes to the service to the nation. Late forces aiming at Joint SHO Anil Choudhary also Jammu Tawi, May 02 participated in the nation security and sacrifice HC Prem Sagar was Operation Party of BSF and programme wherein A wreath laying ceremony Army in Krishna Ghati Tehsildar Jourian Ramesh was organized in honor of sector of District Poonch. Bakshi appreciated the the brave martyrs Head A send off in force tradition department for its efforts in Constable Prem Sagar of was organized at airport the regard. BSF and Naib Subedar Jammu, wherein, K N The attractive gathering in Paramjit Singh of army, who Choubey, ADG BSF Western the programme was largely NL Correspondent laid down their life guarding Command, Ram Awtar, IG, programme which were also Yojna that has been available attended women farmers. Jammu Tawi, May 02 discussed in the training the Nation's frontiers while Jammu, S D Singh Jamwal in the Agri. Sub-Division The field functionaries of program. MLA while serving at the Line of IPS, IG (P) Jammu and other Akhnoor. The Agriculture the agricultural department Agriculture Sub-Division addressing the farmers Force dignitaries, laid the Extension Officer Jourian of Zone Jourian vis-a-vis Control (LoC) in Krishna Akhnoor has organized highlighted the technology of HC Prem Sagar shall be martyred on 1st May 2017 in wreaths to pay tribute to Rajesh Langer and Sub- Junior Agriculture Ghati sector (J&K) at training programme on seed given to farmers by remembered forever. During the morning hours during Martyred. The mortal Division Officer Somnath Extension Assistant Poonch and later at Jammu village Barseem crop department of SDAO falling cross border firing by Sharma also aware the attended the programme Airport. On this occasion impulsive wanton firing remains of the brave martyr wherein Member Legislative in Akhnoor. He further farmers about departmental performed their duties in the Kamal Nayan Chaubey ADG Pakistan on LC, one valiant from across the LC.Brave have been transported today Assembly Akhnoor was the stressed on farmers to take progress and gave scientific welfare of the largely BSF Western Command said border man laid his life soldier sustained multiple to his native village in Uttar chief guest on the occasion. benefit from Pradhanmantri technology for Kharif crops participating farming that BSF has the history of while ensuring sanctity of bullet shots and martyred on Pradesh, where he will be Farmers were requested to Fasal Beema Yojna, on sustainable pattern as it community of village Potha bravery and Border men are the country and made the spot, due to sudden laid to rest with full service adopt department's Pradhanmantri Krishi Vikas was the suitable platform for and adjoining villages. always ready to sacrifice supreme sacrifice in the unprovoked fire by Pak honors. 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 03 | 2017

Women demands closure of wine DDC initiates process for parking- Unidentified shop, blocked Doda highway body lots, traffic regulation recovered area. We warned the NL Correspondent to be initiated against those Srinagar, Apr 02 Government and Excise Rajouri, May 02 Department earlier as well, involved in drug peddling. Srinagar police has He also asked the authorities either closedown the wine Deputy Commissioner, recovered an to draw a roadmap for shop or face strong protests. Rajouri, Dr Shahid Iqbal unidentified male body rehabilitation as well as Wine shop is adversely Choudhary today convened a in Tengpora area here constructive engagement of affecting our children and review meeting to discuss today morning. A police youth. Heads of educational also promoting crime in the the issues related to party of police station institutions were asked to area." a women protester development, socio- involve the youth and Batamaloo recovered an said. economic concerns and students in the mission unidentified body from The protest was ended after general problems faced by against drugs right from the flood Cannel near Sub District Magistrate and the people in the district creating awareness to Tengpora, Batamaloo Station House Officer; Assar The DC reviewed the status assured the protesters that of essential services association. today about 1100 hours. wine shop will not be including Health, water SSP Rajouri Suleiman The body has been kept NL Correspondent Protesters raised slogans allowed to function here in supply, power, ration supply Choudhary, ADDC Avtar in Police Control Room Doda, May 2 against authorities and future. apart from performance of Singh Chib, ADC Mumtaz Kashmir, Srinagar for blocked Doda-Kishtwar It is pertinent to mentioned development departments. tours, remain available at Government and various Ali, CPO, SEs, SDMs, identification. Hundreds of women have highway road for more than here that the people of He asked the officers to designated headquarters and flagship programmes of ExEns of all engineering Anybody having any departments, CMO, CEO today lodged massive protest four hours. They were Kanderi Nallah were also ensure presence of field review performance of central Government. information regarding and heads of all the demonstration in Kanderi- demanding that no liquor held massive protest on April officials for redressal of subordinate offices regularly. Dr Shahid directed for the deceased may inform Nallah of the mountainous shop should be opened in public grievances promptly departments attended the 23 against the opening of Departments were asked to concerted efforts against on 9596770860, district Doda, demanding their area. wine shop, but authorities which shall be monitored by broaden outreach to elicit drug menace in town and meeting. Sectoral heads 9596770526, closure of liquor shop from "We would not allow took no action despite district officers. He asked the public participation in sub-urban areas and presented a resume of the highway. opening of wine shop in our assurance. officers to conduct frequent initiatives launched by State underlined stringent action departmental activities. 0192482193 or dial 100. JKEDI fails youth expectations, 'Better rural road connectivity vital for Parents paid tribute to their people suffering martyr son in Doda NL Correspondent NL Correspondent paid shops rents from socio-economic transformation' Doda, May 2 Doda, May 01 pocket money without any NL Correspondent Parents of Lieutenant Rishi Malhotra, Kirti Chakra start up a business and are Kupwara, May 02 (Posthumous) was today visited Dal-Darman in Jammu Jammu and Kashmir waiting for loan from and Kashmir's mountainous district Doda to pay homage Entrepreneurship JKEDI as they got training Minister for Rural to their martyr son. Lt. Rishi Malhotra attained Development Institute in 2016. Development Panchayati martyrdom while fighting terrorists on night of 19-20 (JKEDI ) sponsored a lot of He alleged that PDP-BJP Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul May 1994 at Dal-Darman at an age of 22 years and made schemes for unemployment coalition government Haq, today said that better supreme sacrifices while defending the country. He was youths of J&K but the increased suffering of road connectivity in rural commissioned in army on December 1993. Ashok JKEDI is totally failed to unemployment youth in areas is vital for socio- economic transformation of Malhotra his father and mother, the proud parents of Lt provide loans from long time state and doing this kind of Rishi Malhotra travelled all the way from Maharashtra to people. however, the system of step motherly treatment visit the place where their son attained martyrdom. They The Minister made these and will connect dozens of thrown open for the public at expedite work on these JKEDI department is not with youths. According to also laid wreath on the martyr column at 10 Rashtriya remarks during his tour of villages with Sogam. the earliest. projects and complete them satisfactory. reports from Doda districts Rifles Battalion, Arnora. "Today is the pilgrimage day for the Kupwara district during He also laid foundation stone The Minister also announced within the stipulated time. District President of Youth people are suffering due to us, we will never forget this in our life." the parents which he laid foundation of 13 kilometres long National Conference Syed unemployment. to adopt Girls' Higher The Minister said that under expressed their feelings in the antique visitor book of RR stones of various Naveed Hashmi said in his YNC especially from Doda Inderbugh-Gonghbug- Secondary School Sogam the leadership of Chief Battalion Doda and also expressed their gratitude to the developmental projects here statement in Doda that districts condemned this Chandigam road being and stated that the schools Minister Ms Mehbooba army for making the visit possible. thousands of poor policy of JKEDI and today. constructed under PMGSY will be developed on modern Mufti several innovative unemployed youths appealed/request to During his visit to the at the cost of Rs 12.45 crore. lines and shall include smart initiatives have been taken to including women are chairman and Govt of district, he laid foundation The road will benefit more classes and upgraded transform the developmental ALC organizes awareness camp successfully completed the Jammu & Kashmir to look stone of 7-kiolmetres long than 10000 people who had libraries and laboratories for profile of the State. DC Poonch, May 02 training through JKEDI into the issue & clear as Sogam-Thanduusa road to walk several kilometers students. During the detailed Kupwara GM Dar, ACD Labour Department Poonch organized an awareness for different businesses early as possible to redress being constructed under on foot to reach the nearest tour of the Lolab valley, Kupwara Tanveer Ahmad, camp to educate the construction and other workers about sectors in last year, but their grievances otherwise PMGSY at the cost of Rs motorable road. Abdul Haq inspected various Xen's and officers of R&B, various schemes introduced by the government for their unfortunate they are still all JKEDI trainee's 7.54 crore. The road was a He directed the officials to under-construction projects PMGSY, RDD and district welfare. A team headed by Assistant Labour suffering badly due delay throughout state will come long pending demand of the expedite work on the road so in the constituency and officials accompanied the Commissioner Poonch Zamood Ahmed held the in loans and they have to on roads. people of the Lolab valley that the same could be directed the officials to Minister. awareness /cum registration camp at Mandi Small Hydro- electric Project Serichowana. During camp the team registered several labourers on the spot. Assistant Labour MoS takes stock of people's problems Several deputations call on CM Commissioner also inspected the facilities available at the project /residential site and issued necessary instructions NL Correspondent shrine and mosque. apprised her of their day to NL Correspondent Gandhi Balika the concerned district to the management. The camp was held as a part of Srinagar, May 02 Another deputation from day problems. Udhampur, May 02 Vidalaya(KGBV) at officers to resolve the special week long drive launched by the department to Shalimar sought Legislators, Saiffudin Bhat, Moungri, disbursement of problems being faced by the Deputations from several mark World Labour Day. Tomorrow a similar type of Minister of State for Finance rationalization of the notified Surinder Choudhary and pending payments under people of the area at an program shall be conducted at Labour Sarai Poonch under and Planning, Information areas of Kashmir Valley met MGNREGA, regular bus earliest. areas under LAWDA in the Iqbal Manhas also called on the supervision of Addl Deputy Commissioner, Poonch. Technology, Law & the Chief Minister, services to Moungri , Degree Regarding the problem of area. They also sought the Chief Minister and Labour Inspector Naser Khan and other officials were Parliamentary Affairs, Tribal Mehbooba college etc. shortage of staff in the also part of the camp. Affairs, Relief and Mufti here today The Minister said that the schools, the MoS directed and sought Lecture on cyber crime organized the CEO to take immediate resolution of the steps in this regard. He issues Rajouri, May 02 further asked Ex-En PHE to confronting Army conducted an informative lecture on "Cyber take steps to provide them. Crime" at Mendhar and Government Higher Secondary drinking water in schools A deputation of School, Saaj, today. The lecture was to create awareness lacking this facility. Ziyarat among local youth about the Information Technology, its Stating that the present Committee, benefits and challenges. Large number of youth and Government is constantly Hazrat Syed students from Mendhar and Saaj attended the lecture. working towards the welfare sahib (RA), During the lecture, the locals were also made aware about cyber / internet crimes. They were also briefed about of people, the Minister Sonwar demanded allowing reconstructions in brought many issues of their measures to prevent cyber crimes like hacking, copyright highlighted various schemes completion of all renovation areas which fall beyond the areas into her notice. infringement, child pornography, child grooming, prime objective of holding of the Government launched works at the shrine and the mandatory limits of no The Chief Minister listened Rehabilitation, Labour & espionage, financial theft and other internet related the camp at such a far flung for the common and poor mosque besides early construction zones. to the demands put forth Employment Ajay Nanda crimes. The youth and locals applauded the effort of the area was to bring the people like Pradhan Mantri completion of ablution spots. Deputations from Fatehgarh, with her and assured them today held a public meeting Army in organising such activities which generate Government to the doorsteps Jan Dhan Yojana, PMUY, They also sought resolution Aishmuqam and Dialgam that appropriate action at Moungri and listened to awareness and a feeling of goodwill in the civil of the common people. He Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak of the parking problem for areas of Anantnag also met would be taken to mitigate the grievances of the local population, especially the youth. issued on spot directions to Yojana etc. the devotees coming to the people. the Chief Minister and the same. District Development Army conducts lecture on save electricity Commissioner, Niraj Kumar Poonch, May 02 and the district officers of Functioning of SMC reviewed Army conducted a lecture on saving electricity (Bijli various departments were Bachao) at Harni in Poonch district, today. The lecture also present on the occasion. was to educate the people including youth regarding NL Correspondent considerably. A large number of people Srinagar, May 02 measures to save electricity and live in synchronization from the concerned and On the occasion, Asiea asked the with nature. The lecture emphasized on various measures adjoining panchayats officials to complete all the ongoing available to save electricity in day-to-day life. During the attended the public Minister of State for Housing & projects efficiently and within the lecture the locals were briefed about the benefits of ISI grievances redressal camp Urban Development, Social Welfare, stipulated time. She also asked the marked electrical appliances from authorized sources and and put forth various Health & Medical Education today SMC officials to speed up the pace the latest star rating of every electrical appliances in terms problems being faced by reviewed functioning of the of measures being taken for the city of consumption of electricity. They were also briefed them in their day to day life. Srinagar Municipal Corporation sanitation. Stressing on the about the practical aspects like use of correct appliances The demands raised by the (SMC) and called for effective importance of waste segregation to reduce consumption of power, use of LED and CFL locals were mainly related to drainage system for the Srinagar before its disposal, she asked the lights, good quality wiring, making use of natural lights repair of roads, adequate City. officials to install dustbins at whenever possible and last but not the least, use of ration supply, improvement During the meeting, the Minister various locations in the city to make renewable source of energy, specially solar. in power scenario, filling of took stock of various ongoing works the garbage segregation process vacancies in Government being undertaken by the progress and functioning of various priority to ensure visible easy. She further directed the schools and Health Centers Corporation. She also reviewed the ongoing schemes launched by the improvement in city drainage officers to ensure that the building Notice etc. steps taken by the civic body to corporation for beautification of the system. permissions are issued in a hassle- I, Ashok Kumar S/o Sh. Bishamber Dass R/o Dabbar Potha, The people of the area also improve sanitation works, solid Srinagar city. It was stated that the The Minister was told that SMC has free manner through a single Nowshera, District-Rajouri, have lost my driving license demanded construction of waste management plans, issuance process of tendering has been been working on multiple strategies window system. However, she bearing regd. no. JK-0220060000585. Now, I am applying Moungri -Ladda and other of building permissions and other speeded up for various drainage and to control the dog menace within the directed the concerned authorities to for the duplicate of the same. Objection, if any, may be PMGSY roads, early related matters. desilting projects and cleaning of the city limits which have reduced the act strictly against the violators conveyed to concerned authorities within 7 days from the completion of Kasturba The meeting was informed about the city drains will be taken up on numbers of dog bite incidents under the law. publication of this notice. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | May 03 | 2017 DCC condemns Dy CM stresses on better healthcare in rural hospitals

Pak Army's inhuman act NL Correspondent patient care in the hospitals. Kathua, May 02 NL Correspondent Dr Nirmal Singh also surgical attack of September who faced the bullets of visited PHC Dinga Amb and Kathua, May 02 Deputy Chief Minister, Dr 28, 2016, Pakistan is terrorists. Paying tributes to inspected the renovation Nirmal Singh today stressed continuously violating the soldiers who attained works. He asked executing Infuriated over ill wishes of on the need for ceasefire and has been martyrdom during the fierce agencies to fix priorities of Pakistan, District Congress improvement of healthcare targeting the civilian areas fire-fight Subash Gupta repair and other Committee Kathua had in rural hospitals by around the border to cause demanded declaration of construction works of the castigated the inhuman act of consolidation of maximum causality of the Pakistan as Terrorist PHC. Underlining the Pakistan's Border Action infrastructure and medical innocent people. Alleging State.Subash Gupta said that importance of PHC Dinga Team (BAT) for mutilating staff. Union and State Government that terrorist attacks in Amb, DyCM said that this the bodies of two soldiers Dr Nirmal Singh was responsible for the Jammu and Kashmir are health institute caters to the martyred in Krishna Valley chairing a meeting of the increasing attacks in valley, going unabated only due to Onkar Nath, SSP Kathua, took stock of the staff twin health institutes. The needs of a large population of Poonch sector on Governing Body of Rogi Gupta said recently a group cross-border terror funding BDO Dinga Amb and AEEs position and health Chief Minister directed the coming from far off places, Monday. Through a press of militants in army uniform by Pakistan and there was Kalyan Samiti at Dinga besides members of Rogi infrastructure. He reviewed Medical staff to treat round the clock. handout, District Congress resorted to indiscriminate need to that Union Amb Rest House of Tehsil Kalyan Samiti. The Dy CM annual performance of the patients with utmost care Later, the Dy CM also Committee Kathua President firing on a cash van and Government should initiate a Billawar. The meeting was reviewed the functioning of PHCs and asked the and missionary zeal. The listened to the problems of Former MLC Subash Gupta killed five policemen and diplomatic exercise to have attended by Chief Medical PHC Dinga Amb and New concerned authorities to put members of the Samiti gave people at a Public Grievance castigating Pakistan for two bank employees. He that country declared a Officer Kathua, Dr. R K Type PHC Bhaiya. He also in their sincere and valuable suggestions for Redressal Camp. He assured planning and plotting of said that no doubt our brave terrorist state. Sangra; BMO Hiranagar, Dr dedicated efforts to provide improving the functioning them of all the possible help soldiers are giving befitting terrorist activities in India, best medicare to the of the medical institutions. to solve their problem at the reply to enemy and making said, "Intensifying attacks, patients. Various issues Dy CM laid stress on earliest. He also reviewed them to suffer heavy losses Gram Sabha held in Panchayat Kootah Pakistani troops are were discussed in the maintaining cleanliness in development works initiated despite that the loss of lives repeatedly violating meeting especially the hospital premises and under CDF scheme and also of our soldiers makes us to NL Correspondent Gaurav Sharma, Programme included in the shelf of ceasefire by resorting mortar Kathua, May 02 upgrading of the proposal disposal of bio- took stock of progress made feel sad, adding that our Officer (MG-NREGA) project of 2017-18. shelling and firing on Army infrastructure to make medical waste. He stressed under MGNREGA and posts and civilian areas heart goes out to the families Hiranagar Vivek Gupta and MLA Hiranagar assured A Maha Gram Sabha of available diagnostic and on punctuality of medical other Rural Development along the IB and LoC of those brave security BDO Hirangar Rahil comprehensive and Panchayat Kootah was held other vital facilities in the staff for improving the works. areas."He stated that since personnel and the civilians Gupta. The purpose of the inclusive development of here today at Block Maha Gram Sabha was to Panchayat Kootah & also Development Office formulate the Annual Shelf issued instructions to OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (R&B) DIVISION RAMBAN Notice Hiranagar. The Sabha was of Project 2017-18 under officials to execute the chaired by MLA Hiranagar MG-NREGA and to plan within a stipulated NOTICE INVITING TENDER M/S Azad paper cone are going to DE-Registered our unit Kuldeep Raj. address the grievances of time frame. The Assistant E-NIT No. 04 of 2017-18 Dated. 26-04-2017 which is Formally Registered Within DIC Kathua Vide A large number of people general public. During the Commissioner no. 07/05/01721/PMT/SSI dated 21-04-1987 for the from the said Panchayat Gram Sabha, Secretary Development Kathua Tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Ramban on behalf of manufacturing of paper Cone at Industrial Estate attended the sabha in Panchayat Lukhinder Singh Pardeep Singh Manhas also Governor of J&K State, by e-tendering mode on item rate basis from approved and eligible hatlimode, Kathua any Financial Institutions presence of Assistant contractors registered with J&K State Govt. /CPWD /MES and Railways on 12-05-2017 upto Jasrotia briefed the public addressed the Public & 1600 Hrs for the following work. /Firms/Organizations /Government or Semi Government Commissioner about various ongoing assured them that their department /Individual. if have any objection /interest in Development Kathua, works, their status and also grievances will be the above Concern may file objections in written to the Pardeep Singh Manhas, explained the plan redressed on priority. The office of the Gernal manager ,DIC Kathua within seven Deputy District Electoral formulated for proposed people of panchayat days from the date of the its Publication. Officer Kathua Chand development activities. The Kootah appreciated & Sd/- Kishore, District Panchayat people raised the concerns thanked the administration M/S Azad paper cone Officer Kathua, Manpreet and needs for the for organizing the Gram Industrial Estate Hatlimode, Kathua Kaur, Tehsildar Hiranagar development which were Sabha. Prabhu MLZS celebrates Yellow day ESWA holds protest against Pakistan NL Correspondent the function where in congratulated the toddler's Jammu Tawi, May 02 Rashmi Thakur, School wing of the school on the Co-ordinator was the Guest conduct of the day. He said Mount Litera Zee School, of Honour. The function that students now days are Tarore Bridge, Jammu- started with the welcome intelligent enough to Samba Highway today address by Neha Kapoor understand the importance celebrated Yellow Day wherein she highlighted of the days and schools inside the school premises the theme of the function need to focus on such for Toddler's kingdom and about its activities. activities to boost up their section where in around 60 Various activities were moral and to encourage Kathua, May 02 students of the school performed by the children them for brainstorming Ex-Services Welfare Association Kathua under the leadership of District president Gain Singh Pathania held a protest participated. The Kids of which were highly activities. He added that against Pakistan at Kathua on Tuesday over the mutilation of the toddlers wing were appreciated by the Director children must be given a bodies of Indian soldiers in Poonch sector. Protestors also raised the slogans against Pakistan. While talking to media, Pathania urges PM Modi to give befitting reply to Pakistan again as in the prevailing situation across the border it seems another surgical strike is needed. Pertain to mention here that on Monday The Pakistani side opened firing on the Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district, and members of their Border Action Team (BAT) attacked a patrol party and later mutilated the bodies of the Indian soliders. Ganga asks doctors to work for welfare of patients SAMBA, MAY 02 Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash of the School like Tear platform to excel in every Ganga today visited Primary Health Centre, Bari Khad and dressed up in yellow fruit Paper Activity and Make activity which will help took stock of the medicare facilities being provided to the dresses and whole section rangoli out of it; Fancy them building up their of the school was patients. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister called upon Dress and Ramp Walk; confidence and teachers the medical fraternity to work with dedication so that precious decorated with yellow Musial Chair Competition play major role in shaping lives are saved. He further asked them to maintain cleanliness colour too. Rahul Kapoor, and Floral activity. The up their talent. The in the Health Centre. He impressed upon ensuring complete Director of the School was activities were performed function closed with vote transparency and accountability at all levels. The doctors the Chief Guest on the under the guidance of of thanks presented by apprised him about the problems being faced by them and occasion while Gayika, Jyoti, Sonam, Mamta and Jyoti followed by sought his intervention for improving the facilities in the Relationship Manager of Neha. Speaking on the distribution of refreshment Centre. BMO, Purmandal, CMO, Samba, BDOs and other the School presided over occasion, Rahul Kapoor amongst the participants. staff members of the PHC were present on the occasion. MLA visits school, interacts with students

NL Correspondent and prominent citizens of Samba. Samba, May 02 The committee will be connecting the first meeting on 10th of May in Samba: State president BJP SC the school Premises to be charied Morcha and MLA Samba Dr by the MLA. The committee will Devinder Kumar Manyal today review the functioning of the visited Government Higher school and will discuss in detail the further Upgradation of school to Secondary School Boys Samba and make this school a model in the conducted a meeting with all state. schools staff and engineers of PDD Dr Manyal said while inspecting and PW R&B department. the proposed site for construction During meeting, Manyal interacted of additional classrooms in with students and asked about their Government model Higher Date of Publishing from 27-04-2017 requirements. MLA also discussed secondary school boys at Kehli 1. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in with school staff for their provide modern educational player AC, inverter, hydraulic door, Mandi that Girls Higher secondary from.28-04-2017 on 1000 Hours to 12-05-2017 (1600 Hrs) requirements and facilities for the infrastructure in schools across the chairs and tables and walls painted school Samba will also be taken up 2. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.in from betterment an education to Samba constituency Manyal said with nursery rhymes, alphabets and to make it a model school after 28-04-2017 on 1000 Hours to 12-05-2017 upto (1600 Hrs). The bids received will be opened this school will be a model school tables. at 1200 Hrs on 13-05-2017 on line. students. completion of this project. a. The complete bidding process will be on line. Dr Manyal said government is with class nursery to 12 class under MLA said that a committee with Others who were present during the b. Technical bids of bidders shall be opened on line in the office of the Executive Engineer committed to provide modern one roof with better education in all name Siksha Kalyan Samiti has meeting included Xen PW R&B PWD (R&B) Division Ramban on 13-05-2017 at 1200 Hrs educational infrastructure in aspects and a modern nursery class been constituted comprising of 15 Kuldeep, AEE Ashwani, AEE Sd/- No: 966-989 (Er. S.S Andhi) schools. Underlining the which is already started and members from different Bhau, AEE Kewal PDD, AEE Dt: 26-04-2017 Executive Engineer commitment of the government to equipped with a LED with CD departments, educationists, NGO Harikrishan JE and school staff. DIP/J-583/17 PWD (R&B) Division Ramban the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | May| 03 | 2017 Background to the Lokpal Act implementation controversy-1

the northlines VENKATESH NAYAK Committee and allow for the leader of the merely on account of a vacancy on the easily using the analogy of any house eaders will recollect that the largest party in Opposition to become a Committee, the Court has said that even a construction process by well-to-do segments Wednesday | May | 03 | 2017 enactment of a comprehensive anti- member of the Committee, because there is no truncated Selection Committee, in the absence of society. First comes the building plan- the design of the house in some detail- this is corruption law was one of the LoP in the 16th Lok Sabha. Almost a year of an LoP, can recommend to the Hon'ble R Section 4 of the LL Act which explains who outcomes of a very vibrant people's later, in 2015, the Department-related President of India, names for appointment as shall chair and who else shall sit on the Restore movement led by the redoubtable Anna Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal. Selection Committee. Then comes the actual Hazare and others, during the initial years of Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and So the Selection Committee with the Prime Justice gave its recommendations on these Minister as the Chair and two members, construction of the house using brick and this decade. The LL Act was both enacted and mortar. This is the Gazette notification enforced in January 2014, towards the fag end amendment proposals. Since then, the namely, the Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Chief Peace First! amendment proposals have never come up for Justice of India or any Judge of the Apex Court announcing that the Selection Committee has of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) been set up. Only after the house is actually discussion in the Lok Sabha- either due to that he may nominate, can go ahead with the regime. The Selection Committee for constructed can people move in to live there. disruption of the business of the House or selection process. On the face of it, the fter the Union Home Ministry expressing its recommending candidates to the President of This is the constitution of the Committee, in because the amendment Bill simply did not roadblock appears to have been cleared for inability to provide the quantum of security India for appointment to the Lokpal could not other words, the naming of individuals who figure on the List of Government Business, setting up the Lokpal quicker than the Central forces as desired by the Election Commission of be constituted because an eminent jurist, the will function as the Chairperson and the A session after session. Now, the Hon'ble Government's programme of pushing the India for conducting by-polls in Anantnag Lok Sabha fifth member of this Committee, could not be Members of the Selection Committee. Just as Supreme Court of India has lobbed the ball pending amendments through the next seat, the election body has finally cancelled the earlier found. While there was opposition to the people cannot start living on thin air using only back to the Government's court to take action monsoon of Parliament. announced May 25 bypoll, citing poor law and order candidature of at least one renowned senior a building plan, without actually constructing to set up the Lokpal. With deepest respect to the wisdom of the situation and lack of adequate central forces. advocate of the Apex Court, an eminent jurist the house, so also with the Lokpal Selection Earlier, the EC had planned to hold the bypoll on April 12 turned down the invitation to serve on the Under several laws, the LoP is a member of Hon'ble Supreme Court, this well-intentioned Committee. The Selection Committee must be but had postponed it to May 25, citing large scale Selection Committee. A few months later, a the committee which selects or recommends interpretation creates serious problems and first established and then constituted (by violence during the Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha by-polls retired Justice of the Supreme Court refused candidates for appointment to high offices in paves the way for establishing a precedent that naming all individuals individuals who will sit and similar law and order problems in the Kashmir to chair the Search Committee that would the Central Information Commission, Central is completely contradictory to the intention of on it). Another analogy from RTI can help Valley. propose names to the Selection Committee for Vigilance Commission, the National Human the LL Act and the aspirations of the people explain this issue better. When the Central Information Commission was set up, the It is pertinent to mention that the state government had consideration. So the UPA went to elections Rights Commission and the Central Bureau of who struggled for a strong anti-corruption law. Government took two decisions initially- (i) reported to the EC for the deferment of by-polls citing the without setting up the Lokpal. Investigation (CBI) amongst others. I had Explaining the legal nitty gritties involved in establishing the CIC with one Chief similar reasons, but the poll body insisted to hold the by- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) raised this issue soon after the relative setting up the Lokpal Information Commissioner and three polls in two vacant Lok Sabha seats to meet constitutional trounced the UPA and secured a comfortable strength of political parties in the Lok Sabha The Selection Committee cannot simply come Information Commissioners and (ii) majority in the Lok Sabha on the electoral became clear after the May 2014 General into existence out of thin air with the requirements. constitution of the selection committee with The Election Commission’s announcement that it has plank of combating corruption. The Indian Elections, particularly in the context of the enactment and enforcement of the LL Act. appointment of the Lokpal. After the Hon'ble President of India gave his the Prime Minister as the Chair, the LoP as the sought deployment of a whopping 75,000 security National Congress (INC)- the major partner in second member and the Cabinet Minister for personnel in Anantnag district where a by-election to the UPA could cobble up only 40 odd seats at the Supreme Court's problematic prescription assent to the Lokpal Bill (which turned it into as the way forward law after publication in the Official Gazette) Home Affairs as the third member as provided Lok Sabha is to be held is unwise. In fact, we made hustings - less than the quorum (10% i.e., 55 for by Section 12(3) of the RTI Act. Only then Thanks to multiple public interest litigation and that law was brought into force through ourselves vulnerable to adverse comment when we went members) laid down for conducting the did the task of considering suitable candidates suits challenging some of the Rules made another Gazette notification two weeks later in ahead with the byelection in Srinagar with a mere seven Business of the House. Despite staking its actually begin. To the best of my knowledge a under the LL Act and also demanding the January 2014, there is a third step that must be per cent turnout. claim to the office of the LoP, the Hon'ble similar notification establishing the Selection Today’s decision of EC has vindicated the stand taken by Speaker, Lok Sabha after a round of setting up of the Lokpal immediately, the taken, in order to initiate the selection process. Committee of the Lokpal is not available in the the state administration that the situation was not consultations, decided to reject the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has suggested The Government must issue a formal Gazette public domain, till date. conducive to hold the polls in volatile valley. The end INC/UPA's claim to the office of the LoP. the way forward for the Government to notification stating that a Selection Committee To be contd... result was nearly a dozen deaths and injuries to many Subsequently, in December, 2014, the NDA establish this apex anti-corruption comprising the Chairperson and members, as among the disruptors and security personnel. Government brought in a slew of investigating and prosecuting agency. The provided for in Section 4 of the LL Act is set Please circulate this email widely. The 10-page order issued late Sunday night, the poll panel amendments to the LL Act and related laws to Apex Court's reasoning and directions in up. 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Selection Committee from becoming invalid This legal requirement can be understood indicating your refusal. The bypoll was necessitated following the resignation of Mehbooba Mufti in July last when she became the chief Modi-Sharif meeting: Can we expect a deal for Jadhav? minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The EC had also considered postponing the polls to some Aditi Phadnis whatever his family might say. But the supreme court has to terror were down 40 per cent year on year in Q1 2017. other date but it was assessed not feasible option due to left several windows open for him to exercise his authority The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz's parliamentary forthcoming fasting month of Ramzan, the Amarnath ill Muhammad Habib Zahir -- who was part of as PM. majority is so huge that the ruling party outnumbers all Yatra and the upcoming tourist season thus compelling it the team that arrested Kulbhushan Jadhav and While the order says the JIT must be headed by a senior others in the lower house even if they join together to cancel the by-polls. 'Wwent missing in Nepal -- figure in a Jadhav-for- officer of the federal investigation agency not below the tactically. So there's nothing to stop Sharif from rolling out Reacting to the order, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Zahir deal?' asks Aditi Phadnis. rank of additional director general, who should this person his administrative agenda. Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "It's depressing to see It is a rare court judgment that ends up satisfying everyone. be and who should select him? If Sharif advances the general election, due Q2 2018, it is how far we have regressed in Kashmir from the highs of In its order on charges of money laundering and corruption The order is silent on that. So there is nothing to prevent the almost certain that he will be voted in again, given the the assembly polls of 2014 to the cancelled election of against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his prime minister's office from offering post-retirement deals disarray in the Opposition. 2017." family, the country's fiercely independent supreme court in return for a guaranteed outcome. The same goes for other What does all this mean for India? The state government was of the view that if by-poll is played Solomon and managed that feat by allowing Sharif members of the team. The current glitch in relations caused by Kulbhushan held in May, it would affect anti-terror operations which to stay on as prime minister on the basis of 'ínsufficient Asif Zardari, co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Jadhav needs to be ironed out fast: The two prime ministers are necessary for return of normalcy. evidence' (two words that had supporters of the ruling party put his finger on it when he asked: 'How can government will be meeting in Kazhakhstan for the Shanghai It also said politicians and families of the police personnel dancing on the streets of Lahore and Islamabad), while officers, who are subservient to the prime minister, probe Cooperation Organisation summit in the first week of June. were being targeted to create a sense of fear ahead of the instituting a team that will investigate the charges against allegations against him and his family?' Both countries will become full members of SCO at the election. School and panchayat buildings, used as polling him. The court has insulted him by saying that previous On other matters in his jurisdiction, the court order means meeting. Obviously, Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif will stations, were being burnt to sabotage the electoral probes were rigged (namely, by the national accountability nothing for Sharif. He will continue to be the top boss when shake hands. process. board etc) and humiliated him by saying a joint it comes to negotiating important deals like the China But will the meeting be more than that? And how will the The commission said while 687 companies (68,700 investigation team will report to the court (not unlike our Pakistan Economic Corridor and the $54 billion spending background be set by the bureaucracies in the two personnel) of central forces were sought, the home Central Bureau of Investigation). on infrastructure that it entails. countries? ministry sanctioned 250 companies (25,000 personnel) To all this, the response of Sharif's daughter Maryam is to Much of the CPEC infrastructure is going to be built by Will Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Habib Zahir -- who for Anantnag, which are insufficient. send heartfelt thanks to God ('Praise and glory be to Allah private consortia and will be paid for by China and the was part of the team that arrested Jadhav and went missing Besides the 250 companies, 54 companies (5,400 alone') suggesting that the family was expecting much people of Pakistan. in Nepal -- figure in a Jadhav-for-Zahir deal? We will never personnel) are already in Anantnag as part of the pre-poll worse. If all the planned projects are implemented, the value of know. arrangement. The Opposition believes it has been vindicated and says those projects would exceed all foreign direct investment in After weeks of anxiety over the Pakistan supreme court During a video conference, local police officials told the Sharif has been reduced to a lame duck government -- if it Pakistan since 1970. order (written in February but read out only in April) the EC top brass that the situation in Anantnag is "scary". The has any shame, it should go on its own now. The CPEC project is expected to create some 700,000 direct Sharif administration is functional once again. by-poll will now be held when the situation is conducive, But Sharif and his advisors see no reason to do anything jobs between 2015 and 2030 and add up to 2.5 percentage There is no talk of Sharif going to London for medical it said. drastic, now that they have a mandate from the highest court points to Pakistan's growth rate: All adding up to a treatment and staying there. What is important is to restore peace in the valley first to in the land. resounding 'ka-ching' in the Sharif family's cashboxes. The family has taken charge and we now have to watch for ensure confidence among the people of holding fair and The verdict was split -- two out of three judges said he The Pakistan army is completely immersed in Operation the next chapter in this endlessly entertaining free election. There are ample remedies to deal with the should be disqualified. Radd-ul-Fasaad aimed against an assortment of Islamic subcontinental drama of power and authority, which would constitutional requirements as such situations did arise in So what are the implications: For Pakistan and for India? radicals/terrorists. Hasnain Malik of the well-known be comical were it not for the collateral damage it causes to many places within the country in the past. There is hardly any doubt about Sharif's emasculation, investment banking firm Exotix assesses that deaths related the people of both countries. Two India speaking at cross purposes

Swapan Dasgupta some 212 candidates, all of whom lost their prevailing political narrative in India. influenced the outcome in either Uttar Pradesh theories from the moral high of 'alternative deposits - an interesting statistic that is Increasingly, since the run-up to the general or in the various municipal and local bodies politics' that initially drove it is tragic. HE electoral performance of Swaraj inversely correlated to the media time and election of 2014, we are witnessing a growing elections in different States - it does shape However, it is also a function of its desperation India raises a larger question centred on space it managed to hog. Responding to the gulf between what the electorate thinks and overseas perceptions. Modi has tried to counter to perform electoral miracles in a very short Tthe prevailing political narrative in India. debacle, its national president Yogendra Yadav how a small intellectual elite perceives this negativity by injecting the diaspora with a time. The moral halo it has conferred on itself Increasingly, since the run-up to the general argued that the electorate "has ordered Swaraj happenings in India. To some extent this is sense of India pride but there is no minimising is something that stems from the long election of 2014, we are witnessing a growing India to be the guard outside the House. We unavoidable and common to all societies. Yet the damage. This is more so when misplaced association of its founders in non-governmental gulf between what the electorate thinks and respect this mandate and humbly accept it." there is a linkage. In India, over the past few sympathy for the Islamist-driven stone organisations. However, believing you have a how a small intellectual elite perceives As an exercise in spin, this self-defined role is years, the thread that binds the two has throwers in the Kashmir Valley comes to be monopoly of virtuousness is different from happenings in India. To some extent, this is quite spectacular. The electorate, of course, snapped. We are witnessing at least two India interpreted overseas as evidence of India's knowing and appreciating how lesser mortals unavoidable and common to all societies. Yet rejected the new party which, unfortunately for talking almost entirely at cross purposes. waning resolve. perceive you. AAP needed a crash course in there is a linkage. In India, over the past few it, lacked a common symbol for its candidates. Does it matter? There are many in the political The second response of the losers which verges humility and the people gave it a monster dose years, the thread that binds the two has But the reality is starker. Delhi's voters may class who feel that the divergence between on the bizarre has been AAP's reaction to its of it. If Arvind Kejriwal can stop believing that snapped. have rejected AAP and Congress but it simply popular aspirations (and tastes) and the views inability to secure control of the MCD. By he has been chosen by some divine power to Every election produces winners and losers. It ignored Swaraj India, an organisation whose of a section of the intelligentsia, while being a arguing that the defeat, whether in Punjab or in steer India in the path of righteousness, he may happens all the time and there is nothing existence is premised on the goodwill it enjoys reality, is inconsequential. To the intelligentsia, Delhi, was entirely a function of doctored yet be an effective political leader. exceptional about the phenomenon. The among a small section of the media. This act of the three-year record of the Narendra Modi voting machines, there is a section of the Between the devastating defeats in Bihar and winners, while having digs at opponents, omission is interesting and indicates that those Government constitutes a dark age for India. opposition (and I don't include the Congress Delhi in 2015 and the resounding victory in UP, routinely mouth platitudes about being who set the terms of intellectual discourse in From returning State awards and raising the which, despite its defeat, responded with Modi read the warning signs and took "humbled" by the verdict and repeat promises India enjoy very little or no electoral traction. It bogey of intolerance to rubbishing India's dignity) that seems to have taken the politics of corrective action, slowly but surely. It is that about effective implementation of election also reveals the alarming extent to which the economic performance, there has been a confrontation to dizzying heights. In choosing willingness to embrace responsiveness over media, particularly the English-language concerted attempt to suggest that India is on a to live in its own echo chamber, AAP has promises. The losers, in their turn, speak about certitude that mark a statesman from a poseur. media, is driven by personal agendas of slippery slope to hell. Echoing the English- convinced itself that its governance in Delhi their failure to communicate their message and The author is a senior journalist and Member of journalists and editors. Swaraj India has an language media that doesn't seem to have was exemplary and that people were bending stress the need to "introspect". It is all very Parliament, being a Presidential Nominee to the familiar. absolute Constitutional right to see itself as a reconciled itself to a BJP Government at the over backwards to ensure that there was an Rajya Sabha The aftermath of the Municipal Corporation of watchdog of civic life in India, but the belief Centre, this doomsday scenario has been picked AAP Government in Punjab. Consequently, it is Delhi polls produced the usual quota of that it has been conferred that right by a popular up by an influential section of the foreign unmoved by arguments that it is (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal template responses. However, what stood out mandate smacks of both intellectual arrogance media. While this unending stream of almost impossible to doctor stand- opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions was the response of two of the losers. and delusionary politics. negativity has very little political impact - alone voting machines on an appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The First, there was the Swaraj India, a breakaway The electoral performance of Swaraj India witness how little the coloured reports by a industrial scale. Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or group of the Aam Aadmi Party, which fielded raises a larger question centred on the small coterie of agenda-driven journalists The AAP's slide into conspiracy liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | May 3 | 2017 Prof. Bose interacts with CUK students Functioning of PDD reviewed Srinagar, May 2 of such situations on the informative lecture. He The Department of Politics people living at these places. asked the Department of and Governance, Central He said that all the conflicts Politics and Governance to University of Kashmir could be resolved amicably organise more such lectures (CUK) today organised an provided the States involved so that the students remain interaction session of Prof. have the resolve and courage abreast with the political Sumantra Bose, Professor, to do so. Prof. Bose cited developments happening International and examples of the ways and across the world. Assistant Comparative Politics, means adopted by several Professor, Department of London School of countries for conflict Politics and Governance, Dr. Economics, with the students resolution. He also discussed Khalid Waseem, conducted at Nowgam-I academic block extensively the prevailing the programme proceedings SRINAGAR, MAY 02 concerned attended the meeting. supply is realized at the earliest. here. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Governance, Coordinator, Prof. Sumantra Bose situation in the Kashmir while as Coordinator of the Minister of State for Power During the meeting, the Minister He stressed on coordination Mehraj ud Din Mir, Prof. Dr. Abhiruchi Ojha and other discussed threadbare the valley. Vice-Chancellor, department, Dr. Abhiruchi Development, Syed Farooq was briefed about progress of among the executing agencies so Noor Ahmad Baba, faculty members were also existing conflicts across the Prof. Mehraj ud Din, thanked Ojha, proposed the vote of Ahmad Andrabi, today chaired a ongoing works under centrally that all the developmental Department of Politics and present on the occasion. world and the adverse affects Prof. Sumantra Bose for the thanks. meeting here to review sponsored schemes including projects are executed in a hassle- functioning of the Power PMA, RAPDRP-B, DDUGJY free manner. The Minister said Status of developmental Development Department and IPDS. On the occasion, the that PDD has shown a lot of Div Com takes stock of (PDD). Development Minister directed representatives improvement under the projects reviewed Commissioner Power, Chief of private companies associated supervision of Chief Minister anti-encroachment drive Engineer (EM & RE), Chief with the construction of various Mehbooba Mufti and added that PULWAMA, MAY 02 coordination for timely Engineer (Projects), power projects in the State, to the State Government has started SRINAGAR, MAY 02 District Development completion of all pending Superintendent Engineers, complete all the ongoing works in many projects to improve the Divisional Commissioner Commissioner Pulwama, works in the district. He also Executive Engineers, and other time so that target of 24X7 power power scenario in the State. Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Muneer-ul-Islam, today directed the executing Khan, today conducted an convened a meeting of all agencies to speed up the Training prog on DC holds meeting with extensive tour of the Srinagar district and sectoral officers tendering process for new NPS concludes City to take stock of the to review the progress in projects. lumberdars, chowkidars ongoing anti-encroachment implementation of various Taking a serious note of SRINAGAR, MAY 02 with officers and officials at drive. developmental projects and the pending PHE scheme at KUPWARA, MAY 02 Deputy Commissioner the ground level so that basis Accompanied by Deputy schemes in the district. Lethpora, the DDC directed The four-day training Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Ahmad concerns of people are Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Additional Deputy the concerned officers to programme-cum-seminar on the National Pension System Lone, today convened an addressed and public service Farooq Ahmad Lone, SP as per law for violators. The that the bridge will be thrown Commissioner, Joint Director expedite the work on war- (NPS) for the Dawning & interactive meeting with delivery improved. Traffic, SP East, officers of Police and Traffic departments open for traffic soon. The Planning, Assistant footing. He also directed the Disbursing Officers (DDOs) lumberdars and chowkidars of The DC directed the SDMs, R&B, SMC and Fire & were asked to work in close officials said that trial runs on Commissioner Development, Executive Engineers of the conducted by the District the district. Additional Deputy Zonal SPs and Tehsildars to Emergency, among other coordination with the SMC to the bridge will be held within Assistant Commissioner I&FC Department to Treasury Officer, Kupwara, in Commissioners, Assistant look into all the issues raised officials, the Div Com ensure smooth traffic and a day or two. Revenue, Executive expedite the work on major and work towards their early collaboration with the Skill Commissioner, Revenue, and inspected Lal Chowk, Regal pedestrian movement. The Div Com asked the Engineers from concerned irrigation schemes being resolution. Wherever such Development Corporation at all Tehsildars of Srinagar were Chowk, TRC, Naaz Crossing, On the occasion, several officials to work in tandem so departments, CEO, District under taken in the district. also present in the meeting. decisions are not within their IL & SF Skills Development Hari Singh High Street and footpath vendors apprised the that work on this vital bridge and Sectoral officers were The DDC called on The DC sought feedback competence or the issues Corporation complex at Jehangir Chowk areas. Div Com about issues is completed within the present in the meeting. the officers to ensure from lumberdars and require special funding, Sulkoot concluded here today. The Div Com directed the confronting them in their day- stipulated time and it is The meeting also expeditious execution of chowkidars on various issues, initiative or creation of new Some 200 DDOs and SMC officials to follow the to-day life. The Div Com thrown open for vehicular held threadbare discussions developmental works to including developmental schemes, the officers were High Court directions in this gave a patient hearing to them traffic before the re-opening on projects under extend desired benefits to the treasury auditors were activities, law & order, asked to refer the same to the regard and ensure that no and assured that their genuine of Darbar Move offices in MGNREGA. people. He asked them to imparted necessary trainings various welfare schemes, office of Deputy violation takes place. He also grievances will be redressed Srinagar.. The DDC directed the keep a strict check over by experts regarding the functioning of schools, supply Commissioner with proper directed them to ensure that no on priority. The Div Com also concerned to complete all the quality of works, adding that benefits of NPS, protection of status of essential remarks or recommendations. shopkeeper puts his Seeking details about inspected the ongoing ongoing developmental efforts should be made to subscriber interest and commodities, power and The officers were also merchandise on footpath or ongoing work on the Alochi construction work of the projects in a time-bound create sustainable assets transparency. The DDOs were water supplies in their directed to ensure that roadsides for display and Bagh-Barzulla Bailey Bridge, Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh manner. He impressed upon catering to area-specific sensitized to implement the respective areas. instructions are followed in called for strict punishments the Div Com was informed Flyover. the officers to work in developmental needs. NPS as per the guidelines of During the meeting, the letter and spirit and reports of the government regarding the participants were sensitized action taken or results are online maintenance and other about their basic role and furnished to the said office on Preparations for Amarnath Yatra reviewed aspects of the scheme. urged to be in regular touch regular basis. Padroo Fake Encounter Case ANANATNAG, MAY 02 District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. 2-days bail granted to accused Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, who is also the District Yatra Srinagar, May 2 the co-accused to Srinagar humanity grounds then the Officer, today chaired a Principal and Sessions Central Jail shortly after the same court should meeting to review the Judge Srinagar, Rashid Ali marriage ceremony will be understand that he has killed preparations made for the Dar, Tuesday granted two over on May 3. my father and is a culprit. smooth conduct of the annual day's 'bail under police While opposing the bail Uttam Chand, the then Shri Amarnath Yatra Ji Yatra custody' to Farooq Ahmad application, Public Investigating Officer (IO), which is commencing from Padder, co-accused in Abdul prosecutor Advocate Syed has established that Padroo June 29, 2017. Rehman Padroo fake Maqbool Ahmad referred to was killed in a fake The DDC also reviewed encounter case. The accused various Supreme Court encounter. Earlier, Uttam had sought bail on the pleas judgments and other relevant Chand, who headed the SIT the implementation of the Officer, Assistant Labour labourers, accommodation, communication facilities for locations enroute the that her daughter is going to provisions of law, however, in 2007 had deposed before recommendations of sixth Commissioner, ARTO, EOs medicare facilities, transport the pilgrims during the Yatra Pahalgam base camp. be married. Advocate Parvez Nazir, the the court that the evidence report of the High Level of Municipalities, besides facilities, ration, boarding period. The DDC directed all the After hearing both defense counsel for the accused said gathered by him showed the Committee for Amarnath officers of Tourism, and other and lodging facilities, supply SE R&B was directed to concerned Departments to and public prosecutor, the that the matter is humane involvement of seven Yatra-2017. concerned Departments of drinking water, solid waste start the restoration and submit their proposals of new court while disposing off the while the accused deserves accused-the then SSP ADC Anantnag, ASP attended the meeting. management, sanitation and patchwork of Khanabal- works to be executed for bail application said that co- bail to attend her daughter's Parihar, DySP Bahadur Ram, Anantnag, CEO PDA, SE The meeting held cleanliness, besides Pahalgam road on war- Yatra 2017 well before time accused is granted two-day's marriage ceremony. ASI Farooq Gudoo, driver R&B, SE PDA, CMO threadbare discussions establishment of control footing. Besides, the and to convey the shortfalls, bail for May 2 and 3 but he Shortly after the court Farooq Ahmad Padder, Anantnag, Conservator related to the commencement rooms at all halting stations. concerned Departments were if any, so that appropriate will remained under police granted 'two day's bail under Manzoor Ahmad Malik and Forests, SE PHE, Exen PDD, of Yatra including BSNL authorities were directed to display hoardings measures are taken before the custody while visiting his police custody' to Farooq constable Bhansi Lal. He had Chief Animal Husbandry registration of ponies, directed to ensure best and milestones at various commencement of Yatra. home to participate in her Ahmad Padder, one of the said that they hatched a daughters marriage daughters of the victim criminal conspiracy and were DSEK chairs ceremony. The court further family said that if court has involved in the killing of CS interacts with HoDs of Kmr Div directed the police to lodge granted him bail on the Padroo. meeting of officers SRINAGAR, MAY 2 Workshop on bio-informatics, Chief Secretary, Mr. SRINAGAR, MAY 02 created for smooth B.B.Vyas, Tuesday The newly-appointed functioning of schools in the chaired a meeting of all Director School Education, larger interests of the student drug designing commences Heads of Departments Dr. G N Itoo, chaired a community. The Director also SRINAGAR, MAY 02 (HoDs) of Kashmir meeting of officers of the stressed on giving due A two-day State level workshop Division at Banquet Hall department here today. All importance to co-curricular on 'Basic Techniques of Bio- here. Chief Education Officers of and sports activities in informatics and Drug Designing' Divisional Kashmir, Principals of all the schools. commenced at Sri Pratap College Commissioner, Kashmir ten District Institutes of The Director emphasized Baseer Ahmad Khan, Education & Training that there be no pendency of here today. Director SKIMS, Prof. institutes, Principal State files and that accountability is Organized by the Department of A. G. Ahangar, Deputy Institute of Education ensured at all levels. He also Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Commissioner Srinagar, Srinagar and all the staff said that field officers should of the College, the aim of workshop Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone, the dredging works of river general public. officers were present in the be empowered to deal with is to introduce participants to an Directors of different Jhelum, flood spill channel, On this occasion, various meeting. local issues so that issues do intensive handson training related to Departments, Chief latest status of snow steps were finalized to During the meeting, the not get piled up. bio-informatics tools and their just theoretical knowledge, besides emphasized Engineers of various clearance on Mughal road address bottlenecks in the school heads were asked to Itoo said that the real applications in healthcare, agriculture, on inter-disciplinary research. Engineering Wings, besides and Zojila pass besides, implementation of ensure keeping of close objective of all steps and proteomics, and genomics. On the inaugural day, Later, the participants presented papers on representatives of National availability of food grains, developmental projects. liaison with civil society and decisions is to make schools various speakers threw light on various aspects of various sub-themes which include Introduction to Highway Concessionaire petroleum products and Chief Secretary also parents and that such real hubs of knowledge in bio-informatics and drug designing. various databases of Small-molecules, RAMKY and Petroleum essential services in the directed for regular updating meetings should be held twice order to make our students top The speakers highlighted the significance of Introduction to Uniport and retrieving sequence Corporations were present in Kashmir Division including of the Departmental websites a month in order that achievers by providing them research in the area and sought a radical change from it, Finding percentage identity of sequences the meeting. Leh and Kargil. with visuals of the conducive atmosphere is quality education. with a thrust for practical Knowledge instead of using Clustal Omega, MultAlin etc. The HoDs apprised the Chief Secretary urged the achievements/activities Chief Secretary about the officers to personally accomplished by the Labour Deptt observes World Labour Day ongoing monitor the progress of respective departments. He KUPWARA, MAY 02 celebrations at Town Hall. Chief Guest, whereas the functionaries delivered the occasion, the ALC programmes/projects/activiti developmental activities on a also instructed the Traffic Assistant Labour The programme was Assistant Commissioner, lectures to mark the day, Kupwara highlighted various es in their Departments and regular basis to ensure that Police Department to take all Commissioner (ALC), organized in collaboration wit Kupwara, presided over the labour unions presented their schemes being implemented also highlighted certain various projects are required measures to Kupwara, Monday organized local labour unions. District programme. During the charter of demands before for the benefit of issues requiring attention at completed within the fixed facilitate hassle free a programme in connection Development Commissioner, programme, while experts the district administration for construction workers of the Government level. Among timelines, so that their movement of traffic within with the World Labour Day Kupwara, G M Dar, was the and departmental field early redressal. Speaking on district. other issues discussed were benefits percolate to the and outside the Srinagar city. 8 RELATIONSHIPS the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May| 03 | 2017 Nation the northlines 9 Jammu | Wednesday | May 03 | 2017 Yogi cabinet approves new transfer policy, UP Day celebrations

Lucknow, May 02 employees who have two After carrying out a major years to go for retirement will reshuffle in the state be allowed posting in their administration and the police home district while those in department, the Yogi group ‘A’ will be given the Adityanath cabinet approved district of their choice close the new transfer policy for to their home district,” 2017-18 on Tuesday. The Khanna said. cabinet also decided to The state cabinet also celebrate January 24 every approved the GST Bill to be year as Uttar Pradesh Day. ratified in the forthcoming The cabinet meeting presided group ‘A’ and ‘B’ who have the cabinet decisions here. session of state legislature over by chief minister Yogi completed three years in a “Heads of departments will commencing on May 15. Adityanath also decided to district or seven years in a be authorised to carry out The cabinet also decided to stop the existing manual division will be transferred. transfer of group ‘B’ exempt stamp duty of about tender and procurement The transfers will be employees while the state Rs 210 crore on the transfer process and adopt e-tendering completed by June 30,” said government will approve the of land for fertilizer factory in and e-procurement policies to UP urban development transfers of group ‘A’ Gorakhpur. Singh said the bring in transparency in the minister Suresh Khanna who, officers. Differently-abled Union government would system. “Under the new along with cabinet colleague officials have been kept out make an investment of Rs WOMAN POLICE PERSONNEL MARCH DURING THE 57TH MAHARASHTRA DAY CELEBRATIONS AT transfer policy, 20 per cent Siddharth Nath Singh, of the purview of the transfer 6,500 crore on the revival of KASTURCHAND PARK IN NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA. officers and employees of briefed media persons about policy. The group ‘B’ the factory. KASTURCHAND PARK IN NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA. Delhi HC orders compensation for IAF pilot injured in MiG crash, raps HAL Opposition plans to tap Shiv Sena,

New Delhi, May 02 right to life especially the MiG-21 aircraft that advocate Bharat S Kumar, regular flight exercise along Akali for presidential election right to work in a safe allegedly led to the crash. had alleged that a reply to his with three other pilots. New Delhi, May 02 Congress leader. The Delhi High Court on environment guaranteed It was also the first time a RTI on the finding of the “Immediately after take-off, Top sources in the Tuesday directed the Centre Court of Inquiry (COI) the petitioner experienced a The Congress and other opposition camp told and Hindustan Aeronautical revealed that the incident was drift to the left side of the Hindustan Times that if the Limited (HAL) to caused due to poor aircraft. Simultaneously, the opposition parties have NDA government proposes compensate a serving Indian workmanship and petitioner was informed by almost given up on the the name of President Air Force officer who was manufacturing defect of the other pilot flying the faction-ridden AIADMK Pranab Mukherjee, who rendered unfit for flying after HAL. second aircraft, of a fire at but will try to rope in the may have a very slim a MiG-21 crash in 2005, with He further submitted that the the rear end of his aircraft. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rs 5 lakh and Rs 50 lakh intent behind filing the Assessing the emergency, the (BJP) disgruntled allies chance for a second term, as respectively saying that petition was to ensure that petitioner promptly carried Shiv Sena and Shiromani the next President, Congress officers of the armed forces “HAL is made accountable out all the essential directives Akali Dal. a key fence-sitter. A senior and partners will not oppose could not be put to “more and aware of the and got the tyres of the “The support from Sena and non-Congress leader has it. risk than they had ramifications of their actions aircraft down for a landing,” Akalis will depend on the been entrusted to negotiate “Certainly, being an bargained”. under the Constitution. crash survivor had sued the impacting the security of this his petition said. who our candidate is,” with him. incumbent president he will The Russian-origin fighter The bench said HAL is liable government seeking country.” “The petitioner performed all CPI(M) general secretary The party is banking on the not fight an election. But if aircraft has been often to compensate the officer for redressal against the Wing commander Kaila has the aforementioned actions Sitaram Yechury said. BJD, which had announced there is a consensus around referred to as the “Flying “exposing him to more than violation of his fundamental said despite giving despite the rear of the aircraft Yechury pointed out that the PA Sangma’s candidature in his name, it will be a Coffin” and “widowmaker” reasonable risk”. right to life, especially the representation to the being engulfed in thick fire. Sena had supported the 2012 presidential poll different situation,” said an due to its poor safety record. Wing commander Sanjeet right to work in a safe government in 2012 seeking Despite a near-complete Congress’ Pratibha Patil because it has recently opposition party leader. A bench of Justice S Singh Kaila had moved the environment, enshrined in financial compensation he engine/control failure and at against the BJP’s candidate turned aggressive towards The Congress, on its own, is Ravindra Bhat and Justice high court in 2013 seeking Article 21 of the has received nothing. grave risk to his own life, the in 2007 presidential polls. the BJP. unlikely to propose his Deepa Sharma said putting direction to the government Constitution. The officer was posted at Air petitioner continued to stay The opposition camp is also “As Patnaik’s BJP is name, said a senior party the officers of the armed and HAL to issue a formal Read more: IAF’s MiG Force Station Nal in put in an almost desperate to open a channel fighting Congress in its strategist involved in the forces above what is apology for the 21?aircraft crashes in Rajasthan as a Squadron uncontrollable aircraft so as of communication with Biju state, he is unlikely to negotiations for the “expected to be normal risk” manufacturing defect and the Rajasthan, pilots eject safely Leader in 2005. On January 4 to steer it away to safety from Janata Dal (BJD) chief respond to any direct calls upcoming presidential is against the fundamental faulty workmanship of the The officer, represented by that year, he embarked on a a nearby village. Naveen Patnaik, considered from the Congress,” said a election in July. Army denies retaliation over mutilation, says Muslim man arrested near Bareilly for Bihar bans beacons for VIPs after TV channels go ballistic without confirming waving flag that resembled Pakistan’s Centre overrules state’s objections The army Tarn Taran district in Punjab Bareilly, May 02 boy. handed over to the minor who Patna, May 02 dismissed on Tuesday and Sagar of Takenpur in A Muslim man who allegedly Salman and a 15-year-old waved it during the The Bihar government on Tuesday issued orders banning television news reports that Uttar Pradesh evoked strong waved a flag resembling boy were charged under procession,” said use of red and blue beacons atop vehicles of all ministers, India destroyed Pakistani reaction across the nation, Pakistan’s national flag investigating officer (IO) politicians and bureaucrats in the state with immediate bunkers and killed “several with many people during a religious procession Kuldeep Singh. “We are still effect. However, vehicles plying within airport premises, enemy” soldiers across the demanding a fitting reply to last December, in Bisauli area trying to identify others who those being used for law and order or engaged in relief work border in Jammu and what the government called of Badaun about 50 km from were present during the during natural disasters, ambulances and fire tenders have Kashmir in a retaliatory a barbaric and inhuman act here, was arrested on procession and failed to stop been allowed to use blue flashing beacons to cut through attack after the beheading of by neighbouring nation. Monday. the accused.” traffic. The decision to ban the use of beacons was taken a military officer and BSF Several news channels The arrest came a couple of Meanwhile, some local after the Union cabinet on April 19 decided to discontinue head constable. reported on Tuesday that days after two Hindu boys of Muslims have alleged that the display the ‘symbol of VIP culture’ atop cars of A senior officer with the India bombed and destroyed the same area were held for sections 295A (deliberate and Salman’s arrest was a fallout dignitaries and government officials, including the Prime army’s northern command Pakistani frontier posts and posting an objectionable malicious act intended to of the arrest of Hindu minors Minister and the President. The ban came into effect from said the reports were not bunkers along the Line of message on Whatsapp. outrage religious feelings) on Saturday. However, cops May 1, also extends to the vice-president, the Chief Justice true. commissioned officer with Control, the de facto border “We arrested one Salman and 153 (giving provocation have denied any connection of India, Union ministers, chief ministers, state cabinet “There was no retaliation 22 Sikh Regiment, and 45- between the two countries, Khan (26) from the house of with intent to cause riots) of between the two. ministers, bureaucrats and judges of the high court and whatsoever by us in the KG year-old head constable to avenge the killing and his relatives. The accused the Indian Penal Code, for “Salman was held to Supreme Court. sector on Monday night. Prem Sagar of the BSF’s mutilation of its soldiers. was absconding following waving a flag that resembled ‘compensate’ for the arrest Earlier, the state government was reluctant to enforce the They (TV channels) go 200 Battalion were shot The military spokesperson the incident (in Pakistan’s national flag of the Hindu boys last Centre’s decision till the central government resolved ballistic without asking us dead and their bodies said: “A lot of planning goes December),and a police team during a religious procession week. The arrest was made “certain objections” raised by it”. anything. We will retaliate mutilated in an ambush on a into any army action. We was on the lookout for him,” of Muslims in December, under pressure from local “When a draft proposal to amend section 108 of the Central and when we do, we will border patrol at the Krishna will respond but at apt time said senior superintendent of 2016. Sixty other Hindu groups,” said Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (through which it was proposed come out with an official Ghati sector of Kashmir’s and place.” police (SSP) of Badaun, unidentified men were Salman’s cousin Faheem. to abolish the power vested in the state government to statement.” Poonch district on Monday Even intelligence officials Chandra Prakash. Cops are charged in the case. “The case itself was determine the dignitaries entitled for beacon lights), was sent Naib subedar Paramjit morning. on the ground could not now looking for the second “The flag was made at registered following to us, we had lodged a protest over the move,” an official of Singh, a 42-year-old junior The killing of Singh from substantiate the TV reports. accused in the case - a minor Salman’s residence and was pressure from the BJP.” the transport department, preferring anonymity said. Loan default case: CBI, ED officials in Wary of wine shop, parents threaten to London to push for Mallya’s extradition pull girls out of school in Barmer New Delhi, May 02 case for the extradition of the business Kingfisher Airlines owes more than Rs Barmer, May 02 the 2016-17 session would police reached the spot and that the wine shop should A team of officials from the CBI and tycoon before the court. 9,000 crore (including interest) to Parents of 1054 girls of the be declared, they would evicted them. not open near the school. the Enforcement Directorate (ED) The 61-year-old was arrested by various banks, had fled India on March government girls’ senior But district collector Sharma have reached London for discussions 2, 2016. secondary school in Barmer said that there was no such on the extradition of former liquor The CBI has two cases against him -- have threatened to pull their direction yet. He quoted baron Vijay Mallya. one related to the IDBI Bank case and children out of school excise department officials A four-member team led by CBI the other related to a loan default of enmasse if a nearby wine saying that all norms were additional director Rakesh Asthana over Rs 6,000 crore filed on the basis shop is not removed by May followed for the opening of will apprise British authorities about of a complaint from a State Bank of 4. Local residents have also the wine shop. Sharma said the finer points of the loan default India-led consortium. started and indefinite dharna considering the protest, they cases against Mallya, CBI sources The extradition process from the UK in front of the liquor shop are planning to explore said. involves a number of steps including a four days ago demanding its another location for the Two senior ED officials are also part of decision by the judge on whether or closure, forcing Barmer liquor shop. the team, they said. not to issue a warrant of arrest. district collector Sudheer Strong sentiments against Mallya’s extradition is now before the British authorities last month on In case of a warrant, the person is Sharma to order its wine shops in the region British court where neither the CBI nor India’s extradition request in arrested and brought before the court temporary closure till the apply to pull out their A delegation of women particularly in residential the ED are direct parties. Indian connection with a Rs 900 crore loan for preliminary hearing followed by issue is resolved. daughters from the school. protestors had also met chief areas have become a worry agencies primarily aid and assist default case of IDBI Bank being an extradition hearing before a final At a meeting of the school Earlier on Sunday women minister Vasundhara Raje in for the excise department. British prosecutors with case material probed by the CBI. decision is taken by the secretary of development management protesters forcefully entered Jodhpur on Sunday to Only to counter the plea of absconders He was released on bail within hours state. The ‘wanted’ person has the committee (SDMC) on in the liquor shop and asked demand closure of the shop. seven out of a total before the courts, an official explained. by a London court which has fixed right to appeal to higher courts Monday, parents said that if the shop owner to close it. Protestors claimed said that permitted 11 shops in The agencies’ move to send a team to May 17 as the next date of hearing. against any decision all the way up to liquor shop is not removed Some protesters also tried to the CM assured them that Barmer city have opened London is aimed at presenting a strong Mallya, whose now-defunct the Supreme Court. by May 4 when the results of vandalise the shop before she would direct authorities recently. 10 SPORTS the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | May 3 | 2017 Inter-school competitions of RS Pura zone meet Satwari, Arnia zone begin begins at MS Mill Area JAMMU, May 02: Organised by the Department JAMMU, MAY 02 Headmistress of Government 35 Kg: Bajrangi of Middle Sure Chak 35-27 pts; GMS Mulk Raj, Gurbachan, High School Jammu School Upper Gardigarh, Ist. Bhure Chak beat GMS Harvinder Kour and Amit of Youth Services and Sports Annual inter-school boys' Cantonment, Raj Rani in the Below 38 kg: Sunil Kumar Mandal 34-26 pts; GMS Kumar. (DYSS), inter-school competitions of Satwari presence of Zonal Physical Middle School Upper Narwal Pain beat GHS GHSS Arnia hosts Arnia competitions of R S Pura Zone in the sports discipline Education Officer of Satwari Gardigarh, Ist. Below 41 kg: Sohanajana 20-18 Pts. zone meet Zone in under-14 and under- of Wrestling, Volleyball, Zone, Kiran Jyoti. Amit Kumar of GGHS UNDER-17: GHSS Mandal Meanwhile, inter-school 17 age groups of boys got Kabaddi and Kho-Kho in The Results: Sohanajana, Ist. Below 45 beat GHS Raipur Satwari 30- boys' competitions of Arnia underway at Government under-14 and under-17 age WRESTLING: UNDER- Kg: Shiv Kumar of MS 19 pts; GHS Sure Chak beat zone got underway at Middle School Mill Area groups got underway at 17: Below 42 Kg: Farooq Upper Gardigarh, Ist. Below GHS Laxman Pura 24-16 Government Higher today. Government High School Ahmed of GGHS Sohanjana, 50 Kg: Raman Kumar of pts; GHS Jammu Secondary School Arnia The competition in the Jammu Cantonment, here Ist. Below 46 Kg: Amit GGHS Sohanjana, Ist. Cantonment beat GHSS under the supervision of disciplines of Kabaddi, Kho- Chief guest, Kamla Devi interacts with today. Kumar of GGHS Sohanjana, KHO-KHO: UNDER-14: Mandal 42-26 pts. Matches ZEPO, Sarita Pandha. Kho, Volleyball, Cricket and participants in R S Pura zone. Around 300 participants Ist. Below 49 kg: Deepak Semifinals: GMS Rakh were officiated by the The Results: KHO-KHO: Wrestling declared open by drawn from various private Kumar of GGHS Sohanjana, Bandhu beat GHS Bhour technical penal comprising Under-14: MS Pasgal beat chief guest, Kamla Devi, who schools were among others by one point. UNDER-17: and government run Ist. Below 54 kg: Rafiq Camp 6-2 pts; GM Model Jasdev Singh, Hardev Singh, HS Saidgarh by 10 pts. interacted with the present. New Public Brilliant School educational institutions of Ahmed of GGHS School Satwari beat GMS Jatinder Kour and UNDER-17: HS Arnia beat participants and highlighted The Results: beat HS Blaspur by one point. the zone are taking part in Sohanajana, Ist. Below 63 Gardigarh 5-2 pts. Matches Pushpinder Singh. HS Saidgarh by 13 pts. the importance of sports in VOLLEYBALL: KABADDI: UNDER-17: these events, a handout Kg: Parveen Kumar of were officiated by the VOLLEYBALL: VOLLEYBAL: UNDER-17: students' life. The Zonal UNDER-17: GHSS RS Pura GHSS Sai beat GHS Ranpur issued by the organizers, GGHS Sohanjana, Ist. technical penal including UNDER-17: Peoples HSS Allah defeated HS Physical Education Officer beat Sun Shine School 27-25, Maulana by one point; GHSS Department of Youth Below 69 Kg: Sushil Gurpreet kour, Harvinder Academy beat JK Public Saidgarh 2-0 sets. (ZPEO), Chander also spoke 25-19; Holy Cross Convent Dablahare beat Prince Doll Services and Sports (DYSS), Kumar of GHS Raipur Singh, Neeru Jawalia, Salim- School 2-0; HSS Mandal KABADDI: UNDER-14: HS to the participants. School beat GHSS Sai 2-1 HSS by four points. UNDER- here today informed. Satwari, Ist. UNDER-14: ul-Rehman and Vishal. beat HSS Bhour Camp 2-0. Saidgarh beat HS Arnia by 14 Headmaster of GMS Mill (25-23, 20-25, 25-21). KHO- 14: Holy Cross Convent Earlier the competition Below 32 Kg: Arun Singh of KABADDI: UNDER-14: Matches were officiated by pts. UNDER-17: HS Saidgarh Area and Physical Education KHO: UNDER-14: GHSS School beat Blossom HS R S was declared open by GGHS Sohanjana, Ist. Below GHS Laxmanpur beat GMS technical team including beat HS Arnia by 14 pts. Teachers of participating Chakroi beat MS Mill Area Pura by 12 points. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho slams club's 'not human' schedule India squander lead to lose 1-3 to Australia London: Jose Mourinho leg semi-final visit to Celta NEW DELHI: A spirited India have seven points from three stopped, but Harmanpreet flick was palmed back into play described Manchester United`s Vigo. The pair joined fellow squandered a goal lead to lose outings, while last year’s could not gather the ball as he by Australian custodian Tyler jammed-packed schedule as defenders Chris Smalling and 1-3 against defending runner-up India are on four stepped into the drag-flick Lovell. Akashdeep then tried a "not human" after a growing Phil Jones, who have been out champions Australia in a points after three matches. motion. Goalkeeper P R deflection on Pradeep Mor’s injury list threatened to wreck since late-March, on the injury preliminary league match of the Australia went into attacking Sreejesh blocked a deflection diagonal cross from right, only hopes of a place in next list and their absence means Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey mode from the start, forcing the by Craig in the seventh minute season`s Champions League. A United will travel to Spain to direct it wide in the 11th tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, first penalty corner in the 1-1 draw with Swansea on without a recognised centre- before the Indians came into the minute. Soon after, Sreejesh today. After managing to hold opening minute, but the Indian Sunday was a sixth stalemate in back. "I don`t know about the attacking frame. Akashdeep limped off the pitch as he got eight games at Old Trafford and injuries," said gloomy United the world champions in the first defenders rushed out to close Singh fed a short pass to injured while diving for a long harmed hopes of finishing in manager Mourinho. "I think quarter, India took the initial the angle. Mandeep Singh in the circle in diagonal ball into the circle. He the top four. To make matters Luke Shaw`s must be a big lead in the 25th minute through Craig’s deflection on Dylan the eighth minute, but he was was replaced by Akash Chikte a field goal from Harmanpreet Wotherspoon’s cross in the worse for United, Luke Shaw injury, because to leave the Eddie Ockenden (30th through their outstanding field tightly marked and failed to in goal in the 13th minute. Singh, but Australia later third minute went wide of the and Eric Bailly also suffered pitch after 10 minutes I am minute), Tom Craig (34th) and goals as the Indian challenge create any space. Both Australia and India had pumped in three field goals to mark before India earned a game-ending injuries, leaving expecting a very big injury," Tom Wickham (51st) showed faded in the last quarter. Nine- India forced their second a penalty corner reversed on maintain their position atop the penalty corner two minutes Mourinho with a major added the Portuguese boss, who why Australia are one of the time winners of the Sultan penalty corner a minute later video referral three minutes personnel crisis ahead of has publicly criticised the left round-robin league standings. later. The push was neatly most feared teams in the world Azlan Shah Cup, Australia now but Rupinderpal Singh’s rising into the second quarter. Thursday`s Europa League first back several times this season. Inter-school Inter-school competitions of Bishnah Zone Arundhati’s maiden badminton meet of coaching camp starts in Nagpur Jammu Zone HS Chak Murar, MS Bishnah share Kho-Kho titles JAMMU, May 02: (DYSS) at Government (boys) Higher open by Principal of host HSS Bishnah, NAGPUR: Suryawanshi, Sanjay Chaudhary, physical SOS boys win U-14 Volleyball title Government High School (HS) Chak Secondary School, Bishnah in district HL Bhagat, who was accompanied by Arundhati Pantawane started her maiden trainer Avinash Pantawane, coordinator of Murar and Government Middle School Samba. While HS Chak Murar defeated ZPEO (Zonal Physical Education assignment as a coach at the Taywade the camp Sanjay Kaduskar and Taywade JAMMU, May 02: Inter- (MS) Bishnah won boys under-17 and Government HSS Rehal by a margin of Officer), Jeet Singh. College, Koradi on Monday. After excelling College staff were present on the occasion. school zonal level as a player for more than a decade, The camp is being held in two sessions. competitions of Jammu in under-14 Kho-Kho finals respectively in six points in under-17 age group, MS Around 300 boys in two age groups are Arundhati was seen in a different role on The morning session will start at 7 am and the disciplines of Cricket, the annual inter-school competitions of Bishnah outplayed HS Chak Murar by taking part in the disciplines of Cricket, Maharashtra Day. The five-week long will end at 11.30 am, while the evening Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Bishnah zone, organized by the two points in under-14 category. Kho-Kho, Volleyball and Kabaddi and summer badminton coaching camp got session will be from 3 pm to 6.30 pm. Former Wrestling and Volleyball in Department of Youth Services and Sports Earlier, the competition was declared Wrestling. underway at the spacious Indoor Hall of India No. 1 shuttler Arundhati and Indian under-14 and under-17 age Taywade College, which has four wooden team's doubles coach Arun Vishnu got down groups of boys got courts. Around 15 youngsters got the to business of serious coaching from the first underway at Government Asian federation trying to resolve valuable guidance from Indian badminton session itself and seemed determined to Higher Secondary School players Arundhati and her husband Arun produce quality players from the region Bakshi Nagar, here under Vishnu. Taywade College principal Dr during the camp, which will conclude on the banner of Department of India-Pakistan hockey rift Sharyou B Taywade inaugurated the camp in June 3. Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd has Youth Services and Sports IPOH: from the Sultan of Johor Cup a simple function. Koradi Physical sponsored the T-shirts and shuttle boxes for (DYSS) The Asian Hockey tournament, to be played in Education College principal Sharad the camp, informed Sharyou Taywade. The competition was Federation (AHF) is confident November in Johor Bahru declared open by Principal of resolving the rift between (Malaysia), because an of host school, Shashi the national bodies governing invitation had gone out to No Champions Trophy decision without Prabha Thapa. She was the game in India and Pakistan. "The rift is not good accompanied by ZPEO Pakistan. for Asia, and it is not good for COA's permission: Vinod Rai to BCCI Jammu zone, Sroman Dogra Trying to play peace-broker, international hockey," said NEW DELHI: and other officials of the AHF's chief executive Tayyab Ikram. "For hockey, these two The Committee of DYSS. Ikram said that the hockey Asian nations are still very Administrators head Vinod Rai The events were also fraternity was making some important. on Tuesday made it clear that witnessed by District officer constructive efforts to resolve "We, in hockey, have the best BCCI office-bearers are not (DYSS), Sukhdev Raj the rift between the sub- India and Pakistan Pakistan are invited. opportunity to bring the two mandated to take any decision Sharma, who visited the continental neighbours. occasionally meet on the Hockey India has demanded nations together. No other on India's Champions Trophy venue and interacted with "We're trying some hockey pitch during events an apology from Pakistan for platform can help as much," he participation without the the participating teams. constructive efforts to bring conducted directly by the the behavior of their players, said. COA's approval. The opening day them together and try to International Hockey whose celebrations went over Hopeful of finding a positive Rai's comments came amid witnessed under-14 boys' eliminate those disputes. But Federation (FIH) and the the top after a semifinal victory result soon, Ikram said, "It's on continuing speculation on volleyball final wherein then, it is more political than Asian Hockey Federation, but over India in the 2014 FIH my daily agenda, we're working India's Champions Trophy SOS School defeated Model anything," Ikram told India's national federation has Champions Trophy in on it." Ikram said the AHF was participation after the BCCI take a decision on the said by former BCCI chief Academy in straight sets 25- reporters during the ongoing taken a stand that it would not Bhubaneswar. considering a different event was outvoted on its opposition matter. One needs to Shashank Manohar. 10, 25-13. Only two teams 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup send the team to any other India last month announced menu to get the two nations to to a revamped revenue and understand that this kind of a In case the BCCI SGM turned up for the event. on Tuesday. invitational tournament where withdrawal of their junior team play together. governance model of the ICC. decision cannot be taken in decides on a pull-out, there is "Yes, we have issued an haste. A Champions Trophy every possibility that COA will instruction that any decision pullout will lead to India not seek a directive from the regarding the ICC Revenue playing in ICC tournaments for Supreme Court. Chief guest, Kamla Devi interacts with participants in R S Pura zone. Model should only be taken at the next eight years. It cannot Last month, the BCCI was the Special General Meeting be decided by a few members," crushed 1-13 at the ICC Board NEW DELHI: briefly in action before he further depleted. (SGM). But the BCCI units Rai said. meeting where the proposed The Indian men's hockey limped off in the 13th minute Australia attacked more have been told that they cannot Rai said if a situation arises revenue model was put forth team, ranked No 6 in the after a painful blow to the during the second half, while issue any legal notice to the that India needs to pull out of for a floor test. world, have suffered their first knee while diving across the Sardar Singh and Akashdeep ICC with regards to Champions the Champions Trophy, it has to This was after BCCI's share loss at the 2017 Sultan Azlan goal. Singh each came close to Trophy pull-out without our be a unanimous decision of all from ICC revenue was reduced Shah Hockey tournament, Harmanpreet broke the scoring goals only for India to prior approval," Rai told PTI. the 30 voter members at the from $570 million to $293 losing 1-3 to world champions deadlock in the 25th minute each time be denied. In the The COA was forced to issue BCCI SGM. million. Australia in Ipoh, Malaysia on with a lovely shovel past 51st minute, Tom Wickham a diktat after it was learnt that "There can't be a fractured Initially, BCCI was offered Tuesday. Lovell, but with 40 seconds fired in Australia's third goal around 10 loyalists of former mandate where some are in an additional $100 million by As it happened: India v left on the clock Eddie and from there on the world BCCI president N Srinivasan favour of a pull-out and quite a Manohar -- an offer which Australia Ockenden drew the equalizer No 1 staved off any challenge Losing the experienced to send the teams into half- India could throw up. engaged in a teleconference few against the motion. If you India rejected. Singh's third goal of the Australia were provided a goalkeeper PR Sreejesh in the time at 1-1. Here is where India's defeat follows a 2-2 where the options of pulling out ask me, the extreme step should However, the ICC's offer still tournament. chance in the opening minute 13th minute proved a major India really missed Sreejesh, draw with Great Britain and a and taking legal action against only be taken if all the 30 stands as it is ready to pay the The marquee clash of the of the game, only for Trent setback for India, as his for a fine piece of work from 3-0 win over New Zealand. the global body were discussed. members decide unanimously additional $100 million. tournament, featuring the top Mitten to fail to convert the replacement Akash Chikte Tom Craig during the second They next play Japan on The BCCI's SGM is that a pull-out is necessary," Manohar has apparently told highest-ranked teams, threw penalty corner. A keen tussle allowed the Kookaburras to go half then put Australia ahead, Wednesday at 13:55 IST. scheduled to be held on May 7. Rai said. BCCI officials in Dubai that if up some engaging moments ensued between the teams, up 2-1 shortly into the second the in-form striker slotting a Australia's campaign before "It was brought to our A section of BCCI officials is their general body is game for overall but it was a tale of with plenty of chances missed. half when a goal went through goal between Chikte's legs. today's match featured a 1-1 knowledge that some of the eager to pass a resolution in an additional $100 million, he missed opportunities for India. Australian goalkeeper Tyler his legs. This despite India Moments later, SV Sunil - draw with New Zealand and a officials were engaged in a favour of taking legal action would then get it ratified in a Nine-time winners of the Lovell saved a goal with his being put ahead in the second in his 201st game - was carded 6-1 hammering of hosts teleconference and wanted to against the global body headed board meeting later this month. 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Focussing on 'Smart', its modern vibes with contemporary touch. not restrict movement, frees you to several entertainment options. lifestyle TV concept. Mr. HC These televisions reflect our trusted brand in the consumer Business, Samsung India. Rupee rebounds 24 Kansai Nerolac Paints gross sales up by 8.8% Honda Cars register over 38% growth in Apr-2017 paise against dollar Mumbai, May 2, 2017: the previous year. For the year ending continued to see strong double digit New Delhi, May 2, 2017: customers' response for newly sales continue to grow in early trade Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited(KNPL), March 31, 2017, the company declared volume and value growth in Decorative, Honda Cars India Ltd. launched Honda WR-V and positively and we registered MUMBAI: one of the leading Paint companies in gross sales of Rs.4936.1 crores marking a however Industrial demand has been (HCIL), leading manufacturer new Honda City 2017. HCIL our higher ever April numbers The rupee recouped India, today at the Board meeting growth of 7.2% over the same period of the subdued and in single digit, due to the of passenger cars in India, has received over 25,000 backed by strong demand for sharply by 24 paise to 64 announced its unaudited results for the previous year. For the year PBT due to sluggishness in Automotive.Inflation has registered monthly domestic bookings for Honda City since New City 2017 and Honda against the US dollar in fourth quarter of financial year 2016-17. normal operations was Rs.759.4Crores a been high during the quarter coupled with sales of 14,480units in April its launch in mid-February, WR-V. The new fiscal year early trade today on For the quarter, the company declared growth of 40.7% over the same period of volatility in foreign exchange. The 2017 against 10,486units in and 12,000 bookings for WR- has begun on a positive note increased selling of the gross sales of Rs.1156.4 crores, marking a the previous year. Commenting on the company has effected a price increase in corresponding month last V since its launch in mid- and we hope to continue the American currency by growth of 8.8% over the same quarter of announcement, Mr. H. M. Bharuka, Decorative in March. Going forward, input year, registering a growth of March. Mr. Yoichiro Ueno, growth momentum. " exporters and banks amid a the previous year. PBTwasRs.169.7crores Managing Director, KansaiNerolac Paints costs and availability are a concern which 38.1%. The company has President and CEO, Honda HCIL also exported a total higher opening in the a growth of33.4 % over the same quarter of Ltd said,"During the quarter, KNP will put pressure on costs. received overwhelming Cars India Ltd.said "HCIL of 442 units inApril 2017. domestic equity market. Forex dealers said Sensex ends below 30,000- weakness in the dollar Manufacturing sector grows for 4th straight month in April against other currencies mark on choppy trade overseas supported the NEW DELHI: upturn in total new business 6.25 per cent but increased rupee. Further, a higher MUMBAI: Indian manufacturing sector received by Indian reverse repo rate to 6 per cent opening in the domestic Benchmark sensex registered growth for the manufacturers in April," said from 5.75 per cent. equity market gave the gave up its early gains fourth straight month in April, Pollyanna De Lima, "Scratching beneath the uptrend some momentum, to close at 29,921.18 but at an unchanged rate from Economist at IHS Markit and surface we can see that they added. on Monday, up by just the previous month, as rise in author of the report. consumers were the key On Friday, the domestic 2.78 points, amid rise new orders was offset by On inflation, it said drivers of growth as consumer unit ended lower by 8 paise in auto and realty moderate increases in output, a purchasing costs increased for goods producers registered by far at 64.24 a dollar on counters and higher survey said. The Nikkei Markit the 19th consecutive month in the steepest expansions in both sustained month-end opening in European India Manufacturing April. Meanwhile, less than 5 production and new orders," demand for the US currency shares. Purchasing Managers' Index per cent of manufacturers Lima said. from importers and banks. The 30-share index (PMI) — an indicator of raised their output prices in Lima further noted that Indian Forex market remained rose over 150 points in 29,921.18, up 2.78 points, or manufacturing activity — month in a row, the rate of A reading above 50 April, while almost 93 per cent manufacturer believe output is closed yesterday on account morning trade to recapture 0.01 per cent. matched March's reading of expansion eased from March. indicates expansion, while any signalled no change. expected to remain on an upward of "Maharashtra Day". the 30,000-mark, hitting a The broader NSE Nifty 52.5. April is the 4th straight score below the mark means The Reserve Bank in its trajectory amid reports of planned Meanwhile, the high of 30,069.24, but later shuttled between 9,352.55 Though the upturn in order month in which manufacturing contraction. "Buoyant monetary policy review meet capacity expansions, new product benchmark BSE Sensex rose lost momentum to hit the and 9,269.90, before ending books was "most pronounced" sector registered growth after domestic demand coupled with on April 6 kept the repurchase launches, aggressive marketing 134.33 points, or 0.44 per day's low of 29,804.72. 9.75 points, or 0.10 per cent since last October and new the demonetization-induced sustained growth of new or repo rate — at which it campaigns and an improving cent, to 30,052.73 in early It finally ended at higher at 9,313.80. export orders rose for the third contraction at the end of 2016. orders from abroad boosted the lends to banks — unchanged at economic scenario. session today. India to clock 7.1 per cent GDP this year, 7.5 per cent in 2018: UN report Railways to invite bids for UNITED NATIONS: India spending increases", the report supply bottlenecks, such as the manufacturing modern coaches is expected to clock 7.1 per cent said. implementation of the goods NEW DELHI: growth this year before edging Inflation is projected to reach and services tax, amendment of The Railways will invite up to 7.5 per cent in 2018, 5.3-5.5 per cent in 2017 and a bankruptcy law and opening financial bids worth over Rs according to a UN report, which 2018, which is somewhat above up of the pharmaceuticals, 20,000 crore for manufacturing warned that the country faces the official target of 4.5-5 per defence and civil aviation around 5,000 AC and non-AC heightened risks related to the cent. sectors," it said. concentration of bad loans in the The report, however, noted The rate of India's economic coaches that will be equipped public sector banks. that a key downside risk for growth moderated to 7.1 per with modern facilities and run The UN Economic and Social India was heightened financial cent in 2016 from 7.6 per cent in faster than existing ones, at the Commission for Asia and the sector risks related to the 2015, with the manufacturing Kanchrapara rail factory in Pacific (ESCAP) said in its concentration of bad loans in sector more sluggish in 2016 West Bengal this month. The annual flagship report 'The public sector banks. 2017. mitigate the large temporary relative to 2015 owing to public transporter intends to Economic and Social Survey of The gross non-performing The resulting liquidity crunch adverse shocks on income and weaker domestic demand, rising acquire 500 Electric Multiple Asia and the Pacific 2017' assets ratio in public sector led to delays in the payment of wealth, such as expanding a input costs and subdued bank Unit and Mainline Electric launched yesterday that the banks reached almost 12 per wages and purchase of inputs in low-cost housing scheme and credit. Fixed investment Multiple Unit coaches per year request for proposal (RFP) this manufacturing 5,000 modern economic growth for India is cent in 2016, which points to the the industrial sector, the report providing more relief to the continued to contract as stressed as assured offtake from the month for the Kanchrapara EMU/MEMU coaches over the projected to be stable at 7.1 per need for "bank recapitalisation", said. agricultural sector and credit corporate balance sheets facility to make local and coach factory in Bengal," said next 10 years in a joint venture cent in 2017 before edging up to it said. "While the impact of support for small enterprises. suppressed firms' appetite for mainline train services faster a senior Railway Ministry model. The RFQ got a good 7.5 per cent in 2018, Noting the impact of demonetisation on the economy Notwithstanding its short- additional spending, the report and comfortable. official. The financial bid is to response as Bombardier underpinned by higher private demonetisation, the report said is expected to be transient, a term disruptions, the report said said. Overall, the still rapid Equipped with automatic ensure that responses from (Canada), Siemens consortium and public consumption and the unexpected withdrawal of slower-than-expected recovery one of the medium-term benefits output growth in 2016 benefited doors, forced ventilation vendors meet the organisation's (Germany), Alstom (France), increased infrastructure the two largest denomination would particularly diminish the of demonetisation was to help from a modest recovery in system, bio-toilets, needs and are structured in a CRRC Corporation consortium spending. currency notes in November outlook for cash-intensive expand banking sector liquidity. agriculture due to an improved regenerative braking system way that allows it to easily (China), Stadler (Switzerland), Growth in India is forecast at 2016 and their subsequent sectors and supply chains for "The country's medium-term monsoon season and robust and better interior design, the compare proposals. Medha consortium (India) and 7.1 per cent this year as "re- replacement with new currency agricultural products," it said. economic development will also growth in public administration stainless steel coaches will run In June last year, the BHEL, an Indian PSU, made monetisation restores weighed down economic The recent budget called for benefit from recent reforms that following public sector salary faster than the existing Railways had sought requests the cut to qualify for the consumption, and infrastructure conditions in late 2016 and early various measures that seek to are aimed at easing domestic increases, it said. coaches. "We will issue the for qualification (RFQ) for financial bidding. Gold extends losses, down Home loans biggest driver of credit growth MUMBAI: environment and some doubled from Rs 20,400 crore Rs 100 on muted demand Over the last five years migration to the debt market," as on March 2012 to Rs home loans have recorded the said Madan Sabnavis, chief 52,100 crore as on March NEW DELHI: highest compounded annual economist, CARE Ratings. 2017. Falling for the second growth rate (CAGR) of over The slowdown in lending In the services sector, it is straight session, gold prices on 16% and now account for to industry is largely because loans to professional services, Tuesday declined by another over 12% of all bank credit. of PSBs which have reduced trade and to non-banking Rs 100 to Rs 29,350 per 10 Overall credit to industry their exposure to corporates. finance companies that have grams at the bullion market on during the same period has After home loans, credit card been driving credit growth. muted demand from local "The performance in FY18 slowed to single digits at outstandings are the fastest jewellers amid a weak trend will depend on how the 6.7% after a negative growth growing segment which have overseas. manufacturing sector fares as this year. Though the share of grown at a CAGR of 20% Silver also dropped by Rs this is required for revival in loans to industry in March over the last five years. 400 to Rs 40,000 per kg due to decades. introduced special schemes to growth in bank credit. It is the 2017 were still hight at However, they account for reduced offtake by industrial The main driver of bank boost demand in the wake of driving force. With the 37.5%. less than 1% of bank credit units and coin makers. credit in 2016-17 has been the global financial crisis. increase in commodity prices, slumped by another Rs 100 400 to Rs 40,000 per kg and and are one of the smallest Traders said apart from According to data on sector home loans which stood at Rs "Between FY12-FY16 bank the absolute demand for loans each to Rs 29,350 and Rs weekly-based delivery components of lending to the weak global cues, a fall in credit released by the RBI, 8.60 lakh crore, 15% higher credit registered double digit could come up. With overall 29,200 per 10 grams, cracked below the Rs personal segment — smaller demand from local jewellers bank credit to industry as on than Rs 7.46 lakh crore as on growth, barring in FY15 GDP growth expected to be respectively. The precious 39,000-mark by plunging Rs than education and auto at domestic spot market March 31, 2017 stood at Rs end-March 2016. The share when credit grew by 9%. only moderately better in metal had lost Rs 100 on 620 to Rs 38,885 per kg. loans. Bankers say that this is mainly kept gold prices lower. 26.77 lakh crore which is 2% of housing which was 9.26% However, growth in bank FY18, the pick up in credit Monday. Sovereign, On the other hand, silver despite a large base of credit Globally, gold fell 0.09 per lower than outstanding bank on March 2012 has been credit slowed to 5% in FY17. would more likely be only however, remained unaltered coins remained steady at Rs card users as Indians prefer to cent to $1,255 an ounce in credit of Rs 27.30 lakh crore rising over the years. The last The slowdown has mainly gradual in nature," said at Rs 24,400 per piece of 71,000 for buying and Rs settle their bills at the end of Singapore. In the national as on end-March 2016. This time bank credit to housing been on account of banks Sabnavis. He adds that CARE eight grams. Following gold, 72,000 for selling of 100 the month. Credit card capital, gold of 99.9 per cent has resulted in the slowest was in double digits was in stressed with bad loans, has forecast a 7-8% growth in silver ready plunged by Rs pieces. outstandings have more than and 99.5 per cent purity growth in bank credit in 2009, when the government stagnant corporate investment bank credit this year. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | MAY | 03 || 2017 The NORTHLINES Chinese daily sees Beijing's role as mediator on Kashmir! Ensure that schools don't sell books, uniforms: HC tells CBSE JAMMU, MAY 02 flicts in South and Southeast the fate of the highest battle- Asia’ by saying, “Mediating ground in the world, most while violation of the norm. China has virtually between India and Pakistan part of which is under An advisory was issued by announced its role as a medi- over the Kashmir issue India’s control. The the CBSE following com- ator in the Kashmir “dis- would perhaps be one of the Karakorum highway, the plaints from parents and pute” between India and toughest challenges facing lifeline of CPEC, runs across stakeholders that schools are Pakistan to fulfill its respon- China in dealing with edges of the glacier. indulging in commercial sibility as a “stabilising force regional affairs to safeguard Kashmiri separatists, consid- activities by way of selling and conflict mediator” in its overseas interests (read ered His Master’s Voice of books and uniforms within South Asia. CPEC).” Pakistan, have often made the school premises or The state-run ‘Global Times’ China has shifted its stand calls for China as a partner through selected vendors. has focused on the “Kashmir that Kashmir was a bilateral to settling the “Kashmir dis- The plea, filed on March 3, dispute” and its resolution issue to be resolved by Delhi pute”. had urged the court to through Beijing’s interven- and Islamabad. It had main- The MEA had been dismiss- NEW DELHI, MAY 02 during the hearing of a PIL enforce the CBSE's tion and mediation as it says: ed interest in helping resolve turned a deaf ear to the tained and stuck to this stand ing these as peripheral nois- filed by social worker Sunil February 21, 2011 circular, “China has always adhered regional conflicts, including Indian objections that it was vociferously in 1999, when es, maintaining that India The Delhi High Court on Pokhriyal seeking direction by which schools across to the principle of non-inter- the dispute over Kashmir undertaking projects in the it advised Pakistan to adhere and Pakistan could resolve it Tuesday directed the Central to restrain the schools here India were directed not to ference in the internal affairs between India and territory which is legally part to the “sanctity of the Line bilaterally. Now, China has Board of Secondary from using their buildings to use their premises for any of other countries, but that Pakistan.” China has invest- of India. Last Dogra king of of Control” and withdraw its announced that it is willing Education (CBSE) to ensure run commercial activities commercial activity or have doesn’t mean Beijing can ed $54 billion in the China- Jammu and Kashmir had troops and proxies from the to acquire a new role as a that the schools affiliated to like selling of books and shops to sell books, uni- turn a deaf ear to the Pakistan Economic Corridor acceded the entire state as it Indian side of the LoC. mediator as it is doing in the it must not indulge in com- uniforms. forms or stationery in the demands of Chinese enter- (CPEC) that runs through existed before the tribes- Things changed at the diplo- case of Myanmar and mercial activities, such as The petition was opposed by school campus. prise in protecting the over- Pakistan occupied Kashmir, men’s invasion of the state, matic and geo-strategic lev- Rohingiya refugees. The one selling books and uniforms, the authorities, including It had submitted that the seas investments. Given the including Gilgit. Beijing has to India in 1947. The news- els when Pakistan during belt, one road runs through inside their campuses. CBSE, saying, "The plea board has given parents a massive investment that has already stationed its troops paper, however, prods negotiations on the Siachen Myanmar too. A Bench of Acting Chief was not in public interest. It free hand to purchase these been made in countries for the safety of its workers Beijing in its article titled glacier submitted non- That China has brought Justice Gita Mittal and is his (petitioner's) own items from the open market along the One Belt, One in Gilgit-Baltisan and other ‘China ready to play a papers seeking the involve- Kashmir on its agenda needs Justice Anu Malhotra also interest." at a competitive price, but Road, China now has a vest- parts of the PoK and it has greater role in resolving con- ment of China in deciding to be understood. noted that the CBSE has The court, however, brushed recently issued a circular in aside their contentions and the public schools were not this regard. observed that the petitioner allowing this to happen. 32 killed in IS attack on Syria Post H1-B visa curbs, Infosys to "We are disposing of the may have own interest, "but It had alleged that the shops refugee camp near Iraq border writ petition with direction we are of the view that it is inside schools are being run hire 10,000 US workers to the CBSE to ensure that in public interest especially by the people known to the its circular is strictly com- for school-going children school management and the SAN FRANCISCO/MUMBAI,, from a US point of view, administration to not make plied with, in accordance and their parents." institutions made "willful MAY 2 obviously creating more drastic changes to visa rules, with law, by the institu- On April 19, the CBSE had gain" from these businesses. American jobs and opportu- as this could hurt India's tions," the bench said after issued a circular and told the "A pair of shoes, which is India-based IT services firm nities is a good thing," Sikka $150 billion IT service sec- the board's counsel submit- schools affiliated to it that available at around Rs 500 Infosys Ltd said it plans to said. While Indian outsourc- tor. The 10,000 new US jobs ted that another circular was education institutions are no in the market, costs Rs hire 10,000 US workers in ing firms have recruited in would be a small part of issued on April 19 on the commercial establishments 1,200-1,500 when sold the next two years and open the United States, Infosys is Infosys' overall workforce same matter. and sale of books, uniforms through the school's store," four technology centers in the first to come out with of more than 200,000. The court's directions came the plea had alleged. —PTI the United States, starting concrete hiring numbers and and stationery by them is in with a center this August in provide a timeline in the Indiana, the home state of wake of Trump's visa Kiran apprises Rajnath of ‘constraints’ in serving Puducherry US Vice-President Mike review. PUDUCHERRY, MAY 02 including Urban Pence. The move comes at a Last month, two industry Development Minister BEIRUT, MAY 02 Rahman told AFP. time when Infosys and some sources told Reuters that Puducherry Lt Governor Venkaiah Naidu, and would The camp lies in the Rajm of its Indian peers such as Infosys was applying for Kiran Bedi, who has been at return to the union territory At least 32 people were al-Salibeh area just inside Tata Consultancy Services just under 1,000 H-1B visas loggerheads with the tomorrow. Differences have killed on Tuesday in an Syrian territory, and at least and Wipro Ltd have become this year. One of the sources Congress government here cropped up between Bedi Islamic State group attack 21 of the dead were dis- political targets in the said that was down from on certain issues, on and the V Narayanasamy-led near a refugee camp on the placed Syrians or Iraqi United States for allegedly about 6,500 applications in Tuesday met Union Home government and MLAs over Syrian side of the border refugees, the Observatory displacing US workers' jobs 2016 and some 9,000 in Minister Rajnath Singh in her style of functioning. with Iraq, a monitor said. said. “At least 30 people by flying in foreigners on 2015. Puducherry Municipality R works, a charge denied by New Delhi and apprised him The matter reached a flash- “At least five suicide attack- were wounded, and the temporary visas to service Indian IT service firms, Chandrasekaran, saying the her. Bedi, who assumed of 'constraints' she faced in point in March last when a ers blew themselves up out- death toll may rise because their clients in the country. which typically flood the Lt Governor alone has pow- office in May last year, was serving the union territory. senior civic official was side and inside a camp for some people are in critical The IT service firms rely lottery system each year ers in matters of appoint- earlier irked by ‘lack of Iraqi refugees and displaced condition and others are still “Called on Hble UHM @raj- transferred on orders of heavily on the H1-B visa with thousands of applica- Assembly Speaker V ment/transfer of officials of cooperation’ to her Clean Syrians in Hasakeh unaccounted for,” the nathsingh Apprised him of programme, which US tions, have been among the Vaithilingam over an alleged the union territory. Puducherry mission. province,” Syrian Britain-based monitor said. constraints and challenges President Donald Trump has largest H1-B recipients breach of privilege issue The Congress and opposi- Last year, the former IPS Observatory for Human The US-backed SDF has being encountered in serving ordered federal agencies to annually. raised against the official by tion MLAs had even officer had even threatened Rights chief Rami Abdel captured swathes of north- Puducherry," she tweeted. review. Indian politicians and IT Official sources here said an opposition MLA. demanded that the Centre she would quit her post and Rahman said. ern Syria from IS, and in However, Bedi ordered the In a telephone interview industry heads have been Bedi, who reached Delhi last recall Bedi for "disrespect- leave the Union Territory if Heavy clashes then erupted recent days overran most of with Reuters from Indiana, lobbying US lawmakers and re-instatement of ing" the government, MLAs there was no improvement between the IS fighters and the strategic Euphrates night, was scheduled to meet Infosys Chief Executive officials from the Trump some more union ministers, Commissioner of and delaying development in the situation. — PTI members of the Syrian Valley town of Tabqa. Vishal Sikka said his com- Democratic Forces, an The battle for Tabqa is an pany plans to hire US work- alliance of Kurdish and important part of a broader ers in fields such as artificial Pak welcomes Erdogan’s offer to help resolve Kashmir issue Arab fighters, some of offensive for IS’s main intelligence. whose combatants were Syrian stronghold, Raqa, "When you think about it ISLAMABAD, MAY 02 issues” in Kashmir and the among the dead, Abdel downstream. — AFP resolution of the Jammu and Pakistan has welcomed Kashmir issue. Turkish President Recep The situation in Kashmir, Tayyip Erdogan’s suggestion especially in terms of human of having a multilateral dia- rights violations and impli- logue to resolve the Kashmir cations for the regional and issue, an offer India has vir- global security, due to the tually rejected. unresolved dispute, have Ahead of his India visit, raised serious concerns Erdogan, during a TV inter- across the globe, the Foreign view, had said, “We should strengthen the dialogue on Kashmir that were not asserted that the Kashmir Office said. not allow more casualties to process among the stake- well received in India. issue is an Indo-Pak bilateral It said that recently, the UN, occur (in Kashmir). By hav- holders for resolving the The remarks were contrary matter, essentially due to the Organisation of Islamic ing a multilateral dialogue, Kashmir issue,” the Pakistan to the position of India, cross-border terrorism. Cooperation (OIC) and the (in which) we can be Foreign Office said in a which maintains that the However, Pakistan wel- international community, involved, we can seek ways statement on Monday night. Kashmir issue is a bilateral comed Erdogan’s remarks, including the US, had urged to settle the issue once and Erdogan’s meeting with matter, and that there is no saying, “Pakistan has always the early resolution of the for all.” Prime Minister Narendra scope for a third-party medi- welcomed the statements Kashmir issue given the per- “Pakistan welcomes the Modi on Monday came in ation. In a clear message to and endeavours aimed at ils for the regional peace and Turkish President’s offer to the shadow of his comments Erdogan, India on Monday addressing the human rights security. PTI