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Vol. 3 ISSUE NO. 22 Jammu, Sunday 25, January 2015 PAGES 8 PRICE RS. 2/- Postal Regd. No. L-29/JK-509/13-15 Flood Relief Package - Union Dr. Haseeb Drabu Will never sell the mandate; JK interest meets Governor GY news service Home Ministry clarifies position JAMMU, JAn. 24: GY news service Dr. Haseeb Drabu, PDP paramount for govt formation: Mufti JAMMU, JAn. 24: Immediately after the promulga - MLA from Rajpora GY news service on PDP, just for the sake of Pakistan Nawaz Sharief for He said that the Kashmiri tion of Governor's Rule the Governor had asked the Constituency, called on the JAMMU, JAn. 24: power". his inauguration but unfortu - youth were facing problems Secretary Revenue to vigorously pursue the Government of Governor last evening. Asserting that Peoples He said that after some nately this positive initiative in pursuing their studies out - India for an urgent decision regarding the package of Rs. Spokesman of the Raj Democratic Party would not consensus evolves during the was stalled soon after by call - side the state. "The youth 43,959.56 crore which had been forwarded to the Bhavan disclosed that dur - sell its mandate for the sake of "informal talks", the party ing off the talks between the have become a particular vic - Government of India by the Jammu and Kashmir ing his 45 minutes meeting power, party patron Mufti will depute its senior party foreign secretaries of the two tim of trust deficit between Government on 11th October, 2014. It would be recalled with the Governor Dr. Muhammad Sayeed today leaders for holding structured countries. the state and rest of the coun - that this package comprised proposals for the release of Drabu informed the former said that the interests of state dialogue with BJP. "We will Mufti said that country's try", he said adding that his funds for the relief and rehabilitation of the families affect - about the broad pattern of and its people alone will have to agree on basic issues leadership has to responde aim was to restore the dignity ed by the floods and, besides, for the reconstruction of the the PDP-BJP parleys so far guide the party in its bid to and move forward for trans - and respect the faith reposed of citizens of Jammu and damaged infrastructure. held, the understandings form a stable and representa - forming Jammu and Kashmir by the people of Jammu and Kashmir whose loyalty to the The proposal forwarded by the State Government com - arrived at in regard to the tive government in Jammu into politically stable and eco - Kashmir in democratic country is suspected and who prised two components: an amount of Rs. 2,926.11 crore forthcoming elections to and Kashmir. nomically developed state for peace was the pre-requisite process. The best way to do are required to prove their for providing relief and rehabilitation to the affected fami - the Rajya Sabha, and the Addressing the electoral which peace is the pre requi - for economic viability in that, he said, is to remove the patriotism in every matter lies and Rs. 41,033.45 crore for the reconstruction of the likely time frame presently college of the party that had site", he said adding that Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti impression that Jammu and including finding a job, get - damaged infrastructure. envisaged for further nego - met here today to elect PDP Common Minimum said that Government of India Kashmir is being governed by ting a passport or finding a After the promulgation of Governor's Rule the tiations and conclusion of president, Mufti said that the Programme will form the will have to address Kashmir military law. This, he said, is a residence outside the state. "It Governor has personally spoken to the Union Home understandings. party was in informal negotia - basics of governance in issue by holding meaningful source of embracement for is the blot on the fair name of Secretary to seek a very early decision in regard to both tion with Bhartiya Janta Party Jammu and Kashmir for dialogue. "We have time and our country even at the our country that even after 70 components of the special package. The Union Home and depending upon the areas which negotiations were on again reiterated that neigh - national level and the contin - years of independence Ministry has informed the Governor on 23rd January ADDC suspends of convergence a coalition with BJP. bourer can not be changed ues use of special powers for Kashmiries have to prove that their final decision in regard to the first component would be formed on the basis He said that decisive but and it was the time when we security forces compromises their credentials and trust of the package i.e. funds for the provision of relief and 18 officials of Common Minimum fractured mandate has thrown must engage Pakistan in the dignity and personal liber - worthiness", he said adding rehabilitation of the affected families, shall be taken in GY news service Programme. "We are in track up one of the biggest chal - negotiations so to ensure ty of the common people who that PDP want to relive the the next few days. As regards the release of funds for the BUDGAM, JAn. 24: two negotiations with BJP. lenge for his party but "PDP peace in the sub-continent. must have the same benefit people of this embarrassment. reconstruction of damaged infrastructure the Home The Additional District We may differ in our vision will take up the challenge "We do not want to dictate and rights as enjoyed by any The PDP patron further Secretary has informed the Governor that the State Development and priorities but an attempt is only if I feel that by entering terms as it is under the ambit citizen in the country. said that his party will insist Government shall need to prepare detailed proposals for Commissioner has sus - being made to find a common into an alliance I will be in a of Prime Minister's power to Calling for revocation of for the returning of NHPC run each sector and send them the same to the concerned pended 18 officials who ground so as to evolve con - position to connect people of decide on the foreign policy Armed Forces Special power projects, especially Ministries of the Government of India. He has also were found unauthorizedly sensus on all issues to carry all the regions and work for matters. However, it is also Powers Act in time bound Dul Hasti and Salal, to J&K informed that a copy of each proposal should also be absent from duty during a forward the peace process and the welfare of entire state". clear that any hostility manner, Mufti said that the as per the recommendations sent to the Union Home Ministry so that they can fol - surprise inspection. political and economic agen - "We have the necessary between India and Pakistan requirement of such special of Rangrajan Committee. low-up on their end. The employees placed da", he said. material and capacity in the has a direct impact on Jammu powers to the forces no more "The state of Jammu and The Governor has addressed the Union Home under suspension were Reiterating that assuming form of our leaders and policy and Kashmir and its people. exist in view of the drastic Kashmir has suffered due to Minister to once again request an urgent and sympathet - from Revenue, CA&PD, power was never his priority makers to take up the chal - We want that peace should decline in militancy. When the Indus Water Treaty as the ic consideration of the State Government's claim of Rs. Rural Development, NIC, he said, "Our alliance with lenge and do what people prevail on the borders and such laws give adverse interest of state were not 2,926.11 crore for the relief and rehabilitation of flood Education, Agriculture and any political party will be have voted us for. Our admin - within in the state. We want to impression why should we taken care of when such affected families. Side by side, the Governor has asked Forest departments. based on principals and poli - istration is best in the entire bridge the gap between the have them", he said adding agreement was entered into", the Chief Secretary to convene an immediate meeting of Meanwhile, on the cies. I assure you and the peo - country and we are confident two neighbouring countries that PDP was clear on the he said adding that rivers all concerned Administrative Secretaries and fix a firm instructions of the Deputy ple of Jammu and Kashmir that we will achieve the dis - for ensuring peace in the issue that it does not want just being one of the biggest dateline by which each of them shall prepare detailed Commissioner Baramulla, that I will never sell my man - tinction to give a stable, region". an assurance for the sake of resources of state will have to proposals/DPR and have the same delivered to the con - a surprise inspection of date and will not compromise accountable and representa - He said that Narendera assurance on this subject but a be utilized for the welfare of cerned Ministry in the Government of India. The various government on the basic, issues on which tive government". Modi had made the right proper plan to see that the law Jammu and Kashmir and its Governor has also asked for a further report in this mat - offices including ZEO the people have reposed trust Reiterating his stand that beginning by inviting PM of is repealed at the earliest. people. ter from the Chief Secretary. Office Boniyar, Sub- Treasury office and CAPD Boniyar was conducted by Cold intensifies in Valley; Kargil Crime Branch, Jammu Tehsildar Boniyar today. shivers at minus 17 deg C Register FIR against cheats DDC reviews dev GY news service Kupwara, in north Kashmir, GY news service issued in the name and bond but had also works at Shopian GY news service srinAGAr, JAn. 24: registered a minimum of JAMMU, JAn. 24: on behalf of J&K Bank forged the signatures sHOPiAn, JAn. 24: Kargil, in the frontier Ladakh minus 0.2 degrees Celsius, Crime Branch, Jammu Ltd. through its and seal of the bank region, was the coldest record - while Kokernag, in south, today registered a case Branch Office R.S. official/bank intention - District Development ed place in Jammu and recorded a low of minus 2.1 FIR No. 2/2015 under Pura, Jammu and M/s ally in order to cheat Commissioner, Shopian Kashmir as the minimum tem - degrees Celsius. The Met section 420, 465, 466, Moglie Scelta Elettro the bank and the bene - today reviewed progress of perature there plummeted by Department has said the 467, 468, 471, 120-B Limited in favour of ficiary etc. various development nearly six degrees to minus 17 weather would remain mainly RPC against M/s M/s Shivam It has come to light works being executed degrees Celsius even as the dry and cold for the next few Moglie Scelta Elettro Enterprises, B-09, that officials of M/s under district plan. cold wave tightened its grip in days. Limited, Vishal Naraina Vihar, New Moglie Scelta Elettro It was stated that, so the state. Kashmir Valley is current - Mahajan S/o Darshan Delhi, the beneficiary, Limited in connivance far, 72 percent expenditure The mercury in Kargil ly under the grip of 'Chillai- Gupta R/o 61/AB, whereas, no such Bank with one Vishal has been registered under town settled at minus 17.0 Kalan' the 40-day harshest Gandhi Nagar, Jammu Guarantee has been Mahajan S/o Darshan annual plan 2014-15. The degrees Celsius, down by near - previous night, the spokesper - south Kashmir hill resort of winter period - which began on and others for prepar - issued by the bank. Gupta R/o 61/AB, major works completed in ly six degrees from the previ - son said. Srinagar, the summer Pahalgam, which also serves December 21. The chances of ing forged Bank It has been further Gandhi Nagar, Jammu the district are Rs. 36.89 ous night's minus 11.4 degrees capital of Jammu and Kashmir, as the base camp for the annu - snowfall are maximum and Guarantee Bond for an alleged that the stamp and some other crimi - crore Mini Secretariat Celsius, a spokesperson of the recorded the minimum tem - al Amarnath yatra, registered most frequent during this peri - amount of `1.00 Crore. papers used for prepar - nal elements had in Complex, Science block MeT department here said. perature of minus 0.8 degree the minimum temperature of od. However, this year the On the complaint of ing the fake bank guar - furtherance of a crimi - for Government Degree The town registered a dip of 12 Celsius, over a degree down minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, one weather had remained mostly Vijay Kumar, Branch antee have been pur - nal conspiracy, dishon - College worth Rs. 4.09 degrees in the minimum tem - from the previous night's 0.6 degree up from the previous dry with occasional snowfall or Head, J&K Bank chased in the name of estly and fraudulently crore, WSS Pinjoora worth perature in the last two days as degree Celsius, he said. night's minus 7.6 degrees rains mostly in higher reaches. Branch R.S. Pura, one Vishal Mahajan prepared and used the Rs. 1.67 crore besides it had recorded a low of minus The famous ski-resort of Celsius, the spokesman said. Though 'Chillai-Kalan' Jammu wherein it was S/o Darshan Gupta R/o fake Bank Guarantee District Employment & 5.0 degrees Celsius on Gulmarg, the star attraction for He said Qazigund, the would end on January 31, the alleged that one forged 61/AB, Gandhi Nagar, Bond in order to cheat Counselling Centre worth Thursday. tourists especially skiers from gateway town to Kashmir winter continues after that. The Bank Guarantee Bond Jammu and that offi - the bank and the bene - Rs. 1.32 crore. The DDC Leh, also in Ladakh, across the country and abroad, Valley in south, recorded a low 40-day period would be fol - bearing No. cials of M/s Moglie ficiary thereby causing directed the officers to recorded a low of minus 14.4 recorded a low of minus 8.4 of minus 1.7 degree Celsius lowed by a 20-day long 'Chillai 0012655/MSEL dated Scelta Elettro Limited wrongful gains to expedite the completion of degrees Celsius, a decrease of degrees Celsius compared to against minus 2.4 degrees Khurd' (small cold) and a 10- 24.09.2014 for an not only had manufac - themselves and wrong - all ongoing works. nearly three degrees from minus 7.8 degrees Celsius the Celsius yesterday. day long 'Chillai Bachha' (baby amount of `1.00 Crore tured and used the ful loss to the bank minus 11.7 degrees Celsius the previous night. The famous The spokesman said cold). has been fraudulently forged bank guarantee and the beneficiary. Man dies in road mishap Governor reviews financial assistance Jitendra inaugurates hutments for GY news service srinAGAr, JAn. 24: under PMNRF for reconstruction of One person died in a road flood affected families of Saddal accident in Hygam area of GY news service employment opportunities for Baramulla District last fully damaged houses UDHAMPUr, JAn. 24: young boys and girls. He said evening. A Truck bearing GY news service trict; Rs.2.84 crore for 222 pucca and 124 Union Minister of State in Rs 13 lakh have been released registration number JK5C- JAMMU, JAn. 24: N.N. Vohra, kutcha houses in Bandipora district; Rs.3.66 PMO, Ministry of Personnel, for vocational centre while Rs 6762 driven collided with Governor, reviewed the to-date status of finan - crore for reconstruction of 11 pucca and 711 Public Grievances and 50 lakh have been provided for Maruati Car bearing regis - cial assistance under the Prime Minister's kutcha houses in Udhampur district; Rs. 10.36 Pensions, Department of construction of hutments, so tration number JK05C-3101 National Relief Fund for reconstruction of crore for 40 pucca and 1992 kutcha houses in Atomic Energy and far. Dr. Singh assured all sup - on NHW Rangi Pattan, fully damaged houses in J&K due to the Rajouri district; Rs. 3.96 crore for 87 pucca Department of Space, Dr. port from the Government to resulting critical injuries to floods. The National Disaster Management and 619 kutcha houses in Poonch district; Jitendra Singh today inaugu - the flood affected families for the driver of Maruati Car Authority (NDMA) has informed that an Rs.6.91 crore for 639 pucca and 104 kutcha rated hutments for flood affect - their relief and rehabilitation. Abdul Razaq Sheikh son of amount of Rs 85.90 crore has been released to houses in Anantnag district; Rs. 4.85 crore for ed families of village Saddal- Later, Dr Jitender distrib - Mohammad Jabbar resident 12,363 beneficiaries. The financial assistance 477 pucca and 16 kutcha houses in Budgam Panjar in tehsil Moungri of dis - uted solar lamps and gas of Trumsgund Hygam, has been extended to the tune of Rs. 51.44 district; Rs.1.6 crore for 4 pucca and 312 trict Udhampur. stoves among the flood hit Baramulla. The injured was crore and Rs. 34.46 crore for the construction kutcha houses in Kathua district; Rs. 6.35 The Union Minister said of District Administration for Saddal which will include hos - victims of the district. Earlier, shifted to Sub District of 5,144 pucca houses and 6,893 kutcha hous - crore for 6 pucca and 1195 kutcha houses in that Saddal village will be the the flood affected people of pital, school, vocational train - District Development Hospital Pattan where he es, respectively. Financial assistance of Rs. Reasi district. It may be recalled that the first village in the State of J&K Saddal village. These huts will ing centre where courses based Commissioner, Udhampur, succumbed to his injures. 29.71 crore has been extended to the beneficia - Governor has already directed the Divisional which will be converted into a accommodate 26 affected fam - on plumbing, mobile repairs, Yasha Mudgal gave a brief The body of deceased dri - ries for reconstruction of 2954 pucca and 34 Commissioners Kashmir and Jammu to ensure smarter model village. He ilies of the village. computer, beautician, tailoring, detail of measures being kutcha houses in Srinagar district. The finan - that the requisite information sought by the appreciated the NGO, Love Jitendra said that this vil - electrician and other self- taken up by the district ver was handed over to his cial assistance in respect of other districts NDMA regarding full details of Bank Care Foundation and different lage is being developed as employment generation pro - administration for providing relatives for last rites. includes an amount of Rs.5.66 crore for 6 Accounts in respect of the remaining cases is corporate houses for construct - smart village having all mod - grammes will be run for skill relief and rehabilitation to Baramulla police has regis - pucca and 1120 kutcha houses in Jammu dis - immediately made available to them. ing hutments with participation ern facilities for people of development and generation of flood affected families. tered a case in this regard. 2 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG Myanmar signs pacts on ASEAN tourist secretariat, Japanese loan World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salman riYADH, JAn. 24: Nawaz Sharif were among home to Islam`s holiest with such moves as includ - YAnGOn, JAn. 24: Myanmar parliament has signed Dignitaries and leaders those who attended sites, Mecca and Medina, ing women in the Shura an agreement on establishing a regional secretariat for from around the world were Abdullah`s simple funeral and its role as a spiritual Council, an advisory body. mutual interaction of ASEAN tourist experts. to arrive in Saudi Arabia at Riyadh`s Imam Turki bin leader for Sunni Muslims He promoted the kingdom`s The parliament also approved receiving the 10.5 billion Saturday to offer their con - Abdullah mosque on Friday. has seen it vying for influ - economic development and Yen ($88.5 million) loan for the ministry of communica - dolences to its new King The late king`s body, ence with Shiite-dominated oversaw its accession to the tions and information technology from the Japan Salman, a day after the wrapped in a cream- Iran. World Trade Organization, International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Xinhua reported. death of his half-brother coloured shroud, was borne Tehran nonetheless tapping into the country`s The approvals were made during the ongoing 12th parlia - King Abdullah. British on a simple litter by mem - offered its condolences, massive oil wealth to build ment session in Nay Pyi Taw Friday. Prime Minister David bers of the royal family saying Foreign Minister new cities, universities and Signing the regional secretariat agreement can bring Cameron, Prince Charles wearing traditional red-and- Mohammad Javad Zarif high-speed railways. such benefits as enhanced capacity, competitiveness, coop - and French President white checked headgear. would be among those trav - But the country is still eration for tourist promotion, lower restrictions, promotion Francois Hollande were The body was quickly elling to Riyadh to take part strongly criticised for a dis - of ASEAN region into a destination with international stan - among the first leaders moved to nearby Al-Od in official ceremonies mal human rights record, dards, development of tourist services and human resources expected while US Vice- public cemetery and buried Saturday. Behind his thick, including the imprisonment development. Meanwhile, Myanmar`s parliament resumed President Joe Biden was in an unmarked grave, in "to pay respect and offer Salman also appointed one jet-black moustache and of dissidents. It is also the its sessions of the House of Representatives (Lower House) due to visit in the coming keeping with tradition. condolences". Salman of his own sons, Prince goatee, Abdullah had a only country in the world and the House of Nationalities (Upper House) in Nay Pyi days. Abdullah, a cautious Palestinian President vowed Friday to keep the Mohammed, as defence shrewd grasp of regional that does not allow women Taw Monday. reformer who led the US- Mahmud Abbas and conservative, oil-rich minister of the world`s top politics. to drive. Amnesty allied Gulf state through a Malaysia`s Prime Minister Muslim kingdom on a oil exporter and the spiritual Wary of the rising influ - International head Salil turbulent decade in a region Najib Razak arrived later to steady course and moved to home of Islam. As the top ence of Islamist move - Shetty told AFP that "the Japan vows to 'never give shaken by the Arab Spring deliver condolences. In the cement his hold on power. producer in the ments, Saudi Arabia has Saudi regime seems insensi - up' search for IS hostages uprisings and Islamic evening hundreds of Saudis In his first public state - Organization of the been a generous supporter tive to human rights and extremism, died early queued to enter a royal ment as king, Salman, 79, Petroleum Exporting of Egyptian leader Abdel human dignity". tOkYO, JAn. 24: Japan on Saturday vowed to "never Friday aged about 90. palace where they rubbed vowed to "remain, with Countries, Saudi Arabia has Fattah al-Sisi since the army And while Saudi Arabia give up" its struggle to save two Japanese hostages held Since he took the throne cheeks and kissed the hands God`s strength, attached to been the driving force ousted Mohamed Morsi of has managed to avoid the captive by Islamic State militants after the deadline to pay in 2005, Riyadh has been a of their new leaders, in a the straight path that this behind the cartel`s refusal to the Muslim Brotherhood. social upheaval that has their ransom passed in agonising silence. Whether freelance key Arab ally of symbolic pledge of alle - state has walked since its slash output to support oil Egypt declared seven days shaken many of its neigh - journalist Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, the self- Washington, last year join - giance. establishment". He called prices, which have fallen by of official mourning for bours in recent years, thanks employed contractor he had gone to rescue, were alive ing the coalition carrying Officials did not dis - for "unity and solidarity" more than 50 percent since Abdullah. Riyadh has also in large part to massive pub - remained unknown a day after the deadline to secure their out air strikes against the close the cause of among Muslims and vowed June. Prices surged Friday, played a key role in support - lic spending, the new king release expired with no word from their captors. Islamic State jihadist group. Abdullah`s death, but the to work in "the defence of due to uncertainty over ing opposition to Iran- will face some major chal - The Islamist militants had threatened to kill the World leaders praised the long-ailing ruler had been the causes of our nation". whether the new king would backed President Bashar al- lenges, especially as falling hostages if they did not receive USD 200 million in 72 king as a key mediator hospitalised in December Moving to clear uncertainty maintain that policy, but the Assad of Syria, and will oil prices cut into state rev - hours, which Tokyo interpreted as meaning 2:50 pm (local between Muslims and the with pneumonia.President over the transition to the International Energy allow US troops to use its enues. Since the death in time) yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Yasuhide West, but campaigners criti - Barack Obama was quick to next generation, he named Agency`s chief economist territory to train rebel fight - 1953 of the kingdom`s Nakayama, who was heading Japan's efforts to rescue its cised his rights record and pay tribute to Abdullah on his nephew, Interior said he did not foresee ers. Salman is widely founder, King Abdul Aziz two nationals out of Jordan's capital Amman, told reporters: urged Salman to do more to Friday as a "valued" ally, Minister Prince Mohammed major policy shifts. "And I expected to follow closely bin Saud, the throne has "It is a very difficult path to see their release, despite a vari - protect freedom of speech and the State Department bin Nayef, 55, as second in expect and hope that they in Abdullah`s footsteps, in passed systematically from ety of routes. "We are focusing on scrutinising information and women`s rights. Gulf said Washington saw no line to the throne behind will continue to be a stabili - foreign and energy policy as one of his sons to another. rulers and leaders including indication that cooperation Crown Prince Moqren, 69. sation factor in the oil mar - well as in making moderate Abdul Aziz had 45 recorded over again. We will never give up. We will bring them Turkish President Recep would change. Biden said That helps to solidify kets," Fatih Birol told AFP reforms. Abdullah pushed sons. Abdullah, Salman and home." Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters there Tayyip Erdogan and on Twitter he would lead a control by his Sudayri in Davos, through cautious changes, Moqren were all born to dif - was "nothing new to report" after holding a meeting of an Pakistani Prime Minister delegation to Saudi Arabia branch of the royal family. Switzerland.Saudi Arabia is challenging conservatives ferent mothers. emergency taskforce today morning. Islamic State militants released a video this week in which Goto and Yukawa, apparently kneeling in the desert, are threatened with exe - Honour to travel with US President cution by a man with a British accent. Cuba, US open new chapter The jihadist group, which rules large swathes of Iraq and Syria under a strict form of Islamic law, has murdered on Air Force One: Ami Bera in bilateral ties: Report five Western hostages since August last year but this is the wAsHinGtOn, JAn. HAvAnA, JAn. 24: The first time it has threatened Japanese captives. 24: Excited by the prospect first high-level talks between Junko Ishido, Goto's mother, yesterday launched an of travelling with the US Cuba and the United States in emotional appeal begging for mercy for her son. "I say to President on Air Force One, nearly 40 years have "opened you people of the Islamic State, Kenji is not your enemy. Indian American a new chapter" in their ties, Please release him," she said. Japanese officials said they Congressman Ami Bera the state-run Granma daily are still trying secure a channel of communication to con - feels honoured to have been has said. "After more than tact the Islamic State group as they scrutinise various infor - invited by Barack Obama to half a century of deadlock, mation. Yosuke Isozaki, an advisor to Prime Minister join him on his historic trip Cuba and the US held their Shinzo Abe, yesterday reportedly said there had been some to India. "It's an honour. In highest-level talks in decades "indirect" communication with the militants, but "nothing many ways my story is the Wednesday and Thursday in story of the Indian Havana, to pave the way direct". Tokyo has little diplomatic leverage in the Middle American diaspora," Bera, towards restoring diplomatic said. "This is going to be a long East, but local media say Abe may try to use his close rela - the two term Democratic ties and opening embassies, The historic talks took and complex process that will tionship with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Congressman from among other bilateral mat - place after US President require an effort on both rescue the hostages. Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper California, told PTI in an 1950s, having me born and ing success. It is clear that ters," Xinhua quoted the offi - Barack Obama and his Cuban sides," Granma quoted head reported today that Jordan has also tried to contact the interview. raised in America, benefit - the President and the Prime cial daily of the ruling Central counterpart Raul Castro of the Cuban delegation to the Islamic State through influential religious leaders in The only Indian ing from the best that the Minister developed a very Committee of the Cuban announced Dec 17 their deci - talks Josefina Vidal as saying. Amman. The Islamists linked their USD 200 million ran - American elected represen - US offers, the opportunity positive relationship. Communist Party as saying. sion to normalise ties severed Vidal reiterated that a major som demand to the amount Abe said he would earmark to tative in the current and now as member of the "It's historic for the The talks were "described in Jan 1961. sticking point for Cuba is the help countries dealing with the influx of refugees fleeing Congress, Bera is among Congress to return with the Prime Minister to invite the as fruitful and productive by The announcement was Washington-led trade embar - fighting between IS and regular forces. Tokyo is under the four US lawmakers to President of the United President as the chief guest both sides, but showed there accompanied by a humanitar - go against the island nation. pressure from Britain and the United States to stand firm on be invited by Obama to join States as we renew this for the Republic Day and is still much left to do," said ian prisoner exchange and an "She affirmed that for our the ransom, as both countries have a policy of never paying him on the presidential air - focus on the US-India rela - that he is the first president Granma, adding: "Cuba almost immediate, though country, the lifting of the ransoms. craft to travel to India. The tionship, I think this is his - to make two trips to India," expressed its confidence in a limited, relaxation of US blockade is essential to nor - others are Nancy Pelosi, the toric from that perspective," said Bera, who has been a better future for our nations." restrictions on travel to Cuba malising ties," said Granma. former Speaker of the US he said. strong advocate of India-US Roberta Jacobson, US and the flow of US dollars to The daily also said that Many terror groups House of Representatives, He is also the ties both inside and outside assistant secretary of State for the island, though most of the Obama has called on the US Senator Mark Warner, co- Democratic co-chair of the Congress. Bera said there Western Hemisphere Affairs measures exclusively affect Congress to seriously debate operating in Pakistan: US chair of the Senate India Congressional Caucus on are some common areas and head of the US delegation Cuban expatriates, not ending the embargo slapped wAsHinGtOn Dc, JAn. 24: The United States has Caucus, and Congressman India and Indian Americans. between the two countries. to the talks, said no date could Americans in general, who on Cuba mjore than five stated that a number of terrorist organisations are operating Joe Crowley, a longtime "All signs (of US-India "The Prime Minister be given as yet on the opening still can not travel freely to decades ago. `with impunity` from Pakistan, adding that it values its friend of India in the relations) point in the right has talked about increasing of their respective embassies Cuba. During their historic counter-terrorism cooperation with India. Congress. direction," said Bera who renewable energy. President in Havana and Washington, In an article, Granma talks, both sides also dis - According to reports, the White House, in a statement Bera said he is excited was in India last year and Obama's administration has where both countries main - warned that normalising ties cussed potential areas of on Friday, expressed its concern over the continued pres - about the journey with none had met Prime Minister a real focus on addressing tain pared down Interests would be a "lengthy and cooperation, including avia - ence of safe havens for terror groups in Pakistan even other than the President to Narendra Modi during his renewable energy and cli - Sections for handling con - extensive process," saying tion safety, response to oil the land of his parents. US visit in September. mate change. I think there is sular affairs. both sides agreed more meet - spills, and the fight against though the Islamic Republic`s army has taken steps against "With my parents immigrat - "I think that the a common interest there," But she did say "we are ings were necessary, though drug trafficking, terrorism them in recent months. This statement comes on the eve of ing here from Gujarat in the September trip was a rous - he said. working quickly," Granma no dates have been set. and epidemics like Ebola. US President Barack Obama`s three-day visit of India. President Obama, who will become the first US president to be the chief guest of the Republic Day parade, will also be Indonesia search team the first president to visit India twice during his tenure. Bobby Jindal has identity crisis, says US Congressman to float AirAsia fuselage wAsHinGtOn, JAn. away from my story. There is More than 400 child soldiers freed JAkArtA, JAn. 24: Indonesian salvage teams 24: Lashing out at Louisiana no problem being an Indian launched an operation to raise the fuselage of AirAsia Flight Governor Bobby Jindal for American. Because, that is the from Myanmar army in 2014: UN 8501 from the sea bed on Saturday as they recovered four recently stating that he is tapestry of the United States. BAnGkOk, JAn. 24: Myanmar`s military freed more more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed jet. American and not 'Indian Its generations of people com - than 400 child soldiers last year, the United Nations has The bid came a day after divers were able to enter the American', an influential US ing together to weave this confirmed, a record number since the "tatmadaw" army main section of the jet, which crashed in the Java Sea last lawmaker, who is highly great melting pot - the United signed a 2012 pact with the UN on the issue. There are no month, for the first time. Difficult weather conditions for the regarded among Indian States ? different culture, dif - past week had stopped rescuers reaching the main part of the Americans, has said that ferent ancestries. We are all verifiable figures on how many children are currently serv - Airbus A320-200 since it was spotted on the seabed by a mil - Jindal has an "identity crisis". Americans, but we all bring ing in Myanmar`s huge military, which has faced a slew of itary vessel earlier this month. "To some degree it looks those values as well ? the accusations over rights abuses, including the forced recruit - "We have begun the operation today to lift the main body like Jindal has some kind of an Irish, the Italians and now the ment of children to work as porters or even human mine and we hope we can float it today," S.B. Supriyadi, a rescue identity crisis. That is too bad question that I am an Ami Bera has same level of Indian Americans," Bera said. detectors. agency official, told AFP. Just after dawn Saturday, divers for him," Congressman Joe American first. Maybe it is anxiety in terms of identity. It In his London speech and Since the pact was signed, a total of 595 children have began descending to the sea floor to tie floatation bags to the Crowley, told PTI when asked unfortunate that he feels that is reflective of the politics that subsequently in several media been been freed, with 70 percent of the releases -- 418 -- fuselage, said Rasyid Kacong, the navy official overseeing the about the recent statement by to overly demonstrate the fact he is involved in. In the interviews this week, Jindal taking place in the last twelve months, including 42 on lifting operation from onboard the Banda Aceh warship. But Jindal wherein he distanced that he is an American. I do Democratic Party, we wel - said if his parents wanted to be Friday, the UN said. "Within a one year period of time, this the team failed to float the main body on the first attempt, as himself from being called as not apologise where my come all ranks of people, Indians, they would have is a record number of children coming out of the Armed the ropes snapped off before the fuselage could be brought to Indian American preferring to ancestors came from, I let it races and religious denomina - stayed in India. Forces, reflecting the accelerated efforts of the Government the surface. "We are now trying again and it is in the process," be just an 'American'. "My shine, I applaud it," Crowley tion," Crowley said as he "I do not believe in of Myanmar and the Tatmadaw to put an end to the harm - Kacong said. Four bodies believed to have come from inside parents came in search of the said. slammed Jindal for his hyphenated Americans. This ful practice of recruiting and using children," Renata Lok- the fuselage were retrieved as the team tried to lift the main American Dream, and they A lawmaker from New remarks. view gets me into some Dessallien, UN resident coordinator in Myanmar, said in a section, bringing the total bodies recovered to 69, officials caught it. To them, America York, Crowley is one of the Bera too in an interview to trouble with the media back statement. said. The previous day, a jumble of wires and seats floating was not so much a place, it founding members of the PTI said he did not agree with home (US). They like to All those released by the military so far were under the inside the fuselage prevented the divers from entering further was an idea. My dad and mom Congressional Caucus on the views of Jindal. "I do not refer to Indian-Americans, age of 18 when the pact with the UN was signed in June to find more bodies. "The divers said it was dark inside, the told my brother and me that India and Indian Americans have any problem (being Irish-Americans, African- 2012. While human rights groups have welcomed the grad - seats where floating about and the wires were like a tangled we came to America to be and its former co-chair, which identified as Indian Americans, Italian- ual release of child soldiers, many have decried the fact that yarn," Supriyadi said. The rescuers hope that once the fuse - Americans. Not Indian- is now held by Indian American). You heard me say Americans, Mexican- lage is lifted, it will be easier to inspect the inside of the main Americans, simply American Congressman Ami that all the time," Bera said. Americans, and all the rest. Myanmar`s military has yet to completely halt their use. In body and retrieve more bodies, he added. The jet`s black Americans," Jindal said in a Bera. "I always talk about the To be clear ? I am not sug - October, US President Barack Obama decided to keep boxes -- the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder -- speech in London this week. Twice elected from story of my parents talk about gesting for one second that Myanmar on a list of nations subject to US sanctions over were recovered last week, and investigators are analysing "I am from New York. I California, Bera is the third something that I am proud of. people should be shy or its use of child soldiers. The law prevents US military assis - them. Flight QZ8501 went down on December 28 in stormy am very proud of my Irish ever and only Indian And then we are proud of the embarrassed about their eth - tance to or the sale of licences for commercial military sales weather, during what was supposed to be a short trip from the roots. Be it Irish-American or American in the current opportunity that America nic heritage," Jindal had to cited nations. Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. an American Irish, there is no Congress. "I do not think that offers," he said. "I do not shy said. 3 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG R-Day full dress rehearsal held across Valley

GY news service Pulwama. srinAGAr, JAn. 24: At shopian, the event As part of 66th Republic was held at Fruit Mandi, Day celebration, full dress Shopian in which rehearsal was held today in Additional Deputy all district headquarters of Commissioner unfurled Kashmir Valley. the tricolour and took At Srinagar, the full salute at the march past dress rehearsal was con - and witnessed the cultural ducted at Bakshi Stadium in programmes. which Deputy At kulgam, Commissioner, Farooq Additional District Ahmad Shah, after unfurl - Development ing the national flag inspect - Commissioner hoisted the ed the parade and took national flag and took salute at the march past. salute at the march past at Divisional Government Degree Commissioner Kashmir, College Boys, Kulgam. Rohit Kansal, Inspector At Bandipora, a full General of Police, A.G. Mir dress rehearsal was held at besides senior civil, police S.K. Sports Stadium, and para-military forces Bandipora in which were present on the occa - Additional Deputy sion. Commissioner inspected On the occasion, a vari - the parade and took salute ety of colourful cultural pro - at the march past and wit - grammes were presented by nessed the cultural pro - students of educational grammes. institutions in collaboration At Ganderbal, the with Information and Youth event was held at Madri Services & Sports Meharban Stadium, Departments besides Ganderbal where Academy of Art, Culture Additional Deputy and Languages. Commissioner unfurled At Baramulla, the Commissioner, unfurled the rehearsal was held at At Budgam, the event salute at the march past Deputy Commissioner Commissioner, Pulwama the tricolour and took rehearsal was conducted at tricolour and took salute at Governm ent Degree was held at Sports presented. took salute at the march unfurled the National flag salute at the march past. District Police Lines, the march past. Cultural College Boys, Anantnag in Stadium, Budgam where At kupwara, the full past and witnessed the cul - and took salute at the Officers from civil Baramulla in which programmes were also pre - which Additional Deputy Additional Deputy dress rehearsal was held at tural programmes. march past during full administration, police and Additional District sented. Commissioner took salute Commissioner unfurled District Police Lines, At Pulwama, dress rehearsal held at army besides senior citi - Development At Anantnag, full dress at the march past. the national flag and took Kupwara where Additional Additional Deputy District Police Lines, zens were also present. Army conducts eye camp Azad in Indian delegation, led by Vice DIC organizes symposium GY news service areas under Sadbhavana cataract surgery with President, to condole death of King Abdullah UDHAMPUr, JAn. project as well as to the implantation of imported new DeLHi, JAn. 24: A high-level delegation led by Vice 24: A week Surgical Eye ESMs of the area. US FDA approved premi - President Hamid Ansari has flown to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on behalf Camp was organised at Eye teams from um foldable Intra Ocular of Government of India, to offer condolences to King Salman on the Military Hospital, Command Hospital Lens. Anaesthesia sup - sad demise of King Abdullah. Akhnoor in accordance (Northern Command), port was provided by Maj The delegation, among others, comprises of Ghulam Nabi with 'VISION 2020' pro - 166 MH and 150 GH pro - Ritesh Dubey. A phe - Azad, LOP Rajya Sabha, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, MoS, Ministry of gramme of Govt of India vided expert OPD ser - nomenal response was Parliamentary Affair, M.J. Akbar renowned journalist. While condol - fulfilling the 'Right to vices encompassing con - noted amongst the ing the demise of King Abdullah, Azad said "It is very saddening and Sight' for all, an initia - sultation, remedial mea - patients and their atten - shocking, as the world has lost a visionary leader in the passing a way tive conceptualised to sures and dispensing of dants. All cases were of King Abdullah. He has transformed Saudi Arabia into a rapidly provide advanced state- medicines. After screen - successful and gained growing economy, characterized by modern and state of art infra - of-the-art tertiary med - ing 372 patients for suit - good visual recovery. structure." "Late King Abdullah was a staunch advocate of strong ical care to the civilian ability for surgery, a total The valedictory cere - and friendly relations with India and under his leadership, the two and ex servicemen at the of 94 eye cases were mony was graced by Col countries shared an excellent bonding", said Azad adding that lakhs doorsteps of the needy in operated by Col VK AK Sharma (Col of Indian citizens have been attracted towards Saudi Arabia for earn - GY news service Middle School Nud, tion respectively. remote areas within the Baranwal, Lt Col Mariam Medical). He promised ing their livelihood due to the enabling policies pursued by Late King sAMBA, JAn. 24: Vijaypur. Sarpanch Ranjit Singh Army's Northern Mathew and Maj that such events will be Abdullah. The delegation led by Hamid Ansari will take an opportu - District Information Mukesh Kumar of who was chief guest on Command Zone. The eye Shailesh Mogra, Eye spe - done more frequently for nity to meet King Salman to convey the condolences of Government Centre, Samba today class 6th was adjudged as the occasion appreciated camp which concluded cialists of Command benefit of the ESM. Col of India and its people to the bereaved people and Royal Family of organized a symposium best speaker while Meenu information department today combined the twin Hospital, 166 MH and Amitabh Tiwari, CO 170 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Azad expressed hope that India-Saudi on the topic "Importance Devi of class 7th and for organizing such type objectives of providing 150 GH respectively by MH praised the effort Arabia relations will grow to new heights under the dynamic leader - of Good Environment" Parshotam Lal of class of programmes in assistance to the civilians modern state of the art and professionalism ship of King Salman, who as Defence Minister had taken numerous here at Government 8th got 2nd and 3rd posi - schools. of the remote border phacoemulsification exhibited by one and all. initiatives to strengthen bilateral relations. PHE daily wagers' delegation calls on MLA Raipur-Domana Drive undertaken against Previous regime responsible for financial crunch in J&K: Bali GY news service that these daily wagers are the back- instead of properly utilizing govern - have repeatedly brought this matter to forest smugglers JAMMU, JAn. 24: Blaming pre - bone of the PHE department. "PHE ment resources the NC-Congress the notice of the authorities but nothing GY news service Forest Department. Forest Department and vious National Conference-Congress department is functioning properly all regime had spent huge money to pro - has been done so far", a daily wager PULwAMA, JAn. Timber to the tune of Forest Protection Force government for prevailing financial due to the dedication and commitment vide luxuries to its leaders instead of told the MLA. 24: Three timber smug - 14.47 cft timber has been together in Compartment crunch in the State, general secretary of of these employees but unfortunately solving genuine problems of the com - The delegation informed BJP gen - glers namely Nazir Gorsi, seized in this case. and seized about 244 cft BJP and MLA Raipur-Domana, Bali authorities have failed to release time - mon masses. eral secretary that their counterparts in Qasim Gorsi and Munshi In another case, action timber illegally extracted. Bhagat today regretted that poor ly salaries to these poor employees", While listing their problems before Kashmir Valley are regularly getting Gorsi all residents of vil - taken in Compartment 28 The drive against for - employees are bearing maximum Bhagat said but assured the helpless BJP MLA, delegation of PHE daily salaries and most of the daily wagers in lage Gandawali Janpathri Rajwar in Langate Forest est damages has been brunt of the financial irregularities employees that he would take up their wagers informed that there are 16070 the Valley have been regularized. The Keller in district Pulwama Division, the staff of the intensified and staff of committed by the previous regime. matter to the higher ups. He further daily wagers of working in the Jammu delegation urged upon MLA Raipur- have been booked under Block Behnipora compris - control rooms in all the Interacting with a delegation of said that BJP is committed to solve day province. These daily wagers are Domana to intervene in the matter so Section 379 RPC and ing of Incharge Block Divisions of the daily wager employees of Public today problems of all sections of the working round the clock to provide that their salaries should be released Forest Act for having Officer, Forest Guard and Department have been Health Engineering (PHE) depart - society. drinking water to the people of the and their cases for regularization caused damages to stand - one Helper has been asked to exercise proper ment, Bhagat regretted that for the last Taking a dig at previous regime for whole Jammu province. They should be expedited. They said that ing trees in Compartment placed under suspension. vigil in the forest areas 36 months these poor employees have its failure to address grievances of the informed that for the last 36 months employees are at the verge of starva - DI (SFC coupe) under This combing operation and nearby adjoining not been paid salaries despite the fact employees, Bhagat pointed out that they have not been paid salaries. "We tion due to non release of salaries. Pirpanjal Division of was carried out by the areas. WHY GOVERNOR'S RULE? BY s. nArinDer sinGH into the arena as Spokesperson wave touched its heights in full B R Kundal, both MLCs of of a BJP government for the Governor's rule. The PDP and separatist forces. Question arises ex-DirectOr of the right wing saffron brigade swing to the extent that many National Conference and first time in the state. The party BJP could have provided a sta - that why the single largest party infOrMAtiOn that virtually commandeered the stalwarts felt compelled to Congress respectively waivered had only 11 seats with a tar - ble government. If they are PDP was not in position to form agitation, Dr Singh made his change their loyalties. Once a and snapped their ties with the nished image in the state. It is allergic to each other, some the government in alliance with The Modi wave has brought presence felt in a good measure. formidable Congress minister parties that gave them the politi - only due to the wave that party other formulations could also other political parties. If the sup - turbulence in the Indian politics He would have never thought and Member Parliament, cal space. Rasool, a former secured more than double seats have been explored, like BJP, port of the NC and Congress with mighty of the mightiest that one day he will be a Union Choudhary Lal Singh deserted Chief Secretary, moved to PDP in the just concluded elections. NC plus others. The people of was not acceptable for PDP, then finding shuddering like a dry Minister. It has been rightly said his party and NC MLC and for - while Kundal, again a former Moreover, BJP under the the state have voted for good why it failed in joining hands leave. Narendra Modi's emer - that fortune favours few and he mer minister, Ajatshatru Singh Chief Secretary, plunged into the dynamic leadership of governance and development. with the BJP, the second largest gence was the result of total fail - is one among them. Fortune embraced the BJP. The Congress elections as an independent. Narendra Modi has also entered NC had also offered uncondi - party, to form a government? ure of UPA II, which got favoured Modi, who rose from a jittery could be gauged by the Kundal had remained a minister the Valley by contesting almost tional support to PDP. But the The earlier UPA Government at plagued with scams and scan - tea vender to Chief Minister of fact that tallest of its tall leaders in the Azad government during all the Assembly seats. No people have voted against the the centre was not result of two dals. Rampant corruption and Gujarat and then as the Prime in Jammu Pt Mangat Ram its fading moments in 2008. doubt result was zero but at previous government so the parties' alliance but combination alarming inflation made the peo - Minister of the country because Sharma, former Deputy Chief Small timers like Mr. least large number of peoples most viable solution is PDP and of many parties which ruled the ple restive and growing disen - of his determination and sinceri - Minister joined PDP along with Manmohan Singh Choudhary participated in the elections and BJP joining together. nation for two terms. chantment generated atmos - ty of purpose. his son at the fag-end of his Congress Counsellor/ Mayor party secured 45,000 votes Mufti Syeed is a seasoned Meanwhile, the move of the phere for change in the political Such was the impact of the political odyssey. could not restrain himself from from Kashmir, a fact that may politician, credited with having caretaker Chief Minister Mr. set up and hence the nation wave that Congress and In Kashmir, Abdullahs con - joining BJP with the hope to get haunt the mainstream and sepa - delivered good governance. Omar Abdullah in not continu - woke up to an era, rightly National Conference failed to fident and senior National mandate from Gandhi Nagar ratists for a long. This has never Sagacity demands Mufti to ing was justified as the state is accredited to Gujarat strong open their account in Jammu Conference leader, Dr. Mehboob constituency. When his hopes happened before. make a first and big initiative facing serious problems like man. No doubt fortune favoured and Kashmir during the parlia - Beig, son of the legendary Mirza were shattered, he joined PDP. However, it is quiet strange towards forming a stable gov - 10000 displaced persons on the Modi but Modi wave favoured mentary elections. They drew Afzal Beig, a close associate and Recent elections in the state that despite emerging the ernment with BJP by respecting border and flood sufferers wait - many like Dr. Jitendra Singh. By blank. Even the stalwart companion of Sheikh have shown that how politi - largest and the second largest the mandate of the people. Both ing for much needed respite. no stretch of imagination, Dr National Conference patriarch Mohammad Abdullah, let the cians change their colours. It is parties, PDP and BJP could not the parties should keep aside the Such problems can be handled Jitendra Singh would have ever Dr. Farooq Abdullah lost his scene in the midst of grand polit - a fact that like parliamentary form a government even after contentious issues like abroga - by full time administration alone thought of beating a veteran like elections from strong NC bas - ical battle and supported the elections Modi wave could not the lapse of more than one tion of Article 370 and AFSPA. and not a caretaker which has no Ghulam Nabi Azad and don the tion of Srinagar. PDP in the PDP. A former minister, a parlia - sweep the recent state assembly month. No doubt this election The politicians should feel mandate to govern. With no gov - mantle of a key ministry in the Kashmir Valley and BJP from mentarian and senior NC func - elections in Jammu and has resulted in polarization ashamed for not honouring peo - ernment formation in sight, most coveted Prime Minister's the Jammu Region emerged vic - tionary Dr Beg refused the man - Kashmir. But it is not far from between Jammu and Kashmir, ple verdict on time. Such delays political parties have made a Office in New Delhi. torious. date from Anantnag and made the truth that Modi wave has but to ensure the integration will have serious ramifications mockery of the peoples' verdict. Jitendra Singh, a doctor by The impact of Modi wave his choice in favour of Mufti achieved a lot by winning 25 and mutual brotherhood that can lead to alienation and They should stop the blame profession, came into limelight was not confined to parliamen - Mohammed Sayed's PDP. The seats from Jammu region between the peoples of two bifurcation of the state. These game and rise above politics and during Amarnath land row agita - tary elections but also extended bureaucrat turned politicians, against the much hyped regions, a government should elections have clearly shown provide a stable corruption-free tion of 2008. Having plunged to the Assembly Elections. The Sheikh Ghulam Rasool and Mr Mission +44 for the formation have been formed to avert the that people have rejected the government. 4 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG Golden Yug A game changer or a gamble? EDITORIAL The party could not wrest power Restoring from the Congress for three con - cricket’s purity secutive terms, and finally when the Congress collapsed, the For far too long, an impression had gained emergence of the Aam Aadmi ground that the Indian cricket board is but the fief - dom of a few individuals. The Indian Premier Party (AAP) confused the BJP League case in the Supreme Court garnered attention further. The announcement of among the public mainly in the light of the possible consequences it could have for its president-in-exile former police officer Kiran Bedi and International Cricket Council chairman, N. as the party’s chief ministerial Srinivasan. The Court has now dealt with his conflict of interest issue firmly, barring him and others with candidate is the culmination of an interest in IPL teams from contesting elections in that confusion and it is more a the Board of Control for Cricket in India. However, it has declined to hold him guilty of the charge of gamble than a master stroke. wrongdoing and rejected the charge that he tried to cover up the betting charges against his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings team official Gurunath the fact that someone like that will question Ms Bedi’s Meiyappan. It rejects the position of the BCCI that Kiranji came to the party, administrative skills and there is nothing wrong in allowing its office-bearers proclaiming her trust in acumen. to have a commercial interest in events such as the vArGHese k. last year, the BJP could not as the BJP was caught in the Modi-Shah duo’s com - Modiji ’s leadership actual - The Congress’ worry GeOrGe make up its mind on the internal strife and strategic mand over the BJP overall, ly proves the Prime While it is certain that IPL that are organised for commercial purposes, future course of action confusion. “Many of our getting the party back on Minister’s increasing — not the primary poles in Delhi unlike representative cricket. By striking down the Once it was clear that regarding the State. The candidates were in an NGO track” decreasing — popularity,” are the BJP and the AAP, the amendment that enabled such conflicts of interest, the BJP could not rely on party delayed the elections mode in 2013. Now they are The BJP sensed the dan - said Shrikant Sharma, the Congress’ performance will and mandating an independent committee to stream - the ‘Modi factor’ in Delhi as long as it could, until a no longer novices,” says an ger and the turning point BJP national secretary. Ms have a bearing on the for - line the Board’s functioning, the Court has done the and there was no one to take Supreme Court intervention AAP strategist. The AAP appears to have been the Bedi’s projection has sent a tunes of both. The AAP and on Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran loomed, intermittently toy - used the interregnum to sep - January 10 rally of Mr. stern message to the war - the Congress broadly share groundwork for removing some of the malaises Bedi became the only ing with the idea of forming arate the grain from the Modi, the turnout for which ring State leaders and fur - the same social base; the afflicting sports administration in India. It marks the choice for the party a government in the previ - chafe among its own, and was underwhelming. The ther reinforced the Modi- Congress’s efforts to beginning of what ought to be a long process of All its alleged mastery ous Assembly. The party announced candidates for abiding Modi factor in Shah duo’s command over regroup and revive can cleaning up a game that has an enormous following over political strategy could not make up its mind all seats by the first week of Haryana and Maharashtra the BJP overall, getting the damage the prospects of the in the country, but is also struggling to preserve its notwithstanding, the on whether forming a gov - January, dropping seven had already slackened in party back on track. AAP. Indeed, the Congress Bharatiya Janata Party ernment by manipulation of MLAs, retaining 21 MLAs Jharkhand; in Delhi, even With a BJP chief minis - is worried about the AAP purity in an era of unbridled commercialism. It is (BJP) has continuously numbers in a previous hung and 12 old candidates. Half the scare of anti-incumben - terial candidate in place, the coming to power, which also an affirmation of the Mukul Mudgal commit - been confused about its Assembly or facing a fresh of its candidates are fresh cy overcame the party. AAP has changed its strate - could mean a death knell to tee’s findings. assessment of the situation election would be less dam - faces; six are women, five Further exposing chinks in gy overnight, and it will the former. The party’s pref - The most welcome feature is that the verdict in Delhi. The party could aging for it. The source of are Muslims and six are the armour, party president now try to trip Ms Bedi on erence is a hung assembly addresses the BCCI’s credibility deficit in more not wrest power from the this confusion was the Sikhs with an average age Amit Shah had to cancel a stage, as her public relations or a BJP government, in the Congress for three consecu - unfathomable support for of just above 40. campaign programme as the and oratory skills are less hope that the AAP will not ways than one. First, it bars an office-bearer from tive terms, and finally when the AAP, and the intractable Meanwhile, the AAP’s State unit had not obtained than inspiring and are be able to sustain itself until holding a commercial interest in events organised by the Congress collapsed, the factionalism in the BJP appeal among the middle the required police permis - potentially self-destructive. another election. Congress it; or, conversely, it bars those with such an interest emergence of the Aam State unit that has had four class has sagged, as they sion. Party State unit presi - Mr. Kejriwal challenged her strategists believe that the from contesting for elective office. Second, it places Aadmi Party (AAP) con - presidents in the last three found in Narendra Modi dent Satish Upadhyay also to an open debate, but she more the election is getting the interests of the game, especially its reputation fused the BJP further. The years. Finally, when the what they had sought in Mr. found himself in a contro - turned it down saying that local, the more advanta - announcement of former elections did fall upon it, the Kejriwal: an incorruptible, versy after the AAP alleged the debate can take place geous the situation would among its fans and its institutional integrity, at the police officer Kiran Bedi as BJP was unsure of its strate - decisive leader. The contin - that he had business links after the elections, on the be for the party. “That the heart of cricket administration, which will now be the party’s chief ministerial gy, particularly on the ques - uing disapproval among the with a Delhi power distribu - floor of the Assembly. “We BJP has to bring in Ms Bedi treated as a public function, even though the BCCI is candidate is the culmination tion of projecting a chief well heeled notwithstand - tion company. Once it shall seek her positions on is an admission that [the] a private body. And thirdly, it has taken the discipli - of that confusion and it is ministerial candidate. After ing, the AAP’s appeal became clear that it was no full statehood to Delhi, elec - Modi factor is not working. nary jurisdiction regarding individuals and teams more a gamble than a mas - the Lok Sabha elections, the among the poor has only longer wise to rely on the tricity pricing, women’s When the contest is con - ter stroke. It is a different party abandoned its long- improved. The party’s cam - ‘Modi factor,’ and that there security, ‘ghar vapsi,’ etc. stituency-wise, we have a found guilty of wrongdoing in the betting scandal of matter that this gamble may tested practice of projecting paign had sharply been was hardly anyone in the Let the people of Delhi tremendous advantage, as the IPL’s 2013 edition out of the BCCI’s hands and pay off and those who found chief ministerial candidates focussing on the point that State unit who had the pro - know where she stands on our candidates are more vested it in a committee of three eminent former a masterstroke in her pro - in Assembly elections; it the BJP had no chief minis - file to take on Mr. Kejriwal, these issues,” said Nagendar connected to the people judges. Finally, the same committee, comprising a jection may claim to have didn’t do so in the Assembly terial candidate in the State; Ms Bedi increasingly Sharma, AAP leader. Since than the BJP’s and the former Chief Justice of India and two others former - proven right. elections in Maharashtra, it asked whether Mr. Modi appeared the only choice. she was a comrade of Mr. AAP’s,” said Ajay Maken, The BJP did not know Haryana Jharkhand and would become the Chief “Not that she is the ideal Kejriwal in the India Congress campaign com - ly with the Supreme Court, will suggest reforms and that it would win all seven Jammu and Kashmir last Minister of Delhi. candidate, but that others Against Corruption move - mittee chief. changes in the rules and regulations. In essence, the seats in Delhi in the 2014 year. Recurring communal clash - are worse swung the situa - ment, which was the fore - If the Congress reclaims Court has sought to emancipate cricket administra - Lok Sabha elections. Redrawing its strategy es in poorer areas of Delhi tion in her favour,” points bear of the AAP, the party part of its traditional voters tion from the whims of individuals and impose Otherwise, how could one Overbid, overexposed in recent months divided the out a State party leader. The will not question her on her who had shifted to the AAP, much-needed restraints on overweening ambition, explain the fact that Finance and bruised in the previous poor on religious lines, but party refuted this sugges - track record as a police offi - that will benefit the BJP. In Minister Arun Jaitley did season, the AAP and its its electoral impact may be tion. “Whether to have a cer or other personal contro - other words, the BJP’s Bedi non-transparent practices, and the cover-up of not contest from a con - leader Arvind Kejriwal limited. chief ministerial candidate versies. But unattached gamble will pay depending unsavoury developments. stituency in Delhi? Even were redrawing the party’s “Kiran Bedi’s projec - or not depends on the partic - individuals and groups are on the fortunes of the after it swept Delhi in May strategy well in time, even tion has further reinforced ular situation in a State. But likely to stir propaganda Congress. Carbon tax to meet climate concerns JAirAM rAMesH on major OPEC oil producers genuinely unsure, I would the fiscal deficit. The Fund a person th an Lord Keynes not to cut output so that recommend it use the carbon has close to Rs. 15,000 crore himself, the Nobel India can display bold Russia could get hurt from tax approach.” Dale already accumulated in it Laureate James Tobin leadership by imposing a car - falling prices. Another Jorgenson, one of the pre- and this will grow rapidly as proposed a tax on short- bon tax on all fossil fuels in Byzantine view is that Saudi eminent economists of our coal consumption increases. term currency transac - proportion to carbon dioxide Arabia is not too unhappy times, has taken the But the important point is tions. This was later emissions with these prices since its Nordhaus approach and that India already has an expanded to cover all Oil prices have plummet - arch-rival Iran is getting hurt asked the question: how to important half-step, even short-term financial ed since June 2014 by almost and because over the medi - make it politically accept - though its version of a car - transactions and is wide - 60 per cent. This has obvious - um-term it would discourage able? In “Double Dividend: bon tax is not economy- ly known as the Tobin ly proved to be a bonanza for the development of new Environmental Taxes and wide and it is far below the Tax. But it remains on oil-importing countries like sources of supply that would Fiscal Reforms in the United levels that are generally paper as to which periodic India just as it has seriously threaten the Saudi position. States,” Mr. Jorgenson and accepted as being desirable obeisance is paid. The car - hurt oil-producing nations Revisiting an old idea his colleagues make out a (around $20-25 per tonne of bon tax is a similar develop - like Russia and Iran. The fall Whatever be its back - persuasive case for a carbon carbon). ment deity but it is an idea has been unexpected and drop, the current oil price sce - tax in the U.S., but with a Mr. Summers’ plea whose time has undoubtedly what has added to the mys - nario offers the right moment twist: that the revenues be comes with a catch: he come given the current and tery is the behaviour of Saudi for the international commu - used for a capital tax reduc - wants the U.S. to impose a expected oil price situation. Arabia, the traditional “swing nity as well as for major car - tion with other countries free carbon tax on its own as In the past, oil prices have producer” in OPEC which bon emitter nations to revisit to recycle revenues in the well as a tax on the carbon declined as they have in has chosen not to cut produc - an old idea that has been matter they deem fit. tax on its imports, in order to recent months; the commit - tion in order to boost prices. around for quite some time as who have advocated a carbon tem puts a cap on the quanti - each emitting industry, which Actually, India has a car - goad other countries to ment of countries to make The main reason now a way of dealing with the tax, William Nordhaus being ty of emissions (which is is technically very cumber - bon tax of sorts. It is not adopt the carbon tax route. the transition away from being adduced for the oil challenge of climate change perhaps the most prominent flexible) and the “rights” to some. called as such but the United Perhaps he has China in fossil fuels has perceptibly price decline is the re-emer - — and this is a carbon tax. amongst them. emit are then traded for a “A carbon tax is simple to Progressive Alliance govern - mind since it has been esti - wavered. This time around, gence of the U.S. as a major Economists mostly agree that It is the political resis - price among classes of con - administer since it does not ment’s bu dget of 2010-11 mated that at least a fifth of however, given the climate hydrocarbon producer such a carbon tax is the way tance to any form of taxation sumers. It has considerable involve fixing emission 'quo - introduced a cess of Rs. 50 China’s emissions are change imperative, our because of exploitation of its to go, but it has faced tremen - (what the late Sukhamoy appeal since it is “market- tas' for each emitting indus - per tonne of both domesti - because of its export sector. response has to be dramati - substantial shale deposits. dous political resistance, Chakravarty, the distin - based” and it has actually try, which is technically very cally produced and imported He seems to think that this cally different. A carbon tax Lower than anticipated especially in the U.S. A cou - guished Indian planner, had been used very effectively to cumbersome” coal. Last year, this was will be World Trade imposed on all fossil fuels in demand, especially from ple of days ago, however, the called the emerging fiscal deal with the consequences of William Nordhaus him - doubled. However, the idea Organization-compatible. proportion to carbon dioxide countries like China, and influential economist Larry sociology) that has led to sys - sulphur dioxide emissions self in his classic “The of this cess, it must be But it will pose a huge threat emissions would signal that anaemic economic growth in Summers, who has been a tems of cap-and-trade being from power plants in the U.S. Climate Casino,” after an admitted, was less to curb to the world trading system transformed thinking. It Europe have added to the close adviser to both adopted to deal with the (the “acid rain” problem as it elaborate analysis of the two carbon emissions but more which has produced tangible would generate the needed pressure. As to the response President Barack Obama and emissions problem. The EU is usually called). The cap- approaches, writes: “If I were to raise revenues for the benefits for those who have resources for low-carbon of Saudi Arabia, the best former President Bill Clinton, has such a system, the and-trade system does pro - put on the rack and forced to National Clean Energy harnessed its potential — investments in a manner that guess is that it does not want came out publicly in its Chinese have seven pilots vide incentives for emission choose, I would admit that Fund. Of course, the Fund like China and India — if it does not add to the fiscal to lose market share like it did favour, pointing out that a tax and have announced a nation - levels to decline. On the other the economic arguments for itself could well support car - were to be used to meet cli - deficit and provide the the last time when it cut out - of $25 per tonne of carbon al initiative beginning next hand, a carbon tax is much carbon taxation are com - bon mitigation initiatives mate policy objectives. impetus to a meaningful put to keep prices up. There would add just 25 cents to the year, and the Americans too simpler and straightforward pelling, particularly those but its take-off has been Requiring a different global agreement in Paris are, of course, the usual con - price of gasoline. There have are putting it in place for car - to design and administer relating to revenues, volatili - slow so far since Finance response later this year in December. spiracy theories — that the been other intellectually bon emissions from power since it does not involve fix - ty, transparency and pre - Ministers see it as a source Some years ago, draw - This could well be India’s Americans have put pressure weighty voices in the past plants. A cap-and-trade sys - ing emission “quotas” for dictability. So if a country is of mitigating not carbon but ing inspiration from no less moment of bold leadership. 5 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG

India to observe national mourning Prashant Bhushan submits list of 12 AAP candidates with dubious reputation today for late Saudi King Abdullah new DeLHi, JAn. 24: Singh, Rajindar Dabas. Both He rose from a junior engineer for choosing the candidate new DeLHi, JAn. 24: As a mark of respect to After AAP founder-member of them were to contest the to become a man worth over from the area. Saudi King Abdullah, who died on Friday, India has Shanti Bhushan, his son and Delhi elections from Mehrauli Rs 1,000 crore and was report - AAP candidate from declared national mourning on Saturday. imminent party leader and Mundka respectively. edly part of a builder mafia in Badli, Ajesh Yadav, was the A Home Ministry spokesperson informed that the Prashant Bhushan seems to be A DNA team went to the outer Delhi villages. BSP candidate in 2008 assem - Government of India will observe one-day national upset with Arvind Kejriwal. field for two days to find out if Complaints have been filed bly elections. He had cam - mourning on Saturday to pay respects to the late King According to a DNA the charges are right against against him with CVC, Lok paigned for Rahul Gandhi in Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. As per the spokesperson, the report, Bhushan, who has been the remaining 10 AAP candi - Ayukta and CBI. Amethi in 2014 Lok Sabha national flag will fly at half mast throughout the country. associated with Kejriwal since dates. Evidence found against The Congress and the BJP elections and was the polling Further, there will be no official entertainment during the Anna Hazare's Lokpal move - them and their continued pres - candidates of Tughlakabad agent for Krishna Tirath of the day today. Chief Secretaries of all states, administrators of ment has submitted list of 12 ence in the party suggest that area fear campaigning with Congress in Delhi. He is a real- Union territories and secretaries to the Union government Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can - Kejriwal, despite statements to Sahi Ram Pehlwan around. estate king owning banquet have been given necessary instructions for the same. King didates with dubious reputa - the media, compromised his paign funds, given to her by one of the men to call a Khap Formerly with the BSP, AAP's halls, farm houses and proper - Abdullah died early on Friday. He was 90. tion. The report states that party ideology by choosing AAP candidate from Panchayat in Munirka, which candidate here is using both ties worth hundreds of crores. Bhushan has given the list to these candidates. Bijwasan, Col Devendra ordered the eviction of North- his men and muscle power to He has 10 apartments in Indian sociologist named to UN com - party's internal Lokpal Most of the 10 candidates Sehrawat. She has also been Eastern tenants from the area. win the election. The rest stay Dwarka and Rohini alone. His demanding a removal of the have joined AAP recently fined by the Delhi District This was after the rape of a at arm's length. brother is facing kidnapping mittee to review peacebuilding selected candidates. from other parties and are con - Court in a land-grabbing case, minor Manipuri girl, residing In his affidavit, Pehlwan charges in a FIR registered new YOrk, JAn. 24: UN Secretary-General Ban "There were a lot of com - sidered to be very powerful in where she tried to capture the in Munirka. Dheeraj had con - has mentioned having two with a local police station. Ki-moon has appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi plaints about the kind of candi - their respective areas. Many of house of one Prem Lata, her tested the 2013 assembly elec - FIRs lodged against him. But Other tainted AAP candidates Menon to a panel that will review peacebuilding activities. dates selected, especially those these candidates are contesting own friend. tion from the seat on a BSP documents with dna reveal listed are Sharad Chauhan The announcement Thursday said, "Menon brings an who had been para-dropped from the Outer Delhi area. Pramila Tokas, the candi - ticket. The couple own several that he has four FIRs against from Narela constituency, Ved extensive experience as a researcher and academician as into the party recently. Some Senior AAP leader and core date from RK Puram, a sitting houses and apartments in him in cases related to criminal Prakash from Bawana, Haji well as in the United Nations system." of them were referred to the committee member Sanjay BSP councillor from Munirka, Delhi worth over Rs 73 crore. intimidation, rioting, armed Yunus from Mustafabad and Menon, a former lecturer at Madras University, has party Lokpal, who recom - Singh admits that 12 names has been accused in an FIR, AAP candidate from with deadly weapons, assault Haji Ishraq Ahmad from extensive experience in women`s and development issue. mended the removal of two were submitted by Bhushan. along with her husband Chattarpur, Kartar Singh or criminal force to deter pub - Seelampur. All of them were She has been the director of the Policy Division of UN- candidates,'' DNA quoted Bhavna Gaur, the candi - Dheeraj Tokas, also a BSP Tanwar, has declared owner - lic servants, etc. recently inducted into the party Women, the UN body for Gender Equality and the Bhushan as saying. date from Palam, has been member, of assaulting a sched - ship of high-end SUVs. AAP volunteers had also and are embroiled in property Empowerment of Women, and the director of the UN Recently, AAP cancelled accused of misappropriating uled caste woman. Tanwar is a municipal corpo - complained to the party that he disputes, grabbing cases and Development Program`s Evaluation Office. Her other the tickets given to Govardhan Rs 6 lakh from AAP's cam - Dheeraj Tokas was also ration chairman from the BJP. had rigged the internal election theft. UNDP assignments included postings in Mongolia and Nepal. She has a doctorate in sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University. The others on the seven-member panel, formally known as "advisory group on the review of the Manohar Parrikar keeps mum after US beer-maker to stop using Gandhi peacebuilding architecture", include a retired Pakistani major general, Anis Bajwa and Charles Petrie of France, controversial 'deep assets' remark name, images after complaints who headed an internal review panel on UN actions in Sri Lanka. Ban formed the group at the request of the had "compromised" the MiLfOrD, JAn. 24: Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security country's "deep assets". A US microbrewery said on Council. Congress had Friday it will stop using the demanded that he should name and image of the late give evidence to back Mahatma Gandhi on one of Amit Shah describes Janata his claim or tender a its beers after complaints public apology. that it was offensive to the Parivar reunion 'unethical' Parrikar had made Indian community. PAtnA, JAn. 24: Describing the efforts of merger of these remarks during an New England Brewing Janata Parivar parties as "unethical", BJP chief Amit Shah event in Mumbai while Company of Connecticut today said his party was not bothered about it as people referring to the coast had been marketing its India would reject them in the coming Bihar Assembly poll. guard operation involv - pale ale under the name "Both Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar all along fought ing a boat coming from “Gandhi-Bot,” with a label against Congress. Nitish Kumar in league with BJP fought Pakistan. He had said he and cartoon image depicting against Lalu Prasad for 17 years and now they all are join - did not give details a robot version of Gandhi. ing hands. For this I called it 'apavitra' (unethical) or about the incident as the Gandhi, known as Mahatma 'anaitik' (unprincipled)," Shah told reporters here. Shah, source might be compro - or "great soul," is widely support for the Indian- The company had apol - who is on his maiden visit to Bihar after becoming chief of PAnAJi, JAn. 24: Panaji to accompany mised. revered around the globe for American community while ogized earlier this month the party since yesterday, said his party was not at all both - Defence Minister party's official candidate "After all, you have leading India to indepen - also limiting any economic after complaints the beer ered about the merger of Janata Parivar as people would Manohar Parrikar on Siddharth Cuncolienkar to build deep assets. dence from Britain through losses." The company said label was offensive. reject them in the upcoming Assembly poll. "From Janata Saturday refused to com - to file nominations for Deep assets are created non-violent resistance. it made the decision to Srinivasan said he was glad Parivar, janata (people) have come out and only parivar ment over Congress' the by-poll, ducked over 20-30 years. Sadly, "After careful consider - rebrand the beer following that brewer was rebranding (families) has been left," he said. demand to tender a pub - questions on the issue there were some Prime ation we feel that renaming meetings with Indian- the ale. "Our sensitivity on Asked if BJP would extend support to Chief Minister lic apology over his and remained tight- Ministers who compro - Gandhi-Bot is the right American business owners, this important issue has Jitan Ram Manjhi and include him in the party in case he statements on some for - lipped. mised deep assets," he move (the beer will remain temple leaders and state been addressed and I am is ousted by Nitish Kumar camp, Shah said "when the sit - mer Prime Ministers The Minister had had said. Congress yes - the same)," the brewing officials, including looking forward to the early uation comes we'll see." The BJP chief exuded confidence compromising country's kicked up a storm with terday called the charge company said in a state - Glastonbury State release of their renamed and that party would win more than 185 seats in 243-member "deep assets". his allegations that some serious and demanded a ment. "Taking these steps Representative Prasad re-branded product,” he Bihar Assembly in the poll later this year and form its own Parrikar, who was in former Prime ministers public apology. will allow us to express our Srinivasan. said. government. To a question if the party would project Sushil Modi or anybody else in the Bihar poll, he said "Party's Parliamentary board will decide whether to pro - We're back: Uber in email to Delhi rape victim Will deliver effective, clean ject anybody and if yes then whom." new YOrk, JAn. governance in Delhi: Kiran Bedi Parliamentary board to decide on naming 24: Uber rape victim's new DeLHi, JAn. 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) CM candidate for Bihar polls: Amit Shah lawyer today expressed chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Friday reiterated PAtnA, JAn. 24: The BJP parliamentary board will surprise at the re-entry of that strong governance is the need of the hour in Delhi and decide on whether to name the chief ministerial candidate the taxi service firm in she is committed to dedicate her 40 years of experience in for the Bihar Assembly polls later this year, party president Delhi, saying he is not serving the people. Amit Shah said here Saturday. confident that the "India- Bedi, country's first woman IPS officer took to Twitter to "It is for the BJP parliamentary board to decide specific safety measures" connect to Delhiites. She tweeted: “I look forward to dedicat - whether party will project a face or not as chief ministeri - the company assures of ing my 40 years of deep administrative and social work expe - al candidate for Bihar assembly polls," Shah told media putting in place will pre - rience in the service of Delhi as your CM.” here when asked who will be the BJP chief ministerial vent another attack on its I look forward to dedicating my 40 years of deep admin - candidate in Bihar Assembly polls. Shah downplayed the passengers. istrative and social work experience in the service of Delhi as projection of a leader in Bihar polls unlike projection of Douglas Wigdor said your CM. Strong governance is the need of the hour in Delhi. Kiran Bedi as chief ministerial candidate for Delhi that Uber had the As a long-term Delhiite, I firmly believe we owe it to our - Assembly polls. "This issue will be decided at the time of "audacity" to send an selves (1/2) to bring in a solid team that will deliver. My team Bihar Assembly polls only," he said. "It is certain that BJP email directly to his and I will hit the ground running on Day 1 to deliver effec - will come to power in Bihar and it is necessary for its gov - client in which it said tive & clean governance (2/2) Recently, AAP founding mem - ernance and development," he said a day after he launched that it has re-entered the ber Shanti Bhushan said that declaring Kiran Bedi as the `Mission Bihar`. He said Prime Minister Narendera market in Delhi, only BJP's chief ministerial candidate was a "master stroke" and Modi`s dream is development of not only Bihar but all weeks after the tragic dures to ensure that no the 26-year-old woman vindicate my client's she will make a better chief minister than AAP's Arvind eastern states in the country. "The BJP in government was incident with the young other person becomes a executive allegedly raped rights, hold those respon - Kejriwal. While Kejriwal will contest polls from the New responsible for governance and development in the state," woman and during the victim at the hands of an by an Uber driver in sible for their actions Delhi constituency, where he defeated three-time Delhi chief he said. Shah attacked the JD-U leader Nitish Kumar for criminal trial of the Uber Uber driver. New Delhi on December and ensure that this does - minister Sheila Dikshit in the 2013 assembly polls, Bedi is joining hands with the RJD chief Lalu Prasad to counter driver. "Most unfortunately, 6. n't happen again." being fielded from the Krishna Nagar constituency, which is the BJP. Both Lalu and Nitish were enemies for years but "While we have no this has not happened Wigdor had said that Uber has said it will a BJP stronghold. Both Kejriwal and Bedi, who were part of recently joined hands. "An unholy alliance is taking shape doubt that Uber is and we have no confi - he had met "extensively" improve passenger safety the anti-corruption movement led by activist Anna Hazare in Bihar," Shah said. When asked about the likely emer - focused on it's bottom - dence that the touted with the woman and her by introducing additional before the AAP chief decided to form his own political party, gence of Janata parivar including the RJD and the JD-U in line, we are surprised by 'India-specific safety family while in Delhi measures including more led road shows across the city before filing nominations. Bihar, Shah said the BJP was not worried of it because the this development as we measures' will prevent and "I can only compli - stringent driver checks, Kejriwal has requested for a debate a day after Bedi was Janata Parivar have been left with parivar only minus peo - had made it clear to Uber another attack," said ment them for their brav - an in-app emergency but - named the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candi - ple. "People of Bihar will reject Lalu-Nitish merger," he said. Shah reiterated that jungle raj has returned to Bihar that the rape victim Wigdor. ery and fortitude during ton and a dedicated inci - date. However, the BJP's CM candidate sidestepped AAP after Nitish Kumar joined hands with Lalu Prasad. "The wanted to be part of a Wigdor, a prominent this very difficult time." dent response team. India chief's challenge for a debate on issues facing Delhi. Bedi, BJP will not allow Bihar to return to jungle-raj," Shah consultation process New York lawyer, has He said he will use is Uber's largest market 65, joined the BJP Jan 15 and was named its chief ministeri - said. Shah arrived here Friday on a two-day visit to take regarding safety proce - been hired to represent "all of our resources to outside the US. al nominee Monday night. stock of the poll preparations. Aam Aadmi Party 'B Team' of Bharatiya Janata Party: Digvijay Singh Mumbai: 26-yr-old man arrested for new DeLHi, JAn. 24: "AAP and Kejriwal are B the Pseudo Civil Society molestation, acid attack threat tHAne, JAn. 24: A 26-year-old man was arrested Aam Aadmi Party is the 'B Team of BJP. If you ask why Activists has come true," here for allegedly molesting and threatening a 20-year-old Team' of BJP and the then we supported AAP. We the Rajya Sabha MP said. girl here, police said on Saturday. Congress had "chosen a less - had to choose between BJP BJP, however, termed as Accused Manojkumar Baburam Yadav was arrested er evil" by supporting Arvind and its B Team, we chose "hilarious and ridiculous" last night on the complaint of the victim, after she was Kejriwal in forming the gov - lesser evil," Singh tweeted. Singh's statement that AAP forced to get married to him this week, PSI Kalyani Patil ernment in Delhi in 2013, He alleged that Kejriwal is a 'B team' of the of Kapurbawdi police station told PTI. According to Congress leader Digvijay attended the meeting of the Congress. police, the accused and the victim were residents of Singh said on Saturday. Vivekanand International "If they knew all this, Manorama Nagar locality here. The man tried to woo the In a series of tweets, Foundation in 2010 with why were they supporting girl and took away her school as well as medical certifi - Singh suggested that his con - Sangh ideologues S the Aam Aadmi Pary in for - cates and began threatening her with acid attacks if she did sistent stand that AAP was 'B Gurumurthy, K N mation of Government in not fulfil his demands. Yadav then took the victim to a Team' of BJP has been vindi - Govindacharya and other Delhi?", BJP spokesperson lodge and molested her. He also videographed the act and cated. The Congress General leaders of the RSS. Sambit Patra asked. threatened to circulate the clips if she did not marry him, Secretary, a known detractor "Didn't Kejriwal attend Congress had lost the complaint said. The police have charged the alleged of the BJP and the Sangh meeting in Feb 2010 in power in the last assembly accused under sections 380 (theft), 354 (assault or crimi - Parivar, said the Congress Vivekanand International years after 15 years in office nal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) supported Kejriwal in form - Foundation along with and just got eight of the total and also 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and further ing the government in Delhi Gurumurty Govindacharya 70 seats, majority of them investigations are underway, Patil said. The police are now in 2013 because "we chose a & other RSS leaders? representative of Sri Sri the meeting at Vivekanand Feb 2010?," he asked. from the minority dominat - trying to trace the certificates snatched from the girl. lesser evil". "Weren't Ramdev and a Ravishankar also present in Intern ational Foundation in "...Every word I said about ed areas. 6 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG Mountain-size asteroid to fly by Earth on January 26-27 The useful friendship wAsHinGtOn: A relatively large asteroid, designat - BY rOBert M sional elections? A rejected Obama deserves the chief not the stance of a regional simultaneously, by encour - ment succeeds. A US-India ed 2004 BL86, is going to fly by Earth at a very safe dis - HAtHAwAY president whose political guest honour. power that wishes the aging the evolution of a engagement on energy, he tance of 745,000 miles (1.2 million km). This interplane - adversaries now control A similar debate is tak - hegemon gone. common more effective UN, also writes, could help the What a difference a both houses of Congress? ing place in the US, as can democratic values or advance important prime minister achieve his tary visitor is roughly a third of a mile across and is the year makes. Twelve A leader without follow - be seen in duelling com - shared anxiety over the American priorities. In economic growth agenda largest known space rock predicted to come this close to us months ago, India and the ers? mentaries in the current growth of Chinese power similar fashion, Delhi for India, and simultane - until 2027 as by comparison, most near-Earth asteroids United States were Those who draw this issue of Foreign Affairs, have not and will not could do more to caution ously serve as a driver of have diameters no larger than 50 to 100 feet. embroiled in bitter contro - picture understand neither America’s most influential resolve these internal Russia against the danger - bilateral relations for Because it's relatively large, 2004 BL86 will brighten versy after American the man nor the office he foreign policy journal. debates. The best way to ous adventurism in which decades to come. For this rapidly as it approaches Earth and astronomers predict it authorities arrested an occupies. Obama, aware Robert Boggs, a retired US settle this question, in both it has engaged, most to occur, however, both will become about 9th magnitude for several hours as it Indian diplomat, Devyani that he is in the last quarter diplomat with long experi - countries, is for each prominently in Ukraine countries have to enact passes closest to us. Khobragade. Next week, of his presidency, is by all ence in South Asia and nation to demonstrate its and Crimea. The Modi legal, policy and regulato - US President Barack accounts determined to multiple postings in India, usefulness to the other. government should be ry changes that will pro - This is still much too faint to be seen by eye, and it is Obama, will be guest of cement a positive legacy writes that India (like Obama and Modi could do willing to have uncomfort - voke domestic opposition. beyond the reach of most binoculars, but this object should honour at India’s Republic with an ambitious agenda China) views the US as a worse than to adopt this able conversations with Today, the hyperventilation be bright enough to follow with a 3- or 4-inch-diameter Day parade. and an activist approach to competitor and “presump - idea of usefulness as the Moscow, not as a favour to surrounding the telescope as it moves among the stars. Alan MacRobert, a Equally striking, a year governing. His polling tuous superpower”. Delhi, guiding principle for the the Americans but because Khobragade affair seems senior editor at Sky and Telescope magazine, said that to ago, Prime Minister numbers are on the rise. he contends, is unlikely to forthcoming presidential a world where rules are startling, if not incompre - track down the asteroid, people'll need a detailed star chart Narendra Modi, then chief Moreover, the “lame duck” become a “critical partner” visit. What does being of routinely disregarded and hensible. That so much that shows the exact path of 2004 BL86 and their charts minister of Gujarat, was an narrative obscures the fact to the US in the foresee - use mean? For one, each national borders violated is passion and bile could be were specially prepared for this event. outcast to a large segment that the US presidency able future. could help the other on so patently contrary to generated by what appears, of Washington officialdom bestows upon its holder That assessment is far issues not directly related Indian interests. A recent in retrospect, a third-tier Observers in the Americas, Europe, and Africa have the because of his alleged more power than any other too bleak, retorts Nicholas to the bilateral relation - study released by the matter shows how an best seats for seeing this interloper during its brightest inaction during anti- office in the world. In a Burns, also a retired diplo - ship. Not out of kindness Woodrow Wilson Centre, important relationship can time: from 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday Muslim violence in Washington riven by ran - mat and one of the leading or altruism, but because one of the leading think be hijacked by inflexible evening, January 26th, until about 1 a.m. EST on the 27th Gujarat in 2002. In the corous partisanship, actors in the revitalisation doing so would advance tanks in Washington, sug - bureaucrats, self-serving and during this time 2004 BL86 will be heading northward course of the past year, Republican lawmakers of US-India ties that the national interests of gests another avenue where politicians and an over-the- through the dim constellation Cancer. It skims the eastern however, both parties have joined their Democratic occurred under George W. both. For instance, India and the US could be top media. It also serves to edge of a star cluster called the Beehive (or Messier 44) opted for pragmatism over colleagues in welcoming Bush and Manmohan Washington might step up of use to each other while underscore just how brittle from about midnight to 12:30 a.m. EST. moral misgivings, on one the trip. Singh. Boggs’s pessimism its diplomacy on behalf of promoting their own inter - the US-India relationship Kelly Beatty, also a Sky and Telescope senior editor, side, and grudge-bearing, Yet, Obama’s visit is outdated, he asserts, and India’s quest for a perma - ests. Raymond Vickery, the remains. Modi, by honour - on the other. Now, in a should not be allowed to fails to recognise the sub - nent seat on the UN study’s author, argues that, ing Obama as the chief said that one good technique for fast-movers like 2004 matter of days, the once- obscure the reality that nei - stantial progress that has Security Council. Obama whether the yardstick is guest for Republic Day BL86 is to identify and lock onto a star along its path and scorned chief minister will ther country has fully marked bilateral ties over earned accolades in Delhi a availability, affordability, celebrations, has vividly then just watch at the time that the asteroid is predicted to be hosting the president of decided what place the the past decade. A more few years ago when he security or environmental demonstrated his intent to pass by that particular star. the country that so recently other should hold in its cal - accurate picture of the rela - committed the US govern - impact, an invigorated replace some of this brittle - found him unworthy of culations on foreign policy tionship, Burns maintains, ment, for the first time, to India-US partnership in the ness with steel. If he suc - diplomatic intercourse. and national security. is shown by Indian worries backing India for perma - field of energy has much to ceeds in this endeavour, New 3-D map sheds light on how But what sort of Many Indians remain that the US is leaving nent UNSC membership. offer. A shrewd observer of historians will see Modi’s Obama will be coming to ambivalent about America, Afghanistan too precipi - Since then, however — the political scenes in both bold move as a brilliant Greenland ice sheet evolved India? A “lame duck” finding it simultaneously tously. Delhi wants nothing. Elevating this India and the US, Vickery illustration of the states - wAsHinGtOn: A team of scientists using ice-pene - whose party was soundly attractive and hypocritical, America to remain issue in the context of notes that energy will be a manship India, and the trating radar data collected by NASA's Operation rebuffed by the voters in seductive and menacing. engaged in the region, broader UNSC reform key determinant of world, so badly needs in IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the last November’s congres - Some question whether Burns concludes; this is would please India and whether Modi’s govern - these troubled times. first comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice Sheet, opening a window on past climate conditions and the ice sheet's potentially perilous future. This new map allows scientists at The University of No Proof Required: Straw in the Delhi wind Texas to determine the age of large swaths of the second BY: YAMini AiYAr launched the nationwide school-based database three were related to learn - largest mass of ice on Earth, an area containing enough Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat which doesn’t have a single ing. No surprise, then, that water to raise ocean levels by about 20 feet. Lead author The Annual Status of programme to focus on indicator on learning. This in their routine school visits, Joe MacGregor said that this new, huge data volume Education Report (ASER) improving basic reading, sends a clear message that they rarely pay attention to records how the ice sheet evolved and how it's flowing released last week forced writing and arithmetic skills schooling remains the prior - the classroom. Based on India’s policymakers, yet in standard I and II. The ity. The first step to breaking tracking the time-use of today. Ice-penetrating radar works by sending radar signals again, to confront the unfor - challenge now lies in ensur - out of the schooling trap is cluster officers in two dis - into the ice and recording the strength and return time of tunate realities of our prima - ing that these shifts in policy to redesign the financing tricts in Bihar, on average, a reflected signals. From those signals, scientists can detect ry education system. In its translate into meaningful system so that plans are school visit lasts 1.5 hours, the ice surface, sub-ice bedrock and layers within the ice. 10-year history, ASER has action on the ground. For a based on clearly articulated of which only 15-20 minutes New techniques used in this study allowed scientists to challenged the fundamental country where the bureau - learning goals and budgets are spent in classrooms. And efficiently pick out these layers in radar data. Prior studies assumption of elementary cracy has been designed and are tied to performance on on the rare occasions that had mapped internal layers, but not at the scale made pos - education policy: that the incentivised to provide many conversations we so that she acquires basic learning outcomes. This will they interact with teachers sible by these newer, faster methods. expansion of the schooling schooling inputs, this is a have had has the teaching- skills, rather than sticking to need to be supported by a on instructional practices, it system would ensure that formidable challenge. learning process come up. the prescribed curriculum in credible system to track is usually to assert authority Another major factor in this study was the scope of children learn. Indeed, in the For one, despite the evi - No one talked about peda - the expectation that the child learning progress. The rather than offer construc - Operation IceBridge's measurements across Greenland, last decade, while the Centre dence, there is no consensus gogical practices or the will catch up. Despite the Centre has already taken tive support. This absence of which included flights that covered distances of tens of was able to expand the sys - among policymakers on the strengths and limitations of proven success of the some small steps in this academic engagement in thousands of kilometers across the ice sheet. tem through the provision of constraints to learning and the curricula. Yet, evidence method, efforts to sustain direction by starting state- government schools has Comparing this age volume to simple computer mod - inputs — enrolment is now appropriate solutions. Over suggests that when the focus and scale up these experi - level learning assessments. served to deepen the prob - els helped the study's team better understand the ice sheet's near universal, more than the last year, Accountability shifts to the classroom, ments have hit a wall. Partly These measures must be lem of teacher accountabili - history. Differences in the mapped and modeled age vol - 3.5 lakh new schools have Initiative has been talking to things can improve. This is because of the entrenched accelerated and prioritised ty. After all, if teachers are umes point to past changes in ice flow or processes such as been constructed and 10 education bureaucrats in best highlighted in MIT’s focus on inputs. This is in the years to come. This neither encouraged nor melting at the ice sheet's base. This information will be lakh new teachers recruited Bihar to capture their per - Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty because efforts to change focus on inputs is exacerbat - monitored for the quality of — ASER showed that learn - ceptions of the learning Action Lab’s recent evalua - the teaching-learning ed by the hierarchical, rule- teaching, how can they be helpful for evaluating the more sophisticated ice sheet ing outcomes were stagnant problem. Their responses tion of Pratham’s experi - dynamic have not been driven culture of the bureau - held accountable? It is models that are crucial for projecting Greenland's future and in 2010, declined. For ranged from problems relat - ments on “teaching at the accompanied by a wider cracy. Lower-level adminis - instructive that when these contribution to sea-level rise. MacGregor added that prior instance, the percentage of ed to poor policy choices, right level”. These experi - shift in the workings of the trators’ understanding of same unaccountable teach - to this study, a good ice-sheet model was one that got its children in standard V who including the right to educa - ments are premised on the bureaucracy. Plans and bud - performance is based on ers are trained to participate present thickness and surface speed right. Now, they'll also could read a standard II text tion’s (RTE’s) no-detention assumption that improving gets are still based on inputs responsiveness to authority in “teaching at the right be able to work on getting its history right, which is impor - was 53 per cent in 2006, policy, systemic issues such learning outcomes requires a rather than learning targets. rather than school needs. level” experiments, their tant because ice sheets have very long memories. This 53.7 per cent in 2010, 47 per as weak governance, the strategic re-organisation of The RTE act, with its focus Consequently, the adminis - performance improves dra - study is published online in Journal of Geophysical cent in 2013 and 48.1 per prevalence of non-teaching the classroom such that cur - on improving schooling tration only functions when matically. No effort to cent in 2014. duties and lack of teacher ricula and pedagogical inputs, served to further “ordered” to do so. And improve learning outcomes Research: Earth Surface. The 12th Five-Year Plan accountability, low levels of strategies are aligned to stu - legitimise the need for the these orders are rarely about is likely to succeed if it shifted the goal post by parental interest and the dent learning levels rather education bureaucracy to the classroom. When we doesn’t confront this reality. explicitly articulating learn - resultant low student atten - than grade-level expecta - stay focused on schooling. interviewed cluster officers Building management sys - Crows may not be as 'bad' ing improvements as the dance. tions. In other words, if a In fact, the entire decision- (tasked with providing “aca - tems that empower local stated aim for education pol - But astonishingly, the standard V student can bare - making system is based on demic support” to teachers) officials and teachers to as previously believed icy. In response, states have debates on learning are ly read a standard II text, data collected through the in Bihar, one recalled 22 function as providers of wAsHinGtOn: A new study has helped demystify started experimenting and in divorced from classroom teaching ought to be adjust - District Information System tasks he had been ordered to learning in schools is criti - the bad reputation of crows, suggesting that their notoriety August 2014, the Centre realities. At no point in the ed to what the child knows for Education, a nationwide complete in 2014. Only cal. is not entirely merited. Corvids, the bird group that includes crows, ravens and magpies, are the subject of several population control schemes, in both game and conservation environments. These controls are based on the belief that destroying them is good for other birds. They are also considered to be effective predators capable of reducing the populations of their prey. Researchers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha analysed the impact of six species of corvid on a total of 67 species of bird susceptible to being their prey, among which are game birds and passerine birds. Author Beatriz Arroyo said that in 81percent of cases studied, corvids did not present a discernible impact on their potential prey and furthermore, in 6percent of cases, some apparently beneficial relationships were even observed. According to the study, when crows were removed from the environment, in 46 percent of cases their prey had greater reproductive success, while their abundance fell in less than 10 percent of cases. Additionally, these experimental studies carried out in nine different countries (Canada, France, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA) revealed that, if corvids are eliminated but other predators are not, the impact on the productivity of their prey would be pos - itive in only 16 percent of cases; whilst without corvids and other predators, including carnivores, the productivity of other birds improves in 60percent of cases. This suggests that crows, ravens and magpies, amongst others, have a lower impact on prey than other threats. Compensatory predation can also occur, the researcher explains. The study is published in the journal Ibis. 7 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG Australian Open: Radwanska BCCI issues fresh ultimatum Bhupathi out of Race for BCCI advances to 4th round mixed doubles in president gathers pace Australian Open sThe race for the post of president of the Board of for damages to WICB MElBOuRNE: Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has begun to NEW DElHI: The Mahesh Bhupathi went gather pace with opposition growing to a possible Board of Control for out of the mixed dou - bid from N. srinivasan, who had stepped aside, to Cricket in India (BCCI) bles competition follow - hang on to the position. has issued an ultima - ing a first-round loss, The supreme Court’s judgment on Thursday tum to the West Indies even as India’s junior has put a question mark on support for Mr. Cricket Board (WICB), tennis players began srinivasan even among his loyalists. According to demanding that it fur - their campaign on a some senior Board functionaries whom The Hindu nish the $41.97 million positive note in the spoke to, the trend points to a change at the top damages caused by the Australian Open on with an aim to improve the image of the Board. Caribbean team’s infa - saturday. Bhupathi Many names have been doing the rounds for the mous mid-tour pull-out and his Australian president’s post, including those of Rajiv shukla, last year. partner Jarmila Jagmohan Dalmiya, M.P. Pandove and shivlal In a fresh letter to Gajdosova frittered Yadav, along with Anurag Thakur, who is seen as MElBOuRNE: sixth- reached the fourth WICB President Dave away early advantage the face of the young brigade in the Board and the seeded Agnieszka round at a Grand slam Cameron and the inter- to lose 6-4 6-7 (7) (8-10) BJP, and Anirudh Chowdhry. One Board official Radwanska moved into tournament for the first governmental to Chinese Taipei’s was not averse to former Board presidents I.s. the fourth round of the time since Wimbledon Caribbean community Hao-Ching Chan and Bindra and A.C. Muthiah being in the fray. Australian Open on in 2011, coming back (CARICOM) secretary Brit Jamie Murray in a Asked if he would accept the offer, Mr. Dalmiya, saturday with a 6-0, 7-5 from a set and a break general Irwin contest which lasted a former president and seasoned Board official, win over uzbekistan- down to beat Camila laRocque, the BCCI one hour and 40 min - said: “It is a million dollar question. It is not in my born American Varvara Giorgi 4—6, 7—6 (3), has demanded that utes. The Indo- hands. My becoming a president is a hypothetical lepchenko. 6—1 on saturday. compensation be paid at Australian pair made a strong start, breaking question. I have to wait and see in what form the Opening the day’s play The seven—time the earliest for West offer comes. I am not dying for it. There is no doubt on Rod laver Arena, major winner couldn’t Indies’ “sudden, arbi - its rivals once, to clinch the opening set in 29 this is an hour of huge crisis for the Board and we Radwanska won the contain her delight trary withdrawal” from should all rise to tackle it. We have done it in the first set in 25 minutes after the win on the tour of India last minutes, saving four break points in the past.” before lepchenko took a Margaret Court Arena, October. It is the East Zone’s turn to nominate a candi - medical timeout, beaming a smile as she process. But Chan and “When CARICOM where its expectations appropriate forum date for the president’s post and Mr. Dalmiya com - appearing to be affected turned to wave to all Murray bounced back intervened in the dis - have remained wholly being the courts in mands support in his zone. senior BJP leader by the heat. sides of the stadium in the second set, one of pute and requested unfulfilled, with there India. We trust that Arun Jaitley is expected to play a decisive role in Radwanska, with her and then moved to the the five break points BCCI to hold off on its being no progress in CARICOM will under - identifying the candidate for the Board president new coach Martina music blaring over the they earned to stretch claims for a period of 40 finding a solution that stand our position,” Mr. “He [Jaitley] would have been the best man for the Navratilova watching loud speakers. the set into a tie-break - days from the deadline is acceptable to the Patel had written in the post but then he has declared he has no time and from the stands, was The 34-year-old er and eventually drew stipulated in its claim BCCI, despite the 40- recent communication interest for the job. Would he support Rajiv broken while serving Williams next faces level. In the super Tie- letter, the BCCI acqui - day time period having to the WICB. Breaker, Bhupathi and shukla, a Congress politician, or sharad Pawar?” for the match but broke sixth-seeded Agnieszka esced to the same in the long since elapsed.” “If the WICB fails to Gajdosova were done in wondered a veteran Board official. lepchenko’s serve to Radwanska, a semifi - hope that an acceptable The West Indian team comply with the requisi - by a couple of unforced Mr. Pawar is said to command eight votes, the clinch it three games nalist here last year resolution would be had pulled out of the tions contained in our errors and double faults same as Mr. srinivasan. Board observers, how - later. and Wimbledon finalist achieved through tour of India owing to a letter dated 31st as Chan and Murray ever, point to the fact that the eight votes the Radwanska, a semifi - in 2012, who advanced CARICOM’s able medi - pay dispute with its October 2014 within a sealed the issue in their government can swing are likely to hold the key. nalist here last year with a 6—0, 7—5 win ation,” BCCI secretary board, forcing the hosts period of 7 days from favour. In the junior “It is a triangle that throws the options of BJP and a finalist at over Varvara sanjay Patel wrote in a to arrange a series receipt of this letter, the competition, Pranjala plus srinivasan, Pawar plus BJP and Pawar plus Wimbledon in 2012, lepchenko. Williams letter, dated January against sri lanka. BCCI shall initiate Yadlapalli defeated srinivasan. Nothing can be ruled out in the cur - will play either Camila was diagnosed in 2011 20. “The BCCI cannot any legal proceedings in the south African Katie rent scenario,” a source in the Board empha - Giorgi of Italy or No. 18- with an auto—immune “However, it is with longer hold off from appropriate forum Poluta 6-4 6-3 to enter sised. The Board is not inclined to encourage any seeded Venus Williams condition called regret that the BCCI pursuing its claims against WICB without the girls’ singles compe - uncertainty as far as the top officials’ election is in the next round. sjogren’s syndrome in finds itself in a position against WICB in the further intimation.” tition. concerned. Venus Williams to 2011, which can cause face Radwanska joint pain and saps Venus Williams has energy. Hockey India League: Harmanpreet National Snooker: Injured Clarke's inclusion for World Cup Pankaj Advani to face is 'un-Australian', says Rahul Dravid Singh shines on Dabang Mumbai debut Varun Madan in final MuMBAI: An eerie KOlKATA: Pankaj ural game. "He told me silence had gripped the Advani managed to 'take it in your stride, stadium. A few years keep himself in line for you've been in such sit - ago, sandeep singh’s a double after two tough uations before.' trademark raised arm outings as the 12-time sometimes, such little celebration would have world champion will words of inspiration been a call for the take on qualifier Varun work in your favour," a crowd to erupt in the Madan in the summit relieved Advani said stands. But at the showdown of the senior after sealing the issue Mahindra stadium, on National snooker in the ninth frame with Dabang Mumbai’s Championship at the the scoreline reading Hockey India league Bengal Rowing Club 13-67, 58-12, 55-08, 86- debut, the crowd had tomorrow. The star of 07(68), 21-68, 30-68, 87- been stunned after the the day however was 00, 05-70, 76-37. defender put the away unfancied Varun Having won the bil - side, Punjab Warriors, Madan who showed liards crown last week, 3-2 up in the last exceptional shot selec - the PsPB heavyweight minute of play. The tion to continue his will now look to make a goal seemed to have giant-killing run as he fourth double, and first sapped the spirit of crowd found its voice Warm-up sessions drag-flick that outwit - ousted India No 2 and since 2009. On his sYDNEY: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has Mumbai’s players too, again. Mumbai had sal - involved drag-flicks. ted FIH goalkeeper of second seed Kamal unheralded final oppo - described the decision to include injured captain as they trudged their vaged a point, ensuring Tom Boon had a go, but the year Jaap Chawla 5-3 in the quar - nent, Advani said: Michael Clarke in the 15-member squad for the way to the halfway line. they do not get off to a his shots were way - stockmann. ters and overcame a "snooker has become World Cup as "un-Australian". Not Harmanpreet losing start. ward. Floris Evers too Trailing by a goal, stiff 5-4 challenge from very unpredictable... Dravid also said that without Clarke the singh. He got the ball Eighteen-year-old tried his luck, but bare - the Punjab team Manan Chandra en like I could have lost Australian team would not face too much of a diffi - near the halfway line Harmanpreet’s vision ly tested Mumbai custo - increased the pressure. route to the final. the match today and culty in the upcoming quadrennial tournament as moments after restart had actually served dian David Harte. But on the few occa - Having overcome a blip tomorrow in the papers in-form batsman steven smith would seamlessly and using all the power him well throughout Harmanpreet, who sions that they did to pip Railways' Faisal it would have been a big fill in the void. he could muster, the entire game. He came into the limelight breach Harmanpreet, Khan from the quarters upset. "I know him very "You just felt they had to take this decision. It's slapped the ball inside was at the centre of a after being named man- Harte would see off the this morning, Advani well. Varun Madan has almost a very un-Australian decision," Dravid was the Punjab ‘D’. His Mumbai defence that of-the-tournament at threat. faced the biggest chal - been in the form of his quoted as saying by EsPNcricinfo on Friday. powerful hit through was put under relent - junior India’s victorious They equalised in lenge of the tournament life, he has come of age "Without him (Clarke) being in the squad and the centre sliced open less pressure by a pow - sultan of Johor Cup the second minute of when Punjab's senior something that will be a you just bring steven smith into it, they don't look the defence. On the left, erful Punjab attack. campaign, scoring the third quarter pro Dharminder lily warning for me." a weaker side at all." Chinglensana singh His interceptions were seven of his nine goals through skipper Jamie made it 4-4 from being Advani further rued Dravid hoped that the co-hosts haven't taken an sneaked behind the impeccable, as was his through penalty cor - Dwyer, who shot from a 1-3 down to take it to about the hectic sched - emotional decision, a trait particularly unheard of defenders, lunged for - tackling. And just as he ners, found the back of tight angle to beat the the decider frame. such ule with back to back in Australian cricket. Clarke has been dogged by ward to control the long did in the final minute the net with all his Irish custodian. was the pressure that knock out matches for persistent problems on his back and hamstring pass, and with his sec - of play, his passes were shots. Chinglensana then Advani had to seek the two days. "It's very that forced him to partially miss the recent home ond touch, slotted it exceptional. And it was almost scored his first of the advice of his mentor demanding when you Test series against Australia. past former India cap - He had already set logical that he would match to put the home and Dronacharya play one match in the "In fact, some people might argue they actually tain Bharat Chetri in the tone for what would break the deadlock by side ahead only for awardee coach Arvind morning and then look a better side. I just hope it is not an emotion - goal. reflect in his own game scoring his team’s first sandeep’s penalty savur who told the 29- another in the after - al decision," added the 42-year-old batting legend. All of a sudden the before the match. goal with a thunderous stroke to equalise. year-old to play his nat - noon. Srikanth, Sindhu struggle into semis Serena Williams overcomes a slow start to advance at the Australian Open luCKNOW: K MElBOuRNE: ing game. The pair sub - ing down four aces and tory against the 28- srikanth and PV Australia: serena sequently exchanged striking 11 winners. year-old American, sindhu overcame open - Williams has bounced breaks of serve, but it Furthermore, remark - although she had not ing-game wobbles to back from one set down was svitolina who dom - ably Radwanska made defeated her since make the men's and to ultimately triumph inated play and she just the single unforced Cincinnati in 2013, women's singles semifi - against WTA Rising eventually raced away error for the set. after losing to nals at the syed Modi star Elina svitolina to clinch the opener 6-4. “In the second set, of lepchenko twice last International Grand and reach the fourth But Williams gained course I could finish season in three-sets. Prix Gold badminton round of the Australian momentum in the sec - that set much earlier. “so far I think I can’t championships on Open on saturday. ond set as she fired serving against the sun complain about any - Friday. Williams got off to a down three aces and is not fun. But I'm just thing,” she said. Top seed saina Nehwal slow start as she struck 17 winners to very happy that I could “I really had great too had to battle hard appeared nervous in the obtain the second 6-2 close that set and just three matches, three against an inspired opening set, but she and level the match at win.” short matches. so I'm Arundhati Pantawane.The only fired up to eventually one-set-all. Radwanska let a 5-3 fresh. Didn’t spend exception was Carolina storm past svitolina 4- “she kept hitting lead slip in the second much time on the court, Marin. The second 6, 6-2, 6-0. winners in the first set set, as she failed to which is good. Well, seeded spaniard had an “she played really and there wasn't much i serve out the set. everything was working easy 21-11, 21-13 out - well, you know she's one could do. But when in lepchenko subse - so far, so hopefully I can ing against to watch. she's worked doubt just start running quently held serve, lev - still play the same ten - Chochuwong so hard, she's come a as fast as you can. elling the score at 5-5, nis on the same level.” Pornpawee of Thailand. really long way,” That’s what Venus but it was too little too Williams is set to Top seed srikanth Williams said following (Williams) always told late for the World No. meet 24th seed Garbine dropped the first game her victory. me,” Williams joked in 30 as a dominant Muguruza next, the against Wei Feng “It was a great her on-court interview. tating form to obtain backhand winner off the fortable 6-0, 7-5 victory Radwanska won the same player who Chong of Malaysia but match, she really made The World No. 1 con - the double break and return of serve. against 30th seed next two games to stunned her at Roland prevailed 1721, 21-12 me work really hard.” tinued to improve in the race away to the 5-0 Meanwhile, sixth Varvara lepchenko. clinch the 6-0, 7-5 victo - Garros last year, while after his opponent svitolina came out third set and with her lead. seed Agnieszka Radwanska cruised ry. Radwanska will face an retired with a calf confident and got the nerves now completely she sealed the victo - Radwanska also through the opening set It marked in-form Venus Williams injury. early break in the open - gone, she was in devas - ry with a cross-court advanced with a com - in just 25 minutes, fir - Radwanska’s sixth vic - on Monday. 8 JAMMU | SUNDAY | JANUARY 25 | 2015 Golden YuG Sahasrabuddhe chairs membership drive meet Nirvana Academy organises Bhajan GY news service membership drive, he said that limited time. JAMMU, JAn. 24: BJP we have to educate people Munish Sharma, who Sandhya at Aarohi Kala Sangeet Vidhalaya National Vice-President & about the principles, ideology conducted the proceeding of Membership National and commitment of the party the meeting, briefed about the Prabhari Vinay for the nation and nation build - drive details as discussed at Sahasrabuddhe chaired one ing and inform them as to what New Delhi last week during day meeting of J&K BJP the party wants to do for the the meeting chaired by District Presidents, District nation and in what manner. To National General Secretary Prabharis and District propagate this among the (Org.) Ram Lal. Membership Incharges at masses the party has to enlarge Chander Mohan Gupta, Jammu on Saturday alongwith the ambit and scope of the N.D. Rajwal, Bansi Lal State Vice-President Col. membership drive and these Bharti, Rajni Sethi, Er. Uttam Singh, State General members will become the Ghulam Ali Khatana, Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, vehicle of disseminating the Pramodh Kapahi, Suraj Singh, State Secretary & information. He further said Karan Singh, Shakti Parihar, Membership Incharge Munish that in the recent parliamentary Ajay Nanda, Dina Nath Sharma. elections, BJP received more Bhagat, Vaid Mankotia, Adv. While describing various than 17 crores of votes and we Vijay Kumar, Sat Pal Pappi, dimensions of the member - have to convert these voters Daljit Singh, Subash Jandial, ship, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe into our permanent votaries to Baldev Baloria, Ajay Pargal, said that in our country there enable the party to attain its Rashpal Verma, Akshay are 1300 political parties out of ambitious goals in respect of Kumar, Inderjeet Sharma, GY news service sion. Kuldeep Kumar noted singer of the state which about 50 are of signifi - citizen and nation building. Gajay Singh, Jeevan Lal, JAMMU, JAn. 24: To mark Basant presented bhajan "Maan Tadpat Hari darshan cance and again out of these BJP wants a strong and pros - Neeru Anand, Ramesh Panchmi festival, Nirvana Academy today ko aaj". Others who performed on the occa - around 45 are one clan or fam - perous India for which enlight - Sharma, Amit Sharma, Gopal organised a bhajan sandhya at Aarohi Kala sion were Aditya, Divyam, Amrita Bhan and ily oriented and only 4-5 polit - ened and informed public is said that BJP has established a Ashok Kaul, during the Basotra, Vidya Sagar, Amar Sangeet Vidhalaya Subash nagar Jammu. Brij Rajat Kholi. Nikhil accompanied on table and ical parties are cadre based and must. The membership drive Toll Free No. 18002662020, meeting, said that the state unit Singh, Bharat Sharma, Jagbir Kumar noted musician of the state was the Danish Gupta on guitar. Hitesh Badyal BJP is the foremost amongst by the party has been initiated which on dialing would auto - of BJP has to register atleast 11 Singh, Dev Raj Sharma, chief guest while Vikul Gupta from Arivaan President Nirvana Academy thanked kuldeep these. to create a large pool of dedi - matically seek information lakh members and sought Dinesh Gupta, Rajinder group and State Analyst was the guest of hon - kumar Director Aarohi Kala Sangeet Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, in cated and committed workers from the caller and register from respective districts the Singh, Manmohan Singh, our on the occasion. Vidhalya and also all the participants from his address, further said that for motivating and inspiring him as a member of the party target set by them to contribute Ashok Sharma, Satish Programme started with a group song Aarohi. He said Nirvana Academy will pro - party has started nationwide the public to work and support without incurring any expen - in achieving the state's target. Tondon, Hardesh Kumar, presented by the students of Aarohi Kala vide platform to all the participants in future. membership drive in October the BJP. The strength of the diture. He also said that every He said that bes ides parent Adv. Vinod Sharma, Atma Sangeet vidhalaya followed by Saraswati He also highlighted the importance of Basant 2014 and in J&K state it has party lies in its extensive mem - party worker shall have to go body, the morchas and cells Ram Gupta, Mohd. Saleem, Vandana " Saraswati Shardhe Maa" sung by Panchami festival among the kids and youth. been commenced from 25th bership, he said. in the public and get atleast too have to undertake this T.N. Bhat, Narsingh Dayal, Haripriya and Shree Gupta. Rishaan and Prominent among the others were December, 2014, the birthday Elaborating on the 100 members registered and membership drive at each Naresh Sharma, Vipin Kunwar presented bhajan "Pyaar nahi Sur se Meenakshi Sharma General Secretary NA, of Atal Behari Vajpayee. mechanics of the membership only then will he qualify for level and ensure that they also Sharma, Jugal Kishore, jisko" which was highly appreciated by the Meena Gupta, Renu Dhar, Nishant Vaid, Giving the importance of drive, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe any post in the party. achieve their targets within the Ramesh Chander and others. parents and audience presented on the occa - Neeraj Sharma and Ashutosh Dubey.

Social Justice and secularism are the Mehbooba re-elected as PDP president backbone of Good Governance, but both died in J&K under N.C - Congress rule!! Calls for protecting special position of JK GY news service GY news service and Tariq Hussain Qarra said it is a proud movement said. JAMMU, JAn. 24: Previous respective Govts of N.C & JAMMU, JAn. 24: and seconded by Sardar for all of us that PDP has Echoing ideology of Congress always claimed for good Governance but their record of Retreating resolve of her Rangeel Singh and Vikram become the best alternative Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, good governance revealed that these parties have been proved to be party to work as cementing Aditya. The elections, held to the people of J&K given former Deputy Chief extreme treacherous. Instead of mitigating the problems of the people force to unite all region and under the chairmanship of the fact that NC has never Minister, Muzaffar Hussain in general, they tried their level best to create more and more problems sub-regions of the State, MLA AR Veeri and allowed the democracy to Beigh said that diversify for them. One can easily guaze such created problems like the prob - president of the Peoples observed by former MLC flourish here. "The forma - character of the state makes lems of (i) VRS (ii) Unregulaisation of about 62 thousands daily Democratic Party (PDP) Ved Mahajan, concluded tion of the PDP in the year it necessary that any gov - wagers. (iii) No absorption of trained dental surgeons (iv) Undisplayed Mehbooba Mufti today said with voice vote in favour of 1999 was a turning point in ernment in the state should shortlist of Jail wardens (v) Undisbursement of 17% of D.A to Govt. that said that it was duty of Mehbooba Mufti. the history of Jammu and be inclusive in its approach. employees and pensioners. (vi) Pay Anomalies of Govt. employees every citizen of the country Terming Jammu and Kashmir. In a short span of He said that it was always in and (vii) Settlement of West Pakistani refugees and many others like to protect special position of Kashmir issue as by-prod - time, PDP has earned credi - the mind of Mufti Sahib that problems which general public faced every day. Besides inspite of the Jammu and Kashmir. uct of India's partition in bility of the state's people. even if PDP would get Apex Court's Judgment of 1992 on Mandal Report, N.C & Congress "It is testing time for us. 1947, the PDP president The party has emerged as absolute majority it would remained communal and deprived the State OBCs from their consti - People, especially in said that the issue needs to the biggest political force of coped up with any party that tutional right of 27% reservation where as their counter parts are get - Kashmir, have their own be resolved for peace and the state", she said and over-whelmingly represent ting such benefits throughout the country and in all the states. This was apprehension and are hesi - tranquility in the region. added that it was a historical the people of Jammu or any stated in All India Backward Classes Union's meeting convened by its tantly looking at the politi - She said that people of PDP would work assiduous - lesson to both NC and fact that it was the PDP that particular area of people to president Jenab Abdul Majid Malik in which matter of social justice & cal leadership of state and Jammu and Kashmir have ly to strengthen relations Congress for their mis - revived the people's confi - make it full representative secularism was discussed. State people in General and in particular country", she said adding, given a decisive verdict to between Jammu and deeds. Rampant corruption dence of in democratic to fulfill wishes and aspira - OBCs having 60% of the state population played a significant role in "Jammu and Kashmir has initiate steps to bridge gap Kashmir regions and mis-governance and lack of institutions. tions of all regions and sub- the just concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly elections and ousted N.C been given special status in between Jammu and between people of Jammu transparency were the trade Mehbooba hailed the regions. and Congress from their political field by turning the tables around. the Indian constitution due Kashmir regions. and Kashmir and rest of the mark of the NC-Congress commendable effort of the Beigh said that there Political Parties must dare to come out with a secular plan. To rule with to its distinct identity at the "Character of the ver - country. "We will work as government which has been PDP cadres for taking the was a need to bridge gap persons with shaded sections of the society can not be termed as secu - time of its accession and it dict might be looking differ - facilitator to normalize rela - thrown out by the people in party's pro-people agenda to between the people of larism. At present there is a Governor Rule in J&K as no consensus is the responsibility of ent but one thing is clear tions between India and the elections. Expressing the grassroots level and Jammu and Kashmir region, could take place between the Political Parties for the formation of the entire nation to protect this that it is a mandate against Pakistan", she said. gratitude towards party making the party a vibrant and which would possible people friendly Govt. State OBCs have now great expectation from the status in the interest of peo - corruption and nepotism. It "Verdict of 2014 assem - workers for re-electing her and dominant political only by respecting their centre Govt. and the state Governor Sh. N.N. Vohra for their due share. ple and country at large". is decisive mandate because bly elections is against mis- as party president, she said movement across Jammu mandate. He said that man - All the speakers and participants appealed the Hon'ble Governor to Mehbooba was addressing people of Kashmir Valley rule of NC-Congress coali - it was matter of satisfaction and Kashmir. "It is all due date given by the people in take up the matter of the State OBC's reservation with the Centre Govt. party leaders after being have over-whelmingly tion which had crossed all that PDP has emerged as to its convictions and com - the just concluding assem - under aegis of Sh. Narinder Modi as Prime Minister to settle the mat - reelected as party president voted for PDP and people of limits of corruption, loot strong political force in the mitments the PDP has bly elections was an oppor - ter of 27% reservation by adjusting the granted RBA (@20%) and for fourth consecutive term. Jammu have over-whelm - and nepotism", she said and state as well as a credible emerged as a credible and tunity to bridge gap ALC @3% reservations horizontally under Para 95 of the Apex Her name was proposed by ingly voted in favour of added that people of Jammu voice of the people of strong political force in all between people of Jammu Court's Judgment of 1992 which speaks of Horizontal reservation MPs Muzaffar Hussain Baig BJP", she said. She said that and Kashmir have taught a Jammu and Kashmir. She the regions of the State", she and Kashmir. under Art. 16(1) of the Indian Constitution. Full dress rehearsal for Republic Day held across Jammu GY news service rehearsal held at Govt. PG JAMMU, JAn. 24: The Degree College (Boys), here full dress rehearsal for today. Republic Day was held at At Samba, full dress Maulana Azad Stadium rehearsal for the Republic Jammu amid tight security Day function was held at arrangements here today. Boys Higher Secondary Divisional School, Ground Kehli Commissioner, Jammu Mandi, Samba. Shantmanu, Director Additional Deputy General of Police (DGP) K Commissioner, Samba Rajendra Kumar, Director Inderjeet hoisted the tricolor General Youth Services and and took salute at the march Sports Naveen Agarwal, past. IGP Jammu Rajesh Kumar, At Kishtwar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Kishtwar Mohammad Hanif Director Information Malik hoisted the tricolour Mukhtar-ul-Aziz, Director and took salute at the march School Education R. A. past during full dress Inqlabi besides senior offi - rehearsal. cers of various departments Students from various and Police were also present government and private on the occasion. schools presented cultural The contingents of programme on the occasion. JKAP, JKP, CRPF, IRP, At Poonch, the event Auxiliary Police, Fire & was organised during which Emergency Services, J&K their tableau's during the grammes on the occasion. At Reasi, the full dress under the supervision of march past contingents and Police, Dr.Haseeb Mughal, Deputy Commissioner M. Forest Protection Force rehearsal. At Kathua, the function rehearsal was held at Mini Superintendent of Police Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner H. Malik hoisted the tri - NCC cadets, schools and At Ramban, full dress was conducted at District Sports Stadium under the Katra Kulbir Singh. Revenue hois ted the tricolor (Rev), ACD, and other civil colour and took salute at the others participated in the rehearsal was held at Sports Stadium, Kathua in supervision of Additional At DODA, the event and took salute of the march and police officers were pre - march past. march past. District Police Line (DPL) which Additional Deputy Deputy Commissioner was organised at District past. sent on the occasion. At Kargil, the full dress Various school children where Assistant Commissioner, Prasanna (ADC) Reasi, Shiv Kumar Police Lines Doda under the At RAJOURI, full dress At UDHAMPUR, rehearsal was held at Sultan presented scintillating cul - Commissioner (Revenue) Ramaswamy G. unfurled the Gupta. supervision of Assistant rehearsal was held in District Additional Deputy Chu sports stadium where tural programmes including Dr. Tahir Firdos hoisted the tricolor and took salute at On the occasion, ADC commissioner Revenue Police Line where Additional Commissioner, Udhampur, Deputy Commissioner and traditional folk songs on the National flag and inspected the march past. took salute at the march Subash chander Dogra and Deputy Com missioner Vikas Sharma hoisted the CEC LAHDC, Mohammad occasion. the march past. A colourful cultural pro - past. Senior Superintendent of Saleem Malik took salute at National flag and took Sadiq Sheikh hoisted the tri - Various Government School children present - gramme was also presented Meanwhile, full dress Police M.S Chouhan. the march past. salute at an impressive colour and took salute at the departments also displayed ed colourful cultural pro - on the occasion. rehearsal was held at Katra Chouhan inspected the Senior Superintendent of march past during full day march past.

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