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VOL 7, ISSUE NO. 33 JAMMU & KASHMIR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 03, 2018 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Avalanche hits Army camp in Kupwara, Nations Supporting Terror Can't be Our 3 soldiers dead, 1 injured Chief Minister grieved Kupwara, Feb 2 : At least three soldiers were Chief Minister expresses sorrow over over deaths in Budhal WFashrinigtoen : nIn yedt an ot:h erUdSue 'm eBssagel tuo aind retcip iMents eAdsminsistrationg wiell re letntloess - PaInskteadi, sthte aUSn seeks killed and one injured after death of 3 soldiers at Machil road accident warning to Pakistan, the that we expect them to fully ly pursue threats to America's Pakistan's cooperation and an avalanche struck an army administration of President join us in combating terror - security, prioritising efforts to assistance in various opera - post in Kupwara’s Machil JAMMU, FEBRUARY who were killed when their JAMMU, FEBRUARY Donald Trump on Friday said ism," the White House said. confront and defeat radical tions under its new South Asia 02 : Chief Minister, post came under an avalanche 02 : Chief Minister, sector on Friday, February 2. that those nations, which con - The Trump administration Islamic terror and the ideology strategy, Lt Gen Kenneth F An army post of 21 Rajput Mehbooba Mufti has today. Mehbooba Mufti has tinue to support terror, can't be had last month suspended that sustains it. McKenzie told reporters at a expressed deep sorrow over The Chief Minister has expressed grief over the was hit by an avalanche at a friend of the United States. nearly USD 2 billion in securi - "President Trump's condi - news conference. around 4:30 PM at Sona the death of three soldiers in conveyed her sympathies to death of three persons in a "President Donald Trump is "We actually don't contem - Machil sector of Kupwara the families of dead soldiers. road accident at Budhal, Pandi Gali (SPG) in Machil making clear to our allies that plate military operations inside along the Line of Nowshera today. they cannot be America's Pakistan. On the other hand, The Chief Minister has Control (LoC), GNS friend while supporting or con - we recognise, because the news agency quoted extended sympathies with doning terror, " the White strategy is inherently regional the bereaved families. a senior army officer House said in a detailed fact and Pakistan is geographically as saying. Meanwhile, Mehbooba sheet on the US President's located at a critical nexus of a Mufti has directed the The four above foreign policy. lot of different things, Pakistan mentioned soldiers Jammu divisional adminis - The statement from the is a fundamental part of the tration to ensure that the were earlier found White House came days after strategy," said McKenzie. trapped under the injured in the accident are the Donald Trump "Through a variety of provided all possible assis - snow. “All of them Administration suspended the measures, we look to gain were rescued,” he tance. She also directed air - special security assistance to Pakistani cooperation and lifting of critically injured said. Later, one sol - Pakistan over its alleged inac - assistance as we pursue opera - dier died on the spot persons to Jammu for spe - tion to rein in terror operators. ty assistance to Pakistan accus - tions-based South Asia strate - tions in Afghanistan. But we're cialized treatment. and two more suc - President Donald Trump's ing the country of not doing gy provides commanders with not planning to conduct mili - cumbed to their Centre Likely to Launch World's suspension of security assis - enough in the fight against ter - the authority and resources tary operations inside injuries while they Biggest Health Protection Scheme tance to Pakistan has sent a rorism. needed to deny terrorists the Pakistan," he told Pentagon were being shifted to on August 15 or October 2 long overdue message to aid However, despite the US safe haven they seek in reporters in response to a ques - 92 base hospital recipients that they cannot be administration's tough stand Afghanistan and Pakistan," it tion. Under the new South Asia New Delhi, Feb 2 : Badamibagh in America's friend while sup - against Islamabad, Pakistan said. In a related development, strategy, Pakistan has an Srinagar. National Health Protection porting or condoning terror, has categorically denied the the Pentagon today said that it opportunity to be a partner in Scheme, touted to be One soldier, identified as fied as Havaldar Kamlesh soldiers had gone missing the White House said. allegations of supporting ter - is not contemplating military the fight against terrorism, Sepoy Bipin, was hospi - Kumar, Naik Balbeer, and after an avalanche hit an world’s biggest healthcare "The President has sus - rorism. action inside Pakistan, refuting Pentagon's Chief scheme, announced by talised immediately and is Sepoy Rajinder. More details army post in Gurez sector in pended security assistance to The White House further such reports appearing in Spokesperson Dana White said to be stable. The are awaited. Bandipora district of Jammu Finance Minister Arun Pakistan, sending a long over - warned that the Trump Pakistani media. said. Jaitley in his Budget speech, deceased have been identi - In December 2017, five and Kashmir. is likely to be launched on Would be better if man who was tied August 15 or October 2. The Governor reviews Amarnathji Yatra arrangements: 'ModiCare' will be cashless, will roll scheme, intended to provide to Army jeep was stone pelter: Omar health insurance cover to emphasizes sanitation arrangements out from next year : Arun Jaitley 500 million Indians or 10 Abdullah hits out at J&K government JAMMU, FEBRUARY 2 : son below the age of 13 years or of Anantnag and Ganderbal NEW DELHI : Finance it will be worked out. crore families, will give SRINAGAR : Hitting out not even give that. In a writ - The status of arrangements being above 75 years is registered even Districts and to see that these per - Minister Arun Jaitley said the If assuming the model to cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per at the Jammu and Kashmir ten reply, you said if we give made for Shri Amarnathji Yatra, though he/ she may have missions were strictly as per the world's biggest health cover be insurance led, the premi - family per year for second - government over not doing compensation it would mean which is scheduled to begin on obtained a Compulsory Health Layout Plan of each Yatra Camp. plan announced in the um shrink with the increase enough for the man who was forces are guilty," he added. 28th June, 2018 and conclude on Certificate. No unauthorised tent or shop ary and tertiary care hospi - 26th August 2018, was reviewed Governor was given a should be pitched in any Camp. Budget will be cashless and in number of policy holders, talisation. tied to an Army jeep, former Defending the govern - by Governor N.N. Vohra, detailed report about the Sh. Narula, CEO, informed not a reimbursement scheme, he said at an event. Jaitley also added that chief minister Omar ment stand, Deputy CM Chairman of Shri Amarnathji arrangements being made in the Governor that adequate arrange - and promised more funds if The scheme although government will set up 24 Abdullah said that it would Nirmal Singh called Omar's Shrine Board. The review meet - Yatra area along both the ments would be in place for required depending on the appreciated by experts also new government medical have been better if the man remarks unfortunate. "This ing was attended by Shri Umang Pahalgam and Baltal routes extending medical facilities to rollout later next financial raises apprehension about its colleges and hospitals by was unfortunate stand Narula, Principal Secretary to which, inter-alia, include facili - the Yatris by the State Health year. implementation and the ini - upgrading existing district by a former CM. Governor and Chief Executive ties for providing water supply, Department, Army and the The National Health tial corpus of just Rs 2,000 C M hospitals in the country. Army, the institution Officer; Shri Bhupinder Kumar, electricity, overnight stay accom - Security Forces. These will Protection Scheme (NHPS) crore. C M Additional Chief Executive modation, temporary latrines and include Base Hospitals, Medical Y B “We will launch a flag - making sacrifices for touted as ModiCare envis - Assuring that the scheme y B ship National Health the country, don't have Officer; Shri R. K. Pandita, baths for the Yatris and sanitation Aid Centers and Emergency Aid aged to provide medical will be entirely state funded, Protection Scheme to cover rights to approach General Manager (Works) and arrangements. As approved by Centers which are adequately cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to Jaitley said initial funds of over 10 crore poor and vul - law? They are other officers of the Shrine the Governor CEO shall be incur - equipped with trained Doctors over 10 crore poor and vul - Rs 2,000 crore has been allo - nerable families (approxi - demanding that they Board. ring an expenditure of nearly Rs and Paramedicals; Cardiac sup - nerable families, constituting cated and whatever funds (Army) should be Governor was informed that 1.50 crore for procuring 629 new port facilities, High Altitude mately 50 crore beneficiar - Advance Registration of Yatris pre-fabricated latrines and baths medicines, oxygen and other 40 per cent of total popula - required, as the scheme rolls ies) providing coverage upto hanged for filing a will commence from 1st March which include 243 European type required aids. tion. over, would be made avail - 5 lakh rupees per family per was a stone pelter. return FIR but didn't utter a 2018 through 440 bank branches and 286 Indian type latrines and Governor was informed about "It takes care of hospitali - able. year for secondary and terti - "Forces did what they had word against stone-pelters," of Punjab National Bank (PNB), 100 baths to replace the damaged the to-date status of the project to sation, the secondary and ter - "In the coming year, I see ary care hospitalization. to, one who tied was given Singh said. Jammu and Kashmir Bank and units as also to augment the over - upgrade the technology of the tiary care. Obviously, it will more comfortable situation This will be the world’s medal, but what about A video showing a man YES Bank spread in 32 States all number of toilets and baths. It Sewage Treatment Plant at the involve various state hospi - as far as revenues are con - largest government funded Farooq Dar? he benefitted tied to an Army jeep as a and UTs, across the country. was further informed that 2750 Nunwan Base Camp. A detailed tals and selected private hos - cerned because the graphs as health care programme. from nothing. Maybe if he shield against stone-pelters Through PN Bank a Special latrines, of which 499 are English Project Report for modernization pitals. It can be on trust far as direct tax is concerned Adequate funds will be pro - was really a stone pelter, it during the April 9, 2017, Registration facility will also be type, shall be installed during the of this STP has been prepared model, it can be on insurance would move very fast," he vided for smooth implemen - would have been better for bypoll to the Srinagar Lok available for ex-India pilgrims ensuing Yatra, which is 157 more and the process of tendering this model. It's not on reimburse - said. tation of this programme,” him. At least Hurriyat would Sabha constituency had and for large groups directly than in the previous year. work has been initiated. ment model because too Following demonetisation Arun Jaitley had said while have accepted him," Omar drawn widespread condem - from the offices of the Shrine Governor directed that timely Governor stressed the need to many complaints come on and implementation of presenting the Union said. nation and anger. Board. action should be taken to ensure continuously review the arrange - the reimbursement model," Goods and Services Tax, the He also added that the In the video that surfaced, Governor directed CEO: (i) to timely registration of Ponies, ments being made for the Yatra to Budget 2018-19. obtain details of registrations Pony-wallas, Dandi-wallas and ensure timely action and empha - he said here. number of direct tax assesses He also added that state government did not Farooq Ahmad Dar from done, on a daily basis, from each Palki-wallas and provide insur - sized continuous updation of all The model is now being have gone up ... Once anti- National Health Policy 2017 even provide any monetary Khansahib in Budgam dis - of the Bank branches; (ii) to ance cover for the pilgrims, the relevant Yatra related infor - worked out between NITI evasion measures, I do envisioned health and well - help to Dar. "When state trict was seen strapped to the clearly caution all registering Service Providers and Ponies. He mation on the official website of Aayog and Health Ministry, expect a little bump up in the ness centres to be the foun - human rights commission front of a moving Army jeep Bank branches to ensure that the further directed CEO to ensure Shrine Board (http://www.shria - he said adding the date of GST collection also. I don't dation of India’s health sys - took notice of it, compensa - and a soldier was heard say - number of pilgrims registered the timely issuance of permis - marnathjishrine.com) for the implementation would be see revenue going to be a tem. Allocating Rs 1,200 tion was announced by them, ing, "This will be the fate of does not exceed the allotted daily sions for pitching Tents and convenience of all intending next financial year and some - major challenge in that," he crore for the National but J&K government could people who throw stones." route- wise quota and (iii) no per - Shops by Deputy Commissioners Yatris. time in the course of the year said. Health Policy, Jaitley said that it would go towards 1.5 lakh health and wellness Impersonator appearing in JKSSB test 3 dead, 16 injured in road accident centres to bring health care JAMMU, FEBRUARY 2 : Bashir S/O Abdullah R/O Mohd Iqbal R/O Dharaman. and airlifting. All the injured closer to the homes of peo - at Rangreth centre arrested Three persons died and 16 were Dandote, Anwar Begum W/O Deputy Commissioner were treated at District ple. JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02 the accused was apprehended future exams of JKSSB. When injured, one of them critically, Mohd Ashraf R/O Phagoli, Rajouri Dr Shahid Iqbal Hospital Rajouri. “These centres will pro - when a stage carriage vehicle Jameela Begum W/O Abdul Choudhary along with SSP Deputy Commissioner Dr : The Jammu and Kashmir when his credentials were contacted the Chairman bearing Registration No JK11- Rashid R/O Seyari, Shaheen Yougal Manhas and other offi - Shahid Iqbal Choudhary also vide comprehensive health Services Selection Board being checked at Biometrics JKSSB, Dr Simrandeep Singh 6229 met an accident while Akhter D/O Mohd Yaqoob R/O cers including CMO Dr Suresh rushed teams of officers for care, including for noncom - (JKSSB) Friday handed over registration Centre that has informed that the Board is also negotiating a curve near GREF Seyari, Mohd Rashid S/O Sh. Gupta, ACR Abdul Qayoom providing financial assistance municable diseases and an impersonator to police who been set up by JKSSB for cap - verifying another complaint of Camp in Budhal at 3.30 Hours. Ali Mohd R/O Kandra targian, Mir and other officers coordi - to Kin of deceased and injured maternal and child health was trying to appear in the turing the Biometrics of all the similar nature which points to Two persons died on spot Abdul Gani S/O Sh. Mohd nated the rescue operation and persons as per the commitment services. “These centres will type test for the post of Junior candidates before the taking the same mastermind behind namely Mohd Tariq S/O Abdul Rashid R/O Hubbi, Mohd evacuation. of state Government. An also provide free essential Assistant at the NIELIT test the test. this impersonation business Rashid R/O Phalni Samote and Shafiq S/O Sh. Ghulam Mohd Airforce chopper MI-17 amount of Rs 1 Lakh each was drugs and diagnostic servic - Centre in Rangreth in Srinagar. “The accused was given Rs and the matter will be handed Mohd Ashraf S/O Makhna R/O Dandote, Mohd Sharief was requisitioned and rushed to given as relief in death cases, es. I am committing Rs According to a JKSSB 9000 as bribe to impersonate over to the Crime Branch R/O Bhela Mohra while third S/O Sh. Wali Mohd R/O Daraj, Rajouri. The chopper could not while Rs 25,000 given to criti - 1,200 crore in this budget person Zulfikul S/O Abdul Mohd Shabir S/O Sh. Mohd land at Budhal helipad and was cally injured and Rs 10,000 to spokesman, the impersonator on behalf of a valid candi - soon. Shakoor succumbed to injuries. Sharief R/O Bhainambal, diverted to Rajouri wherefrom injured. Meanwhile police have for this flagship programme. namely Lukman Fayaz S/O date,” he said and added that Pertinently, Biometrics reg - The injured include Sadhu Ram S/O Sh. Tej Ram it airlifted three injured includ - also started investigation into I also invite contribution of Fayaz Ahmed Khan R/O JKSSB has handed over the istration has recently been Intkhab Ahmed S/O Jamshaid R/O Budhal, Suriya Kouser ing one critically injured Mohd the incident. SSP Yougal private sector through CSR Goddor, Kulgam, was imper - matter to local police station introduced by JKSSB which Hussain R/O Sokar Darhal, W/O Irfan Nadeem R/O Ashfaq S/O Mohd Iqbal whose Manhas is personally supervis - and philanthropic institu - sonating on behalf of a candi - for investigation and the origi - ensures that the Biometrics of Razia Begum W/O Mishri R/O Samote, Sundran Begum W/O arm had to be amputated at ing the investigation to ascer - tions in adopting these cen - date namely Musaebul Islam nal candidate/applicant has the candidate are cross-veri - Draman, Saro Begum W/O Mohd Rafiq R/O Budhal, army hospital. Army authori - tain the cause of accident lead - tres,” he said. S/O Nazir Ahmad Bhat R/O been given show cause notice fied, before his actual selec - Mohd Bashir R/O Jaglanoo, Imtyaz Ahmed S/O Nissar ties and GREF provide all ing to loss of life. A report has Shouch, Kulgam. for blacklisting him for five tion, with his Biometrics that Abdul Shaqoor S/O Abdul Ahmed Age 28 Years R/O required assistance to civil also been furnished by the The spokesman said that years and barring him from all were captured on the test date. Majid R/O Samote, Mohd Kewal, Mohd Ashfaq S/O . administration for evacuation ARTO into the matter.

ComFputOer SR ervices Laptop Services Mehbooba favours cross LoC cooperation, opening of more routes BSNL Broadband JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02 across the LoC. She said she violence and uncertainty in the also review similar cases ed a SIT into the case of death Work on five Medical been made in a transparent : Chief Minister, Mehbooba was happy to see a media report State. against more youth. She said of a young girl at Hiranagar and Colleges, she said, is apace and manner and through a merit Pan Card Mufti today favoured cross recently that a Court there had On her efforts of extending that she was happy to say that even the case has been handed staff has also been created so driven process. She said cadre Passport LoC cooperation in the State in directed proper upkeep of the healing touch, the Chief on this subject both Central and over to Crime Branch for expe - that these colleges are opera - review of various services in Contact :- sectors like tourism, environ - said shrine. She said she has Minister said her Government State Governments are on the ditious probe. tionalized as soon as these are the State is being done to ment, disaster management and maintained it a number of times took the initiative of withdraw - same page. On the developmental front, completed. remove stagnation and induce Rohit: related areas even as she asked that Jammu & Kashmir is Mehbooba Mufti said her the Chief Minister said she has Rejecting the charge of motivation among the officers. Mob. 9419626826 all shades of opinion to join strategically placed and is rich Government is keen that laws directed adoption of a three some opposition members of The cut motions which were hands in bringing a pleasant in natural resources. “Why like AFSPA are withdrawn and pronged strategy of undermining the local MLAs moved by the members were change in the State. can’t this feature be utilised to for that conducive atmosphere Connectivity, Productivity & during her public outreach pro - withdrawn after the satisfactory Replying to the discussion derive maximum benefits to the is created. She regretted that as Employability while taking up grammes, the Chief Minister reply by the Chief Minister. on Demand of Grants for the State and the country”, she the violence kicks up the corre - developmental projects in the said wherever she went during Later, the House passed the Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji Departments under her charge, asked. sponding footprints of the secu - State. She said her Government these programmes funds were grants amounting to Rs the Chief Minister said she Terming dialogue as the rity forces, unfortunately, also has undertaken financial clo - released irrespective of the 9449.19 crore for the depart - wishes people on the two sides core philosophy of her go up while appealing people sure of the developmental proj - political affiliations of the ments under the charge of the of the divide would cooperate Government, the Chief to give peace a chance to see ects which would otherwise applicants. During these pro - Chief Minister with a voice MANOJ KUMAR & CO. with each other towards pros - Minister said she has been the good changes take place on keep on lingering for years grammes, she said, people vote. Fruit & Vegetable perity of the State. She remind - emphasising on this aspect for the ground. She said political together. She said Rs. 200 crore demanded works of immediate Earlier, Omar Abdullah, ed the House of the earthquake long and an interlocutor has outreach is must to get people worth drinking water schemes nature like de silting of canals, Choudhary Sukhnandan Commission Agents of 2005 during which the need been appointed. She hoped that out of despair while maintain - are being projected for raising of embankments etc. to Kumar, Nawang Rigzin Jora, for such cooperation was felt so all shades of opinion in the al of cases against more than ing that the mainstream politi - NABARD funding. be undertaken for which funds Hakeem Mohammad Yasin, Specialist In : Potato, Onion that rescue operations would State would realise the emerg - 9700 youth against whom cases cal parties have a major role in Mehbooba Mufti said the were made available while as Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, have been carried more ing situation in Jammu & of stone pelting were pending this. projects taken up by the the bigger projects like colleges Satpaul Sharma, Choudhary promptly. Kashmir and the heavy toll since 2008. She, however, On the recent Shopian inci - Government for execution are etc. are already being executed Qamar Hussain, Bashir Ahmad Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi Advocating opening of continued violence is taking. appealed these youth and their dent, the Chief Minister reiter - being fully funded and their under various schemes. Dar, Neelam Kumar Langeh, M more routes along the LoC in She expressed optimism that parents to go back to their stud - ated that Army as an institution time of completion is fixed at Mehbooba Mufti said one Y Tarigami, Javid Hassan Narwal, Jammu. the State, Mehbooba Mufti said they would join the dialogue ies and jobs and take benefit of has a great reputation but when their launch time. She said of the biggest achievements of Beigh, Jeevan Lal and Shah recently a group of legislators process initiated by Mr. this amnesty adding that based someone commits a wrong the employees were engaged with - her Government has been that Mohammad Tantray participat - Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 met her and expressed the Dineshwar Sharma to cut on the positive feedback of this legal process has to follow. She out salaries in the past and this all the recruitments in Police ed in the discussion on Demand desire to visit Sharda Peth through the unending cycle of gesture her Government would said Government has constitut - practice has been put to an end. and Civil administration have for Grants.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU SATURDAY FEBRUARY 03, 2018 LA Proceedings – Question Hour

RIHFW Tangmarg providing in-house training Regular drives being conducted to remove to doctors, paramedics : Bali Bhagat encroachments in Srinagar city : Dy CM JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02 shall be sponsored under by JDA but the High Court in response despite repeated JAMMU, FEBRUARY manipulative erection of come up during the last three Regarding open garbage : Minister for Health and NABAERD loan assistance CMA No. 176/2014 WPPIL extensions. “Subsequently 02 : Deputy Chief Minister unauthorized business estab - to four decades. In this shed near Grid Station Medical Education, Mr Bali under enhanced ceiling, said No. 19/2011 dated 17.12.2014 implementation of these dis - Dr Nirmal Singh today lishments across National regard, a survey is being con - Rawalpora, Dr Singh said Bhagat today informed the the Minister” the Minister said. stayed the process. tricts were entrusted to PGCIL, informed the Legislative Highway and adjoining ducted for taking further that the same has been Legislative Assembly that the About status of Rajal Replying to a question by accordingly tenders were float - Council that regular drives roads near grid station Sanat remedial measures. replaced by installation of Government has established the Gravity Canal in Nowshera, the Mr Sat Paul Sharma, the ed by PGCIL on 31.05.2017. are being conducted on daily Nagar and dumping of “As and when any big dumper. Regional Institute of Health Minister said that it is an on- Minister said the authorized Technical bids were opened on basis for removal of garbage giving way to encroachment is reported or Furthermore, the and Family Welfare (RIHFW) going project approved at an colonies of J&K Housing 22nd August 2017 followed by encroachments in Srinagar assembly of dogs. noticed action is taken swift - Deputy Chief Minister at Dhobiwan Tangmarg to pro - estimated cost of Rs 17.50 Board include Gandhi Nagar opening of financial bids on 9th city. Dr Singh further informed ly and massive drives are informed that the garbage of vide in-house training to doc - crore. He said that the work on Jammu, Shastri Nagar Jammu, October 2017. LoA is expected The Deputy Chief the House that it is a fact that being conducted on daily the area is being collected in tors, paramedical staff and the canal project was started Channi Himmat Jammu, Patoli shortly, “he informed. Minister was replying to a the number of restaurants, basis for removal of early morning and shifted in other personnel working in all during 2006-07. A cumulative (Lakar Mandi) Janipur Jammu The Minister further said Calling Attention Notice by bakery shops, tea stalls, tim - encroachments from foot - the big dumper for onward National Health Programmes expenditure to the tune of Rs. and Channi Rama Jammu. that during the year 2015-16 legislator Zafar Iqbal ber depots etcetera across paths and roadsides in transportation to landfill site like National Vector Borne 17.49 crore was incurred on the Besides, there is only one un- the energy consumed included Manhas to call the attention NHW and adjoining Circular Srinagar city by anti- for further treatment under Disease Control Programme, project till March 2017. authorized colony in J&K deemed energy of Ladakh of government towards situa - road near Grid Station at encroachment squad,” he Solid Waste Management National Programme for The Minister further Housing Board i.e. Channi region to tune of 14583.95 MU tion that has arisen due to the Sanat Nagar Bye Pass have said. Rules. Control of Blindness, Revised informed that the project cost Rama Jammu (Khasra No. 331 against which the department National Tuberculosis Control of the project was readjusted at & 332), she added and said that has billed for 6591.04 MU and Programme, National Mental Rs 24.92 as per the revised the ward wise detail of colonies realized revenue of Rs 1671.41 Health Programme, National DPR envisaging the construc - yet to be regularized in Jammu crore as power tariff. While as 15000 kanals land retrieved by JDA : Dy CM Leprosy Eradication tion of additional length. The Constituency included New in the year 2016-17 energy con - JAMMU, FEBRUARY due to the encroachment of Revenue and Irrigation & ing the development/status Programme etc. remaining work shall be com - Plot (left out) partly Ward No. sumed included deemed energy 02 : The Deputy Chief government land adjoining Flood Control departments on this front through these Replying to a question by pleted under the revised DPR, 216 and partly Ward No. 17, of Ladakh region to tune of Minister Dr Nirmal Singh Tawi River aftermath 2014 for fixing boundaries. JDA Commissioners. “Recently Mr Mohammad Abbas Wani, he added. vikas Nagar, Topsherkhania 15617.17 MU against which today informed the floods. has to formally receive the Court has directed the the Minister said that there is Replying to supplementary Ward No. 26, Chand Vihar the department has billed for Legislative Council that so Dr Singh informed the Revenue records of all concerned authorities i.e. sufficient building infrastruc - part, the Minister said several Muthi Ward No. 67, Shant 7229.41 MU and realized rev - far more than 15000 kanals House that the demarcation adjoining land along the Divisional Commissioner ture in the institution and Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS) Nagar Ward No. 35, Indira enue of Rs.1716.26 crore as of land has been retrieved of land along river Tawi has river bank, he added. Jammu, IGP Jammu, DC presently there is no proposal schemes have also been taken Nagar (Janipur) Ward No. 34, power tariff. Likewise, during from the encroachers despite not been accomplished He said that in this Jammu and VC JDA to file for its up-gradation as a up in the constituency. “LIC Huyderpora (Janipur) Ward No. the current financial year end - tough resistance and JDA is while as, some exercise has regard, J&K High Court has the status report regarding Nursing College. He further Chajja has been completed and 36 and Puran Nagar (Bhagwati ing November 2017 the energy putting every effort to check been done and list of unau - appointed two the identification and demar - said that a state-of-art Kashmir made functional in 2016-17 at Nagar) ward No. 14. consumed has been to the tune the encroachments by thorized occupants along Commissioners to monitor cation of JDA land. The Skill and Simulation Centre an estimated cost of Rs. 99 However he said a commit - of 11852.39 MU and billed for launching anti-encroach - with the details of the land is the progress of Revenue, Divisional Commissioner (KSSC) has been established at lakh. Likewise LIS Thandapani tee under chairmanship of chief 4924.16 MU against which ment drives on regular basis. being compiled, he added. Irrigation & Flood Control Jammu has also been nomi - Regional Institute of Health has also been completed and secretary has been constituted realized revenue of Rs 1306.68 The Deputy Chief Pertinently, in order to Department for checking nated as Nodal Officer for and Family Welfare (RIHFW) made functional. The LIS to frame the policy for regular - crores as power tariff. Minister was responding to expedite the process of unauthorized constructions the same,” he stated. While at Dhobiwan Tangmarg to Thumba Nehoti which started ization of JKHB colony Channi Responding to another part a Calling Attention Notice demarcation and identifica - and extraction of mineral adding, he said that the enhance the skills and compe - in 2003-04 at an estimated cost Ramma. of the question, Dr Nirmal by legislator Vikram tion, the Jammu material from the river bed. process of mapping and tencies of health personnel of Rs. 2.10 crore under AIBP ‘Work on Hajin town Singh told that during Chief Randhawa to call the atten - Development Authority Further, the Deputy demarcation is being carried (doctors and paramedics and has also been made partially drainage project apace’ Minister’s Public Darbar held tion of government towards (JDA) has provided 500 Chief Minister said that out jointly with the Revenue other supportive staff) by for - functional and the remaining Meanwhile, replying to a at district headquarter Kulgam the situation that has arisen boundary pillars to the High Court is also monitor - Department. mulating and conducting train - portion shall be constructed out question of Mr Mohammad on 25.11.2017 it was decided to ing programmes including of the funds available under Akbar Lone, Asiea Naqash explore the possibility for Basic Life Support (BLS), cost overrun schemes” the informed the House that the establishment of repair work - 4 Private Members Bills moved in LC Advanced Cardiac Life Support Minister informed adding that ‘Storm Water Drainage Scheme shop for transformers at D H JAMMU, JANUARY by the Minister for Social favored the amendment and circumstances under (ACLS), Emergency Room the LIS Siot which was earlier (SWDS) in Hajin town is an Pora. “Accordingly the DPR 02 : Four Private Members Welfare, Sajad Gani Lone, move of the member. which the Bill is already Trauma Course (ERTC), made functional and catered to ongoing scheme under State amounting to Rs 47.96 lakhs bills were moved in the the Legislator withdrew the Later, the Member with - enforced in the state before Obstetric Skills Training and the demand of the farmers, has Capex Budget since 2009-10. has been formulated and is Legislative Council today Bill. drew the proposed amend - the House. other based on modern simula - been rendered non-functional She said the Drainage Section under process of clearance by out of which two were with - Naresh Kumar ment. However, the MLC tion methodology, he added. for want of renovation of of the scheme is pegged at an the Techno Economic drawn, one was rejected Gupta moved a “Bill to MLC, Qaiser Jamsheed pressed for moving the Bill The Minister in reply to machinery. He said the same estimated cost of Rs.11.11 crore Committee (TEC) of the through voice vote on the amend the J&K Electricity Lone on behalf of Shehnaz which was not introduced other clubbed question by will be made functional soon as with physical target of con - department,” he added. introduction stage and dis - Act 2010.” Ganai moved a “Bill to after a voice vote. Hakeem Mohammad Yasin the funds for the purpose are struction of 11000 RMTs deep The Minister said that 1.6.3 cussion on another will con - The Minister for Law and enforce, implement and pro - A Joint Bill of MLC Shah told that there is no short - available. drain, against which 1504 MVA, 33/11 KV, receiving tinue on next working day. Justice, Abdul Haq Khan mote complete prohibition Shehnaz Ganai and Ghulam age of diagnostic equipments Likewise, work on LIS RMTs has been completed at a Station at Nagam D H Pora, Qaiser Jamsheed Lone said that there is a room to of Liquor and intoxicants in Nabi Monga was moved in and paramedic staff in PHCs of Likki Talla was taken up in cumulative expenditure of Rs approved under T&D is under Moved a “Bill” to amend the incorporate the suggestions the territory of the state of the house to amend the J&K Rayar, Hardpanzoo, 2011-12 at an amount of Rs 1.81 crore till March 2017. construction at an estimated J&K Persons with of member in the existing J&K and for matters con - Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act Shamasabad, Arigam and 50.25 lakh and some compo - The Minister said that an cost of Rs.2.83 crore. “Till date Disabilities (Equal Act which will be examined cerned there with are inci - 1989. Waterrehail. He further said nents of civil works were exe - allocation of Rs.12.00 lakhs an amount of Rs 1.30 crore Opportunities of Rights and accordingly. dental thereto.” Due to running out of that USG and X-Ray machines cuted and completed in 2014- was approved for the scheme stands released for the said sta - Full Participation) Act, MLCs, Ghulam Nabi Minister of State for time the discussion on the are available and functional at 15. The electro Mechanical for the current financial year tion, of which an amount of 1998”. Monga, Firdous Ahmad Tak Finance, Ajay Nanda pre - Bill will continue on next SDH Kremshore and SDH Component is yet to be (2017-18) against which an Rs.0.96 crore has been spent. After satisfactory reply and Ramesh Arora also sented existing point of view working day. Khansahib, while in addition to installed because of washing amount of Rs.11.00 lakhs has The Receiving Station will be that the department will pro - away of approach road during been utilized till December completed in the next financial vide X-Ray and USG for 2014 floods. The approach road 2017 and target of 268 RMTs year subject to the availability Govt for exempting teaching staff from non- Kralnewa, Chumujroo and will be constructed by the Rural fixed for the year has been of funds,” he informed further. Kachwari PHCs during the next Development Department and achieved in full. She further Dr Nirmal Singh further teaching assignments : Altaf Bukhari financial year subject to avail - the machinery will be installed said that the Storm Water informed the house that 6.3 JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02 “The government is examin - empanelled laboratories of the APDRP Part-B. ability of funds. He said and scheme made functional Drainage works in the town MVA 33/11 KV new receiving : Minister for Education Syed ing the up-gradation of High corporation till date out of Giving details, she informed Gurwait has not been sanc - accordingly, said the Minister. wherever constructed are prop - Station Manzgam has been Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Schools to the level of Higher which reports for 3596 tests that Rs 5.87 crore, Rs. 4.86 tioned a PHC yet. Abdul Majid Bhat Larmi erly functional. She said after sanctioned under DDUGJY at today informed the House that Secondary Schools in Shopian,” have been received and only crore and Rs. 3.67 crore have Mian Altaf Ahmad, Mr. raised supplementary Question completion of the main scheme an estimated cost of Rs 1.69 Divisional Commissioner, the Minister said, adding that seven drug samples have been been sanctioned for Sumbal, Neelam Langeh raised supple - and drew the attention of the the drainage in the Hajin town crore. Kashmir has issued instructions the up-gradation of these declared not of standard quality Bandipora and Hajin respec - mentary questions regarding Minister towards the slow shall be further improved. The Minister said that 744 to the Deputy Commissioners schools shall be subject to avail - and five drug samples have con - tively under IPDS. the availability of health infra - progress of on-going schemes ‘4118 pension cases pend - street lights have been installed of the division to exempt teach - ability of funds for creation of tradictory reports”, he The government has sanc - structure and other facilities in in his constituency. He called ing in Habbakadal constituen - in Kulgam district, of which ing staff from performing elec - requisite staff and infrastruc - informed. tioned Rs 4.63 crore, Rs. 6.46 the health institutions of their for arranging adequate funds cy’ 250 are functional. He said tion related duties in the interest ture, he added. Meanwhile, replying to sep - crore and Rs. 4.59 crore for constituencies and called for for their timely completion. Minister of State for Social damaged street lights installed of the student community. Replying to a supplementary arate question of legislator Sumbal, Bandipora and Hajin paying focused attention in this Work on Rs 1.70 cr WSS Welfare, Ms Asiea Naqash at D H Pora in Noorabad con - Replying to a question of question of legislator Sajjad Ramesh Arora, the Minister respectively under PMDP- regard. apace to augment water sup - informed the House that there stituency will be made func - legislator Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Ahmad Kichloo, the Minister informed that there are 1090 Urban while as Rs. 32.21 crore 6 WSSs worth Rs 10.15 cr ply to Bal-Brakpora are 4118 cases pending for tional shortly. the Minister said the govern - assured that the new academic ambulances operating in the stands sanctioned in Bandipora taken up in Nowshera, 2 Meanwhile the Minister clearance under Integrated Mr. M Y Tarigami raised ment is also pursuing the matter session in all colleges across the state including 40 National under PMDP-Rural. made functional: Sham said that a new scheme Karewa Social Security (ISS) scheme in supplementary to the main with General Administration state would be started with ade - Highway ambulances. 35177 MGNREGA job Department for exempting quate teaching staff. He said that the government card holders of Jammu pro - Choudhary Brakpora is being executed Habbakadal constituency for question. teaching staff from all non- Legislators Pradeep Sharma has procured 21 Critical Care vided employment in 2016-17: Work on Lift Irrigation under Source Sustainability the last two years, which ‘Rs 42.44 cr earmarked teaching assignments including and Javed Ahmad Mirchal also Ambulances that have been Haq Khan Schemes in full swing Programme (NRDWP) to aug - include Old Age Pension for strengthening power infra election duties. raised supplementary questions deployed in various District Minister for Rural Minister for PHE, Irrigation ment the water supply to the (OAP) 1400, Women in in Kargil’ He further said that the which were replied by the Hospitals in Samba, Udhampur, Development and Panchayati & Flood Control today habitations under the scope of Distress (WID) 1300, Meanwhile, replying to a School Education Department Minister. Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Raj Abdul Haq Khan informed informed the Legislative Bal-Brakpora. Physically Challenged Persons question of Asgar Ali has directed for cancellation of Medicines worth Rs Rajouri, Ramban, Anantnag, the House that the government Assembly that six Water The scheme was started in (PCP) 1000, IGNOAPS 205 Karbalaie, Deputy Chief deployments/utilization of 4980.34 lakh procured during Baramulla, Pulwama, Kulgam, provided employment to 35,177 Supply Schemes (WSS) have 2011-12 at estimated cost of Rs. and NFBS 213. Minister informed the House teachers/Masters on non-teach - 2016-17: Bali Bhagat Handwara, Bandipora, Leh, EH MGNREGA job card holders of been taken up in Nowshera 1.70 crore and Rs 98 lakh stand Replying to a question by that the Government has ear - ing assignments and have been ‘1090 ambulances operating Banihal, JLNM Hospital Jammu division in 2016-17. constituency under different incurred on the construction of Ms Shamim Firdous, the marked Rs. 42.44 crore for asked to report for teaching in JK’ Srinagar and SMHS Srinagar, Replying to a question of programmes at an estimated different components, The Minister said that to deal with strengthening the power infra - duties at their original/substan - Minister for Health and besides one such ambulance Sham Lal Bhagat, the Minister cost of Rs 10.15 crore, of which Minister said. He said Bal- this pendency, the proposal of structure and electrification of tive places of postings. Medical Education Bali Bhagat each is being deployed in CHC informed that the government two have been completed and Brakpora, located at a higher the department to sanction uncovered villages in Kargil Replying to a supplementary today informed the House that R S Pura and District Hospital, has released an amount of Rs. made functional during the cur - contour, is presently getting 40000 new cases in the first district under DDUGJY. He question of legislator Surinder the government has procured Kathua. 33.60 crore in favour of these rent financial year while rest water supply from WSS instance is under the considera - said the work for execution has Mohan Ambardar, the Minister medicines especially life-saving The Minister further jobs card holders. are under progress. Peerpora Brakpora which has tion of Finance Department. been entrusted to PGCIL said the government would drugs worth Rs 4980.34 lakh in informed that 2 Critical Care The Minister further said He said amount of Rs 3.2 outlived its design period Mr Mubarak Gul raised sup - Company. “Presently, EM&RE allow the formation of Students 2016-17. Ambulances are being deported that the government is commit - crore has been spent on these lowring the supply level. plementary to the main ques - Division Kargil is run by 238 Councils in Schools, Colleges Replying to a question of to Director Health Services, ted to provide 100 day employ - works till December 2017. Replying to a Question by tion and urged the government staff members including engi - and Universities in Srinagar so legislator Surinder Kumar Kashmir for further deployment ment to every job card holder Replying to a Question by Gulzar Ahmed Wani, the to pay focused attention neering and supervisory headed that the student fraternity in Choudhary, the Minister in the Valley. The government is under MGNREGA. He said that Ravinder Raina, the Minister Minister said that there was no towards the issue. by an executive engineer. To Valley enjoys the same fruits of informed that Rs 4887.26 lakh planning for GPS tagging of all MGNREGA is a demand-driven informed that another WSS separate scheme for Bal All uncovered villages to meet out the deficiency of staff democracy as the student com - and Rs 2593.25 lakh were spent the existing as well as newly scheme that is being run for the namely Seri Sayal (Nowshera) Brakpora, but Kralpora Brakora be electrified under in EM&RE Division Kargil, munity in the rest of the country in 2015-16 and 2014-15 respec - procured ambulances deployed progress and uplift of poor vil - is an on-going scheme under is an ongoing scheme at an esti - DDUGJY, PMDP: Dy CM 190 Casual/Need Based enjoys. tively for procuring the medi - under 102/108 services, he lagers by way of providing NABARD which was taken up mate cost of Rs. 1.90 crore Minister for Power Workers have been engaged by Legislators, Ghulam Nabi cines. added. working days and development during the current year. He said under NRDWP against which Development Department, Dr the department from time to Monga and Khursheed Alam He further informed that the He informed that 505 driv - of their areas. the loan component to the tune an amount of Nirmal Singh informed the time for maintenance and also raised supplementary ques - department has 10 drug ware ers are working in Kashmir Replying to a supplementary of Rs 45.26 lakh was also Rs. 60.79 lakh has been House that all un- smooth distribution of supply,” tions related to the main ques - houses in the state including 4 division while as 376 are work - question of Qaiser Jamshed released recently. utilized, said the Minister. electrified/partially un-electri - he added. tion. in Kashmir and 6 in Jammu, ing in Jammu Division. Lone, the Minister said the “Chawarian Charangal Regularization of unau - fied habitations in the state 1250.36 kanals land leased Replying to another ques - besides two drug testing labora - Rs 44.71 cr sanctioned for department takes up works (Sunderbani) scheme has also thorized colonies in Jammu have been identified for com - out for industries tion of legislator Showkat tories at Srinagar/Jammu hav - Bandipora under DDUGJY: under convergence with 13th been formulated at an estimated stayed by HC: Asiea plete electrification under Minister for Industries and Hussain Ganaie, the Minister ing a capacity of testing around Asiea FC and 14thFC. The work plans cost of Rs. 2.46 crore which Minister of State for DDUGJY and PMDP schemes. Commerce, Mr Chander informed that the government 4,000 samples per annum. Minister of State for Power are prepared by organizing Housing and Urban Responding to specific Prakash informed the would construct a Degree The Minister informed that Asiea Naqash informed the Gram Sabhas and cluster of Development, Ms Asiea question of Mr Abdul Majid Legislative Assembly that College at Wachi in Shopian. after receiving the drugs from House that the government has works are taken up through gen - Naqash informed the House Padder, the Minister said that Industries Department has pro - He further informed that the suppliers/manufacturers, they sanctioned Rs. 44.71 crore eral public participation, he that there are 31 authorized and un-electrified/partially un-elec - vided/transferred 1250.36 government has approved up- are kept in quarantine in various under Deen Dayal Upadhyay added. NI, NiOshanTt GuIpCta, SE /o Raj 21 unauthorized colonies in trified habitations of Noorabad kanals of land on lease basis gradation of 200 Middle drug ware houses and the sam - Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) Replying to a supplementary Kumar Gupta, R/o H. No. Jammu city and its outskirts constituency figure in Block against an amount of Rs 193.87 Schools (100 in each division) ples as per prescribed quantity for carrying out system question of Vibod Gupta related 117 Janipur Main Stop under the jurisdiction of Jammu Damhal Hanjipora and crore. to the level of High School and are forwarded to quality control strengthening works in to liabilities under MGNREGA Jammu have lost Licence Development Authority. Qazigund block of Kulgam dis - Replying to a question by 200 High Schools (100 in each section of various empanelled Bandipora. in Rajouri, the Minister said the No. JK0220070025942. I However she said that no trict stand approved under Mr Altaf Ahmad Wani, the division) to the level of Higher laboratories of the J&K Medical Replying to a question of government has cleared the lia - am applying for duplicate. colony has been regularized DDUGJY and PMDP schemes. Minister said that no land has Secondary School in the state. Supplies Corporation Limited Yasir Reshi, the Minister bilities to a large extent. Objection if any may con - during the last ten years. She He said that the tenders been unlawfully transferred to The Cabinet has also approved (JKMSCL) outside the state for informed that Rs 4.70 crore and Legislator Naresh Kumar vey to RTO Jammu within elaborated that the proposal for invited for DDUGJY and any non-state subjects by the the opening of 17 new Degree tests and analysis, he added. Rs 8.40 crore have been sanc - Gupta also raised supplemen - seven days from the date of regularization of 21 un-author - PMDP works in district Industries and Commerce Colleges in uncovered areas of “3616 drug samples have tioned for Bandipora and tary question related to the main publication of this notice. ized colonies has been prepared Kulgam, did not evoke any Department. the state, he added. been forwarded to various Sumbal respectively under R- question. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU SATURDAY FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Governor inaugurates “Leadership Workshop for Zulfkar for effective implementation of Common Women and Youthwith Visual Impairment” Services Centres scheme in the state JAMMU, FEBRUARY 2 over India are participating cial support to the School for India in her Keynote speech JAMMU, FEBUARY 2 : ery of essential public utility implementation to ensure currently can be provided by : Governor N.N. Vohra inau - will be very useful for enlarging its capacities. highlighted the activities of Minister for Food, Civil services, social welfare better service deliverance. the FPS. gurated a 2 day “Leadership strengthening their capabili - In his speech Sh. S.K. the Federation. Supplies and Consumer schemes, healthcare, finan - Zulfkar asked for chalk - The Minister said once Workshop for Women and ties and equipping them with Rungta, Senior Advocate of The programme started Affairs (FCS&CA) and cial, education and agricul - ing out effective system for the services are made avail - Youth with Visual new skills and knowledge. the Supreme Court and with lightning of the Lamp. Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Impairment”, organized by In response to various General Secretary of the The students of the school Zulfkar Ali today called for the National Federation of putting in concerted efforts to the Blind at the Louise expedite effective implemen - Braille Memorial (LBM) tation of Common Services School for Sightless Girls, Centres (CSC) scheme in the here today. state. Governor congratulated The Minister stated this Sh. S.K. Rungta, General while chairing a meeting Secretary of the National with the concerned officers Federation of Blind, for the here today. The meeting was commendable work being attended by Director done for empowering people (FCS&CA) Jammu, with disabilities, promoting Financial advisor, Joint their welfare by providing Director Finance, Deputy them equal opportunities, Secretary CAPD, and other and ensuring protection of senior officers of the depart - their Rights. Recalling his ment. The Minister said that previous visit to the School Common Services Centers some years back, Governor issues raised by Sh. S.K. National Federation of Blind, presented a Welcome song (CSC) scheme is one of the lauded the efforts of the Rungta, General Secretary of spoke about various issues followed by a very good mission mode projects under ture services, apart from host enabling all existing 6411 able to the common man at school management and the the National Federation of relating to sightless people dance performance. the Digital India Programme of services to citizens in rural FPS to function as CSC so his doorstep it will ensure Federation for achieving sig - Blind, Governor observed and requested for govern - The Welcome Speech was and these centers shall act as areas of the state and that the various services efficiency and transparency nificant progress in the that all the difficulties faced ment’s timely support to given by Sh. Mohinder the access points for deliv - stressed on its timebound being delivered through CSC in the delivery mechanism. expansion of infrastructure by the specially abled will be address them. Badiyal, Convenor National and other facilities in this taken up with Minister for Dr. Kusumlata Malik, Federation of the Blind, school. Social Welfare and assured Prof. Delhi University and J&K. Sh. Alok Puri, ADGP, Governor observed that the Federation of all support. Chairperson of Women & and many other distinguished Priya Sethi calls for preservation of Wetlands this Leadership Workshop in On the occasion, Governor Vice President of National guests were present on the Tourism Deptt organises Photo Exhibition to mark “World Wetlands Day” which participants from all presented Rs. 5 lakh as finan - Federation of the Blind of occasion. JAMMU, FEBRUARY also showcased during the lands will not only boost the the wetlands, Priya said that 02 : Minister of State for exhibition. While speaking border tourism but also prove the continued functioning of Education, Tourism and on the occasion, the Minister to be a key aspect for sustain - wetlands has acquired a new Culture, Priya Sethi today stressed on conservation of able development of such meaning in the age of Governor inaugurates “66th B.N. Mullik Memorial called for preservation of Gharana wetlands and its areas. increasing water and food wetlands and stressed on cre - All India Police Football Championship-2017” ating mass awareness cam - JAMMU, FEBRUARY 2 Welcoming the participat - the J&K Police for their to witness the final rounds of paigns to educate stakehold - : Governor N.N. Vohra inau - ing teams on this happy occa - devotion to duty and for their matches in this ers from all walks of society, gurated the “66th B.N. sion, Governor observed that achievements in various Championship so that they particularly local communi - Mullik Memorial All India besides working long hours sports competitions in the can both enjoy watching well ties on the value of wetland Police Football to maintain law and order our country. contested matches and also ecosystems. Championship-2017” here be inspired to participate in The Minister stated this today. This Championship, sports. He called upon the during Photography and being hosted by the J&K youth to take an active part in Painting Exhibition organ - Police has attracted 37 teams sports besides attending to ised by J&K Tourism depart - from all over India which their studies. ment to mark the “World comprise nearly 1000 foot - On his arrival, Governor Wetlands Day” celebrations ball players who will partici - was introduced to the Jury of here today where she was pate in this 11 day tourna - Appeal, Organizing present as the Chief Guest. ment. Syed Basharat Ahmed Committee and Managers of The Gharana Wetland, a Bukhari, Minister for the 37 participating teams home to migratory birds was Horticulture, Sh. Nazir which took part in the March the cynosure of the event. adjoining wetlands of The Minister appreciated security. Wetland conserva - Ahmad Laway, Member of Past. The photographs of dif - Makwal, Kukdian, Abdullian Tourism Department for tak - tion acquires prominence for Parliament and a large num - The Welcome Speech was ferent species of birds visit - and Pargwal, known as the ing an initiative to spread the security of human well ber of serving and retired given by Dr. S.P. Vaid, DGP, ing “Gharana” as seen from paradise of migratory birds. awareness among the being and are also the life Police officers and other policemen are also doing Governor suggested to Dr. J&K and the Vote of Thanks the lens of Chief Justice, Located along the border younger generation towards support for a range of plant invitees were present on the extremely well in various S.P. Vaid, DGP J&K, to was given by Sh. A.K. J&K High Court, Badar areas in Jammu, all these the value of wetlands by and animal life and with its occasion. games and sports. He lauded invite school boys and girls Choudhary, ADGP Armed. Durrez Ahmed along with the wetlands are recognized as organising such event. degradation, the existence of photographs of wetlands of important bird sites, the Underlining the impor - these life forms would be Jammu region portrayed by Minister said adding that the tance of conservation and under jeopardy”, she main - Mehbooba condoles Div Com reviews Maha Shivratri arrangements various photographers were preservation of these wet - sustainable management of tained. demise of mother of Outstanding salary of all Migrant teachers to be released in 2-days SRINAGAR, FEBRU - water supply, medicare, sani - Department informed the Prabodh Jamwal ARY 02 : Divisional tation for smooth celebrations meeting that two ambulances Commissioner Kashmir, of the festival with first aid kits will be DRDAJCOU RRI, ajFEoBRuU -rip urbleic vseirveicew gusara nmtee, emdodiulaes afsesessleld;o Hwealthshperisopns fpromr ooutsijdee thec dits - JAMMU, FEBRUARY Baseer Ahmad Khan, today It was given out that deployed at various places 02 : Chief Minister, ARY 02 : District Right to Information Act, Department has proposed to trict shall also be considered Mehbooba Mufti has con - Development Commissioner, flagship schemes and various conduct assessment of health in view of number of fellow - doled the demise of mother of Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary sectors of development services delivery in border ships proposed to be Prabodh Jamwal, Editor in today convened a meeting of Chief, Kashmir Times, who nodal officers appointed for passed away early today. Media Fellowships in The Chief Minister con - Development Administration veyed her personal sympa - to review the progress and thies to Mr. Jamwal and devise further planning. Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal Regional Director, Land and prayed for peace to the Records & Survey, Showkat departed soul. Kazmi, CEO Rajouri Development Authority ,Dr DIPR condoles with Tahir Firdous, CEO Lal Hussain, CMO Dr Suresh Prabodh Jamwal Gupta, CAO M. Y JAMMU, FEBRUARY Choudhary, Dy Registrar 02 : The Department of Waqar Talib, DSWO Dr Information and Public Abdul Khabir, BDO, Imtiaz Relations has expressed grief Ahmed attended the meeting administration. areas, likewise a critical increased to 30 from existing over the demise of mother of in which DIO Mohammad During the meeting, the appraisal of tourism infra - 15 awards. The fellowship convened a meeting to review mobile vans loaded with fish and medical camps will also Shafait briefed about Nodal officers briefed about structure will be conducted award amount will also be Editor in Chief Kashmir arrangements for the upcom - for sale have been kept at their be established near the Times, Prabodh Jamwal. progress and proposals for departmental plans and under the fellowships. Eco- doubled along with inclusion ing festival of Maha Shivratri designated places and vegeta - migrant community colonies. next year . schedule for field visits by Tourism, Wage Employment, of incentives for field visit A condolence meeting . bles especially Lotus Stems Earlier, representative of was held under the chairman - The DDC reviewed the selected fellows. The select - Convergence, Sanitation, Old and allowances. The meeting was attended (Nadroo), Spinach, walnut, All Parties Migrants proposals furnished by nodal ed fellows will conduct Age Pensions, Revenue The DDC directed the ship of Director Information by Deputy Commissioner Cheese and other essential Coordination Committee Muneer -ul-Islam today officers for associating media detailed study of critical Settlement and Seed Plan are nodal officers to put in their Srinagar Abid Rashid, commodities are adequately (APMCC) briefed about the persons who were awarded infrastructure at field level, among the projects to be han - best efforts for this presti - which was attended by all the Director School Education G available in the market. The various issues of the commu - officers and officials of the fellowships for detailed study available human resource, dled by the fellowships gious project to ensure quali - N Itoo while officers repre - Div Com also directed the nity in Kashmir. The Div Com of projects and schemes to service deliver and therein already awarded in key sec - ty outcome. He also asked Department. senting various departments Food, Civil Supplies and asked the concerned officials The meeting prayed for suggest ways for improve - suggest required improve - tors. The fellowship includes DIO to organize a 2 days’ were also present. Consumer Affairs department to redress the issues at the ear - ment in service delivery. ments taking into account Rs 20,000, Citation and workshop for working jour - eternal peace to the departed Threadbare discussions to release the ration and liest. The Div Com directed soul and extended heartfelt These include fellowships in feedback from public as well Medal. It was also decided in nalists of border districts of were held on various issues Kerosene oil quota to the the DSEK to release the Health, rural sanitation, rural as field functionaries. the meeting that nominations Rajouri and Poonch later this sympathies to the bereaved which included security, traf - community at the earliest. salary of all migrant employ - family. development, agriculture, The Education for next year’s fellowships month for exchange of best fic, uninterrupted power and Officials from Health ees within two days. land revenue, disaster man - Department will get the will be notified in the month practices and interaction on agement, and social welfare, impact of teacher training of March, 2018 and media innovative proposals. Div Com for removal of Deptt of Wildlife Protection celebrates bottlenecks at Narbal- Parimpora road stretch ADC Kargil inaugurates Sparsh SRINAGAR, FEBRU - ‘WKashmoir rofl Jd&K WWildleife tlroale nof tdhe sWe tlDandsa asy a ’ tremendous pressure through SRINAGAR, FEBRU - Leprosy awareness campaign ARY 02 : The Department of Protection Department in most productive life support anthropogenic and from nat - ARY 02 : Divisional KARGIL, FEBRU - efforts and active role in the Block Medical Officer Wildlife Protection today cel - collaboration with an NGO system in the World and of ural vagaries. Commissioner, Baseer Ahmad ARY 02 : Additional eradication of leprosy from Kargil Dr Sajjad Hussain, ebrated World Wetlands Day named “National Society for immense socioeconomics, Prizes were distributed Khan today held a meeting to Deputy Commissioner the district. District Medical Officer at Tahira Khanam’s College Protection of water ecological importance to the among the meritorious stu - redress the bottlenecks coming Kargil, Imteeyaz Kacho Among others who were Leprosy Dr Liyaqat Ali of Educational Institute resources, Wetlands and mankind. dents who participated in in the four laning of Narbal- today inaugurated two- present on the occasion Khan, Consultant Srinagar, located adjacent to forests”. Head-Metrological debate competition. Parimpora road stretch. The week long Sparsh Leprosy included Chief Medical Pediatrician Dr Ghulam World famous site Hokersar The participants included Department Kashmir Region, Speaking on the occasion, meeting was attended by Awareness Campaign at Officer Kargil Dr Ibrahim Muhammad, pharmacists Wetland Reserve, Srinagar. students, Scholars, and vol - Sonam Lotus highlightedthe Wildlife Warden Wetlands Deputy Commissioner District Hospital Kargil. Khan, Deputy Chief and other field functionar - World Wetlands Day is Srinagar and other officials. The programme has Medical Officer Kargil, Dr ies as well as civil society celebrated every year on 2nd The Div Com directed the offi - been organized by the Muhammad Afzal Lone, members. February to mark the date of cials to clear the bottlenecks at District Health Society adoption of the Convention the earliest so that the roads Kargil and would involve on Wetlands in the Iranian get through for four-lane traf - the training and awareness city of “Ramsar” on the fic in its entirety. The Div Com of the field functionaries shores of the Caspian Sea. also directed DC Srinagar to besides to carry out active The standing committee of remove the encroachments and surveys for case detection. the Ramsar Convention on illegal vendors from the roads. While underlining the Wetlands approved District Admin Kupwara importance of the said pro - “Wetlands for Sustainable gramme, the ADC high - Urban Future” as a theme for asks people not to consume lighted the need to generate World Wetlands day 2018 water of Mawer Nallah timely and proper aware - during its 53rd meeting. KUPWARA : The District ness thus ensuring the diag - This theme is selected to Administration has asked the nosis and complete treat - raise awareness and to high - people not to consume water ment of leprosy cases light the vital roles of healthy unteers from NGO’s various importance of the Wetlands Division-Kashmir, Abdul of Mawer Nallah in Langate which he said would be sig - Wetlands in reducing the dignitaries and local people in Kashmir valley and their Rouf Zargar highlighted the area of Kupwara district. As nificant for the eradication impacts of extreme events living on the fringes of role for the sustenance of the role of the Wetlands during reported by the Assistant of the disease. such as floods, the role of Hokersar Wetland Reserve. endemic Flora &Fuana and floods and their importance Commissioner Revenue The ADC also stressed Wetlands for replenishing An impressive function was for the up gradation of the for harbouring millions of Kupwara (District on the need to encourage drinking water, filter waste organised and intra and inter water bodies in Kashmir Migratory birds during the Administration) that some community participation and improve water quality, school debate competitions Region. winter season. miscreants have poured some during the campaign to improve urban air quality, were organised. The students from various He also emphasised the chemical in Nalla Mawar, with reduce social stigma and promote human well being, On the occasion, Rashid schools threw light on the role of the local people and the result fishes in large-scale discrimination against lep - and enable people to earn a Yahya Naqash (Conservator theme of the Wetlands and the youth for the protection died. Moreover, fish farm rosy patients. living. of Forests Wildlife)/Regional stressed for the measures to of the Wetlands which pro - located on the Mawar at The participants on the The day was organised by Wildlife Kashmir was the be adopted for the welfare of vide a livelihood for thou - Kutlari has also affected by occasion also took an oath DIP/J-10545/17 the Wildlife Division- Chief Guest. He reflected the the Wetlands which are under sands of people in the valley. this illegal Act. to contribute their best TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU SATURDAY FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Three features make the Budget a historic one An epitome of Transforming agri - that too has never Rs 5 lakh package per with the help of State culture into an enter - been seen before. annum for each fami - Governments. cleanliness prise, moving to uni - The Niti Aayog has ly — which inciden - The middle class EDITORIAL Bilal Ahmad Dar grew km in 1911. This figure, versal healthcare and been mandated to tally is a pretty good will also benefit great - up in the lap of nature: his however, came down to a labour subsidy relat - engage with all stake - number even in dollar ly from the healthcare home in the Laharwarpora 75.23 sq km in 2007. For A Healthy India ed measure are the holders to ensure terms — is huge. scheme because it village of North Kashmir's Similarly, the wetland area standout aspects of mechanisms are in And this will be must be kept in mind Bandipora was situated at surrounding the lake body In an interview after presenting the Union Budget 2018-19 place to ensure the extended as the that of the 10 crore a walking distance from and in the adjacent area Budget, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley The Union Budget benefits of the Finance Minister him - families covered, the Wular lake. was 66.45 sq km and 58.67 called his massive healthcare programme offi - for 2018-19 is a truly Minimum Support self has suggested as about six crore can be He remembers having sq km respectively in cially titled ‘Ayushman Bharat’ as ‘ModiCare’ historic one because it Price for crops being much in the Budget. classified as poor spent countless evenings 1911. Out of these, 54.97 includes some steps one-and-half times the This will transform while approximately by the banks of the lake sq km in and around the with an obvious reference to Barack Obama’s with his friends. Watching lake and 41 sq km in its which are quite input cost reaches the not only the health four crore families or signature policy of ‘Obamacare’. This pro - the waters of the lake surrounding marshes have unprecedented. There farming community. sector but the poverty 20 crore citizens will would always give him been lost during the last gramme, that will reach 500 million Indians, will are three main fea - There are a few line itself because on be from the lower- pleasure and make him 100 years. give health coverage of up to Rs 500,000 to these tures of this Budget schemes in this regard average 83 per cent of middle class/middle feel happy. That time, The Wular lake holds poor families. This, of course, will be an expen - which need special we are looking at. our medical expenses class. All their health according to him, was the much significance from sive welfare scheme but given the overall health comment. One is the Madhya come out-of-pocket. expenses are being "breeding period" of his the environmental and First, it really Pradesh Bhavantar Today, every time taken over by the relationship with the lake. ecological point of view, of the population, this singular aspect of the promises to transform scheme. It is like akin there is a medical Government. This is a Bilal was only nine accounting for nearly 60 Budget is its most significant measure. agriculture into a to viability gap fund - emergency whether very substantial bene - years old when his father, percent of the total fish The Budget had several other noteworthy modern sector. As the ing with the State pay - for the poor or the fit. a rag-picker, passed away production of the state of in 2007 after a battle with Jammu and Kashmir. It is Finance Minister in ing the difference. If lower middle class of The third major aspects, such as increased support for farmers cancer. His illness was a source of sustenance for when it came to Minimum Support Price (MSP) his speech has said, the market price falls the middle class they feature of Budget detected only a few a huge chunk of popula - as well on infrastructure spending. And, thanks to we need to think of below MSP and a have to sells assets 2018-19 is the assur - months before his death. tion living on its fringes agriculture as an farmer is forced to sell and fall back into dep - ance by the The family spent whatever and based on its high bio - Goods and Services Tax, the minutiae of the enterprise and focus at that rate, then what rivation. On the Government to pick it had at its disposal - logical, hydrological and Budget has come down a lot. However, India’s on generating higher you do is to work out demand side, there - up 12 per cent EPFO which included selling socio-economic value, was ‘middle classes’, rather the tax-paying class of incomes for farmers the average for the fore, everybody contributions across ancestral land - on his declared as a wetland of India, that considers themselves ‘middle class’, and not just to be pro - previous month or the agrees the healthcare all sectors which is treatment, but to no avail. national importance under With no means of the wetlands programme were left very disappointed because the Budget duction-centric in our previous week of the proposal is transfor - great news for all approach to the farm market price and you mative. entrepreneurs big and income to support his of the Ministry of mother and his two sisters, Environment and Forests, brought little relief in terms of income tax cuts. sector. Apart from see how much lower it On the supply side, small because that While most small and medium business owners circumstances forced Government of India in other things, this is to the MSP and then Niti Aayog has been really does reduce Bilal, the eldest of the 1986. would be happy that the Government increased Budget has brought calculate the differ - working intensively wage costs. So, for the three children, to give up Bilal's effort the size of companies that would pay a lower rate forth a cluster-based ence to be given to the on this for the past first time, you have a his studies and look for There was a time when of corporate tax, the increase in the education and approach for frag - farmer. year. With all due general labour sub - work. He was in the sixth Bilal would earn around health cess, which will be used to fund the mas - mented farmers/hold - The other way of modesty, it must be sidy related standard then, and not Rs 150-200 per day after ings, Operation Green doing it is by having said this has really announcement; it has finding much success with selling the trash that he sive rollout of the healthcare programme, and for better procurement robust institutions set been driven by Niti always been capital his efforts to find a job, collected from the lake. fund several schemes in education as well as a of perishable agricul - up for price discovery Aayog. Noted All subsidy in India earli - Bilal ended up becoming a On occasions he would whole host of new institutions announced in this tural products and and pre-information India Institutes of er. This will provide a rag-picker himself. rent a boat for the day to Change of outlook continue with his passion specifically targeted to the farmer — it Medical Sciences real boost to employ - Budget and Budgets past would lead to a higher The death of his father of cleaning the lake. outflow. The massive increase in infrastructure concessions. We are gives farmers the pediatrician Dr Vinod ment prospects in the changed his relationship "There were days when I spends, thanks to several big ticket projects, such talking about putting option to switch crops Paul and has led this country. with the lake. Though he would leave home at 6:30 together farmers' if there is a potential whole effort with Allied to the corpo - does not have any docu - in the morning and come as the ‘Bharatmala’ road network, the holdings so with of excess Dinesh Sharma and rate tax rate for mented proof, but Bilal is back at 11:00 in the night ‘Sagarmala’ port network and the Mumbai- 1,000 hectares in play supply. others. We have done Micro, Small and of the belief that the alarm - with garbage from the Ahmedabad high-speed rail project along with they can move into The third scheme all the numbers. The Medium Enterprises ing level of pollution in the remotest parts of the lake", different, higher value we are working on is costs are covered and (MSMEs) which too lake had something to do says Bilal, adding that on upgrades of the Mumbai and Bangalore suburban with his father's illness. many occasions, the only rail networks, is welcome and will bode well for crops. really important for the budgetary alloca - should provide a fillip The value chain is tenant farmers tion is more than suf - to employment and "The water that we drink thing he would have dur - comes from the Wular. ing the day was just a sip India in the long run. enhanced by a holistic (Andhra Pradesh has ficient. The numbers growth, this is very But India’s massive investment in healthcare, Every bit of food prepared of water from some clean approach of connect - been implementing it are not yet in the pub - good news for the in our homes has a bit of area of the lake. both at a preventative level with more medical ing various Ministries and we will discuss it lic domain but it can Indian economy. the Wular in it. How can The valley of Kashmir colleges being developed as well as the new including those of with all States) which be said that just the Let me add that the people remain healthy if witnessed devastating health insurance scheme, will do much to make Agriculture, Food we will roll that out so additional one per Rs 40,0000 standard the lake is so badly pollut - floods in the year 2014. Processing, that tenants also get cent cess levied by the deduction which will ed", asks Bilal philosophi - That was a tough time for India a healthier country. Indeed, a healthier pop - Commerce and the the advantages of the Finance Minister will benefit the middle cally, displaying a sense of Bilal and his family. "My ulation will pay off in the long run. As incidents Niti Aayog which will MSP. All of these generate around Rs class is not something wisdom not commonly own house was submerged across the country have visibly demonstrated, the pull the sector out of together will work to 11,000 crore and that to be laughed at and associated with an eight - in water. We had no clue its backwardness. end farmer distress. will more than suffice senior citizens too een-year-old high school where our household items overall condition of healthcare infrastructure dropout. were, but I had no option That's crucial, Farmer distress is to cover the additional have been taken care across the country is in shambles. Far too many Despite having suffered other than going back to children have died for lack of proper incubators because once rural mainly about perish - costs of this scheme. of especially in terms the loss that he did, Bilal the lake. We would not and oxygen. Several preventable diseases are income starts going able products; other Remember, it is the of medical expenses. did not develop any nega - have had anything to eat up, it will lay the distresses are being premium for the Rs 5 The entire effort of tive feelings towards the otherwise", recalls Bilal, killing millions across the nation and one guesses foundation for long- taken care of by other lakh per family cover - the Modi Government lake. He, instead, started adding that the family has the major reason for the insurance scheme is to term, sustained measures. This is a age that is being spo - has been to convert collecting waste material still not been able to repair prevent the crippling financial conditions that growth for this coun - big difference ken of, which is likely the mai baap sarkar, from the Wular lake - some portions of the many families in India face when a loved one falls try. That has not hap - between the current to be about Rs 3,000 the exploitative and which once used to be house. pened so far. The agri - and earlier or something close to rent-seeking sarkar among the largest fresh Bilal never allowed any ill. Earlier decisions by this Government, such as culture sector has Governments. that. A Niti Aayog into a development water lakes in Asia - to hardships to come in the meet the expenses of his way of his commitment to those to cap costs of medical devices, have shown remained untrans - The second aspect team is also working state. The entire family. the cleanliness of the lake. the commitment this Government has to rein in formed. of the Budget which on standardizing costs notion of e-gover - Over the years, Bilal "Our survival is linked to spiralling medical costs. The fact that the The 18 lakh crore needs to be flagged is for all procedures. nance and the trans - has ended up collecting this lake. As long as the Government has recognised the continuing danger rupees allocated for Operation Universal There are enough parency it promotes is around 12,000 kgs of trash lake is healthy, the people of Tuberculosis in India is also welcome and the what is termed 'im - Healthcare. It's an models of medical part of that effort. The from in and around the around it will be healthy", proving rural liveli - amazing ambition and insurance existing in Union Budget is a Wular lake. He says that says Bilal, with a sense of allocation towards this disease should be incen - hood', puts together a to have 10 core fami - the country; it's just reflection of all these though he started collect - understanding and maturi - tive for an army of Indian scientists who have lot of allocations for lies (approximately 50 the scale that must be themes. ing trash only to make ty way beyond his age. working towards vaccine-treatable cores. various ministries and crore citizens) and a diligently handled ends meet, he was sure Having been an eyewit - that something good ness to the gradually dete - would also come out of it. riorating condition of the Little did he realise then Wular, Bilal believes that that his efforts would one the "future generations BUDGET HAS MODINOMICS WRITTEN ALL OVER IT day bear fruit and bring will curse us if pollution him fame and recognition. goes on at the same rate The Union Budget for fiscal raised to Rs 2.5 lakh, Section spread across more than 46 mil - revenues from indirect taxes investment, that garnered a ed gainful self employment to Appreciating his contri - and we lose the lake". 2018-2019, has Modinomics 80-C limit was raised to Rs 1.5 lion MSME units and yes, and not direct taxes, which is record one lakh crore in fiscal 10.4 crore people, 76 per cent of bution towards cleanli - Role model written all over it. Modinomics lakh and home loan exemption accounts for more than eight per the right manner in which every 2017-2018, with a Rs 80,000 which are women, with more ness, the Srinagar People like Bilal can fit is a socio-economic philosophy limit too was raised to two lakh cent of the GDP! Large corpo - global economic superpower crore target for fiscal 2018- than 50 per cent of the loans Municipal Corporation the shoes of a role model that seeks to benefit the last rupees. That said, the rates would ideally need to has evolved over the years. In 2019, higher surplus available being availed of, by members (SMC) appointed Bilal as at any place and any level. man standing, the marginal Government has brought back ensure better tax compliance to fact, studies have shown that from taxing long term capital from the SC/ST community. its brand ambassador in With very little resources farmer, the committed home- Standard Deduction with a limit avail of lower tax rates. Due to direct tax multiplier is minus gains, floating RDBs, Rupee These are pathbreaking July 2017. In September at his disposal, Bilal has maker, the enterprising young - of Rs 40,000. Remember, in a the various exemptions avail - 1.02, which means that for Denominated Bonds, given the achievements. Modinomics the same year, his efforts given rise to a movement ster, the salaried middle class, highly insensitive move, the able, effective tax rate for large every Rs 100 collected by way massive confidence of overseas believes not just in Naukri but attracted praise from none that can and should be the rapidly growing MSME UPA dispensation did away corporates in any case is 23 per of direct taxes, the overall neg - investors in Modinomics, are in rozgaar, something which an other than Prime Minister replicated everywhere. His sector that is shaping Make in with Standard Deduction in the cent and not 30 per cent which ative impact on a rapidly various options available. Also, electorally vanquished Narendra Modi, who made selfless service gives one India, the average Indian rail Budget for 2005-2006. is just the headline number. expanding economy like India the Government may explore Opposition has not been able to a mention of what Bilal the hope that all is not lost commuter and, of course, the Those who argue that the No discussion on the Budget could be Rs 102. On the other the hybrid annuity model for fathom. MSP at 1.5x the input had ended up achieving in yet and what is lost can senior citizens who now stand rise in health and eduction cess is complete without talking hand Revenue multiplier is a “Make in Rural India”, which cost for farmers, is yet another his Mann Ki Baat address still be reclaimed. to benefit, thanks to no TDS on from three per cent to four per about the fiscal deficit. The positive 0.98 and Capital has shown a lot of promise in example of this government’s to the nation on radio. The Wular may be just interest income accruing from cent, negates the benefits of Union Budget pegs that number Spending multiplier is a posi - other related areas. Do also note commitment to institutionalise Justifying Bilal's one lake in a remote corner fixed deposits. Do note that the Standard Deduction, are miss - at 3.5 per cent of GDP for fis - tive 2.45, which means for that FIIs pumped in more than some of the key recommenda - appointment as brand of the world, but Bilal's target of removing 4,267 ing the point. The material cal 2017-2018 and at 3.3 per every Rs 100 spent by the gov - two lakh crore rupees in equity tions by the Swaminathan ambassador, the then endeavour has global unmanned railway crossings, impact of the one per cent rise cent of GDP for fiscal 2018- ernment, the positive impact on and debt in 2017 and another Committee. And higher MSP Commissioner of the SMC reach and appeal. His the move to shift from black - in cess will hardly be 0.3 per 2019, which is remarkable, GDP on a country like ours, is $110 billion by way of sticky will not necessarily lead to had said, "Bilal is an inspi - efforts serve as testimony boards to digital boards, an out - cent. Also, what should come as because it shows this Rs 245, which is big, by any FDI flows in 2015-2016 and higher inflation because the rational character for to the fact that one man's lay of Rs 1,400 crore for food a major relief to working Governments resolve to contin - measure. That being the case, 2016-2017. government has been assidu - everyone. He will tell dedication to the cause of processing sector and another women, given the gender gap in ue on the path of fiscal consoli - the massive Rs 14.34 lakh crore A decaying Opposition will ously working on removing (people) the story of his cleanliness can make a dif - Rs 500 crore for mega food pay structure, is the reduction in dation, without compromising by way of rural spending out - do well to know that 9,000 kms supply bottlenecks, without life, his work in Wular and ference and inspire others parks, Rs 2,600 crore allocation EPF contribution from 12 per on plan expenditure. Also, the lined in this Budget, will have of national highways, six crore crimping demand. he will meet people to sen - to embrace and espouse for micro irrigation under the cent to eight per cent, while move to limit Central tremendous multiplier effects toilets built in fiscal 2017-2018, India, thanks to sitise them about cleanli - the cause selflessly and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai retaining the Government’s Government’s debt to GDP that will boost both consump - targeted eight crore free LPG Modinomics, is today on the ness and garbage disposal" wholeheartedly. Yojana, impetus to solar energy contribution to 12 per cent. ratio to 40 per cent is commend - tion and investment. connections with more than 3.3 cusp of becoming the 5th Significance of Wular On being asked if he and the Save Ganga project, Moving away from personal able. What pundits have chosen Critics who suggest that the crore connections have been largest global economic power - lake has any message for the reflect how this Budget has income tax, what needs to be to ignore is that, since GST rev - Government will fall short of given, bringing 60 crore bank house. The Budget ensures that The Wular is a balloon- public, especially the married financial rectitude with underscored is the reduction in enues of only months have been revenues to finance the block - accounts under Jan Dhan, a Rs India maintains its enviable shaped lake situated at a youth, Bilal likes to stick holistic view that covers just corporate tax rate to 25 per cent, accounted for, even if one buster “Modicare” scheme that 5.97 lakh crore outlay for infra - position as the fastest growing distance of about 50 km to the basics. “Even a sim - about everything... from ease of for corporates with a turnover assumes an additional Rs seeks to cover 50 crore people structure spending, skilling 50 economy in the world, having from Srinagar, the summer ple act like using the dust - living to conservation of natural of Rs 250 crore. This is a trans - 80,000 crore in the 12th month, across 10 crore households, in a lakh youth under the National cemented the “Make in Rural capital of the state. It has a bin every time you are on resources to empowering formational move that will give conservatively speaking, that pathbreaking move towards Apprenticeship Scheme, India” juggernaut with vision. maximum length of 16 km the road can go a long way Digital India and the great a huge impetus to the MSME gives a cushion of more than universal health coverage, need empowering digital economy Besides, it has embarked on the and breadth of 7.6 km with in keeping the environ - Indian middle class. sector which today accounts for 0.53 per cent of GDP to the to be reminded that an ever wherein one lakh gram pan - largest and most comprehensive an average depth of 5.8 ment clean, but we all While it is true that personal more than 95 per cent of the Government! expanding economy pays for chayats in 2.5 lakh villages healthcare/social security pro - metres. have to do it in letter and income tax slabs underwent no total business activity, 45 per An interesting feature that itself. Also, besides budgetary have been connected via broad - gramme, that seeks to enrich Going by the official spirit”, he says. change, let it not be forgotten cent of manufacturing output, deserves applause is that the support, extra budgetary band. Additionally, there is and empower those vulnerable Survey of India figures, that in the last three years, the 40 per cent of exports, employs Government is making defini - resources, continued stress on three lakh crore rupees outlay groups who truly make India, the open water area of the Author is Information income tax threshold slab was more than 100 million people tive moves at generating higher non-tax revenues like PSU dis - under MUDRA that has provid - all that it proudly stands for. Wular lake was 91.29 sq Assistant, PIB Srinagar TRUTH PREVAIL 5 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, SATUR DAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Kriti Sanon to walk the ramp for Tarun Tahiliani at Lakme Fashion Week freshness in the fashion, @diljitdosanjh solo release and is not clash - ture Kriti and Diljit together glamour space. I had the good @MaddockFilms @TSeries ing with any other movies. It for the first time. fortune to see Kriti in @JugrajRohit Ok lets is surely an exciting news for While talking about the ‘Bareilly ki Barfi’, and I roll!!!!!” The film will have a all the fans. The film will fea - film, producer Bhushan thought here’s real star Kumar said, “Arjun Patiala is power,” the designer said a film that will make you about his showstopper in a smile, laugh and crack up. statement. Watch out for a cracking “Beautiful, poised and the chemistry between both of ability to play a small town them.” When Dinesh asked Bareilly girl in drab salwar- about the film by a leading kameez and yet be so incredi - tabloid, he said, “The Hindi bly full of spirit and life that film audience has already you can’t keep your eyes off experienced Diljit’s intensity, her, that is what star power is now it’s time to laugh with and at that moment I decided him. Kriti is moving from the new girl for Tarun Bareilly to Patiala to deliver Tahiliani is Kriti Sanon. “She another small town surprise is the appropriate fit for the and this time she is holding a new modern youthfulness and pen.” On the other hand, Kriti trans-India cool that she also expressed her excitement played in the movie, so we are to work with Diljit and told, “I very excited to have her on love watching good comedies the Lakmé Fashion Week and while shooting for show,” he added. Tahiliani’s Bareilly ki Barfi I realised that Spring Summer collection I enjoyed being part of this represents “a new voice of tra - world too. I am looking for - dition” in tone with the ward to shooting with Diljit.” essence of the brand. His For more deets, stay tuned inspiration continues from his to BollywoodLife. couture collection which 2017 has been the year of showcases spatial elements interesting pairings teaming like the Milky Way, stars, con - up. After Varun-Anushka, stellations. A hint of romance Taapsee -Diljit, Ranbir, we and fantasy runs through with now have two interesting floral details. actors teaming up – Kriti The new collection encap - Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh! sulates Tahiliani’s love for Yesm this duo is coming layering and weightless con - together for Dinesh Vijans structed garments that fit like next – Arjun Patiala. The film a glove. With the most sensa - will be produced by the tional use of handcraft, he dis - Raabta director. According to plays romance, fantasy, flo - reports on Mumbai Mirror, rals and stars weightlessly “Kriti plays a journalist while layered. Diljit in the lead role is a Kriti Sanon and Diljit quirky, small town guy. It’s a Dosanjh’s movie, Arjun character driven comedy and Patiala, is one of the much- will roll in February 2018.. It awaited movies of 2018. The will be shot in Punjab The movie will be directed by makers are leaving for a recee Dinesh Vijan and has already soon and hopes to zero in on a created a hype with its con - diretcor shortly. revealed a film audience has already Kriti Sanon had two releas - cept. While Kriti will be seen source. Kriti Sanon has con - experienced Diljit’s intensity, es this year – Raabta, a film as a journalist, Diljit will be firmed the news by sharing a now it’s time to laugh with on reincarnation and love playing a quirky, small-town pic of the two. ‘This one’s him. Kriti is moving form starring Sushant Singh Rajput guy. 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New smart pillows Consuming dietary fibre like peas, may prevent flat head Onion type may hold key to combat syndrome in babies SEOUL: Scientists have broccoli can help prevent obesity developed a smart baby pil - Gewirtz said that manip - drug-resistant TB : Study low that can prevent and NEW DELHI: They may ulating dietary fibre con - even correct mild cases of be pungent, but onions con - flat head syndrome, caused tent, particularly by tain numerous health bene - adding fermentable when infants repeatedly lie on their backs to sleep. fits which have been estab - fibre, guards against Babies are born with high - lished by previous studies. metabolic syndrome. ly malleable skulls, and Now, a study led by an For four weeks, the team therefore receiving constant Indian-origin researcher has fed mice either a grain- pressure on a particular part found that a certain type of based rodent chow, a of their head may lead to onion may hold the key to some positional flattening or high-fat diet (high fat fighting antibiotic resist - molding of the head. ance in cases of tuberculo - and low fibre content Although this does not with 5 percent cellulose harm brain development nor sis. The study led by Sanjib as a source of fibre) or a cause any lasting appearance Bhakta of University high-fat diet supple - problems, simple practices, like placing them in different College London (UCL) in mented with fibre (either positions over the course of the UK found that the anti - fermentable inulin fibre each day, can easily prevent a bacterial properties extract - or insoluble cellulose baby from developing an ed from the Persian shallot cause further damage to the ence of the bacteria in mul - new cases and two million NEW DELHI: Obesity is mentable fibre insulin fibre). asymmetrical skull shape. could increase the effects of patient which, can be passed tidrug-resistant tuberculo - deaths were reported in The high-fat diet is linked "We came up with the idea existing antibiotic treat - along to the population at sis, the most promising can - 2016," said Bhakta, who led one of the biggest health prevented metabolic to help new parents who are problems at present, that syndrome that is to an increase in obesity in drastic need of sleep. We ment. large. The team investigated didate of which, with high - the study, published in the is rapidly becoming a induced by a high-fat and conditions associat - wanted to help them relax When a patient has a bac - extracts of bulbs from est therapeutic index, inhib - journal Scientific Reports. part of everyone's life. diet and they identified ed with metabolic syn - and rest at least when their terial infection, they may be Allium Stipitatum - also ited the growth of the isolat - "As many as 50 million known as the Persian shallot ed TB cells by more than people worldwide are cur - The rising number of specifically how this drome. babies are asleep," said sci - prescribed an antibiotic. The results indicated that entists from Ulsan National In the case of TB, they and used as a staple part of 99.9 percent. rently infected with multi- obese people around the occurs in the body. Institute of Science and insoluble cellulose fibre will likely be prescribed a Iranian cooking - and its The team concluded that drug resistant TB, which world just goes to show Metabolic syndrome is a Technology (UNIST) in cocktail of four antibiotics antibacterial effects. the chemical compounds means it is vital to develop only modestly reduced how we are allowing a cluster of conditions South Korea, who developed including Isoniazid and Researchers synthesised may work as templates for new antibacterials," he said. particular lifestyle to closely linked to obesity obesity and dysg - the device. Rifampicin – but increas - the chemical compounds the discovery of new drug "In this study, we show The smart baby pillow is dictate us into an that includes increased lycemia. ingly, the pathogens in bac - present in these plants in treatment to combat strains that by inhibiting the key When they switched mice designed to help induce the unhealthy state of being. blood pressure, high correct sleeping posture, terial infections are devel - order to better understand of tuberculosis, which have intrinsic resistance proper - Obesity is also a trigger for blood sugar, excess body back to a chow diet, the thereby preventing babies oping resistance to antibiot - and optimise their antibac - previously developed resist - ties of the TB, one could many other health prob - fat around the waist and colon mass was fully from developing flat head ic drugs. terial potential. ance to antibacterial drugs. increase the effects of exist - lems like diabetes, abnormal cholesterol or restored. syndrome. It features an This means the drug loses They tested four different "Despite a concerted ing antibiotic treatment and hypertension and hor - triglyceride levels and The research appears in embedded air volume control its ability to effectively con - synthesised compounds, all global effort to prevent the reverse the tide of already the journal Cell Host & system, as well as the image- trol or kill harmful bacteria of which showed a signifi - spread of tuberculosis, existing drug resistance," monal disorders. when these conditions based soft tactile sensor. Eating healthy is the first occur together, they Microbe. and is free to grow and cant reduction in the pres - approximately 10 million Bhakta added. thing that comes to mind increase a person's risk when one decides to lose of heart disease, stroke weight, besides regular and diabetes. exercise. Obesity and metabolic While various diets are syndrome are associated TNEuWr mDEeLHrI:i cT hce anN oiwm, ap rstoudvy eh ams aencme. ory and mintoervoalds, ,an dr meodnituorincg e Alzheimer's risk: Study always available, a study with alterations in gut health benefits of turmeric claimed that the root may "Exactly how curcumin of curcumin levels in their has suggested adding microbiota, the microor - or 'haldi' – a spice found lower the risk of exerts its effects is not cer - blood at the start of the dietary fibre like peas, ganism population that and used extensively in Alzheimer's disease by tain, but it may be due to study and after 18 months. broccoli, raspberries, lives in the intestine. Indian households around improving memory and its ability to reduce brain Thirty of the volunteers the world – are firmly mood in people with mild, inflammation, which has underwent positron emis - blackberries, coconut This study found the fer - rooted in ancient Indian age-related memory loss. been linked to both sion tomography, or PET and figs in your daily mentable fibre inulin healing practices. The research, published Alzheimer's disease and scans, to determine the diet to avoid chances of restored gut health and Often referred to as the in the American Journal of major depression," said levels of amyloid and tau obesity. protected mice against 'Queen of Spices', turmeric Geriatric Psychiatry, Gary Small, from in their brains at the start According to Georgia metabolic syndrome has been generously used examined the effects of an University of California, of the study and after 18 in almost everything, from easily absorbed curcumin Los Angeles (UCLA) in months. State University induced by a high-fat treating colds and cough to supplement on memory the US. The people who took researchers, consump - diet by restoring gut wounds to skin infections. performance in people The study involved 40 curcumin experienced sig - tion of dietary fibre can microbiota levels, A number of studies without dementia, as well adults between the ages of nificant improvements in prevent obesity, meta - increasing the produc - have also shown that as curcumins potential 50 and 90 years who had their memory and attention brain PET scans showed cumin, and two taking bolic syndrome and tion of intestinal epithe - turmeric has therapeutic impact on the microscopic mild memory complaints. abilities, while the sub - significantly less amyloid placebos, experienced properties – from boosting plaques and tangles in the Participants were ran - jects who received placebo and tau signals in the mild side effects such as adverse changes in the lial cells and restoring immunity to being anti- brains of people with domly assigned to receive did not, Small said. amygdala and hypothala - abdominal pain and nau - intestine by promoting expression of the protein inflammatory and antioxi - Alzheimer's disease. either a placebo or 90 mil - In memory tests, the mus than those who took sea. the growth of "good" interleukin-22 (IL-22), dant, thanks to a com - It also has been suggest - ligrammes of curcumin people taking curcumin placebos. "These results suggest bacteria in the colon. which prevented gut pound called 'curcumin' ed as a possible reason that twice daily for 18 months. improved by 28 percent The amygdala and hypo - that taking this relatively The findings indicated that microbiota from invad - present in the spice. senior citizens in India All 40 subjects received over the 18 months. thalamus are regions of the safe form of curcumin Some studies have also have a lower prevalence of standardised cognitive Those taking curcumin brain that control memory could provide meaningful enriching the diet of ing epithelial cells. shown that it has cancer- Alzheimer's disease and assessments at the start of also had mild improve - and emotional functions. cognitive benefits over the mice with the fer - Researcher Dr Andrew curing properties. better cognitive perform - the study and at six-month ments in mood, and their Four people taking cur - years," said Small. TRUTH PREVAIL 6 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, SATUR DAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Luis Suarez gives Barcelona edge Top-Four Battle Heats Up For Premier ICC Under-19 World Cup Final: India On The in Copa del Rey semi-finals MADRID: Luis Suarez two years ago -- Barcelona headed in the only goal as won 8-1 on aggregate fol - The intensifying Lbaettlea fogr ue's Big Spenders Verge Of History Ahead Of Clash iWts leithhal Abesut. sWtrhialel itahe defending champions lowing a 7-0 win in the first Champions League places openers -- Shaw and Manjot Barcelona edged Valencia leg. takes centre stage in the Kalra -- have given the team 1-0 in their Copa del Rey "We have a small advan - Premier League this weekend good starts throughout the semi-final first leg at a half- tage but there's still 90 min - as Liverpool host Tottenham tournament, Shubman Gill Hotspur, while Manchester full Camp Nou. utes to play and it'll be a United and Chelsea seek to has been in phenomenal Barcelona, the record 29- long 90 minutes as form at the number three recover from damaging time winners of the tourna - Valencia are a very strong defeats. Just five points now position. In fact, all eyes will ment, are attempting to when they play at home," be on Gill, who has been the separate United in second most consistent batsman of become the first team to lift said Suarez who has now from Spurs in fifth, with the the tournament. He scored a the cup four years in a row scored 13 times in the last riches and prestige of a place scintillating unbeaten centu - since Athletic Bilbao in the 11 games. in the Champions League for ry against Pakistan in the 1930s. In Wednesday's first next season fuelling a record semis and would be eager to But on Thursday they semi-final, little Leganes, 430 million pounds (USD 611 script one more impactful million, 492 million euros) were forced to labour who stunned mighty Real splurge in the January transfer knock. In the bowling against a Valencia team Madrid in the quarter- department, Shivam Mavi window. Arsenal sit a distant missing a trio of key play - finals, battled back from a sixth, six points behind their and Kamlesh Nagarkoti ers -- Goncalo Guedes, goal down to draw 1-1 with India have always been a and Unmukt Chand (2012) have been phenomenal, rak - north London rivals, provok - power when it comes to the in leading the side to the U- ing up speeds in excess of Geoffrey Kondogbia and Sevilla in the opening leg. ing an uncharacteristically Under-19 World Cup, with 19 World Cup titles. 140kmph at their will. But Ezequiel Garay -- through Colombian international busy window of comings and three titles attesting to their Going by current form, they will have their work cut injury. Luis Muriel gave Sevilla goings at the Emirates. credentials at this level. The odds are heavily in favour of out against a strong Barcelona dominated the lead after 21 minutes, Top four contenders at a Aubameyang and Henrikh began after Leroy Sane was Mkhitaryan with Mesut Ozil, ruled out for at least six current team, led by former India. They have put in some Australian batting line-up. possession but had to wait scoring with the aid of a crossroads India captain Rahul Dravid, impressive performances to Abhishek Sharma is Philippe Coutinho's 160- who has signed a new long- weeks with ankle ligament until the 67th minute for deflection off the post. million-euro move to term deal, means the pes - damage. stands on the verge of yet win all their five matches another important player in the breakthrough. But Leganes levelled on another record - that of win - including an emphatic 203- the squad to look up to and Barcelona meant Liverpool simism of a damaging 1-3 Pep Guardiola's call for ref - Not surprisingly, Lionel the night when Sevilla ended January in the black defeat at Swansea on Tuesday erees to protect players from ning the title for a fourth run win over arch-rivals he along with fellow spinner Messi was the man who goalkeeper Sergio Rico time. Facing them are Pakistan in the semi-final Anukul Roy would look to despite splashing out a world- was quickly forgotten. dangerous challenges fell on Australia, who have an and a 100-run victory over exploit the Australian bats - unlocked the Valencia blundered trying to keep record 75 million pounds for However, with Spurs and deaf ears as Kevin De Bruyne equally formidable history, Australia in their tourna - men's weaknesses against defence before setting up out a header from Greek a defender on Southampton's City to follow Everton's visit and Brahim Diaz escaped as they too have won the ment-opener. The massive spin. India U-19 teams have Suarez. defender Dimitrios Siovas. Virgil van Dijk. to the Emirates, Arsene from lunges by James crown three times. So who - win over Pakistan will do a had a legacy of producing The Argentine danced his Leganes, who were play - Despite holding their own Wenger will need former McLean and Matt Phillips in Dortmund duo to quickly re- Wednesday's routine 3-0 win ever wins the clash at Mount world of good to India's con - future Indian stars and this way into the penalty area ing in the third division five in this season's Champions Maunganui, New Zealand, fidence. After putting a total group of players has the League and domestically, establish their partnership to over West Bromwich Albion before a deft left-footed years ago and are in the Liverpool and Spurs are not keep in touch with the other as City moved 15 points clear on Saturday will become of 272 on the board, they potential to make it big. chip left three defenders Copa del Rey semi-finals leaders in terms of Under-19 dismissed the opposition for Australia, on the other even in the top 10 for net challengers. at the top. out of position and allowed for the first time in their 90- spend on transfers in the The Gunners could also "I think, as the coach says, success. On current form, a paltry 69. So far, it has hand, would be desperate for Suarez to score from the year history, remain the that looks like the Indian been collective performance revenge after their big loss Premier League this season. quickly come to rue their win - the referees have to do their team. The promising Prithvi from Dravid's boys as every to the Indians in tournament edge of six-yard box with a outsiders against Sevilla, at However, the steady ter clearout as Theo Walcott job and if it's a red card they Shaw, already being seen as member of the squad has opener. The Jason Sangha- diving header. least on financial terms. progress achieved by both returns to the Emirates fresh have to give the red card," the next big thing in Indian contributed to the team's led side's last two perform - Thursday's tight affair Their annual budget of clubs under Jurgen Klopp and from scoring twice to secure said City midfielder Bernardo cricket, will be eager to join success in one or the other ances signal that they have was dramatically different 45 million euros is four Mauricio Pochettino will be Everton's first win of 2018 Silva. "They are not doing against Leicester on that over the last few the likes of Mohammad Kaif way. upped their game when it to the last time these two times less than that of threatened if they miss out on (2002), Virat Kohli (2008) India's batting has been at has mattered. next season's Champions Wednesday. months." teams met at the same stage Sevilla. League, making Sunday's Not so merry Mahrez City could be in for another clash at Anfield all the more Leicester were hampered at bruising encounter when they vital. A dominant 2-0 victory Goodison Park by the absence travel to face a Burnley side over Manchester United on of Riyad Mahrez, who report - seeking their first win of the Wednesday underlined Spurs' edly handed in a transfer year. Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu in Quarters of India Open; Kidambi Srikanth Ousted return to form and a win at request due to City's interest Fixtures (1500 GMT unless NEW DELHI: PV Iskandar Zulkarnain, who this as we were leading (in Anfield would move them in a bid to force his way out of stated) Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will face Sameer Verma on the match). I’m really ahead of their hosts in the the club. Saturday qualified for the quarter- Friday. Sameer moved past happy it went our way”. table. Mahrez also submitted a Burnley v Manchester City finals of the India Open Indonesian Tommy They will next take on Back-to-back defeats to transfer request at the end of (1230 GMT), Bournemouth v BWF World Tour 500. Sugiarto 21-18, 19-21, 21- Danish fifth seeds Mathias Swansea City and West last season, but Foxes boss Stoke, Brighton v West Ham, Apart from them, Indian 17. The Indian pair of Christiansen and Christinna Bromwich Albion raised Claude Puel believes the Leicester v Swansea, mixed doubles pair of young Satwik and Ashwini Pedersen, who downed the questions over Liverpool's Algerian can be cheered up in Manchester United v young Satwiksairaj stunned third seeds Tan Indians Rohan Kapoor and decision not to invest in a time to face Swansea on Huddersfield, West Brom v Rankireddy and Ashwini Kian Menga and Lai Pei Kuhoo Garg 21-10, 21-11. direct replacement for Saturday. Southampton, Arsenal v Ponnappa registered a stun - Jing of Malaysia 21-16, 15- Among other upsets, Coutinho but they bounced "All the players and staff Everton (1730 GMT) ning victory. However, 21, 23-21 in a humdinger Danish second seeds back to see off Huddersfield will help him to come back Sunday men’s singles top seed that lasted more than an Mathias Boe and Carsten 3-0 in midweek and remain with a smile and to enjoy his Crystal Palace v Newcastle Kidambi Srikanth of India hour. Terming it as an Mogensen lost to unseeded unbeaten in the league at football," said the United (1415 GMT), tumbled out of the second “important victory” for Chinese pair of Han Anfield this season. Frenchman. Liverpool v Tottenham (1630 round. their partnership, Ashwini Chengkai and Zhou Aubameyang's bow Chopping City down to GMT) Srikanth lost 19-21, 17- said that “it was a crazy fin - Haodong, who won 12-21, A forward line partnering size Monday 21 to Malaysian qualifier ish. We really wanted to win 23-21, 21-14. new recruits Pierre-Emerick City's chase of Mahrez Watford v Chelsea (2000). Rs. 80,000 Crore Recapitalisation Bonds Won't Bankers Suggest Lowering Of Corporate Government Unveils Details Of Bank Impact Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Ministry NEW DELHI: The The additional expendi - finance ministry said today ture of Rs. 80,000 crore Tax To Boost Credit Growth, Says Survey Recapitalisation Plan: 10 Points that Rs. 80,000 crore towards bank recapitalisa - NEW DELHI: Bankers in good health," said Mr recapitalisation bonds, to tion through issue of gov - have suggested accelerated Jaitley. be issued to public sector ernment securities will be investments and interest 6. Mr Jaitley said while planning recapitalisation banks (PSBs) as part of Rs. matched by additional subvention for investments the government had two 2.11 lakh crore capital sup - receipts on issues of secu - in long gestation infra - objectives - which bank port over 2 years, will not rities to the banks and structure projects, along would get how much have impact on fiscal "will not entail any cash with lowering of corporate money and various steps to deficit as they will be cash outgo". tax rate and minimum be taken to ensure that the neutral. Earlier this month, the alternative tax (MAT) to These bonds will not Lok Sabha gave its PSBs follow higher stan - boost credit growth, said a dards. have Statutory Liquidity approval for Rs. 80,000 7. Mr Kumar said bank Ratio (SLR) and have crore recapitalisation survey released on recapitalisation is depend - tenure of 10-15 years, bonds for strengthening Wednesday. ent on performance and Economic Affairs PSBs. Jaitley in October The survey, by the reforms undertaken by the Secretary S C Garg told had announced an Federation of Indian The government said on Bank - Rs. 4,694 crore and lenders. He said loans reporters here. SLR is a unprecedented Rs. 2.11 Chambers of Commerce & Wednesday that it will Union Bank of India - Rs. above Rs. 250 crore will portion of deposits that lakh crore, 2-year road Industry (Ficci) and the infuse over Rs. 1 lakh crore 4,524 crore. undergo special monitor - banks need to invest in map to strengthen PSBs, Indian Banks' Association in 20 public sector banks 2. Oriental Bank of ing. government securities. reeling under high non (IBA), also said bankers ated investments in infra - well as small enterprises. (PSBs) in the current fiscal Commerce would get Rs. 8. The banks have so far Asked about the pricing, performing assets (NPAs) recommended that the gov - structure sector as well as Out of the few who have as part of its massive two- 3,571 crore, Dena Bank Rs. raised Rs. 10,312 crore Garg said it would be three or bad loans. Their NPAs from the capital markets ernment should allow a full year Rs. 2.11 lakh crore 3,045 crore, Bank of months average price of have increased to Rs. 7.33 interest subvention for tightened credit for large bank recapitalisation plan. Maharashtra Rs. 3,173 and more is expected to be tax deduction on the NPA investments in long gesta - enterprises have cited a rise raised in the remaining government securities plus lakh crore as of June 2017, provisioning as against the A total of Rs. 80,000 crore crore, United Bank of India the spread. "There is no from Rs. 2.75 lakh crore in tion infrastructure proj - in NPAs or a risk of the period of the 2017-18 fis - cap of 5 per cent of taxable will be raised through recap Rs. 2,634 crore, fiscal impact of bond March 2015. The plan ects," the survey said. asset turning into NPA as bonds and Rs. 8,139 crore Corporation Bank Rs. cal. 9. The lenders, majori - issuance to banks.These included floating re-capi - income. According to it, most of the main reason for their will be provided as budget - 2,187 crore, Syndicate ty-owned by the govern - "The bankers have sug - ment, have more than two- will be swap deals and talisation bonds of Rs. the responding banks have action," the survey said. ary support during the cur - Bank Rs. 2,839 crore, gested specific measures rent fiscal, Finance Andhra Bank Rs. 1,890 thirds of the country's bank - cash neutral. There is not 1.35 lakh crore and raising suggested a reduction in The share of corporate to that may be announced in Minister Arun Jaitley said. crore, Allahabad Bank Rs. ing assets. The non-per - going to be a public issue," Rs. 58,000 crore from the corporate tax rate from 30 retail loans also remains The total recapitalisation 1,500 crore, Punjab and forming assets (NPAs) of he said. market by diluting govern - the upcoming Union per cent to 25 per cent, the same at 56:44 as noted will cross Rs. 1 lakh crore Sind Bank Rs. 785 crore. PSBs have increased to Rs. The government has ment's stake. He had also Budget to facilitate credit lowering of MAT rate to 15 in the previous round of the in the fiscal ending March 3. The finance ministry 7.33 lakh crore as of June pegged the fiscal deficit announced that there growth and investment per cent and enhancing tax survey. 2017, from Rs. 2.75 lakh target at 3.2 per cent of the would be front loading of 31, 2018 after including said today the Rs. 80,000 pick-up in the economy. deductions and exemptions "58 per cent of the funds raised from sales of crore recapitalisation bonds crore in March 2015. GDP for the current fiscal. recapitalisation bonds. They recommend acceler - for individuals. respondent banks reported shares to external investors, which will be issued to said Rajeev Kumar, finance the recaptilization "This should boost credit a rise in NPAs, significant - Secretary, Department of plan will not have impact demand at both corporate ly lower than 80 per cent Financial Services. on the country's fiscal As GST Impact Wanes, Indian Economy and retail level," it said. reporting so in the previous IDBI Bank, the lender deficit. These bonds will The sixth round of the round of the survey indi - with the highest stressed- not have Statutory May Grow To 7% In FY19, Says HSBC survey was carried out for cating possible stability in loan ratio, will get the Liquidity Ratio (SLR) and MUMBAI: British FY18, the bank had spoken the period July to credit environment," the biggest chunk of Rs. 10,610 have tenure of 10-15 years, lender HSBC today said about the note ban as the December 2017. A total of survey revealed. crore. Finance Minister Economic Affairs Secretary waning effects from the second factor apart from Arun Jaitley said that steps S C Garg told reporters 19 public sector, private Following the repo rate need to be taken to ensure here. SLR is a portion of GST impact will help push GST which had impacted sector and foreign banks reduction of 25 basis points that governance of banks deposits that banks need to the Indian GDP growth to 7 the growth. participated in the survey. by the Reserve Bank of follows the highest stan - invest in government secu - per cent in FY19. It can be Meanwhile, with ten These banks together rep - India in August 2017, dards and there is a need for rities. 4. Asked about the noted that International heads of state from the resent 59 per cent of the almost 84 per cent of the institutional mechanism to pricing, Garg said it would Monetary Fund has come Asean grouping invited as banking industry, as classi - respondents have reduced ensure that the past is not be three months average out with an estimate of 7.4 guests for the Republic fied by asset size. their MCLR (marginal cost repeated. price of government securi - per cent growth two days Day celebrations, the bank Here are 10 things you ties plus the spread. "There Bank credit has been based lending rate). must know about the bank is no fiscal impact of bond ago. "For India, we are said it is keen to play an growing at a slow pace in Banks have welcomed recapitalisation plan: issuance to banks...These expecting the economy to aggressive role in finance the economy. the recapitalisation plan of 1. During the current fis - will be swap deals and cash grow in the next three years Goods and Services Tax cent to the GDP growth fig - and advisory activities. The survey findings Rs. 2.11 trillion for public cal, ending March 31, State neutral. There is not going (FY18-20) by 6.5 per cent, (GST). ure. Without disclosing its reveal that banking sector sector banks and believe Bank of India will get Rs. to be a public issue," he 7 per cent and 7.6 per "As some of the short- It's newly appointed presence in the important performance during the that it will help in boosting 8,800 crore capital and said. cent," the bank's chief run disruptions caused by country head Jayant trade corridor, the bank July-December 2017 peri - credit growth and subse - Bank of India, Rs. 9,232 5. "We inherited a very economist Pranjul GST get ironed out, we Rikhye also said that the said its presence in six of crore. UCO Bank will get major problem and there - od remains more or less quently growth recovery of Bhandari told reporters on the ten countries makes it Rs. 6,507 crore; Punjab fore, we have been expect growth to rise in the Indian economy is well similar to the previous six the economy. National Bank -Rs. 5,473 involved in finding a solu - a conference call. next couple of years," she positioned to grow once the possible for it to be more months on the parameters A large number of banks crore; Bank of Baroda - Rs. tion to that problem. The She added that the noted. Bhandari added that GST-related difficulties are active. With a cross-border studied. have also welcomed the 5,375 crore; Central Bank entire objective of this growth has slid from previ - from a medium-term per - overcome. In a January 2 trade of $64 billion in "Nearly 67 per cent of RBI's move of constituting of India - Rs. 5,158 crore; exercise has been that it is ous year's 7.1 per cent to spective of about three report, where it had first 2016, the Asean block is the participating banks a high-level task force for Canara Bank - Rs. 4,865 government's prime 6.5 per cent in FY18 due to years, the bank expects come out with the 7 per the country's fourth biggest have maintained their cred - setting up a public credit crore; Indian Overseas responsibility to keep PSBs the implementation of the GST alone to add 0.40 per cent growth estimate for trading partner. it standards for large as registry, the survey added. NATIONAL/STATE TRUTH PREVAIL 7 JAMMU, SATUR DAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2018 Modicare, World's Largest National Health Intelligence Agencies, Special Task Force To Ensure 'No Cheating' In Exams In UP LUCKNOW: Hoping to NPEW rDEoLHtI: eIcn tthe ion Scheme: All Youyea r, oNfficiaels saeid. d Tone ss Kcentresn wilol brinw g health - clamp down on cheating in Union Budget 2018-19, "ModiCare", the new care closer and more accessi - the Uttar Pradesh board Finance Minister Arun Jaitley national health protection ble to people," Mr Jaitley examinations, the state gov - announced that India will scheme, will cover nearly 40 said. ernment will this year take have the world's largest per cent of the country's pop - Citing a national survey help from the Special Task healthcare programme for ulation. Finance Minister report, the Economic Survey Force (STF) and local intelli - half a billion of its poorest cit - Arun Jaitley said that had pointed that people had to gence agencies to keep an eye izens. He went on to lay out "Modicare" would take public spend an average Rs. 26,000 on the "education mafia". plans to merge three public healthcare in the world's for treatment per hospitalised The objective is "copying- sector insurance companies largest democracy "to a new case in private facilities. Mr free examinations" and pre - and list the new entity. The aspiration level", adding that Jaitley said the government venting the education mafia plan was soon dubbed his government was steadily had been "seriously con - from doing mischief, Deputy atmosphere. They should starts February 6 and will "NaMoCare" by BJP presi - but surely progressing cerned" that millions had to Chief Minister Dinesh study hard and appear for the continue till March 12. dent Amit Shah and towards a goal of "universal struggle to receive adequate Sharma said. exams without any pressure," A total of 66,37,018 stu - "ModiCare" by many online. health coverage". treatment in hospital. "Police is on the job and he said. dents have registered to The Ayushman Bharat India spends a little over Under the National Health those taking contracts for The measures to prevent appear in this year's examina - scheme, also being called to reform India's public health Health Protection Scheme or one percent of its GDP on Protection Scheme or ensuring copying in examina - cheating include frisking stu - tions -- 36,55,691 for Class "ModiCare", is a new health system, which faces acute "ModiCare" would provide a public healthcare, which is "ModiCare", the government tions centres will land in jail," dents before they enter the 10 and 29,81,327 for Class protection scheme that would shortage of hospitals and doc - health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per one of the lowest proportions estimates the cost of insuring Mr Sharma told PTI in an examination halls, dividing 12. cover around 10 crore poor tors . year for free treatment for in the world. Mr Jaitley also each family would be about interview. centres in sectors, appointing Last year, 1,862 students and vulnerable families, or Here's all you need to know hospitalization. Going for - announced National Health Rs. 1,100. Prime Minister He said the government administrative officers as sec - were caught cheating. about 50 crore poor people of about ModiCare, world's ward, more funds would be Policy 2017 with Rs. 1,200 Narendra Modi said that this has taken the help of the STF tor magistrates and issuing In 2017, the overall pass India. "ModiCare" is seen as largest national health protec - made available as the pro - crore allocation for the health - budget will add to ease of liv - and local intelligence agents prohibitory orders within 100 percentage for Class 10 was an attempt by the government tion scheme: The National gramme is rolled out over the care sector. "Health and well - ing. in doing away with education metres of the centre. recorded at 81.18 per cent centres infamous for mass The UP Board examina - and 82.62 per cent for Class cheating. tion for Classes 10 and 12 12. Unnecessary antibiotic use Examinations centres Balbir conducts inspection of have come down from over "Siddaramaiah Irresponsible," Says BS killing patients: DAK 12,000 to 8,500. SRINAGAR: More than propriate use of antibiotics has It has also been ensured Yeddyurappa Over BJP Worker's Death the unit financed by Corp BENGALURU: Former The BJP, however, has 70 percent of antibiotics pre - turned hospitals into breeding schemes of the union gov - that the centres have enough scribed in Kashmir valley are grounds for deadly bugs that space to accommodate stu - Karnataka Chief Minister called it "political terror - ernment as well as those and state BJP president BS ism". "The same kind that given unnecessarily that are resistant to all antibiotics. of the state government dents and adequate facilities. breeds resistant bacteria "Patients are dying of sim - Yeddyurappa today visited we see in Pakistan," tweeted meant for the socio-eco - "Copying mafias have the family of the BJP worker the BJP's Karnataka unit. which are killing patients, said ple infections as no antibiotic nomic upliftment of the been identified. Local educa - who was murdered in The Rashtriya Doctors Association Kashmir works," he said. weaker sections. tion officers have also been Bengaluru on Wednesday. Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), (DAK) on Friday in a commu - Dr Nisar said not only the The Vice Chairperson, asked to take help of local The BJP workers blamed the the BJP's ideological men - niqué. improper use has helped intelligence during examina - while advising Jeet Lal to ruling Congress in the state tor, is also suspecting the "Doctors prescribe antibi - microbes to evolve into resist - tions to keep an eye on their ensure timely deposit of for the murder and protested killing to be politically- otics to patients when they are ant bugs, but patients are activities," Mr Sharma said. in the city. motivated. not needed," said DAK needlessly put at risk of seri - the monthly instalments of The government has made "A number of deaths have "Santosh had organised a President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. ous side effects of antibiotics. the money taken by him as it mandatory for examination taken place. Santhosh was kabaddi match a fortnight He said antibiotics are He said misuse of antibi - loan from the centres to have CCTV cam - murdered. The Congress ago and had put up a number given for viral infections otics wipes body's good bacte - Corporation, said that the eras, he said. government is responsible of saffron flags around the against which they have no ria that is contributing to amount paid back is used The deputy chief minister, for all these murders. I con - ground, something that effect. You go to a doctor with chronic conditions like obesi - for providing loan to other who also holds the portfolio demn this murder. Wasim had objected to," said cold or flu, you will walk ty, asthma and cancer," he people of the weaker sec - of the secondary education Siddaramaiah is an irrespon - senior BJP leader and former away with a prescription for informed. Photo by Ajay tions for helping them in department, said the govern - sible Chief Minister," Mr deputy chief minister R antibiotics. These drugs find "We are losing precious establishing own earning ment has made its stand clear Yeddyurappa said. Ashok. JAMMU: In order to District. 28-year-old Santhosh was The Congress attacked the their way in prescriptions for lives due to misuse of antibi - have the physical verifica - This shop is being run units and become self -- no unfair means would be viral diarrhea, sorethroat, ear otics - we must stop it," Dr tolerated and anyone found reportedly stabbed in the BJP for "politicising tion of the small units by one Jeet Lal, belonging dependent instead of sit - thigh and rushed to the hos - Santhosh's death" at a time and sinus discharge. Nisar said. copying or promoting it financed by Jammu and to Scheduled Caste cate - ting idle. pital where he bled to death when the state prepares to DAK President said every "Prescription audit, stan - would be dealt with strictly. Kashmir Scheduled gory, with the financial He also shared the soon after. The police have vote for the new govern - time you have fever, you are dard treatment protocols and scheme of granting "We have studied all the arrested four men -- Wasim, ment. given an antibiotic. Every ban on over-the-conter sale of Castes, Scheduled Tribes assistance of rupees one possible ways and means of & Backward Classes lakh as loan from the said Education Loan and said Phillips, Umar and Irfan - in Dinesh Gundu Rao, work - fever is not because of infec - antibiotics will help to save that the meritorious stu - unfair means during the connection with his murder. ing president of the tion and does not require an some of these life-saving Development Corporation Corporation. dents of the reserved cate - examinations. Those appear - The police are citing per - Congress in Karnataka, said, antibiotic. drugs," he said. Limited, its Vice Balbir Ram Rattan, on ing in an exam impersonating gories, whose parents can - sonal enmity between "It is unfortunate that "With no regulation, you "With no antibiotics cancer Chairperson, Balbir Ram this occasion, enquired someone else or involved in Santhosh and Wasim as the Santhosh was killed. The can get antibiotics from chemotherapy, organ trans - Rattan, along with Jammu about the utilization of the not afford to send their changing answer sheets reason behind the killing. police have made arrests. chemist shops without a pre - plantation and even simple District Manager Joginder loan availed by the loanee wards for professional and before they reach evaluation "They had various issues, But the BJP is trying to scription," he said adding that surgery will become impossi - Paul Atri and Field and stressed upon him to technical courses, can get centres will not be able to do one of them was the sale of politicise the incident. chemist shops give antibiotics ble and we will be facing a Supervisor Jatinder Singh, educate the unemployed financial assistance from so. Effective measures have ganja (marijuana) by the It is neither communal nor for everything from malaise, future where cough or cut can inspected a Tailoring & males and females of his the Corporation for study - been taken," Mr Sharma said. accused," said Deputy political. It shows how des - fatigue, bodyache to kill once again," cautioned Dr Cutting shop in Sanjay community to avail the ing within the country and "I want to assure students Commissioner of Police C perate the BJP is and what Rathore. extent they can go to." headache. Dr Nisar said inap - Nisar. Nagar area of Jammu benefits of the welfare abroad. that they will get a good On Video, Top UP Police Officer Dr. Hina reviews PMEGP implementation in Punjab and Haryana Region Pledges To Build Ram Temple JAMMU: To review be fruitful on crucial areas LUCKNOW: In a video than construction itself." implementation of Prime like collateral free loans, being widely shared, a sen - The event in Lucknow Minister's Employment timely bank sanctions, ior police officer is seen that Mr Shukla participated Generation Programme release of margin money pledging to build the Ram in was held days before a (PMEGP) in Punjab, subsidy and loan instalment, temple in Ayodhya, hand three-judge Supreme Court Haryana States and Union coverage of credit guarantee raised in ceremony, along bench headed by the Chief Territory Chandigarh, a scheme, achievement of with several other people in Justice of India starts final review meeting was conduct - social category targets of SC, a room. hearings to decide whether ed under the chairmanship of ST, minority, women etc. "We, Ram bhakts, in this a temple to Lord Ram can Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, The meeting will encourage programme, pledge that a be built in Ayodhya at the Member (NZ), KVIC. all the stakeholders and will grand Ram temple will be site where the Babri Masjid During the meeting Director leads to better implementa - built soonest. Jai Sri Ram," was razed in 1992. The Industries and Commerce tion of PMEGP Scheme in in say the men present at the court has said it will hold D.P. S. Kharbanda (IAS), Punjab, Haryana States and function, reportedly held at daily hearings from Convenor SLBC, in Punjab, Union Territory Chandigarh, Lucknow University. February 8 on petitions Haryana States and Union thereby achieving the set tar - Among them is Surya challenging a 2010 high Territory Chandigarh, PMEGP is the flagship institutions like banks play a gets in time and providing Kumar Shukla, a senior IPS court verdict on the Representative RBI, scheme of Ministry of crucial role here." better employment opportu - or Indian Police Service posed to take such a pledge he said. "I was taking a Ayodhya title suit. Member Convenor, V. K. MSME and is an effective She asked the banks to nities to the youths. Officer of the 1982 batch of at a public function," said pledge to create an atmos - The Allahabad High Nagar State Director KVIC instrument for generating work in right earnest to meet The position was the UP cadre at present Samajwadi Party phere of harmony. The Court had divided the dis - in Punjab, Haryana States employment opportunities in the targets of the programme reviewed in the meeting and posted as the state's direc - spokesperson Rajendra video that has gone viral is puted site in three parts -- and Union Territory urban and rural India through and expedite disbursement of also the bottlenecks were tor general of Home Chaudhary. an edited version and por - one each for Hindu group Chandigarh, Representatives setting up of micro enterpris - the margin money. examined. Guards. Mr Shukla, wear - The Yogi Adityanath tions have been deleted Nirmohi Akhara, the Ram of various Banks were pres - es. Member (NZ) expressed Before, this State Director ing a grey jacket, is seen in government is learnt to deliberately to create mis - Lalla or infant Lord Ram ent. She said PMEGP is an that the discussions held dur - V.K. Nagar briefed the the video standing to the have sought a report on the chief," he said, adding, represented by the Hindu Dr. Hina held a detailed effective scheme to tackle ing the review meeting with Member and all present dur - left of the man who admin - incident. "The matter related more to Mahasabha, and the Sunni review of the PMEGP being unemployment, generate all the stakeholders, includ - ing the meeting about the istered the pledge. The senior police officer creating a peaceful envi - Waqf Board which handles implemented by all sponsor - sustainable employment ing representatives of vari - District-Wise and Bank- "Mr Shukla is a public has alleged that "there is ronment for the construc - properties owned by Sunni ing agencies viz KVIC. opportunities in rural and ous Banks, States officials Wise progress of PMEGP for servant, and he is not sup - misinterpretation" of what tion of the temple rather Muslims. KVIB & DIC. She said urban areas and financial and other beneficiaries, will the year 2017-18. CBI Files Charges Against Bhupinder Singh Arun Jaitley Proved Healthcare Scheme Panthers delegation met with DC Udhampur highlighting shortage of staff, Is 'Jumla': P Chidambaram equipments and infrastructure in Sub District Hospital Ramnagar: Shiv Dev JAMMU: Taking serious most of the post of doc - also leads to the death of Hooda In Manesar Land Stchean,m has Calsoa bsee en named note of large scale casual - tors and surgeons are critical accidental cases. as accused. The CBI had ties of accidental cases lying vacant in surround - Had the Hospital been registered a case in and referring even nor - ing PHC Rang, provided with sufficient September 2016. mal ortho, surgical and Bhugartian, Chanunta, and sophisticated equip - In its first information delivery cases to District Ghordi, Nalla Ghoran ments, many lives of seri - report (FIR), the agency Hospital Udhampur, a and Ser Manjla leading to ous patients would have had alleged that about 400 delegation of panthers very poor health care been saved? acres of land, whose market activists led by Mr. Shiv facilities. Moreover 4 The deputationists request - value at that time was Rs. 4 Dev Singh Provincial post of class IV and 4 ed the DC Udhampur to crore per acre, was alleged - General Secretary post of Lady Health redress their genuine JKNPP met with DC Visitor are falling vacant demands and provide ly purchased by private NEW DELHI: Senior Protection Scheme (NHPS) Congress leader P providing health insurance Udhampur and apprised in SDH Ramnagar. required staff, equip - builders from land owners Chidambaram today said worth Rs. 5 lakh to 10 crore him of the difficulties So for equipment is con - ments and infrastructure of between 2004 and 2007 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley poor families -- 50 crore indi - faced by them. cerned, there is neither so that people can get for only about Rs. 100 crore had proven that the govern - viduals -- per year. Referring While interacting with DC digital X-ray machine nor best health care facilities in collusion with govern - ment's massive healthcare to the proposed scheme, the Udhampur, Singh said CT scan machine, no at their doorsteps. The ment officers. scheme was a "jumla" Congress leader said it would that most of the equip - MRI facility, no DC Udhampur assured The agency had said that because no money has been entail huge expenditure but ment and infrastructural advanced test labs, as a all possible help and said the Haryana government provided for the initiative, no money was provided. facilities are not available result the patients have to that their long standing had initially issued a notifi - touted as the biggest govern - "The promise of Rs. 5 lakh in the SDH Ramnagar, as go to Udhampur for accu - demands of staff, equip - NEW DELHI: Former The charge sheet that cation under the Land ment-run health cover pro - per family for secondary and a result the hospital rate investigation report. ments and infrastructure gramme in the world. tertiary healthcare is a big Haryana Chief Minister runs into 80,000 pages was Acquisition Act for acquisi - "Yesterday, I had said that 'jumla'. The target group is 10 authorities are forced to Ramnagar being the biggest shall soon be fulfilled Bhupinder Singh Hooda is filed in a special CBI court tion of land measuring the new health care scheme is crore families. Assuming refer such cases to Tehsil comprising of including an Ambulance among 34 people named in in Panchkula today. It about 912 acres for setting a 'jumla' (mere claim) with no each family will avail of Rs. Udhampur or Jammu for more than 2 lacs popula - within month's time. a charge sheet filed by the comes nine months after the up of an industrial model money provided in the budg - 50,000 - one tenth of Rs. 5 further treatment. So for tion, it require atleast 4 Among others who partici - Central Bureau of investigative agency ques - township. After the land et. Today, (the Finance lakh - the amount required staff position is con - ambulances including a pated were Rameshwar Investigation (CBI) in a tioned the former Congress was acquired under the Minister) has admitted that per year will be Rs. 5 lakh cerned, there is acute critical care Ambulance Sharma, Geeta Devi, case involving alleged chief minister. A former threat of acquisition at pal - no money has been provided crore," he said. He said if the shortage of Medical, and a hearse(for shifting Shiv Ram Sharma, anomalies in acquisition of member of the Union try rates, the government and he will 'raise money in insurance companies foot the Para-Medical and Class- of dead body) but it is Mansa Ram Dhoi, Pritam land in Manesar and nearby Public Service Commission issued a fresh notification in the future'. Perfect jumla," bill, the estimated premium at IV staff. The post of sur - very shocking that only Singh, Pushpinder Singh, Mr Chidambaram tweeted. Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 15,000 per geon specialist, dental one ambulance is in Om Parkash, Darshan areas that caused a loss of (UPSC), Chattar Singh, 2007 and put the land out of Mr Jaitley in his budget family will require an outgo surgeon, anesthetists, working condition rest Singh, Satish Kumar about Rs. 15,000 crore to who was a senior officer in the acquisition process, the speech on Thursday from Rs. 50,000 crore to Rs. MCH is deficient in SDH are lying defunct. Lack of Gupta and Dharanter the land owners. the Hooda government agency had said. announced a National Health 1.5 lakh crore per year. Ramnagar as well as transportation facility Singh. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE JAMMU, SATUR DAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2018 8 Delegation of JKNPP holds rally in Ramnagar DSS urges Govt on joint women's DRYWA meet with Tehsildar Mohalla Union Budget belies the hopes resolves, releases logo TP CORRESPONDENT and Ladakh which have now JAMMU, FEB. 02: settled homogeneously here Delegation of District Rural of common man : Harsh as a cosmopolitan society; Youth Welfare Association TP CORRESPONDENT without any discrimination (DRYWA) under the chair - RAMNAGAR, FEB. 02: or discord within them and manship of president Mr. Despite the last Budget of with due regards and respect Farid Ahmed Naik meet with BJP led govt at the centre to each others' sensitivities Tehsildar Mohalla Surat having been packaged and and faiths. The logo also Ram. President District projected as pro people, it in shows a lion as symbol of Rural Youth Welfare essence and content was an strength and valour, while Association (DRYWA) dis - attempt to serve the interests the base comprises of two cussed various issues with of the corporate houses and swords, a traditional sign of Tehsildar including multi nationals said Harsh soldiering that has been his - Education System and the Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman torically the main occupation worse condition of wooden and Former Minister. With of Dogras earning laurels in foot bridge over the river the concerns of the middle class and economically establishing the J&K State, Chenab in Prem Nagar area Photo by Bikas expanding it up to Leh, of district Doda And weaker sections of society Ladakh, Gilgit and Baltistan Submitted a memorandum of having been completely dis- deal with such most menac - ance scheme had not been as also for persistently demands. President regarded, they were simply ing threat to the poor and implemented in the state defending it from foreign DRYWA Farid Ahmed Naik advised to feel satisfied with weaker sections. He said that despite its launch several invaders in international said that as the bridge is con - the slogans of good gover - despite this being the final years back. It was a defeatist wars and internal enemies of structed in 1966 but the nance that had been held out year of the incumbent BJP Budget which would prove during the last four years of govt at the centre, there was BJP's waterloo at the hus - Photo by Bikas the country for which they wooden flooring or any have made supreme sacri - repairing work is not done BJP rule. Describing the nothing tangible to address tlings, said Mr. Singh. TP CORRESPONDENT annoyance over barricading draws its strength by worship fices and earned bravery since long. He further said Budget exercise as a wasted the concerns of teeming mil - Regarding the prevalent JAMMU, FEB. 02: Th. of the road in front of winter of goddess Durga as 'Shakti' awards in a very high pro - that the bridge is life line of mandate, Mr. Singh said that lions of unemployed youth development scenario in Gulchain Singh Charak secretariat causing inconven - (power) the women empow - portion. The executive body thousands of people, but if the final Budget of the NDA of the country who were Ramnagar constituency, Mr. Former Minister and ience to women using the erment is getting a mere lip also formally released the list no repair is done this lifeline Govt had immensely disap - assured of gainful employ - Singh took to task the highly President Dogra Sadar Sabha Zanana Park or going to tem - service and the women of distinguished daughters of of people can collapse at any pointed the youth who had ment during elections by the impudent administration and (DSS) addressing the Press ples. It causes hardship to the below poverty line (BPL) are the soil "Dhiyan Dogren moment. He said that he is overwhelmingly voted for BJP leadership. He said that the incumbent leadership for Conference at Dogra Sadar daily commuters, school denied their due share in Diyan" that were ceremoni - worried about the condition the BJP in last elections as against the promised 2 pushing Ramnagar to termi - Sabha Bhawan said that the children, evacuation of the power sharing, financial ously honoured by the DSS of the bridge and which besides having demoralized crore jobs for unemployed nal decline. He said that once Sabha held a meeting of it's sick to SMGS hospital and is management and are ren - in a unique function held on could result in fatal accident, the common man, the unem - youth every year, the considered as the fastest executive body today on 2nd cruel on the funeral proces - dered to a status of unpaid the 31st of January. The list if no renovation is done. ployed as also the activists of unprecedented unquantifi - developing constituency, Feb 2017 at its Bhawan to sions going to Jogi Gate for bonded domestic workers. included Mrs Vijay Kotwal, Team District Rural Youth the saffron brigade. He was able retrenchments in private Ramnagar had witnessed the consider the resolutions cremation; besides hamper - He also urged all Dogras to Maj Gen Sunita Welfare Association addressing a public rally in sector had caused huge com - worst era of mis-governance, unanimously passed jointly ing tourism of historical sites promote the Dogriyat and Kapoor,VSM, Mrs Sheetal (DRYWA) demanded the Ramnagar today. motion amongst the educat - under development and by the large assembly of dis - in winters. He also criticized preserve our old values of Nanda, Seema Anil Sehgal, fencing near the pillars as The election googly in the ed youth. He said there was decadence during the last tinguished women of the the government and con - mutual peaceful co-exis - Sheetal Rajput, Prof Posh some people are damaging form of announcement to no relief for salaried class, three and a half years. He Dogra region to urge the veyed the anguish of the tence. The executive body Charak, Seema Shekhar, the pillars by throwing the double farmers income by no concession in tax rates said that with an all perva - government to come out of women over the heinous also officially released the Babita Rakwal, Anjali garbage near the pillars. 2022 was as amusing as it and contrarily interest on sive culture of corruption in the slumber and see the writ - crime committed by the cul - DSS LOGO that shall repre - Sharma, Rita Jatinder, Veena Farid Ahmed Naik said that was ridiculous, said Harsh. savings had been curtailed. the constituency, the devel - ing on the wall. prits involved in the case of sent this 114 years old secu - Rajput, Dr Sunanda Raina, when we enter the pull to "The BJP govt will seek a He said that with thousand of opment funds were being The president DSS in a abduction of the Kathua lar organization of the State Mrs Savita Bakshi, Mrs Asha SARAZ side we get foul fresh mandate in around an crores of rupees as outstand - brazenly looted by contrac - press release apprised the minor girl and her detentiom, and works for social uplift Kesar. The executive body smell of urine and defecation year or so. But it wants peo - ing wage liability under tor-politician nexus. Seeking J&K State Government of brutal rape and murder. without bias of gender, caste, also complimented another Therefore Team DRYWA ple to wait till 2022 for it to MGNREGA, there was a probe into the funds drawn the disgust felt by all the dis - Women members also community or religion. The daughter of the soil Ms. demanded the construct the fulfil its election time com - hardly any increase in provi - for nonexistent works espe - tinguished ladies over the expressed grave concern main features of the LOGO Ganiv Kaur D/o Col fence around the pillars so mitment and its social obli - sion for this significant Rural cially in RDD, PHE and callous attitude of the con - over the increased the drug are the rising sun depicting Harjender Singh, SM who that some nuisance people gation". He said that rather Employment Scheme and R&B sector, Mr. Singh cerned authorities towards addiction among the Youth hope, progress, enlighten - topped the selection list of cannot make it dirty. Team than committing itself to the provision for Swachh sought exemplary punish - restoration work of the and sought a special police ment, warmth and positive the Army's Judge Advocate DRYWA also demanded to honour, during the currency Bharat Mission had also ment to these who had had Mubarak Mandi heritage team under an able officer to development. It shows the General Branch (JAG) remove the previous dirt of its five years term, its been curtailed without any made fortunes for them - complex, shifting of the pre - nab the culprits and arrest the 'Trikuta hills as symbolic to bringing honour to us all. which has been accumulated loudly trumpeted promises tangible impact having been selves at the cost of tax pay - cious records of Archieves in trend. It was pointed out that the region and the three pop - The DSS shall be honouring around the pillars and clean including housing for all, crated on the ground under ers' money. an unsafe building and the in a matriarchal society that ulations of Jammu, Kashmir her in due course. the sides of pillar. quality education and Health the scheme. He said that Strongly condemning the care for the weaker and mar - even the announcement to high handedness of the civil ginalized, curbing inflation, increase the Minimum and Police Administration Workshop for College removal of in-equalities, Support Price (MSP) for who had intruded into the Get ready for much-awaited empowerment of youth kharif crops to cost plus business premises of Mr. through increased jobs 50% was a chunavi Jumbla Kulbir Gupta, a local shop - Principals held at JU opportunities etc, the Union as there can't be a single for - keeper and former Chairman Budget for current year was mula to determine inputs of Municipal Committee Panchayat elections: uSres handi vmis deDeds eof v the most ludicrously and repeat - costs of geographically Ramnagar, after breaking present Coalition edly harping on 2022 as the divergent crops. open the locks of his shops at Government in order to edu - year for fulfilling its com - Strongly condemning the mid night yesterday at 1:30 cate them about the false - mitments. He said that neglect of J&K state in the p.m, Mr. Singh urged upon hood and double standards of Budget being an annual Budget, Mr. Singh said that the Chief Minister to take the PDP-BJP dispensation on exercise, the Finance people of the state were left stringent action against governance and security situ - Minister was supposed to high and dry with hardly any delinquent officers who had ation. Singh also criticised provide specific solutions to new scheme having been not only committed criminal the State Coalition the economic sufferings of announced for the so called trespass but had caused dam - Government for its failure to the people and its challenges special category state. "Not a age to stock of goods costing provide basic amenities to vis a vis its public commit - word was said about separate more than 50 lacs belonging the people of the State in ments during the current fis - Railway division for Jammu to the said shopkeeper. The cal rather than making as repeatedly assured. public meeting was followed Photo by Ajay general and Nagrota Constituency in particular. prophesies for the future. Similarly no rail lines for a rally which passed through TP CORRESPONDENT "The State Government has Describing the BJP lead - Rajouri-Poonch, no special main bazaars of Ramnagar MATHWAR, FEB. 02: weakened the Panchayati Raj He said the present govern - ment has been miserably ers as experts in the art of package or concessions on and culminated at the office Former MLA and Senior system. Congress cadre Photo by Bikas self promotion and in manu - the analogy of NE states, no of SDM Ramnagar where a Congress leader, Shiv Dev should get ready for taking failed to provide PDS ration to the people of BPL catego - TP CORRESPONDENT conducted the proceedings. facturing lies and buzzes, incentives for J&K indus - memorandum was submitted Singh on Friday exhorted on the PDP-BJP dispensation JAMMU, FEB. 02: On the The afternoon interaction Mr. Singh said that people of tries, no employment calling for a high level probe upon the party workers to get to expose its failures and ry. He mentioned that people from BPL category have initiative of the Examination session was presided over by the country would no longer schemes were announced into the mid night 'dacoity' ready for much-awaited misdeeds and prepare for Wing of the University of Prof. Jigar Mohammed be befooled by their gim - despite huge expectations committed upon the shop of Panchayat elections sched - electoral battles, especially been getting ration for the last so many months. Besides Jammu, a one day Seminar- Dean, Research Studies. micks and "Chunavi created amongst the people. a prominent businessman of uled to be held from mid- Panchayat polls." cum-Workshop on the topic Prof. Jigar Mohammed high - Jumlas". He said that despite He said that while the central Ramnagar. The agitated pro - February. While addressing a Singh exhorted upon the that the people of Mathwar Block have also facing prob - "Initiatives in the newly lighted the importance of creeping inflation during Budget had announced testors forced the closure of meeting at Jandyal Village, party workers to reach out to Introduced Choice Based new initiatives to make the BJP rule, the Finance Health Insurance Scheme for shops amidst raising of anti Block Mathwar, Singh said the people expose the fail - lems due to scarcity of power and water supply, dilapidated Credit System at the Under- Choice Based Credit System Minister had failed to spell BPL category, the already BJP, anti MLA and anti condition of roads, medicare graduate level" was organ - more dynamic and student out any plausible roadmap to existing PM's Health insur - administration slogans. facilities, etc. The former ized in the University of centric. Prof Jigar MLA also expressed deep Jammu wherein all the Mohammed also shared his concern over the deteriorat - Government/Private affiliat - idea of things and urged ing situation on the border ed Degree College Principals upon the College Principals JU research scholars from SBT, visited University of Bremen, and Line of Control with participated. to be facilitators in the deliv - Pakistan as the unabated A fruitful and a healthy erance mechanism of quality incidents of ceasefire viola - interaction was held regard - academics for the benefit of tions have surpassed all the ing the various examination the students at the Under- TP COGRReErSmPOaNnDyE NuT nder Indo-German DST-DAAD project past records. He criticized and academic matters. graduate level. JAMMU, FEB. 02: the BJP Government at the The morning session was All present appreciated Research Scholars from the Centre for its failure to fulfill presided over by Prof. this initiative of the School of Biotechnology, its commitment regarding the Keshav Sharma, Dean, Examination Wing in hold - University of Jammu, Mr. 5 Marlas plots for border res - Academic Affairs with the ing the Seminar-cum-panel Shanu Magotra and Ms. idents due to which the bor - panelists comprising Prof. discussion-cum-interaction Sakshi Sharma, visited der dwellers are facing acute Rajni Kant, Prof. J.P.S. to make things more clear so Department of Plant- problems during the unpro - Joorel and Prof. Rahul as to implement the Choice Microbe Interactions, voked firing by Pakistan Gupta. Sh. Sanjeev Mahajan, Based Credit System in letter University of Bremen, Army. Controller of Examinations, and spirit. Germany for one month

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