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NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 journalist Shujaat Bukhari Minister Mehbooba Mufti, was shot dead by and the state BJP unit had SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 The rift between the ruling terrorists in Srinagar. With fought it tooth and nail. It PDP and ally BJP in Jammu it, any hope of an had even asked the Centre The Centre has sanctioned and Kashmir is showing extension of the ceasefire to spike her the construction of over once again following the ended. recommendation, arguing 14,000 bunkers at a cost of Central government's In a series of tweets on that "we should not do over Rs 400 crore in the decision to resume anti- Sunday, Union home anything to demoralise the frontier areas of Jammu terror operations in the minister Rajnath Singh security forces". Union and Kashmir to safeguard state after Ramzan. The announced that security minister Jitendra Singh the lives of people living BJP has called its state forces have been directed had suggested that leaders SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 Monday morning following along the Line of Control ministers to New Delhi to to resume operations. advocating the ceasefire information about the and the international discuss the issue, sources "It was expected that were "playing politics". Two terrorists were killed presence of terrorists in border, an official said said. everyone will cooperate in The alliance between the in a gun battle with the area. today. The Central ensuring the success of BJP and the PDP, parties security forces in He said two terrorists These bunkers would government's special this initiative. While the with widely divergent Bandipora district of had been killed so far even include 13,029 individual peace initiative in the Security Forces have views, had been shaky Jammu and Kashmir on as the operation continued bunkers and 1,431 spokesperson said after a in the Jammu region. Kashmir Valley -- displayed exemplary since the beginning. The Monday, the Army said. to be in progress. community bunkers, he review meeting here today. Evacuation sheds will suspension of cordon and restraint during this rift showed from time to The operation comes a The identity and group added. The meeting chaired by also to be constructed search operations -- was period, the terrorists have time -- over PDP's day after the Centre affiliation of the slain "Government of India Public Works Minister along the LoC and IB to taken in view of providing continued with their promises of talks with announced its decision not terrorists was not has sanctioned Naeem Akhtar reviewed deal with emergencies respite to the people attacks, on civilians and separatists, the proposal to extend the ceasefire in immediately known. construction of 14,460 the progress of during cross-border during the holy month. But SFs, resulting in deaths to remove the AFSPA (the the state. Security forces have bunkers at a cost of Rs construction of Safety shelling, the spokesperson data showed the terror and injuries," Mr Singh Armed Forces' Special An Army official said the adopted a proactive 415.73 crore to safeguard Bunkers and Evacuation said. The bunkers are to be activities had more than tweeted. Powers Act under which security forces launched approach setting up check the lives of the people Shelters along the constructed by the roads doubled in this period. The ceasefire initiative grants special powers to an anti-terror operation in barriers at various places living along the LoC and IB International Border (IB) and building department On the eve of Eid, senior was the brainchild of Chief the army P2 Bandipora district on across P2 in J&K," an official and Line of Control (LoC) which P2 Army chief visits Rifleman One killed, three Once relatively calm, Kashmir injured in two turns hub of militancy Aurangzeb's family in Poonch accidents in Thathri JAMMU TAWI, JUNE 18 NL CORRESPONDENT ADIL AHMAD have taken up arms since 2010. where most of the terrorists DODA, JUNE 18 SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 Pahlipora Keller, Zainpora, and emerged from 1990 to 2010. The Chief of Army Staff Gen Padderpora villages have produced emerging of terrorists from north Bipin Rawat today met the A person was killed and Once a relatively calm, the south four local terrorists each. Three Kashmir to south Kashmir has parents and other family three others injured in Kashmir has turned an epicenter for other villages in the district have become a cause of concern for members of rifleman two separate road militancy in the Valley where the produced three terrorists each, security agencies. "We eliminated Aurangzeb, who was accidents in Thathri area most recruits of terrorists have while two terrorists each have come almost all terrorists in north abducted and killed by of district Doda on taken place over the years. from four villages, the reports say. Kashmir but the terrorists have terrorists last week in Monday. Since 2010 unrest, over 467 local In Pulwama district, 88 local turned to south Kashmir. It has Pulwama district of south The deceased has been youth from 354 villages across terrorists have come from 60 become a breeding ground for Kashmir. identified as Abid Kashmir and the Chenab valley have villages in the last eight years. Six terrorists in the last few years," a Rawat along with senior Hussain (25) son of Abdul become terrorists. Among them, 335 youths each belong to the district's police official said. Army officials went all the Latif of Drabshalla. The have come from 247 villages in south Kakpora and Lelhar villages. Two A security report has analysed 43 way to the remote Salani two men were travelling Kashmir. villages have five terrorists each, encounters since November 5, 2016, hamlet in the frontier way home to celebrate Eid officials said. from Phagsoo to Thathri According to reports, Shopian Gundbagh village has three, and five until April 26 this year, in which 77 Poonch district and when terrorists abducted Accompanied by officials, when their vehicle rolled district in south Kashmir tops the villages have two local terrorists terrorists were killed while 104 were conveyed to the family that him. Rawat flew to Poonch from down about 100 feet in list, with 95 local youth from 70 each. recruited and this recruitment was forces stood with them in Gen Rawat flew from Jammu technical airport Thathri this afternoon. villages having joined militancy The south Kashmir was once directly linked to the killing of their hour of grief. New Delhi to Jammu, and was received by Police said, "It's the since 2010. The largest number of considered a relatively calm place terrorists in their area or a killed Aurangzeb, who where he was received by commanders in the second incident of the local terrorists have come from Heff with rarely any youth joining militant belonged to their area. belonged to the 44, Northern Command chief frontier district, they said. day, earlier today a Rashtriya Rifles, was on Zainpora, seven of whose youths terrorists unlike north Kashmir, The report divided P2 Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Rawat met P2 vehicle on P2 Little headway in Bukhari murder case, J-K police countering Pak- Security beefed up as terror threat Editor ignored threat to life based cyber terrorists looms over Amarnath Yatra SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 entry route into the Press brushed aside the warning Enclave is a bit hazy, but as it wasn't something new. on Monday. NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 TV shows that LeT has working alone as well as Four days after the we know which route they Bukhari had already faced Vaid said his department been tasked to carry out terror groups like Lashkar, assassination of prominent took to leave the place," three assassination bids. had made considerable journalist Shujaat Bukhari, Deputy Inspector General The fresh warning, as progress in thwarting this Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and attacks on Amarnath Hizb and Jaish working as menace. the Jammu and Kashmir of Police (DIG) of Central some police officers said, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) yatris without getting hybrid terror groups. Police has failed to make Kashmir, VK Birdi, told looked fatal. The police "There are some cyber- are looking to carry out exposed. Security forces are any headway in the case. Firstpost. were initially looking at the terrorists who have been terror attacks on the holy "JeM cadres in south working hard to fend off With the attackers at large, The Jammu and Kashmir possibility of one of the feeding propaganda here, Amarnath Yatra, the Indian Kashmir have been tasked any such terror attacks," police are grappling to find Police has formed a Special three assassins being they use social media as security agencies have for carrying out fidayeen he said. their tool to spread their learned. The two-month attacks," a CID input said. Almost a year ago, any clues on their Investigation Team (SIT) Pakistani militant Naveed SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 whereabouts, despite all under Virdi to probe the Jutt, who escaped from a propaganda. We have taken Amarnath Yatra begins on CRPF IG Ravideep Sahi Lashkar operatives had necessary steps to counter the entry and exit points of killing of the editor of Srinagar hospital. The The Police are taking all June 28. Not surprisingly, also confirmed to India unleashed a terror attack this menace. We are the capital Srinagar city Rising Kashmir. It has now person riding pillion on the necessary steps to counter security has been beefed Today TV that there were on a bus carrying yatris, being monitored by CCTV come to light that the motorcycle, whose face is the propaganda of informing the youth to up and an extensive and a strong inputs from killing 10 devotees from cameras. police had informed covered by the third Pakistan-based cyber refrain from such foolproof plan has been agencies of a possible Gujarat and injuring 18. "The investigations are Bukhari about a possible attacker, is seen wearing a terrorists in Jammu and messages, and are warning prepared by security terror attack. SP Vaid DGP J&K Police on. We will soon come to attack on his life and watch on his right hand, Kashmir">Jammu and them about the hidden forces to ward off any "There is a higher level said: "I can assure all some conclusions about advised him to take done mostly by Pakistani Kashmir, the state's agendas behind these threat by the terrorists. of threat perception to Amarnath Yatri's of their the attackers based on "extreme precautions". But terrorists, and his body Directorate General of propagandas," Vaid told. An intelligence note Amarnath Yatra this year. protection. At the same scientific evidence. Their the peacenik apparently appearance P2 Police (DGP) S. P. Vaid said He also P2 accessed by India Today There are terror groups time, I request P2 Aurangzeb's killing leaves family traumatised; Police busts gang of narcotic yet spirit to serve country remains intact smugglers, 4 held with 1.2 kg herion NL CORRESPONDENT and 2,49,900 cash from the DODA, JUNE 18 alleged narcotic SALANI (POONCH), JUNE 18 Light Infantry. terrorists were kidnapping my district. As the coffin, carried by Army smugglers. Youngest of Aurangzeb's four unarmed brother," he said. Aurangzeb had talked to me on jawans and officers on a Bhaderwah Police has Addressing a hurried Their beloved Aurangzeb did not brothers, 15-year-old Aasim Aurangzeb of 44, Rashtriya mobile and promised to bring new serpentine track from Sagra army arrested four narcotic called press conference return home for Eid, abducted and eagerly awaited the rifleman's Rifles, was abducted and killed by clothes and gifts including a helipad to reached village Salani, smugglers from SSP Doda Mohd Shabir killed as he was by terrorists, but return on Eid with all the gifts, terrorists in Pulwama district cricket bat, Aasim said. "But he did Aurangzeb's parents, Hanief and Bhaderwah area of the said , the gang allegedly as they struggle to come to terms including his cricket bat. But what when on way home for Eid. He had not come rushing and as usual Raj Bi, brothers, Mohmmad district Doda on Monday brought Notorious drug with their grief, the resolve of the transpired has left Aasim shaken been part of Major Rohit Shukla's hugged me. He came in a coffin. I Kasim, Tariq, and five sisters wept and recovered huge catch from Kashmir and was to deceased rifleman's family to to the core. But still, it has not team that gunned down Hizbul do not need any gift of clothes. I bitterly. of narcotic substance and be supplied in Bhadewah serve the country's armed forces shaken his will to join the Army. Mujahideen terrorist Sameer only want my brother. They killed Thousands from the area had cash from their and other parts of the has only strengthened. Aasim was on the phone talking Tiger. an unarmed person," the young gathered and shouted patriotic processions. Chenab region . However, "My son has laid down his life to Aurangzeb, when the latter was The Army jawan had boarded a boy cried. slogans. Police said a car bearing the police are yet to for the country. He was a brave abducted. private vehicle in Shopian for But, despite the immeasurable "I give PM Modi 72 hours to registration number JK06- ascertain the involvement soldier. My and I sons will also "My brother (Aurangzeb) was on Rajouri. Terrorists intercepted the loss, his spirit remains unbroken. avenge my son's death or else we 9717 was intercepted in of the gang in earlier cases sacrifice (ourselves) for the nation. his way to Poonch in a private vehicle as it approached "I will join Army like my brothers are ready to take revenge on our Gupt Ganga on of drug trafficking. We want goons to be wiped out," vehicle. He was talking to me. I Kalampora and abducted the and father," Aasim said. For own. Kashmir is ours. We must not Bhaderwah-Jai road and The arrested persons said Mohammad Hanief, heard a shout ordering the vehicle jawan. His bullet-riddled body was residents of Aurangzeb's native let Kashmir burn. Instead, we during search police were identified as Irshad Aurangzeb's father and a former to stop. I thought there was some found at Gussu village, about 10 Salani hamlet, joining the forces is must eliminate the goons who are recovered 1.2 kilograms of Ahmed son of Nazir Sepoy of the Jammu and Kashmir checking. I never imagined km from Kalampora, in Pulwama a way of life. destroying the P2 heroin, 150 grams charas Ahmed of P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Tuesday | June 19 | 2018

Amarnath Yatra later this month, had been completed and Little headway in Bukhari murder case, recovered the blood-stained white Kurta he was wearing From Page 1 that there was no need for security fears. at the time of the incident. The pistol of the PSO and "All preparations for it have been done, I invite devotees to Editor ignored threat to life mobile phone of Bukhari was also recovered. come without any fear, but yes they should follow the Top police sources said there is nothing concrete against End of Ramzan ceasefire creates fresh necessary security alerts given by the security forces," he Qadri to show he was linked with the hit-team who tension between BJP, Mehbooba Mufti added. resembled that of Jutt. The third attacker is seen covering arrived in Press Enclave to kill Bukhari but he has not Earlier on Thursday, veteran journalist and editor of the face of the attacker, who is sitting in the middle of the been given a clean chit and is likely to face prosecution for Rising Kashmir newspaper Shujaat Bukhari was shot bike, wherever the CCTV cameras appear to record their stealing the PSO's pistol from the crime scene. in insurgency-hit areas), and even the rollout of the dead by terrorists in Press Colony in Srinagar. movement. "The motorcycle-borne youths had apparently taken government's flagship Goods and Services Tax. The incident has drawn a huge outrage in the Valley with At least three senior intelligence officers told Firstpost on extreme precautions to hide their identities. Wherever In March, concerns over the future of the alliance many calling it an 'act of cowardice'. Sunday the other two attackers might be locals in whose CCTVS are installed in the city, they have kept their faces surfaced after the PDP sacked its minister Haseeb Drabu. house the Pakistani attacker might have taken refuge concealed. It is the most meticulous attack carried out in Since the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the father of Aurangzeb's killing leaves family traumatised; before executing the attack. "There was a buzz of an years in Kashmir where the attackers were aware even of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Mr Drabu had been a key attack in Srinagar for three days before Bukhari was the positions of CCTV cameras in the city," sources said. interlocutor between the two parties. yet spirit to serve country remains intact killed but no one had any idea where the strike was going Even as the SIT held its first meeting on Saturday, the On that occasion too, the top BJP leadership had to take place," one officer told Firstpost. sleuths are under tremendous pressure to deliver results summoned the state leaders to discuss possible Valley," Hanief said. The threat was conveyed to the editor after a vitriolic in the case. Besides being an influential Kashmiri editor, repercussions on the alliance. In a video, widely seen on social media, an emotional campaign was started against him on social media and Bukhari was the brother of Syed Basharat Bukhari, a Hanief can be seen asking why Pakistani flags were being blogs. In one of those blogs, Bukhari was presented a man minister in the Mehbooba Mufti government. Over 1,400 bunkers to be waved in Kashmir. of "agencies" mandated to mould opinion on the Also, two major world bodies of editors and publishers "Kashmir is ours. Why is Pakistan's flag flying in Kashmir? protracted Kashmir problem. He was shown by the have written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, built in J&K frontier areas Why not the Indian flag? The Indian flag should be hoisted anonymous writer of the blog as someone in collusion conveying their "grave concern" over Bukhari's here," Hanief says in the video. with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the lead assassination while seeking investigations in the case. "The state government does not allow Army to work on organiser of a Dubai conference last year, which had "We ask that you take all necessary steps to ensure that has already approved the proposal, including design and anti-militancy operations. They (Army) would teach called for cessation of all hostilities in Jammu and local and national authorities carry out a quick and specifications and tenders to start construction will be stone-pelters and terrorists a lesson if they were given Kashmir. thorough investigation and bring the perpetrators - and issued soon, he added. free hand to work. But this government does not allow Those who participated in the conference were masterminds - to justice," the letter read. "We urge you to "While 7,298 bunkers are being constructed along the LoC them," Hanief is heard saying. denounced by militant outfits as working on the "payrolls" do everything possible to end the hostile media in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, 7,162 of Indian agencies. "He received threatening phone calls environment in Jammu and Kashmir so that journalists underground bunkers would be constructed along the IB after the conference, but perhaps did not took them are able to work without fear of violence." World in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts," the Once relatively calm, Kashmir seriously," said another officer. Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN- spokesperson said. turns hub of militancy The hate campaign against Bukhari had intensified in IFRA) and the World Editors Forum representing 18,000 recent weeks. Besides a blog, he was trolled on a social publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 media especially on Twitter. companies in over 120 countries, with an aim to safeguard 2 terrorists killed in encounter with Kashmir into 29 clusters, and finds that while the "In Kashmir," said a senior journalist, "it takes just a the rights of journalists, wrote to Modi. epicentre of the new militancy lies in south Kashmir, local random post to assassinate someone's character. There "The police will do its job," said senior PDP leader and security forces in Bandipora youth have been recruited in almost every district in the are some people around who just take pleasure in horticulture minister, Abdul Rehman Veeri. Sounding Valley, besides Doda, Kishtwar, Reasi and Ramban in the maligning the character of those who, as public figures, tough, he said the state government will make sure the Chenab valley of Jammu province. the Valley, including the summer capital of the state. are doing their bit for Kashmir's peaceful resolution. In assailants are given exemplary punishment for the In 2018, 26 terrorists were killed while 46 fresh recruits Police and other security agencies were carrying out case of Bukhari, this campaign was even spiteful because reprehensible crime. "We will make an example out of were reported. Four were killed in January against 15 random checks of vehicles entering the city at various as a frequent traveller to world conferences and them." recruitments. None killed in February but five joined places. seminars, he was seen as some collaborator tasked to Courtesy: Firstpost militant ranks and seven were killed in March against ten The intensification in the area domination operations and challenge the conventional wisdom on Kashmir." new recruits. In April, 18 terrorists were killed and 16 checking of vehicles comes in the wake of significant rise Today, as the Jammu and Kashmir Police's SIT sleuths are Security beefed up as terror threat local youth joined militancy. in number of attacks on security forces in the city during minutely examining these details, they are likely to crack According to a reports, 216 local youth joined militancy in the month of Ramzan. the whip on the online propagandists whose vicious and looms over Amarnath Yatra Kashmir since June 8, 2016, when Burhan Wani was killed vitriolic campaign maligned the editor's image to the along with two of his accomplices in an encounter in south extent of jeopardising his life. them to not to break security protocol and to follow Police busts gang of narcotic Kashmir's Kokernag area. "These days in Kashmir," said a senior police officer and a instructions. They must maintain timings and must not At the same time, 121 terrorists have been killed since long time friend of Bukhari, "malicious opinions, smugglers, 4 held with 1.2 kg herion violate security protocol." June 8. These figures it says are based on a report of perceptions and judgements are being peddled on social While security forces are looking at a two-month period of security agencies. media to show some people in bad light. Such brazen and the yatra, intelligence inputs also suggest a group of JeM Puneja, Irshad Tantrey son of Gh. Nabi Tantrey of Almost half the recruitments into militant ranks in the criminal viewpoints either make or break a person. I see terrorist may be ready to carry out fidayeen attacks on Anantnag, Mehboob Ahmed Bhat son of Din Mohammed of Valley after the killing of Wani came from within 10 km of my dearest friend Shujaat's case as no different." security force camps or target security convoys on Puneja and Nassir Ahmed son of Abdul Kareem Ganai of the residences of killed terrorists or encounter sites and While only an impartial investigation will unearth whether Srinagar-Jammu Highway in south Kashmir. The input Dherja. these recruitments took place within 40 days of the the online venom spewed against the editor had anything coincides with the Centre's decision not to extend the Police has registered a case under relevant sections and encounters. to do with his murder, the police have not achieved any Ramzan ceasefire, which lasted a month till Eid. started investigation. They have also seized the vehicle breakthrough in the case. The suspense over the identity This year security agencies have had multiple high-level used. of the killers persists despite police facing tremendous Army chief visits Rifleman meetings for a foolproof plan. Additional security forces pressure to deliver on the veteran journalist's murder have been deployed this year taking the number of Aurangzeb's family in Poonch case. J-K police countering Pak- Central Armed Police Force and security agencies to 213. Many police officers here feel the online hate campaign An extensive plan includes the use of radio-frequency run against Bukhari might have been started to minimise the family of the deceased soldier and spent over 30 identification (RFID) stickers for vehicles carrying yatris based cyber terrorists the effect of his murder and to mould public perception. minutes with the parents of Aurangzeb. to aid security forces keep track of movement. Installation Fifty-year-old Bukhari was leaving his office in Srinagar's of RFID tags in vehicles used by pilgrims will aid in better Press Enclave on Thursday evening when three said that terrorist organisations like the ISIS, Lashkar-e- coordination and use of drones for the surveillance of One killed, three injured in motorcycle-borne assailants fired dozens of rounds, Taiba (LeT), Al-Qaeda and Jaish-e-Mohammed will be suspicious activities. killing him and his two security guards inside his SUV. He dealt in a similar way as they were all the same. The RFID tags will be installed on vehicles when an was headed home in the upscale Humhama locality to His statement comes after terror outfit ISIS claimed two accidents in Thathri individual or tour operator registers to travel to Kashmir break the fast with his wife and children. responsibility for the attack on the 29 Battalion of the for Amarnath Yatra. The only 'breakthrough' achieved so far is the arrest of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and At least 10-15 drones will operate through the day to way from Kishtwar to Jammu skidded off the track and youth from Saderbal area of Srinagar. Captured in a video Kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir Police at Pantha Chowk monitor yatris. A 24X7 helpline number 1364 will start two rolled down, but fortunately two people inside received clip, Zubair Qadri, the arrested youth-sporting white in Srinagar, injuring one jawan. days before the yatra. Additional CCTV cameras, minor injuries." kurta and skullcap-could be seen picking up a pistol of "ISIS, LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed are same for us. They bulletproof bunkers, dog squads and quick reaction teams An injured was shifted to Government Medical College, one of the editor's PSO and sneaking out of the crime all will be dealt with in the same manner. We are doing the on the yatra route will also be in place. Satellites are likely Jammu for improved treatment. scene. Qadri had shaved his beard when police arrested best we can," Vaid told. to track the movement of pilgrims. Vaid also assured pilgrims of preparations for the him from his residence a day later with public help. They

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NL CORRESPONDENT corruption against NL CORRESPONDENT engagement of skilled and JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 politicians. Government JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 unskilled workers in should take some effective various ongoing road, rail Pradesh Mahila Congress steps to check the rising With the diabolical alliance and hydro projects. He on Monday held a peace prices of essential of BJP-PDP inviting death, accused these big protest march against commodities. Essential destruction, ruin and corporate houses including government and handed commodities should be disaster in Kashmir, the Gammon India, HCC, over a memorandum to be provided on subsidized situation in Jammu region AFCON, IRCON etc of sent to his Excellency the rates to the common / too had been throw out of hobnobbing with the local Governor of J&K. The needy people. Due to gear. "The echo of administration and some procession was led by soaring prices Mahilas are Kashmir's violence has political persons to deprive General Secretary & In always badly affected & shown its impact on the local unemployed youth Jammu region as well. The tendency of stone pelting 2014 Assembly elections charge J&K Nagma along they constitute 50% of had started haunting the which vowed to uproot of agreed share of 70% in stone pelting on the CRPF terms of the agreement. He with Indu Pawar, President security forces fighting every now & then they are population thus Modi Govt. Pahari youth of Jammu 'Baap Beta ki sarkaar' and convoy in Banihal and regretted the non- payment Pradesh Mahila Congress militancy in Kashmir on roads as state as well as is not serious in reducing region also which was 'Baap beti ki sarkar' raising of pro-Azadi of wages under MGNREGA J&K, office bearers of valley. centre Govt. could not prices of essential goods or fraught with dangerous targeting Kashmir centric slogans in Kishtwar of late to labourers and mates for Pradesh Mahila Congress "Government should take provide/full-filed the other items of daily use portends. He was NC and PDP . "PDP also & workers of Congress which can provide relief to having being sponsored by the works done during the visible steps on ground to promised made to Border Pakistan agents has addressing a huge public trumpeted in the valley to Party. minimize woes of the people," he added. common man," she added. meeting at Batote and keep the BJP at bay by 18-20 months which had Addressing the media Others who were present pushed entire State caused starvation amongst Border residents who are She further demanded towards a catastrophe", Kandari Nallah, Assar in soliciting allegiance of the persons, Nagma during the protest includes several families. He further suffering time and again. Government should lamented Harsh Dev Singh Ramban constituency people to vote in their highlighted the failure of Vandana Makhnotra, sought immediate release In-spite of tall claims & strengthen anti graft Chairman and former today. favour. In the face of state coalition Govt. of Sushma Choudhary, of pending honorarium of promises by PDP/BJP Govt. institutions like State Minister. Addressing the gathering, polarized results in both BJP/PDP to protect life & Santosh Sharma, Geeta VDC members who too in state & BJP Govt. at Accountability With the crowd going Singh went down memory the regions, the property of people, in centre. Border people are Commission (SAC) to Dogra, Sunita Rajput, Reeta lanes and narrated the diametrically opposite remained unpaid for berserk in Kashmir, months. He expressed his restoring confidence of constantly suffering and investigate charge of Kanojia, Veena Kumari. shockingly the maniacal propaganda of BJP during parties entered into worst ever political debauchery dismay over the non BJP is opposed to allotment of which left their respective completion of 7 Kms long BJYM starts youth reach out programme electorates shell shocked. Assar-Thanda Pani road Seeking due share for local whose construction started government land to Jamait Ahile Hadees youth in employment, 32 years back in 1986 with Singh charged the only four Kms constructed NL CORRESPONDENT terrorists, said Brig Gupta. said Brig Gupta. construction companies of till date and abandoned JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 Scarcely visible a decade Brig Gupta said that when violating the terms of half way without reaching and a half ago, Srinagar District agreement with regard to the destination village. Reacting to the media AhileHadees now has over Administration was reports that extraordinary 25 lakh members, over 20 approached by Rajya Northern Command haste is being shown by per cent of Jammu and Sainik Board for allotment the office of divisional Kashmir's Muslims. of land for construction of celebrates 47th Raising Day commissioner Kashmir to Besides the 700 mosques a Sainik Colony, for ex - allot 50 kanal of and madrassas it built, servicemen, it was flatly UDHAMPUR, JUN 18 government land in AhileHadees is believed to refused on the ground that The Northern Command celebrated its 47th Raising Day Srinagar to have funded 150 schools, no government land is NL CORRESPONDENT Modi government for the Development, Mudra at Udhampur. Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C Northern JamaitAhileHadees for several colleges, available in and around RAJOURI, JUN 18 last four years. Youth is the Yojana and Make In India, Command, paid homage to the brave martyrs who made construction of an Eidgah, orphanages, clinics and Srinagar. Where has this main power of our nation they have gained the sacrifice for the security and safety of the Nation Brig Anil Gupta, State medical diagnostic centres 50 kanal land surfaced BJYM State Chief Dr. who have shown from time confidence and vision and laid a wreath at the Dhruva Shahid Samarak. The Spokesperson of Bharatiya according to available from now, questioned the Suresh Ajay Magotra to time playing major role under Modi led Northern Command was raised on 17 Jun 1972. Battle- Janata Party has said that data. It had also proposed spokesperson? If anybody started five days youth in any type of revolution government. BJYM hardened and extremely rich in combat experience the BJP is opposed to any a Rs 200-crore Islamic deserves government land, reach out programme of happened in this nation. activists across the State command has a glorious history covering the entire such move. The university, Trans world the priority should be district Rajouri from The last Lok Sabha need to accelerate spectrum of warfare. Drawing inspiration from the saga administration, reportedly, Muslim University given to the ex-servicemen Mandal Meira-Peri in election were the evidence themselves so that a strong of bravery and sacrifices of their predecessors, the is working post haste at (TWMU), in Hyderpora, who yearn for a decent context of upcoming Lok of this when the Youth of foundation can be laid for troops continue to serve with utmost zeal and the behest of a letter Srinagar, affiliated to home to live after Sabha elections. BJYM our country decided to upcoming Lok Sabha enthusiasm while being deployed in extremely received from the Chief leading Saudi institutions. retirement, said Brig State Secretaries Ajay uproot Congress out of elections, we need to reach inhospitable terrain and hazardous weather condition Minister. AhileHadees is The proposal was referred Gupta. In case for some Manhas, Jeevan Sharma power and have done it door to door with the which includes the highest battlefield ' The Siachen responsible for easing out to a select committee after reason, the government is and Advocate Gurdev with a huge margin, Youth achievements and Glacier'. The Northern Command has time and again of Sufi Islam from the then state Congress reluctant to hand over Thakur accompanied Dr. of the country has high development work done by provided succour to the civilian population, be it during Kashmir and for spreading Chief Saif-ud-Din Soz land to Rajya Sainik Magotra and BJYM District expectation from Modi Central Government. One natural calamities or participating in Nation building radical Wahaabi Islam. It opposed it in the Board, it should build President Raja Rattan government and till now Booth Ten Youth is also the activities as part of Sadhbhavana activities for the is funded illegally through Legislative Council on exclusive housing colonies Singh managed the we have done a lot but main focus for us as this is 'Awam'. On the occasion, the Army Commander petro-dollars from Saudi October 9, 2010. This was at these three sites programmes. Speaking on need a little more time to the basic mantra to win exhorted all ranks to continue to perform their task with Arabia and is a Sunni done due to the concerns mentioned in the the ocassion Dr. Magotra take India to a respectable any elections and our fortitude, dedication and professionalism and be sectarian organisation. It expressed by the security application of Ahile said that as Lok Sabha position at international organisation follows it as prepared for all future challenges. The Army is also alleged to have agencies. About 100 kanal Hadees for allotment to ex- elections are coming near level. He further said that their core and basic step. Commander extended his good wishes to the families links with ISI of Pakistan of government land has servicemen and ex-police Youth of the nation needs today a major chunk of Many new faces from this and Defence civilian staff of the Command and and suspected to provide already been allotted for personnel, suggested the get ready for highlighting youth have started their Mandal joined hands with complimented the troops for their steadfastness, shelter to Pakistani the proposed University, spokesperson. the achievements done by ventures under Skill BJYM. resolve and exemplary devotion to duty. Public can easily connect with govt SBBDST to organize Sadbhawana Yatra on Jun 28

activities by Modi App: Yudhvir NL CORRESPONDENT Singh, General Secretary War footing so that same to holy shrine. JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 Ramesh Sharma, is completed before the They said that this project Devsthan Sadbhavana onset of rainy season. will not only provide relief NL CORRESPONDENT State Executive Member use of this app one can give said that the main feature Shri Bawa Bhair Dev Yatra Reception They also disclosed that to the devotees, but also JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 BJP State IT & Social Media suggestion directly to Modi of the "APP" is that it is Sthan Trust (SBBDST) is Committee Chairman B.S. on the day of Sadbhavana boost tourism in the area Department J&K Rajesh Ji by just single click on a available in various organizing Devsthan Jamwal (Ex. DC) and Yatra i.e. on 28th of June besides providing In a function organized at Nischal and Jammu East option available "Connect languages. He added that Sadbhavana Yatra on June prominent social activist 2018, VIPs including employment Kachi Chawni, BJP Jammu Mandal Incharge Sailesh With PM". Rajwal added the APP is fully updated 28 to promote communal Subash Shastri said that dignitaries are likely to be opportunities to the local District Unit of IT & Social Gupta. that our government is with the latest activities of harmony amongst various the motive of the invited to grace Yatra youths. Media Department J&K BJP State Vice President committed to work for each Government. He also communities besides "Sab Devsthan Yatra is to Program and Seek Among others who were installed awareness camp Yudvir Sethi was chief and every sector of the guided the public how to Ka Sath Devsthan Ka apprise the general blessing of Bawa Bhair also present on the under the directions and guest and gave his society with slogan "Saaf operate the app. Prominent Vikas" and will conclude masses and make Dev Jee at the Shrine. occasion include Ex. supervision of its State blessings to the entire Niyat, Sahi Vikas". who present were Ravi in the Shri Bawa Bhair maximum participations. They further demanded to Sarpanch Kirpal Singh, Incharge Jaidev Rajwal to team. While briefing to Adv. Ishant Gupta also Singh Jammu East Mandal Dev Sthan. Addressing a They further demanded consider a Gandola/rope Om Parkash Sharma, download, promote and media, Yudvir Sethi said spokes about uses and Co-Incharge, Nipun Gupta, meeting of prominent that ongoing work from way project from Katal Girdhari Lal Sharma, aware the public about that we are promoting benefits of downloading Raghav, Karun Mahajan, activists here, President Katal Batal to Devsthan Batal to devsthan, where Subash Sharma, Joginder "Narendera Modi App" and "Narendera Modi App" "Narendera Modi App". He Nitish Mahajan, Parvez. of the trust Balwant needs to be taken up on lakhs of devotees pay visit Singh and Tarsem Lal. its benefits. The camp was because it has many organized under the benefits. He said general leadership of Jammu public can easily connect BBIA demands shifting of LPG bottling Former MLC attends Raj Tilak District Prabhari & State with the government Executive Member BJP activities, new schemes State IT & Social Media and other activities plant from industrial complex Diwas celebrations in Akhnoor Department J&K Adv. launched by Prime Minister Ishant Gupta accompanied Narendera Modi. NL CORRESPONDENT of any incident due to Corporation for the NL CORRESPONDENT society who attended the province and emphasised by Jammu East Prabhari & Sethi added that with the JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 leakage of LPG in the shifting of LPG Bottling JAMMU TAWI, JUN 18 recently held State that government must Plant or Tankers parked plant as early as possible Foundation Day and focus on resolving A meeting of the Bari near the Unit, whole of from the SIDCO Former MLC and Maharaja Gulab Singh Raj demands and concerns of Soz visits Shujaat Bukhari's Brahmana Industries the Industrial Complex Industrial Complex Bari grandson of Maharaja Tilak Diwas celebrations people of Jammu. Association was held shall turn into a Fireball Brahmana to some other Hari Singh, Vikramaditya at Jio Pota, Akhnoor. In Vikramaditya pointed out residence, attends congregation under the President Ship resulting huge financial suitable place the safety Singh expressed his his address, he raised that despite BJP State of Lalit Mahajan in losses to Units as well as of the whole Industrial gratitude to the public several core issues President and MLA's NL CORRESPONDENT there was hostility presence of Suresh thousands of human life Complex. and members of civil relating to Jammu being invited as guests of SRINAGAR, JUN 18 between India and Mahajan Sr. Vice also which are at stake. honour to mark this Pakistan. "Therefore, he President, Ajay Langer The members also raised historic day, they chose to Senior Congress leader was a strong votary of General Secretary, Vivek the issue regarding the un boycott the event. He said and former union minister, cordiality between India Singhal Secretary, Viraaj authorized parking of that the BJP as a party that Saif-ud-din Soz on Monday and Pakistan. Prof Soz told Malhotra Treasurer BBIA Tankers & Trucks outside is seen as representing attended a congregation at the gathering that since and other members to bottling plant which has Jammu, to be visibly Kreri that had been the neighbourhood cannot discuss the serious issue always created a mess absent on a day that marks organised by the family to be changed, India and related to the working of resulting into huge Traffic respect to the founder of commemorate Syed Pakistan have to be Hindustan Petroleum LPG Jam due to which the Jammu & Kashmir state Shujaat Bukhari on the 4th friends," Soz said. Prof Bottling Plant in SIDCO precious time & we fear and the Dogra's as a whole day of his killing. Rich Soz said further that Industrial Complex Bari that in case of any shows a complete lack of tributes were paid to Dr against this background it Brahmana which is Fire incident with the sensitivity and concern for Shujaat Bukhari by was necessary for people Hazard & creating involvement of LPG sentiments of people of various speakers. to understand that both hurdles in the movement Tankers & Trucks due to Jammu. Furthermore, Speaking on the occasion, India and Pakistan happen of the traffic in the leakage of Gas, a massive citing the dismissal by the Prof Soz as per the to be Nuclear powers and Industrial Complex. fire may break out in the state government for statement issued to KNS therefore war can never be While deliberation on the Industrial Complex which public demand of holiday explained that Dr Shujaat an option. "Peace and issue, members present will create havoc. on Maharaja Hari Singh's Bukhari tried to promote a cordiality between India in the meeting, showed Thee urged Dy. Chief birth anniversary, strong debate on the and Pakistan has to be a their concern in respect Minister Kavinder Gupta Vikramaditya said that the miseries that the people of mission in life for every of safety of their units to take up the matter BJP has once again let Kashmir suffered citizen of the sub- working adjoining to the immediately with the down the aspirations of the primarily for the fact that continent," he said. (KNS) Bottling Plant as in case Hindustan Petroleum people of Jammu. the northlines 4 HILL DISTRICT Jammu | Tuesday| June 19 | 2018 DDC inspects damages due to Siar Dabri-Bhawan Material Ropeway cloudburst; restoration works facilitates prompt transportation of materials NL CORRESPONDENT Ropeway will run to its full NL CORRESPONDENT Behrote, Lah, Sorah and J&K is taking up relief and public, the DDC directed KATRA, JUNE 18 capacity, it is expected to RAJOURI, JUNE 18 Khablan villages. In restoration on top priority Chief Agriculture transport goods and Khablan village, the entire and compensation cases of Department to provide The Siar Dabri-Bhawan materials for catering to District Administration agriculture crop and land previous massive losses seeds on 100 per cent Material Ropeway, which the requirements of the today conducted a detailed has been damaged due to have already been subsidy to affected farmers has been installed by Shri various users at the Shrine inspection of losses due to debris. A large number of submitted to the and revenue department Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and in the adjoining areas. cloudbursts and resultant irrigation canals, flood department in addition to will provide assistance for Board at a cost of Rs. 12 It will also facilitate the flashfloods in various area protection works, bunds the immediate relief debris clearance as per the crore, is facilitating quick various Service Providers of Thannamandi sub- and water supply lines provided. The district approved permissible rates and eco-friendly which operate in the division which were have been washed away. administration extended notified by the Department transportation of prasad Shrine area by carrying reported over last three Major damages were an assistance of Rs. 1 of Disaster Management. In and various other items their materials at a days leading to massive reported to private Lakh each to the owners of recent cloudburst, 70 and materials from Katra reasonable rate. damage. District property including damaged houses and Hectares area under maize to Bhawan and on the Further, as part of Central Development livestock and houses. Six approved compensation and 20 Hectares area return journey to Katra the of construction and varied Chairman of the Shri Mata Store decongestion plan at Commissioner Rajouri houses have been for loss of livestock. under Paddy was wagons carry scrap and other materials from Siar Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Banganga, a Sub-Store has along with ADDC A.S Chib, damaged beyond repair The restoration works completely damaged. other items. This is the Dabri to the Shrine. This who has been personally been established at Siar ACR A.Q Mir, SDM Afzal and more than a dozen started by the departments Public meetings were held first ever Material system, which has a monitoring the Dabri near the Material Mirza, Executive affected partially. A were also reviewed. at various places to Ropeway of its kind carrying capacity of 5000 implementation of the Ropeway Starting Point Engineers PWD M.A Raina, number of animals were Meanwhile, Rural ascertain the losses, pace installed in the State. It is kg of materials per hour, Shrine Board's which would significantly Nissar Khan, EM&RE reported to have been Development Department of assessment and pertinent to recall that this will help to significantly infrastructure augment the storage buffer Munshi Khan, PMGSY washed away out of which has been entrusted with restoration measures. The Material Ropeway, along decongest the existing development projects, capacity. Zubair Ahmed, I&FC Sunil some carcasses have been deepening and training of general public appreciated with the newly constructed track by reducing the directed CEO to ensure the The entire system, which Koul, Chief Agriculture traced meanwhile damage affected rivulets as well as the prompt response of Tarakote Marg between logistics of ferrying maximum possible is electrically operated, Officer, CHO and other report was formulated by other rivulets prone to departments in rescue and Katra and Adhkuwari, was materials, food stuffs etc. utilization of the Material will help in preserving the district officers conducted revenue and sheep flooding due to large restoration and asked for formally inaugurated by on the Yatra tracks. The Ropeway, as per the fragile eco-system of a comprehensive survey of husbandry departments catchment areas. PMGSY early release of the Hon'ble Prime Minister decongestion of the tracks Standard Operating Trikuta Hills, besides very losses inflicted due to for extending relief department has pressed its compensation which was on 19 May 2018. The shall significantly enhance Procedure (SOP), for the significantly reducing the cloudburst and requisite assistance. The DDC machinery into action for assured to be taken up with operation of this Material the convenience of better management of the number of goods/ restoration measures. The informed that Department debris clearance. In view of Disaster Management Ropeway has enabled pilgrims. pilgrimage. materials carrying mules team visited Plangarh, of Disaster Management, demand raised by the department. hassle-free transportation Governor N. N. Vohra, Very shortly, when the on the track to the Shrine. Gang of narcotic smugglers JKKVIB organizes awareness prog PAC mourns Shujaat Bukhari's killing busted, 4 arrested procurement processes, NL CORRESPONDENT Pathania, Abdul Majid requisite reply received thus leveraging the 'Stand SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 Larmi and Mohammad from the different NL CORRESPONDENT drug from Kashmir and was up India' programme. He Khursheed Alam attended departments and send the DODA, JUNE 18 to be supplied in Bhadewah also stressed upon the The Committee on Public the meeting and gave their same to members of the and other parts of the existing and potential Accounts (PAC) of Jammu suggestions to make the Committee on their email Bhaderwah Police has Chenab region. However, the entrepreneurs of the and Kashmir Legislative Committee more viable and addresses so that they can arrested four narcotic police are yet to ascertain community to avail the Assembly today mourned result oriented. go through it and prepare smugglers from Bhaderwah the involvement of the gang benefits of centrally the killing of senior The Committee asked the accordingly. area of the district Doda on in earlier cases of drug sponsored schemes for the Journalist and Chief-in- Government to issue a The Chairman asked the Monday and recovered huge trafficking. upliftment of the Editor of Rising Kashmir. circular to the all members of the Committee catch of narcotic substance The arrested persons were community. On the A two-minute silence was departments regarding to attend the meeting of the and cash from their occasion, DyCEO briefed the also observed by the timely submission of their Committee regularly so identified as Irshad Ahmed NL CORRESPONDENT & Chief Accounts Officer processions. Police said a tribal population about the Committee in respect of reply to the Assembly that the quorum is son of Nazir Ahmed of RAJOURI, JUNE 18 J&K KVIB-Mohammad benefits of the NSSH, which the departed soul. Secretariat and furnish the maintained. It was also car bearing registration Puneja, Irshad Tantrey son Ashraf Haqla, DyCEO (JD)- is envisaged to increase the The Committee which met same to the Chairman and decided in the meeting that number JK06-9717 was of Gh. Nabi Tantrey of Jammu and Kashmir Khadi Pawan Gupta were guest of contribution of the SC/ST here today under the members of the Committee Health and Medical intercepted in Gupt Ganga Anantnag, Mehboob Ahmed and Village Industries Board honours. Others present population in development Chairmanship of MLA, Ali at least three-days prior to Education Department to on Bhaderwah-Jai road and (J&K KVIB) today organised included district officers Bhat son of Din Mohammed of the nation. "The major Mohammad Sagar the next meeting. be discussed in the next during search police an awareness programme Rajouri and Kathua, thrust of the scheme is to discussed the CAG's Audit The Committee directed meeting of the Committee. of Puneja and Nassir Ahmed recovered 1.2 kilograms of for the tribal population of representatives from stimulate participation of Paras pertaining to the the AG Audit to ensure that Among others, Secretary, heroin, 150 grams charas son of Abdul Kareem Ganai Koteranka Budhal, Rajouri Agriculture department, SC/ST community in different departments, the reply is provided in the Assembly R L Sharma, and 2,49,900 cash from the of Dherja. Police has under National Scheduled Tehsildhar Koteranka and government activities," said besides strategy for shape of chronological Additional Secretary alleged narcotic smugglers. registered a case under Caste Scheduled Tribe panches and sarpanches. Dy CEO. Earlier, ADC- upcoming meeting of the order for the convenience Assembly, M A Baba, (NSSH) Scheme. Additional Speaking on the occasion, Addressing a hurried called relevant sections and Koteranka appreciated the Committee and work load of the members as well as Deputy Secretary, Deputy Commissioner- FA&CAO said that it is an of pending petitions before Chairman of the Assembly Farooq Ahmed press conference SSP Doda started investigation. They work carried out by the J&K Shafiq Choudhary was the initiative of the Government KVIB team and exhorted the Committee. Committee. Khan besides other officers Mohd Shabir said, the gang have also seized the vehicle chief guest on the occasion, of India that would develop upon participants to avail Legislators, Mohammad The Committee also and officials of Assembly allegedly brought Notorious used for smuggling. where as Financial Advisor new entrepreneurs of SC/ST the benefits of the various Yousuf Tarigami, Asgar Ali directed the Secretary, Secretariat were also Renzushah calls on Governor Community to participate in schemes. Karbalai, Ranbir Singh Assembly to provide present in the meeting. Kichloo seeks enhanced compensation Army organizes medical camp existing media policies, and urged an urgent review of the problems faced by the for kin of landslide victims media to enable its unhampered growth. He the five children including thanked Governor for his two girls who were efforts in making the injured. The former teaching of Kashmiri and minister sought enhanced other local languages compensation of Rs 10 compulsory, which has lakh each to next of the NL CORRESPONDENT contributions made by helped to protect the kin of the family and SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 Kashmir Society linguistic identity of all adequate assistance to International in spreading NL CORRESPONDENT administration including provinces of the three injured besides free Khawaja Farooq Renzushah, the message of love and RAJOURI, JUNE 18 medical specialist, dentist regions of the state. specialized treatment. Chairman Kashmir Society brotherhood in the society. and veterinary surgeon. Appreciating Khwaja Kichloo also asked the International called on Sh. Renzushah apprised Army organised a Medical, Free medicines were Renzushah's zeal in NL CORRESPONDENT Ahmed Kichlooon Monday government to provide Governor N.N. Vohra at the Governor about the Dental and Veterinary provided to the patients. At promoting harmony and KISHTWAR, JUNE 18 provided token cash basic amenities like Raj Bhavan today. Khawaja problems of the majority of Camp at village Keri in the outset a number of literary activities in the assistance of Rs 5,000 and shelter, food as well as the Renzushah apprised the newspapers in the State, Rajouri district on 18 June awareness stalls were also State Governor urged him to National Conference blankets to each family health care facilities for Governor about the which are on the verge of vigorously continue his Central Secretary and who lost their dear ones in these people, as they had 2018 with an aim to provide placed to increase continuing activities and the closure because of the endeavours. former minister Sajjad the tragic landslide lost everything due to this quality medical care to the awareness among people incident in Shasho area of disaster. He was population residing in regarding leprosy, HIV, Padder Tehsil in Kishtwar accompanied by Mool Raj remote areas where hygiene and sanitation Training progs on child friendly District the other day. Ex Sarpanch, Ab.Gani medical infrastructure is immunisation program etc. Kichloo expressed Lone Ex Sarpanch, inadequate. 225 patients The seamless synergy condolences and solidarity Mohd.Shafi Ex Sarpanch, and 48 animals from village between Army and Civil school approach inaugurated with the families of victim Noor. Mohd., Farooq Keri and adjoining areas Administration, particularly women Zeenam, Maryam Ahmed, Gh.Hussain Lone were benefited from the medical department, and Zareena of Pathernaki, and other party workers. facilities provided by the provided a long awaited NL CORRESPONDENT learning's of the trainings district Kishtwar, and They prayed for peace to team of nine doctors from opportunity to the local RAJOURI, JUNE 18 in their respective wished early recovery of the departed souls. Army and civil population. institutions to setup child Addl. District Development friendly school approach Commissioner, Rajouri Sh. in the schools that will Army conducts driving & mechanic cadre for youth A.S. Chib KAS in presence attract the children of Ch. Lal Hussain Chief towards the schools and NL CORRESPONDENT made the unemployed usher an environment of prosperity in the border Education Officer, Rajouri will also minimize the POONCH, JUNE 18 youth confident or peace, stability and district. and Rajiv Khajuria Founder number of dropouts. generating self Emeritus NDF inaugurated Chief Education Officer In its endeavour to employment. The cadre one day training of Rajouri Ch. Lal Hussain empower the youth, the will focus on ensuring that teachers on child friendly also interacted with the Army is organising a the youth besides gaining school approach organized systems through Coordinator NDF. In participants and apprised "Driving and Mechanic necessary driving & by National Development integration of child November 2017, NDF that UNICEF and NDF are Cadre" for 20 unemployed mechanic skills to Foundation (NDF) in Friendly principles in trained 25 Master trainers organizing series of youth of Jhullas village in generate employment and collaboration with policy, planning, teacher on Child Friendly School training programmes from Poonch district. The month also educate the new support systems, Approach in Rajouri Department of Education, the last more than five long training is scheduled drivers regarding the development of teaching- District who are further Rajouri and in partnership years and the change is to be conducted from 18 traffic rules to ensure with UNICEF on 18th June learning materials and cascading down the same Jun to 16 Jul 2018. The maximum road safety. witnessed in these schools 2018 at Boys Higher pedagogical processes. training to 300 teachers participants will be Army in the past few and the best practices Secondary School, Rajouri. Imran Khan, Manoj Kumar, and 300 SMC/VEC trained in basic driving months has conducted a 100 teachers of Education Saima Tak, Geeta Bharti members of 150 schools of adopted by these schools skills, vehicle maintenance series of skill development Zone Rajouri & Baljarallan were the main resource Rajouri and Baljarallan will further be replicated and repairs. The courses in collaboration were trained on Child persons during the Educational Zonal of in other schools. Rajiv endeavour will help the with reputed institutes Friendly School approach training programme. The Rajouri District. ADDC Khajuria Founder Emeritus youth in acquiring which will result in today which focused on technical sessions were Rajouri while interacting NDF also briefed about the additional skill and help enhancing the employment comprehensive, facilitated by Parvinder with the participants intervention of NDF and them in seeking generation for the youth participatory approach to Singh Programme Manager appreciated the training on UNICEF in 150 target employment. The training and getting them improve the quality of NDF, Inderjeet Sharma such an important topic schools and provides a besides projecting the respectable employment Education and aims to DPO NDF and Sunny and requested the brief overview of the awareness of Driver and opportunities. Such revamp schools and Kumar Programme participants to transfer the programme. Mechanic Cadre has also initiatives by the Army will the northlines 5 STATE Jammu | Tuesday| June 19 | 2018 Arrangements for 'Van Mahotsav' Dy CM takes stock of SICOP functioning 'Effective time management works under different key to success' celebrations reviewed schemes and asked the officers of concerned Institute after sending departments to gear up their their requisitions through men and machinery so that Principal Chief the works could be Conservator of Forests. completed as soon as While addressing the possible. meeting, the Minister In the day, the Deputy CM further said that forests also interacted with the are important not only for residents of D/C Block, sustaining life on this Gandhi Nagar and listened planet but they also play to their demands and NL CORRESPONDENT exhorted the Forest an important role in grievances related to the NL CORRESPONDENT efficient performance of JAMMU, JUNE 18 Department to launch Van increasing agricultural provision of better amenities NL CORRESPONDENT the students for achieving Mahotsav as a brand so RAJOURI, JUNE 18 SICOP. and cleanliness in parks, JAMMU, JUNE 18 best results at state and production. He also said Meanwhile, he also Continuing with the that common people that it is our collective covered lanes and drains national levels. endeavor of encouraging identify themselves with Deputy Chief Minister inaugurated the road from and stoppers for speeding Minister for School He appealed the youth to responsibility to plant Kavinder Gupta, who also Marble Market to Channi the people to plant trees the yearly event and trees during monsoon and vehicles. Education, Hajj & Auqaf refrain from drug menace, holds the charge of Himmat via Railway and Tribal Affairs which has eaten the vitals during the rainy season, stressed for GPS bearing the Forest Department will The residents also Minister for Forests, of the plantation sites for Industries and Commerce crossing. requested for bringing a Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali of the society. He exhorted facilitate this cause by department, today paid a Reiterating the commitment Ecology and Environment better monitoring and mother industry to the area today said there is no upon them to involve providing saplings to the surprise visit at SICOP, of the government for the Rajiv Jasrotia today inspection. to help fight employment dearth of talent in the themselves in sports people. Gangyal to take stock of its overall development of the reviewed the He directed for involving problem and bringing youth of the state provided activities. Sports not only arrangements for 70th Van media, both print and He informed that the overall functioning. During state, the Deputy CM they get right helps in shaping overall slogan of this year's Van the visit, the Deputy CM exhorted upon the ancillary industries, Mahotsav celebrations electronic, in spreading creating CTPs and ZLDs for opportunities and platform personality but also helps Mahotsav is 'Greening of took a round of the various upgradation and expansion to perform. in development of mind, he slated to be observed next awareness on Van treating hazardous month. Mahotsav and the Shivaliks, Sunrise to branches of the department of basic facilities to provide The Minister said this added. industrial waste, removing Principal Chief monsoon plantation drive. Sunset'. It was decided in located at SICOP including all infrastructural facilities while addressing the He further stressed for rotaries from main Conservator of Forests He stressed on the need the meeting that around 12 Testing Centre and Ware to the people and sought gathering during an annual inculcating moral and Manoj Pant and other for content creation, lakh saplings would be House, besides interacting their co-operation in chowks/crossings to solve event 'Udhgosh' organized value-based knowledge senior officers of Forests advertisements, planted during the Van with senior officers of the implementing the traffic problem, installation by a private coaching among the students so that and its allied wings of documentaries and Mahotsav. department to enquire about development programs at of webcams and intelligent institute here. they can become Jammu province attended messages for social media. The Minister directed the their roles and the ground level. traffic lighting systems for Stressing on the responsible citizens. the meeting. During the "We need to change our concerned officers to plant responsibilities. He said the government has peak and non-peak hours. importance of effective However, he said, the role meeting, the Minister mindset and go for trees in and around the The Deputy CM stressed on laid full focus on Deputy CM said that an time management for of parents is equally directed State Forest collective action for government institutions, maintaining cleanliness in development of Open Gym would be achieving success, the crucial for the overall Corporation, State planting more trees," he streets and towns to and around the office infrastructure and providing established in Park No.15 Minister impressed upon personality development Pollution Control Board added. negate the effect of carbon premises and emphasized better civic amenities to the and assured that whatever the students to follow time of the children. and Wildlife Department to Earlier, the Minister was emission and further the on the need for proper people of the state. He also has been brought into his management routine to He said the private sector record management for inspected the pending pool in resources and informed that all purpose of greenery. notice would be taken up increase productivity, is doing excellent work in manpower to make Van Divisional Forest Officers with the concerned improve quality of work the field of education and Mahotsav - a grand shall collect saplings from authorities for appropriate and also for reducing government acknowledges success. The Minister State Forest Research Javaid sees-off devotees for action. stress. their contribution in Prominent among those Zulfkar complimented the improving literacy rate in Kheer Bhawani Yatra present on the occasion spirit and confidence of the state. 21 year old youth goes included senior KAS Officer the students who have On the occasion, a cultural Amit Sharma, Retd. IGP cracked various performance was also pilgrims, the Minister competitive examinations presented by the students Sunil Sharma, Neerja, CA missing in Pulwama congratulated and wished and appreciated the efforts of the institute which was RishuKawatra, Deepti and them a safe journey. of private sector for highly appreciated by the NL CORRESPONDENT father of missing youth The district Ritika. exploring the potential of audience. PULWAMA, JUNE 18 Tajamul alias Sharik who administration, Mata hails from Hariparigam Kheer Bhawani Committee A young student from said that his son left and concerned Petitions Committee to act as voice of Awantipora town of home on Sunday morning departments along with Pulwama district has and didn't return. "We are the Civil Defence volunteers have made downtrodden, underprivileged people gone missing while his afraid that he might have NL CORRESPONDENT the Minister said the adequate arrangements of family through social joined militant ranks but JAMMU, JUNE 18 government has made media has been making at the same time we are proper arrangements for bus service, security, food, Tributes paid to Shujaat Bukhari vehement appeals to him hopeful about his return," Minister for Disaster the pilgrims enroute and drinking water, medicare, to return to home as they he added. "We have been Management, Relief, elaborate security sanitation etc for the Mushtaq Ahmed Shah and believe that he has joined sharing his photographs Rehabilitation & measures have been taken convenience of pilgrims. Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar militant ranks. A police with a message on social Reconstruction and for a safe and secure yatra The administration attended the meeting and official said that it will be media appealing him to Floriculture Javaid Mustafa with sufficient security appealed the pilgrims to gave their valuable premature to say come back. The health of Mir today flagged off Mata personnel being deployed make this yatra a suggestions regarding the anything at this stage. his mother has Kheer Bhawani Yatra on the way to ensure polythene free one. A large working of the Committee. number of pilgrims from The Committee took into "Family has lodged a deteriorated and forTulmulla (Ganderbal) smooth pilgrimage for the NL CORRESPONDENT The Chairman said that missing report at police hospitalized," he said. from Nagrota here this devotees. across the state, country consideration two and abroad today left for SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 any individual aggrieved of petitions and desired to station and we have The 21 year old missing morning. "Jammu and Kashmir is a government started investigation," the youth is a final year IGP Jammu, Dr. S.D Singh, unique bouquet of diverse Kashmir Valley to take part seek comments from the in the annual 'Kheer Chairman of the action/inaction can point concerned departments in official told CNS. Ghulam student of BSc Lab Deputy Commissioner, cultures and the Committee on Petitions, R out "any issue of public Muhammad Wani, the Technology. (CNS) Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, government is making Bhawani Mela' in the the first instance. Tulmulla area of S Pathania today invited importance" by simply Earlier, the Committee Commissioner, Relief, M.L every possible effort to the civil society of the sending application Raina, Kiran Wattal, Head preserve and promote Ganderbal district. also mourned the killing of The state government had Jammu and Kashmir to addressed to the Speaker Senior Journalist Dr Syed Mata Kheer Bhawani state's cultural wealth", the point-out if any, and duly signed along with Committee besides senior Minister maintained. arranged a large fleet of Shujaat Bukhari and buses of State Road present any cases of residential particulars observed two minutes functionaries of the He also called for administrative inaction, provided that it is not sub- concerned departments maintaining close Transport Corporation silence as a mark of (SRTC) for boarding of indolence and lapses tribunal or authority or respect to the departed and members of the coordination among the before it so that justice is quasi-judicial body or a committee were present on departments entrusted pilgrims from Jammu soul. besides large number of given to the aggrieved commission or which can Among others, Additional the occasion. with the arrangements. people. be ordinarily raised in the Speaking on the occasion, While interacting with the private buses and small Secretary, Assembly vehicles. Pathania was speaking at State Legislature or for Naseem Jan, Deputy the preliminary meeting of which remedies available Secretary Assembly, Abdul the committee in the under law. Qayoom Mir and other Anganwadi workers protest to meeting Hall of Jammu Legislators, Javaid Hassan officers and officials of the and Kashmir Legislative Beigh, Aijaz Ahmed Mir, Assembly Secretariat were Assembly, Srinagar. Bashir Ahmed Dar, present in the meeting. demand honorarium hike Arrangements for Int'l Yoga Day NL CORRESPONDENT demands are not met," the workers said, SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 adding that they were paid salaries for only two months, that too after months of celebrations reviewed Anganwadi workers Monday staged a protest, against their pending salaries of protest here in Srinagar, saying that the nine months. aid, medicare, sanitation, administration has failed to address "We were recently called by the Div Com security, transport and their demands of hike in honorarium. for meeting and he assured us there that traffic regulations to the The workers assembled here in Pratap our issues will be addressed in three days people participating in the Hajj orientation Park under the banner of Anganwadi but we are yet to hear from him," they function were discussed in Workers and Helpers Association J&K said. "We have been repeatedly saying the meeting. Phase-II from Jun 21 and threatened to intensify their protests that our counterparts from other states The ADC asked the if the government did not meet their are getting 10 to 14 thousand as salary concerned officers to NL CORRESPONDENT JKF-12658 - 3 onwards demands. "We have decided to go for a while we in Kashmir get only 600 rupees ensure better coordination hunger strike from Monday if our from the state share of our pay." (CNS) ANANTNAG, JUNE 18 will be on 23-06-2018. for making effective arrangements pertaining to According to Executive their departments for making a function grand Officer State Hajj Speaker visits Kreeri, offers success. "It is our Committee, the pilgrims responsibility that all of District Anantnag shall necessary arrangements be imparted necessary condolences to Shujaat's family NL CORRESPONDENT are ensured well in time" Hajj Orientation Training JAMMU, JUNE 18 he said, adding that it must be ensured Programme Phase - II at NL CORRESPONDENT He said the contribution that no participant faces any kind of Auditorium Hall of SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 made by Shujaat Bukhari in To finalize the necessary arrangements difficulty during the event. Government Degree bringing innovations to the for the celebrations of International Yoga He also asked for making seating College (Boys) Speaker, Legislative media in the state is historic Day - 2018, a meeting of district officers arrangements at the venue for the elderly Khannabal, Anantnag Assembly, Dr. Nirmal Singh and worth emulating for was held under the chairmanship of dignitaries. from 21-06-2018 to 23-06- on Monday visited Kreeri in younger generations. On the Additional Development 2018. Baramulla district and occasion, Dr Nirmal Singh Commissioner, Arun Manhas at KK Hakku The training from cover offered his condolences to also interacted with the Stadium here today. no JKF-24 - 2 to JKF - the bereaved family of slain family members of Shujaat Threadbare discussions on 8683 - 2 is on 20-06-2018, journalist Dr Syed Shujaat across and it has been killing of veteran journalist Bukhari and conveyed his various arrangements while from cover No: JKF- Bukhari. Sympathizing with unequivocally condemned has amply displayed that heartfelt sympathies to the related to the smooth 8691 - 1 to JKF-12379 - 2 the mourners, Dr Nirmal at local, national and violence does not stand the entire family on the tragic conduct of the function like have their training on 21- Singh said the killing of international levels. Dr scrutiny of logic and loss. He also prayed for seating, barricading, 06-2018. Likewise, the Shujaat Bukhari has sent a Nirmal Singh said the rationale. eternal peace to the drinking water and power training for cover No: wave of anger and shock all departed soul. supply, sanitation, first- the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Tuesday | June 19 | 2018 the northlines UN Human Rights Commission discredits itself

Tuesday | June 19 | 2018 K.N. PANDITA of attacks undertaken by October 1947 by the Kashmir jihad. The report ever ask for an inquiry suspect of functioning in a the jihadists in Kashmir invading tribesmen and rakes up the 24-year old into the Baluchistan partisan manner. It will be Deal with Kashmir or the first time in most of whom originated their Pakistani handlers Kunan Poshpur rape atrocities or repression in a sad day for the UN if the history of from Pakistan. Confining in civilian uniform. charade and states that Gilgit and Baltistan? Did such biased and politically FKashmir question at the report to post-2016 The Commission wants Indian security forces he ever ask for an inquiry motivated persons head seriously! the UN, the Chairman of incident reflects two an international inquiry raped 23 women but does into the massacre of its critical subsidiaries. Human Rights things; first is the committee to probe into not make a mention of the Kurds by Turkish India should forthwith iolence it not a new phenomena in Kashmir valley Commission Mr. Zeid Ra'd advertent or inadvertent the alleged abuse of inquiry conducted by the government? Did he ever issue a condemnation and Kashmiris are no stranger to death and Al Hussein of Jordan has ignorance of the human rights in Kashmir. Indian army and the State ask for an inquiry into the statement and also Vdestructions but some recent tragic killings seem issued a 49-page tutored Chairman of the roots of It forgets that the first government into the aggressive designs of threaten to bring a motion more painful than some others. A noted journalist and a report spread over 20 Kashmir conflict, and the and the most glaring incident that absolve the Saudi Arabia in Yemen? of no confidence against brave soldiers were brutally killed in cold blood. It not paragraphs on "abuse and second is his clean chit to violator of human rights security forces of all Did he ever ask for rape, the chairman in the UN that because of the amount of blood spilled, but because violation of human rights" Theo-fascists unleashing in Kashmir is the UN accusations. Kunan abduction and killing of General Assembly. The they come at a time when peace and hope appeared to in the State of Jammu and spate of violence against Security Council which Poshpura incident is its Yizidi girls in the Middle pious institution of UN have a chance over the continuing strife and despair. The Kashmir mainly by India the civil society on the deliberately politicized concern but the rape and East? Did he ask for Human Rights deaths of Shujaat and Aurangzeb appear to have given a and peripherally by behest and support of the Kashmir issue by abduction of nearly five inquiry into the Commission cannot be setback to any current chance of hope. Pakistan. The report is a external handlers. bringing the aggressor thousand Hindu and Sikh persecution and and should not be given in The Holding-on of security operations during forceful indictment of This is a blatant and the aggressed at par women and girls on the suppression of Pakistani the hands of those who Ramadhaan ceasefire is over now. We all know that India, particularly her politically motivated to serve the interests of night of 22 October 1947 religious minorities like are miserably ignorant of when it was announced, it faced enormous challenges. security forces operating report aiming at raising a particular lobbies. The in Muzaffarabad during Ahmadiyya, Christians, the past and present One does not know whether there was enough thinking in Kashmir. heap of "human rights practice continues till the tribal attack on Hindus and now Shias for history of a long standing and prepration and taking various stakeholders on Why has the report come violations" and carrying date. Kashmir is not its whose decimation jihadi dispute, and especially of board. The defence minister was clearly surprised. today after twenty-eight the bagful all the way to The report suppresses concern. In the eyes of organizations like issues that have been Terrorist groups promptly rejected the ceasefire and years of externally the doorsteps of India and the destructive role of the the Chairman those Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and hounding international continued to resort to killings and violence. Pakistan sponsored Theo-fascist her security forces. In Theo-fascist thousands of women Jundullah etc. make open community for decades at stepped up infiltration and firing along the borders. The activities in Kashmir that doing so, the Chairman organizations raised by raped and kidnapped did statements. Are not these a stretch. It has to be separatists, who were offered an opportunity for consumed so many has not only shown his Pakistan army on its soil not have the human rights unfortunate minorities made clear that Kashmir dialogue, missed this chance due to their obdurate innocent lives besides the partisan approach to the and purported to act which it thinks the part of humanity and issue is the creation of another stance. ethnic cleansing of the issue but has also clandestinely in Indian alleged 23 women of don't they enjoy human Anglo-American bloc and This indeed brought frustration among the soldiers on valley of its religious crossed the jurisdiction part of Kashmir and Kunan Poshpora had. rights like any other is the modern avatar of the ground who saw their hands tied even as grenades minority of the Pandits? and limits of the terms of Afghanistan in line with In particular, the community on the globe? mid-19th century British were being hurled at them. However, there was also a Obviously, the report is reference of his office. By Pakistan's strategy of Chairman directly Why does not the diplomacy called "The silver lining. The announcement of the ceasefire created meticulously timed to directly addressing the depth eastward and admonishes the Indian violation of their human Great Game". New Delhi a ripple of hope and a narrative of giving peace a chance. The first two weeks were a period of cautious optimism serve a specific purpose Indian security forces westward. Pakistan army security forces operating rights touch the delicate has to remember that if it as clashes between protesters and security forces of the Chairman. This operating in strife-torn never made a secret of its in Kashmir. It is blatant humanitarian sense of the does not rise to counter reduced significantly. Civilian casualties, which lead to a report is not to be seen in Kashmir and not the full involvement in abuse and misuse of its Chairman? the report today, it will cycle of further clashes during funerals and more deaths, isolation. It came out at government of India the Kashmir incursion of 1947 powers because he is This is a highly have to face innumerable dropped dramatically. The Centre must be given credit the same time when the Chairman has tried to and its aftermath. The trying to bypass the motivated, parochial, embarrassments at the for taking a bold and somewhat risky step of a unilateral Jordanian Chairman put undermine the report does not say a Indian government and prejudicial and offensive United Nations in future. ceasefire that was somewhat of a reversal from their the Israel resolution in sovereignty of the Indian word about the ethnic raise accusing finger report of which India Its image will get past ‘muscular’ approach. the UNGA for a vote. government something cleansing of Kashmir as towards the army. Who should take very serious tarnished for all times. It is obvious that operations are set to resume. With the There was no mention of incompatible with the early as 1990 or of five is he tell the Indian notice. India should take It should also be made intransigent attitude of terror groups and continue Hamas in that resolution powers, jurisdiction and massacres of non- security forces what they several steps in this clear to the Chairman and support and infiltration from Pakistan, there is no second and it was approved authority of his office. By Muslims in Kashmir should do or not do? He connection. Without a the entire HR Commission choice. Terrorists have to be reined in, particularly as the overwhelmingly. In all castigating AFSPA, the tantamount to genocide cautions the Indian day's delay New Delhi that Kashmir issue is Amarnath Yatra is around the corner and no responsible probability the Chairman, Chairman has challenged committed by the Theo- security forces of possible should lodge a very closely and tightly linked government can afford to put the yatris at risk. It could who is handling sensitive the authority of the fascists coming from violence during the strong protest with the to the resurgence of carry a huge political cost. However, even as soldiers matters like Israel and elected government of the across the border. But it "following week". UN Secretary General Islamic fundamentalism spread out in an offensive against the terrorists, it must Kashmir almost at par State of Jammu and has specifically Obviously, he is referring bringing to his notice the and jihadist ideology that be remembered that the past one month did provide a and without consulting Kashmir in taking steps mentioned the killing of a to the Eid ul Fitr festival. partisan approach of the have gripped the entire glimmer of the middle ground that had almost his aids intends to take a for maintenance of law terrorist called Burhan Does not the Chairman Chairman of Human globe in one way or the disappeared during the past few years. It is here that Kashmir resolution to the and order. The Chairman Wani but it has no word know that India is home Rights Commission. India other. If jihadism is to be solutions are to be found. The conflict in Jammu and UNGA in the future is ignorant of the fact that for large scale destruction to almost all major should bring a motion of fought tooth and nail, Kashmir has many complex dimensions. whether or not the UNSC the army has been called of public property and the religions in the world and no confidence against the human rights shall have to The Ramzan ceasefire was perhaps the most important debates on the matter. to restore law and order civilian structures in yet he has the cheek to Chairman and his team remain in the backyard till initiative undertaken by the government in recent years. Much is to be read in the State on the Kashmir like burning of talk selectively and in and demand his sanity prevails. The It is important that we do not look at this period with a between the lines. request of the State schools, laboratories, hyperbole? immediate removal from Chairman of the Human sense of failure or frustration but as providing us some The report picks up the government meaning that libraries, court It is a highly prejudicial a very sensitive position Rights Commission should pointers of the path towards conflict resolution. In this, thread of alleged human the elected government in complexes, bridges and report, based on of an institution that is understand that during the role of the local population will be crucial as they rights abuse from the the State has sanctioned other infrastructure by motivated and mutilated required to command only one month in the were the biggest beneficiaries of the cessation of incident of the killing of a imposition of AFSPA the terrorists. The report information. The trust of international past, Kashmir terrorists operations by security forces. Terrorists will continue in hardcore Jaish terrorist owing to disturbed is totally silent about the Chairman has stepped fraternity. have launched 47 attacks their attempts to show that violence is the only way to named Burhan in July conditions. And who is numerous terrorist out of constitutional and Not only that, India and hurled 20 hand- achieve their goals and it is up to the people to 2016 in an encounter with the source of disturbance, training camps set up by administrative should announce a grenades on the camps of demonstrate that they firmly reject this path. Obviously, the security forces. He the Chairman fails to Pakistan in PoK and jurisdiction by issuing boycott of the session of security forces. The for this to happen, the government must enjoy the was in regular understand or mention. elsewhere on its territory such a partisan report. Human Rights Council Chairman should try to confidence of the masses. communication with Hafiz The report keeps clear of and manned by Pakistan This is gross violation of and its affiliates unless understand what role Someone may say, there is no parallel between Shujaat Saeed, the international the armed attack on J&K army retired officers. It is fundamental norms of the Chairman is removed. India, as the world's Bukhari and Aurangzeb; one was a journalist while the terrorist designated by State in October 1947, silent about the wide impartiality of the UN in She should record her largest secular democracy other an army man. Both were employed different types of weapons in their professions, one wielded a pen while the UN and the US. While abetted and sponsored by scale anti-India campaign dealing with international protest formally. The is playing to democratize the other a gun. However, their vision and purpose were the report meticulously Pakistan army; it is silent launched by Pakistan issues of sensitive nature. Chairman of the Human a populace that has been similar. Both wanted to bring in peace and harmony in recounts civilian fatalities about the horrendous jihad organizations by Who is he to ask for an Rights Commission has brought up in closed and the beautiful valley of Kashmir. Their dreams have fallen happened from July 2016 killings, kidnapping and whipping up religious international inquiry embarked on a very restricted environs of to the prey of the unholy designs of a group of cruel and to March 2018, it carefully rapes in Muzaffarabad sentiments of the people committee to probe into dangerous course and his exclusiveness for wicked minded people aided by our enemy nation. avoids the large number and Baramulla districts in and raising huge funds for Kashmir situation? Did he intentions are deeply centuries in the past. Shujaat Bukhari's killing shows Kashmiri journalists may not live to tell their tale

SUSHANT SAREEN developments from a comfortable distance. The latter do Control, has been a miserable failure. the internet have enabled terrorists to communicate not suffer the exigencies of navigating through the The ceasefire ploy was a roll of dice - not a well-thought- virtually in real time and without the messenger (in he killing of Shujaat Bukhari, Editor-in-Chief of minefield of a dirty war, one in which no one is sure who out and well-planned initiative to kick-start a the old days, the media organisation) editing or Rising Kashmir, has unleashed a flood of emotional is the enemy and who is the friend; they can therefore reconciliation process. It was almost as though the watering down their message. Toutpourings among the tribe of scribes. While it is think of "problems" and "solutions" which those in the government (both state and central) had reached the end This means that the restraint shown in the past - even never easy for journalists to write objectively when thick of things don't have the luxury of thinking out. of their imagination and decided to do something, if you disagreed with a media outfit or journalist, you someone from their biradari is assassinated, and a bit of Tragic as Shujaat's death is, its implications will be far- anything, to break the logjam. did nothing, lest it turned the rest of the media tribe hyperbole is quite natural in extolling the virtues of the reaching. But what they have ended up doing is releasing all the against you - no longer applies. The media is now a person killed, pushing personal, political, professional The first is, of course, that his brutal murder is a sign, if pressure that was built by the security forces after paying soft target which gets maximum bang for a terrorist's and ideological agendas on the back of an unconscionable one was needed, that the situation in Kashmir is a heavy price in men and material. People on the ground buck, without now having to suffer the damage caused murder doesn't do any service to the memory of the slain continuing to deteriorate. Any temporary truce or calm is claim that the "ceasefire" played into the hands of the by a hostile media. journalist - even less so when their hysterics are the just that. terrorists and ended up empowering them. The danger is even greater for journalists who go result of half-truths and incomplete facts. Worse is still to come. The third implication is that the middle ground in beyond the professional call of duty and dabble in I cannot say Shujaat was a friend, but we ran into each Cocky confidence and spin doctoring by government Kashmir is shrinking at an alarming rate. It is going to peace-making by playing mediator or even other many times and had our share of run-ins at spokespersons, coupled with the hubris of politicians that become increasingly difficult for journalists to report messenger. In the case of Shujaat, there are some seminars and conferences, both in India and abroad. the security forces are well-placed and well-equipped to freely from the terrorism-affected state. In a sense, we reports that he might have been targeted because he Despite our serious disagreements and differences, it prevent the situation spiraling out of control, is either are slipping back to the early 1990s when newspapers was trying to play mediator and push ahead with a goes to Shujaat's credit that he never became willful deception - or worse, delusion. used to publish advertisements of people disassociating nebulous peace process. If so, then his activities disagreeable simply because we didn't agree with each There is a new wave of terrorism sweeping Kashmir. from the Indian state and newsmen clarified their clearly riled some people who had no use for any other. It comprises not just well-trained jihadist terrorists positions, lest they be targeted. peace process. Unlike most other journalists who are extremely prickly supported and sponsored by Pakistan, but also young Shujaat's killing is a sign that, in some ways, things are Kashmir today is on the edge of the abyss, once again. when their style of journalism is questioned, Shujaat was Kashmiri boys and men who, after a fashion or trend, even worse than what they were in the 1990s. Militancy is making a comeback and it isn't limited to someone who wouldn't make an issue of it. He would try have decided to join the ranks of militants. While one part In all the blood that was spilled during the 1990s and just local youth joining terrorist ranks. Older groups to explain where he was coming from - but wouldn't press of this terrorism is directed from across the border, early 2000s, journalists were, by and large, left active in the 1990s and early 2000s are reviving. the issue, much less try to convert his interlocutor to another part of it is chaotic, diffused, almost gang-land- unmolested. They faced enormous pressures from both The choice before the government in Srinagar and New accept what he was saying. type violence in which a band of guys take it upon terrorists and the security forces, but apart from one or Delhi is that they can end their ambivalence and Perhaps we sometimes do become unfair and insensitive themselves to "make their bones" and establish two cases, the journalist community lived to tell the tale. prevarication and do everything necessary to break the towards journalists reporting from conflict zones. themselves as men of consequence. This could be changing with Shujaat's killing. ecosystem that supports terrorism and separatism in The fact is, we simply don't face the sort of professional The fact that Shujaat's assassins would have studied his Middle-of-the-road journalism could start becoming a Kashmir. and personal pressures that confront people located on a routine, and managed to carry out their grisly task in a thing of the past. Worse, anyone who tries to bring a Or, they can keep fiddling around, skirting the tough ground zero of conflict. While it is quite easy for us to high-security zone, were savvy enough to pick the right semblance of normalcy in Kashmir could become fair issues, let the situation deteriorate to a point that the theorise and pontificate on the problems with reportage time - iftaar - to strike (it is a time when the Ramzan fast game. In other words, the message - no one is safe from a virtual war zone, the practical reality of reporting is broken and there is a tendency to relax) suggests a anymore. water crosses their head and then take the tough from such an area is something else. Reporters who level of planning and execution that needs to be taken For journalists, the danger is increasing also because decisions which they're avoiding today. parachute into a conflict area don't have it easy - but even seriously. But whether this brutal killing was carried out unlike the 1990s, when everyone wanted to be on their The only problem with the latter option is that the they don't face the sort of difficulties faced by journalists by guided terrorists for some strategic objective or right side in order to get their message out in the government will have to exert far more later than they who live the conflict. messaging, or by some random bunch "making their public domain, today, technology has made will have to now. However, there is a flip side to this argument, about bones", is still not entirely clear. journalists redundant insofar as narrative-building or But the way the Indian political system works, we won't people reporting from ground zero and those analysing The ceasefire, both inside Kashmir and along the Line of messaging is concerned. The ungoverned spaces on act indeed until our head is under water. the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Tuesday| June 19 | 2018 DDC reviews Yatra arrangements Working of Assembly Secretariat reviewed Chairperson KVIC of the Assembly He also asked for making Secretariat. The Speaker meets Governor critical ambulance was apprised regarding available at the camp site. working of their respective The DDC directed officers sections. to ensure all arrangements The other issues before 23rd of this month highlighted during the and asked for holding meeting included review meeting on 23rd of functioning of Financial June at the camp site, and House Committees of Shadipora. the Assembly, proceeding On the occasion, the DDC of House, working of was informed that all NL CORRESPONDENT Secretaries, Assembly SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 Naseem Jan, Manzoor different sections of NL CORRESPONDENT sanitation, medical arrangements will be made Assembly Secretariat. The BANDIPORA, JUNE 18 facilities, renovation of Ahmed Baba, Deputy as per past procedure. Speaker directed the NL CORRESPONDENT Appreciating the work building and barricading, Speaker, Jammu and Secretaries, Assembly Among others, SSP senior officers of Assembly SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 being done by Dr. Bhat, District Development water supply, transport, SheikhZulfkar Azad, ASP Kashmir Legislative Mohammad Amin Shah, Assembly, Dr Nirmal Abdul Qayoom Mir, Farooq Secretariat to prepare a Governor observed that Commissioner (DDC) electricity, communication, Mir Aijaz, Assistant Singh today convened a Ahmed Shah and other blue print for further Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, the success of KVIC's Bandipora, Khursheed deployment of magistrates, Commissioner Revenue meeting with Secretary, officers of Assembly streamlining and Chairperson, Khadi and efforts would have the Ahmad Sanai today establishment of control Hamida Akhter, SDM Village Industries valuable consequences of room and availability of fire Assembly R L Sharma and Secretariat were also administrative reform, and convened a meeting of Sumbal, SDM Gurez, Commission (North Zone), generating capability and tender at Shadipora other officers of Assembly present in the meeting. to minimize the burden of concerned officers to Officers from CRPF and Ministry of Micro, Small self-reliance amongst the temporary base camp. Secretariat to discuss the Threadbare discussions working of the Assembly review the arrangements other concerned and Medium Enterprises, poor contributing towards The DDC nominated SDM working of Assembly were held on the internal Secretariat. Taking for smooth conduct of Shri departments were present called on Governor N.N. the establishment of a Sumbal as Nodal officer for Secretariat. Additional issues of various sections cognizance of various Amarnath ji Yatra for in the meeting. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan strong rural community. supervising Yatra issues highlighted during temporary base camp today. Governor noted that arrangements for the the meeting issues faced Shadipora in Sumbal Dr. Bhat briefed Governor besides popularising Khadi temporary transit camp SDA, JKHB employees call on Asiea Naqash by the Assembly tehsil. about the functioning of the the Commission should and asked him to convene Secretariat, the Speaker The DDC asked officers to KVIC in the State and look at various other meetings with local sought suggestions from ensure all arrangements People from catchment particularly about the possibilities of generating administration. the concerned for overall beforehand in a more areas of Hazratbal promotion and employment and The DDC directed for improvement of the improved and colourful constituency in large implementation of commended Dr. Bhat's proper arrangements of system. He assured them manner than previous numbers also visited at her programs for the initiative to promote skill uninterrupted power that he will take the issues years. residence and offered their development of Khadi and upgradation opportunities supply with stand by raised in the meeting with The meeting discussed Eid greetings. other village industries in to rural residents of arrangements of 2 DG sets. the Government for their issues related to security, While discussing the the rural areas. Pampore, nearest to their development scenario in redressal. homes. the Hazratbal constituency DDMA conducts mock drill with the locals, the Minister informed that 1.73 Tourism Deptt organizes FAM crore funds are released for several development works. tour for foreign travel writers NL CORRESPONDENT members, the Minister Pertinently, out of 1.73 SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 said that Government has crore, 36 lakhs under fulfilled promises made NL CORRESPONDENT completing their visit also many publications including A delegation of Srinagar earlier with the Special Area Development SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 met Tourism Minister Sydney Morning Herald said Development Authority department regarding 7th Programme (SADP) and Tassaduq Hussain Mufti and both Kashmir and Leh have (SDA) and Jammu and pay commission. 1.37 crore under Planning The department of tourism Secretary Tourism unmatched beauty which Kashmir Housing Board The Minister urged the Grants have been released. organized Familiarization RigzianSamphal who every traveller should come (JKHB) employees called members to work in a The projects for which trip for five foreign travel apprised them about the and experience. on the Minister of State for coordinated manner and to funds are released include writers from Australia and state's tourism products. He said they would be Housing & Urban put maximum efforts to 1.37 crore for road United Kingdom who visited Tassaduq Mufti urged them publishing series of stories Development, Health, make the department more widening at Ummerhair Leh and Srinagar. to highlight state's tourism about what they saw in Medical Education and vibrant, effective and and Habak chowk The writers reached Leh on products in their respective Kashmir. NL CORRESPONDENT also designated for Social Welfare, Asiea efficient. She further Hazratbal, 10 lakhs for up June 5 and conducted 5-day newspapers and magazines Another writer Paul Ewart LEH, JUNE 18 emergency use in case of Naqash and wished her directed them to gradation work of Me-Shah Ganda La trek in Ladakh for the promotion of tourism. said safety of tourists in emergency. Lavasa further warm Eid greetings. constantly pursue the Sahab shrine Ranawari, 6 before flying to Srinagar He also apprised them about Kashmir was a misplaced District Disaster said that similar helipads The delegation also issues with the concerned lakhs for development of where they visited efforts the department is notion. Management Authority at Diskit, Turtuk, Durbuk, thanked the Minister for authorities so that the park at GurporaRanawari, Dachigam National Park, taking for the safety of the Director tourism Kashmir (DDMA) Leh in and Nyoma are in process approving 7th pay directions are 20 lakhs for land Royal Spring Golf Course tourists. Mahmood A Shah said collaboration with J&K of becoming fully functional Commission to the SDA implemented on ground as acquisition for road and stayed in houseboats at Director tourism Kashmir department has been Police, Indian Army, Indian so that they can also be and JKHB employees. per the aspirations of the widening at Tang Bagh Dug Nageen Lake for four days. Mahmood A Shah said the Air Force, ITBP, BRO, CRPF used during any natural organizing FAM tours for the While interacting with the people. MohullaRanawari. The travel writers after FAM tour for the travel and other agencies catastrophe. travel writers and also for writers from reputed the leading tour operators of conducted a mock drill on She gave directions to all publications was organized Chaharum of Shujaat Bukhari the country to Kashmir to disaster preparedness at the SDMs for similar in an effort to get attention of dispel the notion that Emergency Command exercises to be conducted the governments from their Centre (ECC) near Council in their respective sub- Thousands join special prayers, pay tributes to deceased countries towards Kashmir Kashmir was unsafe to visit. Secretariat Leh. divisions on designated so that negative travel Meanwhile, Alexandre Four relief camps were also dates of Kharu on 22nd Ziegler, the Ambassador of NL CORRESPONDENT meeting was also advisories are diluted. set at different locations of June, Khaltse on 25th June, France to India had also BARAMULLA, JUNE 18 organized by Jammu and The writers were led by the town including Food Saspol and Likir on 27th Garry Weare who is the visited Kashmir's most Craft Institute Takski June, Nubra on 7th July, Kashmir Adbi Markaz Thousands of people from Kamraz under the prominent adventurer and sought-after tourist resort Thang, Government Girls Tangtse on 14th July and also author of many books Gulmarg and also Baba Higher Secondary School Nyoma on 17th July. different walks of life today chairmanship of the noted visited the ancestral village poet and litterateur Prof from Australia. Reshi before heading Leh, Elizer Joldan Assistant District Weare said the group was towards Leh by road. Memorial College Leh, and Magistrate Leh Moses of late Syed Shujaat Rehman Rahi in connection fascinated by the beauty The French Ambassador Community Centre Tashi Kunzang and District Bukhari at Kreeri here to with Rasm-e-Chaharum of join the special prayers Dr Syed Shujaat Bukhari at which both Kashmir and Leh stayed for a night at Thongsmon Choglamsar. Informatics Centre Officer possesses and they will be Chairman DDMA/ District Paldan gave a detailed organized in connection his native village Kreeri. Gagangeer and travelled to with the Chaharum of the Paying rich tributes to Syed producing articles on the Leh by road. Magistrate Leh Avny account of availability of beautiful landscape and Lavasa addressing a communication, internet deceased journalist. Shujaat Bukhari, the Alexandre Ziegler is first Former Chief Minister and speakers highlighted his adventure activities in the such ambassador who meeting of all stakeholders connectivity, and other publications both in UK and at Conference Hall of necessary requirements at Rajya Sabha Member commendable role in wished to visit Ladakh by Ghulam Nabi Azad, former journalistic and literary Australia. National Informatics the ECC centre to bring into representatives of various prayers for late Bukhari road to enjoy its Union Minister, Prof Saif- fields. Craig Tansley who works for Centre at LREDA office use during disasters. editor forums, lawyers, and expressed solidarity breathtaking beauty. ud-Din Soz, State complex said the purpose Later, the entire team religious and civil society with the family including Ministers, Legislators, of conducting these headed by chairman DDMA leaders, businessmen and Syed Rafi-ud-Din Bukhari, members of judiciary, Several delegations call on Altaf Bukhari exercises is to keep a visited the four camps representatives from other Syed Basharat Bukhari and senior politicians, check on the emergency designated under the prominent sections of the other family members. journalists, writers, Bukhari said they have services. Such meetings command of officers of society joined the special Meanwhile, a condolence also help in getting respective departments prioritized the works acquaintance among nodal and inspected the according to their officers which in turn availability of shelter, APSCC pays tributes to Shujaat Bukhari importance and are being proves instrumental in drinking water, electricity, done accordingly. acting proactively by giving toilet facility and other NL CORRESPONDENT their condolences to the conveyed feelings as well Interacting with the full coordination during any required essential SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 bereaved family as aspirations of the deputations, the Minister eventuality or disaster. commodities. A mock drill especially Syed Basharat common masses of the said that state Such exercises help to in which an injured person All Parties Sikh Bukhari, brother of state more so Kashmir government is working know about the functioning, was carried in an Coordination Committee Shujaat . Senior Sikh valley. The APSCC tirelessly for equitable requirement of the setups, ambulance and then first (APSCC) has paid rich leaders that were part of Chairman said that development in all the added Lavasa. required medical action tributes to veteran delegation included S Shujaat Bukhari was a three regions of the state. The civil helipad at the was conducted at EJM journalist Syed Shujaat Ajeet Singh Mastana, true son of soil and in his NL CORRESPONDENT delegations and assured He said the present banks of Sindhu Ghat is College Leh. Bukhari who was killed by Davinder Singh, Manjeet death an intellectual has SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 them that he will look into dispensation in Jammu unidentified gunmen at Singh. Raina said that been lost. He said that their demands and will and Kashmir has tagged Press Enclave on June 14. Shujaat Bukhari was a Shujaat's death is an Several delegations call fulfill their genuine public welfare and A delegation of APSCC led true journalist who always irreparable loss and on Minister for Finance, demands. He said equitable development as NLA to be held on Jul 14 by its chairman Jagmohan upheld the principles and asked the young Labour and Employment government is akin to the thrust areas and it will Singh Raina visited the ethics of journalism. He journalists to follow the Syed Mohammad Altaf issues faced by the continue with its policy of residence of slain said that through his write footsteps of the late Bukhari and apprised him common masses and reaching out to the people NL CORRESPONDENT particularly NI Act cases journalist and conveyed ups the late journalist journalist. (KNS) about various issues faced assured them that their in order to mitigate their ANANTNAG, JUNE 18 u/s 138, MACT, by them. A delegation issues will be resolved in sufferings on account of Matrimonial/ Family Chairman LC offers condolences from Sangri Baramulla, a time-bound manner. various day to day issues. According to the Chairman disputes, Labour disputes, Sangrama, Sopore, District Legal Services civil cases, Criminal Bandipora, Hajin, Gurez, Authority, Anantnag, a Cases, Bank Recovery to Bukhari's family Batamaloo, Khanyar, National Lok Adalat will cases, electricity Water Dargah, Pulwama called be organized in the Bills and other related NL CORRESPONDENT with late Bukhari and said interacting with the family on Minister and raised premises of District Court, civil cases before the BARAMULLA, JUNE 18 that he had a special place for members he conveyed his various issues including Complex Anantnag on next courts at District Kargil in his heart. He said heartfelt sympathies to the construction of roads, month August 14th under Headquarter Anantnag. Chairman J&K Legislative that they had many a times entire family on the tragic drains, lanes, Flood protection works, supply the chairmanship of All the concerned litigants Council Haji Anayat Ali today discussed issues of loss and prayed for eternal of pure drinking water, visited Kreeri to offer development, society, politics peace for the departed soul. Chairman District Legal who are interested to availability of ration, Services Authority, settle their disputes in the personal condolences to the etc in Kargil with each other. He told that people of Kargil regular water supply, Anantnag. proposed National Lok- family of veteran journalist Sympathizing with Bukhari have condoled the demise cleanliness, better public National Lok-Adalat for Adalat are directed to and editor of daily Rising family Haji Anayat Ali said and a candle march was also transport facilities and amicable settlement of approach the concerned Kashmir, Dr Syed Shujaat that the news has shocked organized in Kargil to other related issues. Pre-litigation/pending courts by or before 05-07- Bukhari. Haji Anayat the society and is a great loss remember the veteran The minister gave patient cases in the courts 2018. remembered his last meeting to the society. While journalist. hearing to the visiting 8 the northlines BEAUTY Jammu | Tuesday | June 19 | 2018 the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Tuesday | June 19 | 2018 ED summons Nalini Chidambaram again Kerala govt to probe whether check in Saradha ponzi scheme case dam triggered landslide in Kozhikode New Delhi , Jun 18 agency sources had The Enforcement claimed that she was being Thiruvananthapuram, consider the suggestion of Directorate (ED) has summoned in the “light of Jun 18 some of the MLAs to issued fresh summons to new evidence”. The Kerala government purchase a helicopter to Nalini Chidambaram, wife During the hearings at the said on Monday a probe engage in relief operations of former finance minister Madras HC, Nalini had would be conducted to during the time of P Chidambaram, in contended that the ascertain whether a emergencies. connection with its money summons was “purely private check dam atop a Terming the landslide that laundering probe into the politically motivated to hill was the cause of the struck Kattipara as the Saradha ponzi scam. damage her reputation”. massive landslide that “worst” in the recent Officials said Nalini has Pointing out that receiving struck Kattipara in history of the state, he said been summoned at the fee by a counsel for Kozhikode district leaving Karinchola in Kattipara. minister said, “a panel has monsoon rains that lashed Kolkata office of the contention that women Laundering Act (PMLA) representing an accused 13 people dead. Leader of Opposition been set up to probe the especially between June central probe agency on cannot be called for with regard to a specific was not an offence, she Chief Minister Pinarayi Ramesh Chennithala check dam issue. 11 to 15, had caused June 20. investigation out of their link of her in this case, had said every lawyer who Vijayan informed the state alleged that the Kattipara “The committee varying degree of damage She was last summoned by appears for a suspect in across Kerala. place of residence under they said. assembly that a panel had incident was a “man- comprises panchayat the agency for May 7 but criminal cases charges So far, 56 persons have CrPC Sec 160, saying such The ED had first issued the been constituted and it made-disaster” and the secretary, a geologist and she appealed against the professional fee. died in monsoon-related exemptions are not summons to Nalini on would soon submit a damage of the check dam, officials of the Centre for summonses before the mandatory and are subject September 7, 2016 asking The ED had filed a charge incidents and four people report on whether the with a storage capacity of Water Resources Madras High Court. to facts and circumstances her to appear at its Kolkata sheet in this case in a are still missing, the collapse of the check dam four lakh litres of water, Development and In her appeal, Nalini, a of a case. office as a witness in the special PMLA court in had caused the minister noted. senior advocate, has Kolkata in 2016. had resulted in the Management (CWRDM).” The judge had also Saradha chit fund scam. destruction in the region. A total of 235 houses had challenged the April 24 Nalini’s son Karti is “mammoth devastation” in Both Vijayan and Revenue been destroyed completely directed the ED to issue She was allegedly paid a He was replying to a order of Justice SM already being investigated the hilly region. Minister E and 5,022 houses partially. fresh summons, following legal fee of Rs 1.26 crore by notice for an adjournment Subramaniam dismissing which the agency had on the Saradha group for her by the ED in two separate He also sought an Chandrasekharan “The total crop loss in the motion by the Congress- her petition against the April 30 issued the appearances in court and money laundering cases of explanation from the state rejected the Opposition state was estimated to the led UDF opposition on the ED’s summons asking her summons asking Nalini to the Company Law Board the Aircel-Maxis deal and government over the charge that there was a tune of Rs 71.39 crores. monsoon calamity and the to appear as a witness in appear before it on May 7. over a television channel the INX Media case and he sanction given to set up delay in taking up relief Value of the property its money laundering The agency, they said, purchase deal. has been questioned allegation that the the check dam in such a operations at Kattippara including houses probe in the Saradha chit wants to record her She had earlier been multiple times by the overflowing of the check landslide-prone area. landslide site. destroyed was estimated fund scam case. statement under the questioned by the ED and agency in context of these dam and its impact had Responding to the Chandrasekharan said the at Rs 8.48 crores,” the He had rejected her Prevention of Money CBI in this regard but cases. led to the devastation at Opposition, the chief state government would revenue minister said. Using policemen for personal work won’t be allowed, Northeast emerging as the biggest Flood situation remains grim in Assam and says Kerala CM Vijayan after driver assault case contributor to India’s GDP: Amit Shah Tripura, people stranded as villages submerged Thiruvananthapuram, Around 2,000 policemen are College Hospital. Guwahati, Jun 18 Assam chief minister Guwahati, Jun 18 Jun 18 currently deployed by MLA Sabarinath said BJP president Amit Shah Sarbananda Sonowal, his The flood situation in Kerala chief minister officials at their homes, and Gavaskar and his family on Monday slammed the Arunachal Pradesh several parts of Assam and Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday often they end up doing hailed from his Congress for reducing the counterpart Pema Khandu Tripura continued to made it clear that senior menial work. constituency. Northeast to the “lowest and Tata Trust chairman remain grim on Monday, a police officials won’t be Additional director general “It has now surfaced that level of development” and Ratan Tata were present on allowed to use policemen of police Sudesh Kumar, the the lady hit Gavaskar seven said north eastern states the occasion. week after heavy rainfall for their personal work. chief of the Kerala Armed times with her mobile would soon be the biggest The BJP government has lashed the northeast, Vijayan made the remarks Police Battalion, was under his eye and on his contributor to the nation’s been in power in Assam for killing 15 people and in the Assembly in reply to shunted out on Saturday neck... It was only after 10 GDP due to “visionary only two years but it has displacing thousands from a submission by Congress following complaints of bad hours that the police took a policies” of Prime Minister been successful in their homes. legislator KS Sabarinath. behaviour and violation of statement from him while Narendra Modi. instilling trust and Nearly 5.5 lakh people in Vijayan pointed out that this rules by him and his family the police went and took “At the time of confidence among people six districts of Assam — practise first began during members. her statement first,” he independence, the North that the state would soon Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat, the British Raj and still It was alleged last week said. East had a very high become a developed state, Cachar, Hailakandi and submerged under flood the state due to incessant prevailed seven decades that Kumar’s daughter and Vijayan told the Assembly growth rate but the region, he said. Karimganj — remained waters and nearly 2,200 rainfall that triggered later. wife misbehaved with the that that a Crime Branch which was mostly ruled by “The Prime Minister has affected by flood waters. hectares of crop area floods last week. “The matter is now being driver of his official vehicle officer was probing the Congress, was reduced to always regarded the North Around 1.6 lakh people affected. Rescue teams Latest report from State seriously looked into. Strict -- policeman Gavaskar. case. the lowest level of East as the ‘astalakshmi’ have found shelter in 437 evacuated 8,201 affected Emergency Operation action will be taken,” said Kumar’s daughter is “There will be no undue relief camps in the state. the chief minister. accused of abusing delay in the probe,” he development”, Shah said (eight aspects of goddess people to safety. Centre said total 72,391 after laying the foundation Laxmi) and given prime Two flood-related deaths Four rivers in Assam — flood-affected victims from “The basic human rights of Gavaskar and hitting him added after leader of were reported across the all people will be protected with her mobile telephone opposition Ramesh stone here of 19 cancer importance to its Dhansiri, Barak, Katakhal 18,169 families took refuge state — one each in Cachar and we promise that the after he reportedly came Chennithala said the case care hospitals in the state development by focussing and Kushiyara — at 195 relief camps. state government will not late to pick them up. He is should not be allowed to in partnership with the on road and rail and Hailakandi — in the continued to flow above the Three persons lost their tolerate any violation.” now warded in the Medical drag on indefinitely. Tata Trust. connectivity, IT past 24 hours, taking the danger level in five places. lives – two due to floods connectivity energy, total death toll to 13. In Tripura, more than and one in a landslide, and industrial development A total of 719 villages and 70,000 persons are 10 were injured in the Ravi Shankar Prasad defends Aadhaar, says and education facilities”, localities in the state stranded at relief camps flood. A total of 350 houses he added. continued to remain biometric ID proved its benefits set up at several parts of were damaged.

New Delhi, Jun 18 verdict on a batch basis)...there was no IT minister Ravi Shankar of pleas legislative support to that Prasad on Monday came challenging the platform. Today, Aadhaar out in strong defence of Aadhaar Act and has a robust parliamentary Aadhaar, saying the the use of law,” Prasad said. world’s largest biometric biometric While only 61 crore identification programme identifier in Aadhaar had been has already established its variousgenerated up to 2014, the usefulness and benefit for government and number jumped to over 121 over 121-crore unique ID non-government crore as on June 16, 2018. number holders. services. As many as 59.15 crore Refusing to be drawn into a Seeking to draw a Indians have linked 87.79 “hypothetical” question on judgement (on the case) is distinction between crore bank accounts with government’s action plan reserved but I believe our Aadhaar initiative of the the Aadhaar, the IT in case the Supreme Court Aadhaar team lawyers Modi government and the minister said. decision did not go in have argued it with proof, previous Manmohan Nearly Rs 4 lakh crore has favour of Aadhaar, Prasad, and Aadhaar has already Singh-led UPA been disbursed as direct also the minister for law established its benefits for government, Prasad said benefit transfer to poor and justice, said the team the public,” Prasad said at Aadhaar today has a people which has led to of Aadhaar lawyers has a conference to highlight robust law backing it. savings of Rs 90,000 crore made arguments with the four years’ “Let us see the difference by removing fictitious proof and that benefits of achievement of his between Narendra Modi beneficiaries in the last the programme were for ministry. government’s Aadhaar and four years, he asserted. everyone to see. The comments come at a that of Manmohan “We will make Aadhaar B.Tech degree holders raise slogans during a protest march demanding jobs “The question is time when the Supreme Singh...The old Aadhaar robust,” the minister hypothetical...the Court has reserved its was Niradhar (without pointed out. in Bihar State Electricity Board in Patna. Minor leak observed at Vedanta’s STF arrests 16 people for cheating Goa CM Manohar Parrikar attends first smelter in Tamil Nadu in UP police recruitment exam official event since returning from US Madurai, Jun 18 A minor leak has been detected in the sulphuric acid Amitabh Yash told PTI. Panaji, Jun 18 In his two-minute speech, Devki Krishna Temple and storage plant in Vedanta’s Tamil Nadu copper smelter, a One of persons arrested in Making his first however, his voice showed the Mahalaxmi Temple. government official said on Sunday, about a month after Gorakhpur, Anil Giri, has appearance at an official weakness and exhaustion. He also announced a the state ordered its shutdown after protests in which 13 confessed to taking money event following his return Freedom fighter Ram cabinet meeting on people died. from candidates for from the US, chief minister Manohar Lohia had given a Monday and a tentative Police opened fire on May 22 on a crowd of protesters placing “solvers” for them Manohar Parrikar on call for a fight against the schedule of the monsoon calling for the shutdown on the grounds of pollution. The in the examination, a Monday attended a Portuguese regime on this session. state government then ordered a permanent shutdown. police spokesperson function to mark the Goa day in 1946. Sources close to the chief Republic Day in Panaji. Parrikar (62) was admitted minister said he has cut “A leakage was observed in the sulphuric acid storage claimed. The chief minister, who to a local hospital in down on activity, doesn’t plant. It doesn’t look problematic, but we have decided “Anand Yadav (BSc, LLB), returned to Goa on February for stomach pain speak for long and avoids one of the solvers, and to evacuate the storage tomorrow as a safety Thursday evening after and was diagnosed with a physical exhaustion. Amarnath Yadav, a precaution,” said Sandeep Nanduri, the district’s top receiving medical pancreatic ailment. He Officials had earlier said administrative official. candidate and liasoner for treatment in the US for flew to the US for that he would avoid public Vedanta Ltd said it has asked government authorities to Lucknow, Jun 18 Uttar Pradesh Police Giri, have landed in the three months, walked treatment in the fist week interactions, but he held a let company officials enter the plant to fix the problem The Uttar Pradesh STF has Recruitment Board at 860 STF’s net. Around Rs 4 without any support at the of March. meeting of the BJP’s Panaji and prevent any further damage. arrested at least 16 people centres in 56 districts to lakh and ID cards of a function at Azad Maidan. Upon return, he resumed unit on Saturday and “Anticipating such incidents in the absence of regular on Monday in connection fill 41,520 posts. dozen candidates have He received Governor work the very next day. interacted with over 30 maintenance, we have been requesting the state with cheating in the state “The Uttar Pradesh been recovered from Mridula Sinha, remained He held a meeting with senior party workers. government to give us limited manpower access and police constable Police’s Special Task Force them,” the spokesperson present throughout the chief secretary While Parrikar’s minimal power supply so thatmandatory safety audits at recruitment examination, (STF) has arrested as said. one-hour-long function and Dharmendra Sharma and immediate resumption of the smelter can be regularly carried out,” the company an official said. many as 11 people from He said the STF is also walked on wet ground principal secretary to the work won him praise on said in a statement. “We have had no access to the plant The two-day examination, Gorakhpur and five from conducting raids to arrest to offer flowers at the chief minister P social media, cabinet ever since it was suddenlysealed and locked with effect which began on Monday, is Allahabad,” Inspector more people related to the memorial of martyrs of the Krishnamurthy on Friday. colleague Vijay Sardesai from May 28, 2018,” it said. being conducted by the General (IG) of Police, STF, cheating racket. Goa liberation struggle. Before that he visited the advised him to take it easy. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Tuesday | June 19 | 2018 Vishal Club enters final VC JU felicitates young boxers Bagnoti Club lifts Kangri Volleyball Cup of U-16 Cricket international competition JAMMU, Jun 18 to be held at Bangkok, a Vishal Cricket Club defeated Blue Star Club by 74 runs handout issued here today to sail into the final of the ongoing under-16 boys' informed. Prof. Sharma cricket tournament organised by the JKCA at GGM congratulated the boxers Science College Hostel Ground, here today. Batting for their performance and appreciated the efforts of first, Vishal made 182 runs for five wickets in allotted the Directorate of Sports 25 overs. Shivansh batted well contributing highest 49 and Boxing coach, runs, followed by Udhey (40) and Snoop Bhagat (22). Harinderpal Singh. Rohan Gill added 19 runs. Harpreet Singh, Keshav and Among others present Aryan Kumar shared one wicket each from Blue Star. JAMMU, Jun 18 informed that one of these were Akhilesh Sharma, Batting second, Blue Star bowled out for 108 runs in Vice-Chancellor University boxers, Yogesh Sharma Gagan Kumar, Jai Bharat, 17.3 overs. Mahadev Mahajan (27) and Yash (16) were of Jammu (JU), Prof RD has been selected for Harinderpal Singh and PD top scorers. Snoop Bhagat and Priyas claimed two Sharma today felicitated further participation in an Singh. wickets each. Snoop Bhagat of the winning team young boxers of the newly named man of the match. Meanwhile, in the fourth established JU Boxing UCC wins by 4 wkts in Udhampur Cricket RAJOURI, Jun 18 The event was organised organising secretary, quarterfinal, played yesterday, Patel Cricket Club Academy for excelling in Bagnoti Club lifted the by the adhoc body of the Nikhil Kumar for making the 4th National Udhampur, Jun 18 qualified for the semifinals beating KC Sports Club Kangri Cup Open Rajouri Volleyball the event a success in the Championship organized United Cricket Club (UCC) today registered a fine four Volleyball Tournament Association under the remove border village. (KCSC) by 21 runs. Batting first, Patel Club set a target by the Indu Shree wickets win against HCC in the ongoing JKCA Premier outplaying Doke Kangri guidance of organising Speaking to the gathering, of 171 runs for eight wickets in allotted 25 overs. Organisation India at League Cricket Championship for district Udhampur at Club in a close but secretary, Nikhil Kumar Tariq, on behalf of the Varun remained top scorer with 46 runs while Artharv Mapusa in Goa. The Vice Sports Stadium, here. Batting first, HCC bowled out for straight sets 3-0 (25-18, Sharma, who made Volleyball Association of and Aryan contributed 22 and 18 runs respectively. Chancellor patted all the 143 runs in 27.2 overs. Anmol Singh and Abimod Baigra 25-23, 25-17) in the final personal efforts in getting J&K, promised all Prabjot added unbeaten 18 runs. From KCSC, three boxers, Yogesh were top scorers with 27 and 23 runs respectively. Ram played at Kangri, the event for the border possible help to the young Uthkarsh and Shivam took two wickets each. In reply, Sharma (52 kgs), Rubal contributed 19 runs to the total. From UCC, Paramjeet Manhas (56 kgs) and Hritik Sunderbani in district village of Kangri. volleyball players to KCSC could not chase the target and bowled out for Singh, Rakesh Singh and Anjum Salaria shared two Pandita (75 kgs) for Rajouri. In charge of the Adhoc promote the game in 149 runs in 21.4 over. Shivam (31), Uthkarsh (30) and wickets each while Ashwani Jamwal took one. In reply, Kartik, Sachin and Gurjot body of District Volleyball district Rajouri. Laksheya (19) were the top scorers. From Patel Club, winning medals in the national level competition. UCC chased the total making 145 runs in 26.1 overs were star performers Association Rajouri, Mohd Prominent among others Hanzla emerged as most successful bowler with four Earlier, these boxers were losing six wickets. Sidant remained top scorer with 43 from the winning side, Tariq was chief guest, who present were Anil Sharma for 12 in 4.4 overs while Manjavir claimed three. introduced with the VC by runs while Paramjeet Singh contributed 24 and Munish who with their power gave away the title trophy. (Headmaster), Raj Kumar Hanzla of Patel Cricket Club was named man of the Director Sports and 13. Dinesh Singh, Ram and Ankit Sharma shared two packed spikes and strong He appreciated the efforts (Sarpanch), Krishna Lal match. Sadiq Hussain Malik and Rahul Kumar were Physical Education, JU, Dr wickets each from HCC. Sidant Bansal was declared defence guided the side to of the young organising Sharm and Nikhil Kumar umpires in today's match. Daud Iqbal Baba. He man of the match. title win. committee, especially Sharma. Jorge Sampaoli should not be Australian cricket team slumps to lowest welcomed home - Diego Maradona ODI ranking in 34 years Argentina took the lead through Sergio Aguero in the 19th minute Saturday Mumbai, Jun 18 rankings, with veteran “I think we can (win), I as a cigar-puffing Five-time World Cup Shaun Marsh being the really do. I think our best Maradona looked on from winners Australia have only member of the cricket is good enough to the stands of the Spartak sunk to a 34-year low, current squad being born beat these guys, we just Stadium. slipping to the sixth at that time. haven’t put the complete But minnows Iceland, position behind Pakistan Marsh fought hard with a package together. In the playing at their first ever in ICC?ODI rankings, century in the second first game we didn’t bat finals, levelled four minutes following their defeats to ODI after England set well, and (in Cardiff) we later through Alfred England in the first two their record score (342/8) didn’t bowl as well as we Finnbogason. ODIs of the ongoing five- against Australia, but the would have liked,” Paine Bronnitsy, Jun 18 told Venezuelan television Messi, whose match series. visitors succumbed to said. Argentina legend Diego after Lionel Messi missed a performances in World Australia, who are their 13th defeat in their On his part, Marsh has Maradona issued a penalty in the 1-1 Group D Cups are arguably the only trailing 0-2, will need to last 15 matches. claimed Australia need to scathing assessment of his stalemate in Moscow. “It’s blot on an other-worldly bring about a drastic Australia’s embattled improve a lot. country’s World Cup draw a disgrace. Not having career, spurned a chance to turnaround in their win or a washout would games have resulted in captain Tim Paine, who “We know we need to with Iceland, warning prepared for the match take the lead when his fortunes when they take save the defending Australia dropping to 102 has been instated at the improve a fair bit to get that manager Jorge Sampaoli knowing that Iceland are 63rd-minute spot kick was on Eoin Morgan’s England champions for an rating points, a ‘fraction helm with no clarity over win. We’re heading in the that he would not be all 1.90m tall... I get the saved by Hannes on Tuesday in the third unwanted record — they of a point’ below the team’s future and right direction but we still welcome back home unless feeling there’s a general Halldorsson. game at Nottingham to have never lost four Pakistan, the report build-up to the next year’s need lots of improvement. he changes his tactics. anger at the heart of the But Maradona avoided avoid further bilateral series on the added. 50-over summit in Hopefully we can see that “Playing like that, he can’t team,” said Maradona, criticising his heir apparent embarrassment. trot (a minimum of two It was in January 1984 England, asserted that he in a few days’ time and try come back to Argentina,” himself a former national and instead pointed the According to matches). when Australia were is confident of a and get back into this the 1986 World Cup winner team coach. finger at Sampaoli. cricket.com.au, only a The defeat in the first two placed sixth in the world turnaround. series,” Marsh said. North, South Koreas agree to joint teams FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia to consult Ivan for Asian Games 2018 in boost to ties Rakitic for advice on thwarting Lionel Messi Mumbai, Jun 18 “They played against him Seoul, Jun 18 shooting competition set to With Iceland setting an and [former Real Madrid The two Koreas agreed on begin in August in the example by choking Lionel coach Zinedine] Zidane was Monday to march together South. They will hold more Messi in their FIFA World prepared for such things,” under a unified peninsula discussions to work out Cup Group D match last Dalic said. flag and form combined details. week, Croatia coach Zlatko However, Dalic has also teams to compete in the The South will send a acknowledged that there next Asian Games, they delegation of 100 people, Dalic said that he would isn’t a ‘perfect way’ yet to said in a joint statement, in including about 50 players look for insights from the the latest sign of a thaw and referees, for the Barcelona midfielder Ivan stop Messi. between the old rivals. basketball friendly in Rakitic on how to tackle the “There is no perfect way to Both sides also agreed at a Pyongyang next month, and Argentine forward. stop Lionel Messi. He shot round of talks on their and arranging reunions for flag and the country name another series of matches While Argentina got off to a 10 times last night [against heavily fortified border to families of Koreans divided “Korea” during the opening will be held in Seoul later in disappointing start in the Iceland], but we must stop hold a series of basketball by the 1950-53 Korean War. and closing ceremony of the the year, Jeon said. tournament with a 1-1 draw his attacks by matches in the North “We shared the view that Asian Games, as they did in “Today’s meeting was to against Iceland, Croatia Rakitic will act as his many other things. I love compactness. I think he is Korean capital of Pyongyang sport initiated inter-Korean the Winter Olympics in follow up on the hammered Nigeria 2-0 in assistant over the new few communicating and I am the greatest player in the on July 3-6, marking the rapprochement and South Korea in February. achievement we made their opening clash. days. happy to accept every tip. world — but while one anniversary of a July 4, cooperation,” Jeon Choong- The next Asian Games will during the recent Olympics Messi, who was tackled “Of course, Rakitic will be Ivan likes it too and he will excellent player can make a 1972, inter-Korean ryul, secretary-general of be held in Indonesia from by boosting more regular, well by Iceland, had further my assistant for the next tell me, I will use all the great result, a great team agreement on unification, the Korean Sport and mid-August to early various sports exchanges disappointment in store three days, and we will information I can,” he does the job much better,” they said. Olympic Committee, who September. including friendly matches, when he missed a penalty certainly look for some added. Dalic added. The agreement comes amid led the talks, told a news They agreed to create joint participation in global which could have won the advice on how to stop The Croatian coach will also Dalic concluded by saying a range of talks as part of conference. combined teams for the events and joint training,” 2014 World Cup finalists the Messi,” Dalic was quoted as have specific meetings with that pressure will firmly be efforts to promote The athletes from the two upcoming games and for said Lee Hae-don, an official contest. saying by ESPN. Real Madrid players Luka on two-time champions reconciliation, including sides will march together other international from the sports ministry Dalic, whose team takes on “I always ask my players Modric and Mateo Kovacic Argentina after their opening military hotlines under a unified peninsula competitions, such as a who took part in the talks. Argentina on Thursday, said about such things and about to counter Messi’s threat. opening draw. England lose Chris Woakes for India Brooks Koepka wins US Open golf by one stroke, successfully defends title T20s, Ben Stokes likely to return USA, Jun, 18 this thing back.” some good looks.” wanted. It’s so steep that London, Jun 18 American Brooks Koepka The victory comes less CLUTCH PUTTS green.” The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday putted brilliantly to win the than two months after Fleetwood, playing more As Fleetwood settled in to announced that all-rounders Chris Woakes and Ben U.S. Open by one stroke at Koepka returned from a left than two hours ahead of watch the rest of the round Stokes will take no part in the limited-overs series against Shinnecock Hills on wrist injury, a partially torn the overnight leaders and on television, Koepka Australia but indicated that the latter could return in next Sunday, becoming the first tendon that had kept him starting the day six shots birdied the 10th hole to month’s T20 series with India. Woakes sustained a tear in player in almost 30 years to out of action since January. off the pace, had take a two-shot lead at his right quad during the second Test against Pakistan in successfully defend his The 28-year-old had his threatened to steal a even par. Leeds, but an ECB statement suggested it was caused in title. work cut out to beat stunning victory after But just as it seemed he part by “a flare-up of a chronic right knee problem”. “Woakes has had an injection for the knee issue last England’s Tommy Fleetwood after everyone reeling off four consecutive had grabbed the Monday and will now undertake a rehabilitation and Fleetwood gave him a run else stalled in conditions birdies from the 12th hole. championship by the conditioning programme to address both injuries. A date for his money with a seven- that were more conducive He had good chances to throat he misjudged his tee for return cannot be specified at this stage, but he will not under-par 63 that matched to good scores than on birdie the final three holes shot at the par-three 11th be available before the ODI series against India,” the the lowest score in Saturday. but missed them all, and watched his ball statement read. Woakes’ condition will be reassessed tournament history, but Fleetwood finished before including an uphill eight- rocket over the crowned 2016 champion Johnson become the first player to ahead of the ODI series against India that starts on July Koepka’s closing 68 saw Koepka had even made the footer at the last with green and hurtle way carded a 70 to finish two win back-to-back U.S. 12, which means he will be out of the preceding three- him finish top of the turn and the Englishman’s history beckoning. beyond into rough. match T20 series against Virat Kohli’s men. However, leaderboard on one-over shots back in third place. Opens since Curtis Strange score did not go unnoticed. “The putt, I started on the He did well to salvage there is better news of both Stokes and ODI skipper Eoin 281. Masters champion Patrick in 1988 and 1989. “It’s hard not to,” Koepka line I wanted to,” he said of bogey, sinking a 12-foot Morgan. Morgan, who missed Saturday’s game against Dustin Johnson was left to Reed (68) was fourth, three “I don’t think I could have said. “(I thought) I’d better missing the chance to putt to stay ahead. Australia in Cardiff due to a back spasm, took part in ponder another major that strokes behind Koepka, dreamed of this, going get going. Hats off to him. become the first player to “I made an incredible training at Trent Bridge on Monday morning and hopes to got away. After starting the after his early charge - five back-to-back,” Koepka said That’s some incredible golf. shoot 62 at a U.S. Open. four,” Koepka said. “It was play the third ODI on Tuesday, while Stokes is said to be day in a four-way tie for the birdies in the first seven when interviewed by “I knew if you hit the “It was a little slower than something I didn’t think I “progressing well” after sustaining a torn left hamstring a lead with Koepka, Daniel holes - faltered. Strange on the 18th green. fairway and hit the green I thought. I knew what it could do from where I was. couple of weeks ago. Berger and Tony Finau, With the win, Koepka “It feels so good to have you were going to have was for. I hit the putt I I was dead.” the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Tuesday| June 19 | 2018 Apollo Hospital conducts awareness AOI to host 10th Int'l Congress of Academy Volkswagen Group deliveries prog for urological health of Oral Implantology in New Delhi grow 6.1 percent in May

like to inform everyone that WOLFSBURG, JUNE 18 Volkswagen continued its JAMMU, JUNE 18 implants are changing the term compatibility, stable growth in the North all kinds of urological dental industry at a speed technologically advanced, issues are treatable if The Volkswagen Group's America region: 383,900 The Academy of Oral which is staggering. From and satisfaction of getting upward trend continues: at vehicles (+1.7 percent) were diagnosed on time and we Implantology (AOI) is all an initial phase of being the ultimate in dental care should not ignore them." He 953,400 units, Group handed over to customers set to host the 10th considered expensive, to the patients." Dr Ajay deliveries in May were 6.1 there in the first five months, further added that robotic International Congress of dental implants have Sharma,Secretary General percent higher than the of which 258,300 new surgery in urology can be Academy of Oral become a preferred option of the Academy of Oral same month last year. More vehicles were delivered in undertaken for ailments Implantology in New Delhi and mainstream for dental Implantologyshares, "The than 4.5 million vehicles the USA - an increase of 6.8 ranging from cancers of the in the month of August treatment by healthcare AOI hosts a conference have been handed over to percent. 83,000 units were urinary tract, urinary this year. The forum is professionals and patients. every year which customers worldwide since delivered in North America bladder, kidney and testes. focused on showcasing the With the staggering witnesses doctors from all the beginning of the year - "Due to robotic procedures, latest developments in developments in over the world in May - a slight decrease of the so called 'big surgical oral Implantology. The Implantology, the options participating, contributing an increase of 7.7 percent. 1.5 percent. The US market procedures' become small event will also witness the for patients are a journey and encouraging younger "May was a particularly continued to develop well, 'local procedures' done participation of doctors from shaky dentures to talent in the field of strong month for the Group with 55,800 new vehicles within abdomen. Robotic from several countries like proper placements with no Dentistry. The experienced and enabled our Company to handed over to customers surgery is ideally suited for UK, USA, Israel, Austria, trouble and better esthetic professionals share their remain on its growth path in there (+2.7 percent). surgical procedures Germany, Italy, South values." Dr Ajay Sharma work, expertise with the the second quarter. The Delivery growth in the South carried out in the depths of Korea and Spain. Dr Ajay talks about the role of younger crop and this Group and its brands have American market in May JAMMU, JUNE 18 patients with severe abdomen and pelvis on the Sharma, Secretary companies in Oral translates into sharing of seen positive developments was very encouraging: in urological complications, organs of urinary tract, General of the Academy of Implantology, "Companies knowledge from different in the core regions since the total, 51,700 vehicles (+19.0 Apollo Hospital today with state of the art situated extra- Oral Implantologysays, "It specializing in oral parts of the globe. beginning of the year - partly percent) were handed over conducted an awareness robotictechnology and his peritoneally." is over five decades since implants all over the world Medical companies also thanks to the comprehensive to customers there, of which campaign here to educate rich experience. The camp He also shared various the oral implants have are dedicating intense reach out on this platform product offensive," Fred 32,900 were delivered in people about urological was attended by people of health tips with people for been in existence. But it is research and development to showcase their Kappler, Head of Group Brazil (+28.1 percent). In health and various all age and sections of the maintaining a healthy life only as recent as ten years to bring out better advanced products and Sales at Volkswagen South America, the treatment available - society. Addressing the and for understanding the that they have gained products with a longevity technologies. The 10th Aktiengesellschaft, said. A Volkswagen Group has including robotic surgery - gathering, Dr Taneja said, symptoms during the onset popularity because they that is enviable because it International Congress of total of 416,400 new vehicles delivered more than 232,200 to cure urological Urological complications of urological complications. prevent several forms of is a USP that a doctor is Academy of Oral were handed over to vehicles in total since the complications. The are on rise among people of "Precaution is the first level deterioration in a patient's able to extend to his Implantology will be customers in the European beginning of the year (+13.5 awareness program was all ages due to change in of cure. But at the same oral space and grant him a patients. The companies hosted this year in August, market in May - an increase percent). headed by Dr Rajesh lifestyle. We have noticed time it is important to start healthier life. The current are dedicated to develop 2018 at The Grand, New of 5.8 percent. In Western The sustained upward trend Taneja, Senior Consultant, that people often don't take the treatment at the early status is the dental products offering long- Delhi." Europe, 345,800 customers in deliveries by the Urology, Andrology and urological complications stage of any complication. chose a vehicle from the Volkswagen Group in the Robotic surgery at seriously and will consult a It makes the diseases Discover the power of Yuzu Lemon with Group (+5.5 percent). Asia-Pacific region Indraprastha Apollo doctor only when the easily curable and save the Developments in the home continued. 370,400 Group Hospital. problem has aggravated. patient from a higher level Garnier Light Complete Serum Cream! market of Germany in May models were handed over to Dr Tanejahas treated many On this occasion we would of discomfort." were also positive, with customers there in May - an against 3 types of spots - 123,200 vehicles delivered increase of 7.5 percent. 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The Group has to May, of which just under provisions related to Garnier Light Complete is delivered over 1.9 million 1.7 million were handed over conflicts of interest over a available in 2 formats - 23g vehicles to customers in to customers in the Chinese period of time, according to priced at Rs. 69 only and Europe since the beginning market - representing an the filing. 45g priced at Rs. 129 only. of the year (+5.5 percent). increase of 11.6 percent. ICICI Bank has appointed B N Srikrishna, a retired judge Supreme Court Acer India becomes No. 2 PC judge, to investigate these allegations and the probe is expected to start this week, monitors brand in India according to the people. NEW DEHLI JUNE 18 Yuzu Lemon is known as NEW DEHLI JUNE 18 ICICI Prudential Life This investigation comes the King of Lemons since it BENGALURU, JUNE 18 businesses. Our new line-up taken the market by storm Insurance Co., who may be as federal authorities We all hate it when we get has more Vitamin C than of high end monitors for and we are confident of The board of ICICI Bank made interim head for the separately conduct a so- one. Some of us are regular lemons making it a Acer India, one of the video and photo editors, reaching the top spot Ltd. is meeting Monday to bank, the people said, called preliminary inquiry plagued by dark spots and highly potent skincare largest technology brands in gamers and 4K shortly" decide on the future of asking not to be identified into an alleged nexus some by pimple spots. And ingredient. It is known for the world, emerged as the entertainment has seen Our success in consumer chief executive officer as the information is between the Videocon those of us who spend a lot its strong brightening, No. 2 player in the Monitor huge demand and growth and commercial business Chanda Kochhar, said private. 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ICICI is the pesky spot problems - absorb fast and go deep the back Acer becoming the said, "We are delighted to be to meet any PC needs. internal investigation into The Mumbai-based worst performer among Garnier Light Complete UV. into the skin. No.1 PC gaming brand in positioned at No. 2 in the Acer's passion for allegations raised against lender’s board decided last private-sector lenders on a Garnier Light Complete is These powerful India. overall monitor market. innovation and customer- her by a whistle blower is month to set up a panel to 10-member gauge since enriched with Japan's ingredients, in a perfect With a range of monitors Over the last couple of centricity has taken the completed, the people said. examine the anonymous May 2009, when Kochhar favourite Yuzu Lemon - the blend of science and catering to different quarters, Acer has recorded company to unprecedented Replacements being complaint that alleges quid took over as CEO. Its bad- new superfood that is nature, make the serum segments Acer has been the a massive growth in this levels, and the company is considered include pro quo in the course of loan ratio is one of the taking the world by storm. cream highly efficacious brand of choice for home category in India. Our new well poised to change Sandeep Bakhshi, CEO of Kochhar’s work in dealing highest among its peers. use to professionals and line-up of monitors have growth orbits. Brokerages seek tax concessions for World’s best performing Indian auto-parts maker offshore trades in GIFT city Minda Industries to get boost from regulation NEW DEHLI JUNE 18 systems, airbags and alloy shareholder money is Spark Capital Advisors. NEW DEHLI JUNE 18 Association is expected to wheels -- positioning itself reinvested, was 25.7% for “They are producing more write to the exchanges and Minda Industries Ltd., the to benefit from the shift Minda, the highest among premium products and Brokerages representing the regulator based on Indian vehicle-component and an emerging appetite its peers, according to data creating a niche,” he said. offshore investors are feedback from their broker maker that’s seen its stock for high-end frills. compiled by Bloomberg. Minda is also exploring asking for more members, the people said. climb the most among “We have added new Domestic production of opportunities in the concessions to trade in The association is also peers in the past five years, capacities and products to auto components is electric vehicle space as India’s nascent planning to meet the is expected to benefit from our portfolio that have now expected to grow at a the government pursues international financial hub regulator and the tightening safety matured,” helping improve compounded annual rate Prime Minister Narendra in Gujarat, according to government in August to regulations in one of the revenue and profit, Minda of as much as 13% in the Modi’s ambition to people with knowledge of sort out issues regarding world’s largest automobile Chief Financial Officer five years through significantly increase the the matter. taxation and id. markets. Sudhir Jain said by phone. financial year 2022, adoption of battery- The brokers, who transact A fight between Singapore Shares of the components Earnings should grow according to an April powered cars. on behalf of overseas Exchange and NSE over manufacturer, which about 20% this financial report from Crisil, the “EV is a reality in India,” funds, are seeking the derivatives contracts broke supplies to companies year given Minda’s product local ratings unit of S&P said Minda’s Jain. The same exemption from local into the open in February including BMW and local range, expansion into alloy Global. company is in touch with taxes enjoyed by foreign quarrel between the two business development after NSE said it was axing car market leader Maruti wheels and ongoing Demand for high-end original equipment funds in the Gujarat exchanges over data and officer at NSE, said by licensing agreements with Suzuki India Ltd., have acquisition of Toyoda Gosei products is expanding and manufacturers for bourse, said the people, licensing rights escalated phone. overseas bourses as part of climbed 114% in the past Minda India Pvt., Jain said Minda’s partnerships possible EV-compatible who asked not to be last month when NSE sued Offshore funds also want a broader effort by Asian year and offered in a May interview with allow it to manufacture systems and is evaluating identified as the to stop SGX from launching simpler customer nations to keep control of annualized returns of 107% BloombergQuint. locally components that existing products to see discussions are private. derivatives based on Indian identification norms that capital while integrating over five years. Safety Return on equity, a were once imported, said how they will fit into the They also want Indian stocks. can protect client into the global financial norms that go into effect measure of how well Mukesh Saraf, manager at market, he said. authorities to have easier Finance firms setting up confidentiality, the people system. A spokesman for next year will boost the customer identification units in Gift City are said. Sebi’s proposed Sebi didn’t respond to an company’s performance, Sensex, Nifty turn choppy on weak global cues rules, the people said. The exempt from paying capital customer identification email seeking comment. said Ashutosh Tiwari of Futures Industry gains and transaction taxes rules ask for passport, An arbitrator deciding on a Equirus Securities Pvt. MUMBAI, JUNE 18 India, Kotak Bank, metals, banking and realty Association is expected to in line with a similar photos and other personal quarrel between the Ltd., who is the top-ranked PowerGrid, Hero stocks fell by up to 2 per write to India’s securities Chinese zone called details to check the exchanges ordered them to analyst for Minda, The BSE Sensex turned MotoCorp, Axis Bank and cent. regulator to voice the Qianhai in Shenzhen. authenticity of the extend their licensing according to data compiled negative after opening 76 Infosys were among the top Investor sentiment turned concerns of the brokerages Foreign brokers, who have beneficial owners of a agreement beyond August, by Bloomberg.Safety points higher in early index losers, shedding up weak after US President and their clients, they said. no physical presence in foreign fund. These rules and for at least two months equipment including session on Monday amid to 3 per cent. Donald Trump on Friday The National Stock Gift but trade on behalf of are more revealing than after the end of arbitration, airbags, reverse parking weak global cues on rising On the other hand, ICICI slapped a 25 per cent tariff Exchange of India Ltd. is offshore investors, also other Asian markets like SGX said in a statement sensors and speed concerns of a global trade Bank, Tata Motors, M&M, on USD 50 billion worth of trying to woo foreign want the tax exemptions, Singapore, Hong Kong and Saturday. SGX was ordered warnings will become war. IndusInd Bank and Bharti investors to trade at the people said. “We expect Dubai. Varanasi said the to refrain from offering new mandatory in cars sold Chinese goods, as he The 30-share index was Airtel were among the top venues in Gujarat’s Gift the tax authorities to allow regulator may just accept India equity derivatives from July 1 as India seeks accused Beijing of trading lower by 84.09 gainers, rising up to 2 per City after a fight with all classes of foreign the legal entity identifiers products such as those to reduce traffic fatalities. intellectual property theft points, or 0.24 per cent, at cent. Singapore Exchange Ltd. investors as well as the for the offshore investor announced on April 11. Minda has entered five and unfair trade practices, 35,538.05. The gauge had The NSE Nifty, too, edged left traders scrambling to foreign omnibus brokers to and not ask for other Hearings on evidence in the joint ventures in as many triggering a full-fledged gained 22.32 points in the lower by 14.40 points, or find new ways to manage get the tax exemptions,” identification documents. case are expected to start years, giving it exposure to trade war between the previous session. 0.13 per cent, to 10,803.30. their exposure Indian Ravi Varanasi, chief The Futures Industry in early 2019, according to components such as world’s two largest stocks. A months-long the statement. advanced driver assistance Vedanta, Tata Steel, Coal Sectoral indices led by economies. 12 JAMMU || TUESDAY | JUNE |19 || 2018 THE NORTHLINES Chinese ambassador Luo Zhaohui Jaitley hints at no cut in excise on petrol; asks citizens to pay taxes

taxes honestly, the high lead to borrowing more indiscipline and The effort for next few suggests India-Pak-China trilateral dependence on oil and obviously increase the irresponsibility. The years has to be to replicate products for taxation cost of debt. transformation from UPA’s the last four years and year. The two foreign eventually comes down. In “Reliefs to consumers can “policy paralysis” to the improve India’s tax to GDP ministers will also co-chair the medium and long run, only be given by a fiscally NDA’s “fastest growing ratio by another 1.5 per the first meeting of high- upsetting the fiscal maths responsible and a economy” conclusively cent. level people-to-people and can prove counter- financially sound central demonstrates this. The “The increase must come cultural exchange productive,” Jaitley said. government, and the government is aspiring to from the non-oil segment mechanism. In a Facebook post titled states which are earning improve the tax-GDP since there is scope for Praising China for its ‘The Economy and the extra due to abnormal ratio,” Jaitley said. improvement,” he said. enormous economic NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 Markets Reward increase in oil prices,” Chidambaram had last These additions, Jaitley development and Structural Reforms and Jaitley said. week claimed that it was said, had to come by more compounding growth at the Union Minister Arun Fiscal Prudence’, Jaitley In an apparent dig at possible for the centre to and more people seminar, NITI Aayog CEO Jaitley on Monday urged said in last four years, the senior Congress leader P cut tax by up to Rs 25 per performing their patriotic Amitabh Kant advocated central government’s tax- Chidambaram’s remark litre on petrol prices but duty of paying the non-oil NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 related to India-Pakistan citizens to pay their due greater push to Chinese GDP ratio had improved that tax on oil should be the Modi government taxes to the state. relations are purely share of taxes “honestly” manufacturing in India. from 10 per cent to 11.5 cut by Rs 25 per litre, would not do so. “The tragedy of the honest Chinese ambassador Luo bilateral in nature and have to reduce dependence on Pushing for easier per cent. Almost half of Jaitley retorted “this is a As per government taxpayer is that he not only Zhaohui has suggested an no scope for involvement of oil as a revenue source, facilitation to Chinese this, 0.72 per cent of GDP, ‘trap’ suggestion”. estimates, every rupee cut pays his own share of taxes India-Pak-China trilateral any third country. " and virtually ruled out any companies like land, accounts for an increase Without naming in excise duty on petrol and but also has to compensate on the sidelines of the SCO On reports of the BJP cut in excise duty on electricity issues, Kant in non-oil tax-GDP ratio. Chidambaram, Jaitley diesel will result in a for the evader,” he said. framework. literature to its cadres said, “We should really petrol and diesel saying it The level of non-oil taxes noted that the revenue loss of about Rs Jaitley said the central He was addressing a calling China a threat, push for many Chinese could prove counter- to GDP at 9.8 per cent in “distinguished 13,000 crore. government collected taxes seminar on ‘Beyond Wuhan- ambassador Zhaohui said companies to come productive. 2017-18 is the highest predecessor” had “never The price of Indian basket in the form of income tax, -How far and fast can China is not a threat to any manufacture in India. The While salaried class pays since 2007-08--a year in endeavoured to do so of crude surged from USD its own share of GST and China-India relations go’. country. He said following strategy should be their due share of taxes, which our revenue himself”. 66 a barrel in April to the customs duty. Around He said, “Some Indian the decision at the Wuhan ‘produced by China but Jaitley said “most other position was boosted by “It is intended to push around USD 74 currently. 42 per cent of the central friends suggested that informal summit, India and made in India,” said Kant. sections” have to improve buoyant international India into an Jaitley said despite higher government taxes are India, China and Pakistan China will work jointly India and China have set a their tax payment record, environment, he said. unmanageable debt-- compliances in new shared with the states. may have some kind of towards capacity-building in bilateral trade target of which is keeping India “far USD 100 billion by 2022, but “This government has something which the UPA system, as far as the non- State governments collect trilateral summit on the Afghanistan. from being a tax- the huge trade deficit established a very strong government left as its oil taxes are concerned, their 50 per cent from GST sidelines of the SCO. If Afghanistan, starting from compliant society”. favouring Beijing is a major reputation for fiscal legacy. We must India is still far from being besides their local taxes. China, Russia and Mongolia joint training programme “My earnest appeal, concern for Delhi. The prudence and macro- remember that the a tax-complaint society. These are independent of can have a trilateral for Afghan civil servants,” therefore, to political ambassador added that economically responsible economy and the markets “Salaried employees is one taxes on petroleum summit, then why can’t the Chinese ambassador leaders and opinion China will import more behaviour. We know what reward structural reforms, category of tax-compliant products. The states India, China and Pakistan?” said. Suggesting the way makers...would be that sugar, non-Basmati rice and happened during the fiscal prudence, and assessees. Most other charge ad valorem taxes India and Pakistan became forward for bilateral high-quality medicines evasion in the non-oil tax Taper Tantrum of 2013. macro-economic stability. sections still have to on oil. If oil prices go up, full members of SCO last relations, the ambassador from India to reduce trade category must be stopped Fiscal indiscipline can “They punish fiscal improve their track record. states earn more, he said. year and were represented suggested a four-point imbalance. and, if people pay their by Prime Minister Narendra vision, including signing a Modi and Pakistani treaty of friendship and Next CJI’s appointment: Don’t question President Mamnoon cooperation, negotiating a Over 50 pro-regime fighters Hussain, respectively, at the bilateral free-trade recent summit held in agreement, enhancing govt’s intention, says Law Minister killed in east Syria air strike Qingdao this month. connectivity and working Later, responding to towards early harvest on EW ELHI UNE N D , J 18 the next Chief Justice our intention”. BEIRUT, JUNE 18 in one of the deadliest air Kamal, while others questions, he said, “This is boundary issues. when incumbent Dipak Speculations surrounding attacks in recent months. travelled across the border a proposal suggested by “We cannot stand another The government’s Misra demits office on Justice Gogoi’s An air strike has killed “Among them are at least to Iraq. some Indian friends and I Doklam incident. Let’s intention on the October 2. appointment as the next more than 50 pro-regime 30 Iraqi fighters and 16 A military source in Deir think it is a very good and make a joint effort to appointment of the next “The question is CJI emerged following the fighters in eastern Syria, Syrians, including soldiers Ezzor told AFP the constructive idea. Maybe maintain peace along the Chief Justice of India (CJI) imaginary...as far as the unprecedented press most of them foreigners, and members of loyalist warplanes hit “joint Iraqi- not now, but in the future, it border,” the Chinese envoy should not be questioned, appointment of the Chief conference of four most- with the US-led coalition militias,” the Observatory Syrian positions in Al- will be a step in the right emphasised, referring to Law Minister Ravi Justice of India is senior judges in January denying accusations from chief, Rami Abdel Rahman, Hari”. direction to do something to the 73-day standoff Shankar Prasad said on concerned, the convention this year when they had Damascus that it was told AFP. The attack was first realise this idea.” between the India and Monday, noting that when is clear...the sitting Chief criticised Justice Misra behind the attack. The nationalities of the reported by Syrian state MEA spokesperson Chinese armies at the the incumbent names the Justice names the senior- over various issues, The strike just before remaining six fighters media overnight, which Raveesh Kumar, however, Doklam teri-junction with senior-most judge of the most judge (of the top especially the manner of midnight hit Al-Hari, a were not immediately cited a military source and said: “We have seen reports Bhutan last year. Supreme Court as his court) as his successor. allocation of cases to town controlled by known, he said. There are accused the US-led on comments made by the India and China have a host successor as per When the name comes to certain benches. regional militias fighting in Iraqi, Iranian, Lebanese coalition fighting the Chinese Ambassador in this of high-level engagements convention, the executive us, we will discuss it,” he Justices J Chelameswar, the complex seven-year and even Afghan fighters Islamic State group of matter. We have not lined up, including visits of will take a call. told a press conference Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B war on behalf of President stationed in the area. carrying it out. It said received any such the Chinese Defence He was responding to a held to highlight the Lokur and Kurian Joseph Bashar al-Assad. According to Abdel several people were killed suggestion from the Minister and Minister for question on whether the achievements of the Law addressed the The Syrian Observatory for Rahman, some wounded and wounded but did not Chinese government. We Public Security to India and government will follow the Ministry in the past four unprecedented press Human Rights, a Britain- fighters were treated in give a specific number or consider the statement as Special Representatives’ laid-down conventions and years. conference, perhaps a first based monitor of the the nearby town of Albu their nationalities. the personal opinion of the Meeting on Boundary procedures to appoint He also said that no one in the history of Indian conflict, said 52 pro- ambassador. Matters Question in Beijing this Justice Ranjan Gogoi as had the “right to question judiciary. regime forces were killed