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Jammu Kashmir Freedom Fighter Minister of State for Forests, PHE, To clear the encroachments and Association (JKFFA) today paid Irrigation, Flood Control, Animal, illegal constructions, District tribute to 223 Martyrs of Jammu Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Administration Ganderbal today 3 Province of Indian National Army 5 Cooperatives, Mir Zahoor Ahmad has 7 kick-started a demolition drive. INSIDE (INA) at Dogra Shourya.... said that the Government .... ADDC Ganderbal, ....

 Vol No: XXIII Issue No. 01  01.01.2018 (Monday) Daily  Jammu Tawi  Price 3/-  Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 5 CRPF men, 2 terrorists killed in Orders for regularisation of Daily Wagers after budget session pre-dawn attack in Pulwama Land Donors to be regularised first, followed ITI trained, others

SRINAGAR, DEC 31 the attack. NL CORRESPONDENT already issued but the actual daily wagers have to wait till Yadav said the deceased SRINAGAR, DEC 31 regularisation hasn't been the session ends," Darbu told. In a pre-dawn strike, five personnel are Inspector started yet. The government is Commenting over the coming CRPF men were killed when Kuldip Roy from Hamirpur The Jammu and Kashmir studying the cases and will budget session, Drabu said heavily-armed militants (Himachal Pradesh), Head Government on Sunday said issue orders for the there will be several pro- carried out suicide attack on Constable Taufail Ahmed of that the 'actual' regularisation regularisation of the daily people initiatives announced wagers once the budget during the budget and that the a camp of the paramilitary Rajouri (J&K), constables of 60 thousand daily wagers in session is over," Drabu said. government will also review force in Pulwama district of Sharief-ud-din Ganaie of the state will begin The finance minister added the implementations of the Kashmir, officials said. Chadoora in Budgam (J&K), immediately after the budget session scheduled to that in the first phase, the previous budget This is first time local Rajendra Nain of Churu commence from January 2, government will issue announcements. "I cannot militants carried out a (Rajasthan) and P K Panda 2017. regularisation orders of the give you the entire details of suicide attack, which has of Sundargarh (Odisha). The finance minister Haseeb Land Donors and then to ITI the coming budget session but been claimed by Pakistan- He said while Roy died of Drabu told that as soon as the trained ones followed by I can tell you that there will be based Jaish-e- Mohammed. heart attack during the (Tral). Khanday is the son a believe another militant has Jaish-e-Mohammed and budget session is over, the others. "The orders for several pro-people measures CRPF spokesperson Rajesh gunbattle, the four others serving policeman. also been killed but the body their bodies have been government will start regularising the services announced by the government Yadav said the two militants succumbed to bullet injuries. are Manzoor Ahmad Baba "Five CRPF jawans have has not been retrieved," recovered with arms and regularising the daily wagers couldn't be issued during the of Jammu and Kashmir," the The injured personnel are from Drubgam (Pulwama) been martyred and three Yadav told PTI. ammunition. Also, in a in the state. "The SRO is budget session, therefore the finance minister said. constables Narendra Kumar, and Fardeen Ahmad others are injured. The The paramilitary force's statement issued to news Malam Samadhan and Mala Khanday from Nazeempora bodies of two militants have officials in Delhi said the agencies here, the JeM has also been recovered. We two are reportedly from claimed responsibility for Ram, he said. P2 GOI transferring Centaur Hotel to JK Govt Executives greet people SRINAGAR, DEC 31 (KNS) have met the minister for water Body- Dal Lake, the DGP's Commendation Soldier dies in Pak firing Civil Aviation and we minister of the Civil on New Year Eve The Jammu and Kashmir's reached at an agreement that Aviation, JayantSinha on Medal announced at LoC in Nowshera Finance Minister Haseeb the hotel will be transferred December 7, this year had JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 Drabu on Sunday confirmed to the state government," held a detailed meeting with JAMMU TAWI, DEC personnel for their in Digwar sector of nearby NL CORRESPONDENT the reports that the state said the finance minister. the employees of the hotel 31 (KNS) outstanding performance JAMMU, DEC 31 Poonch district. On the eve of the New Year, government is getting back When asked whether the and had assured them that during law and order The firing from across the Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Srinagar's Centaur Hotel state government will run their service rights will not Director General of duties. Pakistani troops again border started around 1 am Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, Deputy from the Hotel Corporation the hotel itself or will be suspended or ceased. Police Dr. S.P Vaid has Dr.Vaid in his message violated the ceasefire along and continued till 5.30 am, Chief Minister, Nirmal Singh and of India Ltd, Ministry of outsource it, Drabu said that The Civil Aviation minister awarded D.G.P's has congratulated these the Line of Control in the official said. others extend greetings to the Civil Aviation, GOI. once the formalities for the during his visit had hinted Commendation Medal awardees and hoped that Rajouri and Poonch district Amid the spurt in ceasefire people of Jammu and Kashmir. Drabu told KNS that the transfer of the hotel to the that the state government and Certificate, in favour they will continue to of Jammu and Kashmir on violations by Pakistan, In a message the Governor has Ministry of Civil Aviation, state government are may outsource the Hotel to of 284 Police personnel, work with the same Sunday, killing an Army Army Chief General wished the people of Jammu and GOI has decided to transfer completed, the state cabinet any private hotel chain for 12 army personnel, 36 dedication for peaceful BipinRawat yesterday Kashmir a bright and happy New jawan. BSF/CRPF/SSB and prosperous Jammu reviewed the operational the Centaur hotel back to the will take a view on this as specified period. Year and prayed that 2018 would A senior police official said personnel, 3 civilians and Kashmir. preparedness of the force state government and that issue. However, the minister had usher peace and normalcy which the jawan, posted in a and 06 civil Government The SSPs/SPs who have here and the prevailing the written agreement Earlier, during his visit to assured the employees would promote progress, prosperity forward area in Noushera employees for their been awarded with the security situation in Jammu between the centre and the Centaur Hotel located on the working at present in the and well being of all sections of the sector of Rajouri district, and Kashmir. state has been finalised. "I banks of Kashmir's famed Centaur Hotel P2 society. meritorious and DGPs commendations was killed when he was hit The Army chief also visited Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti exemplary performance Medal and certificate are by a bullet from across the forward posts along the LoC has greeted people of the State on rendered by them during Sh. Vivek Gupta, Dr. border in the early hours the eve of New Year. 2017. DGP has also Vinod Kumar, Sh. today. and interacted with soldiers In a message, the Chief Minister sanctioned Rs. 8,10,000 Sandeep, Sh. Anil He said Pakistani troops in Rajouri sector, where an hoped 2018 to be a year of in favour of 270 Police Kumar Katoch, P2 also fired indiscriminately Army Major P2 development, peace, harmony, progress and social integration in the State. P2 Mehbooba’s confidence make her 15 trains cancelled, 57 go for Panchayat polls

delayed due to fog JAMMU, DEC 31 (KIP) state. She is confident that people government was committed to may take part in the Panchayat and empowerment of grassroots level Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, civic body elections. institutions and the proposed NEW DELHI, DEC 31 seems to be least cared about the It is a gamble for Mehbooba and the elections to the Panchayats and likely call being given by separatists National Conference and the ULBs is a major step in this It was a foggy morning here on for boycotting the Panchayat poll Congress leaders are waiting for the direction. Sunday with the minimum and this is the reason for her to polling percentage and in case the "The government made a temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees announce that after Panchayat Panchayat and civic elections commitment on the floor of the Celsius, a notch below the season's elections Urban Local Bodies' witnessed poor polling the NC and House in June 2016 that the elections average, the weather office said. election may be held in Jammu and the Congress leadership may blame to the rural and urban local bodies At least 15 trains were cancelled, 57 Kashmir. the coalition Government for having would be held at the earliest to delayed and 18 rescheduled due to Initially Mehbooba was scared of the annoyed people ensure full empowerment of these fog in several parts of northern fluid security scenario but it was the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has institutions," Mehbooba said. India. union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh said the elections for Urban Local She sought larger participation of the The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 97 and Governor, N. N. Vohra, who had Bodies (ULBs) in the State would be people in the Panchayat elections per cent and visibility stood at 400 prevailed upon the Chief Minister to held after panchayat polls in scheduled to be held in February metres. P2 hold the Panchayat elections in the February next year. She said her 2018. (KIP) GST: E-way bill system to New year will elude Kashmir as be implemented from Feb 1 dry weather predicted till Jan 3 NL CORRESPONDENT even in the 17 states which in NEW DELHI, DEC 31 the pre-GST era had a well NL CORRESPONDENT parties at world famous Barring Gulmarg, about 55 established electronic SRINAGAR, DEC 31 health resort of Pahalgam km from here in north The GST provision requiring challan or e-way bill system, and ski resort of Gulmarg, Kashmir, the night transporters to carry an a top government official Snow will elude the new where the slopes are under temperature witness further electronic way bill or e-way said. year as dry weather has been several feet of snow. drop in the region, where bill when moving goods Earlier, tax evasion was predicted till January 3 in the A Met department Leh continued to freeze at spokesman said on Sunday minus 15.2 degree more than between states will be rampant as some preferred Kashmir valley, where the afternoon that weather will 1.5 degree colder than on implemented from February not to pay tax by resorting to minimum temperature remain dry in the Jammu and Saturday. 1 to check rampant tax cash dealing. Once the e-way remained below freezing point while the day Kashmir during the next 24 Pahalgam, 100 km from here evasion and boost revenues bill system is implemented, continued to witness above hours. There will be no in south Kashmir, which also by up to 20 per cent. tax avoidance will become normal temperature. change during subsequent serves as base camp for After implementation of the extremely difficult as the Meanwhile, the tourism two days and the weather annual Amarnath pilgrimage Goods and Services Tax government will have details department, after holding a will remain dry and cold, he in summer, recorded further (GST) from July 1, the of all goods above the value number of road shows in added. drop in the minimum requirement of carrying e- of Rs 50,000 moved and can south Indian states to woo However, there is a chance temperature after witnessing way bill was postponed spot the mismatch if either tourists during the past one of isolated rain on January 4 three degree above normal pending IT network the supplier or the purchaser week, offering them rebates, and scattered next day, he maximum temperature readiness. This was done does not file tax P2 have arranged new year said. yesterday. P2 the northlines 2 CITY Jammu | Monday | Jan | 01 | 2018 Dr Drabu unveils J&K Bank Wall Calendar 2018 For its fruitful social interventions J&K Bank Calendar always emerges the winner - Dr. Drabu JAMMU, DEC 31 were also present on the “It is a moment of delight for the bank. The objectivity was compile our concept.The dice. Besides, Senior us here to witness the launch taken beyond date-keeping Jury whose mention is a J&K Finance Minister Dr President, Presidents, Vice- of calendar at the hands of or holiday-keeping. It was must here has been very kind Haseeb A Drabu today Presidents and other bank Finance Minister Dr Haseeb for the first time when he to spare their valuable time unveiled the J&K Bank officials were present on the Drabu. In fact, it is Dr Drabu innovatively promotedstate’s for helping us to finalize the Calendar - 2018 themed unveiling ceremony. himself who started the treasures in Art, Crafts, list.We are thankful to all “Half-Hidden Heaven” in On the occasion, Dr Drabu theme based calendar during culture and nature which those valuable time and presence of the bank’s also presented cheques and his tenure as the Chairman were showcased alongwith resources have gone into Chairman and CEO Parvez mementos to the and CEO of the bank.” our brand promotion.” making this wonderful Ahmedamid a huge round of photographers whose “This calendar is a humble “Our wall calendar-2018 has creation.” applause at jam-packed hall pictures were selected for the each picture. Masood every time. The theme is bank who transformed the attempt to honour the been humbly attempted to Earlier in his speech, Parvez here at the Zonal Office, calendar-2018 after Hussain, Suman Gupta and worthy and the treatment is presentation of the Wall blissful-delight our home showcase yet another Ahmed while referring to the Jammu (central). following a due process Ashok Dilwali – professional equally good. I would like Calendar by making it state abodes, and invites to”, beautiful concept and shall wholehearted support of the He also unveiled the Bank’s culminating solely into the experts in the field – were the corporate socially relevant. He turned Chairman remarked. certainly inspire the people Finance Minister Dr Drabu diary 2018. The calendar is a jury’s decision. the judges in the selection communication department it into a social intervention ParvezAhmed, while to focus on extending the to the bank lauded hissupport tribute to the natural beauty The eight photographers process. of the bank to trace the tool and promoted state’s arts speaking on the occasion tourism map to newer in the bank’s Capital of state of Jammu and Masood Bhat, Sajad Arif, In his remarks, Finance historical perspective of the and crafts, heritage etc. said, “Printing of Wall locations,” said chairman. planning and securing Kashmir, which still remains Faheem Qadri, Mukhtar Minister said, “In terms of Bank’s Wall Calendar since Earlier, Chairman Parvez Calendar and diary though He further stated: We are special Restructuring of the hidden from the common Ahmad, Adil Shah, Satish generating hype and its inception so that masses Ahmed while welcoming the being a decades old tradition, highly appreciative of the State Portfolio. “We count eye. Sharma, Endee Rampal and intensifying the people’s come to know its legacy.” Finance Minister and other got better with its essence professional and amateur them as the two biggest Executive Presidents, S. S. Robert Huber were given the anticipation for it, J&K Bank Notably, It was Dr Drabu as dignitaries to the launching only during the time when photographers whose achievements for past one Sehgal & Vagish Chander, cheques worth Rs 21000 for Calendar emerges the winner chairman and CEO of the ceremony of Calendar said, Dr Drabu waschairman of hardwork has helped to year,” he said.

Kulbushan Sharma, S. Bupinder Singh, Ghulam Jeelani Dar, Singh, ASI/GD Amir Alam, HC/CT/GD Sankar Paik, At Gulmarg, where world class ski slopes are under several FROM PAGE 1 and Sr. PO. Rajeshwar Basotra. Koshan Kumar,Rajiv Boro, Budhi Singh, Samiran Pathak, feet of snow, recorded more than 1.5 degree improvement in Inspectors include Syed Gazanffar, Mohd Ashraf, Arshid Sooraj Bhan Singh, Chauhan Amit Pratap Singh, Vicky the night temperature though it was still below freezing 5 CRPF men, 2 terrorists killed in Ahmad Khan, Shabir Ahmad, Tabraiz Ahmad, Ravinder Biswakarma. point. Singh Parihar , Sanjay Gupta, Ajay Singh Chib, Jasbir SSB and BSF Personnel awarded with the medal are Against Saturday's minus 6.6 degree, it was minus five, pre-dawn attack in Pulwama Singh, Manjit Singh, Ab. Hamid Tantrey, Almas Sharma, DC(GD) Shanker Singh, AC(GD) Naveen Sharma , SI(GD) more than a notch above normal. Hundreds of guests from Sadiq Mohd, Khursheed Ahmad, Sajad Hussain, Ranjeet Brij Mohan Singh, HC(GD) Shabir Ahmed Khanday, Onkar outside besides locals have already arrived there to welcome "One or two militants are still holed up but firing has Singh, Mushfaiq Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, Devinder Singh, DIG (G) Sh. SS Guleria, Comdtts, Sh Sanjay Kumar, the New Year. stopped. Forces are still continuing the search operation," he Singh, Amit Singh, Showkat Ahmad ,Shashi Kant, Ranbeer R.S Dogra, 2 I/C Sh. Kamal Sharma, Insp. Pawan Kumar. The summer capital, Srinagar, where people continued to said Singh , Nisar , TahirHussain, Kamal Sangra , Gulzar Civil Governament officers and officials who have been enjoy above normal day temperature, witnessed slight drop "The heavily-armed militants stormed the camp at about 2 Ahmad, Vikram Sharma, Gurnam Singh, Jatinder Singh , awarded include Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Former in the night temperature. am. They were armed with under-barrel grenade launchers Rajesh Kumar, AzmatAbassi , Qazi Syed Mahmood, ,Ashok Director FSL S. Jatinder Singh, Medical Officer PH Jammu The minimum temperature in the city was minus 3.6 degree and automatic weapons. They were challenged by camp Kumar, Mohammad Ibrahiem, Faisal, Shafayat Rashid. Dr. Vivek Gupta, Physician Specialist PH Srinagar Dr. Ibrar against minus 3.5 degree recorded yesterday when the sentries," another CRPF official said, adding they fired Sub-inspectors include; Ghulam Jeelani, Basharat Ali Bashir Sherazi, Scientific Officer Pawan Kumar Abrol and maximum temperature was four notches above normal indiscriminately injuring three personnel. ,Faisal Khan , Pawan Dogra, Vijay Kumar , Sunil Dutt, Pharmacist Shabir Abdullah. because the sun was out though cold winds also continued. Terming the attack "unfortunate", Jammu and Kashmir's Shamim Ahmed, Ghulam Mohammad, Younis Ahmad Those Civilians who have been awarded with DGPs medal The sky would be mainly clear and the maximum and Director General of Police S P Vaid said security forces had Malik, Ghulam Sarwar, Mukhtar Ahmad, Raja Waseem and cash reward of Rs 10,000 each are MohdShabir, minimum temperatures would be 12 degree and minus 3 input about an imminent militant strike in the Kashmir Ahmad, Nishant Gupta, Abdul Aziz, Daishe Kumari, Suresh Shabroza and Pardeep Khanna. (KNS) degree respectively in Srinagar during the next 24 hours. Valley for the past three days. Kumar, Bilal Ahmad, Mohammad Iqbal, Mohd Rafiq, Gateway of Kashmir Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu national He said as long as Pakistan keeps sending militants, security Virinder Kumar, Masroor Ahmad, Iftikhar Hussain Shah, highway, tourist resort of Kokernag and Kupwara also forces and people of Kashmir will continue to go through Saif. u. Din Lone, Syed Iqbal Rashid, Gh.Hassan Parray, Executives greet people recorded drop in the minimum temperature though day this. Aijaz Ahmad Parray, Madasar Naseer, Gh Mohi-ud-din, temperature remained above normal. (AGENCIES) "There was an input from the last two-three days. They Isha Mahajan, Vicky Thapa. on New Year Eve (militants) were trying. They probably could not get a place ASIs include Mohammad Ashraf, Tazeem Ahmad , Rakesh Kumar , Kamal Kishore , Baldev Raj , Shalinder Kumar, GST: E-way bill system to be and time earlier. So, they struck last night," Vaid told I earnestly pray that the New Year brings along joy, Gh. Mohammad Dar , Gh Mohammad , Abdul Rehman , reporters here. happiness, peace and prosperity for our people who have implemented from Feb 1 Mohammad Ramzan,TariqNissar, Parveen Kumar , Nisar The CRPF camp also serves as training centre for troops suffered immensely," the Chief Minister said in her Ahmad Khandy, SurinderPandit , Ab Wahid, Mohammad inducted for counter-militancy operations in the Kashmir message. returns, he said. Hussain , Ab Rashid Khanday , MuzamilHussain, Valley. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh has greeted the The all-powerful GST Council had on December 16 decided MohdRamzan , Mohammad Amin , GhNabie, Ab Wahid, A Jammu and Kashmir Police team is also co-located with people of the State on eve of New Year. to implement the e-way bill mechanism throughout the Aijaz Ahmad. CRPF in this camp. - PTI In a message, Dr. Singh hoped that the coming year would country by June 1. Head Constables include Manzoor Ahmad, Sat Pal , Jarmez usher in state an era of peace, prosperity and overall The official said e-way bill for inter-state movements will be Singh, Mushtaq , Javeed Ahmed, Mohammad Taj, Rashpal development besides also strengthening the bonds of love, implemented from February 1 and for intra-state movement Singh, Mohammad Hussain, Devinder Sharma, Ashok Soldier dies in Pak firing at compassion. from June 1. Kumar, Abdul Majeed, AvtarKrishanKoul, Rukhsana Chairman, Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali, Speaker The official said states have been given the option of Mughal, Ragbir Singh , Manzoor Ahmad, Jasvinder Pal , LoC in Nowshera Assembly Kavinder Gupta and Council of Ministers have choosing when they want to implement the intra-state e-way Sham Lal , Mohd Yousuf, Kapoor Singh, Mushtaq Ahmad , greeted the people of Jammu and Kashmir on eve of New bill between February 1 and June 1. Mohammad Ayoub, Ab Rashid , Mohammad Shafi, Nazir and three jawans were killed by Pakistani troops on Year. They have also been given the option to exempt movement Ahmad Wani, Aijaz Ahmad, Hoshyar Singh, Ghulam Nabi December 23. In their separate messages, they hoped that the coming year of goods within 10-km radius, he said, adding all essential Khanday. Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a total of 881 ceasefire would usher in state an era of peace, prosperity and overall goods have been exempted from the requirement of carrying Selection Grande constable include, Habibullah, Abdul violations this year, highest in the past seven years, along development besides also strengthening the bonds of love, e- way bill. Hamid, Manzoor Ahmad, Tafzal Hussain, Sanjeev Kumar, the LoC and the International Border resulting in the death compassion. Besides plugging tax evasion, the e-way bill will boost Anil Kumar Sharma, Naseer Ahmed, Ali Mohd. Dharam of 34 people. Chief Secretary, B B Vyas has greeted people of the State on revenues by 15-20 per cent, he said. "The experience of Pal, Ashfaq Ahmed, Sanjay Kumar, Mohammad Asif, Syed According to officials, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire the New Year eve. states which had e-way bill system in pre-GST era showed Tasaduq, Shafat Khurshid, Muneer Ahmad, Ayaz Ahmad, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir 771 times till In his felicitation message on the occasion, the Chief a 15-20 per cent rise in revenue," he said. Ashwani Kumar, Basharat, Kewal Singh, Sumit Dogra, December 10, and 110 times along the IB till November- Secretary hoped 2018 to be a year of peace, progress and The official said a pilot of e-way bill has been successfully Yashpaul Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Bodh Raj, Mushtaq Ahmad end. prosperity for the people of the State. run in Karnataka and the IT system is fully geared to meet Shah, Rattan Lal , Dvr. Pritam Chand , Surikha, Rajesh In these incidents of firing from across the border, 30 people "I pray that the New Year brings along joy, happiness and any requirement. Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Nissar Ahmad , Baldev Raj, Yash - 14 Army personnel, 12 civilians and four BSF personnel- prosperity for the people of Jammu and Kashmir", B B Vyas E-way bill is an electronic way bill for movement of goods Paul, Vijay Singh, Sukhdev Sharma, ZaffarHussain, Farooq were killed. said in his message. Ahmad Wani, Ganesh Dass , Narender Kuma, Rohit Kumar, which can be generated on the GSTN (common portal). The truce between India and Pakistan along the Meanwhile New Year message (2018) was released today Zahidullah Bhat, Rakesh Kumar, Javaid Ahmad , Balbir Movement of goods of more than Rs 50,000 in value cannot International Border, the Line of Control and the Actual in a Press Conference at PCR Kashmir by DGP J&K Dr S.P. Singh, Utam Singh, Parvaiz Ahmad Khan, Bharat Bushan, be made by a registered person without an e-way bill. Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir came into Vaid. Mohammad Amin Wagay, Altaf Hussain, Shashi Bushan, The e-way bill can also be generated or cancelled through force in November 2003. The New Year message of the DGP was released in three Bir Wali Khan, Sartaj Ahmad, Mohd Ashraf, Hilal Ahmad, SMS, he said. When an e-way bill is generated, a unique e- India shares a 3,323-km-long border with Pakistan of which languages: English, Urdu and Hindi simultaneously. NassarHussain, Javid Ahmad , Mushtaq Ahmad Khatana, way bill number (EBN) is allocated and is available to the 221 km of the IB and 740 km of the LoC fall in Jammu and The message highlights the achievements of different wings Waseem Khalid, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Aijaz Ahmad, supplier, recipient, and the transporter, he added. Kashmir. of J&K Police on different fronts. AbAhad, Ab Rashid , Bashir Ahmad, Manzoor Ahmad, Trade and transporters can start using this system on a In 2016, there were 449 incidents of ceasefire violations in In his message, the DGP has complimented his police Munawar Majeed, Ab Majid , Farooq Ahmad, Javaid voluntary basis from January 16. which 13 civilians and 13 government forces personnel personnel and officers for their achievements against the Ahmad. The rules for implementation of nationwide e-way bill were killed and 83 civilians and 99 security personnel were terrorism, violence, drugs and crime. The DGP in his The constables who have been awarded with the Medal injured. message has highlighted the police endeavours of weaning system for inter-state movement of goods on a compulsory include Sunil Kumar, Jagdeep Singh, Gurjit Singh, Vikrant In 2014, there were 583 incidents of ceasefire violation in away of youth from the path of violence, youth development basis will be notified with effect from February 1, 2018. Gandhral, Sushil Kumar, Ravi, Sahil Sharma, Zahid Beig, which 14 civilians and three security personnel were killed endeavours and war against drugs. This will bring uniformity across the states for seamless Aman Sangral, Satpal, Showkat Ahmad, Priyanka Devi, and 101 civilians and 28 security personnel were injured. In the message, the services provided by different wings of inter-state movement of goods. (AGENCIES) Anju Bala, Rita Devi, Usha Devi, Amit Kumar, Gulshan In 2015, the number of ceasefire violations was 405; 347 in J&K police in shape of passport verifications, service Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, Opr. Bachan Singh, Ramesh 2013, 114 in 2012, 62 in 2011 and 70 in 2010. - PTI verifications, LOC permits and LOC trade verifications and Kumar, Shamsher Singh, Mohan Lal, Sushil Raina, Abid response to the crime against women has been enumerated. Mushtaq, Nawaz Ahmad, Mudasir Amin, Abdul Rashid 15 trains cancelled, 57 In the message, the rescue work conducted by the J&K Hajam, Mukhtar Ahmad, Mohd Ashraf, Ab Majid Mir, DGP's Commendation Armed police during Amarnath Yatra and the tie-ups with Bashir Ahmad, Zakir Hussan, Bilal Ahmad, Yasir Ahmad, J&K Bank, LG, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Hospital delayed due to fog Ravees Ahmad, Tariq Ahmad Malla, and Foll Joginder Medal announced have also been highlighted. Kumar Sharma , Ab. Rashid. "The sky would remain clear in the day ahead," an official The record number of promotions of police personnel and SPO include Abdul Rehman , Abdul Rehman , Pardeep officers during 2017 and patients treated in police hospitals of the India Meteorological Department said. Sh. Randheer Singh, Sh. Vinay Kumar Sharma, Sh. Raja Singh, , Masood Ahmed , Riyaz Ahmad, Mohammad Amin, and drug de-addiction centres have also been mentioned in The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 22 and Adil Hamid Ganai, Sh. Anwar-Ul-Haq, Sh. Suresh Kumar, Sheeraz Ahmad, Rahil Ahmad, MohdShafi, Hilal Ahmad, the message. minimum at 6 degrees Celsius. Sh. Ravi Kumar Gupta. Ab. Hamid, Ashiq Ahmad, Javid Ahmad. ADGP Kashmir Munir Ahmed Khan has wished all the Saturday's minimum temperature recorded at 7.2 degrees DySPs include Gaurav Mahajan, Raj Pal Singh, Rahul Army officers and jawans deployed in J&K are Colonel people of the state, police officials and the Journalist Celsius while the maximum temperature settled at 22.6 Charak, Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman, Gowhar Ahmad Khan, Nisar Arunpal Singh, Lt Col.Amit Kumar Tiwari, L/Hav Liaqat Ahmed, Showkat Ahmad, Mohammad Shafi Sheikh, fraternity on the eve of New Year. degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. - Ali, Nk Naseer Din, NK Anil Babu KK, L/NK Gulzar IANS Ishtyaq Ahmad Kacho, Zaheer Abass Jaffri, Farooq Ahmad, Ahmed Wani, Rfn Ferooz Ahmed Mir, Rfn Fayaz Ahmad Mumtaz Ali, Vishal Manhas, Sunil Kumar Kesar, Mir, Dafadar (ADT) Vijay Chauhan, Sep Gh Qadir Mir, Sep New year will elude Kashmir as Mohammad Muzaffar Jan, Jigmet Lhundup, Sajad Ahmad Jahaneer Ahmed War and Sep Nilamadhaba Pradhan. dry weather predicted till Jan 3 Malik, Ashiq Husssain, Sheikh Tahir Amin, Satish Kumar, CRPF officers and Jawans deployed in J&K are DIGs GOI transferring Centaur Jaswant Singh, Zohaib Hussain, Sheezan Bhat, Pankaj Mohsen Shahedi, Narinder Paul, Commandants, P.P.Pradeep Met spokesman said against Saturday's minus 5.5 degree, Soodan, Smt. Albeena Malik, Mubashir Rasool , Ajaz Kumar, Daljit Singh, RadheyShyam Singh, Vijay Kumar Hotel to JK Govt the minimum temperature at health resort dropped further Ahmed, Farooq Ahmad, Darshan Singh, Akthar Khan, Singh, Dy.Commandants, Paras Mani Chander, S.S.Dev and and settled at minus 5.9 degree, about a notch below normal. Rakesh Gupta, Bashir Ahmad Mir, Raghunath Singh, Ajay Asstt. Commandants, Anup Kumar Tiwari, A.B.Kaipou, that their service rights and benefits will be protected by the The tourism department has made all arrangements for the Anand, Gh. Qadir Khanday. BalakishanYadav, L.Ibomcha Singh, R.H. Hitler, state government and the decision to outsource the hotel to celebration of New Year. CPOs who have been awarded with this medal include, PradeepLathar, Shashank Shankar. SI/GD Robinson, Avtar any private firm will not affect their employment. 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NL CORRESPONDENT said that no society can of grass root level empowerment: BJP JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 progress unless the people of this category moves ahead NL CORRESPONDENT development. The all- round As far as the ULB elections enable them to improve the J&K SC, ST, BC with progress as they are JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 development envisioned by are concerned they are long living conditions and basic Development Corporation part and parcel who should the alliance government overdue. The elections have infrastructure in the rural and Limited, Vice Chairperson, get their respectful place Welcoming the statement of cannot see the light of the not been held since 2005 urban areas with direct Balbir Ram Rattan, today besides avenues for better Chief Minister Mehbooba day without the participation wherein Ghulam Nabi Azad participation of the affected called upon the people with living. Mufti that the panchayat of all the citizens through and Omar Abdullah led people. physical disabilities in the In order to avoid trouble of polls would be followed by these democratic institutions coalition governments did Brig Gupta reiterated the state to come forward travel and unnecessary elections to urban local said Brig Gupta. The polls not dare to hold the elections appeal of the chief Minister without any hesitation to expenditure, he also bodies, Brig Anil Gupta, are being held due to the due to political for maximum participation seek the help provided by organized by Handicapped today, Balbir Ram Rattan, distributed application forms State Spokesperson, insistence of BJP leadership considerations depriving the of the people in the the Corporation through Welfare Association, which while addressing the people to the loan aspirants on spot Bharatiya Janata Party stated which continued to raise the state huge amount of funds forthcoming polls and her various welfare schemes of works for the welfare and drawn from different areas, and explained in detail the that the holding of these issue of early elections at due from the Centre. It goes passionate appeal to the state and central betterment of people of this said that disability is no procedural steps about the elections would lead to real different forum. The to the credit of BJP-PDP people "to prefer ballot over government. He also category. This organization more considered to be a same to avail the loan decentralisation of power sincerity of the BJP-PDP alliance government that it is bullet." He also appealed to emphasized that people with holds monthly meetings stigma or less capability as facilities offered by the thereby empowering the alliance in financial fulfilling the commitment the people to ignore the any form of disability should under its president Rajinder people having any such government. grass-root level institutions empowerment of the made on the floor of the boycott call given by the not feel isolated nor should Singh Manhas in which the problems have overcome it Social activist Anju Dogra, in the State. The BJP-PDP panchayats can be gauged house in June 2016 separatist leaders under the they consider inferior in any problems of the people are with their strong will power Handicap Welfare government is committed to from the fact that separate regarding holding of banner of Joint Resistance way to others as there are discussed besides making and excelled far better than Association General devolution of democratic budgetary allocation for elections to rural and urban Leadership (JRL) and said ample instances to illustrate them aware about welfare normal citizens in various Secretary Mohinder Pal powers and financial Panchayats is being made by local bodies according to the that total integration with the physically disabled persons schemes and initiatives of fields, despite facing Sharma and Treasurer Vijay resources to the Panchayats the Finance Minister, a clear spokesperson. The democratic institutions of have performed better and the government for people struggle and difficulties. Kumar also spoke on the and ULBs for realising its and welcome departure from availability of central funds India is in the best interest of excelled in many fields. with physical disabilities. Balbir Ram Rattan further occasion. promise of holistic the past. to the elected bodies will all Kashmiris. Vice Chairperson was In the programme, which speaking at a programme was organized at Akhnorr Farmers Training Camp organized JKFFA pays tributes to Army martyrs Dogri Sanstha releases two told the farmers about the NL CORRESPONDENT books on New Year eve benefits of diversified JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 agriculture practices and JAMMU, DEC 31 stressed that diversified Jammu Kashmir Freedom Dogri Sanstha Jammu released two books on the eve of New agriculture is the only way to Fighter Association (JKFFA) Year at an impressive function held at Dogri Bhawan here double the income. today paid tribute to 223 today. The books included a collection of poetry "Agni The participants among 25 Martyrs of Jammu Province Cheten Di" by late Uttam Singh Pathania and a Novel no. of farmers and Experts of Indian National Army "Parivartan" by Pankaj Kumar. Both the authors belonged to from Mushroom cultivation (INA) at Dogra Shourya Billawar area of Kathua district. While the "Agni Cheten Di" wing of the department Sh Samarak, Amphalla Jammu. is 210 page collections of poems and Ghazals was published Aman Jyoti SMS, Sh Rattan Pammi Bawa was the chief NL CORRESPONDENT double the income of the posthumously by Sabras Adabi Anjuman Billawar, while Lal MDA, Sh BB Sidha Dy. guest. JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 farmers by 2022 as asserted "Parivartan" is the first novel of Pankaj Kumar which is Project director ATMA and President of Association Ved This monument reminds us participated were Rajiv by Prime Minister of India. based on the problem of militancy in the state .Members of AEAs were also present in Gandotra and others offer of the valour of the INA and Mahajan (State President Two days farmers' training In his addressed SDAO, presidium including celebrated Dogri writer and Sahitya the camp. humble tribute to the brave makes us commit ourselves Shri Ram Sena), Romi Jaggi, camp /Kissan Goshthi was Akhnoor disseminated the Akademi awardee Prof. Lalit Magotra,senior poet Deepak The programme was soldiers of the Indian to the service of the Nation." Rajinder Singh, Romesh organized in village Dasgal informatiom to farmers how Aarsi and Chhatrapal, President Dogri Sanstha released the organized under the National Army who made A two-minute silence was Sharma, Inder, Gajan Singh zone Dasgal, Sub division they can double the books in the august presence of senior writers, poets and guidance of Sh Naresh the supreme sacrifices to observed in the memory of (Akali Dal), R.R Raina, Akhnoor. In the Camp stress agriculture produce, he also prominent members of society . Speaking on the occasion as Dubey CAO jammu & Sh liberate Mother India under all those who sacrificed their Narinder Kumar, Pawan was laid to involve shows the method to double the Chief Guest Deepak Aarsi said that the Billawar area has Arun Makhnotra DAO exemplary leadership of lives for the sake of nation. Kumar, Kamal Sharma, diversified Agriculture to the agriculture income. He produced many talented writers and poets who have made Jammu. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. The prominent who Gaurav Kumar. valuable contribution to Dogri language and literature. He congratulated the young novelist Pankaj Kumar who bagged "BJP leaders indulge in Theatrics in CC meet" NSF demands separate Jammu ministers befooling people: Harsh JKSSB for Jammu

NL CORRESPONDENT statutory powers had no meaning until and unless past meetings had been JAMMU, DEC 31 JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 authority to take decisions these were discussed and settled, Singh called upon National Secular Forum (NSF) protest against JKSSB and with respect to affairs of the resolved at the appropriate the BJP leaders to refrain torched the effigy of state government protesters, led by Dr Referring to the state. He lamented that the forums by respective from such theatrics as it only Vikas Sharma State President National Secular Forum melodramatic rants of BJP naive Ministers of BJP have Ministers or by the state evoked cynicism rather than (NSF). Ministers over Jammu's still not been able to cabinet. He said that while appreciation. He reminisced Addressing the gathering here today, Dr Vikas Sharma neglect in the co-ordination appreciate that the objective Kashmir based PDP that during the last meetings demanded from the State Govt. to given the equal committee meeting held of co-ordination committee Ministers had focused on of CC, the BJP Ministers participation in JKSSB jobs of teachers to all three regions. yesterday as a window is to ensure proper co- better co-ordination and and leaders discussed In another act of gross discrimination with the people of dressing for the gullible, ordination and liasoning "excellent floor co- delimitation of Assembly Jammu division and Ladakh, BJP has joined hands with its Kunwar Viyogi Literary Award last year for his short story Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP between the coalition ordination" during the constituencies, rotation of alliance partner, PDP to victimize unemployed educated collection 'Keengare Da Rukh' and wished him more Chairman and Former partners and that the legal, course of CC meeting, the reserved seats, issue of bias youth of Jammu and Ladakh regions by providing big chunk of jobs to Kashmir thus disrespecting its slogan "Sab ka sath success in literary field .Paying tributes to Late Uttam Minister said that such developmental issues fell Jammu based Ministers had in selections by PSC, sab ka vikas" Pathania he said that his book speaks of his poetic genius deceptive moves could never within the domain of the indulged in playing to the Artificial Taw Lake project Dr. Vikas Sharma expresses his anguish towards the and beautiful style. Manzoor Ahmed Lutfi ,a prominent redeem the lost ground for cabinet or respective galleries through a cosmetic besides others with hardly insensitive behavior of BJP ministers who are functioning as literary-cum-cultural activist of Billawar region while BJP in its erstwhile bastion. Administrative heads of projection of the Jammu's any headway having been puppets to PDP in government which is hell bent to destroy paying tributes to Pathania disclosed that the people of area Describing the co-ordination Govt Deptts. He said that cause. achieved with regard to any career of youth of Jammu. loved him to such an extent that they contributed for his committee (CC) of coalition discussion, on SRO-202 and Concerned over the of the said issues. Dr. Vikas said that job list issued by State Service Selection treatment and later on for the publication of his works. partners as a tooth less body, review of emoluments of phenomenal bias doled out Regarding the demand of Board in the Education Department brackets 86% jobs of Presiding over the function Prof Lalit Magotra appreciated he questioned the new appointees, reference of to Jammu region and more increase of one more cabinet authenticity of the decisions teachers for Kashmir division and 14% jobs for Jammu the efforts of Dogri Sanstha to encourage and provide vacancies of teachers to particularly to the educated birth for BJP in the council division. Taunting that this is new year gift proudly taken by it in yesterday platform to the authors of far flung areas to display their SSB, enhancement of unemployed youth of of Ministers, Singh observed granted by BJP to the youth of Jammu, Ladakh division has meeting with regard to the literary talent .He expressed shock that a poet of such a compensation to Jammu Jammu region, Singh that if the existing eight not been given a single post of teacher said Dr.Vikas, issues facing the general caliber lived and died in a smaller circle while he deserved farmers for land acquisition, regretted the criminal cabinet Ministers of BJP adding that BJP party has cleared its agenda of pro- public especially of Jammu full appreciation and honour for his unrivaled work. treatment of IB residents at acquiescence of the BJP have failed to prove their Kashmir policy to appease people of valley as was being region. He said that BJP Those present on this occasion included Dr. Veena Gupta, par with LOC in the matter Ministers to the highly worth, how the elevation of done by Congress for the last seventy years. Castigating Dr Shashi Pathania, Dr Shivdev Manhas, Shivde Singh Ministers though had raised of various concessions and discriminatory policies of one more MOS to cabinet the anti Jammu policy adopted by BJP leaders, Dr. Vikas Susheel,Madan Padha, Pyare Hatash, Ashutosh Sharma, the issues of Jammu region facilities etc, under such the PDP led government. rank would make a said that though Jammu and Kathua districts have given Gianeshwar Sharma, Pawan Verma, M S Kamra, Krishan but in an inappropriate circumstances in the CC Maintaining that not a single difference except of course maximum seats to BJP during last assembly election in Lal Mast, Dr.Chanchal Bhasin Col Raz Manawari, Ashok forum as the co-ordination meeting was merely an eye issue of Jammu region to the incumbent Minister 2014, but unfortunately both these districts have been Dutta, Shiv Mehta. committee devoid of any wash and hardly had any discussed by CC during the by swelling his fortunes. deprived of even a single post of teacher in the current series of jobs allocation. Strongly urging the government to rectify the latest advertised list issued JKSSB for jobs of Natrang stages play "Dur Se teachers. Among those who were present in the Protest included, Papinder Singh, Sourav, Gourav, Sandeep, Anshu Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Sachin, Deepak Khajuria, Mohit Kisi Ne Aawaad Di" Singh, Vipul, Neeraj, Pardeep Sharma.

NL CORRESPONDENT GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR JAMMU TAWI, DEC 31 IRRIGATION DIVISION UDHAMPUR E-MAIL:[email protected] Fax mail:-01992-270985 The last Sunday of the year 2017 SHORT TERM FRESH e-NITNO.10 OF 2017-18 witnessed a power-packed Dated:- 30-12-2017 performance of Hindi play 'Dur Se Kisi Ne Aawaaz Di' here today at Natrang For and on behalf of Governor of Jammu and Studio Theatre in Sunday Theatre Kashmir State, Short Term E-Tender (in two cover Series. The play was written by Manjul system) Cover-I containing CDR prequalification Bhardwaj and Directed by Neeraj documents and Cover-II containing price bid are invited Kant. from registered Contractors/firms for the works below:- S.No. Name of Work App. Cost in E/Money Class of Position of Time of At the very outset Director Natrang lacs) Contr. Funds Completion 1. Construction of 7.09 14180/- A,B,C & D Partially 30 days Balwant Thakur while wishing Happy JamwalHartyan(part available New Year-2018 to everyone informed II) RD 250-400 mtrs that during the year 2017 Natrang 1. The bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http:/jktenders.gov.in from 01-01-2018 at 10.00 created a history by holding a record theatre lighting. Bhagat, Aafaque Khan, Manoj Kumar, A.M to 13-01-2018upto 6.00 P.M number of 105 events and programmes The play very efficiently presented the Ajay Kumar, Mohd. Umar, Toyab 2. The bids shall be uploaded/submitted in electronic which is a history. Amongst the historic gruesome picture of the society where Hussain, Zeeshan Haidar, Surjeet Pal format on the website http:/jktenders.gov.in from 01-01- accomplishments, Natrang's most because of their vested interests, the Singh, Sushant Singh, Aarti Devi and 2018 at 10.00 A.M to 13-01-2018upto 6.00 P.M outstanding actor Vikrant Sharma shrewd opportunists make the masses Redhem Sharma. The lights were 3. The Complete bidding process will be online. created a history for being the first kill each other on the name of religion, designed & operated by Shivam Singh Actor from the state of Jammu & region, caste and race etc. The non- and the music was designed by Brijesh For and on behalf of the Kashmir to receive Yuva Bismillah conventional character of 'Humanity' Avtar Sharma and scored by Bhisham Governor of J&K State. Khan Award for Acting. Shivam Singh was played by Brijesh Avtar Sharma, Gupta who also did the presentations. No. UID: 9714-53 Dated-28/12/2017 Sd/- of Natrang also brought laurels for he was supported by the young actors The show was coordinated by Mohd. DIP/J-9259 Executive Engineer receiving the National Scholarship in of Natrang which included Meenakshi Yaseen. Irrigation Division, Udhampur 4 the northlines RELATIONSHIPS Jammu | Monday | Jan | 01 | 2018 the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Monday | January 01| 2018 MoS takes stock to people's problems Modi has a vision, a mission for bright timber smuggling. Enroute, several deputations future of J&K youth: Vibodh met the Minister and apprised him about their NL CORRESPONDENT area of Poonch is a Vibodh further added that making India a clean and individual and collective RAJOURI, DEC 31 testament to the young this reference to the healthy nation. Vibodh also problems which include people in Jammu and achievements of youth from thanked PM for his great establishment of Closure in Today while highlighting Kashmir who has defied all J&K during Mann Ki Baat idea of running a mock Pouni area. the various remarks made odds to realise his dream. It is a clear indication of the Parliament in Delhi in 2018 The Minister gave them by Prime Minister Narender was way back in 1990's vision and mission of PM to for which youth from each patient hearing and assured Modi during Mann Ki Baat, when militants burned down ensure a bright future for the district of the country will them that their genuine BJP senior leader and MLC Anjum Bashir's ancestral youth of J&K. participate. demands will be looked into, Vibodh Gupta thanked PM house in Surankote, Poonch He called upon the youth of This is also a great however, in some cases, the Modi for his regular which forced the family to J&K to join this mission of opportunity for the youth of Minister gave on the spot encouragement to the youth move to Jammu. But PM as present time is a time J&K to express their ideas directions to the concerned of J&K. It is important to besides all odds and of high opportunity and and vision at such a high for immediate redressal. mention that during today's difficulties, Anjum worked positivity. While reacting profile national platform. In NL CORRESPONDENT Reasi apprised the Minister utmost dedication and Later, the Minister visited Mann Ki Baat Prime hard and realised his to other remarks of PM his remarks related to the REASI, DEC 31 about the activities of the honestly. While taking Sheep Breeding and Minister Narender Modi dreams. On this occasion, during Mann Ki Baat decision of the central Department and also briefed review of pace of progress of Research Farm, Reasi and talked about the inspiring MLC Vibodh congratulated Vibodh said that presently Government for allowing Minister of State for Forests, the Minister about the pace works taken under Forest took stock of its functioning. story of Anjum Bashir Khan Anjum and called upon all when PM is talking about the single Muslim women PHE, Irrigation, Flood of work on progress of Division, Reasi, Mir Zahoor Senior Officers of different a young hero from Pir the youth of J&K to follow new India, the youth of to perform Haj, Vibodh said Control, Animal, Sheep various ongoing asked the Divisional Forest Departments and district Panjal. Anjum Bashir was the hardworking youth like J&K have a great role in that this is one more step Husbandry, Fisheries and developmental works. Officer to ensure that there administration were this year's topper of the Anjum and contribute realising this dream of PM. towards women Cooperatives, Mir Zahoor The Minister was apprised should be no forest land accompanied the Minister prestigious KAS exam. This towards the welfare and He also echoed the empowerment in the Ahmad has said that the that the construction work on encroachments besides during his tour. young man from Surankote development of the state. statements of PM for country. Government under the 19 Water Supply Schemes leadership of Chief Minister (WSSs) are apace in the area Mehbooba Mufti is and on completion of these MoS lays foundation of Rs 3 cr road project DDC holds public meeting committed for upliftment of projects thousands of souls purpose. He said efforts are a weaker sections of society of of the area are to be foot to develop all the major NL CORRESPONDENT issues of their respective against the encroachers of the State especially the benefited with adequate and minor road links of RAJOURI, DEC 31 areas. state land and ensure that all people living in remote and drinking water facilities. It Kistward district. He said A number of important encroachments within far-flung areas. was also informed that under that the directions have Deepening further the issues like macadamisation municipal limits are This was stated by the Special Task Force (STF), already been given to the massive outreach initiative of main, inner link roads, up- removed as soon as possible Minister while addressing a the construction work on concerned for formulating of of district administration, the gradation of schools, so that the state land can be large public gathering at WSS Katra Town costing Rs Detailed Project Reports in District Development installation of electric poles, utilised for public cause. Reasi today. He said that 56 crore is almost completed this regard. Commissioner (DDC) wires and transformers, The DDC directed for several Centrally Sponsored and would be commissioned Sharma said that with the Rajouri, today listened to the removal of encroachments immediate steps to establish and State Sector Schemes soon. It was also given out Mega Boom in Road sector public issues in a public within municipal limits, conference hall for have been launched in the that Rs 51 crore have already there will be a complete meeting here at Sunderbani. installation of street lights Sunderbani, public parks and State with the aim to been incurred on the project change in the whole scenario SDM Sunderbani Gopal besides formulation of a library besides to start drive improve the living standard so far. The Minister directed NL CORRESPONDENT constructed with an of the Kishtwar Singh, Addl. SP Nowshera comprehensive plan for for removal of bottlenecks in of the people of State. the executive agencies to KISHTWAR, DEC 31 estimated cost of Rs 3 crore Constituency and adding Master Popsy, DSWO Abdul decongestion of the town various projects particularly During the tour, the Minister speed up the pace of work on connecting Galigarh and that Hydel Projects are being Khabir besides other officers with special emphasis for circular road. He also reviewed and discussed the all ongoing WSSs and other Minister of state for Kunja Village. built in the area which he of district administration provision of parking spaces informed that special power pace of progress of developmental works in the Transport, Public works Speaking on the occasion said will further generate were present in the meeting. were raised by the public. line will be provided to SDH developmental works under district and complete them in R&B, Revenue, RDD and after laying foundation of employment for the People drawn from various The DDC while directing the Sunderbani. execution in PHE and Forest a stipulated time frame. He Panchayti Raj, Agriculture the road, the Minister said educated unemployed youth sections of society including concerned officers to address Earlier, Rajouri inspected the sectors in the district. also asked the PHE Production and Youth that it was the long pending of the area. social activists, Ex- the issues of the public in a construction work on the The Executive Engineer, authorities to work with Services and Sports, Sunil demand of the people of the Deputy Commissioner Sarpanchs and Panchs, time bound manner said that building of Government Kumar Sharma today visited area which was fulfilled. He Kishtwar, Angrez Singh prominent citizen and most of the issues raised in Degree College Sunderbani. the Galigarh area of District said the Government is Rana, SSP Kishtwar Abrar common masses from the meeting were also Strict directions were given Dy CM launches Swachhata App Kishtwar and laid committed for road net work Choudhary and other Sunderbani and adjoining surface in CM's Public to the concerned for timely Foundation of precious road connectivity of the State Officers of various areas participated in the Darbar at Rajouri. He completion of the project to project there. The two adding that sufficient funds departments accompanied meeting and informed the assured the people that the avoid cost escalation apart kilometres stretch to be have been earmarked for the the Minister during his tour. DDC about developmental issues raised in the Darbar from directions for ensuring will be given priority adding the quality of work. He also ADC inaugurates New Year celebrations at Bhaderwah that the administration is inspected the main market of already working as per the Sunderbani town to review NL CORRESPONDENT artists Varsha J amwal and directions of CM for preparedness for removal of BHADERWAH, DEC 31 her troupe that also resolving these issues. encroachments and also presented folk culture from SDM Sunderbani was asked visited spots already With the view to give boost other regions . The said to take stringent action identified for parking. to influx of winter tourism celebration was of its own and to provide special kind with the involvement impetus to Tourism of local folk dances like Kidnapped minor girl NL CORRESPONDENT healthy, which inturn destinations, Bhaderwah Dheku, alongwith dances SAMBA, DEC 31 would ensure that the Development Authority by students from Athkar recovered, accused arrested spread of certain organized New Year Public School Sartingal, The Deputy Chief communicable disease celebrations, here today. performance by NL CORRESPONDENT Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh and related ailments is The event was inaugurated Bhaderwah Band and local RAJOURI, DEC 31 today launched the also checked. by Additional Deputy folk singers. Swachhata App, an The Deputy Chief Commissioner, Imam Din The occasion was also Within 24 hours of registration of case, Rajouri police here application formulated by Minister said that the ,also chief guest of the attended by Senior recovered a kidnapped minor girl arresting the accused. the Directorate of Urban instructions have already within the jurisdiction of regularly to boost the The said case was registered in FIR 95/2017 U/S 363 RPC occasion. Superintendent of Police , Local Bodies Jammu for been passed down the line Speaking on the occasion, Bhadarwah Development tourism industry, which has after a man from Dyala village of Kalakote lodged Shabir Ahmad Khatana, SP immediate grievance to the concerned Chief Executive Officer, Authority to boost the direct impact on the complaint of kidnapping of his minor daughter. After Operation, Ravinder Pal redressal of issues of departments to ensure Bhaderwah Development winter tourism in particular employment generation of registering FIR, teams of police headed by SHO Kalakote sanitation and Swachhata, neat and clean Authority Dr Rajinder and tourism in general. the locals. Singh, Additional Darshan Singh swung into action and started investigation. which would cater to the surroundings are Kumar Khajuria informed He further added , During the celebrations Superintendent of Police Today, on specific information, police team headed by Bhaderwah Development held today the special 15 municipal committees maintained throughout the that similar type of Bhadarwah Rajinder SHO Kalakote Darshan Singh raided a house in Argi Authority shall carry out focus was given to the and councils of Jammu state. activities shall be carried Singh, Tehsildar Bhadarwah Dalhori village of Rajouri and managed to recover the division including He said that we have also camping, trekking, skiing local folk dancers, artists, out at different locations and others District & Tehsil kidnapped minor girl. Police have arrested the accused Kathua, Katra, Udhampur, directed for ensuring and musical evening singers besides guest level Officer. namely Mohd Javid son of Nabi Baksh resident of Dyala. Reasi, Doda, Samba, solid waste management Poonch, Lakhanpur, is also done in such a Speaker dedicates Rs 8.76 lakh Hiranagar, Bhaderwah, manner that people do not Urs of Sayed Abdul Qadir observed Akhnoor, Arnia, Chenani, face any inconvenience. Nowshera and Jourian. Referring to the Community Hall to people at Shiendra Hussain Mohtashim Minister for Industries initiatives launched in the and Commerce, Chander Housing and Urban Bikram Nagar, in the Holy Qur'an on Parkash Ganga, Vice Development sector, the Gadhigarh and interacted excellence of patience. with the people at a public Chairman, Kissan Deputy Chief Minister The Prophet Muhammad meet. Development Board, D S said that they would used to pray for them. When The people informed him Chib, Legislators, Dr D K ensure that our state gets the beloved Prophet Manyal, Kuldeep Raj, about their grievances and the requisite modern Muhammad passed away Vibodh Gupta and problems pertaining to need facilities of the urban himself, the Khalifs, Abu- Pradeep Sharma also for augmentation of power living and it comes up as Bak, Umar, Usman used to attended the function supply in the area by way one of the models of the do the same thing. Chairman organized at Samba Fort. of installation of new poles Insaaf Movement Mr. Javid nation. Deputy Commissioner to meet the present Reshi was the special invitee He said that strict Samba Sheetal Nanda and demands of the area, on the occasion. Sayed instructions stand issued besides, request for other officers of the Nassar Bukhari was to ensure that these are extension of existing nallah district administration and secretary of the program and in the area. Urban Local Bodies completed within the expressed his precious views Jammu were also present stipulated time lines. The Speaker gave a patient NL CORRESPONDENT for which were provided by NL CORRESPONDENT auspicious gathering. On the about the thinking and on the occasion. Minister for Industries hearing to the people, and JAMMU, DEC 31 him through his RAJOURI, DEC 31 occasion mufti mentioned preaching activities of Gous While speaking on the and Commerce, Chander assured them that the issues Constituency Development the philosophy of muhabbat e Pak. Sayed Sarfraz occasion, Dr Singh said raised by them would be Parkash Ganga while Speaker, J&K Legislative Fund. The Annual Grand Baree with Oaliya, sufia kiram and Hussain Shah made special the government is addressed on priority. speaking on the occasion Assembly and MLA Urging people to make best Gyarween Shareef and URS adviced audience to prevent Dua for the entire Ummah committed to ensure that The Speaker also visited highlighted the initiatives Gandhi Nagar Kavinder use of the community Mubarak of Wali e kamil him for commiting sin on this auspicious occasion the Swachhata campaign Gorkha Nagar Bahu Fort, being taken by the Gupta today inaugurated facilities, the Speaker said Hazrat Sayed Abdul Qadir further a compressive lectuer and then Langar e Ghousia launched by the Prime and distributed gas government in ensuring the newly constructed apart from routine social Jeelani was held on Saturday on different religious issues was given to all those who Minister, Narendra Modi connections to BPL and clean environment and community hall at Bhour events, these centers should at Sarana village Shiendra of while to celebrate Urs attended the event. Those would be a success in the other families residing Kothey and dedicated the also be utilized for border district poonch. proved from Quran on state. He said by ensuring surroundings. there. who present on the occasion building to the people of vocational and related On the occasion Dr Mufti Hadith, saying that The clean and hygienic He said several initiatives The people expressed their were Sayed Altaf Hussain the area. activities for youth and Muhammad Ibrahim Prophet Muhammad used to surroundings we would stand already taken in the thanks to the Speaker for Shah, Sayed Mukhtar The community hall has women welfare and Misbahi was the chief guest go to the graves of the also be contributing our solid waste management taking up their issues on Hussain Shah, Sayed Arshad been constructed at a cost development. who arrived especially from martyrs of Uhd once a year bit in keeping the programme which would priority and redressing Iqbal and all the devotees of of Rs 8.76 lakh, the funds Later, the Speaker visited Rajouri to preside over this and also recite the verse of environment clean and ensure its proper disposal. them. entire villages. the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Monday | Jan | 01 | 2018 Why India was wrong in taking Kulbhushan Jadhav's case to International Court of Justice

An Indian veteran of Modi once famously said TRP ratings of news stopping the super powers The best known example is, psychological warfare has from the ramparts of the Red channels to get more from meddling in the however, a recent one and rightly pointed out that the Fort the "people of advertisements. There is no Kashmir issue by citing the took place between Russia way in which the whole issue Balochistan, Gilgit, credible mechanism Shimla agreement to resolve and United States. In July has played out has ensured Pakistan-occupied Kashmir available to enforce the all contentious matters 2010, 10 SVR (Russian KANWALJEET SINGH that the only beneficiary in have thanked me, have decisions of the International strictly between India and external intelligence agency) the controversy is Pakistan expressed gratitude, and Court of Justice (ICJ), except Pakistan. Now Indian agents caught in New York any senior which is gaining the expressed good wishes for to move the United Nations politicians and diplomats were swapped at the Vienna intelligence "sympathy" of the me," for extending support to Security Council, where will have to face tough airport for four Russians Moperatives are international community as them. China is sure to block any questions from the working for the CIA, who opposed to the strategy "big brother" India is using The "live" minute-to-minute move against Pakistan with a international community as were languishing in prison. adopted and by India to all tricks to prove Jadhav is reporting of every step taken veto. the agreement stands One of the swapped SVR ensure the safe release of an "innocent businessman". by the television news India has made a big mistake weakened. agents, a woman named Kulbhushan Jadhav from The controversy has badly channels and the "debates" by taking the case of Jadhav Many top Indian intelligence Anna Chapman, later Pakistani incarceration. hurt the Indian operations to where the guest from the to the ICJ in Hague. This has officials suggest that Jadhav become a model and walked The intelligence community help people of Balochistan, "other" nation is virtually not only internationalised the should be exchanged for the ramp in Moscow fashion The mute witness to this the between the Eastern and says this circus in which Gilgit and Pakistan-occupied "bashed up" by the guest of Jadhav case, but also given a Pakistani prisoners in India. shows. historic development is the Western powers. Jadhav has come be just a Kashmir in their struggle for the host nation with the golden opportunity to They indicate India has "few One of Steven Spielberg's Glienicke Bridge across the There is still hope that ISI pawn being played out in the freedom and to stop China anchors on the show taking Pakistan to internationalise prisoners" who can be successful movies, Bridge of Havel River in Germany and R&AW will act wisely, media is badly hurting the from moving ahead with the sides to prove their the contentious Kashmir exchanged with Pakistan for Spies, starring Tom Hanks, which straddled the border take a lesson from other country's strategic interests China-Pakistan Economic "patriotism" is only issue. A retired intelligence Jadhav. is based on a true story, between former East and intelligence agencies and and doesn't follow the rules Corridor, which threatens to increasing the animosity operative said Pakistan is They point towards the quiet where a lawyer was West Berlin. exchange Jadhav with under which global violate the sovereignty of between the people of India now planning to move the exchange of intelligence recruited to negotiate the Due to its isolated location, captive Pakistani intelligence agencies India. and Pakistan. ICJ on the Kashmir issue. agents caught spying during exchange of prisoners it was used to exchange intelligence operatives in function. Prime Minister Narendra This is only benefiting the India has so far succeeded in the Cold War. caught spying. many high-ranking spies India. Happy 2018, welcome! Is the PM 'modi-fying' into Trump?

KARAN THAPAR They also believe they are the real voice of SHRI SHRI RAVISHANKAR meditation and social service their people. Now, seen in this light, aren't n the coming 2018, For a balanced and healthy ot only do Modi and Trump's Narendra D Modi and Donald J Trump spend your life in life, it is necessary that we personalities overshadow the high mirror reflections of each other? knowledge, service, give ample space and Noffices they hold, the way they Finally, there's the impact of their I attack people and speak are very similar, personalities on the people and country they resolution and festivity. In importance to music, fact, we spend our lives for meditation and social observes Karan Thapar. rule. money, relationships and service in life. Yoga helps in Am I guilty of an exaggerated comparison or Donald J Trump has divided the United prestige and in this we spoil relieving stress and balance is Prime Minister Modi increasingly States between those who passionately our health. But if you spend the nervous system. seeming Trumpean? I ask this question not support him and others who viscerally hate your life in knowledge, Meditate every day. Take by way of intended criticism but as a form of him. In the process he has virtually split the service, resolution and out time to experience description. country in two. celebration, then you get silence and deep meditation Today, we can judge whether it has any Surely, you could say the same of Modi? It money, prestige in your life, once every three or four factual basis or is just a fanciful idea. has been clear for years that the Indian and your relationships months. Take some time out First, let me explain what I mean by people are sharply split between those who become intensely of daily routine for doing becoming Trumpean. Donald J Trump is deeply admire and those who are disgusted improved. The wisdom some good work in society. famous for his outlandish insinuations and by him. found in our ancient After this you will see that innuendoes. And I get the feeling that, like America, this attempt to physically eliminate the prime However, it's not just in terms of what he heritage says that praise whatever you want in life, He sees conspiracies, levels accusations and is making us seem like two separate nations. minister (or take out a 'supari', as Modi says or who he attacks that Modi reminds every single good quality you will get it yourself. pillories his opponents. All of this we know Of course, there are also marked differences imaginatively put it)? me of Trump. Their similarity also emerges even if your opponent has Donate generously well. But don't you get the feeling that of late between the two men, but do they undermine Isn't this, again, reminiscent of the American from the way their personalities overshadow it. Let's try to bring it into Please donate in such a way Modi has started to do something similar? the comparison I've sought to make? president's hallucinatory misinterpretations? the high offices they hold. my ideology and activities that the person receiving it The claim that a transparent and Modi can be a magical orator; Trump is I have to admit the similarity is uncanny and The American presidency under Donald J in 2018. doesn't even know that you irreproachable gathering held at Mani barely literate or grammatical. uncomfortably close. Trump has, no doubt, transformed into a new Review the previous year have done all this. That is Shankar Aiyar's residence on December 6, Modi is a great hugger; Trump is said to be However, the grounds for comparing Modi entity. But hasn't the Indian prime What have u done last year? generosity and this is the where Dr Manmohan Singh, Hamid Ansari allergic to human touch. Yet both men have with Trump go further. ministership seen a similar metamorphosis What have u achieved? beauty of karma. Every and General Deepak Kapoor were present, used these qualities to make a similar giant- The American president is notorious for his under Narendra D Modi? How useful were you last person has some talent, you was in fact 'a secret meeting' and a sized impact on the world. dislike of Muslims. During his campaign he America has never had a president like year? What do you find just have to recognize that conspiracy to help Pakistan meddle in the If Modi is known for his speeches and frequently seemed to demonise them. Donald Trump. India has never had a prime when you reviewed last and use it to the best. Gujarat elections sounds like the sort of embraces, Trump is renowned for his tweets Though not as prime minister, Modi minister like Narendra Modi. year? Suddenly you find out Remember that you are thing Trump might have said. Would you and defensive hand gestures. acquired quite a reputation for taunting Both men are conscious of what that I have gone away! Past very fortunate disagree? So even in areas where they seem like polar Muslims when he was chief minister of differentiates them from others and both is going to go anyway!!! It This earth loves you, so it What about the claim that a comment made opposites they end up making a similar Gujarat. Now, when he talks of Pakistani seek to emphasise the difference. is also being going out of has maintained you. Earth's by Mani Shankar Aiyar, in an interview to impact on the rest of us. conspiracies and suparis, is he not raking the They believe in their destiny and your mind. That which is love is its gravitational Pakistan's Dunya TV two years ago, that I would say the only serious question left is same embers again? More indirectly perhaps consciously identify themselves with the going on in your mind will force. Even This air loves India-Pakistan relations will only improve which man's name makes the better but still tellingly. And the message seems restoration of the greatness of their country. also be remembered as you. When you are asleep, when Modi is removed (the actual Urdu adjective? Since we are accustomed to being clear. They see themselves as the architects of it. memories. Live in the Lungs through your nose word he used was 'nikalo') amounts to an 'modified', it's time to be Trumpean! present while reviewing the breathe. Overall, in the past. You are beyond the whole process, Divinity reactions of events, people. loves you deeply, Hoping for a pro-people economy in 2018 You are the beacon of an intimately. Take a moment independent light and to think about the beautiful BHARAT JHUNJHUNWALA with lower prices and lower This leads to the farmers markets. An alternative remains unattended. The GST said that the slow growth rate knowledge which has no gifts you have received last incomes for the farmers. using excessive irrigation as would be to provide area- makes it possible for large of the economy was due to effect of events and external year and decide how you he twin problems This strategy of increasing they do not have to pay based direct subsidy to the businesses to sell their goods structural problems, and not surroundings. can use these gifts for the facing our agricultural irrigation is also creating a additional monies for the farmers. The United States across the country with ease. due to problems of Go beyond your limits world in the best way. Tsector are decline in host of environmental same. and many developed A potato chip manufacturer of implementation of GST. Congratulate; Go beyond Celebrate the festival prices and overuse of problems. Our rivers are The second environmental countries provide such Nagpur can now supply his The challenge of 2018 is to your boundaries on this eve A poor person celebrates irrigation. dying because of the heavy problem created by irrigation subsidies to their farmers. goods seamlessly across the revive the income and before this New Year, with New Year only one day, a The challenge in the New abstraction of water. Almost is that of depletion of Every farmer can be given a country. The small snack demand from the ground. It is whom your relationship is rich person celebrates it Year is to secure the welfare all the water of the Yamuna is groundwater. The State direct transfer in cash. The maker of Haridwar can no clear that the reliefs granted not sophisticated. Life is the every day, but a truly rich of our farmers. The withdrawn at Hathnikund Governments are providing Union Government provided longer survive this onslaught. to the small businesses in the name of paradox. Whatever person celebrates it every agricultural production has Barrage, all the water of the electricity to the farmers a subsidy of Rs 124,419 Secondly, the cost of present GST framework - is formed here is moment. You can do all this increased multiple times Ganga is removed at the virtually free. This crores to the Food compliance - filling monthly such as the composition complementary to each when you feel yourself since Independence, but our Narora Barrage, and all the encourages the farmers to Corporation of India in 2015- or quarterly returns - is high scheme - have not proven other while being outside the consciousness farmers continue to commit water of the Narmada is make excessive use of 16. At present this would be for the small businesses. The adequate to protect the contradictory, so start living of the oppressed or the suicides. Reason is that removed at Sardar Sarovar irrigation. That is depleting approximately 150,000 large businessmen I have informal sector. The solution in it and smile. culprit increased production has Dam for supplying water to our groundwater aquifers to crores. I reckon the subsidies spoken with have found no is to reinstate the reservations Take good resolutions Make impossible possible come along with a decline in the farmers. Almost no water depths as much as 2000 feet given on electricity and canal difficulty in transiting to the for small industries. The Whenever you are Always think about prices. Oftentimes, farmers of the Krishna, Godavari and at some places. Farmers are irrigation by the Union and GST because they have a Government could require all determined you are impossible and try to make are not able to even recover Cauvery Rivers is reaching to using increasing amounts of State Governments together team of in-house accountants Departments and Public- empowered. If you are it possible. You may face the cost of harvesting their the sea. Our rivers are dead. electricity to pump out the would be around Rs 200,000 and computer operators. The Sector Undertakings to buy determined to your family, many challenges but it is up produce. Last year, for They are no longer same amount of water. crores per year. This amount small businesses, however, selected items only from the the whole family cooperates to you to learn how you can example, farmers of Palanpur supporting fisheries. Lakhs of The twin problems facing our of Rs 350,000 crores can be find it troublesome to comply small industries. The with you. If you are overcome these challenges. in Gujarat dumped potatoes fishermen have lost their agricultural sector, therefore, distributed to the with the regulations. This Composition Scheme in GST committed to this society Challenges come before on the roads because they livelihoods and taken to other are decline in prices and approximately 10 crore disadvantage to the small puts the small industries at a then the entire society will you and you accept it as a were not able to get vocation. The rivers are not overuse of irrigation. Optimal farmers @ Rs 35,000 per businesses is shifting the disadvantage because they start to give you support. If challenge rather than a remunerative prices. This carrying sediments to the use of irrigation requires that farmer per year. Then it manufacturing activity from cannot seek refund or pass on you are determined to God problem, and then see how happens recurrently every coasts. These sediments build farmers be charged for water would be possible to charge the labour-intensive informal the GST paid on the inputs to then God gives you power. much growth happens in second year with one crop or and protect our coasts. As a on volumetric basis - both for the farmers for water used on sector to the capital-intensive their customers. The street If you are determined to your life. You have to face the other. Our Government is result, our shorelines on the tube well and canal irrigation. volumetric basis because the organised sector. As the corner tea stall cannot pass on truth, then truth fills you challenges in the concerned about the plight of mouths of the Krishna, But that will lead to increase minimum income of the result, the incomes of the the GST paid on rail travel to with unique power. knowledge. This will fill the farmers. But, it is moving Narmada and Ganga Rivers in the cost of cultivation. farmer would be assured. We informal sector are falling, the purchaser of his goods. It Therefore, committed to your life with excitement. in the same direction that has are receding. We are "eating" Therefore, the Minimum need a radical solution to the and the economy is growing is necessary to allow the any good work, it gives life In this New Year 2018, let's failed over the yesteryears. our land in the form of Support Price (MSP) will farmers' problem. Repeated at a slow rate. However, the small businesses to take a new direction. take a resolution that we Thus, Prime Minister irrigation. The increased have to be suitably enhanced. loan wavers are not a share markets are booming refunds of GST paid on the Keep the highest zeal will stay intact and work to Narendra Modi has assured irrigation from canals is not These two steps will ensure solution. because big companies are inputs used by them. Enthusiasm means directly create a better world. With that every field will get water. leading to a corresponding the welfare of the farmers, The second challenge of 2018 having a free run in the The writer is a formerly related to God. When you Time, the people change, Assumption is that increased increase in food grain and also save our rivers and is to deal with the dislocation economy. Thus, a report of Professor of Economics at are centred to source you but some people that are irrigation and consequent production, however. conserve our groundwater. created by the Goods and the State Bank of India rightly IIM Bangaluru. are full of excitement and changing the time. And increased production will Farmers are wasting much of The difficulty in increasing Service Tax (GST). The when you are in excitement you're one of them. Happy beget higher incomes for the the canal water. Charges for the MSP is that the price of problems associated with (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal then, your mind is in New Year!!! farmers and secure their canal irrigation are collected food grains in the market will implementation are being opinions of the writers. The information, facts or opinions present moment. welfare. But, that is not on the basis of the area increase and that will hit the fast dealt with. But, the appearing in the articles do not reflect the views of The Place life in music, Tweets @srisri happening because increased irrigated irrespective of the urban rich and poor alike who structural problem of small Northlines and it does not assume any responsibility or production is coming along number or irrigations used. live off food bought from the versus large businesses liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Monday | January 01| 2018 Status of various Court Cases reviewed Tourism Deptt celebrates New Year at Pahalgam employees and instead is Pahalgam alive, is first of its Mahmood A Shah said the working to facilitate avenues kind half marathon Gulmarg is receiving good for their career progression. organized under sub-zero number of tourists during He said the department temperatures to promote the winter months while as other issued order of promotion destination and also keep destinations receive lesser this week wherein about 125 local youth engaged. The footfall which needs to be employees were promoted department also organized promoted for winter months including gazetted and non- ice-climbing at Pahalgam in also. gazetted cadre. Giving which scores of the trained Last year also, the details, he said promoted mountain climbers department organized skiing officials include 11 participated and hiked the courses at Pahalgam which cliff. received good response from NL CORRESPONDENT providing justice to the attend to the grievances of Additional Secretaries, 15 Later in the evening, the sports lovers from across the SRINAGAR, DEC 31 aggrieved outside the court. complainants expeditiously Senior Law Officers, 13 The minister reiterated that on merit to ensure minimum Deputy Secretaries, 10 NL CORRESPONDENT promoting Pahalgam as department organized country. Minister for Law and Justice the government will shun the possible litigations. ALO/PLO, One Private PAHALGAM, DEC 31 winter destination through cultural and musical events VC JKTDC Rafi Mir also Abdul Haq today reviewed practice of carrying on law The law minister called upon Secretary and one various sport activities. The at Pahalgam Club which joined the musical event in the status of various court suits that, due to their lack of the Law officers to adopt Administrative Officers. With tourists flocking department kick-started the entertained both locals and the evening. Among others cases of the different legal merit, have little to no proactive approach in Under Non Gazetted Cadre famous ski resort Gulmarg in New Year celebration by the tourists. The audience at who were present include departments pending in chance of being won. He handling court cases and the promoted officials droves, the department of organizing first ever snow the jam packed hall burst and Deputy Director Tourism Jammu wing of JK High said this leads to denial of follow the court proceedings include 5 legal Assistants, 12 tourism Kashmir this year half marathon at Pahalgam, cheered at every musical Riyaz Beigh and Peerzada Court. justice to the aggrieved religiously to ensure speedy Junior Legal Assistants, one celebrated New Year at ice-climbing events and All note and applauded the artist Zahoor, General Manager The meeting was attended by persons by dragging them in deliverance of justice. He Senior Scale Stenographer, Pahalgam to promote the Terrain Vehicle (ATV) ride for their live performances. JKTDC Tabasum Kamli, Advocate General Jehangir the courts unnecessarily. said the department is 15 Senior Assistants, 12 destination for winter show. Director tourism Among the audience were CEO Pahalgam Iqbal Ganai, Secretary Law He said it is the duty of the monitoring the performance Junior Assistants and one tourism. Pahalgam, which Kashmir Mahmood A Shah many tourists who also Development Authority Abdul Majid Bhat, Law officers and the of the Law officers dealing copiest. Under DPC reports, primarily is a summer flagged off the race at enjoyed the cultural show. In Mushtaq Simnani, SDM Additional Secretary Law, counsels to read the cases with the cases in various the promoted officials destination, receives lesser Pahalgam Club which the evening, the club was Pahalgam Mohammad Achal Sethi, Director properly and if they find courts and appropriate action include 2 Section Officers, 3 tourist footfall in winter passed to Aru and illuminated perfectly while Ashraf, Assistant Director Litigations, Additional there is shortcomings or a will be initiated against the Senior Stenographers, 2 head months as compared to culminated back at the the hoteliers also illuminated Tourism Pahalgam Bilal Mir, Advocate Generals, Law mistake committed by the non-performing officials. Assistants, 8 Senior Gulmarg which remains starting point to compete 21 their properties giving the Managar Pahalgam Club Officers and standing government, then the same He said the government Assistants, 19 Junior packed. However, for past kilometres. The snow- resort a festive look. Majeed Qureshi, President counsels of various shall be communicated to the won't allow stagnation of Assistants and four few years, the department is marathon, which brought Speaking on the occasion, of Pahalgam Hoteliers Club departments. concerned to rectify the Jamadars. Director Tourism Kashmir Imaad Rafi. The minister interacted with mistake instead of wasting Draft Srinagar Master Plan 2015-35: all the law officers and time in pleading the cases Bhat hails admin for providing adequate facilities standing counsels of blindly. The Minister different departments and directed for filing time- to devotees at Dastgeer (RA) Sahab shrine DC visits green belt areas for firsthand sought the update of various bound replies and fixing cases pending in High Court. responsibilities of concerned NL CORRESPONDENT participated in the Majlis-e- office and asked them to assessment of related public suggestions The law Minister also officers on case to case basis SRINAGAR, DEC 31 Darood-o-Azkaar. He work together for enhancing reviewed the progress on the to avoid delays and appreciated the religious the prestige of the Board. NL CORRESPONDENT having fragile ecological deliberate on certain identification of frivolous achieving the desired results. Vice-chairman Jammu and fervour of the people who He said the institution of SRINAGAR, DEC 31 landscape was conducted. important objections and litigations pending in courts He directed for putting Kashmir Muslim Wakf also bore with the Board Wakf has potential and The visit was part of the suggestions received from which can be withdrawn by serious and honest efforts to Board Nizam-ud-Din Bhat staff and administration and capacity to be the real Deputy Commissioner ongoing process of the public with regard to has hailed the state kept the sanctity of the guardian Wakf properties Srinagar, Dr. Syed Abid scrutinisation of objections the Draft Master Plan and administration for its occasion as a respect for even not specified and Rasheed Shah, Sunday and suggestions received submit recommendations in Distt Admn bids affectionate cooperation in providing faith. involvement of all Muslim visited the green belt areas regarding the draft master regard to them to the main necessary facilities to Bhat said devotees, Board institutions for Muslim of Nishat and Shalimar to plan for Srinagar. Committee formed under adieu to ACR on superannuation thousands of devotees at and administration take it as welfare and religious get a firsthand assessment The DC said the district the Development Act for Khanqah-e-Gous-ul-Azam a shared responsibility to awareness is the basic and of related public objections administration is committed (RA) Khanayar and other provide all possible facilities common objective. the assessment of and suggestions received to utmost objectivity in all shrines of the revered to devotees on such events Bhat said Board has served objections and suggestions vis-à-vis the Draft Srinagar the processes of drafting religious luminary and and contribute amply to the purpose well and hoped received in regard to it. Master Plan 2015-35. the plan. He also reiterated "Valiye Kaamil" on his maintain the same sanctity it will further improve its The DC also interacted Officials of Srinagar commitment to sustainable annual Urs here on Saturday. of religious places. functioning and raise its own with the locals of the area Development Authority, preservation and Bhat personally paid Bhat took the first meeting stock as one of the true who apprised of their Srinagar Municipal conservation of the green obeisance at the Shrine and of officers of Wakf at its trustee of heritage and faith. concerns and sought their Corporation and Revenue belt and its exotic natural redress on the occasion. He Ansari, Lone extend New Year greetings Department accompanied scope and unique flora and noted their concerns and the DC on the occasion fauna. assured of looking into NL CORRESPONDENT greetings to the people of being of all sections of the during which a thorough Dr. Shah heads a sub- their earliest possible SRINAGAR, DEC 31 Jammu and Kashmir State. society. Meanwhile, Minister assessment tour of the area committee formed to redress. In his message, Ansari has for Social Welfare, ARI & NL CORRESPONDENT endeavors of ACR and said On the eve of the New Year, wished the people of State a Trainings and Science BARAMULLA, DEC 31 that such personalities help Minister of Information bright and happy New Year &Technology, Sajad Gani Distt Admn launches anti-encroachment drive in fostering the pace of Technology, Technical and prayed that 2018 would Lone has greeted people of carried out the demolition District Administration development of the district. Education and Youth usher peace and normalcy the State on the eve of New drive. Demolition was Baramulla today accorded a He also wished a happy a Services and Sports Imran which would promote Year. In his message, Lone initiated across new district warm and affectionate prosperous post-retirement farewell to the Assistant Raza Ansari has conveyed progress, prosperity and well has wished the people of hospital Road Duderhama life for him. Commissioner Revenue State a bright and happy Ganderbal. Numbers of Ghulam Ahmad Malla on his New Year and prayed that demolitions were carried out superannuation and Certificate ceremony of Civil Defense held 2018 would usher peace and during the drive. ADDC extended congratulations to NL CORRESPONDENT disaster and it is very training certificates. normalcy which would Ganderbal on the occasion the Executive Engineer SRINAGAR, DEC 31 important to sensitize and Volunteers also demonstrated promote progress, prosperity said that district R&B Division Baramulla train them in this regard. She practical exercises and mock and well being of all sections administration is very Javed Iqbal Tara for his The certificate ceremony of said that Civil Defense drills on the occasion. of the society. (KNS) serious to get the illegal promotion to the SE Civil Defense Srinagar was Department is planning to constructions demolished PMGSY circle Srinagar today held at JK Computers provide disaster Farooq, Omar grieved over which have come in during a function organized and Steno Type Institute preparedness training to a violation of Municipal here. Khanyar. Deputy Controller large number of volunteers in loss of lives in Pulwama attack Laws, Land Revenue Act and Master Plan. ADDC Deputy Commissioner, Dr Civil Defense Srinagar, future so that they are able to SRINAGAR, DEC 31 NL CORRESPONDENT Ganderbal today kick- Nasir Ahmad Naqash, Nighat Aman was the Chief respond to any emergency National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Ganderbal warned people GANDERBAL, DEC 31 started a demolition drive. Additional Deputy Guest on the occasion. effectively. Working President Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed profound not to indulge in illegal ADDC Ganderbal, N.A Commissioner Farooq Speaking on the occasion, During the award ceremony, grief and sorrow over the loss of lives in the militant attack at construction activities and To clear the encroachments Baba along with a team of Ahmad Baba, Joint Director Nighat highlighted the approximately 30 students Lethpora, Pulwama. Extending their heartfelt condolences to the encroachments. He said and illegal constructions, municipality employees and Planning, Tehsildars importance of disaster and volunteers who have bereaved families of the martyred CRPF personnel, Dr. Farooq violators will be dealt District Administration a contingent of police Engineers and various other preparedness and sensitizing undergone basic training in Abdullah and Omar Abdullah expressed solidarity with them in according to the law. officers were present on the young generation during first aid, firefighting, search, their moment of inconsolable loss. NC General Secretary Haji Ali occasion. disasters and eventualities. and rescue and community Muhammad Sagar, Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, Party 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Addressing the gathering, She said that youth act as engagement by expert Legislators and Leaders have also extended their condolences to the DC highlighted the first responders in any trainers were awarded basic the bereaved families of the martyred CRPF personnel. (KNS) slogan released in Pulwama the dropout rates among the Mir addresses day long political convention at Verinag girl students in rural areas. DDC stressed upon to NL CORRESPONDENT G. A. Mir hit out at Centre as that, they had been made for sake of electoral gains, is misleading people on increase awareness among VERINAG, DEC 31 and State Govt for the to understand that this Party but at the same time, Mir regularization of casual the people about the gender deteriorating situation in the (PDP) only will stop BJP said people will not trust Labours, what is the logic inequality and decreasing Stating that the ruling State and blamed both for RSS from making inroads in these parties again, who have behind enhancing the wages child sex ratio. He said that dispensation of PDP BJP is failing to create an the valley, besides secured votes from them by of these poor people, when there is an urgent need to responsible for the atmosphere of peace, as a withdrawal of troops exploiting them. their services are not been educate the people to create uncertainty and anguish result, country & the State is ,safeguarding special Status Referring to the Panchyat regularized, State Govt NL CORRESPONDENT Beti Padhao is a central girl child-friendly among the people in all the passing though very crucial and what not PDP has Election in the State, Mir should stop misleading PULWAMA, DEC 31 scheme with an aim to atmosphere in the District. three regions of the State, phase leading to the deep promised to people, but in blamed PDP BJP for people on this count, make girls independent On the occasion, a colourful J&K Pradesh Congress alienation among people. return people were undermining the authority of enhancing wages doesn't To release District slogan both socially and programme based on the Committee (JKPCC) People are subjected to responded with pellets, democratic institutions of the mean regularization of on Beti Bachao, Beti financially through President G.A. Mir today mental torture by the State bullets, blindness and State for personal benefit services. Those who have theme "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Campaign a grand education. He also said that Padhao" was also presented said that the coalition Govt in order to hide its unaccounted PSAs, which is saying that they are trying to been working in the function was organized by women are not lacking by the artists of Song and partners (PDP BJP) after failures, for the fact, PDP responsible for the thrust Panchayat Elections in departments since decades ICDS Pulwama in the behind in any discipline or securing votes from the BJP has miserably failed to prevailing deteriorating a hurry without taking care should get the service benefit premises of District aspect of life. "All they Drama Division and the skit people failed them on every deliver. The misrule and situation in the valley. of the security of they deserve. Administrative Complex need is promotion and was played by the local count leading to the mismanagement on their part Mentioning that Congress candidates,he want to ask the Among others who Pulwama. Deputy encouragement to be able to school girls. restlessness and confusion in has added woes to the party will not compromise Chief Minister as to what addressed the convention Commissioner Pulwama use their talent," he added. Among others, District the entire State, he was people, there seems no end on the urges and aspirations steps her Govt is taking to included PCC Vice President Ghulam Mohammad Dar He further stressed on the Programme Officer, SDM addressing a day long to uncertainty prevailing in of the people, Mir said that ensure security of people Mohd Anwar Bhat, MLA was the chief guest on the need to encourage girl child Tral other concerned political convention of the State. the Congress stands participating in the Gulzar Ahmad Wani, occasion, who released the and allow them to grow up officers, Anganwadi Prominent Activists and Expressing serious concern committed to respect the democratic process. Spokesperson Farooq Slogan on 'Beti Bacho Beti liberally and urged the Delegates of Dooru over the difficulties urges and aspirations of the Referring to the Andrabi, Ali Mohd Mantoo, Padhao'. Addressing the Anganwadi workers to be in workers, Asha workers and assembly Segment at confronting people, Mir said people and it will never regularization of 60,000/ Gh. Mohi Din Bhat, Peer gathering DDC Pulwama, touch with their fellow a large gathering of local Veerinag today. that people who voted for allow PDP BJP to play with registered Casual Labours, Shahbaz, Iqbal Ahanger. Ghulam Mohammad Dar , women in their village and populace participated in the Addressing the convention, PDP had great expectations, the emotions of the people Mir said that the State Govt (KNS) informed that Beti Bachao educate them so as to curb function. the northlines 8 Jammu | Monday | Jan | 01 | 2018 the northlines 9 NATION Jammu | Monday | January 01 | 2018 Thick fog cover in Delhi affects 90 flights Will raise issues of ex-servicemen at IGI airport, cold bites Punjab in Parliament: Congress New Delhi: rescheduled due to fog. A thick blanket of fog The maximum temperature New Delhi: commissioned officers to the enveloped Delhi Sunday on?Sunday is likely to hover The Congress said on health scheme have been morning, affecting about 90 around 22 and minimum at 6 Sunday that it will raise “doubled” posing problems flights even as visibility degrees Celsius. Saturday’s issues related to ex- for them. dropped to 50 metres at minimum temperature servicemen in the current “We recently met the Indira Gandhi International recorded at 7.2 degrees session of Parliament, as the defence minister but no Airport. Celsius while the maximum military veterans rued the solution has been found. We The minimum temperature temperature settled at 22.6 “dilution” of their post- have also sought a meeting in the national capital settled degrees Celsius, two notches retirement benefits. with the Prime Minister but at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a were delayed and eight were airport, said, “This is so far above the season’s average. Congress spokesperson our letter is yet to be notch below normal. diverted due to the dense the worst fog we have In Punjab and Haryana, cold Sushmita Dev expressed A group of ex-servicemen, “We have assurances of the acknowledged,” Singh Humidity was recorded at fog, according to flight experienced this year.” wave conditions further concern over the “hike” in including retired Major government on our issues claimed. 97% while visibility stood at information available on the Delhi airport has advanced intensified at many places, the premium of ex- General Satbir Singh, but the situation has not Other members of the ex- 400 metres, said a senior airport’s website. technology for low-visibility with Adampur recording a servicemen’s contributory chairman of Indian Ex- changed for the better. We servicemen community official from the MeT There were four landings, called CAT IIIB. minimum temperature of 2.3 health scheme. servicemen Movement, was got our pensions increased raised issues of widow department. Skies cleared up cancellations, including As a result landings can take degrees Celsius. “As the primary opposition also present at the press but the one rank one pension pension, education of during the day, and shallow three domestic and one place with a visibility of 50 Adampur was the coldest party, it is our duty to raise conference with Dev. issue is still unresolved,” martyrs’ children, ration and to dense fog is likely international flight, metres. However, for take- place in Punjab and Hisar, the issues concerning ex- The ex-servicemen said that Singh said. health services schemes, Monday morning. according to the offs a minimum visibility of which recorded a minimum servicemen,” she told they felt like “victims” as He said that the alleging that the facilities While 54 domestic flights information. Services 125 metres is required. temperature of 3.4 degrees reporters at a press their post-retirement benefits contributions of ex- were being “diluted”. were delayed and 17 resumed later in the day. In several parts of northern Celsius, was the coldest conference here, adding that had been “diluted and servicemen including retired “We do not ask for extra, we diverted to other airports, RK Jenamani, director of India, at least 15 trains were place in Haryana, an official the Congress will raise the downgraded” in the past soldiers, junior want what is just and fair,” eleven international flights IMD (Delhi area) and IGI cancelled, 57 delayed and 18 of MeT Department said. matter in Parliament. three years. commissioned officers and Singh said. Muslim women have found way to free Jilted lover stabs girl to death, BJP needs wisdom, should themselves from practice of triple talaq: PM Modi ends life in Telangana not implement anti-people transform.” policies in 2018: Mayawati Without referring to the U Pravalika, 24, died on the spot when V Lucknow: Muslim women Protection Srinivas Rao (26) repeatedly stabbed her in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday of Rights on Marriage Bill the school premises, a police officer said attacked the BJP saying that it was her prayer that the passed by Lok Sabha last quoting the witnesses. Even before others saffron party and its government at the Centre should get week, Modi said Muslim present there could react, the youth wisdom so that anti-people policies are not implemented in women were facing consumed poison from a bottle he was hardships due to the 2018. In a statement issued, Mayawati extended her New carrying. He too succumbed on the spot. Year greetings while also targeting the Narendra Modi prevailing practice of instant Pravalika was staying in Ashwaraopet in triple talaq for years. “But government. In the previous years -- 2016 and 2017 -- the Bhadradri Kothagudem district and was way in which 90% hardworking and honest people of the now they have found way to working as ‘vidya volunteer’ in Nemalipeta In his first remarks should work towards all- free themselves (from the country had to suffer economic hardships and difficulties, I school. on the issue of instant triple round development of the practice),” he said. A jilted lover stabbed a girl to pray that 2018 proves to be peaceful and relaxing, and also Srinivas Rao, hailing from West Godavari talaq after a bill banning it nation even as his The PM was delivering the death before committing suicide by brings new hopes, she said. “It is because of the egoistic and district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, was cleared by Lok Sabha, government pushes for inaugural address for the consuming poison in a school in Telangana’s autocratic BJP government that the country had to suffer for Prime Minister Narendra reforms measures to tackle 85th Sivagiri Pilgrimage Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Saturday, wanted to marry Pravalika but she had their vested political interests. They imposed financial Modi on Sunday said after black money, corruption, Celebrations, at Sivagiri police said. rejected the proposal. He was a relative of emergency-like situation through demonetisation. First, “years of suffering”, Muslim benami properties and Mutt, Varkala, Kerala via Enraged over his marriage proposal being the girl but her parents were also against the they implemented demonetisation in an immature manner, women have finally found a terrorism. video conference. spurned, the youth killed the girl in a alliance. He had been pestering her to marry then they brought GST in haste,” Mayawati said attacking way out to “free” Calling for ‘sabka saath, Sivagiri is the holy abode of government-run primary school where she him. As the girl’s marriage was recently the BJP. The BSP chief said it was because of these reasons themselves from the sabka vikas’, Modi said the one of the great saints and was taking classes. The shocking incident fixed with another youth, Srinivas Rao bore that she prayed that the BJP and the government of PM practice. mantra for the New Year social reformers Sree occurred in Nemalipeta in Dammapeta a grudge and killed her in a pre-planned Narendra Modi should get the wisdom of not implementing He also said in 2018, people should be “reform, perform, Narayan Guru. block in the evening. manner, police said. anti-people policies in the new year. Air India chief to employees: Tamil Nadu leaders welcome Rajinikanth’s political entry

Must perform if we don’t want to perish Chennai: ruling AIADMK. Political leaders in Tamil Political analyst Jhon Mumbai: Kharola also urged and win passenger Nadu on Sunday welcomed Arokiasamy told IANS: Terming “professional and employees to pull out all confidence, he said. actor Rajinikanth’s entry “Urging his fans not to productive work culture” as stops and “cast aside the “I implore all of you to into politics and his comment on the political the key to the airline’s deterrents that have been sustain this effort to resurrect decision to contest the next situation till the party is turnaround, Air India chief holding the flag carrier back the pride and glory of the Assembly elections. floated shows that Pradeep Singh Kharola has from tapping the immense airline....We have to perform DMK leader MK Stalin said Rajinikanth wants to see said in a message to potential”. if we do not want to perish,” Rajinikanth had finally put through safely his two employees that “we have to “The onus is on us to steer Kharola said. a full stop to the upcoming movies. perform if we do not want to our company out of Air India has to beat expectations of his fans but “His main task now is to set perish”. turnaround....your hard work turbulence into clear skies competition in on-time- asserted that the DMK was up the party infrastructure Kharola, who took over as has helped Air India to again with single-minded performance, load factor and not bothered by the actor’s from RK Nagar by a Tamil Nadu BJP chief across the state, reactivating chairman and managing improve in some of the key determination and grit. We cleanliness among other political plunge. whopping margin, also Tamilisai Soundararajan many of his fan clubs and director of the operational parameters in must...aim to improve our parameters, he said, adding, Chief minister K hailed Rajinikanth’s welcomed Rajinikantha’s converting them into a disinvestment-bound recent times, but still, we performance in every sphere “amidst all the talk about our Palaniswami, whose ruling decision. decision and hoped he political force.” national carrier earlier this have miles to go,” the AI to match up to industry future identity, we have to faction suffered a shock On Sunday, Rajinikanth would support the BJP in the Arokiasamy added: “What month, also said the onus to chief said in his New Year benchmarks,” he said. stay focused and deliver.” defeat in the RK Nagar said he would practice 2019 Lok Sabha election. Rajinikanth’s announcement steer the company out of message. Air India has been launching On June 28, the Cabinet Assembly constituency, “spiritual politics” and State Congress president S will be doing is to increase turbulence lies on everyone. The government is currently new routes in the domestic Committee on Economic said anyone was free to contest all the 234 Thirunavukkarasar pointed the perception that the “We have to adopt a working on modalities for and international sectors, Affairs gave in-principle enter politics in a Assembly seats in the next out that the actor had not influence of two Dravidian professional and productive strategic disinvestment of initiating innovative approval to privatise Air democracy. elections. He said his entry come into politics fully and parties - AIADMK and work culture which will hold the loss-making national schemes and upgrading its India and its five Palaniswami’s rival TTV into politics was a his comment that the system DMK - in Tamil Nadu is on the key for our carrier. fleet to become more vibrant subsidiaries. Dinakaran, who was elected “compulsion of time”. was rotten was aimed at the the decline.” India to have 10,000 seaplanes; Rajnath Singh to celebrate New Year with Women going for Haj without e-highways on anvil: Nitin Gadkari ITBP personnel along China border ‘mehram’ exempt from lucky draw Clear water bodies dotted with 10,000 seaplanes, Uttarakhand: The Dokalam standoff began New Delhi: ‘floating cities’ in the form of ocean cruises and electric Home minister Rajnath on June 16 after the People’s Muslim women who have vehicles zipping on dedicated highway lanes -- that’s the Singh will ring in the New Liberation Army (PLA) applied to go for Haj future as envisioned by transport minister Nitin Gadkari. Year with Indo-Tibetan began building a road in the without a ‘mehram’ For the ‘go-getter’ minister at the helm of affairs to overhaul Border Police (ITBP) troops area claimed by Bhutan. (husband or a male first the country’s infrastructure, India has the potential to realise in Uttarakhand’s Nelong The standoff ended on blood relation as guardian) all this and much more. “I have been talking about valley along the China August 28 following a this year have been seaplanes. If it starts, in India we have the potential of border. mutual agreement under exempted from the lucky starting 10,000 seaplanes. We have 3 to 4 lakh ponds in This visit comes days after which China stopped the draw system that the Haj India, plenty of dams, 2,000 river ports, 200 small ports and Chinese military said India construction of the road and Committee operates, the 12 major ports. It will cost less,” Road Transport, Highways should “strictly control” its India withdrew its troops. government said on Sunday. and Shipping Minister Gadkari told PTI. The minster said he troops. The about 90,000-personnel Narendra Modiji for finalises the names of 15 degrees Celsius. This means that all the has asked his civil aviation counterpart Ashok Gajapathi This would be the home strong ITBP is tasked with mentioning in today’s pilgrims who can go for Haj The home minister is 1,300-odd women who have Raju to explore a regulatory regime for single-engine minister’s second visit to the guarding the 3,488 km long (Sunday) Mann Ki Baat the from the HCI quota through expected to reach ITBP’s applied for Haj will be able seaplanes to facilitate introduction of such planes in the Sino-Indian border area in Sino-India border that decision of Minority Affairs a lucky draw as it receives Uttarakhand after his 4-day 12th battalion headquarters to travel with no quota country as early as possible. “Seaplanes can land in one foot stretches through Jammu and Ministry to lift ban on applications many times tour of the region in on Sunday in picturesque restrictions. water and require only 300 metre runway. It has a huge Kashmir (1,597 km), women going for Haj more than India’s fixed September. It was one of the Matli, located at 3400 feet on The announcement by the potential and runs at a speed of 400 km per hour. Our Himachal Pradesh (200 km), without mehram,” Union quota of around 1,70,000 firsts by a senior minister in the banks of Bhagirathi river, minority affairs ministry ministry and the aviation ministry will finalise its rules and Uttarakhand (345 km), Minority Affairs Minister pilgrims. the Narendra Modi-led where he will attend a came after Prime Minister regulations soon. There are different rules in America, Sikkim (220 km) and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Earlier in the day, Modi, in Canada, Japan. We will study their laws in three months,” government to China border cultural programme by Narendra Modi in his on Sunday. his radio address said: “I after the resolution of the jawans and their family Arunachal Pradesh (1,126 Gadkari said. The minister, along with Raju, had monthly radio programme “After the Prime Minister’s noticed that if a Muslim stand-off in Dokalam. members. km). participated in a seaplane trial run of budget carrier SpiceJet ‘Mann Ki Baat’ said that suggestion, I assure that woman wanted to go for the Singh would celebrate the He will also visit PDA or Asked how the Chinese at the Girgaum Chowpatty off the Mumbai coast on women should get equal those about 1,300 women Haj pilgrimage, they cannot New Year on Monday with Pulam Sumdha (altitude military viewed its relations December 9. SpiceJet plans to buy more than 100 amphibian opportunities as men. who have applied to go for go without a mehram.” ITBP personnel at Nelong 14,200 feet), Kopang (8,700 with its Indian counterpart in aircraft at an estimated cost of USD 400 million. As per the new Haj policy, Haj without mehram, will be “And when I enquired about Border Outpost (BoP) feet) and Bhairon Ghati 2018 in the backdrop of the Describing cruises as “floating cities”, Gadkari said they women can now travel for situated at the height of (9,150 feet), and will interact Dokalam standoff, Chinese exempted from the lottery it, I came to know that it was have the potential to swell to more than 950 from about 90 11,700 feet. The border with jawans of the ITBP. Defence Spokesman Col Ren Haj without a mehram in system and allowed to we who have have restricted at present. Cruises from India could go to Singapore, the outpost is in Nelong valley The home minister would be Guoqiang on Thursday had groups of four. Earlier, proceed on Haj,” Naqvi them for going alone for the Philippines and Thailand and massive efforts are underway which is surrounded by high accompanied by ITBP said India should implement women were barred from said. Haj. This practice is not to boost this segment, including a Rs 1,000 crore terminal mountains and where director general (DG) R K the border agreements and performing Haj alone. Normally, the Haj followed in many of the being built in Mumbai. A policy is also in the works. temperature dips upto minus Pachnanda during his visit. control its troops. “Thanks to Prime Minister Committee of India (HCI) Islamic countries,” he said. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Monday | January 01 | 2018

CII T-20 Corporate Cricket League PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester United slip to 3rd Atul’s half century guides Sun n Sand after goalless draw with Southampton to registers win over Engineers XI

Manchester: from behind,” United Marcus Rashford was sent JAMMU: Manchester United manager midfielder Paul Pogba said, on as a replacement but his Magnificent 55 runs off just 37 balls by Atul guided Sun Jose Mourinho was under “but we have to forget about final ball proved as poor as n Sand to registered win over scrutiny for the first time this everyone else and focus on his teammates, with Henrikh Engineers XI by 6 wickets season after the team ourselves.” Mkhitaryan — back in the and sailed into the next stage dropped further out of United took a while to starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 5 — having of the ongoing CII T-20 Premier League title regroup after losing Lukaku and struggled to open up a a poor game. Corporate Cricket League, contention with a 0-0 draw at visiting defense that On the occasion Mkhitaryan being played at KC Sports home to Southampton on produced an embarrassing did deliver a good cross, Club Ground, here today. Saturday. display in conceding five Jesse Lingard headed The CII T-20 Corporate With its third straight draw also has a striker shortage in penalty for a handball goals against Tottenham narrowly wide. Lingard was Cricket League is being over the busy Christmas the immediate future after against Southampton four days earlier. then livid after flicking the organized by Confederation period, United slipped to Romelu Lukaku was carried defender Maya Yoshida. Lukaku fell to the ground ball up and seeing it strike of Indian Industry (CII). third place and was 14 points off on a stretcher after a clash The pressure is ramping up when Southampton the arm of Yoshida, only for Batting first, Engineers XI behind leader Manchester of heads in the first half on United and Mourinho defender Wesley Hoedt’s the referee to say play on. scored 103 runs with the loss City having played a game against Southampton. ahead of a match against head went into the back of At the other end, James of 7 wickets in the allotted wickets and won the match his splendid batting Mourinho later said back-up Everton on Monday. by 6 wickets. Atul was the performance. more. the striker’s head in an Ward-Prowse forced David 20 overs. Vishal was the top Boos rang around Old striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic United’s other results over aerial challenge. After a de Gea into a save from a scorer for Engineers XI with top scorer with 55 runs. CII, keeping up with its Trafford at the final whistle would be out for a month Christmas are 2-2 draws break of at least five free kick and an unmarked 36 runs, while Ravi scored For Engineers XI, Nomit promise to promote sports in and former players with a knee injury. against Leicester and minutes, Lukaku was Hoedt headed wide 30 runs. bowled well and scalped 2 J&K is organizing the first questioned United’s players’ Mourinho’s replies were Burnley, and its main task carried off to applause from following a corner. Shane For Sun n Sand, Rahul took wickets, while Provin and edition of CII Corporate attitude and Mourinho’s terse in his post-match might now be holding onto a both sets of fans. Long looked set to end a 2 wickets, while Sahil, Rana took 1 wicket each. Cricket League. 10 teams ability to get the best out of interviews, with United’s place in the top four with “When you see a player goal drought stretching back Gagandeep and Vicky On the valedictory function, from Corporate Sector, his team. coach focusing his Liverpool three points back leave the pitch like he did, it to February early in the scalped one wicket each. Vivek Bhardwaj, Head CII Banks and Government Troublingly for the unhappiness on referee Craig in fourth. is usually two games at second half, but De Gea Sun n Sand Chased the target J&K State, presented Man of Departments are competing Portuguese coach, United Pawson’s failure to award a “The pressure is coming least,” Mourinho said. saved with his feet. easily with the loss of just 4 the Match trophy to Atul for for the title trophy. Shiv Kapur clinches third Asian Tour title Saina Nehwal needs more time to get to full fitness of the year, ends 2017 with Royal Cup New Delhi: While Saina and Carolina Marin have Pattaya: April 2017. Recovering from an ankle injury, star hit out at the 2018 BWF calendar, Indian golfer Shiv Kapur on Now he has won three times India shuttler Saina Nehwal said she Sindhu chose not to dwell too much on Sunday produced a dramatic in eight months. This latest will look to get back to her full fitness the issue and said she will pick and turnaround in the closing win marks Kapur’s fourth during the three weeks break after the choose her tournaments in order to be stages to win the Royal Cup Asian Tour win and sixth India Open next month. in the best possible shape. and end the year on a high international title -– he won “I had this ankle injury before this Saina said: “Everyone has their note by claiming his third twice on European tournament, so I am playing a match opinion. I don’t know how to pick and Asian Tour title of 2017. Challenge Tour, too. after three weeks, there was this ankle choose. There is no time to do that, you The 35-year-old, who had Kapur, the only multiple inflammation. In the morning when I can’t skip 6-7 tournaments. You have to just one win in almost 11 winner on Asian Tour this was practicing there was some pain. play 12, plus so many other events. years till April this year, has year, is also the only Indian Ankle injury is tough because the there comes a time when the muscle There is not much time. I don’t now won three times in last to have won three times on lunges depend on the ankles,” Saina stops taking the load and it goes to the understand, may be she (Sindhu) has eight months. Asian Tour. said. join and I was feeling the plain. I felt a other ideas. Making the win sweeter for Kapur, who had 19 birdies and got away with par. He tournament.” “I will get more time, 2-3 weeks after lot of pain in November end. I was not “I am thinking long term. I have Kapur was that his wife against five bogeys this made good birdies on 11th After holding a share of the India open. After the World able to give rest, so I need time.” nothing against BWF but to make it Maya and five-month old week, earlier won the and 12th and regained the lead for first two rounds, Championship there was not enough She said she would want to be fully fit popular and better, it should be 8-9 daughter, Veda, were present Yeangder Heritage and the lead. Kapur fell back by two to time when I joined Gopi sir, there were before setting targets. tournaments with more money instead on the 18th green. Panasonic Open India this “I felt that I made a bad Meesawat after the third too many tournaments and after that I “Fitness and stamina are important and of 17-18 tournaments.” Kapur came through a see- season. swing on 13th and that round. had this injury. It is still not upto the game comes only after that. I don’t Asked about the new service rule, saw battle as he shot four- “It was a see-saw battle carried over to the next hole. Kapur had said he needed a mark. There is a lot of speed still want to keep any targets, keep body fit Saina said: “I don’t know how much under 67 to finish at 14- indeed. I had to come out After the two bogeys, I was fast start to challenge the required, I need to be in best shape to and rest will follow.” difference it will have on my game. I under, while Thailand’s fighting straight out of the obviously disappointed as a Thai and he did just that with play against the best,” she added. Saina feels the new BWF calendar will still need to see. For forehand serve it is Prom Meesawat (70) ended blocks. I made two birdies in two-shot lead turned into a a three-under front nine, The 2012 London Olympics bronze end the domination of one player and fine, while backhand, I don’t do much at 13-under. my first three holes and that two-shot deficit,” he added. while Meesawat traded three medallist shuttler said she was doing there will be more new champions in for that. But All England is not right Making it a great week for reversed Prom’s advantage. With four holes remaining, birdies with three bogeys to the training part but would need to this crammed schedule. tournament to put it to test.” Indian golf was Gaganjeet It doesn’t always go to plan, Kapur mounted yet another play the front nine in even strengthen herself while playing. “You will not have one player Reflecting on the PBL match against Bhullar (66) who was sole but luckily, I started well and challenge. par. “You need to play with this, you can’t dominating in this new schedule. It will Michelle, Saina said: “She is a sharp third at 11-under 273, while he made a bogey on the “Standing on the 15th tee, I When Kapur birdied the rest and heal it. So, I’ll need more time be like every tournament a new player player, today all her shots were going Khalin Joshi (67) was sole second hole and before I told my caddie that we’re 10th, the scales seemed to to get full training and play against top winning, there won’t be one champion to lines and it was difficult for me to sixth at 8-under 276. Jyoti knew it, I was leading the not going to go down have tilted in his favour with players,” she told reporters after like we saw in the past like Lin Dan,” take those lunges as there was Randhawa (72) finished tied tournament,” an elated without a fight. Let’s make a a two-shot lead. pulling off a comeback win over Saina said. restriction for me. I had 2-3 days to 41st at one-over 285. Kapur Kapur said. birdie here and see what Fortunes changed once again Michelle Li in the PBL last night. “More tournaments also means more train before PBL, so I can’t push Kapur first won on Asian “On the ninth, I made a good happens or at least give as Meesawat birdied 11th Asked when did she get the injury, injuries. After World Championship, suddenly. Tour in his debut season in par, which was pivotal. I had myself a chance going into and 12th, while Kapur Saina said: “I got it in September end there is just two weeks gap for Asian “My body was stiff, I was sluggish. I December 2005, but it took a great putt from off the the last two holes,” Kapur bogeyed 13th and 14th. or October start. It is an overuse injury, Games, so you’ll be mentally and got little rhythm back in second game, more than 11 years and four green on 10th. At that stage, said. From two ahead Kapur was I was close to qualifying for Dubai physically tired. So it’s too much back I didn’t play a great match. I pulled off months for the next Asian I thought I was in control. I “The birdie there (on the two behind -- 12-under to Supers Series. to back tournament, may be they could a win because of fighting spirit today Tour win, which came in hit a poor drive on the 11th 15th) got me back into the Meesawat’s 14-under. “It was not that I couldn’t play. But have opened it more.” and I am happy to win the match.” Viswanathan Anand elated to ‘make amends’ Cris Cyborg beats Holly Holm at UFC Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri at World Chess Championship post slump 219 to retain featherweight belt leads Indian tennis contingent Pune: Cris ‘Cyborg’ would do better in one, rather Indian youngsters, led by Yuki Bhambri, will look to exploit Justino is still the undisputed than both. So to do it like this the familiar home conditions and start the new season on a is fantastic,” Anand added. women’s featherweight high even as Wimbledon finalist and world number six He further said there have champion of the world after Marin Cilic will start as favourite at the inaugural Tata Open been very few people who defeating Holly Holm at UFC Maharashtra, beginning here tomorrow. have finished on the podium 219. Brazilian star Cyborg It will be easier said than done for the home players since in both formats, which made (19-1) retained her belt with a there can’t be drastic progress in their game overnight but the achievement all the more unanimous decision in Las Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan did enjoy stupendous sweet. Vegas on Saturday, the judges success against top players in 2017, raising hopes of a strong “There are very few people scoring the fight 49-46, 48-47 show here. who have finished on the and 48-47. The blockbuster Only these two Indians are featuring in the singles draw at Chennai: Anand has endured a tough podium in both formats. bout went the full five rounds for the opportunity.” “I want main card, Khabib the event, which moved out of Chennai due to financial Viswanathan Anand termed year which included an early (World champion Magnus) for the first time in Cyborg’s to fight somebody at 145, Nurmagomedov beat Edson issues. Much more is expected from the doubles draw, which losing just one game at the exit in the Chess World Cup Carlsen, definitely. But I career but the 32-year-old was maybe Megan Anderson,” Barboza via unanimous will have four Indian pairs competing. World Blitz Championship in in Georgia and finishing last can’t think of too many other too strong, leaving former added Cyborg, who tallied decision, a submission saw Bhambri has enjoyed an unbeaten run on tennis courts at Riyadh as a huge in the recent London Chess names. So that gives you an bantamweight titleholder 131 strikes compared to Dan Hooker trump Marc Balewadi Sports Complex since October 2015. The 25-year- achievement after capturing Classic, before the idea of the difficulty,” he Holm (11-4) worse for wear at Holm’s 48. “Maybe we can Diakiese, Carla Esparza old has won 10 matches here on the trot, pocketing two the title at the World Rapid turnaround towards the end added. T-Mobile Arena. “She was an fight in Australia [Anderson’s overcame Cynthia Calvillo Challenger titles but the level of opponents will be event. of 2017. Anand, who finished the amazing fighter,” Cyborg said native country]. I have a lot of and Neil Magny outlasted completely different at the ATP 250 event, which will have “It is a fantastic feeling to The legend said he had Blitz event with 14.5 points of Holm. “Thank you, God, fans there.” Elsewhere on the Carlos Condit. five top-50 players. finish on the podium in the peaked on the last day in from 21 rounds, said he had Rapid and Blitz. Because both the tournaments adding done well this time to avoid they are both very different that to do well in both felt dropping points at crucial SHOOTING REWIND 2017: Youngsters shine, formats. Losing just one good as he had expected to stages unlike in previous game is a huge achievement perform well in one of them. tournaments. Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai prosper in such an event,” he said “In both I peaked on the last “Losing just one game is a huge achievement as it is after his third place finish day. The Rapid tournament New Delhi: faltered in 10m air pistol and to top the table in 10m air participated in,” said Manoj. winning bronze in the season- really exhausting playing behind Magnus Carlsen and really came into my grasp The World Cup Final gold in 50m free pistol, while Heena pistol at the Commonwealth And, in the year-ending Asian opening World Cup in Delhi three days of Rapid chess Sergey Karjakin. only with my 14th round win 10m air pistol mixed team — failed to make an impression Championship in Brisbane. Championships in Japan, Ravi and finishing fifth in the third and right away starting 11 “One is 15 minutes plus 10 against (Alexander) introduced this year — in her favourite event. On her way to gold, she was claimed bronze. A change in edition at Gabala, Azerbaijan. seconds, which is much Grischuk. And in the Blitz, rounds of Blitz, followed by partially lifted the gloom that However, Amanpreet Singh equally impressive, scoring training, says Ravi, has made The year also saw some slower, similar to a half-an- the second day was when I another 10 rounds (of Blitz). had descended after the came up with a bronze medal- 240.8 points in the final. In the difference. “The emphasis teenage shooters make an hour game. The second one got going. It was only “I think under those dejection at the Rio Olympics winning performance in 50m 10m air rifle, Ravi Kumar is on the basics and not big impression at the senior level, is three minutes and two towards the second half of circumstances, keeping last year. The pair of Heena free pistol to bring down the earned the accolade for being scores. It has improved my hinting at a bright future. seconds, which is the the second day that I really control and not losing more Sidhu and Jitu Rai, ranked No curtain on the global event. the most consistent Indian overall performance. I was on Anish Bhanwala, the 15-year equivalent, of let’s say a five- started to do well,” he said. than one game is a big 1 in the event, lifted the The glittering trophy and the shooter. His coach Manoj the fringes and now I am old from Haryana, was seven minute game. So very “So for me it is nice, recently accomplishment. I mean, in trophy, but there was bronze spurred Indian Kumar says that the signs are rubbing shoulders with the crowned champion with a different rhythms. Doing my results in both Rapid and previous years, I was disappointment after that as marksmen to achieve success positive. “He dominated the best.” In the women’s section, world record of 579 in well in one doesn’t meant Blitz have suffered a bit. And hemorrhaging points at the two couldn’t emulate that in other international events national scene and reached the 10m air rifle shooter Pooja standard pistol at the Junior doing well in the other as I wanted to make amends. crucial moments and this performance in individual ,with Heena shooting an final round of two World Ghatkar from Maharashtra World Championship in Suhl, well,” he added. Realistically, I thought I cost quite a few places. events. The dependable Jitu excellent 386 in qualification Cups out of the three he was equally impressive, Germany. the northlines 11 BUSINESS Jammu | Monday | January 01| 2018 DoT to issue notice to five telecom Finance ministry asks PSBs to operators to recover Rs 2,578 crore consider selling, swapping loan assets to 2014-15); Telenor CAG said these expenses are In order to increase credit Development Bank of India (2009-10 to 2014-15) and in the nature of marketing availability to small has revamped Reliance Jio Infocomm spends and cannot be businesses, the finance udyamimitra.in portal, so from 2012-13 to 2014-15. deducted from revenue ministry has also asked that banks compete for Videocon Telecom, Telenor meant for calculating the PSBs to open micro, small financing MSME projects. (Telewings) and Tata government’s share. and medium enterprises It is to be noted that finance Teleservices have sold their The auditor found that Tata (MSMEs) intensive minister Arun Jaitley in mobile businesses to Bharti Teleservices had written off branches. October had announced an Airtel, while Quadrant has bad debt that resulted in MSMEs, which are a huge unprecedented Rs 2.11 lakh shut down its mobile understatement of its gross employment generator in crore plan to strengthen services. revenue by Rs 1,026.01 the country, contribute 40 public sector banks that are CAG observed that telecom crore. per cent of the India’s reeling under high non- NEW DEHLI DEC 31 crore to the exchequer. operators deducted discounts Unitech Wireless transferred NEW DEHLI DEC 31 said, adding this was one of manufacturing. performing assets (NPAs) The CAG report said the offered to dealers and its mobile business to the issues discussed during Besides, they were also or bad loans. The Department of Telecom government was paid Rs customers; free talktime; Telenor’s Indian arm The finance ministry has PSB Manthan last month. advised to strengthen The capital infusion, Jaitley (DoT) will issue notice to 1,015.17 crore less in licence interest earned from Telewing Communications asked public sector banks Swapping and selling cluster based lending, had said, will be five telecom operators, fee, Rs 511.53 crore less in (PSBs) to explore options assets will help banks to investments and some asset at a profit of Rs 251.5 crore people aware of the news accompanied by reforms to including Tata Teleservices, spectrum usage charge, and for selling and swapping of focus on their core sales from their gross in 2013-14, but this profit said, adding that branches enable the state-owned Telenor and Reliance Jio, to Rs 1,052.13 crore less as loan assets with other competencies and trim their revenue. was not included for would help in channelising banks to play major role in recover Rs 2,578 crore, in interest applicable on delay lenders with a view to burden. As per the auditor, these computing revenue share loans to the sector which is the financial system and the wake of the CAG red- in payment. should have been part of the strengthen their balance For example, if a bank has engine of growth. give a strong push to the flagging understatement of The government collection with government. adjusted gross revenue sheets. expertise in MSME As many as 50 clusters job-creating MSME sector. revenues by the firms. from Tata Teleservices is Most of the deductions (revenue earned from Depending on their lending, it can swap their have been identified for NPAs of PSBs rose to Rs “The DoT will raise demand short by Rs 1,893.6 crore, considered by the CAG for telecom services) for competencies, banks can retail loan portfolio with enhanced access to 7.33 lakh crore as of June of Rs 2,578 crore from the Telenor - Rs 603.75 crore, computing of revenue of calculation of licence fee and look at opportunities to buy other who is good in the financing, people added. 2017, from Rs 2.75 lakh five telecom operators as Videocon - Rs 48.08 crore, telecom operators are sub- SUC. or swap loan assets, sources sector, sources said. Small Industries crore in March 2015. was mentioned by the CAG Quadrant - Rs 26.62 crore judice matters. in its report this month. The and Jio - Rs 6.78 crore for demand will be raised after licence fee, spectrum usage Four of 10 most valued companies PNB hikes interest on fixed reconciling the accounts,” an charge (SUC) and applicable official source told PTI. interest charges. see Rs 21,319 crore decline in m-cap deposits- know about the new rates As per the report of the “The notices are expected to Comptroller and Auditor be sent to telecom operators 5,16,934.22 crore. 10 crore, the bank has General of India (CAG) in January,” the source The m-cap of HUL surged Rs increased the rate from 4 tabled in Parliament on added. 3,560.56 crore to Rs percent to 4.8 percent in the December 19, Tata The CAG findings are based 2,96,122.31 crore and that of maturity bucket of 7 to 45 Teleservices, Telenor, on the audit of Tata RIL jumped Rs 1,615.04 days. Videocon Telecom, Teleservices and Tata crore to Rs 5,83,347.34 Similarly, for 46 to 179 days, Qaudrant (a Videocon Group Teleservices (Maharashtra) crore. ONGC's valuation the rate is increased from 4 firm) and Reliance Jio have Ltd from 2010-11 to 2014- rose by Rs 1,604.15 crore to percent to 4.90 percent. In understated revenues by over 15; Quadrant Televentures Rs 2,49,798.92 crore and that the maturity bucket of 180 Rs 14,800 crore, resulting in (2006-07 to 2014- 15); NEW DELHI DEC 31 than the total loss suffered by of Maruti went up by Rs days to less than one year, a shortfall of nearly Rs 2,578 Videocon Telecom (2009-10 the four firms. 939.47 crore to Rs the rate went up from 4.25 NEW DELHI DEC 31 4 percent in the maturity 2,93,964.68 crore. The m- percent to 5 percent. Four of the 10 most valued Infosys' m-cap slumped Rs tenure of 7 to 29 days. cap of HDFC advanced by For 1-year term, PNB has companies together lost Rs 11,541.88 crore to Rs Public sector Punjab Similarly, in the maturity Rs 419.82 crore to Rs increased the rate from 5 21,319.22 crore in market 2,26,977.90 crore. National Bank on Sunday bucket of 30 to 45 days, rate 2,73,252.05 crore. valuation last week, with The valuation of SBI tanked announced raising interest has been raised from 4.50 percent to 5.7 percent on Infosys and SBI emerging as Rs 8,934.18 crore to Rs In the ranking of top-10 rates by up to 1.25 percent percent to 5.25 percent. For bulk term deposits. For the the worst hit. 2,67,162.06 crore and that of firms, RIL stood at number on domestic term deposits of the tenure of 46 to 90 days, maturity term of more than 1 HDFC Bank and ITC also HDFC Bank declined Rs one position followed by up to Rs 10 crore for the interest would be up year to 3 years, the rate suffered losses in their 597.61 crore to Rs TCS, HDFC Bank, ITC, different tenures, effective from 5.50 percent to 6.25 would be up from 5 percent market capitalisation (m-cap) 4,85,272.61 crore. ITC's m- HUL, Maruti, HDFC, SBI, January 1, 2018. percent. to 5.5 percent. for the week ended Friday. cap slipped by Rs 245.55 ONGC and Infosys.Over the For domestic retail term In the maturity bucket of 91 In the maturity buckets of 3 The gainers were RIL, TCS, crore to Rs 3,20,730.92 last week the BSE Sensex deposits of less than Rs 1 to 179 days, the rate is up years to 10 years, the rate HUL, Maruti Suzuki India, crore. On the other hand, the rose by 116.53 points or 0.34 crore, the rate has been from 6 to 6.25 percent. has been increased from 5 HDFC and ONGC. valuation of TCS soared by percent to end at 34,056.83, increased by 1.25 percent to For domestic bulk term percent to 5.25 percent from However, the cumulative Rs 11,600.58 crore to Rs 5.25 percent from the current deposits of Rs 1 crore to Rs Monday. gain of these companies (Rs its lifetime high. 19,739.62 crore) was less Foreign Bank ATMs fell 18% over E-way bill system under GST to be implemented from February 1 NEW DELHI DEC 31 rampant as some preferred will be implemented from system in pre-GST era When an e-way bill is last three years: Govt not to pay tax by resorting February 1 and for intra- showed a 15-20% rise in generated, a unique e-way

NEW DELHI DEC 31 reduction of about 18 per 31 to 30, Deutsche Bank 18 The Goods and Services to cash dealing. Once the e- state movement from June revenue,” he said. bill number (EBN) is cent in ATMs (automated per cent from 39 to 32, Tax (GST) provision way bill system is 1. The official said states The official said a pilot of allocated and is available to Presence of foreign bank teller machines) deployment FirstRand Bank 100 per cent requiring transporters to implemented, tax avoidance have been given the option e-way bill has been the supplier, recipient, and ATMs in India have declined by foreign banks. from 12 to zero and HSBC carry an electronic waybill will become extremely of choosing when they want successfully run in the transporter, he added. or e-way bill when moving difficult as the government to implement the intra-state Karnataka and the IT Trade and transporters can by 18 per cent over the last "The reason for this 30 per cent from 143 goods between states will will have details of all e-way bill between system is fully geared to start using this system on a three years as some of them reduction in ATMs branches to 100. be implemented from goods above the value of Rs February 1 and June 1. meet any requirement. voluntary basis from shut ATMs, while one bank deployment by the foreign RBS reduced its ATMs by February 1 to check 50,000 moved and can spot They have also been given E-way bill is an electronic January 16. closed operations here, banks is due to the closure of 100 per cent from 60 to zero according to official data. ATM operations by rampant tax evasion and the mismatch if either the the option to exempt way bill for movement of The rules for and Standard Chartered There are as many as 45 FirstRand Bank, banking boost revenues by up to supplier or the purchaser movement of goods within goods which can be implementation of Bank's numbers fell 20 per foreign banks in India, operations by RBS (ABN 20%. does not file tax returns, he 10-km radius, he said, generated on the GSTN nationwide e-way bill cent from 279 to 223 including Standard Amro) Bank and closure of After implementation of the said. adding all essential goods (common portal). system for inter-state branches. Chartered Bank, Citibank, ATMs by HSBC Bank and GST from July 1, the The all-powerful GST have been exempted from Movement of goods of movement of goods on a As on June 30, 2017, Bank of America, Barclays Standard Chartered Bank by requirement of carrying e- Council had on December the requirement of carrying more than Rs 50,000 in compulsory basis will be Standard Chartered Bank Bank, HSBC, The Royal 30 per cent and 20 per cent, way bill was postponed 16 decided to implement e- way bill. value cannot be made by a notified with effect from had the highest number of Bank of Scotland, Deutsche respectively," the finance pending IT network the e-way bill mechanism Besides plugging tax registered person without an February 1, 2018. branches at 100 followed by Bank, JP Morgan Chase, ministry said citing RBI readiness. This was done throughout the country by evasion, the e-way bill will e-way bill. This will bring uniformity Citibank 35, Deutsche Bank DBS Bank, Credit Suisse data. even in the 17 states which June 1. boost revenues by 15-20%, The e-way bill can also be across the states for 17, DBS Bank 12 and BNP AG, BNP Paribas, Doha During September 2014 to in the pre-GST era had a The official said e-way bill he said. “The experience of generated or cancelled seamless inter-state Paribas 8. Bank and Qatar National September 2017, the number well established electronic for inter-state movements states which had e-way bill through SMS, he said. movement of goods. Bank among others. of CITI Bank ATMs fell by 5 Most of the other banks have challan or e-way bill "As per RBI data, between per cent from 577 to 549, branches ranging between 1- system, a top government September 2014 and DBS Bank 3 per cent from 6 at suitable locations in the official said. Air India chief to employees: Must September 2017, there is a country, as per the RBI data. Earlier, tax evasion was perform if we don’t want to perish FPIs withdraw Rs 5,900 crore from equities in December have miles to go,” the AI domestic and international NEW DELHI DEC 31 depositories data, FPIs widening fiscal deficit have Overall, it has been a chief said in his New Year sectors, initiating innovative withdrew a net Rs 5,883 prompted them to adopt a tremendous journey for the message. schemes and upgrading its Overseas investors have crore from equities during cautious stance. In addition Indian equity markets in the The government is currently fleet to become more pulled out close to Rs 5,900 December. to that, appreciating rupee calendar year 2017. After working on modalities for vibrant and win passenger crore from domestic equities However, such investors had and rising domestic markets taking a break from buying strategic disinvestment of confidence, he said. this month, with widening put in Rs 2,350 crore in the too provide a good profit into Indian equities in the the loss-making national “I implore all of you to fiscal deficit and higher debt markets during the booking opportunity to months of August and carrier. sustain this effort to crude prices making market period under review. them, especially before September and returning Kharola also urged resurrect the pride and glory participants cautious on The outflow comes Christmas and New Year," cautiously in October, FPIs' employees to pull out all of the airline....We have to macro-economic front. following an eight month said Morningstar India's bought Indian equities in stops and “cast aside the perform if we do not want deterrents that have been to perish,” Kharola said. In spite of December high inflow of Rs 19,728 senior analyst manager abundance in the month of MUMBAI DEC 31 disinvestment-bound holding the flag carrier back Air India has to beat performance, foreign crore in November, mainly (research) Himanshu November. national carrier earlier this portfolio investors (FPIs) on account of the Srivastava. As per the However, they withdrew from tapping the immense competition in on-time- Terming “professional and month, also said the onus to potential”. ended the year with a net government's plan to recently released data, funds in this monh. performance, load factor productive work culture” as steer the company out of “The onus is on us to steer inflow of over Rs 51,000 recapitalise PSU banks and India's fiscal deficit rose to "Given 2019 would not be and cleanliness among other the key to the airline’s turbulence lies on everyone. our company out of crore. surge in India's ranking in 96.1 percent of the full-year far, the expectation of some parameters, he said, adding, turnaround, Air India chief “We have to adopt a turbulence into clear skies Market experts, however, the World Bank's ease of target by the end of October. other economic reforms from “amidst all the talk about Pradeep Singh Kharola has professional and productive again with single-minded believe FPIs may not be able doing business. The fiscal deficit data, which the government would be our future identity, we have said in a message to work culture which will determination and grit. We to repeat this showing in This also marked the highest was released on November high. But the major for FPIs to stay focused and deliver.” employees that “we have to hold the key for our must...aim to improve our 2018 as withdrawal of net investment by FPIs since 30, overshadowed a going ahead would be to see On June 28, the Cabinet perform if we do not want turnaround....your hard performance in every sphere liquidity and rate hikes in March, when they had resounding GDP growth of growth coming back in the Committee on Economic to perish”. work has helped Air India to to match up to industry developed economies pick poured in Rs 30,906 crore in 6.3 percent for September domestic economy, which Affairs gave in-principle Kharola, who took over as improve in some of the key benchmarks,” he said. has not yet picked up approval to privatise Air up. the equity market. quarter, which was also chairman and managing operational parameters in Air India has been contrary to the expectation," India and its five According to the "Rising crude prices and released on the same day. director of the recent times, but still, we launching new routes in the Srivastava added. subsidiaries. 12 JAMMU || MONDAY | JAN | 01 || 2018 The NORTHLINES The last 31st Dec before Partition Mewar royal flays CBFC over 'Padmavati' Recalling administrative structure in Punjab as 1946 drew to close of giving "Padmavati" a U/A certificate even subject to District Magistrate accepted Judges, 91 opted for India. Of modifications. the form, the candidate could 329 PCS Executive officers, "The CBFC, through appear for the competition, 163 opted for India. Prasoon Joshi, has endorsed otherwise it was curtains for The memories of that pre- a film that misrepresents him and no appeals were Partition administration — revered heroic characters entertained. before the perennial split — and one that is likely to Officers enjoyed full space remained fresh in the minds of cause social unrest... This and powers and immunity those who served with them or UDAIPUR, DEC 31 In a letter penned to Minister public deception pulled off from petty intrigues or later read about them, for of Information and on his watch suggests frivolous complaints. They many many years because of Mahendra Singh Mewar, the Broadcasting Smriti Irani incompetence and/or had impeccable integrity and those vaulting standards of 76th Maharana of the Mewar and Minister of State for complicity. Such hurried from 1927 till Independence, fairness, efficaciousness, dynasty and a former Lok Information and certification and continuing only two ICS officers of diligence and financial Sabha member, on Sunday Broadcasting Rajyavardhan misrepresentations can only Punjab were charge-sheeted. perspicacity of the officers, but said the Central Board of Singh Rathore, Mahendra bring disrepute to the One was EP Moon, former DC the melancholic reality is that Film Certification (CBFC) Singh has expressed concern CBFC," Mahendra Singh of Amritsar who had a close the era gone by can’t be has pulled off a public over the "questionable wrote in the letter -- a copy friendship with a lady (later relived. deception with the conduct and consequences" of which is with IANS. RK KAUSHIK 1946 and Sir Khizar Hayat in Punjab on 6th March, 1890. Minister in Union Cabinet), The writer is an IAS officer of certification of Sanjay Leela Tiwana the premier since Akhtar Hussain (ICS of 1926 and the other was AM Khan Punjab cadre Bhansali's "Padmavati". It had become quite obvious to December 1942. batch) was the last Chief Laghari (ICS, 1938- all but the confirmed blimps Punjab had five ministers — Secretary of Undivided Nominated) for some financial that the end of British rule was Sardar Swarn Singh Punjab. There were 35 impropriety. In the pre- but a matter of time as the year (Development), Muzzafar Ali superior ICS appointments Partition administration, 1946 was drawing to a close. Khan (Revenue), Bhim Sen with officers like HS Malik, Punjab Police was headed by The word ‘Pakistan’ had Sachar (Finance), Chaudhry SK Kriplani, Amid-Ud-Din, A JTM Bennet, a 1914-batch IP become an accepted concept, Lehri Singh (Public Works) MacFarquhar and Akhtar who was the IG of Punjab and though the exact contours and Mohammad Ibrahim Barq Hussain. In the pre-Partition ex-officio Joint Secretary, were perplexing. The Punjab (Education). The Home Lahore High Court, Sir Abdul Home, to Government of government made its annual Department (which included Rashid was the Chief Justice. Punjab, whereas AA transfers, nay adjustments, of the police) always remained SN Haksar (ICS, 1933) was MacDonald (ICS, 1928) was the top echelons of with the Governor during the Registrar of the High Court Home Secretary. There were bureaucracy in December British rule. and Nawab Singh (ICS, 1929) six posts of DIGs, including 1946 and all the officers had The three Financial the Legal Remembrancer. five Range DIGs and one DIG been asked to take charge Commissioners were P There were 73 appointments CID. before 31st December. The Mareden (ICS, 1912 batch) of of junior and middle-level ICS JA Scot (IP, 1915), GT British officers felt that the Colonisation, Ram Chandra officers in Punjab and the Hamilton Hardinge (1915) British government still had a (ICS of 1913 batch) of juniormost ICS officer was and WC Plumb (1915) were great deal of support, whereas Revenue and HD Bhanot (ICS Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee, DIGs of Lahore, Rawalpindi the Indian officers were of 1921 batch) of who joined on 25th October, and Ambala Ranges. JA convinced about the Development. The five 1944. Scroggie (IP, 1915) and Sant inevitability of Independence. Divisional Commissioners There were 29 districts and 10 Parkash Singh (1920- The population of Punjab heading Divisions were C PCS officers had been Nominated) were DIGs of (which included Pakistan’s King of Rawalpindi, Saidullah appointed as Deputy Jullunder and Multan Range. Punjab) was one-fifth of what Khan of Lahore, CN Chandra Commissioners. The strength There were six Selection it is now. No pollution, no of Jullundur, PK Kaul of of the PCS Executive branch Grade SPs, 51 Senior Scale stubble burning, no traffic Multan and JA Mackeown of was 330 and that of SPs and 55 Junior Scale SPs hazards. Most of the people Ambala. Subordinate Judges and called ASPs in Punjab Police lived frugally but gleefully, as During the British Additional Sessions Judges before Partition. Later, the a relaxed, contented lot. administration, whenever a 151 in Punjab. administration had a split, with By 31st December of 1946, Governor of a state (there were Service matters were not most of the British officers people were still inordinately 11 provinces in the country) entertained in the High Court going to England and Muslim innocent about the humongous would go on leave, the and there was no provision of officers opting for Pakistan. and ferocious storm getting Financial Commissioner Writs. In 1947, India had a total of ready to hit them in a few Revenue used to be acting “Claims over the state” was 101 Muslim ICS officers of months’ time in the form of Governor. In Punjabi folklore, the mandatory information whom 95 opted for Pakistan Partition violence, in which the Governor was called “Lord required for every post from and six agreed to serve in almost 10 lakh would lose Sahab” and FCR “Chhotta clerk or constable to the ICS or India. Badruddin Tyabji (ICS, their lives. There was no Lord Sahab”. Also, Divisional IP. For competing in the state 1932) and PM Ismail (ICS, incipient distress visible as the Commissioners were senior services and ICS/IP, one had to 1933) were the ones who year drew to a close in 1946. and placed higher in Warrant appear before the District served in Independent East Sir Evans Jenkins (ICS of of Protocol to the Chief Magistrate and convince him Punjab. 1920 batch) was the Governor Secretary of the state. The post about the plausibility of one’s Of the 151 Additional of Punjab since 8th April, of Chief Secretary was created capabilities. In case the Sessions Judges and Sub davp 15401/13/0096/1718