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Time has his is a cleanliness campaign," cleanliness a is his ovember 8), the troubles of hon- ood of the country against cor- against country the of ood odi said just with a week to go to week a with just said odi plementing new educational new plementing im- and institutes coaching on Taxes of lowering tutes, to open new educational insti- dow dow clearance for permission win- single giving like steps eeoig ahi a a initiating by hub knowledge as Kashmir developing Private Schools Association called for of Chairman city. Plants for hotels in Srinagar lishing of Sewage Treatment ly. They also called for estab- come of the state substantial- state that will increase the in- vate telecom operators in the ing service tax issue with pri- Alliance advocated for resolv- ie f ahi Economic Kashmir of tive representa- The off. waived be can period unrest the for ht t hud e explored component interest whether be should it that said also they loans, of ing restructur- for Government hl takn te State the thanking While sports, sports, 9P i f l w economic policies, to ensure that t clear: This government will con- e i s p sud n puet economic prudent and "sound f t l K a will begin to increase," Modi said or short-term political point-scor- ong-run. We'll not take decisions aying foundation of various big various of foundation aying nto, oi rmsd more promised Modi unction, ng" but for "larger national inter- icket infrastructure projects. inue inue to follow sound and prudent ng. We'll not shy away from tak- ottr pltcl point-scor- political hort-term sts. sts. "Let me make one thing very t MMRDA ground in the Bandra olicies" which would be "not for urla Complex (BKC) here after here (BKC) Complex urla hv a rgt uue n the in future bright a have e and language. Similarly, she said an ale i te a a a Sebi a at day the in Earlier corporating various steps in the transporters, the Finance listening to problems faced by While economy. State the in so that it will plantation bring revolution scheme at a fruit much larger level Density iitr ad ht the that Government is thinking said of in- Minister High the implement should de- also manded that the Government They level. block at harvest fruit for storage Government should expedite setting of the cold that said associations growers fruit ersnaie o various of Representatives commodities. essential of fixation rate of called for resolving the issue auatrr Federation Manufacturers are also made stakeholders. institutes educational vate policy wherein owners of pri- """% ++ +*,$" ahi Taes and Traders Kashmir ""&** "+*,$"  )'' ""( $""%+  $-( '')'' ' %$ $'' (%*)    B m P market participants in a "fair, effi- m t Asking the regulators and taxmen types of financial income." The income." financial of types z structure of our tax laws. Low or t u c t c c ing difficult decisions, if those de- o think about the contribution of x otiuin rm various from contribution ax o o txs a b de o the to due be may taxes of ion ero tax rate is given to certain to given is rate tax ero ountry," Modi said. isions are in the interest of the of interest the in are isions et n tasaet way". transparent and ient er, Modi said, "The low contribu- rime rime Minister's remarks assume udget to be presented on arket participants to the excheq- c sgiiac aed f the of ahead significance uch H fvue icesn the increasing favoured e ment ment they take to power they mo- the because line ratist sepa- the take to tend politi- cians mainstream called viction." "Similarly the so- the "Similarly viction." ience and not because of con- ratists due to their conven- their to due ratists sepa- are Kashmir of lobby su, e ad "Separatists said, he issue, and NC of "politicking" on the Singh". Accusing separatists Manmohan Dr and Gujral Kumar Inder like Ministers h country the of rest in parts counter- their some "while ransom, to held be cannot who chose J-K as their home l too toe their line when out of tion", the mainstream parties convic- not "convenience of separatists are doing politics t l been have who refugees to "inhuman" to resist any help less controversy", he said it is "need- a as (WPRs) refugees t P Celsius, he said, adding other capital of the state, witnessed summer the city, Srinagar p vr hi sad n West on stand their over lw f iu 44 degrees 4.4 minus of low a Celsius. degrees 4.8 minus coldest recorded places last night the at were north in south Kashmir and Kupwara the MET department of said. official an Celsius, ous night's minus 8.2 degrees previ- to compared Celsius than six degrees to settle more at a by rose Leh in ature tures. 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It is avoidable con- said, "It is meaningless con- r usin o te issue, the on questions er Singh, while replying to oth- f t h incn mse of saving grace is that youth of masses Jammu and Kashmir but the innocent the these elements to hoodwink c b t cates to WPRs. "This is poli- une f dniy certifi- identity and of suance is- separatists to Conference National the by q S p and Kashmir," Singh told re- tioning the status of Jammu p hy vrih sat ques- start overnight they power, of out shunted are s 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold). 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long long day day period is followed by a 20- tinues even after that. The 40- year, but the cold wave con- next 31 January on ends 21, December on began which, ieal. 'Chillai-Kalan', siderably. con- drops temperature the frequent and maximum and chances of snowfall are most est period of winter, when the Kalan' considered the harsh- places over higher reaches of isolated at snowfall or rain ly under the grip of 'Chillai- of grip the under ly 24 hours. Kashmir is current- Kashmir Valley over the next light of possibility is there Celsius. The MeT official said degrees Celsius to 4.6 minus 4.1 degrees minus tween iiu tmeaue be- temperature minimum recorded stations weather r, Uin iitr said. Minister Union ore," e tt i wsr hn be- than wiser is state he icking which is happening is which icking er ht & i integral is J&K that wear onviction and ideology. m o o the people on the auspicious e Governor, N. N. Vohra has o h h sii o harmony, of b spirit the sions remind us to rekindle c n t s iitr i hr message, her in Minister, e ed people of the State on the M Christmas greet people on Guv, CM,DyCM -&*$-"  mu r am and Jammu or ammu orters here. The Minister of sm wo r dvi of devoid are who some y etos bu opposition about uestions art of India and when they when and India of art tate in PMO was replying to uous life, Mehbooba Mufti aid in her message on the on message her in aid xtended warm greetings to ve of Christmas. The Chief maso. uh occa- Such ompassion. ccasion of Christmas. In a ccasion. men of communal harmo- rotherhood and lead a vir- oped oped the occasion to be an y, love for humanity and humanity for love y, essage, the Governor said ehbooba Mufti has greet- """,-/&./.+*,$" P I i te ulct of duplicity the is "It C rice if Minister, hief  ""01+*,$" 2 .00 Pages : 12 M world, 8P eanwhile, Glimpses of Future 2 obituary JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 BARKHI 10TH DAY BARKHI OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER With perfound grief & sorrow we inform OBITUARY/10TH DAY KRIYA LATE SMT CHANDER KANTA GUPTA the sad demise of our beloved Smt Satya W/O LATE SH ANANT NATH GUPTA Devi W/o Sh Santokh Ram. Tenth Day With profound grief and sorrow we regret to inform about the sad (MENDHAR WALE) WILL BE PER - will be performed on 25-12-2016 and untimely demise of our beloved (Sauhbaji) Sh. Ashok Kumar FORMED ON 25-12-2016 (SUNDAY) (Sunday) at New Palace Hall Near Shiv Mandir, Vikas Nagar Near Patoli. Munshi (Ex Chief Manager PNB) S/o Late Sh. SomnathMunshi 12.00 NOON AT OUR RESIDENCE, SMT CHANDER Smt Satya Devi Satsang will be held from 1 PM to 2 PM. PLOT NO. 299, HARI SINGH NAGAR, KANTA GUPTA and H/o Smt. Vijay Ji Munshi (PNB) on 20-12-2016 at REHARI COLONY, JAMMU. GRIEF STRICKEN Banglore. 10th Day Kriya will be performed on 29-12-2016 at Deeply Missed & Remembered By : Sh Santokh Ram - Husband Sons & Daughters-in-law Son & Daughter-in-Law Srirangapatnam - Karnataka. Suresh Gupta & Smt Tripta Gupta Smt Umresh & Sh Prabh Dayal GRIEF STRICKEN Mukesh Gupta & Smt Babita Gupta Daughters & Sons-in-Law Naresh Gupta & Smt Sapna Gupta Smt Kamlesh Thapa & Sh Roop Lal Thapa Smt. & Sh. R.K Munshi - Bantalab, Jammu Shammi Gupta & Smt Nisha Gupta Smt Sunita Kumari & Sh Vijay Kumar Ph: 2595944, 9419110281 Sh. Ashok Kumar Munshi Daughters & Sons-in-law Smt Monika Kumari & Sh Yash Paul Smt. Vijay Ji Munshi- 08026592253 (Ex Chief Manager PNB) Sushma Gupta W/o Late Sh Raghunandan Gupta Grand Sons & Daughters Chand Bala & Sh Parvesh Gupta Anirudh Lochan & Pariva Lochan Smt. & Sh. Dilip Ji Munshi, Jaipur Mobile :- 9419138499 M: 9797497943 Munshi’s, Kaul’s, Nakhashi’s, Watal’s, Magazine’s, Dhar’s, Arya’s, Seru’s, Bhan’s, Tikoo’s Ph: 9414043821 CHOUBARSI 10TH DAY/KRIYA Four years have passed since you With profound grief and sorrow we in - choose the heaven leaving us all shat - form the sad demise of our beloved tered with void in our lives. But your Prithvi Nath Pandita S/o Late Prasad OBITUARY 10TH DAY Ram Pandita R/o Jatti road Khwaja Bagh memories give us strength to proceed in TENTH DAY KRIYA of Smt. Phoola Smt. Janak Rani Dhar W/o Sh. Badri life. May your soul rest in peace. Baramulla (Kmr) presently at 78/1 Vivek Kumari Razdan (Saraf) R/o N-327, Nath Dhar (Originally Resident of Choubarsi of our beloved mother Late Vihar Opp. Soap Factory Paloura who Prithvi Nath Pandita Durga Nagar Sector-2, Jammu will Smt Samo Devi Chandel W/o Late Sh Smt Samo Devi left for his heavenly abode on 20-12- Malyar Habba-Kadal Srinagar Ram Chand Chandel will be performed Chandel 2016 at 11 pm. The 10th Day will be per - be performed at Muthi Ghat Near Kashmir) Obtained Niravana on at Gurudwara Janipur Colony on 25th formed on 29-12-2016 at Muthi Ghat Directorate of School Education 18th December 2016 at her resi - near Director School Education at 9.00 am. December, 2016 (Sunday) at 12 Noon. Jammu on 25th December, 2016 at Smt. Phoola dence C-704, Satisar Apartments Smt. Janak Rani DEEPLY REMEMBERED BY:- GRIEF STRICKEN: 10:00 AM. Kumari Razdan Dhar Plot-6, Sector-7, Dawarka New Sons & Daughters-in-law Smt. Prabhavati- Wife GRIEF STRICKEN Desh Banu Chandel & Vijay Kumari Daughter-in-law & Son Moti Lal Saraf - Husband Delhi. 10th Day Kriya will be per - Brij Mohan Chandel & Shashi Bala Smt. Rajni & Sh A L Pandita formed on 27-12-2016 at 8 AM at Daughters & Son-in-Laws FAMILIES IN GRIEF Late Sh Suresh Chandel & Poli Devi SARAF, KAUL, PESHIN, DHAR, Rohini Canal Ghatt Sector-15, Opposite Executive Engg. Mob: 9070114789, 9796416448 Smt. Nancy & Kakaji Jalali RAZDAN, KACHROO, JALALI Office, Delhi Jal Board/Modern Apartments Sector-15, Ashok Kumar & Sneh Lata Mob: 9419611771 Smt. Kanta & Anoop Kumar Kher Smt. Sarla & V D Marhatta AND ALL NEAR AND DEAR ONES New Delhi. Smt. Rita W/o Late Sh A K Kaul Dhars, Bhats, Kauls, Tickoos, Ogras Smt. Anita & Dilip Razdan 011-25083051, 989150585, 8860939113 Mis Josheeta- Grand Daughter 10TH DAY/KRIYA Samast Pandita, Jalali, Kher, Marhatta, Koul, Razdan Parivar With profound grief and sorrow we in - 10TH DAY KRIYA and other nears and dears. With profound grief and sorrow, we in - form the sad demise of Smt. Sheela Devi Mobile number 9419101086, 9419101272 W/o Late Sh. Ghani Sham Sharma R/o form the sad and untimely demise of our beloved Chand Kumar Mawa S/o Moti KRIYA/UTHALA H.No - 12, Mohalla Dalpatian Jammu With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Lal Mawa originally from Chalpan Kocha who expired on 16-12-2016. 10th Day : gret to inform the sad and untimely de - Bohri Kadal, Srinagar and presently at Time 11.00 am (25th Dec. 16) at Rani mise of our beloved Smt. Satya Pathania H.No. 65, Sector-4, Col. Coloney Patta Park. Kriya : on 26th Dec. 2016 at our Smt. Sheela Devi 17TH DAY/UTHALA W/o Sh Moti Singh Pathania R/o H.N 688 Bohri, Jammu on 19-12- 2016. The 10th Chand Kumar residence. With profound grief & sorrow we inform Vishal Nagar, Camp. Road, Talab Tillo, Day Kriya will be performed on 27-12- Mawa GRIEF STRICKEN the sad demise of our beloved Smt Jammu who left for her heavenly abode 2016 (Tuesday) at 9.00 a.m. at Muthi Son & Daughter-in-law Pushpa Devi W/o Late Sh Parkash Ram on 13-12-2016. Kriya will be performed Smt. Satya Ghat near Directorate of Education Office. Bharat Bhushan & Reeta Sharma Gupta R/o Vill- Ari, Mendhar, who left for on 25-12-2016 (Sunday at 12.00 Noon) Pathania GRIEF STRICKEN Raj Kumar & Renu Sharma heavenly abode on 10th Dec 2016. at our residence. Mawa Pariwar Vinod Sharma & Radha Sharma Uthala will be performed on Monday 26th GRIEF STRICKEN Smt Pushpa Devi Moti Lal Mawa- Father Son-in-law & Daughter of Dec 2016 at 2.00 PM at our residence. Sh. Moti Singh Pathania- Husband Dileep Kumar Mawa- Brother Ashwani Khajuria & Pinki Khajuria GRIEF STRICKEN Sister-in-Law & Brother-in-Law 9596873449, 0191-2106397 Chand Bala -Daughter Daughters-in-Law & Sons Smt. Kamlesh & Sh. Bhupinder Singh Pathania Phones : 9469069856, 9419301438 Smt Suman Gupta Daughters-in-Law & Sons Smt & Sh Sudershan Kumar Gupta Smt. Kiran & Sh. Mohinder Singh Pathania Smt & Sh Ravi Bhushan Gupta (Ravi General Store, Ari) Smt. Pratiksha and Sh. Dalbir Singh Pathania Smt & Sh Satish Chander Gupta (Gupta Medical Hall, Mendhar) KRIYA/UTHALA Sh. Randeep Singh Pathania- Son Daughters & Son-in-Law With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Nephews: Sh. Ranbir Singh Pathania (MLA Ramnagar) 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt Suman Gupta gret to inform the sad demise of our re - Sh. Arjun Singh Pathania With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Smt & Sh Ashwani Kumar Gupta spected & beloved Sh. Som Nath Ji Smt. Karuna & Arjun Singh Raju- Niece & Son-in-Law form the sad demise of Sh. Bihari Lal Mob No: 9419669916, 8803663036, 9419388664 Gupta S/o Lt. Sh. Daulat Ram Ji Gupta Grand Daughter: Abhigya Pathania Saraf originally R/o Natipora Pamposh on 15-12-2016 (Thursday). KRIYA will be Mob: 94192-25032, 94192-80528, 94192-12259, 94191-41199 Colony, Srinagar. Presently residing at performed on Monday 26th Dec 2016 at Plot No. 136, Sector No.1, EWS Colony, our residence 263, Rehari Colony, Jammu Sh. Som Nath Ji Lower Roop Nagar, Jammu. Mourning Sh. Bihari Lal Saraf OBITUARY at 12 Noon. UT HALA on Monday 26th Gupta from Malun side will be held at same ven - We inform our respected mother Smt. Dec 2016 at Hari Mandir Rehari Colony at 3 PM to 4 PM. 10TH DAY KRIYA ue. Tenth Day Kriya shall be observed on GRIEF STRICKEN Janak Rani Dhar W/o Late Sh. Badri With profound grief and sorrow, we in - 25-12- 2016 (Sunday) at Muthi Ghat at Smt. Shama Rani - Wife Nath Dhar (Original resident) of Malayar form the sad demise of Sh Triloki Nath 9:00 AM. Sanjana & Rajinder Gupta - Daughter-in-law & Son Habbakadal Srinagar Kashmir) attained Bhat originally R/o Salamatwari GRIEF STRICKEN Rama & Bobby Gupta - Daughter-in-law & Son Nirwana on 18-12-2016 at her residence (Shalora) Kupwara presently residing Smt. Phoola Bhat Wife of Late Sh. C.L Bhat Manju & Sushil Gupta - Daughter & Son-in-law C- 704 Satisar Appartments Plot-6 New Colony Sari Jammu on 17-12- Smt. Janak Rani Grand Children : Sh. H.N Bhat Sector-7 Dwarka New Delhi. The 2016. Mourning will be held at Lane Dhar Arjun Mahajan, Rajat Mahajan, Akshita Mahajan, Stuti Mahajan Smt. & Sh. Bitan Ji Bhat TENTH DAY will be performed on 27th No.9, Building No.43, Flat No.3 Jagti Sh Triloki Nath Bhat Isha & Sunny Mahajan, Ragni & Manik Mahajan. Smt. & Sh. Poshker Nath Bhat Dec 2016 at Rohini Canal Ghat Sector- Colony. Mourning From Malun Side will CITY MEDICAL STORE- BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU Smt. & Sh. T.K Koul 18 opposite DTC Bus Depott. be held at same venue. Tenth Day Kriya RAJINDER MEDICAL HALL- SHALAMAR/SARWAL/BATRA HOSPITAL Mob: 9876388666, 9419748409 GRIEF STRICKEN shall be observed on 26-12-2016 at NETSHOP PHARMACY- TRIKUTA NAGAR Smt. Nimi & Sh. Rajnath Dhar - Daughter-in-law & Son Muthi Ghat at 9.00 am. APPLE PHARMA - CITY CHOWK, JAMMU Smt. Nalini & Sh. Ashok Dhar - Daughter-in-law & Son GRIEF STRICKEN PH: 9419126696, 9419137198 Smt. Raj Dulari Bhat W/o Late Prof. B.N, Bhat - Daughter Smt Usha Ji -Wife 10TH DAY KRIYA Smt. Soni & Sh. Vinod Kaul - Daughter & Son-in-law Brothers & Bhabhis Smt. Girja Suman & Sh. Satish Bhat - Daughter & Son-in-law With profound grief and sorrow, we in - Smt & Shri Jawahar Lal Bhat TIKKU’S, OGRA’S form the sad demise of our beloved Sh. Smt and Shri Hari Krishen Bhat (011-25083051, 09891850585, 08860939113) Jagdish Lal Raina S/o Late Sh. Karam 10TH DAY/KRIYA M.No. 9906092539, 9419779200 Chand Raina of Bandi Brehmana Uri at With profound grief and sorrow, we present H.No 62 Ext. Ajit Colony Camp inform the sad demise of Smt. road Talab Tillo Jammu (H.No. 209 Sec - Chooni Devi (Pyari) W/o Sh. Sh. Jagdish Lal D Ext. Bharat Nagar Talab Tillo Jammu) 10TH DAY/KRIYA Makhan Lal Bhat original resident of 10TH DAY KRIYA passed away on 19th Dec. 2016. The Raina WITH PROFOUND GRIEF AND SOR - Buchoo (Tral) A/p H. No. 31/2A With profound grief and sorrow, we re - Tenth Day Kriya will be performed on 28- ROW, WE REGRET TO INFORM THE gret to inform the sad demise of our Sector-2, Durga Nagar, Jammu on Smt. Chooni Devi 12- 2016 (Wednesday) at 10.00 am at SAD DEMISE OF SMT. JAI KISHORI beloved Smt Indrawati Bhat W/o Lt Prem 20-12-2016. Tenth Day Kriya will be Hari-Dawar. KAUL W/O LATE SHRI BRIJ LAL KAUL Nath Bhat R/o Hari Parigam, Tral at pres - GRIEF STRICKEN R/O PORUSHYAR, HABBA KADAL, performed on 28-12-2016 ent Lane No.2, Anand Nagar Extension, Smt. Bimla Devi -Wife CHANNAPORA AND CURRENTLY Wednesday at Muthi Ghat near Hazuri Bagh (near Omika Tent House) Daughter-in-law & Sons NOIDA, JANKPURI ATTAINED SMT. JAI KISHORI Director School Education at 9:30 AM. Bohri, Jammu on 19-12-2016. Tenth Day Smt Indrawati Bhat Smt. Gita & Sh. Bhushan Lal Raina MOHKHSA ON 19-12-2016. THE 10TH KAUL GRIEF STRICKEN Kriya will be performed at Muthi Ghat Smt. Hema & Sanjay Kumar Raina DAY KRIYA WILL BE PERFORMED ON Sh. Makhan Lal Bhat -Husband (9622038477) near Director School Education Jammu Smt. Rekha & Depty Kumar 28-12-2016 AT MURAD NAGAR U.P AT 9 A.M. Smt. Rupa Wati Bhat on 28-12-2016 at 9.00 am. Brothers & Bhabhis IN MOURNING Daughter-in-laws & Sons GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Bimla Devi & Rameshwar Nath DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW & SONS Smt. Jaya & Sh. Morarjee Bhat (9419024474) Sh Soom Nath Bhat -Brother-in-law (Devar) Smt. Smitri Devi & Late Arjun Nath SMT. ANJALI & SH. UTPAL KAUL Smt Veena Ji & Sh Moti Lal Bhat -Nephew Smt. Rajwanti & Daryodhan Nath SMT. KIRAN & SH. RAKESH KAUL Smt. Reeta & Sh. Ramesh Bhat (9906288360) Smt Reeta & Sh Roop Krishan Bhat -Nephew Grand Children: Simran, Ankit, Paras, Ocean, Ayushi, Jigar, DAUGHTER & SON-IN-LAW Smt. Baby & Sh. Subash Bhat (9419181506) Smt Rajni & Sh Ramesh Kumar Bhat -Daughter-in-law & Son Chirag, Ashish, Kavi, Era, Pari & Alisha SMT. MENAKASHI & SH VIRENDER BHAN Smt. Kanchan & Sh. Ashuni Bhat (9711104005) Smt Vijaya & Sh Shiban Lal Dhar -Daughter & Son-in-law Contact No: 9797746002, 9469765393 KAUL’S BHAN’S HANDOO’S TRISAL’S RAINA’S SAHIB’S Daughters & Son-in-laws Smt Dazy & Sh Ravinder Bhat -Grand Daughter-in-law & Son RAZGAROO’S Smt. Desha Bhat Smt Baby & Sh Sunil Kumar Bhat -Grand Daughter-in-law & Son MOBILE : 9811660411, 9650992581 Smt. Kusum & Sh. Veerjee Koul (7051078592) & Kauls, Dhars, Bhags, Bhats, Panditas -9419240617 Smt. Vinod & Sh. Surineder Bhat 10TH DAY Grand Children: Vishal, Ritesh, Sachin, Sourab, Rahul, With profound grief & sorrow, we regret Vanshika, Ishan, Suveer, Tushar, Sahil, Sagar. to inform the untimely sad demise of KRIYA/UTHALA CHOUBARSI beloved, adorable gem of our family Dr. With profound grief and sorrow, we regret With profound grief and sorrow we in - Rimmi Sharma (Mongha) Surgeon to inform the sad demise of our beloved form the sad demise of our beloved Specialist, Civil Hospital, Pathankot (PB) Smt. Tara Rani W/o Sh. Raghunath Singh Prithvi Nath Pandita S/o Late Prasad wife of Dr. Rupesh Mongha R/o Near Manhas R/o 359, Lane-10, Talab Tillo 10TH DAY KRIYA Ram Pandita R/o Jatti road Khwaja Bagh Agriculture Office, Ward No.2, Kathua. Dr. Rimmi Sharma Jammu who left for heavenly abode on With profound grief & sorrow we inform Baramulla (Kmr) presently at 78/1 Vivek Tenth Day will be performed on 26th Dec 15-12-16. KRIYA will be performed at the sad demise of Sh Jia Lal Raina origi - Vihar Paloura who left for his heavenly 2016 at 10 a.m. at Bowlyian, near Neelam Palace, Kathua. 11.00 A.M. on 27-12-16 (Tuesday) at our Smt. Tara Rani nally resident (Banapora) Akingam abode on 20-12-2016 at 11 pm. The 10th Prithvi Nath Prayer meeting (Uthala) will be held on 30th Dec 2016 at 3.00 pm residence. RASAM & UTHALA will be Anantnag presently residing TRT Day will be performed on 29-12-2016 at Pandita at our residence. performed on 28-12-16 (Wednesday) from 3.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M. Nagrota Block A-32 on 18-12-2016. Muthi Ghat near Director School GRIEF STRICKEN: at Gurudwara Tali Sahib, Main Road, Talab Tillo, Jammu. Mourning will be held at community Hall Education at 9.00 am. Husband & Daughters GRIEF STRICKEN TRT Nagrota. Tenth Day Kriya will be ob - Sh Jia Lal Raina GRIEF STRICKEN: Dr Rupesh Mongha, Mitali & Mehak Mother-in-law served on 27-12-2016 at TRT Nagrota at Smt. Prabhavati- Wife Grand Parents in Law Smt. Ishwari Devi W/o Late Bari Singh Manhas 9.00 AM. Daughter-in-law & Son Mrs Mohini & Er M.N.Mongha Sh. Raghunath Singh Manhas-Husband GRIEF STRICKEN Smt. Rajni & Sh A L Pandita Dr.Usha & Dr Ramesh Mongha -Parents in Law Son & Daughter-in-law Avtar Krishen & Anjli - Son & Daughter-in-Law Daughters & Son-in-Laws Dr Sushma, Dr Ritesh Mongha & Atharva -Devar, Sh. Rajinder Singh (Pinky) & Smt. Sonia Manhas Pinkey Wd/o Sanjay Raina Smt. Nancy & Kakaji Jalali Devrani & Nephew (Sr. Cong Leader) (M/s Guninas Collection) Surinder Je & Beenu Smt. Kanta & Anoop Kumar Kher Mrs Kamlesh & Er. S.P. Sharma -Parents Daughter & Son-in-law Vijay Kumari - Daughter Smt. Sarla & V D Marhatta Mrs. Kritika & Er. Deepak Sharma -Bhabi & Brother Smt. Anju Chib (M/s Tass, The Woman Store) Ranjni W/o M K Bhat - Daughter & Son-in-Law Smt. Rita W/o Late Sh A K Kaul All Mongha Family of Babapora, Habbakadal and Uttam Singh Chib (M/s U.B. Enterprise) Jeeta W/o I K Raina - Daughter & Son-in-Law Smt. Anita & Dilip Razdan Ram Munshi Bagh, Srinagar (Kmr). Grand Children: Rytham, Ria, Prajwal, Prachi Kunty W/o B L Raina - Daughter & Son-in-Law Mis Josheeta- Grand Daughter Ashirwad Medicine Centre, Kathua M/s Radha Swami Kiln Dazy W/o Chand Ji Missri Samast Pandita, Jalali, Kher, Marhatta, Koul, Razdan Parivar Smile Care Dental Clinic, Kathua (Bawa Talab Akhnoor Road, Jammu) Grand Children: Arush, Smiti, Syatam, Youraj and other nears and dears. 9419151200, 941950110, 7006756611 Mob: 9419189447, 9419188365, Resi: 2555747, 2554215 MOBILE : 9419131813, 8716088674 Mobile number : 9419101086, 9419101272 Glimpses of Future 3 local JAMMU SUNRDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Vajpayee has been A major setback to NC, Congress in Doda, many joined BJP Doda, December 24 decades.”Appreciated the where he heard public griev - hard work of MLA, Doda ances andsettled many issues In a major setback to Shakti Parihar, workers on the spot by holding public National Conference and said,“In two years, we have Darbars.MLA Shakti Raj inspiration for NDA: Sat Congress in witnessed massive develop - Parihar take detailed depart - Dodaconstituency, over a mental change in Doda,the ment wise review of alldepart - hundred of their party work - clear developmental agenda ments and get feedback from ers on Saturday of the Bhartiya Janta Party at - field staff regarding the ear - joinedBhartiya Janta Party in tract usto change the mindset lyexecution of ongoing works. presence of Member about the party.”Shakti said He urged the officials and offi - Legislative Assembly,Shakti joining of hardcore Congress cers ofvarious departments Raj Parihar in Bhagwah and NC workers in BJP is present in the public darbar to block.The newly joined work - asign of change in mindset of prove their bestin solving the ers are hailing from National local leaders especially public grievances and timely Conference andCongress par - among Muslims.He said peo - completion of sanctionedde - ty dominated areas, where ple of Jammu and Kashmir velopmental projects.A public Bhartiya Janta Party got al - were fed up with Congress and the people came from mostnil votes in assembly NCand they voted us for the Bhagwah, Mainchar, Gotha, elections, but two years of change. During our short Gadan, Gadhi;Chulas put hard work by MLA,Doda has tenure, we havesuccessfully forth various demands and tomany problems. They are Report (DPR) of road changed the mindset people of achieved many milestones grievances related to lacking of basic road connec - betweenBhagwah-Chitron to those areas especially such as Medical College power,water supply, educa - tivity, potable Chulas so that people will get Muslims.A newly joined forDoda, alternative National tion, medical facilities and drinking water, despite proper connectivity.Many worker said, “NC and highway vie Sudhmahadev- road connectivity.“In my visit having source near to them. central government schemes Congress who we had voted Marmat, Defenceroad for to Mainchar, Gotha, Gadan, School buildingis in poor launched by Prime Minister, has donenothing for us in sev - Bhagwah, Ganpat Bridge are Gadhi and Chulas areas, peo - shape here,” Shakti Raj NarinderModi for the benefit en decades, we are still wait - some of our achievements in plehighlighted many issues Parihar, MLA Doda said.“I of poor such as Ujjwala ing for the properroad connec - veryshort time.MLA, Doda, which need to be sought out in have directed Executive Youjan, Pension Schemesand GOF Staff Reporter Governance under the leader - Congress’ and other likemind - tivity, potable drinking water, Shakti Raj Parihar also held seven decadesby successive Engineer, Public Works Jan Dan Accounts have been ship of Narendra Modi. ed political entities provoca - electricity and health - Jammu, Dec 24 : extensive tour to hiscon - regimes. People here are fac - Department toimmediately highlighted among people,” Atalji’s tenure as PM of India tions to the people to come to caresince BJP State President & is being seen as a period of the streets against the govern - stituency in Bhagwah block ing very hard time due prepare the Detailed Project he added. MLA Sat Sharma, while chair - great achievements and at - ment on this issue.Vajpayee ing a programme on Good tainments in all walks of life of has been the inspiration for Governance day organized at the country. The Narendra the NDA government to pur - Safai Karamchari Union Superspeciality Hospital Organised Langer Govt. Middle School Patoli Modi’s various milestone sue single mindedly the goal of Army conducts Art and Mangotrian, Jammu, said steps like demonetization are Good Governance and GOF Staff Reporter that the BJP at the national effective and sincere efforts to progress and prosperity of the Jammu, Dec 24: level has decided to dedicate put the country on path of rap - entire country. Besides ZEO Culture workshop the 92nd birthday of former id progress and elimination of Nirmala Kumari, On the occasion of Prime Minister Atal Behari black money and thereby stop Headmistress Zebar Noor, Christmas Day Safai GOF Staff Reporter Vajpayee as ‘Sushasan Divas’ anti-national activities and BJP leaders Kuldeep Magotra, Karamchari Union of Udhampur, Dec 24 : and a variety of programmes terrorism. The decision of de - Ayodhya Gupta, Vijay Superspeciality Hospital are being organized from monetization represents total Sharma, Parbhat Singh, S.D Organized Langer in hospital The Rashtriya Rifle Battalion based at Talwara orgainsed December 23 to 26, to highlight commitment of the govern - Soni, Mohan Singh Rana, Premises in which Dr Manoj the Art and Culture Workshop today at Zorawar Singh the people centric and nation- ment to tackle the anti-nation - Bawa Sharma, Prem Gupta, Chalotra Supritendent, Memorial Stadium, Reasi showcasing the myriad colour of centric programmes and poli - al forces and black money and Raveesh Mengi, Lalit Luthra, Deepak Bhagat Dy. Jammu & Kashmir with a view to create awareness about rich cies of BJP government in 1996 its readiness to take hard and Parbodh Sharma, Sat Paul Superintendent, Jeet Angral and glorious heritage of Jammu and Kashmir. The event was to 2002 and the present bold steps.Sat Sharma said Khajura, Balwan Singh, BJP Talab Tillo Mandal the culmination of various Art and Culture activities conduct - President , Keshav Chopra Christmas as the festival of celebration of love, universal ed during the month of December 2016 at various schools of Narendra Modi that the entire country and Onkar Singh Bose, Balbir joy and good-will, Jeet also brotherhood and a festival of government.Sat Sharma said common people are with the Singh, Balbir Gupta, Jai Singh Vice President, Ravi Kant Reasi District by the participants. Secretary, Parshant Puri and spoken on the significance of sharing one’s possessions Apart from various civil and military dignitaries over 2000 that Atalji’s dream of making government on this demoneti - Chib, Veena Gupta, Jyoti the day and thanked the staff with others. Safai India great nation and ensure zation decision of the govern - Sharma, Puran Sharma, Krishan Lal Gupta was felici - locals including children, youth and elders witnessed the gala tated by union Leaders by pre - of the hospital for their whole Karamchari Union Leaders occasion. The event has extremely benefitted the locals espe - that it achieves its full poten - ment which is revealed by the Dinesh Gupta, Sunita Gupta, hearted participation.Keshav Sanjeev Kumar, William, tial of a world leader on moral people putting up with hard - Ramesh Khajuria, Sorav senting them Shawl and Holy cially the youth of Reasi district, wherein they were exposed to Book Bible.Speaking on the Chopra also threw light on the Swaran Samyal, Ashwani various art forms of Jammu and Kashmir State which imprint - as well as power plane will be ships uncomplainingly, Gupta were present on the oc - life and teachings of Jesus Kumar and Rajkumar Were achieved by the Good notwithstanding the casion. ocassion Jeet Angral termed ed a sense of pride in them towards their rich culture and her - Christ and said Christmas is a also present. itage. The cultural officer mentioned that the same will have a long lasting effect on the lives of the audience who witnessed the same.Speaking on the occasion General Officer Commanding, BJP lawyers celebrate SOHUM Play Way School celebrated Christmas day Counter Insurgency Force mentioned that the event has en - couraged the bond between the AWAM and the Army which is a GOF Staff Reporter custodian of rich culture and tradition and is a major stakehold - er in maintaining peace and harmony in the region and the Jammu, Dec 24 : Atal’s birthday workshop conducted by Rashtriya Rifles battalion at Talwara SOHUM Play way School has strengthened the belief of local population in the Army’s GOF Staff Reporter New Plot celebrated commitment to preserve the high values such as upholding the Jammu, Dec 24 : Christmas day in school customs and traditions and maintaining the dignity of all, both premises. In which a colorful at individual and community level. The Legal Cell of the BJP also celebrated at Jammu the dance & a play on the life of birthday of Bharat Ratna & former Prime Minister Atal Behari Jesus Christ was performed. Vajpayee falling on December 25 by holding a festive event in One of the kid who was Kids Planet Akhnoor Celebrated which all the prominent members of the Cell as also a large dressed like Santa distributed number of advocates participated. The celebratory function sweets to all teachers, parents Annual Prize Distribution Function" was held under the Presidentship of Cell Convenor Adv. Onkar & children present Seth and Co-Convenor Adv. Radhay Sham Sharma. there.Students dressed as the GOF Staff Reporter In his message, Onkar Seth said that the epochal tenure of elements of Christmas like Jammu, Dec 24 : Atalji as Prime Minister of India is being remembered by all star, bells, stocking, Vibrant and resplendent appeared the morning as Kids the people of the country. The common people from the valley Christmas carols, played vari - Planet Public School, Akhnoor celebrated its Annual prize dis - also emotionally miss his presence in the public domain. He ous games & were given gifts tribution ceremony on December 24th, 2016. The school premis - said that Atalji by having dedicated his entire life for the cause by Santa Claus.The students es was abuzz with music and excitement as the parents gathered of the country and its people has set a un-emolatable example. dressed in their party clothes to witness their children performance on the theme “Wonder He wished him a long life.Rajesh Thapa, Parveen Kapahi, enjoy thoroughly & imbibed a World of Cartoons”. The programme kick-started with lighting Hunar Gupta, Daljeet Singh Manhas, Vikas Pankaj, Bharat message of loving, caring, of the lamp followed by a soulful rendition of Saraswati Parmar, Ravinder Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Suresh Kumar, sharing & respecting all. In Vandana. The school Principal, Mrs Mona Gupta warmly greet - Komal Sharma, Parnab Choudhary, Lalit Moza, Ranjeet Singh the end, Teachers and all staff ed the gathering and read the school annual report , which Jamwal, Ravinder Gupta, Raman Sharma, Virender Sharma, of the school through light on traced the long strides and significant progress made during Suneel Malhotra, B.S. Jambal and others. the life of Christ. this session by KPPS.. The school was privileged by the presence of the revered Sr Vice President JKPCC & Former Minister Congress Sh. Sham Lal Sharma, who in spite of his busy sched - ule, had kindly graced the occasion as the chief guest. Chief Showing respect to National Anthem is first duty: Sethi Farooq, Omar greet Guest Sh. Sham Lal Sharma, along with the Chairperson Mr. Rohit Gupta and Principal, Mrs Mona Gupta felicitated GOF Staff Reporter BJP Chief Spokesperson, put notice of coming of It is sacred duty of all citi - Meritorious students for their outstanding achievements in dif - Jammu, Dec 24: Sunil Sethi has said in press National Anthem for people to zens to not only show respect people on Holy Christmas ferent competitions held throughout the year.The chief guest release that everyone present stand up. Act of defiance to to National Anthem and laid emphasis on promoting moral education in all government The direction of Supreme in Cinema Hall should stand showing respect to National National Flag but also to see to and private education institutions to protect age old moral Court of India on playing na - in respect when National Anthem can't be overlooked. it that nobody disrespect JAMMU DECEMBER 24 : ethics and rich cultural heritage of the country . Asking teachers tional anthem in Cinema Anthem is playing unless he Citizens who don't respect them. He also called upon po - National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah and to prepare today's youth for future excellence,Mr Sham Lal Halls before each movie show is exempted and not standing National Anthem and lice authorities to view defi - Working President Mr Omar Abdullah on Saturday greeted Sharma backed for over all development of students.Speaking and directions for everyone to in respect to National Anthem National Flag deserve no sym - ance seriously to implement the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Holy Christmas, pray - on the occasion,Sham advocated for introduction of Dogri sub - stand in respect except those is not only contempt of pathy. Judgment of Supreme Court ing that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of ject in the schools from the elementary level as the language has who are having handicap has Supreme Court but also insult Sunil Sethi further asked effectively. peace and prosperity for the State. been included in the 8th Schedule. He said the language should led to situation where most of to National Anthem which en - the public that wherever they Maintaining peace and In their separate messages, Dr Abdullah and Mr Omar get its prominence at all levels. He also stressed that teachers & people present in Cinema tails penal consequences. see such defiance or disre - communal harmony is very Abdullah expressed the hope that this occasion would help parents should freely interact with their children in local lan - Halls playing National He said that National spect they should ask person important and so is maintain - in strengthening the bonds of amity and composite ethos for guage to promote it. He said children must have knowledge of all Anthem are standing in atten - Anthem is being played even concern to stand up or leave ing prestige and honour of which the State is known for centuries. languages but mother language is must to carry on the tradi - tion to show respect but there in some movies as part of sto - Cinema Hall till National National Symbols. Sunil Provincial President National Conference, Jammu Mr tions, culture and density. “We should make collective efforts to are some people who aren't ry like in recent movie Dangal Anthem is being played and in Sethi reiterated that all liber - protect our rich culture and language for the coming genera - Devender Singh Rana has also greeted the people on this showing respect to National and its very sad that certain case of resistance they should ties and rights flows only from tions as language is our identity.Sharma while speaking on the auspicious occasion. Anthem for whatsoever rea - people don't stand up to show report matter to Cinema au - Nation and are available only function said that parents,teachers,siblings, elders and friends He said the essence of celebrating Holy Christmas lies son other than handicap respect while majority is thorities to ask person con - to persons who take pride in play an important role in child development and more impor - in strengthening brotherhood besides the values of compas - which at times lead to alterca - standing. Cinema officials are cerned to leave hall or to re - being Indians and performing tantly the family and teachers have a critical role.The conven - sion and love towards mankind. tion. also required to stop movie to port to police. Fundamental Duties. tional and traditional pattern of family,consisting of husband and wife,married and living together,is the best situation for child development,he said adding that as the globalisation is in - creasing rapidly including all aspects of life so every institution is trying to make the students globally perfect so that they can BLSKS celebrates “National Consumer Day” outstrip others of their age and caliber.Sham Sharma also em - phasized that besides academics and sports,students are show - GOF Staff Reporter the masses about various social evils ditional lamp by the chief guest / ing their talents in various other categories,so to exhibit their Jammu, Dec 24 : through theatre/drama which are guest of honors. Welcoming the dig - output all the institutions organise annual functions,education - still very powerful medium of com - nitaries Mr. K.K.Joshi , Vice al trips and various intra and inter school competitions. To celebrate the “National munication. Chief Guest Sh.Magotra Chairman , BLSKS highlighted the Consumer Day” & promote the rich also urged the artists/cultural life of Madan Mohan Malaviya. He traditional culture of J&K , Bhartiya Organizations to contribute in en - was born in Allahabad, North- Modi working 18 hours a day to Lok Sangeet Kala Sanasthan riching the cultural heritage of the Western Provinces, India on 25 (BLSKS) staged 135th musical play “ country and inspiring the younger December 1861 to Pandit Brij Nath mitigate sufferings of people: Rekha Jago Grahak Jago ” in collaboration generation to follow the footprints of and Moona Devi. His ancestors, Jammu, Dec 24 : with Sangam Tru art production & their elders in preserving the com - known for their Sanskrit scholar - at Durga Bhawan , Janipur, Jammu. posite culture of the Nation.“Jago ship, originally hailed from Malwa Led by BJP Mahila Morcha Jammu District President Rekha The programe was inaugurated by Grahak Jago” Musical Play, writ - (Ujjain), Madhya Pradesh and hence Mahajan, morcha leaders organized a programme at Rainbow Public the Chief Guest Sh.V.K.Magotra, ten, produced and directed by Sh. came to be known as 'Malaviyas'. School, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, related to demonetization in the series Former Regional Director, M.L.Dogra (Chairman BLSKS) said Their original surname was of events to celebrate the “Sushasan Divas” on the birthday of Bharat Directorate of Field Publicity that in India, 24th December is being Chaturvedi. His father was also a Ratna & former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.The young stu - ,Government of India ,Dr. Anju observed as National Consumer Day. learned man in Sanskrit scriptures, dents expressed their views on the benefits of demonetization and took Dogra, Health Department, J&K On this day the Consumer Protection and used to recite the Srimad a pledge to share the advantages with the family members and Government & Sh. Vinod Dogra Act, 1986 had received the assent of Bhagavat. In December 1886, friends.Certificates and gifts were distributed among the participat - Chief Service Engineer, Excide were the President. The enactment of this Malaviya attended the 2nd Indian ing students.BJP senior leaders & Mahila Morcha Prabhari Suresh the guest of honor. In addition to Act was considered as a historic National Congress session in Jamwal accompanied the morcha team.On this occasion, Morcha Musical Play Bhartiya Lok Sangeet milestone in the consumer move - Calcutta under chairmanship of Prabhari Smt. Suresh Jamwal said that Atal Behari Vajpayee firmly kala Sansthan also celebrated the ment in the country. This Act aims to Dadabhai Naoroji, where he spoke believe in good governance for the welfare of masses and overall devel - 155th Birth Anniversary of Bharta provide consumers with effective on the issue of representation in opment of the country. Even his political opponents always display Ratna Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya at Memorial Trust Jammu. Sh. Kumar Jayate” & the music was assisted by safeguards against different types of Councils & explained aims & objec - high regards for him. His legacy of development and corruption free Kala Kendra, Bikram Chowk Gaurav, Crpf , Sh.Nilember renowned singer Usha Handoo & exploitation such as defective goods, tives of the programme which have society is being carried forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu in coordination with Master Dev,Advocate Chander Mohan Sh.Raju Bajgal items like “Jag Mada unsatisfactory services and unfair been assigned to the Sansthan for who has taken a bold decision on demonetization.Rekha Mahajan, in Sansar chand Baru Memorial Trust. Sharma, Sh.Chaterpal Singh, Jag- Ghrak Mere jag” , “ Bol Bol trade practices. This day provides an betterment of society in his key note her address, said that PM Modi is carrying forward the agenda of good The Programe was ingurated by Sh. Sahtaik Acedemy Awarde & other Ghrak Mere Bol”, appu jago –duyen opportunity for individuals to high - address highlighted the various as - governance and country is at the threshold of cashless transaction, Chander Parkash , Hon’ble Minister dignitaries were present on the occa - gi jagana lotti gi mitana hai” light the importance of the consumer pects of play . The singers ,musician which will usher in an era free from corruption. “It has happened for for Industries and commerce, Sh. sion. Items on the theme “ JAGO Speaking on the occasion , Chief movement and the need to make and actors who performed were Usha the first time after independence that we have a Prime Minister like Sunil Kumar Sharam, Hon’ble GHRAK JAGO” – The main attrac - guest Lauding the role of Bhartiya every consumer more aware of their Handoo , Rajni Gupta , Zulekha Modi, who is working eighteen hours a day selflessly to mitigate the Minister of State for Transport, tion of the program was song sung Lok Sangeet Kala Sansthan-(NGO) rights and responsibilities. Farid, M.C.Kotwal,Hem Raj, Sant sufferings of the people and started a number of developmental proj - Revenue,rural development J&K, by the artist of artists of Blsks “ and underlined the importance of The programme commenced das, Kamli devi & programe coordi - ects and welfare schemes for the benefits of all sections of the society”, Smt.Anurada Rishi, President of Adunik Bhart Ke Nirmata madan staging such plays in all parts of the with welcome song presented by the nator Master Deepak Kumar pre - Rekha said and added that it is indeed good governance which is the Master Sansar Chand Baru Mohan Maliya the ”, “Satyamae state to generate awareness among artists of BLSKS and lighting of tra - sented vote of thanks . gift of Narendra Modi to the people of India . Glimpses of Future 4 local JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 DC reviews DC Srinagar Urs Dastageer Ganga joins 155th birth anniversary Sahib (RA) reviews Republic arrangements celebrations of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya GOF Staff Reporter GOF Staff Reporter ciety. Recalling the contribution of Day arrangements SRINAGAR, Dec 24: Jammu, Dec 24: Malaviyaji, the Minister said he be - lieved in the power of education and Deputy Commissioner To mark the 155th birth anniver - morality in arousing the national con - Srinagar, Dr. Farooq sary of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, sciousness and wanted the youth of Ahmad Lone, today con - a programme was organized by Master India to benefit from an integrated edu - vened a meeting to review Sansar Chand Baru Memorial Trust in cation that incorporated modern scien - arrangements for forthcom - collaboration with 166 Bt CRPF here to - ing Urs Mubarak of Sheikh tific knowledge, practical training, eth - day at Kala Kendra. Minister for Abdul Qadir Jeelani, also ical standard and the study of the arts. Industries and Commerce Chander known as Dastageer Sahib The Minister also went around the ex - Parkash Ganga was the chief guest (RA). The Urs will be ob - hibition and showed keen interest in while Minister of State for Transport served across the valley and the paintings of Master Sansar Chand in and around the main venue, (Independent charge), Revenue, Public GOF Staff Reporter main function will be held at Baru, local and outside artists. He ex - besides asked the concerned to Works (Roads & Buildings), Rural SRINAGAR, Dec 24: Dastageer Sahib Shrine pressed hope that artists will continue ensure better parking facility Development & Panchayati Raj, Sunil Khanyar, Sarai-e-Bala to quench the aesthetic and spiritual Deputy Commissioner and availability of snow cutter Sharma was the guest of honor. Deputy Shrine, Rahbaab Sahib Ali thirst of people by expressing realistic Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Ahmad machines at the stadium. He Commandant CRPF, Kumar Saurav Kadal and Asaar Sharief depiction of nature through their Lone, today convened a meeting stressed on close coordination besides artists, students, prominent Jenab Sahib Soura from paintings. Ganga said that the budding to take stock of arrangements be - among the concerned depart - citizens and a large number of art December 30. artists will take inspiration from the ing put in place for Republic Day ments for smooth conduct of the lovers were present on the occasion. The meeting finalized talented and versatile artists and con - celebrations in the district. It Republic Day celebrations. ADC Speaking on the occasion, Ganga said arrangements including vey their feelings through brush and was decided in the meeting that Srinagar, Director Floriculture, that Pt Madan Mohan Malaviyaji, uninterrupted power sup - the canvass. Various cultural events as per the past practice, main Joint Director Education, Joint founder of Banaras Hindu University, ply, adequate safe drinking were also performed by the artists function of the upcoming Director FPF Kashmir, Deputy was one of the greatest leaders of the ues and ideals of modern India. He said a social reformer, a writer and as a leg - water supply, medicare fa - which were highly applauded by the Republic Day would be held at Director Information (PR) freedom struggle who shaped the val - that his intelligence as an educationist, islator has left a deep imprint on our so - cilities, fire fighting meas - audience. Bakshi Stadium Srinagar. The Farooq Ahmad Baba, Deputy ures, transport facilities for meeting held threadbare discus - General Manager SRTC, Deputy devotees, sanitation meas - sions on arrangements like secu - Director Hospitality & Protocol, ures at the main congrega - rity in and outside the venue, Xen Mechanical Division, R&B, tion places. The DC direct - BJPMM celebrate 92nd transport, sanitation, power sup - Chief Proctor University of ed the police and traffic offi - NCDC organizes capacity ply, medicare facilities, seating Kashmir, RTO Kashmir, SSP cials to ensure proper secu - arrangements, march-past, band Traffic, CEO, SE PDD, R&B, offi - rity and traffic regulatory birthday of Vajpayee contingents, public address sys - cials of SMC, Police, CRPF, BSF, measures on routes leading tem, fire fighting measures, heat - PHE, Doordarshan, Radio, to the main worship places GOF Staff Reporter ing arrangements, water supply Tourism, Cultural Academy, where large congregations Jammu, Dec 24: building programme etc. The DC directed the officials and other concerned attended are expected. He directed of SMC to maintain cleanliness the meeting. the SMC and PDD officials In a function held at Child World Digital Playway School Ward GOF Staff Reporter Registrar, Cooperative members in a better way. He to ensure repair of defunct No 41, the 92nd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Societies Bashir Ahmad Bhat also emphasized that more street lights on all routes Vajpayee with Pomp and show. The chief guest on the occasion was Jammu, Dec 24: was the guest of honor. The farmers oriented projects Restaurant fined for MRP violation leading to the worship BJP Mahila Morcha State President Purnima Sharma, who was ac - National Cooperative objective of organizing the should be formulated for SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 24: agement was charging double places on priority. The companied by the state office bearers of the morcha. Purnima Development Corporation programme was to enhance availing assistance under than MRP on mineral water Deputy Commissioner Sharma, while sharing greetings on the birthday of Atal Behari Officials of Legal Metrology (NCDC) organized capacity the participation of RKVY and also societies bottles. A challan was filed called for synergized efforts Vajpayee said that the entire life of Atalji is a live example to learn. Department today imposed fine building programme on the Cooperatives in availing as - should be made aware about against the restaurant for over - among the concerned for She said that Atalji is a rare political figure in the country who even of Rs 20,000 on a Restaurant in topic "Identification, prepa - sistance available with the various schemes of charging its customers and was smooth conduct of the Urs. enjoys the appreciation and respect of the most vocal opposition po - Srinagar for charging extra ration & Appraisal of RKVY. The activities and in - NCDC. Registrar fined accordingly. In a state - DGM SRTC, SE PDD, PHE, litical parties. She said that Vajpayee is not only a politician but a than Maximum Retail Price ment, Department said that un - Agriculture Projects" for the terventions of NCDC in the Cooperative Societies, in his officers of SMC, Police, highly reputed and regarded writer, poet, journalist but a highly re - (MRP). Following a complaint, der Legal Metrology (Packaged officers, General Managers, State to strengthen the address, emphasized the need Traffic, Fire and garded human being, who understands the pain of a common man. a team of the department in - Commodities) Rules, 2011, no Secretaries of Cooperative Cooperatives particularly for disseminating the knowl - spected the restaurant and Emergency Services, She expressed hope that the party activists will take inspiration commercial establishment can Societies and elected repre - through ICDP, Poultry proj - edge gained in these pro - found that the restaurant man - Health, Muslim Wakf from the life of Atal Behari Vajpayee and adopt his principles in their charge more than MRP. sentatives of the Managing ects were also highlighted grammes with other mem - Board and other concerned lives to become respectable citizens in their life. Mahila Morcha of - Committee under RKVY. during the programme. bers of the societies. He attended the meeting. fice bearers including Veena Gupta, Neelam Nargotra, School Secretary, Cooperatives Secretary Cooperatives em - stressed on involving more Chairperson Mrs. Sonika Abrol and principal Mrs. Himanshi wad - GOvERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR Hemant Kumar Sharma was phasized the need to diversify and more youth in the cooper - National hera also spoke on the life of Atal Behari Vajpayee. Member of the the chief guest on the valedic - the business activities of the ative movement for their em - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE school staff Smt. Sushma, Asha, Sushma Radha, Babbli, Pooja, Pinki, Consumer Rights tory function while societies in order to serve its powerment. Office of the District Child Protection Officer ICPS District Kishtwar Sachin Nargotra and Raghav were present in a function. Day observed at Advertisement Notification No. 32 DSWK of 2016 Dated : 24-12-2016 Baramulla Veterinary Camp Subject : Invitation of quotations for purchasing of indoor GOF Staff Reporter Several dev projects in pipeline to upgrade for Border area games under integrated child protection scheme. BARAMULLA, Dec 24: organised by Army Quotations are invited from registered firms for purchasing of A day-long programme indoor games under integrated child protection scheme in on Consumer rights was basic infrastructure in key sectors: Hanjura Jammu December 24 D i s trict Kishtwar. observed in Baramulla with Gurj Division organised a S.No Name of the item Rates Quotated District Development Minister inaugurates PHCs; Takes stock of progress of work on Haffru Laboratory ‘Veterinary Camp’ at border 1. Carrom Board Commissioner, Dr. Nasir village of Raipur in Samba Ahmad Naqash, as the chief 2. Ludo with stand GOF Staff Reporter District, today. Raipur is a guest. The Programme was 3. Chess wooden village right in the border organised by Food Civil Budgam, Dec 24: area with majority of the lo - The quotations should reach this office within five days from Supplies and Consumer Minister for Agriculture cals being veterans and serv - the date of issuance of this notice. Affairs Department in col - Production, Ghulam Nabi ing soldiers. The village had laboration with Legal Lone Hanjura today said the Distt. Child Protection Officer suffered extensive damage es - Integrated Child Protection Scheme Metrology Department Government headed by the DIP/J- 7606 pecially in terms of injury to Baramulla. Speaking on the Chief Minister Mehbooba Dt. 24-12-16 Distt. Kishtwar occasion, the DDC who is al - Mufti is committed towards livestock due to unprovoked so chairman of District expeditious implementation firing from across the border. Consumer Protection of the development projects The veterinary camp was to Additional Directorate of Sericulture Dev. Department Jammu Council (DCPC) highlighted with special focus on educa - provide relief to these border the basic rights of con - tion, healthcare, power and village residents and their ExTENSION NOTICE sumers and said that the road connectivity. The livestock. The opportunity Subject : NIT No. dated : 18-11-2016 for supply of Parafin need of the hour is to create Minister was addressing an was extensively utilized by paper, Craft paper punched, Craft paper (44 x mass awareness among con - impressive public gathering the locals wherein large num - 29), Moth Boxes 30 Col. , Egg Sheet 30 col. sumers about their rights. after inaugurating New Type bers of livestock were treated He said consumers possess Primary Health Centres and medicines were distrib - Due to poor response to NIT No. 01 dated : 18-11-2016, the basic right to check the (PHCs) at Nowpora and uted free of cost. A team of two the date for sale of tender document is hereby extended standard and quality of var - Hanjura villages in Chrar-e- veterinary doctors from upto 29-12-2016 till 2.00 P.M. and receipt date of tender in ious commodities they in - Sharief Constituency. The Army were present to treat the office of the Additional Director Sericulture Dev. De - tend to buy. He assured that Minister said that various for the people. On the occa - have been utilized on PHC stock of the work done, the the livestock. The local popu - partment Jammu is 31-12-2016 upto 2.00 P.M. every possible step will be works are in pipeline for sion, the Minister announced Hanjura out of an estimated Minister was apprised that lace was extremely thankful The other terms and conditions shall remain the same. taken to safeguard the upgradation of basic infra - Rs 10 lakh out of his cost of Rs 2.48 crore. The out of an estimated cost of Rs to the Army for organising the rights of consumers. structure in key sectors in - Constituency Development Minister directed them to 94.15 lakh, Rs 90 lakh have veterinary camp and for com - Addl. Director DIP/J- 7663 Amongst others, Chief cluding construction of Fund (CDF) for purchase of work with utmost dedication been incurred on the project ing forward to their support Sericulture Dev. Department healthcare centres, school Medical Officer, Assistant equipment for the new and speed up the pace of work so far. He directed the con - them in the time of need. Dt. 24-12-16 Jammu Director FCS&CA, buildings, hostels, water sup - Dental Care Units of and complete PHC Nowpora cerned executing agency to Assistant Controller Legal ply schemes, roads and Nowpora and Hanjura PHCs. Phase-II by March, 2017. He work with synergy and com - METROLOGY, Tehsildar bridges to ensure that the At Nowpora and Hanjura, the also directed them to com - plete the laboratory building HQ and officers of various people are provided better executing agency, J&K plete the construction work within fortnight. District Appx ‘A’ departments, besides a amenities. Dedicating the Housing Board informed the of compound walling of PHC Development Commissioner, large number of Civil PHCs to the people of these Minister that out of an esti - Hanjura within the deadline. Budgam Mir Altaf Ahmad MILITARY ENGINEER SERvICES Society members, senior areas, the Minister asked the mated cost of Rs 2.50 crore, Rs Earlier, the Minister inspect - and other senior officers of citizens and locals were officers of Health 1.80 crore have been in - ed the ongoing construction district administration ac - present on the occasion. Department to ensure round curred on PHC Nowpora in work of Laboratory building companied the Minister dur - the clock healthcare services Phase-I while as Rs 1.90 crore at Haffru village. Taking ing his tour. E-TENDER NOTICE 1. Garrison Engineer Samba (J&K) on behalf of President of India invites the eligible enlisted Contractors of MES and enlisted/un-enlisted contractors working with other Govt. D epartment s VC feeds wrong info, misleads civil society/Chancellor meeting eligibility criteria for considering the tender bids for the under mentioned works :- Ser Name of work Estimated Period of EMD forcont- Eligibility Provisional date No Cost Rs. comple- ractor not enlis- Criteria of publication of Why Hon’ble Chancellor silent over irregularities, Corruption, Nepotism in JU: NSF (in lakhs) tion ted with MES tender on or after GOF Staff Reporter over four months after July 8. pointment of three persons as He challenged Vice not taking any action against 1. Periodical for external Rs. 18.00 06 (Six) Rs. 36,000/-* Class ‘E’** 30 Dec 2016 Jammu, Dec 24: He said that Vice Chancellor is Assistant Professors in Chancellor Prof Sharma to the Vice Chancellor. “Why is services at Mil Stn Lakhs Months Category in the bad habit of dubbing Department of Lifelong come forward and expose the Hon’ble Chancellor silent? Samba a (i) While questioning the those raising voice against ir - Learning against two posts. fakeness of any organization What is his compulsion? Why wisdom of Hon’ble Chancellor regularities and wrong doings This is unprecedented in the spearheading the crusade he has not initiated any ac - * (in the shape of Call deposit receipt from any Scheduled Bank. of the Jammu University, NN as black mailers whereas he history of Jammu University. against the wrong doings be - tion in this regard? All these ** For other Contractors (i) Meeting enlistment criteria of MES with regard to having satis - Vohra, The National Secular himself is a big fraud and But surprisingly, the office of ing constantly committed by questions raise suspicion in factorily completed requisite value of works, Annual turn over, working Capital, Fixed Forum (NSF) has urged her black mailers having commit - Hon’ble Chancellor kept quiet the university administra - the minds of people. This is Chancellor to wake up from ted numbers of scams protect - and didn’t take notice.” tion under the nose of Vice the high time that Chancellor Assets, Verification of character & antecedants of proprietor/partner/directors etc. (ii) No deep slumber and immediate - ing the wrong doers under his Ridiculing the fake forum in - Chancellor Jammu shall take the action against recovery outstanding in Government Department. ly set the things right in control. He specifically made vented by Prof R.D.Sharma to University, but he does not JU authorities and snub the 2. Tender Cost (For serial No 01 to 01) Jammu University and also a reference to the cancellation support wrong doing of Vice have the grits and guts to do Vice Chancellor to stop his take to task Vice Chancellor, of interview of Assistant Chancellor Kashmir when so for the reasons well known non-sense,” he said. Latterly, * In the shape of DD/Bankers Cheque from any Nationalized/Scheduled Bank for Rs. 500/- who is misleading higher au - Registrars in which his own black sheets on the mirrors of to VC. Dr Sharma also re - Dr. Vikas Sharma appealed (Rupees Five hundred only) in favour of Garrison Engineer payable at Samba. Tender cost thorities’ vis-à-vis policy deci - daughter was involved as she vehicle belonging to Kashmir vealed that the Vice the Chief Minister as well as to be submitted separately for each work. sions, during the every did not fall within the merit to University by removed by po - Chancellor clandestinely in - Governor of the State who are 3. Notes :- Meeting. NSF State President get appointed as Assistant lice in Udhampur district re - troduced the clause of PRC Pro-Chancellor and Dr. Vikas Sharma said in a Registrar. Instead of sending cently, Dr. Vikas Sharma (Permanent Resident) in the Chancellor of Jammu (1) The prospective/likely contractors are requested to look up the website statement that Vice the matter to Crime Branch snubbed Prof R.D.Sharma for appointment of Deputy University to constitute a full “eprocuremes.gov.in” under the portal eprocuremes.gov.in. This is an e-tender, manual, Chancellor Prof R.D.Sharma for detailed investigation joining hands with the wrong Registrars in Jammu fledged enquiry committed offered bids for this tender will not be accepted under any circumstance. Only electronic of - seems to be above law in the about the reasons promoting doers as he himself is a perpe - University and he took the involving the investigating fer bids shall be accepted. For detailed instructions please refer to website. Tender infor - eyes of government and the the Vice Chancellor to hur - trator of number of omissions matter clandestinely to agencies of the State to look Chancellor of the University riedly disbanding the whole and commissions in Jammu Syndicate as well as which into and probe the irregulari - mation is also available in www.mes.gov.in who have brushed aside the process of interview for the University. He pointed out shows that Vice Chancellor is ties took place during the two (2) Contractor not enlisted with MES will be required to enclose necessary documents to outbursts of VC which was post of Assistant Registrar, he that how come Prof supreme authority, and the years tenure of Prof R.D prove their eligibility as given above including Affidavit for no recovery outstanding. nothing short of treachery and made all the efforts to hush up R.D.Sharma claim other fo - University bodies i.e. Council Sharma VC to unearth the (3) In case of rejection of tender, the contractor shall be refunded the cost of tender. However, seditious act on his part and he the case just to save his skin by rum/ organizations as fake and Syndicate are merely truth of issues raised by Contractor may apply to next Higher Engineer Authority i.e. HQ CWE Mamun for rejection should have been sacked from dodging the Chancellor as well and fraud which are always rubber-stamps to approve all National Secular Forum. of his tender whose decision shall be final and binding and contractor shall not be entitled the chair of Vice Chancellor as the Government. Dr.Vikas raising the issuing pertaining the illegal decisions of the He added that in case it is for encouraging and support - Sharma also said,” Vice the students fraternity as well Vice Chancellor. He asked found that NSF has no to any compensation what so ever for non issue of tender. ing the voice of anti national Chancellor Prof Ramji Dass as the teaching staff within the that so many illegal things grounds to raises issues (4) The above details are also available on MES website : www.mes.gov.in and Indian Trade elements as well as separatists Sharma is busy in implement - tacit intention to streamline were happening in the against the university admin - Journal. Full notice of tender IAFW-2162 and Enlistment Criteria is available in all offices of spearheaded so called pro free - ing his own ideas while ignor - the system and punish those University and the governor istration headed by Prof R.D MES and also on MES website. dom movement putting the ing the set norms, statutes and committing irregularities of House was getting all the in - Sharma as Vice Chancellor, AGE (Contracts) lives of commoners in the val - University Calendar. He re - which Prof R.D.Sharma him - puts of the same. Despite that, NSF is ready to face all the ley in tough predicament for cently made permanent ap - self is accomplice and party. the Hon’ble Chancellor was consequences, he challenged. 8009/Advt/413E8 for Garrison Engineer Glimpses of Future 5 local JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Saving water resources should be Ganga inaugurates Police everybody’s concern: Sham Chaudhary Sports Mela at Samba GOF Staff Reporter water. He urged them to refrain from ‘Minister lauds police for providing platform to Jammu, Dec 24: throwing garbage in the canals and spread this message as much as they Minster for PHE, Irrigation & can.During the programme, the stu - children to showcase their talent’ Flood Control Sham Lal Chaudhary dents were also informed that the today said that it is moral and social PHE department has set up various GOF Staff Reporter responsibility of every citizen to save water testing laboratories in the state Samba, Dec 24: water for future generations, as judi - for testing the purity of water bring Minister for Industries cious use of water resources is the on - supplied in residential areas. Later, and Commerce, Chander ly way to save this precious natural the Minister distributed uniforms Parkash, today inaugurated resource from extinction. The and shoes among the students of both annual sports mela at Sports Minister was speaking at awareness the government schools. Earlier in Stadium, organized under programmes being organized at the day, the Minister convened a pub - Civic Action Programme Government Girls High School and lic grievance redressal camp in which 2016-17 by District Police Chuni Lal Memorial Government the villagers hailing from Kotli Samba. In the month long Higher Secondary School in Chakrohi Kalabana, Badyal Brahmana, Sai event, the school children for educating the students about the Khurd, Arnia, Satriyan, Badyal from across the district shall benefits of saving water and encour - Qazian, Korotana, Bega Bera, Gopad be participating in athletics, aging them to take part in BIG Jammu Basti, Shamka, Chakrohi and many Track and Field, Kabbaddi, importance of such pro - ther improving and develop - Run. The ‘Big Jammu Run - Run to other adjoining areas participated. Football and other games. grammes as these events help ing their sports talent so that Save Water’ is an initiative of the The villagers apprised the Minister Vice-Chairman J&K OBC in further strengthening of they would be able to repre - Communication and Capacity about the problems being faced by Advisory Board, Rashpaul police-public relationship. He sent the state at national and Development Unit (CCDU), them related to power supply, water Verma, Legislator, Dr lauded the district police for international level. Vice Department of PHE, l&FC and Big 92.7 supply, road connectivity, education, Devinder Manyal, Deputy providing excellent platform Chairman OBC Board also FM, which would be organized at telecom and healthcare. Commissioner, Samba, to children for showcasing spoke on the occasion and Gulshan Ground, Jammu on January The main demands included con - Sheetal Nanda, SSP, Joginder their talent in these district complimented the District 8, 2017. Stressing on the need for pro - struction of tubewells, installation Singh, Additional SP Raja level events to further har - Police for organizing the viding quality education to children, of street lights, upgradation of trans - Adil Hamid, senior officials ness their skills. He said that event. Later, the Minister and the Minister said that education is the formers and macadamization of link from the district and police various studies have proved other dignitaries interacted foundation on which the progress of a roads. After hearing their demands, administration, school chil - that sports prevent drug with the participating stu - country depends and it is our respon - the Minister said the state govern - dren and prominent citizens abuse and crime among dents and encouraged them sibility to provide quality education ment is committed to provide every were present on the occasion. youth. He called upon the par - for a bright future in their to the children for socio-economic de - painting contests and sports activi - their performance. The Minister said facility to the people at their The Minister emphasized the ticipants to strive hard in fur - chosen fields. velopment of our nation. The ties in their curriculum for building that the participation of youth is very doorsteps and special stress is being Minister directed the teachers to in - skills and confidence among students. essential for successful completion of laid on the development of border ar - clude extra-curricular activities, de - He called upon the parents to take in - any programme, adding that, they eas. Executive Director, CCDU Rajiv Annexure 3 A-II bate competitions, declamation con - terest in the studies of their wards and must come forward and educate the Malhotra was also present in the tests, essay writing competitions, frequently visit schools for checking people about the benefits of saving programmes. MILITARY ENGINEER SERvICES Powergrid organises “ Mere NOTICE INvITING E-TENDER Govt upgrading amenities Commander Works Engineers, Udhampur PO : Garhi, Udhampur 182121 on behalf of President of India invites e-tender in two covers from eligible enlisted contractors of MES and hisse ki dhoop kahan hai ?” enlisted/un-enlisted contractor & working with other Govt Department meeting eligible criteria for selection of contractors in MES for the under mentioned work :- A Play By Natrang As A Part Of Its to rural areas: Kohli Awareness Programme On Environmental REFERENCE NO : CWE/U (N) - 61/2016-2017 : Conservation Under Swaach Bharat Campaign Minister convenes public grievances redress camp at Name of work SPECIAL REPAIRS TO BLDG NO T-127 AT HQ SUB AREA UNDER GE NORTH UDHAMPUR. Kurlian; Asks officers to make frequent field visits Estimated Cost Rs. 7.28 Lakhs GOF Staff Reporter Period of completion 06 months Rajouri, Dec 24: Tender ID 2016_MES_100350_1 Notes :- Minister for Animal Sheep Husbandry and 1. For all detail please visit web site www.eprocuremes.gov.in Fisheries Choudhary Abdul 2. For submission of e-bids, bidder are required to get registered with website eprocuremes.gov.in Ghani Kohli today said that alongwith having class-II or class-III DSC issued by CCA under IT act 2003. provision of upgraded ameni - 3. In no case, subletting of tender is permitted. ties in rural areas is among 4. Commander Works Engineer reserves the right to reject/cancel any or all the tenders without the priorities of the govern - assigning any reason. ment and initiatives, in this 5. Notice Inviting Bid as published in newspapers shall not form part of Notice of Tender/Bid document. regard, have started yielding 6. Type of tender (lump sum/item rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid system shall be specifi - tangible results. Addressing a public grievances redressal cally mentioned as decided by Accepting officer. camp at Kurlian Kalakote, (vaibhav vishwakarma) the Minister said the EE (QS&C) Government is working hard an integrated way is prime fo - recruitment camps for unem - DCWE (Contracts) Jammu Dec 24 tion if this malady is not imme - towards equipping the rural cus of the government”, he ployed youths etc. While re - For CWE diately arrested. The play end - areas of the state with mod - said. He said that despite of a sponding to the demands of 8459/U(N)- 61/06/E8 In order to sensitize and ed with thought provoking ern infrastructure which is plethora of welfare schemes the locals, the Minister said bring about more awareness questions by children, “Why at par with urban areas. In and activities aimed at devel - that all issues projected by regarding the environmental we were brought into this this regard, numerous opment of rural areas in past them shall be resolved in a concerns among its employ - Appendix ‘A’ world? Where is our share of schemes are being launched years, a skewed development phased manner. The ees, their family members and sunlight?” This play of by the center and the state model increasing the dispari - Minister directed the officers general masses, Power Grid Annexure 3 A- II Natrang is considered to be governments, he added. ”The ties between the rural and the of various departments pres - Corporation of India Limited, the longest living play by chil - objective of these schemes is urban areas has proliferated ent in the camp to look into Northern Region MILITARY ENGINEER SERvICES dren in India. The play written to provide dual benefits like and the present coalition gov - the issues raised by the locals Transmission System–II or - by Balwant Thakur for rural infrastructure develop - ernment is committed to and initiate action to resolve ganized much acclaimed play UNICEF on population/env - ment coupled with economic overcome this gap. He added the same at the earliest. He of Natrang “ Mere Hisse Ki NOTICE INvITING E-TENDERS iornment education had stood re-generation activities”, he that availability of livelihood asked the officers to make Dhoop Kahan Hai?” on 24th of best in India and later repre - said. He sought people’s coop - opportunities, modern frequent visits to the far off Garrison Engineer 969, Engrs Works Section on behalf of present of India invites item rate bids Single December 2016 at Abhinav sented the country in Asia- eration in taking the state to amenities and services for areas so that the people could Stage Two Cover Bid system for the following works. Theater, Jammu . The play Pacific meet in Bangkok, new heights of peace, decent living in rural areas is know and get benefit of the was a organized as a part of S. Name of work Estimated Cost Period of Tender ID Thailand. Besides Sh. Anil progress and prosperity. the aim of present govern - developmental scheme. Chief POWERGRID’s Swaach No Rs (in Lakhs) completion Jain, Sh. S.D.Joshi, General “Physical connectivity by ment. The locals briefed the Animal Husbandry Officer, Bharat Campaign. Sh. Anil Manager (Projects), Sh. providing roads, electronic Minister regarding various Dr. Ismail, District Sheep Jain, Executive Director 1. Maintenance and operation of DG 10.50 334 days 2016_MES_98902 B.Dash AGM(F), Sh. problems and demands like Husbandry Officer, Dr. (NRTS-II) was the Chief Guest connectivity by providing Sets Pumps and E/M installations R.Narayan , CM(HR) ,senior shortage of water and power Sarfraz Naseem, SDM and on this occasion. The communication network, at Naugam under GE 969 EWS officers from POWERGRID supply, strengthening of the kalakote besides other sec - play , in a very sensitive man - and knowledge connectivity Northern Region-II, their fam - interior link roads, old age toral officers accompanied 2. Maintenance and operation of E/M 16.00 334 days 2016_MES_98899 ner depicted the hazards of by establishing professional ily members, leading persons and widow pensions, special the Minister. Installations at Rampur, Mandir, Bun- population explosion and very and technical institutions in from state administration and iyar and Mohura under GE 969 EWS subtly highlighted every de - other sections of society were 3. Maintenance and Operation of DG 20.00 334 days 2016_MES_98900 plorable aspect of population present on this occasion. The explosion. The irony, which jam packed auditorium was Stepping Stone School Bari Brahmana Sets Pumps and E/M installations children have to live with, the mesmerized by the outstand - at Singhpura, Kitchama and Ghan- obstacles they have to face, ing performance of the artists tamulla under GE 969 EWS. were brought out in an intrep - from Natrang. Sh. Balwant celebrates merry christmas 4. Maintenance and Operation of E/M 16.00 334 days 2016_MES_98901 id manner. Beginning with Thakur on this occasion Jesus” depicting the birth of festival look & was tastefully Installations at Gulmarg under GE malnutrition inadequate food thanked POWERGRID for GOF Staff Reporter Lord Jesus, in an interesting decorated. The Director, 969 EWS and clothing to seeking admis - their contribution in making Jammu, Dec 24: manner. Students dressed as Vikash Kumar Sharma sions in schools and over - such events possible in the 5. Maintenance and Operation of E/M 17.00 334 days 2016_MES_99014 Stepping Stone School the elements of Christmas wished children a Merry crowded classes with no jobs Jammu. POWERGRID has installations at Uri and Bandi under Bari Brahmana (A fun Skool) and glaring shortcomings, been regularly organizing like star, bells, stocking, Christmas as & a happy new GE 969 EWS today celebrated Merry practically every damaging re - such events to propagate and Christmas carols, played year. The students dressed in Christmas in the school sult of over population were contribute to "Swachh Bharat various games & were given their party clothes enjoy Sd/- premises with pomp & show. dealt with. The play warned Abhiyan" and to sensitize peo - gifts by Santa Claus. In keep - thoroughly & imbibed a mes - Capt Students presented a won - 8009/Adv/1195/E8 one and all with imminent ple about glaring challenges ing with the Christmas spir - sage of loving, caring, shar - Offg Garrison Engineer derful play “Happy Birthday Dated : 13 Dec 2016 threat of disaster and destruc - before our society. it, the whole school wore a ing & respecting all. Bali launches renovation works worth GOvERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR Rs 55 lakh at Lower Roop Nagar-Muthi OFFICE OF THE ExECUTIvE ENGINEER PCD(PHQ) J&K JAMMU. NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER Says development is the motto for present Govt E-NIT NO/EE-PCD/PHQ/09/2016-17 DATED: - 24-12-2016 GOF Staff Reporter Vikas”. The present govern - Executive Engineer PCD PHQ J&K JAMMU/ SRINAGR on behalf of Governor of J&K State invites tenders by e-tendering on item rate basis from approved and Jammu, Dec 24: ment will make all efforts to re - eligible contractors registered with J&K State for the following work. alize this slogan with the coop - In his endeavor to ensure eration of the people and en - S. Name of work Name of Estimated Cost of Earnest Time allowed Time & Date Class of holistic development of suring good governance, said No Division Cost (Rs in document money for completion of opening contractor Raipur-Domana constituency the Minister. He asked the peo - Lacs) (in Rs.) (in Rs) of tender with better services and en - ple to personally supervise the 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 hanced infrastructural edi - developmental activities in fice, Minister for Health & their areas to ensure longevity 1. Construction of 2+2 Toilets / Bathroom PCD (PHQ) 5.25 700/- 10,500/- 45 days 09-01-2017 “C”&“D” Medical Education, Bali and best use of the assets creat - for Women Police at DPL J&K, Jammu lacs Bhagat today launched the ed by the Government. He also renovation work worth Rs 55 asked for sharing the difficul - 2. Construction of 2+2 Toilets / Bathroom PCD (PHQ) 5.10 700/- 10,200/- 45 days 09-01-2017 “C”&“D” lakh on Sharika Vihar link ties and local priorities so that for Women Police at DPL Jammu. J&K, Jammu lacs road. Sharika Vihar link road the Government pays focused 3. Construction of 3+3 Toilets / Bathroom PCD (PHQ) 7.40 1000/- 14,800/- 45 days 09-01-2017 “C”&“D” inter-connects a number of lo - every nook and corner of the is still lacking in basic facili - attention to address these ac - for Women Police at P/S Gandhi Nagar J&K, Jammu lacs calities including, Lower state would witness all-round ties like “Bijli, Pani and cordingly. He directed the en - Jammu. Roop Nagar, Dogra Nagar, development, adding that the Sadak” in certain areas, the gineers to maintain quality Durga Nagar, Laxmi Nagar present Government believes Minister asserted.H e asked standards strictly as per the 1. Date of Publishing 24-12-2016 at 1700 hours. and Suryavanshi Nagar and in the work done and not on the people to have patience laid down norms and cau - 2. The Bidding documents can be downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 1800 hours on 24-12-2016. will cherish a long pending de - the hollow slogans, which was and believe in the pro - tioned against the lapses with i. The Bids shall be deposited in electronic format on the website http://jktenders.gov.in from 25-12-2016 to 05-01-2017 upto 1400 Hrs. The bids received will mand of the inhabitants. the buzz word of the previous grammes and policies of the regard to specifications. be opened at 1100 hours on 09- 01-2017 on line. Speaking on the occasion, the regimes, who did not do any - present Government, which Prominent among those pres - ii. The complete bidding process will be on line. Minister said that the present thing on ground. All the suc - he said, are exclusively based ent on the occasion included, iii. Technical bids of bidders shall be opened on line in the office of Executive Engineer PCD PHQ J&K Jammu on 09-01-2017 at 1100 Hrs. Government is committed to cessive Governments be - on the development and wel - political functionaries Ved 3. Bid documents can be seen at and downloaded from the website http://jktenders.gov.in Bid documents contain qualifying criteria for bidder, specifications, address the developmental fooled the people in the name fare of all sections of the socie - Prakash Sharma, Kuldeep bill of quantities, conditions and other details. needs of the people, for which of development and that is ty as has been envisaged by the Singh, Mukesh Sharma, Ved 4. The site for the work is available. The intending bidders are strongly advised to inspect the site of work before bidding. a well-devised programme has why even after seven decades Prime Minister Narendra Pal Sharma and engineers of DIP/J- 7627 Executive Engineer been formulated. He said of the independence, the State Modi “Sab Ka Saath Sab Ka R&B and JDA. Dt. 24-12-16 PCD (PHQ) J&K Jammu Glimpses of Future 6 opinion/edit JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Glimpses of Future An equal music, a beautiful society By : aNaNya Vajpeyi Krishna, and their common concern with Mandal Commission Report, expanding way to the kutcheri and the sophisticated Why Indians prefer cash? the problem of caste. The annihilation of the scope of affirmative action against concert hall as performance spaces, A recent event in Delhi brought to - caste Manual scavenging including the caste-based social inequality. How can which closed their doors to ordinary peo - n the one hand we are talking about making Indian gether two Indian winners of the 2016 removal, carrying and disposal by hand of India proceed with its ambitious econom - ple. In 2015 Krishna announced his deci - Ramon Magsaysay Award, Bezwada human excrement, and the physical ic and political agendas for growth, sion to stop performing in the December economy cashless and on the other hand, as for as Wilson and T.M. Krishna, in a wide-rang - cleaning of latrines, sewers and septic change and prosperity, Wilson asks, concert season in the Tamil month of the speed of internet id concerned we are far be- ing conversation about freedom of expres - tanks, a task invariably assigned to Dalits when such an archaic form of caste dis - Margazhi of Chennai, even though he has O sion, nationalism and inequality, issues (including men, women and children) crimination, a kind of slavery and a form been the star of this vaunted annual cul - hind from our neighbouring countries like Nepal and of pressing concern. Both were outspoken has been targeted for eradication since of torture, continues to exist and to ruin tural event from a young age. He now or - Bangladesh. As we know without good internet speed we against a growing majoritarianism, and Gandhi came back to India a hundred countless Dalit lives? Krishna comes at ganises a new winter-time music festival passionate about building an egalitarian years ago. It was the Mahatma who began caste from the direction of the arts, partic - in the small fishing village of Urur-Olcott cannot make economy cashless. India is lagging behind and just society through their respective to insist, in the face of tremendous resist - ularly Carnatic music, for almost a centu - Kuppam in Chennai, teaches music and neighbouring countries in the matter of internet speed fields. Wilson, 50, national convener of ance, that all his family members and as - ry now the preserve of elite urban performs free concerts at corporation the Safai Karmachari Andolan, is a cam - sociates, regardless of caste, class and Brahmin men whether as composers, schools, trains girls and women in and not to talk of cyber security. As far as downloading paigner against manual scavenging; and gender, clean toilets themselves. An Act singers, musicians, accompanists or lis - Carnatic vocal and instrumental music, speed of internet is concerned India is on 96th number in Krishna, 40, is a prominent exponent of of Parliament in 1993 officially banned the teners in Chennai and other artistic capi - and extends the ambit of his pedagogic Carnatic music and a public intellectual. employment of manual scavengers and tals of southern India. He has been argu - outreach to tribal, rural and marginalised the world and in regard to average bandwidth India stands The two men share a commitment to the construction of dry latrines. And yet it ing that what is now considered Carnatic communities. He has also expanded the on 105th number. India’s position is very bad as regard to free speech and equal citizenship, to ad - continues today, perpetuating the most classical music and what is now called repertoire of music that he himself sings, very concerned over the in- dressing entrenched forms of exclusion, extreme forms of indignity and oppres - Bharatanatyam classical dance were both including modern Hindustani and cyber security. Experts are discrimination and violence based on sion, causing disease and death, reducing originally the provenance of women, es - Bengali forms. Most recently he has made creasing number of cases related to cyber crimes as there caste, to democratic rights and the Indian life expectancy, and making the occupa - pecially temple dancers and courtesans, joint appearances with the Jogappas, a are no strict laws in India to deal with issues of crimes re- Constitution. They come from absolutely tion of thousands of Indian citizens a liv - and of non-Brahmin “holding communi - transgender community of devotional unrelated areas of engagement, and from ing hell. Wilson has been campaigning to ties” like the Isai Vellalars. These groups folk performers, associated with the god - lated to internet. If experts are to be believed people in personal backgrounds that are far apart, put an end to this abominable practice for were sidelined and their art forms taken dess Yellamma, from northern India don’t feel secure while doing cashless transactions but what is remarkable is how they con - close to thirty years. The turning point for over by socially dominant Brahmin prac - Karnataka and contiguous parts of the verge in their social activism as well as him was around 1990-91, the birth cente - titioners and patrons, who cleansed the Deccan (Andhra and Maharashtra), as they feel that their data may not be leaked and they may their shared ability to communicate nary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), music and dance of their vernacular, erot - unimaginable in the hallowed halls of not loose cash from their accounts. Even banks and secu- clearly and forcefully with large audi - that brought the life and work of the great ic, demotic and popular character, and classical music for the Carnatic ortho - ences. The Magsaysay Award jury was as - Dalit leader back into the mainstream of reinvented them as classical, religious, doxy. Self-purification and self-respect rity agencies don’t help consumers in this regard. Cases of tute indeed in recognising the laudable national consciousness and forced the refined and urbane. The temple court - Krishna and Wilson together, as a pair re - cyber crimes had doubled in the past one year in India. As public spiritedness of both Wilson and government of the day to implement the yard and the noisy village square gave An equal music on PAGE 7 cashless transactions are not considered safe by most of Indian people, they consider cash most safe for transac- negative economic growth rate both in tions. Firstly to encourage cashless economy among 2015 and in the first half of 2016. If the oil OPEC and geopolitics or geo-economics of oil pricing prices increase along with other sectors, Indians, there is a great need to strengthen cyber laws to the WB data projected an economic ensure safety of cashless transactions. An awareness By : NaliN Kumar mohapatra from next January 2017 (to the tune of 1.2 excessive dependency on oil, has also growth of 1.4 and 1.8 both in 2017-18. million barrels per day) to “restore oil bal - agreed to the proposal of cutting back en - Venezuela is another country heavily de - must be generated among the citizens to use cashless sys- Indian energy conglomerates, like pending on oil sector to sustain its econo - ONGC Videsh Limited, are on a buying ance” in the international market as stat - ergy production by 3,00,000 barrels per tem for making payments. The low literacy rates in rural ed by OPEC. Second, though they took a day as quoted in various news reports. my is facing massive financial crunch. spree of energy assets abroad more partic - Like Moscow, since 2014, Caracas is also ularly in Russia. This is certainly a major consensus view to reduce the oil produc - The immediate geo-economic reper - India, along with the lack of infrastructure like internet tion, two energy giants of West Asia Saudi cussions, however, will be on the energy experiencing a negative growth and as per achievement, as far as energy diplomacy the WB’s study, it does not have any access and power also make things extremely difficult for is concerned. Recently, at the Petrotech Arabia and Iran went for a tougher bar - prices. As it has been observed over sup - gaining to clinch the deal. Iran wanted to ply of energy to the international market chance to recovery till 2018. The stabilisa - people to adopt e-transaction route. In India cash is like Conference held on December 4, 2016, tion of oil prices to some extent is a posi - Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called keep itself aside from the decision (like the will have an adverse effect on pricing, water a basic necessity without which survival is a chal- two other OPEC members Nigeria and which will push the energy producing tive sign for these oil economies to recov - for a “proactive foreign policy and energy er. Rise in the prices of oil will have posi - vertheless, cash use doesn't seem to be waning all diplomacy” to achieve energy security. Libya got exempted from the OPEC’s deci - states into more vulnerability. Economic lenge. Ne sion to cut oil production because of the conditions of major oil producing states tive consequences for oil economies as it Hope, India’s energy policy will reap maxi - will help them consolidate domestic politi - that much, with around 85% of global payments still made mum advantage before prices of oil rises volatility in their respective states) citing like Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, the fact that recently it got over from the Nigeria, Iran and Columbia demonstrate cal economy and at the same time main - using cash. One of the main reasons is that there is noth- again 2016 ended with a happy note as far tain a stable geopolitical order. On the oth - as the question of fixing of oil price is con - UN sanctions. However, Iran, after a pro - that Saudi Arabia which had a prosperous ing to truly compete with the flexibility of notes and coins. longed debate and with Russia’s pressure economy till recently (because of oil boom) er hand, if prices of oil fall substantially cerned. After remaining historic low since then it will contribute to the phenomenon The Indians need to recognize the risks and benefits of dif- 2014, the prices of oil in the global market as reported, agreed to the OPEC’s decision is paying heavy prices for its overdepen - to cut production. Finally, non-OPEC dence on the oil sector since 2014. As re - of “Rentier state” or “Dutch diseases syn - ferent payment instruments, the risks associated with is increasing steadily. Now, it has gone be - drome”, as explained by analysts. In this yond 51 dollars per barrel as stated by the members (Russia, Kazakhstan, Brazil, etc) ported in local newspapers, the Saudi are far more diverse and met with the OPEC members on December economy is contracting due to the fall in regard, one can cite the experience of the electronic payment instruments Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting former Soviet Union. Energy analysts are Countries (OPEC). Further, three major 10, and jointly decided to cut oil produc - oil prices. Russia is also experiencing the severe. Recently lakhs of debit card data were stolen by tion to stabilise the prices, which went same. The World Bank (WB) in its report of the opinion that one major factor which developments are taking place in the glob - contributed to the demise of the Soviet hackers; the ability of Indian financial institutions to pro- al geopolitics, having an impact on the down quickly due to the overproduction of admitted that if the oil prices will not in - the crude and its supplies to the interna - crease substantially, than the economy Union was the fall in the prices of oil in the tect the electronic currency came into question also an im- pricing of oil. First, OPEC members in international market in the mid-1980s. It Vienna meeting on November 30 took a tional market. Russia, which is a non- will shrink in the near future. The WB portant reason why people favour cash. “historic decision” to cut production of oil OPEC member and suffering because of its study shows that Moscow experienced a OPEC and on PAGE 7 China’s Han worldview: Danger of another Great Wall? Diplomacy, only option By : lt GeN BhopiNder SiNGh (rtd) By : maKhaN SaiKia Emperor’, nearly 5,000 years ago. Today, the Some other experts opine that Xi may be from barely four per cent in 1949 to above 42 per Gen Bajwa's apolitical and anti-militancy outlook has The country's rise as a great world power, Han consists of China’s 1.2 billion people in the having the ambitions to drive the country to cent today. And, in the same way, the Mongols mainland, but the minorities across the coun - the glory of the Ming dynasty of 1368-1424. are now only 17 per cent in Inner Mongolia. The to be viewed in light of the formula of control of the accompanied by the gospel of ‘peaceful rise' as Pakistan govt by its military. The terror attack at enunciated by its former President Hu Jintao, try are around 110 million. Sadly, only the Hans Around this time, China achieved a long period same story continues in Tibet. The grand poli - Nagrota, that killed seven Army personnel, is a grim re- is redefining cultural ascendancy, not so much are referred to as ‘Chinese’. Ethnicity has be - of hegemony in East Asia, but not definitely in cy designs of Beijing are strongly made in minder of the seamless continuum of the Indo-Pak narra- in terms of Maoism or Marxism, but of the Han come synonymous with national identity in the true sense of the term. What reflects from favour of the Hans. In Xinjiang, the tive, irrespective of the political brouhaha. Nagrota fol- race The dominance of China’s major ethnic China. As China’s economy grows and attracts these policy designs is that China has an ambi- Government is consistently pursuing strict lows earlier terror patterns in Uri, Pampore, Pathankot group, the Hans, seems to be all-pervading. It’s billions of foreign direct investment, the grow- tion to maintain its old empire, but of course in policies against the locals, the Uighur Muslims c, interspersed with multiple other governmental inter- fully supported by the Government-backed ing legal labour market is heavily flooded with a more pragmatic style. Certainly, Chinese as it is the only province of China where je - et ngagements that often lead policies and progarmmes which are resonated the people from the Han descent. Interestingly, leaders and their common folks can never be hadis are slowly making their presence felt ventions, talks and military e across the country. Surprisingly, this is active- those Hans who have left the mainland decades contented without the country’s larger-than- over the years. Thus, the Government is delib - to a false sense of a national perspective on the ground sit- ly reflected in the country’s foreign policy back, are still treated as a part and parcel of this life image in the global stage. And in this, its erately pushing the Hans so as to outnumber uation in Jammu and Kashmir. The spin afforded on the agenda which has been deliberately followed national identity both by the Communist Han identity plays a crucial role. What defines the Uighurs one fine day. This will help Beijing recent Indian Army-conducted surgical strikes across around the world in the Chinese Diaspora. For Government and its people. What an irony? China’s national identity today has nothing to reduce the Uighurs to a minority in their own the LoC typifies the dangers of aggressive political appro- many, globalisation may mean an actively in - People, who have already become permanent do with its socialistic ideological roots. The land soon. Today, the ethnic clashes between priation and decisive supposition of what was essentially terconnected world. A world, described as ‘flat’ citizens of some other countries, are again country’s rise as a great world power, accompa- the Han Chinese and the Uighurs; and between a sub-component of the Army’s ongoing means of tactical by Thomas Friedman and ‘borderless’ by forced to display allegiance to their earlier nied by the gospel of ‘peaceful rise’ as enunciat- the Han Chinese and the Tibetans are on the deterrence, albeit conducted with hallmark precision Kenichi Ohmae, does not hold good for others, parental roots. Only China can do this for har - ed by its former President Hu Jintao, is redefin- rise. This suggests that Beijing’s single agenda and guts. The ‘surgical strikes’ were not the first time, including the majority of the Chinese people. bouring its great ‘China Dream’ launched by ing cultural ascendancy, not so much in terms of national integration is badly failing in bring- neither will they be the last time, such actions will be ne- The western imperialists deliberately used the country’s current President Xi Jinping. of Maoism or Marxism, but of the Han race. ing the Uighurs and the Tibetans to the main - cessitated – but to wrap up the same in some sort of a ‘con- race, ethnicity, caste, religion, etc, to divide Since his takeover in 2012, he has been in - Though the minorities are theoretically treat - stream. There is deep resentment among these clusive’ deterrent would be to short-sell the complexities and rule in many of their former colonial out - tensifying a mega campaign for ‘rejuvenating ed as equal and officially granting them some two groups as they feel that the Government is involved. Similarly, the convenient allusion of the rela- posts. But by 1911, when the Qing dynasty in the Chinese people’. While bolstering the na - privileges, yet in front of the Hans, they are singularly pursuing policies to discriminate tive lull in the civilian unrest and infiltration along the tion’s foreign policy with security activism nowhere to be seen. The most disheartening them. So the policies to percolate relative dep - China fell, the new elite tried to bring a unique LoC in Kashmir to the economic surgical strike of demon- and economic diplomacy, Xi is soon branding part of the Chinese society is that its border - rivation in China are official, though Beijing rationale for the emerging nation state. etisation is in the realm of a ‘feel-good’ imperative for himself as the most powerful leader of China af- lines once marked by distinct ethnic minori - will not accept the same. The only two groups of A sense of uniformity was drawn mostly cadres, as it belies the bla-nder but pertinent reality of the ter Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Many say ties are now fully flooded by the Hans. It has people, the Uighurs and the Tibetans, are pure- from race and language. Eventually, this onset of winter and, therefore, the inaccessibility of he is trying to restore the role of China to the been fast forwarded by the state-sponsored pro- ly different from that of the Hans. This further helped the Chinese nationalists embark on the mountain passes. The sombre and nuanced reality of J&K standards set by once powerful Chinese empire grammes over the years by Beijing. For exam- suggests that the differences with the Hans, for idea that all Hans were descended from euppance triumphalism. from 221BC-1911 AD. ple, the Han population in Xinjiang has risen becomes a victim to the com ‘Huangdi’, known as the great ‘Yellow China’s han on PAGE 7 Pakistan is instinctually wired towards an existen- tial crisis, borne of the genealogical faultlines of the ‘two- nation’ theory, which were humiliatingly undone with the creation of Bangladesh. A certain irreconcilable angst exists in its national polity that warrants a revenge Islamists flourish as Pakistan languishes towards India. This inherent discomfiture with its own state sustains the diarchy of institutions that have in- spired Pakistan from time to time – its military, the clergy By : hiraNmay KarleKar Awami League headed by Sheikh Mujibur were taught to be not just professional sol- 1960 and 1980, retired. Given that it is now 2016, and the politicians. Irrespective of the political dispensa- Rahman. It failed. The Awami League swept diers, but also soldiers of Islam. Gen Zia up- the process has largely been completed. tion at power in Pakistan (either civilian or military), Few countries have paid a greater price for the polls in East Pakistan, winning 298 of the graded the status of maulavis until then barely The Pakistan Army’s Islamisation drive India feeds the popular imagination and acts as a binding their freedom than Bangladesh, which became 300 seats in the Provincial Assembly, and se- tolerated by the military elite attached to ran parallel to the promotion, with aid from agent for the otherwise irreconcilable diversities of independent on December 16, 1971. Pakistan’s cured a majority in the whole of Pakistan, win- Army units and integrated them into the ethos the US and Saudi Arabia, of the mujahideen Pakistan’s sectarianism, regionalism and conflicting re- Army and its local collaborators, belonging to ning 167 of the 313 seats in the National of Army life. Zahid Hussain writes, “Scores of groups’ jihad against the Soviet occupation of ligious strains. Historically, mainstream support in organisations like the al Badr, al Shams, Assembly, in the elections in December 1970. highly professional and secular officers were Afghanistan. It saw in it an opportunity for se- Pakistan has flowed towards whichever of the three insti- Razakars and Shanti (Peace) Committee, all Yet, instead of allowing it to form the sidelined for not meeting the criteria of being a curing enhanced financial and military aid tutions has offered the ‘best bet’ to take on New Delhi. spawns of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Government at the national and Provincial ‘good Muslim’... many conservative officers from the US, besides realising its long-cher- The inglorious military defeat against India in 1971 killed over three million people, raped 450,000 levels, the Army unleashed its nightmare of reached the senior command level. Radical ished dream of establishing a puppet regime in war provided legitimacy to the civilian government of women, and sent millions as refugees to India, savagery. It failed again. Influential sections Islamist ideology permeated the Army with Afghanistan. This led to deepening links be- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Later, Gen Zia-ul-Haq built his popu- in their savage bid to crush the independence in Pakistan concluded, albeit wrongly, that the free flow of religious political literature in tween the ISI, which was coordinating the exe- lar perceptions with trademark brinkmanship when he movement. Their last diabolical act was mur- Bangladesh would not have sought independ- the Armed Forces training institutions. cution of the entire design, and Islamist funda- professed the infamous policy of ‘bleeding India through dering, on the eve of independence, a number ence if a strong Islam-based Pakistani identity Friday prayers at regimental mosques, a mat- mentalist jihadi groups like Gulbaddin a thousand cuts.’ Therefore, Pakistan’s belligerence to- of the country’s leading writers, journalists, had subsumed its cultural and linguistic ter of individual choice in the past, became Hekmatyar’s Hizb-i-Islami, which were loyal wards India and the ability to successfully espouse the academics, scientists and doctors-in an at- Bengali identity. Concluding, as a corollary, obligatory.” The character of the officers’ to Islamabad; moderate ones loyal to King proverbial ‘K’ factor at international platforms, becomes tempt to cripple vital areas of its post-indepen- that Pakistan needed a strong and binding corps changed. Earlier, it mainly drew young Zahir Shah were marginalised. Pakistan’s the decisive parameter of choice between these compet- dence life by killing leading talents in these. Islamic identity to remain united in the face of men from liberal, westernised urban families sponsorship of the Taliban and support to ing institutions (the third institution of the clergy is on Pakistan’s atrocities in Bangladesh are widely discontent in Balochistan and Sind over the and rural landed aristocracy, many of whom Mullah Omar’s regime in Kabul continued to the back foot post the Lal Masjid siege of 2007 and the sub- known. The transformation it itself under- federal Government’s exploitation of both, loved the good life and had little time for reli- strengthen the Army and the ISI’s ties with the sequent state action against militant Islamist organisa- went in the process of committing these and they welcomed General-turned-dictator Zia- gious bigotry. Those who were exceptions and fundamentalist Islamist forces. The process tions like Tehreek-e-Taliban that targets Pakistan, itself). the impact of Bangladesh’s liberation on its ul-Haq’s drive to Islamise Pakistan and its fundamentalists at heart had no impact on the continued even after the collapse of the The institutional cauldron of Pakistan oscillates between own life, have received little attention. Army. Drastic consequences followed. Zahid general ethos. From the 1980s, officers began Taliban Government in Kabul following the preference for democratic processes and yearning for Criminalisation of a large section of the Army Hussain writes in Frontline Pakistan: The coming from the conservative rural or middle post-9/11 US-sponsored invasion of the coun- military takeover from time-to-time (as witnessed prior and its high command's sanctioning of even Path to Catastrophe and the Killing of Benazir class and lower middle class backgrounds and try. Pakistan’s objective here was to desta- to Gen Raheel Sharif’s retirement). Military calling the the most horrific savagery in Bangladesh, pre- Bhutto, that during Zia-ul Haq’s tenure at the were more prone to be attracted by Gen Zia’s bilise the Afghan Government and replace it shots Now, a certain formula of effective control of the pared the ground for the mass murders and helm of the Army and the country, “Islam was Islamisation drive. They became his regime’s by a surrogate dispensation of its own. An off- Pakistani establishment by the Pakistani military has be- gross human rights violations in Balochistan. incorporated into the Army’s organisational main base. The strength of such officers, shoot was the glorification of the mujahideen come visible since the time of Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Further, Bangladesh’s liberation and fabric. For the first time, Islamic teachings known as ‘Zia bhartis’ or Zia recruits, in the as heroes. The process, which continued from whilst still maintaining the ostensible facade of a civilian Pakistan’s comprehensive defeat at India’s were introduced into the Pakistan Military Pakistani Army, is a matter of speculation. the beginning of the Afghan jihad, also came to government in Pakistan. Persistently, this formula riles hands in the 1971 war, contributed, albeit indi- Academy”. He adds, “A Directorate of Zahid Hussain quotes a retired lieutenant-gen- cover organisations like the Lashkar-e- the civilian government in Islamabad as it unsuccessful- rectly, to the Islamisation of Pakistan’s mili- Religious Instruction was instituted to edu- eral as saying that 25 to 30 per cent had funda- Tayyeba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizb-ul ly tries to rein in the Generals. Within Pakistan, the mili- tary and society. From the 1960s, Islamabad’s cate the officer corps on Islam.” The subjects mentalist Islamist leanings. Shuja Nawaz, au- Mujahideen and terrorists like Hafiz Sayeed tary is not just the sword-arm of governance (like in Directorate-General of Inter-Services for promotions examinations were made to in- thor of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army and Masood Azhar, as Pakistan stepped up India), but its role has been expanded to running vibrant Intelligence had tried to prop up the funda- clude Islamic education. Officers were re- and the Wars Within, states that Zia recruits their unconventional war against India as re- and hugely successful commercial interests, defining the mentalist Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh as a quired to read The Quranic Concept of War by would run the Pakistani Army once the senior sult of another development following international policies and postulating on matters like counterpoise to the secular and democratic Brigadier (Later Major-General) SK Malik and Lieutenant Generals, commissioned between Bangladesh’s liberation. Diplomacy on PAGE 7 Printed, published and owned by Prem Nath Sharma, Printed at Glimpses of Future Press, 63 Padha Street, Purani Mandi, Jammu. Chief Editor Prem Nath Sharma, Associate Editor : Rajiv Sharma, Ph. 2546079, Fax 0191-25472420, RNI NO. 43798/86, emails : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Glimpses of Future 7 national JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Demonetisation is Modi’s Rs. 8 lakh cr. CONTN. FROM PAGE 6 An equal music ...... mind one of the late D.R. Nagaraj’s insightful formulation ed heavens of the classical arts to the most mundane pits of of “self-purification” and “self-respect” as the two modalities bodily waste can escape the totalitarian structure of caste: scam to write off bad debts, says Kejriwal of a moral resistance to caste, especially untouchability, flow - this was Ambedkar’s rage against varnaashramadharma, the ing from Gandhi and Ambedkar, respectively. According to total society. From music to excreta, everything is segregated, JAIPUR: DEC 23 : should refuse to accept dona - Nagaraj, the caste Hindu and especially the Brahmin self violating the basic principle of equal citizenship. Having tions in cash,” said Mr. Delhi Chief Minister must purify or purge itself of its impulse to exclude or hurt the Krishna and Wilson come together on a common platform ex - Kejriwal, while demanding a untouchable, while the Dalit self must assert its intrinsic emplifies what Nagaraj characterised as the necessity for Arvind Kejriwal on Friday al - probe into how the political leged that Prime Minister worth and inalienable dignity even in the face of relentless modern Indians to address, simultaneously, “the beauty and leaders had acquired huge as - discrimination. Krishna, constantly aware of and critical the horror” of caste. “My journey began from the question of Narendra Modi's decision to sets. Backs graft charges Mr. demonetise high-value cur - about his own birth, training, conditioning and privilege, has beauty,” Krishna said. “What is beauty?” For a moment this Kejriwal, who is searching a been advocating strenuously that Carnatic music “de- seems like a strange way to begin thinking about the cultural rency notes formed part of his new political landscape in plan to execute a “gigantic Brahminise” itself, undertake some “social re-engineering” politics of Carnatic music, or indeed any other art form, but it Rajasthan, accused the NDA as an act of self-purification to render itself less unequal and turns out to be an enormously productive line of inquiry. As scam” of Rs. 8 lakh crore by government at the Centre of waiving off loans of industrial - more inclusive. The arts are after all a microcosm of society, Wilson points out, an equal society is the most beautiful thing allowing liquor baron Vijay reflecting and even amplifying its inequalities. Wilson mean - that human beings could make. ists enjoying proximity with Mallya to fly abroad and waiv - him. Addressing a huge public while states unequivocally that if the Constitution guaran - Why can’t scientists, planners and bureaucrats come up ing off his loans worth Rs.1,200 tees the self-respect of Dalits, then an abhorrent demeaning with a way to end forever the scourge of manual scavenging, rally at Ramlila Ground here, crore. Supporting the charges Mr. Kejirwal said Mr. Modi practice like manual scavenging simply cannot be allowed to Wilson demands, not just a moral and political alternative but of corruption against Mr. persist in today’s India. But what is more striking than this a technological and policy solution? Krishna’s path has been had resorted to demonetisa - Modi during his tenure as the tion to facilitate the write-off obvious dialectic of self-purification and self-respect, which more challenging to interpret as a radical move in the politics Gujarat Chief Minister, the can be traced back to Gandhian and Ambedkarite stances on of aesthetics. of bad debts amounting to Rs. AAP leader said the docu - 1.14 lakh crore, extending the caste, is how both Krishna and Wilson in their own ways In systematically educating himself and us about the actu - ments obtained in the Income struggle to actualise what Ambedkar called “social endosmo - al historical origins and forgotten trajectories of Carnatic mu - benefit to his industrialist Tax Department's raids had friends, while common people sis”. This is the natural flow and exchange of ideas, values, sic; in abandoning the highest prosceniums for unexplored revealed that Birlas and practices, knowledge and energies between and across groups spaces and unexpected audiences; in opening himself to the were forced to stand in queues Saharas had paid crores of ru - outside banks and ATMs. Mr. that Ambedkar lamented could not occur in the rigidly strati - sounds and rhythms of every kind of community populating pees. However, the probe was fied and segregated Hindu social order. the hum and hubbub of India; in learning to listen and un - Kejriwal, who is also national kept pending, he added. “If the convenor of the AAAP, took The traditional caste system controls social reproduction learning how he was taught to sing, he has indisputably trans - Modi government is serious through strict endogamy, and places nearly insurmountable formed himself as an artiste. exception to the audit exemp - about checking corruption, it tion given to political parties taboos on cohabitation, commensality and other forms of con - Articulate to a fault, Krishna reflects, writes, lectures and should order audit of each po - viviality and commerce between different castes. Ambedkar teaches continuously about what he is doing. But even if he on depositing old currency litical party’s bank and cash notes. BJP and Congress were and ‘social endosmosis’ Untouchability may have been out - were not to talk about it explicitly, any sensitive listener can accounts for the last five lawed through Article 17 of the Indian Constitution, but that hear in Krishna’s voice as it continues to evolve, over the past receiving 70 to 80 per cent of years’ duration. The govern - donations in cash, while AAP is only the most extreme way to keep human beings and fellow couple of years especially, a note of compassion, empathy and ment should also arrest 648 cit - citizens apart. In fact, Indians of different castes even today sweetness that deepens immeasurably the musical experi - got only eight percent of such ed the business of small etisation concept and reached izens who have their accounts seldom eat together, live together, inter-marry or in other ence for singer and audience alike. donations, he said. “Before traders and shopkeepers and the conclusion that it has in Swiss banks,” said Mr. ways participate in each other’s life-worlds across the invisi - This is not just amazing virtuosity, which he has had from asking the people to adopt brought the farmers to the failed to eliminate corruption Kejriwal.The Delhi Chief ble yet impenetrable barriers of caste. the very beginning. It is, rather, the sound of virtue itself, the cashless economy, Mr. Modi verge of complete destruction. and black money from the sys - Minister affirmed that demon - As Krishna has shown, in a manner that is all the more ef - profoundly moving melody of an ethical music. Is there only and his party colleagues “I have studied [this] demon - tem,” he said . etisation had adversely affect - fective for being so blunt, we can’t even sing together, an indi - suffering for the Dalit condemned to manual scavenging, cator of how little we hear the speech, the pain, the yearnings, Wilson was asked. “The fight for justice is itself the greatest Rs 39.98 lakhs the silences of others. No aspect of life in India from the exalt - happiness,” he answered . Modi should accept notes recall in Rs 2,000 Diplomacy ...... notes seized in corruption in politics (e.g. the pointed references made All talk of Gen Bajwa’s apolitical, moderate and anti- was a mistake: Chidambaram at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, by his earlier Chief of militancy outlook is pre-mature and has to be viewed from Kerala, 1 Army Staff, Gen Raheel Sharif). In reality, the military calls the operating template afforded to him by this preordained that because of that the shots and the politicos offer an invaluable and plausible arrangement, which mandates an ‘active’ India interfacing. [Emergency], people had to arrested opportunity of deniability. Peace would be disastrous for the institution of the suffer a lot and vowed never to To keep the arrangement going, the military positions Pakistani military, as it destroys the existential legitimacy do it again...However, the Malappuram (Kerala), Dec 24 : PTI its key men in sensitive posts like the NSA and the ISI chief. and commercial affluence to its incumbents, serving and re- Prime Minister insists that Within itself, the Pakistani military is a well-oiled organisa- tired. Gen Bajwa need not rearrange the formula – he is a the rabbit he caught has three Busting a currency ex - tion that protects its creatures, while in uniform – and, as in confident Punjabi (the mess gossip in Pakistani units sug - legs,” he said. change racket, police have the case of Gen Musharraf – after retirement. The manage- gests that only the unconfident ‘minorities’ dash into coup “Their claims of ending seized Rs 39.98 lakh in Rs 2,000 ment of the perceptions towards the Pakistani military are d’états – all previous coups were either by the ‘Mohajir’ or black money, corruption and denomination notes at Tirur area in the district and arrested managed by the hugely funded Inter-Services Public ‘Pathan’ Generals). The backroom control formula also in - counterfeit currency have a man, already facing a hawala Relations (ISPR) that builds the alpha-male image of the sulates the military institution from domestic and interna- been proved false. Bribes con - case, in this connection. While likes of Gen Raheel Sharif (and will now do so for Gen tional opprobrium. All in a tinue to be taken in the new ll, India needs to recognise the Rs three lakh was seized from Qamar Javed Bajwa). Rs. 2,000 notes; money contin - existence and imperatives of this formula and persist with 63-year-old Shoukath Ali at the This is critica ues to turn black,” he said. l so as to hide the institutional ignominy the slow-burn solutions of seeking international isolation of bus stand in Tirur, Rs 36.98 lakh “When you present a cheque and failures like the 1965 war, 1971 war, the failed race for Pakistan (diplomatically), strengthening the wherewithal in Rs 2,000 notes was recovered without having money in Siachen glacier, misadventurism in Kargil and the routine of Indian defence forces (militarily) and engaging in urgent from the residence of a busi - your account, you get rigor - bloody noses, like in the recent surgical strikes. But, the rapprochement with our own Kashmiris (politically). And, nessman, police said, noting Pakistani Army still has to maintain a certain hawk-like all this without the shenanigans of political hubris, one-up- ous imprisonment. These the seizure and arrest were posture to ensure relevance and justification in the national manship or chest thumping of which Nagrota is the unfortu- CHENNAI DECEMBER 24 : speech, organised in the days, even when there is mon - made yesterday. Ali, hailing TNCC headquarters’ premis - ey in your account, the banks imagination. nate symptom. Stating that the with - from Palakkad district, was es, was part of the party’s have no money. Who is going produced before a magistrate's drawal of Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 strategy to begin critical con - to jail for that?” he ques - notes has failed to achieve its court and remanded in judicial versations about demonetisa - tioned. custody today, police said. A China’s han ...... stated objectives, former tion at the grassroots-level. He also said he was con - Union Finance Minister P. search was on for businessman Claiming that former cerned about the way the Shabir Babu, who had alleged - these two ethnic minorities will continue. Again, the closed political system accompanied by strict control of free Chidambaram said on Friday Prime Minister Indira Reserve Bank of India had ly given the Rs three lakh to Ali dominant Han attitudes of assimilation, migration and cul - flow of information dithers many Chinese migrants from re - that Prime Minister Gandhi had expressed regret conducted itself. “When the to exchange scrapped Rs 500 tural suppression have served better to stoke resentment turning home. This in a way helps the Chinese economy, as Narendra Modi should accept about the Emergency, Mr. Congress was in power, we and Rs 1,000 notes. among the Uighurs and the Tibetans. There has been a many of them prefer to invest back home. This once again un - that he had made a mistake. Chidambaram urged Mr. made sure that there would be Babu had also allegedly process of assimilation, mixing and melding over hundreds derlines the Han connection and makes the job of the non- “No government, no Prime Modi to accept that he had tak - 14 RBI directors. On distributed new currency of years in Chinese history, but unfortunately it has shaped a resident Chinese easier than before. Thus, many second gen - Minister has the right to un - en wrong decisions from a po - November 8, the Reserve notes to nine other persons in national identity wherein the Hans have remained supreme. eration Chinese Americans have come up to their home - leash such a disaster on the sition of ignorance and based Bank had four directors. It exchange for scrapped notes, To many China observers, Hans think the other groups will lands and started their own firms and companies. This is a people,” he said. Tamil Nadu on poor advice. “Indira has been like that for two-odd they said. Ali had been arrested and must be absorbed and assimilated as Hans. Therefore, positive trend, but in Xi’s China, they will not be able to enjoy Congress Committee presi - Gandhi had said that the years; I think it has been kept six months ago on charges of the other minority groups could hardly come up and main - the kind of freedom that they used to enjoy in the US or dent Su. Thirunavukkarasar Emergency had been imposed like that to make decisions hawala transactions and is out tain their uniqueness. As a result, they have remained weak Europe. For Xi, all of them are members of one ‘Chinese fami - said that Mr. Chidambaram’s with good intentions. She said like these,” he said. on bail, police added. and they are made to be so in future. When it comes to ly’ and hence they have a responsibility towards their moth - Xinjiang, will it be good enough for Beijing to suppress the lo - erland. Chinese accession to the global power status will seri - cal identity in the name of curbing militancy in this distant ously be impaired by this ‘Han Worldview’. The avalanche of province? Of course not, if the Uighurs are not allowed to facts and figures, China’s officials release through the Govt Unveils Online safeguard their distinct culture and freedom of religion, this Xinhua or any other Government sources, truly reflects the Centre discriminating against will severely hurt China’s global image. But China may not country’s Han dominance. Beyond the mantra of occupation, initiatives to redress definitely care much about it for now, but this will prove to be China has been employing the vehicles of ‘modernisation’ in fatal in future. On the other hand, China’s immigration poli - Tibet and Xinjiang so that the international community can consumer complaints cy is very stringent. Since 2012, China’s working age popula - be well misguided. Actually, the ‘Yellow man’s burden’ is no tion is shrinking very drastically. And if the Government other than exploitation of the massive resources of these NEW DELHI Dec 24 : PTI Malayalam: Chennithala does not allow or attract immigrants like many other ad - country sides, to feed the resource-crunch economy of its fast vanced nations, its massive economic machine will undoubt - growing coastal regions. For Beijing, displaying respect to The government today Kochi, Dec 24 : (PTI) Kannada among the lan - ernment to include edly suffer. Many well-educated Chinese people are averse to its other minority ethnic groups like the Tibetans and the launched a host of online initia - guages for holding the Malayalam," he said. take up jobs like social work, care givers, nursing, etc. Its Uighurs is nothing less than opting a break from the coun - tives including a mobile App Leader of the Opposition National Eligibility cum Otherwise, the students huge old age population demands these services. Else a large try’s Han attitude. 'Smart Consumer' and an 'Online in Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Entrance Test (NEET). "It is a from the state will not get ade - chunk of old age population will suffer soon. The only immi - And it has overtly and covertly developed over cen - Consumer Mediation Centre Chennithala today accused discrimination. Both quate representation in the grants that China accepted since its independence were the turies, and it can hardly be avoided. As the Hans are more (OCMC)' to provide speedy re - the Centre of "discriminating" Malayalam and Kannada medical courses, he argued. Hans those who moved out from Vietnam during the war in than 90 per cent of the billion plus population of China, so dressal of consumer against Malayalam language should be included," he said. His statement comes a day af - 1978-79. Otherwise, China’s all doors are closed for any immi - whatsoever the numbers of the Tibetans and the Uighurs grievances.The initiatives were by not including it among re - Noting that a majority of stu - ter his party colleague and grants from anywhere in the world. Why is it so? Why is it may be and how grave the resentment and the clashes may unveiled by Consumer Affairs gional languages for holding dents, who study in govern - Karnataka Chief Minister scared to accept other people? For a powerful nation like be, the ‘Chinese’ are never ever going to realise the damages Minister Ram Vilas Paswan here the NEET for admission in ment-run educational institu - Siddaramaiah said that his China, it should have openly encouraged migrants to its vast inflicted on the rest, within their country. China’s long on the occasion of National medical colleges for 2017-18. tions, are more familiar with government had written to lands. Despite having a strong one party political system, it march to achieve parity in power calculus with the US, and Consumer Day today."This is the The senior Congress their local languages than the Centre stating that NEET has nowhere to be objected by any opposition political par - other advanced countries, may be dwarfed by these short - age of technology and educating leader urged the CPI(M)-led English, Chennithala said the exams should be held in ties or by any other semi-political forces. But still, it seems falls sooner or later. For now and in the coming years, despite the consumer and redressing his LDF government in the state state government should Kannada also. China does simply not allow any immigrants, otherwise flowing the incessant currents of globalising forces, it seems grievances in this digital world is a to "urgently" tak up the mat - come forward and appeal to The Union Health many millions from poor developing nations would have al - the ‘particularistic’ is going to overshadow the ‘universalis - challenge," Paswan said. The mo - ter with the union govern - the Centre on the matter. Ministry had on December 21 ready made China their home. But why then so many tic’. And for all of us, China’s Han dominance over the rest of bile app of the Consumer Helpline ment. "It is unfair. It is an in - "Omitting Malayalam cannot said that NEET exams for ad - Chinese people are heading overseas every year? the ethnic groups, is aptly symbolising the preference of the and the Smart Consumer App for justice to the people of be justified. mission in medical colleges Interestingly, most of them do move to western nations like ‘particularistic’ over the globetrotting ‘universalistic’ ethos, accessing product information Kerala," Chennithala told re - The state government will be held in eight lan - America and Europe, and many of them do not come back. Its even in this 21st century. and online communities will ben - porters here when his atten - should urgently take up the guages, Hindi, English, efit the con sumers in the digital tion was drawn to the non-in - matter with the Centre. It Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, world, he said . clusion of Malayalam and should urge the central gov - Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. OPEC and ...... has been observed that the nexus between Washington and oil. Incidentally, China considered to be one of the strategic rivals Riyadh has brought down the prices of oil. Riyadh flooded the in - of the US in the international energy game, received oil from the Sanjay Nirupam claims he is under ‘house arrest’; police deny ternational market with “cheap oil” leading to Soviet Union suf - latter along with Japan as the above data highlights. The lifting of fering heavy financial loss. As per the Energy Information sanctions by the US for energy export can be considered as “game MUMBAI DEC 24 :PTI rights of political rivals, which he alleged Administration (EIA), the prices of oil varied between 11 and 20 changer” in the energy geopolitics. Now, with the second largest was being done at the behest of the gov - dollars during 1985-1986. As the Soviet Union used to depend heav - producer of oil in the world it is hoped that Washington will take a Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay ernment. “Earlier, the government put ily on exporting oil to sustain its economy, the sliding of oil prices, calculated interest in the global energy affairs. It is being speculat - Nirupam, who planned to lead a ‘silent’ restrictions on citizens’ rights to access contributed to its shrinking. Later on, the Soviet Union collapsed. ed that the President-elect Donald Trump is employing an old march of party workers to the venue of their money and now there are restric - Some of these facts were aptly brought out by then acting Prime hand in energy affairs Rex Tillerson to be the next Secretary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public tions on freedom of expression as well,” Minister of Russia late Yegor Gaidar in an interesting book titled, State. One may add here that, he once headed the energy conglom - meeting in Mumbai on Saturday, claimed he said. Condemning the “house arrest” Collapse of an Empire: Lessons for Modern Russia, published in erates Exxon Mobil. he had been placed under “house arrest” of Nirupam, MPCC spokersperson 2007. The informal agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC coun - He has enough experience of negotiating energy deals, espe - by police which denied the charge. Sachin Sawant said, “It is indeed, a black tries to cut down oil production in order to restore oil prices re - cially with Moscow. Despite surplus oil productions in America, Mumbai Police said the personnel de - day for Indian democracy. flects the fact that despite ideological and geopolitical rivalries, Tillerson is not going to give up the pro-active energy policy of the ployed outside Nirupam’s residence were This act confirms the fact that the they can join together to stabilise the geo-economic situation. For US though Trump’s mantra is “energy independence”. An aggres - only part of the security arrangements BJP government has a sadist and fascist example, the compromise reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia sive energy policy (to control and distribute oil resources and ma - made across the city in view of the PM’s mindset, which denies the citizen’s basic within the OPEC framework as well as Saudi Arabia and Russia jor choke points) particularly in the post-Soviet region, as well as visit for launching some major projects. fundamental constitutional right to through informal negotiation (in September this year, Riyadh and in West Asia and Africa, will help Washington to demonstrate its “The area outside my house is under protest peacefully.” Meanwhile, former Moscow entered into an agreement to cut down oil production to prowess as a great power. How these developments are going to af - heavy police bandobast and I am being Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said it steady oil prices), considered to be the strategic foes in the regional fect India? Since India is importing three-fourth of its oil require - prevented from stepping out,” Mr. was wrong on part of the BJP led govern - as well as global geopolitical structure, are indicators of this devel - ment (as per the EIA data), the slump in oil prices is good news. Nirupam told PTI.“In the present demo - ment in Maharashtra to ’detain’ opment. Another interesting thing that requires closer attention However, the problem with India is not about price volatility but cratic set up Opposition leaders are being Nirupam. is that OPEC and non-OPEC countries reached a consensus with - with regards to “accessibility”. virtually kept under house-arrest,” he al - “He was going to stage a protest out meddling by the United States and China, both considered to The geopolitical complexities in the South Asian region, along leged. Asked about Nirupam’s allegation, made by our Vice President Rahul against demonetisation in a peaceful be the largest consumers and importers of energy. with West Asia so also development in the Indian Ocean region, is Mumbai Police spokesperson, DCP Gandhi instead of mocking him. Mr. manner. Such suppressive regime This may contribute to the emergence of a new kind of “coop - also preventing India to ensure perennial supply of crude. Ashok Dudhe. said, “We have deployed Modi should also answer when the people doesn’t augur well for democracy,” erative world order”. Another interesting development that is tak - However, Indian energy conglomerates, like ONGC Videsh policemen across the city especially on will get back their right to deposit and Chavan said. Mr. Chavan, who per - ing place in the nature of geopolitics of energy security is that the Limited, are on a buying spree of energy assets abroad more par - the route of PM’s convoy to maintain law withdraw their own hard earned money formed a ‘bhumipujan’ of the Pune Metro United States, which took much interest in the control and distri - ticularly in Russia. and order as well as to avoid any unto - from banks. It is more than a month. a day ahead of the official one by PM bution of energy resources during the Cold War period as well as This is certainly a major achievement, as far as energy diplo - ward incident during his visit.” Mr. Since demonetisation citizens are still Modi, said as per CRZ norms no construc - in recent years, also is positioning itself as major exporter of oil macy is concerned. Recently, at the Petrotech Conference held on Nirupam said the morcha was planned as suffering due to cash crunch,” he said. tion is allowed in the sea. “CRZ norms and other petroleum products. The surge in the US oil export took December 4, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called for a a peaceful march to highlight some live AICC General Secretary in-charge of should have been changed before going place when a law on removing restriction on “US Crude export” “proactive foreign policy and energy diplomacy” to achieve ener - issues. “We have a lot of questions for the Maharashtra, Mohan Prakash accused ahead with the Shivaji memorial proj - was enacted in December 2015. From January to May 2016, gy security. Hope, India’s energy policy will reap maximum ad - PM. He should answer graft allegations the police of curbing the democratic ect,” Mr. Chavan said. Washington exported, as the EIA says, “501,000 barrels per day” of vantage before prices of oil rises again. Glimpses of Future 8 world JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016

w Global Brief w US allows UN As Obama to denounce accomplished Israeli settlements policy goals, United Nations December 24 (PTI) Defying heavy pressure, the US his party on Saturday allowed the UN Security Council to pass a reso - floundered lution demanding Israel to halt settlements in Palestinian terri - Washington Dec 24: tory as it abstained from wield - ing its veto in the powerful In boasting about his tenure in the world body. The 15-nation White House, President Barack Council adopted on Friday the Obama often cites numbers like resolution by a vote of 14 in these: 15 million new jobs, a 4.9 per - favour and with one abstention cent unemployment rate and 74 from the US. In a rare step, the months of consecutive job growth. United States instead abstained, There's one number you will almost enabling the adoption of the never hear: More than 1,030 seats. first UN resolution since 1979 to That's the number of spots in state condemn Israel over its settle - legislatures, governor's mansions ment policy. The resolution had and Congress lost by Democrats dur - been put forward by Malaysia, ing Obama's presidency. It's a statis - New Zealand, Senegal and tic that reveals an unexpected twist Venezuela.In the resolution, the of the Obama years: The leadership Council reiterated its demand of the one-time community organis - that Israel “immediately and er and champion of ground-up poli - completely cease all settlement tics was rough on the grassroots of activities in the occupied his own party. When Obama exits Palestinian territory, including the White House, he'll leave behind a East Jerusalem, and that it fully Democratic Party that languished in respect all of its legal obligations his shadow for years and is search - in this regard”. As the resolu - ing for itself. "What's happened on tion, which had more symbolic the ground is that voters have been value and is unlikely to change punishing Democrats for eight solid the situation on ground be - years, it's been exhausting," said tween Israel and Palestine, South Carolina state Sen. Vincent was adopted, the Council Sheheen. "If I was talking about a lo - broke into a huge round of ap - cal or state issue, voters would al - plause as envoys of the perma - ways lapse back into a national top - GENERAL VIEW OF SOUK FESTIVE MARKET AT MADINAT JUMEIRA IN DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. nent and non-permanent mem - ic: Barack Obama." When Obama bers lauded the decision. won the presidency, his election was heralded as a moment of Democratic dominance, the crashing of a conser - vative wave that had swept the coun - Amid tensions, China’s aircraft carrier Sri Lanka’s record try since the dawn of the Reagan era. Democrats believed that the coali - tion of young, minority and female Christmas tree pruned voters who swept Obama into the Liaoning carries out fighter drills in Yellow Sea White House would usher in some - thing new: an ascendant Democratic majority that would ensure party Beijing December 24 {PTI} exchanges were followed by China due to work delays gains for decades to come. The coali - seizing a US unmanned underwater China’s first aircraft carrier has Colombo December 24 tion, it turns out, was Obama's alone. vehicle (UUV) operated by an carried out exercises in the Yellow American survey ship in the disput - After this year's elections, Sri Lanka surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Sea, amid increasing tensions be - ed South China Sea leading to Democrats hold the governor's office Christmas tree Saturday despite building delays forcing organis - tween Beijing and Washington over protests from Washington and criti - and both legislative chambers in just ers to prune the structure by almost half, an official said. Cricket Taiwan and the disputed South cism from Trump.\ China later re - five coastal states: Oregon, legend Arjuna Ranatunga initiated plans to build the record- China Sea. A naval formation con - turned it, saying its navy found this California, Connecticut, Rhode breaking tree in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, but ran into opposi - sisting of aircraft carrier Liaoning, unidentified device and examined in Island and Delaware. Republicans tion from the Catholic church which said the money would be bet - several destroyers and frigates was a professional manner to verify it to have the trifecta in 25, giving them ter spent on charity. “Initial opposition… meant a delay of about on training and testing missions last prevent from causing harm to free - control of a broad swath of the mid - 10 days in our construction work,” event coordinator Mangala week, state-run Xinhua news agency dom of navigation. On December 16, dle of the country. The defeats have Gunasekera told media.“Our target was 100 metres (328 feet), but reported on Saturday, quoting mili - the carrier, a refitted vessel ac - all but wiped out a generation of construction delays forced us to cut down the height,” he said. As tary officials. The activities involved quired from Ukraine and commis - young Democrats, leaving the party of Saturday morning, the tree was about 57 metres (187 feet) tall, several J-15 carrier-borne jets and sioned in 2012, conducted its maiden with limited power in statehouses he said, two metres taller than an artificial Christmas tree erect - helicopters. J-15 is the new fighter jet live fire drills on a massive scale and a thin bench to challenge an as - ed in the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou last year. The being developed by China to operate along with a host of naval ships, air - cendant GOP majority eager to undo Sri Lankan claim is subject to confirmation by the World from the deck of the carrier. On craft and submarines. Earlier re - many of the president's policies. To Records. Gunasekera said 600,000 coloured LED bulbs would be Friday, several J-15 took off from the ports said the aircraft carrier would be sure, the president's party almost used to decorate the tree, along with a six-metre (20-foot) Santa Liaoning, carrying out assignments be deployed in the disputed South always loses seats in midterm elec - including air refuelling and air con - and a 12-metre (40-foot) sleigh. “On Christmas eve, we will switch tions. But, say experts, Obama's China Sea when it is ready. China frontation in the Yellow Sea. The dance with annual plan made by the ing the exercises as it had heated ex - on the lights,” he added. Ranatunga, who led Sri Lanka to victory tenure has marked the greatest num - has become more assertive over the training was guided by the People’s navy. Since it was commissioned in changes with US President-elect in the 1996 World Cup, has been at the forefront of the project to ber of losses under any president in South China Sea after an interna - Liberation Army (PLA) Navy 2012, the Liaoning has been carrying Donald Trump over One-China poli - raise funds for the artificial tree as a symbol of religious unity. decades. "Obama just figured his im - tional tribunal struck down its claim Commander Wu Shengli.The train - out the training and tests steadily. cy after his unprecedented phone call The project was rescued after Prime Minister Ranil portant actions on policies like im - over all most all of the area. The ing “strengthened the synergy Prior to the latest training and tests, with the Taiwanese President follow - Wickremesinghe spoke to the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm migration and health care would Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, among different vessels in the forma - the formation held a live ammuni - ing which Beijing lodged a diplomat - Ranjith to secure his blessings. The archbishop had initially de - solidify support, but that hasn't re - Brunei and Taiwan have counter tion and refined its overall capabili - tion drill in the Bohai Sea, the coastal ic protest. Trump followed it up ques - scribed the project as “wasteful expenditure” and said that the es - ally materialized," said Daniel claims over the South China Sea. ty,” he said. The training and tests waters between China and the tioning the One-China policy that timated $200,000 cost would have been better spent on alleviating Galvin, a political science profes - Besides Liaoning, China is currently were normal arrangements in accor - Korean peninsula. China is publicis - has been in practice for decades. The poverty. Last year Sri Lanka’s Catholic church urged priests not sor at Northwestern University building two more aircraft carriers. to put up Christmas trees in their churches over the festive peri - and the author of a book on presi - od, with Cardinal Ranjith saying they had no religious signifi - dential party building. cance. Sri Lanka is a mainly Buddhist country but around 1.2 mil - Hamas welcomes landmark Turkey-backed rebels lion of its population of 21 million are Catholics. Philippines urges kill 68 IS fighters near China uncovers 500,000 evacuations UN vote on Israel settlements ahead of Gaza City December 24 Council for the right of the Israel, the European Union Syria’s al-Bab: Reports food safety violations in Palestinian people (to live) and the United States. Istanbul December 24 Christmas Day Hamas on Saturday on their land,” said Hamas Palestinian militants in nine months welcomed a landmark UN spokesman Fawzy Gaza have fought three Turkey-backed rebels killed 68 Islamic State militants in clashes typhoon Security Council vote de - Barhoum. “We salute this wars with Israel since 2008, in northern Syria overnight, Turkish state media reported the Shanghai December 24 manding a halt to Israeli important evolution in in - while the enclave has been military as saying on Saturday, as intense fighting around the town of al-Bab continued. Syrian rebels supported by Turkish China, rocked in recent years by a series of food safety Manila December 24 settlements in occupied ternational positions,” he under an Israeli blockade troops have been laying siege to the Islamic State-held town for scandals, uncovered as many as half a million illegal food safe - territory, with the said, while calling for more for around a decade. Its bor - Philippine authorities urged hun - weeks, as part of the “Euphrates Shield” operation launched by ty violations in the first three quarters of the year, an official Palestinian Islamist move - such actions to bring about der with Egypt has also re - dreds of thousands of people to Turkey nearly four months ago to sweep the Sunni hardliners said. Chinese officials have unearthed a series of recent food ment saying it marked an “the end of the occupa - mained largely closed. UN evacuate their homes on Saturday and Kurdish fighters from its Syrian border.Fighting around al- health scandals, including rice contaminated with heavy met - “important evolution.” tion.” Israel withdrew from officials have called for the as a strong typhoon threatened to Bab has escalated this week with Turkish soldiers and 138 ji - als, the use of recycled “gutter oil” in restaurants as well as the The UN Security Council the Gaza Strip in 2005, but blockade to be lifted, saying wallop the country’s east coast on on Friday demanded that hadists killed in clashes on Wednesday in the deadliest day since sale of baby formula containing lethal amounts of the industri - has occupied the West conditions are deteriorat - the start of Turkey’s Syrian incursion. Sixty-eight Islamic State Christmas Day. Nock-Ten is ex - Israel halt settlements in al chemical melamine in 2008.Bi Jingquan, the head of the Bank for nearly 50 years. ing in the impoverished militants were “neutralised” in fighting near al-Bab since Friday pected to be packing winds of 222 Palestinian territory, after China Food and Drug Administration, told the Standing There have been growing territory of two million night, state-run Anadolu Agency said, citing a military state - kilometres per hour (138 miles per the United States refrained Committee of National People’s Congress on Friday that while warnings that settlement people. Israel says it is ment. A total of 141 Islamic State targets were hit in the fighting hour) when it makes landfall on significant progress had been made in the food sector, “deep- from vetoing the resolution building in the West Bank needed to keep Hamas from and an Islamic State military headquarters was destroyed, Catanduanes, a remote island of seated” problems remained. According to a transcript of Bi’s condemning its closest is fast eroding the possibili - importing weapons or ma - Anadolu said. Two of the rebels were killed and one was wound - 250,000 people, on Sunday, the US Middle East ally.Hamas, report published on the official website of the National Joint Typhoon Warning Center ty of a two-state solution to terials used to make them. ed, it said. Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday that the area which runs the Gaza Strip, around a hospital, used as a command centre and ammunition People’s Congress, Chinese food safety departments conducted said. It is then expected to hit the the Israeli-Palestinian con - Islamic Jihad, the second- remains deeply divided depot by Islamic State, had been cleared of militants, marking a more than 15 million individual inspections in the first three country’s main island of Luzon, in - flict. While the Palestine largest force in Gaza, also from Palestinian president breakthrough for the rebels. Speaking in Kocaeli province, near quarters of the year and found more than 500,000 incidents of il - cluding the capital Manila, on Liberation Organisation welcomed the UN vote, Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah Istanbul, Isik also said authorities had information three legal behaviour, he said.Among the offences were false adver - Monday.“We issued an advisory to has recognised Israel’s with spokesman Daoud party, which dominates the Turkish soldiers had been captured by Islamic State but nothing tising, the use of counterfeit products and ingredients and the local government units this morn - right to exist, Hamas, Shehab saying it would occupied West Bank. else had been confirmed. Islamic State in Syria released a video sale of contaminated food products, Bi said. One case in the ing to conduct preemptive evacua - which is not part of the lead to Israel’s “isolation” “Hamas appreciates the po - on Thursday purporting to show two captured Turkish soldiers northeastern province of Jilin involved the use of industrial tions,” Rachel Miranda, spokes - PLO, calls for its destruc - and “boycott” while open - sition of the countries that being burned to death, according to the US-based SITE gelatine in food, while several cases in southwestern Guizhou woman for the civil defence office tion. It is considered a ter - ing it up to prosecution un - voted in the Security Intelligence Group which monitors militant groups online. province involved the use of counterfeit and low-quality salt. in the Bicol region that includes rorist organisation by der international law. Catanduanes, told media. Bicol, an agricultural region of 5.5 million people, is often the first area to be hit by the 20 or so storms and ty - South Korean investigators summon Park Geun-hye’s jailed friend phoons that pound the archipelago each year. The most powerful and Seoul December 24 office and the Constitutional Court. Samsung is under suspicion that it spon - deadliest was Haiyan, which left Thousands of Park’s conservative sup - sored Choi to win government backing 7,350 people dead or missing and A South Korean special prosecutor porters rallied in nearby streets, waving for a controversial merger deal between destroyed entire towns in heavily on Saturday summoned the jailed friend the national flag and shouting for Park’s two affiliates last year that helped pro - populated areas of the central of impeached President Park Geun-hye powers to be restored. The Constitutional mote a father-to-son transfer of leader - Philippines in November 2013. The who allegedly exploited her connections Court has up to six months to decide ship and corporate wealth at the group. Philippine weather service with Park to extort money and favors whether Park should permanently step Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong, son of ailing warned of potentially deadly two- from the country’s largest companies down or be reinstated. Her presidential group chairman Lee Kun-hee, has apolo - metre (six-and-a-half-foot) waves and manipulate government affairs. In powers are suspended until then, with gized over the use of corporate funds to along the east coast, as well as land - handcuffs, white prison clothes and a the prime minister serving as the govern - buy a horse for Choi’s daughter, Yoora slides and flash floods from heavy surgical mask, Choi Soon-sil was escort - ment caretaker.\ State prosecutors have Chung, an equestrian athlete, but denied rains. Local broadcaster ABS-CBN ed into a southern Seoul office where in - accused Park of colluding with Choi as that Samsung sought favors from Choi showed footage Saturday of long vestigators have been widening their in - lines of trucks, cars and vehicles she allegedly amassed an illicit fortune or Park’s administration. Investigators quiry into the scandal. Millions of pro - and held extraordinary sway over gov - are now trying to find and detain Chung stranded at Bicol ports after the testers have taken to the streets before coastguard shut down ferry cross - ernment decisions, such as choosing and have requested the help of prosecu - the country’s opposition controlled par - Cabinet ministers. They have now hand - tors in Germany, where she is believed ings to nearby islands as a precau - liament on December 9 voted to impeach tion. The action prevented thou - ed over their investigation to the special to be staying. On Wednesday, they raid - Park.Lee Kyu Chul, an official from the prosecutor, whose team earlier on ed South Korea’s National Pension sands of people from returning to investigation team led by special prose - their hometowns for the Saturday summoned former Vice Sports Service, which supported the merger be - cutor Park Young-soo, said without elab - Minister Kim Chong. Kim is suspected of tween the two Samsung affiliates even Christmas weekend, it said. Cedric orating that Choi would be “broadly” Daep, civil defence chief for the helping Choi wrest money and favors though the fund’s stake in one of the questioned on charges that were includ - from Samsung, the country’s largest busi - companies lost an estimated hundreds Bicol province of Albay, told media ed in indictments and also on newer alle - at least 400,000 people in that re - president) depending on how things de - moval, extending the country’s largest- ness group. He also allegedly swung lu - of millions of dollars in value. Samsung gations. Choi can be summoned several velop and we are preparing for it in our ever protest movement to Christmas Eve. crative business deals to sports organiza - is also one of the main companies that gion alone needed to be evacuated. more times in the coming weeks, he said. “Our evacuation centres will not own way,” Lee told reporters. Choi’s Carrying signs and candles and wearing tions that Choi controlled and influenced gave a combined 77.4 billion won ($65 Lee also said the team was planning to summoning came before a massive Santa hats, the protesters marched to - the ministry’s decision to financially sup - million) to two nonprofit foundations be able to accommodate all of question Park, but did not say when that them,” he said. crowd gathered near the presidential ward the presidential residence and of - port a winter sports group run by Choi’s Choi allegedly controlled and abused to might happen. “We can investigate (the palace to call for Park’s permanent re - fices, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn’s niece, who has also been arrested. expand her personal wealth. Glimpses of Future 9 SportS JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Only 3 athletes qualify for National volleyball meet Zonal trials from Poonch from today CHENNAI: DECEMBER 24 : The senior National vol - leyball championship starts, amidst and despite the in- fighting between two factions in the Volleyball Federation of India, here on Saturday. VFI president Chaudhary GoF Staff Reporter Avadhesh Kumar leads one group and its secretary-gen - POONCH, Dec 24 : eral Ramavtar Singh Jakhar Only three athletes, including a girl, could fall in the qualifying the other. As the internation - mark to be named in the selected list of zonal level activity during al governing body Federation the district trials conducted by the National Yuva Cooperative International de Volleyball Society (NYCS) for GAIL India Speedstar at Sports Stadium, here to - (FIVB) has provisionally sus - day.While in under-14 boys 200 meters category Royal Deep Singh pended the VFI, the authority (27 seconds) qualified, Barkat Hussain (12.26 seconds) was other ath - of the secretary-led faction to lete to be named in the selected list in under-17 boys 100 meters conduct the tournament was event. The lone girl athlete from the district, Usma Kousar had best impugned at the press confer - timings in 100 meters event of under-14 category. She took 14.98 sec - ence on Thursday. “We are onds to complete the distance.“In all, 1040 young athletes, including absolutely confident of our 251 girls, turned up for the trials held under the guidance of techni - right to conduct the tourna - cal individuals. The participating athletes were from districts of ment, and that it will be a suc - Poonch and Rajouri,” District Representative of NYCS and event in - cess devoid of any issues,” charge, Dhanuj Sharma told SAN.In the prize distribution function said VFI joint secreatry J. of the activity, Vice-Chairman Kissan Board J&K, Daljit Singh Chib Nadarajan, the organising was chief guest, who presented certificates to those selected athletes secretary of the event. Ad and encouraged other participants. He also appreciated the initia - hoc committee The FIVB has tives of NYCS for searching the talent for Olympics 2020 at grass root commissioned an ad hoc levels. Prominent among others present were SSP Poonch, JS committee to address and re - Johar, State Bureau Chief of Punjab Kesari, Dr. Balram Saini, solve the dispute. This, apart Munish Sharma (All Morcha Incharge of BJP J&K) and Pradeep from an arbitrator appointed Sharma. Meanwhile, the State Representative of the NYCS, by the Madras High Court to Opinder Sharma informed that a good number of athletes from guide both factions in refer - neighboring district of Rajouri also took part in the trials under the ence to the case between supervision of District Representative, Madhur Gupta. Earlier, in Chaudhary Avadesh Kumar the morning, Member Legislative Assembly (MLA), Poonch, Shah and the VFI. Railways will Mohd. Tantray declared open the selection process. He was accom - bid to complete a hat-trick of title wins in the men’s and panied by Commander 93 Brigade, A S Pendarkar and District David Willey appeals for the wicket of Weatherald, Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers, Big Bash League, Perth Development Commissioner (DDC) Poonch, Mohd. Haroon Malik . women’s categories . Sports Ministry to take a Sebastian Coe wants athletics to be among top-four sports NEW DELHI DEC 24 : PTI federations voting for it out of the modern sport has to deal 197 present. The 15—point re - with. Secondly and pre-emi - International Athletics forms package includes plac - nently, our governance struc - re-look at supporting pros Federation (IAAF) President ing more governance power ture was not strong enough.” Sebastian Coe feels the sport in the hands of the IAAF Asked if he was disappointed NEW DELHI: DEC 24 : will rise from the unprece - Executive Board, limiting the at not getting Jamaica, an ath - dented Russian doping crisis The Union Sports number of terms of office for letics power, on board, Coe, to be among the world’s top- Ministry is likely to rethink President to three of four said, “I can’t answer that four alongside football, tennis its policy of financially sup - years each. But Coe, who also question. Frankly, you should and formula one in the next porting sportspersons who served as the head of 2012 ask those questions to the as - three years. Coe, a double have turned professional. London Olympics Organising sociations of these countries. I Olympic gold-medallist, said According to sources in the Committee, said there was no am very pleased that 95 per he is hopeful that the 15-point Ministry, the aim behind such reduction in the powers en - cent of the federations sup - reforms agenda, which was a move is to support the train - joyed by the president even ported the reforms including accented to by the IAAF ing and coaching process of though there would be more India. I am very grateful for Special Congress this month, promising athletes. “We have checks and balances. “It’s not the great support of Adille will help athletics get back the to provide funds only to the diminishing of power of presi - Sumariwalla.” trust of clean athletes and the needy,” a ministry official dent. It’s just re-balancing. Jamaica and Ukraine public after the doping scan - said, expressing unhappiness The problem was too much were among the five member dal. “The need to reform was over the public statements by power was given to too few federations which abstained much more on the basis of golfer S.S.P Chawrasia who make such allegations. “We have ventilated at the appro - people without enough checks while 10 voted against the re - what the modern sport (athlet - claimed he had not been paid funded even those athletes priate forum, not in public.” and balances. It’s not really forms package. Coe also con - ics) required for the vision I for the expenses borne by him who qualified closer to the On the possibility of the the president has less powers, firmed that track superstar have set. The vision is within when preparing for the Rio Olympic Games. We didn’t de - Sports Ministry looking to it’s that there are checks and Usain Bolt, who is set to end the next three-four years, our Olympics.Established ny anyone who had qualified. support only non-profession - balances to make sure the his illustrious career next sport should be the among the process“There is an estab - In fact, the Ministry had been al sportsmen to prepare for track and field athletes being in 1500m in both 1980 and 1984 president for the very first year, has accepted to play a top four sports, not the top lished process for athletes to liberal in releasing the funds big sporting events like the barred from competing in the Olympics. “But that does not time alongside the Chief role in the sport after his re - four Olympics sports,” Coe, secure the release of the funds and we made no discrimina - Olympics, Asian Games or Rio Olympics was the “under - mask us from the underlying Executive and General tirement. “I have had discus - who took charge as IAAF chief from TOP Scheme,” said the tion between a celebrity or a the Commonwealth Games, lying challenge of the year.” challenge of the year, away Secretary has a proper role sions with Usain that when he in August last year, told PTI official. “To begin with, they beginner when allocating the official maintained, “It “It has been a tough year and from the competitive arena, and properly quantified set of decides to retire I want him to from London in a telephonic were told what their standard standard budgets,” he said. would be a policy matter but also an important year for our which will need a long time to responsibilities. But the mem - play a role within the sport. I interview. “As you know our budget allocation was. Then, Clearly, some sportspersons, the Ministry needs to take a sport. Obviously the high - build the trust (of clean ath - ber federations and ultimate - am conscious that when he challenge will be with foot - they would have had to sub - Chawrasia included, ap - call. We must realise that pub - lights are the successful show - letes and public) and that ly the congress will be able to (Usain) does retire there will ball, tennis, formula one, that mit a proposal to be able to ob - peared to believe that they lic funding should be reserved ing by athletes in Rio process has started with the judge us,” he explained. be many calls on him and his is the true competition, and tain funds against that alloca - would be eligible to secure the only for the needy” He also re - Olympics where athletics re— reforms we got accented by Explaining the rationale be - time. our competition is not with tion. As much as 90 per cent of entire standard budget alloca - vealed that some athletes who asserted as the number one the Special Congress,” he hind the sweeping reforms, he I wanted to make sure ear - swimming and gymnastics,” the funds was given as ad - tion. The Ministry official as - had drawn from TOPS funds Olympic sport. We had four said. A radical governance said, “The issue we have to ly on that some of Usain’s time he said. Asked to review the vance to each athlete against serted that Chawrasia should are yet to submit bills and world championships which structure reforms package deal with is very clear to me. can be allocated to working past athletics season, Coe ad - their proposals.” On the face have addressed his issues at claim the remainder 10 per were of extraordinarily high was passed by the IAAF in a First of all, the constitution with the IAAF and the sport of mitted that the Russian dop - of it, reiterated the official, it the appropriate forum. “If he cent of their sanctioned standard,” said the 60-year- Special Congress in Monaco was outdated and not relevant athletics. Usain has agreed he ing crisis which led to their was “funny” for anyone to had a grievance he should amounts. old Coe, who won a gold medal this month, with 182 member enough for the circumstances would like to do this .” Hockey team trains Sakshi, Bajrang to lead Delhi Apple Kids Bantalab celebrates Christmas sans coach, Sultans campaign in PWL New Delhi, Dec 24 : to practise with a lot of quality wrestlers. refreshment Rio Olympics bronze I believe for better per - medallist Sakshi Malik and formances we need more for - Bajrang Punia will spearhead eign exposure where we com - GoF Staff Reporter the campaign of revamped pete with the top wrestlers JAMMU, Dec 24 : Delhi franchise of Pro from other countries,” she Wrestling League, (PWL), Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council has failed in said. “Commonwealth Games Delhi Sultans. The franchise their duty to provide the basic facilities of a coach and refresh - and Asian Games are obvious - unveiled its logo on Friday. ment to the sub-junior girls undergoing coaching camp prior to ly my main target. I have Sakshi has been named the their participation in the National Hockey Championship to be started training two months captain of the team that also held in Tamil Nadu from January five. back and it’s been good so far. includes Mariya Stadnik, sil - This was alleged by the Hockey Jammu and Kashmir gen - I don’t intend to change my eral secretary, G S Bakshi in a statement issued here today. ver medalist 2016 Rio weight category (58 kg),” said selves thus making it a festival the occasion gives message of “The coaching camp for 22 girls is in progress at K K Hakhu Olympics and Alina GoF Staff Reporter added the wrestler. Delhi of friendship and joy. The brotherhood and joy, these Stadium. Unfortunately, no hockey coach has been deputed by Makhiyna, gold medalist 2013 JAMMU, Dec 24 : Sultans’ team owner Annurag school was decorated with arti - young students enjoyed the the J&K State Sports Council despite the fact that an advance Budapest world Batra said: “We have a fantas - Apple Kids International ficial snow, buntings and stars two-hour long celebrations written intimation was submitted with the office of the Championship. Kuldeep crowd by putting up a good tic squad this time with some Pre- School, Bantalab, here to - so as to give the institution a making the function memo - Divisional Officer (Jammu) on December eight. Furthermore, Malik is the coach of the team. show in the second edition of reputed names. Now it’s just day celebrated the Christmas festive appearance. Students rable.Later, Principal of the a list of 22 selected players, supported by other documents, was “I am extremely delighted to the Pro Wrestling League,” about going out there and per - with a festive spirit in a colour - also took part in cake cutting school, Arti Sharma briefed also handed over to the Divisional Officer on December 22, but be a part of this team. We have she said. “There is no pres - forming to our potential. With ful function organized at the ceremony with the Principal the students about the impor - nothing has been done so far,” mentioned G S Bakshi. some fantastic wrestlers who sure on me. I have started my all the games happening in school premises.Clad in and teachers to celebrate the tance of Christmas. Now, left with no other option but to make the issue public, have achieved tremendous training." Sakshi also pitched Delhi this time, we expect to colourful and specially de - birth of Jesus Christ.Students “Christmas, a festival of joy the players, attending to the coaching sessions, have appealed feats in their career. Delhi has for more exposure to the have tremendous home sup - signed Christmas dresses, the sung Christmas carols and and giving, is celebrated across the Government for extending a helping hand in the shape of a given me a lot of love whenev - wrestlers. “Before the port which will definitely help young students danced on the gave an eye-catching perform - the world to mark the birth of coach and refreshment as also accommodation for the outsta - er I have trained in the city for Olympics, we went to Spain the wrestlers to perform at tunes of popular songs amidst ance while dancing on the Jesus Christ, the son of God,” tion players. big tournaments. I hope our team brings joy to the home for a training camp and we got their best.” sharing sweets among them - tunes of ‘Jingle Bells’. Since, she told the students. Arun shocked by shoddy Let's wait for SC verdict: Thakur Karnataka display New Delhi: Dec 24 : So let us wait. Hopefully, on the apex council of the BC - spinner Ravichandran everything will be good," CI amounted to government Ashwin was named the ICC Visakhapatnam, Dec 24 : These are not the best of Thakur told reporters during interference in the board. Cricketer of the Year and also On a green–top, Karnataka dropped the in-form off-spinner times for the Board of Control the logo launch of Pro Thakur also took dig at ICC for the Test Player of the Year. "If for Cricket of India (BCCI), Wrestling League’s (PWL) not including India in its India is the No 1 team and that K Gowtham -- their joint second highest wicket-taker (28 wick - which has been wrangled in a franchise Delhi Sultans on working group. He, however, team's captain is not consid - ets) this season -- to strengthen the batting by going with leg- prolonged battle in the Friday. The issue in question took part in the Asian Cricket ered, the ICC must look into spinning all-rounder Shreyas Gopal. Despite the move, Supreme Court. The BCCI is the Supreme Court-appoint - Council meeting. "I was there that which I'm sure they will," Karnataka’s batting came a cropper against a disciplined Tamil President Anurag Thakur, ed Lodha panel’s recommen - at the meeting and every he said. "The ICC could Nadu attack. Coach J Arun Kumar confessed he was a bit who is facing possible perjury dations on administrative re - member felt that for a change a few things (the peri - shocked with the performance.“It was a crucial toss. We played charges, meanwhile, asked forms in the BCCI. Supreme stronger cricket world, one od for selection). ten batsmen. That’s the best we could. It was just a bad day. everyone to wait till the apex Court in its hearing on needs BCCI. Nobody can deny It could be from January What are the chances of none of the ten batsmen clicking? It’s a court comes out with its ver - December 15 had said the BC - or afford to leave India out of to January of every year, in - bit of a shock for me,” he said. Arun said the batsmen were too dict in the first week of CI president seemed to have global cricket. If anyone has stead of September to cautious instead of trying to keep the scoreboard ticking. “We January. “We all can under - "committed perjury" after it that in mind they should for - September, so that the cur - were probably overcautious about the wicket. When you are stand the current situation is surfaced that Thakur, in an af - get that. The ACC members rent form could be consid - overcautious about something, your hand and feet don’t move not in the best interest of fidavit, had denied seeking a stood by India," Thakur said. ered.” Kohli was overlooked well. If they would have looked for runs, like what Pandey cricketers and cricket but the letter from the ICC stating Thakur also questioned ICC’s by the ICC selection panel as (Manish) and Vinay did, probably we could have pushed the matter is sub-judice. that the Lodha Committee's decision to leave India skip - his performances during the field back and got a few more runs,” he noted. Tamil Nadu Everything will be clear by recommendation to have a per Virat Kohli from its Test period wasn’t as impressive bowlers were disciplined, felt Arun. “They were very disci - January 2 or 3 when Supreme member of the Comptroller Team of the Year. He, howev - as his display during the cal - plined. Due credit to them. They were not quick but bowled in Court holds its next hearing. and Auditor General's office er, expressed delight that off- endar year. good areas . They were short of length . Glimpses of Future 10 entertain JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Mahira Khan is a smart tactic to promote Shah Rukh Khan’s Kanye West still battling Raftaar raps a song for Raees without being in India Jennifer Lawrence and health issues, will not return Chris Pratt’s Passengers to the stage anytime soon

Raftaar is going places. The popular Indian rap artist has been approached by a studio to croon a number for the Hollywood film Passengers. The space-adventure slash ro - mantic-drama features Jennifer Lawrence, popular in India for playing Mystique in the X-Men franchise, and Chris Pratt, known for Jurassic World, in the lead roles. Now don’t think that Hollywood is going the Bollywood way and will insert a romantic number right in middle of a Rapper Kanye West has been dealing source with knowledge of Kanye’s busi - President-elect Donald Trump, or step - romantic scene. But the song by Raftaar will be a promo - with a lot of health issues recently. So ness dealings said that it’s the rapper’s im - ping out for a movie with friend Corey tional one, and will be attached to the prints of the film in much that the rapper had to cancel some of pulsive behaviour and fluctuating moods Gamble. But the business source said he India. The song has been titled Aadat, and will play before his performances and even abandoned a that have made it difficult to solidify fu - will not be returning to the stage any time the Passengers begins. Raftaar shared the news on his concert before he was admitted to a hospi - ture plans of any kind. “He is mercurial. soon. “Fitness, physical and mental. are Instagram and wrote “HELLO HOLLYWOOD. Shooting a tal. He will not go ahead with European One minute he is here. One minute he is essential to him being able to be restored song for The upcoming hollywood movie “PASSENGER” shows as he is still battling with health is - there. He is very very difficult to pin down. fully and cleared to work. He has health is - today in mumbai. Video will play in all theatres before the sues. A month after cancelling the remain - Things are changing minute to minute,” sues that need to be resolved prior to re - movie. One step closer. (sic)” So as you read this, your ing North American dates of his Saint the business source said. After being re - turning to work,” the source said. Some of favourite Raftaar is recording a song for a Hollywood film. Pablo Tour, a source close to the rapper leased at the end of November from UCLA Kanye’s associates fear that the lost tour We are really happy for Raftaar. Earlier many stars have has shared that he won’t return to the Medica Center, where he received treat - revenue – estimated at $1.5 million per city crooned promotional tracks for Hollywood films releasing stage any time soon, reports people.com. ment for exhaustion and sleep depriva - on top of $16 million in missed merchan - in India. Rehnuma and Ye Ant Ki Shuruat have been com - There were reports that the overseas leg of tion, Kanye was ordered to scale back from dise sales could put a serious strain on his posed by Indian singers like Shaan for Chronicles of the tour has been cancelled. But the source his many business ventures. This did not finances. But t he source close to Kanye said Narnia. Not to forget, Main Hoon by Sanam for The said: “It was never confirmed, never an - stop him from travelling to New York last that the money is there, but merely tied up in Amazing Spider-Man 2. nounced, hence not cancelled.” Another week, where he had a brief meeting with the rapper’s portfolio of businesses. After Om Swami, Bigg Boss 10’s Priyanka Jagga Ranveer Singh is no less tempting is our most annoying contestant this week than a hot cup of double espresso call another woman names and ma - in his latest Instagram post lign a character being a woman your - self? And you are a mother of two kids! What are you teaching them? How will your kids learn to respect women when you yourself don’t do that? The Mahira Khan is not going to be India any time woman has no control on her words soon to promote her upcoming Bollywood debut whatsoever and it makes no difference movie Raees, thanks to the anti-Pakistan sentiment to her that entire country is watching that has been going on ever since the Uri attacks hap - her. She doesn’t care that people are pened a couple of months back. Since then movies that finding her behaviour in the house ex - featured Pakistani actors have found themselves in a tremely unacceptable. She picked spot of bother with certain political parties and their fights with everyone unnecessarily supporters, the main victims being Ae Dil Hai and decided to stoop low since her im - Mushkil that featured Fawad Khan and Imran Abbas, age was already tarnished. And we’ve Raees, starring Mahira Khan. We all know the woes heard her say this to Om Swami. When Karan Johar had to go through to get Ae Dil Hai Priyanka peed on national television, Mushkil released, including posting a video where he she justified it by saying that it some - promised he will never cast any Pakistani actor in any how empowered women in the coun - of his movies till the border dispute is solved while try and taught them to never give up in Fawad never returned to india to promote the movie. life. We’ll give you a benefit of doubt We also know that Shah Rukh Khan had gone to meet over there. But what’s with passing MNS honcho Raj Thackeray to assure him that comments on someone’s clothes, Mahira Khan will not promote the movie in India, and mother and calling a woman names he won’t any other Pakistani talent in future, a move just because she asked you to do your that got him a lot of flak from Twitterati. job politely? How is that ’empowering’ So while she cannot be in India to promote her big in any way? It’s because of women like film, Mahira Khan has found an innovative way to do Forget peeing on national television, made everyone else loathe him so much. her that social activists sometimes fail so without being here. She posted a black and white pic Priyanka Jagga joined the Om Swami’s But we were wrong! She was back to being to put across progressive thoughts in peo - of hers Insta account, that has her wearing a white T- Club of Insensitivity and Disgust. In fact, a disgrace in the show. Forget crossing ple’s minds. Let me tell you that the only Shirt, jacket and trousers. If you see the caption on the the Bigg Boss 10 contestant irked Salman limits during tasks, the woman passed in - reason she was upset with Swami was be - T-Shirt, it says ‘Battery Saala :)’. That, of course, is her Khan so much that he made sure she gets sensitive comments on more than one cause he blamed her for what he said after famous dialogue in the Raees trailer. So what a way to evicted from the show. Priyanka got in a person in the house. She questioned she left the house. What he said made no promote her character and her film in just one pic, lot of ugly fights in the house after enter - Mona Lisa and Manu Punjabi’s friend - difference to her! Not that we have any without physically being here. Mahira Khan‘s roman - ing the house from the secret room she ship calling them names. But it did not words to describe Priyanka Jagga, but we tic portions with Shah Rukh Khan in the trailer of was in for a few days. We’re glad that we stop at that. She went on to passing com - are glad that she left the house. The mak - Raees have been well appreciated, and her chemistry won’t be seeing her in the show anymore. ments about Manu’s deceased mother, ers of Bigg Boss 10 should have taken this with King Khan is spot on. Those moments are enough When Priyanka swore to teach Swami a called Lopamudra Raut a who** and did decision weeks ago and evicted her along for their fans to feel excited about the release, which is lesson, we thought she actually saw what not resent it even a little bit. How can you with Om Swami. happening on January 25. Cricketer Dwayne DJ Bravo to pull off an Amitabh Bachchan avatar in Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 9

All set to watch the nalists will be seen stepping Cricketer Dwayne DJ Bravo out of their comfort zones to set the Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa 9 win hearts. The host stage on fire? The all-rounder Maniesh Paul will introduce on field will make a wild card Dwayne in a quirky and fun entry in the show and shake a way. The cricketer will start leg to ‘Disco Deewane’ and also off by performing to his hit recreate Amitabh Bachchan’s number ‘Champion’. Even look from Yaarana. The crick - the judges will be swaying to eter stuns the judges in his first the song on their seats. The performance itself and even other contestants also teaches Karan Johar, Farah heaved a sigh of relief as Khan and Jacqueline eliminations will be post - Fernandez some of his poned by one more week giv - Why don’t we have Ranveer Singh emoji yet? The actor is blessed with Caribbean moves. The season ing them another chance to infectious energy and charm. He can be the life of any party. His style finale of Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa is put up their best performanc - statement is as kitsch as it gets. He has an impeccable sense of humour. just around the corner and the es. With so many compli - And he is hot! So, yes, why don’t we have a Ranveer Singh emoji already? makers have just added a lot of ments from the judges and The actor has posted a picture on his Instagram that will just add on the spice to the show with this wild the audience, we’re sure fact that he is handsome AF. In the picture Ranveer stands tall in a well card entry. Dwayne’s first per - Bravo will entertain us a lot. tailored shirt and waistcoat while sipping on to a cup of double espresso. He holds a smoldering look on his face that would remind you of Flynn formance was so good that The competition will defi - Rider from Rapunzel, with a beard. Yep! He is still flaunting the awesome Karan Johar went on stage to nitely be tough for the crick - beard he has grown for his upcoming project Padmavati, and is giving all tell everyone that this is the eter since the season finale is the men out here No Shave November goals. “Double Espressos for the best any cricketer has ever per - just a few weeks away. He win !” Ranveer captions the picture. Yep! Topping his energy with a dou - formed in Jhalak. Quite a com - will have to prove himself ble espresso is sure going to help him work harder and succeed. Ranveer petition to the other contest - fairly quickly. Excited much has been recently featured on Forbes India Celebrity 100 List. He has been ants, eh? Shantanu to watch Dwayne DJ Bravo ranked 12th, amongst the 100 celebs, with earnings of Rs 67.42 crore and Maheshwari, Siddharth perform in Jhalak? Post your fame ranking of 38. He has beat Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sonakshi Nigam and Salman Yussuf thoughts in the comments Sinha and secured the position. Indeed this is a reason to celebrate the Khan also up their game and below and stay hooked with win. Forbes has mentioned the parameters for ranking the stars as, “2016 accept the challenge with a us for more. And here’s a Forbes India Celebrity 100 List rankings are based on two parameters: smile on their face. Since the sneak peek of Dwayne DJ Estimates of entertainment related earnings of celebrities and estimates theme of the episode will be Bravo’s performance in of their fame. The period under consideration for both was October 1, Costume Drama, the three fi - Jhalak Dikhlaa Ja Season 9. 2015, to September 30, 2016.” Glimpses of Future 11 State / national JAMMU SUNDAY DECEMBER 25, 2016 Mehbooba inaugurates Physical Education Two years RI in Acid thrown case

Jammu, December 24: (JNF): Basohli and at about 4.40 AM, thrown acid on the tenced him to undergo simple accused Sonu having previous injured/complainant with a imprisonment for one month College at Ganderbal, bridge at Fatehpora Principal Sessions Judge enmity with him, blocked his bucket, which resulted into and fine of Rs. 500/- for offence Kathua Vinod Chatterji Koul way. He was carrying a bucket causing serious injuries to punishable u/s 341 RPC and upheld the two years impris - in his hand, which contained him. It has also been estab - simple imprisonment for two onment awarded by trial court acid. The said acid was thrown lished beyond doubt that ac - years and fine of Rs. 5000/- for Lays foundation of Engineering College at Safapora in Acid Thrown case. on his body by him and his cused waylaid the injured in offence punishable u/s 326 Srinagar, Dec 24 : According to the police case clothes were burnt. He felt irri - the way before throwing acid RPC, in default of payment of that on 17.08.2003, injured tation on his chest, belly and on him with a bucket, which fine, he shall further undergo Chief Minister, Sadhu Ram, was admitted in suffered injuries on his body. was recovered on the disclo - simple imprisonment for one Mehbooba Mufti today inau - the Govt. Hospital, Basoholi, On his raising cry, Mst. sure made by the accused as month. However, both the sen - gurated the new building of in an injured condition. Police Krishna Devi (his wife) and well as the bottle containing tences have been directed to Govt. College of Physical was informed by the Doctor some other persons gathered small quantity of acid, as dis - run concurrently. From the Education at Gadoora, and on the information being on spot. The accused ran away. cussed above. The prosecution discussion made hereinabove, Ganderbal.Built at a cost of received by the police, Kamal He was taken to the hospital by has proved the charge against it is held that the trial court has Rs. 30.39 crore, the college Dev Khajuria, ASI was deput - his wife in a private van. the accused beyond any rea - properly appreciated the evi - campus is spread over 210 ed to the hospital for recording Principal Sessions Judge sonable doubt. He is, thus, dence on record and rightly kanals. The double storeyed the statement of the injured. Kathua Vinod Chatterji Koul found guilty for offences pun - convicted and sentenced the complex houses an Injured Sadhu Ram disclosed after hearing both the sides ob - ishable U/Ss 341/326 RPC. The appellant/accused for the com - Administrative block, to the police that he is employ - served that is established be - trial court has convicted the mission of offences punishable Computer Laboratory, ee in PHE Department at yond doubt that accused had appellant/accused and sen - U/Ss 341/326 RPC. JNF Library hall, five Lecture halls, Museum, indoor and outdoor stadia, hostels, Fitness cum gym centre be - CONTD FROM PAGE 1 ...... sides several sports fields and other allied facilities.The col - Kashmir- centric constituencies," he said. Singh lege is equipped with latest PM said it is time for all, regardless of political affilia - equipment and infrastructure February 1. "We took a big decision against black tions and ideologies, to take a holistic view regarding to train youth in sports.On the money and corruption on November 8 and 125 crore the issue. He said those raising their voice against occasion, the Chief Minister Indians endured pain but did not stop supporting me. the step include many who failed to address the issue went round the college com - I want to assure people of the country that this battle despite being in power during the last seven decades. plex and inspected the facili - won't end till we win it," he said. Hitting out at parties "This set of activists are unable to digest it," he said. ties being provided Education, Youth Services & Safapora.To be constructed at vowed that the lost time opposing demonetisation, he said, "This is not a sim - While separatists have alleged that the move is there.Mehbooba Mufti inter - Sports, Moulvi Imran Raza a cost of Rs. 26 crore, the col - would be made up and the de - ple battle. Those who have consumed malai (cream) aimed at changing the demography of the state, the acted with the students and Ansari; MLA, Ganderbal, lege, spread over 68 kanals of velopmental process would be did not leave any stone unturned to foil this (demon - NC claimed that the step will dilute Article 370 on congratulated them on getting Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar; land, would have five academ - expedited. She asked people to etisation)." Modi said, "The corrupt have made all ef - special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Decrying the the new college building. She Secretary, Youth Services & ic blocks besides separate cooperate with Government forts to defeat the decision (demonetisation). They "false and contrived" impression being created re - impressed upon them to take Sports; Divisional units for administration, lab - in its agenda so that people of even thought of managing bank officials to get their garding the change of status of WPRs, Jammu and sports education seriously Commissioner, Kashmir, oratory, computer block, li - the State could reap the bene - black money converted into white. And that's how Kashmir Government had on Thursday made it and earn a name in it.Later, Baseer Khan, Deputy brary, workshops etc. The col - fits.Minister for Education, many of them got caught." "I said there will be pain clear that such reports are deliberately being circu - the Chief Minister inaugurat - Commissioner, Ganderbal, lege would be completed by Naeem Akhtar; MLA, for 50 days (after demonetisation announcement)," lated to destabilise the situation and hit the political ed a single lane 72 metre long Tariq Hussain Ganaie; 2019.Interacting with the peo - Mohammad Akbar Lone he said, adding people are ready to bear the pain in and economic interests of the people. "It seems an or - bridge at Fatehpora con - Managing Director, JKPCC, ple on the occasion, the Chief Divisional Commissioner, the country's interest. The Prime Minister inaugu - chestrated and misleading campaign has been structed by R& B Department Dileep Thusu and other sen - Minister said her Kashmir, Baseer Khan, rated a new campus of capital markets regulator launched to create an impression that the at a cost of Rs. 4.68 ior officers were present on Government has embarked Deputy Commissioner, Sebi's National Institute of Securities Markets Government is changing the status of the WPR and crore.Minister for R&B and these occasions.Later, the on a twin path of development Ganderbal, Tariq Hussain (NISM) at Patalganga on the outskirts of Mumbai at they are being provided domicile certificates," Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Chief Minister also laid the and dialogue in the State. She Ganaie; Managing Director, an event also attended by functionaries of the Minister for Education and state government Rehman Veeri; Minister for foundation stone of regretted that much of the JKPCC, Dileep Thusu and oth - Maharashtra government led by the governor and spokesman Naeem Akhtar has said in a statement on Education, Naeem Akhtar; Government College of working season this year got er senior officers were pres - the chief minister, Union finance minister Arun Thursday. To facilitate them to get jobs in paramili - Minister for Technical Engineering & Technology at unfortunately wasted but ent on the occasion. Jaitley and Sebi chairman U K Sinha. Describing the tary forces and other central government establish - November 8 announcement of cancelling as much as ments, the Government has issued them identity cer - 86 per cent or Rs 20.51 trillion worth of currency in tificates which is in the same format as exists in the National Consumer Rights day celebrated Gold extends circulation as a "difficult decision", he said, voter list for Parliamentary polls, Naeem said. "Demonetisation has (brought about) short-term "Issuance of Identity Certificates does in no way losses, down Rs pains, but it will bring in long-term gains." On the change the status of the West Pakistan Refugees and need to increase levies on the capital markets in the they continue to be non-state subjects," he said. Kavinder for preparing youth as an 50 on lacklustre light of amendments to the many of the bilateral in - Several political organisation including BJP and vestment and taxation treaties, Modi said, "Those Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and demand who profit from financial markets must make a fair refugee organisations have hit out at opposition par - action force for consumer protection contribution to nation-building through taxes.... We ties and separatists for opposing identity certificates NEW DELHI DECEMBER 24: should consider methods for increasing it in a fair, to West Pakistan refugees. PTI efficient and transparent way. "... Now it is time to re- Continuing to spiral think and come up with a good design which is sim - downwards, gold prices to - ple and transparent, but also fair and progressive," Finance day fell by another Rs 50 to Rs Modi said, adding for various reasons, contribution the next budget that will help the sector to grow 27,800 per 10 grams at the bul - of tax from those who make money on the markets and cope up with the losses suffered because of the re - lion market owing to slack - has been low due to illegal activities and frauds or cent unrest. The Hoteliers Association raised the is - ened demand from jewellers. due to the structure of our tax laws which offers low sue of imposition of tax on catering. The Finance Silver, however, edged up by or zero tax rate is given to certain types of financial Minister asked the Hoteliers to work with J&K Bank Rs 10 to Rs 38,810 per kg on income. The Prime Minister said his government so that a new scheme can be launched wherein Bank scattered enquiries from in - has brought back the economy to good health from will finance central heating of all hotels in Kashmir. dustrial units. Bullion the brink when it was saddled with high fiscal and The Hoteliers also demanded waiving off of electrici - traders said muted demand current account deficits and high inflation and ty tariff for hotels during the period of closure in from jewellers and retailers falling rupee, since he took over in May 2014. He fur - Kashmir. The contractors association demanded at the domestic spot market ther said that when the global economy is fighting that the liability be cleared from treasuries at the kept pressure on gold prices lingering slowdown, "India is being seen as a bright earliest. Dr. Drabu asked the contractors not to un - but a firm trend in the global spot. "Our growth is projected to remain among the dertake any work unless it is approved and money market capped the fall. highest in the world." PTI earmarked for it. Regarding condition of various in - Globally, the precious dustrial estates, the Finance Minister asked the metal’s price rose 0.35 per trade bodies to form a governing body by electing en - cent to USD 1,132.20 an ounce Guv trepreneurs from that particular estate. He said that in New York in yesterday’s that, over the past centuries, the teachings of the Government will devolve financial powers to the trade. Jesus Christ, the apostle of peace, compassion and body to take work for developing and maintaining Trading volume re - brotherhood, have guided human beings on the path the respective estate. He said that such an industrial mained thin in view of the of righteousness. He observed that the message of estate will be given 24 hour power supply too. He said JAMMU, DECEMBER 24 : Kavinder Gupta said that membering rights and duties prevailing cash crunch fol - Lord Christ is perhaps more relevant today than that the new model, if successful, will be replicated educational institutes are the should not be limited to the lowing demonetisation of ever before, when the world is faced with increasing for all industrial estates. The Finance Minister also Speaker, J&K Legislative right place to hold consumer consumer rights day celebra - high—value notes last hatred, intolerance and violence. The Governor ex - held talks with newly formed Kashmir Editors month, they said. Assembly, Kavinder Gupta to - rights awareness events, as tions but should be part of our pressed sincere hope that the celebration of this joy - Guild, who pleaded for clearing of liabilities, setting In the national capital, day urged the youth to act as an educated student has a day to day lives as every indi - ous occasion would strengthen the bonds of commu - up of modern press club and increase in advertise - gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 an ‘Action Force’ for creating multiplying effect in taking vidual irrespective of their nal harmony, brotherhood, amity, secularism and ment rates. Dr. Drabu said that the Government will per cent purity fell by Rs 50 awareness among local popu - the message to the society be - profession, trade are direct or the pluralistic traditions for which Jammu and be happy to give powers to such a representative each to Rs 27,800 and Rs 27,650 lation regarding consumer sides being one of the largest indirect consumers and have Kashmir was known in the centuries gone by. The body to spend Rs 2 crore Journalist Welfare Fund rights. He said the youth are per 10 grams, respectively. Governor wished the people a bright and merry consumer groups. a responsibility to become The precious metal had lost which will be audited by the Government once a the right medium for educat - The Speaker also said that contributors in protecting Christmas and prayed for peace, progress and pros - year. The Guild will also have powers to implement ing the society about their Rs 100 in last two days. perity in the State. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal youth can be the right cata - these rights. Sovereign, however, re - health and medical insurance for journalist fraterni - rights and duties as con - lysts to motivate people to be Also present on the occa - Singh has extended greetings to the people of the ty in Kashmir, besides other welfare measures as sumers. mained stable at Rs 24,000 per state on the eve of Christmas. In his message, Dr vigilant and vocal about the sion were Director FCS&CA piece of eight grams. well. The Speaker said this dur - unscrupulous traders and un - G.S. Chib, Joint Controller Singh hoped that the occasion would be a harbinger ing an event organized to cele - On the other hand, silver of peace, progress and prosperity for the state. He fur - fair practices of trade preva - LMD V. S. Sambyal and ready edged up by Rs 10 to Rs brate the National Consumer ther hoped that the festival would further strengthen lent in the market. He said President CPO D.R. Danish, 38,810 per kg, while weekly— Div Com Rights day at Yogananda the values of compassion, mutual brotherhood after repeated requests from the people and the this will help protect rights of prominent members of civil based delivery held steady at College of Engineering and among the people besides infusing empathy and love directions from the Div Com office. Khan, after tak - the consumers besides help - society, heads of various trade Rs 38,925 per kg. Silver coins, Technology, Akhnoor Road. towards mankind. (KNS) ing strong notice of the issue has suspended two engi - ing fight against the wrong do - organizations, members of however, continued to be The event was organized by neers for negligence in the assigned job. The people ings and injustices meted out CPO besides students, staff asked at previous level of Rs have appreciated the Divisional Commissioner Consumer Protection to them by the market. and management of the col - 70,000 for buying and Rs Adhoc Kashmir. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir said Organization (CPO). Kavinder said that re - lege. 71,000 for selling of 100 pieces. petitioners disposed of the petition with the direc - that more action will follow against those officials tion that services of the adhoc cannot be replaced by who don't perform their duty with responsibility and another adhoc employee and also directed that the seriousness. (KNS) BJP 'hijacking' Shivaji memorial Cashless economy is 'bigger petitioners be allowed to continue on the posts in question till the regular selection on the posts held by the petitioners is made. JNF Pilgrim event in bad taste: Sena dream' than achche din: Akhilesh arrest as the apparent reason for the death, he Lucknow, Dec 24 : (PTI) said. The body was shifted to the Community Health Mumbai, Dec 24 : (PTI) Mehbooba Centre (CHC), Katra, from where it was later handed interpretation centre would be set up for the in - Taking a dig at Narendra Modi's demonetisation move, Uttar over to his relatives for last rites, the officer said. Even as its chief Uddhav Thackeray accompanied the formation and guidance of the tourists visiting the Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav termed cashless economy Prime Minister for 'jal pujan' ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji area. Also wayside facilities and residential accom - as a "bigger dream" than 'achche din' and said the note ban will be memorial, Shiv Sena today appeared unhappy with ally BJP, al - modation for tourists besides upgradation of infra - an issue in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. "The 7 Packets leging that it has "hijacked" the occasion to take political bene - structure would be undertaken, she said. The Chief BSF personnel ahead of border security fence in dream of cashless economy is a bigger one than achche din... it is fit. It also took a swipe at BJP over the Ram Temple issue, saying Minister said she is personally aware of the prob - the area of responsibility of Border Out Post, however for the government to see how it will be realised," he said it should admit its "failure" as it has not been able to build the lems of the people of the area, more so on account of Bharopal, Ex-138Bn BSF, Amritsar sector. "BSF at a function to distribute cheques to the families of martyrs and promised temple in Ayodhya despite the huge majority in Lok connectivity, and efforts would be made to redress troops challenged the suspicious Pak smugglers to 14 persons who allegedly lost their lives while standing in queues Sabha. "The BJP should not forget this memorial is a dream of them. She said survey on Turtuk-Haanu road would stop, but they continued with their aggressive pos - outside ATMs/banks after demonetisation. Attacking the BJP every citizen of Maharashtra. The previous government (of be conducted and once constructed the road would ture. To stop their misadventure further, BSF troops government on note ban, Yadav, without taking names, alleged Congress-NCP) also tried to start work on the memorial though minimize the distance between Nubra and Kashmir opened fire on them, but the Pak smugglers managed that people have been betrayed and economy harmed. "Earlier it was unsuccessful for reasons best known to them," said Sena vallies considerably. to escape taking cover of dense fog," BSF officials (when the note ban was announced) people had faith, or rather spokesperson Manisha Kayande. She said the case of opening of Turtuk-Khapaloo said. confusion, that a big change will be brought... but soon after the "When the memorial is being built with Government mon - route would be taken up to let the people of the area A special search operation was launched by BSF very same people started saying that there could not have been a ey, BJP should remember this (`jal pujan' or stone laying cere - meet their relatives living across the LoC as has pre - in the area and during search, 7 packets (7 kg) of con - bigger loss to the economy... national and international econo - mony) is a Government programme and all parties of the viously been done in case of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad traband suspected to be heroin were recovered, they mists are also writing about it. "It is for the government to see how 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) should be treated with equal re - and Poonch-Rawlakote routes. Responding to the lo - said. it will work out the losses to the GDP but it is a fact the people had spect," she said. Kayande said "the trend of BJP hijacking cal demands, Mehbooba Mufti said adequate man - Earlier this month, BSF had seized nine packets to face hardships and I have said earlier too that the government events, whenever it is in power, is in bad taste and does not go power and stock of medicine would be made avail - of substance suspected to be heroin from fields near which pose problems are voted out by people," he said, adding that down well with public". able at the Public Health Centre, Turtuk. the International Border under the Border Outpost in the coming elections those who had faced problems will stand The BJP tried similar "antics" at the inauguration of Ram She said she would ask the CAPD Department to Dona Telu Mal area and Barreke Border Outpost against them. Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country to an - Mandir railway station here, where its workers shouted slo - open up a Fair Price Shop in the area for the benefit of area in Ferozepur sector. PTI nounce compensation for the families of those who allegedly died gans in support of the Prime Minister, she said. "Before elec - people. She said other issues raised by the people while queuing up outside banks and ATMs for long post demon - tions, they showed people big dream of building a Ram Temple would also be addressed. Chairman, Legislative etisation. Chief Minister had earlier this month announced Rs 2 in Ayodhya, which they have failed to do despite having ab - Council, Haji Anayat Ali; Minister for Education, BJP lakh compensation for the families of 'demonetisation victims'. coalition was dropped from the Cabinet when solute majority in the Lok Sabha. Now, they should accept their Naeem Akhtar; Minister for Cooperatives & Ladakh Giving examples of major risk in online transactions, Yadav said Mehbooba Mufti took over the reins of the state, al - failure (for not building the temple)," the Sena spokesperson Affairs, T. Dorjey; Chairman, LAHDC, Leh, Dr. one of the accused arrested for fraudulently withdrawing money leged BJP has betrayed the people of Jammu region. said. Earlier, Modi performed 'jal pujan' in the Arabian Sea for Sonam Dawa; Executive Councilors; MLA, Anjum from someone's account said that he was caught because he was a Gupta also accused BJP of aligning with the sepa - the Rs 3,600-crore memorial dedicated to the 17th century Fazili; Secretary Tourism, Farooq Ahmad Shah; "novice". "Anyone who becomes an expert in cyber crime will ratists and PDP to scuttle the establishment of Maratha warrior king, who is a revered figure in Maharashtra. Deputy Commissioner, Leh, P. Ramaswamy and oth - never be arrested," the Chief Minister said after presenting Kashmiri Pandits' and Sainik colonies in Kashmir. He was accompanied by Uddhav among others. The party is er senior officers were present on the occasion. cheques of Rs two lakh each to the families of 14 people who al - Gupta said the fundamental right of the West hoping that the issue will work ints favour in run up to the Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated an 80 metre legedly died while standing in bank queues. To a question on what Pakistan refugees has been infringed even after they Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls likely in early long bridge at Kharpon-Thang over Shouq river. will be the election issue, Yadav said "Development, road, water all were promised domicile certificates. 2017. Sena-BJP relationship has been strained ever since the Built over a cost of Rs. seven crore the bridge would will be elections issues... why would note ban not be an election "Now BJP has taken a U-turn despite its an - two parties parted ways ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elec - connect Thang village with Leh district and conse - issue".Taking a dig at the BJP, Yadav said he has come to know nouncement of issuing domicile certificates to the tion in 2014. The two reunited post-election but Sena has been quentially with rest of the State. sulking since it has been reduced to a junior partner in the state. that the 'parivartan rath yatra' was attacked by those standing in refugees and ridiculously reducing the same to mere - Thackeray's party has often been critical of the state and central bank queue in Deoria recently... They need to remain alert while ly issuance of I-cards, thus depriving them any governments though it is a part of the BJP-led NDA. taking out the rath yatra and avoid banks on the route ." Separatists chance of livelihood," he said. C Y M K C Y M K cashless soon:Samoon black money and corruption. Modiji this is not a surgical a not is this Modiji here he did surgical strike on a srks bt Modiji but strikes, cal "On one side the brave give brave the side one "On corruption.” on strike gical drama. He launched the sur- new a launching of thought away their blood and life, but soldiers carried out the surgi- brave "Himachal's sectors. ture, agriculture and tourism horticul- state's the hard hit of Himachal Pradesh as it has Minister with his note ban de- Vice President said the Prime cision has removed the "hat" i rly ee te Congress the here, rally lic ry out programmes of com- of programmes out ry perts of NIELT to further car- en orientation courses by ex- er professors who will be giv- f S l facility. To achieve the cash- the department besides prin- ia o sae colleges state conferencing video through of cipal J J N Director Education, Higher Dar Majeed Joint Director Planning Abdul Education, S t h review m a at speaking was Samoon J&K.” across puses cam- these in services Wifi t t “ learning learning programmes short- Digital with facilitated be b a H H T government. the of agenda a the poor and dubbed the move iiny n accuracy,” S and ficiency less business with greater ef- ensuring seamless and cash- a t u l t cnm ad amr and farmers and economy o Dvlpet of that equitable development of J Development N for ue hm f iiig the country between the rich dividing and of him cused Rahul Gandhi on Saturday ac- demonetisation, over Narendra Modi Minister Prime labourers. labourers. 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Samoon SQAC,” by review p f pro- assistant of scores API nize and annually review the scruti- should “Principals uac cl a pr UGC per as cell surance to constitute state quality as- department Administrative H s t p C s Control A constitute Quality Internal to Principals and Associate Professors. m U g n h po, amr and farmers poor, the on ad H si ta i the in that said He said. and blood. You tried to divide families who have private air- Second World War, a new way craft and big buildings and on n te or Gnh said, Gandhi poor, the and said. dividing of Modi he Accusing labourers," and the the people of the country," he per 99 are there side, other per cent rich comprising 50 comprising rich cent per vide India into two parts." di- to tried have you "Modiji the country between the rich economic- bombing on the and poor, farmers fire- bombing a is This corruption. and money black on strike obn. Te ae way same "The bombing. more and minutes 25 in ing firebomb- do to evolved was this country with their built sweat who class middle the cent honest people of India -- Modiji Modiji has done firebombing Hiroshima fire- in than bombing Tokyo in died people and labourers farmers, the C Ujjwala Y Mantri Pradhan t among connections LPG ute a K Niraj Commissioner Deputy a M or or Principals of Kashmir di- essors and associate profes- clee o Jmu and Jammu of colleges n o submit the APIs of profes- pective colleges as per UGC r bsds maintaining besides ors ors in time bound manner. bound time in ors nutd o College for onducted uidelines uidelines and strictly adopt am wl b conducted be will ramme ieie ad ses their assess and uidelines uter literacy in the colleges. irected irected the JKPCC and R&B evelopmental works going works evelopmental roper records of IQAC for IQAC of records roper ressed upon the Principals r. ae, smlr pro- similar a Later, ere. rincipals of Jammu region e eeiire under beneficiaries he ommissioner ommissioner Secretary im- prmn t pc u the up pace to epartment C udlns o place- for guidelines GC ashmir divisions. 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  # !  !"  #"&"#"!"!$ "# ! note note has no colour. There is an the honest or the dishonest. "A by whether it is in the hands of colour The of a the banknote is decided money. the of determine "colour" which ple Gandhi said notes are neither Congress rally was addressed the Gandhi, Besides crowd. the told he country," the of ernment has attacked the poor and-a-half years, the Modi gov- a dishonest one on the other. If honest person on one side and tegrity and honesty of the peo- in- the is It white. nor black Assembly polls in the latter part of 2017. to goes Pradesh other state leaders. Himachal Minister Virbhadra Singh and Chief Pradesh Himachal by honest people of India. In two- against all of you, against the was step ban note "This face. your on smile a with so did you and farmers, Himachal have burnt the fields of honest agriculture and tourism. You horticulture, on dent major tourism. Note ban has caused a horticulture, agriculture and -- ban note the through 'hat' have removed the Himachal's and destroying it. "Modiji you cused ac- Modi of putting it down Gandhi cap, Himachali ple of the country," he said. ey, but on 99 per cent poor peo- people possessing black mon- cent per one on Not done. be black money where it was to economy. Not on 94 per cent of firebombing on India's cash India's done on firebombing have You labourers. i all the regions in the state say- f g c f BPL the from beneficiaries t dis- were connections LPG o Division till date. Out of total of Out date. till Division epe hs er n Kashmir in year this people e K D S and CVD Diabetes, Cancer, rvnin n Cnrl of Control and Prevention for Program National under i n p p  /##",+-/"- or equitable development of amilies. Speaking on the oc- ng that concerted efforts are iue aog h female the among ributed so, r ig reiterated Singh Dr asion, vrmn’ commitment overnment’s cso. ery 50 new 500 Nearly, ccasion. hypertension in 2016: DHSK Over 1 lakh persons screened for diabetes,    .e. diabetes and hypertension sreig f vr 1,08,505 over of screening d ublic ublic above 30 years of age for aign of screening of general of screening of aign rk ( PDS, the NPCDCS), ( troke ncmuial diseases on-communicable irectorate of Health Services ashmir ashmir (DHSK) has conduct- hwn te traditional the Showing A pr o ogig cam- ongoing of part s 99 per cent people. rich and he chose to target the did not target the one per cent Modi why reason the is this 'laddoo' to Vijay Mallya, who is has given away a Rs 1,200 crore Prime Minister has given Rs 3 Vijay Mallya. Gandhi said the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines promoter to referring ae, eelr ad other said Gandhi said. he forms," and jewellery tates, it only in cash but in real es- sum of black money, don't do banks. Those who stash huge cluding Swiss banks. in- banks foreign and estate not the 94 per cent in gold, real and cash in is which money ey, as also on six per cent black who possess all the black mon- cent per one the not and ple get the 99 per cent honest peo- tar- to chose Modi why dered Congress Vice President won- sands of crores of rupees. The thou- worth loans his on ing from the away country after default- "running" of accused 'laddoo' to the poor people, but said, he magic," of spell a der like person Mallya, it turns black as if un- dishonest the the note goes into the hands of real estate, gold and in foreign 94 per cent black money is in ey in cash in India. The rest of is only six per cent black mon- Swiss bank accounts. "There and gold buildings, big tate, thousands of crores in real es- their keep money black own The one per cent people who cash and all cash is not black. i gas subsidies. He said provid- s m p c 'Give-it-up' the on phasized d ious developmental plans ju- b o raised blood sugar and history a h a h l f K this c under covered ulation services are available. The pop- s s b cend o hypertension, for screened d ng LPG connections to BPL to connections LPG ng redrd hi cooking their urrendered mag luce b the by launched ampaign rom rom far-flung and under privi- gd ra lk Llb Ring Lolab, like areas eged resent Government in which eing made to implement var- iciously. Dr. Singh also em- ree pol, 17 have 21.7% people, creened ion and 10.42% were suspect were 10.42% and ion ampaign were from across the f tobacco use. Individuals with e eerd o h nearest the to referred re gnostics tests and specialist and tests gnostics een found to have hyperten- have to found een aeis Te ujcs are subjects The iabetics. ealth facility where further di- igh BP or raised blood sugar any people had voluntarily ashmir ashmir Division particularly "All "All black money is not in 

 eie pooig tourism. promoting besides n would also provide better con- o o matter of pride for the people the field of technology and is a t Minister stated that it is one of C H c r pious most the of one is er e Udhampur are also associat- m p Project, Dr Singh said that the f p H s a p g v h P P c Regarding health. their ing s b p k well- less and alarming More and complications are reduced. m t l t agdr Te ups of s purpose The Tanghdar. ie Kla, ue and Gurez Kulgam, Lines C B F B rom the environment view- environment the rom e ao aheeet in achievements major he ikely to have diabetes/ hyper- hm. lbrtn o the on Elaborating cheme. ivers in the country and is and country the in ivers d with this project as the riv- niee a te itr of sister the as onsidered ension or both so that treat- that so both or ension vrn te etot under left-out the overing mtc niiul wo are who individuals omatic as in the country besides em- ne of its kind in the state and f Udhampur as the tunnel is l uh epe ne the under people such ll owering women and protect- uffering from the condition. A oint but the religious senti- roject is not only important ra cvrg o cooking of coverage ersal creening creening is to identify asymp- forts together we can meet all ate that when we put our ef- our put we when that ate J&K Bank family and reiter- and trust in every member of faith my reaffirm I “Today facing the bank presently. counts and business recover- banking postdemonetisation, e a tre e challenges key three as ies ac- loan the of restructuring now.” He enumerated digital dec-ades eight almost over lustrious journey that spans witnessed it throughout its il- succeed. This institution has favour and make com-panies chal- the lenges, turn the tides meet in their who tions epe ihn h organisa- the within people on the occasion. He said, “Its the hierarchies were present Presidents and officers across bank’s Presidents, Presidents, Vice- The Executive Presidents, Senior fraternity. a-akd SKICC his honour by the J&K Bank in organised party welcome the during here Auditorium Jam-packed hneos plue t the at applause thunderous Parvez Ahmed said this amid agenda. Chairman and CEO my of top the at remain will tional priorities, staff welfare organisa- among this and bank of capital human the otiuig ficety to effi-ciently contributing as thepeople’schairmanfor remembered be to honoured feel will I institution. great otiuin twrs this towards contributions invaluable various making for remembered been have ouseholds would ensure uni- -&*$-"  ectivity to Kashmir Valley Kashmir to ectivity lus will ensure covering of covering ensure will lus PMUY that said he MUY, etes etes do not know that they are henani-Nashri Tunnel, the Tunnel, henani-Nashri tet sfeig rm dia- from suffering atients nown is the fact that half of the J&K Bank fraternity organises wel-come party for Chairman for party wel-come organises fraternity Bank J&K ia, K ag Lammar, , Marg K D risal, oly Ganges. Regarding the Regarding Ganges. oly l Dvk Rejuvenation Devika oly ala Machil, Divar, Waltengoo, nrl al rngr Police Srinagar, Jail entral a Mn ooy Bemina, Colony Man oat ns f h pol of people the of ents ent can be initiated promptly $'"$$ ("&) oee, e asserted, he However, Many of my predecessors present on the occasion. a Udhampur Angrez Singh Rana S S Ajay HPCL manager gional der PMUY. Among others, re- v 7000 households have been pro- b o h formed that about 38900 house- c U the people of their respective their of people the M a b s v t by sanctioned been also have C H b o m A the project has been approved t disease and heart disease. like visual impairment, kidney m a n s Health Services Kashmir in Kashmir Services Health t P D c t ( N H District with collaboration he Government for providing e iitr nomd that informed Minister he NCD) Cells of respective dis- ricts. e ei o Drcoae of Directorate of aegis he ary steps in this regard. onstituencies. It was also in- ubstantial ubstantial number of patients nd other district officers were ra poie awaiting promise great n tee cud oee a foresee could I there And history. a create can the bank within people of ment with the passion and com-mit- of the people of J&K coupled equity emotional and namic “I could see what kind of dy- successful successful issue at that time.” state that made this the IPO most of people the from got the overwhelming support we remember I still And cently. when I had joined the bank re- said, “Those were the days, the were “Those said, he BSE, NSE, at listed was sued its first IPO in 1998 and is- bank the when past into path”, he added. growth career attractive an to its people and provide them bank shall pay best packages ons n er uue Our future. near these in counts all on support plete com- of all you assure I and aspects these all on further working are out a plan to We improve appreciation. uine all the hurdles and succeed.” work-environment and gen- and work-environment guidance, encouragement, “The only thing people need is surmount challenges, these f radio station at Udhampur, aot 20 fmle have families 12000 about f nd far-flung areas. Later, the etter connectivity to the rural ided the LPG connections un- een accomplished and about arious roads under PMGSY under roads arious onducted and monitored by y the present Government. present the y betes already have evidence of nh S Udhampur ADC Mishra, SP hailendra ingh, olds have been identified in identified been have olds ewly diagnosed with type 2 di- ommissioner to take neces- ublic Health, Barzulla under dhampur, of which, seeding ddressing a long pending de- N crime and violence worldwide. spawned have drugs of tion illegal production and distribu- im- mense human distress and causes the addiction Drug t l ht rg i tl, s third as told, is Drugs that observed Manhas Singh Ajay Chowdhary after hearing APP MA Jammu Judge Sessions g p w R/o C Tandon Dass Hari S/o of Lakchhman Kumar Tandon rejecting the bail applications e c d J  Court rejects two bailapplications inNDPSAct drce te Deputy the directed e ivision ivision of Epidemiology and on-Communicable Diseases at Amnsrtr and Administrators ealth and and regarding establishing LAs put forth the demands of icro-vascular icro-vascular complications argest business in world, next ))0" ") "-
 ))0" o petroleum and arms trade. arms and petroleum o ation in NDPS Act and reject- d both the application. While ling of Ganja, Ist Additional Ist Ganja, of ling udge Jammu MA Chowdhary ecided two different bail appli- olice station in alleged smug- hhatisgarh and Sahil Sharma o part of the world is free from ho were booked by different D T Taking the audience back r Singh further told that e apin s being is campaign he s Adtoa Sessions Additional Ist nris W asr yu of you assure We energies. and dedication our all with Bank fraternity J&K is behind you entire the objectives, u Cara ta i the process of in realizing his noble that Chairman our Senior assure to like would I “Here said. President he M Syed Wani said, tion”, are beset with as an organisa- utd o h calne we challenges the to suited circumstances, his person is the “Given time”. right the the bank as “right person at person “right as bank the in chair highest the suming Abdul Rauf described his as- has ever had”, he said. bank the executives namic we know as one of the most dy- whom Chairman, as Ahmed tion was entrusted to Parvez bility to run this great institu- responsi- the times, lenging dignitaries and officers on the occasion. “It is in these chal- other wel- Chairman, the comed Sehgal S S President y Erir Executive Earlier, ty. ken of love from the fraterni- presented with a Kashmiri shawl as a was to- Chairman e ad O te occasion, the On said. he fruition for this institution”, t are leading miserable lives, be- drug addicts, all over the world, and drug addiction. Millions of n u rwh Te rvlne of D prevalence The growth. logical, moral and intellectual ing damage to physical psycho- potential is incalculable, caus- a we lf ad et. Drug a death. and life tween c c ety. It has led to increase in the detrimental impact on the soci- pects. Drug abuse has led to a cal, historical and economic as- rm (ND) n the and (UNODC) and Crime Drug of Office Nations trends’ of Drug Abuse in India v t jointly released by the United Paswan; Seeks sufficient nuty n Voluntary and Industry from representatives sides t A i M R) Mmes of Members Disputes P DRC), Redressal Commission (NC- Consumer P C F S of Minister Union Paswan, state. The event was inaugu- q Public Distribution. Besides Consumer Affairs, Food and rated by Union Ministry for K & Jammu of demands food s pay to Minister Union the Consumer D “Alternative B ( ainl osmr Day Consumer National w ices in the state. The Minister s c t h V P and Affairs Consumer for d C S "2"(%&"  he trends reflected by the sur- e us o du trafficking drug of curse he J ultural, biological, geographi- ie ae Wt ms drug most With rate. rime ge, the loss in terms of human buse is a complex phenome- complex a is buse ey on the‘ extent, pattern and on, which has various social, sers being in the productive the in being sers NCD) celebrated at Vigyan at celebrated NCD) -hre f Consumer of n-charge he Central Government be- he department besides dis- besides department he rug Abuse can be judged from treamlining consumer serv- pecial pecial attention to meet the sig sus o further for issues ussing ay called on Union Minister uate supply of wheat to the upplies & Consumer Affairs tate for Consumer Affairs, Consumer for tate m bu te ciiis of activities the about im ood and Public Distribution arliament and Secretaries and arliament eiet National resident, bi Dsrbto Ram Distribution ublic R Chaudhary, State oday ufa Ai to- Ali Zulfkar howdhary aa wt te hm of theme the with hawan sue eouin, urged Resolution”, ispute ashmir and continue ade- continue and ashmir ls awn n briefed and Paswan ilas ffairs in States, Officers of ho was here to attend the attend to here was ho inisters, Justice D K Jain, oins NCDcelebrations at NewDelhi xctv President Executive M inister for Food, Civil Food, for inister wheat quota for JK Zulfkar calls on Zulfkar JAMMU SUNDAYDECEMBER25,2016 amid challenges surrounding ence to steer the bank safely experi- and knowledge fect him. He is the man with per- from lot a learning are We the the chairman Parvez Ahmed. tunate to work closely under of vote thanks. He said, “We are for- with function the aeh hne concluded Chander Vagesh President Executive waters. rough and challenges of out captain the ship and guide it to qualities leadership site Chairman as man with requi- bu Rsi hie the hailed Rashid President Abdul Senior fields.” diverse in leaders produce to able are we that So tions. make to the deserving posi- deserving the to make that people better and so brighter avenues opment ie H si, W should have fast track career devel- “We said, He sive. inclu- mutually Senior promotion making the performance and occasion, President S K Bhat pitched for the and excellence.” Speaking on but greater in terms of values ter in terms of achievements this institution not only bet- commitment towards making u cmlt spot and support complete our ment. JNF reinforce- the strengthening requires to be checked through u t addic- high a have drugs licit w b b and psychologically. The com- physically both drugs these major problem of the society, the of problem major t ing school kids as well. The il- interstate drug rackets target- against drug peddlers indicate on addiction, causes chronic, causes addiction, on pulsive drug seeking and use, c c h goa nme o Drug A of number global the ni’ pplto hd twice had population India’s that revealed which India, of Government Empowerment, M J M C h D Consumer Affairs and Public a b Consumer Protection Act are M c no Mnse for Minister Union l w g e u c t f h css f ilto of violation of cases the of c dis- Ali Zulfkar Chowdhary amendments in various acts. c e t m discouraging in industry of l g e R years’ this Dispute “Alternative theme on held were t and Kashmir state at the na- R D S S Zulfkar Ali, accompanied by osmr Organisations w Consumer ion potential and there is grad- n te sr dpnet on dependent users the ing ame a major problem of the so- eading advertisements, role ey vr h yas Cases years. the over iety y. The Minister also invited he national experts on the on experts national he oll free numbers, strength- numbers, free oll oa eet Discussions event. ional rain, the its structure and how it changing disease rain al increase in their intake, get- onsumer affairs and pressed rs put fourth suggestions re- nue frm. The forums. onsumer se vros sus with issues various ussed nue frm and forums onsumer ning the state and district and state the ning ig f tt ad district and state of ning iven more teeth so as to deal rig dleain mis- adulteration, arding ammu & Kashmir. d hs frm ms be must forums these nd eing eing received from districts upplies & Consumer Affairs ceay od Civil Food ecretary busers. Drug Abuse has be- has Abuse Drug busers. pon pon the centre for strength- lig National olding orks. The deadly menace, a menace, deadly The orks. onsultative meeting of Food esolution” wherein speak- wherein esolution” ia rpeetd Jammu represented aina, istribution to the state for state the to istribution prmn Sai Ahmed Shafiq epartment inistry of Social Justice and ith the defaulters effective- r peet Chowdhary present. ere isleading advertisements, isleading inisters of various States in inister said that maximum D   rn te debate, the uring   



  



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