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VOL 7, ISSUE NO. 32 JAMMU & KASHMIR FRIDAY FEBRUARY 02, 2018 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee Pensioners asked to JaNewi Dtelhie, Feyb 1 : sFinance ysMod ih goveirnsmen tb hadu takedn intgo efishteri esb aned annimale husfbaindtry sg raaminl lag;ri cBentrJes P(GR AcMSa) lwlorksing imitdd le' sclasas wbas tkhe aini tisate an inategrtatehd B,.E ds. prao - bhe ksaida. vikas' submit life certificates Minister Arun Jaitley’s Union account the recent electoral farmers. will be developed for the same. announcement of a Standard gramme for teachers. Training of To step up investments in by 31st March Budget 2018-19 brought a lot of results where the Bharatiya An agricultural market fund Big Healthcare Scheme Deduction of Rs 40,000 for trav - teachers during service is research and related infrastruc - cheer to the rural economy and Janata Party (BJP) had faced of Rs 2,000 crore will also be set In another massive el and medical reimbursement. extremely critical. We have ture in premier educational insti - JAMMU, FEBRUARY agricultural sector but left the reverses in rural areas. One of up while Operation Green will announcement, Jaitley revealed The government will also amended the Right to Education tutions, including health institu - 01 : Finance Department has salaried class a bit disappointed the top highlights of Jaitley’s spend almost Rs 50 lakh crore to Act to enable more than 13 lakh tions, a major initiative named informed all the pensioners/ as he decided not to tinker with speech was increasing the mini - improve infrastructure and is are untrained teachers to get ‘‘Revitalising Infrastructure and family pensioners, who have the income tax rates. The mar - mum support price (MSP) for confident of completing 9000 trained.” Systems in Education (RISE) by not furnished their life cer - kets reacted cautiously and the kharif crops which will be now kms of national highways by the “Technology will be the 2022’’ with a total investment of tificate to their respective Sensex tanked by almost 250 1.5 times cost of the produce. He end of 2018-19 fiscal. Under the biggest driver in improving the Rs 1,00,000 crore in next four pension disbursing banks as points by the time Jaitley fin - added that even if the market Bharatmala project Rs 5.35 lakh quality of education. We propose years has also been announced. yet, to submit the same ished his speech but began to prices remained lower than MSP, crore will be spent to construct to increase the digital intensity Higher Education Financing immediately failing which recover within a few minutes. the government will make sure 35,000 km of roads. He also in education and move gradually Agency (HEFA) would be struc - their pensions shall be Jaitley’s budget has targeted a that farmers get their dues. allocated Rs 1.48 lakh crore for from ‘‘black board’’ to ‘‘digital tured for funding this initiative. stopped without any further fiscal deficit of 3.3% in the Focus on Agriculture Indian railways, announced that board’’. Technology will also be A total of 24 new govern - notice after the cutoff date of 2018-19 fiscal but also Soon after his opening para - all trains will be equipped with used to upgrade the skills of ment medical colleges will be 31st March 2018. announced the National Health graphs in which he pointed out Wi-Fi and CCTV facilities. teachers through the recently setup across the country to Pakistani troops shell along Protection Scheme, which will that “India was part of the fragile In a bid to counter the criti - launched digital portal ‘‘DIK - ensure that every state has one be the world’s largest govern - five” and the Modi government cism that India is witnessing a SHA’’. The government is com - such institution, and all the exist - LoC in Rajouri district, 71 ment-funded universal health - has decisively reversed it by be launched a fund of Rs 500 that 10 crore families will be jobless economic growth under mitted to provide the best quali - ing ones will be upgraded with schools closed care programme. making it a $2.5 trillion econo - crore. “Operation Greens shall given Rs 5 lakh per year to take the present government, Jaitley ty education to the tribal chil - the latest facilities and technolo - Jammu : Pakistani With a slew of state and the my, Jaitley laid bare the schemes promote Farmer Producers care of healthcare expenses. clarified that nearly 70 lakh for - dren in their own environment. gy.Jaitley announced that the troops resorted to heavy Lok Sabha elections due in the for rural and agricultural sectors. Organizations (FPOs), agri- After the successful implemen - mal jobs have been created this To realise this mission, it has Swachh Bharat Mission has mortar shelling along the next 15 months, Jaitley sounded Repeating Prime Minister logistics, processing facilities tation of the scheme, it will be year. been decided that by the year been stupendous success and Line of Control (LoC) ton confident the India’s Gross Narendra Modi’s vision of dou - and professional management,” expanded to more people, he Stress on Better Education 2022, every block with more already 6 crore toilets have been Thursday targeting civilian Domestic Product (GDP) will bling farmers’ income by 2020, he announced. He also doubled said amid thumping of desks by Announcing that the govern - than 50% ST population and at constructed across the country areas as well as Army posts acieve a growth rate of over 7% Jaitley said that the government the allocation for the food pro - the ruling MPs. Jaitley also said ment will devise a district-wise least 20,000 tribal persons, will while the target is to make an in Rajouri district of Jammu in the 2018-19 fiscal. He then is committed for their welfare. cessing sector which is growing that 1.5 lakh health care centres strategy for improving quality of have an Ekalavya Model additional 2 crore toilets in the and Kashmir, forcing the opened his purse to woo the rural Fisheries, aquaculture and at almost 8% per annum from Rs will be setup to ensure every education, he said, “We now Residential School. Ekalavya next two years. Most of these authorities to close 71 sector, announced an universal animal husbandry sectors, too, 750 crore in the 2017-18 fiscal to household has easy access to propose to treat education holis - schools will be on par with toilets will be constructed in schools. health care scheme, emphasised have benefitted from Jaitley’s Rs 1400 crore in the next fiscal. such facilities. The centres will tically without segmentation Navodaya Vidyalayas and will rural areas to address open defe - "Heavy shelling was on improving educational stan - largesse as Rs 10,000 crore have NITI Aayog will ensure a provide free essential drugs and from pre-nursery to Class 12. have special facilities for pre - cation. The government is also resorted to by Pakistan dards and infrastructure. While been allocated for them. He also robust system to help farmers diagnosis and the entire scheme Improvement in quality of teach - serving local art and culture gearing up to provide a house to troops in Nowshera and Lam the budget was not overtly pop - announced said Kisan Credit realise optimal price for their will cost almost Rs 1,200 crore. ers can improve the quality of besides providing training in every citizen of the by 2020, he sectors of Rajouri district ulist, it showed that the Narendra Card will be extended to the produce and 22,000 existing The only good news for the education in the country. We will sports and skill development,” said Jaitley. since this morning," Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, Thankfully, only one more year to go: Noisy scenes in J-K Assembly after BJP leader Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Army Foils Infiltration Bid in Kashmir's Tangdhar said. The shelling was Rahul Gandhi on Modi govt's budget Jammu, Feb 1: Indian ue to be foiled by the alert Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday reported in Kampla, Pukhari, Army foiled an infiltration Army units based on sound said that 94 terrorists were alleges 'Azadi' slogans raised in presence of NC MLA Lam, Anwas Bhandar and New Delhi : Taking a dig spending on rural and urban bid by the terrorists in Jammu intelligence thus eliminating killed and three arrested dur - JAMMU : Noisy scenes border areas were real Rattal Basali areas, he said. at the Modi government, infrastructure as also lower and Kashmir’s Tangdhar area. the nefarious designs of Pak ing infiltration bids by mili - and verbal duels were wit - nationalists and braved bul - In the wake of the Congress president Rahul tax rates for small and medi - Indian Army, in a statement, forces to foment trouble in the tants along the Indo-Pak bor - nessed in the Jammu and lets and ceasefire violations shelling, 71 schools were Gandhi said on Thursday that um enterprises. said that that border guarding Valley,” the statement added. der in the state during the last Kashmir Assembly closed, the deputy commis - farmers had still not got a fair While continuing the 10- forces stopped a group of four Army began search opera - two years. when a senior BJP sioner said. On Wednesday price and there were no jobs 15 percent surcharge on terrorists to infiltrate in the tions in the sector after the In a written reply to a leader raised the also Pakistan troops had for the youth. super- rich, he raised the early hours on Wednesday. It terrorists fled. The search question by BJP MLA Rajesh issue of 'Azadi' slo - resorted to firing and health and education added that the security forces gans being raised shelling along the LoC in cess, levied on all taxable launched a search operation allegedly in the Mankote, Krishnaghati and income, to 4 percent from soon after the terrorists fled to presence of a C M Nowshera sectors, officials 3 percent at present. thick jungles across Line of National C M Y B said adding that the Indian Keeping the income Control (LoC). Conference law y B troops gave a befitting reply. tax rates and slabs “An attempted infiltration maker in Poonch In January, 2017, 14 peo - unchanged, he introduced bid by Pakistan terrorists was district. ple, including 8 civilians and a Rs 40,000 Standard successfully repulsed by alert The NC legislator imme - regularly. 6 jawans, were killed and "4 years gone, still prom - Deduction for salaried Army troops in Tangdhar diately hit back saying peo - Hitting back at the BJP over 65 others were injured in ising farmers fair price. 4 employees and pensioners in Sector in North Kashmir dur - ple from the border districts leader, he said the people Pakistan shelling along the years gone, fancy schemes lieu of the present exemption ing the early hours of 31 were real nationalists. from Rajouri and Poonch LoC and International Border. with no matching budgets. 4 in respect of transport and January 2018. A group of 4 During the debate in the participated in every national years gone, no jobs for our medical expenses. terrorists attempted to infil - House, state BJP Chief Sat programme but there were J&K govt says SHRC youth. Thankfully, only 1 Presently, no tax is appli - trate under the cover of dark - Sharma raised the issue and forces trying to create com - has no jurisdiction to more year to go," he tweeted. cable on Rs 19,200 of trans - ness and thick jungles in the handed over a video clip of munal wedge and disturb probe Army's conduct In his last budget before port allowance and medical mountainous terrain in operation is still underway. Gupta in the state Assembly, the alleged incident to J&K peace and harmony in the Jammu : Claiming that the general elections, Finance expenditure of up to Rs Kalban in Tangdhar but were According to Army, there Mufti said that 35 terrorists Assembly Speaker Kavinder state. State Human Rights Minister Arun Jaitley on 15,000. This has now been spotted by troops,” read the have been repeated attempts were killed and three arrested Gupta. He was supported by Commission (SHRC) has no Thursday unveiled a slew of subsumed into the new statement. of infiltration in north during infiltration bids in He claimed that Azadi another NC MLA Devender jurisdiction to probe the Army's measures for agriculture as Standard Deduction of Rs It added that alert army Kashmir but alert forces have 2016. She said 59 militants slogans were reportedly Rana, who claimed that the conduct, the Jammu and well as the rural sector and 40,000 which may mean very units exchanged a fire after continued to foil the same. were killed during such bids raised by some persons BJP had let down the people Kashmir government on announced a new health little benefit in tax saving they spotted terrorists in the The Army has been aided on in 2017. recently in the presence of of J&K, who voted them to Thursday said compensation to insurance scheme for the considering that health and area. “They were engaged in several occasions by sound Mufti said that 25 persons NC MLA Javed Rana in power to get their aspirations a youth tied to a moving Army poor, but provided little relief education cess has gone up. heavy fire & terrorists were intelligence. “We have elimi - were killed and 162 civilians Mendhar constituency. fulfilled". vehicle in 2017 will mean con - to the middle class. Senior citizens will get seen running away into thick nated the nefarious designs of injured in shelling and firing Sharma sought an apolo - NC legislator Altaf Kaloo demning the Army officer with - With the implementation higher exemptions on income jungles towards LoC. Search Pakistani forces to foment by Pakistan along the Line of gy from the NC MLA. said people of the state want - out a hearing. of the Goods and Services from interest on bank and operations in the sector were trouble in the Valley,” said an Control (LoC) and the The claim was rebutted ed 'Azadi' from the BJP. BJP Chief Minister Mehbooba Tax and demonetisation caus - post office deposits, health launched and is underway. Army official. International Border (IB) in by MLA Rana as several members, also rose on their Mufti, also the state Home ing distress in the economy, insurance premium and criti - Repeated attempts of infiltra - Meanwhile, Jammu and the state during the last two other NC members protested. feet, triggering verbual duels Minister, said in a reply to a Jaitley announced massive cal illness expense. tion in North Kashmir contin - Kashmir Chief Minister years. Rana said the residents of and noisy scenes. written question from senior National Conference leader Ali 94 terrorists killed in infiltration bids in Muhammad Sagar in the Rajasthan And West Bengal Bypoll Scorecard: Congress 3, TMC 2, BJP 0 Assembly: "No allegations as two years, says J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti Jaipur/Kolkata, stituency by over 12,000 the Mandalgarh Assembly Kumari, who all were from regards the violation of human February 1 : The Bharatiya votes. Congress’s Raghu seat by 12,976 votes. the BJP. A total of 42 candi - rights of the applicant have JAMMU : Jammu and She said 59 militants were were killed and 162 civilians Janata Party suffered defeat Sharma defeated BJP’s The election results dates are in the fray for the been levelled against the state Kashmir Chief Minister killed during such bids in injured in shelling and firing on all the five seats that assume significance as bypolls to the three seats. government or any of its func - Mehbooba Mufti said by Pakistan along went to polls in Rajasthan Rajasthan will go to In West Bengal, TMC tionaries. "The state govern - today that 94 terror - the Line of Control and West Bengal. While polls later this year. The won Uluberia Lok Sabha seat ment has discharged its obliga - ists were killed and (LoC) and the the Congress routed BJP election results may and Noapara Assembly seat. tion by registering an FIR num - three arrested during International Border from two Lok Sabha seats also set the tone for the TMC candidate Sajda Ahmed ber 38/2017 in the matter at infiltration bids by (IB) in the state dur - and an Assembly con - upcoming polls in defeated Congress’s Anupam Beerwah police station and militants along the ing the last two stituency in Rajasthan, which the Vasundhara Mallick by 4,74,023 votes in consequently initiated investi - Indo-Pak border in years. the Trinamool Congress Raje government will Uluberia and Noapara candi - gation...Paying compensation the state during the She said that 13 won the polls in West face anti-incumbency. date Sunil Singh gained vic - to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was last two years. civilians were killed Bengal. The BJP government tory by a margin of 63,000 tied to an Army vehicle by In a written reply and 83 injured in The Congress defeat - came to power with a votes. Major Leetul Gogoi would tan - to a question by BJP Pak shelling along ed BJP in both Ajmer and Ramswaroop Lamba by huge mandate in 2013 The election in Uluberia tamount to establishing the MLA Rajesh Gupta in the border in 2016. Alwar Lok Sabha seats with 80,059 votes in Ajmer seat. Assembly elections. was necessitated after the officer's guilt without affording the state Assembly, In 2017, 12 people a huge margin, thus, increas - In Alwar seat, Congress’s All the three seats fell death of sitting TMC MP him an opportunity of being Mufti said that 35 ter - were killed and 79 ing its tally in the Lower Karan Singh Yadav defeated vacant after the death of Sultan Ahmed and in heard." rorists were killed injured in the House to 48. The Congress Jaswant Singh Yadav by Ajmer MP Sanwar Lal Jat, Noapara following the and three arrested during 2017. shelling by Pakistani forces, also defeated BJP in the 1,94,905 votes. Congress Alwar MP Chand Nath and demise of Congress MLA infiltration bids in 2016. Mufti said that 25 persons she added. Mandalgarh Assembly con - candidate Vivek Dhakar won Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Madhusudan Ghose.

ComFputOer SR ervices Laptop Services Budget 2018 Reactions: PM Modi Praises, Opposition Criticises; Here's Who Said What BSNL Broadband New Delhi, Feb 01 : The friendly, common man friend - dle class.” Terming it a new PM ka abhinandan aur FM ko tion scheme. This budget is for cient.” Arun Jaitley Pan Card Opposition Congress came ly, business friendly aur devel - India budget Shah said will badhaia.” the development of the poor, Union minister Nitin Government plan to build 2 down heavily on Finance opment friendly hai (This this will truly empower all sec - for farmers and increasing Gadkari said,”Medical insur - crore toilets in the next 2 years: Passport Minister Arun Jaitley as soon budget is farmer friendly, tions of the society to attain their income, senior citizens ance of Rs 5 lakh for 10 crore Arun Jaitley Contact :- he presented the Union Budget Common man friendly, busi - prosperity. and women.” families is a huge initiative. By 2022, every block with Rohit: 2018 on Thursday. Former ness friendly aur development Bihar CM Nitish Kumar “Its a transformational This is a historic budget.” more than 50% ST population Mob. 9419626826 Finance Minister and Congress friendly. It will strengthen also praised the Union Budget. budget and it will bring about a Earlier in the day, Finance and at least 20,000 tribal peo - leader P Chidambaram hit out foundation of our nation.” He said,”What announcements positive change in everyone’s Minister Arun Jaitley present - ple will have ‘Ekalavya’ at Jaitley and said that the “From food processing to regarding education, health lives. Its a budget for the com - ed Union Budget 2018-19 in school at par with Navodaya Union Minister failed fiscal fiber optics, roads to shipping, and agriculture made. A mon man, the farmers and for Parliament. Vidayalas: FM Arun Jaitley consolidation test. youth to senior citizen, rural national health protection the nation”, said Union Take a look at the high - National Health Protection Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji “Jaitley fails fiscal consoli - India to Ayushmaan Bharat, scheme to benefit 10 crore Minister Ananth Kumar. lights of the Union Budget for Scheme announed. This dation test, this failure will Digital India to Start Up India, poor families announced, it is a Calling it a balanced budg - 2018-19 presented in the Lok scheme will cover 10 crore have serious consequences,” this budget strengthens hopes huge initiative. I would like to et, Railway Minister Piyush Sabha today: poor families. “Each family news agency PTI quoted and aspirations of crores of congratulate the government.” Goyal said,”Its a balanced India now a $2.5 trillion will get Rs 5 lakh per year for MANOJ KUMAR & CO. Chidambaram as saying. Indians. This budget will Terming it a grand budget, Union Minister MJ Akbar budget which is for every sec - economy and firmly on path to hospitalisation. This is the Fruit & Vegetable Former Uttarakhand CM accelerate economic growth, it Home Minister Rajnath Singh also appreciated the Budget tion of society, especially the achieve 8% plus growth soon world’s largest government and Congress leader Harish is focused on all sectors. I con - said,”Its a grand budget, lot of and termed it a ‘historic’. “In focus on farmers and health Will focus on agriculture funded healthcare pro - Commission Agents Rawat said,”Old words have gratulate the Finance Minister announcements for the poor, the 1 hour 45 minute speech, 1 services of the poor. Economy and rural economy, health, gramme,” Jaitley said. been repeated. No benefits for for the decision regarding farmers and tribals. This budg - hour was for the poor, this is will also get a boost.I congrat - infra, senior citizens He is also expected to Specialist In : Potato, Onion farmers, labours, dalits, unem - Minimum Support Price. I am et will also cement India as a indeed historic. The opposition ulate PM Modi and FM Allocating natural address the media at around ployed youths and middle- sure it will help the farmers global economic power.” has become too pessimistic,” Jaitley.” resources in a more transparent 3.30 PM this afternoon. Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi class families as yet.” tremendously,” PM added. Congratulating FM over the Akbar said. Former PM, HD Dewe manner, there is a premium on Notably, this was last full- On the other hand, PM BJP President Amit Shah Union Budget 2018, UP CM Union Minister Smriti Irani Gowda said,”FM has tried to honesty now fledged budget of the Narendra Narwal, Jammu. Modi was all praise for the also appreciated the Budget Yogi Adityanath said,”Desh ke said,”I want congratulate make improvements for farm - We will increase MSP by odi-led government and the Union Budget 2018. He saying, “This budget gives ghareebon, gaon, kisaano, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ers but the problems of farmers 1.5 times for coming Kharif first post the rollout of the Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 said,”Desh ki neev mazboot new wings to the aspirations of buzurgon ko dhyaan mein rakh on announcing the world’s and rural people are enormous. Crop, we want farmers to earn Goods and Services Tax karne wala budget hai, farmer the poor, farmers and the mid - kar behtareen yojnaayen hain, biggest national health protec - Measures may not be suffi - 1.5 times the cost of produce: (GST).

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU FRIDAY FEBRUARY 02, 2018 LA Proceedings – Question Hour

2154 teacher, 1296 other posts being filled in Education Deptt : Altaf Bukhari Govt to start PG courses in IG Dental College Jammu: Bali Bhagat ‘MCCH under construction in Jammu, Srinagar’ ‘Process on to consolidate remaining vacancies’ JAMMU, FEBRUARY account the cost factor of JK owns 1251 kanals land ernment has taken up this JAMMU, FEBRUARY was macadamized in said these were held up due work on the Lal Draman 01 : Minister for Health and these pacemakers which is in Haryana, 173 kanals in issue with the Centre and it is 01 : Minister for Education, Srinagar District during the to land dispute, awaited for - Guest House is in progress. Mr Altaf Ahmad Bukhari last two years. est clearance and court cases. Responding to other part, Medical Education Bali considerably at higher side, Delhi, 20 kanals in Mumbai committed to address our today informed Legislative Regarding the progress of Mr Altaf Ahmad Wani, Mr she said the Tourism Bhagat today assured the he stressed. Construction of needs, he added. Assembly that the circular road project and Ali Mohammad Sagar and Development Authority House that the government He further said the govern - Additional Residential Replying to a supplemen - Government has referred widening of other roads in Hakim Mohammad Yasin Bhaderwah is already func - would start Post-Graduate ment is taking necessary steps Block at JK House tary question of Surinder 2154 teacher, 1296 non- Srinagar city, he said that the raised supplementary to the tional and there was no pro - courses in Indira Gandhi to vanquish multi-protein Chanakyapuri to begin Mohan Ambardar, the teaching staff vacancies for process of acquisition of land main questions and com - posal with the government Government Dental College complex that causes malaria soon: Altaf Bukhari Minister said the upgradation fast track recruitment to and removal of identified plained about slow progress for creation of Tourism Jammu this year. by the bite of female mosqui - Minister for Education work Government Higher overcome the paucity of staff bottleneck structures on on various road projects in Development Authority Replying to a question of toes. Patients are given Syed Mohammad Altaf Secondary School, Baramulla (teaching and non-teaching) Safakadal-Jamalatta road at their constituencies. They Doda. Naresh Kumar Gupta, the Chemophylaxis, suppressive Bukhari, replying on behalf of is going on and it would be in the schools. Jamalatta in Eidgah con - demanded timely release of Mr R S Pathania asked Minister informed the House prophylaxis with Chloroquine Minister for Hospitality and completed this year. The department is con - stituency is on at a cost of Rs fund for the completion of supplementary to the main that the government is run - and Proguanil to prevent Protocol, informed the House Replying to a supplemen - templating to refer more 2.00 crore. He said acquisi - these projects. question and called for tap - ning PG courses in malaria besides taking other that the immovable properties tary question of Sajjad Ahmad posts to the recruiting agen - tion process for other bottle - 24 Development ping of tourism potential in Government Dental College anti mosquitoes’ measures of the state in various parts of Kichloo related to construc - cies soon and in this connec - neck structures is also under Authorities setup to aug - Ramnagar and other potential tion the process of consolida - process for which Rs.0.25 ment tourism infrastruc - areas of Udhampur district. & Hospital Srinagar with including focal sprays and the country include 41 kanals tion of schools in seismic tion of vacancies is in crore has been earmarked. ture: Priya Upgradation of roads in intake capacity of two admis - thermal fogging. and 12 marlas at 5 Prithviraj zones, the Minister said the progress in all districts, the In reply to a clubbed ques - Minister of State for Devsar under active consid - sions annually in each spe - Replying to a supplemen - Road; 11 kanals and 18.2 new hostels and structures are Minister informed further. tion by Mr Vikar Rasool, the Tourism informed that the eration: Naeem Akhtar cialty including Conservative tary question of Ghulam Nabi marlas at Chanakyapuri; 114 being constructed by the gov - Replying to a question of Minister said that 18 legislative Assembly that the Minister for Works Dentistry & Endodontics; Monga, the Minister informed kanals and 11.2 marlas at ernment by taking into con - Mr Daleep Singh Parihar, the PMGSY road projects, state government has estab - (R&B), Mr Naeem Akhtar Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; that District Hospital, Rajaji Marg; 7 kanals and sideration the requirement of Minister said that there are amounting to Rs 48.36 crore lished 24 Tourism informed the house that the Periodontics; Oral Medicine Baramulla stood first in the 18.2 marlas at BR-II Shalimar earthquake prone areas. 18 Higher Secondary have been taken up in Development Authorities upgrading of various roads of & Radiology; Prosthodontics survey conducted by the Bagh and 433.77 sq yards at Legislators Ajatshatru Schools functional in Banihal constituency during (TDA)s to boost the Tourism Devsar Constituency is under & Crown & Bridge; and Centre and bagged Kayakalp Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Singh, Girdhari Lal Raina and Bhaderwah constituency, 2017-18 against which sector and develop related active consideration of the Orthodontics & Dentfacial award in 2017. Mother and New Delhi. Saif-ud-Din Bhat also raised including 2 Girls Higher Rs.2.02 crore have been infrastructures in various Government. Orthopaedics. The institution Child Care services are Replying to a question supplementary questions Secondary Schools where spent till date. In addition to tourism potential areas of Replying to a question by intends to increase the intake already being provided by the raised by Qaiser Jamsheed related to the main question. almost all important subjects it, Rs.2.14 crore has been Jammu and Kashmir. Mr. Mohammad Amin Bhat, capacity to three seats annual - government in the hospital, he Lone on behalf of Dr Shehnaz Remuneration of degree, are being taught. released for macadimization Replying to a clubbed the Minister said that the ly in these six specialties, he added. Ganai, the Minister informed diploma holders working in Elaborating further, the of 23.55 kilometre road question of Mr Mushtaq projects viz widening/upgra - Minister said that introduc - length against which work on Ahmad Shah and Mr Shakti dation of National Highway added. Replying to a supplemen - the House that the state pos - Govt Polytechnics tion of additional courses in 22.20 kilometre has been Raj Parihar, the Minister said at Levdoora to Y K Pora, The Minister said that the tary question of Vikram sesses 19 kanals in Amritsar, enhanced: Priya these schools is based on the completed. Similarly, under that a proposal for establish - Nagras, Peertakya, Betengoo government has referred Randhawa, the Minister said 7 kanals and 10.6 marlas and Minister of State for demand and requires creation PMGSY an amount of ing Tourism Development including Razloo Chattergam seven vacant posts of Dental the construction work of 1 kanal and 6.8 marlas at dif - Technical Education Priya of posts of lecturers in the Rs.3.32 crore has been Authority at Tral is under Kund road in Devsar con - Specialists to Jammu and Gandhi Nagar Hospital would ferent locations in Sethi today informed that the corresponding subjects. incurred during 2017-18 on examination of the depart - stituency is under active con - Kashmir Public Service be completed soon. Chandigarh; 5.2 marlas at government has enhanced the He said a proposal for blacktopping of 11.10 kilo - ment and after ascertaining sideration under CRF. Commission for selection in The Minister, while reply - Advent Building, 9.8 marlas remuneration of persons introduction of Islamic, metres of road length in the the requisite parameters the Responding to the another 2013 for which the selection ing to another question of at Colaba, 1 kanal and 4 mar - engaged on academic Buddhist, Vedic studies, constituency. Government will take an part of the question, he is awaited. He said the gov - Firdous Ahmad Tak, informed las at Napean Sea Road and 9 arrangement basis in various tourism and microbiology The Minister further said appropriate decision. informed the construction ernment has taken up the mat - the House that the govern - kanals and 12 marlas at Government Polytechnics subjects in GHSSs was that one project amounting to However, she said that the work on Bamthan Zodar, ter with the Centre to engage ment has constituted a four- Rupareal Marg in Mumbai across the state. referred to the Finance Rs.2.50 crore has been taken department is endeavouring Akhran, Mah Akhran, BDS graduates under central - member Committee to exam - while as 1251 kanals and 4 Replying to a joint ques - Department for its concur - up under NABARD against to consolidate the existing Manigam, Apar Bona ly sponsored schemes includ - ine the demands of contractu - marlas in Haryana. tion of Qaiser Jamsheed rence but it has expressed which Rs.0.59 crore has been Tourism Development Manigam, Kraloo, ing National Health Mission al employees of National The Minister further Lone, Saif-ud-Din Bhat and inability for the creation due released and Rs.0.30 crore Authority instead of creating Shankerpora, Wanpora and to scarcity of resources. spent. Likewise, four projects of new ones. Babapora bridges is in (NHM), he asserted. Health Mission (NHM). The informed that a proposal Surinder Mohan Ambardar, However, he said the intro - taken up at an estimated cost Regarding the steps taken progress and likely to be Legislator Sajjad Ahmad report presented by the regarding renovation and the Minister informed the duction of microbiology sub - of Rs.16.40 crore were taken for the promotion of tourism completed as per the expect - Kichloo also raised supple - Committee would be submit - upgradation of rooms, bath - House that 202 persons have ject is under consideration of up under District Plan in activities in Doda district, the ed schedule. However, he mentary question related to ted to the Finance department rooms and corridor of the been engaged through aca - the department. Banihal constituency, of Minister said that the depart - said the work on Akhran the main question. for its consideration, he Circuit House Building at the demic arrangements in 795 of 2373 sanctioned which Rs.9.00 crore has been ment has initiated several Hanjipora bridge has not Meanwhile, replying to a added. estimated cost of Rs. 148.63 Government Polytechnics road projects completed in released and Rs.3.50 crore proposals to tap the potential been taken up due to non- separate question of Giving details, the lakh has been sanctioned and against the vacant posts. JK: Sunil Sharma incurred so far. He said under in un-covered areas of the finalization of site. Mohammad Muzaffar Parray, Minister informed that 7590 work is being carried out at Giving details, the Minister of State for State Sector 10 works have district which include The Minister further said the Minister informed that employees are working in the JK House, Prithviraj Road in Minister informed that the Works Mr Sunil Sharma been taken up in the con - Baglihar Hydel Project Dam that construction of Steel two Mother and Child Care state under various centrally New Delhi. The construction Finance Department has informed the house that stituency for which Rs.5.50 for adventure tourism/water Truss Girder Bridge 3x30m Hospitals (MCCHs) are under sponsored schemes including of additional block of JK approved the enhancement of around 795 of 2373 sanc - crore has been released and sports. “To this end depart - in place of 6x20m which was construction in twin capital 6238 under NHM, 959 under House Chanakyapuri and remuneration of these aca - tioned road projects taken up Rs.3.80 crore spent. ment has consulted National washed away at Asajipora cities of Jammu and Srinagar RBSK and 348 under NUHM. guest house would be started demic arrangements from Rs under different schemes have Responding to a specific Institute of Water Sports, Goa Kamal Sadoora road has been completed in Jammu enquiry regarding clearance and conducted a survey and been recommended for fund - at an estimated cost of Rs 50 The Minister assured that soon, he added. 7000 to Rs 9000 for degree and Kashmir in last two of liabilities on account of recommended for plying of ing under World Bank assis - crore each. the employees engaged under Legislator Ajatshatru holders (Lecturers); from Rs years. compensation, the Minister Paddle Boats, Motor Boats tance at an estimated cost of He further informed that NHM would be given six Singh also raised supplemen - 6500 to Rs 8500 for diploma He said as many as 56 said that the department is and Kayaks in the first Rs.8.28 crore. the government is providing months maternity leave with tary question related to the holders (Demonstrators); projects including seven pursuing all these cases and phase” she said and the in Rs 23.91 cr disbursed Mother and Child Care serv - honorarium, one month med - main question from Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 7,500 bridges at an estimated cost claims with the appropriate second phase Speed Boats among 74538 MGNREGA ices in existing District ical leave with honorarium 654 Primary, 63 Middle for degree holders (Vocational of Rs.145.11 crore were quarter for their clearance. and Jet Skihas are proposed job card holders of Hospitals of Jammu as well as and insurance cover upto Rs Schools, 4379 additional Instructors) and from Rs taken up under NABARD in In reply to another to be introduced. Kupwara: Haq Khan Kashmir. 10 lakh for which the matter classrooms constructed in 3 5,500 to Rs 7,000 for diploma Srinagar District during the clubbed question raised by “Besides, a project name - The Minister for Rural The Minister said the gov - has been taken up with the yrs: Altaf Bukhari holders (Vocational last two years. Against these Mr G. M. Saroori, the ly ‘Development of Water Development and Panchayati ernment mulls to provide NHM Governing Body. Minister for Education Instructors). She further Rs.14.21 crore was released Minister said that as many as Sports Centre at Baglihar Raj, Mr. Abdul Haq Khan facilities for liver and renal He further said that the Syed Mohammad Altaf informed that the total num - and Rs.7.87 crore spent by 2373 road projects under Dam – Pool Doda’ has also informed the House that gov - transplantation in Super- contractual staff engaged Bukhari today informed the ber of posts required to run ending December 2017, he NABARD, PMGSY, CRF, been taken up under PMDP-I ernment has disbursed Rs Specialty Hospitals of GMC under NHM is getting hono - House that the government teaching courses in 24 Govt said and added similarly State/District Sectors have against sanctioned cost of 23.91 crore against among Jammu and GMC Srinagar. rarium/benefits as per the constructed 654 Primary Polytechnics across the state seven road projects were been sanctioned in the State, Rs.2.98 crore” she informed 74538 MGNREGA job card taken up under CRF at an of which 795 were completed further. holders in Kupwara district The pacemakers are already guidelines of Ministry of School buildings, 63 Middle are 654 and the number of estimated cost of Rs 129.68 in past two years and work on Giving details of other and generated 1572609 being implanted to the Health and Family Welfare, school buildings and 4379 created posts for the purpose crore, of which Rs.67.30 1578 is apace. tourism projects, she said the Person-days (PDs) against patients in both the GMCs, he Govt of India whereas regular additional classrooms in the are 401. Out of 401 created crore stands released in The Minister further told department has also devel - the Rs 36.97 crore outlay added. employees deputed from last three years in Kashmir. posts, 293 are lying vacant 2017-18 and these are at dif - that some road projects are oped Rural Villages Kalhota available for the current Regarding implant of chip Finance, Planning, Health and Replying to a question of and 202 academic arrange - ferent stages of completion. held up due to non-payment Marmat, Doda under Rural financial year. type pacemakers in Super- Medical Education Ghulam Nabi Monga, the ments have been made against Replying to a question by of compensation to the right - Tourism Scheme at a sanc - Replying to a question of Specialty Hospitals, the Departments are getting bene - Minister said 3039 Primary these posts, she added. Mr. Mubarak Gul, the ful land owners. However he tioned cost of Rs.0.65 crore, Mr Bashir Ahmad Dar, the Minister said the cardiologists fits as per the state govern - and Middle schools in the She said that these incum - Minister said that under said the department has ear - while a DPR of Rs 4.56 crore Minister said that all works need special training to ment norms. state are being run in rented bents are given one day break PMGSY 15 road projects marked Rs 30.00 crore for has been formulated for have been taken up as per the implant chip type pacemakers Legislator Qaiser buildings majority of which after every spell of sixty days were taken up in the district meeting the land compensa - development tourism facili - approved labour budget and and these are suitable only in Jamsheed Lone also raised are in cities and towns as the and also avail two months at an estimated cost of tion and other liabilities for ties at Lal Draman and Gai. there no liability exists in the minority of patients. The gov - supplementary question relat - cost of construction in the vacation observed in the Rs.20.46 crore, of which completion of these projects. She further informed that district. He further said that ernment has to take into ed to the main question. cities is very high. The gov - Polytechnics. Rs.15.43 crore were spent by About non-execution of the department has taken up under convergence with ending November 2017. some sanctioned road proj - the issue of allotment of land MPLAD, 260 works have Giving further details, Mr ects under State and District with District Administration been taken up in Kupwara Sunil Sharma informed that Sectors in Kishtwar and for development facilities at district during the same peri - 482.51 kilometre road length Doda districts, the Minister the twin spots, while the od. 88JA8M cMaUs, eFsEB rReUgAiRsY teruefacdtu ruerns dopeera tNingD Pin Sth Ae ctu,r e1s2 ha1v3e b peeen rtaskeon ntos ta cbk -oodkruegsd. : Bali Baghat 01 : Minister for Health and state besides, the supply le the menace of inflow of A drug de-addiction cen - 1000 KM road length macadamized in Srinagar : Naeem Akhtar Medical Education, Bali chain of drugs is being moni - drugs in the state while con - tre at SMHS Hospital JAMMU, FEBRUARY been macadamized out of the road length of 46 KMs was “In Batamaloo constituen - Baghat today said that 888 tored up to the end user. ducting frequent raids and Srinagar was made function - 01 : The Public Works total road length of 62 KMs macadamized against a total cy, a road length of 165 KMs cases have been registered “Sale of medicinal plants laying of Nakas and surprise al during 2014-15 with Department (PWD) has being maintained by the R&B road length of 89 KMs main - has been macadamized under NDPS (Narcotic Drugs from neighbouring states is checks to nab the peddlers,” capacity of 30 bedded drug macadamized around 1000 Department in the said con - tained by the R&B against a total road length 389 and Psychotropic also being continuously he said. de-addiction centre,” he said. KM road length in district stituency. Department,” he said and KMs maintained by the R&B Substances) Act from 2014 checked strictly,” he said. In addition, the Minister “Similarly, the govern - Srinagar during the past three In Habbakadal constituen - added that in Sonwar con - Department,” Akhtar said and up to November 2017 while The Minister said that said that health and medical ment Psychiatric Hospital years. cy, he said, a road length of 24 stituency 151 KM road length added that in Amirakadal con - 1213 persons have been awareness programs are education department is in Jammu has been made fully This information was KMs was macadamized has been macadamized out of stituency a road length of 279 given by Minister for PWD, against a total road length of the total road length of 263 KMs was macadamized booked under the Act. being conducted by Drug and forefront in convergence functional in March 2015 Mr Naeem Akhtar in the 28 KMs maintained by the KMs maintained by the R&B against a total length of 584 The Minister was replying Food Control Organisation at with Social Welfare with total bed strength of 120 Legislative Assembly while R&B Department. Department. KMs maintained by the R&B to the discussion on the district level to make people Department, Home and having separate wards responding to the issue raised In Zadibal constituency, he In Hazratbal constituency, Department. Earlier, the starred question of MLCs aware of the ill effects of Department and Police by for both genders with a reha - by Legislators of Srinagar in said 77 KM road length has the Minister said that a road Opposition members led by Ramesh Arora, Qaiser habit forming drug. He said organizing awareness camps bilitation centre,” he added. the House this morning. been macadamized against a length of 193 KMs was Ali Mohammad Sagar had Jamsheed Lone and special drives in addition to on drug de-addiction. Earlier, MLCs Khursheed Giving constituency-wise total road length of 196 KMs macadamized against a total alleged that the government Ajatshatru Singh. routine inspections are also He also added that two Aalam participated in discus - details, the Minister said that maintained by the R&B road length of 349 KMs main - has not macadamized areas of He said there is a coordi - being conducted to curb this drug de-addiction centers are sion and said that necessary in Khanyar constituency a Department. tained by the R&B their constituencies in district nated mechanism in place menace. being established at Kulgam steps should be taken to save road length of 56 KMs has “In Eidgah constituency a Department. Srinagar. between Excise, Police, He further informed that and Tral. the youth from this dreadful Revenue and Drug & Food the enforcement wing of “No death has been menace which is silently dev - Control Organisation to curb Health department in regulat - reported due to overdose of astating future of the state. Govt vigorously pursuing increase in medical seats: Bali Baghat the drug menace in the state. ing the sale of Habit Forming JAMMU, FEBRUARY India has informed J&K that The Minister said that the vened with Medical Council The Minister said that sale drugs come under schedule 01 : Minister for Health and the central Government has Principal Secretary H&ME of India (MCI) authorities on statements of habit forming H1 and X of Drugs and KPs to get rations before Medical Education decided to grant one-time Department handed over the 16—18 January 2018 regard - drugs are being obtained Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Department, Bali Baghat increase in seats in Clinical proposal of State Government ing increase in PG seats in from depots/ C&F agents of Rules 1945. Thursday informed the Courses under revised for increase of 133 PG Seats broad specialties and the MCI various pharmaceutical man - “A number of meas - Mahashivratri : Mir Legislative Council that the teacher-student ratio in in Government Medical has agreed to increases PG JAMMU, FEBUARY 01: The Minister said that the Government is vigorously Government Medical Colleges, Srinagar and anoth - seats in the Departments of Minister for Rehabilitation, relief was given to the pursuing, with the concerned Colleges. er 107 PG Seats in GMC, Anaesthesia, Medicine, Work apace on 132 KV Transmission Disaster Management and migrants three days earlier authorities, the issue of “The Principal Secretary, Jammu, as one time increase Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Floriculture, Javid Mustafa and the sugar and other com - increase in the post-graduate Health & Medical Education of UG and PG Seats in Ophthalmology, Paediatrics Line in Bandipora : Dy CM Mir today said in the modities shall be released to medical seats for the state’s Department on behalf of the Government Medical and Psychiatrics. Medical Colleges. State Government attended Colleges of State for the year ‘In this regard, the JAMMU, FEBUARY point of information raised Legislative Assembly that them before Mahashivratri The Minister was reply - the meeting related to on-time 2018-19. He further informed Principals of Government 01: Deputy Chief Minister, by the MLA Bandipora, the government is fully con - festival. He said a meeting ing to a joint Calling Attention increase of UG and PG seats that 64 Seats of PG in various Medical Colleges, Srinagar Dr Nirmal Singh today Usman Majeed in the House. scious of the arrangements to will be convened on 5th Notice by MLCs Mohammad in Government Medical disciplines have been project - and Jammu had submitted the informed the Legislative Dr Singh assured the be made for various religious February at Jammu and 7th Khursheed Aalam and Qaiser Colleges for the year 2018-19 ed by SKIMS Medical proposals to MCI vide their Assembly that the govern - House that he will look into festivals. The Minister was February 2018 in Srinagar to Jamsheed Lone in this regard. convened by the Secretary, College Bemina as per the stu - letter dated 6-1-2018and on ment is working on 132 KV the matter personally and replying to the point of infor - review and discuss the Giving details, the Ministry of Health and Family dent ratio on existing infra - 17th January 2018 and 16-1- Transmission Line in district within four months the trans - mation raised by the MLA arrangements made in con - Minister informed the House Welfare, Government of India structure. The Minister said 2018 respectively,” the Bandipora. The Dy Chief mission line shall be opera - Eidgah, Mubarak Gul in the nection with celebration of that the Medical Council of at New Delhi,” he said. that a meeting was also con - Minister added. Minister was replying to the tional. House here. Mahashivratri. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU FRIDAY FEBRUARY 02, 2018 Bali for evolving efficient mechanism to improve CJAMhMUi, FeEBRfUA RMY 1 inGoviernsor rte-ieteraterd hims tioneing oef thet adsmini stGrative ourvban eand rruranl selfo-govrern - : Chief Minister Mehbooba concern about the vital system, eradication of ineffi - ing democratic institutions at overall healthcare scenario in JK Mufti met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here MJiAnMiMsUte, rF ErBeRvUiAeRwY s opf roHgealrthe s&s oMf endiecawl mHeaelthd Siecrvaicles c, Joamlmleu, gDer sD, oPCtsh/preomro ptiornso fjore vcaritos us today. 01 : Minister for Health & Education caters to more Gurjeet Singh Soodan, categories of posts, amend - During the course of their Medical Education, Bali than 90% population and Director Finance H&ME, ment of rules, availability extensive discussions Chief Bhagat today called for provides medicare facilities Mohammad Rafiq, and status of diagnostic Minister apprised Governor evolving efficient mecha - to the people as there is a Additional Secretaries Health equipments, fire fighting about the various important nism to improve overall negligible share of private & ME, K S Chib, Naseer equipments, medical supply developmental and other health scenario in every sector in the State. Ahmed Wani, JD Planning, position, maintenance and issues which came up for dis - health institution across JK. Therefore, there is a great Madan Lal, Medical repair of lifts, funds position, cussion in the ongoing Legislative Session, matters relating to internal security management, implementa - tion of development projects and the relief arrangements provided for those who had to leave their habitats conse - quent to the continuing cross- border firing. Governor and Ms. Mufti also discussed the time frame for the conduct of elections to Panchayats and importance of ensuring trans - cient and corrupt elements the grass-root level for pro - Urban Local Bodies. parent and accountable func - and early establishment of moting the people’s welfare. Erring traders fined Rs 131000 in Srinagar Executive Secretary, Centre for Dialogue SRINAGAR, FEBRU - and Reconciliation meets Governor ARY 01 : The court of JAMMU, FEBRUARY Jammu and Kashmir for qualities for overcoming the Adjudicating officer (ADC 1: Ms. Sushobha Barve, building trust through contin - challenges to peace and sta - Srinagar) imposed a fine of Executive Secretary, Centre uing talks, dialogue and dis - bility in the region. Governor Rs 1,31, 000 on eight erring for Dialogue and cussions. She also informed stressed the need for all possi - food business operators for Reconciliation (CDR), called the Governor about their ble initiatives being taken for The Minister issued spe - need to upgrade the health Superintendent, SSH, Dr. clearance of pending liabili - violating various provisions on Governor N.N. Vohra, at ‘Youth Leadership counseling youth to dispel cific instructions to heads of facilities in the government Arun Sharma, engineering ties on various accounts. of Food Safety Act. the Raj Bhawan here today. Programme’ which was varied influences which the institutions seeking their hospitals at all levels and staff of GMC and other offi - The Minister also called Meanwhile, Food safety Ms. Barve briefed the launched to engage youth, thwart their scholastic objec - personal involvement and dedicated efforts by the doc - cers of H&ME Department for effective monitoring the wing of Drugs and food con - Governor about the inter- particularly of the conflict- tives and come forward to monitoring the gaps and tors and paramedics. were present in the meeting. progress of new medical col - trol organization presented community dialogues being affected areas in the state, and play a positive role in build - performance on ground, Everyone has to deliver on The prominent issues leges and other on-going twenty more cases before the conducted by the CDR in inculcate in them leadership ing the future of the state. and taking all necessary ground, to be accountable as which were discussed in health projects in the State at court of Adjudicating Officer steps to plug them so that per the expectations of the detail in the meeting includ - the level of Principal Srinagar. the benefits of this impor - people. ed, implementation of trans - Secretary Health & Medical Shrine Board Member meets Governor tant facility reach to every Principal Secretary Health fer policy, re-organization in Education to ensure their Former Advisor Dewan JAMMU, FEBRUARY 1 status of the Board’s various Bhawan Material Ropeway individual. & Medical Education, Dr some wings of health & med - time bound completion. He : Sh. H.L. Maini, Technical ongoing projects for upgrad - projects. While reviewing the over - Pawan Kotwal, Principal ical education, re-designation said Government has been meets Governor Advisor and Member of the ing facilities for pilgrims Governor urged Sh. Maini all functioning of the Health GMCJ, Dr Sunanda Raina, of some categories of posts making constant efforts to JAMMU, FEBRUARY Shri Mata Vaishno Devi including the 7.4 km long to review all outstanding & Medical Education Principal GDC, Dr Romesh of doctors, availability of enhance the health budget to 1 : Sh. Parvez Dewan, former Shrine Board, met Governor Tarakote Track, wayside facil - issues relating to the Master Department at a high-level Singh, Director Health manpower, filling up of coup up with the increased Union Tourism Secretary and N.N. Vohra, Chairman of the ities for pilgrims, stabilization Plan of the Shrine area which meeting held here today, the Services, Kashmir, Dr vacant posts of doctors, para - work load during the past Advisor to Governor, called Shrine Board, at the Raj of the vulnerable sites on the is under preparation and to Minister said the Department Saleem-ur-Rehman, Director medics, holding of over some years. on Governor N. N. Vohra, at Bhavan here today. Trikuta Mountains, Bhawan- early advise measures for the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Maini briefed Bhairon Ghati Passenger expediting completion of the During their meeting, Governor about the to-date Ropeway and Siar Dabri- College of Nursing complex. KAS (Mains) exams from Feb 15th Shopian restrictions Governor discussed with Sh. SHOPIAN, FEBRU - Admit cards available on website for download from Feb 2 ARY : The District Dewan varied issues relating JAMMU, FEBRUARY the Commission said that the Ahmad Mir &Ors Vs State & to enhancing the prospects of Magistrate Shopian has Lal Singh releases bhajan CD 01 : The Jammu and Kashmir Commission has taken strong ors pertaining to the matter of imposed restrictions on the youth and enabling them to Public Service Commission note of the fake order regard - 429 candidates who as per the settle in careers of their movement of public and has dispelled the rumors ing postponement of exams revised result of Preliminary transport in the territorial lim - choice. Governor also dis - ‘Wafari Baag Ma’ regarding postponement of which has been shared on exam issued vide notification cussed with Sh. Dewan the JAMMU, FEBRUARY noon. The Minister said its of district Shopian on 01 : Minister for Forests, Principal Chief Government is extending nec - the Combined competitive social media by some miscre - No PSC/Exm/2017/44 dated Friday under Section 144 need for Counseling units Examination (KAS Mains ants. 9.8.2017 could not make it in being set up in schools, col - Ecology and Environment Conservator of Forests Ravi essary support to promote the CrPC. However, the restric - Choudhary Lal Singh Kesar, Chief Wildlife Warden budding artists of the State 2016).The posts were adver - The case has been referred the cut off list, is pending tions shall not be applicable leges and universities to tised vide notification No to the Cyber Cell of the J&K before the Hon’ble High guide and advise youth about to essential services including PSC /Exam /2016/52 dated Crime Branch for investiga - Court and the Commission banks. their choice of careers. 18.6.2016 read with tion. If any person is found shall abide by the directions Sh. Dewan informed Notification No PSC/Exam involved in the case by the of the Hon’ble court in this Governor about the work he /2017/59 Crime Branch, a stern action regard. DC pays surprise visit is already doing to promote The combined competitive shall be taken against the per - The Commission has also youth welfare. main examination -2016 is son and he/she shall be barred asked the concerned candi - to JNV Jaganoo Bharat Scouts & scheduled to be held from by the Commission in all the dates not to pay heed to any UDHAMPUR, FEBRU - Guides group calls on February 15th, 2018 and the future examinations/services rumors and for seeking clari - ARY 01 : District candidates have been including the forthcoming fication regarding any notifi - Development Javaid Mustafa informed to download their Combined Competitive cation or matters related to Commissioner, Ravinder JAMMU, FEBRUARY 1 admit cards from the official (Main) Examination -2016. admit card ,examination cen - Kumar, who is also : A group of Bharat Scouts website jkpsc.nic.in from It has also been informed tres etc they should refer to Chairman of Vidyalaya and Guides scheduled to February 2,2018 that LPA in the case OWP No the official website Management Committee attend a four day camp at Official spokesperson of 1207/2017 titled Hidayat jkpsc.nic.in. JNV Rakh Jaganoo, paid a Bangladesh called on Minister surprise visit to the institute for Disaster Management, released an Audio and Video Manoj Panth besides promi - and nurture their talent so that here today. Relief Rehabilitation, CD ‘’Wafari Baag Ma’ pre - nent artists, poets and writers they excel at national and RBI ORGANISES PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMMES The DDC inspected vari - Reconstruction and pared by S S Manhas and were present on the occasion. international level. JAMMU : Public required; and to have an effi - staff members and the stu - ous units of the school Floriculture, Javaid Mustafa sung by Mool Raj, Kuldeep Speaking on the occasion, Choudhary Lal Singh also Awareness Programmes were cient banking system, the dents of the institute in large including administrative Mir here today. Manhas, Bipen Manhas, Choudhary Lal Singh compli - stressed on preserving region - conducted by Banking banks need to provide excel - numbers. block, class rooms, library, The group comprising 13 Kailash Anmol, Surjeet mented the team and al languages and called for Ombudsman Office, RBI, lent customer service. He also Shri H.S Verma, Secretary boys and girls hostels, mess scouts and 3 rovers of the Manhas and Sonakshi Sharma expressed hope that such collective efforts to promote Jammu at spoke on why it is important to OBO, Jammu explained etc and took stock of facili - state will attend Indo- at an impressive function held efforts would go a long way in Dogri language through art KendriyaVidyalaya, No.1, for us to be financially liter - about the general precautions ties being extended to the Bangladesh Friendship camp. at Press Club here this after - promoting local talent. and literature. Gandhi Nagar,Jammu on 31 ate.The aim and objective of to be taken while using vari - students there. He also inter - The inaugural function would January 2018 and at Stephen the Banking Ombudsman ous banking facilities. The Institute of Paramedical scheme is to provide a quick participants were addressed acted with the students and be held Dhaka and the con - staff. He issued necessary cluding function will be Science, MiranSahab, Jammu and cost free resolution mech - by the Principal ShriT R on 1 February 2018. Shri P anism for complaints against Choudhary at KV no.1, instructions to the Principal organized at Calcutta. to facilitate quality teaching The group leader of DODFAo, FoEBtR UBARaYl 0l1: ToGhaut. rnament corunnecr ulp uteadms.es Shimrah, Banking the services rendered by the GandhiNagar and Shri Manoj Ombudsman for the State of banks. Katru, Administrator and Shri with latest techniques Bharat Scouts and Guides, A foot ball tournament District Youth Service and In Boys category, U/17 besides encouraging sports Imran Khan apprised the played under Khelo India Sports Officer, A.K Kotwal final match, LHS Bhatta Jammu and Kashmir The customers may write Raina, Chief Manager, SBI at addressed the participants at to Banking Ombudsman the Stephen Institute of and co-curricular activities Minister of their preparations scheme organized by supervised the tournament in defeated HSS Shiva by 5-3 in the school. for the camp. Department of Youth which 200 players of Ghat goals, whereas in girls under both the places wherein he Office, Reserve Bank of Paramedical Science. strongly stressed that to India, Rail Head Complex, At the end of the pro - DDC further gave on spot The Minister extended Services & Sports and spon - zone participated. 17 categories HSS Ghat directions to ACD for start - best wishes to the group and sored by Union Ministry of In the concluding ceremo - defeated GMS Ghat. become a strong nation, a Jammu -180012 (e-mail : grammes,during Q & A many strong economy is required; [email protected]. queries and suggestions were ing construction of boundary expressed hope that they will Youth Affairs and Sports con - ny, ZPEO Ghat, M.R Uttam In under 19 boys category, wall and community toilet give their best performance in cluded today at Government distributed trophies and HSS Ghat defeated HS to be an economic power, a Progammes were attended by raised and given by the audi - robust banking system is the faculty members, other ence. complex in the girls hostel. the camp. Higher Secondary School medals among winners and Hanch by 4-1. He asked PHE to ensure pro - vision of regular water sup - ply to the Vidyalaya to avoid AJKKISLHTTFW wARe, lFceobrmuarey s HCoEnoOra bKle iMsihnstewr Marr S ounnil Roeffi-cje.o Tihneyi nassgur eod tfhfei CcEe O inconvenience to the stu - Many Youth from Jammu West join hands with BJYM 1: Kishtwar unit of All Sharma (Minister of State for that they cooperate him in his dents and others for want of Jammu : Today a Youth to become job providers not ernment is for all the sections are already completed, now water facility. joining programme was only job seekers. Make In of the society, the schemes the next focus is to reach at Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Transport independent initiatives.Those who were Teachers Federation wel - charge,Revenue , Public present during welcome pro - Chief Planning Officer, organised by BJYM Jammu India, Skill India and many launched by Narendra Modi booth level. He further said Ashok Khajuria, Assistant west at kachwi Chawni office other Youth oriented schemes for the welfare of Youth, the way Hon’ble Prime comed Chief Education works Roads & Buildings , gram are Neeraj Parihar, Officer Kishtwar Mr Ajit Rural Development & Daleep Badyal, Suresh Matoo Commissioner Development Jammu. BJP State President started by BJP government farmers and rural population Minister and high command , Angrez Singh, Executive and MLA Jammu west Sat have given a big hope to the itself speak that the BJP gov - of the party is working, it Kumar Sharma who after pro - Panchayati Raj , Agriculture Shakti Sen, Surjeet Parihar , longed inquiry and clean chit Production ,YSS ) hon,ble Imtiyaz Kichloo, Mohsin Mir Engineer PHE Division Sharma CA presided over the Youth of this nation and they ernment at the Centre is con - have boosted the morale of Ashok Sharma, Chief function along with BJP State have developed a faith to cerned for the economic the Youth activists of our given by vigilance organiza - Education Minister Mr Altaf Rajinder Sharma, Anoop tion, director of school educa - Bukhari and worthy director Sharma and Vimal Sharma Education Officer, J.R General Secretary (org) Bhardwaj, Tehsildar Head Ashok Koul, BJYM State tion Jammu joined his office Education Jammu for giving Teacher Ravi Shan, Arvind here today. clean chit to the CEO Sen , Arivend Sharma, Quarter,Javed Iqbal, AD President Dr. Suresh Ajay Planning Darshan Kumar, Magotra and BJP State Vice- The Kishtwar Unit of the Kishtwar.The AJKLTF mem - Pardeep Sen , Naresh AJKLTF led by its district bers presented bouquet to Ghowsami , Manesh Sharma , Chairman Nominee, JNV President Rajni Sethi. BJYM Rakh Jaganoo accompanied general secretary Vikas Convenor Satya Bushan Worthy CEO and congratulat - Sumit sharma, Kuldeep Choudhary was also present expressed its gratitude to ed him on his rejoining in the Sharma etc. the DDC during the visit. on the occasion. BJYM District President Ashish Sharma managed the pro - gramme along with his team. Labour Department felicitates officers for outstanding Welcoming the new entrants Sat Sharma said that services, bids farewell to retirees BJP government across the JAMMU, FEBRUARY nation have boosted the 01 : The Labour Department morale of Youth, Youth ori - organized a felicitation cere - ented schemes and packages mony for the officers of the have given them a reason to department to acknowledge believe in BJP, from the last start their ventures on their upliftment of each and every Party and our Youth activists their outstanding perform - four years since Modi led own. Sat further said that, to section and want to bridge are working very hard to laid ance. Labour Commissioner, government have resume the achieve the target and dreams the gap between Poor and the strong foundation of the Dr. Abdul Rashid, presided work a new and highly moti - of our Prime Minister Rich population of our coun - organization in each and over the function and pre - vated wave can be seen in the Narendra Modi every Youth try. He further added that our every corner of our State. Dr. sented mementos for out - entire country. Youth wants activists has to work day and party have big hope from the Magotra also added that standing service and exem - night so that we can achieve Youth and Youth of the coun - Panchayat and local bodies plary contribution to outgo - the target of New India. try have always chosen BJP elections are coming, the ing Deputy Labour Interview postponed Ashok Koul, while above other political outfits youth brigade of the party is Commissioner Ankur SRINAGAR, February addressing the joining pro - because of the Pro-Youth ready with all the energy to Mahajan, Krishan Lal, for - 01: The Mission Director, gramme said, there is a rea - policies of our organization. take again the party on win - mer Deputy Labour ICDS, Jammu, G A Sofi today son to choose BJP over other Dr. Magotra, said that the ning note. Commissioner (Central) and informed that the interview political outfits, here anyone Youth of our state have cho - Keshav Bali, Sawal Shah, Labour Officer Seema for the post of Health and from any normal background sen BJP for the peace and Haroon Masi, Irshad Kharyal, for being awarded Nutrition Mobilizer at District can become the PM, CM or development of the State, Chowdhary, Saqib Sheri-i- Kashmir Shopian, scheduled on 2nd of MLA. BJP have the clear BJYM have a good strength Chowdhary and Siras promi - Outstanding Sports person. February 2018 is hereby post - vision of Country first, party of Yuva activists in every dis - nently joined BJYM along Section Officer, Vijay poned. The next date shall be second and self last. Our gov - trict of the State, our mandals with their friends. Kumari was also given a ment on her superannuation. sented by Mohammad Provident Fund notified separately. warm send off by the depart - The Vote of thanks was pre - Ehsanul Haq, Deputy Commissioner Central. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU FRIDAY FEBRUARY 02, 2018 Key to peace in Afghanistan So, who has a Cold Land-locked countries formed following decades ers. This legislation has was a timely opportunity like Afghanistan are at a of pursuit by their future streamlined many of the for Afghanistan’s near and War mindset? great disadvantage over member-states of lose-lose problems associated with far neighbours to take EDITORIAL their littoral neighbours policies against one anoth - Afghanistan’s former cen - stock of the progress made China has difficulties to of Actual Control (LAC) with access to sea for er. Indeed, the harsh expe - trally planned economy. since RECCA VI in Kabul. digest the Doklam episode that General Zhao had regional and global trade. riences of European States Moreover, in an effort to The meeting, with many for which Beijing (or at walked each of these Avoidable tragedy Naturally, peace, security, in the 19th and 20th cen - attract, facilitate and retain side events, allowed the least the People's tracks with military patrols and prosperity of land- turies before the two World long-term investment, the country-participants to dis - Liberation Army) was over 20 years, and had Any loss of life is tragic, and when it youngsters locked countries depend on Wars are quite instructive reforms agenda of the new cuss the challenges and those of their surrounding for South Asia: Europe National Unity bottlenecks, as well as fully responsible. Senior been rarely confronted by who die, as in the case of the three young men killed in neighbours. Since the fall learned the hard way the Government of financing and investment Colonel Wu Qian, the Indians. As the Indian Army action against a mob of stone-pelters in Shopian, of the Taliban in 2001, the benefits of win-win coop - Afghanistan has prioritised needs with respect to the spokesperson of the deployment has increased South Kashmir, it is deeply upsetting to all Indians not Afghan Government has eration against the perils of the resolution of existing priority projects in the key Ministry of Nation over the past decade, repeatedly communicated zero-sum designs and bottlenecks to ensure a areas of energy; transport Defense (MND), in his General Zhao is unwilling least the men in uniform. Having said that, however, it this fact to Afghanistan’s power politics that under - business-friendly environ - networks; trade and transit regular monthly Press con - to accept the challenge to must be underlined that the firing by the Indian Army six neighbours, reaffirming pinned interstate relations ment across Afghanistan. facilitation; communica - ference spoke in a deroga - Chinese claims. Not only looks prima facie to be a clear-cut case of self-defence. its commitment to non- in prewar Europe. Challenges and oppor - tions; and business to busi - tory manner: “I have in Doklam, but also at interference in the affairs In the 18th Saarc tunities: The principal ness and labor support. noticed many China-relat - other places on the LAC.” What seems to have transpired is this: A military con - of others, as well as allow - Summit in Nepal, members challenge to building in More specifically, of the voy comprising people-and-goods carriers of Indian ing no country to use debated the many common and utilising connectivity 18 regional cooperation ed remarks made by this It might partly be spec - Army was passing through the village of Ganowpora Afghanistan’s soil against challenges that confront through Afghanistan is and investment projects Indian general lately.” ulation, but there is no its neighbours. the nations of South Asia. manufactured insecurity in discussed at the RECCA- ‘This general’ is the Chief doubt today about the village in Shopian when a belligerent mob of close to On this basis, on Extreme poverty, weak the form of a well- VII, the following stand of Army Staff, General involvement of General 300 people started attacking it with stones and other December 22, 2002, governance, a lack of con - resourced terror campaign out as major opportunities Bipin Rawat, who had just Zhao, who probably had sharp projectiles. (This occurred against the backdrop Afghanistan and its six nectivity, a lack of energy imposed on Afghanistan. for further strengthening said India needed to shift forgotten to read the agree - of security forces having neutralised an armed Hizbul neighbours signed the and security threats contin - The Taliban-led terror connectivity across South its focus to the northern ment arrived at by the Kabul Declaration on ue to cause widespread campaign has provided an Asia, Central Asia, and border. A logical and nor - Indian and Chinese diplo - Mujahideen terrorist who was a local resident a few Good Neighborly human suffering through - enabling operational space South West Asia: the TAPI mal statement after last mats in 2012 about the sta - days earlier, sparking fury in Shopian.) In the melee, as Relations. The signatories out Saarc, a region other - for over a dozen other ter - (Turkmenistan–Afghanista included China, Iran, wise richly endowed in rorist networks, including n–Pakistan–India) year’s confrontation at the tus quo at the tri-junction. the convoy, showing restraint, tried to continue without Pakistan, Tajikistan, nature and civilisation. To the Islamic State. Fighting Pipeline; CASA-1000; tri-junction between Amongst other things, it engaging the stone-throwing civilian population as Turkmenistan, and address the root causes of this scourge of regional TAP-500; Belt-and-Road Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan? shows that China does not they were not in the midst of an operation but were Uzbekistan — each of these problems and to and transnational terrorism Initiative; Lapis Lazuli Col Wu continued: “I always speak with one which “determined that the exploit the region’s vast has not only undermined Transit, Trade, and would like to stress that voice. transferring an Army unit's luggage and skeletal staff people of Afghanistan natural and human poten - the security needed for the Transport Route; Chabahar Donglang [Doklam] is While the PLA talks of from Point A to Point B, a couple of the vehicles got should enjoy security, sta - tial for the collective secu - implementation of many International Transport and China’s territory and the a Cold War mindset, point - separated from the main body of the convoy. These iso - bility, prosperity, territorial rity and prosperity of all ongoing and proposed con - Transit Corridor; Five- remarks from the Indian ing a finger at India, China integrity, democracy and their nations, Afghan nectivity projects but also Nation Railway Corridor; side also shows that illegal is not ready to restart the lated vehicles, as they were attempting to take a U-turn human rights after so many President Ashraf Ghani sapped Afghanistan’s few Afghanistan Rail Network; on a narrow village street, were surrounded and came years of conflict, suffering, called on his fellow Saarc precious resources to Trans-Hindukush Road border crossing of the usual Border Personnel under ferocious and sustained attack by a 200-strong and deprivation.” leaders to “change the rules finance its planned connec - Connectivity Project; and Indian troops is a clear Meetings (BPM) along the Even so, however, inter- of the game and the play - tivity projects. Digital Silk Road. fact. We hope that the Line of Actual Control mob of stone-pelters. Reports indicate that a Junior state tensions among ing field among the nations Despite the security Moreover, this past Indian side will draw les - (LAC). Only two BPMs Commissioned Officer tried to reason with the mob but Afghanistan’s coastal from confrontation to challenges, Afghanistan December, the seventh sons from the incident.”He took place on the occasion when he was hit by a projectile and collapsed, and as neighbours or some of cooperation.” has put forth a strategic Ministerial Conference of also spoke of India’s ‘Cold of the Republic Day, both the enraged mob started moving in, the Quick these countries’ hostility While continuing to solution for adoption and HOA-IP with its political, War mentality’. in Ladakh region (in DBO with countries outside of advocate for cooperation implementation by its near security and economic A look at the facts: In and Chushul area). Why Response Team which accompanies all Army vehicles the region have under - against confrontation and far neighbours: The confidence-building meas - 2012, the Governments of was no BPM held in in Kashmir responded to save their colleagues' lives mined efforts at stabilising among its neighbours, Heart of Asia–Istanbul ures (CBMs) implementa - Afghanistan and giving its Afghanistan has consis - Process (HOA-IP) and the tion mechanism, took place India and China had Bumla, Kibithu in and government property as duly mandated. people a break from tently pursued a foreign Regional Economic in Baku, Azerbaijan. reached an agreement that Arunachal and Nathu-la in Two points need emphasis. The first, is that even decades of non-stop con - policy that promotes Cooperation Conference Afghanistan has aimed at the location of the tri-junc - Sikkim? local residents do not contest the purely factual flict, displacement and regional economic cooper - on Afghanistan. These deepening synergies and tion would be finalised in Why has the Indian continued impoverishment. ation against zero-sum Afghanistan-led processes complementarities among consultation with the con - drone, which accidentally chronology of events; their allegation is of 'dispropor - Despite these obstacles, hedging strategies pursued were established to help the interconnected projects cerned countries. On June fell in the Chumbi Valley, tionate use of force' by the Army. That is an allegation Afghanistan has lost no by some of its neighbours. secure regional coopera - of the RECCA and HOA- 30, 2017, the Ministry of not yet been returned? which will be proven true or false in the investigation opportunity to draw the It strongly believes that the tion for the country’s stabi - IP, maximising their External Affairs issued a Why has information on attention of its neighbours replacement of confronta - lization and sustainable impact on sustainable statement: “Any attempt, the flow of the Sutlej and underway now that an FIR has been registered and the and major global powers to tional policies at the development, thereby development not only in Northern Army Commander told the media he is con - the centrality of regional level with those of ensuring stability and pros - Afghanistan but also therefore, to unilaterally Pareechu rivers in fident the allegations of disproportionate use of force Afghanistan’s location at cooperative, win-win part - perity throughout its sur - throughout its surrounding determine tri-junction Himachal and the Yarlung the heart of Asia and, thus, nerships will gradually rounding regions. regions. This should points is in violation of this Tsangpo/Brahmaputra still will be proven false as Standard Operating its immense geo-economic minimise India-Pakistan Even though they encourage the country-par - understanding.” The finali - not been shared with Procedures were adhered to. The message is clear: importance to regional tensions. This is premised remain underutilised so far, ticipants, including India sation of the boundary was India? Despite the fact that the Army's robust internal inves - economic cooperation and on the fact that South Asia it is in the best short-and and Pakistan, to assess to take place during the The Central Water tigation mechanism has already gone into this aspect integration. is an extremely young long-term interests of the their shared security and Special Representatives’ Commission recently Cooperation over con - region where youths countries — including development needs and to talks. raised serious concerns and concluded that there was no breach, the Army is frontation: Afghanistan is demand jobs and a secure India and Pakistan — that bolster their engagement In June-July 1956, a over the Pareechu and open to the allegation being investigation by local concerned about the linger - future. And this wouldn’t participate in the two with Afghanistan accord - ing tensions and hostility come unless South Asian processes, to double and ingly, in order to initiate tour of the Sikkim-Bhutan- even sought the Ministry police. This is a mature and sober way de-escalating between India and Pakistan Governments make tough triple their efforts to the implementation of the Tibet frontier from the tri- of External Affair’s help: the situation. But what has been completely unaccept - and has often encouraged choices against the status achieve the shared goals of proposed projects with junction area was conduct - “We wrote to the Ministry. able and riled all Indians is the politicisation of the both sides to set aside their quo to help ensure shared the two platforms. Of win-win benefits. ed by the Ministry of China stopped sharing differences and focus on prosperity and security course, every tangible step Conclusion: External Affairs, the information about the trib - issue by the Jammu and Kashmir police administra - win-win cooperation. Their throughout the region. they take to utilise these Considering the aforemen - Survey of India, along with utary’s flow last year. They tion by naming the individual officer in command of shared experience has Connectivity achieve - interconnected processes tioned opportunities for Bhutanese officials. The said that the water moni - the convoy in the FIR, instead of a registering the demonstrated that con - ments: Since the fall of the will help minimise these increased regional connec - location of the boundary toring site across the bor - frontation has only bred Taliban, Afghanistan’s and other nations’ security tivity across the Heart of was reconfirmed on the der is damaged,” AK complaint against the Indian Army/relevant unit. This violence and deepened basic transport infrastruc - and socio-economic vul - Asia region, the center of is a national shame and Chief Minister Mehbooba hostility, preventing the ture in urban and rural nerabilities against the ter - which is Afghanistan, the watershed principle, but Gupta, the Commission’s Mufti and the PDP-BJP Government owe the country two resourceful nations areas has seen a makeover, rorist-extremist predators Afghan Government has also on the basis of the regional director told The from unlocking and har - which needs to be main - and their state-sponsors. welcomed the new South reports of the local inhabi - Hindustan Times. an apology. Secondly, it the sheer irresponsibility of nessing their shared poten - tained and improved upon. That is why time is of Asia strategy of the US. tants: “The Bhutan-Tibet On New Year’s Eve, the political, community and religious leadership in tials for bilateral and multi - Most notably, the Afghan essence and they must reaf - The strategy promises to frontier starts in the vicini - President Xi Jinping deliv - the Valley which has led to a situation where despite lateral trade and invest - National Ring Road, which firm their often-pledged remove the principal obsta - ty of Batang La and runs ered an 11-minute tele - a clear laying down of ground rules by the Army ment. Academic studies connects the center with commitments to the imple - cle that sits in the way of along the La Hen Chum vised speech to extend his abound on how much India periphery and the periph - mentation of the projects building the necessary con - ridge via Sinchu La and greetings to all Chinese Chief regarding the treatment that would be meted out and Pakistan have lost in ery with Afghanistan’s and programmes, proposed nectivity infrastructure in then along the Amo Chu and… friends all over the to violent, stone-pelting mobs, there has been no con - economic and financial neighbours, has been com - under the two processes. energy, transport and com - terms for many decades. pleted. On November 14-15, munications, which South upto Chilim Chon.” The world. Xi said that Beijing certed campaign at the grassroots level to ensure This counterproductive And over the past 16 the seventh meeting of Asia, Central Asia and description continues till is dedicated to safeguard - impressionable youngsters are prevented, by force if relationship has rendered years, the Afghan RECCA took place in Southwest Asia need, in the Chomo Lhari, in ing peace. “China will act necessary, from joining such so-called 'protests' the South Asian Government has enacted a Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. order to integrate for trade, North-West Bhutan. as a builder of world Association for Regional number of commercial and The meeting focused on investment and tourism, Interestingly, the factors peace, a contributor to which are nothing more than quasi-terrorism. Equally, Cooperation (Saarc) inef - investment laws, including “Deepening Connectivity the benefits of which which weighed in favour global development and an peaceful protests are the democratic right of all Indian fective. Saarc drives its a company law, consumer and Expanding Trade should help Afghanistan of the confirmation of this upholder of the interna - citizens including those resident in Jammu and inspiration from the protection law, competition through Investment and its neighbours prosper boundary were, firstly, tional order.” European Union and simi - law, partnership law and Infrastructure and together in peace and har - “[in] the west of Amo Chu, Will this translate in Kashmir. The distinction is subtle but vital. lar entities, which were arbitration law, among oth - Improving Synergy.” This mony. the published Chinese peace on the border in maps themselves appeared 2018? Probably not! Soon to include the Doklam pas - after, the PLA intruded in tures (south of Batang La Tuting sector of the Siang Agriculture faces a point of no return and Sinchu La line) in Valley of Arunachal Bhutan; and secondly, the Pradesh. The irony is that While the Budget is kind, met with over 100 Quoting scientific already low levels of needed sops, but will it cally decides poverty east of Amo Chu, the while China itself is get - likely to focus on pro - economists. assessments by various incomes in agriculture in be a classic case of too reduction. Bhutanese had strong ting ready for another viding more to the farm - The Economic Government agencies, India. little too late, only time According to historic claims over the pastures of standoff, Beijing loudly ing community, the cur - Survey report 2017-18 the survey states So the pertinent ques - will tell as the current data, agricultural growth the Langmarpo valley objects to Delhi protecting rent agrarian crisis is too has clearly spelled the “extreme temperature tion here is: What has agrarian crisis is too has much more impact (south of Tendji ridge).” its side of the border. Why did China need to The China Daily recent - deep-rooted to witness adverse role played by shocks reduce farmer gone wrong? Especially deep-rooted to witness on poverty reduction suddenly change the status ly reported: “Investment in an instant recovery climate change in the incomes by 4.3 per cent given the fact that an instant recovery than any other activity quo and start building a infrastructure in the Tibet through just a farmer- ongoing agrarian crisis and 4.1 per cent during between 2004 to 2014, through a farmer-friend - like industrial growth. road on the Bhutanese ter - Autonomous Region friendly Budget. A holis - faced in India today. The kharif and rabi respec - the country’s agriculture ly Budget. So, it is time the ritory? (TAR) is helping to lift 628 tic approach is needed impact of climate tively, whereas extreme sector witnessed its The Government will Government got its It was apparently the villages along the border initiative of a Chinese out of poverty.” The The agriculture sector change has drastically rainfall shocks reduce highest ever growth have to focus on encour - focus back into the fac - General, with the knowl - Chinese newspaper further in India is witnessing an reduced farmers’ incomes by 13.7 per cent phase with nearly four aging livestock trading tors that once ensured edge of President Xi asserted: “After getting unprecedented downturn incomes. Moreover, the and 5.5 per cent.” But per cent growth per for the farmers and this recovery phase and Jinping (who was probably access to electricity and in the income levels of present condition runs the impact of climate year. This is quite ensure that it acts as as a foremost effort, the not briefed on the details the construction of new farmers. The severity of contrary to the ambi - change on farm income impressive as compared insurance during periods marginal farmer with of the operation and its roads, tea farmers and implications). herdsmen in a village some the state of affairs have tious plan of the NDA is more pronounced in to 2.6 per cent per of crop failures. But fragmented land hold - In an informed piece, 200 kilometres southwest come to such a head that Government, which is to the case of rain-fed annum during the previ - more importantly, the ings needs to be attended The Indian Express recent - of Lhasa in Tsona county it is being estimated that double farmers’ income areas, home to 60 per ous decade that is 1995- Government must put in with priority as they ly questioned: “Who in the founded a cooperative that the current trend of slid - by 2020. In fact, all of cent of operational land - 96 to 2004-05. place an effective mech - stand to lose the most in Chinese hierarchy ordered provides skill training and ing agricultural incomes the NDA Government’s holdings. These areas The Economic anism to counter the the event of any adversi - the extension of the track job opportunities for vil - in Dolam from the point it lagers.” are further expected to programmes and account for more than 60 Survey offers a glimpse impact of climate ty. had been constructed up to Lepo, the first Tibetan fall by 25 per cent in the schemes, related to agri - per cent of farmers in the into this period and men - change on agriculture The impact of global in 2003, to the Jampheri village north on the next seven decades. culture, are being cali - country. tions that timely and and equip the farmers to warming and deteriorat - ridge?” McMahon Line in the Rapidly deteriorating brated towards this goal. The Economic effective intervention by be the managers, who ing environmental con - According to the news - Tawang sector, is said to events in this sector have The Economic Survey report estimates the Government of the are able to mitigate cli - ditions are spelling the paper, the road construc - have received several tion was ordered by thousands of visitors last prompted the NDA Survey report clearly that farmers’ income day helped immensely mate change and its role doom for agriculture, a General Zhao Zongqi, year and to have adequate Government to scramble states that climate losses from climate in achieving growth dur - on crop yields and pro - firm action plan from the commander of the Western lodging facilities. for urgent remedial change might reduce change would be ing the period in ques - ductivity. Government is long Theatre Command facing China also admitted: measures and rescue the farm incomes by up to between 15 per cent and tion. Close to 22 per cent overdue and hopefully India; Zhao had, for two “Starting last year, more agriculture sector from a 20-25 per cent in the 18 per cent on an aver - The Union Budget of the farmers subsist the Budget will become decades, served in Tibet. than 100 million yuan (Rs The Indian Express 99.4 crore) has been crisis never seen before. medium-term and cites age. It would be higher 2018-19 to be presented below the poverty line. a platform from which said: “Even before the invested in infrastructure As a part of these meas - climate change as a big between 20 per cent and today must concentrate The dip in farmers’ the farmers are able to face-off in Doklam, in villages of less than 100 ures, Prime Minister threat to the country’s 25 per cent in rainfed heavily on revamping income is a precarious expect prosperous Chinese border troops had families as a part of a Narendra Modi, in a first most employment-inten - areas. These are stark the agricultural sector by situation for India as returns from their land been telling Indian soldiers broader construction proj - ever interaction of such sive economic sector. findings, given the providing some much agricultural growth criti - holdings. in daily interactions at ect to build model villages multiple points on the Line in the border area.” TRUTH PREVAIL 5 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, FRI DAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2018

It’s family time for Janhvi With Jhanvi Kapoor’s Janhvi Kapoor andand KKhushi Khapoour as stheh sis -i step out in style maDhkadaki nrelegasin g omiud orf a whole lot better ters stepped out for a nice 2018, all eyes are on the Sunday dinner with family young debutante. She has last night. While Janhvi is made her way into the hearts shooting for her debut film of Bollywood buffs since a Dhadak currently, she still year with her sartorial choices manages to take some time and inherent charm. With out and spend quality time Dhadak getting underway, she with her family. Apart from is being spotted daily at the Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, gym or at some dance class. also present were filmmakers Wherever she is, the paparazzi R Balki and Gauri Shinde. loves to click Jhanvi. Well, Sridevi is close friends with she was spotted outside her her English Vinglish director gym in an all-white ensemble. Gauri, it’s producer R Balki The young lady was carrying too was seen accompanying a roomy tote bag and donned them for dinner. As Sridevi’s red sneakers. Like a true daughters are gearing up for sporty gal, she kept her hair Bollywood, we wonder if this out of her workout by doing a dinner was regarding an tight sagar choti, which upcoming film. reminded us of Sridevi in Like mother, like daughter. some of her films. Just as Sridevi, her daughters But what caught our atten - too have become fashion tion was that Jhanvi seemed to police’s favourite. The two give the cameramen a royal star kids are always seen put - ignore at first! Or maybe, she ting their best foot forward did not see lying in wait of her and leaving the fashion police to come out of the gym. wanting for more. The However, she did give them a Dhadak girl Janhvi kept her passing smile. It is the look, attire simple in a white shirt which we have associated along with tapering blue den - with all Bollywood divas over ims. However, her nude heels the years. The scene where the with overflaps on top caught actress ignores the hero but our attention. Khushi, on the does give him one fleeting other hand, is upping her style smile at the end to show that game and grabbing attention yes she too is interested. Boy, these days. The mama’s girl Jhanvi is really the perfect was seen donning a pair of heroine! high waist green palazzo pants Jhanvi will be seen with with a simple tucked in black Ishaan Khattar in Dhadak, t-shirt. Doesn’t she look which is the Hindi remake of absolutely gorgeous? We Sairat. The film will be totally love how the two man - directed by Shashank age to make heads turn in sim - Khaitan. The first schedule ple yet elegant attires. Check was in Rajasthan. Talking out the pictures below: about her daughter’s foray in Apart from family dinners, films, Sridevi earlier told the debutant is often snapped IANS, “She has chosen this outside the gym and her dance path and profession, and I class. Janhvi is seen grabbing have been in this industry for eyeballs with her ethnic attire long. So I am mentally more out there and her styling is prepared than her. She has something all youngsters can been watching me, and knows take style cues from. The star what she is getting into. kid will soon be seen with Nothing is going to be a cake - Ishaan Khatter in Dhadak walk in any profession. So which was earlier slated to you have to work hard, and release on July 6 but is now there will be challenges. I’m pushed to July 20. sure she is ready for it.”

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A we can not only benefit gut are more likely to be unhap - texting and video chatting – at San Diego State esteem and happiness plum - NEW DELHI: The lesser you nurse, the lactation consultant or the health, which is known, but healthcare provider will we can also influence brain pier than their peers. were less happy than those University in the US. meted after 2012. Breastfeeding is as impor - lesser milk your body will who invested more time in Total screen abstinence guide you on the technique development," said Ryan Researchers from the That is the year that the tant for the development of produce. Ensure you are University of Georgia in the non-screen activities like does not lead to happiness percentage of Americans of latching and holding the Dilger, Associate Professor at a baby as it is for the well- eating well and getting the University of Illinois. US analysed data from a sports, reading newspapers either, Twenge found. The who owned a smartphone baby to make breastfeeding being of the mother since it enough rest. You will need "We can actually change the survey of over a million US and magazines, and face-to- happiest teens used digital rose above 50 percent, impacts both their health. both as your body converts more comfortable for you way piglets learn and remem - teens. The survey asked stu - face social interaction. media a little less than an Twenge said. "By far the Breastfeeding extends your calories to milk. and for your baby ber by influencing bacteria in dents questions about how Researchers believe this hour per day. largest change in teens' lives the colon," Dilger added. In beyond basic nutrition, also Ensure that when your Breastfeeding helps in often they spent time on screen time is driving However, after a daily between 2012 and 2016 was bonding. It promotes skin the study, reported in the unhappiness rather than the hour of screen time, unhap - reducing the mother's baby is latched, his/her journal Nutritional their phones, tablets and the increase in the amount of stress-levels as well as the mouth should take in as to skin contact and lets you Neuroscience, starting on the computers, as well as ques - other way around. piness rises steadily along time they spent on digital "Although this study can't with increasing screen time, risk of postpartum depres - much of the dark part of spend a lot of time with second day of life, piglets tions about their in-the-flesh media, and the subsequent show causation, several according to the study pub - sion. your breast, the areola, as your newborn, helping in were given a cow's milk- social interactions and their decline in in-person social based infant formula supple - overall happiness. other studies have shown lished in the journal activities and sleep," she Not only that, studies possible. The baby understanding his cues and mented. On average, they found that more social media use Emotion. "The key to digital said. have shown that it also puts squeezes the milk ducts requirements. you at a lesser risk of some beneath that area to draw types of cancers. the breast milk out. If your Breastfeeding seems to baby is only sucking on the be a most natural process, nipple, it will pinch and but to some, it may be a hurt you. Also, the baby NEW DELHI: Ageing is and diabetes. for heart health. Spirulina and increases the risk of challenge. Be patient and won't be able to get as Slow down the process of ageing, go on an antioxidant-rich diet a common occurrence as we The reason that antioxi - has a variety of antioxidants cardiovascular disease, dia - feed often, say experts. much milk. grow older. While you can't dants are often touted as and other substances that betes and other ailments). 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TRUTH PREVAIL 6 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, FRI DAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2018 North Korean Flag Raised In South Premier League: Christian Eriksen Stuns Manchester After impressing Manny Pacquiao, Shiva Korea For Winter Olympic Games North Korea's national their accommodation, flag was raised in the South when their flags will again TottenhaUmn iteHdos tAspsur 'Cs helsea Crash To Bournemouth Thapa eyes Olympics berth thuer too useg thhe eWarlierS mB odel, on Thursday for the be hoisted and their nation - Christian Eriksen scored Pyeongchang Winter al anthems played. within 11 seconds on which is still used by a Wednesday to overshadow number of testing authori - Olympics, organisers said, South Korean military after an exemption came honour guards will be Alexis Sanchez's Premier ties around the world," League debut for Manchester WADA Director General into force to avoid breach - mobilised for the events, United, while Chelsea Olivier Niggli added. ing Seoul's tough national but civilian volunteers will crashed to a 3-0 defeat by "This should be seen as a security law. The two be used for the North's cer - Bournemouth at Stamford precautionary measure that Koreas are still technically emony on Thursday, organ - Bridge. Manchester City guarantees the integrity of at war as the 1950-53 ising committee spokes - ignored the carnage around the doping control process Korean conflict ended in an woman Lee Ji-Hye told them to march serenely on, at the Games." armistice, not a peace AFP. widening their lead to an Niggli said WADA had treaty. Under the security She did not give reasons enormous 15 points with a 3- also contacted anti-doping legislation, praise for the but Yonhap news agency 0 victory at home to West agencies and WADA- Brom with just 13 games still North is illegal, punishable said it would be improper to play. The build-up to accredited labs around the by up to seven years in for South Korean soldiers world "to make them aware Wednesday's matches was prison, and displaying the to salute the enemy's sym - of the latest situation". The dominated by late moves in country's red, white and bol. The World Anti-Doping after being frozen. agency will continue to the transfer window but Spurs ensured the focus switched Agency said on Wednesday The glass containers had work with Berlinger, the blue flag is considered a The North's flag was first violation. hoisted in the South in back to the pitch immediately, it had confirmed that new been touted as the next gen - Swiss manufacturer of the stunning Jose Mourinho's generation drug-testing kits eration of sample bottles bottles, to gather informa - But in order to comply 2003 when North Korea with International Olympic sent athletes to the Daegu men with a performance full the ball into his own net. if someone didn't understand could be susceptible to since being released last tion and explore solutions. Tottenham, who announced this they don't understand Committee protocol that all Universiade, and was run of attacking verve in a 2-0 tampering and recommend - year, part of the ongoing In the meantime, Niggli win. the signing of Moura from football," said Chelsea boss ed use of an older model at effort to avoid a repeat of said, Berlinger had agreed competing countries' up at the 2005 Asian Chelsea, who earlier Paris Saint-Germain shortly Antonio Conte. "Football is the Pyeongchang Winter the Russian doping scandal to resume production of the emblems are displayed, Athletics Championships announced the signing of before kick-off, were a con - not simple." Olympics. "It has been con - that dogged the 2014 2016 model. prosecutors have granted and 2014 Asian Games, Olivier Giroud from Arsenal, stant threat and had multiple He said the signing of firmed that a proportion of Winter Olympics and still In the 2014 Sochi an exemption for Games both in Incheon. It was also conceded three second-half chances to stretch their lead. Giroud would not necessarily the new generation reverberates today. Olympics doping scandal venues, including award on display at a women's ice goals while Theo Walcott Mourinho threw on Juan solve the club's problems in BEREG-KIT Geneva secu - But WADA said the older detailed in a report by ceremony locations and hockey match between the scored twice for his new club Mata and Marouane Fellaini front of goal. rity bottles are susceptible BEREG-KIT 2016 -- Canadian lawyer Richard official athlete accommo - two Koreas last year in Everton in a 2-1 win against in the 63rd minute but "In the past with a striker to manual opening without released for the Summer McLaren, investigators dis - dation. Gangneung. Leicester. bizarrely took Fellaini off just we have chances and still seven minutes later, replacing don't score," he said. "I think evidence of tampering, Olympics in Rio de Janeiro covered that Russian staff The exemption came into A total of 22 North "We always try to be aggressive from the begin - him with Ander Herrera. The now is not the right moment whether they have been -- should be used instead. involved had developed a force on Thursday with the Korean athletes will take frozen or not," WADA said "To that end, through its method to open supposedly ning," said delighted Spurs Belgium international took to speak of the transfer mar - official opening of the ath - part in the Games, includ - boss Mauricio Pochettino. off his shirt and marched ket for me. It's not important, in a statement. With the anti-doping partners, "tamper-proof" sample bot - letes' village, organisers ing 12 members of a uni - Winter Games due to open WADA has managed to tles undetected. "Our aim is to be focused straight down the tunnel. it's important to work and do told AFP, where the North's fied women's ice hockey from the beginning. You can The impressive win for best with my players." on February 9, the source enough kits of the The doping scandal led flag was duly raised -- a team. The others -- a figure win a game if you're ready to Spurs puts them right back at It was business as usual for International Olympic earlier model to cover the to the IOC banning Russia day after all the others went skating pair, two short track fight. It was massive to be up the heart of the hunt for a Guardiola's City, who handed Committee had asked the entire testing program in from competing at the early in the game. Champions League qualifica - a debut to 57-million-pound agency to look into the place for Pyeongchang," Games as a team, although up. From Monday, official speed skaters, three cross- ceremonies will be held country skiers and three "Three more points puts us tion spot, just two points (USD 80 million, 65 million matter after a laboratory in WADA said. "At this stage, Russian athletes who meet behind fourth-placed Chelsea. euros) defender Aymeric welcoming each participat - alpine skiers -- were due to in a very good position to Cologne reported the newer our clear recommendation certain criteria will be able fight for the top four. I'm sure "It's a performance that Laporte, who only signed for bottles could be opened to the IOC is that it contin - to compete as neutrals. ing country's athletes to arrive later on Thursday. new signing Lucas Moura starts with a ridiculous goal," the club from Athletic Bilbao enjoyed that a lot." said Mourinho. "That goal on Tuesday. The painful defeat for after a few seconds has a big City struck through United realistically ends any influence in the game because Fernandinho midway through lingering hopes they may Tottenham can play the way the first half and doubled their Michael Vaughan Pokes Fun At Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, Gets Egg On The Face have harboured of catching they like to play. lead through Kevin De Manchester United were However, there was another Mourinho, the Belgium runaway leaders City. "In the end we played Bruyne in the second half completely outplayed and incident during the match international didn't look to Mourinho signed Sanchez against a very good team. before Sergio Aguero struck outclassed by Tottenham that got everyone talking -- impressed, and took off his this month to bolster his Both goals were ridiculous late on. City earlier opted out Hotspur on Wednesday Marouane Fellaini's substi - shirt and marched straight attacking options but Spurs goals." of a bid for Leicester's Riyad night as they fell 15 points tution. With things looking down the tunnel. Former caught the visitors cold at a Chelsea defeat Mahrez, with reports putting behind Premier League dire for United after the England cricket captain packed Wembley, Eriksen Pochettino's men were fur - the transfer package at 95 leaders Manchester City. hour-mark, Mourinho made Michael Vaughan follows opening the scoring from the ther buoyed by the defeat for million pounds, after ending Jose Mourinho's men put in two substitutions. The football quite passionately kick-off following a long ball Chelsea, who fielded only their chase of Sanchez earlier a tepid performance and Portuguese manager threw and regularly tweets during from inside the Tottenham Eden Hazard up front, show - in the transfer window, due to lacked any kind of intent as on Juan Mata and Fellaini in live matches. He didn't miss half. ing their need for more fire - slam shut at 2300 GMT. they went 0-2 down to the the 63rd minute in a bid to on the chance to troll The goal, timed at 10.48 power. Callum Wilson, Junior In other big-money moves Londoners. Christian salvage things. However, Fellaini, however, the crick - seconds, was the first United Stanislas and Nathan Ake on Wednesday, Pierre- Eriksen scored for the Spurs bizarrely Fellaini was taken eter made a small mathe - have conceded in 2018 but scored the goals for Emerick Aubameyang sealed within 11 seconds to over - off just seven minutes later, matical error. The painful despite some bright moments Bournemouth. a move to Arsenal from shadow Alexis Sanchez's replaced by Spanish mid - defeat for United realistical - of their own they were 2-0 "We have to accept it's a Borussia Dortmund for a Premier League debut for fielder Ander Herrera. ly ends any lingering hopes down just before the half- bad result and understand that club-record fee of around 56 Manchester United. Despite getting a pat from they may have harboured. hour after Phil Jones lashed we have to fight this season -- million pounds. India Fifth Most Attractive Market Indian Economy Shaking Off GST Roll Out India To Pip China, Grow At Woes, High Oil Prices A Risk, Says Report 7.4% In 2018, Says IMF For Investments, Says S20u perr vcenet yfelt so in WASHINGTON/DAVO 2017. "The threat of S: India is projected to grow over-regulation remains at 7.4 per cent in 2018 as the top concern for against China's 6.8 per cent, CEOs (42 per cent the IMF said on Monday, extremely concerned), making it the fastest growing and over a third (36 per country among emerging cent) remain concerned economies following last about an increasing tax year's slowdown due to burden," it added. demonetisation and the PwC conducted 1,293 inter - implementation of the GST. views with CEOs spread In its latest World across 85 countries Economic Outlook (WEO) between August and NEW DELHI: S&P also led to increased prices update released on Monday Global Ratings today said of petrol and diesel. A DAVOS: India has emerged growth. The government November 2017. in Davos, Switzerland on the as the fifth most attrac - has made efforts to the Indian economy is majority of India's import sidelines of the World Besides, the sample is shaking off its post-GST bill stem from crude oil and 2019 is unchanged, with national economies driving tive market for invest - address concerns around weighted by national Economic Forum, the implementation woes but purchases. International Monetary Fund marked differences in the current and near-term future ments and the optimism areas like infrastructure, GDP to ensure that risks from higher oil prices Goods and Services Tax has projected a 7.8 per cent outlook across regions. growth are predictably head - over global economic manufacturing and CEOs' views are fairly have reappeared. In a (GST) which unifies over a It projected India to grow ed for slower growth. growth is at a record skilling, although newer represented across all report titled APAC dozen local taxes, includ - growth rate for India in 2019. at 7.4 per cent in 2018 as China will both cut back level, a survey of CEOs threats like cybersecurity major countries. Economic Snapshots - ing excise and service tax, against China's 6.8 per cent. the fiscal stimulus of the last January 2018, S&P said was implemented from Growth rate projections by global consultancy and climate change are As many as 40 per cent of Emerging and developing couple of years and, in line PwC said today. The beginning to play on the the companies had rev - overall economic risks in July 1, 2017. for both 2018 and 2019 India remain low with pick During the July- remains unchanged since its Asia will grow at around 6.5 with the stated intentions of findings come on a day minds of our clients," he enues of at least $ 1 bil - per cent over 2018-19, its authorities, rein in credit when the rich and pow - noted. up in industrial output and September, 2017, quarter, October 2017 WEO projec - lion and 35 per cent of bank credit. "The Indian the Indian economy broadly the same pace as in growth to strengthen its erful are meeting here As per the survey, 54 per firms' revenues ranged tions. economy appears to be expanded by 6.3 per cent as China, during the same 2017, it said, adding that the overextended financial sys - for the World Economic cent of the CEOs plan to between $ 100 million shaking off its post- GST manufacturing picked up period is expected to grow at region continues to account tem. Forum's (WEF) annual increase their headcount and $ 1 billion. Around implementation woes... and businesses adjusted to for over half of world Consistent with these summit starting today. this year while only 18 20 per cent of the com - Overall economic risks in the new GST tax regime. 6.6 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively, the IMF said. growth. plans, the country's ongoing "The US remains the top per cent expect to reduce panies had revenues of India remain low, although As per Central Statistics "Growth is expected to and necessary rebalancing risks from higher oil prices Office (CSO) estimates, the The IMF said, the aggre - spot for global invest - their staff. The sectors up to $ 100 million while moderate gradually in China process implies lower future ment, while India moves having the highest 56 per cent of the entities have reappeared," it said. economy will grow 6.5 per gate growth forecast for the International oil prices cent in the full fiscal ending (though with a slight upward growth, he said at a news into the top 5," PwC's demand for new recruits were privately owned. emerging markets and devel - have been rising which has March. oping economies for 2018 revision to the forecast for conference in Davos. 21st CEO Survey said, are health care (71 per 2018 and 2019 relative to the "As for the United States, adding that there is sur - cent), technology (70 per fall forecasts, reflecting whatever output impact its prising faith and opti - cent), business services stronger external demand), tax cut will have on an econ - mism among chief exec - (67 per cent), communi - Nifty Settles Past 11,000 For First Time, pick up in India, and remain omy so close to full employ - utives in the economic cations (60 per cent), broadly stable in the ment will be paid back par - and business environ - hospitality and leisure Sensex Hits 36,000: 10 Points ASEAN-5 region," the IMF tially later in the form of ment worldwide, at least (59 per cent). BSE Sensex closed 342 and earnings of India Inc said. lower growth, as temporary over the next 12 months. Notwithstanding the opti - points, 0.96% higher, to will determine the trend In the year gone by, spending incentives (notably Around 46 per cent of global mism in the global econ - close at 36,140 points. of markets, say analysts. China (6.8 per cent) was for investment) expire and as CEOs consider the US as omy, 40 per cent of Nifty closed 1.07% high - Karthikraj ahead of India (6.7 per cent), increasing federal debt takes one of the three most CEOs are 'extremely er, to close at 11,084 Lakshmanan, senior fund giving China the tag of being a toll over time," he said. important countries for concerned' about geopo - points. Higher global manager at BNP Paribas the fastest growing emerging Early this month, a top growth, followed by litical uncertainty and markets and optimism Mutual Fund, says the economies, as has been the IMF official said that India is China (33 per cent) and cyber threats while 41 about India Inc's third- market will be taking cues case for major parts of the reclaiming its place as a Germany (20 per cent) at per cent feel so about ter - quarter earnings and eco - from earnings of key past several decades. growth leader. second and third places, rorism. nomic recovery lifted companies along with the Notably, with a growth "China alone is providing respectively. At the Other factors for concerns domestic market senti - upcoming Budget. rate of 7.1 per cent, India one-third of global growth. fourth spot is the UK (15 are availability of key ment. Adding to the mar - Rising crude oil price, was the fastest growing Japan has been growing per cent). skills (38 per cent) and ket cheer, the inflation and earnings of country among emerging above potential for several "India (9 per cent) bumps populism (35 per cent). International Monetary Inc remain key risk fac - economies in the year 2016. quarters," said the IMF First Japan (8 per cent) as the "These threats outpace Fund (IMF) on Monday tors for market, they add. But due to demonetisa - Deputy Managing Director fifth most attractive mar - familiar concerns about revised up its forecast for gy stocks led the rally. growing country among IT stocks, which under - tion in late 2016 and imple - David Lipton at the Asian ket in 2018," it noted. business growth world economic growth in Top Nifty50 gainers emerging economies fol - performed broader mar - mentation of the Goods and Financial Forum in Hong PwC India Chairman prospects such as 2018 and 2019. included Vedanta, GAIL, lowing last year's slow - kets in 2017, have joined Services Tax (GST), India's Kong on January 15. Shyamal Mukherjee said exchange rate volatility 10 Things To Know SBI, Hindalco, Tata Steel, down due to demonetisa - the rally, providing economy slowed down a lit - "India is reclaiming its backed by definitive (29 per cent) and chang - About The Record Run Cipla and ONGC, rising tion and the implementa - momentum to the mar - tle bit to 6.7 per cent in 2016. place as a growth leader after structural reforms, the ing consumer behaviour Of Sensex, Nifty: between 3 per cent and 5 tion of GST. The IMF has kets. Optimism about In 2017, India's growth a short slowdown. And the India story has been (26 per cent)," the survey The gains were broad- per cent. projected a 7.8 per cent global growth and tech rate dropped to 6.7 per cent. ASEAN-5 have gained looking better in the past said. based with all the sectoral In its latest update, the growth rate for India in spending and third-quar - According to Maurice momentum in response to one year. Further, terrorism is seen as indices on the BSE trad - IMF projects India to 2019. ter earnings of some IT Obstfeld, IMF Economic higher investment and "Most of our clients are opti - among the top ten threats ing in the green. Metal, oil grow at 7.4 per cent in In the near term, the companies have lifted the Counsellor and Director of increased exports," Lipton mistic about their to growth whereas only & gas, banking and ener - 2018, making it the fastest Budget, global markets sentiment in IT stocks. Research, the two biggest had said. 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The BJP is Rajput groups, who urged Sanwar Lal Jat's son The all-new product from leading in the Mandalgarh their community to vote Ramswaroop Lamba from Ford combines SUV-like assembly seat. The by-elec - against the ruling party over Ajmer and the state's Labour robust design, benchmark tions are seen as a semi-final the controversy over the Minister Jaswant Singh performance, innovative tech - before key assembly elec - Bollywood movie Yadav from the Alwar Lok nologies and outstanding fuel tions in the state later this "Padmaavat". They claim Sabha seat. Its candidate in efficiency - for greater choice year. In West Bengal, that the film distorts history Mandalgarh assembly seat, to consumers in India and Everything, & Regret trusted Mamata Banerjee's and demanded a ban on it. located in Bhilwara con - markets around the world. Nothing'. 1.5L TDCi diesel engine Trinamool Congress is ahead Minister Vasundhara Raje. Parliament before he lost the In the run-up to the by- stituency, is Shakti Singh The BJP has been in power seat to the BJP as a Modi India will be amongst the "Freestyle is more than that generates class-leading in by-elections to the election in Alwar, where sev - Hada. first across the globe where just an expression. This pow - 100 PS peak power and 215 Uluberia parliamentary, in the state since 2013 and in wave swept the state. eral incidents of cow vigi - The Congress fielded the 2014 national election The Congress hopes the the all-new Freestyle will go erful word immediately Nm of torque. which it held, and also in the lantism were reported, the Karan Singh Yadav from on sale in the second quarter encourages you to push the Freestyle will deliver Noapara assembly seat, held had won all the state's 25 divest the BJP of Rajasthan Congress accused the BJP of Alwar and Raghu Sharma in seats. in the assembly elections of 2018. boundaries and do more, just sportier performance in all by the Congress. polarising voters. The Ajmer. 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Bollywood superstar Varun Dhawan Google Doodle: Google Celebrates Work And Life Of Kamala Das With A Doodle meets his world-first figure NEW DELHI: Today's converting to Islam. NEW DELHI: ties and world leaders one To share such a remark - out this new wax experi - Doodle by artist Manjit Her autobiography cap - Bollywood actor Varun day," commented Varun. To able moment with fans, ence. He could not wait to Thapp celebrates the work tures her life from childhood Dhawan today unveiled his commemorate the momen - Madame Tussauds Hong rock the dance floor when Kamala Das left behind, to marriage and beyond, world-first wax figure at tous occasion, Varun also Kong also connected fans he heard the music of which provides a window describing the rich inner Madame Tussauds Hong invited his parents to wit - around the world through Saturday Saturday. Varun into the world of an engross - world of a creative soul. She Kong. Varun Dhawan is the ness. The family took a live broadcast on official commented in excitement ing woman. Kamala Das was began writing this book in youngest Bollywood super - series of photos with the Twitter and Facebook page. "Let's dance and see who one of the many voices that English but soon started star and the 4th Indian fig - extremely lifelike figure. Many fans enjoyed the get the best move!" He also began featuring in cult translating it to Malayalam as ure to join the star lineup in Dressed in a cool pair of event despite time and dis - got the chance to "meet" anthologies in the 1960s she wrote along. Her rela - the attraction, set to take his own jeans and shirt, the tance. his favourite Hong Kong when art in Calcutta was tives, among others, tried to the fame attraction at The dynamic figure features Visitors that meet Varun movie stars Jackie Chan undergoing a tumultuous block her autobiography Peak by storm with his Varun Dhawan's trademark for a selfie will also experi - and Bruce Lee. time. from being published and charm. dancing move. As the first ence the new interactive "It's such an honour to Kamala Surayya was born released; but many others For the first time in histo - time the superstar has been dancing experience. In work with Madame in Punnayurkulam, Thrissur were left spellbound by her ry Madame Tussauds Hong immortalized in wax, a partnership with Tussauds Hong Kong to District in Kerala, on 31 Menon, also a prominent tain boldness and shape- honesty and the way she Kong welcomes the team of professional International Indian Film introduce the new genera - March 1934, to the former writer, was a big influence in shifting quality, whether it expressed herself through Bollywood star Varun Madame Tussauds sculpt - Academy Awards (IIFA), tion of Bollywood stars to managing editor of her life. She fell in love with was the many genres she words. Dhawan came face to face ing team was specially Madame Tussauds Hong the attraction. The strong Mathrubhoomi VM Nair and poetry from an early age. wrote in or the various lan - Through every upheaval from Mumbai to meet his travelled to Mumbai to Kong unleashed a brand- relationship between IIFA Nalapat Balamani Amma, a At the age of 15 she was guages in which she in her life, Kamala Das never world-first figure. "I am so work with Varun Dhawan new dancing experience and Madame Tussauds has renowned Malayali poet. She married to Madhava Das, a expressed herself. gave up on writing poetry glad to be here. I would on a detailed sitting. The with AR (Augmented begun with the first wax - spent her childhood in banker by profession. He Ms Das lived her life fear - and prose. Her unflinching like to say a warm thank five-hour sitting process Reality) technology. work in 2000 in London. Calcutta, where her father encouraged her to write, and lessly resisting the labels of a and passionate approach you to Madame Tussauds captured every intricate Stepping onto the dance Over the years, we are was employed with Walford she started publishing her "feminist". She wrote under touched many lives even Hong Kong and my fans. I detail includes hair, eyes, floor, visitors are able to proud to bring more top tal - Transport Company, and at works both in English and various pseudonyms. When after her death in 2009. have visited Madame teeth, his iconic smile and dance with the Bollywood ented celebrities to the Nalapat ancestral home in Malayalam. she began publishing, she She was honoured with Tussauds when I was six six pack. "I'm so excited to dancers. Known for his Madame Tussauds world - Punnayurkulam. On this day in 1976, used the pseudonym Sahitya Academy Award in and I can't believe I can be finally see my figure. It is energetic dance moves, wide." Andre Timmins, Kamala Das took to writ - Kamala Das released her Madhavikutty; Ami was her 1984, one of the many the one to stand next to the so real," said Varun Varun Dhawan also took Director of IIFA, comment - ing like her mother. Her great autobiography, "My Story". pet name; and Suraiyya, the awards she received in her figures of various celebri - Dhawan. this exclusive chance to try ed. uncle Nalapat Narayana Her life and work had a cer - name she gave herself upon lifetime. Feel Insecure Over Church Attacks: Nitish Kumar Gets Posh Decide On Pleas Against Karti Chidambaram, Bungalow In Lutyens' Delhi Supreme Court Tells Madras High Court NEW DELHI: The Christian Leaders To Rahmeuetiln g Gwitah nthed Ghandi hi Supreme Court on scion in which they "agreed Wednesday asked the to disagree" on a lot of Madras High Court to issues. decide petitions pertaining "Rahul talked about to issuance of two Look unity in diversity and that Out Circulars (LOC) the Congress party cannot against Karti change the principle of Chidambaram, son of for - inclusiveness in the country mer Union minister P while safeguarding national Chidambaram, and others and local interests," he said. in a corruption case. The church leader also A bench headed by raised concerns about reli - Chief Justice Dipak Misra, gious insecurity prevailing however, made clear that in the country. the LOCs, issued on June Presbyterian Church of NEW DELHI: Bihar Congress and Rashtriya 16 and July 28 last year Madras High Court has no others in a graft case relat - India leader Rev G S Lyttan Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Janata Dal (RJD), and against the accused shall territorial jurisdiction to ing to grant of Foreign SHILLONG: and other minority groups said, "We expressed our who joined the ruling NDA at rejoined the National remain in force till the deal with the LOC cases Investment Promotion Representatives of churches told the Congress chief that feelings of insecurity as the Centre after breaking ties Democratic Alliance (NDA) Madras High Court takes a shall be kept open for Board (FIPB) clearance to and tribal leaders in they were particularly wor - minority religious groups in with RJD and Congress, has to form the government in decision on the petitions. adjudication. INX Media for receiving Christian-dominated ried about "intolerance" this country under the cur - been allotted a posh bunga - Bihar last year. The bench, which also The bench also empow - overseas funds to the tune Meghalaya Wednesday told towards one's food habits, rent dispensation". low in Lutyens' Delhi. Following the split, former comprised Justices AM ered the high court to deal of Rs. 305 crore in 2007 Congress President Rahul language and culture. Following reports of The Ministry of Housing JD(U) president Sharad Khanwilkar and DY with the applications of the when Mr Karti's father was Gandhi that a "deep sense "We expressed our con - sporadic attacks on church - and Urban Affairs alloted the Yadav and party leader Ali Chandrachud, ordered that accused seeking permis - the Union Finance of insecurity" has gripped cern with the kind of ideol - es, church workers and top bracket bungalow at 6 K Anwar were expelled from the division bench headed sion to go abroad on mer - Minister. them following reports of ogy that is being imposed, minorities at large across Kamraj Lane to the JD(U) the Rajya Sabha in December by the High Court Chief its. Later, the top court con - attacks on minority institu - which is a danger. We have the country, he said, "We supremo, an official said. last. Justice will decide the The top court said that it sidered the appeal of CBI tions across the country. to grow together and feel we need political pro - Every state has a certain Mr Sharad Yadav is petitions within two has not expressed any and stayed the operation of Mr Gandhi is on a two- respect everybody," Bishop tection in the Centre and quota of bungalows in the expected to launch his own months from today. opinion on the merits of the High Court order stay - day visit to the state to cam - Michael of the Church of states". national capital, he said, party soon. It considered the sub - the case and asked the high ing the LOC. paign for the 60-member North India told news According to 2011 cen - adding based on that quota, As the railway minister in missions of Additional court to deal with them The Supreme Court, Meghalaya Assembly elec - agency PTI after the meet - sus, Christians constitute Kumar, as the chief minister, the NDA government i.e. Solicitor General Tushar independently. however, had kept to itself tions on February 27. ing. almost 75 per cent of the was alloted the house. from 2001 to 2004, Mr Mehta, representing the Earlier, a single judge another batch of petitions In a meeting, church rep - Unitarian Church leader three million plus popula - Mr Kumar made headlines Kumar had lived in one of the CBI, that the argument of bench of the Madras High pertaining to registration resentatives and leaders of Derrick P Pariat said his tion in the north eastern after he decided to shun the biggest bungalows at Akbar the probe agency with Court had stayed the LOC of FIR in the corruption the indigenous Seng Khasi group had an interactive state. grand alliance of the Road in the national capital. regard to the fact that the issued against Karti and case. TRUTH PREVAIL STATE JAMMU, FRI DAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2018 8 Thakur terms Union JKNPP protests seeking revocation of FIRs slapped on Army NSF holds protest demonstration against PDP BJP Budget for 2018-19 people friendly Withdraw FIRs filed against the brave Govt, demands withdrawal of FIR against Army TP CORRESPONDENT the back of Indian Army. He SRINAGAR, FEB. 01: vehemently lashed out at the Terming the Union Budget hearts or quit govt: Harsh to BJP duel standard of state and for 2018-19 as people friend - TP CORRESPONDENT Centre governments for ly, Bharatiya Janata Party JAMMU, FEB. 01: releasing thousands of stone (BJP) state media secretary, Agitated over the callous atti - pelters from jails few months Altaf Thakur said the budget tude of the State government ago thereby promoting the presented by Finance towards the Indian Army for incidents of stone pelting Minister Arun Jaitley has registering FIRs against the manifold in the recent past favoured all sections of socie - officers and the valiant sol - with the latest sordid episode ty. diers despite their humiliation in Shopian District of Thakur said apart from by the stone pelters and other Kashmir must serve as an encouraging entreprenuers of anti-nationals in the valley, eye opener for the BJP gov - the country, services sector, scores of Panther activists led ernment in Delhi. special focus was put on rural by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh Calling upon the PM populace keeping in view the Chairman JKNPP staged a huge population live in rural strong protest demonstration Modi to revisit his Kashmir Photo by Bikas policy in the overall interests areas of the country. at Exhibition Ground Jammu of national minded citizens “Proposed spending on rural today. The infuriated protes - der in the State, Mr. Harsh it was utterly shocking to note living in J&K state in partic - infra is Rs 14.34 lakh crore,” tors sought the withdrawal of Dev Singh expressed shock the BJP leadership making ular and those in the country he quoting Budget figures, all charges slapped on the over the recent FIRs regis - the Armed forces defensive in general so that peaceful adding, 8 crore poor women Army and other security per - tered against the 10 Garwal and apologetic merely to keep and congenital atmosphere will get free gas connection sonnel in Kashmir. unit in Shopian by the State its coalition partner in good and Rural Electrification Meanwhile, they burnt the government for inexplicable humour and its alliance intact. Photo by Bikas is restored before it gets too late. Dr. Vikas demanded FY19 will be of Rs 16,000 effigy of the BJP and accused reasons. He said that by open - Regretting the cowardly sur - TP CORRESPONDENT PDP and BJP parties for Army with couple of BJP immediate withdrawal of crore. Thakur also appreciat - the Saffron party of being ing fire at the mad crowd of renders of BJP on varied JAMMU, FEB. 01: moving in diametrically legislators opposing her FIR against the army and ed the PM Narendra Modi led hand in glove with the PDP to protestors, the Army did no issues before its coalition Expressing solidarity with opposite directions with action and majority of BJP also urged the BJP govern - government’s move to pro - demoralize the brave hearts wrong as the mob comprising partner for the sake of power, nationalist forces of the regard to defensive action of legislators including its min - ment to withdraw support vide world’s largest health - serving the Motherland. hundreds of maniacal sabo - he observed that the saffron country supporting action of Army which had to fire upon isters maintained criminal from the PDP party and care fund to the common Addressing the media, Mr. teurs pelted stones on the con - party was a clan of pseudo Army to fire on stone pelters the insane stone pelters who silence to keep PDP in good impose Governor Rule to masses. “National Health pro - Harsh Dev Singh condemned voy and tried to snatch a nationals which vigorously in its defence, National were hell bent to lynch the humour which is absolutely surmount the deteriorating tection scheme to cover 10 the bizarre situation in weapon of a JCO with the trumpeted the jingoistic slo - Secular Forum today strong - army officer and snatch his shameful and an act of deni - security scenario in the state crore vulnerable families in Kashmir had led to disparage - intention to lynch him. He gans for its vested political ly protest against the PDP- service weapon besides dam - grating Indian Army. without further delay. which some 50 crore benefi - ment of the Indian Army regretted that instead of interests. He demanded the BJP government headed by aging army vehicles and seri - Dr. Vikas castigated both Among those who were pres - ciaries will get up to Rs 5 lakh bringing disgrace to the entire standing beside the Army withdrawal of all such absurd Mehbooba Mufti for taking ously injuring other soldiers state and centre governments ent in the Protest included, per family per year,” he said. nation. He divulged that the which retaliated in self and frivolous FIRs against the side with the separatists and while on duty. for joining hands together to Dr Sukhdev Singh, Papinder From common man to incumbent government had defence, the BJP partnered defence personnel and cau - anti national elements in the He said that though state demoralize the army person - Singh, Manmohan Singh, country’s emerging demands, been resorting to appease - government despicably tioned BJP to quit the govern - valley and lodging FIR government is run by nel just to appease the sepa - Rahul Sharma, Pardeep the finance minister also pro - ment policy towards the fren - slapped FIR on Major Aditya ment if it failed to do so. He against Indian Army . alliance of PDP and BJP, but ratists and other anti Indian Sharma, Ishtiaq Naik, posed two defence industrial zied secessionists, anti- and his unit with the charges said that Panthers party While addressing a strong on this issue of national forces operating in the valley Anshu Sharma, Sachin, corridors in the country to nationals and stone pelters of murder, attempt to murder would gherao its Ministers if protest of National Secular importance, state govern - ,thus playing with the senti - Deepak Khajuria, Mohit promote domestic production which had emboldened them and endangering life of the they declined to seek uncon - Forum, Dr. Vikas Sharma, ment led by Mehbooba Mufti ments of nationalists who are Singh, Vipul, Neeraj, and in both public and private enough to assault and man - civilians. He also wondered ditional apology from the Chief, NSF criticized the got the FIR lodged against unitedly standing like rock at others. sectors. handle the security personnel over the criminal silence of Indian Army and other securi - on duty. He said that Indian the Saffron party when the ty forces for disparaging them soldier had always volun - State police filed the FIRs and the nation. NPSU demands withdrawal of teered himself to sacrifice his against the the Army's 53 RR Prominent among those today for our better tomorrow unit for countering the stone who spoke on the occasion AISF J&K Presented while fighting the enemy but pelters during the by polls in included Rajesh Padgotra, FIR's lodged on Army assault on his self respect by Srinagar on April 9 last year. Romesh Khajuria, Naresh the berserk and maniacal Major Leetul Gogoi devised a Chib, Gagan Pratap Singh, Memorandum to Shakti Parihar felons was intolerable and 'human shield' strategy to suc - Vikrant Singh, Shanker Singh the existing condition of the disheartening. He said that cessfully rescue the security Chib, Sham Gorkha, schools of far flung areas of every nationalist Indian was personnel and civil officials Parshotam Parihar, Khajoor District Doda viz Shortage of eagerly looking towards PM trapped by a frenzied mob of Singh, Capt. Narotam Singh, Staff, Drinking Water, Toilets Modi to inflate his '56 inch 500 protestors at a polling Karnail Singh, Dharam Singh etc chest' and prove his 'chauvin - booth but the FIRs registered Bittu, Angrez Singh, 4. Curb on Private ist claims' in favour of our against the decorated officer Rashpaul Singh, Vishav Schools:- The fees of private brave-hearts who were the and his associates by the State Singh, Udeyveer Singh, Rohit schools are hiking day by day, mascots of national pride and police had only proved BJP's Sharma, Nirmal Kishore, so we demand that there honour. impuissance and its treacher - Karnail Singh, Sukhjeet should be a fixed clause for Inculpating the BJP part - ous character, Harsh regret - Singh, Parshotam Singh, K.K private schools in order to nered dispensation responsi - ted. Sharma, Raju, Rahul Kumar control un - necessary fee ble for the turmoil and disor - Harsh Dev Singh said that besides others. hike. 5. Disability Schools:- As there is no special school for the disable students in the whole Chenab Valley. we Nothing for J&K state in Union Budget demand special schools for disable students. Photo by Ajay 6. Implementation of Photo by Ajay TP CORRESPONDENT functional. Earlier it was inau - Supreme Court order:- TPp COrReREsSePOnNDtEeNdT by the BJP Govt: JWAM DODA, FEB. 01: A gurated by then Chief Implement the 25% reserva - TP CORRESPONDENT Drama of being nationalists JAMMU, FEB. 01: The Delegation of All India Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad tion for the students belonging JAMMU, FEB. 01: NPSU and they can compromise protest held the copies of the Student's Federation State and also by then a Higher to BPL category students in demonstrated a strong with the national security for union budget burnt as this Council J&K presented a Education Minister Abdul private schools. protest at Press Club Jammu lust of power. budget badly disappointed the 7. Ban on Private Memorandum to MLA Doda Gani Malik. So, we (All India against the state Govt. for He further said that these "Aam Adami", farmers, Shakti Parihar. The delegation Student Federation State Tutorials:- There should be traders, people of the country was laid by comrade Pankaj Council J&K) demands the ban on private tutorials run by their act of registering FIR's kind of incidents decreases and Jammu Kashmir State. Sharma along with other early start of the above said the govt teachers it reduce the against the personnel's of the moral of Indian Army and The Movement leaders Comrades of the state. Campus. interest of the teacher in the Indian Army. A large number other Armed Forces, who are assembled and shouted slo - The following are the 2. PG College Doda :- class and thus directly effect of student activists were working 24X7 for the safety gans against the budget and the students. demands presented through Convert Govt. Degree present in the protest which and security of the country. the union govt. memorandum: Collage Doda into PG 8. Winter Classes:- There Sunil Dimple President 1. University Campus Collage by introducing PG is no accountability on winter was led by Thakur Virender He said that nobody has the Jammu West Assembly Photo by Ajay Doda- Inspite of three times Subjects in it. classes . The classes are run - Singh, State President right to damage the Govt. Movement blamed that the Dimple alleged that no Jaitely budget did not Inauguration of university 3. Improvement of ning from last 2 year but we NPSU. The angered protests property and interfere with Narendra Modi NDA BJP provision has been done to announced any return of the campus Doda still it is non Existing Schools :- Improve are unable to find the desir - raised the slogans against the the working of Army and the budget presented by the decrease the prices of the Power Project, Slal, Uri and able results. state Govt. & demanded Indian Army opened fire finance minister Arun Jaitely petrol, diseal, LPG, kerosene other power projects back to 9. Libraries and has nothing in it not for the oil. the Jammu Kashmir state. Laboratories :- We demand withdrawl of FIR's slapped threat and the mob were try - "Aam Adami", farmers, He alleged the Jammu No power projects the Libararies and on the Army personnel's. The ing to snatch their weapons. traders, people of the country, Kashmir state is totally returned to the Jammu Laboratories for the far flung protesters also burnt the effi - He demanded the Govt. to youths, women, and middle ignored in the union budget, Kashmir state as speculated. Higher Secondaries of District gy of the State Govt. withdraw the FIR's as soon class families of the country. as there was no special pack - No provision of the Doda viz GHSS Gundna, Addressing the media as possible and also ques - He said this is very disap - age for the trouble torn state Jammu and Kashmir as smart Marmat, Chiralla, etc. pointing and is anti poor peo - militancy affected state. cities. 10. Half Bus Fare for persons, Thakur Virender tioned the 26 puppets of BJP ple budget, it has badly disap - He alleged there is no He said in the budget noth - Students:- Each and every stu - Singh condemned the inci - that what is their stand on pointed the people of the announcement in the union ing announced for the settle - dent demand for half bus fare, dent of lodging FIR's and this issues and urged them to country and Jammu Kashmir budget for the construction ment of the POK refugees and but this very unfortunate that considered the act as a disre - stop being pseudo national - state and no steps has been early completing of the boarder migrants. district administration fail spect to the nationalist peo - ists. taken to control the rising Jammu AIIMS, Smart city, Dimple alleged in this every year to implement it. prices in the country and state. construction of the Tawi budget there is no provision to Thus we demand half bus fare ple & Indian Army. He said Others who were present Dimple said the govt has Artificial Lake, Chenab water get black money deposited in for the Chenab Vally Students. that such incidents clearly are Rishi Badyal, Chetan increased the excise duty supply project. the Swiss banks and foreign other who present on the tells us that how much Sharma, Avdesh, Mohit, which will increase the prices Dimple said the union investments. In the budget no occasion Com. Sahil Charak, respect BJP have for the Ajay, Abhinandan, Raman, of the electronic gadgets, TV, budget has no provision for steps has been taken to stop Com. Verinder Singh, Com. Indian Army. They only to Abhijeet and others. Fridges, LCD, AC, and other the rail way connectivity of all the corruption in the country. Altaf Hussain etc. items. the 10 ten districts of the "He termed the budget as Jammu region with each other anti Aschey Din budget pre - and Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, sented by Arun Jaitely." Kishtwar, Bhadrwah not con - He alleged the no relax - nected with rail and even ation in surcharge. It will Jammu region and Kashmir increase the fairs, restaurants, also have not been connected hotels accommodations, with rail way line. phone bills, readymade, and He alleged the Union other essential commodities. NPP Supremo urges President of India for intervention in J&K, seeks imposition Governor Rule TP CORRESPONDENT State government to protect JAMMU, FEB. 01: the life and liberty of the citi - Prof.Bhim Singh, Chief zens of India. Patron of National Panthers Prof.Bhim Singh urged the Party who is also a Sr. President of India in his letter Advocate in the Supreme that the Governor Rule is Court and a distinguished essential for the safety and human rights activist in the security of the citizens of country wrote a strong letter India (all residents of J&K are to Shri Ramnath Kovind, the citizens of India). Prof.Bhim President of India to invoke Singh said that Governor Rule the letter and spirit of the was imposed in J&K during Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : Constitution of J&K and the the time of Nehru, Shastri ji, Pooja Gupta Constitution of India to prom - Mrs. Indira Gandhi and others Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) ulgate Governor Rule in J&K as Prime Ministers of India. in the national interest as the Prof.Bhim Singh urged the Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), present government in J&K President of India that he may Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar has failed to protect the peo - seek the opinion of the ple of J&K from the wrath of Supreme Court of India being New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) foreign sponsored militants head of the state in this matter, Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop Nagar, Jammu. operating in J&K for the past if he desires. 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