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Vol. 6, iss. No.66 RNi No. 44936 DMJ No. 701-6 thuRsDaY MaRCh 16 , 2017 PagEs : 8 Rate: ` 2.00 Postal Reg. No. l-29/JK-422/16-18 Mehbooba pitches for withdrawal Three Pakistani militants killed in Kupwara encounter; says police of AFSPA from some areas SHABIR kHAN house the militants were said. They added that as SRINAGAR|MAR 15 hiding and were shot many AK 47 rifles with ocation of AFSPA, saying she Three militants - all dead by security forces some ammunition were required a "window of peace" for Mehbooba speaks to Union believed to be Pakistani during the encounter. found on the slain men. ensuring good governance to Home Minister: Urges nationals, were killed in The police and Army They confirmed that one "shrink the space" occupied by a gunfight with security officials said that the civilian was also killed militants. She said PDP and BJP immediate resumption of forces in Jammu and security forces including “after being hit by a had come together on an Agenda trade at Chakkan da Bagh Kashmir’s frontier dis - the J&K Police’s coun - stray bullet” during the of Alliance which included revo - NEW DELHI|MAR 15 trict of Kupwara. The terinsurgency Special encounter. cation of AFSPA. Chief Minister, Mehbooba gunfight began on Operations Group Hospital sources said "We should not shy away from Tuesday night. (SOG), the Army’s 41 that the policeman had Mufti, who is in the national revocation of AFSPA. When A 10-year-old resident Rashtriya Rifles and 98 received a bullet wound capital, spoke to union Home things improve, why not?" she identified as Kaneeza Battalion of the CRPF on the chest and that his Minister, Rajnath Singh and said. "We don't shy away when Tanveeza also died, laid siege to Kund Nar of condition is ‘critical’. took up the issue of disruption situation goes bad. We don't shy while her brother Faisal Kupwara’s Batapora, The officials claimed that of trading activity at Trade away from calling more was critically injured Haihama area on the search operation was forces...we ask army to be more Facilitation Centre, Chakkan da during the clash, offi - Tuesday evening to take launched in the area fol - proactive, but when the situation Bagh following cross LoC cials said. on a group of militants lowing a tip off about improves, we should not shy shelling three days ago. While one report said hiding in a private house the presence of militants. away from the fact we need to The Chief Minister urged early that Tanveeza died of a close to a gully sur - While the security forces start revocation of AFSPA from resumption of the trading activ - massive cardiac arrest, rounded by thick forest. were sealing the area NEW DELHI|MAR 15 versial Armed Forces Special some places and see what is the ity at the Centre as the liveli - another talked about her In the ensuing and moving towards Ahead of the by-polls in Jammu Powers Act (AFSPA) from some impact," she said while addressing hood of a large number of local being hit by a “stray bul - encounter, all the three Kund Nar, militants hid - and Kashmir, Chief Minister areas and "see the impact". Mufti, a seminar on counter terrorism traders is dependent on the let”. She was the daugh - militants were killed and ing in the house resorted Mehbooba Mufti today raked up who has taken a strong position here. The conference is being CONTD ON PAGE 2 ter of Muhammad a SOG jawan was to indiscriminate firing, the issue of revocation of contro - against militants, pitched for rev - CONTD ON PAGE 2 Khushi Chaki in whose injured, the officials triggering the encounter. Modi proposes LK Advani's name Vigilance Organization for next President of India? Sanitation tenders in Govt hospitals NEW DELHI|MAR 15 arrests RDD officials over 89-year-old senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani may be in contention to become the next lack transparency, codal formalities misappropriation of funds President of India. Diet tender still continuing despite crossing deadlines thrice since 2005-06 JAMMu, MAR 15 According to reports, it was Prime Minister Narendra Vigilance Organization Kashmir have made arrest of Modi himself who proposed Advani’s name for the OuR CORRESPONDENT hygiene practices.“It is foul smell emanated from hygiene practices are also the following officer/officials of Rural Development presidency, during a party meeting in Gujarat’s MAR 15 surprising that hospitals every nook and corner. It very poor in hospitals. As Department, Block Baghati-Kanipora in Case FIR No. Somnath. Reportedly, at the meeting, attended by Notwithstanding the tall associated with the will not be an exaggera - per the record available, 06/2015 P/S VOK u/s 5(1) c, 5(1)d r/w 5(2) of J&K P.C Advani himself, Modi said the President’s post would claims of the government Government medical col - tion to say that it is advis - the then Principal Medical Act Samvat 2006 and section 120-B RPC.Tanveer be a ‘guru dakshina’ for the 89-year-old leader. regarding improvement in lege in Jammu as well in able for patients not to go College, Dr Zahid H Ahmad Dar, Asstt. Engineer Sub Div. B.K. Pora;Tariq Amit Shah and Keshubhai Patel were also present at the health sector in the state, Srinagar have not been to such toilets on health Geelani approved the Ahmad Sheikh Technical Assistant to MGNREGA meeting, said reports. the health and medical able to maintain cleanli - grounds. Such a state of engagement of 60 Block B.K.Pora ;Riyaz Ahmad Mir, MPWGh. Mohi-ud- The Presidential election is due for July 2017, after the education department has ness and hygiene even affairs is prevailing safaikaramcharis for the din Misger then Sarpanch Halqa Doniwari .The Case UPA-supported candidate Pranab Mukherjee became failed to maintain hygiene after having the manpow - despite the fact that the cleanliness of Super was registered after conducting of verification into the the head of state in July 2012. His term ends on July 25, in the hospitals. The er and funds to do the job. authorities have out - Specialty Hospital. As per allegations that the officers/officials of Rural 2017. After winning major elections in UP and Doctors time and again If you will visit the gov - sourced cleanliness of hos - the negotiation between Development Department of Block Baghati-Kanipora Uttarakhand, as well as forming governments in Goa have cautioned that ernment hospitals in pitals. Poor and ineffective contractor and Principal, have misappropriated Government money in construc - and Manipur, BJP is set to gain a majority in the Upper Patients at government Jammu, you will found practice in relation to the safaikaramcharies were to tion of number of latrine points in Halqa Dooniwari. House, which will enable it to appoint a President of its hospitals were at high risk that things are in a mess. use of personal protective work in three shifts. It During the course of inspection, randomly selected 37 CONTD ON PAGE 2 of infection due to poor Toilets are littered and a equipment, and hand CONTD ON PAGE 2 CONTD ON PAGE 2 Cabinet clears additional 2 per cent CIC interacts with IGP Traffic inspects Jammu- DA for government employees Protection of consumer rights J&K RTI Movement NEW DELHI|MAR 15 Srinagar National Highway The Centre today increased dearness allowance and members JAMMu|MAR 15 dearness relief to 4 per cent from existing 2 per cent from JK Govt’s top priority: Zulfkar SRINAGAR|FEB 15 Inspector General (IG) Traffic Jagjit Kumar, today took January 1, 2017, benefiting 48.85 employees and 55.51 Minister participates in World Consumer Rights Day at New Delhi Chief Information stock of the condition of the Jammu –Srinagar National lakh pensioners. Commissioner (CIC), Highway, especially in the aftermath of landslides, "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Khurshid Ahmed Ganai shooting stones at various places, especially at Mehar Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional today convened an inter - (Ramban), Panthyal and Ramsoo. instalment of dearness allowance to central government active meeting with the During the inspection, the IP Traffic asked the road employees and dearness relief to pensioner with effect members of Jammu maintenance agencies to take extra efforts to make the from January 1, 2017," an official statement said. The Kashmir RTI Movement highway worthy for two-way traffic. DA/DR has been increased by 2 per cent over the exist - to review the implementa - “This highway is of great importance as it acts as a vital ing rate of 2 per cent of the basic pay/pension to com - tion of RTI Act in the road link between the two regions of the State. You pensate for price rise and it is in accordance with the State. During the meeting should ensure that the road is cleared in shortest possi - accepted formula based on the recommendation of 7th various aspects of RTI Act ble time in the event of landslides/shooting stones so pay commission, the statement said. besides rules under RTI This hike in DA/DR will benefit 48.85 lakh central gov - Act that needs to be that no inconvenience is caused to the commuters and ernment employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners, it said. NEW DELHI|MAR 15 Zulfkar Ali today said that tion of consumer rights amended for filing appli - the transportation of supplies to the valley does not get The statement said that the combined impact on the Minister for Food, Civil Jammu and Kashmir and achieve the goal of cations and appeals were affected” IG Traffic asked the agencies. exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and Supplies & Consumer Government has accorded ‘Building a Digital World also discussed in thread He further directed them to initiate all possible steps to CONTD ON PAGE 2 Affairs Chowdhary top priority to the protec - CONTD ON PAGE 2 CONTD ON PAGE 2 CONTD ON PAGE 2 Govt orders restructuring of Board examination system Pakistan ‘world’s terrorism factory’, Move aimed at increasing class work days; Save academic year of students oppresses all minorities: India at UN JAMMu|MAR 15 native means, etc. structure of bifurcation of nation, provisional admis - October/November shall this. School Education The order stated that the the science papers into sion shall be cancelled. be followed by Bi-annu - "Apart from becoming Department has restruc - issues were discussed theory and practical exam - This mechanism shall be al/private examination in world's terrorism factory, tured the existing examina - with concerned authori - ination has failed to yield immediately implemented the second fortnight of Pakistan has also alienat - tion system. The new sys - ties as also with experts. It the desired results as the on conclusion of the ongo - February of the next calen - ed its own people through tem will help to increase was observed that after marks allotted for the ing 10th class Board exam - dar year and the results continued mistreatment of class work days and save the board examinations, practical examination are ination of Summer Zone. thereof shall be declared Hindus, Christians, Shias, academic year of students. classes do not commence not being awarded in a In order to ensure that the within a period of 30 days. Ahmadiyas and other As per a, order issued by for about 1-2 months till transparent manner. As normal academic activity The Annual examinations minorities," India the school education results are declared, fol - per the new system, stu - of the School is affected to of class 10th in summer responded to Pakistan at department move has lowed by vacations there - dents who appear in class the bare minimum, Bi- zone which are held in the the 34th session of United come following large num - by substantially reducing 10th exams shall be provi - annual and private exami - month of February Nations Human Rights ber of representations, the actual duration of aca - sionally admitted in class nation of class10th and /March shall be followed GENEvA|MAR 15 minorities. Putting its foot Council (UNHRC). inputs received from stake - demic calendar. It has also 11th after conclusion of 12th shall be clubbed. by Bi-annual/private Slamming Pakistan's down, India said minori - Reiterating that terrorism holders seeking reforms in been noted that the gap Board exams. Students, Besides all Board exami - examination in the second intentions of making falla - ties in the country have is the grossest violation of the Board Examinations, between Annual and Bi- who are declared unsuc - nation shall mandatorily fortnight of June of the cious references about sit - been Prime Ministers, human rights and should re-scheduling of the annual examination of cessful in the results, shall be held after 2 pm, so that same calendar year and uation of minorities in Presidents, Vice- be acknowledged, India Annual and Bi-annual/pri - class 10th can be reduced be permitted to continue normal academic activity the results thereof shall be India, New Delhi on Presidents, senior Cabinet said part of the territories vate examinations, increase in a manner that would their studies in class 11th of schools remains unaf - declared within a period Wednesday said not only Ministers, senior civil ser - of Jammu and Kashmir in the number of teaching provide an opportunity to till the results of the Bi- fected. of 30 days. has Islamabad become a vants, cricket team cap - remain under the forcible days in an academic year, unsuccess ful candidates annual examination are The Annual examinations Similar pattern shall be terrorism factory but has tains, Bollywood super - and illegal occupation of C M provisional admission, to save their academic declared. In respect of the of class 10th in Winter adopted for class 12th Bi- also alienated its own peo - stars, questioning if the Pakistan. assessment of practical year. It has also been candidates who fail to Zone which are held in the annual / Private ple through continued minorities of Pakistan "It is unfortunate that in Y B knowledge through alter - noted that the present pass on Bi-annual exami - month of CONTD ON PAGE 2 mistreatment of religious claim even a shadow of CONTD ON PAGE 2 || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 2 FROM PAGE-1 matter and concerned agencies would be directed patients vide tender No SMGS/NIT/2006-07/633-43 The Minister further said that J&K has also laid thrust on Mehbooba pitches ...... accordingly. dated 01-05-2006 including diet to patients and canteen strengthening enforcement wings for safeguarding organised by India Foundation, a think tank run by services. Since then, M/s Mahamaya Sales Corporation, Consumer rights. “In Jammu province during 2016, 3109 Shaurya Doval, the son of National Security Advisor A Sanitation tenders ...... which was allotted the contract, continues to supply the persons were booked and 3049 compounded, realizing K Doval. Four Union Ministers and BJP leaders, includ - deserves mentioning here that one M/S Jammu hospital diet till today. However the terms and condition fine to the tune of Rs 3771850. Similarly department ing party general secretary Ram Madhav, are on its Sanitation Club, Subash Nagar Jammu whose contract were made so that which at the initial stage got permis - booked 1997 erring traders in Kashmir and a penal sum board. was already in progress in other hospitals of city was sion for 5 years but at the same time condition was made of Rs 1630400 was slapped on the defaulters” the She also said when the situation improves, there was a given only one month approval on the pretext of check - that extension of 3 years and another extension of 2 years Minister informed. He added that the department also need for shifting security camps "away from public". ing the performance as per the requirements of Hospital may be granted in favor of the contractor thereby indi - booked some MNCs for violating the norms of labeling Referring to her brother Tassaduq, who has been authorities which is surprising as the contractor who is rectly or directly providing a tender for ten years in both while some were booked for carrying smudged MRPs on declared PDP candidate for Anantnag Lok Sabha seat already serving safaikaramcharis was given one month the works i.e providing to patients and providing can - the labels. He added that some MNCs were booked for vacated by her, Mufti said her brother "wants to see our time for analyzing his performance was only an eye teen services. Authorities also remained lenient to charging more than MRP and also for indulging in over- kids chasing birds and butterflies rather than have wash to claim transparency and concern. In addition to Sharma Brothers who are operating canteens since 2005 charging on text- books and stationery items. stones in their hands". this Principal Medical College Jammu also assigned the onwards and still continuing when the rates have been The Minister said that Consumer Helpline Toll Free Tassaduq is a cinematographer and has been part of work namely cleaning and sanitation of toilets , bath - set as per the will of contractor from time to time with - Numbers have already been started and people are Bollywood hits like 'Omkara'. rooms, Urenals washing Washbasin etc at Govt Medical out any interference from hospital authorities all these responding to these numbers. He added that State Mufti appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for College Hospital Jammu to the Controller Sulabh areas. Moreover the tender for diet to patients was delib - Consumer Protection Council has been strengthened initiating talks with "all stakeholders" for a lasting solu - International Social Service Organization, 62/1 Trikuta tion to the Kashmir problem. erately published in local dailies and not any of national while District Consumer Forums have been constituted "We need to have dialogue as was done by former Prime Nagar Jammu at Rs 176800 monthly. As per the contract papers to ensure quality and competition in providing to safeguard the interests of the Consumers. Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. I am sure our present established vide No.GMC/PS/1277-A Dated 04-05-2016 quality food top patients and that too for five years like for one year with the rates E-WC at Rs 1150 each for 17 in previous tenders but later continued till last month. CIC interacts with ...... Prime Minister, who has the moral authority, will take bare. On the occasion, the Chief Information steps at the earliest. We have a bold leadership at this wards at Rs 19550,I-WC at Rs 1150 each for 74 wards at Moreover there is no mention of time period in the ten - Rs 85100, Bathrooms (31 Nos.) at Rs 1150 each 35650 per der that was published in local dailies creating doubt in Commissioner called for effective implementation of RTI point of time," she said. Act which is necessary in ensuring good governance, "We have used pellet guns, guns, hand grenades, tear - month, Washbasin ( 35 Nos) at Rs 17500, Urinal (38 Nos) the minds of common man which otherwise should be at Rs 19000 each per month. Moreover no detail is put in public domain. transparency and accountability in State affairs. He said gas. measures would be taken to make RTI Act more public We can't continue with that. They (the protesters) are available on what charges these safaikaramcharis have been engaged by hospital administration. As per the Modi proposes LK ...... friendly. He said necessary actions under law would be part of India. Kashmir is the jewel in India's crown," she choice. Advani started his political career as a volunteer sources, Hospital administration (GMC/Super Specialty recommended against those officials who show derelic - said. for the RSS and is one of the main accused in the Babri tion while dealing RTI applications. He also said that Hospital) spent Rs 78 lacs on sanitation from outsourc - Appealing for a "window of peace", she said, "Good gov - Masjid demolition case. Between 1998-2004, he served as RTI awareness camps would be conducted to aware the ing in the year 2015-16 and Medical College Rs 41.95 lacs ernance helps in shrinking the space of terrorists. Please the country’s Home Minister. During Atal Bihari general public as well as government officials so that and Rs 32 lacs in 2016-17, SMGS Hospital Rs 6439755. give me that." Vajpayee’s regime, he was the Deputy PM. information seekers and information providers are Whereas sanctioned posts of Safaikaramcharis in all the By-polls for Anantnag parliamentary and Srinagar There have been reports over the last few years of a rift acquainted with all aspects of RTI Act. hospitals in city include 54 at Govt Medical assembly seats are slated for April 12 and 9 respectively. between Advani and the new BJP guard. Advani was The meeting stressed the need of timely upload and College/Super Specialty Hospital Jammu, 109 at SMGS Praise for Vajpayee and his Kashmir policy dominated dropped from the BJP Parliamentary Board and includ - updations of all Government Departments to facilitate Hospital, 183 at Govt Medical College Hospital Jammu. the 25-minute speech of the Chief Minister at the semi - ed in the Marg Darshak Mandal of the BJP along with information seekers. It is surprising to note that despite this sanctioned nar which was moderated by the state's Governor N N Murli Manohar Joshi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, after Earlier, the members of RTI Act Movement welcomed Vohra. strength in hospitals, hospital authorities outsource Modi came to power in 2014. the Mr. Ganai and expressed their happiness over his "Terrorism is the biggest threat that the whole world is safaikaramcharis and spend huge funds but the hygiene But the man who could never become the PM could now appointment as CIC. They hoped that his appointment facing but unfortunately the countries which are fighting level inside hospitals has never ever been satisfactory end up as the President. would help in efficient and effective implementation of terrorism are not fighting it together," she said, adding particularly the toilets and bathrooms inside hospitals. It Right to Information Act in the State. "there is shadow boxing going on between the various is matter of serious investigation and enquiry how the Cabinet clears ...... super powers to get the hegemony over the world," contracts were delivered in favor of contractors as there dearness relief would be Rs 5,857.28 crore per annum Vigilance Organization ...... Mufti said. was no codal formality followed to ensure transparency and Rs 6,833.50 crore in the Financial Year 2017-18 (for a beneficiaries of TSC, 13 latrine points were found nonex - By way of explanation, she spoke about China blocking as this is tax payer’s money and account of every single period of 14 months from January, 2017 to February, istent and have misappropriated an amount of Rs.66, India's attempts to name Jaish-e-Mohammed chief penny should be put into public domain. Cleaning crew 2018). 300/- during the year 2012-13. Masood Azhar a global terrorist under a UN convention. has to be given proper equipment, and be made account - The hike in the DA/DR is as per the agreed methodolo - "I will come to my own country. And we have been fac - able for the services they are rendering. We cannot have gy of taking average of Consumer Price Index-Industrial IGP Traffic inspects ...... ing terrorism and there is again this kind of shadow box - a biomedical bomb ticking in the yards of the most trust - Workers for the past 12 months. make the road worthy for two way traffic keeping in ing that is going on between us, China and Pakistan and The Confederation of Central Government Employees ed hospitals and have the surrounding equally dirty view the forthcoming tourist season. The concerned offi - so and so. had termed it as a meagre hike in view of actual rise in with general waste. “Hospitals have to shape up and cers assured that all the resources, at their disposal, shall "We have been trying so hard for so many years to cost of living index saying the CPI-IW was far from real - maintain very high standards of cleanliness. We can’t be mobilized and requisite works be taken in hand and declare certain people, certain groups who have really ity. have disease coming from within the hospitals. Govt completed in a time bound manner to ensure smooth inflicted a lot of pain on us as wanted terrorist but again The union had also said that there was a lot of variation should take measures to fix responsibilities on those not flow of traffic on the NHW. China comes to the rescue," she said without naming in the rates of price rise of commodities by Ministry of properly maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. It seems The officer was accompanied by SSP Traffic, NHW Azhar, blamed for many terrorist attacks in India. that despite spending huge funds on cleanliness at Govt Agriculture and CPI-IW. Speaking about the importance of good governance, she Ramban Sanjay Kumar Bhagat and other officers of the hospitals, the level of hygiene level in almost all the Govt Traffic Wing. said governance alone cannot fight terrorism because it hospitals is not worth mentioning and also it is clear that Protection of...... Consumers can Trust’- the theme for this year’s World is the first causality of terrorism. misuse of power at the highest level is quite rampant as Consumer rights Day. The Minister was speaking at a Govt orders ...... "When your whole energy which is focused on develop - the contracts have been matured without following any programme organized here today to commemorate Examination. ment and good governance, it gets focused on maintain - codal formalities and also without taking any adminis - World Consumer Rights Day. The programme was Meanwhile, a comprehensive review of the marking ing law and order, saving the life and property of people trative sanctions for each work. Moreover there is no presided over by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, scheme of science subjects shall be carried out and the becomes your first and monitoring body to see whether the cleanliness work is foremost duty. And unfortunately governance goes for a Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan, while same shall be re-structured such that practical knowl - being undertaken properly and timely and most impor - toss," she said and advocated a multi-pronged strategy Union Minister for Law, Justice and Information edge is preferably assessed through theory paper by tantly whether there is fulfillment of the objectives for which included fighting terrorism and redressing the Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad was Chief Guest and appropriately framing question for the purpose, while at which they have been engaged. Expenditure on cleanli - grievances of people. C. R. Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Consumer the same time, participation in practical and final practi - ness at Medical College in 2015-16 was Rs 20.15 lacs and Speaking about Vajpayee's policy, she said the former Affairs, Food and Public Distribution was guest of cal examination will continue as necessary eligibility, in 2016-17 were Rs 9.51 lacs, Super Specialty Hospital in Prime Minister understood the pain of the people and honor. but it would only be of qualifying nature. 2015-16 Rs 8.40 lacs and in 2016-17 Rs 32 lacs on sanita - tried to address both internal and external dimension. The programme was also attended by Ministers and tion/outsourcing of upkeep. When there are sanctioned Mufti said the "enemies of peace" attempted to sabotage Secretaries of majority of Indian states along with other Pakistan ‘world’s ...... posts 54 at Govt Medical College/Super Specialty recent times the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir his efforts in various ways, including the Kargil intru - stakeholders. Highlighting the importance of the World Hospital, 109 posts at SMGS Hospital, 183 safaiwallas have become victims of sectarian conflict, terrorism and sion and Parliament attack. Consumer Rights Day, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that post at Medical College in the pay scale 4440-7440 plus extreme economic hardship because of Pakistan's occu - "But ultimately he once again gave a message to Pakistan the occasion provides an opportunity to the government grade pay Rs 1300. Total expenditure on hygiene at pation and discriminatory policies," it said. from the very soil of Kashmir, in the same language that and the stakeholders to discuss and devise strategies to super specialty hospital in 2015-16 was 2339.85 lacs and "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is administered by a 'deep Kashmiris understood, by quoting our saints and poets address the crucial issue of protection of consumers’ medical college in 2015-16 aty Rs 5897.363 lacs, Rs state' and has become a hub for the global export of ter - like Nund Resh, Lal Ded and Mehjoor. rights. He said these rights need to be respected and pro - 49357917 lacs at SMGS Hospital. The callousness in ror," it added. "Vajpayee's extending of hand of friendship was recipro - tected by curbing the market abuses and social injus - working on part of Principal Medical College Jammu is India came down heavily upon its neighbour for nurtur - cated from the other side. We had a ceasefire that lasted tices. Referring to J&K, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that evident from the fact that a tender was floated in 1-5- ing and exporting terror, saying that Pakistan's continu - for many many years. We had a dialogue process," she Consumer Protection has been a top priority of the State 2006 vide No 633-43 of 2006-07 including diet for ous support for terror groups operating in Jammu and said. government and it has taken some far reaching measures patients in govt hospitals to a contractor initially for the Kashmir is the main challenge to protecting the human She also favoured opening of new routes between the in this regard. He said to attend and address the com - five years and then keep on extending tender till now rights of citizens in the state. two countries and asked India to respond to Pakistan's plaints of the Consumers state has established a strong and unreasonable rates are being charged due to no new "Pakistan's selective approach in tackling terror groups offer for joining the China Pakistan Economic Corridor Consumer grievance redress mechanism. tender floated all these years. However after the matter operating outside Pakistan and within, despite the (CPEC). “This year’s World Consumer Rights Day theme of put in public domain after the complaints by patients numerous solemn promises made underscores the con - "Why can't we be partners to the CPEC? Jammu and ‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust’ is the and their attendants few days back a tender to serve the tinuing unwillingness to acknowledge the truth," the Kashmir was a gateway to central Asia before 1947. Why need of the hour. Jammu & Kashmir Government has diet to indoor patients Govt Medical College and associ - statement further read. should not our country benefit out of that. I heard that digitized whole data thus revolutionizing the monitor - ated hospital after eleven years issued under endorse No Urging Pakistan to stop inciting and supporting violence Pakistan has offered to us to be part of the CPEC. Why ing mechanism. The State Consumer Department boasts can't we do that? Why can't we move away from the 1328 dated 25-01-2017 which is under consideration. and terrorism in any part of India, New Delhi said of 100 percent digitized data and now it is heading skirmishes that we have all the time," she said. This is the way the hospital authorities undertaking Islamabad must rein in its compulsive hostility towards towards installation of Point of Sale Machines” the important tasks in Govt hospitals. Principal and Dean, the country. Minister said adding that electronic Public Distribution Mehbooba speaks to ...... Government Medical College (GMC), Chairman, CPC "We also demand that Pakistan must fulfil its obligation will bring total transparency and accountability in the to vacate illegal occupation of Pakistan Occupied business activities at the TFC. The union Home Minister subcommittee, Jammu (SMGS hospital), floated a tender system. Kashmir," it said. assured the Chief Minister that he would look into the on May 1, 2006, calling for supply of cooked diet to in- Arora chairs DRSC-II Meeting Take measures to achieve tangible Panel reviews functioning of PDD results: Farooq Andrabi to officers during last 2 years. The Committee also briefed about REvIEWS FuNCTIONING OF T EHSIL A uqAF C OMMITTEE k ISHTWAR the total number of villages and hamlets and what target The Minister said the government is set of their electrification and focused to work for the developmental of committee assured by the con - underdeveloped areas of the State and cerned authorities to provide directed concerned to take innovative electricity to left out 108 vil - measure to achieve tangible results on lages of the state especially far ground. flung areas of Chenab valley. The Minister sought details regarding work - The Committee stressed ing process of the committees and took stock JAMMu|MAR 15 the meeting and shared their procurements in the depart - upon the concerned that a of various ongoing works and arrangement A meeting of Department views with the officers of ment and other schemes oper - policy should be framed to of various shrines and educational institutes Related Standing Committee Power Development ated by the PDD Department regularise the need base and JAMMu|MAR 15 Kishtwar. in the region. The Minister also asked con - (DRSC-II) of Jammu and Department for further besides how many LED Bulbs casual labour workers. Minister of State for Hajj & Auqaf, PHE MLA G M Saroori, MLC Firdous Ahmad cerned to reach out to the people and sensi - Kashmir Legislative Council improving Power scenario in are distributed upto date in the Among others, Managing and Irrigation & Flood Control, Power Tak, CEO J&K State Wakaf Council Raj tize them about the programmes imple - was held here today under the state department. department. The committee Director JKPDC, Shah Faesal, Development, Industries & Commerce, Mohammad Malik, Secretary SWC mented by the government so that they can the Chairmanship of Ramesh Secretary, Secretary Technical, briefed about the present sta - Director Finance PDD, K K Arora to review the overall PDD Asgar Ali briefed the tus of implementation of Rajiv Gupta, Chief Engineers of Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi today said Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Administrator avail maximum benefits of these programs. functioning of the Power Committee about the activities Gandhi Grameen Vidiyut various wings of the depart - concerted efforts should be made to Auqaf Kishtwar Tariq Ahmad Tamkeen The Minister directed the authorities to Development Department of the department and imple - Yojana (RGGVY) in the state ment besides senior officers achieve tangible results on ground to pro - and other members of SWC Kishtwar ensure cleanliness in and around the premis - (PDD). Legislators, Showkat mentation of Central and State and total number of registered and official of concerned vide better amenities and services to the were present in the meeting. es of shrines and educational institutes, to Hussain Ganai, Naresh sponsored schemes besides consumers with district wise department and council sec - people. The members gave their suggestions for take care of arrangements and treat devotees Kumar Gupta and Zaffar regarding Steps taken by the break up and details of the rev - retariat were also present in The Minister said this at a high level meet - making the working of the committee with care and utmost professionalism dur - Iqbal Manhas were present in Department to streamline the enue demotic and commercial the meeting. ing of Tehsil Auqaf Committee of result-oriented. ing the religious gatherings. || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| JAMMu CITy || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 3 Sat starts bhandara in BJP victory BJYM Kashmir tightened shoes JAMMu|MAR 15 of the visionary and A historical BJP victory in dy namic leadership of four States, BJP District Narendra Modi, he added. for upcoming Panchayat Pools Jammu West organised a Ayodhya said that land - Bhandara at outside Hotel slide victory for the Party JAMMu|MAR 15 the district teams with in one week will play an vital role in the said P.R Bakshi Nagar Jammu. in Assembly poll in UP Today a meeting was organised by so that we can reach upto booth elections. Dr. Magotra also felici - It was started by BJP Sate and Uttrakhand has BJYM Kashmir at Party head office level before the Panchayat elec - tated newly appointed President President & Jammu west shown that people have Rajbagh Srinagar. The meeting tions. Of BJYM District Srinagar Raja MLA Sat Sharma, District fully end orsed the policies was chaired by BJYM State Dr. Magotra further said that the Showket. President Ayodhya and programmes of President Dr. Suresh Ajay Youth of Kashmir want to follow Meanwhile Dr. Magotra also Gupta, Subhash Jandial Narendra Modi Magotra. The meeting was held in the path of peace and develop - Chaired a meeting of all the newly and Prem Gupta. Government and rejected context of upcoming Panchayat ment, so that the pitty politics of appointed BJYM District Sat Sharma said with pres - the Opposition which cre - and municipal elections in some of the Kashmir organisation Presidents of Kashmir Province. ent victory, BJP alone or in ated hue and cry on Srinagar. BJYM State Vice- can be deadlocked. He further said Addressing all the newly appoint - alliance with regional par - demonetization. Sanjeev President Er. Aijaz Hussain, State that, the Youth of the Kashmir is ed Presidents, he said that the ties will have Government Sharma, Balwan Singh, Secretary Bilal Parray and State Jt. educated and they now that all responsibility given by the organi - in maximum number of Puneet Mahajan, Dr Social Media Incharge Tawheed those who are doing business on sation is very important, and States of the country now. Pradeep Gupta, Dr Akshay Bajaj was also present in the meet - the life of hundreds of Youth of every newly announced President He said BJP victory in UP, Sharma, Jassi Kaur, ing. Kashmir have no sympathy with should work day and night to Uttrakhand and in Surinder Chaudhary, Atul Addressing the meeting Dr. the poor people of Kashmir, their reach every nook and corner of Manipur is marvelous and unprecedented. This has become possible because Bakshi, Rohit Kumar etc Magotra said that it is only own wards are enjoying their edu - Kashmir, so that each and every because of the hardwork of all the cation, businesses and life in India Youth of Kashmir should take ben - Yuva Morcha activists of BJYM and abroad and they are ruining efit from the Youth oriented BJP-PDP alliance tows secessionist Srinagar that we are on a mission the life of poor Youth of Kashmir. schemes started by Modi led gov - of making the foundation of our Dr.Magotra further added that ernment, like Skill India, Make In organisation in entire Kashmir Yuva Morcha activists of Kashmir India, Start Up and Stand Up India agenda in J&K: Kundal Province, he said that recently we should gear the morcha activities and Mudara Yojana. have announced BJYM District at ground level, all the district Promonent who attended the livestock, crops, houses as promised Presidents for all the Districts of Presidents should tour all the meeting were District President, to them by the dispensation from Kashmir. He further said that all Panchayats and should organize Srinagar Raja Showket, Nissar time to time. the District Presidents are ener - joining programmes in their con - Ahmed Butt Budgam, Imran Expressing anguish over the miser - getic and excited to work for the cerned areas. Panchayat elections Baramulla, Touseef Pulwama and able plight of the youth of Jammu BJP, now they should start to built are coming, and again the Youth Gouhar Hussian Shopian. Pradesh, he divulged that dozens of Dharnas, protests and hunger strikes were being organised on day Rajesh Gupta inaugurates shed near St. Paul Church to day basis in the winter capital of JAMMu|MAR 15 and they always set an the state against the gross injustice Jammu East MLA Rajesh example for others to being doled out to the unemployed Gupta inaugurated the emulate in so far as their and under employed youth with the newly constructed shed conduct and character is mandated leaders remaining mute near St. Paul Church on concerned. He said that for redressing the grievances of Wazarat road near CM we are very proud of aggrieved sections including DRWs, residence ward no. 6 at a them. NHM and Anganwari workers, cost of Rs 15 lakhs. MLA was also accompa - Safai-Karamcharis, SPOs, ReTs He was accompanied by nied by BJP leaders SAMBA|MAR 15 also by the catastrophic rains and besides Contractual lecturers. JMC officials Rajeev Gulshan Mahajan, Pointing towards the obnoxious dis - floods. He said that the present regime had Pandoh AEE and R.K Surinder Pargal, Sunil crimination perpetuated against He accused the government for pushed them starvation and other Koul JE. Dogra, Manav Mahajan, miseries which shall be opposed and Jammu region in all other sectors harassing the farming community In this campaign he was Bhatti, Waris Gill, nity of Jammu is immense - Vijay Mahajan, Girdhari agitated by the Panthers Party. during BJP-PDP rule, Yashpal by issuing orders to cancel their also accompanied by the Narinder Bhatti, Dolly ly talented and has made Lal, Vageesh Bharti, Lampooning on the BJP's fake slo - Kundal lambasted the sinister 'Gardories' of the agricultural land members of the church Wazir, Dolly Singh and huge contribution in the Ashwani Sharma, Rajesh gan of Achey Din, he appealed to the alliance for towing the Secessionist which they had grown fertile by committee Rev. Udai Lesious Sohtra. spread of education in the Gupta, Kuldeep Kandhari, people to strengthen JKNPP as it agenda in the State. He was address - ploughing and cultivating barren Singh, S.M Gill, Fiestous Rajesh Gupta while speak - state. Rajesh Gupta said Samson Gill, Amit, Gopal, was the only hope for ending the ing the workers meeting, here on land. Sohtra, Gafoor Massih, ing on the occasion said that the Christian commu - Manoj, Ashok, Bodh Raj tormenting bias against Jammu Wednesday. He demanded that all such Samuel Bhatti, Daniel that the Christian commu - nity is most disciplined and Jaspal. Kundal, while taking a pot shot on aggrieved farmers should be given region. Prominent among those who BJP, said that the Saffron Party had ownership rights of their respective spoke on the occasion included Shiv compromised the pristine dignity land under the Roshni Act. He also Charan Singh, Arun Khajuria, NPSU demand postponement of KAS exam and honour of the people of Jammu accused the government for its u- Sarpanch Bishan Dutt Sharma, region for the sake of power. turn over the issue of allotment of 5 Charan Dass, Romesh Singh, JAMMu|MAR 15 order of conducting KAS He castigated the State Government Marlas of plots to border dwellers in Sarpanch Durga Dass, Ranjit Singh, NPSU hold a strong exam on 19th March for its failure to compensate the safer zones and further demanded Dhyan Singh, Narottam Singh, protest demonstration clashing with combine farmers of the border areas whose the release of compensation in Mohinder Singh, Vishav Singh, today against PSC for graduate level test. crops were damaged during the last favour of the NOKs of border Mohd. Shareef, Udhayveer and ignoring the sensitive Singh warned the State two years due to Pak shelling and dwellers for loss of life, property, Balram Kundal. issue of postponing KAS government if the decision exam related to the future of conducting KAS Exam of thousands of educated on 19th March is not post - Billawaria visits Gangyal area, listen youth which is clashing poned then government with SSC exam. must get prepare to face The activists of NPSU the consequences and a to public grievances gathered at university massive agitation will be main gate and raised slo - lodge against state gov - JAMMu|MAR 15 development of all areas. gans "Nahi Chalaygee ernment to save the future On the demand of the peo - He said that MLA Gandhi going to be held and this Singh asked the legislators Nahi Chalaygee of thousands of unem - ple of Gangyal and Nagar Kavinder Gupta has made big confusion in of J&K to come forward as Tanashahi Nahi cha - ployed youth of J&K. Babliana, Baldev Singh has already vowed to the minds of thousands of they are representing lacks laygee" "PSC Hai Hai" "we Singh reminded the Chief Billawaria, president of make this constituency as unemployed aspirants of people and this is high want justice" The angry Minister of States heal and Bharatiya Janata Party model one. Billawaria also that to appear on the both time when legislator protestors burned the effi - touch policy then why the toured these areas today. said that people should gy of chairman PSC. The crucial exams. should come forward and government is not inter - He was accompanied by support the policies of BJP protest was led by Thakur Singh added that already the dictatorial order of vening in this issue and the officials of JMC and Government, which is Virender Singh State the rate of unemployment chairman PSC to conduct give relief to the unem - PHE. A large number of ever ready to address their President NPSU. While is on peak in Jammu and KAS exam must be ployment aspirants. He people had gathered at genuine problems. He said interacting with the media Kashmir how Chairman changed so that a sigh of said if educated youth is places to receive that the time has come person Singh lambasted PSC can be so careless on relief can be given to thou - treated in this way then Billawaria and narrate water. Now since this snag entire belt from Gangyal when prime Minister's slo - PSC for ignoring the sensi - this issue already the sands of unemployed their woes. The residents stands removed by PHE to Satwari and internal gan "Sabka Sath, Sabka tive issue of completive Youth of Jammu and youth of state. the future of J&K seems to told Billawaria that there department, there will be areas of all sectors of Vikas" should became a exam clash on same day. Kashmir is frustrated due Singh said that the chair - be in dark. is acute shortage of water a sufficient supply of Gangyal would be proper - reality and for this it is Singh added that on 19 to unemployment and man PSC must be Others present in the supply in the entire area as water from hence forth. ly cleaned and all out essential that our people March PSC have officially when an opportunity is removed from his chair as protest were Lovely Singh, a result of which they have The residents also com - efforts would be made to should strengthen the announced the date for given to them the people he have created a big trou - Rishi Badyal, Amadeep to encounter enumerable plained about the insanita - up-keep the sanitary con - hands of Narrender Bhai exam of KAS and on same like chairman PSC are on ble for youth of J&K well Singh, Tannu, Bhanu problems. At this the tion. Billawaria asked JMC dition of the area. Modi who has taken so day combine graduate their heels to snatch the knowing the conse - Singh, Kewal Singh, Rajan accompanied officials of officials to ensure proper Baldev Singh Billawaria many ventures to uplift level 3rd tire exam is opportunity. quences of his dictatorial Sharma and others. PHE stated that there was cleanliness and improve while addressing the peo - the standard of life of a technical snag which sanitation. The people ple told that Bhartiya Janta masses of our great coun - resulted in short supply of were assured that the Party is committed to the try. Dimple demands extradition of Contractual lecturers hold protest double post graduates as lecturers Rohingyas, Bangladeshis for negligible emoluments of Rs rorism, Kashmir unrest and provid - 7,000 per month as against Rs. 45,000 ing jobs to stone pelters and register - for their counterparts in regular ing no cases against stone pelters establishment, despite the same will be detrimental and not be toler - nature of work, was highly discrim - ated at any cost. inatory and amounted to worst form He demanded immediate ouster of of human rights violation. Rohingyas and Bangladeshis from Arun Bakshi, State President of the the state terming it a great threat Forum, sought framing of a suitable perception detrimental to the peace regularization policy and inclusion and harmony of the Jammu and of such lecturers within the ambit of Kashmir state. Dimple said the links Special Regularization Provisions with the Pakistan ISI, militant organ - Act of 2010. izations and with the anti national He said Speaker, Kavinder Gupta elements of these foreigners cannot called assured them to take up their be ruled out. Therefore, their ouster case with Education Minister to get is necessary for the betterment of the JAMMu|MAR 15 Lecturers (10+2) Forum took out the case settled. He also assured JAMMu|MAR 15 unrest and providing jobs to stone state. The prominent protestors Castigating the State Government rally from Exhibition Ground them that he will do his utmost Sunil Dimple president Jammu west pelters will not be tolerated at any were Sham Saroop, Harbans Todon, Ram Kapoor, Vijay Khajuria, Ram for paying no heed to the plights of Jammu amidst anti-government slo - efforts to get the issue solved. Arun assembly movement lead a protest cost. Addressing the protestors, Kapoor, Dr O N Pandita, Dev Raj, contractual lecturers, scores of such gans and demanded immediate reg - thanked the Speaker or personally rally, dharna on Janipur- high court Sunil Dimple president Jammu west Vipin Kumar, Mukesh Vicky, Ram lecturers, who are on hunger strike ularisation of their services. Seeking initiating in their matter. road to send a message to the central assembly movement asked the Kumar Das, Mukesh, Babu, Bharat for the last 30 days, held protest on implementation of apex court's deci - Contractual Lecturers Vijay Kumar, government and the state govern - Prime Minister Narinder Modi and Ashok Khana, Rakesh Sharma, Wednesday. sion of 'equal pay for equal work' in Amrit Paul, Balvinder Kour and ment that the settlement of the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Aslam Khan, Akram Khan, Karan The agitating lecturers under the J&K, contractual lecturers, said that Ranjan Bala were also on chain Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, grow - that the settlement of Rohingyas, Singh and others. banner of All J&K Contractual engagement of Ph D, M.Phil and hunger strike. ing Pakistan terrorism, Kashmir Bangladeshis, growing Pakistan ter - || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| EDITORIAL || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 4 Editorial Prejudice makes no distinction vISHAkHA N. DESAI about carrying identifi - pointed out, such an ap - No, Governor Srinivas Kuchibhotla in cation, staying away proach shows real igno - Kansas, Harnish Patel in from bars in the Mid - rance about the funda - n Goa, Governor Mridula Sinha South Carolina, and west, worrying that hate mental dynamics of ignored the established principle of Deep Rai in Washing - speeches about our ‘for - racism — treating all ton, all well settled Indi - eignness’ could easily people of a particular Iinviting the single largest party in ans in America, were end up in gunshots as it colour or ethnicity as an the wake of a fractured mandate, and shot at in a span of three happened to the three undifferentiated mass, weeks resulting in two victims of the crime. “erasing individuality, appointed BJP leader Manohar deaths. The words re - Needless to say, it has distinctiveness and hu - Parrikar as chief minister on Sunday. peatedly used by their shaken the Indian- manity.” The BJP has 13 MLAs in a House of 40, assailants were, “go American community Now, it is time for this back where you came to its core. well-to-do community four less than the Congress. A similar from.” While these are Faulty terms of engage - to recognise that crimi - situation has developed in Manipur, the most visible cases of ment? nals who commit hate attacks against Indian- For the longest time, we crimes are indiscrimi - dream; we bought ex - ing forward with our the new government and where Governor Najma Heptulla invit - Americans, the harass - were proud to declare nate. As we know from pensive homes in Amer - lives in our adopted the unprecedented spike ment of the community that Indian Americans the assailants of the three ed the BJP, which won fewer seats than ican suburbs, sent our country. Secure in our in hate speech and hate is far more pervasive were the true success Indian victims, they con - children to the best uni - successful American ex - crimes against South the Congress, to form the government. since Donald Trump story in the U.S. After all, fused their target for Ira - versities and reaped the perience, we took the Asian, Arab, Muslim and took office as U.S Presi - even as a relatively nians and Arab Ameri - The Congress should have been invited benefits of the American American part of our hy - Jewish communities, the dent. young immigrant group cans, or Muslims. It system. But, by and phenated identity for truth is that the Trump first. The BJP’s claim should have been In my own family, (87.2% being foreign didn’t matter that all large, we didn’t engage granted. presidency has embold - spread throughout the born) at 1% of the popu - three of them were well- considered only if the Congress plead - in the messy issues of From my perch as a ened latent racist and ul - U.S., we are hearing sto - lation (around 3 million), to-do, living in comfort - civil rights, political par - leader of an interna - tra-right nativist ele - ed inability or failed the floor test. Both ries of insults and innu - we could claim to have ably prosperous com - ticipation, or racism. We tional organisation, I of - ments to come out in the endoes. A niece in Mary - the highest per capita in - munities. gubernatorial decisions, in Goa and in thought these were not ten criticised my fellow open. This has to be the land being told by a come ($88,000 median It’s time Indian-Ameri - our issues. Indian-Americans for real wake-up call for the Manipur, reek of partisanship. Sinha’s co-worker that she will household income com - cans joined hands with We remained attached not strengthening their Indian-American com - have to go back where pared to all U.S. median all Americans who suffer invitation to the BJP ostensibly rests on to our country of origin, roots in America, not munity. she came from, if she at $49,800) and highest from racial, ethnic or so - going back and forth fre - getting involved enough During the election, a that party hastily submitting letters of was not a citizen (she is); levels of education (70% cial prejudice, Muslims, quently, contributing to in the civic organisations group of Indians, calling a friend in the DC sub - of those age 25 and older Arabs, African-Ameri - support from smaller parties — the local causes (after all, our in America, and not en - themselves “Hindus for urb detained by the local with college degrees, cans, Latinos or the dollars could go much gaging enough in the Trump,” tried to make a MGP and the Goa Forward Party with police for ‘suspicious ap - two-and-a-half times the LGBT community, to further in India, and In - American issues of the distinction between pearance’ and for not figure for overall popu - fight for what makes three MLAs each — and three inde - dia surely needed help). day. In the age of Trump, themselves and other In - carrying an identifica - lation) of any ethnic America the great coun - pendents to claim a majority in the Some of us also got very this is no longer just a dians, especially Muslim tion (she was simply tak - group. try that it is, welcoming active in the politics of good idea. Now the Indian-Americans, and House. The premise of her decision is ing a walk in her neigh - We could boast that In - new immigrants eager to our homeland, espe - stakes have become dan - other brown-skinned bourhood as she has dians had truly arrived make a new life here, and questionable: These parties did not cially when it came to gerously high and the people, suggesting that done for years). In our in America, as promi - in the process, constantly right-wing Hindu need visibly urgent. they were different, that fight the election as part of a coalition. family WhatsApp nent writers, business renewing the very idea causes. Like other immi - While the White House, they should not be con - group, we are constantly leaders, academics, and of America, always in the In fact, Goa Forward Party ran an anti- grants, we nostalgically including the President, fused with Muslims and, sharing stories we hear even policymakers. We process of becoming, not longed to hold on to our continues to deny any re - therefore, should not be BJP campaign. The BJP, of course, was in our communities, re - lived and breathed the so much looking in the sense of belonging in the lationship between the targeted. As political sci - rear view mirror as mov - minding each other so-called American quick to win over the smaller parties old country while mov - rhetoric and policies of entist Sangay Mishra has ing forward. and approach the governor’s office. But surely this is not about running the race to the Raj Bhawan faster — speed Reflections on the election of our time cannot be the overriding or pressing Narendra Modi was better tuned into grassroots voices, who spoke a different language of immediacy consideration for the governor while SHIv vISvANATHAN lenges the old tenets of sec - so total that it was virtually we are facing is individual The Uttar Pradesh election ularism making it irrele - emasculating to the oppo - aspiration but a death of assessing a party’s claim to form gov - results are like a riddle vant. When a Prime Min - sition. Brutally put, it went the old categories which at ernment. There have been occasions in wrapped in an enigma. ister, not merely a head of a beyond a capture of votes one time created the ro - The sheer scale of the vic - party, refuses to allocate a to a seduction of the imagi - mance and the Utopian the past where a party with the support tory, the arithmetic, shows single seat to a Muslim nation. It captured not around words such as jus - of the largest number of legislators has it was a tsunami that no candidate in U.P., the mes - only the working concepts tice and equality. one had predicted. More sage is clear. He has of today’s electoral lan - The U.P. elections show been preferred over the single largest than the act of prediction pushed out an old political guage but also the very that the old covenant party in the assembly in government in the form of the exit polls vocabulary which already grids of thought that deter - around the concepts we that confounded us, the had a shop-soiled quality. mine the thought styles of once held sacred is dead. formation. But it is also true that those problem lay in decipher - His style of electoral am - the future. It is in recognis - The hegemony of the BJP- decisions — the Congress and its allies ing the results. At the bush of appropriating the ing this that this article, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Opposition’s favourite which till now appears Sangh-Bajrang Dal com - have been beneficiaries — were disput - macrolevel, it is like watch - ing a sense of the world by new sense of energy, and ing the arrival of a jugger - stereotypes was acutely appealing to demography not the old lethargy of like a compilation of what bine is almost clear. What ed on grounds of procedure and pro - naut, whose presence now tactical. and a new generation. He waiting for reservation. made the BJP tick, be - we face is what I am going Mulayam defends son, comes a symptomatology to call the closure of the In - priety. The Justice M.M. Punchhi looks inevitable, but did it in two ways. He Mr. Modi hinted that the which still requires expla - says no one person re - cleared the decks by treat - politics of ressentiment of fears. Let me admit that I dian mind. There are few Commission on Centre-State Relations nation of how it came sponsible for SP’s defeat ing Samajwadi Party had to be replaced by a might have got my possibilities of new politi - Consider the issue of de - psephology wrong but cal dreams. Mr. Modi is of - in 2010 laid down some guidelines to there. At a micro-level, one leader Akhilesh Yadav strategy of mobility. looks at pieces which monetisation. He was not and Congress vice-presi - Prime Minister Narendra my intuition tells me that fering a straitjacket of a be followed in the appointment of a make as little sense as the devaluing currency but in - dent Rahul Gandhi as old Modi waves to the crowd my sense of the future narrow idea of develop - stead rendering some might be pathetically and ment and globalisation chief minister by a governor. It said the whole picture. It is not the furniture. But he went be - as he arrives at the party immediacy of the result older political styles effete. yond this by suggesting al - headquarters in New prophetically right. which contain no alterna - governor should invite the leader of “a that challenges us but The Congress and the most blatantly that the Delhi on Sunday. Palace intrigue will only tive possibilities, no dis - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) worsen in SP sent, no side bets. It is not a pre-poll alliance commanding the what it implies for the fu - stereotypes of caste and Modi sets 2022 as a mile - ture. could no longer claim to be ideology were outdated stone An epitaph for the old post-truth society we are largest number” or the “largest single This is a strange election the spokespersons of the because change has dated Capturing the imagina - Think of a few simple confronting but a creation poor. Ironically, Mr. Modi facts. Here is a party which of a captive mind. This so - party” to form the government in case where one man became a them. Such categories cre - tion national phenomenon. As made demonetisation ate the captive minds of Third, Mr. Modi realised, even after the Gujarat riots ciety by choosing Mr. no party or pre-poll coalition has a a wag put it, Narendra speak a political rather the old electoral politics. that the media’s under - is virtually contemptuous Modi has closed itself to clear majority. The Sarkaria Modi became a final than an economic lan - What he was offering was standing of the social or - or indifferent to the Mus - many great imaginations. cause, remote cause and guage. He demonetised a simple aspirational, mo - der was incomplete. He lim, clear that this critical What we see is not a new Commission, which studied Centre- immediate cause of the political currency and bile society where those at had a better hearing aid to election did not need the generation speaking a state relations in the 1980s, held a simi - election results. He repre - challenged the bankability the bottom of the pyramid listen to what I call grass - help of any Muslim candi - new liberated politics but sented the idea of India the of terms such as secular - — a clichéd word for the roots voices. They spoke a dates. Mr. Modi has also a bowdlerised society ooz - lar view. The CM thus appointed must majority wanted. People ism. Simultaneously, he poor — feel a different different language of im - told Dalits that their poli - ing simplicities, created by prove majority as per the guidelines believed his words and his appropriated the pro-poor sense of possibilities. His mediacy unembellished tics, like minoritarianism, the masterminds of propa - utterances such as devel - platform by pretending to overt change in style, by the rhetoric of concepts. is doomed. The two great ganda. India, like the laid down in the Bommai judgment — opment, nationalism and be anti-rich. He became an dress, and his muted mus - Mr. Modi’s concepts such concepts that created the United States, has today on the floor of the assembly. Ruling on “Make in India” acquired a anti-corruption crusader cularity all helped create as “Make in India” were compost heap of Indian become a collection of shelf life beyond the origi - in that sense, telling the an effective veneer around more performative, prom - electoral politics, the vote hard hat minds, facing a a petition filed by the Congress, the nal meaning of these poor that he was their way his political style. This not ising delivery of the goods banks which has acquired tragedy where the aspira - Supreme Court asked the BJP govern - terms. What Mr. Modi out of their current world. only added to his vote and competence better a reified life of their own, tion is global but the cate - seemed to convey is what I His combination of patri - catching power among than any of the words that are socialism and secular - gories are parochial while ment in Goa to prove its majority with - call a lowest common de - otism and anti-poverty be - Dalits but also made old the socialists or the Con - ism. Mr. Modi, in render - masquerading them - in 48 hours, instead of the 15 days’ lee - nominator democracy. He came a potent brew. warhorses such as BSP gress offered to the people. ing them effete, has also selves as national. Mr. has created a “roti, kapda The strategy leader Mayawati appear It is in this sense that one created a set of closures we Modi’s victory signals the way given by Governor Sinha. But it aur makan (food, clothing Let me be clear. It is a strat - like yesterday’s newspa - has to understand that his must understand. It is victory of the parochial was a half-measure. The court’s reluc - and shelter)” imagination egy that we have to under - per. What Mr. Modi was victory was not merely an clear that while mobility is and affordably mediocre for the new middle classes. stand. Mr. Modi formu - signalling to each caste cat - organisational victory cre - an aspirational dream, dis - over any vision of the cos - tance to uphold the principle of invit - His communalism — lated a symbolic strategy, egory which had frozen ated by Mr. Shah and the sent today is an almost ex - mopolitan or plural. Deep ing the single largest party first and which he wore like a while BJP president Amit into a vote bank was that millions of party workers tinct possibility between down it is the future which badge, pretending it is a Shah spelt out the tactics caste alone would not on the ground but also a the inanity of the left and we have lost today. This is therefore, to stay Parrikar’s swearing- patriotism — is so blatant on the ground. He created work. One needed devel - literal capturing of the the liberals and the hostility Indian democracy’s most in on Tuesday, is controversial. and confident that it chal - a sense of the new, promis - opment, innovation, a mass imagination. It was of the BJP regime. What ironic gift. || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| J&k || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 5 Damri Shobha yatra of Guru Ravi Dass on Apr 6 vSM awardee demands SIT JAMMu|MAR 15 start at 10:30 AM with Shri Guru Ravi Dass S S Bheem Vandana. The pro - Trust, Sikanderpur Jammu gramme will be organized on land grabbing issue is organizing Begumpura with the co-operation of Itihassic Damri Shobha Socio-religious and other "Yesterday I visited Tehsildar office Yatra from Jammu to organizations of SC/ST to personally request him to look Haridwar under the aegis and OBCs. into the matter and asked him to of Shri Shri 108 Swami He asked the devotees to send the revenue officials to the said Gurdeep Giri Ji Maharaj on pay Rs 1,000 per head for to land for demarcation and handing 6th April, 2017. Damri and fro fare and boarding over the possession but he didn't Shobha Yatra will start and lodging for five days. even listen to me," he said. from Sikanderpur at 10:30 Others present in the press "Ravinder Kumar alias Golla Shah AM and it will be flagged Sarore, Vijaypur, Samba, Saharanpur, Rurkee and conference included Kesar which uses his muscle power off by Shri Shri 108 Swami Kutamorh, Hiranagar, finally will reach Guru Singh, Bodh Raj Bhagat, through his Muscle man (Rajinder Gurdeep Giri Ji Maharaj. Chadwal, Kalibari, Kathua, Ravi Dass Ashram, Nazakat Khantan, Singh alias Romy) who inspite of the A large number of devo - Lakhanpur etc. Begumpura Nirmala Choudhary Talib, M.L fact that a FIR is registered against tees from all walks of life While entering Punjab, Chhawani, Haridwar on Banalia, Sham Lal Basson, him under section RPC 420, 465, 467, from Jammu province will Damri Shobha Yatra will 8th April. Dr. Kuldeep Moten, R.L 468, 471 and 120-B, for producing an participate in this Shobha be given grand reception at The saints of Sadhu Dogra, Bodh Raj Bhagat, impersonator in court in year 2009 Yatra. While addressing Madhopur, Sujanpur and Sampardai Society will Mohinder Bhagat, Kali Dass, and 2012 to get a favourable decree the media persons C L Dera Swami Jagat Giri deliver religious sermons M.R Bangotra, Narinder JAMMu|MAR 15 Opposite Jammu Airport, told whereas the concerned person died Banal, Chairman of the Trust Bhadhroa (Himachal on this occasion. Dutt Bhagat, Bharat Hans, A soldier and Vishisht Seva Medal reporters, here on Wednesday. in year 2008," he mentioned. "Being Trust, said that Damri Pradesh). After night stay Birthday of Bharat Rattan Sat Paul, Bahadur Lal, Som (VSM) awardee, Brig K.K Lakhanpal The demarcation of the said land, he in the army l have given my best to Shobha Yatra will be at Dera Swami Jagat Giri Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Raj Taroch, Dr. Manohar Lal (Retd), seeks justice from the Chief said, has been done on many occa - the nation and at this juncture when received and welcomed by Trust Bhadhroa (near Ambedkar will be celebrat - Rao, Bihari Lal Bhagat, D.D Minister Mehbooba Mufti from her sions by a commission ordered by I should be enjoying the fruits of my different Shri Guru Ravi Pathankot), the Shobha ed on 14th April at Shivgorta, Natha Ram own government functionaries who, successive Chief Ministers of the hard work and sacrifices, l am run - Dass Branch Sabhas and yatra will proceed for Sukhsagar Bhawan Angral, Parshotam Thappa, he said, are working hand in glove State and by concerned ning from pillar to post to get my Sangat of adjoining vil - Haridwar on 7th april, at Sikanderpur Jammu under Raj Kumar Rattan, Capt. with the land mafia and shielding Tehsildars/Naib Tehsildars on hard earned property from land lages/areas at different sta - 7:00 AM via Jallandhar, the aegis Shri Shri 108 Manohar Lal, B.R Chadgal, them in their misdeeds. orders from Deputy Commissioners grabbers because some of us have tions such as Digiana, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur, Swami Gurdip Giri Ji Mulkh Raj, K.L Thapa, Capt. "My ancestral property situated at between period starting from year sold ourselves for petty gains. If this Kunjwani, Bari-Brahmana, Ropar, Chandigarh, Maharaj. The function will Tarsem Lal. Greater Kailash, Khasra No 664 (17 2005 to year 2017 but the possession is my plight, God help those who do Marlas Land) has been encroached of land has still not been given to not have means to fight for justice," upon by the land grabber Ravinder him because the land mafia headed he said. He demanded that a SIT be SMvDu, Research Scholar won Prize in Jk Science Congress Kumar alias Golla Shah with the by Golla Shah, who has been booked constituted under the supervision of JAMMu|MAR 15 Addressing the protes - any cost. ouster is necessary for connivance of revenue officials and under PSA on various occasions, is DIG Jammu with orders to report Sunil Dimple president tors, Sunil Dimple presi - He demanded immediate the betterment of the lower rung police officers," Brig very active in this area. "Golla Shah directly to Chief Minister to ensure Jammu west assembly dent Jammu west assem - ouster of Rohingyas and state. Lakhanpal, resident of House No hampers the process by threatening that the outcome of investigation is movement lead a protest bly movement asked the Bangladeshis from the The prominent protestors 574, Amar Niwas, Colonel Colony, the labourers and me," he said. not influenced. rally, dharna on Janipur- Prime Minister Narinder state terming it a great were Sham Saroop, high court road to send a Modi and the chief minis - threat perception detri - Harbans Todon, Ram message to the central ter Mehbooba Mufti that mental to the peace and Kapoor, Vijay Khajuria, Bari Brahmana bags overall trophy government and the state the settlement of harmony of the Jammu Ram Kapoor, Dr O N government that the set - Rohingyas, Bangladeshis, and Kashmir state. Pandita, Dev Raj, Vipin tlement of Rohingyas and growing Pakistan terror - Dimple said the links Kumar, Mukesh Vicky, in Samba Wrestling Bangladeshis, growing ism, Kashmir unrest and with the Pakistan ISI, Ram Kumar Das, SAMBA|MAR 15 Pakistan terrorism, providing jobs to stone militant organizations Mukesh, Babu, Bharat Samba District Indian Kashmir unrest and pro - pelters and registering no and with the anti nation - Ashok Khana, Rakesh Style Wrestling viding jobs to stone pel - cases against stone pel - al elements of these for - Sharma, Aslam Khan, Championship organised ters will not be tolerated ters will be detrimental eigners cannot be ruled Akram Khan, Karan by Samba District Indian at any cost. and not be tolerated at out. Therefore, their Singh and others. Style Wrestling Association under the aegis of J&K Indian Style Wrestling Association SS&DF protests against concluded at Peer Baba Stadium Bari Brahmana. The championship was sponsored by Jammu and non availability of ration Kashmir State Sports Council. An amount of Rs chant backed out from the tender 12,000 has been con - than why no FIR was registered tributed by Jammu and against him as due to his means and Kashmir State Sports backing out the poor have to deprive Council as financial assis - for sugar. He said that it clearly tance for conduct of shows that the people in the depart - District Wrestling Mulkh Raj Sharma, Prem Joint Secretary J&K State District Indian Style ment have some kind of amicable Championship. In the Verma, Sanjeev Kumar Sports Council who is also Wrestling Association. knot tied with the sugar merchant of championship more than Sharma, Surinder Sharma President J&K Indian Style Final Results: Punjab which led to no action 37 wrestlers from various (Retired JE), Balkar Singh wrestling Association Shiv 50Kg: Jarnail Singh 1st, against him. blocks, Tehsils and clubs Pahelwan, Ram Pal Kumar Sharma presided Shakti Singh 2nd and The sugar should be procured and of the District participated Sharma, Capt. Retired over the function. Retd. Abhishek Singh and Ravi distributed so that the people can in the event in five weight Baloch Din, Raj Hussian S.P Prithvi Raj Sharma, Singh, joint 3rd. 55Kg: celebrate the festival of Navratras categories 50Kg, 55Kg, and Retired Captain Sharma, Sarpanch Anjeet Singh 1st, Shubum without any shortages. 61Kg, 67Kg and 75 Kg. Karnail Singh and Yogeshwar Singh, Saini 2nd and Rahul Saini Gupta stated that the PM of the Overall Championship Chambail Singh. Sarpanch Babishan Singh and Meer Hussain, joint JAMMu|MAR 15 big promises were made at the time nation is always advocating for the was bagged by Tehsil Bari Chairman J&K Indian and Wrestling Promter 3rd. 61Kg: Makhan Singh World Consumer Rights Day of elections. cause of providing food to the peo - Brahmana. Style Wrestling and Social Activists Ram 1st, Sohan Lal 2nd and (WCRD) is an opportunity to pro - The major festival of Holi was cele - ple on cheaper rates than how the The championship was Association and NIS Pal Sharma were the Naresh Singh and Qadir mote the basic rights of all con - brated in the city of Jammu without prices have been hiked in a current held under the overall Wrestling Coach Prem Guests of Honour. Khan, joint 3rd. 67Kg: sumers, demanding that those rights sugar in the households and this is scenario of demonetisation when supervision of Bansi Lal Choudhary was the Chief Welcome address was pre - Makhan Deen 1st, Sunil are respected and protected and a also the month of Navratras in people are reeling under the affect of Tidyal (Retired Tehsildar) Guest on the occasion, sented by Retd. S.P Sardar Singh 2nd and Saleem chance to protest against the market which a nine day fast is observed by no cash on their hands as the so and General Secretary of who distributed medals, Khan of Kathua and vote Mohd and Balbinder Singh, abuses and social injustices, which the Hindus but the non availability called ration depots doesn't have the J&K Indian Style certificates and trophies of thanks was presented joint 3rd. 75Kg: Raj Singh undermine those rights. of sugar has made difficult for peo - POS on their shops. Wrestling Association. among the meritorious by Prem Verma, General 1st, Satvinder Singh 2nd The workers of Shiv Sena and Dogra ple to follow their religious prac - The rationees have to wait from Bouts were officiated by wrestlers in the event. Secretary of Samba and Manzoor Hussain 3rd. Front (SS&DF) under the leadership tices. He said that from the last so morning to evening and even for of SS&DF president Ashok Gupta many months there is acute shortage two or three days to get the allotted took out a protest in old Jammu city of Ration items on the Ration Depots ration, one of the protestors said. He Pk welcomes uS move to introduce a Bill by holding empty utensils in their as consumers from Jammu Province said that even the ration card hold - hands against the non availability of are deprived from their due right. ers too have not been made aware ration and sugar at the ration He further stated that as per the con - about the quota of ration by the declaring Pak a terrorism sponsor state depots. The consumer day which is firmed government sources the ten - department. JAMMu|MAR 15 large. being celebrated today is for the der was opened and a sugar mer - Ashok Gupta threatened to resort to Panun Kashmir organized Virender Raina, National rights of the consumer but the peo - chant from Punjab won the tender at a Press Conference at Spokesperson, PK ple of Jammu have to fight for the the price of Rs 40/Kg for sugar agitational path if the Government Jammu today. The Press expressed serious concern basic needs. The consumer day which would be sold at the Ration did not give proper ration timely. Conference was addressed over the issue of illegal ensures the rights to the consumer depots for Rs 13.50/Kg. But in the The party people who were present by the President of Panun immigration of but in Jammu these rights do it exist month of December due to the hike at the time of protest included Kashmir, Ashwani Kumar Bangladeshis and as since past 6 months the sugar is in the price of the sugar the Punjab Suresh, Ashish, Geeta, Sudesh, Chrungoo and Virender Rohangyas in Jammu not available which just shows the merchant didn't agree to sign the Neelam, Champa, Raj Kumari, Raina, National region. He said that the neglecting behaviour of the coalition Memorandum of Vikram, Karnal, Sunita, Gurdev, Spokesperson, PK. state government was government towards the consumers Understanding(MOU). Kailash, Sukhdev, Dharamveer, Ashwani Kumar asked by the Ministry of or the citizens of the state to whom Ashok Gupta stated that if the mer - Raju and others. Bhalla calls upon teaching community to inculcate moral values among students Chrungoo, President, PK Home affairs, government while addressing the press of India to prepare a Report conference said that Pakistan by the United soring terror". Pakistan on the subject. The govern - POJk Refugee Front holds awareness camp Panun Kashmir welcomes States for its betrayal and has continuously taken ment is supposed to put JAMMu|MAR 15 and views with great con - designate it for what it is: refuge under the facade of this issue on a fast track The POJK Refugee Front lead by cern the move initiated by a sponsor of terrorism" is a non-state actor theory and than to delay it due to polit - Rashpal Singh Chib assembled at the US lawmaker big success story of the has simultaneously pur - ical expediency. The nation - Exhibition Ground Jammu on Congressman Ted Poe, Indian diplomacy aimed sued the path of terrorism alist forces in the state have Wednesday and organized a camp Chairman of the House at to strengthen the global as an important compo - been raising this issue at all to make aware POJK displaced per - Subcommittee on war against terror. nent of its foreign policy. available forums. Besides sons about preparing of their docu - Terrorism to introduce a Pakistan's role as a global The Kashmiri Pandit com - being a threat to the demog - ments. Bill in the US Congress for key player in nourishing munity has been the worst raphy of Jammu, it creates The executive committee also declaration of Pakistan as terrorism particularly victim of terrorism in the serious security concerns. It addressed the gathering and high - a "state sponsor of terror - against India for the last Jammu and Kashmir state is also undoubtedly a threat lighted short coming of the final set - ism". It is a paradigm shift three decades has rightly and its ethnic cleansing to the "civilizational flow of tlement package sanctioned by the in the thinking process at a come under the diplomat - from Kashmir remains an Jammu". We urge the gov - Prime Minister Narendra Modi. global level regarding the ic and global political unresolved issue. We ernment to urgently com - The front already aired their resent - situation in Pakistan scanner. In this changed expect the government to plete the process of having which is responsible for global political scenario, take a lead at this critical an in-depth study of the sit - ment of Jammu and Kashmir Front has obtained document from that the province PRO indulged in harbouring, abetting and Panun Kashmir appeals to but congenial global atmos - uation and come out with Government for encouraging the PRO Jammu Office through RTI act corruption at large scale a finical sponsoring terrorism in its the government of India to phere in favour of India and the Report on this issue to custodian department and Ex officer of 2005 copies 0f these document package was sanctioned by the neighbourhood and par - think drastically in terms raise its concerns in this the satisfaction of the aspi - Rehabilation officer of Jammu were submitted to the Deputy Chief Prime Minister (Former) Atal Bihari ticularly in India. The call of declaring the state of context in perfect perspec - rations of the nationalist province. Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh in a meet - Vajpaye on 9th August 2000 for the for a "stop to paying Pakistan as "a State spon - tive before the world at forces of the state. The president of POJK Refugee ing in 2015. The document reflect refugees of POJK 1947. || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 NEWS 6 Rs 1,56,999 cr Budget for AP: Education, After mysterious daughter, man rural sector, gender justice get thrust claiming to be Jaya's son surfaces Amaravati, Mar 15: ture, including Rs 8,009 Education and rural crore towards principal truth. development received a repayment of public He claimed that he was currently major thrust in the debt. The states revenue residing at Jayalalithaa's friend Andhra Pradesh budget deficit in 2017-18 is esti - Vanithamani's house with his for 2017-18, presented in mated to be around Rs adopted parents. the state assembly on 416 crore (0.05 per cent of He also asserted his rights over the Wednesday. Gross State Domestic deceased leader's property, claim - Finance Minister Product) and fiscal ing that he was her rightful heir. Yanamala deficit of Rs 23,054 crore The 24,000 sq ft Poes Garden prop - Ramakrishnudu also (3.0 per cent). The TDP erty is named "Veda Nilayam" included a "gender Government also came after Jayalalithaa's mother and is budget" in the annual nical education. Yanamala said in his out with a "gender budg - known for stunning luxury and financial statement, seek - It set apart Rs 19,565 budget speech. et" this time. lavish interiors. ing to ensure social and crore for rural develop - The state government "The objective is to save Jayalalithaa was hospitalised on economic progress of ment and Rs 12,770 crore did away with the prac - women and girls from the night of September 22 with women by ending dis - for irrigation and flood tice of the plan and non- discrimination and neg - complaints of fever and dehydra - Chennai, Mar 15: him as her son to the world, before criminatory practices. control. plan classification in the lect in matters of devel - tion, and eventually died of a car - Days after a woman's claim to be her death. The budget proposed an Welfare received a sub - budget,and, instead opment, progress, securi - diac arrest on December 5. the daughter of late Tamil Nadu “I visited Jayalalithaa at Poes expenditure of Rs stantial allocation at Rs made it revenue and cap - ty and human rights," The circumstances of her death Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was Garden on September 14th, 2016 1,56,999 crore, marking 11,361 crore while health ital expenditures. Yanamala said. have been under constant scruti - found to be a hoax, a man claiming and stayed with her for four days. an increase of about care got Rs 7,020 crore. The Finance Minister "Gender budgeting is a ny, with several people alleging to be her son has filed a complaint My mother wanted to introduce 15.70 per cent over the Agriculture and allied called it a "significant process of incorporating foul play, and former Tamil Nadu with the chief secretary of the me as her son to the world and budget for 2016-17. sectors got Rs 9,090 structural reform". a gender perspective at CM O Panneerselvam demanding state. He has also laid claim to her knowing this an argument broke The Finance Minister crore. "Not only it is a constitu - all levels of the budget - a probe. property. out between her and Sasikala," he said a provision of Rs 500 Moving of the state capi - tional requirement but ary process, assessing the Recently, a young woman came According to a report in India reportedly stated, adding that he crore had been made as tal to Amaravati (from also one in tune with needs of target groups out to the media claiming to be the Today, the man, Krishnamurthy feared for his life until now, but "assistance" to unem - Hyderabad) and demon - international best prac - and allocating daughter of Jayalalithaa and MGR. from Erode, claimed that decided to speak up now as he ployed youth, but left it etisation put "tremen - tice and an essential resources," he said. But it was later revealed to be a Jayalalithaa planned to introduce wanted to everyone to know the unspecified whether it dous stress" on the states ingredient for policy for - "The government will hoax. was the anticipated economy in 2016-17, the mulation and efficient undertake a comprehen - unemployment Finance Minister said. resource allocation," he sive set of actions to allowance for the year. Shifting to GST regime noted. A provision of Rs improve the lives of Sukhoi 30 fighter plane crashes The budget made a pro - from July 1, 2017 could 1,25,912 crore has been women across all human vision of Rs 20,384 crore negatively impact the made for revenue expen - development indicators," for general education growth of the states diture and Rs 31,087 he said in his budget in Barmer, 3 locals injured and Rs 765 crore for tech - resources in short term, crore for capital expendi - speech. Barmer, Mar 15: report, three people of A Sukhoi 30 fighter plane the same family were on Wednesday crashed injured due to the crash. unnecessary talk,’ says Rajnath on his in Barmer district of One of the victims has Rajasthan. been identified as a man The incident occurred called Dhula Ram. He name being considered for uP CM near Shivkar village in along with his wife and when asked about him being in Sadar police station area grandson were injured the race for becoming UP Chief in Barmer, Additional SP and were rushed to a Minister. Rameshwar Lal told PTI. hospital. The report After an astounding victory in the "Villagers told us that the Force officials have been that the crash had caused however said that both Assembly polls, the BJP is in the pilot ejected shortly informed about the inci - damage to a hamlet. the pilots of the plane process of deciding the chief minis - before the crash. Air dent," he said, adding, According to an NDTV had ejected safely. terial candidate for the politically crucial state. According to reports, Home Minister Rajnath Singh is the BJP scripts history in Manipur, most favoured in the party to be their representative in UP. Apart from him, the other name that was Biren Singh takes oath as CM speculated to be the chief minister was of BJP's prominent Hindutva Revolutionary People’s Party in force Yogi Adityanath. The fire - 2002. New Delhi, Mar 15: Pradesh, the senior party leader brand leader is an unchallenged MP Manipur Governor Najma Amid speculations that the while continuing to maintain a from Gorakhpur. Another name Heptulla on Tuesday invited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in rhetoric silence on the same stated that came up was BJP state unit Singh, who was unanimously the process of zeroing in on Union that such discussions were futile. chief Keshav Prasad Maurya, who is elected the leader of the 21-mem - Home Minister Rajnath Singh to "These discussions are futile and a popular face amongst the back - ber BJP legislature party on be the chief minister of Uttar unnecessary," Rajnath told ANI ward classes in the state. Monday, to form the government. The Congress had emerged as the largest party in the state winning Don't blame EvMs, accept that people 28 seats, but the party fell short of majority. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated rejected you: venkaiah Naidu to Oppn Biren Singh after he was sworn in Imphal, Mar 15: National People's Party, L Dikho and expressed confidence that his New Delhi, Mar 15: Trail or VVPAT and It was a historic moment for the of Naga People's Front and Karam team will work tirelessly for the With Bahujan Samaj match it with the figures BJP on Wednesday, when party Shyam of LJP. state's development. Party (BSP) supremo of EVM results. leader Nongthombam Biren Singh Th Shyamkumar, a Congress MLA "Congratulations to Shri N Biren Mayawati and Delhi "If it matches, people's took oath as the Chief Minister of who defected to the BJP, was also Singh and his team on taking oath. Chief Minister Arvind trust will increase. They Manipur. This is the first time that sworn in. I am sure this team will work tire - Kejriwal putting the will understand that BJP has come to power in the state, BJP had won 21 seats and made a lessly towards Manipur's develop - onus on the Electronic EVMs are trust worthy which had been a Congress bas - bid for power claiming it has the ment," Modi tweeted. Voting Machines (EVMs) and they cannot be tam - tion. A floor test awaits them. support of 33 legislators in the 60- tweet for their party's dismal pered. We will write to Eight other ministers from the BJP member assembly. BJP chief Amit Shah and Union show in the recent the Election Commission and its alliance partners also took A national level football player- Minister Venkaiah Naidu were to assembly polls, Union to count the slips of oath along with the chief minister. turned-journalist, Biren Singh was attend the swearing-in ceremony, Urban Development VVPAT and match it Y Joykumar of NPP has been des - a key member of the Congress but their plane to Imphal had to Minister M. Venkaiah ed in his party's dismal members who are even with figures of the EVM ignated as the Deputy Chief party when he decided to join BJP return to Delhi after it developed Naidu today said that show especially in ready to take oath they results in all places in the Minister. in October 2016, after falling out technical snags in the engine. they must accept the Punjab. had voted. So, where five states and make the The other ministers are Th Biswajit with then-CM Okram Ibobi Singh. The trip was shelved after the air - defeat gracefully and not Addressing a press con - have their votes gone? results public to restore Singh of BJP, L Jayantakumar Singh started his political journey craft returned, and the two leaders indulge in blame games. ference here, Kejriwal There are various other faith," he said. Singh, L Haokip and N Kayisii of with a regional Democratic had to give the function a miss. "The defeated political suggested that the booths as well where we Mayawati had earlier party always blames Election Commission have got two or three also put the onus on the EVMs on losing. When needs to relook at the use votes only," he added. EVMs for her loss in the they win, the EVMs are of EVMs in the electoral Kejriwal further said is it Uttar Pradesh Assembly Did not shield rape accused minister fine. When they lose, the process until faith is possible through the elections, saying the EVMs become defective," restored in it. EVMs that 20-25 percent machine accepted votes Naidu told ANI. "Many said that there is vote share meant for the only in favour of the BJP. Gayatri Prajapati, claims SP "The people have reject - anger against the Akalis AAP was transferred to "The shocking result of New Delhi, Mar 15: "Law was always follow - ed you. So, you must and AAP is sweeping the SAD-BJP alliance. the assembly elections The Samajwadi Party has ing its course in Uttar accept the defeat grace - polls, still AAP got 25 The AAP national con - indicates that the EVMs dismissed allegations Pradesh. Every effort fully and not blame the percent votes and SAD vener insisted it is the accepted votes only in that the erstwhile was made to arrest EVMs.The way voting got 31 percent votes. Election Commission's favour of the BJP," Akhilesh Yadav govern - Prajapati. happens in India is a well How is it possible? Even responsibility to keep Mayawati told a press ment had "shielded" its "He was not available. accepted system and in Malwa, we got people's faith in EVMs. briefing in Lucknow. rape accused minister Now the police has even the defeated parties thrashed and Congress "They cannot shirk their The former Uttar Gayatri Prajapati, arrest - arrested him. There was should accept that won there. How is it pos - responsibility," he said. Pradesh chief minister ed today after being on no effort made to shield instead of blaming foul sible?" Kejriwal asked. "We know it is too late to said that the incident of the run for nearly a him," Yadav told play in the EVMs," he "We conducted a survey declare Punjab and Goa manipulation of the month. reportes at Parliament added. of various electoral elections void but this is EVM machines had been Questining the "hype" premises. Earlier in the day, booths in Punjab. For for future that faith has raised earlier also but no over the arrest, SP gener - Following a Supreme Arvind Kejriwal alleged example, in booth num - to be restored in the elec - one paid attention to it. al secretary Ramgopal Court directive, Prajapati The tainted former min - days after the change of that the EVMs were tam - ber 103 in Sujanpur, vil - toral process," he added. "After the results in Uttar Yadav wondered if it was booked on February ister had contested the guard in Uttar Pradesh, pered during the recent - lage Gosaipur, we got Kejriwal further asked Pradesh and was "the first ever arrest 17 along with six others Assembly polls from where the BJP emerged ly conducted assembly only two votes. We had the Election Commission Uttarakhand, all opposi - made or whether the for allegedly gang-rap - Amethi, but lost his seat. victorious winning over polls in the five states five volunteers there and to count slips of Voter- tion parties should think accused is like President ing a woman and Prajapati was arrested in 300 seats in the recently which ultimately result - they have 27 family Verified Paper Audit about it more seriously," Obama to be talked attempting to rape her about". Lucknow today, four held assembly polls. minor daughter. || DAILy NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16, 2017 SPORTS/NEWS 7 Speaker inaugurates, inspects development Adopt proactive approach to resolve works in Apna Vihar public issues: Kohli to officers Says quality of basic services reflects Govt’s efficiency JAMMu|MAR 15 opment profile in an area Minister conducts extensive tour of kalakote constituency Speaker, Jammu and and also reflects the effi - Minister said that 50% of the budg - Kashmir Legislative ciency of the et outlay has been disbursed in Assembly, Kavinder Government”, the Speaker advance and the remaining 50% Gupta, on Wednesday vis - asserted while interacting will be given in the month of May to ited Apna Vihar colony with groups of people pace up activities and full use of and assessed the availabil - during his extensive tour funds in a time bound ity of basic amenities in of the area. manner.”Transparency and quality the locality. He also The Speaker directed the control are the measures through inspected pace of progress concerned authorities to which the incumbent dispensation is of ongoing development complete all the works quantifying the development works in the area. including construction of works,” he said. Minister also The Speaker, while inau - lanes, drains and announced sanction of Rs 10 Lakh gurating an entrance facil - approach roads within the out of his CD fund for the develop - ity in the area, said that stipulated time. He also mental works of village Dambal. the present dispensation is appealed the people to Earlier, the Minister conducted working under a well-knit to the people. social, economic, cultural keep tab on the quality of extensive tour of Kalakote con - plan to upgrade the exist - He spelled out several and political good of the works taken in their stituency during which local people ing infrastructure besides schemes being implement - people as well. respective areas. During briefed him about their demands launching new develop - ed by the state and the “The quality of basic serv - the visit, officers of the RAJOuRI|MAR 15 Kalakote. and issues. The People demanded ment programmes to Central government to ices determines the veloci - concerned departments Minister for Animal, Sheep He also emphasized on timely com - augmentation of water and power ensure enhanced facilities give further boost to ty and standard of devel - accompanied the Speaker. Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul pletion of development works and supply, construction, repair of roads Ghani Kohli today asked the gov - urged the officers to take help of the and improvement in healthcare. ernment functionaries to adopt peo - elected public representatives to Responding to the demands, the Div Com discusses arrangements for Jammu Festival ple friendly and proactive approach remove bottlenecks and resolve Minister directed all the concerned JAMMu|MAR 15 to resolve their issues. issues impeding completion of the officers present there to resolve Stressing on highlighting the local “Officers are the main tools of the projects. He said there was no these issue on priority. heritage sites and culture during the Government and they are duty dearth of funds but public money SDM Kalakote Khalifa Wafa, Block Jammu Festival-2017, Division bound to adopt people friendly and should be put to optimum use so Development Officer (BDO), Block Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. Pawan proactive approach to resolve their that people could avail benefits of it Medical officer (BMO), officials of Kotwal said that this mega event problems,” the Minister said while and the purposes are served. PHE, PDD and PWD and other sec - should optimally showcase the rich addressing a public grievances Asserting that the government’s toral officers accompanied the cultural treasure trove of the state. redressal camp at village Damal in main focus is on development, the Minister. He was speaking at a meeting con - vened to discuss the arrangements for the Jammu Festival slated to be the concerned for making all logistic that the event will be organized at held from April 13th. arrangements well in time and M. A. Stadium and Mubarak Mandi Yoga imperative for healthy living: Ganga The Divisional Commissioner while ensure wide publicity to the event. where a slew of activities are lined tance of this traditional giving necessary directions to the He stressed on showcasing the local up to showcase the rich culture of form of exercise has been concerned departments stressed on sites, traditional dresses and food in the state. Among others, the meeting recognized globally and better synergy and ensure participa - a better manner to popularise them was attended by Director Tourism, due to the efforts of Prime tion of civil society and other stake - among the visiting tourists. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, DIG Minister Narendra Modi, holders to organize the event on a Earlier, Director Tourism informed Jammu, Director Handloom, Joint he added. grand scale that shall attract the the chair about the events chalked Director Information, Joint Director Yoga made an individual tourist in large number. He asked out for the festival. It was given out Tourism and other officers. a better person “in thought, action, knowl - edge and devotion,” he Deputation of Polytechnic students said. The Minister added “Yoga JAMMu|MAR 15 laboration with the to Ayurveda and Yoga has potential to herald a Kishtwar call on PDP District President Highlighting the impor - Ministry of Ayurveda, and Naturopathy. ‘new era of peace, brother - hood and all round ASHIq DEv The deputation of poly - prepare examination from nt be addressed as soon as tance of Yoga, the Minister Yoga and Naturopathy, During the camp, the vol - progress of human race.” kISHTWAR|MAR 15: technic students apprised same text book of a partic - possible. for Industries and Unani, Siddha and unteers informed the gath - On the occasion, World District President People's the PDP District President ular author published Meanwhile, People's Commerce Chander Homoeopathy (AYUSH) ering about benefits of Yog Guru and Chairman Democratic Party that Board of Technical under the same press but Democratic Party, District Parkash Ganga said that for preventing the nation Yoga for promotion of World Yoga Institute Kishtwar Sheikh Nasir Education has issued a it doesn't mean that the President Kishtwar, Yoga is universally becoming the Diabetic positive health, Europe, Karan Singh also Hussain, during his rou - notice whereby 90 stu - students commit mass Sheikh Nasir adviced the acknowledged as the best Capital through (CCRYN) Ayushtherapy, Diabetes spoke about the impor - tine sitting at Party dents have been called to copy in examination. students community for treatment for almost all Central Council for control and exposure to tance of Yoga in present District Office Kishtwar Jammu on 20th of this However, Students not taking this issue on diseases, and if practiced Research in Yoga and work. times and appealed to heard grievances and month on some allega - alleged that board is road as he assured the regularly it eradicates Naturopathy at Bishnah, Stressing the need for people to spare some time problems of the party tions of mass copying. harassing the students deputation that the mat - mental stress and keeps here today. adopting yoga to keep for practicing Yoga to live activists and general pub - They said that it is a false that too when the exams ter would be taken up the body, mind and intel - Speaking on the occasion, body and mind fit, the healthy life. lic. allegation which the said were conducted fairly by with the concerned lect fit. Mr. Ganga mentioned the Minister said that yoga Among others, Block Meanwhile, a deputation board has leveled against the board itself. On 20th authorities. He further The Minister was speak - role of AYUSH in the has revolutionized the Development Officer of students of Govt the 90 students despite the they have to appear in 5th assured them the he ing during the Niyantrita management of non-com - whole world as it offers an Bishnah, other senior offi - Polytechnic College fact that they have semester exam and on the would discuss the issue Madhumeha Bharat municable diseases such opportunity to balance the cers and large number of Kishtwar met with District appeared in the said hand board jas asked them with the MLC Firdous (NMB) campaign organ - as diabetes. He highlight - mind and body, and helps people of the area attend - President PDP Kishtwar examination three months to reach Jammu. Tak for immediate redres - ized by Indian Yoga ed the benefits of ancient harness an individual’s ed the camp. Sheikh Nasir Hussain in ago. They threatened that they sal of the guinuine gre - Association (NMB) in col - systems of health referring inner strength. The impor - party office Kishtwar They said that generally will hit the road if their viances of the students today. all the studnets used to guinuine demands would - community, he said. District Police Jammu organizing Volley Ball Tournament under DDC Inaugurates Plantation Drive in Baramulla Civic Action Programme (CAP) at Sub-division R S Pura colleges and road sides in the divi - are social workers were present on sion during the season as per the the occasion. action plan. Under this initiative, District Police The DDC informed that educational Jammu is making all out efforts to institutions of the district are being channelize the energies of youths to actively involved in the drive under positive directions and create aware - which Horticulture department is ness about the drug menace to save them falling prey to the hands of the providing saplings of various kinds drug paddlers viz-a-viz to make the to these institutions during the ses - society free from drug menace. J&K sion. Police in collaboration with local Earlier the students of High School sports clubs, sports enthusiasts and DewanBagh presented a colorful associations is organizing these programme during which speakers tournaments with a clear message to emphatically informed the partici - society that J&K Police is committed pants about the role of trees in bal - to have drug free society and look ancing our ecology and responsibili - forward for their support and active SHABIR kHAN and Wild Life, and Officers from ty of locals in maintaining this bal - cooperation of likeminded social JAMMu|MAR 15 ties.SSP Jammu Dr. Sunil Gupta, IPS BARAMuLLA|MAR 15 various departments were present ance organization to fight this menace In an effort to bridge the gap was the chief guest of the function. District Development on the occasion. On this occasion the DDC impressed which is eating up very vital of our between Police & the Public, a Besides SP Hqrs Jammu Sh. R C Commissioner, Baramulla Dr.Nasir The DDC also planted saplings in upon the officers of the concerned society particularly youths. Volley Ball Tournament is being Kotwal, SDPO R S Pura Sh. Ahmad Naqash today inaugurated the premises of Degree College for department to implement the action Today's match was the inaugural organized in Rehal Stadium SurinderChoudhary, SHO P/S the plantation drive by planting Women, Government Boys Higher plan regarding plantation drive in match which was played between Bishnah, under the jurisdiction of Bishnah/Arniaand other officers of Deodar and saplings in the premis - Secondary School and Girls Higher the district in letter and spirit. He Ala Volley Ball Team and R.S.Pura P/S Bishnah by District Police Sub-division R S Puraincluding es of Government High School Secondary School, Baramulla. exhorted students present to active - Volley Ball Team which was won by Jammu under the aegis of Civic prominent citizens Sh. SatishBharti, Dewan Bagh Baramulla. It was given out that Forest ly participate in the drive for green Alavolleyball team. Action Programme (CAP). In order Social worker & BJP Mandal Additional Deputy Commissioner Department is planting one lakh and clean environment. Later the The tournament will be played from to provide a platform to the youths President, Retd. Master Puran 15 March to 17 March 2017 and 8 Baramulla, N. A. Baba, CEO,DSWO, saplings of varied plant species at DDC distributed prices among the of the area to show their talents, in Chand, Retd. SI KuldeepKhajuria, teams of Sub-division R S Pura shall DFO, Social Forestry, JV Division various places including schools, students. different capacities as well as sensi - Master Vijay Kumar, Ramesh Lal, participate. The winning team - tize them against the evil effects of Ghan Sham Pandit, Kuldeep Raj, swillbe awarded with Cash prize Rs. Awareness on ‘Women and Cleanliness’ imparted under Noor Jiwan Ka – Betiyan the drugs and other criminal activi - Naresh Kumar, Davinder Kumar all 10,000/- and Trophy etc. uDHAMPuR|MAR 15 tant initiative taken to cre - through the skit presented take good care of their An awareness camp was ate awareness about the by the Anganwadi workers health and adopt safe organized on the topic ‘ various schemes launched of the ICDS department. hygienic practices. District Apple Juice factory building gutted in fire in Sopore Women and Cleanliness’ by the Government for the Speaking on the occasion, Panchayat Officer, SHABIR kHAN under the week long Noor welfare of the Girl Child the DSWO, Rachna Sandeep Seointra laid SOPORE|MAR 15 -Jiwan Ka Betiyan pro - and Women empower - Sharma emphasized on the focus on the scheme ‘Beti A Government apple juice gramme being organized ment. During the aware - impo rtance of cleanliness Bachao Beti Padhao’ and factory building was gut - by the Beti Padhao Beti ness camp, a symposium and said that by keeping urged the students to par - Padhao Cell, Udhampur was organized on the topic our body and our sur - ticipate in this awareness ted by fire last night at (BBBP cell) at Higher in which large number of roundings clean, we can campaign. Saplings of Jageer area of Sopore Secondary School , students participated and prevent the outbreak of some important trees were town_ Jaganoo here today. highlighted the importance many diseases. She also planted by the pres - Police told nawaiwaqt Pertinently, Noor Jiwan of Cleanliness. Participants stressed upon the adoles - ent officers on the occa - that they have started a Ka- Betiyan is an impor - were also made aware cent girls and women to sion. probe in this fire incident C M C M Y B Y B || Daily NAWA-I-WAqT AzEEM|| 8 || JAMMu ||THuRSDAy|| MARCH 16 , 2017

Khalid Jehangir assumes office as VC JKPCC Chering Dorjay Chairs DDB meeting of Reasi JAMMu|MAR 15 and Udhampur. He also the meeting that a total of The newly appointed Vice Chairman, J&K Projects Board approves raised the issue of separate 22.10 km roads have been Construction Corporation (JKPCC), Mr Khalid Jehangir 144.22 crore for PHE and Irrigation sub- completed under regular assumed office here today in presence of Minister of division for Reasi. schemes and NABARD by Roads and Buildings Mr Naeem Akhtar. 2017-18 The Chairmen of different R&B sector while as eight Mr. Akhtar welcomed the Vice Chairman and assured REASI|MAR 15 boards spoke on the occa - schemes of PMGSY roads him full support in discharging his duties. He hoped The District Development sion and highlighted the have been completed in that with the joining of Khalid Jehangir as Vice Board (DDB) meeting held concerns of their field division Reasi and Mahore Chairman JKPCC, the organization will further under the chairmanship of which include establishing and 41 schemes are in progress. Minister for Cooperatives of boys hostels, raising operation in the district. In Commissioner Secretary, R&B, Mr Rohit Kansal, MD and Ladakh Affairs local mandis for farmers, seven habitations water JKPCC, Mr Dilip Thusoo and other senior officers were Chering Dorjay today. KCC cards, labour cards, connectivity has been pro - present on the occasion. The meeting took impor - special relaxation for vided and in power sector tant decision of shifting of handicapped and visually 178 transformers were Vijaya Dogra assumes office as land available with Sheep impaired people from repaired. Husbandry department Adhaar cards owing to It was also given out that VC JKWDC near DC complex Reasi for crore as loan component, said, adding that action Finance & Planning Ajay some concrete reasons etc. in health sector 4054 bene - JAMMu|MAR 15 the extension of existing Rs. 101.56 crore under cen - would be initiated against Nanda, Vice Chairman for Besides giving a brief ficiaries were covered Vijaya Dogra on Wednesday assumed the charge of Vice Court Complex and other tral share and Rs. 11.02 those who take their the development of OBCs resume of demographic under JSY, 6120 JSSK, 201 Chairperson, on board of Directors of J&K Women’s allied development activi - crore in state share for the assignments very lightly Rashpal Verma, Vice and geographic attributes family planning, 253 Development Corporation (WDC). ties and in lieu of which development of district and surrender amount at Chairman Bushan Lal of district, the District human resource, 32 RBSK, The office staff welcomed the new chairperson and equal quantum of state Reasi. fag end of the year. Dogra, Vice Chairman Development 3542 VHNDs, 22 RKSY etc Commissioner (DDC) pre - and likewise 16 primary assured her of their full cooperation. land would be made avail - The Chairman passed For water connectivity, the Prof Nirmal Gupta, Vice able to the department. instructions to the execut - Chairman laid stress on Chairman Daljeet Singh sented a detailed record of school buildings and 48 Change of centre for JKCCE - Prelims Besides, the board also ing agencies and adminis - the officers for prioritizing Chib, MLA Gool-Arnas financial and physical additional class rooms JAMMu|MAR 15 discussed modalities for tration for conducting extreme left out areas and Aijaz Ahmed Khan, MLA achievements under vari - have been completed promoting adventurous ous development schemes under SSA in education It is notified for information of the candidates who have joint visits on proposed proceed in hierarchy to Gulabgarh, Mumtaz tourism in the district, and components of capex sector. applied for J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) sites of PMGSY roads to cover all villages of the Ahmad Khan, MLC Jugal improvement of Bhim gear up their pace of district. He also asked the Kishore, District budget. Further the board was Examination, 2016 and were allotted SKUAST, Jammu, Garh fort, a footing reli - progress so that major officers to prepare DPRs Development The DDC informed that informed that 868 works Main Campus Chatha as Examination Centre that they gious tourism, intensify - amount involved with the for new model villages in Commissioner (DDC), against the availability of of MGNREGA have been have now been allotted centre at SKUAST, Jammu, R S ing tourism related activi - schemes is utilized with - the districts. Reasi Ravinder Kumar, Rs. 78.35 crore, the district completed till feb 2017 Pura instead of SKUAST, Jammu, Main Campus ties along Shiv Khori, out any obstruction. He The board decided imme - SSP Reasi, HoDs and other has expended an amount after generating 7.11 lakhs Chatha. They are, therefore, advised to report at enroute Konsar Yatra in said the issues of forest diate shifting of existing senior officers of line of Rs. 56.58 crore till man days and in the next SKUAST, Jammu, R S Pura on the day of examination Mahore areas and trans - clearance; structures, land hospital in newly con - departments were present February 2017 thereby fiscal a total of 35.16 i.e. 19.03.2017. The candidates are further advised to forming Dagan top as requirement are required structed Community in the meeting. recording 72 % expendi - labour days would be gen - download their revised Admit cards from major tourist destination. to be resolved amicably to Health Center at Mahore, Speaking on the occasion, ture in totality. He also erated by taking up 6642 Commission’s website www.jkpsc.nic.in. An out lay of Rs. 144.22 avoid inordinate delay start of classes in Minister of State for informed the board that works. The soil conserva - crore was approved in the caused to the road proj - Polytechnic College in Finance and Planning district administration is tion has achieved the tar - Horticulture Development meeting after holding a ects. ensuing academic session, Ajay Nanda said that one working very hard to free get of 260 DRSM works, comprehensive discussion “The officers have to vigorous follow up to road link should be pro - Reasi from menace of maintenance of 5000 Nos Officers designated as on all developmental achieve all envisaged tar - upgrade Katra-Bhambla posed from Surjandhar to open defecation and poly bags saplings, com - aspects. The plan includes gets after utilizing the allo - road by the concerned Sari. He said the road will under the campaign four pletion of 2000 RFT fenc - Rs.10.52 crore under regu - cated funds in different department. link several remotest habi - blocks are close to the tar - ing and laying of 6 Nos BA Insecticides Inspectors lar schemes, Rs. 21.10 sectors,” the chairman Minister of State for tations of districts Reasi gets. It was also informed wires in current year. JAMMu|MAR 15 Department of Horticulture today appointed all Horticulture Development Officers (HDOs) as Basharat Bukhari reviews facilities Insecticides Inspectors (IIs) within their respective terri - Don’t dump garbage in canals: Sham torial jurisdiction for inspection work. According to a circular issued by the Secretary at Azadpur Fruit Mandi Horticulture Department, the Insecticides Inspectors Choudhary urges people Visits Kissan Ghar, orders its immediate renovation would work in their new role within their respective ter - NEW DELHI|MAR 15 state economy and provides ritorial jurisdiction vide SRO 36 of 2015 dated: February Inspects PHE establishments, de-silting works on Ranbir canal Minister for Horticulture employment to the large 2, 2015. these initiatives. Syed Basharat Bukhari chunk of population. He With seasonal use of pesticides, fungicides and allied He further asked them to detect leakages in water today visited the Fruit and also called upon the officers products on fruit plants to start, the Department pipes and repair them Vegetable Mandi, Azadpur to motivate the growers and impressed upon all the Insecticides Inspectors to start immediately so that the and inspected the Jammu traders to ensure quality of inspection work of stores, retail shops go-downs in their wastage of water can be and Kashmir Government fruit in the market with a respective areas as per the provision of Insecticides Act, checked and people get shopping complex. The focus on maintaining the and draw and send sample to the notified pesticide test - clean drinking water regu - Minister also interacted credibility of state’s produc - ing laboratories of the State. larly. with Kashmiri Apple tion. He also called for The laboratories shall ensure sending of reports for the During the inspection of Merchants Association organizing exhibitions, fairs samples within a week’s time, read the circular. various PHE establish - (KAMA) at Pitampura and and buyer- seller meet for ments, the Minister asked various issues were dis - promotion of the the officers to keep their cussed pertaining to the Horticulture trade. DEO Srinagar establishes tour diaries updated and overall welfare of the fruit The Minister also visited JAMMu|MAR 15 works at various sites on Pumping Station Kot II display a list of staff work - industry in the State. and inspected the Kisan Permission Cell Minister for PHE, Ranbir canal. Purkhoo, PHE Sub- ing in their respective The office-bearers of the All Ghar at Shalamar Bagh. He Valley Fruit Growers ordered face-lifting and SRINAGAR|MAR 15 paign, use of loud speaker, Irrigation and Flood He further asked the offi - Division Office Bhalwal at offices so that people can Control Sham Lal cers to expedite the ongo - Bulma and Water contact them whenever Association informed the renovation of the Kisan As instructed by the election material and for Minister of the trade related Ghar building and replace - Election Commission of organizing public meeting Choudhary today urged ing de-silting work so that Pumping Station Mandi they face any difficulty problems like transport, ment of furniture and fix - India, the District Election and rallies. The Permission the people to refrain from water can reach agricul - Yard. related to water supply. arrangement of loading tures on priority. He also Officer (DEO) Srinagar, Cell comprises of throwing garbage in the tural fields without any During the visit, the Assistant Executive and unloading and exces - stressed on maintenance of has established a single Additional Deputy irrigation canals and interruption, besides Minister said the Engineers should sit in sive charges being deduct - hygiene in and around the window Permission Cell in Commissioner Srinagar, water bodies, besides ensuring that de-silting is Government has taken their respective sub-divi - ed from the sale proceeds of premises, plantation of fruit his office. The cell has be Vikas Kundal, who can be directing the concerned done upto the canal bed. various path-breaking ini - sion offices while Junior setup to grant permissions contacted on telephone officers to take action Later, the Minister also tiatives to address the Engineers should remain the farmers. trees. to political parties and con - No: 0194-2477033, against those who dump inspected various PHE drinking water problem in present in their section The Minister said the State Among other officers of testing candidates for Assistant Commissioner trash along the banks of establishments including Jammu in the ensuing Headquarters, he added. Government is making all Horticulture Department, usage of non-commer - Srinagar, Hamidullah Mir the canals. PHE Medical Sub- summer season. He direct - The senior officers of the out efforts to boost fruit and including Secretary cial/remote/ uncontrolled whose telephone No: is The Minister issued these Division, Central ed the officers to remain department accompanied vegetable sector, as Horticulture, M H Malik, Airports/Helipads, use of 94194-07045 and any Police instructions while inspect - Pumping Station Muthi, on their toes to ensure suc - the Minister during the Horticulture is one of the Director Horticulture and vehicles for election cam - office of Dy SP rank. ing ongoing de-silting PHE Tubewell and cessful implementation of visit.cleardot primary contributors to the OSD were also present. DC reviews arrangements for Combined JK’s largest Sports Carnival continues in Competitive Exam Prelims 19th March in 46 centres South, Central, North Kashmir: SSC across district in which 24000 candidates are SRINAGAR|MAR 15 The various blocks of every block of both the sports talent to compete Block levels,” he said, appearing. More than a half dozen South Kashmir’s districts divisions of the state at any level,” said adding that Government During the meeting, the activities under the State’s include Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary Sports Council. is committed to promote DC directed the Police to largest sports carnival for Pulwama and Shopian in Officials informed that He further thanked the sports activities and ensure that adequate secu - Rural areas were held in which blocks, Bhijbehara, more than 3500 players Sports Council for pro - develop sports infrastruc - rity arrangements are different blocks of various Kakapora, Khrew, participated in various viding budding ture in every nook and made at the centres along - districts in Kashmir divi - Harmain and other blocks sports disciplines in sportspersons like him, a corner of the State. with deployment of female sion today. The various participated in various South, Central and North chance to compete and Divisional Sports Officer, and male police guards for blocks of South Kashmir, sports disciplines. Kashmir blocks of various participate in the games Nuzhat Ara and all other frisking of the candidates. Central Kashmir and Meanwhile in Central and districts. at block level. district sports in charges He further directed the North Kashmir showed a North Kashmir districts The sports disciplines in Secretary, Jammu and were closely watching the magistrates on duty to huge response of players including, Budgam, which competitions are Kashmir State Sports developments on ground ensure strict observance of participating in various Srinagar, Kupwara, going on in various blocks Council said the aim of zero. section144 up to 200 metres sports discipline competi - Ganderbal and include athletics, Kho the competitions is to “Khelo India competi - from the entrance of the tions. Bandipora, in which vari - Kho, Kabbadi, Volleyball, improve the pool of tions are being conducted centres. The DC also Talent identification is ous blocks participated in Wushu, athletics and oth - sportspersons at the not only to promote directed the PDD depart - being done in the process various sports discipline ers. grassroots level. sports at grassroots level JAMMu|MAR 15 the arrangements for the ment to ensure that elec - for grooming budding competitions. “Inclusion of budding “To identify and hone tal - but also to help revive the Deputy Commissioner JK PSC combined compet - tricity supply is main - sportspersons to achieve These activities began at sportspersons at grass ent in rural Jammu and sports culture in the Simrandeep Singh con - itive (Preliminary) tained at centres during the excellence at National and block level under Rural root level will provide a Kashmir, various compe - state,” the officials vened a meeting to review Examination, to be held on examination. international levels. Sports Competition in platform to the budding titions are going on at informed. 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