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derailed dialogue: CM ORRESPONDENT there are 10 lac people in Register (NPR) and NL C the state of Jammu and issuance of Aadhar cards SRINAGAR, JAN 10 Kashmir that have not been by March 31,2016 but the 'Scope of Kashmir's aspirations within constitutions of JK, India' There are no less than 10 given the Aadhar cards till deadline passed off without lac Aadhar Enrolment date despite completion of any progress. NL CORRESPONDENT year six year term. forms piling up and all the formalities. However, the state still is Saying that all agree what gathering dust at the Fewer centres and reeling under crises over JAMMU, JAN 10 has been mentioned in both concerned offices in the machines and skilled staff the want of Aadhar cards. Chief Minister Mehbooba the Common Minimum state with no action over added with some software "How could such a pathetic Mufti here on Tuesday said Programme and the Agenda the issue being taken till problem in computers have display of work be there? It that aspirations of the of Alliance, Chief Minister date. been responsible for the is the matter of a serious people of Jammu and said India and Pakistan have The issue is reportedly entire mess. It was concern that there are 10 Kashmir can be to live as friendly neighbors. being resolved at the divulged further that those lac Aadhar applicants accommodated within the Referring to the Vajpayee highest level and a high who are being made to waiting for their cards and constitution of Jammu and policy in Kashmir, Chief level meeting in this regard move from pillar to post for all are in desperate need of Kashmir and constitution of Minister said while former is being convened. "We the issuance of the Aadhar the same," says an India. Prime Minister Manmohan will have a video cards include the students, applicant. According to KNS Singh did not visit Pakistan conference with Jammu job aspirants, daily wagers, Meanwhile, it was Correspondent, replying to even once during his ten and Kashmir's Chief government and private informed that the chief debate on Governor's year long Prime Ministerial Secretary on Wednesday sector employees, widows minister Mehbooba Mufti address Chief Minister tenure the incumbent Prime over the issue and I am sure and pensioners. has taken serious note of Mehbooba Mufti said the Minister Narendra Modi within few days only, Interestingly, the the delays done in Aadhar aspirations of the people of constitution of Jammu and Mehbooba said the Agenda government. Chief Minister was generous and people would be able to get Governor, N N Vohra enrolment in the state, Jammu and Kashmir as once Kashmir and as well as the of Alliance is similar to said the Agenda of Alliance courageous enough to travel their adhaar cards from during Governor's rule had directing the concerned to declared by former Chief constitution of India are what has been is in no way different from to Pakistan to show his good concerned offices of the in February last year, streamline the system so Minister Mufti Mohammad broader enough to recommended in the the Common Minimum will gesture to his Pakistani state," DC Srinagar told directed the Information that applicants aren't taken Sayeed can be addressed accommodate the working groups constituted Programme on which the counterpart Nawaz Shareef KNS. Department to complete the for a ride. from the floor of the State aspirations of the people of during the erstwhile PDP- PDP-Congress coalition but unfortunately Pathankot Sources within the enrolment under the Currently, there are assembly. Jammu and Kashmir, Congress coalition government was run for full attack derailed P2 dispensation revealed that National Population hundreds P2 Saying that the Assembly & Council Proceedings Militant J&K sacrificed funds worth Crores by not holding Panchyat Elections SRINAGAR, JAN 10 (KNS) which provides about Rs 5480 crore for the conduct of Panchayat Rs 3096 crores worth grants under For kind attention of our readers! for the decentralized democratic elections. "We have not received any the14th Finance Commission Award killed in With the 14th Finance commission framework. call for the conduct of ULB were proposed to be spent through J&K Assembly Secretriat and Information Department having linked funds in the various Sources said that the Election elections, but yes I can say that we the elected Panchayats, which had have not provided us the requisite security passes for Hajin categories to be spent only through Department (ED) has so far not have received the communication ceased to exist in Jammu and covering the proceedings of J&K Legislature for the the elected Panchayats and received any official document from for conduct of Panchayat and Kashmir last year in the event of reasons best known to them. Thus, we are not publishing Municipalities, The Jammu and government to already overdue ULB parliamentary elections for Srinagar delay in holding timely elections to the first hand account of entire news/proceedings of J&K NL CORRESPONDENT Kashmir is losing crores for the polls. "Since the formation of the and Anantnag seat," the CEO said. them. Assembly and J&K Legislative Council. However, we are failure to hold Panchayat and new government in the state, people Sources told KNS that due to the Sources maintained that there has BANDIPORA, JAN 10 presenting the news stories based on proceedings from Municipal elections. are awaiting the announcement of non-conduct of polls, central been an intentional inordinate delay During a cordon and search Agencies. We regret for it. The officials said that holding of the elections," Government withheld crores of in the conduct of local bodies operation, a militant was -Editor timely elections to the Urban Local However Chief Electoral officer rupees under various urban elections even by the earlier killed while another Bodies will enable the State to (CEO) Shantmanu on Tuesday told development schemes to be government. managed to escape from derive maximum benefit from the KNS over phone form Jammu that implemented through these elected The government sources the spot in Hajin area of 14th Finance Commission Award they have received governments call self government units. "As much as confirmed P2 Beaten to death for Sonawari in Bandipora district. delivering girl child! Sources said that after Speaker asks Govt to consider receiving inputs about the J&K suffered Rs 16,000 Cr loss JAMMU TAWI, JAN 10 died this evening, adding, presence of a group of Amarnath Land row agitation victims "the family of the deceased militants in Parrey Mohalla In a bizarre incident of have alleged that she was village of Hajin town, in Kashmir's street violence cruelty and sick mindset a tortured to death by her Army contingent from 13 woman was mercilessly inlaws for delivering a girl Rashtriya Rifles along with NL CORRESPONDENT and Kashmir Assembly districts of the Valley," it tortured, that proved fatal, child." Special Operation Group today stated. said. for giving birth to a baby 'We have recorded the of Jammu Kashmir Police JAMMU TAWI, JAN 10 Chapter "Economies of The medical services were girl. statement of the parental cordoned off the area and Entire Jammu and Kashmir Uncertainty and Conflict" of badly affected. Chronic Pooja, 24 who was family of the girl and started during the search state suffered losses to the the report said that in 2016, patients suffering from admitted at Government the investigations while the operation, militants fired tune of over Rs 16,000 crore the civil strife caused cancer, heart diseases and Medical College and case is already registered at upon the searching party during five-month long tremendous miseries, loss of those requiring dialysis, Hospital Jammu here a Police Station, Vijaypur," resulting in the injuries of street violence in the life, complete halt of continue treatment and month ago in serious they added. an Army man identified as Kashmir Valley due to economic activity in the check up had to suffer a lot. NL CORRESPONDENT government. condition, succumbed to her Naik Pramood Kumar who complete halt of economic Meanwhile Station House Valley coupled with loss of Lack of primary treatment The Speaker also called injuries in the Intensive Officer, Vijaypur, Suraj was quickly evacuated and activity coupled with loss of property worth crores of resulted in death of some of AMMU AWI AN J T , J 10 for reviewing and Care Unit (ICU) Ward on Pathania said," a case under shifted to hospital for property worth crores of rupees. the patients, it said, adding Speaker J&K Assembly, withdrawing the cases Monday. section 498 of RPC (cruelty treatment. rupees. "The scraping of internet that security-related Kavinder Gupta today against those arrested "A women namely Pooja, against woman) has been Sources added that during "Losses caused due to the services, mobile and phone expenditure is over and directed the Government to during the agitation. He 24, wife of Ashwani Kumar, registered against the in- the exchange of fire, a unrest from July 8 to services for long spells above the losses caused due consider compensation to said representatives of resident of Vijaypur, district laws of the deceased." "the militant was killed and November 30, 2016 are during the turmoil made to the 2016 unrest. the next of kin of those who various organizations have Samba, was admitted to the couple had estranged ammunition was recovered estimated at more than Rs communication in the state On the issue of macro- lost their lives or were met him from time to time ICU here on December 5 as relations after marriage from his possession. 16,000 crore," Economic very difficult. Hartals, economics costs, it said the injured during the and sought his intervention serious case. She had while the girl was sent to Reports said that another Survey 2016 report tabled bandhs, stone pelting, conflict has reduced per Amarnath land row in the matter to provide militant fled from spot. by Minister for Finance curfews and restrictions capita GDP growth, FDI agitation during 2008 as justice to the sufferers of suffered serious injuries on her parent's house by the Eyewitnesses P2 Haseeb Drabu in the Jammu immobilised life in all the 10 inflow, P2 was promised by the then the agitation. different parts of her body husband after delivering a allegedly after being beaten girl child as she unwell and up by her husband and other reportedly suffering from Poor quality food for soldiers! in-laws members," police malnutrition and anemia," sources informed. said the SHO. BSF on cover up exercise, Home Minister orders enquiry They said that the girl He said that P2

NL CORRESPONDENT of food at the Line of video regarding a BSF anomaly will be dealt with in supply of ration to the plight of troopers posted Troops told to fortify fuel Control in Jammu and jawan's plight. I have asked firmly." paramilitary jawans along the cold, hilly border JAMMU TAWI/NEW DELHI, Kashmir went viral and the HS to immediately seek a In preliminary enquiries, deployed on the was pathetic. JAN 10 Union Home Minister report from the BSF and take the Norhtlines has traced International Boundary (IB) Speaking in Hindi, Yadav stores in the border belts The social media is buzzed Rajnath Singh took appropriate action." two leads to Jammu and or the Line of Control (LoC). alleged that troopers were with the messages of support cognisance of the issues Sharma told a television Udhampur that indicates a Instead of independent served bad quality food and JAMMU, JAN 10 (KIP) Army ready to face sudden for the Jawan of BSF who flagged by him, the channel that the jawan might nexus between established enquiry, BSF has ordered an at times were forced to go attacks from militants. has exposed the alleged deep Government on Tuesday have some problem and suppliers/contractors and inter enquiry by a DIG rank hungry. Senior Army functionaries Under the recommendations have carried out a detailed include fortifying fuel rooted corruption in the food directed BSF chief to submit action will be taken if the some senior officers of BSF officer. Meanwhile, BSF has Claiming to be from the survey on why and how depots lying on the border, provisions purchased and the enquiry report by allegations are substantiated responsible for purchasing shifted Tej Bahadur to 29th battalion of BSF, he militants were able to attack smart vests with built in served for BSF jawan Wednesday. during the enquiry. provisions/store in the past. another headquarter. No accused unnamed officers of an Army camp in Uri in codes for identification of defending country's Border. After being prodded by Minister of State for Facing severe officer incharge for the mess illegally selling off the food September last in which 19 troops, load carrying robots The film and sports the Prime Minister's Office, Home Kiren Rijiju tweeted, embarrassment, the BSF top or responsible for purchases supplies meant for the soldiers were killed. As in high altitude to reduce celebrities and commoners both Singh and Union Home "Taken serious note of a BSF brass has denied the charge have been shifted to ensure troopers. have expressed anguish over many as 14 soldiers were stress among troops. Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi jawan video. But during my and has started digging deep an impartial inquiry into the He also posted other burnt alive because of attack Other recommendations the plight of the jawans who called up the BSF DG KK regular visit to border posts, into the past of the Constable whole gamut of the issue. videos showing a poorly have been deprived of on the fuel depots. are laser based wire strike Sharma and directed him to I find high levels of Tej Bahadur and attached The trooper in a video baked 'chapati' and dal After the detailed survey protection systems for low proper and wholesome complete the enquiry and satisfaction amongst the various attributes to him. revealed about the alleged which he said had "nothing meals. the top functionaries of the flying choppers, submit the report by jawan. The welfare of our Jammu Frontier of the BSF poor quality of food and except salt and turmeric". Army have sought help camouflaging soldiers and A day after a video of a tomorrow. security forces guarding the on Tuesday issued a sought Prime Minister "Leaving apart the from corps commanders armoured vehicles to BSF jawan alleging Singh had late on Monday borders and other difficult statement denying Narendra Modi's background of individual, to posted in Jammu and achieve invisibility. corruption in the provision night tweeted, "I have seen a are of absolute priority. Any allegations of irregularities intervention, saying the enquire P2 Kashmir in making the Emphasis is P2 2 CITY the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | Jan | 11 | 2017

Chopper purchase by Chhattisgarh: SC to look into CAG report

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 filed by Swaraj Abhiyan, a Abhiyan has applied to and also the CAG report. bench of Justices Dipak Election Commission for Cases like 2G and Coal are Supreme Court today said it Misra and R Banumathi said registration as a political fundamentally based on would consider the issue of the issue of maintainability party called 'Swaraj India' CAG reports. We will see maintainability raised by the would arise as it would deal and the issue relating to the CAG report (in the Centre on a plea seeking an with the question whether purchase of the helicopter matter)," the bench said. SIT probe into alleged applying for registration as a has been gone into by the When senior advocate irregularities in the purchase political party takes away an CAG as well as Public Shanti Bhushan, appearing of an Agusta helicopter for organisation's right to raise Accounts Committee (PAC) for Swaraj Abhiyan, said in VVIP use by the issues relating to the of the Chhattisgarh the 2G case, the apex court 4-5 patients die daily Chhattisgarh Government economy of the country. Assembly. had held that such petitions and look into the CAG Attorney General Mukul "We will hear after four are maintainable, the bench report on the matter. Rohatgi told the apex court weeks (the issue of) said, "we want this 100% increase in deaths at SMSH While dealing with the plea that petitioner Swaraj maintainability of the plea controversy to rest". Hospital since 2010 Army chief discusses J&K Navy's missile

NL CORRESPONDENT 2014-2015, 1389, 1455 the Valley especially in OPD of the hospital. warship catches fire patients reportedly died Srinagar is largely dependent An official of the hospital with Home Minister SRINAGAR, JAN 10 respectively at the hospital on the SMHS hospital where said government has failed to NEW DELHI, JAN 10 issued by Home Ministry NEW DELHI, JAN 10 compartment of INS Pralay, 0Signifying increase in during these consecutive around 2500 patients visit to lift the health care system in said. which was described as patient rush at one of the years. In the first three its OPD on an average daily. far-flung areas. "Due to lack Army chief General Bipin They discussed the security Fire broke out in a missile "minor", was brought under Kashmir's tertiary hospitals, months of the current fiscal As per the official details, of proper health care facilities Rawat today called on situation in the State, corvette of the Indian Navy at control with no injury reported four to five people die on an till June, 395 patients died at around 45 lakh people visited in district hospitals, patient Home Minister Rajnath official sources said. Naval dockyard in Mumbai after the incident, sources in the average daily at Shri the hospital. the hospital during the last throng to the SMHS hospital Singh and the duo are (AGENCIES) today. The fire in one of the Navy said here. Maharaja Hari Singh hospital The hospital authorities six-years. As many as 891527 for the treatment," the official understood to have "At around 1140 hrs, an Srinagar. attribute increase in deaths patients visited to SMHS said. discussed the security incident of minor fire in the As many as 1660 deaths with increase in patient rush. hospital's OPD during 2015- In the first four months of situation in Jammu and Govt announces winter Gyro compartment of the were reported at the hospital "The hospital is catering to a 2016. Similarly, the doctors the unrest, there was around Kashmir. warship was reported. The fire in 2015-2016, which is large number of patients from had seen 698988 patients in 70 percent decline in patient Rawat has recently returned vacation for Colleges was controlled by by ship's almost 100 percent increase across the Valley many are the hospital's OPD during inflow who would not reach from his maiden visit to the staff and Dockyard fire station. in reported deaths since 2010. often referred to the hospital 2014-2015 and 731014 in to the hospital due to State. He reviewed the JAMMU TAWI: The Government today announced winter There has been no injury to As per official figures, 893 at critical stages," Medical 2013-2014. prevailing situation. security situation and vacation in all Government Degree Colleges of Kashmir anybody," a Navy official said. deaths were reported in 2010- Superintendent of the SMHS During the first three During these days, normal operational preparedness of division besides, Colleges of Jammu division which fall in the The fire in 1241 RE class 2011, whose number was 894 hospital Dr Nazir Chowdhary months (April, May and work of the hospital was also the force there. winter zone. vessel probably started during in 2011-2012. said. June) of the current fiscal halted to ensure better health The Army chief called on As per the order, the Colleges will remain closed for winter the welding work, said the During 2012-2013 and The health care system in 254935 patients visited to the care to the injured. the Home Minister, a release vacation from 11 January 2017 to 31 January 2017. officials. (AGENCIES)

in 2015-16. FROM PAGE 1 J&K suffered Rs 16,000 Cr loss in The banking sector accumulated non-performing assets due to the turmoil. Gross NPAs increased from 5.39 per cent on 10 Lac Aadhar Enrolment Pathankot attack Kashmir's street violence 31 March, 2016 to 7.08 per cent on September 30, 2016. As far as the impact of the disturbance on credit forms pending in JK exports and trade flow in the state. dispensation by the banking sector is concerned, the total derailed dialogue: CM "It has reduced domestic investment and savings, redirected credit disbursed under annual credit plan 2016-17 at the end of women whose monthly widow and old age pension has public expenditure to security-related expenditure and of current financial year stood at Rs 5631.13 crore (20.37 been withheld for want of Aadhaar cards. the process of goodwill which would have let resumption of reduced tourist inflow, tourism receipts and demand for per cent of the ACP target) as compared to credit Indo-Pak dialogue. (KNS) transportation," it said. disbursement of Rs 8080.21 crore (34.23 per cent of the The number of tourist who visited the Valley in 2015-16 ACP target) as at the end of the first half of financial year Troops told to fortify fuel stood at 6,23,932 including 2,20,490 Amarnath yatris. 2015-16. (Agencies) stores in the border belts Beaten to death for "The tourist season had last year started in April and was in full swing up to July 7. The remaining about four months J&K sacrificed funds worth Crores by on keeping fuel stores in safe place instead of makeshift delivering girl child! remained completely tense and registered closure of all shelters which could be vulnerable to militant attacks. activities due to turmoil resulting in almost zero arrival of not holding Panchyat Elections In fact upgrading security grid in the border belts has been tourists in the Valley," it said. given top priority because militants have been tasked to for the more than two months, the girl living with her The disappearance of tourist in the Valley during four peak that the ruling governments even in the past and present attack Army camps and units situated close to the LOC in parents in Ramgarh village of the Vijaypur Tehsll, adding, months resulted in loss of business to hoteliers, restaurants, Jammu and Kashmir. have shown no inclination to decentralize the power to the "keeping unwell, she was admitted to the hospital but on the houseboats, handicrafts, poniwallas, transporters, shikara Even the BSF, deployed on the IB in Jammu sector, have elected ULB members. complaint lodged by the family that she was tortured and walla and so on, it said adding the revenue loss in the been asked to upgrade the security grid and shift their fuel A senior officer of government whishing anonymity said harassed, FIR has been lodged and investigations have been second quarter of 2016-17 was of Rs 751.97 lakh (80 per storage to safer places so that militants fail to target these that the powers if percolated to the elected members would initiated." cent) compared to revenue realisation of Rs 936.89 lakh in fuel stores which could cause heavy casualty among render the ministers and MLA's, MLC's powerless. Maternal relative, Ghoru Ram alleged that Pooja was Q2 of 2015-16. troops.(KIP) There is growing resentment among people as both allegedly beaten up by her in-laws for giving birth to girl The report said the industrial sector in Kashmir suffered coalition partners had promised to hold the elections within child and for not fulfilling the demand of dowry of Rs 5 losses of Rs 13,291 crore. Private sector lost 6,548 crore months of forming the government to decentralize power BSF on cover up exercise, lakh. and government sector Rs 6,713 crore. As far as estimated and involve people in the decision-making process for As per Ghoru Ram, in 2015 she got married to Ashwani turnover and revenue loss is concerned, it is to the tune of Home Minister orders enquiry development of cities and towns in J&K. Kumar Kumar who runs a slop. When Pooja shared the Rs 13,291 crore. "Recent controversial issues in the state have also made the news of being expecting, her in-laws illegally conducted an Some of Jammu-based small scale industrial units also into the circumstances which the individual alleges in the government apprehensive of the outcome of the elections, if ultra sound from their known contacts and came to know suffered production losses to the tune of Rs 1800 crore in posted videos, a DIG rank officer has reached the location. conducted at this time. The municipal elections are The investigation will reveal the facts soon," the statement that she is going to give birth to a girl child. Following turnover and revenue losses of Rs 275 crore, it said. important to improve the conditions of people," said a added. which her in laws pressurized Pooja to abort the female The transport sector, the report said, also born the brunt as senior official of the Urban Development Department. IG BSF DK Upadhyaya told a select media reporter at child which she stone pelters targeted "all types of vehicles and damaged There are 74 Municipal Committees, six Municipal Jammu thrown many counter allegations against the Jawan, refused. Then her in-laws started torturing her. Later, Pooja two wheelers, three wheelers, four wheelers and six Councils and two Municipal Corporations in J&K. The "It is reality. He has many complaints against him including visited her uncle's house through whom she consulted the wheelers". elections to these were last held in 2005 after 23 years. intoxication, insubordination, aiming a gun at a senior doctor in Government SMGS Hospital where doctor It said the non-earning of transporters due to the conflict Incidentally, the last municipal elections were held in 2005 officer. He was court-martialed in 2010. But keeping in advised her not to go for abortion due to some medical resulted in non-payment of bank loans and consecutive when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the Chief Minister and view his family and his children, he was not dismissed from complications. default in repayment of loans for three months and more. the service but was given a rigorous imprisonment of 89 headed the coalition with the Congress. Finally, when the victim gave birth to a baby girl, few The shutdowns also hit Jammu and Kashmir State Road days," the IG said. Non-constitution of the Urban Local Bodies has also months ago, her husband allegedly did not allow her to Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) which suffered loss of enabled the government to rule and administer the urban enter his house forcing her to live with her parents, Ghoru revenue to the tune of Rs 5.25 crore as compared to last year areas by proxy in the absence of the grass-roots democratic Ram alleged. and its 182 vehicles, including 76 trucks, were damaged by Militant killed in Hajin institutions in the municipal areas. Ghoru Ram said that when he contacted her husband miscreants. It is to mention here that the Governor N N Vohra during his Ashwani then he demanded Rs 5 lakh as dowry. Food supplies and consumer affairs were also hit as 4,908 told that the militant's death sparked protest while a large term had directed the Election authorities to hold Municipal number of people hit to roads and chanted pro-freedom Manju, victim's sister alleged that Pooja used to share with kilolitres of kerosene oil could not be lifted and distributed elections in Jammu and Kashmir in first week of May 2016. slogans. her that her husband was unhappy as she gave birth to a girl. among beneficiaries, it said adding the comparative analysis Sources said that the Governor was understood to have A police official identified the slain militant as Abu Surag She also claimed that Pooja used to share how her in-laws of the department revealed that only Rs 7.50 lakh (4 per conveyed his decision on holding the Municipal elections in from Pakistan and said that after doing postmortem of his used to torture on one pretext or the other. They even used cent) was expanded during Q1 and Q2 of the year 2016-17 first week of May 2016 to election commission of India. body at Mansbal Army Camp, his body was handed over to to beat her up after heating the iron rods. as against Rs 36 lakh (21 per cent) during the same period (KNS) local Auqaf Committee Uri where he was laid to rest.

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Printed, Publish 3 STATE the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | January 11 | 2017 Workshop on creation NDS organizes of "Cashless Society" organized multilingual Bhajan Goshti NL Correspondent transactions on the market government at the center Jammu, Jan 10 Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 provide lot of incentives under the dynamic Multilingual Bhajan Goshti was organised by Nami Dogri which has been announced leadership of Narender Bhai Sanstha (Regd.) at Shiv Temple Trkuta Nagar Jammu. Shri A workshop on creation of Shub Chander Verma, Ex-Corporator and President, Shiv "Cashless Society" was by BJP Government. Modi has taken the best Billawaria stressed upon the decision of demonetization Temple Management Trust was the Chief Guest whereas organized at Block President, Vichar Kranti Manch International and Sarpanch and Panches to and creation of "Cashless Development Office, Satwari Yogacharaya, Shri S. K. Jain presided over the Function. educate people in the field Society" in India.BDO, in BDO Satwari Arun The Programme was started with lightning of the about the enumerable gains Satwari address felicitated Khajuria, Bank Manager Traditional Lamp by Dignitaries. Yash Paul Yash compered of being Cashless. He said Prime Minister and Finance Arjun Singh Rathore and the Programme with a befitting manner. Poets who read that all developed countries Minister for initiation of J&K Bank Officials were their Bhajans were Sham Samnotra, Manoj Bakshi, Dr. presented and large numbers transact their businesses steps for making India a Chanchal Sharma, S. K. Jain, Ram Paul Dogra, Sardar M. of BJP workers attended the without cash by using E- Cashless Society which S. Kamra, Yash Paul Yash, Y. S. Jamwal, S. C. Gupta, workshop. Speaking on the Commerce. He said that E- benefits womenfolk the Baldev Gupta, P. N. Jalla, Ramesh Rahi, Bal Krishan occasion, Baldev Singh wallets, payment through most. Others who address Gupta, Ashok Gupta, K. S. Sambyal, Advocate Dogra Billawaria stated the creation debit/credit cards will the function Ashok Khajuria, Harish Kaila and many other Artistes & Intellectuals of "Cashless Society" in eliminate corruption and Sarpanch Vijay Sharma, participated.Shri Shub Chander Verma said that poets are India is need of hour. There black money and develop Vikas Sharma, Pitamber social workers and serves society with their writings.Shri are large numbers of benefits our economy.Rathore also Sharma and a large number S. K. Jain said that Nami Dogri Sanstha (Regd.) is doing a of being a cashless. Besides addressed the workshop and of people who the workshop remarkable job by regularly organising programmes for the ensuring safety, Cashless said that all feel proud that from adjoining areas. promotion and welfare of Dogri language and culture. Premium for separatism, gallows for PHEWWA holds protest, highlight demands

nationalism in BJP-PDP govt: Harsh NL Correspondent demands of the PHE given to the left out PHE workers at the rally Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 NL Correspondent employees particularly of employees as per SRO-59, venue Subash Verma daily rated workers viz, rationalization of pay scales provincial general secretary Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 The PHE Workers Welfare Regularization of all workers of PHE field and operational of the Association has said Association held massive those who have completed 5 staff to remove the that the State Govt is Accusing the BJP- PDP government of "Protest Rally" in the office years tenure, disbursement stagnation and change the misleading and befooling eulogizing and glorifying the militants premises of Chief Engineer employees. Subash further and subversives, Harsh Dev Singh PHE Department B.C. Road, said that we cannot tolerate Chairman JKNPP and Former Minister Jammu today. The rally was the accesses on our workers has questioned the rationale behind organized under the as being done by the PHE announcement of compensation and leadership of Bakshi Singh authority more and govt. jobs to the NOKs of stone pelters Provincial President of the association will fight for who had waged war against the State Association where hundreds their interests and will get and the security forces in Kashmir. He of PHE Employees/daily success in the end. Bakshi was addressing a press conference in rated workers have Singh provincial president Jammu today over the announcement participated from tar flung made by the Chief Minister in the of the association in his areas of all the PHE Assembly yesterday wherein she concluding speech has said Divisions of Jammu regions that our workers have stated that Rs 5 lacs would be paid as assured 'zero tolerance' to anti- Srinagar, he lamented. viz., Kathua, Samba, Reasi, shown lot of patience till ex-gratia along with govt. jobs in nationals and subversives but had Accusing the BJP Ministers of falling Jammu, Udhampur, today and has abide the specified cases to the family members surrendered even their basic from grace, he said that their conduct Akhnoor, Noushera, discipline always and the of stone pelters who died while fundamentals after their ascendance to did not merit mere condemnation but Darmari, Doda, Kishrwar, State Govt and its minister fighting the security forces in the power. He said that earlier it was ex- merited mourning. They who refused Rarnban, Rajouri, Poonch has not shown even little recent turmoil in Kashmir. Under what gratia to the dreaded terrorist Burhan ex-gratia to army martyrs and to those sympathy with the workers. policy was the compensation Wani's family and now the stone sons of soil who laid down their lives and Gandoh etc. of wages to the all workers designations of field and He warned the State Govt announced and what about the security pelters families were the next in line during Amarnath Ji land row had The protest rally was month wise, release of all operational staff as per their that no option has been left personnel who sacrificed their lives for the State honours in the form of emphatically announced the same for organized against the anti- while defending the national honour monetary compensation and govt. anti-national elements fighting our workers policies and the pending wages of workers, present assignments etc. for us expect to intensity the and flag? Accusing the BJP of acting jobs. On the contrary, police cases had forces and challenging our integrity delaying tactics as adopted appointment of one family While addressing to the agitations. as petty accomplice with PDP, Singh been registered by the incumbent BJP- and sovereignty regretted Harsh. by the worthy Minister for member of the deceased said that the saffron Ministers had PDP govt. against those who raised Gagan Pratap Singh Gen. Secy Young PHE/irrigation and Flood daily wager who dies in crossed all the limits of timidity to slogans of 'Vande Matram' in Rajouri Panthers and Parshottam Parihar State Control Department who has harness, constitution of Nat Manch stages remain glued to power. During and also those students of NIT Secy. PTU were also present during miserably railed in welfare fund committee, elections the same BJP leaders had Srinagar who unfurled National flag in the press conference. conceding the all pending confirmation of pay scales as 'Soch Badlo'

NL Correspondent towards poor by extending Shiv Khori JKTTA holds protest, project demands MVD observes Road Safety Week Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 help by way of donating NL Correspondent traffic thus containing the their used warm clothes Arti to go live Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 Nat manch, Jammu a possibilities of frequent road and other belongings renowned theatre group REASI, JAN 10 accidents. Priya Sethi, while during the chilling winters "One can have Live Darshan comprising a team of As a part of observance of 28th speaking on the occasion, to the poor as they are of Shiv Khori Cave Shrine, 'Road Safety Week', the Motor emphasized the importance of young artists full of talent, unable to afford such second largest pilgrim Vehicles Department (MVD) in following road safety rules besides enthusiasm and fully destination after revered collaboration with Taxi Operator dissemination of awareness about acquainted with acting has costly clothes and faces Vaishno Devi shrine, on TV Union, Railway Police, transporters the significance of observing these added another feather on health hazards. The play channel MH1 Shraddha by and other stakeholders organized a laws. He enjoined upon the MVD its cap by exhibiting 249th was Written by Abhishek ending January". This was said health awareness camp for drivers department to carry out such play " Soch Badlo " on and Directed by Tarun by Savita Jhingan, Head of and conductors here today. Minister activities on regular basis 10th of January, 2017 Sharma. The main Operations, and MH one TV of State for Transport, Sunil Kumar throughout the year so that the through a play in its objective behind the play Network Limited during a Sharma was the chief guest while purpose behind this drive is met was to reduce the gap meeting with Deputy NL Correspondent cabinet decision no 106 of 2014 Minister of State for Tourism, Priya with all success. He said that main ongoing Tuesday Series in between rich and poor, Commissioner (DC) Reasi Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 .After the completion of session we Sethi was the guest of honour and objective of observing this week is their own studio located at Ravinder Kumar, who is vice were disengaged from past two years Member Legislative Council, to spread road safety awareness Shakti Nagar, Jammu. The especially in our country. Chairman of Shri Shiv Khori A protest was held under the banner Temporary Teachers want justice Charanjeet Singh Khalsa was among general masses to reduce the chief guest of the function Surinder Manhas Shrine Board. Signing the of J&K Temporary Teachers from the oppressed Govt. They also special invitee on the occasion. scale of fatal road accidents. was Surinder Manhas appreciate the ongoing agreement with Shri Shiv Association 2014-15 in which a no of had done hunger strike of 43 days at Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Additional Transport renowned Producer, work of Nat Manch and Khori Shrine board, Savita Teachers assembled near the press press club of Jammu in 2015 .The Sharma urged all the stakeholders Commissioner, Ajay Singh Jamwal, Music Director and Singer Tarun Sharma for this type Jhingan informed that MH1 enclave of Jammu. They were hunger strike was called off by the especially youth to rededicate their RTO, Jammu, Ashwani Kumar of J&K State and of work and awareness shouting Slogans we want Justice we assurance of present Govt. But un efforts towards effective traffic Khajuria, SSP Railway, Rajinder Shraddha is a sister channel of Mahatma Tilak Ji was among the society through the broadcaster-MH1 for Live want Continuation of our services fortunately over long pending management movement for own Gupta, ARTO Swarn Singh, Guest of honour. The theatre and Nukkad natak. Darshan and Arti from Shiv .One of the Teacher told that we were demand is not fulfilled yet.So, we comfort and convenience. The representatives of Automobile and The artists who performed Khori Shrine Cave. Among engaged as Teachers on merit basis in request the Hon'ble CM M/s Minister stressed for strict Transport Associations, drivers theme of play was others, Rakesh Wazir, different schools of J&k under the Mehbooba Mufti to look into our adherence to traffic rules and and conductors were present on exclusively for the the play were Abhishek, President Hotel and Restaurant Govt, order no 482-Edu of 2014 and matter and do justice with we people. regulations for smooth flow of the occasion. inclination of rich people Priya and Aman Kumar. association Katra was also present onthe occasion. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PHE MECH. DIVISION SOUTH JAMMU Digi Dhan Mela Short Term Notice inviting tenders organized For and on the behalf of Governor of J&K State Sealed tenders affixed with Rs. 5/- Revenue Stamps valid for 90 days are KHARAHBALLI, JAN 10 invited from reputed/registered/firms having CST and GST/PAN No. for below mentioned work so as to reach in the office of A Digi Dhan awareness mela the undersigned on or before due date upto 1.00 P.M through registered post/courier/speed post only. The tender shall be opened on the same day or any other date convenient to tender opening authority in presence of the tenderers who may wish was jointly organized by to be present. The tender opening authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders in full or part without Revenue and RDD department assigning any reason thereof. Any tender received in this office after due date and time shall not be accepted. at Kharah. The Camp was S. Particulars NIT No.& Date Due on Last d ate of s ale of Earnest Tender receiving conducted under the No. tender document Money Authority (during working hrs.) chairmanship of Tehsildar 1. Design, fabrication & erection of corrugated PHEJ/MS/282 24-01-2017 23-01-2017 2% Executive Engineer Kharahballi, Dr Ashwani galavanised iron shed at Sector-1 A, Trikuta Nagar. Dt.: 09-01-2017 PHE Mech. Div. South Hansa. BDO B N Sharma, Jammu 2. Major Repair to 25000 GPH X 91 MH HC pump PHEJ/MS/283 24-01-2017 23-01-2017 2% Executive Engineer Manager J&K Bank Khour set at T/Well Khadwala. Dt.: 09-01-2017 PHE Mech. Div. South and people of area also Jammu 3. Installation, Testing and Commissioning of LT PHEJ/MS/284 24-01-2017 23-01-2017 2% Executive Engineer attended the camp. Speaking Control Panel and 100 KVA Voltage Stabilizer Dt.: 09-01-2017 PHE Mech. Div. South on the occasion, Tehsildar along with allied works of T/Well Sec-1A, Trikuta Jammu Nagar. informed the people about 4. Upgradation/ Improvement of Electric Sub Station PHEJ/MS/285 24-01-2017 23-01-2017 2% Executive Engineer UPI, USSD, e-banking, Paytm, along with allied works of T/Well Sec-1A. Dt.: 09-01-2017 PHE Mech. Div. South Jammu e-wallet etc in detail. BDO also 5. Installation , testing & commissioning of 15,000 PHEJ/MS/286 24-01-2017 23-01-2017 2% Executive Engineer spoke on importance of GPH X 86 Mtr. Head HC Pump Sets at T/Well / Dt.: 09-01-2017 PHE Mech. Div. South P/Stn. Hakkal Jammu seeding of adhar with bank The tender document containing scope of work, terms and conditions and technical specifications can be had from the office account number for promoting of the undersigned against cash payment of Rs. 100 (Non- refundable) for each set of tender documents cashless transactions. Later, No: PHEJ/MS/3279-81 another awareness camp on Dt: 09-01-2017 Sd/- Executive Engineer Digi Dhan was also organized DIP/J-8224 PHE Mech. Division South Dated 10-1-2017 at Village Dori. Jammu 4 HILL DISTRICT the northlines Jammu | Wednesday | January 11 | 2017 Army organizes Army organizes Qawwali prog NC responsible for amity meeting Kashmir's destruction: PDP NL Correspondent these historical incidents While Mir was speaking all NL Correspondent given to those present and Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 perpetrated by the NC set the the members listened to him new initiatives that were state on or fire, and today we keenly and thumped their Blaming Opposition being thought of were also are in this whole mess benches for his applause. An amity meeting was National Conference for discussed in detail. The because of them," Mir said Commenting upon the organised by the Army at worsening the political event was attended by large in his Motion of Thanks on Summer unrest of last year, Harni in Poonch district, situation in Jammu and number of villagers from Governor N N Vohra's Mir, who is also General recently. The meeting was to NL Correspondent and other elite members of Ahmed Bahar. The event Kashmir, Peoples Harni. Amongst those Ramban, Jan 10 address to the Legislature. Secretary of Yoth PDP, have constructive exchange the Ramban District was whole heartedly Democratic Party legislator present were the Sarpanch of Blaming all the political condemned the killings of of views with the civilians alongwith an overwhelming appreciated by the people of from Wachi Aijaz Mir said the village, religious Army organised a Qawwali parties, mainstream and civilans and violence during from different walks of life number of locals attended Ramban and it was a matter that NC was responsible for teachers and prominent separatists, for messing up the unrest. which in turn would programme for the locals at the programme. The of great joy for them that oppressing Jamaat-e-Islami members of the society. Kashmir situation, Mir said Lauding the chief minister facilitate cordial relations Government Higher programme was organised such programs are being in 1979 and poll rigging in The locals appreciative of that they all need to put their Mehbooba Mufti for her role amongst all sections of Secondary School, Ramban, on popular demand by the organised by theArmy to 1987. these meetings which heads together to "douse the in development of the state society and enhance peace in today to promote the local people of Ramban. The enhance cooperation and "National Conference had involved the locals in the fire." and "making all her efforts" the area. The focus of the art and culture as also to give Qawwali programme bonhomie between the Army unleashed reign of terror and formulation of the plans by "Since we all are affected by for resolution of Kashmir interaction was the youth in the local artists a platform. comprised of various Artists and the peace loving people brutal repression on the the Army to engage the the political issue of issue, Mir said that only PDP the area and how they could Commander from the Army of state and National repute. of Ramban. Speaking on the members and sympathisers Kashmir, and being under the leadership of be constructively engaged so youth and in selecting was the chief guest of the They performed Qawwali occasion Mr Bashir a local of Jammat-e-Islami in representatives of the people Mehbooba Mufti can help in as to improve their future 'Sadhbhavana' initiatives event. Mr Nisar Ahmed, DIG and local folklore wherein resident of Ramban Kashmir in 1979. And then across the state we should upliftmnet of people and prospects. Information on which would help the highlights were the expressed his happiness and in 1987 the party rigged Batote, Mr Randeep Kumar, always pitch for its resolve the long pending various projects being progress and growth of the programme of Zulekha appreciated the efforts of the Assembly elections that SSP Ramban and many other resolution through dialogue issue. carried out by the Army was area. prominent Civil dignitaries Farid, Soni Sufi and Bahaar Army. sparked off militancy. Both and peaceful ways," Mir "People across the state have said. firm belief that only The PDP leader said that Mehbooba ji and PDP will Dy CM visits Creative Awareness camp on PMEGP held Government of India should work for the development of hold dialouge with Hurriyat the whole state and their Art Exhibition so as to find out the political empowerment," he said. resolution of Kashmir issue. (CNS) NL Correspondent such exhibitions not only such programmes Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 provide an opportunity to encourage the budding Guv releases "Tahriq-e-Iltiva" the artists to exhibit their artists to further move Stressing the importance of talent but also serve as a ahead and bring more JAMMU, JAN 10 exchange of creative arts visual treat to the art colors and value to their Governor N.N. Vohra released "Tahriq-e-Iltiva", a book through common platforms lovers," he said. creations. "It provides an written by the known author Mr. Avtar Krishen Ganjoo, at for artists, Deputy Chief Appreciating the artists, Dr the Raj Bhavan here today. Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, opportunity to people of Singh said the paintings different cultures and This book in Urdu is a collection of poems, ghazals and today said J&K's rich art najams based on varied themes including maintenance of depict the talent and the traditions share their forms need to be promoted peace and harmony in the society. A part of the book insight of the artists about experiences besides NL Correspondent the DDC stressed the need Anil Sharma and District and popularized among the Udhampur, Jan 10 contains poetic form of stories from another book of the the nature which has been developing a sense of for organizing more training Officer KVIB Tilak Raj, on budding artists. author, "Hum Aur Hum", which is dedicated to former beautifully chiseled on the respect for each other's programmes for skill the occasion, highlighted the He was speaking during his An awareness camp on Prime Minister Morarji Desai. pieces of paper. He wished development of the youth salient features of the visit to an art exhibition customs", he asserted Prime Minister's It may be recalled that, earlier, the Governor had released them great success in the and asked people to avail full scheme and explained the organized by Jammu and Deputy Chief Minister Employment Generation Mr. Ganjoo's two books, "Qalmi Chehl Pehl" and "Insha field and expressed the benefit of this scheme. He procedure of filling up the Kashmir Centre for stressed upon the youth to Programme (PMEGP) was Allah Azad Hind Ta-abad Rehay". hope that they will achieve further directed the District application form online. Creative Arts in actively participate in such held under the chairmanship The Governor appreciated Mr. Ganjoo's continuing Officer, KVIB to hold Assistant Director KVIC collaboration with Kala new heights of creativeness events so that their unique of District Development literary endeavours and hoped that he would continue his regular meetings with the informed that the main Kendra Jammu. in the world of art. talent and skills are further Commissioner, Niraj Kumar contributions towards the enrichment of Urdu literature. bankers and beneficiaries for objective of the scheme is to Dr Singh said art is the Dr Singh said the developed and polished. at Conference Hall, DC He wished him high success in all his future endeavours. reviewing the progress of generate continuous and bouquet of various participants coming from MLC Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Complex here today. The various loan cases processed sustainable employment cultures, traditions and various places are Sectary Cultural academy awareness programme was under the scheme. Awareness rally flagged off emotions which symbolizes interacting with each other Aziz Hajini, Director, organized by Khadi Village opportunities in both the DDC also distributed the identity of a particular that shall help immensely Jammu and Kashmir Industries Centre (KVIC) rural as well as urban areas cheques among the region and cements bonds in exchange of creative and Centre for Creative Arts and Khadi village Industries besides empowering the beneficiaries whose loans of love, compassion and productive ideas. OP Sharma and other Board (KVIB) for creating entrepreneurs by organizing have been sanctioned by the oneness among all He appreciated the awareness about the scheme various skill development dignitaries besides Bank for setting up of segments of the society. "It organizers for holding this participants were present among the masses. programmes. He said that various units the scheme is implemented is a learning process and event as, according to him, on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director KVIC through KVIC, KVIB and DIC and there is no income Pvt coaching DC launches Road Safety Express ceiling for setting up of UDHAMPUR, JAN 10 projects under the scheme As part of the' 28th Road Safety Week' being observed centers asked to and assistance under the from 9th to 15th January an awareness rally highlighting scheme is available only for the various safety measures was flagged off by District establishing new units. Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Niraj Kumar register within 7 days Among others, Joint from DC Office Complex today . On the occasion, a cultural programme was also presented NL Correspondent on the official website Director Planning Rakesh Srinagar, Jan 10 by the famous local artist, Rumalo Ram and party in (www.dsek.nic.in) of Jamwal, SDMs, District which the artists through the medium of Dogri songs and Directorate of School Panchayat Officer, Sandeep According to the Director Kud created awareness among the masses about the traffic Education Kashmir. After Seointra , District School Education, Kashmir, rules and regulations. expiry of prescribed period Information Officer, Esha all the private tuition centers SSP Dr. Shailendra Mishra, ARTO Rajesh Gupta, Chief no application will be NL Correspondent participated . ARTO Shami Sharma while Chib, Tehsildars, bankers have been asked to approach Ramban, Jan 10 Education Officer, Bishan Singh besides other district entertained for the Road safety express has been speaking on the occasion and large number of Directorate of School officers, prominent citizens and students from various registration for current year. launched to spread informed that during the beneficiaries were present on Education Kashmir within Deputy Commissioner, educational institutions participated in the rally. Meanwhile, the Director the occasion. seven days for the Ramban Mohammad Aijaz awareness about road safety ongoing road safety week, School Education Kashmir registration. In this today launched Road Safety norms among stakeholders . MVD Ramban shall be connection government has has asked all the Chief Express besides flagging off While interacting with organizing various issued a notification vide Education Officers to an awareness rally organized participants, DC stressed the awareness programmes apart No:inspect winter schools and by Motor Vehicle need of strict adherence to from checkings of vehicles. DSEK/GS/CC/PIL/17/2014/ submit feedback to the Department in connection the traffic norms and assured ACR, Vivaik Puri, Dy. SP 52, Dated 10/01/2017. Directorate. He has also with ongoing 28th Road full cooperation from district Traffic Kameshwar Puri, Dy In this regard all the asked them to ensure the Safety Week celebrations administration to CEO Bal Ji Thaplo, MVI Coaching Institute heads can presence of teachers in these from District Office disseminate awareness about Gurmeet Singh and staff of apply for the registration on centers during winter Complex in which large road safety rules and MVD were present on the a devised format available schooling. number Students and bikers regulations. occasion. Minister exhorts teachers to Arrangements for celebration of National Voters' day discussed focus on quality, moral education UDHAMPUR, JAN 10 The Deputy District Election Officer, Sapna Kotwal today NL Correspondent process for making their all public and private schools convened a meeting with all the EROs and AEROs of the Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 career in any field. The for organizing sports district to discuss arrangements for the celebration of the students should be trained competitions at regular 7th National Voters Day on 25thJanuary highlighting the Minister for PHE, Irrigation for these examinations right intervals. Focus should also theme 'Empowering Young and Future Voters'. Deputy District Election Officer informed that awareness rallies & Flood Control Sham Lal from the beginning so that be laid on holding debate shall be organized at tehsil and district levels for Choudhary today exhorted they stand out in these competitions, seminars, upon the teaching fraternity encouraging the future voters and creating awareness about competitions and leave a declamation contests, the importance of vote among the people . Besides this, she to focus on providing quality mark in the field of their painting competitions, education coupled with high said that necessary training shall also be imparted to the choice, he added. symposiums and other co- Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by the EROs and AEROs. moral values to the students He further said the curricular activities, he enabling them face all government is taking one added. MVD organizes medical camp impending challenges of step after the other for MLC Charanjeet Singh DODA, JAN 10 today's contemporary world. improving the quality of Khalsa, former State As part of 28th Road Safety Week celebrations a free The Minister was speaking education in the state and Information Commissioner, medical camp was organized today at General Bus Stand at the annual day function of special emphasis is being Prof Sudesh Kumar Sharma, Doda by Motor Vehicles Department Doda. On the Pragmatic Institute of laid on educating the girl IGP (Retd) Dr Kamal Saini, occasion, banners and posters on use of helmets, seat belts, Education, Miran Sahib at child. former Special Secretary, TR avoiding over-speeding and use of mobile phones during Abhinav Theatre, here today. Stressing that games and Sharma, Principal of School driving and others safety measures to be taken on road were While addressing the sports are the best option for DK Kotwal and Director of displayed . Free medicines were also distributed during the gathering, the Minister said keeping both body and mind School, Rameshwar Singh camp Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Doda the students have to go fit, the Minister said Manhas were also present on Zubair Ahmed, doctors, para-medical staff of District through a tough competitive initiatives should be taken by the occasion. Hospital Doda among others were present on the occasion. the northlines 5 KATHUA Jammu | Wednesday | January 11 | 2017 Awareness drive on road MVD organizes health Camp 'Govt committed to safeguard SAMBA, JAN 10 safety organized As part of the 28th Road Safety Week celebrations, the interests of consumers' Motor Vehicle Department Samba in collaboration with NL Correspondent helmet and seat belt while about the road safety rules Health Department Samba organized a free orientation and Kathua, Jan 10 driving two wheelers and and the Guidelines issued health check up camp for drivers of commercial vehicles four wheelers respectively. by Supreme Court on at Mini Bus Stand Vijaypur. The camp was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Nukkad Natak was also "Good Samaritans". SDM Vijaypur Ravinder Sharma and ARTO Samba, Er Kathua Ramesh Kumar presented on the theme by Later, students of colleges today inaugurated two day Kuldeep Singh. SDPO Vijaypur, Abhishek Sharma, JCO the artist of Sargam Group. comprising of NCC and 81 Armed Military Regiment Parveen Kumar,MVI Madan exhibition on the theme by In his address, DC NSS cadets along with the Lal and DTI Vijaypur Rajesh Singh Bhadwal were also Regional Transport Office appreciated the efforts of team of Motor Vehicle ,Kathua in collaboration present on the occasion. Motor Vehicle Department Department and Traffic NL Correspondent and in letter and spirit. Raina, Director FCS&CA, with Private school Jammu Tawi, Jan 10 and the participants for Police sensitized people Giving an example, he said Jammu G S Chib, Special association at Mukherjee creating awareness among about road safety measures. In the court of Chief Judicial sometimes my decision Secretary, FCS&CA, Nissar Chowk Kathua. Minister for Food, Civil general masses about road President Private Schools could also affect my own Ahmad, Joint Controller, The students of Learning Magistrate, Samba Supplies and Consumer safety rules and regulations Association Sat Paul, Present : Deepak Sethi business, but that should not Jammu, Legal Metrology Temple High School through and also stressed upon the President DGPC Charanjeet Affairs (FCS&CA) act as a deterrent to take a Department(LMD), V S various models displayed need of organizing more Singh Bhola, NCC/NSS Faiz Ahmed S/o Bashir Ahmed R/o Mansar Sail Tehsil & District Choudhary Zulfkar Ali on step which would help in Sambyal, Joint Controller, road safety rules and such awareness Volunteers from College Samba . Tuesday said that the V/S the overall benefit of the Kashmir Legal Metrology regulations, traffic signs and programmes on road safety. and people from all walks Government is working INCHARGE Police Station Samba consumers and development Department, Amar Singh, symbols, precautions to be RTO Kathua Amarjeet of life witnessed the Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking under a well knit of the State. Deputy Controller Manoj taken on railway crossings, Singh in his address Nukkad Natak and directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba to enter the birth mechanism to safeguard the particular of applicant's children. The Minister said that Prabakhar, and other importance of wearing apprised general public Exhibition. interests of consumers. Government has initiated a concerned officers attended PROCLAMATION The Minister said this while series of steps to strengthen the meeting. MLAs In the court of Chief Judicial Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court reviewing the progress of consumer protection for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba regarding the drafts of the three registration of birth particulars of applicant's children namely Tamin mechanism in the State, and Info Deptt condoles Magistrate, Samba consumer related bills that delegation Present:Deepak Sethi & Arif Ali both sons of Faiz Ahmed & Shanaz Begam, R/o Mansar establishing and Sail Tehsil & District Samba in Police Station Samba who were born Government is intending to strengthening of State and demise of Abdul Shanti Devi W/o Late Sh. Bhim Singh alias Bhim Sain on 10-07-2011 & 11-05-2013 at home and through the medium of table in the present Budget meets Governor this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s District Consumer Forms is R/o Ward No.3, Bari BrahmanaTehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba. session. Rehman's father (Plaintiffs) has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file step towards it. JAMMU, JAN 10 V/s same before this court on or before 17-01-2017,failing which Speaking during the Emphasizing the need to JAMMU, JAN 10 A delegation of MLAs 1. Vikram Singh appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of meeting, the Minister said make the forums more fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next The Department of comprising Mr. Nawang 2. Krishan Singh both S/o Late Sh. Bhim Singh alias Bhim the person holding a Sain working day. effective, Zulfkar said every Information has condoled Rigzin Jora, Mr. G.M. 3. Minakshi Devi Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th responsible position has to possible step including the demise of father of Saroori, Ajaz Ahmad Khan 4. Chanchla Devi day of January 2017. ensure that instead of bringing consumer friendly Abdul Rehman Sheikh, an and Vikar Rsool Wani, 5. Sardha Devi Chief Judicial Magistrate, looking for fulfilling the All D/o Late Sh. Bhim Singh alias Bhim Sain all R/o Ward No.3, Samba legislations should be taken employee of the department. called on Governor N.N. Bari BrahmanaTehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba interests of a particular to make these forums more A condolence meeting was Vohra at the Raj Bhavan (Defendants) individual, he should see effective. He said the aim to held in the Directorate of here today. Civil original suit for declaration In the court of Chief Judicial things in totality. He said bring new comprehensive Information today which The delegation briefed the NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC. person at the helm of affairs legislations is to address was presided over by the Governor about the issues Magistrate, Samba is responsible to ensure that various issues including Director Information, Dr Whereas, plaintiff has filed the above suit on 08-01-2017 that the Present : Deepak Sethi Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. before the ongoing plaintiff is the legal heir of deceased Late Sh. Bhim Singh alias Bhim the rights of general public, timely delivery of justice Assembly Session and Sain S/o Malap Singh R/o Ward No.3, Bari BrahmanaTehsil Bari Amrik Kour W/o Late Sh. Sadhu Ram, R/o Palli Tehsil Bari especially consumers in and emphasis has been The meeting while praying alleged that the Speaker Brahmana District Samba , who died on 24-11-1994 as such being Brahmana District Samba . particular are safeguarded. made to ensure simplicity, for eternal peace to the legally wedded wife of the deceased is entitled to claim and receive V/S The Minister said if any speed, access and departed soul, extended was not following an all pensionary/death benefits i.e. family pension, arrears of pension, INCHARGE Police Station Bari Brahmana equitable approach in bank balance, death cum gratuity, G.P. Fund, Arrears, Insurance etc. Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking legislation would serve and affordability of basic heartfelt condolences to conducting the Assembly's With further relief of permanent prohibitory injunction restraining directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Bari Brahmana to enter the help consumers in a better services to consumers of the Abdul Rehman Sheikh and the defendants from claiming themselves to be the legal heir of death particular of applicant's husband. state. other members of the business. They sought deceased Bhim Singh alias Bhim Sain. way, it should be Governor's intervention in Whereas, the next date fixed in the suit is 24-01-2017. PROCLAMATION implemented at an earliest Secretary, FCS&CA Shafiq bereaved family. advising State Government Through this notice, public at large is informed that anyone having Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court any objection to the claim put forth by the plaintiff for legal heir/ for safeguarding life and for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Bari Brahmana legally wedded wife for claim in her favour as aforesaid, shall appear regarding registration of death particulars of applicant's husband property of minorities; before this court either personally or through Advocate/pleader or namely Sadhu Ram R/o Palli Tehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba in any recognized agent and file objections and contest the claim, if any Police Station Bari Brahmana who was died on 12-04-2010 at home urgent punitive action on or before the next date fixed in the suit, failing which an against the Medical appropriate order shall be passed in accordance with law. and through the medium of this proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/have objection to the same, in that College teacher who has Issued today the 10th day of January 2017 under my seal and signature. event he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before 15-01- molested an MBBS (Deepak Sethi) 2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in student, and the State Chief Judicial Magistrate, case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in Samba the next working day. Government following the Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th law in reservations in day of January 2017. promotions being provided In the court of Chief Judicial Chief Judicial Magistrate, to SC, ST and others. Samba The delegation also Magistrate, Samba expressed their concern Present:Deepak Sethi 1. Rani devi W/o Late Sh. GandharvSingh In the court of Addl. Munsiff, Samba about the provisions of the 2. Akhil Singh age 14 yrs S/o Late Sh. Gandharv Singh Present:Junaid I. Mir Jammu and Kashmir (Minor) Panchayati Raj R/o Vill. SmailpurTehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba. Mst. Swaran Kanta D/o Late Joginder Singh W/o Darshan Singh (Plaintiffs) R/o Vill. Gura Salathia, Tehsil Vijaypur Distt. Samba (Amendment) Bill, 2016. V/s (Petitioner/s) 1. Sanjay Singh V/s 2. Vishal Singh both S/o Late Sh. Gandharv Singh 1. Darshan Singh S/o Chhaju Singh Both R/o Vill. SmailpurTehsil Bari Brahmana District Samba 2. Vivek Manhas S/o Dharam Singh Notice (Defendants) Borh R/o Vill. Gura Salathia, Tehsil Vijaypur Distt. Samba Civil original suit for declaration I, Kiran Manhas W/o No. (Respondents) 2497112 F Rank Spy. NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC. Civil original suit for declaration Sutinder Singh C/o 56 APO R/o Sarthi Khurd Tehsil Whereas, plaintiff has filed the above suit on 08-01-2017 that the NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC. Rajpura Distt. Samba plaintiffs are the legal heir of deceased Late Gandharv Singh S/o Late declare that the name of the Jameet Singh R/o Vill. SmailpurTehsil Bari Brahmana District Whereas, plaintiff has filed the above suit for declaration on 08-01- Samba , who died on 02-05-2015 as such plaintiff No.1 being legally deponent as per all 2017 that the plaintiff is legal heir of deceased Joginder Singh wedded wife and No.2 being minor son of the deceased entitled to S/oLate Sh. Jeewan Singh R/o Vill. Gura Salathia, Tehsil Vijaypur documents i.e. Aadhar Card, claim and receive death benefits i.e. Provident Fund Rs.21,700/- or Ration Card, birth certificate Distt. Samba who died on 15-04-2013,as such is entitled to inherit all arrears, bank balance, pending salary, any other dues or other death immoveable and moveable property left behind by deceased Joginder benefits pertaining to the deceased Gandharv Singh. With further & other documents is Singh With consequently relief of permanent prohibitory injunction relief of permanent prohibitory injunction restraining the defendants correctly written as Kiran restraining the defendants from claiming themselves to be the legal from claiming themselves to be the legal heir of deceased Gandharv Manhas. But the name of the heir of deceased Joginder Singh. deponent has been wrongly Singh. Whereas, the next date fixed in the suit is 24-01-2017. Whereas, the date fixed in the suit is 23-01-2017. written as Kiran instead of Through this notice, public at large is informed that anyone having Through this notice, public at large is informed that anyone having correct name Kiran Manhas any objection to the claim put forth by the plaintiff for legal heir/ any objection to the claim put forth by the plaintiff for legal heir for in the record of Part-II order legally wedded wife for claim in her favour as aforesaid, shall appear claim in her favour as aforesaid, shall appear before this court either of her husband. Now I am before this court either personally or through Advocate/pleader or personally or through Advocate/pleader or any recognized agent and applying for the correction any recognized agent and file objections and contest the claim, if any file objections and contest the claim, if any on or before 15 days from on or before the next date fixed in the suit, failing which an the date of publication, failing which an appropriate order shall be of my name in my husband's passed in accordance with law. service record Kiran Manhas appropriate order shall be passed in accordance with law. Issued today the 10th day of January 2017 under my seal and Issued today the 10th day January 2017 under my seal and instead of Kiran. Objection signature. signature. if any convey to the concern (Deepak Sethi) (Junaid I. Mir) authority within 7 days after Chief Judicial Magistrate, (Addl.Munsiff), publication of this notice. Samba Samba In the court of Chief Judicial In the court of Chief Judicial In the court of Chief Judicial In the court of Addl. Mobile Magistrate, Samba Magistrate, Samba Magistrate (JMIC), Samba Magistrate, Samba Present : Deepak Sethi Present : Deepak Sethi Present : Deepak Sethi Present : Smt. Swati Gupta Mohd Abbas S/o Sh. Khan Mohd, R/o Bindu Para Tehsil & District Upkar Singh S/O Darshan Singh R/o. W.No.12, Vijaypur, Tehsil Sayaz S/o Mohd Iqbal R/o Bindu Para Tehsil & District Samba . Jabar S/o Mohd Hussain R/o Bupam Shar Tehsil & District Samba . Samba . Vijaypur District samba V/S V/S V/S V/S INCHARGE Police Station Samba INCHARGE Police Station Samba INCHARGE Police Station Samba E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypur Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking Application U/S 13 (3) of Registration of birth/death Act, seeking directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba to enter the birth directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba to enter the birth directions to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba to enter the birth directions to E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypur to enter the death particular of applicant's children. particular of applicant's children. particular of applicant's children. particular of applicant's Grandfather. PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court Whereas applicant has filed the above titled application in this court for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba regarding for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba regarding for issuing direction to INCHARGE Police Station, Samba regarding for issuing direction to E.O. Municipal Committee, Vijaypur registration of birth particulars of applicant's children namely Shoib registration of birth particulars of applicant's children namely Imran registration of birth particulars of applicant's children namely Safaz regarding registration of death particulars of applicant's Grandfather Ali & Asif Ali both sons of Sayaz & Arifa Bano, R/o Bindu Para & Arif Di both sons of Jabar & Sharifa, R/o Bupam Shar Tehsil & Ali & Shazab Ali both sons of Mohd Abbas & Naseema Bino, R/o namely Ralla Singh (M) S/o Late Hari Chand & Late Lacho Devi R/o Tehsil & District Samba in Police Station Samba who were born on District Samba in Police Station Samba who were born on 05-03- Bindu Para Tehsil & District Samba in Police Station Samba who W.No.12, Vijaypur, Tehsil Vijaypur District samba in Municipal were born on 01-09-2012 & 08-11-2013 at home and through the 05-06-2011 & 02-02-2013 at home and through the medium of this 2011 & 10-02-2013 at home and through the medium of this Committee, Vijaypur who was died on 15-12-1996 at home and medium of this proclamation, general public is informed that any through the medium of this proclamation, general public is informed proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/have proclamation, general public is informed that any person/s has/have person/s has/have objection to the same, in that event he/she/they that any person/s has/have objection to the same, in that event objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file same before objection to the same, in that event he/she/they shall file same before shall file same before this court on or before 17-01-2017,failing he/she/they shall file same before this court on or before 17-01- this court on or before 17-01-2017,failing which appropriate order this court on or before 17-01-2017,failing which appropriate order which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in case the date 2017,failing which appropriate order shall passed. Take notice that in shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declared shall passed. Take notice that in case the date of fixed is declared of fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next case the date of fixed is declared holiday, the matter shall be taken in holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day. holiday, the matter shall be taken in the next working day. working day. the next working day. Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th Given under my hand and seal of this court today 10th day day of January 2017. day of January 2017. day of January 2017. of January 2017. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Addl. Mob. Magistrate (JMIC), Samba Samba Samba Samba the northlines 6 OPINION Jammu | Wednesday | Jan | 11 | 2017 Ghora Gali- A treasure-trove of stone sculptures in Gool the northlines Rajinder Singh Rana Wednesday | Jan | 11 | 2017 amban located in the insight into the traditional lap of Pir Panjal beliefs, customs, and stories The Super PM that Sonia was! Rrange of the mighty of a community, passed Himalayas is a beautiful through the generations by he recent decision of NDA government to make public combination of word of mouth. 710 files related to Sonia Gandhi headed National magnificence, tranquility The site also houses broken TAdvisory Committee (NAC) that dominated the and a quiet retreat. parts of sculptures. Besides governance during UPA government, exposed the most Meadows, snow capped Pir this, water openings are dubious extra-constitutional authority wielded by Mrs. Sonia panjal Mountains and gently found in the graven stones. over the legitimately elected government of India headed by rolling Basantadar ridge This place was once major Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh. What these files creates a breathtaking source of drinking water reveal shockingly how the said NAC was wielding power far panoramic view. flowing through these stone beyond its charter to provide ‘piece of advices’ on policy and Bestowed with a pristine outlets but at present few functioning of the then union government and how it was rustic charm Gool offers for wells are the source of influencing policy making in disinvestment, coal, power and nature lovers an everlasting water in this area. real estate apart from social sectors. The files made public experience of which Ghora Alongside wells at Ghora show how suggestions were given, officers were summoned gali is one such ancient Gali some of which dried and compliance reports were being sought by the NAC even sculptural marvel situated in now, large stones having as Dr Singh surrendered his constitutional authority to Sonia Gandhi. File notings clearly reveal that when it came to village Gool on Gool- traditional arts and images recommendations from Mrs Gandhi, her decisions were Sangaldan road 50 km from are also seen which reveal final. district headquarter Ramban similarity with devta culture The unmasking of the goings-on during the Congress regime and 200 km from Jammu. found in rural pockets of are bound to be a huge embarrassment to the party. There are A treasure-trove of large Ramban and Reasi. The Kul several examples in the file notings of the extraordinary stone sculptures spread in 4- Devtas of some of the authority that Sonia Gandhi wielded. One such example was 5 kanals of area, mostly Hindu families worshipped a file which was related to the ministry of heavy industries relics are believed to be by people in the area show and public enterprises which contained a letter dated personally sculpted by the similar revelations. In all September 16, 2004, which the Congress president had Pandavas during the age of respects, the place evinces written to Manmohan Singh on reconstitution of the Mahabharata. The art our keen interest and gives Baggi and Bisha Galli pastures and green Margs of sculptures which are a media and better disinvestment commission and setting up of a new board in work on stones is very fine an antiquated view. annual functions by local Daggan top, Chamsar top, witness to the history that connectivity with major its place. Wrote Sonia Gandhi: 'I hope this matter will be and depict highest form of Likewise in Ind, Koot Hara, Rajputs are also organised . Shinkli top, Ranjati and might still be unheard of. road networks are considered on priority and a clear decision taken before the artistic skills of that time. Ghagra and Barlas Rai At these religious Ramakunda situated in the The enchanting beauty and necessitated for improving constitution of the board for reconstruction of public sector Even after thousands of year Kund areas of Gool ancient destinations, Kuds and upper belts of Gool are historical importance of tourist footfall in the area. enterprises.' The files show that Manmohan Singh complied the art on sculptures appear type of more water outlets yatars are usually held for immensely filled with such places located on Government has initiated with the orders. very explicit. in the stones, bowalis whole night. Popular local serenities and panoramic sleeping hill place have various steps to promote In another case, Sonia asked Manmohan to institute an apex It is believed that wherever (Wells) and other stone deity of Maha Kali at views. During summers, remained uncharted for the tourist infrastructure and mechanism for the manufacturing sector. 'I thought that the the Pandavas stayed in seats are seen. All these Banjoni also attract several local visitors are seen tourists coming to the state other logistic facilities in issues outlined above needed to be taken up without delay district Ramban or Reasi, places are mostly at high devotees on every Tuesday . enjoying the natural beauty and therefore synchronized the area. Recently funds for further consideration in the government,' read Sonia’s they continued the work of elevations from rest of the Apart from ancient sites, of these solitary places. efforts are required to bring have also been sanctioned letter. Records show that the Prime Minister obliged. stone engraving and that is settlements. In Barlas Rai Tata Pani (Hot Spring) near Department of Archaeology it on the tourist map .Steps for constructing boundary These revelations have given a fillip to what the BJP has Sangaldan is no less has excavated many are required for proper walls at Ghora Gali which been saying for long, that it was Sonia Gandhi who had been why similar types of Kund, one can still witness sculptures are found at Gadi remains of a temple. important for attracting historical sites for analysis protection of the sites as may be a start towards its running the UPA government by proxy and that she was the tourists and visitors. Even of their material remains originally as possible in development. The super PM during the UPA regime. This is also borne out by Nalla and Nar area of Tehsil At Salbala, devata of Mata today people from Reasi, throughout Jammu and their existing substance and upcoming railway lines some observations made by the Prime Minister’s special Gool and Sildhar area of Kalyari is located and close Chillad, Dharmari, Ramban, Kashmir but this unique to pass them on to future passing through Sangaldan secretary Sanjaya Baru in his book, 'The Accidental Prime district Reasi near Mahore. to it a Bowali where stone Minister: The making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh', in But to reach all these places lion with water opening is Thuroo, Mahore, Siraj, place in Ramban laden with generations as "genuine" and ambitious four lane which he claims that the latter was a cipher, especially in one has to undergo trek found. In village Jawari Banihal, Udhampur, Bakkal attractive sculptures and cultural heritage. further broadens the scope UPA-2. It goes without saying that a debate would now ensue through sloppy hills. The Gam, Shakpal devta keeps and from many other symbols engraved on the Associating all the of the site from tourism and more acrimony and bad blood between the Modi Sculptures of Sildhar have its unique importance for villages pay visit there and stones near water resource stakeholders in point of view. government and the Congress can be expected. The different folk tales local people. Similarly at take dip for health benefits . need to be explored and conservation of the government must get to the root of this and take appropriate associated with them. The Seya baggi stone door Near Tata Pani one small brought to limelight. There historical places and action. But, in general, the revelations are nothing earth- evidences and stories frame is seen with large holy cave is another is every possibility that this exploration of other major (The author is serving as shattering, as the whole world knows what a sham the UPA- connected with these places number of stone horses attraction for the visitors. site may offer many unseen tourist sites besides proper District Information II was. are an expression and scattered. At Gam, Seya Moreover, beautiful lawns, unexplored ancient propagation through social Officer Ramban) F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

current promised FOC date is March 2017. Even if Tejas was developed in 80s, it first flew in Dec 1988 and entered AESA radar etc, it will also come with GE-F110 engine 1 or Sumit Wallia achieves FOC by March 2017, is it not too long a time for an service with Swedish Air Force in 1993. There is no doubt Pratt and Whitney engine. With F-16, IAF will become the n 2007, MoD (Ministry of Defence) issued a tender to aircraft from its first flight to achieving FOC - 16 years! that radar, sensors, avionics, electronic warfare suites etc can only air force in the world that would be bearing logistics purchase 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft On 01-July-2016, IAF inducted LCA Tejas with just two be upgraded in any aircraft to make it more lethal but pain of maintaining fighter aircraft from entire world - I(MMRCA procurement programme). Objective of this aircraft in `Flying Daggers` squadron. Currently, HAL can airframe plays its own role. JAS-39's delta wing design Russian, European and American. A museum of a sort. procurement was to bridge the gap between a light fighter produce eight Tejas in a year and has submitted a proposal to provides it more lift and its canards give it more On the other hand, Gripen uses GE 414 engine, same engine (MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-27 etc and LCA Tejas) and heavy Defence Ministry to ramp up the production to 16 aircraft per manoeuvrability. that HAL will use in Tejas Mk II. Gripen uses Selex Raven duty fighter Su-30. Six fighter aircraft (F-16 from Lockheed year. But keeping its track record in mind, IAF can't be " Lockheed Martin is willing to shift the production line ES-05 AESA radar and its avionics are designed using MIL- Martin (USA), F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from Boeing (USA), expected to count on HAL's promised production rate. IAF from Texas to India provided India agrees to induct F-16 in STD-1553B. It can be integrated with French and Israeli MiG 35 Mikhoyan (Russia), Rafale from Dassault (France), has ordered total of 123 LCAs, out of which HAL was sufficient number. If MoD gives it node, Lockheed will be weaponry, targeting pods, electronic warfare suites etc. IAF Eurofighter Typhoon and SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Sweden)) expected to deliver 40 Tejas (in IOC configuration which will more than happy to do it because they don't have any new is already using French/Israeli systems and/or weaponry in came to participate in the MMRCA race. Out of these 6, JAS be upgraded to FOC configuration once FOC is achieved) by order for their existing production line. After the current Mirage, Jaguar, Su-30 and Tejas. All this will reduce 39 Gripen and F-16 were unofficially out of the race before it 2020 but so far just 2 have been delivered. order, Lockheed will shift their man power to F-35 maintenance load of IAF considerably. even begun for them. Because one of the condition of At present, the only new joinee in IAF is Su-30 (IAF will production line and most likely close the F-16 production F-16 Block 70 uses MIL-STD-1773 and can also be MMRCA was that aircraft should have two engines and these induct a total of 272 Su-30 fighters). 36 Rafales will start line soon. In this scenario, moving the F-16 production line integrated with French/Israeli systems but it is unclear how two aircraft are single engine. coming from second half of 2019 and realistically, first 40 to India will give additional business to Lockheed. But will willing Lockheed Martin will be to integrate systems from In Jan 2012, Dassault Rafale was declared as the winner of Tejas will not join IAF before 2021-2022. During this time, they do complete ToT is to be seen - especially when it will different countries in its plane. the competition. Negotiations went on with Dassault for years most of the MiG-21s will get decommissioned. Very soon, come to the AESA radar? " Geopolitics: - All big ticket weapon deals become a tool to and the total `expected cost of the procurement` went up from IAF's squadron strength is going to touch its lowest point - On the other hand, SAAB has taken the offer to a new level. gain geopolitical favour. Perhaps that was why 36 Rafale $10 billion to $16-20 billion. Govt could not strike a deal with roughly around 30. Recently retired Air Chief Arun Raha said Chairman of Saab India- Jan Widerstrom said "Saab is not were purchased. Because it would not make any operational Dassault for 126 Rafale and on 30th July 2015, MoD on 28th Dec 2016 that IAF needs 200-250 fighters during only looking at setting up a base here but also helping in the sense for IAF if we just buy 36 Rafale (for $7.8 Billion withdrew the MMRCA tender because Govt decided to next 10 years and country needs another production line development of aerospace capability for many more years to whereas, as Parrikar said in an interview, deal for 126 purchase 36 Rafale in fly away condition from France with alongside Tejas'. come. We will design, develop, produce and maintain in Rafales was to be concluded for appr. $16 Billion). weapons, training, and support package. In Sep 2016 a deal Hence It appears to be a wise decision to go for a single India," including technology transfers to improve Tejas or Lockheed will not leave any stone unturned to bag the deal - was signed for 36 Rafale for roughly $7.87 billion. As per the engine fighter procurement, provided the Tejas programme is future projects. This is where we can take advantage for including using Washington's influence on New Delhi. And deal, deliveries must start within 36 months (i.e. from Sep not much affected. Tejas project. SAAB has a history of developing excellent if we go with F-16, we will repeat our mistake when we put 2019) and must be completed within 67 months (i.e. by Should IAF pick F-16: - fighter aircraft. SAAB will be more willing (as compared to all our eggs in Russian basket in 60s and 70s. At that time, March 2022). Well, we don't need the best aircraft available in the market. Lockheed Martin) to share knowledge and co-develop with India was cash strapped and did not have any choice. Now is Now it would be interesting to see how, in the long run, these What we actually need is a good aircraft that serve our ADA because if Gripen is selected for this order, it will be the different situation and if we put most of our eggs in 36 Rafale will help IAF. IAF will have a separate purpose of replacing vintage MiG series aircraft, capable of one of the biggest orders in the history of the company. And American basket now, then tomorrow we should be ready to maintenance line for just 36 Rafale. Though IAF has been achieving our military objective and should be able to meet it will also give them access to the market of the second get arm-twisted in geopolitics, UN issues, business deals and operating Mirage for long time and Rafale's maintenance our requirement for at-least 40 years without losing largest arms importer in the world. what not. chain would be benefitted from Mirages'. Still, it will increase competitive edge because of fast paced technological " IAF's prime adversary - PAF (Pakistan Air Force) has been Thus considering above mentioned reasons, it appears that IAF's maintenance pain. advances. Both F-16 and Gripen are highly advanced aircraft flying and maintaining F-16 for 30 years. On the other hand, SAAB Gripen will be a much better choice that will not only While the Rafale deal was being finalized, Defence Minister packed with AESA radars, Electronic warfare suites, it will take minimum 1-2 years' rigorous training for IAF meet IAF's long term requirement but also joint development Parrikar had announced that the Govt will soon take a advanced avionics and weaponry. Here our objective is not to pilots and ground staff to become familiar enough with the and boost to the local aviation industry. But South Block will decision on a new line of fighter aircraft. In June 2016, IAF compare their weaponry and gadgets but to see beyond that. aircraft to take on the enemy. Though IAF will be using most have more to consider before making the choice. Chief Arup Raha went to Sweden on a 5 days' tour and flew F-16 development started in 1972 and it first flew on 2nd Feb advanced F-16, some advantage will still be with the PAF as Make-in-India V/S IAF's requirement: - Single Engine in Gripen. After ACM Raha's trip, Defence Minister Parrikar 1974. Since then there have been countless upgrades to the they know the aircraft better than us. Fighter procurement started under `Make-in-India` category. went to Sweden on a scheduled trip in Sep 2016. This showed initial F-16 developed and approximately 4500 F-16 have " Maintenance: - This is where it is going to hurt IAF the It is clear that this procurement is not only to fulfil IAF's that Gripen was being considered seriously by India. been delivered to US Air Force and 27 foreign customers. most. Every professional airforce in the world tries to requirement but to bring home (i) technology for domestic Within weeks after signing Rafale deal, MoD issued another Undoubtedly, it is a lethal machine that has secured its place minimise the number of models of aircraft of one type. aviation industry and (ii) manufacturing (hence job RFI for a single engine fighter aircraft under `Made in India` among the best ever fighter aircraft' list. Most advanced French Air Force is standardizing with Mirage and Rafale, opportunities). If Gripen is selected, then it will meet IAF's initiative. Both Lockheed Martin and SAAB got another version i.e. F-16 Block 70 is on offer to India. But it will not USAF with F-15, F-16 and F-22 (eventually F-15 and F-16 requirement and bring home manufacturing. But Gripen uses chance and they made lucrative offers. Both have promised to be a good choice for IAF for following reasons: - will be replaced by F-35), USN with F-18 etc. Similarly, IAF foreign weaponry, American GE 414 engine and Selex setup production lines in India with complete `Transfer of " If MoD select F-16 or Gripen right now, it will take is trying to minimise the fighter aircraft models it operates. AESA radar, it will not be able to contribute much in these Technology`. How much ToT happens actually, is to be seen a long time to finalize the technical and financial terms and By the time, this single engine aircraft comes out of the core areas as far as joint development is concerned. On the carefully. conditions of the actual contract. MoD and the manufacturer production line somewhere in 2022/2023 onwards, IAF other hand, F-16 will not be a good choice as far as IAF's will not be able to sign the contract before late 2017 or early would be operating - But why going for this new aircraft? long term requirement are concerned. 2018. Another 2/3 years will be spent on transferring the Russian Su-30 When MMRCA tender was launched, Govt made it clear that Best option for the government will be: production line to India and finalizing contract with local Russian MiG-29 LCA will be replacing ageing Mig-21s (this was the original " getting more Rafales to maintain qualitative and vendors. First aircraft will not come out of the assemble line Russia FGFA (should be inducted by 2025) purpose when LCA programme was launched decades ago). quantitative edge of the IAF. It will help specially when MMRCA was to fill the gap between light aircraft and before 2021. IAF will have its first complete squadron latest French Mirage -2000V by late 2022 or early 2023. Going by this timeline, if Govt French Rafale MiG-29, Jaguar and Mirage will retire by late 2020s/early heavier Su-30 MKI. So if we are going to replace light Mig- 2030s. 21s with F16 or Gripen, then where would LCA go? selects F-16, IAF will induct a 50+ years old aircraft and will Anglo-French Jaguar Main problem with Tejas is the timelines promised by ADA have to fly it for another 40 years. This does not sound Indian Tejas MkI (Disclaimer: The views expressed here are personal and HAL. Tejas first flew on Jan 4th, 2001 and it achieved logical. Not to mention that all these wishful timelines are and hopefully Tejas Mk II by late 2020s opinions of the writers. The information, facts or Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) on Dec 20th, 2013 and it being assumed considering there is no hiccup. Any small Now adding F-16 or Gripen in this line will definitely opinions appearing in the articles do not reflect the issue can become a show stopper and delay this timeline increase logistics burden of IAF. Especially if we select F-16 is still to achieve Final Operational Configuration (FOC). views of The Northlines and it does not assume any HAL has missed promised FOC date repeatedly and the considerably. block 70, because along with its own set of avionics, Data On the other hand, SAAB Gripen is comparatively new. It Link, Precision GPS navigation, Targeting Pod, AN/APG 83 responsibility or liability for the same) the northlines 7 KASHMIR Jammu | Wednesday | January 11 | 2017 NIELT to organize workshop on Jan 11 Div Com for regulating private Pulse Polio Srinagar, Jan 10 preparedness reviewed National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is organizing day-long workshop coaching centres NL Correspondent the district. Kupwara, Jan 10 on e-literacy for Principals of Government Degree The meeting was informed installation of CCTV Colleges of Kashmir province on 11 January 2017. that as many as 720 Polio cameras at coaching centre The District Development According to Dr A H Moon, Executive Director, NIELIT, booths are being clusters as well as Commissioner Kupwara the workshop will begin at 11 am at NIELIT Electronics established to administer deployment of a police today chaired a meeting of Complex Rangreth, Srinagar. the Anti-Polio vaccine to personal each for a District Level Task Force about 136262 children up to LAWDA intensifies demolition drive coaching centre. Committee to review the 05 years age group of the Baseer Khan also called preparedness regarding Srinagar, Jan 10 district. It was further Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) for regulating timings of Intensive Pulse Polio the coaching centres in Immunization (IPPI) to be given out that for the through its Enforcement Wing today demolished number purpose 3083 personnel of illegally raised structures in the vicinity of Dal Lake winters and proper heating held on January 29. arrangements and separate The meeting deliberated would be deployed, which and retrieved a water body from encroachment. NL Correspondent include 1259 staff members According to LAWDA Enforcement Officer, a special Commissioner of all Valley shall inspect coaching toilets for girls and boys at upon various measures Srinagar, Jan 10 of health Department, 950 demolition drive was launched by the Authority in the districts thorough video centres in their respective these centres. being put in place for the conferencing. districts to verify whether Asha Workers, 737 ICDS area of Ashaibagh, Saidakadal, Kohnakhan and Nishat Divisional Commissioner He directed for immunization process The Div Com directed for workers and 81 volunteers during which a water body near Ashaibagh was retrieved. Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad the conditions laid down by implementation of including deployment of regulating private coaching from various Non Besides illegally raised structures were demolished at Khan, today called for the Government for provision of free education medical and para medical Government Organizations, Nishat, Khonakhan and Nowpora areas, he added. regulation of private centres through fresh operating a coaching centre to 10 percent of the staff, training of health besides 146 supervisory The Enforcement Officer said that people residing in the coaching centres operating registration applications, are fulfilled. students from BPL workers, Transportation staff and 28 mobile teams LAWDA jurisdiction are directed not to go for any sort of in Kashmir division. which will be scrutinized The Divisional families by the coaching arrangements, besides illegal constructions and Tipper/Load carrier owners are He said this while chairing by the Education Commissioner asked the centres. awareness programmes. to monitor the whole asked not to carry any construction material in the a meeting here which was Department. concerned to initiate action On the occasion, the Div The DDC directed the process. prohibited area of Dal/Nageen Lakes without permission. attended by DIG Central It was given out that against those coaching Com sought details about CMO Kupwara to ensure all The DDC stressed for Kashmir, Deputy committees comprising centres who fail to operation of winter staff deployed for the adopting concrete and Tribal Sub Plan reviewed Commissioner Srinagar, Chief Education Officers approach the Department schooling in schools immunization process effective measures to BANDIPORA, JAN 10 Director Education and other district within next seven days. identified by the attend duty diligently for achieve 100 percent target District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, Sajjad Kashmir and Deputy administration officers He also directed for Government. success anti-Polio drive in in the district. Hussain today convened a joint meeting of concerned officers and members of Gujjar and Bakerwal Advisory Board, Bandipora to discuss the measures for Dastgeer Sahib (RA) Urs DC reviews post snowfall situation identification of villages and beneficiaries for various tribal welfare schemes under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP). measures. The DDC on the occasion, impressed upon the officers to celebrated with religious fervor During the visit, the DC was speed up the process of identification and formulation of informed that snows from all TSP strictly as per the latest guidelines with regard to NL Correspondent engrossed in prayers and Even though the saint never Srinagar, Jan 10 leading roads and Tehsils developmental works and identification of beneficiaries supplications, emotional visited Kashmir in person, have been cleared, besides who will be provided solar home light system and smoke scenes of people praying he is highly revered by the Amid chill, the annual Urs of supply of electricity and less chulhas. He also directed for identifying the with tears in their eyes were locals. Both the shrines the 11th century Sufi saint, water has been restored. He beneficiaries who will be trained in various skill witnessed when the holy wear festive looks during Shaikh Syed Abdul Qadir was informed that sufficient development programmes in and outside the district in relic of revered saint was Urs days as several stalls stock of essential Jeelani (RA), known as Peer displayed. different trades. selling food items and other commodities is available in Dastageer Sahib by Devotees usually pay The DDC also directed the concerned to identify the goods are set up outside. the district. He directed the beneficiaries for IAS coaching in consultation with Board devotees, was observed with obeisance at the shrine for 11 The night-long prayers were concerned ensure members. The officers were also asked to formulate the religious fervor on Tuesday. days till the main Urs day. also said at shrines at availability of all basic action plans under cluster Milk Village program to be Reports said that 'Shab Besides Sarai Bala, the main Varmul, Pinjura Shopian, NL Correspondent amenities and facilities to the implemented under TSP. Khwani' (nightlong prayers) Urs was held at the Mechanical Engineering and Sirhama, Handwara and Shopian, Jan 10 people so that they do not Among others the meeting was attended by Chief were held from the last Dastageer Sahib Shrine Tujjar Sharief in Sopore. other concerned today conducted an extensive tour suffer. Planning Officer, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, evening and there was no let located at Khanyar in old The imams and the clerics Deputy Commissioner of Shopian town and took The Deputy Commissioner various district level officers and Board members. up in the rush of devotees Srinagar city, which was in different shrines shed Shopian Manzoor Ahmed stock of the availability of also visited District Hospital throughout the course of the damaged in fire in 2012. light on the life, teachings Qadri accompanied by the Power Crisis: basic amenities to the Shopian and took stock of day on Tuesday at Khanyar Both the shrines are devoted and the sprititual power of officers of R&B, Municipal people. They also reviewed the hospital functioning and and Sarai Bala Shrines here to 11th century Sufi saint Sheikh Sayyad Abdul Qadir Committee, Public Health PDD forced to affect distress cuts the snow clearance in Srinagar city. whose actual shrine is Jilani (RA). Engineering, CAPD, inspected general wards, Srinagar, Jan 10 While devotees remained located at Baghdad in Iraq. laboratories and other Amid power crisis in Kashmir Valley, Government investigation units. He also Tuesday said that with the onset of winters in Kashmir JKMWB launches civil interacted with the patients Valley, usage of heating gadgets by the consumers Progress under and attendants and inquired increase manifolds. The Government said that the about the facilities being rampant use of these heating gadgets overloads the power TSP reviewed services coaching prog provided to the patients. system in the Valley, which at present, has maximum The DC directed the hospital handling capacity of around 1200 MW. "This year, since NL Correspondent equipments. NL Correspondent Forty candidates from occasion and highlighted administration to ensure the inception of winters, the Power Development Srinagar, Jan 10 Srinagar, Jan 10 The meeting was attended various districts of the the importance of the better medical facilities to Department has encountered around 1700 Mega Watts of by ACD, Chief Agriculture Valley will be provided coaching programme, the patients and ensure unrestricted load during peak hours against the To review the progress Jammu and Kashmir Officer, Chief Horticulture free coaching for civil which will enable students cleanliness in and around the agreemented load of around 700 MW only during peak made under planning and Muslim Wakf Board today Officer, Social Welfare services exams with to compete for civil service hospital hours. "In view of the uncontrolled use of load by execution of TSP in started 40-day civil services Officer, CEO, Exen's R&B, boarding and lodging exams. Several public delegations consumers, in violation of their load agreements, there Anantnag district, a coaching programme in facilities at IMPA complex. Speakers said that students PHE, PDD, Irrigation & also met the DC and are times when the aggregate load increases to levels meeting was held under the collaboration with Islamic The coaching programme participating in the Flood Control, CMO, appraised about the which are beyond the handling capacity of local Grid chairmanship of Additional University of Science & will conclude on March 20, coaching programme Station or 33 KV feeding lines or 33/11 KV Receiving Deputy Commissioner, Sports Officer, Animal Technology (IUST) at 2017. should imbibe lessons problems confronting them. Station or even 11 KV feeding line. In such situations the Mohammad Younis Malik Husbandry, Floriculture, Institute of Management, VC Muslim Wakaf Board, imparted by the qualified The DC gave patient hearing department is constrained to enforce distress unscheduled here today Fisheries & other senior Public Administration and VC IUST, senior officers teachers and work hard to to them and assured that cuts. If these unscheduled cuts are not enforced, vital The ADC directed the officers of District Rural Development (IMPA) of the Wakf Board, IUST, achieve success in their genuine issues would power equipments like power transformers, switchgear officers to submit fresh Administration. Srinagar. and IMPA spoke on the examinations. be resolved on priority. may get damaged thereby plunging the entire feeding DPR for Model Clusters area in darkness for a longer duration." The government proposed under TSP with Stock position of essential according to news agency CNS in response to a question location plan and detailed said that in almost every area of the Kashmir Valley, the estimates of various commodities reviewed installed capacity of transformers is about two to three proposed activities of 3 BANDIPORA, JAN 10 times the total agreed load of the consumers fed from it. villages having ST "Inspite of this the rate of damage of distribution District Development Commissioner Bandipora, Sajjad dominated population. Hussain convened a meeting to review the stock and supply transformers increase especially during winters due to The meeting held excessive use of load by the consumers, way beyond their position of food grains and other essential commodities threadbare discussion on including LPG and Kerosene oil here today. The meeting agreemented load." The Government said that PDD is various developmental trying its best to provide power as per schedule, however, was informed that sufficient stock of all essential projects including up- commodities is available in the district, besides in Gurez due to excessive overloading by the consumers the gradation of inner link department is forced to affect unscheduled cuts. "The Sub Division which remains cut off from the district head roads by way of widening, quarter during winter months, about 12614 quintal rice, PDD could provide uninterrupted power supply if the construction of RCC consumers consume the electricity strictly as per their 3623 quintal atta and 1042 quintal sugar is available, while culverts, construction of agreemented loads," the Government said. (CNS) as stock of 88917 liter k.oil and 6500 LPG cylinder will community centre-cum- cater the local demands till June this year. The meeting also Illegal extraction of sand goes rural skill centre with rain informed that 5000 quintal rice have been distributed water harvesting, Solar among the consumers during current month in Bandipora unabated in Nallah Rajwar lights and mini-R.O, and Sonawari constituencies, besides 9300 LPG cylinders. construction of 6 Assistant Director FCS&CA Bandipora and other Handwara, Jan 10 Anganwari centres, sheds concerned attended the meeting. People from Handwara town Tuesday accused authorities for Hawkers/vendors, food of inaction against the vested interest elements who processing units, Ambulance of Al-Hilal diagnostic according to them resort to illegal extraction of sand, bajri construction of seed go- center stolen from Srinagar and boulders from Nallah Rajwar round the clock. Locals downs, composite units, told CNS that some people are extracting sand, bajri, water harvesting tanks and Srinagar, Jan 10 boulders illegally from nallah Rajwar due to which not kitchen garden. An ambulance belonging to Al-Hilal Diagnostic Center, only the water level has come down but the walls The meeting also took Kara Nagar has been stolen during the intervening night of constructed on the banks meant to prevent floods have stock of the progress made Monday and Tuesday. Al-Hilal is the medical division of started caving in. The locals said Illegal extraction of the for establishment of single Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Foundation. "The ambulance raw materials is causing a huge threat to the fish cow diary units, minelayer bearing number JK01P-4492, was parked outside the production in Nallah. "You can see JCB's operating farm of 100 birds, sports diagnostic center and the driver was putting up in the illegally in broad day light and yet no action is being parks, construction of diagnostic center for the night," Central Executive initiated against these elements. Tippers and tractors are irrigation wells, ponds, Committee member Jammu and Kashmir Yateem being loaded by the JCBs and other heavy machinery in check dams, besides Foundation Muhammad Rafiq Lone told CNS . He said that broad daylight while officials of fisheries department are Construction of bridge and the driver had put up the vehicle outside the center on watching this vandalism helplessly," locals alleged and span culverts, street Monday afternoon after performing his duties. "When he claimed that there is a nexus between Fisheries lighting of main and inner went out Tuesday morning for his routine, the vehicle was Department, Geology and Mining department and link roads, up-gradation of missing," he said. When contacted, a police official from extractors. They appealed authorities to look into the power infrastructure and Karan Nagar Police Station said that a formal case has been matter and initiate action against the sand mafia. (CNS) purchase of medical registered and efforts are on to trace the ambulance. (CNS) the northlines 8 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIPS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan 11 | 2017 Say hello to the nuclear Joint Family Parents and in-laws are now moving to be closer to their children, and some opt to live in separate homes to get their own space.

Gone are those days when a girl, after get ting married As her siblings and her husband's siblings stay abroad, the and migrating to another city, would only get to see her onus of taking care of their parents fell on the couple. "My parents occasionally . With families becoming nuclear parents shifted from Mumbai when my mother had a and no one to take care of the elderly after their children relapse of leukemia, and frequent travel between Mumbai leave home, parents are relocating to stay with their kids and Bengaluru became difficult for us. So my parents or in the same vicinity . shifted near us so as not to disrupt our daily lives. Now City-based HR professional Ruchi Sharma's father that my mother has passed away, my father stays in a flat stays in the same apartment complex as her. "He in the same residential society as us, as we did not want shifted to this complex three years ago.The idea was him to stay alone and manage a house by himself in to have a good support system for both of us. It is another city. We make it a point to have dinner together as good for my children as they get guidance in all everyone gets to interact with each other. It works for spheres of life. Also, if I am not home, they can everybody -from the children's point of view, they get always go to their grandfather, in turn ensuring attention from both sets of grandparents. My in-laws, who that he doesn't feel lonely .In case there is a stay with us, are good company for my father-in-law too. medical emergency, it is easy for us to take We can also take care of them and get their support in care of him.Otherwise, if he is alone in times of crisis," explains Shilpa. another city or in another part of The other factor that has attributed to this change is that Bengaluru far away from us, who can we now, a married woman is not obliged to stay in a particular trust to look out for him?" says Ruchi. Her home. "These days, in-laws understand that one has to father SK Sharma adds, "With somebody so take care of both sets of parents. So, over time, it becomes close, it gives you a sense of security . Also, one big family . Also, it is good that rather than us family support is much more important than travelling to meet them all the time, they shift near us so social support. Daily interaction with one's that we can be there for each other," says professor Madhu grandchildren also lifts one's emotional Venkat, who has stayed with both sets of parents. "When state." my father was ill and I had to work, my mother-in-law Domlur resident and scientist Shilpa Vora would cook healthy food for him and keep him company . stays with both sets of parents in the city. I think this arrangement is fantastic," she says. Interaction helps toddlers develop LanguageLanguage Parents get children into Next time you read to your baby, the entrepreneurship pay attention to the babbling as interaction is the key to language development during Game early reading, reveals a new study. The researchers found that babies made more speech-like sounds during reading than when The increasing spread and use of technology is If you've got a child making it far easier to set up new ventures, run playing with puppets or toys. They also discovered by ever-younger businesspeople. So, students who's always mothers were more responsive to these types of can craft their own bags and phone cases and sell sounds while reading to their children than during them online, offer dogwalking or baby-sitting dreaming up schemes the other activities. services online, or build and monetize their own "A lot of research shows that book reading even to apps. And parents are being told that they should encourage these traits rather than order their to get rich, you might infants as young as six months of age is important children back to their books. just be sharing a to language outcomes, but I am trying to explain "Entrepreneurship is tipped to become an even why by looking at the specifics, which could be more important character trait for the next house with the next responding to speech-like sounds," said study co- generation to enter the workforce. While their author Julie Gros-Louis from University of Iowa parents might have been able to lock in careers in the US. for life, those still in the education system or big entrepreneur. getting their first jobs are likely to juggle many "If we know what specific interactions are occurring between care-giver and child and we can link that to language outcomes, then it would not taking, strategy and ambitions. just be telling parents, 'Read a lot of books to your "It's amazing kids,'" Gros-Louis added. how switched on The study looked at how mothers responded to [children] are to their 12-month-olds during book reading, puppet the power of play, and toy play. money . They Researchers observed the interactions of 34 get quite motivated," mothers and their 12-month-olds during three Edmunds quotes 10-minute periods of different activities: Bradley Gerdis, puppet play, toy play, and book reading. managing The babies were seated in a high chair to director at control proximity to their mothers and to payment prevent them from getting up and solutions startup Smartpay, as moving around the play room. saying. The study also found that no matter the Starting early by context, mothers' responses to speech- talking to like sounds were often imitations or children about roles and have to self-manage a lot more," writes an expansion of the sound. the interesting things people are doing not only "The current findings can contribute Susan Edmunds for stuff.co.nz. makes them creative and curious individuals Studies have established that children whose but also teaches them the value of money and to understanding how reading to parents ran their own businesses are more likely fosters a strong work ethic. Parents could also preverbal infants is associated with to become entrepreneurs, and that a third of five- work with children on their ideas, encouraging language outcomes, which is not well year-olds have natural entrepreneurial traits. But them to look at all aspects of a business, and understood in contrast to reading by the time they leave secondary school, it had help them set it up on a small scale. Starting interactions with older toddlers," dropped to 3%. So parents have to foster early seems to be the best way to catch that entrepreneurial traits and teach kids the unicorn. according to the study. necessary skills by talking to them about risk the northlines 9 Nation Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 11 | 2017

Rahul Gandhi back home PM meets business, political Rajnath orders probe after BSF after New Year vacation leaders at Gujarat Summit jawan’s 'hunger' posts on FB New Delhi: Congress vice Rs 500 currency notes on New Delhi: Union Home released online, Yadav (40) Yadav said he “may not be president Rahul Gandhi on November 8 has brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met several Minister Rajnath Singh has shows the food that is being here”, hinting that action Tuesday returned to the miseries to people and ordered an enquiry after a allegedly served to him. might be taken against him, country after his New Year damaged the Indian economy. visiting foreign dignitaries including President of Border Security Force (BSF) A senior BSF official said and urged people to take the holidays. Gandhi left the Earlier, as the 50 days jawan posted videos on Yadav is currently deployed issue forward so that country on New Year`s eve deadline got over following Rwanda and Prime Minister of Serbia to promote bilateral social media, alleging that along the Line of Control in corrective action is taken. demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi troops are served bad quality J&K and the BSF jawans He also alleged that at times had targeted Prime Minister relations and investment opportunities. Modi met food and sometimes they jawans have to go to sleep Narendra Modi by posing five even go hungry. “empty stomach”. questions which included the several delegates from different nations as well as The videos, posted by The BSF took cognisance of details of the amount of black constable Tej Bahadur Yadav the video and tweeted from money recovered since the Fortune 500 CEOs including John Chambers of Cisco on of the BSF’s 29th batallion, its official handle that an announcement of the have gone viral. inquiry has been ordered. scrapping of high the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in In videos uploaded on “BSF is highly sensitive to denomination currency and Facebook on Sunday the welfare of tps(troops). the number of jobs lost due to Gandhinagar. With President of Rwanda evening, the jawan, wearing Individual aberrations, if the dramatic move camouflage uniform and any, are enquired into. demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi Paul Kagame, he discussed “various aspects of India- carrying a rifle, claimed that “However, the force has for London. Gandhi's absence had targeted Prime Minister while the government already ordered for a full Rwanda ties”, the Prime Minister Seko Hiroshige included Swedish Education came at a time when Narendra Modi by posing five procured essentials for them, investigation into the Minister’s Office tweeted. called on the Prime Minister. Minister Anna Ekstrom and Congress had announced to questions which included the the higher-ups and officers here worked under the allegations made by Yadav On the ocassion, MoU was A large number Japanese Minister of State of the launch a month-long protest details of the amount of black “sold it off” in an “illegal” operational command of the who joined the force in signed on forensic sciences companies are participating United Arab Emirates Rashid to expose the "government's money recovered since the manner in the market. Army, which also provides 1996,” the official said, cooperation between the two in the Summit. Ahmad bin Fahad. Cisco biggest scam" of announcement of the In three different videos, for “food and other logistics adding the jawan has applied nations as well as Rwanda’s Denmark’s Minister for System Chairman John demonetisation. scrapping of high clocking over 4-minutes and of the jawans”. for voluntary retirement. The party has claimed the denomination currency and accession to the International Energy, Utilities and Climate Thomas Chambers, who sudden decision to the number of jobs lost due to Solar Alliance. Lars Christian Lilleholt “held yesterday had stated that he demonetise Rs 1,000 and old the dramatic move. Modi also held a bilateral discussions with the Prime will bet on India the most in meeting with Prime Minister Minister on a wide range of the world, too called on Modi Punjab Election 2017: Sidhu And of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. issues”, the PMO tweeted. on the sidelines of the Kejriwal trolled for accusing PM of Besides, Japanese Economy Other leaders who met Modi Summit. 40 Seats, Rahul Gandhi to decide using mother for political benefit New Delhi: With Rahul vote on February 4. those who will be left out. In Gandhi back in town after a The ever changing demands such a situation, five seats for New Delhi: Delhi Chief Party leader's comment Arjun Rampal and Jackie Shroff holiday abroad, the Punjab of cricketer-turned-politician the Sidhu team will be a Minister Arvind Kejriwal on came after the PM visited Congress hopes to wrap up Navjot Singh Sidhu, says stretch for the party. Tuesday accused Prime Gandhinagar to meet his likely to campaign for BJP selection of candidates - the sources, are part of the The Congress' offer to Minister Narendra Modi of mother and later tweeted party is yet to announce problem. Mr Sidhu, slated to Navjot Sidhu so far is the about it. "Skipped Yoga and Rampal, Shroff visit BJP Speculation regarding this over the last two and a half candidates for 40 of the join the Congress for weeks Amritsar East Assembly seat went to meet mother. Before state's 117 seats even a week now, reportedly has new for him to contest and the dawn had breakfast with her. headquarters in New Delhi, started emerging after the years since the NDA came setting off speculation of duo reached the BJP's to power. Rampal also said after assembly elections were terms - he wants a seat to Deputy Chief Minister's post Was great spending time announced. Rivals Akali Dal- contest not only for himself, if the party wins. together," Modi tweeted this the duo campaigning for headquarters in New Delhi that he was impressed with the party during the UP early this morning and held the BJP since he believed BJP and the Aam Aadmi but also his wife, who has The Sidhu camp says the morning. The Prime Party are well off the mark already joined the party, and current Congress offer barely Minister`s 97-year-old election. meetings with party that the party was working Model-turned actor Arjun officials. for the development of the and campaigning hard. other associates. matches the Aam Aadmi mother Hiraba lives with his Mr Gandhi will head a That puts the Congress in a Party offer that he spurned. brother in Gujarat. Rampal and Bollywood Soon after the meeting people. star Jackie Shroff could be Arjun Rampal spoke to the When asked if he would be meeting today to finalise tight spot - it already has Navjot Singh Sidhu quit the Responding to Modi`s tweet, candidates for the party, more than two strong BJP last year and has been Kejriwal said the Prime the star campaigners for media and expressed his joining the party as a the Bhartiya Janata Party admiration for the way politician, the actor said which released its manifesto claimants for most of the 40 negotiating with rivals AAP Minister should let his for Punjab only yesterday. assembly seats for which it is and the Congress since July ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Narendra that he hadn't decided on using his mother for political mother live with him as his Nominations begin yet to announce candidates to setttle on his next political assembly election. Modi has been functioning that yet. benefit. The Aam Aadmi residence was "big enough". tomorrow and the state will and faces rebellion from destination. Puducherry govt told me to be SC directs Centre to take swift Sakshi Maharaj gets mere figurehead: Kiran Bedi action against defaulting NGOs EC notice for speech The Election Commission, parliamentarian's speech in Hyderbad: In signs of widening rift with the Narayanasamy banning officials from using New Delhi: In what came public funds and not government will not file taking cognisance of a Meerut on January 6. Congress government in Puducherry, Lt. social media for official communication. as a setback, Supreme Court submitted utilisation affidavits in court signed by complaint lodged by the The Commission, which Governor Kiran Bedi on Tuesday said that it The former IPS officer had initiated several (SC) on Tuesday directed certificates. an officer below Joint Congress, has issued a notice also mentioned that a police wants her to be just a “figurehead” though measures, including to check crime and governments to go after CBI informed the SC that Secretary rank and to BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj case was registered against the rules assign her responsibilities of an corruption and for a garbage-free defaulting NGOs and there are nearly 33 lakh observed, "It is seen that administrator and made it clear she won’t Puducherry. for a speech in Meerut that him, said the complaint filed submit compliance report to NGOs in India and of which government file affidavit back down. In an apparent reference to Ms. Bedi’s direct allegedly had the effect of it by March 31. only 3 lakh filed audited signed by under secretaries Sticking to her announcement about quitting interactions with government officials, Mr. promoting enmity on the post on May 29 next year, Ms. Bedi said A bench headed by Chief accounts with authorities. who do not know anything religious grounds in Uttar she took the decision as she is discharging Justice of India (CJI) J S The bench also asked about the issue." Pradesh. her duties for a “cause and not a tenure” and Khehar pulled up Centre for Centre to frame rules and The bench also asked the The MP has been asked to will “set in motion the needed practices” so a not putting in place a guidelines to accredit officials to inform it respond to the allegations by “third year may not be needed at all.” regulatory mechanism to NGOs, audit them and take whether CAG audit of January 11, or the EC will Amid growing differences between her and monitor the funds and their action if they allegedly NGOs post 2009 was initiate further action. the Congress government in Puducherry, Ms. utilisation by NGOs, misuse public funds. carried out or not. The Noting that the Model Code Bedi had last week said she would quit the societies and voluntary During the hearing, CJI bench also asked whether of Conduct was in place in post on completion of two years in office. organisations and said, directed the Rural General Financial Rules the poll-bound State and that Asked what prompted her to make the "Government should initiate Development Secretary and 2005 made by Ministry of the Supreme Court recently announcement well in advance, Ms. Bedi civil and criminal action Director of Council for Finance were complied with given a judgment whereby on January 7 alleges that his noted she took oath as L-G on May 29 (last against NGOs that have Advancement of People’s or not. The court was invoking religion, caste, etc, Meerut speech, read in year) as it is her mother’s birthday, and said misappropriated public Action and Rural hearing a petition filed by for influencing voters is a entirety, had the effect of she decided to give this responsibility a funds." Technology (CAPART), advocate M L Sharma, corrupt practice under the promoting enmity between similar departure date. The court asks Government which comes under Rural seeking monitoring of funds Representation of People different classes in Ms. Bedi’s January 7 statement to quit post at Narayanasamy had in the past said the to detect and punish this Development Ministry and given to NGOs and their Act, the Commission raised connection with the election the end of two-year tenure came a day after elected ministry should not be overlooked. NGOs which have taken told them that the utilisation by them. questions on the on grounds of religion. eight Congress MLAs shot off a In August last year, Ms. Bedi had reportedly memorandum to Union Home Minister threatened to quit her post and leave Rajnath Singh complaining about her style of Puducherry over alleged lack of cooperation functioning, in the backdrop of her from officials for her Clean Puducherry India says no to UAE military cancelling an order of Chief Minister V. Mission. Akhilesh meets Mulayam, sends reconciliation signals paratrooper at R-day Parade Manipur students allegedly denied New Delhi: India has the President, the Prime NEW DELHI: UP Chief impasse in the party which held in seven phases from nixed the UAE's proposal Minister and many VVIPs entry into Taj Mahal, inquiry ordered Minister Akhilesh Yadav saw a vertical split as next month. to send a military attending the event. The today met his father and SP Akhilesh was anointed SP Party observers pointed out paratrooper team for live weather may also not be patriarch Mulayam Singh chief in place of Mulayam. that the absence of Shivpal display during Republic conducive during that The students were stopped part of an all-India Aadhar Cards. Yadav here, sending signals by guards who allegedly educational tour. However, The remaining made it Day Parade, citing period," said a of a rapprochement between security concerns. government official. commented that they they were stopped by inside the monument only the bickering factions in the "resembled foreigners." guards who allegedly after the police intervened. The Ministry of Defence It would be the second ruling party. The 90-minute has, instead, insisted on time when any foreign A group of students from commented that they "The students alleged that one-to-one meeting at Manipur were allegedly "resembled foreigners", CISF personnel sending a marching contingent will be Mulayam's residence took contingent for the parade, participating in the parade denied entry into the Taj reports the Indian Express. misbehaved with them and place against the backdrop of which will be attended by on January 26. Mahal and asked to The Taj Mahal offers entry that they were asked to the SP patriarch yesterday Crown Prince of Abu Last year, French produce proof of their tickets at different prices - show their nationality declaring his son as the chief nationality, reports the Rs. 1,000 for foreign proof. They then called ministerial candidate of the Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed President Francois Indian Express. It was visitors and Rs. 40 for the tourism police, who party. bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Hollande was the chief only after police Indians. The Central reached the spot and Party insiders said Akhilesh's the chief guest. guest of the Republic Day intervention that the Industrial Service Force intervened to allow the warring uncle Shivpal Yadav "After France sent a Parade. students were allowed (CISF) guards believed the students to enter," RP and Rajya Sabha member contingent of French Following Modi's visit to entry. Now the students were only posing Pandey, a police officer Amar Singh, often described Army soldiers last year, the UAE last year, which Archaeological Survey of as Indian nationals to gain told the Indian Express. as an outsider in the Yadav we have decided to make saw several steps taken to India (ASI) has ordered an entry on cheaper tickets. The Archaeological clan, were not present at Amid a bitter tussle for and Amar Singh at today's it a practice. So, we enhance bilateral ties, inquiry after the students The students even showed Survey of India has today's father-son meeting. control over the party, meeting was quite significant invited a contingent from inviting the Crown Prince filed a written complaint them their ID cards and a ordered an inquiry and After the meeting, Akhilesh Mulayam had never projected as their presence might have the UAE, but they wanted of Abu Dhabi is also seen proceeded to the Chief Akhilesh as SP chief put off Akhilesh who is not on alleging discrimination. letter stating that they security staff has been to send military a important move to Minister's residence without ministerial candidate and had the same page with his uncle The students, who are were on an all-India tour, asked to provide CCTV paratroopers. strengthen ties with the responding to media rather asserted several times and the Rajya Sabha MP. "The Ministry of Defence Gulf country. from the Central but it didn't work. footage as well. questions. that only he will decide who They said Mulayam perhaps Agricultural University in Some students were later Social media has was not ready for this due The Crown Prince of Abu The last such meeting will be the CM if SP came wanted to settle the matter to security concerns as the Dhabi is also the Deputy Imphal, went to the allowed to enter but only expressed outrage over the between father and son last back to power in UP, where once and for all by not monument on Sunday as after they produced their incident. Rajpath literally turns into Supreme Commander of week had failed to end the assembly elections will be inviting them for the talks. a high-security zone with the UAE armed forces. the northlines 10 SPORTS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 11 | 2017 More medals in fencing for J&K It’s Shrikrishna again Railways edges out Chhattisgarh;

S. Shrikrishna continued his reign, defending both his billiards and snooker titles in the Indian Oil State- ranking Kerala demolishes Delhi tournament here on Saturday. PUDUCHERRY: boosting win for the 27-time shooting in the second for He bested R. Loganathan in the snooker final in the evening It was billed as a precursor champion. Kerala. after having beaten B. Jagadesh for the billiards crown in to the final and it remained The Kerala women’s team n the men’s section, eight- the morning. that way till the end. has been an under-achiever time champion Punjab That the young Turks are on the vanguard of the cuesports The women’s Group-A tie at the Nationals. It has won suffered its second scene in the State was evident when Shrikrishna and between defending the title only once and successive defeat, this time Jagadesh clashed for the billiards title. champion Indian Railways emerged runner-up six to Kerala 88-77 in a Group- In a tough best-of-nine frames contest, Shrikrishna and Chhattisgarh went to the prevailed 5-3. wire with the former After they split the first two frames, one would have emerging triumphant 71-68 thought that both had warmed up. But a scrappy start to the at the 67th senior National third frame saw misses galore, neither being able to put basketball championships JAMMU, Jan 10 While the team comprising here informed. together a decent break. here on Monday. After individual gold in of Mayank Sharma, The state fencing team was In fact, Shrikrishna seemed visibly upset with his game. Later, Kerala made mincemeat of Delhi’s under-19 category, Jammu Lukshey Sharma and projected by the However, he soon gathered his wits as Jagadesh was defence during its 62-40 and Kashmir fencers won Suryansh clinched Sabre Department of Youth running up a modest break, and the reigning champion victory in a women’s Group- two more medals in under- team bronze, the Silver Services and Sports nosed ahead to take the frame. A lot more self-assured now, B tie for its third straight 14 category in the 62nd medal in Sabre individual (DYSS) as part of the Shrikrisha ran off with the next too. win. National School Games came through Mayank annual National School Jagadesh, however, was not done. Responding like a Chhattisgarh relies heavily held at Telangana. Sharma, reports reaching Games. champion he bagged the next two. on the 6”11’ tall Poonam Chaturvedi. Though not the best of the movers on court, Prannoy’s win clinches it for Rockets once she has the ball in her hands, none could come Lucknow: second at 12. Sung, in the to draw level. She jumped the mid-game interval. She Puangpuapech and V. close to touching even her Notwithstanding Saina form of her career, entered to 10-3 after winning four returned to stretch the lead Shem Goh-Markis Kido fingers. The 20-year-old Nehwal’s morale-boosting the match trailing 1-6 in straight points and to 8-3. squandered a match-point fumbled on and off with her victory over in-form World Though the six-point each, before the former shooting, but did what was No. 3 Sung Ji-Hyun 12-10, sequence snapped, Saina held their nerve when it expected of her. Her second 4-11, 11-5 in 39 minutes, was not to be denied on this mattered. successive match tally of 40 Mumbai Rockets stopped day. She reached match- The results (T indicates or more points showed the Awadhe Warriors 4-3 in a point when Sung netted trump match): Mumbai team’s dependence on her. battle involving the two top following a long rally. Rockets bt Awadhe Railways remained unfazed teams of the Premier Saina went on to convert Warriors 4-3 [Yong Dae as it counted on its set times. This time around, it A match. Albin Baby and Badminton League here. the first of the five match- Lee & Nipitphon pattern and admirable speed looks well-settled though Akhil scripted Kerala’s Once H.S. Prannoy won his points when Sung sent the Puangpuapech bt V. Shem to beat an opponent which there is scope for victory. While Akhil scored ‘trump’ match against shuttle out. Goh & Markis Kido 11-7, had to thank Poonam for improvement in the area of heavily with his drive-ins, Wing Ki Vincent Wong to In a match involving the 3-11, 13-11; Ajay Jayaram converting at regular shooting. During the Albin sizzled with his timely give Rockets a winning top two Indians in world bt K. Srikanth 5-11, 15- intervals. On the other hand, dominating 80-44 win over three-pointers. lead, Warriors salvaged rankings, Ajay Jayaram 14, 11-5; Sung Ji-hyun it was an out and out team- Delhi, last year’s finalist Karnataka topped Group-A two points from their surprised K. Srikanth after lost to Saina Nehwal 10- effort from Railways. Kerala has showed it can with an all-win record, the ‘trump’ match, the mixed head-to-head results eventually converted her saving three match-points 12, 11-4, 5-11; (T) H.S. Trailing by a point at 69-68 challenge the might of 76-73 win over Haryana doubles. For the record, against Saina. The Indian second game-point. in the second game. Prannoy bt Wing Ki with less than eight seconds Railways and Chhattisgarh. being the icing on the cake. after three outings each, carried the psychological In the decider, Saina gave In a thrilling contest that Vincent Wong 14-12, 9- remaining, Poonam was After dominating the first The Tamil Nadu women's Awadhe continued to lead advantage into this it her all, much to the joy set the pace for an 11, 11-8; Nipitphon adjudged to be obstructing quarter, Kerala continued to team registered its second the table with 14 match- encounter as she battled of a vociferous and exciting evening, Puangpuapech and when she was getting ready show no mercy in the next consecutive win in Group - points, with Mumbai — the from being 9-10 down to partisan crowd. Down 2-3 previously unbeaten men’s Nadiezda Zieba lost to (T) at her end. Sitamani Tudu too and scored 25 points to B, beating West Bengal 74- only unbeaten team so far take the opening game. she took four points in combinations Yong Dae Savitree Amitrapal and gleefully converted the two Delhi’s three. Jenny was 23. Earlier, it had defeated in the six-team league — But Sung did not take long succession to stay ahead at Lee-Nipitphon Bodin Isara 8-11, 4-11]. free throws for a morale- outstanding in steals and Delhi 72-68. Akhilesh happy with Saina’s marked improvement helps IOA drops Kalmadi, Chautala; to 11-point format Awadhe Warriors beat Bengaluru Blasters regain Sports Ministry recognition national champion had got his reading a stage when the two teams were tied at New Delhi: Forced to order to not just get the Bengaluru: Badminton players in action. of the situation spot on could be seen on a point apiece. remove the scam-tainted recognition from Ministry Association of India (BAI) “This domestic league will Monday night, when Saina extracted The two had met thrice earlier, all the Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay but also to avoid any president Akhilesh Das be separate from the senior sweet revenge for her defeat in the clashes taking place in 2015; and the Singh Chautala as its life possible action from the IOC. Gupta is delighted with the Nationals. All the top November 2016 Hong Kong Open at the Indian held a 2-1 lead in their head-to- presidents owing to Kalmadi and Chautala were 11-point format used in the Indian players, including hands of the Hong Kong China ace, head. ongoing Premier Saina Nehwal and P.V. Cheung Ngan Yi, with a gritty, come- Srikanth’s only blip has come against Badminton League (PBL). Sindhu, will be asked to from-behind 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 triumph. compatriot Ajay Jayaram, when he The PBL is one of the most compete. We will make an Playing her women’s singles match as failed to convert a brace of match-points popular tournaments to announcement on this the crucial trump for Awadhe Warriors, in the second game, and showed traces employ this shortened soon,” he said. the 26-year-old Indian shuttle queen of fatigue in the decider. format, which was He confirmed that BAI had overcame a slow start, to hit her straps The other match worth commenting conceived in an effort to recruited seven foreign from the onset of the second game, and upon was the tie-opener, in which make the sport more coaches. “They should start emerge victorious in most of the lengthy Bengaluru fielded Saurabh Verma spectator and television- next month. The seven rallies that she engaged Cheung in. against the speed demon Vincent Wong friendly. coaches will work in cities So well did Saina play that the crowds at Wing Ki. The more traditional events like Bengaluru, Lucknow the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in In the mixed doubles, although the are played in the 21-point, and Hyderabad. Bengaluru were torn between cheering untried combination of Ko Sung Hyun for their team’s representative and for and Sikki Reddy lacked the finer points best-of-three games format. “We might appoint a few Bengaluru: Before the onset of the the girl who has become a ‘local’ here of combination, to go down in three “The Badminton World coaches for the northeast second edition of the Premier after switching from training at the games to Thailand’s world number 12 Federation (BWF) wants region as there is a lot of Badminton League (PBL), there had Hyderabad-based Pullela Gopichand duo of Bodin Issara and Savitree the member nations to trial talent there,” he said. been widespread speculation as to Academy to the Prakash Padukone Amitrapai, the 23-year-old Indian left- widespread outrage, the elevated to the honorary the 11-point, best-of-five Akhilesh explained that whether Saina Nehwal, just returning to Badminton Academy, a couple of years hander showed sufficient prowess to Indian Olympic Association position at the IOA's Annual games format. BAI could not be expected international badminton after knee ago. Saina had then emerged victorious suggest that she will be a force to reckon is set to be re-recognised by General Meeting (AGM) in “Because of time to build their own national surgery in September, would take the by a comfortable margin, and the two with in the paired events. the Sports Ministry which Chennai on December 27, constraints and television training centres. risk of playing in a tournament that is women had shown their dislike of each Scores: Awadhe Warriors beat has welcomed the body's but the Olympic body was viewership concerns, we “BAI is not rich enough to not anywhere near as serious as the other with a perfunctory handshake at Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 (Vincent Wong decision. IOA President N forced to reverse its decision decided to use the 11-point, provide complete BWF Super Series and Grand Prix the net while studiously looking away Wing Ki lost to Saurabh Verma 11-13, Ramachandran, in reply to a after it was opposed by a best-of-three games format infrastructure. We have to circuit. from each other. 7-11; Bodin Issara and Savitree showcause notice from the majority of IOA members. in the PBL. Akhilesh added depend on State bodies, Saina’s coach Vimal Kumar had set all The importance of Saina’s trump match Amitrapai beat Ko Sung Hyun and N. Ministry, has clarified that Kalmadi declined the post till that discussions were on to Sports Authority of India, speculation at rest by insisting that his against Cheung tended to cast a veil Sikki Reddy 11-9, 4-11, 11-5; Kidambi the decision to appoint his name was cleared launch new PBL teams colleges or private entities ward would take part in the competition over an equally impressive performance Srikanth beat Viktor Axelsen 11-9, 11-9; Kalmadi and Chautala does following the outrage, while from Ahmedabad and for facilities. Once the as it would not be overly stressful, and from Kidambi Srikanth, who lowered Saina Nehwal (trump) beat Cheung not stand owing to Chautala said he would also Jammu & Kashmir. He infrastructure is in place, would, in fact, help her improve her the colours of Denmark’s world number Ngan Yi 9-11, 11-5, 11-5; Markis Kido technicalities. step aside should the stated that BAI was likely we can send our best fitness, speed and readiness for the three and Olympic bronze medallist, and Goh V. Shem lost to Ko Sung Hyun The appointment of Kalmadi International Olympic to start a new league, players and coaches there,” rigours of international competition in Viktor Axelsen, by a 11-9, 11-9 and Yoo Yeon Seong (trump) 11-6, 9-11, and Chautala has been Committee raise any which will see only Indian he said. the 2017 season. That the former Indian scoreline, in the third match of the tie, at 6-11) declared "null and void" in objections. 'JSCA chief had no role in Gionee names Kohli Faulkner banks on experience Dhoni's captaincy decision' its brand ambassador ahead of India series Declaring that it now has 1.2 young hearts," said Arvind R James Faulkner, the Having played an JSCA members came out against Choudhary, unhappy with Jharkhand's crore customers in India, Vohra, Country CEO and Australian all-rounder, abundance of limited-overs Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) defeat to Gujarat in the semi-final Chinese smartphone-maker MD, Gionee India, in a believes his wealth of cricket in the subcontinent, secretary Aditya Verma and attacked match of Ranji Trophy under Dhoni's Gionee on Monday statement. Through its two experience in the Faulkner believed he could him for his Sunday statement that mentorship, had instructed Prasad to announced the signing of manufacturing units in the subcontinent bodes well if succeed with the red ball in Dhoni quit as India's ODI and T20 call the cricketer and ask him of his Indian cricket team captain country, the company is he is selected for Australia's India. captain after chief selector MSK future cricketing plans. Dhoni had Virat Kohli as its new brand aiming for a 2.5-time growth tour of India starting in In a dress rehearsal for the Prasad asked him about his future denounced captaincy hours later, ambassador. Kohli will soon this year. Gionee will February. India series, Australia plans on Choudhary's direction. Verma claimed. be seen in the upcoming establish 500 brand stores The 26-year-old has only trialled uncapped all- JSCA members Ajay Nath Shahdeo, PN Singh, manager of Jharkhand's Gionee campaign and will be across the country along with played one Test match rounder Hilton Cartwright Narul Hooda and others questioned Ranji squad, also defended JSCA involved in a slew of doubling their strength of against England at the Oval during the third Test against Verma's claims and accused him of members and claimed Dhoni offered innovative marketing and retail representatives to using Dhoni's resignation to gain the tips to cricketers before the match and customer experience 20,000. in 2013, but has been a Pakistan, but the Western mainstay in Australia's Australia player only Ranchi: The Jharkhand State Cricket limelight. "Verma wanted the limelight analysed the team's mistakes after the initiatives. Kohli will join "Gionee comes across as a Association (JSCA) on Monday and he tried to achieve it by tarnishing defeat. Jharkhand had made it to the actor Alia Bhatt to help the brand that is fuelled by limited-overs team in recent bowled four overs in the claimed that its president Amitabh JSCA's image," Shahdeo claimed. The semifinal of Ranji Trophy for the first brand touch new heights. passion, determination and years and will push his case match. With Mitchell Marsh Choudhary, who is also the outgoing members questioned the authenticity of time. "With the two of the most focus to innovate and perform for Test selection during the out of favour after an BCCI joint secretary, did not Verma's statement, saying "only Verma had criticized Choudhary and loved icons in India, our and with all of this have it's One-Day International underwhelming start to the pressurize Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Dhoni, Choudhary and Prasad were other JSCA office bearers to cling on motto of 'Making Smiles' is heart in the right place by (ODI) series against summer, Faulkner could be give his future cricketing plans to the aware of the cricketer's resignation". despite the recommendations made by bound to create a new giving back to society," said Pakistan starting on Friday an appealing option for the board. This came after Verma on Sunday said the Justice Lodha committee. benchmark across billions of Kohli. (January 13). Australian selectors. 11 the northlines BUSINESS Jammu | Wednesday | Jan. 11 | 2017

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There is some celebrating the‘National program and increasing road rally to encourage people to currency that has been have been deposited back as Road Safety Week’ in safety awareness among obey road safety rules. a minister. lack of clarity.” returned to banks by the on December 30. The “Now, there is a committee However, this devaluation in association with SIAM- school children through Safety is an integral part of December 30, 2016 deadline, government had earlier SAFE (Society of Indian various training workshops mobility and Renault is where the Cabinet secretary the status of RBI is not a in black money. Unless both NITI Aayog Member Bibek estimated that about Rs 15.4 is the chair and the governor recent event, and “cuts across are in some ways colluding it Automobile Manufacturers- and modules. committed to improving Debroy feels about 10 per lakh crore of Rs 500 and Rs Society of Automotive During this week long road safety. 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This was reputational risk is the worst reduced is “ridiculous,” said roughly rounding off SBN (specified bank notes) seen as a significant risk. the former RBI governor. have road safety awareness about causes of road organizations and the world demonetised currency around figures released by us were campaigns from January9th accidents and measures to of education in improving Rs 16 lakh crore, 10 per cent based on aggregation of – 15th, 2017 across all prevent them.There are road safety. of it is about Rs 1.6 lakh accounting entries done at Rs 3-4 lakh cr of evaded income Renault India dealerships various activities planned Customers visiting Renault crore," Debroy told IANS in the large number of currency across the country. keeping in mind school and India dealerships during the an interview. chests all over the country," The campaign will delve college students, drivers, ‘Road Safety Week’ can "Figures say that still Rs 1.5 it said. deposited in banks post demonetisation upon the need and essence road commuters and also avail some exciting lakh crore that has not come The last figure released by New Delhi: The common PAN, mobile post demonetisation. of road safety rules, consumers. These activities offers on the Braking Parts back. There is still a gap. the RBI was that deposits of government has found that number or address. The The 50-day deadline to including traffic lights, include display of safety &safety Accessories along People have made estimates Rs 12.44 lakh crore have an estimated Rs 3-4 lakh same would be looked into deposit the junked Rs speed limits, pedestrian banners, road signage and with attractive offers on tyre that may be 10 per cent will been received till December crore of tax-evaded income in detail by the Income-Tax 500/1,000 notes in banks rules, wearing seat belts pamphlets related to road purchase. not come back," he added. 10, 2016. could have been deposited Department. came to an end on during 50-day window More than Rs 10,700 cr December 31. provided to get rid of cash deposited in different People still have time to Sops alone won't help Discoms Engineers India surges over 5% junked Rs 500/1000 notes. bank accounts in North exchange the currency A senior official said Eastern states since notes at designated RBI warm up to solar rooftop biz on winning contract from HPCL Income Tax Department has November 9, the official counters till March 31 after In a new policy move, the challenges affecting the been asked to scrutinise added. giving valid reasons for not Ministry of New and growth of this market," a New Delhi: Shares of up at 26845.77 around the contracts, namely PMC details and send notices to The I-T department and depositing defunct notes in Renewable Energy Bridge to India report says. Engineers IndiaBSE 2.65 % same time. On the BSE, services for major process depositors of of Rs 3-4 lakh Enforcement Directorate their accounts by December (MNRE) has announced Their concerns are mainly surged over 5 per cent in 5.46 lakh shares were traded units and packages under crore on which tax could are looking into over Rs 30. financial incentives for two-fold and entirely morning trade on Tuesday on the counter so far as U&O and execution of have been evaded. 16,000 crore deposited in Prime Minister Narendra DISCOMs to support understandable – 1) after the company won a against the average daily U&O and PRU revamp on The official said cash different accounts of Modi in a surprise rooftop solar installations. potential loss of revenue contract worth over Rs volumes of 5.43 shares in open book estimate (OBE) deposits of Rs 2 lakh to Rs cooperative banks. announcement on The notification proposes a and in particular, loss of 2,500 crore from HPCLBSE the past two weeks. basis. The total awarded 2.5 lakh per account, So far, Rs 25,000 crore November 8 declared the financial support of up to high-paying commercial 3.26 % for modernisation of In a BSE filing, Engineers order value is more than Rs totalling to Rs 42,000 have been deposited in cash Rs 500 and 1,000 notes Rs 3.75 million (USD and industrial consumers; Vizag refinery. The scrip India said, “Hindustan 2,500 crore with a total crore, are found to have in dormant bank accounts invalid. 55,000)/MW for up to and 2) additional was trading 3.47 per cent up Petroleum Corporation project schedule of 43 at Rs 158 around 11.21 am. (HPCL) has entrusted the months for mechanical Shares of the company project for execution of completion.” Gold futures up opened at Rs 158.40 and Vizag refinery Shares of Engineers India Vistara 3-day sale begins; touched a high and low of modernisation project hit a fresh 52-week high of by Rs 14 on firm Rs 160.65 and Rs 156.40, (VRMP) to the company. Rs 169.90 on December 29, respectively, in trade so far. Engineers India shall 2016 and 52-week low of get tickets as low as Rs 899 global cues Benchmark BSE Sensex execute this project contract Rs 71.63 on February 17, Gold prices rose by Rs 14 to was trading 119.22 points under two separate 2016. New Delhi: On continue up to midnight, Rs 28,075 per 10 grams in completing 2 years of Friday, January 12, 2017. futures trading today as operations in the country, The sale is applicable for speculators enlarged their BSNL to connect 1500 gram positions amid a firming trend overseas. At the Multi 1,350 MW of rooftop solar implementation burden of panchayats through OFC this year Commodity Exchange, gold capacity. modernising the grid and for delivery in far-month The funds can be used by inspecting, certifying and Guwahati: BSNL plans to Panchayat in Kamrup points (hot spots) at April rose by Rs 14, or 0.05 DISCOMs for multiple billing rooftop systems." connect 1,518 gram district is likely to become important points," he said per cent to Rs 28,075 per 10 activities including up- said Vinay Rustagi, MD, panchayats with Optical the first digital gram Following demonetisation, grams in a business turnover gradation of distribution Bridge to India. Fibre Cable (OFC) this year panchayat of the country, an BSNL has tied-up with SBI of one lot. Similarly, the yellow metal for delivery in network and IT Our view is that financial in Assam to ensure rural AIR release said today. and will soon launch an e- February was trading higher infrastructure, building support for DISCOMs connectivity. BSNL will provide three wallet 'Mobicash'. by Rs 9, or 0.03 per cent to consumer awareness should continue until they "We have emphasised on thousand hot spots at Assam IT department's Joint Rs 28,060 per 10 grams in campaigns, setting up can adapt their business rural connectivity and 5,200 important places and has Secretary Fakaruddin 88 lots. Analysts said, a consumer helplines, models and find new kms of OFC will be laid already initiated steps for Ahmed said that a target has firming trend in the global training employees, rating sources of revenue from this year to cover 1,518 automatic hook up points been set to make one lakh markets as weakness in the installers etc. Indian distributed energy gram panchayats, which through wireless network, people digitally literate by dollar raised demand for the government’s aim is to generation. But for the accounts 70 per cent of the he said. March and 25 lakh by 2022. precious metal as a safe grow rooftop solar to 40 policy to be effective, total gram panchayats in the High-speed network will be "We have already trained 65 Vistara has announced a travel between January 25, 3-day “Celebration Sale”. 2017 and October 01, haven investment, mainly times the current installed MNRE needs to make sure state," installed in Guwahati by thousand people so far and influenced gold prices at Under the sale period you 2017. Customers booking base of 1 GW in a little that that eligibility BSNL Chief General March this year and "BSNL our target is to make 25 futures trade here. can buy one-way tickets tickets on Vistara’s over five years. conditions and funds Manager M K Seth said in a has taken steps for lakh people digitally literate Globally, gold rose as much as low as Rs 899. website or mobile app will "This is a formidable disbursement process is not talk show conducted by All automatic hook up point by 2022 for which Assam as 0.43 per cent to USD target and grid connection unduly restrictive," Rustagi India Radio, Guwahati. through wireless network. government has taken a The sale of tickets starts also get Croma vouchers 1,185.90 an ounce in is one of the main further added. Seth said that Kshetri Gaon There would be 3000 access holistic approach," he said. on Tuesday and will worth Rs 500. Singapore. 12 JAMMU || WEDNESDAY | JAN | 11 || 2017 www.thenorthlines.com The NORTHLINES EC wants political hoardings removed or covered Tax evasion suspected in Rs 4 lakh

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 It, however, made it clear rise expenditure from public crore deposits post note ban that hoardings put up by the exchequer to eulogise him- The Election Commission government conveying gen- self or itself or enhance his/its NEW DELHI, JAN 10 deposited in different Of the 60 lakh-bank has asked the poll machinery eral message to the masses own or any political leader's accounts of cooperative accounts that saw more than in the five poll-bound states on family planning or social image," it said. As it analyses bank deposits banks. Rs 2 lakh of cash deposits, to either cover or remove welfare schemes "may be The poll panel made it clear post- demonetisation, the Also, it has come to light more than 6.80 lakh photographs of political allowed to be displayed". that such images or hoardings government has found that that Rs 25,000 crore cash accounts have found match- leaders on all hoardings and "However, all those hoard- "undoubtedly amount to their an estimated Rs 3 lakh crore was deposited in dormant- es in the existing database of advertisements that seek to ings, advertisements that individual/party election to 4 lakh crore of tax-evaded bank accounts while nearly various reports available project the achievements of seek or purport to project the campaign at public cost". income could have been Rs 80,000 crore of repay- with the government. any living political func- achievements of any living Between February 4 and deposited during 50-day ment of loans was done in "These have been flagged tionary or political party. political functionary or polit- March 8, Uttar Pradesh, window provided to get rid cash since November 8, while disseminating to the I- The commission gave these ical party and which carry Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa of junked Rs 500/1,000 2016 when the government T Department," he said fresh directions by reiterat- their photos or name or party and Manipur are scheduled to notes. A senior official said demonetised old 500 and adding the details of cash ing its instructions issued on symbol should be removed vote for assembly elections. the Income Tax Department 1,000 rupee notes. deposits totalling to more December 12, 2004, after the on January 4. should also be removed or forthwith...” Model Code of Conduct has been asked to scrutinise Holders of the old currency than Rs 10,700 crore in dif- chief electoral officer of Goa The poll watchdog said pho- "covered suitably" so that "...No political party or func- came into force on January 4, details and send notices to were given an option to ferent accounts in the North- raised the issue after the elec- tos in advertisements or spirit of its instructions is tionary can use public the day the schedule was depositors of Rs 3 lakh crore exchange or deposit them in Eastern states have also tion schedule was announced hoardings of similar type fully complied with. resources and incur or autho- announced. — PTI to Rs 4 lakh crore on which bank accounts untill been disseminated. tax could have been evaded. December 30. Also, I-T Department and "We now have trunkloads of "Starting from November 8, ED have been provided with Govt had recommended note SC asks Centre to recover funds, data, analysis of which 2016 various reports were the details of cash deposits shows that more than Rs 2 called for from the banks- of more than Rs 16,000 ban: RBI to Parliamentary panel file cases against erring NGOs lakh was deposited in over based on different threshold crore in different accounts of 60-lakh bank accounts post- of cash deposits made by various kinds of In the note to the panel, RBI CAG reports had not been demonetisation. The total different categories of per- Cooperative banks. said it had been in the last given to the court. amount deposited in these sons. The reports were col- The deposits of more than few years working on intro- The apex court also made it accounts is more than 7.34- lated and analysed-based on Rs 13,000 crore in Regional duction of new series of clear that status reports lakh crore," he said. intelligence, which has been Rural Banks have also been banknotes with improved along with affidavits in such More than Rs 10,700-crore available in the government- disseminated. security features to secure cases should be filed by cash was deposited in differ- data bases," the official said. Besides, "cash deposits in them against counterfeiting. officials in the rank of not ent accounts in the North After in-depth analysis, terrorist affected states have NEW DELHI, JAN 10 In parallel, the government less than Joint Secretary. It Eastern states since these reports have been dis- also been disseminated to had been taking steps to had earlier said that if nec- November 9, he said adding seminated to the Income Tax the concerned law enforce- Contrary to popular belief, it curb black money and com- essary the issue could be the Income Tax Department Department, the ment agencies and appropri- was the government which bat terrorism. referred to the Law and the Enforcement Enforcement Directorate ate actions have been taken had “advised” the Reserve “There were reports by NEW DELHI, JAN 10 Ministry. Commission for preparing a Directorate are looking into (ED) and other Law in such cases," he said. — Bank to junk Rs 500/1000 intelligence and enforce- The apex court also directed comprehensive draft law to over Rs 16,000 crore Enforcement Agencies. PTI notes on November 7 and ment agencies that avail- The Supreme Court on the government to put in put in place a necessary the board of the central bank ability of high denomination Tuesday directed the Centre place an effective mecha- legal framework. the very next day recom- banknotes made it easier for to recover the funds given to nism to prevent these organ- The apex court had passed Grandson among 3 arrested for mended the demonetisation. black money hoarders and non-governmental organisa- isations from misusing pub- the order after being sur- In a seven-page note to the counterfeited notes in high tions (NGOs), voluntary lic funds. prised by the fact that near- theft of Bismillah Khan shehnais Parliament’s Department- denominations were being agencies and societies if It was not sufficient to mere- ly one lakh NGOs were Related Committee of used for terrorist financing,” these outfits were found to ly blacklist the NGOs that there in Assam alone, while VARANASI, JAN 10 Finance headed by RBI said. have misused public money. failed to file the mandatory there were about 32 lakh Congress leader M “It occurred to Government A three-member bench annual returns explaining such organisations across A grandson of late Ustad Veerappa Moily, the RBI of India and the Reserve headed by Chief Justice JS their income and expendi- the country. The court has Bismillah Khan and two stated that the government Bank that the introduction Khehar also asked the gov- ture, the bench said. already ordered a CBI other persons were arrested had on November 7, 2016 of new series of notes could ernment to file criminal There should be regulatory probe.Punjab and Haryana in connection with the theft “advised the Reserve Bank provide a very rare and pro- cases against the NGOs and and penal provisions to have a disproportionately of the maestro's silver that to mitigate the triple found opportunity to tackle other organisations for mis- ensure their proper function- high concentration of NGOs shehnais, police said on problems of counterfeiting, all the three problems of appropriation or embezzle- ing and each rupee given to going by the population of Tuesday. terrorist financing and black counterfeiting, terrorist ment of the funds instead of them was accounted for, the the two states and the NGOs Uttar Pradesh Special Task money, the Central Board of financing and black money utilising these for the intend- bench said. in other states, information Force arrested Nazare the Reserve Bank may con- by demonetising the ban- ed purpose. It asked the Centre to file the given by CBI to the Hussain, local jeweller sider withdrawal of the legal knotes in high denomina- The recovery and criminal audit report to the court Supreme Court shows. Shanker Seth and his son tender status of the notes in tions of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 proceedings should be before the end of this finan- While Haryana had more Sujit Seth. high denominations of Rs or by withdrawing legal ten- launched on the basis of a cial year and posted the PIL than one lakh (1,00,611) Four silver shehnais and a Sujit Seth in Chetganj area An FIR was registered on 500 and Rs 1,000.” der status of such ban- financial audit to be initiated by advocate ML Sharma for NGOs, Punjab accounted wooden and silver one were here, they said. December 5 at Chowk The RBI’s Central Board knotes... immediately and completed further hearing in April. for 84,752 such organisa- stolen from Khan's son "Over 1 kg of melted silver police station after the theft met the very next day to “Though no firm decision by March 31, 2017 without The bench passed the order tions. CBI has filed the Kazim Hussain's home here along with one shehnai at Kazim's house in the “consider the government’s was taken initially, whether fail, the bench said. after perusing a 2008-09 report in response to an on December 4. made of wood and silver Dalmandi area. advice,” and after “delibera- to demonetise or not, prepa- Most of the funds had been report of the Comptroller apex court order asking the The shehnais were recov- have been recovered from According to the family, the tions,” decided to “recom- rations still went on for given by the Council for and Auditor General (CAG) agency to conduct a survey ered in a melted condition the possession of the jew- shehnais were very special mend to Central govern- introduction of new series Advancement of Peoples showing large-scale misuse on the total number of from a local jewellery shop ellers. "The stolen shehnais to the late musician and ment that the legal tender notes, as that was needed in Action and Rural of funds given by the Centre NGOs in the country and go here, police said. were sold to the local jew- were gifted to him by former status of the banknotes in any case,” the note said. Technology (CAPART) and state governments to into their functioning to Kazim's son Nazare got the ellers for a meagre Rs Prime Minister P V the high denominations of The central bank said it had functioning under the Union these organisations. It ascertain their financial four silver shehnais melted 17,000 and melted," said Narasimha Rao, Kapil Sibal Rs 500 and Rs 1000 be as early as October 7, 2014 Rural Development lamented that subsequent irregularities. by jewellers Shanker and STF SSP Amit Pathak. and Lalu Prasad. — PTI withdrawn.” suggested to the govern- Union Cabinet headed by Pak fires ‘sub-launched nuclear-capable missile’ Prime Minister Narendra ment the need for introduc- BSF DIG dubs jawan in video as a tion of 5,000 and 10,000 Modi met within hours of ISLAMABAD, JAN 10 capable Babur-3 missile, 2008 and tested a subma- trolled propulsion and that recommendation on rupee notes, keeping in ‘bad hat’; Centre seeks fact report mind the inflation and the which has a range of 450 km rine-launched cruise missile advanced guidance and nav- November 8 and banned cir- Pakistan fired its first sub- and was fired from an undis- in 2013. igation”. culation of old 500 and 1000 need for “facilitating pay- RAJOURI, JAN 10 alleges bad quality food; marine-launched cruise mis- closed location in the Indian The Babur-3 is a sea-based According to media reports, inquiry ordered) rupee notes. ments and managing the sile on Monday, the military Ocean, is likely to heighten variant of the ground- on May 15, India tested a Responding to the allega- Asserting that the com- Some ministers have thus currency logistics”. said, a show of force for a long-running tension launched Babur-2 missile, locally designed anti-ballis- tions made by a BSF jawan plainant was a regular far maintained that the gov- The government, it said, country that sees its missile between India and Pakistan. which was tested in tic missile system which that troops are served with offender and has not been ernment had only acted on concurred with the introduc- development as a deterrent India successfully test-fired December. The military could in theory intercept a bad quality food and hinting promoted even once in his RBI recommendation of tion of Rs 2000 notes on against arch-foe India. a nuclear-capable, subma- said the missile had features nuclear-carrying ballistic at acts of corruption com- 20 years of service, the BSF demonetisation. May 18, 2016. — PTI The launch of the nuclear- rine-launched missile in such as “underwater con- missile. — Reuters mitted by senior officials, DIG said poor career Deputy Inspector General growth could be a reason MDS Mann on Tuesday behind this act of his. dubbed the complainant as a Mann said that a probe has ‘bad hat’, but added that if been initiated. the allegations made by him “He is a bad hat. In his serv- were found to be true, action ice of 20 years, he has four would be initiated against bad entries, which includes the defaulters. intoxication, AWL, fighting The Home Ministry has with seniors, offending sought a fact report by their orders. And, because tomorrow from BSF over of all these flaws, he has not the jawan's claim that poor been promoted even once, quality food was being and this might be the cause served to the soldiers. of his frustration,” said Taking a serious note of the Mann. issue, Minister of State “We have initiated an (MoS) for Home Kiren inquiry in the matter and in Rijiju said welfare of the the span of four to five security forces guarding the days, the standard of food, borders is absolute priority quality and quantity of all of the government. the posts, will be checked. Taking to Twitter, Rijiju A report will be formed said, “Welfare of our securi- after a detailed inspection ty forces guarding the bor- which will be forwarded. If ders and other difficult areas any of his allegations are are absolute priority. Any found true we will certainly anomaly will be dealt with initiate action against the firmly.” Rijiju, however, defaulters,” he added. said that he found high level Home Minister Rajnath of satisfactions amongst the Singh yesterday sought a jawans during his regular report from the BSF and visit to border posts. ordered “appropriate (Read: BSF jawan at LoC action”.