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VOL 5, ISSUE NO. 29 JAMMU & KASHMIR SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2016 DAILY 8 PAGE Re. 1/- IInnssiiddee J&K govt formation remains stalled as Mehbooba Mufti plays hard ball Man Impersonating JAMMU : The process of bearers of the party to gauge Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's as DSP Held government formation the public mood on continua - family have given up their GREATER NOIDA, Caliph of ), a terror hideouts in Pakistan. (Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh). remains stalled in Jammu and tion of the alliance with the security and vacated his offi - JAMMU, JAN 29 : A JGAN o29 v: Atm Cidst athep groaw -blgreoup owhifch Thasa alcmoskt silm i- ngT hIe SdeaId Swe rTe idhentrifieed at A:r oRunda 15j0n Inadiantsh are Kashmir amid reports that BJP. cial residence, returned gov - man impersonating as ing attempts by ISIS to lure ilar ideologies that of ISIS. as Athif Vaseem Mohammad under surveillance for their PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Meanwhile, former CM ernment vehicles. Deputy Superintendent of youths into its fold, Home According to Indian intel - (Adilabad, Telangana), alleged online links with wants the BJP to agree to her Police (DSP) was arrested Minister Rajnath Singh today ligence agencies, a total of 23 Mohammad Umar Subhan ISIS. demands before the parties from University of Jammu, said the security agencies As many as 30 other share power again in the where he was allegedly were capable of dealing with Indians, who were radi - state. harassing the staff, police any threat posed by the terror calised by ISIS elements, As per media reports, said today. A complaint was group. were prevented from travel - Mehooba has sought assur - received yesterday from the "We have the capacity to ling to the conflict zone in the ance from the BJP top brass Department of Student's meet any threat. We will face Middle-East. that she will be given as free Welfare (DSW) stating that a it," he told reporters on the Among those who are cur - hand in running the govern - man identified as Narinder sidelines of a function here. rently fighting for ISIS ment. Among her specific Kumar, a resident of The Home Minister's include two youths from demands, Mehbooba wants Kishtwar, was allegedly comments came when asked Kalyan in the outskirts of the Centre to engage the sep - threatening the university about the ISIS threat in the , an Australia-based aratists in the talks process, staff by impersonating as country.Last week, 14 youths Kashmiri, one youth from vacation of private lands by DSP, a police officer said. were arrested by the NIA and Telangana, one from the security forces. Acting on the complaint, other security agencies after Karnataka, one Oman-based Mehbooba also wants a police team from the Nehru they allegedly formed a mod - Indian and another Centre-owned projects to be PDP toughens stand, wants concrete Market police station arrest - ule on the pattern of dreaded Singapore-based Indian. handed over to the state gov - ed the accused from the uni - ISIS to carry out strikes at On September 15, 2015, ernment. assurances from BJP versity campus yesterday, he vital installations. the UAE deported four However, if media reports Srinagar : PDP, which is PDP particularly flagged said. A case under various The simultaneous raids Indians suspected to have are to be believed then the keeping everyone guessing issues like relations with sections has been registered were carried out in five states Indians have so far joined the (Bangalore, Karnataka), links with ISIS. Modi government is in no over the government forma - Pakistan, revocation of the against the accused at the of Karnataka, Telangana, ISIS of which six were Maulana Abdul Kadir Sultan The UAE had also sent mood to concede to the tion, on Friday toughened its controversial AFSPA and Gandhi Nagar Police Station Andhra Pradesh, reportedly killed in different Armar (Bhatkal, Karnataka), back in September last year a demands set by the BJP. position, saying the ally BJP return of power projects to and an investigation has Maharashtra and Uttar incidents in Iraq-Syria. Saheem Farooque Tanki 37-year-old woman Afsha Prime Minister Narendra should hand out concrete Jammu and Kashmir from the been initiated, he added. Pradesh where the suspects Among the 23 are two (Thane, Maharashtra), Faiz Jabeen alias Nicky Joseph Modi is yet to directly speak assurances for implementa - Centre which are part of the SEBI opens new local were arrested. They were part absconding members of the Masood (Bangalore, who was allegedly involving to Mehbooba. tion of the coalition's com - 'Agenda of Alliance'. "For us, mon agenda since it is in the 'Agenda of Alliance' is the office in Jammu of a group named 'Janood-ul- banned Indian Mujahideen Karnataka) and Mohammad in recruiting youths for ISIS. Also, the PDP chief is Khalifa-e-Hind' (Army of who had gone from their Sajid alias Bada Sajid (Cont. on Page-2) scheduled to meet all office power at the Centre. (Cont. on Page-2) JAMMU, JANUARY 29 : Market regulator SEBI Governor reviews preparedness (Securities and Exchange India Outplays Australia for J&K participates in South Asia’s Board of India) today to tackle H1N1 flu in the State opened its Jammu local biggest trade show at New office at 4th Floor, B2 South JAMMU, JANUARY Designated isolation Maiden Series Triumph , JANU - trade show where potential 29 : In view of some sus - facilities have been estab - MELBOURNE, JAN 29 In today's match as well, as the power play got over ARY 29 : Jammu and buyers and sellers from all Block Bahu Plaza Jammu. : India recorded their first it was a turnaround of sorts though, Ravindra Jadeja (2- The office was inaugurat - pected cases of H1N1 lished in Govt. Medical Kashmir Tourism Department over the world visit to explore Influenza having been College, Jammu; SKIMS, ever bilateral series triumph by the bowlers, who with - 32) was brought into the participated in the South the tourism potential. The ed by SEBI, Regional on Australian soil as they stood the early onslaught to attack and things started hap - Director (NRO) Amit reported from certain areas Soura; Govt. Medical Asia’s leading travel show SATTE also hosts seminars of the State, the Governor College, Srinagar; Govt. clinched the Twenty20 rub - make good recovery. pening, though not in India's South Asian Tourism and and panel discussions during Pradhan in presence of SEBI ber by taking an unassailable Chasing 185, Australia favour. Mahendra Singh Deputy General Manager N.N. Vohra today reviewed Hospital, Gandhi Nagar; Travel Exchange (SATTE) the exhibition. It is one of the the preparedness of the Govt. Hospital, Sarwal; all 2-0 lead with a comprehen - got off to a rollicking start as Dhoni missed a regulation which started today and is biggest opportunities for the (NRO) Surya Kant. sive 27-run victory in the Shaun Marsh (23) paired up stumping of Marsh, while at For promoting a balanced Health and Medical Districts Hospitals and culminating on Jan 31, 2016. travel trade fraternity to Education Department to CHCs in Jammu Division second match, riding on an Union Minister of attract visitors to their states. pan Indian Securities market all-round show here today. and in order to bring physi - deal with any arising prob - and Nodal Officers have Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma Director Tourism C M lem. been designated in each Put in to bat, India relied inaugurated the show and he Kashmir, Mahmood A Shah C M cal proximity of SEBI on brilliant innings by Rohit Y B offices to the investors and The Governor was institution for H1N1 later visited the J&K Pavilion interacted with the foreign y B informed that: a Control Influenza patients. In the Sharma (60) and Virat Kohli where he was received by the and domestic tour operators intermediaries, the Regional (59), along with a useful 42 Director informed that SEBI Room has been established Kashmir Division 120 officers of J&K Tourism who visited the J&K pavilion. in the Directorates of Health Health Centres including by opener Shikhar Dhawan, including Special Secretary J&K Tourism has provided has decided to open Local to post a formidable 184/3. Offices in various parts of Services at Jammu and District Hospitals, Sub Tourism Mohammad Hussain table spaces to local travel Srinagar; an advisory has District Hospitals, Primary Defending the target, the Mir, Director Tourism and hotel associations of all the country. Indian bowlers put up a fine He said that the functions been circulated to all Health Centres with 134 iso - Kashmir Mahmood A Shah, the regions – Jammu, Districts for the sensitization lation beds have been desig - collective effort to rip Deputy Director Tourism Kashmir and Ladakh – who of Local Office include facil - through Australia's middle itating the redressal of of Health Care professional nated for the purpose. Publicity Kashmir Peerzada displayed their publicity and Para professionals, SKIMS, Srinagar, has 12 order and restrict the hosts to Zahoor and other officers of material for the promotion of investor grievances against 157/8 in 20 overs. listed companies and securi - including ASHAs and ICU beds and the Chest and the department. J&K’s tourism potential. The Anganwadi workers, regard - Disease Hospital, Srinagar, The Indians thus took a 2- The Union Minister appre - J&K Tourism Department ties market intermediaries, to 0 lead in the three-match spread investor education ing the disease; Screening has 6 ICU beds for H1N1 ciated J&K Tourism also circulated brochures and and Sample Collections patients. Surveillance Desks series, which ends on Sunday with skipper Aaron Finch (74 the other end Finch complet - Department for printing best banners highlighting state’s and financial literacy within in Sydney. This was India's runs, 48 balls, 8 fours, 2 ed his 6th T20I fifty off just its jurisdiction. Centres have been estab - are being established with publicity material about dif - tourism potential under the lished at Govt. Medical special teams, including first ever bilateral series win sixes) at the top. 27 balls, bringing it up with a ferent tourism products of the theme of “See J&K in a new Excise Department raids Down Under. The Indians India opened with Ashish six off R Ashwin (1-27). illicit distillation hubs in College, Jammu; SKIMS doctors and paramedical State. J&K Tourism light”. Kishtwar, Kathua Soura; Govt. Medical staff, at identified major had earlier won a tri-series in Nehra (0-34) and Jasprit Thereafter, Finch sur - Department has printed sepa - Both foreign and domestic 1600 Kg Lahan recovered College, Srinagar; Govt. entry points including 2007-08 and the Benson and Bumrah (2-37), but instead vived thrice, enjoying rate brochures of heritage, players in the hospitality sec - and destroyed Hospital Gandhi Nagar; and Airports, Railway Station, Hedges World Championship of rotating the bowlers at the dropped catches in two golf, MICE, leisure, off-beat tor, hoteliers, travel agents, e- in 1985. beginning like in Adelaide, overs, one each by Umesh destinations, wild life besides commerce tourism companies JAMMU, JANUARY 29 Govt. Hospital Sarwal for and Lakhanpur Check Post. drawing samples of the per - Separate OPDs are being The triumph is a remark - the two were persisted with Yadav, Rishi Dhawan and releasing festival calendar of visited each stall at the J&K’s : In order to curb the menace able turnaround for the for the first six overs. Shikhar Dhawan, in the ninth the tourism department. pavilion and interacted with of illicit distillation of liquor, sons suspected to have established at Government Influenza-A. Private labs Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, and Indians, who suffered a And they bled runs as the and 10th overs respectively. Tourism department par - the hospitality and travel illegal smuggling of liquor humiliating 1-4 debacle in 50-mark came up for The bowlers continued to ticipates in SATTE every year trade representatives. from other States, the J&K have also been identified for Govt. Hospital, Sarwal. the preceding ODI series. Australia in 31 balls. As soon (Cont. on Page-2) which is Asia’s biggest travel (Cont. on Page-2) Excise Department has the testing of samples. (Cont. on Page-2) intensified raids/ checking of Army provides schooling to over 570 various locations/premises to check offences/ crimes in US Will Counter ISIS Terror Plotters in Any Country : Obama students of J&K's Rajouri WASHINGTON, JAN ters in any country where it is ited or poor governance, he lead the shared efforts of the this regard. JAMMU : Over 570 stu - Mehta said. The school was and quiz competitions and var - Under the active supervi - 29 : The US will continue to necessary," the White House directed his national security Global Coalition to Counter dents belonging to remote started in 2007 and is run by ious other sports activities," Lt counter terror plotters of team to continue ISIL," the White House said. sion of Excise areas of Rajouri district in the 25 Division of the army. It Col Mehta said. He said the Commissioner, J&K Mr. T. Islamic State militant group efforts to Obama was briefed on Jammu and Kashmir are pro - is a premier CBSE-affiliated school is equipped with the in any country where neces - strengthen gover - ways the US and its partners Angchuk and Deputy Excise vided quality schooling by the educational institute in Rajouri start-of-the-art infrastructure, Commissioner (Executive), sary, President Barack nance and sup - in the Global Coalition to army to integrate the future district catering for quality including well-equipped com - Obama has said while direct - port ongoing Counter ISIL continue to Jammu Mr. Shahid Saleem, generation in the state through education and needs of the puter, science laboratory and raids were conducted in dis - ing his national security team counter-terrorism accelerate and integrate the education, an official said on children of the border areas, he an indoor 10-meter air rifle to intensify its ongoing efforts in Libya military campaign and diplo - trict Jammu and Kathua to Friday. "The Army Goodwill said. The school has achieved range, which is one of a kind in arrest the menace of illicit counter-terrorism campaign and other coun - matic efforts on all possible Public School has a total of 577 excellent results in the academ - the entire district and has also to destroy the terror outfit. tries where ISIL fronts, including working distillation. Raids were con - students studying from class ic year 2014-15, where nine produced a national level ducted in Ghati and Tanda In a meeting with his has sought to with international partners to 6th to class 12th, which include students accorded a cumulative shooting champion. "The National Security Council, establish a pres - counter ISIL's stated goal of areas of Kathua district and 64 students from Below grade point average (CGPA) of school is much sought after in in the process more than fif - Obama discussed intensifica - ence. expansion beyond Iraq and Poverty Line (BPL) and are 10 in class 10th board exams Rajouri and adjoining towns. It tion of US campaign to "Degrading Syria, the White House teen hundred kilo grams of completely sponsored by the with 36 students scoring above stands as an epitome of the Lahan was recovered and degrade and destroy Islamic said. and destroying ISIL will con - added. Army as part of its campaign, 70 per cent marks in the exam - Army's dedication towards bet - State (ISIS). Noting that ISIL (Islamic tinue to require coordination Meanwhile, GOP presi - destroyed. to integrate the future genera - ination, he said. "In co-curricu - terment of local population (Cont. on Page-2) "The President empha - State of Iraq and the Levant) and cooperation among a dential candidates continued tion of the state through educa - lar activities, the school has through creating an environ - sised that the US will contin - affiliates and other violent wide range of global part - to slam Obama administra - tion," Jammu- based defence won almost all major events in ment of academic excellence," ue to counter ISIL (another extremists attempt to find ners, and the US is strongly tion for its ISIS policies. spokesman Lt Col Manish Rajouri town including debate he said. name of ISIS) terrorist plot - safe haven in areas with lim - committed to continuing to (Cont. on Page-2)

ComFputOer SR ervices Afghan National Arrested at Laptop Services Governor reviews preparedness for implementing National Food Security Act (NFSA) Pathankot Cantt Railway Station BSNL Broadband JAMMU, JANUARY 29 at their doorsteps, as against 74.13 lac souls. Further, ent paper based ration card Chief Secretary informed : Governor N.N. Vohra, in a the present number of 13.70 another 45 lac people will get system will be replaced by a the Governor that he had PATHANKOT, JAN 29 : way station here, police said. Pan Card meeting held today, reviewed lakh persons. Further, the rations @ Rs. 8/- (Atta) and completely electronic Aadhar undertaken a detailed review A 25-year-old Afghan national During preliminary investi - Passport the preparedness level for overall coverage of the Rs. 10/- (Rice), thus covering enabled Ration e-Ticket through video conferencing has been arrested and booked gation, it came to light that the Contact :- implementation of the NFSA Public Distribution System more than 95% of the total which shall be available for with all the Deputy for staying in India without accused had been staying in in the State from February will get expanded to 119.50 population of the State. scrutiny on the web portal of Commissioners on 28th proper visa and passport, India without a proper visa and Rohit: police said today. passport, they said. Mob. 9419626826 2016. The Governor directed January, 2016. The Governor the Chief Secretary to ensure directed that the timelines, as The accused, identified as Initially, the accused gave that, in accordance with the already finalised by the Chief Najok Mir, son of Wali investigators a wrong name. decision already taken by the Secretary in his meeting with Mohammad, from "He told us that he has lost his erstwhile government, the the Deputy Commissioners Badakhshan Province in visa and passport but he had Jai Baba Kali Veer Ji NFSA is implemented in the on 28thJanuary, 2016, should Afghanistan, has also been not lodged any complaint in State w.e.f. February 2016. be strictly implemented and booked for travelling without a this regard," a police official The meeting was attended by no slippages whatsoever ticket and misbehaving with a said. Shri B.R. Sharma, Chief allowed to take place. It was government servant, they said. The Afghan national had MANOJ KUMAR & CO. Secretary; Shri P.K. Tripathi, reported that the completion An Apple laptop, two come to India on a tourist visa Fruit & Vegetable Principal Secretary to of fidelity process for priority mobile phones without sim in 2013. He had stayed in Governor and Shri Saurabh data base i.e. AAY, BPL and cards, two pen drives, a dongle Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh in a Commission Agents Bhagat, Secretary, other priority segments shall and two diaries have also been mosque and had acted being a Consumers Affairs and be hosted on the portal and recovered from his possession, deaf and dumb as he did not Specialist In : Potato, Onion Public Distribution. lakh persons, as per 2011 Access to food grains the CA&PD department ration cards issued in 18 dis - police said. know the local language, The Governor was Census, as against the exist - shall now be a matter of right besides being seen on the tricts by 5th of February and He was arrested by police said. Shop No. 69, Sabji Mandi informed that with the imple - ing figure of 99 lakh persons and any failure to deliver websites of the districts, in the remaining 4 districts by Railway Protection Force yes - Then he moved to mentation of NFSA in the based on the 2001 Census. rations to the beneficiary accessible to one and all. 10th February, 2016. terday for travelling without a Bangalore and thereafter, went Narwal, Jammu. State, food grains at highly NFSA shall provide highly shall entitle him to Food Implementation of NFSA Similarly, the completion of ticket and misbehaving with to Jammu and Kashmir, police subsidized rates shall be pro - subsidized rations @ Rs. 2/- Security Allowance. Once will also ensure eradication fidelity process for the entire the ticket checker after he got said, adding he had also stayed Ph. 2475446, 94191-93836 vided to 74.13 lakh persons (Atta) and Rs. 3/- (Rice) to fully implemented, the pres - of bogus ration cards. (Cont. on Page-2) off from a train coming from in Delhi where he worked as a Jammu at Pathankot Cantt rail - labourer.

C M C M Y B Y B TRUTH PREVAIL 2 SPECIAL JAMMU SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2016 DC Anantnag reviews progress on implementation Republic Day Celebrations-2016

ANANTNAG, JANU - eoxefcu tPiveas whingas olfg thea comn - Mfutuare pslatnse inr th Pe alreaa wn ill tive approach between the JAMJMKUA, JANCUALR Yi n29 volitelravturee sha lly eomeurgetd hou t inKa hDanoi Ggoshrthi. KahanSih aGrmao(Msachchatr)h, i Manoj ARY 29 : The Deputy cerned departments. commence as per the offi - departments and removal of : In the 3rd literary pro - of these efforts. While appre - Earlier, delivering his Heer(Dhanwad), Narinder Commissioner Anantnag, Stressing on the officers cial maps and records. He bottlenecks, the Deputy gramme of the series being ciating such initiations, he welcome address, Dr. Aziz Kumar(Ek Khunjh), Brahm Mr. Muneer Ul Islam today organized to mark Republic further complimented all the Hajini, Secretary of the Dutt(Faisla), Radha chaired a high level meeting Day Celebrations-16, J&K young short-story writers and Academy highlighted the Rani(Janamdin) and Kailash of concerned officers to Academy of Art, Culture and review the progress on the Languages today organized a implementation of Dogri Kahani Goshthi by Pahalgam Master Plan. involving scholars of Dogri The meeting was attend - Department, University of ed by SDM Pahalgam Nisar Jammu in the K.L Saigal Ahmad Dalal, DFO Lidder, Hall, Jammu. DFO Demarcation, DFO Dr. Lalit Magotra, a Wildlife, concerned prominent short-story writer Tehsildars besides officers and Convenor(Dogri), of other departments. Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi The Deputy presided and Dr. Om Commissioner said that Goswami, prominent Dogri Pahalgam Master Plan and Hindi writer, scholar was envisages to make the Chief Guest on the occa - Pahalgam more attractive sion. Dr. Aziz Hajini, by developing the pictur - Secretary, J&K Academy of said that this generation has aims and objectives of these Mohan(Jo Usi Manjoor Ha esque hill resort on modern Art, Culture and Languages the potential of creativity and series of literary programmes Honda Uyey) lines of development. He of Revenue and Forest directed the concerned Commissioner asked the were also present in the pre - are also equipped with the being organized by the The proceedings of the said that the Pahalgam departments to expedite the DFOs and Tehsildars to officers to expedite the sidium. command in languages. He Academy to embark the programme were conducted Master Plan is a comprehen - process of demarcating the incorporate suggestions so process of incorporation of Delivering his presiden - expressed his satisfaction Republic Day Celebrations- by Sh. Ashok Gupta, Editor sive document, demarcating boundary lines between the that the Master Plan imple - changes as per the Court tial address, Dr. Lalit over the future of Dogri 2016. He said that J&K Dogri and Vote of thanks was areas viable for any kind of records of the two depart - mentation proceeds with the orders so that the Master Magotra lauded the role of Kahani. Dr. Om Goswami Academy is trying to give delivered by Dr. Arvinder developmental activity ments, the Deputy directions of Court. Plan is ready to be imple - the Academy in bringing for - also spoke as Chief Guest on platform to the youth in the Singh Amn, Additional which will serve all the Commissioner said that any Calling for a collabora - mented on time. ward new talent amongst the the occasion who congratu - field of writing by reaching Secretary, J&K Academy of scholars/students from the lated the J&K Academy of at their doorsteps. He further Art, Culture and Languages. Language departments of Art, Culture and Languages informed that on 30th of Jan., Among others were pres - University and other for its efforts being taken to 2016 at 12 noon, a multi-lin - ent include: Narinder Bhasin, DDC reviews progress under NFSA, ADHAAR, Educational Institutions. He promote the Art and literature gual Kahani Goshthi shall be Dr. Baljeet Raina, Deepak said that this effort of J&K in an innovative way. He also organized by the students of Arsi, Hardeep Singh Deep, Cultural Academy will go a welcomed the new short- Women College, Gandhi Krishan Sharma, Chattarpal, BARAMULLA, JAINAU -Y,tr aSnspBarenMcy a nad enfficdien cyo. tahlso erevriew sed. cDrhainaege mand etios n in this regard.Meanwhile long way and will definitely story writers who presented Nagar, Jammu. Krishna Sharma, N.D ARY 29: In order to take a The Assistant Commissioner Garbage dumping were also establishment of Kaliban vil - a second line in the field of their short-stories in this The writers who present - Jamwal, Sunil Sharma, comprehensive note of the Development informed the taken into account during the lage as a Modal Village were ed their short-stories were: Surinder Goel, Kamal implementation of various Governor reviews preparedness...... Ritu Kumar Kishore and Mudassir Ali. schemes in the district, data base, its hosting on the portal and issuance of Ration District Development Cards is expected to be completed by 15th February in all the Excise Department raids illicit ...... Commissioner, Yasha districts except in Jammu where it will be completed by 25th Excise sleuths under the command of ETO, Kathua Sh. Mudgal today chaired a February, 2016. Sandeep Gupta and ETO, Eradication, Jammu Mr. Suresh series of meetings here today. Governor directed the Chief Secretary that the officers/ Sharma carried the raids. The meeting took a com - officials in the districts who have done good work in ensuring In Kishtwar district raids were conducted by Excise sleuths prehensive note of the timely completion of this work should be identified and under the command of and ETO, Doda- Kishtwar-Ramban progress of schemes like IAY, accorded recognition, for which the Governor would host a Range in Drabba area and in the process 100 kg of Lahan was NRLM, PMGSY, IWMP and special function at the Raj Bhavan. The Governor also direct - recovered and destroyed. other schemes. ed that all relevant information about the implementation of The progress under NFSA should be widely publicised by the Information PDP toughens stand,...... ADHAAR registration was Department to create awareness among the people. sacred document that we should be going by. But there have compressively reviewed. It CA&PD department will also intensify its awareness-cum- to be some assurances on it," a senior PDP leader said. was given out that 90% regis - training programme for field functionaries at the cutting edge "It does not serve any purpose if we cannot implement this tration has been achieved level to familiarize them and the people about the salient fea - document that was reached between two parties -- one headed under ADHAAR registration tures of NFSA. While noting the progress in regard to the by the Prime Minister who has a massive mandate at national in the district, and the work is Aadhar seeding of beneficiaries in the last two months to level and the other by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as leader of being carried at all the desig - about 45% at the State level and upto 70% in half a dozen dis - the single largest party of the state," the PDP leader added. nated centres in the district. tricts, the Governor directed the Chief Secretary to ensure that Referring to the relations with Pakistan which is a part of The District Development the pace of Aadhar seeding is further accelerated. the Agenda of Alliance, he said while efforts are underway to Commissioner directed the The Governor was informed that the criteria already noti - improve the ties, it is not clear how this goal can be achieved concerned to complete the fied for the identification of priority and non priority house - without involving Jammu and Kashmir in the process. "The process on war-foot basis. holds under NFSA provides for inclusion of the existing AAY dialogue with Pakistan is part of the Agenda of Alliance in While taking review of meeting that stress has been review. While mentioning the thoroughly discussed in the and BPL beneficiaries, households having meagre monthly whatever words it might be," he said. the works under IAY and given for ensuring generation fact that the benefits should meeting. The District income, houseless and landless, widows, orphans, destitute; "Then there are other issues like revocation of AFSPA and other Rural Development of man-days in rural areas as reach to the deserving fami - Development Commissioner militancy and violence affected families in the low income return of power projects in the agenda. This all is for the bene - schemes like PMGSY, the per the guidelines. lies, the District took a comprehensive note of group; leprosy patients and domestic house maids; weaker fit of the people of the state," the PDP leader said. District Development Meanhwile, progress under Development Commissioner the works being carried on sections; nomadic families; old age pension holders; specially With the BJP maintaining a studied silence on the issue, the Commissioner called for Swachha Bharat Mission was stressed for efficient verifica - for the project. abled / physically handicapped, inhabitants having kuchha hardening of stance by PDP indicates that the state could be houses, families displaced due to natural calamity, labourers heading for a longer period of Governor's Rule which was and workers, slum dwellers and any other deserving families imposed on January 8 following the demise of then Chief GDP Growth for 2014-15 Marginally Revised Down to 7.2% identified by competent authority not included above. Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Meanwhile, Governor N N NEW DELHI, JAN 29 : growth of 7.1 per cent in 41.17 lakh crore as against 2013-14 to 8.2 per cent in Vohra has started assuming full powers of governance. Government has marginally 2014-15 as against growth of Rs 37.25 lakh crore during 2014-15, while the dis-saving India Outplays Australia for ...... Yesterday, he decided to set the ball rolling for holding elections revised downward the eco - 6.3 per cent in 2013-14. 2013-14. The rate of gross of General Government has suffer and the only bright spark was when Hardik Pandya to local bodies by discussing the matter with political parties. nomic growth for 2014-15 to The GVA for 2014-15 was saving to Gross National decreased from 4 per cent in finally caught Marsh at long on. 7.2 per cent from the earlier earlier estimated at 7.2 per Disposable Income for the 2013-14 to 3.2 per cent in It was also perhaps the turning point. The all-rounder estimate of 7.3 per cent after cent. GVA as a concept was year 2014-15 is estimated as 2014-15, it said. removed Chris Lynn (2) in the next over, caught behind. J&ThKe tr apvela tradtei cfraitperanitye psro viinde dS thoemu atllh th.e. .in. formation factoring in latest data on introduced by the CSO last 32.3 per cent, the same as in In terms of Gross Capital Yuvraj Singh (1-7) had Glenn Maxwell (1) stumped in the about the J&K’s tourist spots, newly developed tourist spots agriculture and industrial year to measure value addi - 2013-14. Formation (GCF) an indica - 12th over, Dhoni not missing this time. and the tourism related activities and festivals being organized production. tion in the economy. The highest contributor to tor of investment (at current While the 100-mark came up for Australia, Shane Watson from time to time for tourists. "The real GDP or GDP at The downward revision in the gross saving is the house - prices), the highest contribu - (15) looked like staying at the wicket and giving support to The Director Tourism Kashmir also participated in the panel constant (2011-12) prices for GVA for 2014-15 is on hold sector, with a share of tor is Non-Financial Finch, who continued hitting big as he was suffering from a discussion in the SATTE where he highlighted tourism poten - the years 2014-15 and 2013- account of subdued perform - 57.8 per cent in the year Corporations, with the share hamstring problem. tial of all the regions of the state including its art, craft, her - 14 stands at Rs 105.52 lakh ance of secondary sector 2014-15. rising steadily from 45.7 per The duo added 20 runs and were looking to calm things itage, cuisine besides adventure and leisure tourism. crore and Rs 98.39 lakh comprising manufacturing, However, the share has cent in 2011-12 to 52.0 per down. But Jadeja took a stunning reflex return catch off J&K Tourism Department is also organizing “J&K crore, respectively, showing electricity, gas, water supply declined from 63.4 per cent cent in 2014-15. Watson in the 15th over. And the match swung in India's Evening” at Qutub Minar in New Delhi in collaboration with growth of 7.2 per cent during & other utility services, and in 2013-14 to 57.8 in 2014- Share of household sector favour finally when Finch was run out off a superb throw from SATTEto interact with the SATTE participants. The delegates 2014-15, and 6.6 per cent construction. 15. This decline can be attrib - in GCF is also significant, Jadeja again at extra cover, finding the Australian skipper just both foreign and domestic would participate in the function during 2013-14," said The growth rate in sec - uted to the decline in house - but has declined from 43.4 short as Dhoni disturbed the bails. where an interactive session would also be held to take feed - Central Statistics Office's ondary sector estimated at hold savings in physical per cent in 2011-12 to 33.9 It was an uphill task thereafter, with 61 runs still needed, back from the participants. The tourism officials would give (CSO) revised estimates of 5.4 per cent down from earli - assets, which has declined per cent in 2014-15. The and wickets continuing to fall at regular intervals. Jadeja was presentation during the program. Secretary, Tourism Farooq national accounts released er projection of 6.3 per cent. from Rs 14.61 lakh crore in share of General Government again in the mix, with James Faulkner (10) stumped in the Shah would be the chief guest on the occasion who would today. However the growth rate for 2013-14 to Rs 13.79 lakh in GCF has increased from 17th over, and the equation stood at an improbable 40 off the speak about J&K’s tourism potential and the newly developed GDP growth rate for the primary (farm and allied crore in 2014-15, it said. 9.6 per cent in 2011-12 to last 12 balls. tourist spots besides the activities, festival and functions it is 2013-14 has also revised activities) and tertiary (ser - On the other hand, the 12.9 per cent in 2014-15. The 150-mark came up in the 19th over, but the hosts fin - organizing in the state during the year. downwards to 6.6 per cent vices) sectors have been share of Non-Financial Within the GCF at current ished well short of the target once again. from earlier estimate of 6.9 revised upwards to 1.3 per Corporations has increased prices, the Gross Fixed Earlier, Sharma (60 runs, 47 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) and Governor reviews preparedness...... per cent. cent and 10.3 per cent, from from 32.7 per cent in 2013- Capital Formation (GFCF) Kohli (59 not out, 33 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) struck quick-fire Mr. Mandeep Bhandari, Secretary H& ME, informed that According to the state - earlier estimates of 0. 14 to 37.2 per cent in 2014- amounted to Rs 38.44 lakh half-centuries as India eased to 184/3. in GMC, Srinagar, rooms have been designated for admitting ment, estimates of GDP and According to national 15. The share of Financial crore in 2014-15 as against This was after Australia won the toss and elected to field patients with H1N1 symptoms; 04 ventilators have been ear - other aggregates for the years accounts data, the per capita Corporations increased mar - Rs 35.64 lakh crore in 2013- first. The hosts made six changes to their line-up in a bid to marked for such patients who need ventilator support; and an 2011-12 to 2013-14 have also net national income at cur - ginally from 7.9 per cent in 14. test bench strength as also filling up for a few players who MoU has been signed with Lal Path Lab for conducting tests undergone revision due to rent prices is estimated as Rs have already left to prepare for the New Zealand tour. for the admitted patients for which the charges will be borne use of latest available data on 79,412 and Rs 86,879, US Will Counter ISIS Terror...... Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Lyon, Andrew Tye, by the Hospital. At the Lal Ded Hospital, 1 operation table, agricultural production and respectively for the years "We have to have an honest discussion with the American Scott Boland and John Hastings came into the side in place of 1 delivery table and 1 Isolation Room for patients in labour industrial production. 2013-14 and 2014-15. people about the nature of the threat that we confront. This David Warner, Steve Smith, Cameron Boyce, Travis Head, with signs of Swine Flu have been kept reserved. In G.B. Last year, the CSO had Similarly the per capita president says that ISIS has nothing to do with Islam, and as a Kane Richardson and Shaun Tait. India, on the other hand, Pant Hospital, 1 Isolation Room with designated staff on the estimated the GDP growth Private Final Consumption result has put together a strategy that doesn't take care of what went in with an unchanged line-up. 4th floor, with necessary ventilator support, has been made rate for 2014-15 and 2013-14 Expenditure at current prices, the reality is, which is ISIS has established a caliphate," Rick Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan (42 runs, 32 balls, 3 fours, 2 available along with necessary drugs and protective kits. at 7.3 per cent and 6.9 per for the years 2013-14 and Santorum, a Republican presidential candidate said during the sixes) got off to a slow start, with Shane Watson (0-17) and H1N1 testing lab facility at GMC Srinagar is also ready and cent, respectively. 2014-15 is estimated at Rs undercard debate. Andrew Tye (1-28) opening proceedings for Australia. will commence functioning from 1st February 2016. The office said in terms of 52,022 and Rs 56,772, Another presidential aspirant Carly Fiorina described ISIS They made a lot of bowling changes initially in a bid to In GMC Jammu, OPDs to clinically screen the patients real GVA (Gross Value respectively. as the main threat to the US. mix things up, and it worked for a little bit as only 12 runs have been earmarked in Chopra Nursing Home and Added) at constant (2011-12) The gross saving during "Let me tell you this: news flash, President Obama, news came off the first three overs. But the two batsmen opened up Department of Paediatrics in SMGS Hospital, Jammu. The basic prices, there has been a 2014-15 is estimated as Rs flash, Mrs Clinton -- climate change is not our most pressing thereafter, playing shots all over the park as the run-rate shot Ground Floor in the Chopra Nursing Home shall be used as national security threat. up. Inpatient Ward. In SMGS Hospital, Paediatrics Intensive Lalu 'Super Chief Minister' in Actually it is ISIS, followed closely by Iran," she said. Despite the slow start, they brought up the 50-mark in the Care Unit along with Ventilators has been identified to cater Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called sixth over, adding 50 runs in the next four overs. They contin - to the children admitted with Swine Flu. Bihar, Nitish a Puppet : BJP for a comprehensive ISIS policy. ued to push on and India closed up on the 100-mark in the As per the daily situation report on H1N1 Flu status pro - "First of all, take away their access to social media plat - 11th over itself, when Dhawan was caught trying to reverse- vided by the Secretary Health and Medical Education, till NEW DELHI, JAN 29 : tor has been accused of threat - forms. They are using the same social media platforms to sweep Glenn Maxwell (1-17). date 32 samples of suspected patients have been collected in Citing the Bihar government's ening cops, Sharma alleged. recruit, and to train, and to direct people as I use to see pic - It didn't stop Rohit though and he brought up his eighth Jammu Division including 1 on 29th January; in Kashmir decision to withdraw cases He also referred to a num - tures of my grandkids. That's ridiculous," he said. T20I fifty off 37 balls in the next over. Division so far 11 samples have been taken. Out of 32 col - against Lalu Prasad, BJP today ber of cases of murder, kidnap - At the other end, Kohli started off from where he had left lected samples in Jammu Division, 23 cases have been found said it has vindicated its charge ping and robbery to make his Govt Capable of Tackling...... in Adelaide, up and running in no time. He took the onus of negative, 2 positive and reports are pending in respect of 7 that the RJD chief was the point. In January 2015, Salman Mohiuddin of Hyderabad was scoring on himself, and hit John Hastings (0-35) for three cases. In Kashmir Division out of 11samples collected 8 "super chief minister" and Sharma hit out at the Bihar arrested when he was preparing to board a flight to Dubai on boundaries in the 13th over, the bowler suffering throughout have been found negative and reports are pending in 3 cases. claimed that Chief Minister government over its decision to way to Syria via Turkey. the innings. After the review meeting the Governor directed Dr. Nitish Kumar could go to any withdraw a vandalism case There have been reports that some elements, who support The duo put up 46 runs for the second wicket in no time, Bhandari Secretary, Health Department, to ensure that ade - extent to save his chair. against Prasad and his two min - the ISIS, have posted messages in regional languages, includ - scoring at 9-plus per over during the five overs they batted quate supplies of medicines, N95 masks required for Health "Kumar has become a pup - ister sons. ing Hindi and Tamil. together. Care Workers and Virus Transport Medium (VTM) for trans - pet Chief Minister. His silence "BJP has been saying that Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked the But against the run of play, Rohit was run-out in the 16th portation of samples are urgently procured and distributed to when the state is seeing a rise Prasad is the super chief minis - scientists community to take up challenges posed by the fun - over, as Kohli refused a second run after hitting the ball to the the concerned hospitals units. in criminal cases and many ter in Bihar. It (withdrawal of damentalists and anti-national elements who often use new deep. India were placed at 143/2 at the end of the 16th over The Governor also directed Dr. Bhandari to ensure wide MLAs of the ruling alliance are cases) only vindicates our technologies. then, as skipper MS Dhoni (14) walked in to provide the final publicity, using all available media, to generate adequate accused of crime, is shameful," stand," he said. Inaugurating the silver jubilee celebration of the Indian flourish. awareness among people regarding the Do’s and Dont’s in BJP national secretary Shrikant A district court in Patna had Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics here, Singh The two batsmen upped the ante further as the run-rate did - dealing with any suspected Flu case and when to seek spe - Sharma said. on Wednesday closed a case said there have been several instances where new technolo - n't come down below the 9-per-over mark, adding 38 runs off cialist medical advice so that there is no unnecessary panic The RJD-JD(U)-Congress against Prasad relating to an gies were used by fundamentalists and anti-national organisa - just 22 balls, pushing the score past the par-score on a relative - or scare. The Governor also directed him to ensure the ready alliance's poll slogan 'Bihar me FIR registered against him dur - tions for subversive activities. ly slower wicket than Adelaide. availability of sufficient quantities of medicines and medical bahar ho', in reality, had ing the last Lok Sabha elec - "Scientists will have to gear up to counter these elements," In the meantime, Kohli completed his 11th T20I fifty off equipments in all the Health Centers of the State. become 'Apradhi ki bahar ho' tions, on a plea of the state gov - he said. The Home Minister said Indian mathematicians from only 29 balls, in the 20th over, his second successive fifty of In the meeting held today the Governor also reviewed the (criminals are having a field ernment. Vedic period have made significant contribution to mathemat - the series and his sixth 50-plus score in seven innings on this to-date status of “detachments” of doctors from the Medical day), he said, citing a number It came days after the gov - ics, including by giving Zero and Decimal systems. Delivering tour. institutions and directed the Secretary, Health & Medical of recent cases. ernment sought closure of the key note address, renowned mathematician K R Ten runs came off the last over, and 41 off the last four, as Education, for immediate detachment of doctors originally A Congress MLA has been another case against Lalu and Sreenivasan said the conference will serve as a platform for Dhoni was caught at long-off off Tye while India coasted to a posted away from the State/ District/Block Headquarters to accused of kidnapping a minor his two sons in connection with young scientists and engineers to learn systematic develop - big finish. Suresh Raina (0 not out) was the unbeaten batsman, ensure availability of doctors and paramedical staff, particu - girl, a JD(U) MLA has threat - a party-sponsored bandh on ments in those areas of mathematics which are essential for while Scott Boland (0-30), James Faulkner (0-35) and Nathan larly in the hospitals located in the remote and far-flung areas ened a DSP and an RJD legisla - July 27, last year. proper understanding of challenging problems in modern times. Lyon (0-15) were the other bowlers used. of the State. TRUTH PREVAIL 3 NEWS JAMMU SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2016 Secretary H&ME reviews progress Beating Retreat ceremony held under National AYUSH Mission JAMMU, JANUARY 29 Singh and the officers of rated the Biomedical Attendance System in Governor, First Lady and citizenry : The Executive Committee Directorate General of Indian Attendance System installed AYUSH Unit GMC Srinagar meeting of State AYUSH witness grand finale Society under National JAMMU, JANUARY 29 many senior Civil, Police and the Brass Bands included Loudon’s Bonnie Woods and AYUSH Mission, J&K, was : The Beating Retreat cere - Security Forces Officers and Mahroon Silver and Gold, Braes, The Piper of held here today under the mony, held at the Maulana other dignitaries, and the cit - SCIPIO, Sitare Hind, Vijay Drummond and Lahure Ko chairmanship of Secretary Azad Stadium this evening, izenry of Jammu. Bharat, Channa Billori, Ralimai. Abide With Me- H&ME Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari. A detailed power point presentation was given by State Program Manager on the activities and achieve - ments registered under the Mission. Dr. Bhandari laid empha - sis on following integrative approach to National Health Mission (NHM) and National AYUSH Mission (NAM) for providing better health care services to the society at large and filling the existing gaps in health sector and also marked the finale of this Scintillating pipe drum Kadam Kadam Badaye Jaa Hymn was also presented. to provide choice of treat - year’s Republic Day celebra - and brass bands of the Army, and Sare Jahan Se Achha; The spectacular fireworks ment to patients. tions. It was witnessed by BSF and J&K Police, on the and in the Pipe Band show, added colour to the closure of The meeting was attended Governor N. N. Vohra, Mrs. Slow and Quick march, the smartly turned out contin - the Beating Retreat ceremo - by Additional Secretary Usha Vohra, First Lady, Mr. played enchanting tunes and gents presented Kadam ny. The function concluded Health and Medical Kavinder Gupta, Speaker received thumping applause Kadam Badaye Jaa, Deshon with Sare Jahan Se Achha Education Department, Legislative Assembly, from the audience. Ka Sartaj Bharat, Naurange, Hindustan Hamara and Mohammad Ashraf Hakak, Systems of Medicine, J&K in the DG ISM office. The and AYUSH Unit at JLNM Legislators, Chief Secretary, The tunes presented by The Hundred Piper, National Anthem. Mission Director National Jammu. Directorate of ISM has also hospital and Government and Health Mission Dr. Mohan Dr. Bhandari also inaugu - installed Biometric Unani Hospital Srinagar. Div Com inspects G B Div Com reviews functioning of Govt Pant children Hospital SRINAGAR, JANU - Surveillance cameras to monitor traffic violations ARY 29 : Divisional SRINAGAR, JDANeUAnRtY alal sCo boeenl cloempgleteed th, isH yeoar spiHtea also said that two Commissioner, Dr. Asghar installed in Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch 29 : Divisional Commissioner at the cost of Rs 19 Crore satellite Dental Clinics have Samoon, today inspected G B JAMMU, JANUARY 29 DL/RC/RP etc. their DL were sent to RTO Traffic Police Rural Jammu Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan while construction of separate been established in SDH Pant children hospital, : For effective implementa - Moreover, special drives concerned. 2 cases of DL under the supervision of Samoon Friday reviewed the library block is under Tangmarg and PHC Sallar. Srinagar. He inspected all tion of traffic enforcement have also been launched cancellation that were found Dushyant Sharma, Supdt of functioning of Government progress and Rs 3.6 Crore The meeting was told that wards, operation theatre, laws in district Samba, against visible offences driving in a drunken state Police Traffic Rural Jammu Dental College and Hospital have been released for the as many as 144333 patients intensive care unit and Kathua, Rajouri & Poonch, which are the main cause for were sent to concerned RTO has launched another special Srinagar in a meeting which same.The Divisional were treated in OPD section Neonatology unit and inter - surveillance cameras have accidents including driving in the month of December. drive against violators who was attended by Principal of Commissioner was further and 418 patients were treated acted with attendants and been installed to monitor without DL, use of mobile During the month of play tape records in their the College, Dr Reyaz Ahmad informed that funds have in IPD section till December inquired about healthcare traffic violations and for any phone while driving, riding December 2015 and January vehicles while driving, has and Medical Superintendent been approved for infrastruc - 2015. The Divisional facilities being provided in violation observed challan without crash helmet, triple 2016 (upto 26th January been launched from 27-01- of the hospital Dr Qaisar and ture development and work is Commissioner was informed the hospital. will be sent on the address of riding, over speeding, driv - 2016) Traffic Rural Jammu 2016 and violators are being other concerned officials. under progress in various that the college and hospital Medical Superintendent the vehicle owner. ing without seat belt etc. in has challaned 18074 vehicles booked under MVA. The meeting informed the departments of the hospital. has started Bio-Metric atten - of the hospital informed the Besides, violation by any which human lives are and an amount of All field officers have Divisional Commissioner that Giving academic details dance system in 2014 and Divisional Commissioner interstate vehicle shall also directly involved. Stern Rs.2334850 has been real - been directed for showing construction of Government about the college, the same has now been made that new diagnostic and other be checked and accordingly action is being taken against ized as fine. zero tolerance against viola - Dental College and Hospital Principal said that 208 under - functional after it was dam - allied equipment has been violation cases will be sent to such violators who drink and As a part of ongoing spe - tors indulging in traffic vio - has been completed at the cost graduate students are on roll aged in floods. He was also installed in the hospital post the concerned RTO/ARTO drive and cases of such vio - cial drive, launched by lations and putting human of Rs 43 Crore. while 36 students are perusing informed that Dental Camps 2014 flood. He also informed for cancellation of lators for cancellation of DySP, DTI and SOs (T) of lives in danger. It was also given out that post graduation in the College are being organized by the that free medicines are also construction of Boys and besides college has 50 house college in Schools and far being provided to the needy Power shutdown Girls Hostel buildings have surgeons. flung areas of the valley. patients. JAMMU, JANUARY 29 DG Prisons organizes blood screening, Provident Fund awareness DDC Samba reviews : In order to tapping of 22 KV Jhajjar Kotli-Phalata line at awareness camp for jail inmates, staff camp held at Kupwara progress on Model school two points at Phalata due to JAMMU, JANUARY 29 by Director General of Police, Paul Karsyal, Assistant 4-lanning of National : Blood screening for Prisons, on January 18 and Director and Medical Officer KUPWARA, JANUARY Office. Speakers discussed SAMBA, JANUARY 29 cluster approach with regular Highway Road, the power HIV/AIDs, HBsAg, HCV, concluded on January 28. of District Jail Jammu, Dr. 29: An awareness camp was various schemes like social : District Development activities being done on supply to Tikri, Phalata, blood grouping and an aware - During the camp 441 jail Harinder Singh Bedi, Dr. organized today at Kupwara security, linked insurance Commissioner Samba weekly basis. Among others Rehmbal, Jib Thathi and ness camp was organized in inmates and nine staff mem - Vivek Mangotra, Dr. Haider Public School Regipora to scheme and other schemes of ,Sheetal Nanda today CEO Samba O.P Bhagat, MES installation shall remain district Jail Jammu in collabo - bers were screened. Ali and Dr. Shamshad Begum raise awareness among the the Provident Fund Act. It inspected ongoing work for Tehsildar Ramgarh Jai affected on January 31 from ration with J&K State AIDS On the concluding and paramedical staff for their labour class regarding the was given out that online upgradation of the Govt Kumar Sharma and Principal 11.30 am to 4.30 pm. Prevention and Control day of screening camp, cooperation and efforts. The Social Security schemes run submission of Provident Higher Secondary School GHSS Ramgarh Jagdish Society (JKSAPCS) under the Superintendent District Jail jail inmates also appreciated under J&K Employees Fund returns facility will be Ramgarh as Model school. Manhas were present Avalanche warning aegis of Director General of Jammu Harish Kotwal the efforts of the Director Provident Fund Act 1961. launched shortly and more It's the first school in the dis - Dr. J.N Baliya and Dr Police, Prisons J&K, S K expressed their gratitude to General of Police, Prisons A large number of repre - such awareness camps will trict selected for upgradation. Aman Bhardwaj from issued in 4 districts Mishra. Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman, J&K for organizing such type sentatives of labour unions be held in future, so that the The DDC emphasized Department of Education, SRINAGAR, JANU - The camp was inaugurated Project Director, Dr. Yash of camp in the Jail. and employees participated benefits of social security upon developing school as Central University Jammu ARY 29 : According to in the camp organized by the scheme could reach to bene - role model for other pro - suggested to make available Divisional Commissioner Kupwara Provident Fund ficiaries of the scheme. posed model schools in the 3-dimensional and mathe - Kashmir an avalanche warn - district. She directed opti - matical charts in the labs. ing has been issued in four Div Com reviews snow clearance JK NCC girl cadets shine at mum utilization of available They also suggested having districts of Kashmir division space for Maths lab, counselling room, value edu - and people have been advised preparedness national level Geography room and cation classes like human not to venture out in ava - SRINAGAR, JANUARY machines have been dis - checking squads to curb black Computer lab. She directed rights and displaying set of lanche prone areas. The 29: Divisional Commissioner patched to far flung areas of marketing, profiteering and JAMMU, JANUARY 29 school Headmaster is study - the Principal to involve sur - activities and set of apparatus warning has been issued for Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan the valley. hoarding. : Two NCC girl cadets from ing BA-III Year at G C W rounding schools as part of available in the lab. next 24 hours in avalanche Samoon Friday called an Giving district wise During the meeting, J&K did the State proud by Gandhi Nagar Jammu. prone areas in Kupwara, emergency meeting of all the breakup Dr. Samoon was Director CA&PD informed putting up outstanding per - Cadet Arti Devi daughter Gupta hails Centre for raising Baramulla, Bandipora and Deputy Commissioners of informed that 24 snow cutter the Div Com that sufficient formance at National level. of Raghubir Singh an Ex- five more IRP BNs Ladakh districts. The areas Kashmir to review arrange - machines have been kept stocks of essentials have been Cadet Garima Charak serviceman (Army) is a stu - ments put in place regarding ready in Srinagar, 8 in kept available. JAMMU, JANUARY 29 : also in getting a chance to include Chokibal-Tangdhar, secured first position in the dent of GDC Samba. Both Keran, Gurez, Nawgam- snow clearance besides to Budgam, 20 in Anantnag, 6 in The Divisional Vice Chairman State Advisory serve the nation. With this Kalyan, Machil and Drass ensure availability of basic Pulwama, 7 in Shopian, 9 each Commissioner also directed ”Best Cadet’’ competition in cadets through their determi - Board for Development of recruitment, new era of devel - sector in Ladakh district. amenities to people in view of in Kulgam, Bandipora and officers of Health Department Senior Wing Army (Girls), nation and excellence have Pahari Speaking People, opment will also take place forecast of heavy snowfall in Kupwara, 3 in Ganderbal and to ensure better healthcare and Cadet Arti Devi secured also done proud to their Kuldeep Raj Gupta has appre - resulting in making the life the state. 24 in Baramulla. facilities besides availability third position in the Senior respective institutes, parents, ciated the move of Prime more easy and comfortable for DDC inspects health The Divisional It was also given out that of medicines at district, Sub- Wing (Navy). It is the first NCC Dte and to the State of Minister Narendra Modi for people of the far-flung areas Commissioner directed all the Joint Control Rooms have district hospitals and other time in recent history of J&K J&K. Both cadets were felic - raising five more battalions of who suffer due to lack of institutions in Budgam Deputy Commissioners and been established at District Primary Health Centers of val - NCC that two Cadets of the itated by Prime Minister India Reserve Police in the development in their areas. officers of Mechanical level and 2 at central level in ley. Officers of Power State have come up in top Narinder Modi during Prime state. Terming the decision as land - BUDGAM, JANUARY Engineering department to offices of Chief Engineers and Development Department Gupta said that this deci - mark one, he added that effec - 29 : The District ensure arrangements including Superintending Engineers for were directed to ensure unin - three positions. Cadet Minister’s Rally of NCC sion will work in multiple tive implementation will help Development Commissioner of snow cutter machines at all better coordination and quick terrupted power supply as per Garima Charak, daughter of Cadets held at Delhi on 29 ways to curb the problem of in reducing the criminal activ - Budgam Mir Altaf Ahmad district headquarters so that response to meet any exi - schedule and to keep men and Rakesh Singh Charak, a Jan 2016. unemployment in the state and ities to a large extent. today made a surprise inspec - clearance of snow from roads gency. Besides a Control machinery ready in case of tion of various health centers is ensured. He also directed Room has also been estab - any transmission fault during including District hospital the officials of Srinagar lished at PCR Srinagar where snow so that power supply is Mega Awareness Camp regarding Skill Development organised in Jammu Budgam. Municipal Corporation (SMC) people can dial 100 in case of not affected. During the visit, the DDC and Urban Local Bodies any emergency. The meeting was also visited various wards and (ULB) to keep men and Meanwhile, Divisional attended by Director Fast-changing economy demands adequate took stock of the facilities machinery ready for snow Commissioner also took stock Meteorology Sonam Lotus, being provided to patients clearance and dewatering of supply position of essential Director CA&PD, Director there. He directed the officers pumps in case of water log - commodities including Health, Commissioner SMC, skilled human resource : Hirdesh Kumar of health department to JAMMU, JANUARY 29 society. He said we look for - Paintings, Traditional organising such Mega Camp ensure punctually of medical ging. The Divisional Ration, Kerosene and LPG. He Chief Engineer Mechanical : The Department of ward to India’s future eco - Phulkari Arts, Basohli Shawl and Principal Polytechnic and para medical staff in hos - Commissioner was informed asked all the Deputy Engineering Division, Technical Education today nomic growth adding that the Weaving, Wood Carving College for facilitating to pitals and sub centers. He that 119 Snow cutter machines Commissioners to ensure Superintending Engineer organised a Mega Awareness country is transforming into a Shawls, Shawl Weaving and make this event a grand suc - warned that laxity in duty have been kept ready for the proper distribution of these PDD, SSP PCR and other con - Camp regarding Skill diversified and international - Embroidery and Paper cess, the Commissioner will be dealt seriously. purpose besides several commodities and mobilize cerned officers. Development, Traditional ly competitive economy. Machie. He said for this pro - Secretary asked them to Courses, Phulkari and He quoted the Prime gramme Technical Education organise such camps in other Basohli Painting at Minister (PM), Mr. Narendra department has been nomi - parts of the State especially Sat Sharma starts developmental works, also reviews Government Boys Modi and said that the world nated as Nodal department. in far-off and border areas so Polytechnic College Bikram progress of ongoing works in Jammu West Chowk, Jammu. Jammu : To keep up the of the Constituency. roads are concerned, the masses. Commissioner Secretary, pace of work in progress in He said alone the project work on main roads of the He also stated that power Technical Education and various spheres of Jammu scenario of the Constituency Youth Services and Sports, West Assemebly segment, has also improved a lot than Mr. Hirdesh Kumar presided State President BJP and before and many areas have over the function. MLA Sat Sharma (CA) been provided with brand Director, Technical toured Patoli area of Ward new transformers so that Education, Mrs Shabnam Number 39 where the work problems of electricity cuts Kamli, Joint Director, of laying and rehabilitation and low voltage could be Technical Education, Syed of new water pipes is in solved. Mohammad Taha Andrabi, progress which is being done DPM ERA Manish Bhat, Principal, Polytechnic under the supervision of APM ERA Surinder Raina, College Jammu, Mrs Ritu ERA. Sharma also started the APM ERA Beerji Pandita, Jamwal, Principal, Women works for Resurfacing of AEE PWD Yasir Kitchloo, Polytechnic College, Jammu, Lane and Drain work in JE Sanjay, JE PWD Rajinder Mrs Niranjana, a large num - Patoli Magotrian which will Kumar, JE PHE Kewal ber of students and NCC be done under the supervi - Krishan Gupta, DSC ERA Cadets from Polytechnic focuses on trade in goods but He said directions have that the general people are sion of PWD(R&B) depart - Vikas Mengi, JE PHE Ram College Jammu, Women’s in future the core issues will already been given to the aware about the skill devel - ment at an estimated cost of Pal Sharma, District Polytechnic Jammu, ITI be how to get skilled people department to come up with opment programme. around Rupees 7.50 lakhs. President BJP ayodhya Jammu, ITI Kathua and other so the need of hour is to pro - the detailed plans and proj - Director, Technical Speaking on the occasion, Gupta, Kuldeep Magotra, Bal staff and officers of duce skilled human resource. ects in this regard. He said Education and Principal Sat Sharma said that as far as Khajuria, Jeet Angral, Technical Education depart - The Commissioner that instructions have also Polytechnic College also development is concerned Dharam Paul, Pankaj ment were present on the Secretary said that it was the been given to the concerned spoke on the occasion. after a tenure of one year, of changing water pipes is Constituency has been com - Magotra, Rajat Sudan, occasion. mission of PM and Former to aware people about the Earlier, the camp started Jammu West has reached worth 72.98 crores which pleted and in the coming Puneet Mahajan, Deepak Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister, Late Mufti skill development pro - with lighting of traditional new heights of development will replace old pipes with days, the works on other Magotra, Rajat Dubey, Atul the Commissioner Secretary Mohammad Sayeed to gramme by organising lamp. A colourful cultural and projects worth hundred new ones and masses will roads of the Constituency Bakshi, Ankush Sharma and said that Skill Development involve more and more youth awareness camps. programme besides skits of crores are already in avail fresh and clean drinking will also start in order to pro - several others were also pres - is one of the essential ingre - in skill development courses Hailing Director were presented by the college progress in various spheres water. He stated that as far as vide best infrastructure to the ent on the occasion. dients for development of a which include Basohli Technical Education for students. TRUTH PREVAIL 4 EDITORIAL/ARTICAL JAMMU SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2016 Negotiating with the Taliban China’s long game in West Asia The recently concluded 1,40,000 NATO troops in idea of an Afghan political Taliban’s preconditions for For decades China measures, military Doha Dialogue on ‘Peace 2011 (and 1,20,000 in 2013) space where there is no talks, such as allowing them remained on the sidelines exchanges and coordina - and Security in Afghanistan’ could not stop the Taliban’s monopoly of power by any to open a formal office on EDITORIAL presents a number of oppor - territorial gains, what could one party. That is clearly a Afghan soil. of West Asia’s stormy tion. Beijing would also tunities for the international 10,000 troops do? In other major change for an uncom - India’s fears and options waters. Even when the support Iran’s full mem - community, as well as India, words, Taliban resurgence in promisingly puritanical out - New Delhi has had a country was rising as an bership in the Shanghai in dealing with the resurgent Afghanistan is a foregone fit. Given the diversity of frosty relationship with the economic powerhouse and Cooperation Organisation, Mounting grievances, little regulation Taliban phenomenon. conclusion whether we like Afghanistan, and politics Taliban due to a number of stepped up cooperation a China-led regional secu - The suspected suicide last week of three women The second round of the it or not. The question is deeply rooted in tribal loyal - reasons: the deep links with the major powers in rity framework. students, who were monetarily exploited by the unofficial Doha Dialogue, whether we can make their ty, it is next to impossible for between the Taliban and West Asia, the cornerstone Why Iran organised by the Nobel comeback less painful and any one political outfit to Pakistan’s Inter-Services of this engagement was Iran is vital for China’s management of an ill-equipped private naturopathy Peace Prize-winning more acceptable for the exclusively govern the Intelligence and the latter’s non-interference: be it the continued rise. Its strategic Pugwash Conferences on Afghans by bringing the length and breadth of the use of Afghan territory to and yoga college in Tamil Nadu, is a dark reminder Science and World Affairs Taliban to the negotiating country: the Taliban, if they train terrorists to fight in Israeli-Palestinian conflict location connecting West of the absence of an effective regulatory or griev - with support from the state table. are serious about the ‘no Kashmir; the extremely or the Saudi-Iran rivalry, Asia and Central Asia is of Qatar, comes at a time Second, widespread elec - monopoly of power’ propos - objectionable policies fol - the Chinese would contin - key to President Xi’s One ance-redress mechanism in the higher education when the official toral fraud during the 2014 al, have then recognised that lowed by the Taliban regime ue to sit on the fence. Belt, One Road initiative. sector. Similar tragic episodes have played out in Quadrilateral Coordination presidential election in unavoidable reality. until its fall in 2001; and the Beijing looked at the Announced in 2013, the other parts of the country as well. Yet, regulatory Group on Afghan Peace and Afghanistan, and Third, the Taliban repre - highly unhelpful behaviour region through its own project proposes to build a Reconciliation, with partici - Washington’s involvement sentatives also underscored of the Taliban during the IC- prism. It didn’t want to get chain of energy, infrastruc - authorities have displayed little urgency in trying to pation from the governments in making an agreement the importance of economi - 814 hijack in 1999. swamped in the complex ture and maritime links rescue students trapped in vicious environments that of Afghanistan, China, between the two contenders cally developing the country However, New Delhi has geopolitics of the region at from China to Europe Pakistan, and the U.S., has on the electoral outcome, has in cooperation with neigh - realised over the years that put their families in financial hardship and deprive become a non-starter due to dented the legitimacy of the bouring states. For instance, the Taliban could one day a time when its primary through West and Central them of a meaningful academic life. There is no the non-participation of the Afghan government. With they pledged open support return to power in Kabul in focus was on economic Asia. Iran offers immense Taliban. decreasing American mili - for the proposed one form or another and that development. So it built investment opportunities dearth of regulatory agencies governing colleges. A Key leaders from the tary support, very little polit - Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- it would have to deal with ties with West Asian for Chinese companies in private institution can be established only after mul - Taliban’s Qatar office, the ical legitimacy, and sheer Pakistan-India (TAPI) them eventually. Clearly, not nations based on three several areas, particularly tiple clearances — ‘no objection’ and essentiality only one of its kind set up by lack of military strength to pipeline project and guaran - dealing with undesirable principles — secure ener - in energy and infrastruc - the dominant Taliban faction run its writ over the country, teed that they would ensure regimes, despite our political gy supplies, expand mar - ture. Needless to say, certificates from the State governments, approval of Mullah Akhtar the Afghan administration the security of the pipeline and ideological differences, kets for finished goods and Iran’s energy resources from apex bodies such as the AICTE and the MCI, Mohammad Mansour, were will find itself in more trou - along with the Afghan gov - can’t be smart statecraft. find investment opportuni - help China diversify its in full attendance at the ble in the years ahead. The ernment. An early indication of the and affiliation from the respective regional universi - Doha meeting which was more it delays direct talks Potential roadblocks Indian rethink vis-à-vis the ties — while leaving the import basket. Moreover, ties. What is lacking is honest and meticulous scruti - boycotted by the Afghan with the Taliban, the weaker ahead Taliban came in October U.S.’s primacy in the the geopolitical value of government. Led by Sher its negotiating position And yet, the Taliban seem 2009 when the then Foreign region unchallenged. Iran is immense for any ny of an institution’s real strengths by academics, Mohammad Abbas would become prompting to be intransigent on a num - Secretary stated in a speech, The principles of power that seeks an ambi - officials and experts vested with the responsibility Stanekzai, head of the the Taliban to seek even ber of fundamental issues “We support the Afghan China’s economic engage - tious role in West Asia. of inspecting and certifying colleges. In a context Taliban’s political office in more concessions. that could come up as seri - government’s determination ment remain more or less Even the U.S., at the height Qatar, the group, whose Third, and most impor - ous difficulties on the nego - to integrate those willing to the same even today. But a of the Cold War, had a where colleges have proliferated, regulatory agen - leaders and assets figure on a tant, the Taliban leadership tiating table. The most abjure violence and live and close look at the contem - client-state relationship UN blacklist, put forward a repeatedly hinted at possible important issue is that the work within the parameters porary Chinese foreign with Iran. Only after losing cies that lack the wherewithal to physically inspect number of conditions for ini - power-sharing arrangements Taliban, who refer to them - of the Afghan Constitution, institutions grant approval mainly based on docu - tiating a peace process in with Afghan President selves as the “Islamic which provides the frame - policy would reveal that its Iran following the 1979 ments submitted by them. They undertake only ran - Afghanistan. There are three Ashraf Ghani during the Emirate of Afghanistan”, work for a pluralistic and overall approach to West Islamic Revolution did it reasons why the Doha Doha deliberations. Given continue to be unwilling to democratic society.” Asia has started changing. pivot towards the Gulf dom on-site inspections. Many universities grant process is significant at this its many weaknesses, Kabul submit themselves to the Reiterating this policy In recent years, Beijing has kingdoms. From China’s affiliation if a college fulfils even 60 per cent of the juncture: the Taliban leader - would do well by engaging Afghan Constitution and two years later, the then been more active in global point of view, Iran is ship’s preference, as articu - the Taliban in a dialogue accept the term “Islamic Prime Minister Manmohan diplomacy concerning the among the most stable stipulated requirements. Such porous systems are lated in Doha, for a negotiat - process. In that sense, the Republic of Afghanistan” Singh stated, referring to the region (Iran nuclear deal); countries in the region. exploited by unscrupulous colleges to submit fabri - ed settlement in Afghanistan Afghan government’s “offi - written in its preamble. peace talks between the has started taking strong And it’s the only major over continued bloodshed; cial” decision to boycott the Intent on creating an Hamid Karzai government positions at the UN (Syria country in West Asia cated records and obtain approvals. There have been their willingness to negotiate Doha conference was a mis - “Islamic Emirate of and the Taliban, in an numerous cases of medical and engineering colleges a power-sharing agreement take. Afghanistan”, they propose address to the Afghan vetoes); and has even where the U.S. has practi - with the Afghan govern - Have the Taliban to establish a state based on Parliament: “Afghanistan begun flexing its military cally no influence. So it’s employing ghost faculty members, or ‘renting’ ment; and, for the first time changed? the Sharia law. They are has embarked upon a muscles (naval exercise natural for China to see teachers, laboratory equipment, furniture and books since the Taliban’s fall in Despite the Taliban’s mil - non-committal on the ques - process of national reconcil - with Russia in the Tehran as a vehicle entry for libraries during inspections. No concrete steps 2001, they have started clar - itary capability to take back tion of democracy, partly iation — we wish you well Mediterranean). This into West Asia, historically ifying the contours of their most parts of Afghanistan, due to their interpretation of in this enterprise.” increased willingness to a region of U.S. influence, have been taken to plug the loopholes in the vision for Afghanistan, the international community Islam, and partly due to their New Delhi’s cautious act as a regional power in at a time when the U.S. is enforcement of regulations. A simple proposal to albeit through a Track II would need to know, before fear whether the Afghan approach towards the West Asia is in line with pivoting to the Chinese process. conferring any semblance of people would accept them if Taliban is reasonable, given the larger changes backyard in East Asia. This assign unique identification numbers to teachers of Why engage with the legitimacy on them, whether they fought an open and the latter’s past behaviour professional colleges to prevent duplication in facul - Taliban? they are willing to change transparent election without towards India. However, President Xi Jinping is calculated approach had But why should we make their violent ways. In order the might of the gun. there is today a need for effecting in China’s for - dictated China’s Iran poli - ty rolls has been pending for years. peace with a violent outfit to assess this as well as to For the Afghan govern - New Delhi to play a more eign policy. There’s a cy for a long time. During In another unhealthy trend in the pre-approval holding highly objectionable nudge them to change even ment and the international proactive role vis-à-vis the growing consensus in Iran’s isolation era, China stage, courts often step in in favour of colleges after religious and political more, it is important to community in general, it Afghan reconciliation Beijing that the passive adopted a dual approach: it views? Shouldn’t our efforts engage them. would be difficult to accept process. It is important to foreign policy of the rising supported UN resolutions regulatory agencies reject approval or universities be aimed at ensuring that the If the leadership’s decla - the Taliban if they do not take note of the laudable years has to be upgraded to against Iran’s nuclear pro - refuse to grant affiliation citing infrastructure and Taliban are defeated, both rations at the Doha confer - agree to assume power attempts made by the a pro-active approach that gramme while expanding militarily and ideologically? ence are any indication of through a democratic, elec - Taliban representatives in suits the country’s big economic and security academic deficiencies. This despite the Supreme The most important rea - their current policies, then toral process. It is likely that Doha at allaying India’s Court ruling in AICTE vs. Surinder Kumar Dhawan son for engaging with the the Taliban have indeed when the Taliban talk about fears by stating that they power ambitions. Mr. Xi’s cooperation with Tehran. Taliban is that not doing so is transformed, even though “power-sharing agreements” would not allow their territo - recent visit to West Asia is During this period, China (2009) that “the courts are neither equipped nor indeed a worse option, and they would still need to trav - with the Afghan govern - ry to be used for terror activ - the loudest statement yet overtook the European have the academic or technical background to sub - could prove to be suicidal el a long way to belong to ment, what they have in ities, and that their foreign that China is ready to play Union as Iran’s largest for Afghanistan and its peo - the contemporary cultural mind is being given a ‘share policy would not be dictated a more active role in the trading partner. Chinese- stitute themselves in place of statutory professional ple. With no less than 60,000 and political milieu. The of power’ in Afghanistan by anyone (an indirect refer - region. Iranian trade increased technical bodies and take decisions in academic heavily armed men in their Taliban left no stone (say, legitimate control of a ence to Pakistan). Pivot to Persia from about $3 billion in matters involving standards and quality of technical ranks, the Taliban are report - unturned in reassuring the few provinces) on a platter. India’s Afghan policy, Beijing continues to 2001 to over $50 billion in edly in control of around 30 dialogue participants, This could be difficult for ever since the fall of the claim its ‘equidistance 2014. education.” Post-approval, there is no enabling envi - per cent of the country’s dis - including Afghan women, both the Afghan government Taliban in 2001, has been ronment to encourage students to raise grievances tricts, with their reach and parliamentarians and civil and the international com - impressive and imaginative. principle’ remains intact in Security ties also flour - control steadily on the rise. society activists, that they munity to concede and could However, it does fall short in its West Asia policy. Mr. Xi ished at a time when inter - relating to over-charging and academic deprivation. There is a lot of concern would respect women’s well be a deal-breaker. meeting the country’s future chose to visit the three national negotiations on Universities and many State governments have con - today about the impending rights (to work, choose their And yet, the point is to objectives in Afghanistan in most powerful Muslim Iran’s nuclear programme spring offensive by the spouse, etc.) and ensure create a political situation, the context of the emerging nations in the region in his were going on. In 2010, veniently adopted a hands-off approach, leaving stu - Taliban and what it would do modern education for all, through sustained negotia - political realities there. India first trip to West Asia as Chinese fighter jets refu - dents in irredeemable distress. Such a lackadaisical to the Afghans. including girls. It is possible tions with the armed outfit, should therefore make use of president — Iran, Saudi elled in Iran, the first for - approach to regulating higher education is equally Despite the North that the overzealous bunch in which it is possible for the the reconciliation process in Arabia and Egypt. These eign military units permit - Atlantic Treaty of madrasa-trained Taliban Taliban to see the virtues of Afghanistan to subtly countries are important for ted on Iranian soil since responsible for colleges producing unemployable Organisation’s (NATO) soldiers who secured one competitive politics as an engage all stakeholders withdrawal from surprise military victory attractive route to power. there. The Doha process and China from an economic the Islamic Republic was graduates. What is needed is not only the strength - Afghanistan, the U.S. has after another in the mid- Having tasted power once, the message from the point of view. China is the established. Chinese war - ening of regulatory systems but also the appoint - decided to keep close to 1990s has after all learned they might see the merit in it. Taliban leadership based in world’s largest oil ships paid a visit to the ment of academicians with uncompromising integri - 10,000 troops in Afghanistan the ropes of statecraft. For that to happen, the the Qatari capital should be importer. Its demand for Iranian port of Bandar this year, and around 5,000 Second, the Taliban Afghan government may taken seriously by New imported oil is expected to Abbas in 2014, another ty to head regulatory bodies and universities. in 2017. However, if seemed to be receptive to the have to accept some of the Delhi. grow from 6 million bar - first. Besides, China took a rels a day in 2014 to 13 favourable view of Iran’s million barrels a day by regional policies. It repeat - 2035. Much of this demand edly vetoed the resolutions will be met by imports prepared by Western pow - The power to centralise from West Asia. In 2015, ers demanding the ouster India has seen a centralisa - Chief Minister is in power, between the two leaders then Minister and that of the party and Arun Shourie. Instead, the job by Sonia Gandhi, the Saudi Arabia was China’s of Syrian President Bashar tion of power under Narendra he/she has to decide whether reached a low, with Mr. Rawat leadership has continued since Mr. Modi chose to sideline single-woman party high largest source of oil. al-Assad, an ally of Modi. Some compare the cur - to centralise authority or to let deciding to submit his resig - those days. Indira Gandhi had them, claiming lack of admin - command. As Sanjaya Baru rent centralisation to that of other powerful leaders in the nation (which was later with - to deal with irritants in the istrative vigour. This was a claims in his book, The Beijing has also sold inter - Tehran. Indira Gandhi, who was the Cabinet or party have their drawn) and even approaching Congress Syndicate, which major political move by Mr. Accidental Prime Minister, mediate range ballistic So China is actually first Prime Minster of India to way. The Constitution and the the Bharatiya Janata Party eventually led to her forming Modi which allowed him to Dr. Singh wasn’t even given missiles and DF-21 ballis - playing a long game in concentrate power in the political system have left (BJP). We’ve often seen strug - the Indian National Congress strengthen his hold on the the freedom to select his own tic missile system to West Asia. Even when Prime Minister’s Office. But room for the Prime Minister’s gles for power between Chief (R) and replacing the old party party and reduce the chances ministers. His ministers owed Riyadh. Iran is important complying with interna - the centralisation of power in Office to be as anarchic as the Ministers and State party pres - with her own Congress party. of ‘party elders’ questioning their political patronage to the for the same reason. China tional sanctions, it expand - the executive branch is not H.D. Deve Gowda administra - idents, whether in the case of Her daughter-in-law, Sonia, his performance and authority. party president and took the would not like to be heavi - ed ties with Iran so that it unique to the Centre. In con - tion or as centralised as Indira the Nitish Kumar-Sharad also had to do away with While most Prime liberty of making decisions ly reliant on Saudi Arabia would be better placed temporary India, most States Gandhi’s or Mr. Modi’s Yadav duo (Janata Dal- Sitaram Kesri, the Congress Ministers have been centralis - without informing the Prime for energy supplies and an than any other power in a are governed by Chief administrations. United, Bihar) or the president in 1998, in a way ers, Manmohan Singh and P.V. Minister. In an interview, Ministers who have cen - Decentralisation gives control Bhupinder Singh Hooda- which few would call cordial Narasimha Rao are classic Salman Khurshid stated the immediate alternative is post-sanctions Iran. (India tralised authority in their own over resources to other politi - Ashok Tanwar struggle in and democratic. examples of Prime Ministers following about his role in the Iran. Both countries also did the opposite, and failed offices. The power exercised cians in the Prime Minister’s Haryana. This constant inter - Why Modi’s moves make who never took it upon them - United Progressive Alliance have strong defence coop - to retain the balance by Mamata Banerjee, or Chief Minister’s party. The nal threat to a leader’s author - sense selves to centralise authority (UPA): “[a]s External Affairs eration. Egypt is a major between Western pressure Jayalalithaa, the Badal family, immediate consequence of ity and the need to maintain In the last 24 months, the in their offices. Their failure to Minister, I had a pretty free market for China’s and ties with Iran during Naveen Patnaik, and the this is that if Cabinet control of both party and gov - events in the BJP only remind do so saw India deal with fac - run on most matters, with the machines and electronics the sanctions era.) But the Yadav family in Uttar Pradesh Ministers have independent ernment make Prime us of earlier struggles between tionalism in government and Prime Minister taking special industries. Bilateral trade Chinese position also bears is too well known to need authority, they can undermine Ministers and Chief Ministers old party leadership and rising politics, loud corruption scan - interest in the neighbourhood, jumped close to 14 per cent challenges. First, after the recounting. Control over the office of the Prime centralise power to retain their political stars. Mr. Modi’s rise dals, and unceremonious our rediscovery of America, in 2014 to $11.62 billion. nuclear deal, European patronage necessitates the Minister or Chief Minister. It position. to power was not devoid of its exits. When Rao took office in the millennium conversation accumulation of power in the is in the interest of other Even India’s first Prime own power struggles. Much 1991, he was chosen for the with China.” Even after UPA- While Mr. Xi said dur - companies are keen to do offices of the Prime Minister politicians in a ruling party to Minister, the beloved like the way Indira had to do post as a consensus candidate 2 came to power by position - ing the trip that China business with Iran. and Chief Ministers. do so, as many covet the job Jawaharlal Nehru, had to deal away with the Syndicate to by the Congress party because ing the Prime Minister as their would prefer to keep its President Hassan Rouhani A successful leader of a of the Chief Minister or Prime with the question of govern - strengthen her own position, most leaders believed he leader, Sonia Gandhi made a economic cooperation with is now on an expansive political party in India acts as Minister. ment-party dynamics. The first Mr. Modi too has tactically would allow them to function point of clarifying to Dr. these countries intact, the European visit doing deals. a patron who has access to Party versus government president of the Congress party sidelined every single senior as independent power centres Singh that she was in charge. real focus of the visit was Iran will be less reliant on money and/or the resources of Top politicians, weak and post-Independence, J.B. BJP leader, first during the and not interfere in their poli - She appointed Pranab not lost on anyone. He was China for economic bene - the state. Patronage is neces - strong, continuously face Kripalani, believed that, as the elections and then during gov - tics. Over time, as those cen - Mukherjee as Finance the first world leader to fits in coming years. sary to win elections and to threats from within their party. party head, he was entitled to a ernment formation. He tres of power became more Minister without even con - visit Iran after sanctions Second, China will be sustain the party’s organisa - Internal party factionalism seat at the power table within brought in the 75-year retire - pronounced, he lost control of sulting the Prime Minister. In tion. Elections are won by and the ambition often associ - the government. The question ment cut-off age and replaced his own ministers and their addition, Cabinet Ministers were lifted following the forced to take stronger building coalitions of local ated with politics pit one party of where power resides was every single senior party posi - actions. His failure to portray did not just consider them - nuclear deal. In Tehran, he positions in West Asian leaders who command the leader against another, threat - only settled by Nehru’s deci - tion with his own backers. his power as Prime Minister in selves central leaders; they talked about a “new sea - conflicts such as the Iran- votes of different sections of ening the position of the sion to combine the functions Many believe that the BJP many ways led to the uncere - also tried to maintain their son” of Sino-Iranian ties Saudi rift if it wants to play society. These local and State Prime Minister or Chief of Prime Minister and party severely lacks administrative monious end of his political holds on their political follow - and a 25-year strategic a larger role in the region. leaders win votes by acting as Minister in power. In the 2012 president in himself. Even talent, having been out of career. The Congress party ing in the States by interfering cooperation plan, commit - But the evolution of patrons to a segment of the Uttarakhand Assembly elec - when the post of party presi - power at the Centre for 10 didn’t even allow his funeral in State politics and pushing ting to increase two-way China’s foreign policy electorate. Without a strong tions, one of the State’s most dent was separated from the years. That belief leads them to take place in Delhi, where their own agenda with the trade to $600 billion over over the past few years network of local and State popular Congress leaders, Prime Ministership, it was to argue that Mr. Modi could India’s other Congress Prime Congress high command. the next decade. Both shows that its risk appetite leaders, neither Indira Gandhi Harish Rawat, was ignored for given to young Congress lead - have served government bet - Ministers have been cremated. These individual centres of nor Mr. Modi would have the post of Chief Minister and ers with little political backing ter by giving Cabinet roles to Dr. Singh’s story is only power thus weakened the countries have agreed to is growing, commensurate come to power. A State leader the high command decided to to question the Prime Minister. the bigwigs from the Atal slightly different. He wasn’t a hands of the Prime Minister in enhance security coopera - with its global position — would not fare any better. nominate Vijay Bahuguna for The struggle for power Bihari Vajpayee administra - consensus candidate, but governance, while also weak - tion through intelligence something that’s a must for Once a Prime Minister or the post instead. The turf war between the office of the Prime tion such as Yashwant Sinha instead was hand-picked for ening the party’s organisation. sharing, counter-terror involvement in West Asia. TRUTH PREVAIL 5 SPORTS/BUSINESS JAMMU, SATUR DAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 La Liga 2015-16: FC Barcelona host Swann eyes Dabang Australian Open 2016: True or not, match-fixing turnaround MUMBAI: Matthew the stronger teams in the Atletico Madrid in title sshameo stwyle." down Swann is of the view that HIL, , MELBrOeURpNoE: rts oThve ershadow year's first major Both sides will be close to the runner-up in 2013 and "Happy Slam" got off to a som - full strength with Barca set to 2016 (HIL) will see close champion in 2014, with a bre start when allegations of recall Turan, Sergio Busquets matches decided by a sin - different set of players. match-fixing in tennis over - gle goal. “The field goal The Aussie, experienced and Andres Iniesta after they shadowed the opening day of rule will make it possible and successful in his play at the Australian Open. were rested in midweek, for a side trailing by one national colours of gold Hours before the tournament although Jordi Alba remains a goal to overturn the result and green, points out that started, the BBC and BuzzFeed doubt with a hamstring injury. at the last minute, if the for - more Aussies (players and reported that 16 players, all Atletico are without long- wards manage to convert a coaches) are seen in the ranked in the top 50 at some term injury absentee Tiago and field goal,” observed the Indian league due to the stage and including at least one Fernando Torres, whilst Angel captain, similarity in approach on Grand Slam champion, had Correa is suspended. Real at the Mahindra Stadium the turf. “Australia and played in matches that had Madrid trail the leaders by four on Thursday. India tries to play attacking been flagged with tennis He was replying to a hockey,” he said. points -- having also played a authorities because of suspi - query whether Kalinga He is a player to track, cious betting patterns. game more than Barca -- but Lancers’ 10-1 victory over among the numerous The reports also alleged ten - dubbed it the "Happy Slam" for cast doubt over a mixed dou - have a golden opportunity to UP Wizards will become Indian and international nis regulators hadn't acted the atmosphere and hospitality. bles match at the tournament. make ground on one or both of the norm, instead of a rari - stars in action at the against those players, includ - Tiley said crowd numbers "It has been hard on the their title rivals when they host ty in the competitive Mahindra Stadium, for cal - ing some who were set to play and viewership showed the Australian Open, no question Espanyol on Sunday. league. ibre and experience. at the first major tournament of tournament hadn't been over - about it," ATP chairman Chris Zinedine Zidane suffered “UP Wizards is a decent Dabang, coached by the season. shadowed by the match-fixing Kermode noted this week as he his first setback in charge of side; it just happened that Aussie great Jay Stacy, has It triggered news and reac - reports. "The best answer I can announced the independent Los Blancos in a 1-1 draw at day. If you go by the first a captain whose form in tion around the world, prompt - give to that is through the num - review of the operations of the match between them, 2011 won him the FIH Real Betis last weekend. ing the tennis hierarchy to bers," Tiley said. "We are on sport's Tennis Integrity Unit. Kalinga won 8-6. So, both World Player of the Year stage an urgent news confer - track for a record crowd and "We need to address the per - However, in contrast to their teams were involved in award. Capped 129 times ence to refute the allegations. our other exposure numbers ception, public confidence. We MADRID: First meets sec - the title in the 2013/14 season. away form, Real have been high-scoring games.” by Australia, he played for Suspicion of corruption in across multiple platforms are don't have anything to hide at ond as Barcelona host Atletico Diego Simeone's men were lethal at home in recent The Aussie defender said major clubs in Queensland parts of the broader game also very strong." Leading ten - all." Tennis Integrity Board and Madrid on Saturday looking to dumped out the Copa del Rey months, scoring 35 goals in that with each day, teams in and Bloemendaal in the lingers, but the focus at the nis officials have said there Wimbledon chairman Philip tighten their grip on the La in midweek by Celta Vigo as their last six games at the the HIL were improving Dutch league. Australian Open has returned was no new evidence in the Brook said while he didn't Liga title race. they conceded three goals for Santiago Bernabeu. their cohesion and under - Lakra a fine player to the tennis court as the tour - reports published on day one of think there was any new evi - The sides are level on 48 the first time since Barca won They also hit Espanyol for standing, leading to the Swann rates Birendra nament comes to a close. the Australian Open. Top play - dence of corruption, he points at the top of the table, by the same 3-2 scoreline at six when the sides met at possibility of closer match - Lakra highly. “He is proba - "The match-fixing claims ers, including Novak Djokovic, acknowledged the reports had es. “We played probably an bly one of the finest players but Barca have a game in hand the same stage of the competi - Cornella-El Prat earlier in the have created headlines, true, Andy Murray, Roger Federer "changed the environment." anxious one and half in the world in his position. but we as an organization have and Rafael Nadal, all respond - Federer, who lost to on Atletico and can take a huge tion exactly a year ago. season with Cristiano Ronaldo games; the performance Lakra is a quality defender been pleased with how the ed to questions about the topic Djokovic on Thursday in the step towards a fifth title in Yet, it is at the other end of scoring five. Gareth Bale is against Jaypee Punjab and can assist the mid - entire sport has responded," after their opening matches. semifinals, said after his open - seven years with an eighth the field that Atletico have expected to miss out once Warriors (JPW) was better field,” said Swann, reply - Australian Open tournament All said there was no prob - ing-round victory that if any consecutive win in all compe - tended to have problems this again for Real despite stepping than the opener. We hope to ing to a query about talent - director Craig Tiley told The lem at the top level, but agreed new claims of match-fixing titions. season -- scoring just 30 goals up his recovery from a calf make it difficult for rivals ed Indians in world hockey. Associated Press. "It has been the sport needed to react swift - were true, it would be "super Indeed, Luis Enrique's men in their 21 La Liga games so strain, so James Rodriguez is to score against us.” Lakra is part of defending decisive and united." ly if it was a serious issue. Just serious." But he said he'd heard remain on course for a repeat far. expected to deputise for the Dabang has lost two out champion Rays and Being the start of the season as the first wave of allegations "old names being dropped." of the treble of La Liga, "This defeat is not going to Welshman. of two so far (against is making a name for him - and in Australia, the tourna - was receding, a second wave "It's like who? What? It's like and JPW). self with his consistency Champions League and Copa affect us on Saturday," said Elsewhere, Gary Neville has ment usually has a laid-back crashed into the second week thrown around, it's so easy to Swann will face one of and work ethic. vibe, and some players have when a New York Times report do that. del Rey they won last season Atletico captain Gabi. a great chance to finally record after progressing to the semi- "We are used to having to his first league win as Valencia finals of the Cup with a come fight for everything and on boss at the eighth attempt from behind 3-1 win over Saturday you will see the best when Los Che host a Sporting Athletic Bilbao in midweek. Atletico Madrid." Gijon side that have lost their Yet, the European champi - The visitors are also likely last eight away games. IAAF chief Sebastian Coe denies he's source of 'bribery' claims LONDON: World athlet - Association of Athletics ning the vote to stage the ons have been far from their to be confronted with a famil - Fixtures (all times GMT) ics chief Sebastian Coe Federations' (IAAF) ethics 2019 edition. best in the past week as they iar face as Arda Turan takes on Saturday: Barcelona v insisted Thursday he was committee. British middle-distance were outplayed by Malaga and Atletico for the first time since Atletico Madrid (1500), Eibar not the man who signalled Warner said there had great Coe was the IAAF Bilbao in the first-half before making the switch to the Camp v Malaga, Getafe v Athletic allegations of bribery ahead been allegations of "brown vice-president at the time of being salvaged by individual Nou following a four-year Bilbao (1715), Villarreal v of the vote to decide the envelopes" and bribe the vote for the 2017 world moments of magic after the spell at the Vicente Calderon. Granada (1930), Real host city for the 2017 World demands. championships in Monaco Championships. He added he had learnt of in November 2011 and led break. "I have had this match in Sociedad v Real Betis (2105); On Tuesday, UK the referrals from the IAAF London's final presentation. "We are aware of the errors mind for some time," the Sunday: Sevilla v Levante Athletics chairman Ed itself but refused to name He has since become presi - we need to correct," said Luis Turkish midfielder told Barca's (1100), Valencia v Sporting Warner told a committee of the "very senior IAAF per - dent of the IAAF, with the Suarez after taking his tally for website. Gijon (1500), Las Palmas v British lawmakers that bids son" who had passed on the two-time Olympic 1500 the season already to 30 with "You always have to respect Celta Vigo (1715), Real by the Qatari capital of information. metres champion vowing the equaliser against Bilbao. the opponent and Atletico are Madrid v Espanyol (1930) Doha to stage the 2017 and London was awarded the his determination to clean However, Atletico are also no different in that aspect. Monday: Deportivo la 2019 world athletics cham - 2017 world championships up the sport amid wide - not in great form as they return Despite changing a lot of play - Coruna v Rayo Vallecano pionships have been ahead of Doha, with the spread doping and corrup - to the scene where they won ers, they have maintained the (1930). referred to the International Gulf city subsequently win - tion scandals. Bank FDs to fetch poor interest; Aadhaar ID saving Indian govt about PPF, NSC rates set to fall India to push poverty alleviation agenda at G20: Arvind Panagariya $1 billion per annum: Worolpdpor tuBnitaiesn isk enor - NEW DELHI: India will push for poverty alleviation mous. But for digital and sustainable development dividends to be widely besides trade and investment shared among all parts at the G20 forum, according of society, countries to NITI Aayog Vice- also need to improve Chairman Arvind their business climate, Panagariya. invest in people's edu - "The emphasis is not on cation and health, and just trade and investment. promote good gover - Both the subjects have been nance," he said. there in the G20. I think Basu said it is an amazing China is trying to take it to a transformation that higher level. We want to con - today 40 percent of the nect this to the issues of NEW DELHI: Interest (MIS), PPF, Post Office poverty," Panagariya told . world's population is rate on various small sav - fixed Deposit Scheme, Panagariya is India's WASHINGTON: Hailing Aadhaar digital ID, the connected by the inter - ings like Public Provident Senior Citizens Savings Fund (PPF), National Scheme, Post Office Sherpa for the forum and is India's Aadhaar digital World Bank said yes - net. "While these attending a Sherpas' meet at ID, the World Bank has terday. This, it said, Savings Certificate (NSC) Savings Account and achievements are to be and Post Office savings are Sukanya Samriddhi Beijing in China, where the said the initiative is would help the govern - celebrated, this is also set to fall as the govern - Accounts. agenda for deliberation in estimated to be saving ment to promote the occasion to be mindful ment is contemplating RBI and banks have been next meeting of G20 nations the government about inclusion of disadvan - that we do not create a reduction in rates. pressing for reduction in will be set. USD 1 billion annually taged groups in its wel - new underclass. With In addition to this, banks small savings rates and Elaborating about India's are also expected to follow bring them in line with by curbing corruption fare schemes. nearly 20 percent of the stance at the agenda setting investment are also instru - last G20 meeting." the small savings rate cut market rate for effective meet, during an interview as it underlined that "Technology can be trans - world's population with lower fixed deposit transmission of monetary ments of eliminating pover - On automatic exchange of digital technologies can formational. A digital unable to read and rates. As per a report in the policy. earlier this week he said ty," he said. information to check black promote inclusion, effi - identification system write, the spread of dig - Economic Times the new With small saving efforts would be made to About the clean energy fig - money he said, "The general push the goal of sustainable ciency and innovation. such as India's ital technologies alone rates are expected to be deposits commanding a uring in next G20 meet, he agreement is there, the philo - development. "We estimate that this Aadhaar, by overcom - notified over the next few rate of 8.7-9.3 percent, said, "That is one area we sophical agreement is there, is unlikely to spell the days. banks have been reluctant "Goal number one is that (Aadhaar digital ID) is ing complex informa - end of the global want to push for. We have but the concrete progress we Smalls saving schemes to transmit the entire policy our Prime Minister wants to always pushed for this." need to see." saving approximately tion problems, helps knowledge divide," he include Post Office rate reduction by Reserve push for elimination of Giving more details about On BEPS he said, "we USD 1 billion (Rs 650 willing governments to said. Monthly Income Scheme Bank to borrowers. poverty by 2030. Trade and it, he said, "The contentious have been the strongest advo - crores) a year by reduc - promote the inclusion issues on energy is that the cate, but its success depends ing corruption and of disadvantaged US has been arguing that we on the other countries com - leakage for the Indian groups," the World Sensex yet to bottom out, can fall commit to some specific date mit to it. On BEPS, general government. It is a help Bank said. "India is on by which we would put an agreement exists within G20 in fiscal budgeting. It is track to register its end to the fossil fuel subsi - and we are certainly imple - a help in providing entire population using to 22,000 level in near-term dies... but, our position is that menting it. But its full suc - other useful services," its Aadhaar digital ID," MUMBAI: Stating that the short term. we are not going to go for a cess depends on most of the the economy is losing "Prime Minister deadline." other countries coming for - World Bank Chief the Bank said in its new momentum, brokerage Narendra Modi's crack - Economist Kaushik 'World Development firm Ambit Capital on down on the black econo - China is the Chair of the ward and participating in it." Basu told reporters Report 2016: Digital Thursday said the bench - my and an overhaul of the G20, which is a grouping of BEPS or Base Erosion and here during the release Dividends,' authored mark Sensex is yet to bot - subsidy mechanism are the developed and develop - Profit Shifting refers to tax of a report on Digital by Co-Directors, tom out and can fall to likely two key develop - ing nations, and deliberates planning strategies that 22,000 level in the "fore - ments adversely impacting on important issues concern - exploit these gaps and mis - Dividends. Deepak Mishra and seeable future". GDP growth in the short ing the world. matches in tax rules to artifi - "India's Aadhaar digital Uwe Deichmann. Weak corporate earn - term," the brokerage said. However, he said apparent - cially shift profits to low or identification system The report noted that digi - ings as well as low invest - It added that the econo - ly the energy ministries have no-tax locations where there has already reached tal technologies can ments by foreign investors my has been consistently agreed that at some point in is little or no economic activ - close to one billion promote inclusion, effi - into India-focused funds losing momentum for the could bring down the past many quarters. the medium term, India will ity, resulting in little or no people enabling many ciency, and innovation. Sensex in the near term, its "Our analysis suggests endeavour to eliminate the overall corporate tax being of the poor to access "Digital technologies are Chief Executive for health of Chinese econo - On the economy, the that production of coal and fossil fuel subsidies. paid. BEPS is of major sig - services more easily transforming the Institutional Equities my, which forced both the brokerage said, "GDP cement, two-wheeler Panagariya explained, nificance for developing and making it possible worlds of business, Saurabh Mukherjea said. World Bank and IMF to growth is likely to remain sales, rural wages, elec - "Policy is to work in the countries due to their heavy "There is a high proba - lower their global growth under pressure in the tricity generation, non-oil direction of eliminating the reliance on corporate income for government to work, and govern - outlooks. immediate term and we bility that we will see the bank credit and bank petrol and diesel subsidies. tax, particularly from multi - deliver welfare services ment," said Jim Yong Sensex at 22,000 level in The market has fallen expect GDP growth to be deposits are in fact losing more easily," he said at Kim, President of the even below the levels at 6.8 percent for the cur - But there are also political national enterprises. the foreseeable future," he steam," Mukherjea said. sensitive subsidies we have, On the possibility of dis - the World Bank head - World Bank Group. said. The Sensex, which when Prime Minister rent fiscal." He added that low rail - in agriculture, at present sub - cussion of devaluation of quarters here. "We must continue to con - began the year at Narendra Modi was sworn In an unusual observa - way cargo volumes, stag - in on May 26, 2014 and tion, the brokerage said sidies on fertiliser. So we are yuan at G20, he said, "It is India is on track to register nect everyone and 26,160.90 level, has shed nant electricity consump - nearly 1,400 points or over closed 2015 with a 5 per - the government's aggres - tion and poor credit off - not in a position to really unlikely to figure in G20 its entire 1.25 billion leave no one behind 5 percent following cent loss, a first in the past sive black money drive is take are also reflective of accept any kind of deadline. talks. So far I have not seen population using its because the cost of lost renewed worries over the four years. impacting GDP growth in the deeper slowdown. So we had opposed it in the it." TRUTH PREVAIL 6 ENTERTAINMENT/HEALTH JAMMU, SATUR DAY, JANUARY 30, 2016

Raj Anand. "I'm very excited to be Girlfriend' and the 'Ok start shooting for them forthcoming film which prompted me to Sunny sizzles i'Mnastiz aa'deD' ran ineto trkou - hweorkigng aon R'Half aKjanaman'i' remsakoe', I'nll gaft er fr'Baaoghi' mand '"MAirlift", says sshe twasizasign athis dfilm.e Ho'w I ble in 2015 for its 'Rock On'," Shraddha intimidated to work relate to the character risque content. The said at the launch of with the action star. was important for me. film was denied a cen - photographer Dabboo "I was very intimidated to We have a genuine sor certificate in May Ratnani's calendar. work with him before I relationship in this and was given an 'A' Arjun Kapoor has been met him. Naturally, film. It feels great to be certificate only in finalized to star oppo - anybody would be. a part of such a won - August. site Shraddha in the But, it takes a few sec - derful project," she Director Milap Zaveri has adaptation of Chetan onds. Then everything said. said that the censor Bhagat's "Half is so normal. We had a board did not cut a sin - Girlfriend", to be great time working gle scene from the film directed by her "Ek in this film. I got to even though it initially Villain" director Mohit learn a lot from denied a certificate to Suri. him. the movie. Earlier, Sushant Singh "I am a one-film-old The trailer of the film has Rajput was set to star actress and for already crossed 11 mil - in it but he backed out me, to get such a lion views. due to date issues. big film... I am 'Mastizaade' was slated to The names of actresses really thankful to release on December 4, Alia Bhatt and Kriti him," Nimrat told 2015 but the date was Sanon were being dis - reporters in a group pushed ahead to avoid cussed, but it was interview. a clash with the erotic Shraddha who bagged Directed by Raja Krishna thriller 'Hate Story 3'. the role. Menon, "Airlift" will 'Mastizaade' will now The remake of Mani hit the screens on release on January 29. Ratnam's Tamil film January 22. Co-written by Milap and "O Kandhal Kanmani" The film is Mushtaq Sheikh, will be helmed by based 'Mastizaade' is a "Saathiya" director on raunchy comedy of Shaad Ali and will the errors revolving reunite her with evacua - around Aditya Chotia rumoured real-life love tion of (Vir Das) and Sunny Aditya Roy Kapur after Indians Kele (Tusshar Kapoor) their blockbuster based in who fall for the twin "Aashiqui 2". Kuwait sisters, Lily and Laila, Karan Johar's Dharma during the played by Sunny Productions will pro - Iraq- Leone. duce the film and it Kuwait Milap has earlier penned will have music by war. movies like 'Masti' maestro A.R. Rahman. "The material franchise, 'Housefull' Shraddha, who had shown was and directed 'Jaane her dancing skills in very Kahan Se Aayi Hai'. "ABCD 2", will dis - inter - Shraddha to shoot play her singing skills est - in "Rock On 2" and ing 'Half Girlfriend' after "Baaghi", which sees 'Baaghi', 'Rock On 2' her reuniting with Bollywood actress school friend Tiger Bollywood actress Sunny Tusshar Kapoor, Vir Shraddha Kapoor will Shroff. Leone turns up the heat Das, Suresh Menon, shoot for "Half Was Nimrat in two different avatars Shaad Randhawa and Girlfriend" and the in the new song titled Asrani. The track has remake of "O Kandhal intimidated to 'Dekhega Raja Trailer' been crooned by Kanmani" after she fin - work with Akki? from her upcoming sex Nakash Aziz and Neha ishes the shooting of Actress Nimrat Kaur, who comedy 'Mastizaade'. Kakkar and composed "Baaghi" and "Rock will be seen opposite The song also features and penned by Anand On 2". Akshay Kumar in the

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TRUTH PREVAIL 7 NATIONAL/STATE JAMMU, SATUR DAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 Governor has clamped down on Teesta, probe agencies One-man panel to probe civil protests: Nabam Tuki NEW DELHI: Post President’s Rule in the cross swords in court Rohith suicide imposition of President’s State. by the grant ... they would NEW DELHI: The Human rule in Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Tuki contended that have given documents show - Resource Development the former Chief Minister the memorandum is evi - ing this to the grantor ... We Ministry on Thursday Nabam Tuki moved the dence to show how the are seeking these documents appointed Ashok K. Roopanwal, a former judge Supreme Court on Governor acted beyond and not the expenses on of the Allahabad High Court, Thursday about how the terms of the liquor and wine,” Mr. Kumar as the one-man commission Governor J.P. Rajkhowa President’s “unconstitu - said. of inquiry into the circum - has ordered a clampdown tional” proclamation of “For two months, we have stances that led to the January on civil protests in the emergency. He submitted been asking them to take the 17 suicide of Hyderabad University research scholar border State, dismissed that the court should documents from us. They say, come later today, come Rohit Vemula. “political appointees” and declare all consequential tomorrow ...” Mr. Sibal said The Dalit scholar had taken sealed the offices of the actions taken by the alleging non-co-operation by his life after the university’s executive council expelled former Chief Minister, Governor during the peri - the probe agencies. Ministers and od of President's Rule to him and four other students “We will pass an appropri - from the hostel. His death led Parliamentary Secretaries. be “illegal and void ab ini - ate order giving time for sup - to widespread protests by stu - the university administration have questioned the In an office memoran - tio”. ply of documents and if the dents nationwide. for failing to address the situ - Ministry’s decision to dum issued on January 26, He said the January 26 order is not complied with, The commission has also ation, leading to the suicide. appoint Vipin Srivastava as Governor J.P. Rajkhowa memorandum is simply we can even vacate our order been asked to fix accountabil - But the committee did not say interim Vice-Chancellor, ordered that “wherever “without jurisdiction, ille - [granting anticipatory bail],” ity in the context of the UGC anything against the HRD alleging that he played a role guidelines, framed in 2012, justified, prohibitory gal and unconstitutional Justice Dave observed. Ministry, though students in the expulsion of five stu - The court then extended which addressed discrimina - alleged that pressure from the dents. orders under Section 144 and even beyond the tion at universities and col - Ministry forced the universi - The UGC notification CrP.C. may be imposed in terms of the Proclamation the couple’s bail to March leges. The UGC (Promotion 18, while directing their ty authorities to expel the stu - deals with specific acts of public interest.” and shows malice and of Equity in Higher dents. The students of the discrimination on the basis of lawyers to provide detailed “No bandhs, road want of bonafide on the Educational Institutions) university have been on strike caste, creed, religion, lan - response to a list of docu - Regulations, 2012, were blocks, gheraoes or such part of the Governor.” since the suicide of Vemula, guage, ethnicity, gender, and ments sought for by the drafted after two suicides in demanding the resignation of disability. And the guidelines other illegal activities are probe agencies since April institutes of higher learning. Vice- Chancellor Appa Rao have spelt out the mechanism to be allowed and laws The petition comes on 11, 2015. The court said the But the suicide among young Podile and Union Minister to address discrimination on must be enforced strictly the eve of the deadline couple should clearly answer students continued, leading to Bandaru Dattatreya. They campuses. without any discrimina - given by the Supreme whether they had given or questions about the imple - mentation of the rules. tion and law breakers are Court to the Centre and were unable to hand over In its report submitted on Chennai-based writer abducted, to be booked under appro - Mr.Rajkhowa to explain each document listed. Next January 22, a two-member priate provisions of the on what basis they recom - hearing is scheduled for fact-finding committee, set freed in Senegal law and brought to justice mended the President to March 9. up by the Ministry, faulted NEW DELHI: Award- grandson of the legendary at the earliest,” the memo - proclaim emergency in NEW DELHI: A routine winning Kerala novelist, 19th century painter Raja hearing for extension of bail randum said. Arunachal Pradesh. playwright and scion of the Ravi Varma, apparently was granted to social activists IMD to issue block-level He further ordered the The Bench led by erstwhile royal family of lured to Senegal to negotiate Teesta Setalvad and her hus - Travancore, Shreekumar the sale of one of the canvas - Chief Secretary to seal the Justice J.S. Khehar had band on Thursday at the Varma who was taken es by the painter, which is offices of the former asked the Governor to forecasts soon Supreme Court turned Madhavan Rajeevan, hostage on January 23 when part of the Travancore inher - Chief Minister Nabam submit in sealed covers volatile when the Gujarat Secretary, Ministry of Earth he was travelling in Western itance. Tuki, his Ministers and his report to the President police and the CBI accused Sciences. The IMD reports Africa, has been rescued, the He reportedly was sup - Parliamentary Secretaries giving reasons to show the couple of not co-operat - to this Ministry. MEA confirmed on Friday. posed to negotiate the deal Mr. Rathore, however, In a case whose details with one Subramaniam and take into “safe cus - that there has been a ing with an ongoing embez - have been tightly guarded Seshadri who works in an tody” official files, even breakdown in the consti - zlement investigation against clarified that the IMD would be employing ensemble for fear of Mr. Varma's life, India-owned construction from their residential tutional machinery of the them. officials told The Hindu firm in Senegal. But problem Ms. Setalvad’s lawyers, models for their forecasts, a offices. Their official cars State warranting kind of a halfway house "Our Ambassador in Senegal began as soon as Mr. Varma were also ordered to be President's Rule. senior advocate Kapil Sibal between statistical and has confirmed Shreekumar landed in Dakar on a com - Varma's rescue. He will be mercial flight via Dubai. taken into custody and Mr. Tuki said the and advocate Kamini dynamic techniques. Jaiswal, reacted strongly by returning to India soon." He was received by a their security cover to be Governor had sent two The IMD’s initiative submitting that seven vol - comes even as a study by the As The Hindu had earlier Senegalese man named “immediately assessed.” reports on January 15 and reported, his family based in Abdul, who informed him umes of documents covering NEW DELH: The India but we expect it to be able to National Council for This office memoran - January 18. However, he Applied and Economic Chennai had reported his that his expected contact, over 14,000 pages of finan - Meteorological Department give usable forecasts by release to safety on Mr. Seshadri, would no dum is a documentary said that the “Governor’s cial details had been handed (IMD) will begin to issue next financial year,” Mr. Research (NCAER) found that India has posted an Thursday, but had been longer be able to meet him. part of a writ petition filed representative” refused to over to the investigating weather forecasts at the Rathore said. The skill of a awaiting official confirma - According to a market by Mr. Tuki in the divulge to him the con - authorities. block level later this year, model refers to how accu - improved agriculture-per - formance in rain-fed farm - tion. source, an original Ravi Supreme Court to quash tents of the two reports Mr. Sibal told a three- Laxman Rathore, Director rately it predicts the weath - The Ministry of External Varma painting is worth General, IMD, told The er. ing with a sizeable number the proclamation of saying it was a “secret”. judge Bench led by Justice of farmers attributing a 25% Affairs (MEA) which had nearly $2 million now. Hindu. “At the agro-climate zone been extremely cautious Mr. Varma, who landed in Anil R. Dave that investigat - Through this farmers level, the models have a rise in their net income to ing authorities had begun to improved meteorological about the sensitive case and Senegal on January 18, con - New Crystal range of Perfume Body could be warned, three to skill of 80% but at the block the negotiations around it, tacted his son last on January make “unreasonable” five days ahead, of poten - levels it hovers around advisory services. On the other hand, the was not available for com - 23 to inform him of brewing demands for cash vouchers tially anomalous weather in 60%,” he said. ment, but the family of Mr. trouble with the people who Spray for the young women! of purchases dating back to their localities that could The IMD generally relied report notes that nearly 75% of Indian farmers lacked Varma, confirmed that he had invited him for negotia - 2004. threaten their crops. The on a bank of statistical data, had been freed from the tion but apparently he was Solicitor-General Ranjit IMD currently issues such collected over two centuries, reliable access to these serv - ices. group which had abducted taken away by a group Kumar countered that the short-term forecasts in 100 to prepare its weather fore - him. immediately thereafter. districts across States and cast. However with com - India saw consecutive couple was not handing over droughts in 2014 and 2015, Earlier, diplomatic sources A letter written to the so-called agro-climatic plaints and concerns over its had said that the Indian MEA by Vinayak, the novel - documents relevant to the zones. These are contiguous accuracy — such as in pre - a rare event said to be at probe like utilisation certifi - least partly due to climate embassy in Dakar was track - ist’s son, said that Mr. districts that are known to dicting droughts — it has ing the case and working Varma’s trip to Senegal was cates showing how they have similar weather condi - started to rely on so-called change. This in turn is said to induce changes in the with the local authorities to part of a family-backed spent money they received tions. On an average, 8-10 numerical weather models. have him freed. attempt to sell the original from overseas organisations. blocks make up each of These rely on the process - monsoon that also makes local weather even more Lured by kidnappers Ravi Varma painting with “What we are asking for, India’s 688 districts but ing power of super-comput - Mr. Varma, the great the help of Mr. Seshadri. they are not giving. We have often the weather can vary ers but, according to those unpredictable. 4,723 documents, but none quite significantly within a who work with them, they of them relates to the docu - district, to the extent, that are yet to become reliable farmers need different types enough to consistently sim - Govt frames draft model law to allow ments asked for,” Mr. Kumar of forecast even if say 40 km ulate monsoon and Indian submitted. APART. climate conditions. “We still shops to open round the clock “If they got money “The skill of our [weath - have to go a long way in NEW DELHI: The gov - through a grant, they have to er] models for block-level improving the models at the ernment has framed a new spend the money as required forecasts needs to improve district level,” said model law that would allow cinema halls, restaurants, shops, banks and other such workplaces to be open 24/7. Jayalalithaa DA case postponed The law would also enable women to work during the night in such offices with to Febuary 23 mandatory cab services and NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu other workplace facilities for Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has them. sought the adjournment of the The government has put in appeals against her acquittal in public domain a draft Cabinet Act 1948. All such units permitted to work during note on Model Shops and which employee 10 or more night shift and there will be a disproportionate assets case, Establishments (Regulation workers are proposed to “no discrimination against which was scheduled on of Employment and come under this Act. women in the matter of February 2. Conditions of Services) Act At present, states have recruitment, training, transfer A bench led by Justice P.C. 2015 for inviting comments their own rules related to or promotion.” Facilities such Ghose agreed to postpone the from various Ministries and shops and establishments as cab services, night crèches government departments. which cover physical shops and ladies toilet should be hearing to February 23. This will act as an advisory to or workplaces regardless of compulsorily provided by Since the hearing on the for - the state governments which the size of the unit. The law employers in case women are NEW DELHI: Envy of an Italian Garden; this is mer Arunachal Pradesh Chief will have the option to either lays down statutory obliga - working during the night adopt this model law or make tions and rights of employers shift. 1000 the leading deodorant a flirtatious fragrance for a Minister Nabam Tuki chal - lenging the promulgation of changes to it according to and employees. A worker will get 12 days brand from Vanesa Care woman who symbolizes the their local needs. For the first time, mandatory casual cum sick has instigated new ENVY lady like charm. The rare the President’s Rule in the “All shops and establish - godowns, warehouses or leaves throughout the year. 1000 Crystal range of composition consists of State is fixed for February 1, ments, not covered under the workplace related to packag - This APART, five paid holi - Perfume Body spray for the fresh note of bergamot and the adjournment has been Factories Act, such as malls, ing activities are proposed to days for festivals will be a cinema halls or an informa - be covered under the law, as must, according to another sassy young divas who mandarin followed by heart sought has been sought under the apprehension that the issue tion technology firm may be per the draft model Act. This proposal. A worker can work desires for a pleasurable note of jasmine, rose, lily open 24X7 and allowed to will bring many e-commerce nine hours a day with a and exquisite start to their and Base notes are musk, may spill over to the next few Executive is co-extensive with that of the State Legislature. work 365 days in a year. We companies under the labour mandatory break of 30 min - day. vanilla, oakmoss and ben - days. will issue an advisory to the law rulebooks as many of utes. However, “highly Inspired by the mystic of zoin. While ENVY1000 Last week, Chief Minister states, which will not require these companies face prob - skilled workers” in the infor - No dates yet for India- approval from the lems while operating mation technology sector or French fragrances, essen - Crystal Divine has a blend Jayalalithaa launched a full frontal attack on the authority Parliament, and it is up to godowns in various states. bio-technology are proposed tial oil and floral bouquet, of floral fruity, peony, lily, them to take it up or make “This is a very encourag - to be exempted from daily of the Karnataka government Pakistan talks Envy1000 Crystal comes in peach, berries and jasmine. NEW DELHI: A fort - later,” and indicated they changes,” Union Labour ing move in terms of the ease working hours of nine hours three sole variants Enigma, The base is kept soft and to move the Supreme Court night after Foreign could be held in the first Secretary Shankar Aggarwal of doing business also keep - and weekly working hours of Divine and Magicwhich velvety with sandal, musk against her acquittal in a dis - Secretary talks between half of 2015. told The Hindu. ing in mind that workers’ 38 hours. They will be He, however, said the interests are protected. In the allowed to work overtime for lenders with a feeling so and vanilla. proportionate assets case, India and Pakistan were Speaking to another TV labelling it as an “interference postponed, the governments channel, Pakistan Prime shops and establishments will current scenario, many estab - maximum 125 hours in three enigmatic, divine and mag - Ultra Luxurious & truly need to take permission from lishments, especially the e- months. The employers will in the internal affairs of Tamil have been unable to find a Minister Nawaz Sharif’s ical. mesmerizing range of “mutually convenient date” Foreign Affairs Adviser local bodies related to other commerce industry, want to be asked to file annual returns ENVY1000 Crystal Envy1000 crystal costs at Nadu” and a violation of the for them to meet, the Sartaj Aziz said the “ball laws. “We have protected the operate 365 days throughout electronically “as far as pos - Enigma has the mysterious invitational price Rs 199 federal scheme enshrined in Ministry of External Affairs was in India’s court,” as workers’ rights while framing the day. The entire process of sible.” Also, instead of facto - this law. It will also give seeking approvals at present ry inspectors, there will be yet lovable fragrance opens for 135 ml and are avail - the Constitution. said on Thursday. Pakistan had suggested In a six-page document, she The talks, that were put dates for the talks in early boost to the revenues of the is very complex. It will give a facilitators who will supply with floral fressia caresses able at all leading depart - services sector which can big relief to such industries information and advice to questioned the locus standi of off in the aftermath of the February. However, MEA every sense; and rose mental stores across the Pathankot attack on January spokesperson Vikas Swarup open all day long now,” Mr. and elp the logistics sector employers and workers relat - enriched with cedar and country and Flipkart, the Karnataka government in 2, were due to be held on said while there was Aggarwal added. even more,” said Rituparna ed to the law and inspect the sandal makes your heart Amazon, Jabong, Snapdeal filing a special leave petition January 15. At the time, the “always a possibility” of the The draft law proposes to Chakraborty, president of the establishment based on cover all premises, barring Indian Staffing Federation. inspection schemes. defy gravity and keeps you and Big Basket like major or an appeal in the apex court government said they talks taking place next for an alleged offence which would be rescheduled in the month, “No mutually con - factories, or shops with work The law will not apply for Most of the offences other ahead of the game all day online e-commerce stores. related to printing, banking, government offices and the than safety hazards are com - took place in Tamil Nadu. “very near future.” On venient dates have been long with sweet caramel Now is the time to get the Thursday, Pakistan’s High found for the talks yet.” insurance, stocks and shares, Reserve Bank of India. poundable and a fair opportu - and vanilla. And mob attention with The Chief Minister invoked Commissioner Abdul Basit Also read: India sets brokerage or theatres, cinema The draft model law has nity will be provided to ENVY1000 Crystal Magic ENVY1000 Crystal Article 162 of the Constitution, told a TV channel that he agenda for Foreign and “any other public amuse - laid down several provisions employers for compliance of ment” which is currently not for workers in such establish - irregularities, according to has the notes of freshness Perfume Body Spray! which prescribes that the exec - hoped the talks would take Secretary talks with utive power of the State place “sooner rather than Pakistan covered under the Factories ments. It said women will be the draft model law. TRUTH PREVAIL 8 STATE JAMMU, SATUR DAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 NSF resents intolerance attitude Pak has no right on of Ju Registrar, seeks

intervention of Governor TP COGRRESPiOlNDgENiT t-Baltistan: BJP TP CORRESPONDENT ATdP CObRRiE SPKONDuENT njo fo ther meget. aOn nthati ozccaesions special literary meet JAMMU, JAN. 29 : Stating JAMMU, JAN. 29 : JAMMU, JAN. 29 : On the Adbi Kunj Jammu felicitation National Secular Forum flays that Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of celebration of 6th National to the people of the State on the baised attitude of registrar Pak occupied areas of Jammu Voters Day and 67th Republic the eve of these golden histor - Prof Kesav Sharma for apply - & Kashmir and the party Day, the front ranking multi - ical events during his welcome ing two different yardsticks for stands by 1994 unanimous res - lingual literary organization address Mr. Sham Talib presi - handling same type of case per - olution of Parliament, BJP State Spokesperson Arun Adbi Kunj Jammu organized a dent of the organization threw taining to lecturer engaged in Kumar Gupta, said that very special literary and social detailed light on the impor - various deptts. of Jammu University. Pakistan has no right on Gilgit- get together at its literary cen - tance of these raising occasion While addressing the press- Baltistan. tre in the premises of Zee Pre Mr. Sham Talib along with conference here today,General Addressing press confer - Kidzee School, Talab Tillo, Chairman Aarash Om Secretary NSF Narinder Singh ence at party hqrs. alongwith Photo by Bikas Bhagat Jammu, a large number of var - Dalmotra Mr. M. Ashraf alleged that in order to smooth - BJP leaders Ghulam Haider and nail. Haji Mohd. Ibrahim stand united to achieve this. ious literary luminaries attend - Shaida Banhali, General ly run the academic work in and Haji Mohd. Ibrahim from ed the meet. Secretary Adbi Kunj Jammu deptts. of versity, Registrar said that the only issue pend - BJP State Spokesperson Turtuk and Nobra, Arun Gupta ing between India and Pakistan Balbir Ram Rattan was also The meet cum function was also highlight the theme of the issued orders for engaging con - said that PoJK has been under tractual lecturer including DDE is to get vacated the PoJK present in the press confer - presided over by a well known 6th National Voters day. The illegal occupation of Pakistan areas and the people of Ladakh ence. Gujri poet, writer and critic day was celebrated with the during session 2014-15 for first and all the areas falling under six months which expired in PoJK too are illegally occu - Choudhary Mohamad Adris theme inclusive and qualita - Feb 2015. But when requests Omi Khajuria constitutes Shad from Srinagar while tive electoral participation were sent to registrar by various pied by it. As Gilgit-Baltistan prominent literary and musical whereas celebrates the Heads of deptts including DDE, is also part of PoJK, hence District team ments of our nation as composite mushiara was also REGISTER agreed to the pro - Pakistan has no legal right to use it for any purpose. He said TP CORRESPONDENT Presidents. also rededicate to over held in which poets were recit - posal for granting further six JAMMU, JAN. 29 : BJP Pawan Singh Slathia and selves to the process of ed their poems and songs on months extension in one go of that the party stands by 1994 Jammu Rural District Mukesh Sharma has been Nation building. They these day. all the deptts except that of the unanimous resolution of the President Omi Khajuria, in nominated as District General also pay homage to With their other kalams the proposal of Director DDE Indian Parliament which consultation with State Secretaries. martyrs of the country participants of the mushiara where he adopted step motherly pledges to work for getting President Sat Sharma CA, has Surinder Sharma, Darshana PoJK freed from Pakistan. He whose efforts and scar - were included Ch. Adris Shad, treatment by granting extension constituted his District team Devi, Babu Ram Bhagat, in a phased fashion. The regis - further declared that the BJP ifies had resulted in the Dr. Hrish Kela, Aarash Om with Joginder Singh Chib, Puran Singh, Subash Sharma trar gave one month, again one will not allow Pakistan to tin - Madhu Sudan, Harjit Singh, and Shree Kerni are District independence of the Dalmotra, M. Ashraf, Sahid month and then two months ker with the areas of PoJK, Han Raj Manhas, Ravi Secretaries. country which subse - Banhali, Bishan Dass Khak, extension to contractual faculty including Gilgit-Baltistan. Verma, Yashpal Seth, Uttam Subash Bakshi has been quently become repub - Azad Mohi-Ud-Din Badgami, as if they were alien in the uni - Ghulam Haider said that the Singh and Vaishno Dutt nominated as District lic on 26th January Raj Kamal, Charanjit Singh versity just to give vent to his people of Ladakh, who has Sharma as District Vice- Treasurer. 1950. Chan, Masoom Kishtwari, suppressed vindictiveness at common culture with Gilgit- In the meet a prose Sanjeev Kumar, Ved Uppal, the cost and career of well edu - Baltistan, have been appre - BJP Talab Tillo Mandal writing "Youme- Raz Rayaz Sohil, Rajeev cated youth having passed out hending that Pakistan may team constituted Jamhouria-Aur-Hum Kumar,Romesh Rahi, M.S. from jammu university. He further said that as if the bifurcate this province into TP CORRESPONDENT Secretary, Ankush Malhotra is (Urdu) read out by karma, K.L. Deewana and registrar was not satisfied to Gilgit and Baltistan to pave JAMMU, JAN. 29 : BJP Media Secretary, Naresh Sham Talib, another Sham Talib. The meet was extend prejudice treatment he way for China to extend rail Talab Tillo Mandal President Thapar is Cashier and Nakul personality Dogra Dr. Harish Republic Day they said that write up Voter Day-Ki- compared by M. Ashraf even went to the extent of with - line into the territory of PoJK. Jeet Angral, in consultation Gupta is Social Media. Kela President Nami Dogri this day serves as an occasion Ahmiyat by Aarash Om Shaida General Secretary and holding the salaries of contrac - He said that it is not acceptable with State President Sat Sonia Devi, Naresh Sharma, Sanstha was the Chief Guest to take pride in the achieve - Dalmotra. On that occasion a vote of thanks were presented tual lecturerof DDE for sastiat - and need to be opposed tooth Sharma CA and Jammu West Akbar Matto, Ashish Mehra, by Chairman Aarash Om ing his revengefulness without District President Ayodhya Labba Ram, Sajata Devi, citing any reasons. Gupta, nominated his Mandal Ganga Devi, Sunil Kumar, State Bank of India provides fully equipped critical Dalmotra. RR team which has Sat Paul Darshan Lal, Kanta Devi, Khajuria, Prof. B.D. Naryal, Hardev Singh, Suresh Gupta, care ambulance to SMVDNS Hospital Unhygienic GB Pant hospital distributed Lovekush Gondhi and Raj Rajeshwar Sharma, Raju, This Critical Care makes residents suffer furniture Kumar Bhagat as Vice- Rakesh Verma, V.K. Pargal, Ambulance is fully equipped Presidents. Jatin Sethi and Vishal Dogra, Ajay Gupta, TP CORRESPONDENT tional but the pleas of locals TP CORRESPONDENT Manish Gupta have been nom - R.D. Sharma, Sonu Gupta, with all modern gadgets like SRINAGAR, JAN. 29 : have failed to bear any fruit, JAMMU, JAN. 29 : The inated as General Secretaries. Mangal Jyoti, Rahul Kumar, Ventilator, Cardiac Monitor GB Pant hospital situated at as they don't care for the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion at Neelam Nargotra, Ravikant Ved Parkash, Balwan Singh, and other life support systems Iqbal Colony, Sonwar has health of the locals of the Samote under the aegis of Sharma, Asha Sharma, Mulk Raj, Parminder Singh, for transportation of sick pil - always been in the news for area. Rashtriya Rifles Counter Manohri Gupta and Sawarn Satna Singh, Anita Devi, Raj grims. The Chief Executive Samyal has been nominated as Kumar and Mona Devi as Insurgency Uniform Force Officer of the Shrine Board wrong doing but the authori - "The adjacent lane to the Mandal Secretaries. Mandal Working Committee Headquarters, Reasi, distrib - lauded the gesture of the Bank ties at the helm of affairs over GB Pant hospital which is Raghuveer is Publicity Members. Photo by Bikas Bhagat and said that this would further there are unmoved the all that. main entry point to Iqbal uted furniture to Government BJP Satwari Mandal Ever since its inception at the Colony is littered with Girls Middle School, Kandi. TP CORRESPONDENT Director, National Banking supplement the fleet of ambu - Team framed KATRA, JAN. 29 : The Group, State Bank of India, lances available with the present location the hospital garbage and stinking waters With an endeavor to pro - vide impetus to education in TP CORRESPONDENT Chander Shekhar Jaggi is State Bank of India today pro - Corporate Central Office, Hospital and the Shrine Board has been a big nuisance for coming from the hospital JAMMU, JAN. 29 : BJP Mandal Treasurer and O.P. vided a Critical Care Mumbai, handed over the keys for transportation of sick pil - the residents of Iqbal colony, premises due to which locals remote areas of the Pir Panjal Satwari Mandal President Magotra is Mandal Office Ambulance to the upcoming of the Ambulance to Mr. Ajeet grims. sonwar. Hospitals all over the find it difficult to pass ranges, the Sadbhavna project Harbans Lal Choudhary, in Secretary. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Kumar Sahu, Chief Executive Speaking on the occasion, country are supposed to be a through it, as our area looks will benefit more than 90 girl consultation with State Vijay Kumar, Swarna Devi, Narayana Superspeciality Officer, Shri Mata Vaishno the Managing Director, State symbol of hygiene but this like cesspool and garbage students from five villages President Sat Sharma CA and Balwant Singh Choudhary, Hospital at Kakryal. Devi Shrine Board, at a brief Bank of India, said that the who are imparted education in Jammu District President Vikram, Jagdish Raj hospital is having unhygienic dump," said locals of the area Baldev Singh Billawaria, has Choudhary, Om Nath, Jaswant In this connection, Mr. function held at Spiritual Bank has provided this conditions all over except for while pointing towards two the school. In a simple cere - Ambulance to the Hospital nominated his Mandal team Singh, Surjeet Kumar, Raj Rajnish Kumar, Managaing Growth Centre, Katra. front side which makes on open drains coming from the mony, attended by the teach - under its Corporate Social with Raguvinder Singh Singh, Ravinder Raina, believe something else. hospital with pack of stray ers, students, parents and offi - (Pappu), Dr. Happy Singh, Koushal Kumar, Sukhdev Responsibility Programme as a Parmjeet Singh Pammi, Singh, Charan Singh, Capt. token of contribution towards In absence of proper sanita - dogs sitting near them. cials from the civil administra - tion, the furniture items were Tarsam Sharma and Joginder Narinder Singh, Capt. Jameet the initiatives being taken by tion, locals residing in the Adding further to the woes Singh Chib as Mandal Vice Singh, Ramneek Singh, Antu the Shrine Board for the facili - nearby area of Iqbal colony of the locals unhygienic road - handed over to the school Presidents. Kotwal, Neetu Devi, tation of the pilgrims. are suffering badly as heaps side food kiosks have mush - administration. Jyoti Prakash Sharma and Mohinder Singh, Surbhi Among those present on the of garbage, open drains, roomed over there which are Speaking on the occasion, Capt. Kehar Singh have been Choudhary, Rinku Chouhan, occasion were Dr. S. P. Singh, stinking waters coming from shabby condition and litter Mr Mohd Azam, Headmaster nominated as Mandal General Surya Parkash Sharma, Vikas Secretaries. Sharma, Ashok Sharad, CEO, Narayana Vaishno Devi the hospital premises are garbage here and there which of Government Girls Middle Superspeciality Hospital Pvt. Jatinder Singh Sippy, Jageer Singh, Manmohan directly being dumped into has also given rise to the dog School, Kandi, said that the Kulveer Kour, Vijay Sharma, Singh, Kajal Devi, Narinder Ltd., Mr. Anil Kishora, Chief Iqbal Colony, Sonwar which population in the area. The noble deed by the Rashtriya Naveen Gupta and Sanjeev Gupta, Baldev Singh, Capt. General Manager and Mr. poses risk of infection to the presence of anti social ele - Rifles Battalion will go a long Gupta have been nominated as Jaswant Singh, Ashok Ranyal, Kumar Rajan, General locals which is evident right ments at these kiosks in the way towards improving ele - Mandal Secretaries. Kuldeep Raj, Bram Singh, Manager, Network-3, State mentary education of children Bhagat Ram Sharma and Jatinder Kumar and Anil Bank of India, Chandigarh at the time of entrance to the evening hours have made the Surinder Jamwal are Mandal Sharma are Mandal Working in remote areas. Circle, Mr. A. K. Singh, area where two open drains movement of female folk of Media Secretaries. Committee members. are overflowing on the main the area difficult. But despite Deputy General Manager, Jammu-West remembers Mufti Sayeed Zonal Office, Jammu, Mr. road. Although hospital several requests to concerned Ajay Gupta, Regional authorities were several times nothing is happening and no Manager, Region-3 and other requested to stop such prac - one is coming to the help of Resolves to strength PDP, support senior executives of the Bank. tice and make their STP func - the locals of the area . Mehbooba Mufti TP CORRESPONDENT ADGP Armed flags off 2nd batch of students JAMMU, JAN. 29 : People's Democratic Party (PDP) workers of Jammu West for 'Apna Watan Jano' Tour assembly constituency today, tural, historical, educational, with one voice, resolved to economic and religious impor - strengthen the outfit by tance in Delhi, Chandigarh, extending their whole hearted Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. support to party Chief He said that the tour is a learn - Mehbooba Mufti in carrying forward laid down policies and ing and knowledge gaining programmes in days to come. endeavour and asked the stu - They said that need of the hour dents to share their experi - was to extend support to party Photo by Bikas Bhagat ences with the organisation Chief so that dreams of party their tributes to Late Mufti He said at this hour of grief after their return. "With an patron and late Chief Minister Mohammad Sayeed extended when party chief has been aim to polish their writing and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed are their support to Mehbooba empowered to take future deci - reading skills the organisation realized. Mufti and pledged to work for sions by the party legislators, Speaking on the occasion, would provide a platform by the party with complete dedi - leaders and executive mem - PDP Zone President Puneet cation and heartiness. bers all we can do is maintain a publishing the best written Photo by Bikas Bhagat Jamwal who also chaired the Various speakers said that in calm and extend full coopera - accounts in its routine publica - day long convention said that death of Mufti Mohammad tion to Mehbooba Mufti. TP CORRESPONDENT ADGP Armed said, "The ten- tions", he added. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was Sayeed the party lost a guide The convention ended with JAMMU, JAN. 29 : day-long 'Apna Watan Jano' IGP Jammu Zone, Mr. a visionary leader, a statesman, and a leader who had floated a pledge to carry forward Continuing its efforts to foster tour has been organized by Danish Rana and IGP IRP politician and mentor who had this outfit to give people a Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's public relations, Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir Police to Jammu Mr. Youginder Koul dreamed of making Jammu viable alternative to existing programmes and policies and and Kashmir a peace zone Kashmir Police flagged off provide participants an insight also interacted with the stu - corrupt and inefficient forces. extend wholehearted support wherein people of all three Mufti Sayeed, they said want - to PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti another group of students from into rich and diverse cultural dents before flag off. regions including Jammu, ed to empower people, which in taking her decisions in the different parts of the state par - heritage of the country. This Earlier Commandant JKAP Kashmir and Ladakh are given was why he had held elections larger interest of party. It also Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner : ticipating in 'Apna Watan will help to widen their hori - 9th Battallion, Mr. Zubair their due share. He also had to local bodies, town area com - said that youth will continue to Jano' tour organized J&K zons and invoke thoughts Ahmad Khan gave details of dreamed of bridging gap mittees and Municipalities in work for communities and act Pooja Gupta Police under its Civic Action making them better competi - the ten-day-long tour pro - between India and Pakistan to capital cities. He had massive like a bridge between common Executive Editor : Manoj Kumar, 94191-93836 (Mob.) programme (CAP). tors." gramme. ensure that peace dawns in plans for both these cities. masses and the government Bureau Chief : Vijay Chandel (Delhi), A group of eighty students "The students will also get Among others the flag off entire sub-continent, Jamwal Mufti Sayeed was the man besides watchdogs of the soci - added. Add:- A-43 Pocket 3-DDA Flats Bindapur Uttam Nagar from different districts of the an opportunity to visit ceremony was attended by behind 'Self Help Groups' that ety. The others who spoke Puneet Jamwal asked party gave work to unemployed upon the occasion were Vijay State that include Samba, Parliament to get an idea about New Delhi, 98101-96251 (Mob.) Inspectors General of Police workers and leaders to never skilled youth of the state. anand,Sham lal Bhagat, Geeta Jammu, Rajouri, Kupwara, the administrative mechanism (IsGP) Youginder Koul, Printed at : M/S G K Offset Printing Press, Roop Nagar, Jammu. give up, gather strength and Asking youth to reenergize thakur, Kavita Sharma, Sishu Ganderbal and Anantnag was of the state of India. They will Mubarak Ahmad Ganaie, reinforce party chief their wards and Mohallas, gandotra, Rajinder Tinkoo, Raj Published at F-668, Bharat Nagar, Rehari Colony, Jammu. flagged off today by meet Union Human Resource DIGP Alok Kumar, Senior Mehbooba Mufti's hands so Puneet Jamwal urged them to kumar Lalotra, Rubbal,Mansa Tele./Fax 0191-2520911 Additional Director General of Development Minister Ms. Superintendents of Police that party begins its function - spread the message of peace ram, Iqrar Mohd, Chemupati, E-mail: [email protected] Police (ADGP) Armed J&K, Smriti Irani and other digni - Javed Iqbal Mattoo, Zubair ing with new vigor. The day and harmony and apprise peo - Om ji, Rasal Singh, Sohan long convention was attended Mr S. M. Sahai at J&K Police taries of the host states", he Ahmad Khan, Tahir Sajad ple of PDP policies. He said Shah, Sachin Kumar, Nana ji *Responsible for the selection of News under the PRB Act by ward presidents, former PDP is a party with sincere Wattal, Gurdeep, Rajkumari, Auditorium at Gulshan added. The ADGP said that Bhat, Kulbir Singh, Rashmi all the disputes are subject to the execulsive jurisdiction of ward candidates, members of mission to empower people of Dinesh Mangotra, Suresh Ground here. during the tour the students Wazir and Sham Sunder zone and other party func - competent Courts and Fourms in Jammu and Kashmir. State for which every effort Gupta, Bharat Kumar and oth - Speaking on the occasion will be visiting places of cul - Sharma. tionaries who after paying must be put in in days to come. ers